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London, England, 1810-08-11 00:00:00

FLOWF.II V. CA4II.

This was an action Cir the pire of to (pitmen of
malt. The Defendant had purchased e7O quit-
ter* of malt of the Plaintiff at Warr, and twist his
barge to fetch it: when the cargo was delivered at
London. they* were only 260 quarters; and the
question Met. Whether 270, or only 260, had bees
put oo blind at Hertford ?
A witness, of the name of Banard, who lived
with the Plaintiff. es a person to learn Ida huitnesa,
stated, that he kept tie telly of the malt writ was
put on board, and he was positive 270 quarter were
shipped in the barge. -
On cross-examination. he said he hinistlf kept
the account, and wee never absent during the
whole time it was shipping. The ahipper. alio
was empinyeal Defendant. counted it as tt
NY cm board, and agreed it was all right.
For tine Defendant, the persons on board the
barge were called. and they proved that i•i, y deli-
vered in London all that they received at I I •rtf4rd,
and none they were sure was solen from ttni vessel.
on its pas-age. Vl'heis tit v came to L 0.1.1.41, 11‘ey
had but 270 quarters in all, and they had ten ipiar-
tem on board before they begot to rake to toe malt
from the P..untiff lianiird, they said, was not pre-
sent the 'Oink time it was Inschaw"—he well to and
again ; and when be came back be inquired hoe
much they had r•ceived, and he scored according.
A peewit of the name of Jones was the person who
stowed the lading, and kept an account fur the
Defendant.

Jones Will called. who said he kept the account.
and h Id no doubt but he made the in stake by tak-
ing into the account the ten quarters which were
pievion.dy WI bnersl the barge. As t 4114,11 al they
arrived in London, aml the shunt quantity sou.
discovered. he directly said the mistake must have
ari.en in that minim

The Jory I I a verdict for the Defend4:l;
stating, that they we, e nr opinion that the leo
gainers had never been dehvere+l.

OIttEVAWAT V. 1111P.4 V.

The Pleimiff in this cause was. th.• proprietor of
a Watford coach, and the Der.mlant a tra.traman
of that town. toe action s,. for ',Linder—the
dechration impit,•og is the D .1. iiilssit, that he hurl
said of the Phuntitf, that he •• ha i robbed isins of a
Ash and a fifty-pound note, (which had-neen seat
by his enacts in him in a totaket ; that he nee •r
got the fish again; but tow, otter some day.. thellell
he did not %.• the identical note again, yet he ~art
501. in Don s of 4•4l.4.reeit description..
To prove this. three witnesses nere called. who,
in Gish-lance, stated. that a convert...non took play,
at a pot-laic-house respecting a new 11., knouts-
worth cnticli which was altoot to be se.. ur. Upon
this the Dtfendant observed, that th. v would
now prpbahlv. get their parcel- -af•dy delivered.
He then went on to add, tnat a b %saes' nad been
sera him from town, containing a hnon and a
fifty-pound note. which never ;unwed ; that he was
shout to have arrested t e into who hed seat Min
the money; but ottioquiry he food it had beets
sent by toe Plaintiira coach. He inscnediritely
plied to the Plaintiff resp-cting the fish and the
note; who at first Unit le- load received soy
such parcel, nit at last admitted there was i
which had been lying about the coach.fifftre, and
which hod either been thrown on the dunghill. or
eaten by the servants. At last. however, he went
to the bureau in the roptn, 4,111 took out a parcel
of notes, which he threw at the a fending, telling
him. there were fifty ponods, and hr was lucky its
getting it ; that he did think himself lucky. Moue
of the wi• ies,e., however, proved his precise words
as laid in the declaration. The Plaintiff was there-
fore non-suited.

There was one other canv, which wa• agreed to
be referred ; and the whole business of the Card
Court terminated.

CROWN SIDE. '
Befure tAe LonD CHIET BARON.

There were only four felonies on the Crown
Side.

Mark Smith and Jolt* Samaders w sre eon% icted of
a burglary, in breaking 1111t0 the still-house of
Joint Eta is, and stealing. two gallons of gin, two
casks, and some other articles. Smith was the ser-
vant of the Prosecutor, and hid worked in the still_
house. They both received sentence of Death.
Alesattde► Vedanta was convicted of steeling so.
veral pair uf also:s, ■nd nther articles, the property
of James Thompson. The Pro•ecti tor was a shop-
keeper at Hertford, and the l'nsoner worked for
hint to kis busitkits as a shlemaker ; bat the Pro-
secutor, h lying reason to suspect his honesty,
c w•ed :Us Lodging to be searcbcd. where hr f 1
the srse u 1 articles in question. lie was sentenced
to irrieS years' transportation.
The Ass:ses elided shout five o'clock.