The National Register. — London, England, 1815-02-26 00:00:00

r 14? TETE NATIOSIA L I" 11, UGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCIL-SATURDAY. rviLLEN t'. AI.PCI. Nr. Topping stated, that this was an action ofTrovei'brottrett by 'the plaintifr, a widow woman. to recover 461. the value of cert.iin atticles pledged by her with the de/cad:int. The plaintiff' wanting the tilingft t 'cot a person to redeem Ih m, who tendered a Nol, note, cover the principle and interest. Notwithstanding this, the do - l - end:it refused to give them up, alledzior they were• not the Pro perty vf the plaintiff, by whom they were pledged, but of a person :uatne•l Stevens. assignee of Edwards, a bankrupt. • The Attorney-Genera?, for the Defendant, put in the examination of the present plaintiff before the Commissioners under Edwards', bankrit-try. in whirls, she acknowledged site hail been living with Eds.( ark, and passing by his name, for nine years, and that he was to have paid her 701. a year as wages, though at present he was considerably in arrear to her. They had resided. at the time of Eitwarris's bankruptcy, in a house elegantly furnished in Sloane street, but that the furniture did not belong to the bankrupt, but to the plaintiff. to whom he hail aisigned. in consideration of a torn of 1401)1. advanced by her to him, as well as the lease of tile liiiisse, ill consideration of a farther sum 4'2301. and that the articles now ice dispute were parr -of their furniture. 'the Attorney General was then proceeding to state in what manner the plaintiff and Edwards bad lived together, and the impossibility there was that the plaintiff, ant of her annuity of 701. a year, ill paid, could ever have advanced Edwards 14001. when Lord Ellenbormigh asked Mr. Topping if he was prepared to shew the Plaintiff had any other fund s from which she could have famished the money. Mr Topping confessed that' be was not in a Ritnatinn to prove his client possessed of any other property except her salary of 701. a year. And further said, that with the impression which he saw prevailed in the minds of the Lordship and the Jury, he would pre fer being called rather than give any farther trouble. • ,• The Plaintiff was theref o r e a o n so it e d. tole !., • , A. 4.4 i ACKLAND, ESQ. V. HOPKINSONS". A very imperfect Report of the above cause [oliving appeared in ark *bac papers. Messrs. Hopkinson.' respectfully be;; leave, in instifieationof their conduct, to submit the following correct state ment of theme. and rely with confidence vu the liberality of are impartial Public:— . is Feb. 180. Ilopk insone contracted, by letter, to build a carrier e within three months, for 5081. for a man of rank and fortune, re siding in Somersetshire, who was about to be married. After it had been made, and almost finished, it stood by nearly twelve morillos, (on account of the marriage being deferred) nntil it began to cloud and change colour, as yellow will do when Mt in use, therefore they prepared another, proceeded to finish the first, and sold it to a chance customer, in the month of April, 1814—and not until then; baring in the mean tinge received . 1501. in part payment. It hap pened the marriage went off entirely, and Mr. Acland sent leis friend, It. C. F. Williams, the ensuing June to compromise (as it now ap pears) with Hopkinson', and set mirk the contract. They could sot agree upon terms, owing to Hopkinsons' having rasodidly stated that the carriage they were then *hewing him was not the original; and informing him thud it had been sold to prevent its being entirely spoiled, and doing them discredit had it been kept till that time. Hopkinson', within a few days, made a written proposal to Mr. Acland, a copy of which is now in their possession, to accept gt% an equivalent, return the balance immediately, and forego the order. Mr. Acland further taking the crimson lace and trimmings at the prime cost (201. Ts. M.). The terms proposed to them by Mr. William', were to allow Hopkinsons' to keep the 1:01. w it h o u t in terest, six or nine months longer, and a promise to be employed by Mr. Acland in future—a proof that Mr. Williams did not consider Hnpkinaons' ~duet at all unfair. This was not considered by them a fair remuneration, after so much trouble had been given, and ex pence actually incurred. An action was then immediately com r,enecd for the 150 L and the trial was twice postponed by the plaintiff, which Hopkinsons' vs ere advised to defend ; the result turned arson a point of law, by which means Hopkiossoes' were pre set Uted proving, as they could have done, the truth of the above 'mount. • 7r, High Holborn, Vtl Ikb. 1815. • 11 EC; IST Tl. FEB. (26. OLD BAILEY. The OM Bailee Sostiong terminated 011 Tuetder, when the Recorder pass e d sentence of death on the f,,llowing prisoners, capitally cuis-• vicied, vit.:— J. Di run, far returning from trowsporiation ; Susannah T.leon, tile wilt- 1., scout, :ilia% Jelioiliv, and Sar Ward, for high tremoi, ; kitaevy,, i.ir liorse.,t,ealiiigi J. James, 1.. liPtire t Faiznbeth Atiry Turner. and bane, for ..teitling in - dwelling-houses ; Elizabeth Itoig rii.e, (who wis eonjyted of a like offence at the la.t Ses.iiiii•, hut. whos' . litrlgment wag rebpiter! uu account ..f illness); T. Divonotwl. dim. Demonre, for bortgary and robbery ; 6. Jones and Sarah Peru v, f or privately in a shop; J. Sandifurd, J Hodges, J. Curtib, J. All cock, and J. Earlicl, for lArg'aries. J. & J. 13 'Her. werc ordered to he tramp oted fur lire ; W. S•allard, Gilts. M. B71”1111. 111111 (;nth. ‘Velk. tor' 1-4 years ; It. Gumboil/1, N. Fenner, D. Rohioson,l3.lltrielses, R. J. Seedily'', J. Walsh. J. Sclio!sr, J. P .trvev, Nourdan, Ifulases. .1. Spencer, 'I. S.orie, .f. Dl/ 1 11/Vl l ll, .1. Nellie, W. Wallis, M. Soya. it. Ilarrinner, V. Reed. C. [lvry:, 'l'. lientry. G. Salt. H. Ro l :.-, I, W. Curtratiri,J. Griffiths, %V. Taylor,'' Vis. J. Matthews, IV. Mom • foss!, I'. Cox, Mary "Ertimorr, J. Airfield. %V Homers, and J. Squires, for seven years —Two to be impriaourd iir the House of c..rrecti. , n for two years; t., for mac year ; 2:3 for !is •notullis, and several for lesser periods; 17 in Ne..wgate ; 25 to he privately, and ooe publicly whipped; one Judgment resi.ited ; and one was fined. Is. and dis charged. ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES. SWINDLING. There is now coilig . abi,lit the town a gang of swindlers, whose plan of operation is this : one or two enter either some shop or public sti.ting that Shea arc officers from the Bank, come to examine all the Bank notes in th e h ouse:. inform=ation having been given to the Rank that the slerpkoeper lie potilican had in his possession a good litany forged notes. They get sight of as litany limes as pos-ible, and then taking the note., they say, 41tat after the information which has bt•tri giv'en, the owner and notes too must go to the bank, but on the road, the pretended officers contrive to escape with the no•es, leaviiig the owner to deplore hi' loss. Within the present week the gang mecca). hilly practised this game. On Monday last one of than arm rn chandler's shop keeper in Orchard-street, ‘Vestininster, named Whit . ing; whoxis reputed to be remarkably rich. and stated that lie bad collie to search for forged notes. produced what lie had, and finial he had twenty-eight pounds more in the hands of Mrs. Somerville, his in New Orchard-street, which were also delivered over to the officer for inspection. He indorsed the notes " Somerville," and putting the whole in his pocket, said, that Whiting mast' o with him to the Batik. To the Bunk they went, where the man carried Whiting through several offices, when, he said, that as the proper clerk had not yet arrived, they would take some refreshment at it public house ; and after being there a short time, lie went over to the Bank to see it the proper k had not yet arrived, but he never afterwards ret 'trued to Whiting. The same man, who is of the middle stature, and fresh coloured, with red hair and whiskers, acconmanied by another man, went to Mrs. Reiley's, Coach and Horses, Banbridge street, Sr. on the same errand, assuming the same characters of officers from ;lie Bank, and stating, that they were sent by the Batik Solicitor. She then told them that she had only 201. made up for the distiller. They took the Holes and Mrs. R's son to the Bank, and on arriving there, they sent the son to a public-house, while they went to the Bank So licitor, but they, of course, never returned. On Friday sennight, about Olt o'clock, a• Jnim ITarrison, a la bouring Mall, who had been to Coxheath to seek employ, was on his return to MAidstoue, he was attacked by two villains, one of whom knocked him down, and then robbed him of his watch, three one poond notes, and 164. in silver; after which the other robber jumped ou his stomach, and they then left him almost lifeless.—lie was picked up shortly after, and brought to Maidstone, where, with me dical assistant:, he is in a fair way of recovery. It was discovered early on Sunday sennight, that a closet in the Lonx-room of the Custom-Horse at Portsmouth. had been broken open, and Bank-notes to the amount of 6401. stolen therefrom. The money was deposited in the closet at a late honr on Friday selmight and the watchmen hit in charge of the room.