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01 ft R i. ~k. : ~ ;~' :! .- ~ ~ , , i ~{.` C' • --- 140;;B:TELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, AUGUST en: PC THE MATTER OF ENS.—LUNATIC PETITION. The patticulars of this most interesting case were I given at considerable length on the 17th instant.. It ill be recollected that the Lord Chancellor, in giving I I is Killion on the nierits of the petition, was appre hensive that there was net. sufficient evidence of sanity to warrant the superseding of the commission, but at the saare time suspended hi; final decision till %ir. Sae-erii, the rietitioner, should be' examined by the medical gentlemen, on whose evidence the verdict of lunacy had originally been found. His Lordship this morning addressed the Attorney General, counsel for the Rev. Mr. Stevens, and said, that since this most important case had been last mentioned in Court, he had carefully looked over all the papers, and had also been favoured with a visit from Der. Latham, Powell, and Ainslie. and Mr. M'arburoon. From these gentlemen, who were known to be eminently 'Skilled in that department of medical sciance which related to the treatment of insanity, he had received a certificate, stating that they had lately had an interview with Mr. Stevens, the result of which was a conviction on their minds, that not the slightest shade of those delusions which had formerly :pi-eared to occui y his mind was now remaining ; but that, on the contrary, he was now in a state of perfect sanity. This certificate concluded with a declaration, such as must always be made by me dical men in similar cases, that it could not be as certained whether or not these delusions would return in future. He had been requested by some gentle men at the bar to have a personal interview with this individual ; but after very serious consideration, he had thought it safest to come to a conclusion on the certificate of these gentlemen, without suffering his judgment to be swayed by a personal interview. — This certificate proved Mr. Stevens to be at present in a state of sanity, and the Court ought not to keep a commission of lunacy hanging over his head merely because it was possible that the former delu sions of his mind might return.' His opinion, there fore,.was, that this commission should be superseded; and if these delusions should ever again occur, which he most sincerely hoped would not be the case, ap plication might be made to the Court for a fresh commission. At this time he must state it to be his opinion, after a most impartial consideration of the whole case, that there was not the slightest ground for throwing any imputations on those who took out the commission, and he was satisfied that, under all the circumstances of the case, he should himself liaie acted precisely as they had done.—Commission superseded, with permission to apply for another if necessary, hereafter. . Mr. WETHERELL hoped that this decision of his Lot dship would give as much satisfaction to the one side, as it must afford consolation to the other. He did not know whether it would be proper to mention the question of costs at present. The ATTORNEY GENERAL said that was a delicate print, and he had no doubt that would be settled amicably between the two brothers out of Court. The Loiso CHANCELLOR thought it would be much better to do so. He had no doubt that the parties, as they were so nearly related, were affectionately dis posed to each other. THE RISING OF THE COURT. Mr. AGAR said, he had consulted the other gen tlemen of the bar, and the general wish was, that his Lordship should rise this day if possible, because they had all made their arrangements in the expecta tion that the Sittings would have terminated on Monday last. The Lotto Cl/ANCELLOR said, when he promised to rise on the 23d, he had no expectation of the bank rupt petitions lasting after that day. To-day he could not rise, but if he got through the list this evening, he had no objection to rise to-morrow. Mr. CULLEN remarked, that it was impossible for his Lordship to foresee, that one bankrupt petition was to occupy the Court for three days, as had been the case with the one last heard. Mr. AGAR said he had mentioned the subject in consequence of a message which had been left at his chambers, and which he believed came from his Lordship. LORD CHANCELLOR assured Mr. Agar that no tessage had come from him. He world not . to the Sittings so long as the gentlemen at id any business which they thought it ne :Or him to attend to. " I am determined, Lordship) that whenever I shall die yfici person shall have it in his power to say of I have not heard every v;ord they had their Counsel ; for I believe the only com a can be made against me is, that I am o hear parties too much. My conscience GOD bear witness, that every delay is occa - my anxiety to do justice. I will say to all evttlemen, as I would say to my own family, you as my children ; and I hope that what tid will not be taken unkindly, and that will endeavour in future to make short if they can do so without injury to their As to the ending of the Sittings, if I am not ierc, I must be at home, in reading the im- Indies of papers, and perhaps I had better them while they are fresh in my memory, till I am worn out here." MTAGUE hoped his Lordship's recommenda (ci be attended to. The making short speeches observed, be a great relief to Counsel. WEALD—"` I should be very glad to see Mr sue the first to hold out the example of making' peeches—let him do that." iRD CHANCELLOR- 4 ' We will close to-mor ; day.) CARLISLEASSIZES, AUGUST 23. ICH ARDSON V. RICHARDEON.—DEBT. :a rieerr stated this case. The parties were who had had large dealings together. They the village of Dalston, a few miles from this The plaintiff, Robert Richardson, claimed a of .£ll3 17s. '2d. The defendant, Joseph ]son, pleaded the Statute of Limitation. But ' be proved, that part of the debt had been !d within six years, and that within that pt. wornise had been made to pay the rest. He tid that some bad blood had been created, lient did not accuse himself of having been oft. RAINE.-..-44 We don't say so. When brothers quarrel, both are generally in fault. The case was referred to Arbitrators, who had not sufficient con troul over the witnesses. We are willing to refer it now to a Barrister." Mr. SCARLETT—" I am instructed to decline that proposal." Robert Richardson, aged 36, plaintiff's son, said, his father dealt in clover, and his uncle was a States man. His father had sold to his uncle clover, butter, cheese, &c. In December, 11307, they had had a set ' tlenient, when there was a balance against his uncle of £J6 10, , . 6d. After that, his father refused to sell to his uncle without ready money. But, in 1815, his father again sold to his uncle, principally clover and rye-grass. His uncle had in the mean time received credit for payments to the amount of £27 Bs. 7d. In June, 1816, there was a balance against his uncle of £ll3 17s. 2d. A month afterwards his uncle applied for a loan of £5O, and upon that occasion promised to pay the balance due. Cross-examined by Mr. RAINS.—His father had not engaged to pay £l5 a-year to his uncle for the maintenance of his grandmother. He did not hear his father say that she would cost twice as much. He was in no rage at the arbitration.—" Did not your father take some land from your uncle?" " It was only straighting a hedge by which several acres of my uncle's land was drained. Two little oak trees were cut down, but they were worth nothing." His father got four hams from his uncle, and one of them was bad; for these hams grass-seeds were given. He knew of no board and lodging due for his father. He did not turn his father out of doors: his father went away for six days because he scolded him for having got tipsy at Carlisle. • Mr. Justice BAYLEY—" Have you any answer, Mr. Raine ?" Mr. ItAINE—" 0, yes, my Lord. There is no proof of a promise to pay the £36 within six years." Mr. Juitice BAYLEY—" Yes, there is, upon the oc casion of borrowing the £5O in 1816." Mr. RAINE—" Then we must endeavour to re• duce the sum. Gentlemen of the Jury--'Phis nota ble nephew has made out a notable account against his uncle. The hams, of which one was bad, were repaid by grass-seeds. That would not do. Then the land was only straighting a hedge." Mr. SCARLETT—" If there is any land, it must be land sold and delivered you have to prove." Mr. RAINS—" No, it is use and occupation. (The record did not bear this.) The oaks, too, were of no value in the nephew's account. But, Gentlemen, we also charge for depasturing a large flock of geese. A large flock of geese must have consumed a large quantity of grass. A certain number of geese is equal to a horse. Well, Gentlemen, we depastured 22 geese for two years, and charge 40s. per stint (10), which in two years amounts to £B. Then the hams must be charged 10s. each ; that is other 12(2. Cum berland hams, Gentlemen, are esteemed in London. Next, we charge for the plaintiff's board, when he was turned out by this ungracious boy. Gentlemen, if every son scold his father when he gets tipsy, we shall have rare work of it in Cumberland, for when ever a bargain is made you know you must wet it, Gentlemen. Well, for board for two weeks we charge one pound." Mrs. Ann Bell, sister of the parties, laboured stoutly to prove an annuity of £15,. due from the plaintiff for many years. Other v.itnesses were called for the other items. All failed, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff —Damages £ll3 17s. 2d. 1 , I ' . , The 1 . ..0tty .- 1 1:' 1 such messag put an end t the bar had cessary for (said his Lot ally, no per me, that I to say by th . 1 .. ro l f a y in o ith u a e t n disposed to 1 and my Go sioned by m 1 1 .. I look on yc 1 ' 1 1 . , ' I have said I Counsel wi • I . , • ~ . P 1 speeches, if Clients. As engaged hei . ' !., mense bund ' izi . I look into th ~ 4. than stop t i: Mr. Mow. t •. , ' tion would I ~ would, he c 4 z ., Mr. HEA ; 1# • Montague t 4. short speed 0 ., ,t The Low. row" (this d C RIO Mr. SCAT brothers wl 1 1 : lived in the town. The balance of 1 Richardson it would be contracted riod, a pro was afraid i . . but his die the cause of I Mr. RAI 1 BIRILITT V. IRTON.-.-TRESPASS. Mr. SCARLET? stated that the plaintiff and his , three sons were returning home from a harvest-feast,' at a neighbour's house, about ten o'clock at night, when the defendant, son of Mr. Irton, of Irton Hall, sprung out of a hedge, and shot the plaintiff's dog. This was the trespass now complained of. None of the plaintiff's family was ever a poacher : the dog was neither a pointer nor a setter. This was, there fore, a wanton trespass. It was not merely the value of the dog that they were to give, for the plaintiff was fond of his dog, and though perhaps not worth £S, would not have parted with him for £lO. Anthony Birkitt proved the killing of the dog by the defendant. Witness, his father, and his brothers, were returning from a corteen feast. Mr. Justice BAYLEY.—" Corn-won, probably." ' A neighbour of the plaintiff's proved the dog to have been a cur, seven months old, extremely subject to command, and well-trained for guiding sheep.— He would have given 50s. for him if he wanted such a dog. Mr. Justice PAYLEY said, that the defendant did not appear disposed to oppose the plaintiff, for he did not defend this action. It might be considered,l in excuse for his conduct, that the time of night and the circumstances might have suggested a suspicion that they were poachers. At the same time, he, agreed with the Learned Counsel, that a poor man's dog was.not to be wantonly shot with impunity. They were told that the dog was obedient to com mand, and worth 50s. The consideration for them was not strictly the value of the dog, but the value which the plaintiff put upon him ; for persons often became attached to animals from familiarity, and acquaintance with their good qualities. Verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages Five Pounds, LAWSON V. SINL--TROVER. The plaintiff was shipping meal for Liverpool in 1817, and placed a considerable quantity of it, in order to be ready for shipping, on the premises of the defendant, a publican, at Allonby. A mob assem bled and took away the meal, all but about nine l bags, which the defendant contrived to conceal from them. These nine bags he refused to deliver to the plaintiff, till he should be paid for the damage done to his premises, as well as trouble in preserving this meal, which he estimated at £2O. The plaintiff of fered to pay £S. Mr. Itnage, for the defendant, attempted to shew that the meal had not been refused, and that it stunk so that it was at last thrown out. But the result of his attempt was to establish a strong presumption, that the defendant had never meant to disclose that any of the meal had been saved from the mob, and that he had ultimately made some use of the meal saved. Mr. Justice BAYLEY explained the law upon this point. The defendant was entitled to stowage or standage, but not to any compensati6n for injury doge to his premises. His was a hard case after putting a fair value upon the meal and bags, they • • might think it reasonable to deduct Cs, she sum 81- feted by the plaintiff. Verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages D2O. • MOORE V. NIXON.—DEIBT. This was an action brought by the Plaintiff, as administrator to his father, a mason, to recover the sum of £6. 11 s. due to his father by the Defendant, also a maman. Thomas Milburn, was referee, together with John Nibbly, upon this subject; their award was, that the defendant should pay £6. I Is. which t he defendant promised to do.—This witness, a tall determined man, enforced his answers by an emphatic knock upon the witness box in which he stood. Cross-examined by Mr. RAINE.—You clinch every thing, my friend—you nail what you say ! It is very true, Sir—lt's a way I've got. So, you were arbitrator in this matter? They only met me with a tailor !—( Laughter.) What, they only matched you with a fraction of a man, and your blood was np ?—No, Sir, I said so only because you were hard upon me. Ile is a re spectable man, and a very honest man. Mr. RAISE addressed the Jury for the defendant, and called John Niishly, who swore that he had never agreed to an award ; the defendant's daughter, who said that she had seen her father pay £5 to plaintiff's father; and another witness, who heard plaintiff's father say, that £5 worth of stones were due to the defendant.—Verdict for Plaintiff—Damages. £6. 11 s. MURDER IN DOVER-STREET, BLACK FRIAR S-ROAD. Yesterday evening an Inquisition was held at the Cooper's Arms, Tower-street, Westminster-road, be fore Mr. SHELTON, Coroner for the City of London, upon the body of William Gregory, a poor lu.tn, who for many years scld pies about the streets, who met his death in consequence of blows he received from a prostitute, in Dover-street, on Wednesday. Antonio Benzey, an Italian, stated, that about one, o'clock, on Wednesday, he was going through Do ver-street, and saw the deceased with four watermen and the woman, who is better known by the appella tion of 61aagnard June. She asked him for a pie, which he gave her ; she asked fur a second, which he also gave her; site asked for a third, which he re fused to give, because she owed him 6d. before, which he requested her to pay ; she told him not to mind that, but to give her the pie, at the same time shaking some halfpence in her hand ; but on his pres sing for payment, she abused him, and rose from where she was then sitting, and struck him a violent blow with her fist behind the car, then forced him against the wall, held him by the neck, and beat him as hard as she could about the face and breast. 14 called out for assistance, being unable to make any defence. One of the watermen interfered and libe rated him. He then held up his head, and putting his hand to his breast, exclaimed—" Ob, I am a dead man !" She attempted to attack him again, but was prevented by the watermen. The deceased then walked away some distance, but not being able to proceed, he was ultimately carried home to his lodg ing, Nc. 14, Tower -street, where he died in about tea minutes afterwards. He had not spoken since he was brought home. N. Bennet, 21, Bean-street, pieman, was standing at the door of of Mr. Shelton, in Dover -street, about ten minutes after one o'clock, on Wednesday atter , noon, when he heard a noise, and saw the v. oman, called Jane, beating the deceased in a most shameful manner. Did not see the deceased strike.her at all ; he had his tin on his arm, acrd a strap round his neck to hold it up. She held him by the left and was striging hint with the right hand. • John Rose, 43, Dover -street, pawnbroker, said, it v. as half-past one o'clock when he heard the alarm ; he ran into the street and saw the deceased pinned up against a post, opposite 45, by the woman called " infamous Jane ;" her arm was round his neck, and she was hitting him with her right fist in the face.— He was calling out for assistance. She was so des perate that it was difficult to take her off from him. She at one time got the better of the waterman, and said, she would give the old b— turnips. She would cut his head off. The poor man having got released walked away. She was drunk. Did not heat the deceased complain that he was hurt. Ann Francis, a fish-woman, confirmed the fore goinF evidence, adding, that she met " infamous Jane afterwards ; and she told her that she had wapped the old b—, and he would feel it to-mor row. She was intoxicated, and when so was of a very turbulent disposition. Thomas Bookhopper, a hackney-coach waterman, residing in Dover -street, saw the woman beating him on the temples, and about the stomach. He never heard the woman called any other name than " in famous Jane." She was very drunk. Had heard the deceased say—" LORD have mercy upon me !' when he was going away ; at the same time holding his hand to his head. Some person in the room said her name was Jane Farmer. Mr. James Cooke, Surgeon, Bridge-road, Lam beth, about three o'clock, on Wednesday, saw the de ceased at his lodging. lie was then quite dead. He examined the body, and found a considerable blow had been given to him on the frontal bone, below the left orbit ; discovered no external marks of violence on the body. except the head. By the request of the Coroner and Jury, he now opened the head ; found upon the membrane about three ounces of coagula ted and extravasated blood, immediately under the part where the blow had been inflicted, but the skull was not injured. Cannot immediately say that it would produce his death, but it might. Coroner—Cannot you form any opinion whether that quantity of blood would be the cause of death ? Witness—lt might be productive of death, certainly. The Coroner directed one of the Church Wardens to attend, and have the body further examined ; and the Inquest was adjourned. - Finis.,--Two fires happened on Wednesday: one at Mr. Bynroan's, a paper-colour manufactory, Seven-Star-alley, Ratcliff-highway, which destroyed the whole of the premises, and damaged four others ; the other, in Gloucester -street, Commercial-road, de stroyed the interior of a broker's shop. Hops.—There was an extensive sale of Hops, by auction, in. Leeds market-place, on Tuesday, when prime pockets were knocked down at eight peace half. penny per pound. POLICE. l 4 he following is a Copy of Mr. CAPT.D. , • p alluded to in our Mansion- I rouse Report y.. •,. " 70 JOHN A7Z/N5, ESQ. T. 5 ,6 AtArOr or IHr C T • • " Before. I rive your Lordship securiti.; tor to answer the charge laid against me in your I • r•.. titre, and on whi:h I have been arrested and Giltspur-street Compter, during the space of five I protest against the legality of that warrant, the authority of your Lordship, as a s :,;istrate ors the oath of any man of the publication tfi an unla matorf, and seditious libel, and to g.ant a wrTaLt " I abo protest against the legality of your Lord,l gistrate to demand v!curititi for my aprarai set at large; and shall seek rep..r...ion foe *nth v action of damages against your L'relu,v, in a Ce for the illegal arrest and undee d. tent ion a " I further protest again., the legalit: of sour jetting Thomas Jonathan Wooler, a re.?onsihle housekeeper, of SA, Sue-street, Bisheprgate, my sureties, and shall, on such refusal, ground an am mages against your Lordship, in a Court of la.w. " I flatter myself that a Jury of ow. fellow. convince your Lord hip that the laws of the co..a.ti be violated with impunity ly the uniitie discretion gistrate. " RICH AR I) C Gilts/bur-street Compter, August 26, 1819.' BOW-STREET.—SEDITIOUS PUBLICATIO nesday, after Christopher Ilarri,s, of lb, Bow-street, had been held to bail, Mr. D plied to Mr. BinNte, the Sitting Magi. asked if it was not possible to get the busiti as to the charge against Harris, for selling . pamphlet?—The Magistrate replied, he think it was possible: it was, however, a qi had nothing to do with It he had any th respecting the future proceedings of the pi he must apply to the Attorney who was it. Mr. Brookes said, he knew nothing except his being his next door nei.:hbou i motive for interfering in his behalf was of his large family. He did not believe longed to any party, or that he interfered He considered him on ignorant man. own part, he de...csted the infamous prim pagated in the publication in question.—.Ti trate said, he did not consider Harris sue rant man as Mr. Brookes had reresmed ris had made a very base insinuation rt•si witness, who had merely stated OA he the pamphlet at his shop.. Mr. Brookes himself in strong terms of isrdignation misguided conduct. • Yesterday several drivers of hay-cant victed in peilalties flr placing their carts an. the Hay-market longer than is allowed by _ _ Mt. bi.INCAlst CACIPBELL appeared, and he wished to lay an information against a for travelling on the LORDS day, commo Suadar. The Magistrate desired him to formation in wilting. He replied, he 1 difficulty in doing that, as he . was the persists. confessed that he had commuted an °few the Act of Parliament, by tiding in a boat river Thames, andianding at Greenwich. ' conduct appeared very extraot Binary to NI the Magistrate.—The Magistrate asked M Campbell, if he was serious in what he h: Mr. Duncan Campbell replied, ha certainl wished to plead guilty to the offence he mitted.—The Magistrate then said, he hinnself bound to receive his confession, a, ingly ccnviLted him in the penalty . af ss. the 'dice conviction fee. M,r. Duncan tam very readily paid the 6s. A question then the penalty was to be disposed of; and it tained, that it was to go 10 the poor of where the offence was committed, which be the parish of Greenwich. Another Milieu how such a trifling sum as ss. could be co the parish officers at Greenwich.—Ml Campbell said he would take it to Green , self. The Magistrate objected to this, as tendency to make the proceeding ludicroi at length arranged by a Gentleman who count with the clerk to the parish officers wich, that he should account for ss. in Ir and a receipt has actually been received to the account of the poor of the parish of 1 / 4 Hairroat-Gastrian.—Yesterday William a young man, about nineteen years of ag , and prepossessing appearance, a plaisterer was brought up-for re-examination, charged picion of having murdered a young woman ears of age, named Susan Collingten, • he kept company, whose body was found , River, on Tuesday morning, the i ich instan, marks'of violence on it. The deceased and soner being known to be together the whole day night, being also seen together as late oclock in the street , and no tidings hekrd 6f her, inquiry took place, avid ;t be tabled that the body of a young woman s drowned in the New River, the clothes were, on inspection, identified to be those ceased ; suspicion fell on the prisoner, in cumstance of Isis being in her company th Sunday night, walking the streets, they be, quarrelling, the prisoner being heard a would be revenged of her before morninl being jealous of her keeping company wi, by whom it was reported she was pregnant. sequence of these circumstances of stispicir soner was taken into custody, and the apron winch the deceased wore when last seen in his company was found in his having stains of blood on it. it appeared, that there was no reason to fix aay charge prisoner, and he was discharged. I/ Sins H.,u..—lntpogor and precnc;eti —Yesterday Thomas Wood, who was caw week before Mr. ALUM at this office, and on his confession of having murdered a man named Sarah Stain, at Leicester, on June last, was brought up for re-exanni has been ascertained that this ft-Vow is .5 n'ons and incorrigible impostor. and the committed Wood as a vagrant to be tried suing Sessions. MARRIED. Tueaday,S.unuel Lovat, F., : of th.• Tem' re,, youngest daughter of John Batt, Esq. Lite of in the county of Cornwall, deceased. Thursday, at St. Antony, Cornwall, the Earl of S , to flank:, daughter of the Right Illus. Reginald 111 t; 11-WATER at LONDOI;1.1111)6E f O- • Ncrning - nuntars . Afternoon - trisiied and piiblighed by 14v/t. Place, Trmplr -Ae4• • • • a. d • te •I ante V' r! of A.O • .1 rd aeti(42 7-citi7o 4 Ir. ar t 7.1 •n of :7ARLILE ;roar' L;rock ts ,? ist:atc, tress A SeJ ; 6 4 he di; t 4 que , tizi t Wing to potriecua l , to cooJaott ; of Rani .1r; his 0 , 14 o;: acc.tart that he tt. 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