The Sun. — London, England, 1829-06-18 00:00:00

great hotly like Parliament amounts to nothing. No Member feels the odium of any measure. The honest Members deem it quite sufficient that they themselves did not vote for the measure. They do not blame themselves for not being pre- . sent to prevent others from doing what is wrong. Reformers, perhaps, chuckle at the proof thus I afforded of the corruption of Parliament. The Members who lent themselves to the views of the applicant, chuckle at the dexterity with which they out-manoeuvred their opponents. The suf ferers are without a remedy, and without even sympathy. Were a Judge to commit an act of palpable injustice, he might be held up to public indignation : but a multitude cannot feel objur gation. The power of passing Private Bills by Parliament is a nuisance of the first magnitude, and ought to be abated. We lately referred to a publication by Mr. Wickens, calling on Parlia ment to proceed with a little more regard to the principle of the division of labour. hat gen tleman, speaking of this grievous abuse of Private Bills—" And let it not be supposed (he says) that it is only a bare liability thus that there is cause to complain of; that in short the Acts of which we are speaking are few, and conse qudently undeserving, in an argument like the present, of serious notice ln neither of the Sessions that have intervened (since 1822) has the number passed of Estate Bills been fewer than 20 ; while in others it has been as high as 37 and 43, which is an aggre gate of legislation equal at one period of our Parliamentary History to the entire labours of the Session. We can scarcely imagine it will be objected to the change we are suggesting, that in these matters of mere form, as we term them, some vital Constitutional prin ciple is mixed up. Admitting it to be so, acts in which principles equally vital are concerned are done in the country almost every day, the faculty of legalising which exists by deputation. We presume it will be allowed that the property and that the lives of men are of as much moment to them as their names or armorial bearings ; but in how many instances is the disposal of them both vested in parties, not the primary sources, the original depositaries of all power—but parties to whom, as we have just intimated, power is deputed ? Again, the outlawry, if not the send ing to Botany Bay our own citizens, together with the processes by which entails are cut off, women barred of their dower, partitions of estates affected, and the like, are cases, we humbly con ceive, involving principles to the full as vital ur fundamental as those which are implicated where the question is one of conferring the privileges of fraternity on the citizens of other countries ; or of giving increased powers to Proprie tors or Trustees—which is what is for the most part done by Estate Bills In the case of parties desiring for themselves or others, to exchange, or in some way alienate, to effect a partition of, or to lease out particular properties (one or the other of which objects is generally that of Estate Bills), we believe it is in the great majority of instances, entirely optional, whether recourse shall be had to Parliament, or to the Court of Chancery ; the jurisdiction of this latter Court over property, and almost over persons, being notoriously all but absolute ; and where, too, it is worth observing, justice on the occasions we are speaking of, is quite as much secured as by going to Parliament ; it being a condition, according to Blackstone, that not one of the objects contemplated by Estate Bills, should be capable of being effected, and not even the application itself entertained, 6 without the consent expressly given of all parties in being, and capable of consent, that have the remotest interest in the matter.'" No good object can be promoted by Parliament re taining to itself the power of adjudicating in matters of this sort. However, as abuse aids abuse, the confusion which an unnecessary waste of the time of Parliament must produce, may be desirable to those who dread too much light. — The main reason, however, for the continuance of the most of these evils is, that individuals benefit by them from the fees derived from them. One of our contemporaries (the Morning Jour nal) animadverted severely on the conduct of Juries, and very justly observed, that as far as responsibility was concerned, they were not for a moment to be put in competition with a Judge. A still stronger objection, however, lies against a multitudinous body like Parliament deciding causes than against Juries, responsibility dimi nishing in the inverse ratio of number. The only good argument we have heard fur multitu dinous tribunals is the greater difficulty of cor rupting many than corrupting one or two. A single Judge, it is said, may be corrupt, yet, if he keep his own counsel, he cannot be reached : but in a number corruption becomes difficult, because it can hardly be concealed. However, much more is to be apprehended from the evil of diminished responsibility from increased numbers, than from the facility of corruption from paucity of numbers.—Morning Chronicle. We gave yesterday an article from The Sun respecting the attempt which is now making to procure a licence for the destruction of Hamp stead-heath—or at least for converting it into a mass of bricks and mortar, instead of allowing it to remain, as it now is, the choicest spot in the immediate vicinity of the metropolis, for healthful exercise and amusement ; and we now learn, with great satisfaction, that the attempt is to be manfully opposed. A meeting of the copyholders was held on Tuesday, at which it was resolved, by a majority of eight to two to oppose the Bill ; and the sense of the public is so generally and so justly against the attempt, that we entertain strong hopes of the Bill being thrown out is the Commons to-morrow. The whole of the people of London and Westminster are so interested in doing themselves justice in this matter, that the copyholders ought not to be allowed to stand alone in their opposition to the Bill ; and did time permit, the Members for the City and for Westminster ought to be in structed by their constituents to vote against it. The thing, however, is altogether so bad, and so injurious to the public, that it cannot pass.— Morning Advertiser. Within the last week several meadows have been mowed in Sligo.—Carlow Morning Post. Some one was commenting indignantly on the conduct of a certain French Marshal, in 1814, who, it was said, bad sct the first example of defection. "Oh !" said TALLEYRAND, " all that can be said is, that his watch was too fast. Every one else was punctual to the time." RA RA Avis.—On Tuesday morning a milk white bird was seen among a flock of sparrows in Stanley place, Chester. It was shot by CHARLES MoRRALL, Es t , and proved to be one of the same species. We be• lieve Mr. Morte.am, intends to have it stuffed.—Liu.rpoo, • Albion. At Devon iron-works there has been cast an iron bridge for the Earl of BRE.,.LDAIIISA NI, to be thr own over the Tay, opposite to Taymouth Castle. It is beauti fully light and elegant in appearance. It consists of three arches, the whole embracing a span of about 170 feet. Editaktrgh Evening OntiarrS. MISS - AND MR. The following is a more correct version of the affair which occurred on Saturday morning, at the church of St. George, Hanover-square, than the account which we copied from a Sun- day Paper. About half-past eight o'clock on the morning in question, an elegant carriage drove up to the front portal of the church, and immediately Mr. W-y, a gentleman of very large property, but of small beauty, recently returned from the East Indies, alighted, accompanied by another gentleman, who it was understood was Mr. W. 's brother ; both were in full dress. Shortly after wards a string of five carriages drove to the same place, the coachmen and servants of which, as well as of the former carriage, were dressed in new liveries, wearing white gloves, large white favours in their hats, bouquets of flowers in their coats, &c., the whole exhibiting all the " out ward signs" of a wedding in high life. From the first carriage descended Miss Z-b, a handsome female, about five-and-thirty, elegantly attired in a white lace dress over a satin slip of the same ; a large white veil was fattened to her head by a profusion of roses. The lady whom every one concluded to be the intended " bride" was followed by a great number of bride's-maids all dressed in the purest white. The parties pro ceeded to the Vestry-room, where the intended bridegroom was awaiting the lady's arrival. The Divine, in his robes, proceeded to the altar, and opening the book of Common Prayer, at that part of it which contains the forms of the Mar riage Ceremonial, requested the parties to ap proach in front of the altar. Mr. W-- prof. ferred his arm to Miss Z--, but she merely drooped her head, as if unconscious of what was passing. Some moments elapsed, but still the young lady remained mute, The bride's-maids attempted to encourage her, the bridegroom urged the pressingness of the moment, but nei ther produced any apparent alteration. At last the Clergyman retired from the altar, but still remained in the Vestry, ready to perform the ce remony, should there be any change in the lady's disposition. This proved, however, to be unne cessary, for the lady appeared unaltered in her determination of not undergoing the ceremony, even after two hours' entreaty. At half-past ten o'clock the lady retired to her carriage, unac companied by Mr. W--. The would-have been-bridegroom drove off in his carriage, and in an opposite direction to that of the lady. It is stated that Mr. W--spared no expence in purchasing the wedding paraphernalia ; the bride's dress cost him upwards of 100 guineas, and the bride's-maids were fitted out in corre sponding elegance at his expellee. TLe gentle man, whose severe disappointment the lady has occasioned, has very recently released her from ,he east side of Fleet-market. ATTEMPTED MURDER. On Wednesday morning a report reached this town (Bury), that a young woman's throat had been cut, on the night previous, at Ashfield Parva, about ten miles distant. By twelve o'clock at on Wednesday, William Buckle, a young 21 years of age, and of interesting appear ance, was in custody, and did not attempt to deny that he had done the deed. On Saturday morning Mr. Orridge conveyed him to Badwell 'White Horse for examination. At half-past ten the Rev. G. Boldero, the Ma gistrate, arrived ; and several g entlemen in the neighbourhood were in attendance. On in quiry it was found that the young woman could not be removed from her bed at her uncle's, about a mile and a half distant, at Ashfield Parva, so that it was found necessary to repair thither with the prisoner. On entering the room, the prisoner placed himself at the foot of the bed, and stood in a manner that did not evince the slightest remorse for what he had dene ; the sight of him so affected her that she fainted, and he was instantly removed from her sight. Leah Warren is the name of this unfortunate girl ; her parents live at Ashfield ; the father is a bricklayer. She stated that the prisoner, Wm. Buckle, had worked for her father upwards of three years ; that he boarded with the famil y , but slept at his mother's at Walsham ; that he was always treated like one of their own family ; they had been acquainted upwards of two years at times ; and she permitted his addresses at in tervals till last Bury fair or Michaelmas time, when the acquaintance was entirely broken off, at the solicitation of her brothers and sisters ; she lived at this time with Mrs. Brown, of Bury. She did not see him any more till last Christmas time ; the acquaintance was not then renewed ; she afterwards left her place and went home, in consequence of ill health. On Whit- Sun day she had conversation with him at her father's; he came there when she was dressing, and asked if she was going to Walsham ; she said " Yes," anti went with him to Badwell-green ; they then returned together, because he wished it ; she I,vent to her father's house, and he left her ; while walking, he wished to renew the acquaint ance, but she refused him. In the afternoon he returned to her father's ; she was up stairs with her sister, and refused to see him, but after some time came down ; he said to her, " You have been crying, what's the matter ?" She answered, " that her brother and sister had been taking her to do for going with him iii the morn ing, and she wouldn't have any thing more to say to him." Buckle then said, he would leave her father's, and come no more ; and she persuad ed him not to leave her father, as he had worked for him three years. Nothing further was said about the acquaintance, nor was any appoint ment made to meet on the Monday. About four o'clock, she was going to Walsh= to meet her sister ; he prevented her, saying she should not go, and went himself. Soon after a young man, named Ely Hunt, came to see her sister Martha, and she walked with them towards Walsham arm-in-arm ; saw Buckle, and he said to her, " So you would come ;" she answered, " Yes," and passed on, holding Hunt's arm ; she saw no more of Buckle till the meeting held at her father's in the evening at Badwell Ash ; a meeting of Dissenters is held there every Sunday evening; no conversation then took place between them. On Monday morning she saw him about six. o'clock ; no c onversation passed on the subject of their acquaintance ; she slept on the Sunday night, for the first time, where she w a s then lying (at her uncle's), to accommodate some ac quaintance who was visiting her father ; she went out on Monday night about six o'clock, with her brother and sister, to Backton Bull ; they passed Buckle on their way, but nothing was said by either ; she saw no more of him till Tuesday night, between eight and nine o'clock ; she was then walking with he r brother, his wife, and children ; her sister-in-law first saw him, and said, '' there he is now ; Buckle was then com ing towards them ; she said, " What shall I do ? I'll go back;" her brother said, " No, come on." They were then about two hundred yards from her uncle's house, where she was going to sleep ; ,0011 when she got,near the gate by the : house, Buckle touched her arm, and said, " Stop, I have got something to tell you." Her brother, in leaving ! her to go home, desired her not to stop—but she did stop ; this was in the high road ; Buckle asked her if she was going to Bacton (about three miles) ; she said " No, I'm going to bed ;" he then said she should go with him to Badwell ; they walked about some time ; when near her uncle's gate, her aunt came and asked her to go in ; Buckle said to her aunt, " Go you to bed, or throw a stone at you—l have something to say to her." Her aunt left them together ; Buckle took hold of her bonnet strings, and requested that she would give them to him, and she refused; he then asked her to walk by the side of a pond in her uncle's potatoe field ; this she refused because it was wet, and she was fear ful of cold. On this Buckle requested she would go back to her sister's ; this she also re fused—not from apprehension of violence on his part, but because she was tired, having been up the night before. Buckle then said, " I'm got to my furthest ; you won't see me any more." She replied, " Nonsense, the devil has got hold of you again" (alluding to his having en her account attempted to hang himself some time since) ; he replied, " I do not know, I'm got to my furthest." A Mr. Rose passed by at this time, and she attempted to pass in at her uncle's gate, but Buckle prevented her. They then walked once to the garden corner and back again ; when at the gate, she said, " I must go in, for it is getting dusk. Buckle passed his left arm over her shoulders, held her hat strings in his hands, and once more requested she would give him the strings. She replied, they were no use to him : and when she was leaning on the gate, about 50 yards from her uncle's house, he said, " If you don't go with me, you shan't with any one else." Buckle twisted her hat strings round his hand, so as to hurt her; she said, " You hurt me,—if you don't let go, I'll shriek out." He said, " What do you want to shriek for ?" He pulled the strings tight round her throat, threw her down, placed his knees on her body to keep her so, and tried to force his fingers, with the hat-strings, into her mouth ; she then felt something draw across her throat, she did not see it, but it felt like a saw ; he was about to inflict a second wound, and she caught hold of what she supposed a knife, half open, and threw it away ; in doing this she received a cut on the end of her thumb. She gave a violent shriek, and called " Murder." He left her, and she heard some one jump on a stone heap ever the gate, as if a person running away. She got up and ran to her uncle's house, and told them her throat was cut, and who had done it. Nearly a Year and a half since Buckle attempted to hang himself, for her, she believes. During the transaction she held a book and a pocket hand kerchief in her right hand ; and nothing but the bluntness of the knife could have preserved her life. Buckle, on being questioned, declared he should never have thought of her, if she had not given him encouragement. On Tuesday night he met her, and she said she would not go with him ; he told her he would kill himself. He was walking with her, and it came into his head all at once to di► this, in consequence of her re fusing to go with him, and her telling him that she had been the night before with Reddit, an other young man ; the act was momentary ; lie took his knife from his pocket, and cut her across the throat. During this the poor girl again fainted. He was removed from her presence, and taken back again to Badwell White Horse, where he de clared it was his intention to have destroyed himself directly, hid he killed her. Mr. William Dutton, surgeon, of Bacton, was called to attend Leah Warren on Tuesday night, June 9. On examination, he found a transverse incised wound, in the front of her neck. It was not so deep or so dangerous but that she may recover from it. She had pre viously been much indisposed. Elizabeth Drake, the aunt, corroborated that part of the evidence relative to herself, as given by Leah Warren. The prisoner was fully committed under Mr. Peel's late Act. He is a youth of prepossessing appearance, and bore a good character for industry and inof ensiveness till this affair.—Seblk Paper. LONDON BRIDGE BILL. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) This Bill, the struggle against which in the Lords' Committee has impeded the prorogation of Pariia• ment, is at last likely, it is mentione.l, to be the subject of compromise. It was ascertained in the Committee, on the testimony of Mr. Rennie, the engineer, that if there were a grant of money on account (400,0001. was named) of the works, the approaches to the Bridge, &c. could proceed till a Bill could be introduced and passed next Session ; and as the inquiries promoted by the Marquis of Londonderry appear to be of an almost interminable character, it was yesterday confidently mentioned that a compromise of some sort had been proposed, and was under consideration. Many witnesses are still to be examined on behalf of the parties oppos ing the Bill, amongst them Mr. Charles Pearson, the attorney, Mr. Hunt, as a City Auditor, &c. In fact, the examination, conducted as it has been, in vestigating and questioning respecting the City ac counts, means, and expenditure, has led to the mul tioliCation rather than the diminutiOn of the number of witnesses, each account and statement being made the foundation to call for fresh witnesses. The Marquis of Londonderry has been the most perse vering, having for hours together examined wit nesses, and not allowing himself to be diverted from his course by all the Counsel, the City Authorities, the numerous attorneys, the various agents, the en gineers and architects, nor the Duke of Wellington himself, who has been as constant in his attendance at the Committee as the Marquis of Londonderry. The Duke occupies himself most of the day in writ ' ing letters, hut, nevertheless, watching the Mar ; quis 's questions with the shrewdness of a counsel, l• promptly calling to order if a " leading" question be put.—Morning Advertiser. On Sunday last the remains of the late Lord THURLOW arrived at the Swan Inn, Woolpit, where the corpse rested for the night ; and on Sunday morning the fune ral procession proceeded to Great Ashtield, in this county, and his remains were interred in the family vault in that c hurch at one o'clock, attended by a great number of spec tators. —Bu ry Poat. ILARIBLE ACCIDENT.—On Thursday a Young man about twenty years of age, employed atiNlessrs. I)ARKES and OrwAy's iron -works, Deepfields, put his head through one of the cog-wheels while it was in motion and was completely decapitated ! This freak was performed with the view ofeihibiting the fearlessness of his disposition to his c ompanions.—Manchester Herald. S I NGULAIt FACT.— A hen pheasant left Houghton Hall, the seat of the Hon. CH A RLES LaNGna, La, about four weeks ago ; and on the 6th inst. the returned to the keeper's house, with a cletch of young pheasants. She is so tame, that she will take food out of the hind of a lady with whom the bird has become familiar. There is also a cock pheasant at Houghton Hall, which is so do mesticated as to come for its food when called upon.-- York Cour a*. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Yesterday a simple-looking young female, named Elizabeth Davis, was charged with having practised a most ingenious fraud upon several pawnbrokers. Samuel She'll)) , deposed, that he was shopman to Mr. Cameron, the pawnbroker, in Chandos-street. About ten o'clock on Tuesday morning, the prisoner pledged two silk ha ndkerchiefs at his em p lo y er's shop for 3s. The prisoner came in the evening to redeem them, and offered to leave a shawl in lieu of them. The shawl not being worth more than half the sum lent upon the handkerchiefs, her re quest was not complied with, and she went away. The witness then discovered that the prisoner had taken away the parcel containing the handkerchiefs, and left in its place a parcel of rags, rolled up in a similar manner. The witness, upon discovering the fraud, followed the prisoner, and gave her into custody. Mr. HALLS said there would be some difficulty in framing an indictment against the prisoner. The question was, had she stolen the handkerchiefs, or the sum which she had obtained upon them. Mr. MieisnuLe—She stele the handkerchiefs most undoubtedly. Mr. HALLS said he should not be at all surprised if, putting the case in either way, the prisoner should get acquitted. A similar case was tried some time ago ; and although the indictment varied the nature of the charge, the prisoner was acquitted by two separate juries. Ono indictment was fur stealing the goods—the other the money. Mr. MINSHULL asked if there were any other charges against the prisoner ? Several pawnbrokers here came forward, and pro duced bundles of rags, which had been substituted by the prisoner for different articles which she had pledged at their shops. Thomas Race deposed that he was shopman to Messrs. Townsend and Page, pawnbrokers, Little Russell-street. The prisoner offered witness two handkerchiefs, upon which she asked 45., but witness refused to lend her more than 3s. 6d. upon them. She demurred to this. and the parcel was given back to her. Seeing him, however, engaged in serving another customer, the prisoner shoved over to him a bundle which he conceived to contain the two hand kerchief., and consented to take what he had offered her. Not suspecting for a moment the species of sleight of hand which she had practised, he gave the prisoner the money, and upon putting by the parcel which he supposed contained the handker chiefs discovered that it was made up of rags. It appeared further that the prisoner had practised a double fraud, for she sold the tickets of the sup posed handkerchiefs to different poor persons. Several other charges were ready to be gone into, but Mr. MiNsnuee conceived that the above were sufficient to answer the ends of justice. The prisoner was then fully committed for trial. MARLBOROU GH-STREET. The driver of the hackney-coach, No. 984, appeared under a summons to answer the complaint of Mr. Saunders one of the Magistrates for the county of Middlesex, who charged him with demanding and receiving more than his legal fare. The defendant denied that he had taken more than his proper fare, and said he was entitled to the sum he demanded according to the distance; and so certain was he of his judgment being right as to the distance, that he was ready to deposit 55., the usual charge for measuring the ground, if Mr. Saunders would do the same, and the party in error would forfeit his ss. Mr. Saunders said that he had not the least objec tion to deposit the ss. and have the ground mea sured, for he was quite sure that the charge was too much. " I don't mind that," said coachee; " I knows the distance by my eye to a hair." The money was accordingly deposited, and the messenger sent to measure the ground with the measuring wheel - , when it was found that there was a great defect in coachee's eye, for he was wrong in his judgment of the distance by a whole furlong. The consequence of all this was, that coachee lost his ss. deposit, had to return the overcharge,. and was fined 205., and ss. 6d. costs, for the extortion, leaving him minus by his eye 1/. 10s. 6d. A gentleman of fortune, of the name of Goodall, residing in South Molton-street, appeared on a war rant before Mr. CONANT and Mr. DYER, charged with attempting to take improper liberties with a female of the name of Maloney. From the evidence of the complainant, a pretty looking girl, it appeared that she is a servant in a lodging-house where the defendant, who is near seventy years of age, has resided for some time ; that during the last few days he has insulted her in a very indelicate manner, and placing a towel over the lock to prevent her cries from being heard ; that on the last occasion she took up some water, when he desired her to bring it into the room; he then only had his dressing-gown on, when he proceeded to insult her, at the same time sa)ing the last servant allowed him to take similar liberties. The defendant admitted having twice taken liber ties with the complainant, when she made no objec tion, and this charge was brought forward for the purpose of extorting money from him. After some further remarks the Magistrates tined him in the penalty of 41. for the assault. MARYLEBONE. A serious assault charge was made yesterday, be fore Mr. RAWLINSON and Mr. GRIFFITH, by - Peter Hahn, a Dane, against Sir Henry Ppm. Peter represented that Sir Henry lately engaged him in Paris as a servant, and brought him over to his residence in O r chard-street, Portman-square. Peter soon became dissatisfied with his situation, and gave Sir Henry warning that he should quit his service in fourteen, days, according to the custom abroad; and when that time had expired, Sir Henry wanted to send him away without giving him a pass port or certificate; and Peter, supposing that as in Paris, so in Landon, no one would take him in a s a lodger unless lie was provided with such a docu ment, refused to go. In consequence of this re fusal, Sir Henry attempted to turn him out by force, and, according to Peter's statement, on Monday he burst into his bed-room, laid hold . ..of him, and beat. him, pinched him, and kicked him down stairs. Peter exhibited some violent bruises, produced apparently by compression, upon the fleshy part of his arms above his elbows, accompanied with a circular cut through the skin of each, which he said were made by the thumb nails of Sir Henry, and he complained of injury received elsewhere, in consequence of being kicked down stairs. Sir Henry came to • the office on Monday to ask Mr. Rawlinson how he could get rid of this man, and when an officer was sent to the house, he found the man already gone. Nothing was then said about Sir Henry having recourse to violence, and after Mr. Rawlinson had beard Peter's story yesterday, and witnessed his bruises he told Sir Henry, " he was sorry the matter had taken another turn," and required his defence. Sir Henry said, if the bruises underwent surgical examination, they would be found to be "old com panions, met with long before?' The fact was, this person was introduced to him in Paris, and he hired him under a written character, which now, in consequence of his violent temper, and habit of swearing, he believes to be forged. Mr. RAWLINSON wondered; as he was going to bring him to England, he did not inquire into it per sonally. Sir Henry said he hired a barber in the first in stance, and he altered his mind, and considered he he (Sir Henry) gave him up, and cou ld do better as a barber in Paris than as valet in time left for inquiry. He told the Magis tratellad London; no he made use of no more violence oil Monday than was n ecessary to get him out of the house, and as he himself had given warning to leave, he ought to have gone peaceably. Peter complained that he was brought out of France without a passport, and he could not go back again in consequence of it. Sir Henry said there had been no necessity for one ; when they embarked his 0% n was all that was required, and he had promised to furnish him with one to go back with, if he would wait till the next day. Mr. RAWLINSON supposed Sir Henry had paid him what was due. Sir Henry said he offered to do so, but the com plainant would not take it unless his expences back to Paris were allowed. A gentleman who was in the house was put for ward by Sir Hem y as a witness, but he saw nothing of the circumstances which occurred in the servant's bedroom and upon the stairs, and there being no evidence beyond the statements of the t °Mending parties, Mr. RAWLINSON told Peter the charge falai be dismissed, for he had himself given warning id `leave his situation, and when the time was up re fused to go. His master was therefore obliged to turn him out of the house; and excepting the marks which locked as if they were of longer standing, there was nothing to show that he had iiged Oldie I violence than was necessary in doing it. IPreviotti iy this year. fa„s,PC. 17.91 N 24,5171 237 LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUICE 17. The Court was occupied for nearly six hours with the trial of an action, " Ikins v. Brook," on a gua rantee given by the defendant to the plaintiff, Jona than Ikins, to ►ndemnify the latter against any liabi lities he might have incurred on account of his bro ther John a bankrupt. The case involved details relating to matters of account between the parties and other transactions of no public interest. A verdict was found for the plaintiff for 1,9651. 12s. JONES AND ANOTHER V. HUNTER AND OTHER.. This WaR an action on two bills of exchange for 3,0001., and 2,3031., drawn at Calcutta, in the year 1828. The defendants, James Hunter, jun., Wil liam Hunter, and David Cannon, were sued as the acceptors. A verdict was taken for the full amount claimed. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JUNE 17. The Court was occupied during the greater par of the morning with undefended causes. PRINCE V. LAY AND WIFE. This was an action of assault. The plaintiff, at. ,he time, was a prisoner within the rules of the Fleet Prison, and about to take the benefit of the Insolvent Act on the following day. He went on the even ing in question, in company with his attorney, his attorney's clerk, and a creditor, to a public-house - in Fleet-lane, of which the defendants are the pro prietors, for the purpose of settling some accounts. Whilst there they drank some half dozen glasses of brandy and water. When the plaintiff asked to pay the reckoning, he found seven glasses were charged for, although, as he thought, only five had been drank. An altercation ensued, when, according to the tes timony of his witnesses, Mrs. Lay caught hold of him, dragged the hat from his head, and gave him a slap in the face. For 065 assault he brought his action. For the defence two witnesses were called, who swore that the plaintiff's hat was knocked off in the bustle, but so far from Mrs. Lay slapping his face, she remained behind her bar all the time. One of the witnesses, an extremely singular roan in his look and manner, while under cross-examination by Mr. Serjeant Wilde, kept every now and again winking at the Learned Sedeant, to the great amusement of the Court. He said he had been a lieutenant of marines until about three years ago, when " his com mission parted from him," but he declined to tell how. He then became a mercantile clerk until about five months ago, since when be had been " vegetating on his own property."--(Laughter.)—The remainder of his cross-examination was in the same peculiar style, the effect of which was very much heightened by the excessively ludicrous expression which he threw into his countenance every time the Learned Serjeant put a question to him, so much so, that even his Lordship was unable to refrain from laughter whilst he continued in the box. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Dama . ges, 40s. OLD BAILEY, JUNE 17. Edward Marielly, aged 25, and Henry Jubile Conway, 23, were indicted for forging and uttering a cheque, for 1001., with intent to defraud Messrs. Drummond and Co. the bankers, of Charing-cross. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty of uttering the cheque knowing it to have been forged. The Court, and the avenues leading to it, were crowded at an early with weavers from Spitalfields, anxious to hear the expected trial of five of their body, which was appointed to come on this morning. At tun o'clock, John Chord, aged 55, Benry Dowsett, 26, Samuel John Ames, 30, William Joseph Muckland, 28, and Benjamin Stone, 27, were placed at the bar, and indicted under the Act 7 and S Geo. IV. cap. 30, sec. 3, for wilfully and maliciously destroying certain silk goods in the loom, of the value of 20/. the property of Messrs. Stephen Wil son and Co. and of Messrs. Francis and John Giles. To this indictment they pleaded " not guilty." By the 3d section of the hbove Act, the offence of maliciously cutting and destroying goods in pro cess of manufacture is punishable on conviction at the discretion of the Court, by transportation for life, or for a term of not less than seven years, or by imprisonment for four years, and public whipping. On the prisoners being ranged at the Int., Mr. ADOLPHUS understood it to be the wish of their masters, on the present occasion, not to try the indictments against the prisoners, but to suffer them to depart the Court on their entering into their own recognizances to appear to answer the charges against them if called upon. Mr. ALLEY, for the prosecution, consented to Cie application. The COMMON SERGEANT hoped they would leave the bar with feelings of gratitude to their employers, and a disposition of mind which would effectually restrain them from the commission of any excesses in future. " You are now discharged." The prisoners bowed very respectfully to the Court and retired. The termination of the business seemed to diffuse general satisfaction throughout the Court. They subsequently entered into their own recognizances to keep the peace for two years. William Creane, a respectable-looking young man, apprentice to a cabinet-maker in Tottenham-court road, was placed at the bar, upon an indictment charging him with stealing a silk pocket-handker chief from the person of George Gwynette, Esq. The prosecutor stated, that about ten o'clock on the night of the 10th inst., he was walking arm in arm with a friend of his through Sydney's , alley, Leicester-fields, when his friend informed him that a fellow had picked his pocket. Witness turned round and observed the handkerchief lying upon the ground, and the prisoner standing near it. He at tempted to seize him, but he succeeded in getting away. Witness pursued and came up with him in Coventry-street, he struggled to get away, but did not, and he gave him into the custody of the watch man. man, The COMMON SERGEANT—Did you feel the ban kerchief leave your pocket ? Witness—No, I did not, Sir; 1 should not have known it, had not my friend named it to me. William Alcock, the watchman, proved taking the prisoner into custody at the desire of the prose cutor. The prisoner handed in a written defence, which, among other things, stated as follows :--" As I was passing through Sydney's-alley on the night in question, I saw two gentlemen before me very much intoxicated ; one, who gave his name George Gwynette, turned round and struck me a violent blow in the mouth, which knocked me down ; he then commenced kicking me, and gave me into the custody of a watchman. On our way to the cage he began beating me again, and his conduct was so boisterous from drinking, that the night constable ordered him to be locked up, and not till then did the gentleman charge me with a robbery." Mr. Gwynette was again called, and asked if he had been drinking on that evening ?—Mr. Gwynette admitted that he had been drinking. The COMMON SERGEANT—And were you locked up in the watch-house for being in a state of intoxi cation ?—Mr. Gwynette said it was true lie was locked up. The COMMON SERGEANT—You cannot swear the prisoner stole your handkerchief ? Mr. Gwynette— I cannot, my Lord. Mr. Carter—l had also been drinking with Mr. Gwynette on the evening in question. The COMMON SERGEANT—Then, Sir, being in liquor, can you take upon yourself to swear that the prisoner is the man who took the handkerchief from your friend's pocket ? Witness (after some hesita tion)—l certainly should not like to swear that I clearly saw him do it. . The COMMON SERGEANT therefore ordered his acquittal. A verdict of Not Guilty was accordingly returned, and the young man left the Court with a host of re spectable persons, his friends. The prosecutor and his witness were refused their expences. UNION-HALL. Yesterday a respectably dressed female, named ..11oria Eley, was brought before Mr. SWADEY, charged with stealing a plum-coloured crape shawl, value 21., the property of Mr. Davis, a linen-draper, residing on Newington-causeway. The prisoner shed tears incessantly while under examination, and seemed to be in great affliction. The complainant stated, that on the preceding evening the prisoner came to the shop, and asked to look at some Holland, a quantity of which was placed on tie counter for her inspection. During her examination of the article, the shopman's atten tion was directed towards another customer, after which the prisoner purchased a small quantity of the Holland, and then left the shop. Immediately after her departure a crape shawl which had.been pre viously on the counter along with other articles of a similar description was missed, and suspicion having been excited against the prisoner, she was followed and overtaken. The shawl was found itt her posses sion. On the discovery she burst into tears, im plored forgiveness, and declared she was completely unconscious of the manner in which it had got into her ba:ket. 'I he prisoner, who persisted in the same decla ration before the Magistrate, was committed, after I having been told that she might makethe j ur y be l ieve 1 her story if she was enabled to do so. HOP INTELLIGENCE. In the C Intel-bury and East Kent. Plantations there has been, within the 1 ist two days, another flight of fly, and so great is the increase of them and lice, that the leaves on both sides are now cotnpletey covered. The weakly grounds are at a stand, the heads droop, and the leaves becoming yellow. Those comparatively stronger as to pine, have as much vermin, and the honey-dew begins to appear. In their weak state they have much to go ' through, and hence present plospects are against a third of a crop. A short prolluce will enhance the price, and may be as well or better for the planter.—/textiel► Chronicle. The last three warm "aye have made the Lest grounds grow much fister than before, but many are very west and backward. There has been a constant, though irre gular, increase of flies the last fortnight; and they - are at this time more numerous than they have been since the severe blight of 1825. A gentleman, who has just re turned from an excursion in East Kent, informs us that the Hops there are looking very bad. The fly and lice have increased in a wonderful degree, and can scarcely be thicker.—Maidstone Journal. We have accounts of partial improvement in a few of the grounds of this neighbourl.ood, but our informants in general give but a dismal picture of present appearances. There has been much honey dew, and the fly and lice ere. most numerous and active. Another fortnight, or three weeks at the outside, will decide the qUestion of "to be or not to be." At present the " not to be" is the most probable.—Maidstone Gazette. BRITISH EXPORTS. OY TRH UNDERMENTIONRD A ILTI au EXTURTBD FROM I.IiRRPOOL, STATEMENT OP THE QUANTITIES CLES OF BRITISH MANIVACTU FROM JUNK 5 TU 12 INCLUSIVE. Pieces. Yards. ! Ell!. Cotton ...... ... 9' 4 ,348 1,1 77 ,7 40, 5 ail Cloth Li ne n 1 !l9 1,11.t,050l Dol. Blanketing ...... 1,747 29,745 , C0tt0n Hose 2,0131. Carpeting. .... ... o,74slWorsted Hose — Kerseyineres.... ---Cotton Handkerchiefs RIO F lann el — —!Cotton Braces O5O Ends 'Hats --- Woollen Stuffs.. 104 71 Hardware £19,9 , 16 Worsted St la frs..S,3S3 24 Earthenware £3,490 Calicoes - -IS It White Bushels 112,02 , Baize 929 — 1 alt Rock 25,8 90 Inf. W0011en5...6,75t sai Tons. Cwt. Chat. Cotton Thread 5,90 , 1 b. Coal 731 3 0 Cotton Yarn —ll,OlB X— , Iron CATTLE. AN ACCOUNT OP CATTLE IMPORT/ill INTO LIvIIRPOOL PROM JUNE S TO 13, TIOTLI PATS INCLUDISIS. COWS. Calves. I Sheep. I Pigs. Horses. I Mules. : - 67 I lA I 3848 3341 9 9 COTTON WOOL. LIST OF 'WORTS AND EXPORTS. IMPORTED. Same pe. Th is riod last y ea r. year: --- Bags, ta. 297,999 32,680 29,656 1829 , BAge, Pi , Bags, &C, 351,256 40 Liverpool 2;770 L on d on 41,896 15,76 3 Glaswkw . 45,653. Total exported in 1: 91,415. Same period 18:M - -- Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, M.P., changed horses at the Fountain Hotel, in this city, on Sunday, and proceened to Doter, on his way to the Continent. --- Kentish Chronicle. The reported death of the Rev. STANDIS O GOADS. at Carrick -on-Suir, is not correct.—Sawnder s's News Letter. BIRTHS. On the 16th inst. in Torrington-square, the lady of 0 B. Flinrich Esq. of a daughter. On the 17 , th inst. in Stratford-place, the lady of G. SV• Tapps, Esq. M.P. of a son. On the 16th inst. in Nottingham-place, the lady of C. Ormerod, Esq., of a son. Mr.. Elgood, V 1 impole-street, of a daughter, still-boro• On the 15th inst. the lady of Foster Reynolds, Zsg.' of a son. • . On the 15th inst. at. Rookwood, the lady of Lord C' Spencer Churchill, of a daughter. 1 ately at Darke's Lodge, Hertz, the lady of T. Wilsoo , Esq., oI a daughter. . MARRIED. On the 16th inst. at Chelsea, the Rev. H. J. OW ll ' M.A., Mittister of Park Chapel, Chelsea, to Angela, cond daughter of J. Bayford, Esq. On the 17th inst. at Bishopsgate, P. Stephenson. E s t of N e wcastle-upon-Tyne, to Frances, only daughter of Sanderson, Esq. of Broad-street -buildings. On the 16th inst. at Dunchid,ock Church, Capt. t W. C. Aqley, R.N., to Lydia Frances, daughter of Pitman, Esq. Dunchideock, near Exeter. On the 16th inst. at Bath , W. W. Huntley, ERgi. t° Emily Theresa, eldest daughter of Sit Lewis Verstur* K. H. 0. On the 16th inst. at Easton Maudit, Wm. Whitwath. Esq. of Earl's Barton, Northamptonshire, to Sarah, ° e-- cond daughter of the late John Sargeaunt, Esq. of 110 , , Herts. On the 17th inst. at Cambe rwell, the Rev. J. Wilkig' A.M., of Twickenham, to Louisa, widow of the late Ay' A. Waugh. On the 13th inst. at Marylehone, A. G. Ralston , VI of Philadelphia, to Eliza , eldes t dau g hter of T. Wifr Esq. Harley-street. On the I 6th inst. , at St. George's, H anover -square , i E. Henry, Esq. of Oriel - colleg e, Oxford, to Jane,oi daughter of the late E. 11. M ortimer, Es q . of Be 'Bnell house, Wilts. DIED. . On t',e 13th inst. at Kihnory, Argykshire, Elias, ild of Sir J. Powlett Orde, Bart. 01 At Nice, on the Ist inst. J. Sanford, Esq. Die the Ist Regiment of Somerset Militia. PI On the 16th inst. Lucy , wife of R. Harrison , nth of Sloane-street. 'ill On the 13th inst. after a short illness, Ellen, tb ° W i of William Garnett, Esq., of the Kin g 's- parade, GOI aged 2S. , ~ . 40 00 On the 15th inst. in Portman-square, Thos. Esq aged 70. . • til On the 16th inst. at Croydon , Retecea, wido w late Rev. T. Chapman, Wandsworth. - v - ff ed"itt l PRINTSID:and Pup.on 7 Pll MOPA _. y,; k,, Oriieri ; ,l42, Vp+l.4p, I.9l 4 ffiir:l:st: •"'i o ' 'I !t, i. I%l' *ll as PoßTsp.