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London, England, 1833-06-27 00:00:00

COURT OF CHANCERY, JUNE 26.

LORD PORTARLINGTON V. GRAHAM.
Mr. KNIGHT was heard to oppose the motion in this
cause, which was before the Court on Saturday. He in-
sisted that the order of the Vice-Chancellor, by which
the plaintiff was ordered to pay the sum in dispute into
Court, or that the injunction, restraining the proceed-
ings at law, should be dissolved, was proper and ought to
be supported. Lord Portarlington was sued at law by the
executors of Mr. Moberly, for a debt due on his bond ;
to that action he pleaded a release by Graham, the origi-
nal obligee, and it was decided that he could not avail
himself of such a plea, as well by reason of his own letters
promising payment, as because the bond had been trans-
ferred to the executors previous to the date of the release.
It was not until after this decision that Lord Portarlington
thought of the ground on which lie now disputed the pay-
ment of the debt. He, however, Sled his bill in this
Court to stay proceedings in the action, alleging that the
bond was given to secure money lost at play, and that it
was therefore void, although in the hands of parties who
had no participation in the transaction out of which it
arose. This fact, it was contended, gave him no equity
against the executors under the circumstances of the pre-
sent case.

Mr. PEPYs replied.
The LORD CHANCELLOR differed from the Vice-Chan-
cellor, and reversed his order, at the same time offering
the defendants an issue to try the question as to the gamb-
ling debt, if, upon consideration, they chose to adopt that
course. Considering the proceedings which had taken
place, he should not give the plaintiff the costs either of
his appeal or of his original motion.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, JUNE 26.

COURT OF ADMIRALTY, JUNE 26.

SALVOR-THE HECTOR.

The vessel in this case, on her voyage from Ceylon to
Lo.,don, with a valuable freight, es►imated with the ship
at 16,5001., had lost all her anchors except the bower,
and on arriving off Dover employed the lugger Catherine
with five boatmen, to procure a heavy anchor. Some de-
lay took place in consequence of a misunderstanding as
to the part of the Dawns in which the vessel was to wait,
hut eventually the anchor was received on board. The
commissioners under the Act awarded 601. for the service
rendered. The owner refused to consider this as an award,
and tendered 30 guineas, which were refused.
Sir JOHN Nicuom. was of opinion that, under all the
circumstances, the salvors had fully performed the service
they undertook, not without peril. He should pro.
flounce for the claim of 601., and condemn the owners is
the costs. If the suit had been of long standing, he should
have been disposed to condemn the owners also in the
interest on the sum awarded.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JUNE 26.

KEYS V. SMITH.

In this cage, which was not concluded yesterdey when
we went to press, the Jury found a verdict for the
plaintiff.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Benjamin Bailey, a young man formerly in the service
of Messrs. William and James Morley, wholesale ware-
housemen, in Gutter-lane, Cheapside, was brought up for
re-examination yesterday, on a charge of having plundered
Messrs. Morley of a large quantity of property, consisting
of cambrics, shawls, &c., while in their employ.
A well-dressed young woman, his wife, was charged
with having received the property well knowing it to have
been stolen ; and a man and his wife named Hughes were
also charged with having, at various times pledged some
of the articles.

Upwards of forty pawnbrokers were in attendance for
the purpose of producing property which had been pledged
with them, and which had been identified by Mr. Morley.
Mr. CONANT inquired of Mr. Morley if he was pre-
pared to go into the evidence against the female prisoner.
Mr. Morley intimated that if he were to do so just at
present, it would perhaps prejudice the case which he ex-
pected to establish against her. The robbery was of con-
siderable magnitude, and therefore it would be advisable
to afford as much time as possible to the officers, to enable
them to collect all the evidence, additional circumstances
coming to light daily.
Clements and Goddard, the officers who have the busi-
ness in hand, stated to the Magistrate that they expected
to be able to bring forward evidence which would fix the
wife of Bailey as a principal, as she had taken an active
part in plundering Messrs. Morley, with the prisoner
Benjamin Bailey, before she was married to him. It
would be necessary, therefore, to have another week to
complete the evidence.

Mr. CONANT agreed, under these circumstances, to
remand the prisoner for a week, and then requested the
pawnbrokers to hold themselves in readiness to come
f►rward on that day.
The charge against the two prisoners Hughes being only
for pawning under the direction of the female, Mr. Morley
said, in consideration of the anxiety evinced by Mrs.
Hughes to afford the officers all the intelligence in her
power, he had no objection that she should be discharged,
and her husband detained for the present in custody.
Mr. CoxAwr agreed to this, and she was accordingly
discharged.
A lad named Hall was charged with having brought a
begging letter to the residence of L idy Stanley, 21,
Curzon-street, May-fair, for the purpose of obtaining a
charitable contribution.

The boy was remanded in order to give time to the
Mendicity officers to find out the father, who is well known
to then►.

MAR YLEB ONE.

Yesterday Francis Martin, William Schofield, James
Flynn, James Porter, and Henry Wilson, all labourer,
were placed at the bar before Mr. ilawurrsoN and Mr.
Gamin-is, charged with having been the principals
engaged in a brutal and terrific outrage on Saturday last,
at No. 8, Union•street, Lisson-grove, under the following
circumstances :

The office was crowded in the extreme to hear the evi-
dence, the affair, which was of the most sanguinary and
dreadful description, having caused an unusual sensation in
the neighbourhood.

Mr. Flower, of the firm of Alderman Harmer and Co.,
Hatton-garden, attended for the prisoners, many of whom,
as also the witnesses, appeared with their wounds covered
with adhesive plaister, and their heads bound up with
handkerchiefs, so serious was the injury which a great
number of them sustained during the conflict.
_

The first witness called was Thomas Nedall, who rented
a shop and parlour at No. 8, Union-street, of Mr.
West, a builder, of Aldersgate-street. On Saturday
morning he sent in a broker for arrears of rent, and all
the property was seized. He (witness) had occasion to
leave the house for a short titne after the broker's arrival,
and on his return home found a number of labourers
there, and that his wife and every other person living in
the house had been bundled into the street. He then
came to this office, when he was informed by the Magi-
strates that be might get rid of the intruders who had
trespassed on his apartments while he was in actual pos-
session, but that he must eject them in as quiet a way as
possible. He then went back, at which time Mr. West
was at the door, and forced himself in, when one of the
men who had been sent in to whitewash the room seized
hold of the back part of his (witness's) head, and poured,
in the most deliberate manner, a quantity of lime over his
face and eyes, which nearly blinded him. (Witness here
lifted tip the shade by which his eyes were covered, when
it was fully apparent that he had been very severely in-
jured.) He was after this dreadfully beaten by the work-
men with sticks and other weapons.
_ _

Mr. Flower cross-examined this witness at considerable
length, but did not succeed in shaking his testimony in
any particular.
Charles Foster, a lodger in the house, said that Nedall
on Saturday morning went out, leaving his wife, a child,
and a young woman on the premises. Soon after this
the broker came, and slid—" What do you intend to do
about this rent ? What things have you got ?" Witness
said he knew nothing about it, when the broker placed all
the articles of furniture in one corner of the room. Pre-
sently the prisoners entered, and began making up their
lime, which having done, they threw a quantity of it into
his (witness's) face. One of them exclaimed, "
them, we will soon have them all out," and in art instant
witness was seized by the leg, lifted from the floor, and an
eff irt was made to throw him headlong out of the win-
dow; but not succeeding in their attempt, they thrust
him with much violence into the street. The broker then
went away. Presently after, Mr. West, who had sent in
the men, came up in a cab, when witness and several
others outside were forced in at the door. The prisoner
Schoteld, as soon as he (witness) entered, took up a poker,
and knocked him down. As soon as he could recover him-
self he was again attacked by another with a crowbar,
and was once more felled to the ground. He again sprang
up, and saw one of the labourers with a knife in his hand,
which was uplifted, and in the act of striking at him.
He, however, succeeded in rescuing it from the fellow's
grasp, when a quantity of lime was poured over him.
One of the men then attempted to strike a woman (who
was attracted by the cries of " Murder" to the spot) with
a bludgeon, when he (witness) pushed him on one side, at a
time when, in all probability, but for his interference, she
would have been murdered.

Ann Johnson, 9, Union-street, heard the cry of
"Murder" at No. 8, and ran in, when she was immediately
struck down with a broom, and was afterwards desperately
assaulted by the prisoner Wilson.
Thomas Taylor, 40, Stafford-street, butcher, as be was
passing Union-street on Saturday afternoon, saw Mr.
West, the builder, get out of a cab. There was a great
crowd collected at the door, and the tenants were pushed
in by those outside. He saw Schofield and another pour
lime over one or two persons, and after they were on the
ground the pail was forced over Foster's head, awl in
that position a hammer was applied with great force to
the bottom of the pail. They afterwards struck indis-
criminately, in a most brutal manner, every person who
approached them.
John Orgar, 13, Union-street, who was violently as-
saulted, gave similar evidence to that previously adduced,
confirmatory of the sanguinary character of the conflict.
John Davis, the broker, SO, Stevens-street, Lisbon-
grove, said that he was employed by Mr. West, on Sa-
ttird,,y morning, to seize on the goods and chattels of
Nedall for arrears of rent, and that he saw Nedall's wife
handing what articles of furniture there were left through
a sky-light, and that he interfered, as a matter of course,
to prevent it, but did not take any part whatever in the
disturbance.

Mr. RAwiaxsoN, addressing Mr. Flower, said that he
(Mr. Flower) would see with him that a most diabolical
outrage had been clearly sworn to, and that it was his
duty to bold all the prisoners to bail.
Mr. West expressed his willingness to become answer-
able for their appearance.

At this staie of the proceedings, a young woman,

named Mary Butler, forced her way through the crowd,
and begged to be allowed to address the Magistrate, for
the purpose of stating what she new of the affair. She
was then sworn, and said,— I live at No. 14, Union-
street, and hearing the cry of " Merder," I ran in at the
time when a woman had just received a dreadful blow
with a p,,ker, Mr. West, at the same moment, saying to
the men " Never mind about law—do as I bid you." They
were all cuttiog away with crow-bars and sticks.
Mr. IlawuNsos said that this evidence altered the
complexion of the case materially, sad he had his doubts
whether Mr. West himself ought not to be indicted with
the rest.

Mr. Flower said, that when the case was brought le-
fore a jury, he should be enabled to rebut the evidence

given.

The prisoners were then ordered to find bail, each of
them in his own recognizance of 301., and two house-
keepers in 151. each.
Mr. West became responsible in the sum of 1501. for
their appearance.
Robert Dickens, a well dressed man, of most deter-
rnin.d a.pect, was yesterday placed at the bar, charged
with having violently and maliciously assaulted Charles
Burgess, a police constable of the C division, 97.
Mr. RAWLINSON—You must find very good bail.

The prisoner was then bound over, himself in 50/., and
two sureties in the sum of 251. each, to answer the charge

At the sessions

HATTON-GARDEN.
Mr. Joseph Silvester, tin attorney of Furnival's Inn,
who was committed to the House of Correction in default
of heavy bail, charged with defrauding Mr. Burgess,
solicitor, of Nantwieh, of nearly 2,0001., was again brought
before Mr. LAIN yesterday, when he had another private
hearing, and was again committed. We did not hear the
nature of the examination.

Mr. LAING, after he had quitted the office, inquired
whether he was locked up, as he was not to be treated
differently to other prisoners? Lloyd answered, that
Waddington had taken him back to the House of Cor-
rection.

Mr. LAING—It is not unlikely that he would take ad.
►antage of an opportunity to escape, and whoever has him
in custody must be responsible, and shall stiffer for it if he

escapes.

Waddington shortly returned, and said he was safely
lodged in prison.
The prisoner was met in the passage by a dashing
female, who shook hands, and said " I thought you were
out."