The National Register.
London, England, 1821-03-04 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGIST'EN.

sum insured, more especially as Mr. Bignold himself
inspected the premises when the insurance was effected.
Mr. Serjeant Pell, for the defendants, undertook to
make out, that the circumstance of 4 ce:lar being tinder
Mr. Andrew's premises, was unknown to thc Office.—
He should call Mr. Bignold, who ttould prove that he
did not see any cellar at the time he inspected the pre-
mises. The case would rest on the credit due to Mr.
Bignold's testimony, opposed to that of the plaintiffs
winesses.
Mr. Bignold was then called. Previous to his exami-
nation in Chief,
Serjeant Vaughan put a few questions to try whether
he was an admissible witness. He said he was the
founder of the Institution, and a director. lle bad a
premium on all money supplied by each member. If a
person insured at the office, he had a per centage on that
insurance.* He had no advantage in this suit. It made
no difference to him, whether the defendants gained or
lost it.
Examined by Serjeant Pell.—He deposed, that he
inspected the plaintiffs premises a few days before the
policy was effected. He went over the warehouse with
Mr Andrews, but did not go into the cellar. He did
not know there was a cellar. The evidence of Byrne,
stating that he took a light to shew him the cellar was
false.

Cross-examined by Serjeant Vaughan. llis memory
was as good as ever IL was. He went fur the express pur-
pose of examining what the premises were, that were
to be insured. lie did not see Byrne, neither had he
auv recollection of his carrying a light. There was no
light brought. lie could not swear Byrne was not there.
fie did not remember stonin; on the steps of the cellar
—He could swear to the best of his knowledge that he
did not know there were such steps.
Mr. Serjeant Vaughan, in his reply, called upon the
Jury not to let this case stand upon the evidence of one
witness opposed by two.
The Jury stated, before the Learned Judge proceeded
to sum up, that they were satisfied, and found a verdict
fur the Plaintiff damages 1591.
The Chief Jmtice said the Learned Counsel for the
plaintiff, in his opinion, had given the Company good
advice.

ANDREWS V. ELLISON AND OTHERS.
Th's was an action between the same parties. The
plaintiff sought to recover upon another policy.
The defence was, that there had been a misrepresenta-
tion of the premises, and the risk greater than the plain-
tiff had insured. Verdict for the plaintiff.
• We are credibly informed that in the deed of settlemeat
of the Ntilioll4l Insurance Elotiery, there b a clause (pro-
posed by himself) by a hick this gent/sawn is intitled is a clear
10 rsa CW4IIIII, not on the profits of the concern, not on
the premlums,less the ei pence* and losses incurred, bet user
TUE GROSS ♦MOUNT OV ALL TSB PREMIUMS RISCRIVID.
The NuDeATY of ibi► man will surely become proverbial. kW.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
MONDAY, ter. 26.
DICKENSON V. UAP.

This was an ajtfanuimntheWlll4.;nty of a horse.—
The plaintiff complained that, having purchased a horse
from the defendant, who is a livery stable keeper, he the
defendant, warranted him sound, and to have been got
Ly Cheshire, (a celebrated thorough-bred horse lineally
descended from the great High-flyer) whereas it turned
out that his sire was a horse called Neptune, whose blood
was not so pure, that of his great glandsire having been
crossed by the draught breed.
A receipt was given in evidence by the plaintiff,
worded in this way—" Received from—Dickenson
fool., the price of a bay gelding got by Cheshire, war
ranted sound." . .
_

It was objected on the part of the defendant, that it
was no part of the warranty that the horse was got by
Cheshire. That was lucre deception, after which came
the warranty, which only applied to soundness. To
entitle the plaintiff therefore to bring an action. at all,
he must show that the defendant had knowledge of the
falsehood of his representation, when lie stated the horse
to have been got by Cheshire, and then the action should
have been " deceit." After the point was argued by
counsel on both sides,
His Lordship held the objection to be good, and non-
suited the plailtitt.

An inquisition was taken on Wednesday at the
Penton Arms, Penton die, before Thos. Stirling,
Esq. Coroner, on the body of Jane Scott. The
deceased was taking care of a gentleman's-house in
IVincliester-place, which was to be let, and in which
she slept by herself; and where she was found by
her niece in the morning lying dead on her bed.—
There were no marks of violence on the body, and
►he Jury were of opinion that she died by the visi-
tation of God, and returned a verdict to that effect.

On Wednesday morning, about three o'clock, as
a waggoner in the employment of Mr. Rowland,
a paper-manufacturer, of (Ail% orth Mills, near
Guildford, was coming down Robin Hood-hill, near
Kingston, he fell MI the waggon, being as is sup-
posed asleep at the time, and the wheels passing
over his body, killed him ou the spot.
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AWFUL LVENT.—A family, consisting of four
perstms, a man and wits, and their 6011 and daughter,
who resided in Lawsuit's Wynd, foot ut.
Brae, Leith, were observed by the neighbours to be
later than usual in opening their door un Fiiday
morning; it was broken open. and it was discovered
that all, except the old woman, were lifeless, and
she in a very weak state. The melancholy catas-
trophe is supposed to have arisen from injurious
smoke, the vent having little or no draught, and the
windows end doors having been closely slitiL

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Within the space of ten days, Mr. Stirling, the Cc-
Inner, has taken no less than three inquests at Hayes,
Middlesex, the first was taken on Wednesday, the 14th
inst. upon a poor boy, about ten years of age, who was •
suffered alone to drive the horses round in Mr. Joys).
sou's threshing machine, when he was caught by the
clothes in getting too near the second wheel, and killed
instantly, his skull being fractured, and his head com-
pletely scalped. Verdict, "• Accidental Dmth." On •
Sunday the loth, the coroner held a second inquest on
an elderly widow, of the name of George, who went
to bed apparently in good heahh, on the lkitlay evening,
and was found dead by the side of her sister in the
morning. Verdict, " Died by the visitation of God."
The third inque t was on the body of Rich. Scrivens.
constable of the parish, on Saturday the 24. h. He had
attended the inquest ou the boy on the 14th; after
which a dispute arose concerning a shilling which was
missing from the table, and which was charged by the
company present on the constable, who in return denied
it ; high words arose, and Scrivens was induced to strike •
one of the party, when they all tried " turn him out, -
turn hint out!' The consequence was, the minion who •
was struck took hint in his arms with the intention of
turning him out, when in passing the door his foot
tripped, and they both fell out together (Scrivens un-
dermost). Nobody ',new at the time he was hurt in
the least, for he held a conversation for about a quarter
of an hour, and then walked home, and refused to be
bled till the Friday following, when it appears an in- -
flomination had taken place on the chest. which
increased till two o'clock on Thursday morning, when •
he expired. The surgeons on opening the bodyy• found
three ribs broke, one of which pressed on the lungs, and %
which no doubt hastened his death. The Jury met at'
the White Hart public-house at eleven o'clocit on Sa-
turday morning, and did not return their verdict until •
past nine in the evening, which was Accidental Death.
—The poor man has left a wife and five children.
On Saturday se'nnight, between two and three o'clock
in the morning, a perfectly new house (the property of
John Cator, }:sq) at Wood Bostwick, in Norfolk.
was discovered to be in flames; and so rapid was the
progress of the destructive element, that before any of
the inhabitants of the village had time to repair to the
spot for the purpose of rendering assistance, the whole
of the interior of the building was consumed: the walla -
aione being left standing. A barn at a short distance
from the house was-set on fire by the burning flakes, -
carried, by the wind,-and -was totally-destroyed. together.
with a-small quantity of wheat lofted therein.
A spirit of revenge towards Mr. Crowe, of Bale, in •
Norfolk, has 'hewn itself in a most shocking man- -
tier. Ott Saturday m g, the 17th, two beasts were
found dead by poison in 11Ir. C.*. yard. Two others
were in such a hopeless condition, that it was deemed •
advisable to cut their throats to put them out of their.
misery; another died on Monday morning, and two
remain in a very doubtful stale. The poison (cornissive
sublimate, it is supposed,) mixed up to small pieces or
dough, was put among the barley meal and cut hay in •
the bins. The beasts were worth about 141. or 151 s each. •
Nothing has yet transpired to lead to a discovery.
Two persons were apprehended on suspicion of having
been concerned in the robbery upon the persone*Mr. •
Thurtell, the particulars of which have been before•de•
tailed. It appears that the apprehension of theurpmeone, .
together with another man, arose from 't;te.voluntary
confession of a man named Smith, who was apprehended
in the night of Thursday, the 15th ult. by M Palmer,
the game-keeper of the Hon. Mr. Primrose, on a charge
of having committed a burglary in thodwelling-house
of Mr. Meek, at Framingham Pigobs Smith itr his
confession stated, that he, in company wish two men
and a woman, m-Med whose persons he de, had robbed
Mr. Thunell of ISM. between eight-and nine o'clock
one evening about three weeks befell*, and this state-
ment he made at different -titnevin the presence of •
several persons, and gave such -particular information •
as to the robbery and the pocket-book stolen front Mr.
Thurtcli, and particularized some drafts-that were in it,
as left no doubt upon the mind of several persons, that
he was concerned in the theft. In consequence an
examination took place before several Magistrates of the
city, when Smith finding, as it is apprehended. that he
could not be exonerated (rain the burglary, refused to •
give effect to hie former confession. The other two men
and the woman, against whom there appeared no groun4
of suspicion, were accordingly discharged, and Smith
was committed to•ths Castle for further exonsiisation
on the charge of • die burglary; and it is believed that a
detainer will be lodged against 111111 fur Mr. Thurteles
robbery, it being held that a mates voluntary confession
is good against hernia, although not sufficient to impli-
cate Olher3.-NOYWiCh CeUrier.

An alarming tire broke out on Sunday night in
the houge of Mr. Gibbons, carpenter, of Marylebone-
lane, which involved the whole neighbourhood in
the greatest confusion.—lt originated in the lower
part of the house, during the absence of the family,
and was not discovered until it arrived at an alarm-
ing height, when the flames burst from the windows
with considerable fury, and threatened destruction to
the neighbourhood ; the inhabitants were running
in every direction with their furniture to places of
safety. In a short time the Royal Exchange, and
several other engines arrived on the spot. After
the lapse of several hours, the flames were got under,
the whole at the premises, with the property, being
a complete mass of ruins.
Thursday, a child, aged only two years, the son •
of Jobn Collis, a carpenter, at Hoindean, while its
mother's buck was momentarily turned, applied it;
mouth to the spout of a tea-kettle tilled with boiling
water, and moving it, poured such a quantity down
its throat, that, titter lingering till five o'‘loek az
the eve-,;ng of the s,inte day, he died.

BOXING.

A mafeh tool; place between David Hudson and
Green, on Tues,.lay, for a stake of ;0 guineas, at
Rose-lane, in the parish of ))agnan, on Ell'ing
Forest.
Hudson has fought many battles, but was boat
in his last with lklartin, on the qttli of October 1.!-t.
He is-a good two-handed hitter, with a heart like
a lion, and a man as careless of his own person its
held in regard to that of an adversary he contends
with. He is every inch of that which a borer
should be composed of. Green exhibited but once
before in public, when he displayed such politica.
tions at giring, that an amateur backed hint against
Hudson He hit his adversary at that time with a
velocity and sit-v.11,1h which surprized the people,
added to which he displayed considerable science.
The ring was !Mined of a afferent order of beings
than the fights on any other moil Instead of the
lordly barouelie, the Bermondsey, anti along shot.-
denucts, were the neatest turns•uut, and the poles°
trial's were chiefly from the dock-yards and vessels
in the river, who, intermixed with the well-dressed
convetyaneers, formed a grotesque appearance. Nei-
ther the great Captain nor the Commissary-general
were present, but the wriggling carts were nume-
rous. Oliver and Josh. Hudson went into the ring
with David, and Randall anti Martin seconded-
Green. Betting 6t04 um Hudson.
noti.Nos.

1.--it was ten minutes before either made an attempt to strike,
each alternately makin...,; feints to got the right hand into action.
At length they turned loose on a 410(101, and exchanged slight
hits, and both wont clown, Green undermost.
Y.—Tedious sparring; after which Hudson hit short, and a
rally tbliowed; but die impetuthity of the man was too great to
place their intended hits. Green bled sli3htly at the ear, and in
I close both went down, Green aoiti under.
3.—This was a smart round, end upon much equality. Green
placed a right handed blow up un hie adversary's neck, and he
was returned u, un the head. In a close Green was uppermost
in the fall.
4..—Green made the play, and a brisk rally followed rather in
his favour. In the close Hudson ice; thrown. with a cutlip.
S.—This round .hewed Hudson tile best tighter; he parried
his adversary's right hand with great skill, and returned ceavily
with his right, ankh cut his adversary snorting like a f.igliteneAi
horse, Green shook oil the acts of the: blow, and turned to
Attu a game one; blows were exchars:ll decidedly in
Hudson's favour, who seemed to have got his adversary's me-
thod of Hghting. Caen went down from the cacti: of it blow,
but it was not a clean knock down, 5 to 2 on Hudson.
and 7 were short rounds and but little hitting, as both were
full ut the piper.
S.—A smart hitting turned, and both bled freely front the
elects of a tally—Green was thrown.
hail the best of this, whieli wad a short lighting
round, and both placed their ri;;htlianded hits. Hudson's was
evidently the heaviest. Both down.
le....Hudson was much digressed for wind, and Green un-
mozzled ut bon in hull-dog fiehion, and haul the best of a rally.
lag tom'. Ilitil•on was thrown.
IL—Green maintained his superiority, but it kept hint at his
full speed, tool Hudson, although he had the worst a it, made
sonic excellent parries. Both were grassed in the struggle.
IY,—A gaud round was fottaitt, :old both dropped their claret
With much jollity. Several blows were excliant,ed, and both
were down.
13.—Like a horse which sputa to ton a tour mile at speed,
Green's fiotness in the In:11 rand 11th rounds took all the spec.!
nut of h;111. Ife mule a good stand in this round, and had none
the winst of it, but he was of no use after the next round.
a gay and busy round, and both rallied theniaelv,s:
to a stand Hudson had the best of this round, hut he tell
(Aim weakness, anti to to 1 was refused. It was Holywell-
arreet to an old clothes bag.
Green stood up other rounds, hut It was only to be hit or
pulled clown, and in these four rounds Hudson's right hand told
hmily upon the head.—The fight lasted eu minutes.
lii ~lAIhKy,
Great behaved well, and although beat, lie left
his adversary some marks. Hi,: right.banded hits
were mostly foiled by Hudson, which told so well
with his former adversary. Huilsmi is not only the
best tighter, but he is a tact kiwi in tho w4ys of the
ring, and he administers at proper intervals, as he
did in the fifth round. lift was too full of 1e ii,
but it was u good fight..

A dealer in cheap bread in the Borough was eon.
vieted a fire at Union Hall, days since, of having in
his possession a quantity of stun; supposed to ho sand,
or soft stone pounded, for the adulteration of his
bread,
Steeple, Chare•—The match for IoU guineas Oho-
tweet) Captain Willoughby and Mr, Montgomery
tool: platie on Thursday morning, amidst a numerous,
fielti of sportsmen The ground was than wilhin a
toile of Ripley, Surrey, on the 11'altan.mad, to Mr.
'Montgomery's hou,e, Chatsworth Villa, near Earn.
ham, a distance of twenty-two miles, Italia which
WWI an open country, and the other through close
inelosures. The apertsrocn started on the woo trark
the first four milos' with very unpropitious we,oller,
end they separated by skirting a wood at different
angles Each Owed many famous 'raps, and they
were within fifty yards of each other at the bottom
of a bill two miles from home, It value to the
-stroagth and speed of the horses, and Captain Wils
loughby won the match by about ZOO yards, in uuo
hour cud 27 minutes, Ow being once down with
the horse.

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now sTREET.-4'hurstlay Cerium Quested and Rbt
Wreight underwent a third and final examination before
it. Drina, charged wiw twtti.t concerned with a
numerous patty, consisting of about lOU, who were
armed with fire arms, who assembled about a Inrinight
since between blithe and I,idd In the county of Kent,
when a desperate affiay took place Iwnvecit them and
siwtral oilivers eninhiyeil in Capt. 1I*(;n1lock's party its
the preve»t We service The prisoners were fully commit-
ttd to Nengate for trial at the ensiling Old Dailey
sessions.
lIATrON-CAI:DEN.-I(ester4lay, George Crawley, .11
Head, and Elia theth 11'ard, were brought up for fina.
IX 15116146 mi, the IWO former charged with stopping
Alary Blunt no the highway, and robbing lu-r of a
blue cloth pelisse, ;Inn tht lattter for receiritia the same
knowing it be stolen. Crawley, is a notorious, cha-
racter, and one of the Islington gang. They %were coin-
united for trial,