Star.
London, England, 1824-04-06 00:00:00

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• THE.PAIIPEICS-CitAVE.
From the "ifirrer.i•
• The burial-bell tolls heavily-and drear,
The new-dug earth makes known departed breath,
Som:d after mind comes murmuring au the oar,
, And tell, the triumph of devouring Deatls! .
The plunge-leek'd hoarse In funeral pomp comes on ;
Coach after'coach displays a, host of Mends,
Who weep, or seen, to (step, for him that's gone,
4lid thus the la-t sad solemn mockery enc(s
The death-bell stops—and yet a:belies train,
A humbler group, in still procession Creep,
AVhose limbs cat) scarce theiifeless weight sustain,
For whom no eye, not one, is seen to weep !
The toork•hostse pauper is by all forsook,
His place of quiet is the parish hole
On his poor corpke no sorrowing mourners look :-
For him, no teors of fond remembrance roll
And yet he once could boast of joy-fraught days, •
• Of friends sihobuied like sunAlles round big door;
Ills finsis,.ss bile hi had feasts to give, their praise!
And then, like reptiles, then, were seen no more!
his hand was open, and his heart sincere,
To those that wanted he unsparing gave,
Nor thought the locusts that be fria'd so dear,
Could sews like demons on the pamper's grave !
UTona.


• LENT ASSIZES.
YORK, APRIL .
' PRO§gCUTI6SI I.:NDRA•MIt. TATCOWS ACT.
- .t, KING V. GOTT A D "Ott TEM.
- This casolad.excited great interest amongst the ma-
nufacturers of Leeds, the defendant being one of the
most opulent 'merchants in that (own. The Cow t was
crowded to excess:
- Mr. At.yauou stated the pleadings. The indictment
stated that .thesdelendant did construct and use a cer-

min engine worked, by steam, and did therein burn im-
properly and negligently great quantities of coal and
charcoal, by which means noisome stenches were emitted,
and the stiff:became con udt, offensive, and unwholesome.
•- • Mr. Serjearfrettoss addressed the Jury for the prose-
cution ; and after some introductory observations said,-
that by the common law therewas no doubt the smoke
arising from these engines was a common nuisance, and
though for the purposes of trade they had met with a,
very general toleration, yet they had at length multi-
plied to such a degree, that two or three years ago the
attention of the Legislature had been necessarily drawn
to the subject. In the year 1821, about three years ago,
through the activity of a most valuable Member of the
House of Commons, who was probably well known to
, most of the Jury, an Act had pasted, entitled " An
Act for facilitating the prosecution of Nuisances arising
from Furnaces used for steam ;" and (though there had
never existed a doubt on the mind of a lawyer on the
subject) yet that the whole comniunity might know that
steam engines were nuisances; -the preamble of the Act
contained an express declaration to that effect; and
gave to the Learned Judge who might try such a case
the power of directing a defendant. to pay the whole
costs of a prosecution in the event of conviction. 'The
Learned Serjeant continued, in a humorous strain, to
describe the nuitance.— After several witnesses bad been
examined to corroborate the statement, of the Learned

Serjeant,
Mr. Justice BAYLEY, Who had, at an early period.of
the trial, expressed his opinion of the case, then sug-
gested to Mr. Setjeant Cross, whether it.was worth his
while to proceed ? it appeared that the defendant had
abated the nuisance, and the only reason for now going
to trial was to recover costs. Them was no doubt that
it was the duty of every person whose trade was a nui-
sance to his neighbours, to abate it as soon as possible:,
but then sonic time must be given him to do so—a fair
creportunity must be afforded him to try expel intents.
After some consultation, the Counsel for•the prosecu-
tion declined calling further evidence; and the defendant
was fouili Not Guilty.
VONSONIIY V. SPoFFORTH.

This was an action brought upon a promissory note
for 3201. given by a Mr. Pearson, late of llowden, in -
his own name, and that of the defendant, to the father
of the plaintiff, the Rev. John Ponsonby. The defen-
dant pleaded that he was not liable. The question for
the consideration of the Jury was, whether Mr. Pearson
had a right to give a promissory note on behalf of him-
self and partner? The note was dated July 15, 1819,
and was Ogned 6' Saofforth, jun. and Pearson," in the
band writing of the latter.
On the pared the plaintiff, evidence was adduced to.
strew that Messrs. Spoff nth and Pearson were partners,
and that at different periods other persons had been ad.
mitred into the concern ; that Mr. Pearson was a banker
on his own account, as well as an agent for one of the
Hull Banks, and transacted business to a great amount;
that the defendant, on being applied to for payment of
the note by the plaintiff's Attorney, admitted that he
was liable, and said he intended-to behave honourably,
only asking for time; and-that he Lad actually paid a
bill drawn in the name of " Spofforth and Co."
For thss defendant, it was urged, that a partner in a
firm could not single out another partner horn three or
four, and make him liable, to the exclusion of others;
that whatever bse had been made of Spofforth's name,
or whatever money had been raised by it, the proceeds
never came into the partnership funds ; that the sins
for which this note was given had never reached the
defendant's.h-mtds; that the admission of liability was
made under a mistaken -impression; and use had been
made of the defendant's name without his knowledge.
Witnesses having been called in support of these racts,
Mr. Justice Bayi.eir, in sufnming up the evideuce,
dwelt particularly upon the defendant's admission of his
liability; the importance of which, as a professional man,
11 must have bc.-.31 sensible cf.
Vet diet for die plaintiff for Zit. (principal and in-
terest), 50/. having been yteviously paid.
Figord Hobson, aged GO, was indicted for the wail
murder of his wife, Antic Hobson, aged 79, by throwing
her into a well.—lt appeared from the evidence, that
on the evening of the Ist of Mena, a violent quarrel-
ling was heard in the prisoner's house, who is a &hoof-
Master at Patrington; he was several unies -heard to
call his wife lir Most opprobrious names, and knocked
her down in the school-room. On thifollowing meth-
Lug, one of her grand-daughters went to the house, and
through the back door, saw the prisoner coming from
the well; he was several duets asked where his. wife wa,,
and as :epeatedly replied, " don't know—do you think
1-have her in my pocket?" Shortly after the body was
found in. the well, much bruised, and one arm broken.
The. ptitiiner.rectived a good character from several
tespectisble witnesses, and the Jury, after a few minutes'
coma Lion, returned a verdict of .Vol Guilty. He ap-
peared gplieh astonished at the verdict, and upon enter-
in the Castle-yard, and passing through Lk tOwn,made
toe 01 the most cAtravavot fsouduct.

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