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- - • ..-,4 • Lafir NOTICES-THIS DAY. COUR — Ta i rraHES. Pint Session in Easter Term, before Sir John Nichol. • 'COURT OF CHANCERY.—Petitions. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.—Petitions. courvr OF KING'S BENCH. Middlesex Simla Juries. v Anderdon .Burrows,lst hyorder Cane, who hash survived Carder, Spratt, jun. v. Davis v. Lord Dalhousie. . Common Juries. Brown and another v. Stratford I Doe dem. Robson v. Meade and others Robinson ' executor, dce. v. Brown Date v. Gibson . Green v. Bertram Thorne v. Mortis Boyle v. Perkins Woodford v. Crocker: Harrison v. Walker Doe dem. Harrison v. Mitchell Padmore v. Montagu, Esq, To sit at half-past nine. :COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. London Special Juries. iklildmay v. Knapp. ;No Common Juries. ' Sat at half.put nine. ~ i LAW INTELLIGENCE. !COURT 01177 - CANCERY. BARNES V. WILSON. fins was a motion heard a few days since, and the object was to prevent the enrolment of the decree in this cause. The question whether the caveat against the enrolment of the decree had kern lodged in time to entitle the party lodging the caveat to a re. hearing of the cause. It appeared to have been a race between the two solicitors in the cause—Mr. Taylor on one side, and Mr. Per kins on the other—and an express had been despatched to Brighton, to his Lordship, to stay the enrolment of the decree. By the prac. tice of the Court a party, upon lodging a caveat in due time, is en. titled to stay the enrolment of a decree for 28 days from the presen tation to the Lord Chancellor to be enrolled ; and even after enrol. ment if any surprise had been used, or irregularity shown, a decree has ban opened. The LoRD CHANCELLOR now gave judgm ent on the motion, and stated that he had consulted the Cle rics upon the point. By their certificate they had declared it to be theiropinion that the caveat was lodged too late to prevent the enrolment. This question being decided, the next point was, whether any case was made by the affidavits which would justify the interference of the Court, by vacating the enrolment. A case of Stephens v. Guppy, 1 Turner 178, had been cited, to show that the Court had on a former occasion, interfered, and vacated the enrolment. The plain. tiff had there moved to vacate the enrolment on the ground of surprise, and it was proved that there was surprise and that the other party was led to suppose that the decree would not be en. rolled in the ease cited at the bar the decree was enrolled on the 10th of December, 1822, the decree having been pronounced in March preceding, and on the Bth of December the plaintiff presented a pe tition for rehearing. A few days before the petition of rehearing the plaintiff's solicitor informed the other side that the petition was prepared, and the defendant's solicitor desired that no time might be lost in presenting it. Here there was no ground for alleging sur. prise or irregularity ; the decree was duly enrolled, and the only mode now left for impeaching the decree was by an appeal to the House of Lords. Motion refused without costs. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. RICHARDSON T. DICKENSON. Mr. RussELL, at the sitting of the Court this morning, applied for a special injunction to restrain the Lotds Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury from paying a sum of money to the defendant. The SOLICITOR.GENESAL observed that he was ilit h ad occupied of the Court in the case of Wilding v. Bolding, which h occupied three days. He thought the application should have been made to the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Armand. (with some warmth) —I can only say, Sir, that I never heard anything like this, that a gentleman behind the bar, in making an application for a special injunction, is to be stopped by learned counsel within the bar, stating that they are in the middle of an argument. lam totally unacquainted with the mode of pro. ceeding in this court, if it is not its habit to give precedence to ap. plientions of this kind. The Vtex-Caarrezt.Lort—Hand me your brief, and I will rad the affidavits. I stated yesterday that I would take the case of Wilding and Bolding in preference to every thing. The Soticuroa.figsgast.—Sir, I don't choose to be bandied with those observations of Mr. Russell. I trust. therefore, if he presses it, you will allow him to make his application ; but I should have thought he would have bad a little more courtesy than to have said what he has. The VICE-CwarrcEtz.oa—lndeed I shall not hear his applica tion now : I will read the affidavits. Proceed, Mr. Solicitor, with Wilding and Bolding. Mr. Rossera.—lf I go to the Lord Chancellor I shall then be told that I ought to go to the Vice Chancellor; and when I come here, I am told by the Solicitor General that I ought to have gone to the Lord Chancellor. The motion would not take two minutes. The SOLICITOR.GENERAL—Your Honour, I hope, will quiet my friend by hearing the application. The VICE-CHANCELLOR—I shall not. I will read the affidavits. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Aran. 23. FAIR v. ELPHINSTONE. This case excited much interest. The Court was much crowded. Mr. DENMAN (with whom was Mr. BRODRICE and Mr. FOLLETT) stated that the plaintiff was a literary gentleman, and the defendant was lately governor of Bombay. The action was brought to recover compensation in damages for loss the plaintiff had sustained in being forcibly compelled, by an order of the de. feudant, to leave Bombay. The learned counsel detailed the facts. In the year 1822, Mr. Fair obtained a licence from the East India Company to reside in Bombay, to which place he shortly afterwards repaired. Soon after his arrival he established a newspaper, en. titled the Bombay Casette, and also another literary work, which were well received, so much so, that Sir Edward West, then Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, solicited Mr. Fair to report the pro. ceedings of that Court. This request was complied with, and tor a length of time their accuracy was not complains of. In Ju1y,1824. however, an extraordinary scene occurred. The judges' apartments communicate with the Court, against the door of which a person called a " Chop Guard," is placed to prevent the entrance of strangers. On the occasion referred to a Mr. Shaw was present on business, and he requested the " Chop Guard" to furnish him with pens, ink, and paper ; the Guard said he could not leave his post, but that a Seapoy near him would furnish what was wanted ; the an. ewer not being satisfactory, Mr. Shaw knocked him down. Mr. Justice Chambers, who was then presiding, ordered an attachment to issue for contempt of Court. A scone so extraordinary was of course reported by the plaintiff, which report by some means or other gave offence to the Governor (Mr. Elphinstone), and that gen tleman gave Mr. Fair notice, that if he did not publish that the re. port was incorrect he would be expelled the Island. Mr. Fair, knowing the correctness of his report, positively refused to publish a statement that would stamp him as a person capable of writing a falsehood. The consequence was, the defendant issued an order, and he was carried on board a ship which was go ing a circuitous route to England, where he did not arrive for twe lve months after wards. It was for the expulsion front Bombay, and the losses in consequence sustained, that the plaintiff brought his p _resent action. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (with whom were Mr. Guiltier, Mr. ADAM Mr. Sergeant SPANILIE and two other Gentlemen), raised an objection—that the statute Of 10th Geo. 3, cap. 147, under which the action was brought, rendered it imperative that it should be commenced within three years of the plaintiff's arrival in Eng land. Mr. Fair arrived in Sept. 1825. A long discussion ensued. After which Lord TENTERDEN Said he felt bound to allow the objection. The Act was imperative, and made no exceptions. The plaintiff was accordingly nonsuited. COURT OF COAIMON PLEAS, APRIL 23. CATHERINE SINPSON T. NARROW AND ANOTHER. This was an action brought against the defendants, representatives of the Globe Insurance Company, to recover the sum of 1,5001. be. fog the amount of a policy of Insurance effected on the life of Lydia Jane Simpson, the daughter of the plaintiff: Mr. Sergeant TADDY (with whom were Mr. Sergeant Andrews sod Mr. Patteson) stat ed , that the insurance was effected in the month of September, 1828, for the term of seven years. The young lady died in the month of March, 1829. She had previously been in good health, but early in that month she paid a visit to her half brother, a Mr. Edwards, and returned home suffering from what ap peared to be an attack of' bilious fever. She was immediately at. tended, as they would hear, by a medical man; but her illness defied all the efforts made to preserve her, and she died in about a week afterwards. Her body was opened, but no latent cause of death was discovered, and, as sometimes occurred, the medical gen tlemen were at this moment unacquainted with the cause of her dis solution. Under these circumstances, he was unable to anticipate the nature or course of the defence. Ilis Learned Brother might, perhaps, show that, some years before het death, the young lady had been guilty of an imprudence. Possibly he might maintain, that the young lady's object in effecting this policy, to obtain money fee it, by which she would be able to open a school, showed a weakness of intellect ; and thence he might argue that her constitutional health Gould not Le good. But let him say what he liked—let him adduce whatever evidence he could—the question would at last come round to this--whether, at the moment of effecting this policy, she pos. mated an insurable life. It would be most distinctly proved that her's was an insurable life, and the verdict must be for the plaintiff The policy was read. It was dated on the 10th of September. 102 a, and dbeted ea a declaration made on the *h of the same nionth. After the usual words respecting She person going be. yood the sea, the grounds stated for its becoming void wire, that . • the person was not afflicted with gout, rheumatism, or other disorder affecting the vital organs, nor with any disease tending to shorten life. Mr. Thomas Edwards deposed-1 live at Kennington ; I know Miss Jane Simpson. Her mother married my brother ; her daugh. ter was the child of a second marriage. Miss Jane was the eldest of eight children. Her mother lived lately at Plymouth. I knew Miss Jane at a very early age. She came to join my family at Christmas, 1827 ; she was then in a fair state of health. She had been living at Wantage, in Berkshire. She died in Feb. 1829. My family consists of my wife, my daughter, and myself. Miss Jane had been in the house of her half brother when she was taken She had sometimes complained of what we call a determination of blood to the head. Mr. Edwards, her half-brother, lived in Brunswick.square. When she came back she complained that she could keep nothing on her stomach. She was attended by Mr. Ed wards and by Nlr. Handy, who resided on the Surrey a ide of Water loo-bridge. She died in a week or ten days. In the Brat instance her illness created no alarm in my mind. On the Friday I began to be alarmed. I understood that Mr. Handy did not apprehend the least danger. I did not know until after her death that any po licy had been efFected on her life. In September, 1828, she was in general good health. She complained of nothing except occasionally of the little pains in her head. Cross-examined—When she came to my house she was under 20 years of age. I had not seen her for seven years before she mune to my house. It was not until after her death that I became apprised of the circumstance of her having had a child, not of her having I miscarried. The child died soon after its birth, at least so I understood. Mrs. Catherine Edwards, the wife of the last witness, deposed nearly to the same effect. Mies Edwards was then examined, and gave her evidence to the like effect. Mr. J. Handy deposed—l am a surgeon ; I reside in Stamford. stmt; I was introduced to Miss Simpson in June, 1826; 1 knew her from that time until her death, and saw her at various times during that period ; 1 was introduced to her at Trowbridge ;1 I had often seen her during the year 1828; she was a person of pale complexion, but rather of a full or plump habitof body; 1 had no reason to suppose. from what I saw of her, that she was a very healthy young woman ; I attended her on Monday, the 9th of Feb. 1 saw her then in Brunswick-square : she came into the room and said, " What do you think of me, 1 have walked to Hampatead and back ?" I afterwards saw her at Kennington ; there was great ner. eons irritability and sickness of the stomach, and general excite. ment ; I mean fever. The stomach was most affected; there was sickness with pain and irritation. The witness here detailed the particular manner in which he treated the deceased till her death. I expressed the greatest surprise, and said I should wish for a post snorter* examination, not being satisfied as to the cause of her death. I obtained the consent of the family, and I called in Mr. Franks, and he brought with him Dr. Wilmot ; the examination took place on Tuesday morning; we found nothing particular in the stomach, except bilious secretions, which were not unhealthy ; the head was opened; there was nothing that we call unhealthy there; but there was a great turgescence of the blood vessels, a fullness more than usually met with ; we were at least an hour and a half in examining the body; there was nothing to lead us to judge that she had been affected with any latent disease tending to shorten life; this wasone of those cases where we cannot tell the cause of the death; they often occur ; Mr. Edwards first requested me to allow the office to refer to me; this is his hand writing ; when I was first introduced to Miss Simpson, I observed that for so young a person she was very stout; I did not then know nor suspect her pregnancy ; Mr. H. Edwards was with me taking a tour in the West of England when I first saw her; he left the party, having been called up in the middle of the night to go to Trowbridge, where she was staying, and on his return he called me aside, and said a dreadful occurrence had happened; he then told me of her pregnancy. Dr. Byam Wilmot, a physician, residing at Kennington, deposed to the circumstances attending the post 'aortae exami na ti on . There was nothing to make him think the deceased had any disease to shorten life. The fact of her having had a child was mentioned. He should not otherwise have observed it. That would not, in his opinion, have accelerated her death. Crosi.examined—l did not examine the uterus. If I had, it would perhaps have assisted me in forming my opinion. I should judge more from the present state of the person. I do not think it an important question ,in insuring the life of a married woman, to know if she has ever had children ; but I h ave n ever cons id ere d that question. If a woman has had a very bad delivery the first, that is likely to influence her health in future life. I should con. skier it somewhat material to tell that fact to persons who applied tome on the subject. Mr. Gee. Franks, apothecary to the South Lambeth Dispensary, gave similar evidence. Mr. Sergeant WILDE, on behalf of the defendants, said the de. l fence of the Globe Insurance Company was, that the whole transac tion on the part of Mr. H. Edwards, of whom the Jury had heard so much, was one of fraud and conspiracy. The Learned Sergeant then detailed the circumstances which, he said, he should prove in evidence. Among other facts, he said, he should produce the let. ten of Miss Simpson to a yogng school-fellow, written both befor e and after the date of the polid. These would show that, at that moment, she believed her constitution to be quite undermined, and that she would not live long. It would be proved that not only Mr. H. Edwards must have known of the bad state of her health, but that in disposing of this and other policies among his own cre ditors, and for his own benefit, as he did immediately after effecting them, he actually told them that the policies were valuable, for that the life would not last The Ctitzr JUSTICE stopped the Learned Sergeant, and said that, if these letters contained what was now stated, he should consider that those expressions of Miss Simpson's opinions, with respect to her own health, as quite decisive of the cause. He was also of opinion, that the concealment of the fact of the pregnancy, especially when one of the plaintiff's own witnesses had stated the necessity of mentioning that circumstance to the insurers, was of itself sufficient to vitiate the policy. Mr. Sergeant TADUT, for the plaintiff, submitted to a nonsuit under these circumstances. A crowd of witnesses were in Court, ready to be examined for the defence. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS. The persons who were apprehended inHyde-park, by the police men in duise, for certain practices, were on Saturday placed at the bar for trial. Williams Benton, the first defendant, was found Guilty, the pa I , licemen swearing positively against the prisoner. The evidence against the next ddendant, Joseph Clare, was equally positive ; but the Jury Acquitted him. Edward Butler, the next defendant, was also Acquitted. Mr. C. PHILLIPS, and all the other gentlemen of the bar present, expressed the utmost indignation against the demoralising system of policemen disguising themselves to ensnare to crime. Mr. C. Phil lips remarked that, instead of a preventive police, such persons as the prosecutors deserved the designation of an accessorial police. Riehard Milan, the next defendant, was found Guilty. than Barry, the next defendant, was Acquitted for want of est deuce. A number of his friends, maleand female, attended to speak to his character. Upon this the Jury rose up as one man, and requested that none of the prosecutors in these uses should be allowed their expenses. The Chairman and Bench of Magistrates assented most cheerfully. Mr. C. PHILLIPS observed that there would be no more disguises when it was found that nothing was made by it. Benton and Milan were then brought up for judgment. The former pleaded his innocence in the strongest language. They were sentenced to six months' imptisonment. As a proof that His Majesty's Ministers are in ear nest to retrench in every possible quarter, the allowance of 13s. per diem, which has hitherto been granted to the collector of the excise and his clerk each, when on their circuit, is reduced to 10s. ; and the allowance of a break - fast, dinner, &c., given to the officers stationed in the country, and who attend on the collector, is to be dis continued.—Plymouth Journal. HORSE-ST EA LI NO.—On Monday evening last two young men, of shabby-genteel appearance, arrived, in a single-horse chaise, at the White Horse Hotel, Brighton. Having put up their horse, they proceeded to Mrs. Dring's boarding-house, in Ship-street, where they re mained that night ; and, having breakfasted in the morning, went out, saying that they should return in half an hour. They proceeded to the White Horse, and, asking for two saddle horses, they were referred to Mr. Hayllar, but he refused to let his horses g o out without a reference. They then found out Mr.Weatherall, in Russell -street, who devatched aman with two horses to the White Horse, instfucting him not to let the horses go without a reference to some person of respectability : the groom delivered his message, when the sharpers showed hint their horse and gig; and, blinded by ap pearances, the man suffered them to mount and depart. From that time to the present neither horses nor men have been heard of, notwithstenchng notices have been distributed throughout the country. The horse and gig were claimed, on Thursday evening, by a person from Streatham. Both the stolen horses were geldings ; one a bay, the other a dirty chaenut. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. avi _. BRUT AL AIIIAV Saturday Thaw BMWs and John Crawley were charged bdore Mr. Alderman THonrs with assault ing John Childs, under the following brutal circumstances Mr. Childs stated, that about balf-past four o'clock on Saturday afternoon, while crossing Smithfield market, be observed Crawley paying attentions of a very suspicious nature to a young lad who was carrying a box. Mr. Childs determined on watching him, and pre sently saw him go to a public-house close by, where he cried out, "Ho ! here's a chance . '' Brown, the other prisoner, came out of the public-house, joined Crawley, and both proceeded after the lad and his box. The complainant followed close behind, and the pri soners, finding Mr. Child's attentions directed to them, gave up the attempt at the corner of Charter-house-square, and apparently took another direction. Mr. Childs, considering the box now safe, turned back, but as soon as he got into the market the prisoners attacked him, Crawley first striking at his bead. Brown then raised an umbrella he had in his hand and forted the bless ferule on the top of it through the complainant's left cheek, which it penetrated to a depth of three Inches, while the laceration of the cheek itself mea sured an inch and a half. The statement of the complainant was corroborated by several witnesses. The officer who had charge of the prisoners said that they had been discharged from Newgate only • • few hours before the assault was committed, having been sent from this office about six weeks ago with a man, named Cooke, on a charge of stealing some butter. The bill was ignored by the grand jury against the two prisoners, but Cooke was tried, and transported. Brown is well known, being considered one of the oldest and most fortunate thieves in the city district, having, although repeatedly being in custody, effected his escape, owing to powerful physical strength. Brown admitted having committed the assault, but alleged the complainant first insulted him. Crawley pleaded intoxication. Ile said he had got out of a " little trouble" the same day, and a friend treated him to some liquor, which left him incapable of knowing what he was about. Mr. Payne—l don't believe that ; thieves are too wary ever to get drunk. Mr. Alderman THORNE committed Brown to Newgate under Lord Ellenbotough's act, and Crawley was ordered to find bail for common assault. Br )W-STRbET. DARING ♦xD EXTRNIII;iiO/11EITY AT THE MARQUIS OF DATM'S.-011 Saturday Sir IL Biaiezz was occupied for some time in the examination of a number of the servants of the noble marquis respecting a very daring robbery which was committed on Wednes day nii,ht last in the marquis's house in Grosvenor-square. The facts which appeared in evidence were these :—The noble marquis had a party, and the plate was removed to the kitchen to be cleaned before it was placed in the plate chest. It is supposed that some dexterous thief; who had received information of the booty be ing in the kitchen, slipped down the area steps and carried off the property. Information was given at this office of the robbery, and Gardener, the officer, was employed to use his exertions to detect the thieves. On Friday, the under-butler of the Marquis underwent a private examination at this office, and such was the inculpatory nature of the evidence, that Sir R. Blame ordered him to be committed to prison, for re-examination on a future day. On Saturday a number of the servants of the Marquis attended at this office, and underwent a rigid examination by Sir R. MAIM In his private man; and, though It is believed the plate, on which was engraved the crest of the Marquis, has found its way to the melting pot, yet there is every reason to believe the parties who were implicated in the rubbery will not escape justice. On Saturday, Beltran! Baldwin, the pugilist, who is better known as " White-headed Bob," was brought in custody before Mr. HALLS, by Stevens, the officer, charged by a young Irish. woman, named Catherine Murray, with having abused her person forcibly and against her will. The defendant, who appeared to treat the charge with great levity, was dressed in a style far above his supposed means of life, and the rich silk waistcoat, velvet stock, and kid gloves which he wore, were rather oddly contrasted with the rude bulk and fiat and battered %risme of a professional boxer. The complainant, having been sworn, stated, that on Thursday last, she went into Ashdown's colike.shop, in Bow-street, accom nled by a gentleman, who hod premised to get her a situation. The gentleman soon after went away, desiring her to wait for him. The defendant came in and sat beside her. After some time, he invited her up stairs, telling her she would not be allowed to sit there any longer. She accordingly went up stairs, suspecting no harm. The waiter and another man went with them, but they soon after went away. The defendant then called for a Flab* of some. thing to drink, and persuaded her to take part of it. The liquor took an immediate effect upon her and she was sure that something had been mixed in it, as her had had not been right since she had drank it. The defendant then locked the door, and abused her per son against her will. Mr. HALLS.—This is a strange story, young woman; arc you quite sure you did not consent P Complainant...—l did not consent, I resisted as well as I could. Mr. Harl.e....Did you scratch his face ? Complainant.—l see your worship is making fun of me, but 1 will not be put o ff in that way ; I came here for justice, a nd justice I must have. Mr. Ham.s.—You are quite mistaken, my good woman if you think 1 am making fun of the matter ; but you must recollect that this man's life is at stake, and it is therefore necessary that I should know the truth. Who is this gentleman for whose return you were waiting when the defendant first vomited you ? The defendant said that the complainant had passed the night with the party alluded to. Complainant.—lt is no such thing. Ile never laid an immodest hand upon me. He is too much the gentleman to do so. A person in Ashdown's employment said that the party referred to was Capt. Copeland, of Russell-square. Ur. HALLS.—And who is this Captain Copeland? The same person replied that be was a friend of Mr. Ashdown's, and a frequenter of the house. Me. HALLs (to the clerk)—ls not this the house against which so many informations have been laid ? The clerk replied in the affirmative. The magistrate then proceeded to question the complainant more closely on the subject of the alleged assault, but her answers were not sufficient to establish the charge, although it was evident she had been treated In a ruffianly manner. The defendant said, that believing the girl to be a common pros. titute he treated her to some mutton chops. after which he certainly took liberties with her, but not without her consent. She almost asked him to do so, and be was persuaded by her. Mr. Halts—Come come, Mr. Baldwin, you do not mean to tell me that she committe d the ati.ault upon you. (Laughter.) I ells. miss the warrant, and the complainant may indict if she pleases. Complainant- I will go to the Lord fur justice. The parties then retired. The following curious charge of felony was brought before Sir R. BraxtE and Mr. HALLs : Charles Losvll, landlord of the Red Lion public-house, in St. Alutin's-court, was charged, by Thomas Ilythe, who described himself as gun-maker to the University of Cambridge, with having robbed him of 221. under these circumstances The complainant stated that he bad been In town buts few days, and on Sunday he spent the evening with a friend in Holborn, after which he went to Mother H.'s. and laid a wager there with a person re. eroding the late Sir T. Lawrence. Ile was told that the defendant would decide the wager ; and under that persuasion he was Induced to go to his house. This was between two and three o'clock in the eamuing. He had a dispute with a young man whom he met in the defendant's parlour, and they agreed to fight it out where they were. Accordingly be (the complainant) took of his coat and waistcoat, and laid them on the table, and having fought two or three rounds, he caved to fight his adversary for 201. and he went to his waistcoat pocket for the money, but found that it was gone. He then made the defendant acquainted with his loss, and Ledbetter the officer being present, ordered the doors to be shut, and expressed his determination to search every person in the house. This, how ever, was not done, and he never saw his money after. Mr. HALLS—But what reason have you fur supposing that the defendant stab it ? The defendant said he had a witness who would prove tt.at fact. A young woman then came forward, and stated that she had been a servant to the defendant, and was present in the parlour when the fight took place. She saw her master take up the complainant's waistcoat and help himself to souse sovereigns which he found in one of the pockets. He then tried the other pocket, but finding nothing in it but some silver, he put it back again. The defendant positively denied this, and said that the gill was a discharged servant, and been induced to trump up this story by the complainant, in whose pocket he found only a few halfpence. Ledbetter stated that he was in the defendant's house at the time the disturbance took plans, being on the look.out for a person against whom a writ of rebellion had been issued. Hearing that money bad I been lost, lie offered to ekes the doors and search the company. The complainant, however, Mid him he had lost no money. The Magistrate asked the girl who induced her to cane forward and give evidence when her line master ? The girl replied, that the esespiainant induced her to go with him to a publiclouse, wham she agreed to state what she had said. The defendant said Magid peeve that the complainant and the girl had parsed the night_ tegether. Mr. HALLS said he daisies the charge, as he did not be lieve the girl's tarp He thee shined the complainant to go back to Cambridge as woe as he amid, ter he might be assured he would' come to no good by visiting each houses as Mother H.'s. LAMBETH-STREET. EXTltZtelt Feagerslone and Jena Adams, two young num whom exhibited the very extreme of poverty, were pia& at thin:r.lince One of the policemen stated, that between one and two o'clo t i, the night before be found the prisoners loitering about the streets, and on asking them what they were about at such an hour, they bo t h at once replied that they were watching for an opportunity to commit a robbery of some kind that they might be sent to go a l to be kept from starving. They said they had made two attemp t , but failed, and were then mdy to perish with hunger. In con. sequence of this declaration of their intentions he took them to the watchhouse. The prisoners being called upon for their defence fully con. firmed the officer's statement ; and, in reply to questions from tI t• magistrate, stated that they were Irishmen. They came to London about a fortnight ago and did every thing in their power to get work, but did not succeed. They had parted with all their clothes to buy ' food, and for the last three days had tasted nothing but a penny. worth of bread each, and bad walked about the streets three night, for want of shelter. They bad applied for relief to the parish otii. sera and the magistrates of that office, or to be pasted to Met: own country, but were refused, and were told they must lint, their way back as they came. They did not know how to pis. serve life any longer but by doing something for which they might be sent to prison, though they had never done any such thing it their lives. The Magistrates committed them to the House of Correction fur one month, where they were told they would not be allowed to suffer from hunger. They left the bar blessing the Magistrate for sending them to prison without forcing them to do any thing of which they nut , be ashamed. DREADFUL ACCIDENT. We have received the Manchester and Salford Advertiser ~ f Saturday. the 24th inst. which contains the followin g DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT TIIE RAILWAY-BRIDGE. TWELVE MEN DROWSED. _ _ It is our painful duty this morning to detail the particulars of one of the most appalling accidents which has occurred in this town for a number of years; indeed, with the exception of the fatal launch at the new quay about three years ago, there has been nothing even to compare to it. It is well known to our readers in this town, that a bridge is in course of erection over the Irwell, from the New Baileyfield to the ground a little beyond the new quay, in order to carry the line in railway across into Water-street. The rain baring fallen in con siderable excess for the last few days, the river was very much swelled, and the current proportionately strong. About eight o'clock 19 or 20 of the masons and their labourers entered a boat which was to carry them over the river to breakfast. This number being much too large for the size of the vessel the water nearly approached the edge, and sufficient room was not allowed for ths boatman to use his oars With effect. The men, as usual, gave On: boat a violent push from the shore, and before the boatman could get it under command with his oars, the boat, with the impetus given to It, dashed against the piles. The current being very strong with the late rains, and the boat being crowded with men, in a standing position, the shock wit so violent that all the men were thrown to one side ; in a moment the boat filled with water, and the men, with the exception of the boatman, 1V:11:Wilson, who was sitting in the boat up to the middle in water, were precipitated inn. the river. Several of the men seised hold of Wilson with a convulsive grasp, in the vain hope of saving themselves ; but he, making a desperate effort, plunged into the water, and dived to the New-quay wharf. Wilson's presence of niind in this awful juncture is worthy of great praise. Scarcely had be arrived at the shore when he pushed two beams of wood towards the struggling men in the water, under the hope that they might be of service to them. lie then jumped into a stone-boat which was laying at the side, and towed into the middle. Two of the men had dung to the piles, and these Wil,oi. took into the boat. Their names are James 111‘Donnell and Janus Findley. Another man, named Sandie Mattetson, swam to one or the New-quay rafts, and was picked up ; and three others, David Fleming, John Carter, and George Roy, swam to the shore. Thi remainder, amounting to twelve, at least, were drowned, having sunk before the strenuous exertions which were being made for their rescue could be available. Of the sufferers eleven were taken out of the water within two hours, and taken to Mr. Raby's • but the twelfth has not yet been discovered. I lie names of the men found are—John Win. stanley Turner, sen. John NVinstanley Turner. jun. Peter Diamond. John Wilson, Jeremiah Andrews, Ralph Cardwell, James Dowley, James Ikarren, Donald Nl'Donald, Alexander Findley, brother to the Findley saved, and William Howard. A boy, who has not yet been got out of the river, is named James Findley, aged thirteen. It cannot be known with certainty whether these are the whole or the sufferers until this evening, the period at which the men are paid their wages. The house of Mr. Raby has been thronged during the early part of the day by the agonised friends of the suf ferers. The inquest will be held on the bodies at tire o'clock to morrow. We are in justice bcur.d to say that the conduct of th e pen connected with the old and new quays Is deserving of the bight,: commendation, as they were prompt in rendering every anis. tenet in their power; and in order to remove any imputation of blame from any person relative to this unhappy affair, we take the opportunity of stating that Mr. Broekbank and Mr. Fife, the con tractors for the bridge and who had provided the boat, have frequently censured them for crowding in such numbers in the boat ; and it is • remarkable fact that, so recently as last Thursday, Mr. Fife, who was himself going over in the boat, insisted on several of the men jumping out, the boat being toe full, and he mentioned the fatal launch at the New Quay as a caution to their imprudence. This, however, was not regarded, the men saying the river was not deep enough to drown them ; and this might have been true, but fur the present high Rood of the river. The period at which the accident took place being wet, there were few persons near who observed the accident at the moment ; indeed, we believe one of the masons. named Thomas Riley, who was waiting for the return of the boat. there not being room for him the first time, was the only one alto saw the whole of the melancholy accident. HEBDONIADARY. Tuts DAY.—The plague broke out in London, 1665. Day in. creased 0 hours 42 min. Day breaks 22 min. past 3. Conjunc tion of Mars and Georgiuni Sidus. To.stoßitow--Jupiter rises 21 min. past 1 morning. WEDNESDAY—Easter Term begins. Mercury in perihelio. THURSDAY—Saturn sets 22 min. past 2 morhing. Mona enters first quarter 8 evening. FRlDAY—Quartile of the Sun and Ocorgium Skins. SATURDAY—St. Phillip and Si. James. Holiday at the Bank. SUNDAY—Sun rises 35 min. past 4, acts 26 utia. past 7. :ilassacte at Madrid, 1808. Battle of Lumen, 1813. BIRTHS. At the Rectory, Forant, Wilts, the Lady of the Rev. 0. 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