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recommended him to mercy in consequence of his unt
having had the benefit of parental care.
THE KING V. JOBBINS AND THE KING V. HIRRIB.
In both these cases the record was withdrawn for
want of evidence.
CHEAP WINE CONIPANY.

THE KING V. CHAREES JAMES WRENCH.
This was an indictment against the defendant, for
wilful and corrupt perjury. The prosecutors were
Messrs. Thomas and Richard Abbous, the component
members of the Commercial Hall Wine Company, in
Skinner.street, Fleet-market.
The prosecution was conducted by the Solicitor-Ge-
neral and Mr. Curwood; and the defence by Mr. Scar-
let and Mr. Campbell.
IL will be recollected, that in Michaelmas Term, 151 R,
a criminal information was moved against the prosecu-
tors, for alleged improper and illegal conduct, in the
course of their trade as wine merchants, in having
purchased wines fur teady money of needy traders, who
took up the wines upon credit, and sold them again to
the prosecutors at half their price. On that occasion
the defendant, NVrench, who had become abaukrupt,
was the person on whose affidavit the motion was prin-
cipally 3rounrled. He deposed to a variety of circum-
stances, tending to shew, that he was an instrument in
the hands of the prosecutors for the purpose of carrying
on their traffic, to the prejudice of the (air wine trader,
and the injury of the deponent's creditors.—Froth un-,
avoidable delay, not imputable to the prosecutors, cause
was not sliewn until Easter Perm last, against the mos
Lion for a criminal information, when the Court, after
hearing the matter fully discussed, discharged the rule,
but without costs. Since then Messrs. A bbotts pre-
ferred an indictment of perjury against the defendant,
founded epou the affidavit above mentioned.—The
charge was founded upon the following passages in
the defendant's affidavit;—' That on the 25th of June
deponent called at the counting-house of the said Tho-
mas and Richard Abbots, to receive a check of 641. (for
wines sold by him); and on leaving the counting-house
the said Thomas Abbots walked after him, and told
him, that if he was in want of money, he had plenty at
command to buy purchases, and deponent might depend'
Nam his keeping secret and confidential any transaction
between them ;" and, " that on another occasion, in
conversation, the said Thomas and Richard Abbott,
inquired if he had any port wine in his cellar? to which
this deponent replied that he had not; they, then told
hint, if he should have any, or get any, he was to briug
it to them." Roth these statements were alleged by the
indictment to be false.
To support the prosecution, Messrs. Abbott' were se-
verally called, and they positively swore, that no such
conversations as those stated by the defendant in his
affidavit, had ever taken place between them and the
defendant. Another witness examined was their prin-
cipal clerk, named Gorway. On the cross-examination
of these witnesses, it appealed that "The Commercial
Hall Company" consisted only of Messrs. Abbott*,
brothers ; that Al r. Thomas, the elder brother, was the
secretary, and Mr. Richard, the younger, the salesman;
that they were in the habit of selling fine old port at
305. per dozen, which they announced to their custo-
mers in printed circulars; that the amotant of their
transactions with the defendant, in the armirse of nine
months, was tonal. gs. ed.; that on the occasion referred
to in die indictment, they gave the defendant only 641.
for two butts amid three hogsheads of sherry, and that
on several occasions they bought of him a few dozens
of port wine at a time. It was stated that the prices
given to the defendant for his wine were the current
prices of the market for ready money, and that he was
the person who applied to them, and not thcy to hint
in these transactions.
Mr. Scarlett, in an able address to the Jury, con-
tended that this prosecution was merely an attempt on
the part of the prosecutors to bolster up their character,
and (ruin their own skewing, he hoped the Jury would
treat it with the contempt which lie entertained for
their proceedings.
The Chief Justice summed up the case with minute-
ness and impartiality, and the Jury immediately found
the defendant—Not Guilty.
When the verdict was pronounced, a burst of satis-
' faction escaped from the auditory, which called forth
the animadversion of the Chief Justice, as being highly
Injurious to the administration of justice.

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FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S (LIZETTE.
BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
J. Nightingale, Howden, Yorkshire, confectioner, from Feb.
29, to March its.
BANKRUPTS.
R. Jackson. Oatley, Yorkshire. woollen-draper. Solicitors.
Messrs. Few, Ashmore, and Hamilton, Henrietta Street,
Covent Garden.
J. Ellis, Wellingore. Lincolnshire, maltstcr. Sols. Messrs.
Lodington and Ilan, Temple.
J. Cheetham, Stockport. Cheshire. cotton spinner. and W.
Wright. Glossop, Derbyshire, machine maker. Soli. Messrs.
Hurd and Johnson, Temple.
C. Welman, Illminster,linen draper. Sols. Mears. Adlington
and Gregory. Bedford Row.
T. Robinson. Cambridge, butcher. Sols. Messrs. J. and R.
Smith. Hatton Garden.
E. Gratwick. Milton. Kent. innkeeper. Sols. Messrs. Clutton
and Caner, High Street. Southwark.
.1. Amon, Bede Sauvage-yard, stationer. Sol. Mr. Templet,
M jimmies.
.1. Brooks, Great Windmill Street, Westminster, butcher.
Sol. Mr. Lurnalen, Clifthrtl's Inn.
.1. iongilew, Cam. Gloucestershire, coal merchant. Sols.
Messrs. Atllington and Gregory, Bollbril Row.
W. Hatch, Ecclesum. Lancashire, corn merchant. Sol.
Mr. Ithikelock.Serjeant% Inn.
.1. Oliver, Barnsp.sth, Durham. cattle dealer. Sols. Messrs.
Blunt and Bowman. Old Itro.ul Street.
W. Carter. Min Nuneaton, Warwickshire, silk manufacturer.
Sol, Mr. Filimital Stsinn,.. Street.
J. RUN I)CViZeS. innkeeper. 5.1. NIL strabge, Devizes.
.1. and J. IVoutt, Thames, Wakdieltl, ,iyirs. Sol. .Ir. Lake,
Cateition Street.
M. 114,^.n, Sunderland, near the Sea, grocer. Sul. Mr.
Hintlmard4 C esceut, Cripplegate.