The Sun.
London, England, 1808-03-03 00:00:00

TPEYMOUTH, FAn.

Tills week our Garrison Lt been': full of hustle,
occasioned by the change of quarters here ..and at
Dorchester, of different troops of the Ist and 2d
regiments of Hanoverian Light Horse, which took
place on the 2401 of this month, a day that has
been observed here by the military and inhabitants
with an uncommon degree of splendour, in com-
memoration of his Royal Highness the Duke of
CA.sioat Doe's birthrday. .
On this occasion General)...msmciaN and. his Staff,
Colonel ALIEN, and all the Officers of both Ha-
noveiiati Regiments, dined together at Russma.'s
Hotel, and entertained a party of Nobility, and se-
veral Officers of distinEtiuu.. Upwards of tau Gen-
tlemen sat down at the tables; which were spread
with ingenious devices and a profuseness of delica-
cies, far exceeding ;my military fete of the kind ever.
given here. The !towns were superbly lighled up,
and the bands of both Regiments attended and play-
ed several martial and con Ait otiunal airs; Colonel.
llt Nt;ii AM,. -snd the Officers of the Sad Regiment,
enteriained a select .party at the .Rarracks on the
Nothe, and in the Evening the Duke's tradesmen
met at Harvey's Library; and enjoyed the evening
with niUch mirth endeonviviality.. The. whole cOnT
eluded- with au elegant display of fire-wnr:is, in
Irvin 'of 'the *dining rckirns at the Hotel, and with
every ether Mark of 19yalty and liirettion to this
branch of the Royal Fundy.. •

Mrs. SIDDoNS is engaged to perthrm at Edinhnrgh
for a few. nignts, hy,oin-tieular desire, as it is i,:nown
that she is .now on her route to take a,final leave of
all 'provincial theatres.
. The success of Messrs. ALLISO'irAM and CoNDELt.:
'in their-musio farce-or Ulm IMns.?or, The Widow's
Choice, •has pireridy induced them to think of unit-
ing their powers again, for a simi;ar prodnction, in
the course of' the present season ; and thefertile
Muse of the
.former has, we find, already sketched
,an outline of the intended drama.
THE&TIZICAL INcoux.—Several of the Performers
of Covent-Garden Ti eAre have, it is said, been re-
cently snmmoued to appear behoe Cotrunis-
sioners of the Property Tax, in consequence-of their
returns to the 'usual documents requiring them to;
state their respective incomes. These Performers,.
it seems, made deductions from their returns on ac-
count of those articles which, at the Theatre, are
.technically denominated properties, and which they
cousider of the same nature with the tools employed
by artisans, without which it would be impossible
for them to pursue the calling by which they sup-
port themselves. Hence the Performers in question
have, it is said, specified wigs, gloves, clean-shirts,
stockings, neckcloths, &c. &c. Whether those Per-
former-4 who devote, themselves chiefly ro.the Tragic
Muse have made appropriate returns of truncheons,
helmets, 61;41.1,f:others, and other martial insignia,
&c. &c. is known only to. the CernalvoionePrar, who,
according to rei,ott, have ken so pur4led by the
variety .and ewaordinary naturo: of most of thear-
tides allded. to, that the.y find it absolutely JR:-
eessoy to examine personally all *the parties con!-•
"and it is Very prObable that tins investiga-
tion will afford a scenc haidly less wlitaisical, ludi-
''crous, and entertattring; than any that has appeared
on theatrical boards. To enable tire. Commis-
sioners to understand the subject folly, it would be
very proper ter the several Performers, when they
attend ott_thiS occaatan, to bring with thein all the
various articles ulmozs which they ground their claim
to deductions from the tax, and a general. exhini-
tion of these articles Will certainly add niech to the
interest of the expected scene.

CooKK playing at Elinburgh with consi-
derable advantar to himself and the IVlanager; and,
what is much better, for the promotion of benevo-
lence als6; as hi 4 pertiontance for the Charity \York-
house.produced upwards of•uttul.
We are sorry td bear that the b":ittaliou niche Sdota
Royals, which is in Tobago, has of late lust many
meaty the fever,, while the first West India
Regiment; which is quartered along with the B.oYals,
is very healthy:
Wt are happy to announce the complete recovery
of thelm.my sick cat thole two tine regiments, the
Wrest Essex and South Hants. Militias, since their
:arrival st that extreurdy healthy spot, Silver Hill,

The alterations, repairs, and improvements, mak-
ing in Kensington-place, fur the residence of tha
Princess of \VALI:4 and the Duchess of Bausswtcx,
are carrying on with all possible exertion. The Pa
lace is to be new furnished and decorated. Last
Thursday the Princess of WALes and Duchess of
BRUNSWICK visited Kensington-palace, and inspe&-
ed the works. It is cusio:nary upon these oceagietis
for the Lord Chatuherlain to of-der what he thinks.
proper ; the Princess, however, upon seeing the Inr-
tiiitirei objemtia In many articles,. others Ale highly
appi.oVed, and expressedn wish that in loture she
niitht-be allowed to choose the patterns, &et, which
°filming represented to the, Lord .Chanaberlain, his
Lnrdship very-readily assented to, and the whale fit-
ting up in future Ile under the direOion and
itispeliorrof her Royal Highness. On Tuesday se-
veral tradesmen waited, upon her !royal Hightiessat
Black heath to receive order4,-,--Tlie whole is.expett-
ed to he complete in about five or six weeks, • •
This day the Assizes of the 'Home Circuit cora..
mete ed at klert flirt!, before Chieffustice Sir
DONALD and Mr. Justice and on Monday
their Lordships will open the
.COilimii:sion. at Chelms-
ford, fur the county of Essex.

On
_Sunday forenoon two young men quarrelled
on board of a Ship-in Shields haroour, when one of
lbw.) bi ought a loadekigun from the-ci` ibin, and dis-
charged it at his companion, but fortunately missed
•liisktun. The other, following his hdrrid example,
proFured another musket in his turn, but just.as he
.got upon deek,, he diicoveied his opponent golog
on board this Ship Economy for safety; notwith-
statidiog- ti .fired at, and in ivied hitt), but,
shotkitig to relate; the 'shot unforttthately en-
tered •the left eye and passed ,through tltu back
part °I-the head of a young man,. !taloa Everitt,.
belonging to North Shields, who isornecliattly ex-
Pire. The perpetrator went on short_. and escaped.
The followi:ig melaucholi accident occurred at
S.111)(ttli; the coachman of Admiral WEL.I.is
(triving tla AdmirarA with kbAcod horse, he-
nii"wed too, rtt«tt a turn at tt ehts-.lnct of the Dock
whOir it..W114 and
Ott cfrictwoan reeeivvd. 40-viow:;t 3 QPllt.thiull Of the
19 burvirt thelccident ut4:i Knv hctirs.

‘,:eIGRICLII77RE, &c.

:MONTHLY -I:EPORT FOX OEBRUALI Y.
..•..
Ttiegroikli* Wheats, allhough discolour&l by
the severevitather in the early part of the month,i
are far frtiticbeing injured by this check. The IPle
dryineeViiids -have proved favouraNe for the latter •
dibbing. of -Beans and Pease. The early sown Bai-
leys have suffered in Norfolk, and other East,rn
COUtities, by the feW nights intense frost. The latic'l
do not at present. work kindly, in gene rd, this
son, for ',enticed sowing. The retnnining Tun,
have'stood the weather, much better than was looked
for : tiat the Rape plants, for a clop; are much cut.
Clover seed is likely to yield, a
,fair average on p.
-Hay, which,had risen from the qlpurat)c.e of hired
weather, has fallen to its fernier prices. Alihowh
the .Meat.Miarkets have been freely supplied, prir. e
Beef and-Minton uspei•ientel fariher k'au-
range. Lord SomErtmur.'s Show of Prie Cattle,
for Oxen fatted after having bee.nregUlarlywrougl‘ ,
within. given time., and Under' Wise restrimo. s
from forced feeding; has prOduced.ti goal effi:Ct
the stones of Smithfield it has 'likecrke evidently
catiSed very.beneficial effeetsi not only in-the frame
of the principal bieeds of Sheep, bat in ttrtir re.
spediVe kinds of Itlaece 'aNcy;so essenti it in well I
and profitable grazing. The LI/MA(lg season
the Downs, both Of Sussex -and Wills, is expetitA
to prove a favourable OM:. 'Lean Stock continui
its last month's prices, e.ieept :More flogira'rid Pigs,
which are somewhat loan. -

DUBLIN, FEB. Drawing-room, on
ThUrsday night, was very numerously andsplend4.
ly attended. ,All the Nobility in tow,n, as well as
the most considerable Gentry, testified their attach
,went to our gracious QUEEN, by the numbers its
which they assembled to do honour to her., blobs.
night. Her Grace the Duchess s ltionmoNnap.
neared to enjoy .perfe6l hcalth,,and a mit unitnateo
.fiowolbpirits. The.Dula was, a, thtial, affable,
good-humoured, and attentive. The company se-
parated at ajate hour this turning,—On Wednes-
day his Grace the Loan Lt utrrns AxT, and a, sele
`party, were entertained at cilnner, by the Earl of
DONOUOtimoRE, at Taltnerston-house.--the return
of 'Sir CnAaEliS ASGILL, vv;lio IS at present in Eng-
land, to resume the command ut the 'troops io this
distrik, we understand, is not at present a matter
of certainty. General Mu acct; cummaads,iu
.absence.

Eiorrtr4ENT.-.--OnTueiby evening a young Lady,
in 136rotighStreett,of inheh respectability, and
possessed (it an ample fortune, eloped with a Navat
t)fliCer, who A few dayi ago arrived from Piyinouth,
oh a visit to a near coquet:lion of the futitive.
'A dashing, spinster of ility-/We eloped Nom the
house of her father, ,1 retired,suap,boiler, in.Tott:ll-
- 'Tuesday night,froin I Lie
:of a first floor, with a recruiting seFjeaut belontii4;
to a regiment of light !iragoolis. The L,idy po,,,tersses
a,forttie oftiont. per; antittni,. and &ho wa, on diy
the playtmteof her. paramnbr. whtne fattker way A
shoenntker in the road.—&e tidings, base as -et
,been litard of the fig.ities.
mtLaoaut4ou-S7'l arr.—PalyAta ACTRE3M.
'---Three young Ladies,. daughters of ./1:4,/poware,
were'yesterday charged at this °thee with breakhq,
open the apartments of a Mrs.. liv.AD, who resid‘s
at Paddington, and stealing a quAtitity of des:.;
and other apparel. It appeared by the sr:newel-it of
the prosecutrix, that the . door of her apaqinebts
had been forced during her at;senm, and about nine-
teen dresses, of varioussdescriptions, had been stolen.
Suspicion fell, on the prisoners, ,who resided in the
.house, and who are Actresses belongint, to a private
corps, They were consequently searched, and du-
plicates of the property were found 011. them. Se-
yeral of the dresses had been inndernized for the
charaAerslif Belvidera Clara, Lady Teazle, Sic, but
the prosecutrix identided them. The Officers rait-
sacked the wardrobe at the private theatre, and the
greater part at the property was recovered.7-The
prisoners were remanded for another examination.

UNION HALL.7—Yesterday Jame's CtAlbion, a
Taylor in the'ltoyal Laboratory, at Woolwich, way
again brought up, and underwent pi final examina-
tion on a: charge of steallng a brge quantity of serge
therefrom.. Re was fully committed Ow trial.

Within these six .weeks
„the following persmts
have been cominlttecl tottbe House 'of Curredion
for the County Of Surrey, for different periods, for
attempting to bring spirituous liquorsinto the Kin4;'4
Bench Prison, viz. Catherine Barrington, Elizabeth
Jonei„lnn Showell, Arin Fixeni:Pharles Brawn
and Edward Dearinen, who described histi*elt a
porter, living in Webberstreet„ Westmitiste;-to.“1,
tined 101. the kill of which will be di,tributed
'amongst the poor prisoners in the,King's Wnclt.
There have been several persous pre% tited oing
it)to ' the 'said prkoti iu lotore, for bringing stnAlt
quintities or liquors with them ; anti.twora rho
prisoners hare been dispossessed of their fOont4 mu
the King's Bench Pri,Uti, and committed to the
Gaol in florsetnonger-lane, for One month each; for
selling the same _

4t Newb:,rty, on Tu:ilay,inorning last, a grcv•
hound almost lure off ilk; 11()Sli Of a child, fib•A,it thr,Ja
years or' agt,. Soun utter ite hit'n man in the hat,.l
alinust through, and it is feared hi:, has bitten rrony
whet persOts,. was at length killed.. ,Sc; s ken
perions, who,,Lave been ,tit about ..I`;,.:4'Ll'rY,
passod through;.- that town in a Caravan, 3tr.',11 a
Aek since, on Ahdir. way'to the salt water at Suut!),.
anlpto.ll.

We are sorry to announce that considera'ble da.
Triage has been lately done in the. tie,,libo,irtiood 0(
Foot's Cray, by Mad D9gs,-*—Several Foriwrt. Ltve
had their Stock bit, which they have been
to destroy.
Several Mad nns have also made their appear«
ante in the Jowl] and neighbourhood or Dover„
shoclt,dag, belonging to a Gentleman. ot' it placti
which had been tied op four or the days, was shot
on 'Thursday morning, as b evinced all the flinty.
toms.Of rriadness,and,'ti.i ktiown that this had
bit'lle'bllirtest;7l7.3lluUrtitr/rnert- 3hoern akers have been
vied ,befoie thu :Mayor and Juslicts of Bath, for
illegal Coinbi.rkalion to advance thus wages, and veil.
ten Ced fo menths IEXIVri son mem,
. The latesevere snow storms have preyed drAad-
tnlly fatal to the Nliecp in the \Vest Highlands of
Scotktnd, great numbrrs having beoit buried in 1114
otsest.• vivid Pg,.....1,11111.f1111:

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LAW REP. RD.

COURT OF KING's PU MARCH 2.

•

STOCK BARGAINS.

WllatilllM V. SI'kINS.

• ,
This was a Special at'..tioo against the Deferidarit,
ter not transferring 5001. Commercial Stock, ac-
cording to agreement.
Mr; daanow observed, that 'the case left him
little to say by way of explanation. The Planniti
was a'reapeolable Citizen, and brought his anion
against ;he , ,Defeudant, who was the Proprietor,-of
Sock in a fund established for keepingup the Com-
mercial Road, - was 'a transferable stock, and the
Defendant being disposed to part with 5001. of it,
employe4 a person named Watkins, as his Agent, to
it. Mr. Watkins sold it to the Plaintiff, aud•the
present action was to in force the transfer.
Mr. Holsworth Fialiwick deposed, that he was
present when Mr. Simms gave instructions to Mr.
Watkins tp sell 5001. of his stock, who said he
• should expect a premium of col. per cent. upon it.
Mr. Simms was one of the Trustees of the stock,
and Mr. Watkins was a Clerk it-.their employ.
'Some time after, he heard Mr. Binni say
,that
Watkins had sold the !neck, On cross-examina-
'Oen, he said, that Mr. Simms's expression was, that
lie had employed Watkins to find a purchaser for
'hit{ stock. Sinuna never said in his, presence that
he had authorised Watkios.to receive the money for
the stock. In short, the Agency was, that Watkins
was iii'find a purchaser, and Simtns was. to make the
transfer.
Mr: Serano desicribed himself-as a Proprietor of
"CoMmercial Stock, and said, he also employed Wat-
lkitia tp hon 5.001. stock for him at the same time
that Mr. Simms did; both (agreeing that therwould
haVe2o 'per Centpremium. Watkins soldhis stack
et the stipnbited premium, gave him a check for
tile meney, awl he made the transfer upon Wet,.
bargain.
Mr. Charles •Bladon, the nephew of the Plaintiff,
Temeiribered Mr. Simms calling at his uncle's hotiae,
awl-the tonsaetion with Watkins, and askedbirn if.
Mr: Wiltshire had paid the money to Watkins for
purchase of Si mina's'S toel: ? Witness replied that
he had.
,: Mr. Simms then said' that he had t re-
eeived the money from Watkilis, and shot d tint
tranafer the stock. Witness stated 'that his uucle
was in the country, and asked if he should inform
of the real Mr. Simms replied that it was im-
material, and that he should have the laugh against
him for doing'business in such a way..
Lord ELLEN3bnotton thought theri was some-
: thing irregtilar in the ,trarisa6tion, and said that the
transfer should pi cede the Pyment. •
Mr. Watkins stated, that he was the Accountant
employed by the Trustees of the Commercial Road,
and received orders from the Defendant to sell 5001,
Stock, at CO per cent. premium, on his accouht.---
lie accordingly sold it to Mr. Wiltshire, who gave
hiM a draft upon his Hanker at 14 days forward, for
the Money. The draft was duly honoMed. He ac-
quainted the Defendant with the transnaipn, and he
expresaed leis apprnbatiou of the bargain. Sub-
sequent to that, the Witness met with embarrass-
ments, and—was prevented, from paying over the.'
money. Mr. Wiltshire, he said, dealt with him
as the Agent of the seller. • Mr. Serene got the
money for his stock, and paid the Witness a Com—
Lord ELLENI3OitOWGII--" What, Sir, do you, as,
a Broker, part with the stock of ydur principal, open
the credit Of a. draft that has t 4 days to run ? ar if
you do, did you ever find an individual so inattentiye
to his concerns as to part with his stock for a draft
at 14 days ?"
Watkins.'" No, my Lord." •
Mr. Nara:. ": He is the Agent of Mr.Simins, my
Lord,, and the draft 'has been honoured." '
Lord ELLer:lt-OROOOII. " Buehe is. an Agent upon
,the usual wins."
.Watkins, "" Shoms, my Lord, did not iobjea to
my Agency till he discovered *insolvency,'
Lord ELLIMOROUGH. " rt copies to 11.11113 Is an
Agent employed to find a Purchaser fur Stock, au.
thorized to sell it at 14 dap credit
Watkins. '4 Lshould. not have sold, at 1,4 'clays
credit 'hid I not expeaed the Stoek to tall in the
market,:,end therefore was desirous of concluding
the 113rgain."
Lord Et.t.ENtiostouian. ""Did Ou conlMunicato
Unit WI to the Defendant, YoklremPloYet
Watkins. " No, my Lord."
Lord Et.t..ssut ettouon. " Then the Defendant is
not bound brit, and the Phkjut id' must be called.",
The Plaintiff was accordingly nensuited.-

711* Kifie; V. sou Lit.oTr),
This WaR an in dianiunt fora nuisance, The De_
fendant 141$ a 'honk() on Snow-hill, the back prennoes
of which extend to an alley, called Cock-court,
through winch, for half a century and more, there
has been a circuhuus passage reaching from one part
of Snow•bill to nnother. The Defendant had ob-.

strutled this passage, and therefore a bill of
- meta was preferred by Cordy, a pawnbroker at one
ektramity,' who considered a private entry to his
prernises material to his business. The obstrn6tion
, • Was by the eredion of two walls, inelosing a coach--
house and stables for the accommodation of the De-
fetylan t ,
• ;'Several Witnesses proved that it was n thorowgh-,
fare until 'this ereCtion was made, and 'that free
tress and egress had never beep,interrupted. Mr.
Storehouse, Inspeaor of Pavement for the City,
.said, that it wits lighted with two lamps at the'ex-
pence of the City ; but it Was a poor miserable
hole,: into which he at first was 'afraid to trust
himself. .
The Counsel for I the :Defendant said, that the,
single oueation was, whether it was a public or a
/ private way; and one thing was quite cut on, that
it was a matter of pat ticular convenience to have a
pawnbroker at the corner, where a person might de.;
posit_ his watch in safe custody before he ventured
L., Into this dangerous recess. No onto could pretendthis was of ,any convenience as it public way, b(,eause'
it had no.eiit, bUt at Snow-bill, and was five times
as far round as the ordinary road in the high-street.
Verdi-8— Guillk.