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London, England, 1837-12-07 00:00:00

SECONDARY', COURT, DEC. 5.

ATTWOOD, SPOONER, AND ATTWOOD V. SIR ANDREW LEITH HAY.
This was a writ of inquiry to assess the damages between.
the plaintiffs, the opulent bankers of Gracechurch-street, and
the defendant, who had an account with the firm. The defen—
dant had admitted his liability by allowing judgment to go by
default. The defendant, in 1834, having no cash in tbw
bailers' hands, made an application to them in writing for as
advance of 5001., he being desirous of purchasing some of the
shares in the National Bank, a company just then formed.
This request Asa, complied with, and the money, it appeared in
evidence, was appropriated to the purro,e set forth in his ap-
plication. In the year 1835 he gave a promissory note for
another 500 L, and these were the damages now sought to be
with interest from the time of the contraction of the
debts.—The Jury assessed the damages at 1,1471. 125., thus
allowing full interest up to the present time.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

SENTENCES.

The Sessions having terminated at four o'clock, the Re-
corder, accompanied by Sir P. Laurie, Mr. Alderman Hum-
phrey, M.P., Mr. Under Sheriff 'Wire, and other municipal
authorities, entered the New Court, for the purpose of pass-
ing sentence upon such of the prisoners as had not received
judgment during the sessions.
The folloAing were ordered to be transported during the.
term of their natural lives.:—Thos. Flynn, Henry Taylor,.
Michael Nugent, George Kain, alias Jackson.
The Recorder told them that down to the Ist of Octo-
ber the offences of which they had been convicted were'
capital, and in cases similar to two of them (for threats and.
extortion) the last penalty of the law was generally inflicted.
FOR FIFTEEN YEARS.—Richard Stubbs, Wm. Rice, T.
Bullock, John Dutficld, Margaret James.
These were convicted of robbery from the person, and they
were reminded of the alteration of the law in their favour.
FOR FOURTEEN YEARS.—George Jones, Henry Richardson,
J. Gould, Eliz. Houseman.
FOR TEN YEARS.—Rchecca Kerr, W. Collins, Geo. Jones,
Ed. Jones, J. Johnson, J. Watts, John Finlayson, Charles.
Martin, J. Armstrong.
Fon SEVEN YEARS. —Simon Morgan, J. King, 3, Brit.;,
R. Cole, W. Beesey, Henry Brooks, Henry Preston, J. Davy,.
Walter Deres, Walter Lewis, J. Bond, W. Robins, Georo.e-
Jones, J. KPly, 11. B. Hillier, Rd. Harvey, J. Stanley..
George White, J. Robinson, J. B. Hemett, Rd. Marten, J.
Waters, Jas. Stanton, W. Weaver, T. Johnson, F. Medcroft.
J. Aldridge, Ellen Waters, Catherine Densty, E. Woodman-
' The follotNing were were sentenced to the terms of impri-
sonment and hard labour, to which in many cases was the ad-
junct of solitary confinement set against their respective names::
FOR Two YEARS.—H. flarm'an Brandebert, Wm. Hall.
E. Mills, E. S.ran.,2e, R. Lloyd, Daniel Carpenter, J. Neven...
Fon ONE YEAR —\V. FitlkS, D. Barratt, J. Dobson. W..
Fisher, W. Stewardson, B. Roe, W. Jones, J. Alto, J. Bull.
J. Brindlcv, W. Crosby, L. Smith, J. Moore, W. Cooper, E,.
Bates, E. 'Keith, S. Borne, A. Williams, M. Jones, J. Norris-

In the Queen's Bench on Tuesday a plaintiff re—
covered from a defendant 5001., on the ground that he had
received under a warrant of attorney that sum from a party'
who, at the time of executing that instrument, contemplated'
insolvency.