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1, LAW INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.) 'VArrr--

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The Lord Chancellor delivered judgment in this ins 41:
portant case this morning. s
This .was an application by Mr. Watts, who had been
struck off the roll of attornies of this Court, lo be
restored.-
It will be remembered that Mr. Watts, fornseily an
attorney of this Court, WAS struck off the rolls of attor- •
nits by Bit Honour Vint-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, and
afterwards on appeal by the Lord Chancellor in respect of
the misapplication of one thousand pounds received by him
from the Rev. Mr. Funby, to vest it on good mortgage
security. Mr. Watts represented to Mr. Fonby that
the money was invested on good security, but it was
lent on buildings in the course of erection at Folkstone
and Maidstone, which turned out an unprofitable
speculation, and Mr. Watts himself afterwards became
bankrupt.
The Lord Chancellor in deliv'ring judgment raid, that
this case had given him the greatest possible anxiety, not
only to find out whether there were sufficient grounds
for the penal suspension of Mr. Watts from the duties
of his office, but also to see whether there were
sufficient grounds for restoring him as au attorney of
this court. It appeared that he and his par tnir carried
on business in Bottle to the extent of about 450001. per
annum, but his foss in building speculations and other-
wise led him to bankruptcy. 1I s lordship observed
that it row appeared upon evider ce that the misrepre•
eentathns made by him to the Rev. Mr. Fonby, that
he had Ltid out his money on a good mortgage invest-
, ment, was made after the money was advanced and
when he was bankrupt, but it was his duty to have
informed Mr. Fonby that he was in bankrupt
cumstances, and that it was his duty to look to the
sufficiency of the security given. If he bad done so,
Mr. Fonby might have recovered his money from
Watts' assets in the hands of his bankers. His lordship
rid not consider that this misrepresentation made after
bankruptcy, and when no money was advanced by Mr.
Fonly on the faith of its being true, was a sufficient
ground for continuing Mr. Watts' suspension from his
office of attorney. His lordship had conceived, and he
bc..lkr,.? the Vice-Chancellor was of the same opinion,
that Mr. Fonby h,(.1 a ir ancod his moncy upon Watts'mia-
rapre:seutation of the sufficiency of the mortgage security ;
whereas, it now-appeared that mousy was advanced
before any misrepresentations were made and that the
money was placed in liia'hands to set' Ve beet Reenri,y
he could. His lordship did not free Mr. Watts from
blame in making a misrepresentation to Mr. Fonby after
his tankruptcy, but he did not consider that the public
would sustain any injury by restoring Mr. Watts to the
roll cf at orneys of tt.is c )urt on the payment of an
CO ,tbe.
Tim rule to strike Mr. Watts off the roll was dis-
easrged and Mr. Watts is how an attorney of this
court.

POL W' INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ONE EFFECT 01 Tat GOVERNMENT BlLL.—Among
the persons charged with drunkenness at this court this
morning was an Italian, who gave his name Bstiira
Darighi, brought before Mr Bingba-u by Police-con-
stable C, 145.

• It appeared the constable found the defendant drank
in Piccadilly at between two and three o'clock in the
morning, where he was exceedingly noisy much to the
annoyance of the inhabitants. As he would not mode.
rate his clamour the constable was under the necessity
of locking him up.
The Itallan told his worship this morning, through
the medium of the interpreter, that he was sorry he got
drunk, but the fact was it was all owing to the bill
thrown out in the house last night.
Mr. Bingham asked how he would have done had it
been the othrr way and not thrown out !
DAendant thought that !night have somewhat al'ered
circumstances and named a little delay, as he should
probably then have got drunk in Italy instead of Eng-
land.

Being a fore'gner, and hi; first appearance here, he
ICIIB discharge I without a fine.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Sir Charles Style, Bart., of Brotnptor, Yorkshire,
recently addres.el a letter to C done, M'Pberson, C. 8.,
Inspecting Field Officer of the York District, intimating
his desire to promote the enli,tment of recruits for her
111.jesty',% service, aed with a view to that object
romitted a cheque for 1001. to be given as extra bounty
to 100 young wen who shoed I enlist iu that district.
This patriotic offer was at once accepted, and
a letter was addressed to Sir Charles Style by the
authorities at the 1.11,re Guards, conveying to
him tie Duke t f Cambridge's thanks for the noble
example he hal set t..) othsr i: fluential landlords to
ext rt themselves in filling the ranks of Vie army. The
hundred men have since enlisted, and received the ad-
dition to their bounty offered by Sir Charles.
An Admiralty order arrived at Chatham yesterday for
the Aft icaine 44, aed the Mercury, 42, attached to the
reFerve at &wham, to he fitted for divisional ships in
lieu of the Boadicea, 42, and the Resistance, 10, ordered
to be taken into dock and broken up.
I Hit Royal Highness Prince Alfred visited Portsmouth
i Dockyard yesterday, and was attended by Commander
Joseph Grant Blcktord, of the flagship Victory, Lieut.
Cowell, R E., and the Rev. W. R. Jolly. His Royal
Highness wid shortly j•du Her Majesty's ship Euryalas,
fitting out at Devonport, under the command of Capt.
. Tarletoir, C. 8., for an interesting cruise.
The algier-, 91, Berea', made another trial of her
machinery yesterday. The Pigmy steam-vessel, Master
Commander Johnston, arrived at Portsmouth on Thurs-
day night from Plymouth, with Eupernuweraries. The
Comet steam-vessel embarked a draught of the 22d
Regiment yesterday at Portsmouth, and conveyed them
to Cowes for Parkhurst. The Sphynx, 6, paddle-frigate,
was taken into dock, and the Termagant, 24, screw, into
the steam-basin at Portsmouth, yesterday, for repairs.
The `Venice, iron paddle-wheel vessel, was taken ont of
dock aft:r refit yesterday.