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London, England, 1806-11-18 00:00:00

y, ;4" INTELLIGENCE..
COURT OF KING'S RENC.If, WEstMifiSTER
Before ten o'clock tith miming, the Term ant
County Grand Juries, and the Petty Juries, atte,,d4
the Court, and wine called over, and took the usual '
oaths.
After which ceremony, Mr. Justice Gaon dill
vered an excellent charge to the Grans! Juries. He
cangratulated this great and populace county, ope 2
the very rumereus and respectable attendance of
the Gentlemen whom he had the honour of ad,
dressing. He particularly recommended to their
notice, the various nuisances Which •io continually
infested this great metropolis, especially those
houses which were the receptacles of gamblers,
rogues, and vagabonds of every description. He
observed, that it was the duty of certain officers of
the Court, to lay these matters properly beore
them ; but if they neglected that duty, they acre
equally culpable and punishable with the original
offenders ' • and the Grand Jury would report, not
only such negled,.but any other offence nr nuisance
that came within their personal knossledge, to the
Court. After an eloquentandimprmsive charge, she
Learned Judge concluded, by informing them Ott
a public house. which was formerly the place is
which they transaaed their business, being the nio
improper for them to meet in, the Court had ordered
several apartments to he prepared Mt their use, ace
hoped they would find them perfectly coramodioue
and comfortable.
His Lordship was then occupied. till near twelve
o'clock, in justifying bail, discharging a number cf
Insolvents, swearing in several Barristers, Attor-
neys, ft.
THS KING v. JOHlt noviissow.
Mr. !stets, as Counsel fu: the Admiralty and
for the prosecution, moved the return of the writ cf
Haws Cerra in this case. The Defe.dant
been committed to the gaol of I.,:verpool upon
charge of murder, and now appeared in Court ;3
custody.
The depositions taken before the Magistrate on
the part of the prosecution being rear—lt appear.
ed from them, that the Defendant had been %stet
of the ship Lancarrer, on a voyage to the coast of
Africa, is the year 1805; upon his arrival riff Old
Calabar he accused one of the crew, named Dun.
lop, with drunkenness, and had him tied up and
flogged he afterwards took a thick rope's erd.
and beat him so severely with it across the loins,
that he lingered for 14 days, and tken died. He
was also accusedsof similar treatment to two other
sailors, named Peter Grady and James Williams.
both of whom also died. The crew then threw the
Defendant into irons, and gave the command ef the
vessel to the Chief Mate ; hut upon an enemy ap-
pearing in sight, they permitted the Defendant to se.
sume the con.sna.rd, ma condition that he would
not repeat his cruelties. Some days atter, they
were captured by an enemy's privateer, of superior
force, aisd the next day they were recaptured, and
sent to Liverpool.
It appeared, however, that the persons who
made the depositions, had been in Liverpool, thr
eight or nine weeks before they preferred their
charge before the Magistrates That in come-
spence of the re-capture of the ship, they werenh.
Led to pay a portion of the salvage out of their
wages. and had frequently threatened the Defend.
ant, that unless he gave them a sum of mosey.
they would h.ng him ; but lie uniformly reused
their demands, expressing hi. consciousness of his
own innocence.
Mr. G 'mow, for the Defendant, was proceedlcg
to chew that this was an infamous conspiracy. when
Lord Eto.essosotois obwrved, that from what
had been read to the Court, enough bad appeared to
satisfy them that this was a fit case for bail. 'the
'Defendant accordingly entered into recognizance,
himself in 4001. and tour sureties in 1001. each, au&
was then enlarged.
THS KiNO 14 'RICHARD meet.
The Defendant in this case had been a respectable
grocer, its the city of Bristol, end was convicted of
an assault and obstruaien upon an Excise Officer.
The Defendant was recut ning home, with a van-
tity of raw coffee i., a handkerchief, when he eras
met, and accosted by the officer, who asked him
for his permit. They went home to the Defend-
ant's shop together, and the question being repe.t•
ed, the Defendant scattered the coffee about his
shop, and the offi:er gathered it rip. Upon which,
the Defendant made out a bill of parcel, charging
the officer IL 19s. for coffee, and thrust it into tha
bundle.- He refused to produce any permit, and
abused and assaulted the officer.
Mr. Justice Gaosc, in passing the judgment of
the Court, animadverted with some severity upon
the enormity of the offence, particularly when com•
mitted by a man, who must, from his situa ioo irt
trade, have known better. lie bore an excellent
charader for his peaceable demeannurs except to
Revenue Officers, and it was highly necessary to
make an example of him. lie was then sentenced
to three months imprisonment, in the King's Bench
prison, and at the expiration of that period, to find
security for his future gond behavi.,nr.
At one o'clock, Lord Ellenkoroogh rot st
Nisi Prima, ashen a few undefended, and other un-
interesting causes, were disposed Jo.

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