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London, England, 1819-05-20 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAN lc

TON ICAN.I3 TIAZ)ISaMIMO.OAM CANA4, COMPANY..
The Coitft decided this ease; .that the *Quarter.
Semloos le4d: nude n proper Order, in making the
Blithinghim Canal Proprietors subject to Parish-
rates, in.:respect to that property. They had claimed
eilernptioiktnider the Acts of Parliainont which ena-
bled theta tb make the said Canals.

Int RING te.,IONNIGR. ULM, AND WOOLP.

, It will-he repolleited;. that on tramrday a Models
was made that atereitfaciiis might be issued ageism
the effects of WoOlf,tifistffidevivistadtsg that he was
terisiiviq • 'his property in a elandefaii#4lanner,-ia'
044 to milald the payment of 'the' fine of L10;000,
which the.Cistuk adjudged be should pay in addition'
In the two years' inspdsouttietitto which all the de-
fenclan,ti' *ere subjetited flit their conspiracy. On'
tha,t occkfti the Court Inquired.whether there was'
any precedent far such a proceeding, and declined
Lterfering.
nit enderitind that, research, the
Learlied emultel M440100/I has round autho-
ritieflOr such a proceeding and precedents 'in the
Crowe: Office, in *Mel ar.epfas and afterwards a
Irtitifttht goods and lands have been;
isspia for a upon ti judgment for a misdemean-
our, aid' Orhoukh the party was in prison. (The.
King e. Wade, Skinner's Rep. 12. Sir Thos. Jones,
1145 • 2 Showe4 1684 It seems thus established,. that
the ilfetpott a setirenee of this 'ADM is payable bi-
and 'that process for it-is not suspended till'
the expiration of the term of imprisonment It is
satkfAtory to learn, that writs hive accordingly
been issued, and the property of some of the defen-
dants sEited. - The offence having been committed
in the City bfl.en'dott, it is understood that the fine,'
under the'Lharter of Charles 11. belongs to the Cor-
poration; but it is to be hoped that a- due distribu
(sOn of so large a penalty will be made amongst the
pnrOttonate creditors who have been defrauded by
t'oe defilitprentS.
This. morning Mr. Conway moved for a Rule to
thew cause Wfi'y at} Attorney of this Court (whose
name be did not M‘mtioo) should not produce the
tivhllersoni whO, under the names of Edwards and
Jones. h 4 made affidavits, stating, that after the dis-
-pa-Oon of the Jury on the first day of the trial; Mr.
11/rnier and Mr. Adams had conversed with them
privlit6l. The Court asked whether any applica-
tjoa IP4 been made to the attorney, as it was pos-
sible.that he might have been imposed en, and had
stir intended to do any thing wrong ? The Learned
COOnsel replies{ in the negative; When their Lord-
IMO said, that he might *mice time to consider of the
Matter, and to look into cases, and, if 'he thought
proper, he might mention the subject in Friday.
At twelve o clock the Court rose, and went to the
Hipse of Peers, to hear further arguMents in the
case of O'GRADY and the Aryortrav-CiansnAL.

John.Killen, sentenced to be executed at Dumfries
cm the 16th inst. for highway robbery, has received a
reprieve during the PRINCE !Lenora. s pleasure.
Joseph Arlsicill alias Bung, the younger of the trio'
brothers who were condemned at the last Assixes at
Ayr to be executed on the ‘lbtli instant, has received
a respite during the pleasure of his Royal Highness
the Pllfftet REGENT.
Wednesday se'nnight, an alarming fire broke out
at Saterhirst, in the parish of Mousewald, near Dum-
fries, and ere the inhabitants were well of their
danger, in the short space of an hour
-en the premises were completely burnt
to the no small dismay of three
ho have thus been left without a .
stripped of the greatest part of their
Wednesday, a shocking accident
Thom soN's woollen manufactory,
the workmen, a young than, named
rutting 'on. the belt on one of the
when Ws apron was caught by -
chinery, and his body forcibly
wheelX. His cries brought tome i
whookikett7 ithiiped the mill, but
tate,io fatal *K•crs, for in'
pelt a Fated to hisinkfilts• '