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LAW INtELLIGENCE. Sittings appointed before Lord TENTERDIN at West• min ter, in and after Hilary Tom, 1829: IN 11911. LONDON. Monday. Jan. 29, half-past 12. friturday. Jan. 31, half put 12. Wednesday, feb. 4. balf-past 9. Thursday, Feb. 3, half put 9. Tueiday, Feb.lo,lsalf.past 9. Wednesday, Feb. 11, half-past 9. ANTI; TIMM twi t , Feb. 13, half -past 9. I Saturday, Feb. 14, half-put 9. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Jai. 20. ILIUM IN THI MATTI* of JOYNER. TIC ViCa-CuaacatLort gave judgment to-day upon this Pe'ition. He directed the Assignees to account for 14W. 18s. charged as travelling espenses, and ordered an inquiry before the Commissionen, as to whether the estate of the bankrupts had been damnified by the Assignees in compounding the verdict for 3,0001. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, _ 00. Before Lord T and a Special Jury. CROSSLEY V. BEVERLEY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, as pro. ptietor of a patent taken out by Mr. Clegg, an engineer, for the invention of certain apparatus to generate and distribute gas, against the defendant,for an infringement of one part of that apparatus, namely, the " gas meter, a machine contrived to gunge or measure the gas during its supply for the purposes of illumination. Sir J..Sc* entre, on behalf of the plaintiff, entered into an elaborate description of the principles of the " gas meter," illustrating by models the :mute of the inven tion, showing that by passing the gas into a hollow wheel or d. um, revolving upon an axis, and divided by several compartments, inclosed in a case containing water to a certain height, by which the gas was to displace a portion of water in one of the compartments, and thus creating a motion by which the revolution of the wheel was effected. During its progress, the different compartments were either receiving or delivering the gas,and being connected with multiplying wheels and an index, graduated in pro portion to the capacity of the wheel itself, a register of the gas consumed was obtained. The Learned Counsel ob es wed, that if the merits of the invention consisted in the first application t.f a pract;cal mode of measuring gas, no mere variat;on of form in the method of apply ing the mechanical means could vitiate the patent. The defendant, he contended, professed to have varied the mert.od of introducing the gas into the meter, and by discarding certain scrolls or serpentine tubes not neces ssry for the putp , ses of tl.e machine, he had ventured fit years to ma cut icture and sell the same articles as the p aintiff, which he claimed by his patent an exclu sive privi'ege to. The plaintiff sold, from the year 1824 to December 1828, 15,678 gas meters, exclusive 'ci large one,. Mr." Henry Will, examined by Mr. Poctocx, pro duced the following office copie.—The specification and drawings of the pa.ent, which were put in and read,. froM which it appeared that there were four parts of gas apparatus ; the first was the rotatory retort, the se• cond the purifier, the third the gas meter, and the Mort , the gas governor, to regulate pressure. • Mr. BROUGHAM, on behalf of the defendant, re quested that parts of the specification relating to the retcrt. i.trifier, ;IA governor should be read, as well as the whole ot that telating to the meter. Farey, civil engineer, examined by Mr, F. Poci.ncic deposed directing Ins particular attention to the *roar:. s. for the preparation of gas for the last 20 yesrs. In 1816 he assisted 4s. Clegg in drawing asp the specification of this Fatent, several parts of which sere new, and patticidarly that for measuting gas, %hid) is a :mot imitortinst inciple. The mode also rf regulatiny ill? pressure or seri ply of gas was Lighly important. The patent was the most perfect machine at the time it was introduced, tamely, in 1816. It con tained the best method cf rimming, cleansing, and of measuring gas, which c,suld be u•ed at that time; some improvements i.ave taken place since. He considered . 11-e patent a mo t impor:ant invention. This witness was banded one of the morels of the gas meter, the princi• pies of which he mini ely described. Mr. Clegg, the inventor of the apparatos, proved that he tried it at the gas works in Peter•street,Westminster, and found it a great improvement on the then existing process. The only alteration in the machine used at the gas works was a pipe invented by Mr. Mallam, who had been employed in Peter-street works since he left the Company in 1816. George Lowe, manager of the Peter-stteet Gas Com pany, said he had seen Mr. Clegg's specification, and having examined the retort for making gas, was eua bled to bii% it was an improvement on all other retorts. It; quality was making a greater quantity I f gas than the existing rem ts, with a lets quantity of fuel. The . gas n:e er was also a great improvement. The elaintiff having closed hit case, Mr. BR.' L'GHA m addressed the Jury for the defendant, 'an..! cot .e dad that the plaintiff's patent was rendered 'void by obscurity in if e specification. Whoever took 01st a potent, whi ch gave him a monopoly of 14 years, was hound to set forth, for the tenefit of the publie,when 'his patent should crone T. cape: ificati cccc should be set faith that auy prison simply reusing it might be able i s nark, she machi' e ' , Cum Ito tint explanation. This is as pot the case with Mt Clegg's patent, It was so stared by soi.e . of the witnesses that they could not make Al.emachsites from the specification. Such men as 'vet would no doubt find the wal to pass ot er all difficul tie:. but 'an orcheiry oink/nen could not do so. If in taking out a Pateat 5 th4igs were described, and 4 onli "eittpecleally explaitied, the want of clear explanation fin th. sth would tender the patent void. There was a defect in s. Clegg's potent, which be should contend made 'the action untenable. The Learned Counsel called several witnesses, principally engineers and men of science, who had been long acquaiwed with gas. The evidence proved a defect in Mr. Clegg's rotatory retort. When used iu the gas works in Westminster it did not answer; the boxes for coal, fixed open iron arms, swagged . nr bent down in consequence of the heat of the file, and were useless; there was also a fault with. respect to the specification of the meter. There was no, rule by which, a meter could calculate the size a meter should be to give a required supply **gas. Mr. Mallam, an engineer, states! that he invemed in , 1817 the gas meter which the Gas Company in West - Minster now use. His invention was after Mr. Clegg kft them. Sir JAMES &ARUM made a most able reply, point ing out the use:ul improvement made by Mr. Clegg in gas works, since a Committee of the House of Com mons reported that gas light would not succeed, and he celled upon the Jury not to deprive an ingenious man * the benefit of his science and invention. Lord TINTERDIN commenced summing up the evi, deuce, but the Jury informed his Lot dship they were satisfied, and found a vet diet .for the plaintiff, with no urinal damages.—The trial did not end until seven in the evening. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jan. eo. BANKS& V. BARIUM AND ANOTHSIL This was an action of trespass-for injury done to use hithitu.e belonging to the plaintiff. It appeared that the plaintiff held Omit prethites from the deftp, *WA the latter were desirous of repaiiing, Eli t tfieaintiff ivould'not 'cOnienr: The de fendants, determined to carry the 'repairs into effect, took possession of the premises, and repaired them against the wishes of the plaintiff, and in so doing broke and other wise damaged the furniture in question. TheJwy found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, Twenty Pounds. The CHM JUSTICZ recommended the plaintiff to make some arrangement, and accept of a less sum, in order to prevent further li igation, as the damages were certainly more than the circumstances of the case would justify. Mr. Serpeant WILDZ decline.' to do so, and said that 501. were given in a case yesterday, and no such sug. gestion was thrown out. The CHIRFJUSTICE said, that the circumstances of the case were very different from the present. His only object was to prevent wmecessary litigation. Days! V. SMITH. This action was brought by the plaintiff; owner of a house io King's Parade, Chelsea, against the defendant, a Gentleman of large property, 'for a quarter's rent. Mr. Sergeant TADDY saiJ that the defendant was a very thin skinned man, for as soon as he saw a bug in the house he took to his heels, and never entered again. The plaintiff called the brisker who let the house to the defendant, who swore that he assured Mr. Smith the house was clean, but not free from hugs. For the defence it was proved that the defendant in quired if there were any bugs in the house, and that the broker replied it was perfectly free.—Several wit nesses swore that the bugs were innumerable. The CHIEI Aram' said he could not allow the case to proceed; and the plaintiff was accordingly nonsuited. COURT OF ARCHES, Jas. 20. PRACTICR Or THE COURT. In a testamentary suit resl•ecting property of incon siderable amount, a ques ion came before the Court this morning, involving the p. it:t whet•rer. in appealing from a Sob Dean's decision, there should be an inter mediate appeal to the Bishop's Court befo:e an appeal was made to the Court of A•ches ? In the present case it happened that the Sub Dean of Sarum was the Judge in the Bishop's Contr., so that if the appeal were lodged in the first instance in the Bishop's Court, it would be virtually an app-al to the same person in a new capacity. On the pot of the respondent, it was urged that the Sub Dean's Court was one of ezenstit jurisdiction. Sir JOHN NICHOLL said, that the general rule wax, that there should be an appeal in the first instance to the Bishop's Court; but the present case justified an exception to that rule, as the Sub-Dean and the Juilge in the Bishop's Court was one and the same person.— Under these circumstances there was a just.fi able groun I for relaxing the general rule, and for allowing the ap peal to be made directly in the first instance to the Court of Arches. After borne suggestions to a com pliance with the formal mode of bringing the matter before the Court, it was ordered to stand over until the next Court Day. HAMERTON V. lIAMIRTON. In this case, which was a suite instituted by Maj ,, r Hamenon, for divorce from his wife, in cousrq•ience of adultery commi•teJ by her with Mr. John Bu,he, the decision tithe Court against the divorce had been su•- pended, and leave granted to examine witnesses iu Paris, for the purpose if moaning more satisfactory and cunclu•ive evidence of the adultery than had been adduced at the original hearing of the cause. Dr. Lusursorox stated that the Proctor of the Major had been in Paris since the last suspension 01 the suit, and had been furnished with allegations which brought the guilt of adultery nuts directly home against the ac cused parties than had appear ed in the former testimony exhibited to the Colin. Sir JOHN NICHOLL directed, thAt before these alle ptions were submitteJ to the Court, they should be embodied in affidavits, that the opposite side should be furnished w th copies of them, and that the subject should lie over until these ditectiona were complied with. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, JAN. 20. OLD COURT. Benjamin Barrup, the young man who was tried on Friday last for the wilful murder of Mary Mortlock and acquitted. was this twining again placed at the bar, on a fre.h indictment, charging him with malicioudy shooting at the said Miry Mortlock, with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm. Mi. Cftrosawat.t. conducted the prosecution, and Mr. CLA RKSON appeared for the defence. The evidence was the same as on the former trial. The prisoner, nn being called upon for his defence, handel in a written parer. in which he declared he had not the lug recollection rfthe circum• tancesattencling the dreadful affair. His intenti.n was to shoot himself, for his life , f late, had become miserable :to carry this resolution hue. effect, he drank more than usual, that he might possess sufficient courage. With the unfortunate deceased he never quarrelled; t'.e thought of depriving het of life bad never once entered his imagination. He trusted the Jury would t ke a favourable view of his case. Mr. CLARKSON then called William Pearson,' tailor, who stated that he had known the prisoner for two years ; tor the last few months witness thought he had shown considerable symptoms of a disordered mind ; he had on one occasion attempted to destroy himself. 'Oa the thy this lamentable transaction t ok place wit ness dined with the prisoner; his conduct on that day was most extraordinary; he talked in a w ild incoherent manner ; he told witness he had been reading in the newspapers that a Gentleman had shot himself in Hyde PAlk, and said, " do you think if 1 was to shoot myself the newspapers would call me a respectably dressed Gentleman Withess always considered him to be a good-natured kind-hearted young man; he drank more than he was accustomed to do on the day of the accident. Two other witnesses deposed to certain facts tending to show that the prisoner was at times in a disordered state of mind; he used very frequently to say that he was tired of life, and would shoot himself; the prisoner had been drinking on the night in question, but not sufficient to make him drunk. Mr. Justice Peat summed up the case at very great length. His Lordship said the prisoner was inducted under an Act of Parliament parsed during the lait Ses • iron, which enacted that any person who should unlaw fully shoot -ar, or draw the trigger, or in any other manna auempt to discharge gun or pistol, with in tent to murder or do anyboshly hal m. should be deemed guilty of a capital Irbil. This Act in part altrred "het is generally called . Lord Ellenborough's which did not make the offence wi.h which the prisoner was charged a capital crime ; that Act only included persons whorytempted to destroy life with a sharp in druclients before the passing of Lord Ellenborough's Act, abou.SOleao.. ago, if deem did ant ensue, no perrop cnisid be indicted capitally. His Lot &hip then made some remarks on e atternet (I the witnesses to prove Oak the prisoner was intoxicated; but even if lie was, it was no excuse in law; drunkenagis never could be pleaded in. extenuation cf an offence—it seise' all) aggi Mr teak. The Jury considteil for a short time in the 66i, and after an Absence' of An hosii, they tetutiled inicitouit with a verdict' of Guilcy. Jobs Osborne, a soilur with one arm, was indicted for wilfully' and Teloninutry editing and stabbing Mary Murrel, with intent to do the **aid' Mary Moire' some grievous bodily. harm. Mary Motel, who resideb in Ynrk•stteet,%Vhitechspel, stated that she was an unfortunate gill, and the nature of the assault. The prisoner, in his defence, sad that l e had lost his arm at the battle of Navarin. Last Monday week he came to town to receive his' pension ; he met this girl at the public-house she spoke of ; she sat by him, and put her hands into his potkrts, took out a sovereign anJ a half, and ran out of the house; he was drunk; he fol lowed her in great agitation at the loss of his rn ,, ney ; he did not know what he did, he was so drunk and to agitated. Martha Amie examined by the Bench—Tire pri soner ieftoed to run away al , er stabbing the prosecutt it. thrush witness's mother recommended Itim to make hi. e.cape. He said that he 4 , would not go away till Ise had his money or the prosecutor's life: Mr. Baton VAUGHAN, in summing up, said there did ' not seem sufficient evidence to support the felonious assault.—The Jury, after a few minutes' consultation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. ' Frederick Byrne, about 25 years of age, was indicted for stealing in the dwelling-house of Mrs. Catharine Poole widow, a watch,value 81. 1 _ _ _ Mrs. Poole detailed the particulars of the robfsery, (which agreed with the statement inner P.per of Ts Way, under the head of Mat y.l.i-honne Office.) The Judge asked the prisoner if he wished to say any thing? He replied, " No, In) I.lrd, nothing; except that I am innocent."—llia Lind:hip then *unlined up tI e evidence, and the „Lily found the prisoner (bay. but of stealing under the value of 5/. The same plisonet was again indTted for stealing in the dwe'ling house of Am' Augusta fnneval, a gold rel eating watch, value 151. bi; provity. Maria Geneval, wife to the !nose. utor, stated that the ptisnner called, on the 26th of D cember, to look at apartments; site showed him the fits, fl .or ; on re-. turning down stairs to the pat lour, he observed—" 0, I suppose roll want a reference." Ile throb wrote his name on a piece of papa —" Mt. Martin, No. 4, Shad well-street ;" as she was about to let the prisoner out, he sold Oh, I have forgotten my glove;" she sent up .taits. and en her main down again found that the plisotrer was off; she then sent into the p olour, and missed from the mantel-shelt a gold 'creating watch ; its value vas 91. or 191. it belonged to a customer ..f her husband. In his defence, the prisoner did wit chny having been at the house. Ile. however, deaireJ Lis rnnoceua•. The Learned Juuos summed up the evidence. I:,r.m the appearance 4.t the pnsoner, anti from the liberal Pdu:Ation he h.td received, it was lamentable to think that he should have been so depraved as to have pre ferred a li.e of clime to honest industry. The Jury returned a verdict cif Guilty. The JoDort said. he did not think it neces‘ary to go any father, although he wit: sorry to ',ay there were three other indictments for similar offencer. NEW COURT. Charles Blades (a young buy), a foreigner, was in dicted for stealing a cod and other wider, the pro perty of Chti , topher Eylen, mate of a N. raepian vessel lying in the Thames. Tne prisoner said nothing in his defence. The Jury found him Guilty. Elizabeth Adams was indisted for stealing a necklace and oih.r articles, the property (f H. Trimmer, Esq. The prisoner was iried on "1 - huisday last on an indictment in which her husband was included, when the Jury Acquitted her, but found firs husband Guilty. Mr. CLA K46sot4 stated tt e case for the prosecution, during which the prisoner WA% %raft! • ith vii.lesit hys terics, and was obliged to be siiisporfeJ du. in}; the to ial It appeared that the prisoner was a servant in the lamely of Mr. trimmer, who resides at Kingshut y ; her lrk band likewise was in the same wivice, but the fact of their biing married was unknown to the prosecutor, until Mrs. Trimmer discovered she was in the family way. Suspicions arising, the prisoner's boa was searched, and the articles named in the indictment fuund. The Jut y acquitted the pi isoner. The prisoner, on leaving the bar, said Mr. Trimmer had not paid her wages. • COMMON SENOrANTWe have nothing to do with that; yeu may thank yourself vety fortunate in obtain ing your liberty. John Pearce was iniliced fs , r stealing a coat, value 31. the property of Richard Cl ments. The prisoner(whose language and address proved ti at he had been well educ rated) at once admitted his guilt, but aired that he had been driven to it by want and hunger. Ile sated that he was born at Liverpool, his father, who was a surgeon, went with his tamily to reside at St. Petersburgb when he (the pi-wine') was only ten years of age. A ter she death of his fatter, he was taken into the lama) of a Itus-ian General, with whom he served oral Ter the Wining of Moscow, when his patron died. and he was again thrown destitute on the world. He subsequently filled vari.ius situatiors, and at length being seized with the desire natural to all men, of visiting the land of his birth, he c a me I.) England, about 1S months ago. Having tailed in obtaining any situation, he «as about to getout to Russia, when he was overtaken by a typhus fever, whch laid him up on a sick bed, until long after the vessel, in which he was to have gone, had sailed, and the Baltic became inac cessible through the !lost. Bving entirely destitute, be made his way to London, and, on his arrival, wrote a letter to CoUr.t Lieven, the Russian Ambassador, who was related to his patron's wife, and who; he believed, would have. afforded him some temporary assistance. On offering his letter to a servant at the Count's resi dence, the pampered lacquay, who opened the door, re fused to receive it, saying he knew it to be nothing more than a begging letter, with which 1 e would have no. thing to do. He orderid him (the prisoner) to move off on pain of being given into custody of the Stieetkeeper ; and thus was he shut out from all hope. He handed she letter irtended for Count Lieven for the inspection of the Court. The Rscoatora, on hooking at it, inquired if it was written in Sclavonic. Ihe prisoner said - no, bat in Russian ;he was master of almost all the Corlinental languages. The RSCORDZIt summed up the evidence, and the July found the prisoner Gaily, but recommended him to mercy. The RICORDIER said his story was a lamentablione. It should be inquired into, and if found true, the cle. mency of the COort should be eztended towards him. Count Lieven should be applied to, and perhaps he would cause him to be lent to Russia. The toll° wipg. were convicted during the morning of Lucien y, William Lee, aged 28; Thomas Petey, 22 ; %Wiliam* R4Y • 18 ; Charle s - liuiler, 17; Elizabeth We. the. mime, 45.; sod Small Smith, 36. 'fi.t fol.- v. is g vie e ac..1 1 1..ttc,; : e. (;;:ur ge [Labe , . A1,10121:1 Tuffielif.-ait3Ai l nit Et4LiAle. Itoviutau STEPIIIE•• SON•—The Grand Jury have r ,. mined a true bill agatu6t the above-mulled ind POLICEIRiECIAtiEigte. GUI LIMIA LL dabs trims, a sedate-looking• middle aged personage, dad le a suite of black, was brought before Mt. Alderman KEY yesterday. charged with disorderly conduct the preceding itt Wm; street (fotMerly anck-latie), Smithfield. George like, a patrol of St. Sepulchre's, said he found the prisoner walking up and down the street about two o'clock to the morning, with a handkerebid in h's baud, and with d poetise e g I r is dress hanging down, concha); to the COMII.III SIU:i.:111 ut d a . cency. Witness re mumtrattel, but in von, for the prism -e p er aided in going on in the came way, alle.;ing, by vv,y of deli.nce, that he was a Mini-ter of Religion, res.ding in Fitareerp;s ce , Fitzroy.aquarc. When complainant attempted to take hi., to tbs watch house, he made a viohnt resistance. struck the uttnee Nee d kicked hint upon the thigh. lie was intoxicated, and it we nee tit.. first ' he bad given the watchmen of Smithheld sew Hirable: when in a .itnilir.statr. Mr. Alderman Kir —Are you a Clergyman/ Prisoner—No, Sr. The Alderman-11Rn, what are you? Pri4ontr— cor.tce ►ubccriptions fur publications. In reply to further que►:inns, he sai ► ht eppreliended the watt*. man way incorrect in what he had %ail respecting the sta•e of hie apparel; but, in truth, he was oath•. r overt./ten, aril had no dia. Liner rtculkction of the events of the preceding ti!gi.t. delivery atid appearance seemed to currolootate the 'moat he had given of himself when drunk—that he assumes to b e a spiritual teacher ; and the Alderman, in Mollifying him, said, irks were really a Minister, be *rem •d so insensible to the advamages of tempermce and soberness and clia , tity himself, that be was unfit so enforce the observance of thine virturs in others. His cuuduet on this occasion had been excerdirgly disgraceful, and au should fine him dvest.illings fur being intoxicated. The prisoner nut being Able to pay down the sail one, and kis di►charge tee, was taken back uo ga.J. . . II ATTON—G A RDEN. Mr. Joseph Waters,ise.l;rnf tit; iluebnik publieiouse, !Ugh 11.11 burn. appeared before the Magistrates of tit.. O'See, Mesas, Lama and knouts, to answer to an intorninion againg bats by Ilysr., the informer, for having Lis Isolate a :d serring during Divine Service at Stn.d;ay, the 4th ,g I ,y. Itawhoo, the inform-es witness, de;,wed that at tyre's.) , mi. tunes alter four he went into the •deietli!atit's !,:o4se, tied received a glass of gist boat the def.ndant; ti.ter pe:sons *eta there at the time. The defendant proved, by the te.:insony of a re., •,et able young man, a lodger, that be was nut orn mitt: half faur u the prep. s. hour. The with of the informer was, hnwt•ver, be7i.:ved, and the de. fentlant hued twenty shillings and costs number nictitate publicans were ako itirnent:d aesin.t the above informer. In some instances the were dis. missed, and in others a mitigated penalty 11.2.eted. BOW—STItLET. The cold weather increased the number of drunken . and die. ord. rly charges brought from the different watchhouses :o this Office yesterday. The delisquent4 were tight in number, rio t ipally " per eareileace." thie man, however. proved to the ...tisfmetiots of 31r. lialls, the Siting Magistrate, that he kctly golwrothl that it tre4B a pique which the watchnsan owes! Wu Mr.llau.s.evrrely reprimanded the watesn o ses stir their conduct and tub' them they' would have acquitted thctiteelves nosh barer had Illey been !outwit alter till, vrs at.J but e.t.a. instead of taking poor trades:tie:a into co.tody, who, it they taut net low Theis ewe ployinent, would at least lose a des.'. tera:es. Tbr oanduct et the of thinner' was to bad„that be eltuuld hese it represented to the Watch Committee. 'the party was et course di.:llarged. Til MES POLICE.. A young man, named E,aah, was charged with heating, wkk a Sour sack, a dwarf, named Peter M'Lkard. This unfortunate link creature, who is not above three :eat in height, was induced to fight a battle in the prize ring fur St with another dwarf, named ftlorgers, who won the light. SP Beard w:.• going through East Smithfield, in a half.lntoaicated state, si hen some idle vagabonds beat and Walked bim. The defendant joined in the " lark," as it was termed, and he beat him about the bad with a Hour sack. Mr. Baunauir warmly iepreliended buch brutsl conduct to so unfortunate a creature, and fined the defendant 40s. under the New Act. HC paid this line, and was discharged. TOWN-!TALI.. Richard Saunders, a carman, in the employ of Ifrs. Mary An skews, of the QUCCII'S Head Inn, Borough, was summoned foe wilfully damaging the ph.tion of J. klaijon 'Wilson, Esq. Mr. Wawa stated, that he was driving in his phaeton through tbs Borough on Friday, and passing a cart close to the curb on his of side, when the defendant, who was rather behind him no the left, with a cart and three horses, turned the head of the leader towards the phaeton, and obliged him to atop ; and, notwithstanding he was repeatedly called to, urged on his Dories, and•wdfully drove again e the phaeton, brak in g the splinter bar, and carrying away one of the lamps. When spoken to, he was excessively insolent, and even afterwards drove by him as he was proceeding with a sin g le horse in the phaeton, logging his.horses unmercifully. The amount of repairs was W. Mr. Charles Williams Franklin, who was in the phaeton with Mr. Wilson, corroborated his evidence, and said be was convinced the defendant might have stopped his horses, and prevected the injury. Air Joi n t Petunia fined the defendant in 10e. and costs for neg ligently driving. The amount of the damage bei.g recoverab only by an action at law, to which Mr. Wilson expressed his :lett:. satiation to have recourse. CORONER'S INQUESI'. ! • i, Yesterday evening, at seven o'clock, Toos.SHRLTON. Esq. the City Coroner, and a re.pectable Jury. assembled in the Commilee Room of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, for the purpose of holding an Inquest on the bodies of two children, one of whom, a fine hide girl, five years old, named Eliza Hughes, was accidentally bur, t to death while playing with the fire. The other was a case of natural death. Just as the Jury were about to be sworn, the porter of the Hospital entered the room, and informed the Comfier that both the bodies had been stolen from the deAd.house on the preceding night. On examiling the place this morning lie found the lock forced and broken, and out of six bodies which lay there the above two had been carried away; he also found a ladder placed against the wall of the yard, by the help of which the thi. f had no doubt effeLted his net.irious purrite. Juror fin great astonishment)-1 thtught you had a privote watchman on duty night and day to guard the premises. Porter—SO we have, S'r ; but the depredator must have eluded his vigilance, by concealing himself in some of the dark avenues, and watching his opportunity. Juror—This is a very singular case; will you undt-r• t,ke to :Ay now that neither of the bodies are in the theatre belonging to this establishment for the purpo e of being dissected? Yorter—l can positively assert they are rot, for I myself have searched the theatre. '7 CORONER—If bodies are to be carried off in this woe. I am at a loss to know of what use is pint private watchman—it is a mere farce. To whom does the iatl• der belong which you say you found against the wail which encloses the premises? Porter—To the Hospital, Sir. Comonna—lndeed ! it seems to have been left some• where very handy for the purpose. I should like much I , to know also what the watchman was about while VA, robbery was coing forward. Porter—He knows nothing of it. Sir ;it was no doubt ' done in a twinkling by a person who knew the pea raises well. Coat:ma—No question about it; but we must mak* a little thole inquiry into this strange affair. The mother of the little girl, who appeared over. whelmed in grief, begged the Coroner to assist her it recovering the body of her poor child, which be pro• mired to do; and here the matter rests for the pre►ent. HIGH-WATER at LONDON-BRIDGE TO MORROW. Morning . 40 minutes attar 3 Afternoon . 37 salaam atter 3 Lennox: Printed and PublUred by Joon Movie, the Proprietor, at the STIA Orrice, Ng. 1, Pickett-place, Temple Dar.