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PUBLIC AM US AM& NT.

TO THE: EDITOR.
SlR—Having tiwe and inclination to attend
places of public amusement, 1 make a pcira of
critically etainining and noticing their various
merits and demerits; your impartial Paper is the
constiint medium through which I convey my senti-
ments to the public; giving praise where praise is
due And it is due, in a very eminent degree, to
the Proprietors of what 1 consider a Minor Opera..
House, lately opened in the Strand, called the Sans
Paieil, where Dancing and Singing are given IA at
very superior style.
I was never more surprised than to find a Ballet
of Adlion. abounding in incident and expression.
performed by Children only, in a manner so correct
and spirited, that you forgot age and size, in the ex-
treme `merest they excited. At the head of this as.
to•iishing juvenile corps, pre-eminent in excellence.
stands Miss CAROLINE iittioux.
Miss SCOTT leads the vocal department, a young
Indy possessing a wonderful versatility. In the
forsaken Jtuut she diverts you with Jordanian
archness--sings and dances with the gaiety or a
SromACC ; whilst in Uthonm the Sareersit, she dig-
plays a science and execution that mast rank her
very high in the musical world. And when we
consider, independent of being an excellent actress.
she writes and composes with the greatest facility,
we must her to be one of the most promising
genuises of the present age.
• I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
As 011 SERVER.

Yesterday morning, His Msaissv, Princesses
ACGIUST A, MARY, SOPMIA, RI3I AMILtA, attended
by the Earl of WINCIIILSSA, Ladies WALDItaII kV I
and Ws a Vita% Gen.Ftrz ov and Col.Dassisoles
went in their carriages, soon after ten o'clock, horn
Windsor Cas:le to St. George's Chapel, and beard
a sermon by the Rev. Mr. Logo, from the 13:k
chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, and
13th verse. Afterwards they went to Frowners,
when His MAJIST 1' dined. at one o'clock.

Lately dieJ, ca her pa:s.ge from LaMon, the in,
fans daughter of the Eat! Ut kliastitomayso.
The Countess of Casesiotr, otter the fire was
got under at her Ladyship's house, in Berkeley.
square, on Friday. went to sleep at the Country
Dowager of Itossi.Yst's house, in Bulton.atreet.
Lord and Lady FOCZY will learn town, this d4r.
for Witicy-Court, Worcestershire, to pass the
Christmas festivities.
The Hon. Mr. Po teamster proceeded lire
Leith to '1 horshy-Park, Northumberland, the seat of
karl M. hvsas.
The Duke of Nos roast is at Enston•Hall,
folk. His Grace intends remaining there until the
middle of neat month.

?shell comes forward, on Wednesday night, after
Mr. Sionent's comedy of 7 inee's a ra Tiee, at
Drury-lane Theatre. Both pieces are going the
circuit of all the Country Theatres.
The Earl of IL rtiostos left two, yesterday. for
his seat at Mitchelstown, county Cork, to enliven his
tenantry, and diffuse genuine hospitality.
The Amateur Reading and Music Society he'd
their first meeting, on Friday, at the Great:Room,
2g, Piccadilly, under the direCtion of Mr.WisTon,
Conduclor, and Mr. T. HILL, Secretary.
The inquisitive gentleman, who writes in The
Courier, asks, whether, in the event of a scarcity at
Malta, the Gartison may not be supplied with
Barbary Jerrie*, from the coast of Africa ?
Her Royal Highness the Princess CM/LIMO/11
of WALKS honoured Hyde-park, yesterday, with
her rtreenee, The Kazis cif WESTMORLAND and
BARRTMORE, Lord WILLIAM RUSSELL, and Sem/
other persons of distinClion, were in the Park.
Mr. fvfni.vist closes his engagement, to-morrevr,
at the Bath Theatre, with Lis herefit. 'fhe per-
formances will be The Woy to get Married. and 7lt
Invisible Girl.
Wretham-hall, in Norfolk, lately occupied by
Lord Panty, has been taken by Sir J AMU Pui.re.
NAT, as a iesiJence for his brother, General Mee-
env, who now commands the Eastern District.
The Kin° has been pleased so grant to Ertas
Lott, of Portling, in the county of Kent, Gent.
His Royal license and authority, that he and his
issue may assume, take, and use the surname of
Eaton, in pursuance of the will of his cousin Jots'
LOTT EATON, late of the town and pert of Flynn,
in the said county of sent, Esq. deceased.
A new wing has been added to Her Slangy y's
delightful house at Frogmore, which looks into the
gardens ; the building is now complete and uniform.
It is fitting up and new furnishing in a most clegaa:
and moucre style ; the whole of which, we under•
stand, is done at Her MAJESTY'S pi Orate erthente.-:-.
Orders are given for the whole to be complete IS
abruc three weeks, when it is reported that it is He
MAJESTY'S intention to give an entertainment 001
as a hous,-watming, to the Nobility and Gentry, 13
the neighbourhood of Windsor, and a party et svl43
friends et the ROYAL

LAN' INTELLIGI
COURT OF CHANCERY
WEST INDIA EST

•LCTSO,C SHILVIIICII
Cie /serous l'ioorr moved I
ianaion in this range. granted
palls He grounded his motic
having no interest in the estates.
in Grenada, she having partec
by so agreement. which was aft
by a decree of that Court. D itenc
opus of the whole estate, an
owners, who were the children o
Ire now in France, and not und
of that Court. The Defendant
cossiderable sure to the. MAIO,
tiffs children; there was at t
quantity of the produce of t
consigned to Defendants. but the
it, on account of the injunetion.
Sir SAMIiIi,LROMILLY oppos,
noted, that the Defendants had t
consignees of the Plaintiff's mei
and she had given them a spec
were not to consider themseh
this notice was given before the
part with bee title in the estates,
never been carried into execution
received a sum of money, and 20
Deity, for her iife. She never has
it was found. after the decree I
that Court. the annuity could n
West India estates. The Del
the ",as about us part with her
write to the manager of them i
was appointed ch.. consignee
he so continued to act, althoug
efret did exist but in the brains
They had now a quantity of
estate lying on their ham
say it was a good time
rodoce ; but the Plaintiff, wh,
chilling for several years, mig
sell under every disadvantage
iwuld not see what right or title
consignees could have in the e
not the most imprudent thing h
it certainly was the mast impud
claim, and make such a rno
The Plaintiff certainly was eni
not the whole of the estate ; she
ant that could come under the
Court.
The Loan Citaxcest.ott
think of dissolving the injun,li
might be some equitable are:
tweem the parties, as to the ;
lad arrived; and if brought be
tem period, he would he happ

CURT OF OF LING'S BENCH, %

Siftings .s Nisi Pries,. briers 1
mad e apscial y
le LOW MAYON aNd COGPON4
0 LONG. N.R. TLS/1111
DOLL core* s v.

This was an salon brought
London against the London I).
ing, in ',anions counts, t'-e pr
34 rarer, to fulfil the occupa
wines, oils, and other gauge
within the City of London, the
the liberties thereof, alleging
Company had taken from th
for this deprivation they claim
in order to entitle them to hart
the Commissioners of Compeni

Mr. Arvoaisav-Gursaar.
XitowLvq. (the Common Serj
pits, argued the use on beh
Mr. Serjeant /err, Mr. 1
Hettatsor, ,upported the rich
and from the multiplicity of e
initiation of ancient Charters at
the Court were occupied in tl
nine in the moroiog tail two in
Lord EL L Ft4a0.t004114. in
ob d the Plaintiffb' plea w
the execution of this office was
ter granted to them in the time
when the Corporation of Lor
70001. which, no doubt, in
reckoned very considerable,
peivilegeri, all contained in th
words of that charter certain
ether of ginger tie within the
o her part s ut it expressed tjtrii
d Xirrenr ways, such as " the I
of the City of London," wii
cite itself, and sometimes e, tl
city," without mentioning tl
driers ; the •question, therch
Crown, by these different phrai
same thing ? Under these eir
portant to consider what hai
custom in regard to the exi
question, since the time of
either by written documents,
those who had long executed
of office which these gauger'
take, expressed, that they wet
Count of forfeitures on all t
honey, oil. Itc. imported wit
anJ Liirtiel of the same."
therefore, that this oath had b
at the time of the creation r
was a contemporary expositi
Crown. who granted that of ii
what they meant in the Cita
usage, it had, perfume, got
their right was maintainable,
consider it in regard to thei
order to chew the chitin&
be exercised only within
within London and the Ilbt
gird to one of their right'
worlfen cloth. skins, &c. whir
liberties, franchiwe, and cut
Particular meat was aesigi
and therefore they were left
co.eaientiee with the fundion
only without the walls of the
the elate in question. where
No argument conld be drawl.]
in the Compensation La, sa

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on Saturday
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Dart &tile ;
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Id the beau.
good ARir.g
performer.,
The ne
ed, and the
R story, And
e eoivessal

to attend
a point of
ear various
['riper is the
ey my ►euu.
Ire praise is
t degree, to
hint Opera•
led tl,e Sins
'o girell LA;
End a Ballet
expression,
CT SO correct
re. in the tx-
id of this as.
excellence.

int, a young
ay. In the
I Jordanian
gaiety tat a
wq she di,-
ist rank her
cul when we
lent adtrebs,
'test tacility,
6t promising

errant.
)ISEAVEII.

', Princess's
s„ attended
atoseatva
11.Dasattow.
)'cloak, f, not
1, and hentd
An the 13:k
tnmans, and
) Frograara,
eck.
41)on, the in.
LAND.

the fire was
in Berkeley.
:he Cooney
n.itreet.

wn, this day;
) pau the

ceeded Irma
d, the seat of
N. .r-
-)ere until the
night, after
Tate, at
e going the

esterday. for
to oliven his

Society hell
Greatjloom,
Ir. W steam,
try.
writes in The
a scarcity at
'applied with
ice ?
Cw•at. OTIS
bterday. wen
ORLAND Mid
L, aad Several
le Park.

. to-morrow,
it. 'f he rr-
pried, and lit

occupied by
•MU FULTZ-
General Mule•
n District.
ant to Et.tas
Kent, Gent.
at be and his
e surname of
a cousin JOHO
Icrt of Hight,
',rd.

of
SILL
looks into the
and unitorm.
a mast elegiac
:It. we under•
ate ex oeons-:-•
e complete I
I that it is Her
inripfnr ther,s
Ind Gertry, Ia
party of seta

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COUILT Of CII 5.
WEST INDIA EST 41TE.

•itting•ll 5515 LV smelt tad entts.
Fir Airmen Poor r moved to dissolve the in.
joillion in this ratite, granted no a hearing at the
;lolls. He grounded his motion an the Plaintiff's
hoeing no interest in the estates, which are sir uated
in Grenada, she having parted with her moiety
by so agreement, which was afterwards confirmed
by s decree of that Court. Defendants were the con-
wgnees of the whole estate, appnin:ei by all the
owners, who were the children of the Plaintiff. and
are new in Franco, and not under the jiarisdiftion
of that Court. The Defendants had advanced
cossiderable sum to the estate, and also to Plain-
tiff's children; there was at the present time a
quantity of the produce of the estate in port,
consigned to Defendants, hut they could not receive
it, on account of the injunction.
Sir a•uueL ROMILLY opposed the motion, and
stated, that the Defendants had been only appointed
consigners of the Plaintiff's moiety of these estates,
and she had given them a spesiel notice that they
were not to consider themselves any longer so;
this notice was given before tie Plaintiff agreed to
part with her tide in the estates, the agreement had
DeVOT been carried into executi-in. She was to have
received a sum of money, and Mi. a year, as an an.
nutty, for her iife. She never has been paid eiiner; for
it was found, after the decree had been granted by
that Court. the annuity could not be secured by the
West India estates. The Defendant, on hearing
she was about to part with her title t t these estates,
wrote to the manager of them in Greeada. that he
was appointed thi. consignoe of the children. and
he so continued to act. although such appointment
liner did exist but in the brains of the Defendants.
They had now a quantity of the produce of the
estate lying on their hands ; he would not
say it was a good time to sell West-India
p-ndoce ; but the Plaintiff, who bad not received a
shilling for several years, might think it better to
sell under every disadvantage, than starve ; he
twuld not see what tight or title those self-appointed
consignees could have in the estate. and it it was
not the most imprudent thing he had ever heard of,
it certainly was the mast impudent, to bring such a
claim. and make such a motion to that Court.
The Plaintiff certainly was entitled to a moiety, if
nor the whole of the estate ; she was the only claim-
ant that could come under the jurisdittiou of that
Court.
The Loan Cnasecetit.ot said, he could not
think of dissolving the injunaion ; he wished there
might be some equitable arrangement made he.
tweets the parties, as to the actual produce that
lad arrived; and if brought before him, at any fu-
ture period, he would be, happy to interfere.

COURT OF OF ZINC'S BENCH, Wastittsarts, Dac. S.

—._
sating, et Nui Pries,. brine Lard Ecctosootirlioli
and aSprcial Yary.
IL, LOID MAYON mai COIPOK•TION of caroms v.
reersur LOSS. EAR. Tatalloilit of the customs

noec corp..* v.
This was an adion brought by the Corporation of
Landon against the London Dock Company, claim-
ing, in various counts, t'-e privileg- ef appointing
14 dim, to fulfil the occupation of ganger of all
wines. oils, aad other gaugeable articles, coming
within the City of London. the port of said city, or
the liberties thereof, alleging that the said Dock
Company had taken from them this their right ;
for this deprivation they claimed nominal damages,
in order to entitle them to further recompense from
the Commissioners of Compensation.

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Mr. Artoasse-Ganaa•c, Mr. G•11110M, Mr.
XPOWLY4. (the Common Serjeant). and Mr. DAM.
PISA, argued the ease on behalf of the Plaintiffs ;
Mr. Serjeant /err. Mr. Hot Roy D. and Mr.
Hee *Ron, ,upported the rights of the Defendants ;
and from the multiplicity of evidence, and the yea.
aainatien of ancient Charters and Ads of Pat liament.
the Court were occupied in this investigation from
t:nr;n the morning till two in the afternoon.
Lord ELLFIOKOOIIIII. in addeming the Jury,
abs d the Plaintiffs' plea was, that !bar right to
the execution of this office was founded upon a char-
ter granted to them in the time of Edward the I Vth.
when the Corporation of London paid the sum of
70001. which, no doubt. in former times. was
reckoned very considerable, for that and other
privilege., all contained in the same charter. TIA
words of that charter certainly only mentioned the
of of gauger "within the City of London;' but
o her parts ut it expressed their intended privileges in
d latent ways, such as " the liberties and franchises
at the City of London," without mentioning the
city itself, and sometimes es. the city, and pert of the
city." without mentioning the liberties and fran-
chises ; the question, therefore, was, whether the
Crown, by these different phrases, meant one and the
same thing i Under these circumstances, it was im-
portant to consider what had been the usage and
custom in regard to the execution of the office in
question, since the time of granting that Charter,
either by written documents, or by the testimony of
those who had long executed these duties. The oath
of office ohich these gaugers were accustomee to
take, exptessed, that they were " to give a true ac-
count of forfeitures on all tuns or pipes of wine,
hoary. oil, *c. imported within the Ciry e
deal I.4artiel of the same." It was to be supposed.
therefore, that this oath had been originally imposed
at the time of the creation of the office. so that it
was a contemporary exposition no the part of the
Crown. who granted that office, and tended to show
what they meant in the Charter. Then, as to the
usage, it had, perhaps, gone rather further than
their right was maintainable, but it was material to
consider it in regard to their various privileges, in
order to show the disiinflion between those to
be exercised only within London, and those
within London and the liberties thereof. In is.
gnd to one of their rights, that of raekage of
woollen cloth, skins, &c. which was extended to the
liberties, franchisee, stud suburbs of the City, no
particular meat was assigned to those liberties,
and therefore they were lift to suppose that it was
eo-eatensive with the funetions of those offices, not
only without the walls of the City, but even beyond
the place in question, where the docks were erefted.
No Argument conld be draws from the I f tit clause,
the Compsatatiou 441 a wing all the. rights of

41% I

tito MT of tondos 111.111111* of which were cer-
tainly drawn op very gesernll7, and did not allude
re the right in question along with others ; bid in-
deed it might be deemed unnecessary to look for
saving words in an Aft, no part of whi,,h divested
them of their r gist. This appointment to the office
n' ganger seemed never to hive meant by the Al
to be taken away, for it would have made particular
mention of it, as well as other offices, such as that

of tarble..poltee, ticket-porter, Ste. The first Wit—
aess (a Mr. Fowler) had produced the oath of
office, which he bad been lung accustomed to take,
and which appeared con emporary with the creation
of the office itself, in the time of Edward IV. and
seemed to give the grant a larger construftion than
the charter; but he (Lord Lllenborough) thought
it was not susceptible of that bro.id constrniflion.
It was true that the Alt of the 6th of James
gave a description of the boundaries of the city,
and also described the boundaries of the pier, as
extending from Yeast to Staines, but the Liberties
of the city had yet no distirilf boundaries assigned
them. Another witness (Mr. Strickland) had told
them that he had been employed as city gauger
at the Greenland Docks for thirty year., and no
person had ever claimed that privilege, or &jelled
to his officiating in thAt capacity. Another wit-
ness had said, he had been in the custom of gang.
ing, for many yean,:between Blackfriat sl-bridge and
Greenland Dock, on both sides , t the river, with.
out ever experiencing any inter option. Another
witness had known goods gauged as low down as
Deptford, which was certainly even beyond what
might be deemed the liberties of the City. The
testimony of other witne.ses lied given equally
extensive boundaries to the liberties, and the
Charter, in speaking of the privilege of weighing
coals, had also extended it from the Bridge of
Staines, towards the west, to the Bridge of Lond,:n,
and from thence to Yelden towards the sea.—
On the part of the Defendants, many observa-
tions had been made that were fit for consi-
deration, such as, that the Docks were not in.
eluded in the extent described by the Charter.—
That the All of Henry 111. limited the privilege
to the ganging of wines and oils, brought into
the City of London, for sale, and if such a power
as that claimed had been granted by the Crown,
it would entirely defeat the oiled' of subsequent
ails, which went to the securing of private property
fro:n molestation and intrusion, by erelliug these
docks, and imposing other salutary regulatio.a. It
wee true that the Charter did not give more exten-
sive words than applied to such goods as were
brought " within the City ;" but then the contem-
porary oath, and the su;,;:equent usage, seemed to
extend the privilege to the liberties of the City ;
which liberties were proved, by the evidence, clearly
to comprehend the place in question. Although
the statute of Henry only went to win. s and oils, yet
the grant extended it to all gaugeable ar.ielea, and
there did not seem to exist any impediment in the
Crown to regulate the Custom-house and Excise.
office in this respell, as well as in other fan,6ion*.
where its power had never , been questioned. As
to the power of the Crown to intertere thus with
private property, it might be observed, that the
Crown having also an interest in that property,
had consequently the privilege to see that no
fraud was committed upon the Revenue, and there-
fore it was noitssary they should have a right to
appoint prams to ewe, into all Docks and legal
Quays, M order to gauge all gaugeable comm.nii.
ties. If, however, they were of opinion that the
office in question became ex anguished by the sub-
sequeet Ads of Parliament, thou the Plaintiffs
would lose their right of compensation. Nothing
in the Dock Alt seemed to militate against their
existing right ; and, therefore, if they. (the Jury ),
united with him in this opinion, and as to what he
had stated regarding the contemporary oath,and the
parole evidence for the constructica ut the contra-
dictory clauses of the Charter, they would find a
Verdict in favour of the Plaintiffs, for oub
AS nominal damages, with costs.
Verdict for the Plaintiffs, damages one shilling.
costs forty shillings. which entitles them to lay
Iclaim to compensation, under the Dock Act.

sucoLey stursom.
This was an action brought against the proprie-
tor and owner of one of the Nottingham stage
coaches to London, to recover compensation, in
damages, for an injury sustained by the Plaintiff,
by reason of the coach oversetting.
Mr. PARK, for the Defeadarit, made two o\jec-
lions to vie P! ' 'f's right of action. The arst
was, that he had not sufficiently proved that the AC•
eideat cock place by reason of the negligence or
inattention of the driver; and, secomity, that he,
the Deieudaot, bad already paid 7001. upon account
of this accident.
The Jury, however, found a Verdict of 1501.
damages for the Plaintiff

OLD BAILt Y. DEcgiassa S.

The greatest part of the day was occupied in the
trial of William tacker, a bankrupt. for having ab-
sconded from the Commissioners at the time of his
examination. He now appeared to take his trial
under the notice of the Commissioners. and was we-
rutted, in consequence or an informality in the
notice.
George Hedges. aged 16, was inditled for private-
ly stealing a quantity of diamonds and jewels, in
the house of John Clarice. watch-maker, Great Sut-
ton—treet; and Watant Hedges was indieted tor re-
ctiving them. knowing them to be stolen.
Joh', Clarke deposed he bad missed a great
quantity of diamonds and boles, a part of a
jewel which is necessary for the inward works
of a watch. He kept them in a small set
of drawers, on which he had a patent lock;
tnat William had been apprentice to him, but s
now free, George is still his apprentice; \Villiam
worked elsewhere, and had lodgings ; George did,
as he the Witn:ss thought it WAS right, spend his
evenings with his brother; finding there were some
diamonds missing, he counted them on the 17th of
November, and on the 21st again, when he missed
23 diamonds and some rubies. He went ost, and
brought Mr. Chapman, a Poilee Officer. home with
him ; called the Prisoner. George, down stairs, and
asked him, before Chapman, for the key of the
drawers he had, by which means he stole the
diamonds ? fie answered. he had ne key, and he had
nit 'mica any Ci.suctatis. Chitinnui asaidbeel bie,


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and found 13 holes In 111 pieta ef paper in Ns pocket!
on being questioned where he got t! em ? sai I, he
made them the evening Wore. WittiPss and
Chapman went tip stairs. left Prisoner, George,
blow, in the care of Mr. Maxwell, the shopkeeper ;
before they had reached the workshop, Mr.
Maxwell called to them, and said, George wonld
confess; they went down stairs,and Prisoner,George,
did confess, and said—[:-!ere the Coca, ir.quireJ
if Witness had not mile a promise of mercy ar
the Prisoner? Witness said he had. The Coulter
then informed him they could not hear one word
of what the Primner,George,had.told him.] —Wit-
ness went, in company of-Chapman. to Prisoner,
William's, lodgings ; asked him what property he
had belonging to Witness? be denied having any.
Witness told him it was no use to deny, as he knew
every thing about the affair from his bother
George, and that it would be better for him to
confess also; on which he gave the Officer nine
duplicates, 23 diamonds, and some bugles, in a bus.
[The Couar interfered, and said the Yery must not
take any notice of this confession, as it was given
ender an idea that no prosecution would take
place.]
William Chapman. an officer, deposed. that he
apprehended both the Prisoners; took the dupli.
sate, from William, at his lodgings; went to the
pawnbroker's; said Prinner. ‘Vililiam, gave them
under an isles that mercy would be shewn to him.
William Lee, pawnbroker, deposed, that Prisoner,
William, pawned with him 12 diamonds, on the 7th
of °doom
The Couar informed the Jury they were anry
there was net 'widow. soli&iest is law to con-
vid the Prisoners. Mr Clarke having unfortunate-
ly held out to them the view of mercy, they could
n t, according to law. find the Prisoners guilty.
They were doubly sorry, as the guilt of the Prisoners
could not be doubted, at the same time, they must
be acquitted.
Verdia—Net 'Nifty. -
Tins Prisoners were again arraigned, for stealing
in the house of Mr. Clarke a quantity of jewels and
diamon .s. The evidence was nearly the same as
nn t. e fig st indidtment, with the exception of Mr.
George Pratmon, pawnbroker, who deposed there
had been ten diamonds pledged with him on the
bth of November, by two yong men, but he could
not swear that the prisoners wet e they ; and gave,
as a reason, that the young men who pawned them
were very genteel, and dressed well. not by acy
means appearing like the Prisoners.
The prisoners. for want of evidence, were the-
eiarged The Conrt gave the pawnbrokers a very
just and proper reprimand. and charged them to
be very C 41160114 of appearing often, under slulllar
circumstances, Worn doom