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London, England, 1818-06-26 00:00:00

LAW IA rELLICIINCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Lewin:VS 1:IX,
TUCRYDAV, JUNG 46.
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PRIVATE HEARINGS.
QUEEN MAI 3.
wcwrisauot r.
The LORD CHANCELLOR has 'appointed to-mor-
row morning (this day) to give jiidgmelit in this
curious cape in his private room. It will lie recol-
lected it relates to the cure and custody of infants,
the children of the Defendant.
LADY reason EMILY TA' R TENPIPAT. a Minor and us,
Ward of Chancery, h het next
,friend, RICHARL ANGELO
TAYLOR. Bea. M.P. tt. THE COUNTESS OW ARUM', LORD
STRUART, uroe, and OTHERS.
The Solicitors of the parties in this case again
waited on the Lord Chancellor, in his private room,
sold remained with him a considerable time. The
result of the interview did not transpire ; but it is
supposed that his Lordship will Again hear Counsel
relative to some points which he has not been able
to make up his mind on. His Lordship, lion c% cr,
did not mention the case in open Cow t.

The holism's of the Court after the LORD
CH A NCELLOR left hi private ro iiiii was wholly uu-
totems:Aug, except to the parties etiverord.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, THCRIDAV, Jinn 25.

His Honour the Vacr..CastecEt.t.on was occu-
pied the whole of the d.v iu bearing Couo.el in a
tithe cause. of no osteret4 except to tl►e prides
Concerned.

COURT OP KING'S NFACII, Wasmirsirkß,

THIJINIDAY, Jogs 2b.

Sittings after &:lure Mr. Justice .A SBOTt.

THE ZING V. GII.L anti HENRY.

This iudtctosrut w..s pit (erred segasiist the De.
feudal& fur a conspiracy. Gill, it appeared, is a
mathematical insiruuserit-maker, but tile calling of
Henry did not come out io- the course of the trial.
The tir-t illl.l second comas of the inifictawist
charged the Defendants with having coissliiiied to-
gether to iiisluce Messrs. I.)iilland, Mr. Harrill, and
Mr. Welsh, who carry on the business of opticians,
to purchase hydrometers Loin them, which they
represented to ha good anti perfect—whereas, iii
point of fact, they were defective, witaleabli., and
of no use. 'Elie 3.1 and 4th counts charged the
Defendants with having procures! from Messrs.
Dollaiill, Mr. !Loris, end Mr. Webb, certain suuss
of money, iii.der false pretences.
The circuiustatsces of the cate.have been repeat-
edly detailed in the Police Herat' of the reanima-
tion of the Defendant* before the Lord Mayor—
and a great mass of evidence was this day called to
substantiate the facts previously elicited.
Mr. Justice AllOO FT, us the course of his sum.
ming up. obseived, that this was an indictment
charging J. G.II and I'. Henry with having con.
spired to induce the Prosecutors to purchase err.
tuns mathematical instruments, called hydrometers,
they being imperfectly matte. After the fullest
consideration, it *pin:wed, that the substance of the
charge was, that, at the time the Defendants en.
deavoured to sell those instruments, they knew they
were not properly made, cud were not fit fur sale—
and nut, with this knowledge, they had induced
persons, dealing its hydrometers, to 'purchase them.
nut, from the evidence, it 'appeared the defects
wet e so trifling, that a very little labour was requir.
ed to set them right, as.d then they would become
fit for sale and or considerable value. If the Jury
found that such was the fact, the first nod second
counts must fall to the ground. The third
count was laid in a different way. It charged,
that the Defendants bad cons;sired to obtain
firms Messrs. Dollimil, Mr. Harris, and Mr.
certain sums of money, nuder false pre-
tentes. 11 mw was this charge supported ? It op.
peered by the esitlence that Ilemy went to those
persons, and wave t.• each all falter fur a number of
hydrometers, tirsiliog that they should be Gill's.
Mr. D snood purticidasly. recommended Sykes's
hydriimeter us the moist perfect—but Henry said,
they mutt be of Gill's manufacture, to induce those
pr-sous to give their orders to Gill, the Defendant
Henry never meaning to fulfil his owls order. It
appeared also thin. Ise statei himself to be an Amen.
can that he declared he must have
Gill'. hydrometers, as, for these alone, hr had order,.
But it was moved that be was wit an American
Captain, and that hr had received nu orders for
Gill's hydrometer. To one person, lie stated that
lie resides! at Huston —hut lie did out reside there.
Tn antuther, lie raid he lived at Islisigton—but sio
such person was to be found. Tu st third, he re-
presented himself to be its inhabitant of South-
gate. Now, at Soothwite, a !sewn of the name of
Henry did resole—but it did not appear whether
he watt the • •efeasilaist or slot. Whets Henry was
asked, whether lie was actpiaiiited with Gill, he
denied any knowledge of Is —though it appeared
that they were perfectly kilown to each other—
and that, in one instaiier, Henry, after leaving
the house of one oft lie Prosecutors, went to another,
purposely to meet Gill. These were the prominent
circumstances of the case. If the Jury should be
of opinion, that the Defendants conspired to induce
the Prosecutors to give their orders to Gill, that he
might unfairly obtain their money, they would find
than guilty sums the 3il count. If they believed the
instruments to be had, and not tit for use, then
they would (hid theta guilty ou the tat and Itl
counts.

The Jury, after a short consideration, found the
Defendant• Guilty on the 3d count.

. Bow-nazi:l.—Yesterday Mr. Mani lea time 41141 princi-
pally oc. espied is ioetsligatior charges fur robberies mud
squabbles at the bustiogs of the Wesiiniuster Election, and
aro lea than 12 pick-pockets were committed. Out (adieu'
was descried by means of a aentleinau having pinued bis
pocket-handkerchief to the bottom of his pocket.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.

TUe Semiramis and Nautilus (in conjuurtiuu with the
army under the command of his (race the Duke of Welling-
ton), for the recapture of 16 merchant vessels ult. Oporto, vu
Friday, the 191 b instant, st Nu. 41, Norfolk-street, Strand.
Ree:ills same glace, every Tuesday and Friday, for three
months.
The Lightning, fur the Flora, ou Friday, the 110th instant,
al No 41, Nurfulk-street,Strauil. Recalls same place, every
Tuesday and Friday, fur three maths.