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4 -- legal patroltage. The bill would only affect a portion of the nree.. • ire changes. hut - it would make a good preparation for all the rest . NtAxwr.J.A. was happy to hear that the present bill was but the forerunner of others for the improvement of the adminis tration of law in Scotland. He should, therefore, support it. When the time should en ice, he would not object to an increase of the va. larks of Scotch Judges, if it should appear that such increase would he necessary to secure that high talent for which the Scotch Judges were diatinguished. He thought the country was deeply indebted to the learned lord for his great attention to this important subject. —( hear, hear.) Mr. HUAI E said he was confident the learned lord had removed coach objection to the bill by the prudence with which he had con. ducted the measure, and was well entitled to the thanks of the coun. try. He thought government had acted inconsistently with their rofessions of economy, by appointing Mr. Abercrombie Chief Baron et Scotland at a time that they were determined to diminish the ieiniber of Judges in the Court. Certainly, no person could be ;!ore estimable than air. Abercrombie, but it was generally allowed that the appointment was a useless expense. if the learned lord would bring in bills to diminish the expense and delay of litigation in Scotland. he would confer an incalculable benefit on Scotland. Mr. BROUGHAM bore testimony to the perseverance of the Lord Advocate—to the disinterestedness he had evinced—and it was to be hoped that the learned lord would not be a loser by such con. duct. (Hear.) The LARD ADVOCATE said, he wished to follow up the remarks of the right hon. Bart. (Sir R. Peel); lie should pay the amplest attention to this subject—and as regarded further improve ments, he would pay every attention to any suggestions or com munications that might be made to him. lie thought more he could not be required to say. The House then again went into a committee on the bill The two first clauses called forth a great deal of desultory conversation, in which Mr. Ferguson, Sir R. Peel, and the Lord Advocate, took part. They were, however, agreed to. Several others were adopted. After some explanatory remarks, Sir J. GRA HAM suggested, that the Procurators, as the Admi ralty Court was to be abolished, do practice in the Court of Session and Sheriff's Courts. The LORD ADVOCATE admitted that the parties required something in the way of compensation, and he therefore would not object to their practising in the Court of Session and the higher courts, but not in the Sheriff's Court. Sir GEORGE CLERK observed, that to allow them to practice in the Sheriffs Courts would be more injurious to the existing prac titioners in such courts, than the alteration would be benelictal to the Procurators. Mr. BROUGHAM said, as the Admiralty causes were to be transferred to the Sheriff's Courts, the proposition seemed only na tural to ask that the Procurators should be allowed to follow their business. Mr. HENRY DRUIII3IOND thought the proposition would work injustice; he should, therefore, support the learned lord. SirJ. GRAHAM acquiesced in the arrangement proposed by the Lord Advocate, and withdrew his clause. Mr. BROUGHAM, on the clause respecting Juries, recom mended that written pleadings should be got rid of as much as pos sible, the ends of justice would thereby be considerably forwarded. I There was much bus at the Bar.] I wonder, said Mr. B. those gen tlemen do not retire to some of our rooms, there are plenty of them, and carry on their chat there; and then we shall not plague them, and they will not plague us. Our Scotch law question is a very dry one ; it cannot interest them ; they had better retire, and let us have our Scotch law question quietly and orderly to ourselves. It is of no interest whatever to them ; but it is of great interest to us—(a laugh)—and of great importance to Scotland. The learned gentle. man then proceeded with his comments on the present condition and ;ieculiarity of many of the law courts, in the presence of about forty members. The LORD ADVOCATE admitted that the conduct of jury trials merited attention, and said that it was under consideration whether, under certain circumstances, juries might not be extended to questions of small debts. Mr: BROVG HA3I said he doubted not that no long time would elapse before written pleadings were abolished, and juries in. troduced into the sheriffs' courts. On the clause for abolishing the Commissary Court of Edin burgh-- Mr. FEhGUSON objected to it, and said he would move as an amendment, that the Commissary Court should be maintained with some modification, or what was nearly the same thing, he would move, that the clause should be omitted altogether. The LORD ADVOCATE defended the clause, as being the most important contained in the bill, for these was no court in Scot land attended with more expense than the Commissary Court. Mr. BROUGHABI said that this explanation removed his prin cipal objection to the clause. After a few words from the LORD ADVOCATE and Mr. FERGUSON, the amendment was negatived without a division. The clause was then agreed to. The other clauses were then agreed to, the house resumed, and the report was ordered to be received on Monday next. TIIE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE RILL. On the motion that this bill be recommitted, Mr. JONES said, that before three additional judges were created at Westminster Hall. inquiry should be made as to whether the business could not be transacted by compelling plaintiffs to go into the Court of Exchequer, which had scarcely any busines at all. lie found fault, not only with the abolition of the Vi'elch judge. ships, but he also objected to the monstrous power of consolidating counties, a power which he was surprised to see proposed by an hon. gentleman, who had hitherto professed liberal principles. It was a power which ought not to be entrusted, particularly in these days, to the executive. It would be a great grievance to compel the in. habitants of Wales to go to the enormous expenses attending the English courts, when, by the present system they can sue at a far less expense in their own courts. In Wales they had no such things as sham pleas, for the party putting them on record would be at once called upon to verify iheni by affidavit. If tbeWelch equitable judicature were to be done away with, how, he would ask, could legatees in Wales recover the property accumulated by their an cestors ? Or were they to wait for the English Chancery Court refor. !nation, in order to be placed in possession of their rights ? What he would also ask was to be done with unfinished causes ? Another objection he had to urge was, that by this consolidation of counties a man would no longer be tried near the place where he had committed the offence, and in many instances he would be taken for trial to a strange place, to be tried before a Judge and before a Jury whose language he did not understand. Most of the counties in North and South Wales were against this bill, and he therefore hoped that before such a serious change were adopted Ministers would pause and give still further consideration to the measure. The motion was then agreed to. On the motion that the house should then resolve itself into the committee, 111 r. JONES moved as an amendment, that the house should re solve itself into the committee that day six months. Mr. D. W. HARVEY said, that when Government attempted any useful reformation, they met with serious difficulties at every step. The only objection he had to the bill was, that it went to create threee new Judges In this he thought they were legis. biting too precipitately, for the honourable member for Knares. borough (Mr. Brougham) had a bill in progress for the purpose of establishing local Courts of Judicature throughout the country, which Courts might have the effect of superseding the necessity of having any additional Judges. Before we appointed three new Judges, it was necessary to see that those already in exist. ence had enough to do ; whereas it was notorious that the Court of Exchequer was a retreat for aged gentlemen, or persons of known incompetency, who yet had sufficient interest to get there. If as efficient Judges were placed in the Exchequer, and if the business were equally distributed, even by compulsion, it would soon be ascertained that there was no necessity for the appointment of new judges. They were in the very infancy of legal reform ;•for it appeared that in the last three years there had been tried 5,660 causes, and the verdicts, as it appeared by the posteas, were for 065,0001. while the costs, as they appeared from the same docu. ments, were over one million.--(Hear, hear, hear.) This proved that they were beginning at the wrong end, and that by this bill they were rather giving patronage to the crown, than making justice easy of access to the people. If the local courts were to be adopted, the amount of business in the superior courts would be most materially diminished, and of course additional judges would be unnecessary. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said the judees had much to do be sides their attendance in the Courts in IVestminsterliall. They had to go circuit, and to attend the Old Bailey, and their du ties were never better performed.—(Hear, hear.) The ad. ditional judge was not an innovation—there were formerly five judges in each of the Courts The Fudges must be appointed by the Crown ; but he was confident their appointment was not made an object of patronage. He thought:the bill war judicious and highly expedient, and it should havellis support. Mr. C. DAV EN PORT thought the learned gentleman, 31r. Har. vey, had fully shewn that the bill was premature, and should not be decided on before it was determined whether or not local jurisdiction should be established. The bill set out by a minatement, that it was expedient to abolish the separate jurisdiction of Cheshire. Of this assertion no proof was attempted. The separate jurisdiction had existed eight centuries, to the perfect satisfaction of the inhabitants making justice cheap and expeditious. (Hear.) It was also of advantage to the neighbouring counties, as was proved by petitions from Liverpool, Warrington, and Manchester. The hon. and learned gentleman (the Attorney General) had said, he did not intend to unite the county of Chester with any other; he did not doubt that the lion. and learned gentleman would keep his word ; but what security was there thathe should keep his place? He did not suppose that he would leave his place to conic again to the op position idde. of the house; but he might leave his place for a higher, or he might vanish from the earth altogether, and what was then to become of the security of his promise? The principle of the bill was not preservation, but destruction. He hoped, however, that the progress of the destroying angel might be stayed by that house. Sir ROBERT PEEL said one reason why so little progress wu made in the business of the Session was--confounding the different stages of Bills that came under discussion. When the principle of a bill was under discussion, honourable gentlemen indulged them selves in discussion on all the details, and when the stage of the bill required that only the details of a bill should be discussed, it was usual to enter into a debate on the principle. The honourable gen tleman who began this debate, entered into a discussion of all the details, though the principle only was the proper subject of discus. shun. He should not imitate that example, hut confine himself to the object of the bill—(Hcar, hear.)—The various complaints of the delay of justice in the law Courts had caused a commission to be appointed by the unanimous vote of the house. After a full investigation of the subject, they had made a report, which he was confident those who now called for further inquiry had not read ; and they recommended the appointment of three new judges, and abolition of eight Welch judgeship. This was objected to, because it was said, that all I% ales cried out against it. He enter. taints! the most affectionate regard for the Welch character ; but he denied that the change was adverse to the feelings of the principality. The commissioners sent queries to several of the most eminent persons in Wales to learn the opinions and feel. inga of the Welch on the proposed alterations, and they re ceived answers from many that they considered it most de sirable that Wales should be included in the English Circuits, and that suits should commence in Westminster. This he thought Proved that the Welch were not reluctant to have the administration of justice in the principality assimilated to that of England, and government would be negligent of its duty if they did not provide for the equally efficient administration of law in all parts of the kingdom. The Welch judicial office was precisely that office which might be prostituted to the purposes of patronage, and all those offices government proposed to abolish; and he thought his hon. and learned friend should be allowed to proceed with the bill, and lay the details before the house. (Hear.) Sir CHARLES WETHERELL said, the present bill was no more like the bill which leave was given to bring in, than one writ. ten paper was like another the most different. He did not con demn the report of the Commissioners, nor did he say that govern. nsent should not act on it ; but he believed that nine-tenths of the people of Wales were dissatisfied with the present bill, and he thought the inquiry should have gone sufficiently far to ascertain the fact. He did not think the Welch should be deprived of their local jurisdiction without their consent. He thought the bill should be printed, and lie over till next session, that it might be fully con. sidered—(hear.) It was said the bill would diminish the expense of litigation in `Vales; he believed it would have the very contrary effect. It would be an extraordinary thing if this bill was to be passed this session to abolish the local judicature of Wales, and in the next session his hon. friend the member for Knaresborough's (Mr. Brougham) bill were to pass to establish local jurisdictions in every county in England and Wales. That would be to legislate for demolition one session, and for reconstruction the next. The bill was so crude that it was impossible to understand it, and no ex planation was ever given ; or if it was, it was that twilight expla. nation between three and four o'clock in the morning, when it was neither understood by him who gave nor by him who received it. Ile felt himself called on to legislate in the dark, and therefore he must fear injuriously, and should oppose the bill. Col. WOOD said he should vote against several clauses of the I bill, all those for uniting counties, and for enabling sheriff's to act for more than one county. He had communicated with all the gentlemen of Brecon, and found them almost unanimous, that the time was come, when the Welch jurisdiction should be assimilated to that of England. The commissioners had made inquiry on that point of 311 persons, the most likely to form a correct opinion in Wales, and 27 of them had given an opinion in favour of assimi lation of the Welch jurisdiction with that of England. Mr. O'CONNELL said, that our law required reform was ad. mitted by all, bat reform and abolition were different things. The present bill did not profess to make law intelligible; and it did not render it less expensive. The Court of Common Pleas tried but few causes compared with the King's Bench, and the Court of Ex. chequer scarcely did any thing. These courts, trying causes at the rate of the Court of King's Bench, could dispose of thirty thousand additional causes in three years, and they should be fully employed before new judges were appointed. At present there might be execution in Wales in fifteen days; —pass this bill, and it might take as many months. The bill did not affect to make law cheap. The expense of law was a crying evil. The Government would abdicate its duty if it allowed its subjects to be robbed in the streets by ruffian violence; and what difference did it make if his pocket was picked by seeking fur justice in the Courts of Westminster Hall? He thought that this was one of the worst attempts at law reform he had ever witnessed. He was no advo. cate for the present abuses of the Welch system having their judges practising barristers ; but that was to be easily remedied by dimin. fishing their number and increasing their salaries. Should not some thing be done to break down the absurd opposition between our Courts of Law and of Equity ? There was a wide field for law re. form, and the people cried out for its adoption. Ile opposed the bill, because it increased the number of judges without necessity, and abolished, instead of reforming, the local jurisdiction of Wales. Mr. WILBRAHA3I hoped that the county of Chester would still retain the advantages It had hitherto possessed. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL trusted, that though he were to admit the assertions of the hon. and learned Member for Clare, that the law of England was of the worst possible description, still, on that account, he ought net to be debarred from bringing in the present measure because it was partial. Matters were not ripe for the revolutionary changes of the hon. and learned Member. There was one point he could not let pass, although the speech of the hon. baronet (Sir R. Peel) had left him but little to say, and that point was one of economy ; he begged to tell the hon. member, that by the old system the expense of law in Wales exceeded that of all England put together ; so that what the hon. member calls cheap justice was dear justice. He trusted that the Bill would be allowed to lito into committee. Sir J. OWEN said, he had not heard a single reason urged that could induce him to support the motion before the house. Mr. W] NN supported the motion. The house then divided, when there appeared— For the motion Against it Majority ..... The house then went into committee on the bill, several clauses were agreed to, and the house reported progress, with leave to alt again. The other orders of the day were then disposed of. Adjourned at a Quarter part Two o Clock. TIGER HUNT-C A ECU T7'4. On the morning of the 18th of November, at about eleven o'clock, intelligence was brought that three bullocks had been s killed by a tiger near the village of Bhopawar, two the night before, and one that morning. We immediately sent to procure correct information with regard to situation, &c. titled early, and sallied out to a tope of trees within a mile of Major W.'s house, at the corner of which there was a patch of sugar-cane of about 70 by 50 yards, in which we were informed the tiger lay ; and in fact, front its situation, be. ing bothered by a nullah, and from the:crowd of villagers assembled, and numerous Bheels armed with bows and arrows, many of whom were seated on the boughs of adjoining trees, we little doubted that the tiger was near at hand. After the usual ceremonies of loading guns, mounting elep hants, &c: we entered the k'hete, and prepared for action. Major V. and Dr. F. were on one elephant, and myself and a servant on another. Taking different sides, we moved slowly forwards for about one mi. nute, when Major W. who was an experienced eye, saw and fired at the head of the tiger ; it afterwards proved that this ball took effect on the tip of the brute's nose, passing through the roof of the mouth, and carrying away one of the tusks of the upper jaw. A ft er re. ceiving the wound the tiger made a most noble spring, his whole body absolutely floating on the air, and had not the el e phant already turned to run,he would, in al l probability, have been upon the howdah ; he, however, fell short, and bit the elephant severely in the hind leg. Both Major W. and Mr. F. fired, but the sudden twist that the elephant made, trumpeting from pain, and gallantly returning the charge, prevented any possibility of a certain aim; this was but a momentaty impulse of courage on the part of the ele. phant, for he again turned and ran, following the example of mine, which had already left the field. After cocsidinable difficulty we got them to re-enter the k'hete side by side. I had been told that tiger.shootiog required the " eye of a hawk and the heat of a lion," and as this was my first essay et this noble sport, I need no t a t tem pt to describe my feelings, as moving steadily onwards to the spot where I had just seen a wild tiger for the first time in my life; standing up in a howdah, with my thumb and finger ready to obey the wink of my eye, which was in vain searching for its object, my heart beat. ing violently in my bosom from the most intense anxiet, created altogether a more lively though thrilling sensation than Thad ever experienced, and such as I verily believe can only be felt when a man is, for *he first time, in such a situation. " With beating hearts the dire event they wait, • Anxious, and trembling for the birth of fate." I have been trying to describe the feelings of a minutes I had not long to meditate. the tiger sprung with a tremendous soar from under :he elephant's feet: I cocked my gun, a nd was in the act of precsnting, vrhen the sudden jirk of the elephant's facing about to retreat discharged it in the air. I had a second barrel, but the ttgrr having found his way behind the howday sufficiently high to shake the elephant by the root of the tail, and claw him most hand. somely, so frightened my servant, that he stood up, and prevented my using it. Mr. W. knocked him off in very good style, while the utuhout's mate, wbo had climbed behind the elephant, was thrown off As the tiger was otherwise engaged he escaped un hurt : both elephants were now running and trumpeting t and were only brought up by a nullah. After much trouble e h :re got them back as far as the cane. but neither coaxing nor punish ment would urge them into it. They beat the ground with their trunks, kicked it about with their feet, and one of them took up a plough that was lying by, and smashed It with rage. We now sent for fireworks, and threw some doren of them into different parts of the cane, where we thought the tiger most likely to he ; they, however, proved useless ; although they set fire to the dry leaves of the sugar-cane, the tiger would not move ; our natural conclusion, therefore, after observing the flame pass over the whole surface, was that he must be dead ; but we were presently undeceived, for a Russeldar, a veteran old sportsman, descried something moving in the thickest part of the cane, and requested permission to fire, which being granted, he let fly a random shot, which made the tiger spring and roar, but whether he hit him or not remains doubtful. After thus trying various methods to get the tiger out, we renewed our efforts to get the elephants again into the k'hete, and after some time succeeded. I got a good shot at the tiger sitting up, in return fur which he charged the side of the elephant ; I tried the second barrel, but it missed fire. The :elephant now ran under the trees, and somewhat endangered my neck amongst the branches ; the other was brought up by a large bough which had just fallen from the weight of the numerous natives who had climbed thereon, as above stated ; after another half-hour's thrash ing and persuading, we got the elephants back to the scratch ; mine went first, but he no sooner smelt or saw the tiger, than he piped off at full speed. I, however, saw him lying full stretch upon his side, and called out " He's dead !" at the same time kneeling back on the seat, I fired, and, perhaps, brought him to life again, for he charged the other elephant, which was close behind, when Mr. F. lent him a shot that sent him to the place from whence he came. This latter elephant would not enter the field after this ; I got mine to run through three times, gaining a foot or two nearer where the tiger lay at each time : on the fourth attempt he pounced directly upon the tiger, which now charged in a more determined manner than ever, first at the el ep hant's side, and then passing forward, sprung upon her head. Mere a better man than myself might have finished the business ; but I found it impossible ; the elephant twirled round with such velocity, that my ' gun was again discharged in the air; the tiger now held the elephant for some seconds by the ear, when I held fast by one hand, and with the other plawd the muzzle of the gun close to his head. The piece again missed fire, and before I could snatch up another both animals were off. I had sadly feared that the mohout would have been pulled down; as it was, his leg was severely bitten, and the elephant's ear much torn. Nothing would now stop my elephant, she ran through the tope, and brought me in contact with a branch, which fortunately break ing in my hand, did no injury; she, however, halted for an instant on the bank of the river, when I dismounted with my guns, and the elephant crossing the water, ran home. I returned on foot to the scene of action, and found the tiger had shown himself some yards out of the k'hete, but ran back before my friends could get a shot. He was observed to be much burned and bloody. It now became too dark for any further proceedings, and we returned home much disappointed that we had not been able to finish our days work with better success. On the following morning we found our friend in the old place, and, of course, renewed the attack, but could not get the elephants to assist us. We adopted a method occasionally adopted in dog. hunting—vis. drew a tope over the cane, which soon disturbed the tiger; but, though be roared, he would not show himself excepting for an instant. After several repetitions of this dragging system, he was dislodged at the opposite side from where we expected him. The Russeklar to whom I have alluded as a veteran sportsman happened to be within a few yards of where he made his exit, and put a ball cleverly behind his shoulder. This drove him back into the sugar cane, where he fell mortally wounded. The same man fired at him again, and, finding he did not move, went and dragged him out. As I have attempted to be somewhat minute in this detail, I should hardly be justified in omitting to describe to you a more de. tided proof of presence of mind, coupled with undaunted courage, than is usually to be met with in a native. A Naib Russeldar of the regiment (who had, amongst others, frequently been warned to keep out of danger) followed the elephants upon their first attack into the field; and upon their running, when the tiger charged, he deter mined to do otherwise. The tiger flew at his horse and pulled him down—when the little fellow, being dismounted, bravely drew his sword with the greatest coolness imaginable, and prepared to do his best. This may be considered merely an act of self-defence ; it not altogether so, for although his horse had left the field dreadfully lacerated, the man was actually searching for the tiger until called of by his commanding officer, who happened to look back and ob. serve his situation. lie escaped in this instance unhurt; but on the following morning he was less fortunate—for, being mounted on a more timid horse, the animal reared and fell back upon his rider, wbo, I am sorry to say, was considerably hurt. On the tiger being conveyed to Major IV's house, and examined, it was discovered that he had received seven shots on the previous evening, which were now extracted, four of them being two-ounce ride balls ; some other smaller ones had passed through his body, and the finishing shot of the Russeldar had perforated his heart. Western Dlalwa, N0v.23, 1829. - LAW REPORTS: - -- VICE-CHANCEL — LOR'S COURT, Juin I& COMPENSATION-LONDON BRIDGE. Baowx v. EIIILD.—The plaintiff's in this use are the tenants for life of two houses, Nos. S and 6, on Fish-street-hill, which, In consequence of the New London-bridge, it has be come necessary to pull down. At the death of the late tenant for life, which took place in September, 1829, the leases of the present occupiers expired ; they, however, continued in pones.' salon of the premises. The London-bridge Commissioners gave them notice that the premises were wanted for the purposes of the new bridge, and they then put in a claim for compensation in consequence of the loss they would sustain in being obliged to leave the premises. The property being under the contrail of this Court a reference was ordered to the Master to inquire what sum ought to be demanded from the London Bridge Commluionen fur the in terest of the freeholders in the premises. The finding of the Mas ter, upon being laid before the Commissioners, was rejected by them as most exorbitant, and it was ultimately determined that the claim should be referred to a Jury. The Commissioners, how ever, had thought it right to award the sum of 400 L to Mr. Green, one of the tenants—the claim of Mr. Chatfield, the other tenant, was unsettled. The present petition was pre sented (the matter shortly being expected to come before the Jury), praying, among other things, that the solicitors of the tenant for life of the freehold, who were entitled to the compensation, should have the management of the matter before the jury, in the place of Messrs. Sanders and Cummings, the solicitors of the trustees; it being alleged that Mr. Sanders had acted as the solicitor of Mr. Green, one of the tenants, and in that character supporting the rights of the occupiers to a claim for compensation which would of course go in reduction of the claims of the plaintiffs. The two characters, I therefore, they would hold, would be inconsistent, for they never could turn round upon themselves, and say, that the freeholder always was entitled to compensation. Mr. HORNE and Mr. ELLISON appeared in support of the pe tition. Mr. KEGHT, who was Counsel for the Trustees, contended that all that had been done by Messrs. Sanders and Cummings was fair and honourable. Mr. Sanders happening to meet Mr. Green going down to the Commission, and accompanied him, in consequence of his requesting him to do so, he being utterly ignorant of the claim whichlte had set up for the sum of 4001. The VICE.CHANCELLOR observed that there could be no doubt of the high respectability of Messrs. Sanders and Cummings. The affidavit which they had made, and which was destructive of their case, left no doubt of their integrity ; but it must be remarked that the highest of all authorities had said, that "No man could serve two masters." From the evidence it appeared, that Mt. Sanders had expressed an opinion that the freeholders were not entitled to any thing for goodwilL His honour thought that was a misconception. Mr. Sanders having wrongfully, though conscientiously, given up the interest of the freehol&rrs, the Court thought it was but fair and proper that some other person should undertake the case of the plaintiff before the jury. The tenants ought to have quitted the premises immediately upon the death of the previous tenant for life. The prayer of the petition must therefore be grained. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, ./trxt 18. EceLzsissricat. Commissiox.—At half past nine o'clock this morning the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of Lon. don and Exeter, Lord Tenterden, Lord Chief Justice Tindal, the Judges of the Prerogative, Admiralty, and Consistory Courts, and the other distinguished individuals forming the commission ap pointed to inquire into the state of the Ecclesiastical Law and the practice of the Courts, attended in this Court, when they severally took the oaths of allegiance, Ike. the administration of which by the officer of the Court occupied a considerable time. TNT RING N. ?AMITE AND NARDI. These defendants were this morning brought up in the cue. tndy of the keeper of Diewgate, for the purpose of being bailed. Trent is a man of respectable appearance, and the other defend ant is his savant. It appeared from the affidavits, that Mr. Tram, who rents the Regent's, Hyde, and the Green Parks, (which he lets out to different butchers to turn sheep into) was walking through the last mentleaud Park on the 9th of June, when he discovered that there were eleven sheep and seven lambs feeding there, of which he had no knowledge, and u be was not allowed to have more than 3.50 there at one time, he or. dered his servant (Wane) to drive them to the Reg ent's-park, land If inquiry should be made respecting them, to inform any one who might make such inquiry, where they were to be found.— The sheep, it afterwards turned out, belonged to a gentleman named Hampseo, who ascertained where they had been taken to, and that It was by order of the defendant Trent. He went to hie (Trent's) house, in Baker-street, Atanchester-square, and on demanding hie sheep, he was told by Trent that they should be delivered up tu him. This, however, from some cause or other, did not satisfy 31r. Hampton, and be procured an officer, and gave the defendant into custody on a charge of sheep-stealing. The charge was beard be. fore the magistrate, and both the defendants were committed to New. gate for the alleged felony. Mr. CARRINGTON, on Wednesday last, obtained a writ of ll t hen Corpus to bring them up to be balled, and in consequence PI that writ they this morning appeared. After ending a number of affidavits, Lord TExTERDIX said the Court proposed that the defendar... Treat should enter into his own recognisance of 2001. and find four sureties of 60L each, and that Wares should enter into his own r, cognizance of 801. and find four sureties of 201. each, towns/tt tb,. charge at the ensuing Old Bailey Sessions. Four persons immediately presented themselves as bail fur both the defendants. They were objected to by Mr. Lee on behalf o• the prosecutor, but the opposition was inefectual. They then en tered into the necessary recogninncea, and the defendants were Tl i s s e r trt was afterwards occupied in hearing motions for tie" trials, of no public interest. Maystow-Housr..—Acasecited a great deal of hue rest came on yesterday before the Lord Mayor. Some days ago Mr. Jarrett, of the house of Jarrett and Tullman, of Fenellurch. street, merchants, appeared, attended by Mr. Dices, the solicitor, before the Lord Mayor, and produced a placard, of which the following is a copy : " .CISO reward—Whereas James Jarrett, of the firm of Jarrett and Tadman, of No. 19, Fenchurdt-street, and of No. 11, Grenad a . place ' Old Kent-road, has absconded with warrants on the Lond on Dock Company, for wines to a considerable amount intrusted to Ili. care r—whosoever will give information to Mr. Chorley, 31, Dow. gate-hill, so that he may be apprehended, shall, on conviction, re , cave the above reward. The said James Jarrett Is about 40 year of age, fair complexion, light eyes, and about five feet seven incite high, and rather inclined to be stout." The solicitor for Mr. Jarrett, at the same time that he handed this placard to the Lord Mayor, stated that his client had sent notice to Mr. Chorley of his determination to appear and answer to any charge that might he brought against him ; and he now, etcr wait ing in vain for several hours, wished to show that he was perfectly justified in holding the warrants with which the calumnious placard accused him of absconding. He also stated that no warrant had been issued by Mr. Chorley on the occasion, and that no officer had been employed to carry into effect what the placard seemed to menace. The LORD 111•yoa expressed great surprise at the exhibition 01 such a placard, but said that, as no accusing party appeared, he could not enter into the merits of the question. Next day Mr. Chorley appeared before his Lordship, and said that the notice of Mr. Jarrett's intention to come forward did not reach his office until after he had left town ; but he was glad to have an opportunity of being confronted with that gentleman, and he request ed that his Lordship would be pleased to issue a summons for his attendance. The summons having been granted, Mr. Jarrett obeyed it, and Mr. Chorley appeared to bring his charge. Mr. Dices appeared as solicitor to the defendant, and Mr. Dobler, jun. as solicitor to Mr. Chorley. Mr. Chorley stated that about three weeks ago Mr. Jarrett ap plied to him on the subject of bartering some wines for a quantity of tin. Witness had no objection, and furnished him with a tasting order, and Mr. Jarrett called on Thursday week and said the whole was arranged, and witness handed to him certain warrants for the delivery of the wines from the London Docks, upot, the understanding that the tin should be forthcoming, or dn• warrants be returned within an hour. By virtue of those warrant , the holder became absolute master of the wines, as they were in dorsed. If the warrants were to be kept, transfer orders for block tin and grain tin were to be substituted ; but witness never say. either one or the other since, neither did he ever see Mr. Jarrett from that moment until now. The estimated amount of the ti:' with which he was to have been supplies] was 3181. The wire warrants amounted to 2421. Mr. Chorley, upon being questioned by Mr. Dien, stated that lit had several transactions with Mr. Jarrett, as one of the firm of Jar rett and Tadman, and had frequently received goods from them for sale. This transaction, however, was between him and Mr. Jarrett, without reference to the firm at all, and was for barter. Mr. Dices desired to know the particulars of the account, as it stood between Mr. Chorley and Meurs. Jarrett and Tadman. Mr. nobler, jun. objected to any allusion to the former dealings of the firm with his client. Mr. Dias said it would be found that Mr. Chorley was in debt to the firm some hundreds of pounds, and this case of the wine war. rants was a continuation of their commercial transactions. His client had the warrants, and was ready to abide by the Lord Mayor's deci. sion ; but he wished, before he should give them up, to obtain the money due by Mr. Chorley to the firm. Mr. Chorley declared that the firm, instead of being hls creditors, were indebted to him 901. but he put his dealings with the firm out of the question : this was a dealing with Mr. Jarrett alone. The LORD SlaYcra said it was evident Mr. Jarrett wanted to mingle the dealings together, so as to make them appear to be parts of the same transaction. Mr. Dices said Mr. Jarrett only wanted the money, to which hi. , concern had a just claim. Mr. Hobler (the shief Clerk) said that the defendant must not go so tortuously about the matter. He then proceeded to read the Act under which Mr. Jarrett was charged. Mr. Dices observed that the words " with intent to defraud" ton► his client out of the operation of the Act. The LoaD MaYoa—.He took the warrants with an assurance that he would return them in an hour. He never did teturu them —what intent did that show ? Mr. Jarrett, in defence, said that he had sent to Mr. Chorley. some time ago, a parcel of goods. amounting in value to 1.3701. and received from him cash to the amount of 6961. Thus matt,7- stood between them. He did this business as he had done all who: business with Mr. Chorley, who had never seen his partner, nor dealt with any one in the house but himself. He was anxious to obtain the balance, in consequence of the advice of his friends. or ar• much security as possible; and he admitted that he had resorted. to this expedient to procure the warrants as security for the balance. Alderman COPELAND, who had been sitting with the land 3lavor on other business, bolted over the accounts produced by Mr. Jar rett, and stated that it appeared from that account that the goods alluded to had been sold by Mr. Cheeky, at a most tremendous loss to the defendant, and that part of the tale had been made to Mr. Chorley himself. It appeared to him that there was a regular tor sting account between the parties. 31r. Chorley declared that the whole transaction upon his part was perfectly fair and honourable. Mr. Hobler, jun. persisted in the charge of fraudulent dealing, and a lied Mr. White, who deposed as to the promise of Mr. Jarrett to re- turn the warrants or the transfer orders fur the tin in an hour to Mr. Choil and also stated that the transaction was between the two as individuals, ' and not resembling any of their former dealings. The Loan MAYOR—However incorrect die defendant's mode et obtaining the warrants may be, I do not feel justified in interfer ing ; hut I must say that in this matter his conduct has been any thing but that of a regular trader. I think that the manner in which they were procured would be disgraceful to any office. What are we to expect from others, when men in large concerns arc guilty of such disgraceful tricks as even swindlers would not resort to ? Mr. Jarrett declared that he considered himself perfectly justified in adopting such means as he had resorted to for the security of his Pro Pert!! Mr. nobler, jun. warmly contended that the act of the defendant was fraudulent. The LORD MAYOR—No, I do not by any means consider it fraudulent ; but I c.onalder it highly dishonourable. Mr. Hobler—Will your Lordship request the defendant to re. store the warrants? The LORD MAYOR—No; I shall have nothing to do with the matter. Mr. Dicas—We certainly shall not deliver up the warrants ; but we shall bring an action against Mr. Chorley. The parties then left the justice.room. nurrHs. At G. Byng•a, Esq. M. P. St. Jame:N./quart, the lady of J. Thynnc, Esq. of a son—ln Wenvoe.castle, Olamorganshire, the lady of R. F. Jenner, Esq. of a daughter—ln Dublin, the lady of John Cuming, Esq. of a daughter. MARRIED. At Wargrava, Betts, J. Laing, Esq. of Hatherleigh, Devon. to Frances Elisabeth, only daughter of the late Rev. P. T. Nind, vicar of Wargrave—At Hitchin, the Rev. J. Rowland, of &Mock. to Miss Langford, only daughter of W. Langford, Esq. of Mullin. Herts—By special license, Nicholas, eldest eon of E. Cotnyn, of Ballinderry, in the county of Galway, Esq. to Sabina, daughter o' the late J. Joyes, of Galway. DIED. At Eldon-place, Kingston, Glasgow, in the 46th year of her lc!. E. Caldwell, wife of J. Cook, Esq. engineer—At Islington. in I" 66th year, the Rev. J. P. Rose, rector of Althome.cum.Cticksca , Essex, and minister of the chapel of ease, Islington—At Penton- Title, after a short illness, in her 68th year, Mrs. Ann Humphrey. of Bath, relict of W. Hutsfrey, Esq. formerly of Claphani.coni. mon—Mr. J. Delany, In his 2lat year, eldest son of Mr. J. Dela ny, of Rotherhithe.-111r. Crick, of Norwood, for more than forty years clerk to the late Counsellor Topping—At Brighton. in Sikh year, R. Podmore, of Clayton, Sussex—At his house in Spring-garden-parade, Dublin, C. Sloane, Esq. aged 48 yea*'' •- - - LAPPIN : Printed and Pubi[abed by Jour Manta, at dm StagOrrics No. I. Piebett-place,Tentple Bar.