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London, England, 1819-02-11 00:00:00

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Th.,. core ans. telailve to the eilioplV of dros4 nr
Cutup for crrtrin win k• at A thler.ton, the wept
conidr3. The Plaintiff had maintained that the I ir-
fritilatit kid not given a sutheo-ot quantity of call
few his whole works. The Drfersilliit argued that
hr was only boom' to %%ripply In, cuiton works, and
no other works with which hr wa% cum:crowd. The
issue, iii general, wii, whether the Defendant had
supplied the quantity necessary -for the Planstilri
proper works, 111 terms of a contract .eutered nolo hi.
tateo the Iturtietr.

The Cuurt met at the reseal hour, soil the
case was opened by NIL Jeffrey, iii an eloquelit
speech of upwards of three hours, in the course
of which he proposed to put Into the hands of
the Jury a printed statement of the accounts,
(which had only been produced since the Court
libel), consisting of nu less than twerity-eight folio
pages. Tins was resisted by Nlr. Grant, Counsel
for the I)efetieler, who contended. that nothing
could be laid before the Jury until it was regularly
(moved ; at any rate, he submitted that it was utterly
impossible fur the Court or Jury to usiderstrod
1111111/11Catril Ptale, and f.ord Gldies lostriog
ruled that tins statement, in Os present shape, could
WA be laid hetme the Jury. Ilr..l.grey proceeded,
and put ill a ;;!rat 111:1!". 1.11 lIIICIIIIIeIIiarY es w.I as
)mode evideiree, which occupied 11. e Coert till
severe o'clock in the eveiting, when the parties soil
tarir Counsel consulted together fur a short time,
sod agreed to have this iortricsie question settled by
a reference. to Robert Davidson, Esq. Professor of
Law the University of Glasgow.
During this trial the following question, of great
importance to the mercantile world, was agitated :
By what means a merchant can prove tlie delivery
of a fetter in a satisfactory 'nausea, provided the
pawns lee whom it has been dehverrd rleould deify
the receipt of It The Judge conceded, that. if a
merchant keeps a regular letter-book by `memo of
his deo k.aod the letter, ore written to that bunk me
or about the time they are delivered, io regular
onecession, observing accurately the order of the
dotes, lie would consider the evidence satisfactory.
It is plain that great care is necessary in die deli-
very of the fetters. In the present instance the
clerk hod beeu dead, hut the testimony of 11w suc-
ceeding clerk ftess considered seethe:rut to establish
his hated-writiog.

The inhabitants of Brighton intend to petition
Parliament on the subject of settlements. Wilhite
the last 'Seven years, the poor's rates bare iticrtated
there from 7.0001. to 16,0001. per :minim.
The Clerk of the Crown for Irela.:o1 hart issii,tl
writ, to the Peer. of Ireland for N
lirptr-
s.ntattve Peer, Ili the place or the !tight lion.
Thomas, Vioctiont iiroiland, Baron Welle,, lately
ilecratted. Among the Peer, to whom he directs
arils are the following :—Lowther, Baron Mun-
raster ; and IVillians, Ba Hothani. The writ,
will kortils leach these Noble Peers, one of whom
hat keen dead shore 1813 ! and the other since last
stiontsier. A writ is also stated to leave been di-
rected to Francis, Marquis Outings, who has est-
drolly no claim to vote wilder that description bat
as Fr .neis, Earl of 31tora.

One Uukr, 8 Nlatniukrs, 44 EAr1.,14 Vim-omits.
slid 34 Memo, are thgitile to vuti• for the vittithey
Deem',lulled in the !milt l►rp►rsrnlntive Peerage.

Tl►r two executioners, or the law in Ssiot Peters-
hough 'monis( dorsi, the in 11 niropal authority vainly
rotrered their ',Laces to others, lint nn IttroAton could
lie fouold to scerpt them. Senate has resolved
the thrl• Atoll be given to culprits condemned to
the 'woolly of the burnt.

It appears by the rooms of the number of per-
gola. i• ~,,,, totted to the several gaols of Loudon soil
Middle►ex, for trial, dietiog the last year, that the
t•uWrl of murder, highway tobbery, burglary,
11.41. f-breaking, &c. have cuu►iderabiy decreased.
'flir. 'lumber. were as follow, viz.

1017. IPIO.
5104 Pr
I lies w ltublirr). 104
Mu-rimy
Iluuntbirakieas, 144. 30-240