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nil we,inorfay 14.1, at the eitUtiry Court at tles
eitvii, by virtue of s second -wilt) issued fur that
perm-J.!, a Jury was imp:nine:lA before Mr. TIN..
X 6 t • who preseird for the Sht-a ,tr, to sawess the de-
inage, in au action of trevess• brun*ht by /sew
Simkins Hen, Hew, Evq. for destroying
game opou the Plaintiff's e,otate. •
Mr. Costal% COOMPEI for the Plaintiff. opened
the awe; and the trap's, sae proved by ltiehartl
Mortimer. •

> On the etworesanainationo t: question:. 'twill
proitrowd to the witness, whether tise•
tiff had sustained. any slamwzr whilever front
the trespass cornelasiild of? Mr.. tutfrfered
to prevent thin iitie.l43 fristrobeitig put. Ile said,
that he would ww sulh3.tlir *aims. te•akakuosiity
point already settles' biltwerui the )wilts ; that da-
mage was already adrisltltil 4t the. part of the Dei
frudant, and that thr questi+n most be narrowed.
so as not to countervail that alltitissiou.

In the course of the erci4r-ekainsuatioe, the wit.
ness stated, that no damage ass.dune by the De-
fendig to the Platutire fence, or to -thr era+,
upon his hugs, or to bit property, is any shape
whatever.

Mr. Hoot addressed the Jury at greet length
hnt way sternal times restrained. fur what was con-
sidered as irrelevant Lithe mutter in question, and
a breach of that decorous which ought to be Mrs,
risibly Obeerved in a Cutlet rifJuietice.
Mr. Ttonsv. ih statik the effect of the evidesce
to the Joest,robserved, That it was their function to
j ...sees what Jataage the Itkisitiff ought to have for
the trespass coirip6tin al, it befog adjudged by
the Court of king's i;.h, that saute damages he
te was entitled to recov% and that they were suborn
to make 4D asses men cordingly. He observed.
that even if the Pla tiff had • come to them to
determine his right to, e• compensation fur the
aggression twiropkaingd I eft instead of coming
Is them merely; fierAtscertain the amount of
such compensatiosii%he would he entitled to tbeir
verdict ; for it was aecrssarily the law of thins cowl-
try, and of every country in which civilized society
enh,iets, that no one should come upnu the estate*,
another without his consent. He therefore directed
the Jury to give Guth damages as they thought the
• Plaintiff entitled to, but left it teitidly to their owe
discretion to 'belt theausnurd.—After seine deli-
beretion, the Jury wished to return e.lerdict of
so damages !—Nir. 'Haney told Mein he would not
reline this as thOe verdict ; that they were bound'
by the writ under which they acted, and by the
oath they bad taleeo, to wises" some damages. Note
withstanding this artru-nition, and their being
twice sent bat k for further consultation. the Jury
refused to alter their return. Mr. T. then 1414
that if they refused to do their duty, he would still
do his, and they most take the consequence of
their refusal. The Defendant said he would• lu-
dew airy the Jury for persisting iii their fit st deter-
mination.

The verdict was not receiver,, aiol we tioderatand
the muses of the. Jurros will ill rettu lit(' to the
Court of King's Bench, with the eircuoustainces
a•tessding this extraorilimsry case. '
The Court w.ta entirely full. awl the return of
the Jury was received weds lead acchatatiotis by
a large partials of the stwitiorv.

We beat that thaws two rafebrated riders, the
lion. MARTIis HAMM. cud •PENTON Sl.urT, Esq.
have mode a match for 200 guinea!, p. p. to ride
four miles across a country ; the lime lead place to
be fixed by Mr. Dicsr LEGARD, vriv. is mimed as
umpire. We usider.taiiil it is to take place in Hot-
deniers, during the February meeting at Reserley.
soil that it recites considerable interest, froai the
known excetleuce of the crompetitorp.
On Tuesday last. the officers of His MAJIIPTIeII
ship Dresdamigki gave an elegant dinner at
GoUDlt's Twerps Plymouth. to Capt. G. B. SALT.
(who has besa superseded in the cumulated of that
ship ky Capt. CoLLAID,) as a token of their
respect and high esteem fur him, while under his
command.

A few days ago, as the gunner of the Elise
packet, (lying oil Flushing New Quay, in Fol.
mouth harbour,) was examiumg the arm-chest, be-
tween deck•, happening so snap a pistol, a spark
of fire fell among 110111 C musket cartntlges and
priming-horns, which exploded. and severely
wounded the man: who now lies dangerously ill.
The men on deck. dreading the exploaion of the
magazine. jumped overboard, and were picked up
by the boats which came to their asiniance.
On the 3.1 lust. an awful accident happened in
• real-pit, in the parish Madely, Shrup,hire, be-
longing to the Miodely-Wood t'uu►paoy. Tuc dr.
cunistance was as follows :—On th^ preceding
night, the sulphur took ere, and kindled the tim-
bers which• supported the roof. at which Uose there
were 13 men •nd 8 hotses.down, but. provides-
tinily. they were all got 'up without injury. Next
day, however, about noon, four men went down,
for the purpose of endeavouring to extinguish the
fire, but after remaining there half an hour. the
sulphu► became so powerful, that they were all suf.
located. without a popsibility of rendering theta soy
assistance.

The weather. front being uncommonly mild;
changed to • wore natural state ou Fnday, alone
which it has continued to frees,. The attounts
from the country a►e to the same effect. Tho
ferry bouts were prevented from sailing from Hull
to llartois, ou Saturday, by the seventy of the
weather.

A letter bas been r. (rived from a yowl* matt.
• prisoner in Fraoee, dated Auxerre, iu the deport.
mrut of Cote d'or, on the 2lst December. It states,
that a general remove has tak.•n place among the
British prisoners throughout Franey; and thAt it
future they were to be divided into classes, and
each class to be stationed in a diffirent plater;
Auxerre was 6x►d on for th• masters and mate.
iii the merchants' arctic... recriving pay from the
French (;overnotent, shout fonrtten hundred
of sham were stationed there, and had the liberty
of the town, but were rod allowed to as. the gates.
Thr meat was veer rent, and from seven t.•
tatlie sous per tb. On 'be Sainr.lay prervediug.
• li!r broke out at Auxerre. Is Isirle tbreatesarvi In
(01,,tiMe .the *hale of th► lout it was got am.
Jr, by the inlisity of th► prisoners, setre,d
of wham hid reersired sli4ri injury. The 'hank•
of ■:l'lie Depaireseots had bets, g.►tn to them,
Unit LOWNCL on this toCeriiloo.

• oLb IlAILPI; SAN. 16.
Thig d.iv was occupied lb trials before tht; nes
C.JIMER Witt COUSION gtagriAliTs, mostly for peaty
thefi,, bunt f Which were intereutiog.
The trials haring ended, the Recosom proceed 4
ea to pals 'wideness upon the seat:rail eotivida :
saasnei Sedltez, fur feloniudaly roars's.' a loaded Instril
at T. 61141M11, of If.aileld Choi* , linkers Marto',, f,r low."
stealing , Elimbetk T.llbrook, ulius erk:si. for Merliog 111 I.
trorlliog-hone i Jacob flack, fur a siosio'rolTence; 50.4,31411
1 licraisor, fur uttering forged Bank Pi..lan ; George. Warms-,
! fro &tot; ; 11/114 Mara fuller, for stalling i;711. 1111 a dpelaut-
, humse—orceived mottso .'• • !dealt..
I, .111.1tI:orl Geniis''', for I. ~ ilia forged Raids Notes in Lis
pmaresiosi, to be transout.4 fur ius,ieen ):.as. Irina foe
Wren Veaf 4
i. TwO ~ cre sioteileA to be imprisoned two years ; .ia-fur
twelverritastile ; ass seeentMa fur mind, visuals, eight a
, whom sue to be is loppcd ..
1 'fru were dii.e.o.irgi. lup alit% rest of i udpaent.
aacr Watch the Smsiums mere adjuaroed.