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atilenith that=the•defendii6;were bound' to repair thel
walls and fences in questibn; and tbat.judgment should
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therefore be given for the
CAIITXR D. BAUNDIRRION.
This waf an action by certain members of the
Coopers Company, against the steward of that body,
to recover the sum of twenty pounds which the plain-
tiffs alleged that the steward was liable to pay, as
penalty for not having, in compliance with the bye-
laws of the Company, provided the members with a
dinner upon Lord Mayor's day. The defendant de.
murred to the declaration, and the Coon having to.
day beard the arguments upon the demurrer, gave
judgment in the case.
The LORD CHIRP %%STICK said, that although the
state of his own health left him no personal interest in
the future entertainments of the City, yet he hoped that
the judgment which the Court was about to give in the
present case would not have the effect in any degree of
restricting the hospitable entertainment for which the City
was so famous, and from which many persons derived
so much comfort and satisfaction. His Lordship went on
to say, that the bye-law which was made the foundation
of this action was infected with every vice which a bye-
law could possibly have. It reduced a rnan.to the alter-
native of either going before a Magi.trate, and swearing
that he was not worth 50/. or giving the Company a din-
ner, which might cost him 501. The cruelty of placing a
man in theformer alternative was self7evident, while it
had been most clearly laid down by Lord Eldon, that
the person taking, as well as the person administer-
ing such an oath, %ere both guilty of a misdemea-
nour. He (the Lord Chief Justice) could easily conceive,
that a bye-law obliging a steward of a company t.) pro-
vide a dinner for the members upon a.cei taut day,
might be very reasonable and proper;
.but the dinner
which it was here sought to enforce was not rf such a
description. as it had no reference to any business to
be transacted, but was merely for the purpose of loamy,.
For all these reasons, he thought that the declaration
was bad, and that judgment should be given for the
defendant.
Mr. Justice BURROUGH agreed to the judgment of
the Lord Chief Justice.
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL. •
The following case will be interesting to those landlords who
employ poor people to take care of their unoccupied houses :
A man named Holliday appeared open summons at this Ofice
yesterday, at the instance of the parish death of Se.• Martin Poor
ror, to show cause why be should nut be adjedged.to pay parochial
rates for a house, alleged to he occupied by him butbat psilsh. In
reply, it was shown that the house belonged to i Mr. Left, and' that
Holliday and his wife had only been placed in it to take ore of k
dining itch time as tt reinsiced unoccupied by any regular tenant.
Tothis the parish officers rejoined, that Halliday and bis family not
only lived in the house themselves, but that they had another person
residing there with them. Holliday admitted the fact, but alleged
that the person in *question was an aged female relatifs of his, and
rein she paid hiaii no rent. * • • •
Mr. Alderman Vi as that theism of =Miser per.
sips resisling in the house, in addition to. those•acattally placed in
the care of it, rendered it liable to the rates, and headjudged them
to be paid aceordingly. • • .

Gar Sixraecee.=-4 youth, named Charles Jerskitim seas placed
at the bar on a charge of having tendered a counterfeit half sove-
reign, to a einipliteeper in Aidermanburys
The " counterfeit half.sovereign," however; turned out to be a
gilt sixpence; and thereupon Mr. Powell (Solicitor: to the _Mint) pri-
vately informed the Magistrate, that as there were many persons
going about defrauding the public by putting off these gilt sixpence*
as half-sovereigns, the Attorney-General had been consulted ou the
subject ; and he had given it as his opinion that It was not an of-
fence which could be brought within the Statute against uttering
counterfeit coin.
Under these circumstances Mr. Alderman Vaeastasordered.the
sixpence to be detained, and discharged the prisoner, with an adisso-
nition to take tare how he conducted himself in future.
Corraett. e. Jouss.—This was a case of assault and battery,
alleged to have been perpetrated on the person of a hlr..Thomas
Cottrell, by Cbai les Jones—one of the ligkemeishis of the prise ring.
" May it please your Worship." said hir. Thomas Cottrell—a
fourteen stone shoetniker, With one eye thump 'd black and the
other green—" as 1 was walking up Skinner-street at two o'clock
on Sunday morning, this young man knocked the down. I got up
again, and asked him why he did so? but instead of making me al
reasonable answer, be ordered ine to walk Wanton, Sir ?
said be—just as though 'be bad been the Dukeof Wellington hinn
self !—I told him 'did net seewhy labould walk on at his bidding,
and again 1 told him I very much wished to- know. Why be lead
knocked me doint. With which, may it please your Worship, be
gave me several severe blows on the head and knocked me down.
again. Aitken 1 thought it was time totall the mock, and I didg
bet before they could come be gave are his name and address ;, and
so I sent him a summons, and here be is.—He might think perky*
that he was thumping me by Way of :hot only i but I cum-tell Mm
that I don't like such blows as chaser . • . -
" Well Jones," said the Alderman, ".you hear he says he does
not like such.blows—why did yes glee them• fo him?'"
" Your Worship," replied Mr. Jones, f Madly know what is
say about such a foolish thing. The young mint ran easiest me,
and what I asked him what be did that fur? he Put himself in a
editing attitude; and of course I bad rood right to stand up to
hint in my own defence."
w He was drunk. I opposer Add Mr. Aldernsle Threats,.
" Ifs was.decidesily so, your Weestilir replied Mr. Jones.
And tell me, Cottrell, was Jones drunk ?" eked the Alderman.
" lie was," replied Mr. Cottrell.
" Why then," said his Worship, pay Ala shillings each for
having been drank ; and don't be • sweggering abbot the streets at
two o'clock in the morning again."
Joan, glad that his prefesdas had not been called in question,
posted his crown in an instant, and baited; but Cottrell was very
sulky about it. However there was no remedy, and he paid his
five shillings ; which. with the two shillings for the Summons, left
him seven shillings mieso by the job, besides the damage done to
his eyes.
BOW-STREET.
Yesterday James Emas and Williams Primer were charged before
Mr. Hats with having on their persont house-breaking imple-
ments. It appeared, that the prisoners were stopped in Church-
street, Sc. Ones's, about two o clock yesterday morning, by a
Patrol belonging to this Office, who, ending on-them jemmies and
other burglarious instruments, indged them in the watchhouse,
where they acknowledged that they bad been trying to' break into
a banal in Tottenbam.court-road; but not having sufficient toots
to accomplish their design, they veers on their return borne. in order
to equip themselves for the undertaking, when they were appre-
hinded.—They did not deny the fact, and were committed tor
two months each.
' MAILBOROUG 11-STREET.
Samuel Dyie, a young man of respectable exterior, was charged
with robbing his master, Edward Farnham, Esq. of Stratton-street,
Piccadilly, of plate to a considerable amount.
It appeared that the prisoner entered Mr. Farnham's service on
the 7th instant as under tinder. Ors Thursdny evening the pri-
soner got drunk and stole abet/leaf Meninges for which offence
Mr. Farnham discharged him forthwith, and a few hours after he
went away the head butler missed three silver table spoons. On
Friday morning the prisoner pledged three table spoons at a pawn-
broker's in Gilhert-strect„ Grosvenor-square; and on Monday after-
noon he entered the same shop, and Mined to pledge three silver
forks ; but the shopinin *berrying that the rivets on the spoons had
bons pardy effaced, refused to advance any money on them, and
compelled the prisoner to accompany him to this 'dee.
The butler at Mr. Farnham's identified the spoons and forks in
ibeapawrbrukeespOstesilon as Mr. Farnhanerproperty.
The priseneritrae Committed for trial.
. WORSHIP-STREET.
• apyikeik aged 17, was nnexansined and fully committed, charged
wivk mains a cow, the property of bir.M Asks farmer at Hemet tots.
j boughtyand Afiti were committed in default of bail, dinged
with Using Conternesf in a desperate assault epee a Waldman,
Sowed ins% vebd was addseing the °thews *midterms, a diseederly
fame smoilebirei to *item' a buM in Bishop Banner's field, no
Monday aliening.
Q ,U'ERN-11142U A RE.
A person residing in Csillege.steet, Camden Town, was charged
iWith having in his possession an immenseorentity of metal of
itearious kinds. The quantity brought to the weighed tWelve
'tents; end three waggons and three Ana, the stealer part
of Wilk& We said be had bad by him since 18110, and resented'
stn-bops' of instal becoming dearer. Among other articles were.
,pewter pots, battered and the names. erased. bras. welts, nail&
,with the King's marks, melting pots, and vations ether things. Ho
'said be kept tar books, ani•cauld be sell of whom he beingne art
part ellerrot. Ht was, divesture, ordered lobe esionelosid toe two,