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London, England, 1804-09-06 00:00:00

INgbirENT DRifORS.

SESSIONS FOR THE COUNTY OF SURREY. tb* Err. 4.
Beforr Mr. Stijeant ONSLOW, awl the Ju ST [CIS of
PE ACC for the evenly of Surrey, held fur the purpose
of elebrbdrgang Dricurs, cud bears,: rippeelo w&r the
Insolami Drbturb' ea.

The discharge of Moses Nathan (a Jew) was
;hosed by Mr. JACKSON, nn the part of Mr. Ulas-
r;son, a haberdasher, residing in the Borough.

The grounds of objection were, that the Insole.
ent had obtained goods from him under false pre.
tences.

Sarah Blake, Mr. Harrison's shopkeeper, de-
posed, that she remembered the prisoner coming to
her master's shop, and ordering a large quantity of
laces, veils, silk-stockings, and Irisk linen, to the
amount of 2381. which, he said, were for a cus-
tomer, and promised to return immediately such
part of them as his customer would not have, and
to pay for the rem tinder. Under this pretence he
got the goods, but neither paid for or returned any
of them.

Mr. Harrison stated, that the prisoner and his wife
had bought goods from him several times, and cor-
roborated the fiats stated by the former witness
Upon his cross-examination by Mr. MAi !or, be
said, he gave the goods on the usual terms of s.de
and return, which he admitted was the custom of
the trade; that the prisoner had brought those goods
to gaol with him, and disposed of them there. Ile
refused to take halt-a-crown in the pound for his
debt, but offered to take his goods bail again, in
full of all that was due to him.

Moses Nathan, upon being examined, stated,
that he formerly resided in the Miaories, and
latterly in St. George's Fields, he had gone to Ham-
burgh to sell his goods. and I.)st a great deal by a
person there; he was arrested and brought to Eng-
land, and had been confined in the King's Bench
Prison, upwards of three years. He offered Mr.
Harrison the same paynie:l, in common with his
other creditors, but he refused it. He soli the
goods in question, for the benefit of his creditors at
large.
Mr. Serjeant Ossxow said, that he had a consi-
derable doubt upon the case. Iwo of the Justices
were of opinion, that the case was not sufficiently
made out; but he thought that the g wds were not
obtained in the usual way. The caw was ordered
to stand over for furzher consideration.

The discharge of Elizabeth Parsons, widow, a
ri ost repedable looking old lady, of about 70 years
of ag., was opposed by one Kalmondson„ on the
pou.tds of her not having inserted in her schedule a
per%ion or allowance. which he alleged she enjoyed
from the Chamberlain's Officer he further opposed
her on the gm Inds of her having ohrained goods un-
der false pref.:nee', bus on his own ex Lit id stionhe was
obliged to t irre up th:s last chare,-.
Upon t exam:nation of tit in4soner, it appeared
that she hz.l an allow ince of about 451. per annum
from the Chamhet I tel.'s thrice, not as a pensirm, but
for aeltual work and I toour. This allow:me she
had assigned ovor to Mr. Henry Martin, in consi-
deration of his haring paid her c, editors Ids. in tits
pound, which since had heen off, red to Mr. Ed-
mondson and another cr, litor, a friend of his, but
was rejeßed. Shy Way then remanded for the pal:-
pose of amending her schedule, as to the as :,,a-
ment.