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London, England, 1844-02-05 00:00:00

for it was positively sworn to by a lad, on the first exa- I
mination, that the prisoner actually broke the poker by
striking her on the head, and that she gave the lad two-
pence to fetch a constable. He inquired whether the
lad was now in attendance ? The officer replied in the
negative. His parents refused to let him attend again
to give evidence ; in fact, they were angry with him for
coming at all.
Mr. COTTINGHAM said, that he should 'remand the
prisoner until Wednesday next, for the attendance of the
lad, whose evidence was so clear on a former occasion.
He should order the constable to take a summons for
him; if he did not then attend he should issue a warrant,
for it was impossible that he could let such a brute
escape. He then informed the prisoner that he should
then commit him for attempting to murder his wife.
Mr. Cottingham told the wife that it was extremely for-
tunate that she had not received such severe injuries
as he expected. He certainly did not think she would
have survived her husband's ill-treatment.
Shortly after the night charges had been disposed of,
a poor woman attended before Mr. Cottingham to make
the following application:—
She stated her name to be Catharine Beech, and re-
sided in Kent-street, Southwark, where she gained
subsistence by going out charing. Her husband met
with an accident about six months ago, by falling from
a scaffold, and had been since then in Guy's Hospital.
On Tuesday last he expired, and she shad
.applied to
follow her husband to the grave, which they refused to
allow unless she paid a sovereign, when they would
bury him on their own grounds, and pay the remainder
of the expense. She had not the means of paying the
sovereign unless she borrowed it from her friends, and
she did not like her husband to be dissected. She, there-
fore, wished to know whether the Magistrate could not
compel the hospital authorities to give up the body to her.
Mr. Col-rpm:um said he was not aware df the regu-
lations of the hospital, but he would send an officer with
her to ascertain the reason why they objected.
180 M was dispatched with the poor woman, and on
his return he informed Mr. Cottingham that if the sove-
reign was paid they would pay all expenses, and bury
the body in their churchyard, that the female and rela-
tives could follow, and see the coffin screwed down pre-
vious to interment ; but they could not part with the
body unless a sovereign was paid.
Mr. COTTINGHAM informed the poor woman that it
appeared that the authorities could demand the sove-
reign, and unless that was paid her husband would be
dissected ; but he would allow her a sovereign out of the
poor box, and he hoped she would allow the authorities
to bury her husband, as that would save her a heavy
expense in burying him, for she could see him safely
interred in the hospital grouuds.
The applicant seemed perfectly satisfied, and received
the sovereign.

BUSINESS OF THE EQUITY
COURTS.
SITTINGS AFTER HILARY TERM, 1844.
(Before the Lord Chancellor, at Lincoln's Inn.)
Feb. B—The first seal ; appeal motions.
Feb. 9—Petition day (unopposed only), and appeals.
Feb. 10 to 15—Appeals.
Feb. 16—Petition day (unopposed only), and appeals.
Feb. 17 to 22—Appeals.
Feb. 23—Petition day (unopposed only), and appeals.
Feb: 24—T2h9e—sAecpopnedalss.eal ; appeal motions.
Feb. 26 to
...jarch I—Petition day (unopposed only).
March 2 to 7—Appeals.
March B—PetitioLl day (unopposed only).
March 9 to 13— Appeals.
March 14—The third seal ; appeal motions.
March 15—Petition day (unopposed only),
March 16 to 21 —Appeals.
March 22—Petition day (unopposed only) and appeals.
March 23 to 27—Appeals.
March 28—The fourth seal ; appeal motions.
March 29—General petition day.
Such days as his Lordship is occupied in the House
of Lords accepted.
(Before the Master of the Rolls.)

Feb. B—First seal.
Feb. 9 to 23—Pleas, demurrers, causes, further direc-
tions, and exceptions...
Feb. 24—Second seal.. --
Feb. 26—Petitions ma general paper.
Feb. 27 to March 13—Pleas, demurrers, &c., as above.
March 14—Third seal.
March 15 to 27—Pleas, demurrers, &c.
March 18—Fourth seal
March 29—Petitions on general paper.
The Master of the Rolls will take consent causes, con-
sent petitions, and short causes, every Tuesday at the
sitting of the Court.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor of England.)

Feb. is—Firt seal; motions.
Feb. 9—Petition day ; unopposed petitions, short
causes, and causes.
Feb. 10 to 15—Pleas, demurrers, exceptions, causes,
and further directions.
Feb. 16—Petition day; unopposed petitions.
Feb. 17 to 22—Pleas, demurrers, &c.
Feb. 23.—Petition day; unopposed petitions, &c.
Feb. 24—The second seal; motions.
Feb. 26 to 29—Pleas, &c.
March I—Petition day ; unopposed, &c.
March 2 to 7—Pleas, demurrers, exceptions, causes,
and further directions.
March B—Petition day ; unopposed petitions, short
causes, and, causes. •
March 9 to 13—Pleas, demurrers, exceptions, causes.
and further directions.
March 14—The third seal.
March 15—Petition day ; unopposed petitions, &c.
March 15 to 21—Pleas, demurrers, &c.
March 22—Petition day ; unopposed petitions, &c.
March 23 to 27—Pleas, demurrers, exceptions, &c.
March 28—The fourth seal.
March 29—General petition day.
(Before Sir J. Knight Bruce.)
Feb. B—The first seal; motions, and causes.
Feb. 9—(Petition day), petitions and causes.
Feb. 10— Unopposed petitions, short causes, and causes.
Feb.l2 andl3—Pleas, demurrers, exceptions, causes,
and further directions.
Feb. 14—Bankrupt petitions and ditto.
Feb. 15—Pleas, demurrers, &c. •-I
Feb. 16—(Petition day), petitions and ditto.
Feb. 17—Unopposed petitions, short causes, and
causes.
Feb. 19—Bankrupt petitions and causes.
Feb. 20—Pleas, demurrers, &c.
Feb. 21—Bankrupt petitions and ditto.
Feb. 22—Pleas, &c.
Feb. 23—(Petition day), petitions and ditto.
Feb. 24—The second seal, motions, unopposed peti-
tions, and short causes.
Feb. 26—Bankrupt petitions and causes.
Feb. 27—Pleas, demurrers, &c.
Feb. 28—Bankrupt petitions and ditto.
Feb. 29—Pleas, demurrers, &c.:
March I—(Petition day), petitions and causes.
March 2—Unopposed petitions, short causes, and
causes.
March 4—Bankrupt petitions and causes.
March s—Pleas, demurrers, &c.
March 6—Bankrupt petitions and causes.
March 7—Pleas, &c.
March B—(Petition day), petitions and causes.
March 9—Unopposed petitions, short causes,. and
causes.
March 11—Bankrupt petitions and causes.
March 12—Pleas, &c.
March 13—Bankrupt petitions and ditto.
March 14—The third seal ; motions and causes.
March 15—(Petition day), petitions and causes.
March 16—Unopposed petitions, short causes, and
causes.
March 18—Bankrupt petitions and causes.
March 19—Pleas, &c.
March 20—Bankrupt petitions and ditto.
March 21—Pleas, &c.
March 22—(Petition day), petitions and causes.
March 23—Unopposed petitions, short causes, and
causes.

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March 25—Bankrupt petitions and causes.
March 26—Pleas, &c.
March 27—Bankrupt petitions and ditto.
March 28—The fourth seal ; motions and causes.
March 29—(General petition day), petitions and
causes.

(Before Sir J. Wigram.)
Feb. B—The first seal ; motions and causes.
Feb. o—(Petition day), pleas, demurrers, exceptions,
causes, and further directions.
Feb. 10—Short causes, petitions (unopposed first),
and causes.

Feb. 12 to 15—Pleas, demurrers, exceptions, causes,
and further directions.
Feb. 16—(Petition day), pleas, demurrers, &c.
Feb. 17—Short causes, petitions (unopposed first), and
causes.
Feb. 19 to 22—Pleas, &c., as before.
Feb. 23—(Petition day), pleas, &c., as before.
Feb. 24—The second seal ; motions, petitions (un-
opposed first), and short causes.
Feb. 26 to 29—Pleas, &c., as before.
March I—(Petition day), pleas, &c., as before.
March 2—Short causes, petitions (unopposed first),
and causes.
March 4 to 7—Pleas, &c., as before.
March B—(Petition day), pleas, demurrers, &c.
March 6—Short causes, petitions.(unopposed first), and
&c., as leas'
before. •
causes.
March 11 to 13—Pleas, &c.
March 14—The third seal ; motions and ditto.
MarchMarcla 1165--(sPheotritticoanusdeasy,), p c., as before.
March 18 to 21—Pleas, &c.
March 22—(Petition day), pleas, &c.
March 23—Short causes, &c., as before.
March 25 to 27—Pleas, &c.
March 28—The fourth seal ; motions and ditto.
March 29—(The general petition day), petitions and
causes.
N.B. None of these Courts will sit after April 3.

TORQUAY.—SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF THREE
THIEVES.—On Friday night last, the wife of a farmer, named
Croker, of Gabwell, dreamt three several times that a villager
of Maidencombe, called Eales, was coming to murder -her.
At this she was much frightened, and desired her husband
to go to Eales's house, which is not far off, and see if he was
at home ; this was about twelve or one o'clock in the night.
Croker accordingly got up, and proceeding towards Eales's
house overtook him and two of his sons laden with a quan-
tity of hay and straw, which they had stolen from his
(Croker's) yard, and he had lost some several times before,
but had not been able to detect the thief. He immediately
procured the village constable, and had them next day taken
before the magistrates of Teignmouth, by whom they were
committed to Exeter gaol to take their trial for the offence.
—Western Times.
MONMOUTH.--A curious fact for the angler
mouth
oc-
curred last week in the capture of a salmon in the river Mon-
now, near Garroway Mill. This fish has never before been
known to enter the Monnow, and in the present instance it
must have passed seven wears before it reached the spot
where-it was caught. --Zfon merlin.