Star. — London, England, 1824-12-10 00:00:00

DUELLING IN FRANCE. A carious and important judgment has been given by the Court of Caseation, or High Court of Appeal, at Paris, on the question of duelling. Before the Re volution, the laws against duelling were extremely severe. Those of Louis XIV. revived by Louis XV. condemned the sender of a challenge to two years im prisonment and a fine, if Noble; but if net Noble (ro turier), and the challenger of a Noble, he was adjudged to be hanged These laws, like all over-severe ones, fell into desue tude, and were ultimately swept away in the general torrent of the Revolution. Their total abolition, how ever, 's as made a question since the Restoration, and au opinion was entertained that duelling was still -punishable by the law. . Two cases, long pending, have at length led to a decision. About four years since, an officer named Saint Aoki'', having pub lished defamatory—at least severe strictures, on the just deceased Duke of Feltre, was successively chal lenged, and met by three friends of the deceased, and fell in the third duel, with the Duke's nephew, M. Harty de Pierrebourg. The second case was that of two Englishmen, Surgeon Gough and Col. Camack, of the Guards, who left England and had a meeting in France, in which the latter was wounded. Upon the first case it was the main question was decided. The case Was first successively before two provincial tribunalt. Of these, the first pronounced it, a Murder with premedi tation;" the second, homicide without premeditation ; and from this decision an appeal was made in cassation. The Court has pronounced, in substance, that though duelling deeply offends against religion, morality, and public order, yet it is not specified as an offence by any' existing law, and therefore judgment is given for the party appellant, who is accordingly held discharged.— There is no doubt, however, that the earliest occasion of the meeting of the Legislative Chambers will be taken to enact a law by which duelling shall be penal. It is worth observing, as a matter of general principle, that the laws against duelling, under the old' monarchy, fell into disuse from their disproportionate severity. THE EVENING STAR. 14( NDON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1824. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCH A NCH, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols ()Reuel this morning at S 4 for the Account, at which price they remain steady, with little doing. FOREIGN FUNDS The most doing in the Foreign Market is in Mining and Gas Shares. Current Prices : New Spanish 16, Old 221 I, Russian 951 1, Mexican 674, Colombian New 841 854, Chilian 76, French Scrip 151 14 pre. Brazilian par to 1 db. Portuguese 8841, Buenos Ayres 4 1, Brazilian 24, Alliance Shares 91 10 pre. Marine Alliance 11 pre. Greek 551 56. Colombian Mines 191 pre. Buenos Ayres ditto 51 6 pre. Gas Shares 11 to 2 pre. ' ()NICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. _Bank Stock 231 per tent. Red. 94% sis 5 per Cent. Cons. shut. 3i per Cent. Red. 101 1007 8 101 1 /g 4 per Cent. New shut. India Stock shut 1:1,000 Excheq. Bills (1 1 ,6 d.) 54 2 Cons. for Acct. 95% % 44 The French Papers of Tuesday o and the Etoile of Wednesday, have reached us. The French Journalists still dispute ac to the extent of the evacuation of Spain, though there is no doubt that a portion of the French troops will return to France. That the principal towns will still retain French garrisons there can be no doubt. We think, if the French Government never before felt the impolicy of invading Spain, it must feel it now ; for it has not, in the slightest degree, either rendered the Spanish Government less obstinate, or the Spanish people more secure from outrage. _ _ There seems now no alternative but that of either leaving Spain to herself, or retaining military possession ; of a country wits which Prance had no business to in terfere. The /:toile gives a list of the regiments which will return to trance, but these do not appear to exceed 8,000 men; if these are all that return, the evacuation of Spain is but nominal. The Minister at War had published a Royal Ordon nance, directing that all Generals and Officers who, in consequence of the new organization, were no longer on active service, should go to their homes with unlimited leave of absence. They were especially enjoined to quit the - capital, and were not to receive their half-pay in any other place than that of their regular abode. It has been erroneously stated, that the Bank of Eng. land refuses to replace the Stock withdrawn by the?' forgeries of MT.FAUNTLICROY. The Bank only requires, that as the produce of those forgeries was paid into the banking-house of Messrs. MARSH, STRACEY, and Co. the individuals whose Stock had been so transferred, shall prove the amount, and receive a dividend upon that proof, under the Commission of Bankruptcy issued against Messrs. MARSH, SYRACEY, and Co.— Upon having an assignment of this proof, the Bank declares its readiness to replace the amount of the Stock so sold, and pay the dividends due. Nothing can be fairer than this on the part of the Bank, but if the whole of the forgeries are proved under the commission, the dividend, we suspect, will be very trivial indeed. The following is the form of the letters, addressed to the different parties under whose forged signatures the different sums were procured. We suppress the names . of l the parties, and the sums in Stock, in the present instance, not wishing to give them any unnecessary publicity : New Dankßuildings, 4c6 Dec. 1824. &a—The Governors and Director* of the Bank of England have had under their consideration your claims on behalf of to have replaced Navy S per Cents. which formerly stood in her name. They find, upon inquiry, that the Stock in question was sold and transferred by one of the partners in the late font of Munk Straoey, and Co. and that the produce of the Stock was paid into the funds of Messrs. Marsh, Stracey, and Ca She has, therefore, as the Bank is advised, a right to prove the amount re ceived on her account, and to receive a dividend upon that proof ( under Messruldarib, Stracey, and Ca's Commission ; and we are direeted.by tie Govermors tad Dirgtots to request, that stich poo may be tendered abd enforced by petition, if it should not be ad mitted by the Commissioner.; after which the Bank will be ready to replace the amount of her Stock so sold, upon having an assign ment of her proof, said the dividends On the Stock so replaced, which accrued subsequent to the latest period at which they were credited to her by Messrs. Marsh and Co. wiU also be paid to her. We beg to add, that we are ready to afford you information and assistance as to the evidence by which her right to prove will be establishod.—We are, Sir, your most obedient servants,. FRESHPIELD and ICAYB. New Bank-buildings, Dec. 4, 1824. Gawnestax—The Governors and Directors of the Bank of England have had under their consideration your claim to have re placed the sum of --- Navy :Five per Cents. which formerly stood in your names jointly with that of find, upon inquiry, that the stock in question was sold and trans ferred, in your names, at two separate times, by two of the partners in the late firm of Marsh, Stracey, and Co. namely, Mr. Stracey and Mr. Graham ; and that the produce of the:stock was paid into the funds of Messrs. Marsh. &aacey, and Co.: you have, therefore, as the Bank la advised, a right to prove the amount received on your account, and to receive a dividend upon that proof, under Messrs. Marsh, Sauey, and Co.'. commission; and we are directed by the Governors and Directors to request, that such proof may be tendered and enforced by petition, if it should not be admitted by the .Cummissioners ; after which the Bank will be ready to replace the amount of your stock so sold, upon having an assignment of your proof, and the dividends on the stock so replaced, which accrued subsequent to the latest period at which they were credited to you by Messrs. Marsh, Stracey, and Co. will also be paid to you. We beg to add, that we are ready to afford you information and assistance as to the evidence by which your right to prove will be establialsed. We are, Gentlemen: Your most obedient servants, FRESH FIELD and KAYE. Sir Ebutmo NAGLB, Sir ANDREW BARNARD, and Colonel Tnoatrroit, yesterday proceeded to Windsor, fur the pur pose of attending upon his 11riaassm. Yesterday, about twelve (*lock, the Duchess of Gasmen:Ka and the Princess AUOUITA, left town together, for the residence of the Royal Duchess, at Bagshot, where it is expected their Royal Highnesses will remain some time. Another Cabinet Council wag. held ydsterctq Aker noon, at two o'clock, at the Foreign Office, which was attended by all the Cabinet Ministers in town. The Cabinet broke up at half put four o'clock. Prince POLIGNAC. the French Ambassador, was bu sily engaged yesterday at the Foreign Office, transacting business with Mr. Secretary CANNING, previous to Ms departure for Paris. His Excellency also transacted business with the CHAIM/LLD& of the EXCHZQUER yesterday. Mr. Secretary CANNING yesterday. at noon, left Glou cester Lodge, lirompton, rode in the Parks, and afterwards transacted business at the Foreign Office. Du E L...—nn Saturday morking a meeting took place at Compass-hill, near Kinsale, between Lieutenant M , Datuzz., IL N. attended by Lieutenant Bevan, R.N. and GERALD Hexer Gis mo, attended by F. O'Donoonur, Esq. An exchange of shots having taken place, and the Police appearing in view, the seconds interfered, and adjusted the affair to the satisfaction of the parties. An order has lately, ire understand, been issued by _ _ Government, for the speedy execution of 3000 rifles at the Enfield Jinni, in consequence of which the most active preparations are making, and a number of extra hands are employed. The near aoi roach of Sr. Thomas s Day has made some stir among the inhabitants of several Wards in the City, in arrangements for the election of their Common Councilmen. In many of the Wards there will be oppositions, and several new Can didates will put forth theit claims. . The London Adjourned Sessions commenced this morning at Guildhall, before the !twosome, the Bench of Ahler men, &c.—Three trifling cases of assault were tried, two of the parties were acquitted, and one (a boy) found Guilty, and sentenced to one week's imprisonment in Giltspur street Compter. The widows of artisans killed in his Majesty's Dock yards' who have for many yeats received pensions from Govern ment during their widowhood, are now permitted to enjoy them during life, although they may again marry. His Majesty's ship DORIS has arrived from Rio de la Plata, but brings nothing of importance from that quarter. A letter from Quilca, of the middle of Augtist, no tices the arrival of the Asia and another Spanish ship of war respecting whose safety so much apprehension has prevailed. His Majesty's ship AURORA, from South America, is anxiously looked for, having a considerable quantity of specie on board. The Ministry of Vienna have p üblished a fresh de cree, to guard Austria ft om the contamination of Consti tutional politics. On this occasion the list of prohibited individuals consists cf Italians and French. At the head of the list is M. DUvERGIRR DE HAURANtie, a moderate Royalist and member of the last Chamber of Deputies. Letters were received yesterday front Monte Video, by the Donis frigate, dated the 2d of October. They ' merely mention that the elections were proceeding there for returning Deputies to the Congress at Rio Janeiro, and conkain no intelligence worth quoting from Buenos Ayres or any part of South America. The introduction of the Brazilian Mining Company's Shares into the Stock Exchange created no little sensa tion yesterday. Report had spoken faVourably of tltas plan, and the Shares had obtained a high premium, when a call of five pounds per share (not mentioned in the prospectus), in addition to an immediate instalment ,to the like amount, was, unexpectedly it is stated by die intended proprietors, demanded previously to their becoming interested in the concerns. This plan, al though similar to that of the Colombian Company, was not contemplated, and in consequence the Shares were at one time at two per cent. discount; but upon its being stated that the Managers of the Company would receive back the shares of those parties who disapproved of the proposed terms, the shares rose to par. The shares in the Foreign Gas Light Company were in a similar predicament, by an unexpected charge of Si. per share for expenses incurred ; these shares were on the preceding day sold at six per cent. premium ; at the close of the business they were 13 per cent. premium. Momuozooram uszter.—.-Mary Boswell, a woman about 40 years of age, was charged by Mrs. Townshend, a young Lady, residing in Grafteastreer Bast, with feloniously stealing property of consi- I sliwahle value, and pledging the same at the shop of Mr. Stubbing', a pawnbroker, 127, Tottenham•court-road. The prisoner, in her defence, said, that her mistress did not give her mosey to support herself du ringi her absence from London, and she pledged this property with the consent of her mistress. She was committed to Newgate for trial. Mr. Rowley, a respectable Solicitor, residing in New Burlington street, gave information, at this Office, of a robbery committed at Maidstone. He stated, a young man named Henry Baker, a private in the 11th Regiment of Dragoons, quartered at Maidstone, having sobbed his master, deserted on Tuesday last, and was supposed to be concealed in Loudon. Baker was taken out of the ranks into the service of an officer of the regiment, named Warrington ; and on Saturday lost a man came to Maidstone from London, and re mained for two days on i visit with Baker; and on Tuesday morning Baker was missing. is bras discovered hat he bad taken Bank notes to the amount of 651. sovereigns to the amount of 201. a quantity of silver, two cheques on Chambers and Co tot 501. each, besides two suits of clothes belonging to his mattcr. He was dressed is livery at the time, and his buttons were stamped with a Lion crest.—The Magistrate (Sir G. Falwell?) directed the OM as to we every exertion in their pqwer to apprehend the robber. THE ARMY. The Sith toot has Wen brdered Imes Air! to Athleties uad to begin its march thither immediately. Major• General Sir J. W. GORDON, K.C.B. Quarter-Master -Ge neral, and Major-General Sir Hamar Toaaaus, K.C.B. Adjutant. General, left town yesterday morning, for the Royal Military College, at Sandhurst, preparatory to the examination of 'the Stu dents belonging to that Establishment, which will take place to. morrow, and the following day. Captain Denton, of the 27th Regiment, who distinguished himself so much in several engagements in the Peninsula and elsewhere, nut an untimely grave by the wreck of a West India ves s e l, in whi chm be was returning to this country from Demerara, when every person on board perished. A private of the 3d Dragoon Guards perished from cold, on the march from Limerici to Cahir, on Tuesday week. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Speculator, Honor, from Viana to Liverpool, shipped a heavy sea 30 leagues W.S.W. of Scilly, and was thrown on her beam ends—the Master and three of the crew drowned. The Mate, Fasoicis Wlesox, Was. Parusan, and Was. Moine, seamen, saved. The Two Friend!, from Gibraltar to Bahia, was totally wrecked the 26th September, on Boa Vista—the crew and twenty one pipes of wine and spirits saved. Estract of a letter, dated Stornaway, November] 29:—" The smack ()lends', occasionally employed as a packet between this place and the opposite coast, was returning here with the Mails on the 13th instant, and has not since been heard of ; she had a crew of four men and three passengers, one of them the Rev. Stamm Fe.ssaa, Minister of this place. The Perseverance fishing-smack, of Lon don, Simon Master, was driven on the rocks yesterday ; but has been got off with some damage. The Hoppett, Pusrrr, from Liver pool to the Baltic, put in here on the 23d instant, and still remain windbound." New 'NOLAND Correa-Haas; D. 9.—Arrived at Liverpool the 9th inst. the Canada, Roasts; and Hercules, lAIISHALL, from New York; the Canadian, Unser ; - and Alexander, Manurial., from Quebec. The Crisis, M`Maxus, of London; Panthea, Ben- New, of Liverpool; Marathon, Itoemsoe, of ditto; Euphrates, SPRAGUE, of ditto ; and Oglethorpe, JAYNE, of ditto, were at New York. The Alexander, BALDWIN, of Liverpool, was at Philadelphia. FALMOUTH, Dec. B.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Industry, DUNN, from Cork, with lon of bowsprit. Salted the Vigilant, Tore, for St. Thomas's. PLYSIOUgH, Dec. B.—Wind W.—No arrivals or saiiings. The Colonist was got off this day, at high water, and towed into Sullen Poole. The Richard, WILLIAMSON, has been sold. Poessatouru, 9.—Wind W. Put iu, wind-bound, the Lloyd's, Nictiorson ; and Marquis Wellesley, Namur.. Put back, the Georgiar.a,Wiers. Sailed the Laburnum, Tarsoft, for London. Arrived the Doan frigate, Captain JOHNSTONE, from South Ame rica, last from the River iisate, in sixty-four days. The Doets is come home to be paid off, having sr. ...1 her time out on that station. Dem., Dec. 9. Wind W. S. W. Arrived and sailed for the River, the Fortitude, from Quebec- ' also and remain, with the rest of the outward bound, the. Elizabeth, Multiunit:, from Al tuna for St. Thomas's. YEIRSIOUTH Dec. 9.—The William Pehn is said to have gone on the Cockle Sa nd on the £th isst. but got off without assistance ;an anchor, Matted with het name, has been landed here. The stern of a vessel, marked " Alilburn," was seen on Sunday lad, with much wreck about it, without Hasbro' Sand. The upper-works of the Mary and Elizabeth parted from her bottom yesterday, and went out to sea. The. Spartan, Bung, of Sunderland, from St. John's, was lust on the Kentish Knock the 6th inst.—crew landed here yesterday. The Harmony, HANLE, from 3firainichi to New castle, came into the Roads this morning, with her boats and stern stove in, and considerably damaged. DR. BOND. •-..140...-.. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Stn—As the following statement of facts is calculated to throw a new light on the story of Sarah Cull, I rely en your sense of justice for its insertion in your Paper. When on the point of setting out for London, a parcel was brought to me, which Sarah Cull had attempted to send out of the house in a manner that seemed sus picious. Having bad reason previously to doubt her honesty, I sent for her, and before two witnesses le quested she would open the parcel ; she did so, exclaim. ing that she knew she had done wrong. It contained various articles, which she acknowledged she had stolen. Her boxes were then opened by herself, and ex amined with her consent. They contained at least thirty articles, a few of which she said had been given to her, but by far the majority she acknowledged before seve ral witnesses to have stolen. Among these were some articles of linen and wearing apparel. I then sent for a constable, to whom I gave her in charge, expressly stating that I would not be judge in my own cause, and would let him know when she was to be taken before the Magistrates of Mary-la-bonne, in which parish I am residing at present. I arrived in London ater it was dark on Thursday evening, and early on Friday morning went in search of Sarah Cull's father ; and finding that he was officially engaged at Hicks's Hall, and 'would not be at home till the afternoon, I left a re quest that he would call on me as soon as possible on 'business of importance, but he was unable to come to me till the afternoon of that day. I communicated to him his daughter's situation, and advised him to go to her, and let me know what was the state of her mind, with a view to her forgiveness if she appeared penitent. The next day, having heard that the young woman had been removed from the Cage to a public-house, on account of illness, I again sent for Cull,. and urged that either he or his wile, or some friend, should go im• mediately to his daughter, and I offered to give an order for her release, on his becoming surEty for bee appearance before the Maly-la-bonne Magistrates, it required. With this order he went to Hanwell, on Sunday, since which time the girl has been under his protection. I lament much, that she has suffered from a delay which was by no means originally contemplated by me : but I think it will be apparent that my intentions towards her wore the character rather of leaky than of harshness.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant, London, December 9. JOHN BOND. The neighbourhood of the Edgwate-road recently has been lighted with gas. It had not been laid on more than two days, before the inhabitants began to flavour something peculiarly nasty in the water, and it was thought that the gas, by some means or other, must have got into the water-pipes, and so into the butts with the water, which became thereby impregnated with it. All doubt upon the subject was soon removed. A person, by accident, happened to go with a candle near a water-butt, as the water was coming on, when the whole surface of the butt ignited and continued alight some seconds. The pipes are being examined, in order to find ont the cause of so strange an occurrence. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LAKE, DEC. 10. The arrivals of nearly all sorts of Grain this week are very large. The Wheat trade continues in an extremely dud state, and the prices may be quoted at is. to 2s. per quarter below the currency of Monday. Barley also remain, very , heavy, and is rather lower. Beans and Peas are unaltered. Oats find but ftw buyers, and there is no variation in prices of this article. Arrivals s English Wheat, 10,250 qrs. Barley,lo,loo qrs. Oats, 1 5 , 200 qrs . frith Wheat, 1,700 qrs. Oats, 2,550 qrs. Flour, 1,450 sacks. London Averages for the week ending December 4 :—Wheat 10,307 qrs. at 71$. Id, Barley 2076 qrs. at 48s. 6d. Oats 2552 qrs. I 275. 2.1. Rye qrs. at 41s. Beans 2146 qrs. at 445. Id. Peas 2687 qrs. at 51s. 4d. SMITHFIELD MARKET, DECEMBER 10. The supply was as usual on Fridays, and good prime oxen ob tained a high price. Beef per stone of Blbs.-3s. 4d. to 41. 4d. Mutton Gs. ed. to 4a. td. Veal is. 6d. to ss. 6d. Pork to. 641. to 51. 6d. 144 lIIIPOIIt COURT OF Ka Tram'', Dunrg. ALICIA NIXON V. LADY CECILIA LATODCHIL This was an action of trespass tri d anus. The se: cond count of the declaration stated, that Alicia Nixon had been falsely imprisoned in College -street Police: office, for a charge of felony, during a period of forty. eight hours. It appeared that Alicia Nixon had lived in Lady Cecilia's family for several sears, and that her husband had filled a situation of trust In Lord New. cotnen's bank. In March last, Lady Cecilia loit which she charged the plaintiff with having stolen. A Police Officer was sent for, who searched the trunks and drawers belonging to plaintiff, but no trace of th e property could be found. She was subsequently taken to College-street Police-office, and again searched._ Needham, a police constable, found some article , . of dress, the property of Lady Cecilia Latouche, in pla n , tiff's trunk. The money was found, a fortnight after, in the kitchen. _ _ _ Judge Jan charged the Jury, who found a verdict for the plate. tiff—€3o damages, 6d. costs. COURT OF CHANCERY, DECEMBER 9. BLAKIMOREV.THE GLAMORGANSHIRE CANAL COMPANY. The Loan CHANCBLLOR observed, in this motion, which stood for judgment to-day, that upon looking into the answer of the defendants he found the issue of he might say so) tendered to be tried was of a most extensive nature indeed, much more extensive than had been adverted to by the Gentlemen at the Bar, on either side. It went the length of importing that, if the Canal Company thought proper, they might widen and deepen their canal so as to leave no surplus water whateve r f or the works of the plaintiff, which his Lordship thought, on looking at the Act of Parliament, could not be the intent of the Act. His Lordship will give judgment in it to-morrow. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DECEMBER 9. GOODCHILD V. WILLIANIS. This was an action against the Parson of Hendon, for not removing his hay-tithe in reasonable time, by which much damage was sustained by the plaintiff. Notice was given to the defendant as often as hay was cut. The cocks of hay were alleged to have been so closely set, that the defendant could not drive his cart among them. Then it was said that the plaintiff had given notice, that if the /east damage was done to his cocks, he would bring an action of trespass. Mr. SCA RLETT, in the course of the plaintiff's case, applied to his Lordship for a nonsuit, on two grounds ; first, that the plaintiff had no right to give three no tices, as he had done, for one field of seven acres; se. condly, %fiat though notice might be given immediately after the hay was cut, to make it, yet the Parson of tithe-owner was not bound to take the hay away. Messrs. GURNEY and TINDALL replied, that the first objection was removed by the defendant having ac• quiesced and acted upon two notices. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE was of opinion that the first ground for a nonsuit was removed by the conduct of the defendant himself. But the second ground he thought good, for the action was for damage done by not taking away the hay, and the hay was taken away in a reasonable time after the plaintiff had taken away his own. The tithe-owner c‘iuld not be said to have oc casioned damage by not taking away the hay according to notice, the plaintiff not having taken away his own then.—Nonsuit. WILSON V. RAWLINS. Tis was an action to recover damages for the annoy. ante the plaintiff and his family endured horn a smith's shop, which the defendant had thought proper to erect on ground adjoining the plaintiff's garden. The witnesses examined in support of the plaintiff's case, proved that the defendant erected a forge about Christmas last, at the back of Mr. Wilson's house, in Ebury-square, Pimlico. The smoke which issued, and the noise of hammers upon the anvil, generally kept the plaintiff and the neighbours in a very uncomfortable state, from six in the morning to seven at night. One witness stated, that the ponderous blows upon the miLl• pieces of iron, agitated the surrounding neighbourhood, producing the convulsive effect of an earthquake. Mr. SCARLET?, for the defendant, said the plaintiff had no reasonable cause of complaint. The defendant, a poor tradesman, carried on his business in the Common . way. It would appear from the evidence he should call, that the defendant did not disturb the neighbour hood. The articles be was in the habit of forging were small rods and nails, which did not require much ham mering. If the defendant was to be stopped in the or dinary occupation of a smith, the trade of the metropolis could not be carried on. The Jury would hear that the business was properly conducted. Several witnesses proved that the defendant did not make any noise to disturb the neighbourhood. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE, in his charge to the Jury, pointed out the law with respect to nuisances. " There are many trades (he observed) carried on which are in , convenient and offensive to the inhabitants, but where these trades have been carried OR for twenty years, the parties are not liable to an action. If a person comes to a place where an unpleasant trade has beep long catried on, he cannot complain of nuisance, because he comes to the nuisance. With regard to places where no trade has been carried on, if the inhabitants ate made un comfortable they may sustain an action." The Jury had to consider, in this instance, whether the defendant had carried on his trade in a proper manner.—The Jury found a verdict for the defendant. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DECEMBER 9. BAREATT AND ANOTHER V. COLL/NE. Mr. CHITTY opened the pleadings, and Mr. Serjeant 'him. stated the case. This was an action brought against the defendant, a solicitor, for a malicious arrest, and holding the plaintiffs to bail. The plaintiffs resided near Dartford, in Kent, and wet e assignees of Cowell, a bankrupt ; in which capacity they had to bring an ac tion against one Budgen, and they employed Mr. Collins as their attorney. They afterwards changed him, and employed Mr. Davies, their attorney in the present ac tion. Mr. Collins felt aggrieved at being discharged, and put in his bill for the costs, amounting to £lOO.-- The bill was taxed and.reduced to £6O, for which sum the plaintiffs were arrested by Mr. Collins, in November. 1623, but nothing was done in the proceedings till Ja nuary, 1824. They owed him a small sum of £5 odd. and a private debt, which they paid into Court, and which he took out. The plaintiffs then conceived that, as he took this money out of Court, it was a *set off :or the whole of his bill, and then brought this action for false imprisonment. . Witnesses having been examined, The Cam Jessica summed up, and the Jury found for the plaintiffs—Damages, £2O. SURREY SESSIONS, DECEMBER 8. T. Skinner, alias " Tom Cribb," was indicted for stealing a quantity of linen, the property of Louisa Pd ..l.erd. Verdict—Guilty, and the prisoner was senteaccd to seven years' transportation. A DI eat for th_! lief of roam wiled nib vow* widow taln Si 10 veil such a Gentle which of the and a room• ROI The yester H Ed indict Crossl Septei AMP of we Thy found TCCOT Cho Thorr tober indict slaugl the al banal' a 8 wh