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THE NEIL' RANK NOTES.

Some time Ego a person who is in the habit of giving in.
f.)4131111011 to the pollee called at the Town Hall, in the 130.
rough, and requested to speak with one of the constables, es
be bad sometbieg most important to Colelellalcate. John
Kinsey, one of the officers attending the Justice room, spoke
to Min, and asked him to disclose hid business. The 210.18
then stated, that he knew where there were several hundred
fanged soles of the descalption which the Sank are about
to issue, sad which had been declared ruinailable by a
Committee of the -most sciewliftc then in the kingdom.
The constable womb' nut believe 'thatllvere wea any truth
in this tairsordinary stalsmesl, till his informant promised
even to obtain • sight of one of the notes fur him. Kinsey
oleo .adopted such measures as he deemed necessary,
and in a night or two after be obtained sight of a note,.
which he was informed was lie the exact plan of the new•
Bank mote, add son ever au excelled' forget), in every
respect; he was informed on ihn occasion too of the place
of-abode of the forget- (which is in the county of surrey),
as also where be and the Notes might be found. The note
.which was presented to the officer was about the Hem of
the present Bank note, and bad • beautiful border of
chains or twisted serpents all round it ; a beautiful
profile of his Format 31ajeety graced each minter, and
bettarten the two top ones an emblematical representation of
Commerce, surrounded by Peace and Plenty. Beneath this
device was a colonist about four inches long, and perhaps
one inch wide, which to the asked rye sector d truly a dark
.ground ue sky; but he was informed that with a strung glass
he could trace the words " one pound note" (and so on ac-
cording to the armada' of such note), ot;are than acres bum.
dyed times, within this small space! A shorter colutsin with
similar words followed, sail the Sourish round the German
text letters was at emote teed as to form • man's face at either
end; on the whole, it seemed a sorb of much labour and
most difficult ofexreuttom. Kissey, as early as possible, went
to the Bank, taking with hum the informer, and laid the
whole of the eircum.tatices br fore the Sulk i tor, and the oilier
Gentlemen connected with that great establishment, In whom
he gave a minute rleerripions of the forged notes. They
seemed much surprised; but they did not (tie says) deity
that he was correct in his descriptiou of the note; they wily
said must have been *woken, as such a thtug as a for-
gery of the new noses on utterly trispossible!
We give those particulars to the public without vouching
fortbeefor their acculacy than that our informant says he
received then, levee the officer, who is a man of integrity.
He seems fully convinced of the truth of his lamination ;
. but the precaution adopted by the Batik Directors is the
manufacture of the new notes, strongly oppose the possi-
bility of it. The engraver is sworn not to divulge
the literal, and is also, we believe, under a heavy peanlty if
he does so ; the platers and all those employed by the Back,
who by possibility could have any kuu* ledge of be process, sea
alto sworn, and subject to an indictment fur perjury, if tie-
Hosted violating their oath. needles Inch measures as those,
the workmen are kept loader lock and key, with an overseer,
who locks the door as they go In or out; every morsel of
paper alibi be accoonted for most scrupulously, sod if a
note iv striking oif is found malt for cirenlation, it must be
returned, in order to be destroyed by the proper person..

A curious action for defamation will be tried' at
the neat Assizes for Cornwall, which is the general
chit-chat at tiiii time in that county. The De-
fendant is a Lady of high respectability, aid tire
Plaintiff a Gentleuisis well knorrieni the fashion-
able world. The obnoxious words, it seems. were
spoken " over a cup of tea." .

FROM A CORRESPONDENT. I've been in-
specting the sights of London," said a Gent lemon
from the country to a friend he wan Visiting in the metropolis.
" Well, and have you been amused Why, yes, antrieed,"
a...joined the other, " will Pllftif C for the principal .part
of them; but there is one with which I moo confess myself
highly entisfied, I mean the Boot Menagerie, Exeter
'Change, where I waa both surprised and delighted at the
magnificence of the Collection, she.number of the Animals,
and the cleanliness and order every whereithscrved, and which
reflects the highest credit sin the Proprietor. To complete
the attraction, the Collection lint lately received a very in-
teresting addition iu the birth of a broslifid poling Leopard,
ass instance which never b. foreotcurred in England ; added
t t which, it is expected in a few slays they will hr able to
announce the aeconclienienl of a fine Lioness and Panther,
which cannot fail completing :111.1 confirming in public esti •
fruition this enrivatted

On 'Thursday ise'ssniv,lit the tenants of Mirrinis
Cortsw•Lists presented his Lordship with a b::au-
tiful sliver cop, 64 as a testirnOny (as the inscription
upon it expressed) of their high respect awl esteem
for his character as a landlord used a num." The
Noble Marquis reCei vet) the depotation,surrounded
by his fatuity, in the dr.iwing-loom at Cto!ford,
a lien his principal tenant, Air. WORLLEDGII, ad-
dressed him its the follinvitstr siteccb :
" NIT Loaa—lve, the tenants of your Lordship's Culfotil
Estate, have the honour of requesting your acceptance of a
piece of plate, in testimony of the high respect' which we
entertain for your Lortbliip a character as a landlord, and
our grateful sense of the personal kindness and mitt-Worn
which have uniformly marked your conduct tuwatibs us
Your Lordship's enlarged and liberal sentiments, nod dtgai-
fled bat friendly afTibility amanitas, have in oar iscaasscz,
rendered the r, Wive situsion of landlord and tenant one
of mutual confidence and trust. tVe believe, toy Lord, lliAt
von not only lake all sourest io our welfare, but that you
feel a generous gratificatiou in seeime us in the temperate
enjoyment bf success. Deeply impressed by your hard-
ship's example, and anxious to prove that we are annulled
by a spirit in corn.spoodence wills it, we gladly avail our-
selves of this opportunity to offer to your Lordship at the
CORIMPOCCIaIIit or our litlll It Mfg', our Miss( cordial coupes.
lion ill any plans fur the 'imminent improvement of your
estate, aIVI our respectful sympathy is every event that may
contribute in your happiness, or that of you, illustrious atiJ
amiable family.
" Upon this occasion, my Lord, we act from the im-
pulse of a motive muds ion heartfelt to address you in
any but the language of troth; ill which we beg to assure
your Lordship, of use unfeigned respect, esteem, awl at-
tachment."

To doe tribute of esteem his Lordship mule an
appropria.e reply ; and the teinnit. ofterearibi par.;
took of an rxce Prot repast, at which their Noble
•
Landlord presidtd.
Oa Friday last .Jr. J9scPit A r.t.r.ssoN, who
died in the 7hth year of lila age, in the Goldamiths
Company's ulna•..houses at NCto•y nits buried in
Acton church-yard. He was followed to the grave
by :Jim son and fire datigliters slid their lisbands.
Ou their return Voine from the funeral they found
big wife (shout the same age), who was. in good
health when they went out, I)ing on her bed, and
she died the same night, and is to be buried in the
some grave with her liusbmid to•mtorrow.

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L 1 IDATILLUVENC ,
VOIJIIT OF Off AICCFAY,
Deerimia 42N. '
••••••
The LORD Cnetr.cet.toß came. into 'Court at
half-past ten iielock.
11_*94‘t ENT.
A QUALIFICATION FOR KII,LIJC tIAME.
BRACH ENDURGO r. naackis.auttnti..
The LORD CHANCY.I.LOR.—" This care; COW
before me in the shape of Ull appeal from the jolts-
mem of hi* honour the l'ice•Chaticellre„callttiK, on
me to reverae an order made hp lu n, . 3:llYr4err-
taitily are moat peculiar circurnitaneta ut,tine cape,
and some of them burdcrinq on fraud. It appe4ra
that the Plaititiff and the 13rfendant are brothers;

.the former fhe elder br..ther; and that the father of
the Plaintiff and the perentiato, in Li+ -lifetime,

carcuteil a deed or lease tool releme or certaio

lands to the Defendant, his Youssger von, for the
purpose of giving him a qnshficetion to kill game,
which deed the father kept in hit possessimi. It is
not for me to sty whether the Legislature setril
fight or wrong in legislating am this subjscl ; taut
when they enacted that no persona should I* Woe
titled to kill game that were not qualified by
'holding property to ei certn ainoitio, it . was
certainly a fraud of the father oil the Legislature,
to' give the Defendant an uppercut property
which, in fact,- he never intended that' the De-
fcsidant should posse*. On the deal, of the fa-
ther, the Plaintiff; as la* hiir, took possession of
hie estates, &c. amid this deed of lease and release
came into his possession. The Defemient then in-
formed the Plaintiff that he hurl kit a wager of
101. with a person, that he had an estate suffitiewly
vested in him to kill game. aid asked the Plimsolllf
to let him hare the shoot for the purpose of decod-
ing the• wager. The Plaintiff complied nith the
request ; on which the Defendant *reed notices on
the tenants of the estate not to pay their MOTs to the
Plaintiff; but to pay them to hint. at the estate wa3
vested in 'inn by virtue of the deed executed by his
father, on which the Plaiiitiff filed his bill in this
• Conrt, charging that the Defendant had oloitined
the deed by frond, and preying that he might he
decreed to restore them to the Plaintiff, who, in his
hill, admits that lee acted very wrung in the delivery
of the deed to the Defeutiant for ilieporps,e of de.
tiding the wager—but it doe* not appear whether
tl ere ever was such a wager in es:stence, or whether
it was not a mere pretence of the Defendant to get
the possession of the decd. 03 a arbtion made to
the Vice-Chancellor. he ordered au ejectment to be
brought by the Deferidaut against the Plaintiff for
the purpose of oseeriaioing has right to the estate ;
the ejectment was btought. and the Defendant at
law, the Plaintiff in equity, at up a plea of an
outstanding term in the estate, and obtained a ver-
dict, on which en application was made its the Vice-
Chancellor fore new trial, and for tut order that the
Defendant at law should not I.e allowed to set up
the plea of the outstanding term, and his Honour
gnawed the ciedimaefrom this osier the appeal is
made to me. I am of opinion That such au order
ought sever to have bees. made on motion, for
which reason I dismiss it without prejudice to aoy
further proceeding the Defendant at equity .nay
Ibe advised to take by filing a mom bill .or• other-
isio.t."

The order of the Vtcs•CnANCILLOtt dismissed.

THE TIMBER IN BLENHEIM PARK.

THE. ATTORNEY-GENERAL. AT THE RELATION OF
THE MARQUIS OF ILANDFORD v. Has GRACE
THE. DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.
Mr. HEALD stated that he had in the course of
the morning tootle an application te his Honour
the Vice-Chancellor, on the part of the Noble vs-
Into'', that a writ of sequestration might issue. ,
against the Noble 13efeudant, fur entliog down
timber in Blenheim Palk, contrary to the order for
an injunction to restrain-him from doing bO, which
was nestle by his Lordship, and at the stone tune
he moved before lua Honour for an order to com-
mit the wood-cutters who hail cot dow.i the tins•
ber, to the custody of the Warden of the Fleet
prison. His motion was suet by a petition no the
behalf of the Noble Duke, ',raying that it might
be bent to the Master to inquire and repent whether
the Duke ought not to he allowed snore liberty as
to the cutting down of the timber in Blenheim
Perk, than was expressed in his Lordship's order
granting the injunction. His Ilotione was of opi-
nion that the application ought to he made to his
Lordship, as ulthough he could give an coder for
carr)ing iuto effect any order made by his Lord-
ship, he (mild not alter his order, for 111,11:11
he sent them to his Lord-hip.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—" Ibis Hollow is
right ; the Act of Parlinnient constittitilig a Vice.
Chancellor, does slot give him the power of alter-
-614 an order of the Lord Chancellor, or of the
Master of the Rolls, but it antharises me to give
him the power whets necessary:"
Mr. RAF, Counsel for the Noble Di/enamor,
sa;tl the petition that was presented by his vilest',
only asked that it might be referred to the Maser,
to ascertain' how fie his (race was hunted
cutting timber in Bletdieini Park.
The Loan CHANcELLoR—" If the Petition is in
the nature of an appeal, I cannot au, hot i.e the Vice.
Chancellor to hear it ; and if I ant ',bilged to hear
it, '1 cannot ddi so until after the lunatic petitions
ate disposed of."
Mr. RAE said he was not pressing his Lordship
to hear it.
Mr. l-lrAtto said he believed it *as not the wirit
of lair Leartied Fs wild that it should he speedily
heard ; but I e had quite a dill'arat feeling, for if
the application of the noble. relator was not inniner
diately heard, and the attidatite iu support it
were gone through, a stick would not he nett in
Blenheim Park iu a few days. Ile did n'A see stay
thing iu the proceedings that could cone under the
denomination of an appeal.
The LORD CHANCEI.I.oR—sf .4.;ke my respect-
ful compliments to the Viee-4.:gssierilor, and
sn-
farm him, if there is isotlft.,g which stem]; ill kis
way so as to prevent him ;Tom hearing it except his
being called on to alter 'my order. flirt I will give
him the necessary 460'1.161y to hear it. The Lb!.
filidniit in this ei ought to know whether an Gofer
of injunction ;3-tight or eking, while it is in exist.
taco he is li,olbeid to obey it."
lleferroN bark to the Vice-Chancellor.
'rib% first Seal before Term will be on the 151 b

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COURT' OF KING'S AENCP, Gilttsitht.4.
• WIDNIESPAY, Drew

Adjourned Sittings after Michaelmas Terry kJbr
the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE. '4
PEACOCK V. ilooTcll. _

Mr. Guattry 'toted the facts cf thie ere, ht the
Ju►y : they /were timely es foliews:—.The
~eea:wwldlrr bad harm's-atm kei iww Beshapeaate.etrert

the Derendxs►t is executor of the late Mr. MestavV.

on eminent ship.baillier, and this dctiads tea;
brought to mover the sous of U4l.Ms. 3d. rot
goods sold by the Plaintiff' to Mr. Maataer„ and for
wink and laboror dons in repairs, ate. The unworn
of the demand, though large, was not extraordinary.
UP the late Mr. Me,taer kept-from fourteen to six.
teewhorses, and three or fiver carriages. Tbe de-
fer,ce which be understood was now to be set us.
was, that the harness whirls had been supplied. '4l'4
the work which hail been done, were by the mil,
and fur the account of a Ur. Itieliardsnii, who kr t
been an itim•ite at the house of Mr. Mouser, • also
bail ,once fallen into embarrassed circtimateaces.
lie should prove that some of the orders were sisal
by the late Mr. Meatier in person, end flit he con:
loantly employed ti,e Plaintiff as hi* saddler rend
harness-maker, and, if necessary, he mold prove
by three or four witnesses shot Mr.•it.chordson host
given orders fur things which had been aftersiards
IJ:A fur by Mr. Alertser.
Several witnesses were called, alto prov&l the
fact. us above stated.

Mr. SCARI.F.TT, far the Defendant, +aid that he
Client in Alin, ease knew nothing of the merits of u.
lie was Mr. Mestaet's executor; after whose itent't
an advertisement was inserted to the papers for as
peiswis who had claims against his es►ate to come
and wove the seine before a Muter in Chancery...
The Plaintiff, after some little delay, made I. s
claim bet•Lre,the Master, who had rri• eyed it, owl
it became, therefore, the absolute dolt of the Cse-
cutot to defend the porseiit action. The Joel cir•
eunnoances of the case, us he was st,.l
these :—Mr. Richardson, who was on the mo►t is.-
.

tunate footing with the late Mr. Mesteer, sail of
whore hospitality he herl frequently partaken,
urn iiitrlslioil of pre-sewing to him some harness
which he bed purchased fur himself, lied siecordit.giv
sent it to the Plaintiff, whom he had before co:.
tilnyed, and gave him orders, on his own arcoutit
and credit, to make the necessary shte►atirn
in tie -crest, &c. Mr. Richardson wits us:-
doalnedly so expensive man, ■nd the Plaintiff
prob■bly learning that he would not be a goal pat-
master, heel, on Mr. MM/sees death, put- in h•s
claim before the Master, and the account he them
delivered had a credit of 10/. 10s. for the.o►na.
meats, and muse parts of the brass herpes., which
was, iu conformity to the agreement.. made wit',
Mr. Richardson, when he gave ihe Plaintiff direc-
tions about the alteration of that eery harness pre-
vious to hi. presenting it to Mr. Meinarr.
Mr. Richardson iwas called and examined, but
his evidence only went to shear thin lie hail given
some or the orders to the Plaintiff, but had not
then informed him the articles were to- be on his
*cement.
The Jury, under the direction of the Loan
CHIEF JUSTICII, found a verdict for the Plaintiff
damages gil3/. •

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'to get the Union polity away from the Defendants,
wire, however, retained possession of the Hope
policies. sod by representing that she Claimant was
a respectable man, and thot the loss .was a total
low, and kr exceeded the amount of the imamate.
They endeavoured to get the deign allowed by the
Board of Dteectors, of which they were both
Members; and in the absence of the Chairm an. one
of the Defendants and another Trustee signed the
check for the amount, which was paid, although
the Defendants, it was said, well knew that Pym's
property slew exceeded the summit of his Josef.
lance in the Union more than 5001. mud the Union
hart before settled their policy.
The politico were ;tor in and proved, as were also
the WOllOllBl4 by which the Hope Company under-
took so pa, all losses within rimy days.
Hemp Hodge, an Officer of Elicit*, surveyed
Peter's mill cm the day of the lire; the stock then
vherge.l was 27 i mans of the find chess paper.
Was ui the lothay that morning, believes there
was some loose paper there. The will was blunt
to the ground ; all the stock in it being con-
tented, the Imlay remained ontir,schrd.
Cross-examined by Serjennt VALIGUAII.—The
fluty is paid only oil the mock which is finished and
;irti sip. There was a drying.; loft in the mill, in
wi.ieti was a ersie.ietetattle quantity of utifinished
•stock on the poles and hoes.
esintitied.—He cannot form any idea of the
At •iiits:y r.f unfluilhed paper in the mill.
.10hit Douoforii, journeyman paper-maker, was
in the employ of Mr. Pam at the time of the fire.
The mill was arstroyek but the balmy was un-
touched. Two cottages were burnt down, and the
roofs of two others were damaged. There were
six vats in the mill, whirl' worked eight days per
week. at the rate of five reams end, per day. The
lergest made paper of 60 lb.. weight per ream;
two others merle 40 Ihts. each tier ream ; two of
13 lbs. each per ream ; and one of 12 lbs. per ream.
-rhe whale of Ilse paper tea, first class, and worth
eisnut 30. per lb. exclusive of the duty. There
were about four weeks work of loose paper ; about
tbsiee tuns or junk. value about 131. per ton; and
the sate were lo!I at the tame of the fire. Does not
know the 'Otte of ohm was in the vats, nor of the
'271 resins of fiiii.lterl paper.
Henry hlortimer, another joarnevutan in Pym's
employ, confirmed the evidence of the preceding
resort..
Mr. Hickson, surveyor at Exeter. surveyed
Tyro's premises alter site lire, for the Union. Esti-
mated the lore at G-11/. )7a. 31 for the rebuild-
"! of the mill ; 400/. for the two cottages; SO/.
for the dam ige done to the roofs of two other cot.
loges; W.OOO drying poles, at about lg. Oil. each ;
prod six pair of moulds at 1/. 14i. per pair. There
•s also some snip-work, worth 413/. which was in.
the lliiion at 3001. ; and several other
*Periods, Unfired in the Union at 4001.
Mr. John Matthews, a papet-inaker, estimated
th. is; eats at about 70/.
Mr. Z.char.ah Turner, solicitor, at Exeter.
1': es P 3 m's solicitor at the time of the fire, and
come to Lotilloo on she Gth December 1909, in
consequence of inatrodtont from Pvm, to see the
Defendant.. Ile taw them boils, and told them it
'a's a total loss, and Pylre would he a ruined mats,
onkel, he conkd recover on the policies. Mr. Pick-
et;tirs then told hint that Mr. Nlagiety was a Direc-
tor of she Hope, and had toime iiilloence. Witness
she Dcfetidaios that part of the premises had
i.eCri ass inrd to Meisrs. Wilcox, the bankers, at
Exeter, on µloth they re;ilied, they conceived they
I ail the whole of the properly. The smelt of the
witneoi undettionil to lie, that the
Defendants were to give up all claim on the Union
1.-licy, sod take en essigiinient Of the finpeimplicirp.
Cross-examined be Serjennt
sa:se took down io Exeter sits assignment of the
Pope pobcies iii fitour of Maguey arid Pickering,
was metaled by Pym. nod afterwards sent
too witness's agent, in London, with orders not to
it to the Defelidants until they gave up their
i::l3iT On the Union polivt. Dear,. nut Well). 10 say
ne insinuate that Mr. P.ckerit.g meant Mr. Ming-
woold exert Ilia infliseitve as a Director of the
.17upe 111 favour of Pcm's claim. Does not remit-
latet telling Mr. Gullets, but will not swear that he
&d rat tell biro, that there was tio danger of a bank-
ruptcy ou Pro's part ; believes lie did say that it
watt a total lois, and first wools! tecover. Had no
FPilen to suspect any baud until Mr. Lloyd Cattle
JOlstl, on the put of the Hope Company. Knew there
was a Itubay in the field which was nut destroyed ;
hot Plitt always declared there was another liishay
which was destroyed. and he had no reason thru to
itlitobt it. Believes Mt. Pickering illeAlli thou Mr.
Mulvey would use Isis itifiueuce as a Director to
get the papers passed through the office in the
usual matieer.
William Bury. E.g. Secretary to the Hope In-
surauce Company.—Pyos's claim was made before
the Fire Committee on the Odd January. 1910, and
being of considerable amount. was referred to is
General Board. which tact on the V Yeisran.
_Both the Dtleudaurs were thew, and Mr. Vaerult,,..
thin Chaiimaa said, " Here is a claim from
-Bedford Pytu. to a large amoutit, but as it is Pro-
paiy autheuticated, I soppose it must be paid."
Witness hearing sits objection made. thought it
would he allowed, of course, and prepared a check
accordingly. Au order by letter was then presented
for the payment of the amouat to Ware. Barnette,
land Co: ; but some discussion seising as to the pro-
. priety of paying so large a sum OD such an order,
Mr. Maguey proposed that the check should be
signed and left in witness's hands, mid that witness
ahould accompany him to Messrs. Saslow and Co.
Sob-visits to Maguey and Pickering, to inquiie whe-
ther that order would be • legal discharge ; soda
- not, witness was.to write by that eve ll ill g's post to
Pro at Exeter, telling lam to draw on paper, duly
atomised, for the amount of the adjusted loss. The
cheek vris.. theta signed by Mr. Pickering and Mr.
Mel" Mr. Brown. the Chairman, having left the
ipo/0. Wititess afterwards wrote down so ['yen, as
had before been agreed. telling him to draw.
The bill made its appearance on the 6th Fe-
bruary, thiough Hoare. Barnette, and Co. ; wit-
ness went with Mr. Maguey to Hoare, BiSfiettl%
said Co.'s ; laud the bill, and got the policies from
Mr. Maguey.
Cress-ezumirred by Sedated Boaanotiai.---The
estimates were received from Exeter about the end
of December or the begi 111 l ing of isuuary. and
ii.,terilter information was sent for *dui obtained.
• 'Wimps suggested to the Chairman the propriety.

as the claim wit for a Wel loss, of seeding dews a
person to investigate; bet the'Chairmen did not
think it necessary. but gore melees to direct the
agent at Exeter to get the estierate properly made
out. The 2ri February was the Seth day ober the
fire. Several claim, were allowed on that day. and
the cheeks wltrO all gigged alter the Chairman had
left ; there all nothing surreptitious or improper
in their heists so signed ; it is almost always so
done at their office.
Mr. Samuel Davis. formerly a Director of the
Hope. was so at the time of this claim being allow-
ed. He was euensioed at considerable length, but
his evidence decidedly confirmed that of the last
witness.
At this stage of the proceeding. Mr. Serjeant
Liras said he was desired by a gentleman who sat
near him, and who was cum of the managers of this
case fur the prosecution. to say that the facts hart
turned oat so widely different from what he had
expected. that he would not press the case any
further.
Mr. Justice PARK said. that if they could carry
it no farther they did right iu not putting the De-
fendants to any further trouble. For it was quite
clear that not the smallest ground had been
established for imputing any improper c.mdlict or
incorrect motives of any kind to the Defendants,
who appeared to have acted with perfect remoras
and regularity throughout the whole proceeding.
A verdict was accordingly catered for the De-
feadauts.