... FRAUDS BY A POTATO MEURCHA1NT. At the Exeter assizes, this week. Wlil Thomas, merchant, was Indicted under the Debtor Act, 1809, for not deliverlng up to the trustee of his estate In bankruptcy three cargoe of potatoe. purchased by him shortly before ...

... with having, on December 11, stolen 34 cwnt. i of potatoes, valued at £5 2s., the property i of his employer. William Ashe, grocer, of; Woolton, was charged with receiving the potatoes i' knowing them to be stolen.-Mr. Tobin (in- , stuctedby MJr. H. F ...

... such potatoes as might be con- signed to him for sale in the Birmingham market. Day went to Lythlam about the 23rd or 24th of October last, and purchased potatoes in that locality, and on the 25th of October he loaded three wvaggons with potatoes, which ...

... saw the defendant with three hampers of potatoes. Immediately behind her were scales and weights which she used for selling potatoes In scores. Alter givlag her a caution, ho saw her a second time selling potatoes In small quantities from a broken hamper ...

... RAILWAY COMPANY.-In this case John. Livesey, potato dealer, Preston, sooght to recover from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company the aum of £15 as compensation for damages done to a quanltitY of potatoes, which, in consequence of their not being ...

... that he was informed the potatoes had been forwarded. The person who bought and forwarded the potatoes was a Mr. k owarth, and it was he also who intimated to the defen- dant the change in price. A few days after the potatoes had been forwarded (which ...

... were ?? was given Ahowing that the prisoner paid the carriage himself for the potatoes; and James Hickg, potato dealer, Smithfield Market, deposed to selling a quantity of potatoes for the pri- soner, and pnying his wife a cheqne for £17. 83., re- presenting ...

... to take the potatoes.- c Cameron now stated that he sometimes delivered sacks of potatoes to prosecutors' customers, and on Saturday night one of the regular customers. with a donkey cart and a W~elsh accent, came for e' a sack of potatoes. Prisoner got ...

... CO~rRACT.-EVAIS V. WALM5siY.-The plaintiff in this case was Peter Evans, a potato deaier, living at Mr. Gil's. Westslnoter-buildings, Chester; and the defendant was Mr. Valnmsley, a potato dealer, residing in Gleave-street, Ever. ton, The action was to recover ...

... the high roa& at Spital with a sack of potatoes on his back. On being questioned, the accustd sald the potatoe were given to him by Mr. 8teele, bailif ,b Dfr. 3. B. Case. Afterwards it wee found that the potato hog on Mr. Cases ofarm hade been opmened ...

... committed for trial. TuEFT OF POTATOES FROM THE MAREET CARTS.- Catherine Needham, a middle-aged Irishwoman, was arraigned on a charge of pilfering from the carts of farmers who attended the market, on Saturday last, a quantity of potatoes. P.C. Beckett stated ...

... mission agent, but he (plaintiff) had never lodged with Jarman, nor authorised him or any person connected with him to obtain potatoes or eggs from the defendant on his account. He might have had tea occasionally at Jarman's house, but had never at those times ...