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ought to touch the sympathies of the Noble Lord,
upon his own principle, and induce him to call for a
confiscation of a portion of the land, for the benefit of
the poor labourers.—Northern Whig.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

HOUSE OF LORDS, March 28.

The House met to-day to hear appeals. The Lords
present were Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, and
Lord Campbell.

MURRAY U. MURRAY.

The arguments were concluded in this part-heard
case, and their Lordships postponed their judgment till
after the Easter recess.

BRYAN U. COOPER.

The arguments in this part-heard case were also re-
sumed, but not having concluded at four o'clock, the
further consideration of the case was adjourned till to-
morrow (this day).

COURT OF CHANCERY, March 28.
The part-heard appeal motion of Nicholl v. Stretton
occupied the Lord Chancellor the greater part of the
day.

VICE-CHANCERY COURT, March 28.
The VICE-CIIANCELLOR OF ENGLAND took motions
to-day, none of which were of such interest as to require
a special report.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

(YESTERDAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.

Mr. James Hill, who holds the situation of weigher
and teller and stamper of weights at her Majesty's Mint,
appeared yesterday before Sir Peter Laurie, for the pur-
pose of complaining that he had presented at the Bank
of England a sovereign, which the official to whom he
handed it clipped, without having tested it by the legal
and authentic brass weight. The weights used by the
establishment were made of glass, and not authorised by
the Government, and enormous loss to the Government
was likely to be incurred by the use of such weights in
dealing with the gold coin of the realm. Shopkeepers
would follow the example of the Bank in using unsanc-
tioned weights, if some step were not immediately de-
vised to put an end to the practice ; and he was fully
determined to proceed against all parties who should
issue any spurious instruments of the kind.
Sir PETER LAURIE, after some conversation with Mr.
Hill, which, as nobody was in attendance on the part of
the Bank of England, it would be imprudent to report,
asked that gentleman whether he came to the Mansion
House to make the complaint upon the authority of the
Government.
Mr. Hill replied that it was not known to the
Government that he meant to attend for the purpose
of making the complaint ; but he considered it to be his
duty to come forward on an occasion of so much importance
to prevent a practice calculated to increase most prodi-
giously the expense of the Government who had acted
with regard to the light sovereigns and half sovereigns
with great liberality to the public. He had, he said,
been twenty years connected with the Mint, and had
weighed many millions of sovereigns and half sovereigns,
and he well knew the large expense incurred by the re-
cent calling in of the coinage.
Sir PETER LAURIE then sent a messenger to the
offices of Messrs. Freshfield, the solicitors to the Bank
of England, observing that the subject was too serious
a one to entertain without the attendance of some autho-
rised person upon the part of that establishment.
Mr. Charles Freshfield immediately attended, and
having been informed by Sir Peter Laurie of the nature
of the representation which had been made, said, that
he should make inquiry on the subject ; and that no
doubt a satisfactory explanation would be afforded as
soon as possible.
Two young men name.' Edward Stone and William
Dunn were brought up charged with having used
threats against Mr. Christopher Clark.
The prosecutor stated that he was the proprietor of
eight omnibuses, which plied to and from the Bank and
Pimlico, and that some time ago he detected two thieves
belonging to what was called " the swell mob," who had
robbed a lady in an omnibus of which he was conductor.
In consequence of having caused the transportation of
the delinquents he had been exposed to the grossest
insults from their " pals," who still remained to prey
upon the public. On Wednesday, as witness was with
his omnibus in Cornhill, Dunn shook his fist at him,
and used some words in a menacing tone. Witness got
down off his foot board, and asked the man what he
meant? and Stone said " Cut a button-hole in his b—
eye." Dunn then said to witness, " You lagged poor
Moore and another, and we'll put you away." He gave
them into the custody of the police, as he considered his
life to be in danger from such men. He added that one
of the prisoners had threatened him as he was attend-
ing his omnibus in Regent-street.
Sir PETER LAURIE—Why did you not give him into
custody then ? Witness—Because my omnibus was full,
and I had nobody to take my place, otherwise I cer-
tainly should have done so.
Stone denied that he had ever opened his lips to the
prosecutor. He was, he said, of no trade or profession,
but was allowed 150/. a-year by his uncle in Aberdeen.
Dunn said he knew nothing whatever of the prose-
cutor ; that he never in his life had been in trouble, that
he was a cab-owner in extensive business, and was
wholly unknown to people of bad character.
Sir PETER LAURIE said the very circumstance which
led to the annoyances to which Mr. Clark had been sub •
ject, proved how deeply the public were indebted to him
for the manly exertions he had made to catch and punish
the thieves who had robbed the female passenger.
The prisoners were then ordered to find bail in se-
curity to the amount of 40/. each, and to be bound over
in the sum of 801. each to keep the peace towards all
her Majesty's subjects, particularly towards Christopher
Clark.— The bail was procured.