The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-07-04 00:00:00

STAR! IV V. !VOA.

This was an *aim to recover the value of six
Russian Tents, amounting to 121. The Plaintiff was a
!Reacher, residing at Croydon, and the Defendant, a
Jew, lives at Gunn's-square. The Plaintiff received
from the Defendant two Russian Tents for the pur-
pose of being washed and bleached ; and on the
same day be also received eight more from one Mr.
Ruben for the like purpose. Some time after the
Plaintiff sent all the tents tagether to town, and his
clerk, having, through mistaie, entered eight tents
to be delivered to the Defendant, and two to Mr.
Mr. Ruben; the warehouseman, who accompanied
the waggon, delivered them according to the entry.
Several applications were made to the Defendant,
ip but he evaded every uiry upon the subjelt ; and
the Plaintiff was ob • to pay Mr. Ruben the va-
lue of his sia tents. ' Plaintiff's witnesses proved
the delivery of the eight tents at the Defendant's
warehouse. and the signature of his daughter in the
delivery book. The Defendant produced one
SimOn Jacob, a German Jew, to prove he had never
received the tents; but he not knowing any thing
about it, the Jury found for the Plaintiff a verdid
of ID.
.JOHNSTON AND OTHERS O. CLUTTOM, ESQ.

This was an a/tioa to recover die penalty of a
conditional bond for 20001.

The Plaintiffs were eminent bankers in Worcester,
and the Defendant, a Gentleman of fortune, and
Lieutenant Colonel of the Worcester Militia. The
Defendant's sister having entered into partnership
with one Berkman, and wishintiyeuhaave a ready
discount for their bills, the ant bac 41110
guarantee for them in the bond in question to the
Plaintiffs, who, thereupon, discounted their bills.
Some time after, the house of Salt and Beaman be-
came bankrupts, and were indebted to the Plaintiffs
in r much larger sem of money than the penalty of
the bond. The Defendant having admitted the sum
d re, and his own liability, it became a question for
the Court, whether he could be made liable for
more than the penalty of the bond ; and his Lord-
ship being of opinion that his admission in his own
wrong, not being sufficient to make him liable for
more than the penalty, the Jury found a rerdift fur
the Plaintiff in that sum.

COURT or COMMON PLEAS.
Adjouraed Suttee bcfare Su Limas MANSTIRLD.
SMITN, • PAUPLI, O. 11•1101111._

The Plaintiff, a nurse, residing at Blackheath,
brought her anion to recover the amount of a bill
for wages and work done for the Defendant. The
case appeared to contain the blackest ingratitude on
the part of the Plaintiff. She had been taken into
the Defendant's house from charity, and supplied
with every necessary to make her comfortable; in
return for which, as soon as she quitted his house.
she insisted on being paid wages,i alleging she was
entitled to 81. a-year. It was proved that no wages
had ever been offered, and that she bad not been
considered as a servant, but treated, in every re-
open, like one of the Defendant's family. The Jury
therefore found a verdin for the Defendant.
Several other Common Jury Causes were tried,
of no importance.

AItDDLEsEX sEsSIOKS.
But few trials occurred yesterday. and those of
no importance. A number of bills were lotus(' for
the Old Bailey, which commences this day.

Yesterday, Mr. WA I. Lax. a ~ in St. Mary
Axe. was found guilty, at the London Sessions, of
assaulting one of the Police Officers in the execution
of his duty, and sentenced to pay a fine of 301.
The Jury were five hours deliberating upon their
verdia.

Ault:maw A rootttorott, a private in the Greenock
and Port Glasgow Volunteers, having volunteered
to go to Glasgow, on permanent duty, with the re-
giment, and, in consequence received the marching
guinra, thought proper not to join, and remained in
Greenock, notwithstanding repeated orders being
sent to him. A party from the regiment was sent
from Glasgow to Greenock, who brought him up as
a deserter. He was on Tuesday tried by a Court-
Martial, and sentenced to receive 200 lashes, and to
refund the guinea. The Court also recommended to
the Commanding Officer, that he should be drum-
med out of the Corps, jud -zing him unworthy of as-
sociating with men remarkable for their exemplary
good condu& Accordingly, next morning, the re-
giment being drawn up and formed in circle, in
the Green of Glasgow, and the sentence being read,
the Commanding Officer, after a suitable admoni-
tion, was pleased to remit that part of the sentence
ordering corporeal punishment. The remaining parts
were put in executiut4 by drumming him out of the
regiment.