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711 K MARQUIS OF HUNILL Y.

Eiis I.nrdsh:p was in Ireland with his regiment
the rebellion of 1793. Af er ti e Leaders had
surrende,ed, an I thrown them elves on the lenity of
Glvernment, the Marquis And his regiment were or-
dere,lluto one of the co 'nits th it hid been most
alintrbed. At the appeir.m.:e of the army, the a 1...
(righted inhabitants, men, women, anJ children, Aed
in eveiy direction, and t othiti w.s to he found but
deserted villages. The Matquis, unattended and
unarmed, set off in pursuit of the fugitives, calling
out to them Th it he was corn •to prate R, not to
rrs
emit? them," and i motoring them to rcriirn.
'else service was a most dangerous one; for it was a
TDere chance whether the ignorant and afflighted
fugitives should consider the pursuer a friend or a
lbe. Had the latter been the impression on their
mind, the Marquis must have fallen a sacrifice, for
there was not a soldier wi:hin a mile of him. For-
tunately, however, they construed rdi motive truly,
anantonig,..l by his kind and ingenuous beha-
viour. returned to their homes, confiding in the sin-
terry of his a lei ce. Nlatquis can now reflect
wit/rpleasure upo i his cundui, which restored to
their fire sides a mass of people, who, but for his in-
terpos t on, roust have been dispersed through the
con^:ry, and probably hunted down as flying rebels
hr the first military force which should come in
teir....sy. The name of the Marquis is never men-
t? in that part of Ireland but in terms of the
s urest gratitude and praise.

,reelnesday evening, their NlAJarrt es and Pain-
t •es ssalked on Windsor Terrace, till eight o'clock,
WAS attended by a very genteel and numerous
r. -npany of Ladies and Gentlemen of Windsor and
it environs ; they afterwards returned to tea and a
.r,,,„,, cunce". &c. in Windsor Castle.
iierday morning His MA:csr Y. Princesses
S. rata, Mousy*, and AMELIA, accompanied by
Loy Itasiii.t.*, THY SNA. Generals Fivzitov and
r, a• .d Colonel- TAYLOR, rode in the
(", • 10,,k. and returned at twelve.
-tartar, at three o'clock, the Princess of

. • is, aiiended hr a Lady in Waiting, came to
in A htrouche and four, and after honouring
Nobility with a •isit, left town soon after
1,.e 'clock, on her return to Blackheath. _ _ _

bat. ELI IST.,N closes his engagement at the Man-
chester Ti,e it,e, this week. Mr. and Mrs. kitt.i.
an also p 'forming there.
Towoley-bouie, at Ramsgate, was opened on
Moaday last, with a grand rout, which was attend-
ed by ell the fashion athe neighbourhood ; four
hundred cards were distributed on the occasion, and
the supper and all the arrangements were given in
/sirs. Towxcay's usual stile of elegance.
Mr. laceassoes was to perform his Voyage to INdia
on Thursday evening, at Liverpool, in his way to
London.
Mr. Mit VIN was to play row R ',hid, in at
Cheep, thie Heart Aehe, on l'hursday, at Birming-
ham Theatre last night Beleilk, in The School fur
/riser, and Reread, in 1 kie Shrepahe..rtnß : and on
hfondtp by desire of Colonel Sir Gary SICIPWITII,
Bart. and the Loyal Birmingham Volunteers, the
7ew She/Peter's in golia Ball.
Earl lica.sors, accompanied by the Countess
and Lady Cu A 'MOTT E. have atlived at his Lord-
s:-..p's prebendal residence, in the Cathedral Pre-
ends, Canterbury.
'2a stet-bury Races commence next Tuesday ;
I. ,rd Wen:worts and Mr. Datums. are the
:)-ewards.

The Salisbury Musical Meeting commences en
Wedrwsday next. Mr. BRAM A Id, Signora SroaAc
and Mrs. V Al CHAN, are engaged.
Mr. bANSIS rigs was to bring forth his Budget last
niellt at Exeter, by desire of Lieutenant• General
ENGLAND.

We have authority to state, that Lady Anne
Te.asu, daughter of the Earl of HAILDWICKS,
Wig not married on Thursday to Viacoant Poi
Lieu-row, as stated in some of the Papers. The
N..hle Viscount, we are concerned to say, is much
indisposed.
Yesterday ►eing the anniversary of the Birth Day
et his Royal Highness the Duke of CLanctice, one
o! the most splendid fetes ever given at Vauxhall
wit pr' clued in honour of the occasion. The houses
of his Royal Highness's tradesmen were also iliu-
m a tel. and a grand entertainment was given at
lio,hy Park, whi,la was attended by a most brilliant
itompaity.
The Countess of A Logos otiott and suite are
gone to Ireland, on a visit to her Lord, at his
beautiful seat, Balan, county Wicklow. l'he Thea-
s•e has been fitted up and new painted, and several
dramatic pieces are in preparation—The Deceit.
l'an—All is the Wrong, and Such Thiliga Arc.
The first of three Grand Subscription Concerts
was to take place last night at the Assembly• Rooms,
Ramsgate. Mr. and Mrs. Amu, Messrs. LIIIDLIIT,
B:Nsicf, Gaa v, and Master GAITIE, and several
other first-rate performers, are engaged on the occa-
sion.

A valuable colleaion of books, consisting prin-
cl.4ly at superior editions of the Bible, in the
Italian, Spanish, German, and the Dutch languages
N.. last week presented to the Literary and Philo-
s yhical Society of Newcastle, agreeably to the will
it t'.• late ROBERT Pa Os. Esq.
"e:se much-admired Comedy of Laugh when yew
.14. and the Farce of The Prase, will be performed
4a.s night, at the Windsor The ai.e, by desire of
the Officers of the Regiment of Royal Horse
Guards, Blue; Goisruoter by Mr. Cat art tette, and
M,, Mortimer by Mrs. Monte.—fhe play of The
Ofr.fews and the Farce of A House to be were
rev.,Vred with such applause, that they will be re..
Pated erne Night previous to the Theatre closing.
" Atter pleasure follows pain ;" this is an old say-
:llß. and in no instance has it been more truly yeti-
ied than in the announc.rment of Me Fair Sifee.-'s
withdrawance to mart .w evening ; an event which
cannot fail of fili• ,; the admirers of corral I estavne
and unequalled splendor with the most painful
rerets particularly as they will also be deprived of
tt"' luirmtahlt paragon of female es.
eelience, M.,. As

1 ICENSES.

TO THE LICENSING O.I4GISTRATES Ok T. IE
e, JUN rY OF MIDDLESEX.
OeNTLEMeS4,
The public atfention has been very rec -nay called
to the condaft of Magistrates, respell ug the Li-
censes refused to, or taken from Publizans. The
Mover of this question has, in his time, of ered many
subjects of consideration less worthy their noti•-e
than this: Indeed if, on a future investigation, lie
should be able to proJuce, in a Committee, a tenth
part of the charges brought against the Licensing
Magistrates, it is earnestly hoped that the Commis-
sion will be purged of its corrupt members, and the
Honour of Magiatracy be vindicated and restored.
The Bill lately proposed mentioned only the great
sufferings of persons, injuriously. and for insufficie.:t
reasons, deprived of their License, and consequently
of their bread. But it takes no notice of another
great -vii, viz. the improper grant of Licenses from
mot'ves of partiality or interest.
May I be permitted, Gentlemen, to state a ease
which calls aloud for investig Wan. A. B. a Licen-
sing Magtstrate, has a menial servant of too much
use to be parted with without great inconvenience.
This servant, being married, complains that his
wages are insufficient for the support or his family.
His master, very kindly to the man, adds to his in-
come, by establishing him in a public houses in hi. di-
vision. The care of it is entrusted to his wife, who
is totally unable to keep good rule and order, and
the effect is, a more disorderly house is scat rely to
be met within the whole district ; tippling is allowed
at all hours of the day; au.l disordeis frequently
prevail during the whole night. and particularly on
Saturday nights, when the labourer has received
his money, and can borrow from Suede', some hours
of dissipation. which he mita•spends, to the ruin of
his family, and the great disturbance of the neigh-
bours; who complain that, till tour o'clock in the
morning, their sleep has teen disturbed by noise,
dancing. and romping between the setts. To say that
the License is granted byway nt commination,or aset-
off tor wages, would be a scandalous insinuation, not
to be admitted for a moment : hut the busy tongue
of illiberal slander is not easily silenced when any act
of apparent tyranny or severity in the orJivary
course of jostle* has once sac it going. The pure
charader of a Magistrate, however, is no m ir.- to be
called in question than Cassar's wife ; and taerefore
he ought not to have it in is power to Jo that by
which his fair fame may be called i • qu titian ; nor
ought he to be at lib- riy to dispense with Cie .•-r-
-sonal attendance of the Publican no the sp woo
is the only rrson responsible for that decorum.
without which a public-nouse is an intolerant* pub-
lic nuisance. I would therefore earnestly recom•
menJ it to you. G-ntlensen, (and indeed the reso-
lution should be universally adopted), to grant so
License to a Female, as a substitu:e fur her Hus-
band, in order to leave him at liberty to seek his
livelihood in some ether way, and at ',me distant
place. But when Widows have been long ia po:-
session of a License, and no material inconvenience
is foetid to arise from it, I would not advise the
taking it away, without some compensation from
the Successors, to be allowed duri4 the present
possessor's life. I AM, Gentlemen.
Your faithful humble Servant,
AN EN &NT TJ Joas.

Hi; Royal Highness the Prince of WA LRS has
been graciously pleased to approve the wishes ea- ;
pressed by several friends of the late Lieutenants
General Stuccoes to emit a monument to his me-
mory, for which purpose his Royal Highness has
subscribe,l 1001. Earl FOATCSCUI 501. and P. 8111
ARD, Esq. 501.
On Wednesday, Lord Mutma au had the ho-
nour of kissing His Masesey's hand, at the Levee,
upon his being appointed Lord Lieutenant of the
E.tst Rt4ing of Yorkshire, in the room of the Lail
of Ca! List. e, resigned. His Lordship was sworn
in accordingly, before the Privy Council. Sir Jam ts
CM Alt; was likewise sworn in upon his appointment,
as Governor of Upper and Lower Canada.
The Marquis De Sowza. the Portuguese Am-
bassador, arrived at Portsmmth, yesterday, frogs
Worthing. The Marquis walked round the Dock-
yard, in company with Admiral i..sseirassou. He
afterwards set off for Southampton.
Lord Firzusaers has resigned his situa:ion as
Under Secretary of State for the Foreign Depart-
ment. The Hon. Citriakts Dames, we understand,
will succeed him.

The M. kills Castle, Excise Cruiser, Ha x ay DUD-
DAs BEATSON, Cousinander, sailed on Thursday
seinnight hors Roseneath. Scotland, having on-
board the Duke of AMOvt.t. and suite, on a tour
through the Highland Isles.
Orders were on Monday sent down to Sheerness.
for the sailing of the transports. having an board
the Royal Artillery, with their drivers and horses.—
They consist of about teensy sail.
Gamine Coasts, Esq. is appointed Comp:roller
of the Customs of the Port of Newcastle, in the
room of the late Roney PAGE, Esq.
In consequence of the resignation of the Earl of
DARTMOUTH, as Colonel of the Loyal Birmiligharn
Volunteers (occasioned by ill health), Sir Gave
SKI SMITH, Bart. is appointed to succeed him; and
the three Battalions are ordered to assemhlr. on
Monday morning, at nine o'clock, at Moseley Wake
Green, to receive their new Colonel.
We understand the barra:ks at Ashford are to be
kept open for the reception of the men who are daily
expefted to voluateer from the Militia regiments in
East Kent, for the regular service.
The transfer of the militia into the line is expell-
ed io take place in the course of a few days. The
militia regiments at present stationed in Canterbury
are the Royal Perth and the West Norfolk ; both
corps have shewn an ardent desire to volunteer ;
and, from their present high f discipline, they
will prove a truly acceptable augmentation to any
regular corps in His MAJESTY'S Wyk!. The same
zeal has manifested itself in the East Kent Militia,
which will, with. iut doubt, furnish its complete
quota of volunteers.
Thursday afternoon. to' Dutch soldiers, and a
Lieutenant of the Navy, taken at Curacoa, were
marched into Canterbury, under an escort from
Davey (where they were landed from a cartel 'a
few days since); thig have proceeled nn their route
to Chatham, where they are to be contiaed on board
one of the prisJa.sii:pr, t their removal to Norman
Clots.

LAW INTELLIGRNCE.

COURT OF ADMIRALTY, Ausurr 21.

Sir W,.t. SCOT r sat this day, at the usual hour,
and several motions were made of no general im-
portance. 'I he Sittings ended this day, and at .)ne
o'clock the Court adjourned to the 26. h of next
month.

P' LICE.

!M A RL 110110UnN•STIt ILT.

.14met PA,llips, Esq. an 04cer, now, or lately, in I
ers army, was brought up from the watch-house, to
answ,o the charge of Mr. Day, a hatter, of D ik--
street, Manchesters,vare, and a charge made by
the servalt boy of Air. Day, against the Prisoner,
for beating, or switching him out of his master's
shop.
The charge made by Mr. Day was, that the Pri..
scrim. for several days past, had uttered the rlin.t
senrrilous and provoking expressions towards him.
for merely requesting lion not to disturb the h ruse
and neighbourhool of Mr. Day, by excessive noise
and violence at late hours. The Pi iv-slier is a lodger
in the Prosecutor's house, being takea in as such by
his serva.x, a few days ago, when the Prosecutor
was absent. The most offensive words stated were.
Ae calling Mr. Day a ureochomical felling, or retie
when demanding quiet from the Prisoner for h;mielt
and family.
The IVlacis dvised the Prosecutor to bring
an asion for the foul and slanderous expressions,
which the Prosecutor declared has readi..ess to do, at
any expense. As to the charge of beating the boy
(although but slightly) the Prisoner was ordered to
find sureties for to. appearance at the trial for the
assault.

'fae Prisoner appeared very composed, until the
order wasmade. and then declared, that he would
m•+st vigorously prosecute the Proiecutur for Cis
false and malicious charge.
The Pri.oner had gentlemen of coosiderable re-
speBability in Court, who became bail for tii.o at the
suit of the boy only.

BOW-STILFET.

Yesterday EOll Evans was brought by l'anr.ton,
the °Aker, befor,i Mr. NARES. tse Sitting Magis-
trate, charged on so.picion of feloniously atea.mg
two gold seals, ot the value of nine guineas, the
pr •perty of Mr. Rogers, of Cockspur-street, gold-
unto ond jeweller. It appeared, that on Wed-
ne.J.ty morning the Prisoner went 'o the Prosecu-
tor'. shop, said he WAS A Messenger belonging to
the Secretary of Sta:e's Office. and that he was sent
by a gentleman belonging to the Office, who wished
to purchase some gold seals, and be WAS to take
him some to Joie at The shopmau MA the
proper precaution of sending a lad with him,
with instruiions that lie was either to bring
back the seals or the money. The Prisoner
conducted the lad up the Breit st tiresse of
the Treasury, towards the Secretary of states
()ELT for the Home Depot tment ; when he got to
the Office door, he desired the lad to give him the
seals, and he would bring them back to him, or
the money, which the lad complied with. The
Prisoner returned to the last in about a minute, and
told him thee gentleman was stepped out, and would
return in about haif an hoar, when he would bring
the seals er the m uney, and the lad returnedthome.
On Thursday the Priioner called a: another shop be-
longing to Mr. Rogers, in the Strand, mounted on a
very hue horse,and saw Mr. R. He mentioned the cir-
cumstance of his having got the stale from his other
shop, on Wednesday, and apologised f.tr not hav-
ing returned them or the money ; he as:ured them
the seals were for Mr. Nepean, the son ot Sir Evan
Nepean, who had sent him for them, and went out
of town very unexpettethy. Mr. Rogers, however,.
was not satisfied with this tale ; made inquiries, and
found that the Prisoner was not a Messenger to the
Secretary of State, but that he had been a Messenger
to the Admiralty, and bad been discharged about
three or tour years since; Mr. Rogers could not
learn that Mr. Nepean, or :Loy gen:l;min belong-
ing to the Secretary of State's OS:e, had sent for
any seals ; he therefore gave iulormatioa at the
above office.

Yesterday, about two o'clock, as Taunton, the
officer, WAS Oil duty in the Parc, he observed the
Prisoner riding on a very handsome horse, in great
stile ; the offi:er contriir-d Co get to the Horst-
guards before him, where he stopped Lim,
and conveyed him in a coach to the .Tice.
The officer found the seals belonging to Mr.
Rogers, hanging to the Prisoner's watch. The
Prisoner said he had been known to Sir Evan Ne-
pean, twenty years, who had get him appointed a
Messenger to the Admirali y, and persisted that Mr.
Nepean sent him for the seals ; he said the horse
he rode was his own, that he kept it in hii stables,
with ten others, attached to his house in Pimlico,
and tun he was shortly to be brought into Parlia-
ment.

Mr. Nasals told him he could not discharge him,
but must commit him for further examination, till
Mr. Nepean can attend.
The horse the prisoner rode was owned by Mr.
Briant, a livery stable keeper of Park-lane, from
whom prisoner obtained it under a false pretence.
The prisoner is well kno#n to the public; he
was originally brought forward in consevence of
his having been employed by Nlinistes a as a
spy over the Corresponding Society, and he gave
evidence upon the State Trials. He afterwards ap-
peared before the public as the Prosecutor of the
once celebrated yens Weis, who, our readers will
recoiled, charged several respeetable gentlemen
with robbing her in Kensington Gardens.
Last night a Kew stage.coachman, of the name of
Mites, was charged with stealing 6JI. in Bank
notes, from the bar of an Inn in 'lumbago-green.
The circumstances against the Prisoner being very
suspicious, be was committed for further examina-
tion.

Previous to the fight, on Thursday, near Craw-
ley, between Dodd) Sam and Ton !tricker, freili re-
hulations were drawn out, and a blow on the knees,
owever given, was declared foul.
We nuderitand that the AO to With, by the
sastgkLy Gentlemen of *Farnham Greer., terminated
in tavour of Mr. Ckotto, who, on his arrival at
Marlborough.had left his antagonist ten miles behin 2.
Mr. Listaano proceeded no tamer than Drinzes.
The match was for one hundred guineas, ball tot test.

DREADFUL FIRE.
(Further Particular. of the F.re, on Thursday nie.t, at the
bath of S/i111,Ury..1.11111.V,)
About twenty houses have been materially in-
jured; five are burned to the ground. and the
upper part of one entire sihr of Craven Court, con-
sating cf seven small hotsse•, is also cunsumek.
with the greater part of the furni.ure, werkmen's
tools, Re. These seven houses were inhabited by a
great number of poor trades-p crate, two of thefts
only were insured, and that for a very Off rg
turn. From the narrowness of the court itself, and
the only passage int) it from P.eetstreet, the tlfor-
tuiate inhabitant; were not Able to WU! one-fif;h tTf
their littl, property trwra flames, and many per-
sons who on Thurs,l 1 V w re able to earn a comfert-
able subsistence for thernselve, and families, are this
day reduced to beggary. Of the louses which
wete burnt to the ground. besides Mr. Swan's printing
house, were Mr. dirch's extensive stand paper ma-
nutaaory,end a cal•into.maker'a warehouse, and from
the rapidity of the A sm-s, an 1 the difficulty in prncur-
ing A supply of water, not a parole of the paper.
goods, tools, &c Cc. were wed. Only a small
part of these premises, we un !era and, ware to 'tired
in the Globe, Sun, and Exchange Insurance Offices,
and Mr. Swan's premises were not insured f a. one
farthing ; Yrte are radio informed, that Mr Swan
has a large family, and that Mr. CroShy, Bonk-
seller. of Stationer's-court, will be a considerable
loser, as Mr. Swan had several valuable work, of
his in hands, the whole of which were consumed.
At one time of the night, the coal igration threat,.
toed the whole space et ground from Water-lane,
Fleettstmet, and • Salisbery-squares and had there
been a high wind, nothing could have saved upe
waris t le° houses from the ravages of the fl ones.
Near an hour elapsed before any thing of a plena.
ful supply of water could be procured, and even
then, from the situation of the place, it was wit's the
utmost difficulty that the eegines couli aft wth
any effeel. The loss is almost incalculable. horn
the nature of the business. and the quantity of typ-s.
paper,4urniture, toe's, books, &c destroseil. We are
further informed, that Mr Swan was not able to
save any part of his books, hills, or notes. or any
other valuables. His two sons made several fruit•
less attempts to save some of them; but the rapidity
of she flames oblrged them to make their escape
with the utmost precipitation; one of them, we is..
derrtanJ, received sr-me it jury
This erifortunate event r, said to have been occae
sinned by the bo•ling over of a quantity of oil wrach
Mr. Swan was preparing for making ink.
Among other works at Mr. Swan's, a large edi-
tion of Aseer's Sketch el the different Dromuiwitteas sj
Missions, which had been removed thither only a
few days ign, is entirely consumed.
Th are are several remarkable r ircamstances re.
lathe to the premises that have been destroyed
which are worthy of notiei- : —ln the time of Rich-
ardson, they were the King's ?tinting Office, its
which were printed all the Ass of Parliament, &e.
as well as the first ed'tinns of the popular novels of
that celebrated writer,' and some of which, through
the improper condaet of the persons in the Office,
who pulained the printed sheets, were published
in Ireland before they had appeared in England.
The building in question was let on lease a few
years ago to Mesas. Swan and Son, Printers,
Messrs. Inney and Co of the same profession, and
to Messrs. Birch and Son, Paper-stainers; and all
the ground Boor, nearly 100 feet square. were the
warehouses of Messrs. Crosby and Co. of Stationtes'a
court, in which were deposited all teeir extensive
stock of new Terre books, which tonid not be cone
tained in the premises where their business is car-
ried on; a considerable part of this property was
insured at the Eirenii Fire Office. as well as their
interest in the lease in two other Offices; but Messrs.
Crosby and Co. will neiertheless sustain a serious
loss, in consequence of having within a short time
removed books into the premises to the amount of
some thousand pounds. consisting of the varlets
stock cleared from their different Printers, a few
days previous to the fire. dhe property of Messrs.
lnney and Co. was insured, but we are sorry to
say, that the like precaution had not been taken by
• Messrs. Swan and Son. The fire was discovered a
few minutes before twelve o'clock, but nothing be-
longing to either the printing-offices, or Crosby
and Co.'s warehouse, was saved, owing to the
hielding being in such a conin)d situation ; and
such was the quantity of paper destroyed, and the
rapidity of the (I ones, that, in the morning, St.
James's park, and part of Westminsier, were found
strewed with pieces of burnt paper, being a dia.
tanee of nearly a mile and a half from the place of
conAagretion.
At a late hour last night, several fire-tingines re-
mained in the nelgnbourhood ready to aft in Casa
the fire should break out again. Toe ruins emitted
a vast quantity of smoke, and tears were enter-
tained that the back walls of the houses in Crown•
court would tumble down.

A ship, of about 300 tons burden, from Liver-
pool for Jamaict, was captured on the 17th of June,
and carried into Guadaloupe.
The deny, Bascomat, from Newfoundland, for
Barbadoes, is captured and carried into Martinique.
Extrad of a Letter from James's Fon, Acora,
Coast of Africa, dated May :--" The DiaaP.
Gooocni on, and the Lard liodytv, CARLisi.t, wid
sail in two months, from Lago,; and the ahrt,
LAW, in six weeks. The Dllll4lll sailed for Lagos.
from Cape Coast, on the 21st of May. rho Admiral
Cams. COOLEY. and the Meow, BOIVIk fr-
London, are arrived at Cape Coast.
Ana, M'Gris, and the Alerera, of '
slaved, and would sail imMediately.
BIaSSZY, from L'verplol, is on the
Coast."
Extraa of a letter from Greenock,
18:—" I am happy to inform you of
the Jamaica sh:ps for the Clyde in the
parted convoy off Cape Clear en Fria;
ship only, the Ki ty, has come up,
however, are all wiMin the Cumbraes,
formed there are 12 or 14 sail, but r'
are the only names I have been able tt
Mars, F.sh ; Emerald, Douglas,; Columbus,
Sox; Canada, Campbell; Loud Gasslneu, Cum
?Wino ; Thaws' !tosburgh ; Union, Cam ,10.11,
••The itemOrtat, Kixtoca, of GlaTaw.
fleet for Lonilol, and was well whoa the r
parted."

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SOMERSET ASSIZES—Avoca 12.

CHAN/INIT., En. V. RICHARDSON, Cirri.

This was an anion brought by the Plaintiff
against the Defendant, who is Relor of Farleigh,
in the county of Somerset, and was tried before
Mr. Justice LAVeitENCS, for the recovery of penal-
ties accrued by reason of the Defendant's non-resi-
dence.
Mr. Serjeant Lens, for the Plaintiff, stated, that
the question to determine was a matter of WI, and
not seats-tied by any personal concern ; that the
Defendant b, ing re for of Farleigh, and not resid-
ing acc.ading :o the stipulations of a late an of Par-
liament, had subjeaed himself to certain penalties.
The Learned Seijeant said, that this Was the first
aaion tried under a new form and a new code,
which er.atted, that if any incumbent of a living, not
having a legal excuse, was non-resident snore than
three months in a year, he was suliject to a forfei-
ture of one-third of the value of his living, and so
on to the extent of three-fourths. A power, the Ser-
jeant said, was given to the Bishop of the diocese,
to excuse the party Irons that penalty which would
otherwise attach, and that all complaints against
the Defendant for this breach of the law had been
done away for a certain time, the Defendant hav-
ing obtained the license of the Bishop of the diocese,
confirmed by the Archbishop; but although the
High and Reverend Prelates, who had judgment
upon the propriety of renewing the license, had de-
termined:the same should be withdrawn, yet the
Defendant was non-resid nt. The Learned Ser-
eant added, that the Defendant's excuse was, that
his parsonage house was let to a gentleman who re-
sides in it, but that the difficulty on that account
was easily obviated, there being clauses in the An
of Parliament as to the mode of procedure where
tenants retain possession. The law he said was
positive, and precise, the penalty being adapted to
the value of the living, to ascertain which an ap-
plication was direaed to be made to the Bishop,
who eeturns the value of the living, and that his
certificate in the present case stated it, after de.
directing land-tax and poor-rate, to be 921. per
annum.
The first witness called was John Harper, who
said be lived at Farleigh Castle, in the parish of
Farleigh, and that he was the parish clerk ; that be I
had known the Defendant for five or six years,
.who was the Realt ; and that the Defendant did
eat reside in the Parsonage House, but one 'Squire
Moulton.
The venerable Bishop of Bith and Wells was
the next witness called, to prove the certificate of
value. which was admitted.
• Mr. Buttanuo a, on the part of the Defendant,.
strongly reprobated this aaiun, which, he said, was
not to be attributed to the cause, or for the good of
religion, but merely on account of a dispute in the
month of September ; a month of which the Jury
had often heard, on account of partridge shooting ;
and he, with confiderce, assured the Jury, that so
far from the Plaintiff wishing Cie Defendant re-
sident in his Parsonage House, he was thoroughly
satisfied that if his wishes could avail, the Reverend
Defendant would be at the d-1. The Learned
Counsel observed, that the Defendant lived within
two miles of his church, that he constantly and uni-
formly attended to the duties thereof, that the
Plaintiff was not one of the parish, and the ?such
really was. that the Defendant, being out with his
gun on the 2d of September last, on his own
grounds, which are unfortunately neat the Plaint-
iff's, he was met by !he Plaintiff, who told him he
must not sport there, an amusement the Defendant
. declared he could not give up; when the Plaintiff
immediately reminded him he was iron-resident,
and that, unl-ss Le gave up sporting, he would
sport with him its a Court of Law, by an aftion for
non residence.
So much, said the Learned Counsel, for the mo-
tives which have caused this notable edicts, which,
be trusted, the Jury would discountenance, direa-
ing the same, by their vesdia, to be winged out of
Court, to the discomfiture of the Plaintiff.
The Learned Counsel said, that the parsonage-
. house had been occubied by the Lea Mr. Houlton,
the parson of the living, who had lain out a good
deal of money there, until the time of his death,
. which took place in the month of December, 1805 ;
that thereupon Mr. Houlton, his son, the present
occupier, took possession, and now contiuued in the
same; and therefore, he contended, that as the De-
fendant was tint wilfully non-resident, this aaion
could not be sustained. 'list proteaive license of
the Bishop, he said, expired in January, 1806, and
as Mr. Houlton continued the possession of the I
house after his father's death, it was impossible the
Defendant could go there to reside, or that the ne-
cessary forms of law could be gone through to get
Mr. Houlton out, before the allion was brought.
To prove this, John Houlton, Esq. was called, who
said, that, upon his father's death, he took possession
of the parsonage-house. and that he continued to
occupy the same until Lady-day, 180&, on his fa-
ther's cornea ; but that then there was a new con-
via between him and the Defendant, at an increased
tent; which the Learned Counsel immediately ad-
mitted destroyed the whole of his defence; and a
verdict was found in favour of the Plaintiff fur thirty
pounds sixteen shillings and eight pence. one-third
of the value of the living, and costs.

R or! SII SOULDILN LAwitotr.a, and II Special Jury.
• SACCiss O. SHOWIIi.

The Plaintiff, who bad laid his damage at 10001
is a glass manufafluver, at Bristol; the Defendant, a
grocer and a glass-manufaauter, at Exeter.
This al.lion was brought for the purpose of ob-
taining a recompence from the Defendant. for the
injury the Plaintiff was said to have sustained by
reason of the Defendant, who had lately com-
menced a glass manufactory at Exeter, having sc.
duced the Plaintiff's servants into his employ.—ln
support of his case, the Plaintiff examined sev.,ral
witnesses, but having failed in proving that the De-
fendant had enticed any servants of the Plaintiff into
hi nploy, though it al-peered that one of the per-
"'."a service, of the name of
to be the castor pot ga por,
/aged servant, the Plaiutff
who swore that he had call-
and informed him thee. of,
isrnissal of this servant, but
lid not immediately comply
. appeared that the Defendant
woo as he could ()bulls the

opinion of his professional adviser, and which was
a very short time after the Plaintiff's attorney had
demanded it; but this, in the opinion of the Coun-
sel, giving a ground for the aftion, a verdi& was
taken for the Plaintiff, with the damage of one shil-
ling ; and this in opposition to the Defendant's
wishes, who was very desirous that his witnesses
should be examined, as they would have explicitly
proved, that at the time the Defendant employed
the persons who had caused this ation, he had not
the most distant apprehension that they were the en-
gaged servants of the Plaintiff.

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