The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-31 00:00:00

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LAW LATELLIGEACE.
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COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY $9.

QUEENSBERRii LEOATEEs.

Mr. tic.tio haring called the attention of the Lord
haecellor to the petition in this ease, his Lordship
o as pleasiQ to refer it to Master Cox, to ascertain and
certify to the Court how much of the sum of 14214:Wit.
as. 2d. Bank Annuities (the fund in Court), it would
he recessary to set apart to answer all tlm claims bpd
demands at airy the estate of the late Duke of Carmen.-
berry. W iwnilihis report should be made, his Lord-
ship said hr reedit take again into consideration the
petition of the legatees.

, 1:01.8 IN TOR MATTER op VOLE AND O ‘LPIN,
11A

Mr. HART stated that this was the petition of Mt.
Cuk ; the circumstances of the ease, he was sere, wen.
in his Lordship's recollection. The petitioner hod
been a stationer iu Fleet-street, and retired front ball-
nes, with a large fortune, but unfortunately allowed
his name to remain in the business with that of the'
bankrupt Halpin, who bail accepted bills in the mine
of the tiftU to a larKe ',illicit were disposed of t,,
a person of the name of Kinnear for an usnrions coml.
aeration, and a commission of bankruptcy issued against'
Mr. Cole tan account of these bills, hr not having any,
keeittedge of the transaction. His Lordship had al-
Levi M1...C01e to enter into posse.,sion of his estate in
•HihaPidire, on his paving a sum of money into the Ac-
countant lieneral's office sufficient to cover the debts of
the Arts; since which several acrions have been tried,
and the bills accepted by tialpin declared to be invalid.
What the petition songlit was, that Mr. Cole might be
at liberty to draw the money he had deposited in the
it's other, there being. now nu claim

un it.
The Lodotti.tN zumt—Let it b' so.
3lotiou granted.

NORFOLK AS= ES:
NORWICH, FRIDAY, JULY H.

P.vrawsivc Ronitear.—This morning the follow-
ing prisoners were placed at the bar, accused of an
extensive robbery of coats au the rirer. Yare.
Their names are, John Lanhaat, aged 49, Amex
Lanham, aged 30, George Liso!:oos, aged !2, Cuarix-
i .pAer ligeeretua, aged 24, lle at Hell, eget' 29,
IV*. Haverthar, aged 31. Ghria:opher Moon, egetin,
amtl loos Hill, aged 37. They were Indicted for
stealieg a large quantity of coals, the property of
Matthew Squire and Henry )(it lies, merchants, in
Norwich)
It appeared from the evidence, as stated by the
Cuu nfl, that the whole of the prisoners are watennen,
sad the two last is the indictment were in the employ-
ment of the prosecutors, who entrusted them with the
conduct of the wherries sad barges from Norwich to
Vermouth. In consequence of some alarming deb-
t .ncies in the qsaitity of coals, anti the difference
between the invoices at Yarmouth and Norwich. the

p-oseeutors were induced to suspect 14e prisoners; and
in order to detect then, the sea of Mr. Riches and the
of Mr. Johnsen, keeper of the Castle wen• into a
anall skiff near a wherry, which was is company with
• that on board of which the latter two prisoner' were.,
The wherry, on reciting at Bentham, stopped, on
which the prisoners. broke open the bar of the hatches,
and the rest of the prisoners cane near the wherry in
skiffs, when a large quantity of coals was given them,
which they put into an empty winerry. The whole of
the Prisoners were subsequently apprehended, as was
a receiver of the name of James Porter, who was put
t.i the bar, and tried with the others, on a charge of
receiving the property, he knowing it to hare been
stolen.
After an able c'harge from the Learned Jud.,e, the
Jur,• found it verdict of guilty against John Lanham,
l.earge Lanham, James Lanham, Henry Hull, Wtu. Ha-
ve:stun, Christopher Mann, and Isaac Hill.
?if A:VILMA olTER.—Thomas Cutteridge, aged 52,
was indicted for having feloniously killed Elizabeth
B Alger. The prisoner was proceeding with a waggon
and horses near Dow•nham bridge, and being rather
intellicated, drove the team too near the wall where
the deceased was passing, and she not being able to
get away from the wall, the waggon crushed her so as
t•t break her legs, which afterwards occasioned her
death. The Jury pronounced him Guilty.
Thomas Pundy, aged 24, was convicted of having
stolen a sheep, the property of W. L. Robinson, un
the 31st of May.
Elisabeth Shearotan, aged 31, was found guilty- of
stealing a poLket-book, containing 61/. in bank-notes.
IlLobtert Harmer, aged 314, pleaded Guilty to a
Alisrge of stealing two mares, the property of Sir I
Diann Beevor, Bart.
Henry and George Adams pleaded Guilty to a
charge of stealing two sheep.
John Pitchers was indicted for breaking into a
dwelling•house, and was acquitted. He was again in-
dicted for stealing a pair of boots, and was found
Guilty.
T►e following pleaded Guilty :
Henry Booty, aged 19, for stealing eleven shillings
frmaßtephen Ryan.
• James Burrows, alias James Baskel, for stealing a
*etch.

POLICE.

Plow-STREeT.--On Seturthiv Benjamin Iforerd,
was charged before Sir Rom r *HA Si an with defrAnding
Messrs. Walker and Young, of Beaufort-buildings.
Strand, on the 4th instant. of a seven bottle stead.—
The prisoner made no defence, He was committed for
tsial.
51 forstori Holler.—On Sarnrclay a young man,
having the appearance of a midshipmen. was charged
by the banking house of Williams and Co. with having
forged, a cheque upon the firm for 541. 10s. The
clerk of the house stated, that the cheque was pre-
sented in the usnal way. The (forgery was extremely
well executed, and several blank cheques were found
upon the prisoner by the officer who to9k him Into CU-
tody. The signature of a Oentleman who had cash in
tbe house was forged upon each of them. The pri-
mmer was remanded.