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FEBRUARY 7.

CLANDESTINE MARRIAOR.—MR. AND HRS.BASELT.
Sir A. PIGGOTT presented a Petition from C. H.
Basely, who is confined in the Fleet Prison, for clan-
destinely marrying a ward of the Court. The Peti-
tion stated the circumstances of the marriage, and
that Mrs. Basely had now become the mother of two
children, and was nearly having a third ; that she
had attained the age of twenty-one years on the 18th
of January last, and that she and her husband were
extremely anxious to have a proper settlement of her
estates; which lay principally in the county of Dur-
ham, upon her children ; that for that purpose they
had consulted an experienced Conveyancer, and that
they were desirous to submit the proposals to his
Lordship's consideration. The Learned Counsel said,
that he was instructed to submit them to his consi-
deration, and to say that Mr. and Mrs. Basely were
anxious to do any thing that might be necessary to
carry them into execution.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that this was the
first application that had been made to him in Court
to vary any of the proposals for settlement, which,
under the circumstances of the case, the Court had
thought it its duty to direct to be made. Unques-
tionably, it was the duty of the Court to take into
consideration both what the party had suffered, and
what had been his conduct in the alteration of cir-
cumstances by the birth of two children and the ap•
proaching birth cf another. Mr. Basely had been
imprisoned a long time, and the object was to do
trice to Mrs. Basely, and enforce the authority of
Court. The mere circumstance that the Con-
:yancer had approved of these proposals, did not
him that they had obeyed the orders given
Court. He should, however, look at these
proposals, regard being had to his behaviour to her
M affection for him—and the circumstances of

amily being so much altered—and with the in-
ion to make all such alterations as he could sa-

,mself ought to be made. He observed an ex-
ion which would cause some difficulty, if the
proposals were not attended to. The proposals were
to provide for his family : if by that was meant any
subsequent family, he never would agree to it, be-
he took it to be the constant and uniform prac-
...l' the Court, that when a man married a ward
ithout leave, the Court always insisted that all the
'Wren tiy that marriage should be provided for ;
probability of his having other children might
remote, but he could not sacrifice that principle,
'ie wished it to be attended to. He did not say
Pm any feeling of resentment, which was what a
ought not to feel, but when the doctrine was
town he did not think it right to alter it ; there
was a worse case than this was, but he did not
to say that subsequent conduct might not re-
-2 person. His Lordship instructed the Soho-
' Mrs. Basely to call on him on Monday.
!COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEBRUARY 7.
APPEAL OF MURDER.
ASHFORD AGAINST THORNTON.
(Continued from the STAS of Saturday.)
. TYNDALE continued to cite various cases to
that the defendant was entitled to hts wager v
, The Learned Counsel in conclusion expressed
•obviction that their Lordships would decide ac-
v g to established law ; if they thought that bat-
ght to be awarded, they would give judgment
iardingly, however unusual, or inconvenient, or
!ionable' such a mode of trial might appear to
fanciful writers. The Court, however, was not
fen to that extreme ; for he hoped he had adduced
...lent authorities to warrant their Lordships in,
ietermining that the defendant should be completely
-hared from the appeal.
r. CHITTY rose to reply; but to a question from
Court, he said that he should feel it necessary to
.in their Lordships quite at as much length as
testerday.
Their Lordships consulted in consequence, and as
would be impossible to bring the case to a conclu-
this day, ordered that it should be continued on
iursday, the 16th day of April next, unless reason
seen, in the mean time, to change the day.
*. RRADiR applied that, under the circumstances
unavoidable delay, from the press of private
business, the appellee should be permitted to be at
upon bail.
-d ELLUBOILOUGH.--The Court take it for gran-

HORRID MURDERS.

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=251115 red, that you are Sot now prepared with bail : ere
LAW INTELLIGENCE. therefore do not teel ourselves called upon to pro-
nounce upon the point. You will consider whether
001JRT OF aHANCERY, FEBRUARY A you will repeat your application.
INJUNCTION.--COLE v. OALfIW. The defendant was then taken from the bar in cus-
This was an injunction moved for by Sir gamutu. tody, and while passing through the Hall, the crowd
ROMILLY, to restrain the defendant from disposing errand, as usual, its indignation at the crime with
of any I,ar of the stationer's trade carried on bYbbniwhich he was charged.
and the plaintiff, in Fleet-street, London, or n'ego-
HOME CIRCUIT.
elating any bills whatever, such bill's purporting to
Before Mr. Baron Damian and Mr. Baron Woos.
be the acceptances of the partnership, and from col-
Hertfordsiiir Thumb , March 5, at Hertford.
letting debts, or any other way interfering in the Fa...lL—Monday, March s, at Chelmsford.
concerns of the Company. The partnership had Sumo—Monday, March 16, at Horsham.
been formed in March, 1813, between the plaintiff, Kent—Xonday, March 23, at Maidstone.
his son, and the defendant ; but in January, 1816, Surrey—Monday, March 30, et Kingston.
it was dissolved, by mutual consent, though it was MIDLAND CIRCUIT.
originally intended to last for twenty-one years. A Before Chief Justice Glass and Mr. Baron Gaaaow.
new phrtnership was formed between the plaintiff Northamptonshirc—Saturday, Feb. 26, at Northampton.
and defendant, an,d it was agreed that the plaintiff Fu Frida•Yt'll27l r!' at
ia 7, at Lincoln.
should receive two-thirds of the profits and the de- cit"oinibir
yof Lincoln—San'ie,
day, at the Qty of Lincoln.
fondant one. In consequence of ill-health, the plain- Nottinghamshire—Friday, March 13, at Nottingham.
tiff resided almost constantly in the country, leaving Nottingham Town—Same day, at Nottingham.
the management of his business to the defendant, in Derbyshire—Wednesday, March
whom he had the most implicit confidence. In con- Bo esteh
of Leicester—Lana ' le
dcahy3,l3:aaLett LeDerice'sterbit:er.
sequence of information his suspicions were awaken- Coventry—Saturday. March 23, at Coventry.
ed; for, by a letter received from two persons of the Warwickshire—Same day, at Warwick.
names af Hughes and Joseph, he understood that NORFOLK CIRCUIT.
acceptances to an alarming amount, in the name of Before Lord ratmeaosouou and Mr. Janice DALLAS
the Company, were abroad without his (the plain- Bucklnghamshire—Saturday, February 28, at Aylesbury.
tiff's) knowledge. Here the Learned Gentleman Bedfordshire—Wednesday, March 4, at Bedford.
stated some affidavits, containing very strong alle- Huntingdonshire—Saturday, March 7, at Huntingdon.
gations that bills to the amount of several thousand Lanorpridgeshtiurre7Tuesday,
Mang IM4aracth.rlo, at Cambridge.
pounds, had been accepted by the defendant, for Suffolk—Frida;:aliarch 20, at Bury St. Edmund's.
which he had, in the name of the Company, received
part goods and part cash, the goods consisting of
woollen cloths, needles, &c. not at all connected with
their trade.
The LORD CHANCELLOR allowed the defendant
time to make an affidavit in answer to these serious
charges, and ordered a strict account to be taken Of
the transactions in the shop from this day, and con-
sented on that ground to-allow the defendant till
Saturday to make the affidavit, but his Lordship at
the same time observed, as the case now stood, he
thought it among the worst cases that had ever come
before him.

We have the painful task to record two most hor-
rid and barbarous murders which were discovered
yesterday at Greenwich, of Mr. Bird and his house-
keeper, who resided in a house belonging to Mr. Bird
near the Mitre.

Mr. Bird was near 70, and has resided many years
in the town of Greenwich, where he carried on the
business of a tallow chandler, and by which he ac-
quired sufficient property to retire and live upon his
income. His wife died about two years ago, since
which no person has resided with him but his house-
keeper. He was a constant attendant at Greenwich
Church, and was always in his place as soon a# the
service began, accompanied by his housekeeper.—
Yesterday morning it was noticed by the beadle of
the parish and others, that they were not in their seats
as usual. At the conclusion of the service, the shut-
ters of Mr. Bird's house not having been opened, the
beadle and others went there, and receiving no an-
swer, they forced an entrance by the garden at the
back of the house. On their entering the passage a
shocking spectacle presented itself—the body of the
housekeeper was found near the street door, lying on
her face, in a shocking bloody state, her head drove
in and cut open in a most inhuman manner. The
horrid act had been perpetrated with a blunt large
instrument. In a parlour adjoining the passage the
body of Mr. Bird was found, lying on his back, with
the arms stretched, and his head an a more shocking
state than that of his housekeeper. His forehead was
drove in about an inch deep, and the wound as large
as a crown piece. The wounds of Mr. Bird had been
inflicted also by a large blunt instrument, supposed
to be a bludgeon.
A candle was found in the passage close to the
housekeeper, and it is supposed the murders were
committed on Saturday night, before ten o'clock, as
that was the hoar Mr. Bird constantly went to bed.
The housekeeper always had the chain of the street
doer up when she answered a knock, and there being
no doubt that the murderer entered by that door, it as
supposed she must have been induced to open the
door, and let down the chain under some false pre-
tence, such as bringing a parcel, etc. or that it was
some person whom she knew, and that as soon as
they gained admittance into the passage, the street
do& was shut, she was knocked down, and inhumanly
murdered. It is supposed that Mr. Bird was passing
his evening, as was his constant practice, in reading;
and it is also supposed, that on his hearing the attack
upon his housekeeper in the passage, he left his fire-
side to proceed to her assistance, as his body was
found between the fire place and the door of the
room, with his spectacles close to one hand, and a
candle close to the other.
The horrid discovery created a very considerable
degree of agitation and alarm in the town of Green-
wich during the whole of yesterday. Mr. Bicknell,
the Solicitor, sent off an express to the Public Office,
Bow-street, for assistance ; Adkins and Lavender the
officers, arrived there with all, possible speed, and
proceeded to examine the premises, and to endeavour
to find suspicious characters, but we are sorry to say
without being able to discover any thing to lead to
the discovery of the murderer. There is no doubt
that the object of the attack was plunder. The keys
of the drawers and boxes had been procured, and it
is supposed were taken from the pockets of the de-
ceased, as they were bloody, and there is no doubt
that the hands of the murderer must have been bloody,
as the beds and other thilags which were handled
were in that state. _ _

It has not been ascertained what property was
taken. In a drawer, which had not been opened,
were found bank notes to the amount of 811. which
were ascertained to be the amount of a dividend he
received at the Bank on the 20th of Jannaly last.—
The murderer also left tour silver salts, several table
and other spoons, and a soap ladle. It is supposed
he did not take wearing apparel away.
Mr. SMITH, the Magistrate of that place, was in at-
tendance on the spot, to act with promptitude in case
any suspected,person was discovered.
On the distressing intelligence being communica-
ted to'Mr. Bird's son, he hastened to the house, where
his grief and distraction, on viewing the mangled
body of his deceased father, may be better imagined
than described.

Major LOCICYER, who shot Mr. S. COCHRAN! in a
duel, a few weeks ago, in the Isle of Wight, was ap-
prehended on Wednesday last, at a small public-
house, called the Waterman's Arms, in Hawk-street,
Portsea, where it appears he had been concealed ever
since the unfortunate circumstance occurred. He
was taken to Newport in the Isle of Wight, on Thurs-
day, for the purpose of being committed to Winker.
ter jail, to take his trial at tlx next Assizes.

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