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1111YHO011 v. CUSTOM.
This cause, which has already occupied so much
of the time of the CCuirt, and created so much pub-
lic interest, was again agitated this day.
The Avroitativ-GENta AL concluded his argu-
ment en the part of the Respondents. for taking the
guardianship of the youngest child of the late Lord
Hugh Seymour out of the hands of Mrs. Facile.--
bert.
Mr. RICHARDS was then heard at great length on
the same side. lie chiefly contended, that the law
of tngland, as well as the policy of the state, would
not permit a Roman Catholic subjeft to have the
care of a Protestant infant, His argument was
long, eloquent, and persuasive ; but, as we have
already laid the whole of the case before our read-
ers, and nothing new arising out of this argument,
we abstain from going into detail.
The cause stands for further argument, and the
future consideration of the Court.

OLD sAILEr.

111110• Y, Atilt
terne Loa Eezetivosouun, Mr. yasst;ce
ROOM., old Mr, Beres Trioursore.
!fain George, broi.ght np by habeas Corpus from
Aodmin gaol, Cornwall, was indieted under the Ae
of the 19th George the Second, for having assem-
bled, with divers other persons, armed with fire-
arms, and c•her offensve weapons, in order to
be aiding :Lid assisting in rescuing and taking
away a large quantity of foreign brandy, and
other spirituous liquors, being respedively incus-
tonna goods, and liable to the duty, which had
not been paid, and which gocds were secured, atter
saizurr., thereof, by William Parry, one of the Offi-
cers of li,s M .j ,sty's Revenue.
It appeared trans the evidence of William Parry,
a revenue officer, and mate on board the Pc eiletioe
revenue cutter, that on the 101 h of January last he
was cruising off the coast of Cornwall, and disco-
vered that a quantity of smuggled brandy had been
landed. fie immediately landed with the crew of
the Resolution, in number thirteen, and seized three
hundred ankers of brandy which lay on the beach.
They remained in quiet possession of it for some
time ; et length a number of men assembled on a
hill ne .r them, many of them armed with fire-arms,
and sent several messages to him, desiring him to
give up the brandy, and promising, if ha did, to a.l
honourably whim and the crew; but he refused to
come into any terms with them. Several sun's
were then fired, and stones thrown at him and his
party, arid a fray ensued, which lasted for more
t; an ..0 hour, in the course of which one of bis men
was wounded. In the course of some time, his
yrtrty proved vitiorions, and retained the posses-
sion of the brandy.
Thomas Poins and another were examined, who
gave evidence to the same effea ; but none of them
could identify the Prisoner as one of those persons
who ass-mbled under arms.
Anne George, sister-in-law to the Prisoner, de-
feated, tl:2t at nine o'clock on the morning of the
pith of January, she saw the Priomey and several
other mien assembled together ; some of them had
fire-arms, and all of them were armed; the Prisoner
had a gun. When she went to them, the Prisoner
told her he would murder her husband, AS he was a
rascal. and had informed the Revenue Of-
ficers where the brandy was. She then went from
them, and soortly after, on looking about, saw the
Prisoner present his piece, and several others da the
same at.d tire, but she did not believe the Prisoner
fired.
Lord Ezzeseottourni sunimed up the evidence,
and explained the AR t 3 the Jury, who instantly
found the Prisoner Guilty.
inlia/A Rowe an,i Gorr, Awe., brought up by
Lakes corpus from Cornwall, were indiScd for a
tr.idemca. our, in having committed a violent assault
on Ezekiel Gave', and Arthur Gavey, the said
Laekiel Gavey being an Officer of Excise, in the
discharge of his duty.
The Sower row GLIIRRAL stated the case on the
part of the Pro.ecution. it appeared, that E. and
A. Gavey, with the wife of the former, were ridiug
along the high-road, in the county of Cornwalltand
met tae Prisoners and another man ; they had with
them three horses, on each of which, two casks of
brandy were slung, which had not paid duty. On
the Prosecutor expressing his intention, as art Excise
Officer, to seize the brandy, the Prisoners advanced
towards him, and beat him in a most unmerciful
manner ; so much, that he was confined to his room,
and has never since recovered his memory com-

pletely.
he Prisoners were clearly identified by Mr. E.
C evey and his brother
Mr. Gnostics, made a very ingenious speech in
defence of the Prisoners, urging the harshnet of the
law, which allowed poor persons, like his clients, to
be tried at a distance from the place where the
offence was committed ; and stating, that, but for
their poverty, they could produce evidence to prove,
in tLe clearest manner, that they were not, at the
time, even in the part of the country in which this
offence was said to tie committed.
The Sociciloa Gears AL spoke to evidence.
Daroft Two te no as delivered his charge to the Jury,
Nips withost hesitation, found the Prisoners ti

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Ain ai I. 26.

lirlliana Brooch". the proprietor of the Menagerie,
Piccadilly, appealed against she convinien of the
Magistrates, relative to a penalty of 801. which they
adjudrd against him, fro Laving in his possession
a pug dog. which hid been stolen from Colonel
Mackenzie ; the particulars of which we gave in a
former raper.
Counsel were heard on both sides, at great length,
and several witnesses were examined on the part of
the Appellant, who endeavoured to shew, that the
eog in question was nct the property of Colonel
Mackenzie ; but their testimony being un'atisfaftory
and cootradi 5-iry, the Court confirmed the convic-
tion of the Migistrates, and ordered the Appellant
to pay the costs, anaouating to 151.
Rsrlwnd Joie Jona was conipitied of picking the
pocket of a Mr. Wation, of a silk handkerchief.
L.ol!fil4a..fr4ng of the 25th of March last, the