The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-03-29 00:00:00

LAO INTHLLIGENCIL

COURT OF CHANCERY, MAncis2B.
CONTEMPT.
On Saturday, the LORD CUANCELLOR in bis
vate Chamber at Lincoln's Inn, after going through
the list of Lunacies, heard the following most in-
teresting case of Bankrupt,ies,
IN TUC MATTER OF CLARKE, A BANKRUFT+AND
IN THE MATTER OF CLARKE AND OTHERS, BANI 6
RUPTS.

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Thee matters came on upon the motion of Mr. I find tt Elizabeth Young in trossiile.:' She went there
accordingly, and white the room, heard the Pd.
Anatt, as Counsel for the Solicitors 'in these joint
Boner desire the man to 'go to several places, and
and separate Commissions, against Wham an order
.6.6 bid the duplicates and property be put oat of the
of attachment had issued for contempt in disobeying
an order of Court, for delivering up to the new So. intr.+,
lititor under the separate commission, sued out by a The Prosecutor again stated, that some time since
Mr. Wilson, the books, writings, vouchers, and pa- 'he missed a small key, which usually opened the
pers of Clarke, which the assignees under the joint ; piano-forte, but sine? the day of the robbery as de.
commission resisted, on the ground of Clarke being I scribed, had been found also to open a drawer,
charged with having, on his examination under the where he locked up the key of the shop. This at.
first and separate commission, concealed a sum of counted for her getting there on Sunday. The cir-
-60,0001. of the assets, but which the Commissioners ' cumstance of Anne Black being known to have re.
mained in the house on the Sunday mentioned, added
under the joint commission had refused to examine
him again upon while the separate commission re- to other particulars, left little doubt as to the crimi-
stained unsuperseded. 1 nality of the Prisoner; and on Monday morning he
Mr. WILSON opposed the indulgence prayed, on . communicated his suspicions, and, asssisted by Lee
the authority of decided cases, and the practice of i the officer, proceeded to search the room of the Pri-
the Court. The doctrine has been much discussed saner, when a quantity of the articles already men.
for years,
_ and the practice variously Interpretated tinned were found in her bed and box. More were
by great Law Authorities. i found upon her person, and the lodgings of Black
The Loan CHANCELLOR, after much considera-
being also, searched, a considerable part of the pro.
tion of the complicated question, decided that the peril. was discovered.
same Solicitor in town could not work or get costs Several others of the receivers of the stolen goods
for a separate and joint commission at one and the being also discovered, warrants were issued for their
same time; although in country cases the rule was : appearance, and the Prisoner was remanded fora
not so strict : and, although Lord silardwicke, toti finial exonsination.
grounds difficult to conceive, had decided that both i Isaac Jacobs was charged with an assault upon a
commissions might he worked at the same tittle, Iyoung Lady of the name of Wilkinson, and aith
the modern practico was otherwise, and the separate taking a shawl from her person, in the Minorite,
commission good till superseded. The Commissioners'. Sunday on
evening last. The Prosecutrix stated, that
were right in refusing to re.ernmisie.
IIIIP passing through the Mittories on the day in
The execution was suspended for a few days.
question, she observed the Prisoner and another per-
son together, in a passage. Soon after she noticed
them waiking quickly after her, and shortly, one of
them got close before, and the other behind her.—
The Prisoner then suddenly made a halt, struck her
* blow, and tore away her shawl. Both immediately
ran off, and the Prosecutrix having called for as.
sistauce, a Gentleman fortunately secured the Pri-
soner in Leadenhall.street. He denied all know-
ledge of the transaction ; but being positively sworn
to by the Lady, he proposed a reparation for the
shawl.—This was objected to, s and the Prisoner was
remanded.
Warrow-cannew.—Yesterday several publicans,
keepers of chandlers-shops, and butchers, appear-
ed to summonses to answer complaints exhibited
against them by the Gentlemen of the Court of Leet
for the parish of St. Pancras, charging them aids.
having light weights, short measures, and unstamped
weights and measures in their possession, contrary
to Act of Parliament.
Thomas Wright, landleral of the lienter's Arms in
Compton-street, Brunswick-square, was convicted
in two separate penalties, 109. for having too pint
pots deficient in measure, and 201. for having two
unstamped quart pets in his possession.
Isaac Quick, lOs. for having two unstamped
Wooden meal measures.
Walter Lee, 10s. for having an unstamped pound
weight.
Julia Axtill, 10s. for having an unstamped quart.
Thomas Paxton and J. Ashkeltle, 10s. each for st•
milar offences.
The weights sad measures were alt destroyed.
, The driver of the hackney-coach, No. 898, ap-
peared to a summons, charging him for refusiug to
take up a fare, and was convicted in the penalty of
106. and costs.

SINGE' I. tit CI NCI. SISTA NCE.—The following singe.
tar circumstance occurred lately in the village of
Ugston, by Lauder :—A pair of pigeons, having taken
up their abode in a dwelling-house in that village,
built a nest there, in which the hen laid two eggs.—
During.the time of her incubation, an intimacy com-
menced between her and the family cat, which soon
became so close, that they were very seldom seen
apart; and, however incredible it may appear, yet
it is a well authenticated fact, that, as often as the
pigeon left the nest, the cat was seen to take her
place. Thus matters proceeded till the pigeon's were
hatched, when puss's predilection for the offspring
became as apparent as it bad been for the mother, and
continued till the period of their having become full.
fledged, when a painful separation ensued—painful
as it respected puss ; but, regardless of her feelings,
they took up their ordinary residence in the roof.—
Hither the inconsolable cat's eyes were often directed ;
unable, however, to brook a separation longer, she
clambered up to their abode, and, with evident sa-
tisfaction, seated herself contiguous to them.
A COMICAL SIGN BOARD.—Upon the door of a
house occupied by a father and son, the former a
blacksmith and publican, the latter a barber, near
Bridgewater, in Somersetshire, is a board expressing
es follows :—" Burnes, and son, blacksmith and
barber's work done here, horse shoing and shaving ;
locks mended, and hare curling, bleeding, teeth-
drawing, and all other furriery work. All sorts of
spiratus lickers akording to the late comical trety.—
Take notis my wife keep skcnl, and layes fokes as
you shall ; teaches reading and riting and all other
langwitches ; and has assista lints if required to teach
horitory, sowing the mathematics ; and all other.
fashoinable diversions."

It must be gratifying to the country to hear, that I
Dr. COOPER, NI. D. with a Society of eminent Surgeons
of 30 years experience in strictures, debility, &c. have
established a Medical. Board (to whom all cases are ;
referred) at Charlotte-house, Great Charlotte street;
opposite ROWLAND Hues Chapel, Blackfriars%
road, London ; where the public are relieved from
the molt dangerous diseases without confinement.—
The Institution claims the attention of those who may
have attempted to cure themselves, or who hare
been so blind and unfortunate as to consult men ig.
norant of so important a branch of the profession,
whose improper treatment have merourialized thou-
sands, and brought many to an untimely end ; erup-
tions on the head; five, and body; sore eyes, throat,
mouth, and nose; vertigo, noise in the ears, deaf-
ness, dimness of 'sight, often ending in blindness ;
pains in the head and titibi, frequently mistaken for
rheumatism ; extreme wenknesi in the knees, swelled
ankles, with a general debility, &c. are only a few
of the dreadful symptoms which frequently appear
years after, and too often embitters the matrimonial
state. Messrs. COOPER and Co. are consulted daily
by all ranks of people, from eight tilt ten, or by
letter, inclosing a fee (for no others aro answered),
dialog their ease, when medicine and the best advice
is sent to 'all parts of the kingdom. They also cure
the piles and fistkip; without burning or cutting, and
give advice gratis, nn Tuesday, Thursday, and Sun-
day mornings, tllttsielve o'clock.

CALCUTTA, OCT. 4.-IVe are sorry to toy'
state the particulars of a very melancholy accident,
which occurred near ltijemalrl, on the ettd ult. 01:e
of the boats of the squadron, conveying the seceti
detachment of his Majesty's 21th Font to Dinapoie,
was unfortunately upset near that pine, and 11"'"
withstanding every exertion was used to save the
lives of those on bonril of her, no fewer than seven
of them were consigned to a watery grave. race
more, our acconnts state, would have inevitably
sharpy! the .ame fate, had it not been for the great
and successful exertions of a man of the named
livvr, who jumped into the liver after them, awl,
with the greatest diiliculty, as well as at the immi-
nent hazard of his own life, dragged them almost
less on shore. The ()dicers, we understand, wix
witnessed this distinguished instance of humane am/
fortunate intrepidity} propose to reward the brio
fellow for his conduct.