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I:he defendant in this case was a Lady of (*tune,
Residing at Harrow. The plaintiff, WA a banker re:
aiding to the *Ate plate, who biought the present
action to recover a compensation in damages for in
injury sustained by the bite of a ferdeunts dog belong-
ing to the defendant. It appeared that Mrs. Co:
took the house in which she resides°, a Lady named
Darner, and at the time of engaging the house, she also
took the animal in ttnestiOn, which had been bred on
the premises, add was recommended as an excellent
house dog. The animal was kept continually chaimadri
tip during the day, but on the Ist of February last,
lie broke his chain and got loose. The plaintiff was
at this time coming from the house, and the animal
made after him. Mr. Cos, the son of 'the defendant,
however, coming at the time to the spot, caught him
by the collar, and was proceeding with him to his
kennel, when unfortunately he again broke from
him, and seizing the plaintiff by the leg, lacerated it
in a most shocking manner. The plaintiff was at
length liberated from his bite, but not until he had
receive so severe an injury as confined Mtn under
medical care, and prevented him from attending to
his business for six weeks.
On the part of the defendant k was argdeds that
she was ignorant of the ferocious disposition of theaog,
and that she was justified in keeping it ak a w.tth.
fill guar4 to her.premises. It was proved by the
plaintiff's witnesses, however, that it had been consi-
dered necessary, on more occasions than one, to cau-
tion elicit the servants of the house not to go within
his reach, lest he should injure them.
Mr. Justice Amory, who sat for Lord Emus°.
notion, left it to the Jury entirely 'to decide what
weight the defendant's plea of ignorance of the ani-
mal's ferocious dilposition should have. Alter a
short deliberation, the Jury found a verdict for the
plaintiff—Damages £55, costs 4435.
1161ANTOR V. MELLISH.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff. an emi-
nent gun-maker, to recover £53. Ss. the price of a
double 'barrelled fowling piece made by him to the
order of Colonel Mellish, the defendant. At the time
the order was given, the defendant was serving in the
Peninsula under the Duke of Wellington, as Assis-
tant Adjutant General. The piece was sent accor-
ding to order, by Manton, to Mr. Lindegreen, the
Colonel's agent at Portimouth, by whom it was for-
warded on. board a vessel to be sent to the Colonel,
but no licence having been procured tb authorise its
being sent out of the kingdom, as required by law,
it was seized by the Custom-house officers as warlike
sores. Upon application for payment by the plain-
tiff', the defendant refused to pay for what he had
never received, contending that the plaintiff knowing
hi was going to send an article out of the kingdom
which could not legally be exported without a
licence, ought, to have 'procured one. Upon this re-
fusal the plaintiff brought the present action.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL, for the plaintiff, DOM COM
tended, that his duty ceased when he, in compliance
with the order of Colonel Mellish, sent the gun to
Mr. Lindegreen, the Colonel's agent, and that Mr.
Lindegreen ought to have procured the licence.
Mr. SoattLett, on the o:her hand, submitted that
it was the duty of the plaintiff to do all which was ne-
cessary to-insure the safe delivery Of the article which
be had undertaken to furnish to the defendant.
The Jury, after hearing the evidena, under the
direction of the teamed Judge; found a verdict for
the plaintiff for £53. Ss. leave being• given to the de.,
fondant to move hereafter to set that verdict aside,.
should he think proper to do so.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JUNE 1.
HOIDITINAN v. THORNTON.
This was an action on a policy of insurance effec-
ted on a ship and cargo, the property of the plaintiff,
.at and front the Havannab, to the port' of discharge
in Holland or Flanders. The defendant's proportion
of the policy was £lOOO. Evidence was submitted
to'prove that the ship quitted the Havannab on the
15th of August last, and proceeded on her voyage.
From that time to this, however, she had never been
beard of, from whence it was concluded that she had
gone to the bottom, and every person on board pe-
rished. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages £lOOO,
costs 40s.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, JUNE s.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL W. DUNN AND WALKER.
The SOLICITOR GENERAL stated that this was an
information which the Attorney General bad felt it
his duty to file against the defendants, who were
chemists and druggists, for supplying deleterious ar-
ticles to a common brewer ; and that this prosecu-
tion was instituted not more from a regard to the re-
venue than to the health of his Majesty's subjects,
particularly the lower orders, to whom porter was the"
most grateful beverage when properly made, and
who ought not to be driven to mpre injurious beve-
rage by such practices as had lately been resorted to.
That it was the determination of the Officers of Go.
vernment to prosecute, with the utmost severity, every
druggist who it was discovered had so offended.
Mr. Serjeant Flux stated that' it Was out of his
power to make a defence, but no one could lament
the practice more than hiniself, and he trusted this.
froceeding would bi attended with its proper effect.
Verdict for the King, penalty £5OO.
THE ATTORNEY•GENZRAL V. RUM. I
This was an information of the same nature, and
the Defendant submitted to a Verdict of £5OO penalty.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL W. MORGAN.
This was• an information against the defendant, a
perfumer at Swansea, for having in his possession
French gloves. It appeared that the Officers seized
gi pair, and that having tied them up, the servant
girl ran away with them, bat that. they were reco-
vered by application to the Magistrate. The Defen-
dant vas convicted in the penalty of agoo.
INSOLVENT DEBIORS' COURT, JUNE 2.
• MET THOMSON.
The defendant's discharge was opposed by Mr. P.
. &Aim who produced a witness who swop to his
baying been out of the Rules in April last. It 14-
- reared from the statement Of the insolvent, that this
person's ease was a very lahtentable one. He bad a
. wite and nine children dependent upon hits for sup-
Lt order to procure a proffered situation for
cue of the latter, he had, in a solitary instance, trans-
wooed the ode% :The Court lamented the painful
407 imposed upon it of remanding the insolvent. the
eajection being a iatal one. -

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OLD Bain.
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Senility Josefth Bd. moo inclined tor forging
Power of Attorney and Det,d, let the transfer of
NM 3s. lid. in the 5 per coot. annuities. ANT a
trial which laited several hours, the prisoeir war
found Guilty—Death. The particular, of this ease,
haee already been fully given in our Paper.
Geore'Gregory, a genteet.looking young min, was
Indicted capitally for forging and causing to be forged
a transfer in the ¢ per cent. annuities. tot 425, in-
ifested in the riameofElizabeth Coward, with intent
'to defraud the Governor and. Company of the Bank
of England. The facts of the were proved to,
'the satisfectien of the Jury, who found him
Death. •
Isaac Joao' and Sisson Soloman: were indicted capi-
tally tor.assaulting Richard Shaw, and taking from'
hjm 495, in Bank of England notes, a gold watch
and two seals, his property, on the night of the 7th I
of May.
Mr. 'REYNOLDS opened the case,
_and stated the,
circumstances.
The RECORDER summed up the evidence, and made
some severe observations upon the manner in which
`many 'daring robberies had of late been committed
he persons who ran against the passengers selected as
peeper objects for their prey, and then, under the dis-
guts! of making an apology, tripped up their heels,
and thus possessed themselves of all the money the
unfortunate passenger had about him.
The Jury consulted for a few minutes, and returned
a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners—Death.
Upon the verdict being recorded, the elder of the
primmer% who was only 19, asked the Couct permii.
lien to say a word. He then told the Recorder that
he might as well have taken him to Smithfield and
have sold him like a dog or a horse.
DECISION OF THE JUDGES.
James County, who in February Sessions, was con-
victed with one Banally, for stealing 52 coats, and in
whose behalf a point of law was reserved for the opi-
nion of the Judges, was put to the Bar for the pur-
pose of hearing their decision.
Mr. Justice BAILEY stated to the prisoner, that he
had been convicted of a felony, which arose in the
following manner :—T tie prisoner and Donally had
agreed to purchase of a woman, living at Woolwich -
52 coats, for which he was to give her £3O. On
their arrival at the Elephant and Castle, Surrey, the
prisoner said that he had but 415, and requested the
peat-envie to accompany him to a housein the
neighbourhood, where he should obtain theremaining
415. Donally, and a child belonging to the prosecu-
trix, were left at the Elephant and Castle, in posses.
sion of the goods, and the prosecutrix accompanied
the prisoner County to a place where she was directed
to wait for his return with the.money. She conti.
nued there some time, but County did not return ;
and when the prosecutrix went back to the Elephant
and Castle, 'she discovered, much to her discomfi-
ture, that both goods, Donally, and her child, were
missing. Donally was traced into Middlesex with
the goods, and was indicted in the county of Mid.
dlesex, and convicted of tha felony. County having
left the goods in Surrey, it had been contended, that
his connection with the felony had ceased in Surrey,
so that his indictment in Middlesex could not be en-
tertained in law. Mr. Justice BAILEY then stated,
that the Common Serjeent, before whom the case
was tried, having submitted the point to the twelve
Judges, they had, with the greatest attention consi-
dered it, and had, after a full consultation determined
that the indictment, as it affected the prisoner, was
rightly framed, inasmuch as 'they considered that
as the prisoner was afterwards in concert with pp.
:sally in Middlesex. it was a continuation of the
same felony. The Learned Judge then stated, diat
the Common Serjeant would state to the Recorder
the judgment to be awarded against him. The pri-
soner bowed and retired.
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.,
The notorious Robert Roberts was on Saturday,
after a long trial, found guilty of having, in a felo-
nious conspiracy; stolen and negociated Bank notes,
to the amount of 41,900, taken from the Windsor
coach last November. He was sentenced to seven
years transportation. The prisoner, as before, so-
lemnly declared his innocence.

UNION•HALL —Benjamin Hare was brought up by
Snow the constable, charged with having in March,
1813, received six asses, the property of Lord El-
lenborough, and taken from his Lordship's farm at
Roehamptpn, well knowing them.to be stolen. Snow
identified the person of the prisoner, who was fully
committed for trial.
MaaLaoaouou-Sraetrr.—Mary Rill was charged
with robbing John Harris, a private in the 2d Bane-
lion of Grenadier Guards, of a silver Waterloo
medal. She was stopped at a refiner's in Long-acre,
where she had gene for the purpose of selling it as
old silver, having first beat it in such a manner as it
was scarcely possible to distinguish what it bad been,
for the purpose of avoiding suspicion. She was fully
committed for trial. The poor fellow, it appears, is
lions to be sent to a condemned regiment for two
years, for having lest his medal.
Sunday se'nnight, in the evening, a poor soldier and
ilia wife, just returned from France, were robbed of 14
dollars, several rings, and the whole of their wearing
apparel, by some villains in the Barracks of the
52d Regfment, stationed in Canterbury, and left in
a very destitute conditioe. On Monday-a woman
was, detected offering one of the gowns for sale ;
and on being questioned, pointed out the man who
gave it to her; he was immediately taken into cus-
tody, and proved to be John Benfield, one of the
band of that Regiment: After a Count Martial, he
was sentenced to three months solitary confinement
in St. Augustine's Gaol; previous to which sentence
being
.carried into effect, he was marched through
the principal streets of Canterbury,- under an escort,
with the bugles of the regiment playing before him,
his hands confiDed behind, and bearing oft his breast
a large placard, stating his name, °fence, and sen-
tence! The Colonel very liberally presented the
poor woman with a guinea; the other officers gale her
five shillings each, and the privates of the regiment 6d.
each, to reimburse the loss whic' she had sustained; a
circumstance highly to the credit of thecorps.
Numbers of the labouring poor who have applied
to the different &miens for certificates to enable them
to go.tir Anlerica, have been under the necessity of
leaving behind diem their wives and children, to be
supported by the parishes from whiji thpy have fled

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SKIETY OF ARTS.
The gSociety for the Encouragement of Arts, Ma.'
nufactures, and Commerce, met on Friday-at Free-
season' Hall, the Duke of Sualsx, President, when;
Abe. rewards adjudged by Society-were presented',
to the respective Candidates, viz.
11:4 AGRICULTURE.
F. her Grace the Dachas of Rutland, for *sent** the best
method of Wiling oaks—the Gold Medal.
V. P. M. P. for his method of bringing cattle
TotoLearC.lyCumrwatenurity,
so as to furnish good beef in much less time
than heretofore known—the Gold Medal.
To Wm. Coisgreve, Esq. Berke, for planting 417 Acres with
Acorns---the God Medal.
-To M: Meek, Esq. of Sober, near Northalleron, for planting IS4
Acres with ,5811,7611 Forest Trees—the Gold Medal.
To B.- Thornhill, Esq. for planting 116 Acres with 315,000
Forest Trees•—the Silver Medal.
To J G. Hall, Esq. of Mizbury, near Buckingliam, for protec-
ting 1,160 Merino Sheep—the Gold Medal.
IN CHEMISTRY.
To Mr. George Field, for his Apparatus for preparing Coloured
Lakes—the Oo(d Isis Medal
To Mr. James Ryan, for his Method of Ventilating Pod Mines
.—the Gold Medal, and One Hundred Guineas.
To Dr. Claim,. Bishopwearmouth, for his Safety Lamps, foe
Mines—the Silver Medal.
To Mr. C. Pye, fur preparing Charcoals to answer the purpose at
black Chalk (or drawing—the Silver Isis Medal.
IN POLITE ARTS.
To Miss E. E. Kendrick, for an Original Miniature of Dido on
the Funeral. Pile—tke Gold Isis Medal.
To Miss Caroline fiunning Evart, for a Copy of the Head of
our Saviour, an Oil Painting—the Silver Medal.
To Miss Henrietta Sutherland, for an Original Drawing of the
Keeper's Cottage, in Hyde Park—flee Silver Isis Medal.
To Miss Louisa Ann Phdlipps, for an Original View of the In-
terior of a Carle at Putney—the Silver Palette.
To Mr. W. C. Ross, for an Original Portrait of his Grace the
late Duke of Norfolk—the Gold Isis Medal.
Tex Mr. W. Harris, Jen. fur an Original Drawing of part of the
Interior of Waltham Abbey-,the Silver Isis Medal.
To Lieut. R. Smith, for an Original View of the Marina of Pa.
lehno—the Silver Medal.
To Wm. Ensom, for a Pea and Ink Drawing of one of Lebrim's
Battles—the ;liver Medal. ••I
To Mr, John Carver, for a Copy of a Print from Sir Josh',
Reyno,Ws. The em produced by a pen-knife from wood
charred on the surface—the Silver Ms Modal.
To Master F. Y. Harlatooe. for an Oil Painting of our Saviour
and the three Marys—the Silver Medal.
To Miss Emma Gadey, for a Drawing of Slowers, a Copy—the
Silver Medal.
' To Miss B. Cotton, for an original Drawing of Fruit and Flowers;
the Silver Medal.
To Miss Dutton, for an original Oil Painting of Kenilworth
Castle; the Silver Palette.
To Mr. Henry Douglar Craig, for an original Drawing of a Lady-
and a Hare; the Silver Isis Medal.
To Mr. Edwin Landseer, for an original Painting of the Stable
GIUTIII/11 ; tin Silver Medal.
To Master George Pastes, for an original Miniature of a Gentle-
man; the Silver Palette.
To Master Hugh Ross, for a Miniature of his Grace the late
Duke of Nor ; the Silver Palette.
To Mr. Thomas Smith, for a Drawing of a Dead Christ,* espy;
the Silver Isis Medal.
To Mr. Jot,: Hayter, fur a Copy of the Transfiguration ; the SO -
ver Isis Nlet,!.ll.
To Mss Lew:Of3 Pay, for a Drawing of Andromache, a copy;
the Silver Medal.
To Miss Anne Powell, for a Drawing of Samuel and Eli, a copy;
the Silver Isis Medal.
To Mass Emma Swinley; for a Drawing of Angels receiving a
good 3s.irit, a copy ; the Silver Palette.
'ro Mr. Thomas Lee, jun. for an original Architectural Design
for a British Senate House; the Gold Medallion, in conformity
to the w4l of the tate John Stock, Esq. of Hampstead.
To Mr. John Winckwonh, for an Original Architectural Design
for a British Senate House—the Silver Medallion, in contra-
mty to the said Will.
To Mr. H. W. Inwood, jun. for an Original View of an Amid.
teetural Public litulding—the Silver Isis Medal.
To Mr. Robert Hudson, for a Drawing of Apia's Head, from a

Cast—the silver Palette. _
To Mr.-John Henning, mea for an Original Die Engraving of
'Pekin and Auendanta—the Sliver Medal.
To Mr. John Henning, jun. for a group of the Good Samaritan,
with bas-reliefs on the pedestal to illustrate the subject—the'
Silver Isis Medal.
To Miss Janet Ross, for an Original Chalk Drawing of Venus,
from the Statue in the Briti,h Museum- —the Silver Medal.
To Miss Emma Tornkins, fur a Chalk Drawing of the Head of
Apollo, a Copy—the Silver Isis Medal.
To Mrs. M. E. Muchal Griffith, for her Copy and Coloured
Drawings of the Thirteenth Volume of the Botanical Map-
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shoe—tie Silver Medal.
To Mtn Landseer, for an Oil Painting of the Village of Polstead,
Suffolk—the Silver Medal.
To Mr. Wm. Scouter, fur a Copy of the large Antique Statue of

the Faunus—the Silver Medal."
To Mr. Frederick William Smith, for an Alto Relive° of the

Death of Pallas—the Silver Isis Medal.
To Mr. Henry W. Peck, for a Plaster Cast of Adam and Eve.—
the Silver Medal.
Tn Mr. Thomas Merrifield, foe an Original Model of Diana—
the Slyer Palette.
To Mr. Ve'dlism Fownes, for Profiles Cut on Cowrie Shells—
the Silver Isis Medal.
To Master J. Scarlet Davis, for an Engraving—the Sliver Palette.
IN MANCYACVORMS.
I. To Messrs. Tharp and Ruck, for the production of Merino
Wool, from the breed of Spanish Sheep in England In 1815—
the Gold Medal.
2. To Mr. G. Flower, for the production of Merino Wool from the
breed of Spanish Sheep in England—Class 152,-the Gold Medal.
3. To Mr. Thomas Schorrar, for Isis improved Machine for
blocking Straw Hats—the Sliver Isis Medal and Five Guineas.
IN MECHANICS.

To Admiral Sir Home Pophant, fur a Telegraph, and Marine
Vocabulary—the Goad Medal.
To the Rev. Edmund Cartwright, D. D, for a Traversing Appa-
ratus—the Gold Isis Medal.
To the Son of the late Major C. Le Hardy, fora Method of
effecting Communications between stranded Veueis and the
Shore—the Gold Medal.
To Mr. William Brenitior, for an Instrument for conveying Li-
gatures around deeply situated Arteries—the Gold Medal.
To Mr. William Bremner,.for an Instrument for the extirpation
of Polypi—the his Gold Medal.
To Limn. M. Shuldham. R.N. for improved Pullies and Blocks
—the Gold his Meoal.
To Lieutenant M. Souldham, R.N. for improvement in working
a Capstan—the Silver Medal.
To Mr. Thos. Perini, for his Tables called the Expeditions Na-
y !gat or—the Gold Isis Medal.
To Mr. James Allen, for a Theodolite—the Gold his Medal.
To Mr. James Allen, for Ms Method of making Screws for Ma-
thematical purposes—the Silver Isis Medal.
To the Rev. James Bremner, for a Night Telegraph; the Silver
Medal add tis Guineas.
To the Rev. James Bremner, for a Day Telegraph ; the Silver
Medal and 10 Guineas. •
To Mr. William Cubitt, for an Instrument for Drawing Ellipses
-r-the Silver Medal.
To Mr. Charles West, for a Parallel Role; the Saver his Medal.
To Mr. Edmond Torre,, for a Drawing Board and T. Square—
the Silver Medal and 5 Guineas.
To Mr. Thos. Allison, for a Graphic Instrument ; the Silver
leis Medal.
To Mr. fatties Braby, for a Fire Escape; the Silver Medal.
To Mr. 'F. Robarts, for a Machine for Ventilation in ?libidos
Needles • Ten Guineas.
To the Cbevalier Baader, for kris Circular Motion in 'Raising
Water • the Silver Medal.
To Mr.. Goodwin. for his Probing for admininistering Medi-
dne to Horses ; the Silver Medal.
To Mr. Thomas Perry, for his Aneuchronermerii
neoos-Calmalator, the Silver Medal.
,To Mr. Jonathan Dickson, tor his Method of Propelling Steam-
beats, tar Silver .
To Mr. T. Barber, loteti..Anglogreph, the Silver Isis Medal.

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. Iffi COLONIES AND TRADta
iTo Mr. Z. Pirko. for a Sine* Dciompriug ,the Silver 1ii14141.

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To 'Thongs llobljn, Esq. for prepping Rico in the hip if 7
104 the Gold Vs Moot. C'i
To Lisnatenant,Cofooelloothette, for an extenise kit des
sada, the bold Medal.
The Duchess of RUTLAND attended in *rice
ti receive the Medal adjudged to her for the best /1/4
shod of 'raising Oaks. As her Grace stood first ou tit
Hit; she was the first called of all the candidatet,
There ivai great applause when her Grace came t,j,.
dip ikelel medal for his method of Im
tiara, and when the Duke of 6ussex, attn. MI rime
complimentary Address, handed her the premium. '
Mr. Ctinitirin made a speech of considerable length
Admiral Su. HOME POPHAM also spoke on emit
oi
angr ec caet
ti
lveintgo early maturity.
ing the med tl adjudged to him.
Mr. HURLSTONES, jun. received much arpiautei
lICCOURL of his youth and great p!ogresi.