Star.
London, England, 1818-04-30 00:00:00

Rx •

LAW INTELLIGENCE•

tALL AT fig R6-1'6.4.1,DU8L15.

COURT OF KING'S BRNCH, APRIL sm.

The third Ball for the Benefit of the Lying-in
. Has-
piral took place at the Itxunda, on Tuesday se nnight, MANDAMUS TO Till GOVECOMPANY OF rug
RNOR AND C
at which fancy dresses were admitted. The grand BANK OF lEHOLAND.
and spacious aparunent of the Rotunda was fitted up Mr. linooonma moved, that a Mandamus be ai-
with great splendour ; the majority of the company rected to the Governor and Company of the Bank of
were fashionably attired in private'dresses. England, oidering them to proceed to divide all the
Among those most distinguished in fancy dresses, profits accruing to that establishment previous to the
bewitching Gypsies particularly attracted the at- 19th of March last, over and above the expenses in-
of the loam, by their gay and witty repot- curved in the conduct of its affairs. His application
and their preternatural knowledge in disclosing was founded upon the affidavit of a Proprietor of
• events. The company were particularly anxious Bank Stock, whose name he did not state, in which it.
Iscover this fascinating couple, but in vain, as was sworn, to Ike best of the deponent's belief, there
- effectually altered the expression of their was a considesible balance in the hands of the Gover-
ances and tone of voice, as t 3 baffle every at- nor and Company, on which they had made and de-
at recognition ; two gentlemen clothed as In- dared no dividend. The Learned Counsel observed,
.ensed determined to discover them, but the that the object of the motion was to compel a com-
as they humorously foretold, were suffi- pliance with the provis;ons of the three Acts relating
vigilant to disappear when it was least sus- to the Bank of England, by which it was enacted that
The Knights of the grim co intenance corn- there should be no sicenmulation of capital.
l a mock dispute, each accusing the ot'ier of Lord ELLENROROUGH asked in what way it was
want of vigilance, which they earned on with, sworn that there was a balance in the hands of the
• spirit. ~ Governor and Company?
G most fascinating girls, habited as Scotch Pea- Mr. BROUGHAM answered,- that as the Directors
soon after appeared, and supported their cha- would furnish no accounts, and allow no inspection.
inimitably ; their dresses were exactly in cos- of the books to the Proprietors, it was impossible for
anal the brilliancy of their charms attracted all the deponent to swear decisively to a balance in the
' them ; we shrewdly suspect these charming hands of the Governor and Company, but he dig-
igyuants were the goy Gypsies, who vanished a short tinctly stated his. belief and conviction. He appro.
previous ; but as we are not authorisesi, or quite heoded that the Court was called upon to interpose
in as to their names, we shall merely hint that summarily, to prevent the infringement of the law ;
residence is not far from the neighbourhood of and one very Learned Person bad already given it as
Temple-street. his opinion, that in this case a Mandamus would lie.
:and 3lrs. Wallis were correctly habited as Quakers, and Lord ELLENBOROUGH wished to know if that opt-,
appeared " mined by the st" of the gay scene. nion were given judicially, or privately.
.Nhssdarots Burke, Wheeler, and Bellingham, very excellent
representatives of old English Nubility. Mr. BnouuliA NI answered, that he certainly had no
Miss Belliagliani, a fair right to say that it was given otherwise than pri-
Msesrs. Walsh and Hutchinson superbly dressed, and sup- vately ; but he mentioned it as a worrant fox himself
led the characters of Highland Chiefs. The Gypsies were in advising and making the present application.
• importunate to them for deliverance and protection. -
ty Burgh was very splendidly dressed as a Turkish Lady. Lord ELLRNSOROUGH inquired, if at any of the
AI OM Lemon Woman, well dressed and supported, by Mr. Quarterly Courts papers had been moved for to shew
, Taylor. the actual state of the funds in the hands of the Go-
m.trlnJew Fedi it could not be bOt,.:t represented than by Mr. A. vernor and Company, and refused ?
SA y. A Lady of the Old :school, quite in character, by
- Heaviside. Mr. Buoys:llam was not aware that there had been
a Irish Feasser, of great humour and drollery, Mr. Anuesley. any such proceeding ; but he contended that their,
A Spanish Muletteer, Baron 0--. Lordships, upon an affidavit like that on which be
A Noisy Coachman, that deserved to be summoned to the Po- now moved, would be called upon to.grant a Manda-
lice-once, Mr. Power. mss, even should it appear that a majority of the
4 Fop of the present day, as witless as those he represented,
.o the life. Court of Proprietors resisted the production of the
excellent groupe of Sailors, by Messrs. Smyth, Robinson, balance sheet. If the majority directed what
was- ill
;email ; they sung some very effective Glees and ChOCUSSCA. legal, vir.. that a balance should accumulate in the I
Jew Pe `1,., he Mr. Law—nut in character. hands of the Proprietors, the Court would take care.
Fushos an Author, Mr. 1--. a great lack of attic wit.
Maineluke well dressed, Mr. W. 7 lawksly. that the Acts of Parliament were complied with.
'Die
kahan Gentleman, very well supported, Mr. F. llawkaay. majority of the Court of Proprietors might proceed to
Quaker Girt, Miss Molony. deprive the minority of any dividend at all • but, if
_ groupe of Ladies and Gentlemen of the Old School, in very ' that m •non •
SO, ty would haws a right to relief by re-
• seedy" dresses, and deficient in their knowledge of ancient po-
liteness, MCA4III. M.., 5....., .41...-, &C. &C. I sorting to the Court of Kiag's Bench. It was con-
Desch and the Doctor, well dressed and supported by Mr. teary to the clear wording .tar the two first of the Sta.
Latoache and Counsellor Foote. tutes, that any capital s iould accumulate ; or. if
' Wheel of Fortune Man, from Donnybrook Fair, supported doubt existed, it would be removed by the third Sta-
• great humour, by Dr. D.---•••• He picked up several odd
ace,- yet still exclaimed, " there's one a wanting.' trite, and by the by-laws of the Company itself. If,
Peter Paragraph, very sedulous in taking notes of the pro- in the return to the Ma tdamus, the Goverlisr and
ceedings, Mr. D--, well sustained. Company should satisfy the Court that there was no
. motley groupe was filled up with a proportionate number balance in their hands, no accumulation of capital,
iatehrrien Huntsmen, Clowns, Harlequins, Flower Girls,
m„ids '
liewmgid,, Nurses, Soldiers, gam Tanker, there would be an e.id of the question ; or if it were
Pedlars, eibiers, &c. Ike. and the whist amid humour: of the shewn that a balance was necessary to the conduct of
—.loam up with much spirit, until a late hour. the affairs of the 'Corporation, and that on this ao-
I count it had been allowed to remain and accumulate,
still it would remain for the Court to decide, whether
even that, was not contrary to the express provisions
of the Statutes.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH—If capital, for the manage
ment and conduct of the affairs of the Company, be
an omitted case, recourse had better be had to the
Legislature to remedy the defect.
Mr. BROUGHAM urged that, even upon that sup-
position, it would be the duty of the Governor and
Company to apply to Parliament ; what it had al-
ready said was clear and unequivocal—that they shall
divide, and shall not accumulate capital ; an.-!. if -an
alteration be necessary, the Bank should prevail upon
the Legislature to grant them indemnity for having
infringed the Acts already passed, and permission fOr
the future to accumulate capital.
Lord ELLENtsortouost—l think you may take a
Rule to shew cause.

Monday evening, in Curzon-street, May-fair,
HALFORD gave an elegant which was at-
' by upwards of 2tX) fashionables. Among the
company were, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
:hess of GLoucEsrzn, and the Prince of HEssr.

MERG.
"uesday night a fire was discovered in the upper
the house of Mr. Seal, toy-manusacturer in
'-street, Borough, which, by the timely arrival
engines and au immediate supply of water, was
extinguished.
st at the time the above fire was put out, another
. forth in a room in Lant-street, in which were
children, in bed: they were all, however, fortu-
- saved, by the speedy arrival of the fireman,
.igh the beds and bed-clothes were consumed, and
ter damage done, before the flames were suppressed.
Last night' a fire broke out in the back premises
fining the house of Mr. Price, plumber, New Cut,
ibetli, nearly opposite the Cobourg Theatre, which
course of halt an hour completely destroyed
house. and set fire to the adjoining one, which is
possession of an orange-merchant. The latter
sustained but little damage. The fire com-
menced in the work-shop, from a quantity of wood
having been put on the fire, and which communtca-
to some clothes that were hanging on a line to
Very little of the fw niture was saved. Fortu-
ly no lives were lost.
ionday a child aged between three and four years,
_ burnt to death at Bonen's Hill, parish of-Se-
bergham, in consequence of its clothes taking fire,
hiring the absence of its mother.
Wednesday sennight a child, three years of age,
iging to Mr. Beer, paper-maker, at Crabble, was
severely burnt by a spark issuing from the fire on
clothes, that it lingered until Thursday morning,
it expired.
poor man, who resides in Bottle-street, Manches-
was, a few days ago, gathering herbs in the fields,
unfortunately picked up (it is suppos4 some
lock, of which he ate a part, and his five children
partook of it, one of whom died on Monday
'ening, and the others-are still lingering under the
al effects of this deadly poison.
'riday a man named Garrett, aged 60, slipped off
im a scaffold at Sheerness, broke one leg, splintered
other, and was otherwise so dreadfully hurt, that
is not expected to recover.
Saturday last, as a fine youth, about eleven years
age, the son of Mj. Findlay, late of Bath, was
.ayang with a Newfoundland dog, the animal sud-
denly darted at him, seizing him by the mouth and
\iroat, and before he could be distngaged, lacerated
face in the most shocking manner, so as to ee-
niger the life of the child; fortunately surgical aid
is soon obtained, and, we arc happy to state, there
great hopes that the boy may be restored to his
tsconsolate parents.
Monday evening last, as Mr. JAMES, late butler
the Earl of GALWAY, was walking along Homer-
street, Paddington, not perceiving a cellar which was
pen, he unfortunately tell in, by which he broke
.veral of his ribs, and received many other injuries.
le was conveyed home in a hackney-coach, where
-rc eived surgical assistance, and now lies in a
dauscrous state.

JUDGMFNT.
William and Charles Davies were this day again
brought up to receive the judgment of the Court for
an assault on Captain Perceval. The Court, after
hearing Mr. Dk:N MAN in behalf of the defendants, and
Mr. TOPY ING and Mr. JENV I s on the part of the pro-
' secution, proceeded to pass sentence.
Mr. Justice BAYLFY, in pronouncing judgment, ob-
served, the defendants had been found guilty of a vio-
oent assault on, and using most opprobrious language
to Captain Perceval, to provoke him to fight a duel.
This was done in the presence of Mrs. Perceval, who
it appeared was in a state of pregnancy at the time.—
This conduct was unmanly and cruel. The excuse set
forth in the affidavits of the defendants, was irrita-
tion of mind, arising from oppressive conduct on the
part of Captain Perceval towards C. Davis, whilst
the latter was under his command. The Court took
all these circumstances into its consideration, and
gave then; all due weight ; but personal feeling must
be kept within a certain restraint, or it became inex-
cusable, and in this case a lapse of nearly five years
had taken plus between the sui:posed injury and the
assault ; but the defendants were not content with!
this, for it appeared, that after the first assault the
defendant suffered a period of a week to pass, when
they again went to Captain Percevars house, where
they committed another gross breach of the law.—
The Court wished to consider, as far 'as possible, in
their judgment, the future interests in life of the de-
fendants ; but they must also, at the same time, be
careful to preserve the public peace, and the due ad-
ministration of justice. Taking all the circumstances
into consideration, the Judgmer.t of the Court was,
that W. Davis should be imprisoned for four months,
and Charles for two months, in the custody of the
Marshal of the Marshalsea. The defendants being
already under recognizances to keep the peace fur
five years, in 5001. each. .

Maaxaoanren-Sraerr.— Samuel Tunbridge was yesterday I
charged with uttering a bill of exchange, purporting to be of the
value of 201. with intent to defraud Mr. Joyce, a baker, in
Rupert-street, Haymarket. He was remanded.
George Turner was fully committed for trial for having/urged
Nan in his povioaion, which subjects him to transportation.
George Coulton was charged with marrying two wives. It
Was al edged that the prisoner had orly lived with his second
spouse a month, when he plulged her gold watch and other ar-
ticles of value, and absconded. Ranauckid.

- I .

WilT baaass......
' Among ti
• 1 two bewitch
tension of th
tees, and thl
future event.
' to discover
• they so effe
.
1 countenance
i tempt At re
disuse s.eme
Gypsies, as
..i; ciently vigil
me petted. TI
menced a r
the want of
great spirit.
4. .Two mos
,taut:, soon
ratters inin
.1 , tume, and i
around the
. . peasants w,
,
• ttme previt
/ 1 - certain as I
their reside
1 . Upper Ter
31r.'and 3
appeared " s
3lesadarne
represetuativ
Miss Bali;
I Messrs. II
. potted the t
• •.-Vinsportt
• y Mar
i An Old i
. W, T.414"r•
; A. Jew es
Molorty. :
Mr. Heavisi
I An hi* I
A Sisanisl
1 . t, A NtosY'
' ricdon"Ae 1c
e
I itFo°Pof
the,
An eurll
an{ W eyma
1 '
1 . A Jew P
Fushos a
A 311,u4
An kalia
A Wake
A groups
" seedy" dr
J litenest, hi
Dads as
' Latoache a
A Whet
1 with great
pence,-yet
Pater P
. . ,
ceedings, :
The ma
of Watchn
Old Maid
Pedlars, I
scene was
On N
. , - Lady H
to hied I
I ..
compare
Duchess
Homise
1 • Tuesi
part of
Kent-st
1 or the e
soon is
Just
burst fc
i six chil
rawly •
:. . Clough
I
other .d
Last
1, 1 adjoini
Lanibe
in the
the hot
in the i
/ .
house
meni
having
ted to
dry.
nately
Mn
was b
bergh;
1 durini
We
belonl
. ...
so sev
its ck
when
•
111 ! A I
ter, w
• / and u
Len:ll
i i also
',l eveni
fatal
from
c •
the I
he is
. ..: I
1 / S
. i
i i of o
play,
/ 0 I den,
thrc
. , his
dartit
F
was
IS
. -.
disc
, .• .
• .•• , - 3
i.
tot
etre
I .
ope
Se: VI
tl tic
be
• i 1
du
. . 1
' . ' , •
- . ‘ * '