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:MOD V. COL. lIERKFLEY AND OTHERS.

Mr. C. Pu 11.1.1 rs nioesd for a role, calling on the defendants to
show cause why the rvuot should not be brought back from Glou-
cester (to which it had been removed by the defendants,) to Mid.
dleaex, or to sonic other county besides that of Gloucester. This
was a ease of assault, and one of a very aggravated dram'. coG.
witted by Colonel Berkeley and the other defendants on the plain-
tiff, who was the editor of the Cheltenham newspaper. The chief
reason for this application was the influence which Colonel Berke.
ley possessed in that county of Gloucester, where he possessed large
"mess was a magistrate, Colonel of the militia, president off Pres.!.
hunting, and other clubs, so that there was no chance of an impar-
tial trial in that county.
Tha Court granted the rule, but thought there was no chance of
its producing any good to the plaintiff:

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, FRIDAY, JUNE 10.

.11efore the Barons arid the Judges iLl* the Court of Common Heusi

WILLIAMS AND OTMEII3 V. DIATOM AND OTHERS.
The plattnitis in this cause are banken in London, and the de-
fendants are cotton merchants and manufacturers in the country.
In the year 1818, John Moon and Sun, also cotton merchants in
the country, conjointly with the Alloitini. Barton and Co. the de-
fendants, agreed to make a speculation in cotton, for which purpose
Messrs. Moon and Son instructed Messrs. Hunt and Sharp to put_
else for them cotton to the amount of 20,0001. They did so pur-
chase, and the warrants fur the delivery of the cotton were made
out in the name oldie broker, Hunt. At the time of the purchase
of the cotton the brokers were ignorant of Barton and Co. having
3 share In the piatchase. Barton and Co. paid their share of the
Forename immediately after to Meats Moon and Son. Suhao.

THE BRITISH PR:

quently the brokers wrote to Mesa and Son, that a ceetain offer was
made them for the purchase of the cotton, when Messrs. Barton
and Co. addressed a letter to them, wherein they stated that John
Moon and Son. and themselves (Barton and Co.) were not disposed
to take the price, and they thought the property had better be di-
vided, and left the division to the brokers, requesting they would
separate the warrants to the best of their judgments. The brokers
bad received instructions front Moon and bon, to obtain for them a
loan on the 'cotton warrants. This they did to the amount of
20.0001. Bills to that amount were drawn upon Hunt and Sharp,
and discounted by the plaintiff% in the present case, and for their
security the warrants were deposited with them. The first of these
bills became due in the February following, and the last on the sth
of March. On the 2d Of March, Sharp,'one of the brokers, applied
to the bankers for the warrants, that he 'right divide them agree.
ably to the instructions he had received. He had them delivered
for that purpose, but he kept Moon's warrants, and returned the
warrants belonging to 11l essrs. Barton and Co. to the bankers, and
obtained a fuether discount of fodr new bills, to the amount of
10,0001. Barton and Co. brought, an action of trover against the
bankers, and recovered a special verdict, finding the plaintiffs en.
titled to the wammota The cotton was sold for 7301.
Mr. TINDAL, for the plaintiffs in error, to-day, contended that
as action in trover was not maintainable, the plaintiffs being tenant+
in common with Messrs. Barton and Company, but if he should
be wrong in his judgment upon that point, still he should con.
tend that they had an undivided right in the moiety. Moon and
Co. gave instructions to purchase for them, and the Jury at the
trial below so found. Previously to the discounting of the new
bills they were in possession of the whole, and the discounting of
these bills was in effect a renewal of the old. The Learned Counsel
in support of his argument cited a number of cases.
Mr. F. PoLvoce, on the part of the defendants in error, con-
tended that the fact found by the Jury, was, that the purchase was
made on the joist account, and that the brokers were trustees
for Moon and Co. and Barton and Co. That Barton and Co.
having actually paid for their share, gave them a right equal to
a delivery. That when a division of the warrants took place
they were the brokers for both parties respectively, and that
having no instructions from Barton and Co., they had no right
to deposit their warrants upon a transaction which he contended
was a new one, part of the Bills first given being actually paid
before the warrant, were withdrawn, and the whole being paid
before the discounting
.of the new bills. He altogether denied
that they were tenants in common ; they had a lien and nothing
more; a lien gave no right to property, it only gave a right
to hold.
Cutest JCSTICE BEST—It will come to this a, last--did
they then give up the whole, and upon a new contract take back
a part ?
Mr. Pott.oc•—The original agreement was a joint contract to
purchase'ending in a division, pending which the brokers pledged
the whole of the warrants with Williams and Co. But after the
division the warrants became separate property, and he would ask
if the property of any person could be pledged without his con-
sent ? The hankers, no doubt, reposed confidence in the brokers,
and believed they would not pledge property improperly. To them
the plaintiffs roust look, and he felt that he should be entitled to
the judgment of their Lordships.
Mr. Throat. shortly replied, when Counsel were requested to
withdraw. _ _ _

The Judges consulted together for a abort time, and affirmed the
verdict of the Court below.

POLICE.

bfARY.LA.BONNE OFFICE.

AN AVFNCTING 6.8 N.--A bout threee o'clock yesterday morn-
ing one of the watchmen or park-keepers of the Regent's-park,
whose station is contiguous to the basin of the canal, observed a
lady and gentleman of very elegant appearance, standing aii.
gently in earnest conversation. Shortly after he first i:nicest them
they walked away, and soon were out of his view. On patroling his
station again in the next hour, he observed the same female
walking among the shrubberies, crying bitterly, and evidently
under the weight of the neutral mental agony. The man listened
to her asseverations, which were loud and frequent, and in which
he thought he heard the name of a Noble laird mentioned;
and being apprehensive the lady contemplated self-destruction, he
was proceeding in the direction likely to lead him towards her,
during which be lost sight of her for a minute or two; and on
searching the enclosure he perceived her descend the batik to
the basin, and in a hurried and agitated manner strip off some of
her dress ; and io the act of raising her arms towards the heavens,
she exclaimed, "Oh God, have mercy I" and rushed towards the
water. He jumped down and seized her just in time to prevent
_the rash act. She screamed on his catching hold of her, and was
so overcome by her agitation and struggles that she fainted.
However, the park-keeper procured the assistance of another
watchman, and very soon succeeded in restoring her senses. lie
assisted her towards the New-road, and finding, from the inc.°.
herency of her language, and the evident distress of her mind,
that if left alone she would again repeat the attempt at self.
destruction, he conducted her, with a great deal of difficulty, to
the residence of Gibbs, one of the police-offiixirs, and left her in
his care. That officer, on the opening of the business at this office,
conducted lice thither. The following is a sketch of her affecting
history ;
The lady's name is Mary Ann Dunstanville, and she is a member
of a highly respectable family. Some years since her father was
distinguished for his mercantile knowledge, and as was customary
with his family, entertainments were given, at which honourable,
distinguished, mad noble persons appeared as guests. lie, great
personal attractions excited much admiration, and unfortunately
her too ardent imagination led her too easily to believe the alluring
promises of an accomplished and noble seducer, to whom she fell a
victim. His premises, she soon found, were mere professions, and
heabandoned her. She returned to her family, and by a strange
reverse of circumstances, her father's fortune, owing to
commercial failures, were ruined, acrd she became so desti-
tute as for a period to pursue a round of gaiety, front
the proceeds of which she supported an elegant establish-
ment, and soon obtained such celebrity that her fashion-
ale.e sphere was extended to the first circles. This did not
last long : she too experienced the reverses of her situation, and from
AnAbhurrenre of the courses of the lower orders of the unfortunate
females of the town, she preferred adopting the dreadful alternative
of self-destruction, and concealed herself the whole of the night in
the Park, with a view of accomplishing that object. The person
to whom she was speaking was -a casual stranger, who coldly ad-
vised her to return home, without the slightest offer of assistance,
and the scenes of happiness of her early life recurring to her imagi-
nation, she in a moment of desperation rushed into the water as
above stated.
On being brought before the Magistrate she appeared much de-
pressed. She WAS elegantly dressed, and her manners were ex-
tamely good.
The Magistrate having pointed out the extreme folly and wicked-
ness of self-destruction, he directed her to be conducted to her home.
The unfortunate female seemed thankful for the kindness ex-
tended towards her, and ou becoming more composed was con-
ducted to her residence.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Yesterday a young man, named J. Ringer, living in the service
of Mr. Winter, of St. James's-xtreet, was brought before Mr. Ro El
the Marnstrate.
Mr. 1. oxhall, a gentleman residing in Raker-street, stated that
on Monday night last he had a party of friends at his house,
amongst whom was Alt. Winter, the master of tile prisoner. In the
course of the evening the prisoner came to attend upon his master,
and as the servants of the house had a good deal to do, he offered
his services to assist them, which was permitted. Several hats
were missed at night, and in the morning various articles of plate
were foundlo have been stolen, which were traced to the prisoner.
The prisoner said that he knee/ nothing to urge in his defence,
and was fully committed for trial, and the witnesses bound over to
prosecute.
T. Jibes, a coachman, in the service of Lord Kenyon, was
brought to the office upon a warrant, charged with a violent as-
sault upon Plank, the chief officer of this establishment.
The officer was am tainted in placing Lord Kenyon's carriage in
proper line, at the drawing-room, upon which the defendant lashed
him severely with his whip.
The defendant was ordered to find bail.—Lord Kenyon imme-
diately bailed him.

Tux Rees'. Coy rms.—The fashionable parties have been-
rendered equally attractive by the beautiful weather, but nothing
could exeeed the magnificence and splendour of his Majestys
Drawing-room on Thursday ; never was there such a display of
female beauty ; the ladies appeared in all their charms supremely
great, assisted by the enchanting influence of Rowland's Italydor,
which communicates a celestial bloom to the female complexions,
I The ladies' heads of hair were arranged in the most fascinating
1 and tasteful style of elegance, assisted by the co-operative aid of
Rowland's 3lacassar Oil, demonstrating the superior excellence of
those inestimable Productions.
On Tuesday last an intluisition was taken at the Rose,
in St. Michael's parish. betore Mr. Chevrll and Mx. Brown,
coroners for this town, on view of the body of W. 3lowlam, aged
52, who had been miming from his home the preceding night.
The deceased was parish clerk of St. Michael's, and it was nig-
gested that search should be made in the church; on going there'
about 8 in the morning, the door was locked, and the key In the
lock on the inside ; a window was forced open, and after searching
sonic time about the pews and other places, the unfortunate man
was discovered hanging in the dark turret leading up to the belfry.,
Ile was seen to go into the church about seven o'clock on 3londay
evening. After due investigation the Jury returned a verdict of
Insamily.—Cambridge Paper.
On Friday night last, between the hours of eleven and',
twelve o'clock, a severe and truly unfortunate reneontre took place
in Nash Field, near Chewton Bonney, about toar miles east of
Christ-church, between the Preventive men, under the command of
Lieutenant Pollen, R.N., on the Ilurst station, And a party of
smugglers, when the latter suffered most severely. A hall entered
the abdomen of James Read, a labourer of :Head Ends, near Mil.
ton, which, after several hours' sufferieg, terminated his existence
and two other men are' lying in a dangerous state. An inquest
has since been held at the Wheat Sheaf public-house, at Milton,
on the body of Read, before Mr. Baldwin, the coroner, and • re.
apectable jury, (the Iweinan of which was Thomas Jones, Esq. of
Sway House,) who, after a long investigation, returned a verdict of
Wilful Murder agAnst one of the men of the Preventive Service on
the Hurst station. A short time previous to the above unfortunate
circumstance, a snuggling lugger made its appearance opposite
Chewton Bunney, but the smugglers did not succeed in working
their broods, and it wag afterwards understood that the manic ware
taken bi a Gutter.—.Wrsa County areniett.

PRICE OF LEATHER, per lb.
Rest Dressing Hides . - - 194 to 211 d
. Common ditto . - 150 to 1841
Crop Hides 35 to 38 lbs. . -16 d to 170
Ditto, 40 to 45 lbs. - . . . lad to 20d
Ditto, 45 to 'Albs . . . 194 to 200
Calf Skins, 35 to 40Ibs - . 184 to Ntdd
Ditto, 45 to 551bs . . . . 24d to 30dd
Ditto, 35 to 751bs . . . - 224 to 2544
Small Seal Skins . . . -174 d to 18dd
Tanned Horse Hides - - - 134 to 14dd
Spanish Horse Hides - . . 14.1 to -1941t1

COAL MARKET, .11.71fs 10.
Ships at Market. Ships Sold. Price.
87e Newcastle . . 631 . . 233 041 to na Ad
55 Sunderland ' . 4,0* . 30. Ott to 384 11,1
S Cuba . • 5 . Ns Od se its 01

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
LEEDS RACES.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8.
One Hundred Sovereigns, given by the Town of Leeds and
neighbourhooa, for three years old and upwards; three years
old, list. 71b. • four, Bst. 21b. ; five, Bst. 18)b. • six and aged, 9st.
Slates sod geldings allowed 31b. Heats, about two miles.
Mr. tisseoigne's bl. m. Elizabeth, by Walton, 4 yea old - 1 1
Mr. J. Ferguson's Don Antonio, by Octavian, 4 yrs old . 2
Mr. W'yvill's b. g. Astonishment (late Debonair), 8 yrs - 3 3
Hon. E. Petra's b. c. Lord John, 3 yrs old ' . . .4 g
Mr. Armstrong's b. c. Alfred, 4 yrs old - - - - 5 6
dlr. Burton Peter's ch. h. Bugle, 5 yrs old - . . 6 4
Four drawn.
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The Barham Park Stakes:,;ißli;;;;. eseh, 10 ions. ft. for three
year olds ; colts, Sat. 31b. ; fillies, Bat.
Sir J. Hyng's colt Trinculo - - • • L
Sir. Uppleby's gr. f. Camillina, by Camillus . - 2
Hon. E. Petre's b. c. by Comas, dam by Walton . $
Three paid.
Silver Cup, value 25 sovs. given by the Prompter, added to a
Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, for half-bred horses that have been
regularly bunted with the Ilramham Moor, Bad/worth, and Ho
h, Foxhounds, and rode by Farmers; four year. olds. lost
71b.; five, list. alb. ; six and aged, 12st. Mares and geldings
allowed 31b. Heats, two miles.
Mr. Goodman's Creeping Jane

walked over.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS
AT TUX DAN XkupTs' COURT, BASIXOUALL-STAUXIT,
THU DAY.

THIRD MEETINGS. a.
Milford, R. Orchard-street, Old-streets St. Luke, and Bright.
helmstone, Sussex, and Proapect-place, -St. licorge the
Martyr, Surrey, jeweller - . 10
Hart, G. Church-streete Deptford, and Pittock, W. Dartford,
-
brewers - - - 12
Henson, S. Brownlow-strett, Holborn, tailor - . 12
Marten, T. E. Carshalton, Surrey, corn and coal-merchant-, 11
Morris. T. Regent-street, Blackwell, carpenter - . 1
Moss, A. High.street, Shadwell, slop-seller . • 10
Phillips; J. New-street, Horslydown, cheesemonger . 10
Sheppard, C. China-walk, Lambeth, Surrey, leather-dresser 10
Smith, R. Northampton, lace-dealer - - - 12
Vandtrmoolen, V. L. Castle-street, Houndadltch, warehouse-
man - - - - - - - 12
Wright, W. C. Paternoster-row, bookseller - 11
Young, J. O. Austin-friars, merchant . - 11

SECOND MEETINGS.
Brownless, G. heeds, Yorkshire, brush-maker
Harting; F. Portland-place, Brighton, brazier
Hills, J. High-street, Mary-la-bonne, farrier •
M'Kinnon, T. SVapsping-high-atreet, oilman - I
Matthews, R. Wading-street, warehmuteman - 12
Knowles, T. late of Cheltenham and of Duke-street, Grosvenor-
square, warehouseman - 1
Oldtield, H. late of Leamington, Warwickshire, now of Devon-
shire-buildings, New Dova-road,.gas-light and coke-manu.
facturer • - 12
FIRST MEETINGS.
Hale, C. Egham, Surrey, innkeeper - 11
'Jeffery, W. Cock-yard, Davies-street, horse-dealer -11 l
Lawrence, C. Drury-lane, tallow-chandler 12
Mansell. W. formerly of Grove-lane, Camberwell, afterwards
of Downing.sueet, Westminster, picture-dealer -
Miles, J. Old-street-road, oil and eolourman 11
Walsh, J. Norwich, linen-draper - 11
DIVIDENDS.
Baster, J. Strand, tailor - . -
Buckmaater, J. and W. Old Bond-street, army clothiers 10
Chambers, J. Oracechurch-street, tobacconist (final) • 11
Croxforti, C. jun. leer, Bucks, Uxbridge, and West Drayton,
Middlesex, sadler 10
Harrison, H. Southwark-bridge, Stone-wharf, stonemason I I
Hooper, .1. Mitre-court, Fleet-street, stationer (first anti final) Id
Hooper, C. Marston Bigot, Somerset, edge-tool-maker - 1
'reaming, R. flaunt). court, Threadneedle-street, silk-mercer II
Mardall, W. M'ater-lane, Tower-street, brandy-merchant If
Nicholson, IL Plymouth, wine and brandy-merchant 10
Pickman, W. East Ilsley, Bella, grocer (final) - 1
The Telescope British and Indian Newspaper of to-
morrow will contain a chronological glance at the important and
eventful life of the Most Noble the Marquis of Hastings, from the
period of his birth down to the present day. The Tekreope,
through the medium of its agents at the different presidencies, is
enabled to give the earliest and most reatrate Indian intelligence.
To all those who have friends and connections in India this
Journal will be found a most valuable acquisition, while the general
reader will find as much, if not a greater variety of domestic news,
than can be found in any other Sunday newspaper.—Office, 119,
Fleet-street. All communications to be post pail.
DISTRESSING CAGE OF SUICIDE.—CORONER'S
IN-
QUEST—Yesterday an Inquisition was held at the Anchorand Hope
tavern, Jamaica-street, Commercial. road, before Mr. Unwin, the
Coroner, upon the body of Mrs. Salmon, who came to her death
under the following distressing circumstances:—lt appeared that
about two months since the husband of the deceased, through u,.
foreseen misfit: tunes, became embarrassed in his cireon-stances. and
was arrested for a debt of 181. arising out of a bill which he indorsed
10 acammodate a friend. and he was sent to Whitteross-strres
pitman, where he still remains. During his confinement the de.
missed endeavoured to support herself and family by following her
husband's business, but the expenses attending her busband's in.
prisonment, together with that of her family, so much exceeded h,
income, t tat she bxame in arrears of rent with her tat dlord, ate
pot a Cistress on her goods, and they were taken in exezut o .
Thus situated, she was obliged to go into a miserable la' •g, and
still con tinued her business on a small scale, but the tloosar of not
being •'•l• to relea e her hasband from incarceration acted s I much
ca her mind that she be ame dreadfully depressed and melancholy,
and on Wednesday morning she was found In the gur,wn behind
the housg, susistuu.:d from an iron hook in the wall by a clothes-line.
The Jury, sitar hearing the testimony of the witnesses, returned a
a verdict, " Tbat the deceased committed suicide while labouring
under temporary derangement." The four children of the deceased
are left quite unprovided for by the death of the mother and the
pnprisonment of the father.
HORRID MURDER OF • CHILD.—On Thursday the 2d
inst. a man, who appeared dumb, passed through Laiton, near
Wansford, Northamptonshire, selling needles and buttons t his
behaviour to those who would not buy of him, was very menacing,
and he spit in one woman's face. At the end of the village he
found three children at play, and in an haunt stabbed one in the
neck, with • knife: her life is, in consequence, in great doubt.
The villain was traced to Chile, and there lost. He wore a dark
Wellington coat, with grey fustian trowsers, and carried before
him a small dark green or blue box containing his wares. The fox
hung by straps front his shoulders • and the words, " Whitechaptl,
bondont" were on the strap behind his neck. It is hoped that,
from ihis account, the monster may be apprehended, and taken to
lAkton to be identified.—Since wilting the above, we understand
that the wounded child is de/O.—Mao/ford Mercury.

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