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LAW EVTELLIGENCE.

BIANSION.HOVAE.
THE ROnnEnt AT EARL COMPEIOI.--A min named fur.
The Lott) ANCELto a was engaged the whole of yesterday ward .410/ontons appeared befue the Lord Mayor, to answer a charge
in hearing the argument of Counsel, in] esception. to the nuoter's preferred against him on suspicion of bong the person who uttered
report in the ease of Brown and He nowt. His Lordship, at u number of the notes of which Mr. Habits, the steward of hart
rising, intimated that he would be engaged in the Court of Excite- Cowper, was tabbed,
quer until eleveu o'clock this day, and could not preside in Court
31At
L loyd an eta few days amination at thebefore ripenw of Hertford, before the Resev. ,
omit that hour. r- , ago, hom Midfield, of -
was bronlit on suspicion of having received the stolen notes, it was
'll stated that on the Oth of June his Lordship's tenants had paid into
I the hands of the bailiff rent to a considerable amount, partly in U.
I and M. Bark of England notes, and partly in local notes. Those
notes were marked by a Mr. Johnson, who accompanied the bailiff
in collecting the rents, and placed in a chest, with a quantity of
clothes over them. Three banking. houses at Cambridge proved,
that iM the 11th instant they received a number of the stolen
notes from a man who called and asked them (the (whims) for
Buckinghamshire Dotes, as be wax, he said, doing Into that county
to purchase lace. They had no Bseekinglianoildre notes, and then
the person who applied to them mid he should take their own notes,
which he accordingly did, leaving with them the notes which were
easily identified Ili stolen property. The bankers have the num.
ben of the Cambridge notes, and will of course he able to ascertain
whether or not those which were found upon
the Midfield are of that
number. The examination was postponed, notes in questitto
not haring arrived front London.
The whole enterprise, it appeared, had been so contrived. that
several agents were, on the morning after the robbery, at different
parts of the country. changing the stolen notes.
Hisketb, an strive otheer of the police, stated that in mow
quenoe of a description givers to him by Mr. Fisher, of one of the
Cambridge banking houses, of Ike person who had uttered a part of
the stolen notes, he Auppencil Solomoos to be the man. He some.
tingly called upon Solomon'', whom he knew, and took his word
that he would appear at the Mansion House, to answer any charge
that might be preferred against him. Solomons attended tic-
: eonlingly.
' After bearing evidence, the Loan SIATOIL did not think the
identity of the prisoner at all clear, and he was discharged.
Solomon. agreed to come forward when called upon, and IVY mit
at large upon this understanding.
Mr. Brown stated that he wanted tile services of several of
In this ease, and yet he could not make use of them under the new
police regulation. By tinse regulatkoo, as his lordship was
aware, the officers were obliged tomobeatemt every hour at peed.
cols? stations, and sign their na could they almeett deem.
selves, without meeting in the books they bed ha" led
what purpose. tilts rendered'ft Mtpramleable for dm Oben m
absent themselves is the pursuit elf' ellbedersy welted seuiteleg
gnat prejudice to the business they were atom
The Loan -1114 you gave orders for dm amply airellers, and
directed that the object should not be stated In the been, bet merely
that the Lord Mayor so directed.
HOW.STIMET.

POLICE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JUKE °8•

COURT OF KING'S BENEIN, Wrrrxwbria,

QUO WA RRANTO.
THE aIYD T JO9. sot—rnry.
Mr. ATTOIMET . obtained a rule. tailing upon the
defendant in shew cause why a criminal information, in the nature
of a Quo Warranto, should Dot he filed against him. for ritircisinK
' the privilege of a capital burgess of the borough of East Loot in
Cornwall.
The Court rose at one o'clock. anti the Lord Chief Jostler pm.
eerier% to hear cum at Nisi Prior, but mine of them were of any
public interest.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Joxr

The Court sat in bonen until half-past twelve o'clock, but there
was no ease of any public interest argued before their bordithips.
At half.past twelve o'clock the Lord Chief Justice sat to hear
causes at :Nisi Prins.
atranF.l.l. (WIDOW) V. HALLAM AND ANOTinta.
The pleadings being opened—
Mr.:step:ant stated the cast to the Jury, and informed
them tiu.t it wee an action of trespass brought teeniest the defend.
ants, for breaking and entering the apartments of the plainta,
who tented them at the rate of I/. I3e. 4d. per month of the defend-
' ant !halms,. The plaintiff had paid all the rent that was claim-
' able • but notwithstantling, the defendants, Hallam and Hope, en-
tered' the premises, and made a seizure of a wrapper containing
straw plait, for which trespass the action was brought.
Sarah Puddifurd deposed, that she knew the plaintiff; and was
! at her house. in Lancaster.rourt, on the 7th Angled. when the de.
for hi
called at nine o'clock in the morning, and asked
• for hia ►rent. The plainuff told defendant that she was not then
ready fur him, end that the rent was not due till the 11:h, but that
there wire two stoves up stairs that lie might take. Defendant said
I that he would not take the stoves, but would have his tent. In
the afternoon the other defeutiant, who was a broker, came so the
plaboltreand mired the busidle in question that was in the restage,
and belonged to the plaintiff.
Barnes saw hope at the plaintlre, between thkee and
foot o'clock In the afternoon of the 7th August. Ha was then in
the set of arising f.v the rent, and on Hallam comir.g into the
! house held up a buntll4, and said. "Mr. Hallam. I have made a
capture." The witness said he would he answerable for any money
that might be due; but Hallam said that he would then hare no.
thing but the money. Willies.* then brought • brokcr, by the name
of Smith. who joined him In giving recurity to the defendant for
If. 131. 44., and (lope then retired with Hallam, having received
.Is. 64. rot his trouble.
Mr. Sergeant appealed for the defeoaant Hallam, but
he called no witnes.ses, resting his ease, an the Learned party
to said, on the circumstance that his client had been no party
to the seiznre.
When the case had been gone through, and his Lordship was
about sunning up, the defendant (lope appeared in the witnesses'
box, and begged to address the (Inure. (in permission being given
to him, he said that he was s poor man ; that he had taken up the
business of a broker in consequence of his being nearly blind ; and
'idiot, so far from demanding the lies.it wan voluntarily given to
I him by the plaintiff. He was too poor to employ Counsel ; but he
could call witnesses to prove the ill.treatment that he experienced
at the hands of the plaintiff and her friends.
After 3lr. be9;eant PELL had assured the Court that there was
no wish to act with harshness towards Hope,
Ills Lunn:4lllr recommended him to rest satisfied, anti to call
no witnesses; upon which he bowed to the Court, and retired.
The Luau Cu tee Jl'll7l4'll was of opinion, that there could
be no doubt of the trespass, and that Hallam meet be answerable
for the conduct of the other defendant Hope. If the rent were
really due on the 7th August, Hallam might have proved that in
evidence; but he had not attempted to do an. If the tic Rd. had
not been demanded by Hope, he should have said the smallest rms.
Bible damages would be sufficient ; as it wan. probably the Jury
would give but very small damages, as no forcible entry appeared
to Kee been made; but still the trespass had been committed, by
the seizure of the wrapper in the passage, which had not been given
up until (is. &I. was paid to Hope, and the security of two persons
given for the payment of the rent.
Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 405.
SIIERIFE'S COURT, lien laos-siavAas, JAME 18.

Sir John Cox Hippidey yesterday summered a hackney coach-
man toe refusing on Friday to drive him the full distance the
which he had hired him. Sir John described the coachman to have
behaved extremely ill towards him.
The coachmem, in his defence, said Sir John had hired him on
Friday, at Charing-ernes, but on corning round he saw he had got
his dirty feet on the cuihioes of the coach which had coot him four
guineas only last summer. He requested him to take them down,
whielt he refused to do. He stopped at Courts's, and on again
getting into the coach he placed his feet on the cushions again. (So
his arrival at `Somerset !louse the coachman said. if he continues]
to put his feet on the cushion he would not proceed, and in this he'
persisted.
Sir It. Blinn) and his brother Magistrates bore testimony to
the extremely peel character of the defendant, who had on flintier,
occasions been the means of bringkrtg to punishment several Minima
offendeni. They, however, intimated to the coachman that his
course should have bete to have driven Sir John to the end of his
order, and then summoned him for the damages.
Sir John said, after what he had heard, if the defendant would
say he was sorry for it, Ita would drop the matter. This was done,
and the summons dismissed.
UNION HALL.
, Yesterday two young men, who gave their= Robert Gar.
diger and Genroe Irlloarley, were brought R. J. Cnsw.
etas, Esq. charged with having robbed and dreadfully assaulted
W. Monett, on the highway, in ToWer.street, on Sunday morning.
Both the prisoners were fully committed for trial.
A carpenter, named I.ake, was charged with having committed
a very disperste assault on William Hooking, a private watchman.
A eettilicwe from a Surgeon was produced, stating that Hoskins
was ineapolileef attending to give evidence, In consequence of the
Steen in uric he had reetiva from the prisoner.
The Magistrate, on remanding the prisoner, observed, that he
would not take bail for his appearance until the life of the watch-
man was declared out of danger.
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CORONBR'S 1-VQUEST.T.
Saturday an inquest wait-="--t the hale-in-thesWall public
-
boas, ltaldwin'e.gardens, Oray's Inn-leas, before Thos. Stirling
,
Esq. Coroner for Middlesex, on the body of Mr. John West, aged
O. It appeared in evidence that the deceased was a army corpulent
man, and appeared to enjoy good health and spirits ; and the eight
previous to his dissolution he had spent the evening with some
friends In his usual state, glee which he repaired to his residence
and -.vent to bed. On getting up the following morning, he put on
his mynas and waistaxit, when he complained to him wife of hay-
ing a stupor in the heed, which affected his sight so as to render
his 'Woe very imperfect, and boon ekes he was mainly derived
af sitztir he fell down ands ered.
i ,slk. 61•4figgh Plltai sedeew MN
death vs caPry nOtt.'
Verdict—'s Died by the visitation of Hod."
Another iweea was held before the one ('money, at a public-
house In cardwetreet, Seven Dials, on the body of Nosh Ray,
aged 60, whose death was supposed to have been caused by unfair
means. The Joey mom was crowded, in enosequence of the vine
ous reports which weer &notated relative to the di-crated', death,
and several of die pariah taws of St. Oiles's parish attended at
the investigation.
Mr. Smelt, a gentleman connected with the parish, addressed the
Coroner and the Jury. Ile stated, that the deenuied had resided in
a place called Nottinghant.coun, in the above parish, where the
most outrageous brawl ad fights nightly took place between the
lower order of Irish, of which the i... ad was one, and murder I
was every day expeeted to be committed there; the place had
bassos WO great a bulimia, that the parish had come to the deter.
sisimarimi efindicting the homes; and understanding that the most 1
unfeeling neglect Imd been used towards the deceased, it was their
desire that every attend= might be paid to the case.
Ann Rey being sworn, deposed, that she resides at Na 12, „
Decker-eweet, IVertminster, and is wife en John Ray, son of the etlonr TO THE IFALL.—Tbe Mayor and Magistrates
pecker-eteet,
deceased. It appeared from bee evidence that herself and husband, of Newcastle have lately issued orders or regulations, for
together with the deceased, were Invited by one H. O'Brien to his the parpoge of instructing the inhabitants to walk the
wedding, which took place an Monday last at the apartment of his streets in such a manner as to prevent jostling, obstrue-
dneemsewltici'lli,u-wisitirtnesweir andr"liksseverinalNueothtieneghlun.persomuns Ttat'tenStt.ledlillant.tBhe mal"cr- tion, and confusion ; for this purpose every person and
liege ceremony, which took place at St. Anne's church t and, at PanY arc directed to keep on the right side of the road, on
the conchnim of theatrics, the deceased, with the bride and bride- whatever direction they may be passing. In the crowded
groom, proceeded to their residence, end out the way gave the de- streets of the metropolis a regulation of this kind appears
ceased suructhing to drink: and, on their arrival at hunte, a half necessary for general convenience and accommodation, and
pint of gin sod a half Whin of porter was procured, the de-
' ceased doulk two pleases of the former and paryof the latter, and is therefore very generally adopted ; and on market days,
, appeared in perfect health and spirits; and a piper who attended in some of the mercantile streets of Newcastle, the pro-
so the bapsy couple and theit oetnpaer with male, while But
of this regulation would rot perhaps be questioned.
, the dance wee kept up =telly, in which the deem: at seemed to But at other times, and in general cases, these mercantile
take great delight ; but, while sitting in the chair, she wee seised regulations will not, we hope, intrude upon the established
with a stupor, and pitched held fiiremost on the floor. The con- rules of Polished society, or the respect which is paid ge-
pony attributed this accident to She liquor she lied thank, and, by •
the advice of her son, she was put into a turn-up bedstead, in nerally to the infirm, both young and old, as well as to
rather an awkward position, wither its having been adjusted, and the fair sex in every rank and situation of life,_ and the
the deceased was lent there withal. having had any attention paid different ranks, orders, and grades of society. The age of
to her until the party broke up gt three o'clock on the following chivalry is not, we hope, entirely gone.—Derlioni Citron.
morning, when the son of the deceased, with a limas and some other a,, , ,
persons left the Oar, on which they were followed by the bride's A WATERMAN—About
.ountroapaus cONIN,CT OF .
bathing. 1
mother, who informed them that Norah Hay was dad. They H 33. three weeks since two soldiers of the
in3d guards were at ,
mcdiately returned, and found her dead. Hamosire, one of whom. after being the water for tome time, ,i
William Woollen, conductor of patrol at BOW.SITOCI., deposed, found himself sinking, and cried fur help; at this moment Jabs 1
' Pelham a waterman of Saltesh,who was sailing by In hie beet,
that at two o'clock on Tuesday morning, he was returning home .
from his duty, and heard *great disturbance in the house where the immediately bore down to the man's assistance. Ilis eirmende,
&awed was, it was seek, ,rid he hefted a „oh,. ealling furs light, who was on or near the shore, °bogeying the boat coming down, Wad
and a cry of " Watch !" Witness thought the eimuustanee rather at the same time perceiving the imminent danger of his easeeds,
._ ._
nude some inquiry, and aster-
FAITHLESS FIWAIN.--An affecting disappointment suspicious, and in the minimise hewho by this
un time was boil exwhaoustod,nliaviing
tillthat
id
bin that etatts
the matrimonial state with a young man by trade a plea- PI W. e
nitcreHnoulsei. otastirnouitsiehe nitric inquiry cane
instant the man tante in Ms reach, laid hold of him, and en-
terer. !:very preparation had been made for the nuptials, every thing, and he made the ad'sir known to tic parish. The fortunately the tint plea he caught wee the man's thigh, which he
a sumptuous breskiaat provided, the clergyman waiung to court au a a to the aarbgt,aad the luau cartrapuut Todost held with a death-like grasp, and by that means not only renders t
attend them st
ain altar—when, lo ! trial discovetolitthat Malt "Very nigh - '''''''- --- • all his efforts unavailing, but ready 'Weeniest his lift; after
the faithless swin hail, imitcad of paying vows to Hymen, William Hoarinan deposed. den he lodges In the next room to f•n9lgling forrta. considerable tinge, the drowning man eV clinging
that in which the deceased wits fund dead. He was frequently to hits, T' being nearly h al.l werebrf. the li
mounted a stage coach, and set off for London, to the grief
disturbed out of his sleep by the wanes made in the bowie • and on sinking, the hand only of the man who plunged in e
wasf
of the intended bride and party, who were equipped fur the wedding night he was awoke out of his sleepby a violent
' ' save Ids comrade appearing ; just at that insuint Pelham ems ep
church, deubtlessly anticipating pleasure and delight. We quarrel, which took plaise in the mum where dancing wet kept up the spot, having made all the sail he could on his beet, and grasped
hope, however, the deserted fair, who is young and re- all the night. Several women were fighting, and in a few minutes at the only part of the man that was +risible—the hand of one
a low tone, " I.)—n it we them ; which in the burry he unfortunately eased, die boat hay.
ape stably ettencetesi, may meet with one 'note deserving alter die geld he heard a voice say, in
her hand and heart !—/keori Payer. I base dune it." whet, they been', to fight witilm, said to his wife, ing so much head way, ran with considerable vsolenee against a
I " They are at it as usual—mecting with a friend and for love block of granite near the spot, which brought her up ; Pulliam
A curious circumstance happened at one of the churches instantly, and with the greatest presence of mind, lowered the
knocking him down."
in this city on Sunday se nnight. 'rho Minister, went 1 Juryia:an—Was it a man's or a woman's voice you heard say mast and backed the host astern till he got within reach of them,
half tray through his sennon ; in spealing of the Trinity, he they_had dune it? when after tome difficulty he laid hold of the uppermost man, die.
emphatically expreeeed the words " lather, Son, and !lily Witness could not see y ; did rot women that murder was corn-the boat •he was
entabgled. the others hold, and got kiiiiiiiviint .
it:d b
the
(;hurt ;" which the attentive clerk, who had almost mink iTfittteieThit;eltlwnareeleen t-whewolliTtelennortte took
an place in consequence ntoeintehilt‘escanu e 4
caught hold ;idle other, .and with" then,
pea algts
ye Pa
into the arms of Morpheus, inistakivg for the end of rife " jealousy .
Chiles step, son to 'le deceased, deposed he attended the i . also into, the boat i. he was t°sl).lap dead, having
discourse, followed by mire Than usually loud " I men, '— wedding. His mother Ind net eaten any swim's during the day, been completely under water fora console= time. Re instantly
to the disappoinumeit of the congregation, and chagrin of but It drank sonic gin and bear, which lie conceived to have rowed the best on shore to the beach at New Passage ; the body,
K.- fell front her chair
the preacher, who, it is said, Mani:di:duly concluded.— 'imputed her, and caused death. When ►he
she was put to bed, but not by rime*, nor his directions. Con- i taken from the boat to the beach. and covered with jackets ; PA.
Exeter l'aier, ceived the bed to have been an ha Paper place fur her to have been I haat, not without hope. bet that life might be rr.toreti, in the
FATAI. AcCIIMNT.--.011 Saturday afternoon a man, em- • -' P . • • I time had dispatched I tit of salt and
into Sat
into; hose he slowed ken to remain there, thinking that she "leen*wale erne Or • 'Pm Y .
ployed as a dyer at a het insouractory i.. 1 the Canongate. fell vim comfortable and safe, and for that reason he quitted the place vinegar, and commenced operations by rubbing the body with it 1
one of the boilers head foremost. lie was got out with all posaibb without her, laming her -until the morning, with directions that I lie also blew in his mouth and ears with a view to set the lungs
speed, aid carded to the Bond Infirmary, but was ao shockingly
she should have Nothing to drink. On the deceased being removed l agoing ; After a considerable period had elapsed in pursuing these,
ere as to oceasion his death the a rte evening.— /
4;e“.;""a' el" from the bed be received blood upon the ticking. nit anS, respiration was perceived to have commenced ; this gave • ,
reel. Saverd other witnesses were examined, who metmdicieri the zest to his exertions, which was continual without intermission,
A melancholy accident occurred on the afternoon of Fri• sen's evidence, insomuch that it win by his directions that she was till life, which had nearly flown, was happily and completely re.
day last on the Faith and Clyde Canal. James Gilaiour, a young put into the bedstead, that he afterwards paid no attention to her,
stored, to the great gratification of Fulham and of many persona,
man belonging to liirkintilloch, was at the lICIIII of a lime or MO mg tits: no doctor war sent for ; and eke mother of the wide it her who had surrounded the place. It was with Roma little difficulty
boat. and by some unfortunate eiretmiatatox or other, he fen into erkience stated, that abe, with the bride Sod bridegroom, were that Fulham was enabled to pursue the means he did for the re..
the ('anal and was drowned. 'He has left a wife and three children. low on the eel (which um the only meoemindmieo tor the whole cover of the man. as several individuals around him exclaimed be,
..--(:billtint. Mir/. o: them), when they discovered the desemod dead. was going elm wrong way to work, and woe_ than once Inc wee
fiu porn DE AT m.—On Mondry afternoon a countryman, The Comoros remarked, that there was no direct evidence that abused eta his obstinacy. After a lapse of sonic little time the
who had been as the rase, went into an eater;-house near due Mot the deemed came to her death by fold means, although it was liVi. soldier was perfectly recovered, and conducted from the 'leach in
of the Canagate to have some refieshment. He had tit seated dent that a greet went of feeling and attention was manifested by company with his coimade.—Derr'shire Freeholder.
himself when the people of the house heard a rattling iii is throat, the parties who left the deceased conflated -In so nanow a space tie The Rev. Mr. hl`Carth, P. P. of llallylongfonl, was,
' sod looking round they saw hint sink down and expire. A sue- such • length of time. we are informed, on Wednesday last, accidentally slightly wounded
i goon was sent for, but it was found that life was utterly extinct.— The Jury returned a vadiet..." That the deceased died through by the fowling-pieee of a geetleman who was returning. to Tan.
Coledusige Mcresry. eureatioin" bert, from a shooting party that day..:..Litturirk („1/4re;tielt.

DAWSDEK V. WOOD.
This was an action to recover 251. be. 3d. for ale, porter, &c.
supplied to the defendant.
The defendant Is • Captain in the Army, now a prisoner in
White Cross-street Prison, previous to which he resided in a
most splendid mansion, at Norwood, kept his retinue of servants,
his stud allows, and, indeed, lived in the meteor a man of great
opulence. His wife possesses • dower of 7001. per annum, un-
touchable by any of the creditors, a sum which supports the Captain
in equal spleadour, barring liberty. The plaintiff is an ale and
rt puer brewer at l'amberwell, and supplied the defendant during
Ms residence at Norwood, to the amount in question, which had
been repeatedly applied for in vain.
Delivery having been proved,
The J 11.7 kisa • verdict fur the glaintiff--Dagoess 351. 66. 3d.
RULES OV EVIDENCIC.
In the course of the morning the riles of evidence in supporting
a ease before a Sheriff's Julr, occupied the attention of the Court,
Mr. Iltactiret. the Under Sheriff presiding.
Two actions were brought by Mr. Warren, blacking manufac-
turer, 30, Strand, to recover entail amounts fee goods sold and
delivered. The Attorney in each Instance relied upon the dr
fenibuit's admissions for Isis verdict. In the first case, which was
Warren v. IVuodinan, for 51. Iris., the admission was by letter,
and Mr. Warren's clerk (Bradahaw), when put in the boa, pro.
dead • letter purporting to come from lIIr. Woodman, but
never saw hi. writing before, and was therefore unable to swear it
was hia writing.
The UN tyr said such frail testimony could not strip-
wet a case. It was similar to those things which frequently came
before him, in which witnesses swore that the defendant admitted
the debt, when, in fact, upon questioning, it was every thing but
an attiiii,aloll. The action was not sustainable, although the judg-
ment had gone by default.
The neat cave was against Mr. Sylvester, for 51. 14s. for goods
sold and delivered.
Here the Attorney's clerk was the witness. lie deposed that he
served the defendant with a copy of a writ at Little Hampton, when
Mr. Sylvester admitted the debt, but raid he mid not pay.
The SHE a us—Wliat did he say in the first person?
Witness—lle said," He knew he owed the debt, but could not
pay it.,,
Sur nave—Good Cod ! is that the first person ? Was any sum
named as a debt ?
Witness—No.
SNLIIIIT—This is no admission again. Had you said, I have
a copy of • writ apinst you fur M. 1t.." and then had he replied,
6` N by. I know I owe it, and are stay I cannot pay," that would
be an admission.
Mr. II Anne u, the attorney. contended the judgment admitted
the debt, and that the rule of evidence was sufficient before a
Shertff a Jury.
Mit-Atter —The judgment by default only admits the muse of
anion, and the siasne rules of evidence are to be observed before a
Sheriff's Jury, rev at Nisi lilt.
Roth casts were allowed to stand till one o'clock, when the
Um or.a Saneness said, be should certainly record nominal da-
mages of la
At une o'clock, the Attorney brought Mr. Warren, who on the
first action proved a verbal adionsion ; and, on thesecand, that be
wrote a letter to Sylvester, and received the one produced in reply,
which bore the post mark of his residence.
This wa. adntiucd to be weak evidence, and the Ste [RIFF ob.
served be should leave it to the Jury to *ay, if, upon their oaths.
they could be satisfied.
The Jury found a verdict for the fall amount in each instance.