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London, England, 1815-11-14 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, NOVEMBER 13.
IN THE MATTER Of SIR 0. P. TURNER.
A petition having some days since been presented
to the Court, in the above case, the LORD CHANCEL-
LOR said he had this morning seen Sir Gregory, and
was satisfied that the prayer of the petition, that the
commission of lunacy should be superseded, ought
to be granted.—His Lordship therefore Ordered the
commission to be superseded accordingly.
MILLS V. TARSIER.
The LORD CHAVCELLOHSVe his judgment in this
cane.--Looking at the caiteasf Freeman, his Lord•
ship considered it so strong an authority in point,
that be could not, with all the inclination which he
might have to affirm the present Decree, get the
better of it. In that case, a clear distinction was
made as to property bequeathed to charitable pur-
poses and those which were, bequeathed to individuals.
Where charitable purpostowere contemplated, there
it was held, that though-they were not defined, but
left to the after appointment of the Testators, and
though no appointment actually took place, the
Court would fill up the omission, and supply the
purposes. In this case there were two charities spe-
cially named; and though there were other charitable
purposes alluded to, as being in the intention of the
testator afterwards to name, that formed no ground
for saying that the mention of the two special and
favoured purposes left the matter open to uncer-
tainty and doubt. His Lordship therefore ordered,
that the parties should go before the Master, with
schemes of the charities which they proposed.—The
Decree being so far altered as to that part of it which
went upon the ground of uncertainty. If the parties
were dissatisfied with this present decision, they could
bring the matter before the House of Lords, where
he should be happy to hear any of their Lordships
convince him that he could find any ground for dis-
tinguishing this case from that of Freeman. His
Lordship accordingly reversed the Decree.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOVEMBER Ili
• CRIMINAL INFORMATION.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved for a criminal
information against Mr. John Philpotts, an Attorney
of this Court, practicing in the city of Gloucester,
upon an affidavit, stating that at a Meeting in the City
of Gbucester, convened for the purpose 6f taking
into con.ideration the affairs of the banking-house of
Sir Jos, Jclph and Evans, who had become bankrupts,
Mr. Phil potts took occasion to use the following excites.
siont publicly towards the Rev. -- Halifax, Clerk:
114 You lie—you know it is a lie ;—I am ready to give
you satisfaction, and you know where to find me."
A misunderitanding had' taken place upon the sub-
ject of Mr. P.'s appointment to be Solicitor to the
Assignees, to which appointment it was understood
Mr. Halifax objected. Under these circumstances
the Learned Attorney prayed leave to file a criminal
information against Mr. Philpotts.
Lord EtaAsmoriovon—You may take a rule to
chew cause; perhaps in the mean time Mr. Philpotts
will come to a proper sense of his situation.
REX V. JAMES JONES.
The defendant was found guilty at the last Assizes
for Cambridgeshire, upon an information charging
him, Ist. With endeavouring. to prevail upon one
-- Barber, who had enlisted as a soldier, to desert
his Majesty's service; and 2dly, with having pre-
vailed upon another man, named Milford, actually
to desert tl)e service.
The ArrortnEY-GENERAL now prayed judgment,
and the Court sentenced him to one month's impri-
sonment for each of his offences, and during that pe.
riod to stand twice, for one hour each time, in and
upon the pillory, between the hours of twelve and
two, on a market Jay, in the town of Wiebeach, St.
Peter's, where the offences had been committed.
REX V. MARY ARNETT, ALIAS. ARNE'''.
This defendant was convicted before Lord ELLES•
ttottoeott,-on she 19th of July last, upon an indict.'
ment charging her with keeping a disorderly house
and common brothel, in Titchlield•street. ,
'Tie ArronNEY-GIMEItAL prayed the judgment of
the Court, and she was sentenced to pay a fine of
re2o ; to be imprisoned for twelve months in the
House of Correction, to find security for her good
behaviour for three years, herself in se4o, and two
sureties in rt2o each, and to remain in custody until
the fine be paid, and the security found.

PUBLIC OFFICE, BOW•STBIALT.YeIItefday GC•rje
Brown and John Brown, calling themselves brothers,
were broorlt before Sir NATLIANIBL CONANT, the
Sitting Mabvi•trate, charged on suspicion of being
concerned in the footpad robberies which have lately
been committed near the Metropolis.—They were
committed for further examination next Monday,
when it is expected that others who have lately been
robbed will attend.
QueEN-SQUAus.—Yesterday Robert Aoki*, a well-
known cparacter, was charged with being concerned
in robbing the Windsor coach of a parcel, contain-
ing notes to the amount of £l9OO, the property of a
Banking-house in the City....-He was committed for
further e x

GUlLDHALlo—Yesteiday W. Smith's apprentice to
Mr. J. Southgate, trunk-maker, of Watling-street,
was charged with a most nefarious robbery. The
prosecutor stated, that the prisoner, with two other
lads, had been a considerable time in his service but
he had no reason to doubt their integrity. • Within
the last few weeks, however. he had missed several
account-books from his counting-house. These were
posted up with the accounts of several hundred per-
sons., and contained items of money to an immense
amount due to his house. Of the loss of these, the
prisoner, as. well as his companions, denied all know-
ledge. '1 he prosecutor, however, a day or two since,
found, upon taking down what appeared to be his
ledger from the book-case, that nothing remained
but the outer boards ; the whole of the interior, con-
taining nearly 1000 pages of accounts, having been
cut away. The prisoner and the other two appren-
. ikes were Again taxed with the abominable charge,
"when, after much prevarication, 'it was discovered
that they had jointly planned the theft, and having
' cut out the leaves, the prisoner bad sold those from
the ledger, as well as the others, to a cheesemonger
in St: John's-street, as waste paper. Upon applica-
tion to this person, it was found that not a vestige re-
mained, • and the prosecutor was thus left without a
single document of his muhifarirous- stecounts.—The
prisoner was penianded fors final examination.

fitEL4NI).
Waukee)" Noverasett Tuley Morning,
between eleven and twelve o'clock, Maurice Rona-.
vane, of Harbourview, in this county, Esq. was rob-
bed of 56 guineas on the middle of the mountain road
between Dungarvan and Clashmore, by four men,
armed with blunderbusses and pistols.
LIbIERICK, Novamanut 4.—Since the commence.
merit of the Commission the following persons were
convicted in the County Court, before the Lord
Chief Baron and Mr. Seijeant Johnstone, who to-
gether preside on the Bench :—.lames O'Brien, for
unlawfully assembling in arms, and burglary in the
house of Michael Glin, to be hanged.—Philip Tuohy,
Edward Fitzgerald, William O'Brien, and John
Jacques, for robbing several farmers on the highway,
between the bounds of the County of Cork and the
town of Kilfinane, on the fith ult. were convicted on
the dearest testimony, and a verdict returned, with-
out the Jury (which was most respectable) leaving
the box. Sentence of death was immediately pro.
flounced on them, in a feeling manner, by the Lear-
ned eant.—Patrick Farrell, for assaulting the
house of Thomas Hurst, at Kildimo, Steward to the
Rev. Samuel Jones, capitally convicted--t 0 be
hanged.....—Jamet Trehy, Michael Trehy, John
White, and James Palmer, for unlawfully rising and
assembling by night, near Tiermore—not sentenced.
John Mullins, for breaking into the house of Thomas
Nocton, near Loughill, and taking away his daugh-
ter—to he hanged.—Yesterday John Connors, Denis
Connors, Maurice Casey, John Fallahee, Tini. Donn.
ho, Edmond Jourdan, Michael Boyce, and Martin
Flanigan, who were charged with burglary in the
house of Mr. James Condon, of Ardereney, near
Newcastle, on the 6th of September, and taking
thereout a musket, were acquitted. in consequence of
the prevarication of Condon. The Solicitor General
ordered bills of indictment to be immediately pre-
pared by the Crown Solicitor, which having been re.
turned as true bills by die Grand Jury, Condon was
instantly put upon his trial for perjury, which being
satisfactorily pros ed to a very respectable Jury, he
was found guilty, and sentenced to be transported for
seven years to Botany Bay, for which place he set
out this morning ; this prompt proceeding has given
unqualified approbation, it ought to be attended
with the best effect, inasmuch as it should completely
operate against the system of corruption or terror,
which is often held out to witness previous to trial.—
It appeared in evidence, that Condon's house was ac.
tually attacked ; he was a solvent and industrious
farmer, and hitherto of integrity ; many of the men
whom he had charged as being perpetrators of the
outrage, were of the same class of life as hirnselr
equally responsible ; notwithstanding lie was re.
peatedly warned by Mr. Lloyd, the Magistrate who
toAlc the informations, and apprehended the eight
men, not to swear against any except he was posi-
tive as to the fact, he, on the table, in Court, affected
not to know any of them, and in consequence of his
perjuring himself, he has met a just and salutary re-
ward —This morning Michael M'Malion, bo.wal
convicted at Rathkeale, on Monday, was sent off tv
Cork. This man was apprehended at Nantinan
Michael Burke White, Esq. a Magistrate for thi
county, and a party of the 74th regiment, for having
in his possession a quantity of gunpowder, ball, and
several pans of fire-arms ; and, after a patient hear
ing, was convicted on the clearest evidence, and was
immediately sentenced, to the satisfaction of the
whole Court, to seven years transportation..

Monday se'nnight Mr. John Borland, slater, Dom
fries, was killed by a fall from the roof of the George
lon there. He has left a widow and five children.

Henry Fulton, shoemaker, Calton, Glasgow, was
lodged in jail yesterday se'nnight, charged with kill-
ing Alexander Pollock, carter. The parties had gone
into a low public house in the Calton to play at cards,
but their game could not be kept up withont the Ili
of whisky, of which they drank nearly 2O gills, when
a melt ensued about a dollar which happened to
missing.
COURT MARTIAL-4k Court Martial was held o
Monday se'nnight on boar.' the QUREN CuattLorri
Captain Sir ARCHIBALD COLLIKGWOOD
Bart. President; for the trial of William Saunders,
Samuel Wickham, George Eastern, John Hodgson,
and Peter Paukt, seamen, belonging to the DI
PATCH, for mutinous conduct, in refusing to unmoor
the brig, and proceed to sea when so ordered, on the
Slat ult. and the charges beings proved, they were -•
sentenoed to be hanged. The Court, however, ,
consideration of the former excellent characters of W.
Sanders, S. Wickham, G. Eastern, and J. Hodgson,
most earnestly recommended them to the favourable
consideration of the Lords Commissioners ot the
miralty. These men are said to be tine young se;
men, and, as well as the whole crew of the Dist.Artt
bore very good characters, particularly while em-
ployed on the coast ot America, until this unfortr
nate occurrence.

On Friday the house of Mr. Ktxo, in Cumberlan,
street, Mary-la-bonne. was entered and robbed of
silver tea-kettle and stand, together with a number
silver spoons, and other articles, of the value of
guineas.
Tuesday se'nnight, a post-chaise, containing MI
Rawlings and Mr. and . Mrs. Walker, of .Dartfor,
was stopped by three footpads near the Sun in
Sands, Blackheath, and the gentlemen wete robbed
of a few pounds in money and their watches. I
robbers, after having effected their purpose, went
to a single-horse chaise, and drove off at full speed,
and escaped.
Coventry Fair, on Wednesday, was well suppli

with beef and mutton, which met a brisk sole
somewhat higher prices than at recent lairs. The
spew of horses was small; a few good ones fete
high prices; thane of interior description were acre'
verrlow, but met with few buyers.
Several Medical Gentlemen formed a prejudi
when • the Medical Board was first established
Charlotte House; they acknowledge they were I
aware of whom it was composed. We underst:
that private Practitioners frequently attend with their
Patients, and during the consultation are considered
one of the Board. The Medical Board is uniT
tionably of great importance, and the country is
debted. to Dr. Coosa and his colleagues for prom
ing such an establishment. Among Counsellors
there• must be wisdom; and we have no doubt.
many lives will be preserved by means of [hi
Geudemen.