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°Mew, and that Mr. Hibbart, an overseer, should pro tern. i
perform the duties of master. Upon this a rorrApondetfte
ensued between the Poor-law Board and the vestry, who
p•rsistul in the diachame of Mr. Eaton. The Poor-law
Board would haye applied fur a =anima. at an rather pe-
riod, but a hill had been before parliament for the coutiou•
'nee of the powers of thu Poor-law Board, and a numb. r
of the House of Commons had proposed that a claim should
be introduced into such hill enempting from its operation
parishes having local seta. At the request of Sir B. Hall
the application had remained in abeyance, pending the
adoption or refection of the clause in question. On the
24th of May the Home of Commons rejected the clause ;
and on Saturday last a deputation fmaa the vestry waited
on the Poor-law Board ; but, as they still declined to con-
form to the order of tho board, they had no altarnat se but
to apply to this court for a mandamus.
Rule nisi.

RZOINA (ON THU PILOSICUTION or 811 CZARINA NA-
PIER) 0. Tile EAST INDIA C
Lord Campbell stated that the court would dispose of
the application in this matter at the sitting of the court to-
morrow (Mu' day). (The judgment is given elsewhere.)
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—YrArraRDAT.
ArITIMIS AT NISI Puns a MIDDLINIVI. BUOY XL JVTIICE

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His Lordshiptidemorniisi commenced---Triing the causes
set down for hearing at the second sittings in Middlesex.
The list contained twenty-three cases, of which seven were
remsnets from the previous sittings. Threw cases were
tried as undefended, and two as marked for trial by special
,juries. The only defended case called on was "Lott o.
Booth," which was an action of trover, and it was only
part heard when the court rose.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—YErrraDAy.

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MATHEW O. COCIIIIJANIL-EXTRAORDINAIT CARI.

The plaintiff in this action was Mr. Joshua Mayhew,
who, for nearly half a century, had been in practice as a
solicitor. In 1847 he retired from the profession in favour
of his son, Mr. Allred Mayhew, and a Mr. Reynolds; but
ho still retained r coma in the house in Carey-street, Lin-
cole's-inn-fielde, where he had previously been carryieig
on business, in order to transact various affairs of his
engagedownHe had the defendant at a salary of 801. a year,
for the new hem, who were to pay him his wages, hut his
services were to be entirely at the disposal of the plaintiff.
In May, 1848, Mr. Mayhew detected some serious deletes.
tions in the defendant's accounts, who thereupon abeeondid,
but being sometime afterwards arrested, in Scotland, he was
tried at the Old Bailey, and sentenced to eighteen months'
impriaorment. That penalty he had undergone, and the
plaintiff now sued hint for the sum of 2441. 25., the amount
which he had embezzled with the interest due upon it.
Charles Muttons, the cashier of Messrs. Mayhew and Rey-
nolds, proved the princield portion of defalentions. On,
ma-examination he said he said not know that Mr Joshua
Mayhew was in business as a bill discounter, and he lie-
lieved that ho was not; though he dared say that he might
have discounted bills fur his triende. Mr. Mayhew was the
attorney in Chambers' bankruptcy.
The plaintiff himself proved the remaining defalcations.
The defendant, since his release from prison, bad been car-
rying on a business in Stamford-street, where, he had told
him, ho had furnished a house of which he had purchased
the lesse. Defendant misted prisoners at the Old Bailey,
and made up ausests for persons or assisted them in legal
proceedings. Witness bad demanded the money of the de-
fendant, who had admitted his liability. Witness said he
would never treed& Win for the principal while be lived,
provided ho would pay him the interest, and that be would
insure his life and give security for the payment of the pre-
miums. Defendant said he would insure his life for 2601.
Wituess remarked that that was more than he owed him.
Defendant said it would make very little difference. Wit-
ness also asked him if he was quite satisfied with the ac-
count, and he replied in the affirmative, thanking witness
for his great consideration. At the close of the ease the
witness was recalled by Mr. Prendergast, who appeared for
the defendant, and who asked the witness amongst other
things where he carried on his business as • bill discounter ?
Mr. Mayhew, in an excited tone, denied that he was a
bill discounter at all. If be were, he should no' doubt
have been applied to by the learned counsel. (Laughter.)
Mr. Prendergast—Why, one of your own witnesses said
that you discounted bills for your friends, and I am sure
I have not the honour of your friendship. (Laughter.)
Mr. Baron Platt, interposing, said the question of the
learned counsel was a very proper one, and Mr. Mayhew
had not acted properly in resenting it in the manner in
which he had done. _

Mr. Mayhew apologised to the court for his warmth.
Mr. Prendergast then addressed the jury in terms of
strong invective against the plaintiff, whom he ehallenged
to state that he had ever seen a bill with his (Mr. Prot-
dergast's); name upon it in his life. The cam was one of
unprelleled barbarity. The learned counsel for the plain-
tiff (Mr. Petendorff) had spoken of the conduct of
the plaintiff u merciful. Verily," in the words of
scripture, "the tender mercies of the wicked were
cruel." Other persons, when an offence had been com-
mitted against them, were content to prosecute the offender
—that was mere love of justice ; but the plaintiff (the at-
torney in Chambers 's bankruptcy), had done more. After
the law had declared the defendant's property forfeited to
the crown, he had brought this action against him. That
was an act' of matchless mercy. (Laughter.)
Mr. Baron Platt, in summing up the cam, censured the
learned counsel for needlessly provoking an aged person
like the plaintiff.
Mr. Prendergast denied that he had done so. lie had
not attempted, in the first instance, to creme:amine him.
Ile (the learned counsel) felt that he did not deserve hie
lordship's remark ; and he was not the man to submit
quietly to what he did not deserve.
Mr. Baron Platt repeated that the learned eouoael had
deserved the remark._ _ _

Mr. Prendergast—l beg leave ta say that I did not. I
beg leave to deny it most emphatically.
Mr. Baron Platt said the learned counsel was displeased
with the opposing counsel, the witness, the judge, and
everybody, if he could not have his own way ; but they
could not help that, they mast find their WI, to the end of
the case as bat they might. The plaintiff had an no.
doubted right to bring an action in this ere, though it
might seem very harsh to seek to recover what the defen•
dant could not pay. Still they must give the pound of
Sash. What the law allowed, the court must award.
The jury then considered their verdict, and after a
minute's:consultation
The Foreman said, with very great sorrow, wo feel
obliged to find for the plaintiff for the whole claim.
Mr. Baron Platt—You could not do otherwise.

THE POLICB COURTS.
74ANii9N-AouB . _

A young man who was In the employment of Mr. J. 8.
Jayne, the proprietor el the United Slats' wine vaults in
Liveriiisekereet, Mean.la, was bestir the Lord
Mayor, Is the eassedur • under under u-
liar circus/emus by eminr, who deal& object
of saving the =hennas bey how rein and exposing the
nefarious " betting-house system of robbery" to the magis-
tracy.
From the statement of Mr. Jayne, the following sr-
ticulars were elicited. The defendant is the son of an in-
dustrious country couple, and was taken into the employ-
ment of the complainant, is whose house he had until lately
acted to the eatisfaetion of his master. A change, how-
ever, had taken place in his conduct, and it was
found, after ems experience of his strange beha-
viour, that be was no longer qualified for his
situation. In consequence of the serious circumstances
in which be was esseesed the day before, • particu-
lar inquiry had been made into the cause of the remarkable
alteration which had marred, and it was ascertained that
he had been made the Tidbit of the betting-house scheme,
whisk has been predasbeg eon ennelve mischief. The
boy had about En main gm bola sent on an errand,
sad la walking along lashopmeSebrent he was addressed
by a man who was standing at the ilsee of a betting-once,
and who told him that HS was powered of or could raise
a pound, he would stead •d clarion of making 80W. by
it, or HS could an gres are than 10s. the sum of
1001. would probably be et his SWIM his venters in
• wager. The temptation whisk was before him
wesendseed so great by the el dte touter to
the bane ae to has gins The bey who had by
his Waft snip • Ode pane. lined ties ohYliada upon
• Mine, mad et mon let the many, bet We new
spirit into whine power he had same was not
to be mailed with so slight a samilln and
the slushy suit get into the vortex. He benne more
and nen dinned ale proceeded in the designee aspen-
meat of wacky 16 helms rapidly, and at lust he wane
several alluipts ups his life. He endeavoured, dm the
purpose Mgetting rid of kis existence, which bad benne
quite latelerable te bin, to set are to a water-Mesa, in
which be had fastened himself. Failing in that attempt,
he had tried a knife, eheit which be had made as ant to
261tiself into the—Theeme, sad nos beteg talon lan
be a polionnu is teeing to Min Mani by •
is the river be we with sash dili ad y sevested
rrtanr:hrowing himself mist • weeps wheel, or be was
conducted through
lad.
anon
The wretehed led. being pat to the bar, fully eos-
ins' by his leak mad eatinegoat beinvioar the correct-
ness of tie seseent of the fatal than whisk had been given
to his anderenedieg.
Mr. Jayne end he had every mesa so believe that num-
bers of industries ad respectable paths were ensnared by
the Osten to the visors dens whit arov abounded ell
theme' the aetrepelb, mad expressed Me opprelwasioa that
robberies by servante were driers adog bops& all belit f, in
leurequire• of the peculiar mode, of ineceshea adopted by
the presoneers of the diabolical 'yoga.
The Lesi Mayor esid he lanann this at appeared to
be the sate of the law that the magisersey's functions
NOM& to be seepenied is ere of the sawn described,
however desperate they aetsuly were. Hs bad only to
hops tuner nide, obanasteseee that the police would
pay particular othadea to the betting houses, and furnish
all the intellionse they could acquire, in order that at any
sate a templets espenn night he made.
The bey was Gila rimisied until the came which had al-
' ready bon isersemlid wing • beershop-keeper, should
be again boseglit howardist lavestigatloa.

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