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LAW INTALLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY. LINCOLN'. INX,
TUESDAY, FISIIIIIARY 23.

The LORD CHANCELLOR Mt iii his room at
half post ten o'clock.

OPERA-HOUSE.
WATERS V. TAYLOR.

Mr. RouPELI.. at the rising of the Court, asked
his Lordship for his judgment in this case.
The Loan CHANCELLOR—” It dile, not staid
for my judgment. As well as my recollection
serves me, it stood over for the purpose of my re-
ceiving further information on the questions so dis-
pute between the parties."
Mr. liourata.—" The question that we ask
your Lordship to give your judgment on, came
before you in the way of an appeal from the dec.-
sion of the Vice-Chancellor, his Honour having
allowed an exception to the Master's report, sod
ordered that Mr. Waters shuuld pay the sum of
8.0001. into Court, being part of the purchase
money fur the Opera-house."
The SoLIicITOR-GENERAL, Counsel fo► Mr.
Waters, said that stoat win was merely a matter of
Recount. and it was impossible tor his Lordship to
decide the question without the accounts were lolly
entered into before him. _

The LORD CHANCELLOR—" I expected that the
Solicitors of the parties would have furnished one
with their calculations. for I confers I do not under-
stand the question, and without their assistance it
is probable I never will."
Mr. ROUPELL—" The question on which I asked
your Lordship's judgment is not a mutter of ac•-
count, it is merely for your Lordship to approve or
disapprove B.f the decision of his Honour the Vice-
Chancellor."

The LORD CHANCELLOR—is I may he accused
of dulness and wont of appretliaision, and I err..
taisily plead guilty to both charges, as it relertris to
the Opera-house, for it is the most incomprehensible
cue that ever came before me, but I know of no
mode of getting rid of it except giving up a whole
day, at some period that will not interfere with the
buoineva of the other suitor' of the Court."
Further consideration postponed.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, ITFirannrrea,
TIIISMiIf, FILIIILUARY 23.

Sittings after Hilary Teri.
.6efore Chief Attire

'ABBOTT and .14peciul Juries.

Ike DUKE of BEDVORD P. WHITE.
This action was brought for the purpose of de-
ciding whether the Noble Duke was ectitled to re-
ceive a toll of 4.1. per sack, on every sack of po-
tatoes packed in Covriit-garden Mat ket. The seal
Plaintiff was the lessee of the Duke. the Defendant
is a salesman of respectability. The action
brought WAIT the Act of tbes3d ofthe King, for the
regulation of Covent-garden Market, winch Act re.
served to the Noble Duke all tolls that he had
been accustomed to receive, previous to the pitying
of that statute. It was proved by 'mums wit.
tames, some of whom had been connected with
the suarket, for 50 years, that they had always
paid a toll of 4d. per sack, for pitching, exposing
to sale, and potatoes in Corelit-garden Nlas-
ket. Whereas] individual leased a regular shed iii
the market, the toll was not demanded—but those
who pitched their potatoes outside of what was
called the boundary-stone, had always been actua.
Wined to pay toll.
On the other side, it was contended, that theta
we. no rephir We a toll Its the Intake, and,

llwrcfrre, none could he demanded: At one tin e
a !all at id. per sack a..a eirsig-tl, and rvri.
the 1,.. e was glad to get that, if lir 0440(1 Not
get snore. At roomer 5,11. lo•r ml. k was
charged, the additional pesoiy g for the ore,
as WAS alleged, of wrieldv and scols v. the rorpl. vs
meat of a porter, and Ilse u'r of a warehouse,
where goods, not sold, might he d✓lrnsrt.d—hut
this penny had hero alostidoreil, dirt a clidre
of only four-prune 11,1.6 us.■lnd 011. 'jilt a flirt
of potatoes, t,ltich prrhap• cold:Hurd titter .arks.,
only paid funr.petier tall —anal a waveon-iiiarl.
which might contain fH•ty sink•, was milt dialer (t a
Even a waggon-load nf assignor, whir 'a
be wroth thirty or fort)• 'mold., rod 0111) 4
shilling, while the same sum was iterriaialeri for a
likv quantity of potatoes, worth six or sewn
10020114. It was contended, that where she rases
were altogether .o irregular, the Del...octant had a
right to presume that iiir toll wits fairly chargeable.
Several witnes•r- pritertl three facts.
CitisF.JusllCE, irs sldd►earriart the Jory,
ohseiveil, that, if they were of ollnnr.n sh,s the
toll VOl drtnaodr•l lot the nap Of
&e. theV wnulti hind for the lslainUfh bill If usrlrlY
for pitching lltr pnhrine•r, iltry would ',Auto a vet-
dict Ilol' the Def0,(141..,
Ile Jury fount' a verdict for the Dcfes.dant.

OLD BAILFY, FEortuAnt

flizist,4 Ili !Welds!, was r..pnrlly inebet...l r.r stralinf in
the srt-1h...x.1...u5e of Polite.. 11...1.2...6 • zro wt marl 4rtseles of
seating upparrl, his propels). —Grail,.
DARING AM) EXTENSIVE: IiORRfItY.

Wort. G 'ern stood indicted fu► slosh. tit
Jaiiiiary, NI the Parish of St. Jaws, Westminster, tine note
for the p-i)inetti of 1001. ; one other not" f th• ',nine's! of
Mlt.; !Unity six silver spool's, value 171. ; two hrstorhes,
valor 201.; one pearl "prom, valise I4t. ; a rise,
151.; 71. 6e is ; nod a variety nt guit,•r
1111111 l fling to the ishole to 2321. the propel t) 111111aris
Stevens,

Feauces Stevens stated, that her husband was a lieensed
victualler, bring in Marshall-street, Carle:thy Market-
the 22,1 of January, about etzlet o'clock in the erecinT, the
articles enumerated vette %West trim the heel-mien She was
sitting in her bar, and braid a MAU' up .teiis. and she iniik
a candle, and went and le‘lererel at the ludeom tef the shei•e„
hut did not hear any further noire. Nlturss Apenrd the
tap-room d . Promisee caner down stair., orieelc•ame up to
witness, who said 111 hllO. " 1%.111..e have you ?" Ile
replied, "Up stairs" Witness rejoined, " Why, e to !"
He said," in the two pair." She asked him tow him
and he either said it was of 110 11.11110ii10011re to 10'1, IT
no business of bees. IVitness then laid hull it I by
the collar. The servant girl also came tent, laid hoi,ll
of him, and said, " Ohl mistress, be is a Ile:. f" A 1",-
son teamed Mark Cooper same Inst, and laid livid ..t.the Pri-
soner also. A cencral confufieun ensiled, and a yontic en 4,,
named Jones, 011 esemiseic down stairs, fell over a table. The
room door was broken open, nod the chilideetx stanelenc ten
the landing place, and me going into the room .he rewired a
red trunk, winch cretetaisarel many of lilt ankle. eneidlieur
in the indictment. The Priamier an. searched, on him
were found ten skele ton keys, a crow-bar, a its, k 141eterey
and a phosphorus box ; noise of lie r property rel. rimed
upon him. The club box had not keen broken ups ti, hot
there were massy marks of • crow-bar ten st.
. .

.111.hu Hord, the Steward of the Beilefit S.wirty, knew no.
thine of the rubhery, but proved that it wits the property of
the Society, and had tut cruw-har walks when he left it in
Mn Stevens's care.

Mark Cooper went Into Me house abut lvt,tity minuti•
afle► seven; sad he saw a isersou like Ilie Itr”.ourr ou
outside of thr house; 21111 on gtoott out atm, ea 11111,1111 Inn
minutes, he saw hint stilt standing there, and remained on-
tit a quarter past eight o'rl.,rk.
Jeffereys, an °lacer, proved the apprehension of the Poi-
soner, soil that the crow-tsar corresponded with the Darien-
Duns wide upon the rlob-box.
Tke Prisoner, in maltiug his defence, said, be knew nothing
of the robbery, the kilo and implements of Inoone.bruakitte
were given hint by a friend of ho,, who was a 1.4 k-smith.
The RECORDER recapitulated the facts of the rase, and lie
Jury, after a itionientaly cotrultatiou, pronounced the Pit.
sullen Omilly—Death.—Aged 46.
The a ECORDIR observed 4. the Jury, that the Prisoner
was an told acquaintance, as be bail hrro there hefure.

Benjansix Caddy stood capitally indicted for stealing ,s
treat coat, value St the property of Heat -Admiral Sir G.
Moore, in his dwelling•house.
The Prosecutor is one of the fiords of the Admiralty, and
lived in the Admiralty. On the Iftth instant, between nine
and ten u'rlut k, the CO4i was hanging acroott a chair in the
servants'-hall, ■nit shortly alto maids the I'. stooler was oilo-
served running from the house with the great coat banging
across his arm, and he wa• snipped with il.
Mr. Gould, of Bow-air not, and ten co three other oespectiao
ble witnesses. RSV! the Prisoner a gund character
The RFCORDER summed up, said the Jury f d the Poi-
soner Guilty of stealing to the amount of 395. only. He was
recommended to mercy on account of his teenier good cha-
racter.