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London, England, 1824-09-10 00:00:00

MR. GRAHAM'S BALLOON.

Mr. Graham, accompanied by Mr. R. Cullum, jun. an
sacredly:4ly interesting young man, about 19 years of age.
putt of the proprietor of the Allied' Exeter paper, ascended
trout the Castle-yard, Exeter, on Tuesday last, at half-
past live o'clock. The tnultitude assembled on the occa-
sion was prodigious, and the moment of ascent was hailed
with the most enthusiastic shouts of applause from many
thensands of delighted spectators.
'lke course of the balloon was first in the direction of the
sea, and much solicitude was fek on that account ; but the
turreut soon afterwards impelled the aerial voyagers to-
ards the north-cast, and time balloon was in consequence
observed by a great number of persons, both in its way to-
Icards Taunton, and after it had passul over this town,
though at the time of its passing directly-over, a cloud in-
ure:rimed the sight of it to the inhabitants.
The afternoon was bright and lovely, and the fleecy
clouds through which the travellers passed rendered the
spectacle singularly interesting. The utmost al le of
the balloon wad estimated by those seated in it to be three
miles, but as they were obliged to leave behind their baro-
meter, and even to strip the car of its cork lining, for the
putpose of increasing its buoyancy, no exact opinion of its
elevation could be formed. The voyagers suffered consi-
derably when in the higher regions of the air from extremecold. When the balloon had been up an hour and five
11 Mutes, the aeronauts judged from the rapidity, with
they were proceeding, that it would be prudent to
mud havin,.; carefully discharged the gas, they
happily effected their landir', without the least accident or
baconvemienee, in a field at North Petherton, three miles
Sour Bridgwater, and eight from this town. The balloon
rebounded twice, but was judiciously secured by a party
if young gentlemen belonging to Mr. Croaswell's academy,:
Seim were among the first assembled when it fell.
Mr. Graham and his intrepid companion were very hos-
pitably received by H. Coles, Esq. in whose field •the
eleszent took place, and after taking some refreshment, the
oyagera set off in a chaise with their balloon, and-arrived
it. this town at eight o'clock, where they were warmly
greeted and drawn round the town in their carriage, after
which they proeteded in a chaise and four for Exeter. On
reaching that city at twelve o'clock at night they were re-
ceived with the roost joyous acclamations of a vast con-
course of perrons who were anxiously waiting their return.
A ball was given on the occasion of the ascent, at Cong
don's Hotel, which Mr. Graham had pledged himself to at-
tend ; be accordingly made his appearance there, in coin-
pany with Mr. R. Cullum, jun., and joined iu the festivi-
ties of the evening.
The period during which the balloon was passing through
the dead which prevented the sight of it to the inhabitants
.of this tenet), was about twelve or fifteen minutes.
Exeter is 40 miles front North Petherton, where the
balloon fell, but from its course in the early part of the
voyage it is estimated that the space it traversed must have
been between 50 and 60 miles. The breeze was agreeably
fre.sh at starting from the south-west, but the higher cur-
rents were considerably stronger, and hurried the voyagers
along at a very rapid rate, the whole journey having been
t.e.:omplishcd, as we have stated, in an hour and five
ri.‘nutes!

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

ALMOUTH, SEPT. 7.—Arrived the Francis Fending packet
rant Jimuues—sailed Ild August, and from Crooked Island 10th
ditto; sad the Osborn packet from the Leeward Islands—sailed
from St. Thomas's 11th August. Sailed the Admiral Cockburn
for Van Dinnan's Land.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 7.—Arrived the George, Parry, front
royal ; Levant, Freeman, frotu St. Kitt's; Ann, Cordiner, front
Brazil • 31irables. Itunictiord, from St. Vincent's. Off the port
ilia Lady Arabella packet, from Mexico—sailed 14th July ; the
master landed, and proceeded to London with despatches. Sailed
-,:le Superb, Smith, for .Ilicant.
LOUVER, SEPT. B.—Off the port the Echo, Dunlop, front St.
"Vinccia's ; Ceres, Blanchard, from Cape Henry ; and Virginia,
Kr :ght, from Virginia.
DEAL, SEPT. B.—Arrived the Mary, Tomer, from St. Do.
mingo. Came down from the River and remain the David. Car.
gal, for the Grand Canaries ; and Zealous, —, for Trieste.
GRATTSEND, SEPT. P.—Arrived the Ann, Nash, from Ja-
maica; Elizabeth and Mary. Corbin, from ditto; John, Letham ;
from Whoa; Lovely Cruiser, Burrows, from Oporto; Ilebe,
i3rcwu, front Montserrat; Elizabeth, Service, from ditto ; Vi.l
gilant, Church, from Nevis; Hambletonian, Coulthard, from
Sierra Lome • Thane of Fife, Wilson, from Itlaileira; Union,
Clinch, from (mine;
; Syrene, Collin, from the South Seas ; Lyra,
nmiili, from di;to; Royal George, Smales, from Quebec; Herald,
Sopwith, from ditto; Atalanta, Smyth. from Demerara ; Venilia,
Gilmore' from Antigua; Angelina, Cline, from Figueira ; Bri-
tannia. Evans, front St. Kites; Marquis Wellesley, Hamlyn,
from Grenada; lA. Wellington, Marshall, from St. Andrew's; his
.Msjesty's ship Glasgow, —. from Algiers. Sailed the Christian,
filackte, for the Grand Canaries; Prince Regent, Rowe, fur Ham.
burgh • Telegraph, Graudin, for Havre ; Eliza, Athenian, fur
llouelani.
Li vs a root., Serr. 7.—.krrived the Pacific, sl'Cowen, from
Buenos Ayres—sailed tld July; Geueral Brock, Eden, from
Parsibs—sailed 24th July ; Havannah packet. Euston, front Ila-
s annati ; Price, BAlamy ; and Pyramus, Baird, from Quebec ;
Nancy, Davies, front Bucktush ; Ann, Ferguson, from Mar-
c...l:les ; Fanny and Echo, from Sicily ; and Iris, Butcher, from
Lisbon. Of the port the Xenophon, —, from Bay ehoicay.
JAMAICA (KINGSTON), JULY U.--The Assiduous schooner
with the piratacal schooner Decoy, captured °tithe coast of Cuba,
LI the Lion and Assiduous, came to anchor at Port Royal on
Thursday, front Slontego Bay. The Thracian, after seeing her,
curvy safe into ports, will proceed to Honduras, to give mice-
titan through the Gulf to vesisels bound to Europe.
JULY .Jl.—llis Majesty's shies Ilussar and Thracian railed
Item Port Royal on Sunday morning, the former for La Vets Cruz
and Campeachy, and the latter fur St. Jago de Cuba and Hondu-
ras, with several vessels ander their convoy. Sailed from Negri'
Bey, his 3lajesty's ship Icarus. on DM inst. for the Havannalt, ice.
with the folio% mg vessels under her convoy for that port and
:trough the Gulf, viz. Charlotte. Waters, fur Bristol; Governor
Griswold, Tillman, for New London ; Eliza, Memo, fur the Ila.
%Annan ; Minim, Wilson. for Boston ; Greene, Johnson, for
Alesardria ; and New Packet, Walker, fur Norfolk.
JAMAICA, Ann. 2.--Ilia Majesty's ship Primrose, sailed from
l'ut t Royal the 31st ult., in quest of a privateer under the French
tag, which had chased the schooner Lowland Lass from Halifax,
01 •,114 CO( end.

• following camrnelicition from the Admiralty, was yester-
Ja;. recitwed at Lloyd's:—
" Admiralty Office, Sept. 9, 1824.
" Si n.-1 am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the
A imualtt to acquatnt you, for the information of the Committee
fo, managing the Affairs of Lloyd's, that it appears by a letter
rnmas,.st this morning from Vice-Admiral Sir Lawrence Halstead,
dated at lintaica, 27th July last, that the Lion and Assiduous
fletioontrs, with bolas from his Majesty's ships Pyritous and
kepis. having been sent by the Vice-Admire , under the orders
of Lieutenant Hobson. of the Lion, to examine the south shore of
Cubs. in search of 60131 e pillars who had captured the British sloop
Pinesty, and ill-utatcd Mr. Milky, her supereargo, the result of
ciiiise has been, the capture of a piratical schooner, the de-
er.it,tido of two piratical feluccas, and the rescue of the captain,
mate, end fire seamen of the American schooner Martha Jane,
from Boston, who were confined on board die pirate schooner, sfier
treir vessel had bec.i plundered and burnt by her. Six pirates were
tna•ght to Jantaiss, who were fully identified by the Americans-
RIO were vs-omitted to gent to take their trial at the Assam in
August ; fool a Spittiard had also been sent in, who was identified
Ey Mr. Do:p1,;, es vat of those who had ill-treated him on the
south shore of Cuba.

" I ant, Sir, &c.
•• JOHN BARROW.

(:ii4ncd)
Beauca, Lloya's."

WESTERN CIRCUIT.

BRISTOL ASSIZES, SicrTzmaza 8.

CIe.:SPI RACY.
THE CIWO v. aaraxT axis °THETIS.
Mr. Be at rasa opened the indictment, and Mr. C. F. Wiz-
Llama (with whom was Mr. Easel xi.) stated the use to the
Jury, and observed, that it became his duty to inform them that
this was a prosecution instituted by 31r. Ilaythorne. against the
defendants. for endeavouring to defraud him of a sum of money. due
front Bryant. It would be highly unix-coming in him, speaking as
he then was in the presence of a Judge, like the one preziding to
that Court, to lay down any point of law with regard to tne indict-
ment. That they would hear most luminously propounded by his
Lordship at the proper time; but thus far he might probably be
permitted to say, that the offence with which the defendants were
charged was a very grave one ; for its object in the first instance was,
to injure an individual, and in the next place, to subvert the ends
of justice. Having said that, he was certain that lie hail at once
laid claim to their best attention ; but he could not help repeating
that this case deeply affected the public ; because. if crimes of that
sort which one of the defendants had been charged with, were to
be evaded by subtilty or contrivance, there was no knowing where
the mischief of such a course would end. 31r. Ilaythorne, who was
really the prosecutor of this indictment, was a highly respectable
gentleman, carrying on an extensive business. The first defendant,
Joseph Bryant, was a wire.worker, at Blakely , in Gloucestershire;
Daniel Syms, another of the defendants, was 'ea h a wire-worker, at
Blakeley, and John Wake Watkins. the third defendant, was a
shoemaker, residing at the Hot Wells. Mr. llaythome had
brought his action against the defendant Bryant for an assault
committed upon him, and obtained it verdict for 1001. This took
place in Sept. 1822, and, as probably some of the Jury might know,
tour data after the fah November the verdict must be paid. Ile
should be able to prove by it witness named William Barlow, that
in October 1822, the defendants met at a public-house in this city,
called the Rummer feller, for the following purpose :—Bryant had
several timbal houses. or cottages, the value of which was about
3001., which property it was proposed to assign over to an indiffe.
rent perion, so that dlr. Haythorne'y execution, consequent upon the
trerdiet he had obtained, might be mauled. He had before stated,
that in November Mr. Ilaythorne could have obtained judgment,
/ad on that account it was the defendants commenced operations in
October, that they might be guarded against the legal process
which they so much dreaded. Watkins was the most active of the
party ; Bryant and Syms, however, assisting as mortgagor and
litortgaeee. They transacted the busines,, at the Hummer Cellar,
in this city, and the deed was eventually executed at Clifton, near
the house of Admiral Nicholls. with a born one of the defendants
(Bryant) then lived. He was aware that the evidence of the wit.
nets Barlow, must be corroborated, because he was an accomplice
of the defendants, and that he should be enabled to do in every
particular. He would put it to the Jury plainly, if nothing else
were to be proved, it they would not consider it a most suspicious
circumstance that this mortgage was concocted almost clandes-
tinely. at the Rummer Cellar. Men in the line of life in which the
defendants moved, were not in the habit of parting with their money
so easily. If they had any savings to lay out on security, their
custom was to go to a respectable attorney to get deeds drawn, and
, not get them drawn and executed at a public-house. The Learned
Gentleman then gave an outline of the case, and in conclusion re-
marked that if this nefarious transaction had not been sifted to
the bottom, the property which a Jury of his country had given
to 31r. Haythorne, would have remained in the hands of Bryant. j
Watkins being angry at Bryant for not remunerating him for his
exertions in this business, led in some measure to the discovery
of the Plot. lie was at • less to imagine what defence could be
set up to this indictment, by the Learned Sergeant who was op.
posed to him on this °cession. The usual defence in cases where an
accomplice was examined, was to attack his character and impeach
Ms testimony. Probably his Learned Friend might is
that
course to-day ; but he could assure him, if that were his defence,
lie should be enabled to cut it up by the roots, for he could afford
the most convincing and satisfactory confirmation to every part of
Barlow's evidence. He was confident this very important case_
important not only to the parties interested, but to the public at
large—would receive all the attention it required from the Jury,
and with that expectation, in which he knew he should nut be dis-
appointed, he should not trouble diem with any further remarks,
but proceed to call his witnesses.
31r. James Spencer, examined by 31r. Desiree—l am the
Keeper of IVhitecross.street Prison. I have the examined copy
of the record in a Nisi Prius action, " Ilaythorne and Bryant," in
the Common Pleas. I have also the wawant from the Court ear
Requests for Bryant's confine-met t, and the order for his final die-
' charge by the Insolvent Debtors' Court, and also his petition and
schedule that he presented to the Court, together with the assign.
ments to the provisional assignees.
James Hudson—l am Clerk to the Secondaries in London. I
huve a writ of Nisi Prim, " Barlow against Bryant."
The writ in the cause, and the authority for Bryant's discharge,
were then put in and read. The lease was also produced, by which
Bryant held the cottages under the Corporation of Bristol.
Barloa.—l know Joseph Bryant, Daniel Syms, and
John Webb Watkins. In October, 1821, I saw all three at the
Rummer Cellar, in AU Saints'-lane, in this city. Watkins theti
told me that Ilaythorne haul obtained a verdict against Bryant foe
an assault—damages 1001., and that he, having some property,
wished to secure it, and asked me what I thought was the best way
to go about it. I said, by mortgage I thought. lie then sai4
what should I charge for doing it? 1 said I would charge nothing
fee the draft, only for fair copy and engrossing. lie asked what I
would give him out of it if he gut Inc the job ? I said a pound.
I had formerly been in an attorney's office. 1 then met them a se.
good time at the Rummer, and Bryant was asked to whom he would
lan the mortgage made. He sail, to Syins, his brother-in-law, as
he was certain he would return it to flint after it was over. Syms,
Bryant, Ford, Watkins. and others, met in the room again, and the
subject of the mortgage being started, Syms agreed to accept it.
Syrtis said he would accept of it if he thought no harm would come
of it. %Watkins told him to keep his own counsel, and no harm
would conic of it. The proposed mortgage was to he for 3:001. No
money passed. Bryant, Watkins. and myself suggested the sum
for the mortgage; the object of which was, to secure the houses
from Ilaythoene. We met again at the Rummer the next day or
day after. The mortgage was again talked of; and it was agreed,
we were to go to the Stiunp•offire to inquire the rice of the stamp
to cover the mortgage. Watkins and myself or wen
lord t to make
. _

VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Phcentz, Lindsay, from Car- I
Barns and pavane:di to Cowes, 11th ult., coating out of the Bull'
of slorida ; Nelson, Jamaica to hoodoo, oth ult., clear Of the
Calf; John, l'opplewell, off Havannali—Bailin-10th ult.;
..wanteennon, Wake, 18th ult.; Albion, Dublin to Quebec, Lith
; Duke of Wellington, Liverpool to St. John's, N. 8.; Jane
e.:e Barbara, Detnevara to Btistol ; Boode, Demerara to Liver.
yip! ; liuskisson, Demerara to Liverpool ; Thomas, Trinidad to
Cork, Ibth tilt.; -Sir John Cameron, London to Quebec, 7th tilt. ;
"..I,,:gstor, Jamaica to London, 10th ult., of Crooked Island; Dor-
. Poblie w Bliranilchi, 10th ult. ; British Tsr, Belfast to Que.
-.Lac, 7th ult.

FUNERAL. OF THE LATE Rosins. BERME, ESQ.—
Yesterday a little after two o'clock the remains of this much
lamented gentleman were removed from his house at Stoke
Newington, to the church-yard situated within a few hun-
dred ) arils of kis late residence. Mr. Bcvill had been for
some years me of the presiding Magistrates at Worship-
street Polise Udder, as well as. Recorder of Lynn, in
Narfolk.
Thursday morning the body of a respectable looking
sniddle-aged man was found floating in the Serpentine Hirer, in
Hyde Pork, supposed to have been there fur several days. as it was
in a very putrid state, but no marks of violaiee could be discovered
oa IP was dressed in a black cloth coat and trousers,
black silk waistcoat, block worsted storkings, and high shoes.
If hnan was marked "J. D." There were no papers found upon
Lim to Lad to a discovery ot who he was. The body was taken to
the workhouse ut St. Margaret and 6t. John's ltr the et:tuxes

might not say anything about it. The deed is (lilted 1820. The
transaction took place in 1821. That vat a mistake of mine.
When I got to Admiral Nicholles I saw Bryant, Syms, and a
woman I took to be a maid servant. I retelved 21. 65., or there-
abouts.
Mr. Sergeant PELL—And pray, Mr. Barlow. bow ninny occu-
pations have you been in, in the course of your life ?
I The witness ►ooked at his Lordship. and apparently hesitated •
little in asswerini; Menu:4;6on ; but the Lcarntd Joilge said that
at a present he thought he ought to answer the gurstiuti.l
The witness, in continuation, said, I have been ill the coal
trade, Sir.
Mr. Sergeant PELL—WeII, Sir, and what else? A law sta-
tioner, an accountant.
Mr. Sergeant PlLL—Anything else? Yes, Sergeant Poll, I
have been an agent to insolvent debtors.
Mr. Sergeant FELL—Have you had no other occupation, Mr.'
Barlow, in the course of your active life ? Yes, Sir, I hare been a
comedian. _ .

taxation of some costs, in an action to which 'Watkins was a pang.
I communicated this conversation to my husband. He has been in
the habit of coming to Bristol since his illness in 1822. I knew of
this trial coming on last year, but I never communicated this con.
venation to Mr. Cornish. It was my most anxious wish to avoid
coming here. I was subpoenaed upon this trial a month ago.
Two or three other a imesscs were then called in support of the
prosecution, when
Mr. Sergeant PELL observed to his Lordship, that on the last
trial Mrs. Cox had not been examined, and that he thought her
evidence materially strengthened his friend's case, and therefore,
with the remission of the Court, he would consent that a verdict
against the defendants should be recorded.
The defendants were accordingly found Gvilty.
ll'ith this trial the business of the Western Circuit ended, all
the other causes in this city having been gone through yesterday.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.
LANCASTER ASSIZES, SEPTEMBER 7.

[Before Mr. RAYON HULLOCIC, and a Common Jury.]

NISI PIIIUS.
MILLER V. Donscisr.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated the nature of this action on
the part of the plaintiff, which was of a novel nature, and brought
to rcoovcr of the defendant the sum of 401., being so much money
paid to him under the following singular circumstances : —The;
plaintiff, it appeared, was the agent for a Mr. Cocks, a land sur-
veyor.
then in the West Indies, and acted as agent to the plaintiff!
in the collecting his rents during his absence, and among his te- I
mints Dobson was one, alto had paid to Miller the sum of 30/.1
which sun: it appeared the present plaintiff had paid into the bank
of Messrs. Dilworth and Co. of this county, to the credit of himself,
and not to the credit of Mr. Cocks, as it was contended he ought to
have done, as so much money paid by the defendant Dobson este-
Dant to frocks, and which sum he had applied to his own use, and

the inquiry. The price of the stamp will is .el iiis-CtiseiWriii: afterwards
offered the defendant 1001. to compromise. The Learned
merit. Bryant gave Watkins • tive.pasod note to pay for the Cientleman then called
stamp. Ilshen the stamp was bought I was desired to get the deed Thomas Barbee-11e is a clerk in the house of Messrs. Dil-
ready by twelve o'clock the next day. I drew it meaelf Irani a pre. worth and Co. of this; place. John Miller did not keep an at-
valeta I got from a person in the country. I did not get it done count at their house, that he remembers. Ile recollects there
till six. I then sent with Watkins to Clifton, where I understood was a dispute at their house between the plaintiff and the de-
Bryant's master lived. fendant as to the payment of 331. He (Miller) paid it into
[The deed in question was here given to the witness, who said their bank on his private account. He examined the books,
that was the deed he had prepared, the execution tomeltich he bad and found such a sum had been paid. The plaintiff and de.
been preseat at. in company with Bryant, Watkins, and Ford.] Pendant came together to their bank. The money appeared b
I was a subscribing ;vomits to this deed. I received for engroes- the cash books to have been repaid to him aiotin on the 19th
ing the deed 2/. 6s. from Bryant, and I gave Watkins 1!. The October, 1822. There was a receipt given and brought in by
deed was given to Syms, who offered to return it to Bryant, but John Miller. The entry would be that the defendant had credit
ore of us said Syms had better keep it, as it would have a better for that sum. The mistake was cleared up to the satisfaction of
apitearance. 1 know Cyrus Davis; he is a publican in London. both arties. iVitness had detected the error, and the defendant
Ile then lived in Smithfield. The lease, front which I Riede an hail offered him As. for it. It was an error of the plaintiff's • the
extract for the mortgage deed, was from Osborne and Ward. 11 Plaintiff had received the money on Air. Cork's account, and had
' received a promissory note from a man named Morgan, within I not given credit to Ale. Dobson for it as such. lie had heard this
know, and which I gave to Syms. Upon that note I arrested by report.
Bryant in London. After the mortgage was formed, Bryant went Mr. Sergeant Cross, for the defendant, objected to mere
to London, and 1 went with him. -I
know the Blue Bowl public- report.
house, where we took coach ;it is about a mile out of the city. Examination cantinued.—Don't remember that Dobson paid
Helps and Bryant, Ford and myself, were there. In an hour atter, money into their bank on his own account, but only for the rent
the coach came by. We went to London for the purpose of Bryant which he had credit for, he had paid out before on Mr. Cock's ae-
taking the benefit of the Act. Helps prepared Bryant's schedule. count. Dobson presented a cheque for BW., when Miller said this
We went to Cyrus Davis's on getting to town. 'We did not sleep was a bad job. Miller was with him, and said that it led cost him
there, but at a house called the Rose and Crown. In three or four 100/. Mr. Lawson, another clerk, said, 1 don't understand ; what
days after Bryant and I got to London, 1 caused him to be Sr. do you mean ? He said they have made me pay 40/. and:a cheque
rested. Bryant paid the expense of the arrest, and it was done by of my brother fur 601. for my error. An appeal was afterwards
an attorney named Brewer. I went to Whitt:cross-sum prison to made to Mr. Birkett, a partner in the finn, he having heard of the
we Bryant. When Bryant was in prison I wrote a letter to War. circumstances of the case, who refused to pay the cheque ; and
Mrs, and another to helps. I remember Stints coming to London,
said to the defendant, in the presence of a person of the name of
and Bryant coming before the Insolvent Stns
Court. I met Monism, that this wants barefaced and scandalous transaction ; that
Syms at the Orotto public-house, In Southampton.builtlings • it was a mistake on the part of the plaintiff, and a gross injustice
Watkins was also there. Syms aerated very much alarmed, and to take any money front hint, on that account. Dobson said you
said he had a great mind to give up the mortgage to Poole and have nothing to do with that ; he has agreed to pay me the money.
Oreenticid, the agents of Mr. Cornish. Ale. Haythorne's attorney. Mr. Birkett said, that he would not pay the cheque, and requested'
Watkins told him not to be a foot, and to keep up his spirits. The , Dobson, as an honest man to give it up and refund the 401. he had j
following morning Bryant's case was heard before the Insolvent ' received, which he refused to do. Mr. ltirkett said to both (do.:
Court. (indent and Mason) whoever advised you to act in this way deserves
I The petition was then put in, and it was proved that the petition to be prosecuted. Dobson said that lie had been advised to act in
was dismissed, there being no petitioning creditor's debt.—The the way lie had done. Mr. Bharat asked by whom ? He said be
order for the discharge of Bryant, signed " Brewer," the attorney was not prepared to say, and if he was, that he was not going toi
for Barlow, was also put in and read.] tell that ; he said the chance was worth more than that ; that it
in a few weeks after, Bryant was again brought up to the Insol. was worth 200!.
At Coon, being entitled to his discharge. 1 ntet Stang a second Mr. Sergeant 0102 p to witness--Don't set up here, Sir, for an
Sas in town ; he seemed very much alarmed, and said he fears/ interpreter. I I
Bryant and he would be transported. I said to hint I would not Witness—lle said he woo* put it in an attorney's hands if the ,
be sworn against them. When Bryant was discharged. one of the cheque was not paid.—[Reetiot put in and read—" Received of I
piardes-1 can't tell who--said Bryant's tenants were to afloat Richard Cocks, Esq , 301., nor Thomas Dobaon."l
spin to Bryant, and Brown would draw the noticed for them to Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant eltoi3.—lle gave Dobson the
Mona receipt for 301.; he can't say if they turned poor Dobson out of '
Cross.exandned by Mr. Sergeant PEtt.-1 gave any evidence I their banking-house; he had called at his house and offered him
here at the last Summer Assizes. I have been living since in Lou- As. it lie would look and find the entry for 301. Miller was not
don and Bristol. I got to London on the 34 September, 1812, and I
I very strenuous; he does not remember that Miller denied the re..
came here a week before the Assizes. I have been in Briatcd seve. eeipt.
rat limes between these and the last Summer Assizes. 1 int at one By the JUDGE.—The money was paid to Miller and carried to i
lb. Foam's, a messenger to the prisoners, in the King', Bench. Dobson's account. 1 suppose ft was your carelessness that it was !
I know Arthur Palmer. and a mss named Toms. I have seen net found.—He came two or three hours afterwards; Miller is a
Tams once since the former trial. I have had no cariversation ; Lief surveyor.
with Palmer about the trial. I don't know Arthur Pall:n r. an eta-' lie-examined by the A TTonNTEr-G ex E RAL.—That is the rc.l
gineer. The one 1 know is an attorney. I saw tome of the wit-leapt; believes Dotson had paid it to 31i11er on Cock's account for
i messes who were examined here last year, but I have )o recollection I rant.
never
of Arthur Palmer, the engineer. I said to any of the wit- By the Junac.—When the receipt was brought the money was
nessea in 31r. Cornish's office, that unless I was well paid I would , paid to Miller.
tarn round upon Mr. Ilaythome, and never said so in offeet. I The JUDGE —This case, I think, for the credit of both parties,
never said so to an Arthur Palmer, a witness in the cause, or to ought to be settled elsewhere.
any other person. I met Toms at a public-house, and I might Mr. Virg en u t Caoss—l will take a verdict for 401. and costs.
have said I had lost my business at the Fleet Prison. I might have Thogtrnat—The cause bad better proceed.
said to him that I had written to Ware for relief, but hie would not Robert Birkett at onined—lle is a partner in the firm of I)il.
give me any. I never told Tooms that Weate had promised nie the , worth and ('O. cf this place. Ale Cocks was in the West Indies.'
i verdict money if Bryant should be convicted. IV'eare is principal ,He remesnbers the mistake in question ; it was discovered in the
cashier in Hay:home's house. I have corresponded with him since present year • he saw both parties at the Bank before the mistake
the last trial. 31r. Hulbert is an agent of the Ineolvent Debtors' was dieetwerCel ; 1)obson chafed witness with receiving it ; it was
Court. (Two letters were handed to the witness, which he said discovered by a anemeranduni ;be told Dobson that it was a rait-
sere the writing of Ware; another was given to hint which be adly act to extort money from Mr. Miller. Ile said he had been
said was H ulbat's ; a fourth letter was handed to wheal. the writ- I advised to take certain tncasures and advertise him. lie brought
ing of which he said he did not know ; but the writing on the the receipt, and said that it would not be paid until he hail seen
second halt sheet of this letter was a copy of a letter in witnees's t :littler. He asked him who had advised hint, and lie said that was
writing, which he load intended to write out fair, and send to ; nothing to him.
Bryant. A fifth letter witness proved to be Hulbert's writing; and IBy the Jrno E—Credit was not carried to Cocks' account.
a sixth he swore to es being Weare's hand-writing.) Moss and Ale. Sergeant Citoss replied, and said that his Learned Friend
John Owen were at one of the meetings at the Rummer Cellar, also, had a muddy case to wade through. His client was a pour farmer,
Mr. Helps. It was a public mom where we met. When I came : and had paid to Miller the sum of 30/. supposing that he was the
buck from delivering the deed I believe I said to Ford, " I have authorised agent of 31r. Cocks ; and if the plaintiff had thought fit
completed the thing, and Admiral Nicholls is very much pleased to compromise the affair with the defendant, the plaintiff had now,
with it." I had nut seen the Admiral, but 1 waist to, that Ford Liz thought, no reason to complain of what arose out of his own wils

, fal lid the accounts of the banking-house of Messrs. Das
worth and Co. been as accurately kept as at the counting-houses in
Lombard-street, this action had, probably never been brought into
this Court.
The Learned JUDGE charged the Jury, and said that this action
being brought to recover the sum of 40!. paid by the plaintiff to the
defendant under particular circumstances, it would be for the Jury
to say what right the defendant had to hold out a threat against the
plaintiff of a criminal nature. and to threaten hint with a pmweett-
don unless he paid him 100!. to compromise his error. It was
evidently a mistake on the part of the plaintiff; and the bankers,
who had the rare of the public money, ucted wisely in not !paying it
out of their hands under such circumstances as this, and which had
come to their knowledge. It was an improper and an illegal act of,
the defendant to obtain money by a threat of this kind. It would
be therefore for the Jury to say whether the plaintiff had not a,
right to recover back from the defendant the sum mentioned in the I
rerun'.
The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages Pl. Costs lOs.

Mr. Sergeant PELL—What were you, Mr. Barlow. when you HEWITT T. I'INLOW AND OTHES.
lived at the Cat and Salutation, or the Salutation anti Cat, I don't 1R
The ATTORNEY-GENEIIAL conducted the case on the part of
know which ?—I was nothing at that time. I never lived there. I the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Caosson the part of the defendants.
only had my letter, It appeared that this was an action against the defendants, aril.
there. Cyrus Davin kept the Cat and
Salutation first, and afterwards the Catharine Wheel. I in j out of an execution levied against a certain number of horses
Thomas Ford-1 know the last witness, Bryant, Sims, and Webb belonging to the plaintiff, who had taken tho benefit of a recent Act
of Parliament for relief of insolvent debtors, and who had subse.
Watkins. I recollect being at tl e Rummer Cellar in (kb°.
tier 1821. (The witness then corroborated Barlow in every pan of qitently to that discharge become possessed of them by their being
his evidence.) l turned over to hint by another person. The important point was,
In his cross-examination by Mr. CARTER, he said, I do not how far the defendant% were liable to damages on this execution.
recollect ever having said to any of the witnesses who attended on , in not having attplied in the first instance to the Insolvent Debtors'
the turner trial, that an I had been a rogue to one party I would • Court for a Rule Nisi. It was proved by the examination of wit.
now turn round against Mr. Hay:borne it' he did Lot do right by i ceases. that the plaintiff had not apprised the defendants that he
me. I will not swear whether I said so or not. I had taken the benefit of the Act, and which the Learned Judge
Robert Owen—l am clerk to Mr. Saunders, an attorney. 11. ! ruled he ought to have done, and to have produced his schedule ;
member being at the Rummer Cellar in October 1821, when Bar.. and if he had it not in his
possession be ought to have sent foe it,
low asked me for the draft of a mortgage, as he wanted to get one in order to have satisfied the parties.
engrossed. I told hint I had not got one. Barlow said he was go. The ease went to the Jury, who round for all the defendants, his
LordAbip reserving a point of law arising out of the case for future
ing to draw a mortgage between Syms and Bryant, for the purpose
connitlerwion ; and giving the plaintiff Is. damages, should his
of Barlow getting nd of an execution of Ilaythorne. (The witness
then gave the same account of the transaction, es far as he was ac- Lordship have taken an erroneous vi. vof the case.
quainted with it, as the preceding witnesses.)
BAIIKER V. GREEN.
Cross-examined—l am not now au attorney's clerk; I am at 1
The 4fTTORNET-GEXERAI. stated that this was an action
present a law stationer. and live with my father. I communicated '
, brought by a rufewional gentleman against the defendant, for the
the facts to no person that I recollect that I have now stated. '.ei` escape of a prisoner of the name of Winterhottom, against whom •
there was a person of the name of Ford I spoke to about it. That
rapine ad et:Wide:duns had been Jostled at his instance. The de.
might have been three or four or five months after the eircumnance.
fendant had been suffered to escape by the negligence oldie High
I knew it was for the purism: of chaating Mr. Haythorne, and that '
Sheriff's officer. 11' interbottoin, it appeared, was afterwards die
was the reason I did not give Barlow die draft. It was no business . charged by the Insolvent Debtors' Act, who previously stood
of mine to tell Mr. Cornish this conspiracy ageing his client,
debted to the plaintiff in the suns of UV. for law charges, a bill of
Mr. Havthome. 1 left Mr. Saunders because he owes me now Vd. ~
which had been regularly signed and delivered.
Mr. Saunders has set up a counter-claim against me for money he •
Mr. Po z tone, for the defendant, submitted that this was • bard
says I had taken by mistake. I have known Ford about five years. ;
' and an oppressive case on the part of the plaintiff against the de.
I did not tell Mr. Saunders about this false mortgage.
. fendant. The plaintiff; according to the mode prescribed by low.
Mtg. Henrietta Cox—l am the wife of Mr. Henry Cox, an might have ruled the sheriff to have returned the writ and idee
attorney in this city. Ilia hawse in nine miles from his office. In brought up the body, both; which lie bad neglected to do; and be
April 1112?, Mr. Cox was confined with the gout, and I went to now turned round upon the poor Sheriff's of cer for a claim due to
the office for him. Bryant called at the office, I think in April him from another person. 1
1822. I also saw Watkins there. I told him Bryant had called : The JUDOS charged the Jury, and said it wax their province t.
and left a letter for Mr. Cox. I asked hint if he knew Bryant. consider what compensation of damages the plaintiff was entitled
He said he did, and understood that he was an injured man, for to recover, in consequence of the escape of AVinterbottom ; and if
he thought he hail not committed the assault on Ilaythorne. Ile they believed that it had been through the negligence of Madder.
then added, that Ileythcroe was a man of property, and could (the Sheriff's officer's assistant), then they must find a verdict for
get persons to swear what he liked. Watkins told me that the plaintiff With respect to the amount of the bill claimed by'
Bryant was afraid of an execution against him, but that he • air, Barker against aVinterbottom, that had nothing to do with the
(Watkins) had told him if he would attend to him he would bring question, or the quantum of damages the plaintiff had sustained,
him through without paying a shilling, provided there were a and which only applied to the escape of ll'interbottout, if they
dozen actions against him. lie would do it by rutting some friend . believed an escape had occurred before the return of the writ-
in trust for Ma property. 'Watkins further told me that Bryant I The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages One Far-
said he should like his hrother.in-law to act in trust for hint. At' mime.
that juncture I particularly well recollect asking Watkins if Mr. !
Walker had prepared the deed. He said Mr. Walker knew no. : hfr. Poteocx—My Lonl, I hope you will certify.
r The JuDGE—I will consider of this, Mr. Pollock.
thing about it, but that it was prepared by Barlow, who was not an 1
attorney, but an attorney's clerk, but he knew more law than half; On the Crown Side nothing of interest occurred; and Mr. Jus-
the attorneys in practice. iVatkins said they were to go to Lontlim ' tice Bayley, having got through the calendar, took some untie.
and stay a few days, but that he was first going to Bryant's wife, ! fended causes on the Civil bide. To-morrow both the Judges will
to consult with her about moving the furniture to an unfurnished sit at Niai Prius.
room in Bristol. Watkins said afterwards to toe (I can't say how : The Assizes arc expected to last until the latter end of next
long after), " Bryant is an ungrateful little rascal." ; week, from the number of causes for trial.
Cross-examined—l have known Watkins some years. I believe
there had been a transaction betwen Mr. Cox and Watkins as to the

POLICE.

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday Aftiffhric Ai juy, an Irishman, was brought before
Sir R. Bums& by Reed and Miles, two of the day patrol, who
stated that about ten o'clock that morning, as they were on duty in
Bolton-street, Piccadilly, they were informed by the under butler
of Mrs. Coutts that the prisoner had been offering a silver spoon
for sale to a Jew named Alexander, who, having a suspicion
whether or not the prisoner had become honestly possessed of it, in-
quired at Mrs. Coutts's house, to know if there were any spoons
missing.
Miles and Reed being informed of the circumstance, they
apprehended the prisoner in Bolton-street, and on searching him
discovered live silver tea-spoons, two rings, two sovereigns and a
half, besides some silver, concealed about his person, of which he
not giving them a satisfactory account they brought him to this
office. _ _

Sir R. BIRNIE now interrogated him as to how he became pos•
sensed of the property.
Prisoner—l found the spoons as I was coming up to London
from Bristol about six months ago, and the rings are the property
of my wife.
Oir R. Biusta asked why, if the tablespoon was his own, the
civet had been obliterated ?
The prisoner said it was done by a Jew, to whom be had offered
It for sale.
After some further questions being put to the prisoner, Sir R.
BraulE said, that front the unsatisfacwry account which the pri
sone; gave of the property, he should detain him until, they had
been advertised; on which Matthew very innocently inquired
how long he was to be detained, and followed the gaoler out of the
office.
_ HATTON-GARDEN. _

A CmininAT IL TOR NzwlNlAßlZT.—Yesterday Gaffe Mie►,
• boy about thirteen years of age (who had been remanded), was
brought up for final examination, charged with robbing his em-
ployees, Messrs. Beckwith and Son, engravers and chasms. of
Wilderness-row, of a five-pound note, the disposal of which vas of
rattier a novel character. - . . .

It appeared in evidence that the boy was selected frost the parish
school of St. Sepulchre, about nix weeks ago, by Messrs. Bakwith,
as an errand-boy ; that a short time after he entered the service va-
rious articles of jewellery were miring; but no particular suspicion
attached to the prisoner until last Monday week, when he absented
himself for an entire day, after mentioning, as an excuse for delays
ing on various errands during that evening, that his mother had
been taken suddenly ill, and he was compelled to accem_peiny her
to different hospitals where she sought admisaion. This coo.
duct, on the part of die boy, led to an examination of
the money.chest by Mr. Beckwith, when a five-pound Bak of
England note was missed. Information being given to Forbes, a
constable, he went to the mother's usual residence, where, instead
of receiving any information of the woman's illness, he saw her at
hard labour, as a laundress, and expressed her astonishment at her
son's not being at his service. After much searching, the con-
stable, on the subsequent evening, met the jockey in Smithfield,
booted and spurred, riding up and down a donkey, who seemed to
have suffered from a hard day's work, and whose aides were quite
lacerated by the goadings of the spur. On dismounting, the boy,
after some hesitation, acknowledged that he took the five-pound
' note, with which he immediately purchased the donkey, boots, and
I spurs ; that contemplating a continuance of his prosperity, he hired
a stable in Cow-cross, at a certain rent per week, of which he paid
four in advance ; and laid in six trusses ()Ilia" for his favourite
animal. The note he had changed at Mr. king's of the Nag's
Head. St. John-street, where Mr. Beckwith was In the habit of
getting change • just observing, " Mark Beckworth on it. it's for
master." Ilia 'day's racing had been in the neighbourhood of
Stepney-fields. When placed at the bar on his first examirption,
Wainwright, the officer in waiting, asked him what could Induce
him to goad the animal so unmercifully ; to which, in jockey
phrase, he replied, " he could not help it, for it was a 4-4 bad
; one to go."
Sergeant SELLOIT felt it his duty to commit him for trial.
Towards the close of the case, the prisoner began to lay aside his
Newmarket independence, and to appear sensible of his situation.

UNION-HALL
THE MURDER AT BECA EN II AM.—Yesterday being the day
appointed for the further rumination of Thomas Coombs, charged
under strung circumstances of suspicion of having shot James
Morgan, at Beckenham, on the IGth of August, the aloe was
crowded at an early hour with gentlemen from the neighbourhood of
Beckenham. The investigation took place before L. B. ALLEN,
Esq. and a full bench of Magistrates of the adjoining counties of
Kent and Surrey, and it lasted the whole of the day.
Mr. Goodhart and several other persons were examined; but u
some very material witnesses were not present, the prisoner was
again remanded until Thursday next.

THE HARVEST.