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London, England, 1831-03-17 00:00:00

JUDGMENT.

The LORD CHANCELLOR and Lord WyNyoRD gave
judgment this morning in the appeal respecting the elective
.
franchise of the borough of affirming the decision

of the Court of Session, by which Dundee was deprived of
its franchise, thus rendering the return of the Lord
Advocate illegal, and null and void.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY MEETING TO

SUPPORT MINISTERS.

A meeting of the Freeholders of Cumberland, convened
by the High Sheriff of the County, was held at Wigton, on
Tuesday. There was much enthusiasm amongst the free-
holders upon the subject ; and had the day proved favour-
able, there is no doubt but it would have been the most
numerously attended meeting ever held in Cumberland.
But, unfortunately, the day was moat unfavourable. The
rain began to fall early in the morning, and at one o'clock,
the hour appointed for the meeting, it poured down in
torrents. Still, as good Reformers, the people assem-
bled numerously, and about two thousand persons were
present.

Soon after one o'clock, the High Sheriff, accompanied
by a numerous body of the principal gentlemen of the
county, ascended the hustings, and proceeded to open the
business of the meeting by reading the requisition.
WILLIAM JAMES, Esq., of Barrock Lodge (late
M.P. for Carlisle), then stood forward, and in a long,
interesting, and most animated speech moved the
petition. He said he had been a reformer all his life,
and the measure of the present Ministry had his hearty
support. It would not be a panacea for all ills, but it
would be a panacea for nearly all the evils that now
afflicted the country—for that misery under which the
people suffered. It was most gratifying to him. The
measure had been called revolutionary ; so it was—
(Cheers)—and he was glad it was so—it was a revo-
lution from evil to good.—(Much and loud cheering.)
He spoke at greath length, and was cheered throughout,
the crowd frequently crying out, " Go on, we don't mind
the weather ! you are the real cock of the north, and we'll
listen to you for hours." He then moved the petition,
which prayed the Parliament to pass the measure now be-
fore it. It was received with three cheers.

WILFRED LAWSON, Esq., of Brayton-hall, seconded
the motion, in a short but energetic speech.
The meeting was then addressed by the Rev. E. Stan-
ley, W. Wybergh, Esq. of Isell Hall, W. Crackanthorpe,
Esq., of Newbiggin Hall, W. P. Johnson, Esq., of Wal-
ton House, W. R. Walker, Esq., of Whitehaven, &c.
in favour of the measure. The petition was received most
unanimously, and carried amidst much cheering.
The rain poured down the whole time, and the re-
porters were unable to take a single note.

A meeting took place, on Monday, at Car-
lisle, when a petition to Parliament and Address to the
KING, praying them to pass the present measure, were
unanimously agreed to. About 3,000 persons were pre-
sent. Joint Dixorr, Esq., of Knells, in the Chair. The
Radical Reformers join heart and hand in the measure.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

An old Irishwoman, named Margaret Leary, was
hrought,before the Loan MAYOR, charged by a man, named
Patrick Callaghan, with having committed a violent as-
sault upon him.
The statement of the complainant was, that he and the
defendant's husband went into a new beer-shop to drink,
for fear, if they went into a public-house, they might
quarrel with somebody. They were not, however, long
drinking when they quarrelled with each other, and whe-
ther it was the heavy wet or the wet weather, or because
they were within a day or two of St. Patrick's day, they
began to fight like two devils. After having whacked at
each other for some time, with equal success, they agreed
to postpone the fighting till some convenient opportunity,
and as they could not sit idle, they called for another pot
and a couple of short pipes. While they were carousing
in this manner, in walked the defendant, and eat down to
enjoy herself along with them. " You're welcome, Mrs.
Leary," said the complainant, " won't you try a sup or
two ? It's good lively stuff, I assure you." The invita-
tion was accepted, but the defendant, instead of taking a
modest drink, emptied the pot, and then cut open the un-
fortunate complainant's head with it. " Yes," said she,
" it is very lively, Paddy, and that will show you how."
The woman was taken into custody, and kept in the
watch-house all night.
The LORD MAYOR asked the defendant why she had
acted in so brutal a manner? Callaghan—" Oh, please
your Lordship, it's only a trifle. She only first touched
me, and I don't feel it ; 'tis'n't above an inch or two long,
and she has got a matter of six or seven children."
The Loan MAYOR said, that a blow that would only
take the skin off the heed of the complainant, might break
a skull of common thickness, and he could not think of
discharging the assailant. The defendant—" Please your
Lordship, it's I that wouldn't strike a worm if I didn't
see the mark of his fingers and thumb in the face of my
darlint."—(A laugh.)
Callaghan thought that if they had all three gone into
a good regular public-house tap-room, they might have
drunk together till all was blue; but, somehow or other,
the devil himself lately got into the pots by Act of Par-
liament.
The Loan MAYOR—But this woman must he bound
over. Callaghan—"Arrah then, my Lord, suppose I had
the boldness, saving your presence, to give you a clink be-
fore my Lady, don't you think she'd break my head with
a quart pot ?"—(Laughter.)
The Lou) MAYOR (laughing)—Well, if you are sa-
tisfied, so am I. You may go away together, but don't
go to a beer shop.
UN I 0 N-H ALL.

A genteel-looking female, named Jane Bible, was
charged with committing an assault on a well-dressed
man, named Perrier, residing in King's-place, Crosby-
row. The complainant, in a very effeminate tone of
voice, said, that on Thursday last he was married at St.
Saviour's Church, and gave a party to a select number of
friends ; in the height of their enjoyment, however, be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock at night, and while he was
reclining on a sofa after a dance, with his head on his
wife's lap, the defendant, Miss Bible, pushed in the door
with violence, and rushing towards the sofa where he lay
struck him several times with her clenched fist over the
head and face with such force as to make his nose bleed.
The fright my wife sustained on the occasion, added the
complainant, was such as to throw her into strong hyste-
rics, particularly as she is now heavy in the family-way,
and the act of the defendant might have been attended with
fatal consequences.
Mr. Illualtav here expressed some surprise, saying,
" You were only married on Thursday last, and you now
state that your wife is near her confinement."
Complainant--That is the case, Sir, I don't deny.
The defendant stated, that the complainant and his bro-
ther had introduced themselves to her family one as Cap-
tain, and the other Lieutenant, in the East India Com-
pany's service. The Lieutenant paid his addresses to her
sister, but in a short time it was discovered, that instead
of being military men, one was a police constable, and the
other a labourer in the East India House. The latter per-
son she also found was married. Feeling persuaded that
his object was to ruin her sister, she proceeded to the
house to rescue her, as she had been invited to the en-
tertainment.—The Magistrate dismissed the case.

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Tales."

THE BETIINAL-GREEN MURDER.—The
examination of all the witnesses in attendance having been
gone through, the CortoxEn., addressing the Jury, said
't'hat if they were not satisfied with the testimony before
them, he would compel the attendance of any other wit-
nesses they thought necessary. The Jury expressed them-
svlves perfectly satisfied, end after a deliberation of three
hours, they returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against
some persons or persons unknown."
ELECTION FOR THE BOROUGH OF LAN-
CASTER.—The election took place on Monday, at twelve
o'clock, but to the great disappoimment of the " Worthy
and Independent Freemen" no rival candidate appeared in
the field, and Mr. STEWART, who was proposed by Mr.
HORNET and seconded by the Rev. Mr. BUTLER, was de.
dared duly elected. The Hon. Member, who avowed
himself the friend of retrenchment, Reform, and non-in-
tervention, was afterwards chaired through the town.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSEOF LORDS, MARCM 16.

The Bishop of WORCESTER took the oaths and his seat.
Lord MANSFIELD presented a petition from Clack-
mannan, and several other places, for the repeal of the
malt duties ; also from the distillers of North Britain to
the same effect.
Lord DACRE presented a petition from Chesham in
favour of Reform, and several others from different parts
against tithes.
Mr. DUGDALE, and several other Members of the House
of Commons, brought up the St. Martin's, Birmingham,
Burial Ground Improvement Bill, and several private
Bills. The Census (Ireland) Bill was read a third time
and passed.
The Bills on the table were forwarded a stage.
Earl GREY presented a petition from Mayo for Reform
of the Grand Jury Laws; also from Carlow in favour of
Reform.
The Earl of ROSEBERY presented a petition from
Edinburgh and Stirling against the proposed tax on steam-
vessel passengers.
Earl RADNOR presented petitions from different parts
of Kent against the malt tax, and the punishment of death
in cases of forgery ; also from places in Yorkshire and
Marlborough in favour of Reform.
The Marquis of CAMDEN presented a petition from
the Roman Catholics of a parish in Galway, praying that
the right of voting may be extended to them.—Adjourned.