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London, England, 1832-02-01 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY,

Sittings at Nisi Prius before the Lord Chief Justice.
NIGHTINGALE v. WALTON.

Sir JAMES SCARLETT stated the case for the plaintiff,
which was an action for an assault and false imprisonment. In
November, 1829, the ffh ad been employed by the defendant
as his traveller in the toy trade. On the plaintiff's return to
London from Edinburgh, in the month above mentioned, he
was sent for, and upon going to the defendant's premises, in
Fish-street-hill, the defendant charged him with being deficient

in his accounts, and demanded an immediate settlement, or se-
curity for the deficiency. The plaintiff declared that his accounts
were correct, and stated that he would go to the Bell, in Holborn,
for his books, in order to satisfy the defendant that his accounts
were correct. The defendant refused to allow him to leave the
house unless he first gave security for 1601. which he stated the
plaintiff had retained. The plaintiff sent for his cousin, and
they joined in giving two bills for the amount payable in four
months, to meet any deficiency that might appear in his ac-
counts, and then the plaintiff left the house with his cousin.
The bills became due and were paid.

The detention of the plaintiff by the defendant, the giving
the bills, &c., were proved by the plaintiff's cousin.
Mr. POLLOCK, in addressing the Jury for the defendant,
contended that no injury had been done by the temporary situa-
tion of the plaintiff, who had suffered so long a time to elapse as
from Nov. 1E429, before he brought this action. He hoped that the
Jury would see there was sufficient in this conduct of the plain,.
tiffto justify the defendant in what he had done, but that if the
Jury should be induced to give a verdict for the plaintiff, the
smallest coin of the realm would be amply sufficient to repair
any injury that the plaintiff could have sustained.

The Jury found for the plaintiff—damages one farthing.
THE KING v. SCHOFIELD AND OTHERS.

This was an indictment at the instance of Mr. William
Henry Carmichael Smith, charging the defendants Mrs. Eliza-
beth Anne Smith, his wife, Benjamin Schofield, and Henry
Goddard, police officers, and - Kinnow, with forcibly and
unlawfully taking possession of the prosecutor's house, No 2,
York-crescent, Tottenham-court-road.

Mr. ARCHBOLD appeared for the prosecution, and Messrs.
PLATT, PHILLIPS, and COCKBURN for the defendants.
The case occupied the Court a considerable time, but the facts
of the case may be briefly stated. The prosecutor, whose name
has been frequently before the public, as being either plaintiff
or defendant in various Courts of Law, has, for some time
past, been separated from his wife, one of the defendants.

In Nov. 1&29, she took a house, No. 2, York-crescept, Totten-
ham-court-road, in the name of Carmichael, and stated herself
to be a widow. Shortly after the prosecutor heard of her
residence and informed the landlord that she was a married
woman, upon which the landlord wished to get rid of
her; to effect which Mr. Smith proceeded to the
house and turned her and her servants out, leaving a
man in possession. A warrant was obtained against
Mr. Smith for the assault, and he was fined 20s. by the Magis-
trate. Mrs. Smith afterwards went with the two police officers,
and she got possession of the house by forcing an entrance into
the parlour window. This was the violent entry complained of.

The Jury immediately found a verdict for the defendants.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.

THE KING v. ARTHUR AND OTHERS.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that this was for the
recovery of the penalty on a bond of 500/. from the defendant
Arthur. The other defendants are his securities on the bond.
The defendant Arthur was employed in the Custom-house at
Southampton, as a searcher and landing waiter. It is the
custom for those appointed to such situations to give securities
to the amount of 500!. for the due performance of their duty. In
Oct. IS' 9, the steam-boat !laird George the Fourth, arrived at
Southampton from Havre de Grace, and it was the duty of Ar-
thur to examine the goods and packages that arrived by her.
Among other things were eight cases, entered in the manifest as
wine. Theso cases were sent to the Custom-house and were
passed by Arthur as wine, but he had only entered four of
them in a book in which they ought all to have been entered.
The supervisor, on looking at the report made by the master
of the steam-boat discovered the error, and challenged him
with it, but got no satisfactory answer, in consequence of
which he with another officer went to Messrs. Weeks and Fay's
office, where, in the cellar, they found the eight cases, which
they seized, and took back to the Custom-house--on searching
them five of them were found to contain wine, and the other
three were filled with French silks, ribons, &c. Arthur had
fled to Paris, so the present action was to fix the bondsmen. He
hoped to prove these facts satisfactory to the Jury,when he would
rely upon their verdict being in favour of the Crown.
Ho then proposed to read the evidence of Mr. Lefevre, which,
by an order made by Mr. Baron Garrow, was taken by interro-
gatories before the King's Remembrancer. This was objected
to by Mr. Follet unless the order was produced, which could
not be found at the moment. The Attorney-General would
proceed with other evidence in the meantime ; he then called
Michael Lellar, a tide-surveyor at Southampton, who proved
the finding of the goods as stated in the opening. Also, that
on the morning that the goods were passed, he saw Mr. Fay
walking before the Custom-house from seven o'clock till a
quarter to eight, when Arthur came up and Fay said him, " Is
this your seven o'clock," when they went into the Custom-house
together. Arthur was never in the habit of coming to his duty
before nine o'clock.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that the original order
under which the interrogatories were to be taken could net be
found, but he believed he would be able to show that they were
not taken under that order, but under a subsequent one, which
he produced.

After a very long discussion upon two objections taken by
Mr. FOLLETT,

The LORD CHIEF BARON held them to be fatal, and the
interrogatories could not be read without the order was produced.
Under these circumstances the Attorney-General withdrew
the record.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

HARRIS v. JONES.

This was an action on a covenant in not keeping in repair a
house held on lease by the defendant. The case was totally
void of interest and was likely to occupy the Court all day.

SPAGNIOLETTI v. LAPORTE.

This action stands on the cause-paper for to day, but it is ex
pected it will be put off.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
The arrivals of Grain at present this week are only moderate,
but the quantity of Flour is good. Wheat of fine quality main-
tains Monday's terms, other samples still meet a very dull sale.
Barley, Beans, and Pease remain as last reported. Oats find
buyers very slowly, but prices are not lower. Flour unaltered.
ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. I
6 Fleur.
English 2,611 qrs 7,387qr5. 8,114 qrs. ,9 Ilracks.
Irish
Foreign

- brls.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY

FROM LLOYD'S.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 30 —Arrived the William the Great
from St. Petersburgh. Off port, the Madras, from Demerara.
STANDG ATE CREEK, JAN. 31.—Arrived the Werchse]
Lange, from Dantzic.

SHOREHAM, JAN. 31.—Arrived off port, the Victoria, from
Memel

The Standard, Captain Sutor, from Demerara, is supposed to
be arrived off the Wight, letters having been received marked by
her, dated Dec. 20.
The Victoria, from Quebec and Barhaven, was off' Cork the
26th ult. dismasted, in tow of the Superb steamer.
The Renown, from Liverpool to Philadelphia, was spoken with
the 18th of December, in lat. 47. long. 70, and supplied with
provisions.
The Mary Ann, Peebles, from Sligo, arrived at Isle Ornsey the
25th ult. with damage, bound to Irvine.

The Leda, Lyall,-from Liverpool, arrived at Belfast Lough,
lost foreyard, bound to Rio Janeiro.
The William, Still, from Coleraine, arrived at Holyhead leaky,
&c., bound to Liverpool.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK.
New York Papers, two days later than the last, have been re-
ceived at the North and South American Coffee-house to the
10th January.
Extract of a letter from Buenos Ayres, Nov. 30:—" Since
my last scarcely any thing political has transpired; there
is not the slightest prospect of a renewal of the late unhappy
state of affairs in these provinces; but the country is exceedingly
impoverished. A report is in circulation that the British Go-
vernment is about to take possession of St. Catherine's, as an
indemnification for losses sustained by the British merchants. A
flying report also prevails of a revolution at Monte Video.—
The late mild weather and rains have completely cleared our har-
bour of the ice : upwards of 30 outward-bounds essels sailed on
Saturday."

A French Paper states that great discontent prevails in Fin-
land, and that the Russian Government are in possession of some
important secret correspondence.
The Polish corps of General Rybinski, to the number of 12,000
men, are proceeding to France; 900, mostly officers, have arrived
at Strasburgh.

THE FUNDS.
As yet we have no arrivals of any foreign mails or ship letters,
but an express from Brussels brings an account of the death of
General Belliard, Ambassador from France to King Leopold.
The public are disappointed that the motion of Lord Chandos
did not take place last night in the House. Consols opened at
the same price they left offyesterday, 82 with scarce a bargain
doing.
A clerk in the Bank hung himself this morning, but was cut
down in time to save his life. He was in a desponding state.

HALF-PAST ONE.
No news of any description at present. Consols 82 I{ for
money, and 82N %, for account.

THREE O'CLOCK

Consols, 8! I.

LARGE ENTRY OF MERCHANDIZE.—On
Saturday last there was entered at our Customhouse, in
one entry, for one vessel, by a merchant of this town, 519
packages of printed coloured, and white cotton goods, of
the value of 21,490/., being upwards of one million yards
of cotton goods,—Liverpool