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aPoltrigt infriLudzkaa LEWES Wks. THURSDAY. AUGUST S. The third and lalt Year of a Sweepftakes of togs. each, fnr 3yr old Colts, Bft. 31h. ; and Fillies, SQ.—the laft Mile and a Half.—The Winner of the Derby or Oaks States to carry 71b. extra. IA Saekville named Mr. Whaky's Informer - a Mr. Durand's ch. c. Morgan Ratter - 3 *. 11. R. H Prince of Wales's Lc. Shock - • 3 Ld. Fremont's c. b. Alchymlft . - • 4 14 Pelham named Sir F. Pook's b. f. by Waxey - 3 Mr. Heathcote, Mr. Treves, Mr. Cnffans, and lord G. Cavenllt, were Subfcribe hut did not malre .-5 to t a di gainft Informer-6 rs, to 4 againft a oc k.a.4to t againft Morgan Ratler. A Match for songs.—The laft Mile. 1.. d. Egreimines Bobtail, 9 ft. - • '- Fortocuc's Mittimus, M. Str• • Bobtail won, hard race.-3 to ron Bobtail cur rent betting. A Match for sogs. the M laft Three Q2arters of a ile. Mr. wanton's Trombone, 4 yrs. old, coft. 71b. 3dr. Ladbrook's Rama, s yrs. old, 7ft. .= a Trombone won eafy-even betting. f its Majefty's Plate of toogs. for any Horfe, Mare, or Gelding ; 4 yr olds to carry toll. 41b. ' • syr olds t tit 61b. •6 yr olds t aft ; and aged salt. alb.-The bed of Three Four Mile Heats. DU Durand's b. h. Teddy the Grinder, 4 yr. old, tOIL4Ib. t t Mr. Edwanles e. h. Slap Haag, 6 yr. old, rsit - s S Ld. backside's b. h. Warter, aged salt. Sib. • 3 3 }t. it. H. Prince of Wales'3 e.h.Tag,3 yr. old. tilt. 61b. 4 4 Ld. Evcmont's e. h. Bobtail, aged, tzR. 2 lb. Teddy the Grinder won with cafe. On this match there was great betting-5 to 2 being taken Teddy again(' the Field, after winning the SA heat, 2 tot againft Warter, 5 tot agatnft Tag, ,o tot againft Slap Bang. FRIDAY. •UGLIST 6. The County Plate, value SoL for boric% of all de. nominations ; 3-yr olds to carry 6ft. ; 4-yr olds, 7ft. 61b. ; 5-yr olds, Bft. tlb.; 6-yr olds, 811. 51b. ; and aged, 811. 71b. Mares and Geldings to be allowed 31b. The belt of three heats, 2 4 1 miles to a heat. IL R. H. eke Prince of Wales's b. h. Rebel, 6-yri 51b. s' Mr. J. Hatboxes b. in. Annifeed. kyra old. Bft. 3its. adr Mr. Edwards's eh. h. Slap Bang, 6.yrs old, BR. 81b 3 s td.Egretwint's e. h. Bobtail, aged, Sit. 71b. • dr Air. F. Nears c. m. Hippora, aged, 81%. rods. - dr Mr. Whaley's b. e. Informer, 3-yrs old. 611. 31b. dr A match for asgs. The laft three quarters of a mile.-Mr. Howarth's Rofetta, 7ft. t3lb. heat Mr. Ladbroke's Bumpkin, SR. 41b. The Town Plait, value solb. for all horfes ; 3 yr olds to carry 6R.: 4-yr olds, 7ft. t tlb. ; 5 yr olds, BR. 31b. ; 6-yr olds, 811. 71b. ; and aged, SR. 81b. Mares and Geldings to be allowed 31b. The heft of four 2 miles and a half heats. lA. Fgremont's f. Amazon, kyrs old, 6ft. t 4 is Mr. Durand's ch. e. Morgan it atltrs 3-yrs s s 3 er Mr Panton's b. e. Freneb-born. kyn old, 61%. 3 5 de 31. It. H. the P. of Wales's Is h. fidget, 4-yrs old. 7ft. nib. • • 4 3 t 1 Sir F.Prole's b. et. Tawoty, 3-yrs °WAR. 3iiss The company on the courfe, this day, was nei ther fo numerous or fashion able as it was yeller. day; the PRINCE was there dreffed in a dark green frock, Nankeen pantaloons, and a white hat. He dined; this day, with a fele& party, in a marquee, in the valley adjoining the eourfe : the provisions and wines were brought from Brighton in a chaife marine. Thefe rural repafts werovery tothmott. Lord CHALLIS SOKSASIT, Lord Bolter:oar, Sir JONI, SHRILLY, Mr. MONTOOI4I6LY, Mr.Wirn Pot, and a few other perfons of diftinaion, were thinly fcattcred about the courfe. The ftand-houfe was not half occupied ; but *hat it wanted in numbers, it made up in beauty; in truth, we rte. ver faw any town, fo limited in Rae as Lewes, pof feffing a greater number of charming women. THIRD AND LAST DAY, AUG. 7. The firm Year of a Sabfeription of togs. each ; 4 yr olds, 711.71 b. ; 5 yrolds, 811.51 b. • 6 yrolds, aft. :lb. ; and aged, 911. Mares and Geldings to be allowed 31b. —One 4 mile beat. 10.1 r. Duraisd'a Sir Sidney, 3 yn. old, RA. 51b. • H.R. it the P. of Wales's b. b. Surprife, 3 yrs. old, Sit. sib. s Ld. Egranont's. b. h. Bobtail, aged 9ft. • - 3 lA. Seekonk's b. h. Wetter, aged, 911. - • dr Five to t on Bobtail; to tot againli Sir Sidney% A match for toogs. h. ft.—His Royal Highnefs the Prince of Wales's Tag, sift. 41b. againft Mr. Wardle's Malta, 7ft. 41b. The Ladies' Plate, value 6ogs. free for all Horfes; 3 yr olds to carry sft. 121 b. ; 4yr olds, 711.716. 5 yr olds, 8(1. 41b. ; 6 yr olds, eft. 9113,-; and aged fill. rilb. Mares and Geldings to be al lowed 31b.—One 4 mile heat. H.R.H. the P. of Wales's b. g. Rebel, 6 yrs old. Eft. 611. 2 Ld. Egreenont's eh. h. Bobtail. aged, BR. t alb. • dr Mt. Edwards'. eb. b. Slap Bang, 6 tr.. old, lift. Oh: dr Sir F. Poole's Taper, 3 yrs. old. aft. nib. dr Mr. Durand's b. fa. Teddy the Grinder. 4 yrs. old ' 7111. Five to 2 on Teddy. A Handicap Plate, value Sol. given by the Mem bers of the Borough of Lewes, for 4,5, 6 yr olds, and aged Horfes. Two Heats' two Miles and a half each. Ld. Saekvilk's Pacifiattok, 4 tn. old, ER.llBc fr F. Poole's b. m. Tawny. 5 yrs. old, lift. t sib. Mr. Wanftes Malta, 4 yrs. old, lift. Ob. Mt. Durand's f.ToUp. 4 yrs. old, 7ft. 51b. ran on tht wrong fide of the Polt. The Company on the t outfe, this day, was More brilliant, numerous, and ardent, than on any of the preceding days; the Rand-honfe was completely filled with beauty and elegance' and the whole feene was lively and charming. The day being fine, every thing bad its due effeajand we never witneffed human beings in a (late of greater ea gernefs and happinefs. The Prince and his party dined under a tent, as before, and drew the wood nymphs from their bowers, and “ alleys green !" During the race for the Ladies Plate, this day, Tea" the Grinder ran out of the courfe, with his rider, by which accident, very confiderable funs of money were loft. The Town Plate, which was run for yefterday evening, was contefted with more art and 'fpirit, than any that have perhaps occurred lately. Young Chilfney rode Fidget for the Prince, and won the nee in fine ftyle. There were many fhew-booths on the ground, and Mr. Merryman entertained the bumpkins with a fonata on the fall-box, with illuftrative gellicu lation. We bad tigers without ferocity, monkies voithout tails, and conjurors without legerdemain. 4 1 1 $ 3 irkir PARLIAMENT. . - MEMBERS RETURNED. Armagh —P. Dulgenan, Efq. Cafhel—Right Hon. William Wiekbant. Carrielifergnsw—Lord Spencer Chichefter. Donegan (County)—l.ord Sudley and Sir Jt. Stewart. Drogheda—Edward Harman, Efq. Mouaghan (County)—C. Powell and R.. Dawfon, Elqh. At the clofe of the poll on Wednefday at Dub• lin, the numbers were as follow— Bamford - 1963 I Ogle - 2231 Latouche - 1673 Barrington - 64; At the clofe of the poll on Tuefday, for the City of Waterford, the numbers were Sir John Ncwport Congrere Alcoa, £fq. 286. The Scrutiny for Norfolk has been lafk week carried on by both parties with the greateff vigour. On Thurfday nineteen votes for Sir J. ASTLSY were objeaed to by .Mr. WODIHOUSE of which twelve were ( truck off, and ( even eftablifhed : and thirty-two votes for Mr. WOOF HOUSR were objeft ed to by the fuccefsful Candidatei ; of which four teen were ftruck off, and eighteen eftablifhed. As the Montrofe delegate was on his way to Brechin to atßit at the elation, his carriage was (topped by three fellows. who difmounted the and rode off with the delegate. His cries Coon brought aMlance, and he was regiu.d. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.—WIND W.N. W. Al&Mil) • 111111. Dublin, 3 Watslard FALMOUTH, AUGUST 6. Arrived the fhip Weymouth, Capt Wetoow, from Lon don to load fi nk, bale goods. &e. for Smyrna ; the brig Nile, from Peterfbargh, with hemp, iron, &c. for this port; the Fran& lowa Mortrie, Cape. Cuacatia, with fah, f m Nolrasoutier ; the brig Atlas, Capt. Bitmes, from ealipoli, with A. for Exeter, after a palTage of 3s days, and is gone into quarantibe; the fehnoner Pelican, PERRINS,from Swan few; the brig Aurora, Titatuonita, from Catch; the brig Nancy, iticudiansok, from Bury; and the Neptune, Yco, from London. Sailed the American brig Mentor, Capt. RIVET, with rice, fro. Chaiiefton, for Cswoi, to receive order,: the Clip I lar many, Capt. Down's, with mahogany, fmin the Hay of Honduras for Hull; the Abeona, ROUOND, and Indultry cutter, of Dower, on a eruize ; the Norway chip lnduitry, Capt. TnossoN, for Dram; the John and Sufan. WZLCH, for Plymouth ; the brig George and Puna., HOMING, for Pen sane:, to load tin, tr.e. for London. Appeared this evening in the offing two Coops of war, fup poled to be bis MaJetty's ibips ROSARIO and Po maw.; alto the Claufina cutter, Taos" As, cruifing againit the !Muggier,. Remain iu Carrick Roads, detained by contrary winds.the Dutch (hips of war as mentioned in my bit.—Wind S. W. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 7. Sailed the %fp Lord Macartney, of Greenock, Captain MAOIST, for New Bruncwick, to load mans for the Dock Yard at this port. Arrived the Indultria, BiJOILA. from Dram ; Eliza, of Li verpool, Captain WADI, from I COO, with wheat and barley, hound to Barcelona; and Hector, Wnvoooo, from McmcL PLYMOUTH-DOCK, AUGUST 7- -- - - - Yetterday arrived the IMOGI.N.of t 8 gung,Capt. VAUGHAN, Cm a cnize; sad IC ViNTURLit, of 14 guns, Lieutenant JUMP. fmtn Cork. Ibis day failed the biome, of i 8 guns, Captain VAVOMAN; and Cum:teas, of 14 guns, Captain DILATOR'S, on a cruise from the Ram Head to Falmouth, for the protettlon of the Revenue; the GANNICT i of IS guns Captain BASS, to =ITC in Mount's Bay; and the PICKLIt frikooner, of to guns, Lieu tenant LATISNOTSZAZ, to cruise from Lundy Mind to the Land's End. Tee Foii.;wing Chips have been paid off, and laid up In Ordi- nary at this port during the laft month Groans. 98, FOOOROTANT, 80, CAPTAIN, 74. CARNATICs 74, WARRIOR, 74, and SUFIISANT, 16. The Fts °Alb, 40, and Sims, 36, have bccn alto paid of; and recommit:lotted. The former by Captain WALLIS, and the latter by Captain PIIOVIS/t. SHEERNESS. AUGUST S. Arrived his Majefty's Dip Tamer—Tlie Harpy Is paid off, but will be commifficeed again in two or three days.—A (hock ing accident happened this day on board the Antelope, building here; a man of the name of David Gaiter fell from a stage, and received loch a violent contagion In his head, that he ex pired in a few hours aft-a. GREENOCK, AUGUST 3. • Thatfday arrived at Port °term, the Eglintoune, Dnu etas, from St. Vlnernes : had a paffage of 56 days ; kft load ing for Clyde, Diana, CAMPS/ILL ; MillferVa. ANDitiON and Crdcrnt, DUNLOP. Arrived aifo on Sunday, at Port Glafgow, the Liberty, 1141. co„ from Minoru., out tsi days, having touched at Tic Mary, BRIICI, from hence, is antral at Virginia. FROM LLOYD's LIST. btAt, AVOUST 9.—Arrived and failed for the River, the Tama frigate; Amphitrite —, from Barcelona; Arethufa, Radky ; Marquis of Landklown, —; Maria, m aca n a ft a ; and Royal Edward, .--, from Jamaies.—Wind S. S. W. GRAVEUND, Mau ST 9.—PaR by the Phenix, Wood, from Peteriburgh ; Two Friend', Wife, from Grenada; Ann, —, (rum Mark-Ines; Argo, Nickolfon, from Surinam; from Liam; Newham, Strand, from Gallipoly ; Liberty, Miller, from Palermo ; Jonge Pieter, from Rouen; Wil• Gam, Olsan, from Amlterdam ; Prince of Wales, —a; and Argo, front Minorca.—Salled the Lord Ndfon, for Hume • Ellsn, Brooking, for Leghorn; Emerald,Storr, for Hamburgg ; Corporation, for Barcelona • Calais Packet, —; and Prudtat, —, for Jerky; Re gard, —, for Stettin; Trim, for Rotterdam; New Venus, Urqu hart, for Corunna ; Pcdeverance, Lander-; Janie, Hendrick; aad Juffroi. Algra, for Ansfterdata, DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEt. The Phenix Balt Indianian, for the capture of the General Melanie French Privateer, will be paid on Thtupay the lath MR at No. :.7, Nicholasrlane, Lombard-street. The hind armed brig Hart, for the capture of the PruCian boy Wrlvaert, will be paid at Deal, tomorrow the loth Init. The Coop Kangaroo, for the Dolphin wreck, will be Fail at No.t4, Clements-Inn, the iith init. The Northumberland, lc Genereux, Succefi, Penelope, Santa Terefa, Champion Princefs Charlotte, la Bonne Citoyenne, Bull Dog, Port M ahon, Vincejo, Minorca, &mown bomb, and thr. Neapolitan brig Sparvera, for the capture of the French frigate k Dianne, will be paid at No. 34, Arundel Erect, Strand, CO Thurfday the 12th Ina. ThiArafta and Ilpofo, for the capture of l'ArolabtMaria, 6e will paid at No. 3, Salters-hall-coat, ea Wedoef y nnet,s t, the slth hilt. The Indezible. for the prefervation from the perils of the fen, of a Tunitian veld. carried into Malta. will on Saturday the 14th initant, be paid at No. 6,Stanhope-lireet. Newealtle- Mut. On Monday arrived In Leith Roads, the Broderick van& port, having on board the licit diviEon of the yoth regiment, under the command of Liam Colonel Mean. from Minor ca and Egypt. The remaining part of the Regiment is dilly expected from Portfmooth. On Monday fennight, Capt. CdillaClLiti, Of the Royal r Morse Ezdfc yacht, felted off Peterhead, aline", having on Wig 400 asap stiersiga kirks. and is arms of Sims& ASSIZES. MAIDSTONE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6. ROBERTSON V. OAKLEY AND OTH This was an aCtion of confiderable intereft and curiofity ; it was in trover, and brought by the plaintiff to recover of the defendants the value of certain articles of houfehold furniture, of which they had unlawfully difpotrefkd her. The damages were laid at 30001. Mr. Gaitaow faid he was Counfel for Mill Eli za Robertfon, a Lady of whom it was much more than probable each of the Jury had heard or read, becaufe it was one of the misfortunes of the age, that perfuns of any celebrity in the world could not come into a Court ofJnflice without having the ciretimhances of their cafe foreitalled, and the pub lic mind prejudiced, at leaft as far as depended on the writers of anonymous and libellous pamphlets. He liqd no apprehenfions the plaintiff would for fer from any impreflion the Jury might entertain, but he was convinced they would try the caufe as if they had never heard of Mifs Robertfon. If they had heard or read of her as the famous !Windier, the lady who went about the country in vat iousdif guiles, fometimes in man's cloaths, finnetimes at: fuming one mode of concealment, fometimes ano ther, he tracd they would difinits fuch rubbilli from their memory, and attend to her complaint with minds as pure and unprejudiced as if they had never heard of her name before. In his opi nion the cafe had nothing of novelty in it ; it was a fimple action of trover by a lady ;mailed of a large quantity of furniture, who had been unj oft ly dirpoffefred of it by a perfon who conceived he had a right to commit what he called a little wrong, but which was in fact a ferions injury to another, in order to do a great good to hinifelf, and he jwould venture to aiTert, that 'inlet's the Jury were actuated by prejudice againit Mifs Rn. hellion, there could be nn difficulty in point of law or &Et in determining that, beyond all doubt, the was entitled to a verdiCt. Mifs Robertfon had Rated to him that it was very much her defire the whole of her life thould be publicly difcuffed and examined in this place, but the had modeltly ad ded to he; with, her fears that her Counfel would neither be able to devote fufficient time to acqnaint hiinfelf with the whole of her hiftory, or the Court confider it important enough to occupy its atten tion. She therefore contented herfelf with appear ing as an ordit.::ry luitor, to demand jullice.— ' Without going farther into the detail of her life, he would (late that the had been for Come time en gaged in partnerfhip with a Mils Sharp, in keep ing a boarding school for young ladies at Croom's. hill, which they had conducted with reputation and credit. For reafons unneceffary to mention, this lady thought brighter profpeCts in life were opening upon her—She had reafon to think the thould form an honourable connection in mar riage. Indulging this flattering hope, the had taken an hand - fume houfe at the Paragon, Black heath, which the had fitted up in a tittle of the high. eft elegance. She had, before this, dealt with Meas. Oakley, Shackleton, and Evans ; names, perhaps, not unknown to the Jury. They mull have feen them in the daily papers advertifing their fplendid Magazines in Bond-greet and St. Paul's Church Yard, where the public might be fupplied with every article of ufe, ornament, and luxury ; the fathion, (L yle, and taße of which (Mifs Ru bertfon had defired him to admit) nothing could poffibly exceed, but the exorbitance of the charges for them. She had before purchafed goods of Ma. Oakley,andCo.to the amount of about 2001. and in contemplation of her removal to the Paragon, had applied to the defendants to convey her property in fafety to her new houfe. They undertook fo to do, and at the fame time wrote her a letter, informing her how happy they thoold be to receive her future orders; and what latisradion it would give them to fee her at their Magazine des Modes. Things were not called now by the fame names they ufed to be; formerly the depot of a,tradefman's hock in trade was called a chop!—then it became a warehoufe ; now fuch terms were obrolete, and it was Magazin der Modes. To (peak in plainer tams, the plain tiffs were furnifking upholfterers, at whore ware houfes any of the Jury or their friends might be provided with whatever they might want to pur. chafe, from a ftate bed ofone thoufand guineas down to the humble accompaniment under the bed. Mifs Robertfon ordered kveral articles, which ' were fent. At lalt Mr. Oakley prefented Matfett' with propofals for furnithing Mifs Robertfon's drawing-room ; it was to be done upon a fcale of grandeur, of which plain Kentith men could form no notion: it was to be fitted up in compartments, dadeed marbles, gilt ! no i'faith ! he believed, gold Mouldings! and the ceiling to be painted by the moll eminent artifts, to reprefent the azure Illy ; he wanted expreffions to convey an adequate idea. In short, it was to he in the Oakley (Lyle. The film required to complete thefe decorations (tattled Mifs Robertfon; but the defendant filenced her alarms, by laying, " 0 Lord, Madam, this is nothing I a mere trifle l befides, we (hall not hurry you for payment till it is perfetlly convenient." Hementioned this to thew that Mr.Uakley thought he had got an excellent cuftomer—one who, to ufe his own expreffion on a former trial, would either pay well, or not pay at all. It was only by referring to that expretlion he could account for tome of his charges. It was a rule that dude who did pay paid for thofe who did not ; at kali fo laid the wicked world. The drawing-room was fitted up in a (Lyle of Eaflern magnificence. Soon after it came to the knowledge of Mils Robertfon, by means of that modern fource of information, an anonymous letter, that Mr. Oakley had laid the owed him toool. and he was doubtful as to her being the perfon of fortune the reprefented herfelf. As the had llipulated for twelve months credit, the was uneafy upon the fubjed, and fern to him.— He came and dined with her, and in the pretence of two witneffes, difavowed having faid any fuch thing. One of them, efpecially Mr. Creafy, was the intimate friend of Mifs Robertfon—not inti mate in the improper fenfe of the word, for he was a married man—not the lover of her perfon, but the prokfred admirer of her venifon, wine, and other good things her table afforded ' • he . thought it very comment for his wife and chi'. dren to have the nfe of her can iage; betties, had no o_bjedion himfelf to an excurfion now anti !hen to Margate, in one coiner of it. After the dinner, Mils Robertfon took occafion to fay to Mr. Oakley, " It has been communicated to me that you have laid I owe you moo!. and that you are alarmed—You kn.tw I laid I could not pay you immediately, and you confenred to allow me twelve months credit. If what I have heard is true, do not let my credt be injured; tell me your are apprehenfive of your money, and I will fatisfy you."—" Dear me, Madam ! how could you flip pole me capable of fuch c.mtitid ? I am perfedly fatisfied with regard to your fortune—l only with you was more in my debt; lam too much of a tradefman of fathion, and a man of honour, to at tempt to accelerate the payment of :t demand for executing the orders of a lady, before the (Him lated period. The proprietors of the Magazin des Modes would be athamed of thing in Inch a man ner, and to thew you, Madam, how fenfibly the bare impittation alE:as me, I will give tool. to ditlover the author of the report." The skit:Want went on furnifhing her bottle, o lien fume periims were importunate for money Mrs R ihertiim owed them, and the was advifed to go away for a few days to avoid them. till the was crarled to pay the firms due to them. Now he came t“ the pith of the prefiatt cattle. The plaintiff, rn leaving her houfe, was naiad of goods bought of the de fendant, for which fliebad paid him. She had goods purchafed of other tradefmen ; and the had alio a confidcrable quantity of goods, furni(hed by the defendants, for which they had agreed to give twelve months credit. Ditrinf; her ablenee, Mr. Oakley prefented himf e lf l ate in the evening, at her houfe, and alked whether the carper for the drawingaoom was come? before lie could well be anfwercd, this gallant tradefman—this ho nourable man—this llylith Marchand des Modes— inlidioufly introduced himfelf up the area, went round to the ftreet door, opened it, let in his myr midons, packed tip every thing he could find, and made fuch good ufe of his time, that he left no thing for the morning beams of Aurora to fhine upon but the bare walls. He had heard of different kinds of ejedmeats ; among others, cf a Welch ejedment, which was effected by unroGfing a houfe, when the tenant, no longer (heltered from the pitilefs florin, was glad to make his efcape.— But fuch a mode of ejeCtment as this, of cart ying off all the furniture, and leaving the tenant not a bed to lie on, a table to dine off, or a chair to fit on, was quite a new invention. He was at a lots to conceive under what head it could be ranged in our law books. Ateapproptiate name had juft Brock him, it mull be called the—Oakley Execution. Dull ordinary men of bufinefs, not your High. flyers, who had their magazines at the Weft end of the town, but common plain tradefmen, would, if they had a demand upon any one for goods they had fold upon credit, have taken out a writ, and waited till they could have arrefled their Debtor; they would have had patience till a trial at the Affixes could hate taken place—till a verdid Ibould have been pronounced in their favour, and then till judgment could have been entered up.— Such Row and uncertain proceedings were beneath your &thing men of Bond-ltreet, therefore Mr. Oakley, without any law to juftify him, had dif panted with all forms of juftice, and had affirmed the offices of Judge, Jury, and Executioner, in his own cattle. But he thould hope Mr. Oakley's execution was not one which would be much fa voured. He took the law to be this r if a man had fold goods to another, and had delivered them, w.;ether on credit or not, but Rill more fir if on credit, the ftipulated period for veWell had not•ex. pired, and immediately after the delivery met a Sheriff's Officer, who told him he had an execu tion again the perfon to whom he had f o ld them, Rill nothing but the law would jultify his taking them away again. If upon a perfon. who had goods of different people, becoming infolven r, the ITpholfterer was to run a race with the Bricklay. er. the Carpenter, the Ironmonger, and the nu merous tradefmen who had furnilhed the Debtor's honk, and all theft were to knock their heads to. gether, each to tear away what he could, the wildeft havoc and confulion would be introduced into fociety. The creditors of Mifs Robertfon had a right to lock her up in prifon, if that was any gratification to them, as truly it (tented to be— and it was an unmanly gratification—they might confine her for lift in the gaol of Huntingdon, where the had been, or in the Fleet Prifon where the now was, alas! without any profped of deli. verance, till the day of her death ; all this" they might do, but they fltould not take away her goods, becaufe her temporary abfence afforded them the opportunity. The law was anxious to prevent the occurrence of fuch a cafe as this. He would fuppofe that a perfon had fold another, who, was his friend, fool. worth of goods, au.! :hat friend fuddenly was reduced to a ftate of info!. vency, and was amenable to the Bankrupt Laws, he might fay—" My Creditor has been my ft iend, it is hard he thould be a lofer, I will get him to take back his goods." They were taken back— well, a bankruptcy enfues ; the law would not permit filch a traafadion, but the goods mull be reflored as a general fund for the benefit of the Creditors at large. This principle of law applied fo Rrongly in the prefent cafe, and was fo clear and undifputed that he was perfuaded Melfrs. Oakley and Co. would not have dared to have dif puted it, unlefs they had depended upon the pre-. _iodic,: railed againft the defendant ; but they would find that prejudice in a Court of Jultica vanifhed, like the unfubliantial vapour which was diffipated by the wind. He underftood it was to be laid thefe goods were obtained by falfe preten ces. He was ready to admit his client had talked of wild expeditions, which had all been difap. pointed. But he defied the defendants to prove the had wilfully deceived them by any one fable pre tence. Bin even if the had, it would not defeat this action : if it could be proved the had obtained the goods by what was denominated fwindling, the might be iadided, but her creditor could not enter her houfe and take away goods upon his mere allegation thatthe had unfairly obtained them. It would be molt unfortunate lithe law authorized fuch a courfe, This was a cousary ia which the h A