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LiIIV INTELLIGENCE. -s- COURT OF CHANCERY, No•. IL WRIT OF PARKAS CORrus. 111 TUt MATTAIL •r lITANIAT GOODAS; A *AIM RUPT. The LOOM CUANCELLOIR on coming at. Court, ebteired, that he lied recoolered this ease, sod We ' , Tiniest OAS not altered. that the commitment of the 'Commissioners was goad, therefore it was out of his power to order the discharge of the bankrupt; it would, however. be satisfactory to him if the bank. rapt took the opieloo of the Court of Riog's Beach er Comae. Pius es the subject. WRIT OF ERROR. TILE LORD MAYOR'S WOURT. amino:, AVe mita+ V. MURPHY. TAO ATTORNEY Gamuts stated he bed a motion to make, se set aside st writ of error, grassed by the Great Seal. There was a pi:otiosity is the circus statues of the at. that entelnly made him at • lose bow to address dm Coed es the subject. He bad !bolted into all the books that bore on the subject and he was sot able to lad a proudest where Web h writ had been before granted on a similar proceed. ins. The Plaintiffs brought an action against the Defendant is the Mayor's Count of the City of don, to recover a large sem of money. bet he did not appear, anti, of coarse, was in contempt of Court. An otteelintowt was theo issued by that Court against Lubbock mod Co., the holders of five shonsand els hundred portals, the unties of the He. fondant, to which attachisent Lobbied' end Co. re turned that they bad no efforts of the Defendant the Mayor's Court gave a verdict agent., Lubbock sod Co. for 50001., as garnishee; the meaning of which was, that the penes recovering the mosey from the garnishee should bold it, has if the Deegan, the person indebted, pet in an sp. penance or bail in • year and a day, the eionin were to be retonsed to the garnishee. In this es to no each bail or apprentice bad been ante. - I by the De. fondant, sod the writ of error was g•I: ft! to the garnishee, and it weeds, fret iastanco of such en sp. pliestion having bona mad. ; no blame could attach to the Groat Seal for having grained it, for every person knew how it was obtained, by the mere rou tine of the boldness of office. lie would not tumble his Lordship with the facts of the canes they appear ed in the Mayor's Court, as, if he did so, it would show that the writ of error wee merely applied for, for the purpose of &ley. Under these considerations he had no doubt bet his lordship would gnat his Motion. Mr liot.easn followed, and stated, that a plain.. tiff sued a defendant is the Mayor's Court in the saw. .ay es be would la a Court at Westminster, with this eaceptioa, if a defendant remained la mese tempt, se ettechmest issued naiad his goods sad his mollies whinier Need le the City ef Leeds.. The garnishee thee, in this case, had es 'Memel; if there was as error Is the record, the Defendant, by clearing himself of the contempt, might NM 18 end take adventop of it, sod met the proishee. Mr A RAPIN followed oe the nate side. Mr. NORTON, Counsel for the proishee, cage tended that his Client had an letterset, and the writ of error was properly granted; for, If be paid the money under an erroneous jadgmoot of the Mayor's Court, and en action was brought against him by the Defendant for the recovery of It, he would not he able to defend himself on an invalid record. It oneM not I ,theirs be improper in him to let his Lot, , ,ltip hare en itt6ght into the Me. Th.. Defend. •rot, Murphy, witr sae io t foreign country, con. ,i g oed • quantity of goods t., Pinuard and f:c., they paid the proceeds of ins sale of the ' triads to Lubbock and CO. for the en of the D e f ea dant,— When the cause was tiled heron the Recorder, evi dence was offered to be given, that there was a long pending *cement betweeo the Plaintiffs and the Ds fes•dant, but the Recorder said he could not try that ; be therefore contended, that the Recorder was in error. for be ought to nave tried that point, which was sufficient glowed why his Lordship should set Brent the motion. The ATTORNEY GENERAL replied, sad said, that by the admission of his Crooned Friend, Mr. None., the writ of 'nor could not steed; for if the name of too Recorder was wrong, they ought to have takes eaceptieos to it. The Loss ellAIICBLLOIL•-' s It appears to me that the rub of error most be quashed. We have gnat difficulty here. Mr. liollaod, of knowing whether the Lord Mayor's Court takes notice of nitrify." Mr. BOLLAND.--" It does not, my Lord; bet the Recorder sits in another Court for that psi. pose." The Lose CRENCELLOII.—" I thought se; and when he has as much jails/liaise es I here." Mr. BOLLAND..-•" Where he has jurisdiction, bet set to the eaten of your Lordship." The LOUD CUANCILLOR..—" lAPT the writ of error be weashod, with liberty to search if ever such a writ had before Wood le • similar sae." Ills Lordship was eccepied the remainder of the s'ay entil we o'clock is hearing motions of no lets. rest except to the parties ceneersed At that hear Ibe Caen ten. COURT Oh RING'S BERM. Nev.ll TUI WWII P. THEIBARTHEI. On the motion of Mt, &gimlet Pau,. S. Troy,. thin oat broteght op foe jadgmeat, he Weise bolo frond gooney of obstructing some Rennes Menlo the discharge of their defy. is elm chin a winsome( assistance in see of the Scilly bloods. The Court. after a short conseltatioe together, sentenced the Poisoner to two swathe imprboomeot in the gaol at Beduin. THE ZING o. ems STOE. On the series of Mr. Jeers+, Price Soar, Esq., el breoght op for judgment. for bathe bees cou• victed of an assault es Bodham, Est , a Sot ore or of Tatty. From the notes of the trial it *prated. that the Pru.eceser masa Serveyor of Tales is a district iu llerefotol. The Delt‘deat was a Gentleman of can. sidetakte property, and a Captain in the Ssafordohire Yromanty. At a pablis dieser, the partite had lapen sitting together, skeet a Wig Hu proposed, MLirh the Defrooslast refitted to drink, upon skich i.e ri;,becatta tai; la a 121 toot, bat tied cc cgs% to be heard by the Defendant, that it was ongeotio wanly to refs.. the twist, and that they who re fused might leave the room. Ups. which the Da lewdest said, that be (tie Promoter) was a rascal, or word. to that elect. Tba Promoter asked. 4 6 Who?" and the Defendant replied, 41 Yes," and taking a decanter, throw It at his bead. Ti. Pro. Nestor held op Warta, sod thereby sated his bead, but ',mind a mere cot on the elbow. The Comte hers asked why it was that this stator had twos removed from the Qoarter Session.? They, of coorso, felt that the eondoct of the Defeat'loot was sot jestifiable, bat then they saw attain is it to have pot hi• to the caprice of appoarisi ban for jodgo.est. M. J saris said, that as employed fir the present. li on ( w hi c h ww s oderasood was conducted at the *a mmo of the Board of Tsars). Ito hod In disrharoo his defy there, is priyisi the jade:soot of the Overt; hot be would is this instituter, as he always fait dia. posed.* do, bow with deforests@ to soy gauntlets of the COMM The COURT said, that they semested twigs& bet could not help rearetiieg the mode which hid been edepted on the wont occasion. If, however, Ike Counsel for the prosecution pressed the Issuer, they would hear it on both sides. Nlr. Juni' Impressed his readiness to molest, in any thing nhich dui Conte sight think 'staling. Tim Count then proposed that Mr. Slot should enter into s recognisance of 1001. to appear and rervise judgment .ben called upon. sad that in the mean time ho should keep the peace towards all his Majesty's subjects, and the Prosecutor in particelar. This rerogni bating been given, the Defend ant left the Coed. '!'HE STATESMAN. TUt KING V. uusamrsos On the motion of Mr. MAlialrAT, oho Daforndant was brought op for judgoiont. It appeared from the lintel of the Learned Judge who presided at the mid that he had been found guilty for an assault upon some Res•nwa Merl, win hail boarded his pleasure boat is search of sueecled goods. Ilia vessel had been mis'aken for another, of which they litul bad information, and she was met In the !titer, below Grammend. She was hailed end boarded, after some threats, and sabsequeatly a setab sassed between the Defendant end the officer who boarded ; hot no smuggled seeds of any description were fnend. The Defendant stated, is snitietion, that he had been 30 yews in the unity, and had never suffered so much l ersiesintes of mind es this trial had eyelid him. Ile Iliad been imprisoned in France and Spain, end he hoped the Coact wield not sow consign him to as E4iith visas. The COURT molested him to pay a Ise of toasty mods. !NI DM V. NOWA AND MOUTH. Oa the motto! of Mr. GUMMY. she Defendants wets brought up 1.. r jedameni. They hid Awe eon. I l victed (at the Stases ASOSIN, we believe) far a e•ts epirevy to proctor. il.e coodignaaties of the ship Je• ditty fq sleben false information. The Cause, after a imitable odeseisitiets is the slam of their vise, seatrand the Pillagers to tin yearn' topitioestet from the date of their eon. .instep. THE NINO V. PAGE AND OTHERS. On the modem of Mr. MANIIITAT, the Defoodests in this case were btosibt up for judgmest. Their times were John Page, men., William Page, jos., Charles Pannell, Willis.., Pensell, Jobs Apps, George liarvoy, Climate Bennet, and John Reeves. —They bad been indicted at the Seems Assizes fur a riot and an asssult upon Cha.les Saunders, at Sebes, het were found guilty fors riot only. It app.ared that the Proseceter had been, sow 'short time before the present transaction, which took place on the 271 b February last, summoned by sob. was toile, evidence its the Coed of Exchequer, on a proceeding for smuggling. He accordingly attend. ed and gave his seldom. Some time after his ro lout, she Defesdants, is company with several others. proceeded to his house, bearing with them a stuffed figure, dressed as a botcher (the Prosecutor's trade), sod intended to represeat him. They else had a gibbet, on which to hang the 'Su. Whilst before the loose they acted in a very riotous messer, Mwsetenieg to hang the Promoter if they caught Isis est, and pelted his boss* end windows with Mod sod stoats, by which several squares of glass mere broken. (The Prisoners pot in an ellitlavit from several respectable persons in the neighbour. hoed of Seises, which spoke of thee ell as being quiet and isoffonsiv• men, before this transaction ) Mr. Jostle* BATLIT delivered a toeing mammal. dos to thee, so the salute mod cesseqseucee of their sliesces. He them passed the following station: — That Jolts lteeves should be imprisesed sia mouths In Horsham gaol, ply a line to the Kiel .1 501. sod give security, himself is 2001. and two others is 501. each, to keep the peace for three years. William Pennell, silt mouths' imprisenasest is also some gaol, end to give angrily, himself le 1001. and two others rim 251. each, to keep the peace for three jeers. Jobe ra g e, see. three soothe imprisenmeat is the some pel, and to End wearily, himself in 601. end two others is 201. each, to keep the peace for three yours. The ether Prissier. to be isprisestod two mouths in the saes gaol, mod le give sorority, themeelves is 501. end two sureties (each) in 101. each, that they severally should he of the peace for the terms of three jeers. ALLEGED lIISCONDUcV..9! FUR CIVIL FORCE -- AT COV)?TRY. At the rising of the Goers, Mr. Curry: called their Lordships' offseason, sod begged leave to mese for a rote to show new shy • Climb's' Inforestios shield not he lied against Jermaish Goodall, the High Covetable of Coventry, and usher persons at tached to the Police department of that city, for • •most violist and enprovoked and indiscriminsto •v -melt and riot, on the 15th inst. in attempting to dis pets* • bleesing, conversed at the request of opoards woes besdred of the inbsbitants of that city, to uk. into consideration the Isle proceedings as NI *si ckest's. Ile snored this open the affidavit of Mr. Lewis,' most respectable inhabitant of Gil out ry,e high stated that Itesioi.ition, signed by 7.4 persons, hail been piesested to she Mayor, reqoiriog Win to tell • Meetisrg lot the persons' of taking lots considcratioe the lute melancholy transections at Manchester ; •hich ',glint the Msyor bed 'hoopla peeper to Ti. fuse, sod protested spinet the blemiugoisni especia l:. silliest the sot tekiug 1 tate is the tu Its t: Jute. q f this weasel, the Itequisitionists bad thought k expedient to have a Meeting tbert elsw ; and in pursuance of t►is object eireoleted a hand-bill, coach ed in very lellipPfele language. calling nu their Mother citizens to aseemble at a place called Friar's on the 10. h loot. On the day appointed, an imtwesse multitude of individuals proceeds'd to the appointed spot, where hostiogs ►od been erected, and which was •bout half a mile from Coventry, that distant spot beteg chema with a slew not to coonteract the wishes of the Magistrate, and swa th)* any disturbeoce. They had commenced their Prof:false* in the most orderly m . There was not the least appearoace of riot or intention to break the peace, and some old inhabitants were upon the heallnp, about to discos. the 'object before pro posed to be considered. whew they were suddenly stormed by the approach of a body of 600 constables, armed with staves which were loaded with lead.-- These persons, without any indeed.* of their wishes or intentions. immediately proceeded to disperse the people, in effecting which purpose they sued their weapons with the greatest intsemanity—striking and heating all those who came in their way, and knoll, fatting a pewee to the hustings, where they seised 1 1 some laga which were displayed, sod seemded ID d'iviag off tines' who had intended to add►ess the crowd. They then tore down the beatings, and hoeing, es they conceived, effectually disturbed the Meeting. they retired. The result of their siolesce was. lhe• several persons we►e seriously cut arid in infer,. Mr. Goodall, the 111411 Constable, was ac lively engaged in directing this attack, as well as other persons oho were particularly wowed in the riffsdaviss. The learned Gentleman observed, that it was high lime that some steps should be token to present such gross itifringemeots of the ►ights of Englishmen, who, he submitted, when legally assem bled to discos, mallets in which they conceived their interests to be engaged. were entitled tither to leo tection than rho grostest insults? Mr. idiotic, Li %vice said. that no pesce-officers could justify the dispersion of an assembly so consti tuted by sorb violent means, sod that the matter ought to be ievestigated. ch. Cou►t, therefore, granted the rule Nisi fore criminal information. --...m. ARCHT.II I COURT, Nov. le. The came of " Roper end Roper," which was a salt of separation end (littera, by reason of creaky, end stood asslened for sestenal Ibis Term, was not proceralmi in, it bating been recommended by the Judge to the parties concereed, that it should he or. ranged net of Court, which is understood to hese been don. by the Weedast's limes' to allow his wife a yearly maioteasee. COURT OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF ST. PAUL'S. IRITTAN AGAINST NICIIOLSAN. PALMY CALLING Ntlitlf BR 'TUN. _ In this cause, which is Dee of oullity of marriage, by reesnn of minority, it appears that William Belt • ten, the patty promoting the nit, wee born in the parish of St. James, in the city of Bristol, es the 9th of May, 1793 ; and that on the 281lt of April, in the year 1914. n Ikenee for the marriage of these parties was applied for and obtained from the ethic of the Consisted"' Coast in London, by Charlotte Re. bocce hie►else", then a spinster. TM warder , was solemnised on the lit of May (*Bootleg, witknot, as it was pleaded, the consent of the father of William Britten, a minor, he being at that time of t►e age of 20 years mad erwards, bet seder 21. Go this libel five witnesses bad hem ezamined. and interrogatoties administered, bet no counter allegysion given in.— The dates both of the birth and baptism of the pally prometiog the sail appeared from an entry made by Benjamin Britten, the father, in an old Bible, which was hroeght into Court. T►e evidence of the mother went to depose, that the marriage was had allege. ther without the privity et consent either of her bus. band or herself, and that she had learned from ono. tier me, Joseph Mitten (deceased), that an kept.. per intercourse had subsisted previously between his brother sad the articulate Charlotte Rebecca; that the father mehifevied the greatest distress and seas. Aim on the Dews being communicated to ►im ; and Met the grit intimation she herself had bad of the Meet, was en the occasion of her seeing the Defend. est looking through the shadow of her son'e Menting.hoese, when her son said, as she thought hay, pointing to Defendant, " Mrs. °elute." The deposition of the father was to 800 same effect, an the material points of the birth and baptism; as sae that of Ann Waters, a servant who had former. tag lived with the father and mother, and on calling as the latter on the 10th May, 1793; foetid that her late mistress had been delivered on the p►eceding day, of the child who is the minor ie this emit.— Moue' the eabibits, the entry of baptism, from the registry of the parish church of St. James, Bristol, 1 ea the 9th Asses!, 1793, and motioning the Math as accessing en the 9th May, 1793, was pleaded as strongly corroborative of the fact of miaotity. The Learned Judge (Dr. Jcusca), after slating the *castes of the sob, observed, that both patties were minors. At the obtaining of the licence C. It. Nicholson. the party proceeded arias., was attend ed by, and prodeced the consent of, her father. So that it ass perfectly valid as on her part; bat, oohed been well obsessed, the husband was, at the time of its soleauization, within only eight data of his majority. Dates, therefore. *me of the most esrential Import. sew; them not being pleaded with 'diciest accu racy. the Corot thought itself beyond, in jostles to all the parties, to obits et the same coarse that was taken in " Johnston and Parker," by giving them at, opportunity to .•-sine the Bible, end all the ea. bibi,,, w i t h the utmost care, and to plead them with the mast minus. parir•larity. Cothclesion ot It • cause rescinded. POLICE. --.....-- now STRELT.—rr.lettley &beard Boehm, •118 oaf detected nu S.tustlay evening ist the *trove lead hag into the pit of Ourplene Theatre, is the act of f ohhiug til• Orutirmun, was beetteht tit the Office, ewd eutlereent a examitsetiou before J. E. CUVANT, 1:44 IL. Simirg Megistrate. W•Leat•ted, that on Sooriay eteniug Ill.aczosoyillii.l • (timid of his, lir. Pestling. MO, to go :o Jr; hoe audit the time they were is the passage ladles bete the pit. oh m the irst crowd was goieg In. be sauced the Pries sor very busy pushing sod shellieg shut, evidesily by design, which imbued bus I. speak to the Mose r epos the Impropriety of his cesdect. sad disco, after his bleed, Mr. Passiegessab, addressed hiei,sog desired his to take cats of his watch, which Weald hies to feet fur it, when he discovered that he had bees robbed of his watch ; at the sane lasiset hig bleed, Mr. Paederasts seised the Piiseser, and sti. served that be bed caught his bead at the rihhes et his watch. !FORGED NOTES. Mat are.—irostorday news (Pats otherwise Fehl, a ynag wan, was bronchi up, doused as a cosasou same of forged Bask of Esg. lead Mn.a Mr.aokort MtClew, linew.dtaper, of Metatividsi J. peerd, that on the 13th instant, the Primmer caw* his shop to teak et some blankets to purchase : seams' were produced, and two of thee, the prig of whisk amoented to 21. 10s. were laid ipart, end the Priem* tendered a 10. note in payment. Sespecting It a forgery, and his suspicions being streogthesed l ike cite valiance of {Alerting a pair of fele@ whisked upon the Prisoner's face, he gave the note to Lis trhoprnan, end told him to get change, end •hispere4 "togo to the Bank with it." The Prisoner wow on that back of it, 47, High-street, Islington. Dem lag ibe shipmates ahettece, the Hoosier felt degrees to lease the place, saying he ehoold be toe !stela the stage coach ; open Mr. M. easing him, with the knowledge of its being a Gregory, he confessed that he did know it, and begged hard for mercy, that he bad a wife enifamily in distress, in consideration which he forgave him, with en Intimation thatbs 'sold become a witness against him, if he permed w e practice. The note now produced, No. 75,721, h rect.iird from the Prisoner. M. Girton, hosier, of 97, Cheepside ' deposed, the Prisoner came to his shop and purchased sows braces, for which be tendered a 101. note; he week upon it, 6 4 C. Lett, 29, Idon.stroet, Peatostille." Ili. ['tisanes received the change and left the shop. The note afterwards proved to be forged; there we written toe it, " Sir Charles W. Price, Bert." lbs member was 77,125, now produced. Mr. Lees, the Inspector, proved de ne!el Is IN forgeries. Mr. John Foy, an Inspector to the Book of Eng. load, deposed, that he west in emptily of Chasten Jelferies, the Oncer belonging to the atm,* Uthet, Ito apprehend the Prisoner, they found hie agar Spa. fields, he told hint that be was suspected of passing forg-d gotta. On searching bias they found a crows piece is his pocket ' • he said be had no more shoot hi., bet on searchi ng his fob, which was pinned op, he found a 101. forged note, which be said he lid geese time ; on telling that it was forged, ho said IN Imam k was, sad was aware of the consequence. Oa going to his residence, they found a psis of book, which coetaised false whiskers. Charles Jelled's, the Officer, corrobeeeted de obese. The Prissier denied basing coasted to tito Imps ledge of the forgery, bet said ha hid it by lit• sots tise.—lla was reseeded. (alltltt •1101,1 Alta --Richard .11er r isms, a Saddled drover, was brought before t►e sitting Magistrate, charged as fellows Monday night the Prisoner, driving a dock of slump throogh Totbill•street, to a slsaghter.house, owe of them ran reeved the miner, bet It was stopped, and it sized with the rest. The Peisoner, however, selecting it out, brought it back, cad beat the pest Mature so dreAfelly with a stirk upon the head sad oos*, that It dropped down, apparently dead; when, to make it rise again, be began to prod Its eyes mod Mad with an Irma spike, till the groand was covered with blood. A great mob cottoned, sod MIMI re• probated him for bis brutality, of w►ich he appeared regardless, and still continued his is►umaslty. A Gentleman inning by remonstrated with him, bet in vain ; he I. the most menacing manner threat. oiled to serve him in the mine way, unless be held his loose*, saying it was ao Wanes, of his, sad is had so right to interfere. The Geotlemaa immedi. stely reptemated the case al i►is Win, when a war. rest was granted against hiss, and he was taken into costody by Pople. Tbe Magistrate censured 611 crndsti in the severest terms, sod fined him conformably to the Act of Par liament, in the penalty of 10s.. w►ich being aaabla to pay. he was someitied to Tothill-gelds liridewall for the space of one month. fa consequence of the late floe raise, the 'belt *owing is the hoot, comities has, with very for ezee,• lions tersieeted. _ . _ - . Itetram, Nev. I;.—An [wriest was pest. d.y takes before Tama, NMITELL. l.q t 'mover of Dover, es the betty ofJohit Pater, lobes. after • ism and wieste letressigatlos, which lasted mama hears. the Jury memaiaseesly retuned a verdict sf wilful smiler easier: James Pam. the hitcher of the deceased. It appeared io evidemee. that is Seeley last the IWO broilott were as ses , slf Iteseawess. Ishies-rusaek beirealei Mr the., and h.simß erfartemately lance is with a stauggliog isuer, which fatuisbod ergo with • supplyof. mit-. they huh drat till they wore wash istesleated- Taodressed mayn't* hed. bet James. she breilrar, brie( ea drek. quarrelled violewly with see of the new. mad se the deceased espies se to mho. veer to poetry thee, eabrippily iellaseed theltrether's per sine. els Mocked him dews. thee &hawed Me, tied bra , out his Waist with • bratty Item .a d used fee esamoth ire ageism. The unhappy wretch she eemmakted the warder, is lodged is sun gaol, and loin lor messed is tote has trial at the Admi ralty (chinas. It syymits he has bees subject to amain"l ▪ ef pion:as. from having had his skull tales fractured whit errs*( ee beard a soma of war. Beth lore have wives wall toadies. MARRIED. Ott be but last. at &thaws. is Cheshire. he Rae. A. R. Bettasau. at 011.•141t. t. Setamaa, anaemia of Nathaniel Matey Hattlimo, Leg. wf Cearl.lems, Outlet Ells fait. at batellkid, Mr. L. Yalta/ace, of &Wasik * Mir Arhur.t. DIED. the 18th ins. is his Atit %ear, the Rm. T. C. Deena, 4t yew, Moult'. r of the llamas' lltereh. th, the 19th October, at Ilambargh, aged 33, Ur. Jobs Erma. merchem torn. On the I.; , th no. at I teal, Caibtriwo, the u ife Of Capt. Jaha Palermo, or the Eao'lodia Compaay'seerrier. tle the 1.111 hat. at Literpal, Edgar Carrie, Eq. Is 724 year. U. the 16th int at la home I. lillghborptiace. is the TO mar at Ma age, Owlet Williams, Eq. late of the Coda , Moor. the the Ugh alt. al Hooshawhall, Iloefolt. the scat Manion of Cbolormatieley, Dr. William Artarboog, Emir lib, aged 43. !Mated, sad Pubthbed by S. Psalm. at Ike ST6If am) Onnrc, No. 4, tigisbury owl, Met-arra. I e•- .1 , I