The Sun.
London, England, 1808-07-09 00:00:00

HARRIOT V. LOCCII.

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-Mr. GARIIOI, for the Visintiff;itafed, that this
was an'action to recover_ tine sum Of 3-12!. 10s. for
articles sold and. labour performed. His Client,
Harriot,"the Plaintiff,
Shad been. formerly in his
Majesty's NavY, but was now one of the Magi-
strates of the Thames Harriot , had,
for rtiarii, years previous to this aPpointment, ob-
. %dried a patent for making -pumps of a pegujiar
construetion, -for working the water out of Ships
during stormy _weather. Being • inclined to retire
from business, he wished to dispose of his stock on
band, and had 'succeeded in 040111 g. 56, except one
set of rumps, which remained upon hand. He ap,
-pried to the Defendant., who .was p Surveyor ot:
Ao know if he could-dispose of this remaining set ?
Louch.said he would use his best endeavours to get
a purchaser; and thine time afterwards find'ng that
the Streatham East Indianian seeded n set of pumps,
he ordEred those to be-sent on board, with some ad-
ditions, which were thought necessary. These he
ordered without, stating who the owners of the
Streatham were, or that any other person was to be
for the ckpence but himself.
Thomas Stroud, who 'formerly worked with Mr.
Harriot, proved the conversation that had taken ;
place between his master and Mr. Louch, in July
last year, which was to the eflett .already stinted;
flat he took the pumps on board the Streatham,
and that the Defendant expressed his satistaetion 'at
the tf,:inuer in which lie had executed the work.
He knew of nobbciy but Loud: having aoy thing
to-do in the' transaetion.

Mr., John Gaity proved having taken a bill of
1 arce4 to titt., .Dejetwatit for the Ares of dermind,
When the-go,:d, ‘vt re rcncly ter hein St:lit, and tbat
Mr. Louch had stated no obj,t.-Ction, but said they
might be sent.on b 0.4-0, if btitslzetl according to his
direction.

Mr. PARKE, for the Defendant, Contended, that he
-was only acting as an agent t; Messni -Borradill and
Co. the owners of the ship Streatham, in the same
manner he, had. been accustomed to do for - others,
throughout ail his other transaCtions with this very
Plaintiff ; that the bill of parcels had bet) sent mere-
, ly for the purpose.of she wing what the Plaintiff had
to dispose of; and that in the order he gave for the
delivery of the goods on board the Streatham, he
signed at the end of ir, liar WilJianY Borractill,
Henry. Lomb."' Therefore, previous to the deli-
very of the pumps the• Plaintiff knew that they were
intended for Messrs. Borraddl and Co. and that Mr.
Louch was only thing as their agent. Mr. Flarriot
had been in the habit of dealing with Mr. Louch
over and over again, and had never considered him
in any other light than as an agent. He instanc-
ed a ease in which Barrio' bad furnished pumps for
Sir Wm. Curtis, by the Defendant's desire, and in
which the Defendant was not liable for the amount.
Add to this; that it had been since intimated, verbally,
to .Mr. Harriot, that Messrs. Borradill were quite'
willing to pay
the amount ; yet, for Neasonsbest
known to himself, he still preferred looking upon
the Defendant as his debtor.

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Mr. Sawyer Spencer proved having carried the
letter alluded to, and delivering it. to Mr. Harriot,
and also intimating to him that he would get his
money upon application to 'Messrs. Borradill and
Co.

Mr.. Dennet, manager of the shipping business for
David Scott's house, depos'ed, that lie had known
Lotich in the situation of surveyor for 12. years, and
that he had no doubt Mr. Ktrrict must have known
;aim well, by various - former transaCtions, that lie
a4.-ted as agent for ship o' ners.
Mr. Win:Borradill said that his house were ma-
naging owners qt the ship S'lreithanz that Mr. Louth
was not a partner in that vessel, but
.had acted as
,surveyor of their shipping in general. His house
were IA iiling to pay whatever sum was to be demand-
ed for the pu:nps furnished.
Mr. GARROW, in his reply, still argued, that the
ttelendant %vas liable for the amount claimed, the ori-
ginal transaalon hating taken place on the 18th W.I.
1-807, and no mention Having been made of Mr. Bor-
.
radii! till 'many months atterwaris.
Lord £LLENEOIIOIIQH, in his Address, observed,
that thi, was a case.that came betore the Jury tin-
iler. very; extraordinary circutristances, as it Seemed
6. to snlctly,owing to a singular degree of perverse-
s that the Piaintitf had not already been paid what.
wasillicrw claimed; Messrs. BorraQill were psrtefily
Arid abit* to pay the whole amount, and yet
it appeared Mr. Harriot
:preferred getting that by an
wznou against their agent, which he could have got
the principal wit-hcut one. The cause of this
singularity LICt being belyre them, it only remained

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POLICE.

BOW-STRIIET,—A shot t,time‘since, Mrs. Branden-
berg, the necessary-man belotrging hi St. James's
Palatie, Avent into the-King's Clbsef, when she ob-
served the two valuable 'silver sconces, which '.cettne,
from Hanover, were missing.; she, consequence,
went to- Mr.' Mash, the Chief Clerk belonging to
the Lrird Chamberlain's Otsit, to inquire if he had
given direetiOns for their removal. He answered -her
in. the, negative.--Inquiries were' made respecting
them, but no information could be procured ; and:no.
doubt was entertained but. they had been stolen.
The upholsterers and carpenters who• had been•at
work in the room were suspected. Tow wend was
employed to endeavour to recover the property, and
to detect the thief. The -sconces were, after great
eltertiolis by Townsend, traced to a Pawnbroker's
in Brewer-street, who refused to give them up with-
out receiving the Money they were pledged for. As
the thief was not in. custody, Mr. Mash sent, the
money, and recovered possession of them..
SuspicCon has, within these fevidays, fallen upon
a -woman who had been employed
.tor a nuttiber of
years, by Mrs. Brandenberg, to clean the King's
Cidset. Yesterday morning, when Townsend was
in pursuit of her, he learnt that'she had dro.wned
herself on Thursday -night, in the Bason in the
Green, Park ; which proved to be the faCt. She
jumped in about ten o'clock. • The ;Earl of Moira
was looking out of his window, and saw her..-,The
Noble'Earl, •with several of his servants.). -hastened
to She spot, and made every. possible 'exertion to.set
her out-,..but it was full an hour before they. sec-
ceeded,--andthere was not then the least prospect of
her recovery.
The young woman,' whom. we stated-as 'having
been found a few evenings shire with-her thro4
cut, in a lane near Hampstead!, is recovering, and
can-speak a little. When she is asked who cut.her
throat I nothing can be got fro.ai her but-'.:
lows !" Mr. Snow, the surgeen, who sewed Up the,
wound, is of, opinion that she is inwries, and inflieted
the wound herself. The young man who was taken'
into custody on suspiciou. of having cut her -thro.A
has been discharged. Mr. GRA:IANI gave In, n a .stln
vere caution ehd reprimand ; he told him there
never was aanan who bad acted more imprudently;
the woman's bloody- handkerchief was found upon'
Min, and in case:l-lie. woman had died of Ittr.wounC,
it would- have been the greatest diEleulty possible
fur him swistactorily to have accounted;for it.
MANsroN-HOUSE.—Mr. Anthony. who
had undergone several examinations before the Lorin
MAYOR, charged on suspicion of robbing-thechurch"
of St. Marian-Outwich,' Bishopsgate-street; 'Of plate
.to a considerable amount,- was brought -again before
his Lordship yesterday, He %vas attended by a So-
licitor, :and Mr. Knapp, as his Counsel. We
.have
already Stated, that a porter swore he saw a man
come out of the Church about. 3 o'clock, on Friday,
with a bundle and basket, and that Mr. Romifly
was.supposed to be the, man so seen. The defence
set up for Mr. Rontilly, yesterday, 'was an alibi—
it was proved by the maidservant of Mr. Rodding,-
ton, of No. 31, Upper Brook-street, that the Pri-
soner called on her Master, at his house, about hall
past three on Friday: -Another servant of Mr."Bad-
ditto-ton stated, that. he had been also .there in the
early part of the satne.day: The proof being sails-
factbry to' t fie Lord ,My-Or, and several rcsptr'aahle
persons having-given evidence in support of the
character of Mr. Romilly, he was accordingiy dis-
charged. The Court was crowded with gentlemen,
1110 t of them friends of Mr..Romilly. •
,MARLBOROUGH-STREET.— Yesterday a hackney-
coa:thman, of the name of Robert, waslured,4o shil-
lings u.ud costs for extortion. add maOreating his
fare. r.i.7lke Defendant ha'cl taketi up two Ladies- in
the AdelpN, to cobond: aylsi
,q
tenliso carried.toCli rlottsetineeet..,
Portland-plao 5 a
fendant,when a! the -corner of Charlotte-street, asked
what fate, the Ladies intended- to-pay r lie waii
answered, that he would receive his due; The ebach-
mau insisted on 3,-;• 6d. being paid hip ; but -this
more
,uo
viN. the fare, the extortion was
.
:mg coulotioa with and the Defendant drove . the

Lad es-hack to, tiw starid, and ti;ein for the

space any° hours, after iiaVing in a very
insolent manner. •

UN lON 71-zi A Ll.,—Yesterclav,: dllick gel Swinne.y.was
brought up, and underwent an examination, charged
with stealing a quantity of Old iron Iron] the premises
of Messrs. Barclay, Perkins,. and Co. brewers. It

appeared, that part of the property was iOutui in the
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„Prisoner's lodgings,• and the same Living been iden-
tifir.:d by a person in, the employ of the Proseeutois,

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'he was committed for, anothes hearing. • ~
Alichael Levy AIL as like_wisc; c.116,;,tk.1 ‘4..iih stealing
hats belonging to Mr. Basset, inTooiey-stre'et ; one
of which having been found in the possession. of the
Prisoner, at the time of his being apprehend:2d/ he

vas also committed for allot:ter hearing.
MES I'o/. ICE-OFFI Tlic,rsday. everiing-
a Portuguese sailor uuclerweot an exatninailon on' a

charge of willfully 'murdering one of his ruessmats
on board a Portuguese ship'on the high seas, bound.
for England. , Through the rnt....diurdOl an interpre-
torhe admitted that helbvd killed the 'deceased, but
said he acted in his own dell.:nce. was:com-
muted lot trial et the next' Admiralty Sesson,‘7;. -

PUBLIG-OFFICL, WHITECHAPFL.----Oil Thursday
John Smith alias Paul: Smith and Charles ilderret,

who were committed from Eattou-gardel: Office: tor

trial, charged.with robbing the cellar of Bognigge-
wells of gnaw ity.of tvine and fire arms on Friday
morning last, were examined at thi.i.ottice s►is-

picion of being connected with Edward Chtire`hill,
alias Roach, who was c(rlrged and fully committed
for trial tier robbing the warehouse of-Mr. Splidt, in
St. George's in the East, of two cart ;oads of tallow

and hides. A strong suspicion being attached to
Smith, a detainer was lodged against him, and they
were both remanded to prison on their former corn-,
mitment from Hatton-garden Uiiicc ..

PETB LIC-OFFICE, HATTON •GA UDEN.— Thursd3y
Thomas Cripps was charged With a highway robbery
on the Hatnpstead-road, and forcibly taking from
Rebecca Fisher a quantity of wearing -apparel, and, a
tive-shilling piece, &c. He was luny conicnitte.d to
Newgate tur trial.

fiancock and Davis took Thomas Andrews with a
Ifors* and car:, laden with a great quilt-44y ati lea-
ti4er, suspected to 'Live been stolen from SUlale tan-
yard. They were committed for re-examination.