Star.
London, England, 1818-07-25 00:00:00

AINSWORTLI 'C. PEAK E.

The LORD CILINct.I.Lua said, that be had con.
sidered this case since the argument of yesterday',
and made up his mind upon the question. He was
decidedly of opinion that the defendant ought to be
compelled to pay into Court the amount cil the.two
bills of exchange which he had had put into hit
hands for the payment of certain specific sums. Al.
though in some instances a partner might apply to
his own use what he received on the paAncrship
ae-
count, yet it was observable thatthe defendant, with
respect to these bills of exchange, had taken off the
endorsements, P.-id instead of paying the sums for
which they were given to him, applied them to his
own purposes. As to the sum of 1500/. the value
of the goods which had been seized by the defen-
dant, he had more difficulty in deciding upon that
point; but he thought the fairest way of dealing
with the matter would be, to-allow the defendant to
make a further affidavit as to that.fact, in order.that
he might have an. opportunity of assigning further
reasons for t,e seizule. Ile was clearly of opiniort
that, at least, the amount of the bilk of exchange
should be paid into Court. •

An investigation into the cause of the late fire in
the Dock-yard at Sheerness, is carrying on ; but no
circumstances to shew that it was otherwise than
accidental are said to have transpired.
An Inquisition was taken on Tuesday last, at the
Workhouse, Kingston, on the body of Sophia Brill.
The deceased was servant to Misses Gray and Willis,
milliners at Kingston. About a fortnight ago, be-
tween one and two o'clock in the morning, these La-
dies were alarmed by a violent screaming, and be-
fore they had time even to form a conjecture as to
the cause, the deceased burst open their chamber-
door, rushed into the room, and presented a spectacle
which filled them with horror. Every part of htr
dress was in flames, and the form of a human being
was lost in the mass of fire. Miss Gray threw the
unfortunate girl on the bed, and extinguished the blaze
with the bed-clothes. It was now discovered that
the bed-room of the deceased was in flames. ~The
neighbours were called in, and by their prompt as-
sistance the conflagration was prevented from spread-
ing to any other part of the house. The unhappy
sufferer languished till Saturday last, when she died
in undescribable agony. On the night of the catas-
ti ophe, she went to her chamber at the usual hour of
retiring to rest, but, instead (it going to bed, sat up
t 3 do some needle-work. She became drowsy, fell
asleep, and was at last awoke by the agony inflicted
by the flames. Verdict, Accidental Death, occasioned
by burning.
An Inquisition was taken on Monday at the Nag's
Head, Clapham, on the body of John White, the
driver of one of the Chichester waggons, who was
found dead on the Clapham-road. The deceased fell
from his seat while sleeping on the shafts, when the
wheels passed over his body, and crushed him to
death. Verdict, Accidental Dead'.
Yesterday an Inquest was held at* St. Thomas's
Hospital, on the body of J. Sullivan, who was killed
on Wednesday at the Southwark-bridge, by a plank
breaking upon which he stood. His head and breast
were injured in a manner too shocking to relate.—
Verdict, Accidentally killed.
An Inquest was held at St. John's Committee-
room, Southwark, on the body of C. Watts, a
' barge-
Jri
man who fell over as he was towing a barge
into Pickle Hem airs. Verdict, Accidental death.