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• LAW' itirrELLIGMOE. . • •
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Werrunerma. Aran. IS.
. Adjourned Siting. at NW Prius,•in Midterm, attar Hilary Term,
before Lord Transom and Common Juries.
EfeetimiUnCE N. STAYNZA AND ANOTNIZR.
, This. was an action for the recovery of certain' penal%
ties t i which it isas all..ued the 'defendants were liable
°ay surveyors of the highways of Mile-end Old Town,
for not having rendered their accounts and the balance
of monies in their hand> at the time of their quitting
office. By the Act of Parliament relating to the hamlet
of Mile.end, it provided that the surveyor appointed for
°the district shall account, at the end of the year after
his appointment, for the monies received by him in vir.
tae of his office; and in case •he neglects to account to
the meeting of the inhabitants, the inhabitants may
compel him to account before a Justice, or•:at the Ses-
sions, and to pay over the balance to the next succeed-
ing surveyor ; and in case the retiring surveyor shale
not so account and deliver over the balance to his next
immediate successor, the successor shall be at liberty to
_bring an action, and to recover double the balance re-
tained. The sum sought to be recovered in this action
ss as double the balance of 1561. The facts were these:
The defendants, Stayner and Langton, were appointed
surveyors for the period between October, 1826, and
Octobier, 1827; at the end of that period a meeting was
duly held to receive and audit the surveyors accounts,
and they had notice to attend for that purpose. They
did not attend, and the Meeting appointed a Committee
to receive and audit the accounts ; but the surveyors
did not account. The Committee then gave them
notice to appear before a Justice, who referred the mat-
. tes to the Sessions, but the surveyors did not attend at
tile. Sessions, and neither accounted nor paid the balance.
&Apter, it appeared, was not reappointed, but Langton
wacre.appointed, and a Mr. Langley was appointed
along with him, for the period from October 1827, till
October 1824, at the end of which period the plaintiff
Iluetlebonick was appointed, along with a person of the
name of Sayer, who fined off. The question was, whe-
ther,under these circumstances, the plaintiff could main-
tain the action under the Act?
Lord Tatiarganati said, that by the Act the retiring

surveyor was bound to pay the balance to the next sur-
veyor, being his immediate successor ; now the plaintiff
was not the immediate successor of Stayner, Langton
sod Langley having intervened; and his Lordship was
of opinion that this was not • case provided for by the
Act.—The plaintiff was then nonsuited.
• There was a second action against Stayner alone, in
which a ni.nsnit was emceed on the same ground.
HVEDESOURCIL 9. LANGTON AND ANOTHER.

Mr. Bisounuass, for the plaintiff, stated that the ob
action in the piecedine case did not apply to this case.
it had been adjudged at the Sessions that 2'291. was the
halance due from the surveyors (Messrs. Linton and
Lao%les), and they had stated the balance at 601. lees,
and refused to account or pay over, and therefore sub-
jected themselves to the action and the penalty.
Sir J. SCARMITT and Mr. Quieting., for the de-
fendant, submitted. whether Sayer ought not to have
been a party in the action, for, although he had thought
proper to pay a fine, it did not appear that he was
thereby escuseJ from serving, as no other had been ap-.
pointed in his stead. But a hat they mainly relied on
tias, that in the notice of action the balance said so be
due and adjudicared by the Magistrates was SW.
Whereas, in point of fact, it aas only 2291. and this
beteg, is penal statute, the variation, they contended,,
was latal to the action. The math was, that Langton
had been col:tinned in his office of surveyor for the put-
post of appealing against a_ demand of certain turnpike
trustees for this sum of 601. and that WAS the reason
Why.the surveyors had not included that sum in the
balance.

Messrs. BROUGHAM, DENMAN, and Came, con-
terided that the variation in the' notice was not material,
aisthe defendants were. perfectly well aware of what
was the real sum adjudicated; and the purpose of the
notice was merely to apprise them of the amuse of the
action. At all events, if they had not a right to pro-
ceed for the penalty, they had a right to recover, on
the count for money had and received, the single sum
actually due.
Lord TaNTIIIDEN went to the Bail Court, where the
our Judges were sitting. to consult them, and in a few
minutes returned and stated that all the Judges were of
opinion that the plaintiff could not recover the penalty,
but that as to the other point the cause ought to pro-
ceed, in order that the matter might be afterwards con-
sidered. It might appear that the plaintiff had a right,
under the count for money had and received, to recover
1691. whether he had the right to recover that sum plus
the 601. claimed by the Trustees, making the 2291.
would be matter for after consideration.
Some evidence was then gone into, and it turned out
that the defendant Langley bad received none of the
money, but thatthe whole had ban received by Lang.
ton; end
-Lord ..Tervirannes' 'wits- of opinion. that the action
against tire surveyors jointly could not be maintained,
as it was an action at commoulaw, and not under the
StgOte.—Plaintiff nonsaited.
HUEDInp. °LACK V. LANGTON.
'• This action was against Langton alone as else acting
sueirefer. It appeared in evidence, that 1001.4 the
money had been paid.
Sir J. Se/map compared the factions at Mile end'
ttithose of theiittle Italian republics, such as those of
Licca, Florence, Ravenna, &c. in which, wheia faction
got into power' on the exclusion of another, the 'habit
was the‘the„ prevaihng faction persecuted the other to
the utniosti and the defeated faction fled for their lies..
The learqed Counsel observed, that it was in this men..
nes thacibe defendant was persecuted for the sum of
601. with which he ought not to be charged.
Evidince Was then given that the defendant had ten-
dered to the plaintiff at one time 691. and at another
both that and the 601. two days before the action etas
brought; but there was a conversation aboot a receipt
in foil, which the plaintiff refused to give, but offert d a
receipt-Oa account, which wal rejected; and there was
a question whether the tender was legal.
Lord TINTERDIN, as the best course, directed I non-
suit, with leive to the plaintiff to move to set it thiide'
and eater a verdict for the 691. or for that, plus theft
as the Court above might think proper.
PEYTON V. CHINZRY.
This was an action on two bills of exchange for 2251.
ofiladch the delendam was the acceptor.
The case proved for the plaintiff was this:--The de-
fendant, who was or had been in partnership with a
wine merchant id the city. bad become acquainted.with
a parson of the name of Wood, residing in theVaa.thall-
reed, acid who, at his request, lent him at different.
times several slims, &elevating altogether to 9,91. For
this amount the defendent pee Weed a bill of ex-
change, which the latter endorsed to the plaintiff. The
bill being dishonoured by the defendant, Wood paid• the
plaintiff 1001. of the money, and the defendant/awe in
lies) of the former bill the two new bills oil whit% ti
action was brought. These facts were deposed -

l to

Wood, whose testimony, as to thaioan to the defendant
of two sums of -1001. and 1221. was corroborated by,
person of the name of William 'Croft; and two lintels'
rom the defendant were put in, which contained an
acknowledgment of the debt and a promise to pay.
Sir J. SCARLITT, for the defendant, endeavoured to
;how that the bills had originated in gambling trans-
nations ; that the money had been lent by Wood ori-
'ginally for the purppse•of gambling with the defen-
dant, of whom he afterwards won it, and then took the
31. bill as a semi* With a view to make out
this case, the Learned Counsel entered into a rigid
gross-exansination of Wood and the 'other witness,
Croft. The former stated, in answer to the Learned
Counsel's questions, that he had been formerly in busi•
ness as a butcher; that he had at first become ac-
quainted with the defendant, who was about 27 years
of age, by meeting him at a pigeon shouting club at
the Red House, Battersea; that be afterwards met
him at a gambling house, in Pickering•place, St.
James's, and there on several occasions lent him money
during the time that he was at play. The witness,
however, positively denied that he had lent the defend-
ant any part of the money for which the 3221. bill was
given while he was at play at that house, though be
admitted that part of it, viz. 1001. was advanced at
that house, the defendant having, he said, . gone there
for the p urpose of requesting the loan of it. He de-
nied that the defendant played there (luting the even
ing,thriugh others were playing while he remained there
and at the time the money was lent. He stated that
the defendant applied to him in the first instance for
the loan of 5001. to enable him to fit out a brother for
the East Indies, and promised to pay when he should'
have sold his property at Sudbury, which he was then
about to sell; witness gave him only 1001. at the
house in Pickering-place; neither himself nor the defen-
dna played, there that night ; witness had gone there'
occasionally for the purpose of playing, and he believed
:an had the defendant; he saw the defendant play these
tome few times before she lending of the money, bu,
'not afterwards; he gave the defendant another 1001. of
the money at the One Tun tavern, Jenny n-street, where
the defendant met him by appointment. Mr. Croft
and others were present at the time; they dined together,
and it was after dinner that the money was lent. The
rest of the money was sent from his own house, in
Yauzhall-road, to the defendant in the city, by Mr.
Croft, a friend and neighbour; and sent also with'
him a bill of ezchange for the whole, which Mr. Croft
brought back accepted by the defendant. The defen-
dant offered him wines, &c. as a security, but he was
satisfied with the bill. The witness Croft stated, that
be was a friend and neighbour of Mr. Wood; he (wit-
ness) had been formerly a builder ; he did not now carry
on any business, but lived on the property of his
children ; he was in the habit of frequenting the
gambling-house in Pickering-place, and playing there.
He stated that he was present at the One Tun Tavern,
in Jeranyn-street, when one hundred pounds was ad-
fenced by Wood to the defendant. Witness Wood and
the defendant, with seven or eight others; dined there
on that day, and the money was lent about seven o'clock
in the evening. The parties remained at the tavern
till 12 o'clock, and did not visit the gambling-house that
evening; witness was not present when the other Idol.
was advanced in Pickering-plate, but he took the 1221.
to the defendant at his house in Wilton-street, at the
request of Wood.
Both these witnesses gave their evidence very boldly ;
Wood being asked whether he ever kept a gambling-
house, answered that be did not keep oho now ; being
again asked ithether he bad ever kept a gambling-
house, be submitted to the Court that he was not bound
to answer the question, and Lord Tenterden decided in
his favour; he did not know who the persons were who
were playing at the house at Pickering-place, nor who
they were who were present at the time he lent the first
1001. to the defendant; Sir J. Scarlett might have been
there for any thing he knew.
Sir J. SCARLETT said he was very much obliged to
him, and that wh he went he should not be
ashamed to own the place or the company who were
there present, but hecertainly had not the honour to be
present at Picketing•place.
The witness upon this said he should not be ashamed
to avow anything. •
Sir J. SC.ARLETT—If you are not ashamed to avow
anything, will you avow' your profession—will yoti
avow that yin kept a gambling house?
itness-1 am protected by my Lord, and I refuse
to answer the question. The witness further stated, that
he was in no business at present, but lived on his pro-
perty, consisting of money in the Bank, and houses at
Birmingham ;be had-left off the business of a butcher'
about 15 years.
Sir JAMES &alum's., in addressing the Jury, ad-
mitted that the case must rest on the testimony of these
two witnesse., for he could nut call the defendant to
=plain the true nature of the transaction ; but, even
'upon the testimony of these witnesses, lie put it to the
Jury whether they were not convinced that this money,
or part of it, had not been lent to the defendant, an im-
prudent young man, fur the purposes of gambling ?
If either the whole Or any part of it was so.lent, then
the security was void, into whatever hands it came.
The provision of the Act was, that if money was lent
to any person who was engaged in gambling. or in a
place where gambling was going on, and where the
borrower engaged in the play on the same evening, or
on the same occasion, any security given for the se.,
payment of such money was absolutely null and void,
into who•e hands scorer it came. Now the witness
Wood admitted that he himself had been in the habit of
going. to the house in Pickering-place for the purpose of
play, and that the defendant had been in the habit of
going there for the same purpose, and that he had lent
the defendant 1004 of- the money at that house, at a
time when play was going on; audit was for the Jury,
as men' of the wortd,fo consider whether that money
was nor lent for the purpose of grumbling, and whether
the defendant did not gamble with it there on that night.
Smsething,'perhaps, might have been said about fitting
out a blusher to India, although the fact bad not been
proved that there was any such fitting out ; but that
was clearly a mere pretence set up to conceal the weal
purpose of .borrowing the money. If. then, they believed
that the money was lent for the purpose of gambling,
or it the defendant did then and these actually gamble
with it, the securities were worth nothing, even though,
they had been in the bands of a bona lute holder.
Lord TENTERDIER put it to the Jury, whether they
were satisfied, Irons the evidence, that the 1001. lent at
Pickering-place, was lent while play was going on to a
person who himself played on the occasion f As to that,
they had. the evidence of Wood, who admitted that be
• lent the mosey to the defendant at the time when play
was' going on, but demed that the defendant played on
that occasion. If they believed' that he did not play,
' I would find fee the plaintiff for the whole sum

'Tie• Jai deliberated for a few minutes, and thee
found for the plaiadit—Damages (inhuipal aad
terest) 2SSL

POLICE .INTELJAGIANCE.
GUITWALL. •
Au Helium was charged with burglarlously entering the pre-
miers of Mee: Bead; a laundress• on the 17th idstant, and steeling..
shoat 151. worth aline's. The 'prisoner the neat day attracted the
notice of two Union Hall Officers, who•savii him whit a girl enter
a public.house in Fleet ;market, and seat 00016411 CA with the bundle
of itolen property before them. The prisoner admitted the bundle
belonged to him, and was immediately secured. In a few days it
was discovered that the property bad been stolen (rem Hampstead.
The prosecutrix identified the prisoner as having been id the habit
of bringipg beer to her house about three years ago. he being the
pot-boy at a neighbouring public.boase, and he was fMUy commit.
ted for trial.
BOW-STREET.
Charles Divehi was placed at the bar, charged with deliberately
entering the shop of Mr. Samuel Morgan, Wrier, in the Steam',
and taking from the window a Bandanna handkerchief, with which
he decamped.
James Taylor, shopman to •Mr. Morgan, said, that a silk hand.
kerchief, similar to the one produced, was stolen from his master's
shop a few days back, .rand last night aboutailne o'clock, the prisOrter
opened the shop door, and took front the window another, and de-
liberately walked out, on which he quickly followed and took bins
into custody. when he in.tantly gave up the handkerchief.
The prisoner said nothing in his defence.
Sir Hiccup Bier= committed hint to prison, until the neat
Sessions.
SINGULAR ROBRIRT *v DRURY LANS TilltATßZ.—Saturday a
young man, named Won. rusg, was charged by Captain Milts with
stealing a silver cigar-case, value 51. his property.
Captain Miles stated, that he went to Drury-lane Theatre on
Friday night, and aelt was a fine evening, lie smoked a cigar on
his way thither. lie called at a tobacconist's shop in Holborn,
and purchased cigars and filled his case, which he estimated at
more than its intrinsic flaw, because it was a gift of a brother offi-
cer when he was on service in India. When he entered the theatre,
be was positive the cigat.case.was In the side pocket of his top-
coat. The prisoner stopped him as he entered the rotunda of the
Theatre, on his way to the boxes, and asked him if hexould leave
his coat In his care till the performance had terminated. He took
off his coat, and received a ticket from the prisoner. When tar
performance concluded he weut dowel stair. and .shed Me his coat,
which the prisoner produced on receiving the ticket. Witness put
his hand to the side pocket to feel if his cite ca.e was safe, and
found it was gone. Ile taxed the prisoner with having abstracted
it. He denied it. Witness ascertained that the prisoner was em-
ployed to assist his father (a very respectable old man, who is em-
ployed at the Theatre to take care of coats, cloaks, tic.) and that,
after he had received witness's coat, he had left the Theatre fur
considerable time, and, believing that he had taken that opportunity
for disposing of the cigar-caw, be gave him into custody.
Sir It. BRIM asked the Captain if be was quite positive that the
cigar case was in his coat pocket when he kit it with the prisoner?
The Captain replied that he was quite certain.
Sir ft BRUM observed, that be thought Gentlemen, when they
left their coats in the care of the porters of the theatre. ought to
take care there was no property left in the pockets, because it was
a strong temptation to dishonesty.
Mr. Thomas, the constable of Covent-garden, said that the
system at Drurrlane Theatre was acted upon at Covent-garden
Theatre, and be assured the Magistrate that nut a single robbery
had bees committed for seven years in the latter humor ; and the
only mistake that had occurred was in one Gentleman's taking
anuther's coat for his own, which was afterwards exchanged.
Sir It. Blame, having ascertained that the prisoner was not a
young man of very regular habits, -regretted, on account of his
father, whose honesty was unimpeashed, to be compelled to coin.
mit bins for the offence. . .

The prisoner declared that be had not seen the property, but he
declined stating where be lodged.—He was committed.
HATTON-GARDEN.
Saturday Was. Nisbet/ was charged with swindling. It appeared that
on the inch of March last, the prisoner called at the shop. at a
jeweller, named Levison. in Broad.street.buildinp, and looked out
some @sr.:lazed the value of S. which be said he wanted for some
customers. Mrs. 'Arbon said that she would send the ear-rings
(half a dozen pairs) by her town traveller. About sic o'clock tie
same evening, the traveller called at the prisoner's house with the
goods, having previously received directions not to leave them unless
paid for. He saw the prisoner, who said it was necessary the ear-
rings should be left till next day, for he had to show them to his
customer, who lived at the West.ead. The traveller having no
suspicion of the prisoner's honesty, consented to have them until
the following day. when he again called, but he was unable to get
the ear-rings or the money; the prisoner making the excuse, that
he left them with his customer, who had not yet decided upon the
purchase of the articles in question ; the next day, however, every
thing would be right, for either the money would be paid, or the
ear-rings returned. The traveller again called according to ap.
pointment, but was unable to get any satisfactory answer about the
property. Upon the ensuing day. when the traveller went to the
prisoner's house, be found that he had decamped. Hal, the dicer.
found the prisoner in lodgings In Albemarle-street, Clerkenwell.—
The Magistrate committed the prisoner.
M A RLBOROUG H-STRRET. •
Saturday a young German, of 'fashionable appearance, was
charged with having attempted to violate the person of a young fe.
male, the daughter of a tradesman in Vine-stseet, Piccadilly, in
whose house the defendant ha/ resided.
The defendant was in the service of a Noble Lord, and that
morning was to have embarked with one of his Lordship's sons for
Holland.
The complainant stated, that .sbe went into the defendant% room
with sotne linen, which he was going to pack up in his pantalets.
teau ; that he then offered her a shilling to consent to his wishes;
and,' on her rejecting his proposal. he threw her on chi bed, but
owing to her violent struggles he did not accomplish his purpose:
The defendant said be was a married man, with a large family.
and had committed no further offence than kissing the young lady.
Mr. Camille said, be was bound to believe, front the girl'. state-
ment, that be bad committed a gross outrage ; and, the Magistrate
added, he believed that foreigners were addicted to such practices.
The prisoner was then remanded for further examination.
WORSH I P-ST R HET. • _

A New Way so ass am or A TROUBLIAOSI Win.— Hannah
Mewling and Mary Watts, her daughter, were charged before
IL Ileouomens, by Catherine Fisher, with threatening her.
Catherine Fisher, an interesting looking young woman, residing
In White Horse.coutt, Goodman's bride, stated, the prisoners have
several times accused me of poisoning an old gentleman who stied
in my house, bring very old, and having been ill a considerable
time; be had been employed a number of years iu the Bast India
Warehouse, and had a pension of eight shillings per week, which
I received to support Mm. The prisoner Watts. met me in the
arm, shook her fist in my face, and said, I had either poisoned or
starved the old man.
Prisoner Motlhig—You knOw you bad all the old man's money.
Mrs. Fisher-1 had not. There was only eq. which he gave to
my husband's father belure he died ; be gave me kis watch; I had
not a farthing of his money.
Moans— Well, I never threatened you.
Mr. Biseumerou— What relation are you to the old man ?
Marling-4 was some years ago his wife, but married again by
his consent.

Mr. Damao:on—What ! did your husband give you leave to
pastry another man?
Marling—To be sure he did, Sir, and gave me away at Shore-
diteb church.
Mr: Baimanson—Your own husband gave you away to another
man ?

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Mewling—Yes, Sir, that's it, that's it. I was again mart ied
lawfully—(A laugh).
. Mr. Ilitouourom—lie gave you away because you talk so much.
I cant stop your tongue. and I am sure your husband could not.
Hurling—Why my husband married three wives in the same
way, which is lawful—(Laughter).
Mr. Bsoudnvon—AU lawful wives; I never heard such a law-
,yer as you, in Amy life before ; were all three wives living at one
'time?

Mortiag.--Yes. Sir; but he had parted lawfully with we before
he married another. My husband took me to Smithfield in a
halter, and fastened me to a postfor ask, as a eistv.in.calf—(Loud
Laughter).
Mr. Basilan:oat—Why did be put you up for sale as a eow.ln-
eulf?

hforling.—Because I was in the fantily.way—(Laughter).
Mr. Baorminvon—You may think yourself well off you don't end
your days at Botany Bay.
Marling (muck surprhed)—Me at Botany Bat! every thing was
done in a lawful way; the old man had three wives, and surely I
bad a right to have two husbands.
Mr. Baooonvost—You have one of the strangest notions in your
bead I ever head of; I can tell you that you are a very bad lawyer ,•
you may think yourself well of yoit are not in Botany Bay ; each
of you must find bail to Imp the peace towards Mrs. Fisher.
mum
belongic.o _
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Thursday night a watchman . ing to Mr.
Mansell, surgeon, of Farringdon, Berk., _ dowered two
men attempting to break into Mr. Mansell's premises,
and on going up to them, one of the villains stabbed
him in the side, and snapped a pistol at him, which
fortunately did not go off. The villians then fled over
me pallisadoes in front of the house, and one of, their
,pockets being caught, was torn off; it contained. .a
phosphorus box and matches. The watchmpn's woapd
is not considered dangerous.

FIRM .

Yesterday morping,...betirser.a one and two o'clock, g.
destr uctiveir e. broke out in the bouse.r•f Mc. T. Gales,
landlord of the Albemarle public house, situate at the
corner of 'Staffnrd street, Piccadillt. The inmates had
ant retired to rest abuse half an hoot, when Mr. And
Mrs: Carter were ar.'u•ed by the cries of the serval'•,
whose bed room was in Ames, which shortly made
rapid prisms, through theentere building. Mr. Caster
and his wife had Tully tin.e to effect an escape, and theft
only in their night clothes, before the.fwlt•le of the lower
'part of the Muse was eneeltiped in ff4-mrss. The servaat
of a Gentleman. who at present resides at Hatcliett's
Hotel, had lodged in the house a short time,. end iq•
con.eqiience of the flames gaining such 414 f Ming 31,re,,
Janes,, threw himself our of his ted-norn window ii,te,
the Lure'. He was taken up ant conveyed to St. George's,
Hospital in a lamentable condition, two of his ribs and•
one of his legs being broker by the tall. A report pro'
lulled that h: had died 'the injuries he received, bare.
on our making inquiries at the 110.031 yes.ei Jay alter.,
noon, we ascertained that he was then Ali or, but in as
very dangerous state. Lord C. Bentintk, the Ilnt►. Mr,•
Wellesley, and several other di•tinguislied characters,.
were prompt on the spot. and rendered material service-
in rescuing the inmates fr.'m their danger. A young
man and A boy, finding it impossible to effect an escape
by the street door, proceeded to the top of the linthe,
where they remained un the almost in‘uproitable Itot
tiles they were rescued Ir m their impending i.ite by
the exertions of Lord C. Illentiock. SO rapid were the
flames in thcr progress through the entire house, 04
II t an article of value was sewed Iron: destruction, a.,d
the piemi-es were, in abcut are hour from the c ma.
lllVllCtintlit of the .flue. reduced to ruins. A Lady of
the name 01 Faulkner, who resided in the biese, ha
•414.1 i shlhcully in preserving her own lite, that she had
not t.me to secure about 30 sovereigns whith were ia
a b x.

T.

About three o'clock on Wednesday morning, the
upper fiat of the extensive range o► bu►ld►ngs in L;be.
sheet, Leith, occupied as a sugar house by J Nl•kie
and Or. was discovered to be on fi,e, and in less Oda
an hour the %hi le was in flames. l'he fire was ci..if
sersed fo► a very short time before the roof-felt in, 41
from the additional weight thris tinown on the upper
fiat, it gave way, causing each A•tt to fall upon 64
below in rapid succession. Part o► the front wall aft.
nice gave way,•,fall►ng outward•; and though several
persons had a narrow escape, we did not hear. that soy
individual was hurt. A hdu.e on each side, the one
occupied Ai Mr. M.Fie's counting room, and the other
the property of Messrs. Mowbray, were destroyed by
the falling of the walls. The counting mons W 4% lot
some time on fire. The wliole of this extensive building,
including some valuable machirierY, is now a miss ut
ruins—i he amount of prverty destroyed is e•t►mated
at iron 8 to 10.t►p01. pan of which was insured. There
was a considerable stock of sugar on the ts.etnises,
'Sr hone of which has been saved —Evening Couttat.

Wednesday last, a young lid tell Into the river, and
would erobably hate been drowned but for the activity
of a man named Maher. a boatman. After he had been
rescued from this perilous situation, the boy was brought
to an apothecary's shop, where his friends received such
directions relative to him as were deemed necessary,
and were enjoined not to give him any .dercriptlim of
spirituous liquors. " Wells .but a. little -punch 'con do
hint no harm, at all events," said they. The-aptheciary
was explicit, and warned them of the cOnsecilleitces• of
trying the efficacy of such a core.. The 'boy Wks taken
away—punch was given him during thnnight. and in
the morning he was a corpse.—Clonitril AdVeriiiir.
.HASI Smear, APRIL 14.—A fesrful -circhmilta cc
occiirrei bete last night.- It would seem thnt two 4
three persons living in the neiAbourttood +five Occa-
sionally been on the "look-out." for smugglers • and
have represented themselves, with the viewsifobtiinirti
easy possession. of any contraband property. as Excise-
men. On the night in question one of the party Stopped
a cart, in which he supposed smuggled property • wit
c incealed; the driverissured him be was under a Snii-
take; still the man insisted on hirright. The former
resisted the attempt, telling him he wit not authorised'
by 'lune of any office; the latter said he was, and im-
mediately proceeded to overhaul the goods. An affray
now commenced. the driver telling him that if hernude
another attempt he would shoot him, at he meant to
take property which was honestly obtained. The pre
tended. Exciseman forthwith attempted to seize the
goods, when the driver shot him dead. An Inquest has
since been held on the body, and the Jury returned is
verdict of Justifiable Homicide.

HEIIDOMADARY.
Tun Dar--Vemes rises 40 minutes past Sun in the morning.—
The Etonian Catholics ebonite the Feast of St. George, the Patton
of England. on this Jay ; and the colours used in the Priestly or-
naments will be red. •
To Mosenvt— Mercury riseslo minutes past four in the montings
Wzomuioav—The *nightingale -slur, the cuckoo proclaims the
coming flowers, and the. common snake appears. Noted in the
Hebrew Calendar, " Joshua died.'"—See. an accovnt.of his death
in the Book of Joshua, Fehr. v. 29. Oxford and Cambridge Tenn*
begin.
Ttauasoav—The moon in perigee.
FAIDA Y—Huliday at the Beak and India House. Si. -MAI
and St. James. During. the past month the days increased St
minutes in the morning ; in the present month they wall increase
only 45 minutes. At eleven o'clock at tight, at one-fourth of the
space above the horizon, of the distance between the horizon and
the point of the Heavens immediately above our heads, will be
found in the Spica Virginia ; in the South-east. Libra ; in the
East' Hercules; in the North-east
_by North, Alpha Lyra; the
North by East, Cepheus.
Stammer—Noted by the Jews as the BIY when the walk ofJr-
rides fell down.—Sun rises 34 minutes past four; sets 26 milieus
past seven.

MARRIED.

At Edinburgh, on tke 21st inst: Lieut. General Hay, Depart
Governor of the Castle, to Mary Elizabeth, second daughter at the
late Dr. Guthrie, of Sr. Petersbergb.
At Chichester. the Rev. Henry Haymow Hod, M. A. of Worcester
College, Oxford, to Frances Illissbeh, eldest daughter of the So.
Dr. Holland, Precentor of Chickeiler. -
At Newton St. toe, near Bub, the Rev. Walter Long, 114011.0
Oriel College, Oxford, Rector of Calloea. Wilts, to Sarah Ant*
eldest daughter of the Rev. Peter Gunning, Rector of Newton St.
Lee and of Bethwkk.

At Woodbridge, the Rev. Foster Maynard, to Sophia, mai
daughter of the late John Clarkson, Esq. of tbe.above place.
The Hoe. and Rev. Charles George &recent. Rector of Noes.
ton, Bucks. to Mary, only daughter of the Rev. Primatt Koff.
Rector of Msenteyiln the same county.
The Rev. Juba Campbell, of Yingdand, to Miss &web, late of
Newington Green.

DIED.• ..
At Home.the Rev. J. Phelps, Rector of Aklerial
of and Cranbant, Gloucestershire.
At amen Latimer, the Rev. John Carrie. Rector of Dlsresitt
Reflood, 9112.
At his jimmy, Lydford, aged 74. • the Rev. Maim* Bra
B.A. wise bad been 45 years Rector of Rant Lydford, fiemsrset.
Thelleatielurd Lloyd, of Tower hill, in the comity of Limerick.
At roseembig, the Rev. John Keen Hall, ILA.
Thweeday, at Kensington-, WiUlam Pearce, E,eq in the79d year
et Els age, formerly Lisutenant-Colosel is the 15th Regigalet .
M. •
At Cape Breton" North America, where he was detached a.
command. Capt. Geo. Harley Love, of the Sed Light Infantry..
IllfigAiii—Tifeu LONDON-BRIDGE TO MORRO*
Mening " 40 minutes after 9
A(tarwan Y 4 snares after 10
LOIRDOWID Printed and Ptl----r7E.---blisised y Jong errn, the Propriesifil
at the Sue, Omer,ft t, Plebettllser, Temple Bah

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