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SHERIFFS' COURT, TetrasnAr, FEB. 12.

WINUIELD.r. DR. CLEVF.LET.
Tile Jury were here called upon to-assess a compensation in da-
mage*, for the wanton and negliTent conduct, whereby a house, the
P y of the plaintiff, had beCome considerably dilapidated.
Ierr.tCOLLETT opeaed the case to the Jury, wherein he stated,
that the defendant had for a term of years occupied a house in
3lontagu-snset, Bloomsbury. which, according to the terms of the
lease, was to be put in good and tenantable repair ; upon quitting,
the defendant did not comply with the record, but left the house
considerably dilapidated, and in a state that no one could occupy
it. A surveyor would be called, who had surveyed the dilapida-
tions, and 'multi give his estimate; there was half a year's rent
owing. which also would be .claimed at the bands of the Jury,
amounting to 75/.

3lr. George Wigg, surveyor, deposed he had surreved the dila-
, pidations; the winder shutters wanted repairing, the walls were
amaidetably damaged, and the house altogether in a ruinous State.
The least estimate be dould form was 181.25., which would scarcely
put the house in good repair.
The det,ndant set up a defence that no notice had been given to
repair, nor had he had an opportunity to contrast the plaintiff's
estimate with another surveyor.
The Jury assessed the damages at 1231. 2s.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, THURSDAY, Fze. 12.

Philip Jenkins, whose case was adjourned until this day, was
brought up for judgmeat.
The CUM' CONMIASIONER said, the facts of the case were
shortly these :—The insolvent had formerly been discharged under
the Act; directly after which, although possessed of no property
whatever, he took a house at Walthamstow, representing himsdf to
be worth 3001 per annum, besides being extremely well off in other
respects, and, by such representation, his opposing creditor was in-
duced to credit him to the amount of 331.; the insolvent then dis-
posal of his house. and, fur two or three years, he was not to be
found. The Court could not overlook a transaction like this, which
had been contracted fraudulently, and without the probable means
of payment. The judgment of the Court, therefore was, that he be
confined within the wal s of the prison for a period of six months
from the date of filing his petition.
The following insolvents, against whom no opposition was en.
tered, were ordered to bs discharged forthwith, viz. :
Wm. Smith Henson, Gent., one, ire., Charles Vivian Colwell,
Samuel Parker, George Gotta, Samuel Ellcock, Bartholomew
Rosselloty, Samuel Branton, Philip Jenkins and Elizabeth King.
John Underwood, whose case we reported last week, by whit
it appeared he had been in the habit of advancing loans to 3lr.
Stafford Cooks, of Stafford, appeared fora final hearing, but owing
to the absence of a material witness, a further adjournment took
place.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT BLACK ROCK,
BRIGHTON.

A dreadful catastrophe occurred on Wednesday afternoon at
Brighton. As five labourers were employed in digging for flints at
the base of the cliff, between the Royal Descent and Black Rock,
the overhanging earth and stone suManly fell in, and crushed and
buried the whole of them. A sixth man, on the margin of the
steep. was precipitated to the beach by the fall, but descending on
the summit of the immense weight of rubbish, he escaped without
broken bones, or any very material injury. No time was lost in
digging out the ethers, but the whole of them were dead ; they are
considered to hart perished instantaneously. The following are
the names of the aefferen, viz.—William Smith, aged 40 ; John
Raterits ; John Aloslings, 38; John Jaile, 25 ; and William
Oorr 19. Above one hundred loads of enth are supposed to
have en. Three of the men were found nearly straight ; but
two were sitrablottentrdser a a• shocking manners -Some of them
had their tools in their haneftlirlfir fouled. William Smith has left
a wife and child to deplore his Ors ; all the others were single men.
In the evening the bodies were removed to the Town Hall, said a
Jury was summoned by the Coroner, to hold an inquest on their
bodies, at the Gun Inn, the following morning, at eleven o'clock.
The Jury accordingly met, and after being swam, and viewing
the bodies, adjourned, the witnesses not having strived, till two
o'clock. At that hour they re-aseembled, when—
Thomas James.being sworn, deposed to the following effect:—
That on Tuesday afternoon be was at work with the deceased, in
getting flints from the cliffs for sale. He was employed at a 11/41-
m* at the edge of the cliff, to draw the atones up in a basket,
whielt those bele, Idled. He saw the cliff suddenly give way,
and fall within a very small distance from the place where he was
standing. He saw the deoesoed, William Smith, attempt to run
away, but in a moment aftsdrarils he lost sight of him amidst the
ruins of the cliff No stakes or crow-bars had been driven to
loosen the earth front the face of the cliff. They meant the next
day to have driven the staked to detach what they had under.
mined. William Knight wee at work at a curb a short distance
to the westward of him, and both fell with the earth, and Knlzht
was thrown on the beach below. The witness was employed by
John Jai*, who he understood had leave to dig the cliff in a cer-
tain direction for stones. They were not employed by any persona
building hottest, but dug the cliff for the stones, to sell to the
builders; the small stones they sold for the mending of the roads.
He did not expect the cliff to fall so soon ; supposed it fell sooner
than be expected front the nature of the soil. About fifty yards in
lalfrth, and eight feet in depth was undermined.
W. Todd, labourer, was at work with the deceased ; when he
saw the cliff fall, he ran away; the earth fell on him and knocked
him down, but he received no serious injury. The five deceased
men were working in a row under the chit, which fell on and bu-
ried them, without giving any warning. lie worked for Jaile,
who had permission to dig for the stones. Heard no cries ; did
not see any one attempt to run away. It happened instantly—
nothing had been done on the top of the cliff to loosen the earth.
Edwanl Jaile, brother to the deceased John Jaile. was at work
under the cliff with William Lee, who was wheeling the dirt
away ; but little of the cliff fell where he was.
John blearing said, he had frequently cautioned the men in un-
dermining the cliff, of the danger they incurred. In former in-
stances, when the cliff' had been undermined, stakes had been
driven on the top ; none were driven in the present instance.
The Jury immediately returned a verdict of —" Accidental
Death."

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday evening, as Mr.
H. Harrowby, the cocker, was returning front 'M olesey finest, with
a friend, they were overturned at the bridge, between Twickenham
and Brentford, in making way for some persons coming at a quick
rate behind them, and ahieb set their horse refractory. The con-
sequence
was, that both Mt. H. end this friend, Mr. Frampton,
were taken up speechless, from violent contusions on the head ;
the latter remained in a state of stupor yesterday, and is not ex-
z=totecover. The eogrussion was so great that the gig was
from the aha6a4•llll the home ran away with them.
BAD &writ El a • 6.—Yeatenlay morning, at ten o'clock, •
another trick, which might to operate as a public caution, was plated 1
off upon Mr. M'oolridge, poulterer, Everett-street, Brunswick.:
square, by those sharpers, who are in the habit of sending into
circulation base and counterfeit sovereigns. A female very de- •
gently attired, entered Mr. Woolridge's shop and ordered a brace '
of fowls, to be sent to Lansdown-place, No. 2 ; the price was
agreed upon, 6s. fad. and the lady retired, saying the servant was I
to bring change for a sovereign with him. Soon after Mr. Wool. I
ridge sent his servant and change for the sovereign, and just as he I
gut to the end of Evcrett.strcet, the lady met him, exclaiming,
Mercy, you have been a long time." She then took the 13s. tid.
change, together with the fowls, gave the servant a sovereign as
he supposed, and then departed 4 the servant brought home the
sovereign, and Mr. NI-oolralge immediately discovered it to be a
counterfeit. and hastened off to No. 2, Lamtdcwn-place, to inquire I
for the female, but no such person lived there, or could be at all 1
heard off. She was attired as a country lady, with a flush upon
her countenance, and rather lusty. We understand this practice
has of late been so prevalent at the west add the town, as to place I
' tradesmen in doubt of takinggoki.
DRE*DFYI. AFFRAY.—On Tuesday evening last, as a strong
yen', of bailiffs were distraining for Mites on part of the parish of
Kam:ea-ration, between t'aber and Cashel. while driving away some
stork, they were attacked by a body of the peasantry of Itallygar-
raid, on whom they were obliged to fire in their own defence;
when, we understand, a man of the name of Looby was shot through
the body; another, of the name of Costigan, was also severely
wounded • and a man named Gorman had his upper lip and two
o: his teeth carried away by a ball. We have not heard of any da-
mage sustained on the part of the bailiffa, save only that daring
the action the women and children of the neighbourhood carried'
away the stock that had been seized.—lrish paper. I
Now that the Lottery system is drawing to a conclusion,
it must be a subject of proud exultation Me Mr. Stvcw a:6 lIT
that he took the last,Contraci„ and by garnishing his Scheme with
Seven 20,0001. Priam, has Ineceelled in rivetting the attention of
the Public, in a most unusual degree. Neat Thursday, Fe-
bruary 16, will be the First Day of Drawing, and a memorable
day it will probably prove to many, for the Two First Prizes aye
each to have 20,0001. extra i and all that are drawn Blanks will be
put in the Wheel and drawn again. so that if they miss the Two
Firs, they will still have a chance for Tire other Prizes of 20.0001.

POLICE.

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday, a curly-headed, Berkeleperavated, WeUington-
booted, superfine young Corinthian, was charged with assaulting a
Cyprian damsel of the ntme of Bicknell.
ft appeared by the evidence produced, that Miss Bicknell, in
company with another frail fair one, were taking their drops at
Jones's wine.raults, at the corner of New-street, St. "lartin's-
lane, when a dispute arose between them, which running rather
high, the young gentleman unfortunately meddled in the matter,
and struck Miss Bicknell in the face, for which he was conveyed for
nubile safety to the buttom.most apartments in St 31artia's watch-
house.

Tie gentlemen, in defence, declared that :Ulm; Bicknell was the
first oft:alder, saying it was tar from his disposition to strike a
female, or be guilty of such an unmanly action.
Sir ItICHARD illliNie, after observing that he had no business
to interfere with other people's quarrels, ordered him to find bail
for the assault.

There were a great many other night charges heard by the
Sitting Alagistnue, but none of them of any importance except to
the parties concerned.

IiATTON-GARDEN.

Yesterday the notorious flat ry Judd (who had been examined
on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of Mrs. Hominy),
together with Frederick Cale, alias Phillips, a hackney coachman,
and well-known pal of the former, were brought up with Thomas
Smith. a farrier, charged by William Frederic k& Kelly, Esq., Cap_
taro in the Royal Navy, with having assaulted him with the intent
of robbery.
The Captain stated, that yesterday morning, between two and
three o'clock, as he was returning home from the west end of the
town, to his lodgings, 2.), Tabernacle-row, Finsbury square, in
passing from Holborn by the gate leading into Gray's lno, the pri-
soner Cole presented himself before him, and dropped some money.
evidently with the intention of inducing the Captain to stoop to pick
it up. The stratagem not succeeding. as the Captain withdrew from
the pavement he was followed by Cole in a pugilistic attitude, bat
the Captain still confronting him, he kept him at bay, until per.
ceiving the other prisoners coming up to the assistance of their asso-
ciate, he called the watch. The Captain gave great credit to the
active interference of the watchmen, who immediately secured the
parties.
On the Magistrate inquiring of the officers as to their know.
ledge of the parties. Judd was of course recognised as an old of-
fender; Cole as being connected with hint in a late attempt to
rob a gentleman in Red Lion-square ; but Smith was un-
known.

The latter prisoner was ordered to find bail; Cole to give twenty.
four hours' notice of the same; and Judd was committed as a
reputed thief, for six weeks, to the House of Correction.
John Lloyd, a youth about seventeen years of age, was brought
up by the officers of the Ilendicity Society, charged with being
found begging in Montague street, Russell-square.
it appeared from the statement of the officers that every exertion
had been made on the part of the Society to relieve him, and to
reform his habits, but without success. He had been twice impri.
soiled in the House of Correction, once for the period of a month,
and afterwards for three months.

The illagirtrates, after commenting on his incorrigible habits,
sentenced him to three months' hard labour in the House of
Correction.

Janes Barnet, William Gill, and Jolts Pike, all lads, were
charged with stealing a quantity of fat from the slaughter-house
belonging to Mr. Collingwood, butcher, in Lamb's Conduit-street.
The prisoners were stopped by a person to whom they offered the
fat ter sale, who suspected it was stolen.
The prisoners being all neighbours' children, who hail free access
to the slaughter-house, Mr. Coßingwood interceded with the Ma-
gistrates in their behalf, and, after a suitable admonition, they were
discharged.