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DREADFUL AND ALARWING FIRE

ftetween Ir/11 and three o'cluelc yesterday morning * most
demister IVe fire, attended wills the how of three lives, oc-
curred its Nigh-neeel, Shadwell, near the church. It was
first discovered by the watchman. as he was calling the kiur
of three, lesuieg from the shop eisolow of Mr. Collins,
who kept as, at irsg.hoisie, ahjeh imed to be fremo sited
by sailors arid loose I.llllTlrli, •nil ritirrNily kept vireo to
• very late boar; the whole of the kitchen and shop was
on fire when first diactivereil. The w•lebman immediately
sprung his rattle am! alarmed the neighbourhood; be kept
calling and ►nocking at the door, but cutlet make none of
the inmates hear; •I this time the fire began to maim.. a
mo•t terrific epprarmice. At tomtits the door was (server!
open, mush the family alarmed, Ind the gust of sir frlttli the
door insmadiably boned the foe jets, • Maw., the maim,
floor, and ceiling being all in (limes, and it was feared that
all Ilw persons in use !mow, it being full of lodgers, would
pe►ish before the fire.lailders snivel. Several of the lodgers
effected thei►escape at the back wisolows, it being impos-
sible to get down stairs. Mr. Collins bad him Adel nearly
burned off his hack, he was much burned in the 1111111111 and
face, and *waited with Isis life, but could save none of his
property except • bed awl ■ looksug gla•e. Mr.. Collins,
with her infant in her •rtna, appeared at the third Sour wine
dow. the entire of the lower part being un fire at this time,
end the flout under her feel begiumng to !own, her screams
were terrifir; *so eminence could be rendered her. At
length the dames began to envelope her, and to escape bring
burned to death, she threw lierwif, with her infaid, out
of the window, but the persona nroteentaili being prepar-
ed to receive her, else anal the child fortimately escaped
with only a few bruise►, a blanket being held by some men
into whirls they fell, nada rneath which was plasma a feather
bed. The whole of the bootee soon Weenie one blase; no
cogines arrived; the (dimes communicated to she Worm. of
Mr. Jrfferies, potato and Irish provisiou warehouse, and Its
two or three small houses in the rear, occupied by poor
working people. The sight ■t this time was Wary morn!;
men. 'tomer., and children, in a state bortleriag on dis-
tract 111 l , running half naked, with different articles of
furniture, were seen in every direction, pert of whirls
were received in the houses of suns, neighbour., •nd
others thrown pronsisettutialy into the steel. 'lle blase
was cress from all parts of the town. The fireencities
slid not arrive until all the above houses were hunted
down. Mrs. Simmons, who kept a clothes-►bop xl dour •ie
Mr. Jefferies, had her house "cumpletely gutted, but by the
exertions of the fireflies and some neighbours the principal
• part of her stock in trade and furniture was saved, but
much damaged. Two houses oa die opposite side of
the street also took fire, but the engines soon subdued
the flames, which were nut eutiiely gut under letture five
o'cluck. The axiom kept playing ins the funning mid
smoking ruins the principal part of the day. Several raga.
Lentils who reside its thus quarter took advantage of the sad
catastrophe to commit numerous depredations. The most
melancholy part of the recitel is, that three poor sailors, abu
slept in the attic, and who went to bed rather hate mid a
little Melo mind could not be awakened, and it was impute"
Bible to •(ford them any assistaace; it is supposed they
have perished in the Aimee as so tidings could be hail of
them. Six other sailors, who lodged its the same Immo,
escaped. From the burning state of the fragments of the
bedding., it was impossible to remove the r•ius yesterday
to ascertaiu the melmerhuly fact.

At the Anises of Ennis, on Thursday the 9th
hod. Patrick ihyr.ne, the Captain of the Rilibuii.
men, whin, with nine others, were taken by the
gentlenteu of Corrotin, at right (sus mentioned in a
former popes), was put upon his trial almost twelve
o'clock. His companions were permitted to give
evidence for the Crown, and in a short time he was
cossvicted of administering illegal oaths, and re-
ceived sentence of transportation for life. The
approvers were ordered I.y the Court to be then
discharged from the dock, and its putting them out,
mouse conlositm occurred in calling over the name.,
which the convict taking advaistage of, lie endea-
voured to escape, by crawling over the side bar;
hut haring beets observed by a gentleman, he was
instantly secured, and then ordered to be taken
from the duck, to the nearest vein port, Cork, and
from thence to be conveyed to Botany Bay. At
four o'clock, he was brought into Limerick by a
party of the Police; mod ou Friday morning, was
forwarded to his desoinatissu. Tbis prompt punish-
lutist, it is hoped, will be • salutary warning.

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LAW INTRLLIGRNCR.
COURT OP CHANCERY. Lneroues tar,
TNUMDAY, MAIICII If.

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TION.ATTENDANCE OF COUNSEL.
• Gent.ritt am R. COOK. ...
Mr. 'luaus 'toted, that there bad been • short
petition presented to his Lordship, praying that thus
cause might be restored to the paper, it Moving been
struck oust on account of the absence of Cuurisrl.
The LORD CDANCRI.LLOR—.." That petition
contains so tillegstion which I shall 'Jeerr listen to.
that the cause ought to be restored because Coult-
erl were engaged in the Vice-Chancellor's Court.
I am convinced, that for eighteen years which I
have sat in this chair I have beltived kindly and
respectfully to you. Gentletioeis sit the bar.—and .1
cantiot avoid saying. that for the last twelve this
I have not beets so treated by the bar. If Counsel
all, take on thentselres business contrary to their
duty to this branch of the Court, I will lint give
them indulgence at the expense of toy reposition.
I say now I will not wait for any Gristlemon when
a cause is called our but have it struck nut of she
paper. I shall never receive it as an excuse that
they were enger,ed in either the Vice-Chanrellut's
or the Master of the Rolls' Courts. If solicitors
have not Counsel in readiness to attend me. they
must suffer for their neglect. I cannot,consistent
with my judicial duty. allow this branch. of the
Court (which is the superior one) to be degraded. li
This is Use last time I will state my determination
of tint witting for Counsel, but yost may rest satis-
fied that I will hereafter act uss it."
JUDGMENT.
!Litmus its the lowlier of HAWKE., a Battkrapt.

The Lotto CtisNcet.Lmt observed, that Ibis
case came before bun on • petition by way of an
appeal from the decision of his Honour the Vice-
Chancellor. From the proceedings it appeared,
that the bankrupt had brought his action against
the Commissioners, to recover damages for his
good• having been seised noder a warrant issued by
them against Thomas Carey Muskeg, altercate his
name a.. Thomas Corey Hawke-, in which action
hr failed, and very properly en, for the Commis-
sioners' warrant to the messenger, directing h:m to
sets • the giunts of Thomas Carey Ilswkes, dill not
aildirir,is him to seize the goads of Thomas Corey
111.iwki-s. Ile bud also brought an action against
the .messeincer, and recovered 5/. damages, by
which dirt person bad .considerable costs to pay.
It IL•gist he useful for him litre to give his opi-
nion as to the liability of Commissioners in issu-
ing commissions; for instance, if the bankrupt's
tonne, as iv this case, was inserted wrong in the war-
raot, they are nut liable, if it should be ultimately
prustli that there was no trailing, no petitioning
creditor's debt, or no act of bankruptcy committed
they would not be liable, for they are obliged to
go by what is sworn before them. This was his
view of their liability, and if it was not the law on
the subject, it war high time that the law should
be al.ered to make it so. It was clesr to him in
this case, that there was a sufficient petitioning
creditor's debt, and a sufficient trading, but it was
doubtful whether there was an act of bank-
ruptcy committed, as there was only one witness to
support it, sod his evidence only went to what
passed at an inn iu Exeter after the bankrupt load
got out of a stage coach. His Honour directed au
issue to try the validity of that act of bankruptcy,
which was the proper mode of deciding it. As to
what had been thrown out at the bar that this was
not the commission of the petitioning creditor,
bit 1 hat of another person, he could not are any
thin•. iii the proceedings that would warrant him tit
cotniisg to that conclusion. He was, therefore, or
opinion. that the issue directed by the Vice-Chan-
cellor was the proper out, and he confirmed his de-
cisin —Petition of appeal dismissed.
The Court was occupied the remainder of the
&•v, until half-past three o'clock, iu hearing ap-
peals of too interest except to the parties concert,' d,
at which hour his Lordship rose.

TICLCHANCELLOR'S COURT, I.lxcoues Imr,
T.uasnav, 11Latina 16.

JUDD'S CHARITY.
THE ATTdRKEY-HENERA4 O. 111 E SKINNERS'
COMPANY.

The circumstances of this case lie in u very nor-
ram muttons, although► the arguments cf Counsel
occupied the Court nearly two dais. It appeared
that in the year 1554 A Idyllist, Judd. a member
of the Skiuners' C pony, obtained letters patent
flou► King Edward VI. to tatablish a fire school at
Tunbr►dge, its the county of Kent, by which
I-tiers patent he was made a- corporate body
dosing his life, and the Skinners C.•mpsny a
corporate body, ■s governors of the school
after his death. By his will be be cirteallted
to the Defendants certain lands iu Gracecliurch-
street, London, and in the mall village of Pancras,
of the value of 40/. a year, for the following pur-
poses, viz.-201. per annum to be paA to a school- ,
'mister, and 8/. as a salary for ail usher, and the
remainder of the 401.-to be expesided iu k-epiteg
the school-house, &v. in rrivir. The will wars
proved in the year 1558, and the lands were con-
veyed to the Defectlassis by a person of the teame
of Fisher, a servant of the Testator's; ■wl although
they were at that• period only worth 40/. per
they are now of the annual value of 4.0001. and
upwards. The Slo'l'l4ll'6' Company hurl obtained
two Acts of Parliament for the purpose of 'coif%
this property en them ; one in tier 14th. sited the
other in the 31st of the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
The relators by their infarmation contended, list
the whole proceeds of tier lands ought to go for the
benefit of tier charity, which ba.l been the intention
of the Donor. The Defetirlauts contended, that
the weeping of the will of the Testator was, that
the Skinners' Company should have the bentfit of
the rents of the laud►, after deductiog the 40/. for
the support of the school.
His HOISOUr the Viclt-Cti•Nceta.oo this day gave
his judgment in favour of tier relators. lle ohtw►e-
td that the lauds were obviously given to the Skits-
Company, toot as a company, but as a corpo-
rate body, as governors for the whoosh They there-
fore had no right to apply the charity fund to their
own benefit. He thestfure referred it to the Mrs.
ter to 1114111Ife and report what were the lands de-
vised by tier testator to the chastity. what were the
the auauuut of the rents at the hear the lures matins

was atui what !merle the annual 'want of the
rents now. He would recommend it to the Ais-
ne& Company in a coot so veiy important as this
to sillily to the Legislature to regulate the charity,
as it touch required it.. When the Master made his
report, lie One Homier) !mod knik what further
he might to do in it, for although the information
did not pray fora receiver, he would hove too 'mai.
tati ssss iu ordering one to be spwinied to receive
the rents and profits for the use of the clitrity, as
there could be we doubt that the Skinners' Com-
pany were not entitled to them. •
Decree fur the relators.