The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-20 00:00:00

IN THE MATTER OF HINDE, A BANKRUPT.

Mr. IIoaNE stated that proceedings had been taken in
this bankruptcy, the object of which was to obtain a com-
mission to examine witnesses with respect to transactions
which had originocd in America. Circumstances now
occurred to render that course impracticable; and all the
Learned Counsel now asked was for liberty to examine Wit-
nesses upon interrogatories.—Leave granted.

MORRIS V. DAVIS.

Mr. IloaNY, in asking that this matter might be ap-
pointed for hearing on Tuesday next, observed that it wss a
case in which even an Englishman would be naturally
anxious ; but the parties being all Welsh, they felt much
more so. The Circuit was now approaching, and as several
Common Law Gentlemen intended to be present, the
Learned Gentleman trusted the Court would not think he
bad asked too unsch.

HIS LORIMHIP observed there wcre some part heard
cases which must of necessity take precedence. Ife knew
enough of this case to be well aware it would take up
some considerable time.

After some further discussion, it was arranged that the
case should stand over till after the conclusion of the
circuit.

STRUTT V. FINCJI.
Mr. lionNE neat instructed to request the early judg-
ment of the Court in this case.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
DEAN V. TOTTINGER AND SOITIF.R.

Sir J. ScAut.zrr stated that this was an action for an
illegal distress. The plaintiff is Chairman of his Majesty's
Board of Customs, and authori.ed his son to take a house
for the family at Brighton. The son engaged a house of
the defendant Pottinger, at six guineas per month, but
when the family arrived, ha recollected that he had not.
thought of a coach house and stables. Pottinger, how-
ever, told him that there were two at the back of the
houses, and he might take which he chose of them. The
plaintiff therefore occupied it during the time they were in
the house, and when he was about leaving, Sowter, who
was a labourer, employed by Pottinger, madert claim of 11/.
10s. for the use of the stables, stating that they belonged
to him, as he hail hired them of Pottinger Wore the
latter had lent them to the plaintiff. The latter refused to
pay the demanil, and Sowter anthorised a broker to seize
the carriage and horses as they were leaving the stable ;
Mrs. Dean then paid the demand, but gave them notice
that an action would be brought for the recovery of
the 11/. 10s.

The Leaned Counsel called the plaintiff's son and an-
other witness, to prove the above statement.
Mr. GURNEY on the part of defendmt contended, that
the stables were in the possession of Snwter (who had suf-
fered judgment to go by delmlt), and Pottinger hail no-
thins to do with them, havini, let them to the other.
Ifhe LEARNED JUDGE said, that an illegal distress had
been made, and the Jury returned a verdict for the plain-
tiff—Damages, 11/. 10s.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-(TIIIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

Harriet Furrell, a respectably dressed young female,
aged 17, was charged on the Coroner's Inquisition with
the wilful murder of a new-born male child.
Jonathan Cooke examined—l live at Isleworth, and
know the prisoner ; she lived with me as servant from the
18th of last July till the 3d of January; she is a single
woman ; I saw her on the morning of the 3d January,
about half-past eight o'clock; she was then sitting on a chair;
I asked her how it was she had not opened the shutters; she
replied that she sums not able, for she had been in such dread-
ful pain the whole night; she shortly alternards went up
stairs. Mrs. Cooke followed her, and perceived sonic
marka of blood upon the table and chairs of die prisoner's
room. I then went into the yard and found a stick covered
with soil, on making this discovery I called in a neigh-
bour, named Taylor, awl we commenced a search in the
privy, and soon found the body of a new born male child.
I immediately sent for a constable and a inelical man ;
the chill at the time it was found sheaved no symptoms of
life. The prisoner had conducted herself with propriety
during the tun: she was in my service.
Cross-exami led by Mr. Ct.aaxsoN—The prisoner had
been in my service four months before it was discovered
she was in th, family way ; my wife then taxed her with
it, but she dc sled that such was the case. I never saw
anything cruel in her disposition.
Mary Cooke, wife of the last witness, deposed to the
same effect, and added that she bad on many occasions
charged the prisoner with being in the family way, which
she invariably denied, and always appealed to God for the
truth of her statement. On the Sd Jam the prisoner came
up stairs and told her she had been dreadfully ill all night.
I said, good God, Harriet, you have miscarried, but
she positively denied it. I told her to go to bed, which
she did, and I carried her some tea; I asked her what she
had put in the privy, " she said, nothing at all, what
will you charge me with next ?" After the child had been
found, I had some conversation with the prisoner ; I told
►,er she had better tell the whole truth, she at that time
denied having miscarried, but when the child was shown
to her, she said no more.
Cross-examined by Mr. CLARK SON.—When I first saw
the child, I did not think it full grown ; sometime subse-
quently' the prisoner admitted that the child NSW her's, but
that it never cried, nor did she perceive that it ever moved
after birth.

Mr. Syers —I am a surgeon at Isleworth ; on the 3d
January I was sent for to Mr. Cooke's, when I got there
the child was lying on a table; after hearing the circum-
stances of the case, I examined it very minutely, bat could
not perceive any external injuries, there were several dis-
colourations, but nothing that would warrant me in de-

i•laring that it met with-its death by violence ; the lungs
were in a healthy state, and appeared as if they had perform-
ed some degree of respiratio❑ ; they had a florid appearance,
and appeared as if they had performed their functions. I can-
not poitively say that the child breathed freely, bqt think

there were sufficient symptoms to warrant me k coming
to the conclusion that it was born alive. There were cir-
cumstances, however, which the witness described, that
might hare causo! suffocation.

Mr. Justice GAZELFE here stopped the case. Ills
Lordship said the Jury would be relieved from a painful
duty, the evidence of the surgeon was not sufficient to sup-
pot t the indictment, as he did not positively swear that
the child was born alive, but admitted there were ap-
pearances, which, if neglected by tLe mother, might have
caused suffocation.

The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The prisoner was then tried on another indictment,
charging her with unlawfully concealing the birth of the
child. Verdict—Guilty. ,

The prisoner fainted several times during the trial, and
was obliged to be supported by the officers of the court.
Frances Han (aged 42) widow, was indicted for forg-
ing a pap:x writing, purporting to be the will of Anthony
Bond, deoeased,:with intent to defraud John Baines Bond ;
there were several counts in the indictment varyisw the
offence. The prisoner is a most respectable looking
woman, and appeitred at the bar dressed in a fashionable
manner.

Mr. Cuawoon, with whom was Mr. BonxlN, stated
the case to the Jury, and called the following witnesses :
John Gibbs, a clerk in the Prerogative office, pro-
duced a will, which had been proved by the prisoner, pur-
porting to be the will of Anthony Bond, late of the Rising
Sun public-house, Windmill-street, Westminster.
John Baines Bond, examined by Mr. CURWOOD—I am
son of the late Anthony Bond ; the prisoner was my
father's housekeeper ; he died in July, 182 S ; had not been
informed of his previous illness, but in consequence of
something that I heard I came up to London, and found
him dead ; I attended the funeral a few days afterwards ;
when I returned the prisoner said, " I suppose, John, yon
will not be satisfied todess you have your father's will read."
I said, certainly not. A person named Hyett was present,
and told prisoner the will was locked up and she had the key.
Upon which she left the room, and shortly afterwards
returned with a man named, Silcocks, who read what she
called thy father's last will. I wanted to read it myself,
but this she refused, and snatched it out of Silcock's hand. I
then asked her to let me look at the signature, when she
just opened it, and closed it up again in an instant; but I
saw enough to satisfy me that it was not my father's hand-
writing. She asked the if I felt satisfied, I replied cer-
tainly not. My father's death had not been communicated
to me, and now it appeared he had cut me off without a
shilling. Hew could I under such circumstances feel Fatis-
fied? I had always been on good terms with my father.
Mr. Wainson, a proctor, stated that the paper now pro-
duced was the same as the prisoner showed to him at the
time she applied for the purpose of having it proved.
Mr. Anoterrus, the prisoner's Counsel, here took seve-
ral objections to the form of the indictment, which occu-
pied a considerable time.
The case was not finished when wa went to press.

TIIE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The arrivals of most kinds of Grain this week are good,
especially of English Oats. The quantity of Flour is also
considerable. The Wheat trade remains inactive, a few
sales have been made at rather lower prices than Monday
last. Prime Making Barley maintains last quotation, other
sorts are extremely dull and cheaper. Beans and Pease
are almost unsaleable on any terms. Oats are very dull,
and to make sales rather lower rates must be taken. The
Flour trade continues stagnant.

ARRIVALS.
Barley. Oats. Flour.
5,950 qrs. 17,400 qrs. 7,300 iaeks.
7,950
150 -

Wheat.
English
Irish

Foreign 1 8,600

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN,
For the Week ended Feb. 13, 1829, made up from the Returns
c 1 the Inspectors in the dil•lia-ent Elms and 'lowan in England
and Wales, per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat--.... 735. Ild. Oats -- 235. &LI Beans- 355, 3d
Barley-- 345. 3d. l live ....,,.r39, '7d. I Pease-- 335. 11d.
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES or the Six WEERS PRECPUING.
Wheat. 745. 7d. I Oats - 235. 9d. I Wails-- 335. 551.
Barley , 3.55. Bd. Rye - 325. Pease.-- 37g. 3d.