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hand the lady into it. While doing so the Young Pilot came up on the off-side dm coseli, at the rate of ten miles an hour. Them was room enmesh on the side for two coaches to peas. The Plaintiff was knocked forward by the Young Pilot, and he fell en his face near my leaders' heels. The defendant's coachman con tinued to drive on. When the plaintiff got up his face was bleed ing very much, and also one of his hands. It was three or four weeks before he recovered. For the first iortnigbt he did not do any work. Ile went on with me to Seaman% Croat-esamined—The plaintiff is our horse-keeper at Edge ware, through which place the coach passer. Tie coach road is 33 feet wide ; I will swear I was within 8 feet of the font.peth, not within two feet of the crown of the road. The plaintiff was quite sober at the time. I could not observe the point where he was struck, as I was attending to my horses ; but I RAW him fall ; he got up again, and assisted the lady into the coach. I afterwards heard the plaintiff talk to the defendant at Two Nl'aters, but I did not hear him challenge the coachman to fight. He attempted to get off the coach, and in doing so he fell; iota then went up to the defendant. Re-examined—l pulled up to the side of the road as nearly as I could. I could not get nigher without passing the door, as I was PO suddenly called to stop. There were the passengers, a lady and her servant, and the plaintiff, all between the coach and the pathway. 'iVm. 'romkins, an inha'sitant of Berkliampstead, confirmed ge nerally the testimony of this witness, Cross-examined—There is a sudden fall in the road where the accident happened. The road has been measured, and is 33 feet in width. 1 was about 19 yards from the spot. Re-examined—The declination of the road did not by any means make it a dangerous part to pass. Miss Hill stated that she was standing on the steps of the door, opposite the place where the injury was done to the plaintif, and wh.ch she desctibeci in the same manner as the first witness. Mrs. Pitchford, who was the lady for whom the coach was drawn up, also represented the occurrence in the same way ; she consi dered herself to have been in very imminent danger. Mr. Rogers, a surgeon, of Stanmore. attended the plaintiff on the day following the accident, when lie complained of a Revere bruise on the side, but there did not appear to have been any bones broke. Witness saw no bruises on the plaintiff's lace. Be was able to walk about, but not to work. Cross-examined—The plaintiff did not tell him anything re specting a second fall that had happened to him on the same day. This was the plaintiff's case. Air. Sergeant Vac °HAIN in addressing the Jury for the defend. ant, observed, that no castes required more cool and dispassionate atteation than cases of this description, and he entreated that the Jury would not let their mind,' be led away by the feeling appeal of his !Ranted Brother, as it was one of the first principles. of British Justice not to decide until both sides had been heard. Experience' had taught him that, in matters of this sort, there generally was a great deal of overcharge in the statements of Counsel ; and that very frequently. when negligence was charged on one side, it turned out that the negligence nee on the other. It could not but be perceived that there was some coach rivalry in this affair, and that Pullen was merely the nominal plaintiff. The injury done him was of a trifling nature, and it would be shown that he had so treated it, and had demanded satisfaction by challenging the defendant's coachman to fight. It would be proved that the accident intirely arose from the drunken conduct of the plaintiff himself. As to damages, one pot of beer would have healed all the plalmiff'e wounds, and re glass of brandy have satisfied his every claim. Under these circumstances, the smallest damages would amply compen sate him. William Clark examined—l was the coachman of the Young Pilot on the Ist of July. 1 stopped in Berkhampstend before the Good Intent; that coach passed me while I took up it passenger the Gond Intent then stopped in about the middle of the rend, and I panted it on the off side, which wee my proper side ; the other side is upon a descent, and there are trees whose branches would have touched the passengers if I had gone on that side; I was go ing about eight or nine miles an hour. 1 taw Pullen get off the Good Intent, and open the door to adjust the seat, and some ladies were passing to the coach; I passed about four feet from the Good Intent, and the off wheel of my coach was within six inches of the gutter; I did not see the accident, but I heard &scream, anti as my booking-office was about ten yards further, I went on, and then turned round, and saw Pullen picking up his hat ; I went up to hint, and said," Dick, Mope you are not hurt;" his answer was, " D—n you, I will serve you out for this." I went back to the office, and the Good Intent passed me ; the plaintiff was on it ; we changed horses at Two Waters; the Good Intent panned the inn where I was staying ; the plaintiff; in attempting to get off that coach, fell, and then came into the inn, collared me, and said, " D—n you, now I will serve you out for this ;" he appeared to be drunk. I saw him afterwards at Edgeware, but nothing passed be. tween us, but I understood he came there to make it up with me. Cross-examined-31y off wheel was within a foot of the footpath, and my near wheel was four fret from the Good Intent. My coach covered about sor 6 feet. I saw the ladies near the coach. I did not observe the lady put herself between the wheels to avoid my coach. I saw there was sufficient room, or I would not have at tempted to pass. By the COURT —I cannot say how far the trees hung over the road, but I will swear there was not room between them and the Good Intent on that side, for two coaches to pass. Mr. Vickery, an outside passenger by the Young Pilot, exa mined—As our coach passed the plaintiff reeled back, and our hind wheel touched him on the shoulder. He did not appear to be sober at the time. I saw him at work the next day. By the Coe lIT—I won't swear that there was rot rcom for two coaches to pass on the near side of the Good Intent, nor do I know that there are any trees hanging over the road on that side. John Edltn described the accident in the same manner as the coachman did, and added, that he would not have gone on the near side of the Good Intent, because there were ladies also on that side of the coach, who he believed afterwards became passengers; The Young Pilot passed on the off Ride, and there were full thsee feet ' between the two coaches. The plaintiff wan most certainly drank. Cross-examined—l was once in the service of the defendant, and WAX turned away from it, and afterwards applied to be engaged by him again. I will moat positively swear that there was not room for two coaches to pass on the near side. By the Cotter —I think that it' both of the men were proper coachmen the defendant's email might have passed the other at the rite of nine miles an hour without any danger to the passengers standing near. I was not turned away for overturning a coach, but for abusing my master. John Prey also said there were ladies on the near side of the road. Ile was not aware of any trees overhanging the road. The defendant's horses were not galloping at the moment of passing. B 1 the CouitT—l will not swear that they bad not been gallop. lug Just before that. William Pilkin had seen the road measured, and it was 29 feet wide. There were trees on the nearside, but they did not overhang in such a manner as to impede the passing of a coach on that side. 31r. Sergeant Seewite addressed the Jury in reply. The LORD CatET JUSTICE thought that the evidence for the defence had shown gross negligence on the part of the defendant's servant. The law of the road undoubtedly was, that the coach should pace on the off side; but that law, like all other laws, had its exception,. It was clear that the delentlant's servant, in this case, ought to have gone on the near side, and that his conduct in not doing see had been most rash. It had been said that the plain. tiff was drunk; but that was no reason why he should be run over ; and he could tell these coachmen that it they carelessly ran over a drunken man, so as to cause his death, they would be guilty of manslaughter, and be liable to transportation for life. The de fendant's coachman had himself said, that although he heard a scream. he still drove on. It was die duty of every coachman, under such circumstances, to pull up immediately. .-If the Jury were of opinion that the accident was caused by the negligence of the defendant's servant, they would give the plaintiff such moderate dameges as the case deserved. The Jury retired, and after being absent half an hour, returned. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 10f. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, WEDNE3DAY, DEc. 14. Mazy Speakman (sued as Maria Rigby), late of No. 4, Grafton. street, Fitzrog.square, the wife of Lee Simaktnan, late of Liver pool. cotton broker, whose present residence is unknown, was brought up on her petition. The petitioner was a young woman, fashior.abiy attired, and appeared much affected on account of the situation in which she stood . The COURT, without puting a siagie ir.tcrrogatory W the in. solvent, ordered her to be discharged forthwith. sieseewile *emend Ferguson, of Crweehei-friase. emmiaissien agent ? was opposed by :11iss Grace Adiam. The fair opponent examined the insolvent with considerable acumen relative to sere. nl matters connected with his estate end effects, and among other questions put was the following, the answer to which, as the acquel will show, proved fatal to the insolvent's application:— Pray, Sir, (said she) how long is it since you last took the benefit of _the_ Insolvent Act ? Insolvent—About four years ago. The opposing erediior then stated to the Court that the in. solvent took premises of her, representing himself to be a Scotch Commission Agent," and that by a variety of excuses he shuffled payment for a coosiderable time. At length she became pressing, when the insolvent said she need no: be alarnmd, at lie was a Captain in the Tower Hamlets Militia, beyond which his brother. who resided in Scotland, allowed him 1601. a-year, neither of which statements appeared to be true, although for a time they lulled her Into security. The COVET considered this a fit case in which to exercise the diceretion vested in them by the Act relative to applicants who should come before the Court 'twice within the compass of live years. They thought, therefore, as the insolvent had contracted a debt fraudulently, they would be j.istified in dismissing the petition. The insolvent took a different vie, of the subject, and thought. that that cireuinstance was touch in his favour, for said he, •• the Court may recollect, that when I was last ludote it, I passod through it with greet honour." (Laughter.) The Commissioners' sense of justice, however, Was not to ha shaken by this enaget•c appeal to their !impunity, for they ordered 'the Insolvent's peddle to be dismissed. The Menai suspension-bridge, in the erection of which much honour is due to the Shrewsbury Iron Foundry, hears now every appearance of a speedy completion. The carriage-roads and footways through the ctutte arc all. firmly planked. Wednesday was remarkably hue, and if the weather continues so fur a kw days, the whole will be completed. The opening is posisivelf Sited fdr the 211 of January, titelat falling ou Sunday.—Sitrric.il.:osatrankk. THE BRITISH PRESS. WINTER ROME CIRCUIT. SURREY ASSIZES, Knterros, Dec. 14. Thontis Hill and John May were indicted for assaulting Thos. Luck, on the 7th December, on the King's highway at Newingtoo, and robbing him of four dl. Batik of England, two M. Tonbridge bark totes, and three sovereigns, his property. Mr..lEssowe conducted the prosecution, end Mr. ArrtrittWa and Mr. Marrovies the defence. The prosecutor was a farrier, at Camberwell, and on the 7th De cember he went to the lied Lion public-house, in a street leading into Blackfriors'-roed, width he could not name, never having been there before, for the purpose of refreshing himself. He bed in his pocketbook the property above-mentioned, which was Fast of the proceeds of an estate which he had recently sold at Ton. bridge. In the parlour he found the prisoner Hill. and though a perfect stranger, the! entered into familiar conversation, cud drank freely together. About tire o'clock they went to the house of the prisoner May, a jobbing heCkneyman s in the Surrey-road. After taking • cup of ten, he and the prisoners went together successively to the King's Head and the Windsor Castle public housesinfit.Georgen.fields,where theydrank in cniripany,the prose. tutor paying the reckoning, and treating several strangers whom he saw there. By this time he was considerably inebriated, but still retaining his senses. About seven o'clock he went alone into the Artichoke public.homie for a few minute., leaviag the prisoner outside the dcor. He had scarcely crossed the threshold on his return, when the prisoner Hill struck him a violent blow on the mouth, whilst the other prisoner thrust his hand into his inner pocket, and took his pocketbook, exclaiming, " I have got it." Hill then knocked hint down, and both pct. toners ran off. Immediately afterwards, the landlord of the Windsor Castle, with 'bon] the prosecutor was acquainted, came up. and to him he related the manner in which he had been treated. Next day the prisoners were apprehended, and on the person of Hill were found one fire-pound note and part of another five pound Bank of England note, which were identified as the pro. secu tor's property. Many of the facts stated by the prosecutor were corroborated by several witnesses: and he was proved to ben remarkably sober man, though, on this occasion, he had indulged in liquor to excess. Both prisoners solemnly denied the robbery. The prisoner May called a number of witnesses, who gave him an excellent character. The Jury. under the Learned Judge's direction, found the pi sobers Guilty ; and sentence of " Death" was recorded. [Before Mr. Baron Huttocx.l James For ; and John Simmons were indicted for stealing three pockets of hops, the property of Messrs. Price and Thomas, at St. Saviour's, Southwark. Mr. ANDREWS and Mr. BROMITCIC conducted the prosecu tion, and Mr. Law and Mr. THEssrozn tho defence. The prosecutors are eminent hop-merchants of Southwark, hav ing warehouses in Wintecross.street, Redeross-street, and Maid- stone-buildings. The prisoner Foy, who was one of their foremen, had the care of the warehouse in Whitecrotts-street. On the 3d of' December, ISM the pockets of hops in question were brought from Yaldey. in Kent, and delivered into the prisoner's care. They were missed in the month of August last, when suspi. cion falling on the prisoners, they were apprehended. There was no evidence of the manner in which the hops were removed from the prosecutor's house ; but it appeared that in the month of April last the pockets in question were sold by the prisoner Simmons to Mr. Eastman, a corn-chandler, at Bermond sey. When Simmons was apprehended he admitted the possession of the hops, but raid he had sold them as agent for Mr. Thurston, living near Paddington. It was proved that the prisoners were very intimate, but there was no direct evidence against Foy. Neither of the prisoners called any witnesses. The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, found Foy Not Guilty, but convicted Simmons, and lie was sentenced to seven years' transportation. John Jacobs, is person of gentlemanly dress and appearance, was indicted for feloniously intermarrying with Catherine Fitzgerald, spinster, on the 23d January, 1816, at NValcot, in Somersetshire, his first wife. Dorothy Donovan, to whom he had been married at Cove, Cork. in the kingdom of Ireland, on the 6th of April, 1013, being still alive. Mr. LAW moved to postpone the trial until the next assizes, on an affidavit, stating that the prisoner (a debtor in the King's Beach prison) had been committed for trial only yesterday, and that he had no time to procure, from Ireland and elsewhere, several witnesses material and necessary to his defence. Mr. Bnon RICK, for the prosecution, was instructed to resist the application, but The Learned Jrnerr, under the circumstances sworn, thought the postponement of the trial was reasonable. The case was therefore ordered to stand over until the next Assizes. Robert Sancti was indicted for feloniously intermarrying with Esther Filp, widow, at Newington. his first wife being alive. Mr. LAW conducted the prosecution, and Mr.Awnarws the de. fence. --- The prisoner. who appeared to be in infirm health, had been married to his first wife since IEIIB, and had parted from her on ac count of misconduct. In 182.3, he was married again to his second wife, a widow advanced in years. Since his separation from his first wife, he had repeatedly sent her relief. Both marriages were clearly proved, and the prisoner was found Guilty. Under all the circumstances, and considering his infirm health, he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in the county gaol. P ffiaI.CIIANCELLORI COURT, WIDNIUDA., Dtc. 14. A *OPP a, 01111•WW•11 P`AII xxxxx /OM noel. Inns hitt by Mr. Pius the architect, for en injunction I. Ore ilia te. who arsteemuto of the late Mr. John tt osii 0111106 a tics disposing of the edicts, ma' 0 4 Ilinial at the danard, and praying the appointment of • Vte. smatnie appeared for the injanetion, and Mr. GIZOLID. rco fat dig delbod an ts. IltsleMli dm in 1130 the plaintiff erected • large inn, called the ambffises• Inn, in the neighbourhood of Whitechspcl, for SW ika a li ft a sod farther. that the amount of his bill, which was at 4,4110.1. had never been discharged. Mr. Gosling re. ' =dkA, leaving the two defendanie, Susannah Faulkner, a fe. who Reed. with him for • considerable time, but was not his Was, sad :Ir. Rope, of Marlborough. his executors. The defend. is tin„ without having proved the will of the deceased, proceeded to %weeder it. by selling off the household furniture of which he died peereeped. T.he present ftraieation was to restrain them from pes. firths: is diepereag of the property, that it might remain • dallier of the plaintiff should be satisfied , and for the e ern of a receiver for that purpose. tr. , ice •thiAxckttoit expressed his opinion that the Court had us authority to grant the epplieatior., inasmuch as no probate ettd barn, obtained of the testator's will. Redress couLl only be PhPhtel by citing the parties into the Leclettlast!cll Court. Mt Soninn said the delay occasioned by such a proceeding 'woad etkable the defendants to accomplish what they desired, rAreelv, the sale of the ion, and the remaining part of the testator's ).1•047. COAL MINE. r. lIIAIMOIIII. 11 Hie ease an injunction had been obtained restraining the de fendant ftorn wetting under the Lends cl the plaintif, and taking WI item a certain min... said to be situated beneath the copyhold este* ef die plaintiff, who claimed a tit:* to the same as Lord of dwrellwww. Mr. HIALD now appeared to move that the derencllnt be forth with berm tted to the Fleet Prison, for a contempt in refusing to with She injunction of the COWL 31 je Z b l ad iCe no a t ppea foci. with defendant, om ti rlianeeth m e mi d e r grh t e ha C t .orrt r : refu r .t ed ed ()tithe wonernry. he wished it to be decided by means rf an exami pation OR the spot, and vivo :vet testimony whether he iris or was riot anteing coal from the interdicted portion of the ri;ne. His Hamm aropeld remember that in this use the plair.tiff formerly nesdh.eppliccion to the Court. sad complained of the corduet of ere defendant in working a mine under leis copyhold estate. To ilia hlr. Bamford mit in an answer. denying the fact, and further •11410 big that the lands in question were not copyhold but freehold, :tad avmsequently the plaintiff could not he entitled to an injunction. His Hunnor directed en lone nt common law, in order to try whether tbe lands were freehold or eopyhold. This point had been decided against the defendant, and an injunction accordingly _with the terms of which AIL Bamford declared he had COMplied. The rrct.Crtarrcgt.toiy.-There can be but one method of eeradine a g 'cation like this, particularly when there are contra dictory afildasim and that is by sending some expetieneed person l't persons (loan to investigate the facts, and npprise tlie Court a tit eir opinion founded on the cireamstances of the caw. Att. Somme—That is all we desire. Ths defendant has already ascertained the matter by actual survey. Mr. HEALD—Bo: we are not satisfied with your affidavits, which merely contradict the allegations contained in our.. Besides, there Is one object= to the course proposed, which Is, that the joinfell will never agree in the clinic, of an umpire. The Vict.Cisaxci Lt.° a —Let two be appointed, one by each FlzkLD—Ent therearimen of the charge consists in our assertion, that the defendant has palled down certain pillars sup. reties! the mine, in consequence of which, to use the eonis of oar afedarlt.." the whole land is crushed in." So that it is impracti t able to get into the mine within 170 yards of the distance to which the works were previously carriet ir The VICE-CHANCELLOR— here are these pillars situated, are they at the boundary between the panics' property, or under the an hold estate c r tinder the defendant's land ? Mr. lITALD—We assert they are under the copyhold. Mr. fdrg etcs—And we say they are situated beneath our own The V zcs-Cn excELLoa—Let the motion stand over to the last seal day before next term, with liberty to some person or per. , 301, now to be appointed by the parties, to descend into the mine sag proper assistance, on the part of both plaintiff rnd defendant, and ascertain whether or not Mr. Bamford has extended his works under the copyhold estate; also to certify to the Court if the terms cf the injunction hare been complied with by the defendant and rarther, with liberty to state special circumstances, if necessary. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GurLou•LL, WroNrspAy, Dtc.l4. Sittixes iw London beibre the LORD CXiEW JUSTICE awd a Common Jury. JU RORS. Whcn the second Jury was called on. considaable delay ensued la consequence of the absence of James who were emmoned to serve. Alter some time it 11311 awry to complete the new panel v calling oa those who had already sat their tam to serve an. other. _ . The Foreman of the new panel haring expressed to his Lordship the hardship which was thus wailed on some of the Jurors by the r•raleet and absence or others, Tire l.otar, CASEY JUSTICE expressed considerable displeasure, and said that be should glee orders to the Under-Sheriff to summon ta who were on the Jury Llst for to-morrow morning, and if they clod not attend, he should fine them. VIATIIIWAY V. WILLTAXSON. Tide action was brought to recover from the defendant the nein of a ditty newspaper furnished to hint from rite let of October, 1818, m September, 1823. Mt. COMMON SEUGLANT and Mr. BOLLAND conducted the ease for the plaintiff, and Mr. CAMPBELL that for the defendant. •The plaintiff is a vender of newspapers • the defendant, at the commencerrtent of this period , carried on business in Basinghall tweet, in partnership with a person of the name of Adam. In Feb. 13t1, after the dissolution of this partnership, the defendant re moved In Packers' -court, Coleman -street, where lin subse quently carried on business in partnership with a person of the wales d Jones, and be had pletded to this action that he was jointly liable with Jones. This plea,. of course; precluded the de tbedsot from putting in his partnersh ip with Adam as a defence, lied therefore there must, of course, be a verdict spinet him for the price of the newspapers from October, 1818, till February, 1821. And es to the remaining period, the only question for the Ji.ry was, whether Cr nn there was a partnership with Jones, and eiretier the credit was given to Wi ll iamson alone , or Williamson and Jones jointly. For the plaintiff several witnesses were called, who proved that they bad delivered the papers at the warehouse in Packers'. court ; that the nausea of Williaineon and Jones wets on the door ; that this house was merely a warehouse, neither of the partners residing there; that Williamson sent the paper, after he had read It, regularly to a Mr. Clutterbuc.k, who resided in Gloucestershire, and who had paid hip foe it. Mr. CAMPBELL shortly replied for the defendant. The lASI/ Cuter JUSTICE summed up, and the Jury Im. stediately gave a verdict for the plainutf—Daibages 641. lOs., being tam price of the newspapers for the whole period, from the year 168 to the September of the present year. --eanee•-- OfJURT OF COMMON PLEAS, WEDNESDAY, DSc. 14. Shakes in Leaden Wore Lord Oki Jarboe Iles/ cud Cannon Janet. FIANCE V. LACY. . This Ira an action one bill of exchange, which had been drawn by the defendant on his bankers, and accepted by them. The de fames wwc, that no notice had been given to :he defendant of the disionour of the bill. ..ibtappeared in evidence that at the time the bill was drawn the &geodes► bad cash in his hai•lter's hands, but that he bad with_ drawn the whole of it before the bill became due; and that when leer bill vas resented for payment the bankers refused to honour it la want of effects. NC. Sergeant VAIIONAU contended that, under them circum tbe defendant was not entitled to a co:ice of the dishonour .slate bill. Me. CIIIIPSX [A—for the defendinit.sulimitteil, that an t!ere were finial* dm heeker's when the bill was drawl., ci.ac defondant ought talon received seucc. The Loan CH[EF JUSTICE was of opinion that the defendant, .Mayieig that he had no tends at his banker's, was not entitled to MOP; the plaintiff must therefore have a verdict. Verdict for the plaintiff. PULLEN R. HEARN. Thi- was an action to recover compensation in damages for the fajory sustained by the plaintiff in consequence ofhis being knocked itsand run over by a coach driven by a servant of the defendant. defendant pleaded the geaeral Issue. .gfr. ilerseant Se•la I E (with whom wan Mr. MOODY) said, the gleeolit in hits eciion wan horsekeeper to the propticior of the eetadi ruanieg between Landon and Trine, called the ••• Good l i geae." The defendant wee the proprietor of soothe.- coach, allied the " Voting Pilot ," which ran on th e Writ of road, .end started et nearly the seine time of the day. On the I,t of July, i s 41, 4 w e ttest year, both these coaches entered Iletkiiampstead ahem half-past seven o'clock In the morning. and while the Good .Jatent was stopping on the off &ideal the road, for the ptrpose of taking op e passenger, the coachman of the Young Pibt came up !rapid pee., and although there were but tight feet between the Good intent sad the footpath on the off-aide, and some ladie, and tee plaintiff were standing there, yet the coachman, tenuity disre garding all consequences, inhumanly drove by on the of-aide, and I *ma ed the plaintiff down, and did him considelahle ir.Jcty. The -chugs, therefore, against Min was, thet having the caner part of ate woad open to him, lie ought to have driver. on that side, rid .that he had no right to take the offside, to the imminent ' , anger of bis Majesty's eubjects. The action was brought agiunst th e wooer its* . dui coach, who was liable for the negligence id his ser .rant., and wisely en, as it made masters cludous is the choice of these fey whore conduct they were thus responsible. The Jury wield estimate what damages the pialatiff deserved rot the tocon rawitmes and danger be bad suffered. , Ow* Toinkuis, the coachman of the Good latent examined— On die i.e July la -t. the Young Pilot ai d sty coach entered itswiffewocrad together. I was bailed to take up a paasenga, and dread up on die off-side, within E feet of the pathway, for that pur pear. Pullet, the plaintiff, was with ere, and got off tntr comb to MURDER AT BIRMINGHAM. On Monday morning, an inquest was held at the Woolmick Inn, Birmingham, on the body of Mtn.Perry, who was murdered by Michael Ford. The Jury having viewed the body, which presented a shocking appearance, returned to the Wool-park to receive evi dence, when some persons, who attended for the public press. hav ing complained that not the slightest convenience W 11:. afforded them for taking notes of the proceedings, the Coroner rose from his seat, and said, " I have just been informed that two reporters are here, and I take this opportunity to caution them, that this-Court will not allow any report to be published, in any manner touching its proceedings this day. The Court of King's Bench has lately .de cided that persons acting contrary to this order are liable to punish ment for contempt of Coon." One of the reporters wished to re ply to the Coroner's remarks ; but the Coroner said, " I do not sit here to answer questions. I am determined to act as I have ex pressed." Mary Perry, the deceased's niece, was the first 'witness. She proved that, after her uncle and Ford had been talking together some time in the shop, she heard a bustle, and on hastening up stairs she saw Ford with the cleaver, uplifted. She rushed at him, and seized the cleaver, which she forced from his grasp, and in the contest Ford was either knocked down or fell down. [The cleaver, the blade of which is about ten inches long, and four or five broad, was here produced, and identified by the witness.l Elizabeth Perry, the deceased's wife, was next examined.--She stated that her husband had employed Ford, who was an Irish Is. bourer, in the garden—that he was very kind to him, and, after fie left her house, credit was given him for what provisions he required in the counse of the week. _ _ Mary Groutage, who lives opposite Mr. Perry's house, said, on the day that the murder we committed she saw the prisoner try to open the cellar and window shutters. While lie was thus engaged, a person came out of Mr. Perry's shop, and the prisoner then en tered. Soon afterwards she heard the cry of " murder." Several witnesses were then examined, who proved the facts of the cue as they have already appeared before the public. Mr. Elkington, the surgeon. said there were several cuts on the deceased's head, one extending from the centre of the frontal bone through the cheek bone, and another from the crown of the head to the lower and back part, and terminating behind the left ear. Some pieces of the skull had penetrated an inch into the brain. _ Boyer, the Liverpool police officer. proved having apprehended the prisoner at that place, u he was stepping into the City of Dublin steam-packet. He denied that his name was Ford, but said it was Hendon, and that he came from Manchester. The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder againk Michael Ford," and he was committed on the Coroner's warrant to take his trial at the Assizes. FORGED BANK OE ENGLAND NOTES.--011 Monday, in consequence of seine information received by the police, a young woman, very decently dressed, was apprehended in Bridge.eseee►t and, on seetelting her, tens forged Si. Bank of England notes, and one forged Saddleworth 11. note, were found in her possession. When qnestioned she refused to give any account of the manner in which she obtained them, or to state her name or place of residence. Ehe was sent to the New Bailey, and will be brought up for examination this day. The SI. notes are tolerably well executed so far as the engraving is concerned ; but the paper is very flimsy, and some of the lines in the water mark are very large and coarse, especially about the centre of the note. They are both dated " 18;15, 10 August, 18Y5 ;" and the figure 5 in the year is in both places put in with a pen, the remainder of the date being printed as usual. This is intended for the purpose of varying the year at pleasure, though the date " 10 August" will most probably he found upon all the notes which issue from the quarter where these have been fabricated.—MancAester Mercury. On Saturday sa'nnight, as some of the junior members of the University of Cambridge were shooting pigeons in the neighbourhood of Barnwell, • bird being wounded, a fine lad, of about 13, the son of respectable parents, ran to catch it, when s gun went off, and shot out the eye of the poor little fellow. A melancholy accident happened in the neighbourhood of Colne, on Wednesday last. It app:Ars that Mr. Pette, surgeon and apothecary, of Colne, had Item called in the ce.ise of the day professionally to Barrioldswick in Craven, where he was detained uotil evening, and that on his re turn home, along the banks of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, in riding under one of the bridges, he had fallen from his horse, and was presipitatel into the water, wheie he was found about eight o'clock at night, by a number of week-people, a lifeless coepse, with his bores standiog on the beak. • • POLICE. MANSION-HOUSE. MOBS AT BA.VICING-House!l.—A boy was yesterday brought up before Mr. Alderman Lucas (who presided for a time during the absence of the Lord Mayor at tile public meeting), on a charge of having• caused an obstruction in the public highway. One of the city officers stated that he had been in attendance be fore the banking-house of Messrs. alasterman and Co., in Nicholas lane, for the purpose of keeping the thoroughfare clear. A coach had arrived with a consider:shin sum of money, and there was at that time a crowd of between two and three hundred persons as sembled, and a great obstruction before the door. The witness and some of his brother officers exerted themselves to l:a.p it clear, but met with the most determined resistance. The prisoner was one of the idlers, and was asked to move un, but he refused, when be was taken ir. custody. Three persons came forward to state that they believed the boy was doilig nothing but going about his business, when the officer Interfered with him most improperly. It appeared, however, when the boy himself was questioned, that his business was to carry a letter to the past office, and that he had stepped down Nicholas. lane, out of the why. - Alderman Lucas expressed his approbation of the officer's con. duct, and after admonishing the boy, discharged him. The police, he observed, were blamed tor allowing such crowds to collect; but when they were active in removing the idle, personae!' apparent re spectability were never found wanting to come forward, and, as in the present case, make complaint. The officers stated that similar crowds of idle persons constantly assembled round other houses. Of the crowd assembled in this instance not one perhaps in the who a two or three hundred bad any business at the house, and butzhers' lads and others would, if they were suffered to remain, climb up at the windows, and watch for hours the ordinary business of tile office. Those who had heard that something was going on at a banking-house would wait for hours in the rain. GUILDHALL. HOLE-STEALING. —Wm. Payne, a horse-dealer, residing at Dartford, appeared before Sir CHARLES FLowita, Bart., yester day, to account for the possession of a black cot. *hie* had been traced into his hands. The horse in question had been stolen, along with another, front the fields belonging to Mr. Key, a coachmaker at Cheshunt, Dints, about six weeks ago, and Mr. Key had requested his neigh bours to 104,k out for them at a9y ►arse fairs they might happen to go to. Davies, a horsebreaker at Cheshunt, having occasion to come to Smithfield-market on Friday haat, accordingly surveyed the show of homes there with some attention, and discovered the stolen cub in the hands of one Wm. Ellesson, a basketmaker at Cray foed. in Kent. whom he immediately gave into custody. When Ellerson was brought up for examination on Saturday, he stated that he had purchased the animal on Friday sennight, in Smithfield, from %S illiam Payne, the defendant. Payne was in attendance voluntarily, and, being sworn, admitted selling the horse to the prisonerlerson, and upon this his own showing, of having a prior possession of the animal, Mr. Alderman Cox di rected him to exchange places with the prisoner at the bar, and ellerson's deposhion against hint, as to the sale, was received. Payne stated in Ria defence, that he had purchased the horse in question of a young man named Rust, with whose father he had dealt for thousands of pounds. Rust, he said, brought it one evening about a fortnight ago, and sold it to him for 61. On the following morning, however, he discovered it was glandered, and of course disposed of it as soon as he could. lie had heard since this dim: very, that Rust was in custody, in the country, on sus picion of horse-stealing, This statement seemed to gain credit, but Mr. Alderman Cox. felt some difficulty in discharging the prisoner until its accuracy should be ascertained. Mr. Rttdkin, of the Bear and Staff Inn, Smithfield, however, offered to become answerable for his appearance at any future time, and the prosecutor also thought he might be trusted with his li. berty. He had been in the habit of seeing him at fairs for many years, and believed him. Upon these representations, the worthy Alderman permitted Payne to go in search of Rust, and adjourned the examination to yesterday. when a 11 the parties again appeared, and Payne pro.. duced a certificate front the Keeper of Maidstone gaol, ataung that Rust Is a prisoner there. with a man named 31organ Brown, and that they had admitted in his (the Keeper's) presence, that they sold the black cob to 31r. Payne on the 211th September. Sir CHARLES FLows:n deemed this explanation sufficiently exculpatory on the part of Payne, and discharged him. Mi. Key was directed to have all the evidence against Rust taken at Chcshunt, and a detainer lodged against him, in case he should escape the prosecutions already hanging over him. IdATTON-GARDEN. Yesterday Mary Pettit was brought up from the watehhouse of Safron-hill, on the following charge. The prisoner's husband, James Pettit, it appeared, had for some time been steward to the Trade Society of Tailors, which meets every Tuesday evening at the Windniill public house, in Little Windmill-street, which Society had been defrauded by another steward of 451. only a few months back. From the evidence of one of the club, named Johnstone, it seemed that on Tuesday night last, the sum of 11/. was collected in subscriptions and fines, which money was deposited in the ge neral fund-box, usually left in the care either of the treasurer or the landlord of the house. Of this box Pettit possessed himself at the class o: the business, and when the Society was broke up for the night, no trace could be found either of him or the money ; a messenger was sent to his house in Hatton-yard, but he had not been there, and his wife (the prisoner at the bar) having been found lurking about the house where fhe club was sitting, and she having positively refused to tell where her husband had gone to, they thought themselves justified In taking her into custody, as particeps eriminis. The woman declared that ahe was entirely ignorant of the trans action, and accounted for her being found about the house at that hour of night by her anxiety to get her husband Lome. She also complained of the manner in which she had been arrested. After some members of the Club had cross-questioned her as to where her husband had gone with the money, which she truly answered by saying that she did not know," they suffered her to go home, and in some time after Johnstone returned, knocked violently at the door, sail that he had a search warrant, and finally, on being admitted, gave her in charge, and she was dragged off to the watchhouse, from her family. Mr. ROGERS, the presiding Magistrate, observed, that in the latter part of the business the complaining parties were decidedly to blame, as the wife could not be held accountable foe the act of the husband. The prisoner was immediately discharged. CURIOUS CAST: Or AFFILIATION.—SORIe days since, Mr. Pepall, one of the overseers of 6t. Pancras parish, applied to the Magistrates of this office for an order against George La Viscount Thompson, of lladlow-street, Barton -crescent, for the sum of 3/. 13s. expenses, incurred by the delivery and burial of a bastard child, born in the workhouse, and of which the said Thompson was alleged to be the father. Mr. Parry, a gentleman who attended on behalf of the defence, submitted that it was extremely improbable that George Lee Viscount Thompson could be the father, as he was only a youth of fourteen. The girl had been a strvant in die house of the boy's father, Captain Thompson, but was discharged ; and there wall reason to suppose that this infant was the fruit of some illicit com. merce, which she did not think proper to own, and bad therefore endeavoured is father it on this lad. Mr. Roo E as said, that unless there was surgical evidence against the lad, the woman's evidence was conclusive. The order was affirmed. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Plt VAT E LUNATIC ASYLUlRS.—Yesterday, during the hours of business, two persons, of the names of Carter and Gardiner, came to the office, and presented to the sitting Magistrate, H. M. DYER, Esq. an affidavit, requesting his signature to it. Mr. DYER, on receiving it, read it very attentively. Ile then asked Carter what was the nature of hie business ? Carter—l have lived with Dr. Monro for a eonsiderffile time. Mr. Dr ea—llow long is it since you left that gentleman?— It is some years now, for I have since been to the Cape of Good Hope, along with the settlers, and I remained there four years. Mr. DVER—lfur long have you been in England since ? About two years. Mr. DYER—Did you live with Mrs. ?—Yea. Mr. Drga--Your document is such an extraordinary one, that I must have an explanation upon some points of it. Carter—Hearing of the cruelties premised at Mrs. 'a establishment, I engaged myself as a servant there, - merely to discover if such was the case. _.-- --- Mr. DYER—How Mac you to hear that such atrocious treat. ment was going on in this country ?.--.Since my return to England I married a young woman wh 7 lived servant at Mrs. —'s establish ment, and she informed me of what I have stated in my affidavit. Mr. DYER—What Salary were you to have ?—Twelve guineas per year. Mr. DYER—How long die you live there ?—Dine days. Mr. Dime—Did you behold any of those cruelties which you have named ?—Yes, sir there was one gentleman who was, on account of his disease. rather dirty, and he was tied down to his bed every night, besides having a arrsit-waistcoat on. Mil. said, that if I would cause him to be cleaner she would reward Inc. Some of the other patients, whose friends paid nine guineas per week, are literally started; fcr whilst I was there they used to conic and pick up the crumbs from our table, and also eat the pe.ato partnga. Mr. Gardiner—lt is notorious that the woman's conduct is the moat unfeeling that MO be imagined. It has been often spoken nt publicly in my shop, and I bave advised Cuter to prepare an affi davit of the facts. Mr. Dtrytt—Does the establishment belong to the female whom you have mentioned ? _ Carter—lt belongs to Doetor and she formerly lived at a boarding-school at front whence she came to— Mr. DYER—The house had been a boardiog-achool, and that for these seventy years past; it is a eery Wee house. and must be ca pable of containing several inmates ? Carter—There were about 82 ladies and gentlemen, out of which there were two or three fasountes, who were traded properly. Mr. Dvra—Who is the physician ?—Dr. Mr. Dyza—ls he resident:—No, Sir. Mr. Dir a—Who is the apothecary ?—There is none. Mr. DYER—What. is there r.o medicine adinini•tered to the inmates P—No, Sir, they do not want medicinc—they only want a proper supply of food. fur. Dirta--Then you are prepared to substantiate the wii:ch you have here stated ?.—I att:. Sir. Mr. DYER—Then I eupoose you rill attend here stein when ever you may be wanted ?-1 certs!rdy Ca: ter ttiengavo the worthy Ittlaloyzate his &arm Mr. DTEIL—If what you have rated in your affidavit is t Tue it becomes the bounde n duty of every m an , w h o h as the smallest snack of humanity in his breast, to cause an urvestigation into at t v horrid transactions; sad, as r the Alastrates h ave t h e pow i er i will cause an inquiry to b e i nstantly instituted , and, if i t can ' be fully proved, die just exposure of such dis;traccful. pramices ea rino , be too soon made public ; l and I thinl . t that, in the tavu ttwa. week, I shall be able to et you publicly support those ay", which your affidavit contains. MARYLEBONE. Catherine Plain. an interesting little girl, about thirteen y ea . of age, was brought to the o ffi ce by Mr. John Ni c h o l s. of Illiddl;: sex-at matreeancet, nt a Soer's.town. tinder the f o ll ow i ng distreameg se. cu Mr. Nichols stated, that as he was returning to his reaidence at s e early hour yesterd a y m orn i ng , in parsing through Somers•toon r e observed the unfortunate little girl lying on the steps of a or e? , struggling in the most violent convulsions, and not a soul toeing her. Ile rendered her every assistance, and took her to the e ad. house, where she was recovered, and kept comfortably unta t t, morning, and he (Mr. Nichols) thought it his duty to attend at tle office with her. Mr. ItawLissow questioned her closely, and she stated d e , she was a native of Liverpool, from which place she hid walksq, and had only been in London for the last three days, during Mum period she had been lodging a t th e h ouse o f h er aunt, who if her, and told her to go back to Liverpool, which she intended tocu Mr. RARLINSON asked her how she meant to go there ....s be . Mr. Rawl-meow thought that impossible . She an swered.. replied innocently, I intend to w a lk, Si r . % • Indeed it is not, Sir. Mr. liswmirsoN—Have you a father or mother? —No Sc they are both dead, and my aunt turned me out of doors. St. Odes's, and to mske is. found it to be true to tike her Mr. Rawt.tws ow inquired where she lived P—She sew ~ Church -street, St. Giles's. Mr. RAWLINSON commiserated her situation, and eed fted Winans, one of the officers, to accompany the unfortunate creators cito to u Shirerti.esnamnilnestto"sehllFlem:elhiieonmuCesenh,tt:rwacnihtd-hgithfTiehsetec'ompliments, and request the s to receive her into the workhouse ; but on the contrary, if she hid been imposing on them, to bring her to the office. Winans., shortly afterwards, returned without her, and intimated that her story was correct, and he took her to the ieorlthouse v., cording to his instructions, where she was humanely received. WORSHIP-STREET. The driver of the hackney -coach No. 383 was gUOMVOtet! Mr. BLNETT by Wm. Anticld, an officer of this establisbm sn , for demanding and taking more than his fare. It apreared that on Saturday week Attfie/d and two other pe r , sons hired the defendant at the Lying-in-fleapits!, in Old.street, is take them to Limchouse. On their arrival at the latter plea, coachee, not knowing who were his customers, demanded a ceyw n sum for back-carriage. This Attfield disputed, seeing that lilt light to back-carriage did not commence until six o'clock in the eremag, and it was only thee half. past five. The coachman then demands! and was paid 6s. 6d., which was found to be 2s. more than Harare. A difficulty was then stated as t o t h e summons, which calks upon the defendant to appear the following (this) day. It eas es , plalned that the defendant had come to the office in the hope of settling the matter privately with Attfield„ who, however refost to settle otherwise than before the Magistrate, and the &matt preferred having the case heard at once. The Magistrate ordered that the defendant should refund the h. and pay a fine of 10s. and costs ; altogether 18s. The coachman said he was unable to pay the money. lie eu, therefore, committed for seven days. INNOCENCE OF A FEMALE LINDE!? SEX. TENCE OF DEATH. A great portion of the time of the itlagiatrates of Lambeth.",,, office was yesterday occupied in the investigation of a case, which ought to operate as an additional caution to prosecutors in then identification of prisoners. The circumstances are briefly as fol. low : In the month of June last two female.. named Davis and reens, were committed for trill front this office, on a charge of having forcibly taken from the person of Mr. James Marsh, the SOO of a timber-merchant, 461. in cash and bank-notes. On their estienra. lion, and on their trial, that gentleman swore positively to their identity, and both were convicted and sentenced to death. Th e prisoner Ferris at each time solemnly declared her laminate of the crime, and so emphatic was her declaration on her being pronounced guilty, that it attracted the attention of the thee Sheriff Mr. Alderman Brown, who, having trade impair', exerted himself, and succeeded in having her sentence respited. Since the trial, Foster the officer received such Information as led to the apprehension of two other females, named Shute and yarn, who were yesterday brought before Messrs. Hardwick and Wyatt. Previous, however, to the case being gone into, the 3figistraws expressed some difficulty in entertaining it, the more so a n Mr. Marsh, the prosecutor, is a t p resen t confined in St. Luke's Lunatic Asylum, and therefore incapable of attending. On the objection being made, Foster the officer stated that he had lately learned that there were, at the time the robbery was committed, two persons in Wenn, ort h.street, who could give important evidence as to the eu ilt of the parties now accused, and the innocence of Ferris; and indeed, said he, since the apprehension of the prisoners they have admitted their criminality, and completey ex 'oersted the latter. Bannister, a turncoek, then tiepotted to his being in Wentworth street one evening in Jun e l as t, when he maw the two prisoners for in custody, with the convict Davis: they were, as he thought, lark. ing with a young man, and shortly afterwards separated; that WM whom he believed to be Mr. llarsh, did not then say he was robbed, but walked el' quietly, tea if about his business. Magistrate.-Then you did not know that Ferris was in canted► once, charged With having on that evening committed a robbery is company willk Daviaand another female ?—I Magistrate—Why did you not attend the trial ? Your evident then would haveleen most important, and in all probability haw effected the discharge of that unfortunate creature, whose life ass so near being yacriticed, and who, at the present moment, is radar. in g all the horrors of incarceration ? Witterss—rnever received any directions to do so; and thew. fore thought it unnecesmary. On Wetting' to the evidence, of given by Mr. Marsh at this office and at the Old Bailey, it appeared that that gentleman, on being robbed, called out repeatedly; ancobtr witness conobonted the testimony of the witness Bannister,both as regarded the tobbery and the identity of the prisoners now in monody. Mr. HARDW/CI remarked on the descrepancies which appealed between the statement of the present witnesset and that given by Mr. Marsh, particularly as to his calling out for assistance when plundered. Ile regretted that his state of health prevented his as. tendance, as were it otherwise an opportunity would be afforded of contrasting their testimony. It was with reluctance that he (Mr. IL) received supplementary evidence. especially in a ewe on the merits of which a Jury bad already decided, and be thought that doing so very much contributed to sap the foundatkn of justice. In the present. instance, as the witnesses had no (Koller. don of dates, there was no proof that the transaction they alluded to was the same in which Marsh was concerned. The prisoners were remanded. ' Eintone.—A melancholy act of self-destruction was per petrated on Tuesday morning, between the hours of three and fee. by Mr. Godfrey, surgeon, of the Borough, who put a penal to hit existence by cutting his throat. Yesterday forenoon, at an inqueo held on the body, at the Town Hall, it was stated by has hots keeper, who slept in an adjoining room to the deceased, that ex was awakened from her sleep by the noise of her muter, when 4 c immediately rose and entered Ida room, and, Boding him out of bed, remonstrated with him, and requested him to take his airof , tine .mil return to bed, lie said he would not take his medial% but instated on having some bready and water, and at the moment seized fi razor, and in the attempt to cut his throat bin housekeeper seized his band, and with great exertion wrested the war from him, and in so doing wounded both her hands severely. Tattled that she had secured the murderous weapon, she went to the ri , :nT and called to a fellow.acrvant to come to her assistance Dtnog the interval the deceased opened& drawer and took soother. in°. with which he nearly severed his head from his body. The Jury returned a verdict of „ Mcntal Derangement." The deceased •s+ supposed to be about 60 years of age, and had formerly been a sut. gem In the Royal Nary. BIRTHS. On the 30th ult. at Rnockdrin Castle, county of IVeattnanh. the Hon. Lady Levinge, of a son. At Cesar Fraser, on the 11th inst, the lady of Colonel Fraser, Of a son. On the 111th Inst. in Doughty serest, the lady of 31 B. Peacock. Esq. of a daughter. MARRIED. On the Bth inst. at Pewick Church, in Worcestershire, lesiva:, Hanbury Ksq. of C,oldbrook Park, in Mcninosthbote. to Elisabeth Anne Paklngton, youngest daughter of the tate ‘1 Russell, Cry. of Powick.court. On the 13th Inst. Hasler Capron, Esq. of the 31fflille Te r P le • h ) a m rt m ls l te n r n .a e t ,, to Prances Georgians, e ldest daughter of Sir 01. ( D11:1). On the 25th ult. at Torquay. Devon. Phrehe, wife of Nur , Kirkland, Eq. late of Teddington Grove, in the county of 314. dime. On the 11th hist. aged 21, John, second son of A. H. Stevan', Esq. of Stoke Park, Suffolk. On the 12th inst. at Ed wardes-ol.ice, Kensington , in the 711d1 , year of her ace, 81ts. Southard, relict of George Southard, En. 0 . Totness, Devon. On Tuesday, at his residence in Catrden.town, John Blew. leg' the 88th year of his age On the 13th inst. at his house at Pi olloway, in his 64th yen+. )lt. AshurTite, of that p in the frith lace, and of Senchisrch•strect, 10 : 1101 .' (hi the 12th inst. wife of John Haynes Harrison, Esq. of Eopfonl Hall, in the coo f of Essex year of her age. Sash Iho t HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS HAV, Morning, 38 min. after 6. I Evening, 58 min. ago 5. /*tinted at THE BRITISI I PRESS Office. by J. IV. Castro/1 1.81, Strand, awl published by R. Can no x, sam• 14.6* / 4 ,o►+4L