Star.
London, England, 1828-11-29 00:00:00

THE RECORDER'S REPORT.

The mode in which the Recorder's Report is made
ti his Majesty is not generally known. Most people,
we believe, imagine that the cases, with such ternaries
as axe necessary to explain chers are merely laid befnie
11;s Majesty. This is not the ca:e. The 'fa of per otis
condennned on whom it is not intend, d that the law shall
take effect is simply read over, and, as a matter of course,
Approved ; but the list of the persons whom it is deter•
misted to execute has appended to it not only the opinion
of the Judge that condemned them, but the evidence on
which he proceeded. When the wl.ole of this has beets
read over, his Majesty signifies his opinion. if this accord
with the opinions of his ad v i ers, as indicated in the list,
no discussion takes place; but, it kdu not—if the King
think that any one of the miserable wretches wh:'se
names are in the black list ought to be spared—the
question is submitted to the Council ; and it is no un•
usual matter in such a case for his M ,je.ty to 6113 him.
self in a minority. The ieading of documents when the
cases are numerous, and the discussion that is s me-
times necessary, occupies a great deal of time, and is
attended with considerable fatigue. On the last occa-
sion, we believe, it did occupy a great deal of time, and
hence the postponement of the conideiation of the per-
vins condemned at the October Sessions.

Great exertions are making to avert the sentence
of the law, which is appointed to be carried into
effect on Higgins on Monday Hem A memoritl has
been presented to the Secretary of Stave, alleging that
the unhappy man hid been for some time prior to clic
committal of the act for which he is condemned, 'about-
ing under temporary insanity—and yesterday five indi-
viduals, neighbours of the criminal, applied at Marl-
borough-street Office, to make affidavits to that fact;
but the Magistrate refused the application, at the same
time referring them to Mr Peel.

MURDER AT BIRMINGITA—NI AND INQUEST.
An inquest was held on Wednesday, at the Woolpack
Inn, Moor-street, before Mr. Whate.ey. coro,lei, on the
body of John Dwyer, who was murdered in London
hentice-street, on Sunday night, by a party of Irish-
men. The Corcna r refused allowing notes of the evi-d
dente to be taken, but the following account will be
found quite correct as to general facts—
Dwyer. who WAS.Ati Irishman, went with three other
persons, on the evening cf Sunday, Nov. 23, about
seven o'clock, to a public house, in London f'ren ice
street. The party sat do Arn to cards, and c .ued
playing the game called " Five and twenty," until ten
'o'clock ; they played for ale, the two nest games out of
three winning; on leaving the cards ten pints of ale re.
' mained to come in, which was drank by the party, who,
during their gaming, had been as busily eegaged
an drinking. Whilst drinking this remnant of the
winnings, a female named Dunn entersd the room ;1
Dwyer offered her a cup of ale, but she, seeing a
woman named Donally, who cohabited with Dwyer,'
by whom she has one child, having had others by i
her late husband, who was kilted by a fall from a
scaffold, refused taking it. In a very short time
after Doma's daughter came in, who was also
asked by deceased to drink, which she declined ac-
cepting, aithough she did not exchange a word with.
hint, but left the room, returning shortly to the door,
and beckoning Dwyer, who was opposite t a it, to go
out to her, which he did, and found her conversing
with a pet son named Michael Burn. Ile pushed Buns
Aside, and probably cut him, for Burn went to his
lodging h'iuse, kept by Thomas Carr, alias Curran, to
wham he indignantly complained that Dwyer had
conic bets, een him and Mary Duois, and cut his fore-
head open. Whine this was going no, the woman
Donally went to the entry, to hear what was the col
v.rsation between the deceased and Mary Dunn. She
there was accosted by Carr; who had a brickbat in each
hand, and ii.quired where De. yer was. She asked" Wrias
do you want him fn.?' to which he replies', " He
has opened the lot ehead of eof my hadners, And
have revenge before I sleep !" O. h .acing this remark
deceased came forward, and said, " %tow forehead
have I opened ?" desiring Carr to bring the person for.'
[ward that I.e might be seen. The woman Donally urged
him to go home, that he might be up earls on the morn-,
ing to go to his woik ; he replied, " Never mind, my,
wench, I shall bring you home 17s. on SAM :ay 4i.t•
Deceased then proceeded vs his lodgings, 32, London
Prentice-street; and caught hold of the latch to 0, en :he
dour, but found it locked, Donally having the key.
While she was getting it, Thcs. Murray came behind him
with a mason's shovel, and struck him a viole. t blow'
on the head, which brought him to•the wound. Mi.'
shad Bann struck him with another shovel on thw
back, on which Carr struck him wilt the brackb .ts,•
exclaiming, " Lay on the —." The woman D
called out, " Murder I' and the deceased said, "Oh.
dear, Beaty, my back is broken—l am a dead man.",
John Shellman, a friend ut the deceased, alarmed at
the noise and cries, came up, And when he saw D wyei's
situation, offered 101. for the man that struck him.. I'.
Murray, on this, came out, and said, " I struck hint.
and would serve any one Vie same way who'd take his,
part." Murray and his companion; then attained to
the public-house. Mary Dann endeavoured to lift de-
ceate.!, but when she had raised him on his feet, found
be was unable to stand, and he fell from her on the
ground. He was then removed to his lodgings, placed
on the fl )(sr, and- surgical aid se, t for, as was also a
Roman Catholic Clergyman. When they *trived life
was nearly extinct, and all ants made to awake him
to a consciousness of his situation were in von. 11:
died about half-past one o'clock A. 54. on Monday.
Afier a laborious examination cf the witnesses, which
occupied nine hours, a verdict was ietorned of " Wilful
Murdar against Thomas Murray, Michael Burn, and,
Thomas Carr (otherwise Curran)." The Coroner im-
mediately committed them to take their trials at the
next Assizes.

Accounts have now M. bed town from the most
distant of those country banks which k.pt cash with
Mess's. FRY and CHAPMAN, but no disaster in any
instance appears to have followed the failure of that
house. At Newcastle, when the news arrived on
Wednesday, there was a smart sun kept up for some
hours on the bank there, conducted under the firm of
CHAPMAN and Co. but all the claims on the house
were promptly met. We underst Ind that the atten-
ti in of Ministers thenieelver, as soon as intelligence
reached them of the failure of Messrs. Fly and
Chapman, was immediately directed to the situation
of the money-market, and that the Duke of Wellington
came to town early on the following day to direct such
proceedings as might be thought proper to prevent the
spreading of any alarm on the occasion. The Duke is said
alsoto have addressed• a communication on the suhject
t, the Directqrs of the Bank of England, enjoining them
to act without delay in such manner as might appeal
useful under the emergency ;_ and there is reason to be-
lieve 'bar, in consequence of this communication, the
Directors • waved all scruples that might present them
selves at the time against the extension r f th. it discounts.
and 'posed the greater pottion of the bills that were
presented to them.

LITtRATURII.

TRIALS Ott LIFE-3 'oh. 12mo. flute.

The task of pourtraying ditty a few of the infinite
v.rieties I,f human character, of de:ineating o ly a feia
of is strongly ma. ked cot Oasts. and r f tr acing azti
to its hidden springs in the heart, is one in which success
is usually uncertain, since there is required A cm•eur-
rence r,f circumstances which seldom unite in favour
any single individual. Wh re an extensive field r f ob.
nervation lot tuitously presents itself, the power of moral '
vision is le Illicitly inadequate; where, r n the other,
hand, the mind is comprehensive, and the reasoning fa-,
culties strong, oppertunities for the exercise of them are
too often waniing, and they are destined t % remain in-
acti% e. But the deficiency of individual experience
may be supplied by a reference to the observations of
the many who have made human nature their stud) ;
and this is, in a great measure, the resource of our pre-
sent authoress, fir we think we may venture to ascribe
these volumes to a female hand. They consist of two
tales, in most of which, more particular'y the second,
we find the mo.t studied delineations of character, and
Abundance of sentiment ; these prevailing features in
deed give to the work in some degree the appearance
of a dissertation on ethics. The characte►s are gene-
rally drawn with power, judgment, and discrimination,
and are consistently supported; there are like% iie some
scenes of highly-wrought interest, in which the write!
evinces considerableralent.

IMPROVFOIENT OF BM ITIIFIELD MARKET.
A pamphlet on this subjest, containing elorationi and
a ground plan of a building proposed to be elected as
a Market-house, has just made its appearance. The
author says, 44 It is in the form of a parallelogram,
rupposid to be placed in the middle of Smithfield,
levying on all sides alr e communication. It consist,
01 two lateral buildings, each two hundred and thirty
feet by fifty, inclosing a spacious area, for the conveni-
ence of carts and 'tier vehicles, loading and unloading.
The approach to this open -pace is by two grand aecl -
ways, connec.ing the two buildings with each other,
and forming a novel at well as an imposing feature in
the north and south fron:s. There are two floors and
4 basmient ; the latter comprising dry and airy criCts,
for the purpose of storing away any commodit es re.
/training oft-del, which it may not be des;rable to re-
move farm the spot The ger trld floor is divid, dby
three rows of ca t iron c •lumns, supprting the flo,r
above, and the mi.; it is almost e itirely open, the en-
trances being only scp irated lions each other by store
piers. The upper floor is nearly similar. It is accrsib e
by four grand staiica-es, and there are corridors which
lead over the archways. This fl tor will be provide d
ith cranes and suitable m schinery • f every kind, to
that Rood., however heal of bulky, may be raised of
lowa ed with the greatest tacility. As ti:e building is
planned chiefly with a view to the ecconimodatii,n of
wholesale buyers, it is not intended is erect any shops,
or such fixtures as are usual in retail en kets ; what-
ever benchlis, blocks, &c. may be reciaired fir the re-
per exhibition of goods, will ne so constructed as to be
easily removed *at the conclusion of each day's sake.—
l'he style which has been Adopted wi.h a view to archi-
tectural effect is that which iitevailed in Greece subse-
quent to the Nlacedonian conquest, the petiod when
the arch constructed upon scientific principles was first
introduced, and has been selected on account of the op-
portunity it off itds r f combining the simple -majesty of
the Grecian D.,ric with the large• and. runierous open.
rags which are obviously necessary in a building of this
.lescsireion.
"The pi i -cipal or western fi ont is decorated by a cen-
Piral portico, elevated upon * r us:icated basement. It is a
iestotalion.of one,. the remains e f which are now .n
ex s ence, and .'which was formerly the entrance to the
Agora, or market pl ice of Athens. The entablatuse
f this portico is continued te urni the buildine, with
ihe excepLion of the epystillum, or architrave. which i
omitted in those parrs where it is unsuppotted by co.
limns or anti: ; its 'tatural substitute, the arch, b..ing
employed over large olamMi,es, which give light anu
air to the upper floor, arid w Inch, at tie same tin.e.
add greatly to iht novelty and beauty of the general
A!esign. At the extremity of each wing is a projeciiiin
commonly styled a pavilion, in which tour affix ale
employed in:fead of co:umns. In the eastern facade
semicircular form is given tu the central part, the inte-
rior of which is a splend d room, sixty feet by thirty.
intended to be fitted up as an exchange ro..m for the
buyers and salesmen. In other parts of the building a-e
'Aces for the clei k. of the market, and for other rur-1
.es. The proposed arrangements are not designill to
i:itei fete with • t hay and straw markets, for which
ample space will be left, when the sheep pens are taken
down, in the north west corner of Smithfield, opposite
the Ham public-house."

It was stated on Thursday by one of the officers at
Lambeth street Polices-Ace. that within the last few
slays twenty-five 51. and ten 101. forged notes had been
presented for perils nt at the !sal k o England.
. The late trial at LI sr in the Court of Kirses Bench is
said to have been the longest on record ; the expense
nru,t have been en, r nous.

The terrace erecting inCovent-garden Market ft onting
Greet Itlssell-street, sill Shen finishrd, have a very
plea-ing effect. It is to be faced with Scotch granite,
and the stone steps at the west end, leading thereto, are
already erected. At present this part of the G irden is
the most unseemly, bot when the terrace is complete it
is intended that it shall be the pat of the Garden allot-
ted to shrubs and flowers, which will be peculiarly
attractive and ornamental.

At a meting of the Antiquarian S ciety, held yes 11
terri4y, the Chairman stated to the members, that his,
Viijesty had expressed a wish to have the two large
historical paintings, the Battle of the Spur and the
Champs d'Or, whictt had been lent to the Society by
Georg- t'te Third, returned to Windsor Castle, whence,
they had originally been brought. At the same time,
he (the Chatiman) had it in command to inform the
meeting that the King, their august patron, had, gra.
ciou•ly been pleased to bestow on the S iciety two gold
medals annually, of the value of fifty guineas each, for
the two b-st papers on antiquities. The intimation wa4
received with much approbation by the members assem-
bled, by many of whom it was viewed as a solatium
for the removal of the pictures.
The ctew of the Gall Stream Floating Light report,
that a brig hailing from Sunderland ran on the Good-
win Sand about ten o'clock on Thursday morning, dui•
ing a heavy squall from S..S.W. and soon after disap;
',eared ;it is supposed the crew are drowned. A letter
from Ramsgate, daied ha!f-past nine at night, says—
" Three boats are returned with from forty to filly
pieces and half pieces of Cogriac brandy. The vessel
has parted, and the wreck is floating to sea."
The filth in the basin in the Green Palk when the
water was let off, was eight feet deep! His Majesty, it
is believed, will not reside in the New Palace until it is
supplied wit'r water from some other source. Whets
the basin is cleaned it is intended to have it paved in the
same manner as the reservoirs at Versailles, and cleansed
of the accunaujated mud once a year.

LAW ISITELLIaNCg.

COURT
COURT Or KING'S RENcrl, Wzmitsrm, Nov. i*

Sittings In Bantam
IX-PARTE aurrso
This was an application fur a • rit of alhell C,lrpOlto
n bring op the body of limes Nunn frrini t e gaol at
If 41 WWI, fir the purpose of his being dkcharged out of
custody. The question related to the jurisdieti,in of
NlAgistrates, and wined on the construction bf the Act
Gen. IV. e. 108, uri,!er which Nunn hat been con-
vict .d on an lolly mation, charging him with flawing
.seen found on bond a vessel containing a quantity of
muggled tobacco, •nd therefore liable to Inifeirure.—
The piny had been arrested in Ipswich. and taken from
hence to Harwich, where he wa, tried and convicted.

On hikpart it was contended against the conviction,
:hat the offence was not committe.l on the high teas, and
that having ben arrested at Ipswich, he ought to have
peen tried there, and not taken to wich.
The SOLICITOR GRNERAL and Mr. SHePPaRD now
showed cause against the rule Nisi ; alid Mr. PLAT?
addiessed the Court at great length in support of it.
The COURT were of opinion that the conviction was
ight, and discharged the rule.

DOE, OFIIIBII LEIGH, V. MOH. •
In this ease, which has been pendttig several years.
an application had been made on a former d.y to dis
charge a rule for judgment, As ill INV case of a nunsuit•
Sir J. SCASUATT 11(1W appeared to oppo e the rule;
and 111'. ADAM. the C0)1740N SEROKANT, and Mr'
KELLY 10 support it. Tie etcuse gt•eit for not pro-
ceeding to trial sew, that the claim n, the :esso, of the
plaintiff to the Leigh peerage was pending in the Howe
iof Lords, and that it was considered that that claim
.hould be disposed of before this cause, which relates
to the title of Lessor of the plaintiff to the estate as

iteir at law, was btought on for
Sr J. SCA 'man. co tended, that as the trial had ben
already postponed a great many times, the rule ought
to be made absolute, and the lessor if the plaintiff be

ft to bring a new •jeciment or writ of rig'it, in case
he was barred by the statute of limitations from b►iog-
ing
ano.her action.
The Counsel on the other site proposed to gise s
reremptory uncle. taking to try at the next S bring As-
tees at Warwick, stating. t'iat they had no d.•ubt that
the decision in the House of Lords would-be obta'ned
lin the mean time.

The COURT, observing that such a cause ought ant
to be kept hanging over the head of a parry for samanlr
years, said, the rule must be mule abiolute, unless the
le,sot of the plaintiff produce.) an athiorit show ng
that he wa; barred by tie staute. of limitat ons from
bringing another action,

DOE, DEMISIC CARTHEW. v. aßaterox.

Mr. BROW:MAX. applied ter the C,iurt to allow the
trial at bar, which had been.nrdered in this case, t
biou;ht on in the course of Ildai y Term neat. Their
I...,rdsbips wan's' remember, that the Attnrney General
had ,ta ed, a few days since, while.the trial of the cause
of a Rowe v. litent(in" was proceeding, that he should
halve no objection to allow the notes of the viva voce
evidence a.:duced on that trial, to he made tr,e of on

the trial of this cause; and under the 'peculiar ci cum•
stanc .s of this cams he (Mr. Brougham) trusted that
the Court would allow the trial to take place in the
course rd next Term

Lord TENTARDLN said, the Court could mate no
such order. He thought it net unlikely that between
this time and 11.1 Joy Term, some commuitieAti in %soukd
be had between the part *Lich would a ti.gether
present the necessity at Ist :gins{ t'e cause to trial.
&X PANTS NOW.

The SOLICITOR-GlitItRAL S4id he was instructs.] le
slo.w cause agAinst the rule obt sine(' by Mr. lirr.u,tkens
oft Monday last, fw a %tit ol habeas corpus. c.,mft) 4nd.
ing Mr. Henry Winchester, of Bucktagliam•treet,
Strand, to bring up the body rf Sarah, his dat-ghter,
'be wife of Was. Row, or Rouse, whom, As he shelled, .
he had detsined at his house- against her will, and
ainst the consent of her bus And.
Mr. Baouonam (afer speaking to his client) said this
. .

was a family affair, and it was most desi-abie to the
varties, in order that the exiting breaches might not be
widened, that public discussi .n shr u'd be avoided. Mr.
flow was, of course, desirous allaying an opportunsti
coninathicating with his wife, and if that were al-
lowed on the part r.f Mr. Winchester, there would be

no of jection to letting the tole be enlarged.
Tie Summit-6 EMMA L thought these would be no
ohjection to the husband string his wife at the house of
A common friend.
Tat stile was then enlarged to the Bth of December.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nuv.
IN RR UNTII ANK E.
Mr. Sergeant "Wane applied to the Court, on behalf
•f a young noon nitned Unihanke, t o be. admitted as an
-attorney c f the Court, as he had served articles to an
attorney for the course of three years. The affidavit
on which this application Wit grounded stated that the
at plicant was a Bachelor if ALE of the University of
Oxford, and that in Feb. 1b22, he h •d been articled for
three years to an attorney. At the end of two months
he went abroad, where he continued until the summer
of 1825. On his ro turn his articles were assigned to
another attorney, with whom he continued three months,
and was then re-assigned to another attorney, with
whom he continued for the remainder of the term of
t'iree years. Tire application was made to the Court
in consequence of an assignment of the articles having
been made alter the expiration c•f the term fsr w hieft
the articles were originally granted. The Learne.l
Sergeant stated that he cons dered that it was in the
power of the Court to admit in a case of this kind. As.
Mr. Unthanke had served three years (which was a suf-
ficient period for a Bachelor of Arts of either of the
English Univeisities,) although, perhaps, with some
degree of irregularity, he contended that this was a case
in which the Court would exercise the discretional
power which it possessed.
The Comer stated that as both the assignments had
taken place after the term for which the deed had been
originally granted, and also as there was no covenant
in either of these assignments, fa him fai•hfully and
honestly to dischorge the services for the remaining
period of three years, the applicant must suffer the
consequences of his own acts, as it was imposs We to
consider the service which he had performed as suffi-
cient. The Court. mo.eover, had not the power to
assent to the application of Mr. Sergeant Wilde.
EARL Of FALAInUTH V GEORGE.

The CHIEV Jusuck debuted the judgment of th•
C3Uit in this case, which was an action brrught to de•
ter mine the plaintiff's right to a toll on fish (namely,
the second best 6 h in every boat) brought into the
Sninan Cove, in the county of Control!. The plointiff
founded his claim on bis maintaini..g a capstan and a
rope in the Cove, for the purpo e of Assisting the fishes-
men in drawing their boats on shote. The d Pendant
contended that if he did not use the capstan and rope,
he ought not to be called upon to pay th• toll.
The COuRT, however, were of opinion that as the
capstan and rope were public conveniences, without

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COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Novt.mess 28.

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tablet' boats could not safely be brought on shove in
stormy weather, the plaintiff was entitled to a toll for
maintaining it.

THE coMmiSstoNErts OF attwlllS FOR MIDDLESEX.
Sir W. OtvEN moved for a rule to show cause why
the fines imposed by the Commissioners of Sewers for
the county of Middlesex. and since estreated into the
Court of Exchequer, should not be returned to the
applicants, on the ground that the Commissioners had
acted with respect to these fines in a most irregular
and illegal manner, and in a way which Lord Ellen.
borough, when a similar case was before him, bad
described to be most alien to any thing like a judicial
proceeding.. In this instance, as in the former case,
they presented from Juries not summoned by the Sheriff
from the body of the county, but by standing Juries,
who were summoned by the foreman of each Jury.
These Juries were sworn seven or eight years ay, and
not since, and were to act for life. The presentments
were not made on oath, the witnesses were net ex•
amined on oath, and in many cases the survivors were
represented to have been interested in the matters be-
fore them. The Learned Gentleman cited the case of
the King v. the Commissioners of Sewers for Middle-
sex, in the 17th vol. of East's Reports. The marginal
note to that states, that by the 23d of Henry VIII. c. 5,
the Juries were directed to be summoned from the body
cf the county, by virtue of a precept from the Commis-
sioners.
The LORD CIIIEr BA nos—Take a rule ti show cause.
ADMIRALTY COURT, Nov. 28.
THE INDIAN.—WAGES.
This was a question as to the admission of the allega-
tions on a summary petition for abstraction of a ma.
riner's wages; and the question was, whether the wages
were due under the circumstances of the case? The
vessel sailed frdm Hull in ballast to Rio Janeiro, where
she took in some quicksilver and a f.:riv passengers,
(who paid pact of their passage money), with wh'cir she
proceeded to Callao, then blockaded by a Chilian
squadron, which seized the Indian, taking the crew on
board the squadron. The vessel and cargo were sent
to Valparaiso, wiih the master on board, when, by the
inn detente t i Sir Thomas Hardy, she was released.—
The mate (tire petitioner) was' detained by the Chilian
squadron from December, 1820, till April, 1821, when
he was liberated, and rejoined the master at Valparaiso,
who again employed him in the business of the ship till
September, when the master was prosecuted by the
Gove►nment for some irregularity, and imprisoned.—
•In May, 1822, he informed the mate he had no further
occasion for him; and the l.t er accordingly returned
to England. The claim for wages was resisted on the
plea that the seizure of the vessel by the Chilian squadron
put a stop to wages.
Sir C. Rolm:sou admitted the allegatif ns, in order
• that the question in this case might be fully argued 03
more specific facts. He was not prepared to say that
• if the vessel had been actually seized and condemned,
not sequestrated merely, by a quasi poser carrying on
hostilities amongst themselves, and enforcing their
rights as belligerents against ni utrals, it came under
the same considerations as prizes captur:d ackaow;
'edged States.
SECONDARIES' OFFICE, COLEMAN•STREET.
THE EiNo v. FRY AND CHAPMAN.

Wednesday a wait al inviry was executed before -
POTTER Esq. and a respectable Jury, under an extent
' in aid, directing them, to inquire what lands or tene-
ments what teal or personal property, negociahle se-
c•rrities, or other valuible effects, were held by Meisrs.
Fry and Chapman, at St. Mildred's-court, on the 241'1
instant.

• The 6st writ on which an inquiry was directed was
one under an extet•.t in aid for the sum of 14,3581. 13,.
fur money due, to his Majesty's Excise.
Mr. CARR, the Solicitor for the Excise, stated to the
Jury the nature of event,; and
Mr. John Edward Whittol. Sergeant of the Mace to
the Sheriffs of London, stated, that on the 24th inst. he
received a warrant to levy under the extent, and that
he forthwith went to put it into execution. When he
went to the house of Messrs. Fry and Chapman he
f ,und a messenger in possession, under a Commission
• of bankruptcy. The %lines: found the sum c•f 13,1131.
6s. cash, tied up in a bag ; and he also found other cash to
the amounts of 5221. and 4681. There were also two
' parcels of bills ; the contents of one parcel of bills
amounted to 13,4751. 18s. SJ. another contained bills
to the amount of upwards of 5,0001. One of the 61 m
stated, that there were also two promissory notes to the
amount of 1,0001. eech, which were sent nut f.r accep-
tance, and would be returned on that day (the day of
the inquiry). The total amount of the property found,
cash, bank notes, bill, cf xchange, Ice. was 36,2931.
A Solicitor here said that he attended as solicitor un-
der the commission of bankruptcy, and that he should
offer no opposition. Be was quite willing to let the"
case go to the Jury as it was, uithout any further evi-
• dente being received.
Mr. CARR, however, thought it expedient to call
Samuel He.th, a cle:k of Messrs. Fry and Chapman,
who idet.tified the property produced as having been
taken from limo house.
Mr. Wal,ba. k, one of the principal officers of the
Shei cutrohcrated the testimony of the first witness.',
M.. CA nit oliSetyvtl. before the case went to the Jury,
• that all the property found upon the premises was by
law presu Led to belong to the defendants, until the
• coi.t.ary was I•rove.i. This ea as found tequisite for the
protection of the public revenue. When possession of
the property was given, un.'er this inquiry, to Its
M jesty's Commissioner', any person who proved that
at the time of the se;zu,e it belonged to then', would be
entitled to recover it back. and might do so with facility.
Mr. Porrett charged the Jury, who found a verdict
declaring that the property in tire possession of Messrs.
Fry and. Chapman, at the time of the execution of the
warrant, amounted to 34.0001. 12s. 10J. The Jury
stated that the two bills for 1,0001. which were pre-
sented for acceptance, were not in the passession of the
bankrupts.
A writ t f inquiry was next executed under another
•
, extent, for the sum of 9221. tis. 101 for money due to
his Majesty's Customs.
The S .ficitor to the Customs a as about to recall the
witnestei who were examined in the last case. when the
S3licitor who acted under the commission said he would

consent to the Learned Secondary reading his notes

evidence trim, in that case.
The StcosDAPT read his notes, and the Jury returned
a verdict for the same amount AI that given in the pre-
vious case.
third writ of inquiry was n'tzt executed under an
estert for the sum of 20665 i. due for taxes.
The Solicitor for the Taxes obtained a verdict for the
amount as given in the two preceding cases, all upon
ik the s4me money found, the same officers haling exe-
▪ cuted each lithe writs.
'the solicitor said, he should adjourn over this in-
. quirt, in the hopes of bell?, able to find more property
to satisfy this extent. The inquiry was accordingly ad-

pruned over until yesterday afternoon, when the Jury
resumed their sitting.
Mr. J. E. Whims!, the Sergeant at Mace, produced
some more property which he had found, consi ting of
cash to the amount of 5541. two parcels of Sortnith
bonds to the amount of 2,0001. three parcels of l'hee
rix
Gas shares, one containing 50 shares of SOL belonging
to Mr. Joseph Fry ; another, containing 50 shares or
501. belonging to Mr. Jonathan Chapman ; and a third,
containing 20 shares of the same nominal value, be-
longing to Mr. William Fry. There were also foreign
bills of exchange to the amnia of 2.0001.
The Jury returned the value of tie whole of this pro-
pe►ty at 2,4941. They valued the gas shares at I each,
and the whole of the Spanish bonds at 201. The soli-
citor for the taxes said the value they set upon them was
not ve►y material. The solicitor for the commission
expressed an opinion than, on the part of the creditors,
no offer was likely to be made respecting it ; and the
solicitor for the taxes stated, that for the present no
steps would be taken to dispose of the securities, which
would remai:r in the hands of the Sheriff.

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