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LAN , fIVTELLIGEMCB. COVET OF PINGS BVNCU, Vlfirsvairmarza, Dm 2. Sitting, Nisi Prima. SIM: 111 V. WOOL,. This wit a vvi roe • hot, brought by a person of the name of Willtarn h, as an informer, upon a penal statute. which Wilds a penalty of 501. upcn any person meting as a Prize-Agent, who rhaiges to sailors moist than six-pence in the pound. as coma:dem" upon prise-money. In the present in states*. tne Defeadaor, Aggoshara Woolf, was a blind and infirm old Jew ; and it was charged, that he had taken six abi!lings, instead of there, as his commission. in recc.vering the sum of six pounds tot a sailor's wife and family. From the evidences, it appeared, however. that ;he double commission lia (rather t ern offered by the Informer than asked by Vie Defendant, or his wife, who transa•fted his business for :,ins, and who, altlir,ugh well skilled in t h e ifebrew, .vas quite ignorant ni the Engli..l 141,rtiale. Upon the whole, the testimony on t. •.ts t iue: appeared SO euntredredory, that the Jury returned a Verdi et for the Defendant. OSUMI' V. YOUN4i. This was an ration brought by the Plaintiff, a k e ,,per of livery-st tides, who lets cut horses for g .ndemen's carriages, against the Defendant, a Medical Gentleman, in St. James's-street. It speared, that upon the I Ith of September, Dr. Yoeog calla.' at the Plaintiff's stables. and Weed two burses f"r his car.iage, for the use of his faintly, and for the purpose of daily visiting his patients. The tarns agreed upon were, that two guineas per week were to be charged, if they were kept for any time short of six months ; sad if beyond that period. at the rate of kitty-five guineas per annum. 'they were kept by the Derendant for fourteen weeks and two dirys.; and therefore two guineas per week was the sum to he paid. the reason of the pament having teen withheld, was, that the Plaintiff ilad. during Ella period, changed the horses origia.lly procured. arid put others in ti.eir stead, which had proved o very restive. as to endanger the lives of the De leadant and his family, and to break the carries.: nt watch they were driven. On this account. they were of noose to the Defendant ; during part ut the trine they remained in his stable; and he them/fort claimed an abatement, or to pay at the rate of fifty fire guineas per year, which the Plaintiff refused to accept. It was alleged, however, on the part of the Plaintiff, that his horses had been very much neglected by the Defindani's coachman; and it was proved, that tho'e he sent in place of the first hired .4.1 for ram ly been used to a chariot, and were there a per frilly mailable, and fit for use.—VerdiCt for flaiutiff, 291. 14s. PLINY V. saw* ens. This was an undefended attion, for the purpose of recovering the sum of 703. Is. 6d. as a balance ;;Ite fir the maintenance of an illegitimate child. ,:ich had been committed by Mr. Edwards, in the year 1795, to the care of the Plaintiff. A woman, named Rogers. proved the original agreement between the parries to have been, that the sum of 6,. per week was to be paid for the maintenance, and afterwards 64. per week for the adacaussa of she child.—Verdift for the Plaintiff. NORMAN v. AAAAA lIRT. The Plaintiff was a Greenwich Out-Pensiorer, bat stilt employed himself occasionally in the Green land trade. He had returned from a voyage, and imprudently informed the Defendant, a Jew, and by profession a Crimp, that he had to ieceive from his Captain, the sum of 321. for wages. Upon hearing this, Hanberry asked him kindly to come to his donee, where he should have every accom modation, an offer that was accepted by the Plain tiff, and soon afterwards he was further prevailed upon to get himself rigged out in a smart suit of clothes, got at the slop-shop of Mr. Joseph Josephs, is whom he was recommended by the Defendant. o his surprise, however, and previous to his re ceiving the money due to him for wages, he found himself arrested at the suit of Hanberry, and car ped to a Spunging-house. Daring his abode there. the Defendant fell upon ways and means, to prevail upon the Captain of the Greenland vessel, who owed the wages, to deliver the money up to him to pay the debts of the Plaintiff. Having got posses. kin of the cash, this Mr. Moses Hanberry soon tell upon plans to exhaust it all in fiditious claims made against this poor helpless Greenwich Pensioner. Nthen out of confinement, however, the Plaintiff set about recovering his money, and finding all other anodes in vain, be was forced to being this adion to make the Defendant account for what be had so re ceived. The claims set up by the Defendant, con sisted of money alleged to be due to him, by the Plaintiff. for board and lodging ; the sum of 101. paid to Joseph Josephs for clothes, and the remain der was expended in an elegant watch, (or the use of the Pensioner. Joseph Josephs, the Jewish slop-seller, was pre it nting_himsell as a witness, when he was objerti.d to by Mr. lea asow, who discovered that he had been Cie Defendant's bail, in this &.%m, and was therefore incompetent. From the ev;denee adduced far the Defendant, Fy the Attorney•Gener.t, it appeared, that greater rim was•actually due to him than that of three guineas for three weeks board; so that the Jury returned a vcrdid in favour of the Plaintiff, fnr the whole amount of wages recovered, minus that sum. DATIL IP. DIG/LIAISON. The Defendant In this case was an Excise-Officer, and bad (contrary to a wholesome regulation in the ,Escise LAWS, to prevent partiality and unfair deal mg) borrowed the sum or two Founds from the Pi.. , ititf, a publican in Oxford -street, which lie had refused so repay, alleging, that the sum of three gu►neas was due to him for teaching this publican the art of gauging. The Defendant having employed an Counsel, at.peared in Court to conduct tits own defence, which he did by endeavouring to discredit and even asperse the charader of the witnesses who ap• geared •g di s t him. aCihnugh he alleged that a balance was due to him lot teaching the Plairriff, yet he called no witnesses to prove the truth of his aih•Katinn ; he, however, assigned as a reason for not has tog at first insisted upon this setoff, that ti e Plaintiff h,lng under petticoat government, had "Pr. - ‘• .d a desire that he should not disclose that tad to I.;t woe.—Verdift fur the Plaintiff. -"" -COURi 01 1 COMMObi PLF O ‘B, Die !. Ssiljnif dt Xi,/ Prnis,.Lirre Lord Chi,/ Asher M•110.11ILD. lams. tot twroa v. wooer and a., . T..is was au a.ion brouicht to recover damages for a trespass committed by Defendants, in closing up a window in the Plainutr* house, at enure's lane, Coelsea. Seri. Sit LPH It D stated, th at the Defendant,Wood, employed the other Detradant, a carpenter, to wake a winter, and atnx ti to AI window of the Plaintiff's house, that Junked into Delendant, Wood's, yard ; taus was a stair- C. 13..: iallow, Ana hart originally been iii two caseine!.ts, one on each lobby ; tase Plaintiff had than Aitereo, and made intu a large window, which reached from one lobby to the other; Uetendant had given as his excuse for nuk ing the trespass, that the Patina had no right to make a new window, but that he might have rep'air ed t.ie two casements; the tab, however, was, that Delendant had bad a quantity of pig. to his ygsd, which, hum neglett or improper loud, became a nuisance, and Inc Plallitiff had CUlntlained to Use proper authority, and had Defendant pound over in recognizance that he would not .keep any more pigs) this Att, which was pertettly proper and justittAme, vexed the pig-merchant, and determined him to de- 'wive the Plaintiff, a pour tailor; tit light, and the latter cautioned both the Dele.danis Against the blockade ; Delta:Nut, Wood's, answer was, that he should consider the carpenter harmless. and that he • wooed take care that the! sooner *tumid have a coat of dark paint, which threat he ps into raven/ion, by pai..ung it black; We Yunnan was tuns de pzived of tight fur three weeks, and forced to keep candles burning all day. 11y the advice of his friends be had the stutter catettilly removed, and brought the present Action. Tile Rev. Mr. Martin proved, that there had been formerly two casements, slid that they were now altered to one window, but did u 4 lase up a larger space than before. Wiln.•n Jameson proved the potting up of the shuuei uy lleteadianca, and that Posse oth cautioned them against it. William Pinter proved, that Plaintiff Was nhhgcd to keep a cansuc bunting un the atAll I.4at sluiitig three weeks. Serjeant Lana, tar lielenlants, said he was es t: emely son y that such a business had been brought into Court, between pig-neater and a tadur ; the mighty who nao already brought the Detendant to Middlesex Session., And autiod hon over in re cognizance, out be would tee... no nto e pig., and he Mesa ready usen to cost. would make no more winduss-.*.u.sei A. u.ll Jury gave any damages, they °swat on., oe irnlninal The Loan Cater Jusrica airezted the Jury to give damages, by cruise rnub hoe way would teel, it placed in the same situation as she PLUILLILL Vat. eict KC damages, and costs. 05154 V. lIIMCLD. This was an adios brought to recover damages for defamation. Seijeaut &sr stated that the Plaintiff was a tallow-chandler living at Knightsbridge, and De fens'ant was or bad been a tan-,atherer ; die Plain. t.if est his sboparnase, On quarter-tiay, to pay Mr. Burke. his landlord s a quarter's rent there was a draft on the Batik for 51. amongst the other money. Defendant was standing with Burke at his coot, end on seeing the draft took it out it /Stoke's • . and said it was not a lawful tender, i Burke rained receiving the money. use woman returned to Plaintiff, and told him what had pas sed ; he gave her live pounds in Bank -notes, and re turned with her to where Burke and Defendant was standing. Plaintiff asked Defendant what bu• artless he had to interfere? on which Defendant said Plaintiff was a robber, had robbed him, was per jured. ought not to be believed on his oath, mid that the pillory was the fittest place fur bias. Anne Wilders, the shop-maid of the Plaintiff, proved the improper language made use or by De fendant, and said, that the Plaintiff did not give the least provocation. Her evidence was cor- , loborated by two other Witnesses, with the excep tion of their not being present at the commence ment. Serjeant Sit Lenten. foe Defendant, said he would prove that the girl's evidence ought not to be be lieved; that Mr. Burke. who was present the whole of the time, would say, the Plaintiff was the ag gressor. that it lay with the Jury to say which of the witnesses they would believe, Mr. Burke, a respect. able tradesman, or the girl, a tutored witness. Mr. Burke said, that - be asked the Defendant was a draft a legal tender ? He answered in the nega tive ; on which he (Burke) refused accepting of it ; that on the girl's returning, she was accompanied by the Plaintiff, who attacked the Defendant, by saying, " You 1--. y thief of a barber, what business have you to interfere?" And atter that the above became reciprocal. On his cross-exarninaeon, by Serjeant BEST, he acknowledged he and the Plaintiff were not on good terms ; they were both tallow-chandlers, and rived close together. The LORD Cater Justice observed, that, if the Jury considered the abuse reciprocal, they ought only to give nominal damages; but if they did not, they were the best judges what SUM CO give.-- Vei did .SM. and costs. _ • OLD HAILtY. Dicamast 2. The Sessions of Oyer and Terminer, and of Gaol Delivery, for the City of Landon and County of Middlesex, commenced this day at the Sessions- Horse. Old Bailey, fefoie the Loan MAYON, Mr. Justice Geese, and Mr. Baron Gaaa•m. FORGERY. Jaen iflmund was inditted for forging the last will and testament of Abraham Priddie, with intent to defraud the Governor and Company of the hank of England. Mr. GARROW att nded as leading Counsel for the Batik of Eliglatid, and stated the circumstances of the case, w:och were proved by the evidence is follows :—The Prosecutor, Priddie, was a pour man. employed as a lamp-lighter, who, by inaustry and cetonomy, had saved to the amount of 4001. tour per .:ents. The Prisoner was his acquaintance. and had b-e.rcmployed as Inspeffor of Lamps. Osaka Mt of Uflober he took a will, which purpoticno T r be the will sf ?dad**, to Duaata l -Coemons, atirft administration wps granted to him as the Execute named in it. lies. immediately went to the Ban* andtsold out Priddies stack, for which lie reeeised '2831. Iss. The false will was produced from I)Ne tore.Commoni, and proved to be wholly in the hand.writing of the Prisoner. It appeared, b• the evidence of Priddie's wife, that the Prisoner had formerly lodgetr pith than and in the month of Odlaber last, justlAgOie he had forged the will, he was at their houses- :They ware talking about her husband's going ietto the city to receive his dividends. Her husband said he did not think he would take them that half year, but leave them to Accurnulat. , , and, with a few pounds he should get at Chtisttnas, he would buy a quarter of a hundred more: the Prisoner told him that was tight, and advised him to stick :o that plan. When her hus band was gone out, he asked her how much money they had got in the bank ? She told him 4001. in the 4 per cents. He asked her if her name was used as well as her husband's? Site said, no, it stood only in her husband's, Having acquired this know ladge, the Prisoner, it seems. immediately set about forging a will, which he carried to the Commons, and, swearing to the death of the testator, obtained administration. The Prisoner being called upon for his defence, said, they had not produced the administration, and he thought he ought not to be convicted without it. The Learned Judge, Geose, told him he was quite miitaken in the law, the will was produced, and proved to be a forgery, and in his hand-writing. The Jury found him Guili . 9-1), alb MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. CLERKENWELL, DEC. 4. jet,th Kendrick and William lime were indieted for an assault upon one Mis. Romaine. in Hill street, Finsbury-square. It appealed, from the evidence of the Prosecu trix and another witness, that the Defendants knock ed at her door, and when she came to open it. Kendrick thtew a large dog, which he held in his arm,, against her, whilst tne other encouraged him. s. Romaine was very much injared, being at the time pregnant, and mi s carried in consequence of C,e The D-fendaras were found Gwity, and the Court sentenced teem to seveu days irtiprummein in Psi, ick Aftwary, and games 3% rlyci. were indiSed for an assaolt upon Junn Conuel, on the 15th of Ju:y. It appeared from the evidence, the Defendants and Prosecutor were tailors, and members of a be nefit society, which met at the Bell public-house ; some time previous to the day laid in the indici mem, the boa. containing the society's money, was broken open, and the contents were stolen. The Prosecutor, who was one of the S'ewards that night, eser- ed him .elf very woch to find out the thief, and several members were taken be fore the Magistrates, at Bow -street, among ert.om were the Defendants, but without br ing able to find any title, a. 4 it. On the night laid in the Prosecutor was Si-ward ; after the . c of the Society was ever. he went intn . • . r -room of the Sell public.house for s ;:r.e • Ameuts ; while he was sitting in the box. Sher ...ck came apt° him, and took hold of the cuff of his coat, as if to pull bun out ; after some alterca. tion, he struck at Lim, but the blow was stopped by, a perso of the name of Smith, who was in the box, with him. S::erlock then struck him. and Moo ney got hold of him by the neckhandkerchief, and • pulled him about ; tore his clothes knocked him 1C101•11 the fender, with his head under the grate, and otherwise maltreated him. when he was ms cued from them by the landthril, and several per sons who came into the tap-worn. • :1 The De:rndants were found Guilty. and sen tenced to be cot.fined seven days an the House of CM ea lON. Jahn Barre!, was Miffed for an assault upon William Hammond, Esq. Surgeon and Apothe cary, of &nutlike% on the Bth March lay. William Hammond deposed, that Defendant had lived with him for a little time as coachman ; at :he time of the assault he lived with him as a la bourer. On Sunday, the Bth of March, he carte from seeing some patients, about three o'clock, when wanking Defendant to carry some medicine to one of them, who was very ill, he was ant to be found ; he writ his coachman to look for him, the coachman did not return ; he went himself, when he saw him coming out of a public-house; he im• mediately reprimanded him for being absent upon a case of such urgent necessity, when the Defendant used very insolent language ; when he of inside of his premises, he talk him gently by the lapel of the coat, pointed to the fare, and desired him to go ahem his business; he replied, he woulJ be d—d if he would go until he got his money: when he was told Mr. Hammond had no money, and, as Sunday was no pay-day, if he would call the next day he should be paid, Defendant struck Mr. Hammond, and beat him in a violent manner, so mach so that ever since he had a spitting of blood ; when he was rescued from him he ran away, and he did sot see him tor four months after. On his cross-examination he admitted lac was displeased, but denied having struck Defendant first. William Hammond, son of the former Vl'itness, deposed, that the Defendant, after he came on his father's premises, was very insolent ; and when he was told to go about hi. business, he said he would be d—d if he would go, until he got his money, when he struck his lather. Witness did every thing in his power to prevent him from beating him, but without stet% On his cross-examination, be admitted he struck the Defendant with the pestle, in the contusion, when his mother and Mr. MsKenzie came and sepa rated them. On ttai part of the Defendant, Elizabeth Saun ders was examined, who deposed, she lived with Mr. M•Kenre, in Southfieet, on the 8:h of March ; she was looking out of her room-window, wnen she saw Mr Hammond and Defendant com ing towards Mr. liammoad's house, who was in a great passion, swearing violently, and that She saw him strike the Defendant twice, before be offered to lift his hand argainst laim. Mr. Hammond, she 1 elld, wen of & Wen penis:Mate temper. sad has had • ' . 1 .-er knees combines is the course of the year. Th. A eery day of Abet ten wh e els the Promoter was charged with the amtuk, Mr. Hammond was in her mantes house, as Well as ever. 1 . 4 On her cramexaMination, she said she had left Mr. Melfienzie's service about fear menthe ; she had mentioned the circumstance frequently during the time she lifted in Southaven. The Defendant eerier knew. Instil last Saturday, that she had seen , any thing of the transaction, nor had sbe seen him Once that day nntil Saturday, when she thought it her duty to let him know what she related. The dirty, after some consideration. enyaiikd the Defendant. Government has arc ngth determined to prevent the further entrance of all Foreigners into the Porte of the United Kingdom. Orders to this cleft hate been issued to the Commanding Officers at all the , ports No person of any description, under any • pretew, except he can produce an authenticated passport. is in future to be allowed to land ia Eag les 1. Private letters from Middleburg state, that fresh wrangetneats have been made between France and Prussia; that the King of Weseeisacie if: to "as sets Berth: aur his residence; alai that rintotieten Wiee lest is so be indemnified by the possession of Daotsie. We have no means of appreciating the credit dee to these reports. It is further said. den la Healed. as well es in the Danish deminiena. a pertinacious continuances of a communication with Englend is to be punished with death. This wouid be a work ef supereroga tion. All co: respondence, and every kind of between Euglead and Holland. have ceased. A Gentleman who is arrived in Is iieutral vessel from Li.lson, and who sailed two days after the departure or the Wattle:6re packet, has brought some additional information respefting the slate of affairs in that city. Provisions had then risen to a most enormous price, owing to a very general te.v scarcity, and the uilliagness of the country peen pie to bring ney thing to market. Flour in par ticular was very de-t. A proclamation had been circulated and posted on all the churches, allowing the bush Roman Catholics to remain in Portage/. New batteries were etefting on the banks of the Tagus, and the garrison at keel St. Julien had been reinforced by Mee men. It is said that one of the ships lately freighted from Oporto to this country. having by some ectident b:tn obligsd to leave the convoy and return, the cargo was confiscated, and immediately sold, on the ground Unit it was British property. This vessel Was a Portuguese. Seine sops laid: with butts.., udder seizure, have been released, as it was found that thaw cargoes We Portuguese property. A Letter from a Gentleman at Esher% to his Friend in Dundee, 'November S, says:—" This will be the last letter you will receive from me tel a Peace. At twelve o'clock this day 1 ass to take a "ititemn oath before the Magistrates, t • have sio communication with Great-Britain, or any of its subjeLls. All the other British did so yes7erday. but I was then at Copenhagen with Captains Dewnie. Paterson, aid Mitchen, and their crews, e where they were removed on Saturdartme They bear tr. it misfortunes with fortitude; and are well used. len Japiter, of Arbroath, wes taken yester day, with , :e ;weds. returned from Mem e l, n e e heiog permitted to enter that port. The crews of the various shmt captured get a fair allowance, and • are very centertable. Affairs are now arrived et .the highest pitch ; and must either end one way or other." Legit Sunday. hunereds or 'Leiters and slidirs aneirthled on the Serpentine River ; the ice in a moment broke, end fair boy s were ingulphed in the deep. Toehe infix i:e prai.e of Tut Huet•e a Society, their boat, drags, ropes, and Wens, rendered the greatest benefit. l'hree of the unto tunete boysevere soon brought to the bank, conveyed to the receiving -house, anti, by the usual process. were renoted to life, andennt home to their joyful parents. The fourth boy could not be found for two hears, therefore, the laudable anxious endear wens proved ineffeetual. On Wednesday se'nnight. Ch Wes Ellis was cow twitted to Thetford gael, by JubLFII GILL. fesq. r disturbing tee congregation during divine service at Sr. Petes's Church, ice that borough. on Sunday, the 22d ult. Three persons who escaped from the Prises of !Yale., viz. Rosser Joan, the master, Rosser Bobtail, mate, and the ship's steward. were, on Friday, fully committed to t.ewgate in Dublin, to abide their trial on a change ef murder, for having removed the ladders whirr!) communicated between the deck and the hold of the vessel, whereby the passengers were prevented from making any exer tion to escape the dreadful fate which they suffered. In order that the fullest justice may be rendered on this important occssion, the remainder of the clew are held in custody, that tee accused parties may have advantage of their evidence on their trial. Oa Monday some of the principal Portugal mer chants addressed a letter of cheeks to the Portuguese Ambassador, for the particular attention lie bad shewn on all occasions to their concerns; and more especially for his intercession with tee British Go vernment, to obtain those indulgences for the Por tuguese trade which have been granted in favour of it in the. late Order of Council ; and further re questing him to recommend to our Goverment to send a dog of truce to Portugal, with a copy of the Order of Council, that it might e:ew to that Gte vernment what had beat done in its favour. At the same time they wished that the Mails, which had . e e been sent back by the Wllstaig4ess packet, might be sent out again with the Orders of Council ; Arid 'V they doubted not that they would be finally re. ceived. Un the 21st ulr. an Inquisition was taken at the Bull Inn, Barton Mills, by JOHN Team's, G-nt. Coroner for Bury, on a new biro male child, a - of wh es a woman was delivered in the Expedition • coach bcrweeo Newmarket and the Red Lodge • public-house.—lt appeared, he the evidence, thee from the ill.behsvioor and ineum miry of the keeper of ine said R-d Lodge, who tefts,e4 for some time (till the ceeih was ready to set off) to take the woman in, sbe, with her child, remitted ire the • - coach till it derived at the said Bull Ing e .whee it was found, that for twilit of necessary Assists**, sad prnper massagement, the said child was 'Leto- i; 1 q