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PARISH N F.ISrVtOVS.

A short time since, it was loot fashionable fora lady to wear
a rose on her herd ; pow it is quite the contrary ; a rose must
absolutely be worn ;—but what ro,e at first a simple rose,
pr,:etttilloiily a rm. bud; after the ball is commenced,
the dancer, *ll-I,t ia the height c.f a (Line:, touches a se; et
soring, sail the prodaces a fall crown of
'Lower;, which for.n themselves round the head ; eon the Wu.. ii-
rug of anoth:r sp Eng, thz mown divide; itself into throe ssr fsmr
bun.:lr.4 of flovrtrs, Csl desposal of vei:cli is e.str..r.sicly
interesting ; but when th•: land:'s turn is to he :done in
the dance, whirl is mug favourite part, the secret
s?rate, i, again put is:to moveme:it, the bases of tile rose
fall off at the feet dill:. petit,: ateitressr, and the crown, hunches
of !lowers, all disa;mear, exeorist tile single rosy bad which war
elm at the dctut notwith.t,cvlisig all wiriest, the dancer's head-
dreis does nut exiseriencc the least confusion:—This is magic'
Ovid gives a very poet cal description of Daphne's being
cliangyi into a laurel, whilst flying from Apollo; the God
seize. her hand, and catches hold of a leaf ; he enfolds her ill
his arms, and embraces a senseless trunk. It is thus with a
French elegante—whilst her loser gazes on her, her head dress
changes from a isouqet of pinks and tulips to a wreath of roses,
and, in turn, puts forth all the varieties ass! charms of the gar-
den parterre.

LAW.

COURT OF KING'S SZNCIK tatmixsrue, MAT 11.

THE KING V. WILLIAM BROWNE.

The Defendant, in this case, was brought up
for judgment, pursuant to the order of the Court,
made on Wednesday last. He was cony iCied of a
riot and assault on the Rev. Dr. Tatham, a Magi-
strate of Buckinghamshire, at the last assizes for
that county. The particulars of this case we gave
in our Paper of Thursday last. The riot and as-
sault took place in consequence of the Defendant's
having permitted some Mountebanks to exhibit in a
close which belonged to him, in the neighbourhood
of Staple Claydnn, and the interference of the
lios9or, as a Magistrate, to prevent such exhibition.
Mr. Justice Gauss., in pronouncing the Judg-
ment of the Court, addressed him with his usual
Ability. Having expatiated on the enormity of his
offence, in sheltering a set of gamblers of this kind,
he observed that no laws were more salutary than
those Against vagrants of the description in this
case, who were like so many locusts, wandering
about the country, and devouring the bread and
the means of the industrious peasant. The sen-
tence of the Court was, therefore, that the Defend-
ant should pay a fine of 501. ; to be imprisoned six
months in the gaol of Aylesbury; and to give se-
curity far his good behaviour fur three years—him-
self in 5001. and two sureties in 2501. in each.

Eight persons, after an appropriate reprimand
from the Jaage, received the Judgment of the Court:
they were all convitled last assizes, for assaulting
Excise Officers in the discharge of their duty.
'I oe Court rose at an early hour, and their Lord-
ships proceeded to the Exchequer Chamher, to heir
the arguments on the case of the man who was con-
•ifled of forging the ace of spades, during the Lid
c:.% ft*iley Stwions.

COMMON PLEAS, MAT M.

YOOY •. REYNOLDS.

This was an adion tried at Guild-Hall, to reco-
ver the value al forty tacks of Auur, which the
Defendant had been overpaid, in an account settled
between him and the Plaintiff.

Mr. Moot proved, from the miller's books, that
there had been but two cargoes, of forty sacks each,
sent to him, and the Defendant being unable to
produce the receipts, or prove the delivery of three
cargoes, the Jury gave a verdict for the Plaintiff.
On Friday, Serjeant SHEPHERD commenced his
arguments in favour of a new trial—but the time
not being sufficient to allow all the Counsel to be
heard, it came on again on Saturday. 'fhe argu-
ment was resumed. The Court, after some consi-
deration, refused a new trial.

LONDON ADJOURNED SESSIONS, SAT!: DAB, MAY I I

LEGAL QUAYS.
SCREEN V. LONDON DOCK COMPANY.

A case of very considerable importance was nn
Saturday tried in this Court, before the Recoancn,
Aldermen Straw, FLowca, LLICIIITON, and J.
SMITH, when Mr. Screen, as the proprie-or of
Cox's Quay, one of the thirteen privileged Quays
between London•bridge and the Tower, sought to
obtain, by the verdiet of a Special Jury of Merchants
of London, a compensation for his wharf, ware-
houses, right of claiming wharfage, and also fur
the amount, by way of good-will, of all the rents
and profits accruing therefrom. The SOLICITOR-
GeNziAL and Mr. GARROW appeared for the
Crown; Mr. ERSKINE and Serjeant BEST for the
Claimant. The surveyors, Messrs. Cockerill, Bod.
dingten. and Pilkington, who had surveyed and
estimated for the Crown, and the city of London,
agreed in fixing the average rent at 1,0371. 13s. 6.1.
and AS Mr. Screen was possessed of the fee-simple,
they put it down at twenty or twenty-one years pur-
chase. The profits of the trade were brought in by
the claimants, who stated them, clear of rent, to be
3,7511. a year.
Mr. Easarmc called Mr. Montagne, Mr. Wood-
ing, and Mr. Gough, three City Surveyors, to raise
Mrs valuation to 13001.. per annum, and 21 years
and a half purchase ; and contended, that the com-
pensation for the good-will should be equal, in
polar of number of years purchase, as that for the
fee, as, previous to the passing of the aft that ten.
dered this inquiry necessary, they were equally vs•
suable.

The Counsel contended, that the privNged trade
of those wharfs produced not a certain, but an en-
creasing annual sum; it was, therefore, worth mote
than an annuity for 20 ',me.
The Soxictioa G argued at considera-
ble length, on the reduction of it to six years pur-
chase.
The Jury, in little more than an hour, returned
with a verdtd of 22,0301. foe the rent, and 44.65111.
lire the profiv of trade.

Thursday, some thieves went down the area of
U. Belem, Esq. in tipper Berkeley-sweet, Port-
man-square, and carried off a round and two sir-
loins of ►eef.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

►f.YMOUTH, MAY 10.
Pl e Belltrophol and Warrior sailed yr►terd.ty to
join the Channel 11.. et. _ _

DEAL, MAY 17.

Arrived the Rrnomme man of war, and the Orffes
cotter, from YArninuth ; /)..co/mote .tare ship from
Sheerness ; the L'Esp,rtyle sloop of vrir, with a con-
voy from Wattlhrd, which are sailed for the river.
--Wald S. XV. •

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