The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-23 00:00:00

FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, Nov. 12.—Letters from Cologne', of the
blii, state, that the contingent from the conscrip-
tions of the years t 80G, 7,8, and 9, for the de-
partment of the Boer, fixed at , 1382 men, has
marched from Aix-la-Chapelle _almost complete;
there are Only wanting a few conscripts who have
obtained furloughs for causes provided• for in the re-
gulations. The detachment destined for the Impe-
rial Guard, was remarkable for the fine men which
comPerie it. 'independently of this last levy, more
thatra hotldred refradory conscripts, who had been
expatriated (br several years, have returned, and en-
tered the service.. I'Ve learn from Dusseldorif, that
the Jews of that city, on the 27th of Odober, took,
the oath of fidelity to the Emperor. These indivi-;
duals enjoy, trout 1 that moment; all the rights of
citizens, and.all t•tie shameful usages which distin-
guished them from other subjects, are for ever abo-
lished.

In a Report addressed to the Prince of NEUFCBA.•
TEL by the luspe&or DUFEE,,NE, gre.at abuses are re-
presente4Ap elkist in the clothing department of the
French army., The various articles of clothing-had
been{pa's!-!..ed through 'several 'hands, each of whom
derived enormous prOfits, so:.: that . for making a ca-
potte, for which Government paid two francs 50 cen-
times,- the original fmnisher :received only from t 5
to t 8 SOUS, xnd in the same proportion for other ar-
ticles of the soldiers' clothing. The Report com-
plainS that both Government and the manufa6turer
are thus defraude'd by thesetontraelors and middle
men. Some of the contractors are also said to have
received five per cent. on the prices from the mann-
faaurers, in consideration'of their passing any kind
of clothing without examining its
,quality. In con-
sequence of this Report, the Emperor has issued the
following Pecree:—
" The Grand-Judge is r*ired to cause 63 be ar-
rested, delivered up to the Tribunals; and punished'
according to law, those guilty persons, not only as
robbers and dilapidators of the public money, but
also as compromising the service of the army. The
CornmisSarrGeneral will. cancel, as fraudulent, all
tics ,Contracts made with such individuals. He will
enjoin the Prefeet of the Giroride, and the Com-
missary at Bourdeaux, to take measures for prevent-
ing the service from suffering, and that it be pro-
Perly provided for.

(Signed)
" Bayonne, Nov. 4, 1 808."

" NAPOLEON."

EXTRAORDINARY TIDE.—The tide which carried
away so much of the Cliff at Brighton, was the
highest that has been known on that coast since the
year 1786, when the East'clitf Battery was destroy-
ed, and it is remarkable, that both these- tides oc-
curred in November, 'one on the 17th, the other on
the 18th. The New Steyne, at Worthing, was in-
undated by that of Friday, and several acres of wheat
•
Sverc overflowed at Lancing.... An immense quantity
of segiAvtap ha i been cast along the !loutbrn
of wnxiihcif‘rtners, we hope, will make good use.

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LAW REPORT.

COURT OF KING'S kiEIsIGH, Nov. 22.

BAINBRIDGA V. NELSON.

This was a case of insurance upon a vessel to and
.from Oporto, which, haying been captured, was
.abandoned by the insined, and regular notice given
thereof to the underwriters, in order :to render them
liable for a total loss.. The vessel being soon after-
.wards recaptured, it -turned . out that a_liartial loss
_only had been sustained. _
' The law of the case having been reserved for the
decision of their Lordships, it was this day fully and
ably argued by Messrs. SCARLETT and Houtoyp.
The Cotner were of oiinion, that a notice of
abandonment, given under such circumstances, .could
only cover the actual average loss which had been
,sustained, and by_ too means render the Underwriters
liable for a total loss ; became, were it otherwise,
it would grievously enlarge the responsibility of the
'Underwritersiand even subject them to imposition;
for, in almost every case, it was the iriterest'of the
assured to abandon.

Upon these grounds judgment ,was entered for
t hz,' Defendant.

CRIMINAL INIEORMATION.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved for a rule to
shew.cause why a criminal information -should not
be filed against Mr. Morgan, the Mayor, and Mr.
-Hughes, one of the Aldermen, of Carmarthen, for
an abuse of authority. He made this application
upon the affidavit of a Mr. Henry -Lewis, who
therein stated, that Carmarthen is a. place at pre-
'sent divided into two parties, called The Reds and
The Blues. This Mr. Henry Lewis, it appeared,
espoused the cause of The Reds, and. the two Gen-
tlemen, who were Defendants, -that of The. Blues.
It happened that he, Mr. Lewis, with some-others,
was one evening walking past the house of Mr.
Harris, his acquaintance, and out of fun they un-
screwed his brass knocker, and some days there-
after put it 'on again, afterwards acquainting Mr.
Harris with the circumstance. Mr. Harris eon-
ceivtde the matter in its true light, and treated it
as a joke; - but it was not treated so lightly by
.Messrs. Morgan and Hughes.. They no sooner got
notice of the circumstance, than they sent for Mr.
'Harris, and said to him, " when you missed your
knocker,- did you not consider it afelony ?" To
which-be answered, " that he did not, as he imme-
diately learnt who had done it." They endeavoured
to reason with him, in order to induce him to pio-
secute for a felony; and though he Resisted in saying
he did not' look upon it as such, yet _they thought
proper to draw upa warrant, in-, which they stated,
that Jonathan Harris bad reason to susped this
perscn, Lewis, as having been guilry of the felony-of
-taking his knocker froM his, door. Upon -this war-
rant Mr Hughes took hold of this young man,
-and actually carried him before the, Mayor.- Mr.
Harris canke, and again explaine& the circurn;
stance ; swore that he
_never meant to make it a
felony, and begged they would trot keep the young
man in custody. They, however, persisted, and
slid, they w Quid keep him in the common gaol,
from that time (the month ,of May) to the month
of August, when he could be tried. They refused
to bail him ; but, upon the entreaties of Mr. Har-
ris, the) allowed him to he out for one-night, in
the custody of a constable, in order that the
young 'man might consult his Attorney. Lewis
had -no sooner got out of their clutches, than he
secreted himself till the month of August, when he
appeared, in order to have the matter investigated
and ti le 'Chris was acerdingly done, and the Judge
told the Magistrates, that unless there was more
ag.iinit:lllr. Lewis than appeared' by their statement,
no true .bill could be found against him. Under
these circumstances, justice required that the con-
dud of -these Magistratesshould be investigated.-
-Attie granted. ,

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. zr.

STELLE V. BROWNE AND PARRY,

This cause, our readers will recolleavllv.rs tried
last Thursday, betore Sir J. MANSIIELD,. at Guild-
hall, and a verdi& given against the Defendants;- and
khe question bet ween.the parties was, whether the
Plain, itf, who had seized thegonds. of Coekburne,
a publican, under a bill of sale, was to be deprived
of the benefit of his seizure, by an execution sent
into the house' by the" Defendants, .who Were Cock 7
burne's b;ev,..ers, under which they sold the goods
so seized by the Plaintiff.

The Jury, under the circumstances of the case,
found a veidia for the Plaintiff, to 34e.finnount of
his detuan:kagainstCockburne.
Setje:int Vikodu AN this day moved for a rule,
calling on the Plaintiff to shew cause why the ver-
dict should not be set aside, and a new trial granted,
upon t,he ground that the bill of sale having, been
executed long before the posses:ion was taken under
it, was in itself fraudulent and void; and also that
the possession itself, such as it was, did not amount
to• such a valid taking, before the ently. of the De-
fendanrs, under their ekecutton, as to preclude them
from the benefit of it.
Sir. JAMES MANSFIELD said there Was no colour
or pretence fur granting the rule; which was refused
2,:cordingly.