The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-05 00:00:00

RICHARDS V. THE EARL OF MACCLESFIELD.

This was an appeal from a decision of the Nice-Chan-
cellor, overruling exceptions taken to a report of the
Master, by which he found that a good title had been made
by the plaintiff to the next presentation to the livinc, of
Chew Magna, in the county of Somerset. The appeal was
opened in a ftirmer sit-Ling by Mr. Jacob, who argued at
great length, to prove the insufficiency of the title.
Mr. Chandless now followed on the same side, and re-
minded the Court that the plaintiff claimed one-eighth part
of the presentation to the living in question, in right of
Prudence Amery, who was a co-partner with her sister
Isabella, but who had usurped the right of presentation, al-
though the younger sister.

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The argument was not concluded at the rising of the Court.

IN THE MATTER OF VISCOUNTESS KIRKWALL.

When-their Lordships were about.to leave the Court Mr.
John Joseph Stockdale craved permission to see the Vis-
countess Kirkwall, against whom a commission of lunacy
has been issued. Their Lordships said they could not
make any order for Mr. Stockdale to see the Lady Kirk-
wall, unless some good grounds were shown in support of
the application.

INSOLVENT COURT-MONDAY.

BARON DE BODE'S CASE.

• William Henry Charles Othon, Baron de Bode, known
by the name of the Baron de Bode, and sued as Henry de
Bode, came up this morning from the King's Bench Prison,
to be heard on the matter of his petition and schedule to be
discharged. His application, unopposed by his creditors,
was supported by Mr. Cooke.
The Baron, in answer to the interrogatories of the
Learned Chief Commissioner, was a Major-General in the
Russian service, his debts and liabilities in the aggregate
amounted to 30,742/. I is. 2d., of which sum he had re-
ceived no consideration for 15,162/. There were liabili-
ties in his schedule, more than once entered, amounting to
13,480/., thereby leaving debts, for which he had received
consideration, to the sum of 2,094/. He had no credits,
and he ascribed his insolvency_ to having accepted accom-
modation bills for his brother.

The Baron, otitis examination, was questioned respect-
ingtsome of his debts. He had incurred a debt of. 71.
with Messrs. Catchpole, jewellers, of Regent-street. , e
said his wife was resident in this country, but his chit en
were abroad.

The Learned COMMISSIONER said there did not appsar
anything in the case to animadvert on, and he those-
fore declared the Baron entitled to the benefit of the A t,
and ordered him to be discharged forthwith. ►

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-MONDAY.

These. Sessions commenced this morning at the Ses-
sions House, Clerkenwell, before Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS,
Chairman, and a full Bench of Magistrates. The Calen—
dar contains the names of 65 prisoners, ten of whom only
are charged with felony, the rest being charges of assault,
disorder, and rioting.

THE GAMBLING PROSECUTIONS.
Mr. Anomtus applied to the Court on the part of the
authorities of the parish of St. James's, Westminster, to
discharge certain recognizances in which they were bound
to prosecute the Count De Rutter and others, for keeping
a common gambling-house. Mr. Adolphus said that Mr.
Rutter had taken his flight to the Continent, and a short
time ago a report appeared in the newspapers that he was
shot in a duel at Paris. This he (Mr. Adolphus) believed
another trick ; hut, be that as it might, the prosecutors
had employed an officer to apprehend the defendant, but,
having failed, they now applied to be discharged from
further attendance in that Court. They had done their
duty, and the house in which the nuisance had existed
was shut up, and would no further annoy the neighbourhood.
The Court granted the application.
.John Handsford, aged 20, was convicted of stealing a
watch, value 41., the property of Charles Russell.

THE ENSUING CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT
SEssioN.--This Session commenced yesterday ; and, notwith.
standing the short interval since the termination of the last,
the calendar contains a considerable number of prisoners,
some of whom are charged with offences which, in case of
conviction, subject the prisoners to the awful penalty of
death, or the pain of perpetual banishment. This Session
is likely to be of considerable duration, as the Clapham
omnibus case will come on, and is likely to occupy the
Court (like the Paddington case) for several days. There
is also the remanded case of Balls and Harris, for the for-
gery upon the banks of. Vienna and Warsaw, which was
postponed, owing to the prisoners challenging the whole
panel of Jurors at the conelusion of the last Session. Nest
is the Custom House robbery, which, from the recent very
mysterious disclosures, must be a prolix case. Since the
last Session ended, several extensive robberies have been
eQrsmitted ; one upon the Religions Tract Society, as well
as on other public institutions.

A most formidable gang of housebreakers were ap-
prehended a short time since at Great Effingham, in this
county, and no less than nine men are fully committed to
Norwich Castle for trial by H. Dover, H. Partridge, and
H. D. Emsworth, Esqs., Magistrates in the hundred.
Fifty-nine burglaries, besides petty thefts, are now said to
have been committed by these men within three years ;
and too much credit cannot be given to Mr. B. Andrews,
the Higham police-OfficerS, who, together with his assistants,
have rendered, by their resolute conduct, the most essen-
tial service, to the neighbourhood by bringing to justice
the principals of a most desperate gang of thieves.—Norfolk
Chronicle. _ _

The notorious footpad, Barton, a native of Row- a
land, Derbyshire, whose numerous depredations in different
parts of the county have occasioned much alarm, and for •
whose apprehension a large reward has been offered by his '-
Grace the Duke of Portland, in consequence of his stopping -
and robbing one of his Grace's servants, at Warsop, a short
time ago, has for a long time eluded the vigilance of the po-
lice and others. He was taken in Nottingham last week,
and passed through Chesterfield on Saturday night last on •
his way to Sheffield, to answer delinquencies committed in
that quarter.—Dencaster Gazette of Friday.
WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE ELECTION.—DUBS-
LET, JAN. 2. This being the day appointed by the High
Sheriff for this election to take place, a little before eleven
o'clock, Mr. Hale was met about a mile from the town, on.
the Wotton-under-Edge and Alderley-road, and from
thence escorted into Dursley. After the Court had been
opened, and the usual preliminaries completed,
Lord. G.
Somerset presented himself to the meeting, and proposed
Mr. Hale as a fit and proper person to represent the di-
vision of the county in Parliament.—(Loud cheers.) Ed-
ward Sampson, Esq. (of Henbury) seconded the nomina-
tion. Mr. Hale then came forward, and addressed the
meeting ; after which, the High Sheriff declared Robert
Blagden Hale, Esq., duly elected as one of the Represen-
tatives of the Western Division of the county of Glou-
cester.—(Cheeri.) He then declared the Court to be
dissolved.
IRISH REFORif REGISTRY.—StiII multitudes of
names, including distinguished Liberals from all parts of
Ireland, aro pouring in. •
.HAWKIN“:.^A few weeks -
ago, as a
servant in Laneasb;:re was Crossing a field, he 71 ..A37',4117-4,
strike down a bird, and another hawk lit4csl,*.cion., -
tend for the prize ; they fought deparatel
crept up the hedge side and dexterously caught .
hawk in each hand, and brought them home AV-Aalia9ds-:,•'.-:.:
bleeding to his master, who has them both nOw)irio
very hearty.

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