The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-12-22 00:00:00

TAVLOS dad CO. HODSON.

This was an anion brought by the Plaintiffs, to
recswer the value of some goods. sold to the De-
fendant, by Hunter and Co. as foam for the Plain-
tiffs. The defence set up by Mr. Hodson was, that
he had bought those goods as the agent for the firm
of Smith. Lindsey, and Co. which bad since failed,
and it was to them the Plaintiff should look for
payment, and not to him.
Serjeant Ravi cv stated the case of the Plaintiffs
with his usual ability, And called Robert Grahams
partner in the house of Hunter and Co. who de-
posed, that they acted as faiFturs to the Plaintiffs,
and that Hodson was in the habit of buying goods
at his housr, and that hr always bought them in his
own name. On the 9th of April, 1803, the De-
fendant purchased goods at his house, to the amoant
of Sill. qs. these goods were the property of the
Plaintiffs, and the Defendant desired him to make
out the bills of parcels, in the name of Smith, Lind-
sey, and Co. The goods were by the Defendant's
order, sent to a packer to be packed up for exporta-
tion. In the May following, he purchased 1411. ss.
worth, the property of the Plaintiffs, and they were
also sent to be packed for expottation. He at &Lief--
cot times bought other parcels, and they were al-
ways set down in the same manner as the first ; but
he always spoke of the goods as hi: own ; the bills
of parcels were always sent to Ho:Jinn's compting
house, which was under the same roof with the
compting house of Smith, Lindsey, and Cu. in one
instance they were by Hodson's order sealed up,
and diredel for him.
On his cross-examination, he said, some of the
bills of parcels were
.direfted to Smith, Lindsey,
and Co. and that the goods were sent to the packers,
in their name. Some goods were rit back, in con-
sequence of the &dote of Smith, Lindsey, and Co.
and that one parcel was afterwards sold to Hodson ;
but that that was done, because they were sealed up
for exportation; at the time they stopped the go.sJs,
they imagined that Hodson would be injured by the
failure of Smith, Lindsey; $.l Co. but when they
re-sold him the parcel, they were c::nvinced he was
in as good credit as ever, and that the goods had
always been given on Hodson's credit.
James Hunter, first partner in the house of Hun-
ter and Co. said, that Hodson had bought some
goods from him, bed .nging to other persons, and
that the invoice had been made out to him by his
own name ; but he desired it should be cancelled,
and another made out in the name cf Smith, Lin-
sey, and Co. as he said they did all his business:
be conceive ! this as a general Litre .lion, and always
made out the invoices to Smith, Lindsey, and Co.
but never had an idea that he bought them for that
house.

John Imbre, warehouse-man to Hunter and Co.

imoved, that the Defendant had often purchased
goads from him, and that they were set down to
Smith, Lindsey, and Co. but he always understood,
from what Mr. Hodson said, that the goods were
Rsiarchased on his own account and credit.

William Costlo, carter to Hunter and CO. de-
poiN:, he delivered the goods so the packer, and
th it he SAW Mr. Hodson there giving direewins how
shsuid be packed up, and head him desire the
;L.:4er to have them seedy that evenhig, as they
were to be shipped the nest day.
Serjeant Sad zr.i tea, for the Defendant, address-
ed the. Jary at great length; aud was replied to by
Serjeant BAILEY.
the Jury, ;moot troublins s Lordsitip to re-

peat the evidence, found a verdi& for the Plaintiffs
damages 1,0:181. 7s. allowing interest on the original
debt.

SIR ROBERT PERIL V. WINDSOR.

This adion was of the very same nature as the
last, and contained the same points. The same de-
fence was offered—but it was in a very short time
settled, parties having agreed, that the Plaintiff
slfould take a verdi& for 3,0(01. subject to a re-
ference to examine the charges in the account of the

THE PRINCE OF WALES': NEW STABLES

AT BRIGHTON.

These Stables, which are in great forstardness,
and just covered in, will far surpass, in beauty and
magnificence, any similar buildings now in Europe.
They are ereiftei upon the Grove Promenade, where
two hundred artificers have been employed for se-
veral months, and are expefted to be finished early
in the spring.
This beautiful strufture is built in the form of an
amphitheatre, with a circular ride in the centre,
round which there are stabling or stalls for SO horses,
so completely construaed, that His Royal Highness,
in riding round the ride, may view every hone is the
stable, each being an equal distance from the other,
with a door leading to each, with two grand doors, or
entrances, one opposize the Pavilion, and the other
to the Promenade ; the r.,of of the building forms a
dome. lighted all round by rows of crown glass.
Suspended from the cap are a variety of Chioese
figures, pigeon holes, bells, Scc. ; over which, we
understand, is to be a pedes:al eighteen feet high,
with an emblematic figure.

lA/NARDI, whose arrival we lately mentioned, is
preparing a balloon for an aerial voyage in spring.
It will be the largest ever made in England, to
consist of 260 yards of silk, and intended to carry
up five persons. Upon his third voyage, be will
descend with a parachute in a way never before
attempted.

A criminal information is certainly to be moved
for in the Court of King's Bench, against an Isiah
Judge, charged with being the author of tie letter
signed Javerna, for the publication of which the
publisher of a weekly paper was some time since
found guilty. Mr. ERSKINE is already retained on
the pair of the Learned Defendant. This trial, what-
ever its result may prove, will, in a most striking
rcAnner, display to the world the glorious superio-
rity of the British Law, while it will exhibit the
novel scene, of a J west sitting upon the trial of a
JUDGE. and a JUDGE sitting in judgment upon
brother Expounder of the 'Law.
An Inquest was held on Thursday. at the White
Horse public-house, Wheeler-street, Shoreditch, on
the body of Sarah Mitchell, a child of nine years of
age, who was murdered by her father, Sensed M,/es
4111(bell, on Tuesday last. The Jury, without hesi-
tation, p-onounced a Verdie2 Alsardrr
agairvd Mt Faker.
_ _ _

No other reason can be assigned for this diabo-
lical aa, than that wiiich the Prisoner was fie.u.l
to utter, viz. that she should never live to be brought
up by the mother. Ihe offender and his wife had
parted the day before; and the child, it appears,
had slept the preceding night with hat mother. He
voluntarily confessed the fad to the Magistrates on
Wednesday; and, with tears in his eye:, when de-
sir;cl to sign his confession, exclaimed, " /
With Me same hand that did the i—g deed!" It
is supposed he was seized with a sudden fit of insa-
nity, as he was remarkably fond of the child. The
body of the uafonunate child was yestettly exposed
to public •iew at the apartment where the murder
was committed, at a penny and twopence a head.
The money thus collected. it was said, was to de-
fray Vie expenses of the funeral.

On Wednesday, as a lo tde..l collier was coming
up the river, nearly opposite Cuckold's Point, el
West Indiaman, outward bound, in a very severe
gust of wind, missed stays, ran down the collier,
and sunk her. The crew were saved.

Thur-day night, Lieut. HURLEY, commanding
the Gallant gun vessel, at Sheerness, in endeavour-
ing to get on board her at the Note, was drowned
(by the cutter upsetting) with the whole of the crew,
consisting of seven men, is consequence of the
violence of the gale.
On Thursday night, about eleven o'clock. as the
family of the sign of the Arrawat Poplar, were go-
ing to rest, a man of a most deplorable appearance
was found up two pair of stairs, concealed behind a
chest of drawers, which excited great alarm, as be
was not perceived by any of the family going up
stairs. The account be gave of himself was very
vague ; he was therefore put in charge of a son-
stable, who took him to Shasiwell Office for ex-
amination.

Some days since, an apprentice to a shopkeeper
opposite the Vi.ftualling OtEee at Chatham, in open-
ing a drawer to serve some ivory black, unfortu-
nately m'stook the contents of the drawer, which
WAS tilled with gun-powder, and a spark falling
from the candle, it blew up with a great explosion,
by which the shop window was forced out, and the
hoy most dreadfully burnt.
On Sunday morning last, the second Battalion
of the ,y2d Regiment 4,f V. ../t, or GORDON High-
landers, under the command of Major GotouN,
embarked from Liverpool for Ireland. Two of
the Divisions were inspeatd on Thursday Morning
last, by His Royal Highness the Commander in
Chief of this Distria, who declared himself to be
highly pleased with their hardy and soldier.like
appearance. The condua of this Regiment in
Egypt was truly brave and meritorious. In the
battle of the 13th of March, they formed the ad-
vanced guard of the British army; and, opposed to
A tremendous fire of musketry and cannon, and suf-
fering severely from the French line, they never
receded a foot but ; maintained the contest alone,
until the marines and the rest of the line came to
their support. The regiment, as a tegimasmy of
their bravery in that campaign, bears on its stand-
ard the figure of a Sphinx, and has the word Eg.xpr
inseri:sed. The standard itself bears honourable
marks of hard service, being shot through and torn
in many places. Itieir march hitherto from Col-
chester Barracks, in Essex, has been uncommonly
rapid ; sometimes more than 90 miles a day ; and,
during the whole march, not a Irma was absent,
sick, or intoxicated.