The Sun.
London, England, 1806-08-12 00:00:00

AUG.

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, AiL the Trankiorts sailed again yesterday froM
the,Downs, under convoy, for Portsmouth, to join
the remainder of, the-Expedition. As the day Nvzi
remarkably clear, .we had a most delightful VieW of
thein. for. a considerable time from the Pier
Cliffs. The preparation for sailing, :the firing of
signal guns, and various manCeuvres performed when
under Weigh, presente&a most gratifying sight to a
great concourse of speetators, who heartily wished
for a continuance of fair wind, and 'a successful is-
sue to the military operations.

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Lord KEITH sailed this morning; in the .:Fc/gctr,
from the Downs, for Brighton, in order to be pre-
sent at the celebration of the PRINCE'S Birth-day,
and to testify by a royal salute at that place, which,
it. is supposed, will be honoured with the presence
of the illustrious Personage, the loyalty and affec-
tion which the Tars of Old England feel for His
Royal Highness.

A French seaman having lately eluded the vigi-
lance "of' the guard at Chatham, where he was con-
fired, and reached the neighbourhood of Broadstairs,
was in_the course of a few day§ apprehended, and
put on board a vessel at that place, to be carried to
his former confinement., As he had "shewu great
desperacy and ingenuity in effecting his escape in the
first instance; it was thought adviseable to place a
guard over him on board,. byway of effeaual seCu-
rity ; night, however, being pretty far advanced be-
fore the vessel could sail, the Frenchman, .who was
permitte'd to remain on deck, stretched 'himselff,.
with great presence of mind, at full' length, and
pretended, by , snoring loudly; that he Was fast'
asleep. The centinel, being thus put off his guard,
seated himself, naturally enough at the dead•of night,
and soon fell fast asleep in good earnest.

The prisoner, who was on the ',Watch the whole'
time, finding that- he had thus'comPletely.ensnared
soldier, quickly jumped up, and first.robbing the
peror felloW of two seven shilling pieces and his;
watob;:sthen let himself down in the small boat
from the stern, and-got_ safely on shore. The three
or fbiir hands belonging to the. vessel, Which 'Was a
small. coaster, corning up soon afterwards to pre-
-pare for sailing, awoke the centinel, who then
covered., as may be supposed, with astonishment,
both' the escape of, the prisoner and his robbery:—*
Every search was Made fbr him of course in the
morning, and during the whole day, but to no pur-,
pose it was believed; therefore, that he had endea-
voured to arrive at some other part: of the coast,
from which he might cut out a vessel, and get over
to France.

Instead of-quitting the neighbourhood of Broad-
stairs,. however, .he' lurked about in the corn-fields
till night, when he returned, and boarded a fishing
smack,. in which, it is now ascertained, he etfeeled.
his escape to Dunkirk. If he had gone' in any other
vessel he must have been taken, our pilots say, by
the armed coasters, or have fallen lin with some 'of
our squadrons; which would not sutler any .other de-
scription of vessel to pass throus4 them ; bUt in the
fishing season the smacks 'and little coasters are al-
lowed full range, without molestation.; in conse-
quence of which indulgence,' he finally-accOmplish-
ed his hazardous object: On the whole, ;it must.be
,acknowledged that he evinced uncommon saodeity,
promptitude, and decision of charaOcr, under all the
difficulties which he had to encounter.

The Denbigh and Perthshire Regiments of Militia
marched in yesterday from Deal, the first to Mar-
gate, and the second to this place, highly gratified
With the approbation which the Commander in Chief
was pleased to express of their discipline and soldier-
like appearance when he reviewed them at the Free
Downs on Friday last.

Another Expedition, destined for the East Indies,
is spoken of with the greatest confidence.
We had a large importation of live stock from
London by the Packet, at seven o'clock this morn-
ing, which must, for the want of room here, go up
to the village, of St. Lawrence.

21I4RGATE, AUGUST 10.

The scene of life at tliis place appears to be. a
chaos of pleasure and labour, as the former is pur-
sued with such indefatigable zeal as would be'ac-
counted severe toil if the sole Objea .in.view. were
not thegratification of the senses and the passions.
ktioloes Sunday evening Promenade, which was
ciowded the last time, is -expeded to be • attended
'to-night by as large a congregation. , Ball on.
Thursday, and that at. Ramsgate on Tuesday, were
also-very well attended ; Dandelion comes in for its
full share of public patronage. -Stivia's 'nightly
Auction is also a crowded scene ,of bustle and maxi-
. ou'S expeaation. Gamiva's. Auction of the same
nature, is a place of eager. adventure ; and the' re-
sPedable Condu&or of the place delivers !the decrees
of Fortune with much humour and pleasantry.
The Theatre, amidst these various attraaions, is
not equally successful. Miss 'Munn; has been the
chief novelty, and, like Master BET r; 'has been
.-prinCipally admired on account of her youth : She is
by no means deficient in spirit, or. what is Called
stage- trick ; but we all wish to hear that the
rage for. theatrical infancy were at an end, and
that people who have devoted their' Tires to
,tlie
priifession the. Stage, and who have deservedly
risen` into public favour, shotild not be elbowed off
the-Stage by children. Miss TAYLOR, who appear-
ed in Zoraida last season at Covent7Garden Theatre,
.performed Portia at this place on Tuesday last.—
Her face is, beautiful and , her figure elegant,
but she wants pra&ice and animation. , GAR-
NER, . our Librarian, was the Shylock, and he
gave. a very good representation of that diffichlt
.charaaer. Though 'eye are not disposed to encourage
a brood of infant Performers, yet. We regret to hear,
. that after Miss MuntE had toiled through Young
Roxalana, Nell, Miss Peggy, '&c.. during
the week, which must indeed have been -a labour
at her years (we had almost said days), the amount
of her ben was hafdly a quarter of her ex-
pences. •

- The -toys (packets, we' mean), have seldom
-brought les3 than 120 (once 10) in the course
hf this
,week, and we exped "that 'they will do so
f-or some time, much to the gratification of those
who deal in fool and lodgins4. •

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.OVER, A&G. ie.

Yesterday, in the:early part of the morning; di?
Royal Dukes visited the works on . the Western
Hilly; and • were 'received with a salute
:from the
Batteries; the. citadel was prtiCtilarly..inspeel4
under the condu# of Lord FORBES; Who explained
'the" abundant resources of this fortreis, Willa art
and nature haire conspired to render fortriidaW;.and
*hid] ir-isAiecessary to secure, as its lofty suthrpit,
ascending,aboye the turrets of the Castle, cornmar;ds
that. nuPortant depot.

At abotit half-past eleven o'clock their Royal
Highnesses, with their• attendants, ascended the
eminence, where the line 'was formed by the Ren-
irew, Fifeshire, and Essex Militia), With the Royal
Miners, and to•the right -it Brigade of Artillery. On
approaching the Troops, the Duke of 'YORK paused
for a moment in the centre, to pay his conipiiinents
to Lord FORBES, and' then immediately gallopped
to the left, of the cannon ; from, thence he pro-
ceeded along the Line,'in front and rear; and af-
terwards the whole ,body, pasied in slow tine, the
Artillery in the van, with the customary soleinnt-.
ties.. As in 'these times we depend•so Much upon
the valour and discipline of our soldiery,. i (is Mate:-
rial to notice any incorreilness and irregularity, and
there were two or three defeels which did not
escape the vigilante of the Commander in Chief.,
The pace of the horSesi attached to.the• guns not -be-,
ing accurately in time, the movement of the entire
Line was too tardy : din the title t' was: nOt less em
barrassing to the aklors than displeasing to thespec-
tators. Subsequently, during the skirmishing, while
the centre withdrew in a' compact Body, to be pro-
teeted in the retreat by the Light Inlantry; 4 part of
the right flank was wholly Uncovered,. and was ex-.
posed .to a galling fire from the enemy. -The Duke
instantly deteEted this error, and observed upon it. •
The evolutions of these Regiments were
,not 'ter-
minated when the attention of the Company. '.Vas
attracted" by one of the most interesting exhibitions.'
by which our British Islanders Could be gratified.
The 'cliff on which they: Were situated . is elevated
perpendicularly about 2,0 .feet above. the level of
the-sea-, cornhaanliing the chain of limestone rOcks
extending from the 'Heights of the South kOreland
to the Vale of Folkestone. .At this favourable
terVal 'seventy' Sail .of Transports, with our gallant
Defenders, aceottipanied-by a Frigate and several
were seen. silently ,gliding, along the
surface .of ,the Ocean, under 'a fair and pleasant
breeze. ,

A few excellent .vollies,,three deep, and'". port
arms," concluded this spectacle ; when., on an ad-
jacenthill; the 12th 'Regiment. of Light DragoonS
Was discovered, to which the Commander in Chief
next advanced. Lieut. Colonel BE'OWN received
their Highnesses at. the- head of his Cavalry; which
soon passed in squadrons, single file. The horses
were strong;. and ' in high condition; but they
: wanted activity ; they are principally of the Irish
stock, and withthe-uSeful qualities, possess many
of the deformities usual -with that breed. A short
hour terminated this. part, of the ekhibition ; • after
Which , the Duke descended to Folltstone, where;
'he partook, of some refreshment, and .prepared his
dispatches for the War Qffice,J--I.is-...k0xal
nexChastellea—to the Camp at Sliprn-cliff; where
the whitened tents gave the singular appearance of a
snow-capt mountain to this craggy promontory.
There he was received by the gt,11,. 14th, and g Ist
Regiments, and by two battalions of the 43d.. The ,
43d. only was reviewed.; • the men had risen at live
-in the morning, had marched nine miles from their
quarters at..Brabournc,'-leys, and. were to return. the
same night: Notwithstanding the fatigue they had
'undergone; and the lateness of the hotir,.after being.
exposed to a vertical shn, I will venture to say, that
in-no part of theworldscould Shewn,a more per-
fed state of discipline. •
To a professiOnal man, it would be sufficient to
say, that they formed from sealons into 'the line,
in double quick thne, with perfect' precision, a..
manoeuvre which never has been • even attempted
with a body of this description., Colonel STUART,
who commands"thern, has made 'the formation 'of
this Corps the. constant pursuit of his protra&ed
life, and he' has had no dorriestic duties to divert his
mind from his faVotirite object ; three ,times did
the -Duke adVance to this distinguished, Officer, to
express 'his' astonishment and admiration. The
Duke of CAMBRIDGE loudly and pu4liely ,exclaimed
lie never saw any thing to approach it. • .
During the whole of the.tlaY the. Coast of France
was conspicuous; the 'eye. was
,relieved from the
glaring, cliffs of Calais by. the tea-grade ocean, and,
with -a _little optical- assistance, on his own, •terri-
tory, BONAPARTE -might have witnessed .a scene
that would have chilled his hopes, and mortified his'
ambition: • '

It has been said, that- i was easy to account for the
celerity of many persons.who have engaged. in,fo9t-
races and Adler amusements the same, kind at Our
watering places,.,s they have often " Out-ran the
Constable." .

The following receipt for keeping flies 'out of
apartments and ,stables;
,and driving them away
from 'll6r4es, was sold, in a 'sealed cover, at. the
Letpsic Alichaelmas-Fair;at a high price, and had
a very extensive sale :—Put into an earthen 'rot
half a pound of cantharides, an ounce and a. half
'of gourd seed ; mother-wort, sassafras; root of
Saint John's • wort, and spirit of ants, of each
half an ounce ; a quarter of an -ounce of orpi-
ment, 'and a good handful of savin, the whole cut
small or reduced ,'to 'powder ;..elose the pot her-
metically, luting 'the interstices of the lid with
flour paste. After the contents of , the pot have
boiled sufficiently; take it irom the •fire,.and let
it' stand' twebiy:fotir hours in a cool. pface ; then
uncover`. the' pot, and ,With a feather: smear the
frames of the Windows and doors, both of apart-
ments and:stables, from which you are desirOus of
keeping the flies. . A single coat is sufficient, for
the Vhole season ; but if the 'rain should chance to
take it off, care must be taken. to renew it. The
smell of this 'preparation, which 'is scarcely per,
eet;fible to Man; iS.so insupportable to flies, that there
is nota single instance of one having entered by an
opeoswindow or doer to Which this liquid has been
applied.- To. keep them away from' horses, it is
sufficient to besmear the harness, the girth, or .the
saddle, with this liquid..

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COURT 'OF CHANcERY, AUG. 7

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.Erparte LEE;
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In the Matter of LANs PRAiER;andC6. tankruP'
. Tins was an application 'to expunke from the
prweeditt under. the nndehe Commission the proof or a
debt claimed
,bk Messis, tarolii and Carbonhe,
Alien,Enemies.

The SQ:LICITOR-GENERAL, in suPport- of the:
Petition, and on behalf of the Assignees of. thO
Bankrupt, stoed, that this was an applif.ation to
expunge the proof of certain sums of money;
traaed by the Bankrupts with Messrs. Laroux and
Carbonise, Bourdeaux Merchants. The Bankrupts'
previous to the breaking out of the present war with.
France„ were eminent Insurance Brokers in this
City; and carried oh that business in partnership to-
gether for some length of time; in, the course of
which, and immediately preceding the commence-
Merit -of hostilities between' the two COuntries, the
Bankrupts effected- Insurances for MeSsrs. Laroux
and ,Carbonne, upon several ships, ffeights: goods;
&c. which were afterwards lost or Captured, The
house of Lane, Frazer, and :Co. becoming,
,Bank-
rupts -Since that time, MesSrs. Laroxi :Car7*.
bonne claimed the amount of these insurances .
against the Bankriipts' btate„. The Learned Coun-
sel --contended, -therefore, that these Gentlerneti
being in the . situation of Alien Enemies, could-
not . recover, in d' Court of La* ; and in support
Of this position; he cited the case of Branclnii
Curling, as desiiiixe of the present care,-where the
Law was cl6E.rly- and fully laid down*by Lord
On , these .grounds, therefore, he
submitted; that this proof shoilki be expunged Ir, izi
the proceedings. g

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Mr.fERCIITA;..; 'on the same stoe. ob3erved, that
the insurance being inadel)revions to ti,c breal:ing
out of hostilities, did not" at all alter tle case ; but
Messrs.. Laroux: an.i .carhoknie must be considered
in the situation. ni.t persotis carrying on a cOntrilk.iii
trade, which the,,Bankrupts had insured ; and
fore 'the, proof of such a debt could not be-
mittcd.•

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The LORD CIFA'NCELLOR Said; that being himself
engaged in the consideration of all these eases, he
certainly confessed that he thought it acgreat hard-
ship
upon individuals, but it.was that sort .of hard-
ship which people were obliged to bear, , b-,teause
.it was conflated with ' the policy of the Country,'
If a foreign enemy's ship, being insured -in this
Country, be captured the Foreigner could not re-
cover his loss in a' British Court of Justice, because
King's Ships.
,and Letters of Marque have a right
to make enemies' ships their prey ; and no benefit
would be derived to this Country if it were ethetC.
wise, as it Would-be- taking the money out of th 4
pocket of a liqgp, subjea of this realm, to put it
into that of. an alien. enemy. This his Lordship
expreSsed to be the 'poliCy GI this Country, and a
.very good-policy he'considered it to-be.' _ln sucl>r
cases as the,present the law was :fa be taken for '
grantpd, but . not the His Lordship, there:- '
fOre, direeted it to be referred to, the Master to
examine into the fa'f,ts, abd expunge the proof
fthroen.nthe proceedings,- accordirigs he should tirid •

..At the late Glon6e.ster Assizes was
tried,- 16 which Mr. ThOmal Holland, one of His
Majesty's SUrveyors of Taxes, residing at Tewliesi.
bury, was Defendant. • It 'was brought to . recover
from Mr. Holland a penalty of 501: for, omitting to
make a return of ss. for a gardener employed by
bitn'between the sth of April, 1803, and the dth of
' April, 1804 another penalty Of 5,01. for omitting
to make the return' of a dog kept by him in the
same year; and a further penalty of 1001. for
fUlly, and through favour, omitting to:surcharge Mr.
Sandilan4 a Solicitor at
.Tewke'sbury.s for Joseph
Cossens, 'a writer' employed by him in the Same
year; and whom he omitted-to return as his
.Clerk:
—Mr. DAUNCEY; for the Plaintiff, after a short act;
dress, called eyidence to prove that a gardener had
been employed twice .in the course of the year
1803 by the Defendant, to do some .work in his
garden, but who: ititecT, on cross-exat6p •lion, that
he had only beetr,.....emploted for these two jobs. 'lt
was alsd proVed ,that a, large . dog was Sent to Mr.
Holland in May-, 1803, from Warwickshire, which
remained in his house for about three-wleeks, when
it was sent .away.—Joseph Cossens proved that .he
was., employed by Mr. Sandilands as, a writer; but
on cross-examination stated, that •his' employment
Was to write and ingross deeds at his (the witness's)
own house, and that he wrote in like manner for-
other- Attornies Tewkesbury.—tMr. Serjeani
Ws Lthams addressed the. Jury on behalf of the De-
lendant ; and,• called Mr. H. Wilton, an Attorney
at Gloucester, who proved; that hi the spring of the:
year 1803 Mr.' Holland promised to procure
Newfoundland dog for him, which he afterwards
received from Mr. H. brought by a •=a;itormail.—
Mr. Serjeant' Wit AAMS was ploCeeding to call
other evidence, hut. the Jury' thought it, Unne-
cessary. ,

Mr. Justice LAwknrcg, in summing up thevvi-
dence; observed, tha t 'with respc-r& to the gardener, he
did not consider the,two jobs &Me by'the gardener
'constituted such art employment as to render Hob..
land liable.to :the ss. doty, within the spirit .and,
meanwg of the•A'6i of• Parliament. As to the dog;
he remarked;thatlf 'Holland- was liable to my for
it, it might,:withequal propriety, be contended that
the. waggoner ,whO brought it to Tewkesbury, and
the waterinan-Wko conveyed it 'to Gloucester; were
equally so ; and with regard to Cossens, the writer,
if Mr. Satidilands was liable to- return' him as his
Clerk, every ,'Solicitor in London, who, employed a
Law Stationer- to write for him, was
,equally liable
to return and''pay the duty for such Law Stationer
as • his.-Clerk. The Jury, which' was special, with-
out hesitariOn, found a verdid for the Defendant
Upon .each count.'—The question, however, as to
whether the employment of a garcl2her for a day or
two in the year renders the person' employing him
liable.to the duty of ss. is, it is stated, to become the
subjeet of discussion in the Court of Exchequer next
Michaelmas Teem.- • . •

, Many married ct3Uples giro were united at Gretna
Green;already, it, is said, begin to testify, great
in the hope that the Hrneneul Blarksmi4D hal no
tight to forge conjugal letters,

POLICE.

BOW-STREET. -"Yesterday Jrni.: Ha wkins, the
juvenile- highwayman, was again bought up for ex-,
amination before Mr. Justice READ,-
,upo9 a charge
of stopping co the highway a Mr. Clarke, and rob!
bieg him of a watch awl' some. money. • Nothing
new appeared against him, though the Office, and
'even the street opposite, were crowded
.with persons
awaiting hisexamination„ He- appeared to bear his
adversities with mold nerve, and degree, of- sang-
,roid truly appropriate' to his
.neth procession.
was smartly dressed in a blue coat, light waistcoat',
blue pantaloons, and Hessian boots. He Made no
defence, and was remanded for farther examination
on a finure day, '
' Late on Sunday night," Carpmeal, • the Officer
in waiting at the above Office, received information
that a duel' was to be fought early yesterday morning
near Chalk Farm. At six o'cloek yesterday morning,
Carpmeal, accompanied by Crocker atfd Wilkinson
the Patroles, went to the spot described. They disco:'
vered the parties in a 'field to. the right of Chalk
Farm ; and as "they were about to enter the field, the
Seconas had withdrawn, the parties had taken their
ground ; and they were just in the act of., pulling
the triggers; and had one of them discharged,
Carpmeat must have been -shot, as he Was-es,actly
in the dire&ion. Young Crocker, seeing
_the dan-
ger of iris' brother Officer, jumped over a hedge
ran behind the Gentleman, and knotked the pistol
out of his hand. Carpmeal; at the same time, desired
them both to desist, spewed his staff; and said they
' were Bow-street Officers. Having taken the pistols
frorniie parties, they secured them and the Seconds.
They were brought to the Office, and underwent an
examination before S. READ, Esq. They proved to be.
Francis Jefffies, Esq. of the City of Edinburgh,
,and
Thomas Moore, .Esq. of Bury-Street, St. James's.
They were admitted to bail to keep tbepeace, them-
selves in -Ma. each, and two sureties each 2001.
and as a check to,the.present ridiculous and danger-
ous rage for duelling, the Magistrate very properly
considering the Seconds' • conutta - a breach of the
peace, held thent to bail in 2001. each.—After the
parties were discharged-and gone, on examining the.
pistols, to draw the charge, that belonging to Mr.
Jeffries was discovered not to be loaded with ball.
That of his antagonist contained a pellet of paper.
-GutennALL..— Yesterday a daShing Cyprian,
named 'Charlotte Clarke,- was brought before the
Sitting Magistrate on the charge of having picked
the pocket of her supposed paramour, who is clicker
to a respectable boot-maker in Fleet-street, of is.
6d. The nyinph endeavoured to turn the tables
upon her accuser, by making the first charge against
Ven, of having pieked her pocket of Ss. 6d. together
with some thimbles, scissars, and other implements
of industry.
The clicker, who • seemed a reSpeaable young
man, appeared much embarrassed, utterly' denied
the charge, and said, that' -on Saturday night he
was proceeding on some business to the Bell Sa-
vage Inn, on Ludgate Hill, when be was accosted
in the usual manner by the lady,- who took him
under the arm, and brought him into a court, when
In" an instant 'gha contrived to case his pocket of
the money. He immediately charged her with the
robbery, which-she denied, and told him to search
her pockets, which he did, and rook ,out
atsd two keys, which he said would not satisfy him,
is he lost more and •he threatened to charge her
on the watch. She was obstinate, called the .watch,
charged him with robbery, and both were convoyed
to the watch house, where he offered to let her go
if she wonkl reimburse his loss,..vyhich,she refused,
and persisted in her charge. He then gave to the
constable of the night the money he had ,taken froin
her pocket. Both charges were recorded, and•the
parties detained in custody until brought before the
Magistrate-.
'The girl persisted not-only in denying the charge,
but in her accusation. She said she was not a wo-
man of the town, but had•a child, and that her fa-
ther would give her no assistance.
It appeared, however, to the Magistrate that
• though beautiful, and of a' reputable and interest-
ing appearance, she was a, common ,street-walker ;
and the young man having ,given his address, and
satisfactory references for his, character, he IVas
discharged, and the nymph committed to Bride-
MA,mstoN4TotTsn.---Yesterday -a-young man of
dashine• appearance, clerk in the house ,of SMITH
and Co. whose name for the present we with-
hold, was brought up and, examined on a charge
of drawing forged checks upon the Bankers of his
employers to the amount of above 3001: The proofs.
having been substantiated against him; he Was re-
manded for ftirther examination. • .
Another youth, about ►8; of Tespeaahle and in-
."teresting appearance, clerk in the house of Sir
RICHARD CARR GLYI4' and Co. Bankers, in Bit--
chin-lane, Cornhill, was brought up to be examined
upon a charg, of havitig embezzled part of the
amount of a tool. check .upon the house of CIIAL-
MERE and Co: payment of which he received for the
account of his employers. "Two witnesses from
• the House of his employers. proved'that part. of the
Bank notes received
_were found, upon his person,
and part' in a drawer in the.tiouse appropriated 'to
his use. • , • •
The nng man beingealled on for his defence;
declined saying any thing foi the present, and was
remanded for examination on a future day:
Another person,'a principal and confidential clerk
••in the house of a respectable Wholesale cbeesemon-
ger in the City, and who, in consideration of his
services for a series of years, was shortly to baize
been adniitted to a partnership in the house; was
brought forward upon a charge of having induc-
ed the porter, who was his relation, to bring
away to him clandestinely, from their counting-
house, their cash-book and their banker's account
current book, which books being missed while he
'was on.a journey for the Hwts..', at Portsmouth, his
employers rite to him forth m, cane to town;
first denied having the books, then gave au order
fur his wife to deliver them, but she denied any
knowledge: of them at length, however, they were
• obtained. Some erasures were also discovered in
the Company's day book, .sL l partkularly in an
item of t ire Defendant's own account current ; and
it was also discovered that lie oad drawn a check