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REPORTS. CHANCERY, Aue 12. 10 V. EMILE. ,AL and Mr. WAIRENTELD appeared in part of the plaintiff in this cause, that 1 as against one of the defendants (Henry the ground that he had been made a party ti tation, or at least prevarication, Awing plan.— to believe that'l4 claimed an interest in the PliNeet matter of the suit. Mr. PENES, for the defendant, submitted that in all cases where a plaintiff thinks proper to dismiss his own bill against all or any of the defendants. he must do so at his own costs. The holm CHANCELLOR thought, that as thi. defendant had ilitritelf been the cause of being made a party, and it now appeared he tad no interest in the suit, the bill must be dismissed against lom without costs. WHEELER V. DUKE. Arr. HORNE and Mr. WAKEFIELD moved that an order of the Vice-Chancellor might be discharged. By the rid of -Ile um orders it is directed, that in case a party shall can ts!ain of scandal cm impertinence in any state of facts, aida 't. other proceeding, he shall be at liberty to take out a warrant to have the judgment of the Master as to whether It tq. co or not, and the Muter shall be at liberty to expunge so nnch thereof as shall be found to be scandalous or impertinent. In his case a warrant was taken out, sad certain parts of the state of ficts were expunged. The complaining party , ' then moved the Vice- Chancellor that the costs of that warrant` and attendance on the Master might be taxed and paid by the opposite party, which his Honour ordered accordingly. This motion war made without no. lice. The Learned Counsel contended that the 734 order being si lent as to costa, the other side had no right to get the order of the Vice-Chancellor es parte, and that it ought to bell and the parties left to make a new application to the Court i On ehvi tnot The SOLICITOR.OENERAL Opposed the motion. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought that the order being silent shelved plainly that the old practice should be adhered to—namely, that the unsuccessful party in a reference for scandal or impertinence, should pay the costs. Motion dismissed with costs. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Atm. 12. ORINDALL V. ORINDALL. Mr. HORNE moved on the part of the defendant in this cause, that a broker named Daly, who had distrained on certain tenants, in defiance of an injunction of the Court, might be committed for contempt. The Vice-Cuaticatt.o a, after reading the affidavits, said that there was no doubt that a contempt had been committed, and granted the motion. THWAITES V. GLASSINGTON. Mr. STEwAaT said he had to move, on behalfof Mr. Glassington, the defendant m this cause, that the surviving plaintiffs be ordered to file a supplemental bill within three weeks, and that, in default of bo doing, the present biU be dismissed with costa. The Vircz-thiaxcELLo R granted the motion. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. DURHAM, TUESDAY. Alto. 10. The LORD Cuter JUSTICE sat this day at nine o'clock, on the Crown side, and proceeded to dispose of the remainder of the came on the calendar. Donal (1 Ross, a decent-looking man, was charged with cutting and maiming one Thomas Ewart, with an axe, and with attempting to fire a pistol at him. Ewart, who was the chief evidence, deposed that he was a bailiff under the sheriff of the county, and that he had • warrant against the prisoner, in executing which he received the wounds charted to the prisoner in the indictment. It appeared, however, that Ewan had employed some men who had no authority, to m ake a caption on the wanant, and these men forced their way into the house of the prisoner for the purpose of seizing him. He resisted them, and cried out " Murder," thinking that they were besetting him for some bad purpose. Ewart got into the house, and instead of assisting the prisoner, as he thought he had come to do, he turned against him, and received in the scuffle the wounds complained of. He stated his purpose and authority, and on being required by the pri soner to show his warrant, he refused, not having it about him. (In this evidence the Court ruled, that as the hurts given by the prisoner was in defence of himself against an illegal arrest by persons who had no power or authority to take him into cus tody, he could not be made responsible for the violence which he had committed. Mr. Cookson, in support of the prosecution, urged the ease of the King v. Thompson, in which, as he stated, the defendant had been detained on a charge of manslaughter, for killing a man who had illegally arrested him. The COURT overruled this by remarking, that the use in ques tion supported the view which his Lordship had taken of the pre sent charge, as the defendant was indicted for manslaughter only, where, if the arrest had been legal, his crime would have amounted to murder. Under his Lordship's direction, therefore, the acquitted the prisoner, who was severely admonished by the l earned Judge on the necessity of restraining the violence of his temper. Six boys, whose ages did not exceed 16, were arraigned upon a charge of manslaughter. The prisoners, it seems, were labourers at a cog -pit, near Gateshead Fell, in this county. On Saturday, the 25th of July, they were seen casting large stones down the pit, and thereby breaking down a scaffold which was erected 75 fathoms down, for the purpose of working a vein of ironstone which was found at that depth : the remaining depth of the pit was 25 fathoms. The next day two men, named Tennant and Graham, were going down the pit in a basket to their work at the ironstone, when, on reaching that part where the scaffold had been erected, the basket was upset by a beam, the only remains of the scaffold, and Tennant fihl out, dawn the remaining 25 fathoms of the pit, and was dashed t?► pieces at the bottom. The evidence was very clear, and the jury found the boys Guilty,' who were severely cautioned by the Judge, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment each, at hard labour. There being no more indictments to prefer to the Grand Jury, his Lonnatir, after thanking them on the part of the county, ftfr the services they had rendered, discharged them. The foreman (General Elmer) then reported to the Court that they had visited the criminal and civil gaola of the county, and the House of Correction, Mid had found all in a high state of older, cleanlinees, and good it. 'platten, and the priso . ners in general well satisfied with the treat ment they experienced. His Lordship congratulated the gentlem. - upon their sathfiastory visit. Vast runs.—(allow Ms. Jest's* BATLEY.) • '' ' 1 e '. , ' .. 1 . , ,,•;. - .ii 1 - .7440/S, &# . l -.. - . ' \iv :. if • te - 4*,.." ;' 77 " ', \ s - ' %: T-... ,- ..... LOM 1u alir ilcrron-nE NE RAI ~,t , pnre e a motion on the pa the bill might be dismissed as tiilli() without costa, on the; through his own wilful misrq in inducing the plaintiff to bel SWAN v. NEAUMONT AND CLAVVILING. Mr. Carewsta. stated the case to the jury on the part of the plaintiff, Who is a butcher at Sunderland, having also a shop at Shields, where his business is managed by his daughter. A son of the plaintiff is also a butcher at Shields, and o l v , r / Zill , ittle money, was sued in the c ounty court, where the sheriff and an ex ecution upon jud gmen t was taken out against his goods, and put into the s to levy. The officer, however, made a mis take, and seised the plaintiff's goods instead of his son's. remaining in possession during Friday and Saturday (the market day), and pre. itepiing him from punting his trade, to his great injury, foe which injury the present action was brought. Mr. COLTNAII, foe the defendants, took an objection ageing the sheriff being joined in this action with the acting bailiff, citing numerous Instances on record, where the principle is esitablk that where a party is judge in a court, he is responsible for any ir regularities which might - be committed in the execution of the pro. l etas of the court. The sheriff in this instance was judge in the court whence execution was issued. Mr. Justice BAYLEY admitted the objection. The theory, they leained Judge stated, was said to be that suitors only jttd gw iii county courts, but late decisions had ruled the sheriff to le judge . also. Evdence was then adduced in support of the action for u some points in which turned upon the indistinctness with l =2 eh.; names of the father and son were painted on their shops, and whiih had caused the bailiff's mistake. It was also shown that the father and son did business together in their line, which might give rise to some doubts as to their respective property. • The jury, under the learned Judge's anointing up, returned a verdict for the plaintiff. damages 21. 4s. allowing 11. for the inter.l roption to the plaintiff's trade, and 11. 4s. for the value of emus iik ins seised. DENY V. LODGE. Ti é plaintiff in this case is a tailor, residing at Cotherstone, near Barnard Castle; the defeddant is a schoolmaster at the same place, and the-cause of action was a bill for 231. 10e. Oven by Lodge in MUM for garments for his scholars, and including also some items fi)r horse, cow, and pig.doctoring, done by the plaintiff's son, young Mit Dent, on behalf of the defendant. The defendant, it seems hail made an assignment to his creditors, and young &it had signed this on the part of his faeheer it proved, however, that he lad no authority to do so, and in consequence, on Lodge's refusing se pay the bill, the present action was brought, in order to see whether the idaintiff was limpet by his son's act. • The Court decided, that as no authority 'from the father to the on coated in this easeobe plaintiff had a right to recover ea the bill, the•eame its if no nmemt had been made, as Dent, the fa. thee, was no party to, it.. , 231. 10s. SHREWSBURY, Winsirtrsnar Ana. 11. Cnbwst 1310 b.—( oris Indicted forßeftire Mr. Judos Miring administered Hiesnab Howley; aged 'll4 to, or caused es te•taben bit,. Saab builds and Thomas, • , gnindisy tit's*. eitbiatestiterotterder thous Mr. Cottony? conducted the,. case for. the ri o ooqoo , Mr..c. lipreired hi the prisoner. • In Mme.'s fist; ea* reassess Ws is die device of Wei. 4alkh, a former, at Weimer, is Sinerebir• Os Sander evening, die list dl March, Mr. Smith had occasion to reprove her, for not getting sup per ready for two lads, of the namesolJamesThomasand Wm. Cox, who were in his employment ; and told her, that if she did not in future get it:ready before nine o'clock, he would "displace her." On the following morning, In a conversation between her and Jas. Tho mas, the prisoner said she hated the sight of her muter, and If she had poison she would give it to him ; adding,:that if she did give it to him, and were to find him dead in bed next morning she should he right glad. On the same morning after breakfast, she was sent by her mistress to Bishop's Castle, about five miles distant, to buy some garden seeds and other articles. On her return she ac counted for the money which she had received from her mistress, and said she had laid out a penny of it foe herself. On Tuesday morning, the x3d of March, the prisoner got up early to brew. She had been told to call her master up to assist her in mashing ; and she did call him up between 4 and 5 o'clock. After he had been up about an hour, he told her to put some water into the kettle to make her mistress some tea, and he then went to bed again. Mrs. Smith got up about 7 o'clock, and went into the kitchen. The tea kettle was on the fire, and the coffeepot at the side of the grate. The prisoner was not in the room at the time, but came in In a few minutes, and having told her mistress that she had made the coffee for her, the latter poured it out and drank two cups of it, and gave some to James Thomas the boy. In the course of a few minutes, they were very sick, and a relation of Mrs. Smith, of the name of Illedlicott, and afterwards a medical man named Lloyd, were sent for. Mrs. Smith, who was examined to-day, described what occurred after she got up on the morning in question. The prisoner (she said) was not in the parlour when I first went down stairs. When she came in 1 told her to come and get her breakfast, as I thought she needed it by that time. She said she would not have any; it was for me. I said to her again, very sharply, " Did you put it for me ?" and she said, Yes." I had toasted myself a slice of roll, and was going to put some tea into the tea pot ; but when the girl told me the coffee was for me, I put down the tea-pot and asked James Thomas if he would have tea or coffee ? He said he would have coffee, and I then poured out a cup of coffee for him and another for myself. We drank It, and I poured out a second cup. I drank the whole of the second cup. The boy had drank only half of his when he leaned back in the chair, and said the coffee made him sick. The witness then went on to state, that in the course of a few minutes she also was taken ill, and both she and the boy vomited a great deal. She had used the coffee-pot for breakfast on the preceding morning. William Smith, who was called up to his wife's amistance. de scribed the state In which he found her. His wife, he said, had had a cold for some time before. The prisoner, when she came to call him, said that her mistress was worse, and when he went down stairs he found her vomiting. A female relation of the name of Medlicott was sent for. The prisoner came out of the brewhouse, and putting her arm on the kitchen table, said, " Master, I cannot go on with my work any longer." Witness desired her to go on with her work till the middle of the day ; and while she was getting off the wort, she said, " Muter, I wish I had never touched the cof. fee-pot with all my heart." Witness said, "It would have been as well for you, mahap, if you never had." She remained in the house ail dusk, and then went away, taking with her some of her clothes. The next day she returned with her mother. James Thomas, the boy, deposed to the fact of having been made sick by the wine, and to the conversation with the prisoner on the Monday morning. Mary Hedlicott, a sister-in-law - of Mrs. Smith, described the state in which she found her and the boy on going to the house between seven and eight o'clock on the Tuesday morning Mr. Lloyd, a surgeon, who was sent for, stated that he got to the house between twelve and one o'clock on the Tuesday. He found Mrs. Smith in a state of great exhaustion, and she continued to vomit considerably for some time. Both she and the boy were labouring under the same symptoms. In both there were many symptoms of poison having been taken, but there were many sytn toms absent. Witness thought it probable, having tasted the coffee, that arsenic had been administered. The witness, after being examined at great length as to the symptoms, was recalled by Mr. Phillips, and stated that after the charge had been made against the prisoner, she, accompanied by her mother and another person, called on him, and asked whether she had ever purchased any arsenic at his shop, and he replied in the negative, as he never kept any. The Hey. John ors, a magistrate of the county, before whom the prisoner had been examined, deposed to the circum stance of having sent the coffee which was found in the coffee pot to Mr. Blunt, a chymist, at Shrewsbury ; and Mr. Blunt, who was the next witness, stated that he had analysed the coffee, and found in it a white powder, which he had no doubt was arsenic. A pennyworth of arsenic wo uld be more than sufficient to kill two persons. A boy named Everal stated that he saw the prisoner on the meta log of Tuesday, the 23d of March, and heard her say, in answer an inquiry, by a woman named &stop, after her mistress and Jame Thomas, that she did not care how they were, and she wished, front the bottom of her heart, that they were stone dead. This was the ease for the prosecution. Mr. C. PHILLIPS submitted that there was no evidence to sustain die allegation in the indictment, that the prisoner had administered do poison. To constitute an administering there must be an active mealy, proceeding directly from the accused to the accuser. The poison must be given to, as well as taken, by the accuser., Mr. COAST?? answered the objection, and Mr. Justice PART said, he would leave it to the Jury to say whe. Cher or not the evidence showed that the prisoner had caused the poison to be taken." The prisoner said nothing in her defence; but her father was ex amined as a witness on her behalf, and stated that he accompanied her on the 24th of March to all the apothecaries and druggist's shops in Bishop's.castie, and that no one recognised her as having been there before though she showed herself in the same dress as that which she had worn when she was last at Bishop's-castle. Joseph Corfield. one of the jurymen, said he had known the pri. sooer for several years, and she had always borne a good character for humanity. Mr. Justice Punt summed up the evidence, and made an argu mentative address to the Jury, bearing very strongly against the prisoner. The Jury, after deliberating for about Svc minutes, pronounced a verdict of No Chilly. The learned JUDGE:, addressing the prisoner, said he hoped her conscience went along with the verdict: if it did not, she ought to fall down on her knees and return thanks to Almighty God for her wonderful deliverance. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COORT, Augrut 12. Leteer, the publisher of the Argue, Atheseues, and other literary works, came up again this day by adjournment. Mr. Comm said he appeared on behalf of lit. Vaughan Griffith'. The Quer Costausszorma—This case stood ova for a new spacial balance "beet. Mr. Comm.—The insolvent has not complied with the order of the Court. Mr. Dunn—l appear for the insolvent ; there was no debt due to Mr. Griffiths. The Chief Commissioner—l did not see you, Sir, in the case before. Mr. Dunn-1 had not been instructed previously ; there has been an award. Upon this being read, it appeared that a reference bad been made to Mr. Platt, of Soswell.coutt, who made his award in favour of the insolvent, but without costs. Mr. Dusx contended, that the award being in favour of the in. solvent:there was no debt. Mr. Coosa acquiesced, and the insolvent was discharged. James Cress, describing himself as a farmer, was opposed by Mr. Coosa, on behalf of Captain Savage. From the examination of the insolvent it appeared, that he owed his landlord a year and a half's rent, and finding himself ember. tossed, he, on the 25th of February. sold off the whole of the stock upon his farm for the sum of 1241. and that immediately afterwards he paid to his brother the sum of 901. money borrowed, which Mr. Coons contended was a fraudulent preference. Mr. Woonnorrz supported the insolvent, and consented to an adjustment. Crees. the brother of the insolvent, having undertaken to pay 311. Court, the Chief Commissioner said he should not re. nand the insolvent, as he would have done had he not acceded to the arrangement. The insolvent was then conditionally discharged. Madams Samuel De Sanges, describing himself as a bill broker and inspector of raw and manufactured silk, came up on his petition to be heard. The insolvent was not opposed, but underwent an examination by the Court. Mr. Cooke, for the insolvent, said the case had been adjourned from a former hearing to perfect services. The Chief Commiasioner.—Was you ever discharged before ? insolvent.—No, Sir. Mr. Cooke.—There was a person of the same name discharged before, but be was an Englishman. The Chief Cominissiona—lnsolvent, have you any family ? Insolvent—A wife and family, in furnished apartments: she teaches the French language. The Chief Commissioner-1 oar sold some property ? i nu ubroat—yes, sortie pictures 12 months ago ; 1 beg your par. don. it was last February. The Chief Commiesioner—What about the bills of exchange in your schedule ? Ineelvent—Mr. Pewees has eight or nine in his possession; he Is a creditor for coats 4 he sued the Prince Giardinelli. Mr. Cadre—Mr. Pawnor* aroma the Pilate. The Chief Ceenenisaineer, to thittorivent—What has become of the Prince/ Insolvent—He left England three or four months ago. Mr. Cooke—The Prince took the benefit of the act : he bad been sued in the King's Bench, upon the bills of exchange, and the bail had been fixed. The Chief Commissioner—Let this be stated in the schedule. Mr. Cooke—We wish an assignee appointed, as ws.believe the Prince's father will pay his debts. Chief Commissioner.—Whom do you propose? Mr. Cooke—Mr. O'Bee lent the Prince 3001. he likewise dis counted the bills for him. The Chief Commissioner—How was this? Insolvent—Sir. I beg your pardon, me not understand the question. Chief Commissioner—You answer better than many Englishmen who are placed in that box. Insolvent-0, Sir, you are one very fine gentleman The insolvent was discharged. POLICE REPORTS. (lUILDHALL.—A .111111 who represented himself to be a trades man in Clerkenwell, applied to Sir JOHN Ptannice for his assist ance to recover two sovereigns, which he had pl aced in the hands of a re spectable firm in Wood street, by way of deposit upon selecting and agreeing to purchase £5B worth of goods. He stated that, in the coulee of the day, instead of the goods, a note was brought to his house, informing him that the goods would not be delivered until the whole of their value had been paid. He went to the warehouse and exhibited the cash, but at the same time insisted on being treated as a respectable customer, for if his intentions were doubted, he might as fairly doubt whether he should get the goods, if he parted with his money tint. They, however, still refused to part with the goods till the money had been paid, nor would they return the deposit, to recover which he hoped the Alderman would assist him. Sir Jour; PRIMING replied that, if he were himself in business, l and had scruples respecting any casual purchaser, he should pursue exactly the same course, as far as demanding full payment in the first instance, but he should not hesitate to return the deposit, and he thought the parties were bound in fairness to repay it ; but he had no power to compel them to do so, and complainant must look for a remedy in some other quarter. Perhaps he might be assisted by the Court of Requests. The applicant promised to try the latter Court, and withdrew. 130111.11TREZT.—Yesterday Thomas Moody, a waterman, be longing to Hungerford-stairs, was brought before Sir R. Mimi, charged with having assaulted police constable No. 19, F division, and torn his cape. The complainant stated that a conspiracy bad been entered into among the young men who loiter about Hunger. ford-market to annoy and ill-treat the police. A few days ago, four of the gang were fined 40s. each for knocking one of the police down, and a aubacription was entered into by their companions, to pay the amount of the penalty. Since then the police were assailed with the grossest epithets whenever they approached the market, and on the previous evening the defendant, without any provocation, struck him (complainant), and in the scuffle that ensued tore the cape of his coat. The defendant said, in answer to the charge, that the com plasm followed him along the Strand, as if he were a thief or a suspected person, and repeatedly declared that he knew him, and would have him up. This irritated him, and he in the heat of his passion resented the insult. Mr. Thomas, the Superintendent, observed that he would be driven to the disagreeable necessity of making an example of the defendant, for the protection of the men under his command. He had enquired into the facts of the assault, and learned from eye witnesses that the conduct of the defendant was very gross, and ought to be punished. The def enda nt repeated that the complainant insulted him in the first instance, and threatened to have him up. Mr. Thomas said that was not true. The complainant was a quiet civil man, who, if let alone, would do nothing that was wrong, or beyond the limits of his duty. He should request that the Ma gistrate would bold the defendant to bail, and require twenty-four hours' notice. Sir R. Brawn: said that he would either Inflict a penalty on the defendant, or hold him to bail, just as the Commissioners pleased, and desired Mr. Thomas to report the case, and obtain their assent to the course which it would in their judgment be expedient to a t:: Thomas said he would see the Commissioners OA the subject without delay. The d -dmdant was then locked up to await the event. In the course of the day Mr. Thomas returned from the Commis sioners, and stated that they wished the Magistrates to dispose of the case as they should think fit. Sir HicsuaD MIME and Mr. Mixatux.r. accordingly fined sldnioot N. and, in default of payment, sentenced him to two oteollm, hapeissamest in the House of Correction. Thomas Langley, the driver of the hackney-coach, No. 353, who underwent an examination about a weak since on a charge of having stolen a box, containing money and other valuables, belonging to Mr. Wilson, of the Strand, was again put to the bar. The prosecutor, as before stated, alighted from the prisoner's [ oath nightfall, in Soho-square, and forgot to take with him the box in question, with which the prisoner drove olf as rapidly as possible. and was not overtaken until he had reached the icy of this Office, when the box was discovered under the scat of the coach-box. There could be little doubt of the prisoner= but as Mr. Wilson was unable to attend, the case was until to-morrow. HATTOX.OAIDEX.—A person of the name of Thomas Mao(' was charged under the billowing circumstances : A policeman of the E. division, while on duty at a late hour the night before in Gcage-street, Broad-street, found the defendant mounted on a lamp-post, and suspecting that his intention was to extinguish the gas, he took him into custody. Night after night, notwithstanding the vigilance of the police, those lamps were cx. tinguiabed, and on one night, only a short time before , sixteen of them had been put out altogether. The inhabitants complained very much of the nuisance, and it was thought that some persons inimical to the Gas Company bad set to work agents for the purpose. The defendant said he was in liquor at the time, and, after a suit. able admonition from the Magistrates, was discharged. QUILEN.I4II3,IIIIIIE.CIUIELTY TO A YOUNG FTSALL—YIIO. taday, John Howell, a servant in the employ of Mrs. Cha c e a at e Beanson-square, was charged by the parochial ofileas of tan with deserting his wife and child, and leaving them to the parish. Mary Ann Nowell, the wife of the defendant, not moat than Jul years of age, stated that she was married to the defendant on the 17th of June, 1829, at St. Pancras church. They had latel y lived at Rutland-street, Brampton. She had heard a short time so Atom her husband's brother's wife, that be had another wait living when he married her, which bad made her Tay unhappy, and ever since she bad been acquainted with the &cum statics defendent had used her extremel ill. On Sunday last her hoolood turned her out of doors with her infant child, without any tiiig to support them. From what she could learn, ha husband's I Batt wits was living at Buogay. One of the constables of Reusing leo slid that the disfendent's mistress (Mrs. Chevely) told him that liming that the defendant had confessed to bet that he had another wife living. In default of bail, the defendant was committed to priTowson. s-naLL--John Hobbs, shoe.maker, Great Matelourt,v • charged nht a moot wanton mid Wirt taint& ipso Win. M doers. Priestly stated that the defendant was playing at skittles in Ir tre ff igag's Head, Webb-street, and Mellows inadvertently before bite, be struck him so be the side with the 17,1 t he fee senselars, and being ant so ohs Hospital to be bled, one of his ribs was found broken. He was committed in default of ball. A labourer on the new Londea Bridge, named Donovan, was oommitted for stealing a plank, which he was found by the police men making of with. Taxis POLICE.—Mr. James flosfip, pilot, of Umbrian eds, was summoned foe disobeying the orders of Captain Charles Compton, the Dock-master of the St. Katherine Deck, by he bad Incurred a penalty of five pounds. The defendant an the Bth instant had charge of a vessel called the Jane, which wins about to enter the St. Katharine's Deck, and as she op-, poached the lock entrance, the Dock inaster ordered 'the pilot' OP held on the cheek-rope to prevent the ship having too mob way. The defendant refwed to do so, and cast of the *is, which the foreman of the lock threw en-board, and it was again thrown off by the dehndant. Foe this breach of orders, he had rendered himself liable to the above penalty.— The defendant could not be persuaded he had acted wrong, and toid there was no occasion to hold on when the order was given. He com plained of the abuse which himself and the Master of the skip hut met with from Captain Compton, and said there was more trouble and bother in bringing a vessel into the St. Katharine'. Dock titan at any other along-shore. At the West India and London Docks business was conducted much better. Captain Compton said the basin of the fit. Katharine Dock was much smaller than any &het, and it was necessary to use very great caution in bringing tea sels through the lock, to prevent them running foul of thou: in the Dock basin. Owing to the defendant's obstinacy, the vessel in question and ethers were placed in danger. The Magistrates told the defendant thit all vessels coming into the dock were Under the charge 'of the doct.master, who alone was responsible foe -- Ida:nage which might ensue. The pilot was bound to obey orders Or Captain Computes whatever tbnassetlers might be.' It et clear he had not diets so, by casting of the lirdoecd had en. They convicted him the mitigated Ott 40s, costs and intimated that • wend fame' wield elated by indiction of the full penalty. SCINTILLA'. THE DEPENDENCY OF THE TWO GREAT PASSIONS. Love and ambition are two tapers lit up in the human breast, which burn more in unison than worldly folk allow; and time, whose object is to extinguish both, in order to reduce us to darkness, never puffs with effect at the latter, till he has first succeeded in quenching the former.—The English at Home, by Lord Normality. YOUTH AND Ao E.—ln youth, a minute, a glance its sufficient to overthrow, not only d and sorrow, but to modify philosophy, reason's self, an d t o even the very face of truth. It is the season in which the moods and passions of the mind succeed and heal, and give life and freshness to one another. In age, expect more sameness. Youth enjoys an English climate, in which clouds and sunshine chase each other and intermingle.— Nature, now o'crcast with honer, and now smiling but with more brilliancy for the drops which the shower has left, and which began themmeeaadd Age is the clime of the South and East, either a long, long, unvaried sunshine, without a cloud, monotonously and un. breaklagly serene; else it is all gloom the rain eternally falling, falling, and drowning all life with wra th. —lbid. THE INFLUENCE OF TIME ON SENTIMENT.—TO =Ovate a woman, struck Willoughby's vanity as a far more manly achievement than to have caught the young affections of a girl.— Vanity is love's alloy. They are always mingled, even at the first; but as pears advance, the coin of sentiment, like that of a king. don, grows baser by degrees, and sinks profoundly in value, even while Its expression or superscription remains the same. This petty enjoyment, however, like all of Its kind, wears away.—/lid. THE MASTIVE, OR BANDEDOG.—It appears that Great Britain was so noted for its mastiffs, that the Roman Empe. rors appointed an officer in this island with the title of Procurator Cynegil, whose sole business it was to breed, and transmit from hence to the amphitheatre, such dogs as would prove equal to the combats exhibited at that place. The mastiff bas been described, by other naturalists, as a species of great size and strength, and very loud barker; whence they have derived its name, mastiff, quasi, Mao ikfa ; it being sat posed to frighten away robbers by its tre mendous voice. looses Ainieudiron. A ROWLAND FOR AN OLIVER.—Dr. Radcliffe would never be brought to pay bills without much following and importunity; nor even then, if there appeared any chance of wear ing out his creditors. A peeler, a ft er long and fruitless attempts, caught him just getting out of his chariot at his own door, in Bloomsbury-square, and set upon him. " Why you rascal," said the doctor, " do you pretend to be paid for such a piece of work ? Why, you have spoiled my pavement, and then covered it over with earth to hide your bad work." " Doctor," said the pettier. " mine is not the only bad work the earth hides." " You dog, you," said Radcliffe, " are you a wit ?—you must be poor—come in :" and paid him. Ow FUNERAL RITES.—Men have lost their reason in nothing so much as their religion, wherein stones and clouts make martyrs; and since the religion of one, seems madness to ano ther, to afford an account, or rational of old rights requires no rigid reader. That they kindled the pyre avesely, or turning their face from it, was an handsome symbol of unwilling min e r that they washed their bones with wine and milk, that wrapt them in linen, and dried them in her bosom the first fostering part and place of their nourishment; that they opened their eyes Ward Heaven. before they kindled the fire, as the place of their hspes, or original, were no improper ceremonies. The last valedic don, thrice uttered by the attendants, was also very solemn, and somewhat answered by Christians, who thought it too little, if they threw not the earth thrice upon the interred body. That in strew. log their tombs, the Romans affected the rose, the Greeks ammo thus and myrtle; that the funnel pyre consisted of sweet fuel, ty pos, lk, lade, yew, and trees perpetually verdant, lay silent ex. museisas of their surviving hope +; wherein Christians which deck their Who with bays, have found a more elegant emblem—for that k, warlag deed, will restore itself from the root; and its dry and sinnoeseilems resume their verdure again; which, if we mistake not, we have also observed in fume. Whether the planting of the yew in churchyards bold not its original from ancient funeral rites, eras an emblem of resurrection, from its perpetual verdure, may also admit conjecture.—Sir T. Browne. COFFEE. —The coffee-pot should be three parts full 4 boiling water; the coffee is to be added a spoonful at • time, and war stirred between each ; then boil gently, still stirring, to prevent the mixture from boiling over as the coffee swells. and to force it into combination with the water ; this will be effected in a few mi. mutes, after which the most gentle boiling must be kept up during an hour. The coffee must then be removed from the fire to settle : one or two spoonsfull of cold water thrown in assists the clarification and precipitates the grounds. In about an hour, as soon as the liquor has leeome clear, it is to be pouted into another vessel, taking care not to disturb the sediment.—Coffee made in this manner will be of the finest flavour, and may be kept three days in summer and four or five in winter. When ordered for use, it only requires heat. beg in the coffee-pot, and may be served up at two minutes' notice. The grounds which remain will make a second quantity of coffee. by boiling with fresh water for an bour.—The Cook's Dictionary, by Richard Dolby. OLD SARUNI.—The name of this ancient fortress, mede, town, city, and borough, is much better known to the public than its actual condition. Mr. Canning once exclaimed that he woad not surrender one stone et Old Sarum to the Reformers. This are now but few atones to be surrendered's' the only remains is former buildings are about a dozen cubical feet of what once 111111pseed the wall of the castle. The place which was formerly mad " Burgum Cnsaris," has for some time back been " Ber. P m Alexandri," haying wend into the poesmeion of Mr. Alex ander, a relation of Lord Calais. The right of voting results from the possession of some land called burgage tenures. of which there were formerly eleven lots, in possession of different persons. All &se lots have graduall come into the possession of Mr. Alex. Miff alone, who is t represented in the imperial par. &ism by himself and whatever other gentleman he may choose to —'orate. The right of pralding at the election, and making the mama to the writ, is in the sat, as lessee of an adjoining fit, which belonged to the greet Earl of Chatham, and upon Ala his lordship was born. To the south of the borough is a se amy tree, under which the election is holden by the lessee aforesaid, who very gravely proceeds to the spot, reads the writ, receives the tom, and returns the two members. The progress in the value of parliamentary influence, and in the increase of parliamentary comp• tion, may perhaps be estimated by the fact, that this estate which. with the burger tenures, was sold in 1690 by the Cecil family to Mr. Pitt for 1,500 L was within 100 years after purchased of the Pitt family, by Lord Wedges, for the enormous sum of 63,000 L The borough consists at present of a large circular mound of earth, sur mounted in the centre by a smaller mound. Sonic bushes grow upon the top, and a flourishing crop of wheat and barley occupies the si tuation of the former rampart, but there is no house nor vestige of a house,.and. as Mr. Burke said on a remarkable occasion, " not one man, not one woman, not one child, not one four-footed beast," are to be seen upon either of the mounds, or in the immedist , vicinity. 0 arr u ARIES.—The Waterford Chronicle requests that persons supplying that Journal with obituaries, will attend to the following scale of prices. The idea is droll.—For a simple death, two shillings and sixpence.— For the death of a person deeply regretted, five shillings.—For the death of a person who lived a perfect pattern of all the Christian virtues, and died regretted by the whole country, ten shillings.—For the death of a person who pos sessed extensive literature and profound erudition, sup enelded to which, his whole life was remarkable for piety. humility, charity. and self-denial, one pound.—For the death of a lady. whose husband is inconsolable for her loss, and who was the delight of the circle in which she moved, one pound ten shillings.—For the death of a gen tleman, who had been only six months married, who was an ex ample of every conjugal and domestic virtue. and whose widow' is in a state of anguish bordering on distraction, two pounds. For the death of an edema; who was a pattern of meekness, a model of humility, a of distressed genius, a genuine philanthropist, an exemplary Chelsdin, an extensive almsgiver, profoundly learned, unrendstiag in his attention eo the duties of his station, kind, hos pitable, and offeescaste to his tenantry, and whose Demo will* be re membered and his loss deplored to the latest posterity, five pounds!—Far every additional good quality, whether domestic, moral, or religious, there will be an additional charge. BIRTHS. The Ilth iast. at Ids house, Orare.end-road. Regent's-park, the lady of B. Roberts, Esq. of a moo. MARRIED. The 12th inst. at St. Georges, Bloomsbury, F. Talbot. Esq. of BedfOrd.row, to Missßoue, of Bloomsbury-square—At St. Jaroc.'s church, the 1201 init. K. Heudrie, Eq. of Tiabornc.street, to Miss Henrietta WilaoM—The 12th Wet. at All Sainte, Poplar, J. Cooper. Esq. of Sutton's-sate. Houichutch, to Ann, only daughter o( The,. Astiton E sq.-The 12th inst. at St. Peter's, l'ornhill, Mr. J. Cox. of Giblion's-square, Islingtoo, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late D. Maclaurin, Esq. Lornbard-Ktreet—The 7th inst. at Bishop ✓teignton Devon, Shearran, Erg. of the Stroud, to Caroline. third da ughter of J. Bite, Eq. of the Amer place—At Edinburgh. on the' 10th inst. J. Murray, Eq. merchant, Liverpool, to Elisa beth, eldest daughter of Hie Isle J. Bryce, Esq. the Dint. 11 " The 1116 int. at Tunbridge-Welk, in the Nth et Mr age. •"*," Mrs. Smith, mother In lan of Air. Pigeon of Sou th - : 4 "1 wads—The Igh inst. at Margate, aged N. :h e in. it. w or k, B.M. anJ minister Mins chapel, and Innate of tit. Amery's, Hoiloon—The ul e lllth lost. Moon Phipps, wife et H. M. Dyer, Sm. el Demo- sitire.plan.hoose—The Nth inst. Mrs. A. Reyes, of Dowg•Plagat 114 Nt, . I= 4. the 11 and g vol at the boa- Omn liw 4 Piehettlioa.Terple im•