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London, England, 1830-02-25 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Fan. 24.
Him Honour the ittor CHANCELLOR this morning said, that I
order to obviate a recurrence of the inconvenience that arose c

:Honda through the absence of the Solicitor Genetal in the House
of Lords, be would for the present take motions on Mondays, and
none on Saturday, which would give greater facilities to gentlemen
having to attend appeals in the House of Lords.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Fn. 24.

LAIGHT V. DILLOW AND OTHERS.
The ATTORWZY GENERAL (with whom was Mr. CHITTY)
stated that this was an action to recover the value of forty gross of
walking sticks, a number, ohoerved the learned gentleman, which
he should have thought would have been enough to have supplied
more than half of his Majesty's subjects. Such, however' did not
appear to be the use, as there were various other dealers in that
commodity. The sticks in question belonged to the plaintiff, who
it would seem was merely a dealer in the article, and had been sent
by him to a named Haynes, residing in Duke-street, West-
minster to be made into a state for sale. This Mr. H. was
what is termed a stick finisher, and unfortunately, not being able to
pay up some arrears of rent, the goods he had in his possession were
distrained by his landlord, Mr. M'Nabe, one of the defendants. The
distress was levied by the other defendant, Millow ; and the sticks
in question were, with the rest of the articles, sold by auction. When
the defendant Millow came to make the levy, Haynes pointed out
these forty gross of sticks, and told him they were not his property,
but that they belonged to Mr. bight. Millow, however, persisted
in levying on them, and they were ultimately sold by auction under
a distress warrant. The plaintiff, it also appeared, had purchased
twenty-eight gross at the sale. The value the sticks was 15/.
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, IU 105.
BREACH or PROMISE or NAIRIAOI.
SINCLAIR W. ROTHERAX.

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Mr. Gtriszv, with whom was Mr. ALDERSON, stated that this
was an action- to recover compensation in damages for a breach of
promise of marriage. The plaintiff was a young lady between 19
ail 10 years doge. She was the daughter of a gentleman, who for
a considerable time carried on business with success in the public
line, but had now retired and lived on his property. The defendant
he understood, was between twenty-eight and thirty years of age.
He was a man of good address, lively in his disposition, and carried
a a most extensive business as a linen-draper in Shoreditch. He
was in all respects well calculated to win the affections of a female.
The defendant first became acquainted with the plaintiffs family in
the latter end of 1828. In February of last year he wrote her a letter
which contained a most ardent declaration of love. In that letter he
said he had been much attached to her for more than two years, In
the most solicitons manner he sought her affections, and begged to
be received as her lover. He hoped that his proposals would meet
with the approbation of the plaintiff's father. Shortly after the
receipt of that letter, the defendant himself asked the consent of
the plaintiff' father to pay his addresses to Miss Sinclair. Mr.
Sinclair said he should not be able to give his daughter any
fortune, and perhaps he might expect money. The defendant re-
plied he did not want money; all he wanted was the young lady,
for he was in a very prosperous business, in the first year of which
he turned nearly:s9,oool. and it had been every year increasing, so
that he was able to maintain a wife in the most respectable manner.
Mr. Sinclair did not refuse his assent, and an intimacy ensued.
The defendant used to write to the plaintiff, and visit her two of
three times a week. He paid her very great attention until June
last year, when he urgently requested that the marriage day might
be appointed, and urged as a reason that his mother was then in
town, and he particularly wished bee to be present at the wedding.
Accordingly, the first week in August was named for that ce-
remony to be performed, and every preparation was made
by the young lady for that happy event. But all on a sodden
this ardent lover, he who professed such au utter disregard
for money, became cool. When he visited he staid a shorter
time, and those visits were legs frequent. Miss Sinclair na-
turally felt uneasy, and remonstrated with him on the change in
his affections. He begged her to understand there was no
shange whatever in his affection for her ; and if ahe attributed it to
that cause, he could assure her she was quite mistaken. But the
real cause was an alteration in the state of his affairs. What would
eke Jury think when lie shortly afterwards told her that if her father
would consent to settle two hundred a year on ber, he would fulfil
his promise. This was the real cause why this disinterested lover

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broke off the acquaintance. He knew that it was a proposition dill
Mr. Sinclair, in justice to his other children could not comply
with, and• in consequence he dropped all furthei acquaintance.—
Shortly after this the brother of the plaintiff, called upon the
defendant for an explanation, when the latter said he had
broken off the connexion by command of a rich uncle. But he
(Mr. (Jolley) thought the real reason was that he bad formed an
attachment elsewhere, for a abort time afterwards he was found
courting another young lady. This was the conduct of a man who
for several months had kept the closest intimacy with the young lady
who, he understood, was a very repossessing person, and worn-
railage.
hed. It would, therefore, f beor die- Jury to say what
she ought to receive for so serious an injury. In such
cases there was no tilling what an ill-natured world might say, but
he was happy that in this case not a word could be advanced against
her propriety of conduct. He would ask the Jury to feel for her
situation in the same manner as if a similar injury had been inflicted
on a sister or daughter. He would conclude by calling on them to
render justice to his unfortunate client.
John Sinclair—l am brother to the plaintiff; she is in her 20th
year, and lives with her father at Lambeth. At the time the de-
fendant was paying his addresses to the plaintiff, she lived in the
New North-rnad ; my father is a retired publican. It has been
about four years since defendant first became acquainted with my
sister; he is a linen-draper, in a very large business, and employed
between thirty and forty young men. He had told witness that he
turned 80,0001. a year, and got a profit of 16 per cent. In the year
1829, he said his business had considerably increased. The de-
fendant used to visit my sister three or four times a week ; he made
a proposal of marriage to her, and asked for my father's approbation ;
my father raid, " Perhaps you will expect money with her, and I
have none to give." He replied, "I do not want money; all I
want is your daughter." This conversation took place in February,
1899. My sister encouraged his addresses; she used frequently to
walk out with him, and they always went to -church together on •
Sunday; this intimacy existed until July; and the first week in
August was appointed for the marriage. My sister and other parts
of the family had provided part of the wedding-clothes. The latter
end of July the defendant's visits became less frequent, and witness
called upon hint few an explanation, when he said his uncle, who
was rich, had found out that he was courting the plaintK and had
told him that if married her, he (the uncle). would "clip his wings."
He also said his sisters, who were very fond of his uncle, had been
the principal cause. He afterwards refused to marry my sister, or
any one else that had not got money. The defendant is about 28
years of age. The breaking off this connection much affected my
sister's health and spirits.
Cross-examined by the ATionwier-Gswitam..--My father
kept a wine-vaults ; my sister used to live with him. He kept the
Baker and Basket public-house, in Worship-street, for 19 years.
The plaintiff used to assist in the business, but my father never
would allow her to go into the tap-room There was no gin-shop.
My father has now taken the II indmill, in the New Cut. My
sister does not now assist him. The intimacy of the parties first
commenced at the Baker and Basket—(A laugh.) The defendant
first gave witness an account of the profits of his business before he
" discovered" himself to the plaintiff: Witness did not attend a
meeting at the Mansion House, on Monday, relating to the distress
of the country.
The AtToarfitir-thenzitat—ls your sister very much affected
now, Sir? Witness—Time will wear every thing off.—(A laugh.)
A letter from the defendant, dated Feb. 14, 1829, was here put in
and read. It was written in a very passionate strain, and declared
the most sincere love. About twenty other letters in a similar
strain were also put in and read. All of them began with "My
dear Polly."
Miss Wrightson examined—l know defendant; he is at the pre-
sent time paying his addresses to my sister.
Cross-examined—l cannot exactly say when 'the intimacy com-
menced ; I think it was in December.
This witness, a young lady fashionably attired, and of very pre-
' possessing appearance, immediately after leaving the box, went off
solent hysterics. Her screams were droadffil, and might have
been heard at a considerable distance. She was wiled out of court
in the arms of the officers in attendance.

This was the plaintiff's cue.
The ATTORNEY Eizatica.u., for the defendant, submitted that
this action could not be sustained, as there was no evidence to prove
that Mr. Rotherham wu paying his ad4resses to any other lady at
the time it commenced.

LOHITENTIRDEN overruled the objection.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL (with whom was Mr. BROUGHAM)
then argued at great length, for the defendant, in mitigation of
damages, in the tnurse of which he commented on the evidence
adduced for the plaintiff, pirticularly ou the letter which defendant
had written to the plaintiff s daughter, declining the marriage.
Lord TENTERDIN then charged the Jury, who, after a short
deliberation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 4001.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FEL 24.

SAIRCR V. JILACERURN.
This was an action for the recovery of damages against the de-
fendant for injury rustalned by the pWntiff. Tbeplaintiff. in
July last, was passing by the defendant's residence, in Whitechapel,
at twelve o'clock in the day, when a large dog ran out of his yard
and bit the plaintiff very severely in the lsg, so that he was obliged
to go to the workhouse, where he was confined for a length of time
from the effects of the accident, and has only now just recovered from
the effects of the bite. This action was, therefore, brought fur maven.
motion, which, it:was alleged, the plaintiff was entitled to from the
very grievous injury he sustained, and also the great loss of time be
suffered from the great length of time it was thought necessary to
confine him, in order to effect a perfect cure.
The evidence adduced on the trial went to show that the de-
fendant was guilty of great negligence and incaution in not having
his dog better secured, for want of which such accidents as these
might be of very frequent occurrence.
The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 701.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER—FEB. 24.
LIWIS V. MORGAN.

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Mr. LOWNDIS movedthat the•,ll;;;;liings under the decretal
order in this case might be suspended until after the appeal, now
pending in the House of Lords, is decided, except that part of it
which ordered the receiver to pass his accounts. The parts of the
order :which they wished suspended were—first, that part of it
which directed the Master to inquire when the debt from Sir War.
kin Lewis to Morgan was paid ; and secondly, the computation of
interest at the rate of four per cent., upon the balance due from
Morgan to the estate of Sir W. Lewis, and to execute a reconvey-
anee of the mertpgad notate. The grounds on which he (the
Learned Counsel) applied to have the proceedings suspended was,
that in the event of one or two of the points of the ease being de-
cided by the House of Lords in favour of the Defendant, instead
of there being any balance due from Morgan to the estate of Sir
Welkin Lewis, there would be a sum of about 12,000/. due to him,
therefore the computation of the lowest and the reconveyance would
be perfectly useless.
Mr. FONILANOUN appeared to oppose this application. Its
object was only delay, as there could be no doubt that the House of
Lords would confirm the elaborate decree which had been pro-
nounced in this Court. He therefore trusted the Court would not
grant this application.
The Loan Cuter BARON said he ought to have an affidavit of
the pacts of those !mi of the Decree which the Defendant expected
to have altered, and in what respect the orders will be varied. Until
that was done, he could make no order in the use.

CAUTION TO COFFEZ-DRINKERS..—A few days ago,
a carter in Kinghorn was desired by his wife to buy
half at ounce of coffee; but the grocer from whom he is
in the habit of making his little purchases, being occa-
sionally subject to absence of mind, inadvertently weighed
and delivered, instead of coffee, half an ounce of brown
snuff, a strong decoction of which the carter's wife un-
suspectingly prepared for afternoon refreshment. As it
looked tolerably well when poured into the cup, she
applied it to her mouth, and swallowed a copious draught,
upon which she instantly exclaimed " Gude forgie ye,
Jamie—you've pushioned your sin wife !" and threw the
coffee-pot into the street. The nauseous dos*, however,
proved to be ,

" a rare carthartic
As ever Doctor Patina gart lick,
To cure his ails -"
but which, in the absence of every bodily complaint was,
doubtless, a sorry succedaneum for the real Mocha.—
Fife Herald.
Wednesday last, Mr. John Barnet, one of the clerks
to the collector of his Majesty's customs at Newcastle,
who has hitherto been considered a respectable young
man, was committed by the magistrates of Gateshead to
Durham gaol, to take his trial at the approaching assizes,
on a charge of having forged a codicil to the will of the
late John Marley, Esq. of Dunston, by moans of which
he came into possession of an estate there.
The neighbourhood of Battle-bridge, at the bottom of
Gray's-inn-lane, is undergoing the greatest change. It
has been, for many years, a filthy and dangerous vi-
cinity, and at one side of it the contents of the dust-carts
of the town used to be emptied. Mr. Peel gave direc-
tions for erecting a rendezvous for the new police at the
point of junction of the six roads. This is to be called
the " St. George's Cross."

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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MANSION-HOUSE.
DEPUTATION FROM BIRMIXONAM.—Messrs. Brand and
Corbet waited upon the Lord Mayor, as part of a deputation from
the operative button makers of Birmingham, to present to his Lord-
ship a very elegy t specimen of their gilt buttons, in the expectation
that his Lordship would patronhe the trade. They stated that
thousands would be benefitted by the extension of the trade, which
the existing fashion rendered very slack, and they expressed a hope
that his Lordship would wear the buttons himself, and thus give en.
couragement to the multitudes whom they tell. Under such
auspices, they looked forward to a revival =Olt button trade in
the City. His Majesty, the Duke of Clarence, and several Metn-
hers of both Houses of Parliament, bad been waited upon by the
deputation, and presented with specimens; and promises had been
given of patronage by several of the most exalted ranks in society.
The Loan Maros accepted of the present with great sadder.-
tion. He could not promise to wear the -buttons during his Mayor.
alty, as his costume was fixed to the close of his office; but whew
he should have concludA his labours as Chief Magistrate, be
should certainly do as the deputation had requested.
Alderman Vewasurs, who was t during this canvass-
doni said he remembered having h Mr. Huskisson, in speaking'
of trades, say, that it was impossible to walk without treading
upon the toes of some persons. He suspected that the moment the
metal buttons were patronised, there would be a cry out amongst
those who made silk buttons.
The deputation said that all that was required was a participa-
tion. It war not sought to have the silk buttons completely sub-
stituted by the gilt ones. They wished that there should be a di.
vision of benefits. They then returned thanks to the Lord Mayor
for having so courteously received them.
William Horne was charged with having been concerned with a
gang in breaking into and robbing a warehouse in Cree.church:lane
of a large quantity of tea.
Plaistow, one of the ward officers, stated, that in consequence of
information which he had received he went in pursuit of the pri.
senor, and found him in the neighbourhood of the London Tavern,
in Bishopsgate-street, with a cast, which contained seven large bag:.
Witness took him into custody, believing that he was cones:mei in
the robbery of a warehouse in Cris-church-lane, which had beat
broken open on Monday meaning last.
Abraham Moses, a person who resides in Cree.churelkhoe, tested
that soon after six o'clock on Monday morning he observed a horse
and cart near an archway leading to Mr. Handeock's premises.
Two men brought bags from the archway, and two others loaded
the cart. The prisoner was one of those who loaded, and he drove
off in the cart. Witness could not recognise the other persons. He
afterwards saw the former witness's son, and communicated the cir.
cumstance to him, and a pursuit was commenced.
Mr. Chas. Handcock stated, that he resided in Leadenhall.street,
but owned warehouses in Cree•church-lane, where he had a quantity
of teas. The premises had been left secure on Saturday night, and
were found broken open on Monday morning. The quantity of tea
stolen was about 700 or 800 pounds weight. We understood Mr.
Handcock to say, that if the thieves had been active, they might
have got 3,000 pounds weight of the article.
Mr. W. C. Humphreys, for the prisoner, stated, that he was in
the habit of being hind by a number of persons as a carman, and
that he bad not exceeded what he supposed to be his duty on this
occasion. Committed fur trial. •
This was one of the cases to which the attention of the police has
been often called. The watch had no sooner left their beats than
the thieves entered the premises. Had the City police been substi-
tuted, as ought to have been the case, the robbery could not have
taken place.
Id A RLBOROUGH.STRRHT.
EXTENSIVE ROHNER? AT THE LATE ARGYLL Roosts.—
On Tuesday, Michael Quin/on a young man, about twenty-one
years of age, was brought up for re-examination before Mr. Co-
WANT, charged with stealing a large quantity of musing' instruments
and plates, t e property of Mr. T. Welch, the proprietor of the
Argyll-rooms.
Mr. Welch deposed that the prisoner was in his employ about
elOteen months up to the bth inst. when, in consequence of having
mW,a a flute, he charged the prisoner with having stolen it, and
also some musical plates, but which he denied. He sent for
Clements, who took the prisoner into custody. He then confessed
having stolen the fluter and plates, and of to go home and
bring back the duplicates. fie refused to let him go by himself,
and the prisoner was accompanied to his lodgings by the officer.
Clematis deposed that he was sent for on the bth inst. to the
Argyll-rooms to take the prisoner into custody, when he confessed
having stolen the flute and music plates. At the request of Mr.
Welch he accompanied the prisoner to his lodging, Bear-sweet, Lei-
cester-square. On going into the prisoner's room he opened a
prese.bedstead, and took from it a pair of trowsers. He then cut a
pocket from them, and gave It him. On opening it he found it to
contain a quantity otrittiipptes relating to property belonging to
On the prisoner back to
Mr. Welch. Mr. Welch, he
stated that he had been y since be had robbed Mr. Welch,
and he was very glad the robbery had been dhcovered.
Peter Turnbull Tate, shopman to a pawnbroker, deposed that be
had taken in pledge four flutes from a person whom he believed to
be the prisoner, and which were pledged In the name of Join Quin-
ton, one for a pound,another for one pound five, the third foe the
same sum, and the urth for eighteen shillings.
• John Wilcox, shopenan to Mesas. Page and Bmallboarea, de-
posed, -that he took in a violin, on which be lent 18a on the 16th
of January, and which he believed was pledged by the prisoner.
Several other pawnbrokers produced flutes, guitars,
and a variety of other musical instruments, several of weillircillan
Mr. Welch 's name stamped on them at full length, and which they
offered to give up if Mr. Welch would advance half of the money
which had been lent on them.
Mr. Welch replied that he should do no such thing. He had al-
ready suffered severely, without purchasing back his property that
had been stolen.
Mr. Fitzpatrick, the chief clerk, inquired how they could put
such a question, for they well knew that after the trial they would
be compelled to give up every article which they had taken in pledge
from the prisoner.
The pawnbrokers then offered to give up the property, the whole
of which Mr. Welch identified, and stated the value to be upwards
of 1001.
This being the whole of the evidence,
Mr. CONANT asked the prisoner if be wished to say snaking to
the charge ? He replied that he was guilty, and it would of no
use to deny it.
He was then fully committed, and the pasties bound over to pro.
secute.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Demo ButoLear.--Tuesday John Gneeltig, a native of
Germany, was charged with the following daring burglary in the
dwelling-house of Peter Newgert, landlord of the Catherine Wheel,
in Essex-street, Whitechapcl.
Hannah Molony, servant to the prosecutor, stated that on Thurs. '
day night last, she went into her master's bed-room to make this
bed, when she heard some glass smash. She drew aside the win.
dow curtains, and saw the prisoner banging by a bed quilt outside
the window. The quilt was fastened to a window above. She west
down stairs and Informed her master, first locking the room door
outside. Her master went up stairs and found the prisoner in
the bed-room and the window open. The prisoner was given into
custody.
From other evidence it appeared that the prisoner, who lodged in
In the house, had frequently entered the prosecutor's bed-room in
the same daring manner, and robbed him to a considerable extent.—
Duplicates of some of the property which he had pledged were found
upon hispersoo. Upon examining the bed-room a box was found
to be broken open, and Its. in halfpence extracted therefrom, which
were found tied up in a handkerchief belonging to the prisoner near
the spot where he was standing in the bed-room when aken. It was
evident when the servant went Into the room that the prisoner was
then escaping with the money in his pocket ; but being disturbed,
be thought the safest retreat would be through the first floor bed-
room, but, finding the door locked outside, he could not escape,
therefore put the money on the floor and surrendered.
He was fully committed to Newgate for trial on the capital charge,
also for two charges fur larceny.
UNION HALL.
Mary Garrett and Charlottes Greenwood, the first just turned 14,
and the other wanting a few weeks of being 12 years old, were
brought up by Inspector E. T. Sniith, of the L division, for having
created a disturbance on the preceding night in the New-cut, Lam-
beth. Inspector Smith stated that the prisoners were nightly to be
seen walking along the Waterloo-road and the adjoining streets.
On Tuesday night, between twelve and one o'clock, as the inspector
was going his round, be was attracted by seeing a concourse of
people assembled In the New-cut, and on going up to them, he ob-
served the delinquents In the centre quarrelling, and using the most
opprobrious epithets towards each other about the division of the
wages of their sin at which the mob seemed highly delighted. Both
the prisonersseenimed to be indilliwant to their situations ; there Wen
hardihood and 4beermey is theht mowers. They both received mil
able admonitimai Rein the iliOteetes. A policeman was sent h
with each to thole sespestferamoie.
POLICE.
Yesterday Mr. John 7'oeldps lisonsed coal-undertaker, appeared
Man information laid by Beajorailn Dingell, for not paying
, of several coal:whippets* due time, as required by Aft of
liar . The ease was pelwed by William Godfrey sad WO.
Liam Love, and the Magistrati aonceiving the cue a hard one, mt.
tigated ths penalty front 2•1. to 101.
Tuesday Jews Naha's, a Amnon to a wine merchant, and irm.
ham Talbot,. angstait, were charged with illegally attempt
take tut of the Landon.docks a sample bottle of port wine,
log a pint end a MAE
The evidence was ekar that the prisoners had the wine in their
possession as charged, bat on the other hand it was said they bad

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received some sort of permission to take it out of the dock, and that
the order had been made out. The documents, however, had not
been properly signed or delivered, and this appeared to be princ..
pally the fattlt of some of the fozemen-offieen.
The officers with much earnestness declared they never allowed
any fraud to be committed with their knowledge, and that clay
vigilance was employed.
' A long discussion then ensued upon the papers from the owner
and others, by which it appeared the prisoners were authorised to
take samples according to the documents of the agents who had em-
plojed the prisoners.
Mr. BALLANTINE, the magistrate, after perusing several docu-
ments and receiving further evidence, he could not convict the
prisoners or punish them by imprisonment upon the evidence before
him. He had his own opinions on the merits of the case, which he
need not explain. Tnc worthy Magistrate said he was aware (and
adduced several instances) of the negligence of the dock-officers,
which proved how the boasted regulations of the London-dock
Company were violated.