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a 101. yearly value gave a settlement in 'ope dis
and was no qnaiitication for a settlement in
another, the INLigistrates were placed under eir
cumstances of great difficult' in the execution of
the poor laws. As, to the clauses which subject-
ed the poor to corporal punishment, they were
alien to the feelings-of Englishmen, and to the
general law of the laud.
Mr. KENHICK concurred in the Resolutions
which were proposed ; and postponed the intro-
duction of till the 3d of AlUreb.'
Mr. HAaveljettglit that it would not be right
to carry thole- esolutions, so far as to prevent
.elauses with respect to an alteration in the mode
it assessment being inserted in a Committee of
the whole House.

Sir SAMUEL Rostli.t.l.- concurred in those Re-
solutions ; but 'suggested that they ought to be
carried still further. There was another descrip-
tion of clauses as exceptionable as those which
bad been stated by his Hon. and Learned Friend,
and to which he had himself sometimes called the
attention of the House: tie meant those clauses
which empowered the Trustees to employ the poor
in a manner not authorised by law ; such as farm-
ing them out at their pleasure, or disposing of
them to those who wished to hire them by the day,
or slid' other term as was agreed on. •.
Mr. Harman, in compliance with this sugges-
tion added a Resolution to that effect:

The CfLINCE.LLOR of the EXCIIEQUEIt thought
that a little more time was necessary for the con-
sideration of this suggestion, and recommended
that it should rather be referred to that class of
alterations, which required a more specific notice
than had hitherto been given. As to the Resolu-
tions originally moved by the Honourable and
Learned Gentleman (Mr. Hornev), he thought
them 4bolly unobjectionable.
Th 4 Resolutions moved by Mr. HORNEk were
.then unanimously agreed to.

The East India Circuitous Trade Bill was then read a third
titre and passed.
A Message from the Lords then informed the House that
their Lordships had agreed to the Police Bill, with an amend-
ment; and to the Brandy Additional Duty Bill, and tilt! In-
solvent Debtors Bill, without any amendment.
The Bill for rectifying the mistAkejii the Madder Duty Bill
was read a third time; as was also the French Wine Duty
Bill, and the Feions Transportation Bill.
The Crown hands Bill was read a first time, and ordered to
be rend a second time on theAd..ofilareb. -
Sir EGERTONI3RYDGES gave notice that teshottld, after
the. recess, muse fur leare to bring in a Bill to alter and
amend the Acts of the 14th and 13th of Charles 11. with re-
spect to the settlement of the poor.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of...4d-
journed.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DEC. I.

HANNINOTON V. NICHOLS.

This was *an action by which the plaintiff, the
father of a family of six children and a poor man,
sought to recover from the defendant, the prn-
prietor of a hackney coach, a compensation in da-
mages for an injury sustained by one of his child-
ren, an infant about three years and a half old, in
consequence of the culpable negligence of the de=
Pendant's servant, in rifling over the child, in the
month of July last, in Edward-street, Cavendish-
square.
It appeared from the evidence of the plaintiff,
that the street, at the Particular' part where the
accident happened, was broad enough to allow
three coaches* to pass abreast, but that the de-
fendant's servant was driving his coach close to
the pavement, where the child in ritiestion, and
some other children, were playing; the child
was at first..observed, by some of the persons
who were passing, among the holies feet, who
immediately called out to the coachman, but his
attention seemed to be at the moment engaged, his
head being turned towards the coach, as if he were
in the act of speaking to the person in it. The
edtchin consequence was not stopped in time to
prevent any serious injury, but the child was con-
siderably lacerated and maimed, the hind wheel
at the coach passing over it. The apothecary who
attended the child, proved that he was for IrCOIISI-
- time in e dangerousway, and in all proba%
bility would have died, had not he (the apothe-
cary) from *a feeling for the mother,_who bad for,
merly been Isis servant, called in additional medi-
cal aid. The child, however, was still lame.
thepart ofthe Defendant, Mr. Swan, M.P.
who was in the coach at the time the accident
happened, gave evidence. He stated, that the
moment he saw the child in danger, and heard a
cry given, be pulled the check-rope, which, the
coachman immediately attended to, though the
.accident bad by that time taken place. The
coachman was driving leisurely and properly at
the time, nor did he see any thing like negligence
in his conduct, in consequence of Which he gave
his, address, in order that in case he shnuld be
'called-; on to, answer tor. the .areidsmt which had
taken place, he might have his testimony. On
his cross-examination by the Attorney-General,
Mr. Swan admitted that he had not stopped to in-
qeire into the situation of the child who bid met
with the accident, or the ability of the parents to
procure medical assistance for their infant. lie,
however, afterward'i sent his servant.
The Jury found for the plaintiff, Damages .101.

A shocking affray. took plikce yesterday morn-
ing on board the Zealand, convict ship, at Sheer
-
netts, in consequence Oa Ina, belonging to one of
those. unfortunate persons, having been broke
open. It is said theY agreed to Settle their'dis-
pute arising from this cause by fightiog ; but be-
fore that could take place, one of them, a fo-
reigner, (said to bean Italian) drew a large knife
and st:Abbtild three of his fellow convicts. ' One is
dead,, anti anotjter it is expected Om
The.nturderer has been secured until the Coroner
can hold an inquest,'which Will take place this
day.
About four o'clock on Wednesday evening, the
inhabitants of Christmas-street, Bristol, and
streets adjoining, were alarmed by the explosion
of a barrel of gunpowder. It appears-, as Mr.
t)owly, hair-dresser, in !-lost-street,was grind-
ing a composition for making fire-works, it took
tire and 'commonicated to the batrel of powder.--
The root" of the,house was blown up, and many
hauseilidininitur Inittarisalv- ininred Air MinG