The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-30 00:00:00

LAIY INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KISG'S HfiNCH, MAT 99.

This being the first Sitting day of Trinity 'form,
the Judges came down in the usual state to West-
minster Ball, when, after their accustomed ceremo-
nies of saluting the Serjeants at Law, &c. their
Lordships repaired to their respective Courts, to open
the business of the Term.
At 10 o'clock in the morning Mr. Justice BAILEY
attended in Court, for the purpose of justifying Bail,
and continued so to do until the arrival of the other
Judges, between Twelve and One o'clock.
The proper Officer made the usual report of the
state of the Convicts confined on board the hulks at
Woolwich, Langston and Portsmouth harbours.
The Court was occupied during the remainder of
the day, upon motions of course, and causes from
the preremptory paper, of no public interest what-
ever; several of the latter cases were postponed, in
consequence of the absence of Mr. Justice 1,2 Blanc,
the lel; Attorney-General (promoted), Mr. Parke,
Mr. Topping, and other Gentlemen, engaged on the
Special Commission, and at the Chester Assizes.
Between one and two o'clock, Sir Vicary Gibbs,
his Majesty's late Attorney-General, was sworn in-
to the office of one of the Puisne Judges of the Court
of Common Pleas, before the Lord Chancellor and
Chief Justice Sir James Mansfield, in the room of
Sir Soulden Liwrence, who has retired. The new
Judge will take his seat on the Bench to-morrow
(this day).
This being the Anniversary of King Charles's Re-
storation, the Judges appeared in their full dress
scarlet robes, and the Seijeants in their purple, ac-
cording to annual custom.

POLICE.

HATTON-GARDEN...

Yesterday a man, who saidhis name was Yeast,
was brought up, and underwent examination, be-
ing charged hy a patrole, who stated, that while upon
his duty, about one o'clock the same morning, in
St. Pancras, be observed the Prisoner pass Marshall-
street, in that parish, and recollecting him to be a
loose character, he apprehended' him on suspicion,
,and that on searching him, he fonnthipon him a bag,
containing two iron crow's, a bunch of pick-lock
keys, a dark lantern, with every other implement of
house-breaking. The Prisoner pleaded in his defence,
that he had found the bag, with its contents, in the
road; but being a known character, his account was
not credited. The Prisoner was committed for trial
as a rogue and vagabond, he being a reputed thief.
A man was charged with emptying a quantity of
night soil in the road, in the parish of St. Luke,
Old-street, contrary to Act of Parliament. The
case being made out, he was convicted in the mitigated
penalty of ten shillings.

Tut BARCLAY MATCH.—The Somersetshire pedes-
trian, who undertook to perform the thousandmiles,
at a mile every hour, failed on Wednesday, after
having proceeded on his task 30 days, and brought
betting in his favour. He is said to have wasted
20Ibs. and he is also much injured in his feet and
hams. The match was for 500 guineas.

M A RRIEI).
On Wednesday last, Mr. James Bell, of Bishopstrate-strceZ
Without, to Miss Sarah Davies.

DIED.

In Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, in his 75th year,
Thomas (iibbes, Esq. of the Auditor's OlSee, Somerset-place.
Yesterday morning, at Tutteridge Park. in the county of
Ilerts, Miss Sophia Lec, youngest daughter of the late Wm. Lee,
Esq. of the same place.
Ou Sunday last, at Ambleside, Westmorland, aged 22, Louisa
Ann, wife of James Wrigley Lewes, IN. and only daughter of
'Jolla Clark langusead, tsq. of Plymouth.
On the 2dth inst. aged 64, Mrs. Lldred, wife of Capt. Eldred,
of Pollard's-row, Bethnal-green.