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SCOTCH AND IRISH NOBILITY. • As Ulster and Lyon were tants Ism do*, Of the honours the Oasettes an olisheiglort,, Criss Ulster to Lyon, Wiest 1141 her, nose innshrosea Dew Lordssore our health poilleit. Of 1111--'s and of W--es, and of K--T's race s Oor registers cannot their pedigrees trace : . In Scotland how act you in matters like these ? - For Leeds hers engender like maggots in cheese !" " By my soul," replies Lyon, with a true Northernsoser, I canna'remetnber the rime of a Peer ; Our Nobles are ancient, nor could riches obtain A Peerage in Scotland, since Anne's famed reins l" IWO Wawa. CLAUDE RALCRO. LAW INTELLIGENCE, COURT OF CHANCERY, JANUARY ts. 'NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. DAMS AND OTHERS V. tIit'AND'OTHRRIL This was a motion for an injunction to restrain the , I Directors, Treasurers, Ice. of the Society from making ' certain alterations in its constitution ' the principal one being the establishment of a fund of £550,000, to effect which, new policies and a new deed or char ter had become necessary. Mr. SHADWILL, for the plaintiffs (who were four persons holding policies with the Society) stated that by its original constitution all the members entered into a mutual covenant to indemnify each other against loss by fire, and that they also mutually covenanted not to do any act, or engage in any con cern by which that Society could be prejudiced.— Now, he contended, that the defendants were at pre sent engaged in establishing another concern, and al though a great many members of the old Society might think the defendants wete doing what would 'be beneficial to them, the plaintiffs were of a dif ferent opinion, and preferred the Society in its origi nal state, and he contended that without the concur rence of the plaintiffs, the new scheme should not be suffered to go forward. Mr. GLYN followed on the same side. The LoRD CHANCELLOR intimated a doubt whe ther the plaintiffs could succeed in this application, upon which Mr. HART, for the defendants, said, after what had fallen from his Lordship,- he knew not that it would be needful for him to occupy the ti me of the Court,-bat The LORD CHANCELLOR said, I shall certainly, - Mr. Hart, hear the defendants' Counsel The plaik tiffs could have had no pretence for coming into a Court of Equity if they had not put an allegation of fraud in the proceedings, and as fraud has been alleged against the defendants, I shall not shut up the case without allowiog the facts on their part to be st iced. Mr. HART then stated the course which had been pursued by the defendants (who were Gentlemen of great respectability and fortune), shewing that con siderable pains had been taken to explain the new system, by means of the numerous agents of the So ciety and otherwise; and from many affidavits which• had been put in, it appeared that the members of the Society very generally approved of the alterations, and bad readily effected their insurances under them. Mr. WETHERELL followed on the same side, and observed, that the Society, in its improved state, was just a, much a new Society, as wine pouted out of one bottle intr another was a new bottle of wine.— This Society was emptying itself out of an old and infirm constitution into a new andimproved one. The LORD CHA NC ELLOR. BUL what Mr. Shadwell says is, that his ciients are content with their bottle of wine, and think it vety good, and that )ou are -spoiling it. Mt. WETHERELL.—I know he says so, thy Lord, but we shall see by and bye whether your Lordship is of that opinion. Mr. BICICERSTETH (who was also for the defend ants) stated a variety of facts from affidavits, for the purpose of proving that no fraud or delusion what ever had been attempted by the defendants. The Logo CHANCELLOR entered very fully into the history of Insurance Companies, and of their various disabilities, and of the applications they had made, from time to time, to the Government and to Parlia ment, for protection and assistance. He remarked on the defects of the old constitution of this Society, and said that the plaintiffs could have no right to the summary interference they were now seeking to ob tain. He also observed, that the plaintiffs must have 'various difficulties to encounter in bringing the af fairs of the Society before the Court. He expressed his doubt whether it was a case in which the Court would interfere, even if the cause was to be finally heard upon its merits, and concluded by remarking that, although he did not pretend to be deeply versed in Insurance business, of this he had no doubt, that the addition of a capital of £550,000 must be a prodigious improvement of the concern. Motion for Injunction dismissed, with Costs. BOARD OF EXCISE, JANUARY 17. J. Cookson was charged with being the proprietor of and working a private still, whereby the Revenue WAS defrauded._ It appeared from the evidence of the Excise offi cers who made the capture, that they had for some time received information that a private distillery on a very extensive scale was carrying on at a house in Grocers' Ball-court, Poultry. They at length pro ceeded thither, and on going into the cellar, under neath some premises which were in the occupation of the defendant (who carried on the business of a tea-dealer and hop-merchant to prevent any suspi cion), they found it extremely well fitted up, and a very large copper still, fixed in brickwork, with still worms, worm-tubs, vats, and wash-backs, containing 1200 gallons of wash ; they also found between three and four hundred gallons of raw spirits, and other materials for distilling spirits. The officers seized the wash, spirits, and in fact, every part of the illicit apparatus, and lodged the whole in the store-room at the Excise Office. It was stated that the defend ant had been carrying on this illicit trade for a consi derable period, to the great injury of the Revenue. The defendant did not appear in Court, and after his name had been called in the usual way, the Court sentenced him to pay the full penalty of £2OO and cpudemned.the whole of the apparatus. Harris was also charged with a like offence. 1 Ms officers stated that they had detected a pri- 'ate still la, a collar under a gamer warp; in Can -1 non-street-tatil, St Gorge's in the East. On enter ing the distillery they found a man busily at work at the still: they took the man into eustodT, and he underwent an examination Woke a Magistrate at Lambeth-street Office, and wad committed to the House of Correction. The still Ind its implements were lodged in the store-room. It was clearly proved that the defendant had bought the still, and had paid the bricklayer who fixed it. The Cots I 1 . 7 e therefore held that he was the bona fide owner, and sentenced him to pay a fine of 8150. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS. Yesterday, John Crook was indicted for isionionsly termarrying with Ann Nelson, his fanner wife being theti alive. The clergyman of St. George's Bloomsbury, proved the mamage of the prisoner and Ann Nelson, at that , Church in 1810. Jane Saunders, the sister of Ann Nelson, deposed, that the prisoner resided ia her house or a short crtimeprevious to his marriage with her sister ; he de =her sister, and she returned home ; he d i d not 'ye any money with her sister ; her sister had some children by the prisoner, two of whom are now Wive, and for the maintenance of whom the parish allows ss. a week. Ann Nelson stated, that the prisoner deserted her soon after their marriage, and was absent three or four months ; he thedreturned, and after remaining a lon time, again went away, and was absent three or four years. During that interval she received a letter from him, in which he stated that she was not his lawful wife, and that she would do well to accept the first offer that was made her. The Rev.— M'Carthy, Clerk of St. Giles's, proved the marriage of the prisoner with his former wife in the month of August, 1804. H. Saunders proved the prisoner's hand-writing. Read, the officer, deposed, that having beard that the prisoner had several wives, he questioned him concerning them, when the latter replied—" I will give you a list of them." The prisoner put in a written defence, alleging that soorl after his first marriage his wife was convicted of a capital felony, and he conceived he was at liberty to marry again. He stated that he had been tried ' last week for cutting and maiming Ann Nelson, the prevent prosecutrix, and had been acquitted. To her malice be attributed the present prosecution. The Jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty. ' .The COMMON SIRJEA NT strongly animadverted on the conduct (lithe prisoner, and sentenced him to be transported for seven years. Elizabeth IVeb& was convicted of stealing a quan tity of household linen and other articles, from the house of William Vollar. Christopher Spareham and John Spareham were in dicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Stephen Pitt, Esq. and stealing therefrom two tureens, several decanters, sundry glasses, sc. his property. Ann Frudham, housekeeper to Mr. Pitt, stated, that on the 11th of December, she observed the pri soner Christopher Spareham in the area of the house with a large bundle in his possession ; she called to know that he was doing there? when he immedi ately ran down the yard and got off ; she then ex amined the panty) and found that it had been broken open and a great quantity of things taken away ; the prisrMer, John Spareham, was ia company, she saw them afterwards in custody. Henry Edwards saw the two prisoners three suc cessive mornings preceding the robbery, lurking about the premises, and on the morning of the robbery saw the prisoner, Christopher, in the area, and after wards saw them both come out and run away. An alarm was given, witness pursued them, but lost sight of them ; he saw him afterwards in custody ; the other prisoner was taken the following day. George Hall, an officer of Kensington, appre hended the prisoner. The prisoner, John Sparebam, in his defence, stated that lie was so lame that he could scarcely walk at ' the time, and was five miles from the place. The officer was recalled, and stated that the prisoner ap peared to be rather lame, but not so much so as to prevent his moving pretty quickly. The other pr i soner declared his innocence. The Common &DURANT summed up, and the Jury found both the prisoners Guilty of stealing only. They were then called up for judgment, and sen tenced to be twice publicly whipped in Church -street, Kensington, and imprisoned two years in the House of Correction, and kept to hard labour. The officer stated, that he had known them some years as reputed thieves. • Thomas Paskia, aged 17, and Thomas Green, a lad of very prepossessing appearance, aged 13 years, were indicted for picking . a Gentleman's pocket of his handkerchief.—The prisoners were observed, in company with a lad only eight years of age, in Leicester-square, attempting the pockets of several passengers. They were followed by a person, who observed them, to Piccadilly, when he saw the priso ner Paskin push the prisoner Green towards a Gen tleman who had just passed them, but the lad did not succeed in the attempt. They then went on far ther, Paskin again pushed Green forward, and the handkerchief in question was drawn from the pocket of the prosecutor. Paskin held his hand forward to receive it, but Green thrust it in his bosom : they were then secured. The Jury found them both Guilty. The COURT sentenced Paskin to seven years trans portation, and Green to twelve months imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. Rs:compares Rzyony.—Yesterday the RECORDZR made his Report of the following convicts under sen tence of death in the jail of Newgate, Nowell WUkinsen and Joseph Marsden, far stealing a quail- I thy of nu: vomica from a boat on the river Thames; Henry Thompson, for a forgery on Josses, Lloyd, and Co. Thomas Deacon, fora burglary at lidinonton; John Chester, fora high way robbery at Bethnal-green ; William Hall, for a burglary at Bethnal-green : Wm. Percival, for house-breaking in Chandler street, Groeveaor-square ; Robert Watts, for a burglary at wiisdon ; Win. Page, for bur - Jo-stealing at iletbnal-green ; Wm. Cordell, for horse-stealing at Whltechapel ; Charles Yates, for a burglary at. Whitschapel ; Henry Turner, for a burglary in r ;Whitcomb-street ; Thomas Bertrand, for a highway robbery in Whiteehapel ; and Richard Jago and Thomas Beck, for a bur glary in the house of Mr. Ord, in Berkeleroquare, —When Henry Thompson and RmAurd Jago were ordered for execution on Wednesday next, and. the `1414 were respited (Wigs big fisaufttplelstixe. POLICE. MAlt4tott-lititgs;---Areiteia2r the LDRD gAto* the name of George Ronk, who was brought before was Occippiesi in attending to the ewe of a Man of his Lordship on Monday last, and charged with steal ing two fowls„ exposed in front pointersofa be was in - Little Bell-alley, Moorfielrls, when by Field the officer. He neither had att em p ted to secured s s s hop n make his escape, nor denied the charge. reme distress, he pleided, had urged him to commi t the Extreme. offence. Poole was present at the time, the LORD MAYOR having sent for him, in order to give him directions as to the application of a su m of mone y that had been raised for the relief of th ose de p endent buepowneehiem.eamltinweasd at ttathtee M bY an dPoole,ithnnatsetee number yaf be ter r of Ladies and Gentlemen, led by the public statement Mansion - House ,. in the Newspapers, called at bis lodging, and relieved all the necessities of his distressed family. An abun dance of bed-clothes, and necessaries of all kinds, were supplied by the humanity of those benefactors; and Bank-notes were given him to the amount of L'24, by which lie should be enabled to get into some business for the support of himself and children. — His intention, he said, was to open a fruiterer's shop. The LORD MAYOR having advised Poole to be very careful in the management of the money, mentioned, that he understood a subscription had been made at the Stock Exchange for the family, and the sum of C6O had been raised. His Lordship, in the course of a conversation with some Gentlemen who had waited !spoil him in behalf of Poole, stated that a great num ber of cases of digress frequently were detailed to him in the Justice-room, of a degree very nearly ap proaching that of Poole's, by the sufferers. In most of those cases he was obliged to afford the applicants relief from his private funds, to prevent their perish ing, and he remained ignorant of the extent to which their parishes went in assisting them after he had dis posed of them. Parishes, however, were not liberal to a proverb, and he believed there were multitudes .of objects most deserving the attention of the afilu-j ent, in the habit of receiving parochial relief. He had, besides, a great many applications from persons who had no parishes to claim upon. He had, on such occasions, given to fathers and mothers, with crowds of young children, a little temporary relief, and those unfortunate individuals set out, perhaps, on a long journey, without any additional means of support. Subscriptions are going forward at the Bank for the family of Poole, and a considerable sum has been raised at the west end of the town. The LORD MAYOR advised that the money already col: lecttd should be placed in a Savings' Bank, until those worthy individuals who are actively engaged in his service shall determine upon the best manner of ply g i apint. Two well-dressed women of the town, the one name Lewis, the other Brown, were charged before the Loan MAYOR with having robbed a young lad named Henderson, the son and apprentice of Mr. Henderson, of Broad-street, of a silver watch. The complainant stated, that as he was passing along Cornhill, the prisoners addressed him, and asked him to walk with them. He refused to do so, and crossed the street, but Blown followed him, and, as soon as he came close to St. Peter's-alley, pushed him up the narrow passage, and called Lewis. She pulled his apron, and suddenly went off, and he immediately afterwards missed his watch. Ile applied to an officer named Staples, who, upon hearing the description of the women, took him to Bisltopsgate-street,where he soon identified them amongst a group. They denied all knowledge of the transaction; but there came out yesterday strong evidence against them. Staples procured the key of Brown's room from Lewis, and, upon searching it, found an old snuff-box, containing the duplicate of a watch, which had been pawned the day after the robbery, at a pawnbroker's in Brick lane. The pawnbroker attended, and produced the watch, which proved to be the property of the com plainant. The officer, upon pursuing the search, found, under the bed, a number of picklock-keys, a dark-lantern, and sonic instruments that might be useful in house-breaking.--Both the prisoners were ' fully committed. MARLBOROUGH • STMT.—Yesterday the exami nation of Jane Johnson alias (Awes, whose case has excited so much interest (and is connected with the Coroner's Inquest which appeared in our Paper of yesterday), was brought up to have her examination resumed before Mr. CONANT, the Magistrate. The prisoner was also examined on two charges cf rob bery. Thomas Pitcher, a pawnbroker, proved that the prisoner pawned two shirts (now produced), the property of Mr. Hurley, at his shop in December last. Mrs.Gibbons,with whom the prisoner had also lodged, gave evidence as to the prisoner stealing a sovereign.) Mr. Howship, the surgeon, was again examined, but his evidence was nearly the same as was given before the Coroner. After a tedious examination, the only important fact that could be elicited was the identity of a piece of flannel, which was wrapped round the child's body when found by Mr. Ellis in the basin.—' On its being produced, the prisoner did not deny that it was her child, but confessed that the flannel was the same as was round the child's body when it died in her arms. She peristed that her statement as to the child's dying and placing it in the Park were all true, but she positively denied having thrown it in the water. The prisoner, who is a very interesting looking girl, was in tears during the latter part of the w in a l s ur go sd n a e y th ne ro xt u , g a h t , officers remanded i t n il g l examination. It was five o'clock before the exami na ti on one and o th 'c e lo P c r k isn ; t ier he w o n ffi s instructions to bring forward all possible evidence by that time. Wo aan ir STREET. —John Mackinh Collins was brought before Mr. WI LLIA M Barryrr, the presiding Magistrate, and charged with marrying two women, his first wife being still alive. It appeared that the prisoner had married seven women ; all of whom are still living. His first wife, to whom he was married in 1808, appeared at the Office, and would have given I her evidence against him if it cculd hue been ad missible. Elizabeth Mason stated, that she was mar ried to hire in December, 1818, at Bethnal-green Church, from this woman he received £6OO at the time of the marriage. Jane Blanks stated, th a t s h e was married to the prisoner in June, 1821, at Little Baddow; in Essex. These marriages were duly proved , from the parish registers, and Mr. Beware ordered the'ptisoner to be remanded, that the parties might have time to adduce further evidence as to the Ent I • s e, which was solemnised at I ECM'. BRIGHTON, JANUARY le. . ~_,.,, It kstill said, Ilk Mawr quarters, that the. ;meo w of the Pavilion is lighted with gas, bet it is erroneou s —in no single instance has . gas been used w i t hi n tl.O walls of the Palace; exter iorly it is so illun.inated, and most brilliantly, when needed, and the stained glass of the-musie and banqueting roosts, to g e t h er with that of the hall, .&c. are made to display their rich vatiety.of tints inwards, by the blaze of p is without—but no farther is it used at the Palace, tr.,r is it intended that it should. Captain IbtowN last Week entered upon the task of appointing a suitable situation for the projected Cha t Pier ; and; after the. must careful examination, it w as . found that the ground at the bottom of the Old Stev e . off the site of Russell-house, was best calculated i 4 the object. By running the pier out 1000 feet, as i s proposed, a sufficient depth . of water is found at te a lowest spring tides for any steam•eestel to come aloe ; -: side, and at an hour's flood a large frigate might r,,, 1 close. The design 10 , r this pier is completed. The e are four arches, or spans, each of 150 fret; the brra ;t'.•, forming a beautiful promenade, is 12 feet ; to be least 10 feet above the highest spring tides, and to I * entirely formed of iron. INQuasrs.—Last night, at seven o'cl.ck, an quest was held at the Crown, Duke's•court, St. Nlar. tin's-lane, befote T. HIGGS, Esq. Coroner, on the bade of Elizabeth Branch, 45 years of age, hott-ekeeper :a The employ of John Hearne Tremayne, Esq. ll.P. c f No.B, New -street, Spring-gardens. who came to Lee death under the following circumstar:es—G, fleck. ham, of No. 14, New-street, Spring-gro dens, state!, that yesterday about one o'clock, his fellow-se:va:a called him out of his master's house in conseqtteate of a body of smoke issuing from the upper p.t;t • f Mr. Tremayne's heu,e. The famiiy were out town, and the deceased had been tikistg care f ;Le house, and witness being aware that there sea, one else in the house suspected that there was a fi-e, and endeavoured to gain admission into tl.e e• raises, but could receive no answer. The s!:intots were closed, which was not usgal, and he alarmed the persons in the next house; he then proce.ded to th e roof of the house; the place was very hot ; etc ;arrit window was fastened, and he broke in the giass. 11 het, the flames rushed out ; by this time an engine had arrived, and the flames had considerably inc. eased; the houses adjoining were in a dangerous state; aho t a two o'clock he heard that the body of the deceased was found, and, on going up stairs, saw her lying by the bed side, burnt almost to a cinder; there spas a lamp lying near the deceased, but the cotton was not all burnt out ; the furniture and upper part of the house were completely de-troyed. The house ap peared to be in readiness for the reception of the fa mily, and witness did not ci.nceive that thieves hal beett in the house ; on seat citing nothing was mis•ing, —Peter Fish, of Thomas's. place, Westminster, fire. man, went up stairs with a bucket of water to cool the ruins. On digging some rubbish his shovel hit against the skull of the deceased, whom lie found derneath ; her left leg was burnt off; nitness w t, cf opinion that the fire originated by accident. dainer Smart, a fireman, of the County Fite Office, sza.el that the accident must have been caused by the ncs ligence of the deceased, or by accident; witness found money and other property in the room. H. Hatcharl and William Perry give evidence to the above effect; and the Jury returned a verdict of—Accidentei burnt to death. Another Inquest was held at the Britannia, Golden lane, on C. S. Hickson, time years of age. lie ha 2, it appeared, in the absence of the servant, drank t.:e contents of a phial, in a drawer in the wash-house— about one ounce of vitriol, which was kept for the purl:use of cleaning brass utensils ; he lingered fcr a few hours in extreme agony. The surgeon said one drachm was sufficient to have produced death. Verdict —Died from having drank accidentally sulphuric acid. Tuesday, a serious accident took place on Croydua Common, which was nearly attended with very lamitous consequences :—A Gentleman's car: iage. containing three or four individuals, some of tl:cra Ladies, on crossing the public way overtheComnicn, suddenly sunk up to the depth of the wheels, and thz horses in their exertions to extricate it, sunk shoulder. deep in the „slough, and could proceed no farther. 13 this extremity the servants, at the hazard of their lives, carried the Ladies and Gentlemen to an inn, some distance off, where persons were employed, and various plans suggested fur the removal of the horse and carriage, all of which, however, appeared vert impracticable. At length a team was harnesseJ, anA the two horses were dragged out by main force, but so much injured that one of them shortly after died, and the other animal was momentarily et• petted to share its fate ; the carriage could not be re• moved that day, nor is it known that its removal has been accomplished since. The Common has long been considered a dangerous road in winter ; but the late wet weather had rendered it almost wholly im passable—a circumstance with which the driver in this instance was unacquainted. It is remarkable that in the return made to the Quarter Ses,ic::s, b) the officer of the district, the road was represented in a safe.state ; but., fortunately, Mr. Cots, one of the Magistrates of Croydon, had been partly an eye-lei:- ness to the foregoing occurrence, and on questionirg the officer, he acknowledged that he had not re: - sonally seen the state of the Common for the last :).1; days (the time specified by law); consrq;:ently, the Court sent him back again to amend his return. BIRTH. Monday, at Rithain, the Lady of Captain Ord, Royal Enfi neers, of a daughter. • 1 1 • f = e e e t 1. 3 r- -1 it •I id 7 A C, er C. 4 1g IC in le le le IY IC IC :k of rev of of 11. MARRIED. Jan. 5, at Fassfern, the seat of Sir Ewen Cameron Bart. Archi bald T. F. Fraser, Fag. of Abertar ff , to Janetta, daughter of the late Colonel Duncan Macpherson, of Cluny. Monday, at Wimbledon, John Samuel Hudson, of the Inner Temple, Esq. to Maria, daughter and co-heiress of the late Ralf Allen. Eq. of Bath. DIED. Oct. 31, at Antigua, aged 88, of the yellow fever, Mr. Patrick . Heron Maclean, from Creebrklge , Newton-Stewart, surgeon o f his Majesty's armed transport. Dasher. Oct. 18, at Berbice, after three days illness, Hugh Bethune, Esq. youngest son of the Rev. Mr. llethune, of Alness,Ross-shire. Jan. 8, at Perth, aged 80, Denham Skeete, LL D. formerly 01 Maize Castle, Gloucester, and of Railbrooke Lodge, Somerset. Last week, at Bunerana, Patrick Gill, at the advanced age of 103 years.—Aleut two years since, died in the same place, Ed ward Sharkey, aged 104, and James, Doherty, aged 106. LONDON: Printed and publisbed by Una Kan, Pickast place, Tesuple-bat,.