The Statesman. — 1815-09-22 (London, England)

HOPKINS V. BULLER.  Mr. Patacz SMITH opposed this Defendant for sevent creditors, and it appeared that he had been a tallow-chandler in Aylesbury-street, Clerkenwell.— He went into business in 1811, when his father and his cousin lent him about 10001. The father took a warrant of attorney at the time, as likewise did the cousin, for a part of his debt. In March list the cousin pressed for a better security, and for the 3001. debt the Defendant assigned all his book debts to his cousin, amounting to about 7 or 8001. good and bad, and gave over his books to him to enable him to collect them. His father also about the same time put an execution into the house, and took off all the stock in trade and furniture to the value of nearly 10001. The Defendant swore that the warrant of attorney was executed in 1811, and that he gave his father no intimation of his being in difficulty. The money was lent for four years to put him in business, and the time was not expired. He owed 16001. to other creditors, and had not stated any property, not even book debts in his schedule.  Mr. Pot.Loca argued for the Defendant that this was not necessary. Mr. Sergeant RUNNINGTON said, that as to the father's debt the execution appeared regular, but as 4pthe assignment of the book debts to the cousin for $OOl., it was nut only an undue preference, but a epncesAinent of his effects, and he must be remanded :joth for the preference and the fraudulent conceal. MOIL  A young seal, about three feet in length, most beautifully spotted, was caught on the Sands at Ramsgate a few days back; it is now exhibiting to the public, apparently in a very healthy and lively state.  I Pierre Lepotain, aged 38 years, a labouring man, living in the Commune of Neizin, near Pontivy, in the department of the Morbiban, was last week brought before the Court of Assizes of Vannes, accused of the murder of his mother. It appeared by the evidence given on the trial, that on the 3d of October last, he returned home intoxicated and wet through with the rain ; on his arrival he took it into his heed to get into the oven, in order to warm and dry himself, but the oven having been heated not long before, he burnt his hands and knees in the at. tempt ; this rendered him furious, and he returned to the room in which all the family slept, and which was in total darkness ; he there flew in a passion ' against his son, a lad aged about 14 years, for not having told him that the oven had been lately heated, and took up a large bar in order to strike him. The grandfather, Mathurin Lepotvin, more than 60 years Old, ran and endeavoured to cool the rage of his sou; but this only enraged him the more, and be was about to strike his father, when Mathurine, his mother, went to the assistance of her husband. She was my sooner come near him than the Prisoner struck her twice on the head, with the bar, of which blows she died in a few hours after, praying Heaven for the pardon of her son. During the trial, the Prisoner constantly denied these facts ; but the Jury having unanimously found him Guilty—Death, he was sentenced as it parricide, to be conducted to the place of execution in a shirt, with his feet naked, and his head covered with a black veil ; to have his right hand struck off, and afterwards to be beheaded.— -He has appealed from this sentence to the Court of Cessation. Coale,