The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-16 00:00:00

PI(S.

Pass XL—This premium was adjudged to Charles N. Miner,
Eq. M.P., of Norbiton, near Kingston, Surrey, for three S 5.
weeks' Old Suffolk and Norfolk Pigs, bred by AL. P., and fed nu
barley-meal, pollard, and

The second premium in this eloss was adjudged to Mr. L.
Gnerrier, of Mile End, Middlesex, three *O-weeks' old Berkshire
Pigs, bred by Mr. G., and fed,onbarley.trneal.

• EXTRA • STOCK.
The Marquis of Exeter, of Burghley, 4 Leicester wethere, bred
and fed by hie Lordship. ; • -
.Sir. Thomas Dyke, of Lullington, near Dartford, three 20
months' Old Southdown wethers, bred anefed by ditto...,
Mr. Edward PaWlett, of Balton, near Biggleswade; three 20}
tuonthe' old Southdown wethere, bred by Mr. P., and fed on
carrots, clover, hay, and turnips.
Mr. John Sammons, of Weetou, near Warwick, two 44
months' old Leicester wethers, bred by Mr. S., and fed on grass,
turnips, and kale.

M. Win. Walker, of Blackman' Park, Woreesterskire, two
-4-year old Durham Oxen, bred by Mr. Solway ; fed on grass
and bay only. •

_
. Western, Esq. M.P., two pure Alerino Sheep.
There was a very considerable show of other extra Stock, of
superior breeding. _ ;

-Considering Ile very depresserhatate of the Agricultural Interest
at this period, we are iuclined to believe that the show of this
day, though it may not be found to be equal to someformer exhi-
bitions, will, upon the whole, convince thou who view it, that
the spirit of enuilution,amongst breeders andm feeders is not much
decreased. The' decisions of the judges, as fur as we could learn;
from the conversation amongst the successful and unsuccessful
Candidates, appeared to give general satisfaction.

While the Guards were on -Tnesday morning mus,
tering in St. James's Park, previous to their departure for Portu,
gal, a beautiful young woman Was observed (accompanied by an
individual .who appeared to be her father) taking a silent but
affecting leave of her husband. When at last the word was
given-to march, he loosed her from his grasp, 'replaced her in the
arias of the old. man, and ;exclaiming, " Jonathan take Care
of her," rushed back into the ranks, and maimed himself as if by
mina ex teatuilinary effOrt of mind.

, .
MURDER. AT WATERFORD.--,-OR rrlitay tagtitt
about half-past eleven o'clock, the neighbourhood of
ht the suburbs of NVetqad, was thrown into confusion, in eon-
sepence of 4 young Map, named Patrick Power, having met his
death tinder the following circumstances :--The deceased end his
brother were endeavouring to get into the house of a publican,
named Finnegan, to procure drink, and having.fieen refuied, they
insisted on being admitted—.-upon which two men came oot, Whoa
.I::ztlfll;seonnstutett,
lte, andoi out, armed
of
niledthewith vitillatatersioteni,ng knocked
toidden dundoedwiliv,hFoki;
was knocked the man down; he then desired them to stand off,
'When he presented the gun at Power, and shot hint in the abdo-
men, which caused his death in every short tints. Re dim re-
tired to the house, when, his sister desired him to tire again. Tile
Coroner, after examining a number of witnesses, adjourned the 41;
quest to Monday. On Sunday, as the funeral of the ill-feu"
young man was passing Flanagan's hoist*;
au attack was made on
it by, the Infuriated populace, and' if not for the interferenee of the
Police, who conducted its inmates to the Tower, it ie probable
that more blood would have been:

COURT OF CHANCERY, FR I% 41111
The LORD CHANCELLOR was stilisesst. rE
his ',cat in Lincoln's Inn Hall to-day. His Lordship, however, is
expected to attend to morrow (this day.)

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COIJRT, Die. lb.
This • case j Acac nKtse"bei.
f'o r°evTirsll4lrafoTuct.l4uppo°ll:lleitxßeeptions to the
Master's report; The following is a brief outline of the facts:—
On the night of the third of March, 180, an elderly gentle.
man, named. Parker, and his housekeeper, Sarah Brow* were
murdered in their house at 'Woolwich. Mr. Jackson, the plaintiff,
a relation of Mr. Parker, offered 150 guineas for the apprehension
of the murderer. A reward of 100/. was also offi.red by the pa-
rish ; and handbills, stating the circumstances, were circulated
through the country. Ridout, the high constable of Woolnieb,
who is one of the defendants, subsequently published handbills,
describing some of the stolen property, and had advertisements to
the swoe affect inserted in the newspapers, all it his own_ expence.Itia .
suspicion having fallen upon a man of bad character,' win> had
lived in the neighbourhood, of the name of Nesbit, he immediately
proceeded in search of him to different parts of the country. In
the mean time Ovelington, another of the defendants, who resided
at Portsmouth, and whose attention had been called to the trans-
action 1w the handbills and advertisements, learned from a man. of
the name, of Alley, and his wife, some Particulars connected with
the conduct of Nesbit, who lodged in their house under the as-
sumed name of Watson, which raised strong suspicion iu his
mind that Nesbit was the perpetrator of the murder. Alley and
his wife having declined all interference in the busineits, Overing-
ton went before a Magistrate, who, upon his information, granted
a wet tent against Nesbit, which Overington had placed' in, the
hands of the other two defendants, Hunt and Hill, peace officers at
Portsmouth, cautioning them at- the same time that Nesbit
was a man who bore a desperate character, and was underatood
to go abourcOnstantly armed, his occupation tieing well known
to he that of a smuggler. The offeeti, after some difficulty, suc-
ceeded in finding Nesbit, whom, after he bad first snapped two
pistOls at then, each of which Missed fire, they overpowered and
took him into custody. , Ile was exansined before a Magistrate, at
Portsmouth, and Ridout having arrived in that town, and identi-
fied mouse of Mr. Parker's Of-Spent, in his pOrression, the pri-
soner 'was committed for trial, and ultimately convicted: A (met-
tion then arose as to who were entitled to the rewards, to which
earls of the four defendants put ill a'cleim Ridout, Hunt, and
Hill, were willing the money should lie divided equally
amongst them all, but Overington insisted on his right to the
whole, anti commenced •an action for its' recovery against Mr.
Jackson, who thereupon tiled u bill .of irsterpleader in the Court
of Chancery, for the purpose of ascertaining who were the parties
to whom the reward which he had of was due. The plain-
tiff hiving obtained an injunction to restrain the defendant five-
ringtmt from proceediug , with his action, • and paid the limey
into Court, the
.Lord Chancellor, by the consent of all parties,
referred the case to the Master, and directed the plaintifttO be
paid his costs out of the fund in. Court, which costs, amounting
to WO., he accordingly received. -The Master reported, • that
Overington was entitled to the whole of the reward, and Ridout
excepted to the report. The other two defendants Were too poor
to proceed any farther, and therefore did not except.
The exceptions having now come on for argument before the
Vice-Chanceller,•he was clearly. of opinion that ''Ridout was en-
titled to an equal participation in the reward, Overingtou having
admitted. that his utteutiou had been first arrested by the
hand-hills and advertisements. The exceptions were theretiat
allowed.

A long discussion then arose upon the subject of cods, 4u the
course of which it waft stated that Mr. Jackson having received
his costs out of the fund in Court, the residue nf it would Got
cover a third of those of the other parties.
. His Humuot ultimately directed the fund to he appropriated
equally to the casts of the four defendants.

COUR'Is (IF KING'S BENCH, WrsnimsTEA, Dec. lb.
BICKINGHOTHABI V. GROV73 AND OTHICK.I.

This WAS an action of trespass, bought by the plaintiff, to re-
cover a cotnpeusation in damages from the defendants, David
Groves, George Sherborn, Samuel Hodgson, Edward Spreehley,
Charles Judson, Samuel Cook, Joseph Humber, Thotnas Humber,
Joseph Husband, and Jesse Cole, for forcibly entering the plain_
tiff's house, and carrying away the furniture thereof. The de-
fendants had pleaded the general issue.

From the statement of Learned Counsel (Mr. Searlett), it
appeared that the plaintiff being inclined to retire from business in
October, IS demised by lease to the defendant Hodgson the
hotel, for a term of 14, years, at a rent of 4001, per annum, clear
from all deductions, and by another lease of the same date, de-
utieed to him all the furniture •in the hotel, at the rent of 6001.
per annum, Hodgson at the same time agteeing to pay the sum of
8,000/. for the good-will, the• payment of which Was • secured by
warrant of attorney. The lesser -wee to•be at liberty to purchase
the furniture before December, 1.821, for 6,000/., or any whit.,
intent year during the term, deducting from. that • slim 5001. per
annum. Roth leases contained a clause, stipulating that in cats
the defendant llodesOu should sign any judgment or be declared a
bankrupt, the leases should he thereby thrfeited, and the plaintiff
entitled to re-enter and take possession of the whole of the
raises thereby dismissed, in the same manner us if the leases had
never :existed. tinder these leases Hodgson took possession in
October,, 1820, and continued to carry on the business till the
early part of 1628 ; when becoming embarrassed, and hoeing
committed an act of bankruptcy, the plaintiff demanded from hint
possession of ,the premises. Hodgson mil-pied to give them up,
and the plaintiff having obtained a verdict against him itt an action
of ejectment, on the 18th of mune, wan put in possesainu of the
premises by the Sheriff; by virtue tif a writ of possession. During
the•proceedings in the ejectment, a ronimission..ofbankrtiptey had
been sued against Hodgson, dated the 81st of March, 1823; acid
the messengers under that commission were turned nut of •posses-
sion of the hotel and property therein, when the plaintiff received
possession frout the Sheriff on the 18th of June. On the 16th,
three days after the trespass complained of •by the -plaintiff was
committed, the defendants came to • the premises, and having de.-
mended and been refused admission, broke the street door open,
and with 40 or 50 men cleared the plaintiff's house of the whole
of the furniture.

THE LORD CIIIEF-JUSTICE observed that as a 'verdict most be
given for the plaintiff foe the treApatii that lead !wen committed,
was very important to ascertain who were present at the time..._.
As no evidence has been offered against S' yeehley and Husband,
those two defendants were entitled to their verdict.

A verdict was tht4l accn►dingly- taken for the defendants
Sprechley and Nnaband._

His Coe own. in r4itinuatiots then stated, that the other de-
fendants were certainly proved to have entered the house by force,
but they bad previously demanded admittance, by virtue of the
cottrinieSion of bankruptcy, anti one of the defendants, Holoher,
had been under that commission in Possession. When the pisi-
tig obtained possession by means Of the judgment in ejectment,
that jndgment would apply to the house only, and the defendants
therefore emrsidereil that the property of those goods was vested
in them its assignees. If the jury should be of opinion that
Hodgson had, in the eyes of the world, been in polaseasion of the
property in question as the reputed owner., the plaintiff wemid
not be*ntltled to any demages, on account of the removal of that
property. If they were of a contrary opinion, they would give
bim such a sum as it appeared from tit evidence we., the difference
between the amount the goodi sold for; and the !MU they would
have been worth to an in .cotning tenant.
The Jury, after an absence of an hour, returned with a ver-
dict for the plaintiff—Ararag.,, therel:y finding thatthe
reputed ownership of the goc.ds was in the defendant Hodgson.
THE KING v. H. MEAD:, EMI.
The 'defendant wiie indicted for assaulting Mr. Richard
Leathern:

The Lout, entry Juvrtry, having anted hie 'opiii;ol4o4 the
nature Gf the ease,

The Jur►, without hftitation, found tl►e defandwint Guilty.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAs;4Pit•Pi(All'i T34C.
16.
isAcKE A NI) Oillyits, Asqi;NEtS Or tikoSsrw r I.Y trstrx, . NCH.
'This was an action of trover broughtto ret..over the rialtui of a
quantity of wines, and of 10,"
Otle-ileeito, which it was 4ifiegtd
had been trensferteil to the defendant by the bankrupt Croeethwaita,
in fraudulent preference to other creditors, awl in contemplation of
an act of baniatilney, which Actually took place abitort ell-fly after
the transfer had been nude. . .
The JUry consulted a mliort time, and returned a verdict for
the plaintiff, The iineetion of the amount of damages to be referred.

Livrfirool,, DEc. 14.----Yesterday a party of
_,..ntlemen from here, with thirteen greylinnia4, had üboni tutee
51;anKnor:::.fritailn jun•hilleirtairntleOfthtebyekli!taeril eo9f rieetfvtTeree'rt
Jags in the kingdom were there.

MORE CONVENSIoNs TO PROTESTANTIBMI-r,
Oa Sunday 140./oy-seven penions—(tweuty-five men and thirty«
two women)--lit,; }lonian Catholics, recanted the, „garrote of
popery, and conformed to the EetahHAM Church, in:Cavan-,
making, in' the short space of tea I,yeekls the extraordinary number
of two hundred an,/ fiftytav contert.l rho town alone.—
Mitt; a Correspondent,'