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CRIMINAL INFORMATIONS.

Mr. EaseiPet moved the Court for leave to file a
Criminal Information against George Michael
Dance, Gentleman, one of the Attorneys of this
Court, to whom he had to impute an offence of the•
most heinous nature, resorted to for the purpose of
'stoning money from the Gentleman whom the
Learned Counsel represented. It consisted of a
system of the most scandalous and diabolical defa-
mation against the Complainant, that ever woe
before a Court of Justice, and of even the greatest
crimes provided against in the penal statutes; the
very destruCtion of every comfort of society, was
cornrised in this offence. ihe faets which the
affidavit set forth were these pie-Mr. Dance happen-
ed to have some pecuniary tra saaions with the
nephew of the Complainant. who th:reby became
indebted to him in a large suns of moisey, and not
being able to discharge it, the young man's mother
gave her promissory notes to Mr. Dance for tOOl
I'hese becoming due, she was unable 'n pay teem,
and Mr. Dance applied to the Complainant to re-
lieve him from the embarrassments his relations
had involved him in, who offered him 1001., and
Da•.ce declared, that not less than 2001: Would be
sufficient to release him from thus.• engagements.
The Complainant accordingly did advance him that
sum, upon his delivering ep to him the several bills
of Exchange, and other securi•ies relative to this
transaCtion. This was .'t, se by the Complainant,
merely to relieve :',eat branch of his family. Some
time :.f:: r, Nit. D..r.ce stalled to the Complainant
for a furth••r or, in lieu thereof, to
procure him a piece uoder Government ; which,
.g. the cornier tnreatetied, by letter, to expose
him, and dept ina.e a number of letters to each in-
dividual mernti• of a volunteer ;tops which the
Complainant commanded ; (Mt. EILSKINC here ob.
served, ;bat his client, be'ne a Gentlem very
considerable prol;erty, had raised this corps entirely
at his own expenc, ) ; aid farther declared, he
waled so jniri an affidavit of the fat; contained in
t' e:n ; Vie who:, ..ousisting of eve. y species of also-
minatino, scurrility, and ahose, a"ainst this
1124.1'S Char/der ; defaming his Age, and every
braech of is family :be • ge..ted i . ,is letter, that
url-ss the complainant came d. w handsomely
with t.,e money, e would expose an publish has
oirth and parentage, his pedigree, an every trans-
adtion of his tile, and *hot of his fami y. and every
thing relative to a c.•ttsin money tratisaetion. Th:s
he declared he wOuld do, and even hell itself, thous.,
standing heiore him, should not provent hi.n ; but,
it the place under Gi vernment was procured for
him, he would oe satisfied ; and then he teals him
what parnrinets and publican ns ice ii”eiaded to clis-
tribtar against him. Not receiving auy saosfaCti.
from th:s communication, he is. xt attacked the
Complainaat's wife in the• must trader point. that of
ber reputation ; and, in .s most ealumn ous 1. tier,
told h r, that ti.e mean and pitiful 4,11. es of her
husband, to aeries the money transaition, would
oblige bins toexpose circumstance• the ;non disgrace.
fail to any family, but the Complainant's; and he
would also be obliged to cap se her's ; hut, if she
did as she should do, he would r serve it. 'Co
this letter no answer was sent, and Mr. Dance wrote
a second letter, nearly as follows:—'• ►•lalam, you
may suppose I am not possessed of your pedi-
gree; hut you are much mistaken; I have been
furnished with it, and will take care to distribute it
all over Plymouth, and the neighbouring country."
Mr. EASIIII4I observed, that this Gentleman,
against whom he moved, must have been fully
aware that this kind of conduct, would be brought
before their Lordships ; and, as it anticipating the
present applicatiou, he says, in another letter to the
Complainant : "As to what you can say to my
Lord Et.e.se so moues, I care not. It is exactly the
Same to you,whether you swear on the Old or New
Testament ; but this you cannot swear, that you are
an honest man." The Learned Counsel then pro-
duced a great number of songs, or verses, entitled,
" The Pig wed the Israelis';" after which followed a
primed paper, under the title of " Eztraerdthary Ad-
viriirement"....." Lost, or strayed, a small boar pig, of
the Portuguese breed, lately sent from New Ronsney
to Westminster (alluding, as Mr. ERMINE nbeerveJ,
to the Complainant's being lately returned as a
Member of Parliament for New Romney), remark-
able for the length of his snout. which he often
suffers to be pulled with impunity. Likewise an
old snow, lately tricked out at a pawnbroker's, in
the neighbourhood of Monmouth-street. Whom.
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ever war. bring; them to the Whipping-post, shall
receive, for thzir pains, a pail of hog-wash." This
advertisement was signed " Da 'me," and distributed.
not only among the officers and men belonging to
the corps. but also throughout the whole neigh.
bourhood of Plymouth and Portsmouth. There
was another paper circulated by this Gentleman,
tinder the title of " Plymouth Queries; •r, hferdeati's
IVife ahtl Familo."
Is; Query.—Was not the wife of the Rabbi, that
re.idei in the neighbourhood of Plymouth, a wo.
man of bad chat after
" 4J. Does not the sister of the Rabbi's wife live
in a state of prostitution
" 3d. And does not the mother of the Rabbi's
wife, cry fish through the streets of London 1" &s.
Couatr.—" Take a rule to spew cause."
Mr. G A Row made a similar motion, on behalf
of Sir Hugh Dillon Massy, of Bath, Bart. against
Major-General Charles Barton. The subjea of this
application originated from certain trusts in the will
of a deceased near relative of the formerFentlemaii,
on wh• ru these trusts devolved, concerning the sale
of certain parts of the estate of the deceased, in Ire-
land, of which General Barton had become the put-
chat.r. A correspondence of considerable length
took place upon the bowies* between the parties, but,
about tie Bth of March, 1502, Sir Hugh D. Massy
received a letter from General Barton. relating to
die sale of the estate ia question, and other money
Dana ns, *herein also the General mentioaed
errsoltitig his law agent upon the su'sj:a. In an.
ewer to this, Sir t tomb observed, among other mat-
ters, Your underhand work will not pass on
i" which, the Learned Cnuneel observed, was
the only provocation for the suis,equent condult of
General Wiliam. The General again wrote, to

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ire that die conveyettoe should be *vented to Wei t
but Sir Hugh refustd, until Lady :11a•sy's
should be discharged. Displeased at this denial, the
General wrote letters, refleßing upon the former's
condo& amt both parties were dissatisfied with each
other. Some time after, Sir Hugh came to town to
the Bath Hotel, WeEminster, and was waited on by
Lieutenant Colonel Barton, the brother of the Ge..

metal.. who calme to solicit him to sign the convey-
Arlo* ; but Sir Hugh persisting in his refusll, until
Lady Afassy's legacy was paid, the Colonel told
him, if he would not sign, that he must not stir
our, as the General considered him no gentleman,
old would treat him accordingly The following
Lieulenant-Coloi A Barton again called on rim,
the conversation was renewed, the refusal to elm-

cute the deed of conveyance repeated. and the for.
met threat from the General. mentioned in still
stronger terms ; to which Sir H'tgh M ssy repl rd.
that he certainly should go out about his business
as usits).

On he 19th of August, be went to the country.
and rs turned to town in OFtn- er. On the 2d of
November, as he rode up 80. J-street with his
groom (who Hoe 1 in the affidavit), he heard a
voice behind him call out in a loud and threatening
tone ; but not taking any notice of it. he rode on ;
whet. the 'mice was a;•.tin heard, and he discovered
it was General Barton, who grossly abused him,
called him " rascal" and " scoundrel ;" and, if he
did not take notice of that, he c stied him " a
coward " Sir Hugh replied, that he would take no-
tice of it, as such condo& should be treated, and
again rode on, when the General called loudly after
him " stop, you rascal and thief."
Cord Eti CNICIOCOH.—'. I think the Colonel
has kept his w in some purpose. For the pre-
servation of the public peace, we must grant a rule
to show cause."

THE KING V. JAMES and lIIENJAVIK RADAR. &Rd

RICHARD LINIAM.

This was an inihis;e:; tiied before Mr. Baron
GaanAM, at 4.ldmin, doting the last A'sizes for
Co-nwall, and the three Defendants were found
riiay of an assault and riot.
It appeared from the Judge's notes, taken at the
trial, that one Glaines, a Serje..nt of Marines, along
with some of his men, had landed from a boat, and
were nroc.:euing is search of a deserter, John Radar;
when they came to Lenian's, who kept a public-
house in the town, they enquired for the man they
were looking after, and found he was in the tows.
I be three Deteldants came up with between twen-
ty acd thirty other persons in volunteer uniform,
s me with their muskets, and others with their aisle
arms : they shouted and hooted the Serjeant and his
party, aii,l Lenian called out, "the devils ate corn-
ing," alluding to the press-gang, as they thought
'titer to sty!, the Serjeant of Marires and his mer ;
and se n when he prn:fuced his warrant, they re-
fused to acknlirledge tt ; and, although the des: tier
was within their :sewer, the D tfendn.its, along with
the other persons ~:esent, would not let them se•
cure him. They ten beam- very violent, swear-
ing the Marine, should leave tie town, and began
to treat them with so much s:nlence, that t e
tines were obliged to make their escape, as fast as
they coal. J. Before they reached the jolly.ho t,
the Volunteers fired several shots :titer them, a
they heard the b.,11s whistling aver their fota...s ;
when they gained their boats. upwards of forty
shots were fired at them, and they n irrowly escaped
with their lives. It farther appeared, that the day
t,n which this manta:Rion happened, wits a festival
vi h the Vo %totters of that town, and :hey had been
celebrat:ng it previous to this
_pikes ; in the morn-
ing they had been firing at a target with ball; and,
at the time when the disturbance took place, several
of them had their pieces loaded, and also a quantity
of ball.cartri.lge about them; it al.o appeared, that
one of the Defendants sent a girl home for forty
rounds more.

Ile joint, and several affidavits of the D-fend-
ants were put in I they went to deny some of the
fafts, and soften down the while trans:a:lion
John Radar also swore, that he never had been a
deserter.
Thomas Hill, Esq late a Captain in His Majesty's
59J Regiment of Font, but now the Mayor And
Chief Magistrate of Bodmin Town, also made an
affidavit on behalf of these Defendants, whom he
represented to be honest, industrious, and hard-
working men, with large families, and of remark-
able good charatlers.
Mr. Serjeant Lams addressed the Court on their
behalf; he observed, that although the) were
blameable in a high degree, yet, he trusted, the
Court would distinguish something in this case wor-
thy their Lordships' consideration, in mit gation of
punishment. This transAftion was not a premedi-
sited one, but the aft of a mere m'm nt. As to
the shots fired, that was done to intim ate the Ser-
jeant and his party, and, by no means with a view
to the slightest mischief or injury to any one.
Mr. E +sr, and Mr. EAsKto toll-weed on the
same side; the latter Gentleman hoped the Court
would see a difference in this case from thin of
smugglers, wno wet e armed purposely to resin the
laws of their country ; but :hese G,ntlenles, were
In a laudable service for their King and Courury ;
mad haviiig been somewhat heated at their testival,
having arms in their hands, and, from the groat
•uium which exists against Preis Gangs, however
mis.aken it may be (though, he was happy to say,
this prejudice was wearing away every day), and
through a take notion of the liberty of the subjea,
they, a; the moment, involuntarily acted is this in.
cautious manner.
The SOLI OTOS-GEN IN AL, for the Crown, could
not see any thing in what was urged by the Counsel
for the Defendants, which could at all go in miti-
gation nt punishment ; for, tnstesad of aiding the
laws, as their duty should have pointed out to them,
they were 'finally violating them.

Mr. JIM,/ L. on the mine side, observed. that it
was with deep regret he beheld men who to .k up
arms, otiginally, in the honourable setvice of
pr; edling their country, violating its laws in so
great a degree. l'his was a delds.nate, premedi-
tated, and systematic warfare ; they regularly
pressed the marine; down to the beach, who were
not, by any means, tnere on the imprest service, hut
came to re-over a deserter. It could not escape
their Lirdships, that this was a plan arena the
Seamen, to spill the best blood in the Country. If
such were their military festivals. they were much
better celebrated « in the breach than the abserr.

ante ;" if, like the feast of Atfslca, they c.-ere to
end in blend.
Lord EL§ artennounte—" fft tlifffl be com-
mitted, and br,,uut up again for jaJgmeat un
'Mors fay next."
At one o'clnck, Lord FAccuanacorttt sat at Nisi
Psis+, at Guildhall, when a few undefended cants
were dis)osed of.

COURT OF COM NUM PLE ALS, Not. SO.

LONCFMLD v. cautios.
Serjeant Satemaato showed cau,e against a con-
ditional rule ohtained by Serjeant Cockell, for an
attachment against Lieu' Ratsev, of t'.e Mcdtei•P
man of war, foe a contempt of the process of the •
Court.
The affidavits of Yates and Howe!, two Sheriff's
officers. were read. It aprared from them, that,
on the 11th of Oetober law, these officers, haring a
writ for 601 against the Dtletadant, who was a sai-
lor on board the Medi ti4r, I) ing off Spithead, went
in a boat alongside the ship. Yates asked to see
Cameron, who was called by chi- watch, and came
into the boat. He was then arrested, in the usual
manner, by Yates laying his hand on him, and • •
stewing him the writ. rhe watch who stood at
the gangway, and heard all that passed, instantly
called on Cameron to come on board. iis
accordingly clambered up the side of the ship, r
withstanding, every ex.trrion on the part s.f she
Officeys, and escaped. Howel then wet on board.
and demanded his prisoner, but Lietiteoant Ratsey
refused to give him up, threatening Howe!, if he
did not depart, and making a kick at Yates, who
stood in the boat. On the other side, the Affidavit
of Lieutenant Ratsey was read ; it stated, that
when the Office's came along-side in the boat, they
asked leave to come on board, saving, they had
a bundle for Cameron. The ship's crew being
then very busy, he refused to allow them to
come on board, but said, Cameron might go into ,
the boat. Shortly after this, (dowel ca ne on
board without leave, and demanded Cametnet
as his prisoner. Cameron wis then sent fur.
he beb g at the very time in the boat
with Yates, and very willing to be taken swat
from the ship.
Serjeant 1./.l4aaD then submitted, that the Rule
should be discharged, AS there was not the 'habitat
appearance of contempt on the pat tof his client. It
was in his power to di pose r 0 the matter instantly,
if he pleasal, as the 32d of the king enoSed. that
before any sailor could be takers, an affi Ask • howls'
be made, that the debt anviunted to more than SUL
and that it wi. conrratled before the Defendant en-
tered into His M jetty's service.
Serjeant Cocasss, on the other side, off-red no
Arguments in support of his Rule; and the C tort
being of opinion, that Lieutenant Raton, was at
Gritty of a contempt, discharged the Rule.
LONDON ADJOURNED SESSIONS.
OVILOHaLL, NOV. gr).
Thomas Bremer was :ndieted f an ass nal on
Robe' Strachan, on the 30:h of Augest. The Pro-
secutor was a waiter at the Blue Boar .
Aldrate, and Vie Defendant a young man of te-
speaability its the city. 0 i the evening stated.
the Defendant, in company with others. had a con-
vivial meeting at the coffee-h.-use, and a Lieutenant
Peney, of the ' larine-, was introduced. The wit-
ter stated, that, bearing a quarrel in the boa, be.
tween the Lieutenant and a Gentleman of the party.
anal knowing the former to be a quiet disposed tvr-
son. he having frequented me house som.. timt and
being rather in liquor, he led him through the entre-
room and kitchen, to put hint to bed. While-he
was doing so, the Defendant followed. and gave the
Witness a black eye ; but it did .ot prevent him
fr taking care of the Oui.er. On his mem to
the coffee-room, the Detendaic said, .1 he s null
like to black his other eye," an.. ,mm .list-i•. it
I I him again, without the slightest prism .tion. Ibe
I chambermaid at the coffee :souse torrotan areal won
; had fallen from the Pr necutor. In defence, the

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Gentlemen who composed the party with the De-
fendant, described Lieutenant P. to hare been very
quarrelsome. He was a perfea sh.v.ger.
traduced to the box w..ereth.y were situ, o, and he
was not long with them before he eta leng.ul the
whole to fight with Imo dor pistol. In his t,araie
career, he or4ered the vraite- to fetch his sword, s hith
mandate was obeyed, but it was wrested frur.-. t .n,
and brook's to him a wood time, as the witn..,‘
supposed, by the waiter.
Inc Recount o'issrv,.3 to the Jarr, that the
assault on the Prosecutor was not coutradided, and
he w as entitled to their verdilt,aitheu,h his condud
in fetching a sword was highly reprehensible.—
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The Defendant was fined one shittilg.

The Liedy. Buitsv, and the Lace/v. M rt. tee,
from Yarmouth, fur Liverpool, ..re reported to be
talon.
The Peer Wilhelm, --, from Liserponl, for the
Baltic, is captured, and carried into Calais
tin Sun lay last, an exce:lerrly appropriate sm...
mon was preached at the palish church of st. P ter's
Mancroft, Norwich, for toe of the chanty-
schools in that city, by the Right Rev. the Li-so
Bisnor of the Diocese, from the 13th chapter of
Jeremiah, verse 2SJ. Before the sermin, iishop
LOWTII.II sublime Hymn, compos-d by sir. kkitio,
was sung by the Chortsiers fr-sm the Cathedra/, as-
sisted by several gentlemen of .he city the r.ul-
- was larger than usual on similar .'cc .ons,
amounting to 261. 14.. tid. The church wa !aghred
up as on Christmas-day. The Corieration atten led,
with most of the principal inhabitant., in mourilng,
is s(.l mn respect for the departeJ hero of Trefalgar.
The wh,ils formed a speaaele interostiog and sub-
lime, as the congregation consisted ot not less than
4000 persons !
It is with pleasure we state, that, ai.iongst the
many successful inventions of the present age, Mr.
V011.1131'5 Method of curing the Distortea
stands unriveled ; some hundreds, of both .eze.,,
who h eve teceialy !ensured under the rearest
pains bodily ef irmi y, being now 4,11 e m toast
of the most elegant shanes. Br Applying -o Na
Upper .lame.-.tr.. t, Golden-square, when., under
the most Wier.' patronage ot the Faculty. nit con-
t;nues to cure. for stipulated sums, a;. prominent
derortaiitie. of the Back Boat, Limbs, Sc. withoin
the assistance of iron, steel, or any other metal.

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