Star.
London, England, 1829-10-30 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday afternoon an inquisition was taken at the London
Hospital, before Mr. J. Milne, jun. on view of the body of a re-
markably fine child named William Henley, aged three years, who
met his death in the following shocking manner :
Wm. Aldus, residing at Jameszoweet, Globe-fields, deposed, that
about one o'clock on Monday last, having just sat down to dinner
with his family, his attention was attracted by continued screams,
coming from the adjoining house. Witness exclaimed—" Good
Goo! there is something the matter with the children," and jump-
ing up, instantly proceeded to the next house, when, on opening
the door, a most shocking spectacle was presented to his view, the
poor deceased babe. being enveloped in the lames, which his sister,
a girl about eleven years of age, was vainly endeavouring to extin-
guish ! Witness pulled off his coat and wrapped it round the little
sufferer, which quenched the fire, but not until the clothes were
burnt to a cinder. At this time Mr. Surf, a surgeon, who hap-
pened to be driving by in his gig, seeing what had occurred, in-
stantly alighted, and after examining the little fellow, recommended
• that no time should be lost in taking him to the hospital, and thi-
ther be was accordingly taken. A lighted stick was on the Boor,
which.deceased had been playing with.
Mr. them upon enquiring if the medical gentleman who at-
tended the deceased was present, was greatly surprised on learning
front Hurst, the Surgeon's Beadle, that be had quitted the hos-
pital together with the other medical pupils sonic time since.
Juror.—Waa htp.aware of the time fixed for the Inquest ?
Brown, the beadle, answered in the affirmativT.

Juror.—Then I tkUnk he has treated us with the most marked
comempt and diuispeet, and it is not the firgt time we have been so
tteated.

Uziwni.—lt is certainly wrong, and his non-attendance
mibht have obliged us to postpone the inquiry. In the present case,
however, it must he evident that the dreadful manner an which the
ceased is burned is sufficient to cause death ; but in future the
medical witnesses shall be summoned, and must attend, or take the
_ cutiscquences. Verdict, " Accidental Death "

NIELANCIIOLY ACCIDENT BY FlRE.—Yesterday
morning, between twelve and one o'clock, the family of J. Wil:is,
Pski. of Montague-square, St. Mary-is-bonne, were thrown into
the utmost consternation and alarm, by the cry of fire, at that hour
of the morning, which was issuing irom the bed room ut Mr"
Willis, on the back second floor. The Union Ere engine, which it
stationed in LiaLer-street, Portman-square, was promptly on thet
spot, and by the witted egertions of the fir, men, and Mr. W.'s ser •
yams, it ws extinguished, after the whole of the bed, betiding, an
eserrareicle in the room, were destroyed. Mr. Willis was unforJJJ
totiately moot dreadfully burnt. Surgeons were sent for immetli;
Lut he lies in a dangerous state. It is not known in who(
main et this calamitous occurrence arose. It was with the utmos
difficult y the house was saved.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET HOUGHTON HOUGHTON MEETING, 1329.

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Race Course, Thursday Afternoon.
Match—l 00 h. ft. Last half of Ab. M.
Lord Tavistock's Taurus, Bst. 71b. .... •• • • .... 1
Sir M. Wood's Rosary, Bst. 41b 2
2 to I and 5 to 2 on Taurus, who came roaring in a length be-
fore the mare, rode by G. Edwards. the loser by Pavis.
Handicap Stakes of lOsovs. each. T.Y.C. Twelve Subs.
Lord Exeter's Enamel, aged, est. 1
Sir M. Wood's Rosary, 3 yrs. 7st. 51b. .. 2
Mr. Gully's Trample, 4 yrs. 7st. 81b. 3
Mr. Sowerby's Gas, 3 yrs. 7st, 81b. ... 4
Lord Orford's Scbeik, 3 yrs. Est. 121 b. ...
2 to 1 on Enamel, who had it all his own way, and won easy by
a length ; rode by Dockery, Rosary by Purvis, Trample by Ste-
phenson, Gas by Wakefield, and Scheik by Lye.
'latch, 200 sort. b. ft. T.Y.C.

14 Vernlam's Brncard, Sat. 121 b.. 1
14 Chesterfield's Carthusian, sst. Slb . 2
Seven to four on Brocard. The horse made the running till
about 100 yards from home, when be made a dead stop, and was
beat easy by the mare, who was rode by Conelly, and the loser
by Arnull.

Sweepstakes of 10 soy& each, for 2 yr old colts, Bst. 71b. and fillies
Bst. 41b. T.Y.C. The winner to be sold for 100 guineas. 11
subscribers.
IA Lowther's Envoy, by Cotnus.
IA Jersey's c. by Sam. out of Morel
The following also started, but were not placed :
Mr. Forth's Centaur filly, Mr. Gully's Longshanks, Mr.
Prince's Nessus, Lord Exeter's f. out of Miss Cantley, Mr. Gre-
vine's Blue Bonnet, Mr. Pettit's Deformity, Mr. Weatherley's
c. by Bustard or Ivanhoe, and Mr. Theakston's by Spinaway.
2 to I agst Morel, 5 to 2 agst Envoy, and sto 1 agst any other.
They kept in a crowd as hard as they could split till the last few
strides, when the two first shot out from the ru k. Envoy winning
by a head only, roJe by Wheatley ; he was claimed by Lord Jersey :
the others were close up.
Sweepstakes of 10 sows. each, 2 yrs, 6u. 71b. 3 yrs, Bst. 101 b.
4 yrs, 9st. 31b._ 6 yrs and aged, 9st. 71b. T.Y.C. The winner

to be sold for 60 sous. &c.
Count Hahn's ch. f. by Nicolo, out of Tears dam, 2 yrs (Boyce) 1
Lord Tavistock's Rosetta, 3 yrs
The following also started :—Mr. Gully' Baltic, 3 yrs; Mr.
Sowerby's Chiron ; Mr. Boyce's f. by Nicolo, out of Tear's dam,
2 yrs; Mr. Greville's Discovery, 3 yrs • Mr. Pettit's Braham,
2 yrs, Est. 101 b; and Duke of Grafton's Ronald. 2to 1 sgst Dis-
covery, 3 to 1 agst Rosetta, and almost any odds apt the winner.
Won by a length. The winner was claimed.
Subscription Handicap Plate of £5O. D. I.
Duke of Rutland's Oppidan, 4 yrs, Bst. 31b. (Robinson)
Duke of Grafton's Turquoise, 4 yrs, Bst. 81b
Mr. Forth's Navarin, 3 yrs. 7st. 0
to 4on Turquoise, and 6to 4 against Oppidan. Won cleverly.
No second placed by the judge. A fine race.
Audley-eud Stakes, (To-morrow.)
Zinganee, Bst. 71b. Cadiand, Bst. 71b. Canvass, 64 91b. and Bo-
livar, 7st.
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Diarneluke,9sr. lib. and Glenfenlas, 7st. have paid.
PEDESTRIANISM.

David ftitchie,Esq. who resides at Calloch, in the neighbourhood
of Stranraer, performed on Saturday week rather a remarkable
pede•trian feat. A Shutt time before, he took a bet at 100 sove-
reigns with Sir James Hay, Bart, and Mr. Wraggart of Ardwell,
that he would walk to Ayr in fifteen hours, though the distance is
52 miles, and the road, which is a shore one as far as Girvan, more
remarkable for ruggedness than any other feature. Accordingly,
he left the King's Arms, Stranraer, at seven minutes past three,
A. 31. breakfasted at Ballintrae, lunched at Kirkoswald, and
arrived in Ayr at half-past five. p. x, having completed the dis-
lance in fourteen hours and a half, including stoppages. From the
state of the road, and the nature of the weather, Mr. Ritchie felt
rather timid at first, but his spirits improved as he neared the
gaol ; and after dining and changing his dress, he sallied forth and
visited his friends in Ayr, who one and all marvelled to see him
look so fresh, after walking more than a round of tho clock, at the
rate of four miles per hour. Every one who has travelled the coast
road to Ayr, must have a lively recollection of the Braes of Gle-
napp, and those tremendous acclivities, the Binning and Ardmillan
Bills. As compared with those eminences, in length as well as
heights, Errickstane Brae is a mere trifle, and the feat performed is
the more remarkable on this account, that Mr. Ritchie, from his
status, has so little practice as a pedestrian, that he scarcely ever
walks a mile, excepting when he goes abroad with his dog and his
gun.—Dionfrics Courier.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF COhlfilVFf FLEAS, Ocr. 29.
Last day of Sitting in London, before Lord Chief Justice Tymoria
and a Special Jury.
STEAM AND OMNI 7. THE BANK OP ENGLAND.

This was an action instituted by Sir Edward Stracey, Bart.
and Josias Stracey, for the recovery of £605 11s 2d. Long
Annuities.

Mr. Serjeant S , for the plaintiffs, stated the case to the
Jury. Sir E. Stracey, Bart. and Mr. Josias Stracey, one of the
late partners in the firm of Marsh, Stracey, and Fauntleroy, be-
came possessed of the sum of £605 11s. hl. Long Annuities.
They wished to transfer this Stock to another party, but the Di-
rectors of the Bank of England refused to grant this transfer. The
parties who first held this stock are now dead, they held it as trus-
tees ; at their death it went to Harding Stracey, and at hia death it
came to the plaintiffs.—The present action is to recover that pro-
perty and the interest thereon. The Bank of England were ap-
pointed as the agents for Government in the management of the
public money. The stock in question was settled by 2 Geo.
c. 10, and has yet many years to run. They have, as remuneration
for their trouble in the management of the various stocks, the sum
of 6450 per million. The plea that the Bank sets up is, that
Fauntleroy transferred, by a false power of Attorney, this stock to
another party ; but be could not see what right they had to refuse
the present transfer ; for whatever the actions of Fauntleroy might
have been, they ought not to affect the present parties, as this
money was never accounted for to the firm.
His Lordship observed, that as this case was a very important
point of law, be thought it must be considered as a special case, and
therefore it would be better to send it to a higher tribunal. Ilow -
ever, in the course of examination, it would be seen what measures
would be best.

A copy from the Bank of England book was then given in. The
stock at issue was entered in the Long Annuities on the 15th of
October, 1808.

Mr. Oawes' cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Bosanquet for the
defendant, deposed that he was the chief accountant to the Bank
of England. There was a distinct set of ledgers for each stock, and
the propriet3re names are always entered. They invariably make
use of this ledger before any transfer is made, to see if the names
correspond. When a transfer is made, a double entry is made in
the ledger, and each party is debited with their respective stock.
These accounts are balanced every six months, to ascertain the
amount of dividends due upon each stock ; this is always done one
month previous to the sums becoming due, and the return is sent
to the Audit-office of the Exchequer, in order that they may issue
the sum required for the payment. Once a year an account is
transmitted to the Exchequer, containing the names of the pro-
prietors of each stock, an also duplicates of the amount of their
stock and dividends. The stock of Sir E. and Josias Stracey is
entered in the ledger, folio 4777, for the amount of £605 ils. 2d.
in October, 1808. Ot. the 23d June, 1820, a transfer wu entered
in the name of Gilbert Burringtou, for the sum of £605 I ls. 2d.
the number of the transfer was 4657, U. 58. This purports to be
a transfer from E. and Josias Stracey to the said Gilbert Burring.
ton, executed by Henry Fauntleroy, attorney to Edward and Jo-
sias Stracey. When a transter is made it is brat seen if the stock
stands in the ledger; it is then entered in the transfer-book, and
no further investigation takes place as to the authenticity of the
transfer ticket.

Thomas Linton. a stock-broker's clerk, cross-examined by Mr.
Kelly, stated, that on ars 2..:th of May last he made out a tran.ter
by order of Sir Edward Stracey, to a person of the name of Alder,
for £302 15s. 7d Long Annuities at 19 7-16 ;on app cation at the
Bank the clerk told him that no stock stood in the name of Stra.
cey, and referred him to Mr. Dawes, who sent for Mr. Fres!lliad,
the Solicitor to the Bank.

The defence consisted of three grounds :—Firit, that Josiah
Henry Sttacey, the partner in the banking-house, must have been
taken to have a knowledge of the transfer in ; secondly, that
if he did not know it, it was the result of culpable negligence on
his part in not attending to the affair* of the banking•bouse ; and
thirdly, that the plaintiff had conformed to an agreement which
was in tact a bar to this action.

'!be LORD CHIC, JIATICS, in summing up, obrerviAl, that both
the plaintiffs and defendant had agreed that a special verdict should
be taken, and that the case should go before a superior Court.—
The Jury would therefore only bare to decide on the two first
gri.unds of defence, which were the only vestions of fact. The
third ground of defence would be submitted to the consideration of
the highest court in the kingdom, and as it WAS a written instru-
ment, that court riuld decide oa the whole case, at the tame
time taking into consideration the finding of the Jury in the pre-
sent rise.

• • Tut Jury retired, and after ball an hour's consultation, returned
a verdict-," On ihu.fir-t ground, that nehher of the plaintiffs
knew of the transfer having been made in lint); and on the
second ground, that there Was negligence on the part of Josias H.
Siracey, arising from a want of knowledge of business."
The case occupied till half-past five o'clock.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, Oct. 29.

These Sessions commenced this morning before the Right Hots.
the Loin MAYOR, the Sheriffs (Messrs. 11)CMAILDOCIN and WAan,)
Aldermen Sir CoAacza FLowia and Noma, the itmoann., the
Common Szarcaor, and Mr. SEUZANT Aunt. The presiding

Judges were, Sir JAM= A. PAUL and Baron Sir Wm. GAIIIIOW.
George Claremont, mariner, was indicted for stealing in the
dwelling-house of Richard Yeo, a cloak and other articles of
wearing apparel, value el. the property of Mr. William Nicholson.
The prosecutor took up Ms residence in the month of March
lust, at the Manchester Coffee House, Manchester-street, Mary-
'clone. In May he went out of town, and left in the care of Mr.
Yen, the landlord of the house, sundry articles of wearing apparel
named in the indictment. The property was locked up in a
drawer in the prosecutor's bed-room, which was occupied by the
prisoner for a few nights dunng Mr. Nicholson's absence. The
prisoner had very little luggage, but was on several occasions ob
served by the waiter and daughter of the landlord to carry bundles
out of the house, which lie quitted on Friday evening the sth June,
shortly after which time the stolen property was missed. On the
lit October the " Boot Jack" of the house met the prisoner near
the Prince Regent public-house, :11arylebone. He then denied
aver having been at the Manchester Coffee House, and refused to
go there, saying he bad other business to attend to, having been
abroad for the previous eight months. The prisoner was then
given into the custody of Wm. Tyson, one of the New Police
constables.

The prisoner, in defence, admitted having been at the coffee
house, but said he did not recollect it by name when accosted by
the Boots,wis charged him with having been at the house in April
instead of June.

Mr. Justice Year, in summing up the evidence, said the Jury
must acquit the prisoner of the capital part of the charge, it not
being proved that be had taken property above the value of 61. at
one time from the dwelling-house.
The Jury, after a few minutes consultation, returned a verdict
of " Not Guilty."
John Duffy was indicted for stealing in the dwelling-house of
William Greenway, a watch case, a clock cue, and other pro-
perty.
The prosecutor, a labouring man, rented a room at Camden
Town. On the 434 of September he went from home, and after
locking his room door, placed the key so as to be found by his
wife, who, on coming home, discovered the room had been entered
through the window, and stripped of every portable article.
The case was clearly proved against the prisoner, and the Jury
returned a verdict of Guilty—Death.
Martha Geary, aged 40, was indicted for stealing, on the 13th of
July, two sheets, twenty-two table cloths, and other articles, the
property of the Earl of Aberdeen.
Mr. Liz stated the case for the prosecution.
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Edward hi' Garth—l am Secretlry to the Athenaeum Club. The
Trustees of the Club are the Earl of Aberdeen, Earl Bathurst, and '
Sir Thomas Lawrence.

Mr. C. Pnicuos for the prisoner, took a legal objection to the
indictment, which described the stolen articles as the property of
the " Earl of Aberdeen," instead of the full Christian and surname
of the Noble Lord. He said that it bad been considered necessary
in the deed by which the Noble Earl was appointed trustee, to give •
such description.
Witness re-called—The present Earl of Aberdeen was Earl of
Aberdeen on the 13th of July.
Mr. Justice PARC did not consider the objection sufficiently
valid to stop the case.
Witness continued—The prisoner at the bar was appointed house-
keeper to the club about five years since. The linen intrusted to
her charge was entered in a book. The prisoner had nu right to
dispose of linen that is worn out. A put of the linen is marked
" Society," and a part " Athenzam."
Crou-exambied by Mr. C. Pruwes—l have marked off a part
of the linens's `" old and unfit" for use. The stolen property was
so marked. The prisoner had a good character from General
Stapleton. I have been Secretary since 1824, which was before
the prisoner came.
Other witneues were ulled who gave similar evidence, and the
purchase of the linen from the prisoner was proved.
The Jury found a verdict of AO Guilty.
The prisoner was again indicted for stealing nine sheets, fourteen
pillow cases, and nine towels, the property of Gen. Stapleton, value
£5 and upwards.
General Stapleton deposed that the prisoner had lived in his ser-
vice about six years, in the capacity of housekeeper. She quitted
his service in June 1825, and shortly after went to the Atheneum
Club House. In the October following, he (witness) was given to
understand that a quantity of sheets, pillow-cases, and other pro.
perry was missing. After the prisoner was apprehended, witneu
went to Marlborough-street Police-office, and he there saw the
articles produced, which be believed to be part of the stolen pro-
perty. They bore his mark.
Ballard produced the property which he bad found in the pri-
soner's box.

The prisoner, In her defence, said she was so frightened when she
was taken up that she scarcely knew what she said or did. The
sheets and other articles were given to her by Mrs. Stapleton.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty of stealing under the
value of £5.

Mr. Justice Pant said, the conduct of the prisoner was most
scandalous, both to her late and present employers; the sentence of
the Court would therefore, probably, be as severe as the law
would allow in cases where servants so grossly pillaged their em-
ployers.
Mr. Justice Pasu afterwards requested the Jury to alter their
verdict, as from the time at which the robbery was committed,
their finding would amount to a capital conviction. They there-
fore would return a verdict of stealing under the value of 40s.
The Jury immediately adopted the Learned Judge's suggestion.
Franc* Hartwell was indicted for stealing three stomach pumps,
value £6, the property of John Reed and James Scutt.
John Read has a partner named Scott—they live at Regent
Circus—he is the patentee of the stomach pump. On the 21st of
September receives' a letter, and in consequence delivered a
stomach pump, and also gave a note requiring to know what sort
of truss was wanted. On the following day he received another
letter, with the particulars required, and the truss was sent.
Subsequently, received several other notes, containing orders
for pumps and trusses ; in consequence of some suspicion, be sent
to knew if there was such a person as MI6 the party supposed to
have written the first letter received; and the result of the inquiry
was, that nu one of that name resided at the place stated in the
letter. The orders received after the first were all in the same
hand-writing. It is customary with his firm to enclose a prospec-
tus, and book describing the rculiat ides of their discoveries, and
they were sent with the articles in question.
This witness underwent a very long cross examination by Mr.
C. ['mums wbo, when on the point respecting his custom of
sending the prospectus and book when be executed an order, said
(pulling a book out of his pocket), " Why you see I have one of
your books."
Witness—Yes, and a great many more gentlemen have them.
Mr. C. Pstrucis—Ah ! but I never purchased one of your
pumps, and yet you see I have one of your kooks.
Witness—No, Sir, perhaps not ; and I hope you will never re-
quire one. (Laughter.)
Mr. C. Putiurs—l hope not, Sir, indeed.
A number of other witnesses were called, and proved that the
prisoner had pawned stomach pumps and sold the duplicates, and
that there was found on his person two keys, one of which opened
the outer door of the house that he lodged at in Golden-lane.
and the other a closet in his room, wherein was found one of
the prosecutor's prospectuses. After the case had occupied the
Court for a considerable time, Mr. Serjeant Amin thought
that the evidence only went to establish a case of fraud, and having
consulted with the Learned Judges thereon, and they being of the
same opinion, the prisoner was acquitted, as well on this, as two
other indictments, but was ordered to be detained.

John P4illtps was indicted for stealing a guitar, the property of
George Rathmacher, ot the value of £5.
The case was clearly proved, and the Jury returned a verdict of
Williams Richard Smith. aged 24, stood indicted for stealing €45
in Bank of England notes, the property of Stephen WillianAtiung,
his master.
The prosecutor stated that lie is a solicitor; residing in Poland.
street, Oztord-street. Prisoner had been his clerk, and on the
ot July last, he gave him nine Bank of England notes (or five
pounds each, to pay into his bankers, Me . Goslings and Cu.
Flea-street. The prisoner did not return, and he directed Goddard,
the officer, to look out for him. The money was never paid into
the bankers. The prisoners had lived whh him about four months.