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London, England, 1822-04-19 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Gincoaaci., Leimai,

THURSDAY, APRIL 18.
ltieure Ms Lotto Cam JUSTICE and a Special Jury.
IROULZY AND OTHERS N. TENPLER•
This was an action brought by the Plaintiffs, who
ate rearetatile ship-broker-, to recover from the
Deft-lA*lst, a ship-owner, the sum of 407/. 18*.
'wing the osmium of a commission of one per cent.
claimed by the Plaintiff for di-fling two East India
abipo, tlsetreoperty of %Ir. Templer.
0 i the past of the Defendant it was contended
that be wee not liable, as he had not employed the
Plaiatiffl; lint, on the contrary. the fiist applica-
tion %vas made by the Plaintiffs to isins on the pert
r I) Fairlie and Co., who auh-equently
became the purchasers. On the evidence it op.
ireared tiiot it was the uniform custom of the trade
for the b•oker to receive a commission from the seller,
whether lie nits retained by him or not, its the fist
in.tance. It appeared the two ships were sold for
30,70)1, and that the Defendant had now a bene-
ficial interest of 10,000/. in the ships, which were
employed by the East India Company.
The LORD CUM, Juergen was of otnninti, that
on the evidence the Plaintiffs were entitled to reco-
ver the one per cent. on 30,700/., the sum winch
the two ves.els sold fur.
The Jury accordingly found a verdict fur the
Plaintiffs—damages 407/. Ho.

OLD BAILEY, THURSDAY, APRIL 19.

Wiliam Tilley wag indicted for stealing a mare
t3ie property of J. Mullins. at Frddington.
Or the morning of the 6th instant the mare was
missed from the stable of the Prosecutor, owl traced
into a Line trading to Kingston. The Proarcivor,
with a patrol, pursued nod overtook the prisoner on
the mare, and took hiss into custody. The animal
had been previously stolen from a Mr. Bowles, and
sold to Mr. Mullins by a person named 11.11. Mr.
Bowles has recovered her again. Verdict—Gaily,
Death. _ _

George Adams. was indicted for nettling a watch,
chain aid seals, the property of J. Spencer, in his
rlwellinK house.—The prosecutor keeps the George
and Vulture, at Fluxion. On the night of the
26 h March the Prisoner came and asked for a bed,
for which he paid. Ile then asked the latest hour
sit which the house war open, and being•told eleven
o'clock, lie returned at that hour, got • light and
went up to his room. In a few minutes he
came down again, and laying he would ie!isrn in
half an hour, went out, but never returned. In
consequence of a report in a Newspaper, the pro-
secutor weal to Guildhall, and saw his watch in the
hands of an rawer, who had the prisoner in custody
for stealing three sheets from another house. The
watch was stolen from the room in which the prise n-r
war to have slept. Verdict—Gaily of stealing to
the cubic of 395.
Henry Leonard was indicted for stealing 33 silver
spoons, arid 33 gull sovereigns, the property of w .
Sisk, in his dwelling-house.
'lle Prosecutor lives in the parish of St. Giles
in the Fields. The property was taken from a strong
cloiet in his house on Sunday the 24th February.
The Poisoner was a labourer in his employ, and used
to brush his clothes. About twelve o'clock on the
day rained, the Poisoner was at the Greet. Man,
on Fumble), Common, drunk, and asked a laltouring
mau to get him change for u sovereign. The man
cot!d out get change, and when lie brought bock
the sovereign, be observed the ends of two spoons
tottclaiog out of the l'risoner's bosom ; whereupon he
rent fPr su rfficer, who fuuud Mr. Slade's property
upon him.
'erdict—G•ihy, Death.
The Prosecutor Fee mended him to mercy, on
the wound of hos having left 451. in notes, which
were 1)Iog in the closet, untouched.
Job Ed.* was capitally indicted for stealing •
gold watch, the property of George Tomlinson, and
is g..ld pin, the property of George Flack, in the
dwetlin/-house of the latter.

Mr. Fuck is secretary to the Russell Institution,
and ha% aortnients snowed him at the linuitution.
Poironct's father was employed at the In-
i.tituticrii to do some work there, and the Pri-
soner worked under him. The property in question
uas ru•s%rd from the apartments of Mr. Flack, and
in • kw days traced to the posoesiiion of the Pri-
soner. Verdict--,. Guilty of stealing, but not in
the dwelling-house of George Flack."