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Mr. J AIM NZ opened the pleadings.
The Areoare en Dew Keel. roar, and stated to the Jury that
this was an action brought by the plaintiff', a Captain in the army,
tb mover from the defendants the amount of '.sage money that
he had paid from the Cape of flood Hope to England, under the
following circumstances. It appeared that the defendants were
owners of the ship ,tpollo, an Kant Indiaman, in which the plain-
tiff had taken his passage at nlaAras, for England ; it would be
proved to the Jury, that the Teasel sailed from Madras on the 10th
February, and arrived rat Table Pay, at the Cape of Hood Hope,
en the lfith of April, and that it was there lost on that day in con
sequence of the gross negligence, or want of skill on the part of
die Cmstain and Officers of the ship, and for the mischiefs ofwhich
he need not tell the Jury, that the owners were responsible. Ile
Iwnedd chew to them that the commonest rare on the part of the
officers might have prevented this calamity, as the sea was calm,
and the night moon-light. He would not occupy their time by any
further observation", but proceed at once .• the proof of his case.
The fleet witness called was %Villiam Porter, a clerk in the
Cnoom House, who produced the register of the ship Apollo ; but
Mr. Scarlet, defendants' counsel, admitted that they were the
owners of the Jewel.
Thomas Bramah was an ensign in the army; had formerly been
in the navy as Midshipman for five oe six years, and had comic-
nnently acquired some knowledge in nautical nutters. 'tires a
passenger on board the Apollo when she sail d rrom Mclean;
Captain Morton was also a passenger. Parry and Dare were the
agents for the ship at Madras, to whom the passage money was
pita (A receipt of theirs for 1100 rupees for Captain Morton's
was here put in, and admitted.) They ladled from
vrdm huh February, and arrived at the Cape of Dom! Hope on
the Itish April. In the early part of that day there were light
winds, almost a calm, but in the evening a !worse meting tip,
which brought them to Mr mouth of 1 able Bay. They then
struck acres& the Boy. It was tequisiteto tack %cross the Bay, to fetch
the anchorage ground. He asked the Captain how fat he °midst and
aeries the Bay ? who replied, " Nearly to the opposite shore." He
did not go n the opposite ahoy by 4or hinges; had he done so, the
second tack wonkl have enabled them to meth the mehuragegmund.
Ile had seen the lie,hts on Kohn Island before the vessel tacked,
but did not hear the Commerlore's gun fire. The Min was then
in charge of the Captain. It was Mt. Tregoweth, the Second
Mate's watch. After the tack the Captain went below, into his
cabin, leaving Mr. Tregoweth on deck ; he was tannin
about twenty minutes. The witness war then on the poop,
with MajornWittelell, another of the passenger • the ship was than
going shout 4 knots an hour, and the sea perfectly smooth ; it was
a moonlight evening end the shore was visible ; we ran ashore ;
the wind was 011 Oar larboard tack ; no penman was hearing the
lead, though it was necessary that ehouhd have been eons!antly
done, nor seas there any one on the look-nut to my knowledee ; the
ninon was then about if, degners above the liaison ; the ship
grounded at her head, not violently ; the captain came on deck
when she struck ; he maiden° attempt to get her ofi' ; it was about
hall-past eight o'clock when this happened ; about five minutes
after the sails were backed; I &a not heat Tregoweth.give any ad-
vice; the captain abused him anti ailed him a d--d old fod
he has often heard the Captain "peak of the incapacity of 'Feeney-
eth, raying he was not fit to command a coal-barge ; we received
assiatance in about 20 minutes after the vessel 'truck ' • the rocks
arc clearly Isid down in the charts ; the master of the Delight of-
fered assistance first; the ship grounded so easily that. with &little
clue, she might hare been gas oil; if proper cafe had been taken
she could not have run upon the rocks ; she was totally lust next
day.
Clues-examined by Mr. Scannerr —Had seen Capt. Tennant
before ; the Apollo was a large ship with a hear? cargo ; his con.
versation with the captain wasps*. M•fore he tacked ; he was stand-
ing on the quarter-deck ; the ship went on shore about half-an.
hour ',nee the tack; I then went on the p ;we saw the land di-
rectly after wo tacked ; I was aware of our danger about five mi-
nutes byline the ship smick, and ousted it to a passenger ; I did
not conannminne it to the Captain, as it wan not my business to do
so and the captain might have thought it Impertinent.
Dr. Maclean was also a penmen' in the Apollo; he menthe.
rated the testimony of the last witness. In his croanexamination
hominid that there were Rif paseengen on board, Net whom were
females or childrem.
Major Swindell, Major Broderiek, Captain Williams, Coked
Latter, Capta'n Sieve, and Mr. Sweetly, all possengen on beard
this ship. were reverdly esamined, and their evidence, without
ay variation, was confirmatory of Out Oen by Ensign Hearnah.
In answer to a question put to Major Swindell by a Juror, as to
whether Captain Tennant betrayed any anxiety et the time of this
disaster, ter the passengers, vessel, or cargo, ht replied that he did
net, but evinced the utmost indiffimersee and unconcern.
David Kerr—le a minter in his Majorty's navy. Has been to
years in the service. Has been at Table flay, and has navigated
ships there. The rocks laid down in the chart now shown hint, are
well known to mariners. The aschorage ground is also well known.
Ile has always reached across ;be bay, and generally fetched into
the anchorage. Has seen ships hot able to accomplish it; but
with the wind at mouth-east, and blowing lightly, it might have
been done. It was certainly neenuary that the lead should be kept
going and that there should also be some ens en the look out.
Mr. Franklin, Mr. Dunn, and Mr. Hardy, mates in the navy,
had heard Mr. Kerr's evidence, and concurred in all that he bad
said. . .

Captain Wilkinson. with whom Captain Morton came home
firom the Cape, spoke AS to his having received 1018. for the
passage.
The Avvozwev.Gewsnss—That is my ease.
Mr. Seaus.ery then att4rmsed the Jury for the defendants.
He lamented that he should have to treaties' on the time of the
Jury at that Lite hour, but the difficulties he bed to contend against
in this case, trade it uecmeary that he should implore a more than
ordieauy degree of their attention, as he feared that the long trait,
of witnesses, all telling the same story, would have excited in the
minds of the Jmy a strong
_prejudice against the defendants; but
he entreated that they would listen attentively to what he had to
state, as the consequences of a verdict against his clients, would be
of the most fatal importance, as it would render them liable to
indemnify every resienger,and those who had any property on board,
to the amount cal weir losses, produced, AS he would fully prove,
by unavoidable accident.
George Tennant sworn.—l was the Captain of the Apollo. I
have been at sea Pi years, and in the service of the East India
Company about five or six years. I entered it as fourth mate, on
board the Traverse. I was then promoted to the rank of third mate.
I afterwards made two voyages as second mate. Before a per-
son is appointed mate in the service of the net India Company,
he undergoes several examinations. It is usual to allow second
mates to command vessels- The Apollo is a regular extra ship.
She sailed from England in March, 1822. On our home voyage
from Madras we had • valuable cargo. I had a venture of my own
on hoard, worth shout 5001; it was not insured. The cargo belong-
' ing to the owners was not fully insured. The night before the 15th
of April did not deep much in my cot; I ems very ill. In the
looming we found ourselves approaching the land. For several
days before that I was indispes. I was timely the whole day on
deck. I reinembee the chip first opening on "f c.ble Day. The flay
opens jest oe we clear the Lion's Mouth. It was about half-past
five IV( six o'clock. The wind was S.E. by E. and occaslooally
E.S.E. When the wind tame down that way, we laid over
towards Rolin Island, in the starboard tack, close in the wind.
When e e voered abate, we undoubtedly could not have cleared
Holm Ic:ond. It was necessary to tack to retch our ancho-
rage.. Somebody was then at the lend; I think his name was
I;"heatl..y. 1 sent a young man to call Wheatley to the chines.
He was she most experienced man in the ship. Thera are •no
soundings for a hand-lead in creasing the bey. I pit the ship
about when she tacked ; all bands were on deck. The second officer
had the watch. The third mate's name was Lang. He was sta-
tioned on the forecastle; /levet; there with the boatswain. When
the ship tackedi thought we were about five nudes and a half from
the shore. Th- ship was going thee knots. After tacking' I saw
Whentley at the Mr. Wordsworth, theyurser. and I had tiers.
Mon to go into my cabin. We had sonic dih emote of opinion who.
the we conk' westberthe island the next tack. We went into the':
cabin to consult the chart. At that time I thought the ship was at'
east four miles trend the land. We continued in the cabin seven or
eight udentes. Just as I was putting up the chart, the ship struck
the ground. When we came out we could not see the item land.
There sas a heavy haze lying over it. We could itet the high lane
anti the sky above it, but the low lard was hidden by the base.
We had observed an illusion in the atmosphere the whole day.
ordered all the sails to be thrown back. The order was given al-
most before I was out of my cahin. It was carried into effect in
four or fine nil:lutes. The head-sails were ordered to he hauled
down, and the driver hauled to windward. It produced no effect
on the ship. The next thing we did was, to attempt to clear the
long boat to get an anchor out. Some guns were feed as soon as
thew could possibly be got nude. We had four anchors besides a
smell one. The Delight's boat came up to is, but we had no
anchor she could carry that would hove been of any ser-
vice to us. Several other boats also came up. I sent some
of them to the :vent for Lloyd's. and to the Port Captain fee
manual:re. The beats were small ones that came from the
other vessels sit trots the shore. The passengers were in the
utmost confusion. A boat came from the shore, which ear_
rite' out our stream anchor; the sails were then polled up and
Garbed. end the cable carried nut of the stern window • the cable is
lifted to the anchor in the Lott ; it is an operation film requires a
ruosiderable time, and could not be well performed while I had
, on beak. We did not succeed, and the towhee came
hlaamme with the ship ; weals.. hove out the bower anchors ; the (icy-
light eon pretty well gore during thaw operations ; we then cut
away the meet% sod spore. and hare overimanl some of the cargo
we hcd ;bine men sent 1-om the shore, besides several from the
At belf.pest fourin the afwermon of the next day, she
went to piece., ell Rork. I lost nll my own property, and the whole
cargo of the meters was )(Vt. Wheatley left the Capc before me,
and is slow. I believe. all hosed a South :lea vessel.

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Cribs-exam iced.-1 had given dire?!iona to insnre when I was at
36.1rar ; the imuratice was to be of ected in England. 1 got some
plate on shore, but I did not take au notch notice when, m to ens_
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ble 11,11, 1.1 mate poaitirely. We were about r mile, cc three- meters.
from Ili.hr. talvid when we tacked ;we could not see the litr on
the illia:;ti. We had been railing by the land all day, and knew
at will, rate the eh* war going.
Me. SCAIZI.I:TT having asked the witness, in re-examination,
-13 ,r utio.uon already RTT, WCTNI—•
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.rhe Louis( it IIKF JUSTICE—After one counsel has examined
a 'times, it is too customary for another counsel on the same side to
nse and rs-eeantine the WitAtl4ll as to the ulnae farts.

Air. ro•ant ETT—YOUf Lorthibirt reeolierts the disadrantape
shall antler from the A ttomey.(Yenerurn reply. I am anima
the-efor, to make my Leta quite clear.
The 1.4,an Cutts- JUPTICR—it will he better, Mr. f;earlett,
for the I..tere that the defendant ahuuld go that, a" somebody must
begin.

Mr. S C ALE T 7—it would be better still, my Lord, tha%
counsel tin both sides should speak after the evidence, and not as
now, before it.
The Loan Ours- Jur'. tcr—The practice is otherwise at pre-
sent, 111 r. Scarlett ; and you must static your share of what you
consider to be an inconvenience, in COIIIIIIOII with all the other
Gentlemen at the bar. . . .

John Montaunt sworn.—l was chief officer on board the Apollo.
I have been used to the sea fifteen years, and chief male four years.
I have made Miff India voyages. I was once before at the Cape.
On the 16th of March the Captain was on deck at daybreak. Ile
had been ill several days before. Ile was on deck the whole day.
I was below when the vessel struck. 1 went below previous to the
tacking. I heard somebody ordered to the chain. as i was going
below. I then thought we were about two miles or three front the
main land. When the ship struck I came on sleek. The weather
was what we should call tine weather in nautical phrase, but cer-
tainly hazy. The high land appeared at a great distance • the low
land I could hardly distinguish on account of the haze. 'The sails
wereput back, and the long-boat cleared out, a..d Meats sent for
front shore to -wry out our bower anchor. The passengers were
takgn on /More. The stream anchor wes carried out first.
Cross-examined—This was about eleven o'clock, I think. The
Delight's boat was not competent to have carried out the strewn
anchor ; nor did any boat arrive capable of carrying it out till it
was actuary carried out. We could have got our own boat out in
an hour if every thing had been ready.
Mr. Wordsworth sworn.-1 acted *spurner on board the Apollo, I
from Madras. I have commanded six or seven years. I have
been used to the sea seventeen or eighteen years. lam accus.
tooted to the Indian seas. I did not go out from England in the
Apollo. I d.•l rot presintisly know Caption Tennant. I remember
the circumstance of making the land in the leth of April. I saw
the Captain the night befiere actively superintending the manage-
ment of the vessel. Ile, had been ill, and I had filled his place at
table. The weather was hazy. The moon set about ten. As we'
were working in the bay, the moon was in a great northern decline.
lion, nod we had little benefit from it. I was on the deck what
the ship was tacked. The reason of tacking was to prevent her
from running ashore on the Whale Rork. At that time he had,
in our judgment, certainly not weatitered the Whale Rock or
Rolla island. The wind was variable front the south towards the
east. It was not possible to weather the rock and Reines Island
without tacking, and it was doubtful whether a second tack would
not be necessary. I heard Wheatley called to the chains by. the
Captain some time previous to the tack At that time I conceived
we were about four or five ;Mks front the shore. I went into the
cabin with the Captain to consult the chart, in consequence of some
dithrente between as as to the necessity of another tack. I was in
the act of cooling up with the Clyttaln when the ship struck. The
sails were imtantly put back. lie gave that order the moment he
reached the' deck. Until the vessel struck, I could not have
believed tube was so :tear the land. There was a thick fog hang.
ing shout the low land, prodneing a deceptive appearance.
If hen I first came on deck, I was at a loss to distinguish how
far we were from the land. All hands were on deck. Some
muskets were fired at au object to kewani of us. which we
took for a sail, but which pnwed to be a light-house. That was
before •he guns were fired. There was a great state of alarm and
confesses =cog the passengers, especially the ladies and children.
We began to clear away the launch ; but it was no easy Tatter to
get one out that is stowed away for a long voyage. It is not usual to
nee the launch till we arrive at the final destination. The captain
sent on shore to the Port Captain for assistance. The passengers
were sent ashore with all the despatch possible. The vessel was
crowded with people all night, from the shore. The stream anchor
was scot out about two hours or so after the accident. There was
no boat that could take out the bower anchors. The pump was
sounded, but at first there was no increase of water. I carried the
Captain's plate ashore. He gave me no orders ; nor do I know that
he knew wits; I was doing. When I went ashore they had began
throwing .he cargo overboard. I never said we had weathered Ro-
din Island. Ido not believe now that we ever were to the windward
either of •the Whale Rock or liolin Island. I have before seen si-
milar mists near the land.

Cross-examined—The light-house is almost a quarter of a mile
from the shore. The land that I did see appeared at o considerable
distance. never was wrecked hut once before; I have been dia-
-1 misted at sea. There Is only a house or two on Rolin island, and
a kind of prison for convicts.
Wm. Grant sworn _I was sail-maker on board the Apollo. I
saw Captain Termiutt very early on the wonting of the 16th of
Apnl, walking fore and a& Before she was tacked the last time,
I saw a young man named Miller at the chains; I afterwards heard
the Captain call for Wheatley to go these; I saw him there about
Ni hour, or an hour and a Wf ; I beard him call the soundings
ew
e,ldiom half an hour before the ship struck. When the ship
tacked all hands were on deck ; I thought she was then about a
mile from shore; the weather was very hazy. After she struck,
the head.yaeds were ordered to be hauled hack. In my judgment
as a seaman, even thing was done that, ought to hive been done.
Biased Brett sworn.—l was stewatd on board the Apollo. I
have been 13 years at sea, and made dime voyages to the East In.
dies. I had it my duty for the day before the ship was tack-
ed ' • I heard Wheatley in the chains say, as be was looking toward
the shore, "Itis a herd half bottom." 1 went below, and saw the
captain and the putter 'ooking at the chart in the Captain's cabin.
About nine or ten minutes before the ship struck I saw Wheatley
casting the lead.
Wm. Lang sworn.—l was third mate on beard the Apollo. On
the day of the accident thievish% was upon deck near) the vitae
daft* he appeared to be active and competent to the • of
his duty. I ordered a man to the chains, who was or-
dered away by the Captain, and Wheatley substituted. I left the
forecastle about a minute and a half before the ship struck ; I then
supposed we were at least a mile from theism,; I judged from the
appearance of the high land ; I had not the least idea that the ship
was in danger. After she struck the passengers were very eager to
get on shore ; I assisted many of them to have the ship.
was nothing done or omitted to be done that in my judgment could
have preve:aed the accident.
Cross-examined.-1 was under artist on the voyage. I was n.
strained from keeping watch for a week ; but nn reason was given
by the Captain for so doing. I considered the vessel was in the
Captain's charge, as all hands were on deck, except the tint mate,
who was asleep.
Mr. Mordaunt recalled —I was asleep part of the time I was
below, but not when the ship struck.
Tregoweth ..worn.—l was mond mate of the Apollo: I was
on deck when the ship tacked. I heard a man ordered into the
chains, and he continued there till she struck. I heard him talk to
the Captain as he was heaving the lend ; he was singing • song, as
they usually do, and talking betweenwhiles. When the tack was
made I supposed we were three or four miles from the shore. The
land was very deceiving, on account of the haze in the horizon,.
At the moment the ship struck i thought she was two miles front.
shore. There was an express order thnt every body should be at his
poet, and I believe they all were. Before the boat came that carried
the stream anchor, there was none large enough to carry it. After
the accident had happened, saving the cutting sway of the masts,
every other thing was done to rave her. 1 had had a difference
with the captain in the course of the voyage.
Cress-examined.—After the sails were up, I celled eat "bran
op the driver."
Captain Cunningham, of the East India Company's service,
stated, that in his judgment nothing else could have been done to
save the vessel than the conduct pur,ued by the defendant, accord-
ing to the evidence given for the defence.
Captain Isvmey, of the same service, stated, that he bad a
vessel of ROO tons strike in nearly the same spot, in Table Bay, as
the Apollo, about eight o'clock in the morning, in the month of
alas, in coneequenee of the haze.
Mr. SCARLET, offered evidence of the general skill of the de-
' fend... t.

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1 he ATTORNVT.OZNER•L said he had not impeached it.
The I.onu Came .ItYsTrcE observed. that a man of the
greateu ability might be guilty of an act of growl negligence.
elr. St:Anti:TT then said, the defendant's case teas dosed.

The ArTostary-GrxERAL replied. He complained that the
moat followed by his Learned Friend (Mr. Scarlett) had been
nmedingly unfair to the plaintiff. He had abstained from cinss-ex-
amstning the plaintiff"s wstnesses as to the haze, and had thereby
deprived the plaintiff's counsel of all opportunity of chewing the
groundlessness of that fiction on which the defence depended. As
far as evidence had been given, it was proved by the respectable
wimesans foe the plaintiff. that the land was sr plainly sten by
them, that they had antitipated the event which had unfortunately
followed. It was manifest, however, by the chart, ttiat the evi-
dence for the defence could opt be correct is to the circumstanme
under which the vessel stew* The Itneases for the *fence were
parties interested In the magt of the action, and their testimony
could not weigh against the clear and certain farts of thetase.
The Loan Cniry JCIT let then addressed the Jury. He
said it wasa question for them to decide, how far, on the de-
fendant's own shewing, the Captain was justified. on a mast where
it was common for mint, to dme, to leave the deck with all hands
on it, for the purpose of consulting the ChM in his cabin, the chief
officer or first mate being at tba same time asleep below I If they
felt that it was necessary he should read the evidence through, he
would, notwithstanding the lateness of the hour, r.:capitubue it :
but if, in their opinion, the defence was untenable, would not
be necessary for him to trouble-them with it.

The Jury, hating consulted a few minute., mid they were ;a-
and found n verdict for the plaintiff —lkitudges 1201.
The trial larded till half-past nine o'clock.
The plaintiff". ease was conducted by Cie Attonuty.fleneral,
M►. literary, and Mr. Jardine; the defenLe by Mr. Scarlet, Mr.
Adam, and Mr. Parke.

COURT OF COMMON PLUAS,
.I•E3TMINSTER,
WtDNESDAY, JAW. J.

The Coact was occupied the whole of the day i❑ hearing argu-
ments on special cases, of no public interest.

SHERIFF'S couhT, WEDNESDAY, J.

HAGUE AND TOPIIAX r. J. AND T. )IMTEIMAX.
This Wa% an inquiry for the Jury to swim the damages in an
action against the (lamas:us, one of whom is the inventor of a
patent rotatory Meant engine, which is now L4110(10(1 at Newcastle
in the coal mines.

Mr. ADOLPIII.II stated that the action was bet:Light to recover
I WI. Ills. id. for goods, work, and lattour capended, in outlaw the
pater.t engine now in question, and «bleb was calculated for grind.
hag corn tor malt. emptying coal :Moat, and, in fAct, any, excreta°
that required an unusual degree of power. Though the construe.
lion way devised by Mr. Tboinaa 2lnstennan, the greater part of the
work was ezetatted by the engineers, who are the *balk and
who hare set the dunce ui their biU aa reasonable as paraible,
which he should be able to prove by wit even. Tha b IsA is the
lira: instance. was 22.11. Ik. lid., but Mr. Ado/phom agualttari the
receipt of $l. and other property? which sutiliced the WWl= to
if d. lOa M., tie cum whl4n ilia went now chu.nsed.
Mr. J. Junes Jrpnaed that the teak, as charged in the
regularly done; that the utensils misi.in it were of a very

cast; that it enixequeettiv would take a arm a considerable lima
longer in the making ; and that lie wrote a letter to the defendants,
before the work was done, apprising them of the great &dimity,
and stating the price that would be put upon the metal used, to
which they inwie no objection.
Me. Galloway, skinner-suet, Snow-bill, engineer, deposed
he had examined the bill very minutely and considered the charges
very reasotable for a twelve-foot wheel; but he had ascertained,
since 1:c entered the Court, that they were foe a twentyseight f9ot
wheel. lie therefore left the Jury to judge what his opinion was
or the reasonableness of the rislnuir's claim.—Mr. Galloway then
minutely detailed the manner in which the non's tune was checked,
even to a quart( r of an hour.
Mr. LEE rose fur the defence. lie observed, after what had
fallen from the lips of so respectable s witness as Mr. ISalloway he
felt great difficulty in addressing the Jury fur mitigation of 'da-
mages : he would, however, observe, that he was instructed to
mention, that a wheel charged in the account at six guineas, was
borrowed, and not sold ; and that witnesses would be called, who
would state that the items were charged exorbitantly. lle had no
doubt his Learned Friend, 11r. Adolphus, recollected a raw which
came before Lord Kenyon, wherein his Lordship observed, upon
the action being brought by a commissioned auctioneer, that it was
not what people of the same profession said upon it, or what they
should charge ; but it was what would be considered reasonable.
Mr. A not. ell ITS-1 do recollect it, indeed, and revere with ad.
miration the most noble and eloquent speech which Mr. Erskine
made on that occasion. .

:tie. John Barnes, civil engineer, considered the charges exces-
sive ; hut had not seen the workmanship. or the nature of the screws
and bolts used, and consequently could not say what it ought to be.
Mr. enot.pucs replied.
The SHERI'''. addressed the Jury, who pre a verdict fur the
plaintiff to the full amount.

SHERIFF'S A:KY-SURREY.

WILLIAM HOLCOMEE, FM V. THE GLOM MINIM CANAL

COMPANY.

This case has for some weeks past excited an extraordinary in.
terest in the tounty of Surrey. Mr. Holcombe, the plaintill;
ciatintd damages from the (hand Surrey Canal Company, on ac-
count a the injury his lands, tlueugh which the Survey Canal runt,
had received trout inundations. A Jury was summoned t:she!
Sheriff to decide on this claim, which met at the Sessions
Horsemonger.lane, Newington. on Tuesday, the 20th instant. A
number of proprietors of lands in the vicinity of the Canal were
anxiously waiting the issue, so that if the plaintiff had Obtained a
verdict in his favour, many otherclaiins would have been probsbly
made ; but after hearing a great deal of evidence on both sides,
which was distinctly recapitulated, and ab"v commented upon by
the Assessor the Jury retired, and, after three hours' deliberation,
returned a verdict for the defendants. The investigation did nut
close till a late hour on Monday the 213th.

POLICE.

BOW-STREET.

Mr. COMIETT AND THE kr.iiiilC:TON lon.
day Mr. Cobbett waited ulinn Sir R. lit nNIE, and applied foe •
summons, or some other p:ricess, to procure the attendance of Mr.
Rattye, the Clerk to the Trustees of the linsington-roads, to answer
for an infringement of the Act of Parliament by which that and
other Trusts were governed. This Act ordered that the Clerk of the
Trust should furnish an annual account of the receipts and die.
bursements to the Clerk cf the Peace for the county, in whose office
such accounts were to be preserved, and open to the inspection of
any person who chose to pay s*. for perusal ; and any man might,
if be felt inclined, make extracts, if he paid sixpence for every
seventy-two words copied. He (Mr. C.) felt inclined to inspect
these accounts ; but on applying at the office of the Clerk of the
Peace, he found that no accounts had been furnished, although
nearly twelve months had elapsed since the proper time for making'
the lost return. lie was prepared to prove this • but he was free to'.
confers, that he had mine (hobo as to whetherihe Magistrate had
jurisdiction in the aim. One clause of the Act made the neglect
with which he charged the slerk pinishable in the penalty of NIL ' •
but, in another Clause, it was enacted that all pens:hies above 901.
under this statute must be recosi.rml by action.
Sir R. 1111lXIE expresses! himself (fouls:rid upon the subject
but said he would send for Mr. Bauve. and if he told him lie had
no jurisdiction, and therefore objeited to any proceeding before a
Magistrate, Mr. Cobbat would only be left to pursue another
course.

Mr. Bettye attended yesterday, but before the case was gone int*,
Sir R. 818 x ts: said he had again read the Act of Parliament and
considered the master maturely, and he was convinced that he had
no jurisdiction over the present complaint.
Mr. Bettye, the Clerk of the Trust, rose and said, that the
time had net yet arrival when he was bound to furnish the amounts
spoken of : when it did arrive every item would be fumiished ac.
cording to tea Act. Mr. B. was proceeding with acme warmth to
defend himself, when he was checked by Mr. Sketchlcy, the Ma-
gistrate, who is Chairmen and Trrtsurer of the Trust, and advised'
not to say more at present.
Mr. lobbet. said he came here to seek far the penalty, but if the
klagintnue had no jurisdiction he mast of course apply elsewhere.
It was however of great importance that the public should know
what was done with the vast sums of money which were col-
lected on the Trusstt,, and that was only to be knows by the accounts
which he demattdsi. " This Treasurer" (said Mr. pointing t',
Mr.filemekday) "has constantly large mums of money in his hands,
and be is momewer Chairman if the Trustees, and, of course, has
the auditing of his own accounts. There is wrong somewhere,
and I shall And it oat. I shall adopt the other course pointed out
by Act of Parliament, and proceed by action."
Mr. Sketehley—That will be the better way, Mr. Cobbett.
Here the conversation ended.
FELONY AND ATTI.MPT AT Sricinr.--laastr links, a
youth of seventeen, was le-ought up, charged with stealing a few
trifling articles, the property of s(r. Lovegrove, of the Percy coffee-
house, Radtbone-place.
The priroer, it appeared, lived at the Perry about six months
ago aa waiter, and daring his stay there, a great many articles. such
as glum, knives mid forks, &c. were missed. it [thin these few
days Mr. Lo►egrove received private information which induced
him to take an officer with him to the prisoner's lodging, w:sere
some knives and forks were found, which were owned by the pro-
secutor. While the °fliesr was making a further search, the pri-
soner west to the opposite end of the room, and mixing some oxalic
acid in water, drank it off, =claiming, when he had done so, " Now
do ►air worst; I have defeated your purpose." The officer imme-
diately took him to Bartholomew's Hospital, where he was with
'difficulty compelled to swallow a powerful emetic, and the deadly
poison was brought front the stomach.
While at the bar the prisoner seemed gloomy and indiffertat as
to what became of him. He looked ill, and his clothes were burnt
is several plat= by the poison.
Ile was fully committed to Scwgate for trial, and the gaoler
was desired to intimate to Mr. ‘Vontner that he ought to be
watched.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT SVICIDE.—A well-dressed and in-
telligent-Ltoking lad, not more than twelve years of age, was
brought up by a watchman of St. Clement's parish, who stated,
that while going his rounds late on Tuesday night, he found the
boy asleep upon the step of a door. Ile gave a very confused ac-
count of himself, and the watchman therefore took him to the
watelthouse. . . . .

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When questioned by the Magistrate, he said he wai the son of
Mr. Uwe:de, a smith at Brampton, in Kent, and admitted that
he had run away from his friends, but refused to state the cause of
his doing so.
Sir H. Iltaxtr ordered him to be rut in the lock-up room until
the alien% Of St. ('le Tent's cou:d Se sent for. and receive inset-ate-
.lions to take care or him for a day or two. He there confessed to
Fort, the gaoler, that be was 'tent by his father to collect site
money, and had run away with it to I,ondon, acampanied by two
or three other lade. Ile had been wandering about and had spent
all his money. He added, that he should cut his throat, for he
never would see his father. Ford, upon hearing this, searched him
and took from him a knife and other things, and left him in the
open yard within the lock-up plate. In a short time he had neva.
mon to return to the place with another prisoner, when he found
the infatuated boy suspended by his neck from a lamp iron to which
he had tied himself with a black handkerchief. Ile had but that
moment thrown himself from a block upon which he had mounted,
but his senses were nearly gone. :le was scion restored. and he
then said that his name was Jason Webb, and that his father lived
at No. 5, Bart4e-yard, lincldsealiery. What he had said before
about erobeesling his friss% plow was, lie said, perfectly true,
and he never would live to see him.

Sir R. Bum,: sett a message to Barge-yard, and meanwhile i
the boy was sent to St. Clements workhouse, with orders that be i
should be strictly mittked.
In our Paper of Tuesday we mentioned the arse of Mrs. Colville,
a lady who had been reduced from a state of a'duence to extreme
poverty, and who was 13,-Juglit from a watchhoii‘e and sent to St.
Alertin's workhouse. Yesterday Alr.Veal, a linenalraper at Mini.
ton, tolled upon Sir R. Wyllie, confirmed the whole of Mrs. C. s
story from his own knowledge, and left V. kw ter use.
Mown:Lt.'s At 111 St.—The silly dispute Mau...this imam-
nient is not yet settled, it seems. Mr. Springfield, the solicitor to
the assignees under John Thurtell'„ii bankruptcy. yesterday made
a funnel demand for its delivery, stating, that in the event of a
refusal, he was Inakeisted to taint an action for the recovery of it.
Sir R. Rim wig said he considered the gun virtually m the ems.
tudy of the Sheriff of Hertford. it bang the property of a eapi!al
convict, and con.innently forfeited to the King. Ile should give
no order respecting it.