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t wa3 about 14 inches i❑ di,m,ter, cumpixed of tw

circular pieces of sheet iron, between Which a flame
isues, and the cold air rushing in, it gives forth a most
deligh'ful heat. The stove may be used for cooking,
and in fret for all purposes, where beat and light art,
required. The entire labour required to make a day's
supply of gas for a common dwelling-house does not
occupy two minutes in turning a crack; and the ma
chine takes up about as mucli room as a common mantel
clock. . _ _

Writing upon this subject, Elihu I3urritt, the learned
blacksmith,says:—"Tnere is not only a saving ofexpense,
but of work, and the inconvenience and care of wood,
coal, and ashes, and the danger from fire almost com-
pletely annihilated. This is not supposition; we saw
the lights, tollowed the pipes to the cellar, and saw the
appwaws employed for the decomposition of the water;
and must stty we can hardly find words to express our
astonishment at the simplicity of the machire, when at
the same time we think of the greatness and grandeur
of the discovery. This mutt rank, if not above, co.- •
tainly eqoal, with the greatest discoveries and inven-
tions of age. Wood, and coal, and oil, and fluid,
may all be dispensed with, by the use of lir. Paintt's
apparatus."
Mr. Burritt further says :—" Two jets such as were
burning in his housr, would be sufficient to light a mo-
derately siv2d Lall every night, at an expense of the in-
terest on the cost of the machine (about six dollars per
annum), wi:h only the little trouble of occasionally fill-
ing the cistern."
It is understood that Mr. Paine has disposed of his
proprietory right to his discovery for a sues, which may
at first seem incredible; but a moment's consiaeratirn
will show that the purchasers will have got a good bar-
gain if all that is said of the capabilities and cheapness
of the light can be estat?lished. The terms of purchase
are renorted to be five millions of dollars, half a million
down.

Mr. Paine is expecting a visit from the committee on
gas of our ci:y government at Worcester, to look into
this matter.

NEW CHANCERY ORDERS.

Tho following nonce, in connexion with the recent
orders of the C,;urt of Chancery, was issued yester-

day :
"Notice—The following resolutions were agreed to at
meetings of the Masters of the 7th, 10th, and 18th days
of June, 1650, for the purpose a carrying into effect
the general orders of the 3d day of June, 1830:
"1. That all matters which are to be heard by the
Master shall be entered by the Master's clerk in one or
more list or lists in regular order, except ouch matters
(it any) as the Master shall direct to be taken at parti-
cular times, and the Master shall proceed to hear and
dispose of the matters in such list or lists in the order in
which they stand therein, but this is to be subject to the
directions contained in the fifth of the abovementioned
orders. (Order five states that The Master shall give
priority, as far as may be, to exceptions for insufficiency,
impertinence, aul scandal, and to matters and applica-
tions under 3 and 4 William IV., cap. 94, rec. 13, and
the orders made in pursuance thereof, and to any other
matters or applications re glaring immediate dispatch.')
" 2. If any proceeding before the Master in any cause
or matter in any list fails by reason of the non-attend-
ivies of any party when the same shall be called on in
its turn (from whatever curse such non-attendance may
arise), and the Master shall not think it expedient to
proceed exparte, the cause or matter shall be peremp-
torily struck out of the list, and shall on no account
whatever be heard or entertained by the Master until
the same be again set down in the li.t in regular
courthe by taking out a fresh warrant for that purpose.
" 3. That the above regulations shall nut alter the
existing practice by warrants with respect to matters to
be attended before the Master's chid clerk.

" These regulations to come into operation from, and
after the Ist day of July. 1850."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 26.

(Sitting at Nisi I.3rius, before Lord Chief Justice
CAMPBELL and a Special Jury.)
THE QUEEN v. COHEN AND DAVIS.
Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. Huddlestone were the
counsel for the prosecution; Mr. Sergeant Shee and
Ball4ntine appeared on behalf of the defendants.
This was an indictment against the defendants
charging them with conspiracy to defraud certain credi-
tors of Cohen. From the evidence adduced it appeared
that Cohen was formerly a tailor. He ordered a quan-
tity of glass and earthenware from certain dealers in
those articles. These goods he consigned to Davis, who
carried on business in the Blackfriars-road. Soon after-
wards Cohen went before the Insolvent Court, and after
several examinations he was ordered to be imprisoned
for twenty months for defrauding his creditors. Sub-
sequently this indictment was preferred.
A great many witnesses were examined.
Lord CAMPBELL having briefly summed up,
The jury instantly returned a verdict of guilty against
both the defendants.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS then prayed the judgment of the
Court.
Lord CAMPBELL said, by way of example he would
sentence the defendants to one year's imprisonment,
during which time they should be respectively kept to
hard labour.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS handed up the statute to his
Lordship, for Lite purpose of showing that it did not
contain any provision for awarding hard labour.
Lord CAMPBELL said he deeply regretted it. Ho
would, therefur,', sentence them to be imprisoned for
ore year.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, June 26.

(Before Mr. Cormilisbionf r LAW.)

IN THE MATTER OF SAMUEL GRENVILLE FLETCIIER.
This insolvent, who bad been proprietor of the Kentish
Champion, weekly newspaper, applied to lee discharged.
He had been nearly two years in prison, five months of
which time he had 13,,e1 seriously ill, and had b >en pre-
vented from making «n earlier appiicaV "on for the want
of means. He had published some Parlismentstry
Portraits," and had t era tearetary to a company called
the Hydraulic Telegraph Company, which had been
provisionally registered.
Mr. Holl, a wine-merchant, opposed on the ground
that the insolvent had obtained goods from him to nearly
101., and he had sued him in a county court.

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It appeared thP.t A fiend cf the insolvent had off.ireci
some of his creditors a composition of 4s. in the pound,
which was refused.

Mr. Come3i7.Sioer LAW IVS 3 of opi&on that Mr. Holl
had good cattsc, of comphiz-it, t•tit whet!ler would
press hi, eds.) rcsted with his:. It *Ass ih. ins;Avent's
fault that he had remained so long in confinement.

The case stood adjourned fora week to amend some
formal matters.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.
Edward Hawkes, a letter-carrier, was charged with
stealing a letter conta'ning a valuable miniature, set as a
brooch.

Information was given at the General Post-office re-
specting the loss of a letter and its contents, which had
been sent by Mr. J. Pike, a jeweller at Chatham, to
Messrs. Alexander, of Hatton-garden. The usual test of
honesty was applied to the servants in the department
through which the letter passed, and the prisoner was
detected—having stolen a trap letter containing a
marked half-sovereign. The coin was found upon him
and the brooch was afterwards taken from a box at his
lodgings.
Mr. HENRY committed him for trial.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A lady asked the advice of Mr. Bingham in the fol-
lowing case:—
She saw in a shop, 96, Oxford-street, a mantle
marked a guinea which suited her, and she went in
aed bought it. She put down the guinea, but was told
she must pay another halt-guinea, as the price was a
guinea and a half. She declined taking the mantle at
that price, end requested to have her money returned.
This was refused, and she was compelled to pay the half-
guinea. As she conceived she bad been imposed upon
she wished to know if she had any mode of ob:aining
ress. _ _ _

Mr. BINGTIAk said a magistrate could render no as- j
sistanee, but .zie had no doubt she could procure redress
at the county court.
A second lady came forward and made a precisely si-
milar statement, but the occurrence took place in ano•
ther shop in Oxford-street, the number of which was not
rtatcd. The lady said she had been terrified into giving
the additional price.
Mr. BINGHAM gave this lady the same advice as he had
given to the former one.
MARYLEBONE.
Mr. Assheton Smith, a gentleman of considerable pro-
perty, residing at 13, Hyde-park-gardens, attended be-
fore Mr. Broug it.cn, by virtue of a summons which had
been obtained against him for assaulting Richard John
Kent Herring, a youth fiite.en yf ars t,f age, whose father
is a solicitor in Stafford-street, Marylebone.
Mr. Herring attended on behalf of his son, and Mr.
Randall for the defendant, who was accompanied to
the court by two Members of Parliament and other

frienth.
Mr. Herring, upon the case being called on, remarked
that he hoped there would be no distinction made, and
that the defendant, however high his station in life
might be, ought to take up his position in the place
usually occupied by persons when charged under similar
circumstances. The gentleman added that, while in
the court, defendant had assaulted his (Mr. Herring's)
clerk, for which offence he would probably he proceeded
agaimt elsewhere.
Mr. BRoUGHToN said it was no unusual occurrence at
the Old Bailey for a party accused to be allowed to cit
by the side of his counsel.
Defendant here left his seat and stood at one end of
the attorneys' table in front of the l,ench.
Mr. Herring detailed at some length the particulars
connected with the affair, and tke following evidence
was adduced:—
Complainant said— On the morning of the 24:h inst.
I was sent by my father to defendant's house for the
purpose of serving him with a copy of a writ. The
footman was standing at the door, and I asked him if
Mr. Smith lived there; to which he replied that he
did, but that he was then engaged with a gentleman.
He asked me my business and my name ; when
I told him that my business was particular,
and that I wi,lied to see Mr. Smith himself. He said he
did not think Mr. Smith would see me without knowing
my name and the reason for my calling, when I told him
that my name was herring, and repeated that my busi-
ness vves of a particular nature. He asked me if I would
come in end sit down in the hall, which I did; and pre-
sently the butler came and questioned me as to my
name, See., and I gave him the same answer which I had
given to the footman. He lett me, and in about an hour
and a half afterwards a gentleman, who I imagined at
the time to be Mr. Smith, went eut of the house, and,
jumping into a cab in waiting at the door, was driven off.
The butler CRE:I,3 and asked me my name a second time,
and on my telling him what it was, he opened a door and
went into a room, and soon afterwards Mr. Smith made
his appearance. I asked him if his name was Assheton
Smith, and he said " Yest, it is; what do you want? " I
then put, my tatted into my pocket, and took therefrom a
writ and a copy, and holding out the copy told him (Mr.
Smith) that I had a writ against him, when he said, "If
you come presenting, any of your writs to free I'll give
you a good licking. Get out of my house directly.,
tie put his fist up within three or four inches of my
face, end on the footman, by his directions, opening the
door, I quitted the place.
Mr. BRoUGUTON (to Mr. Randall) —What answer is
there to this? Mr. Randall—Mr. Smith has just inti-
mated to me that be wishes to make his own statement
and to call his witnesses.
Mr. Smith—l deny the truth cf the greater part of
what complainant has stated. I admit having said that
I would give him a good licking.
The footman and the butler were called, and their evi-
dence, particularly that of the former (who, however,
prevaricated considerably in some instances), was con-
tradictory of the most material portions of complainant's
allegation. The witnesses underwent a severe cross-ex-
amination by Mr. Herring.
The MAGISTILATE felt that he should not be justified,
from the conflicting nature of the evidence, in commit-
ting the defendant, and the summons was therefore dis-
, missed.