A lady, neatly and handsomely attired, soon after theCourt of
Chan- cery was opened on Monday, entered within the bar, with a brief in her hand ; and was just about to seat herself on the Solicitor-General's right hand, when she was informed by a gentleman behind the bar, that she was trespassing. This excited some amusement. The lady with- drew immediately, and took her stand at the entrance to the bar. After having remained there until that which was in the course of hearing was disposed of, she opened her brief, and moved towards the Lord Chan- cellor. His Lordship inquired what was her pleasure. She said she appeared in the matter of Beumington, a lunatic. The Court informed her that that matter could not he heard then ; upon which she retired. [Was the lady herself the lunatic in whose " matter" she appeared In the Insolvent Debtors' Court, on Monday, a Mrs. Emily Phipps was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment, fur fraudulently contract. ing debts by declaring herself to be a widow, whereas she has a husband living. She is not legally liable for payment of the debts.
Mr. Gilbert Abbott it Beckett, proprietor and editor of Figaro in London, the Wag, Evangelical Penny Magazine, Dibdin's Penny Train. pet, the 7'hiej; Poor Richard's Journal, the People's Penny Pictures, Terrific Penny Magazine, Ghost, Figaro Monthly Newspaper, &e. and lately lessee of the Fitzroy Theatre, came before the Court on Wed- nesday. He had been unsuccessful in his speculation at the Fitzroy Theatre • and was not opposed on his application for his discharge. Mr. Coolie, for the insolvent, observed that his client had greatly con- tributed to the mirth of the public. The Chief Commissioner ad- mitted that such had been the case, but it had been done at some ex- pense to his creditors. Mr. Cooke said, the creditors " were certainly laughing on the wrong side of their mouths." The Court, after asking a few more questions and receiving satisfactory answers, declared the insolvent entitled to the benefit of the act, and ordered him to be dis- charged forthwith.
At the Alansionliouse, on Saturday, two paupers, belonging to Bishopsgate parish, were committed to the House of Correction, for outrageous conduct on being refused relief'. They had been offered employment, but they would not work ; and they conducted themselves most insolently before the Magistrate.
George Fisher, a retailer of game, was fined forty shillings at Bow Street, on :Monday, for selling red game, between the 19111 of March and the 1st of August, contrary to law. The Marquis of Queensberry was the informant ; and Sir Roger Gresley, with several other landed and game proprietors, were in attendance. After this case had been dismissed, Mr. Eustache Ude, the celebrated cook, now at Crockford's, was brought forward to answer another charge of Lord Queensberry. Sir Roger Gresley, one of the managing Committee at Crock ford's, stated that he had seen grouse served ut table on the 19th of June. The following dialogue then occurred, as we find it, no doubt very ac- curately, reported by the penny-a-line gentlemen. M. Ude—. Yell, my dear wee Rojer, vat is all dis to me? Certainment, you must know flat I don't knew vat the Devil goes up into tie diniug.room. How (Is Devil eau I tell valor black game, or cite game, or red game go up de dming.rouni ? I lore is plenty of game always go on in de house, but flat is nothing to toe; my only busilic.,s is to cook for the palates of does who like de game." Sir Huger Gresley —" I really don't know what in common justice M. Ude can Lava to do in this matter. Ile is the ceuk of the establishment certainly, hot he only pre- pares what is ordered, The Committee order the things, and be provides according to those orfltss," M. Ude-- Tank you, my dear Sate Rojer. I knew your cosh get me out of du Serape NIA the noble Marquise has got me into dis time." (Great las rich r. )
Charles Marquis of Queensberry. sworn —" I was a member of the Committee at Crockfurths, lint am not now. 1 was at Crockford's ou the 191h, and dined, and grouse were served at the table."
M. Utle—" But my noble friend. as I said to my friend Sam Rojer, I know nothing at all about vot vent into de roam. I never sawed it at all. De orders :of- given to me. I soul my people to de butcher and to de poulterer, and to de fishmonger ; and de tings are brought, and I co:umlaut' dent to be cooked; and ley are coked; and dat is all 1 know about it."
Sir F. Roc —" Whether yon know it or not, the Art of Parliament makes you liable." M. Utle—" Upon my honour, dat is very hard. Vett I gut the summons. I remon- strated did my Lord Alvaltley ; and he say, • Oh, never mind, Ctle, nay ley sere pigeons instead of grouse." Ah, my Lord,' say 1, • 1 cannot do better than call dent pigeons, because flat bird is so common in tits house." (Loral taughler.) Sir F. Hoe, who appeared greatly to enjoy the scene, said he mu-t, upon the oaths of the noble ISlarquis and Sir Roger t:resley, convict the defendant ; but be should certainly put the lowest penalty—namely, as. M. Ude—s• Veil, I shall pay de money, but it is dam hard. Ve have always game in our house, and de poor devil of a cook have to pay tie penalty for it." (Great lauleter.) 'the defendant paid the and costs ; and the Marquis of Queensberry :mill, the only object in lay ing the i:Serination was to protect himself and other large proprietors of game lands in the N out II, from the spoliation which was curried out to a great extent by poachers.
At the Marlborough Street Office, on Thursday, a boy twelve years of age, was charged with picking a gentleman's pocket of his handker- chief. A lady who saw the theft, and a person wlto picked up the handkerchief, which the thief threw away when he was pursued, were not present. The prisoner at first blubbered and told a piteous story ; but, seeing that he was about to be committed, stood stoutly on his defence, as will be seen by the following professional harangue.
Boy—" Vol am I a going to be committed for, 1 ax yon ? There ;tint no charge agile me rich makes me legally liable to be convicted by a jury. The lady aint here as said she seed me pick up the gentleman's vipe."
Mr. Dyer—" Der evidence is not necessary.
Boy—•• But on a pint of sitch himportance ven a man's careter's at stake, its the ditty of every lady to show her face. Then there's another link vontin„.• : the gentle- man as pick'd up the hhtmrdclwenif hasn't come forward—so rot is the wally of the evi- dence? Nobody seed me prig the handeliecta so that takes tattle felony ; nobody is
here vot picked it np--that takes off the misdernenner ; and there aint nufnu left for a jury to eouwict till, or else a man's halms corpus stint of on use, that's all."
He was then committed.
On the same day, Ann Vickers, the servant of Mrs. Hampton, whose connexion with Mr. Tuffnell was so notorious some months ago, was committed from this office, on a charge of stealing ;t number of articles from her mistress, the wife of a perfumer of Clifford Street, into whose service she had got under a feigned name and false character.
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