The Sun.
London, England, 1808-08-10 00:00:00

REPORT.

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COURT OF CHANCERY.—TUZSDAY, AucusT 9.
DINCIN,AND ALLEN V. HARTWELL, ESQ.
Jn this case, Mr. Pearce, the late Partner of the
Phiintiifs, under the firm of pearee, Dixon, and
.Allen, had accepted a Bill of Exchange, payable it,
the Defendant, without the knowledge and consent
of the ; and the Defendant's Attornies had
received from Mr. Pearce .a confession of 'a Judg-
ment signed in the mime (4 the firm, on the Bill
_of
Exchange, Av!thont the Plaintitts'• knowledge; and
Sir SAmpEL.RomILLY applied to the Court to set
aside the confession of the Judgmeat when the
CHANC'eI.LoR said he would consider .of it by to4rlon,
TOW, as there was a point of law; at the same time
his. Lordship admitted it, to be a very hard case
against the Plaintiffs,

;Varir(i+u4iaccourns have been given of the causes
which' watht4X4MottAT to quit-Madrid, and among
othersit'lvos !said, that he had been poisoned. We
. die assured; however, on the authority of a private
Letter, that a beautilud•Spakish Girl, eighteen years
of age, stimulated by patriotism and revenge for the
slaughter which had taken place in her Country, had
foundmeans to get into the•presence °Olt-RAT, and,
like another CHARLOTTE CORDEY, had stabbed
him, but not very dangerously. It is added; that the
spirited Datuiel was Immediately cut to .pieces by
the persons who attended him.
'PORTABLE FIELD ,PIECES.--The following Ex-
-trad from Major, JAmEs's'Military Companion, is
• well worthy of the notice of the British Govern-
ment, in its glorious attempt to assist a gailant.people
who are struggling to maintain their independence.
" Swivels mounted upon the pommels of saddles,
'or fixed, rx,44 a rotary power, on pads upon the
bind quiglewol the horses, might be found extreme;
ly ,This invention would not be•novel, as
the have already used them in action,
mounted on the backs of camels or mules. Perhaps
light carriages capable of bearing the weight of mor-
tars, and so construaed as to be -driven with great
speed .froin one spot to another, might be very be-'
ineficial under the circumstances of attack, on our
part, or of invasion on that of the enemy. Major
Shrapnel's invention of spherical case-shot would,
in these points of view, be peculiarly useful. This,
experiment was tried by Major Shrapnel before his
Excellency General O'Hara, and approved 'of, in
17811. • When the situation of this Coulitry, with
respe& to France, will admit of the insertion, we
shall feel pecoliar Pleasure in going more Italy into
the (perils of this in% ention and we make no doubt
but- die'able 'officer, whose genius and Perseverance
have bttitight it to perfietion, will be judged ,worthy
of national honour and remuneration. By a con-
sideration of this sort merit will be called forth, and
go(40,1-14cers: be secured to the State. It is by the
encooritgement of-imbecility alcine that nations fall."
Report says that .Miss WatsTNN, v:I:o has for
Some time been a,,great favourite on the Dublin
stage, is to be transferred to the' London boards
next season. Miss SmyrA, it is said, is to prolong
hrr engagement in Ireland till next year, as Mr.
JONES, has failed in his negotiation for a part of
Drury-lane Theatre.
Mn..v.
I.VI A.DITOR,

As notwittist.inding the din of war, you some-
tin),:.s suffer the effusions of Poetry to grace your
Journal, I send !()ti t.e following Couplet, extracted
front a periodical work. '.The idea elegan4 and
apprni,ir-ni;(:;, -and will afford scope for the taste,
learr* and ingenuity of some-of your Correspon-
dents
.to"taiidiir the Public with it in an English.

dtess._
_ (lod babes concede sorori;
Amur! sic erit ills Venns."

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