Star. — London, England, 1827-12-05 00:00:00

LinitA:tbaL. kissitudes in the Life of n'Reeedsg kitipc 1 rd. post Svo CoLsway. , it a most pie.tsing vokme, replete with anecdote; mre, and perils, sustained " by Hood and field." Jthor belonged to the blase 71. t regiment, onto! must gallant in the s. twice, and one from which has already emanated a similar narrative, which excited no small portion of pubis approbation and app l ause . We are not surpri,ed that productions of this , obtain popularity. They prevent the general fee of our continental campaigns --and, at the same poustray the minuter details that gave the Pcnim war its peculiar character and colouring. !little work before 03 opens with the early days Soldier's life. He was born at Glasgow, ealisted age of U, passed through the usual routine of a life in the three kingdoms, and after :having more than one regiment, eventually entered the Glasgow corps, when it had just arrived from America. We shall not, however, follow our war.. from fleet to fleet, and field to Geld, but at once ' to extract a few of the incidents that diversify and character ef.a private soldier. tst of August, 1303, was destined to be a memorable der rea far as the death of thousands could make it so. It was we had been ordered to attend Divine Service In the ,sod weranceordiagly preparing ourselves for thisoithen the :the 40th regiment beating to arms, gave a general alas the brisk, Colonel Pask came out of his tent and of to fall in, as the enemy were advancing to the attack: We , anal took up a position on a rising g round in the left army; thus, contrary to expectation, we found ourselves 'enter into a service totally different to that which was at The battle bad by this time commenced on the consequently, as at • Roleia, we were obliged to stand fora reposed to a distant cannonade. A shell also tell and burs •company 1 one of the splinters wounded a man severely, thetbird from me on the left. A party of OffiCCIS went one titne,.‘ abort distance from us, in order to obtain a : of the engagement; one of them, be longing to the 32d, in our sight: slain, strange to say, by the mere wind of a ; not a scratch being on his body. The balls were now thiek, that we received orders to sit down; even in tbla - would ever and anon rs:ne through among the Axed . descend so low as to knock the bonnets off our We remained in this tantalizing state for some time, really :comrades on the right, who bad an opportunity of re. themselves: truly the situation we were then placed Mi. trying for the soldier's courage. He feels in himself an in ror, which Is entirely unknown when mice he his catered the hottest part of an engagecttent. kugth we beheld, with great satisfaction, the enemy ad. • us. We then stood to our arm, our Lurk files ran , but they were. men driven in again by the steady the French. I had how an opportunity to se.? them 1; they differed widely from us in dress in this instance, clothed in long white smock-frocks and trowsers, and knapsacks hanging loosely oa their backs. But little left for observation, on account of General Ferguson t the --dr, which lay close beside us. and ordering that charge; but, for what cause I never could learn, the remained motionless. Colonel Pack, on seeing ,seat to the General, and requested permission for os to ad. their stead ; and this being granted at once, we, along with I Mad regiments, instantly rushed forward, and fired* y, which we saw did great execution. The astir , on getting such a warm reception, fell into confusion to re•rograde; ibis encouraging us, we gay? three hearty ' on; our grenadier company, and the 36th , with the bayonet, and took six pieces of canned. advanced, and two other pieces ad cannon fell into our ,the enemy not having time to burry them across a ravine lay in t►e way; meanwhile, the enemy cominued his retreat, disappeared over an eminence. following is an appailing instance of privation 'suffering. The French were hanging about the of the army, and annoying them with firing at the middle of the day we halted la s turnip field. Even that was considered delicious food; and the whole I . attatked deem as eagerly as famished wolves would have and harlot hat try part, never having been able to eat theM was obliged to hush my banger to sleep; although this, it easily conceived, was tonsewhat dilicalt. A constant pitiless inued to fall. A party or us having been sent to a farm- . straw to litter ourselves in oar muddy beds for thi nights irweised intelligence that apples were discovered up in the loft. lets, indeed, joyful news; hunger lending speed to my heels, I with incomeivable velocity to the place; ►ut, alas! every apple bees a.ready bagged, by crowds from every regiment in the Bearing up under this misfortune with as mach equaairuity 'possible, I fortunately chanced to enter an unfrequented room in 'house, and there discovered a quantity of lour. Without welt , .4 feast my eyes long on the glorious sight, I was proceeding to asivore my haversack, when I found myself so benumbed with cold, was actually obliged to cut it from my side. Filling oar Inersacks to the mouth, and taking wisps of straw under our arms. s kind of excuse, we " went on our way rejoicing," leaving muds who had scented the precious grain busily engaged in weeping it into their sacks. Our starving comrades were highly iehtlited to see es return with such a valuable commodity, instead • ‘erthkss straw. Smite bui'olard ----- being produced, fires were lighted on every side; ed scale of our most experienced bakers sung made up a quantity it inn cakes, with which we gorged ourselves to our hearts' con- Int. I never tasted a sweeter meal In all my life than this. Al ib,sgti the rain continued with unabated violence, I lay down in • cold mud, and slept as sound as if I had beer. in the best bed ; are the wonderful effects of a good bellyful after long *bai t; and this proves also, that amidst the most abject misery, *la such a thing as pleasure. Some overplus cakes belonging to vete put into my comrad e ' s haversack, my own being too wet. , !again marched on ; but scarcely had I walked an hour, when my shoe*, and was obliged to trudge on barefooted. Many of talon were in the same state; some of them attempted to de- Awl their feet by wrapping pieces of blanket round them. My suf. were non dreadful; every thing in the shape of itock coked long since gone, the constant friction of the wet trowsers 7 0 N the skin completely army legs, and the raw flesh, foaling as easterised, increased my torments to" an indescribable degree.— la arty were in a far worse condition, and lay down completely nhamsed with excess of fatigue and misery, waiting impatiently for death to telleve their pangs. The regiments in the Immediate rear new, comparatively speaking, in greater distress than ourselves, hrnais in addition to all oar aulferings, the enemy's cavalry to con '4 with. Order in the march was now totally disregarded, every regiment J ibe army being intermixed, on account of the best walkers pressing *sand keeping as near the van u possible; while the weaker ores ether fell behind or fell for ever. linty fell sound asleep while v aikke.and then stood in the midst of the road like pillars; DO at- Wlls were made to awake them, :he cry of " Keep or was 'stied, and every one studiously avoided riding the skepers. T!treesuccesdve times did 1 fall into this strange condition, in spite myself. About this time I saw a dragoon sprawling In the mui, quit , thud, and seemingly UOCOOIItiOUG of his miserable situation, Ling's sod yelling out his bacchanalian ribaldry. This poor wretch undoubtedly became food fur the crows in a few short hours. Our '"alty and artillery horses died is such numbers, dirt neatly the *bole road be:ween Lugo and Corium was armed with their bleated canasta sere we must close. The extracts given above are specimens of the wen lc, and we cAn assure our triers that an attentive perusal of the whole canuot Ito interest, amuse, and delight them. .. SP . - Rroarrons's arum?. vie ?Tank'. Redmond, 4 the Cock, of the •Survey aide." took his benefit yesterday at the Tennis Coos; eta/ hi defiance of a Scotch mid," which prevailed tb. day through, bad a tolerable muster of smatters. The mating-to Wei eacelkit thtoughost, and embraced the scientific manauvres of Donovan and Foote; Young Spigot and Torn Reidie ; the ltristol lister And Murphy, s most t.Ushiu4 afi lr ; Tom L'elcher and Jem Burns; Boon, the Uuw-boy, and Saunders; Jem Ward and Beim Bumf, Young Dutch Sam and Ilarry Junes; and as afasuale, Dick Curtis and Frank Redmond. All did their best to please, and were re- VIATOIKI with very general appl use. Tom Belches stated, that he bad heard Whirrhisadell Bub bad been doling up his own n•erits at Bill Ealr's, and had and 'bat he would spar him (Belcher) for five pounds. Now, to afford Bob an opportunity of &hewing what be could do, be begged leave to give bim public notice, that he would meet him oti 'faraday nest (Jem Ikon's benefit), and spar with him for five pounds, or any other 'urn he pleased—(applause). Jem Ward and Young Dutch Sam also announced that they world be in attrudance on the same day, and would spar with any one tor a belly.full. Dick Curtis then said his say: He was open to fight any man in the world, and give him.half a.stone, until Tuesday neat ; and if that was not enough, be would give him more. He would nut fail to attend and give Burn, hie support, and should be glad to find a customer before he retired from the Ring altogether. Auton ♦stn IiALDWW.-... Barney, the Star of the East, nett ' mounted the stage. Redmond, he said, had challenged him to fight for one hundred pounds, and be should have been glad to have accommodated him far that sum, The fact was, however, that be could nor get backed for more than fifty; and if tbat aura was agreeable, he was prepared to stake. Redmond said, that .` hall a loaf wan better than no bread," and be would fight Barney for fifty—(Applause). It was then mutually agreed that they should meet this evening at Frank Red.: mood's, Loman':..-pood, Borough, and sign articles. There were a number of minor challenges, which promise sport for the New Year ' including Harry Jones (the model of the Royal' Academy) to Bill Savage; Ned Savage to Kirkman; Murphy to-. Jack the Cobbler; and Jen, Stockman to any nine stone num.' barring Dick Curtis.. • Nut. min BaLowni —Baldwin has challenged Ned Neal to fight him for seg.oo s and has appointed a meeting, to emir preliminaries, at Friday neat, at the veteran Tom Cribb's, Panton-street, Hay market. The match excites a good deal of interest, and a strong muster of the Fancy may be anticipated. Neal has not yet rep turned fines his country trip. Bob shill be backed by swats of the Scat water. Vicissitudes 1 1 • This it a most • Ottlttlre, and I The author helm) moa t gallant t here has already ; . h a s excited no sea app l ause . We ar • don obtain popu • to tes of our cant t i s e, poustray th s solar war its peer. t The little work door Soldier's 1 at t h e age of I ::a, 6 • soldier's life in th F been in more the , 71ar,or Glasgow e south America.% 1 1 nor from fleet to • proceed to extrac the life and chara ibe list of Aug. ! .-at hut so far as tit &May ; we had hes . ma i m , and weroam t ' dr mo of the 40th real st tas bearing the bruit dosed es to faU in, as oil arched, and 11 e t t er army ; thus,'! g o t to enter into a d •ku intended. The • right; consequently, code esposed to a d rot our company s eh stood the third f sea a oast titne,.* ▪ diet view of the en • MI dead in our sight momball ; not a at ▪ (Tina thick, that poMoti, they would hi bayonets, and delete brads! e s We remainet gh s pyin g our coin rads 7 noes themselves : ikainost trying for ti ▪ ilawribable tenor, Mly emend the ho • At leogth we bel 11111.11 towards us. Ire . Issibmish, but I *math of the Peen to face ; they du la g all clothed in 17 • hog hairy knapsac It Om was lett for ol to the --th ei Wawa to charge; idsk regiment rem ▪ tikywsst to the Get suer in their stead n, dr 36th and Mid eq :meadows volley, re is isel enemy, on ge Id et !wean to terror • dem, and premed c • orniany, charged w • advaaced, a isnls, the enemy re Malay to the wn _ 'Assn disappears.' The following sad of suffering; r s ., rex of the arm Unreels. lathe middle of sharable vegetable . Wliment attatked tl oat- doe a dead bone I 1 . 1 nets, I was obliged O say he easily cancel es i nla continued to fa ad lossefor suet . , to it TO received Intellies flit ins, indeed, jo re- ran with incotheiva had bees a.ready bt • any Bearing up a; (possible, I foetus C.% th house, and tier he tog to fear my eye: uprose ny haven, net I was actually nit - emends to the sr as. • as a kind of exam stir • crowds who had fa nrceying it into tb intend to see us by d sunldois straw the Snow hug'whird nd W eme of our nt. at cakes, wit _ Lest. I never tan Me rash are the wend rid rmw; and thh pt ilia Att. U such a thir teem put into We again mini and Ilse sly skoe,, err th - theaters were it ore ! Ind their feet by iled 14 rEts._ were sow nt*beee hag sin err rabe e d th „ ke the V eseteraed, inert the Bee may were it 'lttihad with es , death to lilt:et ii 11C Wen, compared, !Tel' *Pilch] additio Is lend with. in Order in the eat built army being •• tooled keepin g a ear other fell behind • Irak/band then t orapts were mad sacred, and ever 6f rtircesucceigve tO et myself. rin About this tim ID drunk, and Mend rd e and yelling of landoubtedly bee ur ft•ilry and anus lea *hole road be:wl nth bloated careasto T Hese we a t fair specimen' readers that ; fail to interest • , • WINTER ASSIZES. HOME CIRCUIT, HIRTFORD, Mosnuir, Dic.s. " Before Mr..Baren VAINISMIL Thomas Betrers was indicted for an assault upon ' James Fordharr, on thit'ath of Joly, at Standen. It appeared that the Prisoner was a blacksmith re-' siding at Standon, tact that he possessed .4 tame jack• daw, uison which he had placed his affections, and which was the firm:lite c•irnpanion of his leisure hours. This jsikdaw occasionally strayed froth home ; and baying done so on the day in question, bad seated himself upon a tree in a village, from which he was knocked down by some mischievous passenger, and Was picked up by the prosecutor, •2 poor boy in the parish. The prisoner having missed his favourite, went in seven of it, and came up with the prbsecntor just as he had secured his prize; he claimed it as his o pen, but the prosecutor refused to deliver it up, and a 'scuffle ensued, which terminated in the destruction ,of the unhappy jackdaw, which the prosecutor, 'finding •it to be dead, threw in the prisoner's face, and ran awary , About an hour afterwards the parties met again, when the prisoner saying .4 Now ill teach you to remember my poor jackdaw," laid hold of the prosecutor, and " gave him a good leathering." This was the assault complained of. The Learned Judge told the Jury, that as an assieJt had been sworn to. they most find the prisoner guilty ; but it was a most trumpery CAS!, and ought never to have heels brought into Court. . The rrisoner was found Guilty, and oralered to pay a fiae of 6d. upon payment of which he was discharged. Before Mr. Justice Nee. Charles Parks?, a Lad ot 17, was indicted for a high way robbery on John Crane, on the 20th of August, at Hertford. The prosecutor, Crane, was a limeburner at Ware, and on the day is question went to Hertford, where he sold a quantity of lime, and received the money 4 for it.. In the evening he was drinking in the Crown and Thistle public-house, where the prisoner also. was, and while there, he pulled out his Watch to ascertain the time, which the prisoner observed.. These was some difference of opinion among the witnesses as to whether Crane was. sober when he left the public. house, which was about 11, and it did not appear very clearly whether the prisoner wrist away before or after him. Crane had known the prisoner from a child. When he bad got about a mile on his way to Ware, two risen rushed out of a hedge upon Crane. One knocked him down with a tremendous blow of a bludgeon. then knelt on his stomach,squeezed his throat,and faced a handker chief into his mouth and over. his yes. anclso held him while the other robbed him of his purse and his watch. They then both tan away. Crane's hat was knocked off, and his head 'cut very much. He gat home without his hat, and the next day had the prisoner apprehended. The prisoner did not sleep at his usual lodgings on the night in question. and he was seen at five the nest morning on tire wad from Ware to Hertford, and near to the latter place. Nothing was found upon the gni-. soner's person, er at his lodgings. The prosecutor, on his cross-examination, swore most positively to the . prisoner's person, and also to the fact that he himself was periectly sober when the transaction oscurva4; but he admitted that he had been drinking beer mil). the whole of the day. without eating any thing; that it was a dark night, without any moon ; and that he w as s. stunned by the blow he received, as to be quite ra- . Irassibie for about a minute. .The prosecutor's hat, and . a most formidable bludgeon, were found the nextlayi 'close to the spot where he was robbed; the hat wassOt ‘ comple:ely through by the force of the blow inflicted. The Jury, after a most impartial summing up by the Learned Judge, and after deliberating some time, found the prisoner Guilty—Death. The Learned Junin said, he was perfectly satisfied with the verdict. The prisoner's life would be spared ; but as he had ascertained that, young as he was, only di, he was an old offender, and the bead of a desperate . gang that infested the neighbourhood of Hertford. lie. must prepare himself to leave this country, never to return to it more. REMARKABLE Snovs.—A shrub has been discover ed in our new Indian countries, from whose stein, when divided, there issues a copious vegetable spring of lim pid and wholesome water. It is a powerful climber, and is quite new and nondescript.—Letter from India. Our classical ReaJers should see KNOWLEi Tragedy —it is one of the best efforts of the modern tragic muse MACREADY'S action in Virginias is a splendid No one since Jolts Realms has so incorporated him self with the character of a Roman citizen and patriot, when Rome was in " her palmy state." We must not forget, however, how well supported he is by the fine pictorial effect of Miss Ftiovas performance of the &MUM Virgin. She has little to say; but every act, motion, and gesture is harmony, and, completes the trouping of a series of theatrical portraits, which ought to be sees repeatedly to be lily relished. • . LAW bin lCL COI,IIIT OF C fiA NC* it T. D 8841114 • The Lod Chancei.or held hit firstiesitafterlete this Jay, at Litcoin's-Inn H.ll. HART V. HART'. . Mr. Ileac') moved tor tie committal of the dereodent in this case, for a Violation of an injunction of the Cutts t. The application was gutunded 0., various charges Je po ed ti', against the-defendant, for having appropriated to his own use several sums of money, which, by the injunction of the Court, he was 'Ts:rioted in applying to partnership purposes. The plaintiff and defendant were brothers. They had engaged in partnership as w:ne and brandy merchant.; some misunderstanding arose between-them, on which occasion the defendant shuck the plaintiff. The plaintiff, in consecpience of mils insult, filed a bill in Chancery, praying for a dieso littion of partnership. On the Ist of August he obtained ais injunction to restrain the defendant from drawing bills or receiving money-in the name and on account of the firm, except for purposes of the partnership, and that the money received or bills drawn by him should he forthwith applied to the partnership purposes. In violation of this injunction, however, the defendant gave itrtice to the several customers of the house not to pay any money to the p 1 sintiff. He gave a similar notice ib the London Dock Company, cautioning them against liming any goods intended for the firm to the plaintiff. The affidavit of the plaintiff further charged the defendant with having received several sums of money from the customers of the house in Derbyshire and Lincolnshire, and also wish drawing a cheque on tise,bankees of the firm, and applying the proceeds to Ilsidiscount of an acceptance, which would not have *rived at maturity for several months afterwards, - sibicli,_of coarse, improperly diminished the f o nd s o f the The Learrledlientlemen proceeded toenumerate tither breaches of the injunction by the plaintiff, which hi designated palpable and meditated violations of it, fully warranting the present application. Mr. BICK ERGTETH followed on the same side, and svh followed by Mr. ANDEUTON. Mr. HORNE. on the part of the defendant, said, that the injoncri •n, of which a violation had been charged against his client, was an unprecedented one. •He con tended, however, that no act had been dose by his client which could be fairly considered as a violation of it.— The proper construction of the injunction was, that the defendant was only restricted front doing any acts other wise than for the interests of the firm. He begged to recall his Lordship's attention to an application made to him in the vacation for a dissolution of the partner. ship. That application-was refused by his Lordship, and at the time of refusing it, his Lordship directed that nothing should be done by the plaintiff himself in anti. cipation of the dissolution. Notwithstanding these di rections, the plaintiff addressed . * lithographed circular to the customers, acquainting them of the application which helm/ made to the Lord Chancellor, and re questing them to refuse payment to the defendant for any sums which they may be indebted to the firm. The defendant, in his further. sffidavit, deposed that the -plaintiff, -either by himself or his attorney, Mr. Van Sandau, had applied to several of the customers of the house, and received sums of money due to the fit m.— Thetsffidavis stated farther. acts of alleged misconduct en the part of the plaintiff, which compelled the de tenders:, in his own defence, to make similar applica dons. The affidavit further stated that the plaintiff bad offered to enter a composiion of a debt due to the firm 'without consulting him. M the inv 'ices accompanying the goofs of the house, th 4 bame of the plaintiffalone" ewes intioduard. Wisll4ll4 exception of an application ea copy - of the circular letter ditribtukcramong the stoutets of the house, he was not aware that he had done anything to contravene the order of his Lordship. It surely was not the intention of . his Lordship that the plaintiff should be permitted to act as he pleased, but that the defendant should be restricted from doing anything respecting contents in which they had a com mon interest. The Loa. CHaNCELLO2 said,. that the coarse pursu ed was the correct one. Any other mode of proceed fag would have involved the Coot and Counsel in a labyrinth of affidavits, from -which they would find it' difficult to extricate themselves. The latter part of the order of his Lordship was that to *MO the parties were booted to•attend. By that order the defendant was re stricted from the application of any sums due to the firm to any other purposes than to the purposes of the firm; and, that •besides, be should snake that appl ca tion of such sums forthwith. Now in violation of these directions, it had been deposed to, that he had received teveral sums, as much as 5001. which he did not apply to the purposes diret.ted by his Lordship. He departed from London, travelled through several towns, took up money from the customers; without the sanction of his partner. As he thought proper to do so, in violation of an order of that Court, 'he should take upon him the .consequences of tbar•violation. It had been attempt. ed to meet the misconduct of the defendant by an alleged misconduct on the part of the plaintiff also. Now he (the Lord Chancellos), on examining the affi davits, found that the vat coos instances of alleged mis conduct on the part of the plaintiff were satisfactorily answered•by him, except. in one trifling instance. Even if Francs Hirt, .the plaintiff, had misconducted him self in the manner ih which it was alleged he had done, that disobedience would outlive the defendant, Jacob Hart, a right to disobey the orders of the Court, in the moaner in which he had done. Under all the circum• • ,startces, lie must•say that the present application was a Vera , proper one ! to be made: and -as the defendant had violated the injuncrioo,, he must submit to the conse. • quencet of that. v.olation. His 1.-rdship granted the Motion, and ordered that the defendant, Jacob Hart, be committed. At the using of the C Ent, his Lordship intimated to Mr. Rows that he would suspend the order on the injunction until the day after to-morrow. - VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Dammam 4. MO Di LA PLAT♦ /AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. Mr. Howls moved, on the part of Sir John Herring ton, Sir George Duckett, and Mr. Barber Beaumont, as Dirtctors ie the above Company, for an order upon Jose Augtiste de la Zcnia. agent.to Maria Antonia Ve lasquez de Barquin,•to pay 9,0001. into Court, received by him from the plaintiff?. Flom the Learned Coen sel's statement, it appeaied that 9,0C91. had been paid to the defendant de ra"Zaniz, as one fourth instilment upon 36,0001. agreed by the . Company to be paid to his principal in South Amei ica, for 76 iquare 7uiles ot: land, for the purposes of the Association. In petulance of the object of the Company, settlers had- bees left out, but funds failing, they had not been able to Main.' fain themselves; and had, in fact,been turned offthe Mr: Snooze said, it was an unfortunate Specetatior into which the plaintiffs had entered, but that Court eireld given relief to them. The Lady in South Ame del cleclarediqhrough her agent, that she was ready to sbe* a gad tide, and make 'a legal conveyance of the whole of the lancrtontracted fot. The Vitio!Lifeeigstott said, if that was thaaase the Coitt could not grant the otdet required of 'COURT OF ICI NOi ISENCH. Wanionima, piraftles f. 4 AlDOiAr.W i tiiii 46) 4 llll l 4 aarTY - This win untattion pf trespass on the-u . l), ing ihr plaintiff 'a hod taking posermitto Of hie goods. The defendant pleaded theteneral Mr. HA [COWIE noehei the pleadings. MF. Joins Watt/sus stated the cese, the facts a which were proved evidence to she fbllowiag atm The I laintiff Garden, a tobacconist he Holtiersiebpdt liughter married to a person named'Anlitsonli Who had once been a draper, but subsequently 'nihilist's*. siness, and lust his goods and furniture by Mt mottles under a warrant of attorney. The plairitiffGardon,his father.inslaw, purchased the furniture, took a bona ki • Whetstone, near Barnet, fin niched a chandler's shopi and delivered to Finlayson the furniture, the house, and shop goods, on condition that Finlayson should carry on the business for the plaintiff, and hand over to biro the surplus of profits after defeaying the expenses of supporting his (Finlayson s) family. An officer of the Sheriff of Middlesex to• k possession of these goods and furniture.on an execution that had issued agai•lst Fnly son,snd kept possession of them three days, at theexpirae tion of which time, discovering that 'the property be. longed in reality to the plaintiff Gardon, the officer quitted the premises, and restored thepossession of them to the plaintiff. For this nnlawfdl taking and keeping possession of the goods, the plaintiff brought•the protect action. It was - clearly proved in evidence that thObbisse in Whets•one, the furniture, and shop goods, robll the property of the plaintiff Gordon. • • • For the defence, the Arroanav G 11MR AL submitted to the Jury that the furniture in the house at-Whehrs stone, being the same dist had belonged to Thigpen formerly, that circumstance was sufficient to lead Abe Sheriffs officer into the belief that it still sets the pro perty of Finlayson; then the conduct of the Sheriff's officer, after he had Seised the property, was reasonable and moderate,•not attended by any act of severity, nor by any interruption to the business of the shop, nor fol. • lowed by any loss to the plaintiff. which could call for compensation from the defendant. The plaintiff's bsode • of possession of the property, too, being indirect and by substitute, was not of that nature which could arable him to maintain an _setion•of trespass. For these rea sons he trusted they would give the plaintiff the least possible damages that the smallest coin coultivatrye Lord TENTRRIMIN instructed the Jury that the plain tiff Gordon was by law in possession of the hoes* and' furniture; they should therefore find a verdict for bias, but with the most moderate damages. • Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages One Shilling. Lord TllNTlRDlll—Gentlemen, I have the power of taking away the tosts from him, and I shall do it. (MEIN V. BLladelca. The Arroansv Guiana'. stated this case to the Jury. The plaintiff was a gilder and frame manufacturer, sod the defendant was a Gentleman of great respectability, who for many years had acted as attorney to the late Mr. Sheridan. It was out of his connexion with that, distinguished character that the present cause of action arose. Mr. Sheridan bad a picture of his first wifa r Miss Linlay, executed by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Wishing to have a copy of it, he sent it,, without a frame, to.Str W. Beechey, to get copied ; but for some reason or other he hem demanded' its return, but allowed both the original and the.copy to remain on Sir W. Beechy's hands. Mrs Sheridan having married, a second wile, was perhaps not snansious to retain a memorial of his first wife as he previously had been; but his friend (Mr. Burgess) was not quite so lukewarm on the subject.— Having heard, after Mr. Sheridan's death, diat the ori ginal picture of Mrs. Sheridan' by Sir Joshua Reynolds, and also a copy of it, were in the possession o 4 Sir We Beechey, he proposed tt that artist that he should take them, informing him that he had formerly had a pro- • mite of them from Mr. Sheridan, and had expected.to have received them as a bequest by Mr. Sneridads On receiving the pike of the copy from Mr. Burgess, and also an indemnity for giving up the original poe trait, Sir W. Beechey parted with both pictures to that gentleman. Sir W. Brecht, had, however, framed the original picture while it, was in his possession ; and it was therefore •necessary to: make some arrangement respecting the value of the frame. Mr. B. in consequent, said to Sir W. Beechey, . 4 ' Send your gilder to me— and 1 will order him to make for any of your.Pittores a frame equal in value to that which L am taking from yen." Sir W. Beechey assented to this proposal, and some time *fel wards cent.* present plaintiff, Mr. Green, to the present defendant, Mr. Burgess, to receive orders for a picture frame valued at 15 guineas. Mr. Burgess gave Mr. Green the necessary orders, and io pursuance of thema picture frame was delirered,ir.S.r. William Beechey's. Whew ,th• ,diy of payniect ;amt. Mr. Green s on sending in his. bill to 41r. Burgess, was tolJ, first of all, by that Gentleman, that Le would pay it shortly. and nest, - that he would speak to Sir, Wm. Beechey, who was Gut of towN upon ihe 'object. )ow. if there was any mistake respecting, t' e -agreepept, be tween Sr W. Beechey and Mr. Burgess, his Ova qughi not to suffer by it. He should prove that his client had received an order fair the picture frame froth.the :de fendants and when he ,had done that, he shopltrbe en. titled tb their verdict. . . • . Thomas Browne-1 am servant to Mr. Green, who is a frame maker. I wens with my master, •in 1826, to defendant's hotise..l heard Mr'. Burgess give my master an order to make a frame after a pattern ititnishad by Sir W. Beechey, and to deliver it. to that Gentleman.—. Ar. Burgess said distinctly, that hi would pay for the making of it. The frame was iecoidingly made, and I vas one of the men ** r. delivered it at W. Beechey's. The price of it was 16/. that "aka reason able price. As nobody appeared for'thellefitsdatitot fordict for _ 151. was taken for the ptaintifFt -- . [ln our report of " Maier v. Ball" there h As "OW =Wake, winch we take this opportunity of correcting.-,ln the erostoraanitn. Anon of .ildr. J. W. Edwards, he is represented to have . said," My father has lived for 27 years'in Conduit-street, and Ina been neater fur 15 years." It ought to have been. "My father has lived foe 57 yeirs in Cenduit-street,and lir. Miller has beesbis attorney kr 15 years."] . COURT OP COMMON PLEAS, Dilemma 4 4 Sittings after Michaelmas Term, before Mr. Justice kicademii and . COMMOS Juries. DAVID DOWSITT J A$ tartans, sf ions Dewitt% win sect.t. - Mr. Sergeant Wilms (with whom was Mr. talfourdf: stated the case to the Jury. The action was brought by the infant plaintiff, who was s child under ten years. of age, to recover compensation in damages for the veryt . sevefe injury he had received, in consequence of Ike negligent driving of the defendant. I appeaied that in August last the little plaintiff, with some other chit. slain, was playing in the IJzbrislge-toad, beneath a gar 'den wall, from behind which some persons.were throw.. ing apples to them, when the de'endant, With a friend, drove op id his gig, and without calling oat to the plaintiff to get out of the way, drove agsinit him p and knocked him down under the horse's legs, wbeti, defendant attempting to pull up, the child receilltd most serious injury, in consequence -Of the horse t ling upon his head. The poor child being' at removed from his dangerous situation, it was es that the defendant would stave shewn some empathy, i ~~ ~. ~~ . -11 -- -~:., .