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l"1111114IS CASE..
On Friday evetrieg the lArril Mayor watt amend In I
Junes, P.Sq. lair Marshal of the litsz's Newts. upou the
following extraordinary oreasioes o—Ott the tse of June,
tale of part of the late A Idermati Hoy.tell's propetty
place at his • blow's house to Chrar-ulr, by fled..
costes—plan-a. prints. Ste. *hie Apia oar tlit day, t.. ihe
'Mount of shunt 40,130(11. '1 he purulence ws. a Mr. Harr -
von, who had been agent to lioydrul's house opera, uls of 24
year.; but the purchase Was 'emir 04.4.1,erel hump..., Amon:. t
which was that of Mr. Arch, Isooksellt '4, of Corultill. Th.•
purchase made in Mr. Arch's name was airlessiouel Its he bt
fart for the hemfft of Mr. Harrison. After thin kin! Ineui
done, • 'bag took teller, miller the auelhority of Mr. fluor-
ems; which seemed slid to have been dies end fly a rely re-
tismal view of the eircouestateres according to the statemeot
of Mr. June's, who gent the fulto•ieg account of the easel
to which he eietrettied elle Lord ‘laysti's prompt bite, fc•rence.
Mr. Harrison was agent tie Sir tV,tfiaw Hoydell'a house
fruits his youth until that Alderman's death, a period of
twenty year.. After the A Wet nee ti's dem bite was allowed to
bold the agency; and when it ws. 'booth' %reeve 4444 y to dis.
pose of the property, every funthistes-worth of which be-
looted be flee widow, it was considered fit to pelmet hint to
make purchases of cei lain mo lions of the property for him-
self, fur whet ft H was egret* that hr shout,' give its to Mr.
Jones who tell d 111/011 else part of the widow, approved bill.
within a owe,' lime. tputo phi. Agreement Mr. Hannon
merle purchases Its she ;tletve-niesetioned ••ant. Fur past
of the property lie gate bills, tool the porrnese was eon-
%hirerd so far completed ; bat for the reinatuing part, the
soon to be paid fur wlecli MAO 411.7001. n.e bill, had Inert
offered. ecoliettlist.tattlisig the eulast.ent appuications from
"hose unmet deeply 'enervated in the pew-base, fur promised
'Acclivities. Its Hoe emergency it was thought expedirui to
usakc a second sale of the puopeity, to the tineompleted
annuessel. The goods, lire emotion l% of the sale of which
had out been complicit with, were sold by public auction a
armed lime. The purchaser* were the firm of Longman
and Cu. of Paleronaternow, and it was considered that Mr
Harrison hail, b' his refusal 10 r 44444 ply with the terms of the
seapulaintes, fallen back nolo his character of agent. The
new parehaaers immediately flee bills for the moment, and
were pat in possession of Ilse house id Chrepside, white
goods, the property of der widow, to tie ant( 44444 t of brewers'
110,0004 and To,tivni. wets deposited. 7h.y had nut re-
mained long in poem P!ii4lll when ate attempt to deprive:
them of it, upon 11w past of Mr. liarremos was made with
soddenness and stows,.
Mr. Robinson, and another gentleman, were In the honse
one deg, whets Mr. Ilsrrieuti, who was allotted to ale. put
the house, walked Ono the room a here their gentlemen
were, and taking the former by the shoulder, thrust him out
of doors, lelling hem he had no hosiers, 'bete. Mr. Robin-
son's friend was handled in the same mautier. Resistance
would have proved anavailing ; for Mr. Harrisou'a 'esteems's
upon the ',cession weer numerous sod a personal contest.
email blot lee .opposed to exist long between six people on
use side and two on the other Mr. Hari isms lanceted the
notion of any thlint to the property exc• ht hie own, mot
having supplied else garrison with the neremary means of
holdiog out, ethesed to open the doors for rosy authority.
The condutt of Mr. Harrison seemed the more extraordi-
nary, as he bad been so many years in the Perrier of the
house, where he had been treated with the inmost liberality.
As • proof try the generosity he tied met with, even after he
haul proceeded to Ouse violent lacaPtlteli, it Ittil stated by
Mr. Jour*, that at. offer of 2.500/. hail been tussle to lone to
renewer all claims he might have upon the leiesse, anul uss su
indemnification for any loss he might have vestals's.' hum
the wood isle of the goods the first pun !tow of which lee
haul slot made good. 'fo shim oth r he hest, it reciter, most
cordially assented on Thursday last, derlarterg that he would
be most fully tatiafied with the renotneralion. Ile had, how-
ever, since changed his mina and, Mr. Jones testa, admitted
that he sent stray mottle of the property on the Wean, seta),
night, from the premiers.
The Lord Mayor observed, that the case was a very
airing, one, and asked upon whet principle 31r. Harrison
bad defended the conduct Ise Intl thought proper to eursoe.
Mr. Jones enid the justifies'. all sip was, that Mr. Har-
rison was a mutiny in the house of
The Lord Mayor said any question Connected with an Nes-
adjusted partnership molt he of a very delicate nature, lust
Cr. Minty could nut come within tier Otani of his aintioriey
as a Magistrate. He could of rousse take cognizance of the
assaults that had been committed, but with the civil part of
the boaineu he reread nut interfere.
Mr. Jonre laid, she care came, in his apprehension, who!.
ly within hit I..srshisip'• . The plea of parissen.
ship could nut he supported, and It struck him that the lak.
ing properly out of a house, without airy other authority
"hem that of having bid for it, came willeisi that class e.
offences to which a Magistrate's atientions woe outer' "us
stately too frequently directed.
The Lord Mater satit„ he coold cot:eider the case at present
as nothing less than a coldest brewers, 'Mu advert-, pasties,
one of whom herd put ehe other out of ostasession. He did
not consider the taking felonious for is bete the shadow of
a right appeared, the felonious 'recalling 0 mashed.
Mr. Julies said, "here was not the slightest shadow of 1. gat
right upon the p tel of Mr. Harrison.
The Lord Mayor uhscrved, that there certainly appeared
no right in point of law. Possession, however, was, it wan
well known, a thing of great power He the opiniuu of the
Broth, and Mr. leirrison had possession.
Mr. Jones begged lu know in what manner his Lordship
would act under similar circumstances?

The Lord Mayor said, that as Julio Atkins, of Walbronk,
he should oppose force to finer, if his p►entises were taken
possessive of. As Lord Mayor, he should apply to his Soli.
citor, who seemed to biro to be the only person capable of
giving redress.
Mr. Jones begged to have an authority from his Lordship
tat make a forcible entry into the hamar, in order to protect
Mrs. Boydell's property, sad said he should eve his Lordship
indenreitcation in the turn. of a legal process.
His Lordship expressed all 1111/110115 wish to render every
se►vice; bat said, no indemnification could be given to hint
as a Magistrate, for his inierfereiree in a ease which seemed
to hint to be capable of being decided only in a Court. Mr.
Harrison might be soon convinced that he had no right 100
take so great an authority upon himself•--■nd might, hie
Lordship suggested, he spoken with to some effect.
Mr. Jones said, he had shut himself up in the house, Anil
would rot speak with any body hot those who had advised
him so much to his own prejudice.
The Lord Mayor sent Mr. Brown, the • Marshal, to the
house, to request that Mr. Harrison would call upon him at
the Mansion-house, and to assure hint that no advantage
idtmlid be taken of his absence from the house in Chroa pp dr.
The Marshal soots returned with the answer of Mr. Harrison,
who ■poke to him lions the kitchen through the grAte.—
Mr. Harrison expressed his sorrow that circnmstaot•.s !or
vented his from having say communication stilt hi•
Lordship.
We are happy to stale, iisat the parties came to nn tinder-
oraswirrir yesterday asps the 'object, which produced a in.,6t
ainirable slumming of all itillerraers. Py ilits arraogi.-
mint an expensive Chancery suit has been avoided.

GUILTITIAI.I..
&Wall Martin Street►, describing hinirrelf era jo y -
man carpenter, was brought before Sir CHAltiltt FLOw►it,
t►e SitiingAlilcronitn, on • charge of tiootiy.

Richard Champion, • lad &boat 15 years 0141, in the employ'
et? Mr. Chant, engraver sail jeweller, Tu. 'Pt, Fleet-04,41.
stated, that he was sweeping the pavement before Iv. 111.1,
ter's door early un Friday enurning, when he was accuste•l
ba the Prisoner, who asked him if he enfold tell where Mr.
Phitiipa lived! he replied in the negative, and on looki4 g
towards the shop, pereeivid • strange man at the 'lwo
ca.e halted the chanter: suspecting him to be a thief', he
itemrdiatrly ran into the shop, shut the door, and. but. 41
it inside to prevent his escape till he should give the alas tn.
While he was asking the man *hat luivincsa hr had tht se,
some one knocked (molly at the deer, and nit hi. (tau..
pion's) opening it, the Prisoner 'waked it,, mid le 1.1 h..,
but, while the other Iran m the vhop made his escape.
master came to his s..istance. and •• cured the I'i .....
A zotil seal, • gold inountrd rje•gl..s., and s• v•, s
al steles, wets ints.ing form the gllvs east. —Th. P.i u,
resetantitel.

li'allifun _Viva. a young man of rropecrable app, ata.