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1.. the elder niss Timbre! tree always called Mrs. Timbre. The letter was headed to her. It was opened, and read ! " The eat was rert ail* bow t" the whole ileti;,m we.' blown, and poor 3lrs. T. with all the little T.s, ha., to take a laity tittpannnt, upon a rev, unceremonious hrthatalon, that " there was a hall door to the boos-. 'Portion+, however, to thr ct of the trial expected this day. ft wets all along understood that thie case was to come on p os itively t that it would occupy the court two d a ys. and that Me Scarlett was corning from the Nerth. while Mr. Sergeant Wit"r wee coming irons the West, each specially, to le el on oppo int- silts. !Ir. SCantillTT arrived ramentally te his post yesterday, but Sergeant Wit isr. Ohl rot come at all. ' This mdrnitiat the ('onrt was crowded to excess, though by far the k-gest Civil Court on the whole Circeit. Mr en 'wool), Mr. Irentow, and Mr. 31AULT, were for the pler•ir. M.. SCARLET?, Mr. TAUNTON - , and Mr. CAMPBELL were (PT the defendant. M.. Justice Dustmen ft took his s.at about a quarter of an firm' viler nine, being unable ti get into Court earlier, from the im. nwere erelenne. 'he arrival of Mr. Scitlett in Court, Mr. Cpnwoon ad deemed Mr. Justice Tinerough—llly Lord. myself anti my Learned /time , * are in a very dlatresing situation. It is known to your Loellablo that Mr. Sergeant Wilde was expected here this morn. ing• ea well as my barbed Friend Mr. Scarlett. who is here. Y".l white muse we know not, Alt. Sergeant AVilde has not arrived. There is no mitten why he should not be here. tiniest skimp inevitable accident lass befelien him ; and under these cir. cumetanere (though I know very well how great an inconvenience it would be to Mr. Scarlet), I have to eraveymw Lordship's eenee, that the ease may stand over until to-mei-row morning. We herr. and we believe that Mr. Sergeant Wilde will be hem in the mum of this day. We yesterday received a letter from him, in which he gave some advice and directions about the conduct of the cause, and he promised to a special messenger, who was sent to him at Exeter, that he would be here on Saturday. now last past ; and in this situation I have only to throw myself on your Lordship's indulgetare. I hope your Lordship, and I hope my Learned Friend Mr. Scarlett, will condescend to wait one other day. Mr. SCAILETT—MI Lord, if this application Wfa made to me isltSPe, for the person) convenience of my learned Friend, Mr. ierneant Wilde, no person would he more ready to listen to it, and to secede t o it, than myself; but whets your Lordship sees the guevion is, which party is to have the assistance of Counsel who come here specially and one alone can possess that advantage , if it berme, your Lord ship win hold even-handed justice between us. This roe has been long specially appainted for toolay. All I can say is. I cannot remain here until to-morrow. Whether my Le mnel Friend chooses to conduct this ease to-day. which no doubt he is perfectly capable of &tine, or whether he will take another . nurse. is for him to decide; but I would venture, as this case was arterially appointed for to-day, to exert all the means lam possessed s'. to induce your Lordship not to depart from your appointment. va temmt is made on the other side about the absence of Mr. :4.r.zeitnt Wilde ; but there is no reason given why he is not in Olorreeter. I have come her• from a great distance, and I have to travel hack tamormw part of that distance, I won't say to the preutliee of my client—it would not become me to say that—but my client strpposes it would be to his disadvantage. Mr. Justice nennotran.—On Saturday evening the case which had occupied the whole of that day was adjourned until Wednesday, expecting we shnuhl take this case. which was fixed apechtli; for this morning, and would take the whole of to-day and .retreecrw. Now you want to put it off until to-morrow. It is quire itnposlible. I cannot liilp it. You meat go on. Mr.Cunwooti.—My Lied, then I have but one count left. alsrat.—Perhaps your Lordship would take a Common .:rury rause, and Mr. Sergeant WILDE may strive before it is over. Mr. Jestiee Butsouott.—No, no; you must go on. M. C I IBIVOOD— Then . my Lord. there is hut one emote left tar me to pursue. Though lam sure I would never. on any occe sloe, shrink from the discharge of a professional duty, I ought now. at my time of life, to be able to do all I shall ever be able ;is do, and 1 really feel too ill (which Is not affected upon the pre sent occsaion) to conduct this case. I should physically break down under the labour ot such a case; and therefore, my Lord, I em constrained to withdraw the record. Mr. Justice BVIIROVOH—You do very right. Mr. CAN enra.r.—l hope when we ere acquainted with the cause of ma friend (Mr. Sergeant Wildr'io absence, we shall find it has occurred without any Inevitable accident haring happened to him. Mr. Ceewoon--'Well, now, don't say that; we have every rea son to expect him herein the course of the day. Mr. CAMPBELL—I am sure I spy it from my friendship and rod -will towards that honourable man. Mr. Luntow—He certainly told me he was coming. Mr. SCAILLET—No other Judge will ever be troubled with this cause again, my Lord. Mr. Cu swoon-1 have no right to say that ; I pledge myself that it shall be tried. Mr. Justice BUB:LOUGH—WeII, you may go now, Mr. Scarlett. This case will not be tried now. I wish you a pleasant journey to the North: Mr. Stem thank your Lordship. I bare just conic from a Court which is built on the model of this, which I hope your levoishits finds convenient. Mr. Justice Buleouen—lt is very inconvenient. Ur. letrutow—Then, if it is like this, you ought to use your 'Jest exertions to get it blown up ! The disappointment of the immense crowd in Court, on this result of the ' great Sandiwell cause," as it has been continually ,iescribed throughout the county, was visibly manifested in the ....00gatirm of ail countenances present. and many a one long lin t;:re.l behind, in the vain hope of heating something, to beguile an .ale day devoted to expected amusement. HOLBORNE v. UNCLES. Thh, was an action in trover, brought by two farmers, tin weave r from the defendant a mare, which they alleged was their property, ind which they averred he unlawfuily detained. On the part of the plaintiff it was sworn, that the mare in goes con was bred by the plaintiffs, and was stolen, toizether with another, from afield of theirs, on the 14th ofJune, ISM On the Wit of April last, one ef the plaintiffs was with a friend at Clack fair, in Wilts, and there saw the defendant, who was a highly re spectuli.e gentleman, riding the mare in litigation. Ile described a C ertain saddle-mark on the back-hone which she had, and several triter witnesses swore positively that the mare in the defendant's possession was the plaintiffs' property. Fur the defence it was contended, that all these witnesses were mistaken, and eleven or twelve witnesses were called, who proved the pedigree of the mare.sll tae hands through which he had passed :•003 her being foaled. and finally swore that she was bought about eighteen month ago from a respectable home-dealer named Thos. Itai.ks. residing at Castle Combe. in AVM:shire. From Mr. Banks sae was traced beck to the original breeder. Mr. Justice Bu a novian left it to the Jury to say on which side the t. uth ley, in this co iflict of evidence ; rn I etit r:tiring for :calf an hoar, they found Or the defendant. When our atoms left Gloucester yesterday morning at two "'clock, no public intimation had been given of the cause which prevented the attendance of Mr. Sergeant Wilde. It was much feared in the county . that same accident had befallen him, at his " b e m o a ns, reputation, and his universally honourable conduct, preclude the supposition of any other cause existing. DREADPIfL CATASTROPHE AT LIVERPOOL. [Timm oua CORRESPONDP:NT.) I,IVERPOOL. MONDAY, Al-G. 7. A dettedAll catastrophe has This day occurred in Suffolk street. A sew warehouse, bonded, and full of goods of various descriptions, being six stories high above ground, with two tiers of vaults, fell in with a tremendous crash, about owe o'clock. On man has been got out of the ruins, so much bruised that his recovery is very doubtful. He :tates that another man, a woman, and a child were also near him, and yet remain under the ruins. They were Jigging a foundation adjoining far two vaults, and it is .upposed that the weight un the arches of the warehouse pressed the wall outwards, and thus the whole came down, and caused a los; of life, as wen as prope rty . ta a great amount. The number of persons who may - have been thus plunged into eternity is quite uncertain, as many way have been buried at es moment of passing along the sirset. A Tat rLtNoDt FF E szc a.—The following sums were lately delivered to the pariah officers, h' four individuals, who were willing to contract for repairing, with Parker's (=tent, one side of a church in Vie county of Herta, not including the steeple, which had been previously repaired, vis. 1150/., 630 f., 330 f. A contract teas entered into at the lowest offer, and the pariah officers appear &aided with the manner iu which the work is now in progress. An inquisition was held on Saturday last, in the gaol of Cilielmsford, upon the body of William Balls, a young CUM of respectable connexions, in the '27th scar of his age, convicted of horse-mealitig at the Winter Assizes for 1825, teat on account of ill-health, his sentence, which was wansportation for life, had not been carried into effect. 'this young man was at the time he committed the offence, in business at Stock, as a collar-maker. A Coroner's Inquest was held at the Rose and Crown public-house, in Colchester, on the body of a workingman, who had slept there the preceding night, and in the morn ing was found dead in his bed ; he had complained of be ing unwell on retiring to rest, but did not appear to he se riously indisposed. From papers found on him, his name is ise, risked to be James Burt, of Sawn ndliam. He had boo lou - Neing at Southminater, and was on his way Loom Tim Jury returned a verdict of—" Died by the if God. ('.mono:. was backed against Jem Burn, at Belcber's, on )dooday of to light fur 200 sovereigns aside , on the loot day September; ten/. a-aide was deposited, to be made too the sweet before fighting. LAW NOTICEN. COURT OF CHANCERY. BEIM TN/ LORD CHANCIILI.OR. 1!1 LINCOLN'/ INN THIS DAT, AT TAN. Cau..e Petitions. (3 Winn v. Trimbey In re Coroners of Staf ford West v. Heath Rowel v. Strathmore Richard. v. Chamber, Lunatic Petitions. In re smith Cooke Poinder Baker Willett Cadnyran, 2 pet. Turner, 3 ditto Craven Bowman Smyth, 2 ditto Elton, 2 ditto Lytteltun Craven, 2 ditto Harris Totetn.hend Stripy Adam-, Martindale Holtman Barlow ',Taste, 2 ditto Taylor, 2 ditto Powell v. Soanett, rc ieptlon. Con•t r. Hard% part !Ivan' Water+ v. Taller, part beard \Catkins v. Manly Metcalfe v. Monson Scummy! v. M'Phemon Plumpton v. 1111113 MI 'natter v. Itescon Shaw v. Rhodes In re Turner, four pe- .11 In re M111..0n Alchin shadseell, 2 pet. Comma' , Ilou.teun Yorke Shaw James White Stephenson Winstonley pineke 'Blade, 2 ditto Wheeler Fowler Cooke Emmett Paldu•yn Buckle Nicholas Smith Willett, timed°. Hinde Wharton Webb Frank, two do. Barstow Adams Peamun Lord Portsmouth Middleton Jetiklns Jones, two do. Kew PRTITION3. In re Machun Middleton, 2 do. Nicholas Unwin Arundel' Gould VICI 1111 , 0111 t TOO ♦ICI.CI Exp. Damon reTtwner Leech re Stalker Ainsworth re Simpson Dickenson re Dunby Tomlinson re Parr Martin re Baxter Shakeshaft re Kenspson Merin re Moore I.uthow re Broth Stephenson re Stalker lintigklosou re Mae Gremny re Ri chert% lialdy CRANCELLOR'S COURT. lANCXLLOR, IX LINCOLX'II TIII3 DAT, AT EIALX-PART TUN. :keg T. Lord Petrie. per order. lisnkrupt Petitions. Exp. Window re Rowe Watheir re Cooper Welker re Wl.eod Darwin re Derwin Portloek re Moven Exp. Heyden renrYden Wall re Barri. Forster re Under wood Broom re Holman Watts re Ltorku Hayden relleyllen Rnabell re Milk White rent rnholl Klnneraley re Warrington Perfect re Pnlian 31 urray re Velebt ner Freeman re Pup ley Ryan re atoll :Maw rear/11141ff Weddell re 31 la chin Dumlfell re Dum- Dietz re Met! ROLLS COURT. THIS SVSNIKII, AT SIX, Judgments. Hallett v. Middleton Windham •. Graham C.lbbldge•.Rontwright Willan V. Lanltester Strantre v. Droltwocd Mt. Gen. v. Vivien Att.-Gen. v. Mackie Montague v. Nocella lieml;er re San key Spurrier re Thomron .Imuay re Orme Scutt re Peacock Felton re Elwell Smith re Richard. son. Blandy v. AlgKander, to be mentioned. COURT OF PRFROGATIVE. IttFORM AIR JOHN IfiCHOL. CAVSAT Dia.—Wednesday, Sept. 6 ; to aft at tea. COURT OF ADMIRALTY. BILFORK 4IR JOIN!' NICHOL. DitAuLT Dev.—Thursday, Sept. i ; to Mt at eleven. LAW INTELLIGENCE• COURT OF CHANCERY, Tctsnar, AUGUST 0. EXPARTE WRAY. 11Ir. HART said, he had an application to make to his Lordship, for an order to suspend the insertion of the adjudication of a bank rupt in to-Mgitt's Gazetic. It was a case arising in Lancashire, and he held in his hand a letter, which stated, that 111 r. Thomas James Hall, ant' some other gentlemen, acting as commissioners, having adjudged James Wray, of the Isle of Man, bankrupt, it occurred to 3lr. Hall that the petitioning creditors' debt was not aufficiently proved to support a commission. The Lonn CHANCELLOR observed, it was an application of a very singular nature, and a great deal of attention was due to the circumstance of not having a man published as a bankrupt, if the commissioners thought they could not abide by the opinion they had conic to. lily. HART—Then your Lordship ordeal the insertion to be SUS- pended. The Loa D CHANCEL'. o R directed the insertion to be suspended. 31 4 10 T v. ROBERTSON'S MECHANICS' MAGAZINE. Mr. HEALD stated, that he had for several drrys past endesvoured to bring on a motion, to restrain the publishing of a periodical work. The Vice-Chancellor had refused to grant the injunction, and as the work was a counter-publication to the one published by his client, and published weekly, it was doing his client considers. ble damage. The motion was very pressing, and every week that this book continued to be published, it tended to diminish his client's property exceedingly. The case would be very short, as there were only two Counsel in the cause, himself on one side, and Ilickersteth en the other. The Loin Crtawc Et LOR said, he supposed the application was for an injunction, in the nature of straying waste, as to a publica tion. Ile would hear the motion now, or any time Mr. Heald Waned to bring it on. Mr. HEALD observed, es he saw a great many gentlemen in Court concerned in the cause petitions, he would, with his Lord ship's permission, Wing it on the first thing to-morrow morning. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he had no objection to its coming on tomorrow morning. The Coart then proceeded with cause petition.. In a cause petition respecting the charity school of Ashby-de-la- Zonch, the petition was ordered to stand over, it having been ascer tained that the Marquis of Hastings was the visitor of the charity instead of the Vicar, and that noble personage having had no notice of this petition being brought on. The case, therefore, stands over. in order that the Marquis of Hastings may be served with the petition. IN RE CORONER OF STAFFORD. Mr. Witt se LEY stated an application was about to be made to the Court to set aside the election of the Coroner for Stafford, in consequence of a want of qualification, he having been. as was alleged, a bankrupt, for the second time, not having paid Ills. in the pound. and now insolvent. The Coroner had been advised that, before the matter came to be heard, it was necessary for him to get a release from all his creditors, and then to make an affidavit. The Sheriff of the County also wished to make an affidavit, he being an interested party, and being arxious that his Lordship should have the benefit of the assistance of a Common Law Conn ect, inasmuch as the proceedings were taken under an Act of the fatlef the late King. The LORD CirsxceLron said the Sheriff was extremely oblig ing, but that gentleiu•in had forgotten that the whole of the juris. diction in such cases belonged to the Chancellor. His Lordship I inquired bow the Sheriff was interested ? AIL AV 'tzar LtY said the expenses of the election of the Coroner were borne by the county ; and, if the election was void, it would be a great question whether or not the Sheriff could bring an action for the expenses. Ile therefore became interested in supporting the election. The Loan CHANCELLOR thought even that mighty question' he was fully able to decide, without the assistance of a I:ommon Law Counsel. If he happened to see the Sheriff, he should tell him this, that he (the Lord Chaneello ) thought the Sheriff could not hare a better Counsel than Dir. Wheatley. Mr. AGAR. in opposition to the application, said, all that had been stated by Mr.Whemley was merely for the purpose of creating delay, in order that the parties might get this matter to stand over till after the long vacation. Dlr. WHEATLEY mid the Coroner was ready to make the M&- davit, which should be done to-morrow. The ease therefore stands over, for the purpose of baring the affidavit made. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. To the ewe of " Const v. Harris," which has Deena* often before the public, 31r. 111:ALD presented a petition on the part of Mr. Robertson, the Receiver, the object of which was, that the Martel might re view his Report. he having disallowed a great number of Items in the Receiver's acciine„ amounting altogether to a sum of 1,6441. Mr. Heald caul he thought it was a very hard thing for Meant. Const and Harris to call on the Receiver to pay into Court all the balance in his hands, when the items contained in his account were expenses without which the Theatre could not have gone on, such as the payment of the Parochial and Assessed Taxes, end the pay ment of performers to whom arrears were due; and as the Re ceiver considered they were of great consequence, and that if the Theatre was deprived of their aervices the business of the drama could not go on, he thought proper to pay them. The paper con taining the amount of the expenses of the Theatre, submitted to the Committee at a Meeting appointed by this Court, among other items. contained a charge of 236/. for carpenters' expenses for one week, with various other charges; after all of which had been paid there remained only a sum of 501. Mr. Dawn, in opposing the petition, observed that it was bronght on merely for the purpose of preventing his client obtaining his Lordship's judgment on a motion made some time ago. The ease not being concluded by fire o'clock, his Lordship rented it to proceed to-morrow. VICE-CIIA ser Li Ain's rfrllliT. TtrrapaY, Ana. 111:s:hi r . r EN PARTE rsatri - itAti Arm °Titres, IN THE lIATTIA 'TA nu 15.5, lIANR Its: rns. This was a istli6 .11 of hir Thomas Harvey, Farquhar, end barkers, praying that they might be admitted as equitable mortga ges of certain Icasehuld property of the bankrupts, to the amount of 1t3,000f. and upwards. The bankrupts had been brewers, and possessed consider" leasehold property in public houses. They kept an account the petitioners, who. were in the limb; of discotutting l-- then:, and otherwise accommodating It ap peared that, In the summer of ben rupts, for so smell en amount as the knowlertgc of Farquhar and Co., to make advances, slid from time to bankrupts, having rice . e.ed a premise of referred to as A guarantee, and the 0- "11111- TTt .s e lis lison lihi lL i t i t:L t ilftli D w tha e ithe Rev. Prelate's fiat would not in such a me be authority. Mr. Smart apda OMPlidally questioned the Lord Mayor's authority by the Isestisa tie to the ropriety of this expendi ture, and submittal that this shield be done by the defendant's appealiog to the tkasissi, ttMs the parish would readily meet Mr. Dixon said, that the costa of each en appeal ntiAld possibly bring ruin upon an iodteldital, aid lee teamed that the Lod Mayor would not grant a mimeo Mr the sale of the g oods of any citizen without being dearly &Mid th at the deman d upon which it wu kilned was inn, and svibil/ Ilsre it was neither one nor the pther. What right Mt ar" obey a sew house for the Bishop ? What right had they similarity sod Wan the premises °lone who Mait handsomely paid, and well capable of paying for it himself? Were parish officers se be allowed, at their own discretion, to ap propriate between 2 and 3,0001. of any rate to other purposes, th:tti those for which it was specifically raised, according to Act of Parliament' •fact. 1n pnsetuence of some arrangement between 31r. 3laule, of the Treasury, and the kited advisia of the gerund. he wee not brought up for final hearing until yesterday, when he was placed at the bar of dda office, before S.r It:DIANI}:, and the cxemihation was gnn through dc nem°. Mr. AIALTIAL attended for the prosecution, on behalf of the Crown, sr.d Mr. INODRICK and Mr. J. rSAACS flppearld as the Counsel and Attorney tOr the prisoner. The prisoner is s small thin made man, and has none of the robust and hardy appearance which generally chamsterize seamen. He preserved a constant smile upon his countenance, and listened with perfect composure to the to+nmony of the different witnesses. He was charged under the . sth (ho. IV. cap. 113, which makes the trafF.cking in slaves a capital felon y. Joseph Jackson was first sworn.—He stated himself to he a na tive of London, and a rearinefi. - He sailed from Liverpool in the Malta, commanded by the prisoner, and bound to the coast of Africa. He recollected being pi the River Danger, on that coast. On the 17th of November last a nelson came on board the Malta, in that river, from a Spanish slave schooner. That person was an Irishman, named Roach, anti witness afterwattis understood that he was mate of the Spaniard ; he remained on hoard for some time in conversation with theanate of the Malta, and then returned to the schooner, the Captain of which afterwards came on board the Malta, and the schooner stood over from where she had be.en preciously lying to within pistol-shot of that ship, and there came to an anchor. The Captain of the schooner was for some time in the steerage bartering with Captain Young for goods, viz. knives, catlases, bread, bars of iron, &c. Those articles were put into a boat, and witness assisted in csneeying them on board the Slaver. The witness at the time than eht it was very wrong in the Captain to trade with the Shiver. Witness saw the Captain of the Slaver pay for the goods in dollars. and he afterwards handed over sonic more of the same coin; anti Walker, the 'mate, said to the prisoner, " These are for the women." The prisoner's reply was— Very well, 'rote." The witness afterwards saw Walker hand the four women inta the Slaver's boat. Witness was standing on the gangway at the time, and every person on deck could see them. The prisoner afterwards went tin board the Slaver, and when he re turned, breoght a parcel with him, anti the Malta's boat was sent again to the edinoner with a parcel. miss-examined by Mr. BRODRICK—Witness was shipped in the Malta at Liverpool, as ship's carpenter. Ile had not been long en hoard liefine he was sent before the mast, and his wages reduced from M. to 2/. 18s. a month. Witness wanted to go ashore again before the ship left n l, hot the prisoner would not let I him, and thrcateped to shoot any boatman who attempted to take him ashore. He quarrelled with the prisoner on that account before the Malta left the port; and he considered that the prisotier forced him from Liverpool against his will. Witness remembered per fectly well when the Malta was lying in the River Danger, going with the rest of the ship's company into the Captain's cabin to take • glass of grog, by his invitation. Knew nothing about one of the crew breaking the wiedoes of the state-room with a bottle, but knew thine was • quarrel. A man named Munson (since dead) was appointed carpenter in the room of witness. On the night in question it was a " drunken job altogether." They were all good naturedly drunk, and not quarrelsome ; but there was quarrelling. Did not remember florrnson sttiking the prisoner with a pint pot. Did not remember how the prisoner got his head broken. but he certainly had a broken head. He remembered the Captain being, some time after this, confined to his bed, in consequence of the beating he got front the crew. He had two Wade eyes. Did not recollect the Captain lying bleeding all night in the cabin. There was constant fighting on board. The crew was fourteen in number, and every one but the witness, and two boys, had black eyes, at some time or other, given by the Captain. Witness had not yet received his wages for the voyage. The four women were the wives of Gabroon men. The slaver went away the morning after the women were put on board her. Could not say whether the slaver steered towards the Gabroon River or not. The Malta did not go there. The Malta was fallen in with be his Majesty's ship Lek. afterwards, at the Island of Princes," but not taken possession of; but she was afterwards taken by his Majesty's ship Brazen. The story about the slaver was told to the Eak's boat's crew, but they did not take possession of the Malta. The crew had frequently been kept on short allowance, and complained of it. Witness had sometimes had nothing to eat for a day but a plaintain and a little salt. Did not know whether the prisoner had accused any of the crew of breaking open the stores and stealing cloth. The last witness answered Mr. Baootttcx with great flippancy, sad repeatedly contradicted assertions which he node a moment Wine. Daniel Pepper was Steward of the Malta, on her royage[to Africa, where she traded for wax, ivory, and gum. When at Gabroon they traded with the natives, and tour women were sent (as is usual in the traffic) on board the Malts, as pawns for the trusts which Captain Young had placed in the hands of certain natives who were to supply him with goods. The natives, to whom these women belonged, did perform their contract ; but Captain Young would not deliver them up, because the King of the place had not sup plied certain goods for which trusts had been given. Witness heard Captain Young say. unless they were redeemed he would sell them. lVitnesa then described the visits to and from the slave schooner, and deposed that the mate of her examined the women, and said They were very fine; and the Captain said he intended to make sale of them. The Captain of the Slaver came on board the Malta, apt had a loos conversation with Captain Voting, a native called Antonio Tom acting as interpreter. Captain Young said he would sell the women for 60 dollars each, but the Spaniard said he would give but 28; finally. 31) dollars each was agreed upon, and the money was laid upon the table is lots. Witness saw the money exchanged, and Captain Yountgave him the dollars to Count, and he found 120. Captain Young then ordered the women into the schooner's treat ; they cried very much as they descended the gangway. Witness afterwards went on board the schooner, and saw the poor woman pitting on the after hatchway, crying; he also saw about 80 men and women ironed below. The space. between decks was about three feet in height. The crew told him they in tended to get 200 slaves altogether. The schooner was about 110 tees borthen. Crosseexamitied—Witness often quarrelled with Captain Young, who accused him of stealing cloth ; but not till after they were on board the Brazen. Young accused him on the voyage out of giving awayi the rum, and struck him; but, he did not strike ttini again, because he was afraid of losing his wages. Remembered Young being severely beateu, and he deserted it. Witness never had a black eye. John Walker, the mate, was examined in corroboration, and said the women were put on bo ardi as hostages, and were detained after they had been, properly speaking, redeemed by their relatives, for a debt owed to'Voung by the King of the place, who had given no pledge. Witness did not observe the selling; but Young after wards told him he had sold the women. Crem.examined—The mate of the schooner told witness she was bound, first to Gabroon, where the women came from, and after wards to the Southward. The evidence for the prosecution being closed, Mr. Brodrick submiued to the Magistrate, that this was a case in which the ~ ...5 cretion vested in hint by a late Statute, of taking bail in cases of felony, might fatly be exercised. The Learned Gentleman then argued at considerable length, with a view to chew that the story of the mamas full of improbabilities-and might fairly be taken as the invention of a set of disaffected men • and even admitting that their statements were quite true th e transaction was per fectly consistent with the innocence of the prisoner ; for there was nothing atoll to shew that the bargain between him and the Spa niard was not merely for the latter to take the woman back to (labroon, whither it was acknowledged the schooner was bound ; and that the money paid was the amount for which the prisoner had than, and whicli the Spaniard would receive back on landing them. Mr.Plouse said, he should be sorry to press hard against the accused, bathe_ must say that It ,was more than a case of mere suspicion. He was willing, however, to leave it entirely to the hlagistrate. Arm some conversation, Sir R. BIRNIE said, he was always satry to abridge the liberty of the subject, but he could not view this as a case in which he ought to take bad. The prisoner must stand cornflakes(' for the capital felony. Mr. listotelflcif modestly represented the length of time which the prisoner ha already been is confinement, an d was likely to re main, retreated' Sir R. Birn'e watlld take time to consider the topic; winds he had urged. Sir R. Brawn said, he would certainly do so, and would care- Uy reed over the depositions before he finally decided. In the NM time, the prisoner stands committed for trial. was stied that the Malta and her cargo has been meld for wades OXHICRIDBaOII. SINGULAR CHARGE OF ROBBERY. T.STar ,Yesterday Mar Perron. MARLBOROUGH , — ay Mary _ s gen. reel but plainly dressed married woman, between 30 and 4U yenta of age, respectably connected, voluntarily came to the office, on being taxed with stealing a French gold watch, value GO guineas, and a IVer table spoon, the property of Jacobus Decries. a tobacconist, No. 23, Castle-street Ea't. The tames would imply that Mr. and Mrs. Defries are foreigners; Mrs. Defries only appeared, who spoke English without any foreign accent. Her husband had gone to the Alien-office for passports, as himself and wife are going to leave England on Saturday next. Mrs. Defiles was in such fear of her husband through losing the watch, that 'he cried nearly all the time of giving her evidence, and said several times that she dare not go home. The prisoner stood - the side of the prosecutrix, occa sionally assisted her to give ' heard the accusation with that unconcern that a -- • charge would display. Frederica Defiles r • to go abroad, she in tended ' that the --* bad ' '; that things missed her watch. Alarmed at the loss. she writ to a Grower a the pretis.bedstetul which wee open, to see if her plate was aa f e, and missed one silver table spoon, from half a Omen that were there; the other five were left. Slastran into the street after th e prisoner, but could not see her ; then went in, locked up the sh op , and went to the lodgings of the prisoner, No. 19, Mart hall-ste m earnaby-market. The prisoner not being at home, witness was shown into a room on the second floor, and there waited till she came in. After staying sonic time prisoner came in with two of N o children and another. Witness asked her to send the children os; of the room, as she had something particular to say. dfur they left the room witness went down on her knees, to beg her to gis t t; , the watch, as she dare not go home to face her husband after the loss. She was so frightened at the time, that she cannot re u p ette what answer the prisoner made, further than denying having r o k,,, it, and telling her it was a very wrong thing to show the gold ca i,. The prisoner called to a gentleman, who conic up stairs, and th e , insisted on her coming to the office to explain herself. She No s o reason to suspect the prisoner ; only she is sure no one e l se had been in the place, and she missed the watch and spoon directly she was gone. In her anxiety to recover the watch, she had net ltiok a d in the desk or the drawers to see if any thing else was missing. 1 The gentleman spoken of by the prosecutrth is Mr. (hete t? , t h e keeper of the subscription rooms in George-street, Hanover.pqtta tt who also has a house in Sheppatd-street. He offered thin e ' m y ,: Perrott to the amount of 1.0001., but thought the hJsiness Lila' he arran;td. He did not believe the watch was in the reek, or drat she hid seen it in all that tiny ; for to several questions he h a d pe t to her, her answers were ei th er so contradictory or so irrel event , t io he di d not think she deserved belief. 51r. HY F. a said it was a very unpleasant thing fey a rt . apamme woman, as he had no reason to doubt the prisoner was, to he sent to prison on a charge of felony, though perfectly innocent ; yet belted nothing more to do than pursue a streight-forward comae. Th e witness had sworn positively the watch was safe while the psi.ener was sittirg near it, and no one else but her had been in the mor n; it was his duty to commit her to prison. She might be bsded. The prisoner was asked if she was willing to have her lodgin gs searched. _ _ . .... She replied she was perfectly willing; her children were at home, who would give au officer the keys to search every Doi drawer. An officer was sent to make the search. It was then agreed that Mr. Gregory's bail should be taken. and on the return of the officer, the prisoner to be pet at liberty, if nc. thing imputative was found. They are to appear, pro foln, today (Wednesday), at one o'clock. ASSAULT. Mr. Jaws Adams was brought up on a warrant of assault en Mr. Robert Twentyman. The parses reside at Fulham. Th e taupe of complaint arose out of the circumstance of Mrs. Twenty man, who has no children of her own, retaining a fatherless child, the mother of whom had married Mr. Adams. Mrs. T. had had the boy, now about nine years old, on and off, for five years, and i s unwilling to part with him. Indeed she seemed an partial to the child as to kiss him %%bile standing at the table. Mr. Adams had been to Mr. Twentyman's while Mr. T. was oat, to ask for the boy, and having delivered his message to the servant, placed his foo t against the door to prevent his being shut out. flowerer, he didnot succeed in obtaining the child. Mrs. T. said she could give n o answer to his application, 'desired him to quit the place_" ho w dare he insult her," struck him, and turned him out, with the as sistance of the maid and a young man in the house. H e d m , wards met Mr. T., and desired to know if he would give up the boy ? That gentleman set him at defiance; some angry words arose, hut he did not strike him. Mr. Twentyman insisted nit the blow, and said Mr. Adams fol lowed him for an hour and a half, swearing that wherever he went he would follow. Mr. Adams was ordered to put in bail. AN IRISH SCHOOLMASTER. A little vocalist from the Sister Kingdoms was brought in by the street-keeper, for begging in the street. The boa's defence was, that he did not bag 1 he only sold tongs ; he lied thirteen when he came out, and had sold eleven. The officer said it was true he had two songs : but he wail beg gi n g by singing" Cherry Ripe" at the area relief:lf a gentletnau's house. The boy's father and mother were outside the office. Sir G. Faneas:r ordered them in. The father, whose name we understood to be Regan, is a tall thin Irishmen, and his wife squat and short. Regan introduced himself to Sir George with a very formal bow—perhaps genteel, and his wife dropped a clime' , with equal politeness. Sir GEnnot had barely given utterance to the words, "Are ru the parents of that boy?" than Mrs. Regan availed herself of a mama is privilege, in having the first reply. Regan turned round to his wife, " You're not edgeura/ed to talk to a jontter , an," sad, with a slap of his hand on the blade of hex shoulder o thrust bee snugly up into the earner, and began the peroration himself:— •' Your Reverence, delicately brought up like yourself," stroking his chin and robbing his ear. Sir GEORG E—What, was you a Magistrate Regan—No, your Lordship, I was a xchnohniater: taught alge bra; taught that boy algebra; och ! if you had any ens here to put questions to him ! Sir GEORGE—Ire is charged with begging. Regan—liegging ! oh net he indeed; I would not suffer him to do the like o' that. No, no; he was selling a few songs. sir GEORGE—And *hat are you? Regan—Me ! oh, I'm a rat-catcher. lan get nothing to do is my own country, and come to this to kill all your rats for you. Sir Ononc.r.—How many did you kill this morning ? Began—Two-and-forty, before I heard my son was taken into COMO!, Sir r.on or —Atul what did you do then' Regan—Why, after that, I went and killed more, your Honour. Och, if you would do something for my countrymen, and not let them he starving—the finest country in the world—sure you ',veld do something for such a generous nation. Sir GEORGE —lf I let him go, you must do something for that boy, and not let him be about the streets. Regan—Oft, would you hinder a man walking about in a coun try that won't do any thing for him ? Do for him? 1 did. I gave him three floggelatiolu. Turn round to the Magistrate, you down-looking rascal, and ax his Honour's pardon. Sir GEORGE—Let the boy of: and the father, on leaving the office, said, " Och, hodeleration I I've got him off now." Mary Ann Marsh, a distressed-looking object, whh a sickly, cryin„ - babe at the breast, wag brought up for begging ; she had walked front Hertford, and was going to Buniingferd. As she was not known to the o ffi cers, Sir G. TARRANT gave her A. and let her go. Robert Ford. a notorious character, was brought up by Daniel Riordan, a watchman, for having In his poweselon a crow-bar about four feet In length, at nine o'clock on Monday night. He reproached the watchman in the strongest terms with having per- Inred himself at the Sessions, and wi,h trying to swear away his liberty, because he had a bad character. He stated that he was a chair.carver, and tried to convince the Magistrate of the possi bility of a bad character reforming ; but Sir G. TARRANT ordered him to find bail. On leaving the office, in the care of Riordan, he turned and struck him a violent blow in the face ; be was, however, secured, and conveyed to the strong room. Katlerihe Kenny, ragiarine .11aeorty. end Wm. Barney, were charged by the keeper of a pork shop in Tottenham-court-road, with biting and scratching him all over." lie stated, that the .two female prisoners came to his shop in a state of intoxication, and after asking the price of some meat, they began to " knock up a row" with hum The Indira slated that they fancied a little pig's head in the complainant's window, and tent in to ask the Fleet lie tried to impose on them, and they repostulated with him ; be did not pay them proper respect, and they were consequently vindictive, but denied the assault. The gentleman, Mister Barney, said lie saw the ladles ill-used, and interfered to protect them. Sir G. FARTtAN T advised them, whenever they fancied a little pig's head in future, not to take liberties with the head of the shopkeeper. They were fined a shilling each, and discharged. Robert Salter. a man having a wife and child, servant to a gen. tleman in Salisbury -street. in the Strand, was charged with Inde cency, about four o'clock In the afternoon of Monday, while stand ing at a print-shop, corner of Vine-street iu the Quadrant. Tito witness told his companion to notice the conduct of the 'prisoner, and both went up to him and accused him. The prisoner made no reply to the charge on Monday night, but took refuge in a shop, where he was let out at the back door after which they took him again and brought him at dor/face, ;time fie m.. removal and ordered to be brought up yererilay. The prisoner denied the charge, and said his accuser was drunk when lie made the charge. lie did stop to look at the print -shop, and walked away, but finding be had mistaken the turning, be re.. turned. The officers said the witnesses were as sober on Monday night a, they were that morning. The meaner was locked up to find two . respectable bail to answer the charge at the Session.. THE THUNDER STOin .-Lon — Friday morning, during the storm of thunder and lightning at Gosfield, the roof of an empty thatched barn was set fire to, which communi cated to three stacks of hay, and a stack of peaa.straw, with but few peas in it. The greatest exertions were used with the engine from Halsted, to which may be attributed the saving of much other property, which was placed in great danger. This occurred upon the Park Farm, some time since occupied by Mr. May, but at prevent by Mr. Itsyn. r, who, it is reported, has been so imprudent as to suffer his property to remain uninsured. We regret his loss, but at the same time we must condemn his negli gence, and do hope that others will not copy his example. The buildings were lately transferred from the Duke of Buckingham, as forming part of the Gostield estate, to Mr. Barnard. 1111 01 aut. . petition, observed that it was • hems. The p risoner stood - by the side of the prosecutrix, occa _ was handsomely pa d S, and well capable of paying fm• it himself? Were parish officers to be allowed, at then own ascretwn, to ap- pose of preventing his clientsionally assisted her to give evidence, and heard the accusation with propriate between 2 and 3,0101. of any rate to other purposes lent on a motion made some that unconcern that a person innocent of the charge would display. th:an those for which it was specifica ll y raised, according to Aet of Frederica Defiles stated, that being about to go abroad, she in- Parliament? , tended to let her tobacconist's 'bop, and that the prisoner r fire o'clock, his Lordship di- The loan MaYda said he was adllailled th at no parish was in bad been in treaty with her for it for several days ; that she came general under better.wtanegeoent than the extensive and respect. that morning about ten o'clock, saying that all things were ar- able parish of Hishopegate. He did not doubt but that the pity. ranged, and she would take it; witness replied she was pleased to 'HIRT. TVESDAY, Avo. 8. ments in question went jest and proper in themselves, and such as see her, and said, as she had no English money she would be glad PVT' TIOI4S. the inhabitants would cheerfully contribute to; but it was hot if the prisoner would make a deposit. The other r said she !Awns, SW THE lIATTIII Or clear to him that the rates raised by the Act of Parliament flu _ n _ would, and gave her a fife pound note, as deposit for the pay. AN b. Gil i•Ts. settling the tithes of that perish were equally , aPPllesale to the meat of 304., for the stock antlgoodwlll. IVhy she asked her for use Harvey, Farquhar, end Co., purpose. It wax, however, a question of the . highett_ importance, a depoth was that she might have some Englibit money to lay be admitted as equitable room=s - and hesheuld Mcreftwe take the opinion of the Cuy ntor Imes ------ - -- e — out in a veil sad *Me other Moss before are went to Dieppe. To of the bankrupts, to the amount as before he gave Illoidllearlallt convince the prisoner that ell the money she had was Dutch gold, The ease was then adknused. she rtn►tched a desk or the top of a high press bedstead in one of vers, and possessed considerable - SLAVE DEALING. the parlours the t ash hdd-letsdlt opened It, sod took out a . prl- rat. 'They kept an account with Dow-aviterr..... *gave a narrativeabrut 111'e waeksin su ir as . lad ilddda cot te geld. In this &ph also lay the watch, habit of discotutting largely for der the load of ,''' we , " in width vt ceptain ettiels she, on he r sth, it Our, was safe there at the time abc in g them b nalvances of money.- Young, late of the ANL _ .„lat at__, l6l = 4 l 3 :all ditineed the ptliscitteedie Dutch toin. After the prisoner gave her rof 1825, in acceptance of the lobate u ' Ili IldlloPmv: Ls~M• ge nOliffikehtfl4: tlech OM go a chair near which the pi i- tas 1501. was dishonoured, with Birnie, or n t d a lir eC i p floor wocnon km asves, ja mig tbj k i w e n t into the shop to write a receipt ;in Co., who nevotheless continued the River Denim . sic v That. , ten Ininhul the r Cato*lnto due tattoo , and pro- me to time to deterrent Aw the owns wasapasieskop, we onjp miles( • eir • 4 .r.. t ir Isedglatllr, i ltlet. _ lollaffiUlt all aaa'ada f mice of the pnblic-iteuees already , liom a paean wisp mem6 , moo thick moo ' rho • primmer went away. the documents relating to which OCCUffiliWill Wfail i O4l. lt Sega* Will opt IM mi , rin walkinio•tholoho P dildi'lli so km* the deal and . . . • It 1 RT On Monday, the lady of Edward Toiler, jun., Esq., of Doctors' Commons, of a son. DIED. Oo Tueadas, the 110 inst., William, aged 18, the eldest son of John Portal, £'q., Preetolk floetre, Bents. On theikh inst., at his hew*, Jacnas-atrect. Buoitinghainlent kit Ws 7 s d year, Henry Bates Bag., of Denton., Bensex. Printed as rim sarsastglatlpas sow; by Ckitifi Vr4 ' Ne. aetrsetidsol 2.,CANNUIos mine slaw, THE BRITISH PRESS. August, 1823. a bill of th e b re wers, for a large sum, had been lodged w ith t h em by the brewers. In the mon th of having been aisimnoured , one of the partners in the bank spoke to the b rewers respecting it, and subsequently refused to discount for them ce rtain bilk pees' nted for that.p ur p m e. This was relied on by the re spondents (the assignees of the bankrupts) as a knowledge of the insolvent situation of the brewers. On one occasion, when dis counts were refused them by Farquhar and Co., the brewers re monstrated with the bankers, and said it the bills in question were not discounted for them, the consequences might he ruinous to them (Starkies). Upon this representation, Farquhar and Co. discounted the bills. In the month of February loet, the balance due by the brewers in the bankers amounted nearly to 18,101h1(., to secure which, and any future advances and accommod ation that the hankers might afford them, they executed, at four o'clock on the 18th day of February, the mortgage in question to the bankers. Farqultur and Co. On the 18th of April following the brewers were declared bankrupts. Mr. HEALD (with whom were life. ROSE and 111 r. KNIGHT) appeared for the assignees, contending. from the circumstances of the ease, that the mortgage hail been executed with the intention of giving w the bankers an undue preference over their other CM &AM The VICE-Cmatroarson said, the question in this case was. whe . her the circumstances of it were such as to render it the duty of that Court to direct other proceedings respecting it. The case for the respondents presented this singularity, that two of the Coun sel (Mr. Heald and Mr. Knight) contended that the bankers were aware of the insolvency of the brewers long before they took the mortgage, and that they hail supported the brewers during the two nio , dlis that intervened beween the date of the mortgage and the 1 issuing of the conimbision of bankruptcy. solely with a view to g ive to the mortgage the necessary degree of validity ; after which they would, and did, suffer the brewers to fall into insolvency—thus ab sniffle!y ruining them. Such a ease would clearly be it Wand. The third Counsel (Mr. Rose) had argued the me as if the brewers had intended to give the bankers an undue and fraudulent prefer ence over their other everlitnrs. These arguments being inconsistent with each other, the eiramistances must be very singular that would justify the attaching of any weight to them. From his pe rural of the case, he (the VW-Ch a ncellor) was of opinion that Messrs. Faroubier ' and Co., the barkers, had fairly and honestly made the advances which eonetituted the debt to the brewers, in order to enable than to continue their business. He should. how ever, look into the whole of the papers, niter which he might pro bably call upon Mr. Sugden for the benefit of his nremnent in favour of the petitioner, prtviotts to the delivery of his judgment. I M PORTANT DECISION. ENPANTE GOULDIN, Ilf Till MATTED OF O'NEIL AND AVOTHER. The VICE-CUANC}7.r•OR now delivered his judgment, and ssid..that in thin case the bankrupt. O'Neil, had entered into partnership with the other bankrupt (Martin), he (O'Neil) being previou.ly indebted to another person in a certain stun, and gave in satisfaction of that debt, the acceptance of the firm of O'Neil and Martin, without the knowledge and cone arrenrc of his part ner, and the question was, whether the petitioner should be allowed to prove that bill against the estate of O'Neil and Mar tin. Ile (the Vice•CUaneeilor) was of opinion, that where one partner gives the acceptance of the partnership firm in satis faction of his own particular debt. without the knowledge and concurrence of his co-partner, he does not thereby bind thejoint firm. ....... r.XPATITE GOWER, IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAMSON. In this case, the qilestion was, how tar the assignees were bound to fulfil a contract at the bankrupt. It appeared that the bankrupt. Williamson, had purchased a quantity of wool, on which he paid down a deposit of 6 per cent. undertaking to pay the balance on taking away the wool. He did take a portion of it, paying up the frill price of such portion. He subsequently became bankrupt, and the price t,f wool having fallen, the assignees refused to take it off the hands of the seller, contending that the contract had been put an end to by the for feiture of the deposit, made by the bankrupt. For the petitioners. It was now contended that the contract had been regularly made and forfeited by the bankrupt, and that lila assignees were clearly bound by it. The Vtee•Citaweet.r.nn coheurred in this view of the subject, and ordered the wool to be sold, and that the petitioners should be at liberty to prove against the bankrupt's estate for the difference between the price at which it had been bought and that Which ft might now produce. POLICE. TITHES IN BISHOPSOATE. Mawstow Hotsg.—A member of the Society of Friends Mr. J. Dixon, was summoned to show cause why he refused to pay the arrears of tithes due to the Rector of Bishopsgate, the Bishop of Chester. The case for the parish was conducted by Mr. SMART. Mr. Dixon took several legal objections. He pleaded a misno mer of John Dixon instead of Jacks Dixon, but he waived that, as he said lie should be able to defeat the claim on grounds of a more serious nature. He called for the technical proof of the ap pointment of the Collector, and also for the production of the rate books. He then said he had to object that the rates were improperly formed and assessed. Mr Smart contended, that this was a question which could only be tried at the Sessions. The [Ante MATOR, sport looking at the Act, said that the rate upon which he was to proceed must be duly and regularly freaked, I and must he so proved before him. Mr. Dixon then stated that by the Act which fixed the elijund to be puid by the pariah to their Rector, it was regulated that ht any one year there should be a surplus of tithes collected, it AWN be carried to the account fur the succeeding year, sad then to be levied lihoul.l be in consequence minished. Now no less a sum than 17001. had boat purpose of buying a bailee tee their Rector. This earn bed Web charged upon the rates for tithes which he was now called Meld MI pay. lie had a religious and conscientious scruple against rise' payment of this money, and against the application which the parish officers had ventured to make of it without the sanction of an Act of Parliament. There was also a sum of G 33/. which had been taken from the tithes, and applied to the poor rates, inde pendently of another sum of money which had been applied to the purpose of repairing and beautifying the Bishop's residence. These sums which had been so taken Irons the tithes illegally, during the former year, would have formed a surplus, which if it had been carried to the tithe rate for the present year, would have ma terially reduced it. In that parish, where they were groaning under a burthen of 10,1001. per annum for poor's rates, it became every man, even those who were friendly to a Church Establishment, not to acquiesce in such a mal.anpropootion of the public money. Mr. Smart, in reply, paid, that the money which was objected to as hoeing been improperly raised, had been borrowed in 1824, be fore Mr. Dixon came into the month, and before the Act of Parlia ment • under which the present claim for tithes was made, had been passed. It was a transaction which was concluded before hie coming amongst them, and thweefore he had nothing to do with it. Mr. Dixon—But I have a great deal to do with it. You come now to pay out of the rate what you endeavour to lay on me, the money which was borrowed bethee my arrival, and yet you say I have nothing to do with it. The honer Revolt said, be did not see that the par;sli officers were justified In coming, as it were, to reap the defendant's corn, and bike it in payment of a debscontracted before his arrival, and to which the rates for tithes were not applicable. Mr. Smart contended that the tithes were applicable; the fact was, they had found it necessary to enlarge the Church-pod, and in so doing they were compelled to take down the fleeter' house,' which of course they must make good. Under the Act they might defray the expenses of any alterations in the Church-yard from,this particular rate. The LORD AIATOII, on looking at the Act, saw no authority given them to raise mopey foe the enlargement of the Church-yatd. They were certaialy enabk4 from this rate to defray the expenses of any repairs. He, u the Chief Magistrate, would not otherwise be inclined to favour any application of parochiul funds to such a purpose. He was against the enlargement of any Clnsiehlard in the City, and would be glad to have them removed out of it, where it was possible. Mr. Dixon denied that the Church-yard had been enlarged. A sew building had certainly been raised, but then it had been let to a merchant. In addition to this, they were to pay 1,700 1 . for re `4nif beentifyit g the Bejtop's house, and erecting tene. ingots - P is , '4 4 b `jrr 7 lei=~ 17d Y r here 1 CM. C Vet"! be and reel wIK Doo