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shire, May 16, at one, at the Manchester District Court. Pott,
official assignee.

PRICE OF SUGAR.

Tke Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the
week ending May 7, 1844, is 375. 9id. per cwt., exclusive
of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.

(Dividends, &c., in our next.)

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, May 10.
(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court took the new trial paper to-day. No case of
any public interest came on during the morning.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, May 10.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius before Lord Chief Justice TINDAL.)
ELIOT V. ELLIS AND HICKS, PARISH OFFICERS OF THE CLERK.

ENWELL WORKHOUSE.

In this case Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, Mr. Barstow, and Mr.
Chambers were counsel fur the plaintiff; Mr. Sergeant Shee
and Mr. Warren were for the defendants.

Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD stated the case. This was an
action of trespass brought by the plaintiff, who is an attorney,
against the defendants, one of them being the master of the
Clerkenwell workhouse, and the other one of the relieving
officers, fir illegally confining and detaining him in the
workhouse. It appeare 1 that on the 2d of December, 1842,
the plaintiff, who resided in B, unswick-street, Barnsbury-
road, Islington, was confined as a person of unsound mind,
and on the 6thi of December he was brought before Mr.
Greenwood, the magistrate. The evidence of the plaintiff's
unsound state of mind was that of one of the war-
rant officers of the Court, who, on going to his
house to serve a warrant, found him perfectly
naked, except that he had a blanket thrown over him, and
was reading from a Bible which was fastened to the wall,
with great violence of language and gesture. When brought
before the Court, however, he was asked by the parish
surgeon Mr. Semple, some questions on the subject of Bibles,
but replied that such questions were irrelevant to the subject.
He allowed he had six or eight Bibles in different languages,
and that the Duke of Sussex had the largest collection of any
man in England. The magistrate, not thinking that there
was sufficient ground for his detention, refused to interfere,
and the plaintiff withdrew. He now brought the present
action against the parish officers for his illegal imprisonment
and detention. Evidence was called on the part of ,the
plaintiff to show that he was perfectly sane. It is probable
the case will not be concluded to-day.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 10.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the LORD CHIEF BARON and

a Common Jury.)
WEEKS V. EOBERTS.

This was a solicitor's action to recover 43/.. the amount of
a bill of costs. The plaintiff Weeks is a solicitor carrying on
business in Chancery-lane, and the defendant is a labourer
residing at Tyddyen Galle, in the Island of Anglesea. It
appeared that the child of the defendant Roberts was entitled
to a small property in right of Ler mother, deceased. Roberts,
as next of kin, filed a bill in Chancery to recoverthe property,
and employed as his solicitor in the matter Henry Rumsey
Williams, of Carnarvon, who agreed to manage the business
on the defendant's undertaking to remunerate him for his
services when he recovered the property. Rumsey
Williams then engaged the plaintiff Weeks as his
agent. in London to attend to the .rit. In July, 1841, the
suit still pending, Ruinsey Williams died, and the plaintiff
Weeks shortly after wrote to the deceased's clerk, Hugh Wil-
liams, to say that before the approaching Michaelmas
term he should require a retainer in this, among
other suits in which he then acted as agent for Williams.
Subsequently Weeks wrote to demand 201. on account for
carrying on the suit, and "Williams wrote in reply to explain
.the terms on 'which the suit Was originally commented and
Ontinued.for Roberts,. and stating that Roberts was a poor
man Ilho could 'not advance any such sum as 201.; but that
the plaintiff Weeks would be paid the amount of his charges
as soon as• the property was recovered. Subsequently the
conduct of -the . cause . came into the hands of a solicitor
named Rous, and then ,the plaintiff Weeks brought the
present action. . ,

Mr. Jervis and Mr.Atherton appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Martin for the defendant.

Evidence to prove the above-mentioned state of things
having' been adduced, ' • -
Mr. MARTIN submitted that no case had been made out for
the plaintiff.- . • • •
The CHIEF BARON said he did not wish to-non-suit the
plaintiff, as he thought there was some evidence to go to the
jury; but he would give- leave to the defendant to move to
have the plaintiff non-suited.
Mr. MARTLN said that Weeks knew that he could only be
paid out of the estate when possession was recovered, and
that he would then be paid.
The Loup CHIEF BARON having summed up, the-Jury,
after a few moments' deliberation, returned a verdict for the
defendant.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT_
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN.)

INFANTICIDE.—JuIia Elizabeth Scales, aged 19, was in,
dieted for the wilful murder, on the 22d of March last, of a
female child. of which she had been lately delivered.
Mr. E. Platt appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Duane
defended the prisoner.
The circumstances of this case have very recently been
fully before the public in our police report, when the pri-
soner was examined before Mr. Henry, at Lambeth-street
police-office.
The jury, without a moment's hesitation, returned a ver-
dict. of Not Guilty.
Mary Anse Joblins and Mary Pettigrew were then
placed at the bar, to answer an in•hictment charging
them with feloniously setting fire to a dwelling-house,
,Charles Ayre being therein at the time.
Mr. PAYNE, who conducted the prosecution, was about
to open the case, when Mr. Justice Coltman inquired
whether any Learned Gentleman appeared on behalf of
the prisoners ?

Nfr. lloawir said •he was instructed to defend the
prisoners.

Mr. CROUCH immediately afterwards rose and said
that he had also bean instructed for the defence.
Mr. Justice COLTMAN inquired of the latter Learned
Gentleman whether he appeared for both the prisoners.
Mr. CROUCH—I appear for both, my Lord.
Mr. Justice COLTMAN said that, under such circum-
stances, all that could be done was to ask the prisoners
which of the two Learned Gentlemen they desired tode-
fend them.
The prisoners said they expected to be defended by
Mr. Wilkins. (This statement by the prisoners occa-
sioned another roar of laughter.)
Mr. WILKINS said he should wish to explain why he
did not appear on behalf of the prisoners. A day or
two ago a brief had been prepared by an attorney for
him (Mr. Wilkins), but owing to his absence the brief
was given to Mr. Crouch, and under these circumstances
he would not interfere. He felt, howe, er, compelled to
complain of the disreputable conduct of many of .the per-
sons who practised in that Court as attorneys. He went
on to say that the brief had been delivered to Mr. !lorry
without the knowledge or sanction of the prisoners, and
it was high time that such proceedings were put an
end to.

Sir P. LAURIE said that the Court of Aldermen had
passed a resolution to correct the abuse complained of by
Mr. Wilkins.

Mr. Hom/ said that Mr. Crouch had only been in-
structed on the previous day, whereas he had held a
brief for the prisoners since the commencement of the
session.

Sir P. LAURIE said the question was, by whom he had
been instructed? If he would state the party's name,
orders should be given to the door-keepers to prevent
him from entering the Court in future, as they were de-
termined to put a stop to such practices.
Mr. 'lorry made no answer.
Mr. PAYNE made some further observations, but

The C UHT said the discussion was altogether irregu-
lar, although, perhaps, it• might be necessary; and the
ordinary business of the session was then proceeded
with.

Henry Harding, 23, was indicted for a robbery, ac
companied with violence, upon George Hales.

Mr. O'Brien defended the prisoner.
It appeared from the evidence that, on the evening of
the 24th of April, the prosecutor was at the Prince of
Wales public-house, in Stepney, and the prisoner, who
was also in the house, had an opportunity of seeing him
take out his purse, which contained a quantity of silver.
On his way home afterwards the prosecutor was way-
laid by the prisoner and another man, who knocked him
down and robbed him of two half-crowns and some other
money.
Mr. O'BRIEN addressed the jury on behalf of the pri-
soner, and called witnesses, who gave him a good
character.

The jury returned a verdict of guilty, but strongly
recommended the prisoner to mercy.
Mr. Justice COLTMAN sentenced the prisoner to be
kept to hard labour for six calendar months.
James Lemans, 21, a black man, was indicted for felo-
niously cutting and wounding Jane Smith, with intent
to do her grievous bodily harm.
The jury found the prisoner guilty of an assault, and
he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
CLERKEN I TIE LL.

Six young women, aged about 7.1 i; ar s named Mar-
garet Glynn, Margaret French, Mara-Willis, Sophia
Cole, Mary Brown, and Eliza Maynard, were charged
with creating a riot in the Clerkenwell workhouse, of
which they are inmates, with Assaulting the master, and
tearing his coat.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Harnet, the mas-
ter, that the prisoners, who have been repeatedly con-
victed of misconduct in the workhouse, were, at half-
past seven on the previous evening, at the windows of
the establishment, and " larking ' with some young men
who were outside the walls, and throwing stones over the
walls. He had repeatedly told the prisoners not to go
into that part of the house, and on this occasion desired
them to leave it. French, with an oath, exclaimed she
would not leave the place. Willis likewise refused.
They then went into ward 28, and became very riotous.
Witness called Smith, the gate-keeper, and then at-
tempted to remove French; but all the other prisoners
attacked them in the most violent manner. Cole,
lis, and Brown snatched up saucepans, plates, pots, and
pans, and flung them at, witness, swearing they would
murder him. Willis swore she would job his eye out.
Willis--Yes, and so I will.
a kWniife.
tness—French said she would run me through vtith

French—And I'll do it yet.
Witness—They sharpened a knife in the presence of
the overseer, a few days ago, and swore they would Stab
four other girls, who refused to join them in their mutiny
against the workhouse authorities. Witness proceeded
to say that the prisoners tore his coat almost into rags,
and kicked him on the legs and body ; they would have
overpowered him, had he not obtained the assistance of
four of the male paupers, and. some police-officers, by
whom the prisoners were ultimately secured. The whole
workhouse was in, a state of uproar ; the paupers
jumped out of their beds, and 200 of the inmates were
drawn to the place by the shouts and screams of the
prisoners.
Four other witnesses gave testimony to the same
effect. The conduct of the prisoners resembled that of
Furies. Cole flung a chair at the master's head, which
by stooping he ay.,;(l, d, and the chair was shivered to
atoms,asainst the wall.. They hallooed, swore, screamed,
ana.foueit" "Amazons, and nothing could exceed the