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London, England, 1826-03-24 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

An truptiaition was, on Wednesday afternoon, taken before
.1. If. GF.1.1., Esq., at the Penitentiary, hlilliank, on the body of
Anne M tickle, who was convicted of felony at the Old Dailey, but
whose sentence way afterwards commuted into live years imprison.
ment in that place.
The Governor and Sirgeon attended to give evidence, from
which it appeared that the deceased was in a very debilitated state
when received into that prison, owing to her long previous dime-
lu e habits, and that, notwithstanding every attention was shown to
her, she gradually became worse. She died on Monday last:
. .

The brother of the deceased attended, and expressed himself
Satisfied that every thing possible had been done for his sister.
The coroner obserted that there could be no doubt of that,
although it was at the sante time a satisfaztion to find the friends of
the acceitsed satisfied on that head.
Verdict—•` Natural Matti."

It may not he uninteresting to state, that persons dying In this
prisms are buried in the ground attached to the chapel. Due notice
of the event is sent to the friends, and, as far RS possible, the day
and hour arrang,:al so as to meet their convenience.
St. IC I DE.—Yestertlay evening an inquisition was taken at the
Lo:nliin Hospital, on view of the body of an aged man named
Hs .iel l•hatterly.
The deceased was brought Into the hospital on the 26th of
Fehritary, whit a lacerated throat. Ile was then quite sensible.
and said that lie had intiiczed the wound himself, and did it at his
liotivw in the parish of Slualwell. He did not appear in much
dejection. He languished until Wednesday night, when he died.
lie was 64 years of age. The Instrument he made use of to cut
his throat was an old Knife. For eight or nine yearn previous he
hail been out of his mind, and bad been partially afflicted for
the last eighteen or nineteen years. His circumstances were good.
The Jury returned a verdict of—" Insanity."

DREADFUL SU ICIDE.--A Coroner's Inquest was held at the
fork-niihster Arius, Foley-street, Marylebone, before T. STIR.
LI SG, Esq. Coroner, on the body of John Holmes, aged V, who
put a period to his existence by shooting himself, as mentioned in
our paper of yesterday.
After hearing the evidence of the surgeon who attended the de.
meted anti of two other witnesses,
. . . . .

The Coitus; au said he had no doubt but the deceased's mind
was affected in consequence of the unlucky attachment he had
formed. Ile knew many instances of gentlemen having been de.
prived of their reason during the whole of their fives, in consequence
of similar disappointments.
The Jury viewed the body, and returned a verdict-4 That the
deceased committed the act himself, while in a state of tsmporary
derangement."

Friday last being the festival of St. Patrick, it was cele-
brated by the Sons of Erin in this town with great splen-
dour. In the morning a numerous and most respectable
assembly attended the Catholic chapel in Seel-street, where
an excellent sermon was preached by the Rev. Vincent
Glover. At the close of the service the different benefit
societies proceeded in procession through the principal
streets, attended by excellent bands, who played some of
the most popular Irish airs. In the evening they dined at
their respective club-houses, and spent the day in convi-
viality and good humour.—Liverpool Courier.
We arc happy to state, that the men employed at the
Mold mines have at length returned to a proper sense of
their duty, and that a great number of them signed a
paper on Saturday last, testifying their willingness to abide
by the usual regulations. An ineffectual attempt to create
dissatisfaction among the miners on Halkin mountain,
very probably contributed to make the Mold men return to
their duty. The former declared, at a meeting of their
body on Saturday, that they had no ground of complaint
either against the Company, their rules, or their agents,
and they cheerfully took their usual monthly bargains as
before. A number of the Mold miners will, in consequence
of their past conduct, be out of employ for several months,
the mines being nearly full of water. Several of the leaders
of the disturbance are now in custody.—Liverpool Courier.
The farmers frequenting our market are at issue with
the millers, who lately published their declaration that
they would only purchase by the imperial bushel and the
round strike. The corn growers, on the contrary, insist
on selling by the Winchester bushel only.—Taunton
Courier.

Several hundred mackerel were brought on shore here
on Tuesday, and sold at about 4/. 10s. per hundred, some
of which were purchased by Mr. Wright, of the Grey-
hound, and sent to London.—Brighton Gazette.

NATURAL Pirceomenow.—AbOut ten days since a cat
produced four kittens, which a white terrier bitch took
from her. and is now bringing up three of them, one hav-
ing died. The three are doing well, and although the
bitch had no puppies, she has now abundance of support
for them. The terrier will not leave the kittens even for
her food, so fearful is she that the mother of them will
take them away in her absence. The bitch and kittens
may be seen at 13, Bristow-street, Blackfriars.
Lieut. Robert Aiken, of the Hyperion, stationed on the
Blockade Service, near Seaford, was drowned on the night
of the 14th inst. The unfortunate gentleman, who had
put off in a galley, was standing in the boat, when he fell
overboard, and having on a thick dress, he sunk, and
could not afterwards be discovered.—Brighton Gazette.
The Arrow cutter. Lieut. A. Revoking, captured a fine
French smuggling lugger off Beachy Head, on Tuesday
night, with six Frenchmen on board. The lugger was
little more than two miles from the shore when first dis-
covered, but the wind dying away, the galley was des-
patched, whiel soon came up. The prise it. named the
Alexander, of Boulogne, with SW tubs of spirits and 11
bales of silk goods.—Brighton Gazette.
On Thursday evening last, as Serjeant Wilson, keeper
of the barrack at Glancree, county Wicklow, was return-
ing from town on horseback, with a bag behind him con-
taining tea, sugar, &c., he was accosted by a man in
woman's clothes, who after a few Indifferent questions laid
bold of the bridle, and giving him a violent blow on the
arm with a stone which he had concealed in his hand, two
fellows instantly started forward and dragged the sack
away. The horse being frightened at t'his sudden assault,
Wilson was thrown, and received a contusion on the breast.
He, however, recovered, and got up, fortunately in time to
give a stunning How in the face to one of the ruffians,
who, after examining the bag, mover, probably with in-
tention to rob and murder lihn. Wilson then mounted
his horse and escaped. He next day commenced a search
for the villains, but we are sorry to say without effect.—
Freeman's Journal. _ _

A daring attempt at highway robbery was made at
Brixton, near the new church, on Wednesday evening. Mr. Wig.
ton, of NVestniinster-road, artist, was atiazised on horseback by two
fellows, one of whom Atomd at the horse's head, and the other
demanded his money. Mr. ‘Vigton pretended to feel fur his money,
and at the same time clapped spurs to his horse arid escaped. He
gave information at the next public house, and at the turnpikes,
but the two fellows escaped. Mr. \V. had tiOl. about hint, and
a good watch.
A must audacious burglary was committed at Stanstetl,
Kent, on IVednesday night, on the premises of Mr. Vindgrove,
clothier. by a gang of about seven fellows, who hail with them two
carts. The robbery was committed about two o'clock in the morn.
ing. and the thieves, it seems, Rained forth from a public.house in
the neighbourhood of seven Oaks, passing themselves off as smug.
glees. A man who saw the removal of the goods was secured by
the parties, and taken away in one of the carts, and left in a place
which he knew nothing of. The property stolen in cloth Is very
considerable. A clue, we understand. is obtaintd, which it is Lop.d
will lead to the apprchensbn of the rub'oers.

LAW NOTICES.

COIRT ov CHANCERY.

It t. experted the Lor;7611;e:dlcor;;11:ii on Thursday or Ftldey next
to hear the reasainlag Lunatic Petttions.

MILLS COURT.
General Petition Day at the Rolls on 'ftlamal.ty, the I Ith of April, at alz
in the evening.
Petitionaa taunt he tet d awn, aril copie4 left with the Secretary, by two
o'clock un the preceding day.

ECCLESIASTICAL AND MARITIME COURTS.
The followie4 day) ore aFpoinVorl for the nittioge of tLeenCourtn during
the Earkter Term :

'noir 5R...110V,

Court of Atotee, Monday, Apiitii);A4mlralty, Tuegday, the 11th;
Prerogativ., Wertnemlay, the 12th; lle.egates, Thuteday, the 13th; Curt-
et.tury, Ftiday, the 14th.

lIRCO%D FRISION.

Court of Arches, Stiturdriy, Tovoloy, the 18th;
Prerogatfro, M'eclne4day, the 19:h; De:egotes, Tbur.day, the 20th; Con-
slstory, Friday, the 214.

9111.141011

Court of Arch..., Saturday, "2 mlr al ty , Tuenclay, the 25th;
Prerogative, Wedrurotay, the 2.ith ; Delegaten, the 27th; Con.
alvtory, Friday, the 2tlth.

►OCRT7I RKVVIfI Y,

Court of Arches, Mondny, May I ; Admiralty, Tuesday, the 211; Prero-
gative. Friday, the bth ; Delcetteii, Monday, the dth ; Cenvi4tury, Tues-
day, the Bth.

LA IV INTELLIGENCI?.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Tuunspir, 31Ancti 23

XETS n BUYAINT.
POINT OF PRACTICE.

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Mr.Sramsros stated that, a day or two ago, he obtained the
leave of the ('ours to make the present motion in this cause. A hill
had been filed, and an answer put in by a defendant ; the bill was
amended, and an amended answer tendered, which the SiA Clerks'
Office had refused to receive, because it was not signed in the same
way in which the original answer had been signed. The defendant
having three names, he signed only two of them to the original
answer, and his real name (in full) to the amended one. This
application consequently was; that the Six Clerks might 'moldered
to receive and file the amended answer.

His II °sot; ft did not think the Six Clerks had acted wrong in
refusing to receive the second answer under these circumstances.
Mr. sirmottns could not conceive that the answer with the
defendant's real name could legally be refused.
Aoxoun said it was impossible the Six Clerks could
have known that the name to the original bill was not the reel
name of the defendant. There had been an imposition practised
on the Court.

Mr. SYMoNDS said the defendant was prepared to act in any
way the Court night think proper.
II is If oxoro considered the best order to be made was. provided
the ;plaintiff did not object, that the defendant should withdraw the
answer already filed, to add his I roper name to it, and thut the Six
Clerks should afterwards receive it again, together with the amend-
ed answer.

Mr. POLAN appeared for the plaintiff; and had no objection
whatever to any order the Court might think proper to male, pro-
vided the plaintiff had his costs.
His llwitoun made the order arcordlngly, directing the defen-
dant to pay all the costs attending this tits blunder.

XTIIOSATTER OF SPARROW AND oTriEns, BANKRUPTS.

A gentleman bAinti the bar moved for leave to open this com-
mission at Braintree, against Sparrow and others, who had carried
on the business of bankers at Chelmsford and Braintree, on the
ground that the great body of creditors lived near that place, and that
it would be extremely incnnvenient if all the creditors had to come
to London to prove their debts. The Learned Gentleman under.
stood it was in the discretion of the Court to grant such leave, where
the commission was a country one, and more than forty miles from
town, as in this instance. .

Leave granted.
The Court, at rising, adjourned to the 4th April.

ASSIZE IN7'E 1,13 GENCE.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—HEREFOAD, MARcu 21, 1226.

The Asaises commenced here this day. Mr. Justice Park pre.
aided on the Civil sale, and Mr. Baron Garrow was on the Crown
side.

CIVIL. SID!.

An almost anomalous proceeding took place on this side. There
were sixteen causes for trial, and the first nine were disposed of in
as many minutes: the consequence was, that the parties in the other
causes were not ready to proceed, and the Court adjourned until
to-morrow, after having sat only about half an hour.