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LAW REPORT.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JANUARY is.
PEMBERTON V. WARD.
The arguments in this motion (which was for an in-
junction to restrain the defendant from digging coal
mines in an estate in Glamorganshire, in which the
plaintiff was interested) occupied the Court up to a
quarter past four o'clock, when his Lordship de.ired it
to be proceeded with to-morrow again. There is nothing
in it worthy of notice to the p iiblic.
VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JANUARY ls.
The only case beflre the Court yesterday was a long
uninteresting motion relative to a tithe cause, on which
no judgment was pronounced.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JANUARY is.
TANNER V. RENNET.
This was an action on a policy of insurance effected
on the ship Margaretta Elizabeth, bound from London
to the island of St. Thomas, and which the defendant
had underwritten for 1001. It appeared that, as the
vessel was approaching the island, a puff of wind, as
the sailors called it, ;Arne suddenly from the land, and
threw back the sails. The ship was then urged against
those dangerous sunken rocks called .4 The.Thiee Sis-
ters," and minted so much, that ultimately the Captain
was obliged to abandon her. The sea-worthiness of
the ship was admitted, and •the only question was, whe-
ther she should have been wholly abandoned, and
whether the means did not Clitt at St. Thomas's for re-
palling her ? which was denied by the plaintiff's evi-
dence, and :40seited by the other side. The loss occurred
in 1815, and this having been a second trial, it is un-
necessary to detail the circumstances.
The Jury retired, and in an hear and a half returned
with a verdict for the defendant on one count, as the
plaintiff's agent at St: Thomas's might have repaired
the vessel, and for the plaintiff on another count, for the
average loss, the Jury having no evidence of its amount.
The Lean Cuter Justice said, that as there was no
evidence what the amount of average was, the better
way would be to and a verdict tor the plaintiff, with Is.'
damages.—The Jury found accordingly.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JANUARY Is.
Donald, whose case stood over from last No-
vember, came up to day to receive the judgment of the
Coutt ; which was, that he be remanded within the
prison walls for twelve calendar months, for making
away with his property, with intent to diminish the fund
divisible among his creditors.
Several other cases were disposed of; but none of
them possessed the slightest public interest.

A letter from Vienna, of the 4th inst. received yester-
day, states—"" In consequence of intelligence that the
Turks had complied with all the conditions required by
the Russian Government, the Russian Ambassador has
delivered his credentials, was very favourably received,
and perfect harmony between the two Courts is now
understood to he restored. The effect of this reconci-
liation on the fate of the Greeks remains to be ascer-
tained. The Ambassador was most graciously received.
It is said that England has now disclaimed all further
interference in the affairs of Greece and Turkey, which
are to. be placed for the future under the guidance of
Austria and Russia."
The meeting of the British Catholics, which we
noticed as having taken place on Monday, leas attended
by about 30Q persons. About one o'clock, the chair
was taken by the Honourable Max CLIFFORD.—
Letters of apology fer non-attendance was read by the
Chairman, from . Lords STAFFORD, STOURTON, and
CLIFFORD. A petition, proposed by Mr. QUIN, and
seconded by Mr. Roma, was unanimously adopted,
and ordered to be presented to both Houses of Parlia-
ment. A motion was then made, by Mr. Rocez,
seconded by Mr. WHEBLE, and carried, thanking
Mr. O'CONNELL and the Catholic Association of Ire-
land, for their great exertions in the cause of emanci-
pation ; assuring them orthe cordial union and co-ope-
ration of the Catholics of England, and expressing the
most unqualified satisfaction and apps übation at the
conduct hitt:en-5 pursued by that body.
The conversation at the East end of the town is en-
grossed by the Corn Trade, and whether the ports shall
be thrown open to foreign wheat. The very liberal and
enlightened principles of commerce on which the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has acted throughout
his financial career, afford the advocates of a free trade
in corn, strong hopes of obtaining his support in the
course of the ensuing Session ; and if the Country Gen-
tlemen should become converts to this system, it is pro-
bable that Government would be disposed to gs) as far
as prudence would permit in carrying it into operation
Two men were precipitated over the Niagara Falls,
on Tuesday, the 9th of November. One of them was a
blacksmith, lately employed at Chippawa. They were
going across to the American side, in a boat loaded
with apples and cider; but hoW they got into the rapids
is not known. Some of the apples had been observed
floating down the river. Pieces of the boat have also
been picked sir below. the Falls.
When Mr..WiLuattecacc was candidate for Hull, his
sister, an amiable and witty young Lady, offered the
compliment of a new gown to each of the wives of
those freemen who voted for her brother : on which she
was saluted with the cry of " Miss Wilberforce for
ever !" when she pleasantly observed, aa I thank you,
Gentlemen, but I cannot agree with. you, for really 1
do not wish to be i%liss Wilberforce for ever."
Ageording to the Bills of Mortality of Vienna, for
1 5241,
The number of Births was
Deaths

12 986
10,5:17

Excess of Births 2,449
This chews that the number of births exceeded by 228
hat of 1820, and the number of deaths was 623 less.
A Clergyman in Lincolnshire, was tequested by the
master of a charity school to lecture a stupid lad whom
he could not make learn the letters of the alphabet.
After remonstrating with him for some time, and
blaming him with proper severity, the lad replied, " I
does know 'eni measter, by their feaces, but I doesn't
know 'em by their neames!"
CHans.es X. visited the Museum of the Louvre on
Friday, his MAJESTY distributed a great many decora-
tions of the Legion of Honour among the painters,
sculptors, and engravers, who were prelent. M. CARLE
VICHNET and M. CARTELLIOR were created Knights of
St. Michael ; and in order to shew that, like his an-
cestor Louis XIV. he wished to extend his patronage'
beyond his kingdom, our cotintt 'man, Sir THOMAS
LAwitutcs, was nomtuated,a Knight of the Legion of
Honour.

SURREY SESSIONS.-JANUARY 18.
THE KING, ON THE PROSECUTION Of HUMPHREY LIN•

HAM, V. ROBERT ALEXANDER.
The prisoner was indicted for 'having, by false pre-
tences, unlawfully obtained from Humphrey Lanham
the sum of 11.55. Bd.

The prosecutor, an Irishman, deposed that the
soner, accompanied by a man named Pike, came to the
house and told him a long story about a sum of 18001.
bequeathed to Pike by a relation of his, who had been
in the araly. - This money, the prisoner said, was now
in the Bank of England, but could not he drawn out till
certain expenses were paid. Someof these he had paid
himself, but there was one item of 11. ss. Bd. still re-
maining unpaid, the amount of, which he wished to
obtain from the prosecutor, and to secure the repay-
ment of which, he deposited with the prosecutor the
papers on which the claim was said to be founded. The
prosecutor pawned his watch to obtain the money,
which be paid to the prisoner. The papers subsequently
proved to be of no value, and the prosecutor took them
to Union-Hall, and lodged his complaint against the
prisoner, who was soon afterwards apprehended.
The prisoner. in his defence, said that he had been
employed professionally to assist Pike in obtaining this
n ~,,, ey ; that he had himself advanced a sum of
101.65. Bd. to effect the purpose; that Lenham had ad-
vanced the money in question, under an agreement
-which he had not fulfilled ; that the money had been
paid by Lenham to a man named Briggs, and not to
him, and that this prosecution was only instituted out
of spite, as Lenham had not got so much-out of the
tran•action as he expected. He called a witness to sup-
port this statement.
The Jury found him Guilty, and the Court sentenced
him to be imprisoned for the space of eighteen calendar
months in the House of Correction, at Brixton, and there
to be kept to hard labour.
Charles Clarke, the late keeper of the Saloon at the
Surrey Theatre, was indicted for assaulting Mrs. Gil•
man, the keeper of the Saloon at the Coburg. The de-
fendant accused the prosecutrix of attempting to outbid
him for the Saloon of the Surrey; words passed be-
tween them, and it wat stated, on behalf of the defen-
dant, that the prosecutrix called him a shabby old
rogue. This, however, she positively denied. The
matter had been before the Magistrates at Union Hall,
who recommended the defendant to pay 5!. and settle
the matter. This recommendation had not been at-
tended to, and the Jury having found the defendant
Guilty, the COURT sentenced him to pay a fine of 51.
and to be imprisoned till such fine was paid. The pri-
soner declared his inability to pay the fine, and he was
therefore detained in custody.