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London, England, 1827-07-24 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

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COURT OF CHANCERY, .IpLy 2.3. .

IN re LORD PORTSMOUTH.
In pursuance of the directions of his Lordship, this
petition was mentioned by Mr. HEALD. It prayed the
confirmation of the Master's report, with respect to the
renewal of a lease of tithes, and the payment of the fine
on renewal. It appeared that the fine amounted to
12,0001. and the question was, out of what fund it
should be paid. By the deed of 1799, being the settle-
meat executed on the marriage of Lord Portsmouth,
his Lordship consented to renew the lease in question,
and no opposition was now made to the renewal.
Mr. BICKERSTZTH and Mr. SKIRROW appeared for
Lord Grantley, one of the trustees under the deed of
1799; and Mr. House for Lady Portsmouth. They
contended that it would be a great injury to the credi-
tors, and to those entitled to costs under the directions
of the Court, if the fine should be paid out of the pecu-
liar fund fixed upon by the Master.
The LORD CHANDILLOR observed, that it was of the
utmost importance that this lease should be renewed
without delay, and a thought he should not be acting
with justice to all parties if he disturbed the Master's
report.
The appeal of Naylor v. Winch was then heard until
the rising of the Court.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JOLT ES.
TROSIER V. BODDINGTON.
• This was an action on the case, with a count in trotter,
argaimit the Treasurer of the London Dock Company,
toter over the value of fifty puncheons of French brandy,
.worth about 8001. Plea, the general issue.
The plaintiff's case was conducted by Mr. GURNETt
Mr. CAMPIELL, and Mr. BARNRWALL.
The case, as disclosed in evidence on both sides, was
in substance this:—ln February. 1824, the plaintiff, a
merchant in the City, had purchased two quantities of
brandy, one of thirty, and the other of twenty puncheons,
then standing in two different names in the books of the
London Dock Company. On the 24th February, a sale
of these two quantities was effected on the plaintiff's
behalf, by a broker named Orman (since deceased), to
persons named Matson and De Luna, who traded sepa-
rately as merchants, but sometimes speculated jointly.
The brandies were sold at a considerable advance in
price. They were to be paid for by Matson, by a draft
on Fry and Chapman, which was not to be presented
until the clearing hour on the same day. Accordingly
Matson gave a check for the amount, which was paid
by the plaintiff into his bankers', Mears. Curtis and Co.
to be presented at Fry and Chapman's at the time ap-
pointed, and the delivery orders were given to Matson.
About one minute after four o'clock, Bullock, broker
for Matson, presented himself at the London Dcck
Company's Office with the delivery orders, and a trans.
ler was effected into Matson'sname. Wed the delivery
orders, namely, that for the twenty puncheons of brandy,
contained a different name from that in which they
actually stood in pie Company's books ; and the officer
stealing this as a mere mistake, made the transfer, as
tie other part;culats of description cosresponsied exactly.
ki the meantime Matson's check was presented at Fry
and Chapman's, and not paid for want of funds, there
being a balance in their hands in his favour of about
551. only. The transfer took place on a Saturday, and
MI 'he following Monday the plaintiff sent a notice to the
1) •ck Company not to deliver the goods, or. the ground
of imputed fraud on the part of Matson, and a subse-
quent demand of the brandies was made; and there
being a refusal to deliver, this action war brought, the
Company being indemnified. Four sets of claimants for
a right to retain the brandies now appeared on the trial;
first, the Dock Company ; second, the assignees of
Matson; third, the as ignees of De Luna, those two
pet sons having severally become bankrupts ; and fourth.;
a Mr. Pigeon, who had contracted to purchase one
hundred puncheons of brandy of the plaintiff, but had
not paid for them.
It was alleged against the Dock Company that
they had improperly favoured Matson, by transferring
the brandies after four o'clock, on the 24th February,
being after the usurl hours of doing business at the
Company's office; and also, that the Company had im-
properly parted with dominion over the pi ()petty, aftet
notice that the delivery older. had been obtained from
the plaintiff by fraud. A. against Matson and Dc
Luna, it was al'ezeil on the part of the plaintiff, that
neither of them had funds to pay for the b:andies ut
had contracted to find the nee,ilul. As
sutation upon t'..e Dock Company, it was
that though the u•nal h.,nrs of business
were from ten till tour, yet they mete in
making transfers after four o'clo k, and
three or four de. ks in the office for that
ith respect to the alleged fraud imputed to
De Lusa, it appeared that the former had
business with his brother, with a capital of
'. and at the end of about three years faied,
amount of 70 or 80,0001. and paid only a
;pence halfpenny in the pound; volitl.t the
Ina) a young man of twenty three,failed
amount. prying noth;ng fit the pound.
erne previnus to this ttan,actii,th Lc..h I ad
much emba,i a.sed in their cit cum tances.
-.the 4/4th February, Matson had to make

'good payments to meet checks on his banker, to the
amount or about 8,0001. for the greatest portion bf
which he bad issued accommodation paper, and depo-
sited it in a bill-broter's hands to get it disclunted. In
this the bill-broker was unable to succeed, and Matson
*as informed of this fact as early as ten o'clock on the
24,th February; and knowing that he had no funds-to
meet the check which he had liven to the plaintiff for
the brandies, caused them to be transferred into his
own name as above mentioned.
The ATTORMILYGRNERAL, Mr. Sergeant BOStvQUET.
and Mr. F. POLLOCK, appeared for the Dock Company;
Mr. MARRYAT for Pigeon; and Mr. J. WiLuatsts and
Mr. PARKZ for the several assignees of Matson and
De Luna.
,The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, adverting to the several
I questions raised in the case. left it to the Jury to say,
first, whe her the transfer of the •filty puncheons of
brandy had been made by the Dock Company in the
ordinary course and manner in which they transacted
their business? second, whether as to the twenty pun-
cheons they were justified in 'transferring
.them, inas-
much as the name ib the delivery order, as to that
parcel, was different from that in which it was entered
in their books? third, whether the Company, after the
notice given by the plaintiff, ought to have parted with
the possession of the brandy ? and fourth, whether Mat-
I son and De Luna had obtained possession of the de-
I livery orders under any reasonable ground for believing
that they would be able to Meet the check given in con-
sideration of the sale of the brandies, so as to deprive
the plaintiff of his tight to stop in transitu, As to
Pigeon's claim, his Lordship said there was no pretence
for saying that he had any title to these specific bran.'
dies, inasmuch as he had clearly given the plaintiff no

Iconsideration in vAlue.
The Jury found their verdict for the plaintiff for the
whole value of the brandy, on the ground of fraud in
Matson or De Luna, acd expressly acquitted the Lon-
don Dock Company of all misconduct in the transaction.'

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JULY 23.
Richard Harrison came betore the Court to be dis-
charged, but was opposed on behalf of a Mrs. Mary
Baker, for damages recovered by her in an action for
Breach of Promise of Marriage. It appeared that the
Insolvent, when in his 65th year, paid his addresses to
Mrs. Baker, who was then 64 years of age, and pro
Milted ber marriage ; but before that event took place,
he transferred his affections to a Mrs. Gill, a widow pos-
sessed of an income of 3001. per annum, and to whom
he was married in the year 1825. The year after Mrs.
Baker brought her action for breach of marriage pro-
mise, which was tried in the Court of King's Bench,
and a verdict of 1501. damages returned. To be re-
lieved from the payment of those damages and the costs,
the insolvent presented himself before the Court.
The insolvenr, when examined, said that when he
paid his addresses to Mrs. Baker, he was living with
his sister, who allowed him 401. a year out of her an•
nuiry of 801.
He was asked why he had broken dff the the maids
with Mrs. Baker, and transferred his affections to Mrs.
Gill ? He replied; 4. I was induced to break off the,
match with Mrs. Baker, because her grandchildren,
twenty in number, threatened to knock out my brains
if I married their grandmother.
The Act of Parliament provides, that when persons
come to be relieved by the Insolvent Debtors' Court,
and against whom a verdict has been returned for se-
duction, breach of promise of marriage, trim. con. &c.
that they shall not be discharged until they have been
imprisoned two years; but
The Courr taking into consideration the age of Mrs.
Baker when the insolvent commenced making an im-
pression upon her tender heart, and the fact that she
would not have bettered her situation if the marriage
had actually taken place, because it appeared that the
insolvent had lived principally upon the bounty of his
sister, ordered him to be imprisoned only four months
within the walls of the prison.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL

Yesterday Peter Vegas NS elderly mechanic. with his son Th&
and his apprentice, ilfnery Faulkner. were brought before Mr.
Alderman Lucas upon a charge of disturbing a religious assent,
blage, which, however, turned out to be of a description to which
the law affords no protection.
The. Rev. G. C. Smith, of Penance, Minister of the Mariner's
Church, Wellciose-square, stated, that he was preaching at seven
o'clock on Sunday morning, in Smithfield, to a large number of
persons, who were extremely peaceable, and dl posed to retire in
an orderly manner, when the prisoners rushed into the mob, and
assaulted several persons.
The Auwastas asked if he was preaching in the open air?—The
Rev. Gentleman said he was. .

And, rejoined the Magistrate, do you consider yourself licensed
to do that T—The Rev. Gentleman replied be bad been in the habit
of so dolbg, in the summer, for the last ten years, and had met with

no interruption of consequence.
Mr. Alderman Lucas—How many persons had assembled
The Rev. bk. Smith—There were about 4,040.
The elder prisoner said he bad an equal right to hear the sermon
with any of those round, and being very deaf, conceived he bad a
right also to paws* himself of a standing next the preacher.
The ALDIRMAN here expressing his opinion that the imprison-
snent the offenders had already suffered was a sufficient punishment,
and the Rev. Mr. Smith freely concurring, they were ditnaisaed.

BOW-STREET.
Four notorious young prostitutes, named Mary Maser. Mary
Borkosith, Serest, and Dumbed Joie:, being part of a desperate
gang that infests the neighbourhood of Temple-bar, and two men
named John Reilly and John Kam, were yesterday placed at the bar,
charged by Timothy Wright, a carpenter, residing in Qtreen.street,
Rotherhitbe, with forcibly taking front his person IS sovereigns,
under the following rather singular circumstances:
The prosecutor stated,that on Saturdayevening last, abouthalf-part
siz o'clock, be was walking in the Strand, when he was accosted
by a young woman (not one of the prisoners), who pressed him to
give her something to drink. He accordingly accompanied the girl to
the York Arms public-house in Little Shiredane,where he called for
sonic porter at the bar. He was soon after surrounded by a gang
of prostitutes, one of whom (F.lizabe:h Jones), now at the bar,
'sized him by the throat, and held hint in that situation while her
con.panions torced eight sovereigns from hie pocket, with which
they all decamped, and he was about to pursue them when he was
met at the door by the waiter (die prisoner Reilly), who stopped
him, saying, their were three bottles of ginger-beer urpaid for,
and he in of settle fur them. In the mean time the girls escaped
but. the street, and the waiter at last suffered him to leave the
hour without hiving paid fur the ginger-beer. The prosecutor
then went out to look for an officer, and passed through Temple-
liar into the Strand for that purpose. lie had got no further than
the Punch-howl public.kouse, a few doors off. when a strange man
tapped him on the shoulder, inquiring if he had not been robbed a
few moments before, adding, " I am an tinter; we have get the
persons who robbed you in custody; they are in this public-house;
come in, and you shall have the business settled in a very short
time." The prosecutor accordingly followed the man into t be Punch-
bowl public-house, and he was told that the parties were in the
parlour. lie went towards a door which he believed led to the
parlour, but no opening it he. found a long dark passage; on
perceiving which be immediately drew back, but was forcibly
pushed firward by some persons behind, and in an instant be
was surrounded by several treat and women, who pinioned his
arms, and rubbed bins of five sovereigns more, and mime•
diately opened tire door and ran away. The prosecutor stated
that this occurr.d while the lardlord was standing at the bar,
.nd on acrAinting him with the robbery he took no notice. The
pe boner 1 awn was one of the rim by wham he was assaulted in

.he ?assets,. Having procured the aodstanee of II Av.strett t.llicek%
the prisoners were secured on the same evening.
The primates were remanded until Wednesday.
MARLBOROUGH STRRINT.
Ibtrick Ffgata, Joan Alia:, as 4 ratammid, were charged
with assisting in robbing Horace Twits. Begs M.P. of his gold
watch. Mr. Twits said, that about' twelve o'clock on Ronda,
night he was returning Wow with Ilia Lady, and soon alter be had
passed. St. Giles's Church a matt cams up, gave him a Mow on the
stomach, and then snatched his watch out of his fob; in his haste,
he dropped the most valuable part, the outside gold caw. Mr.
Twits having picked up the Case, pursued the thief, and saw
him turn Lawrence•street, but was prevented following him by
three persons who were standing at the cornet of the street. The
prisoner Flynn, he strongly suspected, was the per,on who robbed
him, and Fitzgerald stopped hint at the corner of the street. •
Kelly, a watchman, said, that a few minutes before twelve
ticiock he observed the prisoners standing at the corner of Law.
mnee•street and asked them why they were not in bed? Flynn
replied, " Ws, it isrestly yet." In a few minutes after be was
called to the asilstance of Th. Twits; and then, on proceeding to

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Lawrencs-strect, the prisoners were gone. • ,
Leonard, another watchman, said that when he attempted to
pursue the thieves down Lawrence-street, they put out the gas
lights, and which, upon such occashins, they always did, to prevent
being taken.
The prisoners alled a nun named Flemming, who said he was
talking to Flynn a quarter of an hour before Mr.•Twiss gave the
&harm of robbery.
Mr. Rot ordered Flynn and Fitzgerald to be remanded for a
week, but discharged Artist, as be was not closely identified.
Mr. Twist said, that if the prisoners returned him the watch,
which he highly valued, on account of its having belonged to his
father and grandfather, he would give them M. and apply to the
Magistrate for their discharge.

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WOR.SHIP-STRBILT.
Yesterday Join Stung, a youth of very respectable menteiians,l
was brought before Mr. Daotrouron, to have the depositions read
over to him preparatory to his committal to Newgate,charged with
a capital felony.
The complainants were an elderly couple, named Edward., who
have a small independence and reside In the nelg,bboarbood of
Clerkenwell. (3n Thursday week the primmer, whose father, it
appears, had the management of their affales, ailed at the houses,
and told Mr. Edwards that he had ham mat by his father, who
was sorry be could not then call on them, bat would cal SA Saturday,
and pay them 20i. The old Lady invited him to a seat la her par-
lour to rest himself, and he asked her for a drink of water, hot she
said No, you shall not drink water; you shall have same beet,
and something to eat." She accordingly went sad procured some
porter, which he drank with his bread and cheese, and then pre-
pared to depart. Old Mrs. Edwards dismissed him with her
blessing, exhorting him to be a good lad, and bade him, when he
went out, to be careful in shutting the street-door. It was dis-
covered, shortly afterwards, that he bad contrived to carry off the
old Lady's watch.
The prisoner's father deposed that belied ever sent him, directly
or indirectly, on any errand to Mr. or Mrs. Edwards.
The Magistrate was informed that the prisoner had been ap.l
prenticed to a respectable tradesman, who was obliged to dismiss
him for his ill conduct, and that he had become the associate of
thieves. The unhappy father folly manned the account given of
the wickedness of his son, who was perfectly Incorrigible, and the
present prosecution was the only means left of withdrawing him;
from his vicious associates, and preventing his corrupting the whodel
family. The prisoner seemed wholly indifferent to his own situa-
tion and his parent's distress; and appeared equally to disregard'
some very feeling observations addressed to him by the Magicratal
He was fully committed to Newgate.

UNION-HALL.
A man was charged with stealing a hat belonging to one of the
congregation %dm CatMYs allysiln the London-road.
Ale:ander limpid slated, dint on Sunday manias be went to
the above Chapel to bgar owe, Inemed ba bit best clothes. While
attending to the service rte gelmosr alga Abated, and took a seat by
tde shim Sees after whiehletlimppearodiaod when*. eomplain.
ant prOCeed4to bit be MI betiaiteW hisvcr ha be discerned
that it bad hien sieko, mid diem old posy "castor "not eft fee a
coal porter, was left In be glees. Seapeattailds neighbour, who
bad icsa sdelmesst, to be the thief, be peened sod warm& him
sear the Oben*e mod stogging bles, sold—Too the get ray bat en
your head 1 Thesolut *NW the esserties, woo width be was
taken to the w. Ned glee& Imo charge for stably the hat.
The hat In wades, which we a new one, was produced, also
the oid " skimmoe• beicaft to the prisoner.
Mr. Consume (to the armer.)—Do yon go to Chapel for the
illtr amain emu's hats ?
Alsler—l aware you, Sir It ail a mistake. lam about
to be regularly ordained, and I attend the chapel to discover, If 1
can, the difference between the two churches.
Mr. Cnanaaas—You state you are shout to be ordained. Do
you mean to say you are going to take Priest's orders?
Prlooner—Oh, no, Sir; I have some thooghts of becoming a
convert, and that is the reason I attend the chapel.
Mr. Caesuras—l am apprehensive that you attend for the sole
purpose of stealing what you can lay your hands upon. I hope you
may become a convert, and keep your hands from picking and
stealing.
The accused having solemnly declared it to be all a mistake, and
the complainant not wishing to press the matter any further, as he
got back his new hat, the Magistrate discharged the prisoner; at
the same time observing, there was very little doubt but he in-
tended stealing the new hat, the cirmentratte of leaving his own
worn-out old one in Its stead, *tiled the presamption. Hr trusted
it would be a warning to him is future not to visit places of wor-
ship fur such a purpose. •
Saturday George rißiasas, a rosy man who had been shot in she
act of breaking into Mr. Newman's house, in Camberwell, on the
night of the la of July, by a pistol, set by Mr.Newmanorleoae bombe
had been several times attempted by burglars at night, was examined
before the sitting Magistrate. It appeared that the primmer was found
in a field, near Mr. Newman 's house, the morning after he was shot,
greatly exhausted by loss of blood. He was then taken to an hospital,
where he confessed that be was shot in the act of entering Mr.
Newman's house, through a window he had forced open, and was.
carried to the field where be was found by hie accomplices, where
they left him to his fate, supposing be was mortally wounded.—
lie wan kept in the Hospital till yesterday, and when brought,
before the Magistrate denied all he had before said, and persisted
in declaring, that he was shot by some person unknown, by night,
in the Kfnt-road.-1 he Constable said, the prisoner was the
Captain of a gang, and the terror of the neighbourhood; and such
an affliction to bit family, that *ben his father heard be bad been
shot, he declared that it would have been a blessing from GOD had
ha been killed. The prisoner laughed at hearing tithe acsoint.—
The Alagistrate, after expressing his indignation at she rimatr's
conduct, said, as no property had been taken from Mr. Newnan,
he must be discharged.

BoadLame* AT FULHAW—During the last week
numetoos burglaries have been committed at Fulhaus
and the neighbourhood around—the principal aim of the
depredators bas been for carpenters' tools. for which
they find a ready sale at the marine store-shops, The
premises of Sir John Lilly, at North-end, Fulham, were
entered during the week, and the greater part of the
carpenters tools were stolen, of considerable value,
which the workmen employed on the premises bad left
t' e previous evening. The house of Mr. Falkner, the
builder, in Kiug's road, Fulham, was also burglariously
entered; and the house of Mr. Plows, the carpenter,
s. hich adjoins Mr. &Roes, was also entered, and the
thieves contrived to escape with the principal part of the
most valuable tools. Mr. King, a carpenter, at Wal.
ham-green, and Mr. Tugwell, at Putney, also had their
premises broken into, and a quantity of tools stolen.
A pair of blackbirds, which have for a series of years
enjoyed the friendly shelter of Bank-place garden, near
Edinburgh, lately built their nest there for the third
time this season. They were so completely domesti-
cated, and so confident of protection, that they felt little'
alarm when their iv.,st was approached and examined
b) the gardener, or any other pers..n who was a regular
visiter in the garden. By some inexplicable means, a
sparrow's egg found its way into the blackbird's nest;
it underwent the regular process of incubation, and
came out with the young blackbirds. Instead of well-
mg or destroying the little parti•coloured alien, the
1 ckbirds fed and fostered it with the same parental
sotici ode they bestowed on their own ebon progeny.—
On Friday the sparrow and the young blackbirds fot.
.mali the nest in company, in a well-feathezed conditior-
-Caledonian Memory.

AKE Or GORDON.
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A tIERDERN, JuLv 11.

The remains of ibis venerable Noblem rn reachel
S•onehaven on Monday last, in its prowess northwards.
From re.pect to the memory of his G face, who 'was rne
of the most exteosive proprietors of the county, the
M ogistrates had previous), iavited their fellow Town
Men to join them in attending the funeral processing, on
its entrance and departure. Tte procession reached
Aberdeen nest day about ft or o'clock. It was joined
by a mourning coach and four, occupied by Mr. Fau
quharson, of 'Whitehouse, his Grace's factor on the
Dorris estate; his son; the Rev. Robert Copland. Nli.
nista of Durris; and Mr. .SAnderson, residmg a, fl
ris House ; preceded by about seventy of the Duni,
tenantry, all on horseback. The flag on Miffs Tower
was hoisted Half mast high during the day. Oa reach..
ing Castle-street, whither the funeral was accontpaided
by an immense concourse of spectators, saho had coda
tinned to follow the procession from the out kilts of ft*
town, the tenantry of Dorris formed a c rcle, through
which the body was carried from the hearse to the hall
of the New Inn, when it was deposi ed fur the night, in
a room splendidly lighted up by tarn tapers, and was
visited by many of the friends of the illustrious, de-
ceased, anxious to take a farewell look of the cnffin
contaising his remains. Tie bells of the city were
tolled from the time the procession came in sight.

TICIIIICE o. 111‘...
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to the ft' st imps
clearly proved,
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Matson and De
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For some tin'
been very mui
On Saturday,
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