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r tent. lie therefore sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of 204 and to emu' into securities to keep the peace. _ CIVIL BIDE. [Berme LITTLEDALEI IHE MHO D. THE IN'HAEiTA,TTS 01* THE HUNDRED OF NORTVERN CIRCUIT. IKN owrox. This was a presentment by the 11 on. Newton Fellnwes. a Mn. ..,strafe of the county of Des on, against the inhabitants of the hun dtc4l of Knowton, for neglecting to keep In repair a certain mad, leading trawl ('hudieigli to ilampton. In respect to one part of the charge. defendants pleaded guilty, but they alleged that they were not hound to keep a part of the road in reptir, becalms that road was not a highway. On this point the parties took issue, and the Court was occupied br several hours in the examination of dom ineers and parole ecidence bearing upon the quevion, whether a e•nain min of the road referred to was a highway or not. A verdict was found for the defendants. • DURHAM, JULY 24. The commbision was opened in this city on Saturday last. On Vat der Mr. Justice Park and Mr. Baron Bullock arrived, and proeenied to Durham Code, the /residence of the Bishop, where they are entertained during the Assizea. The new Bishop, Dr. Van Milder:, made his first entrance Into Durham en the preced tog }Mays The business here is likely to br very inconsitlerable. There are only eleveti prisonera in the calendar, and the greater taN of them have been tried today. None of their cases possessed the slightest interest. There are eighteen mums entered for trial on the civil side. Several of these have been disposed of to-day. The cauae subjoined is the only one worth noticing. CIVIL SIDE. TINEMOUTit V. TAYLOR. In this case the plaintiff (who sued in jernia pauperism and on the wed appeared as his own advocate) sought to recover from the defendant, who is the surviving partner in the brewing company of Elston and Co. a compensation for false measure, which be alleged had been made by the defendant in the quantity of gallons in the barrels of ale with which the defendant bud supplscd him for a long period, between the years 1808 and 1819. The plaintiff first brought his action in Iltei, and was nonauitcd at the trial at the Durham ASSi7en of that year. As soon as the cause was called on, Mr. Tinemouth, the plaintiff, addressed the Court, and made tome observations on the mode in which Juries were got together. His attention, he paid, had been drawn to the subject by noticing on a former occasion the partner of the defendant in a cause, and tour or five of his friend. sworn as Jurymen to try the cause. • Fur his own part he only wished for Jurors of understanding and in tegr Mrs Baron Baron II u e ern am afraid I can't nodertake for both those muddies. (A laugh.) The .Tory then to the box were sworn to try the cause. Mr. Tinemouth then commenced his address. Ile confessed that when he contemplated the difficulties which his adverse fate had compelled him to encounter, his heart failed him for the result. on the other side, great legal talent was opposed to him, whilst he, having been plunged into gaol by the defendant s, to whom he, never owed a earthing, was unable to employ Counsel, and had no :emanative but to light the battle as well as he could. Since the last Amine', when this cause ought by right to have been tried, he thought it right to inlet m his Lordship that numerous publications had been issued to injure him (the plaintiff ; ' and one in particular that had occurred in the Durham Chronic le, was calculated to route his indignation. This made it necessary for hint to detail to the eury the several trials in which lie had been engaged, and to ' pittehem in possession of the facts which hail led to the present anal. (Mr. Tinemouth here unfolded a huge brief, which he was about to read) — Mr. Baron Ilueeocx—What, are you going to give us all that? (.t laugh.) Mr. Tinemouth—Now, my Lord, let me have fair play. What ern the Court had hitherto done, he hoped it would now let him have law and evenhanded justice. The defendant was the sortie. ing partner of the firth of Elation and Co., brewers at Bishop. Wearinotele Ile (the plaintiff) had dealt with that firm, and from the year 1306 to 11119, had purchased from it NJ half barrels se ale. In 11119 lie had discovered, that the casks used by the de fendant were deficient in measure, and that the deficiency amounted to the proportion of two gallons in a three-quarter barrel cask. On tiro 28th June, 1819, fleeting his suspicions strengthened by other circumstances, he had applied for information tea person of the name of John Spedding,who had lived many years with the defendant sa cooper, and who, the Jury might have heard, had cut a curious figure in his examination on the former trials. lie begged the Jury to consider, that the variation which had appeared in that man's statement at different trials could only be attributed to a de sire to save his master from disgrace. On consulting Spedding, the latter had assured him that the defendant was in the habit of receiving porter from London in order to mix with his own, and :hat when the London casks had run off they had been delivered to nun (ipeddMg) by the late partner, with orders to reduce them from eighteen gallons to sixteen. This statement hsd been since frequently repeated ; and in October, 1821, after lie (the plaintiff ) had been sent to prison, and before he commenced an action against the defendant, Spedding had made the saute statement to another person. in a letter which would that day be produced before them. These statements having confirmed his suspicions, he applied next to Mr. Ilindinarsh, the defendant's agent, and as. certatned trout him that all the halecasks which he lied received, except 40, had been deficient in measure. (The plaintiff began to abuse Hindmarsh here.) Mr. Baron Hut.eoux.—You had better proceed to your ease. We have nothing to do with these statements. Mr. Tinemoutle—Do let me read my brief, my Lord. I have no 'Heed but myself. Oh. Baron Hu er.oc se—Are you sure you are a friend to your felt !, (A laugh.) ides Tinemouth proceeded.—Mr. Ilindmarsh liad complained to hint that by that custom be (Hiptirnarsli) was a great loser. Let the Jury consider that. They might before have limed of servant* cheating their masters, but here was a master cheating his servant At length, in 11121, the attorney for the defendant, a man well qualihed to forward the malicious titans of his clients, hal • arrested him (the plaintiff) and thrown him into gaol where he had remained for six years. That he did not owe the defendant one penny was proved by the tut that he had paid other debts since he came to gaol ; . and cer minty, if lie bad owed money to defendant, that would have been the first debt he should have thought of discharging, because by discharging it he might have been liberated from gaol. The Jury would perhaps like to hear an explanation of the means by which be had hecime possessed of money to commence this action. When he Sunderland bank failed— Mr. Baron IlreLet g—What has all this to do with the case ? Aft. Ttninouth then vembled into a description of the manner in 'Rich his house had been broken into, and the very bed on which his wife was lying taken away—when he was spin stopped. Mr. Tlnere.outh—le there is any matter in this brief unpleasant to your Lordship, I will strike it out. In 1822 he had commenced action similar to the present against the defendant, but the de teneent, by a masterly stroke of skill, had nonauited him. The defendant had pleaded the Statute of Limhationa, a plea which he uuderonnel an honest man never made use of. (A laugh.) The great otee ct of the defendant was to keep him in gaol all his life. Ile itine erne to the prosecution which be had instituted against II in &mirth for perjury— Mr. Bacon Hu Lem:le—Well, leave that out; it has neteing to do whh this must Mt. Tineniorith—Men of reasoning faculties, Gentlemen. would have supposed that this would hive terminated all proceedings ; hut, Gentlemen, whet will you say of the malice of this de fendint,erhen I tell you that Spelding—the cooper of niue teen years' randing—the man whom I have before mentioned, and trh s had confessed to me that he had 1-ssened the maks— lehat will you say when you Mew, that, at the last trial, this original (A laugh) came into ('ours, used swore that, during the 19 years that he was in the service of tee defem dent; he never acted as cooper or reduced a cask. If after such sweating he could shew that Spedding had acted as cooper, that proof alone ought t 3 give him their verdict. (Mr. Tineineutt: here rCteitd into a vet y eloquent denunciation of perjury.) Mr. Baron II u LLOCK—Come, now, go on to your witnesses. Mr. Tie I:mourn—Shack the first trial many of my witnesses have been held back, ant my enmities base succeeded In keeping away tine witness wenn 1 expected at this Assize. Now, (Senate men, )hti well know that where one link is wanting, the chain is imperfect. , Miellaron Hut.t.ocx,LYes, you need not tell the Jury that. ( A tette.) Ili f rettelor Trt—l will now come to the point. (Laughter.) Gentlemen, at the Ist Asaiees, the trial was put off by anklet` Court, which was dated on a Senday (a tine specimen of korona setipeon), and what is more, Mr. Justice Bayley wok due Vele st (elide from me, melee a solemn pledge to return it, which Me. Just‘.r. Bayley has not yet done. (Laughter.) 11 - icing now swat his ease as well as his Lordship wwwidi allow him, but not en wags he could have wished to do, he lilt it in their hands, reminding them that they would base Inntswer for their verdict to the Supreme Judge of all, so wham wit only they hut his Lordship was accountable. The above is hut an Imperfect outline of the plaintiff's speech, welch at times became almost Leo eloquent and sublime to be easily underwent,. Mr. Tinemouth then called the following witnesses. J tones Spedding stated, that in 1799 tic had first gone into the service of thedefendantand his then partner. Witness was a cooper, sad was employed to repair the casks and keep theni clean. His son Was bound apprentice to him, as a cooper, when he was there. In lelffe and 180 ameny casks of porter arrived from London. Wit- Fiesa never guag them. Five or mx barrel* were reduced in size. Teat was all. No half barrels were reduced, to the boat of wit. recollection: The Mill barrels at that time held seventeen Relines The standard measure of the banal WAS thirty-teo gsl low . Witness left the employ of the defendant in 1897 or 18011. Tliftmas Call sworn—Knew the coopers' trade. Iliol lived in the sort .Ce.of the defendant its resolve for three years and a half. Ile left about fourteen years ago. Had received orders, from Mr. Hindenarch, the agent, to make tame casks . Made a few half Lionel's, which held neventeen gallons. Witness reduced a few in size front eighteen to severeeen gallons. Speckling, the lastwit `knew of it. William Ilindmarsb sworn—Recollected that the plaintiff had been !emptied with ale by the firm to which the defendant beemeed from the year 180 e to 1811. During that time the plaintiff was supplied with eighty-eiree diree.quarter gallon casks anti sixty-six halt gallon caeks. The paper shown to m o ons was stetted by him. Os the 211th June, 1819, the plaintiff had had six half toirrele. The paper Which witness bail acknowledged to be its bit heed. writing was then put in and read. it was an account between plain tiff and defendant up to 11119, and was marked " settled." nindmarsh cross-examined—The general size of the half-barrel casks was from seventeen to eighteen gallons. The plaintiff, at the time he dealt with defendant's hone', kept n public-house under the tirm. Tire rent witnewi believed to be 181. a year. Afterwards the plaintiff removed to another public.house of the rent of V. 40. Plaintiff never paid any rent. Re-examined by Nle. Tinemomh—The list-mentioned public hmme Lelorged to a Mr. Matthison. In 1020 or 1819, plaintiff ap plied to witness, and made complaints of false measure. Witness said that whatever deficiency plaintiff could show should be made up to him. Could not recollect whether that was in 1819 or 1820. 3lr. Tineninuth—Come now, say' it was in 11190, and put an end to it. (Three half-barrel casks were then produced in Court.) Mr. Ilitalmar4h stated that the ranks bore the marks of the firm ; but did not know whether they had ever been sent to plaintiff. Another witness swore that he had examined the casks pro duced, and had ascertained that they did not hold more than sixteen gallons. Elizabeth 31 iers stated that the casks produced had been brought from the cellar of the plaintiff by her husband. On her cross-ex amination she said, she only knew of the removal from the infor mation 01 her husband. Mr. Tinemouth then read the section of the 43 George 111. e. 2, which regulates the measure of ale and beer, and fixes the measure of a barrel of ale at 34 gallons. This was the plaintiff's ease. Mr. Vol.T MAN submitted that the plaintiff must be ronsuited. The defendant had pleaded the Statuto of Limitatiors, and nothing had been proved within the last six years. Mr. Baron II t.Lot . x thought that time promise made by Bind. marsh, to make up for the dehciency, if any were shown, took the case out of the statute ; but there was another difficulty which the plaintifFhad not got over, and that was, that it had not been clearly shown that the plaintiff had ever received casks deficient in quan tity. The casks produced had not been proved by legal evidence to have been In the cellar of the plaintiff: The objections were abandoned. and Mr. COLTMAN addressed the Jury for the defendant. The Learned JU DGE summed up, and the Jury found a verdict for the deftmdant. y GRAND REGATTA. Yesterday being the day appointed for the annual centest for a new wherry, given by the gentlemen of the Funny Club, the River Thames presented a scene of more than ordinary gaiety. lty Mat - - past two o'clock the respective funnies belonging to the Club were in motion, accompanied by a very considerable number of four, six, and eight oared galleys. On the present occasion a very COIISI - number of boats. with elegantly dressed ladies, and bands of music, gently glided up and down until a short time slue three o'clock, when the starting galley rowed down to the bridge. The competitors were now summoned alongside, and informed that every man was expected to row fairly. Their cups were then de livered to them as follows : Henry Tinton and Robert Croker. Vauxhall—Scarlet. Frederick Hill, Vauxhall, and James Parish, Strand-lane-- Purple. Charles Brummell, Bankside, and Henry Vincent, Hungerfurd White. Thomas Dodd and Thomas Vogkins, Hungerforcl—Light Blue. James Bryington, Strand-lane, and George Butcher, Hunger ford —Pin k. George Sallaway, Vauxhall, and Lewis Richards, Lambeth— Pea Green. __Ambrose Hallam, Vauxhall, and George Maynard, Lambeth— Yellow. In a few minutes after, the boats were ordered off to their moor ings. Betting now ran very high, purple and yellow being the favourite.. At length every arrangement having been completed. the signal was given for the competitors to start, and row the follow ing distance, viz.—To start from Westminster Bridge, row round a boat moored oft' the second windmill beyond Vauxhall, down again the Surrey shcre, through Westtninster Bridge, round the beacon off King's Arms Stair., up again through the centre arch of Westminstee Bridge. The three first boats in to contend I for the second and grand heat, to be from Westminster Bridge round a boat moored off Chelsea Cottage, down the Middlesex shore to the Prize Wherry. Tne first boat in to be declared the winner. Shortly before four o'clock the boats started to row the first heat. Scarlet was the hindmost boat, Purple a short distance ahead of it, the others on the Middlesex shore were nearly together; but Purple made play, and going up by Lambeth Palace, Green was along side of her. In coming down, however, Light Blue took the lead, followed by Pea-green, Yellow, Purple, and White. The three first-names boats came in in succession, and were declared entitled to contend for the grand hest. Betting now changed completely, and those who were "out" endeavoured to make themselves " in," by what on the turf is called " hedging off." The attempt. however, proved abortive. Yellow was now the favourite, at considerable odds. In fact 7to 2 were offered, but refused. A considerable time elapsed before the second heat was rowed, and being a " Vauxhall night," as it is termed, there was a very great accession of company to witness the contest. The signal was at length given, and Blue, Pea Green, and Yellow, took their stations. The signal-gun was tired, and the boats started. After a most manly and skilful contest, the boats fora considerable time keeping close to each other, the prize was awarded amidst the loudest plaudits, to the Light Blue. JOHN BULL IN PARIS. The following is an extract of a private letter from an Englishman in Paris, dated July 19 : " Yesterday evening the Parisians were regaled with a rich treat, in the fields lying to the south of the city, by a large party of thorough-bred John Bulls, wl u s had paid us a visit from the Weald of Kent. However laudable the endeavour may be to transplant to the capital of France the rustic amusements cf the English, it is, 1 ar. ticipate, a measure which will never meet with even a tolerable degree of success. The sports were of a nature never before exhibited in Paris, and entirely new to the eyes of a Frenchman, who had not visited England. Jumping in sacks for a fine Holland chemise was finely contested by half a dozen rosy-checked wenches, half Eng lish and half French. This was not so much a trial of skill as of strength ; for a stout lusty wench, who boasted of being born at Sn arden, in Kent, distanced the three French girls, and beat those of her own country by 20 yards. It evidently appeared that it was not the first time she had jumped in a sack. The next feat which engaged the attention of the wondering Parisians was a gingling match for a new hat and a pair of boots. In this, as in the former instance, the can didates for the prizes (16 in number) were of both nations — French and English. As nimbleness and agility were the only accomplishments necessary to insure success, both parties appeared to be equally well matched; for neither, in the space of 20 minutes (the time allowed to decide the match), could catch the man with the bell, who was .picked out as one of the most agile Frenchmen of the day, being, by profession, a mountebank dancer. What evi dently amused the assembled tbrong more than any of the preceding exhibitions, were six old women drinking scalding tot tea fora new gown, and five Frenchmen, underl9 years of age, smoking the strongest tobacco fur a new pair of shoes and a silver watch ; the old ladies scalding their mouths, —their shrieks, end the wry faces they made on the occa sion—the distorted countenances of the half-dead smokers, caused by the operatiouof the " best Virginia" upon the delicate stomachs of these youthful smokers, were enjoyed I esti rich treat] by the delighted crowd of Frenchmen, who testified their joy by the moat rapturous applause. The evening's entertainments concluded with four men crawling up a smooth pole, well greased, twenty feet high, for 21 francs, which were in a bag, tied at the top; and four boys, with their hands tied behind them, and their legs in a sack, dipping their heads into a broad tub of treacle far' 12 oranges, with a franc in each. All these amusements terminated without the slightest accident, or disposition to create riot and confusion; and the delighted mob of French and English disperstl, all equally gratified with the amusements which had been afforded them by a party of thorough-bred Joint Bulls front the Weald of Kent." EFFECTS OP DESTROYING M•CHIWERY.—WC under stand that there were not less than twenty actions against the different hundreds of this county, to recover compen• sation for the damages sustained by the destruction of power-looms, &c. in April last. Most of these will be merely inquiries before the Sheriff, to assess the amount of damages; but several cases, we believe, will be defended, though, on what gtounds, we are not informed.—Nan cheater Mercury. DEATH PROM WAXT.—On Thursday last, an inquisi tion was taken by John ‘Wayman, Gent. Coroner fur the Liberty at Dayton, on the body of a poor man, who stated his name to be William Ilill, who, having been found in a field adjoining the high road to Woo!pit, in a state of great exhaustion, was removed to the Rear Inn, at Dayton. where he shortly afterwards died. lie declared that he had not had any refreshment since the previous Sunday, and that he bad been unable, from weakness, to remove himself. He said he had sister living at Stepney, and a brother in America, and that he had formerly been in good circumstances. It appeared, in confirmation of his state ment, that he bad been seen on the previous Sunday near the spon where he was found on the Thursday morning, Verdict" Died from watd."---Butll Gazelle. THE 'NH PRESS. LAW NOTICES. COURT OF CHANCERY. ;Aro RRRRR LOAD CWANCEL4•I4.I“ LINCOLN'S IFIN WALL, Thu DAY, AT TEN. Remaining Motions. VICE.OOANCI O .I.LOR'S COURT. •I:PORC THIC V ICIII•CII %NCIMLOR, IN tINCOLPeII INN. TRIB OAT, AT ALF-PART Remaining Motkms, after Which Cause Petitions. ROLT,S COURT. The 'Nf3sl4.l. of the Rolls sits every evening at six o'clock, to hear his rent:doing rt.:MI/TN. The Master of the Rolls will hear Came., Further Direction•, and Pe titions, by consent, on Saturday, Aug. b, at nine in the morning. CA11.,1, Further Directions, and Petitions, must be set down before two o'c:ucl• uu the preceding day. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26. In the course of the morning, an elderly gentleman, who sat on one of the back benches, appropriated for Counsel, rose, and stated to his Lordship, that he had an application to make, to restrain4he assignees of his bankruptcy from dispeaing of certain effects winch belonged to him, he having purchased them at the pale of his estate and effects, with a sum of money which had been subscribed for him by a few of his friends. The Loan CHANCELLOR inquired if he had given notice to the different parties. Tim Gentleman stated he had given notice to the Solicitor of the Assignees, and to the auctioneer who sold the goods, but the peel tion which he had presented was rot file 1, owing to some point of form not being complied with which was required by the rules of the Court. if his •Lordship would allow him to read the aili. davit, he was satisfied his Lordship would think hla one of the grossest cases of oppression that ever came under the view of the Court. Ilia Loansntr asked if the affidavit had been Sled. Fite Gentleman replied it could not be tiled, because the peti tion was not tiled. lle then proceeded to read the following davit : In the matter of Thomas Dornford, isbankrupt. " Thomas Mulford maketh oath and saith, that after he be came bankrupt, lie rustle a surrender of all his effects to his As. aignces, as directed by the Statute. That a sale of his household furniture having been directed, by his Assignees, to tike place on the 7th and 11th of April last, he sent the following letter to a few of his friends, viz.:— " 'Sir—A victim (like many of my superior') to the unprece. dented pressure of the times; deprived by bankruptcy of the last shilling, and exposed to being turned out of doors, and the bed taken from under me, I humbly solicit a small loan, to enable me to purchase my lease and furniture, about to be exposed to public sale (till Providence opens a door for my relief), when I will thankfully return it, and in themean time inside my life for its security. I trust the urgency of the case will plead my excuse, it being, in times like these. my last resource. " I am, your obliged humble Servant, " I' 'foams Donxeonn.' "' Philpot-lane, 81st March, 1826! --- "That in consequence of the said letter he received from Robert , Capper, Esq. a Magistrate for the county of M idtilesex, the sum of Mit. ; from John C. Ncild, Esq. another Magistrate for the same county, the sum of 211.; from the Rev. Joseph Dornford, Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford', the sum of 501. ; and various smaller cums from various other friends; by which he was en abled, through the intervention of a Mr. Vitt and a Mrs. iVright, to purchase at the said sale, in their own names, a few articles of hous , zhold furniture, which articles, after the sale, they removed to the upper part of a house he had taken, in the neighbourhood. That notwithstanding these things were purchased at the said sale by the said 31r. Vitt and Mrs. It'riglit, and paid for by them be fore their removal, with the privity of Mr. Thomas Nathaniel Williams, the Solicitor to the Commission , and wi t h th e know ledge of t hel Assignees, who are Thomas Bridge, Esq. Trinity. square, Tower-hill, who is no creditor, and Edward Trimbey, Prospect-place, Stepney, the said Thomas Nathaniel Williams, by an order from the said assignees, authorized Mr. Musgrove, the . same auctioneer who had sold the goods, and received the money for them, to seize the same identical goods, and to resell them, for the benefit of the estate, and actually put a man in possession at the same time, viz. on Tuesday last, the 18th day of this July inst. where he remains at the present moment. T. Donsrioan. " Sworn this 2d day of July, 11126, at the Mansion Douse, be • fore me " Wst. VEN ARLES, Mayor." Mr. Dornford stated, that the sale was to take place to-day, at twelve o'clock ; he therefore hoped his Lordship would restrain the assignees from carrying the sale into effect, till the subject could be fully and fairly brought under the notice of the Court. Mr. Dorn ford then entered into a history of his private transactions, in the course of which he observed, that on an occasion, when he was on a Jury, at the time his Lordship was Attorney-General, he was ao charmed with his eloquene-, as to starve himself for six hours. rather than comply in returning a verdict against a cause so ably advoci t !el Mr. Mowrainu said, on a former occasion he had been Coun sel for the assignees, and he must say, the word " Providence," used by Mr. Domford in his letter, had been prostituted to the basest purposes. The . LORD CHANCELLOR observed, he was not entitled, by few. under the present circumstances, to make any order; but if the assignees improperly sold these goods, he would call them • to account. Mr. Dornford said be was Much obliged to his Lordship, and retired. - - ZIAWMAN V. TEOO. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he had a motion to make in this case, to restrain the defendant from further selling a work, called the London Encyclopedia. lie understood his Learned Friend, Mr. florae, wished it to stand over, on tne ground that his client hail not had sufficient time to answer the affidavit. lie however hoped his Lordship would not let this work go ou gaining an tx ensive circulation. Mr. HORNE said he did not wish to ask for any unreasonable period ; but he had to complain of these parties coming at the close of the business, and mating eh• circumstances which they bad known ever since last March. From that time up to this month, no notice had been taken of the piracy, as it was called by the plain tiff', for the bill was filed on the 22d of this month, and the notice of motion given on the 24th. According to the practice of the Court, that was atter the time when, without special permission, any party could be allowed to give a notice a/motion t but lie had no doubt, if his Lordship's permission had been asked, he would have given ,it. The party had given a common notice of motion, and expect eel his client to be ready to answer* bill filed only two days ago. The LORD CHANCELLOR inquired what. time Mr. Horne re quired. Mr. Iloawe thought a week would be sufficient. The party wished to impose on his client the condition of not selling any of the buokain the mean time. Such a condition would give the party the henefitof au injunction, and allow him to take advantage of his dilatory proceedings. The Loan CHANCELLOR Sail the question was, how long the patty had delayed instituting proceedings, wilt the knowledge that the work was selling by the defendant. Mr. Ho it NE believed the parties had been aware of it ever since last March. The SOLIC/TOR.GENERAL observed his client had given the parties notice to desist at Wog the work long ago, but had de. layed instituting any proceedings, hoping the piracies would not go on. The LORD CHANCELLot observed, he bad no objection to the motion's standing over, it' the defendant would undertake to ac count for the books which were sold in the mean time. Mt. HORNE said his client could have no objection to that. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL. OH/tight three or four days would be sufficient time for the parties to answer the affidavits. The LORD CuANCELLOR ordered the matter to come on on Monday neat. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26. THE ORMONDE E§TAT E. TUE MARQUIS OF lIUNTLY AND OTDENS V. AILKWRIGUT. In this case Mr. Summer applied to the Court on the part of the plaintiffs, who are trustees of the estate of the late Marquis of Onnonde, to compel the defendant to pay into Court the sum of 191,0001., being the balance of the purchase money of the estates of the late Marquis of Ontionde, sold under a decree of the Court in the case of " Lewd ()monde v. Clarke ;" also the sum of 90,5001., the value of the timber standing on the sand estates, with the further sum of 7351. the value of the herd of tita.l thereon. Mr. H oat; E, for the defendant, opposed the motion, inasmuch as tile conveyance of the estate had not been completed. There were several ineumbrances on the estates still unsatisfied, but to meet which there were ample funds already in Court. Mr. SucnEx said the defendant was actually in possession—was killing the deer—receiving the rents, and exercising other acts of ownership; he ought, therefore, to complete the purchase by pay. big the whole of the purchase - money. Mr. lionsE admitted that the defendant was in possession, but he was quite ready to relinquish it, or perfect the purchase, when ever celled upon ; and he only resisted the present motion because his acquiescence to it would remove the stimulus which at present existed, to induce the plaintiffs to call in and satisfy the tricorn brances, and so prepare the conveyance for completion. The VICE-CHANCELLOR—I cannot permit a party to hold possession and the purchase-money also. Mr. HORNE repeated his statement of his client's readiness to perfect the purchase. Mr. SUDDEN—When will you undertake to complete the pur chase ? Mr. HORNE—The moment you furnish us with art abstract of the incumbrances affecting the estate. My client is very anxious to pay the money, and is quite ready to co-uperate with the plain tiffs an bringing the business to a close. If they are equally willing, the transaction can be finished in a very short space of time. Oh this understanding the motion was not further pressed. 3FKOY AND ANOTUEEL V. ROBERTSON AND ANOTMIN. This case, which involved a question of copyright, was put heard. LIMERICK CATHOLIC MKETlNO.—Vi r ednesday, an Ag gregate Meeting of the Catholics of the county and city of Limerick, was held in the Chapel of St. Michael, in that city. Wm. Roche, Esq. in the Chair. Nothing of portance occurred. PoLICE. ROBBERIES OF SHOPS AND WAREHOUSES. MA NSI ON-Ho WM.—Robberies of shops and warehouses, for the last its.) months, have become alarmingly frequent in the city, and chiefly on Sundays, in the absence of the occupants of the premises. or of servants, who arc entrusted to take charge of them. Yesterday a servant girl Was brought before Mr. Alder. men 'firmly (who sat for the Lord Mayor), and charged on sus picion of having been privy to the robbery of a warehouse in Basinghall.street. Mr.lsaae Ilanisworth stated. that he is the occupant of a woollen cloth warehouse, at No. 44, Basingliall-street; the uppor part of the house was occupied by a gentleman named Burke. On Satur day night he locked up the warehouse door, chained it, and bolted it on the inside, and left it by a door which opens into a passage that leads out by Mt. Burke's private door. The door of the ware house, opening into this private passage, was also locked. On Monday morning his man came running to hint breathless, stating that the warehouse had been broken open and robbed. On ex amining the premi,es, it appeared that the door of the premises, which opened into Mr. Burke's private passage, had been opened by means of picklock keys, and goods had been talien nut to the value of upwards of :Mil. A large quantity of other goods had been packed up ready for removal. The thieves, he was satisfied, could only have gut into the warehouse , a nd removed the goods, with the knowledge of the servant, if site were in the house, as they must have entered and effected the robbery through the private entrance. Martin, the officer, said, upon receiving information of the rob bery, he went and questioned the *Levant as to whether she had had any sweetheart following her recently, or whether she had really remained in the house during her master's absence on the Sunday afternoon. She at first utterly denied having gone out in the afternoon, but afterwards confessed that she had been to take tea with some friends. She declared that she had not had any male acquaintance near the premises ; but on inquiry in the neighbour hood, it was discovered that men had been seen speaking to her. Under these circumstances; ha thought it right that she should be btought before the Magistrate. The girl was ptivately interrogated when The Alderman said, there could be tittle doubt that the robbery had taken place in consequence of her want of vigilance, but he saw no ground for the charge of being in any way accessary to the robbery. There was every probability that a clue to the thieves might yet be found by the officers. The girl, who is front the country, was discharged from custody, after having been reprimanded for her culpable ne gligence. KENSINGTON TURNPIKE. —. .... . _ Maat.3ollol/011-BTUEET.—Yeeterday, fi /chart/ Williams. the toll-taker of this so-often complained of inlet, was summoned for wilfully obstructing Mr. James Edward Mivart, eon of the proprie tor of :Meares lloiel, in Lower Brook-street, Bond-street, on Sa turday last, and, by seizing the reins of the horse in the gig, putting his safety in imminent danger. The defendant had been convicted of a similar offence towards Sir John Lillie, Bart., and in conse quence of expressing his contrition, and making an apology, the fine of five pounds, the penalty expressed in the Act of Parliament, was mitigated to 20s. and 4s. fid. cost,. Williams was at that time permitted to depart, on his promise to pay the fine the next day, but had not done so. Yesterday he paid the money, and excused himself, by saving, Mr. Shearman was to have paid it for him, and he thought it had been paid. :qr. Illivai t stated, that he returned to town last Saturday, a little after four o'clock in the afternoon, through the Keneino„ten gate, in his gig, accompanied by a friend, now present; that per ceiving a four-horse coach arriving at the gate at the moment he intended to pass, he drove a little faster to avoid collision of the vehicles ; he got through with safety, and called " 38," the num ber of the ticket. several times to the defendant, who ran after the rig, caught huh! of the shaft, and jerked the reins so th it his mare was thrown down, and himself and friend nearly precipitated to the ground. The shaft of the gig was broken. Mr. Hen ry Hunt, a surgeon , the friend of Mr. Mivart. said he wayin the gi g at the time they were passing through the Kensing ton gate.' The mare was not altogether in good condition, there fore they endeavoured to get through the gate before the four-horse coach arrived at it. When they got through, the defendant ran after them, making a demand of the toll. Witness told him the number repeatedly, and pulled the ticket out of his pocket, and showed it to him. The defendant still insisted on payment ; and by the intemperate manner in which he seized the reins, he pulled the mare down and broke the shaft. Witness instantly jumped out of the gig, rat remonstrated with the defendant on the impropriety of Ilia conduct. Several gentlemen who witnessed the behaviour of Williams handed witness their cards, that, if necessary, they might be forthcoming. There had been no altercation with the defendant on their part, and no inclination to resist him. From the manner of Wiliianie, witness would infer that he was intoxicated, or very heated in temper. What else to assign he did net know, for they had given him no reason. 11 illiams said he only came on duty et four o'clock, and could not tell that the gentlemen had passed through the gate in the morning. If they did call out the number, he did not hear it. If he had not stopped the hone, the animal would have been over him. The mare did not fall, she merely went down on her !launches. Mr. Hunt said he felt himself in a situation of great peril—the mare went down on her side. Redid not wish to magnify the case, and should leave it entirely to the discretion of the Magistrates. Mr. DYER thought It a just complaint, and one that every gen. tleman so situated should prosecute. There could be no possible excuse for the defendant, when the number war not only called out to him, but the ticket produced. The penalty for wilfully ob. ttructing, or using abusive language, was 5/. If the gentleman ac cepted an apology, lie should let the defendant off on paying the expenses. Mr. Hunt said he was only desirous of performingn public duty in making an example of the defendapt, and particularly in put ting a check on the conduct of the persons attending the Kensing. ton-gate. Sir. DYER complimented the gentleman for the steps which ha had taken, and said—" Sorely the public have had cause enough of complaint against the Kensington-gate." The defendant was fined 20i. and paid the former fine of 11. 4s. fal after making an apology. SHOPLIFTING. Louisa Dover and Susan Hammond, two good-looking young women, were brought up for stealing a piece, containing live silk handkerchiefs front the shop of Sir. Graham, mercer, in High Holborn, last Saturday afternoon. Louisa persisted in giving her name Dover, though she had been before in custody in the name of Swift, for robbing her father and step-mother of a box containing their rent money. Edward Boyle, shopman to Mr. Graham, 294, High Holborn, deposed that the prisoners came into his master's shop last Setae day afternoon, about half-past five, to look at some handkerchiefs. Another shopman showed them the pieces, hut witness saw die transaction. Alter looking at several pieces, the prisoners turned them over, shuffled them about, made an excuse that they did not like any that were shown them, and were about to lease the shop. Witness had observed the prisoner Dover secrete one of the pieces of handkerchief under her shawl, and before she got out of the shop, jumped over the counter, and detained her. Ile took her by the arm, drew the handkerchiefs from under it, and said to her, I " Art yuu not ashamed at what you havedose ?" Dover relied, " It' you will let me go, I will buy one." Witness did not choose to do that, but sent fora constable. Samuel Furreman, the watchhouse.keeper, said the prisoners were brought to him abnat six o'clock. The piece of handker chiefs he received from the last witness. The prisoners were fully committed, and the witnesses bound over to prosetute. Sir. Lakin, an elderly gentleman, appeared to answer the com plaint of Henry Palmer, who had charged him on Monde) , night W as being disorderly, in hitton.place, Knightsbridge. A fashion. ably dressed female, who gave her name Clayton, and said she lived at No. 311, St. Ann-street, IVestmin.ster, had been charged with him ; but Sir. Lakin, being a housekeeper, and within a few houses of his owl. home, the watelthouse-keeper lied taken his bail for his appearance on Tuesday. The girl was kept at the watch house, and permitted to go about her business on Tuesday more. ing at the office ; but Sir George Farrant desired that the gentle., man should attend to answer his bail. Yesterday lie appeared be fore Mr. Dyer ' when Palmer stated that Mr. Lakin and Situ Clayton were liatla up the court together, at twenty minutes after twelve on Monday night, and that Mr. Lakin was in liquor. Mr. Lakin said he had been to a quarterly meeting with some friends at the Thatched House Tavern. and wits within a few yards of his own house when the woman laid hold of his arm ; he shook her off, and at that moment the watchman came up. That watch.' man ought to recollect that it was he (Mr. Lakin) who bad got him appointed, and that was the return be made for it. The watchman said Mr. Lakin asked in the walchhouse for some pile to lend him half-a-crown to stop that man's (the watch. man's) mouth, and Fiala he would have him discharged if it cost him a hundred pounds. Mr. DYER, to Mr. Lakin—Your conduct is highly disgraceful, to threaten a man for doing his duty. You do your duty, watch man, as you ought to do, and if he attempts to influence any per• son to your prejudice, I shall use all toy influence and exert all my power in your behalf. The gentleman was fined live shilling s for being drunk. ia Ednnd &Mat, 1 recieriek Briant, two brothers, and Thomas Ronda!, were brought up for picking pockets at the fire in Bond street, on Tuesday night. Bertraun said he saw the three prisoners in the crowd, at a quarter to twelve, putting their hands into several gentlemen's pockets; but did not see what they took on account of the crowd ; they after wards moved to the corner of Grosvenor street, where they seated themselves at the Iron railing, and where, on his approach, he saw Briaat drop a snuff-box down the area, which he had that morning recovered, a round black one that had had a large atone or enamel in the centre. In the breeches of Randall he found a green silk handkerchief; in the hat of Frederick Briant lie found a umbrae , handkerchief, and a silk one round his neck; on Edmund he founfit only a few halfpence. . I Thos. Roberts, a constable, also sawthe prisoners attempt ow& rat gentlemen's pockets, and con fi rmed the testimony of Demean*. Nathan Simmons, an old clothetiman in the Edgware-road, was brought to time office on a charge of passing a counterfeit half-crown to a fishmonger in ).umber -court, that morning, in payment of two shillings worth of flat fish. Thihalterown had been much battered and cut, and where the fishmonger went to get ehangetto give Nathan his fid. they told him' It was a but one ; and cm his return to Natharrolte latter said he , bad changed it, put the fish in his bag, and refused to part with them. Sir G. FARRANT sent an officer to make inquiries as to the vali dity of the tender, who reported it to be the good and lawful coin of this realtu; thereupon the fishmonger gave Nathan his rid. and the Jew departed with the fish in his bag. 14111. ELLISTON. INtost.llALL.—Yesterday morning filannm, one of the ofE„ cers of this establishment, to whom the warrant was entrue le d spinet Mr. Elliston. for an assault on Mr. Poole, informed th e sitting Magistrate, M. Swaim'''. Esq. that he had called at th e defendant's residence in Stnitford.place, on the preceding eveninx, and was told by the servants that their master had left town on turday evening for Lyminteton, but that he had given direction,, in the event of any pmeeedings being instituted in consequence of the late affair at Vauxhall, he should be in town on Tuesday ever. ing or the following morning to meet the charges. (Hannon added, that he left notice at Mr. Elliston's house directing hint to utteett at the office on his arrival, Mr. Poole having entered the office in the course of the day. re , ' companied by a gentleman, addressed the Magistrate, apprising him of Mr. Milton's nhsenee from town, as he had anticipated oa the day of his application for the warrant. Ile was now anxious to 1 know what course to pursue, in order to enforce the : , t:enilance of ! Mr. Elliston, and have the occurrence at Vauxhall fiantens ir.. vestigated. Mr. SWA BE Y advised Mr. Poole, as the Se‘sinna for the county of Surrey were about to commence, to prefer a bill of indictment. against Air. Elliston before the firand Jury for the assault. This, the Magistrate observed. was the mode of proceeding that would be attended with the least delay or trouble in the investigation of th e assault complained of. Mr. Poole having expressed himself thank (utter the advice, then bowed and withdrew. AUDACIOUS ROBBERY. Two men, named John Rae and John Smith, the former the driver of a hackney coach, were placed at the bar charged with being concerned in breaking into Brackwell Hall, near Dulwich, the residence of John !Stades, Esq. and stealing therefrom a varie.y of pro. , erty, amongst which were an eight-day spring time-piece, name Vuthorny, on a white marble pedestal, case mounted in or-molu, a telescope by Dollond, and a pair of alabaster From the cri 'ewe i s appeared that Mr.Blades's house was Wien into on Monday night and robbed of the above-mr ntioned article), besides other property. Information of the robbery was imme diately given at this office, when R. Pople and Oraasmith, two active officers, were despatered to examine the premises, and also to endeavour to trace the offenders. On their arrival at Blackwell Hall, and ascertaining the mode in which the burglary had been I effected, they subsequently discovered the articles above enure , - rated, concealed under some hay in a field about a quarter of a mile I from the house. The officers did not disturb the property, but I awaited patiently in ambush for the arrival of the persons, ith they were confident would visit the spot for the purpose of taking away the produce of the burglary. About ten o'clock at night a hackney conch drove up the road, and two men alighted from it, I who, with the coachman, proceeded with caution towards the place where the clock Ilhd the other articles were deposited. The fellows had just commenced uncovering the hay and attaw off the things, when the two officers, who observed all that was going forward from their hiding-place, darted out upon them, and secured the two prisoners ; one of the men succeeded in making his escape. Mr. Blades attended and identified the articles produced as his property, and to have been stolen from his residence. The officers having stated that they expected to apprehend the man who escaped, the prisoners were accordingly remanded for a few days. BOXING. - FIGHT BETWEEN 3E31 BURN AND 11PGEE, FOR FLFTV SOVEREIGNS A SIDE. In the present "pecuniary crisis" of public anti pugilistic concerns, the lovers of the P.R. are all alive when there is any probability of a good day's sport; and although Langan 's "occupations gone," and Spring's snugly cribted among the cider barrels of his native county-although Cannon's good report is heard no more, and our facetious friend Josh Hudson finds it more profitable to draw porter than claret—yet we have a host of real good fighters who could keep the game alive, if the patrons of the ring would only extend their pekes, and the fair profile of our Sove reign would emintenance such men as IVard, Simpson, Crawley, O'Neal, and others. However, the assemblage collected yesterday to witness the set-to between Burn and Al`Gee w as uncommonly cheering, there being present all the members of the P. C. and all the hardware of Brum magem. Burn was the favourite generally ; for he is, as Uncle Ben says, " Not merely a chip of the old block, but a bit of the block itself." M`Gee is nothing but a good one; and the Liverpool blades have ventured large bets n his favour, and nothing but legitimate milling was expec t• ed. Oliver is the friend of Burn, and Langan supports his brave count, ymen. The stakes were 501. as'de, and th e scene of action was Lichfield rece-course, being about mid- way between London and Liverpool. The men arrived in the neighbourhood on Sundry night, and early yesterday morning advanced toss ants tit: tick!, equally confident in their powers, and in high condition and spirits. A little before one the men entered the fun:, and gave the customary signal. The necessary arrange ments being ccmpleted, the men came to the scratch in a manner which convinced the spectatota that no chills' play was intended. Round I. The fight,commenced with spirit ; 31'Ore seemed to be desirous of making sure of the first blow ; but lhi,n was and with uncommon dexterity parried the Wow, at planted a Mee one on the cs fruntis of his man ; Pat I.:carrel—one, two ; star- 1 close, and in th... struggle, Pat was second best.—(Bravo ! ii to 4 on Jem.) 3. 31•Gec not hurt, rushed at his man, and had nearly thrown reci.vered himself, and seemed detenuMeti for s'anati ter ; Pat was not afraid, and both peppered b aittifully ; to guard against the rush of his oppone: t, waited for him, and ye. ccived him with a punisher on the victualling itee, which had great effect. 4 and S. Jem liked his customer, and Uncle Bert thought it secure ; Pat seemed desirous to bore his man to the ropes, but was floored. 6to 10 were all in Bum's favour ; I'at lost Ins wind and tem per, and fought against himself. 11 and 12. Pat's only aim seemed to he to get his man to the ropes • he fought well, and the coolness and temper of Jan were admirable, although his head was most dreadfully punished. 13 to 19. Uncle Ben and Oliver complained of having nothing to do, while their brothers on the other side were toiling to no pur pose. 20. Nothing could save sPGee—he vainly endeavoured to boreal his man, but was almost instantly floored. 21 to 20. Jem, anxious to finish, gave a tremendous blow, which told on the pumpkin of Pat, and made him reel to the ground— both the men were severely punished, and Pat showed he was good stuff 29. " Take him away," was the universal cry ; he, however, made a last eifint, which was quite ineffectual ; Jem gave the de cisive blow, and poor Pat was deaf to time. It was certain M'Geo had over-rated his own, or under rated his man's abilities ; he may conquer a good country man, but he has no chance with " my Nevey." The battle lasted twenty-three minutes. On Monday last a fine child, about three years of age, the son of an industrious farrier named Herrington, residing at the Melon-round, Peckham, died in contiequeoceof taking internally a quantity of oil of vitriol. The father it appeared , had placed a bottlecontaining vitriol on the rbeif in his , workshop ; in the course of alcmday, as the family were removing, the bottle ci naming the stuff was by some accident removed :tom its situation in the shop into the kitchen, where the poor child was playingalone, who, perceiving the bottle, put it to his mouth and swallowed offs great portion of the burning !Mold. The unfortunate little sufferer was instantly attacked with dreadful pain, which the power of mtd:e tine could not all,viate, and he died in the meet excruciating agoay a few hours afterwards. The terrible effects of the vitriol se e ap parent on the deceased's lips. mouth, and tongue , which were burnt in a frightful manner. The parents of the un fo rtunate child are in a deplorable state in coasequeace of the shocking circum stances attending its alt BIRTHS. On the 2 Ito I st., at CulTerthor,,e, Lincolnshire, the Hon. Mrs. Henry Hootßey, 4 f a dru4hter. On the 24th inv. 'n crutettor.place, Lady Alice Peel, of a son. !MARRIED. On the 25th Mat., at St. George's, lilootnsbury, Doetor Burton, of the Regent's Park, to Mary Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late William Poulton, Esq., of Maidenheuf. On the 25th inst., et Christchurch, Mary-le-bone, Robert Cop land Lethbridge, Esq,, youngest on of Christopher Lethbridge, Esq., of Launceston, Cornwall, to Mary, youngest datighter of the late Captain Philip Ridley Ring, R.N., formerly Governor of Nt w South Wales. Tuesday, at Sr. Giles's.in.the.fields. Contain Frinthawe Mit tin, R.N., eldestson of Vice-Admiral Sir Byam Martin, Comptroller of the Navy, to Ann James, youngest daughter ot the Right lon. Lord Chief Justice Best. At tor. , Mark's, Kennington, Mr. Alexander Mount Greig, of London.street, Fenchurch-street, to Julia, third daughter ot Jas. Newman, Esq., 'of Plaistow Es ex At Lambeth, on the 23J inst., Jonathan Young, Esq., io the 640 n thethyea zi rofhtu ie his age tt .. , maria, the wile of irre. ntehens, Esq., of Ca r)n be tle 2 i t wel 3 l" tli molt, gmve ear of bit at his house at Islington, in the 63d y age, Thomas IVaketield, Esq. On Frid . ay . cast. Louisa Elizabeth, the wife of Chattel Lambal, Esq., of Filmy-square, and Osborne House, near East Colts , Isle of Wight, in the 49,h year of her no. 1110 R WATF.P. Tfili PAY AT LONPON BRIDGE. Vona:ft 16 mlo. after 7 E toning ..... 4:! min. after • • rented at TR!! RRITI tI P 1111193 Ornce, by J. W. CARLTON, No. )81 Strand, and publiabad W A. CANNON, Woe plate. 1 I