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London, England, 1819-03-16 00:00:00

CURIOUS LOTTERY CASE.

A lottery case of a ',jugular nature was lately
brought before tl* Court of Session at Edinburgh,
the circumstances of which were as follow :—Uri
the afternoon of Saturday the 18th of September,
1818, 111 r. S. merchant in Leith, went to a lot-
tery-oftee in that town, its order to purchase some
sharer' of tickets in the lottery, which hod com-
menced drawing on the slay I) fore. The shop-
buy (his master being 91110.1i1) handed to Mr. S. a
bundle of sixteenths, out of which he chose two,
Nos. 3,934 nut! 8.426. Not having money enough at
the time to pay for them, he put his name on the back
of them. returned them to the boy, and desired him
to lay them aside for him, which the boy did. Mr.
S. came into the shop agis.ii about rtght o'clock the
same evening, and put the fitly its mind of his
shares, who said lie had laid them aside, as desired.
The master was *till alt.toit. .1 bout nine the same
eve ll ill A, 11e.11.rinoti er merchant in Leith, went into
OW bailie lUtlety.Offire, and purck.sed some shirts.
Ile paid for them, moil got them away. lie received
them from the master of the shop histi-ell, who had
by this time come home, and, when delivered, they
were wrapt its is lottery advertisement. IVlien the
lottery-office-keeper was afterward. (the same night)
excasittitig the reistaining tickets (which lie meant
to return to London that iii•glit), he found that he
had by mistake sold to 11. one of the shares which
had been previously chosen by S. and marked with
his name, sr tiefure mentioned. Oii this account
he resolved not to seed off the unsold tickets until
Siatitluy's post; and early on Sunday morning he
sent the boy with the bundle of remaining shares
to S.'s house, that S. might choose another. S. was
still in bed; but his lather went to hint with the
tortioitge, and returned to the hoy with an answers
saying, that his son did riot mean to choose another
instead of the one which hurl been sold to 11. Mon-
day's post brought the good intelligence, that the
ticket, No. 3634, *bids had been marked by S.
but sold, notwalistantling, to N. had come up a
prize of 10,025/. 11. the same day had sent it to
I.l,iirlon. S. next day sued Ul. and the lottery-
office. keeper before the Sheriff, to deliver their
share to him, or the value of the prize which be-
longed to ir. The Sheriff assoilzied him from the
Claim, ill respect the transaction referred to wus
riot attended by actual delivery of the ticket iii
oprestitm ; and that the pursuer is not entitled to a
rei vindicutio against u bona
_fide purchaser, but
only to the remedies of the twit) empli against the
seller. Ar the same time the Sheriff found the
lottery-otlice-keeper gable. iii damages to S. to the
xterit of GIV. 9s. 3 I. the value of the ticket. S.
and the lottery-olfice-keeps r each appealed to the
Court of Session. Lord !hominy, the Lord Ordi-
nary, affirmed the Sheriff'. judgment. S. appealed
to the Court fr the Lord Ordinary's interlo-
cutor, in so far as it fleet! U. This appeal was
formally derided on the ‘2,11f1 of January last, when
the Court XII med the judgment of the Sheriff.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

r.SMOUTH, MARCH 13.

Arrived his Nl4jesty's ship Erne, from the Irish station.
She is lortlereAl to be Mira for forri4u service, her supposed
dr.uuatu•u being the coo.* of Africa Captain Scriven, her
enuiniaudrr, we regret to state, while Hit ship was Weighing
at Dublin, on ilw let nisi. unfortunately got his hand
entut-
glyd Ivehrress tire hobs Of the chain cable, which so much
lacrratesl two of she finger* as to resister the amputation of
one of them insmrdiately necessary, and the other for a Wag
f.pie
Skips hoil.liugat this psis t —Brit mania, 120; Portland, 00;
Lancaster, 60; Ealipsr, ; Emulous, 10; Cheerful, Re.
scour cutter.
Laid off, sod frames preparing—Lou.lon, 1045 Lyra, 10.
Laying off—Cerlwrus. 4f•; Circe, 46; Proserpioe, 46;
Stalks. 46 ; Partridge, 10.
Nearly ready fur uuduchitig—Fuudroyant, S 4; Stirling
Castle, 74.
to frame and planked for seasoning—Kent, 60 (round
stern}; Mlolgravr, 74; Dartmouth. 42; and Pyramus, 42;
the 'stir r to be launched this month.
Itesiiriog—Coluisibilie, lg.
Fitting for sea-11 )rinirlon,2o ; Ileticon,111; Pandora, 18;
Haim, IN; and Cherokee, 10.
Time Hum., Butterfield, frum Cork, to London, has been
repaired, dud will sail to-morrow.
ruaysninutts, MAIRCR 14.
Arrived Ilse Moirgisna, from the Dowse; and luduatry
(naval transport', f Plymouth.
Sailed the full iguai brig, uu a senior.
FALMOUTH, MARCH 12.

The Queenslimy packet, for America, is detained nnlil the
15th ivat ; the Stl4lllaVf packet, fur Lisbon and Jamaica, and
the Marchioness of Salisbury packet, fur the Brazils, sail
tu•murruw.
net.t., MARCH 11.
Saila' the l'Apiestris, Overton ; Thomas, Brass; John, New.
ham and Andrew Marvel, Orton, for Davies Straits.
DCAL, MARCH 14.
Came slows§ from the River last evening, sod smiled the
Margaret, Somerseales, for Cadiz ; Ihu•burougb,
fur 3luti tt ; and Electra, Robertson, fur Philadelphia.

Ou Saturday the digratelies were closed at the
Edo 111,1i4 !louse, and delivered to the Pursers of
Or following skip+, vis.—
General Ilarria, Cavlaiu G. Welelead ; and Warren
Hastings, Capialu It. Newts—fur Prince of Waive Island and
China.
Ruse, Captain T. MiTaggart ; cud Minerva, Captain
J. Milk—fur uelras and Brutal.
Passengers per General Harris—
For Bengal—Mr. Lane, writer.
Fur Beucuulen—Messrs. Bonham and Wbellealservy,
writers.

Plosengers tier Rose—
Fut Bragal--Mesors. Cumming rind Richardson, writers ;
Mr. Multi ttttt dr, assistant-surgeon; Messrs. Mende and
Jackson. cadets; Mrs. Morava, Misses rocker, Denson,
V. and L. Sherwood', and L and H. Hugg ; Meson. Moore
and IVellard, free mariners.
For Maitras—M r. Stevenson, writer; Lieutenant and
Mrs. Mackenzie; Mrs. Steele; Misses Macdonald, Dal.
rumple, and Thompanu ; Mrsaa. Francklyn, Clayttills, Way-
mouth, Fladgete, Gunning, and Ord, cadets.
Porsesigeis tier Minerva
Fur Bengal—Messrs. Taylor and Clarke, assistalitsur-
geons ; Sitars. Hodges and Gishatia, cadets; and Mrs.
Collier.
For Madras—Messrs Cos, Campbell, V rrrrr and
Housitrels, cadets; mud Mr. Use.
Fur Bunibay--Mr. Mills, mist.

IREL,IND.

DUBLIN, MARCH
There will be a Miming-room at the Calle ti,;.
evening.

NIMRT, MARCH 8.

On the night of the 2il inbuilt the orivrellind.
housevltew 31`DotineII and J. .I Donnell.
of Derry:ill, pariah of Drumeree, near Portadowo,
were itiblicionaly set on fire and burned, together
with a considerable quantity of furniture, potatoer,
bay, and other article«.

LIMERICK, MARCH B.
On Friday night a number of villains went to
the house of • man of the name of Kelly, in the
neighbourhood of Croom, for the purpose of getting
arms, but on meeting with resistance from Kelly 411111
hi, snot, one of the villains tired at the son fowl shoot
him dead—the boy's sister ►uddenly exclaimed that
further resistance was useless, ar.ol begged her fnthtr
would surrender the goo, as •he knew one of tl,e
party to he her uncle's servant, who would Sore lilt
rest of the forfoily, the fellow turned about and
levelling his gain at the poor girl, also shot her—
they thrill went off. Two of these fellows canoe to the
sake of these Unfortnuate people on Saturday night,
and were erfrehended.