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- LAW INTELLIGENCE. • OURT OF KING'S-BENCH, WASTSIIWIVII, Jews *lO Sittings as Nisi Frio., irk r c Lied Chi ,f juttice LEN BOROUGH. CASra Id 0 V. DI/INCR. This was an atlion brought to recover compenca tion in damages t.,r an injury sustained by tl e Plaintiff, by reason of the Defendant's working his mill, &c. &c. Sir Vic A nv Glees stated, ."at the Defendant was an oil and colourman, in Piccadilly, and the Plaintiff an auElineeer, occupying a large room over the Defendant's premises, which he occasionally used as an auaion-room, and had let it to a Mr. Jones for the use of a Debating Society, called Tie Forum, who met on every Thursday evening. l'his Society was certainly such as could not be offensive to any one ; but the Defendant, for some reason or other, took it into his head to disturb them. The mill, in question, never was in the course of being worked in the evenings, nor never made so great al noise in the day time as to disturb any persons within hearing. The Defendant, however, contrived, when the Society met, to set his mills 2-going, with tenfold more noise than they usually made, singes were fastened with flappers. which made so con founded a noise, that it was impossible to hear what was going on. Not satisfied with this, the Defend • ant ixert knocking against the cieling with hammers end mallets, so as to make such a disturbance as destroyed all ssuisfitelion ; and. in short, prevented the Society from proceeding in the business of their • Bleating. The Plaintiff had occupied this room for *tree time aoteeedent to this, and never heard any such noise ; but the ohjeCt of the Defendant was evidently to drive this Society away, as in ore in stance he told Chic Plaintiff, if he did not tale down the transparency which notified to the public that the Society met there, he would set the mill to work. In cnnsequence of which he attained his o'sjeft. the Society were obliged to remove elsewhere. John Gale Jones, Esq : stated, that he entere4 into a verbal agreement with the Plaintiff, in April last, for the use of this room. at the rate of one guinea and a half per night, and if every thing was accommodating, he was to have continued for eleven or twelve weeks. For the first three of four nights Ito noise was heard ; but, on the f !th, a grinding noise commenced, which entirely shout be.l all, hear. ing, and prevented the person addsesting the Chair, frnm speaking. In short, the esse.rsi.sly were so dis mbed and dissatisfied, that it almost bred a riot. The wise generally began along with the-debate, and 'ended with it, and this praCiice was uniforM'y repeated upon every subsequent m-eting, .0 that they were obliged to give it up, and go elsewkwte. On his cross-examtnation, the Witness said. that he had been requested by several gentlemen to take nn himself the management of tliie Society. It w.,s rot in the manner of Cattrifelto's experiments, nor did lie give 'causes on elocution, hut every man who paid hss shilling, might speak if he pleased, pro vided he could arrest the attention of his audstots. Rue fee - the noise in question, they should have con tinued until the middle of July. The Society has since met at Hyde's Great Concert Rooms, Tot tenbwm.street, where the Ancient Music used to be performed before 'their Majesties. The Speaker. at times, received very marked applause. both by the hands and sticks of his auditors ; but they did sot use cal-cells, or any thing of that kind. Some other witnesses spoke to the same noise being prallised only at such times as the Society were assembled. One man deposed, that he saw the Defendant with a piece of iron in his hand, on ane of these occasion', striking against the mill wheel, with a tremendous noise. At another time, the Defendant declared, he was determined to root them nut. The Learned Counsel who condufled the De fence. stated the question to be, whether the De fendant bad a right to esercise Isis daily occupation in the ustial line of hi i business, which he had been in the habit of doing for many years past ? This noise, he admitted, might have been a great nnnoy since to novices in elocution, but to the Witness, /qr. Jonc s, it was nothing more than like the noise of the waves of the seas, whose roaring only gave more effeet and strength to his talents for de clamation ; but the truth was, we must not drive out our trade and manufatures to give way to the taste of the times ; and, be should prove, that the Defendant, and his predecessors, fur upwards of fifty-three years, bad been in the habit of using this mill. at all times and hours. Some witnesses were called who spoke to this point, but not any of the servants of the Defendant, who might have been there at the time the nuisance Was practised. Lord Eacem eottouoit, in summing up the evi dence to the Jury, observed, that the question for Lair consideration, was not what injury. the Society Jad sustained, I..it what injury the Plaintiff had ate -feted by the noise of the Defendant ? and whether such noise was made merely in the uniform exercise of his business, or excessive, for the purpose of an noyance, and maliciously inconveniencing his neigh bours ? • i the Jury vette satisfied it was done for the purpose of interrupting the Society, the Plaint iff had certainly a right of adtion, inasmuch as he was injured in the setting of Isis premises to the ex tent that the Society might otherwise have 0,.:u• pied them. The Jury, after a short consultation. found a rerditt of 61. 6s. dames for the Plaintiff. CLERICENWELL SESSIONS. TN. Sessions commenced yesterday, before Mr. Mattewaerno and several other Magistrates. The list as yet, is but short, there not being more than about twenty ind,elinents to be tried; but the Gictad Jury are still ,icting. John WiP.ing was irdi./ed for committing a vio . leut ascatilr, nn James Nicholls, the Associate on the Midland Circuit. PIZi th 3 offiter who draws out the halitlments in ticis Court, with the intent to murder The Defendant was a music-master, living in the house of the Plaintiff, whom he had offended by a reff:aion on his charatter ; on the latter demand ing an explanation, the Defendant assaulted him, tot which he now sooght for redress. It appeasing that the Plaintiff condufted himstlf violently, the 'Jury, after about ten ogiutes eonshletatiOn, erg/lit he' we Dcfecd.lot. . COR9.VER'S Ih'QUEbirS. Early on Sunday morning, a party ta: hien ls, :toniistitur of Mts. Van Bute'nel„ the wife of Dc. g4l till Van &Ache!, of Mount -street; her second tan, Mr. Isaac Van Butchel ; three Miss Astor', laughers of Mr. Aston, an eminent gunlock-smith, of R. Anson's-lane, Chelsea ; and nine others, went np the River in a four-cared cutter, belonging to Godfrey, of Lambeth, to Richmond, where t . :ey dined and sipnat the day. 01 their return in the evening, they hoisted a sail. About half past nine o'clock, they were sailing through Ful,ltion Gut, a short distance on the lower side of Putney &like, Mr. Van Butchel was then at the helm, and he utifin tunate:y being an inexperienced helmsman, De gletted the rutidar,the shock;egeonsevence was, the boat ran athwart a sailing barge, which was lying at .nchor About 40 yardtcff Sir Philip Stepheas's house ; in the collision, the side of the boat was rove in, and she upset ; in consequence of whit h the Oa le cf . the company were plu•.ged into the rivsr. StOne of them clung to the cable of the bale, and some to the sides. Mr. Van Bute.el observing his mo ther sink, lived after her, and brought her tip; but unfortuuately - striking his head against the barge, he stink, n-vet to rise again. The three Miss Ast,in's held by the side of the barge ter a considerable time. Two of them, Ann an: Hannah, sunk, their strength, being exhausted ; the ebb4ide sucked them Under the barge ; they rose no more. Sir Philip 'Stephens being in his garden, and ob• serving the 'kicking catastrophe, exerted himselt. with his serva n ts, in 'ending off boats ; they reacit . ed the barge in ti.ue v, reli.-ve Miss A who wat stillelinging to the barge, from her perilous ,ituation ; with the assistance of persaini who we', passing a , the time in boats, they alto teenveted Mrs. Va. But chel, and the rest of the company, and Cal rie,l them to shore. The bodies of those who did not rise again, veer:, dragged few by some watermetk, witisout end in about ten minutes, Mr. Van Butchel w found. Ile was taken immi diazely tit the S ad t { public-house, at Fulham, when the means recoisti l mended by the Humane Society were tried, for se: veral home, by some medical gentlemen in t neighbourhood, but we ate sooty to say with Jed. It is supposed his so ikog his head agai the barge, on rising with his mother. proved fatal. The survivors were ail taken on sh are. a dry clothes being procured, they were convey home in carriages. The watermen continued 4 / 4 ging for the bodjnof the Miss Astons till the return the flood-tide, which prevented them from procee ing. Emily festerday morning they tatsuened their' search, when Richard lindale, a waterman, fotful the body of Ann Aston, a young lady, etgh:een years of age, a short distance from the fatal spot. In the evening, Geoaoe Hut:insole, Esq. the Co roner for the c' u ty. held a', Inquest upon the bodies, at the Swan pm lie-house, woen Jahn ChM cot, a cheesemonger, who was one of the compaoe, gave evidence to the ah-,yr etf:a ; and upon who the Jury, without hesitation, brought in their ver diff—aeedintal deals. At a late hour last night the body of Miss Haa nah Aston was not found. The surviving Miss Aston and her lather are inconsolable for their loss ; the former was not considered out of dance- fart night. Mrs. Aston is from home, on a Visit to some relations in Staffordshire. A Coronees Inquest was held at one o'clock yes terday, at the Swan-Inn, Mount-street, on the . bodies of Mr. William Moulton, horse-dealer, in Cum'erland-yard, Kensington, Robert Street, his servant boy, of filteen years of age, and Sarah C-dlins, all of whom were taken out of the Serpenti n e River, in Hyde Park. last Saturday at ternoon.as stated in our Paper of yesterday. The first witness examiaed was Thomas Winter, who lives at No. 4, New-court, Kensington. He stated, that on Saturday Int l about three o'clock in the afternoon, as he wet passing through Hyde Park. and was crossing at the head tif the Serpentine River, he saw Mr. Moulton (whom he had known perfeSly well) at the distance of thirty or forty yards, driving a one-horse chaise. on the North side of the road, with a boy at his side, at a very slow trot. There was no horse or carriage on the road near him at the time, and Witness was going on towards the South side if the River, whets, ott r< sudden, be beard a great plunge and splashing in the water. Witness turned round to look, and he saw Mr, ikon, with the boy in the chaise, and .. Mouk the horse, swimming, at about 50 or 60 yards horn the head of the river ; the chaise was perfettly up right, and both sitting in it, and he observed Mr. Moulton pull his right-hand rein to turn the horse round. Mr. Moulton being a weighty man, the chaise upset towards the side he sat in, and the bay jumped nut on the other side. He immediately ran to give them assist Ai CO, and perceived Mr. Moulton rise several times, with his hands up. The boy he did not see, and the horse and chaise had sunk. He was about Iwo or three minutes 'in coming to the spot, and in that time a soldier had pulled off his coat, and had been in the water, but could not tender any assistance. He said, the chaise might be twenty yards from the shore when it sunk. He knew the river well, and, at that part of it, there was a sudden descent of near filtittos tett, which Corn menced at the distance of five yards from the ihnte, when the water was low ; but when at its proper height, it was near fifteen yards from the shore. Horses had be w frequently wateri d on that spot. A gentleman on horseback dis mounted, and told him to mount, and tide to the boat-house for assistance, which is sixty yards frena the place where the accident happened.— When he arrived there, he saw only a woman ; he ran to procnre a boat belonging to the Ranger, which wig moored near thirty yards farther ' on, and steered off with the drags, attended by a soldier, and James Dunn, a chimney-sweeper; by that time a great mery people had assembled on the shore, who were endeavouring to give oilstone*. threw the drag fifteen times, without any creel, the sixteenth time, he brought up the hsorse by the collo, and the chai,-, which was brought on shore. The horse was dead. He went out again, and dragged for the bodies of the man and boy; the drag caught hold of Mr. Moulton by the breeches, btu not being suffizient to hold, the rope broke twice. On being questioned by the Corooor, whether he tuadostool the nature of a drag t he said he did, and that the one its use was n-it a pre t net , otte s the tent being two stiort and blunt, and tha roots not beipg thick coon:cis. He K ent b.ck for ;kV last stet 11:e -vented to the Hum, lse S,:ciety, but it was•to.lartrall, and lie was obligel to get another; whrt*cansed a considerable delay. James Dunn dived several times, but without ',flea ; at last, by Cie help of the large net, and his• assistants in the boat, theT, brought up the body of Mr. M-ulton, .tn.l the buy, both at the same time, an I nearly at the same spot where they had at first sunk. Nearly three hours had elapsed from the time of the accident till Oe bodies were re_orered. About five minutes atter the bodies Wei e at the boat-house, a 'medical gen tleman arrived, ais.l the bodies were removed to the Reception-house, whieb is tv.tt at a few yards dis tance. Witnylis said, that near one Four elapsed before water could be made hot, to prepare the baths; that there were only two kettles full, which the woman at -the goat-house had got ready, and I- was 'confident. the e,pprs might have been heated in twenty tniinites. gentleman prac tised the me .tis fr, scr.:.)..•U by tae Satiety, foe one hour, bu , w thou t Et. - A t Mr Monlce).l ltd.! in his pocket', when taken nut of the water, a 51' note, twa guineas, two half guineas, two shilit:l;s, a red pucka-book, a kaite, and a silver watch. James Bonham, son of John Bonham, park-, keeper. was next sworn ; he'said his fatter kept the boa! house, and was appriinteci by Dr. Hawes, 'Preastr. , -r to use Humahe 39curty, to keep the key the R,eeiving-liotrie, on tile Banks , of the Ser oeneine kir r. lit was asked wheti,w; the boat WAS always ready is cases eat accid-or? want •s said, there were two boats, bin they were ti . ;t4sliing, or tor the use or constatate,, who Jeily Aitsoaed to keep potpie out of the water. qtr. I.;rt.g. particularly asked Witness. if there was any In.at to the Sudety ?,—Minness said, there was not. fife Coroner tneo said. I understand that the ' boats are far the use of I.,••rd Elist,•ll% fishing, and CoostAntes ? Wit,:ers wavered in the affi:m wive ; ' Aiatnes. was theP asked whether the drags were in no er or..ter the said they were. Being tf the rabic:tam wilen the first Witness ha.: made to treat. on sou unt of the teeth hoc hying 'long 0 11 9 11 g Wild, it We) we , e imager, they would in jne atadles winch might have just into the ,sosto, aid that the r;.pes were of a sufficient this k ness. 14 if thicker, they would be too weighty far the dr ag, and cause it to toll. Witness was par tic ilarly qu. sunned conceraiog the coppers, wise tees the water was ready br not, when wanted ? Iteoaid, the water was ready long before it was a4ed tor. and that the water was the last Olio; mspii d, whist; was male scalding hoc; the fire, were d vays '044, all ter toppers tiled ; it was rive a', lock woes be came borne that evening, and innirmitately went pt one of the boats, to give ass twice. Thomas Winter was re-esamined eoneeteing what hribael s.atird as to the water not being old wheihatr le could swear that the coppers wete not heated st , the time she water was called tor ; be cricl. he thought they were trot, but decliati avertng it u;son oath. Mr. Ger.'. observed, that these particalart were of eons' .erwste interest the perblie; sod he was thence induced to take peideular care in the inves tigation of the husiness. •The whole of tne evidence beteg gone through. the Jury return... a verdict—Aerderdel Do,th• Mr. Moa roe, was or* twiny a private in the 13th Light Dragoon.. And limn his good condo was pro moted n toe tank of Lieutenant. Toe beginning of last April, through wit interest of the Dukes of Kees and Bessie; tie was employed by the late Sir R. Fo it), as one of the horse parole belonging to the Puhlo.-Otfize, Now-street, and was staitnoti 03 the Us iri.ltce Hoed. He has left a widow and four children, ai,d ptegnatat with another. The boy who suffered with bon was root' It; years of age, was em tal 'led by Mr. ello.t.cucc.i. one of the Pages to the Queer. H•s late Loner was employed in the stables o: King Geodes the Second. A eery liberal sub scription has been made by tie inhabitants Of Ken sington. for his mother. JAM -S flonha•rs WAS the p-;twiaal witness in the ease of larch Collins, the young woman. He said, that about half past six. on tile same evening at SA. turday. a soldier came to the Boat house, to give it:- formation that there was a bo,:y which a dog had got hold of by the hair of ihe head ; they immesh avly sent the boat out, and brought it a-shore—it WAS the body of a young woman in a putrid state; in her pockets was found a letter. direaed to Mrs. Rehinton, stating, that the young' woman, Sarah was a very good servant, and did not wish to part with her—the letter was slated Watch h. ear, Pbillirnore-place, Kensington, the 'VI of June. • A coachman. belonging to St. George Caulfield. ‘tated, as he wa c walking smog the Serpentine River, he saw something Bowing, and seat his dog after it ; it relied to be the body of the young wo man ; he then sent a soldier to the Bow-house to give the alarm. when she was immediately taken up. Nn person becniging to the deceased came forward, and the Jury returned a Verdia—Feund ,timmoned ea as Mb .f June tat, is the Serpeiaine lacer. Accounts from off the Ten!, state, that there ere now sic ships of 74 guns, and one of 30 gum. lying in the Nieu Diep trAJI for sea ; and in the ROA4s, the liAm..4 brig. We learn by a Gentleman now in town, and vhi came from Amsterdam in the American brig Ciiahn ,arrived at Dover, a circumstance that shews more forcibly than all the derails chit can appear in the Dutch Journals. what are the real sentiments of the Dutch people with respell to their new King : Orders were issued to serve out to eazh searuaacm board the ships at war lying in the read, an allow ance of Geneva to chit-A the heal h of the new King—fa R man, they declared they were not then thirsty I and therefore they had no use for the 'spirits !! A most elegant chair, frnm the East Indies, mad, of cane. was last week brolight to 'bland:ewe. It belonged to the French Admiral Limon% and was sent hither as a prrent to his hived, from the First Lieutenant, who boarded Coe 11/iiireAksi after the en gageme,sh yhiels tecsuirta:ed is the capture cf that ship. __ ~ ~ kvisur ? . l lt J4l LT..; • . The Milan con, which at fist v-IS thuaitlit 4111 gull+, fir full dreat, now n,akes its appearance, lu for iindrese, with silk cop., instead taf berate. S much 41 farlat, with serval ostrich fgathere ' hate, w Ali roils. SlLtlia and chip bats, Wit. white veils. Coloured Imeir mai:tits, biten.l• Turkish dr ess,s are coming into fathtoraa the robe worn, with a short pettiarat. Morning dream * the ri,,,:k, with loos skews ; 16 6 ,1 tt ilir ; tucked trim, with wool( ..r lace ivserted; white Muslin; culotirvd border. wove in. Rill dr...yes ere i coloured cra i .e, ortaimented with satin rifel.on ' colour, or bead. over alike ta , siret slips; lots fiill drest,'a re 011 the 4C:1,1^. Vine Writs,. of arc very e'egaot for crape dresses; the stalk is grapas beautifully tainted por,.:a no rehire o'4 is of dead, 1,'.10 , cf ; which I.roducel a ma.... er S:irig,gi-d tiatect net skews. with a riots herder rotor, the bestow, and worn rarer orate - attn,, • t e x tr e me . ..a slag ti.t. White t wry., shOell, and , drew, and. criloure I for morilinr, ! SPORT! ; . ‘r r ~,, 1711 If NEWCASTLE R %CES--(c-ntils . Tiltibill A T. ,tune 86. rile G..t.i Cop. ...I.:t 10!*gs and tywarde, by 1 !, u• .!acts, toe Surishis ii ae pail t.. 11w:d.j.' thite tear i:ltli., 6st Nl'; (mu y , .r oldr,:f tear Oil, Oat 1176.; tie. year loe and s miles. ( A correct .ViaLi out I Mr. haille's eh. colt, by Star, out of Gra via - n -it. 3 yrs old Sir W. Gerard 's hr. h. Toting Ctta , iot,,l yr. .. . Mr. 0. II o:t.in'a hr. Cult, ( :levitausl. las U. ' Mr- Piraitiflitot's b e. be Siorttle, Cato by W Litt le.Seot'a dein, l yr. tali) • Sir T . Osecoicrieis rr ryit, by Debiiii, dais by V cock, ow ' , l C 0.., 4...vi' 61 ;1el 3 to 4 011 Young Chesnut, avid 1 to 'I a ------ " Woo easy. . Th. M Men Plate of 511 for all a Mr. Hortoit's trey cult Young Bulaaral, . . Sir P Texala,3 ers old, 6st. 1011) . d.-. Mr. l'ilerton's bay colt, by Star, 3 rat old, tbit Mr fiatt.on'y b. f. by tie,6l,lb.otigh, 1 in 404 1 , lA, Ag.r's b f. Maid of rho M 111.3 ' , naiad, OIL_ 9 to I notelet Tows 6•414,d, 9 tit 4 11.11, 3 to I agsl.!St Mr 1 rttr.!o:l * *ClPS, Nett Frillt..sl . l till, ; after toe hest beat, Me 1 wouittle; after tn., secant he d, 4'o I too good &au. The thia reat was woo hi Iretbav, 4t3..3 V. %, I Fifty Pounds Ined lavas*, fir , all ages Heats; al ", three loaners earb N 4 Met. AR etc other. oeing.4.6• A DUSLikr. JCP.c The *Ferenc Circuits, ot`is so.. mence nearly about the sane .iirre, next mouth. In Ord.!. to •re ettra i rlet the business. it is said to be in the co the Chancellor to take Ennis trntha cult, ot'Which it hitherto has rormea add it to the Connaught k'ircuit, i. Cartick.no-Shannon will he anneited west Circuit. The Judges inet and cults some time ago. The Chier.lnOt Lord Nutkery go tha Home; Mt O'Grady and Mr. Justice Day, the tr George and Mr. Justice Matins, th Mr. Justice fox and Baron M Clell East. Letters Patent are preparing, and will the Great Seal, panting a is. nelon ril 4000 to nor Chanieltor, in the event of Ms from kis present situation. Sir Michael tls Master of the Rolls, receives** compost 20 , 101. per annum ; his Deputy. 'Mr. 50Q1. It i s !t wi t ted, Richard Corr Barn-ter, will azi as d-puty to his father. Mon.lay, Lord Meath Cote, tainted at Xis Excellency the Duke of Filches, d. at hii fag seat at KilrudJety, county of Wicklow. Die following is a tonal copy ni the ( on he Irish Stall, from the 2S.h Earl of Harrington, Corm:ll66er of the I.ieutenants General' Floyd, A: Camehell, S As ill, 'trench ; Maj r Generals Hon K. V. raulett, F. Charnpa.;rie, Duet., Ales. M• Meyrick, Vatisittart, Araihald Campbell.. Hart, Colin Campbell, Wall-r, Arehaall Generals Loidt..,:nyttgisana, Beter'LlYour, Crosbie, H. Ward, and Denham. It is said, that Lieut. Grip. Floyd will se in the Limerick district. Mr 'Fletcher, we understard, Is to be the error of Mr. Justice lohnstof. in the C . . 4 .1 Common Pleas, an apossiiii meet se:itch is to place before the ensuing. Mien.. el MA s fcrta. vi=viiiewcrem-se-mir Salisbury Races commence unatorrow, sport is expei)eJ. - Genet* tfut.sc and far:fly reit town, yestei for their scat near Dartford. • • • Lord and Lady Dvoity and Waco. will I town to-morrow for Worthi,ty. where • they it passing a few days, acrd will [hen OrCeted w than teat in St.afordslore. - Lord Hussy Party returns to town this day front Camiridge. His Lords.tip will entertain o large party on isiadity cont. Moitt'of the Cabinet Mimosas ara to lett pijasettt. Am ill thg•compao invised. are lie Attgritay and auticiux=t 'erwral: Sir Cit• a a: *ViCAN rtititrtted to town, on , _ nude,. trosa:•Walee. to attend as a ,iyitnyita pa a Ma a, Wesfiltintitik H.:11. Haw • auk Lake, Esq. of Putney Howse ? gm,* I gland Oinner ad :+undary to a selea party. lite Niro elms of Ssa.s so en will exhibit t04.10e. row. At Cleveland Hoist, Cleveland-row, his most valuable colleal. n of PAinu4s and Pi .area to that reitareers and reasoust ars. • Toe lion. Mr. Lastas.son of Lead Matoottone. and his lady, returned to town yesterday . Iron : ‘t. Allitt'r, from ;heir vis i t to ate Ccuctes; flowage: Sitar:cam. The Belfast fiseatre opened on Wednedav last, with the Comedy of The Pe-.. t 7, fl, in which Mr. MVPIDIW was to plri.PTl77 th. ra nt of .cre Ileeret Brerteo;e, and Crock in the Farce of 74s raeatikre' Gee. • s , . ' F. i •