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,t ighted. The witnesses all stated that it was the custom of the r iver Tyne for a ship going town the river after datk, to send I wend to the vessels moored below to slip their chains. In erms.essmination, it was admitted that the chain by which the Atlantic was moored exteneed "30 fathoms *note, and entirely niched over the channel of the ricer, and that notice was not always given by vessels 'shout to seil. Ale. COOKSON fund Mr. hoed, few the defence, submitted that the plaintiffs ought to be nonsuitet. The fi Geo. IV., the General Pilot Act., enacted, that in every action instituted for damage done to one vessel by another having a pilot on board, the action should but be brought against the mater but against the pilot. In this ,sae the George bad had *pilot on board, and the plaintiP, (hem line. tied misconceived their action in bringing it against the master end rot the pilot. Me. SCAREETT, foe the plaintiffs. pointed out to the Court a section In the Act in question, which expressly exempted from the opr rat ion of the Act the Trinity flows of Kingetomti pon- II ull and Newt-tulle upon. ; aril lie produced a local act, which kit it ',timely to the discretion of the masters of vessels to employ a pilot or not. as they might choose. It was rep.ied by the defendant's Counsel. that, at all events, the dfendant laming employed a pilot. had brought himself under the 6 e Ii Geo. IV., and, therefore, the action ought to have been against 'the pilot. -Mr. Janice Pas K PAM he would give no opinion, hut reserve the taint for the defendant, if the result of the cause should rendet it necessary for hint to insist upon it. Mr. Coax sow then addressed the Jury for the defendant, and lurid Oat he should prove most eatietactorily that the accident had eccurred solely in consequence of the negligence of the crew of the Atlantic. The Jury would recollect that it had letely been question whether the staitits themselves were not an infringe. tutu on the free navigation of the river, and he believed that some of the Judges of the land had regarded them in that light. But if, by their verdict today, they went to establish that not only ' , meths might lie extended over one hell of the river, but that an iron chain might be thrown over the other half, then, indeed, the navigation of the'river Tyne might be considered as at an end. The Mate, Captain, and Pilot of the George, were then exa mined, and they stated that the George had begun to sail before seven o'clock, that the tide was running up. and the night quite light. The witnesses all said, that when they left the staith at 'which they had been loading they saw the Atlantic, which was lying only 200 yards below. The steam.boet which towed the George hailed the Atlantic, but received no answer, and drawing only four fret water passed over the chain. When die George ar. eked within thirty yards of the chain, the pilot hailed the At. !antic, and asked them to slack their ropes. The answer from the Atlantic Was," Tory are not ropes, but chains." The pilot of the George then said—"(.'halo or rope, slant it, or danger will follow." The reply from the Atlautic was—" What are you making all that noise about ; you are not at it yet." The Captain and Pilot thr ived in this part of the statement, as the former bested the words USW to have been—" What are you making that noise about, we are getting ready." The accident happened a minute after. The witnesses concurred in stating, that if the chain had been slackened tour fathoms, the George would have gone over, and that the chain might with ease have been slackened in a minute. Mr. Fother lill, the Harbour-master of Newcastle, stated, that if the plaintiffs' teasel had been moored within his jurisdiction in the manner de scribed by the witnesses, he should have ordered the chain to be slackened, and if that Endre had not been complied with, should then have given directions to cut it. .Me. SCA a LETT made an ablereply. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs—Damages to be settled out of Court. NEWCASTLE, JOLT 28. CROWN COURT. Before Mr. Baron Hit I. r. or [.] Georce Clot' was indicted for stealing from a Presbyterian sheeting-house a certain book called a Bible, the property of the Rev. John Ailkin, the minister of the chapel. Ailkin seated, that he had himself placed the Bible In the place from whence it hail been taken. He had not again seen it until Le found it in the possession of a pawnbroker. The pawnbroker to whom the prisoner had pledged the Bible aned that circumstance. The Bible was identified by Mr. Ail kin and other witnesses. The prisoner in his defence made a strong appeal to the mercy of the Jury, and urged that he had served his country both by sea and land for a long se ri es of yearn. Verdict, Guilty.—The prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned foe nee year in the county gaol, and to be kept to hard labour. • Clialles Wrolorm was indicted fur feloniously killing and slay trig Elisabeth Shotten. It appeared from the evidence, that on the day of the death of the deceased, the prisoner was riding his master's horse in the direction of Newcastle, and was seen to pees along the road, in the ditch of which the deceased was found. The deceased was taken up in a dying state, and some appearances led to the belief that she had been knocked into the ditch. As the prisoner had been teen to pass along the road at so short a time before the accident, a presumption was attempted to be supported that he had ridden against her, and caused her death. In the favour of the prisoner, it appeared that the accident had taken place at the time of the election, when many persons were on the road, lied that there was a cross-road between the place where the decease.) had been found, and the part of the road on which the prisoner had been seen tiding, along which many persons might have passed. The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty. George Reed was indicted for stealing a watch, the property of Learmouth. The evidence went to show that the prosecutor kept the watch hung up in his house, and was in the habit of lending it every Sun . day to a young boy, Lis nephew. After decorating the person of his nephew during the Sunday, it was again hung up for the , remainder of the week. On the day mentioned in the indict. ment, the nephew saw the watch hanging up, and could not resist the temptation of wearing it on that day, although it was not a Sun day. Having put the watch into his fob, he went out, and soon suet the prisoner. The prisoner enticed the boy into a field, under the pretence of showing him a bird's nest, and there knocked him down and ran off with the watch. The watch was never recovered, but the prisoner some time after was seen by the boy at Tynemouth, and immediately secured. Verdict Guilty. The prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned 12 mouths, and kept to bard labour. CIVIL SIDE. [Before Alr. Justice PARK.] Special Juries. CLOUGH AND OTH Ens V. TAYI.OII. This ease, th.,ugh not possessing any general interest, may be looponant to the commercial node,, on account of the point raised under the new Bankrupt Act. Mr. A tura so x opened the pleadings. This was an action of driver, brought by One plaintiffs, who were the assignees of a bank rupt of the name of Walker, to recover the value of a ship, which the defendant had convened to his own use. Mr. SCAN LETT rated the ease to the Jury. 'Pile circumstances of the case were as follows :—The bankrupt, Walker, had been a butcher and enal-doctor at Newcastle, and was the owner of revers! vessels. Amongst the rest, lie had possessed • seven-eighth share of the Mary, the vessel tor the recovery of which the present action was brought. In February last Mr. Wal. her tied b,eotne embarrassed in his eireunOtances, and on the 11th of that month had committed an act of bankruptcy, by causing himself to be denied to a creditor who called for payment of a bill, 'Cps defendant in the present action, who was ri cattle-dealer, resid ing at Berwick, had been a principal creditor ot Walker's, and the deaf due to him in the beginning of February had amounted to teetl. Mr. Taylor bad several times pressed Walker for payment nt this account, and at length Walker had proposed to hint to con vey his(St'alker's) share in the ship, the bilfwhichWallecr owed be ing to stand as part of the payment, and the rest to he pnid by Ale. raylor in notary. After some negotiation, Mr. Taylor con:mined to the pummel, and, accordingly, on the 16th of Februara - , two days after the act ot bankitiptey Eat been committed. the share of Wal ker in the ship had been conveyed to Alt. Taylor for between 1,6401. and 1,660/. The vessel had been put up to public auction on die 7th Feb., and had been bought in at LOOM It appecred that not only had not Mr. Taylor suspected the insolvent siftintion in Walker, but that even Walker's attorney had been in the 'tame state of ignorance. Under these circumstances, it was cementite' that the assignees ought to recover, as the conveyance had been mode utter the act ot bankruptcy, and therefore gave no title. Mr.WILLIAMS, for the defendant, submitted that the plaintiffs ought to be noesuited. Ile called the attention of the Learned Judge to the 6th Gem IV. e. 16. a B'2. by which It was enacted that " all payments, really and Lona fide made to any bank rupt before the date and 'ming of the commission against such bankrupt, shall be deemed valid, notwithstanding any prior act of bankruptcy by such bai:rept committed ; and such creditor :dual not be liable to refund the same to the assignees of such bankrupt, provided the person so dealing with the said bankrupt, had not at the time of such payment notice el any act of bank ruptcy by such bai . krupt conmiltted." Now the present case clearly came within the clause to which he had drawn the attsntion of the Conn. It was clear that the defendant had been a Loon fide ueditor pf the bankrupt, and that he had purchased the ship at a fair price; and how could it be pretended that he could have known the insolvent circumstances of the bankrupt, when it appeared in evidence that the attorney of the bankrupt, win lived near him, and was of course in his confidence, had at that time not the slightest suspicion P In contimmtion of his argument, he begged Isis Lordship to attend to the caw of "Care and another, Assignees of Packwood I. Young." reported in the second volume of Barnewall and ()icemen's Reports. In that case, the bankrupt, who had kept a carpi t.warehouse, in Rat. cliffedtighwey, had committed an act of bankruptcy un the 131 of December, 1822 I and the wife of the defendant had gone, oo die 24th ot December (the shop being still mien and buei tress carryirx on as usual), and had purchased a carpet, foe width she paid. The assignees had brought an action of (rover to recover the value of the carpet, and the Chief Juetice, on the trial of' the cause, had left it to the Jury to say whether the sale had been loins fide or fraudulent. The Jury had found for the defendant, and the Gault of King's Bench had refused to disturb the verdict. ao that even under the old law the Court had recognized the principle for which be contended in the prt sent cane. • Mr. LiCA•LETT, on file other side, observed, that the point now folioed, shewed the danger to which pieties to a suit were exposed to every new Act of Parliament. NVhen the present Act had poised, he bad had the honour of conversing-with the Lord Chan. cello? on the subject of k, arid that distinguished iiidintlual had said to him " There is no need to go to echoed to learn this Aet, lesedue• it only eeneolidates the aid Acts into pre." He (Mr &e'en; had thought so then, and be thought so still. Nowlt was clear, whatever reliance might be placed on the clause of the new Act of Parliament, that the conveyance of Walker to the deftm dant must have been null and void. The law had enacted that property in a vessel could pass only by deed • and no one would argue that, after an act of bankruptcy had b een committed, the bankrupt could make a valid deed. 111 r. Justice Panic said, that besides agreeing with Mr. Scar lett in what he had said, on the subject of the conveyance, he had no difficulty In giving his opinion, that the new Act of Parliament had, in the particular clause alluded to, only consolidated the former4ets, and that, therefore, the claw e did not protects creditor, if a fraudulent preference were shewn in the payment of 'his debt. Now, a voluntary preference war, in law, a fraudulent preference, and that a voluntary preference had been given by Walker to the defendant, no one who had heard the evidence could doubt. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiffs. ATKINSON V. MERTON. This was an action brought to recover damages from the de fendant, for haling blocked up and obstructed the ancient lights of the plaintiff Mr. SCARLETT stated the plaintiff's case. The plaintiff, he observed, was a very respectable man, residing in Newcastle, and had brought this action for a most wanton attempt to obstruct the lights of a building in his possession. In the year 11103 Mr. At kinson had purchased, from ajperson of the name of Smith, a piece of ground, on which he had erected a warehouse. Mr. Smith had reserved a piece of ground near Mr. Atkinson. and had built thereon a malt-house. In the conveyance of the land to Mr. At kitties!), a special covenant had been entered into, by which Mr. A tkineon had been licensed to open any windows towards the property of Mr. Smith, provided that none were opened at a less I distance thanillff feet from the ground. In !811 Mr. Smith had died, and in 18111„ the defendant, Mr. Merton, had purchased the premises previously occupied by Smith. In the March of the present year the defendant had proceeded to erect 'a building cicse to 11r. Atkinson's warehouse, by which lie had entirely blocked up three of the windows of the warehouse. The case having been proved, as stated, 31r. Wteetasis (with whom wits Alr. BROUGHAM and Mr. ARCIIIIIALD) admitted that he had no answer to the action. The plaintiff, they had been told, was a respectable man , a nd he (Mr. W.) believed that the plaintiff was something more than respect able, for it was said that he was a relation of the Lord Chancellor. Now, the defendant not having the benefit of such a relationship, could not be expected to know as much law as the plaintiff; and he had, therefore, fallen into the mistake of imagining that he had a right tcr build on his own ground as high as he pleased. Verdict for the plaintiff-Damages Is. MERTON v. ATKINSON. This action arose out of the Mecums:ince:l detailed in the last. The parties changed places on the record, and Mr. Merton sought a compensation in damages for a violent assault and battery, al leged to have been committed by Mr. Atkisson. 3lr. WiI.I.IAMS addressed the Jury for the plaintiff—The Jury had now to decide what damages were to be paid by the gentle- man, who In the last cause had been described as so highly re spectable. for an aggravated assault. The plaintiff in this cause had, as they had already heard, conceived the notion that he might build as he pleased on his own land, and had accordingly been employed in raising the building, of which in the last cause they had heard so much. On the 21th March last, the defendant had felt his anger rise at viewing the progress of the building in question, and he had gone on the plaintiff's premises, as it after wards turned our, for die purpose of remonstrating with him. Mr. Atkinson explained to the plaintiff that he had no right to build beyond a certain height. Now, he ( Mr. Williams) would observe, that although Isis client had certainly been mistaken in sup posing that he might build as high as he pleased lel. that he imae gined the Jury would teach Mr. Atkinson, that because his own lights had been stopped up, he had no right to en deavour to poke out a new light in the side of Mr. Mer ton. (A laugh.) Well, after some conversation on the subject, the plaintiff had told the defendant that he would build, if he could, as high as die sky. Mere the patience of Mr. Atkinson came to a close, and putting himself in military attitude, as though be were charging with the bayonet, he made a plunge with his umbrella at the side of the plaintiff, and with all his force rubbed the umbrella against the plaintiff's side. (A laugh.) They would learn that the skin had been rubbed off, that the services of a surgeon had been rendered necessary, and that Mr. Merton had been obliged to lose a good deal of blood and to take a good deal of physic. Such was the injury complained of, and the Jury would give a reasonable compensation in damages. Henry Merton sworn—l am a son of the plaintiff'. I was, on Good Friday last, on the spot where my father was building. Mr. Atkinson came on the premises • and asked George Gib on if my father was there. George Gibs on! pointed out my father to Mr. Atkinson. 31r. Atkinson asked my father how high he intended to carry the building. My father said, if lie could find money he would carry it as high as the sky. (A laugJ). Mr. Atkinson said, " Don't you know when I bought my property from Mr. Smith ; it was agreed that no person was to build higher than 16 feet ?" My father said, that lilt. Smith was now dead, and the property had passed into other hands. 31r. Atkinson said, " 1 am not dead. My father repeated that he would build on his own ground, as high as he thought proper. Mr. Atkinson said, " You d—d rascal, I'll knock it down as fast as you build It up." Mr. Atkin. son had an umbrella in his hand, which lie held as if charging with a bayonet, and let drive at my fatherr's side. This was a little after one o'clock. My father went home immediately. I saw my father's side on the Sunday following. There was a red mark about three inches long and the skin was rather ruffled. 31y father was very 111 next day. Cross-examined by Mr. SCARLETT—I dare say Mr. Atkinson is 80 years of age. I did not see if his hand shaked. lily fattier is not yet fifty. Well, when you saw your father in such danger, of course you went to his assistance P—No. V. when you saw him drilled in the manner you have de scribed, did you not help Man 7—No, it came on too soon. Now, as to this mark, three inches long, was it not such a mark as is made by a person scratching himself 7—No. Was it not like the mark of a whip?—No. Have you not got a whip in the house ?—No. Then what does your mother use? (A laugh.}—Sbe uses a stick to the children. Does she never try the stick on any one else 7-1 dare say she never has occasion to use it on any one else. Two other witnesses were called to prove the assault,but ore could not swear that the umbrella ever touched the plaintiff; and the other was of opinion that it did not. 11r. Fife, • surgeon, was called to attend the plaintiff on the Sunday day after the accident. The plaintiff complained of pain on the right aide. Witness did not recollect whether there was any mark. Witness bled the plaintiff'. Witness's bill for attendance and medicine amounted to 21. 13. Supposing a blow to have been given on the plaintiff's side, it would have produced the symptoms that plaintiff observed. Mr. SCARLET.—And supposing an umbrella to have been pointed at the plaintiff without reaching him, would that have produced the symptoms. (A laugh.)—No. Mr. SCARLETT briefly addressed the Jury. Ile admitted that the plaintiff must have a verdict, but thought that a fartbiug da mages would satisfy the justice of the case. 31r. Justice PARK, ill Summing up the case, told the Jury, that during an experience of forty years, he had never known so trum pery an action. The Jury found a verdict for the elaintiff—Damages, One Farthing. _ LAW NOTICES. COURT OF CHANCERY. $llO MMMMM LORD CHANCULLOR. IN LINCOLN'S INN 111A,LL,TLItS DAT A AT TRY. Romainiug VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. iGPORi TII/T TICS-ZIIANCILLOR,IN LINCULN'D INN, THlsi DAT A AT Ede v. Ede IVilkintoo v. Wilkin. HALP-PAST Cause Petitions. Brewer ♦. Crofts Gladwin v. Bonner Severn v. Bond Exparte Calvert Wir.ell v. NVigtell In re Lady Ann Ba con's Charity Ansilen v. Nixon Bultver v. Astley Ssteithwaite v. Situ thwalte In re J. W. 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The Muter of the Rolle will hear Cam.re, Further Directions, and Pe tithme. by consent, on Saturday (Aug. V, at nine In the morning. Further Directions, and Petitions, must be set duwu before too o'clock on Friday next. PREROGATIVE COURT. lIIIPORII NIA JOHN NICVOLL.—AT TICV lACI DAY. C !MTS.—Wednesday, August 2; Wednesday, September G Wednesday, October 4. COURT OF ADMIRALTY. DIITORM LORD STOWSLL.—AT XXXXX M LAC{ DAT. DICTAULT DATI.—TDUTMdAy, AWOL 3; TburtaLty, September Thursday, October S. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, SATUUDAY, PRACTICE IN TIIE ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE. A few dart ago, a statement was made by Mr. Hoaret to the following effect :—An order was made by the Court below on a petition directing the Aceountant-Getteral to trar.sfer a sum of money; a petition of appeal was immediately presented to this branch of the Court, which his Lordship answered for the next day of petitions. The appellant left a copy of that appeal in the Ac.; countant.General's Office, and without any order restraining the transfer, the Accountant-General refused to pay over the mosey. Upon this statement being made by Mr. Home, on the behalf of the party entitled to have the truster by the decree of THE BRITISH PRESS• • • the Lord Chancellor, he said that the Accountant-General was not authorized to refuse malting the transfer.—Tbill WAR communicated to the Accountant-General, who attended at a quarter before ten o'clock in the ball to-day, stating, that it was necessary he should are the Cline*llov. Mi. Horne arrived 10 Court before the bilk King found admittance to the Lord Chancellor, to whom the Ac countant-General.eommuricafed Iris object. He said, that he had made strict enquiry Into this point of practice, and found that, for the last twenty-five years, the transfer of money in his office had always been stayed by the presenting of a petition of appeal ; and if that practice were now to be altered, he certainly should require the direct order of the bend Chancellor. Mr. HoRNE said, he certainly was much surprised to hear such a statement. It was a perfect matter of course when a petition of appeal was presented to the Lord Chancellor, for his Lordship to answer it, and if the practice the Accountant-General contended foe was to obtain, the result would be, that in every cue where money was ordered to be paid out of Court just before the recess, by any branch of the Court, the unsuccessful party would only have to present a petition of appeal, and by that means the fund would unavoidably he locked up the whole of the long vacation. If the Accountant-General could, under such circumstances, stay the transfer of money, he certainly would be a much greater man than the Lord Chancellor; but if hie did do so in a case in which lie (31r. Home) was a party in whose favour the transfer had been ordered, and if any thing were lost by the falling of the funds be tween the staying of the transfer and the order for payment, upon the bearing of the appeal, he should unquestionably bring an action against him for the loss. The Accountant-General then had an interview with the Chan cellor in his private room, and upon his Loa ositi r entering the Court. he addressed himself to Mr. Horne thus :—`• The Ac countant-General has been with me, Mr. Herne, upon the matter of that order of transfer you did me the favour to speak abcut ; and I find from him, that the practice of the office, without interruption, has been for about thirty years, that where an order is made on a motion to transfer money, upon notice of an appeal being given to stay the transfer of the niones, the order is stopped." Mr. HORNE—My Lord,.) feel peculiarly satisfied to have occa sion to mention this point of practice—a most important point to the public, when a gentleman was in the o ffi ce, so well calculated to till it, and so anxious to act correctly as Mr. Harvey was; and therefore, I hope that that officer will not imagine this was intend ed as a complaint against him. His LottnstriP.—No, no; he has no notion of that sort, I MR quite sore. But finding this to have been the practice in the office for thirty years, he did not like to alter it without an application to me ; and if any thing occurs to any gentleman at the bar, in the course of the day, upon the dissimilarity of the practice, I shall feel greatly obliged to hear it. Nothing, however, was stated further upon it in the course of the day. EMPEROR OF RUSSIA• GU EIO V. SOMERVILLE. Mr. SuGDEW hoped the Court would have the goodness to thitk of this rase, and dispose of it speedily. His poor client had just come of age, and was much in want of the money, every shilling of which was tied up in Court by order of the Vice• Chancellor. lle believed his Lordship had all the papers, and he hoped the Emperor of Russia would have withdrawn his claim. Mr. HART, contra—Well, but my Lord Chancellor happens not to be the present or past Emperor of Russia, and we ate here upon a question of debtor and creditor. l‘lr. SE G FIEN-YOU don't say so! Mr. HART-4 do, indeed. LORDSITIP—WeII, I shall attend to it, but I don't know that the Emperor of Russia has tot a much more comfortable situation than the Chanceller of England. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JO IN 29. The Seal, which commenced on Monday last, did not terminate until to-day. It was the longest that ha• ever occurred in this Court—a fact which is chiefly illustrative of the extraordinary in crease of business in Chancery. GWYNNE T.Y NE. Mr. Kwmire moved the Court to restrain the defendant, money-lender. from proceeding on a bond given to him by the plaintiff, for the sum of 700 f., whieh he had swelled by the various devices practised by money.lenders, into a sum of 2,300!.. fur which he now held a post obit bond. The plaintiff had offered him a compensation of 1,6001., which was more than equivalent to his just demands. lle hoped that under these circumstances his Ho nour would extend to his client the protection of the Court. The VICEXIIANCELLOH—Yon must pay the 1,6001. into Court, Mr. Kright. • Mr. KNIGHT consented, and the motiiin was accordingly granted. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Tu 7.Y 29. This morning an unusual number of discharges issued to libe rate prisoners heard on the previous day. Never was there, since the organization of the Court, a greater number of insolvents' peti tions heard and adjudicated upon in the same space of time than during the present week. The list of petitioners contained, on the average, upwards of thirty persons a day. and serral of the cases were of sufficient importance to warrant a prolix inquiry. In one case the Chief Commissioner sat (with the exception of an hour's relaxation) from nine in the morning to nearly eleven at night. The case of Thomas Watson, the younger, late of Duke's-court, Bow -street, came on for hearing; in the course of which it appeared that the insolvent had already committed an act of bankruptcy; and the question was, whether a person, against whom a commis sion had been issued, the validity of which he disputed, and which was still under discussion, could claim the benefit of the Act. The terser CoMMISSIOXER observed, that ss the insolvent disputed whether he was a bankrupt or not, and as that issue was still pending, he (the Chief Commissioner) could not see what posits he had vested in him to remand the petitioner, whatever ex penses lie might have subjected the other parties to. As assignees, the opposing creditors had a great right to have the question agi tated, and they had only done what they conceived to be their duty. But after all, the impression on the mind of the Court was, that the insolvent be discharged. SURREY SF, S'SIONS. T. Williamr was indicted for stealing in a dwelling-house. Be went into the house of a tradesman at Itotherhithe, in the middle of the day, and was walking off with some wearing apparel, when he was met by the servant girl, who courageously detained him till bile had raised the alarm. The prisoner made no defence, and was sentenced to six months' hard labour at the tread-mill. Three boys, named John Bond, James Lawrence, and George Richardson, were indicted for stealing an umbrella. One of them went into an umbrella shop, while the other two remained at diffe rent distances. The one in the shop handed en umbrella to the others, and they all ran oft together. They were pursued by the shopman, who, when he bad nearly overtaken them, beard one of them say to another, " Ding it, or we shall be grabbed." The other directly threw it away, but they were all taken. The prisoner Bond had in his possession a centre-bit, a file and a phosphorus box. They were severally sentenced to seven . cars' transportation. The prosecutor, John Farley. who is a very old man, and very deaf, fell from his seat in a violent fit, immediately after the sentence was pronounced, and was carried out of Court dreadfully convulsed. POLICE. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT. Havrow.oanotw.--Seturday a young seaman, named Jemirna Phi/pot, about 20 years of age, was charged with stealing between 70!. and 801. front 'her late master, in notes of the Leicester Bank. From the evidence it appeared, that she became an orphan at the age of seven years, mid had from that time until within these three months been il the fan' ly of the gentleman whom she had treated with so much ingratitude. She then suddenly absconded, taking, as was supposed, the money in question, and had con trived to elude every search that had been made for her, until a letter addressed to her aunt at Tiverton, and which had been opened at the post-office, gave the desired information. In this letter site stated, that although something preyed; heavy on her mind, yet she was more comfortable than when feeding turkeys ; and concluded by saying, she might be heard of at a tobaccontst's in Chichester-place, liray's.inn-lane-road, where she was found by Colson, a constable who received the information. On being taken she confessed the robbery, and said that she had intended to go away that night, as she had a presentiment that a discovery was near. his. Huddleston, with whom the prisoner lived in Chiclies ter-place, said that she had been in his service about eight weeks, and had represented herself as an orphan, anti just come from Hereford. In a few days after, she told him site had received a little legacy on the death of her mother, to the amount of 55/., which she requested he would enter for her in some savings' bank. This request he acceded to, and she produced that ruin all in notes of the Hereford Bank. From her general behaviour, he had not the least suspicion that she came dialtonesily by the property. Mr. ROGERS said that it was a case of the basest ingratitude he had ever heard of. He should of course remand her till all the parties were able to appear. Mary Balmer, a wretched-looking 013 woman, was charged on suspicion of stealing two large silver table.spoone, the owners of which are at present unknown.—Mr. Crer, a pawnbroker, residing in Gray's Inn-lane, said, that about an hour before the prisoner came to his shop, and offered the spoons to pledge for 11. They were very large and weighty, and bore the Scotch Hall mark, but were without crest or Initials. On asking her whose spoons they were, and how they came into her possession, her answers were so evasive and unsatisfactory, that he thought it his duty to detain both her and the propertr. The spoons he now produced. It was here mentioned by an officer. that her son-in-law was a dustman, and cleared most of the houses in Gray's Inn and its vicinity ; and as there were several Scotch families in that quarter, it ought be through his agency the spoons raise into her possession.—ln her defence the prisoner declared she found then in Holborn, wrapped up in brown paper, and thought she had a right to pawn them if she liked,—She was ordered to be remanded for a few days, and in the mean time every endeavour should be made to find the owner. The spoons were delivered Into the charge of Limbrick. CHARGE OF ItAPI. MARLBOROUGH &Mum—Abraham Jonas, an Amsterdam Jew, living in Shoreditch, a hawker of shawls and silks, was on Saturday put to the bar, on a charge of rape on Ann Martin, a married women, and the mpther of several children, last Wednes day week, at No. I, Brownlow.strie, Drury-lane. The case was partially board by to Mr.'Roe, on Thursday evening, who remanded Sa the prisons, for ttaday, give Use stimulus au uPPorbilill to at tend. This arguers to timi questions put so the woman. umesemy to enlistsodato tko mobil sheep squint I o primer, canoe be gi on v l e ik n. elyrifeliheevidliweswirs was stsilie capkg offentie g nilluirs ° Oa r t t e co* PlablibiS isol sador would not describe the perpetration, farther than that they were standing at a table, but whether face to Ace, she was too much confused to recollect, though eight days had passed since the oc currence. The following is a portion of the evidence Ann Martin said, on Wednesday week she heard a ring at her bell, about a quarter after three. Two of her own children and one of a lodger's went down to the door, and let the prisoner up. She does not recollect if he said," Gond day," or any other complimen tary introduction, or if he brought any shawls. When lie came up he sat down itt a chair, and wanted the children sent out of the room ; she did not send them away, and he put them out. She told the children to play on the landing-place. She lives on the first floor ; there arc three rooms on a floor ; she occupies two, and another ledger the third ; it is a double house ; thirty people live In the hotre. When the children were out of the room he laid hold of lets arm, and took improper liberties. She cannot re collect what expressions he used ; she was confused and did not understand him. She told him she was a married woman, tried to get away, and said she expected her husband home. Ile gave her his watch, asked her how she liked it, and if she had been to France ; she replied, she had not. She was standing at a table, quite close, with her face towards it ; he pushed her sideways against a partition. She hallooed two or three times, and tried to get away, but he effected his purpose. Ile wanted her to go into the bed.room, but she would not. Ile placed a shawl on her shoulders while she was standing with her face to the table, to ace how she looked in It. Cannot say how they were standing, or who held her clothes. Craft-examined by Mr. ISAACS for the prisoner—Had seen the prisoner twice before ; it was six weeks since she first saw him. He asked her when her husband came home ; she replied, " some times he was out all day." She was Repay nti. per week for what she bought of him. He was to have called next day, but did not. Was told by her landlady (Mrs. Crowden) not to tell her husband. This happened on the Wednesday ; on the Thursday morning sloe did tell her husband. It was in the front room ' • the windows were opened. There are windows in the-house on the opposite aide of the way, but they are only sleeping rooms; nobody could see the transaction from the opposite house. She is attended by Mr. Stevens, of Broetioareet. Did not tell the doctor till Friday ; she has a virulorie affection. Was frightened at him t h e first time she AWN him ; did not like his looks; thought he wa a robber ; had heard that such people came to rob. Did set periple to watch for his next coming. Told her landlady to watch who rung at her bell. When he came eight days after site had hint taken into cus tody. Ile was in the room about a quarter of an hour. She did scream out; a little girl heard her, and a lodger up stairs also. Cannot describe the manner; was quite overcome • ' felt faint. She did not hold up her clothes; he had his arm round her waist. Mr. IVni. Snow, 31, Little Earl-street, Seven Dial!, is an inti mate friend of the man and wile; had often interfered in their do mestic affairs. He called ty accident on the Thursday following, and observing her low-spirited, said to her, "Ann, what's the mat ter ?" She said a man came there with some s h awls, and wanted her to boy ; he first exhibited ltis goods behind the street door ; she told him she did not want any, and refused to took at them, till a girl in the kitchen persuader) her. On the day before he came again, and pulled her about in an indelicate way, after sending the children out of the roost. She did not give him any indication of his having effected his purpose. The child of a lodger on the third 'story, a little girl shout ten years old, said Mrs. Martin was having her tea; the children had their tea when she was done. When die bell rang, she and Mrs. Martin's two children went to the door and saw the prisoner. Ile asked if her father was at home ; she said he was not ; he then asked if her mother (meaning Mrs. Martin) was at home, and she saitl yes, and they all went into Mrs. Martin's room; the gentle- Stan sat down in a chair. He was not in the room above five mi nute' when lie turned them all out. After they left die room, 31ra. Martin came to the door, and told them to play oa the landing place; she left the door open, and he got up and shut it. While they were at play, site heard a scream or a laugh, she does not know which. The lady in the three pair had told her since it was a scream, but site thought it was a laugh. Had often heard Mrs. Martin laugh. Did not take much notice, but thought it was a laugh. The woman in the three pair passed the door at the time ; she did not stop, went past on to her own room. When the gentleman went away lie did not say " good bye," or any thing, r.or did Mrs. Martin. As soon as the man went away they went in; 3lrs. Martin was sitting at the window; she then came to the table and made their tea; they stopped in Mrs. Martin's room till near eight o'clock. Mrs. Martin seemed low spirited ; she said she bad never seen the man bcfme. The wo man in the three pair said to 3lrs. Martin, " Wasn't you scream ing? and Mrs. Martin said yes. It was several days after that Mrs. Martin said she had never seen the man before. Mr. Roe questioned the prosccutrix in the plainest and most direct way, to obtain sufficient evidence as to the capital offence; but she persisted in being unable to describe how. The prisoner was ordered to hind hail for the capital offence, himself in 801. and two sureties in 401. each. Finding bail for die capital charge is a privilege granted by the New Act of Par liament. The prisoner had four pieces of silk for gowns, when appre hended, which are detained by the watch-horse keepers. Al i the witnesses and strangers were ordered out of the room. STEALING IN A SHOP. Frederick Glover, a country-looking boy, in a smock frock, was brought up fur stealing a silver-tniounted ye-glass, value eighteen pence. Amelia Somers keeps an ancient china and curiosity shop, at 95. in Wardour-street, Soho. On Friday afternoon, about half. past three, she was in the warehouse adjoining the shop, when she saw the prisoner come in and put his hand into a china bowl in the window, and take out the eyeglass. She called to him to leave the things alone, and as she approached him he ran out of the house. Site called " stop thief !" when an opposite neighbour pursued him. George Whitehead, a grocer, who lives opposite, pursued the prisoner along Wardourestreet, through St. Ann's-court, into L ttls Chapel-street, where, at the house No. 4, lie saw him shrew some thing down the area. Ile called there text morning, and received the glass from Mrs. Ashley, the occupitr. All the way the witness chased, he called out " Stop thief!" which the prisoner echoed, so that the persons who could hare stopped hint ware looking where the thief was. Samuel Windsor, the officer, took the prisoner into custody, and received the glass from last witness. On searching the boy lie found nothing but a new pocket knife. Sir GEORGE FARRANT asked the prisoner where was tire mo ney to pay for the glass, supposing he meant to buy. The boy produced ninepenee. The constable said he had no money when lie searched him, therefore it must have been given to hint since. The prisoner said his parents lived in Sutton-street. and that he worked in a rope-ground. He said he was in his seventeenth year, but did not appear older than ten or twelve years. CAUTION TO BRA Y3l EN. James Beech, a brewer's drayman, was tilled 13s. 6d. for wilfully obstructing the gig of Mr. Bell, of the New-road, on the 25,11Ju1y, in High-street, Sr. Giles's. The prisoner was riding on the fore horse of his dray, and by a sudden inclination of his whip to the shalt horse, drew in the dray so as to endanger the safety of Mr. Bell, who, if he had not in stantly checked his horse and retreated, would have been upset. A short time since his chaise was overturned in Fenchurch-street, when the only satisfaction lie obtained was fining the driver 153. for damages to the amount of 151. Sir Grotto E FARRANT said lie wished people would employ themselves in laying more useful informanoos titan were laid. Them fellows know very well nothing can damage their drays, and they do not care two-pence who they run against. It was too general a practice for carmen to ride, instead of walking at the horse's head. The man paid the fine, one-half of which goes to thelnformer. 3lr. Bell requested his moiety might be put in the poor-box. The clerk returned Mr. Bell his expenses, which that gentle man accepted, observing the money would serve for another oc casion. AN ANNIVERSARY EXCUSE. Janus Bastin, an old soldier, was brought from St. George's watch-house, for being found drunk and asleep on the steps of the area gate of the Ilium of the Marquis of Anglesca, in Grosvenor. square. Sir GEORGE FARRANT-Illat have you to say, why you should not be fined five shillings fur being drunk ? Bastin—Your NVorship, it was my birth.day,and the anniversary of the battle andante. I was at the battle ;•and met with some comrades on Friday, took a little too much, and it overcome me. Sir GEORGE FARRANT—WeII, as you was at the battle, and it was your birth day I shall not fine you this time. (ONDUCT OF A %t ATCII3I AN. Two gentlemen, named Malley and Moan, were brought from St. Ann's watch-house, charged with rioting and striking the watchman in Cranbemene-street, at twelve at night on Friday. Cullifonl, the watchman, stated that Mr. Malley struck him on the face and cut his lip, when he ordered them to move on ; that his stick was taken from hint, and himself knocked down three times by some of the petty. Mr. Charles Daniel Higgins, of Gresseddreet, said he was a total stranger to the gentlemen charged. He was present at the assault in Cranbourne-street. A mob had collected, who were laughing at the drunken watchman ; a woman pulled him by the coat, when he turned tound and collared lilt. 31alley, and afterwards struck him three times, which the gentleman returned. The watchman sprang his node, and the gentlemen were ultimately carried to the watch-house. The conduct of the watchman was most disgrace ful; he was drunk and the gentlemen sober ; the man was so drunk that a jostle would have pushed hint down. Sir GEORGE FARRANT had the night constable sworn. He considered the watchman to be so much in liquor as to be unfit for his duty, and took his coat oft'. The gentlemen were discharged, and recommended to report the man to the watch committee, which they said they certainly Should do. STEA 31-WASHING COMPANY. UsitoN.IIALL.—On Saturday a young man, of respectable ap pearance, who described himself to have bee., recently in the em ployment cf the Patent Steam Washing Company, attended at this Office, before the Sitting Magistrate, C. J. CALowEta., Esq.. for the purpose of asking his advice as to the manner in which he should proceed against the Directors of that Company, for the re covery of half-a.year's salary due to him. The applicant stated that be had been in the service of the Steam Washing Company for the last twelve months, and that at the ex- piration of the first halt:year, he, as well as the rest of the persons In the employment, duly received their wages. On Thursday last, however, a meeting Wee held, et which several of the Directors were present, sod at its conclusion, the majority of the blerks, amongst which the applicant. was one, were directed tosattend, when the .sc. erctnry informed them that their further services could be dispensed with, and intimated to them that the Coinpaiiy's funds wer e k i k , low.an ebb that none or the discharged pei ?Ann could be mid a half penny more than they had already received. They (the d a b ) were amazed at this piece of intelligence, but they were told that it was impossible they could get another sliver, the fonds being in that reduced state. The applicant then said. that the abject tk ki. application was to obtain a warrant or summons agatmit so me ~, the Directors, for refusing to pay over to him that rabid ) I ,: justly due for his past services in their employment. ll e ,44 1 ' that if he was correct, the Act of the 4th of the present Ki ! „, empowered the Magistrate to grant him that redress which hesocel at his hands. The Magistrate, however, on referring to the Act allud e d k), perceived that he could be of no assistance to the applicant, as case, although it was a distressing one enough, did net cattle within its meaning, he (the applicant) being a clerk in the c on ,. pany, against the Directors of which lie was anxious to preened, Had he tilled the situation of porter, or other subordinate pi nt 1 , 1 the Steam Washing Company, then he (the Magistrate) could have granted his summons againat the Directors. The sore ? Magistrate then aduised the applicant to lose no time in consuliis ff • solicitor on the subject, who would put him in a speedy ructh v i, of recovering the wages that lie alleged were due to hint. The applicant thanked the Magistrate; and withdrew. HACKNEY COACHMEN. A Gentleman named Barnard appeared on a summons, to answer the complaint of the driver of a hackney coach tor efusing to pay the legal fare. The complainant stated, that on the preceding afternoon the de fendant took him off the steed In Combat, and desired to be driem to Bermondsey Church. He was set down according to h,a request, and tendered one shilling to the coaehman as the fare. Compl a i n " ; assured him that one shilling and sixpence was the legal charge, and demanded that sum; but the defendant positively refused to give a halfpenny more than the shilling; and coachee, in conse quence of the refusal, gave him into the charge of a constable, and he was locked up in Bermondsey watch-house the whole of the night. The Magistrate, on looking over the Hackney Coach Fares, dis. covered that the ettrwchrmtn was correct in his demand of Is. 6d. free* the stand on Cornhill to Bermondsey Church. The defendant, who appeared excessively indignant at the cos_ duct of the coachman in giving, and the constable in taking, the charge, and thereby depraving him of his liberty for a whole night in a loathsome dungeon, assured the Magistrate that he never paid more than the shilling for the distance, and thin was the cause of his refusal in the present instance. He thought it exceedingly hard that he should have been given into the custody of a constable for refusing to pay that which he considered at the time as an illegal demand. '1 he conduct of the constable, he conceived, was al" highly reprehensible in locking him up,as he must have known him to be a respectable man. The constable, however, excused himself by saying that the gen. tleman was very rumbustical indeed, and that he refused giving either his name or address at the watch-house. . . The Magistrate condemned the practice of hackney coachmen giving in charge respectable persons. lie also observed, that it would be much the better plan for persons who considered that hackney coachmen were imposing upon them, to give them their demand, and then take their number and suninion them. This would be the moat effectual plan for obtaining redress in cues of this description. The defendant was di , charged on paying the remainder of the legal fare, the .Magiatrate conceiving that he was not entitled t o pay the expenses on account of his confinement in the watch-house MONTHLY REPORT OF PREVALENT DISEASES. During the past month, we have experienced more than the usual vicissitudes of our uncertain climate ; the thermometer has stood so high as 88., and so low as fit., while we have hail cams and heavy ales of wind,—many successive days of a turn' / gar, and cloudless sky, and others of continued rain. 'I hese changes however, have produced neither so great a variety of diseases, nor o ninny invalids, as might have been expected. The leading ad. nient has been derangement of the digestive system ; this has Ire ' queinly been att •nded shha quick, small pulse, a yello v tongue. t i minim and considerable debility : but an scarcly•ny in tan et Las it asitnned the character of cue cholera. These cases have bt. tome less numerous since the weather became cook,. anu pulmo. nary diseases have increaseol proportionally. Rh iumatien was de. cidedly more prevalent during the very hot, than during he cooler period of the month. In our last report we meitioncel the case of a ge itlen an who Pad recovered frotn an apoplectic seizu e ; I e has since peri h.d from a return of the disease ; no morbid appearance whatever was found in tie brain. We have seen le o other apoplec. tic offectii no, neithea of which have proved fatal ; oi these we may, I.erhaps, give a mt re detailed account on a future occasion. Measles has pet voile I to a considerable extent in some district.; we lately ascirtainel tile existence of thirteen cues In a et urt con. taming cat ly twelve hoaxes.--London Medical and Physica! nal, fur August. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON LlST.—[From the Londun Gazette.) AT T•Il COURT OF COYMISSITONIRS Or BANKRUPTS, SAIIINONALL. STUNT, ON Mt11,16/10AY NIXT. R. Etheridge, .7. Three King-court and Tottenham, drysalter, sp. if.... 11 Fairbahn, A. King'4 Arms-yard, wine-merchant, sp. aff..... . Mackie, E. Maidenhead, saddler, sell debts ..... . ..... 11 Sumertield, T. B. Wapping, coal.merthant, lease of wharf li Tumor, A. H. M ile-end and gneen-street, builder, sp. atf.. ...... . 11 Vt'ebb, W. Salisbury-street, Strand, wine -merchant, Parlines dem. 1 COUNTRY LIST. Bird, D. S. Manchester, veterinary mimeo°, at Star, 2d exam. Cowper, B. Oldham, cotton-spinner, Star, Blanchester, It Eaton, R. Swansea, banker, Public Rooms, Swansea, Edgecumb, 11. Tewkesbury, cabinet-maker, Bell, Tewkesbury, Ll arid tinal dividend . .............. ......... ...... . ...... Gething, J. Vorceater, coal-merchant, at Mr. France's, 2(t Gorton and Co. Tuttington, cotton-spinners, Star, Blanc., fur. 1 Ileslop, W. T. Blanchester, scrivener, Star, :Manchester, di,;, end 2 Hutchiraon and Place, Stockton, bankers, Black Lion, prod' debt- Merryweather, S. Ilamprestan, miller, Messrs. Durant's, Poole, sp. ad. II Salt, IL and W. Stone, dealers, Crown, Stone, final div. Simkin, T. A. Ross, wine -merchant, Mr. Chadhurn's, Gloorester, _ _ - Hotel, No— ich. dividend 4 tuff, E. Norwich, brickmaker, Norfolk ...mei, Notwl~_ - airier. Stringer acd Hickson, Maccle,tield, machine-makers, Mr. Looney's, Macclesfield, Oldfield's seizure I Wright, 8. Knutsford, money-scrivener, Star, Manchester, 2.1 el ;‘) Wright . , S. Salford, dyer, Star, hluncliester, adj. last ex......... Il Wright and Leedham, Manchester, manufacturers, Hotel, Manchester, 2d ex. ............... ........... SADLERS-WELLS, OR NEWMARKET IN !MINIATURE-• Horse-racing being one of the most fashionable as ea ell as interesting amusements in the kingdom, and attended at a vast expense by all classes of people, from the Ptince to the peasant, in every part of the country, London excepted, the proprietors of Sadlers IVells deem it necessary to give the Public the following description of the Races, titc, at their Theatre, which commence every evening at six o'clock precisely. In the first place, they have appropriated and fitted up a large space of ground adjoining their pre mises, in the same style as at Newmarket, with booths, stands, Judge's box, and every necessary requisite for a complete race course. They have also, at a great expense, purchased a number of the most celebrated, full-sized ponies in the kingdom ; and have obtained from the different racing stables; jockies of the greatest celebrity anti light weights to ride them. The numerous Noblennit and Gentlemen who have honoured the Proprietors with their presence, have expressed their surprise and admiration, not supposing it possible to bring racing to such perfec tion in the vary heart of the Metropolis ; and the immense concourse of people who witness them rightly declare they never saw more genuine horse racing on any course is England. No extra charge above the theatrical prices for admission into the race ground. Gentlemen are allowed to match and run their own horses, by giving three days notice. Any Gentleman will be allowed to enter a hors not exceeding 13 hands high for the evening's races, with out any charge. And, on IVednesday next, August Q, a silver cup, presented by a Gentleman in the neighbour hood, will be run for. BIRTHS. On Tuesday last, in Upper Wimpole-street, the Right Hon. Lady Amelia. Sophia Boyce, of a daughter. On the lath inst. in Southernhay-place, Exeter, Mts. Colonel James Nichol, of a daughter. Ott the With inst. in Grosvenor-street West, the lady of Herry Dundas Scott, Esii. of a son. MARRIED. On the 27th inst. at St. James's, Clerkrnwell, Mr. Riehard R r pon, of Bartholomew-Close. to Harriet. youngest daughter of ."it. John Smith, of John-street, Pentonville. On the 27th inst. at Milton, Kent, Thomas Browne. Esq. of the Inner Temple, to Barbara, daughter of the late Franc's HOFF Tyler, Esq. of Hanwell. On the 25th instant, at Spelilhutst. Kent, D. J. Robes-tan, Esq. of Tunbridge to Miss Mary Maris, of the same 11ue. DIED. On the 22d inst. at her house without Mkklegate Bar, in the suburbs of York, in her 80th year, Lady Mary Stapleton, relict rf Miles Stapleton, Esq. of Drax. Her ladyship was the ' , lob daughter of Willoughby, third Earl of Abingdon, and aunt to the present Earl. On the 21st inst. in London, Mr. Richards, late of Kettering. Northamptonshire, la the/6th year of his age. On the 14th inst. at Antwerp, John Brettel, Esq. late of Brom hills, Stallbedshire, in the 49th year of his age. On the Sikh inst. at his house lo Edwardes-square, Kent+)lit" Mr. Seale, late of New Bond.stroet, in the 60th yeas of he *Er. (ATE', . 21 TfiTA DAY AT LONDON pumas. 11. I°. after Eveatog.. . triln. slier 4 " - idnial at THE PEW Mee,h .7.III.CARLTON, No. gAdaultikbokllt 0/altiOlib "ame Siam • i ` I rf F 3