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THE KING V. JOHN CHALK. The Defendant, iu this case, was also brought up for judgment. He bad been indicted forfora common assault, at the Quarter Sessions ; the indiftment was . afterwards removed into this Co u r t by c er tiorari, and tried before Mr. Baron TitompsoN, the last Assives tot Winchester, when the Defendant was - found guilty. - It appeared that the Prosecutor, of the name, of Mosharn, who was upwards of 70 years of age, had a ditch at the bottom of his garden, where he used to deposit the ref Use of the garden-stuff to . make manure. One day he caught the nephew of the Defendant carrying away a barrow fiiled with this ' stuff, which he prevented, and threw it back ;at that moment the Defendant came up, abused the old man grossly, and struck hint on the arm, gave him a -black eye, and cut his nose to - the bone. LONDON I'rir;te.l by K1;:1-1A10.) iIA 1$ 105, ot No r 4 , Martivt-couit, I;uw.street ; :oat 1) . ,..0011511e.1 11) %VStt.ter.t AtEmtnaß SCR I r Ps, of South Motto': At ho SUN-ORPICE; No. I It:, Strand,; where Ativerlispnent.c, Girders for the Paper, Laws for the Erlitor, 6:c. roost-fluid), . _ LAIV REPORT. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. zo O'MEELEY V. NEWEL. Mr. PARKE and Mr. P:ARNTHER; sheaved cause 'against a Rule to shew cause why the Defendant should not be discharged upon filing common bail. O'Meeley, the Plaintiff, nol.v in Paris, held the De fendant to bail for 135 . 41. fOr money had and re ceived in America. The Affidavit of Debt was sworn before one Bonhomme, a Notary Public at Paris. The Signature of Botihomme was verified by the Affidavirof Mr. Slade, who deposed also, that he vas - a Magistrate, duly autlitrised by the laws of France to administer Oaths, and take Affidavits ; and upon this being produced before one of the .judges of the King's Bench, ati Chambers, he granted an order, as is usual in such cases, to hold The Defend 'nt' to bail. Sir VICARY OIB'E, who moved the Rule Nisi, obtained it upon the ground that an Affidavit sworn in a foreign country., was not such an Affidavit as was required by the Stat. 12 Geo. I. which requires mn Affidavit of Debt, in order to hold the Defendant to bail ; and he cited Pomp v. Lodwixon, 2 Burr. 655, to shew that Affidavits sworn abroad could not be received. Lord ELLENwtouon stated, that upon inquiry it appeared to have been the practice to grant orders for the holding to bail upon Affidavits so sworn and verified, as to the authority and signature of the person taking the Affidavit, for 70 or 80 years back, to the time of Chief Justice Lee, in 1730, which was only five years ;liter the passing of the Aet4 On the part of the Plaintiff, the caseofDalman v. Barnard, 7 T. Rep. 251, was cited, wherein an Al fidavit sworn before . the High Bailiff of the Isle Df . Man was received in a Motion to set aside II annuity. It was alSo said, that it was every: day s pra&ice to receive Affidavits of this kind from Ire land, upon which the parties were held to bail; and .it was contended, that these cases were not dis tinguishable from the present. • , Lord ELLENBOROUGH said, that it could not be that the - praaice was "so,-and that there could be no distiktiou between Affidavits sworn in Ire land,- the Isle of Man, or in Paris ; but that the important question would be, whether such an Affi davit was one upon which the party, if he ever came to England, could be indi&ed for perjury ? and; if not, whether it ought fe be - received under the ALI of Parliament ? This be thought a most important question, and, ►n order that it might be more fully discussed, the further argument was put off till next Term. AIE;PARNTHER referred to a position in Hawkins, P.C. (but to which he could only refer from memory) that Upon an Affidavit taken abroad, if a Court of 'Justice here be induced to ad, the party upking it may be putlihlled as for perjury. We have noticed this case, although it is not decided, because it will be seen to involve consequences of great importance. THE KING V. ELDRIDGE AND HIS WIFE. The Defendants .were brought up to receive sen tence for an assault upon, and obstru6ting .an Offi cer of Excise, in. the execution of his office. One Fox, a Supervisor in Newport, in the Isle of Wight,' having obtained, a warrant to search for smuggitql goods, went, together with another Re venue 011-icer, to search the house of the De fendant. SOme conversation passed between them at the door, when Eldridge said, " what, you are come for us." He then walked towards the door of his house. When in the house the -Officer observed that Mrs. E. looked large, and suspeduing that she had got some smuggled goods about her, ho offered to search 'her pockets. She said she would not be search ed by any man. He then reenested her - to take the parcel out of her pockets, and she still persisting t4iat she would not be searched, he desired the bus b'aild to search her. She said she Would only be serclied by a woman—but there being no woman in the house, and the, husband still refusing, Fox proceeded to search her, and after sostie struggling, during which she swore she wo uld run him, throu g h with a knife, he secured her hands by holdhig them fast behind her. She then drew towards a table where there were some knives, and as he stillalield her fast, she. called to her husband to give her a knife that she might run the Officer through. The Officer was so much occupied in securing her, that he did not know how the husband was engaged, and shortly after ano ther Officer coming in, who told the husband that if he gave his wife the-knife he would run him through, .the woman was at length subdued, and upon being searched a tin cannister was takeir froM her pocket, containing about 31b. weight of ordinary green-tea, and another cannister of the like quantity was. found in the house. Upon being asked for. a permit, Eldridge did not produce one ; and upon being fur . tber asked, whether he had 'got a bill of parcels from an dealer in tea ? he at first said, he did not know ; 'but afterwards told the Officer that' he had bought it at Portsmouth. In defence of the Prison ers it was suggested at the trial, that Mrs. .Eldridge endeavoured to procure the knife for the purpose of cutting the string of her pockets, and letting her pockets down, in order to prevent the necessity of the Officer handling her person. The Jury found them Guilty. Mr. GASELEE and Mr. MituLE were heard in mi tigation. The latter observed, that they had already been fined 101. and in a penalty for having the tea . in their possession. The Prisoners were remanded. Lord Er.LENisoftotiOft thought this case, of A others,, only fit for the Quarter Sessions. He repro 7 . ,• -bated the idea-of remoying such, paltry matters into that Court.—The Defendant was then sentenced to pay a fine of 40s. POLICS. THE KING V. THE REV, JOSEPH HALL. This had'been an indictment against the Pefend ant, for writing and publishing a libellous letter, addressed to 'Donor Harwood, one of the Proles - - sors of the University_ of Cambridge. Mr. Hall, during the last term, had appeared to receive the sentence of the Court, but time was given to the Prosecutor to answer the matters contained in an affidavit made in mitigation of punishment. The case was - again brought before their Lordship's for: their judgment, when the affidavits on sides. were read. The circumstances which led to the writing of thiS letter to Dr. Harwood were as fol low :. the Defendant was Redor of the parish .of • Bartlow, in Cambridgeshire, near to whose parson age the• Prosecutor came to reside. The parties lived in mutual friendship together; until Dr. Har wood' objening to the idirenion • of a toot-path across his grounds, proposed to remove it nearer to those of Mr. Hall. Tc) this the Defendant ob jened; stating; that it would lead the passengers towards his garden. The Prosecutor insisted, and removed the path within about ten yards 'of the grounds of the Defendant. From this time animosity broke out, mutual provocations took place, and the. Defendant returned a piaure with which the Donor had previously presented him. Under these impressions the libel complained of was, written, _of which some of the most prominent passages were as I follow :—" You stand convicted, by the verdict of every one who has observed your behaviour of late, of the meanest conduct : your very workmen blush for you, the passing villager speaks with contempt of you, and the traveller sighs- for you. It . then went on--." My friends wonder that my tins of kindness and hospitality should be obliterated from your memory ; but gratitude is a quality which ne ver was yam's." It then expressed the Defendant's persuasion, that if ever he should be in want of bread, the Prosecutor would have no difficulty in del - vying it to him. The Affidavit of the Defendant was then read ; it enumerated many ads of the Prosecutor, which had beedintended to provoke and mortify the De fendant.• It alluded to a skeleton, which Dr. Har- Wood had procured, to terrify persons from pur suing the old road, that - they might adopt the new path ; and concluded by imploring their Lordships to pass a lenient judgment. in answer to this, was the 'Affidavit of Protesser Harwood, which contra dined the most material fads in the statement . of Mr. Hall. It explained - the circumstance of the skeleton, which was merely placed as a kind of bugbear; to terrify the , thieves, who had succeeded in' robbing the Dodoes garden, and which was taken down the day afterwards at the request of the Defendant. MY. GAMIONV was beard in extenuation of the crime committed by Mr. 'Hall. He adverted to the numerous circumstances of provocation re ceived from the Prosecutor, and trusted, that a le nient judgment would be pasSed by the Court. 'Sir V. GIBBS afterwards addressed the_Bench the part of the prosecution. Lord ELLENSOROUGH observed, that there were circumstances on both sides of the case which the Court must regard with considerable displeasure, particularly the contradidion which existed in the affidavits of the parties. His Lordship then ad, verted to the skeleton, and cast a considerable de l gree of blame upon the Defendant, who had intro duced that subject, as an aggravation by Dr Har wood, when Mr., Hall had even expressed his ap probation of the plan. -Mr:_ Justice GROSE then fined the Defendant 30 marks, as a punishment for his offence. .111A.N-SioN-HousE.---Yesterciay Alatilila Cahark, whom we mentioned on Tuesday to have been ex amined on a suspicion of- attempting to destroy the premises of her Master, by fire, was again brought before the. LORD MAYott tin- a second_ private ex amination, when other e,harges Were exhibited against her. Mr. Gerard ScOrer, 'her late Master, (and a partner in the house of Mastertnan and Co.) stated the causes of 'suspicion. 'lt appeared that several bundles of chips were discovered in various parts of the house, on Saturday about- midnight, one of which had been set tire to, as - if for the purpose of burning- doWn the premises. This, great mischief ,had been prevented in consequence of the smoke proceeding from the fire having affeded a your; Lady in her bedchamber so severely, that she could not refrain from coughing, and occasioned a search to be made as to the cause. The Prisoner was taken into custody as an objet; of suspicion, but nothing appearing.l3efore the LORD MAYOR- to -criminate her, she was acquitted upon this charge. It was, however, clearly , proved, that the unfortunate wo man had been. so Much distressed of late, as even to etre& her senses, in consequence of insuring, in the' 'Lottery with a set pf worthless wretches, of whorn she never, would have received a farthing had she been entitled to it, and being reduced to the greatest extremity,. had made away with various articles of plate, &c. belonging to her master, in or \_der to enable her, if possible, to retrieve .her misfortune. Jones, the shopman of Mr. Barker, 'Pawnbroker, gave evidence to the various transac tions he had had with the Prisoner. On the 4th, 13th, and 16th inst. she had pawned both articles of • plate and wearing apparel in the name of Barnes, whom she stated to be her master, and in embar rassed circumstances. At times she came and re deemed her former pledges, leaving others more valuable in their stead. Among the articles of plate were soup-ladles, gravy-spoons, table-spoons, tea-spoons, &c. As she had managed so dexte rously as to be . able to bring forward the different articles as they were wanted, no suspicion attached to her as to the robbery, until the affair of the fire was stiscovered, when. being at a loss, for a, • motive for such a wicked attempt, it wai,'suspeEted that I the, house might have been robbed, and the villain hoped to escape detection by burning down the pre ! mises. The robbery being clearly proved, the Pri soner was fully committed for. trial. Yesterday a young man, named John Mills, Was publicly examined on a charge of cutting a pane of glass from the window of a taylor, in Wormwood strwt, and stealing thereout two pieces of cloth.— ' He was seen in the aft by a publican, who lived next door, and the goods were found in his posses.;,, sion by the constable who apprehended' him. He was committed for trial. A man named White, a second named Cooper, and another person, one of whom is an Excise - Officer, another a marker, and the third a weigher in to service of the East India Company, were cliaTged with stealing five pounds weight of tea - ,• at Sommer's Quay, where they were landing a quantity. The principal evidence against them was a man named Bolton, who is .emploYed as a weigher in the East India Company's service. He discovered the bag of tea concealed in the hold of the vessel. Two of the Prisoners wanted , him to, give it up to them, and offered him a share of the booty ; but he refused, and gavOnformation at the Custom-house, where he gave up the tea to a Cus tom-house Officer ; in Consequence of which they were apprehended.—Remanded for further exami 'nation to-morrow. Two Cyprians of the lowest order were Brought up by the constable of the night, mutually charging each other with assault and battery. They wera both cruizing on Wednesday night about Bighops gate-street, and fell in with each other at the door of a gin-shop, which they entered to 'have a little Miraculous Preservation of the Life of Rtex.DEVOR, anniseed. But in consequenc e of s o m e altercation who was - a Sailor Lad on board the Schooner which arose, they returned to the, street and-cbm- Mary, Seth Wadsworth Master, lost on her pas- menced a fierce lotion, which last ed until both were l~lary, up at sea, be captured by the watchman, and towed to the ound - When Devoe was taken - 'had been house, where they renewed the fight with f resh by-hatch, during which time he . fury, teeth and claws ; and appeared to have been, 44 hours on the boo .discovered great fortitude, but singular pre- , both so beaten, that the T..ORD. MAYOR thinking not only sence of mind. Others who may; be placed in-a Si- them sufficiently punished, dis missed them for the milar situation, may -be benefited by perusing his Present. • WORSHIP-STREET.Yesterday Jw aes Alasliji was narrative. It appears from Devoe's protest , th at on Saturday charged with having stolen from the house of Mr. A. the 23d of August they experienced a tremendous Lindo, in Finsbury-square, with whom h e lived seear7 r gale, which continued all that night . On Sunda y vant, several articles of jeellery, plate, and w w Morning it was calm for about two' hours, when 1 ing apparel, to a considerable value. Several Pawn.- they made more sail, bitt the gale coming on, they brokers attended with part of the goods which had took in all except the foresail , unde r which they lay been pledged by the Prisoner, nd were identified to, when she soon upset. After laying in the, water •by Mr. UNDO. her a was committed for in this situation a quarter °fan hour, they cut away trial. the lanyards, in hopes the vessel would right ; but George Smith, the driver of ahackney coach, was she unfortunately foundered while the Captain was yesterday summoned before J. GIFFORD, Esq. 'of at the helm, and every, soul, except the said Devoe, Worship-street„for taking 3s. as his far e f or drivin g 'and a man named William , perish ed:- Just before . from the corker' of Sun-street, Bishopsgate-street, to the vessel went down, Devoe cut away the gripes Somerset House Gate, which is only a, 25.-fare, and of the long-boat ; but,- in attempting to get into I convieled in the sum of 31. and ss. costs., . her, she upset. He then, as the last resort, swam • to the booby-hatch, which he caught hold of. The E • sEatenr„ OCT. 9.—After the battle of the Bth of, above-named Willi= got hold of the hatch at the same time, but the sea upsetting it, he was obliged Setember, neat Miprovatz, the Ot t o inair 'Troo p Nissa,.and retreated by Cibit to Senikai, to let go his hold, and was lost. Devoe continued by the hatch all that night , bolding b y the clamp, where they rallied. CZERNI)GEORGE pursued them with the centre of his army, while the right made When the -gale abated. On Monday it was calm, a circuit to cloSe the enemy's retreat, and the left and, as Providence had no doubt ordained it, a crab floated on the batch, which be ate alive. Fatigued, . remained in its position to watc h PAS S WAN Oteou, who had posted himself at Nissa. On the nth the cold, and almost exhausted, in this perilous situa - Turks advanced from Somkai to meet the insurgents, lion, lie lay down on the hatch and slept. Having and a smart engagement of several hours duration awoke, and being considerably refreshed, he saw took place, the result of Which was again favourable two Schooners'at a short distance, standing, 'as he to the Servians. The Turks were be aten back five supposed, aS. E. course. He waved his hat and handkerchief, but was not obser v e d b y them. Early leagues, and the two parties remained 'quiet to t he 14th, on which day Ineautst PAsuA, with a suite on Tuesday morning he Saw a Ship close by him, which he hailed, but they di d n o t hear him, the- -of Go men, went to the Servian Head-quartet* at current sweeping him from her ; the wind, how- , Sonikai, and, after a negotiation of thre e h o urs, ever, soon became more favourabld , w h i c h brought concluded an armistice for six weeks with CZERNI the Ship so near him, that he was discovered , when. GEORGE time being specified for that interval of the boat was immediately lbwere d down, and' took the: purpose of entering into negotiations for a gene ral Peace, and IBRAHIM PASHA pledging himself to him 'OD board. She proVed to be the Rose; Gard ner, from Philadelphia, bound to Cork,, bearing # exert all his interest with the Por te, to obtain for the Servians the best possible conditions. away for New-York, in distress, where she arrived The Kingcton, SWAIN, and the Honduras Pack et, on the 30th August. While Devoe Was on the hatch, his situation was TODRIDGE, from. London for the South Seas, were rendered more terrible by observing the sharks'dc- all well on the i st,of 06tober, in lat. 45. 56: N. your the bodies of his deceased to nta les. i long. 16. W. , . . . `Oil Me I 3t15 hlst. His Exee'len6y . 'the 'Lord T tenant of Ireland gave a splendid eutertaimn at ni abont fifty persens at the Castle of Dublin. -All the people of raid; or fashion at present_in the M •tropo lis of Ireland were present. On the sluice dtv Lard lionEN was invested with the 'Blue Ribbon, -- vacant by the death of fhe Earl of CLERMOTT. Two pears we're, not long since, lucked in a gar den of a villa near Twickenham, which 'together weighed 36 entrees. Method of ottaining FlOwers in Win ter.—Choose some of the most perk& buds of the flowers you wish to preserve, such as are latest in blowing, and ready to open ; cut them off with a pair of scissors, leaving to each, if possible, a piece ot. the stem about three inches long ; cover the end of . the stem immediately with Spanish wax, and whets the buds are a little shrunk,. wrap each of them up: n a piece of paper, perfee.lly clean and dry, a d lock them up in a dry box or drawer, and they will keeli without corruption. In winter': or any other time; when you would hive the flowers blow, take the buds over-night, cut off the end of the stem, and put the buds into water wherein a little nitre or salt has been . infused, and next day you will see the buds open and expand, and the flowers display their most lively colOUrs, and breathe their agreeable odours. HON.—At the last Worcester sate, 739 pockets were dispoSed of at prices fluauating from 41. 1 2S. to 51. Bs.• per cent.. A shocking affair took place a few days ago near Dublin. Some country people were allowed to visit the recruits on board the Tender moored oft the Pigeon House, and who found means to introduce a quantity of spirits, of which they drank to such an excess, that six of them were found dead in the morning. A new Scheme of Lottery Adventure is just is sued ; and it is but justice to observe, that,.iu point of Capital Prizes, it stands pre-eminent over every, preceding Scheme. To head numerous Prizes of great amount with two such Capitals as those of 30,0001. each, is sufficient to eledrify the wholei world of Fortune's Votaries. If any one man has - ever been more successful than another, it is Dr. Solomon, who has brought his cordial Balm of Gilead to stsch- perfeaion that it never fails removing the worst and most crabbed disorder of the nerves. It always exhilirates and • cheers the spirits, braces and invigorates the whole frame. Such a Medicine s for its healing, balsamic, friendly, and sanative qualifies upon the debilitated constitution, deserves the wondrous encouragement. itmeets.with from all ranks who have been fortu nate enough to have recourse to it. It is peculiarly efficacious in all inward wastings, loss of appetite, indigestion, depression of spirits, trembling or shak— ing of the hands or limbs, obstinate coughs, short ness of breath, consumptive :hAbits, Sze. &c. this season Of - the year, Dr. Solotrion's Medicines are highly useful to the valetudinarian i but caution - is. necessary to guard against counterfeits, by observing the words "SanirSiil s oinoif Liverpool," engraved on the Stamp-atfixeif to each Bottle, without which it cannot be genuine Sold at tos. 6cl' .or four hr one 335. Bottle (which saves os.),:by•Mathews and Leigh, No. 18, Strand, and by the principal Medi cine Venders, in thelJnited Kingdom. Dr. Solomon, 'when consulted, expects his usual fee of Half -4- Guinea. Such letter should, for safety, be thus di- rued, " Money letter, Dr. Solomon, Gilead-House,. . near Liverpool." SHIP NEWS. CR Ay !SEND, NOV. 19. Sailed—the Cygnet, Bak, for Dominica ; Christian, Wil derman; for Varefl ; Good Hope, Gerard, for klarnbro' ; St. Patrick, Campbell, for Belfast; Kingston ' Leslie, tot New-York ;, Princess Mary,. lames, Britannia, Gibbs, Wil lerby, Lovett, anti. Prince-George, Bayley, tor Jamaica. BIRTIiS • On WednesdaY, the wife of Thomas Cadell, Esq. of Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, of a Son. On the 16th inst. in G loucester-place, the Lady of E. Fletcher, Esq. of a Daughter. MARRIED. . . Lately, at Trinity Church, Haydon-square, Henry Wooti, Esq. ot Fore-street, to Miss Ann Hall, second Alaughte't ut Christopher Chrysel Hall, Esq. of Raleigh• House, ton—Hill, Surrey. On Tuesday last, at Scures Church, Mr: john Goodwin, Fanner, of Datchet, Bucks, to Miss Willis, only daughter of M. Willis, Esq. of Huish-place, Hants. • • Yesterday morning, Mr. Devas, of Watling-street,.to Miss Smith, of Shear's-Hall, Staffordshire. On the 11th inst. at Pewsey, Wilts, W. P. Tatlnton. Esq. of the Middle Temple, barrister at LA', to_ Miss Townsend, only daughter of , the Rev. losspli Rector of Pewsey. • Yesterday se'nuight, at Ruab6n, Shropshire, Lieutenant- Colonel Shipley, eldest son ot the' Malt of St .Asaph, Miss Charlotte Williams Wynne,sisterof Sir W. W . Batt. I) tI) • On the 16th inst. at Galloway-House, in Scotland, the -. Earl of - Galloway. llis Lordship is sur:ce(deit mhis orles. and estate by his eldest son Lord Gariies, now Earl of lo way . . On Saturday last,.Mrs. Charlotte Fonnereau, of Hereford-. st reet,lo x lord-street. - • On Sunday,. at his house in New King - stree t, Bath, Ma. )or V owes 1. On Monday the loth inst. at his house in Duke-street, Westminster, Michael Barrett, Esq. aged On Wednesday last, at his father's house in Suffolk -street, CavendiSh.sqUare, Captain •Aubrey, of the ist Regiment of, Guards, after a long and painful illness.. The same day, at his father's house, at Lambton, ham FeriWick, Esq. of Durham , Attorney at . Law, Litaa• Sheritlbt..the County; anti DeLatty Recorder of Darlia,tt. On yhe yth iitt. at Bayfieitl, in Ross-shire, Mrs. Rose,, wife of Hugh.Roie, Esq. and only daughter of Isaac Phipps, Esq. of beauinont.:street, London. On Friday the mtli inst,.in the prime of life, after a sho t : illness, Mr. Matthew Dewes, of Ctiipping Norton, Oxtuni— shire. PRICE 0 I.' STOCKS yESTE Bank Stock, 213 Navy per Cent 96! -1 5 per Cent. 17)7, . Irish 5 per Cent. 4 per Cent. 79i • per Cent. R,:tt. 6t i• per C:nt. Con 61 4i Liaalt L. Ann. 17 I 7-16ths Ditto Short Ann. . RDAY, I Indikt,Stoek, tt; I 3 ' India Bonds, 4i. 3 , i. pr. Excliqpier null, pal, 4s• pr. Orrtr.mr;l, 4 6 - 3 Itc:r . Cent. Detlvi - ed, 1 inperial 3 pet Cent. 6o -i Ditto Ann. Con. tut 25tit Nov. 61 i HICITWATER T LONDON DRIUCL TP-NIOR ROW., Morning, o min. after lz, Afternoon, t 3 iniit. :drier 12. '.Strett, GrOSVenpr.sq”xre; iIIUSI bt addresse4t,