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LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WISIIIIMITZIP, Nov. 13. DENTON V. WATERS. This action, which was for false imprisonment, was tried at Maidstone, and a verdict taken for the defendant. It appeared on the trial that the defendant, vho was a Sheriff's Officer, had a writ against the plaintiff', brother, and arrested the plaintiff in mistake. There was ground to believe that the plaintiff was aware of the mistake at the time of the arrest, but he never told the defendant that he was not the person named in the writ. Under those circumstances Lord Tenterden, who tried the cruse, left it to the Jury that there was proof that the plaintiff was wrongfully arrested, but that they were to consider whither the plaintiff ought to have said to the officer "I am not the man." Mr. CHITTY now moved to set aside the verdict, on the ground that the plaintiff had suffered inconvenience by his imprisonment, and that he was not bound to state he was not the person named in the writ. He submitted, therefore, that the •erdict ought to be for the plaintiff. The Cotrar thought it would be an advantage to all the patties to put an end to the proceedings. Mr. ADOLPHUS, for the defendant, acquiesced in the suggestion of the Court, and it was agreed by the Coun sel on both sides to entrr a stet processus. OODWIN V. RODARTS. This wai an action on a bill of exchange for 901. 10s. The case was tried at Dorchester, and the defence set up was, that the bill was a mere accommodation transaction, and that the defendant had received no value. A Sheriff's officer, Lamed Mitchel, however, proved on the trial that the defendant, when arrested, said, 1 .1 know it is a just debt, but I must consult my Solicitor." Ali. IRVING now moved to set aside the verdict, on the ground that Nliichel had sworn falsely, and in sup poi t of this motion produced various affidavits. The Court granted a rule nisi. MUM V. WOODCOCK. This was an action on jgdgment recovered in the Palace Court. The defendant had been an insolvent, but it was proved that he met the plsintifrs brother in the street after his insolvency, and said, id I will pay your brother's debt, acid tl.e debts of all my creditors." The Court left it to the Jury whether the promise was aissolute or conditional, and the Jury found a verdict for the defendant. Mr. TamaraEn now moved to set the verdict aside.' on the ground that the Learned Judge (Lqrd Tenter den) left the case to the Jury in a manner the plaintiff could not have expected. The COURT observed that the case had already gone to a Jury, and refused the rule. CROWDER AND OTHERS V. LONG. This was a question as to whether Sheriff, were liable for the acts of their of f icers in cases where the officers awed on the suggestion of the party complaining. In a case in which the Sheriffs of London had a judgmew, an officer improperly sold the goods, and paid the mo• ney to one creditor, whilst another had previuu-ly taken possession of the goods. The injured creditor recovered against the Sheriffs, and the Sheriffs subsequently re-' covered against Long. Mr.EvAtts now moved for a new trial, on the ground that if the officer sold the goods improperly, he was the Sheriff,' servant, and they could not recover against Long. The COURT was of opinion that the Sheriff, had a tight to recover against Long, as their officer had acted on his suggestion and for his benefit.—Rule refused. TILE LING V. ROBERT TITZHARDING JENNER. Sir J. Scnaurrr moved the Court for a rule to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against R ' , ben Et: arding Jenner, a county Magistrate. The affidavit upon which he now applied, stated that a Magistrate had been guilty of an act of great injustice, to serve Colonel Berkeley, his intimate friend, arising from these facts:—ln 16.52 a dectee was made by the Master of the Rolls, to authorize a person to in close and improve 400 acres of a tract of land, called Micklewood Chace, on condition that the other part of the Chace should be left for the freeholders, with the li berty of cutting the brushwood growing on the latter part. Colonel Berkeley, who holds the inclosed part, is very anxious to keep the underwood from being cut, for the purpose of preserving the game. An action sometime since arose upon the right of cutting it, and was deter mined in favour of the freeholders. The person for whom the Learned Counsel moved, was, he said, a freeholder, and on the 16th of October, had, in the -presence of Colonel Berkeley's gamekeeper, cut a quantity of branches from a holly tree. Shortly after that he re ceived a summons from Mr. Jenner, to show cause why be should not be convicted of stealing wood ? In answer, the man claimed that he had a tight to cut it, and his uncle produced the decree of 1652; but the Magistrate Clenched his fist at the uncle, saying he would scourge him, if brought before him. Colonel B. was then on the bench, but did not take part in the proceedings.— The man was convicted, and fined 12s. Bd. the estimated value of the holly, and the costs, and was tentenced to five weeks imprisonment if be did not pay it. Atter being in prison, however, for four days, he consented to l . ay the fine. Lot d TENTEamm--Under what/let was he convicted ? Sir J. SCARLETT—Under the Wilful Trespass Act, I believe, my Lord, in which there is a clause stating. that where the party claims a right to cut, the Maw • trate has no jurisdiction. Other parties swear that they believe the conviction was an act to terve Col. Berkeler in preserving his game, and that within mortal memory they haste always bad the right.—Rule granted. COURF OF COMMON PLEAS, Wornmstras, Nov 13. At one o'clock the LORD CRISP JUSTICE arrived at Guildhall, and immediately commenced the first sitting at Aisi Prins in London for this Term. DODDS V. DODOS. Mr. Corm opened the pleadings. Mr. Sergeant WILDI stated that thisoas an issue di rected by the Court of Chance? Me determine whether a will made by _William Dodds, deceased, bearing date Aug: 12, 1817, had, or had not, been subsequently re •oked by him? The facts of the cave were these: Mr. Dodd: having made the will in question, carried it borne to his wife and showed it to her, when she imme diately objected to two of tt.e trustees whom be had appointed, upon the ground of their being 14wyers.— Mr. Dodds, unwilling to leave any thing on' leasant to his wife, called in a neighbour, and desired him to • make an exact copy of the will, with the exception of the names of the two individuals to whom Mrs. Dodds objected. The copy having been accordingly made, ME. Dodds signed it in the presence of two witnesses, and then burned the will which had been previously pre pared, under the impression that the copy hefted cans d to be made, and which was attested by two witnesses only, was a valid will. Since the death of Mr. Dodds, however, the validity of this will had been disputed upon the ground of its having been attested by two witnesses only instead of three, as was required by the Statute of Charles. TheLearaed Sergeant intitted,however,tbai the former will, of which a second part was in existence, and which was in all respects similar to the one objected to, with the exception of the names of the trustees, could not be considered to be revoked by the fact of one pall of it having been burnt, when it was elear that that which was left was supposed by the test.or to be valid and in all respects the same. He contehded, that it revoked at all, it was revoked by the second will which was, in fact, the same as the Ent, and which was believed to be a perfect and valid instrument. The attorney who had prepared, and the attesting witnesses who bad signed the former will, were then called, and their evidence fully established the case a • it had been stated. A letter from the te•tator to his attorney was also read, in which I.e stated that he had made Another will, similar tl t•:e one he had prepared, with the eaception or the names of the trustees. Mr. Sergeant TADDY, with whom was Mr. Sergeant Lawes, contended, on the part of the defendant, that the deceased, by burning MI former will, intended en tirely to obliterate it; and that in making the second, which he insisted had no relation to the fist, he meant to make a different disposition of his property, as was evident by the many variances which appealed in it. The Learned Sergeant then pointed out a few diffe rences between the wills, and concluded by repeating his argument, that the testator. after making the second will, had intended to get totally rid of the first. The attesting witnesses to the second will were then called, and one of them (the person who had copied it from the first) stated that the testator directed him to make a few alteration. in it. Both witnesses saw the first will burnt. Mr. Sergeant WILDR thought it unnecessary to reply. The Loan CHIRP JUSTICII summed up very briefly, leaving it to the Jolty to say whether the te,tatar had not burned the firmer will under an impression that the copy he had made was valid ? If they thought that it had been burnt under such an impression, the former will could not be considered to have been revoked, and their verdict would consequently be for the plaintiff. The Jury, without he.itation, tetutneJ a verdict for the plaintiff. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 15. The LORD CHIEF BA voN sat in the Exchequer Chaim , ber to-Jay w hear motto is in equity. HUMPHRIES V. WILLIAMS AND OTHERS. Mr. WILLIAMS moved that the plaintiff might be at liberty to withdraw his replication in this cause, in order that he may be enabled to amend his bill. The bill had been filed for an account of the sums of money re ceived and disbursed in respect to the *hip Venus, of which certain of the defendants were the agents; and the application was founded upon an affidavit of the plaintiff, stating, that on examining the books and pa pers deposited by the defendants, with their clerk in Court, he discovered entries of monies received, which were not set lorth in the schedule to the defendant's answer. Mr. PIOOT opposed the application, which he cha racterised as an attempt, from beginning to end, to oppress and harrass the defendants. The agency, re• specting which the defendants were called upon to acct u•ls, commenced in 1806, and terminated in 1818, when the ship was lost. There was scarcely any money received since 1815. The principal agent died soon afer, and yet the present bill was not filed until 1827. Not content uith allowing the matter to stand over such a length of time, the plaintiff had, since the institution of the sul, taken every step which the practice of the Court could admit of to procure delay. I The LORD CHIRP BARON.—The only ground upon which the plaintiff can rest his motion is the chance that Mr. Williams may die before the hearing of the cause, but the chance is so very slight. that I cannot grant the indulgence on that ground. Besides, the plaintiff has already run that chance by his own delay. The plaintiff therefore takes nothing by his motion, and pays the costs. With respect to the bill of revivor, and the delay which must necessarily be caused by it, I think that it sill be quite sufficient to bring the representatives of the de.' ceased party before the Court, without protracting the suit any longer. HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY, Nish 13. LA !LLICIT& This was the case of a French privateer, captured by the Hercules, in the year 1824, and for which a motion was made a few days since, on behalf of the seamen of the latter, for head money. The Court then ordered the case to stand over, for an affidavit to be made of the number of men on board at the time of the caption. Dr. JIINNER this morning produced an affidavit made by the Lieutenant, which stated that there were 45 men on board at the time, and theConu t accordingly granted the motion. THE HAPPY !MUM Sir C. ROBINSON gave judgment in this case, which came before the Court on a bill of exceptions, to the , claim of Mr. Davis for salvage. The Happy Return was a West India vessel, and on her voyage home was wrecked near Beachy Head, and Mr. Davis, with 25 la. l boaters, after many days exertion, succeeded in raising part of her cargo,which was admitted to be of the value of 4,5001. For these services he applied to this Court for re ward, at the same time tendering a bill amounting to ra ther more than 1,000/. To this bill exceptions were taken by the owners, and it was referred to the Registrar and proper officers for taxa ion. The Registrar hAd made his report, which allowed the whole of the claim, with the exception of 921. therefore it w. uld be unnecessary to go into the general chat acter of the case, but merely !o advert to the items that had been deducted. The L•araed Judge then went minutely into the various charges, and said that he was if opinion that Mr. Davis was entitled to 211. more than had been allowed by th e Registrar ; with this alteration he should confirm the report, and decreed accordingly. LORD MAYOR'S COURT, Nov. 13. PEARSE AND ANOTHER, PLAINTIFFS; W. F. C IUNT LIN SINGENt DEFENDANT; JOHN CARTER, GARNISHES. In this case the RECORDER gave judgment on an im portant question, as to the sight of Attaching moneys in the hands of the attorneys of the Mayor's Conic. The garnishee in this case, it appears, is one of the four .ttorneys of this Court, and he was employed by Messrs. Bebb and Gunning. attorneys for Count Lin sengen, in a case where Sir William D'Aicy Todd was plaintiff, and Messrs. Cox and Greenwood garnishees (that is, in the language of this Court, the holders of money or other property attached by its process). Mr. Carter, the present garnishee, was directed by Messrs. Bebb and Gunning to obtain judgment of restitution of certain moneys condemned in Messrs. Cox and Green wood's hands, at the suit of Sir William D'Arty Todd, the plaintiff in the first attachment. Mr. Carter •suc ceedetrin obtaining that restitution, and he issued an execution against the persons who were sureties for the forthcoming cf the money received by the plaintiffs under the condemnation which had been rescinded. Whilst the money was thus in Mr. Carter's hands, it was attached by the plaintiff., Messrs. Pause and Co. On his behalf it was moved that all further proceedings iw this attachment should be stayed, he being one ut the four attorneys of this Court, and as such attorney pri vileged and protected. The Count, in giving judgment, said, that on the part of Mr. Carter it had been urged that he had not tl,e full possession of the money ; that he did not hold it for Count Linsengen. to whom he was a perfect stranger, but for Messrs. Bebb and Gunning, by shorn he was employed, and whom only he knew in this case. This Court, Icing a close Court, in which none but the four sworn a orneys of the Court could act, most suits are conducted by Owe attorneys, not for the patties them• selves, but as agents for the regular attorneys of the parties. It appeased, beyond all doubt, that in this case M►. Carter acted not as the attorney for Count Lisengen, but merely as the agent of Messrs. B bb and Gunning. It appeared to the Court, that from its con. stitution, and such analogies as could be found in the practice of other Courts, as to the attachment of moneys or property in the hands of officers, that the money could nut be attached in Mr. Carter% hands. The Court, therefore, ordered the a•taehntent to be set aside. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. EZTEMSIVE Iloaaaal •T APUTNECAIIIP . HALL.—.—Yesterday three men, who have been labourers at Apothecaries' Hail, were brought before the Loao lavois, charged with having plundered the ware houses of the establishment of property to the amount of upwards of Xl,OOO. The first witness stated, that the warehouse had been closed on the Saturday night, as usual, at 10 o'clock. lie passed through the warehouse to the counting-house, and persons might have been hidden st the time in the former place. On the Monday morning the Nap of the cellar door was found open, and it was soon dis covered that extensive plunder had taken place. Charles and Thomas Hurdsfield, the officers ' apprehended the prisoners, and searched them and their boosts. The youngest pri soner said, .• If you don't search other people's places as well as mine, my eyes but I'll Ice them know something before long."— The other prisoners said they knew nothing at all of the robbery, and the officers found nothing at the house of any of them. The Loan :Mayon asked whether there was any appearance, at the houses of the prisoners, that they lived at a more extravagant rate than they were well a ble to afford' Charles Hurdslield said, that the house of one of them appeared to he well furnished. The prisoner alluded to said that his furniture was the property of his wifr. Mr. Cope aid, that one of the prisoners told him he hall dined with one of the others on Sunday week, and that they had a boded leg of mutton, a roasted goose, and an apple-pie. The pri.onera all declared that 'bey were, on the day of the robbery, at their several homes, and that they had evidence to that elect. E. Jackson, who said be was a rapmerchant, and that on Sun. day evening, between five and six o'clock, he went to the youngest prisoner's ham, and spent the whole evening with him. The Loa. Maros asked the primes-es whether they would all promise to come forward when required ? They all promised, and his Lordship having told diem that they were bound to assist to the utmost in detecting the authors of these serious depredations, discharged them. A West India merchant, of unquestionable respectability, was brought before the Loan Maros, charged with having been (to use the molest language of the constable in whose custody he was) " unable to see himself home." The Loan Mayon, who perceived that the defendant's coos tenant. was most wofully cut and swollen, asked by what acci dent the Gentleman at the bar became so helpless? The defendant held down his head, and The Lotto Mayon said to him—l think, Sir, I have had the pleasure of seeing you before. The defendant (with a deep sigh)—You are right, my Lord ; you have seen me often before. The Loan Mayes--And bow did you happen to meet with this disagreeable accident? you are so much disfigured that I scarcely knew you. The constable—Please your Worship, the Gentleman had a drop too much, and he was tumbling about the street. I took him to the Compter, where " they washed him clean, and put him to bed."—(A laugh). The LORD hilaroe—Set bow did your face become so much injured ? (the defendant's face was something like the representa tion of Baron Munckausen in the caricature shops). The defendant—Oh, I fell down before the officer came to my assistance. lam much obliged to him for the care he took of me. The Lord Maros said, the defendant was under obligations to the officer. The defendant, who Is rather advanced in years, then made a low bow to the Lord Mayor, said, that be should avoid falls of the kind u much as possible in future, and departed. BOW-ST REET. Yesterday evening a foreign Jew, named Mather Ferstaredis, who represented himself to be a man of great literary talent, and known to every literary and scientific establishment in Europe, was charged with stealing some MSS. the property of Mr. Wilkes, a bookseller in Chancery-fine. Mr. Wilkes, it seems. bad been acquainted wit► the late Baron blasseres. and had some claim upon him. When the Baron died, and left the bulk of his immense property to Dr. FeUowes, Mr. Wilkes committed to paper a great number of circumstances in support of his claim, and he entrusted the defendant with the ma nuscript to read over and correct it. When the defendant bad gut possession of the MSS. he demanded money, and refused co give them up until ►e was paid one guinea. A long and angry altercation took place between the defendant and the complainant, in the course of which, accusations of the most hbellous kind were thrown out on both sides. Sir it. &Milt and Mr. bliusuutt, after listening with admirable patience fur two hours to the squabble between complainant and defendant, committed the latter tor trial fur petty larceny, in steal. tog the paper which was valued intrinsically at fiveta.sce. The defen dant protested most vehemently against his committal. Yesterday Armstrong .111‘Carsland. Wi lions Mayes, and George acre/and, the three young men who were charged on suspicion of rubbing the chambers of two Gentlemen, named Gough and Law rence, of 1101. in bank notes and a quantity of wearing apparel, and some articles of plate, were brought up fur re-examination. Fagan stated that be bad been unable to procure any further evidence against the prisontrs. Bir. Weaver, a respectable surgeon in Blackntore-itreet, Drury. lane, came forward and said that he could prove a distinct alibi in favour of the prisoner Cleveland. The lad was his servant, and had lived with him for several months, and conducted himself very honestly. On Sunday evening last, he was in his (Ur. Weaver's) house from seven o'clock until five minutes past nine. Sir IL liniste—That proves an alibi most certainly, for the rob bery is proved to have been committed between eight and nine o'clock. A lad in the service of Mr. Blamire, another surgeon, deposed that Cleveland, when he left his master's shop, went to the Cock and Magpie, in Drurylane, and supped with lam. Sir R. illabli—Cleveland was taken into custody because he was found in the sante bed with M'Causland, against whom there is a clear case. There is no evidence, however, to connect Cleveland with the robbery, and he Is discharged. Cleveland, as be left the bar, burst into tears, upon which Sir R. Mama called bins back, and asked what it was that affected him so much ? Cleveland—Why, Sir, I have been exposed and imprisoned, and I am perfectly innocent, and I can't help feeling the disgrace of it. Sir It. DIRNE—Your feeling does you credit; and perhaps it will be some satisfaction to you to bear, that in my opinion yen will go from this place a perfectly innocent person. Cleveland thanked his Worship, and retired. M'Causland was fully committed for trial. Mayes was remanded. M A RLBOROUG H—STREET. Yesterday Anne blyhill, a widow, and mother of seven children, dependent on her exertions for support, applied to Sir G. Fassiine for his assistance to enable her to trace the owner of a large parcel of Rink of England half notes, found by leer son, a youth wider ten years of age, wrapt up in a clean slip of paper, apparently quite new, early in June last. Since then she had watched the news papers, but never saw the notes advertised. Sir George Farquhar looked over the notes, and returned them to the applicant, and said ►e would make inquiry respecting them at the Bank. The parcel contained 1,1001. Sir Gtoacia FARILANT questioned Mrs. N. if she made inquiry at the Bank as to the genuine character of the notes ? Mrs. M.—Your W orship, I have been assured at the firm of Coutta and Co. to which I have taken them, that they are an good.i The case was put off until is o'clock on Saturday, when Sir G. Farquhar will attend to inform the poor woman of the result of his inquiry at the Bank. BRUTAL Amiett —Yesterday Thomas Beech, Esq. appeared before the Sitting Magistrate, H. NI. DTIR, Esq.. 6 to prefer a charge against a fellow named Williams 11rby, the driver of a hackney coach, for having committed a most outrageous and unprovoked assault upon him. The complainant stated, that about six o'clock on Wsdne►day evening be was pasting through Great Russell. .trees, Bloomsbury, when he observed nearly opposite the litio so. gates, a horse lying on the ground, and a large cats loaded with. coals resting open Ids body. There were a menhi r „t (amongst whom was the prisoner) endeavue ing ett r i f r i " i g " from his painful situation; but the renc , l4: 4 they were rather retarding than facilita t i ng t h e poor amm,rl t lease, and actuated by feeling motives h e was induced t ,u„ that if some of the coals were discharged into the s tre ,„s three or four persons Svould go behind the cart and N A , 14 4 44 ! ,_ the shafts would be raised, and the hors e w ou ld b e enabled t, d y e o a u to du all th e h arm you can." :f7,1 you are not i nclosed to ge ssill ` gR vourlng —fool upon his feet. The prisoner instantly turned round and no , ld bu y t o y u ou r to a n r g e u e e n , complainant attempted to remonstrate with the defendant op oo abusive conduct, when the ruffian struck him a tremendou s b k . iu the face, which nearly didodged the eye from its socs tto ., felled Aim to the ground; while lying there h e ki cked him ay;n: 'the legs and bead in so savage and dreadful a nt. t h it - t i; .pecuttors cried out " Shame," and " Murd e r!" Thtte whist our of the persons present who had resolution enough to inted, t , with this luhuman King ; and the complainant stated that he,„. convinced be would have lost his life had nut his cries of mum ; brutish' the two calcine's, stationed at the Museum gate., t o hig assistance. A number of very respectable wince's were called, whi st corroborated all that Mr. Beech bad said. The prisoner bad nothing to say in his defence. The Alagi.trate observed that a grosser case he never he ar d at and ha.i he not been informed that the defendant had a wife aij sev• ral children, he would sentence hint to 1.4% the highest p e s i ni which the law allowed; but being made acquainted with that f 4et, he should ouly hue him in the mitigated penalty of 4/. NIAILY..I.A—RON NE. Yesterday James Horatio Halliday was charred by .1, Pinnoch with an assault. They are both young men, enip.o )e d b. Mr. Newbury, leather-gilder, &c. in lalary.la bonne, and in eta: sequence of an insult said to be received, the defendant attempted to Justify the act of pulling the complainant's nuse. Mr. Rawl-lissom said, it was not proper for any individual is take the law into his own hands; and if it was to be admina ter , d in that way, it would be necessary for people to walk the th e n with their noses soaped. The defendant was lined twenty shining& HATTON GARDEN. Wills., A pp l e b y was yesterday placed at the bar for re•euedo„ tion, charged with obtaining 381. under false pretenses. John Clementson, the complainant, stated that he saw the pi. goner first at Manchester, in August, 1827; he there happen e d % mention that he had a brother who bad died in India; the pci directly said, I have got his name down, he died wont' 'invaded of money. The prosecutor then asked hint if there was any A A* of getting the money ; prisoner said there was, and appointed i s meet the prosecutor in London. lie came up in January, aced met him at the Magpie and Stump, in Fetrer.lane; be there at'.' tained 15s. to put hi a plea for the money. They bad weeral other meetings, at which the prisoner had money. as be *aid to pay fee law expenses, at the same time informing him that his brother had kft property to the amount of 75,0004 and that be, as heir at Is. would have it. lie appointed to meet the prosecutor the last turday in Trinity Term at which meeting be s a id the prowcotor would have the 75,0001. besides an estate and plantation in key, He never came on the eventful day, and the prosecutor never ow him until be was in custody.—The prisoner was Cully committal for trial, but ordered to be again brought up to answer anymkee charges should they be preferred against him. WORSH I P—STREET. _ _ Yesterday Richard Cattle George Smith . .bakers, chstpd with robbing Mary Ann Power of five sovereigns, ou the highwq, wider circumstances which have been already stated, were committed to Newgate for trial. _ TiOnes Croney was fully committed for trial, charged with nisi. lag four ducks, the property of 31r. Salmon, of lletknalireets, Thomas Iles•ef/ was fully committed for trial, charged with ad. log a watch. The prisoner had been acquainted with a Instil named Wicks, living in Church-street, Hackney, for many years, but for the last nine years they had not seen him. On Friday last he called upon - them, and they received him kindly, in return Is which he stole the watch, which be sold for 15s. Two silk weavers, named Vine and Bundy, were charged with having, on last Thursday week, in Philip-street, Bethnal-grecs, cm from the loom of & Rovers, fifty yards of silk. The practice of cutting silk from the loom appears to be on the increase. Fres the statements of Tyrrell, M' Williams and Newsam, of the Bow. street patrol, It appeared that one of the prisoners lodged in the same house wit► Rovers.—The prisoners were fully committed. THAMES POLICE. Yesterday a man. dressed in seaman's clothing, was brought in a post-chaise to this office, heavily ironed, by Mr. &eel, the Customs Comptroller of Hastings, charged with being one of the marines engaged in navigating the Nanny (or Nancy), of BOSON seised a few weeks since, laden with smuggled spirits, tea, and silk. Mr. Bevel deposed to having received from Mr. Down, the Inspector, who seised the Nancy, • description of the crew, sod the prisoner answered the description of the maan who escaped* Gravesend; and further, that be believed him to have been as cerned in a smuggling transaction. Mr. Tatham. Inspector of the Water Guard in the Pert d London, stated that on Saturday, the lith of October last, we of the Customs Inspectors, Mr. Downs, seised. below Gravesend, the Nancy. of Boston. having contraband goods; the crew who were towing her escaped, and she was seized. One of the smugglers, the Commander, was taken, but afterwards escaped (runt the gaol as Gravesend. The prisoner was not that person, but it could be proved tbas he was one of the crew. The lugger was found to contain 1,004 tubs of contraband spirits, Id chests of tea, and 2,612 yards of foreign silk. Information, with a description of the smugglers, was sent by express to the coast of Sussea ; and upon that information the prisoner was apprehended. lie requested be might be remanded until the necessary evidence could be prodaced. The prisoner being asked if be bad anything to say, answered, " I can say nothing now till I consult my lawyer."—lle was remanded until the evidence can be brought up from the coast. LA M BETH-STREET. I It may be recollected th;tafewd;;;;Tnce, we mentioned the robbery and barbarous assault committed on Mr. Greenhill, of Eat Elam, Essex. Two Irish labourers, who bad been a short time is Mr. Greenbill's service, absconded immediately after the robbery, and the most diligent search bas since been made for them, and a reward of Sul. offered for their apprehension. Yesterday a letter was received at this °®a, from the Mayor of Bristol, stating that two men, spawning the description, bad been taken into custody while offering in pawn a gold watch, which exactly answered the description given of Mr. Greenhill's. An °ewer was iintantly dis- patched to bring the prisoners to London. UNION-HALL. 'Ara Coax Taasa—Mr. Todd, a coalrmerehant of Northumber land -street, was charged with giving Richard Morris, one of the Surrey labouring coal-metes, the sum of ten shillings as a gratuity for yielding to an irregularity committed en the defendant's pre mises. The case was proved by Morris, who said he received the money from one of Mr. Todd's clerks; be paid it over is 3lr. Torquand, by whom he was Instructed to receive the bribes. On (be part of the dekadant one of his clerks vas called, who proved that Morris bad demanded the te■ shillings, saying, he was in the habit of receiving " tip" at other wharfs. He also proved, that no the Itth of October Morris was drunk during the day, and neglected his work. The Maatnu►ra uid, that without the present plan ►ad been adopted to detect frauds in the coal trade, the public would be as liable u ever to plunder. He was of opinion the case had bete proved, and therefore fined the defendant £2O. Mr. Hamilton 3kgarey, a dealer in coals, was charged with giving Morris seven shillings for submitting to an irrrgularityn the measurement of coals. The inf o rmati o n was , h oweve r, dis• missed, on account of the defendant's Christian name having been inaccurately given. There is now in the garden of Captain LAWSON, at Sho3ter's Hill, in the open air, a bed of fine strawbertiel, in full beating. DIED. At Somerset novae, on theso - tiuk. Mrs. J. G. Patrick, in the 75th year of her age. Sunday, at his apartments in Princes -street, Upper Stamford street, Major Charles Stewart, of the Royal Marines, in the OD year of his age. The 4th inst. at his lodgings, Chapel-street, Stoneham'', Ph' mouth, the Spanish Colonel D. Diego Sande,belonging to a respect able family in this country, which be was obliged to quit after the French Invasion had overthrown Spanish liberties, and re-estsb• liaised the ancient Alum and despotism, to avoid the persecution is was threatened with on account of his known fondness for the Dew institutions established in Spain, at, the only way to deliver that un happy people of the ill government it has been under during three centuries; and for having in consequence taken a most cutibpicito ris part In the def e nce o f th e Sp an i s h C onst i tut i on , aga i ns t its ellelll 3l both domestic and forei g n. S eno r D. Di ego S a nde served his country during thirty- s i x years, having commencedthe yra r i79°. In the Royal En g in eers , a military body very pinch esteemed sod privileged in Spain; In which he always distinguished himsed zourageously and gallantly, having petfortned several imkortot -ervices hi the war of independence. 11Oki-WAVLE 4t LONDON-131111)6K TO A1Oitl(t ,11 . onling 31 mmute• att.r 1 willow 14 summers alter 9 ell: Printed anti Publialsed by i -OHM MATS', the Pi oyntter• at the Sees Orme, Xt) 1 Pickett plea*, Temple Oa.