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uncertain income, which he thinks he can, by the
exertion of his abilities, at pleasure increase, be.
cause he was, thereby led to make promises vs him-
self which he might not afterwards fulfil. But he'
considered it as a very different. thing to exceed
an ascertained income. He had now •placed himself
in that situation; and until all the incumbrances
were cleared off, he should continue to live upon that
income, and till then he should preserve that spirit
of undaunted independence which, as a public and
private man, he had maintained.
Mr. HOLLAND made a stiort reply to Mr. She-
ridan, and re-asserted his former agreements.
Mr. MANSFIELD also made a few observations,-
in which he justified the conduft of. his Clients.
Mr. AnA.tt, on the part of Mr. Grubb, contend-
ed, that Mr. Sheridan had failed in proving, that
Ms Client was not a Proprietor of the Theatre.
. Mr. SHER IDAN asked if Mr. Grubb was willing;
as-was formerly agreed, to leave that point to ar-
bitration.—This, as we understood, was agreed to
on the part of Mr. Grubb.
-: The LORD CHANCELLOR expressed a hope that
the parties Would display a degree of wisdom and mn.
deration, which alone :would enable him to do effec_
teal justice in this case, by agreeing to some Vro;
vision for the arrears due to the Performers and
the Traddmen. He wished also,. that a State-
ment might be produced of the Arrears which
were due. He hoped to hear something on this
subjci on Saturday, but he wished the patties not
co-ha di,..ppointed, because, if Justice) required it, he
should undoubtedly take further tune, in order that
every part of this case might have..the most mature
consideration. .

This discussion was not over till 'half past five
o'clock. The Court was crowded beyond example.

IRELAND.

DIfELIN, DEC. 19.

. nit Earl of. Donoughmore, it is said, was tO
take his place at the Revenue Board on Thursday
last, as Chief Commissioner, in the room of :the,
Right Hon. John Beresford, a station that Gentle-
tleman has long held with great advantage. to His
Majesty's Revenue, and in which he distinguished
himself upon all occasions as a stedfast friend to the
Commerce and Prosperity of Ireland.
The Right Hon. Richard Annesley, it is -also
said, is to take the station at the Board of Sir Her-
cules Langrishe, who likewise retires.
Among the new regulations lately adopted, is one
at the Custom-house, which obliges all the Officers
to be there at ten o'clock in the morning, at which
time they sign their names in a bock, as a proof of
their being on duty, and the book is closed at a
quarter after the above-mentioned hour ; those %ilia.
are not there at that time are returned absent, and
liable to-be removed. The book is sent, after be.
ing closed, to the Commissioners, and from thence
it.is dispatched for investigation to higher autho.
rity..

• SUICIDE.

A 8 OiTT one o'cliock on Sunday morning, a young
Gentleman, calling himself Maurice Williaris„ivent
to the Hummums, Covent-Garden, and asked for a
bc..fl. He slept till eleven o'clock that day, When
the Waiter knocked at his apartments, and offered
him whacrefreshinent he might think
„proper for
breakfast, • which the stranger: refused. Finding
that there was no appearance of rising, the Waiter
began ti; entertain apprehensions.of the health of
the lodger, and, consequently, returned about three
O'clock in the afternoon, to satisfy hiMself of the..
La. The stranger still refused any attention, and
assured the Waiter, that all he 'wanted Was a lir
tie more repose. About six o'clock, however, he
got up, and walked round the room "several times,
and locked the door. The waiter, increasing in
Curiosity, if not anxiety, returned to the door about
seven o'clock, when he found it still locked, and
concluded that his guest had returned to bed.—
About ten, both master and waiter expressed their
fears ; and the former, calling in the evidence of
Some
_neighbours for the investigation of the mys-
tery, at last broke open the door, when they dis-
covered the stranger sitting as it were upright in a
chair, but lifeless, with his head reclining back-
wards,.and a pistol lying upon the flOor.. So far as
a judgment could be formed of tfiis melancholy
event, Mr. Williams had placed the pistol under his
tight ear, and then lodged its contents in the jugu_

'artery.
Mr. Williams was a tall, thin, genteel Young
man, about 23 years of age, of a sallow complexion,
Roman nose, with two remarkable moles on his
left cheek, the one on the middle of the cheek, and
the other situated between the cheek-bone and the
mouth. He was dressed in a blue coat or frock,
with a single breast, striped muslin waistcoat, blue
pantaloons, hussar half-boots, and a silk handker-
chief- about his neck. • Qn a stria' examination,
there was no money or property of any kind about
the remains of the unfortunate gentleman, who had
.eVery appearance of superior rank.
With the exception of a draft,. there was no do-
cument which could lead to the. discovery °fills
name, which the waiter recolleaed the stranger
himself stated to be " Maurice Williams." The
draft was in his:favour, and in the name of " Wit_
liams," drawn by C. winougjiby, upon a Captain
Robbins, of . Leicester-square, for 31.,35. dated De-
cember .9, So'. The last named gentleman, who
is discoyeeed to be in the army, left town. some
'time ago for Gibraltar; and Mr. Willoughby is not
to be- found ; so- that the particular identifica_
tioti of, the deceased has not • let been ascertained.
The Jury sat on Tuesday night from six to seven,and
returned a verdia- of :4-' L, nacy /"—The body is
ordered to remain,at the Covent-Garden bone-house
to, loe owned.' • •

T uesday afternoon, a journeyman glazier, cleaning
a gen tlemaff's two pair of stairs windows in Proad°-
street, behind. the 'Change, fell from that height
upon title iron railings, when some of the spilc.es\en-
tered h is groin : he was taken to the hospital with-
out ans hopes of recovery.

Imr REPORT,

COURT OF KIYG's 13ENC•fi;'.!,
stvrtllGN Bi:FORE L01:1) IiENYON AND
At

tLIGfiT •v. PAGE.

This was an aClion for the purpose of recover_
ing damages for the amount of the freight of a
vessel of the Plaintiff, called the Favourite, which
the Defendantundertook•to provide a cargo of bar.-
. ley for, ale a pltee called Lieban, a part 'of the
globe which, the "ATTORNEY GENERAL said, for-
merly belonged to'Poiand, but which the late Ent-
. Press of all the RiissiAs took, no doubt., for The
benefit of all concerned in it, and annexed to her
Empire, in rather. a summary 'manner, however
and the objeet of this alion Was, he said, 'to re-'
diver, in damages, the loss 'which the Plaintiff had
sustained in consequence *of the DefendanVs not*
prOViding this ship with. a cargo according fb the
contraft. This vessel sailed on the i Bth of June.
to this place called Liebau: Fifty-two daysiiefore
the time of its sailing, -namely, on the i6.th of
April, N. S. a genera prohibition took place against
the exportation of grain . from tiehati. Before
that time there had' been a partial prohibition,
leaving barley free ; but the general *prohibition
extended to barley as well as to every other species
Of grain,* and therefore, from that time, it was
the
,subje4-• of prohibition,' ~.Of this Jrcillibi-
tion„ he apprehended. the Plitinifif and Defenlint
to be equally ignorant 'at the- ti'mt:.Orthe .algree-
ment.. The Favourite, which- was the _ship
,in
• questiOn,, went out :in' balhist for the purpose, and
• for the purpose. Merely,- of bringing home a cargo
of -barley ,from
_.Liebau to her port of delivery,
which 'was Berwick-Upon-Tweed. Now,. it. any
difficulties occurred in procuring, this cargo, ,cer_.
tainly it was the business of the Defendant 'to 'get
over it, for he had .conttaCted with the Plaintiff to
provide the vessel with such cargo, certainly 'it
• was. Out of the power.of the Plaintiff to do ; all
'Re could•do, was that.of being 'ready, at the rime
specified, to receive the cargo on board: He was
tb: wait with his ship twenty running-days, and
after. that ten days on demurrage, at 31. per day.
The Defendant, he understood,: intended to rely
on the language_ of the Charter-party,.and meant
to .say, that he, the Defendant; was
.reve-nt•it' from
executing his contract by tfie restraint of Princes.
Tbat*nitght be"an-excuse for the Ship owner, and
such as would fall upon the Under7Writer, but could
be none for the Defendant, who hadengaged by'
. the Charter:paity„ t,o freight the vessel. Passing
this by,,, he should proCeed-to the statement of the
case. On the 18th June,, the Captain gave notice
to the Freighter's Agent Yt pebau, that he was
, ready *to take the cargo accoraing to the terms Of
the Charter-party ; the answer W 45,.; •ii
futniSh•you with any cargo.; for a prohibition has
attached-on the exportation of Barley ;" and, in-
stead of finding the cargo, the "Defendant's Agent.
told„the Captain, "You may go and look for a cargo
elsewhere." To which the Captain replied, " I
-came here for a cargo of Barley, and it you do.
not prOride me with one, I must stay here my lay
days and demurrage-days, and then. return , honie
again in ballast." The Captain, seeing the difk.
entry to which the Agents of the Defendant were
driven by the prohibition upon the exportation of
the article of which he was,to have,his cargo,' offered
to carry any cargo 'they co
find for him, • say:
ing, " I am ;ready' to do that which. IS, rndst con-
venient for you," not chusing to stand upon the
stria letter of the'contraft—rsince they would- not
give him a cargo of Barley.. But they said, `i
go to any other ,port, and try what you can get
there ; try for some other freight."—The Captain
asked for:, an Indemnity to his. Ow,ner if he -went
to any, other. port. No ; they would not givehim
that either ; upon this the Captain
,Staid all ltis lay
and detnurrage days at Liebau; and then reiurned
in ballast, lie charges for which were 4861. which
the Plaintiff claimed by this A.Clion, besides des
murrage, &c.

The loss was admitted, and. the fats appeared
upon depositions which were agreed to be read.

Mr. Pt BBS addressed his Lordship on the point
of Law, " Whether the Clause taking notice of the
restraint of Princes, was not an excuse for the
Defendant in this Case ? The restraint of Princes
and Luling Powers during the, said . voyage always
excepted." Certainly this was during the -vOyage
from Liebau home, although it was not during the
voyage to that place It was manifest that the
Plaintiff so understood it, for, by his deelaration he
stated that-he was at Liebau, 'ready to receive the
cargo, arid therefore this cOnStrutlion of the Plaintiff
was applicable to the whole voyage, 'and the qu es-
tion would then be, Whether that restraint of
Ruling Powers, was not as good an excuse to the
.a
shipper of goods, s it would be ,to the Owner of
the Vessel ? This was a. question for his Lord-'
ship, and therefore the Jury would excuse him for
addressinghimself entirely to Ms Lordship in that
part of the Case. He should, however, be perfect.
ly satisfied, as indeed he ought to be, with his Lord-
ship's Judgment which ever way it should be pro-
nouneed ; and he confessed that the impression
which this point seemed to make on his Lordship,
made him less 'confident of it 'than he otherwise
should have been—but he thought the case by no
means rested there. It was not a mere question.'
whether the Defendant was not excused upon the
true 'construction of this Clank- ?—but, Whether ,
he was not justified upon the—general necessity
Of the case ? And the question then was, Whether
the Captain could do that which' the Plaintiff stated
in his declaration, and which was necessary for the
purpOse of the ACtion that he shOuld state, namely,
that the Captain was ready to receive, the cargo ; -
for unless he was ready to receive it, the Defendant
.could not be culpable for not being ready to provide it.
Now this prohibition of the exportation of Grain,
not only prohibited the Defendant from putting or,
board the Ship any Barley for exportation, but like.
wise prohibited the Captain, who was the Agent
of the. Plaintiff; from taking away any such article
Now he submitted that this Adion could not be
maintained by 'the Plaintiff, unless he Was in a eon-
dition to perform that whickhe said
,by his deela.

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