The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-03-07 00:00:00

COURT OF CHANCERY, Hiecn• 6.

EICEPTIOIiS.7OPER A-110tIfilte
iIAT Rai V. TAYLOR.

Mr. Rouen., cm these **options being called lett
stated, that no part 4 this cause had been heard brow
fore his Honour, and (hat it ought to hove beewpotto!
the Lord Chancellor's paper, who from the circum.
stances if the canoe being so often before him, was
conversant with silks parts.
His Honour the VICS•CitANCELLOII-44 An ITO.'
'cation then ought to have been made to the Lord
cellor, to have bad it removed to his paw. 1 lute
found it in mine, and will hear it if tiny Cortege,
It occupies the place of another in the papaw,
and it shall never be my fault if I do not pi threesb
the paper every day. I am ready to hear it."
Mr. ItOUPEL-64 Cam not a wale that any persoi
appears. Your Honour Will, therefore, hive the
goodness to order it to be struck out of your paper."
Mt Unseat the Vier-Ctiesest.t.oe-t-44 Let it
be wed. oat,"
His Honour was. oceopiedjhe remainder of the
day in hearing eaceptioris argioa, of 'no interest ex-
'twist to the parties concerned:
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coußr OF KIINCFS BEItCH, MARCH 6.
11kntiqM14 alitanTßATait, V. Ar.La4 AND 0111Eii.
This WSW •in action brought by Mrs. Hormel, as

AdosiOlstratris of her deceased husband, to recover
from- the Defendants, who are Commissioners under
a special Act for lighting rind paving the pariah-of
St. Pancras, the sum of 1201. 10s. for work and la.
beer.: It appeared that the deceatied Mr. Ittintiet
Mb* bricklayer and plasterer, and was empibpki
by the Commissioners to repair a house which the,.
bad taken in Howlett street, for the purposes of
meeting to execute the duties they were called on to
perform under the. Act. At the time the order for
repairing the tenement was given eleven of the (join.
missioners were presetit,. and Mr. !turmoil nerir
having been paid for his labour, his widow and cols'
ministratrig now brought her action against the 'loves
Commissioners who witnessed the order. These facts
were fully proved in evidence.
The only point of objection was founded on the
Act of Parliament, which appointed the Corned.
sioneri, but did Rot state the thasinkr in cab do
were to be sued.
Lord ELLtNBOROUGR held, that the order be,.
ing..been given by eleven of the Commissioners, and
those eleven being sued, the Plaintiff, if the Jury.
felt that she had proved her case, las entitled to their
verdict.
The Jury returned a verdkt let .thio
damages 1201.—costs 40s.

POLICE.
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Ul4lol44lALL.—Yesterday General Coppage girt
information of the following robbery :—He stated,
that un Thursday, about one o'clock in the after-
noon, while his servants Were at dinner it his house
at Blackheath, a yetorg man, apparently about
twenty years of age, contrived to get into the
house unobserved; as he was crossing the hall to
'go out, one of the servants saw him, and asked him
what business he had there—he replied, in a very
affected tone of voice, " 1 am I poor fellow in want
of food, pray give mesomething." The servant gave
him a piece of bread and cheese, and turned him
out of the hall ; be observed another man oat-
side of the house, they were both dressed like
sailors with glazed hats, and they walked away to-
gether. A short time after they were gone, the
butler on going into his pantry discovered that it had
been robbed of 15 silver foui-prong forks, eight silver
spoons, two batter ladles, and a trowel.
Al novsa —Friday J. Davey was brought hefote the
Loan Marna, upon a charge.of forging a cheek for 1141. 104
upon the house of Stephenson and Cu. Lunitiard•street, and was
fatty committed.
How-rramer.-.FrWity James Meld. William Paine. T!loa.
Lynch. M ichael Jones. and Henry Eduardo were. brought to
the Office, and underwent an, examination before litcolaa
Mama, Esq charged witba daring outrage upon several Help
Ale:mem io St. JaMes's-park, on Friday mooting, at the tine die
Guard was relieving, with intesit to rub them, us ibe Lila
Guards were passing by.
Lark. belonging to the OMee. and other constable% hi} j
petted to be on tie spot, ,watelserl their movements, amil
tested them in the fact.— she Prisoners being well koala bid
characters, were committed as reputed thieves.
Hobert P..scoe was charged whit rubbing the chambers of
John Hall Harris, Esq. in the Adelphi, of a large quantity of
wearing apparel, and other property, to a considerable amount,
at the time he was atiscat from Condos at Cities Calleie;-Casto
bridge. The property wag !raced to the Scserlt firms public-
tioa.e, in Round eorrt, Where it had been train by lie Pri-
soner.—Be was committed for trial.

CORONill''S INQUEST.

•
SHOCKING ACCIDENT FROM THE LATE HURRI-
CANES:
As 'lnquisition was take° es Friday at the Three Compasses,
South PolllolllMllletWf before Mr. STIRLINO. Coroner, on she
De al or Mary Matliney.li servant to lady Meyer, who meter
death by the falling la of the kitchen roof during the hurricane
Oa Tumidity evepiag., The body presented is psost dreadful spec-
tacles Rad a pro:mien of blood hall doss o from. the baik part of
die heed. The tale was in Milnirent, that one witahnoaly was
ozamired. Edward Powell. tamper' to Lady Hayes (No. 18.
Sonserset—otraet), stated: that the lersatilikgiinsietiag of himself
aid three feisialm. bad yam sat down to slipper in the kitchen be-
tireen tee Mid derma o'clock. wltraiihe des w tog-robin bell raog.
He answered 1t and. let out a LOdY pained herring. lie bud
aid gime the length of the pmeage on his metiers'. when be beard
dreadful -*resit if the wall sitblited on part of tne nag of the
Isittben.which Wheal constructed triseontate Lady H.'s house
from ColuerN-brildinkt. On some down Rains, witness fisond
the kitelteo down blocked with w aced. Itc. and the cries of ibe set-
yards weitalinielag. Be' bfi-.coed lip MUSTS and informed his
tildy when haehappesei, and that the .truants a ere all buried.
He called the watchman. and then assisted her Ladyship across
the street to Me. fliorlis*, No. '49. On his return he found
Mary Dint*, one of the *revisals. la the aims of a watchman.
and naother saw. who Aveiro *cams the dieing-parlinkr. and
medical aid being ,promptly afforded .be recovered. Witness
stated that the deceived was two him s and a half under Mendip ;
before dteeoold be got oat, and then she was luite dens,.
Pyall, tbeattetullogoilmer, hiairmed the Cusoqer Acre Tie
another witness bet be waideaf, Oho waded in geltilig at the
deceased. •
The .Jury expressed Allesaseisrs satisfied • lob the evidemee.
watch lead ,p,044154,411141, .nis 'here timid be au, primible doubt
bOw the 'poor wmMin car cDv her fairlitb. Yesded—Accidestal
Oral. • • • . .
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