Star.
London, England, 1829-06-04 00:00:00

GRAND SAILING MATCH.

The first sailing match this seawall took place yesterday. above
bridge. for a most superb Silver Cup and Cover, given by the
Clarence Yacht Club. The day was extremely propitious fur the
opening of the season of this delightful and much admired eporr,
and at the time appointed fir tie starting of the veseels (three
o'clock) numerous was the amateurs that were on the rose mar at
Westminster !fridge. The Intlosvine boats, with the respti.ttve
numbers of their statione, by which they were distinguished.
affixed on the peaks of their mainealls, started troth Westminster
Bridge to sail to Hatheramith, and back to the place of starting
STAI SONS.
_IIOATS. TOM. OM MINIM WHIM EC We

I ......Rover 6... ..Mr. D. Bishop Vauxhall.
2 Daphne 7... —J. Nelson .. Lambeth.
Falcon 4 — T. Burt Lambeth.
4 Rowena 6... T. Groves.... .. ....Isantheth.
6 lA•andtr 6...... • W. Cot tingham.....B4 terse.' .
7...... Spitfire 6 — T. Bettsworth t
There were eight boats entered; but the Sylph. No. 5, and he
Argo, No. 8, did not contend for the Cu?. Every boat being at
its respective station, as above described, the Commodore. about
three o'clock, gave the signal, when they were instantly in trim,
and all made way except the Rowena, which, unfortunately, having
got into the eddy at the bridge, was delayed in consequence about
three minutes. The Daphne took the lead, closely followed by
the Spitfire and Rover, the others bringing up the rear. AtVaux-
' hall, the Rover became snood boat ; but owing, we suspect, to
her carrying too muck sail, the Spitfire again reaumed her original
station, and was well up with the Daphne. In Chelsea Reach the
Rowena was increasing rapidly on the headmost boats, when the
Leander. in going about, fouled her, and the consequence was that
the Rowena returned to Lambeth. At Wandsworth the Daphne
was a board and a half a.bead of the Spitfire, with the wind
blowing fresh from N. W. It was expected that the boats would
not save their tide up, and consequently be obliged to return with-
out sailing the match ont. The Daphne and Sisitfire.k however,
succeeded in rounding the boat at Humeral/11th. . They came
down in style. but the latter boat was 4 tartest:feu of the Daphne,
that she stood no chance, and she put hitopschea. goo.: of the
other boats reached Hammersmith; and. on the torahs; of the •
tide, they pet about, and returned to !heti respective statlistm—
The Daphne canoe down in such i superior manner. that it was
with dillcuhy we could keep way with her, and she arrived at
Westminster Bridges few minutes before six o duals- amid the
sheen of numberless spectators. Mr. Nelson, the Water bailiff,
and proprietor of the winning boat, was rowed &Innis* the six-
oared cutter that contained the handsome prise, and reesi?ed the
congratulations of the amateurs. She was steered is a master y
manner by the owoer of the Rob Roy, and the Cup was presented,
with ail due form, to Mr. Nelson.

The Marquis of CrArrarcaaon refuses co-operat • n
with the Committee for carrying into effect the Wellington Te.ti-
ososdal, considering m the measure forced on ids Grace, and suck
a mark of gratitude a gross injustice to the elder and truly success-
ful Champion of the cause, the law Air. Cannata."

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,W INTELLIGENCL
wuRT OF CHANCERY. Java 3.
WESTMEATH O. wasrareAta.
The Lord Chancellor sat in Westminster Hall to-day.'
to hear the arguments of Counsel on a Petition pre-
sented by Lord Westmeath to the King in Council, com-
plaining of a decision of the High Court of Delegates,
pronounced against him in a suit which he bad insti-
tuted against Lady Westmeath fora restitution of his
conjugal rights. The Petition prayed that a commission
of review might be granted, and had been referred in
the usual course to the Lord Chancellor.
Mr. Baciasucc was heard in support of the Petition,
and contended that no evidence had been given in the
cause establishing the fact of cruelty committed by the
Marquis, on which the Delegates bad come to their
decision.
Dr. Luaniwovow appeared for Lady Westmeath, in
support of the decree. The argument was not concluded.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Wasesassma, Jena S.
Sittings at Nisi Pitts. in Middlesex, after Easter Term, before
Lord Tansaom and Common Juries.
Sir JAMES SCARLET? appeared in Court to-day as
Attorney-General.
TUCKER W. JONES AND ANOTHER.
This was an action against the Battle-bridge and
Holloway•road Company, for a trespass in pulling
down put of the premises of the plaintiff, a varnish
manufacturer at Battle-bridge. The defendants jug.
tiled the trespass under the Act of Parliament for
making and maintaining a public road from Battle-
bridge to Holloway. which they contended authorised.
them in taking down any house in the direct line of the
intended road that might be necessary for the purposes
of the Act. A point of law was raised upon the con-
struction of the Act of Parliament, and, it was agreed
that it should be reserved for the opinion of the Court
above, in case the defendants made out their defence
on the facts. They, however, failed to prove that they
bad, before polling down the plaintiff's premises, made
a tender to the plaintiff of the value of his interest, as
requited by the Act of Parliament, and a verdict was
therefore taken for the plaintiff, by consent, for 101.
LEATHER V. DUCKWORTH THE KOMAR.
This was an action far criminal conversation with
the plaintiff's wife.
Mr. Gummy (with whom was Mr. PLATO stated the
case for the plaintiff. The action was brought to re
cover a compensation in damages for .a serious injury
which the plaintiff had sustained by the defendant's
having had criminal conversation with his wife. The
parties were in a respectable, though not in an elevated
situation of life. The plaintiff and defendant had been
for some dote on terms of intimacy, and the defendant
had availed himself of the opportunities which that in-
timacy afforded to seduce the affections of the plaintiffs
wile, and to commit adultery with her, the consequence
of which was, that the plaintiff was now obliged to pay
for the maintenance of a child of which he was not the
father. The plaintiff was a plumber and gluier at
Barnet. and the defendant was in partnership with
the father of the plaintiff's wife, who carried on the
business of an auctioneer at Beech-bill, near Barnet.
The marriage of the plaintiff and his wife took place
about fifteen years ago. It was a love match, or
at least the matriage bad taken place without the
knowledge or consent of the lady's father. There was
little or no disparity in the ages of the parties. The
plaintiff was 37 or 38 years of age, and his wife was
about the same age, or perhaps a little older. The de.
fendant, Mr. Duckworth, was about 30 years of age.
Besides being a partner of Mr. Harris, the father of
Mrs. Leather, be held a situation as steward to a
gentleman a the name of Paris, residing in the neigh.
bourhood of Barnet. The plaintiff and his wife bad
lived on terms of affection for ten or eleven years after
their marriage; but about three or four years ago some
differ axes arose between them. in consequence of which
Mts. Leather left her husband's house, and went to re-
side with her Lather at Beech-hill. At that time she
bad been guilty of no levity of conduct, and there was
every probability that after a short time a reconciliation
between her and her husband would be effected. The
defendant was, as he had before stated, in partnership
with her father, and had consequently continual access to
his house. He was in the habit of seeing Mrs. Leather
there; but no suspicions were entertained as to his con-
duct towards her, until some time in the latter end of
the year 1826, or the beginning of 1827. About that
time they were observed on several occasions to be
romping torber, and a female servant in the house
of Mr. Harris saw the defendant once or twice kiss Mrs.
Leather. These things, however, were allowed to pass
over; but at length it was discovered that the parties
met together in the evening, and were sometimes to the
dark for several hours. Suspicions were at last aroused,
and after some time it turned out Mrs. Leather was
pregnant. Attempts were, however, made to conceal
the circumstance, and for that purpose it was found
convenient to remove Mrs. Leather to London. She
left Bernet in the month of June in the last year,
and, accompanied by her mother, took lodgings in
the neighbourhood of Somers-town. After staying
there a few weeks, she removed to other apartments,
and in December last her accouchement took place in
the house of a Mrs. Tli,ornbill. Immediately after she
bad been pat to bed, she desired the defendant to be
sent for, and a messenger was then dispatched to Bar-
net to request the defendant to come to London to see
her. The defendant. on hearing what had taken place,
exclaimed, " Good GOD 1 What will the Squire say to
this?' and appeared to be very fearful of the conse-
quence of the affair coming to the knowledge of Mr.
Puishis master • and he told the messenger that he could
not come up to London immediately, because his master
was at home. The. Learned Counsel bad no witnesses to
prove that the parties bad been seen actually in bed to-
gether, but he should lay before the Jury such circum-
stances as to their conduct as would leave no doubt on
the esieds of the Jury that the act of adultery had been
committed; or, if they should entertain any doubt on
that point, he would call the father of Mrs. Leather,
and prove that to him the defendant bad, in August
last. made a distinct acknowledgment of his guilt. He
would prove also, that no longer ago than yesterday,
the defendant, on being reproached with his conduct,
bad said, " That as he had commenced a connexion
with the plaintiff's wife, be might as well go on
with it, and make up a round half dozen." He
(Mr. Gurney) did not mean to represent this case as
one of a description the most aggravated, or as One
. calling for very large damages ; at the same time
the Jul, would bear in mind that the defendant had, by
his conduct, destroyed the possibility of a reconciliation
being ever effected between the plaintiff and his wife,
and had irreparably ruined the character of Mrs. Lea-
ther. The conduct of the plaintiff had been irreproach-
able, and his wife had also, before the intimacy with
the defendant, conducted herself with perfect propriety.
The Jury, in estimating the amount of damages, would
take into consideration the hardship to the plaintiff of
having a spurious issue entailed upon him, and they
• soold also consider the expense to which he would be.
put by the maintenance of the child to which his wife

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had given birth, in consequence of the intimacy with
the defendant. The plaintiff bad been already called
upon by the parish to pay for its support, and he bad in
consequence been compelled to make some payments on
account of it. besides having paid the accoucbeor's bill.
The marriage of the parties was proved to have taken
place in September, 1814; none of the wife's family
were present.
A young woman, named Charlotte Watson, a servant
of Mrs. Leather's father, stated, that she had known
the plaintiff and his wife for the last eight years; they
bad not always lived on very good terms together; Mrs.
Leather left ber husband three or four years ago, and
went to live with her father; the defendant used to
visit her there, and stayed with her frequently for an
hour or two; witness several times saw them romping
together; and she also saw the defendant kiss Mrs.
Leather.
In cress examination by Mr. DMISIAII, the witness
said she did not recollect the plaintiff complaining that
his wife was, or had been, intimate with other men be-
sides the defendant. The witness admitted, rather re-
luctantly, that the plaintiff had taken some slight liber.-
ties with ber, but she said, abe never injured me.'
She did not know whether he bad also been familiar
with a pretty. sister of hers, named Mary; she never
beard any complaints on the part of Mrs. Leather, that
the plaintiff had been two familiar with witness or any
other young woman; she remembered Ifirs.Leather being
at Barnet fair in company with herself (the witness)
and other young women; she (Mrs. Leather) on that
occasion danced in a booth in the fair with a Mr.
Pepper. This was while Mrs. Leather was living at her
father's house. The party remained at the fair till
about two o'clock in the morning, and afterwards went
to sleep at the house of a Mrs.Alger,where a bed bad been
engaged for them. Witness saw Mrs. Leather lying down
in the bed room, and a Mr. Jones was on his knees by
the side of her; she on another occasion saw Mrs.
Leather-in the bed room of a Mr. Thomas, at her
'Father's house, about the time that Mr. Thomas was
going to bed; but she did not remain there above a
minute.
Other witnesses proved that Mrs. Leather, after she
became pregnant, took lodgings in London, and that
she was visited there by the defendant several times;
that her accoucbement took place at the house of a
Mrs. Thornhill, and that by her desire the defendant
was sent for ; on which occasion she exclaimed—" Good
God ! what will the Squire say to thiir It was also
proved that Mrs. Leather was now living at the house
of a baker in Kiagsland road, and that the defendant
had visited her there. The accoucheur's bill amounted
to SI.
A young woman, named Carter, stated that she had
seen the defendant in Court yesterday, and that she then]
asked him whether he had called on Mrs. Leather
lately ? and he said he had not. Witness told him that
he had, and he then said, as he bad begun, he might
as well go on, and make up a round half dozen."
Edward Harris, the father of the plaintiff's wife stated,
that the defendant, in August last, acknowledged to
him that he bad bad criminal intercourse with his
daughter. Mrs. Leather was older than ber husband.
Witness did not know of their marriage until some time
after it bad taken place. He did not know on what
terms they had lived together. Witness and the
defendant had acted together as partners, but there
were no signed articles. In September last the
defendant applied to witness to continue the connexion,
but witness declined, after what bad happened, to couple
his name with the defendant's. The defendant was
steward to Mr. Paris; he had been engaged first at 12s.
per week. and that sum was afterwards raised to 15s.
and at last to 20i. Witness did not know that the de-
fendant had left his situation ; he certainly bad not been
dismissed from it on account of this transaction; he had
derived no benefit from the partnership with witness.
Mr. DUMAN. in addressing the Jury for the defen-
dant, called their attention to the facts as they now ap-
peared in evidence. The plaintiff, it seemed, bad mar-
ried the female whose conduct gave rise to the present
inquiry without the consent of her father, and the match
had turned out—as these love-matches usually did
—an unhappy one. The parties, it appeared, had lived
on bad terms together for several years, and they at last
finally separated. The wile bad gone to reside at the
house of her father, and bad continued to live apart from
her husband for several years. What domestic happiness
then, bad the plaintiff lost by the conduct of the dell:I-
I dant ? Aod how bad be made out the fact of his having
been deprived of the is comfort, benefit, and assistance of
his wife," after he had, as it were, turned her out of
doors? But Admitting that the defendant had been to a
certain extent culpable, what degree of seduction could
the Jury consider there had been, after it had been proved
that the Lady was so very come-at-able? She had, it op-
reared, not only been guilty of criminal conduct with
the defendant. but had also romped and joked with other
men. With one she had danced in a booth at a fair. where
she had stayed till two o'clock in the morning, and had
afterwards gone to a house where a bed had been en-
gaged for her and her party, and where she was found
lying down, and a Mr. Jones on his knees by the side
of her I With respect to the child to which she had
given birth. there was no evidence to show that the de-
fendant was the father ; on the contrary, there was
strong ground for inferring that the real father was one
of the parties with whom Mrs. Leather had danced and
romped. Under all the circumstances, therefore, unless
the Jury should be satisfied that the defendant was the
father of the child, be (the Learned Counsel) trusted that
they would be of opinion that this was a case in which
the very smallest damages would satisfy the ends of
justice.
Lord TeNTlntere, after recapitulating the facts to
the Jury, told them that the question as to the amount
of damages was one entirely for their corsideration. It
certainly could not be supposed that the plaintiff had
sustained very serious injury by the loss of his wife's
society. The principal ground of complaint was, that
of his having to maintain the offspring of an adulterous
intercourse between his wife and the defendant.
The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 251.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Jot's 5.

Loudon Sittiege before the LOAD Crier Junes Wesel's% and a
Cosmos Jury.
ZIRD V. WARDEN AND ANOTNRR.

This was an action of libel brought under the fol-
lowing circumstances—The plaintiff. at the time in
question, was one of the overseers of the poor of the
hamlet of Mile End Old Town; the defendants, John
Hopkins Warden pnd Walter William Thwaites, were
two of Mr. Bird's fellow parishioners. A report
having appeared in a Sunday Newspaper, called
14 L,,,glishinen, of a complaint made at ambeth-1
street Police Office, on the preceding Saturday. by
a Mrs. Ryder, whose son she said bad been sent to sea
by the parish authorities without the knowledge of
his parents, the report went on to allege that Mr. Bird,
one of the overseers, was present, and admitted that a
woman named Roberts waif in the habit of receiving ss.
from the parish officers for every boy whom she dis-
posed of. to Captains of merchant vessels, and that
the boys were seat off without the hoewledge of their


r parents, or any inquiry having been made as to the cha.
racier of the Captains. This conduct, it added, was
reprobated by the Magistrate, who described it as little
short of kidnapping. This paragraph was retracted from
the newspaper, and printed in the shape offhand-bill.
beaded 4, Much like kidnapping in Mile-end Old Town,"
and to it were added observations Animadverting on
the conduct of the parish officers, with some
allusion to a Club call the 41 Union Club," of which,
however, it did not appear in evidence, although it
might have been the fact, that the plaintiff was, a mem
ber. The bill was printed by the defendant Warden's
directions, from a manuscript of his, and a number of
copies struck off, S3MC of which were posted up in dif-
ferent parts of the parish; a number of them were also
sent to the defendant Thwaites, who immediatelycalled
upon one a' his neighbours, Mr. Temple, living three
doors off, and showed him one, which he left with him,
saying; that he had plenty more of them in his house;
it appeared however that the statement of Mr. Bird
having been present at the police office, and making
the admission ascribed to him, was wholly without
foundation, he never having been present at *lion the
occasion referred to; and the boy's mother, upon the
circumstance being investigated and ex plai ned,es premed
herself perfectly satisfied with the conduct pursued to-
wards her son, as did also the worthy Magistrate.
Mr. Sergeant SPANDIit who was assisted by Mr.
HOLT, and who made a very amusing speech in his
opening to the Jury, having closed the plaintiff's case,
Mr. Sergeant Wilma submitted to his Lordship, that
the fact of publication was not sufficiently made out
against either of the defendants; and that, at any rate,
it they bad been guilty at all, they bad been guilty of
separate and distinct acts of publication, and therefore
the plaintiff could not recover against both defendants,
as in the case of a joint publication, but must make his
election as to which be would proceed against.
Mr. Sergeant SPA NMI contended that acts of publi-
cation had been fully made out against both defendants,
and that it was for the Jury to say whether they would
not infer that Thwaites had been privy to and a party
to the original publication by Warden.
The Loan CHIEF ANTIC/ was of opinion that distinct,
acts of publication had been proved, but that the fact
of a joint publication had been disproved by the evi-
dence. The plaintiff, he therefore thought, ought to
make his election.

Mr. Sergeant SPANK!! still submitted that there was
enough to go to the Jury upon the question of joint
publication, and he would therefore take his chance.
Mr. Sergeant WILDS then addressed the Jury on be-
half of the defendants, and contended that even if there
were proof of publication bete, which be denied, still
there was nothing from which the law inferred malice,
as it was the duty of the parishioners, when a charge
was brought at a public police office, and stated in a
public newspaper, to take steps to have the affair in-
vestigated, and they were therefore privileged to com-
municate the contents of the statement to each other ;
and at most it was merely a parish squib, which, from
the constant squabbles which were known to 'list for
years past between different parties in this parish, no
person would pay any attention to.
TheLeartedJunot, in summing up, told the Jery,that
in his opinion this was an abominable libel; but that
there was no evidence to prove a joint conblicatilo.—
They were, therefore, he thought, bound to find a ver-
dict for one or other of the defendants, and give such
damages against the other as they thought the circum•
stances of the case called for.
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff against
Warden—Damages Si. and found the other defendant
Not Giriky.

COURT OF CONDRI.EGATRS, 3m 3.

COLVIN AOAIST DRAM AND MUNN&
Dr. Puscumonn renewed his application for a li.
mited administration in this case. now under appeal,
peruktite lite. It had been ascertained that the .hole
Commission could not meet before nest Term, and in
the mean time the estate was sustaining material injury
through the want of an administrator.
The COURT, under the circumstances. ordered that a
limited administration should be granted, until the
Meeting of the whole Commission, or until further
orders should be given on the subject; and no objection
being made to the nomination of Mr. Fraser, the admi.
nistradon was decreed to him.

It is very generally believed that at least half of those
permits who have gives sates of registering a 101. freehold, Is Clare,
will totalby lily Is snaking out a title to that privilege. The scrutiny
at ti Weft MR be very severe, and an Rants Paper states, that
may of those noticed fee registry were quite ignorant of that dr.
essistasee, the formula having been forwarded to the Peace Oast
by the Ronan Catholic Priesthood.—Lis. atm
At the Chequers inn, at Uxbridge, these is at present
a hawk, nearly twenty years of age, generally supposed
to be a male, which, about a week ago, actually batched
five chickens, four of which are living, and which the
unnatural parent fosters with as much seeming care and
solicitude as if they were really of its own species.
What renders the circumstance more singular is, that
the rapacious bird still maintains its natural ferocity.
and regularly destroys and feeds upon every other fowl
which happens to come within its reach.
Some time ago frequent complaints were made in
the Paris journals of the opening of letters. and the
subtraction of money from them at the Paris General
Post Office. One of the persons chiefly concerned in
this violation of private correspondence, and this
plunder of unsuspecting parties, was detected in the
act of pocketing some letters supposed to contain mo-
ney, on the 6th of October last. His name is De 1,441.
larme, to which he prefixes the title of Count. He had
been advanced from an inferior situation, with a very
small salary (ot about 3')l. a year) on the establishment,
to be Chief of is Berme of Distrihrtioss, with emolu-
ments, which, though still small, afforded the means
of decent livelihood, being about 4,400 francs, or 1761.
a year. This salary might be inadequate to maintain
a Count, and the rest be was obliged to make up by
robbery. On the 6th of October last. the Count was
detected by one of his assistants in slipping a letter into
his pocket. The assistant immediately called in the
Chief of Division on the Establishment. who asked
Mallarme to produce the letter which he had pocketed.
The Count at first affected ignorance of what his official
superior meant but at last was made to produce, not
only the letter in question, but seven others, all of which
ht bad pocketed on the same morning, in expectation
of finding money in them. They were all foreign let-
ters addressed to Paris, poste rothude (or to be called
for by the parties); this being a kind of correspondence,
the violation of which might escape detection longer
than when an immediate delivery was expected.
Count was immediately taken before a Commissary of
Police, where he admitted the abstraction of the letters,
' and ascribed the fraud to the impulse of his evil genius
.--to a diabolical suggestion which he could not muter.
He was on Saturday tried before the Paris Court of
&nine, found guilty on irresistible evidence, and con-
demned to the pillory and seven years imprisonment.—
The culprit heard his sentence with great emotion, and
wept bitterly.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET. _

Yesterday a Ponape* animas, dieing very respects*, eehe
gave his name /Masi, Redeem; was hank_ the vissoef_ of
Tharipllol4 a patrol, OD a charge of having MOM a Men ON seg.
brella from the dwelling boost of a gentlemen sonsit Odin
It appeared that the primer, perceiviog theemaphismetoeset
door open, very deliberately walked in. and attired blensdr la
cloak which was hanging up in the hall. He then took op tee
umbrella, and walked out with as much mouse. as if the seddee
really belonged to him. Mr. Sae happened most forum** to
be looking out of the front drawing roan window, and ensisidet
his apparel, sent Thompson, the officer. after him, who took hke
into custody&
On the prisoner bast asked for his defence, be pretended setts
modes:and English. `• rsenoispes." sod " A Iss Pois.,nst see
entendre," was all that could be obtained from him, until Ford, the
gaoler. brought him to his rendienion and knowledge of the Rag,
lie language, by stating that he was a man of very bad character,.
and bad been once committed for trial for stealing a coat Ender the
semi ch cumstances.
The prisoner, who said nothing after all in his defence, washer
ommusitted for triaL
Yesterday the two young men named Omani and Castes, sei,.
einem a dual examination, upon charge.' of forgery on the bulb
of
Omits and Co. sod that of Droinesood. The examination having
Mooed Dearly an hour, the prisoners were fully committed to New.
pre for trial, by Mr. Halts.
A young man of the name of Charles Lowden was charged mit
being in the lobby of the public-house known by the Aso of the.
Coeds and Horses, in the Strand, with a fends e besot
The prisoner was steadies near one of the bed.ruson when tha
maid servant came up stairs and inquired what be wanted? Lis
replied that her mistress had sent him there. She, however, tea
sospiciews. and would not go away whilst he remained. lie to, •
derroured by every possible means to induce her to depart, hat sobs
remained resolute. On offering bee some insult the landlady ande
her appearance, and subsequently caused him to be taken vas to.
Cody. On his person was found the duplicate of a watch, which,
en
inquiry. was ascertained to have been stolen from a fried of
his. named Parker.
The case was fully made out, and the prisoner was esennittsd.
QU E ENoSQU A LLB.
F. /lard was fully committed in default of bail. SS a
public annoyance • be was parading in the vicinity serrektehes
with loaded pistol. threatening to dre on any one who oppaaad
him, and caudal; the greatest confusion among the persons peeling.
His brother described him ass most pnsSigate character. He was
continually drank, and bad repeatedly threatened his father's life.
He hod run through Ma duce Christmas, and be considered Ina
totally fugginess:in.
WO RS H I P•ST REST.
Yesterday Jester Homed, Jews Greenleaf, and Dimas Wed,
joaanymeo weavers. in the employ of Messrs. Francis and John
Odes, were placed at the bar, charged with unlawfully conspiring
with avast other persons se seal up a loom's work of silk bekepog
to their employers.
Edward Vickery. a journeyman weaver, in the employ of Maws.
Gila, stated—On Saturday last between sixty and seventy mm
in the same employ came to my house ; the prisoners VIM seem
them. They wanted to get in. I told them I would not ono
my work to be sealed. Use of them asked me why I acted aide
the trade. and said I was the only one who made any alienist"—
They asked me again if I would allow them to seal my work....
I said them so. They said they would report me to the delegate
media, and I might* expect the consequences. Time phew
Howard had a book in his hand. is which the IMMO and red.
dance of the journeymen were entered, and thee whose weds
were sealed. A mark was put against my name fee seising a
bee my work sealed.
Primmer Howard—There were no threats held est spine him.
It waster determination that if any man refused to have his week
sealed we would not attempt to force him. Vickery knows very
well what wee is that beek ; it was eel, het week that be masses
of the sakes blase& Before we sealed any work we always eked
whether they were willing.
Mr. Baum (to the witness Vickery)—lf yes have bees sof d
the sealing party yourself yes ought to stand in the same piece so
thleasers at the bar, as yes ere equally liable to be indicted.
the
certainly have been out wish them at the maleg d
several works.
Joba Harris said he new the min sod Vickery refused to have
his work sealed. They said data meeting had ban held en Friday
moving, sod agreed to unseal the works; and another meeting it
night, end agreed to seal them again.
Mr. Cob/ said that by Mr. Pod* Act. the 7th and nth Ote. IV.
c. 30. he meld balm the primers before two Magistrates, but the
peeithmest soder that Act he thought was net suacisto for the
offence. He therefore btought them before one Magistrate, wils
could held them to bell to appear at the Medusa, where they weed
be indicted.
Mr. Beane sold the case did set stand on Vickery's widow
alone. but was corroborated hy another witness.
The mimosa were held to hail, and the witnesses bound ever ft
prostate and give evidence.
ChedesCipp. Mimi Moab, and J. sod G. assints, journeymen
weavers, in the employ of Mann Duff and Brooks, were also
charged wick a similar effsoce.
Theses Wales, foreseen to Messrs. Duff and Brooks.—The
prisoners are in ear employ. Yesterday morning I met them, sod
suspecting they were esaiers I watched them. and saw Copp sod
Bodes go into the prisoner Monk's house, and, after temsiong
there a few missies, come out again. I the went date thelareme.
and saw the work sealed with wafers and paper • the wafers were
quite Wet ; Moors wife and the noes had just sealed it. I asked
the releaser Hook if he intended to go to work? He mid, se; it
was sot right ago to work; and if my weaver did go to wattle
hoped be might be bang op in Haneetreenileide. I also saw Wm
go Into soother weavers house, gamed Stephens.
Bonbon—Recollect you are on your est!. Do pompon to ewe
I went into Monk's house?
Wallas—Yes, I do.
Walks—Then you swear false.
Copp—l as bring witnesses to prove that I news went ism his
house. _ _

Vialien—l saw you go into Monies house Ant, aid thee Ms
&spheral's.
Charles Talley corroborated WaDen's statement, and said dos
were bootees or Moen men together.
Copp—We went out. VU admit, to get our sbop meet* tee'
cher ; hot we never went into either of the homes u swan to by
the witnesses.
Mr. Baum said be should bold them to bail to appear at do

Sessions. _ _
Three other persons who had been summoned fez a eisailsr of-
fence did not appear, and warrants were granted for their sepribea.
sick.
A journeyman weaver named Hunt, in the employ of Sk.
ben, came to the *lke, accompanied by his landlord. to 0.11161
snatiou of his door having been broken open last night by awake
of men who wanted to cut his work. He said that he was at a
shop meeting till twelve o'clock, and when he returned hooch:
found his door had been forced open.
Thomas Hanky, Hunt's landlord, said, that about eleven o'clock
be heard a knock at the street dose, which was double locked. 1k
got out of bed, and inked who was there? A voice answeisi
Friends." He told them la should not let them in. They Wit
he did not they would blow his tsy brains out. They ime♦
direly broke open the door, and the lock few of into his MOO/
He instantly rushed out into the street and sprang a rattle, and ik
men all ran away. He saw the hacks of two persons, but cook
not swear to them.
Mr. Gilbert said he had about 1,11001. worth of silk Dow loth
looms which ought to have been brought home three weeks se-
lie had had only two weeks est, and, in his opinion, the muss
whom they were entrusted cot them, and he also thought the Ow
men present in this case broke the door open themselves MO
out of a blind.
Hartley thanked Mr. Gilbert, and odd if the works were an
mos were second of doing it thwassives ; god in ibis case. wheel's
week had bons preserved, they euthenisd with as met a sees
He mend Ms. Giblet thee ash slid semen for his wahlehl Ir
taeghtble sheens he abiding Way heist, sad would warm
a endue he the fame hew be lease misW with affairs dist 401
set amers lie. They Ed& Mt di the Imes in &demigod
Were he druid tremble limelf
Mr. Bum said, it wee he him to eel Miami ell
it. No work appeared to be awe, emirs be could net WI".
but promised that sense AMMO shed* be pfd searthe bas w
keep a watch epee it.

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