The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-26 00:00:00

VICE-CHANCELLOWB COURT.—TusseAt.

COLOMBIAN BONDS.
tit BILL
notxcart C. lignitlie WAD Ca..
tt. BILL on the part of the defendants, applied for per'
mi on for them to pay the divide, ds tirt wouM bopeome;
due ¢n the lit of Nlity nett. An injunction had, been QV
taieed by the plaintiff to prefect such payment; add further
appli tion was directed to he made to the Viee-Chanielnir.
ei, The d fendanu had contracted for the Colombian Loan td
the el nt of 2,00U,000/. with Mr. Zee, the Envoy of the Co-
I\ d
lombis Government The plaintiff astrelt as many Others;
had tale shar,i in this loan with the ffontraetors; and at
stated, p 'oda were to be pall dividends on the muney
which the had etivaneed. Mr; Zen wms now dad: A hit
had be fn h by the plaintiff, a holder of Hies, binds, pray-.
ii
ing th th rtractors should be reetrained from the pm) -
meet the dividends due; sud also praying that the hold
contri ted y the bond-holders, or the residei of at.„(for he
feared 0 whole was not forthcorning,) may Se divid,i}
among the bond-holders: An ittjunetion had been accord= •
iugly ° tallied to prevent the payment, and the present appliz
vein° as to dissolve such injunction.
Adi ussion at some length took piece between the Vim; ,
CuancELLon and Mr. BELL, as to the nature of the pro;
'•
perty vested in Colombian Bonds. . :
it
Mr. HART on the part of the plaint tt submitted that et . (
reasonable ground bad been adduced for e:lssoiving taeitt„- •
junction that had been obtained. The present appileatiaffT• n
in effect. was that the defendants might contintie to enjoy thit --
principal of the sums advanced by the bondholders, and
convert them to their own purposes. Great appreheusicns
existed amongst the bondholders; and the principal either
did not exist at all, or had been greatly diminimlwd. This
apprehension was manifest, from the sexi •ty evinced by .04
bond-holders to have whatever remained of theptiocipfti di:
vidend amongst them. _
The Vice-CumxcetLoe, after some (Whet dimeussion,
decided that permission should he given to the contraetora hi ,
pay the dividends due on the Ist of May Belt:

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The following notice has been left at Big houses of
many of the inhabitants of Lambeth :—" In a Vestry 11-Id
on the24lll Jau. 1623, it was resolved tinanimonsly, th it
it is highly expedient that not more than ode outstand•
ing Pour-rate be permitted, and that thi Collectors do
require payment of all parties assessed accordingly, wit h•
out any respect to persons."—Ahout 250 summonses
have already been issued to those who ate in arresr.
THOTTINo MATCHEA.—Captain Tomlin's two matches.
for 100 sovereigos each, took place yesterday morning sit
Ellesmere. on Epping Forest. The first was to trot a pa::
lowly lb miles in one hour, frither weight, over • twe-mlie
circle upon turf. It was done as (dhows :
U.S. s.
First two miles. 7 bel Sixth two miles 7 .:11
S .coed do ...7 47 seventh d 59
Third do 729 One mile. ......... 36
Fourth do 7 26
Fifth do S 4 Total 59 fir
The match was woo cleverly. and without distress to
either horse or rider. There was only one break, and that
was in the fifth mile.
The second match, on the same ground, was to trot a
mere seven miles in half an hoer. ante to carry lb st,:e, the
Captain riding. The mare won as follows:—
B. s. n. s.
First two miles... 9 161 The one mile 4Hi
Second do 8 111
Third do
This second match was also won cleverly.
The great boxing match between Cabbage, from Bris-
tol, ard Cooper, the gypsey, was to take place tins day
within lb tulles Of London. Betting even, but Cooper for
choice.
MATH BY nonetwoo—Yesterday morning, an inqttiry
took place before CHAS. 3EMMETT, Rag. the Coroner for
Sauey, and a respectable Jury, at the Llephant and tits-
de, Newington, tasselling the death ofJoilin Brings, wh•l
was eafortuwately killed in fightinr, at-Newingtam whit
pro emallusavers, *wed Stroed and Moore. •.
Mt. T. Silliest sworn.—On gaturday hat, bitweerit4--
horses. of foteroand five in tie afternoon, I was tiassing
along Newington eoarl, on the side called King a Han,
and saw three waggons loaded with coal, following each
other, and a horse standing close to the badge, by the
road side,apposile the butcher's shop, kept by the des-' •
ceased. The driver of the first tears wilfully shuck the
horse, and the animal plunged on the foot-path, and
narrowly escaped being killed. 1 expostulated with the
man on his behaviour, and he poured forth the foulest
abase. At this moment the deceased rattle out of MI
own shop, and some words were exchanged between him
and the carter which ended in blocs. I did not see the
first blow struck; a crowd gathered round, and I saw n 3
more of the transaction. Some time afterwards I WV
the deceased in his room sitting in a chair, supported by
some of his relatives; he then appeared to be faint at.el
sick, but I did not then suppose -him to be in a dying
state. I conceived his state to be the etfccts of over
exertion.
CORONER—Did you know either of the men by name ?
—I did not.
Mary Highton sworn.—l live4n.King's-row: saw the
deceased Briggs and the coallieivet fighting, and Briggs
was.kitockeit down by his opponent; lie fell against a
stove that stood at my door tor sale, w ith such violence
that the bar of the stove was bent. The deceased was
I picked up, and the other coalhesver struck him on
the ear..—The evidence of all the other witnesses exa-
mined were to the same effect.
Verdict—Manslaughter against both " Stroud and
Moore."
Last night an inqnisition was taken at the Plough Ta-
vern, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, before Mr. Higgs,
Deputy Coroner for Westminster, on the body of Mr.
,George Hardwick, 21 years of age. It appeared from
the evidence adduced,
that
the deceived was a wheel-
wright ; ahont three weeks ago, be carne from the coun-
try, where he served his apprecticeship, to seek fort
work ittLondou. Not succeeding, and having spent all
his money, he became dejected, and sold his hoots list
Sunday to a working man at the Phugh Tavern. On
Monday morning early, he left his lodging at No. 7,
Herbert's-passage, Beaufort-buildings, and went to the
shop of Mr. Pearson, druggist, near 'Temple-bar, and
asked for an ounce of arsenic, which was refused, and he
then asked for three pennyworth of mix votuica, with
which he was served, but the word " poison " was writ-
ten upon the paper in which it was made up. lie re-
turned home about eight o'clock. and about nine he was,
taken extremely ill. Mr. Horst, surgeon, in the Strand,
was sent for, and he acknowleiged to hint his having
taken the drug in a pint of beer, and told him where he
had pgrohnsed it. Mr. Hurst administered to him very
powering antidotes, but without efect ; he expired in ten
minutes afterwards. Before his dissmution, he told Mr.
Hurst it was because he could not procure entpleytneut,
that he had taken the poison. Verdict—lnsanity.
STATED? CHM, IN IRELAND.—}iavis‘ lately inserted
several black lists respecting the State of efisoe iu Enzlinul
and Scotland, we take occasion to add, as matter of caricom
though melancholy, comparison, the following calemietn,
taken from accounts in a Waterford Paper, of tt:e prison-
ers about to be tried at two of the presei.t Assizes :
Ceo:vUEL, Mancn 15.—Tiers are now 143 priionere far
trial at Use ensuing Assizes of Cioninel, which will site-
menceon Friday morning or= : a considerable number of -
these are charged with serious offences, as will appear by -
the foliowing:—
For Murder 20; Rape 7 ; Abilueliels, (or car-
tying of women) 2 ; Burglary and Robbery o ; Assa.it•
and Robbery 8 ; Robber) 7 ; Appearir:g in arms by night,
and setting fire to dwel ing.houss. he. 3 ; Appearit g
in
arms by night, administering Mehra oaths, usiug threats,
ote. b; Driving away cattle ieiasd for rest ; 7 Attae die
and disarming Revenue Odic,Ettering roi a 2
Shop-tiftine, pietdrro rodlets, nett, &e. 72.—Total 14S.
WATERFORD Assizes —The following are for trial :
COL:SST COURT.-6 for murder ; Scow-stealing ; 6 horse-
steal OR ; I sheepstenling ; fl appearing in arms : 3 burgle.
ry and robbery ; 2 for various etber a:nets—Tow At).

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