Star.
London, England, 1828-11-06 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCUY, Not. £
The LORD CHANCELLOR went on to-day through his
list of bankrupt petitions; but, in consequence of the
Aloes. and absence of Mr. SUOMI, several cases were
put off. Those which occupied the Court were not of
the slightest public interest.

SOSINISS OT THR COURT.
In the course of the day the LORD CHANCELLOR ac-
quaidted the her, that, in compliance with the sugges-
tions Made yesterday by Counsel to his Lordship, he
bad directed a paper of motions to be made out in a
view to disposing of the arrear which has accumulated
in that part of frontless. His Lordship will not go
.through.this paper until after Term, and will then pro-
ceed on three or lour continuous days, without inter-
ruptiun•from the other business of the Court.
To-morrow being the first day of Term, the Lone
Cnoucitt.Lon will sit at Westminster.

VICZCHANCELLOR'S COURT, Norms= 5.
MIS V. VONTNILR.
Mr. TIMMY said that this was an application for a
commission of review. A dectee had been made in the
Ecclesiastical Court in this cause, but it had since been
discovered that there was another will of the testator e.
This fact nos having come before the Court below, a
commission of review was now prayed.
The irtca•Chascau.oa said that the affidavits in
support of this application were of this sort—that the
deponents bad “ heard and believed.* The Court could
not grant a commission of review on such grounds; and
he must dismiss the application.
The VIC2•CIiANCILLOR gave notice to the Bar, tNat
he purposed hearing shoot and unopposed bankrupt
petitions on Saturday next, after three o'clock.

COURT OF RING'S BENCH. Weersunwria. Nov. 5.
(Adjourned Sitting at Nisi Prins in bliddiesea alter Trinity Tenn,
before Lord Termagant and Special Jude..)
&SQ. V. SHAW AND =MIMS.
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This was an issue directed by the Lord Chancellor
to try whether Messrs. Howard and Gibbs, at the time
of their bankruptcy in August, 1821, were indebted to
:the plaintiff in any and wird sum of money ?
Mr. CAKIPAILL stated the plaintiff's case. His client
had been induced in the year 1815 to advance to Messrs.
Howard and Gibbs 2,00 W. for the purpose of having it
invested in an annuity. It was placed out by them, and
in March, 1816, they informed the plaintiff that the an-
nuity was about to be redeemed, but that they could
negotiate another for him, upon tray advantageous
terms. Upon this representation the plaintiff consented
to their receiving the redemption money, and advanced.
them a further sum to be invested on a dew security ;
and be was afterwards informed by them that they had
advanced 3001. or 40W. for him, And had porch.bed et
the then Marquis of lllandford, now the Duke of Marl-
borough, tvtikannuities for 4,2001. They stated that tl.e
annuities .would be paid half yearly:. and, accordingly,
for about tyeir and a halt, they gave the plaintiff credit
for the amount in their account with him. At the end
of that time they Aiseostinued giving credit for the an-
nuity, stating that the Marquis had ceased making the
payments to them.', The Marquis, hOwever, had never
made any paymentslen account of these annuities, nor
had Howard Ind Gibbs paid the annuity on his Lord-
ship's account, for he had never received the considera-
tion moneyithoitgh he had executed the annuity deeds.
The fact Was, the Marquis woe a creditor of Howard
and Gibbs to a )urge amount, and the plaintiff's money,
which they, pretended to have advanced to his Lordship,
they had paid over to themselves, giving the Marquis
credit for it in their account with his Lordship. Under
these circumstances, the plaintiff claimed to recover
against Messrs. Howard and Gibbs's estate the money
which he had advanced for these pretended annuities.
The defendants, the assignees, were mere nominal par-
ties. Messrs. Howard and Gibbs being themselves per-
sonally interested in the question, as it was expected
that their estate would yield a large surplus after all
their debts were paid. The question which was now
to be submitted to the Jury bad been mooted before the
Commissioners at Guildhall, under the bankruptcy, and
they had decided in favour of the plaintiff. It bad since
been before the Master of
,the Rolls (Sir John Leach),
who bad come to a contrary decision; and on an appeal
to the laird Chancellor the present issue ' had been
directed.
Mr. G. Whitehead, a clerk • of Howard and Gibbs,
stated that he kept the ledger of the bankrupts. In
the account of the 15th March, 1816, credit was given
to the Marquis of Blandford for three thousand pounds.
On the 16th the Marquis received credit for 1,2001. and
2,6591. There was previously a balance of 2,9041.
against his Lordship. These credits. therefore, made.
a balance in his favour of 5,9351. • By the account of
the 14th of March, there appeaied to have been four
bills of the Marquis for four hundred pounds‘ach,iind
three of three hundred pounds each, accepted by -the
bankrupts. In the plaintiff 's account credit was given
lon the 2d of March,lBl6, for 1,6804 and on the 16th
of the following month for 2,1991. The three thousand

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'ppunr4 placed to the credit of the Marquis lea is the
d4y book Ft the 16th of Match, stated tO have been
paid in three notes of one thousand pounds each, num-
bered 5,089, 7,461. and 7,462; the first of,tbem being
Pl' the date rf the 14th February, 1816. and the two last
of the date cf the 21st of Feb. Under the Same date, a
creJit of one thousand two hundred pounds "'es given
to the Marquis, and that sum appeared to have been
paid by a one thousand pound note, No.' 5,089, dated
the 14th of February, and one for two hundred poundi.
The one thousand pound note was one of those men.
cloned in the former credit. In the pla.ntiff's account
credit was given for three half-yearly payments of the
annuities granted by the Marquis.
Cross-examined by Sir JAMES ScaaLsitiretness
kept the books by double. entry. The bankri4 s were
their own bankers for several years. Some of their
customers, who bought and sold annuities; kept money
in their hands. In those cases, the bankrupts li:pt an
account with each. It a seller was not a customer, they
nevertheless opened an account with him, if the bailie
was a customer. Witness was acquainted with air
transactions with the Marquis as for as cash payments
went. The Marquis received money from them from
annuities which he sold. The bankrupts often advanced
money to the Marquis pending a negocia.ionlor an
annuity. When the principals money was receriell„ the
Marquis had credit for it, and he might, if he LW,
draw for the balance in his favon.. It the Marquis
was indebted to the bankruptcy) the amount of nearly
40001. and he granted an annuity to that amount, he
would be credited by certain bank notes, which might
the very.Dext day, if another annuity were btdaght to
a close, be again credited to him. Wetness thosight that
the Marquis would have large estates on his father's
death. The plaintiff bought the amenities at six or
seven years' purchase. It witernfien 'the praCtice with
the bankrupts to give credit for money to the grantees
of annuities without receiving it font the grantors.
Re-examined.-The amount of annuities which the
bankrupts had negociated for the Marquis was, in 1816,
very considerable. They charged the Marquii about
ten per cent. for the moley they pre.ctned for' hitt], ar d
to the persons to whom the annuities were granted they
charged two and a half per cent. The mode in which
the transactions were managed was this—The renters were
given into the Marquis's.bands, and he returned them.
Witness had no doubt that he paiJ back the note No.
5,089 to the bankrupts. He must have had No. 7,462
in his band twice.

Mr. William Whitehead, another cf the bankrupt's
clerks, stated that in March, 1816. he was sent to Thet-
ford by Mr. Gibbs with a letter to the plaiatiff, and a
release for him to execut .. He executed the inAtu-
ment. Witness thought that the annual pro6.s of the
bankrupts upon the annuity-transactions were 50.0001.
Another clerk of HoWard and Gibbs, of the name of
Franklin, spoke to the transactions with the Marquis of
Blandtord, and butted that they discharged the instal-
ments by granting other annuities.
A Mr. Kemp produced examined copies of judgments
against the Marquis.of Blindfold in the King's Bench
and Common Rms. In March, 1816, they amounted
to 487,0001. The amount negociated by the bankrupts
appeared to be 84,0901. upon annuities to the amount
ot 10,000/. The assignce of the bankrupts brought an
action against the plaintiff in 1824. upon two bills of
exchange. The action was suspended. The plaintiff alio
brought an action against the defendants in the Court
of Common Pleas.
Mr. We Bircham," who was formerly a clerk of Mr:
Moore,.or' Great' Marlborough-street, stated thAt Mr.
Moore negotiated iribnittes tor the Marquis ot Bland.
ford print to the year 1810; none were negoci ted atter
'that year, because the Marquis was irregular in his
payments.. The Marquis gave security for the annuties,
but they had been in airear since 1817.

Mr. Mann, a late cleik of Howard and Gibbs, pro-
duced a debenture given blithe Marquis id September;
1818, and stated that nothing had been paid upon it.—
Witness knew that the M liquis had received money on
the plaintiff's account. When the, money was advanced
in March, 1816. witness understood that an straw.
meat bad been made some time before by the Marqus;'s
lather to eat icate him from his difficulties. Witness was.
frequently present when the Marquis executed annuity
deeds. At the time he witnessed the execution of thot
annuity deed now- produced,. be saw the Bank notes
placed in the Marquis's hand. Witness, after seeing'
this and the other annuity deeds wonted, alwayi. lent
the room, anduetief law his Lordship return. the notes.
This was the plaintiff's case.
Sir J. Scankexx. submitted-that-then
to go to the Jury. After some discussion,
Lord TOITERDIIN said he thought it better not to
non-suit, as the Lord Chancellor had desired to have
the decision of a Juiy. •
Sir JAMRS Scanurry then addressed the Jury; and
after calling their attentiolto the terms of the peseta
issue, contended that there was oo evidence to show•
that the money was 'not advanced to the Marquis of
Blandtord. The question -Was not stteiber the baskT., •
ruins had acted prudently or imprudently in this trans-
action, but whether they had not actually procured the •
grant of annuity,and adyencedihe money to theMaiqiiis?
Lord TiNTIUMEN tnkl the Jury that he was of opinion,
in point of law, that if the Marquis (if Blandtord re. •
mitred the plaintiff's rashney from 110
-ward and .Gibbso •
and then returned it to them as agents for his Lord-
ship, to pay his annuities, or acceptances, the phintit
was ndt entitled to recover. • It, therefore, the' Jury.
thought that the Marquis had had the benefit of to e
money, by its being paid over to Efovinta and Gibbs as
his agents, their verdict should be for the defendants ;
but it they were of opiniOn that the Marquis never re-
ceived, or bad the benefit of the money, then the plain .., .
tiff would be entitled to their verdict.—TheJury, with-
out hesitation, found for the defendants.
DUBLIN COMMISSION COURT, Nov. I.
John Palm? and Matthew Brown were indicted foe,
the manslaughter of Erasmus Cope Browne, E on
the 6th day of September last, at High-street, in the
city of Dublin, by riding horses over him. The
indict-
ment contained a second count, charging John Palmer
with having rode his horse over the deceased, and a
third count charging 'Matthew Brown with a similar.
offence, whereby the deceased received several wounds.,
from horses hoofs, whereof be languished and died.
Arthur Marmion, examined by Mr: Gaaas--Knew'
the late Captain Browne about two years furious to
his decease.; was walking arm in arm with him and his
son, John 110W110, who is blind, in or near High-street,
on Saturday, the 6th of September last; ws s speaking
to the deceased, and when coming across the street from
Corn-market towards 'High-street, observed two horse-
men; 'apparently siilking theirLherses quietly ; they
were about tweet,' perches from him when be first
, ease them; all of a sudden, one horse, rode by a dra-
goon (be prisoner Droll), quick against him ;
"kin was bloated' downs' violently. against the •
other twO Gentlemen; he thinks the dragoon (Brown)
was endeavouring to pull in his hone ; his k .cr. ran it
against witness's hip or side; witness's head can e
against the other two Gentlemen ; they were both also
knocked down by the same horse; witness was the

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only person that horse ,trampled on; his shoe and pan-
t dorms were tint; immediately afterwards the second
horse came up, rode by the prisoner Palmer, at a much
quicker pace twin the first horse; the two Brownes were
then on the ground, and witness was sitting up; after
the fall, the second horse trampled on the deceased over
his eyes, or on has forehead, with the cock of the hoist?,
shoe; both prisoners rode on at a quick pace toward•
Thomas-street after the occurrence took place, winch
was about 12 at noon; witness then to. k the deceased
into Dr. P.issmore's shop, in High-street; decease.:
survived only about three quarters of an hour. There
were no saddles on the horses; they had snail! bridles
on them; about two minutes elapsed from the time',
witness saw the horses uti:il they came up; when wit-
ness cams out of the shop, he saw the prisoners at the
shop door, having been brought back by some persons
in the crowd; he ordered them to dismount; they
remained in his custody until the return of a Gen-
tleman 'from the head police-office, with assistance.—
Before the arrival of the police the prisoners seemed
anxious to get away, but were prevented by witness,
who went to Audeon's watchhouse for a constable,
leaving them its custody of a Gentleman till his se-
turn, and when _he came back he perceived both
. prisoners mounted and riding towards Thomas-street.
Witness pursued them, and unassisted again seized
them and their horses, and gave them all in charge
to the police, who brought them to the head police
office.. The deceased was, at the time of the acci-
dent, apparently in petfect health. He had in his
hat a pocket-book containing bank-notes 'arid family
papers, which, together wits his sons hat, were taken
away by some person in the crowd, and never returned.
The witness here identified the prisoners as the persons
who rode the horses, and stated that Brown • rode the
first horse, which threw witness and'his two friends on
the ground, and the prisoner Palmer„rode the kecond.
Cannot sAy whet: er the prisoners were sober or not
Palmer Said his bone was running away with him. •
To a question from the Court, witness replied, " It
might be so." Witness and the twn Gentlemen were
walking arm-in-arm within about two paces of the flags
when they were rodenver by the prisoners.
Juror—Was there sufficient room fur the prisoners to'
pass without coming in contact with you or the other
two persons?
Witness—There was sufficient room; there was a
vacant space of about six yards; if the prisoners bad
contßiued at the same pace as when witness first saw
th:m, the occurrence would not have taken place ; the
second horse was about three or four perches behind
the first when it happened.
Mr. Marmion was cross examined by Mr.GRAYDON,
but his direct testimony remained unshaken.
Patrick Passmore, examined by Mr. STACK. con-
firmed this testimony ; the latter said he is a medical
man; was looking through his shop window in High-
street, on Saturday the 6th of September last, when be
saw two horsem, n riding by in a furious manner, as if
they were running on a race course.
Two officers were produced who gave the prisoners
good characters, and the owner of one of the horses
swore that it was a spirited animal and difficult to
nsanage.—Bo-th prisoners were found Guilty.
We understand the unfortunate Gentleman who thus
prematurely met his end bad been a Captain Com-
mandant of the Cheshire Fencibles doting the war, and
for the latter part of his life was a Captain in the 68th
Regiment of Foot. He had reached the age of 77 yams,
and resided near Celbridge with his family, who are
highly respectable, and are now, by this severe visits-
tios,,plunged Into the greatest distress. Atli family
consists of -a
widow, five daughters, and an only son,
who, at we have already mentioned, is blind, and, as it
will be perceived by our report, bad, as well as Mr.
Marrnion, a most miraculous escape. •

The Justice-room was crowded to excess yesterday, the final
rumination of Mary atan Walters, who, stands charged with a
robbery, and upon whose evidence a young woman, named .dits.
Oraufey, now ih tbe Penitentiary; was convicted at the Old Bailey,
krited been rapected.
prisoner, Oman being put to the bar, seemed to suffer great
of mind.
.1;7 Eaton, of the Elephant public-house in Fenchurch-street,
end her daughter, gave evidence, as did Mr. Bamford, the loss of
whose umbrella led to the detection of Mary Walters as a thief,
with reoperate that property, as well as to Miu Eaton's trinkets,
which were found pledged at the shop of Mr. Barker, the pawn.
bream, in the same mane as that in which the umbrella was pawned.
Mr. &evens, of Blsbopsyste, said, that a subscription was set en
Met bar the ustonnitate Ann Crawley, and stated that the greatest
=slaty prevailed that an immediate application should be made to
the Secretary of State.
The Prisoner was leaning so the bar, with her fate in her hands,
while those statements were made.
Mr. Humphreys appeared as her solieltor, and advised her not to
say sword. She acquiesced.
Tbo conduct of Mts. Baton and her daughter reflected the
greatest credit upon them. Nothing could exceed their anziere
that Arts Crawler:6mM be released from her unmerited inw
pelseousant.
Mary Ann Walters was fully oommittedfor trial.
iktsey Themes, the young mem whom Mr. Annie, the paerubeo.
her of. the Minories employed onslititotially, and by whom be was
ribbed (by the prlsoner'i own cohkesion) of property to a large
seamark, was brought up for Anal nasoinition.
Mt. Holler, ion. who imitated forihe-preeectation stated to
the lord Meyer, that the witness to whom the prisons; bad made
vohmtary confession of guilt, was mud*, in consequence of meets
illness,
illness, to attend; but he (Mr. Mohler, jun.) pledged hienset if the
Grand Jury sleek' And a free bill, and the witnera should be so
fir recovered as to he shirt, give evidence, to produce hint at the
*So
pies
Loan Mmronashol whether pawnbrokers were in the habit
of allowing their &spoon to wear, or of wearing themselves, any
articles left with them in pledge t—To thins direct negative was
given • •
•" The practice; then," said his Lordship, "is ehanod. . I re-
member some years ago a friend of mine, Deputy 11. who kept a
pawnbrokers shop, went with me and a party up the Thames one
y, tiled's, the day was fine, and we were ail eery pleasant,
lalrrallosed is stay out until &Miry or Monday. All cemented
to *argot except the worthy deputy, who happened to have a nice
new wig upon bias ; we pressed bins for.his motive for retusang,
and at length he consented to tell us. 6 You ate this wig upon nu::
' atiid be : well, this was pawned with Me on Monday last, and I'm
sure my customer will Oast is tea-morrow in go to church with.'"
—.(Loud laughter). • The prisoner was fully committed foe trial.
GUILHHA4,Ia.
Cuasnus Avimsnaa...rA young man of very respectable ap.
pearance wds *barged hifore air r. Lacuna with being found
drunk and 4limitoetly, With • a twenstam's drab shawl round his
shoulders, on litetbdrn.Mll, on Tuseday night, and with refusing to
Oft any account of himself. . .
The ollicer having slated the nature of the charge, produced the
dtatithatel—and a "drab of a shawl it Urn, it having been well snaked
M oroda.ontitaid the defendant bad it wrapped sound him like
▪ widen. t :
• The defendant, enable to repro. a smile at the appearance of the
• oonteased that he might have been a little wordy, and, per.
bills; 'Mlle nail. bin dented that he was drunk when taken to
the testeltbetve: -Heitidlicen spending the evening with a few
frlsda,-sod we going borne, when a woman accosted him, and
thrumine her hand imp his pocket, cookout all hie money but
pence. He endeavoured to seise her, but she made her escape,
keying her shawl in his hands, He was not conscious of having
wake' it found his Unsolders. •
Itilwronsis lawals—Pray, Sir, what are you ? Iso afraid you
did a Isom of Whild.Yon wool doing.
agiajitlisdast
Ybreeli.' *otitis aalloompo Jones, pud that he win a
'^N. •
Mari so du* SI your riepectability ; but ask is
deer sinst you 'Nee far gore isv far, iwsyst toe you Ss. for being
drunk.--Tbe defendant minden discharged.

A cyprian ditto lowest order; named An iloolgr, um I
With r•ibbilig a deaf and dumb young Mao used WWI=

of Isis watch.
The prosecutor, who was brought ep in the Asylum for she
Deaf and Dumb, was attended by a female interpreter, wise con;
versed with him by signs in a most impressive and soergetie mass-
tier. He stated he was passing along Fleet.market, when be wee',
accosted by the pri,oner and another girl, wbo enticed him to a
house in Field.lane, where they were joined by a Man. who, with
the hap ..f the other girl, took away his sliver watch, with his name
engraved nu it, while the prisoner held him down. •
Thr lacer stated. that he had ascertained that the other girl's
name was Foster. and she constantly frequented Fleet-market. He
had been wilt the prosecutor to the house, but could not find either
her or the man their.
The prisoner was remanded, to give time to take the other patties.
NI A It L BO HOU G H-ST REST.
Two young meta. named Drains and Halls, were charged with
stealing the following valuable books from the shop of Mr. Hodson
bookseller, Mary •12-bonne•street viz. Dr; Granville's Travels in St:
Prtersburgh, History of the Seven Years' War, Memoirs of the
Duke of itovigo, and the Memoirs of Bishop Heber.. The books
in question were stolen from Mr. Hodson 's shop on Tuesday even-
ing, and shortly afterwards the prisoners offered them In pledge at
the shop of Mr. Aldous, pawnbroker,. of Berwick-street; but Mr.
Aldous having'snme suspicion that the books bad been improperly
obtained, questioned them upon the subject, and they stated that
Mr. Hodson bad desired them to pledge the books and bring him
the money. Mr. Hod-on was sent for, and contradicted their
statement, and the prisonersthen said that they bad received the
books front a man to pledge, as he did not wish to p into the shop
himself. They were remanded.
WORSHIP-STRBBT.
W Lewis was charged with .highway robbery. G. Bell stated,
that about one o'clock on Sunday morning he was passing tbroagh
Brlck•lane, when he was seri-minded, knocked down, and des.
perately beaten by a number oi tellows, who raised him of his bat
and 16s. On recovering hr passed into James-street, when be saw
the prisoner with a hat in his hand, ?.intilar to the one he had lost.
The fellow then struck him. and several others again beat him, till
he was in a senseless state. The ruffians then threatened the watch-
. man, if he dared to come out of his box, sod the prisoner, When e:se
rest were gone, attacked the watchman, who kept him at bay till a
constable came to his assistance, and he was secured. The prosecutor
was so greatly injured as to be :carried to the watcbhouse, and was
then incapable or giving any evidence; but the neat morning de-
scribed the prisooertothe constable. and he was fully cotnntitted.
LA Al BKIH-STRRET.
W. Desoto was finally examined, charged with horse-stealing.
It appeared that the prisoner on Saturday offered a horse fur sale
in a horse slaughterer in Whitethapel-road ;• and he suspecting that
it was stolen. detained both prisoner and horse, which turns out to
be the property of a person at Kensington, and which was turned
nut to grass on the evening on which it w, offered for sale by the'.
prisoner, into a field near Hattle.bridge.—Fully committed for trial.
A potter at the Spread Eagle Inn, Gramehurch-ureet, was fined
20s. for illegally detaining a parcel, which was sent by one of the
stages to that s dice.
UNION-HALL

CLANDISTIPIC 51Aniataari.—A gentleman named Cook, attended
fur the putptp.e of soliciting the advice of tl e Alagistrates as to.
the heat mode of recovering a runaway daughter. The applicant
stared that font days ago his daughter, who is only siltteen years of
age, absconded from home unknown to her family ; and withke°
the last few hours be had ascertained that she had eloped with al
man, and was residing at his house in the Dover-road. On dis-
covering her retreat he proceeded thither, •accompanied by &-
friend; but the individual with whom she eloped refused to de.,
liver her up. or even to allow an interview. The applkant added.
that he had every reason to believe they were not married.
Mr. (*traumas said, that if the applicant felt confident that his
daughter was not married to the person who bad her under his
roof, he would be justified in making a forcible entry to get her
back.—Clarke, the officer. then accompanied the applicant to the
house where the young lady was staying ; and on the inmates briny
apprised that he was an officer, they were admitted ; and the mo-
ment the young lady saw her father, she banded him the certificate
of her marriage at St. Giles's Church; her husband at the saute
time entered the apartment, and both solicited forgiveness; when
a reconciliation took place between all the parties.
WATEIthiEN'S—H ALL.

Upwards of 120 more watermen were gbt ep before Mr.
Driokald, the Master, and the Wardens and Assistants of the We-
tenures Company. • The offences with which the defendants were
charged were chiefly abuse—not taking their title turns in landing
passengers from steam boatr.arroskhig without names or num-
bers on their boats—carrying more pauengers than yes safe, ur
than the law allowed them to carry in their boats. The fines were
mostly 5.. 10s. tbs. For the second offence the lowest penalty
was doubled; for the third offence the full penalty was billeted
Only six out of the whole number summoned escaped punish-
ment. Nearly three hundred watermen were present, and the
impression produced by previous rigour operated to the main-
tenance of better order than had previously been exhibited.—
There was only one exception _to the generally exemplary conduct,
and that was in a Waterman, who let loose his tongue in outrageous
abuse of one of the beadles, for which. be (the defendant) will no
deabt be punished the next Court. Three beadles are engaged
riming abort the river during the whole day, to enforce the new
sagallatiasta and take proceedings &pallet defaulters. Mr. Drinhald.
the master, congratulated his colleagues that the Act would in all
probability be in perfect operation, and the watermen brought into
a habit of conforming to it, which smell be no less beneficial to
disatirtves than to the public.