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jection. Sir Frederick ?
Sir F. Peumerc—Yes, my Lord. The inquisition does
not state, in a legal form, at what time it was held, or
shat year the death was occasioned. It says, "In the
fourth year of our Sovereign Lady the Queen," but does
not add the name of her Maj"sty " Victoria." He (Sir
F. Pollock( trusted her Majesty might live when those
who now heard him had done with earthly records; but
it, in some future ages, reference was made to the docu-
ment, it would not be possible to tell in what Queen's
reign it occurred, which was clearly an informality. The
Court of Exchequer held that a document dated the
6th of April, 1841, as it did not contain the words
" In the year of Our Lord," was not a legal iastru
ment. No doubt but the document intended the year
1841 of the Christian era ; but, as there had been
several eras it was held necessary to insert the words "the
year of our Lord." Another objection na.:, that the in-
quisition did not allege that the bodies were found within
the jurisdiction of the borough Coroner, but, on the con-
trary, proved that the accident occurred out of his juris-
diction. His other objection was to the positive nonseace
of the wording of the inqei,iti )n itself, and the Railway
Company in whose behalf he made the present applica-
tion, were anxious to relieve tbernse:ves from the payment
of 300/. twice over. •

Mr. Justice Wv,HrmaN granted the certiorari, and said
the case could be fully argued when the inquiiitions were
returned to the Court on a motion to quash them.
Certiorari granted.

SHERIFF'S Co URT.-147.. EDirivatr.
GoItING V. TRELAWNEY.
CRIS!. CON.—This was an action brought by Harry
Dent Goting, Esq., against Edward Trelawney, Esq.,
sued as Edward Trelawney, to recover compensation in
damages for criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife.
The plaintiff kid his damages in the declaration at
4;0001 ; and the defendant basing suffered judgment to go
by default, the Jury, of whom Sir Henry Ellis was fore-
man, were now called upon to assess the damages under a
writ of inquiry.
Mr. Thesiger, Q. C., with Mr. Tyndal, appeared fir the
plaintiff, and Mr. Austin and another Learned Counsel for
the defendant.
Mr. TIIESIGER having made the usual introductory
speech about the heinousness of the offence, said that be
t ak upon himself the responsidlity of coming to an ar-
rangement with his lamed friend Mr. Austin. With
this view they had consul. ed together, and he was happy
to inform the Jury that the result was that they would be
save d the difficulty of assessing the damages, and would he
permed Irons hearing the particulars of the most dis-
tressing and painful circumstance, connected with this
ca. e. He had agreed to accept a verdict for the plaintiff
for 1001.
The Learned UNDER. SHERIFF—DO you, Mr. Austin,
appear fur the defenda.:t and consent to a verdict being en-
tered for that sum ?
Mr. AUSTIN—Yes, Sir, I think that is the best course
that can be pursued,
The Jury, under the direction of the Learned Under-
Sheriff, then found a verdict fur the plaintiff, damages
1004

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—APRIL 21.
IN RE ROSS.
The Insolvent had been out on bail, and applied for his
discharge under the Act.
In reply to Mr. COOKE, who appeared in opposition on the
part of Messrs. Dixon, who held a bill• of exchange for 201.,
accepted by the insolvent. and endorsed to illessr,,. Wingfield,
carpet manufacturers, of Bishopsgate-street, he stated, that he
had been in partnership with his wife's nephew as a tobac-
conist, and in Mani], 1840, purchased carpets to the amount
of 19/., from Messrs. Wingfield, for which he passed
the acceptance forming the ground of the present
opposition, payable in one month. He had been unable sirve
to take it up, or pay any portion of it. In 1839 had executed
a warr.,nr of attorney for 200/. in favour of his father-in-law,
Mr. Thomas Turner, a gentleman who held a situation in the
Custom-hou•e, and who has since seized upon all his sock and
furniture—even the carpets bought from Mr. Wingfield were
removed to his (\lr. Turner's) house in Camberwell. The de-
taining creditor was Thos. 'l'urner, junior, the insolvent's bro-
ther-in-law, to whom he was indebted only in the snm of 31.
This was his third application to the Court to be discharged..
He first applied in 1635, when his debts were 8001.
Mr. TAYLOR, a Solicitor, stated to the Court that he sued
the insolvent on the bill of exchange, and in consequence of
vexatious opposition, costs to the amount of 281 were accumu-
lated on the action.
Criss-examined by Mr. WoouituFFE—He caused the venire
of the suit to be laid in Herefordshire, as the Courts in London
were not sitting, and he was anxious to expedite the execu-
tion. In consequence of changing the venire there was an
increase of expense.
The Insolvent's father-in-law and other witnesses having
been examined, the Court adjourned the further hearing of the
case for the appearance of the detaining creditor.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION.HOUSE.
A waiter out of place, named Thomas Williams, was
brought before Alderman Wils ,n, charged with having
gone into the New England Coffee-House, for the pur.
pose of committing a robbery.
Mr. a,vis, one of the proprietors, stated that great-
coats and other articles of dress having been stolen at dif-
ferent times in the house, the pl in of hanging clothes upon
hooks to ell'eh bells were attached was adopted, so that
the moment any person endeavoured to take a coat, the
bell which it covert d gave notice to those below. A bell
in the upper part of the house having that morning given
alarm, the waiter of the subscription-room ran up stairs
ar.cl found the prisoner, who was wholly unknown there,
in a state of confusion, and who no doubt had rung th.:
bell, in the endeavour to commit a felony. The coat was
not removed.
The waiter said that the prisoner. upon being asked what
he wanted in the house, sired that he called to meet a tall
man, named Mr. Johnson,
Alderman WasoN—You could not expect that Mr.
Johnson was to be found et the top of the hnuFo ?
Prisoner—l thought he might be found in any part of
the house,
Alderman WILSON said that the mode of prevention was
an extremely good one, and he dared say it would be gene.
rally adopted.
The prisoner said thst he was in the habit of going all
over houses, for he was a brokers' man, and was frequently
in possession.
The police stated that they knew the fellow to be a
waiter out of place, and he was remanded till Saturday.
A diminutive Jew, named Henry Sniidt, of particularly
unprepossessing features, was brought up. He had ap-
peared in the streets with a hat and large plume, and de-
corated in the moat fantastic manner, on Monday night, at
12 o'clock, and attracted a crowd, among,t whom he did
a great many preposterous things, which at length in-
duced a gentleman to lodge him in the station-house.
A gentleman of the name of Brown stated, the- as he
was welkin.. down Aldgate he caw the prisoner, who ap-
peared to he dressed for the character of Romeo, flourish.'
ing a pistol about in a crowd ; and beßNing that he might
do some mischief, seized him by the collar, and bore him
off to the station-house.
The prisoner sail, that when he was dons with his
day's work he went to sing• at Mr. Abraham's public-
house, in the Whitechapel-road ; and, in order to give
greener effect to the music, he dressed himself like Prince
Orlando,
Alderman WILsoNt How are you employed in the
day-tine ?
The prisoner said he went his rounds with his clothes-
hag, and was a tailor by day. The gentleman was quite
mistaken in supposing that he was doing any harm, for
the pistol was one that would not go off for anybody.
Alderman WiLsote said that the prisoner had by his folly
got into confinen,ent for two nights and a day, and that,
if he should again he found gathering together a crowd at
an unreasonable hour, he should have a little practice at
the tread-mil
The little tailor was struck with consternation at this
notice, and most humbly begged to be forgiven. He de-
clared that he should never again appear in such habili-
ments, and called R female, who said that be was a most
industrious creature, and had engaged to sing in order to
put a few shillings in his pocket.
The prisoner was then permitted to depart.