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COURT Or IHNITS Gtrmen LOWDOS,
TOSSDAV, JULY 9.
Beet tAs Lets Com Junta aid iiikeNtiaties.

Ishii *as es adios, on two bills of eiteliange, draws by J.
Gibbs, of the sea, of Howard sad Gibbs. on the Defend•sit,
slid accepted by him. fur 11.500 f. The bills were esdorsed
by Gibbs over to the Plaiutiff. The ace ptanee sod effidurse-
mente were arleilited.
The defence was, that the bills were 'slated with usury, ill-
\as the consideration given for them woe part cask and
• billsy sot at onstinity .(..fliterthWi ichTelig, lac. °net was iillo w-
' 1; and entities •uouitles, which were net of the ouisnual
kerne.
?re
the evidestee failed in proving the usury.
The Jury, •nder his Lordships,' direction, ruled a verdict
•tot the Plaiotiff—sDamages, 12,5051.
I'ME LINO V. tOoTTlttls
Thin wee an ludielment at Ilia 1111116111 Ce of the C.orporaties
of Leedom against the Defivisitiet fee a nslosseo, he heiress
award • slaughter house for ekes Se Wariekk-isee, New-
gale-duet, to the great asitoyasos.of the iobabiteets„ seve-
ral of whom were examined. They proved that the Defeat..
Set enewseweed killing at kis slaughter-house about sixteen
mispaills ego. and that there was great ansoyaure to nee
taeighboters from the ill smells seresswily *rising from mutts
• busbies% and also a einteiderable degree of denier fissility
*borrowers's' of the place Into which the oars were driven,
beteg a pomp little more thee three feet wide, kadieg out
of Warwkk.lsse, at the waded which passage wee • court
Is whir& several Moines resided with their elillikeis, who
'Were tweenustly exposed to danger fines the rattle. ?fie
Illorosghfare was also slopped costioeally by droves of oxen.
• The SOLICITOII-OSIIIMAL, OW Delf111•1, sad Mr TIN •
• Msled, conducted the ease for the prosecutions Mr. •raet...
his sad Mr. Coolers massaged the defeive.
Wks the ease fur the prosecution had proceeded imat
length..
The Oita iVetltt suggested whether II would sot be
'better for the Defendant to sad. to make his pears
Irish the weighboors.
Mr. A Diet.lettve said, the Defendant was 'willing is mil-
Isle his bruises. Is say way that • surveyor eppeisted by
the Prosecutors themselves should say was secessery.
The CRIMP JONTICO—P Probably they will say ilia; we re-
gulation will mate it otherwise has • saintlier.
Mr. ADOLPIRIII the, addressed the Joey for the peered.
est, sod called evidence to prove that there were befere his
Sliest eissomeared bushing is Wm/wick-law, already: 10 or
If staughter-bonsea, and that the busisess of the Defeadast
was conducted in the waist cleanly sod ieolfessive grasser
MileCtittir it:trete, told the Joey that the Widener, of
end, iliebasee• was no moon why as additional es* should
ii• MOW to the assiber. It was sot accessary that the
Illnknermt should be iajairiense to health, It was solidest if it
Ilse efessiire to the smell.
"his Joey Immediately fogad the Defendant Guilty.

Stßitt t. CIRI

At •

CONVICTION UNDER THE ALIEN ACT.

1:11110WskAir.
. Yesterday Mr. Purr Black, the master of the Lard Mal-
NO4 steam-packet, from Logiciels to Cola* appeared to a
oentesoiss, on so infuentatioe ender the 86th sod Nth of the
late slag, chap. 86 sod 06, sled Ist of his prelim 1114.er,
186, erseuesonly called the Alice Act, whereto be was charged
with segleetieg to declare in writing to the leepecter of
Allied, et the port of Gravesend, she .ember of foreigners
he bad on board his scowl, on his voyage from Calais to
Lowden, ea the 27th of Jane last, contrary to the Alien
Laws. The offence made him liable to the permit,' of IW.
for every slice oft beard, whom be might neglect to state in
his dlechiretioe.
Mr. Capper, of the Alien °Mee, at Graveenel, by whom
presemettors was ceseriemed; Captain *al* the teepee.
he of Mies* at that port; Mr. Joliet, (anther se the Mem-
ber for Petersield), the proprietor of lbs Lord Neleith• sad
several other Gentlemen, were la attendaoire at ekven
o'clock ; bet the beriness was sot pee into till Mr. Cham-
bers, the Magistrate, arrived, which was soon after twine,
he bring the only Magistrate for Y.lll, where the crimes was
committed, oe ihe Beach. Immediately arta the ease ro-
et riled ie.

The Defendant pleaded Not Guilty.
Mr. Capper then stated, that the Defendant was charged
wish omitting in hie deelaratio■ of she number of aliens Le
had on board hi■ vessel from Calais, on the 2711 s of J one, the
nape of • French geotlema• who arrived at the Costassn
House, le London, by the Difeadant's vowel. To 'nse
which he called

Captain Walsh, the Inspector of Aroma, at Gesvetend.
who produced the Defendast's decimalises ow the aferesairt
day, by winch it appeared that be had MI posseagers on
board, who, according to his report, were ail English ; mod
ow his foreign report he declared he hod so abets on boaiJ
that voyage.
Mossiest lean Abricio Gietrick, a native of Frame', was
then called, whose evidence was isterprated by Mr. Capper.
He stated that he went on board the Lend Mefrilie, Captain
Black, master, at Calaie, sad arrived al the Custonalsouse,
In the port a Landon, on the 27th of Jane Imo. The lb -
frodant sever asked his his name, or whether or nit Ise Wall
as alien! There were Iwo other Miens on board, a lady end
a gentleman. Waimea sever spoke a word is Esiglish the
whole voyage.
This was the rise for the prosecution.
Mr. Capper said, that if there had bete .sly ose alien en
board Do that day, he would not hero troubled the Hearn
trials Me prosecution; bat there were two other *limos un
board, and they were also ossified in the declarative, but
they had since lift England, therefore he amid sot rota' e
their attendance.
Mr. Jollifie replied, the two persons alleged to.beitrae.d
to the suite uT the Russian Ambassador, said were exempt
from the.Aliee Act.
Mr. Capper contended, though the were in tie Embassy,
they were out exempt from the Alien law, not heiog actum y
in attendance on the Ambassador at the time.
Mr. Jolliffe said, that be had petitioned the Secretary of
Slate to have so Alien-offarr on board the aleane.vrago;.,
wiseicioj the greet delay that now takes place its the passgc
might be saved; bat Ids petition was rejected.
Mr. Capper observed to the Magistrate, that this infeiruss
him emanated from that application having brew made,
which being refused, they passed Gravesend without soy lb-
elevation, and landed their Mira passengers so Loudoo, ja
dellaace of the Act of Parlianacat.
Mr. Jolltffe was conscious it was • mistake of tberop-
tain, and not a wilful set, as be was always sir ry patties. tr r
is mattes hie declaration. To make the iequusite rr par ,
imeastooed a delay of an boor for terry Ire aheas boor.l ,
each haviag three papers to sign and to be tilled up, Or; is
would be the semis of his losing the tide-either into Calms
or London, muticularly now that the season was deelinsog
its the length of the days, *ad he had to sake his passage iu
twelve hours.
Mr Capper replied, this detention need ant take place, S'
be acted according to the regulation', that iv, to scud she
aliens ashore, where their descriptisiss would he takes, with
would occupy about Ave miaow', and the ?taut would
teed on its voyage.
Mr. Julliffe said, that since this occurrence, he Lad 20-
vet listed is the French Papers, that the Lord N•lrille
Mt receive soy slims passengers or board, suites they wii.t
ashore at GravesauJ.
The hisgistrate referred to the Act, and co•victeJ
Defendant iu the prualte of 101.
111 r. Capper asked if the mousey was to be paid inmis.,
ately! if sot, he was ready to put instantly a bread ,Y
on the vessel.
Mr Julliffe smiled, sad wrote a clerk on his banker fu,.
'the aenuisat of the touriction.


Tuesday osornios firbt diviaiwo of the Ilth f••••, *oder •
the command of Major4l9lCelly, 'marched rote Clowarael, 0,4
their roorefroor Foamy, Cherleeidte, aneoiher parts of taw.
moult Cork, for Nano, Drogheda, ate. where they ttrioie
WIWI', *Whims Iv Dublie.

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