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NORTHERN cuwar.—Vona. 3lAacm 29.

KING 17. NELL (conommt).
The defendant pleaded " guilty" to the charge, which he had
traversed from the last Assizes to the present, for making false re-
turns of Inquests which had never come under his cognisance,
making the firing dead, whereas they had not " shifted- off this
mortal coil." but rose up in judgment against him, for which the
Court sentenced him to pay a fine of MU. to the King. and to Ire
confined one week in York Castle. and further to be confined mita
that fine be paid, and to vacate his situation of Coroner for the
county, which be has since resigned.
We helieve that this is the first instance of the kind upon record
of so sing,:lar a circumstance.

PERJURY.
THE LING V. RYDER.
Mr. WILLIAMS and Mr. STAR KIE for the Crown.
The defendant, it seems. had been indicted fur swearing that nn
attorney's bill had been filed against hint, wit it was limited to
the contrary ; but he was this day acquitted, on the failure of proof
that the Attorney before whom the affidavit bad been made, was a
Commissioner for taking affidavits.

THE IMPORTANT DISTINCTION BETWEEN "A"
AND "THE."

STNT.S AND CO. V. POGSON. GENT.
Mr. POLLOCK for the plaintiffs, Mr. 311LNEtt for the de.
fendant.

This was an action brought by Attorney against Attorney—the
plaintiff being agent for the defendant—to prove that a copy of
their bill, delivered a month before the action had been commenced,
and had been served upon the defendant, signed as by the practice
of the Court is required.
:%Ir. Mt LNER took an objection to" a copy of a bill," which he
submitted should have been " a cony of the bill," and which had
been taken from a book in the plaintiffs' office, but when and how
the witness could not say.
111 r. POLI.OOK thought there could be no difference t but

Jr.N Baron llum.oca said, he thought it made all the dif-
ference.

It was then ultirrately agreed, that the plaintiffs should abandon
the first count of the declaration, with respect to the " bill," and
sake a verdict for the work and labour on the other counts, with an
utstterstanding that be was to deliver a proper bill regularly signed
and dated, dc not
Nominal verdict for the plaintiff--damagca 39F.

WILKINSON v. MITCHELL AND ANOTHER.

This was an action of asluttipsit, brought by the plaintiff' (Mary
Wilkinson) against the defendants, in their capacity of executors
of the last will and testament of William Buller, deceased. From
the statement of the Learned Counsel (Mr. Tindal) it appeared.
that the plaintiff had been In the service of the testator, as his
housekeeper, for several years, and who had atiended him night
and day. It was further stated, that the plaintiff had had a quarrel
with the deceased, and left his service in consequence thereof, with-
out having received any compensation for her service•. The quar-
rel was afterwards made up, and she returned again to her servi-
tude, and continued with him until the time of his death, when he
left her a legacy of 191. 19s. On her applying to the executors for
it, they said that there were not suficieat assets to pay the bequests
but that they would pay her her wages if she liked (two yearn and
a half) which she refused, and said that site only wanteJ her le-
gacy.

Mr. BLACKBURN. for the defendants, contended, that having
refused to receive her wages she ought now to be barred her claim ;
beside which she had been in the habit of receiving from the tes-
tator in his life-thne various sums of money over and above what
she now claimed. That there had been a meeting of the old
man's creditors, and a small composition made in the pound. The
effs:cts of the deceased, consisting of a little household stuff and
his valuable wardrobe, consisting of one pair of breeches and no
shirt, being all the goods and chattels lie possessed ih the world, to
answer all demands upon him ; and his man-servant had only
received 4s. 6.1. for his servitude, and who was called as a wit-
ness on the part of the defendants to prove that the plaintiff had
received various aunts of money of the deceased fur the •• home
department," from which she must have taken enough of " filthy
lucre" w answer all demands upon hint ; but who admitted, on his
crcos-examinal inn, that witness had a quarrel with her when they
had lived fel:o a-servants together; that he had been taken be-
fore a Magistrate at Leeds, and bound over to keep the peace;
but that he never, in all his born days, had taken fancy to a
silver mug, and that he was as innocent of the charge as a young
suzking pig.

Ilia LORDAHTP. in his charge to the Jury, said, the question for
their consideration was whether the plaintiff' was entitled to recover
her wages tbr her two years and a half service. She had disclaimed
receiving it, and it was given in evidence that she only wanted her
legacy, but this did cot bar her present cleint, If they believed she
had acted in the capacity of a servant to the testator, and that it
wa• due at the time of his death
Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 25!., cost 411 s.

On Monday last a public meeting of the inhabitants of
this town was held at the Guildhall, to consoler the actual
extent of the alleged distresses of the silk weavers.—
C. Poole, Esq. (Bailiff), having opened the meeting with
some pertinent observations, Dr. Kinglake rose, and in an
eloquent appeal to the humane feelings of those present, en-
forced the necessity of a publie subscription to allay the
existing suffering. He concluded by proposing several re-
solutions, which were seconded by Mr. C. Welch. A de-
sultory conversation then took place, in the course of which
it was elicited that 400 of the silk weavers were wholly or
partially unemployed ; that the relief hitherto furnished
consisted of contributions of bread and money, and that the
funds which had provided that relief were wholly inade-
quate to its continuance in proporti:m to the melancholy
extent of distress which prevailed. No difference of opinion
on the necessity of public assistance existed, and the Meet-
ing was occupied only with a discussion of the details of
their proposed succour. Having passed the resolutions,
the Meeting separated at three o clork.—Taunlon Courier.
On IVednesday the fishermen at Newhaven had an ex.
cellent take of herrings, but as they are now getting foul,
and inferior in quality, it is thought that few or no more
will be caught in the Frith of Forth this season. It is
upwards of twenty years since the take of herrings has
been so abundant in the Frith of Forth, and the fish of
such excellent quality, as they have been this season. Be-
sides those that have heen salted, gteat quantities have
been cured for red herrings for the London market.
EXTRAOILDINAKY INOFNUITT.—A specimen of knit-
ting, of much ingenuity, and evidently the result of great
patience, has been produced at our office. John M'Douald,
of Newtownards, who is perhaps the most perfect knitter
in Ireland, has manufactured a very handsome frock coat,
from cop cotton, without the aid of any description of
machinery, save the simple use of two wire needles; the
cotton having been doubled and twisted solely by his
fingers. The coat fits remarkably well, is without a seam,'
and the neck, cuffs, buttons, &c. are fashionably formed,
entirely by the knitting process. Indeed, the garment
might be worn with eclat by a dandy of the first water.
The same individual some time since produced, with his
two incomparable needles, a bed quilt, two yards and a
half long by two and a quarter wide. It was without a
seam, and the Royal Masons Arms exquisitely worked in the
centre. The quilt was presented by M.Donlltl to the
Marchioness of Londonderry, who was pleased to bestow,
besides a handsome present, her highest approbation of the
ingenious powers of this aspirant after fame iu a wive: line.
—Northern Whig.