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London, England, 1826-03-28 00:00:00

LA IV INTRLLIGKNCE.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS( COURT.

Captain flanean Robert Campbell errs di.chartad, after an in.
effectual application by a aeditor to have pan of his pay tact apart
tt wards the di.charge of his debts.
Oriffiths, broker, in Nassau.atreet, appeared to en-
srer a suie obtained against him, for refusing to attend the Conn
pursuant to a subptena, unless the sum of two guineas was paid
him, and nested that just before the onbprena came, be was at.
tacked a ith aAt of polplrrp." and said he could not come.
Th. Coutur informed him that he must answer these matter;
on .Atitlarit, and allowed him WI Fritter next to put in his repli.

IX TAX HATTER Or JOIXTX TrRXER.
• Mr. Comic moved the Court that the insolvent'* petition might
be .11smiesed, and the books and paper* filed in the office of the
Conn be rt•oraed to him. as nn sub.maignment had been esecuted
Er Dante. the provisional aesignee.—App:ication granted.
in a rase of application foe an allowance under the lifth section
ni •he Art be a remanded insolvent, Re t4amuel Hale, the rule was
en!arivJ : the notes of examination of Commie:Joon I,egria
I hefo,e whom the insolvent bad formerly been beard) not being in

Court.
• Merit-et EinMerlon, dairy-women, a middle-aged person of re-
spetlighte tp•peatunce, who was before the Court the 11th inst. was
btooght tin for re examination. on a charge of undue preference to
?qr. f/Inws, a cow-jobber. tier discharge was opposed by Mr.
l'ollock., no behalf of Samuel Wood. and after an elsherate loves-
ligation, the Court being rill dissatisfied with the insolrenes state.
meet as to the diaposal of her effects. ordered her to be brought up
roreceive us sequence; upon which the unfortunate woman (who
appears to hue meted upon improper advice) uttered a fearful
,cream. sod tell hem the bar in hysterics. She wu coudoeted to
tier former custody by the officers.

il lOU COURT OF JUSTICIARY, MownAT, ll'Alert 20.

The Coast nut at nine o'clock to hear Counsel, as to their Lord-
ihips' jurisdiction In the ease of Robert Meter,y, late mate of the
Nokias, of Grasgemooth, accused of the murder of James Rae,
late cabin-boy on board that vessel.
ORAVAII Smits, in a long and able speech, contended
the the Covet had no jurisdiction to try the otresitte; that the tern.
ton of the Court did net exterd beyond the ancient realm of „Sent.
laid. and this crime was said to have been committed near the
,riddle of the Atlantic. In support of this argument he referred
In h • various statutes from which the Court:derived its authority,
ant maintained that the Court of Justiciary could not possess
jceater powers than the source from which it had itself origi.
hated ; fur, .whatever might be the ease with Logl.ind. the Kings
of sersiand never pretended to extend their iutisrliction beyond
e shores and meats of this kingdom. The Court of .fasti.
e- • y, he contended, haVonly,power to try offences committed
wi•Wn the re.Jm of Scotland. lie admitted that the Court
)i rt tried rases of piracy, but he read from an authority, and
sit in support of it, that pirates are beasts of prey, who ac-
kl, stodge no low, and are subjects of no realm, to extirpate whom
Is the ditty of sit men. He then referred to the Act of Parliament
of !I I. in-ti uting the Admiralty Court with extensive powers.
He forth,— argued that there were points which would fill to he
Nisrva st to the course of the trial--such as what is the duty of a
Matt., kc.. which he was entitled to assume the Court of Justi.
I tery knew nothing of, and which could only be discussed in
the rourt of Admiralty.
The Louis Jt sv 'cc ('s tntcomplimented the beamed Gentle.
!man nn the great research and learning displayed in his very able
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011.1.1 Es *Rid, it was just such a speech as he liked to hear.
vatsintd no declamation—and he wotild he a'aut to /tee the
strie adopted by Mr. Speir more general in the Court of Session.
After some (111111111(116111. informations were ordered by the Cnu,t.
Aleudowbook remarking that he almost regretted the tlelav
of at c case. ts.ositlering the powerful impression winch the speech
of Mr. S;itirs hail made on his mind.
The tardier considermion of the cue is consequently deferred

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31AN-.IoN-HOIME.

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lialtherrt. a German. was brought Wore the Loin
711ATOR. charged with haring run away with a tray of rings, value
1331. or 1401., from ,the shop of Mr. George learn, jeweller, of
. . .

• ***** .s.
Stacey. shopman to Mr. Fearn, stated, that the prisoner
tame into the shop • few evenings ago, and asked to see some
rings. Witness put down a tray. containing a number of rings,
heore him, and he looked at sonic; witness then put back the
tray. The prisoners, however, Ravin asked to see the tray, anti the
'moment it was put upon the counter he took it up and ran away.
.Witoess followed, and cried " Stop thief," and the prisoner was
• nded. He however had dropped the tray in his Sight, and
tie rings were scattered about. What is very remarkable is. That
id Dough the distance front the sh;,p to the plate where the prisoner
vas stopped was very ahort, and many persona of respectable ap.
r net witnessed the flight of the prisoner. and must have seen
alit tall of the rngit. no inure thou ill or 211 wore recovered by
air Fearn. Moat of those, it also appeared, were brought to the
sl.on by a poor man.
Tice prisoner was fully committed for trial.
A man named Davies, who stated that he was a tiller, brought
ills wife before the hoed Mayor, and accused her of having con-
ducted herself In such a manner towards hint, that his Lordship'.
interference was indispensably necessary to prevent his total
de...ruction.

Tha Ingo AI ATM observed the wife, whose appearance was
est^redingly mild. in tears. and told the complainant that she cl•ii
Pot like a person who wrs likely to slake her hush:old arise.
ruble. and asked whether he had been assaulted by her ?
[Mein replied in the negative. " But she does worse (said he);
she drinks like • devil, and she'll bring me to perdition, as sure as
.1 am alien, if you don't order her to keep away from me."
Th• wl"e vowed that she never drank. Bee mother, in tears,
said the sa no thing.
Davies declared that she also had a fancy to gadding abroad,
ishich he cou;d not restrain. Ile was losing his business last in
tcisnotquenc.. et her habits.
But, said :he Loup MAYOR, if she has been inattentive to
bee duties, she seems now situngly disposed co return to them; and
'tt would be inhuman in you not to give her.m opportunity.
.No. said Davies. she is too good for me. 1,0,k at me, lam
go• tit for her gin I ? _ . .

T 1 ere was a burst of laughter at this address of the tailor, who
resented one of the most sorrowful visages that ever expressed
.Role`. His wife, to wham he has been married but six months,
was more deeply affected th..n before. •, Harry, dear (said she),
dates leave ma."
Davies—Leave you! By the Lord, woman, I'll never live
with you again!
The LORD MAYOR added his request to that of the miserable
twits. •• No. no. my Lord, it's no use (said the unbending bus_
tam:), with her never live again ; I won't, my Lord, by 6—d
I won't.•'

kis.baylees mother said her daughter had acted with the great-
s". areetion a d propriety towards her husband.
DaYles—Well, well; I tell you she is too good for me; you won't
deny that, will you 1 That's enough fur me. I won't live with
. Nu. by o—d 1 and he struck the table violently.
The Loan 31 avow advise,' Mrs. Davies to go home with her
m 'they fora week or fortnight, and said that her husband would
probably alter his opinion of her in her absence, and believe that,
although he might not be half good enough fur her, he could not
be comfortable wnheut her.
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6 alt, my Lor.l !" said she, " I'd rather go borne with him. Do,
16•7--don't be ri cruel."
lAdvies--" No. ne, woman," and he clenched his fist ; and turn-
log round to the crowd, said, with a crying face, " You see she is
eon (rood for me. I won't have nom un her. She'll run me into
Neer ate with expenses. I'm d—d but I won't have home on her."
The Loan MAYOR, finding it was useless to endeavour to re-
concile the complainant to his wire, expressed his regret at the Lir-
cur:s.cnre, and dismissed the cue.
The tainn went away, saying that he was reedy to make his
5a11•... an allowance and that, if he ever should have a chunc.•
arum. he'd be totally d—d if he'd even marry a better woman titan
herself. -