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L.4W INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov. 10.
The business of young Mr Pearce, the Ward
in Chancery, was again brought before the Court.
Mrs. Farmer, who had, by artfully .working upon
his passions, gained his affeetions, and persuades
him to consent to marry her, appeared in Court to
answer the charge. She did not deny that the minor
had eloped from his guardian for the purpose of mar-
rying her, neither did she offer any thing in
jatiriti-
cation of her condnet in going off with a yowl' who
she knew was under the protection of the Court of
Chancery. One of the persons who assisted her,
and who was the young Gentleman's tutort stated,
that when he heard he was a Ward of tile Court,
he advised him to return.

Lord ELDON desired the parties to be brought op
on a future day, and in the mean time he would con-
sider whether he should send them all to prison, or
direct them to be prosecuted in the King's Bench.

COURT OF KING'S BENCII, WLSTNIOU4TEII. Nov. 10.
THE KING v. THE INHABIT•NTS OF ABBEILAVOI.

In this case, Mr. ERskinz had obtained a Rule•
niv, to quash an Indiament found at the Quarter
Sessions, against the Corporation of Abberavon,
for not rating certain uninclosed lands.
Mr. Serjeant NAM came this day to slim cause
against this Rule. The Sessions had submitted the
following questions to the Court :—Whether the
lands in question should be rated or not ? If v
what persons should be rated, and in what pmpor-
ties Upon Use first question, Mr. k.ssctws ad.
mitted the lands were rateable. It then was fur the
Court to consider, whether the Corporation could
be rated as occupiers ? This was a charter of great
antiquity, having been granted several centuries
ago, by which the Corporation enjoyed several hun-
dred acres of land, three hundred of which were en-
closed, lett out, and rented by burgesses. The part
of the lands in question were the uninclosed lands,
which were occupied by resident burgesses, by wi-
dows of burgesses, and a great part, by poor per-
sons, who were suffered to pasture it by way of Cha.
rity. The Corporation contended, that they had
no live stock, or any goods or chattels, except their
maces and halberts, by which they could occupy,
and, therefore, they should not be rated ; but the
Learned Serjeant submitted it to their Lordships,
that it ought to be rated, and that the body corpo-
rate was certainly interested ; and if they coal not
occupy themselves, they should lett out the lands as
they bad done the inclosed lands. Another ques-
tion was, whether notice ought not to be given 'o
the burgesses, widows, and poor persons occupying
out of charity ? He then observed, that it was laid
down by Lord M Anse' sin, when a man was seised as
tenant in fee, though not occupying, he is rateable.
Mr. East:ism said, it was with great difficulty he
addressed the Court on any sublet relating to pours
rates, not having had the advantage of attending
Quarter Sessions. But, if persons can be found oc-
cupying for their own benefit, he could not s7e any
reason for not rating : he did not mean to beat
down every poor person who had a stray pig on the
lands ; but he contended, that such persons as had
a beneficial occupan. y ought to be rated. Some of
them bad Its or 20 head of cattle on it; others
hail 100 she-p. The poor's rate was a tax upon
visible property ; and those persons who were
known to occupy should be served with notice.
'The C*poration were not occupiers, having nothing
by which they could occupy but their maces and
halberts.

Lord Et.i.erisoaouoit-4, If you cannot amend
the rate, you must quash it, or give notice to the occu-
piers. The mode of stating this case is very repre-
hen,ible t the Sessions have laid a parcel of queries
before the Court, as if they were only a Counsel in
his chambers. Let this go hack to the Quarter-
Sessions, and let them re-consider it, and llterwards
submit a proper• case for the consideration of the
Court."

Es parse KENNBDY.
Mr. PARKE moved for a rule, calling on an at,
torney to give up a certain warrant of Attorney-
and also answer the matters of an affidavit. The cir-
cum,t.inces of the case were these : a person some
time ago called on Kennedy, represented himself as
coming from the attorney, and in his name de-
manded a debt of alleged to be owing to one
Henry Dickins. Kennedy denied all knowledge of
such a debt, or of the person by whom it was de-
manded, but admitted he did owe alike stun to one
Sedman, and unless be were a partner of Dickins,
no such debt existed. The person, who had made
this demand, and who afterwards appeared to be the
clerk of the attorney applied against, said he would
go back and speak to the attorney about it. He re-
turned shortly after, said he had seen the attorney,
who declared the business was all right tor that
this man was partner to Sedman, to wh•)m the
371. was due. Under this impression Kennedy most
foolishly signed a warrant of attorney. binding him-
self to pay the money by instalments. He after-
wards paid two instalments, and the costs of the
COp risit, before he ever made any inquiry of his real
creditor; and when he did inquire, he found that
this creditor knew nothing at all of the transaftion,
and had no partner.—A Rule to shew cause was
granted.

COMMON PLk.AS.
BIRCH R. ?ROGER.

Serjeant RA Ir. r moved the Court to make abso-
lute a rule couditional which had been obtained en
Tuesday last to discharge Samuel Pleasty, an Attor-
ney, nut of custody, the arrest being irregular.
Serjeant SHCPH no opposed it, and said, that yes-
terday being Lord Mayor's Day, it prevented him
and Serjeant Herr, who had instruaions to oppose
it, from paying that attention to the case they should
otherwise have done. Me therefore requested the
Curt would permit it to stand over until Monday.
Serjeant BA ILY said, his client, Mr. Pleasty, was
in custody in the mean time, which he would sub-
mit to Court as a point too serious to be overlooked.
Sir AM Cs MAKS/111LO said, he thought the jut.
tice of the country could not suffer much by Mr.
Pleasty's remaining in co itinement until Monday
nett, move particularly because, as well as he re-
membered, the business was of a very scandalous
nature; and, also, as he could relieve biniselt at
any time by paying the money, which he certainly
ought to pay, and must ultimately do. Stands over
until Monday.

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FROM SATURD.IT .147. 'GM' i o.
MILITARY PR. INIOTIONS
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Way-09ire, Nov 10, 1604 .
6 I Regiment of Foor--B.evet liteurenair. Cdlor e: John T
itell, from the let Garrison flartalloo, to be Ma, it:tont
porches,.
ElltantlllCiptllllll SitnUel frhm the t
254 h 1. got D.igoons, to lie %Nor, vice Tutitail; apputiatt.,:i
to the 6.3.1 Foot.
BREVET. •
Co'on •1 Julio Fraser, of the Royal African Can" to he
gadier-General of tile F .re• . servitig eh.. Windward .43 •
lafeWatdeirlililOP 14411di, ,11141 e, the cufalaand et Ltente- *.
neutDesurral Sir William Mver,.
STAFF..
Lieutenant-General George Ileeett to bt Barrack-Muter.
Generil to Hi: Majesty's Force., vice Lieuteu I tt-Ctiteral
De La icey, who nzlßns
Brevet I...entenaut Co'onel Peter Carley, of th 2 26th Foot. to
be Deputy Berrack-Master General to thr s.r 1 forces, liC.l
Lieuteliant.Colo:,cl Glrdon, apainte4 Secrettry to Ili's,.
Royal Ilighitess the CATIII3 in ter iu Chi f.
lidano-General Joh:i Wititelockt t. be hope ',or-General of
the Re,ruiting servic.! and the army of Reserve, rite LiJU•
tetiant-Gesieral Hewett.
Captain Samuel Br twee, of the Gth Dragoons, to be Deputy
In.;rector-General of the Recruaing Sersira and the Amor
of Reserve, with the ternpory molt of Major. in the Army, ,
•ice J.i tutettatit Colonel Cars,.
Manor Frederick II ‘rdymits, of the Ittirals to he Deputy
thnieral to the Force. . in G:ionula, with dor
rank of Lieutrmaist•Colonel in tit, Aroiv, vice Doyle, ap-
pointed A-shtitit Adiutant:General in Irellqd.
110 SP VAL STAFF. •
Abraham Bolton, Eot lac Fret,' Inaicctor of Hospital, to be
a Deputy Inspector of Hospitals.
Surgeon Thomas W tenet, from a Re:li:tin; Detriet het Ire. tj
land, to Surgeon Rectuith.g I)..trict in Groat Bri-
tain,. vix. Lae, who ex.:image%
Surgeon William Rase, fro),u a Revuitilg /I,.etil in Great
Attain, to be Surgeon of a R• cruit;:ig DI t:ict in Ireland,
vico
GiRRISOV•
Brigadier-G-neril Hildebrand Woe; to be Lieutenant-Ca-
'color of Purtsionuth, vice Major.o ..wrtl Wiritelock.
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ComAis.ions aimed ty the Lord Ligetemwt If tht County ti
Kent.
North Ayiesford Legion.—Vorthfl.ve C.,rairanirt—John
Groves, Gott. to he Se,:ond Linornant, rice Muhtune,
immolated ; datott November 5. 1804
Cobham Co,npany—Ensirt Jame Guthrie to be Lieuteu2nt,
vice Gunwog, resig .e‘l; daft! N4vernb_r 5, !!04.
F.dnaundawc, Gent. to he Eneig3; dttlet

PEDESTRIAN FEAT.

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The very ihteresting much, which has been pubs.
fished in must of the London Papers as depending,
was decided on Friday on Ipswich Raee-grniind, in
which Lieut. -Fairman, of the Royal Lanarkshire
Militia, was to travel on foot sixty mile!, in fourtmn
successive hours. I.ieut. Farr man was dressed in
white calico. He stated exactly at two o'clock in
the morning; a mile preciously int-:cured on the
course being lighted. the lights were not srf•
ficient to render the tint tour hours even tole: anse
travelling. He however went 21 miles 'irue,
during which no bets caul,: be
time a heavy fog came on, whicW las:e3 tia ar
noon ; he had then been fin-Ey-six nt.;:es,
refreshed twice ; still no betting. His spi:i s arc
good all the while, and the interest the no•::e:o.s
speCtators took in his behalf, animated i 450 ea-
tranely—lle continued going at about four miles "
a halt an hour till three-quarter. past one. and Luta
he slackened his pace about tour rusks an haur, and
the last two or three miles took him each 17 min. lie
finishzd the distance ..t 33 min. past S in the after-
mon. .being 2; saialues less Maas the limited time s

45 minutes were expended in retieshing himself, at
a cottage, whither he wets; five times, which length-
ened his walk 250 yards. He was salzred by thgr
huzzas of the populace and concluaed to a poes.'
chaise, which was sent to convey him to this plow;
but Lieut.-Col. Lockhart, of the same regiment,
with great politeness and respell, insisted on
accompanying him in his (the Colonel's) carriage,
which was waiting. Th.: Colonel wn. understooti
to have made the bet against him. This match,
we are informed, was for 300 gs. each, and bets to
the amount of 100 gs. Lieut. Fair:run had alrelt4
diningaishest himself as the author of an excellent
pamphlet, urgiag the ju%tice and propriety of put.
tang the army on tl e ame footing as the navy, wi:h
respeEt wnte. He is a young lan, anout t iventy-
five, of a lair, delicate c0m1..: sion, five beet six
inches high, slender, and well made.

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It is singular that the capture of the Spanish fY -
gate Matilda, by uu• Medusa, is pot =iced in 6.t-
-turday night's U.-as, Us.
The Gazette of Saturday night conta;49 a r.
from the Custom-House, that the Act. ,u
ant tOth of Idis present MAJEST y, nrewe'r.e
performance of quarantine, be .
force against all persons who shall argled to
to the regulations therein prescribed. Ail ~ •
fishermen, boatmen, and uthets, who eiail
manner aid or assist in bringing on shore an• ,
sons coming in or going on board vesseis 1ia!)1... •
quarantine, or letters or parcels from su:h se.ps,
informed, that they will be subjeCled to certnni
heavy penalties and punishments for the said of-
fences.

It is reported that the King of N A pLts lately no-
tified to General Sr. CYR, that the year ditti-;4
which he had e::gaged to maintain the Fremh
troops in his dorm :ions, having erpired, he was nis
longer able to piovide for their subsistence, the
charge of which was rendered still more oppressive
by the late reinforcements from France. Cer.erAli
Sr. Cyii replied, that His NlAjts-iv might do as ha:
thought prop r, but that the trams' must be fed ;
And that if the Neapolitan Govesnmeat decli.ted to
furnish the necessary supplies, he would immediately
occupy the whole kingdom, and levy contributions
by force. This threat, eatitrced by the moat inso-
lent menaces of the French Mini,ter, AtArtira, corn,
palled His SICILIAN MAJS.SI V tocontinu!theaU'o v-

ape, and make the most lrumilia:ing concossicnta.
Au unfortunate accident happened at C xis js,
the East inches, on the ISth of January last ;
small boat which is empl•byeJ to cone, passeiv;. tl
from Moral Sunder to the passage boat, its c • fling
along side the-latter, upset, from the eagerne... aad
imprudence of the persons on board pressi.t7 l! var
oat side, with the vies: of traushippmg tli. -1. la. ;.
The boat drifted down with :he ebb-tid. : •- e•
numly•r of the sufferers is not know:., ;• ,h it is
h..ved their number dues not exceed .4., •
seven dead bodies only having yet b • .. . _
We are con...clued, • •
seven an all Europeans--naansanknv.... II

Iq43'4L INTELLIGENCE.

roR a smot. cif. NoT.
Sailed the &cress frigate, Captain George Scot,
tor the coast of Africa; -loader frigate, Hon Capt.
Xing; Piuto sloop, Ciptain Janrerin ; and the Ll-
rust gun-brig, on a cruise, off Havre.
The Cleopatra frigate, Sir Robert Laurie, pro-
ceeded from St. Helen's this mot ning, for the [Lai-
Ls station.

The dollars frrm the Fa Mil Spanish frigate. are
ordered to be landed under the inspeaion of Rear-
Admiral Sir I,.!ac Collin. Captain Cuming, and
Carain Sei'l!, and for to the Bank of Log-
land, by Admiral Montague.

SEAT. NOV. 9.
Sailed this morning the Champion frigate, with
ex °retie, sloop of wat, and several gun brigs, on
a cruise of the French coast; ftwuney and Adamant
men of war, for Yarmouth.
Came down from Sheerness, L. Immorintite frigate,
and remains in the Downs with the mit of the ships
as per last.
P. S. Just arrived the Prrrien, Sturmock, from
the East Indies, last from Portsmouth.