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THE KING C. lIRAPEIt.

The judgment of the Court was moved iu this
case, hut is it was likely to occupy a vast deal of
time, it was agreed that it should staud over till
next Term.

MANNERS and coma v. the EARL Of ELGIN.
The ATTORNEY-GENERA L moved the Court t o
put off this trial. He stated the action originated
iu u bond, the validity of which became question-
able, in eoneequerice of the Defendant's divorce
from the Countetla of Elgin, and he feared be
could not. collect his proofs in time.— Milo
granted.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, WtSTIIIN STIR, Frit. 6.
Sittings at Nisi Prius before Lord Chief Justice
MANSFI 161. D.
ASSAULT.
)ROSY V. DM

Mr. Serjeant BEST stated this nits an action to
recover damages front the Defendant, for till as-
sault committed by him on the Plaintiti iii Au-
gust last, no hoard the ship Sampson, off
Land. He refrained from stating the fiets, as they
would route better from the witnesses, in the
course of their examination.

George Willituu Avant deposed he had been a
sailor on board the bhp Sampsme. under the com-
mind of Capt. Pivis, the Plaintiff was also a fore-
mast man on hoard. The Defendant was second
mate. The Plaintiff received a butt in his leg in
discharging the cargo, by a cask capsising an it;
he was uutler the care,of a physician on shore ; lie
went ou shore every clay to receive his advice.—
On the 12th of Algust the ship tins I) ing at an-
chor off Heligoland. At nine o clod. sit night the
Plaintiff -curve upon deck, and bat down on the
windlass, on the starboard side of the ship; the
Defendant came forward, end, rang very abusive
bingnage, asked what brought him *there ? The
Plaitititf answered, that it was so warm in the
forecastle he could out stop .6:law, and came on
deck far air. Without any other provocation the
°defoliant struck tlw Plaintiff a violent blow in
the Ger, which would have thrown him over the
*Whoa, if be had not been stopped by getting
foul of the bits. The Defend:nit repeated the
blow, and the Plaintiff fell lifeless across the
wiud-
lass. The IVitoeas and another at* his shipinatcs
carried the Plaiutitf below ; he bled freely at the
mouth, had a tooth knocked out, the iwirle
of his cheek math cut ; also his ton;!tie and
gains were in a lacerated state, sad the jaw
appeared broken. Ile did not iiinb-rtake to say
that the jaw was actually broken. The Plaintiff
was trot able to eat any food for forty-eight hours,
6111 could not rat the ordinary provisions of the
sliip for three weeks. Alter the 11 itness had left
the Plaintiff below, lie came on deck to light a
emetic. The Defeildatit was standing by the
hatch-way, with a handspike in his hand ; he
swore that if the Plaintiff attempted to come again
upon deck, he would be the cause of his sleuth.
Ihi his cross-examination by 31r. Serjeant
COCKELL, he said the blows were sufficient to
knock a Winch down ; he never heard the Plain-
tiff say the Defembint ought to he thrown 'over-
board. except mice; it was coining off in a boat ;
the Defendant was drunk ; lie drew a knife on the
Plaintiff, and threatened to stab hits ; the Plaintiff
then said, he ought to be thrown overboard, for
drawing a knife oa un Englishmen.
George Massey nod James 'lllOlllllll Tar, two of
the crew, corroborated the evidence of the last
Witness.

Mr. Fierjesiit COCKELL, in defence, contended,
that the witnesses ou the I art ath, Plaiatiff ought
not to he believed, as they had conspired with the
Plaintffnaminst the Defendant, their officer, and
that it was not the Plaintiff's action, but that of his
attorney.

Lord Chief Justice 111ANPEINI.D summed up the
evidence with hi usual !perspicuity, sand the Jury
gave a verdict for the Plailitiff. demises 101. ; awl
400. coots.

EAST LOT77IJS AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR

JAS(7.4

A ttriiial and sternly fresh icons, inio set in, it may he
hoped 'kW us 4.lll,lritillity of rrinn,ieC to Id labour w ill
Peon be furnished. For rite :eche part the weather hoe
been god% that errs few plouolis have been yoked, and of
comae 'llay farm, iv are tlwoun coneirlrrahly behind ist
their emit Generally sea oltirio. the ulsoli :zrai-• I tilde( tlie
county remains iintoisi lied, and all theyropartiini thereof
sausally broken tip is rarely Nile that. ant-ta.4111 pat t of well
tivanerid ro AI., the cereal of tallow br be pi ri%o Med may
thereleic Ise et-ails 'lntimate/4
lire stork fattened upon leruips, whether er, t le or %herr,
have made smell progrems through the mouth, tieing to the
seat ritt of the trust, which at different times renileted Ike
final inivrvinits to the teeth of the itnititult. In fart, the
aeppl% of food furiiisticil pray be clammed as producing
little tome hm..fit *ILI" boloisag int stock, therefore its value
ISSV, ci try, t, 6c considered as so marl, lust looney
to the ita Len. Am: stork that is sold seems to pay toter
ably ~ell for the time it has here kept, and there is small
Amore that the mar hart atll lee Outted season, moles
turnips get rutted, of is hick appreliensioas an et.tt n wined.
'The grain tuarket has received a fall supply through the
ineesth, eiv.ing to the full opportunity enjoyed of working
Ihrneliiiir roachin, s, from field work being eistisely at a asio.
N. wit Intm.diwt this full 'apply, priced have rather ad-
verted then declined, eapeelaily fur assent, since it axe
hymen that the American co:design was tr be continued fur
some time Inner. The wholesale inert limits have part Lased
briskly (.r three weeks past, a huh of course 11:s
leseeturet the rlasntits preeented le the ready 'piney rraiLet.
accent whim .ells Gain 475. lts ses perhelli barley i as. to
WS. outs Lys to .:ns, ; pea:e and beaus, !,is. to cps. eV pa
boll of four.firletP, l.ilihthgow staadaail turioure.-4ina. es.

NA►4L INTELLIGENCE. I.

PUaTSMOUTH, ►P.D. S.
Arrived the Scorpion, from Plymouth ; Resort
and Sandwich, from Jersey.
Sailed the Illustrious and Defence, for the
Downs. La Coquette is appointed eouvoy tor the
Downs, and will sail to-morrow if the wind is fair.
Went out of harbour, the Centaur, 7t, Captain
IVeliley. It is expected Si: Samuel Illood, K. B.
witkarrive here ins few days to hoist Isis dug.
PLYMOUTH, F;;n. 4.
Caine in the Recenge, front the Downs ; Placer,
from a cruise ; and the Courier des Indies, French
brig, from the Isle of trance, laden with ten and
sugar, prize to the Alcmene, which has also ear-
toted two French West lodinates', nut yet waived;
also arrived a Portuguese schooner, Keens Lisbon
for Oporto ; she has hewn captured by the Ache,
French eurvotte, of 20 guns, and given tip; the
Dehe had previously captured the I .ord Alloilzrarr
transport, from Cornonis for Vigo, :ilia :to IF.ogli,h
brig, from Liverpool for Oporto, the crew of MO.:li
sere put on bunt the schooner, in which they are
arrived ; also arrived the Spanish vessel St. Joseph,
from the liavuntsuh, last from Commie:

RASISU.iIT. VMS. 3.

We are every day in exretation of More troops
arriving here to disembark. Aceordin4 to arrange-
ments Willi tl. have been made, there are 14 regi-
ments to be landed at Itimis*ite, exclusive of tile
Artillery, stared by us in a former paper. Eight
covered waggon., of the Royal Wog:pit Train, kire
been waiting hers' mote thaw a week, to convey ally
sick and hurt that Mil, come in the truusp•rt4. A
lew men of different regitueists, that hare lately em-
barked here, arc, fur the prevent, ordered to our
barrack*.

foRK, J %N. 30.

The Earl Spencer cutter, which 'sailed ron'
Cove on the ir;tli inst. put back with the loss °I
her jilt.
His Majesty's ship Princess Charlotte, Captain
Tobin, has arrived at Cove, last Irons Crookhaven.
The Decade frigate, Capt. Stramt, has arrived
in Cove, having Mtt 11 the West. !mita fleet that
sailed from this harbour on the 4th November, tin-
der convoy of the Sporrans, us far as Madeira.
Since that pealed she has been cruising, and rap-
tured a schooner from Bourdeaux hound to Mar-
tinique with various sorts of merchandise. The
schooner soul on board a splendid Order of the Le-
gion of Honour, u present front Bonaparte to the
French Admiral commanding at that island.
Seven *nil of the West-India Fleet which left
Cove ron the list instant, tinder convoy of t Fidlo,
have returned to Cove. 'noose ships parted com-
pany on the 2titls, in lat. 49. I!). and long. 10. 0.
W. The Coinutodore hail only then tell sail in
company.
The Jane, victualler, arrived at Cove. She sailed
with provisions for the Apia•lrmi in the Tagus,
which sailed under convoy of Ilis Majesty's Kula-
.ltrig, Virago, ou the ituth instant ; when the Jane
lout the Virago, they were close off Brest.

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