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This was an action brought by one Publican
again another, to recover back a sum or 491. Ior.
being what is commonly called rose money,"
which the Pla:ntiff had paid to the Defendant.
It appeared the Defendant had kept the Sun pub-
lic•house, in Newman.street, where he had scraped
together some little property by his industry. Wlsh-
ing to retire, he represented to the Plaintiff the
prosperous state of the house, and the latter was
thereupon induced to take it from him.

It appeared to be a general custom that the in-
coming publican bhuuld pay a sum of money to the
out-going one, unknown to the landlord, which
is termed Rose Money, that is money paid under the

The Plaintiff therefore paid the sum before stated.
From some circumstances he repented of his bar-
gain, and wished to get his money back, alleging
that he had been deceived by the misrepresentation
of the Defendant, who had stated that he drew
from 8 to 10 butts of strong beer per month, where-
as it turned out that he sold much less.
The Defendant, on his part, proved that the re-
presentation which he had made to the Plaintiff,
was grounded in (aft.
Lord Et.t.r.soaovoir observed, the only question
for the Jury was, whether the Plaintiff's expettarion
had tailed. or was he really deceived; whether he
wished to decline his bargain from the misrepresen-
tation he bad alleged. or from his own inability ?
The Jury hound a Verdict for the Defendant.
JAQUIZR IIIUIWITT.

This was an alum brought upon three Promis-
sory Notes of the Defendant to the Plaintiff for
1001. each.

Mr. M RRYOT opened the ease.
Mr. Ga Know said, it was merely necessary for
him to prove the hand-writing of the Defendant at
present, which was aczonlingly dor:e.
Mr. ERS&I NZ stated the Defendant's ease. The
parties ware formerly partners and proprietors of the
Hurd de ia Sablsowaere, in Leicester-squar-, and
having agreed to dissolve partnership, the Plain-
tiff paid a large sum of money to the De-
fendant, for the relinquishment of his share;
after the dissolution, the Defendant took a house
near the Plaintiff's, where he intended &flowing a
similar business ; but it was necessary he should ob-
tain a licence for that purpose. lie applied to the
Magistrates for one, when the Plaintiff thought pro-
per to prefer a complaint against him. and the Ma-
gistrates would not grant him a licence, but on con-
dition that he should give the Plaintiff 3001. The
Plaintiff then attempted to prove, from the plead-
ings in a suit in the equity side of the Excisequer,
which had been instituted by the present Plaintiff
against the Defendant ; that the Defendant was in.
debted to him the sum in question, as part of a snm
formerly due. The Plaintiff was nonsnited.

Some other un.lcfencicd causes of no moment
were then disposed of.

COMMON PLEAS.
Sittings &fore Sir JANIS MANSFIELD.
COLLINS P. ROETT.

Mr. Serjeant Bear shewed cause against a rule
obtained for discharging the Defendant out of the
Shera's custody, on the ground that ste was a mar-
ried woman, and her husband responsible for the
debt which she had contraded. From the Plaintiff's
affidavit, it appeared that the Defendant went 'o his
shop in the Strand, represented herself as a fancy
dress maker, residing in St. Alban's-street, Ind pur-
chased various articles, which the Plaintiff gyve ber
credit for, under a belief she was unmarried. A
considerable time hating afterwards-elapsed, and
no payment being nffactl, the Plaintiff proceeded for
the recovery of his money in a ieal way ; on which
Mrs. Roett begged to be allowed longer credit, ard'
offered to pay, by giving a note, accepted by two
persons of respectability. The latter proposal was
not acceded to, but the proceedings were delayed
against her, during which she went away, and the
Plaintiff did not know where the was, until he acci-
dentally met her in Fleet-Market t an affirm was
then commcaced, and she was arrested.
It was contended, that the Plaintiff' had never
heard the Defendant was married during the trans.
action between them ; and had always considered
her as ►ingle. Her name and profession being on
the door of her house, and every other appearance
to confirm such a belief.

In support of the Rule, Mr. Serjeant Onstow
stated, that the Defeolug was married at St.
John's Church, Westminster, to Michael Roett,
who at present resides near Charing-cross. In con-
sequence of winch, he al guod, she could not be
held to baiL

Sir Jassis MANSFIELD cibscrved, if there was no
doubt of }.er marriage. she must be discharged.
It was, however. an unfortunate case, that she could
not be compelled to remain in prison ; her condua
was of that descrption which required investigation
at the Old Bailey.

•
The Court a:quizsced in the propriety of the rule
obtained.

At twelve o'cLxk. SiFJAId Es MANSFIELD SAC ;IC
Nit. Print. and tried several causes, but none of Any
importance.

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INDfA. -

. . •
THE EMPEROR OF tiIHHORTAN. '
Immediately after the success of our arms was
•known at Delhi, the unfortunate Emperor of fiia-
dostan, Shah Aulum, sent to the Commander in
Chief to express his artcious desire of putting him- '
self under the proteetion df the British Government.
He soon after dispatched bis eldest son and heir
apparent, Miria Akbar Shah, to cnndua General'
Lake to the Royal Presence The cavalcade form'd
lat the camp, about four o'clock in the afternoon • f
the 16th of and Delhi being five w.-
distant, the Commander in Chief did not an i e
there befcrre sunset. 'The crowd in the city was so •
great, that the procession could with. difficulty make
their way to the palace. At len;th the Commander
in Chart was usliered.into the Royal Presence, and
found the unfortunate and FencrAhle Emrror op-
pressed by the accumulated calariritics tit nee,
degraded lutherity, extreme pa:, rty, and Ims of ..!ght ;
seated udder a small tattered canopy, the re::inant
of the royal state, with every external appearance of
the misery of his con&ion. ••
Such has been the effect of French alliance. Such •
was the stare of that power wl.om the Frestels
:tended to supi.ort4
. It is impossible to deactibe the impression • width r
the Commander-in-Chiel's conduct on this interest-
_

in g occasion made on the mindsof the iehabitants
of Delhi, awl the Mumlmen in its neighlitturhood.
In the metaphorical language of Asia, the. native
News-writers, who describe the interesting scene,
have declared, that the Emperor recovered his 34,4
frost exemqfjoy ! •
In addition to many marlin of favour and conde-
scension on the part of the Emperor, he irainsiggitte-
le conferred on General Lake the second title the
Empire.

NARRATIVE
OT AM. HIHDOO WOMAH, WHO L•TLIT BUSH? Nita •
SELIP OM THE FUNERAL PILL 01 HER HUSBAND.
,4 As I was returning from Calcutta, I .aw the
saharnoron, or a woman banning henelf with the
corpse of her husband, for the first time in foe•Prr. •
NVe were near the viliage of Nova Scrai ; as it V.:ts
evening, we got out from our boat in the river
Hooghly to walk, when we saw a number of people
assembled on the river side. I askcd them for what
they were met ? they told me to barn the body of a
de.ed man. I inquired whether the wife wetlaccile
with him? they answered yes; and pointed is the
Woman.

•1 She was standing by the pile, which was; made
of large billets of woul.; about two feet and a half
high, tour feet tong, and two :side, on the torilif
which lay the dead body of her hushased. r, r
nearest relation stood by her,. a:.d near her wa• a
small baske: of sweeter•ats, called Kirr. I aired
them whether this was the wntssAn'choic-, or vitro.-
ther she was Fir/mg:it to .t bran improper infittend t
they answered that it st is eerleFllv volAu.Ary.
1 talked till reAsnni..g nas of no use, an I then
began to .exclaim with Ail my might against what"
they were doing, telling then. that it WA. a mi,c*•.zi
moonier. They told me it was .in fad •fh, r i4t r 41611,3
added, in a very surly manner. that it I not like:
to tee it, I migrt go &ether off.
" I told them I would ratio; the T was times%
mined to stay and see the rtriP*r, and tlnst f Veltttr.
certainly bear witness of it At the tribu:.al God. •
I exhorted the woman not to throw array hi. life, tons
tear nothing, for no evil would follow lt.:r refits .4; '
to barn: But she, in the calmest manner, mouiA"td
the pile, and tiarterd on it, with her hands eaten :cd,:
as it its the utmost. tranquillity of spirit. ei vs •
to her mounting the pile, the relation, whose (-Aire it • .
was to set fire to it, led her six times round i; at
two intervals, that is, 'Juice at each circuniatr.ou.:

“ As she went around, she scattered the Sweet-
meats from the basket antt.tv! the 1,..,..,, who
them up. and ate them as very huly thil.gs
” This being ended, and she havii.s uhrur.ted the
pile, aid danced, as stated abive (which app,..ti Attie
only designed to shew us Err contempt of death',
and to prove to us that her dying was voltoetary),l
she then lay down by tlte corp ••, zeal not one arm
under its neck, and the oth-r over it, when *quantity
of dry cocoa leaves, and outer suhsta.ice., 0r..., heap-
ed over them, to a considerable height. and then glue
WAS poured on the top.
o Two bamboos were then put over them, and fire.
put to the pile, which immediately blazed very
fiercely. owing to the dry and combustiole mate-
rials of which it was composed Nu sooner was the
fire kindled. than all the people sat taps great, heat.ihrre, 304 Herm. Dal. which is a common who•tt •
jt y. and an invocation of Hume, the wile of
Sieb.

It was impossible to hear the woman. had 04
groaned, or even cried aloud, on accoui.t of the
huise of the people, and it was impossible lot Olt to
stir or struggle, on account of the brr•bous. which I
ate held down upon them like the levers pia pre+s.
We made much objeßinn to thwir using meat. bmm-
boos, and insisted it was using force t) prev.nt Ole ,
woman geteng up,. when the hrc burnt hi r but
they declared it was only done to keep the pile Iron.
fallen down.
si We could not bear to see more, but w nt away r z.
claiming loudly ag iinst the murder, and full et bor..
tor at what we has seen."

LITRACT or A LIM& ran% AN Orman, MATEO.
CAMP ?MAR Bolcom:A, =PT. 24, 1803.

" After the storm of Eamche, I was ordeted tare.
'main and repair the breach, but on the same 'day,
joined Cul. Woodington. 1 arrived time enough• to
be present at the taking of Powanghur. Powang-
hur is an immense rock, every where nea:ly perpen-
dicular, about 600 yards, and inaccessible except on
the North side there are four distinct for.:, that rf
Attock, that of data, the one near 130ri..h gate, et
one beyond I.alla gate. On the summit c.t all is a
rock, on which is a celebrated Hindoo Temple, to
which you ascend by '240 steps.
66 ills place was once the capital of Generax, the
ruins of Temples, Hindoo, and Hussalosaa, evulx3
it, former grandeur."

On the 3d of December last, AKA Hrsirm, the
Nephew of the late Persian Ambassador, H sone
KA tr it. Kiser+, embarked from Burnbay on his re.
turn to Persia, on board the Far Rebany. Captious
klaroaasow, under a salute (ruin the fort.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

YARMOUTH, ./Urt G.

Sailed the Word sloop of war for Sheerness.
Arrived the Geode Yr, wagtiaff, a fishing vessvl ;
and the Year GlGroilerr, from Embden, with to.
baceo ; both sent in by I; tifricains frigate. Wind
S.S.W.

PORTSMOUTH, .11;NL 6.
Sailed the 18,!strt.nts, of 74 guns. to join the
Channel Fleet.

His Majesty's ship, Heathen, has given instruc-
tions to the outward-bound West India fleet, and
will sail with them the first fair wind. after the
iast. The outward-bound East India and Medi-
terranean fleets yet remain.—'Rind S.S.W.