The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1826-01-13 00:00:00

SPANISH FINANCES. IFrom the Ces.niturlotteet.] A joins l this morning announces that the Commis sioners of the Sinking Fund at Madrid have been endea vouring jusuitically to introduce the discredited Dales rodes upon the Paris Stock Exchange. The same, ournal phis, with truth, that for the last two year. the Spanish Financial agents have so teazel the London bankers and brokers with the proposals of their Government to procure money, that the latter have thought proper to come to the resclutiou of enteting into no transactions whatever with Spain. I t is certain that since then Paris has become the centre of the operations of all the financial agents of Spain, and that the whole cf the Stock Exchange manoeuvres or intrigues have evidently had in view the enabling of the Spanish Government to procure money at any price, in order that it may persist in its poli tical s y stem, e q uall y opposed to the wishes and wants of the Peninsula, and also in its financial schemes, which hive ruined a numerous class of the former creditors of the State, possessing the must authentic and legitimate claims upon the royal treasury. In this state of things, it is our duty to read to the re collection of our readers the observations we have already published upon that subject in the Cinestitutioneel of the g9th October last, in which we contributed, as far as in us lay, to putting capitalists, merchants, and speculators upon their guard, in order that their confidence might not he again surprised. We said then, and we repeat it now, " that the absolute exhaustion of all the funds of the Spa nish treasury had driven them to another resource, viz. to realise a disguised loan, by negotiating on the Paris Ex change a hundred millions of the old vales reeks, a de preciated paper, and which has only a nominal cur rency in Spain. We are inclined to believe that the French bankers and capitalists will not be the dupes of this miserable financial manoeuvre ; the example set them on that point by the London Exchange and the Dutch merchants will not certainly be without influence upon the French capitalists and speculators." It seems that these observations have not been useless, since the project that M. Xavier de Burgos, Royal Com missioner for the Sinking Fund of Spain, announced at that time in the Paris journals, came to nothing. The same result is now sought to be obtained by re-producing, in a new form, the same project modified. We hope, foe the interests of the public, and of the capitalists and bankers, that this new attempt will meet with the same result as the former, and every other that has been tried on the Ex changes of Europe since the last restoration of the Spanish mouarchy. NEW WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. In receiving the returns from the several Ward Inquests at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor directed their attention to the provisioes_ of the new Act respecting the weights and ineesecas. Hie Lordship advised that the usual perambu lations for examining the weights and measures should be deferred until the Ist of February, to give the public an opportunity of procuring them, which, his Lordship said, he believed they might by that time accompli.h, as he had riven directions for more persons to be employed at Guild hall, to meet the immense number of applications with as little delay as possible. Ilia Lordship further stated that he had directed the officers not to refuse the seal to any measures that were in conformity with the Act of Parlia ment as to capacity or dimensions, of whatever materials composed, whether new or old, provided the seal could be so placed as to secure the public from the possibility of the measures being cut or otherwise altered. In reply to an application from several of the Juries as to the from whom they were to receive the standards, an d ere the expense was to be defrayed, the Lord Mayor observed, that, as the inquest was chosen from the wardmote, for the service of the ward in general, he had no doubt that the proper fund from which the increased charge should be paid would be a ward-rate. Vast numbers of local measures, chiefly public house pots, are still brought to receive the City stamp, for no other seems to have the entire confidence of the lower Masses. Orders however have been given, that the mea surca intended to be used in the City shall have the pre ference. The weights art sent out with greater despatch than the measures: from the Ist of November to the ith of January, 338,000 single weights were stamped. SCOTCH WH I YKY. Some of the English country papers have been chuckling over the circumstance, that, owing to some informalities which ball occurred relative to the importation of Scotch whisky, that article would not come into the English mar ket at the time expected, and that, independently of the loss the Scotch distillers would suffer, the English distillers would be tame time without competitors. They have, however, been a little out in their calculations; for the mistakes which arose were promptly rectified, and the Eng lish market is now open for Scotch whisky. It is true that doubts were entertained that common spirits, made under particular circumstances, could not be legally sent from Scotland to England ; but, on a representation to the pro per authorities, the restriction was immediately removed, anti the trade is now in active operation. It is merely jus tice to the Board of Excise to say, that every facility has been given, and indeed the greatest liberality exercised, to wards the Scotch distiller, as far as concerned the shipping of spirits, and their inland conveyance to England.—Edin bitrieh'Cortrant. On Friday, Jan. 6, when it was expected the borders of this country would be literally inundated with Scottish whisky, to the surprise of all not a naggin could be publicly procured either for love or money. Every one, even this spirit-dealer himself, was kept in the dark about it, and it was reported that a clause in the Act prevented its direct importation by land ; by many, too, it was believed that an order from Government had arrived to suspend the in tentions of the Act from being put in force ; by others, that the alterations in the weights and measures prevented its importation: and various other rumours, equally absurd and groundless, found their way . into every one's mouth. Now the pistil fact of the case is this—Although it was probably the intention of the Act to limit the importation of Scottish whisky into this country, only by means of yes stls travelling by sea, yet such intention is not expressed, and therefore whisky may enter this country by land. l'his clause will most likely be altered next session; but for the present, we congratulate the admirers of " mountain dew," that if the tali of January bring not with it the wished-for spirit, the day after abundance of it will be bought and sold (and drank to boot) publicly in England.—t'arlisk Juairmul. AURICULAR CONFLASION. — When the Spanish Inquisi tion was overturned a few years ago, and its books were siwl upon and submitted to inspection, it was found that In the small province of Murcia, one of the least extensive and populous in Spain, the provincial tribunal of the In quisition bad actually instituted no less than seven thousand prosecutions against priests for attempting the seduction of their female penitents. If the cases of accusation and trial amounted to such a frightful number, how numerous must have been those in which the charge was not made—because the vicious attempt succeeded ! He Ls FOUND to iVoot..—Mr.A. Storey, foreman to Mr. Poun, of Keswick, while taking up stool a short time ago, at H!ackhail, in Ulphai found a swarm of b:es that had made a domicile in the wool, and accumulated upwards of ten pounds of honey. What renders this fact most aingu hir is, that wool, generally speaking, is a thing bees very much dislike.--einberlond Packet. Friday last a fatal accident occurred at Knockkenny beetling-mills, in the neighbourhood of Glaminis, Perth shire. While the overseer of the work was Intent at diviner the machinery had been put in motion ; and he, on his return, being ignorant of the fact, unconsciously ap pmsched within the operation of the beetles, when he was struck by one of them on the bead with deadly violence. His brains were litemlly dashed out, and he was instantly deprived of life. • TMO children at Bridgewater, one aged five years, and the other not two years old, being left in a room en Friday by their grandmother, on her going out, and the door I.piced, thy youngest got into a barrel containing shavings, and the other it is supposed put some coals from the fire the shavings, for the nerthbours, being alarmed by the child's cries, broke open the door, and found the poor little creature so dreadfully burnt that it died in about three Lours. THE SLAVE TRADE. (From the Glasgow Courier.' Extracts hem Letters received in Glasgow from a gen- Ileman on board his Majcs!y's ship Maidstone, on the coast _ . of Afriia, dated at sea 3d Augtipt, and Prince's Island 12th September : The small schooner, under Dutch colour., mentioned in my last, has been condemned. After taking her, we came along the coast and boarded twenty vessels, only two of them, to the best of my recollection, in a fair way of trade, • the others evidently for slaves, and most of them under French colours. On the '9th July, while cruising at sea, a brig was reported from the mast-head, and all sail made after her. We came up with her at 8 r. •t. when she hoisted the Dutch flag. On hoarding, she was found well manned, armed, and fitted for a slave cargo; and, from circum stances, it was evident she intended making the land. Ac- cording to our treaty with the Dutch Government, we can not seize any vessel fitted for slaves under their flag, unless within a geographic degree of the lam? • and this vessel was not in the proper place for us ; anti, after being de tained for the night on suspicion, she was allowed to go, and set sail in the morning in perfect security. We fol lowed, and being the fastest sailing vessel, kept sight of her till the 31st, when we hoisted colours and fired a mus ket. She shortened sail. We sent a boat on board, and finding that the man at the mast-bead had reported land, and that it was marked in lter log-book, her crew were brought on board the Maidstone, and the vessel captured. She is a fine large brig, with a valuable cargo, and is sup posed.to be worth 4,0001. Being manned from our ship, she Failed - in company with us to N. W. Bay, Prince s Island ; and after watering, she sailed for Sierta Leone for condemnation, and, it is thought, will meet the fate of the other. When at Prince's Island, a Kroomen was sent over the island, and on return, reported there were armed vessels in Port Antonio harbo ur. Immediately on our watering being finished, we hoisted anchor, and in the afternoon made Port Antonio, where we found two brigs ; one of them a large vessel pierced for 2' guns— the other called the Conquestadore, is an old stager on the coast. Both of them were fitted. up for slaves, but had none on board, and being under the Spanish flag, we had no authority over them in their present state. The two will take at least one thou sand slaves Leaving this on the 6th, we came to anchor off the river Bonny; and the boats were prepared for a cruise ep the river, and a cutting out, if any thing offered. These 1 was appointed to accompany. I% e passed the bar of the river without the slightest danger, though it was here my un fortunate friend Mr. vessel we boarded was a schooner. She did not seem willing to show her colours; but the firing of a musket ball brought her to, anti her colours were, as usual, French. Next was a Palm Oil ship, which showed her flag long before we came near ber. We boarded no less than sixteen vessels—all of them fitted for slaves—twelve of then- French, and four Spanish. One Spanish brig was manned with eighty hands when she came on the coast, but had lost a number of them by death. She was mounted with fourteen guns, and, by accounts, very well disciplined for action. One of the French vessels had her slaves on board when we entered the river, and not knowing whether we were French or English, commenced landing them, and had them landed before we boarded. While here, some of our party went ashore and visited King Pepple. Their reception was hospitable, though not elegant. The King lives in a very poor style, but is very powerful and rich. He was unable to procure slaves to supply the demand of the different ships, but expected 200 next day from the inland : he looks on them with far less interest than a farmer would on as many head of cattle. On the Sth June he made a human sacrifice. The victim was a fine young lad. When a sacrifice is to be made the victim is dressed in a superb style, and painted ; he is put into a canoe and carried to the bar of the river, just as the tide begins to ebb: here he is shoved overboard, and the sharks swallow him. The victims are young persons, who are purchased and kept on purpose. A woman or man is alternately sacrificed • the first is made lb believe that she is going home, and that the way is below the sea—the second is made to believe that he is going to his own country, and following the woman who has gone before him. The inhabitants of the place believe that these sacrifices bring trade to the river. There are several kinds of punishment made use of here among the natives, the most horrific of which is that of the ant tree. If a felon commits any great offence, he is made fast by the arms and legs to a tree infested with ants, which soon cover his whole body, and pierce him with holes; and in this dreadful state he continues, the vermin working their way deeper and deeper, till deat h puts an end to his sufferings. In the Callabar, about nine miles distant from Bonny, we boarded only 'wo vessels, one French, the other S panis b, which carried five guns, one a twenty-four set on a carriage which wrought on a long slide, which again was set on a wooden circle, the diameter of which was equal to the breadth of the deck. On this circle the slide could be moved round, carrying the gun-carriage with it, so as to point fore and aft, or on either side. Notwithstanding' this parade of force, these poor wretches had no antidote to the poison of African effluvia, and were dying, as the phrase goes, like rotten sheep. They had no slaves in ; but there were 14 miserable beings in their slave-room in the last horrid stage of African fever ; and the smell coin- i ing he hatches assailed me with such force that I was glad ake the best of my way to the boat and get a cigar " under weigh." On the 4th of this month, when at sea, we chased and came up with a ship, found to be of 370 tons, under French colours, and having on board no less than 698 slaves ; 700 had been her complement, but she had lost two at sea by death. Several of them were labouring under fever and a species of itch, and the ship's company were sickly. Being under the French flag, we had no power over her, and left her to make the best of her way to the slave market. Prince's Island, 12th Sept.—The Esk arrived last night, and brought intelligence of the capture of a Brazilian slave vessel, with 362 slaves by her, in company with the Red wing and Athol, and that the last-mentioned vessel had captured a brig, under the Dutch treaty, being fitted for slaves, and taken on shore. On Wednesday afternoon, a quarrel tonic place on the Foreign Stock Exchange, between two Hebrew brokers, of extensive business, one an Italian and the other a Por tuguese, when the latter put the nose of the former in a cegiiianthr to learn some is.Theltslc of on ii, who has toascluivstlmels ap pe ared ongenoug o enough in 'Change yesterday, armed with a horse-whip, which he retorted on the Portuguese. An affair of a serious nature occurred on Thursday. ' Several smugglers endeavouring to run some tubs of spirits were intercepted by a party of the Coast Blockade, under the command of Lieutenant Westbrook, near Dy mchurch ; but some resistance to the seizure being made, it became necessary for the blockade party to use their fire-arms, by the discharge of which a pt.rson named Charles Reeley, of Hythc, was killed, having at the time four tubs in his pos session.—Brighten Gazette. SUICIDG.—A gentlemanly dressed man, with a port manteau in his band, called a coach from the stand below Middle-row, Holborn, yesterday morning, and desired to be driven to the top of Oxford-street. The coachman stopped in Oxford-street to inquire how far further he was to go, but receiving no answer, he left his box and found his fare dead, he having completely eevered his windpipe with a carving-knife. It appeared from the address on the portmanteau that the deceased was going by one of the coaches to Tring, "passenger" being written on a card at tached to it. • On iSrednesday eVening a gentleman named Burk ar rived from London, by the coach, at the Packet Boat Inn, 1 Dover, intending to proceed next morning to the conti nent, for the purpose of bringing his family from Dun kirk. On his alighting from the coach he complained of being cold, ordered a cup of coffee, and a warm bed to be prepared ; in the morning he said he was very ill, but de clined receiving medical assistance, as recommended, ex pressing a confident hope that a little more rest would recover him ; in the early part of the afternoon, however, a servant entering the room to look after the fire. and other arrangements that had been made for his comfort, found be had ceased to exist. THE LATE MB. BELL, OF GLASGOW. The death of Mr. Bell was mentioned in our last. Although Mr. Bell's bodily frame was neither vigorous nor robust, yet he enjoyed. with the exception of slight stomach's ailments, the consequence of intense application to literary pursuits, a tolerable share of health. and its concomitant blessings. About a year and a half ago, how ever. after a slight liver complaint, which yielded to the usual me dical inning, the first symptoms of that organic disease of the sm. mach was obscurely manifested, which has since, uncontrolled by every variety of medical treatment, gradually and progressively advanced to a fatal termination. In consequence of extensive and irremediable ulceration of the stomach, he was for several months before death unable to retain any solid, and very little even of li quid nourishment ; thus inducing extreme emaciation, and expos ing him to many painful deprivations, all of which he sustained with his characteristic fortitude. Mr. Bell was a young gentleman of extraordinary literary and scientific attainments, endowed with a mind which was not less active than vigorous; he discovered, early in life, an ardent desire for the pursuit of methematical studies, which he prosecuted with very considerable success, not only in the ordinary branchee, with which students of theology generally rest satisfied, but even in the loftier departments of algebra, of fluxion', and of geometry. The study of natural history next became the object of his pur. suit, and was prosecuted with a similar spirit of enthusiasm for upwards of two years ; and as mineralogy was more especially the object of his emcee!), he submitted to considerable labour in tea. yelling to different parts of Scotland, and extracting from its hills and rocks a collection of curious specimens, illustrative of that in. ' teresting, and now fashionable department of science. In the study of botany also he made considerable progress. While in Paris he lived in habits of intimacy with a celebtated lecturer in a Botanic Garden in the vicinity of that city, of whose valuable instructions he availed himself ; and even dining his long protracted confinement he often amused himself by revising the principles of that delightful science. Nor was the study of medicine overlooked by him. With • view to extend his general knowledge. he attended several of the medical elnees, and few who have not professionally engaged in these branches could converse on them with greater propriety. Here anatomy, however, as illustrative of the wisdom and good ness of God, in the structure of the human body, attracted his particular attention, and here his progress was very respectable. Philosophy however was the grand subject on which his caps. cious mind took its most ample tange. Acre his genius dis covered a field of investigation for which it was peculiarly adapted. After prosecuting his studies for some time in the University of Glasgow, he travelled to the continent, and resided for several years In Paris, Geneva, Naples, and Home. During his residence abroad he acquired the greater part of the modern languages of Europe ; several of them he could speak and write with the utmost facility. The facility with which he acquired the fashionable languages of France, of Italy, of Germany, of Spain, and of modern Greece, suggested the idea of cultivating an acquaintance with the languages of the Kant. Accordingly, on his return he sot only resumed afresh his theological studies, which had been necessarily interrupted by his absence from College, but lie bent the principal force of his vigorous mind upon the acquisition of Hebrew, Arabic. Penie, and other Oriental languages ; and the proficiency which he made during his short but illustrious career was almost incredible. Latterly he had been adding to his lite. rary treasures a knowledge :of the Sanscrita. Hindustani, and Ben. gall. His controversy with the celebrated Dr. Lee, of Cambridge, affords abundant evidence not only of his minute and accurate knowledge of the Arabic and Persian languages, but of the great principles upon which all languages are constructed. After his return from the continent he was the principal agent in stirring up his fellow-citizens to the erection of a foreign library, and for some time afterwards took an active management in all Its concerns. He bad lately digested a plan and issued a prospectus of an improved edition of Taylor's Hebrew Concordance, embo dying the various readings of Kennkot, and also the words which are employed to translate the original Hebrew in the Septuagent, in the Syriac and Vulgate versions of the Scriptures ; and had he lived to accomplish this herculean undertaking, according to the specimen presented to the public, it promised fair to be a work of great utility to the Biblical student. Ile had likewise pro jected the plans of • series of Grammars, accompanied by select lessons of the following languages, viz :—the French, Spanish, Ita lian, German, }tontine or modern Greek and Persic, on a principle of arrangement almost entirely new, and, as he was convinced, better calculated than any he had seen, for tl e easy acquisition of these language'. For printing the Spanish Grammar and lessons he had actually contracted a few days before his death, with the full hope of having it published in the course of three months. He had also engaged to write a comparative view of the ancient and modern sciences for a work 1101111 about to be published. During last winter, his friends beheld with deep regret his constitution giving way by the pressure of unremitting study, augmented, in all probability, in its wasting influence, by dis appointment in not being able, front the expensive nature of the undertaking, to give to the world his great favourite work, the new Edition of the Hebrew Concordance. ilis literary friends have also to regret, that by his early removal all his projected works, which promised to be so useful, must remain unaccomplishetl. His comprehensive mind, rich in learning, was thus busily planning bow to give out its collected stores. Though he had the , power in a very uncommon degree of expressing himself strnegly and tersely, he was most candid and forbearing in passing a judg ment on the productions of others. Ile could blame, but he was more accustomed to praise. With all his attainments, he made no pretentions to learning. He was modest in the extreme. As an evidence of this. it may be only necessary to mention that as his utterance was naturally rather indistinct than otherwise, he was aware that he was not likely to become an acceptable , preacher of the Gospel ; and, therefore, it was that although he Intended to take license (for he had some time ago completed his theological course), yet he had, after ma ture deliberation on the subject, adopted the resolution of devoting his talents more especially to the pursuits of literature. A most becoming respect for religion gave a softening and en dearing loveliness to his character. The last effort ho made to leave his sick room, was to commemorate with the church of God the dying love of his Redeemer. After this he was seen rapidly to wane—yet he was calm, cheerful and resigned to the last. Life went out like the student's expiring midnight taper. His memory is steeped in the affections of his widowed mother, and other afflicted relatives—in his death, a numerous circle of literary friends have to lament the loss of a man who war dear to learn ing—end his native city, the departure of one of her brightest and most promising ornaments. All flesh is grass, and all the goodness thereof is as the flower of the field—the grass withereth ; the flower fadeth. because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it— surely the people is grass."—Glusgow Chronicle. The public ought to be put on their guard respecting the immense quantities of counterfeit coin, of all descrip tions now in circulation—the anxiety of the timid to get possession of specie, or any thing resembling it, having afforded ample facilities to those engaged in such nefarious speculations. A very unfortunate accident occurred on Monday even ing last. As the London and Manchester Association Van was coming through the London toll-gate, by some mis management of the driver the wheel came in contact with one of the posts, by which the coachman (John Hudson) WAS precipitated several yards from his seat, falling with his head on the hard frozen ground. He was taken up in an insensible state, and immediately carried to our in firmary, where every exertion was made for the preserva tion of his life, but in vain ; the poor man expired about twelve o'clock on the following night.—Derby Mercury. ATROCIOUS CRCELTI.—A poor man of North Pether. ton, named Wright, who gains a livelihood by driving coal, on Thursday evening left his horse and cart standing at his door, whilst he went into the house for a short time. On returning, he observed the horse shiver a great deal ; and on procuring a candle, discovered that whilst he was absent, some brutal villain had cut the cords, skin, and flesh of the fore leg, below the fetlock joint, completely off, and the bone alone remained, holding the hoof and the other part of the leg together. A person has been taken up on suspicion, and committed to Wilton gaol.—Taunton Courier. A To IFF CAUOTIT TN A RAT-TRAP: In the vicinity of Congleton, an old woman, who gained a subsistence by making and vending meat pies, found that every morning, and whenever she went from home, her pies had left the pantry by means of an agency which she could not account for. In vain she added a lock to the pantry door, and placed iron bars to the casement—still the pies decamped and the thief remained undiscovered. The old dame was not one of those, however, who attributed the circum stance to supernatural causes, but was convinced that the •thief was one of earthly race, nor was she wrong in her conjectures, for, upon narrowly inspecting the wall of her depot, she found that a brick had been removed, and so neatly refitted to its place, that a person might at any tinge pass through his hand and rob her shelf. Without more ado she procured a formidable rat-trap, and placed it close by the moveable brick. She then proceeded on her usual morning round, and upon her return found a lad roaring most vociferously—his hand fastened by the trap in the pantry, without any visible means of extricating it. She took the opportunity of lecturing the culprit on the vice of thieving, and after having undergone due penance, the urchin was dismissed, but not till he had made a firm resolve not to do the like again.—Manchester 21feretay. A machine has lately been constructed in Germany, " of surh astonishing properties, that if raw flax be put in at one end. ruffled shirts are turned out at the other." however extraordinary (bin may appear, the power of conversion is much exceeded in our new multiplying wheel. by which any person may turn Nineteen Guineas into one of the Six Twenty Thousands that must be all decided on the Ist March ; the eloping scene of the Wheel of For tune is at hand, for tiovernment will have no mute Lotteries after the two next Drawing". THE BRITISH PRESS; LAW NOTICES. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. istnnielli CAUSES TO RE TRIED EY SPECIAL JIIIIRS THIS DAT AT WESTMINSTER. Murphy • Donlan I Phillips • Hover - I:oleman v Symmons Bull vDe Meilheim Meagre v Symtnons Doe, on demise of Horne v Farmer Bulkley,v Wilford crane • Holland Then will be no Common Joel MIDDLESEX SPECIAL. JURY CAUSES' The Kim: v Beret, Newman v Berkelly, Esq. Esq. Same v. Berkeley, llollidayv Sigel.sen Eaq. Walsh v. Bromley &otter v Earl of Portsmouth Thmnsoo r Neve i Doe, on the several dem. of Kensington and anr. V Forrest Ooldinein v loss ii:m to-clay. •01 TO.mowatow. Due, on demise of Young,♦ Sotheron Doe, on demise of Bishop of lioodon, filarthall Notice . will be given at the Menthe's offiCe the night berm. any Common juries are put in the lilt for trial.—litated Jan. 12, 11126. HILARY TERM. Sittings appointed to be held in Illiddleeex and London, before the Right lion. Sir Charles Abbott, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Coart of King's Bench, in and after Hilary Term, 1826. IN TERM. Middlesex. Wednesday . Jan. 25 Thursday Wednesday . Feb. 1 Saturday Friday - Fan. 10 Saturday AFTER TE!M. _ London. - Jan. 26 - Feb. 4 . Feb. 11 Tuesday - Feb. 141 Wedneedey . Feb. lb To Ait et half-past twelve on the 25th and 2Gth January, and on the Ist and 4th of February, and at half-past nine on the other days. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings appo - inted in Middlesex and London, before the Right Hon. Sir IVllliarn Draper Best. Knight, Lotd Chief Justice of his Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at Westminster, in and after Hilary Term, 1826. _ _ /N . TERM. rue! ly Jan. 24 Ttiesday Jan 31 London. Wednesday %Vednesday IVednesday TERM. _ • Wednesday Feb. 81 ♦TTRR Tueeday Feb. 141 To eft at twelve o'clock, February let; and at half-put days. Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 eduesday - Feb. 15 J. nary 24th, 25th, 313 t, and nine %melody on each of the other LAW INTELLIGEA'CS. COURT Ol KINCITMESICH.WsiTanprtaa, THURSDAY, JAN. 12. Sittings before the Loan CHM!' Jnactei and COMMIS Juries. LITTLE V. SYMM. This was an action for the recovery of the excess of a distraint for rent, levied on the plaintiff by the defendant, who is an auc tioneer and appraiser, residing In Newcastle-street. Strand. The seizure took place at the instance of the plaintiff's landlord, to whom he owed a sum of 10/. His. being the amount of a garter's rent. The plaintiff is a coach-maker, and lives in Eagle-street, Red Lion-square, and on the Gth April, 1825, a distress was sent in, acting under which the defendant seized every thing on the premises. The present action wes brought to recover damages for the value of the surplus gomis seized and sold above the amount due for rent at the time of the seizure. Mr. CAMPBELL stated the case to the Jury for the plaintiff. The defendant in this action had seized all the property con tained in the plaintiff's premises. including the tools and imple ments with which he carried on his trade.. lie had done so not withstanding there were goods more than sufficient to satisfy the distress exclusive of them, and this lie did well knowing that tools and implements of the nature described were privileged and ex cepted from sale, unless there should not be enough of other goods to discharge the amount of the claim. The next point which made against the defendant was, that of the goods sold there were some not described in the auctioneer's catalogue, aceonling to the sta tute in that case provided. The warrant and inventory were both of a very singular description. In the one it was directed to sell " a hackney coach, cushions, Ace. a chaise body, and all the pre mises contained to the amount of the rent then due," and in the other the articles were very strangely and irregularly classed. What would the Jury say to lot 1131, which contained " an iron stove anti other articles." But that was nothing to 182 comprehend ing, as it did, within its miscellaneous and multifarious classifica tion, no fewer than " a dictionary, a tool chest, with sundry tools, a bible. and a pair of breeches.' Lot 183, was more moderaq, it merely comprised " a tool chest, and a stuffed bird, in a glass case.' Now, was it to be endured that such a catalogue should be made, and articles of such a dissimilar kind, and so unlikely to suit the same purchaser, classed together ? It was under those cir cumetances the present action was brought ; it would be seen that in many of its principal features the case resembled one which had occnpied the attention of the Court on the preceding day, and he sincerely hoped the result might be the same. The plaintiff's son, a lad of 13, or 14, was called to prove the seizure, and the circumstance% attendant on it, when— Mr. ABRAHAM, who was for the defendant, said he had an ob jection to make, which he humbly submitted must be considered fatal to the present case. In two counts of the declaration, the plaintiff's premises were described as being situate " in the Parish of St. George the Martyr, Red Lion-square." Now, he contended, there existed no parish to which that description could apply. 31r. CAMPBELL—The expression " lied Lion-square" can be construed not only to signify the square itself, but also the streets adjacent, which together may make up " the Parish of St. George the Martyr." Besides the venue not being a local one in the present action, the Court might consider the term " Red Lion square," as mere surplusage, or the plaintiff' could proceed In his action for trove?, in spite of the objection taken to the descrip tion of the parish. • The LORD Came Juscics.—l will take the opinion of my brother Judges, now sitting in Banco in the adjoining Chamber, on the point. After a short absence his LORl:omit. returned, and having re sumed his seat on the bench, expressed it as his opinion that it would be better if the parties would consent to a reference reepect ing the matters in dispute between them. A verdict for the plaintiff, with nominal damages, was then taken, subject to a reference. JOSEPH r. %CALTON. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, keeper of the Im perial Hotel at Cheltenham, against the defendant, to recover the amount of his bill for board and lodging furnished to her son, who is a minor. Mr. SCARLETT stated the plaintiff's case to the Jury. His client, Mr. Joseph, was the master of the Imperial Hotel. teaham, and the defendant was a lady of fortune, residing in Gower-street, Bedford-square. Mrs. Walton's son put up at the plaintiff's house in the course of the year 1323, end remained some time. The young man had been but a few days in Cheltenham on that occasion when the plaintiff received a letter from Mrs. Walton, informing him she understood her son was stopping at his house, l and promising to be accountable for his expenses. Under those circumstances Mr. Joseph, having first made the necessary in quiries as to the solvency and respectability of the parties, and being satisfied by the result, continued to credit the young gentle. man. Subsequently Mr. Joseph's brother applied to the defendant, and was by her paid the amount of the plainttff 's hill. So far that transaction was concluded ; and it was only to show the circurn stances under which the debt now at issue was contracted, and to prove that the client looked justly for its liquidation to Mrs. Wal ton, who had discharged the pre' us demand, that it was necessary to advert to it. On the 23.: of May following the period of ins first visit, young Mr. Walton again put up at Mr. Joseph's house, and remained there till the Ist of July. On that day the plaintiff receie - t a letter from Mrs. Walton, addressed " To the Landlord of the imperial Hotel, Cheltenham," and stating that " she did l oot approve of her son's being at his (the plaintiff's) house, and would not, therefore, hold herself accountable for his expenses, he being a minor." The present action was brought for the recovery of the expenses then incurred, which amounted to about 421.; payment of which the defendant sought to evade, under a pretence which he trusted his Lordship would tell the Jury was equally dis respectable and unavailing. Richard Joseph-1 am brother to Mr. Joseph, who keeps the Imperial hotel in Cheltenham. I saw Mrs. Walton, the de fendant, in a house in Gower-street, Bedford.square, in the month of November, 1823. I waited on her at the instance of my brother. I presented our bill, and her son. who was with her, said to his mother. " Oh, you had better take off two or three pounds," and laughed. She paid me the amount by a check; that was the amount of the first bill—young Mr. Walton was at the hotel after. [A letter from the defendant was put in and read ; it was ad dressed to the landlord of the Imperial Hotel, Cheltenha m , and contained a promise to pay her son's bill at the hotell Cress-examined by Mr. Goa WEV—MrS. Walton did not tell me on paying the first bill that she would not be accountable for any future ones. A waiter at the plaintiff's hotel deposed that he recollected young Mr. Walton coming to the house on two occasion, the second was on the 2&I of May. 1821. Ile came in a carriage and four, and remained about six weeks ; the weekly charge for board and lodging was 31. exclusive of wine, &c. Cross-examined by Mr. Of:RORY-31r. Walton had friends se dine with him occasionally ; one day there was a charge for three, bottles of champaign, and five of claret ; these were of camel among the extras. A second letter from the defendant was now put in, and read by the officer of the Court. It was dated July I, and addressed to the plaintiff. The purport of it was as follows :—" Understanding toy son, Mr. John Walton, is et your house , and not app rovin g of h is being there, I give you notice that it is not my intention to pry any part of the expenses he may incur, so yen will use your own discre don in crediting him, he being under age." This was signed by the defendant. The plaintiffs case having been closed, Mr. GURNEY addressed the Jury for the defendant, and con tended that his client was not liable in law, and could not be com pelled discharge her son's bill to the plaintit. It wail assumed on the other side, that because Mre. Walton paid a previous bill she was liable to this ; but he thought the Jury would decide dif ferently, and not encourage keepers of " imperial hotels" to credit „young men rashly and imprudently, and by these means lead them into the commission of every species of extravagance. Was it to be endured that because Mrs. Walton, on a former occasion, had paid what might be considered the moderate and reasonable ex peaces of her son, she was in this instance to be called upon to sle ds] an gnomons and extravagnot bill, and that biter having warned the plaintiff not to encourage the young man's prodigality by confiding in her disposhinn tea pay far its gratisicstion He thought the very letter with which the pfsintiff bail trincluded lift case quite sufficient to put hint out of Cann, and therefore would not waste another word, but leave the matter for the decision of hid Lordship aid the Jury. The holy Critter JUSTICE charged the Jury, and left it to them to determine whether the young man was nothoSsed by hit mother in golf the second time to the plaintiff's hotel. If so. and the plaintiff credited him nn Mrs. 'iValton'n authority, there verdict mast be in his Isetior ; if the contrary was in their ("pinkie the fact, they would find for the defendant. The regular sharp for board and forlgh.g at the plaintiff's establishment was NI. es week, that would be 104 for the six weeks the defendant's son re. mained an inmate of if. Rut by these and other extra i!crits the expense was increased, and the whole amounted to the sum of 42!. Ilc Bd. It was for the Jury to say, supposing the plaintiff't claim to he well Pounded, for what part and how much of hit WO he was entitled to recover. _ ---------------- a few minutes, found a verdict fot the plaintiff—damages 211. OLD BAILEY SE.S'SIOAS, THURIDAY, JAN. 12. The Scssions commenced thin morning before the Right Ha nourehle the Lord :Mayor, the Sheriff's, the Recorder. Common Sergerr.t, Mr. Sergeant Arahin, end }fr. Alderman Atkins. The .iding Judges were the Lord Chief Baron and MY Justice .•,rk. John Jones, aged 22, remanded front the test Sessions, was in. , dieted for breaking into the , Iwilling-house of Alfred Richard Cocker, of Nassau.strent, Soho, with intent to steal. Alr. Cocker deposed that when he went to Ned on the night of the 12th of December last he left dr street door 6f his house fastened. Between three and four o'clock in the inorr.ing he heard a great noise, and in consequence of hearing some persons in the house he proceeded down stairs to the kit:hen, In the dexir of which he soli two large holes made with a cm:re-bit., largo enough to admit w man's arm. James Stevens, it watchman, stated that is he was going hie rounds he saw a man run away from the door of Mr. Coi ker ; the door was open ; Immediately afterwards he saw the prisoner 0311141 out of the house, and he also run away he sprung his rattle, and with another watchman pursued and took the prisoner; he bad a distinct view of him by the gas-fight, and was Vire certain that the prisonet elm the man. Another watchman confirmed the testimony of the last witness, and produced a crow-bar and lantern that he picked up in Grafton. street, a short distance from Nassau-street; and a third watchman gave similar evidence, and produced the pieces of wood which had been bored out of the kitchen door. A fourth, who pursued the prisoner, was most positive that he was the same man. The prisoner, in his defence , stated that he was ruing hone, and heard the cry f " Stop thief!" that he turned round to look and was seized by a watchman ; that he was searzhed at the watch house. but nothing found upon him • and that he knew nothing of it. He burnt) persons to speak to his character, not expecting Ina trial would come on so soon. The Jury found the prisoner Guilly. Wm. Wood, aged 22, and Mary Prior, were indicted for steal. ing a piece of Norwich crape, the property of Messrs. Lander and Dingley, value 3t. The prosecutors reside in Strntton-grc'ind, Westminster. In December last the female prisoner was seen to abstract :he piece of goods from the window of their shop ; the other prisoner was in her company. She was afterwards seen to drop the pitce of crape when pursued. The case was clearly proved. Both the prisoners denied having any knowledge of the robberri They received a good character from several pemont. The CHIEF BARON charged the Jury that should they find the prisoners guilty there would be a question for the considers., tion of the Judges, whether it was not necessary, to constitute the burglary as charged, that the whole of the body of one of the prisoners should have been on the wadies, whereas it had only been proved that the arm of the female was teen within the window. Verdict Guilty of stealing to the value of Ms. Mr. Justice i'Ailk—Then the point of law does not stand. William Burke, aged 18, was indicted for stealing from the person of George James Lewis, on the highway, a hat, value lUs. On the morning of Christmas-day, when the prosecutor was pat. sing through Russell-court, Prory-lane, in company with a friend. they met a gang of about thirty boys; one of them snatclutd at his friend's watch, the prisoner struck him, pulled off Ins)rat, and ran off with it ; it was about one o'clock in the morning; all the boys ran off. The prisoner stated that be was f 1t twing the waits, and in the scuffle with the boys he, as well as toe prosecutor, was knocked down. Ile was found Codify. fPilliam Grores, alias Cuffiree Booker, a gardener, was in dieted for stealing a gelding, value 4/., the property of the Honourable Augustus Elliott Fuller, on the 25th of November last. George Shepherd—l live as coachman with the Honourable Mrs. Fuller; Auguatoa Elliott Fuller is her son. She resides at Ash down-house. )n the 28th November I missed the pony from the field, and afterwards saw hum at the King's Arms, Bow. It was a greooy. I y sa p ac Matthews, a labourer, Odd that on the 30th of November he was going to Bamford market to purchase a horse, and spoke to the prisoner on the road. He agreed to give the prisoner four guineas for the pony, paid him 21. down, and promised the balance in a few days. Next day he thought he had bought the pony too cheap, and took it to the Kings Arms, where he saw Groves, told him that he suspected all war not right. Groves assured him it was, and offered to give the 21. back in a day or two, if he should not be satisfied with the explanation to be then given. He was not satisfied, and gave the prisoner in charge try an officer. He tiass asked Gl. for the pony. but agreed to take 4/. 4s. Cross-examined—He did not know if the pony was twenty-See years old. Mr. Juatiee PARK observed that the age or value did not sigeify is horse-stealing. - S. Butcher, hostler at the King's Arm*, said that ort the 29th of November the prisoner came with a grey pony and chestnut mare : the mare was lame. After giving them some hay, he took awag the mars to show her to a man. Ile returned in the evening with Matthews, and showed hint the pony. They did not agree that night about the price. Next morning they agreed. Matthews af terwards brought hack the pony, and inquired for Grote. I asked Groves where he had bought the hones, and he answered in Kent. but that he had no receipts. He did not account for the disposal of the mare, but said that he had known the person from whom he bought the horses for three or four yearn. He forgot his name. James Lee, an officer of Lambeth-street office, saw the prisoner on the 29th of Nov. leading the horses through Whitechapel : thee appeared to be very much fatigued. On the Saturday following tie was applied to by Matthews, and took the prisoner into custody. The prisoner told him that he had bought the lloMes from one John Bailey, a gardener, at Westerham, Kent, and servant to General Daring, Hill Park. He said that he gave 91. for the two-61. for the mare, and N. for the pony, on Saturday. the 26th of Newest ber. He said that he had been to see his brother, and that he had another brother at East Grinstead. He *minted for his staying so long, by saying that he slept two nights on the road, one night at the house of John Bailey. The prisoner's son told witness that his father had net had any horse* for sale, and Chet hi had slept as bomb two of the four nights he represented himself to be in Hera. On telling the prisoner that he had heard two horses had been lost at East Grinstead, he said if that was the case, it would be of oo use for him to go, as John Bailey would hear of ,it, and be out of the way ; that it was a bad job for him, and that he must surer fat it. On going to inquire for John Bailey, he found no such person, and none of the inhabitants ever knew of such a person. that& During had been dead six months. The prisoner said that he had sot stolen the !tortes. Several persons gate the prisoner a good character. The Jury retired for about half an hour to consider their verdict, and found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended him to mercy. . Edward MaPCU, aged 28, and Charles Collison, aged 28, *Odd charged with stealing 18 sheep, the property of William Wdch. Mr. Law, fur the prosecution, addressed the Jury, and aided the Mowing witnesses : William Welch resided at Snuthhall, in the county of Middle sex ; had 18 sheep in his fields, which he afterwards saw in the City Green-yard. Samuel Wyatt, shepherd to the prosecutor, saw the steep in ear field in the afternoon of the 18th November ; mitred them on eke following morning, and saw 16 of them shortly afterwards on his ' master's premises, they having been brought back ; two were killed, and the skins are now in Court ; they were killed by coder of the prosecutor, in order to prove by the marks that the sheep found were his property. Daniel Wood lives in the City-gardens, City-toad ; knows the prisoner Collison pertonagy ; saw 18 sheep in a stable-yard oboist , a quarter before SIX in the morning ; they appeared very ms s' fatigued ; at 8 o'clock saw a person dressed in a frock brown cost, high shoes, a leather gaiter on his left leg. :rod a handfirehief twisted round the small of the right leg, and believes that pence to be Collison, one of the prisoners at the bar ; had an apprnatise of the name of Nunn, who was there at the, time. Cross-examined—Did not know Collison before. Cover—Could you distinguish his features ? Witness said he could by the gas-light: he Was differently' drtesed when at ‘Vorship.street, but notwithstanding he consider** him to be the same man. Joseph Nunn,' apprentice to last witness, saw 13 them •in '1" • stable in his master's yard. about half-past six on the 18th Nereid ber. The sheep remained there all that slay, ant! lint taken away. by Collison and two other men on the following day; about shr o'clock in the evening, to a shed in Howard'e-green. Gave is formation to a person of the name of Load/mown, and showed hitsi the place where the sheep were. Collison was dressed as described 'by former witness. llostard's.green is about one hundred yards from his master's residence. Did not know Coition, but has teed hint before in a shed at the back of Howard's brew-hawse : heat& not see either of the prisoners in the AM. Cross-exarnined.—Did nor see any body with the etteep when he first saw them ; Raw Collison io his own situp about half-pear eight: he is a butcher. John Loadsman lives at Clerkeewell; Vent with Noon to tie City-cardens, No. 24, and saw eighteen atteep; it was Moir o'clock in the morning ; went afterwards w Howard's-greed there were some butts, a chaise cart, andsome meat on a table f. saw Collison there ;he was dressed as before described. In eon. sequence of information he closely observed the prendset. and sae Moan there on Saturday, the 19th of November ; never ow Collisoa there Bite, the 17th ; saw dis tame sheep in Os likileiew Dle rent: