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London, England, 1821-11-21 00:00:00

D.W RA I.TT COURT, DOCTORS' 00,1W01K4
Tusasay. Novziniga '2O.

SNIP RRLEACE, AARON; AMMO .
This was a nitration et-eyes-ling tlie , of a ship on
bnHdniry bond, nude, the anthorily of a warrant weed tint
athis•Criert, tah.re ball for the sunouut had been tendered,
and 'rejected by the bolder of the hood,—whether in such
hag the holder was cornpelkth:e to accept of bail in lien
of pornealtion. Another qiisstion arose in the course of 114
dlseinnion—swliellur the Society for the Prosecution of
Swindlers having stsswped a man with that character, could
be ly pleaded in a Court of dustier%
Den. Lusitinnron and Dunlop,' runtcnd•d that as this
was a proceeding In ress aviinit the ship itself, entwith-
. standing the praetire of this Court to allow bail to be taken
in seek case, yet it was competent for the bolder of the
Aged to rejeet such sectirity where the bail was deemed tin.
sadirraelory; mid especially where the character of the
owner, as in this case, was liable to such serious uhjeetiotia,
he having already tendered bail or own occasion., which was
. foetid objectionable, and besides this the owner bad hres
reported by the Society in question to he a swindler.
ADAMS, in 111111Wer to the arguments of bin Learned
Frituds, put ti fairly mind coustientiously to the Court,
whether the flat of a self-constituted society like tots,
['alms themselves the Society fur the Prosetution of
Swindlers, could be gravely pleaded in a court of justice,
as to say that good and suffietesit bail which was now ten_
: tiered should not be rceepti-d. The Learned Counsel did
nut deny the authority of the Court to accept or refuse bail;
but aecnrdiug ad general users. and custom, he contended
that rood and sufficient h ail should he accepted,
Lord Sgowttit. decided, that the proeeetlinge being in
gem against the ship, as the property from whence the funds
should arise to satisfy the hood in questine, and the Court
having granted a warrant against the properly in rm, hail
therefore could not he accepted without else consent of .both
parties. The Court did slot enter into inquiry whether the
character of the party offering, or the hail itself was seffi-
. tient, since it rested with the holders of the band to accept
of such security or Ma, in lire o• puoiseuiuit of the polarity
its rew. which the p►sctice of the Court absolutey gave mu
this case.

SHIP CARL JEAN.
This was a (tumuli,* argued on a former day, whether,
according to the constructive, of the Act of the geth Goo. 111.
bt protect ship o /Mrs from being liable for loss or damage
occasioned by the negligence ur misconduct of master or
meria• re, beyond the value of their interest of the ship •ud
cargo, occasioning the damage, applied to this clime.
Lord Srovrtgr, this day gave judgment. The damage in
this case was claimed by the owners of a British vessel, the
Jame., ■gsinet the owners of the Carl Jean, • Swedish ship,
which had run down the former at sea, occasion' tug • total loss,
when a few of her crew had their hires accidentally preserved.
This bappeoeil on the 11th September, ISIS. In the No.
•ember following, damages were given in this Court against
the Carl Jean, the amount being referred to the Registry of
Merchants, who awarded 1.6001. the amount of the loss,
without reference to the valet, of the Carl Jean, estimated
■t only 5751. The present ',weeding was to determine
which should be taken, the value of the ship lust, or of that
which did the damage.
The Learned Judge observed, that • British Acl of Par.
Bement could not aff. et the subject of • luretg• State, and
therefore the fair measure of damages was the *ovoid of the
hiss, without reference to the value of the Carl Jests. "I he
Court therefore confirmed the award of the Registry of
Aleutian ts.

PRISON REGULATIONS.
Notice. were yesterday stuck up is the various Pollee.
Quires, that from and after Aluaday lam She viailors will be
only almitted to the prisoners to the House of Correction,
Cold Bath-fields. once to terry week during their iwiprisou.
meat. Male visitors to be admitted every Monday, and
feahlea 02 every Saturday.
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FIRS.—At six o'clock on Monday evening a fire
broke out in the manufactory of Mr. CoLVIN, the
very eminent aitd respectable ink-maker, King.
street, Clerkenwell, which caused great apprehen.
111 lions in the neighbourhood. from its vicinity to some
saw-mills and a thither-yard, in which was deposited
an immense stuck of wood. Several engines were
Ito the spot in a short time, and being well worked
and supplied with water, confined the Homes to the
premises where it began, which were, in spite of
the exertions of the firemen, reduced to ruins in a
thrift lime.
Friday night a cirenmstance somewhat similar to
the moving bog in Ireland, occurred at Reading,
Berk. :—A garden at the hack of a house in Castle-
atrert, which forms the side of a bill, fell into the
valley beneath. The trees now stand with the roots
uppermost, and the whole gives the appearance of
an earthquake. Luckily this immense mass of
earth fell in the night, or serious accidents might
have ensued ; the pigsties and out-offices at the
back of Bosher's-squire ure buried, and some pigs
killed. The moving mass was stopped by the
dwelling-houses in the square, the doors of which
wire forced open by the shock.—(Both Journal.)
A shocking accident h.ippened at Bishop Auck.
land on the evening of AVednesday last. A pitmen
of the name of Harrison was mixing together a large
quantity of gunpowder, for the purpose of blasting
coal at the pit, when a spark fell from the candle,
which instantly exploded. The whole of the ceiling.
and nearly the whole roof, were literally blown to
pieces. Harrison, his wife and two children, are
considered in extreme danger.
A horrible occurrence took place at Geeshill. in
the King's county, on Monday last. Two young
men. brothers, named PETER and MICHAEL
SMITH. having some altercation at breakfast,
MICHAEL took up a knife, and stabbed his bro-
ther to the heart, of which wound he died in a few
misintea. The wretch, after committing the horrid
deed, walked deliberately out of the house, and has
aol since been heard of.—(Dir6lia Patriot..?
•• SUtanc—A most horrid suicide was committed
et the Talbot tun, Aberyatwith, Cardigaushire„ on
Saturday se'untglit. A young mast about 20 years
doge, from some part of England, and a stranger
at that place, put an end to his existence. by
shooting himself with a pistol, which he discharged
into his ear, by which he died instantly ; another
lorded pistol was found on him. It appears from
the contemn of a letter, which was in his pocket,
that a brother of his lives near Uxbridge ; he called
himself William Smith. The Coroner returned a
veirlict of insanity.
On the WO) instant P. LAYING, Esq. Coroner,
held an inquest on the body oaf EDWARD HUGHES,
who was found dead in bed. at the house where he
lodged, in Wells. Information upon oath was given
to the satisfaction of the Jury. who returned a ver-
dict "Died by the visitation of Geri;" upon which
the Coroner homed his warrant for the interment.
In the course of the day another Coroner arrived,
who (being young in office) at once pounced on the
body, ordered it to be opened, and with • party of
meat viewed the saint. The Coroner, and all who
so mutila►ed the body, or in uoy way ricasrd the
same to he clone, will be proceeded against trim'.
sadly for such unwarrantable and unpreiedelsted
conduct —(Gloucester Journal)