JAN. 9.] 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
15 
John Milton's Original Agreement, bargaining with 
Samuel Symons, in 1666, _Tegarding the copyright of 
are Lost,’” f Mr. R 
the Th 
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d 51. at the ex 
d been sold. 
0 copies h 
paid 5/. ; 
Seven fo api killed by eating Wheat. tag Sund 
last, a considerable loss was sustained b r. Infield, po 
F from a number of horses a at some 
A person who had charge of the sto ck 
and stopped it with some wool. It appears that at night 
the horses removed the wool, that they might get at the 
tially succeeded, when defendant, who 
lent, seized him by the > 
Heg ype him into custody. 
e of the most vio- 
ane Eee the niet from his back, 
e dam ew 
and knowle: 
ledge. William Pegg stated that he purchased 
of the P 
0 cwt 
enny Cyclopedia of the prisoner Denny, who trbork: 
1g cwt. 
e done was 7s.—A police- | to his shop about 14 cw: at a time, stating that he did so by 
orroborated the main tn Th isoper behaved with | order of the foreman. The price h ve him was between 20s, 
great salcone on to the station-house, he resisted in | and 30s. per cw A lad in Pegg’s employ identified Kingate, 
the most violent manner, and twisting one of his legs within | and stated that on the last three oceasions Denny came accu 
those of witness, threw him with great force into the road. | panied by him, and wit heard ny say that he was Messr: 
k the other polic: < ; 
wheat ;—twelve of vice ¥ iene violently il 
seven died the same day, a nd the remaining five, it ‘is 
feared, 
BANERUPTCY COURT, DEC, 29. 
2 the Ma of — Burton. ake hie aS a corn- 
ha * very extensive eM haope tracitie with the Messr: 
Mark-lane, whos 
the corn- 
i 
nd oy all 
e the subject of ‘litigatio on in the Court 
Ju L Committ, ® Paivy CounciL. 
tive ts the © Wilt the tate} Aes be: 
Wood, B 
—The appe: 
ea Singcestey, Lb Sir 
eth Goodlak 
eal rela- 
Matthew 
Ww, 
The case in conse 
Court adjourned. 
LAMBETH-STREET.— 
‘ampbell. ion of the examination of the 
prisoner, Mrs. Bailey applied to Mr. Norton for advice, under 
the following circumstances :—It ed that she had sailed 
from this country in the same ¥ the late Mrs. M‘Lean, 
formerly Miss Landon, on her Way to Cape Coast Castle ; that she 
had been present at the inquiry which took place relative to the 
sudden death of - M‘Lean, and had taken not pro- 
ceedings, as wel of the circumstances which occarre during 
the voyage, and subsequent residence of that ladyin Africa. On 
-Mrs. ley’s return to this try, she saa to the friends 
of Mrs. M'‘Lez Lal orem s attending her death, &c., 
stances 
which had come pst ay ough ne at latterly she had been 
Subjected to considerate annoyance by Be Gen en who had 
e fact of her having s AL doc 
ich tees: insisted upon her 
rs comply with 
be! names; and o} 
t all bec 
> 
3 
subject to ria ae h Mrs. 
M‘Lean as her onal servant at Portsmouth, and attended her 
in bens Bed iets the time of herdeath ; and that she neversaw 
or heard of <a - boi: ere ~— calumnies which hav rth me 
circulati that lady on the subject of ber 
death. 
Darby Kelly appeared’ to w cause why he should not pay 
the anvunt 6 of oases done om the property of John M‘Donnell, 
M‘D 
it 
le an s. 
it happened in, to let him off as light 
8S possible, and would therefore be satisfied with 2s, 6d. for the 
damage.—T) M te rem that the payment of this 
‘Sum, and the cost ie summons, would the defend- 
ant off very y indeed.—Darby Kelly declared he had not a 
cami bless hi if with. On Christmas-day, e said, feeling 
r i ; 
in, and the summons ver. 
Qusen-Squvarg, Dec. 30.—John 7s a diminutive eye 
of the finest oe yes het ee oe at th 
Fags, charged with having assaulted his b 
To 
uc! i | 's 
four of ‘them to him to the station-house.—Mr, egorie. | was on the 5th, on which oceasion Denny was paid a check of 
What have yo ay to this charge ?—Defendant, Is id wat | 6i. Qs. 6d. witness named Durant stated that he hel eys 
I’ve to say, or? Why, thin, I’ve got plinty to say to | of the premises after Kingate went home in the evening nny 
it, only what’s the use ive id whin ese police sw so | could not have left the warehouse with such bundles of paper 
falsely? They sis, yer riverence, that id four ive em to take | without his (witness) observing it, andthey must have been con- 
me to the police-stashin ; n look at » yer riverence, an’ | veyed away in a cart with Ki gate’s knowledge. Both pri- 
ye’ll see that I it a poor cratur, an it half sSoners were remanded for the attendance of a material witness. 
tore me asunther life an limb, yer riverence, as you MARYLEBONE, Dec. 30.—James tton reexamined on 
the tatthered state of my garmints.” Defendant called tee tA | the charge of having extorted ney from . L. Blount, 84, 
es, who sw itively, and on the cross, that “the only | Baker. Street, under a threat of charging h th the mis- 
thing the defendant done at all at all, was to attack the complain- | sion of abominable and unnatural practices. . Blount, Esq., 
ant, and strike him a bit in orther to keep the pace. BE a alg stated that he was in his eighty-fifth y The prisoner had been 
‘was ordered to pay 7s. for the dam mage, and 20s. for the assaults, | his footman, and ent the situation in January, 1s29. 4 at 
os be fare pe and kept to hard labour for one month. He time — — cease wi im as servant, to whom, in 
183) prisoner marri e then obtained for him a 
be Ve haa “Ga — Christmas Apologies..— Mr. Com situ: tr neg connected “with t ea Water-works Company 
Saturday moraine ‘Gipoaed of some Rapaiss: of cases of "ron from which he was shortly after dismissed. e had entiy re- 
and disorderly.” The variety of the excuses formed by the | ceived several letters from the priso: er, begging for assistance ; 
several delinquents kept the offic’ vals i in a merry mood during the | the last of these, dated Dec. 21, was to the following effect: 
whole of the morning. Jeremiah Stubbs, a short round-faced “*Sir—Finding by Mr. nch that you are determined upon not 
gentleman arged with having been found, at half-past fi rendering me assistance, [ am again compelled to address you. 
on Christmas-eve, drunk and incapable, &c. Mr. Combe—Well, | I am i great distress, and you tell me I may go ti sea; but I 
Mr. Stubbs, what do yo say? Mr, Stubbs—Sir, I had been t ave no d to do so. Un all circumstances, [can’t help 
funeral (sotto roce). I had been burying my brother. Mr.Com ing that you ought te rend some little help. Lamafraid 
nd so, to evince your respect for his memory, you got ak, I shall be obliged to disclose your private chara: the world 
and rolled about the streets! along, sir, about your business. My wife h me cert cts, and she says that yo 
Mr. Stubbs vanished.—A diminutive urchin, a lad of about nine | wish man ions to —— ion of the letter is 
years of age, was charged with havi: been found drunk in the | unfit for publication.) 4 m has told me you have got a 
Streets on the previous evening. Mr. Combe—How is this, sir? | gold watch and a medicine chest, and if you will let me have 
You drunk! Defendant—Yes, sir. Father’s run away fro! Vl not trouble you any more.” lount communicated 
mother, and we none on us knows what we're a doin’ on. | with his ne and with Ins earce. On the 23d he 
(Laughter). Mr, Combe—Be off with u; and mind if I catch | sent his servant to.look for the prisoner, and the spector, who 
you here again, I'll punish you seve: —Tohias Johnson w in “hace marked three sovereigns and d them to 
next charged with having been drunk,and taking up his al 4 prisoner came to him, when he-said he was very 
at fall length on the Qu way. Tobias looked as resigned impudent for writing such a Jet and asked how he could think 
a martyr; in fact, he had m phismind forthe worst. Mr. | of doing so. He said he was distressed, an begged the 2/ which 
Combe—What do you say to this, Mr. Tobias * ‘obias Johnson— | he had before asked for. Mr. Blo nt told him he was very uneasy 
Tt was an ed of youth. (Tobias was at least fi yaa) Be ile about the letter, and gave him two sov igns out of three which 
it; my fe had been hurt hy few words with he inspector had marked. The prisoner went down stairs, the 
ued 
(aighing) You're 
dischar; sed, sir. Tobias (bowing v ery low)— Sir, you’re a perfect | h & previously asked if he had any money, when he replied 
gen ntlem: that he had not. Inspector Pearce stated he heard Mr. Bi ot 
“ Tak ing the Wall Side.”"—On Saturday, at the Kensington | say to the prisoner in the wing-room, “f sent fer you to 
Petty Sessions, Mr. James Pou: upart, pee at Lover appeared | know at you meant by sending me that letter, as it has made 
before the magistrates, charged with haying assaulted Mr. Vin- | me very uneasy :” and that he replied, **I was driven toit, being 
cent Austin, under the follow gh by stances: ~The enales. very much distressed.” On the it on r 
ant stated that as he ng “3 rom town tated that Mr. Blount’s private character was of a m 
di 
was retur 
was passing over Stanford.bridpe, 
th 
nost abomin- 
with hisright h og Pag wall, abie Ae seaicmaer: and that his letters were fo ed upon infor- 
he met the defendant about the middle with his left hand to the n communicated by his wife; he had eparated from 
wall. Seeing the defendant intended takir g& thi of him, one an some vears, . Blount maintaining her and her 
( inant) said to aad a re on th ide ;”? | son. e ner will be ught up again on Friday, when the 
when defendant replied, “I always take the wall.” ant | de $ will be read over, preparatory to his committal. 
told him he allowed no ake the wall of him when he Bow-Srreet, Dee 31.—An application was by the clerk 
was on his right side, and h still; on seeing which defend- | to the Guartias Ans of the Strand Union, for an order to be posted 
ant said, “ Then I’ll go bac! in,” and he turned round, keep- | upon the house No. 23, James-street, Covent-garden, bh = 
ing close to the wall right in front of complainant. Onreachbing | been reported to be ina very filthy and ray condit 
th of the bridge the complainant took the portunity of | The application was founded upon the 2d and 3d of Victoria, 
the defend; | side, and, in doing so, Slightly | ¢. 71, by which the guardians of a union, or he arish officers, 
brushed against him, when the defendant raised a walking-stick | were empowered, upon ep ntation being m: ae aly medical 
e hadin his hand, and struck him a violent back-handed blow | officer that any house was in a filthy and unwholesome condition, 
across the left arm, the effects of which he still fel defend- | to apply to a magistrate for an order to compel the occupier of 
antdid not deny the main points of the case, but declared the com- such house to have it cleansed within seven d: ys. Mr. Twyford 
plainant, on pas him, instead htly brushing him, had | willingly granted the application, as he —— the clause 
forcibly ejected him into there for whi struck » and ould be productive of the greatest © benefit to the public 
said he never before knew thére was a and wrong side to | at large. The notice hear Aiea sol om and sete red to be immedi- 
a footpath. ie said that it was an old-established rule ately attached tot the 
that pede8trians should always have their right hand tothe & az en ae sore 
and equestrians their left. was an ancient custom, the obsery- TA TTER. RSALL'S. Dec 
ance of which induced der in wded thoroughfares, a: ance Was unusually sain, ands pond wa so flat as 
The attendan 
tended to prevent usion. They were astonished that the | to require no other return thew! Se ontained in the following list 
defendant should plead ignorance of suc! m; but as the | of bets and offers 
object of the complain: wn appeared to be ae maintain his 4to lagst Scott's em (offers t to la y). 
rights, they thought a » with cos sufficient. l4t 1 —— Lord ce’s, grog colt (taken to 1161.) 
Mocemaave rs. onelli and Mrs. Ma Cole, two 18 to —— Mr. erie Palamon (taken to 1602.) * 
married women, were sanuaened for having thrown snowballs at 18 to 1 —— Marshal Soult (offers to take 20 to 1), 
black S ed John Lewis, on the day of his wedding. ate Pos wii on’s Coronation (offers to lay). 
he complainant stated that he left his residence a few days azu 25 s 1 —— Colonel Peels Cameleon (taken to 254) 
for the purpose of being joined in matrimony to Miss Foge —— Duke of Rutland’s Sir Hans (offers to take 30 to 1). 
At the doors of Aldgate church, where the ceremony was to be | 10000 to 100 —— Lord Stradb tee 's lot (taken). 
performed, the two defendants began to let fly Snowbal a as — rh to 10 —— Captain Gar d rol bs Ben Brace (t.and - offered). 
as hail at him. He and the lady, however, succeeded in to 10—— Mr. Mostyn outsiders (taken) 
object for ber eney ret the church, and ag arm-tn-arm GAZETTE OF THE WEE 
along the churchyard, rejoiced the pect of returning 
dinner without further annoyance ; but pist as they reached the INSOLVENTS. ties Lesott dears A s Cubs Kingsland, 
iron gate a shower of snowballs overwhelmed them, and they | coal pai we gees LES ani & Knieur, Iyy-lane, New- 
were obliged to get the assistance of the police, but for whom the | gate-market, salesm Z 
complainant believed their pave would have been their Memen § BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. , Wol 
bed. ies camtieane, en heh ang black or white ?—Complain- | verhampton, Stafford: pa tacenaines 
ant—Oh, fair ; very fair, certainly! Alderman—Then; I dare sa. 3 BANERUPTS.—Jam Jackson, Hamm rsmith, grocer.— 
there is some jealousy i in this bu siness? Complainant (groaning) | Taomas Jonn ‘AsnToN, “pall Mall, tailor.—Joayx Swurrieso- 
—I an’t jealous, and if they are itan't my fault. Mrs. Bonelli__ ——— Newcastle-under-Lyme, S ire, hat ey ae 
Pjease your worship he’s the a t willain that ever lived, and uN Lioyp, Beaumaris, Anglesey, tanner.—Wit 1CH- 
so all the vomen in the court we lives in kno their sorrow. s, Northampton, pawnbroker. — Rose Jaane Woseka, 
Alderman—Why, he didn’t pecekiee 4 ‘ou all id he? | Gloucester, painter —Twomas Piexarp, Leed: ,» Cabinet maker. 
Mrs. Bonelli—Me! I despises him, and wouldn’t have nuffin to | —W1LLIAM Moreaw. il, Somersetshire, ship builder —Henar 
do with him. This here lady can tell you a yery melancholy |. Houms, — wnt Scrivener.—Resecca Davey, Penrith, 
rig le about him. I do assure your ship he’: rse nor ker.—Ja: ORDAN, Leeds, cabinet maker. ee 
to have married Mrs. Cole in earnest? Complainant—Why, the | draper, Ramsgate Tsomas Ripspass, Jo- 
truth is, my lord, there was a precious | ng of them a | Ste Seton, Ricm. xo “Star sr0N, » Bensamin Turnes, Ep- 
coming me, and no mistake, and me ani . Cole was | WARD Bartey, Joun ery Wictittam Matmon, Ricaarp 
a going to become man and wife; but what does she do but mar- Aw, JosEPH ate MITH OLDROYD, JoHN BREARY, oy 
Ties a blind man, ow precious mad se I w DENTON, and ABRAHAM ELLIS, woollen millers, Battley Ca 
ing to an old pal of mine, and so sh th Dewsbury, ‘Yostellire,= eigen Tanpy, needle manu einnres, 
on ’em pelted us with snowhalls.—Mrs. Cole call en to | Redditch. Worcestershire.—EpwAarD ger once and Joun Fre- 
witness that the black had belied her, and — the whole matter Sena nen err, Wine merchants ahd mice tee ned 
originated in a violent attempt made by him upon Her virtue HILLIPS, wireworker, g Bae 2 
oe not handled a morsel of snow, aad she merely went out | SON, drysalter, Liverpool. WinttAm HENR eggheta eae S$, broker, 
to see the shocking sight of a black man going to be married toa | Sackville- eee ee = Moors, grocer, Bishop Wearmoutb, 
white woman, altho he wife was no t shake: D Austin, coach proprietor, Manchester.—Joan 
it en D and THomas Woop, ufacturer, Leeds.—Noan 
stershire.—Joun Srrtex- 
S Powsr Ssaw, and Francis Marrocx, ch 
AS TREANOR, hardwa x 
rinter, Manchester. 
ATIONS.—Wiiiram i Reegring-' andCo., 
burgh, silk mercers.—WiLLiam 2 
builders 
. Lewis ; Lseeit isa matte f jealousy. »—THomMAsS Park, Gl Zo ine merehant.— 
ae cs Leith, baker—Jonnx Wiison, Kirkfieldbank, 
Unton-Hat, Dec. 30.—William Kingate, wareho' of | JORN — I. Y we Vouue. Pattee 
essrs. Knight and Young, publishers eihe Penny Cyclopedia, | Lanark, —Joux iobed an ttLiaM Youne, eT, 
Ties en stealing a il of a ton weight ae tae ‘above dyers.— —Joan MACLELLAN an d Co., Greenock, mer: chants. 
Sanghi i Thomas Denny with seling — sgitetcs hw carte i. B ge —On! the 20th, at Dover, the lady of H. C. Bingham, 
Was discharged on the sth ult. Soon afterwards it was accident- | Esq., fa son. On the 29th, at Waldershare, the Countess of 
ally discovered that several numbers of th Gutiford, of a son. 
been purloined and sold as waste paper. It was ascertain Marnataces.—On 2gth, at St. Mary’s s Islington, rf 
from the purchaser that the whole of it was bought from a man Mathias, of Tonbridge-place, New- , to Sarah Ann, ae 
named Denny, he immediately of the late J. Moate, Esq., of Hythe. On the 3st, at Hollin 
subsequently taken into. custody, Mr. Knight stated that he 2, . H. Goodwin, und Barrel F; Esq., 
had held a confidential situation on the premises the firm; | of Sharstead, Doroth; of B. D. Duppa, 
that be was intrusted with the keys of the premises, and had the Esq., of Hi 5 ree 
‘ee 3 and that it was impossible Se a ae gia oy 30 
such a quantity could have been taken out without his sanction | years the clerk of Mesars, J. 
