The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-16 00:00:00

INCENDIARISNI.

ISLE OF ELY.-.CIiATTEHIS, NOV. 14.-Thursday
night, the 7th instant, between nine and ten o'clock, a
most alarming fire broke out in a straw stack, on the pre-
mises of Mr. William Curtis, of Chatteris Mill End, near
to the road leading to Somersbam. The engines were soon
on the spot, and every effort used to stop its progress
The wind being high, the flames soon caught the barn,
which contained deals, wheat, &c., and in a few minutes
reached some hovels and stacks of corn, and a stack of
hay, which were completely consumed. During the pro-
gress of the flames, every exertion was used by the people
to save the property and buildings (particularly by the
females, rich and poor). Water soon became scarce, and
before the flames had become extinct, a line of people was
;ormed from the premises of Mr. Curtis to those of Mr.
Weldon, about 300 yards, which was kept up until the
extinction of the fire. The buildings near the premises
were by good management saved. Much praise is due to
the working class, whose exertions in checking the fire
reflect great credit, and who were assisted by the gentry
and tradesmen of every denomination. It is stronely
susp cted to be the act of an incendiary. Mr. Curtis
was insured with the exception of some deals, which were
partly consumed.—Cambridge Chronicle.
Sunday morning, about six o'clock, a fire was disco-
vered on the side of the road leading from Chatteris to
Florae Way and Manca, in a small wheat cob, belonging
to Mr. H. Wright, surgeon, Chatteris, which was con-
sumed; fortunately, the wind was not high, and there
were no other stacks very near the spot. This is also
suspected to be the act of an incendiary.—lbid.
A large barley rick, the property of Mr. Butler, stand-
ing on a hill a short distance from the village of Urchfont,
Was set on fire about nine o'clock on Sunday evening last,
and before assistance could be procured, the whole was
consumed. The magistrates of this division had a meet-
ing on the subject yesterday (Wednesday). They are de-
termined to use the utmost vigilance, regardless of trouble
or expense, to bring the offenders to justice. Four men
have been apprehended on suspicio❑ of having set fire to
the ricks o f Mr. Compton, at Urchfont, a few weeks ago.
—Devizes Gazette.

About three o'clock in the afternoon of the 6th a barn,
tile property of Thomas Icinp, Esq., of Swafield, was
discovered to be on fire. The North Wa'sham firemen,
with the engine, were promptly on the spot, who pre-
vented the fire extending beyond the barn and stable,
which, with a quantity of oats, were totally destroyed.
The loss is covered by insurance. On the evening of the
7th instant a fire hr ke out in a straw stack on the pre-
mises of Mr. John Cross, of Earlham, but which was
got under before any serious injury was sustained. Ti,e
straw stack stood quite iu the midst of the other stacks.
Happily the wind was not high, so that by great exertions
and ihe speedy art iviii of the corporation engine, the rest
of the proterty was preserved, although most miracu-
lously. About 10 o'clock on Saturday night a stack,
containing five or six lasts of very fine wheat, the pro-
perty of Mr. Thomas Goskar, of Hillington, was disco-
vered to be on fire, and the wind being very high. not a
vestige of it could be saved. On Sunday morning the
large barn attached to Mr. Armstrong's barn, at Woot-
ton, was discovered to be in flames, but the fire was got
under. The incendiary is in custody. Cambridge
Chronicle

About half past one o'clock on Wednesday morning
another fire hrt•ke out on the premises of Mr. John
Seward, of Chatteris, at the Whom Farm, in a row of
corn stack•, comprising thiee wheat, six barley, and two
oats, which were all consutn. d except a load of who at.
The engines arrived with all possible speed, an I succeedezi
in preserving the barn, two stacks of oes, anti In oat
cob. Mr. S ward i■ insured in the Norwich Union
Office. This is the third fire in Chatteris within
one week. Two young men, laboute:s, hate been taken
into custody on enspi. ion. Tney were ex mined before
a bench of Magistrate*, and fully committed—"ne to
Ely gaol, and the other to Wiittedch, to take their tri ds.
Th,ir names are Joseph Skeels and B so, bath
natives of Chatteris. A meeting of the inhabitants was
hel I yesterday for the purpose of taking measures to put
a stop to the recurrence of the above destructive events.
Among other things it was agreed to raise a fund by way
of a voluntary rate, also to appoint a nightly watch.—
Cambridge Chronicle.

Wednesday afternoon the remians of Mr.
Woryner were removed horn his late residence in the Old
Bailey to Bunitill.fieldi burial.gtound for Interment, in a
hearse drawn by four hors,s, and followed by three
mourning coaches. in which were the relatives and blue of
the intimate friends of the deceased. The funeral proces-
sion was accompanied by most of the city officers whose
avocations permitted them to attend, and by a very great
number of persons who assembled some time before to
witness the ceremony.

WINE MANUFACTURERS.—It is said that
when George the Fourth was in the " high and pa‘my"
days of early dissipation, he possessed a very small quan-
tity of remarkably choice and scarce wine. The gentle-
men of his suite, whose taste in wine was hardly second
to their master's, finding it was not deminded, thought it
forgotten, and, relishing its virtues, had exhausted it
almost to the last bottle, when they were surprised by the
unexpected command that the wine should be forthcoming
at an entertainment on the following day. Consternation
was visible on their faces ; a hope of escaping discovery
hardly existed, when one of them, as a last resource, were
off in baste to a noted wine brewer in the city, numbered
among his acquaintance, and related his dilemma.
" Have you any of the wine left for a specimen ?" said
the adept. .‘0 yes, there are a couple of bottles."
Well, then, send me one, and I will forward the neces-
sary quantity in time; only tell me the latest moment it
can be rece ved, for it must be drunk immediately." The
wine was sent, the deception answered ; ti e princely
hilarity was disturbed by no discovery of the fictitious
potation, and the manufacturer was thought a very clever
fellow by his friends...-Mr. Redding's Book on Wises.

Mr. LLOYD this day, in support of the plaintiff's
case, commenced by stating 'that he was prepared
to show that the estate was not out of Evans by
reason of the attainder.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL did not intend to dis-
pute that point. He relied upon the right of the
les,or to re-enter upon the breach in the lease, and
hold possession.
Mr. LLOYD said that admission would save the
Court much time. Upon the second point he con-
tended that the lease was good, because Evans had
not been divested of his rights as lessee of the pre-
mises. The Learned Counsel then confined him-
self to the third question, namely, whether the
estate was divested in respect to a proviso in the
lease, which stated that, in case the said Evans or
his representatives should become insolvent and in•
capable of managing the farm, the said lease shon!d
cease and determine. There was no proof
that the lessee was insolvent and incapable of ma-
naging the fam. It did not appear that the Crown
seized the property of this convict, and he should
say the contingency never did happen.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, in support of the
right to re-enter, did not intend to abide by the first
objection. The freehold was in Griffiths during his
life, and that being the case, and the convict inca-

pable of holding the premises, (baths had a right
to enter. The King also was entitled to the profits
of the convict's land, and consequently to posses-
sion. That be;ng so, the convict had no right to
maintain an action, The Solicitor-General then
argued the third point, namely, that there was a
forfeiture, a continued breach which determined the
estate in E‘ tins. Whilst the disability by attainder
continued no ejectment could be maintained. The
moment Humphry Evans was convicted hi. pro-
perty belonged to the Crown by its prerogative.
There was a breach, and the right of entry occurred.
This ejectment c.wld not succeed.
Mr. Justice PARKE said the first question was,
whether Humphry Evans, who appeared to have
been sentenced to transportation to Botany Bay For
life, had forfeited his right in lands for life. The
second point was, that he was incapable of making
a lease to the plaintiff. If it turned out that the
land was not the property of the Crown the lease
would be tenable. The third was, whether there
had been a bi-, ach of the Ir-ase. The proviso wit.,
that in case Evans should become insolvent and
unable to manage the farm the lessor was to re-
enter. If he became insolvent by the conviction
the question would be whether the breach hail not
been waved by receiving rent after the conviction.
It appeared to the Learned Judge that the forfeiture

had been waved. Then came the question whether
an attainted person could make a lease to be bind-
ing and support an action of ejectment ? On that
the Court would make further inquiry.
DID•. Justice TAUNTON and Mr. Justice PATI ESON
concurred in the view of the case taken by the pre-
ceding Judges.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nor. 15.

Sittings at Guildhall before Mr. Justice PARE and a
Common Jury.)
MENDRZABEL •. MACHADO.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff to
recover the large sum of 146,0001. accruing due
under the following circumstances.
It appeared that in 1822 ~hen Spain was threat-
ened to be invaded by France, the French Go-
vernment was indebted to Spain in a very conside-
rable sum of money as compensation for losses sus-
tained by Spanish merchants. The Spanish Go-
vernment, naturally supposing that France would
not liquidate her debt to a country which she was
going to invade, empowered the defendant (Mr.
Machado), their Consul at Paris, to use his en-
deavours to obtain payment from the French Go-
vernment. After much difficulty he did so. Then,
not considering himself safe in Paris, he came over

o this country, and placed the inoney in a place of
security. In the meantime disturbances had
broken out in Spain, and the 'Monarch was
obliged to recognise the Cortes, who had usurped
the Royal functions, he enjoying only the
semblance of royalty. The Government being
reduced io great want, they called upon every
patriotic and wealthy Spaniard to come forward to
their assistance and raise them the necessary funds.
Mr. Mendexabel, the plaintiff, actuated by the
purest patriotism, advanced from his own resources
the enormous sum of 160,000/., with the under-
standing that he was to have a lien on the money
in the possession of the defendant, Mi. Machado.
On the leFturation of the Spanish Monarchy, and
the disper..ion of the C.rics, the defendant, Mr.
nrchddo, was most awkwardly placed; the money
he had in his possession being claimed by several
parties he did not know how to art. While in this
state Mr. Mendez tbel, the plaintiff, sent a clerk to
England to demand the money from the defendant,
who told him that he had not the money, and even
if he had he would not pay it to him, alleging that
the plai tiff had made some unjustifiable observa-
tions On his conduct. '1 he plaintiff was then deter.
mined to arrest him, and consequently issued a writ
against him. The defendant vas accordingly ar-
res:ed at the Opera niuse. He then told a Mr.
Vigors that he had instructions to pay the bills of
the plaintiff, which he certainly would do a hen he
received some of the money which he expected
from France. The question of law was, whether
the admission was a virtual acceptance of the bills.
With regard to foreign bills, a verbal admission is
deemed an acceptance, but with inland bills the
acceptance must be in writing.
The Jury found a verdict fot the plaintiff for
146,0001. 1 Is. Bd.
Mr. Justice PARKE—You need not mind the
shillings and pence.—(Laughter.) Let the verdict
be recorded for 146,0001., which was accordingly
done.

Mr. Mendezabel then shook hands with his Coun-
sel, and left the Cour .

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, Nov, 15.

(Sittings in Equiv before the LORD CHIEF BARON.)
JADIS V. CROOKE.
Mr. SIDIPKINsoN, on the part of the plaintiff, ap-
peared to argue the exceptions taken to the defend-
ant's answer to the bill filed in this cause, for the
purpose of having a bill of exchange for 1,0001., of
which the plaintiff was the drawer and the defendant
the holder, delivered up, on the ground that it was

Anthony IVm. Johnson Deane, Esq., an inmate
of the Fleet prison, was npnosed on his application
to be discharged by Mr. NICHOLLS, on the part of
Me4sr4. Saunders and Snow, wine merchants, and
for a large body of creditors, in the whole number-
ing forly-six.
The schedule filed by Mr. Deane was of a volumi-
nnus nature : it contained debts to the amount of
39,4501. 64. Bd., and the number of creditors was
224. He had no less than thirty-seven detainers
lodged against him.

From the examination of Mr. Deane it appeared
that he inherited, upon the death of his father,
which event took place in 1818, when he was 18
years of age, considerable estates situated in

Suffolk arid London, which were worth 100,000/.
He married during his minority, but received no
fortune with hi, wife. Af er he became of
age he sold some of the property for 44,000/., and
purchased an estate in Devonshire in 1825, and
%vent and resided there. He had contracted consi-
derable debts in the county of Devon. He poid
28,000/. for the estate in Devonshire. About the
same period, by a post nuptial settlement, he con-
veyed the fee simple from himself to trustees for the
benefit of his wife and children, because Mrs. Deane
being under age at the time of her marriage, the
dower was cut off. When he inherited the property
left by his father the recital was 3,0001. per annum,
out of which he had to pay his mother 8001.
as her jointure, and his uncle 2001. The pro-
perty settled on his wife, realised about 700/.
a year ; and, under the settlement, which
was executed when he owed 1,0004, he was
entitled to a life interest, and his children were en-
titled to the remainder, and he began to charge his
property in 1826. He then granted an annuity;
and in 1830 he endeavoured to raise a large sum on
his life estate, for the purpose of compromising with
his creditors. The move), was, however, not raised,
and he went to reside on the continent. He re-
turned to England in May, 1831, when he was
arrested on twenty-four writs, and had been ever
since confined in the Fleet. At the death of his
mother and uncle, who are far advanced in years, he
would become entitled annually to up, ards of
1,0001.

Mr. Nicitoui prayed for the production of some
documents relating to the settlement of Mrs. Deane.
He also had to apply for the appointment of an
as-ignee, and named Mr. Snow, of the firm of
Saunders and Snow.

Mr. Commissioner BOWEN was about to leave the
assignment to a meeting -f creditors, when it was
agreed that Mr. Snow, the wine-merchant, and Mr.
Houghtman, stationer, of Bond•street, should be
appointed the assigness.
Mr. Commissioner BowEN adjudged Mr. Deane
to five months' imprisonment, under the discre-

tionary clause, from the date of filing the peiition.
The effect of the judgment would be to prolong
the imprisonment until the 10th of December.

The case lasted nearly the whole day; it excited
much interest.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

Two Jew duffers, named Barnet Benjamin, and
Abraham Abrahams, were brought before the LORD
MAYOR, charged with having defrauded a poor
young fellow of a good substantial watch and ten
shillings, by tempting him with one of those large
dashing things which are called beautiful time-
pieces, capped and jewelled, but which are made for
144. each for the purposes of fraud.
The LORD MAYOR said that if the defrauded
per,,on w0,,1d not be liable to serious injury from
the loss of his place, the two men at the bar, who
were every bit as bad as ring-droppers, should most
certainly be committed for trial. It would be cruel to
inflict such an injury even to punish prisoners who
so richly deserved punishment, and therefore they
must be discharged.

Miss Jewson, whom the vulgar would call an old
maid, was summoned before the LORD MAYOR by a
female who lodged in the same house, for an as-
sault with a broomstick, as well as with the weapons
which nature supplied without assistance—her fists.

Übe complainant and Miss Jewson inhabited very
different parts of the house, the former being obliged
by a large family to occupy the garrets, while the
latter maintained a more dignified station on the
first floor. Uunfort unately the garreteers did not
pay such respect to the Imy in the drawing-room
as she thosight herself entitled to, and being deter-
mined to assert her right, Miss Jewson let loose her
tongue at the family next to the cockloft. Titis,
however, had not the desired effect. The coni-
plainant thought, that if a lady - her eyes, and
threatened to cleave her asunder, those whom the
lady abused had no reason to thank her fur her
civility. lit fact, such words were used in retalia-
tion, that Miss Jewson first mopped the complain-
ant about with a broomstick,and afterwards pitched
into her with a pair of welt-practised fists.
The defendant soon showed, to the satisfaction
of the LORD MAYOR, that although she said she
r was in ill health, she had exercised the double ac-
complishment of abuse and blows upon the poor
occupier of the garrets. She began coolly to de-
scribe the conflict; but in a short time she warmed
her temper by her animated description so effec-
tually, that it .ppeared to be only necessary to place
her within am,. length of her opponent, to be
treated with au exact repetition of the scene.
66 What could I do, your Lordship," said she, " after
such insulting conduct, but hit her?" Miss Jewson
then darted a fiery glance at the shrinking defend-
ant, and shook a pair of fists at her, which were
ready, as the pugilists eloquently say, " to let fly at I
her nob."

Mr Jevvson, the uncle of the defendant, said that
she had no friend except him,elf, but her passion
was so terribly violent, that he knew not how to
Interfere.

Tae LORD MAYOR—Are you willing to bail her?
I must put some restraint upon such a woman.
Mr. Jewson—l am willing to be security for her
good behaviour.

The LORD MAYOR—Miss Jewson, the poor wor
man whom you have beaten has paid for the sum,
mons, so that you must repay her, and then, when

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- :).„:ns a bail bond foe your good Lelia,
d'
viour, .ol :y go.
Deferidant—l pay the expenses 1 Not a half-
penny will I hand out. What for ? Is it for being
brought here ? Oh ! yes, indeed, catch me at it.
Mr. Jewson—l bail her ! Not Imy Lord. I'll
have nothing to do with it.—(Great laughter.) You
see what she is, my Lord. How could Ibe secu-
rity for such a tongue as hers ?
The LORD MAYOR--Then she must go to the
!!". Cornpter.
She was then ordered to be locked up, the Loan
.11AYOR assuring both parties at the same time that
he never wished to see either of them again.
G UIL D HALL.
Yesterday an ingenious young cheat was brought
before Mr. Alderman KELLY.
The prisoner, who is about eighteen years of age,
and who gives the name of Johannes Marsden
Sumner, of Winder Hall, Lancashire, took up his
quarters, on the 4th instant, at Mr. Elcomb's, the
White Horse, in Little Britain. He described his
object in coming to town to be, to receive promo-
tion from the rank of Midshipman to that of Lieu-
tenant, as a reward for his skill in getting a vessel
off the Goodwin Sands. His connections were of
high respectability, possessing immense estates in
Cumberland, 'Westmoreland, and Lancashire. He
was full of anecdote, and his amusing narrations of
his voyages in the North Sea and Mediterranean in-
gratiated him in the hearts of all the frequenters of
the White Horse. He lived well, and, alleging that
his stomach would not bear any other drink, called
for plenty of wine and brandy, so that in nine days
he ran up a bill of nearly 51. As soon as he was
established here, he went to Mr. Vann, aneighbou
and, pretending he had been recommended by tilt
host of the White Horse, ordered some expensive
epaulettes, and favoured Mr. Stephens, of Fleet-
street, with an order to make him several sets of
uniform, suitable for a Lieutenant for common
wear and for State occasions. The cost of these
would have amounted to about ninety pounds.
He gave the tailor's foreman an invitation to a
sumptuous dinner, and pressed for the immediate
delivery of one of the full dress uniform-, but
when the order came to the knowledge of Mr. Ste-
phens, he had the prudence to require a deposit of
301. before he cut his cloth, at which the Lieutenant
expressed much surprise, as it was a demand that
had never been made upon him before. He, how-
ever, promised to pay the deposit. All went nu
smoothly till Wednesday last, whets he got lip late in
the morning, and went out without washing himself.
He returned in an hour afterwards, and saying he had
received intelligeece of the death of a relative, by
which he should come into the immediate possession
of 80,0001., professed to be so much overcome that
he must again retire to the bedroom. He hail pre-
viously given orders for a dinner on the folloa ing
day to the amount of 101., and had invited a number
of guests besides Mr. Stephens' foreman. Among
other occasional listeners to his delightful tales of
the sea were two adroit constables cf Aldersgate
Ward, named Seager and Harrison, and upon the
prisoner attempting to cram them with a tale of
having been before the Lords of the Admiralty that
day, unwashed and out of uniform, they suspected
his honestyand made some immediate inquiries. They
found he had hitherto paid no cash to any one, and at
the same time INlr.Vann received a timelywarning fr,m
Mr. Stephens, which saved two gold epaulettes aod
et cetera:. The landlord, after consulting with the
officers, became alarmed, and waited upon his guest
with his bill, which the prisoner feigned to be about
,o pay forthwith, as well as 10/. for the coming
dinner, but he required a receipt upon a vamp,
although he could not think of putting li.s kind
host to the expense or trouble of procwing or e,
.end, having sought the price of a receipt ate , p for
151. in die sheet almatiack, he candaacaeded to step
out hilaself to a stationer's shop close by to put..
chase one. He, however, was not again seen a ithin
the doors of the White Horse. Whale he -rcpt on
Wednesday night is not known, but oe Thursday
afternoon se dropped in a the King's Head in Pud-
ding-line, called for a rump-steak and some grog,
and asked if he could be accommodated with a
bed, saying he had been recommended by Mr.
Sutton, a respectable neighbour; that he was no
less a parsonage than Captain John George El-
liott, of the Swallow revenue cutter ; and that he
had just come from on board. As he brought no
luggage with him the landlord of the King's Head
did not " swallow" his story, and required pay-
ment of his score in the evening. This did not
di-concert our hero, who admitted he was out of
cash, but said he could get as much as he pleased
if the landlord would send somebody with a letter
to his dear friend, Lieutenant Sumner, at the White
Horse, in Little Britain. A lad was accordingly
despatched with the note. This was a bold expe-
dient. The prisoner calculated that the boy would
be told that the Lieutenant lodged there, but had
been out all night, and was not yet returned, though
he was expected, and that he should have an oppor-
tunity to escape from the King's Head in the morn-
ing. The landlord, however, sagaciously secreted
his shoes, and locked him in the bedroom ; and it
fell out that the landlord of the White Horse had
the curiosity to inquire of the lad where the letter
came from, and soon ascertained that Captain Elliott
was his own lost guest, the identical Lieutenant
Sumner to whom the letter was addressed. Seager
snd Harrison, the constables, were again consulted,
and the prisoner was speedily secured. He ad-
mitted to them that he had recently come out of
Deal gaol, and upon searching him it appeared he
had been making an unsuccessful attempt that day
to obtain some nautical instruments from Messrs.
Dring and Fage, in Tooley-street.
Mr. Alderman KELLY, after hearing the circum-
stances, determined to remand the prisoner (who did
not attempt to explain away or excuse his conduct)
" Tuesday next.

MA R Y LEB ONE.
A gentlemanly-looking man, who gave his name
Rickard Batterby, and who was described as hold-
ing a captain's commission in the army, was yester-
day charged, before Mr. HosKINs, with having 7E-
treated an intelligent little girl, about fourteen years
of age, named Mary Ann Harvey.
Mr. HOSKINS ordered him to find bail, himself in
10(11., and two sureties in 50/. each.
Q UEEN.S Q UARE.
BEGGING IMPOSTORS.—Yrs• erday John Smith,
Horatio Brojit, and William Williams, were brought
up in custody before Mr. WHITE, charged with im-
posing on the public, and obtaining money, by repre-
senting themselves as distressed Lancashire calico-
printers._

Mr. WHITE, in severe terms, censured the con-
duct of the defendants for imposing on a benevolent
public by false pretences, and sentenced them to one
month's imprisonment each.
HATT ON. GARDEN.
Yesterday Mr. John Cracksford, one of the Cal-
thorpe-street Committee, was brought to this office
on a warrant, charged by Mr. Richie, the proprietor
of the Marquis Wellesley Tavern, Cromer-street,
Brunswick-square, with having committed a despe-
rate assault. He was ordered to find good bad.
Benjamin Farnell, James Son:el:field, and Elitu-
beth Douglas, were brought up, charged with at-
tempting to steal a horse, the property of Mr. Ben-
jamin Farnell, builder, of Islington-green.
The prisoner Farnell, who is a desperate-looking
fellow, denied the charge, but he was committed
to the House of Correction and hard labour for two
months, Somerfield for one month, and Doillas
was ordered to find bail.
UNION-HALL.
Yesterday two of the overseers of St. Mary'o,
Lambeth, attended on a summons ro show cause
why a distress warrant should not be issued against
rtahtee.m for the recovery of 5321. for the county

funtc caebssZ
mate
several of .111 r. Garland, the high constable of the east half
hundred of Brixton, proved that the above sum f. r
"I:ra td uhee byhaldhe overseers
applications for the money until he was et leogt't
compelled to adopt proceedings for its recovery.
He was responsible for the payment of the above
par►sh,
Tit:3d

balance of th.., rate into the hands of the Treas. " I
of he Coun'y.
One of the overseers described that the parish
funds were not in a condition to enable the over-
seers to pay the above balance.
The MAGISTRATE inquired whether the overseer
was prepared to pay the rate now, in order to pre-
vent the threatened proceeding?
The overseer said that as soon as he was enabled
he should pay the money.
The High Constable, under all the circumstances,
should wait until n-xt Tuesday.
The parties then withdrew.