The Sun.
London, England, 1806-01-30 00:00:00

VIE KING 'U. AVATTS.

'the Defendant was brou ht before the Court too
receive-judgment for disobediendeto a Wrii4Man=
damus dormnanding him to deliver tip Certain books,
and to pay a certain sum of Money which canie into
his hands as a public officer under 1114 Grace thci
Duke of Richmond. The first part of the
namely, the delivery 'of the books, he had obeyed-
the latter he was unable to do ; he had been two
years and la half in prison, and submitted by Mr.
LAWS, his- Cdunsel, whether mercy might not .ba
shewn to hith.
ERSKINE said he would undertake, on the
part of the Duke of ifiChmond, to do whatever the
Court should think proper 'to conimend.
The Court thoUght that both th' criminal and
civil ends of justice seemed to end here; but that
nothing could be done *ithout the consent of the
Noble Duke, adept, indeed, to let the Defendant
he at large on his own recognizance, to appear neat
Term, and then to stand committed, unless the
Noble Duke should be pleased to consent to excuse
him.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS; • intr. 29.

GRRARD V. COOK.

Mr. Serjeant BAILEY shewed cause gaisisf, 'a
Rule obtained in this case by Mr. Serjeaut
LSAMS, for setting aside the verdiCt. It•-was an ac-
tion of trespass; tried at Warwick, before Lord
ELLENBOROUGH. Tile question arising was, • the
right of way
.through certain premises in the occu-
pation of the Defendant. It appeared the Plaintiff
had la ut down a large flag-stone and
_a pavement for
the accommodation of passengers, which the Defen-
dant pulled up,; an aCtion was consequently brought,
and the Plaintiff got a verdia. Thu arguinents for
and against the decision of the Jury were heard at
considerable length, and the Court s,vere finally of
opinion the verdid ought to remain.—Rule dis-
charged.
Several other Motions occurred, of no ,general
importance, and the Court rose at an early .hour.

Besides several robberies which have lately been
committed in the neighbourhood of Thames-streets
in consequence of the absence of the watchmen
from their • stands, the following circumstance oc-
curred on Sunday night, just before nine o'clock :
A Gentleman and Lady passing over the lead wharf,
belonging to Walker, Maltby. and Co. , Upper
Thatnes-street, observed the watch-box to be on
fire; On calling watch none appeared, upon which
they rim,- several times the house and counting-
house, bells,' but without effea. The box being

now filled with flames, from some mkting,-Araw,

&c. which were in it, a dog, which was lett in pos-
session during the absence, of his master, be-
gan to howl most hideously. At this in-
stant another Gentleman came up, who im-

mediately • broke open the box, and extricat-
ed the animal. On attempting to extinguish the
fire in the box, a loaded blunderbuss was distovered
in the midst'of the flames, which . the Gentleman

. - . .
who had come up
_immediately snatched out, arid
discharged it over the river. The Watchman was
however too deeply engaged over his pipe and his
pot, at a neighbouring public-house, to be disturbed,
either by the report of a blunderbuss, or the cry of:
fire, and aetually did not attend at the spot, till the
flames were extinguished, and near 100 other pen-
sons had arrived.

PROLOGUR

TO THE NEW FARCE OF." WE FLY BY NIGHT:v

SPOKEN BY MK. FAWCETT.

Candour and &tic; at an English. Play•
Are terms synoniMous, the English say—:
I'm sorry sorry tort for Candour mu4.alluvit
The Critics damnUs-verY often now
Pray don't td-nigiit —and think;' if prone to stashing,
That ARTHVR,GRI FFINHOOF'S beneath your lashing.
The honey of Your praise he fain wou'd steal ;
Bat he's a Fly—don't break him on the wheel I
}le comes. in masquerade—afraid to own
These follies in his lighter moments shewn—
His weightier faults avow'd, and too well known.
Laugh is the word then—fian and gig—to please ye r
But soft—we mus'nt let,-you off so easy :
The first Act, from the French, may plainly prove
Your patience in some wire-drawn scenes of love.
Hear it—and to the second shou'd we drag on,
You'll find that broader-than a broad-wheel'd waggon.
Whet* 'tis heavier is yet a doubt—
We only pray you'll fairly sit it out.
Sit, judge—if you condemn—oh ! call Isis crime
Mere petty larceny upon your time ;
A grave five-a 1 leloniOus intent
Be never—now at lust—lie never meant.
A Farce shou'd be the Critic's relaxation,-
Sportive the jest—burlesque, the situation
Far in its aim below a Schooliast's satyr,
But just as high as frolicksOme good nature.
Come, Gentlemen, unbend I—unbend for once ;
tiorstamp a favourite, in disguise, a Dunce.