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BEER BILL.

Yesterday a meeting of persons, interested in the property of
public-houses, was held st the Freemasons Tavern, in pursuance
of advertisement, fee the purpose of considering the measures now
Whim Parliament, for legalising the sale of beer by retail, by per-
sons not licensed by Magistrates. At three o'clock there being no
mace than twenty persona assembled, Mr. WILLIAMS (of the firm
of Williams and Goiltlardoeho had signed the requisition for the
meeting, as the solicitors to the As.soei.itioi of Licensed Victual-
lwerelproposed that an adjournment should take place until Friday
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person here asked, at whose instance the meeting had been
cue:wetted ? . .

Mr. WILLIAMS replied, at the instance of several publicans
who were nut then in attendance, as they bad imagined, probably,
that the meeting would have been so numerous as to render their
prowler unnecessory.
ktr. fititi.r remarked, that he attributed the thinness of the
'staging to a very different cause, as he knew it to be the fixed de.
Perninatioa of all the publicans with 'ehom he was acquainted, not
, attend any meeting with which the names of Williams and
theddard were egrinected. He begged to be understood as nut say.
.4 this with any feeling of personal hostility, because he knew
neither of the gentlemen ; but it was the opinion or the trade that
touch injury had been urought on it by their interference on •
newer occasion.
Mr. WILLIAMS said, that he could give a more substantial rea-
son for the attendance of so few persons on a question in which
their interests ware vitally emmerned. A number of frivolous
meetings of publicans had been advertised lately, at which nothing
bad been done but putting the parties to expense, but certainly
=wet had been said on the present occasion to induce hint to
withdraw himself from any further proceedings in the object of
their meeting.
Mr. Ist.' repelled the insinuation, that any feelings of a pecu-
niary maitre would restrain the independent body of publicans
foam aeskiag to do themselves justice.
Mr. WILLIAM 3 then quitted the room.
Mr. fixbr moved, that Mr. Cuthbert should take the Chair,
which was seconded, and carried unanimously.
Mr. figs., moved, that the meeting should adjourn till Friday,
the Ail April, at twooclockii std that the advertisement for its
reserwesubling should be sigoed by Mr. Cuthbert.
The mutton having been awned, meeting adjouriied.

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Dove' Aran 11.—The following disgraceful occur-
recce and blreadi of boopitaiitr took place here last week :--none
toeing:lets landed ftem die French packet, with a camel, a bear,
and tan monkeys, fee which they paid a considerable duty ; they
obtained the permission of the Mayor to exhibit them about the
tows hr the purpose of defraying some part of their expenses. The
monkeys were trained so many diverting tricks, and a very hurge
sum had been offered for them; however, it was their first ant' lout
day of exhibition in this country; some malicious person went to a
ehymist and purebasted two-penny worth of arsenic, which was in.
traduced into some lies and given to the animals, while they were
amusing the public; they were shortly after observed to be in, and
deed in the evening, to the great loss and regret of the owner, fee
whom they had a great fondness, and dune round his neck for as-
sistance, when the poison began to be painful to them. It is to be
regretted the delinquent has escaped punishment. In justice to the
chymist, he refused to supply the poison, without a second person
extifying shot it was for a proper purpose; when the offender
brought another to answer fur his intention.—Keelieli Gazette.
[Advertisement.]—The Battering and distinguished Pa-
tronage Dime and Co. have secured to themselves by the produc-
tion of numerous Novelties, induces them to call the attention of
Ladies to an entirely new and elegant Drew, so well admin. kit
Court or Evening Attire. It claims a deeidedAuperiorhy now the
French Tulle Dresses in style and durability, and can 4I II
ett.
seen at thus Latablisliment, Regent-street. A superb
non of Aortae and Chantilly Patriots, Veils, and Trimming
Imam just imported.
'faxen! and Co. have sold Three Prince of Twenty
Thousand Pounds in the present Lottery, and all three in Shat.
(lie fat least) of the three 20,0001. yet in the Wheel mast be drawn
••• and may be obtained fee the small risk of
Ticket being 2:4. lib., and for every
Capital Prize the bolder may have IN.
211th of April. The risk of a Sixteenth
In priportion. Full particulate
_gratis at
kl Royal Exchangs.gate, IS,
Regent.etrest.

LAW n'TELLIGENCE.

Iko pas fa the plaintiff; to what damages UM he endded Y
What loss had he sustained from the solaces demi wham he bad so
seldom seen—who fell an easy conquest, and wee actually the
saeutenducingetinniagtrze,.antnirt:istheasee pi,irstonued,,thean4
lm persecuted,Doaggraandvtaatridiloncy
MARRIAGE OF A WARD. I
It was not pretended This menlng the Loyd Chancellor hard in his private room the
It was altogether dedivetehtketdaonfyaggrafriendvaslitionip known to each other.
ease of Mr. Robinson, who had runaway with and married a young tiff and the defendant, or that they were even.„, ,
adultery to have been commuted. A verdict
extmistenedifbetthewyeebneitiheeTeaplaitinie-
lady of large fortune, and who Is a ward of the Court, the portico- ,
liars of which we have already detailed. Mr. Philimore and Mr. 'for moderate des-
Dart were the Counsel who attended for the parties. The Gentle- : merges would would niece thew cuulPeusate the plaintiff for any loss that
„thim a
man undertook not to remove the young lady oat of the jurisdiction • would have sustained by the faithlessness of so w
ter the Court, to go before the Master to make such a settlement on 1 woman.
on ...
1r
the lady and her lime as the Master shall direct, and to appear in i
Court to abide its judgment when called upon fur that puepose, 1 4hJury having retired tor about half an hour, returned a
. The
the
JD cu r Jim incr. summed up the evidence.
which the Lord Chancellor ordered accordingly. 1 verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 1001.
DUDLEY r. FREEXAN.
Mr. Haar stated, that his Lordship had some time ago decided
that the children in this case were entitled to the accumulations of
the estates, consisting of the rents and profits thereof, until the
youngest child was 21 years of age; accordingly it had been re-
fared to the Master, ;Ind he had found that a portion of the funds
consisting of 31,0001., belongs to Mr. Joseph Freeman, in his own
right, and also another portioneas administrator of his brother •
therefore the present application was, that the Accountant-General:
in whose name the money is standing, might be ordered to transfer
to the name of Mr. Hart's client these two sums.
Motion granted.

COURT OF CHANCERT.—Arati. 16.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Tuusan.ar, APRIL le.

Sittings imLondox, kfirre the Loan CHIEF JUSTICE mad
Speial Jerks.
MORRIS AND ANOTHER V. rATON. 0
This was an action tor the breach of an agreement entered int.
: by the defendant with the plaintiffs, the proprietors of the Hayt
market Theatre. Mr. Paton was the father of the actress of tba
name, and the agreement in question was entered into by him, on
behalf of the young lady, she being a monde, and therefore not
capable of judging for herself.
' Mr. Grawtr stated the case. The defendant's daughter, he
said, who was no doubt known to all the Jury, was drat brought
forward by the plaintiff. at their Theatre, in 1822, at which tune
they acted towards her with the greatest liberality—for before she
had perloemed at all, and when it could not be known whether she
would be successful or not. they agreed to give her 81. a week for
' the season; and Hr. Paton afterwards agreed that his daughter
I should enter into an engagement for three succeeding seasons, at
91., 101., and 111. per week, and an agreement was to be signed to
that effect before the season of 11322 expired. Frequent applications
were made to him to execute his agreement, but he invariably
evaded doing so; still, however, she commenced the season of
1825, at a salary of 101., and continued to play occasionally till the
latter end of August, at which time she refused to play any more,
alleging that her health was so bad she must have rest to recruit her
strength. Accordingly on the Ist of September she withdrew her-
self from the theatre entirely, and that at a time when her writes
were most material to the coneezn : in consequence of her doing so,
the plaintiffs were subjected to very great loss. She withdrew her.
self on the Ist of September, on pretence of ill health ; on the 2d
• she left London; on the sth she sang in public at Manchster ; on
the 9th, 10th, llth. and 12th at Exeter; on the 20th at Marche.
ter; again on the Nth at Glasgow; and on the Pthh and thilowing
week at Edinburgh. Atul in this ntanner it was that this young
lady retired to recruit her health by rest. To recover a compensii.
Lion for the loss which the plaintiffs had sustained by defendant's
breach of agreement, the present action was brought.
Mr. Edward Pritchard, the Treasurer of the Haymarket The-
atre, produced the agreement signed by the defendant. Miss
Paton continued to act in the season of 1823. till the beginning of
September—the witness paid her salary to 31r. Paton, eight pounds
a week, for 1822, aid ten pounds for that part of 180 in which
she played. After she ceased to play the receipts of the house evi.
dendy fell off.
Cross-examined.—Witneas did not know that Miss Paton refused
to sign articles in 1823 for eleven weeks, nor whenkthe cement: age.
(The contract was then put in and read. It commenced—•• I
consent that my daughter shall," &c.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—WeII, Mr. Gurney, and have
you prcred that Miss Paton did agree?
Mr. Settahtirr —This, as I think, is the first time such an
action as this was ever brought. I never heard of an action hav-
ing been brought against a father who had consented to his
daughter's marriage, because the daughter afterwards refused to
marry.
Mr. GURNEY contended that the word "consent" must
here be taken to mean "agree." The Learned Counsel then
put in a letter of Mr. Paton to Mr. Morris, in which that gen.
tlemsn stated that his daughter would not ratify the agreement, but,
to prevent disappointment, would perform for a certain number of
weeks. The letter also contained some observation,' as to the con.
duct of the managers in the preceding seasonn, in having called on
Miss Paton to appear so frequently before the public, to the eri.
dent injury of her health. It also stipulated that the lady should
have a rcto as to the gentleman with whom she was to be called on
to perform. A letter was also put in from Miss Paton, in which
she stated that it was useless to apprise her of rehearsals, as it was
not her intention to perform any more.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, upon this evidence, declared his
opinion, that this was not a contract binding Mr. Paton, or ren-
dering hint liable in this action; it was not an agreement that his
daughter should perform—it was only a consent that she should do
so, if she thought fit.
Plaintiff nonsuited.

PALACE COURT, Tawarai.r, Aran. 15.

MARSHALL v. LONDON.
This was an actien in which the plaintiff, • poor man, sought to
MOM damages of the defendant, his landlord, fur lUegally dis-
training his goods.
The plaintiff rented an apartment in the defendant's house, at
3e. lid. per week; and by the time that the sum of 21. 17s. lid. be-
came due for rent, be pre the plaintiff a bill of exchange for
31. 171. which he had received, desiring him to retain that as a se-
curity, and when it became due to pay himself whatever rent might
then be awing, and to pay over the balance; the defendant took
the bill but a few days before it became due ; he put an execution
into the plaintiff's apartment, where it remained until the bill was
regularly paid, when the defendant acknowledged that he had Ifis.
beyond what he was entitled to.
The Jury returned a verdict far the plaintiff—damages 205., be.
sides the expenses of the /lances and the balance of the bill.

LENT ASSIZES.

SOMERSET, APRIL S.

Robert Pinney, was tried for having, on the 7th of February last,
stolen an ass, the property of Ann Goff, near Chcrd.
The evidence of the pmsccutrix excited much merriment in
Court. On being asked if she could swear to the animal, she
replied, " I do know my ass he was my constant coin anion for
twenty long yeah, and was a brier bird! Ifly ass, please your
W'orship, my Lord, do know me so well as you do, may it please
your Worship, my Lord." The witness then said the animal's
name was Timothy, and when she did call him " Tim ! Tim !" he
would harts (run) order (after) her like any cheeld. The prosecu-
nix, in further describing the ballets of affectionate intimacy be-
tween her and the loving donkey, cost irreverently, but innocently,
assumed the Judge to be the purloined animal, and waving up her
hand to his Lordship, as in the set of beckoning to her four-footed
companion, called out " Tim ! Tim !" with as much affectionate
confidence that she should be obeyed, as if the ass were before bar
torcp.riag to trot across the table to his beloved mistress. She fur.
then described her lost friend as haring a white spat (white spot)
under her belly.
The holiness of the good woman's testimony, and her descriptive
portrait of the donkey, In the vernacular Somennshire idiom, oe.
casioned the most immoderate laughter, in which his Lordship and
the whole bar heartily participated
Prisoner said he had a wife and those small children, and there.
fore prayed for mercy.
Verdict—Gaily. Twelve months' imprisonment.

Thomas Adams, aged IV, Tiardhe Turk, 17, Edward N.:6k,
IS, Chatter Surlgrove, IS, and J. Ilicilriwnd, 24, were indicted for
killing and slaying John Cam, labourer, on the 30th August last.
Mr. Easetwe (with whom was Mr. W. D. Ilsrxx) torthe pro-
secution, stated the cue, the substance of which will be found
the following evidence :
Francis Smger miming:4 be Mr. Bar Lr.—Witnees lea labourer
at Ficome Selactid, knew the deceased and his brother. On the
23d August last; he went into the Blue Boar, of Frame, sad there
saw J. ('refs and his brother, he sat down and drank a pint of bar
with them. The prisoners, Adams, Turk, and Richmond, wen
then on the opposite aide of the room drinking. A man named
Coombs came into the room, had some beer, and left part of it in
a cup, and then went out; Turk took it up, and when Coombe
came in again, he asked fur his beer, on which Turk gave it up ;
day had previously had some words with the primers, who said
they hal not had it—saw two reap books in the possession of the
()rases, which were bound with straw • CI. Cress left about ten
o'clock with one Waring, and winner:id it was rather dark, and
after they had got about two yards from the Inn, they heard some
whooping and a great noises after which witness and Cress
turned round and saw J. Cris brandishing the reap hooks, de-
fending himself against the attacks of the prisoners ; at last they
overpowered him, and when he was down saw a person hit him on
the right side of the head with his fist, and then the reap hooka
droopped from J. Cress' hands ; Richmond took them up, and
G. CMS took them from Mil; Turk went away almost imme-
diately, and said his hip was cut. This was about ten yards from
the Blue Boar ; and the young man wounded, which was J. Cam,
was taken to a surgeon.
0. Cress (brother to deceased) said, he lives at H • ,
near Bath. He stated that he bought the hooks with his 'at.
Bath ; went to the Blue Boar toilet some drink.
Charles Carpenter deposed, that he knew prisoners at the bar.
After recapitulating the same evidence as was given by previous
witnesses—he says, he saw Adams strike Crete with his fist, which
felled him to the ground, he saw no other blow given, but ob.
served the prisoners begin the row.
Samuel Waring bound the hooks with straw fur John Cress,
and when he mine out of the inn. the books were unbound; be
went on with deceased and his brother, until he saw some one
coming, and then it was he mil " I'll give you a bellyful" Soon
after this, heard priories my something; did not know what; but
distinctly heard cursing and swearing at his party. When they
were standing nearly opposite the Blue Boar, E. Noble struck J.
trees; deceased !truck no one; was walking slowly backwards,
and fell down on the tlag.stones.
Stephen Browne, constable, said, on the 23d August he heard a
noise in the street, went out, saw some one fall, and heard a
" hum!" Turk requested constable to take the hooks from G.
('reel. Turk mid he was wounded, and when J. Cress was at
the surgeon's, Turk exclaimed, " This is the man, and be would
do it again if he served him so ill." Witness saw- J. Cress con-
veyed to the guard-house, as the surgeon's apprentice was in
that deceased was in liquor at the time, and did not then extuirg
the body. Constable did not know that be had received 9. blow in
the head ; next morning he saw deceased, who was Waft at the
nose, and appeared insensible. •
Mr. Francis Bush, surgeon, deposed that he had no doubt the
deceased died in consequence of his having received a wound in his
head. After his death he opened the head of deceased, sod found
the brain much inflamed. He saw the wound Turk received, and
thought it done with a reap-hook in a place of great danger.
The JUDGE cautiously summed up the evidence, and said, that
no previous malice was entertained by the prisoner was very clear ;
but that it was such a confused occurrence that the Jury should be
very cautious in drawing the line of demarcation as to the guilt of
each individual.
The Jury consulted sonic time, end returned a verdict of Guilty
against Adams, and Not Guilty as to the rest of the prisoners.

HOLIES r. COLLETT.
This wee an intim% for criminal convecesties. The plaintiff's
ease woe conducted by Mr. &witty Mr. Brougham, and Mr.
Thessiger. The Attorney-General, Mr. C. Phillips, and Mr.
Adolobus, jun. were for the defendant.
Tlie pleadings were opened by Mr. TuESSIGER. The damages
were laid at five thousand pounds.
The plaintiff' wee a wholesale ironmonger, in Union.street, in
the Borough. The defendant was a hop-factor, in the Bo-
mush, a gentleman of fortune, and a son of Member of Par.
liameat. . . . . .

Mr. Sc**LsTT having stated the case, the following witnesses
were called :
George Willoughby, clerk to the plaintiffs attorney, produced
the certificate of the marriage of the plaintiff and Miss Co'burn,
at Bromley, in Kent, in January, 1810.
Mr. Colburn, father of Mrs. Holmes, was present at the mar-
of bin daughter; she was at that time about 18; the plain.
tiff wax then clerk to his father, hut is now a wholesale Women.
gee, in l'oion.atreet,in the Borough ; the letters now produced
were Mrs. Holmes's writing.
Croas.examined—Had frequently visited hie daughter—thew did
not live comfortably. Mr. Holmes called on witness about Christ.
mail, and a conversation took place between them respecting Mrs.
H. He acknowledged he had treated her ill, but said he would act
differently In future—had not heard from her that Mr. Holmes
treated her ill. Ile did not visit them some times for six months
together--elid not hear plaintiff say any thing about a person of the
name of Oliver till last Christmas.
The letters of Mrs. Holmes from her to her husband, written to
him whilst abremt on his journeys, and couched in terms of the
warmest aff,•ction, were then read. They commenced in 1821, and
continued down to the latter end of 1H22; they throughout spoke
in the strongest terms of affection, and expressed the most anxious
wishes for his return.
Charlotte Bingham deposed that she lived servant with the plain.
tiff—went into his family at Michaelmas, 1822. Mr. Holmes was
trequently absent on journeys, but when in town lived constantly tßsfore Mr. ARAIHN;xI
With his family, in Union-street- There were four children, three Joke Gibson, who was a few days since tri and acquitted. on an
of whom were daughters. When witness had been about three indictment charging him with a burglary in the house of Dennis
months in her place, she was walking with her mistress and two of Doyle, was this day again plated at the bar, charged with burgle.
nem', breaking and entering the dwelling house of Benjamin
the children, when she observed a gentleman pass them on hone-
hazit. who turned on his horse to look at Mrs. Holmes—and after. Blabey, a Thames Police officer, and stealing therein a quantity of
ward, turned his horse round and passed them • e smiled at milks, on the 224 of February. The evidence against the prisoner
Mr. II °biles, but she took uo notice of him, and e rode on. Wit. did not bring home the possession of the property to the prisoner,
ness did Lot at that period know who the gentleman was, but she in consequence of a person named Walker having slept in the same
since knew it was Mr. Collett. Mr. Holmes was at this time in room with the prisoner; and therefore the guilty possession might
town, but soon after be went out of town for his January journey, have been in that person. The Juryve the pnsoner the benefit
an.l during his absence witness saw Mr. Collett two or three times of this doubt, and returned a verdict of—gallot guilty.
at the house in Union-street; the way to the private dwelling of the Mr. A DOLre US stated that there was another indictment
Plaintiff Was through the warehouse, at the beck of which was a against the prisoner for stealing a stock and centre-bit, but as the
Jury had acquitted hint on the ground that had been stated, the
private door; Mr. Collett used to knock at that door, and was ad-
beamed Counsel declined taking up the time of the Court on that
tititud sometimes by witness, and sometimes by the other ser-
vants; he nevi; came when Mr. Holmes was in town; when be indictment, but would proceed on another, for receiving stolen
came he used to stay about an hour. Witness then proceeded to goods with a guilty knowledge, the property of Dennis Doyle and
Dixon Howe. The Learned Bent. for the prosecution, called Den.
narrate the growth of the intimacy between the defendant and her
mistress, and its consequences. She observed that her mistress Ms Doyle, who stated that he lived in Regents terrace, Limehouse,
and that on the night of the t2d of February witness and his wife
appeared very uncomfortable, and very much agitated in her mir.d.
Mrs. Holmes became so unwell that she was obliged to keep her were out t on their return, about half.paat 10, they found the doers
room. Mr. C. called during the time she was ill, and seM his card °Pr), and the house in great confusion ; on examination, a hat, a
up with his best love. Mr. Collett continued to come frequently, pear of salts, a looking glass, several articles of wearing apparel,
but always when Mr. Holmes was oat of town. Floweihre time and other property were miming, which were found in the house of
Mrs. Holmes became very violent towards her children, and much the Wilmer, as well ass erON-NIP., centre bit, sots bunch of may
less affectionate towards 3lr. Holmes. keys. On the officers searching tho poseeer's house, they took the
On cross-examination, witness admitted that she was married, crow-bar, and compared it with the marks on theproaecutor's doors,
but did not live with her husband. She had not told Mr. Holmes and found them to tally with each other. Amongst the articles
of the meeting with Mr. Collett in the stmt. because he did me that had been stolen wax a gown belonging to the wife of Dittos
Howe; and on the officer's entering the prisoner's house, they saw
know it was her place to do so. She had had some quarrels with
her mistress letely, but would not therefore speak against her. him endeavouring to burn a gown ; the remnants of which-wee
Beieg re-examined, she stet a.l that she bad told Mrs. Holmes
produced in Court, and Howe believed thou to be those of thegown
ait
more than once it was a pity she did not decline Mr. C.'s visits. She in questim•
had a quarrel with her mimeo.' about six weeks after Christmas, The remainder of the property stolen and found In the prisoners
and was discharged, but Mrs. H. afterwards desired she a :Lid 1 house was Fodueed, and Doyle and Howe were called upon to say
corns hack, and witness said she would not, unless Mrs. °WOWS, what portion of it belonged to them. They examined the various
'would decline Mr. Collott's visits. She did, however, afterwards ' articles and stated that they believed them to be their property, but
go beck. would not speak decidedly as to the identity of any of them.—
Wm. Conner, porter to Mr. Ilidmes,_ proved that in the be- Unfit2'•
ginning of January, 1823, witness saw Mr. Collett and plaintifl's Mr. ADOLPHUS stated that there was another indictment
nursery-maid together in the street. talking. Soon after Mr. Col- against the prisoner, but he did no wish to proceed with it, unless
lot come into the warehouse, and asked if there was any answer to the Court commanded him.
the no., he hod seat jaw wow. Witness was sent up to know The Court did not press Mr. Adolphus to go on with this in.
a hether there was any answer; and the nursery-maid came down, Moment, and the prisoner retired front the bar.
and said the gentlemen was to walk up stairs. These Sessions having concluded at five o'clock, the CommON
Benjamin Itoison, the plaintiff's warehouseman. Mary Ann Benostax2 took his seat on the Bench, and pronounced the awful
Ayres, a charwoman employed in the family, and Richard Dicken. sentence of death upon the following capita, convicted Wiwi-
son, the plaintiff's shopmsn, corroborated the testimony of Char- duals :
lime Bingham in all ita material parts. John lliil Wagstaff. for forgery a James Williams, Frederick
Mr. Shepherd, the plaintiff's partner, and Miss 'Wooden, a Scott, and John Bass. fur highway robberies ; Thomas le'rederlek
visitor of the family, proved that the plaintiff and his wife lived (trees, Richard Hughes, Richard Evans, George Thomas, James
on affectionate terms until Mr. Collett became acquainted with Whimpey, Frederick Bolton, George Boswell, otherwise George
Mrs. Holmes. 'Liddy, Stephen Pratt, Beejemin Holloway, James Lamb, Wm.
The ATTORNEY.° then addressed the Jury for the iVhitehead, 'Mary Ann Hudson, William Williams, James Su !-
defendant. He relied chiefly on the absence of all the evidence ton, John ( arbin, Sheik lhroehm, Francis Henry Jermayne,
that might have beenTqoduced to prove that the parties lived hap- and Eliza Hillary, for stealing In a dwelling-house ' Thomas
pity together :before e alleged intimacy between Mrs. Holmes Pearson. George hock, John Thomas, Thomas as, Ostes, John
and the defendant. e Learned Couneel contended, that in such Eater. Edward Brennan. Clutterbeek, and John Wayles,
Rape as that which wee then under their consideration, the Jury for burglary.
ought to be cautious bow they inferred the commission of the act Transportation fbr life—Sarah Evans and Catherine 1111'3r:by.
and before they awarded damages they must be morally satlsfisti For
_Marken years-John Moore, John Short, John Furlong,
that the guilty intention was executed. Ile admitted the evittes.ce Charlotte Lewd ,• the latter for receiving stolen goods; and Jet.
lof that intention, but that wes not sufficient enrunds to justify Smith, a mere child.
a verdict tor the plaintiff. But even if their verdict was I Per servo years-Jas. Edwards, Thos. Oliver, Joe. Sampson,

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS,
THURSIDAV, Aram 15.

Henry Kenny, John Johnson, Elisabeth Fltageraid, Thos. Jones,
John Biers, Hannah Welsh, Eleanor Leonard, Wm. Gorman,
Thomas Denton, Benj.oascoin, Timothy Donahue, Jno. Swapp,
IVm. Unwell, Richard Fletcher, Benj. Bailey, James French Jno.
Powlett, Joseph Pratt, Thos. Shaw, Francis Richardson, James
Saunders, William Williams, henry Clark, Win. Atkins, James
Brown, 0. Challis, Ann Darby, Dennis Daly, Rd. Hill, George
King, Wm. Howard, Thos. 'Filson, Jno. Ward, James Pries,
Edw. Wilson, Jas. Creed, Wm. Cole, Thos. Branson, Mary
Br. dahaw, Charles Lee, Thos. Masters, James Wood, and Win.
Bird ; the latter for obtaining goods under false pretences.
Twelve months imprisonment in the House of Correction, and
hard labour.—Ju. Fussell, Elizabeth Lake, Elizabeth Lawson, J.
J. Glisson, J. Brown, A. Abrahams. Elizabeth Francis, J. Wil-
liamson, W. Jewell, J. Waling, J. Ballard, Catherine Williams,
and Thomas Holgate for a misdemeanour, to find sureties at the
expiration of his punishment, for two years.
The following were severally sentenced to six months imprison-
ment in the House of Correction, and hard labour.—May Gill,
J. Williams, E. S. Mann, J. S. Smith, T. Puler, J. Womack,
Mary Kelly, Mary Moore, J. Bounce, Elia. Wetherell, W. Jones,
J. Spinks, A. Turner, W. Sharrard, T. Green, J. Kibley, D.
Smith, G. Nash, and T. Withers.
The undermentioned to three months imprisonment, and hard
labour—J. Hawker, J. Herbert, T. Winston, W. Chum, Ann
Kermit, E. Carter, J. Chapman, W. Smith, 11. Bromley. G.
Williams, C. Twining, H. Jenkins, Mary Jones, Margaret Foy-
ner, J. Spencer, and J. Sharkey.
A number of other prisoners were sentenced to minor punish-
ments—from two months to fourteen days; and some were ordered
to be whipped in the gaol.
Judgments were respited on Stephen Herman, John Pbilpot,
and John Gibson. _ .

The proclamation wu then read, and the Sessions adjourned to
Wedneada3, the 2d of June next.

POLICE.

GUII!DIIAL!..

Thomas Copts, the driver of one of the coal-waggons belonging
to Mr. Nicholls, of Sun Wharf, Thames-street, was charged with
wantonly and cruelly flogging s horse in Fleet-street, on Friday
afternoon. . _ .

Inine Brock, a gmtleman residing in Doughty-etreet, was
the complainant in this instance, and stated that Fleet-street was
unusually full of vehicles on the day in question, when he observed
tne defendant whipping his horses on through every opening, and
; apparently determined to get to the bottom of the street before
anybody else, as though some wager or his life depended on it.
Baulked in one of these sallies to ge: foremost, upon being forced
into the line of carriages again, he fell to lashing the tint horse of
the team in the most furious and unmerciful manner, and at the
same time a fellow who was in the waggon jumped down, and (for
what cause he could not divine) savagely ticked the second horse
on the belly. Mr. Nicholls ha bee. stunmened to produce both
these offenders, but only one was a atrondeemes
The defendant denied having legged the hem, and said the
man in the waggon was a stranger, &lid had not kicked the second
hoese as described. Being closely pressed, however, afterwards, as
to who his companion was, he flatly denied having seen any such
man, or driven any waggon on the day vented. Ile admitted he,
hod been out with a cart, but he did lint know the number of it,
though he had been in Mr. Nicholls's employ two years.
Mr. Alderman C. SMITH said the wantonness of the drivers of
heavy vehicles, their consciousness of the overpowering strength of
their horses and carriages, and their recklessness of alt conse-
memos, were notorious. A dar or two ago the boa of one of his
carriage wheels was torn off in k lea-meet, in ewe of these freaks
of a waggoner.
He fined the defendant 20s. and costa.
110W.STREET.

Yesterday Joseph Lo;,,MreartiiLioeOlekragl, gunners of the
Royal Artillery. were brought before Sir H. Bi num, charged with
defrauding Chelsea Hospital, by personating two men who were
entitled to prize money ; and James Clark, a bombardier in the
same corps, was c►arged with aiding, abetting, and counselling the
other prisoners in the commission of the °Bence.
The principal evidence against the prisoner was that of an ac-
complice, who, conscience-stricken at having taken a part in such a
crime, disclosed the fraud to the proper authorities. It appeared
that the prisoner Logan went, on the 16th of 'March, to Chelsea
Hospital, and representing himself to be John Forgay, a gunner
who served at the taking of Oaudaloupe, claimed prize money for
his share in that capture. He presented a ticket which was sup.
posed at the time to be genuine, but which was subsequently dis.
covered to he a forgery. On the same day Coldough went to the
Hospiral, and claimed prize money as James Worthington, a gunner
who was present at the taking of the Isle of France. He also pre-
sented a prize ticket, and received the amount of the claim. These
prisoners had been instigated to commit frauds by the prisoner
Clark, who shared the money thus obtained.
The prisoners, when called on for their defence, declined saying
any thing, and Clark requested that he might be remanded, in order
to have time to procure legal advice.
They were remanded for a week.

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