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London, England, 1803-06-30 00:00:00

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COURT OF KING% BINCII, ieee et
.t . Tap !Two r. aIItISAC, trq.
„ is R2ll, 8.4248e4 peat importance, that of
Coniniandeh,. Plirser,,anti salter of one of' His
Majesty's blink .chaiped with peculation.
The Defensdapt.. was Captathaof the, his, which, in
the months of Scptembat add Daolier 180 loiscas at
Shetland, together pith mother of .}lO, Majeity's
ships, called the Kite. The charge against him
was in substance, that he entered into a conspiracy
with the Master and Purser of.alie said ship te, de-
fraud the Government, lsr.overcluirging thcartitles
with which these ships were famished . While at
Shetland, in the months of September and baober
1800, and of April 1801 ; that in some instances
the charges had been made out for beef at 7J. a
pound, which cost but threelsence hplfpenny ; but-
ter at a shilling, which cost but ten-pence, and
charging more oPboth than had been supplied; and
for brandy to the amount of 210 pillons, at 14s.
per gallon, not one drop of which was furnished ;
by all which the Government was defrauded to the
amount of 3001. in the sum of between 5 and 600,
in the account rendered of these two ships in die
months of September and Odober in the one case,
and in the month of April in the other; al! of which
had been charged by the Purser and Master of these
two ships, (who had made their escape, on the fraud
being deteaed), and allowed by the Defendant, and
signed by him as Captain of the frit, he knowing
all these charges to have been made to defraud and
cheat our Sovereign Lord the Itiing; and that they
conspired to procure the certificates of respedable
inhabitants on shore, to vouch for the prices at
which these articles were charged having been rea-
sonable, and according to the current prite of the
time and place where they were charged to have
been supplied; and then of having caused a bill of
exchange to be drawn for the filsely-chargeo
amount of these articles, and negotiating it, and
causing it to be present for payment at the Vic-
tualling Office. by they were paid ; upon
which char:— ../efendant, Brisac, was tried be-
fore Mr. ' _e Lawrence and a Special Jury, at
Westmi...e., at the Sittings in the present Term,
and found guilty.
The Defendant's case had been amply discussed
before the Court on a former day ; so that nothing
now remained but to pronounce judgment, which
was delivered by Mr. Justice Grose, who proceeded
to observe, that the conduet of the Defendant was
made up of fraud, peculation, and forgery, when it
was his duty not only to ad correctly himself, but to
take care that others aged correctly. Taking the
whole of the Defendant's case into consideration,
the Court did order and adjudge, that he should
pay to the King a fine of 3001. ; that he be im-
prisoned in the custody of the Marshal of the Mar-
shalsea (the King's Bench Prison) for eighteen
calendar months, and during that time he do stand
in and upon the pillory, for one hour, between the
hours of twelve at noon and two in the afternooni
in the public street, near Chasing Cross, opposite to
the Admiralty, and that he be further imprisoned
until such fine be paid, and that he bellow corn.
mimed in execution of his sentence.

THE KING H. COCK AND ANOTHER.
This rule against the Defendant Mr. Cock, a na-
tive of America, and Mr. Upshal, for a criminal in-
formation, for the one having sent. and the other
carried to Mr. Astley a challegge to fight n duel,
on account of a misunderstanding which arose be-
tween Mr. Cock and Mr. Astley for a seat at a Lec-
ture-room, was made absolute.

THE KING V. HILL DAILEY.
The Defendant, whose case has been long before
the Public, and which is that of an assault on a
person on account of money won at play, received
the judgment of the Court, which is a punishment
specifically provided by statute, and which, after a
suitable address on the pernicious effeits of gaming,
was pronounced as follows :—•-That the Defendant
do forfeit to the King all his goods, chattels, and
effeCts whatsoever, and that he be imprisoned in the
common gaol of Hprsham (the county gaol of the
place where he was convieted) without bail or main-
prize, for two years.

OXFORD, JUN: 25.

In the account of the I lonorary Masters of Arts in
the Theatre last week, the Hon. Mr. Neville's name
should have been omitted, he not having been able
to attend in person.
Last week Mr. Henry Barry, Bachelor of Arts,
of All Souls' College, was elected Scholar c f Queen's
College, on Mr. Michel's foundation.
Tuesday last the Rev. John Eden, of St. Alban
Hall ; and Henry Thomas Jones, of St. John's Col-
lege, Masters of Arts, and Students in Divinity,
were admitted Bachelors in Divinity.—The Rev.
John Wilson, of Queen's College ; Mr. John Eger-
ton Rawbone, of New College ; Rev. Hugh Nicho-
las Pearson, and William Spooner, of St. John's
College, Bachelors of Arts, were admitted Masters
of Arts.—Mr. George Rowley, of University Col-
lege, one of the Gentlemen in the hlasime List in
the Public Examinations of this year, was admitted
a complete Bachelor of Arts.—Messrs. Edward
Archdale, of St. Mary Hall • Thomas Winstanry,
of Lincoln College ; and George Augustus Lamb,
of Magdalen College, were admitted Bachelors of
Arts.
Wednesday the Rev. Charles Hughes, Bachelor
of Ara, of Oriel College, was admitted. Master ..f
Ars, Grand Compounder oil Mr. Henry Selleck
Brome; of Bidiol College, was admitted Bachelor
of Arts.
On Wednesday last the Re'#. thomis Sutton;
A. M. of Worcester College, waS elated Fellow of
that Society, on the fnindation of Sir Thomas
Cooke,; and on the 'sync day tilt Roil. William
Anse 1-folden, A. M. end Mr. William Ward Smith,
A. 11. of the same College were eleaed Yellows ;
, as 'were Mr. Charles ChLinslin aled Mr.' Bailey
Whitehead, Scholars, on the foundation' of Mrs.
Sar:4l.
'the Rev. Sherington Davenport in instituted to
the living of Worfield, in the' diocese. of Lichfield
and Coventry, and county of Salop.
• Saturday morning early, the Witbeaeh mail
fro:- . coming down the hill between Buck.;
Lulu Royston, in Hers, was overturned by the
,•stses ;...,;••ag fright, by which accident one woman
wok kills 1 on the spote and the other passengets
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