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London, England, 1850-01-17 00:00:00

having b•es preyed, it was urged fa the defethe that the
defendant was the proprietor of two phew where betting
lists were kept, in anon-street. Leiseaterwriftej_thd the
Vanzhall.thed, and that Artiness* bathed them WA to IW.
on Sueplise (the
betweenat Whew@ big Mt NOW bets,
and pay these bwe the withers and esseseb dret Ae.
buthnot was a defaulter es the Derby,.
_aela that by
the customs of the tar( he wan not entitled IS he paid
up bets be had woo until be rid limn he
bed lost, and It was oily on his being thswilewed With the
loss ef his plea at the Thelon Club that the delbsiens gave
the bills in question to paym
entho applied Is his we dee part
of Arbuthnot for the pay of the wimpy, NM eat they
were given far an Illegal sessideration.
A person of the saws of &ethers, the clerk or secretary
of the defendant, was called, sthe proved that Ilay sued on
and at the
*ea in Green.eweet, sad asked for the stoney,
and that be *earthed the register, and told hi. that there
was no bet entered in kla name, when be stated that Mr.
Arbuthnot wads the bet for bin, and he also threatened to
get Mho, disekerpd from the Caton Club.
Letters whisk bed panted between the plaintiff end de.
fondant on the gabfest of the pelmet were put in.
The joyq Totired, and after Bose tithe returned a verdict
far the ddssdast. -

COURT OF EXCREQURR.—TwrzsDAT.
&num. re Boma
part s. Loan Coaeos.-Bscourr 701 COers.
Mr. D. D. Keane sword for a rule collie; on the plain-
tiff to give security for costs. This weft an action brought
against the dehadant as a provisional reamitterna of a
railway company. It was referred to arbitration. and after
rural meetines, the last of which was held in Kay, 1848,
the time for making the award wss limited to the let of
January, 1649. The plaintiff had sines become insolvent,
and the sfildavas stated that his attorney lied re-
cently made an appiration at chambers tor • fur-
ther enlargement of the time, with • view to
some the proseediage under the order ot reersce
for the purpose of securing his (the attune) 's) costs, and not
for the benefit of the plaintiff. It wee espremly sworn that
the application to enlarge the time was made .01.17 ix that
purposehe.
T court granted a rule aid.
Non MVO AS WOIIIIIINITIOL—iscroas Ma. Maros Borne an. •
iItDDLIEBIZ Cornea fair.
WILSON 5. ASIILZT.-8•11,1 07 • 111DICAL 'SACRUM.--
BIIMACJI 07 COVSN•I7.
This was an errs to recover compensation in damages
for • brash efeaverwt. The defendant paid 60i. into court
is satiellhedes WI
Mr. fildsant 11=1a Tend Mr. Hugh Hill were for the
*OK end ILL Atherton for the defendant.
The plated, sod defendant are medical men. The latter
km Ise many yews serried en an memoir practice
_as •
ser,_ and spetimmery at Hisheown, near I,dbrd in
Tidrre. In 1847, hadag admired for an assistant, 'the
*Wit entered into coontaaketioa with him, and
the
an
agreement was concluded, whereby, in coesiderstion of
sum of 4001., the defendant was to receive the plaintiff as
I aseistant and SOOMODOT in the brines, and to tarsier him
to the pranks ; and further, that at the end of one yeas
from the date of the agreement the defendant should retire
from the bursa, end bind himself not to practise within
seven mire of ilightown. A sum of 601. was paid on the
seseinsion of the egreement, and it was stipulated that the
rewarder should be p. id by instalments. It however ap-
peared its the owes of the case that a sum of 1601 was stall
due. The plaintiff now sought to resort liquidated damages
on the 'mad that the defendant hod failed to iatrodeoe
him, and because he had continued to practise in breach of
the covenant.
Mr. Pickard, an attorney at Bradford, proved that in the
beginning of January he had deliver. d a formal nodes to the
defendant, requiring him in trams of the agreement to in.
traduce the plaintiff as his assistant sad successor. The wit
new intimated at the erre time to the defendant that in
terms of his t he was bound not to practise within
seven miles Higlitoers. To this defendant stated that
when he resolved to take as errant and sucersor he was in
a bed eta,' of health, but now he had recovered his health,
and he should continue to preseise. Mrs. Ashley, who was
present at the time, remarked that jetties to his large family
celled him to do to, and that they would n sr the money
from the plaintiff. To this witness replied that he had paid
a sum of money into the Bradford bank for that purpose.
la conclusios, the defendant intimated that he should
Med"' -

Several other witnesses were called in support of the_plain-
tifFs eras. A chemist in e place proved that sin F
ary 1848 he had made upth prescriptions for the plaintiff.ceebru-
The
wife of a blacksmith in the village stated that the defendant
had attended her husband during en illness, end another
witness stated that the defendant had advised hint to adopt
the cold water cure. It was also stated that the brass plate
was still retained on the defendant's door.
In contradiction of the plaintiff's allegations, that the
defendant had not introduced him to the patients, a son of
the defendant was called, and stated that after the notice
before referred to was served, he accompanied his
father and the plaintiff when they visited the patients ; but
in cress examination he atheist& that he held the horse white
they west into the different houses, and therefore could not
say what took place.
For the defendant it was submitted that the evidence had
hided to bear out the plaintiS 'a ease, and that the sum paid
into gout was sufficient to compensate him for any damages
he had sustained.
Mr. Bsron 11.J1fe left it to the jury to sty whether the
plaintiff had sustained any, and what amount of, damage
over and above that admitted by the defendant himself, and
on •00041111 of which the sum of 601. had been paid into
°Dart.
The jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, 3001.
This concluded the business of the first Middlesex sitting
in term. The learned Boon will sit to-morrow (Friday) at
Guildhall, to try Lond-fn causes.

SECONDARIES' COURT.—YairiaDAT.
porous NIL 811CONDAST Portent
Somm• 9. /Lam L.
This was an action to recover W. ISt. upon a promissory
note. The plaintiff was an attorney, and in the deelarstion
it was alleged that the note bad been given by tho defend
ant, a publican, in Great Leicester street, Birmingham, as
con,y for certain costs. The pleas wore,
fraud and amis. never indebted, and a denial of the
signature.
Mr. Needham appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. Huddle-
stone for the defendant.
A witness named Thomas, who described himself as of
Wodnosbury, tobacconist, stated that he was present at the
defendant's house in Birmingham, when. by the defend-
ant's diem-tines, a 'Ma-in-law of his, a Mrs. Speeaa,
wrote his name upon the note upon which this setms was
brought. The present plaintiff was Isis (witnesses) attorney
a some proceedings he had taken against Samuel Spooner
the elder and S. Spooner, the younger, and having got
judgment against them they were arrested; and ha would
not consent to their discharge, until the plaintiff had security
for his costs. The defendant was married to a daughter of
Spooner the elder, and be (witness) beard him aatkorke
young Spooner's wife to sign the note, which was given to
the plaintiff to secure his costs, and the Spoonen were dis-
charged.
In cross-emminstion the witness said he was charged wide
the crime gf forgery sin years ago, and he had suffered sis
months' imprisonment in Stafford gaol for ensbeselement.
Re had been an insolvent debtor twice, but had obtained his
discharge. Oa both occasions could not swear that there was
any tobacco then in his shop, and whatever cigars those
might have been he had smoked himself. (A sup hit)
Mr. Raddlestons then addressed the jury, barging the
vilest imjury to the men Thomas. He called
Elisabeth Spooner, who stated that she was the wife of
Samuel Spooner, who, being arrested with his father at the
suit of Thomas, she applied to the latter for their discharge.
Oa the day Thomas said the note was signed by her in Bir-
mingham, he called upon her at her brother's house at West
Bromwich, and said that he would write a discharge, but as
it was requisite that it should be signed by a third party she
might as well put Blissol's name underneath his own. He
then produced a blank piece of paper, and at his desire she
wrote the defendant's name at the corner. She did rot ob-
serve any stamp upon the paper, and when she had signed it
the defendant took it up saying that he should sign it too, and
west away. Re left &discharge with her sealed up about two
hours afterwards. He said nothing &beat har signing enute-
lie distinctly told her it was the Msshmgo. The promissory
note now produced was the paper she had so signed, and she
would swear that she hod no authority from Mei/Madan% to
sign it, and that she signed it at West Wooed* and not at
Birmingham. It was • blank paper whim siffleld
had since been filled up as • premaimary sato. She new
saw Thomas at the defendant's hone. She toner so
that the paper was other than the discharge, and tgare
soon the stamp she certainly would not wrotened it. Thomas
hold one end of it in 'Ashanti whilst sh the defendant's
name at the other.
Kr. Needham having cross-examined the witness, and re-
/snd,
Tele learned Secoudery summed up. On one side or
other, he said, p:rjury bad been committed, and the case de
pended entirely upon which side the jury thoughtentitled to
credence.
The jury found for the defendant on the third and fourth
issues, and for the plaintiff on the first and second. This was,
In effect, a verdict for the defendant.

LORD MAYOR'S COURT.—Yitintith._
serous Tun PACOSDII AND • BricLoL AMT.
Tao GOValLeOlts AND COaPoltATlon OF ST. Tacrius's
HOSPITAL O. The COSPOILATION OF Tan CITY OF
Loupes.
This wee an inquiry to assess the amount of amortisation
to be paid to the claimants, in respect of certain property
situate in Queen-street and liaiden.lane, Chespalde, which
the City coplratiou required under the provisions of the
Public Improvemenk Act, to eam out certain improvements
in the City.
Sir Frederick Thesiger, Mr. Laurie, and Mr. Locke, for
the claimants ; the Actorney General, Mr. %Lead, and Mr.
Randall, for the City.
Sir F. Thesiger, ta *ponies the Cliae, expllinea to the
jury the nature of the Inquiry, sad the provisions of the
act of parliament which gars the City evirp cation the
power to take poesessim of say property that stood
in the way of the unproysmeats they were carrying
into effect in the and thee proceeded to state shortly
the circumstanese of the case. The property in question
was a large and commodioes mambos" No. 60,Qammstreet,
Cheapside, having a heritage she is Maiden.lane. Ti. ,
glowed upon which the prettifies were errata was given
to
the corporatioa of hospital in the year 1686,
rad fa 1828 there wee en egreentant entered to
on
The treasurer to the hospital sad a Mr. Johnson, to thr
effect that if Johnson ea. eted a warehouse thereat, a leue
ior the tarp of 81 years, binding the taunt tit pay to the
hospital a hroaad-reat of 401. a year sad at the expiration
of dm tern to deliver up the In • thorough sad
substantial state at repair._ Johnson built the warehoses as
signed, sal by kb EbWira the &iamb greeted a lease

en the beicere-mantimsed tows to ){Mt, and, as at the
run wren:
that lease
bates
alter mahen 40 leers to
I run, ld be bet Wee dillealty as to the rue the
claimants wire Mktg& to la rimpeta •1 • Taftri7
BieM
rent emirate over
_the whole ef that parted. The
point to be leilied by the jay arose hem the side
differen el opleisa that Muted asap
regeter• mew
aloud co
guidemen who had boss la Oil
matter as to the wise at the Ilme of the
walks of the to the; bompllil whoa the tine
of the Ism la 1 mid the levy toosid hear from
the whams,that the repeal! wee el mei a
ekereeter, se well Ind sithelentially built, um s adobe*
situated he the _ wm. of trade tad beg% that lbw
could be she dealt but that Ile property wenn asemellmi
1890 a rest of 210 L a year, eller &deeds, the !pearl sent
sad land mi. The sem the delmaalli asked In wee sheet
2,7001., and if the Oily 01111.11110111 had aced spas right
data is giving Roll, the tessaabler, the sea of 3,7001. for
his interest in the property_ , they NOM net reefs; the demand
of the clsimsets, tibia Mei test menated upon the very
principle the emceed= had adopted In Belt's ease. Thb
was not the dem of a willies buyer sad a willing seller,
for the goyim= of the her had so power
whatever Moro a the property hem
which the ig safier list eentrel derived reads;
but this repent was sompaltswily wrested hem them
ch
ander
the provnions ores aft of pediment,them
la su
oases juries did net Wheats be gales mason the
compethegoa to be awarded. The City emperatisa bad
made an offer of 2,000 L, hat k bed bean dabbed. end sot
from any personal feeling,
hat ia rwouense of what they
coraidsrea their duty to the interests et a wet impsolnat
and valuable public charity, whisk bad MG ledger mid
30,000 out-pahents in the year--they bad deolibed to refer
the mater to arbitration, ea had Deem prepaid, misuse
before a jury to obtain the full vales of their property.
By an set of parliament the claimants was bound sties in-
vert the maws they would receive hom the eorpors
in lands or such other valsabie oothrities as a Mester is
Chancery should approve of, and he hoped Oskar, would
give a verdict for sash a turn u would place them in pos.
simian of as good a property at the one they reluctantly had
to give up.
Yr. W. Tito, the thehiteet, was then tilled. His estimate
was that
be uptratioa of the term of the loath the free-
hold would be worth 5,6001., and the value of the reversion
40 tears hews to that eum Wu worth in present money
1,6381 The present value of the ground rent he estimated
at 9101, ankles in round asmbetra a total of 2,6001. If the
jury gave • verdict for that sum, in his opinion the hospital
would not be is 10 advantageous a position, is reference to
ultimate benefit, as it would have been had this property it
undisturbed.
Several surveyors were examined. They variously esti-
mated the iaterest of the claimants from 2,4331. to 2,7451.
The Attorney-General addressed the jury, urging that his
clients had acted most liberally to the claimants, and that
' their lowest had bees grossly over-estimated.
Dlr. /3unning, the City architect, Mr. Higgins. surveyor,
sou other gentlemen were examined for the dehndants.
Their estienatos varied from 1.45 W. to 1,6001.
Sir F. Thesiger having replied,
The Recorder shortly summed up, end the jury gave a
verdict for 2,3001.
Amish Men crisses V. The BANE.
This was a like claim for property situate in the same
locality. A verdict was taken by consent fer 2,1001.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
REPOS' Ms. Comnamone gosecoralme
Exclusive ExPinnrronsi.
J. F. Raabell, wine merchant, of iluiton-row,
applied for his certificate. Mr. Lawrence supported; Mr.
Taylor opposed for the =signets, and Mr. Duncan on behalf
of Mr. James Brown, privet hotel keeper, of Dover-street,
a creditor. Oa examination of the bankrupt, the following
facts were dented: The balance sheet commenced on the
31st of December, 1846. His debts were 4,6001. ; assets,
about 2001. iMr. Pennell, the official assignee, stated that
mere wee 1201. Ii hand.) Had been 24 yea= in business
alurt.etbse as a wins merchant. Ia January, 1844, went into
partnership with a person razed Tuckwell, bringing 1.0001.
(in nice) into the firm, and his wiser 3,0001. He then be-
lieved himself solvent. He had offered • o,mpoaftion of 10a.
in the pined in 1840. He prepared a statement of his assets
and liabilities in 1844, which he bad not since seen ; but
I (Allowed he was deficient from 6001. to 1.0001- He had then
a lease of some premises in Caarleestreet, which he had
over-valued. His partnership with Tuckwell tut= twelve
months, end they then went into partnership with
Mr Hamilton, and traded under the firm of Ha-
milton and Company. At the end of 1846, a
dissolution took place, he receiving 6001. from Hamilton
and Tuckwell, and being released from the liabilities of the
firm. He still o Red 4 2141. on his own account. In 1845 aid
1846 he had drawn out of the firm 9001.mure than his share
et the profits ; this sum was included in the 4,2141., as was
*4lOOl he received to go cut o' the firm. During the
lortsmrship he had received 1,0761. belonging t s the firm; had
also borrowed, us 1846, 6861. In the sauce year his pawed
sad destestic ex had been 6591. Had rtnted a house
Wailerioo• where was some property in which be had
bees told he had an interest. lie last pad rent in N0v.,1
I=d was then discharged from his liability. Had some
ia the house, Inv. made it over to get rid of a trou-
blesome beegain. It was worth 901. to 1001. Thie was Is
the Weals, of Md. He then lived in Porchester-street,
paying a rent of 701 In September, 1845, Mr. Brows,
hotel-keeper, discounted him a bill of 481., of one Gibbs.
II
Gibbs was then in prison he did not know of it. He
offered Mr. Brown 12 per cent. on the bill, end a further
advance of 1251., payable at the end of six
months. For this he gave a six months' bill for 1841.,
which was not paid when due. Had represented to Mr.
Brown that he should receive some ren•s shunt that time,
aud supposed he must have dons so. In March, 1840,
while the bill was running, he paid Mr. Brown 901.—he
believe on account of the bill—though he owed him other
money at the time, in all 3801.
Hie Honour said he was within very little of putting
down " prevarication " opposite this statement in his notes.
Examination continued—Would not ewe= confidently
that the 901. was paid on account of the current bill, but
to his best belief it was. In 1847, he bad a release drawn
up, which be took round to various creditors to be signed ;
Mr. Brown signed it for 2121., and he gave Aim five other
bills. His balance-sheet commenced with a deficiency of
4,3171. • his new debts were 2001. odd ; pr. fits, 9701., as a
commission agent ; and expenses, 8131. He was not a mar-
ried mast; had occupied a 704. house in Porch, etre street,
and kept ene servant. In 1846, he owed Mr. George, of
Regent-street, a bill for silk inercery, and gave him credit
on the firm for a portion of the amount.
In answer to (questions from Mr. Lawrence, he said that
when he asked Mr. Brown to discount Gibbs' bill he had no
idea it would not be paid. Gibbs bad dealt with them some
years, and always paid regularly. The 6001. lent him by
Hamilton and Tuckwell to go out of the firm, had been
advanced without security. Had thought himself solvent
in 1844; but, owing to the lease of his premises in Charles-
street, which had only a few years to run, turning out
valueless, it now appeared that he was largely insolvent.
Six months alter he had left the firm of Hamilton and
Tuckwell, it was changed to Hamilton and Grieves; and
he then sold for the firm on commission. He expected to be
re-admitted to the firm, but being refused, found a partner
in Mr. Watkins. During his partnership with Hamilton
and Tuckwell, all the sums he had received on account of
the firm were debited to his. The assignees (one of whom
was Mr. Grieves) had had access to all the books. Mr.
Ridgway had lent him 3001. on his private account; 2001 of
this had been afterwards paid by Hamilton and Grieves,
under an agreement which had Wes explained at the last
examination.
By Mr. Taylor—When he left the firm of Hamilton and
Tuckwell, there was some talk of an action against Mr.
George, but it was arranged.
Mr. Taylor submitted that the certificate must be =u-
pended for a long period on four grounds-non-entry of the
monies he had received on account of the firm, excessive ex-
penditure, mak nit away with property, and in respect of the
from Mr.
debt of Mr. Riogway. H adl h received money
George due to the firm, and applied It to his own use, leaving
the firm to bring an action against Mr. George before it was
explained. For a single man his expenditure had
been nerd
=condos. It was plain, too, he was gaits insolvnt in 1848
or 1847; and though his income was only 1061. in 1846, his
expenditure bad bees 6671.
Mr. Dunce& urged that the case was one of the most fla-
grant description, exhibiting the greatest racklessnem and
disregard of honest principle, which was the more culpable
in • person of his stinwdness. He commenced with a clear
deficit of 3,0001. in February, 1844, and bad thou gone into
piuftreship with Mr. Tuckwell, and an %antis with Mr.
Idanidtoo, who, thinking him a very bed bugain lent hire
6001., without interest, to retire. Indading this sum, he
owed the firm upwards of 1,4004, though he had received
2,4001. in 1846 about half of which he had applied to his
own mis and paid some old debts with the remainder.
About the end of 1645 be bed usetreeted Mr. Brown's
debt, no portion of which bed bees paid, though the large
Ituribs above-named
bbcome into bigot:de is lrbt The.
.
rapt bad spoken of a good and bed bargain; but whatever
exams might be offered for youthful iniptadeneiss, • man
who had been 24 yes= in badness could not urge it ; and
new his creditors bad to pay the expense of his voluptucus-
nem His domestic expenditure for two years end seven
months was put down at 3811., though he only kept one
preset; there was also an item of 1101. for clothing, &o.
and another of 1891. for rent, rates, and taxes ; in all
upwards of 7001 spent upon himself. The bankrupt had
00020 hen, upon his own petition, without a shilling daunts
solely tor the sake cit obttining protection. Such a ease
would be beat dealt with by relating the eertilicate alto-
gether.
Mr. Leafless contended that Mr. Brown had no right to
appear as an aggrieved creditor, as, whatever uffence the
bankrupt might have committal with respect to his debt, it
had been condoned by M. Brown executing • deed of release
in 1847, whereby he consented to accept 2121. The partner-
ship transactions had been adjusted elsewhere, and ought not
now to be made the subject of inquiry. He could not be
charged with excessive expenditure' for is the year he had
made 1,0701. profit, and had spent about 2604.1ee5. His books
bed bees well kept, and but tor his deficiency of 4,0001„ he
would have been entitled to a antedate certificate. The
opposition was that of Mr. Grieves, who bad no right to take
up the alleged grievance of Mr. Tuckwell, that gentlemen
having dired to offer any opposition. The extravagance
complained of had taken place chiefly in 1846, before the
basest-she= commenced. It was true the bankrupt had
ionised an unfortunate liaison with a female, for whom he
purebred furniture to the extent of 8008 , and afterwards
gave it up to her. It was intimated that be had also kept a
lady in his setablishment, in Porchester-strest ; but it was
remarkable that, notwithstanding this, be had only spent
2601. a-year The great bulk of the bankrupt's debts were
old ones, and none of them creditors appeared to complain,
aot even Mr. Tueltwelt while Mr. 0 the oppeelig
=ague, was catlike lorsemspegaliveil sum

Ms Hama theugita Mr.Lawrsames mem* had carried
him a little too far in imputing "sidelvdi to Mr. Orients;
whose duty it was, to assignee, to lay bikes the soon all the
facie ascossan to enable it to farm a Jarman en the cam.
To Mr. Brown's oppoetioe he did not mask mush import-
ance, as, with reopen ea greet panel his debt, there appeared
to have bent a decided soadeastien. Bo also was it with Me
partnenhiP. In respect to them debts the benkrupt's con-
duet had been thoroughly unjutifieds, as in the Gass of Mr.
Ridgway, to whom prospective receipts had been gives, and
also in Mr. George's and some other These
trteeediests could poser by justified, except where
they WO made with the knowledge of the firm concerned.
Tbe Mishions in the books had been passed over by the
penmen ; and as the general body of crediton was not
sashed this might be put oat of cossidention. There could
be we doubt the bankrupt's expenditure in 1948 was most
Mdentifiable, both in the amount and the meaner. He
bei made away with 1001. worth of furniture, for
la purpose which was most usjustillabis, consider-
-14 the amount he then owed. It could not be
kis temperament had deceived him
se to the pwMW mount of his profits; for, having been
$1 ran la the wine trade, he must have known that teed,
wee not what ft NM was. Especially ought he to have
beim taught coatis& by having had to make a former
esesegennat with his coeditors. The extravagant expend(
We alone would prevent the certificate being granted
Immediately. It must be suspended for twelve months,
when granted to be of the third clam. In the mean time,
he would grant protection, that the bankrupt might not be
prevented acting on commiesion, though he was not fit to
go into bailees' agaia on his own account without a period
of pargatiesi.

POLICR.—YirmaDAT.

SOUTHWARK.
oacne CRIIZLIT TO • CHILD HT ITS F•THili.—Wni.
Timis:try, a pipe.maker, residing in Lovegrove-street, Old
Kent-road, sus charged with cruelly beating Henry fink-
net, hie eon, under 12 years of age.
The charge was brought betore the magistrate by Mr.
Ashbridge, the muter of Camberwell Workhouse, who, on
being Mere, stated that on the previous afternoon he Wail
missing down Lovegrove-street, when he perceived the lad
running towards him in his shirt and trousers, followed by
the prisoner, who wee beating hits in an unmerciful manner
with a large stick. Perceiving the blood thri. ugh the shirt,
witness ran up to prevent any further violence, when the
child fell down apparently exhausted, when the father beat
hint °nibs head, and cut hiss in several places. Witness then
seised hold of the pin sone? and told him that he should not fur-
therilltreat the child as he would most certainly murder him,
but he turned round and threatened to servo him in the
same way ; but on his telling him he war a constable the
prisoner desisted, and a policeman coming up witness gave
him late custody. He really believed that had not the con-
stable come to ide assistance in time. a mob of several per-
sons would have interfered, and from their exuperated
state in seeing the prisoner's brutal conduct, most likely
would have pulled the prisoner to pieces. The locality we.
most densely populated with low Irish, and the riot might
have bun fearful. After the prisoner was secured, wit-
ness took the lad to a surgeon, when his wounds were dres-
sed, and be afterwards conveyed him to the workhouse,
where he was also attended by the parxhial surgeon.
Witness produced a certificate from the latter gentleman,
setting forth that the lad's back was fearfully cot with the
heavy stick, and that there were several wounds on the
head likely to be inflicted either with a stick, or by falling

on a stone.
The prisoner called one of his workmen, who said that the
lad wasa thief and deserved to be flogged.
Mr. aSeckett end be could not hear witnesses to palliate
such a gross act of cruelty. It the led was inconigible it
would be better for the father to appeal to the law, and not
act with such brutal violenos, which was horrible to the feel-
ings of human nature. lie intended to h►ve committed him
to the sessions for trial, but he thought the punishment he
was about to inflict would meet the justice of the case. Con-
sequently he should inflict a 'mashy of M. on him, and in
default of piyment commit him to prison for two months,
and at the expiration of that term he should require him to
find bail for six mouths.
lioultennEAlLlNG.—J. Landsdotana was charged with
breaking into a dwelling-house in liarrow-street, and steal-
ing a copper boiler.
Police-constable 100 W said on Tuesday evening he saw the i
prisoner and another man luiterirg about some empty houses
in Harrow street. lie watched, and saw them try several
doors, but, perceiving that witness was ►ooking after them,
they ran down a court. About five minutes afterwards he
pa.sed one of the houses in Ilarrow.street, when we heard a
cracking noise, which induced him to go to the rear. W hen
he got there he found to his surprise that the door was open,
and on entering he encountered the prisoner, who swore that
enless he let him go he would murder him. He, however,
seised hold of him, and pulled him out of the house, whea
another constable came up and secured him. Witness
searched him, and found a bunch of skeleton keys
on him, and close by where he first encountered
him he found a copper Littler, placed in a b..sket,
r. ady to be removed. Witness and his brother con-
stains afterwards searched the prisoner's lodgings, and dis-
covered a splendid roulette table, balls, dice, and all the im-
plements used in a gambling house.
Mr. A'Beckett asked whom the gambling apparatus be-
longed to ?
The prisoner replied, himself and a man named Hill, but
they had nut been used for some time.
Committed for trial.