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Mr flo•ott, Hos a.ter Stuart, this %%sierra, Mr Pratt, Mr.
and M.• RtMitt and Nosily, Mr. Towers. Mr. Mr. and Moo
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Jalia Watt., Mr T. Hall, Mr T Walker, Mr. Chess,
Mr. Ila.es Mr Faint, Mr Wolrestkoloo,

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COUIT tiF Ki 71431 irsCO3

OFFICIAL OVTRAGg.
Tde imia 0. 0011111 DRY.
this was sit indictment fur an assault, brobsbi
by'. Pro-Collector of assessed Sasses against the
Defendeot, • respectable merchant its ibis city.-sue
Upon the direct examination of the Prosecutor. st
appeared, that hi went to the Defendatst's, to disa
pain for cixes. when he was 'smutted by the De-
fendant and some others, and, with bs assietsuitio
tornel into the street. Itt the course of his emir
a:iambi:a._ however, by Mr. GaillOW. it appeared
that the PrOarcator had gone to the Derritabenell
house, with assistant/. for the purpose of leryisig
distress, iis caie Ise slid hot intmeo Lately pay. The.
Defendant tendered him a draft on his hacker got
the amount, as he had done repeatedly to-Corr I bit
this was refsised. and the *knees insisted upon bra
*log paid in cash; which the Defenders:, dej,.,lng,
he ass proceeding to distrain. when be war remsie4
by the Defendant's friends. the goods upon, whisk.
the key was about to be made belonging to this;
partnership. It also uppeared, on the esteemed of
the I'rosecutor. that the Defanalaats
Mel:silk': on souse occasions the paristil,lZr
be had rowed vesgeance against him for this op',o.
s.tion. It further appeared, that the father yes the
real collector. and the Prosecutor acted for him, ,
and had been always in the practice of Saki**
checks on bankers in payment of the Mewl Siva
only frets the Defendant, but from all the home
in the parish.
Lord Ecceenclanuost asked Mrs Cror3m, obta
tiler this prosecution wits carried on at the suit et the
Ctowu sir of the individual

Mr. Gataow replied, that the preineettion wen
supported by the individual only. • •
Lord Et.t.euessaonon-J6 It is of the utmoit •
importance to the public that a coast tar lore
there should heetiteetained a proper Illbderstasdiag
upon a question of this aware. Had the proems.
Lion been at the suit of the Crown, I sitodel Itavit so
hesitation in taking a freer conies with it,. bet se .
this is at the suit of the party, the Prow:tater Ems*
undoubtedly be permitted to fellow ha own inch.
station, and proceed according to the &Wee he lee .
received, or. perhaps, esthout ate. If, hoarser,
this permit' shall persevere, thtre- will r: stain fir ma
a duty to perform, sitting in this situation, and
possessed of the probable waft of, in none de-
gree, rendering it improbable that b similar cal*.
•
plaint should be made against the •••• pe-smi f
a sidsilsr indecorum in the exeen if aof his public • . •
ditty. I should heel it undoubtedly i. cumbeat spas
me to make a repress:studios to penes* iu aloha-
risy epos the subject of this mans conduct. It
bi fitly unproprr that the tolkction rt taxes, sender.. -
est necessary to the public service by the petulter
pressure of the tunes, should be rendered tine.
pular, or a subject of mortification or emplane . •
on the part of His Majesty's subjects. who are thus
called upon to contribute more largely...nth day to
the sopette* destined for the IllafillCVlgif
'Fbe-emprimeettlivi amp e o:
Conte, had the prosecution been at the suit of tive
Crown; as I should have felt it my duty to pleat
out to the Jury the necessity there wits, before
they fend a verdict, in such a case, to examine
accurately whether the person so acting in the per-
Armistice of a public duty, had pet formed that duty
decornealy, and consisteutly with the spirit of lee
legislative set, enacting such taxation, sod not for.
the oppress;ou of individuals. The Proaccator. in
this nee, nt appears, had taken beaker's checks
from every ether person, without soy objection, is
payment of such taxes. • This payment was missal.
and he acknowledged be never had refused such
payment before, from any other person. He had
even taken a drat of the Defeadant, himself. for
a similar sum. upon the same SceelpiL Yet be •
goes to his house with a previous conviction, it
might almost be said, that a tender would he made
by means of • check of the Defendant. upon his
banker. determined, at the same time. not to take
such a tender. although a former check. of the.
same flescriptioo. by the same party, open his
banker, had been received by the Prosecutor, anal .
was paid when presented for payment. Tht c reuser
stances mentioned in evidence may explain tl e res.
son of this detaresimasiod. H appears mem to
have goo. truly prepared to make the t i term. set.
withstaadiug that he had every season to expo tit
would be pint. R-ally such conduct as this is too
indecent to be permitted to. pees without censure.
pullets' trly in one who justifies leader a warrant t f
high authority. It must trod to lied the law into
disrepute. and resider the collection of the taxes it-
self invidious iu the tingeing."

His Lordship concluded, by reconirrieod;n; that
a verdict should be entered for the Defendant ; and
said. thrt an action, brought by the Defendant
atuonst this Prosecutor. for • false sod vexatious
distress, should be withdrawn, which was actordiors
ly acceded to.

Si. J. T. DUCKWORTH well hoist his lagna herd-
the Apar/ape. at Torbay. Sir IsaatCoerta is go.
ins out a possen,/er with Sir Jose. to Newfound•
land, to visit his (the Magdalen) Wands.
' A private letter from Peri., dated the Ist in.
stant states, that the Pope's confinement to the
fortress of Savona has been rendered so severe,
that even the servants who attended hint from
Italy are denied scram to him. His Holiness web-
silts on the common gaol allowance. baring refused
to receive a monthly sum of money offered to him
by BoN A Parra.
The firq fleet which sailed this season forQuebee,
has arrived safe out. and the ships are loading with
timber fur the u.e of tlns country.
The Raisowob/s. 64, Captain Jostaw Raw Lev ;
CAencell and Caledat sloops, were to sail from the
Cape of Gold Hope on the 14 of Aptil. with a
convoy for England ; and the Dadaists, Cspesis
I MIMETIC LH, was to ell Mesa Jemmies, on the Ist
of May, with the Iteuratear.i-benad convey.
Earl and Countess Cuouteehetev will give it
grand dinner, to-morrow. at their home, Pierodilly.
Colonel Beavuome and family left their home
in Pollens-square. at ire o'clock hist morning.
fur Bretton &ill, near Wakeirl.l. Yorkshire, wham
they intend to remain' sic weelci, end thee pre.
ceel In Thorp., near iodinates. Lincolnshire, at d
from thence to lieshent Abbey, Not hun:b Aim.%
there le remain until the cod et Antolini.

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