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COURT OF CHANCERY, Tttitusway, Nov. 3.
TIIE NATTER OF DOD. A BANKRUPT.
This is the matter in which, it will be remembered, *solicitor
had acted most censtrrably. in altering the c;iiimission after it had
been sealea. which rendered it necessary to be superseded.
31r. Rost: made an application for an order that the proceedings
under the sopersedeu commission, which were impounded, might
be deistic(' out to solicitors who had taken out another commis.
won. The motion was made on the production, of the necessary

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papers, and the prayer granted.
WELLNAR BOWR!NG.
The (butt was occupied the greater part of this morning again,
in further hearing this part-heard appeal niotion.
After the Connsel for both sides had finished.
The Loan CHASCELLGa made a great many observations on
the imperfect state in which the case bad been brought before the
Court, anti desired Mr. Pepys to reserve his reply until Tuesday
next, that he might have an opportunity of digesting what had
fallen from the Bench, should he think the observations worthy of
attention.
ABSENCE OF COUNSEL.
Several bankrupt petitions were afterwards called on, hut no
Counsel appeared in any of them.
The Loan Citasvkistot directed that messages should be
sent to the different gentlemen (wherever they might be) to let them
know that Ilman v. Bowring was over for the present, during
which time he %mild go into his room, and when Counsel thought
proper to come he would rxturn.
His Lordship then left the Court, and a messenger was ac-
cordingly despatched into the Vice-Chancellor's Court and else-
where.
Soon afterwards Mr. Hart and a few other Counsel made their
appearance. and upon that intimation being conveyed to his Lord.
ship he returned, and the bailitupt list was proceeded with.
VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, THURSDAY, NOV. 3.

RE DENG°.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR, On taking his scat this morning, ob-
served that he wished to advert to the case of Bengo. for the put.
pose of informing Counsel on both sides, that in this cage he had
been desirous of procuring the assistance of the Judges is a ques-
tion st common law was involved in its consideration. But he now
wished to say that he did not possess any authority for precuting
the assistance of the Judges in the manner, and for the purpose in.
dicated. It was trite, the Lord Chancellor possessed such an au-
thority, but the Vice-Chancellor did not. Under those circum.
stances, all that remained for him to do, was to decide the qaestion
as well as lie could as soon as Counsel were ready on both sides;
that being done, the parties might then go to the House of Lords.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WESTMINSTER,
THURSDAY, Nov. 3.

The Lard Chief Justice sate at Nita Prius, and heard Common
Jury cases.

PRINCE AND ANOTHER V. LEWIS.
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The plaintiffk in this action are the lessees of the tolls of Covent-
garden market, under the Duke of Bedford. The defendant is a
potatoe-merchant and salesmen, firing in James.street, Covent-
garden. This action was brought to recover damages against the
defendant for suffering a wagon to stand before his door, for the
purpose of selling marketable article!, and thereby depriving the
plaintiffs of their tolls.
The original charter of the grant to an ancestor of the present
Duke of Bedford of the tolls of the market, and the lease to the
plaintiffs (from which it appeared that they pay 2,5001. a-year rent),
were put in.
The toll-collector was then called. He admitted, on his cross-
' examination, that the premises of the defendant were not exactly
within the boundaries of the market ; that the market at some sea-
sons of the year was so much crowded, that there was no room ; and
that about a third of it is let out at annual rents for covered stalls
and china shops.
Another witness was called, who deposed to the same effect.
The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE said, that upan this evidence the
plaintiffs must be nonsuited. It appeared that a large space of the
market was let out at annual rents, for purposes inconsistent with
the original design of the market, while, on the other hand, there
were times when there was not sufficient accommodation for those
who might wish to have s'andings for the uses specified in the
charter. The plaintiffs could not, under such circumstances, come
into Court and demand damages tor a man selling his goods out of
the market, when, in point of fact, there might be no room in' the
market. lle should, however, give dim leave, if they thought
proper, to move the Court to set aside the nonsuit, when the whole
question could be argued.
Plaintiff nonsuited.

There were several other causes tried, but they were without the
slightest interest ; many of the cues err down for trial went °film
want of parties, and the paper being gut through, the Court rose at
a quarter after two o'clock.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, THURSDAY, Nov. 3.

London Silting: before Lord Chief Justice BEST and a Special
Jury.
SHAW, ASSIGNEE OF HOWARD AND GIBBS, HANEREPTS,
L. JACISON.

Mr. HILL opened the pleadings—This was an action brought
by Mr. Shaw. as the assignee of the estate and effects of Messrs.
Howard and Gibbs, to recover the sum of between 2,000. and
3,00 W. duo to the bankrupts' estate, from Mr. T. Jackson. The
defendant had pleaded the general issue.
Mr. Sergeant W vI.DE, for the plaintiff, commenced stating the
facts of the case to the Jury, by obssrving that the plaintiltin the
present action was the assignee of the well-known firm of Howard
and Gibbs, whose extensive engagements is money transactions
with a great many persons, particularly in the way of granting and
raising annuities, had already acquired for them much notoriety.
Tne defendant was a gentleman, at present possessed of considerable
property, and who was formerly a horse-dealer in an extensive way
of business. During the period he was thus engaged, he had
various money transactions with Messrs. Howard and Gibbs, and
the nature of their mutual dealings was involved in a most com-
plicated debtor and creditor accohrt, though it was clearly ascer-
tained that • large balance was due from the defendant to the
bankrupts' estate ; and the present nction was brought to recover
whatever that balance should ultimately prove to be. The ac-
counts, however, which he should have to lay before the Jury were
of so intricate a nature, involvirg calculations of interest on
both sides for monies paid and melt/0 by and from each to the
other, that he certainly thought it would be much better that the
whole question should be referred to some gentleman out of Court,
and he now begged to make that proposition to Lis Learned
Brother on the other side.

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Air. Sergeant VAUGHAN, who was for the defendant, having
consulted with his client, acceeded to the proposition.
It was therefore agreed, that a verdict should be taken for tho
plaintiff for the whole sum laid in the declaration, subject to a
reduction to such sum as the arbitrator should ultimately decide to
be due to the bankrupts' estate.
The verdict was entered accordingly, and tro other cause being
ready, the Court adjourned.

POLICE.
HOW-STIZ ELT.
Yesterday J. Lyles, a porter belonging to the Green Man and
Still, Oxford-street, appeared inn summons, issued on the COT•
1/13:11t of Major Ebbart, an officer re.iding in Wrllesley.street,
Chelsea. It appears, trom the complainant's statement, that the
defendant had. on Tuesday night, brought two hampers to his
house, which had arrived from Beaconsfield, addressed to him, and
distinctly marked " carriage paid" on the direction. The defendant
demanded 6s. 4d. for porterage. The Major dernuning to the exor-
bitance of the charge, the man said, if his demand was not paid he
should take back the hampers, uneof which he immediately aeixed,
and, after " bustling" the complainant, succeeded in taking it out
of the and replacing it in his cart, violently lashing his
horse inwards, and driving the shaft against the Major's shoulder,
who, however, succeeded in obtaining his number.
The defendant declared the charge to be a regular one ; the ham-
pers had been first carried to the White Hone, Piccadilly, which
was Ss., and the remainder was the porterage thence to Chelsea.
The Magistrate inquired why they were not carried direct to
Chelsea ? the answer to which was, that it was " their regular
mode of delivery."
Sir It. Btawro—flow cattle you to take away the hamper out of
the passage after having delivered it ?
Defendant—Because my father had given ate strict orders never
to leave any parcel without being paid tot it.
The worthy Magistrate said, that might be a very good plan be-
fore goods were delivered, but that having once been delivered,
there was no farther New upon them, and forcibly to retake them
amounted to felony ; for which offence he should certainly ream-
mend Major E. to proceed against Eyles, as he considered it a very
aggravated case. In the mean time he should hold the defendant
to bail to answer for the assault.
NATIONAL SOCIFTT.—On Wednesday the General
Committee of the National Society for the Education of
the Poor in the Principles of the Established I...hutch, held
their meeting at St. Martin's Vestry-room, the Earl of
Shaftesbury in the chair. Twenty-two schools were united
to the society, and fifteen grants of money were made to-
wards the erecting, enlarging, and fitting up of school-
room-,

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, TUURSDAY, Noy,

This morning the RECORDER raned sentence OD the wend prisoners tried during the Sessions, whose judgements were not
immediately after conviction.
Sentenced to Death—William Henry Austin, for stealing a let-
ter
from the Post-office Richard ‘Villiani Jasper, for forging
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jilnolihnangd.hwyoesulltitiang;:cno4:sebwpiest:
John Edmonds, for horse-stealing; George Davis, for honse-brann;
Impey, tor the same offence; Robert Newton, George Lewis, Wjj.
hamslW, and Richard Landers, also for stealing in a dwelling.
us ; Mary Moore, for house-breaking ; and Anne Wade
atti
James Adams, for hone-stealing.
The prisoners appeared to be deeply affected ; one of them wax an
old man, upwards of silty years of age, to whom the Recorder, is
his appropriate address, particularly alluded. They all wept, and
' hid their faces, with the exception of W. Henry Austin, who
seemed to evince a want of proper feeling In his awful situation.
The two females were carried out in hysterics. as were some of those
that. were ordered for transportation, and the relatives of two of
them were cat ried out hi fits from the gallery.
Thl:TnainmpsoP°n7Bllllminlltia."mi'Hirea.m—mDoan'eli,d George,Samue Collins, Ann Brook',
William Smith, and Thomas Warner, for robbing persons going
along the streets.
Transportation for Fourteen Years.—John Curtis, for receiving
stolen goods, knowing them to be so; Eliza—looh Stetson, Ambrose
Oliver.Tra n,,Japorutatetistonmitioh, Charles
rs;venl,eTirsan.d2c,
iJmarmieses OHiogree.
ns,
John
semb.
Mary Ann Wood, IVilliam Jennings, Ann Martin, Margaret
Dwyer, George Barnes, Richard Allsworth, Sarah Hodge, Saran
Leggett, William Hsyston, William Peckarah Cooper, bon, Williams,W
thy Hammond, George Thomas, John G. B. (on:.
more, Thomas Clark Burkett, T. Hindus, Joseph Book, James
Davis, James Wheatly, James Church, Joseph Schooley, now,
Easdon, e-- Latehley, John Blackston, William Knowles. Jan.
Curtain, Ann Murray, Frederick White, Samuel Ford, Richare
Beabow, John Phillips, George Sutton, Einanuel Davis, \Vinton,
I Appleton, James Taylor, Catherine Richards, Andrew Anderson,
Edward Evans, Edward Keene, Henry Gots, Henry :Witham
George Morant, Humph Tomkins, William Seabright, Chitin
Higgins, and James Jerram.
Imprisonment in the House of Correction and hard labour fro
one year.—Thomas Moons, and Sarah Holmes.
Six months.—Charles 1111`11luedo Leslie (for perjury), Junadie
Reardon, John Gould, George Johnson, Alexander Graham. W.
Liam Eutterbrook, and John Kelly.
Four months.—Henry Upton.
Three months.—Tirrothy Hall Gibson, Winifred Connie
John Gumm, Richard Al oore Allen, John Henry Blackwell, tiinton
Solomon, Sarah Reeve, John Williams, John Groves, Candor
Guest, Joseph Ilenfield, William Jordan, John Jenkins, Isobar
Crockett, Nt illiain Cordell, Frances Davis, Francis Turner, Man
Sheppard, Eliznbeth Bowles, Hannah Ward, Rithard Wade.
Henry Deer, Elizabeth Rowland, George Barker, and Mary Aro
Pearce. (hot the celebrated Lady Barrymore as has been stated.)
Two months.—Henry Davis, Thomas Woodford, John Edwath,
Amey Watson, George Bricks, Joseph Tate, John Barry, Robot
Taylor, William Hill (and privately whipped), Henry Jackson.
and Martha Mayhew.
Six weeks.—Ann Smith, William Short, and John Rankin, (the
last for manslaughter.)
One month.—Thomas Jones, William Hinton, John Ems,
George Yiecey, Richard Hughes, Sarah Harris, William Whreltr,
John Noland, Catherine Kidney, Elizabeth Elliot. Story Flinn.
Michael Reilly, James Potsworth, and Harriett Biggers.
To be confined in Newgate.—George Savers,. for two mcr•hi.
Robert Wiltshire and 3lichael Donoughue. for fourteen dart.
Dorothy Enibleton for ten days. John Ainabury and Mary
Slattier. for seven days.
There were four ordered to be privately whipped and discharged,
After all the prisoners were sentenced, the RECOADEII ordere
Joseph Hawley, who was detained in Newgats for alleged prevari.
cation when giving his evidence in favour or ore of the persona
found guilty of conspiracy, to be placed at the bar. The Recorder
addressed him to the following effect :
Joseph Hawley, you have daringly presented yourself to decrtte
the Court and Jury, in giving your testimony on behalf of the
parties for whom you appeared. You have disgraced yourself. ore
are unworthy to be believed on your word or your oath. A bit
may be preferred against you for perjury, and therefore the Court
will not longer detain you, and I hope you will never dare again fi
present yourself as a witness. (Rowley here said it was only I,
mistake, and was abcut to say something more, when the Reconter
added)—You stand on very tender ground: a person may vet to
found to prefer a bill against you. As you at present stand
graced as you are. the Court will not longer detain you In castcdy.
He was then discharged, and the Court was adjourned until the San
of December next.

After the Court had adjourned, fonr culprits, who had been cor.
victed during the Sessions, were whipped by the executioner in Lb,
Court-yard, which was extremely crowded.

MFETINGS OF CREDITORS,
AT THE COURT OF COMMISSIONERS OF X 22222
77.
DASINGUALL-STREET.
TO-MORROW.

- THIRD MEETINGS. N.
Aughtie, T. Poultry, seal-ansTaver !
. .
Booty. J. Newport, Isle of Wight, grocer . 0
Byers, N. Bath-street, Clerkenwell, oilman
Emerson. J. and S. S. ‘Vhitechapel.ried, corn-factors .2
Harvey, W. Ciondesley-terrace, Islington, surgeon - c
Buddy, O. Wellington-place, Stepney, hop and seed.n:ez-
chant - . - i
Hu[thin, Z. Catherine-court, Tower-hill, merchant I
.31ollens, J. 0. and Alger, R. 'Change-alley, and Greenwich,
timber-merchants
Robinson, R. Saracen's Head, Friday-street, tavern-keeper I
Robson, W. J. Oxford-street, grocer - • v
Stevens, .1. Lime-street, wine-merchant . I
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Tucker, T. High-street, Southwark, oil and colourman t
Walker, W. and Baker, T. Cannon-street, wholesale grocers I,

SECOND MEETINGS.
Aungiet, 31. Alarchmont-street, Brumwick-square, bill.
broker - . . 11
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Burn, J. New-atreet, Covent-garden, grocer It
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Burnett, F. J. St. Mary-hill, ship. broker
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Cou!third, J. Old City-chamhys, Flishopsgate-street, cable.
merchant - - - I,'
Dickinson. J. Church•passage, Guildhall, warehouseman I.
Godden, W. Portsca, Hants. carpenter . - I i
Powell, J. Southampton.building.. 11olborn. tailor . i !
Till, C. Taunton, Somersetshire, linen-draper - 1.1