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Also attended him in 1837 for a cough and cold, and if he (the recruit) will not take the oath of allegiance
.for the like cause in 1838 ; the mucus was streaked with ; he is to be detained until he will do so."
blood. Should say that in 1840 the deceased had bad Mr. BWIRELL said that rested kith those under whom
symptoms ,f consumption. Several other surgeons were the sergeant acted. He could not detain him. He was
called, some of whom had attended Scott, and spoke of , wllling to give the subject mature consideration, and to
him as a consumptive man ; yet Mr. Williams, in 1843, hear the question, with any new arguments in support
a few months before Scott's death, had given a vertifi- I of the view taken of it by the sergeant, or by his supe-
cate recommending him as a good life to the Western rior officer, at a future day.
Insurance Office, and on his certificate he was accepted. The parties then left the Court.
The lungs had been examined and found to be full of
cavities, and were much diseased, but the surgeon of
the Imperial Life Office, who had examined them when
in a comparatively fresh state, was not called.
Mr. HILL, in a very powerful speech in reply, com-
mented strongly on this fact, and went very minutely
through the whole of the case.

The Learned JUDGE having carefully summed up the
evidence, the jury retired at nine in the evening, and
after an absence of half an hour, returned a verdict for
the plaintiff.

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Hereford, Aug. 9.
The civil business was all disposed of yesterday at an
hour sufficiently early t•) enable Lord 011ie fJustiee Tindal
to tr), a case of horse-stealing before the Court adjourned.
As was mentioned in yesterday's report, there were four
causes in all to be tried, one of which was undefended,
and two were substantially in the same predicament. The
fourth was the following:—

ALLEN V. THE KINGTON RAILWAY COMPANY.

Mr. Serjeant Talfourd and Mr. M'Mahon appeared for
the plaintiff, and the defendants were represented by Mr.
Whateley and Mr. Keating.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a gentle-
man of property, residing at the " Moor," to recover the
sum of 371. 1 Is. 4d., for money paid to the use of the
Company, which was incorporated by Act of Parliament
in 1818. By the provisions of the Act it was required
that the Company should repair and keep in order the
fences of the property through which the railroad was
carried, and the fences on both sides of the railroad being
very defective at that part of it which passed through
Mr. Allen's estate, the plaintiff in 1843 repaired the
fences, and obtained an order from two magistrates for
the payment of the amount which they had cog to re-
pair. No attention having been paid to the order, the
present action was brought.
Mr. WRATELEY, for the defendants, submitted that
the order was bad, the jurisdiction of the magistrates not
appearing on the face of it. He took also several other
objections to the order, but the Lord Chief Justice said
he would not stop the case, but would hear the answer
which the defendants had to make to the merits.

The case then set up on the part of the defendants was
that the " Moor" estate was originally the property of a
Mr. Harris, who died in 1824, and that in 1819 a parol
agreement was made between the company and Harris.
by which Harris undertook, upon receiving two sums of
101. and 301., to fence the estate himself, and keep it in
repair. Afterwards, however, he changed his miad,
fancying that a fence would spoil the view, and the com-
pany then put up a low wall with a gradual slope, so that
the view remained the same.

Lord Chief Justice TINDAL—I think your clients spent
their money very foolishly, Mr. Whateley ; but I have
heard your case, so that it may not come down again.
The plaintiff must be nonsuited, with leave to move to
enter a verdict for 371. I ls. 4d., the sum assessed by the
Justices.

CRO WN COURT.—(Before Mr. Sergeant ATCEIERLEY.)
Richard Taylor, Thomas Taylor, and James Taylor.
all young men under the age of 21, were indicted for
breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Daniel
Bond, at Ashperton, on the 23d of July last, and stealing
therefrom a pair of trousers , two shirts, two coats, and
other articles, his property ; also, a piece of bacon, two
handkerchiefs, and other articles, the property of George
Bond.

The jury, after some deliberation, found all the pri-
soners Guilty, and they were sentenced to transportation
for 15 years.
This was the only case tried to-day in either Court
which was not of the most common-place character.
Only one indictment remains for to-morrow, a case of
sheep stealing, which will be tried before Mr. Sergeant
Atcherley. The Lord Chief Justice will proceed to
Monmouth and open the commission there.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—WeIIs, Aug. 9.
CROWN COURT.

MARKET NEWS.—(YESTERDAY.)
CORN-EXCHANGE.
During the past week the arrivals of English Wheat
were on a very limited scale, but those of most other
kinds of grain were seasonably extensive, and of very •
superior quality. Fresh up we r. c. ivied about 20-0
quarters of new Wheat, chiefly from E+sex and Kent.
Of old English Wheat, the supply was very small. The
demand was certainly active, but not to the extent
expected, and prices advanced upon those obtained
on Monday last of from is to 2s per quarter,
at which a good' clearance was Effected. Tbo
quantity of Foreign Wheat on offer was good,
while the sale for it was steady, at an advance of is per
quarter. No English Barley at market ; but of Foreign
the quantity was rather extensive. There was more
doing in grinding sorts, the value of which was a trifle.
dearer ; but malting and distilling parcels were heavy.
In Malt very little was doing, at late rates. The quan-
' tity of fresh Oats was not very extensive, while the de-
mand was steady, at full prices. Beans, Peas, 53a
Flour ruled about stationary. The seed market was dull,
but we hare no material alteration to notice in value.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
WHEAT—Essex & Kent, MALT—Chevalier......... 633 to-.
red 42s to 52s OATS—Yorkshire and
Ditto, white
Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe
coin, red 39s to 4681 Youghall and Cork,
Ditto white 4os to 535, black
Irish, red 478 to 50s; Cork, white
Ditto white
RYE—Oh 2Ss to 338 BEANS—Tick 2ss to 29.
New 36s to 38s Pigeons
BARLEY—Grinding 23s to 27s PEAS - Grey ..... sips to xo.'
Malting
Chevalier 32s to 35.5 i White
•30. to Sie
MALT—Suffolk and Nor- I Boilers ......,.,«.., .......32. to 3
folk s6s to 62s FLOUR—Town made 44s to 464
Brown sos to 51s' Suffo k 34s to 391
Kingston and Ware 56s to 6281 Stockton & Norfolk 33s to XS
FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND.
WREAT—Dantzic
Hamhurgh 36s to 40s Peas... ........ 230 to 164
305 to 33s Flona—American— 235 to 254
BARLEY
OATS—New
Feed l4s to 168
SMITHFIELD.
Although the supply of Beasts on offer was less than
that exhibited on this day se'nnight, it proved tolerably
good for the time of year, both as regards number Oa
quality. The attendance of both town and country
buyers being numerous, a decided improvement WO
noticed in the Beef trade, and an advance of quite 2d per
81b was readily paid for all descriptions. In some in-
stances the primest Scots were disposed of at 4s 2d per 811',
but the more general quotation did not exceed 4s per Sib.
A falling off was observed in the number of Sheep, )3'
they were quite equal to meet the wants of the trace-
The Mutton trade was firm, and last week's quotations
were steadily supported, the best old Downs prod-twill
4s per 8 lbs. Lambs, the supply of which was goody
commanded a steady inquiry, at full prices. The demand
for veal was rather active, yet no further improvement
can be noticed in prices. In Pigs very little was doing!
and the rates remained about stationary.
Per Bibs. to sink the offal.
s d. to s. d. s. d. tos 6
Inferior Beasts 2 6 2 8 Second qualitytlitta... 3 4 •
Second quality ditto 2lO 3 2 Coarse-woolled ditto.. 3 6 S 0
Prime large Oxen 3 4 3 8 Southdown Wethers 3HI "
Prime Scots, &c. - •
Large coarse Calves 3 4 3 10 Large Hogs 3 2 $
ip
Prime small ditto 4 0 4 6 Small Porkers 3lO 4
Suckling Calves, each 18 0 34 I Quarter oldPigs,eachld 0 „„ 0
Inferior Sheep ..............
A2TLmbs 3 9 4
MARKET.
Beasts. I Sheep. 1 • Calves. IPigs.
2,741 31,860 1 159 230
zwEVIGATE AND LEADENHAZI.
Rather extensive supplies of country killed meat hal
been received up to these markets in fair condition. For
prime Mutton, as well as for Veal, we have a very steso,
demand at prices quite equal to those obtained on tilt
day se'ennight. Otherwise the trade has been in a very
sluggish state, and the quotations have been with dz
culty supported.

ARSON.—George Garland was indicted for setting fire
to the dwelling-house of John Shiers, at Somerton, on
the 14th of May, some persons being therein at the time.
Mr. Cox conducted the case for the prosecution, and
Mr. Edwards defended the prisoner.
From the evidence produced on the part of the prose-
cution it appeared that Shiers kept a public-house called
the Dragon, at Somerton, and that the prisoner some
time before the fire had lodged there. Something, how-
ever, arose which it was more than hinted at was
a jealous feeling on the part of Shiers, and the
prisoner was turned out of doors. In the early part
of May the prisoner was at the shop of the father of
Shiers, and in the course of conversation he said he would
be revenged on Shiers and his family. The father said
the only way in which he could be revenged would be by
setting his house on fire. The prisoner said he should
never be happy till he had blown John Shiers' brains
out. On the 14th of May the prisoner went into the
Dragon public-houses about nine in the evening. After
being there about an hour a quarrel arose between the
prisoner and prosecutor, which ended in the latter turn-
ing the prisoner out of doors ; he then went towards the
back court of the prosecutor's house, and in a short time
afterwards the cellar was discovered to be on fire ; it
was, however, soon put out, and, upon raking among the
ashes of this fire, a tin box belonging to the prisoner
was found between the wall of the cellar and the thatched
roof, and the mark of the box as if the fire had been in
it was apparent upon the wall. The witnesses, how-
ever, were in many instances inconsistent in their story,
and contradicted each other in many particulars.
Mr. Justice PATTESON summed up, and the jury re-
turned a verdict of Not Guilty.
Nearly the whole of the day was occupied in trying
prisoners charged with unnatural crimes.

At per stone, by the Carcase. ..., ..1
s. d. to s. d. s (1. wi 4
Beef, inferi0r............ 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior 24 i f
middling ..... .... 2 6 '2 8 middling 2 8 511
-- prime large ...... 210 3 0--- prime 3 4 4
-- prime small ...... 3 2 3 4 Pork, large 2 4 of
Veal 3 4 4 4 —mall. ••••••• 3 6
Lamb, 3s 8d to 4s Bd.
ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Calves. MS'
Scotland 2OO 60
Yorkshire
Norfolk
8 uffblk 3O
Cambridgeshire.
Essex 2O 100 93 'lO
Surrey lB 200 250 28040
Devonshire
Wiltshire
Other parts
.....•_..--
Total 7B 1,205 570 ,ZA
Previous week's arrival
—..— _
60
12 630 230

Difference since ourlast

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELBS.
As yet our supplies of new Potatoes, which are
dant, are derived from the neighbourhood of the metqo
polls. The best kinds are selling steadily at from
61; other qualities 41 to 41 18s per ton.
BOROUGH HOP MAIMP,T.
The accounts from all quarters, except those fail
East Kent, continue unfavourable. The late F...„cla
together with the appearance of moulds have irii •
deteriorated the bine, owing to which the duty htis Al eta
—it being now estimated at only from 130,00"%)
135,0001. Some large sales have been made in We''
and Sussex, on higher terms.
WOOL MARKET.
The public sales of Wool have at length been brouisi,
to a close. Notwithstanding the large quantities brott;
forward, nearly the whole have found buyers, at Pf7"o„
quite equal to those obtained at the prr,...ions auetl"iff
By private contract we have still to report a fair inotl.4o
at full quotations. During the week the imports
amounted to about 2,600 packages.
TALLOW MAItICET. tbi
The deliveries fall off, principally from the aPs,. 0
shown by the trade ; they appear determined tribe
purchase until their wants absolutely require it. In itr
meantime the holders here and the Russians seeto,o4
dined to look on. The shipments from St. peter
to the United Kingdom bear a vary small proportion
former years. Town Tallow 40s 6d nett cash.

NISI PRIUS COURT.
ALFORD V. ASHFORD.

Mr. Sergeant Kinglake and Mr. Bute conducted the
plaintiff's case, and Mr. Crowder that of the defendant.
The plaintiff was an innkeeper, residing at Shepton
Mallet, and the defendant was an attorney, and secretary
to a cricket club called the Shepton Mallet Club, and the
action was brought to recover 321. ls., for the hire of a
field and carriages, and for refreshments supplied. The
defendant was manager of the club, and gave orders for
everything. Matches were played with other clubs, and
the plaintiff provided the marquees and provisions, by
the direction of the defendant. The club played a match
at Bristol, and the plaintiff provided the carriages for
conveying the members to that place. It turned out
that a Mr. Marshall was president of the club, and that
the plaintiff had first sent the bill to him.
The jury found a verdict for the defendant.
August 10.
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John Wilcox was indicted for having discharged a
gun at Thomas Ashman, with intent to murder him, at
Chilcompton.
Mr. Fitzherbert conducted the case for the prosecution,
and Mr. Prideaux defended the prisoner.
It appeared, that about half-past eight in the evening
of the 18th of March, the prosecutor was standing inside
his house, at the window, facing the road, when he heard
the report of a gun, and in an Instant the glass of the
window came in upon him, and blood ran from his head
in streams. His head was wounded, and it was a month
before he was able to work. There had been disputes
between the prisoner and the prosecutor, and the latter
had employed an attorney to recover a debt which he
alleged the prisoner owed him. So far the case was
clear. Several witnesses were then called, who stated
that they saw the prisoner that night near the house of
the prosecutor with a gun in his hand; but they all ad-
mitted they had continually said that they had met
some one, and did not know who it was, so that
as soon as Mr. Prideaux had made his address on behalf
of the prisoner, the jury said they had for some time
made up their minds, and that they should acquit the
prisoner. A verdict of Not Guilty was therefore re-
corded.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
BOW-STREET.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT. —On Saturday
about half-past one o'clock, as Mr. William Dise*-teb;
the proprietor of the Coach and Horses Inn, 0t1.40%
Great Western Road,. near Isleworth-gate was to
an omnibus, with which he had been to fetch a Pgloo
party from Astley's Theatre, through the town of be
Brentford, when near the cage a collision took Place,of
tween the omnibus and a cart which was on the T"."0.0
side of the road, by which Mr. Blackwell was th_nr°ool
with great violence from his seat, and fell to the Pi:eel-
head foremost. He was immediately picked LIP' " ibal
ing profusely from his head, and conveyed in the orti,es
to his residence, where he was promptly attenu
Mr. Cooper, of New Brentford, and other stir,g,isitioa
when, on examination, it was discovered that in a°"" 01'
. sho
to most serious injuries on the head, one of lust.,„till'
dors was dislocated and his collar-bone broken. .";ortf,
nately no other person was hurt, but the otnethll7oo4
much damaged, and one of the horses was so lei be'
that it was found necessary to kill it. The Or?
longed to Mr. Lodge, market gardener, Felthatmof baba
dlesex, and the driver was asleep at the moment
accident.
POPULAR ITEALTIT.—The mean term of 'to if
minishes northwards in Great Britain. The hir;r:"
in the South Western counties, in the following 0155 ;
Sussex 55, Hants 53, Dorset 55, Devon 56, Corn"hortif
the decrement in the last case is caused by the me!
lives of the miners. The county of Lancaster has "to
of 36, the lowest county ; in which Liverpool ro_joref
26. Human life in Devon is on the average, theruilot;
29 years longer than in Lancaster, and 30 longer
in Liverpool.

Patrick Larkin, a letter-carrier at the General Post.
office, was brought up charged with stealing several
letters which had been received at the General Post-
office.

Mr. Peacock, the Post-office solicitor, appeared for the
prosecution.
William Blackburn, the inspector of water-closets at
the General Post-office, stated that, from information
which had been received, he was directed this morning
to watch the water-closets. At about six o'clock he saw
the prisoner go into one of them. These closets are all
self-acting. He saw the prisoner take a quantity of
letters out of his pocket and open them. He took some
bills and cheques out of the letters, and these he rolled
up and threw into the water. The witness then went to
Peak, the officer, and told him what he had seen, and
they went together and seized the prisoner. In the
water they found a quantity of letters and bills.
Other evidence was adduced, from which it appeared
that some of the letters were addressed to Messrs. Glyn,
Halifax, and Co., and Messrs. Barclay and Co., the
bankers. Amongst the papers taken from the water-
closet were found two cheques for 201., a cheque for 151.,
a bill of exchange from Constantinople for 501., a bank
post-bill 40L, another post-bill 101., an order on the
Postmaster-General of the Forces, a certificate for a
pension, a cheque for 1001., and a receipt from the Scottish
Hospital in Edinburgh.
The prisoner said he was innocent of the crime im-
puted to him.—He was remanded.
QUEEN-SQUARE.
A respectably-dressed young man was placed at the
bar before Mr. Burrell on the following charge:—
Sergeant Parkinson, of the Honourable East India
Company's service, said the defendant enlisted into one
of the artillery regiments of the East India Company on
Friday last, and the whole of the routine business in
respect to recruits was gone through, and he was
brought to that office on Saturday to have
the oath of allegiance administered to him.
Whilst the Magistrate was affixing his name to the docu-
ments, and the usher of the Court had read the oath to
him, he suddenly threw down the book, and refused to
be sworn. The Sergeant further said the man was an
attested recruit, and that, according to the Act of Parlia-
ment relating to the enlisting of recruits, he was a
bona fide soldier.
Mr. BURRELL differed in opinion. The Act gave
magistrates the power of discharging persons who had
hastily enlisted, if they had not taken the oath of alle-
giance, and made application to him to be released from
the obligations into which they had entered within four
days from the date of their enlisting. Was the young
man willing to pay the usual smart money?
The young man said he was willing to pay it.
Sergeant Parkinson begged to call the Magistrate's
attention to that portion of the Act which said, "that

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BIRTHS.
On the 25th of June, at the British Legation, Ceq.lscirese
lady of Belford Hinton Wilson, Esq., her Britannic lu'v m
Charge d'Affaires to Venezuela, of a son and heir. the Jew
On the 4th inst., at Doddershall, near Aylesburit
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of G. Pigott, Esq., of a daughter. 1 0
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On the sth inst., in Lincoln's Inn-fields, the lad
Lister, of a son.
On the 6th inst., at Counter-hill, New-cross, 2113' Pr/.
to
Barlow, jun., of a son. 304 0
On the 6th inst., the wife of F. Barlow, Esq.,
.f..
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daughter.
On the 6th inst., at Brighton, the wife of the 11°1. '
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Neale, of a daughter. the 1,d.1
On the 6th inst., in Albion-street, Hyde-perk, „„..j
R. G. Stevens, Esq., of a son. of t''''
the lady On the 6th inst., in Upper Brook-street,
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Fane, Esq., of a daughter, still-born.
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On the 7th inst. in Chester. terrace, Regent's-P-
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of John H. Caucellor, Esq., of a son. 00°'
On the 7th inst., the wife of George William
Esq., of Norton-street, of a daughter.

MARRIED. 0
On the Sth inst., at Plymouth, by the Rec. - .1012
e,
Rector of Bradford, Devon, William Augustus 131:11
son of John Francis Byrne, Esq., late Captain Se°— fora '
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Guards, and grand nephew of the late Lord Cravite CO
Lindsay, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the 15
Arthlir
mander John Yule, R.N. nOrti
On the 23d inst., at Stoke Church, near Dev°r3.- of the
Arundel Browne, Esq., to Dora Anne, only Chu'
Rev. St. John Browne, of Kinsale, Ireland. Frsll,
On the 6th inst., at Caversham Church. Thriregirr.
Sandeman, Esq., late Captain in her Majesty's,,73" of CO"
to Amelia, fourth daughter of W. Crawshan
sham-park, Oxou.
On the fith inst., at Trinity Church, Mr. William
0" TS
of Oxford, to Mary Anne, only child of the ate
Blackall, of Vauxhall-bridge-road.
On the 6th inst., at Colton, Major gaineshtejroolig la
the 44th Regiment, to
Anne, eldest aug
Penny, Esq., Bridge-field, Lancashire.
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grOartt very p many
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n. clerk to the Bli%
_ .NOn, thes 15th ult., at Bermuda, Francis Hall, son of Dr' Anil t
R On. g2er ,of tho convict establishment there. „„„rotoir
the inst., at Brighton, Mr. John 11°4, of 10'
heath, Croydon. C¢th3•
On the 2d inst., at Milton Cleve lori, Somersetshire, 0,10.
rine Cecilia Hannah, the only child of the RGeelel
K. Ellerton. vernrthillb
On the sth inst , at Broadwater House, near " --. Or
tEhlohripore,, widow of the Rev. H. L. Walsh, D.C.L., of Grill'
Lincolnshire. -.e, se4•
On the 6th inst., at Stanlake, Berks, Leonard Cur 5i....
On the 6th inst., at Leatherhead, Mr. Walter S. Elll7, Os
On the 7th inst., at Flower•place, Godstone. Sucre"'
Hon. George Henry Nevill, aged 84.

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