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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Fee. 13.
gat Nisi Prins befbre Lord CAiref -lustier Sir
litalsAblE3 MANSFIELD, 4iOti 4 Speci4l Jurl.

KENT ELECTION.
ROMETWCiOD V. its WILLIAM GEARY. DART.
This was an action brought by the Plaintiff to
recover the sum of 20301. which was paid by
him on account of the expenses of electors
polled for the Defeut6nt.—Serjeaut Sneresaa
stated the case, and observed, it was one of those
that ought never to be brought into a Court
of Law : It was a case where the honour of
men of rank was engaged ° • and when they de-
parted in any way front that principle, Courts
of Law could ill define ; but in this vets he
would chew, that it did not entirely depend on
a point of honour; he hoped to be able to
prove to the Court and Jury that this case came
ander the common law, and if his instructions
were true, to the very technical terms of the
law.—The Plaintiff was a candidate for a seat
in Parliament, as Representative of the county
of Kent, in 180°; the defendant was also a
candidate—there was a third candidate, Sir Ed-
ward Kruitchbult. Those three gentlemen
put forth their claims to the freeholders of
Kent on different grounds. On the 17th of July,
the friends and Committee of the Plaintiff .found
that he bud a sufficient number of electors
polled to insure his election, and they gave di-
rections to have the post-carriages stopt, and the
different houses opened for the reception of elec-
tors to be closed. At utideneanding immediately
took place between the Committee of the De-
fetsdant and that of the Plaintiff. that if they.
would coauteamand the order for stoppiog the
post-chuises, and closing the uses of enter
to-
tainment, and would use their interest
get the remainder of the electors that would
vote for the Plaintiff; to vote for the Defend-
ant, the Defendant would pay the expense. This
was assented to by the friends of the Plaintiff; and
the fact was, that the Defendant was returned as
a Member ; although at the time this understanding
took place, the most strenuous friends of the De-
fendant thought he should have lost the election,
he being so far behind Sir Edward Ktiatclibuil on
the poll ; and although Defendant was co7.scions
he owed his return to Parliament to the friends of
the Plaintiff; he (lid come into that CJurt to Cali-
ttncl, that the Plaiutiff ought to pay the espeuses
of his election ; his client tad offered to leave this
cause on the first 4:elect to arbitration, and was even
at the present moment willing it shotild go before
an arbitrator, which the Defendant had declined ;
but he trusted that the Jury, by the verdict they
would give, woall make him repent of bicobeti.

nacy.
TM Loused Serjeont then proceeded to cal

bis witnessee.
Mr. Richard Lee deposed, that be was a friend
of the Plaintiff, &ad one of his Committee for in-
specting the election for Kent iii 1802. In conse-
Kovacs of a great majority being in favour of the
Plaintiff, his Cousinittee thought it advisable to stop
canvitssing, looking en the election of the Plain-
tiff as certain. He, in company with a Mr. Shove,
en the 17th of July, called oa %Ir. Larkin', one of
the Defendants Committee, mid informed him,
that the friends of the' Minh/ thought Ilin se-
cure, acid wished to support the Defendant in pre-
ference to Sir Edward Itnatchbail, if he would be
at the expense of the voters coming down. This
'he joyfully acquiesced in, as the Committee was is
despair of the success of the Defeudant, and sp.
pointed the next day to meet them. They met oa
the following day, and Mr. Larkan positively
agreed to pay whatever expense might be incurred,
but observed that the Plaintiff must not expect
any second votes of the Defendant; en which
witness replied, that they did not want them.
Oa his cruse.examimition by Serjeant Barr, he
said he perfectly understood the agreement, and
had net a doubt on his mind but the Defendant
was to have paid whatever expenses shoubd be in-

tarred.
Mr. Burke proved that the Defendant's Com-
mittee Were authorised to do whatever they thought
proper, either jointly or reparately, as to the con-
cerns of the election. They individually gave
orders, and he would have thought himself justi-
fied in obeying the order of any one of the Com-
mittee.
Mr. John Barnes, one of the friends of the De-
fendant, deposed, that on the 17th of July, he
spoke to the Defendant about the assistance of the
Plaintiff's fsienda, and be answered, that he would
rather see them perform than hear their promises ;
and at the request of the Defendant, he came up
to London, and sent a great number of voters down
, in the_ cerriages of the Paining; which he had

to pay for.
Crest-examined Serjeant BUT.
Said he canvassed for both the Plaint:Oland De-
fendant after the 17th of July, as many of the
voters would not poll for the Defendant alone, and
would insist on wearing the Plaintiff's ribbon in

49.31Zt5, IRE! ND.

LEINSTCR CIRCUIT.

Coeuty Tipperary, at Clonaisl, Mondsy, Matti 7.
Kilkenny, at KilLedoy, Wednesday, Minds is.
City of Nakcioa, at kilkarrly, SITUP day.
Waterford, at Waterford, Monday, March It.
Cita of Y 5 atrikri, at Waterford, same day.
Weafurd, at Wtaiurd, Friday, Mooch 25.
•
%Khios+, at t 5 icklow, Thursday, March 31.
don. Judge DaF,
Judd.
lion. Baron Sands,

their hits.
Mr. Hill proved that he paid 301 for bringing
down voters, friends of the Plaintiff, to vote for
the Defendant, which was repaid him by Mr.
Clarkson, the agent of the Plaintiff.
Mr. William Blenkensop deposed, be was in the
interest of the Plaintiff, on the election, end closed
the Committee at Rochester on the 17th of July,
' the Defendant having polled a snacient number of
vote to insure his aectioo ; but on the day fol-
lowing he was induced to open it again, and go to
Lon.don, by the pervnavicin of a Mr. Gunning, one
of the Defendant's Committee..
Sergeant SPILPRELD here tinned his cue.
Serjeant Buy, for the Defendant, said he would
soon put an end to the evidence of the host
Witness, for be would rue, by Mr. Ganning
hinvelf, that he was nut one of the Defendant's
Committee. Besides, a nienal)er Of the Cans-
mitter bad no right u mike such an engage-
ment for the Defendant ; and if he did make
it. it wonli not he binding on the Dekadent.
There was no kind of proof that the Defendant.
or a majority of the Committee, bad ever assented
• to sncia • proposal. Leaving ell law ont of the
• the Noble Bare-
gnettion, be wool engage foe
. r.-t, his Client, that if it had been proved, that
.1 either be, es the majority of big Coaunlttee,

A person of the name of Broom ass as Monday
committed by the Loan NIATOK, for uttering one
of the forged notes iii circulation on the Ipswich
Bank ; and at Marlborengli-street Office, a genteel
droned woman, of the name of Davis, was charged
with steatitic a quantity of gold end other laces in
theshoplaces,
shop of Mesas. Hum and LLOYD, Pall Mall,
and committed for further esaunnation.
A young gentleman. of the iimne of RICUARD-
soIi, was wounded Coothe arm in a duel, on Satur-
day, on Putney eith a naval °Dicer.
The meeting took place in consequence of a dis-
pute at eme of the theatres, on Friday evening.
'llse wound is riot considered dangerous.
A letter received from Beseion. says The Ports-
mouth Telogreo, by a sespectahle person iu this
town, dated the 19th ult. mentions the arrival of
Mr. Rosa at Norfolk, and of his brivieg set off for
Washington with every hope of matters being ami-
cably adjusted between Greet Britain and Ame-
rico. .

POLICIS.

BOw-STRZIST.
FORGERY.
Yesterday, and the day preceding, Mr. Rhatv,
the Chitf Magisttete of this off e, was- innt,h ors.
cupied ivithlhe snit of a forgery to toilie eaterit,
on
the chavge of ieitAliblinne, of ti ltusqn-stteee,
against Machseignia,,is calsiimt-roanutactorm, late of
Drury-lane, a bankrupt; the inquiry iacluded
charge against the partner in a respectable house,
for knowiney cotleraling the felon after his know-
ledge of the Irlony. On the latter charge Mr. Gib-
boas and witnesses mere boand over to prosecute.
Hamlett-no:iv.
111.;ses Alfas, alias nkof, a Jew, was chargh&
yesterday, befike the Loren MAY 014 on suanicroft
of having hies concerned in the stealing of an
elegant shawl handkerchief, from a Manufactory
in Spitaltirlds.
It appeared, from the statement of Mr. Vint,
and. other Proprietors, that the *awl in question
was first-seen upon a clashirw Cfrprims, at one of
the Theatres, in the month of November. '
Oo
rumination, they dikevired Open it their private
nark, and had no doubt but that it was one or a
great many of the same Sort which had been stolen
from their inanefactury in October last.
The fair wearer stated that she had bought
it fee it; guineas. Whams stated thvt it was
worth four, and as it was of a new and curio&
texture and pisttian, end none of the rest have
been since seen, they presume that they have
been exported with a view to be imported es
foreign.—from the Cypeine the sheet was traced
to a Mrs. Barnet, Wile was taken np, but let
out ah /sift sett! the should tint, the person
from whom she bought it. This person she
stated was the prisoner, who has been sought, altar
for some time by the officers—He bo-vever derlia
the charge, and contended that he had I.° dealings
of the kind, his business being to provide seamen
foe the East hats Company.--He was held to
bail to answer the charge at the Sessions.

had consented to such an &premed, be would
feet himself bound in honour to give up all
defence.-1t was not the money that his cheat
regardnd. it was his Isonour.—He had pledged Lila-
sett to the independent Freehokiere of the empty
of Kent, on the Independent Interest alone ; he
was neitteh a Whig or Tory ; he had pledged,
himself not to be biassed by any inu ty of roes,
but to vote the way his conscience directed a sad
during the time lie remained in 'Parliament, kept
up to that avowal. The Plaintiff was set up by
the Whig party, and the otber Cancitdatil by the
Ministerial party, and was it to be held out to his
supporters, that by an indiscretion of one of his
Committee, he had departed from the line of con-
duct professed by him, and joined the Whig party ?
He believed there was no MAD of whom his Client
had a higher opinion than he hed of the !tau-
tiff, as a private Gentleman, but he did not admire
his politics, and would sooner have lest the elec-
tion, than it should be thought he had entered
into a coalition with the Plaintiff : hut it Wlll not
attempted to be proved that he had, for every trans-
action that had been proved, happened &Kneen
the friends of the parties. How the Plaintiff con-
trived to make himself a principal in this action,
he did not understated, and felt that the actiou
must fall to the ground. The Jury could not for-
get the late [memorable action of a Committee-
man on en election—Mr. Frost, who came into
that Court to support his iniquities, to prove
charges for keeping. beck witnesses (ea he called
it,) to fritstrate justice ; this alone ought to be suf-
fragst to teach them how fee Candidates ou6lit
to be lieuad by the acts of individuals on Cuill-
mittees. .
Mr. Lathan, ens Si the Defitinfieri Com-
mittee, deposed, that he did not recollect any
anvertartion with Mr. Lee °lathe 17th of July; but
on Supday; the day Miring, Mr. Lee and Mr.
Shove calledon hien. stbernsomeconversation passed
between them, of which he Lad taken minutes.—
They said they thought the Plaiutiffsa fe, and wished
to bring in the Defendant. Witness answered, the
Couitaittee would be very glad of any votes they --.....___
would give them ; hut there could be no coalition
Cher t Plaintiff. I
con Lee said, it ohs r
ose,
ass 4/4Ta Cason, Es 4, cal Hull, Yorkshire, was, on
there cold
be any cOnnectioti as to ex peuse, as the ThuraMiy lass elected a Follow of the Antiquarian
Soci
Plaintiff had polled as many votes as he wasted; etYs
and added, that he was not authorised to ester into Alf. Piot% in i letter just published, has shown
any a„oreecient about eapense. Ou a flotation from that no delay was imputaine to him in prosecuting
the COURT, be said he did iaform M. Sho thnt his charges against Marquis WCT.I.F.SLET. It
he would pay all voters whom they brought, that appears, that the wlene leeeth of time occupied
voted for the Defendant instead of Sir Edward by that Gentleman in maturing the evinence aid
Knatchbull, bet that they should he paid immedi. producing tie charges, vary little exceerent .we
. , atek as he would have ho hills. monts, via. from the eoth of April,- whew the
On his cross-examinatioo by SerjeantSuithlteee, eriminatingpapers were printed, to the 6th us Joey,
1 when the horse decided to stop fmther plot-ea:-
Witnese said he did intern% the vote's should apple
pereenally for their expellees, but none ever came; 1 sup until some importaut documents were nro-
did think himself thn representative of the Defend- 1 duced, essentially necessary to substantiate n part
int. so far u being one of his Consmi tee ; thay con- of the 4, Oude Charge."
dieted the whole business of the election. iWe lament to ley that another nephew of f:e
1 immortal NELSort is prematurely cut oil. YEA N-
Dr. Forster said, he was one nf the Den:Oh:es
cta, the second sen of Mr. Matches, by the rider
Committee ; did not consider an act of 23 indivi- 1
; of the deceased Lord In woe, a very proeshing
dui of the Committee binding on the whole ; he
, youth of twelve years of age, died Last week, after
would not have accepted votes- from the Plaintiff,
I twodays illness of an inflammation io the bowels.
Ana have paid for them, but would accept them
from the friends of the Plaintiff. A tighthope dancer, from Yorkshire, who halls
i
, herself Signora
_ BELLINDS, has brouAit an action
Lord Chief Justice Meuse:eon observed, thatthe conjurer, for a breach of his
was as nice a distinction as a Jesuit conk! make.— ' against innants
He recommended it strongly to the parties to leave engagement, and the case stands for trial at West-.
the cue, even in its present suite, to a reference. minster-hall. This has of course eteited seat
Serjeant Ifirarneao, for the Plaintiff, has per- shesseseal swriwasth 5" tarn Cosa foe 9". el nays
betty agreed. put has been filled with all the oh erant etrolle a
Serjeant BEIT, for the Defendant, declined. and private acioni round the metrontlia, besides; a
Mr. Gutting deposed, that he never did con- long etcetera of Pandeen minstrels, female prodi-
eider himself as one of the Defendant's Commit- res on the, 4ackeeire, professors of salt-box me-
tre, he might have beer) considered so by others l°4Y4lire4Vers, leePers of add heists, and CVS"'
as he wasone of the poll inspector* for fife Defend- jirers of an' descri•phour.
not. In the coarse of the night, between Wednesday
.and Thurveloy last, the perish church of nother-
On his cross-examination, said he believed the
Defendant Would have lost his election. if it had ' hithe was broken open, the outer gate door of ist
notbeen for the friends of the Plaintiff. ' , church and vestry were forced, apearently with an
Serjeant SIMPHEID replied in a very able and iron crow, and every closet and chest in the vastly
animated speech. He observed, that his Lordship lansaehash In the morning. gowe.a, sorplices,
would irrfonn the Jury: that a candidate had * Mfrs, about,
books, and cushions were fouhd
right to pay the expenses of the electors. on their strewed but nothing of real value was taken
way to the poll : that it bad been hilly proved away ; the church plate, Which it is supposed wee
every voter charged for voted for the Defe.ntlaut. the object of the depredators not being kept there.
He could not help feeling sorry the the Defeo:lent During the course of the saute night, a trader-
had been advised to Wend this cause. He had a man's shop on the platform was also broken into ;
better opinion of the Noble Baronet than to sup- the till was robbed cf a quantity of half-pence, Wit
Pose it was his own act. He coachided by wunr.... an farther loss was eastair:cd. Two or three otber
mg, that he Mt confident the Court and Jury houses in that neighbourhood were also attempted,
agreed with bins that the Plaintiff oublit to have a hut without success, molt probably by the same
verdict. daridg party of depredaton. Active messores lie,
Lord Chief Justice
al pr sninmed up the alif undetstarkl. pursuing to detect the ettlyslts,
evidence with his usual precision, and observed, nothe of wham are strongly sostreeted. •
that if the Jury were of opinion that the Plaintiff A shocking accident occurred on the morning, of
ought to have a verdict, they would give it for the Friday last. Ise ULLA Dasw, a young woman of
sum laid ie the declaration, aa the items must be Union..street, Myton, Yorkshire, standing near the
left to a reference. chimney, with her back towards it, making pastry,
e Jury returned a verdict for the Plaintiff, her gown caught fire, and her whole dress being
The
9.0001, subject to a referee e. entirely cotton, was almost instantly in flames. ?V o
person being present save a little girl, who was not
. able to render any twestance„ the unhappy sufferer
ran into the street, whereby the flames set re so so Ji:is
increased, that the neighbours could not come near
to render her any assistance. until one of them pro-
rayed a bucket of water, end 'threw it upon her.
Mettmaledvice was immediately obtained; but Ohs
was se shockingly burnt, that she died in Oho:
twelve hones: another mert'fr, In all pho lothility, to
fishino, which has discarded the use of Pausel as
en articie of dress among rutty of her young vota-
ries. This young woman, was to hate beeu mar-
ried in a few days.
A singular circumstance '
aro in the neighbourhood '
Newcastle, which is well
on account of the use
therein, but also for his
'babas', who had tal
week of a farmer, fir >,
therein, was surprised ,
stock, to find the 'sheep
adjoining. in'onderine '
to prefer such a posture
pushed forward from th
tarn the cause of this s
astonishment, he nefeei`
of Milk before him, '
turnip &cid and the
ever the sheep aote
them back. Had tl
solved, the sheep mi
ever loeforethe hurt
of his stocks would have beeiatt

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tape* occurred a short time
cod of 1-laythm-bridge; user
,ell worth recording, not only
:laity of the person implicated
his ingenuity. A batches in
iken s fi7ld of turnips by is
r the purpose or re ding iilitep
4„ on frotoently wiiitai g is
:fa
I:eep always in a stubble fliilti
ing what could i 'duce t
tire to the turd' a, he one ay
ethe road,, in watt to r.
vis circumstance, ober, toilis
revived a cur dog, with a boson
placed in the pp bet inn] the
i stubble past aye, on that alit -
proaLlied, ti:e dog frighte. d
the: mvatery out 1....a0 thwi am-
Diet have remained there for
'thee.) al4eet. via, the fattening

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