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London, England, 1830-04-26 00:00:00

LAW TNT ELLMENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Anal. 24•
THE RING. V.. WILLSHIRR AND ANOTHER.

This was ;in indictment against Mr. William Will-
:hire, a Rillyiry 'merchant, arid live Vier-Consul tit
'vlugadcre, and Archibald Robertson, his clerk or
agtrl4 ice a conspiracy. The salistanee of the charge
was, that the d.fmdants had accused one 14loses
Delavanta, who had been in the service. of the de-•
t'endant Willahire, with being particeps
with others of his domestic servants, in robbing
hire; that they had by threats, duress, and violence,
compelled him to confess that he was guilty ; that
they took his confession in writing; and that, with-
out his bearing it read, or knowing the contents or
it, they compelled him to sign it, with the intent to
make use of it at Mogadore, and to send him there
to be punished for the supposed offence. The in-
dictment was preferred at the eKpense of Delavanta.
The Jury pronounced the defendants. Not Guilty.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, APRIL 21.
DALTON V. IRVIN.

This action was brought by the plaintiff, a ship-
broker, to recover compensation from the defendant
for having procured him a charter-pferty for his ship,
the Albion. It appeared that the plaintiff, having
been applied to by the defendant to procure him a
charter-party, did se, but the ‘'efendant objected to
it because he was only to have one guinea a ten for
logwood, when he ought, as he contended, to have
six. Unless, therefore, the charts-rparty were altered
in this respect, he refused to sign it. The person
from whom the plaintiff had obtained the charter.
party would net assent to the alteration, and the de-
fendant, therefore, did not sign it. According to
the custom which prevails in transactions of this
description, no commission is ever paid • where the
charter-party is not slatted; but it was contended for
the plaintiff; that even if, according to custom, he
was not 'entitled to his commission, he was never-
theless entitled to some remuneration-for -his ser-
)iees in procuring the charter-patty,notwith•tanding
the defendant did not think proper to sign it.
The Jury returned a verdict for tho- defendant.
HUGHES V. BRETT.

This was an action• upon a bill of exchange for
2501. Mr. Serjeant-WILDE stated, that the plaintiff
was a publican, who had discounted the, bill in
question for a tailor, named Donlan, to whom he
paid the amount in Bank-of-England notes. The
defendant, the Rev. Mr. Brett, was the acceptor.
It appeared on evidence, that this was one amour,
other inns given for a simoniacal consideration. The
plaintiff was therefore nonsuited.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

Bow-snarr.

On Saturday, Edward Baldwin, the pugilist,
who is better known as " White-headed Bob,"
was brought in custody before Mr. thus, by Ste-
vens, the officer, charged by a young Irishwoman,
named Catherine Murray, with havieg abused her :ter-
son forcibly against her will.
The defendant, who appeared to treat the charge
with peat levity, was dressed in a style far above his
supposed means of life, and the rich silk waistcoat,
velvet stock, and kid gloves which he wore, ,vere
rather oddly contrasted with the rude bulk and flat
and battered visage of a professional boxer.
The complainant, on Thursday lust, went into
Ashdown's Coffee-shop, in Bow-street, uccorapanied
by a gentleman who had promised to get ter
situation. The gentleman soon after went a:r,.y,
desiring her to wait for him. The defendant came
in and sat beside her. After some time, lie iavite.l
her up stairs, telling her she would not be allowed
t'► sit there any longer. She accordingly went up
stairs, suspecting no harm. The waiter and another
man went with them, but they soon after went away.
The defendant then culled for a glass of something
to drink, and persuaded her to take part of it. The
liquor took an immediate effect upon her, and she
was sure that something bad been mixed in it, as her
head had not been right since she had drank it.
The defendant then locked the door, and abused her
person against her will.
Mr. HALLS---This is a strange story, young woman;
are you quite sure you did not consent ? Coin-
plainant—l did not consent, I resisted as well as I
could.

Mr. HALLS—Did you scratch his face P Com-
plainant—l see:your Worship is making fun of me,
but I will not pnt off in that way; I came here
fur justice, and justice I must have.
Mr. HALLS--You are quite mistaken, my good
woman, if you thit.k I am nlaking fuu of the matter;
hut you must recollect that this Inall's life is at stake,
and it is therefore necessary that I should know the
truth. Who is this gentleman for whose return you
were waiting when the defendant first accosted you ?
The defendant said that the complainaut had passed
the night with the party alluded to.
Complainant—lt is no such thing. lie never laid
an immodest hand upon me. He is too much the
gentleman to do so.
A person in Ashdown's employment said that the
party referred to was Captain Copeland, of Russell-
square.
Mr. HALLS—And who is this Captain Copeland ?
The same person replied that he was a friend of Mr.
Ashdown's, and a frequenter of the house.
Mr. HALLS (to the clerk)—ls not this the house
against which so many informations have been laid ?
—The clerk replied in the affirmative.

The Magistrate then proceeded to question the
complainant more closely on the subject of the
alleged assult, but her answers were* not sufficient
to establish the charge, although- it was evident that
she had been treated in a ruffianly manner.
The defendant said that believing the girl to be a
common prostitute he treated her to some mutton
chops, after which he certainly took liberties with
her, but not without her consent. She almost
asked him to do so, and he was persuaded by her.
Mr. BALLS—Come, come, Mr. Baldwin, you do
not mean to tell me that she committed the assault
upon you.—(Laughter.)—l dismiss the warrant, and
the complainant may indict if she pleases.
Complainant--I will go to the Lord for justice.
The parties then retired.
Charles Lovell, landlord of the Red Lion public-
: house, in St. Martic's-court, was charged, by
Thomas Hythe, who described himself as gun•maker
to the University of Cambridge, with having robbed
him of 221.

The complainant had been in town but a few days
and on Sunday he spent the evening with a friend
in Holborn, after which he went to Mother H.'s, and
laid a wager there with a person respecting the late
Sir Thomas Lawrence. He oval told that the de-
fendant would decide the wager ; and under that
persuasion he was induced to go to his house. This
was between two and three o'clock in the morning.
He had a dispute with a young men whom he met
in the defendant's parlour, and they agreed to fight
it out where they were. Accordingly he (the com-
plainant) took off his coat and waistcoat, and laid
them oe the tal)le, and having fought two or three
sound,,
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he went
found that it was gone. He then made the de-
fendant acquainted with his loss.
A young woman came forward, and stated that
she had been a servant to the defendant, and was
present in the parlour when the fight took place.—
She saw her master take up the complainant's
waistcoat and help himself to some sovereigns which
he found iu one of the pockets.
The defendant positively denied this, and said that
the girl was a discharged servant, and been induced
to trump up this story by the complainant, in whose
pocket he found only a few halfpence.
The MAGIsTRATR asked the girl who induced her
to come forward and give evidence against her lane
master ?—The gill replied, that the complainant in-
duced her to go with him to a public-house, where
she agreed to state what-she had said.
The defendant could-prove that the complainant
and the girl had passed th 4 tight together.
Mr. HALLS said he should disrmiss the charge, as
he did not believe the girl's story.