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London, England, 1824-12-11 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCI

VICE-CHANCELLOR COURT, DEC. 10.
• CHARITIES OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, Ste.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. THE CORPORATION OP
-WINCHESTER.
This day the argument In this case was resumed.
Mr. TINNEY appeared for the Charities in the neigh-
bourhood of Winchester, and argued at length that the
Corporation of Winchester ought to be called on to
account for the rents and profits of the estates of which
they had possessel themselves. Even if the Corpora-
tion were not held to be liable for the acts of their pre-
decessors in office, he would say there were many in-
stances of grants made by the Corporation calculated,
by circumstances, to excite considerable suspicion. As
many as seventeen leases had been granted by the Coe-
potation since the information had been filed. A son
of one of the Aldermen had obtained a grant, as well,
as another. person, which was averred to be given in'
consideration of his vote on a late occasion. There'
were several instances wherein Courts of Equity had
ordered a review of the proceedings of a Corporation,
which had procured restitution to be made in the end;,
to the persons who complained of injury, similar to that
now complained of by the parties here. The Decree
made in Equity relative to the Corporation of Hereford'
had, though it was carried into the House of Lords,
been affirmed there. An inquiry ordered by the Court
into the BreWers' and Haberdashers Companies, upon
a similar complaint, produced the same results. There'
was no distinction between this case before the Court,
and those to which he alluded. He relied strongly on
the recent case where the Bank of England was held
to be accountable for monies fraudulently transferred
by Mr. Fauntleroy many years preceding the disclosure
of the fraud. The case was the same here, the Corpo.
ration should be liable for the misapplication of funds
erni listed to them in former years. He dwelt at length
en the mischiefs likely to arise in the management of
charitable uses, if the managers were considered alto-
gether
irresponsible as to the previous application of
the funds. The Corporation of Winchester possessed
all the documents relative to the foundation and en-
dowment of the Charity ; they„-were aware of what
they were doing in despoiling the Charity of St. John
the Baptist, and converting the Hospital into a room'
for the Corporation revels. In the prosecution of their
rights these Charities had been put to enormous ex-,
pense, whilst the Corporation had employed the public
funds to meet them. He concluded by praying for a
receiver to be appointed by the Court, upon the ground
that the Master had reported that the rents reserved on
certain leases were inadequate to the value of the lands
and premises.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR said, that as far as respected
the latter part of the case he could not consider himself
warranted in appointing a receiver. The leases, which
it appeared by the report were inadequate to the rent,
ought to be certainly cancelled, and the parties who were
the grantees or holders would doubtless take care of
their own interests in that respect.
Mr. TINNEY accordingly contented himself by pray-
ing an inquiry into the funds of the Corporation, and
also a decree ordering the Corporation to pay into
Court all money received fur charitable uses.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR, observed, that although the
case had been argued with great ingenuity by Counsel,
it was the duty of the Court to look to the facts of
the case. In the information now filed, which came to
a hearing in May, 1817, the Court referred the Master
to ascertain what were the bequests made to the Cor-
poration for the benefit of the resident poor of Win-
chester, as well as for an account of the rents and pro-
fits deriibd by the Corporation since the filing of the in-
formation. The Charities of Sr. John tbe Baptist's Hos-
pital and Lamb's Charity would of course have been in-
cluded in that inquiry. On the same day, however,
another information was heard. which was directed to
ascertain the receipts of Lamb's Charity, and also St.
John's Hospital, to which it was attached by the last
will and testament of Ralph Lamb, and a decree was
pronounced thereupon for an enquiry generally. Both
causes were at this time before the Court, and it was
called on to decide that an account should be taken in
one instance to the extent of ten years, and in the other
to an indefinite period. The Court could not direct
such an inquiry. The Court could not extend that in-
quiry beyond the limit of an information. The de-
fendants state, in their answer, the Hospital of St. John
to be no longer in existence, and that its revenues have,
until the present time, been incorporated in the com-
mon fund of the Corporation. Now, as they had merely
acted as regards those funds in the same way as their
predecessors had done, was the Court to decide they had
acted improperly and improvidently? The Court was
anxious to establish again a Charity which had gone
into disuse. This would be the object of the decree.
Could this be done by compelling the Corporation to
account for its revenues for one hundred years back?'
The judgment of the Court would proceed on three
grounds. First, that there was no evidence of cor-
ruption on the part of the Corporation brought out in
the proceedings; secondly, that the revenues were ap-
propriated solely to the legitimate uses of the Corpora-
tion ; and, thirdly, that no account was requisite to do
what the Court was desirous of effecting, namely, the
reestablishment of the Charity. The Court had only,
in concluding, to direct the attention of Counsel to the
minutes about to be drawn up in this case, which would
be submitted to the Court upon another opportunity.
The French papers of Tuesday describe an accident
which happened at Corunna on the 15th ult. A de-
tachment of the 47th Regiment, consisting of thirty-
two men, under the command of a Lieutenant, was or-
der'ed to proceed to the Castle of San Antonio, in the
bay. They embarked at nine in the morning, with five
soldiers of another regiment, in a boat belonging to the
garrison, which was manned by four Spanish Monks.
The boat was so crowded, that the soldiers were
obliged to stand up during the passa;e, with their knap-
sacki on their back, and their arms in their hands; In
passing between two rocks this frail bark was upset, and
all its passengers plunged into the waves. The soldiers,
unable to swim from the weight of their accoutrements,
could not gain the rocks or the shore, though near.
The accident was seen from the garrison, and boats
were immediately sent out to rescue its victims from a
watery grave. The bodies of all were recovered, but in
seventeen of•them life was irrecoverably extinguished.
Sunday, at the Roman Catholic Chapel, Shepten-
Mallet, nine persons made their recantation f the Pro.
testant Faith.
Three thousand seven hundred and eighty copies of
the Holy Scriptures were issued from the depositary of
the Hibernian Bible Society, Sackville-street, in the
month of October last, and the presets demand is so
great, especially from She Beath of Ireland, that the So-
ciety is quite unable to MOM it.

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SMITHFIELD CLUB.
This Club, the object of v—rch may be considered na-
tional, as it is the improvement of the breed of cattle in
England, had its Christmas Shewyesterday, at Sadler's
Repository, Goswell-street, City-road, for the purpose of
exhibitins the progress made, and the animals which
had obtained the prizes awarded to those persons who
produce the finest specimens of certain breeds. There
were also to be seen the unsuccessful candidates (we
mean the animals) which seemed to be quite indifferent to
the triumph of their opponents and their own failure,
and were rubbing their shoulders in the same stalls with
their conquerors, with a degree of complacency that
perhaps was not a little envied by their owners.—
Amongst the numerous company assembled, we noticed
several 'distinguished amateurs, who expressed, in the
I warmest terms, their admiration of the condition of
the cattle thus exposed for their judgment. There
were several foreigners present, who were quite struck
with the appearance of the oxen in particular, whose
size, they acknowledged, far surpassed any that had
ever been exhibited at the annual Fete and procession of
the &oaf Gras, at Paris. But what most surprised us,
was the extreme docility of these stupendous animals,
some of which nearly equalled in size, young elephants.
They not only permitted perfect strangers to handle and
examine them, but even rose up when lying down, or
moved to one side or other of the stall upon being or-
dered to that effect. It was gratifying to learn, that
many distinguished persons had devoted themselves so
entirely to the advancement of the breed of tattle, that
not contented with superintending the rearing of them,
they had even fed them with their own hands.
There were tickets placed over each stall or On at
this Repository, which indicated the value of the prize,
the individual to whom it was given, the breed to which
the animal belonged, by whom fed, the name of'the
person who had bred it, by what means it had been
nourished, the age, and the length of distance and the
manner it had travelled to the Strew.
The following is a List of the Prizes given:
Prize of 15 guineas to Mr. James 'Wetherell, for his improved
Durham Cow.
Prize of 10 guineas to her Grace the Duchess of Rutland, for
three new Leicester Wethers, fed by her Grace's own hands.
Prise of 10 guineas to Mr. Joseph Bull, for three new Leicester
IVethers.
Prize of 10 guineas to Mr. John Pullman, jun. for three South
Down Wethers.
Prize of 10 guineas to Mr. William Saxby, for three South
Down Wethers.
Prize of 10 p. to Mr. Robert Masters, for .a Devon Oz.
Prize of 20 guineas to Mr. James Wetherell, for a Durham Ox.
Prize of 10 guineas to Mr. George Dodds, for three Suffolk pigs.
There were besides several fine Steers, Oxen, &c. bred by the
Marquis of Exeter, the Earl of Warwick, Viscount Althorpe, and
several other ind4iduals of distinction, which were highly com-
mended by the Judges; but owing to there being a limited num-.
ber of prizes, their names could only be mentioned in an honour-
able manner. Tne Skew last, till Monday, and Is well worthy the
attention of she admirers of animal nature.
The prospect of the termination of the differences be-
tween the cotton-spinners and the operatives, mentioned.
in our Paper of Thursday last, was, we regret to find,
of a momentary nature. Matters between them stand
as before. The masters, however, have come to the
resolution of opening the mills next Monday, with sub
hands as they can obtain. The consequences of this
dispute are likely to be attended with farther serious
results. In consequence of the great rise in the price
of yarn, we hear that a number of weavers will be
immediately thrown idle, as the manufacturers cannot
bring their goods to market at the price the consumer
can afford to give.—Giesgow Cu,. Fier.
Letters have been received from the PARTRIDGR brig
(tender to the BRITANNIA), which state her hav'ing been
driven on shore, in the late gales, in the Terre'. We
are happy to say, that the whole of the crew are
saved; and if the weather moderated, the stores also
would be saved.
In Augustus-street, Regency Park, some labourers
have been sinking a drain : one descended with a light
a depth of 12 feet, when an explosion immediately took
place. The man fortunately was not much injured.
A distressing accident happened on Sunday evening
at Knownack, a mail coach stage between Hamilton
and Douglas Mill. Mr Bain's stabler had broken a hole
in the ice on the pond, preparatory to the horses coming
in, when his son, a fine lively child of two years old,
got hold of his little tin and went to the hole for water,
when the poor boy fell in and his body sot beneath the
rte. It was some time before he was missed, and when
discovered, there was a quantity of ice to be cut before
be could be got oat. There were some symptoms of
life when first extricated, but hc died soon after.
Tuesday afternoon, two Inquests were taken, on view
of the bodies of an unknown male and an unknown fe-
male person, which had been removed to the Guildhall,
Shrewsbury, having beers found under the following
circumstances :—Two boxes, directed for Messrs. Smith
and Co. to be left at Aspin's warehouse, Morgan's-lane,
Tooley-street, South wark, London," with a packet-
ticket nailed thereon, from " Thomas Williams's Steam
Packet Parcel Office, 50, Lower Sackville-street, Dub-
lin," arrived on Monday night, at the Lion Coach-Of-
fice, by the Prince Regent coach, from Holyhead.—
The book-keeper at the Lion Coach Office, on Tues-
day morning, directed the boxes to be weighed, pre-
paratory to their being forwarded to London. On
the porter carrying this direction into effect, the cord
round one of the boxes broke, the box fell to the fl or,
and the end burst out, when the grey head of a dead
man made its appearance! The circumstance was
observed by some persons present, the affair was
speedily communicated through the town, and a number
of persons assembled round the office. The propris.
tor of the coach-office bad the fact communicated
to the Magistrates, and the boxes were, under their di-
rection, conveyed to the Guildhall, where, on exami-
nation, the body of an aged thin man was found in one,
and of an elderly thin woman in the other. A respect-
able surgeon gave his opinion, that the bodies were
those of- persons who had died In a natural way ; ani
the Jury, in each case, found'a verdict " That the per-
son unknown but been found dead (under the above
circumstances), no mark of violence appearing on the
body ; but how, or by what means, the party had come
by their death, no evidence appeared to the Jurors." -
It is, says Dr. KITCII2II2II, a good plan always to
provide for at least one more guest than you expect—
especially if you ire not well acquainted with the caps-
city of your visitor. Some folks want two or three
times as much as others—for instance, our incom-
parable and hawked composer HANDiIs required un-
commonly large, and frequent supplies of f00d...-
among other stories told of this great musician, it is
said that whenever he dined alone at _a tavern, he
always ordered " Dinner for Three"—and on receiving
for answer to his question—" Is de Turner rettyr—
.4 As soon as the company come"—He said 44 con
arepito," "Den pring up to Mutter, 'prerlissinta; I am
de Gombasy."

M A R LBORO U G H-STREET.
Seirdesitt "Dims, a servant out of place, was charged with as
Miss Mary Anne Riordan, a young Lady of genteel appear-
aoce, dangled' of Mr. Bleeder% fishmonger, of Jermyn-street.
Miss Madan was so affected as to decline stating the circum-
stances; but her father stated, that having spent the evening of
Wednesday at a friend's, on their return home, he stopped for a few
moments near his own dart, and requested his daughter tb walk
oa, when the prisoner assailed her with vulgar language, and took
the most indecent liberties. Whit added to the outrage was, that
the prisoner was perfectly sober.
He said nothing in his defence, mote than denying that be was
sober, and that he was sorry for hat he bad done.
Mr. Comore ordered him to find bail.
Two young men, dressed in the Workhouse sidle of St. Glies's
parish. named Hone and Jackson, were charged with stealing 50lbs.
weight of lead from the roof of the house of a person named
Thompson, situate Ni. 15, Little White Lion-street.—HOne, who
has impediment in his speech, said, that Jackson was innocent
of the charge. He admitted that he was guilty of the robbery, and
all he wished was to be transported from this country for his life.
He threatened to murder the witnesses against him, if ever be got
bin liberty, and called upon the Magistrate to transport him, or. he
said, the next time he appeared at the bar, it would be for a:offence
that would cause him to be brought into the Old Bailey some morn-
ing, at eight o'clock,. to have a meal that would choke him.—He
was committed for the robbery ; and Jackson was discharged.

HATTON-GARDEN.
Catherine Aldridge was brought up from Pentane(Be watch-house, I
charged with having defrauded innumerable tradesmen io that
neighbourhood. She is in the habit of dressing her son as her
groom, and with his assistance and that of a female accomplice who
appeanin the character of Lady's maid, she succeeds not only in
getting into fashionable lodgings, but also obtains credit from various
tradesmen, generally driving about in a hired &meet, her son being
dressed in a handsome livery.
The circumstances which led to her apprehension were as fol.
low:—It appeared that she had hired a lodging on White Conduit-
terrace seine days since, and ordered home a hat for the mock-
groom, from Mr. Jesse Stanley, High-street, Islington. She con-
trived to get possession of the hat without paying for it, mane the
excuse of ordering a particularly fashioned gold band for it ; and ea
Mr. Stanley's attending with it, be discovered that she had ab-
sconded. He afterwards met the mock groom with the hat on him,
and on interrogating him as to his mi.tress's residence, he not only
refused any explanation„but proceeded to assault him; foe which
he was taken to Marlborough-street Office oa Thursday last, and
ordered to find bail. The difficulty of his procuring bail led to a
disclosure as to the actual residence of the prisoner, which was dis-
covered to be in White Lion-street, Penumville, there occupying
an attic apartment.
Mr. Smith, stable-keeper In Caroline-mews, Guildford-street,
stated, that some weeks ago the prlsotter engaged his horse and
dennet on hire, at the rate of three guineas and a half per week. On
his ostler going to her then residence in Percy-street, Radtbooe.
place, he was informed that the party had absconded, the Lady hav-
ing gone nut towards Higbgate in the gig for the benefit of the air.
On Mr. Smith publishing a hand-bill, offering a reward, the horse
and dennet were seat home' some pipes and tobacco being found is
the gig. 'lie home, which Mr. Smith valued at fifty guineas, re-
ceived so much fit usage that he has since been almost useless.
Several of the creditors said they had received information that a
cart attended every night to carry of from her fashionable public
lodgings all superfluous articles to her secret depot, front which she
afterwards vended them at ber leisure.
When called on by the Magistrate to account for herself, she
stated that she had been in business in London with her husband,
but having sustained heavy losses, she was compelled to act in the
bumble capacity of nurse, and her husband to settle himself in De-
vonshire as a farmer.
Mr. Rooms—Why hare you adopted the name of Aldridge !
Prisoner—Aldridge! Hem! Why, to be candid with'you, Sir,l
my character has suffered so much with the public through the
medium of those odious Police Reports, that, in fact, to support my
reputation, I was compelled to change my name.
- Mr. Roots, replied, that it was unfortunate for these honest
tradesmen, that her ebaracter had not gained still greater publicity ;
and was proceeding to expel:as his regret that he did not consider
It in his power to give them any redress, when the prisoner toter-
t opted !Ana—
-1 I thank you, Sir," said she; " it is but justice to you to say,
that you have treated me in a much kinder, and more polite man-
ner than the Magistrate on a former occasion, who ordered me to
be gripped.'
Mr. Rams assured her, that if it were in his power he would
probably deal with her more unmercifully than his brother Magi-
strate; but as there was no case of fraud which came within the
Statute, he was reluctantly compelled to discharge her.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Yesterday, .Teases Afftworti, a tailor, who lodged in Golden-lane,
was brought before Mr. Baum, the Sitting Magistrate, by Fell,
the parish constable, charged with having committed a burglary.
Frederick Llewellin deposed, that he is a tailor, and resides at
No. S, Market-street, Wapping, where he keeps a ready-made
clothes shop, in partnership with the prisoner's brother. John Ayl-
ward. That be (witness) is married to the sister of the prisoner,
whose mother also lives with them. Here the withess's feelings
became apparently much overpowered, but recovering a little, he
said, " Your worship, he treated us in the same manner twice be-
fore, when, in order to prevent the exposure of the family, we did
not appear against him; but now a sense of duty, which I owe to
my family, and a regard to the laws of my country, which has been
so grossly violated, urges me to follow up the proceedings." Wit-
ness said, prisoner went to their house on last TuAday evening,
about four o'clock, to pay a visit to his mother and sister; be con-.
tinned there until about twelve o'clock. The next morning, wit-
ness observed that the Sap outside, which secured the cellar ddor,
had been completely wrenched open, by which means a passage
was obtained to the kitchen, and front thence to the shop, where,
from the window, every article, consisting of ready-made clothes,
was carried away, as well at goods of the same description, with
some cloth cut out, but not made up, that were lying in a chest in
the shim. Witness went to the kitchen, and there found six silver
spoons had been taken from a cupboard. He found ea the kitchea
table the cork of a phosphorus box. Witness then proceeded to
the residence of the prisoner, in Golden-lane, and on his way he met
an officer, whom he took with him. Shortly After they entered the
pristmer's room, he came in, when he had him taken into custody.
Fell, the officer, said he accompanied last witness, and on enter-
ing the room, ha searched a box, and there found the principal part
of the property. (It was then produced, and identified by the pro.
seeutor). Fell further stated, that he also got a phosphorus box in
the chest, which wanted a cork. Tice cork which was left in the
kitchen, was that tried, and exactly fitted.
Mr. Habsam, of Barbican, and Mr. Salaberry, of Chiswell-street,
two pawnbrokers, with whom the rensalocier.of the property had
been pawned the day before, also attended. The goods with them
were also identified by the prosecutor • and the clerks of the pawn•
brokers proved that the primmer pawned them the day beforn—He
was fully committed, and the parties bound over to prosecute.
THAMES POLICE.
Pisnoneed, of 11, Norfolk-place, Mirth-street, Lambeth,
plasterer, was yesterday put to the bar, before T. Ittenattx, Ea*
the presiding Magistrate, to account for the possession of a paw
tity of coals, wood, oil, and glass, found upon his premises.
Mr. John Little, one of the sin veyors belonging to this limita-
tion being sworn, stated, on Thursday evening, he stopped thei
ember in Parliament-street, carrying a large basket; witness
what it contained? and the prisoner said wood, but on tospectiog it,
he found coals, covered with shavings, which the prisoner acknow-
ledged he bad brought from premises in Red Lion-square, where
he had been working for Mr. George Etter& In prisoner's house,
the other peek were found.
Mr. George Elford stated, that the prisoner had been employed
by him en premises, in Red Lon-square,and that he bad sent coals
there for the purpose of drying the work, but as for the ails glass,
and wood, be knew nothing about it.
The Magistrate said the impression on his mind was, that the
goods in question had been stolen; and he therefore adjudged bins
to pay a pesaky of forty shillings, and in default, to base enemas*
at the tread-mill.

There have been some heavy falls of snow in the
North during the last week, which detained the mails
considerably.
A farmer of the name of Richard Clasheea was
found murdered on the Cullen road, beyond Tipperary,
on Saturday morning.
The Montreal papers state, that another large timber.
ship, of greater dimensions than the Colonsbus, is build-
ing at the Island of Orleans.
'Thursday night, about 8 o'clock, a fire broke out in a
private house, No. 14, opposite the George, Commer-
cial-road, which was totally consumed; the speedy
arrival of engines, and a good supply of water, stopped
farther conflagration.