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London, England, 1824-12-08 00:00:00

rrnywm PAOTICCLARII.

About seven o'clock in the evening of Monday sennight,
as Mr. Wm. Evens. of Sandas, was crossing the ford un-
der Trewern, near Narherth, on his road home, his hone
(after having paSta d thr most dangerous part), meeting with
an obstruction from a gravel bank, formed by the recent
floods, made a sudden leap, which threw Mr. Evans oft,
and, in consequence of the rapidity of the current, he was
washed away and &omit at.
On the night of To, slay last, as Mr. William Powell,
of Bacton, was returning from Abergavenny-market, he
was drowned at Monnow Bridge, near Monmouth Cap.
What remlets the accident more distressing is, that the'
cries of the unfortunate stdrerer were heard during the
space of two hours • but, in consequence of the slat knelt%
of !he night, it could not he axe: rained to what spot to di-
nrt assi aance. It is suppos.-d, that finding himself in
danger, and passing under a tare, he forsook the hark of
his horse, anal sought tame by catching hold of the
lirmehes ; but exhausted nature sunk him into a watery
grave. On the Wednesday morning the horse was found
in an adjoining meadow.
In consequence of the 11,041 in the Lianigan Brook, on
Toe-ally, the siStl November, the tram road bridge over
that brook at Fordvawr. near Hay, was gratuly thimag.d.
anal upon Mr. C:org• Nortit'a use) going over it the one
side gave way, whin the train, and we are PO. :y to add, a
poor man, asleep thereon (who was going from Woreexter
to Brecon to drive a stage waggon). fell down into the
brook ; the man was un!ortneately drowned, hut most of
the poem were saved. The iiriva escaped unhurt.

During the Ihte floods, as three pen.ons were passing
near the flay, Brecon:4l)in., on a roll which was flooded,
th:• atm= caused the horse; to lose their footing. and me-
lancholy to relate, two of the,rielers, and all the horses
were drowned ; th third petran p•tsl billnerlf by swim-

leg. Melia, whose less of lOtetree, we mentioned in our
last, had, on the right of the floodreent a tom to the mea-
dows to see if all was safe. The man brought weed that
all was well, and that the waver was sinking. His surprise
and elistryss may be well imagined, when, in the morning,
hediscove red, that so far from sinkin:7, the river hail risen
to such a height as to cover the tneadows where sheep,
cattle, aeel horses were eanfincel. The horses, cattle, and
about twenty f.t slicep, had civrel themselves by crowding
together upon a billet k in one of the meadows, and were
liberated by boats. Mr. Addis's lows is really a distressing
one; he had newly cootie to the farm, etiel though he mei-
time. ask. nor lc peen, the assistance of his friends and neigh-
bours, we would just suggest that a guinea a-pieee would
be nothing out of the pockets cc his brother farmers, and
would nt..ke the worthy but unfortunate yeoman compara-
tively easy on the score of his Ims. All the accounts from
nom concur in rutting the scene at Wilton-bridge to have
been truly grand. The coachman of the Chan:pion, when
he came to the spot where the water crossed the road to a
great depth and ~,tent, with a coolness and caution which
does him credit, drew up, and waite:l till the returning
coach arrived on the opposite side, when they exchanged
passengers and parcels by the intervention of boats. At
Aloranouth. the a2ealling met of devastation which the
waters of the Wye and itonnow Treed along their shores
last week have been ree-wed in the early part of this with
accumulated effects. To the inhabitants of Mennen-
street they have been particularly injurious. The rivers
have risen and fail:n twice within a few days, and were
continuing, to rise warn our accounts came away yesterday.
I—lferefUrd Independent.

ON THE ECONOMY OF THE EYES.

BY DR. KITCHItiNER.

After a certain ace the relative sharpness of the sight of I
the eyes varies as much 111 does thequiekness of the ears ;
the sense of seeing and of hearing begin to fail about the /
same time : there ars few persons rest forty who cannot
hear better with one ear than with the other. The eye
least used soon b.. e::nes weal:, and is the course of a short
while almost timeless. This fact is w little known, that I
have fr, quehtly !hard persons, win, up to the age of forty,
have worked their right eye, and finding it beginning to
fail, 5a..14...140 Banatur..*lceolu :,aisse their Wt.-
tope : however; as I told them, flit, formd on trial, that
the eye which had teen idle was midi more itnpaireil than
that which had been active. Sp: twits ate always prefer-
able, because both eyes. by being :ept in action, an kept
in heath. Vision is brighter and ewer, and the labours of
the eye is considerably lessened. !:i-cing the eye to work
et night, even for a few moinerns :f.er they are tired, will
often disorder them duriog the while of the following day:
and is of all eye-spei:ing nets, the most mischievous. Want
of mercy in this respect has pre matinely reined the eyes of
thousands. Nothing can be more detrimental to the organ
of the sight than the clumsy practice of holding a glass by'
squeezing the ntl:cularis muscle : this cannot be done
without distorting and il:strersing the mechanism of the
eye. likeen, or eoloired glasses et any kind, veil objects
with a gloomy obscurity, and can never he recommended,
except to those who hare to travel over a white sand. or are
much exposed to any white glare, which cannot be other-
wise moderated. Some fans, more nice than wise, among
other ridiculous rednetnents. have recommended their green
gauze or crape instead of green glass. under the pretence
that while it moderates the li, lit, it still admits the air, and
is therefore coider to the eves. .til coloured glasses in-
crease the labour of the ey, s. and soon bring them into
such an irritable state as un.its than for all the ordinary
imposts of lire ; there is rca-rely an t eternal or internal
BMW but may be bronelr hr extretre indulgence to such a
degree of inorold ile:ieaey and aenteness, as to render these
organs, which nature intended as inure is of gratification,
the frequent causes of disappointment and pain.

SINGCLAIt REV r ercorol-A in our paper of the I
13th ult. the comuniuml to our county gist of Thomas
Watts (!a;c s..rvant to Mr. 11swlee, of ;anfleheipe Lodpe,
near liebon Nlforbrav), for felonv. Ile was charged upon
the oath of Anne &flinty, tete. also • servant of Mr.
Hawley's, with 11,11.i0.: f titer. d her betl-tonne about dlr.?
o'clock hi the nu/rninfr the '9th Oztolier last, and at-
noupting her life by eutt"Nt her throat with a plt-knife;
she fin Our stated, that itratte,bsiele after perpetrating the
act he `au away ; when she went to her master's room and
in'.'orated him of the circumstance, who proceeded to the
man's chamber. and found him nuparently asleep, and a
fellow.stryttnt to a bed t:pon the wound being
examin.4 by a %urgent,. be pronounced that her life was
not in danger. The women bearing a vtry inditrerent cha-
racter, great trouble was taken by the worthy Magistrate in
c-der to elucidate the truth, and the pr'soner was re-
manded several tittles ; but as she strictly adhered to her
first statement, upon oath, there Was no other alternative,
and he was secerditedy commit :eft for trial at the ensuing
ass:rii. Err since lr, onitine.ment the girl has ltetn very
much depressed in 117 r mind, and stung, it is supp(sed,
with renatrse of cnin:ectiee. in /!I v'mp, tl:c li'e of a
f

l'rw-s:Tvant in shell imminent thm:.;:r: She rottestsl on
lest to the p4rish officers cf L:ttle that she
had thken a f.the oath. and tlt.tt the n'at.i:o fabric:l-
-t...0n of her own ; that shc.• committal Cie art with her own
ham' out revenge, she being prey ctnt by tin: pr:soner,
who bail refits :1 to marry her. rois abandoned WOlll3lll
the iite thy r..!tr;illy went over to Melton to the same
'.lltrat,., for the e toirp:;., (ii it co-ald Clone)
of ter& ariti;.: to Cie troth of .11,.11 elY',4i'm It k wider-
st rrl tit:a t:a.. lour foA•or will to romMt
inure!! is prStrn until. the next goimtl gaol th.iivery.—
Le:.......fer

tuelanclylly and fa'al occurrence took place last week.
in a pric•att asy!ott: for lunatics, vituato to tilt. west or this
city. One of r;!.• unrortmate Mouth s 111.1 exhildted symp-
tom! of becoming ontrr;;cotts, in the pn s nre Of two of the
keepers, one of whom !IA the room for the pmpose of
adopting pr.vau.'n!‘z-y rteasuren, N itil the ether, a per-
sm :2? vc r ntr.;:.e, rAtioinctl with the pantnt, ill

tht• ey.prettitiel of betty; able to gertiman I him till his as-
sistent's return the inetiiae. however. in it moment ci
fury. Fe':zjag a knife. rtitnged it into the t.ide of his at-
teodent, an't il/I.ll,lliatdy vo kd nun'ont-si befpre his
cietint, ac if nothing of the find hed happenvd.
Sing:cal aid was slon procure:l, and one medical trentle-
torn re;, ain;4l with the po,,r man the who:e ni;ilot. who,
notwithstanding, sLel the 1.110w1,4 day.—!`dikeryl

LAW I.VTELLIGENCR.

COURT OF CHANCERY, TUESDAY, Dsc. 7.

OLAWOROA,VITIIRE CAYAI. COMPAWY.
Mr. ItitALD continued hi+ argument in support of tho injunr.
tic.n, and was followe.l on the same side by another Learned
Counvl.

fir. Minur wen heard in reply, in support of his motion for
dioolving the onler.
Judgment on riaturday.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, TurrnAr, Dcc. 7.

The Court was engaged the whole day in hearing eases of no
public interest.
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COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Tumult', Dim. 7.

sTncitim.s v. 111711 LIT.

This was an iteticitifftreiTiie;:, brought against the defendant for
catering plaintiff's
After the ,piing were sworn, the defendant, who was uniuoisied
by Counsel, rumored that all matters of dispute between him and
paining' be submitted to the arbitration of two surveyors, who
should inepret the premises. and in their award say what act, might
to he done by the reiipeCtiore parties brisesds repairing certain fences,
/le.; and that in nem the arbitrator, mil nut agree, an umpire be
called in, nod that their adjudication be final; to this proposition
plaintiff' wep Id not accede.
31r. PATTISON stated the case for the plaintiff: It appeared
frmn his staietretit, in support of which tne several II•ITIeNlell were
produced, teat plaintiff re.i.led at Kensington, in premises adjoin.
ier those of e'er:indent ; that he had taken great twins to improve
his olden, which contained everything that could be, ronsidemd
usef;tl or amnia:real; that his garden was separated front a field
of ticlendant'.. where VMS, pores, sheep, and swine. Ne-e kept,
partly ty a w.il, in which there were two dooea, and partly by
paling. It wet charred a. part of the trespass, that the cows had
repeatedly thettinlyea against this paling; that on one or
two eCenSin:.4 lire y had broken it down, and that the pigs, byrub-
bing up the sod, had undermined it. One of the witnesses further
deemed. that he on one oreasinn actually surprised the boar rioting
in the 'Meet of Mr. &bedside's eztnicis It was further chnrged
animal ileiendaef. that he placed heaps of manure op against the
garden &era, and that his mem, as if of' molter propmmr, had
mounted en theie aforesaid heaps, and by their additional weight,
Auto in the dears. simnplaint mt. likewise made that defendant
had carried his hostility to plaintiff and his property so far as to
have frequently thiamin atones at his poultry, on some occasions
wounded them, and el.:rt.:nee was given that he was detected t.t the
very act of whipping a duck. It was moreover alleged, that de-
fendant had pherd in a passage of plaintiff's, can., dray., and
torches, slid, in tine, everything that could be an obstruction or
annoyance; and that lie had entered the close of plaintiff and
taken out of it bricks, soil, rubbish, and grovel. The plaintiff's
son proved be saw defendant's Mill gore a tree, the property of his
father, aid snvemly wound the bark of it. Plaintiff, in order to
'chow the stability of his paling. produced the carpenter by whom
it sin put up. and his drat-finnan of it was, that it gronlil probably
stand if the cattle avoided coming in contact with it. The lady
who occupied the premises before Mr. Striekdale ksve evidence of
the dekrioneed situation in which they now were to that in which
they were when she occupied thews The only iniponant evidence
elicited in the cmer-ezamir.ation was, that the partition WAS con.
strue:ed of alight material's
The eli:fentlant, on being called fir hi. defence, raid, on account
of the expenses of another law.auit in which he was engaged, he
could not afford to employ Counsel in the present. The Jury were
in pewessimi of the circumstances of the ease, and he would abide
by their d...eisinn.
The Limp CHIT! ..itisTrcr, in summing op. told the Jury
that they were to leave out of their consideration any injury that
may have been done to the prennims by the poultry, as they were
proved not to be the pmper:y of the plaintiff.
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, 20s. on the first count,
arid fur the defendant on the second.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Tummy, Drc. 7.

lINCLMR srtvrxsox.

This was an action -brouThrlitbytire-assirreen of Proctor,
a bankrupt, to recover the value of &certain distiller's plant, &c. in
the poneasion of the bankrupt at the time of his bankruptcy.
It rmeered that hi the Tetter part of issl, the bankrupt entered
into a contract with Ole defendant i a distiller), by which he agreed
to take the house of the deftudmit, No. 71, Wardouradreet, Bohn,
under certain atirdietions. The plant, however, was 'rived.
tephenson carried on the same business,. In May, IV!, a con,
minion issued iozaiost Proctor., arid the **signets contended, that all
the goods then in the bankrupt's poiewnsion should g' o to aid his
estate. The defendant rinsed to deliver up the flant on the
ground that he had only leased out its use, and that thes:entree: 1
tees net fulfilled; the agreement for the purchase was rot cont.
pleted ; and the f:eferulant further contended, that this not being the
hoe, be was entitled to the Ono, in the beakrumes ritiesceston at
the time of Its bankruptcy.
Mr. Sergeant Patti., for the plaintif, called Melton) Ilencley,
who paid that lie was distiller to Proctor in January, 11P-4, and
that he was denied to his creddors before April, 11124.
. William Thersorm examine:L:4 was is the rehire of Mr.
Proctor, as a clerk. I remember when Seephenson came to put
some seals. I had reliant' to believe Proctor was emberra.sed, be-
cause he desired me to deny him to several of his creditors; Mr.
Fletcher he more particularly named. This happened a week or
ten days hefine the seals were put on. Proctor said if any one
shuuld call few money deny me; and if Fletc::::r should call, to ay
he was vary abort of money, and would not be home till late at
night. I esti% swear I denied him to any person lint Fletcher;
and when he erred, I gave him the answer 1 was desired to give.
The time might have been the 20th April.
crusa.enarnineel--1 was examined before the Commissioners.
Was tour thltaitrm prepared ?
. _ .. ..

Mr. twrgeant.Ptirix 4hjeeted to this qnestion.
Mr. Sergeant 15'it.nr—We will make the depositing evidence.
Did you swine yeti were ordered to deny Proctor to Fletcher
before the t'ondembwirmen ?—I did not. The questions put to
me were roMend to writing. I was to prove the act of bankruptcy,
but being n vediror. 1 was told I could not.
Were the imentiona put down In writing at the timc of coming
en prove the bankruptcy P—They were not till afterwards. When
I fine attended no examine:ion In writing was taken, to my know-
ledge. I ran vett examined in July. I was a creditor for 91q.,
hut here sires been paid by the assignees by a cheque from Mr.
Fowell in July lest; then, I should 1.47. I received 20L, and after-
wards the reinainder. In point of fart I have not been paid. The
assignee:a objected to paying me; I have only received 201.
The (Imp Justvcr—Then .10 you object to this witness ?
Because if tort go on, you mutt consider him as a witness. Ws
evidence must not be looked over.

!tlr.Pot.t.oer —Then we will release him, and goon with another
witness, not to waste the dome the Court. _

Mr, Proctor examined—.l hare obtained my certificate. I
entered into r.egorhation anti Mr. Stephenson ftlative to the di,-
till ry ; it vs. reduced to writing by my agent. 31r. Stephenson
propivsl to let me his distllirry plant, and lettrms passed between
us. I took possruirm of the plant on the Is: J.)0027,1024, and.
cone med till Mar following. During thr.t period I used
the plant, and carried on the Mod:leas of a distiller. and no one in.
terru;ned we. I 1:now Mr. Stephenson. lletbre I took posse.
pion I paid 11r. Stephenson the sum of WV. I know a Mr.
Dillon and a Mr. Fletcher. My clerk was Thompson ; Beatelcy
was a distiller, and my servant.
thou-examined-1 lived ih Crutehcsl-friars before I went to
Warilotar.street, and carried on the wine business. SI e. Small wood
was my agent • he is a surveyor., he is in Court. I can prove I
managed the business from the Ist of January. and that Beazelcy
was servant, and also a carmen. who was formerly in the ern.
ployment of Stephenson. 1 brought Thompson is my clerk the
, day after I took possession of the plant. I took the stock of Mr.
I Stephenson, and was not ellealaTastst when I came there. In Slay
my embarrasanients came upon me. I added 4104 worth of stock—
a puncheon of brandy, a puncheoh of rum, and some wine, which
cittlit to ll'llifdollT-street. 1 kept a foUlltiOg-hollse et New-COWS,
(lru:chcrl-vii tea, at the came time. These things were not paid for
before !he comniissi.m issued. I never offered a composition of
lts. fel to the peuad, but in the end of April, through my agent. Me.
Btu :Writ; it was reduced to writing by the accountant. I ehouki
shaee had eirecto to pay the ^imposition but for Mr. Stephei son.
I ,aid over EMI. besides the SOW. the night took pearession.
‘Hc-raanoined.—From looking at the cheques, I rind 1 took
nossm)itris on the Pith January. One cheque of trine is dated list
January, fir 3EII. Ills. The note is dated the kith January, drawn
dry Prortor, fee hood. and another, lull)e date, for IOU!. These
were ,fir.tn on the sc;uunt of Stvphen.rl to Mr. Bower, and were
paid on dement.
tiler() a :Teel!), of Stephenson's, t'atcl Jan. 31, 11114, for 5191.
was talc in and read.]
Witress--licaries these cheques. an are:mance of swoon's was
eiY,.). tar -'ll9l. which has rot been paid. I tried csery thing I
enti4l in ili,poiv.• of the gouda, but I could not; they still remain oa
t'4e preiltbs”. is I brllcy
Th•ropaon wss re:-.lletl, de haring eser”trd n rzlesse

oFin the h.inkion, e' ale. The witness anted, Om he said be
eas 110 erraitur. r. 3f•Dowail'a clerk said if he so said,
ev!tlene, wool,' rot Leadmissiblo.
v. 3 re/ tc r. 'knifed this witness not to the Conn,
as i:ot adonisistr.ation of j:tatice reiiiiited this waiter should be

noic-d.

31r. linvre enamin,d—: was rroint at an arreerrent !-tween
rm•:ter andwhen cheque, were p, .et! toe Ow gut t:r
*filch *era valued. I wa. alur prexciir when the first deed
talkcd over.

Mr. Smallwood ccstninesl—l male vsluagrin of the plant and
other utensils. at the request of Mr. l'roemr, whom I represented
tn bo. and believed to be, a titan snlstaace. I heard a mover.
curet betwien Mr. Itoltun and Mr. llo‘er, about the improoriety
of the died. They said it WAS not a legal died ; but I eau say
nothior ;unitise on the sitbjeet.
flare the case for thet4 artily elms!. and
31r. :411-_,:!.yu V.‘t•t: HAN., forth: tiefenitint, principally relied on
the ale.ener of strident prwif of ViolVelt bankruptcy before the
time of issuing the estuttnissiota t and also that he bed the reputed
nwioo•hip of the plant and prtiti,st+ in question, yet that be had.
by improper retwesentat .nb, obtained dekudant "i$ ranneht to obtain
such ownenal. •

At the co,luilvjon ef S.T;ent's oh.erre.icr4l,,

r TICS initnia tett, that the Or her hearing of the
CAW, II tigt be e eft, red in.m.wrew nxraing,..

Cirrk 01 utt. N.L'ow.ll w7.Ls onamile".i, as to stint the

witness '.'hoovion had sworn. relative to his admissibility as
and 11.01• contradicted Tlicntion.
The Cite:►' Jusrl r reprimanded Thor:lwo in terms st
severe admonition, and observed to him, that hut for his vmt•h. awl
with a view to save his chaNcter, he abouhi most certainly bays
committed him.
The Court thes adjourned.