Star.
London, England, 1820-02-09 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

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DtEL.—A meeting took place, early-on Saturday
morning. in a field near Dublin, between L. S. B.
and A. 13. Esqrs. After firing a shot each, the se-
conds interfered, and the parties left the •ground,
without having received any injury.
VERY EXTRAORDINARY CASE.- Gentleman, pose
sessed of £15,000 property, died in Dublin, a few
months ago, leaving his wife prepant. Ile made
his will shortly before his death, and disposed of the
above sum in the following manneri—ln the event
of his Lady being delivered of a son after his de-
cease, he bequeathed him £lO,OOO, and the remain-
ieg 125,000 he- willed to the mother; but if a female
child, then £lO,OOO were-to go to the mother,' and
the daughter was to have £5,000. It so happened,
that the Lady was delivered of twins. a boy and a
girl !—and the question arises, whether the boy is not,
under the will, entitled to tile 4.10,090, and the daugh-
ter' to the £5,000? as these were specific bequests,
and the bequest to the wife only made contingently.
We understand that cases have been delivered to tae
ATTORNEY and Soetertion-Gesene es, and to Mr.
Hoestes and Mr. BLACKEURNE, for their opinions,
as to whether the mother is entitled to any, and what
portion of 'the property ?—The case is a most novel
• and interesting one.
Corr tit NA Tios.—Sunday se'imight,information was
received at the-Head Police Office, in Dublin, that a •
number of journeymen carpenters had assembled, for
the purpose of combination, at a public-house, the
corner of Sycamore-alley. • Peace officers proceeded
thither, with a guard- of the police parole, about
fifteen in number, all unarmed, and took into cus-
tody every man they found in the under- part of the
house, who, it appeared, were all journeymen car-
penters, in all sixty-seven, and safely lodged them in
the head Office, where, on the following morning,
they onderwent an examination before the Magis-
trates, who would hare committed them to prison,
but that they found security to abide their trial at
the Sessions, for combination.
• Extract of a Letter from Mayne, county Galway,
dated January 26 :—" Tuesday night; the 25th inst.
a large body of those deluded persons, who call
themselves Ribbonmen, marched along.tharoad from
Moe lough to Horse-leap, in the direction of Tuarn.
They reached Horse-leap about five o'clock in the
morning, and their object being to compel the inha-
bitants of the village of Dangan, the property of
Jou N BROWN, Esq. of Moyne, which is situated on a
height above the bridge of Horse-leap, to take those
illegal oashs, for the administration of which they
are associated, they formed themselves into three de-
tachments, and approached the village by three
distinct avenues. The inhabitants of Dangan, who
have, ever since the comnrencement of these illegal
proceedings, distinguished themselves for their loyal
and declared determination to resist, to the utmost of
their power, any attempt to force them to take illegal
oaths, having had information that they were to be
attacked on that night, Were on the alert till very
shortly before the time at which these disturbers of
the public peace made their appearance; when, not
suspecting that any aggression would be made upon
them on that night, as day-light was nearly approach-
ing, they retired to rest, but had not long lain down,
when they were alarmed by some persons, who had
been stationed, by them for the purpose of keeping
watch, that the Ribbonmen were approaching; they
immediately started from their beds, armed them-
selves in the best way they could, and met the assail-
ants. The leader of this loyal band, as soon as *he
came within gun-shot of the Insurgents, fired upon
them ; this fire threw them into confusion ; one per-
son, armed with a musket, attempted to return the
fire, but missed fire, and was therefore knocked down
by a blow of a stone, but instantly recovering, he
fled, leaving his musket behind, which, upon exami-
nation, was found to be loaded with slugs. The In-
surgents now in full retreat were pursued and much
injured by stones and other missiles, which were
hurled at their heads. By this time, an uproar was
heard in the village by the pursuing party. It ap-
pears, that while they were following one party of
the Insurgents, another party of them had, by an-
other road, reached the village, and were proceeding
to enter the houses, when the villagers deserting their,
pursuit, returned to the village to protect theit wives
and diddles ; here a sharp and close conflict ensued,
which, however, was terminated in favour of the.vil-
lagers over those intruders upon their domestic peace,'
who retired precipitately upon their third division,
who appeered to act as a reserve, but who had not-
courage to renew the action. Several of the Insur-
gents were most severely, and it is apprehended,
some of them mortally wounded in the conflict, but
they were carried off by the reserve."
The Postmasters-General of Ireland have, in a
most praiseworthy manner, awarded A:5O and gold
medals, to the guards of the Cork coach, for their
excellent conduct in protecting the mails, in the re-
cent attack made near Clonmel ; they have also
granted a pensiou to the guard whose arm has been
amputated.

The Guernsey Papers mention a most heroic act of
a sailor, named Joseph Stevens, of the ship Huntress.
A child, belonging to a Mr. Hoyle, a passenger, hay-•
ing fallen overboard, in a brisk gale, in the Atlantic,
he plunged into the sea, and though the ship was run-
ning at the rate of eleven knots, saved its life.
. At Rome, on the M.h ult. the thermometer was
at six degrees below the freezing point, and the
Seven Hills were covered with snow. The Romans
complained .much of the rigour of this temperature,
to which they were so little accustomed.
A letter from Brussel, dated January 2, says—

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We have just seen an account from Cadiz, dated
the 18th uhimo. The following is the most remark-
able passage :
The insurrection is near its end. The Major-
General of the Army has shewn the greatest indig-
nation against the mutineers. The troops have begun
the blockade of the Isle of Leon, and the rebels will
soon have no resource but jo sin-rem:cr. Every thing
is perfectly tranquil at Cadiz, and business has re-
sumed its usual muse."

An account of the liith states, afar a part of the.
ga:Tison cf Grenada had arrived 4 Cadiz, and that
other reinforcements were expected from the interior.
The marines of the fleet belonging to the expedition,
do duty together with the land forces and the city
Lard of Cadiz, which, in these critical circumstantes,
s behava,l in the most exemplary manner.

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COURT-OF' CHANCERY, FEBRUARY R.
The LORD CHANCELLOR was attended Into -Contt.)
by Master DOWDEBWELL, on whose head his Lord-
ship placed the official hat, with the ceeognony usual,
an the appointment of a:Master..
THE-ATTORN&-GENERAL CATHERINE-HALL.
Tis was an information -filtd against the Master
and Fellows of Catherine-Hall; Cambridge, under
the old foundation, at the relation of the Master and.
Fellows tinder the new foundation. The' bill set
forth, that We rents and profits of certain estates de-
vised to Catherine-Hall by the late Mrs. ltamsden,
had of late years greatly increased, and the relators
prayed that this surplus rent might be applied to the
augmentation of their salaries, in compliance with the
will of the testatrix. The defendants stated in their
answers, that the salaries of the relatc..s had been
augmented since the year 1807, and that the new
foundation had already been benefited as far as Mrs.
Ramsden had intended; that the old foundation was
considerably in debt; and that it was evident, from
the will of the testatrix, that she meant to consult its
interests, rather than those of the new foundation.
The pleadings had only been opened, when the
LORD CHANCELLOR said he was obliged, on account
of other business, to leave the Court.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEBRUARY 8.
" The Court were occupied the greater part of the
day in hearing arguments on special points of law.

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CAMELS V. BRITTAN. •
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This was an action on a policy of insurance on the
ship Venus, from London to Pernambuco. The
policy was written on 200 barrels of gunpowder,
some small shot, and various other articles. She
arrived in safety at Pernambuco, but on her arrival,
was seized by two Portuguese vessels, on the ground
that the gunpowder, which formed part of the cargo,
was contraband goods. The underwriters refused to
pay the policy on this ground also. The plaintiff
brought his action, which was tried at Guildhall in
July last, before he CHIEF JUSTICE, and a verdict
was taken for the plaintiff, leveral• points being re-
served for the opinion of the Court. It appeared,
that the Venus sailed under a licence which was ob-
tained by one of her owners, a merchant named
rawcet, but
,the plaintiff had not taken out any
licence ; and, in addition to other points, the under-
writers now contended, that the want of this licence
rendered the voyage, as related to the plaintiff, ille-
gal, and therefore that he could not recover.
Mr. CAMPBELL, for the plaintiff, now argued,
that under the provision of the 12th of Charles 11.
it was not necessary the plaintiff should have any
licence for small shot, which could net be consi-
dered as ammunition or warlike stores; and there-
fore, as regarded that part of the cargo, the voyage
at least was legal.
Mr. PULLEN, on behalf of the nndefwriters, con-
tended, that the voyage was illegal altogether, and
that the plaintiff could not recover.
The Court took time to consider its judgment.
THE 'KING V. HUNT AND OTHERS.

At the moment the Court was about to rise,
Mr. Hunt presented himself to their Lordships,
and said he had to renew his application on the sub-
ject of the Manchester conspiracy. When he last
mentioned this subject, on Saturday, he was told by
their Lordships they could not grant a writ of cer-
tiorari to remove the proceedings from Lancashire,
unless with the consent of all the defendants. He
had now got the Affidavit of the Attorney for all
the defendants, stating; that they agreed in the ap-
plication.
The CHIEF-JUSTICE.—The Attorney will then in-
struct Counsel,. if he thinks proper so to do, to make
the application. -
Mr. Hunt said Mr. Chitty had been instructed;
but be hoped he was not precluded from moving
for himself.

The CHIEF-JUSTICE.—You were told, the other
day, no certiorari can be moved for, unless the par-
ties consent in the application.
Mr. Hunt—My Lord, all do consent now.
Mr. Justice HoLnoYD.--We must have them be-
fore the Court.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY.—Mr. Chitty, are you in-
structed for all the defendants ?

MT. CHITTY.—No, my Lord, I am not.
The CHIEF-JUSTICE said, the Court could not
break through established rules.
Mr. Runt said, any. rule which required the at-
tendance of all the defendants in Court, if situated as
the present defendants were, was unjust. One of
the parties was in close custody in Lancaster jail,
and could not possibly be present.
The CHIEF-JUSTICE observed, the person in ques-
tion might, if he thought fit, instruct Counsel; hisi
imprisonment did not preclude him from taking that,
course. The Court was not warranted in granting'
the present application..
Mr. Hunt said, as application, under similar ctr-'
cumstances, had been granted by Mr. Justice Bay-
ley (the Learned Judge had quitted the Court at this
this time) in the case of Sir C. W.lseley.
The Court observed, if the defendant had any
case to offer, which he thought would induce the
Bench to graut his application, he might mention it
to-morrow, when the Court was full ; and, in order
to afford him an opportunity of doing so, they would
call on the defendant before the Gentlemen at the
Bar were called on.
Mr. Hunt then quitted the Court.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FEBRUARY 8.
BUTT V. SIR NATHANIEL CONANT.

The final judgment of the Court was this day given
in this case. It was an action of trespass and false
imprisonment, brought by the plaintiff against Sir
Nathaniel Conant, for having issued a warrant; by
which the plaintiff was arrested, and subsequently
committed for want of bail. The warrant had been
issued on account of a publication of two libels,
one en Lord Ellenborough, the late Chief Juitice of
the Court of King's Bench, and the ether on Lord
Castlereagh. The case had been brought to trial
before the Chief Justice, DALLAS, who declared at
the time that the defendant, as a Magistrate, was
justified by the law in doing what he had done. The
Jury found a special verdict; and the point of law
now came on to be argued for the second time; and;
I On this, as well as the former occasion, Mr. Serjeant
VAUGHAN contended on behalf of the plaintiff, that
he was entitled to damages, inastnuct as the Justice
had no right to commit lint for that which was not

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ace,.. hough it dead to silt
It. He quoted, in support of his argument,
st Coke, who lays down the doctrine, that a man
hinot •be arrested and held to bail for a crime cog-
,lizable in Sessions by one Justice of the Peace alone,
and sitting out of Sessions. •
Mr. Serjeant BOSANQUET, on the other. side, con-
tended that a libel came under the description of;
and as, such the Magistrates were justified'
by law in holding libellers to bail. The Courts of
Law, in the cases of the seven Bishops and of Mr.
Wilkes, had assumed the arrest would have been
good, but that they were privileged persons. In
NVilkees case, they did not affect to say, that a private
person might not be arrested. A man may, upon
the slightest assault, be committed in default of bail;
and in libel, which May provoke an aggravated breath
of the peace, shall it be said that the Magistrate has
not the like jurisdiction'? Hale, Lord unit, and
Hawkins, are all opposed to Lord Coke, agreeing that
a man may be held to bail before indictment found.
• The CIIIEF JUSTICE said this case had been tried
before him, and at the trial he distinctly laid down
the law to the Jury—which was, that the Magistrate
had the power of holding a man to bail for a libel.
Thii was clearly the law of the country ever since
the accession of King William ; and had frequently
been declared to be the law before that time. Ile
was glad that the question now came before the
Court for its decision, because the interest of the
country required that it should be set at rest. The
cases of the seven Bishops and of Wilkes had no
connexion with the present, because they were de-
clared to be exempted from commitment on account
of thtir privileges as Members of Parliament. But.
with regard to libels pUblished by ether persons, they:
were misdemeanours leading to :t breach of the peace,
and Magistrates were justified by law in holding the
offenders to bail? A verdict therefore must be en-
tered for the defendant.

The other Judges unanimously concurred in the
same opinion. •
Mr. Butt was in Court during the whelc of the

discussion.

MA NSlON:HOUS£.—Yesterd ay two Gentlemen, who
hold shares in extensive salmon fisheries in the North,
complained to the LORD MAYOR, that fish, contain-
ing spawn, and otherwise unclean, were sold in the
London markets, much to the injury of the fair
dealer. Some of the fish was brought tiom Billings-
gate; and it was stated, that there they were sold for
threepence or threepence-halfpenny a pound to the
fishmongers, by whom they were often retailed at
four shillings and sixpence per pound. The LORD
MAYOR, on looking into the Act of Parliament
against these practices, said, that there would pro-
bably be some profitable work for informers and of-'
ficers, as it was determined that one moiety of the
fine inflicted on the offender should go to the infor-
mer, and the other to the Overseers of the Poor of
the Parish in which the offence should be committed.
This provision would impose a check upon the fish-
mongers, particularly as it authorized any body to
make a seizure of the unseasonable fish, and place it
in the hands of a constable; who was authorized and
required to take the offender into custody, and bring
him before a Justice. liVhen such a peremptory pro
ceeding was generally known, those
_who had de-
rieed.such immense and iniquitous _profits from the
retail, would probably avoid the hazard of a convic-
tion. The fine imposed upon each offence was £lO.
The Deputy Water Bailiff said, that the sale of un-
seasonable salmon at Billingsgate could easily be
done away with; but the dealers in the North, by
whom the unseasonable fish was transmitted, were in
the. habit of consigning all salmon hr boxes to fish-
mongers; in which case, the salesmen had it not in
their poWer to prevent the Public from being im-
posed upon. The LORD MAYOR said, the Act was
most formidable tb such persons. His Lordship con-
demned the fish, and ordered Mr. Mitchelson to burn
it at Billingsgate. After this ceremony was per-
formed, in the presence of a great number of fish-
mongers, Fleet-market and other markets were
searched; but the matter had got wind, and net a
pound of unseasonable salmon was to be found.
HATTON•GARDENe—Read, jun. belonging to this
Office, arrived yesterday, from Northampton, and
gave the following detail. He said, that he had re-
turned from Boughton Park, the seat of her Grace
the Duchess of Buccleugh, where he was dispatched
on Monday week, after some villains who had nearly
murdered four-of her Grace's gamekeepers. On the
night of the 25th ult. John Potter, gamekeeper to
her Grace, was in his Lodge, in Boughton Park, ac-
companied by his brother Joseph Potter, J. Shaw,
and T. Fletcher, three other gamekeepers to her
Grace. About twelve o'clock they were alarmed by
the report of -a shot, fired at some distance, which
they knew to be fired by some poachers ; .they pro-
ceeded in order to apprehend them, when, hearing
the sound of voices approaching, it being a fine moon-
light night, they concealed themselves behind a large
tree, and, ascertaining that the poachers were many
in number, they consulted whether they might with
safety attack them. At last they all agreed to be
'faithful to each other, immediately rushed for-
ward, and each laid hold of his man. One of the
Poachers hallooed out Murder ! which was answered
from behind the hedges .with the words Up ! Up !
and immediately a party, supposed to be 14 or 15 in
number, each armed with a heavy club, or pole,
rushed on them, knocked down J. Potter, and beat
him most unmercifully ; another of the villains beat
Joseph Potter in a similar manner, whilst he was
struggling with one of the poachers, whom he had
under him in a ditch. The villain then took his
musket, and snapped it several times at Joseph Pot-
ter, but the priming
.would not burn, owing toget-
ting wet, by their lying in the grass. John Potter
repeatedly cried out to them to desisf, and go awaj
about their business; seeing there were too many a
them, or else one of them should have the contents.
of the double-barrelled gun which he had in his hand.
They cried out to him, d' Shoot, shoot, you b--;
you cannot kill us all !" He was immediately sur,
rounded, knocked down again, and six or seven. of
them. were beating him at one time. -The unfortunate
Man repeatedly called out to have mercy on him,
and spare him for his wife and family.- Joseph Pot-
ter, John Shaw, and Thomits.Fletcher, were also
severely beaten, and left for dead. On the villains
retreating, John Putter seized his double-barrelled
gun and discherged at them, and. shot one of than
the ri;ht arm. The villains again returned, and

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unfortunate mot until they toought they
had deprived them of life, • and thcn effected their,
escatili taking John Potter's double-barrelled gun
with diem. Some time after, Fletcher recovered suf-
ficiently to crawl as far as the gardener's cottage,
where he gave an account of what had happened,
when a Surgeon was sent for, who dressed their
wounds. On Read's learning all these particulars, be
obtained warrants to search ten cr twelve suspected
houses in a little village, called Brigstock, about six
or seven *riles distant from Boughton Park. lie
went onWednesday afternoon to execute the warrant,
accompanied only by Mr. Crazies White, a respect-
able farmer, and Constable of:Birgstock, to search
for the ,gun taken from John-Potter. This search
was executed at the peril of their lives, the place
being the rendezvous of a desperate body of Facher s,
who, the Officers learned, were sworn to be true to
each other. Wheit Read was entering one of the
houses, occupied by a man named Richard:on, Rich-
.ardson'Owife met him,at the door, and told him he
shotficEliot enter, as her husband was lying ili of t.le
typhusfever, and not expected to live. Read said
he was a doctor ; he was not afraid of the fever, and
venuld:,„.see her husbaitd. By much ado he gained
.admittance; he found the wretch lying in bed in a
most dreadful state. Read pulled down the clothes,
and perceived that his tight arm was bandaged up,
and swollen nearly as 'thick as his body; and, from
the equivocating answiis he received to the questions
he put, he had no dote orr his mind but Richardson
was the man whom John Potter shot at. Read sent
for a Surgeon, who came and examined the wound,
which-vias nearly seven inches long, the flesh being
laid open to the bone; and in his presence six shots
werb extracted from it. From the information he
received, he returnedand obtained warrants against
Richardson, William 'Bland, Solomon Rawson, and
Matchless Clarke; and at an early hour next morn-
ingowith no other assistance than Mr. White, he ap-
prehended them in their beds, and brought the three
latter, handcuffed;-to John Potter's house, where the
two Magistrates were come to take the depositions.
The four gamekeepers swore to them, and also to
Richardson, who was in too dangerous t state to be
removed. John Potter is not out of danger, but the
other three, after a great loss of blood, are in a fair
i4y of recovery. The prisoners were committed to
Northampton Jail.
IVIARLBOROUGH•STREET A youth, named
a pigeon-fancier, in Seven Dials, noted for caulo-s,
who could bring -home the winner of a Mou'oey-
horst fight within a quarter of an hour, was charged
by a Gentleman, aimed Hoile, with stealing a flight
of pigeons, consisting of forty, from the top of his
house, when at roost. Samuel Furzeman, an officer
of St. Giles's, on examining the tops of the horoes,
traced the thieves from the top of the house where
the prisoner lived, within three doors of that of the
prosecutor, to the pigeon-loft; and he afterwards dis-
covered that the prisoner was present at the sale of
the pigeons, at a shop in Old-street-road, in com-
pany with others not in custody.—Remanded.

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- a enselt. He quoted, in support Of his argument, had 'dep-rived them of life, • and then effected their, ,t
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: e • Coke, who layddown the doctrine, that a man escapr, taking John Potter's double-barrelled gun -,
DVEL.—A meeting took place, earl on Saturday
COURT.- OF' CHANCERY, FEBRUARY R. •, • • ..
e• moraine in a field near Dublin, between L. S. B. .el ~:nnot •be arrested and held to bail for a crime cog- with them. Some time after, Fletcher recovered suf. :r-
-?. b' • The LORD CHANCELLOR was attended into -Conyficientl to crawl as fly as the ear'ener's cottage,
t.: and A. 13. Esqrs. After firing a shot each, the se- .izable.in Sessions by one Justice of the Peace alone, y 6, ,
by Master Dawnseweer., on whose head his Lord: and sitting out of Sessions. • where he gave an account of what had happered -''•
..-, couds interfered, and the parties left the • ground, • ,
ship placed the official hat, with the mom ony usual, Mr. Serjeant BOSANQUET, OU the othet side, con- when a Surgeon was sent for, who dressed their •
e' without hiving received any injury. on the appointment of a.-Mastero , . tended that a libel came under the description offwounds. On Read's learning all these particulars, he
VERY EXTRAORDINARY CAsE.-1 Gentleman, !ono •
THE•ATToRNEY-GENERAL 21. CATHERINE-HALL.
e sessed of £15,000 property, died in Dublin, a few This trespass, and as such the Magistrates were justified' obtained warrants to search ten cr twelve suspected
was an information -filed against the Masterhouses in a little village, called Brigstock, about six
months ago, leaving his wife preenant. Ile made by law in holding libellers to- bail. The Courts of
and Fellows of Catherine-Hall; Cambeidge, under
Law, in the cases of the seven Bishops and of Mr. or seven miles distant from Boughton Park. Ile • e
his will shortly before his death, and disposed of the the old foundation, at the relation of the Master and
es had assumed the arrest would have been went onWednesday afternoon to execute the warrant, -
above sum in the following; mannert—ln the event bill set Wilk '
Fellows tinder the new foundation. The' vdotdie
.but that they were privileged persons. - In accompanied only by Mr. Charles White, a respect-
t t of his Lady being delivered of a son after his de- forth, that We rents and profits of certain estates de-
totes s case, they did not affect to say, that a private able fernier, and Constable oftßtigstock, to search ~..
cease, he bequeathed him ElO,OOO, and the remain
visei to Catherine-Hall by the late Mrs. Ramsden,for the ,gun taken from .John-Potter. This search es
te. ion £3,000 he- willed to the mother; but if a female had
o of late years greatly increased, and the relators person might not be arrested. A man may, upon
the slightest assault, be committed in dela:lh of bail; -' tva executed at the peril of thtir lives, the place e
t•,,,-', child, then £lO,OOO were-to go to the mother, and prayed that this surplus rent might be applied to the
000. It so ha
and in libel, which May provoke an aggravated breach being the rendezvous of a desperate body of etaehei s 4.
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the daughter was to have E erred,
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5,d,
augmentation of their salaries, in compliance with the of the peace, hall it he rajah that the Magistrete has who, the Officers learned, were sworn to be tine to
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• that the Lady was delivered of twins, a boy and a will of the testatrix. The defendants stated in their not the like jurisdiction'? Hale, Lord Holt, :tad each other. Who? Read was entering one of the •
girl !—and the question art-es, whether the boy it not, answers, that the salaries of the relatets had been •
Hawkins, are all opposed to Lord Coke, agreeing that houses, occupied by a man named Richardson, Rich- ':'
'..:•;. under the will, entitled to die:l-10,000, and the &nigh. auemeeted since the year 1807, and that the new e
a man may be held to bail before indictment found.
tardsontetew ife met him,at the door, and told him he 1
It ter- to the E 5,000? as thew were specific bequests, • '• . 1
-•.• foundation had-already been benefited as far as Dirs. . The CHIEF JUSTICE said this case had been tried shouter-11*ot enter, as her husband was lying ili of the t /
, . and the bequest to the wife only ma.le contineently. Ramsden had intended; that the old foundation was
before him, and at the-trial he distinctly laid down typhusfever, and not expected to live. Read said -./
eWe understand that cases have been delivered tae considerably in debt ; and that it was evident, from
the law to the Juryt—which was, that the Magistrate he was a doctor ; he was not afraid of the fever, and .: t
ATToRNEY and Soerertion-Gesene es, and to Mr. the will of the testatrix, that she meant to consult its
had the power of holding a man to bail for a libel. wouldeesee her husband. By much ado he gained
Hoemes and Mr. BLACKBU RNE, for their opinions,
it interests, rather than those of the new foundation.
This was clearly the law of the country ever since .admittance; he found the wretch . lying in bed in a 'te•
as to whether the mother is entitled to any, and what The pleadings had only been opened, when the
the accession of King William ; and had frequently -most dreadful state. Read pulled down the clothes,
. portion of 'the property?—The case is a most novel
t
declared to be the law before that time. Ile and perceived that his *tight arm was bandaged
LORD CHANCELLOR said he was obliged, on account been
: t and interetting one. of other business, to leave the Court.up,
was glad that the question now came before the and swollen nearly as 4ick at his body ; and, from :i•
the equivocating answis he received to the questions 4-
•t: Com a i NATloN.—Sunday se'nnighoinform:ation was
received at the. Head Police Office, in Dublin, that a COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEBRUARY 8. . Court for its decision, because the interest of the
- The Court were occupied the greater part of the country required that it should be set at rest. The lie put, he had no don oil his mind but Richard sen ;:1:1
was the man whom John Potter shot at. Read sent te number of journeymen carpenters had assembled, for
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-e the purpose of combination, at a public-house, the day in hearing arguments on special points of law. cases of the seven Bishops and of Wilkes had no .l
CAMELS V. BRITTAN. • • connexion with the present, because-they were de- for a Surgeon, who came and examined the wound,
corner of Sycamore.alley. Peace officers proceeded • which-vies nearly seven inches long, the flesh being
thither, with a guard- of the police parole, about This was an action on a policy of insurance on the dared to be exempted from commitment on account
Venus, from London to Pernambuco. The of thl.sir privileges as Members of Parliament. But laid open to the bone; and in his presence six shots
e. fifteen in number, all unarmed, and took into cus- ship
was written on 200 barrels of gunpowder,. with regard- to libels published by ether persons, they ' yeti extracted from it. From the information he
' - tody every man they found in the under part of the policy
car- some small shot, and various other articles. She were misdemeanours leading to :t breach of the peace, received, he returned-and obtained warrants against j
house, who, it appeared, were all journeymen ltichatdson, William Bland, Solomon Rawson, and '‘e
arrived in safety at Pernambuco, but on her arrival, and Magistrates were justified by law in holding the
I pesters, in all sixty-seven, and safely lodged them inMatchless Clarke; arid at an early hour next morn- It
was seized by two Portuguese vessels, on the ground offenders to bails A verdict therefore must be en-
the head Office, where, on the following morning, ingowith no other assistance than Mr. White, he ap-
that the gunpowder, which formed part of the cargo, teed for the defendant.
they onderwent an examination before the Magis-
was contraband goods. • The underwriters refused to The other Judges unanimously concurred in the prehended them in their beds, and brought the three •
trates, who would have committed them to priom,
but that they found security to abide their trial at Pay the policy on this ground also. The plaintiff same opinion. • latter, handcuffedeto John Potter's house, where the
brought his action, which was tried at Guildhall in Mr. Butt was in Court during the while of the two Magistrates were come to take the depositions.
the Sessions, for combinatioe.
Extract of a Letter from Moyne, county Galway, July last, before the CHIEF JusricE, and a verdict discussion. ..., The four gamekeepers swore to them, and also to I
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deed January 26 :—" Tuesday night; the 25th inst. was taken for the plaintiff, leveret' points being re-
-- . Richardson, who was in too dangerous dt
state to be dti
- a large body of those deluded persons, who call served for the opinion of the Court. It appeared, MA NSlON.!HOUSE.—YestertlaytwoGentlemen, who removed. Jelin Potter is not out of danger, but the P.
themselves Ribbonmen, marched alongtheroad from that the Venus sailed under a licence which was ob- hold shares in extensive salmon fisheries in the North, otber three, after a great loss of blood, are in a fair • -i'•
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Mot-lough to Horse-leap, in the direction of Tuarre iained by one of her owners, a merchant named complained to the LORD MAYOR, that fish, contain- iiity of recovery. The prisoners were committed to o
Faystet, but
:the plaintiff had not taken out any in-
z spawn, *and otherwise unclean, were sold in the Northampton Jail. -1
• • They reached Horsedeap about five o'clock in the
. licence; and, in addition to other points, the under- London markets, much to the injury of the fair MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—A youth, named Wo'L', ..
morning, and their object being to compel the inha
bitents of the village of Danean the property of writers now contended, that the want of this licence dealer. Some ef the fish was brought from Billings- a pigeon-fancier, in Seven Dials, noted ter caulo-s, "
z-,t., , rendered the voyage, as related to the plaintiff, ille gate; and it was stated, that there they were sold for who could bring -home the winner of a Moultev. t
Joe N Blume, E.sq. of Moyne, which is situated on a
and therefore that he could not recover.
height above the bridge of Horse-leap, to take those gal, threepence or threepence-halfpenny a pound to the hoist fight within a quarter of an hour, was charged e
Mr. CAMPBELL, for the plaintiff, now argued,
• illegal oaths, for the administration of which theyfishmongers, by whom they were often retailed at by a Gentleman, aimed Hoile, with stealing a flight -'
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of
Charles .
are associated, they formed themselves into three de- that under the provision of the 12th four shillings and sixpence per pound. The Lome of pigeons, consisting of forty, from the top of his '
house, when at roost. Samuel Furzeman, an officer
t-
it was not necessary the plaintiff should any MAYOR,
tachments, and approached the village by three
i
could
lice Ice ter small shot, which not be cons-
distinct avenues. The inhabitants of bangan, who against these practices, said, that there would pro- of St. Giles's, on examining the tops of the houses,
dered as ammunition or warlike stores; and there-
have, ever since the commencement of these illegalbably be some profitable work for informers and of-' traced the thieves from the top of the house where , •
• fore, as regarded that part of the cargo, the voyage ficers, as it was determined that one moiety of the the prisoner lived, within three doors of that of the
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pi oceedings, distinguished themselves for their loyal
at least was legal. ,
and declared determination to resist, to the utmost of fine inflicted on the offender should go to the infor- prosecutor, to the pigeon-loft; and he afterwards dis- • '
covered that the prisoner was present at the sale of •
Mr. PULLEN, on behalf of the tandefesriters, con-
their power, any attempt to force them to take illegal met, and the other to the Overseers of the Poor of
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tended, that the voyage was illegal altogether, and ' oaths, having had information that they were to be the Perish in which the offence should be committed. the pigeons, at a shop in Old-street-road, in com- -
patty with others not in custody.—Remanded.
that the plaintiff could not recover.
attacked on that nieht, Were on the alert till very This provision would impose a check upon the fish-
o The Court took time to consider its judgment.
shortly before the time at which these disturbers of mongers, particularly as it authorized any body to .
THE KING V. HUNT AND OTHERS. • BIRTHS.
the public race made their appearance; when, not - make a seizure of the unseasonable fish, and place it
Monday se'nnight, the Viscountess Duncan, of a son. • •
At the moment the Court was about Nouse, the Lady of the Knight of Olin, of a son. -
suspecting that any aggression would be made upon
Jan. 31, at Westport, in the county of Mayo, the Marthiortess
Mr. Hunt presented himself to their Lordships,
them on that night, as day-light was nearly approach- required to take the offender into custody, and bring
and -said he had to renew his application on the sub- of Sligo, of a son and heir.
ing, they retired to rest, but had not long lain dawn, him before a Justice. When such a peremptory pro,- •
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ect of the Manchester conspiracy. When he last the Saturday,, at.nPeeortrssmeofuath, the Lady of ;Major Buchanan, of ::..
when they were alarmed by some persons, who had .Iceeding was generally known, those
„who had de-
mentioned this subject, on Saturday, he was told by le
been stationed by them for the purpose of keeping rived such immense and iniquitous OrOfits from the _ gl - •
• their Lordships they could not grant , MARRIED.
a writ of ter- •
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watch, that the Ribbonmen were approaching; theyretail, would probably avoid the hazard of a convic- Jan. 24, at Kinghorn,.Lieutenant James Nairn, R.N. to Miss -
immediately started from their beds, armed them- Horan to remove the proceedings from Lancashire, tion. The fine imposed upon each offence was £lO. Sophia splint, daughter of Mr. J. Sp t, manufacturer there. "
He
all
of the the defendants.
consent
selves in the best way they could, and met the assail- unless with The Deputy Water Bailiff said, that the sale of un- s, C. M. Bushby,,Esq. 000mpny's Civil
had now got the Affidavit of the Attorney for all Service,AtMadra to Mar Catherine, eldest of the li n. C
aughter
yof the laa te Colonel :
ants. The leader of this lo al band, as soon as -he seasonable salmon at Billingsgate could easily be y
the defendants, stating; that they agreed in the ap- Andrew MiCally. • ,
came within gun-shot of the Insurgents, fired upon done away with; but the dealers in the North, by
them ; this Ste threw them into confusion ; one per- plication. whom the unseasonable fish was transmitted, were in DIED.
• The CHIEF-JUSTICE.—The Attorney will then in- -At Nagpore, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Mont, C.B. of the 6th
son, armed with a musket, attempted to return thethe. habit of consigning all salmon in. boxes to fish- Light•
strait Counsel,. if he thinks proper so to do, to make
fire, but missed fire, and was therefore knocked down mongers; in which case, the salesmen had it not in .
At , Apr E. P. Stevenson, of the 4th N.V. Batt.
the application.
by a blow of a stone, but instantly recovering, he their power to prevent the Public from being iro- '. At Negapatarn, Lieutenant and Adjutant Archibald Rankin,
Mr. Hunt said Mr. Chitty had been instructed; 2.41 Batt. 2.7c1 Regiment.
fled, leaving his musket behind, which, upon exami- posed upon. The Lima MAYOR said, the Act was
but he hoped he was not precluded from moving August 18, at Colcimbo, Mrs. Rogers, wife of Mr. Rogers,
nation, was found to be loaded with slugs. The In- most- formidable tb such persons. His Lordship con-for himself. Clerk of the Survey intho Ordnance Department of Colombo.
surgents now in full retreat were pursued and much demned the fish, and ordered Mr. Mitchelson to burn • august SI, at Madras, the Rev. J. Mousdey, D.D. Arch-
injured
The CHIEF-JUSTICE.—You were told, the other it at Billingsgate. After this ceremony was per- deacon of Madras.
by stones and other missiles, which were
.4:day, no certiorari can be moved for, unless the par- formed, in the presence of a great number of fish- ..
August 29, at Calcutta in the 22d year of her age, Harriet, .
- hurled at their heads. By this time, an uproar was wife of the Rev. Mr. Hamp , 1 urinary, formerly of Goo
beard in the village by the pursuing party. It apt ties content in the application. mongers, Fleet-market and other markets were ' son Mis '
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Mr. Hunt—My Lord, all do consent now. searched; but the matter had got wind, and net a pbrt Seminary.
pears, that while they were following one party of Sunday te'nnight, Mrs. Gainer, wife of the late Lieu[. Gainer,
Mr. Justice HoLnoYD.--We must have them be- pound of unseasonable salmon was to be found.
the Insurgents, another party of them had, by an-of the 10th Royal Veteran Battalion.
fore the Court. -• Lately, in the West Indies, Mr. Thomas
other road, reached the village, and were proceeding HATTON-Read,—Read, jun. belonging to thisWarerworth, R. N. •
eldest son of Mr. Waierworh, Surgeon, of Newport, Isle of -
Mr. Justice BAYLEY —Mr Chitty, . are you in- arrived yesterday, from Northampton, and
to enter the houses, when the villagers deserting their ' • ' • -
strutted for all the defendants? gave Office,he following detail. He said, that he had re- Wight. .. , •
pursuit, returned to the village to protect their- wives'Lately, at Abbey.lsolm, Wm. Cook, aged 20; many years
and childiea ; here a sharp and close conflict ensued, Mr. CHITTY.—No, my Lord, lam not. turned from Boughton Park, the seat of her Grace postman between Wigton and Greenroom.
J C The said,theCHlEF-USTICE
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. - which, however, was terminated in favour of the. vil-the Duchess of Buccleugh, where he was dispatched At Dublin, at
. break through eetablished rules.sister to the late Vikti,unt Allen.
. lagers over those intruders upon their domestic peace, on Monday week, after some villains who had nearly .
who retired precipitately upon their third division,. Mr. Want said, any. rule which required the at- murdered four-of her Grace's gamekeepers. On the of Janduar,h3l, at
iia'eruce, Harriet Frances, younger* daughter
tendance of all the defendants in Court,. if situated as r.
.At Irristol Hrtwellir in her 71st year, the Dowager Coontess ..
who appeered to act as a reserve, but who had notnight of the 25th tilt. John Potter, gamekeeper to
courage to renew the action. Scveral of the Insur- the present defendants were, was unjust. One of her Grace, was in his Lodge, in Boughton Park, ac. of Granard.
. Tuesday se'rmight, at Cardifr, in the 3..1c1 year of his age, Lieu-
the parties was in close custody in Lancaster jail,
gents were most severely, and it is apprehended, rompanied by his brother Joseph l'otter, J. Shaw,
and could net possibly be present. tenant Abraham Haieourt White of the /to I N
• some of them mortally wounded in the conflict, but and I'. Fletcher, three other gamekeepers to her te
Saturday se'nnights at Carlisle, apophay", Isabella, wife of
they were carved off by the reserve." The CIIIEP4UBTICE observed, the person in ques- Grace. About twelve o'clock they were alarmed by Jeremiah Jollie, printer, aged 56 years.
don might, if hb ht fit, instruct Counsel nisi e thought ;
The PostmasteroGeneral of Ireland have, in athe report of -a shot, fired at some distance, which • At Dumfries, on the 26th ult. Gabriel Richardson, Esq. late
imprisonment did not preclude him from taking that
- most praiseworthy manner, awarded E. 50 and gold they knew to be fired by some poachers ; they pro- Provost of chat Burma.
course. The Court was not warranted in granting At Dumfries,
.on the 27th tilt. in the 80th year oilier Ige, Mrs.
medals, to the guards of the Cork coach, for their ceeded in order to apprehend them, when, hearing -
the present application.. Janet Macintyre, a-Gentlewoman of great re.peetability. • '
,'• At Edinburgh, Mrs. Philips, widow of Riohard Eilh.ton Phi-
- excellent conduct in protecting the mails, in the re- ' ' the sound of voices approaching, it being a fine moon-cent attack made near Clonmel ; they have also Mr. Hunt said, an application, under similar cir- light night, they concealed themselves behind a large lips, ESq. late one ofilie Contmissioners of Custom's fur Scotland.
cumstances, had been granted by Mr. Justice Bay- 'lt Kirkcudbright; the 21st ult. in-the 86th •year of his age, and .
granted a pention to the guard whose arm has been tree, and, ascertaining that the poachers were many •
amputated. • ley (the Learned Judge had quitted the Court at this in number, they consulted whether thee ' h '1 • mig t wit i 50th of his ministryitlie Rev. Dr. Robert Mott..., one oldie Deans •
- this time) in the case of Sir C. Wolseley.of the Chapel Royalostd Chaplain in Orchnary to his late Nlajesty.,
safety attack them. At last they all agreed to be . Jan. 03, at Scout! :Mrs. Brodie, widow of - '
The Court observed, if the defendant had
The Guernsey Papers mention a most heroic act of any faithful to each other, immediately rushed for- die, late Minister i•Kinloch.
• case to offer, which he thought would induce the
a sailor, named Joseph Steyeus, of the ship Huntress. ward, and each laid hold of his man. One of the t 'Moodie, pariah of Aberdaigie, on the 07th ult.. the Rev.. r
A child, belonging to a Mr. Hoyle, a passenger, •hav-• Bench to grant his application, he might mention it poachers hallooed out Murder! which was answered David Meliss, If. D. -* .
ing fallen overboard, in a brisk gale, in the Atlantic, to-morrow, when the Court was full ; and, in order from behind the hedges -with the words Up ! Up ! ter At r Tit:ll:hire,
ioatneltee Potd ult.;
Congregation
Re v. Patrick Caine!, Main.u-s .
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on there, in 55th year atlas
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. he plunged into the sea, and though the ship was run- 'to afford him an opportunity of doing so, they would and immediately a party, supposed to be 14 or 15 in age and :.ad of his,ministrgry.tg
- ning at the rate of eleven knots, saved its life. call on the defendant before the Gentlemen at the -number, each armed with a heavy club, or pole, Jan. 27, at Tranint, the Rev. Robert Shirraff, in 'the 66da .
Bar were called on. year
iof his age, anti-42d of his ministry.
At Rome, on the lteth ult. the thermometer was • . rushed on them, knocked down J. Potter, and beat
at six degrees below the freezing point, and the Mr. Hunt then quitted the Court. ' him most unmercifully ; another ofthe villains beat . an. 21, at Kiwis's,. M. iss Christian Stark, yonngest-daughter ".
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of the late Rev. Robert Stark, Minister of the Gospel there.
Seven Hills were covered with snow. The Romans COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FEBRUARY S. Joseph Potter in a similar manner, whilst he was At Paisley, on the Ist January lasi. aged three years and eight •
complained much of' the rigour of this temperature, BUTT V. SIR NATHANIEL CONANT. struggling with one of the poachers, whom he had ,months, Agnes, the only daughter; and on the 29th January, .
to which they were so little accustomed. The final judgment of the Court was this day given under him in a ditch. The villain then took his aged six mouth 'Totten the only son, of the Rev. Mr. Utile,
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A letter from Brussels, dated January 2, says— in this case. It was an action of trespass and false musket, and snapped it several times at Joseph Pot- oneAofthe Ministers of Pais. ). _
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At Perth. the Inst. •
lac widow hi. Lean, whose maiden Emile
We have just seen an account from Cadiz, dated imprisonment, brought by the plaintiff against Sir ter, but the priming
.would not burn, owing to-get- was Elspet MiGregor, aged 102 years, and three month,. 664:
the 18th uhimo. The following is the most remark- Nathaniel Conant, for having issued a warrant; by ting wet, by their lying in the grass. John Potter retained her facuklas to the last, and was never confined to bed '
able passage : which the plaintiff was arrested, and subsequently repeatedli cried out to them to desise, and go away; befote the beginning.of the late severe weather. • Altho' infirm, :he
~ The insurrection is near its end. The Major- committed for want of bail. The warrant had been about their business; seeing there were too many of had the complete enjoyment of sight, and never required 'the use ':
of spectacles. Her husband was many years a tenant on the -
' General of the Army has shewn the greatest indig- issued on account of a publication of two libels, theno or else one of them should havedhe contents estate 1 sae and sii,: lie r.elf was a servant at Inn, • t ''.
of Breada b , an a
• ' nation against the mutineers- The troops have begun one en Lord Ellenborough, the late Chief Juitice of of the double-barrelled gun which he had in his hand. Kitlin, in th,; year 1145, when Prince- Charles was there, with ,
. '. the blockade of the Isle of Leon, and the rebels will the Court of King's Bench, and the other on Lord They cried out to. him, " Shoot, shoot, you b ; wheat she shook hands, and often boasted of the honour. , She .i..
soon have no resource but ;o surrender. Every thing Castlereagh. The case had' been brought to trial you cannot kill us all !" He was immediately sure h:is loft a son living, aged, 72 y and bad a daughter, echo y
.ears,
died last Mtd.ununer,aget. 70.
is perfectly tranquil at Cadiz, and business has re- before, the Chief Justice, DALLAS, who declared at rounded, knocked down again, and six or seven. of 'I-nut-Jay, Mr. Cannon, of Frederick-street, Portsea, aged 94
7 : turned its usual course the time that the defendant, as a Magistrate, was them• were beating him at one time. -The unfortunate yeal s. This extraordinary man was never known to ea,-„,bsh, !
An account of the 15th states, that a part of the • justified by the law in doing what he had done. The Mau repeatedly called out to have mercy on him. flesh, or fowl; or tc. drink 'anything strovger that-, water, Ka- .
tit afti.rnoon! . , ,i
gan.:.sor. ef Grenada had arrived 4 Cadiz, and that, Jury found a special verdict, and the point of law and spate him for his wife and family.- Joseph Pot- eePtil4 Wain -- e -
other reinforcements were expected from the interior.! now came on to be argued for the second time; and ter, John Shaw, and Thomits.Fletcher, were also
.HIC II- WATIat at LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW.
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The marines of the fleet belonging to the expedition,on this, as well as the former occasion, Mr. Serjeant severely beaten, and left for dead. On the villains ,Mc rnirg - - - L 2 rr.igibtes after 10 •
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do duty together with the land forces and the city VA ucH AN contended on behalf of the plaintiff, that retreating,' John Futter seized his double-barrelled Aftenaoon •..- - -, -, ll --- --- ;.;)
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he was entitled to
Ras
of Cadiz, which, in these critical circumstaiftes, ,I damages, inestnuch as the Justice gun and discherged at them, and.. shot one of thtm. .1:0'il- DON: Printed andeptiblished tit, I.AVTILL ILs.i.r, Preireit-
Ras beliata,l in the most exemplary manner. ihad no right to commit list for that which Was not in the ri;ht arm. The villains again returned, and I . PlaCe, Temple-B.ar. .
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