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'lowing articles, •is. seven pawnbrokers' duplicates rot
trifling things, pledged during the last year ; two French
books on cookery. some manuscript recipes, several
numbers of " the Mirror," and a few copper coins ; and
on turning over the body of deceased, which had been
hitherto untouched, they discovered under it a Bank of
England note for £lO, with its edges much mutilated
by burning, all of which are now in the custody of Mr,
Bigg, at the workhouse. The case having undergone a
full investigation, the July returned their verdict—
" Died by the visitation of GOD.° The body of de-
ceased has since been removed to the poorhouse, pre-
paratory to interment.

SCOT'S LAW.

In the House of Lords on Monday, in an appeal of
44 The Hon. William Maule, of Panmure, v Fox Maule,
Esq. of Famine," from the decision of the Court of
Session, both Mr. WARREN and Mr. BROUGHAM were
heard for the appellant, and Mr. KAYE for the respond-
ent ; when, after Mr. WARREN had spoken in reply,
The LORD CHANCELLOR rose—He could not (the
Noble and Learned Lord said) advise their Lordships to
proceed to give judgment at this moment in a case of
so much importance as the present one appeared to bin/
to be. He recollected no case of more importance than
the present, as involving the Text-writers on the law of
Scotland, and followed by a series of judgments in re-
gard to a point which itself had never come before this
House for its decision. If the Text-writers were found
to be right, and the series of judgments were also found
to be right, how difficult would it be to disturb what
was deemed the settled law of Scotland for a long term
of years. But here again it was necessary for their
Lordships to consider if in reality both the Text-writers
and judgments were right, and by what rule of law the
question could -be determined? It was incumbent
on their Lordships to look not only at the substance,
but even at the forms of the judgment in this case.—
Here the sun, dissatisfied with the allowance made by
his father to him, upon the plea of rank and station,
went before the Court of Session, and desired of that
Court nothing less than to assume the office of his
father, by allowing him whatever was necessary to his
implied rank in the social scale. Would their Lord-
ships then, under such circumstances, make a father,
at the instance of a son, disclose his circumstances,
through the Court of Session, to the whole world, not
leaving it to the Court to act in the capacity of father
throughout the lives of both father and son ? It appeared
that the father had only a life-interest in the estates for
his own enjoyment; and if it were competent for out
son to act thus, it must be equally so competent for the
other sons. If, after all, their Lordships should affirm
the judgment of the Scotch Courts, it was to be hoped
that tire affirmance might contain the duty of all con-
cerned, so that the Court of Session should not hereafter
be looked to, rather than the father, by the son.
Upon the motion of the Learned Lord, the further
consideration of the case was adjourned fur a fortnight.

Many of our Readers will recollect the nature of this case, in
which the Lord Chancellor indicates; strong disposition to reverse
the judgment of the Lords of Session. Mr. Fox Maule is the son of
the lion. W. Maule, of Panmure, and is the strbstituts, or next heir
on the entail, of the large estates of which his father, under the
same entail,, is tenant for life. Mr. P. Maul. is an Ensign in the
Army, and was allowed by his father XlOO a-year. He applied to
the Court of Session for an order upon the father to make hists an
allowance better suited to his rank and expectations. The Court
of Session made an order for MOO (we believe) a-year. The deci-
4on has excited great doubts, and the case is certainly important.

LONDON SESSIONS, FEBIIUARY 16.

This morning these Sessions commenced at Guildhall.
RECORDER'S CH A ROZ-b-PUGILISM.

The Grand and Petit Juries having been sworn.
The RICCORDER addressed the former at considerable
length.—He was happy to congratulate the Gentlemen
of the Grand Jury that the calendar of prisoners was
much lighter than it had been at corresponding Ses-
sions in preceding years, nor were any of the offences
marked with airy extraordinary degree of moral turpi-
tude. There was, however, a case of manslaughter,
which would claim their particular attention, and it
was probabb. that, in the case to which he alluded, a
bill for murder would also be preferred against the acr-
cased. It would, therefore, be their province to find
tither one or the other of the bills, or both, should they
think proper, on the evidence which would be laid be-
fore them. The Recorder was extremely sorry to ob-
serve, that that part of the calendar which related to'
the county, contained no less a number than five cases
of manslaughter, which were alleged to have been corn-
mitted during the short interval since the last Session.
It appeared to him, as it had to others, that much of
this evil was to be attributed to the encouragement held
out to those notorious violators of the law, denominated
pugilists, whose profession it was to fight for money;
hence it was that the lower classes of the people were
frequently led into disputes, and terminated them in the
disgraceful manner to which he alluded. It was la-
mentable that men of rank were to be found who de-
based themselves so low as to sanction and promote
such proceedings, which were shameful and flagrant
misdemeanours against the public at large. He (the
Recorder) could not help regretting that persons of dis-
tinction should, by their patronage, sanction such vio-
lations of public peace and public decency, and thereby
contribute to the deterioration of public morals. In
order, if possible, to stem this tide of iniquity, fraught
as it was with destruction to human life, the Court was
determined, as far as its power and influence went, to
yield its assistance; and should ant case of this de-
scription come before it, the parties Convicted should be
punished with the utmost rigour of the law. The
Learned Recorder also intimated, that not only the
principals in such contests, but these who had provoked,
excited, or abetted them, should also be prosecuted,
and that neither rank nor station should prove a shield
against the powerful sword of the law. The Recorder
attributed the diminution of offence in the City to the
promptness with which the daily prowler had been pro-
secuted, and condignly punished (alluding to the crime
of stealing handkerchiefs, 'cc.) it was, therefore, by such
a procedure, that crimes of other descriptions might, if
not abolished, at least be rendered much less frequent.
After the Recorder had made some general remarks oe some of
the cases contained in the calendar, the Gentlemen of the Grind
Jury were dismissed until to-morrow morning.—Several cues of
assault were disposed of, but all totally void of interest.

According to accounts from the Bank of England,
it appears that amongst the public balances in the
hands of the Company, are 41 April 6, 1824, Lottery
Prizes not claimed, 14,6241. July 5, 1824, ditto,
11,75 W. October 10, 1824, ditto, 7,7681. and January,
6, 1825, ditto, 7,27.11. making together 41,415 V and
respecting the Dividends due and not demanded, there
were quarterly Returns, eQ to January 5, 1825, of
about 1,800,0001.
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