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Ma. MICHAEL ANGELO TAYLOR'S ACT.—A case of great
interest to shopkeepers and to householders was brought before
Mr. CONANT yesterday. It was an information on the 72d sec-
tion of this Act, against Mr. Vaughan, a broker, in Porter-street,
Newport-market, supported by Mr. Allen, at the 19stance of the
parish authorities of St. Ann's, defended by Mr. Adolphus.
Porter-street has been lately repaved, and, among other improve-
ments the parish wished to effectuate, was the removal of the iron
rails In front of Mr. Vaughan's house, which improvement, Mr.
Vaughan said, would be a reduction in value to his house f 20f.
a-year. Besides, he has three houses in the same street, and when
the rails were put up. seven years since, it was with the consent
and approbation of the
alteration.

As it was wished to let the case rest oh the bare construction of
the 721 clause, in the least offensive way to all parties, Mr. AOOL-
rnus declined the usual formality as to proof of service, &c.
Mr. ALLEN then read the clause, a very long one, authorizing
the Commissioners to remove all signs, sign-posts, cisterns, rails,
fixed or moveable, from the fronts of or contiguous to houses, or
any projection in any way obstructing the light or air, &c. &c.
Mr. Reynolds, of Princes-street, is a Commissioner; he bad
seen the railing in front of Mr. Vaughan's house, and considered it
a projection proper to be removed. On the flat bars over the area a
dwarf railing of two feet six inches had been erected, which was an
impediment to the progress of foot-passengers.
Mr. ADOLPHUS-1f this railing can be construed within the
meaning of the Act, every iton railing in London may be removed
on the same principle. The Act specifies projections overhanging,
&c. This is simply a railing over the area—over a place that oever
has been paved, and over a private property. 1 recollect when all
the houses in that street had wooden rails and paling.
Mr. APOowan, of Oerrard.street, has been a Commissioner for
15 years; 30 years ago he resided in Porter-street, and was ac-
quainted with the alterations effected at different times. Mr.
Vaughan added the dwarf railing reten years ago ; it was with the
consent of the Commissioners. lie thought it would be a great
advantage to Mr. Vaughan to have the rails removed.
Mr. ADOLPHUS—It is the fatality of some men not to see emi-
nent advantages through other men's eyes. What you think an
advantage, we view as a considerable deterioration. After allowing
the alteration while the Act was in force, the Commissioneta have
no right now to complain of what they themselves sanctioned and
authorized. Resler, to come within the purview of the Act, the
addition must project over the foot or carriage way.
Alr. CONANT said, as others in the same in the same street would
be affected by the decision, and as his decision would be final, he
wished to have the opinion of his brother Magistrates on the clause
of the Act, as the question in dispute was wholly resting on con-
struction as to fixed railings. To-morrow, at two o'clock, he would
give the determination of the Magistrates.
The partias then left the office.

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APPREHENSION OF THE M'KEANDS.—lnformation
was this morning brought to the Police Office, that the persons
charged with the dreadful murder near Eccles, had been seen, on
Friday evening, in the neighbourhood of Skipton, by a person who
knew them well ; and shortly afterwards a I?tter from Sir Philip
Musgrave, Bart. of Appleby. was delivered, informing Mr. La-
vender that Matthew and William Atkinson, Esqrs., and Sir
Philip, had that day committed to Appleby Gaol, for further exa-
mination, two men brought before them, on suspicion of being the
persons described under the names of Michael apd Alexander
M'Keand, as being guilty of the murder of Elizabeth Bate, at
Winton, near Eccles. The persons of the men correspond gene-
rally to the description given in the advertisement. There have
been found on the person of them a letter directed to Michael
Keand, draper and tea-dealer, Foundry-lane, Oak-street, Man-
' choster a bill addressed to Mr. Alexander Keand, and a loaded
pistol, live bullets, and a little gunpowder. On the other prisoner,
a penknife, to appearance slightly marked with blood on the
handle, two razors, &c. were discovered. hlr. Lavender, with
proper assistance, and witnesses to identify the prisoners, set out
to-day for Appleby. They will be committed at once to Lan-
esstet.—Afamehester Mercary, Second Edition.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN FRANcE.—At eight in the
evening of the 10th of May, as the inhabitants of Montignae were
going to the promenade, a terrible noise was heard. Guided by
cloudsiof dust which darkened one side of the town, they ran imme-
diately to the spot from which the noise proceeded. They saw with
terror that the thick walls of the castle which commands the town
lied fallen, and that their fall had completely overwhelmed one
house, and very much damaged two others. They bad after-
wards the pain to find that four fathers of families and one woman
had been buried under the enormous mass of ruins. One person
alone was found alive, after great exertions.
SMOCKING OCCURRENCE AT SEAFORD.—A shocking
occurrence took plate here on Tuesday night. Between eight and
nine o'clock a party of persons, chiefly composed of a band of mu.
sicians, who had been brought hither to enliven the approaching
election, were dining in a room at the Old Tree, which Is an open
house for all corners at this time, when some dispute arose between
two of the musicians, one named Humphrey White, and the other
John Williams, in relation to some family affair, in which it ap.
White,
IVillianas used some expressions which exceedingly Irritated
White, who swore, if the expressions were repeated, he would
stab Williams to the heart. NVilliams, not heeding the threat,
again repeated the words, on which White immediately struck him
a furious blow on the left breast, near the heart, with a large case
knife, which inflicted &dreadful wound, but it is hoped it will not
prove fatal. The unfortunate man instantly fell back into the
arms of the persons near him,after who, calling in surgical aid,
conveyed him to bed, where he still lies in a dangerous state. It
is said the parties were both intoxicated at the time. l'iltite is a
native of Ireland. He was taken into custody the same evening he
committed the rash act, and was subsequently conveyed to gaol.
It is seldom our task to record an act of greater atrocity
than the following s—On Thursday night, the 25th ult. some
villain or villains entered the garden of J. T. Doing, Esq. of
Crow-hall, near Downharn Market, and maliciously cut down and
destroyed, all the valuable orange and lemon trees (many of them
of more than 30 years' growth), various other plants, together with
a great number of melons and encumbers. Not sufficiently sated
with this work of destruction. they proceeded round the garden,
and barked, chopped, and destroyed almost all the wall fruit upon
the premises, leaving scarcely a tree uninjured. Many other valu-
able trees in the garden shared a similar fate, and two long rows of
currant bushes were cut close to the ground. In short, such a
tseen of malicious devastation was never before witnessed in the
bourhood.—Cambridge Chroniek.
ELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.-011 Thursday last, as the
Rev. Peregrine Bingham, Rector of Berwick St. John, Wilts, no-
w
exidpanied by Mrs. Bingham. was proceeding from Berwick to
Sedoltill, on arriving at Setnley_Ute spring of thegig broke, and
Mr. Bingbetn was throws out. The horse immediately took fright
abd started off, when Mrs. Bingham was also thrown out. Mr.
Bingham had &n amt broken and his skull fracipto.d, and, we are.
ram In add, Mad se Beaky inerning. Mrs. Joiltaitowas Wool
myth hen, end is inn- In srantivontable • state, Rid IChatillOktill. 1
to been deemed_prudent so conceal from her the melancholy bits el
her partner. Oh. Bingham was much respected for his chitty is
his parish, and his loss is sincerely regretted.
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WAREHAM, MAY 30.—SHOCKING SUICIDE.--011 irri.
day last an Inquest was held at the Townhall in this town. en
the body of Isabella Kelly, an Irishwoman. It appeared in Zvi.,
deuce that the deceased had several times attempted to destroy barl
self, particularly about a twelvemonth since, by precipitating 110161
self from the South Bridge into the river Frome, from which she
ions then rescued by some boatmen on the spot. On Wednesday
hit she procured an ouuce of aquafortis (for the alleged pureese of
takingi
t to some person in the country), the whole of which she
swallowed. T. W. Burt, Esq. surgeon, although entertaining no
hope of her recovery, did every thing to alleviate her misery, but
with considerable opposition on her part, as she resolutely refused
to take the antidotes prescribed by him, or to allow any other appli.
cation till force was resorted to, when she reluctantly yielded. She
lived about thirty hours after taking the acid. The body upon
being opened presented a shocking spectacle, the whole of the in-
seal coat of the stomach being destroyed, and the other viscera
much disorganized. The Jury having returned a verdict of polo
de se, the body was privately buried about ten o'clock at night,
agreeably'to a late Act of Parliament.
WIFE SOLD.—Mr. Colbatch called the attention of the
Magistrates to a most disgraceful transaction that was reported in
the Brighton Gazette to bays occurred in the marker, namely, that
a man had sold his wife to another person. The Magistrates re-
probated such conduct in severe terms, and sent for the clerk of the
meat. whose son attended, and stated, that having heard of the
transaction,' Hilton, the man , ' ' •-
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