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r when it was purchased by Mr.Vooght, or by sonser6
son on his behalf. The 'oedema", was enable? to state
this, from his having taken a Memorandum of it at
'the time.
The Vtca•CnAICCLLoa expressed his opinion, that
the estate passed under the will. The heir at law, how.
ever. was deafly entitled to an issue. to try the fact.
Mr. HCALD, who appeared for the heir at law, said,
that. as his client was an intant, he feared he must cab
for an issue, however conclusive the evidence might
appear against him. Were his client an adult, be would
have as opportunity of exercising his diacretiori.
An issue devisava wed son, was cher:store directed.

COURT OF XING'S WHICH, Fainicalor
TIM UM P. COLOUI. lIIICIIDAtt.
The Court was occupied the whole day in trying this
indictment, which charged the defendant, late Caonel
of the 40th Regiment of Foot. wish having assaulted
his servant, a had, named Frederick Withers. The de.
fendant pleaded not guilty. The facts of the case, as
disclosed in evidence, are unit for publication. On the
part of the defendant, several witnesses were called to
his character. His Grace the Duke of Wellington,
who was one of the witnesses, said he had known Col.
Archdall for four years, during the Peninsula War;
th.4l he knew nothing of Colonel Archdall's Ova*
character; that Col. Archdall bad dined with ham de
ring the Peninsula War; that Colonel Archdall had,
commanded the 40th Regiment of Foot at the battle di
' Salamanca; and that he believed Col. Archdall to be
a man of honour, and an Officer distinguished for per-
, UM al

At bravery.
Other witnesses, on the part of the defendant, swore
'that they would not believe the brother and the father
(who bad given evidence in support of the prosecuti
of the prosecutor upon their oaths; and that Sam •
Withers, the brother of the lad Frederick, had Ea
that he would prosecute the defendant if he would
dub sp (pay money),
The Jery, without leaving the bozo-proponent& die
dekattnt—NorGstiky.

COURT OF COMMON PLIAS, F. 113.
man,' P. 1101141314111.

This was an action for slander.
Mr. Sergeant WiLDa stated, that the plaintiff was a
Captain in the merchant s-rvice, and had commanded
vessel belonging to the defendant, called the Cosmo-
polite. On the ISO September last the plaintiff and
the defendant met on the Royal Exchange, when some
altercation arose 'between. them, respecting some bills
which had been drawn by the Captain on, the defendant
for the expenses of the vessel, and which he refused to
accept; and on being pressed to do so. he said to the
plaintiff that he was a disgrace to society, and as bad
as a highway robber, and not fit' to be on the Royal
Exchange, in company with Gentlemen. The.e were
the words complained a, which being said on the Royal
Exchange by the owner a is ship to a Captain, were
likely to be. And had provedorery injorions; the plaintiff
having been unable to obtain any employment for some
time after, as those pentium who were abbi to recoils.
mend Mit were afraid to do so, from what they had
heard said by the defendant..
Several witnesses were called, who proved that they
bad the power of obtaining employment for theilain-
tiff, ;ad should have done so, had it not been tor the
expressions made use of by the defendant on thi Royal
Exchange. In consequence of this want of recom-
mendation, the plaintiff bad remained out of employ.
men( for some months.

Mr. Sergeant Spartans, for the defendant, contended,
that there was not much in these words which could
tend to the injury of the pliant& They had beau spoken
in the beat ‘.l passion, into which the:iddf@daot had
been estited by the plaintiff, who had wipe futile Royal
Exchange merely to ,4 hector and bail! him. •There
had, no doubt, been great excitement on both sidts, but
the words bad beat said without any malicious intent.
If the Jury, however, should be of opinion that those
words related to the employment of the plaintiff, he was
aware that their verdict must be for the plaintiff; but
he thought, under the circumstances of the case, it
would be for very trifling damages.
..
The Loan Clllll marina in summing up ob-
served, that this was an action for slander. The
question for the Jury to decide would be, whether
there was any malice in the words which were com-
plained of? Malice, in the general acceptation of
the word, meant anger; but in law it meant any
thing done wickedly or unjustly. It would be for them,
therefore, to decide, whether the defendant, in the words
made use of, meant to impute to the plaintiff any dis-
honesty. It certainly appeared to his Lordship that he
did intend to impute diihonesty. This imputation was
made in the presence of a number of shipowners and
wastes: of vessel.. at a time and place where _it was
calculated to do great injury. It appeared, that the
plaintiff had in consequence been for some time out of
employment; it would be, therefore, for the, Jary to
consider what compensation in damages should be gsveii
to remunerate him.

The Jury, after a short deliberation, returned a ver-
dirt for the plaintiff— Damages, 100/.

• Owing to the low ebbing of the tide lately on the
sands at Bulverhithe, about four miles west of -Dover,
several labourers from Bexhill commenced on Monday
dig,ging down to the old Amsterdam, a large Dutch
vessel, wrecked on that spot in the year 1747, sop-
posed to be laden with valuable property. Oa Wed-
nesday they gained access to what, ''a sautical phrase.
ology,ii termed the orlop 04, and &covered a lirge
cask, containing one thousand knives, mostly in a co-
roded state, with black wooden handles. They also
found several globular glass bottles, with other articles
of glass. The men are continuing their exertions, um
der proper superintendence, and there is no doubt the
result will amply recompeuce the labour.
Wednesday night the family of Mr. Barclay, of Mon-
tague-place, Russell-square, were alarmed by cremes-
dons ringing at the tell, and the seivaot on opening the
door, discovered a handle lying on the steps, which was
carried into the house, but before they had proceeded
far, their attention was attracted by the cries of a child;
on opening the bundle, they discovered an infant, about
six or seven months old. The circumstance was made'
known to the family, who sent to the Parish Officers,
and they conveyed it to the Workhouse, where proper'
attention was paid w it. Every possible enquiry has
been made to find out its parents, but at present co clue
whatever has been traced._ _

Yesterday J Jones, a labotrrer on the works of the
New London ilridge, uhile emplo)el with others in
craning up the pieces !awn atom tr.e piles in one of
me dams, missed his footing and fell into the dam, a
depth of upwards of 21) feet, and broke the vertebtrot
Eris neck. H• was conveyncl to Guy's gusetnl, whaFe
he shortly afrerwardiespired.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MA Nuoictiouss
Yesterday, Mr. Muller, ea of the City Swots Enke" ap:
peered before the LOUD 111,avoit, to answer a charge if Luigi
omindtted a breach of the peace, preferred against him by Mr.
Peter Lepaulide, a foreigner residing at No. Se, Brood street.
Mr. Lepaulitie deposed, that he had Ind ,stoek or other trans.
snips with the defendant, the natureof which be did out specify;
but the latter, in consequence, pursued a system of most hinder►
able annoyance towards him on every occasion. Whenever he
went on the Exchange, be wit sure to be singled art' and attacked
'by the defrodant, who called him a Par, and applied ober epithets
of a similar description towards him. On Tuesday last, be again
attacked the witness on the Exchange, callieghim the usual Games,
wand asking him why he did not pay the £NOO which he (the defen-
dant) said was 011/1111 to him ? Witness requested that he might net
Ad attacked in this manner, as be had left the caw to arbitration
The defendant, however, persisted, as winner Irk cominced. with
the Intention of provoking him to Agin, or eemanit a brooch or
the
lie. stated. in his defence; that be had been engaged by.
the defendant two years ago to purchase .€L 000 Swish bushier
Ira. Unfortunately, between the time of the pardisse and the
time of the delivery, there occurred a loss of 10 per Cent. upon
them, which the prosecutor was then unwilling to make good upon
them. Hr ()Ir. Muller) was compelled, for the saki of his credit,
to make good the loss amounting to .100. He IssaLapplied sots.
sersently to the prosecutor for the amount, but be still declared
himself unable to pay a farthing.
The Loam Mx:ma—But, Mr. Muller, you MOM he aware that the
proper mune is to sue him at law for the recovery of the anon.
Mr. Muller—No, my Lord, I canton, k haft a troussesia
foreign dock, !Mel; the law does not records& He adeoluod to
me that he was bound to pay it sa a debt of homer, and he pro.'
nailed to me to do so when be returned from the eadorot, whin
he was Wes* year. When he moo beck he called upon use, and
proposed to me a composition of alto-or/wail she rad, which
I refused to accept. I have thank it my duty to on him for the
money whenever I have met him.
Thu Lea Marna—lt is not to be endured that Gentlemen of
the Stock Rubanee (and I do not mean. this offensively) Mali
mpg* in Wept transactions, and estates: Mon by illegal means.
Runs were a legal transaction, even then you would net be jestilled
in resorting to such means. You must enter lan reeognisances to
answer for the offence at the Sesaloos, and in the mean time to
keep the peace.
lb. Muller—Bet, my Lord, I have lost 1001. by the transaction;
am I precluded from any remedy ?
'The Lem Maros—lf brokers 'of Locdoa will cuter into arch
transaction, they must bear the consequences; I will not tell you
what course you are bound to take to obtain it.
Mr. Moller—May I not ask to recover it?
The Lose Maros—Noe in this manner. We shall ham It
asserted soon, that a person who gains 10,0011. at play, may Celle w
the loser through the streets, and compel him, by every species of
annoyance, to pay the sum.
The prosecutor hoe declared, that be had referred the case to
arbitration, and he wished to enter into an explaustion. in answer
to Mr. Muller's accusation ; but the Lend Moyer would not beer
it. All be had to do, was with the breach of the peace. His Lori.
ship observed farther, that Mirwas a transaction of a description
by which Maenads had been ruined,
Mr. Muller—Set, my Lord. may I not ask him for the debt
when I meet him ?
The Loa flxvoa—Certainly- no; the tranisction being illegal,
he ewes you nothing. You should have taken the half-crown in
the pad, which he Offered to ton, and have thought yourself for.
nosateLaveiter.)
Mr..—( MolierWell, if that be your Lordship's opinion. I cer-
tainly
not ask him, though I conceive myself entitled.
The Loa Mora—lo that case I will take your ward without
requiring you to enter into retardant's to lamp the pease. I
with that some legbbstive enannoo could be preenred to pat a stop
to these transactions.
The coolpishit was then dismissed, sad the parties retired, after
Mt. Lepaulide had made angelic basetual on to *MO a fur-
ther bearing.
GUILDHALL
as:glipo Hawassi, the young foods who inn *Apt with
to ikon Ur. Randall, a coal vostakies. .),soteet,
Off was oedered to hod swedes as he, Mei papa for two
yank was bunk up from tho'Climpwr yoummlay, after the Ma-
alumare for the day bad quitted dieton /sr Ms pumper of wars-
ttabwaroveisemes. me. skilino=Laum, haretier. open
ao.ds the " sod Wormed that '
the perdu. hid boot diepp".:esidliutilh at 011ithall and the Ma-
sks liksess, comoinodso saw so this Jesdeollissin.
Upon smiting the Omar the AffillllMa said. headid so with marl
insewittsiones ' hlnsd bongo ha was soneed the prisoner
limpid experience dlimity in getting all the parties together on
soother thy.
The Sohcjtar for Mr. Randall said, he had received the notice of
MA sod brintroded not to ail pp objection He was aware one
sunny only was offered, though dao Alderman had required two.
This one surety, it turned out upon inquiry, was any a ledger.
Tin prisoner's Santo said, Mat it would not be memory to
ask the surety any questions either as to his being a householder, or
of sufficient property, as no objection would be made on the else
side. The fact was, the prisoner bad signed a release ist her claims
upon Mr. Randall, for the breach of promise of marriage, upon
receiving a certain sum of money; and therefore Mr. Randall was
under no further apprehensions from Mr. The MO* of the other
side cared all defects as to, the ouffithoty of the sureties.
Mr. Alderman Vnis.at doubted whether he *ld soar boil
so be so taken, without asking the hag she pouf Ominous upon.
oath. He sent for the City Solicitor to take his denim ppm the
poinG
The City Sacker said, the Aldermen bad ne power to altar
the security originally &waded, and specified is the commitment.
There must, thereto* be not only two sureties, and' bode of
them housekeepers, NA they must be able to swear they were et
sufficient property.
Mr. Alderman VALUILZI, however.
,said. the:law only seemod
to require him to see that sufficient security was given nod be
should not be particular as to one of the ball lacing only a iodger, if
they were both of sufficient substahee.
A housekeeper in the neighbourhood was then brought forward.
and accepted with the lodger before mentioned.
MA R LISO ROC° H-ST REST.

Yesterday, the driver of a hackney coach, was brought In
this Mice, before F. A. Roo, Rao. under a warrant charged with
wantonly drivlog over a young female, named Hannah Lane, so as
to endanger her life. The warrant was obtained against the pd-
loom at the Instance of two Gentlemen, who happened to DIMAS
#lO traDSZCdOO, and who, very much 'to their credit, had the aka-
der brought to jambs.
Thomas feleriek, Arti. one of the Gentian's in caption, who
resides in Great Qatbec-tArmt, New;road; stated, that on
Toesday last, in the anemia, be was passing along Conduit-
street, in company with Colonel Broadhead, a friend of his,
and as they approached the cod of Conduit-street, near Rood-
street, they saw the prisoner driving bis coach at a furious rate,
had on the Instant, a young female, of respectabk appearance, un-
tectitnatelrbappened to cross the street, and although the prisoner
must have seen her, and had quite sufficient time to pull up, he did
not attempt to do so, but continued his rapid covese until his borers
came in contact with the female, and would have knocked her
dawn at once bad not the poor girl laid hold, with great presence
of mind, on tie pole of the carriage, which sustained ber far a mo.
meat, and she would have saved herself had not the prisoner still
urged on his horses, which be did in a most brutal and wanton
manner•ontil the girl fell, and had nearly lost her life; nor even
then did the prisoner spew any feeling of regret for what he had
done, for lie still drove eff leaving the girl to her fatc,_ but
not until Mr. Minch noticed the number of the coach. The poor
girl was then conveyed In a very maimed and bruised state to her
residence, in Regent-street, where the carries on the dress-making
business, and where she has remained ever since In a dangerous
state under surgical assistance, although, fortunately, no bones
were broken. •

Coigne' Broadhead, confirmed the evidence of Mr. Myrick in
every particular, and a certificate from a surgeon, who attends Miss
Lane, was produced, stating, that although she is oat of danger she
will not for severaLdays still be able to venture out.

•
The prisoner was lucked up to give 48 hours nodes of ball.
MARY-LA-BONNE.
A youth. servant to the Marquis of Bitmdford, complained that
he bad been defrauded by a man in the street, who sold him a piece
of Long-cloth, calling it Irish, for SOL which proved not to be
worth one.third of the money. A warrant was granted against the
rogue, if he can be caught. The Papers are continually guarding
the public against these fellows, bat in vain. Weil may it be said,
Haperietwe keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other."

Tuesday morning, tfe stables of Mr. Joseph Sitingley,
at Little Voggesball, Essex, were broken into by some
villains, and two valuable hunting mares (well known
to the Gentlemen of the Essex Hunt) were stolen,
together with their saddles and bridles. No trace ha,
, been discovered of the villains. • ,