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Lord Abinger (Sir James Scarlett) was sworn in as Lord Chief Baron in the Court of King's Bench on Saturday. He was received by the bar standing.
Sir Frederick Pollock, Attorney-General, and Sir William Follett, Solicitor. General, were severally called within the bar on taking their respective offices. The latter was warmly congratulated by the bar. Mr. Sheppard, Mr. Platt, Mr. F. Kelly, Mr. Wakefield, Mr. Skirrow, Mr. Temple, Mr. Barber, Mr. Burge, Mr. Miller, Mr. Spence, Mr. Kindersley, Mr. Jacob, and Mr. Wigram, were also called within the bar as King's Counsel.
Application was made on Tuesday, in the Court of King's Bench, on behalf of a person named Jones, for leave to be taken from Cardi- eon gaol to vote at the ensuing Radnorshire election : but the applica- -don was refused ; as there was no act of Parliament author'zing such ,interference by the Court. Besides, if the prisoner should decamp, who would be answerable to the Sheriff?
Mr. Rothschild was summoned on Saturday to the Marlborough Street Office, on a charge preferred by Carter, the informer, of not having his name painted on one of his carts "clear of the wheel."
Mr. Dyer—" The act requires it to be clear of the wheel. Such is not the case; but as it is a slight offence, I shall only levy a fine of one shilling."
Carter—" One shilling, your Worship! are you not aware that Mr. Roths- child is the richest man in Europe ?" Mr. Dyer—" I have not the pleasure of being acquainted with Mr. Roths- child, except from report. Besides, not being a native of this country, perhaps he is ignorant of the laws. In my opinion, a shilling fine is sufficient." The fine was accordingly paid; and the informer received, with a most woful countenance, 6d., being the moiety of the penalty.
At the Union Hall Office, on Tuesday, Mason, a boy of fourteen, was charged with stealing 50/. out of a letter addressed to his masters, Messrs. Wilson, hatters in Holland Street, Blackfriars Road. The lad made away with all the money in the course of two or three days. He gave several sovereigns to a cabman, for driving him about ; and according to his first account, 251. to a fellow named Peterson, who performed as a conjuror at the Rotunda in the Blackfriars Road. On his second examination, he said he only gave 10/. to Peterson. The thief was committed for trial, and Peterson remanded for the present.
With the exception of some poor men convicted at Worship Street, for carrying placards without the printer's name, there does not appear to have been a single charge at any of the Police-offices arising out of the Metropolitan Elections.
Seventeen pounds have been subscribed for the poor applewoman, whose case was mentioned last week in connexion with the Magistrate Laitig, of hlatton Garden. Of this, .5/. was sent by forty gentlemen of the Stock Exchange, and the half of a .5/. note, from Manchester, was received by Mr. Jones, who interested himself in the case. The other half, the sender stated, would be forwarded to Mr. Laing, from whom Mr. Jones was requested to claim it. Mr. Jones basting unsuccess- fully applied at Hatton Garden Office, has addressed a memorial on the subject to Mr. Goulburn.
The Reverend Thomas Pale, distinguished as a popular preacher, has been appointed by Sir Robert Peel, Rector of St. Bride's, Fleet Street.
A line young man, the son of Mr. Hammond, the proposer of Mr. Angerstein, at Greenwich, on Saturday was on the hustings in good health and high spirits ; early on Sunday, be was a corpse. His death is attributed to the rupture of a blood vessel in the head, produced by the great excitement of the contest.
The chimney of a house in Devonshire Street, Lisson Grove, was found to be on fire, the other day; and a sweep, in the same neighs liourhood was sent for to extinguish the flames. For this purpose he descended the flue from the roof; but when about half-way down, he stuck so fast that he found it impossible to move. His cries brought assistance ; when it became necessary to break a hole in the chimney with pickaxes, Ike. Full three-quarters of an hour elapsed before he was released from his perilous and dreadful situation : he was found nearly suffocated, his clothes were on tire, and his person burnt in se- veralplaces. Medical assistance was promptly procured, and he is
i now n a fair way of recovery.
A case of great seeming hardship was discovered in the be- ginning of the week, in a poor family, named Pashley. The body of an infant was discovered, which it was said was not buried, on ac- count of the extreme poverty of the parents, and their reluctance to apply for parochial relief, as they had seen better days. Several per- sons, affected by the story, sent money to the Times office for their re- lief; but upon inquiry by the officers of the Mendicity Society, it turns out, that the case is one of the grossest impositions ever practised. No particulars are given.
Soon after nightfall on Monday, great part of the gas.lamps, owing, as it is said, to some failure in the main, in the parish of Marylebone, went out, leaving the inhabitants in darkness.
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