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BECORDBIiS COURT, DUBLIN.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, TutsDAY, Ara. 16.

The LORD CUANCTI-1.011 trap this day occupied for POMe time
in hearing Counsel in the ease of a IVard of Chancery, in his
rrivate room.

A NOVEL. SUITOR.
Shortly after his Lordship had taken his scat, the attention of
the Officers of the Court was drawn towards an Arab servant, who
rqipeared with a letter in his ha ,d, addressed in Arabic to " land*
John Eldon, High Chancellor of Eugland," and purporting to
come from Sandi' Khan, nabob, resident at Calcntta." The cir-
cumstance afforded no small degree of amusement, and at l.mgth
Butt. Esq., his Lordships mice-bearer, came fors:rad, and
learning the purport of the messenger's appearance, looked at the
superscription, and eventually made his Lordship acquainted with
the circumstance. The Arab sat down, and appeared quite indif-
ferent as to what was passing, and in a short time illr. Butt return-
ed with the address of his Lordship, and intimated that the latter
matt be left at his Lordship's house, and the Arab, having made
his saiarn, left the Conti
The letter is supposed to relate to certain large estates at Cal-
cutta, relative to which a suit has, for a long period. been pending
in the Court of Chancery, and on which the Nabob has some
claim.

trtraitour r. MOGAN.
Coneldetable discussion took place in this difficult and long-pro-
tracted eause, in which
The Loan CHAP:CT:I.I.OR desired the parties to give in minutes
of the arguments and legal points, and the decree which the &ten.

dant prayed for.
The Counsel for the plaintagave in such a minute.
The case having been fully argued on both sides,
Mr. MAST, on the pan of his client, submitted that such a mi-
nute would not be intelligible without setting forth the instrument
under which he claimed.
' The Loan CHANCELLOR—No • what I want for my own ease
and comfort, if I may speak so, is, that the points which you con- I
tend tiff may be laid before me, that I may compare them with the,
points on the other side, and give such • denee as I shall think
Just
I mean, during the vacation. to apply nivtielf to the judg-
ments which arc in my hands. When I retire from this chair, I
mean not to pass my time in Idleness, or in relaxations foreign
to the business of this fourt, but to evote my time and atten-
tion to the judgments in caws which have been heard before
me. If you will send me the minute. it may be of use to me;
if not, lshall endeavour to make a decree upon the matters be-

fore me.
Ibis Lognsule afterwards intimated that on to-morrow and
next day the Court wotild sit at nine o'clock in the morning.
LOTTERY TICKET.
ICERROD V. I.AWLVIS.
On the return of the LORD Caare }mann from his private
room, the Counsel in diis case reminded his lordship of the
hum which he was to frame in it. The particulars of this case
have been frequently before the Court and the public. The ques-
tion was as to the right of the plaintiff to a :alma prior which he
had won by a lottery ticket, but which he had forfeited to the de.'
fentlant by towing up with a balfpeney.
The LORD CHANCELLOR was of opinion, that the beat mode
in which to frame the issue would be, to try whether the defendant
knew at the time of the toss up, that the ticket was a capitel prize.
In directing this issue, he would accempany it with a direction.
that the Jury should pass over the consideration that the trancect
tion was a gambling one, and illegal, and of such a nature as to
prove fatal to the issue.
rtsenos IN THE HATTER OF PENTON.
This was a petition front two indigent relatives of the plaintiff,
praying re) have an allowance of 621. a year each, which they had
received from the lunatic before his lunacy, continued to them. The
prayer of the petition was opposed by the next of kin, on the
ground that the property of the lunatic was not sufficient for such
payments. The property consisted of 20,0001. Three per Cents.,
and some freehold leases, yielding altogether about 7001. a year.
This had been reduced upwards of IOU!., by osTment of debts or.
dertd by the Court. The Master had found WO/. a year neces-
sary for the expenses of the lunatic.
In these circumstances, the Lona CHANCELLOR said be
could not make the order prayed for.
The petition wax °Meted to stand over, and to be mentioned
again lithe property of the lunatic should be found quid to this
charge, after allowing 600!. a year for the lunatic himsell.
EX • GIBBON IN THE ]TATTER OF WOOD, A LUNATIC.
Mr. AGAR appeared for the petitioner in this case, who wax the
committee of the person and estate of the lunatic Patience Wood.
It appeared that about the 17th of July, 1619, the custody of the
person and estate of the lunatic was committed to the petitioner.
At that period she was residing at. Brook House. Clatton, in the
cow:Sy of Middlesex, where she had been kept by the late cans.
mittee. The petitioner, however, was requested by the sister and
brothers of the lunatic to cause her to be censored from Ciapton
into the care of William Troughton and. his wife, who was her
sister. This was done with a view of consulting het comfort, as he
presumed that she would be more happy and comfortahle by being
placed in the hole= of her family. The Master (Courtenay) was
pleased to allow 1361. les. per annum (being at the rate of two
guineas and a half a week) for her maintenance, and ordered that
the allowance should continue hem the oth of June, 1819, the day
of the depth of the late committee. The lunatic was accordingly
emoted front Brook House to the house of William Troughton,
with a proper person to attend on her, who had been accustomed to
attend and have the care of insane persons. The petitioner now
complained that this person, who was engaged at ten pounds a.
year. only attended on the lunatic three months after her removal
to the care of Troughton ; that she was dismissed by Troughton ;
that no person had been since employed to attend on her in her
room, although the same allowance had been regularly made to
Troughton as was directed by the Master to be paid to such a person
for attending on the lunatic. The petitioner further complained,
that since the lunatic had been under the care of Troughton and
his wife, she had been wholly confined to the house, and had not
been permitted to go out for ordinary exercise, although in the
petitioner's belief her health would be greatly improved by air and
exercise. One of her brothers (Thomas) bad frequently complain-
ed to him that the lunatic had no proper person to attend her. The
petition further stated. that on the Ist day of July last the petition's, I
together with Mr. H.Ward (one of the petitioner's sureties), called at{
the house of Wm.Troughton, for the purpose of seeing the lunatic,
when Mr. William Troughton at first refused to permit them tows
her, but the petitioner having insisted on seeing her, he was told
that if he would wait a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes Ise•
and Mr. Ward might see her. Accordingly, at the expiration af
that time, they were introduced to the lunatic, whom they found
with scarcely any covering except a loose flannel gown and petti.
osat, and part of her body was considerably exposed. On the
occasion of that visit the lunatic complained that she had not been
out of the house since she had been at Carshelton, meaning since
she had been at the house where she was. On the 17th of Deceits.
Ice, the petitioner, with 3lr. Giles Long (the other of his seeuri.
ties,, wen again to the house of Wm. Troughton, in order to NB
the lunatic, when Troughton refused either to permit the petitioner
or Long to see her ;and on their insisting on seeing her, Troughton
actually sent for a constable, and gave the petitioner and Long
charge to him, but the constable refused to take them in charge.
The alines% further declared it to be his opinion, that the lunatic
was not properly cloathed, maintained, or taken care of by Trough.
ton and his wife, and he has been very desirous for some time past
to remove the lunatic from thence, but was prevented from having
access to her, and has therefore been prevented from putting hie',
design into execution. The petition concluded by alleging, that
Trnughton is in very indigent circumstances, and not able to'
maintain her in the manner she ought to be maintained, and to
keep a proper person to attend upon her who is used to attend upon
insane persons. Under these circumstances, the petitioner prayed
that Troughton may be immediately ordered to deliver up the luna-
tic, and that it may be referred to the Master, to whom the matter
stands transferred, to inquire and state to the Court whether it will
not be for the benefit and advantage of the lunatic to have her re.
moved from the house of Troughton, in order to her being placed'
in a proper situation, with a proper person to attend upon her,
who wine used to attend on insane persons ; or that his Lordship
would make such further orders as shoud seem meet to his I
Lordship.
MI. HEALD, with whom was Mr. HIRDLESTONE, appeared te
oppose the petition, and to reply separately to the allegations it
contained. As to die assertion that the person appointed to take
care of the lunatic was dismissed by Troughton, there was the affi-
davit of that person herself, Tabitha Harrow, which stated, that the
lunatic was partial to her niece, who now attended her, and that
stir would not permit her attendance, in consequence of the affec-
tion the lunatic entertained towards that niece. It was because she
was useless, and she felt that the comfort of the lunatic was better
consulted by bcr ahsencc, that she gave up the care of her. The
alleptirm that she had nut been since attended to, was positively
denied ; she had experienced every possible attention from
Troughton's wife and her riece, who lived in the house, and who
were assiduous in promoting her happiness. It was complained of
by 11w petitioner, that since the lunatic had been under the care of
Troughton, she had been wholly confined to the house, and not
permitted to take exercise, and that on the occasion of the visit in
July, the lunatic had made a complaint herself to that effect to the
petitioner. The affidavitson the other aide stated, that the lunatic
(as was well known to the petitioner) had not gone out for a long
time previous to that visit, nor did she evince any desire to go out.
The expression of a wish on her part to go out was elicited by the
petitioner's making mention of her husband's tomb, which for.
merly she had expressed a desire to visit. The introduction of this
topic was mow harsh and cruel, as the unfortunate female was
afflicted with the malady under which she now laboured, in r0141e.,
quence of the death of her husband; and such was the eflect that
his death had upon her mind, that she made an attempt on her life
by cutting her throat. The mention of such a subject was really
inhuman under such circumstances. In that interview, he al•01
spoke of a bonnet, which was a subject that was wont to irritate
her, as sec could not bear to wear anything on her head hut a
curious headdress of various colours, and composed of shreds *WI
pieces, on which were rritten the names of her brothers and several
members of her family, and which was the only one she could bear'
to wear. She did not wish herself to go out, and was in.leed so
chilly, that she used to keep the windows of her apartments clotted,
even on the hottest days in summer. As to the delay of a quarter
of an hour or twenty minutes, it was occasioned only by making
the lunatic acquainted with the "kit of the petitioner, and
lwhether she would wish to tee him, as a Rudder, intrusion
I would be highly improper ; besides, she wished to have the I
little furniture of her room adjusted before any person conic
in. It WS, true that she wore a flannel gown. butt this
was her own choice; she would not wear other clothes though
provided with them, and Mr. Gibson had been induced himself to
make her a present of a gown, but she would not wear it. It was
denied, however, by the affidavits of Troughton, and of others, that
her person was exposed; and their affidavits, as well as that of Sarah
Patterson, the cousin of the lunatic, bore testinethy to the supply
furnished her of good and clean under garments; but the Cane el
-n was one of her peculiarities, which they could not btlp. As

CUNNING U. SIIIPLICITY.
Yesterday, in the Recorder's Court, Margaret Keating and two
other females were tried on a charge of robbing a poor unsophisti-
cated pasant, netatild Foley. lie stated that his residence was in
the county of Rosaninon, that he came to town firs the purpose of
seeing an Quid friend, named Jess Soufixon ; he did nal know either
the house or the street he flied is. (Ile here crossed himself very
gravely, and proceeded to tell his story in his own way.)
My Lordship I was passing down afore the liver that runs throegh
this town, I turned up one street, by my soul your Worship there s '
plenty of 'cm fir that matter—it was near where the soldier's stop
(llarrack.street). There were three or four Iralies, that is women
your Reverence, they axed . le, where are you going Pat ? Says I.
I came hum ROPC9OIIIIIOII to look for Mr. Soulivan, I don't know
where to find him jewels agruw • says the ladies we know where
Le is. 1./o yon, says 1, that we do, says thee, long life to you and
tell me, says 1. Please your honours ilentlemen, wall that
(here the Legislatorial countenances in Court were expanded into
a perfect illustration of Colman's Atoad Crins ), with that they
brought me over their threshold, three of 'em gattered afore me.
and one entirely surroooded me! !! and bellows to 'em, they robbed
me clane of all the money I had, which was sixteen hogs and a
ninepenny piece. You sec, your Honours, two of the others laid
hould of me by the arm, and then took it out of my waistcoat

pocket.
He was asked by the Court to point out which part of his habili-
ments he termed a waistcoat, for so ragged was his general costume,
that a virtuoso may as well sock among the shaggy folds of a bear's,
skin for a vest.
" Arragh!" exclaimed 31r. Foley, evidently chagrined by the
supposed dullness of his Lordship, and with a sagacious leer an. I
swami. withdrawing a wooden skewer from his rigs, `•berc it is,
your Haleness."
One of the prisoners asked if he had not paid two-pence to one
of the ladies, in order to say something to him just a one side in
another room; with an indignant stare, indicating the utmost sur-
prise, he again raised his right hand, and twice passing his thumb
over his forehead, horizontally and perpendicularly, ejaculated,
" Oeh hone, gintlemin, dyes hearken to that, now; blowbellows
the word of truth in the whole tote of it."
The Coutx directed him to look round, in order to try if he
could identify the persons he accused.
Be deliberately turned about, when his eyes rested on bin flair
friend in the dock. Na instantly slapped his knee, and said,
" Devil fire me I but there she is the creditor, standing up to her
throat in the wood, with the green handkerchief in her hair."
"Can you." rejoined the Coati, "point out the other females
who assisted in the robbery a"
"Can I!" he answered ; " Blugabounds, man ! sure there they
are. standing up close alongside of her."
This testimony was conclusive with the Jury, who immediately
found the three prisoners Guihg.
Ills Lordship directed the prosecutor to make a visit to the Town
Clerk's Office, where Um. were ordered to be given to him fur hie

He retired, invoking the blessings of the Ca:elate down a-top of
dicir bordslips.
The three prisoners will be transported for *even years.
COACH AC(' r. -A Glasgow Paper of Saturday has
the following paragraph :—" The coach between Irving and Pais.
ley was upset yesterday morning near Darrhead, in consequence of
the horses running off, and bringing the coach in collision with a
cart. It is stated that one of the passengers lost one of his hands ;
that another had an am broken; and that a third, a clergyman, is
seriously bruised."
Foutt Pr asolca Daowsten.—Friday, about inid-day, a
melancholy accident occurred near Govan. One of the steam-boats
was coining up the Clyde, with a number of poor Irish passengers
aboard. who had cane over in hopes of finding work at the harvest.
When near Govan the atcam-boat ran aground, and being anxious
to get forward, they wished to be put ashore, preferring to walk to
Glasgow, rather than wait in the steam-boat. By their leaping
rashly into the yawl It was capsized, and they were precipitated
into the water. Several of them were escheated from their perilous
situation, but three men and a boy were unfortunately drowned.
The bodies were dragged for, and got out during the afternoon.—'
•Glisgure Chronic*.

to the second visit, it was rot true, as stated is the petition, that
3lr. Troughton sent for the constable. It happened, that at the
time at which they came to his house he was at. home, and was ap-
' prehensive that they came for the purpose of taking away the lu-
natic either by stratagem or force. With this npprehension he cer-
tainly refused them access to the lunatic. Brown, the headhorough
of Carslilton, was passing at the time; he (Boughton) called him
in, anti did not order the constable to take them into custody, but
told him to take them in charge if they. persisted in forcing their
way up stain in his house, which he had a right to do. But they
did not persist in forcing theirway up stairs, and therefore were
not taken in charge by the constable. This account of the trans-
action, which occurred on the 17th of Deceit-awe, was corroborated
Iby the tctitimony of the constable himself. There were affidavits
of the brother of the lunatic, anti of other members of the family,
deposing to the same facts—to the excellent treatment of her by
her sister—to her happiness there—and to her improved state of
health anti spirits since she came to reside with them. The lunatic
was at present in her 7tith year, and received attentions in the
bosom of her family which she could not be expected to receive
from stringers. Under these circumstances the Learned Couosel
trusted that his Lordship would not TOMOVC the lunatic from their
kind and affectionate care, and that he would dimities the petition
with costs.
The Loan ettaxer.Lcon said, that this was a petition, the
subject of which demanded attention and excited feeling. He
could not forbear from thinking it very strange, if this petitioner,
rho was committee of the person as well as of the estate of the
lunatic, thought air and exercise necessary for her, he should have
remained silent on it for nearly five years, from July, 1819, to
April, 811. when this petition was filed. Why had not he (the
Lord Chancellor) heard of it before ? As to the remuneration of
1101. to a person for attending on her, that remuneration would
easily be permitted by the Master, and allowed by the Court to be I
transferred from a stranger to one of her family, whom she loved.
' and whose attention was naturally inner grateful to her. From the
time of his appointment as committee up the period of his visit, in
11123, there was not a syllable in the proceedings of a single visit
from the oonimittee in the intermediate rime, which was not a little
remarkable. As to the delay of a quarter of an hour, of which the
petitioner so much templained, he (the Lord Chase line) would
say, that Troughton end his wife would, indeed, be very un-
worthy of their situation, if they allowed him or any other person
to come abruptly into her presence, than whieh nothing could be
more disagreeable or painful to a person labouring under her unfor-
tunate malady. Whea it was considered too that this mauls was
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an th

entailed on her by her affectionate sorrow for her husband, _ that
sorrow had so overpowered her as to induce her to make an attempt
on her life, the mention of her husband's name was highly im-
proper ; was he required to speak on that subject by his duty as a
committee ? or was the mention of it consistent with the common
feelings of humanity ? Its introduction was unnecessary, and only
calculated to irritate the pour female in her unfortunate state of
mind. llis Lordship commented on the other parts of the red.
non, which contained no facts to induce him at present to grant its
prayer. For the present he would direct that a physician should
see the lunatic, and report to him time state of her health, and what
was necessary for her comfort. When such report was made be
would make further directions in the cause.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, TUESDAY, Ava. IT.

Lord Givronn heard bankrupt petitions till the list was ex-
hausted. The Court rose attutlf-past twelve o'clock.

rOJJCR.

MANSION-HOUSE.
limey Dyne, a seaman. who was a short time age shipwrecked
on the coast of France, applied, amongst other destitute peounns. to
the Loan 111• Yon, for relie He was. he said, an English sub-
ject, and hail been for many years an able seaman in his Majesty's
service, in which he had lost a finger, and been otherwise disabled.
A short time ago, the ship in which he was coming from Halifax
to this country wan unfortunately wrecked on the coast of France,
and totally lost. Upon being picked up he mode the hest of his
way to this country. where he expected to be able to procure a pas-
sage to Halifax. He was, however, completely disappointed, and
having no claim upon any parish, and being quite destitute, hun-
gry, and almost naked, he at last took the liberty of applying to
the Lord Mayor for some assistance in his hard necessity.
The LORD Macon, after having given some temporary relief
so the poor seaman, sent Allen, the Officer, with him to the Royal
National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck;
but although the seaman is an English subject, and has suffered
all the hardships of shipwreck, and the privations consequent from
it, the Secretary has ascertained that he has no claim, and pointed
to the resolution made upon the establishment of the Institution in
March last, stating, that it was formed " for the preservation o
life in case of shipwreck on the coats of the United Kingdom,4
as
_proof that the poor man was not entitled.
The Loan Mayou regretted, that an Institution which had
his Majesty at its head, and was also patronised by six Royal
Dukes, and three or four and twenty Noblemen, should be se cir-
cumscribed as to shut out from its operation the claims of English
subjects who were wrecked op any other coast than that 01 the
United Kingdom.
The Loan llama then ordered thst the seaman should be
clothed, and as the poor man, although no longer fit for his Ma-
jesty's service, is able to perform the duties of a seaman, directed
that a pressing application should be made to the shipowners to
give him employment.
A poor girl, about 12 or 13 years of age, was brought up before
his Lordship. She had just arrived from the country, and was
quite destitute. She hail been guilty of no offence.
The Loan MAYOR said, that unfortunately her innocence shut
her out from the protection of every Institution. There was a se-
ttle for young criminals, but not for young innocents. He could
not, among all the societies with benevolent names in the country,
point out on upon which the poor child of misforttine before him
had anyl claim. The LORD 31amoa then ordered that the des-
titute child should be taken care of, being determined thst she
should not be compelled to qualify herself by crime for the " Re-
fuge kr the Destitute."

BOW-STREET.
MunnEn.—lntelligence was received at this office yesterday,
that a barbarous murder had been committed the precoiting even.
ing, on the premises of Emanuel Goodheart, Esq. near IViekbani.
Air. G.'s gardener was alarmed late on Sunday bight, by hearing
several persons breaking into the grapery. Ile went to the spot,
and saw two men in smock frocks, whom he endeavoured to secure,
and one of them immediately shot him. The ruffians made their
escape. 'fbe noise of the report at that late hour alarmed the
neighbours, who, coming to the place, found the gardener lying on
the ground weltering in his blood. lie described their persons as
well as he could, and before he could be removed from the place

expired.
Taunton the officer has been despatched to make inquiries into
this dreadful transaction; and, from the statement ot the dying
gardener. there is every reason to suppose a due has been given
which will lead to the apprehension ot the murderers.

THE NEW RIVER COMPANV,
AND THE LATE FIRES IN OREVILLE.STREET,
AM) IN THE CALEDONIAN CHURCH.

About eight o'clock on Monday evening, a deputy turncock be. ,
longing to the New River Company appeared before Mr. Laing, ;
the sitting Magistrate of Hatton.garden, to swear an affidavit, to ,
entitle him to the reward for opening two plugs belonging to the I
Company, in order to supply water to the engines which arrived to I
extinguish the fire which broke out in the Caledonian Church, in
Cross-street, Ilatton-garden, about ten o'clock on Saturday night.
Before this person was sworn, the worthy Magistrate desired to
I be informed haw it happened that on the occasion above-mention-
ed, as well as when die tire took place in Greville-street, where inn. .
mense property was destroyed, there was no water in the main
The deputy turncock said, that, with regard to the fire in Gre.
ville.street, he could not satisfy his Worship, as he was only a de.
put),; but his principal, who was in the Office, perhaps might be
able to answer the inquiry. As to the fire in the Caledonian
Church, the deputy said that upon seeing the Sun Fire Office en.
ne drive with great speed towards Hatton-yard, where it halted,
heran up to the brewery of Messrs. Reid and Co., in Liquorpond-
street, and got his necessary implementa, then returned to Hatton-
yard, and opened a plug there, and another in Cross-street, in front
of the Church ; and there was they. a plentiful supply of water.
The Magistrate then sent for Mr. Brant, the coachmaker. of
Hatton-yard, to learn from that gentleman the real facts cl this
case.
Mr. Brant stated, that the fire was got completely under in the
church, by the exertions of himself and other neighbours, before
any fire engine arrived ; that there was no water on the main, and
that which extinguished the fire was from the cistern of his house,
carried to the cellars under the church by the neighbours: and Mr.
Brant further stated, that fortunate indeed was it that the tire was
discovered so early, and that the cistern had a certain supply of
water, otherwise the houses near the church, including his own ex-
tensive premises, and perhaps the office where he then stood, would
have been destroyed. Mr. ltrant admitted that the deputy turn.
cock did eventually turn on water, but not until some time after
the arrival of the Sun lire-engine, when the fire was completely got
under. Mr. Blanc concluded with saying, that the instant the
alarm of fire was given, he desf,atched a person for the principal
turncock, who did not appear at all.
Alt. LAING asked the principal turncock why he did not attend
under such circumstances ; but he denied having received such a
communication on Saturday night, as stated by 3lr. Brant.
The :Magistrate then asked the deputy turncock from whom he
received his instructions to open plugs in caws of fire? He an-
swered, fmm the foreman, who lives in Tottenhaniwourt-road.
" Then,"asid Mr. Latso, "you have first to receive instructions
from the foreman, in Tottenham-court-road, let the emergency be
. ever so great. before you can let water on the main ?"
We understood the answer to be in the affirmative.
The principal tumcock was now desired to explain why there
, was no supply of water in Oreville-street on the late disastrous oc-
r casion, but he could not give any satisfactory reason for such want.
t Indeed. this man appeared to be an elderly imbecile personage,
much fitter for total retirement from work of any kind, than to fill
I a situation where activity and strength are requisite.
t The Magistrate then said, that he would not sign an affidavit
for rewards claimed, until he saw some of the principal Officers
and Managers of the New River Company and desired that they
r might wait upon the Magistrates of this Office, and properly ex-
plain the want of water on the occasions mentioned, as he was de-
termined to inquire minutely into all the circumstances of the cases
now before him.

HATTON-GARDEN.
Yesterday George Smith, a costennonger, was brought up in
custody of Ballard and Rice, constables, for re-examination, charged
by Hannah, the wife of John Cross, a butcher, living in Silver-
street, at the rear of Clakenwell Sessions-house, with stealing her
husband's watch.
The prosccutrix deposed, that her husband keeps two shops,
next door to each other, sod that about ten o'clock in the morning,
on last Friday sc'nnigtit, she went to the next shop for a pound of
steaks, leaving no person in the other shop; she returned in less
than five minutes, and found the prisoner coming out of her par.
lour. Suspecting that be had stolen something, she shut the door
Ito prevent his escape, and laid hold of hint and called for assist.
ace. on which the prisoner pulled her husband's watch (which she
saw hanging over the mantle-piece before she went out) out of his
pocket put it down on the window hoard, and begged for mercy ;
but Ballard, the constable, coming in at the time, she gave charge
of him.
Ballard produced the watch, and confitmad the last part of her
evidence, and the prisoner was comnaitted to Newgate for trial.
Mars Essis:n CASE.—Yesterday James (*barman' a boy 15
years of age, of respectable appearance, was chewed by Sarah
,Elliot, his mother, a laundias living in Beacham-street, with
robbing her to a great amount. The pour woman was hardly able
to give utterance to her complaint.
She stated that she was a widow, with five children, of whom
the prisoner is the eldest; she gets her living by washing anti iron.
' ing, and letting ready-furnished lodgings; ; she brings •up her
children respectably, and they want fur nothing; but none of her
lodgers will reniake. in consequence of the numerous robberies
committal on them by the prisoner, which she had frequently to
make good, to prevent his being prosecuted. Ile frequently steals
the sheets, table linen, &c., entrusted to her to wash, which he
pawns, and she has to release; and he collects the bills owing to
her, without her knowledge, and spends the money with his pro-
fligate companions. She het him before at this office once or twice,
and each time she begged him off, in hopes that he would mend, I
instead of which he gets worse, and she is fearful he will bring her
and her other children to claim parish relief, and come himself to
an untimely end. On the preceding night he stole two gowns. two i
sheets, arid a silk handkerchief out of her drawer, which lie pledged
for nine shillings„ and spent the money.
During her statement she was absorbed In tears, and the bar.
dened youth beard the charge with the greatest Indifference.
He was committed for further examination, and as he was taken
front the bar his mother threw her arms round his neck, and bathed
hint with her tears.
Ax A/MAI:LT.—Mrs. Ward, a resident in College-court, Cow.
cans, appeared to answer the complaint of Mrs. Bailey, of the same
learned spot, for assaulting her, under circumstances which re-
flected disgrace generally on the polished society of the place.
Mrs. Bailey stated that yesterday afternoon, its she was sitting at
her door with her baby in her arms Mrs. Ward, who residesin the
attic of the same house, came to her and charged her with having
ivaliciooualy cut the line on which Jan Ward's shirt was banging
to dry, while he lay in the bed (by which was undentood that eleven
shirts, out of his dozen, were missing). On Mrs. Bailey's dens ing
I the charge, Mrs. Ward made no more to do than simply knock
her down.
Mrs. Ward, in a my eloquent address, assured the magistrate,
I that on first observing her lute bioken she attributed it to the de.
Istructive influence of the wet weather, but, on close examining it,
she found it cut. (in simply interrogating Mrs. Bailey on the sub.
ject, out nishid her colleagues, Mr. Bailey, Mrs. Waylay, and
Alm. Daly, baelyengPir her • within an inch of her life," spit in
I her face, and called tar every thing their tongues could lay hand
to; to which site made no reply—but " what a sin and shanic it is
for you all to force me to bate your brains out, when you know how
sick and srearly 1 ant." The indignities she suffered from the par-
ties were numerous. They were always soulteminding her in the
neighbourhood, and. but a few nights ago, when she was going to
bed, thinking to find poor Jeo: thus, what should she see lying in

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dog. that was hanged in the comae of the nay. --"alltwe-
-1 The Msgistrate felt great difficult yin drawing the line of Yesterday, at three o'clock, • respectable Jury em I,d ~..„
distinction in the ease, but decided that the best means of pre- , !Vt‘heirre...et.TS,aere•robniitestehelliffi....x.g,:y..b,matl.ia,en;Coawndrhono.:erev,fterawatittluhilietynin.Win'anoddr
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venting future ruptures between the parties would be to bind both .
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with the strong cords of the law, which was effectually done.
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It was about 12 o'clock in the day, and he was in the net
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two lain.eninufectrninorntisotn!blaron:irogiersit
against
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to his Excellency
and he sate down in the pulpit, arid then endl
Sandhaeli f treenway, for having exacted more toll than by law he Ii
lat.tetewasadpilcoreauching
was entitled to do.
gwetinognilliiis feet, but was still speni.irg. He ea, tiaMs
Mr. WILLIAMS, the Solicitor, appeared for the defendant, and 1
of.. .
b.
Banedalthlredchapsr clerinkg,wilenntauhpm• to F;.
requeated Mr. Oregorie. the sitting Magistrate, would ask Mr. : s'tet•st
Green way where his residence was.
Mr. Oreenway said the question was rather odd, and eonuillidiltnaott . reaveurreded Pew
exactly may where he resided ; but he slept the preceding
14. Puthcrescent, Ilagnigge-wella. stand, and sunk onnhisekwnietes.nos
he was insensible,. and died instantly. He peter, from faftiez-4;
It appeared from the evidence of informant's Nan, that he had I dt"1"",--- forward The
tb-rough Ilammersmith-gate on Sunday morning, the Ist inst. ' a'h'ta"":, and, on taking him into the ii, rxty. tie TOery....:
With his father in a one-horse chaise, and there paid the toll ; they j
1 wards in the pulpit, displayed 'any symptoms or lire.
eternity, and on the necessity of being at all times prepared
At thetas:
took the usual ticket. They returned, having the same horse and
chaise, about eight o'clock in the evening, and had also with them !mem of being 'dud with death he was areah: eft the Wont.'
capes witness could not recollect the precise wiutls. Na;,,
a led horse, for which they then paid the toll. The collector de. !
tin him red perfectly exhausted ;he looked like a man of
mended 7d. for the horse and chaise, though repeatedly told by his ith•
age cif ninety years, but was only 1110 years old. The witness haft
father that he hail paid in the morning. His father at length held
out his hand, with a shilling and the ticket folded up together, that ;
doubt he died by the visitation of God.
he might examine it if he chose. He took the shilling, and his :
In answer to the questions of Jurors, the witness said no mei-,
„i,„ : vine could have been administered in the then state of the tteer,w
father having gone through the gate, got out of the gig to take '
the pulpit ; he, from the nature of hi, eut:.
down his name. The collector 'saw him, anti came after the
saying the 7d. was thrown into the chaise again. '''i he was dead bet re lie was taken oat of the chapel Ile ti,et.
-The witness was cross-examined by Mr. WI 1.1.1 A M 4—fle emild 1 weak on avet''ling
eraad
i not :or would not say that he had seen the 7d- at all ; he only looked was fasting that morning, and that circumstance, and the ',eat
on the seat of the chug, not on the bottom of it ; he could not the chapel to a man of his great age, might have aerr
death.
swear whether his father did or did not take it up.
him no asEisumce. The commencement of the sermon was amt..'
Other medical gentlemen were called in, but they scald iert;ee
The elder Greenway observed, if I had seen it, I would certainly '
have taken it, fir it would have substantiated my case; that the' audible.
collector knew he took it illegally, and then returned it.
Mr. Wstimaste submitted that the offence was not proved, Mr. Geo. Keating, the celebrated Catholic bookseller. of Hake,
the ticket not having been open or shewn to the collector.
the mass; he
street and the Edgware-road. gave evidence precisely to the um,
edict, adding, that the deceased was very infirm ; about I'2 month,
Mr. lin L(10111 E—After he claimed an exemption from toll and
since he fainted on the altar while celebrating
tentiered.the ticket (though it was folded up) with a shilling, I
think it -was quite sufficient, and that the collects should have' remarkably abstemious; the crowded state of the chapel to a
. of his venerable age would certainly produce serious effects.
examined it- head chaplain, L'Abbe Cheat, sent up to the de:eased. and .
Mr. WE LLrasts—Then I must examine my, witnesses, who
will prove the reverse of what young lireenway his stated, and that the clerk.
the whole has been a stratagem to take in the toll collector. Mr. Coyne, in answer to some of the questions put by Junk
said it would be fatal to the deceased, supposing he was mote.
Ephraim Giles, a sawyer, stated, that he witnessed the whole '
able. to have then bled him. Some persons wished him to Died
transaction, and that the ticket was not in lireenway's hand when
the deceased. but he refused. The deceased was remarkably iefin,,,
he tendered the shilling to the toll-collector ; he said, "Ile 'd aee
and was tar from being of a full habit ; had he bird him at that
him d—d before he would
thew it," though Greenway.repeatedly .
urn. the last spark of life remaining would have
said that lie had paid in he morning, and that the tickets were , ,'. . . been exkusted.
Mr. heaung said, at the moment of receiving the stroke of duel,
lettered with an Y.; after he paid the shilling, he showed the , h
ticket, and then the money was thrown into the chaise back again ; . death,
was preaching on the necessity of being at all times pewee.
Me. ureeewee
aid, „ Now ire
would be even with that toll-col. and on the necessity of penitence.
The Jury here expressed themselves satisfied, and after vimist
lector, as well as the other." the body, returned a verdict of " Died by the visitation of God."
Mr. NV* L LEA ma here stated that Green way was a bankrupt, and ,
could not recover any penalty for his own use, and that he was I -
clearly convicted of a fraud on another turnpike collector, which had
caused him to lay this trap, but which he hoped the evidence would
enable the Magistrate to see through.
Mr. lie toontr. was of opinion the case could not be supported,
and directed, on the application of Mr. Williams, that the inform-
ant should pay the costs of summons, witnesses attendance, &c. in
all 16s. pursuant to a clause in die illth Geo. 111. cap. Ile. sec. 3.
when the informants, in such cases, do not substantiate their infor-
mation.