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London, England, 1804-12-21 00:00:00

BAST INDIA HOUSE.

A ballot was yesterday taken at the East India.
House, for the Deßion ttf a DireCtor of the Com-
pany, in the room of William Adair Jackson, Esq.
deceased.
The ballet commenced at nine in the morn,
when the following Gentlemen stood as candidates:
John Jackson, Ea+ of Br' adaureut Buildings
jdu, Lbh, E.g. formerly in the Civil Service, at Bengal.
Mr. James Pat te:o4l, of King% Arms tarl, CO1C.:1481 street.
Captain George Miltett, late a Commander iti the Corn-
pany'a Service.
The crowd in the early part of the morning was
very great, and we do not recollect for many years
!,Allot so fully and so respeCtably attended. The
Marquis Ccnnwahis, Lord Castlereagh, Lord Keith,
Lord Galloway, Earl St. Vincent. and several
other Noblemen of distinction, attended early in the
morning.
A considerable interest was excited the whole day,
in consequence of an expeCtation by the candidates
that the slumbers at the scrutiny would be nearly
even. Messrs. Jackson and Bebb were, however,
the favourite candidates doting the morning ; Mr.
Pattison they considered the next.

At three o'clock 1500 prpprietors had polled, and
at six the total numbers were lliFto.

At six o'clock, the hour appointed, the glasses
w..re finally closed, and delivered to the scrutineers,
who. at half past nine o'clock, delivered in their
•;,c•Jt that Mr. John Bait) had the greatest number
of votes, and was consegoently eletted a Direaor of
the East India Company,'in the room of Mr. Jack-
deceased.

The Report was read from the Chair in the Ge-
nual Court, upon which the Court adjourned.
The numbers for the several Candidates for the
Direction were as follow:

Fur Mr R•h 656

Mr Patti:no . 404
392
Capt Wirt. 248

LUBLIN, Dec. 15.

This morning, the remains of Lady Catherine
Stnpford were hurl] ed in St. An Irew's Church-yard.
The funeral was attended by a great number of
gentlemen's cattiages.
In consequence of private information having
been received from some part of the provinLe of
Ulster, a Magistrate has gone thither in quest of
the villain who was the cause of poisoning the two
blind men in Simpson's Hospital.
Sir William ‘Vorthingion.—On Tleirsilay, the
Board of Aldermen sat in close conclave for more
than two hours. The result of their deliberation was,
that a Letter should be written by the Lord Mayor
to Alderman Sr ‘Vm. Worthington, rcqnesting he
would resign his gown. 'l'll4 resolution passed with
a single dissentient vote.

COMMIStiION INTELLIGENCE., Dar.

John Whelan and Mich. Marr stood indiaed fur the
murder of Mary Stevens.
Mary Barry swore, that she lay in the bed with the
deceased on the night she was wounded : that she
was awakened by the cries of the poor womhn, and
oa a light being brought she observed her to bleed,
and two balls tell from her breast, which had passed
through her body; that she lingered two days in
Stephens's Hospital, and then died.
It appeared that the prisoners were yeomen; had
been on a visit in the house, and on coming down
stairs, one of them fell accidentally, in consequence
of which, a pistol he had with him went utf, and un-
fortunately woundee dye deciased.
The Jury, without leaving .the Box, brought in a
Verdift of Aopivat.

•
Tuesday, a privateer, supposed to be the General
Praia, appeared off Newbiggin° near Hull. Two
ships from the Baltic offered her battle, but on
viewing them, she thought proper not to engage.
The same nigh; an express arrived at Shields, giving
information that such a privateer was off the coast ;
and on Wednesday two of His Majesty's hired
armed ships sailed as convoy to a large fiert of col-
hers.
A paper of yesterday says,—" Private accounts
were on Tue-alay received by a respeaable Batik-
ing-house in the City, con:inning those received
a tew weeks since, that in consequence of the de-
parture of Sir J xxs Ca avvetto from France,
BONAPASTS had caused orders to be given to
the Bankers, Ste. not to pay any remittances
to the English prisoners in France, who for
the future are to subsist upon the allowahce of 6:1.
K day made to them by the French Government.
per day made to them by the French Government.
Ve do not think that a just respett for the feelings
of Sir JA so ES CRAWFURD warrants this statement on
these precise words. The Editors of the Paris
Papers admit that BOSAPASITZ is more enraged
than ever against England. This is the real cause
of this new measure of severity. The departure of
Sir J AMES CA AIIIIIVRO can only be the pretence.
Accounts from an Officer on board the Node*
frigate, dated Bencoolen, August 7th, state, that
the unfortunate Major DAVIES who commanded
the detachment wloch was surrounded by the na-
tives of Ceylon some time since, drags on a miser-
able existence as a menial servant to the King of
Csmov, deprived of his tongue and ears, and other-'
U-15:: barbarously mutilated : and that the P/safftin,
Lasecater, and 71,psichere, were just
.:nout to sail to Batavia, in pursuit of Admiral
Litous.—/ Bath Chromicie.)
The fall of snow has b.:en so great in most of the
Northern counties, that several of the mail--coaches
were detained in many parts, till passages had been
cut for them through the snow.
There is at present upon the town a female
swindler, about forty years of age, who states her-
self entitled to considerable estates in the West
Indies; that she is besides entitled to prize-money
in right of her deceased husband, an officer cf the
navy. She usually carries fidlitious bonds of from
sixty to two hundred
.pounds with her, executed
according to form, which she pledges, and, on en-
quiry, noue of the subscribing names. are to be
J.nnd ; and also checks upon bankers. Several per-
suns have been duped by the artifice of this woman,
who, it appears, is the widow of an artilleryman,
who died some years ago at Gibraltar. It also ap-
oears teat this woman has traversed Ireland and
Scwilitud, pra.ftising the sane coot= of fraud and
s.ception.

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COURT-Or ICING's BENCII, Gus Loa au., Dec. 20.
&Wags at Xis/ P - rear, &fore jordIEL LENEOROOOI4,

and Special juries.

STRONG V. THE 3151101, OF ST. oissru.
This was an aelion brought to recover a sum of
50131. against the Bishop, for not confirming a
lease made to the Plaintiff.

In this case, the Plaintiff, Mrs. Strong, held
certain premises in St. Paul's Church-yard. now oc-
cupied by Messrs. Green and Pellett, under lease
from the Defendant, as Prebendary of Caddington
Major. On the 17th of May, 1794, the Rev. Dr.
Thomas Winstanley, after having been incumbent
for nine years, was admitted to the Prebendary of
Caddington Major, vacant by the translation of the
Bishop of Rochester. Some time after Dr.Winstailley
came to the Prebendary, he discovered that some
leases made by his predecessor, the Defendant, had
never been confirmed, by which neglect those leases
became void. Among which was thou of the Plain-
tiff. Dr. Winstanley then determined to assert his
rights, and evicted the Plaintiff; in consequence of
which she was obliged to take a new leaee, and pay
a heavy fine of 50001. and 131. expences. The
Bishop, by whose default the Plaintiff was under
the necessity of paying this sem, had due notice of
Plaintiff's situation. Several witnesses were exa-
mined, to prove the appointment of Dr. Winstanley
to the Prebendary of Caddington Major ; the man-
date from the Bishop to induct and instal him, &c.
Mr. Robert Morrill, the Agent for I )r.Winstanley,
proved that he entered the premises its question, and
demanded possession as Agent for the Dodor : he
did not ask his authority. but consideied that he had
it.: he applied to Mr. Arnold, the Plaintitis Attor-
ney, desiring he would inform her that her leases
were void for want of confirmation. Mr. Green,
the tenant, appeared very uneasy when he entered,
but he told him it was merely a matter of form, that
he would not be turned our, but in future. was to
pay his rent to Dr. Winstanley.
It also appeared by letter's produced, that a corre-
spondence had been carried on by the Doctor with
the Plaintiff, wherein he stated that he hail consulted
a very able Professional Gentleman on the subject
of the leases, and found they were invalid, that
therefore, being attentive to the interests of his
family, he found it necessary to break the leases, ice.
Mr. Arnold, the Plaintiff's Attorney, stated, that
he had entered into a negociation with Dr. Win-
staaly, relative to this business, when certain terms
were proposed; and not immediaely agreeing with
them, the negociation was nearly broken off, and
an vjedment threatened: finding this to be the case,
be thought it bette to agree to the terms, and con-
sented to the payment of a fine treble the value;
and in consequence thereof, he wrote a letter on
the subject to the Bishop of St. Aniph, informing
him that the Do3or had demanded possession of the
premises, or the payment of the fine.
The value of the premises was then ascertained.
Mr. Guiana, for the Defendant, made several
preliminary observations upon the statement of Mr.
EaselNe, for the Plaintiff; and then stated, that he
thought Mr. Arnold was not justifiable in submit-
ing to the exorbitant demand made upon his cli-
ent, and agreeing to put a certain sum in a certain
place. He ithstr ved, that it was an old adage that
" a little learning was a dangerous thing ;" but he
understood the Reverend Doctor was a gentleman
of great and deep learning, rather too much so for
the present Plaintiff. as, otherwise, the 50001. would
not have been taken from Mrs Strong, nor now
souglst to be NOCOidielillgaiest the Bisbitp ; how-
ever, lie had no doubt but that the moment the
Rev. Gentleman was told of the Jury finding a
verdict for the Defendant. notwithstanding his at-
tention to the interests of his family, notwithstand-
ing the temptations of 30001. be had no doubt. but
that he wou d instantly refund the whole of that
sum ; he would immediately run to his Banker's,
and never stop until he should be found knocking at
Mrs. Strong's door with the money. He had often
heard it said, that "Charity begins at home ;"
how-
ever, it sometimes turned out, that she turned house-
keeper, and never stirred abroad ; but he could not
suppose this was the case with the Rev. Gentleman,
of whom he had a very different opinion. He con-
cluded by contending, that as the lease was void,
the Plaintiff should have been considered as a te-
nant from year to year, and was, therefore, entitled
to notice ; upon which grounds he conceived the
Jury ought to find for the Defendant.
The Jury found a Verdid of 43p01 for the Plaintiff.
CW141111.10 C. THOIIIPSON.

This was an aCtion upon a polity of insurance on
the ship If,rh hound from Barbadoes to Cork,which
was lost by tile perils of the sea.
The policy was effeCted upon the 10th of April,
1803, and the warranty was, that the ship was to
sail by the Ist of August; but it appearing, that a
letter, dated in January, stating, that she bad sailed
in February, having appeared to have been with-
held or concealed, the Jury found a verdid for the
Defendant.