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rt 'lorendinr, was a respeßahle catch-maker. in
• ere. hut having su J r nsiuerahly by
on under some ter•.scw .ry pecuniary em
t-nts, when untortunatelr he met with one
• • orsed money•lenditir idvertisements, which
• ' t him to the shop of Mr John King, when
.n question, a .r with several others,
;to abour 1.0 was put into negocia-
. 1, •t of all of 'in.( r. tlr,l :%)n received no
• :9 '2751. Thes • v se bilk in which
• ,re was conceri qi having lerg•
G vernment, and ..inting some ready
;171.•• 'IlCe.l CI Mg. 1 ; all ti,e party
•ii the sparkling
7 e flew ahlur at dinner. Id after dinner
• - 4.trut 44.1 ratio-al c —rsation, con-
' • • : vAninv After vim: f0.,19: observations
I -ts

. -.t. was an eminent ee-
rie:: unacquainted with Mr King's
.reduced his friend, %Ir. Wil-on, to
is ag•-eJ, that Mr. King shout I
is ito fli p rent commission, and 51
.us .11 'it for disroont. With respea to
t •late of the hill, he said, that
• hat driaecd to negociate it fir about
c••tis .pence en winch they agreed to
ire, fro.., the 14to. to the 114th, in order
.v I ..r more t.me In pa rrneilt. This was done
w i nit the m lathy of the acceptor, Wilson ; but he
w„ ..trerwards made acquainted with it. and ac-
viesced in it.
Upon has cross-examination, Mr. Sharp denied
the he had e rl,
-•.n a mem'wr of the London
Corresponding Society, hut admitted he was a mem-
ber of the Como:Li ional Sacrety, along with Mr.
I lornc Tooke, a used frequently to or-ft the
Duke of Riehrmi .d, and several other persons of
the first rank aiid ',taper:lability. He was follower
or Brothers, the Prophet, and .f 'alum Seuthgate,
whose doctrines he admired, end whom he believed
to he inapir-1 from Heaven with the gift of pro.
phecy. produce of these bills was not to be ape
pmpriated to building a tabernacle for the protbul-
gatinn of these doctrines, but to assist his friend
Wilson. He was of no see or party, nor did he
belong to any parti.orlar religious society.
Mr. John King was then calk ~ on the part of
the Plaiotiff, to rebut the evidence of Mr. Sharp ;
having been sworn upon the Old Testaments he
un•lertirent a long examination by Mr. Gis paw,
up -a the subjea of his belief in the obligation of an
oath, the Learned Gentleman *furling to a case
which occurred about I • years age. when Mr. King
was sworn upon the N. w Testament. Mr. King
now declised esplaiaing to what religious sea
be belonged; he considered every oath, either
wpnw the Old or Nee Testament, equally ligatory
upon ; and tnci,ly ailmitted, that altuough he
believed in tne d•iatities of Christianity formerly„ he
was rather incritted to the Jewish persuasion at
present. After some further observations—
Lord Ku.t.tNaosollG9 thought the Witness seem-
ed to have a sufficient i.iea ot the obligation of au
oath, and d. ~Red the examination to proceed.
Mr King then denied that any such tratisaainn,as
changing the date of the Bill, ever took place in his
pretence. He could not speak as to what were the
terms on which the bulls were to he discounted ;
goods were part of the consineriwiew, but he could
not speak to the terms, they never having come to a
anal arrangement upon that account.
On his cromiexamination. by Mr. GAIIIInVe,
haying frequently appealed to his Lordship, whether
be should answer the questions put to him, the
Learned Counsel hinted to him, that he was making
himself very Adis-ulnas.
Mr. King replied, that if the Learned Gentle.
man would change places with him for a few mr-
menu, and to him stand Ware the Bar, while the
Learned Gentleman get into the Witness-hot, he
should make him appear twice as ridiculous. He
then said. that Mr. Wilson carne to him and pro-
posed introducing Mr. Sharp to him, whom he said
was a follower of Johanna Southgate, and wished
much to see a book written by the Witness
(King), some time age, which had gained him
great celebrity, and was very much admired.
He also had some reliance upon the &satinet of
Johanna Souohgate I and wished the Learned
Counsel cools be as well informed upon the subjea
ash. was, but he' new nothing about the matter,
and could not cope with him in knowledge upon
such so' j as. Mr. Sharp told him that these bills
would ,es'er be paid, for before they became due,
club., the months of March, April, or May,
there would be a general confusion throughout the
country, and there would be no necessity for peeing
them. Johanna or, gate held a boot, in which
many persons were waled, ard many others not
sealed. Instruments of destruaion were to he put isi
the hands of the former, to destroy the latter, and
be, Sharp, was one among the chosen.
Mr. king then stated, that he was cnneerned ii
the houses No. —. Margaret-street, Cavendish.
moire. and Nn. 9, Basing-lane, where he was pr in.
citral manager for persons of the highest respeaa-
bility and character, but whose names be declined
to m.ntion. H- admitted he had been discharged
..!•r the Inßiliient AR, hut begged leaver in con-
e: s ,00, to obser-e. that since his enlargement, he
bad been gradually paying his creditots, as if he
never had taken the benefit of tech RO.
Lord Et LIN BOROUCTI That goes to produce
an 'Leftward question, where your got the money to
pay those creditors ?
Mr. GARIOVI, in a most able and lerig,hened
reply, animadverted, wit:, much severity, upon lilt
conduet and charade- of %Ir. King
The A.1'7011%17 Gt PI I eat, in answer, dealt
equally .reireely seal; .‘or. S'..irp and Mr. Wilson.
Lori ate so K.l. ~/1 %grained up the evidence
it the m•Let ca 3,id d,c;,:ts.onAte maraier, and the
der , aete• a short coi.s.t.ltation, found a verdia for
Vie Celenciar.t.

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On T,1700.0. Ott-, CItISPIN, a pupil at
Walmore- Schoc,i, new Giouce:Act, wis ullnr-
timmit• w drowileJ I(•ver
S-vetn. He had been pe,miiteu to go a s:lett dis-
tance upon hmin-ss, ;it company with five oviets,
*nate the striaedt injimOion, ht,ssever, upon no
account to go into t!.. water: ! lit, disoLvliag these
110 mum r rea:hi•if rilltr than ihr y
tot when this iP.4.ted yinth, getting
U. per.shesl in the idLh: of his di.-
wAs the Imiy sua of a
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