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WELLS, 9u.
This was an Arline brought in the name of the
common Informer, to rccovtr penakies for usu-
rious iiiteresr.
It appeared upon the part of the Plaintiff, that
a person, of the name of Tssother, a linen.draPer,
in the neighhourhood of Temple Bar, had pawned
a qitanthy of Irish linens and printed calicoes,
with the Defendant, who was a pawn-broker, in
Fleet-street, about the mooch of May 1805, for
601. The linens wt...re worth towards of 1041. and
the printed calico was also valnaole At the expi-
ration of the six months, in order to prevent the
goods b.isqg forfeited, Toother paid interest, at
the rate of about 20 per cent. At the expiration of
the next six months, not being able so redeem toe
whole of the deposit, Towbar took the printed
calicoes out of pledge, and paid up the interest
upon the Irish linens; this last transaction taking
place come days atter the six months had expired,
the Witness upon asking the question, was answer.
ed by the Clerk of the Detentiant, that a few days
soul.; make no diferenc.e, and the interest then
due being 51. 2: the Clerk agreed to take 51. in
notes, the rate- charged was about 17s. 4d. per
month, which bring calculated, amounted to about
20 per cent
U .on the cross-exarnitsati- of Mr. Toorher.

Ar. Tooth. , it
appeeied, that he had ht .n paid the 601. in a
c;,tcritie upon the LlefencLu.t's banker, anti he ad.
nr tted that he received three several duplicates, het
denied that the grads s pawned were divided into
three separate deoo-its ; it was all one tiansaftioa,
nor did he uncliti.:and that such division was made,
or intendtid w• ri he made. The sum for which the
liners then r. msitied pledged was 521.
Mr. PA Bak, for the Defendant, took several (As-
k etions to the various counts in the d. claration ;
first, with respell to the two Ant counts; which
charged the transaClion to have taken plats up-
wards of sir months previous so bringing the aCtion,
and, therefore, by the statute, these tout is could
not be installed. He neat contended, that this was
one entire bona fde transaction, and that the second
bargain for the 521. was part of the first, and upon
these grow ds, aiso, the aftion could not be sup-
p ,rued ; for if a man was to be subjea to a penal
ev ry time he received interest upon a loan,
the penalties bti •g treble the amount of the sum so
lent, there would Le no cud to such actions, and the
penalties would be most enormous indeed. He
therefore submitted, that -the transaftion to .k place
at a time long beyond the period limited by the A.
of Pailiament, and the *llion could not he sustain-
ed. The next oljeanut the LrAl ned Counsel took,
sas t r the time of paying the interest. wiatch, he
contended, was a rnuo I sum. paid • n account of
lint-rest for six months ; whereas, in ail adhons for
usury. it was necessary that the fag should be ex-
aCtly stated, and the averment in the declaration
should be, that it was a payment of interest from
one certain date to another.
Lord El. tars BOZOLIGN observed, that, with rested
to the two first counts, they teem out of the ques-
lion. not being within the time limited by the A&
The cut! count, then. for consideration, was the
third, which related to the trahsaftion of the 25 h
November, when the interest was paid upon the 521.
It did ran matter what sum was paid, or at what
period. It was sitflici-nt that it appeared to have
been paid for a follsearance for a certain time. In
point rat law. his Lordship considered their was a
new contraa at that time, and t.,e Irish linens ap-
peared to stand spectfiealy pledged for 521. and tile
iv!e;eit was adjusted up to that time. It was,
therefore, fc,r the Jury to say, whether the taking
of 101. per Cent. for 521 was, or was nor, a new
and distinCt transaction, which was, beyond
question, a usurious imetest ; and if so, they would
find a verdict for the Plaintiff, in treble that sutra.
The Jury, after a short consultation, found a
vetclud of 1561. debt-, ins the Plaintiff.
S veral other causes were also disposed of, bet
nothing ut any public interest transpired.

CUU:tT OF C.PANAON PLEAS.
JCASPIII S. WAT►Rii'L'Si AND OTHERS.
This was au aftion for damages against the De-
fendants, Proprietors of the Bath Coach. The
Plaintiff was a passenger in it for Bath, in 0610-
her 1-I,T. It had proceeded a considerable way, when
the guard forced the passengers, alreadysix in num-
ber. t ad nit an nu side passenger. Tins %.:41 ob-
jeCted to b 1 Plaintiff, who stated, that the coach
WAS alrea,iy full.

Atter they hrd gone about five miles, the con!,
was overs•t, by the wheel °reeking in pieces,
the PLffilliir WAS so pressed in the fall, that his c,Alar
bone wll broken, and he was, in consequence of this
accident, confined to his bed fir some weeks, arid
under the ware of a Surgeon, who was produced us
a Wetness in Court. and ,tated that the Plaintiff had
received vouch injury. It was also proved, that the
coach was very heavily laden, inside and outside,
there teeing 15 pa•sengers in nurnhi-r, and -.lgo
great quantities of luggage, part of wi:ich con-
sht .4 or 4S barrels or oysters.
Verdi& ter PlAlllt,if 31)1.

I'M (A.

HATTON-G A RDEM.

Yesterday. Henfirld. the AC ^:111r 11Ce
del of Mr. Steel, was brought by frost and Chap
man to this Office, on a charge of having use.i
threats towards Governor Ark, of the New Prt o
Clerkenwell. Mr. Aria did not attend himself, hut
one of the Turnkeys of the prison states. that he bad
heard Hanfield threaten the Governor previous t
the Trial of Holloway and Haggerty. There was.
however, no specific chary, to induce the Nlagi -
trate to detain the prisoner, who was if. charged.
stepi4,, awe, who surds charged with the mur-
der of his wife, was brought n i and committed until
Monday neat.

Yesterday was incerie4 in the family Tea.
St. Maty-la bonne. the P-maing of Mr. ilium
Letteon Moo &cretary to the Middlose•
Club. the funersl less attended by Sir Faanci
f) al' T. `lr. Baswest.. Mr. Loo.teLer, lte. &
w . Ca. 1 'Ago' welt in nracesstota stied% el.