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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MONDAY, Nov. 14.

Sittings in Banco.
/N TEE XATTE& 01' COPE AN ATTORNEY.
This was an appliestion far o rule (which is absolutein the first
instance) to strike Mr. Henry Cope. an attorney, residing in
Wilson-strect, Gray's-Inn-road, off the Rolls of the Court, he
having been already struck off the Bolls of the Court of King's
Bench, for alleged misconduct in his character of an attorney.
It appeared by the allitlavits filed in the Court of King's Bench
that 111 r. Cope, who was attorney for the plaintiff in an action,
Doe v. Lomas, attended before one of the Judges. nitrating to a
summons taken out by the attorney on the other side for that pur-
pose, to show cause why the trial of the cause should not bf post-
poned. On tbnt occasion he pretended to exhibit true copies of
certain letters written so him by the defendant's attorney,conthining
proposals for an amicable arrangement of the case ; but which
copies, it afterwards appeared, were any thing but true, being some
garbled extracts, and in many respects gross misrepresentations of
the originals. This rule had been referred to the Master, who.
reported, that when before him, Mr. Cope boldly justified his
conduct, contending that he had a perfect right to set out in his
copies just so much, or so little, of the original letters, as he found
convenient. 'rho Court, on that occasion, said the rule for striking
Mr. Cope off the rolls must be made absolute. He had I-en guilty
of attempt to practise a gross deceit upon one of the Learned
Judges; and also to inflict great injustice upon one of the suitors of
the Court ttuch practices must be put (own for the potent onof the
public ; and Mr. Cope having had such misconduct clearly brought
home to him, was no longer a lit person to act as an attorney.
Application was made to the Judges of this Court in last Trinity
term to strike Mr.'Cope off tije rolls of this Court as a matter of
course; but on the statement of that individual that he had pre-
sented a petition to the Judges of the Court of King's Bench, pray.
log to be re-adniitted, arid which petition was then under consi-
deration, the application was enlarged to the present term. On
Friday last the rule was again moved for, when Mr. Cope addressed
the Bench, and said he had instructed Mr. Sergeant Adams to
appear on his behalf, but that the beamed Sergeant, from indispo.
sition could not attend, and as he (Cope) on speaking to Lord
Chief Justice Abbott respecting his petition, had been informed by
his Lordship (that his petition was still under consideration, he
hoped the Can would defer the ease a few days. The Lord Chief
Justice assented, and said he would in the mean time speak to Lord
Chief Justice Abbott on the subject. This morning
The LOAD CAMP JurricE, 00 seeing Mr. Cope in Court, told
him, that he had seen Lord Chief Justice Abbott on the subject,
and that he (Cope) had quite misunderstood his Lordship, who,
instead of saying that the petition was under consideration. had oh.
served to 111 r. Cope, that nestling more cooly! be heard upon the
matter. That being so, the rule must be made absohneihr strik-
ing that gendernan of the rolls of this Court 1110 ; it being a mat-
ter of course, that when an attorney had been struck off Ibe rolls of
ope Court, he should be struck off those of another, without ex.
amination by the Judges of the second Court ; and that rule was
founded very properly on the consideration. that if a man's con-
duct had been foetid each as to render him unlit to 'practise in one
Court, he must be equally unfit to practise in another.
The rule was accordingly granted, and sr. Cope is no longer an
attorney of either of the l'ourts.

RENNELL% THE 11911 OP OF LINCOLN.
Mr. Sergeant VACGHAN aMd be hid conferred wtth hiq elient,
and his Learned Brother who was with him in the muse. sa to the
expediency of their addressing any observations lo the Court on the
putt to which their Lordships had called Mr attention on • for-
mer day, and they had determined that it was not necessary for
them to do en.

The. LORD CAME JUSTICE then said the Court would gist
their judgment in the course of the term.
Their Lordships, having to attend at the Co Jr: of tschequer,
rose at an early hour.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, IlloNnAT, Nov. le.

The Judges sat for a short time this trornit,g, but nothing but
mottoes of course, and other uninteresting business, vas e:.tered
upoll.

PREROGATIVE CO T, Nov. U.

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INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, MONDAY, Nov. 14.

Jahn Roger Smith, tailor, And:lent in the neiglubourhooil of
Blackfriars.rosel. came up on hixpetition to be discharged, and
was opposed by Mr. II E• TB, on behalf of John Gibson, hosier.
It appeared that the insolvent became a bankrupt in May 1822,
and at that period went into furnished lodgings within the rules of
the King's Bench. To support himself and family, he continued
to carry on his business as a tailor, and during his continuance in
the rules contracted a small debt with the opposing creditor (Mr.
Gibson) for trimmings. He haul also incurred other debts, amount-
ing to 1701. during his residence in the rules; and front his sche-
dule, it appeared, that, in that period, he had received 1201. through
his wife, besides the produce of his business.
Under all the circumstances, 111r.'llEsT it centended. that the
insolvent, he Incurring debts whilst in the custody of the King's
Bench, had forfeited hie right to the relief of the Insolvent Act.
Mr. Commissioner Law vas of opinion, that an uncertified bank-
rupt taking up goods to a large amount, for the indulgence of ex-
travagant propensities, may be considered as having acted fraudu-
lently ; but as it appeared that the insolvent bad only contracted a
small debt to enable him to Carry on his trade as a tailor, the
Court was not disposed to deny hint the relief he prayed for.
The insolvent was ordered to be discharged.

iiiiton,cnnrtionlicalled Sir John 31ilm Win-
nington, a fashionable locking young man, habited a In militoiie.
was brought un on his petition to be discharged. He was opposed
by several creditors. who appeared in propeia pr,stmer. and by Mr.
Pollock, on behalf of two creditors, named Sargirson and Rumford.
Mr. Heath appeared for the insolent.
Mr. pottoc► proceeded to examine the insolvent relative to
the description he had given of himself, and the notice served on
hie creditors.
Mr. Pot.r.ocx—Uadex what circumstances. Sir, do you teke the
tide which you have appended in your name ?
Insolvent—By virtue of the Under of Knighthood which I re-
ceived on the Continent.
Mr. POLLOCK—What was the order ?
Insolrent--The Military and Equestrian Order of Rome. and
according to the ordinary courtesy, I don't conceive that the title
can be ref Used to me.
Mr. POLLOCK—Who bestowed that title on you ?
Insolvent—Pope Pius V11:11n 1820.
Mr. Pott.oc►—Has it been recognised by the Government of
this refinery ?
Insolvent—No. Nor WAS it necessary.
Mr. POLLocu here produced two bill which had been drawn by
the insolvent, and were dated from Clifford-street, Bond-street.
The insolvent pas then interrogated as to his residence. He had
resided In Plifl'ord.street, Bord-stsest, and contracted wine debts
there. He had resided in various places about town, in some of
which he had contracted debts. In his notice, lie stated himself to
have been resident only in Teviatock-place, Russel-square, and
Bridge House-place, Newington.
31r. HEATH—You should have mentioned all those places in
which you resided and contracted debts.
Irsolvent— I was told by my solicitor that if / mentioned the re-
sidence in which I contracted the first debt in my schedule, and the
lent residence, it was sufficient.

1111% HEATH— file Objection is fatal.
Mr. Commissioner LAW sail, that the insolvent, having impro-
perly and insufficiently described his place of •esidence, must file a
new arhedule, and again give nutice to his ctetlitors.
After a consultation with Counsel on both sides,
Mr. Commissioner LAW finally agreed to grant the insolvent the
liberty of taking a new order for hearing ; in consequence of which
the petitioner was remanded shy' etc.
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POLICE.
GUILDHALL.
The question whether • pawnbroker is liable for damage by
moths to articles while in his care, came under discussion before
lUr. Alderman Cos, upon a summons issued at the instance of a
Mrs. Taylor.

Mrs. Taylor. it seems, had pledged a carpet for 30s. at the shop
of Mr. Matthews, in the Minories, in R1a7,1824, and had paid
interest upon it from time to time, to prevent its becoming forfeited,
until last week, when some friend offered to purchase it. The
carpet had originally cost 41. 10s. and bud only been in use about
five months prior to its coming into the hands of filr. Matthews ;
but when it was now produced it was so moth-eaten in various
parts, as scarcely to be worth one-fourth of its cost. As the Pawn_
brokers' Act provides that reasonable satisfaction shall be made
for damage occasioned by neglect or any wilful misbehaviour, she
now sought that satisfaction, contending that if Mi. Matthews had
brushed and aired the carpet occasionally, it would not have been
spoiled by the moths.
Mr. Matthews's answer to the complaint was, that the present
Recorder had given an opinion some years ago, that when injury
seemed to arise out of the length of time the article was kept in
warehouse, rather than from negligence, the pawnbroker was not
liable to make good the damage. The pawnbroker hail a manifest
interest in carefully preserving whatever article was placed in his
hands, because it might eventually be abandeited to him by the
owner, and the former could then only reimburse himself'''. the
sale of It. He bad a witness who would swear he had aired and
brushed this very carpet, and therefore there was no ground to
complain of neglect.
The Worthy Alderman, after reading the Recorder's opinion,
decided in favour of the pawnbroker, but recommended him to
make the complainant some recompense, upon which Mr. Mat-
thews offered to return the carpet for 30e., abating his claim to Gs.
interest, and with these terms Mrs. Taylor was obliged to be con-
tent.

BOW.STREET.
Ft:WC/ITS AND CAarr.Ess DititrlNG.—Yestuday Jolts
franufs/ta/l, the driver of the Paddington stage, No. 4.738, ap-
peared to a summons granted upon the information of Mr. John
Cath, a merchant, carrying on business at St. Mary-at-Hill
From the evidence it appeared, that on Sunday, the tith instant,
Mr. Cath got upon the defendant's coach, in Coleman-street, and
on their arrival at the public-house opposite St. Luke's Hospital,
City-road, a person wishing to go by the defendant's coach had not
dquite finished his dinner, and sooner than lose a passenger coachee
etermined to wait, which he did, notwithstanding the complaints
of several of the passengers at being detained tin long. Before they
started again, another stage passed them, when the defendant cried
out to the driver of it, that he did not even want a whip to pass the
—. However, when they did start, they went at a tolerable rate
until their arrival at the top of Pentonville-hill, whim defendant
commenced whipping the near side horse to mare It keep up with
the off side one, which being a very fast trotter, the other was ob-
liged to be put into a gallop, to enable It to keep pace. In this
manner they went down the hill. and upon their coming to Battle-
bridge turnpike, the defendant drove his coach so as to bring the
splinter bar in contact with the poet of the gate, with such violence,
that the complainant was thrown off the stage, and fell upon his
back with his legs entangled in the spokes of the wheel, so that
had the coach moved either forwards or backwards his legs must
have been broken. Mr. Cath was of course very much alarmed,
and as be was compelled to go to Judd-street, he with assistance
got into the coach, and was taken to his place of destination. This
evidence was corroborated by a gentleman who at the time was on
the stage, and who further stated that soon after Mr. Cath h.ul left
them, they overtook a lady and gentleman in a chaise, when the
defendant, wanting to set down, instead of stopping short for that
purpose, or of driving on, so as to enable tbe gentleman to clear
him with safety, drove against the shaft of the chaise, and had it
been a little harder, the witness had no doubt but some severe acci.
dent must have happened.
The defendant was tined in the penalty of 51. and costs ; Sir
Richard stating that had he (defendant) beep the proprietor of the
stage, he should have fined him to the extent, 101., as he eon.
ceived it quite tune to, put a stop to furiuus driving upon the road
its question.
QUEEN-SQUARE.
Amongst the applications to the sitting Magistrate, D. W. Gay-
°oily. Esq. was that of Lliza Hughes, a female well known at
this office, for relief under severe Mom and deep distress, when
the worthy Magistrate moat humanely gave her some silver, and
secured her an asylum during her illness.
Mr. John Lingham, son of the celebrated breeches-maker in the
Strand, was charged by Mr. Edward Flower, who lodges in the de-
fendant's house, at Union-row, Chelsea, with using most abusive
language to his wife, -and-threatening to stab him in Ms way up
stairs. The complainant said that the above scene happened on
Lord Mayor's day, about eight tdAritir in the evening, when his
brother was sent on purpose to *met his wife and child from the
defendant.
Aim Ann Flower, a handsome young lady, dressed in the first
style ot fashion, enteted the office, accompanied by her husband,
and resting on his arm, who being sworn, stated, that she bad been
obliged to send for hei brother.in-law an the day mentioned, as she
did not cnnsider herself tuft in the defendant's house. It was not
the first time he had threatened her with violence and abusive lan.
page. He iris, alio in the habit of ringing five bells together,
aid often declared this vita the way he would ring them our.
JiYr. Lingham, 'in defence, said that those teople came in at all
times, from eleven o'clock at night tilt three In the morning, When
they danced up stairs, and annoyed hint much more than he did
them.
31r. GRICGOILIE said, that he should hold Mr. Lingham to bail
in his own recognizance, to keep the peace till the parties left his
lumina
Mts. Linghtm said, that she wished both Mr. and Mrs. Flower
to go away directly, for they were a great annoyance to her, and
Mr. Flower had told her what he could do to annoy her still more.
Mrs. Flower said she would go as soon as convenient.
Mr. Flower, %cm said that he had been sent for on Lord Mayor's
Day by his daughter-inalew, whom he found very and Linghani
was quite outrageous; when he honked at the door, the defendant
called to know who it was, and said he would have ho Bond-etreet
people there, and told his boy, a young lad, to take the knocker off,
and there had been no knoeker since. Mr. Lingham let oft' fire-
works in the evening, and alarmed every one.
Mr. Gagoctara—Why you seem to have been very unlucky
with your family on Lard Mayor's day. You had better get an-
other place i and, in the meantime, I don't think that Mr. Ling-
ham will trouble you any more.
Menne Seyttert, the toll-keeper at Queen's Elm's-gate, near
Little Chelsea, was charged by Mr. Flower and his two son, with
a violent assault, and ill:using the wife of Mr. Charles Flower,
when they were returning home frpcn Union-row, about half-past
'II o'clock on Wednesday night. The young people had got:as far
as the t,,11-house, when the brothers went behind for a few seconds,
during which time Mrs. C. Flower was invited in, and attempted
to he ill-Itsvd, but escaped by running away. The man who
touched the female was col, however, present, and all they wanted
was, that Reyfrurt should be put on his oath to tell who the other
four men were. Seyffert was believed to be one of them, but they
could nottO him positively. One of the brothers wea struck

in the scuffle. Mrs. Charles Flower, it appeared, was too far ad-
vanced in pregnancy to attends and, besides, had been dreadfully
frightened at the attack made upon her.
Mr. Git Enna IE thouLlit as the complainant's wife was so ill, it
was Isetter to let the warrant stand over till she recovered, and was
able to come out.

Branco, a private watchman, said, that SaytTert had nothing to
do with the affray, and accused one of the Flowers with striking the
first blow.

Mr. Flower, senior. asked what right people had in the toll-
house at all, and especially to make a h—y-house of it? lie hoped
the trustee. Mr. levy, would look to it.
. .

Mr. Flower was Wormed by the Magistrate*, that they would
forward such a letter to Mr. Levy as was likely to put an cnd to
such disgraceful acenes.
Seyffert was about to say something in hit defence, when Mr.
GIIZOORTE stopped him, and told him to say no more, and that he
consideraLthe business most disgraceful to him.
Mr. Flower hail scarcely left the of when he returned, and
inquired what he must do. as the men on going out threatened to
stick to him and his sons. He added, that he would not go that read
by himself at night for 401.
Mr. GREOOIIE here reminded him, that the Warrants still hung
over the tour nnknown men, who were liable to be brought up
whenever they could be identified.
Ronal No or PALIEDITIL—W. Nurse, landlord of the Essex
Serpent. in 'Charles-street, Westminster. came to complain of the
manner in width his till had been robbed for some tine put. lie
had discovered that his eon, prompted by a maid-servant, was in
the habit of taking money from the till before he came down stairs.
with which the servant bought niceties for hurl( and the lad. Upon
his taxing his son with robbing him, headiest confessed it, end
owned hchad done it at the insligition of the maid-servant. lie
alio found, that his son was in tt,e.haint of buying fruit of an ex-
penalie kind of a fruit.woman named Austin, who kept a stand
near liridge.street, where be. paid twopence for a pear, and could
get credit to the amount of sixpence ore shilling at any tiate. In
consequence of this information, Alm. Austin was sent fur, and in.
fanned that she could not be permitted to keep her stand, which
was against the laws.
Mrs. Austin—l have lived in Nrestminater for a great number of
Tears, been a housekeeper, and brought up a large tamily, and am
I not to get a living now
Mr. WHITE—NO, not in that way. You must do as well as
you can ; I can't help it. I ant obliged to put the laws in force
against other people, and I must put them in force against you.
I walkabout with my eyes shut ; but, when charges are brought

-here, and the pertons.pui before me, lint obliged ti; optm them.
Mrs. Austin here mentioned that one of the churchwardens (we
believe Mr. Asseretti) had given her leave to keep a stall there.
Mr. WHITE-1 don't care for that. If ell the churchwardens
in London were to tome here upon such a subject I should pay no
attention to them. I am determined to keep the sourcetof junire
pure, Without respect to any person, while 1 hare any thing to do
with the administration of the laws.

THA AIES OFFICE.
Richard Buckky, a shingeeper, waii.put to the bar, before War.
,TORN BRODERIP, Esq. the presiding Magifitrata, charged ,with
having the unlawful posselsion of two pounds of tallow candle be-
longing to the Thomas, lying off Bhieitwall.
The prisoner, in his defence, said thitt he had found them in the
steerage, and thought there was no harm in taking them.
Mr. BRODERIT—r wilLteaCh you otherwise; I convict you of •
mi.demesnor, and adjudge you to pay a penqlty of fifty shillings,
and in default of plyment„l will commit you Jo the House of Cor•
rection for five weeks, to by kept to bard labou; at the tread mill.

41 /' to tile whether a tender, made not to the steward, but to a person IN lOM GOOD! OF CHARCLII come, LATE OF DAILLION•BANTK,
I ' eveterflind by blwt specially to distrait', be a good tender. [AST-CHEAP.
iIkONVILLIAIeII —That, 14 Lord. was not a point roade at the trial. Dr. bust', XGT OX applied for letters of ad min istratTon to past
leas Loss filmitrJusesce —Depend on it, obeli a point will to Mr. Mr, an Attorney of Houndsditeh, onlieltalf or Mrs. Mary
list made tacreafttr. We give you • rule to show muse, In order . Norris. of.Dateshead, Durham ; the deceased dn.! la 1802, havin`•
that pr, nc.y have an opportunity to look into the authorities oo it. Wonex,ed property to the amount of alilli. i the affidavit stated that
limvstramta.l. fees. Norris wut cousin german and neat of kin to the erceised.
cox a. TODD *tab 071FIDS1. Sir Jon x Nicatot. said, that having reason to know that many
Tii:ll in al% acti,n to teertet diNZZ from the defendants, for ittrstions for administration had been made by parties pot en-
getout* to receive a itlfUltiti it tO contract. It t thereto, and who made a trade of procuring them, when they
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was telatt at she Met Work Matra, beebee Mt..latatict Bayley. The found cases to lie over, he world 'reject the present application
pole& tees ommuited. . . . until more satisfactory proof could be 'leen that the party was en.
11. t. Tal. now moved the Coact so set aids this ainumit, titled le i—hidliuo reJected•