Star.
London, England, 1818-08-14 00:00:00

OF BANKRUPTS

. previous day in a case of ex -paste Oxnam, it
stated that certain Commissioners of Bankrupts,
• the West of England had received excessive
their attendance, and had besides charged
ring expenses, and charges at the inns where
dined : also tharonec¢f %eta had bought a horse
at sale of the Bankrupt's effects. The Lono.
tuANcgu.pit postponed his decision, that the parties
'whose misconduct was brought before him might an-
- the matter in additional Affidavits.
lioaNg now appeared on behalf of the Com-
missioners, and stated that the whole sum received
v them was 401. and the statutable fees to which
• were unques6orably entitled amounted to 351.,
t there was only an excess of 71. which had
charged to the amount of travelling expenses.
Lona CuAKenton observed, that although
401: had perhaps been actually received, the
charged by the Commissioners exceeded .931.
the expense in London would not have been
than lat. In the first place, each Commis-
charged two gnineas or ta. for every attend.
;astead of 1/. the fee of the statute: they had
required the payment of travelling expenses,
their bills at the inn, so that every meeting cost
than 9/. This was clearly illegal.
HORSE added, that it was undoubtedly the
practice of Country Commissioners to charge
be allowed moire than the statutable fees, and
)mmissioners in question had fallen into •the
error.
Lono CtraxcEttort hoped and believed that
error was not usual : he had known many in-
of the contrary. Sometimes when Barristers
to attend as Commissioners for the remunera-
;si:•,-ned by the Act, other Country Commis-
had been substltuted, but his Lordship had
taken care that no more Commissions shculd
irected to such Barristers.
IlottNa further remarked, that the 901. had
been charged, not paid to the Commissioners,
the charge, he did not apprehend, fell within
Srente.
Lorna CIIANCELLOR was clearly of a contrary
s, and referring to the Act, he observed, that
money had not bebn paid, the payment had
rdered by the Commissioners, and that ord_r
idered them incapable of sitting upon that Com-
'ion, and upon any other. The regulated fee
and though it might be Lard that Con-pis.
should not be paid their expenses,
was otherwise, and his Lordship could not

ROSE (against Mr. Horne) reminded his Lord-
that these Commissioners, one of whom was
lidn.c.::(ls, had been sent for from Truro,
the Commission was sued oat in Penzance,
there wre sevetal Commissioners who had not
employed.
Hon's said that these Commissioners were
respectable men ; one of them had, it was said,
:based a hose at the sale of the Bankrupt's effects.
_ 2 LORD CiiAtiest.Loa remarked, that that was
Comparatively a trifle, though k was clearly illegal
s Commissioner to become a purchaser of any.
cf the effects of a Bankrupt.
Howie assured his Lordship, that the Com-
missioners were quite ready to obey his Lordship's'
directions as to any part pf the money they bad
•ceived.
• LOAD CRANCZLLOR directed that the Secre-
of Bankrupts should bring thsi record of that
• into Court, on the sight of which his Lordship
I probably give his turther orders.

HANK OF ENGLAND AND THJIALITIWRITY
QV cliikycitßY.
The Lon u CIIANCHL/4) addressed Mr. Duckworth,
?ring ilia. be had considered that case, in which the
assigree of a bankrupt? :tad the bankrupt's wife, had
applied to the Master of the Rolls for a sum of
money to be paid out of the Court. The Master had
directed the money to be paid for the separate use of
Lady, and the Accountant-General had given his
r on the Bank accordingly. It scented, however,
the Bank refused compliance, and that Court
petitioned to interfere : but ." will not," said his
Lordship 4 " alter the Mager of the Roll's order,
ugh I should like to itnow what right the Back
could pretend to Kt up tfOr their refusal. in die first
I cannot. etrisistener with the usual practice,
an orejer of the Master 4 doe Rails, upon a pe-
; aonl jf 1 watt iettWitMetiteei. It :vim for

the Master of tit: w inquirebow his order camel
to he slighted."
Sir ARTHUR 135000 T obesrvcd, that he had no in-
structions in the present case; but perhaps he might,
be permitted to suggest, that if the money were or-1
dered to be paid to trustees, the difficulty with rteatol
to the I3ank might be removed.
The LORD CND-vergtoa.—l will not interfere in
this case, but le ye it to the Master of the Rolls to
inform himself upon what ground it _was that the
Bank should refuse to obey an order of this Court.

LORD C. TowHsiWM!) r. BLAKE.
The questioii.in this case was merely this—whe-
ther trustees of an infant ought to let a farm to a
tenant. who would give an annual vent of £439, or to
one who would give £430. The matter came before
the Lord Chancellor some• time ago, and. it was re,
ferred to Master Stephenvirho, after a lapse of seve-
ral months, made his revert ip favear,of the smaller
rent. This 'determination was objected to by Lord
C. Townshcnd, who had an annuity upon the whole
estate, and sapported she interests of a Mr. Wight-
man, who offered the larger sum, and he conse-
quently now brought the question before the Court,
on a petition that the Master might review his report.
Sir A nviten DI GOTT opposed ate application on be-
half of the trustees of the estate, who wished to ac-
cept a person of the name of Biett as the tenant, at.
the rent of 1:130. He observed, that the point would
be very shoit..if the only dispute were about the two
sums offered r no doubt £4BO were better than £430 ;
but other circumstances, in the opinion of the. Master,
made all the difference. A surveyor of high eminence.
had given it as his opinion, that the value of the farm
WAS only £430, and there seemed to be no reason for
disputing his judgment, excepting that the protege of
Lord C. Townshend offered more ; but Mr. Brett had
been long tenant of the property, and had expended
£1,500 upon it, and had a claim to have his lease re-
newed at a fair and honourable rent.
. . .

bit. SAMUEL JLOMILL.T did not think it necessary
to add any thing on the same side, after what his
ifordship had said regarding Drury-lane Theatre.
Mr. HART, on the other hand, insisted that the
matter was quite plain, and the duty of his Lordship
quite cleat, though the Trustees seemed not nnwW
ling to abandon their duty, by neglecting the into-
rests of their cestui qui trust : they were offered £4BO
a year by a tenant of substance, and whose father
was willing to be his surety for the lent, and for the
observance of covenants ; and on what pretence could
they accept an offer of £3O a Tear less, by which a
thousand guineas would be put into the hands of tie
tenant before the expiration of his lease of 21 years?
Sir ARTHUR Picooi, in reply, said that the Trus-
tees were under a sort of obligation to Mr. Brett to
renew his lease upon reasonable terms, and it would
•be a gross breach of faith on their part not to do so.
The LOUR CHANCELLOR said, that he would look
into the affidavits, as to the breach of faith ; and if it
amounted to a contract between Brett and the Trus-
tees, he could take notice of it ; but if it appeared to
be any thing less, as a Judge he could give it no
Weight, however binding it might be in conscience.

CARLISLE ASSIZES, AT:GthilT 3.
Robert Marais, aged 51, was charged with having
assaulted, put in bodily tear, and robbed John Ma-
thews. The robbery had taken place on the 18th of
April, 1817. Four persons had been concerned in
it. Dowling, Strawney, and M'Greedey had been
taken up son afterwards. No bills were• found
agaiast the last two, as Mathews could not swear to
their persons. Dowling was convicted and trans-
ported. The prisoner Martin was apprehended in
January list.
John Mathews gave his evidence is a very clear,
positive, and unembarrassed manner. lie was walk-
lag homewards from Carlisle to Apnieby, about
eleven o'clock at night, when he saw ihe prisoner
walking on the path in the field parallel with the road,
and said, " Rolla, my hearty, what road ?" The
prisoner gave him some answer, and in an instant
the witness was knocked down by a man with a blud-
geon behind him. The prisoner then jumped upon
his breast with his knees. Dowling stood over him
with a bludgeon. There were other two, but he was
not stye of their persons. He was quite sure it was
the prisoner; he knew him well before, although he
had not known his name or his habitation till a fort-
night ait.trwatdr. As soon as he had ascertained
these he gave information, in order to have him ap-
prehend2d ; but lie immediately slisaitpcitzed, and
was no mote seen till January last.
Oa his cross-examination by Mr. CounsiNny, he
admitted that he.had been treated with ale by Straw-
ncy and M'Grcedcy's father, and that he had got £4O
reward for the conviction of Dowling. He got no
Tyburn ticket.
Kirk, the constable who took him, was carted, but
added nothing material. On his cross-examination,
he made wry mouths, and rolled his tongue in an un-
ex.trapled manner.
Henry M'Greedey, brother of Peter M'Greedey,
who bad been charged with the robbery, was called
for the prisoner, in order to contradict Mathews as to
his having been in the prisoner's house, and seen the
prisoner the Sunday after the robbery, and in order to
prove an alibi. With respect to the first he contra-
dicted Mathews, and left it a conflict of testimonies.
As to the alibi, he stated, that lie remembered parti-
cularly having been at the prisoner's house on the
18th of April, as a child of his had been very sick.
He had gone first between seven and eight o clock,
and stayed tan minutes. He went back again at ten,
and stayed till twelve. The cause of his going back
was, that the child was thought to be dying. The
Iprisoner sat all the while at the fire-side without shoes
or stockings, and was much distressed for his child.
Tlac prisoner had been from a fortnight after the rob-1
bevy till Christmas, in Lancashire.
Betty Martin, daughter of the prisoner, a girl of
3.5, as soon as she was sworn, rushed into the boa,
and said, " I'll tell you all I have to say ; my father
was in the whole night—"
Mr. COURTENAY••-r" Stop, stop; answer me if you
please." She answered, that Henry M'Greedey was
in the house, and that her father was not out the
whole night. She did not know whether M'Greedey
was once or twice in the house. He went away the
last time at eleven.

Peter M'Greedey was called and sworn. You are
the father of Peter M.Greedey who was charged with
this robbery ?—I think so.—(A laugh).—This man's
evidence related only to dripk.iug alo with the prose-
opfkra and his observation,.
1404144, havir.g senumetep the evidences the

Jury found the plisonerft-Not Guisty.-Aljcurned a
faw inbuttes before five.
Arinst two of the prisoners for theft tatt bills have
been found The Bank prosecutions occupy tbffirs:
place on Monday, and -there are only two or three
mom so that the business will soon be ended.
CORK ASSIZES, AUGUST 8.
*as DIIKE Of DE.VONsiii TA V. THE COItPOhATION OF

YOUGII A Lt.

Thir importautt trial was concluded to-day. The
evidence' on the part of the plaintiff dared at eLven
o'clock on Thursday. when Mr. JOHN S. Towsaaxii
stated the defendant's case, which occupied upward,:
of two hours. The evidence was then gone into on
their part ; after which, ar. EDWARD Pts a; tiiiiIPATIIBR
(who came specially for the Cur oration), spoke to
Svidence for nearly three hours.
He was followed on the part of the plaintiff by Mr.
Serjeant BURTON, who occupied taw Court upwards
of four hours, and at six o'clock an adj striuncor
took place till ten o'clock this day, when Mr. Justic:
MAYNZ commenced his Charge, which lasted two
hours, when the Jury retired, and remained enclosed
until three, when they returned into Court, and
brought in a verdict for the Corporation, to the very
general satisfaction of all present.

GUILDHALL.--Yesttrday J. Ellis, watchman to
Turner and Co. of the Paddington Canal Warehouse,
Londonevall, and his daughter, were remanded, on
a charge of robbing the warehouse to the amount of
two hundred pounds. Goads were 6., ,tartly missed,
but from the high opinion his employers had of the
prisoner, they suspected every one about them except
him. An officer was employed to watch, and found
him going off with a piece of goods. On searching
his lodgings, many duplicates were found, for pro-
perty stolen from Tamer and Co. The daughter
was apprehended for having been seen at night lurk-
ing near the warehouse.
Bow-stager.—Oa the Ist of March, 1817, the
Edinburgh and Stirling Mail was mobbed of bank-
notes. to the amount of between four and five thou-
sand pounds, which were in a parcel, directed to
Messrs. Edie and Co. at the Stirling Bank, and sent
from the Edinburgh Bank. On the arrival of the
mail coach at Stirling, and on examining the place
where similar valuable parcels had been ceneeyed
for a considerable time, in perfect safety, it ws found
to be missing ; an alarm was spread, and from cir-
cumstances, the robbery was strongly suspected to
be one of these called put up robber its, the valuable
contents of the parcel having been previously known
to the thief, and the part of the mach it was deposi-
ted in. The passengers had all left tile coach, and it
was strongly suspected that some, or the whole of
the inside passengers were concerned in the robbery.
An inquiry took place respecting them, and their
proceedings on the road, when it was ascertained that
all the inside *places were taken previous to the mail
starting from Edinburgh. Thee of the passengers
of the names of neAllister, Hamilton, and Carter,
got into the snail coach at the inn, previous to its
starting, and the fourth passenger was taken up on
the road. As the mail was passing the top of Prin-
ces-street, Edinburgh, one of the passengers, who
had booked himself by the name of Hamilton, sud-
denly stopped the mail, and said he had forgot some
important papers, and it would be of ro use pursuing
' his journey without them • he was therefore obliged
to return home, and left the mail, taking his great-
coat over his arm, and saying, he must go on his
journey the next day. The passenger who had booked
himself by the name of 'AP -Allister, got out of the
mail at Lethengrove, and did not lawns into the
coach, although he had taken his place to Seirlinee.—
A full description of the men's persons and conduct
was obtained from a young woman of the name of
Brown. an outside passenger, who was admitted into
the coach in consequence of ll:millets getting out ..t
the top of Princes-street, Edinburgh, as.l abandon-
ing his seat in the coach ; she rode as far as Lethen-
grove. The proprietors of the hank notes have beenl
making every possible exertion, sparing no espeese,l
to discover and detect the robbers, as wall as for the
recovery of the sum lost. Adkius, the <Aces, has
been exerting himself for some time to recover the'
property, and to apprehend the thieves, but without
success, till a few months since, when a ;min was de-
tected at the Italian Opera in m 001; the company
there, by means of cutting their pockets with a sharp
instrument, and which pmactice it is supposed he had
pursued for some time without suspicion or detection,
owing to his going genteelly dressed, and resortint
to the pit. On searching him and his residence, some
articles of property were found, which led to a suss
picion that he was one of the passengers in the Edin-
burgh mail, and was concerned in robbing it of the
above property, and that he was connected with ano-
ther of the me: who was in the mail at the time it
was robbed. Informatien being sent to the bankers,
the owners of the parcel, of the men being in cus-
tody, and the suesicious circumstances discovered,
they sent Miss Brown, the outside passenger by tie
mail at the time it was robbed, to London, when sho
positively swore t 3 the man apprehended at the ha-,
Ilan Opera house as being one of the passengers.
His name is lit:7,4ton. alias Grey. He has been tried'
for the robbery at the pit of the Italian Opera-house,
and has been sentenced to seven years transportation.
In the mean time Adkins has been vacating himself
to apprehend the othse supposol robbers, who were
passengers in the mail at the thee, and has succeeded
in tracin.g out and securing one of them, of she name
of 31,Allister, alias Crowder. Miss Brown has been
sent again froM Eslieburgh to London, and has also
identified this man as one of the passengers in the
mail at the time of the robbery. A Habeas Carpus
has been obtained for the removal of Hamilton, alias
Grey, from Newgate to Edinburgh, to es'ze his trial
for the robbery of the mail, and lest week Adkins lett
town with him and M•Allistro alms Crowder, for
Edinburgh, to take their trials for the offence.

MARLIOROUGH-STRELT.--DOO CASE EXTRAORDI.
NARY.—A c3.se which had excite.' much interest was
beard yesterday against falurs Curfois, Esq. of I`ad-1
dington, a Gentleman of the first respectability, who
was charged with dog stealinz.—Mr. ADOLPHUS at-
tended for the plaintiff, and 'Mr. ALLEY for the de-
fendant. The dog in question was of the Blenheim
breed, .the property, as stated, of a Lady named
(ioldicot, and it was an animal which Ladies who
crowded the Court, appealed in love with. -Mr.
Curtois had lost a dog on the I‘.?tli of Japuary last,
and seeing the one in.que.tion frllowing the Lady of
the Rim Mr. Wade and at yo..iog Gentleman, he

claimed it as bis lost dog, and tofu:el to fib, eit al
Ihs the Counsel-for the prosecution stated it was „r
meant to impute to the- defestiant that be WA% 2 dO7.
'realer, nut wai it the • penalty • which WA 54 24ft
aft::l-, but it sv.te to recover back the dog wl iclt the
• detendant .. Id mistaken for the (Ache had les,. lite,
Me 'de, and the young Gentleman (nephew of ate
fin g)snanl, were called, to prove that the dafendas:
had tici.e.i .1e dog from them, which Mr. Attet el.
mitte.i. The Lady proved that she knew the d,,.
lot above at year and a half, aad it was thea fuo
1-,rown. Since that time the dog had beta is he.
possession, although not uninterruptedly. Site w
posiive as to the identity of the animal. Xes, ,1,4
Coldicot stated positively, that the deg it-J. Lr:s; it
was three years old next danuaty, and she L.. ;t,
when a pup, of a Mr. King: Inc deg was tr,rue.
endeare.i to her, that they caul! r.ot mistilie Ltc,
other. The Lady was positive as to the ideatitz,a,s
described hi, marks. The dog was here ;ttt!t• •,
and the La•lies on each side called cut, .. I:.:trt. aT
dear, my dariia.,„" &r. and the little creature h:‘
flew into the Lip of Mrs. Courtois, who embratti
him with much estAsy. Mr. King. vim ra•t-e Co el
to Mrs. Goidicot, swore posidvely to hsrr, ?r...! rt!,.
,duced the mothei. He bought the mother i„ pop.
2:4 bred the . dog in question. fix identity or da
dog sets swore to by the servant who tv,l%itt.l and
fed hi:n, acrd by several other persons. Mr. Atter
did not attribute any wrong motive to -.''.e opinions
of any of the witnesses, who no doubt swore to de
best of their belief, but he observed that the dug was
not like a pcor child who wanted a pareei, hewn,
plenty if admirers. He called a dotes respeeel.4
witnes,es, who swore as firmly as tle miter site, at.
the dog b.:longed to Mr. Coutmis, a:d araortz-st these
were tw o fancters who swore that the doT vas nes
two years old. The Magi rates postponed thei: ice;..,
net , and the dog remains in possession of t;„; l,
the officer.

H A T TOW GA P. DE N.--Yesteriay Elizedh
13 years old, ‘..-a% remanded for stealing 1:22i.7 11)4;
lte i.loperty o 1 her rna,ter. Ile had p.r nck.;
a money-bag under •he rnalra,s of 11'A h i i! (73
w.o.nce they were stolen. Suspicion falling , the
p: kotter, she was taken ; whet' .he confess- ivw;;:4
stolen the notes by the advice of another Fir': bit
that she burnt thew. The other girl denial hav:73
given her any such advice.
Quont-eatmes.--Yesterday Mr. JaCkio2. ci Cal-
1, non-row, Westminster, appeattd to a summeal. ob.
tti.ieti by the Parish Surveyor, under the P.:..;13
Act, for not removing a mass of stone step '..com
fore his door, which projected three upon tie
pavement, being but 1$ inches front the fort plistn•
gets. The Magistrate sai.i, the Act wits imFeLnive,
and convicted him in forty shillings peadty, %%Et 1.
betty to api:eal in four days.
Willie= Smiler was fully commiztc.: for u:::1-171

Argtd notes.—J. ,
Da;, for robbing the b.,t (.f !!•1
groom of Mr. Elliot, the brewer, was bioa'at rp
third time ;—but the groom still refasi:.g aTte.t.r
against him, the Nhigirsate directed tllt he d!ovld be
brought up in cutor.
SHADWiLL.-1-citerday J. Ai•dcrionr.:-.LlC.f.r.mr•
comb were tiaally examir ed, and committed for tat-
tering forged Eve pound notes to two tn.:email*
GOD.% L INU MCRnEIZERs.ITTIITII!Lrig!!! 11.011
Chennel aad Chglerofi heilg torn the
Court to the Prison on Wednesda: erninz. they
were, as is usual, un.ire,sed and btriet!.. searched, kit
any deadly weapon, or other meal:s .!ntrastioe,
should be sccrcted abot.t them. N',..hir.z wtc fowl
They were advised .o niake their •.;00. A

theii rime was short. ( bemiel said he kLew

had almost anticipated Lis fete ; ,Ind .1:
All that cell-complaceney Cliek see.,

attendant of the itlcst at'ociotr tna-:

already trade that peace with his to v.•
his attention had been iirected by a ILL-..erend e
who had previously attcNied ecavie.,
left with a pious Clergyman until a rite „ .ak.a
they were locked up for the night. non:-
lag, at two .e clock, an express al.; ia lowa In:
the Itv. Mr. MANN, the Cliklaiti of the
Gaol, Ilorsernonger:lane, to require
atten,lance at Guil,lf)rsi, in behad of the
'the Iteveread Gentleman imme .iately set of in
Ja'g Pratt, who made his escape 0.1; envesing
from the Court to the 'llium at I)tatarn, it tl.e

younger of two brothers sentenced to trailsrr.ation
far possessiug forged nc.:cs. They had bee:l'odicc:d
for uttning forged notes, and were persuLded wily?
their lives by pleading guilty to the pcsses:ica. Male
they were receiving sentence, John Pratt Leid L'a
handkerchief to his face, and seemed to cry and sob
the wliele time. A few minutes Le et:d.:
esc4pe.
Wedneiday nigiit, about eleve:-.
Font- EICI; E was going along Pic CA.1:11:-,ncar Corctuy
• House, he was; s;opped by a. yell nr.aor-j
accGsted hi:n by mune. and was eatenag ittb
versation, when three others came rt.,-c.ati Use C'l".l
and hustled bim, and robbed him of a vaitsablegold
Chronometer and appendages, and hi: pocket-base'
containing Bank Notes to the amount of L 75.

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• TIT fiTtft
Aurzat Ts at Gager Room the wife of the Cm. Owls
Slog:turn, of a son.

• MAHRTtD.
T.leultar, et GondLust, J,lin Olney Chem, FA. oaf or•
doe Rev. Macy. Crewe ef Maxus, St flirt! tile, 0:1 brit'
Letts Lake, daughter a Cp.:ain Lake, H.N.
At Lfracartbe, Ur. I.).Avg. RN. to bliss P =or dAve: ter
Admiral Elttf.l3.

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• DIED.
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tart' to his Or-tc: the y.kr of Manchestet, Garentor et tte
Mold of Jim**.
August 1, ter Rarnerate, Mr. Darlel Curang, En the ar....5
of h:s age ;to which pLuo he had retired trot: hn term Ch-r
ebe, Th..net. hica ties for many generalor.l am: time nit&
eaesial been in ro.i.sedon of liwasaient ,sz:2o

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