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London, England, 1825-11-05 00:00:00

POLICI3,

The first Session Of this Court was opened yesterday by Lard
STOWELL. The following were the only cases of public interest.
Before tie business of theiCourt commenced, Ti 10111314 E. Fielder,
Esq. being sworn and admitted a Proctor of the Admiralty Court,
was presented to Lord titowel.
EALING OROVE.—VORFEITTTRE or WADES.
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promoted
A sui by Thomas Carman, mariner, against the
Matter Owners! of the ship Ealing (;rove, to recover 141.35. 4d.
amount o wages, for service on board said ship, from December
1132! to June 1825,
Dr. LUSHINGTON appeared on behalf of the seaman, and Dr.
JEN NEE for the master and owners of the Ealing Grove.
The seaman's claim was opposed on the ground that he had
deserted from the ship, and conducted himself in se mutinous and
contumacious a manner, that he had allogetlag forfeited his claim,
to wages.
It appeared from the statement of Dr. Lushiogton, that Carman

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MANSION-HOUSE.
Yesterday the Lotd Mayor received communications from some
gentlemen who had purchased shares in several of the new Corn.
panics, upon the subject of the effect which his Lordship's notice
of the extraordinary transactions that were daily taking place had
hpon the managers. and upon those Companies which had not yet
made their appearance in the market.
The boxio MAYOR expressed his satisfaction that at the conchs.
pion of his mayoralty; he had contributed to abate the furious rage
for speculation. He doubted not there were some Companies from
which the public would derive much advantage, and that those
Companies were supported by men of the highest respectability.
But there were also Companies which, whether set on foot with
fraudulent intentions or not, presented so wild and ridiculous an
appearance, as to excite the astonishment of all reasonable men, in
the consideration of their chances of success. He did not wish to
cast any reflection upon the conduct of any petering concerned, but
certainly the desperate appetite for making a sudden fortune had
engendered a spirit of gambling, which was calculated to injure
the morals of the community.

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PrzzLING•A Oria.--John Arnold. the driver of the coal wag-
gon, No. 1,434, belonging to Messrs. Littlewood and Co., of
Ham-street, Illackfriars, was charged before Mr. Alderman
Tnostrsow, M.P., yesterday, with what the fraternity of carmen
term " Puzzling a gig," or In the language of the law, with
" wilful misbehaviour," while driving his waggon on Monday last.
The complainant, Capt. Robert Gordon, R.N. stated that he
was driving his gig along the Mile of Fleet-market, on the day in
question, when he met the defendant coining in a contrary direction,
and drew in behind another vehicle to.iet the waggon pass. The
wheel of the latter, however, locked In. with the wheel of his
gig, arid but for the excellent temper of his horse, and
the circumstance of there being no other carriage in the
rear, which enabled him to back as Gat as the wagon
went on, his wheel must have been torn away. He called
to the defendant at the moment they tame in contact, but he dia.
regarded the call, and dragged him on twenty yards further, and,
when at length he did stop, witness observed he might have driven
the wagon at least' four feet nearer the kirb. He (Captain G.)
would admit his gig had sustained no damage, and his only object

in preferring this complaint was the good of the public. He also
wi.hed to observe, that he found the naive and number on the
front of the wagon ; but when he first looked for it where the law
directed it should be placed, on the side of the wagon, he found
the board so covered with dirt that the inscription was wholly
illegible, and for suffering it to be ltz such a matt, he believed, the
defendant was also liable to a floe.
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Mr. PAYWE (the Clerk)-11 he had been driving on a turn-
pike road. The Act does not reach the etrriage-ways of the city.
Mr. Alderman Titownsou—Do you think he drove against
you wantonly or carelessly ?
Captain Gordon—Carelessly. He appeared to be drunk, and
heedful" whether he did or did not drive over me.
Mr. Littlewood, the defendant's master. urged that it was his
first offence, and that no tlamaye had been sustained, in mitigation
of punishment.
Mr. Althrman THOMPSON ward, whenever such cases were
brot.ght before him, and proved, his duty to the public compelled
him to inflict some punishment. That unions mischief did not en-
sue from the man's misconduct was not owing 46 any exertions of
his, and the drivers of heavy wagons were notoriously fond of an-
noying and endangering lighter vehicles. The tine, however, he
should impose on the defendant upon this occasion would be only
ss. and 3.. costs.
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The Captain sent hie moiety of the penalty to the Seaman's
I lospital.
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CHARGE Or SACUILZGE.—i esterday George Shag, Parish
Clerk of Whitechapel. was brought up on a warrant before the
presiding l'llauietrates (Mearrs. Wyatt and Hardwick.), to answer
tire Churchwardens of the above parish, of this serious charge.
From the evidence of Mr. Hammer, one of the Churchwardens, it
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appeared that the prisoner formerly held the situation of Parish
Clerk and Sexton ; that about three months since h.: was dismissed
limn that aitnation, in conareptenee of some irregularity in his con-
duct, and that in pursuance of some private information received
subsequently to hie dismissal, upon inquiry he found that the green
cloth of the Communion-.,Able wasmiesing, and that the same had
been pledged at the shop f Mr. for 4s.
Mr. Law. who was in attendance, confirmed the evidence of Mr.
Hammer, and identified the prisoner as the-person who nod pledged
the article.
Samuel Miller. the Brief officer of the establishment, said that
he had a warrant again". the prisoner for nearly thew weeks, but
that he had been preventcd from putting it in fore, in consequence
of the prisoner's keeping nut of the way, but that he voluntarily
surrendered himself inte-his custody this mornin...
Mr. Hammer requester. the Magistrates would remand the pri-
soner for a few days, eh, n he had little doubt bat that other ar-
ticles which were missing would be discovered to have been stolen
by the prisoner.
Mr. HARMER, who attended fetthe prisoner, trade no objection
to Mr. Hammer's request, sod the prisoner was consequently re-
manded until Tuesday next..

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•The Jury retired for upwards of to n, rm. 1,404, belonging to Messrs. Littterm!
n hours. and returned with
darn verdict a little before five o'clock, some time after the Court -The first Session Of this Court was opened yesterday by Laid HaTnmo.matrre:ot.N.Blackfriars, was charged befor
M.P., yesterday, with what the fro
. hied risen. They four,d for the plaintiff -Damages 418.11. STOWELL. The following were the only cases of public interest. term " Puzzling a gig," or In the language
SAUL v. BARRER. Before fie business of the Court commenced, Thomas E. Fielder, " wilful misbehaviour,' while driving his wsggo
The plaintiff in this action is a butcher, who at the time of its Esq. being sworn and admitted a Proctor of the Admiralty Court, The complainant, Capt. Robert Gordon, R.;
swim raided in Limehouse.causeway. The house he occupied was presented to Lord :Stolid. was driving his gig along the aisle of Fleet-marl
wail hi Chancery, and there was some difficulty in ascertaining •ho EALING OROTE.—vonrErvr RE or wanes. question, when he met the defendant coming in a
was the landlord. The defendant, among others claimed to be land..., A suit wjs promoted by Thomas Carman, mariner, against the and drew in behind another vehicle toiet the w.
lard, and gave the plaintiff notice to quit. He did not for some reason. Master au Owners of the ship Ealing Grove, to recover 141.31. 4d. wheel of the latter, however, locked In. with
sr otter, find it amvenicnt to leave the premises, and the defendant, amount o wages, for service on board said ship, from December gig, arid but for the excellent temper of
instead of an ejectment, resorted to the remedy of pulling off the 1132! to June 1825, the circumstance of there being no other
loot of his house, wheri by the plaintiffs furniture was destroyed,' Dr. LUSRIKEITON appeared on behalf of the seaman, and Dr. rear, which enabled him to back as fea
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, 'WA be, with a large family, was turned ihoutieless Into the Aram . JENPeEa for the coaster and owners of the Ealing Grove. went on, his wheel must have been torn s
' Me brought this action to recover damages for his low. The seaman's claim was opposed on the ground that he had to the defendant at the moment they came in con
Mr. Grua wtv. for the plaintiff, called— deserted from throttle, and conslucted himself in Re mutinous and regarded the call, and dragged him on twenty yt
.. Bepjamin Maul-1 am brother of the plaintiff ;on the .4a of contumacious a manner, that he had altogetlig Wetted his claim when at length he did stop, witness observed he
1 Let Idarch Mr. Barber went to the top of the house, and took off a to wages. the wagon at least' four feet nearer the kirb.
Ohs, and then his men followed was pulled off the roof. My It appeared from the statement of Dr. Lahti:4ton, that Carman would admit his gig had sustained no damage, a
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