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London, England, 1829-08-26 00:00:00

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COAL MARKET—Taus Dia.

HALP•TAST Ors.—There was a good supply both of Sunderland
sad Newcastle Coal at market to-day, though not so great as on
Ideaday bet ; 23 brie ships wore at market, as Ain a total on the
week's arrival of 167 sidps. The Cad Becbange was well at,
ended by buyer% sada hie parties et business was dose.
urivid thallit the peseta mos* 54L
Best Weliwed Ca da 3l.s. od. Ste. 6d.
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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

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HOUR CIRCUIT—CROYDOR, Amer S.
(nasal O. ROWAN AND OTHERS.

This was erection against the defendant, a shareholder
of the Famatima Mining Company, to recover a sum of
mosey due for services performed on behalf of the Com-
pany in South America, in the capacity of medical at-
tendant. The plaintiff is a surgeon, and was engaged in
the year 1825 at a salary of 300/. per annum to attend on
the Company, and assist in making experiments on the
natural productions of the country. In 1827, the affairs
of the Company having become insolvent, it was deter-
mined to put an end to it, and the plaintiff made out his ac-
count, in which he charged the amount of salary due, and
the expenses of his passage to England. The whole came
to 606/. 14e. Bd. The bill not having been paid, and the
plakptiff not being in very good circumstances, he was
detained in South America for a period of two years, and,
during that interval, followed his profession. He was at
last enabled to return to this country, and commenced his
action for the sum of 650/. calculating the amount ac-
cording to the agreement. The Company paid the sum
of 607/. into Court, but beyond this they contended that
the plaintiff was entitled to nothing.
Mr. LAW Mr. CHITTY, and Mr. BODKIN, were for
the plaintiff% and Mr. GURNZY and Mr. BRODRICY
for the defendant. _ _

Two letters, sent by the defendants from South Ame-
rica, were read ; from which it was contended, on behalf
of the defendants, that the plaintiff had not considered
himself entitled to anything beyond his claim in 1827.
Mr. Justice PARK stated his opinion to be that the
plaintiff bad considered himself entitled to no more than
what he had claimed at the time of making out his ac-
count.

The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages
fifty pounds.
Mr. Justice PARK said he thought the verdict would
be set aside.

OIECONWELLI V. WARD.
This was an action for the infringement of a patent for
making Indian, Chinese, and Turkish chimney ornaments.
It was contended, on the part of the defendant, that the
patent upon which the plaintiff sought to recover in this
action, was itself an infringement of a patent for a similar
work, obtained by a person named Bullock.—The Jury
returned a verdict for the defendant.

DAWSON V. II ARVEY.
This was an action of trespass for entering the plain-
tiff's dwelling-house and injuring his goods. The plain-
tiff is a tradesman and constable ; a female, named El-
ston, lodging in the houses, having been suspected by
the defendant, a linen-draper, of stealing some property,
he obtained a search-warrant, and proceeded, in company
with Newcombe, a constable, to execute it; he not only
searched the lodging of Mrs. Elston, but went into the
plaintiff's room, although informed by Newcombe that he
had no authority so to do; his intention was to search for
the property of which he had been robbed.
Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS and Mr. HUTCHINSON were
for the plaintiff, Mr. GURNEY and Mr. PLATY for the
defendants.

Mr. GURNEY submitted that no real injury had been
done to the plaintiff. The defendant had naturally been
desirous of recovering his property, and the inconvenience
was only temporary. He thought that nominal damages
would be quite enough to answer the justice of the case.
Verdict for the plainfiff—Damages, One Farthing.
(Before Mr. Justice Gums.)
John Tolfee was charged with stealing property to the
amount of 2001. belonging to Peter Stocken.
The prosecutor is a baker, and the prisoner was a
lodger in his house. An intimacy took place between
the prosecutor's wife and the prisoner, during his resi-
dence there, the consequence of which was, that she li
subsequently eloped with him. On taking their depar-
ture the prisoner came to the door in a coach, and re-
ceived the property from her in a number of boxes. She
now appeared on behalf of the prisoner, and made this
confession.
Mr. Justice GASELEE asked the Jury, upon this evi-
dence, whether they thought the wife had stolen the.
property and given it to the prisoner, or whether they
had both stolen it together?
The Jury said they thought that it had been jointly
stolen.
Mr. Justice GASELEE observed thatimisesld take the
opinion of the Judges upon the queedes, whether the
facts now proved amounted to a felony ? If the Judges
should be of opinion that they did not amount to a felony,
the prisoner, of course, would have the benefit of that
opinion ; if, on the other hand, they should think it did,
he could hold out no hope that the law, which made such
an offence capital, would not take its severest course.

COUNTY DOWN ASSIZES, Ara Is.
Before Mr. Sergeant Larval,.
ORANGE PROCESSION AT GRETABBEY.

Samuel M'Master, William Keag, John Brice, and
Francis Hamilton, were indicted for assembling in a
tumultuous manner, on the 13th July, at Greyabbey,
and for an assault on Hugh Morrow, and on Surgeon Orr.
Hugh Morrow examined—(His head was bandaged
from the cuts he received on the 13th of last month).—
Is a constable at Greyabbey ; on the 13th July last, be-
tween eight and nine o'clock in the morning, he saw
a procession passing through Greyabbey ; when he
came down to the old inn, he saw five or eix of
the procession arguing with some children ; the whole
procession consisted of above a hundred persons ;
he saw Samuel M'Master holding out a pistol,
threatening what he would do if any one molested him ;
the five or six men went away, when the little boys and
girls cheered after them over the hill. Shortly after-
wards, witness heard two pistols fired; witness felt him-
self bound to preserve the peace, and therefore he fol- 1
lowed the procession to persuade the persons in it.
not to fire, and he would bring the crowd back ; saw
several persons in the procession with pistols ; heard
several shots fired ; he saw the prisoner Keag on
horseback. Keag drew a cutting whip which he bed
in his hand, and threatened to knock out witness's
brains if he did not go away, as he had no business
there. Witness said he had business there, as he
wished to preserve the peace. Witness went on a little
farther, when he met the prisoner Brice ; witness said to
him, " For Gon's sake, go back, and I'll try and take
away the foolish boys and girls who are shouting." Brice
said he would not go back—he would have revenge, be-
cause the crowd had molested him. After witness had
advised him a little more, Brice returned and went towards
the procession. After this, M'Master, another of the
prisoners, pulled out it pistol from hia.breruit, and cocked
it, and turned it upwards, but cannot say whether it weak
off, because there ,were so many shots firing at the.tilio
Witness was then surrounded by the persons of the Os-
session,,severely beaten, his head cot,
.and rendered in-
sensible. When latisiseenwss going up ilh hill, be saw
stones innumerable dying from the precession after the
crowd of boys and girls, who were running down the hill.
Joseph Orr, surgeon in Greyabbey, who had also been

assaulted, cerroborated the testimony of the list witness.
Other persons gave eyitleace to the same effect.
DZTENCE. .t
Samuel Gawley deposed, that he was walkingiwith a
party through Groyabbe7 on the 13th of July. Wu in
the rear of the p:ooesuon• Saw the party in the town
throwing stones, and heard. them shouting. A stone was
thrown from a scaffold at the foot of the hill. Saw the
town party follotv the procession up the hill, and throw
stones after them. Heard some in the procession shout,
Boys, stop and give them battle, and don't let us ba
killed." The rear then gave battle, and beat the people
back into the town. After this saw On and Morrow
follow the procession up the hill, and the crowd was be-
hind them throwing stones over their heads at the pro-
cession. Stones were also thrown from the hedges,
right and left. Morrow and On did not throw any.
Morrow had something tied round his arm in a hand-
kerchief.

[The Juno a here objected to the line of defence at-
tempted, and said that the peace officers were between
the two parties, and what justification can there be for
one of the parties assaulting and ill-using those officers
who were using their best endeavours to preserve the
peace ? Counsel for prisoners acquiesced in his Lord-
ship's views.]
The jury returned a verdict that M'Master and Keag
were Guilty of the assault and riot; Brice Guilty of
aiding and abetting in the assault and riot ; and Hamil-
ton Guilty of being in the riot.
The Jo no E accordingly sentenced Keag and M'Master
to nine months confinement in gaol ; Brice to six months;
and Hamilton to three months confinement ; and the
whole to give bail for their good behaviour for three
years, each in 501. and two sureties of 251. each.
This trial concluded the business of these Amines.