The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-08-23 00:00:00

iventwicu CITY 4SSIZES.

CIVIL SIDE.
CRAWCOUR V. ISIIIITIT.

We lately noticed Ibis curious ease. The fulltiwing are
the rimesters: —The Plieuiiff, a vargeon dentist, brought
this action against the Defendant, a currier, to recover the
amours* charArd fur • suit of clothes, which be had here
unnecessarily put to the expense of pu►chasiug in June,
1820, by the Defendant's causing a fictitious surd Cu be sent
to him, purporting to be au iov,laliun from the Mayor elect
and Hrs. Burt to dine at Si. Andrew's Hall um the
Guild-
day.
11 appeared by the evitlei.re of a boy, that Smith gave his
• shillirg to deliver 15 cards un Thursday evening the 151 h
of June, I tr2ll ; and flint one was directed for Mr. Crawcuur,
a•d left by him at his house.

W. Burt, Esq was esainined,who said he was surprised on the
Friday morning preceding the Guild-day, by receiving • note
from Mr.Crive rour, informing litm be would have the honour
of dining with him et St. Andrew's Hall. He immediately
sent his YOU 10 Mr. Crawessur, to info, ns him 00 invitation
had beets sent from him, and that if he had reeetv,d a card
it was • counte,feut—the Counsel fur the Defendant cross-
examined Mr. Burt, and inquired whether he ever knew a
Jew to be invited to the civic feast, and endeavoured farther
to 'stove that Mr. Craweeur could not have eaten at this
dinner, he twiug of the Jewish persuasion. The order fur •
suit of clothes was proved by Mr. Skelton to have bete given
un the Thursday night, but his foremast said they were nut
eel out till the Saturday morning, sn that the Plaintiff might
have countermanded the order. Mr Deacon, a smgrun,
said, he had had • cots Hors with Smith about ihrre months
after the Guild, when be acknowledged haviug sent the card,
aud said hr slieuld sot have minded being transported if lie
avoid bet have gut Mr. Crawrour to Ilse Hall, dressed in his
silk., w lib his opera bat under his ann. The only witness
Cie Defeudeut's Connect cattail was Mr. John Burt, whose
evidence turn, d in favourer the Plaintiff, at he said when lie
,lied upon 11r. Griwrour, he informed him that be had or.
(1..4 ed uew vull of dui h• • fur the wettish's. The clot hes were
not ;Yr...lured in Cam, t; it was therefore inferred by the De-
fraidssit't Comore! they were made in the 11‘11•1 manner, and
that if Mr. Crawcour was not in mum (bate want of • new
soil lie had lost nothing by the interest of Isis munry, is lie
had only the week balme the prevent Maitre pont for them.
'Elie team, d Serjeunt then arldieesed the Jury, sad sit a
lininotime minuet replied to the attack Mr. Robinson had
made up„u the rtbgiuns obstacles to Mr. Crarrcour'e shining
with Christiaes, by alfiiming that of sin sundred curers
placed via the 'aides on the Guild.day, there ~,,,,id be several
of which the Plaintiff might partake without injury either
to hi. suet Or los stomach. Doris.' hie address the Court
were frequently etnivvibird with laughter.
The Unite Jusilet summed Hp with his useal ability,
*ll.l 1014 ..Clllll4lll to observe, that if the perpetrator of the
10.44111 hoax, as it was called, could have beets brought be.
foie hits for • misdemeanor, be should have considered it