The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-24 00:00:00

DAY r. HAW INS.

'Pie Plaintiff'. to do, c.t.r, who is w el,ip-broker,
sought to recover from the Defttitwt. the Crimea+

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nr a vP“el. 1110 'MO Or 20i. Ig2s.. under the follow-
f'qt f'srcnius4inces :.—Tite Defendant employed the
tiff In r!,:trter n ves-el fur him, his trouble to
I. rennin.' ratt-il at the rate of live per vein. ins the
r•rtsrus ..f freight. Plaintiff transacted she buss
tit..., owl onoir not thr Cllette..porly, ace. The
caistertiplat.J voyage did uot. however. take !slice.
w•af hr Phisififf (+Mord du/. lis. being at the
..5 Ate itrr cent. fur the duty lie had performed.
%inch Defendant refused to pay.
~.c.ouiry evidence of the tninsactiou having
hi.en
\lr. CA fur the I). li-nclant, submitted.
that she Pl..intiff could cot n.cover the sum of
It Inssolotil Ili he had offered before the at:.
tviii an. 1/11110015. In accept ul. 131.—soda
ts.r had actually heels twist 111. II W 4.0
11-refire. clear, that, at all evesiis, he could not
haver verdict lot snore thaa 14/.—but the Leasfleil
further tanned. that eVCII that stain ought
to hr cat down, since, had the toyage tikes. place.
the Plaintiff would hove had to coilert the heights,
bus. sir fl.e voyage load nut Wen proceeded to, his
labour oar .lllli.jgtil, and there should be a coin-
inen• .rate reitutlion in list domain!.

The Cut► tr JUSTICK uLoservr.l, dist the Plsiiitiff
Merl, in the first sessi ince, meek is spw•ttic
me tat—lout Aitenstettlei, es r sort al

offered in 4rerpt of 141. its discharge of his de-
was a consideiably moiler per
reistage. The Defeudal'', however, did not chaise
Is/ .colt sit this offer-411d, MCI) brillic the VOW,
the 141911 1 of the DVlClldltilt kit With the 111.11,14
the tight of bringing Insertion for Ins original de-
maw!.
Verdict for the Ptaintitf--natolages Y 01; ils.
WATERS and °TREKS. Assignees of DAY,
D. LEWIS.
This actin!) was hrougla to !trove). the sum of
326/. under the following circemittances:—Mre
Div etas an extensive dealer in oil, and retitled its
etooked-lune. On the .25th of August, 1918, the
Defendant, ahu is a dealer in the name Ilttirle, en-
tered
of coutl Greenland train oil, at 331. per tun, to he
ettliveeed, without casks, mi the Mils of Ninventlwi,
tlw nmrr to ray ready money, and the usual dis-
COMil ul 33per cent, tip he allowed. Day, before
the period for delivery 'fumed. became a bankrupt,
in she melon tune, the price of train oil had
risen from 36/. to 41/. 10s. per tuts, being a
retire of (i/. los. The assigiweti applied for the
delivery of the oil, on the 10th of Nytuiber, at
which finer their agent tendered the sum of t,7t50/.
the price of the 60 tuns at 351. per tun, but the
Dere oillasit reflo-r (I to compleie the contract, The
gs.iglireP 1115 W Getitagillt their action to recover 3251.
Itekg the difference: between the market price in
November, and the sum for which the Defendant
hart ttirmated to supply 'hem!.
Mr Rainier, an oil-broker, produced.tbe original
Co'..ruct.

Oo crow-erprininotion lie stated, that on 11w
Csrli of July hr sold fifty tuns of oil. on ...count of
Al.. Dry, to the Del• udantr ►►t the rate or 32/. In..
p.r tun, to he delt►rrrd on the 31st of October.
At she hitter period oil was 411. tier tu►►. Dily did
not to lil tht. vuotrsct.

The Chive iVSIICE inquired whether it war
really intended that the.r large quantities of nil
should be "unlined by the' Defendant to the Plain"
tiff and Vice VOSU

runniarred ilir tenennetions to be hiss
Ale. In the end lte blappuirti they airlift to lin.
laver their Amounts.

Edward D.vis proved that he had made a tender
of 1.750/. to the Defendant, by the direction of
the Asp/gores of Day, but lie refused to receive
the money.
Mr. Al A MUT ATT contended, that this action could
nut he pu-Oilin-(1. It wi:s clearly a mutuality of
mean, and Ise AO inn+ of oil which Day had failed
in send to the Defendant in Ot•taifier insist be set-
off agridal those which the Defendant had refusal,
to procure. Day was hound to deliver. AO tuiss. in
October. loud, by breaking his contract, he prevent-
ed the Der...9lam fimii fulfilling his.
A verdict war found tor the Plaintiffs—damages
315/. subject in the opinion of the Coutt oil a case.

Nlrssloß NOUS*.

SINCVLAR AND EXTENSIVE FORGERY.

Rebid ilachis, a man of respectable appearance and
Cmaarltiona, sap veillerSay finally rlllllllllllrii spun a charge
Wynn( forged mid Uttered the accepteme of Richard
strokes' Taylor, Esti. fur h 41.175. Rd. with mind to de
fraud several pennant.
Manaus. William liveliest aria JAG Ma I, of Corsihill,
►i its d, that some time in the month of dotal last the Pr,- '
**Ref MOW to their shop, and mill he wanted to select a coo-
anderahle amoriammi of goods, is pq'iur ut for which he
• give ilium the acceptance of an eminent
payahle at one of the first baiskiag.l sea. The
proposal was thankfully acrepled, and the Prisoner made
•t irk dna, of articles. an►oaatinr in 1141. 171. 1.1.-116s-
iiii maimed them to he fo►warded to his reanimate. he
la quested Mews. klaitud to draw a hill for the antuant
rat Iwo months. us Mr. Stephanie Taylor, the solicitor, set
Gray's Ina. This was done, and in the course of the same
day he reloraed sash the bill "accepted, N. Stepheas Tay
to►, raysMe at 3lessus. Pratt! and Co. bankers, Fleet.
♦treat" The bill was lodged in the ordinary way with the
!embers of Mamma Masud, mid beton presented when dice,
was regslarly paid by Messrs Prated and Co. ow sospieloa
a hat, err *naiad at to its geowineares, dad the pretemdad
accept Alder of Mr. Taylor being most admirably exeristril
P.lrveo-peamir halfpraily was famed in his pustessiuos. He
lirg_•rd in ler ►emaaded for ■ few days, hod was finally rota.
mated for trial.

IBOW-OTRYET.
Yesterday the fear men who have been in custody several
ilAys, on surinciun of stealing two rues front a field belong.
I,l‘ to Lord Wilidegrave, at ririekenhatia, underwent nutillwr
re+min■lion before Mr. Mince, when three of thrill ac-
counted in a inalisfactory snawstar u to where they were at
an early hour on the minion of yesterday
'flier were considered iu rfeeity innocent. The Cassell, man,
Thonortr Webb. who iris sperchended in driving the eow•
oohs. h were *Atoka, has not hero nhle to give a satisfactory
necins..t how he became possessed of Hiroo He is at...
sosio civil of haring stolen PIMe curs, the riuperty of
lirrnstena Howe.
He w.is cuorsiniiteii for fin liter exainuritiun.

!We're! bstrbete ,u Clare market were couvidell fur car-
rying on their Illeuteree on a Sitoodoy.

0., Tars.lay a young 11111111.11. of mrpectablc appearance,
prufinung leesaelt so be II Perlllll4l, 1111111113! 111 Mr. Blfll.le. thr
?Who% Max/situlr. in arils.► in lousesels a 'out% Wlllllllll.
umwe nies. allot MRS 0111r111111r Say. who h.ul b.•rllchrd
hr► yob sulphu► awl b. ,aer...sse, aloe hail eateries,' Ilse kiss( k
art sowarsk leer, end ales. ha•l aloes, will, flee assistance of two
nsesi, 1\41'641,1 Gtlllllllllllllly towards, low, and kid made use
1.1/ bu.o 111V3/1•1 land 114111:6131/11, 01131 3/4101111 11111 Is, proper for a
iesesale to repeal and horn pursuing low will: such conduct,

she was unable to relieve herself from their control, which
Kerma ied bee lions keeping her educes of service, by which
she was dep. eyed of the means of getting • livelihood.
Sh► mated • great variety of other romantic reveries and
, waiters
The 11sigistratir endeavoured Si. marimme her mind, and
to conveyer her eh.l else emu imposed *limn by 'opposing
this any perms could bewitch her. or possibly comma her
nominee in the way elestvileed, hut she was past person-
, imil nothing would "misty Derr boil ■ warrant against
Chariots, Say, alehough she conferssed she did rut knew
whirr to And her, and all that she knew of her family or
essioneximis was, 111.1 her suit lived at Alias Linwood's
Bahi-
Mlluy, tor Lemeslemapsare.

QUIVI-9QUAILF.
DARING GANG OF ROBBERS BROKE UP.
Yesterday Bolort .•ilrey,ll"illtios Martin, John Lynch.
Irelliams liarle,Churlrs Iletoett. owl Robert .V'Brith, were
bruised up in custody, suit examined before Mr. MANZ-
I-AND, the setting Magistrate, 011 different charges of rub.
!weirs sad burglaries. The Prionuerb meer stated to belong
to a gang about 30 in number, who fur same lime past bas
been the terror of the inhabitants, and who committed rob-
beries day and night wills impunioy, nut withstanding their
premiss were well kiwis,: to the Police. Five more of them
were committed from this tßfire last week, on a charge of
robbery, and the remainder are expected to be soon taken.
Burs. Hewett, and 31• Bride were fleet put to the bar,
andexamined um a charge of robbing the Crown and Sceptre,
is Grew Prier-street, fill the myreillim night of about 7/. in
rot-s, saver, &c. ■ great quantity of wearing apparel, and
other property.
It •ppeared that about ten o'clock the house hail been en.
treed by the first A. v window, the carpel on the fluor had
hems folded up, and the valuable articles in the closet taken
nut sod pat into u. The thieves next went into the bed-
room, and rowed open a chest of drawers and took from
thence the above stint, which was chiefly silver and half.
pence. They toi.k the counterpanes off the bed and wrapped
up all the wearing apparel in it, which they calmed off ; but
it appeared they were disturbed, as the drawing-room carpet
was found rnlieenp, reedy to he taken away, when the maid
went up stairs. The Prisoner: persons being well kmown,
they were apprehended by Gilmore yesterday 'morning, in
enesequenct of information be received that they were con.
eeflool in the robbery.
()thee charges and more evidence tieing expected to he
hninght against them, they were committed fur re-exa-
mination.

Itobert Sitrey. William .Varlin, and John Lynch were
neat examined un a elnirwe of highway robbery.
Atoms hattpait eleven o'clock on Tuesday night, Mr.
Benj coin Hicks was going thruugh Pear-street, when he was
*frosted by the prisoners, who asked if lee would have any
thing to drink, and ms Ina rejecting their offer, one of them
wised him, and plot his boil upon his mouth II prevent his
galling the watch; 11w others beat him very much, and ri-
fled his pockets of 4*. 6.1., and then they all ran away, leav-
ing him upon the ground ; they also took his hat.
William Fag►.all, watchman, in Sortition-groound, had oh.
served the prisoner* pa.. by Min ■ few minutes before the
robbery, and saw them going towards Prar.street. Hear-
Mg the cries of Mr. Hicks, who apparently was in distress,
he repaired to his assistance., and saw the prisoners, who
were well known to him by sight, snuggling with him ; but
un their perceiving hi. lantern, they ran ::way. Fweing one
of th, m ring into a house, he followed to the door, but
(wind it shut. He knocked, but the dour was nut opened fur
some time. He heard a window thrown up, and be had no
doubt but they escaped by it, fur when he entered, be only
&moll an old Ms and an.,, 'is iii it ; but the prisoners writ.
taken in the neownitig by the 'officers, and being uow sworn
tu, they wet...rally committed on this charge.
They were again examined on a charge of stealing a look-
ing.alsss out of the parloar of Mr. F.a.twood, 51, Crown-
.her,, pre. MIS to their apprelimoriton yesterday during the
fug.
It appeared from the testimony of Mr. E. that the
family retired from the parlour after breakfast into the
olining-rtoom ; shunt nine 'o'clock his 'laughter Nand the
parlour-window bad hers, thrown opt a by some thieves, and
inc of Iwo large pier-glows whoop werw here, stolen. He
thomild the thieves welt. Mouthed by some flying dustmen
who were in the street at the time, as nothing else bad been
stolen mai ept a t.a•eaddie.
Mr. John W. Payne, a sari:Manor to Mr. Easteroodo saw
Ih► minnow,. Lynch and anuilwr man in the steed about the
lime the rvololoo ry was 13111111111111 i.

John Flitch. ti„ ',etyma to Mr. Gerrity, proved having mat
Lynch in Dclahay.street, wills the glass under his arm.
pr was followed by another man, who had the tea-caddie.
A Gentleman, residing w Marrhrm street, said, Ilrr prac-
tice of rokbine parlours by :citing io at She windows has
of late baiter vet y prevalent. On Sunday last, his baker.
ue ruining to hi. boast, found some !halves in the act of
getting the furniture oat at she parlour windily', bet think-
ing it was lay order of the family, he suffered them to
escape. Monday, a jeweller m the same neighbourhood,
hail been robbed of considerable property.
and Martin were discharged from this 'multiuse,
sod Lynch sal lel/1131141 J.