Star.
London, England, 1830-01-12 00:00:00

Li GRAVIt MID MIMI= ♦. TUC KATOS MID C•DroaATsosr 01

This action was brought by the plaintiffs, who adjust and manu-
facture weights and measures in" the City of London, against Mr.
Jenkins, formerly the Mayor of Alonmoutb, and the Corporation
of that Borough, to recover 911. for a set of imperial weights and
measures made to order and delivered to the Corporation. It ap-
peared that the late Act of Parliament, which requires uniformity
in weights and measures, made it necessary to have a new set of
weights in the Town Hal! of Monmouth. Mr. Jenkins, who in
1826, was Mayor deforts.sent a letter to the plaintiffs, containing
an order for the imperial measures required. The articles were ac-
cordingly prepared, and sent to the Corporation in two boxes.
They were placed in the Mayor's room, at the Town-ball, and
had continued In use up to the time of bringing this action.
After the plaintiff's case had been proved by several witnesses,
Mr. J. Wttatams, as Counsel for the Corporation, said, Mr.
Jenkins bad been ousted from the office of Mayor, and the only
question was. whether or not a letter sent by that gentleman was
each an order &a bound the Corporation ?
Lord Timms= held that the Corporation had nude the goods
their own, by keeping and using the same in the Town Hall. The
articles were examined at a general meeting tithe burgesses, when
the Mayor and several Magistrates were present.
Mr. Witataushad no other ground of defence if his Lordship
considered there bad been an adoption of the weights and measures.
Lord Tmoveanen—Yes ; I think they made the goods their own.
The weights and measures were sent down to the Corporation.—
There they were received, and there they remain.
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiffs—Damages, 491.
IfiBCOT•11 OF WASH V. FOOT.

The plaintlg executor of the late Andrew John Nash, brought
this action to recover money advanced by the testator to tbe de-
fendant. The late M. Nash served the office of °arrows in the'
parish where be died. The defendant was assistant overseer With
a salary, and barbs& applied to Mr. Nash to advance him msusy
for the purpose of conducting parish badness. the sum of teBo was
advanced. After Mr. Nash's death, it appeared that the defendant
bad paid back ASS, and the question was, whether Mr. Foot was
to have credit for that KIM ?
Lord Tm.vtanan—Could not this be inquired into by an arbi-
trator ?

➢lr. DEVILIPs who wag for the defendant, did not object to that
course of proceeding, and a verdict waa taken for the plaintiff sub•
ject to arbitration.

EXECUTION OF THOMAS MELLON AND

iIiCBAIL BYRNE, dr DUBLIN.

On Friday dame unfortunate men, who were convicted an Wed
outlay of tie murder of Thomas Hanlon, underwent the sentence
of the law In front of Newgate. At an early hoer crowd, of per-
sons, of both sexes, began to collect in Green-street, and at eleven
o'clock it was almost impossible to pass through Little Britain-
street King-street. or the upper end of Capel-street. It was in-
tended that the execution should take plate soon after twelve ; but
the Clergyman pot being able to attend until about that hour, the
alminals were not removed front their alb untU a quarter past
one o'clock. At this hour they were led to the press-room, where
the necessary arrangements having been made by the famous
Galvin, and another executioner who came from Cork, they knelt,
and having spent a few minutes in prayer, and taken a feeling
farewell of the Clergyman and of each other, they ascended to the
drop with a calm and firm step. The fatal drop having fallen.
Mellon died almost without a struggle, but Byrne seemed to en-
dure great agony (or some minutes.
Since their condmonation, these unfortunate men behaved in the
meet edifying manner. They evinced an entire resignation to their
fate and attended most attentively to the pious exhortations of
cheer spiritual director. They were continually engaged in prayer
and meditation, and displayed a Christian heroism, worthy of s
better cause than that for which they sugared. They neither ad-
mined guilt nor protested innocence. In the short interval be-
tween the passing of their sentence and its execution, they dept
very little and ate less—their whole minds seemed rapt io coetma-
plation of their approaching Ignominious end. The relladme of
both had an Interview with them on the preeedisi womb& sad
the dui separation was extremely affecting. Neither of them was
married. Mellen looked to be about a 7 years of age, and as
about 11.
Ahsr her; the Moat time. the bodies were eat deww.-that
of Mho elm Bumble, in enniequeme of the diaarraigemem
sit the pally—Ml elaveyed to the College of Surgeons, where
they wadarweat aped marten examination. We are glad to say,
that setwithateading the immensity of the crowd—at least 5,000
persons--and the Intensity of interest which the fate of the two un-
fortunate men excited, no accident or disorder occurred—a dr.uns-
stance which Is mainly attributable to the waives of the High
Sheriffs and Mr. Twycross.—Ditiiis Naneure's Jeered.

re, and was asst in the manufacture of be no ptoeecation." li the latter part of the day be gave William A
ywe understand is loaned in the Mao. Price some Mseractioes Malin to his Whirs, and expressed a sadra A fatal accident, of a singular and very distressing
tto its full taint. By this lamentable that the Arability- el Dublin, the Bebop of Team, Bishop of MD& flattened en Saturday let, to the wife of a anal eanikae,fe
lassie thrown out el employment. The Saliabary. Ind Lord Mwatecaleel, might be made acquainted that in Mum-street, Great Ancoats-street. Being the day after tier
I. the cease et Wheeled essegodi la die duel was in company* of Year she bed been distributing glasses of spirits amoopt her
stets hate been apprehended, and hatted alleuellard a atlenelt• by his antagoalet. customers, end probably not forgetting herself In the
waiting their trial, for starving two of As es dose of the evidence, the Coroner bundled whether any Hordes placed two bottles of rum in • dark cupboard, eb. wet
nder eight years ago. The masa gibe pintos woes le cassedy; opus whisk Hall said that be had hat thither for the purpose of takings dnvgla, but. by mistake,
shooting ono barmen to the palish of recaliedinemsamiss that Llesteount Cox, use of the saccade, load anti of a bottle tof oil of 'Atria); which stood at the nave Suet
, awned to him shoo two 7aan ago, been abetted that morning for debt, sad that he knew where we was used fie the purpose of dental; Mtge utensils- Of tab
firing. The wretched pair have latterly to led aim- she drank so betty as to cause her death ea the following day.-.
hutted on tba morals maim; ant The Jury thus retired for ahem half on boar, and returned aAn Unison was bold as las body an Monday, team the Jury ro'
as been aware of their ems trastawat verdict of " Wilki Vardar" spine Richard Lsmbrearbe, the tensed a verdict ot " Died by insaatioaaly drinking oil of *do
a bat* of araes7 suppiOng them ad* paimidipal, owl Unman Com mod Mr. lanky, the seconds in the instead of evnt."7Maneasern'Orandaln•
snobs am, bog boos' 'wawa, awl dra dad, tad the Onrentre• warrant was accordingly hoed fez their Wednesday afternoon, George Sweeper, a plumber and
vials been suited in the neighbourhood, apprehomian. gluier, called at the wattage eficha Curtis, of Bidden, sear Mar
s the dwelling of the bitumen perms, emmommommarmsat ket Miry, and asked Cordes wife if she wasted any windows
found bias ea a bit of straw. with the fiesta, bell of York Minster, lama dm ro am. imbrue mended? tie anima boo maver•stber with ker. '
tact twos from the tothawory of the thaoreighed 41,01101 be. The heaviest bens now in we ibe while she was swiping to sweep tv her lire-place, he
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