The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-03 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCB.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEB. 2.
MAXWELL V. DANIEL.
This was an action for money had and received by
Capt. Murray Matsu.ll, who commanded the Alresie,
and carried out the Embasvy to China, to recover tha
sum of 5131. 10.1. alleged to be due to him from the
Defendant, the Prize Agent fur the booty taken by
the expedition fitted out, against Surinam in the sear
1804, in which the Plaiutili had a command ouder
Sir S. Hood.

The Plaintiff's demand was resisted, on the ground
that the D4endeett had accounted for the sum in
question with a Mr. James Maxwell, another Prize
Agent of the Plaintiff, at the Islsnd of Barbadues,
the Defendant hawing receved a a guarantee from the
Agent in the West Indies. _ .

It wag purely a question of account, and in the re-
sult the Plaiwilf was nonsuited.

PO LW E.

BOW-STREET --Yesterday Juieph Cutler, en old
,uspected character as a sheep-stealer, and committing
other depredations, underwent an examination, has.
ing been apprehended a few nights since on the lim•
singtori-road, by one of the patrols of that into,
under suspicious circumstances, and found upon him
a decoy for dogs, snares to catch does and olio-,
aii tt tale, a long pike stick, also a white hen, some
seed racks marked K. C., a seed cloth, three small
ta.; of check curtails, ull supposed to base been
stuleii from premises on that road.— Lie was com
wilted for further examination on Thursday.
Mary Mart-valid Catharine Murray were charged
with teloniously stealing a shawl from the person of
!;arah !User, iu St. James's Park, near the Queen's
Palace. The Prisoners forcibly took the shawl Irons
the Prosecutrix, and ran off with it; they were pin.
sued and taken, with the shawl on Mary Murray.—
The Prisoners were committed fur trial.

FORGED HANK-NOTES.
lIATToN•GAItDEN.—Yesterday John Sterens, Sa.
mud Farley, and William Weller, were brought up
in the custody of Thomas Thompson, a constable,
charged as common otterers of forged Bank•nutes.
The Prisoners were remanded for further examination.
FELON Y.

AVOILIIIIP•STREET.-- keste rcitiy, J. Bull and Win.
!Judson were ftilly.commifted for stealing a coat and
waistcoat, the property of Walter Yates. Buds 111
lodged in the same house with the Prosecutor st
Clapton, anti broke his bloc opa', stole his clothes,
and gave them to Ball to pledge, and they both span
the motley.
Lhstots.llALL.—Willium Downes, a young matt,
was yesterday committed by R. J. Cumancus, Esti.
for uttering a forged 21. note, knowing the sanie to
be a forgery upon the Batik of England.—Committed
for another examination.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday an Inquisition
was held at the Black Horse, High-street, Polito-,
before J. W. UNWIN, El. on Ate body of Mr.
Smith, of Charles-street, Globe-fields, Mile-End,
who had formerly been a Commodore in the Hoist
Navy, but wets found drowned in the New Cut, near
the Eel Pie-house, Poplar. It appeared that on
Thursday evening the deceased had been at Mr.
Horn's, the Eel Pie-house, where be called for pen
and hilt, and 'wrote a letter. The body was found
drue nest in the New Cot next day and dirtied to
the Eel Pie-house, where it was owned by the wife
of the deceased.—Verdict—Founddresned.
On Sunday, Mr. John Peerkes, one of the priori.
pal Officers of Bo .street Office, died at his house in
Castle-street, Long-Acre, atter SC%PI al months
The Parks, on Sunday, had a sprinkling of rai,k
and fashion, notwithstanding the early pint of the
morning threatened a fall of snow. Several cirrragf s,
of the Ilaut-ton appeared about three o'Clock in the
Dries of Hyde Park, and Equestrians in the Thirc.
The Pave was graced by many elegantly dressed te-
males, who appeared fur the first time in colours,
since the mourning.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-04 Saturday morning, MI.
Thomas Junes, baker, in Cock-lane, leading into
Slinieditch, after taking breakfast with his tuliei:),
dressed himself with an intent of going.into the city
on business, and loft the tiotrie, as he said, tor that
purpose. In a few minutes afterwards the seivrlit
maid went into the wash-house, and was hurter
struck et finding him there, suspended by a cord Guns
a beam across the room. Her screams brought faith
the rest of the inmates, am; he was cut down,
patently lifeless. A surgeon, however, was called
who used the means for restoring reanimation, sod
succeeded, after a considerable time.

1. N DON : Printoa and P.stilishA by D. Lov eLL. rr oe
Orrice, Me. 4, 11.61,1itlery-tJart.