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OBSERVATIONS.

After this copious detail, observations are unne-
cessary, further than to state, that Scroggins,
although formerly conquered by Turner, loses none
of his fighting honours. Of Randall, the round,' fur-
nish eoough : his skill is equal to his hitting, and
the odds on him were advancing from the one• t.
Turner seldom threw his body in with his blows, and
Randall, from his adversary's position, by science
alone, out-fought several inches of superior length.
Turner remained strong on his legs till the last ;
on this occasion, as on every other in which he
has been enKaged, he proved himself not alone to
be strictly scientific in all his movements, but to
be a man of nerve and unquestionable cou-
rage. The opinions formed in favour of Ran-
dall, however, were in all respects confirmed ; Ilia
science was fully equal to that of Turner, and his
execution far more effective. Turner seemed un-
able to strike a severe blow, while Randall's hits,
where they told, were terribly conclusive : there
perhaps never was a light in which the art of self-
defence was more beautifully illustrated. Each
man knew the particular qualities of his antagonist,
and by every maiirsuvre which skill and ingenuity
could suggest, endeavoured to resist them. The
fortune of war, however, has been in favour of
Randall, who is now considered one of the best men
of his weight in the kingdom.

The Ist Rifle Brigade, the 33d and 79th Regi-
melds, will compose the Portsmouth garrtsms, as
tecon as the 18th, 21st, and 25.1 i have embarked.
Lieut.-Colonel Lord GRENOCH succeeds Lieut.-
Colonel NORTHEY. as Deputy-Quarter-Master-
General its the Portsmouth district. Colonel
NORTHRT removes to Edinburgh.
Rear-Admiral GRIFFITH has been re-appointed
to the co d at Fla in the rt.i.in of Si. D.
K.C.B. whose term of service will 110011
expur. TIA• Aeirrastle, 60, has been commis-
et h) Captain F•IISHAVVR, at Chatham, As bid
flag slew. Lieut. 1% ALasa is appointee. flag-Lieu-
knout.
Flit! t se'tm Kht the Hound cutter, Lieutenant
Four !Awls, krizra, b0w.... Worthing and Lit-
tle, aus..ine., two boats.o..e rnotattetog 189 casks of
b.bacei. in cmik), • ~e other 136 casks of
spurs of : the sato.- %erre deltveied into the
Cu•.......houtee at Shushan.. And on Monday
,o 1 tam, she office, of this I stationed on
... ••111,11sK, setzrei eleven casks of G.-
to v., 01.10 h had been lao.le .1 that night, and were
pos•ro-ron of the mougglerd.

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LAW IN TF. L LIG ENCE.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, I.triceues

SATURDAY DTCRIIRT.II h.

This was the fi•st .S.:81 Day sifter Michnelmns
Term. The Seal was opened by the LORD CHAN-
CIILLot, at his honer in Bedford-spiere.
Hos Honour the VICE-CIIANCELLOR crime into
Court at twenty thiesuleti pa.t telt o'clock, and on
tsking his sent Olt' Ihe Bench, observed to the Gen-
tlemen at the.:Sar, that lie w:in afraid the Lord
wou!gl not be stiffiriently re; ()erred from
111, indb•imsition (an attack of the g to I ski lii,
serf in Court ote Monday ; he load, ilittectore, told
hit Ltlitl-litv, that he would hear his motions on
M lay, on winch day hr would take his Lordship's
(notions awl his own alternately.

ABUSE Or CHARITIES.
Vie ATTORNEY-GENERA IL V. lie Rev.-- II A Rr•

LEY and OTH ELS.

Mr. BART stated, that this was an information
filed by his Majesty'. Attorney-General et the rela-
tion of the inhabitants of the parish of Bingley. in
Berkshire, against the Rev. -- Hartley, the Vi-
car of the palish, and tiiirteeu Trustees of* Charity,
founded for the support of a grammer school, in the
parish of Bingley. The *lamination charged the
Defendants with several abuses of the trusts of the
charity estate. The circumstances were, that be-
fore the reign of James I. a certain estate was be.
to thirteen trustees, inhabitants of the pa-
rish (for the time being) for the support of a grant-
mur school. Amongst the regulations of the donor
for the management of the charity, there was one,
which directed, that on the death or removal of a
trustee from the pari4i, that the remaining trustees
should immediately proceed to rill his place, by
electing windier. The informution also set forth,
that the Defeedaut, Hartley, held the situation ii
of schoolmaster and vicar of the parish, and one
person could not hold the two offices, according to
the intentions of the donor. That the Rev. De-
fendant had made an addition to the school-house,
for the purpose of receivisig scholars as boarders,
which was not contemplated by the founder. nod
that he shewed an undue,pieference to the boarders,
to the disadvantage of the free scholars; that the
trustees, instead of being a check over his conduct,
had allowed him to have the whole and sole ma-
nagement of the charity estates, and the only rea-
son they assigned fur their conduct was, that it was
for the benefit of the charity that the Reverend
Defesidasit should be solely interested its it. The
relators, therefore, prayed, that the Court would
refer it to the Master, to inquire and report whe-
ther it would not be for the benefit of the charity,
that the surplus funds, over whet was necessary
for the support of the grammar school, should be
applied fur the purpose of instructing the children
of the poor inhabitants of the parish in reading,
writing, and arithmetic. The Defendants had put
in their answers, in which they severally denied all
the allegations of the information, and set forth,
that the charity was most properly conducted, and
the Rev. Defendant extremely attentive to his
duties as a schoolmaster, which was attested by a
number of gentlemen of the greatest respectability
in the neighbourhood. He (the Learned Counsel)
was not instructed to say any thing against the re-
spectability of the Reverend Defembeet ; but he
was certain that nothing could add snore to his re-
spectability than his consenting to the inquiry be-
fore the Master, as the latter would, by his report,
give his seal to his respectability, if he deserved it.
His Honour the VICEXHANCELLOI " This is
a case in which I cannot refuse the inquiry before
the Master prayed for; as to the Reverend Defen-
dant holding the two situations of Vicar nod
Schoolmaster, the parties will then have the oppor-
tunity before the Master of producing evidence as
to the propriety or compatibility of his holding
the two offices. As to the charge against the Rev.
Defendant of having enlargtd the school-house for
the purpose of receiving 34 scholars as borders, I
am certainly of opinion that a master of a free
school hos so right to receive boarders. without it
can be proved that they would be of advutitige
to the purposes of the free school. There may he
cases where it might he advisable, for instance,
where the funds of the free school are inadequate
to the support of a teacher, for men of talent and
education will not be Found to accept of die office
if they are not sufficiently remunerated ;hut in this
instance there does not appear to be any lack of
funds; therefore I think the whole subject matter
ought to be referred to the Master, and that he
should also inquire and report whether it would
not be for the benefit of the parish of Bingley that
the surplus funds should be npplied for the educa-
tion of poor children in reading, writing, and arith-
metic, fur I see in the deed of gift that the d
I says, for the grammar school and other purposes."
The prayer of the relators granted.

His Honour the MASTISIt of the ROLLS sat in the
Bendier.' Chamber, to hear causes by consent.

COURT OP COMMON PLEAS, Warnmertek,

11•TVILDAT, DllCtillaLlit I.

MARSTON V. BARBER. LONG. and OTHERS.
This was an action of trespass.
Mr. ANDREWS opened the declaration, and Nlr.
Serjeant LENS stated the case to the jury.
Plaintiff, he said, *as a young lady, aim had lived
with her mother, and exercised the business of a
Straw-hat maker, till the death of the latter, since
which she lived by herself. About the middle of
last September this lady took unfurnished !edgings
in St. John-street, Clerk... Ansel!, removed her furni-
ture, and took up her residence in them. Shortly
after, on the 29th of the Paine mouth, the Defend-
ants, of whom the first was a merchant, time next a
messenger to Commissioners of Bankrupt, owl
the others, hie ..gents, went to her apartments in her
ahsence, forced open her doors, which they found
locked, ransucked her rooms, opened her trunks
and ilruwers, carried away a great part of her goods,
tie next day nod twit away all the rest, ex-
Cent her wearing apparel, the whole of whit It they
delivered to he r laiilllord, after having on the first
vi-it padlocked her dims; left her without a bed
to sleep on, turned her out to lye Ull the pave.
Meld. • The Defendants .!id ull that, not having
I the slightest claim on his client, lie wat assure it

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watil,l he asserted on the other silty, that there Ore
isletl such aconites:ion between her tool a Nlr. Ran-
kin, a bankrupt, indebted to one of the Defend-
atlas, that till her. prop, rty might be said to belong
to lion. But they would be unable to pyre such
a conttexion; there war on ground for ,apposing, it ;
and were it even establikbetl, it would he no justifi-
cation. Ile trusted the Jury woold see that his
client wasamtitlud to compensation fur such an out.-
regrow; injure. All the 41arnagett the desired to
get 44.444 the value of her own pinperty. A hat of
the article• would he too:hired and sworn to. Their
estimated value was 75/. illl,l he was (mill lent the
ry would have no hesitation in awarding damages
so moderate.
Jane Orchard was then swore, anti examined.—
Knows Mks Alarstou; remembers leer taking lotlg-
logs to John-street, Cletkeuwell ; she name aloud
a fortnight !Wore the Itpt quarter dat , and a week
iont a day before the-Delendaots weir first at the
house. Site took the lodgiogs uolltratalsed, at the
rate of sixteeit guineas x-year, to hr to:iitqw.rierly;
seer preseut when the b:irgaio Was tioat.e ; it Was 00
a Saturday ; the 1-,:,4VC 0 piece Miiria•St, and came
the next Monday. Site brought a great deal of fur-
niture ; saw 1.,0..e and the other Drfrodales at the
premisra en the Wedneinloy wick after Mist. Mar-
ton Caine; ashen they caste, both her doors were
locked ; 111••• s \latent) was out ; she said she was
going to take tea with her aister. It was about three
or b•ur o'clock; they eaker', did slit live there; was
told she did, but that alie was out, and on what (woo.
tam' ; they them away, returned beta ten six and
seven, and not fi:ltlittg her at home, broke open
the locks ; witness was lint here at the time ; came
up to the door before two c. achea with the things
drove away ; saw the torn put some things into the
coaches, and found the room empty ; pictures,
plate, and other articles Joel been taken away ; the
wearing apparel was left oil the premises, but seiz-
ed by Mr. Burton. the landloid, two or three
days before the quarter-day ; they gave orders that
the doors should remain padlocked, and that no
person should he let in ; came next worsting with
caravan, and took away the bedsit-411s; bed-
clothed, and every thing except the weariog apparel
and one chest of drawere. The ro..ma were kit
locked ; the keys were delivered to Air. Buriou,
with direct a not to give up the Wearing apparel
email Mi.. Marston paid the quattet's .rent. l'he
pa pe r handed to her is a corset! list of the articles
beanging to Mos Marston (it consisted of pivot,
shawls, bonnets, scarfs, &c.)
This witness then underwent a long cross-eke:
mination by Mr. Serjeatit Vauanasi, for the pur-
pose of drawing out an sidinissiou that Rankin lived
with Miss Margot', hut iii V 0111; tie. oily circum-
stance tending that way which appeared, was, that
she once saw it man's back leas/slog Miss Marstou'i
apartment, but could not tell who it wa,
J. Norton e.ratnbred.
IS a SIMill; was employed by .Mr. Barber, the
sgth of September last, to open the rteurs of the
opettment• iu queati (((( ; lie tlrchhed d.•ii,g so tilt
an officer came ; then picked the locks of two
door a, also opened a chest of ilrawei a- it co twined
stockings and other wearing ottparrl ; was oidettal
to go to a public-honse adjacent, and watt ,till sent
for; did so; was sent for agam, and opened a 'chest
in the kitchen—it coat fined matt tag and crorkery
ware ; helped to bike down a pier glass sod pin--
tures ; the things., except the arming apparel and
cheat of drawers, were put into hackney-enaclies
which were so wuitilig; going tiwi. iiecorril the
front end hack room with padlock-, by Mr. Bar-
ber's order ; Waft paid by hint for los labour.
(.'roil-examitterf. —Opened a black leaf hrr frank;
saw plate taken out of it, silver sitcms, knives,
and forks ; did not see a large 'much of Bank
notes, produced to hint, (Oink, in it stutiA in a
piece of china.
This was the Plaintiff's case.
Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN, for the Defendants,
cautioned the Jury against beteg misled by the
high-sounding speech of his Lean', a Bittilit r. He
should cut up his case by the roots, by proving that
Miss Marston was but a criminal lostsintient in the
hands of another ',emit, a Mr. Rankin, a hook-
rota, to defraud his creditors. The todgi• gs were
taken on his account, and the property was his ; or,
to speak more correctly, lila creditors; the princi-
pal of whom was Mr. Barber. Rankin nos a dealer
in china, who, not finding business I.IIC errd on hie
account, got himself introduced to Mr B wto r, a
gentle-num who had been a merchant, but 44as now
retired, and advised him to specultue w china; 1
it sold very well in this cou.•try. Mr. 13 .rbtr re-
plied, lie had tio objection to lay not 1,300/. In that
way. An agreement was airde between the partici;
and reduced to *riling; the mature of which was,
that the china should be considered as Mr. Bar-
ber's property, that Ratikist 'tumid ve ll it un his ac-
count. and should be allowed halt the net profit, de::
ducting interest, for his trouble. The china was
purchased in the course of the year 1916. ltaltkiii
told Mr. Barber it would. lie be tier to let it 11, to
the warehouse till the followlog spring. Mr. B .r.
her. on examining the casts, and titidiog all light,
smarmed, and went to the contitry. I here he got
information which roused his suspicion • of some on-
fair dealing ; he came to town, at al discovered that
his worthy agent had actually sold the a hole 4.f the
, china to Messrs. Mortlock, iu Oxfo.d.aireet, and
pocketed the price of it,about 2,000/. Oa this lie era
rested Rankin, who alter re nonitatg i,i the Fleet
prison nine niotiths, and heit.g mode a las•,krupt
by Mr. Matter. got out 1.0 hind ball, ~td Coated
a conaexiou with Miss Marston, dotrln4 coitniaal„
criminal in its own nature, and reittlee«4l ta,.r, so
by being entered into with a view of .ferr,tiditor, his
creditors. The Jury could not believe ilia if the
apartments did itot belong tee Ittin, his W.-ee and
pictures would have been lotstiti ittere, and a gold
a etch, with gold chain mid seals; but tley took,
not have any doubt on the subject. He should
make it clear to them, that within a piece oft hula, iu
a trunk, was found a sum of 1,0151. in flank of
England notes, uuquestionably part of the ;lime
of Mr. Barber's venture. The justifit *lion then
was, that the premises were the lialginge of Rankin,
nod the property his—that he was a ba. Its upt —utid
that hi, ereditos were warranted in (lonia will thew
did by the statutes 13 Elizabeth, c. ri sod 13
James I. c. 19.
The paper containing the agteement belweren
Rankin and Bather, the invoice of the chin., I.:test
%kith Jul% , 19111; the conintiasioo of hol.ktettot
• against ltanknt, tined 26thSrptetubtrp 1517, and

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the warrant to seise the goods er Rankin, were then
severally pet in and proved.
A number of witnesses were produced, and esta-
blisheduaost of the facts stated by Mr. Serjrant
Vaughan relative to Rankin individually. It was also
czed that a great pert of the furniture removed had
in possession of Rankin at lodgings which he
had previously occupied, but it was not sheen that
it Ell had, or that the apartments broken into were
his. Accordingly, before the case fur the Defend-
ants war regularly Hoard, the Chief Justice put
it to their Cagliari, whether, lwfure bis tusking any
Observations on the facts of the cab... and sipposisg
likely that • verdict could nut be given for the
Defendants, they were prepared to agree to any
'specific sem as damages. After conferring a con-
siderable time with their solicitors, and 11e•Counsel

on the other side, the Defendant's Counsel replied,
that they were not, and that they must proceed
with the examination of the witnesses.
The CRIMP JUSTICII—." Then chew what right
you had to +reek into the lodgings of this lady ;
whatever hei situation in life was, though she might
have lived with that man, and though he might
have kept his notes there, never to send for her to
point out what things belonged to her; to lock up
}ter doors, turn her out into the streets, and leave
her withost a lodging ! 14 that conduct which COO
be justified? If you reject the offrr now made,
the rejection will be understood as final, and we
shall give all the necessary time to a full considera-
tion of the ease."
Mr. Serjoant VAUGHAN. on consulting with the
Solicitors, than said, they were aware there were
Am, facts in the case which could not be legally
justified, and therefore consented to having a ver-
dict entered for the Plaintiff with the damages
A verdict was accordingly given for the Plaintiff
%--Dansages, 751.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, SATIMDAY, Dscunts 5.

Sittings after Michaelmas Term, at Westminster.

131ITATIVE TEA, COFFEE, AND TOBACCO.
The Arrosm-ognzaAL V. HEMET COPE.
Mr. WALTON having opened the pleadings,
The ATTosuire-GesseAL, with his wonted abi-
lity, stated the information against the Defendant,
which imputed, first, that he, being a tea-dealer,
had in his possession a large quantity of coloured
leaves, in imitation of tea; Billy, that he had a simi-
lar quantity of coloured leases in his possession,
made to resemble tobacco ; and lastly, a quantity
of roasted beans, pease, or other grain, in imitation
of coffee, whereby he had become liable to pay large
penalties to the King.
'John Proctor sous then mons and examined.

He deposed that be lived serva.it with a person
osf the tisane of Henry Lamb, at Fiskertou, near
Newark, Nottinghamshire. In 1809, witness lived
with an uncle of this man, named William Lamb,
who was a cliymist and druggist ; Henry Lamb
was in partnership with his uncle at that time, but
on his uncle's death gave up the business of chy-
mist and druggist, and turned blacking-manufac-
turer; he bad carried on this business for three
years and • half; witness continued with Henry
Lamb till last December. He came to Fiskerton
in last Noeetobet from Farodon in the same county;
witness knew of some imitative tea having been in his
Possession. This tea was composed of Amon and
whitetboro lame. These leaves were bought horn
the collectors at three-halfpence a pound. The
whitethorn leaves were infused. in • solution of pot-
ash and water ; after this, a solution of copperas and
water was put to them. They were then drained
and dried upon a kiln: this made black tea. The
process with the shame leaves was different to that
adopted with the thorn-leaver. The shuntac I
were scorched in a cylinder, •ud coloured with
Dutch pink and Prussian blue. This formed •
green, and gave the sort of bloom which genuine
green tea bore. Of this sort of stuff Henry Lamb
sold large quantities—of shutout', he could say, •
ton, at least, had been collected and sold. Of
thorn-leaves ha could speak to somewhere about
two hnodred weight. He also made an Mika-
'ion of tobacco. This was made of sufHower, or
wild saffron. He was not aware whether this was •
wholesome or a poisonous vegetable. This was also
infused in a solution of potash, and pressed out to
deprive it of its colour. Having been thus deprived
Of its natural colour, it was put into a solution of
copperas and water, where it remained till com-
pletely saturated. It was then pressed a second
time, and dried; and after being sifted and cleaned,
became tobacco. Witness, to "leak within com-
pass, could say that from one to two tons of this had
been made and sold at Farndon and Fulterton
within a year and a half. Mr. Lamb was also u
sake r of imitative coffee, which was made of rye,
roasted io a cylinder, and then ground and mixed
with a little coffee. To speak within compass,
two or three tons of this had been made and sold.
Two women and three or four children were em-
ployed to collect the ahumac sod thorn leaves be-
fore mentioned. The steeping took place at Fern-
don, and the drying at Fiskerton. These articles
were sold to different grocers and shopkeepers.
Witness knew a person of the nurse of Mr. Eyre,
who was Mr. Lamb's agent, or traveller, fur the
sale of these things. Witness saw the articles which
Were the subject of the present information : they
'were the articles he had heen 'peeking of.
Crass-examined by the ColeMoN SEa.IIZANT.
Was engaged in making the stuff he had de-
scribed about a year and • half; was quite satisfied
with the making; he did not put it down the
people's throats.
Mr. Robert Walker, Collector of Excise at
,Leeds,
deposed, that on the 31st of March last he went on
board a vessel called the Steam. at the wharf, at
Leeds ; he was accompanied by Bedford and Gray,
his two clerks ; he searched the vessel, and found a
hogshead addressed to Mr. Cope. This cask, in
the manifest of the vessel, was said to contain black-
ing ; witness was slot content with this, but broke
open the head of the hogshead, and found it to con-
tain • number of paper parcels, cr ntaining 2161b5.
of an article imitating tobacco ; he also found
a quantity of paper parcels, containing one hsn-
dred and seventy-nine pounds of an article imitat-
ing coffer; it was ground; he took samples of
these articles; the whole bulk was setae:t and
conveyed to the Excise office, returor,l to the

Exchequer. and condemned. After the seizure
• search warrant was procured to search Mr. Cope's
premises. Witness. in company with others, went
to the Defendant's, who keeps • grocer's shop at
Leeds. They observed, on entering the premises,
two paper parcels lying upon the counter : the
shopman was in the shop. and upon being asked
what those parcels contained ; he said they were
druggist's parcels. Witness- examiued them, and
found they contained imitative coffee, soil weighed
51111bs. each. It was the same sort of stuff found
on board the Steen. He then went into a ware-
house belonging to Mr. Cope, about forty yards
distance. Here he also made search, sod found
several paper parcels containing 94Ibs. of imitative
tobacco. This was the sante sort of stuff found
in the hogeheed. At the time it ass found it
was just put into a hamper by the Defendant and
his men. On further search he discovered 36Ihs.
of imitative tea : this was likewise in the hamper.
The Defendant, on being asked where he got these
articles, after sonic heaitation, raid lie had received
them front Henry Lamb, of Feskerton, near Newark.
He presented to witness an invoice. in which there
was an article described as " 112Ibs. of L. E. H.
at is." The Defendant said L. E. H. stood for
tobacco. In the same invoice there was an article
described as " Sfilbs. of C. F. E. at 9il. per pound,“
This the Defendant said stood for coffee. There
was likewise an article entitled, " two boxes of
E. I. U." which he explained to mean tea. %%Nth
regard to the hogshead found on board the Swan,
the Defendant said it was iutriideil for him, but hr
had reftised to take it in ; *Aims, made an inquiry
after the invoice of that, and the Defetid,ii.t pro-
duced one which he said was it. The good. iii this
invoice, however, were deseribed as " two cwt. of
E. I. D. (tea) ; there wa• no tea in the ca•k, and
therefore this could not be the invoice inquired fur.
The Defendant said he had purchased these things
of an agent of Mr. Lamb's, oldie name of Eyre, to
whom he had given his acceptance at two months
for the amount of the first invoice produced. He
said he had been thous piompt 111 his payment, be-
cause Eyre told him, if he (lid not pay immediately,
he would acquaint the Exci.e. All these articles,
like those found in the vessel. were seized and re.
turned to the Exchequer. There was a letter an-
nexed to the bill of parcels which witness had de-
scribed. This letter apologised fur delay in send-
ing the goods, ■nd added, that he wished to send
" a real good article, and he believed he had suc-
ceeded."
In cross-examination, witness; said, that the Dr.
fending sent to the Excise-office to state that the
officers had overloked a (anto), of tea, which was
afterwards ►eized.

In re-examination. witness said, Mr. Cope was
an entered tea-dealer.
The COMMON SZRJEAWT—" I will not trouble
you to prove that."
Mr. Bedford, clerk to the last witness, corrobo-
rated his testimony in all respects. Ths Defend-
akt was much alarmed, and said. he was going to
return the goods to the mailufacturers. He en-
treated that witness would not seize them, as it
would ruin him. He threatened to blow Liss brains
out. On the next day witness *ea spin to the
Defendant's house, and found two boxes iu a small
room, in which the seizure was made the previous
day. These boxes coutsined eight parcels of imi-
tative tea, of seven pounds each. Witness did not
believe these boxes were there the day before.
If they had, he must have seen them. These were
seized also.
Samples of the respective articles were then pro-
dnced, and Proctor being recalled. recognised them
to be similar to those manufactured by NIG Lamb.

The case for the Crown being closed,
The COMMON SELMA*? addressed the Jury on
the part of the Defendant, whom he described to be
a man in a very small way of business, extremely
poor, and already in prison for debt. It was impos-
sible for him to pay tit penalties, which, under this
information, he had incurred. He, therefore, must
remain at the mercy of the Crown. He fully
acceded to all that had been said of the villainy
of the manufacturer of those articles; and was
happy to say, that he was iu the way to receive
that punishment which lie so justly deceived.
It was a matter of consolation, however, to the
Defendant iu this case, Neat 110 proof had been or
could be produced of his haviug been a manufac-
turer. The great criminal was Lamb, who, it was
seen, employed an accomplice of the name of
Eyre, who went about to poor 'rookeries', and by
false representations induced them to become the
receivers of this spurious commodity. The De-
fendant had proved his disinclinatioir to continue
this abominable traffic, by refusing to receive the
cask which had been described by Mr. Walker, and
being actually found in the ■ct of packing up the
rest, to send it back to the manufacturer.

The ATTORN EY-GEN ERA L. in reply. said, how-
ever ingenious the observations of the Com Ser-
jeant might he, they were riot founded in fact. If
the Defendant had ordered genuilie articles, rind was
deceived by having imitative thing. sent to him, it
was true he had his remedy by sending them back ;
hut he would ask, where was to be found the plea
of ignorance or innocence, when it was distinctly
proved that the Defendant had given his order fur
tes.coffee, and tobacco, to a blacking manufacturer.
The prices, too, at which the articles were fur-
nished, was a sufficient proof of the perfect ac-
quaintance of the Defendant with the gross and
atrocious traffic into which he had entered. It was
clear, too, from au examination of the invoice.' that
his dealings had been considerable, for the iiumtity
found on his premises was far less than the amount
actually sent. What became of the rest he knew
not, 'Omit passed through Own ttttt achs of his Ma-*
jesty'ro subjects. He really thought, without Weaning
to treat the subject with levity, that it would be
well for the gentlemen who dealtd itt these articles,
to combine with their other business that of
chymists and druggists ; as their advantage would
then be double—tint, iu selling the poison to make
their customers sick ; and their iu ceiling their
drugs to make them well again. Gr.un the whole,
he saw no ground in this case for abating the penal-
ties one farthing, or of extending to the Deferidant
even the shadow of mercy.
The CHIEF BARON —" The next name in my
paper is that of Lamb. Pray, may I ask. is this the
person of whom so much has been said ? Is his
case to come on to-day ?"
' The ATTORP EY.GENERAL..n." It is the sane

person, my Lord; but be has suffered judgment
to go by default."
The CHIEF B&aox—" It is not in my power to
control the mercy which may be exercised by the
Crown in this case ; hut I think it right to state, as
one appointed to administer justice here, that there
is no foundation for those claims to consideration
which the Common &drool has put in. It is
high time to put an end to this abominable traffic,
and as fa► as I understand the case, there is nothing
in it to excite compassion."
The Jury then returned a verdict for the Crown
for the following penalties :—One Thousand the
Hundred and Twenty Pounds for 114Ibs. of imita-
tive tea, at 101. per pound; the Hundred Pounds
fur imitative coffee ; and Two Hundred Pounds
for imitative tobacco; making a total of the Thou-
sand Four Hundred aid Twenty Pounds.