The Sun.
London, England, 1801-08-06 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, Auc. 3.

IN consequence of a Letter having been received
by .I,icut. Colonel . DAVVSON, importing, that it
was the wish of His Royal Highness the Commander
in Chief to be informed, whether the Volunteers of
LiterpOol were disposed to take upon themselves
the duty of the Garrison, should it be found necesl
sary to withdraw the regular Troops, the Royal
Liverpool Regiment of Volunteers assembled yes-
erday.

The wish of His Royal Highness was cOmmuni-
cated to the Regiment, and was received with loud
:Ind reiterated acclamations of joy and loyalty.—
Among 100 men assembled on this occasion, no:
one dissentient voice was fourd. It was most una-
nimously determined, that the Regiment would un.
dertake the duty of the Garrison, whenever His
MAJESTY might be pleased to require its services.
Capt. FALKNER'S Troop of Light Horie has also
signified its determination to join in the discharge
of this duty. The first Battalion of Liverpool.
Volunteers will assemble to-morrow, when their.
sentiments will be taken on the letters received on

S occasion.

A Cause of considerable importance to those
interested in Manorial Rights, was tried at Kent As-
sizes, before Lord KElsiiroN'; 'wherein CHARLES
PEARSON, Esq. Lord of the Manor of WLitestaple,
Was Plaintiff, and Mr. Foort D, a Gentleman in
the neighbourhood of Canterbury, the Defendant.
The Defendant had inclosed a piece of waSte.
upon Bostal-hill, adjoining his' own land ; to
try his right to which. the present aCtion was
brought, when, after hearing three witnesses, the
right of the Plaintiff to all the Waste Land upon
this extensive Manor, was clarly a:ld fully esta-
blished by a verdicl of the runs-, given under the'
direaion of Lord.KENYON ;who re:narked in the
course of the evidence, that.not'only all the Waste
Land, but deserted Roads and Mines, should there
be any under them, were the property of the Lords
of the Manor.

At the Sussex Assizes a Cause was heard,before
a Special Jury, in which Mr. ScRAsE, a Yeoman,
was Plaintiff; and the Gamekeeper of HARE NAI.
Lott, Esq. Defendant. The Action -was brought
to recover the value of a greyhound, the property
of Mr. SC RASE, which the Gamckeeper had shot
in his master's park. The Jury found for the
Plaintiff, with damages Two Guineas, the nominal
value of the dog.

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At Durham Assizes, a Cause it Ejeetment against
the Earl of STRATHMORE, for very consTrierable
estates in the county of Durham, purchased by Mr.
DAvts of the late Countess of STR ATHLIORE and
Mr. Bow's, 'came on, to ',be heard; when after an
examination of Title.,Deeds, which occupied the
attention of the Court for some time, a verdist was
given 'against.;the Earl ."..

A tremendoui -storm of thunder and lightning
visited the city of Chester and 'neighbourhood, on
Sunday afternoon. The peals of i_hunder were the
loudest ever remembered by the oldest ini-:abitant of
that place, and at one time so awfully terrific, as
to occasion 'a momentary suspension of the evening,
service at. the Cathedral. 'The lightning did con-
siderable damage to a -house Fin Nicholas.strect, and
a young woman in i.V.un'rs-lanf, fell into fits, occa-
si~necl.yy the ff - hic;ll ,the.thunderlad-thrown
Let into, and expired;

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NISI PRIVS.
iEroßt sin DIAS?' GROSE.

THE KING DAVIES AND OTHERS.

This was an indidment against William Davies;
John, Ellock, Robert Barnes, and Robert Collins,
Surveyors of the Highways for the .Parish of King_
stun; and Mr. Carter, an Attorney of that place, for
riotously and tumultuously assernbling, with a num-
bet of other persons, and cutting down the Trees of
a Mr. Punier, of Kingston. This case, when detail-
ed, will be found highly interesting; it appeared,
that the Defendants abusing their powers as Survey-
ors of the Highways, had wantonly, and by force of
arms cut down these Trees, which in no resped
obstruded the public road. The manner in which
they committed the. outrage on the property and
person of the Prosecutor was extremely flagrant.--
They were all found—Guilty.

Mr. Barr, an opulent Wharlinger at Rotherhithe,
was indided for misprision of Felony, in concealing
a robbery committed by his servant Peter Perry.
There perhaps never was a case that more material_
ly affeded the security of the Commerce of the
Country than this. The Ship Neptune, laden with
Sugar, was stranded off the North Foreland ; hcr
cargo wasAaken out, and sent to the Defendant's
Wharf, where, out of forty tons, it was plundered
of eight tons and half by the Defendant's Servants,
amounting in value to upwards of 7001. It appeared
the Defendant was privy to the transalion, and
therefore,. under the direction of the Judge, ht was
acquitted of the present charge, and .ordered to be
prosedited as a principal felon.

SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF- OF THE RUPTURED

POOR.

A numerous and highly respeßable Company of
Subscribers and Friends to this Charity, dined at
the London Tavern on Thursday last, the worthy
Treasurer, Mr. PINHORN, Banker, presided in the
Chair, with a spirit and affability which gave C:e
utmost satisfiittion ; many loyal and constitutional
toasts were drank, and the day was spent with that
harmony, and unison of feeling, naturally inspired
by the objea of the meeting—in giving some ac.-
' count of which it- were ingratitude to omit the
names of Sir WILLIAM LEIGHTON and B. COCK,
Esq. who, by donations, worthy of that benevolence
for which they, are so justly distinkuished and ad-
mired, set an example to the company which we are
happy to say, was, followed with'a liberality highly
honourable to the individuals and advantageous to
the Funds of the Charity.—Thus, it is gratifying
to the mind of humanity to observe that an Institu-
tionin every point of view so truly valuable, has
received the sanaion of the Public, and will llctt
fail speedily to attain that extension to which its
merits so abundantly entitle it.

Saturday was observed as 'a most sp!endid Festi,
val at Harrowgate.. It was celebrated as the An-
niversary, not only of the glorious Vitory of the
Nile, but also of the Relief of Derry, the Battle of
Minden,- and the Accession of the Illustrious H.Duse
of BRUNSWICK to the Throne.. Among the corn.
pany, to the number of 1.30, who sat down to
a plentiful and Arell-served repast of Wale and
venison, at the Inn, were the Earl and Countess of
SHAFTESBURY, Lord and Lady CASTLEREAGH,
the Bishop of DOWN, with his Lady, Lord and
Lady ASHTOWN, Lady Still' BROOKE, Sir FRANCIS
and Lady BLAKE,and_daugl-4m, Lord Ft NcAsao. $
Sir J.w.tzs and Lady FITZGERALD, Sir HENRY lII-
DETSON, With a long Sec. of persons of the first
rank and fashion.
Died on Tuesday. at Hendon House, Mrs. CORN.
WALL, Widow of the late JOHN CORNWALL, Esq.
A singular occurrence happened lately at Hors.
ley, in Gloucestershire : The son of BENJAMIN
GILLMAN, a Weaver, of that place, aged about
five years, went to bed in apparentigood health and
spirits : in the morning•he was still' asleep, an,l,
.though by nature inclined to be fat, was obieci,e,l
to be Very much shrunk in his flesh. He continued
sleeping for; twelve days and twelve nights succes-
sively, existing only on small potions of liquid
poured, with great care down his thrOat with a tca..
spoon, during which time he continually and gra.
dually wasted away. Upon his waking, he 1%,,s
quite a stranger to what had happened, and could
not give the least account ; but yet, notwithsiand-
ing he is Very weak, he is in a fair way of recovery.
Yesterday evening, about six o'clock, as two poor
labouring men were at work upon the oia houses, now
taking down at the end of Butcher-row, close to
'the gate of the New Inn, the walls tumbled in._
One of the Men was entirely buried in the ruins, and
. the other, all except his head. They were imme-
diately extricated, and sent to the Hospital, the
one in a Oita, .and the other on a bier ; but the
latter, We are cmcerned to state, -expired on the
way, and 'the fornier is not likely to recover. A.
little girl of the. neigh]) Airhood is missing. She
was seen in the cour3e of the day picking up the
rotten bits of timber, and it is feared she is in the
ruins. The workmen continued to search until it
grew dark, but without finding her.
Tuesday evening as the fl!gh Sheriff for the
County of Surrey, was in his carriage going to the
Court House, at Croydon, he was met by a numbet
of people with blue ribbons in their hats, elated on
gaining a Cause; by their noise the horses took
fright, and the coachman was thrown from his place
among their feet, though he escaped with a few
slight contusions,

Stetimim and William liarrish Were in--
di6ted for a rape on Sarah Berry:
The circumstances of this case here singularly=
atrocious :—the Prisoners were both Soldier, and
the Prosecutrix was the servant of a per,ori-
at
Kingston; she was left alone in care cf the house;
and; on the night mentioned in the IndiChnent, the
Prisoners burglariously broke Open the house, rob.;
bed it; anti both committed' violence On the person
of the Unfortunate girl. She smite positively to
their persOns, and they were found—=—Gtiiltj:

times.
Q. What time then was allowed you for your
meals, when you worked so long ?
None at all. We were set on our frames, and
we eat it as we worked.
Q. Had you the Sunday to yourselves ? A. No,
Sir....—When there was no work we- used. to have it,
but Wlleti there was any Work, we never had it.
Lord g.E NYON.---.Were you ever suffered to walk
out ? A. No, Sir, I never went out while we were
there, became I had no friends. Sometimes they
went, at Easter time, and Whitsuntide.; but flume
that had no friends never anent out at all.
Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL.—Had you ever any
meat ? A. Yes, sometimes we used to have it of a
Sunday—but never of a working day hardly. Some-
times, in the winter, when Lfirst- went to him; he
used to cut a bit of meat, and it used to serve us
twice, but in general we had no meat but on a
Sunday.
Q. What size was the bit of meat when he gave
it to you.? A. Not bigger than my finger.
Q. Did he beat you ? A. Yes, he came up stairs,
and he cut our backs in -two almost. When Hall
and Russel (two girls) went away, he cut my back
in two almost. He always used to beat me for no-
thing almost. I always, did as much as was in my
power. , .
Lord Kstrrow.--What did his family consist
of ? 4. He had three daughters and three boys. '
Q. What age are they ? A. One is twenty-five,
the other is twenty.four, and the other nineteen.
Q. Did they live within his house ? A. Yes, Sir.
' Q. Did they look after you at die same time ?
A. Yes, Sir. •
Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL.—What did he beat
you with ? A. A cane as thick as my finger ; and
he said he would buy a thin one to cut into us
more.
Q. Do you remember when you were at Hack-
ney taking means of getting food from a neigh.
hour ? A. Yes, Sir, the'next door neighbour_used
to give us bread and meat. •
Q. Do you remember getting out of any place
any thing ? A. Yes, Sir, when 'we (were hungry,
and could get nothing to eat, 'we 'would go and get
the hog-beans out of the hog-trough.
Q. In whose yard was the hog-trough ? A. In
Mrs. Osborne's yard, in the passage behind our
master's house.
Lord KBNYON.—How.long were you .with him ?
A. Why, I was _With him going for five fears.
Q. When did you leave him ? How long ago ?
A. I left him going on three months ago.
Mr: ATTORNEY.CFNIRAL.---YOUliVtd at Hack-
ney with him ? A. Yes,
•Q. How long ago did he remove to Stepney ?--
-A. He lived siic months at Hackney ; and all the
rest of the time at Stepney. He went away from
Hackney, because the people used to cry out Shame !
because he
.would riot give us vieluals.
Q. Was he- reproved at night ? A. About four
in the morning he 'removed his goods in a cart.
Q. Had you expeaed to move ?A. No,-we did
not know we were going, before the Gentleman
came to take us away.

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