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London, England, 1844-04-24 00:00:00

THIS _DAY'S NE

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir JAams
KNIGHT V. )lUNDAY. By the I/1
This case came before the Court yesterclaP (00
a title was claimed to certain estates in the h¢ell
Cdr
of considerable value, which were alleged to Weal;
wised to one Thomas l3roadnox May, in 1726'
under whom the defendant derived his title waded" 7° bey
guardian to the devisee, and the latter was sta diari coo
infant. It was alleged in the bill that the guar d blesi
the infant to be kept in a tower, which tower lloeep
erected in the park, where he remained, in total ipo.neigV
his title to the estate ; that he afterwards lived laiimfte°
bouring village, and that small sums were given to Kiser
time to time by the party who had been appohiteti eeir
dian, his right to the property in question being Drov,
cealed from him. It was further alleged that Tholartbst,4lll
nox May lived to the age of ninety-nine, 5,t1-fe;
died in 1825, without discovering his rig'-file
he left one daughter, who was the late be
the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleged that end P;
entitled to the estates, as tenant by courtesy'the defendant had purchased the estate in 1797, '''- •
widow of the guardian, for the sum of 40,000/- dsnt
Mr. Itomii.ny appeared as counsel for the dejeltsticio
support of a demurrer, founded on the statute of Pa 3--
Mr. BAILY followed', on the same side. A DOS
Mr. COOl'Elt supported the prayer of the bill, lt%stedLi,'
concluded his address at the rising of the Court, ;,,0
The Learned Counsel having finished his argiat''

morning,
Mr. STEVENSON followed, on the same side. detool4
Mr. ROMILLY having replied, in support of the
it was ordt red that the case should stand for judgra'
QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THISn
(Sittings in Banco.) ,corl,'
THE QUEEN V. THE Tt. WN COUNCIL OF OW.'
MANDAMUS.
In this a case a rule nisi had been obtained for A Inanuroft!
calling upon the Town Council of Gloucester to pig °gigo'
borough rate certain fees due to the clerk of the .00141
on the summary conviction of persons who were brwor„.
fore the Magistrates of that borough charged withobicil 0
condut, but who were unable to pay the fees Weir 0;
various officers of the Court were entitled on h.fructiolla
tior,. The case, which turned entirely on the CO
be placed on certain sections of the Muuicipal
Act, was argued this morning. us Veit
The COURT gave judgment that the mandate t9.,d1/
inasmuch as it appeared that the expences incur; opco,
prehending and convicting disorderly persons, 00'001
incurred in carrying the provisions of,the Act in
—Rule absolute.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAI9I
(Before Mr. Justice CoLnzuDog)
polo
HATTON V MACREADY.
This was an action brought by the chorus-roastrt:tto bo
jeoticii
lane Theatre to recover from the defendent, the
that establishment, certain arrears of salary iiiieged.ndicer
to him. It was tried before the Sheriff of London, ;
diet was returned for the defendant. On tto
quent day Mr. Charnock moved this Cour pen
aside the verdict, on the ground that he stn
must be considered to have been brought to re_‘-:(015$
which was in the nature of unliquidated damages, r 611ePA
fore, it had been improper to bring it before t'lebadr-
Court. The Learned Counsel admitted that the ens .
taken into that Court by the plaintiff himself. 1,
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE, on that occasion, Oteterir
qe
consider his decision. This morning his Lordship' jti dtlo,
through the pleadings, stated that the cause co, ido
considered in the light of an action for unliquidaten.
and, therefore, refused the rule.
TS PAI
EXCHEQUER COURT--THIS
d°
(Sittings in Banco.)
This being special paper day, the Court W‘'"
hearing law arguments on technical points.
EXCHEQUER CHAMBER'.
(THIS DAY.) —O4
(Sittings at Nisi Prius before Mr. Baron Grtil'
Common Jury.)
005
SC AES V. HALL.
This action was brought to recover the balance of 2101
L
originally amounting to 371. 2s. 5d., 251. of which t•
rii°o
paid into Court, leaving a balance of 121.25. Se pltr
tendant, who is a miller at Kilburn, employed
a slater, carrying (11 business at the Regent's-P:1•
00°V
slate some houses at Kilburn, thus incurring a d t bit fAit
ing to the above-mentioned ,sum. The defen_niss • 0
counsel, contended that the sum paid into Con Ascetoo
remuneration, on the ground that the slates wet4ter,di
" battens" instead of boarding, and that the plVoe
through the roof. From evidence on the part of 'N 00 ft
it appeared that the slates were placed on batten% idt:lo
express request of the defendant, whose duty it ft. 4. 00 01
provided a proper foundation for the slates. fitir 0'
proved that the sum charged by the plaintiffl":ollo,
reasonable, and that the work was performed ins ot. ate 4
like manner and to the satisfaction- of the defenrwhoo,„-
nesses were then called by the defendant's Nowt., dust
that the " battens" were prepared by them at the.nd,4
the slaters, and not by the defendant's directions, Pieffp
boarding was also provided, but that the men eent,rrtr,.4o
the work preferred the former; in fact, the tl°--yor'"„ncif
being prepared and superintended by the plaintiM, evict
The Learned Judge having summed up tngeil ',
the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—al4—
COURT OF REVIEW--(T100
(Before Sir J. K. L. Bnycn.) ern °1°'
His Honour sat in the Sessions-house this wuistcly
Chief Judge in Bankruptcy, in which capacity he moth
ral motions; but many a them related only t°
none were of public importance.

A
Y9)104
CLER KEN WELL (THIS tion,
It was rumoured in this neighbourhood that 11, ht, 110:41
been murdered in St. Giles's on the previous i. 0e7.1,
immense crowd followed the prisoner from the the poi
station-house to this Court, hallooing and groanin,,,ilig-
The affair turns out to be nothing more than a w.StA'sfP
irtwren two Jri-!,,rom.n in a room in Church-street oat
Charlotte Franklin is the name of the wounded Peoti,"
Mary Anne Harris that of the prisoner. F,lll/, sallisce
brought from the University Hospital this inoelllnirb be,
appeared in Court with her head bound up, an,dA
dreadfully swollen and disfigured. It is said, TayhiPe
were inflicted with the sharp edge of an iron /*Ott. POY
geon declared there was a severe scalp wound, ulaopertits
likely to lead to fatal consequences. When the Pr'nrosoc
placed at the bar the woman Franklin refused to .
The prisoner was consequently discharged.
) 40
UNION 11 A 11,L.—( THIS DAY
,„oc
On Mr. Cottingham taking his seat, an aPP"„--od Pj;of
made to him, to order the restoration of a dial2l to_f jeeEr
gold guard chain, and a gold eye-glass, belonglntinidPl;
named Williams, lately tried and acquitted at thei:gikl'
and which articles are in the hands of Sergeant BO
the detective police. tel"bbili‘
It appeared that the boy 'Williams was corn—f'tr tlOO
time ago, with two men, on an indictment •;.t thee",
a lady, named Coutts, of 7001. in an omnibus- boos ;tre°
Williams was taken into custody the articles 11, oleill'„fot
merated, were found in his possession, and bPinoppll
of the alleged charge, the solicitor accordingly
_4Ol
the restoration of the above articles of jeweller,' vilswA6
The application, however, was resisted by 1"; hot
jeweller of Queen-street, Cheapside, who stated a oel
12th of February last, two respectably-dressed Oa
his shop and succeeded in stealing 4 gold chag7,ooll4„tier
the gold chain (now produced) and claimed by l'"
one of the chains of which he was robbed on the
tion.
vollfroll,%o
Williams' solicitor then applied to have the
and the gold eye-glass given up to his client as tiler coil
claimant of those articles. orstsanb6.,
Mr. COTTINGIIAM Said, that although Mr. 4,0 J-
not identify Williams as being one of the parties" "rtjel.,ooiir
him of the gold chains, yet as one of the stolen ape ,Peo'
found in the possession of the latter person, ile„y ,
trate) could therefore make no order to givelll3
The solicitor said that Williams was acquitted•lieitor bslo
The MAGISTRATE said that the less the ,s°‘„itnessegsollk
about that the better ; that two of the principal
been kept out of the way, or else a very different respol
have taken place. oss°11;014
v
Sergeant Langley said that he should retain be -
the jewellery, and as the chain was identified n°"'
take Williams into custody again. -.Yr

1g VI
LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THA- do )0
.nd
LONDON, APRIL 24.—Light northerly breexe,l-ble,
~,oget*
DEAL, APRIL 23.—A.M. Wind light and vaens Irits°6
S.W.—Arrd. Hamayoon, M'Killer and Kaout, E',
Calcutta; (ireaves, ditto, 'for, Newcaseleb
Johnson, Cuba, with loss of maintopmast ►
llonduras ; Haabet, Ruse, Charleston, for CoPeli-ton 176001
Advocate, Sydney ,• Elizabeth and Jane, Launcel toil;
pus, Bombay; John and Tam O'Shanter, 1305
Hope ; Eden, Africa; Alice, Jamaica; Francis DT; 0,
r • e
St. Patrick, Quebec • Royal. Tar (steamer), lue„,,,.dei.l3reo yr-
OFF THE WIGHT, 20.—Flora, Otten, r-Arrd.
5t
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 23.—Wind, variable.-- 18f 1
William Bentinck, London, for Port Phillip., OD:
SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 24.—Acrd. Trent (ste,looololo',
Indies, Carthagena 16th, Demerara 190, Trq:lll°
Jamaica 23d, Barbadoes 24th, Grenada 26th,
Ca. alt. 0.
OFF DOVER, APRIL 24.—Weser, Texas, for 1331-4010 t
PORTSMOUTH, AriilL 2L.--Wilid S., ;i_ght aTic oro,
retta, London, for Sydney, New South Wales
for New York. t 61* /11.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 19.—The Blerg, arriv— 8 E.-
experienced a hurricane Jan. 28, lat. 19 S., Wl' 00'
wind veering from N.E. round by N. to SAY° J Aye'
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 23.—Wind W.S.W. to itarthnojetl'
rate.—Arrd. Lord Stanley, Sierra Leone 51d. 120010'
Honduras •, Wellington, Jeffries, New Orleans, Nei Yids'
lie, Rio ' • Buckingham, Boston ; Mars, St. John* yid
wick ; Zephyr, Quebec ; Magnet, Messenger' r
Newfoundla,:d. Off, James Porter, Ichoboe•, ebeo• 1111.4
WATERFORD, APRIL 22.—S1d. Gorgians, ‘4ljohn's,
CORK, APRIL 21.—S1d. Martha, 51°
Brunswick.
LIMERICK, APRIL 22.--Sld. Energy and l'h--„,,net,is'oCiiiiebehil[PitC:of.:
STROMNESS, -APRIL 19.—The King Wil"—Atit
which was laid on the beach at the Island of Fie and
after being ashore, has been assisted round here
Aril
llr
surveyed.
ICHOBOE.—Arrd. Bradshaw, Coliunbine,
Liverpool.

l(A 0)
MARKET' NEWS.—(THISI"
moiBAsotoJ.oo:
Although the supply of English Wheat wash iota
large, the sale for that article was in a shiggimne Flamm
Monday's quotations were supported. The s
Wheat was held on full terms, but other qualitie,P4 fore.►ol
net) v Ae
bonded samples, were a mere drug. The qua—lhe ttio• 00-
Barley on show was extensive, owing to which t,..d, st
all kinds of Barley was heavy, and the rates wig sioW
instances, a downward tendency. Malt moved
alter
late rates. In Oats, Beans, Peas, and Flour, ou
was noticed..

ARRIVALS-
I °8" 1410.10
Wheat. Earky. dap,
i'811°,....0 .
1,900 qrs. 480 qrs. ...... ,
5,4 W
SAO
1,100 2,060 d
alt, 1,600 911. a
vrarrEcia.APSl- a each l‘b illarell
Although we had only a moderate supplY ~,,te A2a ft
Meat, the demand was in a very sluggish B'Sfu'ttoOf % ocl
previous figures :—Beef, from 2s 2d to Ss 1;1;4(.1 to 4154 d
to 3s 8e1; Lamb, 5s to 68 4d ; Veal,
Pork, 28 6d to 4s 2d per 81bs by the carcase.

English
Irish..
Foreign. .....

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order lid
THE MURDER OF Ai R. GATCHELL.---.•-gat the 22.01
the execution of Downing, who was convictetawbelly for
of
tent
haodrebeetfor
sthubse
ecimuuericilteiry.
art
3lit...fulforthat:oeeslll 00,
wasshiozseessoe
warded to the proper authorities; and the u . d
ofyriirhose guilt thyre is not entertained a
the extrate malty att. ler.