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>nday tterki bead. titmice poe. weed of by Noarout, ADWARD aner, at his i his Grace . General and a awn the party; e order of A r . 14 Till Nen 7 R ICA Lt flee !ntertainments etwa, nedy of The B- e y uf /den .144/1 wa, r e. fi r. R. Poway er. erht gaiety, pla yful ntially nee AAAAAA to 7 after its due iffed. 'used much stern. lei u ,e. No t troad 2 exhibition, he yet with charafbristie untenance seas inv. The f Mr. BUNPIIIir Si I d v r Oresitsks and s int ab ted audience. Mr. itt th . '• P, wil t the 46ea a; It• • tt too high terms, s o, md by M r . C. Pc*. N ut i of knife, a gentleman lion b a d b< t world for his hiadr is tot- his vocal and snag pany, in the pad impoei much richer them Ibt frr nor:Tailed instal brim sa Comedy o f 7 bet be sestet Mr. Lv site re- viilain Ar e/4 my ad,,,isre, awe of the leihiendble with t his eltl.l an does, graeio nature and gold spear t s he mud always Dovid fordb e and chari t y go 'ove, torcinj the dit $W sAI HO7W. IT All. dual goonl4 CtliC All ocr, t^M• Red, u. art rt lard ; Walrt Fr, turd, to thy 'had, S Cote , mourn, sad w s y lave ; the unki, lily yet de ve ! M. t ot on of the Duk e o f wed ' by is by the Mi n i, te - porter] ace was abl e to mere removed yester. if the reel, Berkeley- with c TM , W at his h ouse dna I " Newmarke t . this day, on a were Miss sex, at Cashew C6,.ric ist night at hi s Mr. W . ort 1) rundes Castle. itr a , knitie in Bur. beset ; Lordship i s e x. adven days. was tck Emperor of selv a at 11 dining. int es ern month. plod D Are ezpeded pearee or in &ottani! , li mo , w days, to su. co i Te Z use in Great rawly fig to town f ur city b fow Th l, Clifton, most selves Bruce, Mr. C. and. In. bean woad. I a, Me. 104 Nl... eras vile, dm rester House, Mr. cook, Mr. On and Mts. !dart. COM 6 Nichoisr Miss ended Corpo Les Grand • Les, ilo able Society C uildi his late visit eed to cooler W m " , , y Lodge was he raked at his from Brigh Palm - Banished in sod 4 ton. W a grand Mario ))day next. Coder Cook. s. A Ifittingsis broktbilim -The man ranged for utitul little CIA 111, are 10. minus, as befure the 1, and dr THEATRIL DIIIIIT•LANt. A new Coiled'', in Ave nes, intitled, Timm's • r a k, was produced here list night, for the first principal charafters were thus represented : Str Mud Delmer • Mr. Raymond. fl i p.d/w1 Mr. Elision. . Air.9rery• • • Mr. Mathews. ilArda , . • • Mr Lawton. "tip Hardecre . . Mr De Camp. Record • . . Mr. Palmer. Aohur Twei . . Mr. Mantel. ll . . . Mr. fisher. ju ,t o llio rr o g is er . . . Mr. Maddock'. yyy r . Mr. Tokely. Stress' • • • • Mr. Evans. Eddy Delmar • • Mis Melon. 21.ul q • . Mrs. H. Sidelong. . Mrs. Simko. Otto Mjoidhais . . Moe buses.,. Mini • . MISS Sanders. The following is an outline of the fable s;, David Debate ha: quarrelled with his sister, a nd abandoned her and her husband, on account of ~3 ; Iv pr ide he afterwards mar ritis, and is involved i„ difficulties, from which he is at last relieved I N ritt rosily of a neighbouring farmer, with w ri mho had had many previous disputes, the Ba his humble neighbour of an inten tioni°tliofimsPearest;rig n g his son to a rich young Lady, who bad been left under their joint goasdianship. Bland •(,d, the nephew of Sir David, has taken many sn ag rebolutions against matrimony, and resists the importunities of his uncle, who is eager to secure Me fortune of his ward to the family, by a marriage wawa ikneffard and the young lady; but the gal bet sa il o r is devoted to &tidy, an orphan he has mysteriously rescued, from childhood, dettEtiog the villainous designs of Jar Ateiivr read, a profligate ' elan of fashion. against the farmer's son, his lava' with his uncle's ward. The old Farmer makes Vaelif.rel acquainted with his root. by which it appears that he is the deserted husband of Sir imas sister, and that the t hild the gallant Bland ford had preserved, was his own. Alter this di.- . eteery, the Farmer waits on S. David, and en forcing the moral duty of returning good for evil, the divided relatives are united in a family bond, El.avitard marrying the orphan &lay, while PMsp is united to Olivia, Sir Dal Id': ward. Such are the roundvrorks of the play, in which several parts, of a comic cast, are introduced ; among these is a Mr. o vr ,, whose cone ion is made entirely up of iortinipoories. Four these slight materials, Mr. H. SiDeotil, tenoned author, has produced a most interesting Comfy. The charafters ate extremely natural sad wed drawn. the language is beautiful, and the sentiment refined. Although there are no striking situations to take the audience by surprise, yet the interest is so admirably supported, there is not one languid scene, nor a cartiolsnent to be de sired, except in the dance, which is much too long ; tar is Mrs. Se ARKS'S part, Omagh admirably sup potted, at all necessary to the piece. It possesses mere [mhos than humour. The fashionable follies of the day are lashed sums wit. good-humour and poise. The part of Coysin illandfaid, sustained with rich ease and natural vivacity by Mr. Excis cox, afforded en opportunity to the author to intro duce some happy allusions to the British navy, which were received with enthusiasm by the audience.— kiss Dorman's part of .Wire fr.ndirarre resemble. CV.ricfte Raisperi. and was consequebtly an excellent performance. Her song in the filth adt was eaeored. Mr. DOWYOM'S Mr. liard.irre, was a rich portrait of a tine drawn charafter, every sentence spoke to the heart; nor did Mr. MATIJIWS ever appear SO miff advantage, than in the iiititittitiVe Mr. (21nry. It was impassible fur the performers to exert them selves tu more advantage. Mrs. H. Sionosis, always inteterting and cone& looked beautiful, and dis 'lord the greatest energy. She never ap pend but to receive continued plaudits. The Pre.ogue, spoken by Mr. EY Pi e, was very well re ceived, and the Epilogue, which turned upon the newly-discovered Cornet s was spoken with great viva city by Mr. ELLISTON. The House overflowed at an early hour. with a most broliiant audience. and the comedy was re ceived throughout with loud and prolorxed plaudits ; and, when announced for A second re inesautatiou, was haired with weneral acclam.tiun. Liz tf, Ocr. - - On Friday last. John Horton, Esq. who, on ac count of the indisposition of the Mayor el.& ha. Undertaken to officiate for Lim, entertained the Body Corporate, and about two hundred and fifty of the mobility, gentry, and principal inhabitants, at the Guildhall. Respelling the dinner, wines, dessert, &c. it is only necessary to say, they were provided by Mr. Woodhouse, of the White-Han. The party was honoured by the presence of the Marquis of Bath, Lord Mordanlit, Lord John Thynite, and Mr. Palm-r, members for the city, Messrs. Dickenson sod Lethbridge, members for the county, GoseLang. ton, Colonel Ste,Jains, Colonel Smith Leigh, Dr. Harington, the Reverend Drs. NOWA!, Morgan, Godfrey, kc. dec. tit . Magrath, Ashley, Cook, arid Webber, delighted the company with their songs, glees, ke. and all was mirth and bars Irony until midnight. When the health of Gore Langton was given, the room resounded with applause for nearly a •;.iarter et an hoar ; it was the plan of t. is friends to endearcer to draw from him, by suck flattering marks of approbation, a declaration of standing again for the county, in case of a vacancy; but in returning thanks, he completely disappointed their hopes, by observing, " that he should always strive to do every thing in his power for the good of the county of Somerset , in a private situation ;" thu s happily ends ali eledlion strife and pasty specula tion in Somerset. A dispute rt - a very serious nature has arisen be. torten two leading members of a musical society Lite. which is likely to be brought into a Court of Justice. The suhjea is said to be defamation, end immense heavy damages are demanded; but as both parties are of the highest respedandity, it is is be hoped an amicalsie adjustment may prelude the necessity of an expecsive and expusing legal in weft:gat:cm. The Seel Agent. BRADLIT, from Shields, for London, was lust off Scuthwold, en the 22d inst. throe of the crew drowned. I ' - SPORTING INTELI,I6I MCC IgGWIMAIKEET Yf tICTIORY.R, OR Ift)I,IGHYON • MiLIIN(., 1147. 11110110.11 Y, OCTOtte 26. LA Raehalite's Thospeto. at. CIL twat Mr. Payoe'sJet, Ct. D.M.)..51 tu lon Prospers.. IA Feley's P.;illioA, o,t 211 s. beat Mr. Arthur's Wretch, C 100 gs to 4 sgst Mr Vansittart's Momentilla. beat NV. L:ke's Nytayhina , flat. 41b. each. Two -I - -old Cosine, It.tigs h. ft. 7 to ♦ ..g.t IA Foley's Blowing. 3st. 71h beat Mr. Arthur's Brainwerm, 114. 71b. Y. C. 201:5, --7 to ♦ 1111 Blowing. Mr. Fercnnes Ccbertss, brat IA Sackville's Bustard, est. 311). each. M M btlOgs. h. fi —II to la on Cctberus. Mr. U. Radcliffe's Sir Daryl, fee. 129 p (loin Mr. Funhor's Hippomenes, est 3:5. each. B. C h. ft. IA Graavenies Vcvliol.md, est. ♦lb. ag.t IA Folar's Ch,i.e analoise, est. AtiLli the Flat, 200 g.. I, ft. Oa by consent Mr. Luck's-All, Sat. 71b. apt. M. Craven's Fran ces, 7st. filb. Across the Flat, 100 gs. h. ft. Off by Consent. Mr. D. Kadchfrl's brother to Houghton La',, 3d. 311. rec. ft. from Mr. Farmer's Stripling, est. leilb. A_•russ the Flat, 2004. h. ft, The Gsg-Magog Stakes, of It)Ogs each, b. ft. est. 2lb each. Across tho rat. VI, D. Radciffe's enter to Castrcl . . . rec ft. IA G•.rssenor's Mutidura, sister to Meteors . p.l Gets. tir.v.vertirr's Basco, by iteningbrough . . p.l G. o,tiurure's Sort (rout, by Usettoa . . CALEDONIAN HUNT RACES. AYR. OCT. 19. His Majrat)'s Pose of 10dit granted to the lino, by any home, moo, or citing, canytuit 12.4. the be,t of thou four mole heatoi. . . _ Lord Montgometr's'.. Caleb QuoVero, 5 yrs old. Walked over TVELD• Y. Flfty Guineas, given ay too Hunt, fur all ages. Mr. Barti.:'• Stlcany r. 4 y r . .1d . . 1 I Lord Montgonterit'a ch f. 4 ',I old . . 2 2 Ayr Plate—)ol. ior all ages. Mr. Hodg um. Mn. 131 coy, 4 yr. old . 1 1 • Mr. Henderson 'a Pettaa. 3 yr. old . 2 2 Gold Cup Subiteription, 14 Sqls•cribers. 10gs. 'aril ; two miles; for horses bred and teamed in Scotland. Load Collieli W. Julio . 1 . . . L o rd Ngrarargomeria's eh f. . 2 . . Mr. B a ird** Young Newayth _. .. .. .. The laces of this day al.wded con,ideJable slxrrt. - - WIDNISDA Y. 50 Guineas/treat by the Iluut for all Av.,. Mr. llirandliug's FilliUl.lll, 4 year% old . . . 1 Lod Muutessories ch. fi lly, 4 year's old . . 2 2 TuttaspAY. Ayr 501. for all Age.—..Tvro )44e Hosts. Mr Hodr. n's Misr Decoy . . . 1 1 Lord Mworgoto.rie'. grey colt by Sir amides . 3 2 Mr. Header,,,o's Peters . . 2 Cokllt I Sladr's che.out colt . 4 d.. Tnr three last iflitFlbd at the sts , tirg purr —A • ry run MCC. The Company has been more numetrus than for many years past. Ot the Nobility and Gentry there were presents The Marquis et Tweedsle, the Earl of Eglinton, and the Lid of CAIIIIII4, Lord Belhaven, Lord Aim weld Hamilton, Lord Moottemerie, Sir H. D. Hamilton, Sur A. Cathcart, Sri Jelin aritml, Sir U H Blur, Mr. M•Dowal:, el Garthlmol, Colonel Campbell, of Blythswored, Make-lien. ALerctuaehf, Mr. Baird, of Neeleyth, Mum Cathcart. of Causrcb, Mr. Ritchie, of Burble, Mr. Durodss Wildeen, Mr. Asistruther 'Diocesan, of Cherleten, Mr. firmoton, of Suudrum, Mr . Oweal.l„ of Cha issw Mr Roswell, of Auchuntsck, Cotonal fLair,Cu Blair, Conei Brinbarse„ of Brisbane, Mr. Stirling, of St r, Mr. reiguuoit, of Cru.shill. Mr Hamilton of Pinmare. Wei a great many other fashiuna3les horn the ciiffereut parts of the country. HARE-L,C/A II U. Last Monday morning, a party of Gentlemen met, at nine o'clock. on Wimbledon Common, fur the purpose of hare-hunting, with Mr. Chapman's hounds. After same time, they found an old hare, which afforded a good run ; they then lost her, and were at a check, when a fresh n: :e was started, which they pursued for some time ; but the hunts. man. finding he Wal hunting a fresh hare, imme diately called off the hounds, and tried again for the bunted hare, which they found ; after a delightfill rnn of near three quarters of an hour, being closely pursued, she took into the shruhhery and lawn belonging to Mr. Dawes, near Cormbe-hal, wt.ere she had a very narrow escape of being killed. She, however, made her way into the house, and got into Mr. Dawes's billiard-mom; and, after having run from one apartment to the other, got protetion amongst some ladies, who saved her Id& KIMWS THEATICS. Mt. Ent,..—You will find that Mr. Wants, and not Mr. D. was the aggressor, as appeared at Bow-streer, Mr. W•I Las being bound over to the Quarter Strsiun, so that your friend Peep-be has lad ynu into error. Thank God the idea of poor Pesp-bo is not a general idea; if so, a first-rate English 74 must surfer a broad-side to be pnured into her from alfpeiry grader of the enemy, without returning the consplimentosed put up with the insult, although having cautioned the intruder of the conse quences, if such a daring outrage should be made on her. I think it behoves every man, when so great a concern is under the consultation of our wisest heads in the law, to prev-rnt as much as pos sible any thing ta inflame the present proccedsngs of the Opera House. The Ticket 4,030. drawn the third day of draw ing. a Prize of 5001. was sh.tred and snld by J. , No. I ti, Cornhill. in One Half, One Quarter One Eighth, and Two Sixteenths. The Intimate holders may receive their money imme diately. All persons purchasing Tickets and Shares before Friday, O. 30, have a*chaace of the follow ing grand list of Capitals I . . . Ptiw of . . POO , 0 1 • Iv, 36.0 &c dce. &c. PRIMP:NT PRICE. Ticket . . Lal 0 0 Her . . . Lw 14 01 F.tghth . . . 1.0 IS 0 Qulrtet . . . 01 Sixteenth . . I $ 0 .1. W , No. 16, Cnrnhill, informs the Heiden of Supplementary Tickets and Shares, not receiving money, that their identical Numbers will be drawn everr again in the SuoplementAry Lottery, of only 6,0.,.) T•rkets, givinA them the chance of the grey Prize. of 20.0001 10,0001. One Thousands, Five 1-Lindieds, k. &c. with out any additional e., ease, o: trouble of changing their Numbers. GUILDHALL, 0:r. 21. • WEST-MI& uucs:s. deism Wmurn serf 0 1 . v. ibe W esT-INDt A nom Curet s N v. The Right Hon. the Loan MAYOO. the RE -001012a• and a Bench's& Aldermen Attended, and a Special Jury was immediately sworn. This was an anion Istought by Messrs Manning and Anderton, /Tat respeauhle merchants in the West-India tredd, against certain Cornmissiocers, to recover a compensation for damages rui.tained by the Plaintiffs, in imotoquence of the strewn' of the West-India Docks and Warehouses. From the im portance of the decision, and the great number and variety of the yet unsettled claims arising from the same cause, it excited considereble Attention, and filled the Court with a most respefiable auditory at an ear hour. Mr. Serjeant Rail', on behalf of the PleintifTs, opened the case in an able, compreher.ive, and eloquent address. He felt it unnecessary in that Court, and particularly before the m-n impannelled to investigate the claims of the Plaintiffs, to enlarge upon their characters. They were men de edly high in public estimation, and of considerable consequence in the commercial world. In the present case, they appealed to the justice of the Court, for that fair and liberal compensation which the AR of Parliament entitled them to demand, and the nature of their own sustained loss warranted them to expet'). At the period when the stetnte under which the present adios was brought, passed the Legislator., Messrs Manning and Andeit were tne lessees of certain premi-es on Tower-hill, designated the Uptown Warehouses, for the depo. siting of sugars, imported from the West India Colonies. From the housing of those sugars, they derived a considerehle annual profit, which. on the opening of the West India Docks, alio p,ether ceased. In the year 1794. they first got possession of those Warehouses, under a lease of 21 years, at an annual rent of 2401. taxes included. I: pion these premises they had ex pended, in improements, a sun' of 10601. The Court and Jury would in the course of the trial have produced accurate vouchers from the books of the ' Plaintiffs, both of the expenditure and the profits arising ft,rm the warehousing of those sugars, for • tile tour years preceding and the tour years subse quent to the passing of the ad, uinl,r which this cumpensetion was claimed. The ad passed in the year I 79;), arid tire watchers would take in the ac courts fr )m 1795, to 99, previously, thence to 1803, subsequently. Anxious for the suißest jus tice, Messrs. Manning and Anderson had given the Commissioners of Compensetion.appointed by the aft, the same accurate copies of the profits and exi,,en dame, in order that they might be enabled to tote a fair Average upon which to sound the just and libe ral comp msation which the Plaintiffs sere entitled to: sprit. However, it has happenedthat thosesCortr- • ni.ssioners, supported by the weighty opinion of his- Learned and able Friend, the Attorney General, • had determined, in estimating the value of there premises, and of the loss sustained, not to Lite into their consideration the very great rise in the price paid for the housing of the West India sugars since the year 1739. the year of the pacing, of stirs Act. Or that considerable advance in toe price . paid for warehousing. and of course the advance in the value of the premises, the state of the account. as taken from the books of tne Plaintiffs. was une answerable evidence. From its it would appear that the amount of the annual profits (torn theiyita4 1795 to 96 was 4541. Its. 114. ; Crom 96 to 9'7, 2151. Ss. 2.1 I Irons 97 to 96a16e1.61. 9.d.t•froms 98 to 99. 2:101.35. Id. ; Vnalllca t ala toe .imir sib. sequent years, the amount of the profits had .4 cots+ side' able increase; thus, from Wei Ibuo, it amount-. ed to 2431. 1 s 2J.; from I tiusi to ItiOl , to Mtg. . and upwards ; Irons I SOl to 1141. and upwards; 1 and from 1302 to 3, to 1:;511. This visitation in the subsequent years might ac first view appear extraordinary, but it wee 4o be accounted for in a variety of ways. Mt .less prominent reason was, that the amount of the warehousing rent• received upon the goods hi the on't l Year was included in the profits of the nest, and therefore it happened that the profits were s:naller in those years. when tha ex penses were gri....:est, which accounted for the differ ence in the attual pro fits made one year over the oilier. In addressing men so intimately acquainted with the mercantile history of the country, it was unne cessary to comment on the nature of those circum stances, which tended, by an increased importelion of West ludia produce, to advance the profits arising from the housing of those articles. Those circumstances first began to operate in the year 1793, and it is 110 idle supposition ti assume, that they will continue, at least, for the remaining that- teen years, calculating from the period of opening the West India Docks, an interval, comprehending the remaining term of the interest, which. by the lease of twenty-one years, the Plainti ff s had in these premises. The peculiar and improving cultiva tion of the British West India Islands justified this assumption of an increase of importation ; and un lot tunately the want of sale tot this produce. arising from circumstances with which the Jury were well acquainted, warranted the conclusion, that whilst a glut of these articles c intinued, the demand for warehousing. it not iikely to increase and rise in. value. was 111, 14[4 danger of thatinotioa. Under such a statement of the CAM. the Plaintiffs have • brought forward their claim, ccnceiv:ng that they have a right, under the mean:tent of the legislature, to the value of an annuity of 7301. averaged on tile tour years of adtual profit, commencing from the in creased importation in 1799, and ending on the open ing of the West India Docks isi ISM. This Amu; ity of 7301. calculated at the rate of nine years and a half purchase, for the thirteen years, the rentasn ing term of the lease, gave them. in his opinion, a just claim, allowu g the full interest for the stun granted, of compensation, i 4 tile amount of G,57Jt. From ties sum, a dedisSion should be made of 1,5001. the price paid by V., perten to whom an assignment of these premises was made by Messrs. Manning and Anderton, in she 'year 1409. rhe Ad of Parliament enjoins, that a• .fail,llZier4l, and just compeeation should be made. • 3tiere is its meaning arid dire& interpsetation ; contr as ted wi that ineanrrag. Use literal limitation to the time of passing the att. is downright n• eisenste—Sach n n- Vfifie as too often farts its way in the wording 0 .31unr,::11PatIteldittilipnennt.t!dctorlrrhecctiek::11bliaid•• Wage— nil What opinion would be fortnfd of a jdr7 of write rreetcial men, in the first commercial sorry of the world, when the Newspapers should an:thence to the machents of foreign countries, that in esionsting the putts upon the warehousing of colonial pto duce in the year I Sul, the average WAS taken on the amount of the profits in the four yeais preceding the year 1799? The statute which direfted such a ls. venation, was extreme nonsense, and there *as neither common psetice, nor common sense, in suf-i feting it to regulate a decision. What was the true mode of estinsatiog the loss sustained ? In no other way than by 2 - ,yreciating its value at the time the property Was Pot. And the compensation was less than just, in proportion as the estimate by which it Was regulated was lower than the amount of the profits at the period when the impediment to their continuance commenced. 'l'l:is was the sound construdion of the aft, and was to govern the cases unfettered by any limitation of the time when it passed. But Xe demanded far his Clients nc:hing new or unprecedented. Ha claimed for them the otme. principle and measure of justice teed 'deco , compensation, which was :fled upon in the decibiou on the legal Quay, where the aserege was esti. mated net only from the years subsevent to the passing of the aft. but was taken from the three best years ; a demand which the present Plaintiffs w_re unwilling to make. Under such circumstances he appealed for the alleged compensation fur them of five thousand and seventy pounds, the balance which would remain after subtraEting the 15'...0L from the gross valsre of the annuity of 7301. Mr. Hodson proved the assignment of the pre mises to Messrs. Manning and Anderton. for the term of twenty-one years, at 2401. per annum. Mr. William" Dowd.ng, clerk in the house of the Plaintiffs, examined by Mr. Pa axe, deposad v that the ' accounts ;No:Weed of the profits and expenditure of these warehouses, were accurate copies from the original books. The premises were ge3era:ly used for the housing of the sugars of the consignees of the firm of Manning and Anderton. They derived considerable profit from them, and must have em ployed others, if they bad not those premises. They were capable of holditig 1500 hogsheads of sugar at a time, and the average numb.r of hogsheads housed in them, for 'settee mouths, was 9 000.— The usual allowance paid for housing, from the years 1799 to 1401, was four-pence per cask per week ; in the last two years, it was seven pence per ton, a rate of allowance !argot than the burn of four-pence pa cask. The alvance arose from the increase of importation of We't lied a p•o sate at that time, and the greater diffieu'ty to • rocure warehouses. These premises were m :re cs nvement to Messrs. Manning and Anderton Loan any whets. because they were near their conitiog-house, were easy of ac ens, and contiguous to the market; there was less expense in the charge of carting. and consequently the consignees were charged less e.- .der that head.of demand. He dil tato live in the Plaintiffs employment at the time they first got possessionof these warehouses; hut from the touch ers of the builder, he knew that they expended on the improvement of them, a sum of 10601. ; 10001. by contra.% with the lessor, and 6t.e. extra work. On his cross-examination, by the ATTOR. IYis GLNIIRAL, be said, that the scam it made out foe the consignees was for the gross sum of rent. cart. age, &c. but that from knowing the time whin this sugars were insperted, and %hen sold, they could ,calculate the amount of the rent chart d for ware. housing. In the:accounts produced or toe profits, fs%r the different years, there was some change in the terms of expression, but there was no Fos sale Yea , ion for it. It the premises were three times as Narge, Messrs. Manning and Co. could have hlkd • (hem with sugars. From 1303 to 1804, they de rived no profit. Mr. Iktomas Bannirg, a cooper, knew the pre mises on lower-hill, tney came under the descrip tion of Uptown Warehouses, in contradistinction to those on the waterside. He was well acquainted with the eVest India trade, and knew that the price for housing, in 1799, was foie pen e per cask, and latterly sereapence per ton. Witness was cooper to the Pl.iinuffs, and to other persons in that Basle. He would have had no hesitation, in CA.A die Welt India docks were not built, to give 5001. year far the Plaintiffs' premises, and was certain of gaining a good livelihood lay the profits. There w is not a qu,stior, but that even at the rate of 4d. per cask on the one thousand six hundred bogs. heads which they could contain, he would receive a return of a gross sum of 7001. per annum. Wit. ness would have charged 7d. per ton, the ordinary price paid to all the waterside ware:weses. Mr. Holding, examined by Mr. W•esems WAS well acquainted with West India produce; and from his own accounts was able to ascertain the annual amount of the imports cf sugar, from this tear 1796 to 1803, which were as fallow : From 179 a to 1796, 100,,10 Hogsheads. 1796 to 1797, 191,674 ditto 1797 to tree. 107,113 ditto 1796 to 1799, 1411,760 ditto 1793 to 11100, 196,314 ditto 1800 to Int, 167,734 ditto 18 .1 to lath, 6t2,687 ditto Itiog to OW, 238,018 ditto within the port of London. Mr. Frederick Purdy corroborated the testimony of the fermer Witnesses, relative to the advance of the price of housing sugars in the yeas 1799, but attributed it to the increased price of labour. The case on the part of the Plaintiffs having been closed. the Arrorm sr Cssissa•s. then addressed the Jury. In the first place he impressed upon them, that they had no authority to grant any compensation, except under the previsions of that Att of Parliament, which had called forth such severe animadversion from his Learned Friend; whatever grant which that Statute did not justify, was so much money unjustly taken from the pub lic. His Learned Friend had contended, that to place the crnettentiou which he (the Attorney Ge neral) had pat upon toe Statute, was tei deal out to those who sought far compensation, a measure of the most ex:ravagant injustice. Still, however high•his reline for the autnority, he could not, in the absence of all argument, change his opinion .f the Spirit and meaning of that eosiement. Isis Aft went to afford compensation for such losses as had ac t udiy oc,uard previous to is pa s og. 111- Leo equate And made this liart, because it well knew '~- I