Star.
London, England, 1830-06-08 00:00:00

PROFESSIONAL JEALOUSY.

An extrardinary instance of professional jealousy is
now a topic of conversation in the neighbourhood of
Islington and Highgate.
One of tiro surgeons who happen to reside in the same
district, and who are both clever as professional men, fell
in love with a young lady, the daughter of a wealthy man
el' business, who perceived that such advantages were
likely to arise from the connection as justified him in
giving the young gentleman encouragement. This was
a stimulus to great exertion upon the part of the lover,
who played away with great vigour amongst the pills and
patients in the morning, and made all his love visits in
the evening. He was surprised, however, at receiving
from the old gentleman one evening an anonymous letter,
containing, as might be expected in a communication of
tbe kind, a great deal of defamatory matter. This letter
eas handed to him with the following frank declaration :
I think it but fair to show you this, not because I
require the contents to be contradicted, as I do not
believe a word of the statements ; but to show you that
you have an enemy against whom it is necessary for you
to guard yourself." It was with some degree of astonish-
ment the lover found that the letter described him as a
pretender not worth a shilling; asserted that he tad hired
the plate, and every thing else of value in his house; that
he had no affection for the young lady whose hand he
solicited, and merely sought to keep himself from insol-
vency by means of her father's purse, which he expected
to clean out; and that, in fact, he was wholly unworthy
of the marks of favour which had been conferred upon
him.

The first thing the lover did was to request to be ex-
cused his customary visits, until ho should ascertain to
whom he was indebted for the spirited sketch given of
him to his intended father-in-law. He then threw his
eyes round upon his neighbours, and at last fixed them
suspiciously upon a gentleman of the same profession, to
whom he sent an old woman with a recipe, and a request
that particular directions should be written down on a
sheet of paper as to the manner in which the dose should
be administered. The order was strictly attended to, and
it was ascertained, that not only the writing in the direc-
tions corresponded with that in the incendiary letter, but
the two sheets of paper corresponded in quality, date, and
other respects, with each other. Means somewhat si-
milar had been taken to learn whether a gentleman, who
was supposed for some time to have entertained an idea
of starting as a rival in love, was the author of the inju-
rious epistle, but the suspicion of him was soon aban-
doned. The case is to come forward in a court of law,
but we understand that there will be considerable diffi-
culty in proving the handwriting of the accused.

On Tuesday last a woodcock was seen and caught in
the Inge, at Low Dunsforth. This being in the month of
June is a most singular occurrence.— York Herald.
A most shocking occurrence, and which will most pro-
bably turn out to be a case of murder, took place on
Thursday evening, at the Death of Nelson public-house,
in Oldham-road. A man, named Marshall, a dresser in
the factory of Mr. H. Beaver, was there, singing a song
in a tap-room full of company. The song gave offence
to some of the persons present, and immediately three
men set upon him. A fight ensued, and Marshall was
knocked down, when one of the three, a man named
Trayner, known as of bad character, got upon a table and
jumped down heavily upon Marshall's breast. The un-
fortunate man never moved more. A surgeon was im-
mediately sent for, who attempted to bleed him, but with-
out effect. The ruffians who had committed this dreadful
outrage left the house, and have not yet been met with.
—Manchester Guardian.
M LLAII C 110LYACCIDENT...TENPIMON SDROWN E D.
—On Monday, the 24th ult. a Cromary boat, which
had gone with passengers from Invergordon to Wick,
left the latter port on her return about five o'clock in the
evening. The crew consisted of three seamen, two of
whom were brothers, and there were also on board a na-
tive of Tain, John Ross, who had taken his passage with
them to Cromarty, together with his wife and six chil-
dren—in all eleven persons. There was a light breeze
from the north accompanied by a moderate swell, and
with both sails stretched to the mast head, the boat swept
for about five hours at an easy rate along the shore. At
ten o'clock she was nearly opposite the castle of Dun-
heath. About this time Alexander Skinner, now the
sole survivor of the eleven, and to whom we owe our in-
formation, became drowsy, and quitting the stern of the
boat, where the helmsman (Andrew Johnston,) and the
passengers were, he went-a-head of the mainsail and lay
down to sleep. His last recollection of this period is that
the helmsman and Ross were engaged in conversation.
He was awakened about an hour after by a tremendous
shock, and by a huge wave breaking over him. On start-
ing up he ascertained that the boat had run upon a ledge
of rock, detached from the shore, which was to be seen
through the dim twilight, about thirty yards distant.—
The scene that followed baffles description. The boat
hung fast by the midships ; a heavy sea was tumbling
around, and breaking over her ; the children were
screaming, and the boatmen shouting for assistance. A
pinnacle of the ledge was only partially covered by the
surf, and as it promised, for at least a few minutes, a
less precarious lodgment than that which the boat af-
forded, for she now began to break up—the crew and the
passengers removed to it. Alas ! the tide was rising,
and melancholy to relate, in about half an hour some of
the children were washed away by the surf. One of the
boatmen, David Johnston, could swim a little, and strip-
ping off his clothes, he leaped into the water and reached
the shore. The survivor (Skinner) though he could not
swim, sprung after him, and his struggling, assisted by
the heave of the sea, brought him into shallow water,
where he found footing. The boatman who had first
reached the land, recognising amid the heart-rendingcries
of the sufferers on the rock the voice of his brother, returned
to his assistance, but in the attempt to bring him ashore,the
latter was drowned, and he himself was so exhausted with
fatigue and cold that he expired in the fields into which
he had gone after his second landing in quest of shelter
and assistance. Skinner pressed onwards, and came up
to an inhabited house; but the inmates deeming him
some deranged person, an opinion, which it is probable
his state of mind at the time almost justified, denied him
admittance. in consequence of this mistake a consider-
able space elapsed before men who could render assist-
ance were apprized of the disaster; and when they at
length arrived at the shore, they found exertion unavail-
ing, for there remained no object to call it forth. The
rock was buried beneath the waves, and those whom
Skinner had left clinging to it with all the energy of des-
pair, had perished ! Four of the bodies have since been
found, besides that of the boatman who died in the fields.
It is supposed that the accident was occasioned by the
pilot having fallen asleep et the helm, as the spot where
it took place is considerably out of the course which the
boatought to have pursued. It is not ir little remarkable,
that since the 'middle of Autumn last a greater number
of the inhabitants of Cromarty have perished by sea than
for the thirty years preceding.—lnuernsu Courier.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Jinn 8.
- Y. ADDING AND 80N.

This was an action brought to recover a sum of 1921.
some odd shillings, for freight of a cargo of wheat from
Spain to the port of London. The plaintiff was the mu-
ter and part owner of the vessel, and the cargo was con-
signed to a person of the name of O'Brien, who indorsed
the bill of lading to the defendants as his corn factors.
The bill was in Spanish, and did not contain the words,
" to his assigns," which were usually inserted in English
bills of landing; but it was proved that, notwithstanding
this, it was customary for the consignee to indorse the
bills in this way, on which the cargoes were delivered to
the indorsees. The cargo, in this instance, was accord-
ingly delivered to the defendants; and the question was,
which of the two parties—O'Brian or the defendants—
were liable to the master for the freight?
Lord TENTERDEN referred to a passage in Abbott's
Book on Shipping, in which it was said, that when a per-
son took a cargo which was liable to a charge, he was
bound to defray that charge. He did not know whether
these were his own words, or those of the editor of the
edition to which he referred; but they appeared to be sen-
sible in themselves, and he was of opinion that the plain-
tiff was entitled to recover.

Verdict for the plaintiff, for the amount of his demand.
CONSPIRACY.

REX, IN THE PROSECUTION OF ELLIOT, V. MALT AND

OTHERS.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (with whom was Mr.
BRODERICK) stated that this was an indictment preferred
by the prosecutor against the defendants, John Malt,
Joseph Sharp, Charles May (who was now dead,) Thos.
Hodson, James Tomline, and Charles Fawkes, for a con-
spiracy. The facts, as far as they were material, were,
that in 1828, Mr. Elliot, who carried on a considerable
business as a furrier, in ltedcross-street, in the Borough,
took into partnership John Malt, one of the defendants,
on a representation by the latter that he had some pro-
perty. Mr. Elliot advanced a sum of 1,0001. for the con-
cern, but having some reason to be dissatisfied with Malt,
he was anxious to put an end to the partnership, and un-
til he could get that done, he caused a bill in Chancery
to be filed against Malt, with the view of getting an in-
junction to restrain him from accepting bills for the part-
nership. He also took possession of the goods in the
warehouse to the amount of 8001. books and papers, in
order to get them out of Malt's hands, and accepted a
bill which he put into the hands of a friend of his
that Malt might be arrested upon it. He was arrested
and sent to the Fleet. Mr. Elliot had good reason for
what he had done. Malt, however, was much offended,
and was heard to say, that he would drink Mr.
Elliot's heart out : and that if he (Mr. Elliot) were
worth 100,0001. he would ruin him. It was then that
the scheme to ruin Mr. Elliot, or at least to defraud him
of a considerable sum of money, was concerted and car-
ried into execution by Malt and the other defendants.
The plan was, to get fictitious bills drawn on the firm, to
be accepted by Malt in the name of the partnership, and
to be put in circulation. By this means they would get
the money by discounting the bills, and Elliot would have
to pay for the whole. The injunction, however, was ob-
tained on the 3d of December, 1828, and it was there-
fore necessary that the bills should be antedated, and
drawn on old stamps, so that they might appear to have
been drawn and accepted before the date of the injunc- 1
tion ; all this was effected, and two bills for 1001. each,
and one bill for 2001. were drawn and accepted on this
plan. Before, however, they had the means of effecting
their purpose to the full, Mr. Elliot got notice of the
transaction, and having procured what he considered as
sufficient proof of this fraudulent proceeding of the par-
ties, he preferred this indictment. He would call wit-
nesses before them, who, as he had every reason to be-
lieve, would make the case out against the five defendants
who were still alive. This was certainly an offence of
great magnitude, for if fraudulent schemes of this kind
were suffered to pass with impunity, no man could be se-
cure of his property for a moment.
Mr. Elliot was then called, who stated that he had en-
tered into this partnership with Mr. Malt, without hav-
ing previously made sufficient inquiry as to his means
and character. He had soon afterwards had occasion to
resort to the proceeding mentioned by the Attorney-Ge-
neral, in order to put an end to the partnership. Soon
after Mr. Malt had been arrested, the defendant Tomlins
called on him, on the part of Malt, and observed to him
that he had better give Malt 501. and set him at liberty.
Tomlin then appeared to him to be a law agent, as he
said something about his conducting a negociation for a
lease. He refused to comply with Tomlins proposals ;
but Tomlins afterwards came to him, and said that he had
hail some dispute with Malt, and could give some infor-
mation concerning him that would enable Mr. Elliot to
indict him for a conspiracy. The defendant, Fawkes,
about that time called on him for payment of a bill for
one hundred pounds, which was accepted by Malt. The
prosecutor said it was a forgery, and then Fawkes ap-
peared much agitated, but said that unless the bill was
paid, he would put it into the hands of his attorney to be
put in suit, as he had given valuable consideration for it
in goods and money. He was afterwards arrested on
another of the bills at the suit of the defendant Hodson,
and that bill was drawn by May and accepted by Malt.
Another bill for 2001. was drawn upon him in the same
manner. He received information of these practices from
a respectable wire-drawer, of the name of Giles.
Wetton, a hatter, formerly of Cheapside, and now
carrying on business in the same line in the vicinity
of Portland-place, stated, that Tomlins had called
at his shop, and, alluding to the disputes between Elliot
and Malt, said that be had put Malt on a scheme by
which he could get 6001. if he chose, from Mr. Elliot ;
and then mentioned the bills, and that he could provide
stamps several years old. Tomlins had been a banker's
clerk at Banbury, but was now carrying on business in
town as a commission agent or general dealer. The
witness's wife observed that this was a shocking scheme
against Mr. Elliott ; a Mr. Pack was present at the
time.

The witness stated, on cross-examination by Mr.
ADOLPHUS, that he had been a bankrupt in 1812, but
had not applied for his certificate. His evidence, how-
ever, was confirmed by his wife and Mr. Pack.
Mr. Giles, the wire-drawer, stated that one of the
bills had been brought to him, to be negotiated, by
May ; that he expressed some doubt whether so respect-
able a man as Mr. Elliot should entrust so much to
Malt; May said that if he would call on him the day
following he would explain the whole business to him.
He went, and they went to the Fleet prison, where they
saw Malt and Sharp. Malt said that ho would drink
Mr. Elliot's heart out, and ruin him, if he were werth
one hundred thousand pounds, before he had done with
him. Hodson said that it was a bad business, and wished
he had had nothing to do with it; and on witness's ask-
ing why he did not abandon it altogether, he said that he
was afraid the others would turn upon him. By the
advice of his solicitor, he communicated the circum-
stances to Mr. Elliot.

Evidence was given that Fawkes had provided the

stamps for two of the bills, and had said that he had
something to do with the business. Sharp also had
taken a concern in it. Mr. Hodson was a tavern-keeper
in the vicinity of Finsbury-square, and Fawkes a ware-
houseman. When the 2001. bill was drawn, it was
agreed by four of the defendants that they were to have
501. each.

Mr. A DOLPH us appeared for four of the defendants,
Malt, Sharp, Hodson, and Tomlin. As to the two first,
he admitted that he had no hope of making an efficient
defence. But as to Hodson and Tomlins, he had to sub-
mit that no case was made out against them. He must
say as to Mr. Elliot himself, that he acted most impru-
dently in entering into this co-partnership. Mr. Malt
also had reason to complain of Mr. Elliot, who had seized
property to the amount of about one thousand pounds,
and his books and papers, and got him arrested and put
in prison. He then proceeded to comment on the evi-
dence, and contended that the story of Wetton, the hatter,
could not reasonably be believed so as to justify a Jury
in convicting any man, and yet he and his wife and
another were the only witnesses who implicated Tomlins,
and they were not consistent in their account of a con-
fession on his part of his having a share in the transac-
tion by which he was to gain no advantage whatever to
himself. When the four persons mentioned by Mr. Giles
were proposing that each should have 501. of the money
to be raised on the 2001. bill, not a word was said as to
Tomlins having anything. As to Hodson, he had only
endeavoured to get payment of a debt really due to him;
and it was natural that when Malt was in prison he should
proceed against the other party. Hodson had a realground
for proceeding, and his arresting Mr. Elliot was no proof
that he had anything to do with the conspiracy. The
only thing that could be said against him was, that he
rather inconsiderately took a bill on which was Mr. Elliot's
name, but it was for a debt fairly due to him, he having
given a valuable consideration for the bill.
Mr. STEER, for Mr. Fawkes, observed, that his client
was a respectable man, carrying on a considerable bu-
siness in this town, and he submitted that he had done
nothing to render him liable to conviction on this
charge. For anything that appeared, Fawkes had given
valuable consideration for the bill on which he had
proceeded, and the very circumstance of his having pro-
ceeded on it after it had been challenged by Mr. Elliot,
was a proof that he thought he had a right to recover
the amount. Fawkes was in the habit of getting bills
discounted, and this accounted for the circumstance of this
bill having come into his bands.
Mr. ADOLPH us then called some witnesses, who stated
that Tomlins bore a good character, and none of them
heard that he had been a Methodist Preacher.

Lord TENTERDEN summed up the evidence, distin-
guishing it as it related to each particular case.
The Jury immediately found all the defendants Guilty.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Tuesday an Inquest was held at Tardebiggon the body
of a child, nine mouths old, named Priscilla Wright. On
Whit-Monday the mother went to a club feast, and locked
the child by itself in a chamber, where it is supposed to
have cried itself to death ! —Verdict, " Died by the visi-
tation of Gon."—Birmingham Journal.
Yesterday an inquest was heid at the Bull and Last,
Kentish Town, on the body of a youth named Henry
Waters, aged seventeen. A short time since the deceased
accidentally met a servant girl named Martha Webber, at
Highgate, and appeared to have formed so strong an at-
tachment for her that he made appointments to meet her
on several subsequent occasions, and expressed a great
affection for her. A few evenings ago he accompanied
Martha Webber and another female to witness some
amusements at the Southampton Arms, Camden-town,
and on leaving that place the deceased appeared greatly
dejected on account of Martha refusing to take his arm,
as she observed that he paid greater attention to her com-
panion. He said to her, Martha, " This is the first time
you ever refused to take my arm, and depend upon it
it will be the last." He had previously drunk some
porter and rum-and-water with them at another tavern
called the Bedford Arms, and be then informed them
'that he had been drinking before both gin and rum.
On quitting the females he went towards the Seven
Ponds at Hampstead, where his body was found.—
The Jury returned a verdict of " Insanity."
Yesterday evening an inquest was held at Guy's
Hospital, before W. Payne, Esq. on the body of James
Aire, who was killed by falling from a ladder. The de-
' ceased lived at No. 40, Little Earl-street, Blackfriars,
and, on Tuesday last, while some repairs were being done
I upon the roof, deceased ascended the ladder leading to
the parapet in a state of intoxication. He attempted to
descend, but had gained only the second step when he
fell to the ground, a height of twenty-five feet. When
taken to the hospital it was found that he had received a
fracture of the leg, and a compound one of the jaw-bone.
He lingered until Saturday morning, when he expired, in
consequence of mortification having taken place in the
leg.—Verdict, " Accidental death while in a state of in-
toxication."

On Sunday morning last, about eleven o'clock, a very
fine child, nine years of age, was drowned in the Cut,
Paddington. It appeared that its mother Was on a visit
to her son, Mr. Kennedy, 18, Hermitage-place, Harrow-
road, and had allowed the child to play about with some
others, when it unfortunately got down one of the wharfs
at the Cut side, and on attempting to step into a boat fell
in. It was got out as soon as possible, and taken to the
Duke of York public-house, in the Harrow-road, where
medical aid was immediately procured, but it died shortly
afterwards. The mother on hearing the intelligence fell
down in a fit, and was conveyed home in a chaise in a
dangerous state.
A baker, named Alexander, late of Wardour-street,
Soho, who was a bankrupt in January, 1829, when he
was released from debts amounting to 2,0001. applied
yesterday to the Insolvent Debtors' Court for relief. His
debts amounted to 5301. his credits to 891. He stated
that during his confinement, when he was a bankrupt,
his business fell off in consequence of the neglect of his
men, and the consequence was that he again became in-
volved in difficulties. In the course of the examination
it was stated, that his receipts averaged 361. per week,
and his profits about 1861. a year.—He was remanded.to
file a new balance sheet.

Yesterday afternoon, between two and three o'clock, a
daring robbery was committed in Bryanston-square. Mrs.
Taylor, a laundress, residing at Hampstead, and who
washes for the family of Horace Butler, Esq. came with
her cart for the soiled linen as usual ; and during the time
she was engaged in conversation with the housekeeper,
which was not more than ten minutes, two fellows in a
light cart drove alongside that of Mrs. Taylor, and stole
a large bundle of linea, consisting chiefly of elegant table-
cloths, to the value of 201. On Mrs. Taylor returning to
her cart, she instantly missed the bundle, when a boy,who
was bolding a gentleman's horse, and had seen the men
take it, informed her of the circumstance. Pursuit was
immediately commenced in all directions ; but the villains
unfortunnt:ly efrocted their escape with their booty.