Star. — 1819-08-14 (London, England)

NIXON V. BURN. Mr. BELL said, the papers in this case were very voluminous on both sides, and there were three Motions in it, viz. one for the common injunction ; the second for a Receiver being appointed; and the third for dissolving the injunction. His Honour would recollect the facts of the case. There were two partners, Nixon and Burn, who were grocers in Holborn. Nixon died some time ago, and his brother had come to town to administer to his effects, but was refused all access to the books, &c. of the partnership ; on which account he applied for the injunction. It perhaps ironed be the most desirable thing in the world, if the parties would refer the whole to arbitration. Mr. HEALD said, the injunction had been obtained to prevent his client from disposing of the partnership property : but there was no such thing as that, as the whole had been bought and paid for agreeably to the terms of partnership. 1 his had been also satisfactorily accounted for, so that there existed no just ground for even the shadow of a complaint. Mr. Brtt contended that the property in question was considerable, and he hoped the parties would agree to what Counsel had proposed, viz. to refer the whole to some Gentleman at the Bar, to receive and settle the partnership accounts, and with directions to him to order all private property to be given up. This would be the best way for all the parties. The client for whom he appeared came all the way from Cumberland to see that his brother's property was well applied. The Vtez-CHascer.Lon recollected the case perfectly well, and thought that the parties would do veryowell to accept the advice of the Counsel. It was the best thing they could possibly do in such a case. Mr. HEALD agreed, on the part of his client, to refer the whole as proposed, and thought also that the parties did very right, as the funds were so small that they would be soon swallowed up in the whirlpool of the Court. Mr. BELL denied that the funds were so small, for had time permitted, he would have shewn the contrary on the most satisfactory grounds. Indeed, the Whole was of great interest, and required consideraden, which he had no doubt the Gentleman it would be refeired to would give it. He insisted on private property being given up to Mr. Nixon, the Gentleman who came from Cumberland. The Ittea-CiaaNen.poii ordered the case to be re-ferred to'ar‘bitiation, the injurictioa in the mean time to be continued in favour' orthe plaintiff, Mr. Nixon, and full directiOns to be given to the arbitrator to take care of private property?,and the partnership accounts. This ended the present Zittinp in the Vici•Chancellor's Court. His Mixon& will-sit again at theend TheCiiikau.iin Will sit till the 2Sd. of October.  Wednesday night, a Gentleman belonging to the AlbiOn Stone Vnarf, whilst passing the corners of ThathesAtreet and Tishitreet-hill, eras hustled by a gang of four or five ruffians, who robbed him of i pockei-bOok containing a BalaExchange for £lOO, and five ribliilli.notes, with which they escaped. Exari!lif Pr Wipta.—'Phis unfortunate crimi. 11 nal, i Me trier for , e murder of his wife was reposted'in a former apert was executed on Pada', the 6th instant, a few minutes past twelve o'clock, over the ga!e.way of the'county jail, at Cambridge, in the presep'se of a vast number of spectators. His behaviour, eft* OendemnitiOn," was consistent with his awful situetioa, andhe Met his ignominious fate with firmness.. His Frime, as our Readers may remember, was attended wigs-circumstances of pecu. liar atrociti; hiving. Murdered his wife in the most deliberate manner, in oider to marry a female to whom he was paying, his addresses as a single man.: The body, after hafrifig been 'suspended an hour, was removed from the scaffold, and was immediately conveyed in a cart, accompanied by the Sheriff's Of., ficers and constables, to the'Chernital Lecture-room in the Botanical-garden, where' Professor Cuiststaa' had powerful'preparedohi galvanic' battery, (which bics formerly belonged to Ptof 'Tznaranr) .ari re-, some the experiments. lately desc.w. ' by; f bentax, of GlassosT, in the Journal of Ike' • . I Institution. Qn iiii followit% 44,V,S*u_Mni 11 body was opteed d 2 itpOsed to PO aft vitiir,. in. sii same room M *hi ibe- eiperimteWTszi piidi. . 1