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r~ ,y a.. __ I • CITY' BUSIIVESS. Ye 4 teTdlly Ili Irmo) Maxon held a Court of Aldermen, at (liiildhall, foe theialeapsuch of public businevit. A petition from several inhabitant■ of the Ward of Alderegate axainst the election [Beadle for the %Void of Vintry was read, and use consideration adjourned. A petition from NI r. Thomas ('rook .against the election and re. .not of f'ommon Councilmen for the IVard of Vintry was delivered in and read, and the consideratiem adjourned. John Holmes, beg. recently elected by the Court of Common C lotted to be Bailie' of the town and borough of Southwark, at. t-ntling. was admitted, and sworn Into that office. The presentments of the inquests of the several ll'ards, of riinous houses,„nuilianees„ non-freemen, and oilier irregularities, . m referred to the Aldermen, the Chamberlain, and (Air , So. NOtitor, to take requisite measures fur remedying and removing t 'e Name. The l'fraseeter.alw reported the balance in hand on the Or. rhans' Fond account, for the quarter ending the sth inst.. when the Court dintetecl him to take the requisite measures foe the discharge of the debt. Trio Gaol l'ommitter presented a Report, recommending an ap ylication to Parliament for an Act for removing the prisoner, from the Borough rompter to the other city gaols. which was agreed to. The same.romnintee also presented the annual returns relative rt. the city priming. which were agreed to ; and the returns directed to be made to the Secretary of State. A Report *Os also presented from the Committee appointed to insider of proper situltions for the standing of cart., with pro. posed standings for them, and mks for their government. which svra read, IWO referred to the Recorder and Common Sergeant for view advice and opinion. reithr. the 4th of larch next, was appointed for licensing the lateen! victualler*. Vaeiotts other business was transacted, and the Court continued {la A late hour. WARD OF FA R X;; DON WITHOUT. en Monday a numerous and respectable party of the friends of Mr. Tickner partook of an excellent dinner at the Globe Tavern, its selsbration of that gentleman's electiom to the office of Common uonvilman of the Ward of Farringdon Without. II rlfilY bIARRIOTT, Esq. in the Chair. her the cloth' was- removed, The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of the King, which was &Ink with Amor. The following toasts were also drunk with considerable ap phome 'a The Puke of York and the rest of the Royal Family.' " 1 he Army."- - "Fhe Na,;." "His Majesty's Ministers,' &e. The CHAIRMAN then said he had a t 0.,, to propose, which he was convinced would meet with their approbation; he meant the 1-with of the Lord Mayor: the parish of St. Bride's were parti a -thole indebted to him fur his exertions in calling a meeting for tbe porpose of keeping open the view of the Church—a building of which they might justly be prnud„ and which was an ornament rot tiv to the 'Yard but to the whole lily. The works of such a ce- I orated architect as Sir C.Wren should never be hidden from pub. 1 r view. Foreigner+ had reproached us with being a nation of topkeepera.deficient in taste: but he hoped they would convince t'irm of the contrary, and retrieve the national character from the minima that had been thrown on it. lie concluded by proposing— •• The Loyd Mayor, and prosperity to the city of London." Drunk vitt, th-ee. The CItAIRMAr then rose, and said, they had met that day to clebrate the triumph of an election. the result of which had de o-hoard the dictatorial power that bad too long existed in that N"Mal. The exthimis then wade had proved the good sense of the levied ; and the respectable part of the inhabitants had shown the 0 . .-tatora that they would no longer submit to the system of political ito•olerance am/ proacriptiors which had been so much practised : imiepenilient etcetera had come forward in the handsomest man n-r to support Mr. Tirkner,• gentleman who was comparatively un known to them, aid who did not arrogate any credit to himself on the result. No means fair and honourable had been left untried to (—sure his %acacia, and he hoped they would renew their exertions o a future occasion. lie then gave the health of the 623 inde psident electors who voted for hlr. Tickner. The Chairman. in j. -apo‘ing the next tout, said lie should not occupy much of their tone. The private character of the gentleman he alluded to was well known and duly appreciated. lie thought it nezessary to convey to him the high opinion the Ward entertained of his manly conduct in opposing the system before alluded to. The Ward were c irsiderably indebted to him for the course he had pursued, which a figured well for his talents when called into action. Ile was convinced that he possessed talents, and was confident he would exert them to the uttermost; mind, should they continue to support him, he was sure they would not have reason to repent it. 1:e concluded by giving—" lite health of Mr. Tickner." As won as the applause which followed this toast had subsided, Mr. TICKNEI rose, and said he found himself in a situation that aroused the beat emotions of his heart. His feelings were moo powerful for utterance. He was aware that such a declaration might be considered common-place, but he could assure them that he never was placed in a situation more calculated to excite the v retest feelings of gratitude and true sincerity of expression. To considered worthy to represent such a respectable Ward as Far r:ogdon Without, was an honour he never anticipated. The zeal the electors had manifested on the occasion, and the triumph they tad obtained, had never been surpassed , and fin which he owed them I,debt of gratitude he should never be able to discharge. They had placed him in a situation beyond his merits, and beyond t'-e each of his utmost ambition. Should his health permit, he anat.! endeavour to discharge the duties of his office with firmness and itapartiality. His highest wish was to live in their esteem, and to increase the good-will he had already acquired. He could assure them, it was most probable that he should never act in opposition vs their sentiments, although he felt it his duty, as a member of • -deliberative assembly, to refuse to give a pledge implicitly to obey instructions. Much as he respected them he could not tonscienti oastr give them such a pledge, much less the party who had at timpted to exact such a pledge from him. (Hear, hear, hear.) Motives of private frindship had induced many gentleasen to come firw.-ra in his support, but there were others to whom he was equally indebted. Ilis conduct had met with the disapprobation of certain persons whom he had shown up in their true colours. 'the result of the election bad completely discomfited them; 700 eat of 000 electors had voted in direct opposition to those who had hitherto boasted of being able to command a majority. He, for one, never believed they could. The quiet, unassuming, respectable part of the inhabitants, had always regarded their proceedings with abhorrence. Their conduct had, he would repeat, reduced the Ward in effect to the condition of a close borough. A certain tact an debating, acquired by long practice, had given these men die ad mintige they had enjoyed, and it had been their constant endeavour to heap the grossest abuse on all candidates who would not surrender up their' honourable independence to become the tools of a party (hear), a system of tyranny to which he trusted they would never more submit. Formerly, no gentleman could be found who had nerve enough to come forward and face the browbeating, and encounter it ite . peltings of the pitiless storm, that he knew would be raised against him : he, however, congratulated the Ward on the destruc. ti :el of this vile system, for which he took no praise to himself; he arm but a humble instrument in their hands. In respect to those then who had so long domineered in our Wardmotes, he would say, let 110 man's heart fail because of them, for who, and what are they, that they should arrogate to themselves the functions of dictating to tins large Ward ? The delusion had vanished—the draft:bug had been exposed, and was not again to be practised with arty .. chance of success. The army of Philistines had dispersed, and .ttioir champion had retired. lie had offended them past forgiveness, and lie expected to be made the butt of their most severe attacks, but he trusted the justice of the cause with which he was identified, amithe zeal of his friends, would form a wall of fire mouth- him ; arid while he pursued a steady course in the road he had set out upon, he needed not fear what those men could do unto him. The tshafm of their malice would pass by him like the idle wind that he regarded not. On reflecting on time conduct of such men, he was cOnvinced that the cause of freedom had suffered by their inter ference. They. had seized on the public car, and become the oracles of the habitually discontented. Wiser and better men were equally zealous in supporting a consistent and moderate reform, but were not the supporters of violent measures, nor were they found gather ing' around them large multitudes of people, to stimulate their passions by every variety of coarse aid dangerous assertions. If they cannot heal, they will not inflame. The vociferatione of pretended reformers,. and appeals to the passions, would do nothing but mischief, and ought to be put to silence by every lawful means. lie had been charged with being an seamy to the common cause of liberty, which had no greater enemies than those who had so accused him. They, he - traited were all friends of liberty, and attached to the constitutional lass of their native country, winch secured to Engliahmen a greater portioo of practical freedom than was enjoyed by any other . people to the world. The illustrious example of Britain had animated other nations with the desire to be free ; end were it possible that the light of freedom could be extinguished here, it would be felt as a general calamity. England alone had stood firm while other nations were trembling around her, and was now emerging froin her tEfficulties with undiminished grandeur, wealth, and power. Be ftting on the eflbrts we had made and were still making, it was wit possible to conceive what might yet be our lot, and he trusted there them happiness yet in store for us, amidst the laws and institutions of our country, which long experience of their value had taught every. good man to reverence and uphold. He concluded by pro p:wing the health of the Committee to whose activity and exertions success was mainly to be attributed. Mr. ()SHARD returned thanks in a neat speech. The ellAiß MAW, after complimenting that (leadsmen. in a speech to which we are unable to do justice, proposed " The health of Mr. Butterworth." Mr. Bo Tv RWORT fr returned thanks, and assured them, tha h' would, to the best of his ability, attend to the local and muni cipal rights of his fellow-citizens, and concluded by p.oppaing the health of the Chairman, which was drunk with considerable applause. The CH•IIIMAN, in returning thanks, congratulated Mr-, Tickaer on the result of the election. Ile was happy to find. that though formerly politics of a dangerous tendency had been consi dered as a stepping-stone to the antiatlon he tilled, which had brought, not only the Ward, but the City, into contempt, the elictors had now returned to sentiments of moderation. The health' of several other Dentletnen were afterwards drunk, who returned thanks in suitable speeches. The harmony of the Meeting was kept up to a late hour by the peulkasional exertions of Messrs. Fitzwilliam, Ras. iltc. and the onalptay peparsted highly gratiled with the proceedings of the e sealing. LAW INTFLLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, TursDAY, JAL 18. • PESIDERTOW r. WAND, This ease occupied the whole of the day. It involved points and calculations of great intricacy, and related to the working a colliery in Caermarthenshire. Mr. HORNE, for the plaintiff, moved for an injunction to re strain General Ward front working the mines, to the injury of the surface, and the great danger of those who work them. The arguments of Counsel occupied the Court till nearly four o'clock, when his Lordship adjourned. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S CI)UItT, TUESDAY, JAN. 111. His Honour wan occupied in hearing eases which possessed no filature of public interest. COURT OF Ki N G'S BENCH, MoNnAY, JAx.l7. TANNER t.. BENNETT. This was an action against the underwriters at Lloyd's, on a policy of insurance to recover the lOW loss on the ship Elizabeth, which hail been wrecked on the rock called the Three Sisters, in the mouth of the harbour of St. Thomas, in the West Indies. It was a second trial. granted by the Conn of King's Bench last Term. The only material question was, whether the ship might have been hovel off the rock and repaired. On the part of the plaintiff it was contended, that every effort had been made by the Captain of the vessel to get her off ; but that afire two surveys by the Agents at the Island, she was con demned art being quite unseaworthy. The defence was, that she might have been repaired, but for the negligence of the plaintiff's agents at the Island. Evidence having been called on each side, The Loon Curve JUSTICE, in summing up, said, that if it appeared to the Jury that the vessel could not have been hovel down, then they were bound to give their verdict for the plaintiff; but it otherwise, then fur the detendant. There were, however, two other points he should wish thent to attend to—that if they thought the ship might have been hoved down, but that it was owing to the conduct of the persons in the island who were em ployed by the Captain, that then they should find their verdict so, in order that that point might be inquired into hereafter ; or if it should appear to them that the ship could not be bored down by reason of the Situation of the plate, in that case they should find for the plaintiff upon such circumstances, that the question might come before another tribunal. The Jury withdrew for an hour, and returned a verdict for the defendant, as to the total long on account of the negligence of the plaintiff 's agents; and for the plaintiff for an average loss, but as no evidence was before them, they could not tell the amount. Some discussion ensued between Mr.IIIAHRYATT, the plaintiff's Counsel. and Mr. SCARLET T, who was for the defendant, as to the effect of this verdict, but no arrangement being come to by them, The 1,051) CHIEF JUSTICE suggested to the Jury, that as they had evidence of the average lose. they should find nominal damages of Is. The Jury accordingl;sdid so, with 40s. costs. There was only one other cause tried, and that also a second triad, of no public interest whatever. OLD BAILEY,_ TUESDAY, JAN. 19. t/hfore Mr. Sergeant A anium.l WlMant Kilpatrick, aged 19, was indicted for stealing three gold seals, and three gold chains. the property of Alexander Macbesth, a jeweller, residing in Ryder's-court, Leicester-square. Mr. llaorsr.gics: conducted the prosecution, and stated to the Jury, that the prisoner at the bar had been the shopman of the prosecutor, who had reposed great confidence in him. Hut the loss s havirg been very considerable. a watch was set upon the prisoner, the property mentioned in the indictment had been clearly traced to hint, and the indictment was therefore laid capi— tally ; but as there right be a difficulty in proving that the prisoner had stolen property at any one time to the amount of forty shillings, the capital part of the charge had been abandoned, and now, there fore, if the Jury should find the prisoner guilty, their verdict would not subject hint to capital punishment. Mrs. Marbcath, the wife of the prosecutor, stated that the pri soner had been lawman to her husband : that, on the 16th of December, a small desk, belonging to the prisoner, which was in the parlour adjoining the shop, hating been accidentally struck, Yew open, and displayed various trinkets and other things. tier sus. picions were by these means awakened, and she immediately made her husband acquainted with the discovery which she had made, and they then proceeded to search the desk. They found in it seve ral articles of jewellery belonging to her hosband. and also a great many pawnbrokers' duplicates of similar property, which had been pledged by the prisoner, ' A shoptuan of M r.l-1 arrison, a pawnbroker, proved that the pri soner had pawned, at his master's, two gold seals, a gold key, and a I locket, which he produced. - - - • • • • • • Mr. PHILLIPS, in cross.examining this witness, asked how he could take such valuable articles, being quite new, from such a lad as the prisoner, without questioning him as to where he got them. The shnpman said, that the prisoner had been in the habit of coming to his master's shop with articles to pledge. Mr. PHILLIPS said, that on that very account the shopman ought to have been more cautious. Mr. Macheath swore to the articles exhibited as being his pro perty. Several respectable persons were called, to speak to the prisoner's character. Mr. Sergeant Attains; observed, that before the case proceeded any further, he wished, for the sake of the public and of justice, to do what it might not be so convenient to do at any subsequent period of the trial. Ile understood that the prisoner had been in the constant habit of pawning his master's property, and that there were then many pawnbrokers in Court to whom the prisoner had paid his visits. Be therefore desired that all those pawn. brokers should come forward and produce the articles which they had received from the prisoner, in order that they might be in. trisected by Mr. Mscbeath. On this intimation, eleven pawnbrokers advanced, and exhibited a quantity of gold chains, seals, rings, keys, brooches, lockets, &c.; ell of which were immediately identified toy Mr. Maebeath as his property, and restored to him by the desire of the Learned Sergeant. Mr. Sergeant Allan's then charged the Jury ; telling them, that if they believed the evidence, he feared they must find the pri soner guilty. The Jury immediately returned a verdict of" Guilty of stealing under the value of 40s. A former master of the prisoner then stepped forward, and ad dressed the Court. stating that the prisoner had purloined several articles of jewellery from hint, while in his service, and which he bad also pawned. The pawnbrokers who had received the property were present, but refused to deliver it up. A bill of indictment had been found against the prisoner, and he was now prepared to proceed with it. Mr. Sergeant ARAN,' said, that if the pawnbrokers did not in. stoutly restore the property, the prisoner should be 'rut on his trial for the offence. Ale. Yu tet rs raid, that in that case the prisoner would save the Court the trouble of going through the evidence, by pleading " Guilty." On hearing this declaration from the Learned Counsel, the pawn broken immediately consented to give up the property. James Aylward was indicted for stealing in a dwelling-house sundry articles of wearing apparel, to the value of la, the pro perty of Frederick Llewellyn and John Aylward. Frederick Llewellyn stated, that he was married to the prisoner's sister, and that he kept a clothes shop at NVapping, in partnership with the prisoner's brother. On the evening of the 7th December the prisoner had been visiting at his house, where tie staid till ten o'clock. On the morning of the 11th he discovered that his cellar had been broken open, and clothes to the value of la. stolen there from. Ile procured a warrant, and had the prisoner's lodging searched, when part of the stolen property was found, and the remainder at a pawnbroker's, where the prisoner had pledged them. Mr. Sergeant Anastm, in charging the Jury, said that there was a detect in the indictment, whi:h did away with the capital part of the charge. The Jury immediately found the prisoner Gei/ly. Mr. Sergeant ARABIN observed, that his baseness in robbing his relations, with whom he was living on terms of intimacy and friend ship, could hardly be paralleled. Ile certainly should not be al lowed to stay in the country. Hobert Hayes was indictial for stealing a suit of clothes, the pro perty of %Vm. Browne. The prosecutor stated, that he and the prisoner lodged in the same house, and were on terms of friendship. A suit of clothes I belonging to him had been stolen, and on the following day he received a letter from the prisoner acknowledging the theft, and enclosing the duplicate of the pawnbroker where lie had pledged them. The letter stated, that the prisoner bad pledged the clothes to tit himself out for sea, as he could not procure employ ment at home; and assuring the prosecutor that he would remit the money for which the clothes were pawned, as soon as he could obtain it. The prisoner was found Guilty, but the Jury strongly recom mended hint to mercy. Mr. sergeant Alums/ said, that their recommendation should be attended to. On Tuesday ae'nuight, as some workmen were employed in craning some Bath stone from a barge lying at Twyning Fleet, near Tewkesbury, the matt who was at the handle of the crane let it go; when it immediately went round with great velocity, and striking the head of the man who stood near, killed him on the spot; the upper portion of his skull was found several yards from the place where the accident happened. . . Mt LANcnoc.r ACCIDENT. A distressing accident occurred at Stranracr on Saturday last. A number of labourers were employed in clearing away the gravel and sand from beneath a sloop of ordinary burthen, when, melancholy to relate, the spare which supported her sud denly gays way, by which accident the vessel heeled so quickly to the one aide, that one man was crushed to death, and another so severely crushed, that his recovery may still be considered a little doubtful. The unfortunate deceased has left a widow and • numerous family to deplore his lots.—Edinburgh Paper. »Zit t6..1r,2 - ...t 44, THE BRITISH PRESS. SURREY SESSIONS, JAN. 18. T. Golloreay was indicted for embezzling 4!. Els. on the 19th of June, the property of Jonathan Ridgway. John Price stated that he was apprentice to the prosecutor, In the New Dover-road. On Saturday, the 19th of Junehist, the prisoner came to his master's shop, and asked what would be given for old lead ? His master asked him his name; he replied Rice Handy; master told prisoner if it was claret lead he would give 18s. per cwt. but he must give a correct account how he came possessed of it ; or if it was superior lead he would give 19s. per cat. The prisoner said he was in the habit of purchasing old materials, when houses were pulled down. The lead he had purchased from a lady in Millhank. The prisoner informed witness's master that he wanted between 4/. and V. towards paying the whole amount which he had agreed to give. Prosecutor gave witness the money, and the prisoner accompanied him to Narrow.wall ; when they got to the Waterman's Aetna public-house, the prisoner asked witness what money he had Ile replied 4/. 9s. when the prisoner said 4!. lis. would be sufficient. He gave hint the money, and he promised to return with the lead in ten minutes. Ile saw no more of hint until he saw hint in custody. 'Verdict—Guilty. Sentenced to seven years' transportation. John Lynch was indicted fur assaulting and wounding William Pallier, a beadle of Bermondsey parish, on the 17th October last, while in the execution of his duty. Mr. TiIESSICIER said, that this prosecution had been Instituted at the instance of the Commissioners of the Watch and Sewers. Perhaps a more aggravated assault had never come before their no tice. He would not occupy the time of the Court unnecessarily ; the facts of the case would be proved in evidence, and by which they would be guided. IFilliant Painter, who was assisted into the witness-box, said he was beadle of Bermondsey, and also for the water-side district of Saint Mary Magdalen. On Sunday, the 17th October last, a little after eleven o'clock, he saw the defendant in company with two others ; they were in high spirits; witness then told them to desist, and consider it was Sunday night- defendant wanted to fight a per son of the name of Field, but Field went away ; the defendant con tinued creating a disturbance I when told to go home, lie said he would, when and where be liked, and made use of the most gross and threatening language ; witness told him if he did nut go, he would remove hint to the watch-house. The defendant instantly struck him on the head, lend knocked him with great violence against a post, which stunned him ; defendant then fell upon him with all his might, with his knees on witness's stomach, and dragged him about the road ; witness called to a watchman, named Ilamilton, but when he came up, be was also instantly knocked down. The conduct of the defendant was barbarous to a degree ; while witness was down, and the defendant was kicking him, lie said lie would be d—d if he would not have his life. NWhen witness got up, he discovered that his leg was broken. He com municated this to Hamilton, and told him to spring his rattle. The moment the defendant heard this, lie pulled witness along the pathway. Several watchmen came up and took the prisoner to the watch-liouse. The prisoner, in defence, pleaded intoxication. He said, he had written several letters f contrition to the prosecutor, and also to the Watch Committee. (Mr. THE/1110ER Slid, he had received instructions from his client to admit, that a letter had been re ceived to the effect stated by the defendant.) He was sort y for what had happened; he had been in custody since October last, and , trusted the Court would take that into their merciful consideration, The Jury returned a verdict of Gnilly. The COURT took a considerable time in deliberating upon their judgment. The prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned for a fur. titer period of six weeks in the House of Correction at Brixton, and there to be kept to bard labour, and to cuter into security to keep the pence. POLICE. MANSION-HOUSE. The house of Mr. Gilson, of No. 62, Lower Thames-street, was broken open on Saturday morning, and a considerable quantity of plate was stolen. Two men, one of whom, named Ferguson, was a person of very respectable appearance, were brought before the Loan 31• Ton, charged with the offence. The name of the other man was Junta. From the statement of the circumatar.e.ea, which caused much in terest and surprise, it appeared that at a quarter past one o'clock on Saturday morning, a watchman observed from the street, through the window of Mr. Gilson's house, some person moving with a light about the first floor, and mentioned to a second watchman that he feared all was not right. They consulted and resolved to call a third watchman to their assistance, but before they did so the pri soner Jones put his head out at the door of Mr. Gilson's house, and a man, whom they afterwards found to be the prisoner Ferguson, also looked out over the shoulder of his companion. They did not suspect that they were watched, and turned in again. The third watchman was called, and they determined to keep as near to the door as possible. One of them had just caught hold of the bell. handle, when the two prisoners rushed out. Ferguson knocked down the watchman who endeavoured to cheek his speed, and both fled with great rapidity, but were overtaken. Ferguson, who is • very powerful man, fought desperately, and did not surrender until the watchman who stopped him had beaten him with great severity. The watchman who stopped Jones had not to encounter such op position. The two prisoners were taken off to the watch-house, Fer. guson appearing to undergo great mental agony. A Ward Beadle stated, that he was in the watch-house when the two prisoners were brought in, and was greatly surprised at seeinA Mr. 'Ferguson, whom he had long known to be connected with a respectable house, under a charge of felony. He had cowsidered the person whom he was then called upon to search as a most honest and respectable man. The unfortunate man said, upon being told that he must be searched—•' I'll give you every thirg, Mr. Davis," and proceeded to empty his pockets of a considerable quantity of plate. He also produced a crow-bar, a phosphorus box, • skeleton key, and some other articles in general use amcngot housebreakers, On the other prisoner was also found a consider able quantity of plate. The flight of both prisoners must hove been greatly impeded by the weight they had to carry. The skeleton key was applied to the side door of Mr. G.. on's house, and found to open it without any effort. 61r. Gilson stated, that soon after eleven o'clock on Friday night he went to bed and left all safe. Between one and two he was awakened by the ringing of the bell, and upon going down stairs he found one of the doors open, and was informed by sonic watch men that his house had been broken open and robbed, and that the thieves were in the watch-house. lie dressed himself and went to the watch-house, where, to his astonishment, who did he are in Ferguson but his confidential clerk, to whose hands he had entrusted thousavds, and against whose character lie had never heard a syllable uttered. Ferguson had lived with him six years, and knew where the /fey of the strong box in which the money was usually deposited was kept. This box had been opened, but fortunately it happened that the cash had that day been taken out, and there were only two small Guernsey notes in it, and those were found upon the prisoner. Ferguson's desk was broken open, although he had the key. This, it is presumed, was done to give the ap pearance of a robbery by common housebreakers to the whole business. The witness had sent Ferguson, on the day before the I burglary, to get a check for w considerable amount cashed, and he had never found him upon any occasion deficient in his accounts. The prisoner Jones was wholly unknown to the complainant. The prisoners declined making any answer to this charge, and were fully committed foe trial at the Peat Old Bailey Sessions. GUILDHALL. CLAIM OF THAVIES EITIA-PA ROCHtAL.--The success of the Upper Liberty of the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, in their late cause with the Ron. Society of Lincoln's Inn, the result of which was to defeat the claim of the Inn to be considered extra-parochial, has had the effect, it seems, to stimulate the City Liberty of that pariah to fresh exertions, to overturn the similar claim on the part of the inhabitants of Thavies Inn, which is locally situated within that liberty. It will be remembered that the question, whether Thavies Inn was or was not extra-parochial. was tried in the Court of King's Bench some time ago, and a verdict was given in favour of the Inn. Application was also subsequently made to the Court for a new trial upon the ground that the parish had subsequently got pos session of certain ancient documents, &c. which would furnish new and important evidence. The Court, however, refused to disturb the verdict. Thavies Inn, notwithstanding, has been regularly as. messed to the poor in every rate that has been made since, and with a view on the part of the parish to bring the question again to trial. Montriou, an inhabitant of the Inn, had been summoned before the Magistrate for his poor -rate, and having refused to pay, attended yesterday by appointment, with Mr. Jopson. the Vestry Clerk, at this office, before the Sitting Magistrate, Mr. Alderman Ansley, to show cause why a warrant of distress should not be issued against hint. The presence of two Magistrates beirg tie cessar Mr. Alderman VI attlunan, the Alderman of the Ward, was also in attendance. Mr. Jopsoo, in support of hie application, said it was import ant to the parish to establish the fact, that Thavies Inn was liable to be assessed to the poor's rates, and the new evidence they had procured would, in his judgment. clearly show that the place was not extra-parochial, and they therefore felt that it was their duty to bring the question to • trial. He pledged himself that this evi dence was not the same as that produced at the former trial, nor that which was before the Court when a new trial was refused. Dl is Montriou said the new evidence, as it was now termed. was no more than what had already been before the Court of King's Bench, and which the Court did not think of sufScient importance to grant a new trial upon, and if Mr. Jopson would produce, as he had required of him, the affidavit upon which the motion for the new trial was founded, that would show that this very evidence had already been rejected as insufficient by the Court.. This was the fourth time lie bad attended upon this business, and Mr. Jopaun's applications had been refaced by each of the Magistrates, under the advice of the Cit y Solicitor, and though he did not complain of the trouble parsonally, the inhabitants, he thought, had a right to complain of the expense they were thus repeatedly and un necessarily put to. The further hearing of the case was adjourned till Thursday next. BOW-STREET. Yesterday three young men, named Clements, Tyke, and Beecham, were brought before Mr. H•L Ls, charged with breaking into the cottage of a poor woman of the name of King, at Brent ford, and stealing some money and wearing apparel. The prisoners had been committed from the Thames Police (Mice, for one month, as rogues and vagabonds, under the Vagrant Act, and their tcnn of imprisonment having expired on Monday, they were taken into custody at the gates of the House of Correction upon the present charge. It appeared that Mrs. King earns her living by gathering water creases, and that, on the morning of the 27th November. site left her cottage at there o'clock to puns her usual trade. NVhen she returned in the afternoon, she found that her bed-room had been en tered by the window, and her wearing-apparel, bed-furniture, and 2/. 10s. in money, which was in an old stocking, deposited between the bed and die sacking, were gone. The prisoners, Clements and Tyler, were her neighbours, one of them living in the next cot tage. On the same morning, at seven o'clock, they were seen in Rosemary-lane, Tower-hill, by two Thames policemen, sitting down upon some grass mats. They said, in answer to some ques_ . dons, that they caine from Wrothani, in Kent, that morning, and that they made the mats on the road. The officers took them into custody, and found a shawl and two or three other things of trifling value upon them. The Thames l'ulice Magistrate, after remand ing them two or three dines to give the officers time to inquire atria an owner for the shawl, dm, committed them under the Vagrant Act (it was not stated under which clause). Mrs. King, during their imprisonment, found that the shawl and other things were hers, and Mr. Creighton, a Magistrate at Brentford, g ranted a war rant to take them as soon as their month expired. Beecham was taken up because he was heard by some boys to boast of having part of the money. Clements and Tyler said they found the things on Brentford bridge. They were fully committed, end Beecham was discharged. Sir li. IBIRKIE asked the Thames police officers if they had • copy of the conviction under the Vagrant Act, and they replied in the negative. " Because," said Sir Richard, " I should have liked very much to see that conviction." HA TTON-G A it DEN. Mr. Fagan, one of the gentlemen connected with the Mendicity Society, waited on the Sitting Magistrate yesterday, to announce the result of the exertions Of the Society in behalf of a young wo. man, named Matilda Scott, about twenty-six years of age, whose case was submitted to their consideration under the following cir cumstancess— About three days ago, this young woman made her anpearance at this office, seemingly in the last stage of human suffering; she appeared to have entirely lest the use of her limbs, anti contem plated her dissolution as rapidly approaching. With the assistance of the officers she was ushered into the presence of the Magistrates, to whom she told a tale to the following effect. She described her self to be the daughter of a respectable gentleman in Denbighshire, North Wales. and that some months ago she came up to London to visit some friends, and to have some enjoyment of the amuse menu of the metropolis. Unfortunately, during one of her visits to Drury-lane theatre, to see Mr. Kean in Romeo, a gallant Captain of dragoons entered the box in which she was sitting, and with the power of the great Captain, it was with him, weal, nidi v./el In short, she surrendered at discretion, and by sonic understanding I between the Muses, the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet inspired them with the idea of the oedy of All,* Love. Her faithless lover, however, deserted her after a few months, and left bar completely destitute. She could not, however, bring herself to reveal her dis grace—" she never told her love" to the overseers of the parish— " she pined in thought," as she perambulated the streets, " and with green and yellow melancholy," she sat at night on dunghills and such comfortable places of repose. She only made the humble application of being admitted to some workhouse, where she might lay her head down and die. Her story was so plausibly told, that her case excited general commiseration. She was relieved out of the funds of the office ap propriated to such purposes. Several persons present gave her some relief, and letters were written to different overseers. The hlendicity Society was applied to, which undertook to provide for the young woman, and in the tnean time to place her in St. Se pulchre's workhouse. Now for the catastrophe:—On Monday night, as Mr. Fagan and a constable were conducting her to the workhouse, on their near approach thereto she seemed suddenly to become faint, which appeared to increase the nearer they got to the workhouse, and at length she dropped down, apparently in violent epileptic his. Mr. Fagan immediately ran to the workhouse for assistance, and in a few minutes returned. accompanied by the nurses of the house, bringing with them sal volatile, burnt feathers, Svc., as restoratives. To their amazement, however, on their re turn their patient gave a convulsive spring upon her feet. and started off at a rate that would do honour to Halton, or any first rate pedestrian. Mr. Fagan and the nurses not being as well ac quainted as the young lady with all the short cuts through Saffron hill, they were completely thrown out in the chase. THAMES-OFFICE. SEIZURE OP TUE HOPE Or 10"1 TEIIDAM.—Jacob Vander Bent, Captain of the Hope, of Rotterdam ; Martin Vander Bent, Cornelius Vander Bent, and Cornelius Spandament, the vessel's crew, were put to the bar, before W. J. BRODER IP, Es q., charged with clandestinely running into this, country a valuable quantity of contraband goods. Thomas Savin, a Custrm.house officer, being sworn, deposed as follows :—I am Commar.der of the New Charter revenue cutter ; on the 11th instant, about seven in the morning. I perceived a sus picious vessel, appearing to be a Dutchman, at anchor, near to the Black Tail and the Spit Buoy, about a mile and a half from the coast of Essex ; I took possession of her ; she was laden with tobacco and snuff ; the prisoners were on board ; I took the pri• soners and the vessel to Deptford. The ;Magistrate said, that a more glaring smuggling case had never appeared before him, and adjudged each of the prisoners to ray t penalty of 1001.. and in default to be committed to Maidstone gaol, until such penalty shall be paid. The property and vessel to be forfeited. UNION HALL. - • - - Yesterday, a young man, named Lack, was brought up for re examinatinn, charged with having committed a most violent assault upon Mr. Hall, landlord of the Bedford Arms public-house, Clap ham-rise. The prisoner bad been remanded until yesterday, it being stated to the Magistrate, on a former examination, that the life of Mr. Hall was despaired of, in consequence of the serious nature of the injuries he had received. From the statement of Mr. Ball's son, it appeared that the de. fendaut entered the parlour of the house one day last week, in which a gentleman was taking a glass of rum and water. After the gentleman had emptied the glass, the prisoner took the opportunity of snatching it ()lithe table ' and ran out of the house with it in Ins possesion. Mr. Ball, sin being informed of the fact, pursued the prisoner, whom he overtook, accused him of the theft, and in sisted that the glass should he immediately restored. During the interval, Mr. Hall's stn having been apprised of the circumstance, followed his father, and on seeing the prisoner, he also joined with his father in dim inding the restoration of the glass, al this was all they wanted, having no wish to charge the young man with the theft. He had scarcely spoken when the prisoner rushed on him, and gave him a blow which sent him to the ground ; and while he was down, Lack attacked Mr. Ball, sen. a man upwards of seventy years of age, whom he struck in the face; the violence with which the blow was given, knocked the old man down, and falling upon the edge of some stone steps, his thigh-bone was fractured. Mr. Hall, sen., was conveyed to his house in a state of insensibility, and from the nature of the fracture, and his advanced age, his life was fur the first two or three days despaired of. Mr. } ranks, the Vestry-clerk of Clapham, however, attended yesterday, and produced the following certificate from the surgeon who has been attending Mr. Hall :—•• Mr. hall has a fracture of the neck of the thigh-bone—going on as well as can be expected, considering the nature of the injury. It is probable, from his advanced age, it will render him a cripple as long as be lives, but his life is in no danger." The Magistrate said that under these circumstances. he would accept of good bail for the prisoner's appearance at the Sessions. CORON E ICS INQ UES T. Tut: FATAL. TIOXING-M•Tell AT CHALK FARM.—Yesterday at three o'clock a respectable Jury assembled at Mr. Sparks', the Chalk Farm Tavern, to inquire into the death of John Stone, a young man, wlt3 was killed Ina pitched battle on Sunday morning dart. in that neighbourhood. Daniel 31ahony, of No. 3, Fitzroy-place, wan the first witness examined. Ile stated, that he was sitting in the Adam and Eve public.houac, Hampstead-road, on Saturday se'nnight, in the even. ing, when some words arose between the deceased and a man named Joseph Packer, who finally flung a tobacco pipe in the face of the deceased, who instantly challenged him to fight. Packer re fused, but a scuffle ensued, end around or two were fought in the room, but the waiters took away the candles, and they were sepa rated : however, a match was soon after made, and an agreement written, matching them for a sovereign a-side, to fight on last Sun day. The money was deposited anti the ground appointed. The arrangements were those of a regular boxing match, two seconds and bottle-holders for each being appointed. A man named James Cummins and John Adams were for Packer, and Samuel Hesrne and Thomas Saunders for deceased. On Sunday morning lot the parties met by appointment at Chalk Farm, and proceeded to the ground, a field in the vicinity ; and after some preliminary arrangements, the light commenced, and continued for a very con. siderable length of time, with mutual advantage. At the close of the last round the deceased was placed on his second's knee, and fell off, but for what reason the witness could not say. On his looking at hint as he lay on the ground, he appeared insensible, and in a moment or two breathed his last. The witness maid that many blows were struck, but none appeared to bate been delivered with any peculiar precision. Packer, the witness was informed, was a butcher; the deceased worked at a Alr. Jackson's, Lower Rathbone.place. The light commenced at nine o'clock, and was over before ten. John Merchenner, waiter at the Adam and Eve, described the quarrel precisely in the same terms as the last witness. The man Cummins seemed very desirous of having a fight, and snatched a candle out of the witness's hand when he was removing the lights. Thomas %Valley, • labourer, stated, that he came up when the men were fighting. He was a stranger to all parties. From the appearance of the persons around them, the witness thought they were all thieves. The fight did not last long aßer the witness came up. About four or five rounds before the termination the deceased was struck when down by Packer, and immediately caught up by his seconds. An uproar took place, and some cries of " Foul" towards the last rounds, when deceased continually fell from weak. nests. Packer fell on him, and the witness thinks he dropped so as to fix his knees on his abdomen. The moment the deemed fell • second fight took place. Cummins again became a second. The witness had been threatened if he came forward or spoke against any man concerned in the business. Witness had been informed that Cummins was a very bad character. Win. Stone, brother to the deceased, was at the fight, which lasted fig . one minutes :it was a fair fight , and neither took any unfair advantage of the ether. The witness believes his brother received a hurt on the breast, from falling on a stone when l'acker fell on his back. He did not see the last round. The deceased was only 19 years ofage. Robert Quay, a man of humble appearance, gave a similar ac count of the fight, saying, he observed • Dow street officer on the ground, and desired him to put a stop to the fight : he declined, • alleging, as a reason, that he bad not his staff: l ' elek,r much for the deceased, and fell• evidently intentionally upon him sometimes dropping his knees upon his stomach. On the close 4 the bat round, the deceased fell in a kind of shiver. Witness dim said to Cummins, "He is a dying man." Cummins replied, " bet him die, sad be d—. 41." _ . _ Coroner—Do you know the name of the officer who refuted !s stop the fight? Witness—Ye/I, my Lord—John Parton. Coroner—Did Packer fall intentionally, with his knees oc t}, e stomach of deceased ? _ _ _______ Witness—Yea, to to be sure he did. Mr. Roberta, surgeon, of Pratt-place, Camden Town, p tat - 4 that on Sunday morning he saw the decease! in a room of th.it house. Ile wu qdiie dead, but the body was warm. The witt:iss attempted to bleed him, but the blood did not flow. On examining the body there were some ordinary bruises, but none of any cense. quence. There appeared a quantity of blood as if from the burs.. of a blood-Teasel. The witness is of opinion the deceased died in a fit, and not from a blow. Coroner—Are you of opinion that if a man lights for an hour a rupture of the head will he caused ? Witneu- It might cause a rupture, and that might take place without any suffusion from the ears or nose. The wi:neas had opened the chest and abdomen, but nothing of any uncommon ap_ pearance was risible. Coroner—Are you of opinion that a man will die suddenly fr om mere exhaustion ? Witness—Yes, Sir, that will cause sudden death. James Stone, another brother of the deceased, saw the fight, seal held his brother's things; was in the ring. There was sere: punishment on both sides. Saw the deceased fall in last rouN. and Packer upon him. He was carried to Chalk Farm, g !, never spoke afterwards. George Rook, Long-acre, baker, was at the beginning of the battle. Li the last round the deceased fell, and Packer on bite, which he believes was quite accidental. George Poultner, 12, Earl-street ' Lisson-green, plasterer, was u the Adam and Eve with St one . A pipe struck Stone on the bridg e of the nose ; he accused Packer, and offered to tight him fors sovereign. Five shillings were put down ; the remainder of tut money was to be made good on Saturday. Was at the fight ; thinks that Stone was hurt by the many heavy falls he received. He was always undermost. Several persons requested Stone to leave off 'l'he deceased was a very quiet lad. Cummins. after ht heard Stone was dead, said—" Let him die and be d—d." Cum. mins afterwards seconded a man in another battle, which tool place before the deceased was moved oil the ground. Francis Burn was also at the Adam and Eve when the tobacco pipe war thrown ; said it war Packer. Stone jumped over the table. The deceased said he would fight him fur a sovereign. Packer said he was too much for hint, and did not wish to figh: him. Heard the agreement read ; it was a stranger who wrote a. Saw the deceased fall front his second's knee. The deceased te. tetrad a severe blow on the chest in the middle of the fight, lut believes the falls were the cause of his death. This being the whole of the evidence, the Coroner and JIM viewed the body, which presented a shocking spectacle : on tilt-sr return to the Jury-rootn— Mr. Sri st ht et addressed them to the following effect :—Get. tlemen, I think it necessary to make a few observations on the case, and on a practice, which of late has been pronounced by the first legal authorities to b e illegal ; a practice which, in itself, disgraceful to society, and only encouraged by the most debasel of mankind. Haring made this allusion, Tou, lam sure, oil perfectly understand I mean the practice of prize-fighting. If s sudden quarrel arise between two men which Is decided by bozite directly, although, perhaps, not altogether legal, yet they cam: he supposed to have any malicious motive ; and, if one be kill's, the law humanely takes the suddenness of the circumstance into consideration, and gives the accused the full benefit of it. Be', Gentlemen, if in a public house, or elsewhere, two men it, matched to fight for a sum of money, at a given time, auk enter a field, where a ring is prepared, to fight this pitches battle, although they may not use murderous weapons; yet, if one or other be killed, most undoubtedly, in my op. nlon, it is wilful murder, and comes within the meaning of the statute ; and to such an extent has this disgraceful system gone, that it rests with you, if you think the man died not from exhaus. tion, to return such a verdict as will bring all the parties before ao. other tribunal. lam informed, that of late the practice of prise. fighting has been carried on every Sunday in this neighbour., and the local authorities will, I trust, by a summary process, pre. vent a recurrence of such disgraceful scenes. ThrCarotier. tor. eluded his remarks by stating the distinction of the law as 'masa murder and manslaughter, and called upon them, on the evidence, to find one or the other. The Jury remained in deliberation for half an hour, and C. returning, The Foreman said, "Mr. Cosoner, we have founds verdict Manslaughter against Joaeph Packer, snd apinst Commit, Saunders, Adams, and Hearne, the seconds and bottle holders, u accessaries ; and the Jury fully concur in the propriety of clieckir; the practice of prize-fighting." The Coroner—Gentlemen. I cannot receive your verdict ; persons accused mast all be guilty alike ; they are all Clitlll.. culpable, nay, even more so than the principal. The Jury, after a few minutes' deliberation, returned a rerd:. of " Manslaughter" against all. Packer surrendered on Monday, and is in Clerkenwell prison. CASE OF SALVAGE. PLYMOUTH GUILDHALL, SATURDAY, JAN. O. Refute E. LOCIYER, R. Rost) Lw. and JOHN WERE Ci.aar, Errs. Magistentee for the County. This was a Meeting of the Magistrates, under the statute+ of Ist and 2d Geo. IV. for the purpose of determining the amount of salvage due to several individuals who were the salvors of a chest of plate, value 10081. 14s. being part of the cargo of the brig Hiber berhia, Dyer master, wrecked under the Citadel, during the gale of wind on the 234 November last. The case excited a considerable de of interest, and was se veral hours in deciding. It ap that the salvors required of the owners, one third of the value; and we understand that thy were offered one eighth. The decision of the 3lagistrates gives than nearly one sixth. It is a generally-received opinion, that parsons salving wrecked property, are entitled by law to one third of its value, but such o n The i remedyo ni erroneous; i ith e n im o n st i s en ch lanwoetver ee hav t i o ni bri been ng the u se ells = the Magistrates, for their decision ; and if suzii decision is nut D.:- proved of by either the salvors or the owners, an appeal may De made to the Court of Admiralty. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. PEDEE T &lAN PERFO INANCE.—Yaltadlly s young man. aped about 20, named Hugh Russell (with whose feats in Cork sad Clonmel our readers are already acquainted). succeeded in accom plishing a walk of 102 miles in 24 successive hours. He staved precisely at two o'clock on Thursday, on a measured quarter of a mile on the Canal, and accomplished the first mile in nine minutes, the second in nine and a half. At the termination of the first hour from starting he had walked six miles and a quarter. At 27 Iv mates to two yesterday he had accomplished his task, apparent:y with much ease to himself, within the given time, having 27 tr nutes to spare. The crowd assembled to witness this extraordinary performance was very great, and &Worded him much inconveniene. from pressing too closely on him. Immediately after having pc formed the business, they chaired him to his lodgings on Arthur quay. We understand, with pleasure, that a handsome subscr4- 00f1 was raised for hint by some respectable gentlemen on the spr, and we hope that it will be further increased. He promises. if r - couraged, to go 1,000 miles in 1,000 successive hours.—Lister. Paper. BRUTAL OUTRAGE. —On Friday night last, the horn of a respectable farmer named Thomas Hickson, it Nantenant, was broken into by a lawless handitn. Himself and his wife were severely beaten, one of the ruffians having stabbed her with a bayonet, and 13 daughter, a girl of 17, taken away. 'iii Monday Lo. Providence conducted the Very Rev. Mr. *Namara, R.C. Dean of this Diocese, to the mountains of Cloulehat3, to attend a dying person, and on his return he was applied to by a man named Madigan, to whose house the young girl (after having been cruelly dragged from house to house the two receding nights) had been brought the night before. The Dean, assisted by the Niece, stationed at Ballyhaliill, brought her to his own house, and on Tues day sent to her father, who came, but was afraid to take ler home without an escort, in consequence of the fellow who had taken her away, having a party on the roads watching to get her again into his power. Thursday, Constable Gardiner and a party of military conveyed her to he.r father's house.—lriA Ob..errer. BIRTH. On the 16th instant, the Lady of Sir W. E. Row Bough: , s. But. M.P. of a son and heir. — MARRIED. ........ ....... VesterdaT morning. at St. Mary. Lambeth, the Rev. Robot Hodgson I.owler. of Southwell. Nottinghamshire, to Frames Elisabeth, only child of Thomas Bab, Esq. of South Lambeth. A! Distillery Park, liaddington, upon the 10th instant. Thon m Spears, jun. Esq. distiller, Kircaldy, to Mary M`Queen, eldnt daughter of Archibald Dunlop, Esq. DIED. 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