A meeting, summoned by the Sheriffs of Middlesex, is to
be held at the Freemason's Tavern on Friday next, "to take into consideration the situation in which Mr. Sheriff Evans is now placed by the resoha dons of' the House of Commons."
Yesterday the writ of inquiry in the new action of Stockdale toms Hansards was issued to the Sheriff of Middlesex ; and Thursday is the day appointed fbr the assessment of the damages, modestly laid by the slaintiff at 50,0001.
Yesterday also a writ of summons was issued from the Court of Queen's Bench against Ralph Allen Cosset, son of the Sergeant.at- Arms, Charles Stein, William Bellamy, and John Leach, messengers of the House of Commons, at the suit of Burton Howard, gentleman, (Mr. Stockdale's attorney,) "for entering the plaintiff's house, on the 4th instant, under the authority of .a search-warrant signed by the Speaker, and remaining there from half-past six until one o'clock."
We understand that the Sheriffs are preparing, through the 'Under. Sheriff France, to take legal proceedings against the Speaker of the House of Commons for false imprisonment. —Morning Clrouic e.
In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Wednesday', Mr. Peel, a son of Sir Robert, with about twenty other Harrow boys, were charged with breaking windows. Lord Denman smiled, and suggested that the affair might be best settled out of Court. After some demur, this was fluted to ; and 1501. having been paid to the prosecutor, a verdict of "Not Guilty" was returned.
In the Secondaries Court, on Tuesday, a Mr. Bond obtained a verdict for 3,950/., with interest from the commencement of the action, against
Mr. G. S. Byug, Comptroller of the Queen's Household, F11.:o3n6, h
Front the
statements of the plaintiff's counsel, it appeared that, in June 1836,
defendant borrowed of the pleintiff the sum of 6,000/., and gave a check on his bankers ; which, however, was not paid. In July of the same year, the defendant paid sauna portion, and at various times to the amount of 2,0501. The action was brought for the balance.
The Manchester steam-ship, Captain Polwart, left St. Katharine's Wharf at ten o'clock on Wednesday evening, it being is very fine moon- light night, and proceeded as tar as Gravesend in perthet satisfy. The pilot had just left her, when they again went on ; and the captain, see- ing a ship at anchor right aimed, immediately- gave orders to "Star- board, starboard ;" when the maa et the helm sung out, " The wheel is foul, the wheel is foul." The tai tsin instantly stopped the engines; but the ebb tide running hard at the time, she immediately struck the ship, which instantly sank. The ce mein of the steamer, as soon as the wheel was clear, put about, and used every exertion in his power to save the crew, which unfortunately proved unavailing ; and five persons. the carpenter, second node, a boy, and two Customhouse officers, were drowned. The vessel was the 'fyrian. 225 tons, bound for Valparaiso, and owned principally by Captain Cunninghtune, who commanded her. The most valuable part of her cargo consisted of quicksilver.
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