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COORT OF IUNGV BENCII, WrirmlNSTtß, TUNE 22.
Mr. Kimura shewed cause against a Rule oh-
, twined On a forrntr AT, to Me a' eritoinal rota-
don against Lientenint Lattrettee 194 aaother offi-
cer, employed 'iii the • impress ice at. Ncith
Shields. The affidavit on which the rule want
-iv:anted, stated, that Lieutenant Laurence, of bas
Majesty's ship Lopluisig,.whiie ersiploye44, .
press service, met the dereient Edward.Coof
bourn; at altublichottse in North Shields, where be
immediately laid bold of the latter with intention to
impress him as r seaman. Mr. Milbourn, on find-
ing himself very roughly treated, said, Lieutenant
Laurence and the other officer with him, did riot
behave like Gentlemen ; on which Mr. Laurence ex-
claimed, "Do you say we are not Gentlemen r' He
was answered by Milhourn in the affirmative ; when
Mr. Laurence swore- he would blow the other."
brains out, and cocked' a pitted for that purpose.
After some resistance had taken place, in which Mr.
Milbourn received some severe blows, the latter was
taken into custody and conveyed down to a party
of soldiers appointed to•receive impressed men; the
• cifficer of whom woiild not detain him, as he LAI not
a jacket and trawser% on ; he was, then:L.l-e, shortly
after liberated. Mr. Ers kine ellen proem: ded to read the.
affidavit made by the officers, in substance as follows ;
—that they were employed in the impress service on the •
'lst of March last at North Shields, where they re.-
ceived orders to press every seaman they could see y
its pursuance of such orders, they went to the publies.
house, the sign of the Half Muon, where tbo Were •
prevented from going in by Mr. Milbourni who
stood at the door, and told them they should not
press any men there, for they were neither Officeri
nor Gentlernen. Mr. Laurence expostulated, -.Pi:-
set ving, that while they were holding au alteroe<
tion, the seamen would escape nut of the town, and
insisted on going into the house. On being again
Prevented, he drew a pistol, and threatened to shoo:
any person who should interfere with his duty. Sonic
blows immediately took place; during which Mii-
bourn was himself impressed, and conveyed to a
place of security, but afterwards set at large.
The Court,• after hearing the arguments urged
by Mr. Erskine, in defence of the conduct adopted •
by the ofNcers, were of opinion, there had appeared
irregularity in the behaviour of both. Parties, an 4
observed, that the matter ought to be left to the de-
cision of the Grand Jury.

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POLICE.

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MANSION-110MM.
Yesterday a warerman was summoned before the
LORD MAYOR, for having extorted from a passen-
ger more than his fare, for boat hire. It also ap-
peared, that he had no badge upon his hat, fur
which breach of the law he pleaded his inability toi
buy one. His Lordship ordered the offender to pay
21. fine for overtharging his fare, and -IL for not •
wearing his badge, but promised to-reduce the sum,
if any of the prisoner's friends would come forward
on the morning following, and' give him a good
character.

11111iiNt•XiS OP •CREDTTORS AT OITILDHALL,
1 mliscit mow. • M. R. -
Richard James and William Wilson, Church-street, ' - - -
C;reren %Sell, grocers -
Henry Merttiru BiriLand Beirjaasin Savage, of Jeffries-
square, merchants 1 14;$
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Thomas Thomas, lase of Csinonnk-street, London, suer-
chant 1 II)
Peter Latham, late of Camomile-street, London, mer-
cheat .. i . A 1 0
Henry Lewis and William Chambers, of Ratlibone-place,
Middlese:c, shopkeepen 1 11
DIVIDENDS.
Thomas Harrell, of Conduit-street, Hanoserraqtaire,
taylot

BIRTHS.
Yesterday, at his house 'Jpper Harley.streve, the Lady •
I of Lee. Stive, Esq. of a son and heir.
On the 16th /OM. at Kennet, Scotland, Mrs. Bruce, of a
cl,ughter.
On :,....today, Mrs. H. Siddons, ofa (laughter i the mother
snd-chi d art as well as can brevetted.
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MARRIED.
Yesterday, at Mary-le-bone Church, by the Rev, Ch
spivlo•dinnt, Lieutenant-Colonel Ftacoeke, eldest son of at
Joseph Peacoat., Batt. to Miss Morris, eldest datightelesit: '
Johu Morris,-Esq. of Claymont, Glarnorganshire. • • '-
Yesterday. at Greenwich, the Rev. sinmel Abraham.,
'Fellow of Woodbant College, Oxford, to Mrs. Tockwella. • .
4laughter of Mr. Best, of Greenwich.
' Oklhursclay last, at Hertford, Mr. Herry Dawes, of
RreWer-street, Golden. sqnare , ro Mrs. Bath; reli& of Ne.
ville Bali, Esq. of Clifton, Bristol.
Monday,. at St. George's, Hanover.square, Thomas
-Fowler, Esq. .0 Mrs. Lowe.
Ou Sain.day last, by she Rev. Graham Jephsnn, Mr.
Wl)ll3lll.Whitc, of Futaam, to bliss Robson,•tif the same
place.
On Saturday last, at S•oke.upon.Ti tot, by.the Rev. I.
F. Aitklns, Mr. Geo. Yeeles, of Bathfool, Somerset, to
Miss Small Baddeley, ot.Sktkon,.Staffprdatire.
DIED.
Ori Sunday last, being on a visit at Mr. Young's, not-
weu ens - late Wm-.

Hens, Airs. Mari.Fullev, daughter of the ._
Fultre, Esq.
On Sundae minting, at his house inOraftsm-street, Fite.
roy-sytare, the Ladyvt Captain-Hughea.
On Monday morning at his house st Crouch End, in tbs.. •
49th year of his age, Mr. John William Voyel, merchant:

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