The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-28 00:00:00

110 W.STIILET.

On Wednesday at two o'clock, Benjamin Bloomfield was
brint,zht into this 011ie to undergo another examination, on
the charge of having obtained mousy from several persons
wider false pretences.
Mr. C. Phillips attended as Counsel fur the accused.

•
Sir R. Burnie and Mr. Minshull were the presiding Magis-
trates, and the defendant was brought in. A letter, signed
" W. Shearley," was put into the hands of the Magist sates,
the purport of which was, that he had made some discoveries,
which induced hint to believe that he had been mistaken in
accusing Mr. BI field with a fraudulent intention' and
that under the circumstances he should withdraw his charge,
and be did so by the advice of his solicitor.

Sir It. Biruieusled if there wiLs uuy other charge against
the defendant?
A geni knurl', who was understood:to be a solicitor,stepped
forward, and saip, tbat he bad to upply for the further de-
tention of tee prisoner, uu behalf or a Mr. Awaits'', who
had a charge to prefer against him of having obtained 2901.
under the promise of procuting him a commission in the
army, 0 sh the interest of Sir Benjamin Bloomfield.
Sir It. Bit hie asked if the solicitor had any allidavit or
other ducumunt in support of his application ?
The solicitor mid he had only a letter front Mr. Aspinall,
stating the etre ttttt stances of the alleged fraud.
Mr. Phillips submitted to their Worships, that in the ab-
sence of the prosecutor, and iu the absence of any legal
proof of Mr. Aspinall's indisposition, or inability front any
oilier cause, to attend to prefer his chaige, the prisoner
ought not to be detained.
Mr. Miushull said, the gentlemen might read the letter.
The solicitor read a portion of it, which stated, that the
writer being lOW time ago anxious to procure a commission,
had becu introduced 10 Mr. Bloomfield, as the nephew of Sir
Benjamin, and the former undertook, through the interest
of the latter, to procure him a commission, upon his advan•
eine 20111. which mini was to be deposited in the hands of Mr.
floslAson, Illoinulield's solicitor. That suns was accordingly
advaused et the couilitiou that it would be returned iii
ttttt tolls if the 'ssion was not procured. At the capita-
-1 lion of that time lie had applied for the realm of his snowy,
the commission nut having been in the meatia bile procured,
but he could not irate( it.
Mr. Phillips reminded the solicitor, that if the bargain
was for a commission iu the army, the purchaser was liable
to penal consequences, as well as tile person selliog.
S'i R. Bowie tossing hosted ut Mr. Aspirant's letter, ob-
sets that Mr. A. stated that he had taken a bill of Mr.
Moorefield for the 'Hooey.
The solicitor said that the hill had since been disliticonn tl,
and ce submitted that du:giving the bill was a continuation
of the sums• Gaud.

Sir ft Burnie said many bills were dishonoured, and be
thought Ili arr.:piing of the bill by 111 r. A.piuull was equi-
valent to a return of the money, at least in doing away with
the fraud.

Sir R. Birnie said the 11+104r:11es certainly could not de.
!Hive a Ili iti.h bubjeet ul his liberty upon curie ground: as
tbo-e dby the, solo:lint. In thi, opinion Mr. Minshull

Sir B. Birnie asked if any other ',engin lind a charge to
prefer, and receiving tin answer, he said the prisoner was
disc hat gird.
Ali. Phillips said, now that the prisoner was di,,charged
ham the penal consequences of the st, cusation made against
him, he hoped the hlagist rates would not think it an fink mina
on his part if he :Wm eased to them one or two ohservatiotis
upon the case. Tlio defend:lm, now that the charge was
withdrawn,: was manias to clear his own character and
that of others, whose names had been most unfairly dragged
before the public to the reports w nich had been given of the
examinations, reports given, too, upon ex-parte statement.
Of those repo' is his client had great reason to t oraplaiii; and
in emisequenee .it the mention iheuein of certain honourable
individual', Mr. Bloomfield land MAI acted him to say a few
words in explanat
Mr. Phillips then went on to Kieft., that the defendant
had ',eves rept,.onlcd 6iva alt to lie the nephew of Sir
8.. I.lffint '.ll, dimwit la ‘‘;‘, telatt.d to that

tingnished officer; and that lie never bad made any other
use of that circumstance, than by saying that it gave him
an interest which he thought lie possessed. It had been
insinuated, that his real name was not Bloomfield, but
that insinuation was false. There was one circumstance,
which be trusted the generosity of the Press would make
known to the world; it was, that before the bond which
the defendant had given to Mr. Shearley was done, the
latter called at the defendants chambers, and having de•
mantled the fulfilment of the engagement in rather per-
emptory terms. Mr. Bloomfield went to his desk, took
out 2001. in notes, and offered them to Mr. Shearley, but
that gentleman not having the bond with bin,, would not
accept of the payment without cancelling the obligation,
and therefore declined taking the money at that time.--
An attempt hail been made to create an impression that
Sir Benjamin 111..onitield was in some way concerned in
the transaction imputed to the defendant ; the defendaut
had therefore instructed him to say, that if the name of
that honourable individual had been mentioned, it was
without his (Sir B. B's) sanction or knowledge
After some consultation between the magistrates, Mr.
said, that under all the circumstances, they
were of opinion that the defendant should find gooSsecii-
rity for his appearance at the Sessions, to answer any
charge that might be preferred against him.
Mr. Phillips whinnied, that as there was really no
charge against the defendant, such a course was C-
CeSSery.
Mr. Minslinll said, the magistrates thought it was expe-
dient that some security should be given for the appeur.
ante of the defendant, it lie should be wanted, and he
must therefore give bail, himself in 1041. and two sureties
in SDI. each, before he was set at liberty.
The defenjaut was accordingly given once more into
the custody of Westbrook, the gaoler, until he should
give the required sureties.

ACCIDENT AT NFWBOTTLE CoLlZEnlfo—Sonto
masons who were employed in repairing or altering the
chimney in the engine in the Tyne colliery, at about half
past test o'clock on Wednesday night, complained of want
of air. Curry, one of the watermen, in order to remedy
this inconvenience, broke down a stopping, but unforta-
manly, by mistake, broke one that led into an old waste,
the foui air in which burst into the pit and ignited, but
being what is called a standing fire, soon went out.—
Curry was suffocated on the spot ; the rest of the men
escaped (some of them through the fire) to the bottom of
the shaft, though much burut. Ou the workmen coming
down at 12 o'clock (the hour of changing), the accident
was discovered, and every exertion made to save Curry,
but without effect. Several men who went into the most
dangerous parts of the pit were overcome by the foulness
of the air, and were unable to return. On the arrival of
Mr. Hill. the viewerot the pit, he immediately descended
with George Steel, the overman, and another. They were
proceeding when G. Steel, who was much weakened by
his former descents, fell Mr. Hill fell immediately after-
wards, and was carried out to the bottom of the shaft by
the other matt in a lifeless state. He was pat into a cart,
and conveyed to a house near ; the jolting of the cart re-
stored animation, and we are happy to say he has since
entirely recovered ; but before Steel could be rescued
from his situation, the vital spark was fled. In all, 6 men
have perished, and two of them, Lorry and Steel, have
both let. large families.
Matrimonial Caution.—The following advertisement
appeared in the last &vela Alfred.—" Whereas Lliza-
beth, the wife of Ambrose Shere, of Columptott, De-
von, did, on the 291.1 t day of August last (being the 20th
time! )—Elope from her said husband without any other
just provocation than that of her own procuring, and
that she thought her said husband was too old to deserve
(being 78) ; and she being lost to duty and virtue, as
also insensible to shame and brutality, her adviser had
occasioned her disgrace and ruin. This is to caution all
persons not to trust her on my account, as such debt or
debts will not be paid by me; mad as the said Elizabeth
Shere may assume sonic other name, it is proper to ob-
serve, that she is about 64 years of age, short in stature,
thin in face, flattish nose, watery eyes, had teeth, _quints
a little, and cannot read or sew without spectacles; she
contitined about Columpton
then left the town. Wiutess my hand—A. Shere."
On Tuesday evening, between five and six o'clock, as
Mr. Blackitioor, of St. Paul's Churchyard, was proceed-
ing to his country-house at Wandsu (nth, on fool, being
too late for the regular stage, near Hyde-park-corner lie
was knocked down und rubbed of his valuable gold watch,
chain, and seals, several sovereigns, in fact, every pocket
was emptied except one, and he was so extremely beaten
and ill treated, that he did not recover his recollection
or senses until NVednesday morning, his family mean-
while remaining ignorant of what had taken place.—
All he remembered of the attack is as follows :---That
after lie had passed the tollgate at Hyde-park-corner,
about too yards into Knightsbridge, his course wasitn-
peded by a woman, which he concludes was by design,
and that she was connecled with the gang of robbers; at
the same time he received a violent blow on the rig' e
Side of the face, which knocked him down, and which
blow and fall deprived him of his senses, and he did not
recover himself till live o'clock on Wednesday morning ;
and on coming to himscll he perceived lie was in a room
with four men standing by hitn, but where it was I
cannot exactly say, lie believes it was in St. George's
Hospital, when recollecting what had taken place, and
the distress which his family would experience in conse-
quence of his not arriving at home at his usual unit,
and being absent all night, he procured a coach, and
proceeded with all possible speed to his house, where
medical and every other assistance was procured him by
his afflicted family.
A most d istrcssing circumstance occurred at the house
of Capt. lialbeck, in Middle-street, Brighton, Orl I 114
n
day afternoon. The servant girl went up to au attic.,
taking with her a child of Capt. H.'s, a fine boy, between
three and four sears of age, and while she was engaged
in putting on her gown, the little fellow unperceived,
pushed up the sash, and leaning out of the window, lost
his [Audi briui»,and fell headlong into the street. 1 tie k till
of the titifortunate child was so dreadfully fractired by
the full that lie survived only a few minutes. ,il he pa-
rents of the infant have been alinotA ever Hnee In a Oak
of distiactioto.

THE NATIONAL

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.
Wanwastuw, Oar. 4t—This morning these Sessions
commenced before the Hight Hon. the Lord Mayor, Chief
Justice Abbott, Mr Justice Park, and Mr. Arabia, who
officiated for the Common Sergeant, he being absent on ac.
count of indisposition.
William Maynard was indicted for breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of Edward 'ritlil, and stealing a variety
of property, consisting of books, money, Ste. The case was
made out by several witnesses, and the Chief Justice summed
up, and the Jury, after wine short cousultatiou, found the
prisoner Guilty—Death.
DARING H/GHIPAY ROMIBBRT.--.WilliSM Grady was
put to the bar, charged with putting in fear and taking from
the ;person of Mr. James Walden a valuable gold watch, his
property. This case excited much interest, the prisoner being
one of the desperate gong that have been before the public in
the case of the lute rescue. It appeared that on the Ilth
inst. Mr. Walden was passing down James-street, Oxford-
road, when the prisoner met him, and striking liiin a violent
blow, snatched his watch and ran off. He MU soon alter
taken into custody, and the prosecutor being positive as to
the person of the prisoner, and be having no defence to
make, the Jun, under the direction of the Lord Chief Jus-
tice, found him guilty.
Anne Norris and Mary Palmer were Indicted for assaulting
J. Thompson, and stealiag Ss. from his person.
The prosecutor is a printer, residing ut Cambridge, and on
the 9th instant, as he was walking in Whitechapel, Palmer
came running towards him, seemingly in great agitation,
and begged fur God's sake that lie would rosie with her to
the assistance of a person oho was in great distress. Ile
accompanied her to a house near the spot, and went up stairs
into a bed room, where /limes made her appearance and
demanded some money " for the room." The prosecutor,
astonished at this demand, refused to give uuy, find was
anxious to make his exit; but the prisoner placed her hack
against the door, and swore with a disgusting oath (lint she
would have some money, or he should not go out of the house
alive. Appreheasive of souse violence, lie gave her a shil-
ling, but that would not satisfy them, and he gave them two
shillings mote. Tile) still continued 111 threaten him, and
endeavoured to ride its pockets. ale at length got out and
went donut stair,; but they fulls, wed atm dragged him
into:mother r 0000000 , where itney got !die on tlie door, and
Norris said several times " Murder the Ile called
" murder" several times, but nu one cause but a set of fel-
lows, who got round the door, and one of them put up the
shutters, iii ord. rto favour the uhje et of the prisoners. At
It:n:lth, after a desperate at niggle, he succeeded in extricating
himself, and escaped. He gave informatioo at Lambeth
street, where he proeured the assistance of SOllle officers, who
nein to the saute house and took the prisoners into custody.
It appeared that, in the scuttle, he had but the huger of one
of them, and on examining the hand of Palmer, it wound was
found ow one of her lingers, which appeared to Ituve been
recently indicted.
Verdict—Guilty, Death.—Aged 21 and 10.
The Learned Judge, in the course of his charge to the Jury,
oh-ersed, that it was lamentable su •11 a scene as had beets
described should occur in the heal t of the metropolis,
and almost at noon day ; and be thought it was a matter
well deserving the attention of the Magistrates in whose dis-
trict it happened.
THIJNSDAY, OCT. 25. •R•naust w • • SSW NTe—
Edward Hill, aged IT, was capitally indicted for stealing a
bl. note, several articles of jewellery of very considerable
value, and other ptoperty, iu the dwelliug.house of Mr. J.
Bennett Morris.

The Chia Justice here iuterposed, and said it would be
too much to allow the prisoner to remain at the bar alter
this doubt had been expressed, and directed au acquittal.
Mansbauetaett.—Edward Hurner was charged with
killing and slaying John Wilson. It will be recollected
that Wilson met Isis death in a pugilistic rencontre with
the ptisouer at Westminster. The pi inter was arraigned
on the Coroner's vti diet; the Coroner's inquisition was
proved to contain some informality, and the iidge (Park)
directed an acquittal.
Mr. Justice Park expressed a wish that better attention
should be given to these matters iu rotative.
James Bertatt, and Margaret, his wife, were indicted
for stealing a quantity of linen, apparel, silver ornaments,
Ste. value 1001., the properly of N. M. Rothschild, Esq. ill
his dwelling house.
J. Joss, a Bow-street horse patrol°, deposed, that in
consequence of information, lie searched the house of Bar-
rett, at Highgate, where he found the above property
concealed amongst the bed clothes. The next day lie told
Barrett he had searched his house, and found a large
quantity of listen, snitch liner than be thought a nsaii in his
condition could stint d to wear. Upon this Barrett put
his baud opal the shirt he had on, and stud, " I ilvs aye
I wear good linen, look at this shirt." On the 30th August
witness again searched the house, and Mrs. Barrett was
then present. Be then found a considerable quantity
more of lines., books, &c. coacealel in a very curious
manner gat the bed clothes. While he was making
the search, Mrs. Barrett said she would give any thing it
lie would desist; to which he replied, that he believed her
to be a s cry bad woman, and she must consider herself his
prisoner. He took her to Mr. Rothschild's house.
Frances Fazakerly, a housemaid to Mr. Rothschild, de-
posed, that for five weeks before Barran was apprelienh-
ed, lie was constantly at the house, with the permission of
Mr. Rothschild. Mrs. Barrett was the dairymen' in the
family. This witness identified several of the articles
produced to be the ',roister), of Mr. Rothschild. The pri-
soma s were left in the care of the house mi two occasions,
when the family came to town.
J. Hall, footman to prosecutor, identified some plate.
J. Bat s att put in a written defence, in which he stated,
that he had heretofore borne a good character, and re-
quested, if he should be sentenced to transportaLou, that
uis only child might be allowed to gu with 1 .
Mrs. Barrett said, her husband knew nothing of the
matter, and that sonic of the articles produced were given
to her by a lodger of lier's, in lien of a debt.
The Chief Justice, in summing up, left it to the Jury,
whether they could safely conclude, that property to the
amount of 40s. had been taken away at one lime. His
Lordship also threw their attention to the law, with respect
to ntau and wife j telling them, that if they should be of
opi [[ ion that the robberies were committed by the wife, in
the presence and under the cantonl of the husband, they
would find lihn alone guilty ; if, on the other hand, they
should think that she had committed the felonies without
the privily of her husband, they would acquit him, and
cons ic t her.

The prosecutor is a highly respectable surgeon, residing in
Mary!ebony, and some time ago the prisoner was taken nun
his servic-. Ile had not been long in the house wheel Mr.
Morris missed several articles of jewellery, a 11. note, mole
quantity of runs, brandy, kes Some suspicion fell upon the
prisoner, and he was accused, but denied all knowledge of
the missing property. An officer :rarched the house of the
prisoner's father, where he found a quantity of different soils
of •poits. Mr. Morris, minim, to recover the more valu-
able part of the property, made a promise to the prisoner
that he would not take any measures against him if he
would confess what he had done with the other articles.—
Upon this promise he confessed that he had stolen a pair of
very large gold ear-rings, such as worn in the Kist Julies
by Indies of rank, and some other articles. These were
found at the bliops where the prisoner had sold them. These
the prisoner declared were all he had taken, but Mr. Morris,
convinced that he had rubbed him to n much greater amount,
wudr further enquiry, and found that the prisoner had sold
a twisted gold chain of considerable lenAth, a seal, some silk
slim kings, and other similar articles, his property, at dif-
ferent shops. A more minute search aas then made at the
father's house, and in a hole underneath the stairs a purse,
containing li. Its. in money, and several gold articles, were
found. The purse and buttons were identified by Mr. Morris,
The latter, in consequence of these discoveries, caused the
prisoner to he apprehended.
prisoner did not deny his own guilt, but accu'ed a
respectable tradesman of inciting him to roh Iris master.
The tradesman stepped into the box, and solemnly pro
tested the entire falsehood of the prisoner's accusation.
Jury found him Guilty —Death ; but recommended
him to mercy, on account of his youth.
Mary Anne Sullivan, Aune lunacy, Eliza Kelly, and
Ilachael Simmons were capitally indicted fur feloniously
assaulting Lewis Baptiste, in the parish of St. Mary-le-
Sirand, and taking Fr llls person bd. his properly.
This ams one of the cases of outrage aiiil robbery a filch
have lately been so frequent by abandoned women, alo ore
constantly on the watch to entire men into infamous houses
for the purpose of plunder. The occurrence took place in
Swan.yard, obout five o'clock in the afternoon of Wedues•
day last, under circumstances of almost unparalleled atrocity.
The prisoner Simmons, i.dinitted in her defence, that she
was the mistress of the house a here the robbery was com-
mitted.

~v•t'ile July tumid James Barratt guilty of stealing to the
amount of S9s., and acquitted the wile.
Nowell Wilkinson and Joseph Marsden were ag•tin put
to the bar, and charged upon an indictment with t luig
tr,b3b lbs. of uux sonnets, the property ofJaines Marsh and
others, its a boat on the river Tli•nies.
11i'. Law, in stating the circumstances of the case,
said, that he believed the real intention or utc prisoners to
have been to defraud the Customs hut in the prosecution
of that fraud, lie should contend, that they had been guilty
of felony, inasmuch us they had deprived the real owners
Of Ike MIX Volliled of their rope' my. 'lime teat ned Coun-
sel then proceeded to call %J r. ;11at•+b, and 4 Hamby( of
otlu•r witnesses, to prove the case.
The evidence having been gone through,
Mr. Broderick submitted two objections to the form of
the indictment, but Illry were otei • I 'tied by the Court.
'the prisoneis said, in their defence, taat they *roe
employed by one W. Marsden, amid did nut know they
Wei.: doing wrong.
On their Mr. Broderick called Mr. J. Coops,
who deposed that Mr. William Maisden applied to him to
lend his Udine tor the purpose of passing the unity of some
nix voinica thiongh the costume tor expo. Lewin. Wit-
ness consented, and applied to Maisli toil Co. upon the
subject, and they predated the necessary win rants It
the Custem•hottse, fur the exportation of the mix vended
[lad nothing mole to du with the transaction than

Four men were calk-I on behalf of Simmonsos Ito all snore
that site was a vet), upeight woman !
Air. Justice Parke, tit summing up, strongly reprobated
the flagrant attempt to impose upon the court tied jury, by
initios four num to swear that a woman, who by her nesn
admismin was the k..eper of a common brea!leit and nn'
living upon the wages of iniquity, earned by the prostitution
of the unhappy young creatures ut the bar, was a woman of
f .ir character in the world. lie hoped this would be the host
time any using of this sort w mild be practised, as it really
tended materially to diminish the respect usually paid to
witnesst s as to character.

The Jury found Tamer and Sultivan Guilty—Death, aged
each Ili, and acquitted the °Our ui o. The convicts were
recommended to merry on Ilfel,lllll Of their youth.
yitto.‘v, Oc-r. 26.—Iteojantio Abbot Wills capitally con-
victed fur rtealiug 4 bore, the Novi ty of Samuel 31artio

Nowell Wilkinson and Joseph Marsden were indicted the lending his name, and entering it into the wmial bond.
for stealing I,o9Slbs. of Guinea grain, the property of J. Crow examined.—He did not know why Mr. W. Mars-
Marsh, on the river Thames. den wanted to use his name, instead of his own. He was
In consequence of the non•appearance of the prosecutor not prepared to say that the whole was a smuggling trans
and several witnesses, whose names were called, and the action.
deficiency of evidence, Mr. Justice Park directed an Mr. Justice Park, in charging the Joey, said, they.
Acquittal, mid ordered that the recognizance. of the ab. would have the goodness, if they considered the prisoners
scut wituesses to be ortreated,and that no expences should guilty, to state to him especially whether they fonud Ilse
be allowed, except to those witnesses who had attended. nux vomica to be the property of the Willian Marsden
There was another indictment against the prisoners for who had been spoken of, or of Mr. Cooper, who had
stealing a quantity of mix vomica, in which Mr. Marsh stated that the goods were entered and passed in his name.
was also prosecutor, but Mr. Justice Park would not allow His reason for wishing that from the Jury was, that as it
it to he called on, but directed Mr. Marsh, the prosecutor, had been proved in evidence that William Marsden was
should be sent for. present when the goods were removed from the bap, and.
CUARIIIS or Mu MAR.—Daniel Hartey was charged ashes substituted, he (Mr. Justice Park), and his learned
with the murder of one Charier Harris. brother were of opinion, that if the Jury thought he was
Ann Ealing stated, that on the 17th inst. she, in cont. the bona tide owner of the property, there was great
parry with the deceased, went into the Spread Eagle, iu doubt whether it could be deemed a felony. If Oa y
Shoreditch, where the prisoner was sitting. Witness thought William Marsden was the owner, the point would
placed herself by the side of the table, alien the prisoner be reserved ter the opinion of the twelve Judges.
came from the tire-place and struck her twice. Harris The Jury found the prisoners guilty, and that the nux
was sitting on the other side of• the table, and struck the voodoo was the property of W. Marsden.
prisoner. Prisoner then gave Hari is a violent blow on
the ribs, and after wards struck him violently with a whip
lie had in his hand, %Welt occasioned him to fall. Witness
than struck prisoner over the head a ith a pint pot. Pi l-
imner then left the room, but shortly alter lellllued, and
recommenced his assault on deceased and on witness.
The deceased was rather in liquor. She had known
Harris fur two wr three years a hulled always been in good
health.
Mr. Gardiner, the landlord of the Spread Eagle, recol-
lected a dispute, but could not speak to any of the parti-
culars.
George Cormick and William Ptitalen corroborated the
statement of the first witness.
Mr. Pal kinsuri, surgeon, saw the deceased on Saturday;
lie was in a dangerous state; on Sunday lie iltra ; on
Monday the body was opened, when lie discovered souse
ribs to have been broken, and the appearance of a dis-
eased spleen ; upon a closer examination, lie could not
take upon himself to say it bad occasioned death ; a blow
bud certainly been given, but he again repeated that it
was nut certain that death was the effect of it.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FRIDAY, Oct. 28.
LIABILITY OP CARRISRL—G•IINETT e. WILLAIA.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff. ahe rmides
at Worcester, imainst the defendants. who were proprietors
of the Worcester mail, to recover the value of a parcel lost
by the negligence of their servants.
The cause was tried at the Sittings after Trinity Term,
1520, and a verdict found for the plaintiff. Tat plaintil4
ins the 17th of September, 1819, a rote a letter to his comb.
pondents, Messrs. Moore mid Stranger, desiring them to
send a quantity of sarsenet, of the value ofial. The article
was accordingly packed in the form ore parcel, and carried
to the office of the Bull and Mouth Inn. It was then con-
veyed by the Worcester mail to the Green Man and Still,
Oxford•Arect, where it was taken out and left ut the defen-
dant's °thee, to he fora arded by another coach, called the
h.-avy coach. The parcel was lust out of the said henry
couch, but it did not appear by what means. Before it wan
booked, the defendant exhibited the usual notice, stating
that the coach proprietors would nut be answerable for any
parcel above the value of live pounds unless specially insure d;
and the question for the opinion of the Court was, is hethcr
the plaintiff was entitled to recover in this action, Ike pared
haring been booked in the usual way, and not paid fur, as
being above the value of SI.? If the Court should be of
opinion the plaintillcould recover, the verdict was to stand;.
but if they decided un the contrary, a nonsuit was to be
mitered.
The Cowl, haviug heard Mr. Chitty for the plaintif, and•
Mr. Potluck fur the defendant, gave judgment. They lwl4,
that it was clearly a case of gross negligence on the part of
the defendant's servants. 1u case the parcel had gone by the
mail the low would not then have happened. It was met to
be considered a loss by accident or mistake. The parcel Bas
Carl-1011 to the Mike and booked fur the mail. It did not
howevor go by the mail, but was scut by another roach.—
That was au act done by the defendant's servants for hi, be-
nefit, nod the Court would lose sight or common &ruse it titcy
did not consider the plaintiffentitled to recover.
The verdict, under all the circumstances, was entered fur
the pluintifC.
dieveral °Mee special questioas were argued, but none of
public importance.

On Thursday afternoon last, between four and.
five o'clock, an old house, corner of Maddox-street, Regent.
street, which had formerly bee 'swell known by the name of
the Saallowiistrcet eating-house. fell with a tremeadous
crash, by is hick a tioinan.reinued Glanville, is tile her intent,
fine child aboett Ibmontha old, were killed. The husband
of Mrs Glanville was as carpenter employed in building she
new houses in Regent-street, and lived with hi, faintly in the
house which fell, for convenience. Ile had paid no rent for
sonic knee past, as the house was condemned.—Some person
had previously told them it would fall in twenty-four hours,
and they made up their minds to quit it an Thursday morning.
The husband was at work, and ut she time above mentioned
it wets observed the walls were giving way. Mrs. Glanville
heard a creak, mid her eldest son, 14 sears, instantly ran out;
she seised the infant, and another child, two years old, to
follow, but she only reached the door when the hawse fell in,
burying herself and the latent in the ruins. The other child
tins pitched into she street, and was taken to Mr. Brookes's.
by Gook, the constable, when it was found he had received
na see ion, iiiitery. Gook and Westbrook, and as officer of
Marlborough-street, procured some men, who dug out the
dead bodies of Mr,. bilaterale and her infant. While they
were engaged he se doing, a gentleman named Cassamajor,
win) was accidentally passing, and onserviug them he 0 pe-
rilous situation, under the party.% all, which was on the point
of falling, gave the officers a guinea to procure more men
to prop it up, which was intascdeately done.
Wednesday morning an inquisition was taken in the
bed-roan's of the workhouse art the Liberty of the Rolls.
in Breant's-buildings, Chancery hoe, before T. Stirlisl4,
El. Coroner. on we body of W.Ciirton, a point
between ly and Ito. It appeared, that oil Monday last.
the deceased attended the hincral of a persan who com-
mitted suicide in Houghton-street, Clare-market. lie
atter%vards went amongst his acquaintances, and, shak-
ing hands with them, took his leave, saying, that he
done something, that wile') they were lola titey would
lie surprised at, and they wouldree hint na emir:. lie
ilecu went honer to his mother, who lives in Swats-yard.
White's-alley, Chancery-lase, wlizte he was seized with
student pants and vomiting; he laid himself on the bed,
and calling his mother, told her, that on Isis way home
from the funeral lie hats purchased a pennyworth of
arsenic at a cliyati4's :atop, which lie had Cal Mil of the
paper as he walke.l alote.t. The deceased assigned no
cause for the rash act, but the circumstances of haven.;
attended the hineral above related, together with the
observations of the persons assembled to witness die un-
terment, which had worked upon ins brain, its a Mall.
tier lie could not account tor. Mr. Owen, a medical
gentleman, in Chancery-lane, attended, anal ailment*.
erred a strong emetic, whieie althoitAle it operated very
powerfully, had no eftrt, the dice ist..l expired in grit
aptly jbOlit esss hour .dieiws,;(l,. .liery returned
verdict—that the deceased iontself 111 a tit of
deranzent,:ta.