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London, England, 1803-05-02 00:00:00

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Lord Et.trynosocost said he (rid not like thil •
manner of fivling fliCiiirlse of the Court; he thought
the affidavit ought to have stalcd what.
would have sworn.
Mr. 131;,,-r said the testimony or that person wooll •
be this—he would state that the Lteferklant .liaci lost
fifty pound,: which he dee/inc.! paying, that tuitnii,g
parted at the time, and that no assault then took
place • but that the Prosecutor aftcr.....:r.1.; Came to
the 1;c-fend:toes lodging ar.d entered
his will, and would not go out of the roam; he met ,
provoking language to thu afenilant, and said
" Look in the glass, and you will we the face of .t
scoundrel."

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Lord 'i.l4.l.muonouon observed, that it certainl!,
was a very penal case, and one could not wish to
conclude it without hearing all Che Defendant
to alledge in his defence.
The Court gave the Defendant leave to amtnd
his affidavit, and appointed Monday to hear Ali.
Serjeant Best further in support of the application.
'1 he Defendant, in the mean time, was committed
to the King's Bench prison.
coorr.n, v. MARTIN.

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A Rule for a new trial was granted in this cause ;
it involved the very important question, whether a
parent whose children have fortunes left etem, arc! •
who, in consequence of their expedations ;11 life, gives
them an education beyond what his own circum-
stances will afford, has a right to maintain add -
mai! to be repaycd the sums he shall have so ex-
pended during their minority.

TOWARDS., V. tVANG.

This was also a motion for a new trial. It was
an aBion brought against the Defendant, one of the
Burgesses of Leominster, for offering to vote for
Mr.l(innaird at the late eleEtion, provided he would
give him ten guineas. The penalty by statute is
&QOI. The fa& was proved by Mr. Kinnaird, but
the Jury were persuaded by Mr. Dancy, the De-
fendant's Counsel, M consider the proposition merely
as a joke, and they found a verdia for the Defen-
dant.
The evidence of a Mr. Brady had been offered
on the part of the Plaintiff, and rejetted. It was
now insisted that it ought to have been received,
and that if it had been received it would have
strengthened the Plaintiffi's case, and obtained a ver-
diZl in his favour.
It appeared, however, that Bradley had merely
overheard the conversation between Mr. Kinnaird
4nd the Defendant, and therefore could not have
carried the case farther than he had done; besides,
the Jury admitted the fakft, but were of opinion the
proposal was not intended as a serious one.—The
Rule was therefore refused.

MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT,
FOR APRIL.
The continuance of favourable weather has been
such as to enable the farmer to put in his oat and
barley crops in the most complete and perfea man-
ner. In most of the more southern distrias, the
sowing even of the latter is nearly finished ; and in
the northern parts of the kingdom, it is in an un-
usual state of tOrwardness. In the midland coun-
ties, the sowing being quite finished, the farmer has
had a fine opportunity of getting up his turnip-land
this dry weather, and rolling the wheat and early
spring corn. The ravages of the grub upon the
wheat, which in the early part of the season, seemed
to be confined to a few pieces of ray grass ley, arc
now much more extensive, and threaten a very
material injury to the crop : harrowing, and rolling
with a very heavy roller, have been the means em-
ployed to check this alarming evil ; and, if it be at
any time beneficial, it must be so this dry season.
The winter tares are, in general, very far from
good, and, unless there should soon fall sonic warm
growing showers, they will be but of little profit.
The winter wheats have, on most soils, a pro-
mising appearance, even in the most exposed dis.
trios, they have kept the ground unusually well,
and are in the most healthy and vigorous state of
growth. Those of the spring sowing:. have likewise
the appearance of covering the ground well, as well
as of a vigorous and healthy growth. In the best
corn markets throughout the kingdom, grain seems,
in general, on the decline in price.—Wheat ave.
rages :ins. sd. ; rye 365. 7d.; barley 245. Id. ;
oats 19s. r.l. ; beans 31s. 6d. ; pease 355. 2d. Yet,
although the pike of grain seems to be on the de-
cline, the increase in laud-rents is considerable in
many places.
The hay distrias have, in common, the appear-
ance of being more early, and of having morn
abundant supplies of grass, than is generally the
case at this pet iod. On some warm, sheltered, and
highly ni.unired spots, the ray grass and clover is
sufficiently forward to admit of being stocked witk
milking cows, laying them at night in the yards.
On the pasture lands, there is also, in most dis-
trias, a great show of grass, considering the earli-
ness of the season. The clover and other sown
grasses are likewise in an unusual state of fonrard-
ness and vigour over almost every part of the island,
where they arc cultivated. But, notwithstanding
these promising appearuices of an abundant supply
of green food for cattle, the prices of both fat and
lean stock, of all sorts, still keep up.
Mitch cows every where bring extravagant prices;
their advance, in some of the northern parts of the
kingdom, being nearly equal to eight or ten per
cent. Store cattle also keep up their price. Sheep
are very high, especially good heavy woolled, lamb
hogs, and forward couples. .Horses keep their
price. Store hogs are lower.—ln Smithfield Market
beef sells from 4s. 6.1.,t0 ss. 6d. ; mutton ss. to Gs.
veal 4s. to 6s. 6d. ; pork 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d.
Hay is something on the decline.—ln St. James's
Market, hay sells from 41. 6s. to 71. ; straw 21. 25.
to 21. Ils. •

By the last packets from France, we have the in-
formation, that the utmost anivity prevails in all
the French garrison-towns along the coast, in
mounting guns, and making every preparation for
a state of war.
Mr. Asa. t will not be tried till the next Old
Bailey Sessions, in May. He is now fudged on the
State Side of Newgiste, where he will remain till his
trial.
We are sorry to hear that a misund‘rstanding has
taken place between the Commissioners appointed
for the sale of the lands in the island of Irinidad.
General PICTQX, it is 64144 i 6 displeased at being
superseded by the person sent out by Govern-
ment 4 at the head of this Commission, and bas
litteu to be tecalled.

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