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LAW REPORTS. 311CHAELMAS TERM, 1830. :Before the LORD CHANCRLLOIL. at Weettninster. Di-nday. Nov. 8, Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, and Friday... Appeals and Re-hearings. Saturday, Nov. 13—Motions. ulonday. Nov. 13, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday -Ipocals and Re.hearings. ' , .itorday. Nov. 20—Stations. M0.),14y, Nov. 22, Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday— A rikalb and Re.hearings. Saturday, Nov. 27, and Monday, Nov. 29—Motions. A.B. Such days as his Lordship is occupied in the House of Lords t xrepted. More the VICE-CIIANCILLOI, at Westminster. Monday, Nov. 8, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday—Pleas, De. ~.urre,s, Causes, Exceptions, and Further Directions. Friday, Nov. 12—Motions. Saturday, Nov. 13— Pleas, Demurrers, Causes, Exceptions, and Fur. Sher Directions. Monday, Nov. 15—Motions. Tueaday, Nov. le, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday..—. Pleas, lttmuners, Causes, Exceptions, anti Farther Directions. Monday, Nov. 22--Motions. Toestlav, Nov. Wednesday, Thursday. and Friday—Pleas, De. own. IN. Causes, Exceptions, and Further directiosa :"Artirttay, Nov. 27—Short Causes, Pleas, Demurrers, Causes, Exam. tions, and Further Directions. Morday, Nov. 29—Motions. N.B. On Saturdayv, at throe o'clock, such Bankrupt Petitions u Parties may agree to have heard. His Honor the Vice-Chancellor will hear Bankrupt Petitions and .lotions at Lincoln's Inn, after Term. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. ti. THE KING V• FEATHERSTON AND OTHERS. Mr. ATTORNEY•GZIZZRAL applied to make a rule absolute for a criminal inthrmation, fora libel published in the Wester& 7"siscs, at Exeter, on October 31, 1829. Mr. LOLL/TT showed cause against the rule. Ile observed that the parties had obtained this rule on the ground of a sup ma libel on the magistracy of me Luton division of the county of Devon. The libel proceeded from an application which a Mr. Marian had made to the above magistrates for a license, to open an hotel at Torquay. Mr. blartelli had applied to several of the inhabitants of Torquay, and had obtained the necessary signatures. There was at that time only one ho. tel at Torquay, and that belonged to Sir Lawrence Vaughan l'ulk, who' exercised a considerable interest in Torquay and Polten ; one of his old servants was keeping the Inn. Mr. blartelli applied to Sir Lawrence for his sanction as &magistrate and Sir Lawrence informed him that he Mud no intention to oppose the application. Subsequently, however, Mr. Abrahams (Sir Lawrence's steward) informed Mr. Martelli that Sir Lawrence intended opposing the applicaiion, as, if it succeeded, it would much Injure Polteo. Mr. blartelli applied to several other magistrates, who not only said that another hotel was required, but that tlartclli was a proper person to keep it. They, however, advised him to get Sir Lawrence's sanction before he applied. When, however, Martell' applied to the Bench, they refused the appli. cation. Ile then appealed to the Quarter Sessions, and Mr. Abrahams intimidated his sureties by telling them that they would have to pay the cost*. The Quarter Sessions granted the licence. Shortly after these transactions, the libel in question was published as a letter from a correspondent, who signed his Wilds. The defendants offered to give up the author, but the magistrates would not consent to abandon the prosecution against them on that condition. The learned counsel then read the libel, which called the Luton division of magistrates" a job. bing magistracy," and accused them of acting under the influence of sir Lawrence Pnlk, who was present when they refused the a= lion, and also of doing their business with elcm doors. The counsel concluded, by contending that by the magistrates own afli. davits, they bad conducted business with closed doors, and had been influenced by other motives than those which the legislature contem. plated, when the act was passed, "'said influence magisuates under such The ATTORNEY.OENZSAL lipliga, that the libel WSS on all the magistrates of the county, and not only on those who sat on the appli cation. The magistrates were not bound to proceed against a writer who did not publish, but preferred going against a publisher who gave vent to the malice of the writer. The Court mud they would look into the &Waldo, Wan they dedda PREROGATIVE COURT, Nov. 6. (Before Sir Joint Nicsom. ) VULLOCK V. ALLINSON. • Judgment was given in this curious will case, the facts of which are as follow :—The Rev. Mr. Monkhouse, Rector of Brudehurch, Hamp shire, died at the age of 70, leaving a will and two codicils, having at the time of his decease only one sister and her two daughters , entitled to inherit his property, about 10,0001. as next of kin. The will contained some most eccentric bequests-1,8001. was left in trust toQuam's College, to found a school, in which none but bastards were to be educated, and this bequest was subsequently increased by an addition of 8,0001 Be left 1001. to the Unitarian Society, and IL to be laid out in pure milk, to be distributed among the parishioners i also a shilling to the man who poisoned his dog. The deceased, although a member of the Church of England, was an avowed Unitarian, having texts of scripture painted in Greek characters on his carts and on his well, all decla ratory of his heterodox opinions. About the time he executed his will be began to entertain the extraordinary delusion that the husband of one of his nieces intended to poison him, and had, for a length of time, put poison into his milk, and had also poisoned a well of water. So strong was this delusion, that although the subsequent investigation showed his suspicions to be utterly groundless. be maintained them to the end of his life. This circumstance, coupled with the bequest of his pro- 1 perty away from his relatives, induced his next of kin to dispute the vs. lidity of the will, offering these facts in proof of insanity. After the learned Civilians had concluded their arguments, the Judge minutely reviewed the evidence, and came to the conclusion that when the will was made, the testator was of sound mind, and therefore probate must issue. With respect to the codicils they were executed at a time when monomania bad supervened, though it was not of sufficitnt strength to invalidate them, but as they disposed of the real estate, they did not come exactly within the jurisdiction of this Court, and therefore the Judge decided upon pronouncing neither for nor against them. WESTIIIINSTER SESSIONS, Nov. 6. Appeals by the Gas Light and Coke Company, and the Chelsea Water Works Company, were heard, against two rates which had been made upon their mains and pipes, which conveyed the gas and water to the houses in the parish of St. Margaret and St. John the Evangelist. Mr. Gomm', for the appellants, said they were the proprietors of certain ground and buildings on which their gasometer stood, and which had been rated to the parish in the sum of 1,3001. which rate was not complained of ; but the parish bad now in addition to the land and the buildings, rated all the mains and pipes which ran through the streets of the parish, to an amount which made the total rate on the appellants 5,0001. per annum, taking the land, buildings, mains, and pipes belonging to the Gas Company in one lumping sum. In consequence of this rate the company were now tic teeny struggling for an existence, and if such a rate should be estab lished, it would be impossible for any Gas Company in the kingdom to exist ; the meaning of this course actually being to rate all the pro fits of the Company. He cited a variety of cues in support of his position. Mr. CAMPBELL, who was for the Respondents, expressly denied that there was any intention to rate the profits. The CH...Jamas said, on reference to all the cases which had been cited, he found the principle laid down that the mains and pipes were rateable. The order for the rate was then affirmed, the amountof the rate to be settled by Mr. Taunton. The next cue was that of the Chelsea Water Weeks Company, ap pellants; the United Parishes of St. Margaret and Si. John the Evan gelist, respondents Mr. Pottocx argued the case for the appellants, and called two wit nesses, whose evidence was immaterial, and be then declined calling any more, agreeing with Mr. Campbell to refer the amount of the rate to arbitration. COURT OF REQUESTS, WESTMINSTER. °ARMFUL; TARKZII: AID KATMAI'S. Gaansiii v. &a.m.—The plaintiff Gardner is a small farmer, and eccaaionally sends up hay to the Westminster haymarket, where Smith, who is a dealer in the article, sometimes purchases of him. A short time back he bought half a lead of Gardner foe the sum of 1L Ils. 6d. and, liking the lot very well, he gave an order for half a load of the tame sort for a particular customer, which Uardner stated that he had sent, having had it cut from the same rick, but when his man came home hetrought but 11. 6s. instead of 11. 1 Is. 6d. the price agreed for ; the difference between which two sums, being 6s. 6d. be now claimed ; and really his statement seemed so clear, that a bye. stander could not have imagined any possible answer to it. But it fre quently happens that a Court of Requests' case has as many sides and ends as a hay-stack; and when Mr. Smith had been heard for the de. fence, this case bore a very different complexion. The defendant ad. /gritted the first purchase and the price, and also the order for the second let at the same price ; when the hay came to hand, it was no more like the first ‘. than he to Hercules: it was much coarser, and In large loose utilises, instead of the close, sound, good hay in the first half.load; find. ing this to be the case, be told Oars man he would not have it at all, and advised him, as it was market.day, to drive it there, and dis. pose of it for the best price he could get. The man appared to be very reluctant to do this, and begged of Mr. Smith to ta it at a lower price than that agreed for ; to this at length be agreed, took it at IL 61. the money admitted to have been received, and assured the Court that he • afterwards regretted very much that be had bought it at all. All that Gardner could say in answer to this, was that it wail actually cut from the same hay-stack, and therefore he contended it was the same hay ; but this was in turn denied by the defendant; and a Commissioner on the Bench remarked that he had had much to do with hay in his own practice, mod was quits aware that one part of a rick was frequently a pound a-load worse than another part of it; Gardner was therefore obliged to yield the point, and consented to have his ease d 1 missed, though much against his will, especially as he had the costs of bearing to pay. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Nor. 11. Humphrey FRifi.2llll Ravenserqft, the patent wig -maker, of Sale. stmt, Lincoln's-inn-fields' was opposed by a creditor named Comps, and several others in person. The insolvent underwent a long examination. from which it appeared. that about 13 years ago he was declared a bankrupt. He had obtained his certificate, but could not tell what dividend was paid to his ere& tore. He denied that he had ever pnssed by the name of Oakley, but admitted, on bing pressed, that he passed some years ago under that of Reeve, whnn he took a house. He did this to prevent his being ar rested. His debts were between 2,0001. and 3,0001. and his assets amounted to nearly 1,0001. the greater part of which was owing by bar risters for the patent wigs. He computed his profits to be about 81. a week, which was inadequate to the support of his badly. He de nied that he had represented himself to Illr.Comyns as a man of pro- perty, but admitted that he told him he had rented his premises in Berle-area for forty years, which was the fact; and that the Bishop of Chester was in his debt, which was likewise true. He made this representation in 1827, when he took two furnished houses frees Mr. Cocuyns, at the rate of 11 guineas the week. He rented the houses nearly two years, and had paid him about 8001. He let the premises out in lodgings, but denied he told the creditor that he had had a lease recently granted him of his house in Sale-street for 31 years. His business was carried on there as usual, although he had been in confine. meat many months. The lease of the house was deposited in the bonds of a creditor, and the furniture belonged to a Captain Wilson, who pur• chased it when the landlord put in a distress, and he allowed it to re. main for the use of the family. He paid his foreman 1601. a-year, and his wife nearly half as much, and had been put to great times in ob taining and working the patent for the wigs. Mr. Coo=s. who appeared on behalf of the insolvent, said, the audi tors might work the patent if they pleased. Mr:Blackburn, one of the opposing creditors, stated, that he resided in Milford, in Suffolk, where he kept an academy. In 1828 be pur chased the school, at which three of the insolvent's boys were and he continued to board and lodge them. The insolvent paid tre a r re; quarter, and on an interview told him that he was s man of property, and doing well. In the course of some time several angry letters were sent by the insolvent, and at last a circular, to compromise. This he consented to, but it was never carried into effect. Mr. Coosa cross-examined Mr. Blackburn, and after asking him if he was not clergyman, to which he replied in he affirmative, enquired if one of the Insolvent's children did not die suddenly while at the school? He said he did, and explained the cause; he mentioned also that be had written frequently to the insolvent on the subject, but that his letters were not attended to. Mr. Commissioner Bowzx said he had explained this part of his conduct satisfactorily, and the learned gentleman would do well to con. alder the instructions he had received from his client before he put any more questions of this nature to Mr. Blackburn. Mr. Comyna stated that the insolvent owed him 400 L foe the rent of two furnished houses, and for dilapidation. He stated to him when he took the premises, that he was a man of :property, and that several I bishops were indebted to him. His business was a good one, and on these representations he let him have the houses. Mr. Comyns put in a letter to corroborate his statement. After the remainder of the opposition had been goue through, Mr. Blackburn and the other creditors submitted that the insolvent's descrip. don was insufficient, inasmuch as be was not described by the name of Reeve, in which name he took a house. The insolvent, it appeared, I had Heed extravagantly, and at the time he was representing himself as a man of property, it was evident from his schedule that he had been in difficulties, and living in retirement through fear of arrest. They con. tended that the insolvent, for his conduct, ought to be remanded. His business was still carried on by his son, and he was reaping the profits. Mr. Coosa addressed the Court at some length, and contended that the insolvent's description was perfect, inasmuch as he had not con. Meted any debt under the assumed name of Reeve. The opposition he considered too vague to warrant the remand of the insolvent, and the representations were not sufficiently strong to come within any of the penal clauses of the Act of Parliament. Mr. Commissioner Bowxy said he conceived the insolvent must describe himself by the name of Reeve, fee, :notwithstanding he swore Ihe bad contracted no debts in that name, yet the advertisement was to let the public know that such a person sought to be discharged in ease any debts might be owing. He did not think the ass of Mr. Black. burn had been sufficiently established, although be bed just cause for complaint. The insolvent's ease was then adjourned, that be might ro.advertise. l and after the required notice has been given in the Landes Cairene, he will be brought up to receive the judgment of the Court. emegnon POLICE REPORT& Bow.a.razsz—Hronwror ROBBERY.— William Pwrithiford, a desperate-looking fellow, was c6ar. with highway robbery, attended with auelty, under the following ammatanas :- 1 James Frost, • constable of the perish of Finchley stated that about ten o'clock on the night of the lOth of October, he y mu passing through a place called Fortis Owen, between Finchley and Hannay, when he heard the cries of some person in distress. He tan towards the spot, and saw the prisoner coming from an outhouse near the road side; be followed and took him into custody. The prisoner threw away a tremendous bludgeon, Witness held him a short time, bat the prisoner being a much stronger man, succeeded in gating from him, and run.' impala . Witness, on going to the pleee from whence the cries found a man, named Jonathan Parsons, near the ou th ouse bleeding Profusely, and' in a state of insensibility. On recovering him. self, be stated that be had been knocked down and robbed of some sa ver be had in his pocket. The man has since recovered from the laja. ties he received. he prisoner was retaken on Friday night by two of the dismounted patrol after a desperate resistance. The prisoner admitted his guilt, bet said that he wee so drunk that he did net know what be was about. The bludgeon was produced ; it was one of • moat formidable do scription. The officer stated that the prosecutor was unable to attend, and the' prisoner was accordingly remanded. A Maw Ix Posasestox.—A little fellow, about four feet high, was charged with assaulting another man, about twice his size. The complainant stated, that the defendant met him in Lincoln's Inn. i fields, on Friday night, and, without any provocation, gave him a good drubbing. Defendant (in a great passion for a little man.)—.The feet is, this fellow (complainant) is what they call • " • man in posensd=;" and I, happening to be unfortunate, got into " quod," and he was sent to take possession of my goods; but lax your Worship whether he had right to take possession of my wife too ? Mr. Hau.s—Certainly not. Defendant—Well, then, he did, and he slept with her every night, and I heard of it while I was iu "quad," and I swore l would well whop him when I got out: and meeting him last night, I gave him a bellyful; and I think I served him right. Mr. HALLS.—But you must not take the law into your own hands. Defendant—The law took me into its hands, and put me in " %node' so, at all events, I only returned the compliment. Defendant was ordered to find ball. Henry Passer was brought up for final examination ; and there being no witnesses against him in attendance, he was dischared. HATTON4MILDEL—Margarst Ryan, an Idshwonian, was brought up by the Parish Officers of St . Pancras, d:stpd with haring abandoned her infant, aged two months. John Owen, butcher, of Fitiropenarket, stated, that en Friday week he saw the prisoner lay down the child at the doer of No. 26, Hertford. street, and run away. He pursued her, but could not overtake B. returned and found the infant lying, almost naked, on the cold stones, and scream Mary y stated that she sew the prisoner with another woman pass along v ord-etreet, and when they came opposite to No. 26, the prisoner said to her companion, " I'll be d. if be does not hose the child, whether it is his or not ; 1 and she laid the Child on the stones, and ran away. Another witness corroborated the above statements.: Police Constable Morley took the child to the workhouse of fit. Pancras. John Boyle, a parish constable, took the prisoner Into custody on the following day. The parish authorities stated that the reputed father was a Wawa; a married man, named Keefe. The woman had, subsequent to the Meth of the child, applied to the parish for relief; and Keefe had been taken, on a warrant, before the Magistrates of Mary-le-boue, and they had de clined making an order of affiliation against him, on account of the in sufficiency of evidence. Capes, one of the parish officers, stated that they had twice passed the prisoner to Colebrook, on her way home to Ireland, but she had returned. - The prisoner, in her defence, acknowledged haring ban passed on her way home, but said she was ashamed to go in the sitnadea she was then in. She declared that Keefe was the father of the child, as wdl m of another that she had, twayeats old. Price, the soda( ovinear, la answer h e y d question, said that so many UM of the same kind maned, that they had determined to make an example of the prisoner. Mr. LAIWO said, that such a wretch deserved any iu_n ti t could be inflicted on her. She was souteaced to six weal' imphealasat. Saturday, William Wards, who keeps a new Met shop .died rho Marquis of Anglesey, in Tonbalgemfeet, Drenswiek.equees, appeared u sammens, before Mr. Lamm sad Mr. Rogan, M enema as la adss laid against him by Mr. Last, est of the Inspectors et the E. par Division, for keeping open his house during hours prohibited by act ofliament. Mr. List stand, that in ansequsece eifideranden be ntaived 'that the defendant's Muss was very Ingseperly enabsendv he went thete on Wednesday nighta t t ibe t a gnaw to twelve edifit e • antempaa b l e st ki l by Sergeant BeU,siiil Wee of company is Seim In upon which the ennui the deer, bet sedng hie he his uniform, she attempsed to dues the door agsMag kik and had he not forced his way, she mat have succeeded la keeping him out. Perceiving th at the company was up stairs, se soon nbe en tered be endeavoured, with Sergeant Bell, to make his way up stairs, but the landlady opposed him a sexed time, end be was under the nanny of pushing her aside, in order to get to the stain. When at length he mended and sawed the front room on the first Soar, and found fifteen men drinking and smoking there, and some of them playing at cards. One man, who had the cards in hie hands, endenown to conceal them under the table, but Sergeant Bell rushed forward, and having seised, secured them. There were four pots of beer on the table at the time. He hnsiedistdy with. drew, and, as It too frequently occurred since the opening of those new beer shops, that riots and disordem of a very serious nature took Aim in the streets, which gave the police immense trouble, he was determined to repress nano of the kind, and be laid the present hi formation against the Admin. Sergeant Bell catrebneand die elaleinen et Ide inspector. Mr. Harmer attended an Inbar of diedeendant and aose.namined the witnesses. Mr. Lento fined the Moist 4111. and told him if the information had been laid for card.pliging, be would be fined 101. Two retailers of beer, ender the New Act, were bro ugh t up on the information of Atkinson, fa not having painted over their doors, the exact words of the Act of Parliament, their names, licensed to sell beer by retail. The magistrates ordered the defendants to - pay the expenses, au. tioning them that, ifs similar information were laid at any future period, they or soy other parson in the business, should be fined in the lowest penalty, 101. LAKSZTI44IIIZZT.-.414 Iteeorromp—Ametti the numerous pan. pen that presented themselves before Mr. Walker, for parochial relief, was a young man of respectable appearance, who sought assistance from the overseers of fit. Mary's, WhitechapeL Mr. Fouls, an overseer of Whiteebert, stated that on Friday after noon the pauper applied to him for r deciariag that be bad been without food for 48 hours, and theta peen l oaf was the last nourishment he received. Under these circumstances gave Wm es order for some bread and cheese. About two hours after, the pauper retained with a recommendation from Mr. Wyatt, to take his ease into coesideratkon, and be, (Mr. l'oule) gave Wu a shilling. Mr. Davis, an assistant overseer of St. Omes, said that the pauper applied to him on Friday morning for k.f• telling him that litewas famishing for want of food, not having tasted any thing for 48 bouts. He referred him tol.Mr. Knight, the overseer, who gave him $ shilling. In reply to questions from Mr. Walker, the pauper said his name was Richard 'Thompson, and the had been a clerk to Messrs. IBrown solicitors, Forayers Inn, and Mr. Johnson, a solicitor of Charlohe-street, Fitzroy-square. He bad been Aided with a serious lifinesa for some time, had been out of employment six months, and was destitute of every thing save the clothes in which he then appeared. He had not tasted any thing foe forty-eight hours when he applied to Mr. Haight. Mr. WaLamt said, that unless the pauper bad committed some criminal action, he would not have assistance,— Whyneeded did he not apply to the persons with wM u t ul e bed lived far so many years ? Tbe pauper replied, he had scrupulously kept his distressed situation from the knowledge of his late employers, as )14 was apprehensive that it would prevent his getting another &astern. Mr. Wat.unt—Pooh, pooh, nonsense. WYATT—I tell you, that you have received money under false pretences. When I signed my name to the summons, I did so under the persuasion that you were half famished. But at the same time, it appears that you had a shilling in your poessesioa, sad had a quantity of bread and cheese, and yet you awe here with a Us in your mouth, that you had not tasted food for two days. Pauper—Mr. Davis told me not to say any thing to the overseer of Whitechapel above the ludo of a shilling from Mr. Knight. Mr. Davie explained, the/ Mr. /Knight gave the pauper a shilling, from the persuasion that his tale was correct. Having slept in Gower's-row on the preceding night, he told him to apply to the over seers of Whitychanti s as Govr er's.mw was in Whiteehapel parish. He had no idea that the pauper intended to apply to Whitechapel parish the same day. This explanation proved satisfactory to the Magistrates, who desired the pauper to go about his Madness, and never to apply for relief again under similar circumstances, or he would be sent to prison. Urrtort-Hata.—On :Saturday Madge% Prise, a woman in the service of Mr. Shenton, landlord of the Turk's Head, in the Bent. road, was brought before Mr. Haus, charged with stealing a table cloth, the property et bet master. Mr. Shelton stated that the prisoner bed been twelve menthe In his service, and that during the latter pert of that period, emend small lams of money had been missed. Owing to the repseted thefts that had aka piece, the whole of the servants were emir sold, ar but less snepleten was all along entertained against the then any of the others. On Friday morning, however, t ie l l ad occasion to send a quantity of silver up stain so Mrs. Shentan, in order to have sovereigns for it. Mrs. Shorten was in bed at the time, and the silver was placed upon bet dressing-esese... Shortly afterwards, her breakfast was taken up stairs by the pet. sonar, and on the departure ' of the latter hoar the room these half crowns were miming from t ire silver en the dreseing-cese. On this discovery, Mr. Shenton, convinced that no individual had entered the room but the risme: from the period the mousy was placed there un til it was taken, mantis/1a that site was the thief , instantly warned her out of his house, an order which she was about to obey with ales. crity, when Mr. Huston suggested that her hoz should be searched. The prisoner having exhibit d some confusion, • pelian was sent ler, and in his presence heel box was main* and amongst its contests was found • Urge table-cloth, with Mr Ithenton's name written in full open It, mid also the number. In her room were also found some stop and other articles belonging to Mr. Shenton. The prisoner, in bee defence, said that she had taken the tab/e -cloth up to her room with the intention of mending a bole in it. Mr. Bows observed, that she should bare as oPponsmity of making AM shims balm a jury of her many, but he was of opinion that k wank haw bat Ntde weight with ism. If she took the cloth with dm Mimi= of oodles it, Ithe wish Mg ham packed it sway in her box, and but for Mr. Ilkomen danemft to see the contents of her box, it never would hare bees Woad was committed. Twines Pouct..... ariggs was charged with entering the dwelling-house of Mr. lams Isekway, Wellington-place, Stepney, and stealing sundry articles thorsimn. The prisoner in his defence said, he was asked to carry a bundle for a stranger, who told him to throw it on the first person who stopped hint, and he obeyed the ardars to the very letter. Captain Itroasztt told the prisoner to tell that story to a jury, and committed him to Newgate for trial TUE CONVICT ORDERED FOR EXECUTION. This unhappy man, named John Gorman, who is only 27 years of age, was tried at the OM Bailey September Sessions, and convicted of a highway robbery, attended with great cruelty. The following ar e th e facts of the cue. The prose cutor Andrew Jolly, was • sailor, recently returned from the West Indies, and was quits a stranger in town. He had taken lodgings at Limebouse, and about eleven o'clock on the night of the 11th of September, as be was endeavouring to find his way borne, he was purposely misdirected by several persons ef whom h e asked his way. lie got into Herutitagecerset, Wapping, when some person came behind him, ana struck him violently on the back; on turning round he received a blow on the forehead with something heavy, which idled him to the ground. A handkerchief was then placed to his month, and he felt some person rifling his pockets. He struggld, e and called out " Murder !" be received a third blow, whicifren dewed him insensible, and be knew nothing farther of what happened to him. Mosley, a police officer, heard the alarm, and en going to the prosecutor's assistance, mw 'the prisoner running away; he punued, and, with assistanes, succeedid in taking him into custody. He brought him hook so the whin he had left the prosecutor, and en searehirig him found a vita the prosecutor after. wards identified a his property. The prosecutor stated that he had also lost three sovereigns, KC. in silver, and some halfpence. Thepri. sneer's hat fell of in the male. when he was taken, and o u t of it rolled a sovereign, a quantity of silver, and some copper, but which, of course, the prosecutor could not identify. On the night of the sth of November, a youth, of the nams of jelled some other boys collated at a bonfire on Hemp. ee l eg.beeth. themselves in the dawns diversion of sirs& bing each ether. shaking to rein* the specks ignited omen doom nag* which wise * Lee's Wempothin. In the pool lei low's iWeavois to Maas himedi teem these limy =Tents, the s ki m of his hand was so mask hest that h psekd mar like a glove; his arm, side, and lower past of the Mum, were also merely inNsQ 4 , f oetal ., sandy dip wen Rub, withent,whot is ow the ham.. or the geapOwder that large a quandiy of squibs mail, eontalas wes igi el ie mews the boy to moms. In this dspiciable state he woe : taw home te his mocha, who is $ wiptd.l2=7:lollBll. in Eigis-eirest, Ham m i aow Modem& and he is Ungerhsg g ive. Av▪ ast hop e dm name of Drown, put his so* jig ki s c*goollthoy took his, sod burnt bJs side so 400, 1 gy, l s olgolloot to convoy him to tholliddloors SCINTILLA. Heroine is psrUip as peculiar a word as any iu language : the lint two Laws of it are male t t e first three, fent:. the first four, a brave man I and the whole word, a brave woman. ' In writing thorn are two things that pomlax an audit,: more than any others—the first is how to begin, and the other is wl. e . to leave of. Paley, observing that female infants learned to t s ll. sooner than males, said, " Boys begin to tell lies at two years old, e girls at oast " Ax UNASSUMING POET.—The Shah of Persia has pi-, rblisLed The Po e msa aolketion of him of Lis ore vr ema om the n w twld bears tha blt ila itt a lf to ti t7 him." °' LITIGATION IN REMIIIIA.—The number of lawsuits brought Wore the Russian tribunals last year, wag no less than t, million eight hundred and My thousend. So that, on an aver ag , every seventeenth person had contributed to makes =el upon the bon of contention. Tux ART OF PRIIITING.—The first work published 1 , 1 the Bangslee language appeared about 16 years ago. In the cnuts the year 1829, the Heogalee press of that city had produced 37 w )rk of different kinds. Though many of them are only pamphlets, it tifyft to sett the taste for radWg spreading among the oaths.. Many of these works solely relate to the present system o kra religiou• worship among the Hind= but as scientific and literary owledg becomes more general, no doubt translations of European works, o: various subjects, will appear. In the cause of a year the journal , published in Ind's, in the dialects of the country, have nearly doubled the number of their subscribed, and their editors begin gradually t , enlarge the sphere of their discumions. ANIZICAN 51M1LZ.....-The brain of a hasty man is like sooty chinmeyt—it is constantly in danger of taking fire from the (lama beneath. The brain of a well.ordered and quiet &leen, is likes chins. ney newly swept, the wits of paseken pass through it and escape with out Into the co- regions of thought and reflection..—Note York Ad COX UN DRUMS.—Why is a dandy like a joint of venison' Because he is a bit of a buck.—What key is the best for a Christtna• box ? A turkey.—Mirror. Tun ALattm.—Two days before the battle of Eylan, Na lodged at the house of :a Protestant minister, about two knock from the field of battle. He slept in the library. An album was on thetahle; and the next day, when the Emperor bed departed, the mi nista found these words written in Napoleon's 'own hand : " Happy abode of tranquillity ! wherefore art thou ao near the theatre and horrors of war?" This wonderful man, in the midst of his vast progres. e. ambition, would often moralize, and speak with enthusiasm on sod subiects. FRUITS IN TUEIII SEASONS !--Tbe following smart repartee wee made the other day by one of the amazons of the . creel," on her way to Fisharow. She was carrying on her back a wicker cradle, which attracted the notice of a gentleman walking behind b‘r, who remarked good humouredly, "A h, ha! Peggy, you seem bur I bend with the frisks of matrimony." To which, with the ready wit n' the sisterhood, she instantly exclaimed, " Hub, but ye're far wrnz,, 1 8ir do ye no see it's only the/roil basket 1" All the plate stolen from the house of Sir John C. Reade, with the exception of six spoons and five forks, was discovered in hay-rick by a shepherd's boy, named liongshaw, on Wednesday last. At the same time and place was found a doubletiarreled pistol, whicit was stolen from the lodgins of Dr. Posey, with a quantity of plat:, .. short time since. Both the barrels of the pistol were loaded. A fatal accident from the incautious use of fire-arms oc curred at Fen Ditton, near Cambridge, on Friday last. About six o'clock in the evening, Mr. Robert Green, of that place, had just taken leave of his Mend, Mr. Thomas Woollen', a respectable farmer reaidine at Dittos, and was on the point of starting in his gig for Cambridga. when his gun (a double-barrel percussion one) which had been placed between the straps that support the apron of the gig, went and lodged the whole contents of one of the barrels In the body of lair-Wool la4 who was standing at the time by the side of the gig, and within s few inches of the month of the gun. He died about ten o'clock the same evening. A Coroner's inquest was held upon the body on the fol lowing day, and a verdict of Accidental Math returned by the Jury. MARRIED. At Honington, Suffolk, the Rev. John Toll Burr, M.A. of &ram, to Any &man, second daughter of the late 8. Barrow, Req. of the for raerlit Mgry Mega, the Rev. Wm. Dodswort, M.A. Ministe r of Chapel, ac e Mmylebone, to Elisabeth Buller , grand daugh ter ge t ha Mr. Justi Bullet Hartley Wintney, Mena, the Rev. T. Clarke, B.A. Vicar of Mitchelderer, near Winchester, to Annt Apes, dergbier of T. Husband. Ruh of the former place—At Ellore, on the lbh st e tai Capt. George Gray, of the 2lst native infantry, t. Aims, Melt tee of the late Rev. Mordent Carthorn, Rector t Mathshall, Norfo DIED. On the Bth inst. at Walthamstotr, Essex, Sir R. Wigram, Bart. in the 87th year of his age. Rev. G. N. Gale, Perpetual Cants of Code, Somenetshine....Rev. M. Price, Rector of Knebworth and Letchworth, Herb—On the 16th of August, on board his Majesty's ship Blossom, in Belize Bay, Hon. dies, of violent fever, Mr. Fradick George Bedford , aged 22 yearp, midshipman in the alpne ship—At Ceylon, in March last, Lieutenact Lochloa Mac Lean, of the Ceylon rifle regiment, sixth son of the late Archbold Mac Lean, Esq. of Pennyerces—At East Dulwich, alter a hog illness, Miss Elisabeth Flower, aged 28, niece of Sir Chides Flows; Bart.—At Cahirdveen, James O'Connell, lhq. second son of the kw Daniel O'Connell, Foci. of Portmagee, county Kerry. Mr. Jams O'Connell was a lambda student of Dublin College ; be was in the Sower of youth, being in his 22d yeas—At St. Andrew's, New Brunswick, cm the 9th of August last, John Campbell, Esq. aged 68. The deceased wee a native of Argyllshire, but bad been for upwards of 46 years a resident in New Brunswick, and was for many years Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and a Member of the House of ABINIM. bly of the Province, the duties of which be faithfully and honourably discharged. DEATHS IN THE EAST INDIES. At Calndia, May 16, Mr. Thomas Bonner, aged 38. At Calcutta, May 19, Mr. Herbert Faulkner, aged 19. At Cbowringee, May 18, Mr. James Garrod, aged 23. Atralcutta, May 16, Monsieur F. Saintires, aged 46. Al Calcutta, May 19, John N. Bird, Esq. son of Charles Bird, of Philadelphia, aged *4. At Akyab, April 29, Capt. T. W, Frith, 47th Regt. N. I. At Penang, March 31, Nathaniel Bacon, Esq. aged 62. At Negapatam, April 28, Edward Walker Penman, Esq. aged 37. W. Mangalore, l4 pril tb 23, of bilious remittent fever, E ns i gn N e l soc . Demon, At her residence in Klipank, March 29. Mrs. L. Stringer, relict ,1• the late Mr. J. Stringer, architect at Madras. At Bolawn, April 21, Mr. Jobn Collins, in the service of the Nisam. At Lang's Garden, Aril 25, Mrs. Amelia Jelly, aged 36. At 'rrichinopoly, April 25, Mrs. S. M. *tuts, aged 29. In the Garrison Hospital of Bangalore, February 29, Mr. Overseer J. Hood, aged 28, of the Commisaariat Department (attached m the Horse Depot.) in the camp, before the city of Hyderabad, April 19, of epidemic cholera, Coporal Chu. Bye, Drum Major, of the. Madras European Re giment, aged 21. In camp, at Ramaphilla, April 23, of epid e mic cholera, Mary, the wife of Serjeant W. Johnson, Band Muter of the Madras Eueopean Begt. aged Is. At Bombay, May 2, Mrs. 111. A. Guy. At Bombay, April 29, William H. Spencer, infant son of Captain Foy, Artillery. At Bombay, April 28, of small-poz and f ever , Cl a ra J a ne Cogan. daughter of H. WyWhant. Esq. Indian Navy, aged three months. At us. on bard the H.C. ship Minerva, Feb. Charles Oswald, only son elCapt Bands:son, 9th Cavalry, aged five months. At Caicos% June 3, Ernst Nasky, of the firm of Nosky and .Ce. aged 34. At Wawa, June 4, Mr. O. Stafford, aged 43. At Cairo, June 1, Capt.W. Davidasa, tithe ship Thomas, aged 43 At Cabistre, May 29. Mr. G. Jenkins, aged 10. At Calsetta, May 30. Mr. J. South. aged se. At Calera% May 31, Mr. J. Fury, aged 40 . At Chimp* May 30, Mr. J. Filth, shoemaker, leaving a wit!eir and four ingot children. At Dana, April 18, Mrs. M. 8. Mugin, of a bilious fever. At Berhanapore, May 39, Frances Coedelis , the infant daughter ot Lieut. and Adjutant F ay 29, Provincial Battalion. At Kurnaul, May IS, Catherine Douglas, infant daughter of Lieut. Colonel Gale. At Bazar, Mop 14, Mr. Thomas Blythe, indigo planter. aged 46. At Berbairs=May.2B, Margaret, daughter of the late J. Samar, 1151 tUmageely, May At Eliza Anne, second daughter of the Rec. Wright,taisplain at that station, of ingammadon of the lungs, aged 22 month& I At Seametualmil, May 9, of amilnent small per, aged 24, Lir" allege Futrell, H.Y. 40th Regt. second son of C. Fuwell, of Totness, Devonahlre,./laq. • At Colombo, Ceylon, MaA 1, Lieut. I. Mackenzie, of H.Y. 08th &Ste ems of Lieut. Hen. Mecheozie, egad 20. s hinted sad htbUsbed by Joss SlATers, MOM &Mk' Orrice, Me. 1, Pickett-place, Temple 80.