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THE SNOW.SPIRIT.

(WIWITEN IN BERMUDA.)
No ! never did the wave in its element steep
An island of lovelier charms ;
It bloom. in the giant embrace of the deep,
Like Ilebe in Hercules' arms.
The tint of your bowers is balm to the eye.
Their melotiv balm to the ear;
But the fiery planet of day is too nigh,
And the snow-spirit never comes here.
The down from his wings is as white, as the pearl
Thy lips for their cabinet stole,
And It falls on the green earth, as melting, my girl,
As a murmur of thine on the soul.
Then fly to the clime where he pillows the death,
As he cradles the birth, of the year :
Sweetly cool are your bowers anti balmy your breath,
But the snow-spirit never comes here.
Ilow sweet to behold him, when borne on the gale.
Anti brightening the bosom of morn,
lie flings, like the priest of Diana, a veil
O'er the brow of each virginal thorn.
But think not the veil he so chillingly casts
Is the veil of a vestal severe :
No, no: you will see what a moment it lasts,
Should the snow-spirit ever come here.
Then fly to his region, lay open his zone,
And he'll weep all his brilliancy dim,
To think that a bosom as white as his own
Should rot melt in the day.besm like hint.
Oh ! lovely the print of those delicate feet,
On his luminous path will appear;
Fly! fly ! my beloved, this island is sweet,
But the snow-splrit cannot come here.

During a thunder storm which occurred at Portsmouth
on iirednestlay last, the lightning struck the Semaphore
post over the slaughter-house, and knocked down one of
the signal men, who had his hand on the metal wheel, in
the act of working the Semaphore: the man was stunned
by the shock, and lay insensible for nearly ten minutes,
but afterwards gradually moven(' ; and, we are happy to
find, did not sustain any serious injury by the aceide.nt.—
.Youtliampturt Iferafd.

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Clyde Iron-works have ceased working for the last fivb
weeks, in consequence of the colliers' combinations. The
furnaces produce about 100 tons of pig iron weekly, or 1
5.000 tons a year, and it requires above 20,000 tons of coal
to melt the metal. It was therefike considered by the com-
bination the most vulnerable point to attack first, as it was
calculated that Mr. Dunlop, the propri?tor, would at once
comply with their demand', rather than stop his catensive

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The principal cause of dispute was, that tht nolliers
wished to alter the mode of measurement, and to give
Mr. Dunlop only lgcwt. instead of 13ewt. to the cart, as
formerly. As Mr. Dunlop considered his measurement as
fair as that of shy other coal work, he resisted the de-
mand. About ten weeks ago his Hamilton Farm colliers
sent to him a long roll of imaginary grievances, and new
demands, which he peremptorily refusing I. accede to,
they all struck. The work has since been stopped, and the
colliers turned out of their houses. The whole of Mr.
Dunlop's colliers, amounting to about 300, also followed
the example; and there being no coal to carry on the blast
furnaces, from the abort supply put up by the colliers, in
a week after the strike, the iron-stone miners, lime-atone
workers, furnace men, labourers, &c. were thrown idle, to
the amount of 300 • making in all 600 men, without in-
cluding their families. What makes the ease peculiarly
hard is, that Mr. Dunlop's men were quite averse to the
strike. A general meeting of combined colliers, consisting
of about ',WO, was, however, held in the vicinity, to de-
cide whether Mr. Dunlop's men should continue any
longer to work fbr him upon their old terms. To their
credit, every one of his men voted against striking, being
perfectly satisfied with their employers terms. They were,
however, out-voted, anti obliged to succumb to the general
body, and present their grievances. They have since been
supported by the combination. They lay that they receive
10s. a week, and so muck for their stmis, accossling as they
could work. As there are 3,000 colliers around Glasgow,
it only requires about a shilling weekly from each to de-
fray the expense of the idle hands.
The colliers thrown idle were perfectly able, if they
chose to work full time, to make 6s. 3d. a day, and when
they wrought only four days a week they made 20a.
Thu is owing to the great increase of price they have
successively obtained, as they now get 220. for digging
a cart of coals, the former prite of which was 14d. A
report is made every fortnight by the delegates of the state
of the coal hills; and if the coals are accumulating, the
grand committee at Shettleston order the various coal
works to put out only a certain quantity, till the stock is
diminished. The consequence is, that the colliers, on an
average, work only three-fifths of their time; and instead
of putting out SO hatches, first reduced it to 40, and
then to 32.

At this season of the year there is generally .50,000
tons (or about a fifth of the consumption of Glasgow) on
the principal coal hills, to meet the additional demand in
winter; but at present there is no stock on hand, the
colliers refusing to put out more than what is required for
immediate consumption.
Mr. Dunlop is confident of being able to fill his works'
with new hands, but he is as yet rather averse to do this,
as his old workers have been about the place from their
infancy, are much attacned to him, industrious; and well
behaved, and never made any complaint until misled by
others.—Glasgow Journal.
THE SHIP-BUILDERS AND SHIPWRIGHTS OF'
THE THAMES.

It appears that a deputation from the master shin.
builders of the port of London arrived at Portsmouth,
sanctioned by the Navy Commissioners, to engage such of
the shipwrights in his Majesty's Dock-yard as might be
disposed to volunteer their services to proceed for a limited
period to work in the river Thames. The offers made by
the deputation of London masters were extremely tempt-
ing. The dock-yard men were offered an engagement of
three months, at the established prices of shipwrights
work in the port of London, with an express guarantee,
that if the wages should fall short of /X. 6d. per day, it
should be Made up to that amount. They were to be con-
veyed
free of expense to London, and an advance made if
required. About 160 of the men gave in their names as
volunteers, for the trip to London, but the others requested
an adjournment for a few days. At that time Mr. Gut,
the Secretary of the Thames Provident Union. arrived,
and attended the:Meeting. M. Gast engaged to use his
utmost endeavour to induce the shipwrights of the Thames
to return to work in every yard without exception, pro-
vided the builders agree to certain resolutions. It was also,
agreed that if the ship-builders refused to confirm the ar-
rangement, the shipwrights of Portsmouth would on no
consideration proceed to the River Thames to their assist-
ance ; but that if the shipwrights of the Thames should
refuse to confirm, and act on them, the shipwrights would
assist the ship-builders. The representatives of the two
parties have since returned to town, and the shipwrights of
Portsmouth stand pledged, on no consideration, to proceed
to the River Thames; while the shipwrights of the Thames
are reconciled to their masters, on the condition that the
price-book he taken by every builder, and that the price of
every item should be conclusively settled by the parties.
The seven months' dispute of the Thames shipwrights'
with the ship-builders has been brought to a speedy con-'
elusion, by the Navy Board having given leave for the
mechanics of this Dock-yard to supply their place.—
Hampshire Telegraph.

THE LATI fine •T SUNDIMLAND.—The number ac-
tually (lead is five, and not seven, as stated in last week's
Chronicle. Two others are still lingering, but hopes are
entertained that they will recover. Though no fresh acts
of violence have been attempted, the Union system still
continues in all its vigour. The avenues to the river are
beset by parties of the disaffected, who, by the grossest
abuse, too frequently succeed in deterring the well-disposed
from going on board the numerous ships that are now ready
for sea. Meetings of the seamen are still held on the Town
Moor, and there was a general meeting of the shipowners,
at the Exchange, on Thursday last. In the mean time hu-
I siness is nearly at a stand, and we are sorry to itear that all
hopes of conciliation seem as distant as they ever were. A
correspondent states that, so far has the ferment against
Mr. Hutchinson been kept alive, that he has been openly
insulted, threatened, and followed through the streets by
mobs, who hooted him as a murderer. It has been gravely
asserted, that he thrust penny-pieces into the muzzles of
his pistols, ramming them tight down with his little fin-
ger, and filing them with astonishing rapidity !—Durham
aronicle.

GLASGOW WEAVVII/L —A small committee of the lead-
ing weavers have been visiting the manufacturers during
the week. Some manufacturers stated that they had no!
intention of either taking on or dismissing weavers. Others!
would employ none till their stocks were disposed of. In
one or two cases, the committee were informed that a num-
ber
of weavers would be taken on soot', and when the table
was mentioned, the manufacturers replied that they would'
pay the weaving by a table of their own, and they wished'
no man to take their work who could be otherwise etnployed
to greater advantage. Tha weekly income of the combi-
nation is gradually falling off; but the leaders appear
determined to try every expedient to keep up the delusion
by which they. individually profit. As they can neither
stir themselves, nor possibly influence others without
money, some of the zealous hands attempted, in a country
district, to replenish their exhausted exchequer by a local
funding system. They got a number of bills of a. each
drawn up. payable to the Secretary of the town in six or
nine months hence. As many of the subscribers of the bills
were behind even with their weekly payments, the most
credulous had no hope from this expedient. They nett
applied to a public spirited Baronet for a loan of 3001. who
declined returning a final answer till he had consulted his
factor. Unhappily for the poor weavers the work continues
very scarce, and nothing can render the utter fatality of the
combination more obvipus than the bare fact, that while it,
injures them in brisk times, it is of no service whatever in
a dulness.--G/aagoto Paper.
FARINTOSH WIIISICT.—TIIC Barony of Farintosh be
kneed to the Forbeses of Culloden, and it contained about
1903 arable acres. All barley produced on this estate was
privileged to be converted into whisky, duty free; the na-
tural consequence of which was, that more whisky was
distilled in Farintosh than all the rest of Scotland. In
1754, Government made a sort of compulsory purchase
of this privilege from the Culloden family, after they
had enjoyed it a complete century. The stun paid was
UI,SUW.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.

ASSIZES, Buiee , Ate. 13.

CROWN SIDE.
Before Mr. Justice IA TT LEDALE.
This morning. Walttr Brooks, and his son Robert Brooks, who
had been yesterday convicted, tinder very peculiar circumstances,
of sheep.stealing (see Briii34 Pren of yesterday), were put to the
bar for the purpose of receiving a:thence.
Mr. Justice Li Tx LEDAT.}: ordered sentence of death to be re-
corded against the two prisoners, at the slake time intimating the
probability of the extreme sentence of the law being committed,
which however could only take place on the condition of their being
sent out of the country.

PERJURY.
Tht TINS, ON THE nnosstewttok 30Hfr OMs, v. UHL.
WOW LEt.
This was an indictment for 'Wu( and corrupt perjury, and it was
set forth as committed in an action for a inseams and assault, in
which John Gibbs wart plaintiff and Robr. Ford defendant,and which
bad been stied at the Wells Assizes on the Ist September, 1824. It
was material to prove whether the plaintiff was in a gig with one
William Evans in the month of November l 823; and whether the
said plaintiff Was thrown out of the gig, the said William Evans
then and there falling on him. The -Indictment then went on to
state, that the defendant Samuel Rowley was duly sworn to give
evidence touching these matte» on the occasion of the trial afore.
said, and that he falsely. wilfully, and corruptly gave evidence
in substance to the effect following, namely—" That in the month
of November, as aforesaid, the plaintiff, John Gibbs, was in a gig
with William Evans, of the Angel Inn, which gig broke down
while he, Samuel Rowley, watt within a few yards of the spot, and
that the plaintiff fell out of the gig, and William Evans upon hint"
—whereas, in tact and in truth, the plaintif and William Evans
were not in a gig which broke down as described, in November
last ; the defendant wag not within a few ynida of them ; and nei-
• ther the plaintiff nor William Evans fell out of a gig, as had been
falsely sworn by the present defendant.
The defendant pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Elul:inn (with whom was Mr. Wm. Bayley, for the de-
fence) objected that the indictment could not be sustained in point
of law, inasmuch as it was not averred that the fact which the de.
fendant was alleged to have sworn falsely, was a material fact.
Mr. Justice LiTTLEDALE disallimed the objection ; • and a
second urged by the Learned Counsel was equally untenable in
the opinion otitis Lordship. But a third objection, to the effect
that the particular day denominated in the indicprent as " a cer-
tainioady" should have been more distinctly specified, was held to
be .
he case, however, was permitted to proceed, subject to this
and any other objections that might afterwards arise.
Mr. C. F. Wiattaats (with whom was Mr. Moody) then pro-
ceeded to state the case to the Jury for the prosecution. It was a
very trite, but not on that account less true observation, that on
the due administration of justice mainly depended the prosperity
and welfare of the country, and all that was dearest to English-
men—property, liberty, and life itself, were closely connected with
this grand principle in our free Constitution—an equal distribution
of civil rights to every subject of these realms. But the equal ad.
ministration of justice could not be accomplished without a strict
regard to the sacred and binding nature of an oath; a proposition
so clear and self-evident, that the necessity of maintaining the in.
violability of that obligation must he apparent at once to the most
humble as well as the most elevated individual. Under those cir.
cumstancest, when the sacred barrier of an oath was broken clown,
and a wilful and corrupt perjury appeared to have been committed,
it WAN proper that an offence of so grave a nature should be duly
considered by the proper tribunal, and adequately punished.
In the present instance, it was for the Jury to investi-
pie the accusation, and examine particularly as to the
nature of the offence alleged to have been committed ; and it was
also for them to say whether the crime had been perpetrated with
the view of obstructing the ends of public justice, or occasioning
injury to private individuals. He was free to admit that cases
existed wherein a man might swear falsely without being guilty of
perjury ; because if a p non deposed to a certain circumstance, be-
lieving in his own mind that it was as he represented it to be, and
yet it should turn out to be otherwise than he had sworn, that would
not be perjury in the eye of the law, which required a voluntary
purpose and a corrupt motive in order to constitute the crime.
Mistake or misapprehension might arise front a hundred cliff Trent
causes; among others from defective hearing or ;Asian, and in this
way an individual might dept se to what was false, and yet be per.
fectly innocent of perjury, which must be wilfully, End knowingly
done, otherwise the corpus detieti could not be said to mist. It a
man swore to what he believed to be true, and it afterivards turas d
out to be false, that would not be perjury; for, as he had already
said, the falsehood must be corruptly and wilfully sworn, ih order
to constitute the offence. But in the cue he should have to submit
to the Jury on the present occasion no such misapprehension
could have arisen, and no mistake could possibly be pleaded.
On the contrary, he felt satisfied he should be able to prove
to the Jury (if not baffled and prevented by legal objections) a
case of the most unmixed, unmitigated, and audacious profligacy
that was ever brought under the notice of a Court of Justice.
bitch, he pledged himself to prove, was the present ease—one in
which the most daring, flagrant, and corrupt perjury had been
openly committed, for purposes the most shameful that could well
be conceived. An action of trespass and assault, in which Mr.
John Gibbs was the plaintiff, and Mr. Robert Ford the defendant,
had been tried at the Wells Assizes for 1824, and in the course of
this action it was material to inquire whether Gibbs haul sustained
injuries of a very serious nature, occasioned by a violent kick re-
ceived from the defendant on the lower part of his back. The
in,Wries which formed the ground of the action, were of a nature so
serious and so calamitous in their effect upon the unfortunate plain-
ltiff; that from the time he received them, up to the present moment,
Ihis life had been one scene of suffering, with but little prospect of':
Imitigntion or relief. Such was the nature of the plaintiff's case
at the Wells Summer 'tutees of last yetr, and in the progress of
the defence it became important to Ford, the defendant, to prove
than no such injury had been inflicted by him, and that the mans.
ble and unhappy plaintiff was merely affecting sufferings he had
never felt, for the purpose of turning the charge brought against
the defendant into a profitable speculation, in order to gratify his
own mercenary designs, or else that the injury had originated from
a cause different from that assigned. However, the Jury, who
would have Mr. Gibbs placed before them, would have it in their
power to limn their own estimate of that miserable man's elitist-
tion. and could therefore come to their own conclusion onthe subject.
On the occasion of the original trial, in order to shots the plaintiff's
illness did not arise from Ford's assault, but another and distinct
cause, the present defendant, Samuel Rowley, was brought for-
ward as a witness, and deposed that he had seen Mr. Gibbs with
Mr. Evans of the Angel Inn, in a gig, on the 15th Nov ; on which
occasion he swore the gig was overturned, and Mr. Gibbs fell out
first and Mr. Evans on the top of him. In this manner it had
been intended to persuade the Jury which tried the cause, that the
sufferings of Mr. Gibbs did not arise from the kick inflicted by ,
Ford, but front the consequences of this pretended accident ; but
on the previous trial the Jury perceived there was not one syllable
of truth in the defendant's account, and they laughed his evidence
to scorn. The fact was, Mr. Gibbs and Mr. Evans were not, as
described by the prisoner, in a gig at the time staled, and at no
period of their lives had they ever suffered any such accident as
that described in the evidence of the present defendant. This be-
ing the case it appeared equally a public as well as a private ditty
Ito bring this prisoner into a Court of Justice, where he would be
likely to receive the reward of his shameful and audacious conduit.
Perhaps the Jury would be astonished to hear, that no such
occurrence as that sworn to by the prisoner ever took
place, and' that, at the time when the overturn of the gig
was stated to have omitted, the unhappy man, whose just claims
to compensation it was meant to destroy by means of perjury, was
stretched upon his bed, and quite inclinable of rising therefrom
in consequence of the effects of the outrage he had previously ex-
perienced from the defendant Ford. It was an act that could
scarcely be characterised, as it deserved, to step forward for the
1 purpose of cheating Mr. Gibbs of the inadequate compensation in
the power of the law to afford him for the grievous injury he had
sustained. This had been the conduct of the man now at the
bat, and he called on the Jury to prove by their verdict the sense
they entertained of the enormity of the offence that had been corn.'
mitted, and to hold out to the prisoner, and all other persons who
were disposed to trifle with the serious obligation of an oath, that
a departure from truth was always certain sooner or later to carry
its own punishment along with it.
The evidence for the prosecution fully supported the Learned
Counsel's statement. Among the witnesses examined was
Mr. John Gibbs, at whose instance this action was inritutcci,
and the plaintiff in the former cause. He was here carried into
I Court. Ile appeared quite helpless from the effects of the injuries
he had received, and WAS partly supported on crutches and partly
placed near the
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nearest the Jury; and exclusive of the injuries be seemed to have
1111,itetlwerale, and the side
sustained, was a fine looking man, apparently about fifty years of
loge.
When the examination of the witnesses had closed,

Mr. Justice LiTTI.T.DAI.F. observed, that the evidence had fully
proved the materiality of the prisoner's evidence to the issue tried
in Gibbs v. Ford- at Wells, and perjury (if committed) was there-
! fore legally chargeable on it.
Mr. Emit NE, for the defendant. then submitted, that there was
not sufficient evidence to go to the Jury, inasmuch as all the words
alleged to have been falsely spoken by the defendant on the trial
were not stated in evidence on the present occasion.
Mr. C. F. WILLIAMS, contra. said, that if the law were as his
Learned Friends on the other side had stated it to be, he was free
to say it would be most painful and alarming intelligence to the'
public and the country at large. The objections of the Learned
Gentleman forcibly recalled to his memory, and partly served to
jastify the remark of a great writer—" The minute technicalities
eind objections which impede the main current of justice are the
I great blemishes of our law ." far if the doctrine laid down were
once established and recognised, the administration of justice would
be impeded, anti the perjurer might rejoice, for there would he no
chance of conducting wprosectition for perjury successfully till the
human memory became perfect enough to enable a man to swear to
every sentence and syllable which any other man should utter.
Mr. Fast:tire having replied,
Mr. Justice LITTLEDAL f overruled thisobjeetion, and another
subsequently urged by the defendant's Counsel.
Mr. EnseewE then addressed the Jury for the tlefe•ce—lt was
not his intention to attempt to controvert the general obsentations
of his friend Mr. Williams as to the magnitude of the crime im-
puted to the prisoner, and the urgent necessity which existed to
check the serious offence of perjury. whenevet it should be clearly
established as having been commihed. fie was, on the contrary,
ready to concur In the observations of.ihe Learned Counsel on this
subject most fulls and cordially. anti he also admitted with him.
that where the offence hail been committed, tile heavy punishment
of the law should follow it. Rut on this account. if Mtn° other,
anti because perjury was an ranee so serious and weighty, and
liurlisliable so severely, the Jury should listen with the I.linelt

caution and eircumsper.,on to all that had been urged by Cow&
for the prosecution, end take good care not to permit their feelings
to be carried AM ay by the moat powerful and impassioned speech of
his Learned Friend on the present occasion. Every effiwt had
been used to awake: their pa..iona, and mislead thee feelings, but
he trusted those efforts would not be successful. A forcible appeal
had also been made by lire Learned Friend to their feelings of hu-
'Handy and compassion ; for lie had described in the most glowing
and effecting phraseology the suffering.' and it juries sustained by
Mr. Gibbs. and that unfortunate person had been placed before the
Jere. es if merely for the purpose of adding eteength to the tipped.
It did not signify, as far as the present lemur, *tut concerned, whe-
ther injury sutliretl by Mr. Gibbs was in consequence of the assault
the of Ford eit any other cause. The only matter for the consideration
lof the Jury was, whether or not the prisoner was guilty of wilful
and cnrrupr perjury in having sworn that on a certain day he law
Gibbs Redo 'evens in a gig, that the giee was overturned, and the
Persons in it thrown but in consequence of the accident. The JUTy
should be satistfled, flare that the prisoner had sworn what was
averred in the indictment; secondly, tied the assertion was fake;
anti. lastly, that the prisoner knew it to he fide-, end had sworn
wilfully, mot with a corrupt intention. It appeared to him that
sufficient evidence haul not been submitted to thus Jury in order to
enable them in find a verdict of guilty, because the testimony
appeared deficit in several Material points. In order to en-
able them to judge of the nature of the prisoner's evidence
on a Ramer trial, the whole of It should have been detailedto
theme. because a witness frequently qualified that which he
had first delivered in a tubsequent part of his testimony.
The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to comment an the evi-
dence far the prosecution. , He observed, that no motive was at.
tempted to be assigned for the commission of the offence, sod he
trusted the Jury would look to the terrible eousegeences of a verdict
of guilty to the defendant, and pause before they Betided against
him on inadequate evidence. He, trusted they ',mild not convict
the prisoner of the crime laid to his charge unless they could enter-
tain no reasonable doubt of its commiesien. Would any man coop
mit such an act without some motive of tear, favour, interest, of
revenge ; yet none of these were imputed to the defendant, end he
was charged with an offence without apparent motive or end. Then
although the law required the evidence, of two persons to
convict of perjufti, yet the Jury must supenne that the tie.
fendant, knowing this; goes and lays the scene of hie crime
not in the presence of Gibbs alone, which vitedd have been
sufficient, but also in the presence of Evans, tiros afford.
fag the means of his own conviction if lur swore falsely.
Surely this was not the conduct of a deliberate perjurer, who would
either have said Gibbs was alone at the time of the accident, or Ise
did not know who was with him. Then as to the materiality hi
the prisoner's evidence on the lame tried between Gibbs and Ford,
the Jury could consider how it could at all affect the ease. 'flte
issue at the Wells Assize)! was, " did the violence inflicted by
Ford on Gibbs occasion the injuries complained of ? It was ad-
mitted the injury Was so occasioned, ynci penred to be an by the
medical men examined on the trial. It was only urged on the part
of the defence that the injury was not one of a lasting nature, or
likely to disable the plaintiff for life. likiw from this it would app
pear that the testimony of the prisoner was not material to the de.
claim of the case between the parties, as the injury was admitted
to be in consequence cf Ford's assault, and the only question then
was as to the extent of the injury. Under thorc circumstances it
was not material whether Gilder fell out of a gig or net. The ob-
jections he ',Mr. Erskine) had taken, were tskeu in pursuance of
the duty he owed his client, indenendant of the question of his
guilt or innocence. Ile hoped then that.the fate of his objections.
and the fact of his having taken them, which he vote WWId to do,
Would not operate unfavourably to his client's interests on the minds
of the Jury; and that his Raving. urged several legal objections at
an early stage of the precceuinge, would not be intfrpreted into a
proof of his own belief of the betinese of his client a cause, or lee
'construed into a proof of the guilt of the prisoner.
Mr. Justice Lure ettette charged the Jury, and previous to
summing up the evidence, observed, it had been stated by the
prisoner's Counsel, that the Jury could not rely on the proof given
of the evidence of the prisoner in "Gibbs v. Ford," because that
proof was only fumieheti by tie unsupported testimony of a single
witness. However, he could see no reason to doubt the evidence
of that witness, end thought the (act was sufficiently established
him, and, therefore, corroborative evidence was not necessary. It
had next been contended, that the whittle of the prisoner's evidence
had not been proved, and that it should have been stated in every
pan; but he thought quite enough had been stated for the pur-
poses of this inquiry. The next question was, as to the materiality
of the prisoner's evidence, or in other words, whether it was likely
to affect the verdict of the Jury or not, and he thought that fact also
established. The action Seas to recover compensation in damage*
for an assault, and if the dine.s of the plaintiff appeared to result
tinkly from the violence of Ford, he would he entitled to larger
damages than if it arose partly frotn the kick and partly
from a subsequent accident with which Ford had nothing to
do. In this way the testimony of the prisoner hall been ma-
terial to !men the damages. The fleet point was, as to whether
the prisoner's evidence in the trial between Gibbs and Irard was of
was hot false. In order to contradict his testimony, there must be
the evidence of more than one witness, fot in these ease*, le the view
of the law, pne man's oftth.was quite as good as another s. Two
witnesses were called to rebut the evidence of the prisoner, and
they were full'', supported by other testiniony on several collateral
points of coneiderable importance. There could be no doubt then
the defendant ivrnee falsely, and the only remaining point was one
for the consideration of the Jury, viz whether the prisoner gave
false evidence wilfully and with a corrupt Motive ? If it sboukl
appear that a person swore falsely, without a probable motiee, then
it was fair to attribute the false swearing to mistake or misappree
hension, and that not coming under the description of perjury, the.
prisoner must be sequined. Where no moth* Was apparent. bre
would feel disposed to indulge conffeerable doubts on the subiece
of the perjury. But although no mbtivb should appear, yet if the
false swearing appeared to be wilfully committed, it would be quite
correct to infer the corrupt motive, although it was not in evidence
that it existed. In that ease some secret motive must be presumed
to exist, for no man would swear falsely without an object. No,
misapprehension could be Here alleged, for defendant stated himself'
to be within two or three yards of the parties when the eccident oc-
curred, an that there was no roots to suppose any mistake could
have possibly occurred.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty, without heeltatien, and the
Court sentenced him to twelvemonths' confinement and bard labour
in the House of Correction.
Robert Warlir+, who, en the trial already mentioned of Gibbs v.
Ford, gave testimony to the same effect as that of Rowley with re-
gard to the pretended Accident in the gig near this town, was next
put to the bar on it similar indictment for perjury. Being required
to plead, he put in a plea in abatement, stating, that at the time
when the indictment was found he was a labourer, sod that in the
indictment there appeared no descriptinn of his estate, degrees
trade, or mystery, accordingly he prayed that the indictment bus
'quashed.
The Count allowed the plea, and the indietmcnt was quashes,.
accordingly.
CIVIL SIDE.
ttefore Mr. Justice GASELEE.

ST/PPEIt a. Inaisx.
This was ad action of replevin, on occasion of a distress taken by
the defendant, Mr. Snape, on a farm occupied by the plaintiff'.
Mr. Nipper, as tenant.
The question turned upon the terms of the tenancy, tebetiter the
rent was payable yearly, or half-yearly, which was proved on the
part of the defendant by his daughter, Miss Elizabeth Snape.
Mr. Sergeant \VILDE examined als witness at crnsuletable
length, who gave her evidence under some embarrassment, but
apparently with truth, and was corroborated by other witnesses,
and the Learned Sergeant commented largely upon het evidence
and manner of giving her testimony, in his address to the Jury.
Mr. Sergeant PEtt., in reply, urged the credibility of her evi-
dence. " Gentlemen, the witness has conducted herself with great
propriety. You saw her manner. She stood at the bar,
her handkerchief round her thumb, whilst she was twisted by my
Learned Friend. My Brother Wilde complains of her embarrass.
rnent. Gentlemen, ton this be wondered at In a simply country
girl, who comes into a Court of Justice for the first time ? Eten I,
who am an old slaseir—l had almost said an old broken dorm post
horse, find it often very difficult to throw off my Learned Friend--
he frequently drives sharp roach into my sides—and can it be mat-
ter of wonder that he is an over-match for Betsy Snape ? Gentle-
men, this is the true and particular account and adventures of Ms•
Sergeant Wilde and Elizabeth Snape I"
Verdict for the defendant.
. .

This closed the Bridgwater Assi7ei. On Monday the commit•
lion is opened, and on Tuesday business commences at Bristol.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.

OLOCCESTER ASSIZES, SATURDAY, Ana 13.
Before Mr. BUM OARROW.
CHARGE OF HORSE STEALING.
Joke Hail, a respectable looking butcher, aged 22, was ch lege('
with stealing a mare, the property of Thomas Joyner.
From the evidence of the prosecutor, it appeared that the mare lit
question had been reared by him, and having turned her nut to
graze on a common. in the parish of Lon hope} she had been stolen
from thence, and after a few weeks had elapsed, she was found with
her tail docked, and her appearance otherwise disguised, to the
possession of a man named 'Witham, who accounted for having
her by saying he purchased het front the prisoner for ten pounds ;
and as he said he knew where the primary heed, he gave up the
mare and went in pursuit of him.
Witham being examined, Stated, that he had puled ased
mare from the prisoner, and that when he called at prisoner's
house to apprehend him, he was at Hest dented, but afterwards.
having said he only came for a bridle he left there when he to..it
the mitre away, the prisoner made his appearance, and he then totd,
him into custody. On doing so, the prittaper said, " Let me g•
and I will give theethe 101. Wok, anti if you come over tutuy father''
you shall have as much store." He, however, woold wo, let bin'
go, but brought hint to Gloucester. '
Cross-examined by Mr. C. desire you to take
eare.`and answer me a few questions. Mr. Witham. were you
ever accused of any thing yourself ?—I don't know what you mean,
Sir.
Don't you ? Were you tier charged with any thing improper ?
I don't mean put in that boa for trial.
After some hesitation and the question put repeatedly, no se•
swers would be given by the witness but evasive ones.
Mt. Plitt LIP 3-1 tb, I find I must refresh your memory. Were
ynogu know what I mean by a.,,charge. —You ttiddi t
Mt. Pert.ctrs—A mistake was It 7 The Jury may think other-
wise. What was it then ?—Why., after corning from the fight, I
you
oa
wt Sdpor i
saddle. suppose. That I.Tanhgaant w.sasfigalh; Pe—thisti (I.lsugh ter.) h
put up my horse at • public-house in Worcester, end a man ex
changed a saddle with me which t!id not belong to him, and whoa ..
I saw how it was. 1 gave it up to theowner.
Where you ever accused of any thing- eise?-40 what respect,
Sir ?

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I mweits•B•sh logy memory spin. ho you knew a paean of ,
'ilhelmitne e Mountain ?-Mountsin, Mountain! (in astonish-
. woolly 146, Bit.
Wilco:ever charged with mmitting a forgery on a person
billhei ck co
Mountain?-Forgery, Sir I (Hesitation.)
ildir you again. I don't want }nu to tell me if you did forge a
bill en him, but were von charged with it ?:-(After a long pause.)
Browse but their gang, Sir.
Whose gang ?
HMI. the prisoner's gang.
Oh! very well, on wereehorged with it?-4 was.
Now mil me, did you ever say you would be revenged of lied for
no; lending yam a pound note?-`o, Sir.
De too Itaew a man of the name of Beard ?-I don't know as I
do ; tell me his wed,.
Then, if I tell leo his trade, you will know him ?-Perhaps, I
may. fib.
Przwere you ever charged with stealing this mate yourself?-
No
Dr. you know a Tllll named Rudder ?-No, Sir.
A boy, the: ?-Yea. Sir.
Did not he thine you with not coming honestly by her P-No,
Mr.
What did he toy to you ?-Ike met me riding the more, and he
milted me, was that the butcher's mare. I said it was nut, for
that I bought her at Rom.
• Then. if yeilt bought the mare from the prisoner, why did you not
all the bq se 1`..-A pause. no answer.
YOU? Amid will do as well for me. Did not Rudder then say
be. doubted you ?-No,l I nar.not my " I said that be was a
d-iliat fee doubting me." Perhaps I may have said it.
Pal have you made.any bet, on this trial P.-No, Sir.
What, not a bet of five shifthiri that the prisoner would be eon.
ANA it-I made a bet of free shillings 4,..t he would, but I. re.
Mild It since.
3k. Berea G•stitom-Snelt a thing r.ever was heard in a Court
lifhatla•-• man to have tbe desperate wickedness to propose a
be ea fits life or death of an individual, and have the effrontery
. Warsaw into Court to procure it. My only wish is that I could in.
Stet seripeoupon such a wretch.
Is. Patixt-ros-Your Lordship will see what my defence to
this sissy must be. And the Gentlemen of the Jury must see it
Ask mots on the testimony of this witness.
Mr. Baron OAR aow-I should undoubtedly tell the Jury, who
Ws anticipate what are my feelings of this wretch's testi-
; that no credit whatever should be placed to his story.
=i'
APT bowing declared they paid no attention to it-
Idullisom O•saow (to the witress)-Ho away, Sir, as one
of dm mot disgraced Mal that ever appeared io a Court of
looks. '
. /ha witness thew left the box amidst the hisses and execrations
of the Court.
lb. Baron Geo astw-Amongst betting men, it might be • tuide. 1
'sot if the fellow ttimself were placed at the bar fur stealing dm
• mare, whether the odds were not against him.
The Counsel for the prosecution did not give up the cause, hot '
ealhd, in support of it, another witness,
--s.- Fletcher, who stated-I saw the prisoner riding upon this
mare in question. I have seen her since, and I believe her to be
the same. I wont be positive on it.
James Smith-I was present when the prisoner offered Witham
I(N. to let him go, when he was taken into custody.
Croes.etamined...l know a man of the name of Griffith ; I did
' resio to him to get him to swear against the prisoner ; he came to
mei I told him he might as well come to Gloucester to haves War
out on this business.
3fr. Pittard's-I think your bare blown yourself up, Sir, p
dawn.
This vas the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Pittatirs-..My Lord, I have at lewd thirty witneasm le
. my brief to support the defence your Lordship would perceive A'
meant to take, if you think it necessary 1 should go on.
Mr. Baron GARCOW -It is quite shocking to see the manner'
in which two of the witnesses for the prosecution have con-
ducted themselves ; the main testimony nets with them, if credit
could be given to it. The Jury will say whether they do so or
not.
• The Jury, after a short consultation, said they were satisfied, and
they brought in a verdict of acquittal.
, I
CHESTER CIRCUIT.

.~

MONTGOMERYSHIRE ASSIZES, POOL.
M UR DE R.
-, aged 28, was indicted fee having admi-
s arsenic and blue.etotie, with intent to
follows :—I lived at Maesgwailed,
June last, and have known the
I have a female child by him,
for the support of the child until
When he refused to pay I went to
me to swear the child, which I did.
me until six weeks ago, when he
• twelve o'clock at midnight. Re-
e me how the fifths girl anti I
wanted at that hour? He answered that
e out the bans that we might be mar-
mwilling if he told me the truth. I
'e went into my room and at upon
prisoner took a cake out of his
the little girl, but let nobody see
his head, arid put it on the cup.
et via or seven cherries wrapped in
to the little girl, and let nobody
and placed them on the cupboard
m me the cake and cherries I asked
' me for keeping the girl ? Ile said
night with the money, that the
. following Sunday. He told me
knocking on the next Friday night.
I I rose next morning about Biter seven
cherries and the cake; they were in
out them overnight in the cupboard
in my room except my child—no.
I had received the cake and cher.
there was somethirg white upon
to one of them, and it tasted very
.y
—very bad indeed The white upon the
cherries looked like flour. I then examined the cake—it was like
Abutter cake ; sweet, and as large as the palm of my hand—it ap.
peered as if it had been wet with something; I put my tongue to it
as I did to the cherrise—l took a knife and pared off the top—it
looked wet through t I put my tongue to the inside again, it tasted
iaky. I did not examine the cake or cherries any more. I buried them
in the mixen immediately. I did not give any to the child. On
the following. Friday night the prisoner came to my house about
eleven o'clock. I was in bed ; when he called me I got up,
decried myself, and went out to him. He asked me immediately
how the little girl was ? I told him she was very well. He asked
me to go into the house. I refused to allow him to go in ; he said
he would go in. I -opened the door and we went in. After prisoner
and I went into the house, he said he would go to the village
slid have the bans put up. I told him I was not unwilling if
he told me the truth. After a little talk about marrying, I asked
if be was fond or the little girl? He answered, yes. I said 1
thought he was not. lie asked what sign I saw of it ? I said that
1 bad sufficient sign. Prisoner again asked me what I had seen ?
I said I would not tell it to any body. Ile pressed me to tell
him what I hub seen ; I asked him what Le had put on the cake
and cherries for the little girl? Ile asked me what I had seen on
them ? I said I had not seen much upon them, but I never tasted
any thing of such a taste. He answered, surely nobody has put
sew thing upon the cake for me. I said there was something on
them; I did not like to give them to the little girl, so I threw them
away. He said, I will take my oath there was no more upon it
tart is upon this cake which I have now in my hand. Prisoner
Isel,a cake in his hand which he then pulled out of his pocket and
busks me a piece off and told me to put it in my mouth. I took
liand put it in my mouth, and spit it out very quietly ; 1 could
a eat it. Ile said, do you take this, and eat it. lie was pre.
tepding to at some before he gave it to me. I could not
toll whether he ate it or not; lie then gave me the rest of
the cake, and told me to eat it at that time; I said I will
net have is ; he pressed me hard to take it. I took h and put it
rein the box. He said, " Don't put it there, or the cat will get it t"
I replied I would eat it presently. He said, " perhaps you will
not rely upon it to eat It ; you see I have eaten a bit of it myself."
He afterwards went away, having been with me half an hour. He
said he would come to the house early from the village after he had
put in the bans next day ; but he did not come. I left the cake in
the box till morning, and then found it in the same place. No
person had been in the room in the meantime. On examining the
cake. there was something blue span it. Prisoner had broken it,
and 1 observed something white in the middle of it. I did not eat
any. There was nothing, except withinside, where he had pinched
some of it off the surface before he gave it me. I saw him do
aumething with the cake. but could not tell what. The cake had
been broke as if by the hand. I saw nothing in the part where it
was bitten. I locked it up. showed it to hir. Evans, doctor, at
Llaniell .es, and left it with him. I am 25 years old, not married.
'Mr. Evans, surgeon and apothecary, of Llanidloes, was called,
and stated that he saw the precetiffig witness in July last, and she
hid • handkerehief with some abite bread. She bit it far my exa-
mination ; f found it contained sulphate of copper ; I believe there
wee something else, but I cannot swear what. 1 am not a chymist.
I showed it to Mr. Jervis, Of Llanidloes. I consider him the bat
cbymist. Sulphate of copper appeared to have been inserted sub.
quently to the cake being made. It appeared as if a loaf had been
broken open and sulphate of copper put within side. I put the loaf
up in the handkerchief again, and took it up, according to her re-
qdest, to the Magistrate's clerk, Mr. Edward Lewis.
Mr. R. Jervis, surgeon, Llanidloes, recollects accompanying the
last witness to Mr. Lewis's to examine some bread, and saw. Eli-
sabeth Darin there. I observed' portions of sulphate of copper,
and oleo the appearance of some other deleterious substances. I
neat morning received some of the bread from 31r. D. Evans, and
analysed it in his presessee, and in the presence of Mr. Owen, cur.
getin. Sulphate of copper was apparent. I submitted it to several
vets, and found that it contained white arsenic besides sulphate of
copper. Sulphate of copper is a poison ; but its effects depend
upon the quantity, and the state of the constitution. I am not po-
sitive that the quantity was miffitient to cause death.
Mr. Blunt, ebymist, of Shrewsbury, examined.—l analysed
and bread which I received from Mr. Davies, and found it con.
tained sulphate of copper good white arsenic. I have reduced them
to their metallic states. I do not suppose there was a considerable
quantity in the bread.
Elie. Owen, aunt to the ysong woman, and Wm. Williams, a
tailor, cerffiboraied parts of die preceding evidence.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
On the part of the prisoner, several witnesses were called in sup.
oil of his character.
Mt. TZSIPI.E, on his behalf, made an ingenious address, in
erhich he contended, that the care could Dot go to the Jury, because

" the administering" of the alleged poison had not been proved
agreeably to the letter of Lord billenough's Act, on which the
bill wsa founded.
The Jtmos, in reply. said, that if the Jury found • verdict of
guilty, the case would stand over for the opinion of the twelve'
Judges. His Lordship then recapitulated the evidence, which oc-1
copied nearly two hours; and the Jury, after consulting upwards
of half en hour, pronounced the verdict—Guilty.
Alt. Justice Jrftvis earnestly addressed the prisoner (by a
Welsh interpreter) saying, that the point noticed by his able
Counsel should be referred to the consideration of the twelve
ujudget but he Implored the prisoner not to rely with strong
hope upon their determination, as his Lordship was fearful it
would not be in the prisoner's favour. Ile was afraid there was
no hope fur the prisoner on this side the grave. Let him therefore
make the bcst use of the time now allotted turn to make hie
peace with his God, and to prepare for another world.
At the conclusion of the sentence the prisoner was much at•
rected.—The trial lasted nearly twelve hours.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
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COURT OF CHANCERY, 111oxn►r, AusysT 15.

JACKSON V. BOWIIIIIO.
Soon after his Lordship took his seat, be void that in this case he
would frame his order to allow of a Manager being appointed, due
regard beisg had to the rights and interests of the several parties
concerned. The order he would make would also be to theeffect, that
the Paddington railway should be brought across the present road,
and preciously to making such order he would allow sufficient
time Lr the parties to come to a settlement, should they be so dis-
posed.
Mr. SUGDFN intimated that he thought there was ro prospect
of any thing like a settlement.
The LOAD CHANCELS-0k then said that be would make the
order instanter.

IN THE HATTER OP DODS, A BANKRUPT.
Mr. ROSE, in this case, applied to supersede the commission, no
the ground that, throughout a great part of the proceedings the
name had been incorrectly spelled.
The LORD Cwaggiebtoit acceded to the object of the applt.,
cation, eirecring that the Attorney through whose culpable negli-
gence the error bad beep committed should be held responsible for
the costs.
EXPARTE GRINSTEAD, IN THE HATTER OP HOWARD AND
011HI's nawaitugTcY.
Mr. HART raid, that he had a short case to submit to the con.;
sideration of the Court. The question simply was, whether the
estate WI. bankrupt, to the manifest injury of his creditors, were to I
be wasted on fees to Counsel.
The LORD CHANCELLOR thought that no one at the bar would
be found to object to fees to Counsel.
H•ntr resumed.—!!is Lordship, he said, had been pleased
to send to trial the question of the bankruptcy of the bankrupts ; in
that cause his (Mr. Hart's) client failed. lie then applied for a
new trial, and In that he failed also. The question which he had
then to submit to the Court had been before the Master, when he
was engaged in taxing the costs, in which taxation he (the Master)
had the assistance of a common law officer, the Prothonotary.
Even then the taxes were reduced from 7COI. to 1.21!., but it still
was for the Court to determine whether the Master, aided by the
Prothonotary, had exercised a sound discretion in allowing four
Counsel their briefs and fees, amounting to 40W. There were the
Attomey.General, Mr. Sergeant Wilde. and two others. He con.
ceived that the expense incurred by briefs and the teeing of Coun-
sel should have some limit. The question which these Counsel
had to argue was one which lay in a nutshell ; for it merely was.
whether or not a certain book should be produced in evidence; tend
yet, in bringing such a question before a Court, the expense of
4001. was incurred exclusively upon briefs and Counsel. He con.
ceived that it would be perfectly fair to allow parties to employ as
many Counsel as they pleased, or as the nature of their case might
seem to their own minds to require; but the sum which adverse
parties were to be compelled to pay for the Counsel opposed to
them ought not to be regulated by the feelings of the opposite
parties, but should be regulated by some established and uniform
practice. The effect of this bankruptcy had been the ruin of the
petitioner Mr. Grlmstead.
lie. 11loartranu followed on the same side, contending that
the question was not whether there should be five or six Counsel,
but whether costs at Nisi Prius should be inflated to the extent that
these had been. .

Mr. Hoaxc appeared to oppose the application made on behalf
of Mr. Orimstead, observing that his Learned Friend Mr. Hart,
seemed to mistake the ground on which th►t taxation of costs had'
been made. Mr. Grimstead had been beaten in the Vice-Chancel.,
ion's Court ; he had been beaten at Common Law. In all he was
unsuccessful. Mr. Hart was wrong in saying that there had
been an order for the taxation of the costs. It had been
settled that they should be left to Master Cox in the event of the
parties haring any difference respecting than. When those costs
went before him, he very properly took the assistance of the Pro.
thonotary, and the costs were taxed accordingly ; and no obiection
at the time was made to them, the money was paid instantly and
' without a question. He could not just then recollect the number,
but he was sure there were several Counsel against them ; they
therefore could not have less than four. The blaster and the corn.
mon law officer had terminated the question ss It ought to have
been, and he felt strongly that It should not again be opened before
his Lordship.
Mr. blow Tao° replied, that the object of their clients was not
delay, for in paying the money they had a distinct understandiug
I that they were to do so without prejudice.
After Mr. TREALOTL bad been heard on the same side,
Mr. HART replied.
The Loan CHANCELLOR then said, that it being a question In
which legal and equitable proceedings were mixed, the Master had
very properly taken the assistance of the common law officer.
The question raised by the petition was this, whether, in the par.
titular case brought under his consideration, there ought or ought
not to have been four Counsel allowed. With the information then
before him, it was impossible for him to determine. He could not
lay it down as a general rule, that in no ease were four Counsel to
be employed. Possibly it might have been thought that the duties
of the Attorney-General might have called him elsewhere, and that
it would therefore be necessary to have associated with him suffi-
cient to supply his place ; though he did not admit this, yet before
he would decide, he thought it right to inquire of the Master and
the Prothonotary the grounds of their opinion.
The case was then ordered to stand over to the next petition day.

VICE-CHANCLELOR'S COURT, MONDAY, Aim. 11

THE NEW STAMP ACT.

In the matter of a bankrupt petition which had been heard before
his Honour on a former day, and which contained nothing of im-
portance on its general merits, a question arose of some import-
ance regarding the construction of the Act of Parliament of the
sth of his present Majesty, for repealing the stamp duties pre-
viously imposed on the various documents and records used in
Counts of Lap and Equity. The present question arose from the
circumstance of certain affidavits to prove debts having been en-
grossed upon unstamped paper, and having been rejected by the
Commissioners, upon the ground that the late Act of Parliament
repealing the stamp duties on law proceedings, did not extend to
stamp duties on affidavits to be used before Commissioners of Bank-
' rupts. The words of the Act of Parliament expressly exempted
" all affidavits made for the purpose of being
. tiled, read, or used,
In any Court of Law or Equity is England. '
The SOLICITOR.GENERAL and Mr. ROSE contended, that
although the Commissioners of Bankrupts were by courtesy called
a Court, still they were not so by tight.
The VICE.CHANCELLOR-1 think they certainly constitute
a Court, although not a Court of Record, but still they are a
Court.

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Mr. Hoax believed that Lord Coke had decided them merely to
constitute an association.

The Vice-eitaxcEcton—Whether the words of this Act of
Parliament be or not legally sufficient, there can be no doubt but
that it was the intention of the Legislature to abolish the duty on
these affidavits.

A sort of desultory conversation here ensued, when
The VICE-CHANCELLOR certainly thought that the Commis-
sioners of llankrupts constituted a Court of dew or Equity ; they
had the powers of a Court, they disposed of property, and decided
on people's rights, and if that did not constitute a Court, he did
not know what did. Upon the other question, as to whether a duty
was imposed by the old Act, he was clearly of opinion that such a
duty was imposed, but he was also clearly of opinion that such
duty had been repealed by the new Act. The same general words
which stated the duty by the old Act were used is the exemption
in the new Act, and therefore repealed the duty ; the Commis.
'turners, therefore, had acted wrong, in refusing to receive these
affidavits which had been tendered to them in this cage.
The Counsel against the opinion then wanted to go into the me.
fits of the case.

The VicE.Cessrcsta.on—Ccrtainly I cannot allow that these
affidavits were rejected by the Commissioners on the ground of in.
formality, and as the merits were not discussed before the Commis.
sioners, therefore you must go back to them to discuss it.
Mr. P , for the Commissioners, asked for the costs, but
his Honour refused them.

The prayer of the petition to have the affidavits received was
granted.

POWER V. PAINE AND 110PRINS.
Mr. STEWART stated that Mr. Thomas Moore, the poet, had,
iq the year MU, executed a deed, by which he agreed to assign to
Mr. Power all songs, canaonettas. and other musteal pieces which
he should write or compose in the space of seven years from that
time, in consideration of an annuity of 500/. to be paid him by 31r.
Power. lie now moved, or. the part of that gentleman, for an in-
junction to restrain Messrs. Paine and Hopkins, musicsellers, re-
siding In Corning, from continuing to sell three sacred songs, en.
titled " The world is all a fleeting show ;" " Thou art, 0 God,
the life and light ;" and •• The bird let loose in eastern skies."
These thrftsongs were written by Mr. Moore, and set to music by
Sir J. Stevenson, and of course were the property of Mr. Power.
The defendants had, however, published them in the Rth and ilth
numbers of a work entitled " The Edinburgh Sacred Harmony
for the Use of Churches and Families." As the application was
not opposed, the injunctiuu was granted upon the affidavit of Power,
stating the above facts.

Th; Court was occupied the remainder of the day with bankrupt,
petitions of 110 intermt.

QLLDITOXP r. DENTITH.
This was an application inade by Air. H EALD and Mr. SPENCE
to WI Honour the Vice-Chancellor, on behalf of Messrs. David
Gladstone, David Paton, and James Wordley, merchants at Li.
eerpool, formerly carrying un business in copartnership there with
the defendant John ninth!), under the firm of " David Paton and
Co." fur an Injunction to restrain the defendant from drawing, se-
eepting, or indorsing any bill or promissory note in the name of the
said firm of D. Pawn and Co.
It appeared, upon the affidavit of the plaintiffs, that they, about
April, 11318, agreed 4e become copartners with the defendant, a

rity t, of such j that a rtn
had been leaned against him, bat via since suposeded, and that
ha was then a prisoner for debt in the King's Bench. Notice was
given to the defendant of theit application, but he did not Epps.,
and his Honour immediately granted the injunction in the taps
Pmed•
POLICE. •
HAT TOX Omenrw, Alto. 113.—Jane Manly, a girl of thirtersi
pars of age, was brought up in the custody of Lorimore, a con-
bbible of Camden-town. charged by Mr. Butler of Park-terrace;
Camden-town, with hating stolen three silver spoons, his property.l
Mr. Butler stated that the prisoner wan servant to a respeetabbs
lady residing in his house. He shad on different occasions missed
silver, which was taken front places to which the prisoner had no
autbarised access and on Friday evening last, three silver spoons
we missed by Mrs. Butler. The prisoner wan interrogated by
/tbs. Butler, and she denied the charge with great effrontery.
Lotion); e, the constable, was 'subsequently sent for, and through his
exartiors the property was discovered to hive been pawned at Mr.
Wadmore's 7 ottenham-court-road.
• Mr. Wadmore's shoprnan identified the prisoner as the paw
who pawned the spoons.
The girl most impudently denied the charge. She was fay
committed for trial.

SCANDALOUS CONDUCT OF PAROCHIAL
CONSTABLES.
MART.LA-rONNZ 01,FICZ, AuGusT 15.—Jameslo/cofisi,
one of the parish constables for the year, was brought before JOHN
RAWLIXCON, Eeq. charged with having acted in concert with
Henry. Field, another parochial constable, in destroying the peace,
by 'pm ginof rattles on Sunday night at half-pest 11 o'clock.
James VI lion, watchman, deposed that on Sunday night, about'
half-past 11 o'clock, he heard the springing of rattles in George.
street, Portman-squares he instantly repaired to the spot, and
saw several persons springing rattles.
Mr. Raw LAMSON—Pray, Mr. Hawkins, where is Field, who is
charged with Malcolm ?
Hawking—Wily, Sir, he is an officer as well as myself, and I let
him go on his own responsibility.
Mr. Rawcrwsow—Then, Sir, I fine you unless you produce
him in a very short time. You had no business to let any person
leave the watch-house after being charged without proper security
being given Mr his appearance.
Mr. Hawkins, the constable--1 am not a common constable, Sir,
1 receive no pay ; but I will go, as you ordered it.
Mr. Barry, a gentleman residing in Gloucester-place, New-road,
presented himself before the Magistrate, and assured him a more
disgraceful and uncalled-for abuse by the guardians of the night
he never before witnessed or heard of. Mr. Barry begged leave to
say that the first time, that the prisoner Malcolm and the absent
constable, Field, ware taken to the watch-house, the constable of
the night (Hawkins) refused to take cognizance of the transaction,
and they were discharged. The watchmen tell the watch-house and
were assailed by the most gross expressions that could issue from the
mouths of men, and booted at until they arrived in George-street.
The prisoner Malcolm then drew out his staff of office, and de-
sired the sergeant of the night to attend to his duty, and dlsperse
his watchmen to their respective duties. John Wilson being struck
on his beat, witness immediately insisted upon him (Malcolm)
being taken into custody. This was accordingly done, and as the
watchmen were taking them, they struck a watchman with their
staffs on the hands, but were ultimately conveyed to the watch-
house. On arriving there, Malcolm went to the drawer of a table
where the constables usually sit, and took from the drawer a staff,
with which he struck a watchman, named Cunnigham Ellis, a severe
blow on the head. He was immediately carried to Middlesex Hos-
pital,
where his wound was Instantly dressed. His head presented
a most frightful appearance, being bound up with bandages.
The Worthy Magistrate asked Mr. Malcolm his reasons for so
conducting himself, and how he became possessed of the rattles ?
He said, coming up• George-street he found a rattle in his pocket,
and not knowing how it came there, he gave it two or three turns,
but nothing more, and was dragged to the watch-house like a felon.
He was ordered to find bail, himself in the sum of 100:. and two'
sureties in SUI. each.
Mr. Field then made his appearance and stated, that he never
had a rattle in his possession ; the fault was all on the part of the
watchmen.
Mr. Rawsixsow—Your conduct is as scandalous as that of
Malcolm's, and I shall require that you enter into the same -e-
-conizance as that of your compeer.
Mr. flawtiesow—Pray, Sir, what is the reason you dare to let
Field leave the watch-house without bail ?

ilswkins—l thought I bad a right to do so, being constable of
the night.
Mr. Rawr.rwsox—You have acted improperly, and for you so
neglecting the duty imposed on you, in not taking proper bail, and
not entering it in the bail-book according to your positive orders,
I shall fine you in the penalty of 201. and costs-
Mr. Hawkins at first said he would appeal ; but,upon more ma-
ture consideration, paid the fine.
RESUMED INQUEST ON DAWKINS, THE
POLICE OFFICER.

•
Last night, at seven o'clock, an adjourned inquest was held at
the Triumphant Chariot, Pembroke-mews, Grosvenor-place, before
3lr. linos, the Coroner, and • Jary, touching the death of
Nicholas Dawkins, an offices, lately belonging to the Marlborough_,
street police establishment, whose death was caused by an injury
he received while attending at a rout given by Lord G. H. Ca-
vendish, at Burlington House.
Mr. S. Plank, the chief constable at Marlborough-street office,
stated that the deceased was an officer In the same establishment. I
On the night of the inld of May last he and the deceased
were attending at Burlington House, and they remained there till'
the morning of the 24th. Witness was placed at the hall door,
and the deceased was stationed in the centre of the court-yard, to
sae that the coachmen conducted themselves with propriety. A
little after twelve o'clock at night witness was told that a man was
run over, and his leg broken at the yard gate. Witness went to
the gate, and saw the deceased lying on the pavement within the
yard. Witness spoke to him, and he said his leg was broken.
Lord Westmoreland watt standing by, and from the answer the
' deceased gave him, he apprehended a man next day. He was
told by a Noble Lord who the person was. He subsequently
apprehended him, 'and he admitted, when taken into custody,
that his horses had knocked down a man in the court yard,
but he was not aware he had broken his leg. Lord West-
moreland told witness it was Lady Lambert's coachman that
had run over the officer. Witness apprehended the coachman,
James Collins, at her Ladyship's stables, on a warrant, next day,
when he voluntarily confessed, and said he was very sorry the man's
leg was broken, and said he remembered the horses striking the
man down; but did not know at the time that his leg was
broken. _ _ _ _

Mr. Henry Jefferies, of Clarges.street, Piccadilly, surgeon,
stated, that the deceased was under his care while in St. George's
Hospital. He said he saw him daily for several weeks, and he was
properly attended to. At the end of ten or twelve days he was
seized with a severe attack of erysipelas, which ascended to the
thigh. Several large abscesses formed, which were opened frcm
time to time, and the discharge was very profuse, which exhausted
the power of his constitution, and he sunk and died on Wednesday
last. These symptoms were the common consequences of a broken
leg, and he died In the common way, and witness is of opinion the
deceased died of a broken leg. The bed clothes were changed as
often as cotnpatible with his safety.
Thomas Dawkins, brother to the deceased, visited his brother
twice a day after the occurrence ; he was kept very clean ; he at-
tended almost every dressing of the deceased, which was every day.
Witness had nothing further to say than to contradict the report
that had been raised, that there were mushrooms gowing in the
bed. He said the night before he died, " Tom, it's all dickey with
me, lam going ; lam murdered I" He often said he had been
run over by Lady Lambert's coachman, and the night prior to his
dissolution he requested I would call early next morning. lie ex-
pressed himself perfectly satisfied with the treatment he had re-
ceived from Mr. Pittman, and by the attendants. lie never inti-
mated a wish to leave the hospital. The deceased said the coach.
man flogged the horses over him,
Mr. Jefferin, ate surgeon; !fagged to say that the decesigid wise
In a very desponding way during die whole time lie was in the
. hospital.
James Porter, footman to Lord Westmoreland, was with his
Lordship at Lord 0. H. Cavendish's residence, Burlington House,
about half-past twelve o'clock as night; lie was walking across the
court yard towards the gate next Piccadilly, when two carriages
were endeavouring to come into the yard, the deceased, as an
officer, desired the coachmen to hack their horses, and took bold of
the horses-reins; the coaches were at this time jammed in the gate-
way, and all of a sudden one gave way, and the other passed on
through the gates with great speed, the deceased, before he; could
get away, was knocked down, and the off fore-wheel of the carriage
went over his leg. Whitens ran to his assistance, and he com-
plained of great pain, and could not stand ; he did not know whose
carriage it was that caused the accident ; but carriages were per-
mitted to enter theeourt-yard to take up the company, and great
numbers were present.
Samuel David Dance—ls porter to Lord G. H. Cavendish.
Was at the Lodge gate between twelve and one o'clock in the
morning of the 24th Alas,. Two carriages were abreast, and stopped
up the gateway. Lord Westmoreland walked up, but could not get
out, and his Lordship called for the Police Officer, desiring him to
discharge his duty. The deceased accordingly went and ordered
the coachmen back, and on one of the carriages rushing in, he heard
that a man had been run over. The carria*es were very numerous,
end there was great confusion.
Mr. Henry Pittman, House Surgeon at St. George's Hospital,
stated that the deceased was brought there on the 24th May, with
a compound fracture on the right leg. He was treated in the usual
manner, and he weal on very fkvourably till the 3d June, when
erysipelas came on, which extended itself up the leg and thigh,
and terminated in the formation of a large abscess.w hic h was opened,
and the constant discharge therefrom greatly impaired the deceased's
health, and from his continually lying in bed, a large sore formed
itself on the lower part of his back. He expired on the It th inst.
The erysipelas eornmenceel at the fracture, but the remote cause of
his death was the broken leg.
The Jury, at half-past ten o'clock returned a verdict of
" Murder against the coachman, James Collins."

TltE ARMY.
~6 belonging to the Ist, 18th, 86th, 63d, 72d,
regiments of Infantry, marched yesterday morn-
Westminster for Bristol, on route to Ireland.
belonging to the 12th, 22d, 24th, and
of Foot, marched yesterday morning from
for Bristol, on route to Plymouth.
of the 7th Fusileers has received orders, on
' the Zephyr transport at Portsmouth, from
to embark on board that vessel, for convey-

once to Dover.

The 3d and last division of the 17th regiment of Foot
would arrive yesterday at Edinburgh Castle, from Glasgow.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERsALL'S, MONDAY, Atro. 15.

The attendance of betting men was very full, but business was
anything but brisk. At prevent the alterations are very trivial, but
In a few days it is very probable that some of the favourites will
change places. Memnon, for one, is expected to recede. Just be-
fore the close of the room some amusement was created by an alter.
cation between that redoubtable pugilist and publican Uncle Ben,
who had tackled a person in the yard for " fifty poond," which Ben
declared the other owed him for a bet on the foot race between
Wending and Beddoe. Payment was refused on the double ground
of unfair play on Ben's part, and of not having made any bet ; we
left the parties at issue upon this, Ben vowing that lie would stick
to him till be was paid.

ST. LEGER.

7 to 2 agst Memnon 17 to 1 apt Whisker
15 to 2 agst Alderman 18 to 1 agst Dauntless
8 to 1 agst Redgauntlet 22 to 1 agst Trinculo (taken)
9 to 1 agst Homer (taken) 1000 to 15 apt Zirza (taken)
15 to 1 apt Addy 1000 to 15 apt Camelina (tak.)
17 to 1 agst Cleveland 1000 to 15 agst Bob Logic (wk.)
6 to 4 Redgauntlet agst Addy (taken).
A sovereign was given several times for 100 to nothing agst 13r1.
gand.

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to Llisiibeth Davies amen
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lore Neiman into the house he as
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be came to get consent to give out I
lied. I replied that I was not unwi
then let him into the house. We
the bed. While sitting there the
• ket, and told me to give it to 1
mike. I took the cake out of I
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kriper, and told rue to give them to
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the cake. After he bad given
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'ink, I looked at the cherries
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ta my bed room. Nobody slept in
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ties. I honked at the cherries first,
the cherries, and I put my tongue I
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