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LA it INI .IA.
LLIGENek.

couaT OF CHANCERY, Liscout's-Int,
TUESDAY, Avouvr 11.

PRIVATE HEARINGS.

In the molter of NARY ANN BARRAN, q &mai,
At nice o'clock dila toori.iiig the SOLICITOR-
GENEits t. owl Mr. Miff attended his Lunh.hip in
his 'private room on this lunatic case. The c.r-
'colostrum' have not transpired.
IN OPEN COURT.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took Ins seat on the
Betreh at half past Dine o'clock.

JLDGUENT.

PLAYER V. LOWE.
The LORD CIIANCELLOR-" I cannot go through
this care to give my judgment in it at present, its
I um in a vast deal of pain ; perhaps I rniy be bet-
ter iii the course of the day, and may be Md. to do
it. I think. however, Mr. %%Talker (the lt.,gi.trar),
you had better put it down for judgment fur to-
morrow."

[We are sorry to say. his Lordship appeared very
much istchaposed throughout the day.]

DRURY-LANE THEATRE.

The mot' to dirwlvr the injunction iii this ease
cannot possibly be made before Thurvilay or Fri-
day. as the Plaintiff.' Counsel have uut yet received
iustructions to oppose it.
BANKRUPT PETITION.

JACKSON ONd OTHERS, ire the matter of JACKSON,
a Bankropt.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated, this wits the
petition of the late Assignees of the Bankrupt, pray..
nig thin the Cotenuissioners might he ordered to
review their report, us they hod reported that the
petitioners ought to he iniswerahle fur 66,0001.
when in fact they had only received 60,000/. out of
the produce of the Brokrupes etreciv. Tue gibe.-
non wits wholly uii ii teresting, es it turned on items
of sc • t.

Mr. MET. Mr. BELL. nod Mr. NIONTAGUE,
followed 1111 the wsme war.

Sir SA NUE!. ROM 1.1. Y, Mr. TROWER. Mr. Cu r.-
1.E71. and Mr. HORN li, were heard lor the prebea.t
A4asgares of the lim:rapt.

The SoLicrroa-Gamsaat. will be beard in re-
ply on a future day.

POLICE.
-.um-

MANSION ROOM.

CHARGE OP POISONING.

In consequence of a charge preferred on Saturday last by
• young gentleman spinal his uncle, oa 511111110/1 of
viols ' g his father, au application was made to the Coroner
of iVesteniustrr (Mr. Lewis) to have the body of the dr-
ceased gentleman disiutyrycl, it baying been buried in St.
James's Cburch•vud.
Mr. Lewis, in reply In the application, regretted that he
could not comply with the wishes of the ponies with
out stronger grounds of suspicion than those which had bees
stated to him, he could not italic a warrant for the di,inter-
ment of the body. Even were the grounds of suspicion
milteientiv strong, it would he impossible from the distauce
of tunic, and the corrupt state of the remains of the de-
ceased when interred, fur a Jury to come to any fair de-
cisiou upon n view of the body.
. . . .

The Matter still remaining unsettled and unexplained,
the celebrated Dr. Meyer, who attended the deceased for the
last few hours of his life, was applied tu, and be, without
the slightest hesitation, declared the death to have bees per.
reedy natural, and expressed notch surprise at any doubt
having arisen tit the subject. In order to put the sutler
entirely to rest Dr Meyer attended yesterday at this ales
with the fullowin affidavit, to which he wits sworn :
Lowlon In John Meyer, M.D. do hereby asks
oath that I attended the late William M—, Esq. foe several
hum-. previous to his death, and in my judgment be died of
the cholera enorbus, ur bowel complaint.
(Signed) " J. MEYER."
" Sworn at the Mantua Hume, London, August 11,
1818, before me,
(Sigurd) " C. SMITH, Mayor."

The uncle of the young NMI who preferred the complaint
was present, and it appeased that all parties were now per-
fectly satisfied, though Mr. M --, Jun. continued in a very
melancholy slate of mind. It was tutimatcd that he was
acladly iltraugtd.
The Lord Mayor expressed much pleasure at the result of
the inquiry.

lOW 11111111 T.
Yesterday a most extraordinary eharr of felony was exhi-
bited before Mr. flume, the Sitting Magistrate, against a
mall of the name of William Hanka., a labourer.
. .

It appeared, that the stables of Mr. Cipriani, belonging
to the T ry, who has • house on Brook-Green near
Hammersmith, were broken open 014 Satuodsy night last,
and four coach glasses, the frames of them, the box-coat, &e.
were stolen. On Monday the Prisoner called at the pre-
mises of Mr. Cipriani, Brook Green, and saw the coach-
man, when be inquired of him if he bad lust any :hill, who
informed him of the stables having been broken open, and
the glasses, &c. having been stolen ; the Prisoner then
in-
fuemed and shewed him what he had in his possession, being
all the property which had been stolen except the glasses
and great coat, and which be stated he had found
under an arch in • ditch, end upon an inquiry of Mr. Clowol
•nd other persons in Hammersmith, he learned that such
property hail been stulon from the premises of Mr. Cipriani,
mad on the man taking the properly, and delivering it up
as he had forted it, instead of his being thanked and re-
warded fur his attention,. he was taken into custody and
conveyed before a Magistrate fur the comity, who ac-
tually committed the honest man to the cage of the town,
where he remained all night, and was brought to the Office
yesterday cm • charge of felony.
The Magistrate, on hearing the charge read, ordered the
Prisoner to he taken from the bar, there not being the slightest
ground of felony against him, end he was dircharged. He
applied to the Magistrate fur a compresalPm fur the ins-
prso 00000 eat and injury be had sustained. The Worthy Ma.
Emirate informed him be had no power of granting Min
relief on that head, lint lie mast apply to those who had im-
p/4.111W/ 111413.
We staled some days liner the application of Mr. Hall, a
gentleman of Ike law, and 8-venal of In.. friends, who con-
/rived themselves aggrieved, by • violent assault, given by
I Lord RaticlAgli and five of his servings, armed with a Mishit-
burro Iled gum, Inchon clubs, mid a pitchfork, at the
time when tkey had taken shelter Guns a *towns under
I • tree near hie premises at Fulham. Proceedings leave
since heel" stayed, and • ...men application has been
made by Mr. Hall sad Ilia (moils fur satisfaction fur his
Lurilakilidrittil Dements' f 0.1411111, tint no mower was eel uriwd
by ; his Lordship •pislotil to for tinthauici
Coroot upon the charge that had been exliabsted nailort
him and his five servasits,myong, that if any charge was
regularly made riga lost hIM and his servants, lir and tbeywould
Thew' to :mower the charce; Col uo warroila beim; aoplicri
fur )ratarilly to Mr Biruic, to apprehend teas Loroilip and
Ilia armlets, Mr Hall was informed Ow time they would
attend tin • future day.
lIATTO9I•IIAIRPVIL •

OPPOSITION CO *CH ES •
Yrsterthey Janice Viri of. oh leer of tme of Mr. Murritt6a
Padding stage roaches, appeared to a pligninonp, charged
Mich urgticculll, and through misrunduet. tuuniag agatuat
the Tim.. Paddington wage emu* by which the herr of
the liaaaraser3 ade ruclavierca, awl Lad toadied the

penally. appeared
Mr. Hassuposhries fur the I/etc-admit
Mee:toiler Fsillai tins swum,-4 lodge al the Mitre in the
1 IP-dew oe-ruid, nod 111111 at the ensploy daf ..Itleaars. Ssitwun
asset BAIL as driver of the Times Paddington otage-euerh.
• Between Rix asset sesieu o'clock in the evrooisor of the 51114. f
this. wouth, I was ou toy way to the City from Paddington,
the Defendant was ih ovule after tot at a fin ;ono rote, whilst
I was i't V
111 er set a steady Pare. I was on the nearattle of
the way ; when I was faring the nursery below the hiingo-
gate oil the Mary-le-boor road, the Defendant attempted to
pass me by driving on the tint-path, from which the pa.-
sengers lives vr. re tit great danger; finding he could oat
par he stopped and hinted into the road, and drove across
[before my Is ,VIKY. heads, and caine against the shoulder of
one of them, tearing away one of the tugs. I had two out-
side passengers, who were fearful fur their lives. lam sure
the Deft ndinit did it wilfully, stud nut through neglect.
Mr. William Enoch sworn.-1 live at 12, St. Geurge's Ter-
race, Rsyswitterevail, and am a sitgar—refinee; between six
and seven o'clock in the evelling of the 5111 Matsui, I was an
watehte. passenger MI the Times stage-coach ; I sat on the
Lox ; there was. another outside passenger ou the roof; I
got lip at the Mitre, at Bayswater; the Times drove on at
u real,, steady pare; the Drfaidatit galloped after at a most
fitrieus rate; the Times was on the near side. The De-
fendant, in order to pass it, drove on the foot-way; and
had it nut been for the dexterity of the driver of the Times
I we mum haVe heels turned over. One young mail a passen-
ger in the 'Times, WAS nearly thrown off, but fur his huh ling
very fast. A passenger un the Defendant's coach laughed,
and made hideetis faces at us, acid said he wished we had
broke our necks.
et.beri Mott, sworn.-1 am hill-collector at the Stingo-
her ; I was there between six and seven o'clock isi the et...ic-
ing of the 5111 lsf August, when I saw the Times stage-
coach pass in its way to the City at a saeaily pace ; Mr.
Morrill % coach, drove by the Defendant, billowed after,
driving at a assess fuoiuu% rate, and about forty yards from
the bar, facing Ur. Jeultiti's wall, the Detesidant, James
Parrot, crossed noisy the road on the foot-path, but nut lie-
tog able to pass, it got on the wail again, and crossed
fore the Timra, and untne nolo.' it with such Airce, that
my eXIWCIOOOII W3+ that they would both go over.
Mr. James Sal ex. .... 41,41.-1 a‘ked the Defendant,
James Parrot, this mo 11l ill c, why lie ran agillest our coach;
hot answer was, that be did it wilfully by ostler of his roaster,
;no that ha had his nelater'a iota ity to tun against that
coach evrry where he met wilts it.
litre law evulailet for the pEOfiffllll.lll fhlne.d.
The Magistrates convichil the tWt.iulaut in the penalty
of five pounds, awl one shilling coati.. The Defendnut sig.
allied los auteistiou to appeal against the conviction

Nis-War Doris ass folly committed fur trial from the
above office, lon a clisree of various depredations committed
ma his tessoes's property, a Mr. Currie, wine.no 'chant.
Du plicatra of the moles property were NOM' WI the Prisoner
at Liverpool, all. re he was apprehended.
DEPREDATIONS AT COVENT-GARDEN MARKET.
Vs esterelay James Martin, residing iu Si. Giles, was
brought to this Office by John Eamon, an officer, use •
charge of robbing Aaron Emmett, a mat het gardener, of •
sieve of fruit, valise 10a. 6d.

It appears that for a itionher of market days pasta glue
of desperate villains, that itihshit the vicinity of St. Giles's,
have regularly attended Covent.Gartleu market, as early as
two or three o'clock in the morning, for the express purpose
of committing robberies; and it frequently happened that
prop-11y was forcibly takto in the presence of the owner,
such was their strength sod numbers. The booty was taken
to the cook-shops in George-street, where it was sold to the
prop, ietors, and the money shared among the rubbers—
Amongst those desperadoes the Prisoner acted a conspicuous
part, and has bteu fur • length of t inte suspected of being
concerned in many robberies, but no clue could be got to
his apprehension till three o'clock yesterday morning, whets
Furman met him going into • coffee.sbop, with the property
in his possessi )))) , and toot: him into custody,
The I'. ironer. in his defeuce, avid be bought the fruit of a
boy in Russell-street, fur 41.9t1. but forgot to ark him his
name.

Several market.gardenen informed the Magistrate, that
scarcely • night passes bat they are robbed of something;
one lust three bushels of apples at different times.
The Prisoner was fully committed.
THIIIIII-011TICIt.
Yeatertlay Mr. John Lee, dealer in marine stores, in Long.
lane; West Smithfield, was charged with having in his pus-
sraiinn, contrary to the statute, I,boo cwt. of lead, 300 qrs.
of solder, a large copper rock, weighing SW, and bib. of
tin rutting, of which be could not give • satisfactory account.
Mr. Wounded, the Magistrate, observed, that the De-
fendant had been brought to the oilier before upon similar
charges. His conviction could he produced, but that would
only have the effect of authorising the Magistrate to double
the silos ; therefore he would dispeuse with it. He regret-
ted that • man of his respectable appearance should follow
so disgraceful a practice.
Defendant was convicted in the penally of 40s.

On the 28th ult. ns some lab norr.s 'err 11'.704rtz n
for the reception of 4 IM. tt r•. 3. 1166.
adjoining Clieltenbani' they found nti nsiitTo jar, ounisio-
ilig many hundreds ef ituznan ru..'ls ce.pi„
ine ioiprersiowi of different Eiriperois„ .1 ass lass
Ti, j W.lll capable of holding nrarly va1...., on:, she
whole of its curious contents are its the liusrove.ii to a lady
in thi neighbourhood. •.
Another antique apartment was tined last %rid; cdpiinhig
liar furies discoveries of Sir Wris. flicks, 134ri. 4.1. .1 . eg, • at.
Fark, us Gloucestershire. This room is conaidern!i-y I zer
than tire former, and it. is thought to contain say c.a.
proofs of Roman ingenuity niiil magnificence. Sir William
intends piiirecuting his researches Imuiedistely slier else
hirvest. Wll hear that the courteous proprir,c
visitors tu insp. (1 thcsecuriositits one day sir Use IYa k
, whams
is ‘Vedllesda y.

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penalty of 31 11t. Clarke ar peered fur the proseentioll, and A fenQutrins.
Mr. H•111illiCl. lOC the thrkadaist • --maw--
Alexander Fallatims swims,--1 NAB° al lb' Milteo_in, the • On the 28th ult. XS some lab usre.s were 11:70.;inz n loi'a
1114" ""-rulil• I" n'" l" 1%"4"Pk1 "f'•"elm"' "'hu," I for the reception of 4 po:di r.. 3, till. 11, %I ih.ds dneiiiiike,
Mud Ball, ms tlrster of the Timili PaJdintion atare'r"s'e"' I adjoining Cheltenham they rotea.l rot eittiTt• ,i, r, eolglai.t-
&tweets Rix aml in vim o'clock is the eveniag of ale 5111 of 1 a
•• • , ine iniiirealiuse• of diffi.rriit Eiriperio%, u: d oiltr, ,1,•,-,,••••••
IMinliude ..'f Ituzmni ciii•o:, m0..1% 0,1,1„ ~ 1,,.ar.
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thin oni .. th, I win, int my way to Ihe City Irmn Padding:o,s, ing maim

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