Star.
London, England, 1828-10-31 00:00:00

PRISON DISCIPLINE.

In the Report of the Visiting Justices, en the state of
the House of Correction, it. was stated that in conse-
quene of certain regulations, four of the turnkeys had
been discharged ; and the Committee had also thought
it advisable to engage four persons, not prisoners, at a
salary of 255. per week, to act as schoolmasters and
c0,.1c, such situations having heretofore been filled by
prisoners.
Mt. HOARE, the banker, considered it highly impro-
per that prisoners should be employed as schoolmasters,
but he could see no objection to their acting as cooks.—
He thought two additional men would be sufficient.
Mr. FLOWER, as one of the visiting Magistrates,
begged to explain. On their last visit they found the
education of the children in the prison entrusted to the
care of a man who had been thrice in confinement on
suspicion of felony, and had been, on the last occasion,
actually taken in the fact of attempting to break open a
house—(Hear, hear). With respect to the cookery, he
had ascertained that, being prisoners, the cooks sold to
their fellow prisoners who had money, the dripping and
portions of meat which they had an opportunity of put-
loining.from the kitchen every time they went to and
fro. These had been considered sufficient grounds for
the regulation.
Ms. HOARE declared himself satisfied.
NEW LUNATIC ASYLUM.

A Report relating to the proposed Asylum, baying
been read to the Meeting—
Mr. Sergeant PELL said, that his motion, relative to
a sum of money being granted by the county for a new
Lunatic Asylum, had been adjourned on the last County
Day, for the purpose of obtaining plans of the intended
budding, and estimates of the probable expense that
would be incurred by the County by its•erection. These
documents were, however, not yet ready. It also turned
out, that the title to some land, belonging to Lord
Jersey, at Hanwell bridge, for the purchase of which
the Committee bad entered into a contract, under the
sanction of the County Magistrates, was not yet con).',
plete. On those grounds he was not prepared to press'
the motion; he was at the same time desirous of re•
serving it until the neat meeting of the Magistrates.
A long desultory conversation here took place, when
it was suggested to the Learned Sergeant, that if he
withdrew his motion then, he would not thereby be
debarred from bringing it forward upon a future day.
Upon this understanding Mr. Sergeant Pell witlidiew
his motion.

Sir °SORGE FARRANT observed upon the enormous
expense which the erection of the Asylum would entail
upon the payers of the Poor-rate of the County, and he
argued that although such a building might have been
heretofore necessary, yet, owing to the praiseworthy
exertions of Mr. Sergeant Pell, and those who acted
with him, the necessity was now done away with.—for
great improvements had lately taken place in the several
places of reception for pauper lunatics. He concluded
by proposing the following mrition—“That the Act of
Parliament passed its the last Session, was fully adequate
to the remedy of the abuses of Private Lunatic Asylums,
and it appeared to the Meeting unnecessary to saddle
the County with any additional expense on, that subject,
and therefore that no further proceedings should betaken
at present in the building of a County Lunatic Asylum."
Mr. BALLANTINE seconded the motion.
Sir George Hampson, Sir P. Laurie, Colonel Wood,
Sir H. Wilson, Mr. Wilberforce, jun. and Mr. Brydges,
*lade each a few observations, when Mr. Broughton and
Sir John Gibbon moved and seconded a motion of ad-
journment, which was carried, at half-past five o'clock,
by a majority of 25 to 18.

LA W INTELLIGENCE.

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VICLCHANCELLOR'S COURT, Om<lsza 30.
JUDGMENT.
RE-PARTS TIPPER IN RR DOLBY, A BANKRUPT.
_

The VICII•CHANCILLOR gave judgment, at the sitting
of the Coon, upon this bankrupt petition. The ques-
tion for his decision was, whether Mr. Cumberland, one
of the assignees of the bankrupt, had purchased part of
the bankrupt's 'property at the sale under the commis-
sion? It would be a superfluous proposition to say that it
was the plain principle of this Conn, in its jurisdiction
in bankruptcy, not to allow an assignee, directly or in-
directly, to purchase any past of the estate, which it was
his duty to administer for the general benefit of the
cteditors of the bankrupt. It appeared clearly, in this
case, that Cumberland had expressed his intention of
becoming the purchaser of the pt operty iti question, and
that Mr. Brooks, his solicitor, did, in fact, purchase that
very property, and it was now contended by the peti-
tioners, that he so purchased it as the agent of Cum-
berland. It appeared, however, from the affidavit, of
Cumberland and others, that he having consulted with
Brooks as to the legality of his carrying his intentions
into effect, was advised that he could not, under any
circumstances, buy the property at the bankrupt's sale.
It appeared also, that Mr. Cumberland, who had en-
gaged a Mr. S*eeten to bid for him at the sale, sub-
sequently distinctly revoked that order.
• His Hottotir could not refrain from remarking here
the improbability of the case, as sought to be made out
by the petition. It was, in his opinion, highly iniproha:.
ble that Mr.. Brook., theindividual who had advised Mr.
Cumberland of the illegality of his purchasing the hack-'
rupt's property, should be the very person afterwards se-
lected to bid for him at the sale. The very fact of Mr.i
Cumberland's having openly•avolvedhis intention of be-
coming the purchaser before he was made aware of the
illegality of such a proceeding, did'away, in his Honour's
mind, with many of tie facts put forward in support of
the petition. His Honour, after going through several of
the affidavits on both sides, and remarking on the a-al
manifested by Cumberland and one of his co-assignees,
Mr. Moliyueux, to gct 'the bankrupt's stock irpto the
most ba,eAble condition. said that no suspicion ought to
rest on them fir not inserting in their eat rlogoe-of the
stock Mr. Dolby's interest in several rights. Mr.
Dolby stated that he paid 1,1.574 for these copyrights,
but he did not add when that money was paid, or what
specivs of interest he derived from the purchase, so that
his rights were, as respected this part of the property,
perfectly undefined, and it was therefore not the duty
of the assignees to put up to sale the copyrights, of
which they knew nothing certain; but it was in esi-
. dance that the auctioneer, when questioned on the subs
jitt during, the sale. stated openly , that whoever,
purchased any part of the printed stock became also
entitled to Mr. Dolby's interest in the copyright of
these storks. It was also in evidence that Brooks
bad not purchased « Hook's. Roman Hibtory,`
one pf she, works that Cumbethind, bad expressed ,his
intention of buying. Mr. Brooks became the purchaser

of 4. The British Theatre," and other works, which .be
resold to Mr. Cumberland at a profit of one hunched
and thirty pounds. This circumstance certainly raised,
a suspicion, that Brooks was the agent of Curobetlind;
but that oference was discharged by the affidavits of
persons who best knew the teal facts of the case.
Brooks swore, that, from the circumstance of there
having been numerous failures in the book trade, he
thought that a speculation in books might, be profit-
Aim, and that, therefore, he was induced to
,purchase
the livoks in question. His Honour proceeded at con-
siderable length, and with much minuteness, to cons•
ment on the nature of the charge brought against
Mr. Comberland, and the evidence brought forward
in support of it. Much of that evidence Might perhaps
be attributable to mistake unintentionally made, and
perhaps founded upon the fact of Mr. Cumberland
having expressed his determination of becoming the
purchaser of the bankrupt's stock. But there were other
parts of the evidence so contradictory, that his Honour
was called upon to spy to which party credit was due.
For instance, when the evidence of Mr. Dolby con-
flicted with that of Mr. Cumberland, his Honoui could
not forget that Mr. Dolby had, upon his last exami-
nation before the Commissioners, sworn that his pro-
petty, if well managed, would be sufficient to pay all
his debts; these debts amounted to over 21,0001.
and the available property to m:•er these debts con-
' sisted of stock to the value of 6,5001. and debts to
the amount of 5001. Add to this the extraordinary
mintier in which the accounts were kept by him._
For instance, in the midst of his entries respecting
business were to be found such entries as these, 4. This
is excessively hot weather"--.4 paid to Mr. Lewis 21."
I. it rained nearly all day"--.41 went to Hampstead last
evening, and drove Susan round the Heath." These
circunistances, to say the least of them, showed great
levity of understanding, and a very inaccurate method
of keeping his business accounts. Upon the whole of
the case, therefore, his Honour was of opinion that Mr.
Brooks did not purChase as the agent of Mr. Cumbet-
land—that the re-sale'to Mr. Cumberland did not take
place until the 27th of January, three days after Brooks
purchased the property. Under these circumstances
the petition must be dismissed; but as there was, per-
haps. something, however innocent, in Cumberland's
conduct to excite sospicion, the petition, as respected
him, must be dismissed without costs. There was, how-
ever, nothing in the conduct of his co-assignees to raise
the slightest suspicion, and, as far as they were con-
cerned, his Honour dismissed the petition with cots
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Wcrosnisviia, Ocr. 30.
ROBERTS V. LADY GRESLEY.
Sir J. SCANLIITY stated, that this was an action to re-
cover the sum of 1611.11.. IOJ. for goods sold and
delivered. The plaintiff was a cheesemonger in Great
Mary-la-bonne street, and had supplied Lady Gresley
for a long time with cheesemongery and, other g, ods,
in all amounting to 5631. 4001. having been
paid at ditf, rent payments, leaving the balance which
the plaintiff sought to recover.
Mr. WILLIAMS, for the defendant, contended that the
proof was insufficient that the plaintiff had supplied so
large a quantity of goods to this widow Lady within a
space of two years, a past of which time she had been
out of town.
The Jury immediately returned a verdict for the
plaintiff—Damages 1631. 11s. 10d.

EVERETT E. BURKET.
Mr. GURNEY stated, that this was an action for the
board and lodging of the defendant's son for nine
months, at the rate of ten shillings a week. The plain-
tiff is a saddle and belt maker, and took the lad on trial,
intending, if he liked him, to take him as an apprentice.
The boy, however, not being careful and diligent, the
plaintiff refused to sign his indentures, and sent the lad
home to' his father, requiring payment for his board and
lodgink.
This statement having been proved,
Mr. BRODRICIC addressed the Jory for the defendant,
and contended that there was no promise implied or
understood on the part of the defendant, to pay for the
board and lodging of the lad.
Lord TENTERDEN left it to the Jury to say, whether
the plaintiff was entitled to any remuneration, and what?
After retiring, and consulting for nearly two,hours,
the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 81.

Between six and seven o'clock on Wednesday night,
two well dressed men went into ;he shop of Mr. Faulk-
ner, gold and silversmith, Great Titchfield-streer, to
lock at some watches, and several were shown to them
by Mts. Faulkner and her son, but they bought none.'
They came backlagain, when Mr. Faulkner, jun. was
alone, and, after requesting to look once more at a par.
titular watch, they threw a handful of snuff into his
eyes, and ran away with it.
An excellent mode of supplying water has been
adopted at Greenock. The water is brought from a
considerable distance through a siOne conduit, having
various beds in which the water makes a deposit. it
is then canard forward in a comparatisely pure state,
until *it reaches the filters, which are, we believe. on
the same principle as those of Paris, where it undergoes
a complete purification before it is served out to the
pub*.
COBBETT.—Alluding to the number of his works,
observes—" If such young men wish to know the
grand secret relative to the performance of such won-1
drops labour, it is told to them in a few words: be ab-
stinent. be sober, go to bed, at eight o'clock and 'get
up at four, the last two being still nure important than
the two former. A full halt of all that I have ever
written has been written before ten o'clock in the day :
so that I had as much lean as
.any Map I eser knew
any thing of. If young men si ill, but set aoout the
thing in earnest, let them not fear of success; they will
soon find it is disagreeable to sit up or rise late. Lite-
rary coxcombs talk of consuming the midnight oil!
No oil. and a very small portion of candles have I ever
consumed; and I am quite convinced that no writing
is so good as that which comes from under the lightof
the sun."
Some little time since a lid, apprenticed to,Mr.Ox
berry, farmer, of Darsham-hall. near Yoxford, took
it into his head to run away from his place; after a
short absence he returned to the premises, last Thurs-
day, about 11 o'clock at night, stole his master's best
horse, and proceeded on his way to London. In passing
through Colchester his conduct excited susp.c'on, and
the landlord of the public•house where he st rppesl, taxed
him with having stoker the horse ; the lid confessed the
rinds, and .said he bad .acted under the direction of
some man in.Loadon.to whom be was to rake the horse,
and described that this :person had been working in
the neighbourhood of Yoxford, as a bark-shaver. A
reward of 204. was offered for the recovery of the horse,
and the owner dispatched a constable in pursuit, by the
Old Blue coach, on,Friday. morning. On his arrival at
Colchester, the constable soon learned that the horse
and thiri were there, detained. He took possession,
preferred the charge against the boy, and conducted
him to Ipswich gaol on Friday evening, where he re-
mains fully Committed for trial. . The horse was on
Saturday restored to its rightful owner.—Bury Herald.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE::: •-•
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•• MANSION.HOUSL
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Somc days ago we gave an account of the manner In which
smile parishes are in the habit of getting up weddings between,
their paupers and the paupers of other parithei,-fOr the nihilism 'of
throwing the burden of themselves; atill'vre stated the particulars
of the case.of a pauper who used, the awning his wifyik'd, to
marry another for the parish fortune of AV lOs. This pauper. it
will he recollected, the moment after Isis marriage, threw his bride
upon his own parish, and'thi parish Officers :erased to give them
a maintenance, is be had *done what sal a *mattailt praclid
amongst his betterearried fee money alone, and ran out the
marriage portion in a Jay or two; after which be refused to Co
any work.
The beadle of Bishopsgste Parish yesterditi informed the Lord
Mayor that the pauper had, notwithstanding that. caudos, pilyed
them a trick.
Mr. nobler observed,that the, ery gross Imposture practised by
the parish. in foisting its Poor upon Bishopsgate Parish, was well
calculated to excite a 'sittoilar spirit in the poor.
The beadle said, thgt the pauper took his wife into the parish of
St. Luke and obliged her to feign illness for the purpose of
enabling him to obtain what is ealkd the suspension of an order, a
process ky which g parish becomes respeusible for the rapport of
an alien pauper, and afterwards can /JAM Irani the paupers parish
a resompelise. He would have received. bad be aucceeded In this
manoeuvre. five or six shillings a.week, until be should think proper
to declare bis wife in health; but the beadle suspected him, and
sent a medical man to inquire into the state of her health.
Mr. Nobler—And how was the poor woman?
The Beadle said, that the surgeon, upon going Into the room,
found the woman in bed, groaning, and apparently in the agonies
of death. Upon feeling her pulse, however, he found that it was
as good a pulse as any in the parish—(Loud laughter). This fact
was reported, and the parish of St. Luke, of course, would mat
contribute. The pauper, upon finding that kis plan would not
answer, huddled his wife into the parish chair, and sent her home
to Bishopsgate; bat the parish alkali were 111i011141111 to perceive
`that she had scarcely a stitch upon her, although she bad got
clothes upon 'her wedding.
• " Where did you leave the clothes?" said the pariah officer.
" Why," said she, " my husband thought that as I was going
back to you, I bad no occasion kw the ckrthes, and he sold them
all'—(loud laughter).
Mr. Nobler asked what the officers intended to do with the
pauper ?—The Beadle said they Were of course Allied to take the
poor woman into the house ; but, as fur the Man, as he was de.
,'ermined not to work at all in the house, they would not proceed
against him. He was too clever for the authorities.

A, MAN OF TAIITS.A Schoolmaster of respectable appearance,
was srought up, charged under the following circumstances—
The Street-keeper of iiislumsgate parish. 'stated that the School-
master knocked viokotly *vibe Watchhouse•dotsr, and demanded
admittance. Upon entering, be sat down in the great chair, and
swore that lie would have a pipe of tobacco. The limess told him
that the Watchhouse was no place to smoke in, whereupon be
threatened to do esecutiao upon the gu .rolians of the night, and
called aloud for tobacco and beer. Having received a second se-
feel, he seized a watchman's pint et porter. and Sung it about.
He was in fact so oismpuleits, that the Watchhouse keeper was
obliged to lock him up.
The Lomb Ilaeosi asked the defendant what his object was in
disturbing the reptve of the Watchmen ?
He replied, that be had game out fur alittk relaxation. after hav-
ing been engaged the whole ot the day in teaching .•the young ideas
-how to shoot!" and it seem d to him that he mtjlit as well step
into the Watchhouse and see .what was going on there..
The Loan Mavoa—You didn't' want to te ..ch the iriatchmait's
" ideas bow to shoot!" did you ? If you did, you roust have had a
desperate job.—(Laughter).
The defendant said he never should go the Watchhouse again,
either to instruct, or be instructed. Ile was ashanieff of
The Street-keeper said that be actually blushed fin the de-
fendant.—(A laugh).
The defendant was fined 51. for being drunk.
BOW-ST[IEIIT.
Buitowav Ann Escart.—On the evening of the Ist inst. abort
eight o'clock, as hledlicott and others of the patrol 'of this elk.
were on duty in Great Ormond-urtet, Queefl solitare, theyiaw a
man pass with a hag on his shoulders, closely followed by another
whose coat was much whitened, as if by rubbing against a wall.—
Medlicott said to his brother officers, There's something wrong
there—they have got a sivag" (stolen property). illedliccitt fol-
lowed them, and the man with the bag awing that be was watched,
dropped M, and, ran away dowu Queeo-square with an possible
speed, followed by the officer. lie leaped the railings into the plan-
tation at one spring. and stedid be officer, and bor a regular chase
took place. The fugitive 'ran in and out amongst the trees and
shrubberies for a long time, closely followed by hledlicott, who at
length pushed him so bard, that be again leaped the railings, and
getting iota a f3eutlensan's garden, was just escaping into ,Great
Guildford-street, when the direr seised him. Both were so ex.
hausted that neither could speak for some .issontratts. He was
lodged in Itagle.street watchhouse; near 'Hilburn, tram` whence,
however, be contrived to escape daring the night. The bag was
found to contain a number of valuable obawts end dresses, and
other property. which had joist been stolen from the house of Mr.
Follett, residing in Great Ormosid;street, into which ihe thieves
had got admission through the attic window, from the roof of an
empty house adjoining. The property was iskotilled at this office
by Mrs. Follett the next morning.—Yesterday morning the pd.
sailer was apprehended and brought to this lace, and clearly idea.
tified as the man whom Medlicon poniard and !edged hi the watch-
house. He was remanded. H. appeared at the bar liith double
irons on his legs. He said nothing.