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I.IW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Lurcome.; Ixe,
Nolnuissa B.
CONTEMPT OF COURT.
BRALIS V. BARLOW.
Mr. ItoopaLte stated that the affidavits no the
part of the Defendants had been filed, arid they,
co:Nitrified the whole circumstanees or the case; they
were of great length, and their contents were of
such a nature, that he had to request his -Lord-
ship would hear them in his private room.
Mr. CHINO said he had not seen the affidavits;
in fact. he hail no instructions' as- his client consi-
dered that the case had been put an end to
yesterday.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—" You can come into
my private room, Mr. Clung, and hear the rffida-
wits read : for the case, as represented to me yeoter-
day, is one of the worst nature of coutempts I ever
heard. I cannot presume it to be proved until I
read the affidavits on the other side. If the Coon-
'el and Solicitors of the parties will attend me now
in my private room. I will hear it."
His L9rd...14.1p then retired, and after being absent
an hour, returned.
The LORI) CHANCELLOR—" I had some diffi-
culty in hearing this case out of Court, or shy case
svbeir a ward of Court is concerned ; but where
both parties consent, 1 do not think I ought to re-
fuse. 1 highly approve of the conduct of Mr.
Roupell in askiog that it should he heard out
of Court, end of the conduct of Mr. Ching in
consenting to it ; fur from the painful circuin-
atances disclosed in the affidavits, it would have
made it a painful duty for me to have performed
my. duty in Court. I have committed one of the
Defendants."
We understand that his Lordship committed
Themes Barlow to the custody of the ‘Varden of
the. Fleet, and observed, that he would read the
affidavits and further consider how he would deal
with Joseph Barlow. NVe were incorrect in stating
yesterday that his Lordship had issued his order
us commit the two Barlow..

The COURT was occupied the remainder of the
day in hearing lunatic petitions, of no interest ex-
cept to the parties concerned.
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OF RING'S BENCH, Warms's:zit,
TIMUIDAY, NOVIIIIIIIR 8.
CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION.
John Lindsey Tomei appeared this morning on
the floor'ul the Court and pleaded /tot Guilty to
an indictment preferred against him at the instance
of the Bridge-street Association, for publishing •
seditious work. The publication complained of
was, we believe, one of CIIIIIIC'P.
MILLI V. DRATR, BART. •ND ANOTHER.
This was an action for false imprisonment against
the Sheriff of Essex, but the real Defendant in
the action was John Richardson, theSlieriff's officer.,
The•canse ism tried before the Lord Chief Justice.'
at Guildhall, at the last sittings ufter Term. The''
Jury found a verdict for the Defendant.
It appeared at the trial that some permit, from!
malicious motives against the Plaintiff, had sued out 1:
• writ of capita ad sutisfaciendune against him by:,
the name of John Mills (his real name being Wil. 1
liam John Mills). although 110 judgment hail been
signed, or, indeed, any other preliminary step taken.
The writ was obtained by an imposition on the
office, cud was sent to the Under Sheriff's office, ii
enclosed in a letter, to which the name of an attor.l
ney of the Court was forged. In couseqnetice the I'
writ was forwarded to the Defendant, Richardson, I
who lived near the place in Essex at which the
Plaintiff resided, and he stopped him on his way to
London, arrested and kept him some days in cue-i
tody, notwithstanding the Plaintiff declared Bei
knew no such person as the man at whole suit he
was thus taken for • debt of 4001. 1
Mr. SCARLETT now applied to the Court for a '
rule to shew cause why the verdict for the Defend.
ants should not be set aside, nn the ground that
the justification which the Defeodunt had put on
the record was insufficient. The Defendant bed
pleaded the authority of the writ of Ca. Sa. but he
(Mr. Scarlett), on the authority of decided cases,:
contended, limit's the Plaintiff was arrested by •I
wrong name, and had done no act to shew that he
went by that name. the arrest of the Sheriff was not •,
justified. In support of this doctrine, he cited the'
case of Chadwick ~ Clipson, Rih East, 328; Craw. •
ford v. Satchwell, 6th Tem Repartv ; and Smith
v. James, 2d Taunion,399.
The LORD CHIRP' JUSTICE--" Take a rule to
shew cause. It is a case of great impoitance to the
administration of justice, and to the officer also, if
it be decided that a mistake in the name makes
him • trespasser."

WEST S. ANDREWS.
This was an action to recover a penalty, under
the Act of 55th George 111. cap. 137. It was
tried before Mr. Justice Burrough, at the last
Assizes fur Sussex, when the Plaintiff was non-
Suited.
Mr. GURNEY now applied fur a rule to show
cause why the nor-omit should not be set aside. The
. clause of the Act of Parliament on which this act-
lion was founded, prollibtted any overseer or guar-
dian of the poor of any parish, from supplying
provisions, either directly or indirectly, fur the
use of the poor in the parish work-house. lu
this case the Defendant was guardian of the poor
of West Hamptiett,tine of five asst iated parishes,
the poor of which were supplied with provisions
by a person under a contract, entered into with all
the parishes, at a certuin price per man, and the
Defendant had sold to such contractor,•for, the sup.
ply of the poor, four sheep. The Learned Judge,
before whom the cause came for trial, was of opt-
nioit it did not come within the Act. He (Mr.
Gurney) had now to contend that it was a case
precisely within the meaning and mischief of the
Act. It was a supply to the poor indirectly, and
though the meat was good, and sold at a fair price,
yet he must submit that it was an infringement of
the statute, which meant to prevent the possibility
of mischief arising from persons of a certain cha-
racter supplying the provisions. He called the at-
trillion of the Court to the case of Porter sod
Blackwell, iii.3d Bornewell and Alderson, in sup-
, port of his coustructicm of the statute.
The LORD CHINE JUSTICE thought the point
worthy of further consideratton.--litule granted.
GURNEY V. SWIM.
This was an Issue tried at Croydon before Mr.

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baron VVood. The 'question for decision Vase 04
genuineness of tbn Plaintiff's signature to a war-
raat uf attorney. The Jury found a verdict for the
Defendant. confirming the warrant.
The Ctiumon SERJCANT uow moved for a new
,tyial, ou the ground that the Learned Judge had
acted evidence which he ought to have admitted.
. '4 (the Common Serjeasit) had at the trial called
„lint
iltetwitnesses,
iwiioh. amongst
taugt
himwho
mi was
tiowritet.hae
'Aid the signature was not his sou's ler li.dPgibl.einsiTwe lied
tradesmen, who knew the Plaint lira hand, swore that
the signature, though resembling the Plointiff's
hand, appeared to them to he patched and printed.
He bid 'lieu tendered the evidence or Mr. Lees,
the Bank inspect/it., and two inspectors of franks
at the General Post Office, to say whether they
considered the writing genuine, but the Leerned
Judge would not receive their testimony. The
Learned Counsel groundte hie present application
on the authority of a case tried at ber before Lord
Ketlywo, and Judges Ashurrt, Buller, and Gould,
iu which the evidence of persons skilled in hand-
writing was admitted.
Rule to skew cruse granted.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IL
The Court rat till one o'clock to hear common
monoini, roil dispose of the ordinary routine bui,i-
oras, in which nothing of politic interest oecurri.d.

GUILDHALL.
QUESTION AS TO THE LIARILITY OF THE INNS
OF LAW TO ASSESSMENT FOR POOR'S RATES.

POLICE.
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Yesterday Mr. A. Fraser, of Thsvirs Inn, wai summoned•
before the sitting Magistrates, Alderman Cox soil Aldermen
J. J. Smith, to answer the complaint of the 0 ars of the
parish of St. Andrew, Holb9rii, fur refusing to pay the rate
assessed for the relief of the poor.
Mr. Dobson attended in behalf of the parish of Si. An-
drew, and Mr. Deykes, a respectable solicitor, attended iu
behalf of Mr. Fraser, and the iuhabitants and proprietors of
the Inn generally.
As the pariah supported the poor of the Inn, it was coo-
tended that Inn was within the parish, soil ought, ill com-
mon justice and charity, to contribute to the support of ths
Pour.
Mr. Deyltes, the Solicitor for the defence, objected that
the rate bad not been proved, which must be dune before
they could proceed further.
' After some discussion the further hearing of the case was
adjuurised until Thursday next, when Mr. Dobson said he
would be prepared to prove the rate.
Ib the course of the discussion Alderman Cox declared it
to be his present opinion, that when the premises in the lam
were let to others thau those of the profession of the law
they lost their privilege, and became liable to the rate. He
wan sensible, however, of the treat magnitude of the
question, amid had no doubt that the Magistrates would pay
adequate attention to it.
BOW-STREET.
Yesterday George Hormel was brought to the office, in
eniibrdy of Bond the constable, and uutierweut an I.llllllloS-
didi before Sir Richard Birnie, charged with a violent assault
spa ;Olio Marsh, the stag. lour keeper of Drnry.lane thee-
-t 'the Prisoner, it appeared, in company with another
a,
bad endeavoured to cuter the theatre by force; and
Ise-Prosecutor in resisting them was dangerously wounded by
sgailusea lit the left eye.
The Prisoner was ordered to find bail.

Am application of considerable;ott;; to pawnbrokers and
persona who pledge property, was made to the Magistrates,
fur compensation for pledges injured by moths.
. The Magistrate refused to care any process against the
pawitbroker, nut considering that be was hound or account-
'tible for damage done by insects.
We staled a few days since that a naval officer was corn-
* Vied for stealing an umbrella from the Auction KUOMd of
illiesars. Mathis and Debenharn, in King.street, Covent.
Wase'dens the property of Mr. Hebbs, of Windsor. rester-
illy he underwent mother examination. Au attorney at-
ilisitted 09.1iis behalf, and stated to Sir Richard Birnie, that
it vu • must distresting case: the Poisoner being Weld, re-
iptetable in himself as well as his family and ion., who
iiVtearn great grief on account of his being in confinement. He
lishied the Magistrate that if he had taken the umbrella by
;704 ,it must have been when he was in a state of mind
kikiii e did nut know what be was about, which was fry-
". dlsen y case. At one time he was in an actual state of
. 1 'the
ere..remit, tool was obligrd to beer a strait waistcoat
itii on him; he frequently did the most extraordiusry act-,
such as walking barefooted front St. Albers, and speeding
Ibis mosey when he had received his half pay in purchases
which he had no necessity fur.
The Attorney produced various documents, which cilia-
-1111•41 the worthy Magistrate of the correctness of his state-
...mom, which induced Sir Richard Hittite humanely to dig.
charge the Prisoner, on condition of his being taken care of.
Thomas Marsh and Joins Coop underwent a second era-
anlnatliiii, charged with being concerned with 'mother man '
its robbing Sir C. Deuce of a sliver snuff box and pocket-
book, aehe was coming out of Drary.latie theatre out Satter-
day slight.
The third man, who escaped, is supposed to have had the
property.-1 hey were remanded.
James Lojerre, a boy about 15 years of age, underwent
• final examination, charged with robbing itis masters,
Messrs. Houltittch and Co. of Lour acre, comb makers, of
several acts of harness
It yesterday appeared that the Prisoner had also robbed his
mother and brother of various articles, but they declined
prosecuting.
blesaes..Houlditcla were bound over to prosecute.
Joist, Murphy was charged with robbinf, Mr. L. Parrod,
of Great Mary.le-bone-stieet, dancing master, of a snuff
box.
Harriet Newton, of Buckeridge-street, offered the box to
pledge at Messes. Wise and Co. Long-aere, pawnbrokers,
who suspected that she did not come proper.y by it. She
confessed that she had received it from the Prisoner, who
was taken into custody.
The Prisoner was fully committed.
George Curry was charzeil with feloniously stealing 711.,
in rash and note., the property of Mr. Julio king, leatlier.mer-
chant, Drat y.laue, who stated that he had some dealing with
Mr. Powers, of Fleet street, and about three mostly, meee a
man called opus him from Mr. Powers fur money to take up
a hill, which was due at a banker's in Pathos!' ; be gave the
man the money to take tip the bill, desiring him to bring
him the note, it being then his property, as he bad ad-
vanced the money fur it, which the enan accordingly did;
and he having transacted that business very correctly. and
considering him a steady ut in the employ of Mr.
Powers, he gave hint casts mid notes to the amount of 711.
to take up a bill for him at Messrs. Gltu and Co. bankers,
in Burchin.lane, Curs:hill ; but instead of the man go.
lag to take .up the bill, he absconded with the mosey.
—The mau was advertigtd, with a reward far him ap-
prehension by Powers. The Prisoner answering ;lee deserip-
tion, was apprehended, and the reward claimed, but which
bad um been paid. Mr. Powers bad been summoned to at-
tend to give evidence yesterday, but be neglected PO to do,
and it appeared to the Magistrate very extraordiaery that
there should be any reluctance to pmaecute the kr isomer un-
der such aggravated eircumirtaueem '
The Prisoner was remanded.
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John Morris, s youth, wn4 committed from
Queen-sqnsre, yeiterdsy, charged by one of the
Turk-keepets cf Ihklisses's Perk with grin.tosily
breakwg one of the seats to•jiitces on Tnewlay
morning. He was sent to Tuthill-fields Bhdewril.