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understand you.
Mr. Mrs TAOU observed, that he was endeavouring to follow the
principle laid down by the Lord Chancellor.
The V ICS-CiIeNCCI.LOR—Bat I really do not understand that
principle—l never could understand it.
Mr. MONTAGU confessed it was extremely difficult to understand
it ; but he knew that the Lord Chancellor had devoted a vast deal
of time and labour, and weeks of anxious inquit yj Into the case re-
ported in StUitoe and 600dchild, and pronounced upon it the most
solemn and deliberate judgment.
The V tce-Citexcel.toa—l have read that case, Mr. Mon-
tagu, over and over again, and laboured to make myself acquainted
with It ; but I profess myself still unable to comprehend the prin-
ciple upon which his Lordship pronounced that decision, and I fear
I must go down to my grave in the same ignorance. Do you your-
self understand it, Mr. Montagu ?
Mr. Mogreou replied, with a smile, that he always thought
he understood everything which went to favour his own client.
The VICEXHANCTLI.OR—I do not understand the principle
of that decision —I never could ; but the judgment of the Lord
Chancellor is final, and without appeal, in all cases of bank-
ruptcy, and I am bound to follow it. I shall therefore decide
this case according to the principle laid down in Sillitoe and
Goodchild.
The este, however, subsequently stood over, to allow time to
consider an objection independeat of the principle.
1111 IRK MATTES OF FATON AND GISBONte, BANKRUPTS.
'Tido was a petition on the part of Mr. Stroud, a hanker, In Lien-
dilo, for permission to prove a debt of nine thousand seven
hun-
dred pounds, as a balance due to him from the bankrupts, Gib-
bons and Eaton, bankers, in Swansea, but partners of his in the
firm at Llamado. The ground on which the application rested
being supposed an exception to the above-mentioned case of Sil-
lily* and Goodcield.
Mr. MONTAGU, for the petitioner, said, that how much or how
little of principle there might be in the ott.considered case, ex
parte Silittoe, he thought that the present application could not
be subject to its strict application. The Lord Chancellor had
laid it down as a principle. that when the same partners, or I
one or two of the same partners, carried on business in two 100
parole firms, they could prove against each other with respect to ar-
ticles of trade in which they dealt, and were supposed to sell to
each other ; but that they could not prove when there was a claim
for money, because that must be considered a wheel of the same
machine. Ile confessed this was a very nice distinction.
i -The VICE-CHANCELLOR—It is a wheel of the same machine,
Mr. Montage ;. but it is the faro-wheel and the hind-wheeL and
the only dant ence seems to be in the diameter.
Mr. MONTAGU assented to his Honour's observation, and sup-
geded that perhaps the distinction might be in the colour of a
Mick or blue wliffl and a twhite one • all he hoped was, that he
might not bit so the gene es diem. The Learned Counsel
thee awed at seine iength, that even admitting the principle, of
money not being capable of proof as money, yet in this case that
it asset be taken as an article of trade, as a commodity disposed of
to the other Mope, and therefore within the meaning of that part
of en parte Sinnott, which allows proof with respect to articles of
trade. Under that view of the case, he hoped to receive his Ho-
nour's judgment in favour of the petition.
Mr. Rose followed on the same side.
Jar. HEALD. for the assignees, contended that the facts of the
case were sufficient to procure the dismissal of the petition, with.
out touching upon the principle of es parte Santee. The truth
was, that Mr. Stroud, in conjunction with others, had purchased
the interest of Gibbons and Litton. in the Swansea Bank a short
time before the bankruptcy, and he now came forwerd as a creditor
to claim for hinteelf as a debtor.
Mr. IIONTAOII said, he could explain that matter most satis.
facts:wily. During the late panic, Mr. Stroud, and some friends of
the Swansea Bank, conceived a project of saving that bank from
the runs made upon it, by propoeing .3 maks themselves respon-
sible for the demand. to which it was thin subject. That project
had, however, been abandoned almost as soon as it was formed, for
the house was obliged to stop payment the next day. It was, in
fact, only seeeent, and could not alter the situation in which Mr.
Stroud stood sa a creditor of the bank.
The Vien-Citawcet.t.on n coil upon Mr. Heald for his
reply to the question raised by :Br. Montagu, intimating that as
he could not, front the importance of the case, give judgment int.
mediately, it would be desirable to be in possession of all the ar-
entente at once.
Mr. 'team) then argued, that money lent in the manner in'
which the present sum had been advanced—that is, as money
upon interest, at no less then five par cent., could not, by any ;
possible perversion of tenons. be considered as goods or articles of
node; and, therefore, that the principle ex park Sillitoe must, in
this case as web as others, so long as it continued the law, prevail
in full force.
Mr. KISIBIAT was hated in support of Mr. Hodd.
The Vice CatawcaLLow-1 shall take time to consider this
matter, as I think it of great importance both with reference to the
proceedings before the bankruptcy and the application to the pe-
culiar principle. There are several other cases in which the same
principle is involves', and I trust, that by this ticquent agitation of
the question, the law will he at last settled in a manner at once sa-
tisfactory to the bar and to the public.—.ludgment postponed.
IN THE SIATTlitt OF WENTWORTH AND cuer.ogen.
This was a petition praying that the bmiking house at Void:
might be permitted to prove against the partners of the house in
Wakefield I the sum at issue is 10,0041/ , and the Vice Chancellor,
as the question was nearly the same as in the two foregoing cases,
and as the items of the accounts required minute explanation,
thought it had better sterns' over, to aftind time for inquiry.—ft was
then fixed for Wednesday.
Mr. Banos* and Mr. Cunt° severally applied far permission
to give notice for injunctions, but the Vice Chancellor expensed his
determination not to allow such applications to interfere with the
bankrupt petitions.
Mr. Bonnet, however, pressed the urgent nature of his case,
which was to remove an cc park injunction, and hoped his Honour
would consent to hear it sooner.
The Vent:. CHANCELLOR—Let en affidavit be made of your
facts, and if they contain a case So strong as yea say, the Court may
then take the matter into consideration.

Among the Members of the present House of Commons
will be found :—Four Kings and two Chaplains, a Monk
and two Mainers, a Baillic and two Marshals, a Bond
with two Clarks, three Tailors, three Coopers, and nine
Smiths, a Cartwright and a Carter, a Cook and a Baker,
a Fykr and an humor a ' Hare, and a Fox:
a Buck, a Hart, and a
two Drakes; a Cock,
two Roses and three
Scarlet; Wood, Cole,
and Banks; IV, 's and
lug, French,
,Vidges; a'
"is Leg, and
raker; a'

Bow STREET.—Saturday a man aimed f:fitld Wis eharged by
a lllnt. Snell, living near the King's Una; at Fulham, with an
assault and battery upon her person. It appeared teem the state-
ment of the deponent, that on Friday Evening. mean she wasp. an
oat-house near her residence, the defendant, without any proca-
tion, grossly abused her, and at length attempted to expose his per-
son, but that she turned her hack to hint, and eensequantty was
unable to swear pond:Ally to this part of the allegations. It seemed,
however, from the oecasaional responses of a mamba of relatives who
were in attendance, to have originated in a were family squabble ;
and the Alagistrat- called on the defendant tor bail to answer the
charge at the sessions. Two men instantly same forward, who were
severally described 1115 housekeepers of sufficient respon•thy, and
were accepted. Previous to their quitting the office, the following
tlialogue took place :
" VVllat's your name ?"—" Gild, Sir."
'' And yours ?"—" Gadd, Sir."
"What ! both Oadd's ?"—•• Yes, Sir ; brothers."
" Oh, then, you are all brothers ?"—"Yes."
" Where do you live?"—" ,At Chelsea ; we work there."
" Then what did you coma here for ?"—" We don't know, Sir."
" The prisoner never asked you ?"—" Oh, no, Sir ; we thought
something might be the matter, and so we came."
Eliza Tire. a female of wre ched appearance, was brought up /Or'
examination, having been taken into custoil y en Friday night in Long
Afessreromet,le-abyt,gtitrrheleetn,wa:The,)tihiLaAftaln.nin,,,awrilksielnst.nt
eetinTtl;vpoartniisrtir:tigeor
w3toiar:dthimsepes:idiejia:ohfsarosnro,letinepof,
liquor-vision; to the passers by. On being questioned, she elated
that they were given her to sell by smelter woman : whi now earns
forward and claimed them as her own property, and said she lived
at No. 11, Charlotte-court, and that they were a present she received
and the case wan ordere4 to stand over till Morlday, in order that
the girl might be exemeinAl and further infinity matte. "
A tall, demure, tioo,-spoken personage, who detieribee himself
as the " Beadle of Bt. Martin's," and bore the insignia of his
" brief authority," advanced to the table to prefer his. complaint
against a poor, weeping girl, whom he had in custody.
On the charge being sweat, it seemed that the had been guilty
of the enormous offence of haunting Spring Ganlen.passaae and
its neighbourhood, bearing some fruit in a basket suspended
from her reek.
The Magistrate inquired if this wissifil she had been guilty of?
and the worthy Beadle, bowing lows WWI he believed it was; but
that it was much cimplained of; nay, the women sometimes sat
down upon their baskets—and besides, Colonel Berke:ey—
Mr. HALLS said, he wished Colonel Berkeley would point out
the law by which they could punish them, for he knew of no Act
which would authorise them to commit or punish, even in the case '
of actual obstruction.
The girl was then discharged, with an admonition to be more
caretul in future.
Bow-sritEET.—A gentlemanly.looking man, who gave his
address. Illorley's lintel, Cockspur-street, complained to Sir It.
Birnie, on Saturday morning, that lie had been exceedingly ill-
used by a lady, from whom he had taken lodgings, at No. 3, Nor-
thumberiand-court, Strand.
It appeared from his statement that he had taken an apart-
ment for seven shillings a-week, which lie occupied for four or
live weeks, when the landlady suddenly told him she must have
a guinea a-week, or he must prepare to turn out immediately.
About half-past nine o'clock the same night the landlady rapped
at his door, accompanied by Sayers, one of the constables of St.
Martin's parish, who put himself in a menacing posture, and said
he must torn out without delay. The complainant asked him,
by what authority he acted? Sayers replied, that it was quite
unnecessary to call his authority into question, as he was in the
habit of doing as much business as any of the Magistrates.
Sir HIC/IMID BINNIE smiled, and said I really believe Mr.
Sayers does as much business, and more than he has any right
to do. He has, in this instanoc, exceeded his duty. This is not
the first complaint I have had niade to me against this constable.
As you have not lost any property, I do not see how I can inter-
warder I would, however, recommend you to apply to the church.
s of St. Martin's parish; they are gentlernattly men, and will
attend to your complaint.
The complainant took their address, and promised to do en. and
observed, that as he had the honour to be n the Commission of
the Peace for Ireland, he was capable of judging. when a consta-
ble exceeded his duty. Ile was in the habit of visiting amongst
people of distinction, and not wishing to make an appearance
with the additional ornament—a black eye, he patiently complied
with Mr. Sayers' peremptory injunction to turn out, carrying his
portmanteau in his hand.
HATTON-GARDEN.-011 Saturday Cafiterincrowanwi,B hr ;tight
before Mr. LAING, the Magi/orate, for stealing some cloth and a
blue coat. She was seen offering the cloth lot sale. It being sus-
pected that she had stolen it, she was taken up. A duplicate was
found on her fora Coat pledged for four shibings in Whitecrow-
street. A constable traced the owner of the property, who was Illr.
Treasure, tailor, of Monmouth-street.
Mr. Treasure had been in the habit of employing the prisoner as
a confidential servant, and entrusted her husband to take work to
his own home. A week or ten days ago, Mr. Treasure went oat,
and on his return missed the articles now produced, which he iden-
tified as having belonged to him.
Mr. LAING, asked tin the duplicate, which was produced; but ii
did not state where the street was in which the person who pledged
the articles lived, or'what her occupation was. These particulars
were required by Act of Parliament, and Mr. Laing said by this
carelessness the pawnbroker had been rendered liable to a fine of
1001., and probably might have Its expenses stopped when the trial
came on at the Old Bailey.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
A lad named Medfield wan brought up in custody of a local con-
stable, charged with stealing a coat from the banks of the new
canal, near Maiden-lane, the property of Wm. Pritchard, a boy.
Meafield stated himself to be an apprentice to a wa.chmaker in
Little Coram-street. He had sent to his master, but he had not

come.
Mr. ROGERS—Then I shall detain you till he does come; for if
this charge is not taken against you, you shall be delivered into kis
custody only.
Wainwright, the officer, told the Magistrate that the wafter had
come, but was gone again, bear/ unable to say any thing in favour
of the prisoner.
Ms. Hoaxes—Then let the case go on ; if that it his character,
he shall not escape so easily.
's'm. Pritchard, the boy, said that he was bathing in the canal.
on Friday evening, and had left his clothes on the bank, where thel
prisoner was standing without a coat ; shortly alter he got into the
seater, he saw the prisoner select witness's coat from his other
clothes. and, having put it on, walk deliberately away.
On being asked for his defence, the risoner answered, with the
utmost effrontery, that he bad his coats tolen at the same place in
the morning while bathing, and lie had a right to one in return.
He was lolly committed los trial.
SWINDLING.
A dashing young man, named John Mills, was charged wills
defrauding Mr. Henry Mihnore of twenty-nine sovereigns. Mr.
Milmore was enticed into a public-house in Fulwood's Rents,
ab rot ten days ago. The prisoner and his companions were there
and introduced cards; the complainant betted on their success. Mr.
Milmore left the room for a short time, and on his return discovered
that the sovereigns and some silver, which belonged to him, were
missing from the table. The prisoner was also missed. Nothing
could be heard of him until he was met by the complainant and
taken up. Many flash notes were discovered in the prisoner's
pocket.
He was fully committed for trill
Al INT PROSECUTION.
Two well.known manufacturers of base coin, James Clark and
George Brown, with a woman named Sarah Wood, were brought
up for final examination at the instance of the Mint Solicitors, who
attended so prosecute. There had been three previous examinations,
which, as well as the present, were taken with closed doors, and
every degree of precaution was used to prevent publicity being given
to the proceedings. We have, however, been able to learn that the
prisoners were taken into custody about the 23d of last month, (in
Red Cross-court, Red Cross-street, Borougliswhere they occupied a
small house) by limerick, Edwards, and Kirby. A variety of im.
plemeuls, and various powders seed in the colouring, were found in
the house, as weU as quantities of base coin, in various stages of
' finish, from the sixpence to the semeedgn. Those that were ready
for circulation are said to be superior in execution to any ever seen,
and the chsoocery was made just time enough to prevent their issue.
They were all examined, and proved to be counterfeit, by an in.
rapactor who attended from the Mint ; and at the close of the exa.
-mutation, which lasted upwards of un hour, the prisoners were
ITklly committed to Horsecnonger-lane, to take their trial at the next
Guildford Assign.
BIARLBOROVOIf •STREET.—Satuedny. James Itowleft and Jas.
detour's, the former the footman to Mr. Riley, of B'impole-street,
were charred with stealing a silver tea-pot, value 241. It appeared
that on Imlay morning the silver tea-pot was ntissinF, when Mr.
Riley questioned kis servants, none of whom had seen it ; the foot.
man was then questioned, and from his answers be excited suspi.
clon. It was afterwards ascertained that Jefferson had slept with
him the previous night, and had got into the house by climbing
over the area, and had also left the house by the same mode. In
consequence of this discovery, Avis was sent for, who stated that
Isbe house had not been enteted,,and the robbery had been effected
by- 'Wine person in the house. The footman was then taken
into custody, and afterwards Jefferson, on whom was found a du-
plicate for a magical snuff- box. The case was at present but
slightly entered into; and the prisoners were remanded till
Wednesday.
THE LATE ELOPEMENT.
A poor misersble-looking fellow was brought up charged with
collecting a mob. The prisoner went about offering to sell straws
and give awoy books, the title-page of which ran thus-a." The
Military Captain and the Naughty Baronet's Lady." The pri-
soner was discharged on a promise of not repeating the offence .
SETTING FIRE TO A HOUSE.
On Saturday, Ilfargarel Tre're, a simple-looking young Irivh-
woman, was brought ifom St. tiiles's watch-house on the following

'of arson

►odging at Mr. It'bite's, 2U,
nt. He and his family
•e o'clock. About two
a dense smoke la hia
to the street-doer,
et in the wateninein
where, in a elosetooder
• ire to Tl.•

OtMit
houre-
away, or de-

a tar lPr 1-18111 l am. a VV. KS, %a ~. •••••.• •••••• ............. ,
r and an Ironmonger, a Lamb, a Hare, and a Fog ; charge of arson :2:
, a Hart, and a Talbot; a Heron, a Coote, and Mr. Godfrey Lazarus is a Jew, lodging at Mr. Willie's
ekes; a Code, three Martins, and a Nigreon„ and htingale ; High-Hatboro. The prisonet is his servant. He and his,
went to bed on Friday right about twelve o'eliatir Alm
sea and three Fanes ; White, hrown
o'clock in the morning lie 'was 'awakened by a dense *smoke i
; Wood, Cole, and Coke ; East suxi! *QWeeii Sills bed-room. lie got %19, anti on coming dowd to the street
nks ; Wells and /Lain ; Hope and GrattA; Mem. finked the watchman Si'lling at the bell. He let in the watel
ends, and Soots; a Pitt and Graves • a joke And. Id wehtwitit them IP the biSeanot story, where, in a closet
g ; a 4-.4.,, and a Wail ; .a,Fite kridAysetti 011.12.4,•
;mai gabs, thly fattnd that a lick bad sat tire to a beam.
ka,d tint ,basn ed for mouths; it was only Load
and a Calf; nay lino a Him ;'i
2)%irlM. Irrupt ar, at the paint! oft e l'aalover, as a storelelsee For the I
a Ward and a Bilitiltd. ld utensils. It is a custom with the licbrews to put away,