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London, England, 1847-04-22 00:00:00

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had suffered judgment to go by default, but appeared In
Person to tlth,t he ind,htt(i tc, the piiintia;
directly he was served with the writ, he' vveat to plaintiff
and paid him the debt and got a receipt.
Mr. LEWIS, the plaintiff's solicitor, said that thgig
question had been settled before Mr. Justice Erie. t.
The defendant said that he was not asked to show the
receipt, but the fact was Mr. Lewis was going on for

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The UNDER-SHERIFF asked whether the &11-- I'
had the receipt ?
The defendant said he had got it at home. y?
The UNDER-SELERIFF—Did you employ any at.- -A.
Defendant—No, I only spoke to a friend, who 5"
would " do" the case for me.—(Laugh ter-)
The UNDER-SHERIFF—It appears that he Rai.
any
There being, however, no plea of payment, 4" dies
evidence
that such was the tact, the jury gave aper
for the amount claimed.

HOPKINS V. PRIDE. li
The plaintiff in this action is a shoemaker in Lon—
hpt
and the defendant is a surgeon, residing at Groitreive_e
House, Pentardulais, near Swansea. The demand wesi
for 121., for the board and lodging
of an infant, Da°
Clarissa Ilopkins Pride, pro'
Mr. ATKINSON appeared for the plaintiff, and ia.
ceeded to state the case—that the defendant hatin„ry,
merly been a surgeon at Blenheim-street DisPe",oree-
and the daughter of the plaintiff consulted hire P— 0
sionally, and this ultimately led to her seduction,
would be clearlyjected shown. th bite
Mr. LOCKE ob to such statements, es ""e k to
question was, whether the defendant ever undertoo
pay the plaintiff? if
The UNDER-SHERIFF said it would be innek. betterid
the matter could be amicably arranged, so as t°
unnecessary exposure, but if the case went on he mould
not prevent all the circumstances which were conac
with it from beimg stated.
srranStr
Mr. LocxE having declined consenting to the
we
Mrnt, 'tv
Mr. ATKINSON continued, that as to the psternt
the defendant there could be no question, as he-blgiAllite
present at the christenimg, and it was at his
that the child was named after him.
Several letters were also put in, in which the
fendant said that he would pcy the plaintiff. Ye
The plaintiff's daughter was then called, and het
evidence as to the nature of the connexion between

and the defendant. thot
Other witnesses were called, but could not prove,el
defendant bad ever contrated with the plaintiff to
the chip, and
Mr. LOCKE submitted that there must be a noase of
Mr. ATKINSON said there was evidence on the iace
the letters of an existing contract.
as OP
The UNDER-SHERIFF' considered that there IV•""
cient evidence to go to the jury. Leaded
Mr. LOCKE then addressed the jury, and e.41_,-.00
that the evidence was insuffKlient, under the dee"..,,,,0y,
the case of Mortimer v. Wright, 6 Itecson sad father
and that even if the child had been legitimate; 11,!:, be
would not be bound to pay for its support_ ee'''',„scie
contracted with the party, but he might have heee "-Oa
liable by au order of a magistrate under the
Elizabeth. theft
yr
fromho
The
the e UNDvidence and letters ER.SHERM left it to
they the jurou ld
y' teineefe Whatiandeer
, c
fendant had ever contracted to pay for the Maillto
of the child to the plaintiff. nOTO
410.,
The jury immediately gave a verdict for the
claimed.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
The Court sat this (jo2g,DaAt tYenjo'clock, for the
of what are termed the bail c
THE CASE OF MAJOR BENIONVSKE----JUDOZI-5141:.,,r1
The defendant in this case having surrendcred,_roofl
recognizances to receive judgment upon the ...
awarded at the last session*
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE ;id it was his duty not bitlfrO
nounce judgment upon the defendant for an assoult,!. se or,
must term one of a most aggravated nature. It Tre..4o bee
sault committed after a lapse of upwards of si-t i7vit.loo
intervened between it and the alleged provocation,„..og to
making inquiries of any individuals except those 01'...utioseeh
in his affidavit, and whose names were not even ta!ble city
Assaults of this nature were of a far more repreheollerepar•
racter than those ordinarily brought before the Court, w 000
ties, acting upon a sudden impulse of passion, took reYee...o-
the spot at the moment the provocation was give"diteeree„
such been the case, he should have treated it ier,,e
manner.. But the defendant in this case had, o,:e be met
for six years, gone up to the prosecutor the first ti end tben•
him—first proffered him the hend of friendship, ,eumaeuer
when Mr. Urquhart refused it, assaulted him io,tlnilietioe
established by the evidence. With respect to t,rt.he
of a fine, he (the Assistant-Judge) was rather In of 00
because he was not aware of the circumstance, :or, to
defendant ; but he had reason to believe, that if he it•
impose a heavy.fine upon him, he would he unable to P f the
Under all the circumstances of the case, ,the 'Wane.) 0 of
Court was, that the defendant be imprisoned in the goilloo
Correctioa for one calendar month, and that at the e.xpire,r
of such term of imprisonment he enter into his own reeee-
trances in the sum of 50/., and 4nd one surety in 1151.
Major Beniewski (apparently much affected)—MY
may I speak a few words? Your sentence will be toY ..
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE—It is irregular to allow ed
tl
parties,
address the Court after judgment has been prououn-•
however, from the latter part of your sentence I am
to hear you. have
Major Beniowski—i know well, my Lord, that you
no intention to impose upon me heavier nishment than
a
Puthe good of so.
deserve, or than you consider necessaryfor vexing as
ciety. I could observe
that your Lordship was wa
to whether
you should inflict a fine or a sentence of Imp bap;
ment ; but believe me, my Lord, that the sentencerg t.att
passed entails upon me more evil than the heaviest'lee liee
could
possibly inflict. No money can compenoot° the
for a month's incarceration from this date, bevies!, of
17th of May is the last day allowed me for the perfect.to
of
three patents granted to me by her Majesty for inventlls4
mine. My Lord, that day has been gazetted ; on thsince,
I will be in prison according to the terms of yours andt 00
and I do implore of you to reconsider your sentence, elter it
whether it would not be consistent with your duty to feel
from imprisonment to fine. I know, my Lord, that Yu but
convinced you are not sitting there to execute reveit'enco
to protect society; and surely you will not impose Se
which would entail ruin upon the party convicted. ,baut
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE considered that the
the patents was such as to justify him in a departdeerfeendeet
the ordinary course. From the statement of the id appear
—and he had no reason to doubt its truth—it we° sadg
that if the prisoner were to be imprisoned previous °id pe'Le
the day for which his patents were gaaetted, it We under 1,
upon him effects that would be perhaps ruinous...
those circumstances be should alter the sentence prom
prisonment for a month to a fine of 501., and to be ingZodAat
matter 000
until such time as it shall be paid, and order the aTin the
to enter into the same recognizances as that specified
first judgment. -
Wite
and
defendant paid the fine soon afterwards,
iberated.

that
to learn
GRAND CELTIC BALL.—We are glad
cbsrit,blo
a sum of about 4001. has been realized from
thiserteu its
effort, and that Lord John Russell has kindly one
_.gt_isnd•
distribution amongst the most necessitous in the_. noen
ore.•
and islands of Scotland, to whom it has accordintas
transmitted by Captain Lamont, R.N., honourary in the
HEALTH OF TOWNS.—Medical gentlemen itato
country are now closely drawing their attention to the both
and condition of dwellings, and to the inmates of that ,ion
in towns and villages, in order to the affording infor s'„(1
thereon. Every person valuing cleanliness, good health,.*;o
comfort, will be very glad of this. Landlords who do net..i
to their tenants' dwellings being in a proper condition
not only expect (through ill-health and disea•e) to lose
but entail upon the ratepayers at large a great burdeelip
causing increased claims upon the parochial funds.. It ,to
lamentable fact, that numbers of landlords have looked Wino"
one thing—rent ; and have, in consequence, brought pp
themselves a vast amount of blame.
town
the f thece l e bdemise
oa
ft
nottßbtnh ooioasrufr
rl
no: obit ji
for'
DEATH OF MRS. DISRAELL—OH Tuesday the
e
wmiafetio
onfwja.s
Disraeli,received
Esq.,
.in
numerousb e bar oufn P,maArcßl
e]
se Parliament. Curiosities of Literature," and mother of the preset 7.0 a
died at her seat in Buckinghamshire, much regretted
niStittiiinegliepri,aninsftoo/111Losrads
JolhhantßhuesTe'lh:asl(riLia
her sixty-fifth yee-thy •
of
connect the Channel Islands, Southampton, and the ire,
ralty, by submarine telegraph, consisting only of onthe
aMtdh etfhreeevdiel
the sea forming the trough to complete the return ofsir
electric current; when, simultaneously, a peal of bellio Of
be rung here and at outhampton, calling the attent
the officer to the communication about to be tra980311:::,0
This experiment," adds Mr. Alfred Barnard, " has just ~e_74
satisfactorily proved near the palace at Osborne.'--JOT
Press.
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SUPPOSED SUICIDE BY A DRUNICARD.--ti,.. V
day an inquest was held before Mr. W. Baker, at the BIT: of
Arms, Bow-common, Bromley, on view of the heuio.
Susannah Degray, aged twenty-two years, of No. 18, Sg &-
street, Poplar. It appeared from the evidence that Mew/
ceased was to be married to a sailor named Pierce iP e.„ p
days, and on Friday evening last they both went L' of
lodging-house: in Silver-street, Poplar, for the purpose
hiring furnished apartments. She was very intemperate of
her habits, and after drinking an immoderate quieotit,,/ le
rum, she became very much intoxicated. She was ouilb
to walk, and she fell down in the kennel several time& —,Oeto
companion, Pierce, raised her from the ground, and shi:jo.
ed
assisted to a friend's house in Titler-street. t She rail-
there drinking for a considerable time,eell'en she 507,0e11e*
threw her bonnet and shawl off, and dartedw from the - use.
She was im • mediately followed by her sister-in-le°4o,l,it of
directly afterwards was seen stru 1- in Limehouee
the river Lea. The drags were lie in
and the dec",,,,0
was shortly afterwards recovered and conveyed to the site
public-house, where life was found to be quite extinct- found
Jury' returned a verdict, " That the deceased was be-
struggling in the waters of the riverbut hovr 0
oiCt
Came so there was not sufficient evidence before the
jurors."
EMIGRATION.—As emigration is being riedout
enr
O'Brien.
on a very large scale in Ireland, could not the Smith
notpared
party be induced to leave ,the country ? We are _ .
cular where they go, providing it is as far away fromlresrpie
• with
,jabs
as possible. Government might present them fr
snug little island at the Antipodes, where they
.„d be
speeches to the natives as much as they pleased, .7f this
allowed to legislate for themselves. We are confident,restest
scheme was properly carried out, it would be the i.„„ st•
boon to Ireland that has happened since the day if Li'"
Patrick " drove out all the varmint."—Punch.
-0C1"1.
THE TALLOW-CHANDLERS' BENEVOLENT
ew
—The anniversary festival of this charity took place
_ y
mbers
day at the London Tavern, and was well attended b,y in!
Alderinao
of the trade. Lord R. Grosvenor presided, and _
Challis, Sir G. Larpent, Alderman Farricomb, antlenDeltlept
Hawes, were among the guests present. The
and
vcs"o..
objects of the charity are the relief of indigent .A
°twee—
citated tallow-chandlers, their widows, and others
_ciety
with the trade. From the report it appears that th o
although only in its infancy, has already been the..l"- `
don* to
much usefulness; and the increasing amount of to
exceeding this year the sum of 300/., gives every f,- '„heee
believe that it will be enabled materially to extend tn_wr'lngs.
of its operations. The dinner and its accompanyiug
ments were all that could he desired. -Vedin
Prince Frederick of Denmark has arn
Paris.
A article of
AMERICAN TRIBUTE TO ROYALTY.---11 de-
millinery, consisting of a bonnet of peculiar and co2'l;',; pot
scription, is immediately expected to arrive, if such
already the case, from„Neve York, for her Most Greefftrint
jesty the Queen. It is rumoured that it has been zu
manufacture of several ladies, residents and path.
principal Minlenifs4 sty of go iligtt