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in., of which 0-79 in. fell on Sunday, one inch on
Monday, 0.20 in. on Thursday, 0.19 in. on Friday,
and the rest. on other days except Saturday. The
rain on Monday, measuring one inch, fell between
noon and 1 o'clock p.m.; and of this there fell nine-
tenths of an inch in 20 minutes. There were thun-
der and lightning on Tuesday.

PRINCE CONSTANTINE CZ4RTORFSKT.

Prince Constantine Czartoryski, who died at
Vienna, in the month of April last, was one of the
notabilities among Polish patriots. He was born
at Warsaw in 1773, and was educated, together
with lii3 elder brother, Prince Adam (at present
residing in Paris), under the care of distinguished
masters, such as Grodeck, of Gottingen ;
of Geneva ; the Abbe Piramowicz, and the poets
Kniaznin and Karpinski. A tour of Europe, and
a long stay in England served tocomplete the educa-
tion of the two princes, and to develop their habits
of observation.

The insurrection raised by Kosciuszko gave the
first opportunity for the display of their patriotism ;
and the Empress Catharine having subsequently
confiscated the property of their father, only rein-
stated them in their rightsfol the earnest solicita-
tions of the Court of Vienna, and on condition that
they should reside in St. Petersburg in the charac-
ter of hostages. After having remained until the
year 1793, in Grodno, with their uncle, King Sta-
nislas Augustus, they repaired to the capital of the
empire, and were compelled to enter the Russian
Army. While at the Russian Court they were re-
ceived as the intimate companions of the Grand-
Dukes Alexander and Constantine. Prince Con-
stantine Czartoryski left the service shortly before
his brother was appointed ambassador to Sardinia.
When the campaign against Austria was com-
menced, in 1809, Prince Constantine was at Pulawy.
He took part in the war with the most patriotic
ardour, and levied, at his own expense, a regiment
of in fantry, the organisation of which earned for him
the warmest thanks of Prince Poniatowski, and
the rank of colonel of the regiment, which was
incorporated under the name of the 16th of the
Line. Among his officers were men of great
distinction, such as Bolesta Dobrogoyski and
others, the future commander-in-chief of the Po-
lish army, General Skrzynecki, serving in the
regiment as captain of the grenadiers. Among
the various brilliant feats of arms performed by,
this regiment, its conduct at the siege of Smo-
lensk-0 is more particularly quoted. The Empe-
ror Napoleon decorated the brave and intrepid
colonel with his own hand, and nominated him
an officer of the Legion of Honour. Subsequently
Prince Poniatowski presented him with the Polish
Cross (virtuti militari) Unfortunately, Prince
Constantine Czartoryski's distinguished military
career was cut short at the battle of Mozaisk,
where his horse was killed under him, and he
himself received so serious a contusion that he
was forced to leave the service, to his own infinite
regret. Having been nominated aide-de-camp
general to the Emperor Alexander 1., on the erec-
tion of the kingdom of Poland, he soon asked and
received leave to retire on account of his health.

In 1831, at the time when the Austrian Cabinet
seemed favourably disposed towards the Polish
cause, Prince Constantine Czartoryski became an
active mediator between that Cabinet and the In-
surrectional Government; and when, subsequently,
a painful malady prevented him from serving his
country, his house at Vienna was ever hospitably
open to his Polish fellow-citizens. Being a great
lover of art, and endowed with a penetrative mind
and considerable powers of judgment, he became
more especially the Mecenas of all distinguished
Polish artists and men of letters, who will ever
gratefully remember the generous support and pro-
tection he vouchsafed to them.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—May 22.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

(Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice Erie,
and Justice Williams,Willes, and Byles.)
AM ANN V. DAMM.-SLANDER.

The plaintiff in this case was a clerk, and he
was sent by his master to the defendant, a box-
maker, to fetch some boxes. Having got them, the
plaintiff left the house hastily, and after he had
gone the defendant missed a mathematical box, and
thereupon he went to the plaintiff's master, and
asked him to come into another room, as he had
something to communicate that was private. The
parties went into another room, where there was
no other person but an English servant maid, and
the defendant there said, in German, that he had
missed the mathematical box ; that there had been
no other person in the room but the plaintiff; and
that he must have taken it. The plaintiff subse-
quently sued the defendant in the Lord Mayor's
Court, contending that the words were slanderous,
and on that occasion he obtained a verdict. Sub-
seq'iently a rule was obtained fora new trial, upon
the ground that the judge should have directed the
jury that the communication was privileged, and
that no action would lie. The matter to-day came
on for argument.
The Lord Chief Justice said that it was perfectly
reasonable that the defendant if he believed the
plaintiff had taken the box should warn the plain-
tiff's master of the fact, and it was also reasonable
that the defendant should, under the circumstances,
follow the plaintiff to where he expected to find his
property, and ask as the defendant did to look in
the plaintiff's drawer to see if the box was there.
Under these circumstances the communication
must be held to be privileged.

Rule absolute. -
LOCKWOOD V. LERICK.=-COMMISSION.

This matter came before the Court upon a rule
for a new trial being argued. The short facts were
these. The document upon which the action► was
founded was issued by the plaintiffs, who are com-
mission agents ; it stated that they got orders for
manufacturers, acting as agents only, and not in-
terfering with the accounts beyond forwarding the
orders and references. Another statement was, " we
expect to receive commission on all goods bought
by those whose accounts are opened through us."
The question was, whether " goods bought" applied
to goods for which orders had been given and ac-
cepted, but which goods from unavoidable causes
had hot been delivered. The learned judge thought
the term applied in such an instance, but it was now
submitted that the learned judge was wrong in
holding this opinion.
The Lord Chief Justice thought that what the
parties meant by " goods bought" was that the
order should be obtained by the plaintiffs and ac-
cepted by the defendant, and therefore the learned
judge was right.
Rule discharged.
COCHER V. FENN.-SINGULAR VERDICT.

This was an action to recover the amount of a
policy of insurance upon a vessel which had been
lost upon the coast, and the defence was that the
vessel had been wilfully cast away. The trial took
place before the Lord Chief Justice, at Westminster,
when the jury returned the followinc, singular ver-
dict :—" We find a verdict for the plaintiff, but we
hope that he will get nothing by it." The question
now was whether there should be a new trial upon
the grouhd that the verdict was against the evi-
dence.
Mr. Keane showed cause against the rule for a
new trial being made absolute, and said that the
reason why the jury appended any remark was that
they were not pleased at the manner in which the
plaintiff gave his evidence, but yet, in spite of this
dislike, they felt compelled to find for him.
Mr. Honeyman supported the rule.
The Lord Chief Justice said he was dissatisfied
with the finding ; it was the most unsatisfactory
verdict he had ever heard.
Rule for a new trial absolute.

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Severa sof pot-stealing eamektefoatheS
Court, in which -e prisoners were ola—offenders.
One w. sL,nterieed to three years' penal servitude,
one to 18 months' hard labour, and others to vai ious
terms of imprisonment.
Eliza Smith, 14, was indicted for obtaining by
false pretences from John Medlock, a clock, with
intent to defraud, and for obtaining, in like manner,
a silk mantle value 155., the property of Eliza
Finch. She pleaded guilty.
It appearect the prisoner used to lark about the
streets looking out for children sent out with par-
cels to dAver. 8-he would accost them and ask
where they came from, and where they were going
to, and having obtained that information, she would
say, " Oh, why I have just been sent for the par,:el,
as it should have come before," and the children
believing her, naturally gave her the things. She
had been before convicted, and the learned judge
sentenced her to 18 months' hard labour.
John Edwards, 19, and William Eeles, 18, port ers
in the service of Messrs. Stagg and Mantle, of Lei-
cester-square, were indicted, Edwards for stealing
20 yards of cloth, value £l2, and a pin, value £2,
the property of George Frederick Woolard, and
Eeles for stealing. 14 handkerchiefs and other arti-
cles, value £5, the property of their masters. They
pleaded guilty, and the prosecutors recommended
them to mercy.
The learned Judge sentenced each of the prisoners
to six months' hard labour.
Mr. Orridge prosecuted on behalf of the Associa-
tion for the Prosecution of Shoplifters, &c.
(Before Mr. Payne.)
Wm. Rearson, a smart-looking and well-dressed
young man, was convicted of picking pockets at
places of religious worship.
Former convictions were proved against him,
and Mr. Payne sentenced him to three years' penal
servitude.
Mr. Poland was for the prosecution. Mr. Ribton
defended the prisoner.
Isaac Rich, hawker, 42, was indicted for stealing
two sovereigns, the moneys of Richard Wihnot.
Mr. M‘Donnell and Mr. Gent were for the pro-
secution. The prisoner was defended by Mr.
Ribton.
The prosecutor resided at 19,King-street, Covent-
garden, and the prisoner used to call at his house
to sell game. Having missed a ring from a shelf,
and susnecting the prisoner, the prosecutor put
two sovereigns on the same shelf, and one day the
prisoner called with some leverets, and directly
afterwards the sovereigns were missed. He was
accused of the theft, and then put two sovereigns
down on the shelf, saying he did not mean to steal
them.
The jury, after a long consideration, acquitted
the prisoner.