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London, England, 1839-06-14 00:00:00

COURT OF AXCHEQUER, Jrx2 13.

VASTELLO V. BfORGAN. •
This was an action brought to recover compensation in
damages ter an alleged a-sault and false imprisonment.
Mr. PLATT and Mr. LEE appeared as Counsel for thi
plaintiff. No one appeared on the part of the defendant
From the evidence ad,inced it appeared that the plaintiff,
on a night in June la,t vtlir, went to the Blue Posts in
the Haymarket, and asked payment for some pictures he
had done for the defendant, who was landlord of the
house. The defendant said he would pay the amount
(41.) in a month. The plaintiff upon this made some re-
marks offensive to the defendant, which called from him
some very offensive epithets, but, not contented with that,
he followed it up by striking the plaintiff in the face, from
which he drew blood. He came in front of the bar and
gave the plaintiff into the custody of the police ; he was
detained in the station.house all night, but was at once
discharged by the Magistrate next day.
No Conical appearing for the defendant,the Jury, under
his Lordship's direction, returned a verdict for the plaintiff,
with 25/. damages.

Mr. PLATT ;:polied for speedy.execution.
Mr. Baron GURNEY said that was not the first time the
case had been before the Court. It came now before the
Jury on a rule fur a new trial, and from what he remem-
bered of the case, he was astonished that no defence was
made. He was afraid there was some irregularity, that no
notice of trial haul been given; under thche circumstances
he should not accede to the application ; execution must
issue in the usual course.

WILSON V. BASSETT.
This was also an action for compensation for false im-
pris,nment. The pisir.t,ff with defendant. and others were
engaged in a game at a public house, when defendant
miswd his purse. Ile called in the uolice, who would not
allow any one to leave the room until the purse was found,
or V.e matter settled: The purse was nut found there.
The matter did not occupy more than a tew
Verdict for the plaintiff. Ihmagrs one farthing.
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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION.HOUSE.

Wectiesday a youi'Lt ni,m-Ll Fraiieis as
brought 1.. p 10, ea twor• tAu L.rd XL.y-or,
charged with having presented a check for 701.
which he knew to he forged, for payment at the
house of Masterman, Mildred, and Co.
The prisoner was a clerk in the Van Diemen's Land
Company's ,ffi e. He had stated that he had found the
check, and that he intended to hand over the proe, eds to
the Secretary, ant a most excellent character bad been
given of him.

M. Bush had no objection to.„ have the prisoner re-
manded for a week, and the Lord Mayor accordingly ap-
pointed Wednesday for the final consideration of the case.
Wednesday the witnesses all appeared, and Mr.. Bush
intimated to the Lnrd Mayor that the banking-house had
come to the deterrninatiow, after having made inquiries
into all the circumstances of the case, to persevere in the
prosecution.

' The witnesses -then• detailed the particulars more at
length, and their depositions were taken down.
Mr. Mildred said, that when he saiv the forged check
for 701. 10s. he was quite staggered at the resetriliddrice
which the writing bore to his, but he knew at once that
he had given no chock foi that money.
In answer to a qur•stion from the Lord Mayor. it was
stated that the check for 70/. lOC., which Mr. Mildred had
paid into the Van Diemen's Land-office had never been
presented in the banking house of Magerman and Co.
Mr. Tebay, a clerk in the Van Diemen's Land Office,
stated that he saw the check for 701. 104. lying
on the
desk in the office, and he recollected the prisoner having
rt quested Mr. Mildred to cross it. Witne4 was in the
office on the naornrng after the transaction at Masterman's
banking house about the forged check, and saw the pri-
soner, but the prisoner did not say a word to him on the
subject.
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Daniel Forrester, the officlr who took the prisoner into
custody, produced a letter, part of which the prisoner tore
off and attempted to burn. Witness prevented him from
doing so. The letter was nut read publicly.
Mr. Humphreys asked Mr. Ewens what account the
prisoner had given to him of the matter?—Mr: Ewens re-
plied that the prisoner said he picked it up in the office,
in his (witness's) atyience, and took it to the banking-house
with the intention of handing the money over to him in
the morning.
Mr. Bush—There are variations in the accounts given
by the prisoner. I accuse him of having presented the
check for payment,
knowing it to be a forged instrument.
The LORD MAyoß_Have you anything to say, prisoner?
Prisoner—Nothing more. I leave the case in the hands
of my attorney._
Committed for trial.

Yesterday two well-dressed young men, named Arnold,
UNION-HALL.
were brought before Mr. Jeremy, charged with attempting
to strangle a policeman of the P division.
After hearing the evidence of the different witnesses,
The Magistrate said that the charge against the defend-
ants was of so serious a nature that be should send it be-
fore a jury, the utmost fine that he was empowered to in.
flict for such an offence being quite an inadequate punish-
ment.

Mr. D. BROWNE said if the Hon. Member would
allow him he would explain. The petition had been for-
warded to him by the Archbishop of Tuam—he believed
the only Archbishop of Tuam now existing—and attached
to the name were the words " Archbishop of
,Tuam,"
In forwarding the p,tition to him Dr. Nl' Hale stated in
his letter that if the presontation of the petition with
the term Archbishop attached to it was irregular,
he might erase it if he pleased. Deeming the ad-
dition to be irregular, and that it would only
give occasion to an idle discussion in that House,
lie had erased the term " Archbishop," but he
could not for a moment suppose that there would be
any objection to receive the petition, merely be-
cause the term Archbishop appeared in the prayer
of it. The House -must be aware that there were
no provisions in any law to prevent his (Mr.
Browne's) describing Dr. M'Hale as Archbishop of
Tuam, although it might be illegal in him to assume it.
He did not suppose that the House would show so in-
tolerant a disposition as to reject the petition simply be-
cause it came from a Roman Catholic clergyman.
Me. LAW trusted the House would not allow the
petition to be received. The Hon. Member had truly stated
that it originally bore, in addition to the signature
of Dr. M•Hale the style and title of Archbishop of
Tulin, and that he had authority, as that person was
pleased to designate himself, to erase the title he had
affixed to his name, in order to avoid discussion. The
Hon. Member had removed the title so annexed, but the
petition was in the description and heading of it the pe-
tition of a supposed Archbishop of Tuam, when no such
Bishop by law existed. The Honourable Member
had truly stated that when the Archbishop of the Pro.
testant Church had ceased to exist, the person assuming
the name of the Archbishup of Tuam might not have
brought himself within the penalties of the Act, if he was
merely designated " Archbishop" by another, but when
he assumed a title belonging to the Protestant Church,
he appeared in a character which by law did not belong
to that gentleman. He, therefore, objected to the
House receiving a petition from an individual assuming
a title to which he had no legal right. It would be
trifling with that House, when an Act of Parliament had
been passed prohibiting any person from assuming a
ttle belonging to the Protestant Church, that any one
should be now allowed to be heard by that House by
that title. He trusted the House would vindicate its
dignity by rejecting a petition in which it was attempted
to evade the law of the land.
Mr, WARBURTON contended that according to
all practice and precedent the petition might be re-
ceived. There might be some objection to any party
describing himself as Archbishop of Tuam, but the
petition also came from clergymen professing the
Roman Catholic religion. There was nothing
more common than for petitions to be signed
by the Chairman of a meeting on behalf of
the meeting. They were constantly received, and upon
the same principle the petition ought to be received as
that of the Roman Catholic clergy.
Mr. WYNN regretted that a petition so headed had
been offered to the House. Such discussions it was

CHURCH LEASES.
Mr. LAM BTON wished to ask the Noble Lord
whether it was his intention this session to introduce any
measure founded on the recommendation of the Com-
mittee on Church leases. The holders of that property
could not at present borrow money on that security,
owing to the unsettled state of the question, and it was
of importance that some measure should be enacted as
speedily as possible.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL was fully aware of the im-
portance of this subject, but from the many difficul-
ties attendant on the subject, be should not be able
to bring any measure on that subject forward during
the present Session, but early next Session he hoped
to be able to submit to the House some measure on
this subject.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.
Lord STANLEY gave notice that on the motion
for this House going into a Committee of Supply, he
should move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty
her Majesty, praying to be graciously
pleased to rescind the Order in Council of the 25th of 1