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COURT OF KING": 4 Wsirramerree, JAW. Si

GOO:RAI. FLECriti:i.
Mr. Pert moved for leave to file Eye several
Criminal Informations, in the nature of Qua Warrens r,
against William Courtney, Anthony thri:er,
Beane, and James Kelson, Esrps. and Ur. P....v ird
Pole, free Burgeftes
.of the borough nt B.lltrsb, to
show by what auihority they severally exercised the
privileges of Burgesses r.f the laid I.orough. fhe
Learned Crauvall shortly stated, that he moved these
informations precisely on the same grorv;ds upon
which Mr. Dampill obtained a similar Rule, against
the Rev. Joh J. Howell, a Burgess of the same
borough, on Wednesday last, as mentioned in our
Paper of Thurssiay, when it was supposed these
Burgesses were made for eledlioneering purposes.
The Court granted the several rules to thew
cause.

THZ KING O. SAMUEL
The Defendant was brought up to receive the
judgment of the Court, upon a conviftion for an as-
sault upon a Mr. Currie.
The Defendant is a young Gentleman of fortune,
about eighteen years of age, and the Prosecutor, a
person wno let out ready furnished houses. A Mr.
Plummer, of JAMA;CeI. a Gi ntleman of large tor-
rune, and brother-in•law to the Defendant, took a
ready furnished house of the Prosecutor, in MAI,
chester-street, while his own house, in ‘Veymoutli-
street, was preparing for his reception. On leaving
the house of the Prosecutor, he demandea payment
for some deteriorations, which he alleged had
been committed en some craft of his furniture.
This, however, was nn-rue ; but. in order to
avoid di,put• s, Mr. Plummer 'paid his demand
Altcr this, the Prosecutor beset Mr. Plum.
mer's house, in that Gentleman's abw,ice, with
m d-mands of a similar nature; and one '
day, the Pr isecutor, after much -those of Mr.
Plummer, began to abuse Defeneant in a gross
manner ; c Ted him a swin ller, and said, they were
all a pck elf 4Windlerl. life Detsndant walked
down 0 e street. but the Prriotethor Itilowed bias,
and dared tim to strike. In the sequ,i, the De•
fendaot became enraged, an' did give the Prosecu-
tor a blow ever the bead with his cane.
Mr. Justice Goose observed. that the Prosecutor
seemed to have irvited the Defendant to strike.
Lord &Lessner toe co..sidered that the beha-
vioor of the Pinseettietr was gross in th- extreme.
rhe Defendant was, ac-ordingly, G rd only
and discharged.
TILE CMG v. WILLIAM wo.sa.
The Defetidant an this case was also brought up
for judgmett. h ev:ng 'seen loon I G,olly of an as-
semi upon Jacob Wood, the 6iteings at Guild!, el
cite,. last Trinity Term; a report of which was given
in our Paper of the 7th of July last
The Del, ndant's sister AS up n a visit to the
Prosecutor's wit. , woen Mr. Renjamia Wocd, the
Prosecutor's In >ther. Rot into the good graces of
the young lady, wno lied a fortune of 10,0001. and
a trip to Gretna Green was tl-e result Th - De-
fendant was di,satiified with respect to the settle.
morns, and the different members of the family
were invited to meet at diro.-r, at the Prosecutor's
horse, in order to s-ttle all differences. When the
ladies had retired, a consersatiott relative to settle-
ments took place I the Defendant insisted that the
...hole of his sister's fortuit- should be settled upon
her, but the Prosecutor, and his breher, would not
agree to settle more th in. 7,0001. ; from this AT.,
,e
an altercation, irritating language followed on br.•
sides. and the Defendaut gave the Prosecutor seve-
r:a blows.
So. V. Giant, for the Defenchsto, proposed to
leave the wh, le matter in disoute to 4 Trrial friend.
Mr. GA k 'tow, fir the Pinsectr tot, declieed the
proposal. U J, r 'hese circumstance s, the • :court sen-
tenced the Ik-fend:ant to pay a fine of 101
true KING V. ASAAII•SI HUSAIN. end ANY the Wile of
JOHN CR AN.
The D•fendant, Aan Criers, a decent looking and
rather plot y you g watnan, was brought up from
the county gaol of E.-•.: x, to plead to an ind am or,
ch erring her, in the first count, with assaulti ig one
Jane Hebberton, with intent to kill and murder ;
and in the second count, with aiding, assisting, and
abetting the said Abraham Hearn, in committing
rape upon the said Jane.
To this indiftment she pleaded not guilty, and
was then ordered to be remanded, to take her trial
at the ensuing Lent Assizes.
CONSISTORIAL COURT OF CANTERBURY.
Mr. Wivios renewed his application to the
Court for a Mandrieses, to be diretled to his Grace
the Archbishop of Canterbury, requiring him to
issue his fiat to the Vicar General and Archdeacon
of Arches. c mmanding them to admit Dr. Nicho-
las Highmore to praaise as an advocate in the Con-
sistorial Court. The Vicar General had before re-
lated to admit Donor Ilighmore, on the grounds of
hie having formerly been in Deacon's orders, con-
trary to the charter ; as already mentioned in our
Paper of the 29th November last. The Learned
Counsel proceeded to state the case of the King r.
Ozenden, ar d various other authorities. to shew
that this case CASIIs within the jurioltaion of Ike
Court of King's Bench ; but their Lordships were of
a contrary opinion. and refused the application.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jsn.3l.
Ruoitrisom r.
This %VAS an adiun h ought by a seaman tiguinst
the First Mite of the Coy (.:( Landon East Indiaman.
for repeated assaults aad ill-treatment. The first
alleged assault took place at Spithe.'J, wben the
Defendant caused the Plaintiff to be dragged out of
his hammock, where he was confined through illness,
and stretched upon the grating., where his body
was smeared with filth, and tnen tarred and feather-
ed, a fool's-cap placed upon his head, and a collar
round his neck. In that situation the Defendant
called the h .ys to laugr. and ridicule him,
" D—n him,l'il cure him sootier t'ian the Di'c•
tor." When at Bombay, he s.va. served in the same
way, and afterwards flogged with a two-inch rope.
He was after wards sent on boasdth'• For frigate, with
a view to assi't in the attack of some pirates, who
infested the Malabar coast ; and because he refused
to leave the ship in which he was chartered for the
voyage, he was tieJ hand and foot, and in that way
sent on board.
The answer to all this ill-treatment was, that the
PI iintiff was a lazy. idle fellow, and what is befitted
a skrlicr.—Verdift for the P.aintiff—Dainages 731.