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be
statute ht was entitled to compensbtion for the lose
had sustained by the alteration.
Lord CAMPBELL said the Court was of opini°o tiCal
the mandaum. 6houl,igo.-itule made absolute. •

EXCHEQUEIt.—(THIS DAY.)
(13-fure the LORD CHIEF LIAROA t.ad bALori. RoLIE 411

PLATT.)
.it n was brought to try
SLLI,II4B DICKINS
This tic..
tiff to a a patent for certain improvements in 11‘i reee,r
niam of looms for weaving, and was tried before
Justice Wightnian at Liverpool, when a verdict wi!..
found for the plaintiff. The case now came before tire
Lordships in a rule obtained by Mr. Watson to set 814
toe right of the Idebill:
the verdict, aed to enter the same fur the defeudasi uer
for a new trial. It came before the Court on turnithe
day, but as their Lordships were unable to decyPher
notes of Mr. Justice Wightman it was adjourned until
to-day.
and
The arguments, which were extremely tediow, -
Court
wholly devoid of any public interest, occupied the
the whole morning, and was not likely until
a late hour.
Mr. Watson and Mr. Cowling appeared in support
Qf
the role, and Mr. Martin, Mr. Atherton and Mr. We's.'
against it. to conclude

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS
(Sittings in Banco before Lord Chief Justice WILPE)-13
Justices CREkSWELL, WILLIAMS, and TALFOITBD"/
The business which came before the Court this ulern„
ink; presented no fpature of intpr, st.

BAIL COURT.—(T.HIS DAY')
(Before Mr. Justi(e COLERIDGE.)
t,
Mr. Justice Coleridge sat in Banco this morph 001.
and heard several motions, but none of them pro°
any feature of interest calling for a report.

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY')
(Before Mr. Commissioner GouLnuurr.)
IN RE PURCELL. ;nor
His Hosourt gave judgment in this case this nArn.14,71
The d(fendant was a butcher at Mile-end, and arT;;os
on Saturday last t 9 pass his final examination, NA' loos
opposed by Mr. Duncan, on the ground that be hi4",:ifd
kept books of account; and the official assignee ref,
that the accounts were mere " guess" work. il'
His HONOUR had consulted with his brother COll3m-. 0,
sioners, and they agreed on the principle that ulitit.
" guess" accounts ought not to be allowed to Pao, f
there was to be a difference drawn between a 015"0°
mere " guess" work, and where, although no regaT
h,oks had been kept, a estimate had been 0131406 i
and the accounts were partly vouched. In this csie
considered the bankrupt bad rendered an honest sec°°l3
according to the best of his ability, and had given UP ,i
the property he was possessed of Under these eircll—t;,.
stances, he thought the bankrupt ought to be alloweuA s,
b
pass; a definite rule would probably be laid down,
the:
which it would be shown what should constitute
grounds of distinction.
Bankrupt was then allowed to pass.

MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THISDOi
ROBBERY AT THE REGISTERED SYRIAN PALLt-°(1
DEPOT, OXFORD-STREET.—John Gal in was charged
with stealing two registered Syrian paletots from
doorway of Messrs. Swain and Co., in Oxford-street...o
It appears from the evidence of one of the firm r,
y
the prisoner committed the felony in broad no°ll.m
carrying away the paletots and chair on which t—
hae‘i
were placed at " one fell swoop."
The evidence establishing the prisoner's guilt, he •
fully committed for trial.

'FIR LONDON SOCIETY FOR THE CONVERSIO,,iv
or ~/
THE Jaws.—Yesterday morning the 42d annual meetiristry
this society was held at Exeter-hall, when its friends Od the
porters mustered in great force. Lord Ashley occupiedyid 0
chair, and was supported by Sir R. H. Inglis, M.P., of
number of gentlemen who are interested in the conversion
IA ,
that ancient people. The Noble Chairman briefly addres;iod
the meeting congratulating them on the success whic.h„ 00
attended the operations of the society, and impresetniSoog,
them the necessity for increased and persevering exerti r-
especially at the present juncture, when such heresies Po.
veiled in the Church as, he feared, would result in the disr.,c-
tion of that establishment. The secretary then read the
elOl
nual report. The receipts of the year for special and geniot
purposes bad attained to 28,283/., being an increase over
to
year of 9391. ss. 6d Copies of the Scriptures had been iseooo
to the number of 10,455, and there were at present 10,
rr
copies of the Old and New Testament in the press. The
futher stated, that in the Hebrew school the New the
the
tarneni, was read with avidity. It was calculated that the
metropolis contained about 25,000 Jews, which showe"4ooo
field that the society had to labour in. The foreign rut the
of the society had been eminently successful; and durille pa
past year 20 foreign Jews, resident in the metropolis,top,
been converted. The report gave very general satiefec‘
and was unanimously adopted.
FATAL STEAM-BOAT A cciDENT.--YesteruA fOrrAY
„est
noon Mr. William Carter, coroner for Surrey, held an 113(1-,00
at the Royal Oak public-house, Union-road, Rotherbitn.we'be,
the body of Edward Nicholls, aged 21, a waterman' "0,
with James Coode, aged 27, was run down on Tuesday imi
by the Nymph, Woolwich steam-boat, under the follolo.,
circumstances :—lt appeared, from the testimony of 11° en,
rous witnesses, that the deceased and his companion were the
the
gaged on Tuesday afternoon in towing a smack Intrrieflied
Prince Albert out of the Surrey Canal Dock. A man,ri.„- ger,
Brown, who was on board the smack, and saw the oi""}',l
c,h
called out to the captain to ease and stop the steamer, wlcos
was then about 200 yards distance from the skiff, which ere
shooting out from behind a tier of vessels; but, before ,
was time to avoid the collision, the steamer struck the sitno
cutting her to pieces. Both men sank, and were see- of
more. Every exertion was made to recover the bodiesd
the deceased men, which were not found until the followtoll
morning. The man Nicholls had received a severe t.
across the upper part of the face by the paddle-wheel. °o
're.
ral watermen stated that the accident might have been POO,
vented if the men in the skiff had used common precan7yes i
either by backing the boat astern, or by hauling thenieewho 1
out of the way with the towing. rope. Two gentlemen' ,A he I
were on board the steam-boat, said that no blame could to !
attributed to the captain, who did all he possibly coui:o,
avoid the unfortunate accident. The jury, after a shiirt The
sultation, returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." 0,
body of the other man, named Coode, was found on the
polite side of the river, and conveyed to Limehouse, to l'w;it
an inquest.
ALARMING EXPLOSION OF GAS.—Last ev-enig'tooc
between seven and eight o'clock, an explosion of gee fec-
place at Messrs. Nugent and Cameron's, wholesale CO° in
tioners, No. 29, Great Bardwell- street, City-road, whie,h,
re
addition to the destruction of a considerable amount 01 P it
perry, will, it is feared, be attended with loss of life* bed
seems that throughout the day a strong smell of Ono of
pervaded the premises, and at the above-named hour, 0
coo
the workmen, named John Ellis, proceeded, as was his .1., 0
tom, to turn' n the gas from the main. Almost installlol,
report resembling the discharge of a piece of ordnance the
lowed, the windows of the factory were forced out, the
benches overturned, and the men hurled violently %lose
ground. As soon as they recovered from the shock,. ' the
whose injuries permitted them went below to ascertain
to
cause of the occurrence. In the front kitchen, where...
thl.4
gasometer was placed, a strong body of gas was discussis
blazing. The men, with assistance, succeeded in putting
aral
out. Ellis was found lying prostrate, his clothes on firs! the
so dreadfully injured that his immediate removal tif.A to
hospital was considered necessary. He is not expect.nhe
survive. The origin of the catastrophe was a defect 1"
gasometer. The damage is estimated at 2001.
.„1 1%
TUB EXPOSITION OF 1851.—• GREAT MEETIoid i$
JERSEY.—On Wednesday last a great meeting was hetioas
the Royal Arsenal, St. Hilliers, Jersey, to adopt res°'"'m all
in furtherance of the intended exhibition of industriLioa-
nations, to be held in London, in May, 1851. The aidittg
tenant- Governor was prevented, by illness, from Pre-tseen
over the meeting, and, in his absence, the chair was :400
by Sir Thomas Le Breton, the Bailiff of the Island. 'etbeee
resolutions, declaratory of the interest taken by self
posed in the object of the intended exposition, ly,.ert,:naelf
posed and seconded by the Very Rev. the Dean or ',.%aate
the Seigneur of Rozel, P. R. Lempriere, Esq , Lieuten"t 51-•
General Torzel, Peter Le Suem, Esq., Constable, " pr.
Helier, Colonel Le Couteur, the Viscount of Jersey' 00,
Brohier, John Hammond, sq., and Charles Le clue the
Esq. Upwards of 704 was subscribed in the roohl a"
conclusion of the meeting. 0 f ,
MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL.—The quarterly col
rt
übert
the governors of this hospital was held yesterday, Sir ..
es °'i
H. Inglis, Bart., in the chair. After the ordinary busineoe
the court had been disposed of, J. Ingram Travers, EscPwith ,
unanimously elected joint treasurer of the hospital „hot
William Tooke, Esq , and Bailey Smith, William sue.,,r- re
Eueas Mackintosh, and George Leeke Baker, Escts" fog
severally elected honorary governors in virtue of their be to
executors to benefactors to the charity. We were haPr jot
find that the subscriptions to this old-established bolo)
were increasing; but it appears that in consequence
„c'entlf
improvements and alterations which have been rievitted•
completed, and the increased number of patients sunk% eti
the weekly board have found it necessary to Wattle in'',
urgent appeal in aid of the funds of the hospital, as .44 to „'
come falls short of the expenditure. We were grated to
'
learn that the Marquis of Westminster has undertake the
preside at the ensuing festival to advocate the objects °
charity.
.v.g L..../
THE LATE MR. THEOBALD, OF STOCIE,, 0-
Probate duty has been paid on the extensive pro Per. "oar.
this gentleman on two occasions during the presentoloool.
Mr. Theobald's personal property was proved at ts„' died,
This property came into the possession of his son, wu:' tete;
about three months since. His estate has been admio°3 the
to by his sister, Mrs. Thelluson, who now becomes
heiress to the property of her deceased father.
r ROI:
ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARYLEBONE `-'" „I tii.'
CLui.—The anniversary meeting of the members v.;/otelt
celebrated club took place on Thursday at Grillion's `-ilie
Albemarle-street •; the Earl of Darnley in the 011°1.' 00'
Noble Earl was supported by Lord Charles Russell, th,oeorge
F. Ponsonby, the Hon. Colonel Liddell, the Hon. ',`,..0.
Milles, Mr. J. B. Alexander, Mr. G. Morris Barker, fir. it.
L. Bayley, Mr. G. D. Dyke, Mr. R. A. Johnson, 1. vir.
Kynaston, Lieutenant Kynaston, Mr. C. Leslie, Mr. 4,.. Pic
Lightfoot, Mr. F. Micklethwaite, Mr. J. C. Morrice, hen
Nicholson, Captain Northe: , and Mr. J. Harcourt -1-o",avore
Prior to the dinner the following sixteen new meraheri%tr, a
elected :—The Hon. J. T. Fiennes, Mr. J. Lambert,
~r, r 0
T. Lindon, Mr. R. K. Gordon. Mr. Horace Young, "'see
Twopenny, Captain Thomas C. Taylor, Mr. C. f.„' solidi,:
combs, Mr. C. F. Webster, Mr. Antrobus, Mr. W.,;'le and
Mr. C. Sutton, Mr. E. Barchard, Mr. E. S. C. 13-' Or
Captain Northey. The report, which was read h.)" Air` the•
d the d •
'Aston, the treasurer and hon. secretary, state 9,5. t
balance at the banker's, on the 2d instant, was 407.1an' t more'
that the matches last year had cost 5141. 10s., or "i"R-49 were
than in the p:evious year; that the subscribers in ''' t'"
557, who, at 10s. each, produced the sum of 288/. moos,.103:0
" stock purse," to which was to be added 581. for elli ',eters
mt.king a total of 346. 10s. The balance to the " cr'he beol‘
match
fund" was 731. 1 Is., and the arrears due to the
amounted to 451. The resignations were 56.
+a f supl COMMISSARIAT ESTIMATES.—The estima— %lie%
required to meet the expenses which will come in c:gectivn:
payment in the year ending March 31, 1851, is, tbr. 84',
services, 453.89 1., being a decrease as compared with
50 of :;4,119/. The vote required for non-effective serviced
estimated at 45,7911., being an increase of 1,919/. as con;roiat
with that of 1819. The net decrease in the Coal°
Department is thus for the present year 32,190/.
of the
LARGE SALMON.—On Thursday last oneenr, be:
th.,4o;7wit!
domestics of Grant's Hotel, Dunkeld, caught in
low Newtyle Quarry, a salmon weighing 351bs.
.i_e. The
the rod, is considered a weight unprecedented Jle'nfto t;
hook caught the fish by the broad belly-fin, arTr.sollo
hour's fine sport it had at last to be gaffed ipto WV
Inverness Courier.