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London, England, 1804-11-26 00:00:00

PARSONS V. SOLOMAN.

Serjeant BEST moved to make a conditional Rule
absolute, that the Defendant should be discharged
mit of jail, the weekly allowance of 3s. tid. not being
paid. pursuant to An of Parliament. Sir JAMES
MA msr lELD reAki, from his notes, an account of the
different affidavits sworn in by the parties. William
Wilkinson. servant to the Plaintiff, swore in his affi-
davit, that he went to the door of the jail, on the
day disputed by the Defendant, and paid the 3s. 6d.
to the turnkey, who opened the door: there WAS a
young man who went with him, swore he saw him
pay it into the hand of some man within the door,
but was nut near enivigh to see whether it was the
man who op•ited the door or not. The turnkeys also
made vain, that they did not receive the money an
that das ; :hat they had not ti tasted the Icoy for
a sitigte to any other person. ti. je.tot
BAILEY SAid, there was no doubt the Plaintiff sent
the money, and very little doubt that the young
man delivered it ; and it was established. that pay.
ment to the turnkey was within the meaning of the
AR ; he therefore opposed his liberation, on the
strength of his affidavits.
Serjeant Bcir. on the other side. argued, that
though payment to the officer, called turnkey, was
regular, yet payment to the turnkey's deputy was
not within the meaning of the Aa. Tire Court
asked, was not the man who turned the key, the
turnkey? Serjeant &sr acknowledged he was pre
be way ; but that he was not the authorised officer;
and that the young man WAS not corroborated as to
the payment of the mnney to the turnkey, but only
to a hand within the door.

Sir JAMes MANSFIELD said. the young man
seemed to be very correct. when he examined him
at chambers ; and that undoubtedly this man
who opened the door was vowel the present Plain-
tiff, turnkey of the jail, And the proper person to
receive the money, and that the weight of evidence
WAS Against the Defendant.—Rule discharged.

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We lately mentioled, ',ar twelve C:hieF7 61-
nation had arrived at ii,ash,agton„ with moil -sfift.
frienclahip to the iloo,rican Goven,m-tat Welh6l
apce receive.l efo'lowing account of•aberb. isq•A
IW a very uiic ..iirtson associaticil of saline. Riptiles
r communicated by a M. Cbtasteau;
Louisiana, .olio accompainel theT..inlia..,sys 1)44
who, from it long commescial iiatzto)u,se. is. I:it!-
, !timely acquainted st..e.: their mafriers.
'fins tribe comprises about 1500 ;
live in two settlements on the OssirL. t•i•!. ,s'ao,lt
.500 mile, up the Nlissouri. TI, ty die yr gig oitie
tine, the men being all above six feet h;q-li, well
proportioned, of uncommon strenghth,
tomcious —M. Chouteau saw a woman who had been
taken prisoner frnn a nation living on the ly.a.iers
of the Pacific Ocean.

M. Chouteau ha- presented to the President rrthe
Unite-1 Sr ttcs a toad or frog, of singular ar.rai :ince.
It tes:MJ:e..l ;Ong txtoise, very fiat, coverrd with
scales of a dark grey colour, a short tail, and
head formed like that of a buffalo, ornitt-1 nted
with six horns. It live.l four months with NI. r.on.
teau, without taking any other noulishroent that
a little water, which was given to it from L:rne to
time. This species of )logs is common in the Prairies
within the Osage territory ; and, what is very extra—
ordinary, they live in assns iaLon with a spec 'a of
ground squirr:l and a species of snake. Th..ise Asso-
ciations occupy an Ira 01 from one to two acres of
ground—from the surface are a number of holes
which communicate with their subterranean habita-
tions; it is kept free from dust or grass lifirie squir•
rels, which arc of a brown colour, large tails,
slender made and very aaive. The three species
frequently play together on the surface, appointing
centinds to announce the approach of danger; on
a sii:nal of alarm, they disappear--the snakes often
wait until they see the ()hie& The frogs, being of
indolent disposition, are easily taken.

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The Ele,ffor Arch-Chance:lot of GERMANY has
declined the offer of Bonar.tart, to pay the •a-
penccs of 11:s journey to France, to assist at the
Usurper's Cor nation.
Tie 11,.wburgb C.rrt spondeNt states, that an Eng-
lish bookseller has offered the famous traveller,
Baron I It; ssaoLnT, 30,000 dollars for his nano.
scripts.
The Court of Austria has app..inted I►!. Von
Recievich from Ragusa, who was Envoy at NA.
pies, to be Consul at Leghorn.
Some disturbances have taken place at Venines
but they l.n•e heen sredily quelled.

A regular post has b,-en established throughout
Dalmitia
In the Italian Republic, a cordon of troops hat
been di awn door, the frontiers of Tn,caily.
The erii,..ions of Mount Vesuvius have ceased,
The following fait pray deserve the artente4 al
naturalists : The English ship cf the how, which
lics before Naples, changing its posUon, during the
time of an eruption, one of the anchors, when
drawn up, was found to be 4n hot, that the sailors
could scarcely touch it. Does not thi< rove, that
the principal source of the vol-iiiiio is under the MCI
In the cour,w of last sumni..r, seven Russian
ships of the line and four frigays 57.11 od at di/.
ferent times with trots:is for the Sevi.n I 1-tn-3s, of
which live ships of the line and two 'rigiltee are re-
turned. There are likewise now two shids the
line, completely et;uipped, lying at Sebast,pol,
ready to sail, with the first lair wind, for the Toniarteea
The Emperor of Itessew-bas been lately uloasest t*:
confer a very distinguished honour on Sir: afcl4•llC
FORD, by presenting him, dm:4Th his Excellenc,
Count Woao•:zow, with a very valuab'e snuff-box,
richly set with jewels, and ornamented with HU
IMPF.RIAL MAJLCI'Y'S cypher and crown in dia.
monds. This honout able testimony of the Esive
soft's notice, Sir II ICRARD Fono received in conss
quence of the exertions ne made in an affair in the
Police department, in the result of which, the Court
of Rossi* was interested.

The brig Eleanor, of Portland, Captain Suaw,
laden with salt, from Liverpool, bound to Portland
has put into Cork, in distress, having been out silt]
days. On thel27th September, she was brought to,
off Cape Clear, by La flrea:,r privateer, of Bour
deaux, mounting 16 guns, who sent on board nine
sailors, belonging to the Ann and Mary of Glasgow
bound to Quebec, which she had captured a rise
days before. She had also put the crews of twi
West Indiamen on board an American vessel, pia
vious to her falling in with the Eleanor.
BLACKMAN, with his Officers and crew, wer
landed at Yarmouth yesterday se'nniglit ; but hair
ing offered a bribe of 10,0001. to pi:rebate his el
cape, he has been sent on board the Monnarok.
The Ginry sailed on Thursday from Plymouth
to join the squadron under Sir JOHN Ostia, as die
the Minotanr and ///carriers for the Channel, and th
Racnria on a cruise.

On Thursday the price of wheat, at the mark
of I)evizes, experienced a thcline of upwards o
2us. per quarter. At most of the other Provir.cia
markets, it has fluatiated but little for the las
fortnight.
Notwithstanding the heavy restriAions mend;
imposed on the commercial intercourse between thi
country and Holland, the shipments in the Rive
continue with unabated aaivity. Several vessel
have sailed during the last week, and numeral
others are preparing for their departure.
A Spanish frigate, having on board three million,
of dollars, lately got into Ferrol. The Stertief
was the look-out vessel ; but it blew so strongl:
from, the westward At the time, that she WA
obliged to keep so gnat an offing, as admitted u
the escape of the frigate.
In the event.of a war with Spain, it is stated, tha
part of the produce of the captured frigates will bo
appropriated towards liquidating the recognises
claims of the merchants and manuladluters of thit
country upon the Spanish Governments which shoulc
have been discharged immediately after the siardni
the Treaty Amien', and which, not being so sa
tisfied, furnish one of the proniii.ent CelaSeS of tho
impending war.
Saturday morning, a very h trti fight took plari
in the Bowling-greewfields, Pancras, between If.
6erfirx, a brick-maker, and
7lames, a drover. Alto
having fought 40 minutes, James was JeilArrd rho
vianr, he having given his antagonist an unlock,
blow on the back of the bead, which leaves Luis
hopes of his recovery.

X.41-AE INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, Knv.
Put back the ,rit.ler man of war, and remains at
St. Helen's.

Sailed the S,/p:, hr;g of war, oa a cruise: the
Sped • brig of wo:- is appr.ir..-.•1 convoy to the east-
ward.—Wind W.

NOVEMUER es.

Sailed the .ittis man of war, toj;in-theCllano el
Fleet. and Hi; `Jak-sty',, ship /Lin Derr, to giv^ in-
ttettaion% to the s!,irs 1,.H1,1 there, bound to the West
Easte!iy.

DRIIIIAM, Nov. 22.

Admir.4lCornwanit., with fifteen sail of the line,
is in sight fr on the Berry I lead, but so great a
distance off, tlst they will not get into the Bay till
to-morrow.

PLVMDUTII,_NOV!!:2..

Sailed the .4moirm, Robson, from New Bruns-
r.ick, for Portsmouth ; /2.tetrio sloop of war; Gtory,
~t a ur. and Illustrious men of war, on a cruise.-
1N ;ild S. \V.

nt4t, NOV. t 4.
Ar:ived the Tre,,, armed ship, with a flei:t under
convoy from the Westward, which arc tailed fot the
River.

Sailed the Curlew and Perdu Lett, sloops of war,
with the Priprest Roy's!, Whig'', and Inrkratigable
transports; Eh:A Ann East Indiaman, and a large
fleet of outward bound vessels, under convoy to the
Westward ; If!•,ena frigate, for Portsmouth ;
Champion, and L'Atniable frigates, Da -t
and o,ettes sloops of war, with several gun-brigs,
&c. for their respettive cruising stations off the
French coast.