The Sun.
London, England, 1808-06-20 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE 18.—Tlie,Minorca Sloop of
War, with Dispatches from the Med;erranean,
pa;scd by late on Thursday evening, for Portsmouth.
The Sceptre, of '74 guns, -from the pa of Good
Hope, hiving three captured Danish East judiarnepci..;
and two. South Sea -Whalers under convoy, passed
up channel at the same titne. Mr. BYNQ, Mr.
GRANT, Mr. H. GRANT, and Mr. BouLpeßsos,
.
passengers -in the Sceptre, were landed here by a
Pilot-boat..! •

Arrived the Melville Sloop of Wa'r from the West
ludies. 'She came home itt'company with the De-
fence, of 74: guns, which is gone up Channel with,
part of the West India Fleet convoy ; the
parted company off Sci:,y, .4nd convoyed
that.part of the Fleet bound,up,St.
Arrive.f the StValloth Sloop 'Of "\Vitr. frqm a
cruize.

Sailed the Iris and •L'Aigle Frigates an a cruize
the &clam and Virginie. Frigates, an,l SwaiLw
Sloop of War, with convoy for Cork ; and, the
• Black Joke Lugzer, with Dispatches_for the Coast
of Spain. "
The Minerva Frigate is come into Harbour.

PORTSNIGUTIt, JUNE morning the Cer-
bents Frigate, Captain SEi.ny, passed by this Port
for the Downs, with. 44 Sail under•Conyoy from the
Leeward Islands. • The Defence, 74 gonsi Captain
• • ,
EKINS,' parted company in the' Channel and- the
~Vlcltiil~e Sloop, 1-tonQurabte Captain KING, parted
with the. Ships for the Bristol Channel.
The Honourable Brigadier-General I'I.EADE,L who
was dangerously wounded in Egypt,ls'appointed to
succeed General 14211:SFORD ill tIIC:COV,4Vna
deira.--He takes his passage from this Poi t..
- Admiral TYLER goes oat in La Gioire Frigate,'
Captain CAIITHEW, to take his Comm std off" Lisbon,
Whieh is mTeEted to sail on Monday.---He hoists
hi, Flag on board the'Barfleur, of 98 guns, Captain,'
.11I'Laop. • - . -

The Honourable Admiral GARDNER hoisted his
Flag on Wednesday, on board the Bellerophon, in
tho Downs, to cunimand the Squadron off Oushiog:
,APPOlNTMENrs.—Honourabie Captain PAGET, to

the Leviathan, at.llittiontti; §ilErflAftD,
to the Brazen, at this Port ; Captain- PATTLIISON, JO
, •‘.
the Hawke, vice AYscouGH, deceased; Captain DE
CutirtcY, to the Fcavn; vice' aec;%ised ; Lieu-
tenant ALT, to the Biack-Joke-Lugger; Lieutenant
JOIIN DAviiis, of ttie is inotuututi. to
•

DEAL, JUNE 19.7—Arrived his Majesty's Ship Co--
_.._ . . -
lents, with about 4U S.,ii of Ves.eis under couvoy,
from the 4eeward Islauu.s ; Sceptre, with three
laitiamen (i)rats), .1.; : two South Sea

Winders under com;oy, Loin the Cape of Good
HOpe, in 13 weeks.
SailQd 'Majestic, Belkrophon;
Lis, Le figi-e,Triuntidit, and
to ttie'orthward.

P0vx.p.,11.7w
_ig,-I'a;ise4i by for London7--L
x unn6, 114rt:ine, Wilson
William Itannini, 13.nner, I'atei4on, auu 'll,,,l:;ehtufe,
10114141Q11, tiuiu ii. mitt's ; ltdnscr, flailis, Slcb44khdll,
Vahghan, akri Cal .)ta, atervird, traml Surinam Alert,
De 1,14, Triton,. V.th,t) ke, and Loonowy, }toss, train t)cutc_
r+ry; !ruin ; IMAtortli, Young,
IrOnl St. Vincent's ; Tr& .mas,otal. Nlary,Nralshalljrbro To-
bago ;Allritannia, tnnn Tortola ; ousaana, Th;;;;Ip.:
son, froth St. Croix ; mkt Hibberis, Carr, twin Honduras;
all 61 Which arc uwitir Lorivoy t the Cerb4.:Tus.

; A Danish East Indianian is just Juno by, and
thiee others, toir!ber with two Whalers, are ip
sight, under convoy of the Sceptre.

NAVAL ANECDOTE.-=-4 circumstance of a singu-
lar n store, and which, it it were not vouched by
the best authority, would'be liable to meet discredit,
occurred' during the actioiMet Vila. -the riikiMilia
Cue/der/and, it vFas olerved ,from thy. Dutch
Vrigate that th© Virgin' ie VVait prepared to bo.std her.
whenever an opportunity -offered tor that purpose,
and part of the crew were ready to repel the attempt.
The Purser. of the -Dutchman, a brave tetlo v, st od
On thc.gangway, sword in hand, animating the men
to resistance, and with his arm raised, in expecta-
tion of the effigt. While in'tilis.attitude, a cymon-
ball from the Virginie took his, arm off within a
few inches of the shoulder ; the dismembered limb
fell into the hold unheeded,' and the iii-oor fellow
was, put under the care of a surgeon. In two days
afterwards, when the hold was examined and.clean-
iog out, the arm was fOund, with the sword so
firmly grasped in the hand, that no common force
could disengage it ; and it therefore became neces-
sary to cot off the fingers to separate the sword and
hand. It was, however, -previouSly shewn to a
tpunber of. persons, in order that so extraordinary a
tact should bc confirmed by strong and indisputable
testimony. This gallant Purser was afterwards taken
on board the Trent Flag Ship, and' though at first
&paired of, skill and attention changed his condi-.
tion to convalescence, and he is now recovering
fast.—(Cork Merc. Citron.)

Saturday's Gazette contains a Proclamation which
makes a most material alteration in the system. hi-
theito observed respe6ting the Oisnibution of Rrize-
[honey, by increasing the advuutages of the seurneo
and inferior officers. It begins thus :
Vs'hereas it has been represented to us by oklr
ti Commissioners for executing the office of lord

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High A 'miral, that it will 4 prodalive-of.be-
" meticial effe3s to the service, if, instead of
" the three eighth parts of the net produce of
" prizes, which
.have hitherto been granted to the
Captains and Flag-ofliCers serving in our Fleet...
" two eighth parts only shall be allotted to them,
" and the; remaining eighth part diMributed
" amongst the petty officers, seamen and ,marines,
to the present shares ; We do there'
fore," &c. •
The distribution shall be made as follows :
Tii-e*WriOle of the n 1 produce being first divided
into eight equsi parts=the captain. or captains,. Or
ivhO shall be aelually on board
'at the taking otiny prize, shall have two eighth, paw,
buciavcaseaof 1 flag Officer or officers being actually
'on -board, atid assisting' the capture; they shall
have one-third offhe two eighth parts.
The sea lieutenants; captains-of marines and land
forces, and master, on board, and physician to aid
: ifeet;.•shgll have one-eighth part, to be equally divid-
'ed amongst therif. 'f" . • J.' rrot
'rile liiiittanints and quarter-master's of triarineg,
and lieutenants, ensigns,. and quarter-masters Of
hind 'threes; secretaries of admirals or of corntrio",
dores e.Vitlt. captains under thetn,) second ntastersel
line of.battle ships, 'surgeons, chaplains, porgroii
Et-inners, boatswains; carpenters, inasters=mates,o"
pilots,: an .bogd, shall have one-eiglitb parr) to e"
equally divided amongstilivin.
'l"he other lour ,eighth-part.; of-.tie
prize to be
divided into' shares, and di..tributell to the personscomposing theremaining part of the crew, in Inc
following proportions ; Viz. 'To the'firSt class of of
facers,s, namely,. the midshipmen) surge oli's-assisont''
seeretariekcierks,„ schoolmasters, masters at arms,
captaitics--coxWains, gunner's mates, yeomen of the •
powder-room, boatswain's-mates, yeomen rho
shentirreerpenter4p-tnates v —quarter- mast ers, quartet-
inaster's-matea„ship's corporals; captains of the fore'
castle, ~master sailinakers,„master ,caulkers, iralsler
"(1
rope-makers, armourers, serjeants.ot marines °f
land forces, four and a half shares each. .
To-the. second- class of petty Officerg,.Tiz;
. k •
shiptiiiiCordinary, captains of the foretop, c4,l)l';in
of the maintop, captains of the after guard, catinilla
of..thr—suass,...saili4akees_suaLea,444nource
caulker's mates, armourer's mates,
snip's cook, C.
poralS of Marines and of laud l'OiCes, three SW
e
each. . ,
The quarter gunner's, carpenter's crew, sal
Crew., coxswain's mates,. yeumi.n of the boatswat
gunsmiths,ari
store-room, gunsmiths, coopers, trumpeters, ap,!
seamen, ordinary seamen, drummers, private-marl
and other soldiers, if doing doty on board in lien
marines, one and a-half share each.
The landsmen, admiial's . domestics, and all other
ratings, not above enumerated, f ogether with all kJ3.
aiid other persons borne as supernumerartA
doing duty and assisting on board, one share each...
ercepting officers- kith% •by 'order, who are u;',",‘,45
ceive the share of that rank in w Bich they, shall.
• - .
aCtinvr. Y
•• • ia
AtTd gentlemen volunteers by oidel' an
the,Poys_of every.description, halt a share each.

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•
T15;111111 Pus Til/t.NA V must pro I:l4bir
satisfactory to the, Public: to be informed, that 11:0e
acres of waste land are int.:lo6ini,, and w:niting 4"6"
Oak for H►s MAJisl'Y's use, in tae Ft rest of g°ol°':
and 6000 acres in New 'Forest, for the same pare
the whole to be-under the mmagement of Conun
sioners specially appointed for that purpoi.e. Th se
;st!
l
extensive national 'plantations are to k kept strie
inclosed from the browse of deer and
the trees are"groWn out of 'dan,ger,
laid open for feeding, when an additional quantity
of other waste land` is to be inclosed and planted'
in proportion to that whidi May be thus laid (Ron'
—This is an etTettual step towards upholding: 114-
/Plieden Inus of Old- England. "
Captain SU g [Urn, of the Navy, the present Goi;
vernorolMarigalante,' has construcled several 63133
b.itteries for its defence. The Inhabitants have beat,
entertained with bolls, &c. and more than hall th 4
and then to be
p`roceeds of. the crops have been conceded to 0., 0
prOprieiOTS. One transport, loaded with Sugar, ctgoi.
tee, cotton., and gun-powder, the first put'oo3,
spoils` had arrived at Barbadoes. if
VA cc IN .ITIOII .—We are sorry to observe the
ferenties which have'arisen between the Institati,":',.:
intended to promote the important discovery' of se`.l'4%
cination. The system itself has so many ebst'c.,
to encotiriter, resulting from ignorance,
antijtvforreltifrait-issatrange -int:feed t littt tholei;
are .strenuous. ITiends' to it, ..cannot pvil 4'122,14
themielves. The Roy A L.l'ENEttis:lSoctrrYl",";,'.
pears, has. attatked the Lotinov. VACCINE I 51.1:'0c ,
nom, as the latter alledge, without any prmiacittbet
rs
accused it of putting names among its htil"ri nag
without out hority,titnvessing its proceeditlo'. tha
endeavouring to deg-rode it in- the estimatiou
public. If this charge be true, it must be cont`,
that the Royal Sent eran Society hire not colt" 4,
iel thrrowlvei; in such'. a 'manner as rni,',l)ift)ei leo
peeled from so reiopeaable a body,•and
in a common cause with those whom it is gnu ,lie
cused.of an attempt to disgrace -tend injute'
Londtin Vaccine Institution, thjretartf,' 1;30. I
that case fairly propose their question, "
.Wl4l
No
the Direaors of the Jetinerian Society to ?,,ito•
the
.management of the London Vaccine .1.11,,1
the
tion ? And though the August s:lnCtion
Royal Jennerian Society has.:.ohtained 'ever,
cuhiar recommendation .to - public re sped, )11.0.0
Institution calculated 'for toe benefit ot
to
entitled to their gratitude As' well as protettloi. ,to
therefore nope to find that 44..t05e
and pitiful jealousies are no longer satiated to
rate, but that all parties engaged in
will encourage nothing but a -liberal ri''ll'..iice
cordially unite to disperse the Cloutit
spleen, and folly which have so long Ilin-„„,fir
discovery of the utmost importance, to bein°''
ture. go'
Iron,
• The Denbigh, Militia have marched
The 4i,
bourne Lees to Fort Pitt, Chaiham.
so noble a cad
Barrac
norshire Militia have marched for 130reer. . 014
near. Hastings. The Middlesex nNirtgigrtit,aoo,
oaf:
marched into Horsham. The Od
';ass
Queen's Bays, 20th DragoOtUr e maids
Mifitia, are at Colchester. The 713th
gkmeC 'a part of which marched I°-. with IA
racks, a fortnight since, being aftli°
opthalmia, we are happy to state, 4‘e lait

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;:se

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•
THE CRISIS.; or, BRITAIN': GLGRY

Genius of Britain's splendid tame,
Inspire the Muse whose patriot strain
Sings *hat should raise the British name
A height proud Rome could neter attain.

Nigh favour'd Albion, great and free,
Shield from Oppression's arm the Foe
That looks with trembling hope to thee
To guard her from a Tyrant's blow.

Shall. England then rejet the pray'rs
The Patriot Spaniards' rights to save,
Shall She view Spain, through Treachery's snares;
Buried in DespOtism's grave ? • •
"No !" her 'Sons lead the glorious fight-- . . ,
Heav'n bless each ad, djred each plan,
When those defending
.England's right
Defend the dearest rights olmatt.

Oft has the Spaniard, front his shore, ,
View'd Trafalgar's once fatal Bay,
NVhose waves weiv drd with Spaniards' gorci
When Nat.s'oN fell—that glorious day ! .

Now shall the Swiss, one
Uri's Rock,
Feel his brave patriot bosom'swell,
Learn to resist the Tyrant's shock,
And emulate a VI IL:A/01 TILL,.
Prussia! awake thy lingering ire !
Mast thou a s:ish above a Slave ?
}last thou a Spark of Far DLit iCies fire ?
Thy fame retrieve, thy" Country save !,
Russia, weak dupe to Frenchmens arts—
ustria,, who struggled long vain,
Now prove your spirit, ere departs •
" The Criiis" you can now regain.
Valiant G.usTnvus, Sweden's King,
Stillfarttlard press thy rights to guard
Europe shall with thy praises ring,
While Liberty's the bright reward.

See Britain Freedom's flag wvJu'l,
She stands, the atlas of your fdtc ;
And hence shall an admiring world
Nail her secure and happy State.

13:itain, with Wealth and Freedom ble.Xd,
r as the waves of Ocean flow,
e shall declare, when Spain's oppress'd,
Britaa.i Jorgeti that Spain's a Fee.
AN ENGLISHMAN.

jimf.:t6, 18cg.

Ilow'did he view the British Fleet
Riding triumphant o'er his wave;
How will he view a British Fleet
64 Return" the rightt of Spain to lays ,•
This shall appal Britannia's lots,
Unrrve the arm to vengeange prone,
Make cowa.rlr,Tyranny oppose,
An 4 hurl a Despot from his throne.

_ BoRgINODON trim. con. cause will 'Conte on
111. e Sittings after next Term. Several
.persons of
`l,4_,titiaion are subpoenaed to give evidence on both
litleS as to character. •
An action for trim. con. is to be tried In the course'
of the Sittings atter Term, in which Capt. R. is
4lsibtiff and Lieutenant H. Defendant. The latter
wounded the former, a few days since, in a duel.

Mrs. THOMAS Hops gave a grand ball and sup-.
Ler, on Thurhday night, at her elegant house in
ansfield•street, which was attended by upwards of
600 fashionables.

Lady SALTooN gave a grand public breakfast, on
Priday, at her elegant cottage at Bldsheath, which
'was attended by upwards of 50U Nobility and Fa-;
41lionables.

PIRE TRINIDAD.'---We have been favoured by,.
a eatieSlXMdent "With the following account of the
dreadful and extensive conflagration of the town of
Part' IYEspagne, in the ill-fated Island of Trinidad,
where every house has been burnt to the, ground.
The fire began at a chemist's shop in Frederick-
street about ten o'clock in the evening, of the Q4til of
March : by eleven o'clock that street was consumed,
iind before twelve the whole front. of the town was
a'urnts extending from the corner of the old 9rd-
`l'atme-yard in the East, down to Unwin's-corner in
l
West, excepting ' the • Commissary-Getieral's
and stores. Mackintosh's and Ciprian's
which are opposite on the sea
lure), and which were saved by knocking down.
the
Wooden bui!tlings at each end: Frotn Un-
hWin'S corner; tir,7 extended op to the new
thuildings owned Dr. Williams and others, to
orth of wick-square, iroai whence it ran
tip ebliquely to fl:1: end of St. Ann's-street, and
4et • the East, where it was
This (i.--.;rihes the cirtutaerence of this
dreadful within which there is not
house standing. Such was the ,rapidity of the
flames, that map/ of. the inhabitants with difficulty
egeat*d with their lives. The consequences that
,
ensAtt from the dreadful havock made by this
hie arc.
at this time (April 3d), almost incalculable.'
'" PAW that 15'00• houses are consumed, together
whit their tw.:iiture and stores of merchandize, sup-
Fnsed, to the valve of one million and a half star-
hrlir:i and that 10,0oei people are withoUt houses,
60, ties, and food.

Leraititroart.—A Bar is now. in tile House of
C°ll'"Antis for securing to the LihrarieS of the Llni-
veil:ll4e, at other Public Libraries, Copies of all
"ttwly.- primed-Books, and Books reprinted with ad-
ditionl, and for extending the ituni of Copyrights.
jt enacts, that Copies of all such Works, with all.
l'otts, maps, charts, prints, or illytstralions tipper=
hinting to the same, shall be delivtred. to the Ware-
Louse-keeper of the Stationers' re.olnintny, fur the
Use of skich.:Libraries. .The 'VIII also enacts, with
respea to Copyrights, an extended term of exclu-
lave publication to he vested' in the Authors, their
Assigv;ets, or Assigns, provided the same shall be
duly catered at -Stationers Hall, and Copies deliven.'
ed to the Warehunie-kcieper within three months
titter the first publication. The blanks iu tl:e Bill
44* nut yet idled up.

AMERICAN COMMEt?CE.

We copy the following article from the. American
Nurfolk Ledger, as being peculiarly intereht;ng at
the pre,ent period :---

• " It has been insisted that BUONAPARTE'S De-
crees went to exclude us from all • CoMtnerce,, far
which reason the Embargo is a wise measure. At
this moment we have before' us an official docu-
rnept, which will enable our Reader's to perceive
ho* much we have given up, which it was in our
ower to have enjoyed ; the Decrees of fluorin-
rAtiTE's Paper Blockades, to the cpntrary dotwith-
standing. We shall divide this statement into certain
atvl doubtful. From the Official Document alluded
to, it appears_that we exported from the 30th of Sep-.
tember, 180(1, to
.the 30th of September, 1807, to
places where.BooptAPAivrit's power does not extend,
as follows t

Domestic. ideign.
Sb,is7 38,587

Sweden

_ .
S.weilksh West. 1 iniies . - 4-16.519 41,153
Cape of Good Hope , - 67,244 .94,3'6
Englaiul - -,. . • - 4,828,1;7 1,834,289
Scotland .. - - 2,449,941 11 7,261
Ireland, , • - - .
- . .4,631,854 28,831
Guernsey, jersey, &c. - . - 211,730 0,3
Gibraltar . -.- 0.. , 119,83 z 131,32 t
British A frican .Ports ' - • - 8,273 1,788
---. East Indies . , - 11;655 . 82,701
West Indies - - 5,322, 274 . 630,361
NOVNU11111,141(1, 4c. . - : . 2.01,641 53,884
British Anierican,Colonies - . 1,191,02. . 163,944
Honduras, kc. . - , .A.. .„, .146,476 ..537,478
Madeira. .7 , -,.." -, • . -.' 5a4,376 02,194
PAM and other Azores . - - 23.257, , 14676 •
Cape De Verds . • - .1-, ~•. . 15.227. 44,413
Biatil - - r , - 4,784 )44
hialta - - - -• ' 1,534
Morocco and Barbary States - 8,353 34,884
China - - . - - . • g 4,022 116.253
East lifdies . - . 817,263 593.443
Africa - . • - - -- 369,214- 1,01°030 -
South Seai - - - - 3,884 5,z1.,6
N. W, Coast pt Africa - - .. t.,77; 992$
Danish (now British) W. I. .. - 496,0i0 3.37,,,i66

• 30,468,932 6,014075

" NoW it is to be observed, that in the prosecu—
tion of our commerce, as .far as it extends to the
places above-mentioned, and to the amount of.up-.
wards of 3t) millions of dollars of our domestic pro-
duce; that is, our tobacco, cotton, corn,. flour, flax, tur-
pentine, staves; &c..we should ex perience no interrup-
tion under the British Orders of Council neither do
the British Orders in Council affect our trade to the
Enemy's colonies. Those colouies-stand so Lunch.
in neeed of our supplies, that in-spite of all BboNA-
PAII:RE'S Decrees, they, would have those supplies-if,
they could get them, the amount. of which we tied
to be, fretu the same official documents

. .
Domestic. . Foreign,.
Dutch West and East Indies • - 7,75090- 76g,2°2
French, clittot ditto - - - 304i,29.1 3,108,957
Stylish, AnICIN4iI, and other ,Colonies z,b70,4b3 9,340,670

13,47 t ,645 E 3,807,590

"We thiult it isevident !hitt, Iidt)NAPARTE were
to continue in pres,mt course, that, the above Co-
lonies would revolt, unless they could-procure sup—
plies from this .Country; the superior Malicia of
England would render it. impossiule. to get supplies
from the Mother Countries.

" The following result is presented : that in de-
fiance of BUONArARTE'S 'Decrees,' Aie, have certain
markets for upwards of thirty u iihuns of our do-
mestic, and nearly seten millions of our foreign
exports; that we should have [highly proba-
ble markets for upwards of 'six millions more. of
domestic, And thirteen millions of foreign produce,
being upwards of six-eighths of all our domes-
tic produce, and about one-third of all our toreign ;ex-
ports, without counting upon the almost impossibi-
lity of BUONAPARTE being able wholly to exclude
our commerce from the continent of Europe. These
views of this important subject merit mu:Lubin.—
Great Britain and her present dominions receive from
the United States upwards of 1111ilionb Of. dollars
of domestic produce.'

The following is an eKtratil of. a letter from an
Otlicer of his Majesty's Ship Defiance, dated otf
Ferrol, June 0, 1808 :—" -Yesterday a Me,senget
from Spain, came on bo.r.rd, with a letter tbr the
commanding Otlicer La Ferrol, hltiuhly entreating
his assistance against a small Freucn Squadron,
v. Inch. 1114 think want to selze Ott 40,000 stantl
of
arms they'have in a sniall pot tin the neighbourhood
of Ferrol. Hi at the same time produced letters
Itom the English.k,:it for Priscmers of War, and
kom several Grandee, of Spain, with a printed. De-
&ration of War against France, by the provinces
of Asturias, Leon, and Btscay. .Asturias alone has
'liked 150;000 men ; the other provinces have not
yet de.clared.. •He its that an Ambassador
has sailed for •Engiand to assistance. The
King and Queen remain idor prisoners at Valency.
send a Frigate (the Stati,u) with the news,.
tint expecit an Admiral here with a large Squadron.
The French Captain conitnandingthe Spanish Ships
.in Ferrol has resigned, glad to get away as fast as
fuOe at Ferrolis four Sall-of7the.
Line.-Captain HoTHAN commands !be Squ+dron
here, consisting of the Defiance, Gibraltar, and two
Frigates.'

Mr. Alderman Comas gave his annual dinner at
the brew-house, in Castle-street, Long Acre, on
Saturday last. The dinner, as usual, consisted of
beef-steaks, which were dressed at the Stoker's hre,
and served up on wooden shovels. The Prince of
WALES, the Duke and "Duchess of YORK, and a
large party of the Nobility' and private friends of the
,host, were present on the occasion, and.after a few
festive hours at the brew-house, proceeded to the
Alderman's house in Great Ruisel-street, Blooms.-
bury, and enjoyed a repast of a more luxurious
kind.

Drury-Lane Theatre Was opened on Saturday-
night for the benefit of: kir. LACY, Inrtnerly one of
its ProPrietors, and whose generosity of spirit. has
"reduced him to the necessity of receiving such a til-
l/bur.' The present Proprietors, .and the Performers
readily afforded him all the assistance in their power
on this occasion, and we were glad to see a numerous
audience: The play
.was The Trip to Seartorouh,.
and Mrs. JORDAN, though really indisposed, cause
zealously for Ward and performed Miss Hoyden with
lier'accustomed spirt. Mr. LACY diYersitied
the entertainment of die evening, %kith inniationi,
kc. t:e. and the audience apprared-orr the whole to
be much gratified.

LAW' REPORT

COURT OF KING's BENCE-I, SATUILDAYt jugs

ULANCEIARD'V. C 0.1311.

Mr. GURNEY moved. tb set aside .the verdl6l ob;•
taii4ed by the_ Plaintiff in thig cause, on a writ of
inciniiy held before the Under Sherd' for the county
Kent. The nation had been brought to recover
damages for trespass, false imprisonment, and con-
versim of the Plaintiff's goods. It appeared ,that
the 'Plaintiff is a woman who lived in a house, the
rent of which did nut exceed 121. to which the de-
fendant mistahingly asserted a. title ; and as the
tenant refused to quit, he, with the assistance of
Sheriff's Officers, emered the premises, and com-
pelled her to'feava them, at the same tune retaining
her goods to the value of 301., 119- question had
been 'twice tried; and the first verdi6t for 4251. was
set aside by, the Court. Upon the last trial a per-.
diciwas-fotiiia for-the Plaintiff, damages 4001.

The grounds upon which the motion was made
wore, isti that evidence was heard which ought not'
to hav'et been received; and 2d, that the Under
Sheriff had misdirected the Jury. As to the first
point it was' proved; that the Plaintiff bad nut been'
restored to possession ; which testimony, Mr. Gun-
NEY contended-should not have, been. adduced, 143 it
formed the ground of a separate ataion. With re-
aped to the 2d point, the Under S:writf desired the
Jury to consider whether. there were not eircutn-
stances
.which 'called for viudialve damages, instead
of telling them that the case did not require that
such a verclia should_ be given, as there witi,no pre-
. tenee for saying that.the Plaintiff had undi.rgone any
• false hnprisonment, or that more violence had been
• uied in taking possession, than it was necessavy to.em-
.ploy against a reludant persdn. . Besides these fa,!:ts,
nine out of twelve Jurynien upon the trial were
near neighbours, if not acquaintances of- the former
inquest... . ‘' ' •. , ,•
The CHIEF .IV4TIcE übserved,,,that he might
have been better satisfied, if a much smaller ,mea-
,,Anre of damages had been awarded to.the Plaintiff;
but the question had already beet twice under the
consideration of the Jury, within, whose pros ince
the case particularly fell. His Lordship should not
feel him himhelf. warranted in' interfering with the
exercise of the duties of the inquest, •if they had de-.
liberavely, and V 4 ithci,at•cotruption, Pronounced their
verdiEt.—ltule relnsed. , .