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SHIPPING lITTEELIGENCIL

CUSTOMHOUSE, Fem. 14.
Eir7:ll4ll htbrANDP.
Stilton, Yeoman (Loogridge, broker), from Smyrna.
• Simplon, Simpono (('hapman, broker), from Odessa.
Robert and Sarah, Willson (Caatendieck, broker), Alan Hue-
bd
Oliva, Preset f Under, broker), fmm llamburgh.
Grace, (•rdmirrll (('astendieck, broker), from Ifamborgh.
Ant, Treedwell (Wiliam, broker). frotn Bamburgii.
Pbe%do, Bishop (Timms)°, broker), from Demerara.
Onderneeming, Secman (Jutting, broker), from

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TAW INITLLICENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, SATURDAY, Fts.l4.

ißribre the LOAD CHIEF JUSTICE, at Guildhall.]

LEA V. TELFEE.
This was an action of ttover, to recover the value of a quantity
cf silver plate. alleged to bate Seen wrongfully converted to hit own
use, Plea—Noe (,luilty.
Mr. C. Pitt brats stated the case. The plaintiff was a half-pay
Sorgeon in the royal navy, and the defendant the Captain of a vets-
fel in the West India trade. in IILI, the plaintiff had some idea
a going to the Cape of Good Hope to settle, and took his posseare
onboard the Sir I iodfrey Webster, commanded by the defendant.
He sent his baggage and other property on board, part of which
was the silver plate in tmestion, consisting of a silver cruet frame,
mustard pot, table spoons a gravy spoon, and two salt spoons.
Soon afterwards he changnl his mind about going to the Cape of
Conti (lone, and detranined to go to another country. He vent to
demand his plate of the defendant, but the answer returned was,
" I shall give you up the plate, provided you pay me for the
hoard and lodging o your two cats." It seemed that the
defendant had borrowed of the plaintiff two rats which were eele-
bitted rat catchers, for the porpose of destroying the vermin with
which the vessel swarmed. The plaintiff; conceiving that the de.
fendant could have no lien upon the plate for the board anti lodging !
of the cats, refused to secede to the terms proposed. Indeed the
proposition was most nnreu.onable, considering the valuable work
and labour which the cats had performed in clearing the vessel of
rats. At first the plaintiff' thought the defendant has joking about
the rata. hut to his surprise, the defendant had brought an action
in the Common Pleas for the board and lodging of his feline pas-
sengers, and the case was now under the grave deliberation of that
Court, whether the plaintiff had not a good plea of set-off; for the
work and labour -,erfort»ed by th;c cats. Ile that as it might, this
action must certainly succeed, because a clear conversion of the
plaintiff's plate would be proved. nod the defendant would learn
that he had no lien of the description mentioned.
Two witnesses were examined for the plaintiff:
Me. SCAHLETT (with whom was Dlr. Archbold), opened the
defendant's ease, and submitted two grounds of defence ; first, that
the plaintiff had undertaken to pay the defendant's demand for
maintaining the two cats, provided the plate was delivered, but
'having broken his agreement, the defendant was entitled to keep
the plate until the 41. was paid ; and second, that the plaintiff' had
no title to the property in question to enable him to maintain this
action, inasmuch as he had taken the benefit of the Insolvent
Debtors' Act in 11120, and, consequently, all his property vested in
his assignee. who alone had a right to the plate.
Michael Datroy, Mate of the Sir Godfrey Webster, proved that
the plaintiff had had all his plate away, front the ship, except
the cruet frame and two salt-spoons, which were now produced in
Court. The plaintiff had sent two cats and a dog on board the ves-
sel, all of which the defendant had to maintain. The cats were
kept for five months.
Cress-exambied.—Witness never saw any rats on board the ves-
sel. The cats ran away in Liverpool I rock.
The proceedings in the Insolvent Debtors' Onset, in the matter
of the plaintiff 'a petition, were then produced, and regularly
prove'. It appeared front these that he was discharged on the
Z"th of Sept. 1820. and that the Court ordered him to pay 41. a
quarter out of his half-pay.
Mr. Davis, a tailor, of Poland-street, Oxford-street, proved that
he had been appointed by the Insolvent Court as assignee of the
plaintift"s estate and effects, and considered himself entitled to
the plate for the benefit of himself and the rest of the plaintiff's
creditors. _

The Loan CillT:r JITSTICE called upbn Mr. Phillips to know
what he had to say to this evidence.
Mr. Puttt.trs submitted that the property in question might
hare been acquired after the plaintiff's discharge, and, at all events,
as against a wrong doer, trover was maintainable at the suit of his
client.

The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE said, that, is point of law, the
plaintiff' had no tide to the property, it having become vested
in his assignee, upon being discharged under the Insolvent Debtors'
Act.

Pult.t.trs contended, that, at all events, the plaintiff
was entitle:l to a verdict for the gravy-spoon, of which, he sub.
mitted, no satistiictory account had been given, inasmuch as that
was a necessary article for the plaintiff and his wife to eat their
soup with.
The Loan ClltEr JUSTICE—I hold a silver spoon not to be a
necessary article for an insolvent debtor. If he can afford to eat
sour he must use a wooden spoon.
No answer being given to the objection, the Learncl Judge di-
rected the plaintiff to be nonsuiterL

COSTER T. SYMONS, OTHERWISE suraWOOD.
This was an action by the indoreee, against the acceptor of a bill
of exchange for 301. dated in 1817.
31r. Laselee and 'Mr. Moody conducted the plaintiff's case, and
Mr. Scarlett and 31r. Campbell the defendant's.
' The case was this :—the defendant had been the son of a stage.
coach driver, who lost his life in the river Mersey some years since.
Upon his father's death he became a manufacturer in Lancashire,
:•ritl had had the misfortune to have a malicious commissions of
bankrupt sued out against him. lie sucemeled in superseding the
commission, after three actions, which absorbed all his means, and
he was at length driven to real bankruptcy. Be came up to Lon.
don, and was employed by a Mr. Shaw, a baker, to conduct the
business of a shop in the Lambeth-road. Mr. Shaw being short of
money in souse transaction of business, got the defendant to accept
a bill of aw. by a way of accommodation. This bill wan indorsed
to a Mr. Caffies, a flour-factor, to whom Shaw and a person
named Alters were indebted. When the bill became due and not
'mid, Mr. Caffies agreed to take another bill for fifty pounds, in
lieu of that accepted by the defendant; and the latter bill having
been returned to Akers, it found its way into the hands of the plain-
tiff: A short time since it was discovered, that the defendant was
heir at law to his uncle, Mr. Symons, the alder brother of his
father, who was drowned in the river 31ersey. This discovery was
purely accidental, and he succeeded his uncle in a large fortune in
the county of CorawidL The first thing he did upon coining into
possession of his estate, was to pay every bona tide creditor 20s. in
the pound. The present claim he resisted under the circumstances
above mentioned ; and it being proved, that the plaintiff had re-
ceived the bill after it was due, and that it had been accepted by the
defendant without consitioation,
The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, found their
verdict for the defendant.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SaTT.TEDAY, Fzie. 14.
[Sittings in London.]
WILLIAMS V. THE EARL OP STRATHMORE.
Mr. Sergeant PELL stated that this was an action on a bill of
exchange given by the noble defendant, before he attained his
title.

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There was no defence, and the plaintiff had a verdict for
1,1601. lls. lid.

PROWSE T. SIIIIRET..

Mr. Sergeant TADDY stated the case on behalf of the plaintiff:
This was an action to recover damages for an assault commuted by
the defendant, on the 25th of January. The plaintiff kept a pub-
lie-house In old Fish-street, and, after the customers left on Satur-
day night, the defendant returned at a late hour, and the door be-
ing open, for the purpose of cleaning the place, he entered and took
his seat ; the plaintiff remonstrated with him, but he refused to go,
and a constable having been sent for, he promised to leave in a
short time. As, however, he still continued in his seat, the plain-
tilFatteropted to turn him out, when he struck the plaintiff several
violent blows, and in the scuttle winch ensued, some glass was
broken.

No defence was offered, and the Jury returned a verdict for the
plaintiff—Damages 11L
Several other undefended causes were tried, none of which roe-
seeded the slightest degree of public interest.

COURT OF EXCISE, SATURDAY, Fmk it

Daniel Cowell, a common brewer, pleaded guilty to an informa-
lion for having in his possession one gallon of liquor, heretofore
used for colouring beer, and eight ounces of liquonce, eight ounces
ut Cayenne, and eight ounces of caraway seed ; and was lined in
the mitigated penalty of 301.
Henry Thompson was called on an information for having a '
vate still, but did not appear.
William East, an Excise officer. proved that on the evening of
the 2:tth of November, he went in company with two other officers,
to the house. No. 4, Paradise-row, Bethnal green, where they
found a still of 30 gallons, with all necessary utensil., 46 gallons of
wash, and rix of spins, all of which they seized ; there was no one
in the house but a woman, who refused to tell her name ; they
supposed a man made his escape from the roof, as a hat fell
front it

Thtlandlord of the house proved that he let It to Henry Thomp.
son at Michaelmas, who run away the day after the seizure, and
could not !titre be found.

Henry Thomson was fined in a penalty of 30L
I Thomas Foster, who did not appear, was also fined in a penalty
of DOI. for haring a private gal in Llethnal.green.
Tim officers stated, that on entering the house they saw a person
run up stairs, soon after which Fo,ter fell through a sky-light in
the ruef of an adjoining house ; they immediately seized him, and
brought him before a 3lagistrate the next day, by whom he was
discharged, as they multi not prove he tt as the person they had
seen in the house.

several pallicans were fined in mitigated penalties, for having
delayed to renew their licences.

LENT ASSIZES.

NOR FOLK CIRCUIT.
[Before Lord Chief Justice A ROOTS' and MT. Baron GRATIAM.I
Buckinghamshire—Thnrsday. March 4, at Aylesbury.
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Bedfordshire—Wednesday. March 10. at Bedford.
Iluntineooshire—Saturday, March 13, at Huntingdon.
Cambridgmhire—Tuesday, March 10, at Cambridge.
Norfolk—Saturday, March 20, at Thetford.
Suffolk—Saturday, Marcia 27, at Bury St. Edmund's.

POLICE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Robert Cl•Jrler Nehassan %frau Charged With having stolen
771. le. I Id. from Mesas. Hoptias. brokers, of St. Petees.alley,
Combat. . .

Me. Edward Hopkins, stated that the prisoner was his clerk,
and had been placed in the situation of a higher clerk, in conse-
quence of the ill conduct of the person who preceded him. The
prisoner had of late completely emerged from the obscurity of the
counting-house, and become acquainted with a set of dashing
young fellows, who also had the means of robbing their employees,
and were in the habit of meeting at a certain coffee-shop, where
they sported East India warrants and other papers., no doubt with
the view of obtaining money by them. On the 15th January, Bu-',
charism, who was oceasiciaally employed in clearing goods from
the East India House, told Mr. Hopkins that three parcels of
mills, which were in the Company's wardresses, must be for-
warded. Mr. Hopkins, who was baiy at the thne, asked him
the amount necessary to dear away the galls, and being told that
771. Is. 11d. was the suns, gave him a draft upon Whitmore's
bank for the amount. Mr. Hopkins supposed that the gall. were
sent off to his correspondent in Scotland who had written for
them, but received intelligence that they had not arrived. The
prisoner assured him that they had been sent off to their destina-
tion, and even mentioned the name of the ship. The trick could
not, however, be kept up much longertamd the prisoner abscond.
ed. and concealed himself in a brother pear Welklose-square, at
which he had spent the 771. in three nikhts. The police were ac-
tively in pursuit of him fur some days, but at last they found him,
but in such a dress a. made it very difficult to identify him. In-
stead of being dressed like a broker's clerk. his clothes were made
in military fashion, and his upper lip was covered with mus-
tachios. _ _ _

It was proved that he changed the draft at Messrs. Whitmore's,
and that the galls had never been taken from the warehouse. nor
paid for.
Mr. Hopkins said the conduct of the prisoner had been the most
unprincipled imaginable, as he had been treated with the greatest
indulgence. Twelve immths ago, Mr. Hopkins said he might have
transported Bucharan, but he tbrgave him, and again took him
into confidence. The unfortunate young man had thus lost ore of
the best opportunities that could Mire offered. He had been taken
into the service of bis employer in the greatest indigence, and was
now quite irreclaimable.
The Lon!) MAYOR told the prisoner that he had destroyed, by
an act of dishonesty and base ingratitude, the brightest prospects.
Buchanan was then fully committed for trial.

shire. 'Upon inquirlue,fter the drawer of the bill, no such per-
son as David Bowdig *vs to be heard of, nor did his client believe
there was any such mean in existence, and the acceptors of the
bills MOM% Turner. end Co. were bankrupt*. With this outline
of the facts, he should proceed to call his witnesses, with this ob-
servation, that there evidently had been a conspiracy to defraud his
client by means of this forged bill.
Henry Elder sworn.—l reside in Margaret-street, Cavendish-
square, and am a coach-maker; in March last I had a cabriolet to
dispose of; the price was 120 guineas. I was applied to on several
occasions by the prisoner, who was a stranger to me. to purchase
the carriage. The first application was to my clerk, and afterwards,
I saw Mr. Butler myself. The first thee was on the 6th of
March ; our meeting was to arrange for the payment of the vehicle
and harness, my servant having previously agreed with him for
the price. I saw Mr. Butler at Hatchett's Hotel, and told him
that I waited upon him respecting the purchase of the cabriolet and
harness. Ile said he was not prepared to pay the money, but he
had a good bill, if I would fee him at Garraway's on the next
morning, and he would let me have it. The price for the cabriolet,
with certain additions, such as painting the prisoner's crest, arms,
&c. was then agreed to be ltt).. On the following day I went to
Garraway's according to egreement, and saw the prisoner there,
he then gave me the bill for 10411. I now produce, and said it was a
very good one ; and that he had taken it of Mr. Davis, of Seaton
House, Southampton, ter a horse which be had sold to him,
and that Mr. Davis was a man of great fortune, and living in
the first respectability in Hampshire. The prisoner did not say
what he wanted the cabriolet for, lie gave me a check for 291..
payable at Stammers and Co., Dove-coort, v,ombarti-street, and
referred me to them for his character. I went to these gentlemen,
and they said that Mr. Ilutler was a gentleman of great respecta-
bility, and particularly as to his family connection, aid they con.
sidercd him to he a man of honour and property. The check was
paid. Afterwards tht y add me they had not 2141. of the prisoners,
but they had so good an opinion of him that they would advance it.
I told the prisoner I hail hapiirt-1 after the acceptors of the bill, and
found they were not re!•pectabh", and he then gave me the assurance
respecting Mr. Davis which I hare stated. I delivered the car-
riage livery to Mr. Butler, at Elvin's livery-stables, Woodstock-
street, Bond-street, on Saturday afternoon, the Bith of March, in
consequence of Mr. Stammer's character of the prisoner, and of
the latter's representations respecting Mr. Davis. On the follow-
ing ‘Vednesday I saiv the cabriolet in London-wail, for sale, at
Mr. George*, a coach-masker. From what I there learned, I
sought after the prisoner. I went to Ilatchetes, to the Portland,
to the Blenheim Coifee Horses, and I also went to Brighton;
but, notwithstanding my diligence, I could not find him, and I
discovered that he h:ai gone to Boulogne. The bill was not due
when I inquired at t!tc coffee-honses, but it was due when I went
to Brighton. I have inquired after Mr. Dacia, of Seaton House,
Hants, and can find no such person or place; and the warms,
Turner and Co. are hunkrupts, and have lately appeared in the
Gazette.

Dowd Josh. Quin sworn—l am clerk to the above witness ; the
prisoner called at my employees about eight or ten days before he
purchased the cabriolet ; he was 3 stranger, and entered the ahop ;
the cabriolet was there ; he asked the price of it ; I said 123 gui-
neas ; he locked at the carriage. liked it very much, and said he
would tall again in a few days ; he called in three days afterwards,
and made some observations about the carriage and its price, but I
do not recollect what he said ; he railed again in three or four days
after that, and said he would give 115 guineas for the cabriolet
alone, but agreed afterwards to give 121 guineas for the cabriolet
and harness, with extra welt. such as painting family arms, crest,
/ie. In talking of the ar:rs, he spoke of his family ; he took out
his watch-seal to give me an impression, on which I perceived a
ducal coronet, and said to him, " I beg your pardon, 1 did not
know that I was speaking to a Nobleman." He replied, " No, I
ant not a Nobleman. but 1 em related to the Earl of Ormond, and
my name is Butler ;" he then gave his address, Captain Butler.
at Matchett's Ilotel, Piecedilly ; he spoke of the payment of the
carriage, and said at first he would pay all in cash, but afterwards
In said, apparently with much indifference, it would not make
much differeoce, but he would pay half cash, and give an approved
bill far the remainder. Mr. Elder was then allied by me into the
shop, and I told him tai the purchase made by the prisoner,
and Mr. Elder afterwards conducted the business himself. The
cabriolet was delivered on a Saturday evening at Elvin's sta.
bles,- and on the Wednesday morning following I discovered its
removal from that place, and I instantly informed Mr. Elder of
that fact.

Ocorge Samuel Forde sworn—l am Mr. Eider's (the prosecutor)
attorney. In consequence of what Mr. Elder discovered on Wed-
nesday, the 2M of March, respecting the cabriolet, I went to Mr.
I George's, the coachmaker, in London-wall, and gave a notice to
him respecting the carriage. My clerk presented the bill for pay-
ment. Shortly after it became due, I went to Southampton, and
Ciel'a day at that place, making diligent inquiries at all the
sd, taverns, and public places, and of all persons likely to give
tne the information I required, if there was such a person as P.
Davis, or such a place as Seaton House, in the county of Banta ;
and I could not hear of any such person or place. I inquired at
Winchester to the same effect, on my return to London, hut there
I peel no information on the subject. I have made diligent in.
qt David Bowdig, the drawer of the hill, and can find no
such Itemon in existence.
Mr. Sewage., clerk to the Solicitor for the prosecution, sworn—l