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accident, he continued to keep Mrs. Smith so confined.'
The prayer of the 14th article was altogether uncon-
nected with the cause; and the Learned Counsel called
on the Court to reject Mr. Smith's allegation.
In the course of his speech, the Learned Counsel was
repeatedly interrupted by Mr. Smith ; who, as on a
for mer day, had no legal advisers. The Learned Counsel
replied to his queries and objections with great good
humour, and assured the Court he was perfectly willing
to answer the Gentleman at the bar as the cause pro-
ceeded, if ,that mode were more convenient to him than
to wait for the period of replying. It was, however,
rather difficult to meet the objections of a party with-
out experience in the practice of this Court, and, for his
own part, he would prefer having to engage two of his
Learned Friends on the other side.—(A laugh).
Sir CHRISTOPHER ItonmsoN rejected the allegation,
and assigned the principal cause for sentence.
Mrs. Smith's Proctor brought in an allegation of
faculties, to which Mr. Smith made no objection ; bat
he prayed to be heard on petition, against all costs, on
the next Court-day, which the Court consented to, after
some desultory conversation.

BALL AND BALL.
This was also a suit for separation and divorce, pro-
moted by the wife against her husband, on account of
cruelty and adultery; but when the Court rose, the
reading of the evidence was not quite concluded.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, NOVEMBER tl6.
Probart, a dealer in butter and bacon, at
Bristol, was remanded for twelve months, for obtaining
credit upon false representations.—None of the cases dis-
posed of po)se,sed any public interest.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

INSION-lIOUSE.

Yesterday, r,ointl, who stand: charged with having uttered a
forged cheque for 26V. upon the house of Sir John Pectin; and Co.
was brought up for Mial examination. Atter the first examination,
the prisoner, upon being locked up in the cage, shewed strong symp-
toms of rebellion, and when Herdsfield, the officer, told hint that it
was necessary, for the greater security, to put handcuffs upot, him,
he swore that /to officer should handcuff him, and th..t h. would
resist any such degrading punishment tram the hands of an offer,
to the last iOnp of his blood. Ile had previously rein ..1 to go in
a coach to !:.e Compt et., from which the officer cmjea meal, that
he was determined to run away upon the first opportunity. 'Phe
t.theer immediately seized him, for the purpose of ruttin on the
handcuffs, and be kicked and used his fists in a very violent manner
for some time. lie was, however, at length overpowered, but had
not his hands been secured, he most assuredly would have made a
desperate effort to escape. A wittiest; stated, that the signature of
Vie names of Messrs. Capper and Co. upon the cheque was a for-
gery.—:llr. Purdy. the proprietor of the Commercial Sale Room:,
from a :tom the prisoner said he had received the cheque, begged to
be allowed to say a few words.
Jr. 1-leatelliaTa, the prisoner's Solicitor, objected to any state•
ment that was not to be received as evidence.
The prisoner said, he would abide t'y the truth of the conver-
sation winch he had had with Messrs. Cappers' clerk, to whom he
had nv•ntioned that a Gentleman who saw him on the Exchange.
took him to the New York Coffee house, and commissioned him to
got cash for the cheque. Ile declined making any defence.