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SA.NIE V. oanVz.

Mr. Ras r moved for a similar Rule in this c tse,
which arose out of the very same transatban„ v. all
the foregohig cause.
wt., brought for die sum of 9l t ss. Gsl.
composed of money, stated to have ben paid for
Poor, and other Parish rates, for various journeys,
and attendances upon legal transaaions, Scc. &c.
which the Defendant had nothing to do with.
The Court granted a Rule to shew C./11$4:.

COMMON PLEAS, No.. 13.

F 11 r, qui tam, r. P ESC $4.
Serjeant BAN ter hewed cause against a Rule
Nu;, obtained by Serje int Sits r, to set aside the
judgment; which passed by default, ua account if
irregularity.
The anion was brought to recover three penalties
from the Defendant, who keeps A tavern in Fetter-
lane, for selling game. In the affidavit of the De-
fendant, it was positively stated, that lie never r•-
ceived a notice of the D:claratian, and, on that ac-
count, did not take defence. On the part of the
PlaintiffS an affidavit was read, which positively
stated are s-rvice. Cu this affidavit, some objenions
were made by Serjeant BEST, on account of inter-
but the Court over-ruled them. The
Learned Serjeant then urged, chat, on payment of
costs, the Defendant should ba allowed to go to
trial on the merits of the case, as this was an anion
on a penal statute.
Sir JAMES Nl...ls:in:Let delivered his opinion ra-
ther in favour of the Plaintiff ; and it was at length
agreed, that the Defendant should pay one pedaltyt
And all the costs incurred.
•nie. Court adjourned at an early hour; after
which' Sir JA Nis MA NSF lEL wentto Guildhall, and
sat at lasi Pries. There were but few causes, most
of therm were undefended.

PLAKt OnWNEY.

This was an airtir)ii brissight by the Plaintiff, a ship
owner and merchant, to recover damages for scan-
dalous words.
It appeared, from the evidence nn the part of the
Plaintiff, that the Defendant, who was a glazier,
came in the beginning of aFtuber last, to the house
of a Mr. Steward. in the Comm..ircial Road, and,
without any reason whatever, commenced a most
abusive strain of language, calling him a rogue, a
thief, and a swindler, charging him with forgery,
and swearing he would have him hanged for it.
Serjeant Sit ttttt o, on the part of the Defendant,
addressed the Jury, stating that this was not a case
which called for vindictive damages, the Plaintiff
being, at the time he said these unguarded words, in
sta:e of intoxication. He, therefore, hoped that
in delivering their verdia, they would cnusider the
little injury, if any, done to the Plaintiff, and also
the slender circumstances of the I tefendant.

Sir JAMES falss.ri ELI) summed up the evidence,
and informed the Jury, that as the Defendant called
nn witnesses, the Plaintiff must have a verdict ; but
as to the quantum of dam ages, he left it entirely to
them to determine.
The Jury, after a few minutes consideration,
found a verdict for the Plaintiff, damages 51.

A letter-carrier, belonging to the Past-Office, un-
derwent a priyAte examination, yesterday, at t►e
Mansion-k loose, before the Loan MA von, charged
on saspicion of secreting a letter, containing Book
Notes.
On Monday last, as two gentlemen were shoot-
ing near Ilanhorn Cleeves, in the parish of Bitten,
in the county of Gloucester, they wet e attacked b)
eight men, who knocked them down, robbed theta
of their double-barrel guns, and then violently best
them.
There were living, a few months since, in one
house, not seven miles from Wigton, I great grand-
mother, 2 grandmothers, 3 mothers, 2 wives, I
widow. S daughters. 2 grand-danzhters„ and I
great grand-Janghter ; yet, in all, only tour persons.
It is with pleasure we state, that, amongst the
many successful inventions of the present age, Mr.
VisreiM's Method of curing the Distorted Spine,
stands unrivalled ; some hundreds, of ho:h sexes,
who hive recently laboured under the greatest
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of the most elegant shapes. By applying to No. 2,
Upper James-street. Golden-square, where. on
the most liberal patronage of the Faculty, he con-
tinues to cure, for stipulated sums, all p:ornin,-n:
deformities of the Back Bone, Limbs, Sec. with yat
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finwiT newt.
TIIEATRICAL FRAC"IS. •
We noticed, yesterday, a fracas which rook place
on Thursday night, at the representation of the Lew
Comedy, at Covent-Garden Theatre. It consiitteed
a sill of !alert's* beween the Secend and ghirti
Atli, and displayed much praaical wit. end some
very parreabte bits. Yesterday, the. asarties, with
their Witnesses, attended at ,the Office its Bow-
street, to obtain warrants jagaMtt each other.
The elide of time was happily preserved ; for both
parties meeting at the same moment, it was agreed
that they slesuld immediately go before Mr. Soso
and Sir IV. PA mist-4s, and submit their new piece to
the criti :al acumen of them two respeaable Magi-
strates. One of the heroes was Mr. Henry John..
ston, of Covent-garden Theatre; the other, Mr.
Jukes, a young gentleman from the city.
We stated, ye,terday, that Mrs. Henry John-
ston played Olitna, in the new play ; that her dress dis-
played a purple apron, with '"Nelson," richly em-
broidered in guld upon it. and various raaval insig-
nia, with a pearl ornament on her head. represent-
ing a ship. Her dress appeared to us well adapted
to the day; but seine ',edits and Gentlemen, in two
of the boxes, includ:ng Mr. Jukes and his friend.
amused themselves with quizzing it. One thought
her head carried too much sail ; another, that she
ought to have let nut a reef or two in her petticoats.
These observations could not afford much pleasure
to Mr. I lenry Julie-ton, who thought to put tern
down, by frequently calling silence " This re-
quest not being attended to, from words the parties
came to blows, and Mr..lukes received a black eye.
His clothes, as also Mr. Johnston's, were much torn.
The evidence not being clear, as to who gave the
first blow, Mr. Dose advised the parties to shake
hands ; te which Mr. Johnston ;greed I but Kr.
Jukes declined ; and it was ordered, that the bu-
siness should stand over until evening. Mr. 160N0,
however, reprimanded Mr. Jukes's friend, who eras
in his company at the Theatre, and behaved in the
SAM manner as Mr. Jukes. He is a resting gen-
tlernen, resident in the city, and appe..redera be
elaeut twenty years ef age.
In answer to the Magistrate, the Timing gentle-
m.;ll said, that he had been to the flwatre almost
eve" night since it opened, especially when Mr.
N,enitilc And Mrs. Siiidons performed, and :could
lee en bee to see any of Reynold's product;uen, or
• sy 402:1 trash ; he would as soon see th..! Farce of
Gate, as any one of licyncilles plays.
Mr. lie o told him, he must not go to the
Me ere to annoy the whole audience, her:aux he
may heopen not to like the author. At hall past
seven o'clock last night, Mr. Johnston aud Mr.
Jukes, with their friends, attended again before Mr.
Been and Sir We. PAASONS, when several new
witnesses attended, who were present at the sea-
CU. Their evidence, hmsever, did not throw
any new light upon the subjea. Some of the
witnesses said, they heard Mr. Charles Kemble.
who was in the box with Mr. Johnstou, request
bins to desist, as he was in the wrong. The
Meats reel- c.s again recommended the parties
to make up the business. They consulted for a few'
minute', when one of Mr. Juke's friends proposed.
that Mr. Johnston should make a public apolozy
ie the Theatre. One of Mr. Johnston's friend;
etclaimed, lie wi.iisd he might break his neck, sooner
than submit to this. Ile parties were then ordered
to find b::il to appear at the Sessions.
Ed...ard Nelson, whom we lately stated to have
been brought to the office, on a charge of assaulting
a woman. when he was recognised by young
Crocker. as a pelves who had retureod from
transportation before the expiration of his time.
war brought up for re-examination ; when his con-
viaion was proved by a certificate of Mr.
Kirby. The Prisoner said he had made his eseape.
about two years ass, from the hulks. by swim-
ming a mile and a half, with his irons on, to
shore, at Portsmouth, from which place l,e
walked, by night, to London, to his father'. house,
where. with the aid of two knives, he extricated
himself from his irons, and threw them into the
Serpentine [liver. He afterward. entered himself a
sailor on board a man of war, and was in the flee
under Sir Robert Calder, at the time it engaged
the combined squadrons of Fratice and Spain. He
was committiel for trial.
ANoN'iatOllS LETTfitS .kND TI.RCELS.
Mr. Wallace, who keeps the Ale Cellar in Spring
Gardens, attended before the MAOISTIRATtSj and
stated, that tic had lately been put to considerable
espenee and trouble, in consequence of several
annnymons letters and parcels being. sent to bins.
He' produced a number of letters signed Richard
Crossley, sent from different parts of the country ;
and for which he had double postage to pay.
Yesterday morning, he received a parcel, very se-
curely packed up, by a porter, for which he paid a
shilling. After the porter was gone, on opening it,
the contents proved to be a human scull, several hu-
man bones, four empty bottles, and a box with some
teeth iii it. rbe following bill of parcels was
packed with them—
To three putters of a skull, with two teeth in L. .. A.
the uvoar jaw t 7 0
Ti quanta+ of bone., in Rood presterritinn . 0 Is 0
To bow bottles nt nett tenable contents . 0 10 6
To a box of teeth, in cad order . 0 7 0
LJ 2 6
Mr. Wallace further stated, that he was lately
sent for to the Society Jae the Suppression of Vice ;
he accordingly went : when the Secretary was very
Polite, and thanked him, in the name of the Society.
for his exertions to serve the cause in which they
were engaged ; and they wished for a little further
information. This language appeered very mys-
terious to Mr. tcelleci!, and he told the S.eretery,
be was a stranger to what he alluded. The Secre-
tary, in Lis turn, was astonished that Mr. Wallace
did not understand him ; and be produced a letter,
purporting to be signed by Mr. sVellace, giving in-
formation, that a brother publican, of the fume of
Crossley. in the Haymarket, kept a disorderly
house. And, on inspeaion, it proved to be the same
hand-writing ; although they evidently were a
&ivied hand. Mr. Wallace assure.] the Secretary;
it was a forgery, and that he did not believe his
neighbour kept a disorderly hon.:.
he Mauistratrs ioked Mr. Wallace. whether
he suspected any person Ile replied, he did nun sus-
pen any individual, as he had not given asses to

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any person to induce him to behave- invitelsint ; but I
he Au:petted the ',qtr. to he sent lima by dull asst
met at Crus.ley's house, called the Ff 4nthtg Cia3.
The MAGISTIA its told Mr. Wallace, they could
not give him auy to.sistance.
PICK-POCK kin.
.firwes lieinnvrt and ./loot, Puffin, two %eU•known
pick pockets. were nut to the bar.
Young erne kin stated, that, on Wed nesd..v.Joseph
Tredaway, a farmer of Hafeficld, near ll:bridge,
bad his pocket picked of Rank Notes, to the amount
of 451. On Thursday morning. he received private
inform4tion, that the prisoner. Remnant, was the
robber who WAS s..cured at the time, by the Prosecu-
tor, but w revlt+tl by the l'risoner. Pullen, who
was in his company. He, in consequence, went in
r.rstrit of them, into the rnuntry ; he tried to find
them, in vain. during Thursday. Early yesterday
morning, he heard where they were in Londou.
He and Miller went, as direfted, to No. 6, Dnke-

street, Bloomsbury, and found Remnant in bed.
After securing him, they proceeded tw search the
room, and found an elegant &attend ring and
broach, a satiety of foreign wins, in a handsome
purse, a very large quantity of plate, the prin-
cipal part of which is entirely new, and never
been used ; a number of new muffs and tippets, and
new fur trimming t several pieces of muslin, em-
broidered with r,~ !d, and (10-er raluable articles,
besides Bank Notes and Hills, to a considerable
amount. togettnr with the Prisoner's banker's honk,
with the account of cash, which he keeps at the
house of Rlocham and C•
The officers apprehended the prisoner. Pullen, at a
hAtse in Denmark-greet, St. Giles's, in bed. They
likewise found in his room a quantity of plate, three
gold watches, and a Metal one, brsqles a numb-r of
valuablearticles, and notes. to the amount of about
401. 'Phe prisoner, Remnant, disowned any of the
propertyt found iii his room, except the notes, and
said, dirt was not his resi.tence ; that he lived in•rhe
neighbourhood of Titrmoedsey, and was a chemist.
The Officers informed she Magistrates, they h.. •:ot
the %somas in custo.ty who cohabited with the

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saner, in that nouse ; she was ordered to be bought
in, and the men were taken otit. She said irr name
was Ann James; she owned be property ; and said
she only occupied the room, where they were appre.
headed. The account she gave of herself was, that
since she had left her fatherand mother, sliehad ',ern
neatly round the world ; and, in explaining herself,
she said she had been to Botany-hay, not as a convia,
but to accompany a conir;a, George Wakeman, a
pick pock.t. from pure affeainn, having lived with
hires for a number of years. After they had been at
Botany-bay some time, Wakeman use.l her so ill.
that Governor King interfered and separated them.
ffhe left that with a Mr. Paws, an American gen-
tleman, who took her with him to China, and a
number of other places, by which means she ac-
counted for being possessed of many of the valuable
articles ; but the pl,:te, she said, she had purchased
since her return to b:rgland ; hut could not tell
where. This circumseance strengthened the suspi-
cion of the plate b. ing part nt that stolen lately
from a silversmith's shop, at Peterborough, or at a
burglary at Knaresborough.
All the Prisoners were ordered to be committed
for further examination, and the parties in the
country were written to, to come to town.

M•ILROROVCH-tTRLRT.
Yesterday, at this Office, a charge of an assault
• ass heard bt tore the NI s niss as le, when a witness,
On the part of the prosecution, alleged a complaint
against a deputy svdtch-house keeper, stating, that
at had received a fee of 101. and the I)..4fenclant and

two others were liberated, after a regular charge
had been entered in the watch-house hook. His as-
sertion was, in some measate, verified ; for, on the
Prosecutor of a second charge appearing to prefer
his complaint. the Defendant could not be found ;
and it appeared that he was one of those who had been
liberated. As to the third person liherated,thc business
had been made up. The M•G.S 77777 reprobated
tl.e conduA of Officers, in suffering persons to be
set at liberty, before the complaint h.td been Infuse
them in due form. In this instance, he referred th.
complaining parties to the Committee of Magistrates,
at Mar y-la;loottne watch-house,where redress would
be given them, and the conduct of the Officer fully
investigated.

The In ivateer brcught into Deal, on the 13th,
by the Cris.ser. is Le reafeur, carrying fourteen
carriage grins, and fifty-six men, and sailed from
Boulogne in company with L'Argie, and were toge-
ther when the Crigi:sr fell in with them. One was
in :he aft of boarding a brig; the other bore down
on the Cerise', taking her for a merchant-brig, but
soon found their mistake, as she was instantly
boarded and carried ; the former. seeing the fate of
her consort, also bore down to her assistance, and,
passing between the Criii:rr and captured lugger,
unfortunately run down the Cramer's cutter, which
was exchanging the prisoners, by which accident
eighteen Frenchmen, a Master's Mate, and seven
of the Cenrt-r's crew, were drowned ; the sea run-
Mng so very high, and blowing strong, the Crouse,
or the lugger could not save any of them: L'aftie
took advantage of the accident, and made her es-
cape, as night also was coming on.
On Monday sennight, the Officers of the 18th
light Dragoons, quarered in Gnrt, in the county
of Galway, gave a most elegant ball and sapper,
which was attended by all the ladies and gentlemen
of that town and neighbourhood, which amounted
to upwards of eighty. The stair-case which kads
through the Ern-rack, was lighted up with lamps,
ornamented with wreaths of flowers, and different
evergreens. produced a very pleasing effeft, and
formed a handsome approach to the ball-room,
which was fitted up in a sirMlar style, with much
taste. The dancing commenced at ten o'clock, with
t went y-c n •-• couple: Hon. Brigadier-General Sra w-
•rt cs. Lady F. Tertncrt ; Capt. HAT, Lady C.
Marin; Major CHAIIJT, Lady M. STEWART,
Hon. Capt. o';lstr.t, Mrs. GALBRAITH; Colonel
Nrcesxxn, Miss Farenstrets; CaFtain Huones,
Miss 0.1-1 a,... ; Mr. CRI•olf. Miss STAUNTON;
Major Moose, bliss Bt. AXE, &c. etc. Between the
dances, the charming band of the 18th played vas-
MOSS nr..rtial er,tf appropriite tunes. At one o'clock
the company return to a sumptuous suppet s And, at
liAlf-past two. tic dancing recmrnenced, and was
her up whir great :pirit tin five o'clock in the morn-
ing.

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