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London, England, 1818-01-24 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JAN. 23.

Yesterday being the .first day of Hilary Term,
this Court sat in the usual form. 'The Chiefjus.
/ice was, not able to, attend, in consequence of
continued indisposition.

;LOLLS IN 'COVENT-GARDEN-MARKET.
LOWDEN .V. lIIERONS.
This Wa3 an action -tried in the Sittings of last
Term it had been brought by the plaintitics;. as
lessees of the Duke of Bedford, against the defen-
dants, to recover the amount of tolls claimed-as
due on certain vegetables brought into the mar-
ket. A verdict was had for the plaintiffs for Bd.
being under the amount claimed.
Serjeant LENS now moved for a, rule to
shew cause why that verdict should not be set
aside and -a nonsuit entered. His motion, be said,-
was made on three grounds :—The first was, that
the plaintiffs had no right to demand any toll for
articles brought into such a market as Covent-
garden : the second, that no evidence had been
given onthe trial to shew that any regular toll
had ever been paid,- but that the sums demanded.
were constantly varied ; 'and the third ground
was, that when tolls were demanded, it was from
the seller, and not from the buyer, of such articles,
which was contrary to the meaning of the Act for
regulating Market Tolls.
The COURT, after some observations on the na-
ture of the evidence'which had been given on the
trial, granted the rule.

OLD BAILEY.

ROBBERY ON. THE THAMES.

Yesterday John Rawlinson, the elder, William
Henry Rawlinson,and John Rawlinson, the younger,
the latter two of whom were capitally convicted of
stealing silk and lace, on Wednesday, were in-
dicted capitally for stealing, on the navigable river
Thames, nine pair of bOots, value 121. the pro-
perty. of Edward Sage, a lighternian. The indict-
ment bad a.second count in it, charging the' goods
to be the property of Messrs. Marsh and Cadogan;
of the Cape. of Good Hope.
The capital part of the charge was abandoned by Mr.
ALLEY at an early stage of the trial, atthe suggestion of the
Court, in consequence of the indictment baring set forth that
the goods were put into.a " boat," whereas they were put in
a lighter.

The COMMON SERGEANT summed- up the facts, and added,
that the commerce of the country would be destroyed, if goods
in their transit to vessels were so hiectto the care of such men
as the prisoners. It was a very lueky. circuinstancelor-them
that they were not capitally convicted; they might expect no
less than transportation.

" The•two younger prisoners are already ca-
.
•
pitally convicted."
Mr. COMMON'SERiEANT.--;" Thejt the eider prisoner must
be transported for seven /ears,".

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

ATTEMPT- TO DEFEAT THE ENDS OF JUSTICS•
Gummi ALL.---Y esterday John Collins ark" --tia
chard Conies, two parish Constables, were Pot d
the bar, when the following case was exbihite
against them :
a the
Mr. ARABIN, the Barrister, addressed
Magistrate: He said be appeared there
,1310der
id
the sanction of. the Court sitting at the ,i
Bailey, in order to prefer a charge against •t,
prisoners ; and certain he was, that a (Or
infamous and audacious case could not be. Pfela
sewed, inasmuch as it was an offence corn;
mitted with an intent to evade the sacre'
proceedings of a Court, and to defeat thel
ends of justice. The prosecutor (Mt% lia'plan`)
was a respectable yeoman, residing at .Drayt°";
in Middlesex ; and it had fallen to his painful I°
to appear at the Old Bailey, against • two 1)00°1
indicted for felony at the present Sessions, au
who were convicted. To prevent such convictitri
the prisoners had, it appeared, conspired to atte"i4
, the Old Bailey on Monday last (the day n4hic,,3
the parties alluded to were to abide their triai/i;
and, under pretence of charging Mr.Tajdand
receiving a quantity of stolen hay, dragged 1'4,4
from the Court. On the road, however, to hif
destined place of confinement, a gentleman, kilo"'
to Mr. Tapland, met the party. Astonished t°
see his unimpeachable friend in custody, be 0:
mended an explanation. The prisoners Were s'.
lent ; but their captive was not so. Mr.Williarolt.
who was his friend, pronounced the whole;totslli
a conspiracy, and insisted .that his friend shout
be instantly liberated, unless the prisoners cell'
exhibit their warrant of arrest, or other autboritt
This they,were unable to do; a slight striq%
took place,•andflie prosecutor disengaged hirefli;
from the grasp of the prisoners, who fled. ('
circumstance being mentioned to the Court,i;.,
was suggested that the parties sho ttlid be
with brought before one of the City Magist4,l—_
by warrant, and the prisoners in consequence were
apprehended. The Learned Counsel said, it was%
his intention at present to charge the parties sv"-
conspiracy--a fact which the evidence he '`X,
about to produce would clearly substantiate. I_`.j;
would merely proceed against thetn for WO'
and-false imprisonment.
Mr. Tapland proved the case stated by All.'
Arabin, and was confirmed by Mr. Williams, Wi°
.met him whilst in custody. _
The prisoners being called upon
fence, Coates for tbeir de"'
said he w o
as cmmissioned by a tilt
named Kingston, to g too the Court, and bri
'r qo
Mr. epla nt ' from th en ce for a particular purposed.
For this he was offered at first :three thillinPo
and subsequently a country bank note for 01? '
pound. He declared he had no bad motive in trig
transaction,

Collins was about to enter into a similar ste!'
ment, but was stopped by Sir W. Domvn
.f.t{the
Magistrate), who said the ease, was too fclearif
made out against them. He regretted that sod/
men were officers, and hoped that tbe -parish) 1,
well as _the law, would notice their conduct. Olt,
they "been indicted for conspiricy, they wow'
meet with .the severest punishment, but as ihet
Learned Counsel would not, at present, Ei-OP
such a proceeding against them, it was 1113 41a(I,
'
only to cause them to find good bail, for 51 I e as-
sault and.false implisonment of Mr. Toplan`,"
at
the Sessions.

DANGEROUS NUISANCE'.
MANSION-HousE..—Yesterday the Inquest of
the Ward of Farringdon Without. waited tiP°3,
Alderman '3. J. SMITH, who sat for tine
Mayor, for the purpose of "representing to him tlit,
dangerous state of a-house situate at the corner
Fleet-market, and to take his advice thereoP"'
It was stated, that the house in question was for"
tnerly. a Wine-vaults, but having been slur uP
considerable time, it had remained unoccopie'
and suffered by the owner to go to decay.
Thursday afternoon, the inhabitants of the fit..`
joining houies were dreadfully alarmed by
falling in of part of the roof and wall, and on-exr
urination, the whole. building appeared to be 9°
seriously dilapidated as to render the' iPstmediaiil
'adoption of precautionary measures necessary.'
To avert the dreadful consequences that tnigiit
ensue from such an occurrence, the Inquest hl
thought it their duty to make a presentment 40
the case, and to request the directions of 414
Magistrate.—The whrtby Alderman ordered tbe,
presentment to be laid before the Solicitor ana
Surveyor to the City, whO would immediateli
take such steps as the nature of the case required.

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