Star.
London, England, 1825-12-24 00:00:00

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Ilse. 23.
IN RZ BELf.IS, AN INFANT.
Mr. HART applied for an order to enable the Bank
of England to pay to the use of the infant, dividends
open stock, upon which the late Fauntleroy had raised
money for his own purposes. The Bank had consented'
to do this, on condition f the responsibility in which
they might be held by the administration of the bank-
rapt estate being taken from them.
The order was granted accordingly.
CORINT•GARDIN THEATRE....-CONST V. HARRIS.
C The LORD HANCELLOR, after considerable discus,
sion upon the directions to be given to the Treasurer at
the Theatre, at length fettled them on these tern. The
Receiver is to be allowed the current expenses, including
the nightly expenses, rates, taxes, and other unavoidable
outgoings; he is to reserve a proportion of the receipts
for the payment of the rent ; and he is every two
months to state on affidavit what-sum he has reserved,
and also what balance he holds in hand. Parties are
tken to be at liberty to move the Coutt for the payment
in, and appropria ion of such balances. His Lordship
jocularly remarked, that he hoped they would manage
such m•tions to the Court, so as not to pay box-prices
fur them.

.COUßT OF*INp'S.BENCH, Drc.,25.
HANNAFORD V. NUNN. • • :
This action was brought by the plaintiff, who was
Master of his Majesty's ship Tweed, avainst the tic-

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&aslant, who was Commander of the same ship, for
arresting and keeping him in confinement en three dif-
ferent occasions. First, from the 14th of August to
the 17th, in 189.4. Secondly, from the 31st of August
to the 11th of October; and the third, in the same
month of October, but of the last there was no proof.
The defendant pleaded a great number of pleas in
justification, First, that the plaintiff had di.obeyed
his commands. Secondly, that he quarrelled with his
brother Officers. Thirdly, that a complaint was made
against him. Other pleas charged the plain t•ff with
a:tering the log book, and also with falsehood and
prevarication.
Mr. BROUGMAII, stated the case to the Jery, and
called the following witnesses.
Lieutenant Wm. Harwood—Was on board the Tweed
in August laA year. The plaintiff was master of her.
A master is of the same rank with a Lieutenant ; the
ship sailed from Rio Janeiro on the Btks of August..—
Recchlects some orders being issued by Captain Hunn.
The orders now produced are the same. They were
issued about the 13th of August. The Officers were all
required to sign them. On the 14th of August the
plaintiff was placed under arrest on the quarterdeck.
The ship's company was turned up, and the m trines
placed under aims. The Captain was on deck ; the
plaintiff was there also. The Captain in minced a letter,
and asked if that was his writing ? the defendant said
it was, and c nducted himself quite iespectfully. The
Captain gave him in charge to a seijeant of matines.
and a marine sentinel; he then read his letter to the ship's
company. He then read the naval articles of war, making
gesticulations at the plaintiff whenever he came to the
words mutiny, disobedience," &c. The plaintiff se-
veral times attempted to speak, but was prevented by
tie Captain calling out Id Silence, no cabal." The plain-
tiff was then taken to his cabin, and confined until the
17th. The cabin is about four • five feet high, and from
six to seven feet square; therei, a small scuttle light in the
cabin, nine inches by five, the only means of ventilation.
The crew sleep on the same deck, about• one hun-
dred and thirty in number ; the temperature is
about eighty-six degrees ; the cabin would be warmer
than the gun room. On the 17th he was released, and
performed duty as master, and continued to do so until
the Si st of Aug. on wHich day he was atain placed un
der arrest, the crew were again turned out, and the
marines under arms. They were both again present.
The Captain desired him to go down insta ttly and
sign the orders, which he did. The plaintiff, at the
same time, presented a letter to the Captain, saying
he was bound to obey those orders, but he begged
leave to offer his dissent until the opinion of the
Commander-in. Chief WAS know% The Commander-

was Sir Ge :rge Eyre.—Whilst the plaintiff
was absent signing the book, the Captain said that
the plaintiff had inserted something in the leg book,
which took place dining witness's watch, and, by way
of prevarication, had said that witness desired him to
do so. Witness replied that he had so desired him.
Part of what was inserted was copied from the board,
and the other witness dictated ; bat the adoition was a
fact. The Captain then asked-witness if any one had
heard him tell the plaintiff that I.e was at liberty to
make any insertion in the log book that he thought
proper ?—One of the midshipmen replied t ,at he had
heard him.—The name of the mids';iptoan was L.
Hardy. The Captain then read the Articles of War,
pointing out the particular ones which he considered
the plaintiff came under, at the sante nine asserting
that he WAS sure the plaintiff was labouring under men-
tal derangement, ansl he would confine him ice his Sa-
bin, to take care of him. Two sailors were then
brought forward, who had heel ordered for punish-
ment—the one was for infamous exe;res inns to the
boatswain, and the other for habitual drunkenness.
The Captain then said to the first man that he conk'
not think of punishing him, when he saw that he had
such a baneful example before him; and to t e
other he made use of similar language, and miti-
gated his punishment to six lashes. The plaintiff wax
continued in confinement until the II th cf October,
when he was released by ac order from the Comm rndi r-
in Chief. During the whole of this time I.e was in
close confinement in the same cabin. The heat of the
weather was much about the same the whole time the
vessel was at sea—from the Slst of August to the 2d
of October—during which time the scuttle could not
be kept open. The plaintiff, during this time, was
allowed to walk the main deck for ose hour each day,
but he was accompanied by a guard, and not peimit.
ted to speak to any of the ship's crew. On the 9‘h of
October, two Captains of King's ships came on board,
and two days afterwards the plaintiff was ieleased. The
ship left Rio on the 12 h. Part of the time the plaintiff
had a sentinel placed over him.
The orders of the Captain were put in and read.
John Rotas produced a letter from Mr. Hannaford to Captain
Hunn, which Mr. liarvrood proved to be in Mr. Hannaford's hand-
writing.
The letter referred to the Captain's requisition that Mr. Hanna-
ford should sign his (Captain Henn's) orders, as he found nothing
in the general naval instructions requiring hint so to do. Other
letters from Mr. Hannaford to Captain Hunn were put in and
read. The log book was also produced.
A letter from Admiral Eyre, directing that Hannaford might not
be confined so strictly, as to be kept without air, and that be should
he permitted to walk the quarter deck and attend Divine Service.
It also required that his application for a Court Martial should be
in a letter, confined to that subject solely.
Several of the articles of naval instructions were here reid, with
the view of shewing that Captain Mum had violated them, but
that Mr. Hannaford had nut.
Lieutenant Harwood re-examined.—The log was kept in chalk,
and then copied into the log-book. He was directed to turn to
that pan of the log-book which related to his being put under ar-
rest by order of Captain Henn, and which he bad himself dictated
to the Master, as he (Lieutenant Harwood) did not think his own
entry on the log-book sufficiently explanatory. The Captain of the
ship in the King's service received half of the profits of carrying
specie, the Commander-in-Chief on the station one-quarter, and
Greenwich hospital one-quarter.
Lieut. Harwood cross-examined.—They sailed from England
about March last. Mr. Hannaford joined the ship in that month,
u Plymouth. They sailed next day. Witness had a quarrel with
plaintiff on the quarter-deck. It was the day before they wen:
into Madeira. A complaint was made by plaintiff to the Captain
about it. The Captain was much displeased, and spoke to Mertens
on
the subject. It was proved that Mr. Hannaford had acted rightly.
It was no quarrel, a mere difference of opinion on a park or ser-
vice. There was no threat, nor did be on that or any other occasion
threaten Mr. Hannaford with personal violence. Witness never
heard that plaintiff had so represented it to the Captain. Mr. IN 3..1.
noford and witness did not, speak for a month or six week.; to each
other, though in the same mess. The First Lieutenant (Reny)
complained to the Captain of Mr. Hannaford, for a breach of Is
orders. Did not hear what took place between Linit. Kelly and
Mr. Hatinaford.—He never heard of two charges having been
made against Mr. llannaford for disobedience of orders. There
were nut perpetual differences in the gun-room between Mr.
Hannaford and the other Officers. Did not recollect any other
quarrel than the one between himself and Mr. Hannaford, end
Lieutenant Kelly and Mr. Hannaford. It was usual for.tbe .
Officers to sign the' Captain's regulations, if not at variance with
the printed instructions. • He had heard of persons• refusisteto
sign such • orders cm the ground of their being; contrary .-tu the
printed instructions. Mr. Hannaford did n sign
itunn'e tidal's, other °deers did, hut r ated spirit
them. They remonstrated against more than de. Oae

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article, which alluded to the quarrels, was witbirawn by the
Captain, at the desire of some of the Officers. Did not know that
the quarrel between Lieutenant Kelly and Mr. H. arose out of
the orders for stowing the specie. Ile was not on the quarter-
deck when a quarrel took place between Lieutenant Kelly and Mr.
Hannafordf gun-room was the mess-room for all the Officers.
There was a memorandum drawn up by Captain Bunn of the
circumstances which led to the arrest, and was signed by himself
as well as the rest. Atter the second arrest, there wasi one signed
by the ether Officers ank: himself. Was under arrest on the 28th
of August. There was a Couri-Martial upon Mr. Hannaford.
Was examined as a WitDrli there. It was held at Rio Janeiro.—
live Officers are requidte to form a Court. It was held as soon
as po.sittle.- He was put out of confinement on the 11th.
Re-examined by Mr. Parkes—Was under arrest, but was no
tried, as Captain !limn withdrew the charge. Mr. Hanna-
ford was not permitted to walk out of his cabin into the room into
which it opened. The orders remonstrated against were the 13th
and 14th. Witness objected, as well as the other Officeas, to the
ftlEt. Captain Hunn did Lot wi; lidi aw the charge a.eainst hir•.tself
at his own request-4A letter here produced]. Witness signed
this letter. The sttlement therein contained is correct. The wit-
ness here entered into a long explanation of this letter, but it was
not material. _

By Mt. BKOUGHAM—Captain Nunn accused witness of telling a
falit-hood respecting an entry which had been made in the log-
book, but that Gentleman aftet wards exp Lined.
Joseph Sza!e was surgeon of the ship. Remembers
on the 14th of Angn,t, Mr. Hannalcnd was brou:,,ht
upon the deck. ilaptain Hunn was thrre, and the
plaintiff was then put under arrer. Mr. Ilannafo•d
was put upon the sick list on the 24:h of August, and
on the 30.11 he discharged his duty. Was present on
the :.-9th of August, in the gun-room, when Mr. Han-
n ifeid was o riling in the log-book. Lieut. Harwood
was there, and the enti y eas made flora the log-board.
Plaintiff's behaviour was very respectful to Captain
liunn During the first part of the plaintiff's confine-
ment, he walked upon the main deck,by order of Capt.
llunn. Witness heard the order given. The Captain
sent for him, and told him he was to walk till seven
b Its (for one hour and a half). Does not know whether
the plaintiff had refu:ed to walk upon the main deck
or not. The period for the plaintiff to walk was afier•
wards extended to three hours. Ile complained of such
an order, and said it was unpleasant, as people gazed
at him. Witness told Captain Hunts of these com-
plaints, who said, if Mr. Hannaford did not think
proper to hold up his head, he would send down
the Master-at-arms, who would compel him. Witness
bad informed Caotain Hunn that the gun-room was
exciedingly close and hot, and proposed that a screen
cabin :.Mould be erected for Mr. Hanaaiord, which would
be more airy. Captain Hunts replied, that Mr. Hanna-
fotd must pay for his folly or madness, ca..not say
exactly which, anal tl.at Le did not think the plaintiff
was altogether of sa::e mind, but did not consult wit-
ness as to whether such was the cast or not. Nothing
was then said about his being released, but subsequently
Captain H. said once or twice that he would not set
the plaintiff at liberty, without the order of the Com•
mander-in-Chief. After they ;olive.' at Rio, witness
suggested the propriety of ri leasing the plaintiff, saying,
that Gentleman might become ill, and if such was the
case, it might not be so well. The Captain said he
would only do so by orders of the Commander-in-Chief;
but when there was a survey held, if the Medical Gen-
tlemen should think it requisite, he would then release
him. The thermometer was from 81 to 85 in the day,
2nd at night 80. Witness has often been compelled to
get out of bed and go into the gun-room for air. Re-
niernbers form‘ bedding being sent down blow wet,
but did not see it. Alter the 4:h October, the space
the plaintiff was permitttd to walk was more circum-
sctibed, it being not more than three or tour yards.—
He `Complained of this, and asked witness to mention it
to Captain Ilunti, and also to state that the sail-maker,.
wtie at work dicie. Captain 11. told witness that the'
titt;;lit to order them away. An officer n
under airest cannot give orders. About the time the,
plaintiff was relea.ed Irorn close arrest, he was ill with
the bowel cc:mph:at ; such complaints are commen in
warm clima-es; cannot there.fore say it was btoughton
by the confinement.
Cross-examined by Mr. FCARI.I.7T-Most probably mentioned
to Captain 'Linn that exercise was act:ally ucctssary tor the plain-
tiff. Re:ilea:erg the plaintiff refusing to take orders irons )Ir.
Kelly in the gun-room. Thinks it was about some stoles.
was lifore either of the isrests. Vernernbas one of the midship-
men coming into the gun-room, and delivering a message respecting
some money to the plaintiff, which was to be stowed away, and that
the plaintiff was to tell the mate of thd lower deck ; this mate was
one of the master's mates. Rather thinks there was a message in
consequence of this, desiring the plaintiff's attendance on deck.
Lieutenant Ellis and Mr. Arden, midshipman, corroborated the
evidence of the last witness.

The ATTnItNEY-GENERAL then addressed the Jury
for the defendant, and called the:r attention to the situ-
ation of the Captain of a King's ship, who was bound
to check any appearance 0-mutiny and disrespect in his
crew. From the commencement of the voyage, Mr.
llannaord had shewn a desire to quarrel with his bro-
ther Officers. Lieut. Kelly had been left in charge of
tt c ship when the Captain landed at Rio de Janeiro,
and the plaintiff refused to receive Mr. Kelly's orders.
The next proof of disobedience was a refusal to stow a
quantity of specie, which was received. The Captain,
nu beating the report of Lieut. Kelly, was desirous of
making Mr. llannatord slew submission. He ordered
Lient. Kelly's complaint to be put in writing. He then
sent lot the plaintiff, and told hint it be diJ ii• t alter his
coilduct he s'iould be obliged to represent him to the
COthrildtiiier in-Chief. 111 r. 1-I.innitfOrd said he stood
w:11 with the board at home, and did n:.t regard any
teptesetitatio:ls. Captain Huon, in the discharge or
his duty, then thought it necessary to draw up the
orders which i-ad been rent in Coutt.—The plaintiff
had no excuse for not s',:tiing them. The plaintiff,
it:-trod or sighing the oroers, sent a letter to the Cap-
tain, winten won bad leel,tig,and the Captain put him
tinder art eA. His Irnpr( per conduct to Lieut. Kelly,
and language used to the captain in his cabin, consti-
tuted a cha.ge pz cm,er for a Court Martial. The plain-
tiff was consequently put un ler close arrest. The Cap-
tain some time after ieleaied him, and it became
iiece any to cog .e him again.
Having justified the conduct of the defendant, the Attorney-
General called Lieutenant Kelly, who stated, that the plaintiff
signed the Captain's orders, when peremptorily airdered to do so,
but protested at the same time against three of these orders, as bring
contrary to the rules of the service.
fhe proceedings of the Court Martial which tried the plaintiff
sv.. re also read. It appeared that the Court acquitted him on the
hie of disobedience, because he bad been ordered to do his
shay and releaseu front arrest. On other charges they ordered
Lim to be reprimanded. It appeared also that the plaintiff wrote a
letter to Admiral Eyre. to bring the defendant to a Court Martial,.
on a charge of wasting the Log's stores, and of applying this same
to his own use. 'The charge he did not follow up.
Mr. Baougaisest, in a must eloquent reply, contended that the.
deFendant had made out no defence.
The Loan Csiter Jeayscs read over to the Jury all the pleas of'
;ustification, and Deft them to consider whether the plaintiff had
been guilty bf disobedience? If he had, the defendant was 'ratified!
in putting biro under arrest,and entitled to a verdict. The
Judge saw nothing disobedient in the letter written by the plaintiff
Zeptain Hunn, and with respect to the alteration of the log-
ipecac, ft appeared a very trivial matter.
The Jury retired trans the box. and on their return found a ver-
lac lir gm .4e1.40.

NEW IMPERIAL WEIGHTS AND MEASVRES'

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The imperial yard, containing 16 inches, does not
differ in any respect born the old yard; long and super-
ficial measures, therefore, remain the same as heretofore.
The impetial. troy and avoirdupois weights do not-
differ in any respect from the old ones.
The proportion of the old Winchester bushel to the
imperial bushel is a • one is to 97, or as eight gallons ate
to seven gallons three quarts, m iking the imperial
bushel cre quart larger than the old bushel.
The heaped bushel is the imperial budiel, containing
SO pounds avoirdupois of distilled water, the diameter
being 19ji inches from outside to Outside; the goods to
be heaped in the form of a cone, such cone being six
inches high, the outside of the bushel being the ex-
tremity cf thz ha,e of such cone. The Lords Corn•
misskiners of his Majesty's Treasury recommend, for
the suhlivis'ons of the heaped bushel, tl:e following
dimension;, being calculated in proportion to the busbes
of heaped measure, namely—

Inches.
di,imeter of the b3'.f 151, from outside to outside.
Peck . 12} ditto
G dlon or Half Pcck .9 j ditto
ilf Gallon er Quartern ditto
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I lalf Quartern . 61 ditto
The prop:at:oil of ti.e old ale gallon to the imperial
gallon is as 1 to 1.02, or as eight: pints are to eight
pints and one half gill, making the i.i/perial gallon one
half gill less than the old ale gallon.
Tile proportion of the old winegallon to the impetial
gallon is as 1 to 83, or as 8 plat; are to 6 pints, 2 gills,
and one gill, making the imperial anon 1 pint, 1 gili
and j gill larger than the old wine gallon.
Existing weights and measures may be used, if
mat Iced so as to shew the proportion they have to the
irnp:rial measures and weights, but not otherwise, and
all bargains must, in consequence, have reference to the
imretial weights and measures, or they will not be legal.
Alt weights and measures made after the lit day of January,
1826, must conform to the imperial standards.
The following Acts will apply to the sth G-o. IV. c. 74, for as-
certaining and establishing uniformity of weights and measures,
namely, 29th Geo. 11. c.. 5; 51st Gen. 11. c. 17 ; ;,sth Geo. 111. c.
102; 55th Geo. 111. c. 43; sth Cleo. IV. c. 11; 6th Geo. IV. c. 12.

SUSSEX WINTLIt ASSIZES.
LEWES, Dunzaza 22.

John Barrett was indicted for a.saulting Maria Ford,
an infant five years Old, with a leather strap and an
iron nal, intending to commit murder. Other counts
galled the mode of stating the prisone,', offence ; and
there was a count for a c.mmon assault.

Mr. LONG st .ted the case for the prosecution, and
presented to the Jury a narrative cf frightful brutality,
which, for the honour of hronan nature, is scarcely to
be paralleled in any Christian country. The prosecu-
tion was instituted by the parish officers of BI
stone, but for whose interposition the case (from the
poverty ,of those who had brought it under notice)
could not have found its way it to a Court of Justices
The prisoner was a labolr.ing man, about 35 years of
age, living in Cavendish-street, Brighton; he was a
member of the Society of Wesleyan Metho.ists and
was employed by that Society as a teacher Of the
younger members; two or three years since he married
a widow named Ford, who lived at Poole, in Dorset-
shire; Mrs. Errd had by her first husband three c A-
dm.', one of whom was the infant whose treatment eras
the subject of the present inquiry ; on the second mar-
riage, these children were lett in the care of some rela-
tives atPoole,urstil the month of July last,when they were
brought home to their mother at Brighton ; at first,
the .prisoner treated them with kinclinss, tint after a
short interval Iris con ;net became altered; he appeared
to he a person f f an ungovernable temper, which ma-
nifetted it,elf on the most trivial occasions; these. chil-
di en were often.beaten wi h severity, and sometimes,
wan•ottly stinted of food; Maria- Ford, the youngest,
s erred to be the peculiar ohjstct of his hatred, and
rom hi; continued ccutse of ilhtreatment, no reas-mable
Doubt could be entertait ed that he meditatediter death
by lingo irg torture an 4 suffering. This helpless infant
was almost daily beaten by hint with a razor strop,
armed with an iron nail az one en.i, the effect of which
was to bruise her tender limbs, and lacerate her skin;
sometimes the instrument used was a rattan cane, a yard
in length, and two inches in circumfetence, with wl ich
she was beaten in every part of her body, in a manner
calculated to terminate life; on some occas:ons, during
the absence of her mother, the prisoner locked her up
for an entire day in the coal-hole, without light or fond
—in or:e instance she was contined in this mariner from
a Monday morning until the Wedne:day evening fol.
lowing, without any sustenance whatever ; but the cff-
max of the prisoner 's barbs: 4y, and which was decisive
of the deadly intent charged in the indi: tment, was the
practice of seizing the child with one armalinging ter
up to the ceiling, and then letting her tall on the flour
with her whole wei,lht, at the imminent peril of dashing
out her brains, or mangling he- I:rnbs on the spot. This
atrocity was frequently repea eo, but by the provide:ice
of GOD the suffering infant survived the barbarity of her
persecut:tr. The frequent screams of the child attracted
the ootiee (tithe lodgers in the same house, and of the
neighbour:, who frequently remonstrated with the 1)6-
stirrer upon Iris brutality, but he tie r.ed their inter-
ference with reproaches for presuming to meddle with
him in the. goverame..t of his own family. At length
the child's wasted form, anti apparently declining
health, roused them to apply to a Magistrate, when the
prisoner was apprehended, and a lull disclosure of his
unnatural conduct took place.

The child was now presented to the Court, but from her tender
years was not sworn. Her appearance betokened long suffering,
and though considerably recovered from the effects of such conti-
nued ill-treatment, her constitution was visibly impaired.
Two of her ststers, and other witnesses, proved the above facts.
Nr. Baron MILLOCY summed up the case.
The Jury found the prisoner Guiny of the whole charge, and he
was sentenced to two years impri-eninient and hard labour in the
House of Correction.
The As►izes ended thii afternoon. •

SOCIETY OF SCIIO^LI'rASTERS.—The Annual Meeting
of this Society, instituted for the relief pt distressed
schoolm esters and ushers, and of their widows and or-
phans, was held on Thursday at the Literary Fund
Society's Chambers, in Lincoln's Inn-fields.—From the
statement of the Committee, it appeared, that although
the Society has been established nearly thirty years, its
existence is not generally known; and the applicants for
relief have become far too numerous to dei ive any ade-
quate aid from its very limited resource_.—Artiong the
donations received, was one from his MAJESTY of a
hundred guineas; in mentioning the receipt of which,
'the Chairman said he had reason to hope it would be
Continued ; but even with this the total subscription for
the current year amounted to only 2891. I6s.

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POLICE INT7?.LT.T.GENCt.

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BO W-ST It ETT.

Robed Afar-muter Ainnoir was charged with a forgery upon Chel-
sea Hospital, with a.view of obtaining a pension, in the name of
Hugh O'Donnelh—O' Donnell had served ten yesrs in the Antrim
Militia, and seven in the Coidstrearn Guards. After his discharge,
hearing sonse Veteran Battalions were to be raised in Ireland, he
got the prisoner, being a reputed scholar, to apply to the hoard of
Chelsea for permission to enlist, and gave bins his certificate and
s'Ascharge to be transmitted in the Petition. The prisoner, however,
insteasi of doing so, petitioned fur a pension ; anal as the seven
years' service did not entitle O'Donnell to that, the priamer very
cleverly altered the word " seven" in the certificate. hilts " eleven.
In the official inquiries, the alteration was of course discovered,
and O'Donnell was apprehended in Tyrone, and iiiiiicted at the
last Old Bailey Session's. The prisoner was actually in attendance
as a witness against him, but from some ciscum,tances pointing
him out as the real offender, no evidence was tarred against
'O'Donnell, who was acquitted, and the prisoner was given into
custody, by Mr. Bicknell, the Solicitor to Chelsea I lospital. The
prisoner, who denies having altered the doctinsilit, tsow fully
committed.

PUBLIC SALES;

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Freehold and Copyhold.—A Farm, situate at Dovercourt, near
Harwich, Essex, conrainins dw,-11ing house, and 5:: A. 1 R. 7 r of
freehold, and 27.5. '2. a. 11 r. of copyhold land, with barns, sta-
bling, and agricultural erections; the part copyhold, held of the
Manor of Dovercourt with Marwich, subject to an apportioned
quit rent of I. Os. Sd. and customary fine on death or aliena-
tion, the whole on lease to Mr. Green, butcher and grazier, on
lease, ectlin Michaelmas, 1834, at Xl5O per annum; land-tax re-
deemed, timber included in the purchase—X.2,3Bo.
Freehold. The Ship Public-house, Glasshouse-yard, Goswell-
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per annum to Mr. Join, who is under an agreement to quit, on
having notice of six weeks—Xl,ooo. _ _

Lersehrilti.—A range of Stabling, situate at London Wall, con-
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Shares.—Seven X5O Shares in the Auction Mart-R23 each.
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SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES.

CRIMINAL COURT, MAY 20.
John Clerig was arraigned on a charge of having committed wilful'
mnrtler on the body of Lucy Claig, his wife.
1.)-. Alexander Nesbitt examined—l was applied to
on the 10111 of January last to attend the hou .e of the
prisoner. Upon examination I forind the upper part
of the Lindy rapidly advancing to a state of putre ac-
tion. I observed a cut on the heal, just above the tight
ear, in 1: ngth from one inch and a half, to two inches
deep. I also examined the state of the brain; when I
turned it out of its place a quantity of blood was dif-
fused in the hise of the brain. From the state of the
body it was impossible to discern any marks. lam
decidedly of opinion the deceased died from an effusion
of blood in the'brain. 1 conceive, from the appearance
of the deceaied, she had sustained an injury some time
previous to her death.
Warbylitr.ted, that he was .at the h %use in the even-
ing previous to the decease of Mrs. Claig; sat down t:,
tea pith her and the prisoner at the bar; said, by way
of joke, Mr. Claig, •' I think you was very greedy at
Liverpool, in having so many women.' o.sserved
deceased colour in the face. Witness aStUted her it was
a joke ; she got up in haste, appari,ntly irritated ; in
doing of which she flung the chair horn under her,
suddenly reeled round, and struck herself against the
table ; deceased fell. Having r, covered, she caught up
a tea-pot, and flung it out of her hand. Prisoner
begged of her to desist, as such conduct would offend his
cus'orners ; risoner pushed her; he told her if she bad
a drop in the head to sit down and be quiet. Prisoner
appeared greatly concerned when he afterwards disco-
vered his will: was seriously ill ; he said, if she dies I
.11:111 lose my right hand.
Mr. Walker, surgeon, examined—Attended the deceased. C. on-
s:ciered that she was cillicted,with epilepsy.
His Honour the Om:. Jusxtne ,summed up. Verdict—
Nut Guilty.

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Since the termination of the_ weaves s' combination,
Glasgow mod; its tr:cinity have assumed their wonted
peace and industr y,,ind the leaders, who hare brought
tra.le to so low an ebb,, will be forced.to resume their
old trades. There is now a strong re-action of opinitmt.
Work of i;11 de,cripti ,ns is now- eagerly sought After,.
without exception of warehouse, and taken at wham's;
price the state of trade can afford; and every effort is
now making by the misled weavers to repair 'the disas-
irons consequences of the late strike.
It has been st +led that the silk-throwsters in Hert-
fordshire have already begun to discharge their hands;
and there cannot be any doubt that the example must
be followed by all hi anc!:es of this mannfacture in the
kingdom, noless• Ministers siimila stop short in their
speculative cate,:r. It is inipossilde that the British
manuficturer can be placed on an. equal footing with
ri•e •reigner, since the duty of 30 per cent. on the
terei-n article (which must be acknowledged to be his
only protection) will be altogether nugatory, because
it can never be collected to any adequate extent, and
will only act as n encouragement to smuggling. In
proof of this we may state as an acknowledged fact,
that the French agents at present, for a premium of 10
or even 7i per cent. contract to deliver the goods to the
purchaser free from the duty, and to take upon them-
selves the risk of seizute np to such delivery. When,
l then, the sale of French silks shall be lawful, the mar-
ket will be chiefly supplied with French goods, smug-
gled on such terms.
COAST BLOCKADE SERVICIL--Extract of a letter
from the Agent to Lloyd's at Rye, dated December 17,
I addressed to the Secretary :—‘. With r. ference to the
communication made to you on the 14th instant, whilst
II was occupied in the salvage of the Busy, of London,
and her cargo, I have now to state, that the vessel has
been ploced out of the reach of the sea, and the cargo
I secured in a warehouse at Rye. She was, upon coming
on shore, taken charge of by Lieutenant EDWARD
GRIFFITHS, of the Sussex Gast Blockade Service, the
Master and crew having taken to their boat; and I am
convinced from the judicious arrangements adopted by
him, the vessel was prevented from falling off to sea,
and thereby saved, with her cargo. He was ably se-
conded by Lieutenants MOTT and HELEY, of the same
establishment. Lieutenant HENDERSON, stationed at
No. 38 Tower, fairlights, afforded to the Master of
the Busy the most humane assistance after the boat
upset, when four of the crew were drowned."
LordEttsictrie having made a most brilliant speech on
some occasion, at the Crown and Anchor, was met the
next day by a Learned Brother, who, after compliment-
ing him on his success, observed, that " though de-
lighted, enraptured, by the speech, when listening to it,
yet, strange to say, he (the auditor) had not carried off
a single idea, he could not even call to mind u hat it
was about." Easittes, throwing himself into an attitude
expressive of admiration, replied, " Nor to tell you th
truth, do I retain a trace of it, it was the fragrance 01
the roses lost as soon as shed.'