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THE NATIONAL.

the amount of• the accepted Volunteer Corps, but he
would enquire.
Colonel DAVIS, instead of diminntion or economy,
saw an increase of Milt' a million. He should hereafter
move tor an enquiry into the whole of the army expendi•
ore. convinced Mat a great saving might be effected.
Mr. 'TIERNEY asked when Ike adjouraineut would
take 'dare/
Lord CASTLEREAGH replied, lie expected Ilse hn-
bine", would he gone throng!' by January Ist, and that
the House might adjourn to *boat February Bib ur 10th.
The Ertinamtes on account were then put and agreed
to—. Report on Mondry.
The report uf the suisdemeanoars was proposed to be
brought up.
Mr. DEN MAN said he shortly, have been happy. had
prosecutors. like defendants, been prevented from resin).
viiig indictineads front the inferior Court. lulu the Court
Of King's blench, finless where special cause was shown.
He hoped the bm.ineas would fall into hands where it.
was more likely to succeed. As the 14w stood, it was'
flegglfUlly productive of great extra expences.
itrpOtt brought op and agreed Ink--Mr. Denman
adding, that the Bill extended to Wales. Ordered to
be read a if.irJ time on Monday.
fl,. remaiuing artier. being disposed of, the House
adjourned.

SATURDAY, ar•c. 18.
The House having met. they were summoned to attend the
Lords. to hem the Royal Assent sive° to certain Bills (for which
ire Lords.) The Speaker. on his return to the House, having
announced the same from the Chair, the House adjourned to
Mondry.

LAW REPORTS.

+COURT OF KING'. BENCH,
THURsDAY, DEC. 16.
. PRIOR V. RIGNoLD

This was an action iirotidit by the viaintiff, a work-
ing gardener, .sgaiitst the defendant, who is, we believe,
the recently dismissed Secretary to the Union
I iimiraw:e (Aire, and the present pennant Mobile of tbe
National Insurance Office, residing in Acre-lane,
Brixton fur a compensation for no injury he had
received by the defendant's having driven over hint iu
his gig. The plaintiff. is deaf: at the time of the accidtm
he was =landing in Acre Lally. very near the loot-path ;
his back wilt turned towards the defendant, who was
thi% ing alook the roach at a trey modera•e rate. The
defendant called out to the plaintiff, but it was not till
the very moment of the accident. The wised of the
change went over his kg. The defendant theta drew up;
he said he was sorry for the accident, and drove 011
again. The road is wide enough to admit of two or
three carriages p rising and there was nothing nil it at
the time to prevent the delemlatit front turning out of
the way.
Mr. ftirryat, for the defendant, contended that no
negligence was imputable to bent, and consequently
that he was not liable to damages,

The Lord Chief Jostler said, that persons driving on
the road were bound to take care that they did not drive
over a hers. If the Alt.leutiont depended upon the
gettina; out of the way, he must take the
consequence of his not doing ell; there w•as plemy ot
mum tor him to drive, sous to avoid waning over him.
The Jury I I a verdict tar the plat n;i1I, damages 401.
♦LURIDDB V. ►ARLBTT.

Mr. Scarlet!, on the !tart of the plaintiff, stated, that
bis client waif a respectaiile tradesman, a clieesemonger,
residing in Golden-1411C, Barbie'''. The defendant
was a cheesemonger, iii the same street.--On the 3d
of November last, the plaiiiiiffhaving taken a out pour d
note oft suspivous appearance, and a neighbour, a
Mrs. Carter, coining in, he asked her opittion of it
She saiel.she was not able to tell, but Mr. Palle 1, who
hied opposite, was a good judge, and she would take
it to him. She did so. Mr. Palen, at first, dechu.el
to tell her; and she went to another, who said it was a
bad sane. Site was returniog with it, when Mr. P..rlett
called her, and she went to him. When hr took the
note front her, said it was a bad tune, and he would
write forged oil it. She begged he would not do so
loot he persisted he would, and the plaintiff Collllllg
user at the Hume, desired to hate his note back agaiii,
as lie knew who lie took it from, and could get his
money returned, it the mate was not written tin. Par-
ka still however persisted that lie would write on it, a
dispute ensued, and the defendant gate the plainliti its
charge as an utterer of f rged notes. lie was to Coil.
sequence taken tteGuildliall Pulice,olliee, where, after
being searched by the defrodaties direction, the Alder-
man discharged hint, declating there were no grounds
for the charge. The plaintiff then brought the present
action for the assault and false imprisonment.
Mr. Gurney, for the defendant, contended, that his
clean had limit folly justified iii what lie had done. If lie
was cons hired the twee was a Imgery, it was his duly
to write forged on it, to present any persois being im-
posed on with it. The constable came in by accident,
and the defendant then have the pl sand( in charge,
nut for tittering a forged note, but for the riot•sud Ms-
tisrbauce lie was itialtutg. The constable who lanek
him into custody was called to prove this statement.
Mr. Scarlett oil the other hand, called Mr. Payne,
the clerk to the magistrates at Guildhall, who *talc('
that he hail no recollection of any charge for an assault;
he had ottly a minute in the charge book rerpecting
forged note.

11Ir. Se:glen, in reply, contended, that no donht
could exist in the minds of the Jolly, that the piano&
had been give's so charge on the pretence of baying a had
woe iii hti possession, especially 46 It :11)earet1 the
pldifiltir had 9114tud lie shop betore he was sires itito
custody of the couseible.
The Chief Justice observed, that the defence set up
certeitily was not substantiated. Tor plaintiff was out
of thrshop before he was :Aro into custody, and the
justification set forth, that he Wail given In charge,
iireause hr refused to quit the ►hop. respect to
mai king the note, it was right a mark should be set on
lifrited note, when proved to be so. to prevent its
further circulation, but an individual, who only had

DEC. fen

his opinion asked, had no right to put the word forged
on it.

Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 201.
FRIDAY, DEC. 17.
PARKINSON V. AVKINSON.
_ _ _

M r :Gurney stated the case on the part of the plaintiff,
who, it appeared, was an undertaker, and brought the
present action to recm et the amount of his bill for
coffin, &c. furnished by him towards the funeral of the
defendant's dsughter in October I sl. It would appear
from the evidence, that the plaintiff was ser t to by the
Wife of the defendant, and the usual orders given to Iliin
for the funeral of the deceased; accordingly tit due time
the coffin, &r. were sent home, and the plaintiff :Irwin.
panted his men for the purpose of putting the body Olio
the coffin, hut Mrs. Ask imam objected to-his doing this,
saying she and the sisters of the deceased would perform
that office. The plaintiff accordingly went away for 4
time to alkiw them ad opportunity of doing it, and on
returning he was told the coffin was not large etiouli.
Cons juiced it was their unskilfulness and nut the small.
netts of the coffin which caused the difficulty he desired
to be allowed to do it, but was still refused, rs Atkin.
sun desirinot to have another coffin sent. This desire
the pi:natal' refused to comply with', and next 11101111114
he found another undertaker had been employed. Lt
the course of a day or two the defendant sent the plain-
tiff 's coffin back again, but the plaintiff refused to take
it in, and now brought his action to mint', the "wont
of his demaud for the coffin, &c. _ _

On the part of the tickiidaiu, Mr. Svarlett csllecl
set eta, wittieves, who proved that tile cotlni was every
way too small for the hotly, that it was utivrly itnpossi.
tile to get it in without using great force. That on this
being stated to the phintiff, he said he could get it *lib
by bendlog up the knees to get the feet in, aad %belt
forcing then, (limn with the lid; and on being told that
the body would Le injured by t..i-, he fattl the dead felt
nothing. undertaker ul ' :tidy eistplo3ecl, said the
coffin made by the 'Attalla' was too small. It also ap.
rareii, that three days lit-lore the fontral took place, the
plaintiff semil the delendatit with thc copy of a writ for
the amount of his deniand.

r. Gurney was about to address the Jury in reply,
The Ciiiet Justice fall!, the question here was whe.
ther. even supposing the cuikit 11311 beets large enough,
the plaintiff tvdfollol tannic', if the ineinis of theileerased
Itiotiatit tuft rwise, If) 13kt IL beck. 111 his opinion the
planitiir 0/1111101 justified in relining to du so, and insist.
111 on the den:twain reiattlite, that tt Inch he had sent.
the Jury expressed tiieliscives of the saute opi,iinit
as his Loreiship, and were about to find a verdict for the
defendant.

Mr. Gurney said, lie would prerer being called. Th
plaintiff u if eleCol d isigly nun-stated.

FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

HANKRUPTrY ENIARGED.

G. Fronds. late of Albany New Hood. Camberwell, but now
of Prince* Street, Itotherbithe, Irish provision inerc!mr.t, titan
Dee. • to Jan. 22, at l;uilt hall.

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BANKRUPTS.
D. Leach. Oldham, Lancashire, cotton spinner. Solicitor,
Mr. Shaw, Ely Place, llolbo,n.
W. Carpineal. Halifax. York. innkeeper. Sol. Mr. Blakelosk,
Serjeants' Inn, Fleet Street.
.1. Grant. lase Surgeon, of the. Thomas ticutts East India ship,
dealer. Sol. Mr. Gordon. Old Broad Street.
A. Evans, Briinseombe Port, Stroud, Gloucestershire, bmad
cloth manufacturer. Sills. Meson. Blake and Son, Cook's
Court, Carey Street.
.1. S. Carter and It. Comforth. Liverpool, merchants.
Mesas. Taylor and Roscoe, 'Temple.
T. Noon, Shepion Beauchamp. Somerset, sad cloth mant.r.i.:.
Curer. Sul. Mr. Buitoot,Teamie.
.1. Iludson. Birchin lane, merchant. Sal. Messrs. Steven.;
and Wood, Little St. 'flmes Apostle.
R. Pitt, Hallow, Wortastersitire, farmer. Sol. Mr. Platt,
New Boswell Court. _ . .

H. Goggs, Docking, 'Norfolk. grocer. Sol. Mr. Lu2tor,
Mee % Lane.
fizeter, merchant. S4)l. Mr. Hare, Hatton Ga:.
den.

T. Story. Ilunworth. Norfolk, miller. Sol. Mr. Bridger,
Angel Court. Throgroorton Street.
• W. Bewley, 11,1ancheater, tailor. Sol. Mr. Sharp. lis.ea.
Court. Temple.
W. Proitt, Cod!cote. Herta, miller. Sol. Mr. Harmer, liatlon
Garden.

T. Collins. Drury Lane. grocer. Rola. hlessrs. White and
Woudrolle, Old Square, Lincoln's Inn.
I)IVMENDs.

Dec. 18, W. Whitwell. Bethnal fireen. temp manufactortr-
-I.n. 4, D. Davis, New Bond Street. jeweller...4, 11. H. Ashby,
Budge How, copperplate printer—a. T. Rohert,on, Hobert--
bridge, Sufism brewer—a, J. George, North Audley Street,
coachmakee,—l3, P. W. Lange, Broad Street. City. merchant—
a, F. Budge, Newcastle upon Tyne, milliner—to, T. Fish,
Bridport. Dorset. victualler—a, W. Casaly, Edgbasten. Wat-
s iekshire. dealer-7, S. Taylor and .1. Steele, Liverpool. met.
chants—t I. J., H., and J. Gorton, and W. Roberts, uttington,
Lancashire, cotton spinners-11, W. Thorp, Covemry, riband
manufacturer-7. J. Steemstai. Kingston upon Hull, dealer—s,
1. Stepi. Haymarket, victualler—set, J. Lachlan, Great Ahe
Street, Goodnian's Fields, ship broker.
CERTIFICATES to he granted Jan ►.
G. Penny, Commercial Sale Rooms, 31incing Lane, broker—
W. Hackett, Langley, Derhyshity. tanner—ll.
Street. Haymarket, uphoLterer—G. Hanlisty, Bedford Court,
Covent Garden, woollen draper—J. Crony, Holborn Bridge,
grocer—B. Wilson, Bow Lane, Cheupsitie, warehouseinati—•
11. Dover, Bread Street Mews, tuat i:ant—J. Dukes, Bath.
grocer—T. Breorey, Derby, grocer.

Sir John Ilay, of ilasstoon, besides crewing work
on his esiate for ntilltheri of the unemployed IJIJOUrCrS
in the itetu.iihoorliood, and, in ad.ltison to Ins ordinary
benefactions, of the poor of Peebles, has seta twenty
boils at meal to the minister Jill kilk•l4;bllin of that
parish, to be thstril•tued the too t Ilteallsitnull of
the inhabitants, intimating at the same uutc. 11/J1 if
ally 111.01 eould be hti.livslcd, by vs hi, It the industrious
auil bulb:firs; poor of that piJiat ALDI*Ltt.I
benefited, lie would cheerfMly voter into it, and coy
tribute his assistance Inwards carrying it tato Qacct.
Such conduct rtiotires no cutnrocut.

DEC. 20

LONDON ADJOURNED SESSIONS.

The Recorder and the Jurymen emninoned attended
et the usual hour on Friday morning; Mr. Sheriff Par-
kins was also in his place; but no business could Is:
proceeded upon, on account of the absence of the Al-
dermen on the MU. Within a short time Mr. Alderman
lleygate came into Court t every endeavour was us:d to
procure the attendance of the other inaAistrates, but
without success; and after waiting upwards of sit hour,
and the retuou of the messengers, Mr. Recorder, in a
short speech, dismissed the jurymen,aod a‘ijourited the
Court. -

l'here were six prisoners,. viz.—fire men and one
woman, for trial on trilling charges, principally for
assaults, all of whom, front their inability to procure
bail, had already suffered imprisonment, More or less;
and who, unless they obtain bail, which is very unlikely,
will, in couseipiencc of this adjou ttttt lent, be detained in
prison until the 12th of January next.

Volta.

(GUILDHALL.

A yawn; man named Herring, was charged by Mr.
Schuh!, Assistant Secretary to te Irish Society, with
having stolen a bag of keys, upon the suppositioastluss it
was a nag of money.
A gentleman stated, that as be was passing Doctor's
Commons, on Thursday, to the llorets Tavern, it oc-
curred to hint to call upon 11r. Slade, Secretary to the
Irish Society, man' a little busioess: Ile patted from
the street into the office oldie Secretary, and observed
the prisoner, who had entered • kt another door, taking a
bag, %ablest jingled like money, from the desk 1V ittiess
thought he belonged to the house, and asked 1 • whe-
ther Mr. Slade was at home, to which the prisoner an-
swered in the negative, after which he walked off with
the bag. Winless suspected that the prisoner had no
more right to the bag duo any other stranger, and in
formed sonic oldie clerks, who pursued i
the bag and keys upon his perscoi.
The prisoner said it was his first offence, and begged
to be forgiven. lle was fully en d for trial.
An Irish woman, named Donnelly, was brought up
by two officers, under the following rather queer circom-
stances t—A great mob was col lected on Thursday even-
ing about a drunken woman, Ilea St. Andrew's Church,
Holborn, who was carrying a basket covered. She was
grabbling the rails as she staggered along, and vagabonds
of all kinds were assembled, some for the purpose of
laughing at her, and others with the view of stealing
her basket, which, however, she kept firm hold of. The
rfficers, for the purpose of prevetning any disaster, took
the woman to the Cottipter. Upon enquiry, they found,
that she had kit her basket, some time before, in the
care of a gingerbread-seller, fur the purpose of getting a
glass (tight, and that upon her worn she was almost as
drunk as a lord. Curiosity led the officers its search her
basket, in which they found six brace divans idles, two
hares, and some fowl. The Game Act subjected her to
the penalty of Sul. or to imprisonment for five yeras and
a quarter, tear having game in her possession to this ex-
tent, and the Tippling Act made her liable to a fine of
as. for being drunk.
She declared that a gentleman had employed her to
carry the basket from Covert'. Garden-marker, and that
all was
tonately was taken with a giddiness when she arrived at
the church, and was not well able to carry the load till
she took a glass which, but for the officers, would have
enabled her to do her business..

Alderman Atkins, a ter hae ing enquired into her cha-
racter, and found that she had the reputation of hone.-
ty, although of drunken habits, told her that she might
go away. She begged for the lame fowl; but Alder
man Atkins told her, if she declared they were her pro-
perty, he should certainly give them back to her, lois I.e.
should at the same time fine her 501- She said " No,
my Lord, 1 thank you-1 'icier saw them before"—
ctuteied, and walked off.

Mr. Smith, the deacon, who was lately detected
purloing from the charity collection at St. Michan'■
Church, Dublin, was tried for the offence on Satur-
day se'nnight, found guilty, and sentenced to seven
years transportation. He is nearly 70 years of age.
Three young ladies, of respectable connexions,
lately took the veil in the Convent of St. Ursula,
at Killarney, in Ireland. The Convent was crowd-
ed to excess during the solemn ceremony, and most
of the ladies present were in tears. 'lwo of the
new Nuns were Misses Harriet anti Margaret Lom-
bard, daughters of G. Lombard, Esq.; and the othet
was Miss Calaghan,_daughter of a gentleman of the
county of Cork.
In the Court of Chancery, Thursday, a motion
was made, that a Mr. and Mrs. Staples, the parents
of a laiy, who it is supposed, had accompanied a
young gentleman who is heir to u large fiirtune, of
the Hanle of Dean, a student of CaluLridge Univer-
sity, a minor and a ward of Chancery, on a matri-
monial trig to Gretna-(ircen, might have further
time unfit Tuesday next, to appear in Court, to an-
swer fur a contempt of Court, in having countenan-
ced the e:opciucnt, which was grunted. We under-
stand that Mr. Wetherell a few days back, on behalf
of the father of the minor, a respectable clergyman,
applied to his Lordship in his private room to com-
mit the parties to the custody of the Warden of the
Fleet tar the contempt, ard his Lordship directed
that Mr. and Mrs. Stsples should appear betide him
on the above day. He did not issue any order in
respect to the young lady, as she was supposed to be
Mari the jurisdiction of the Court.