The Sun.
London, England, 1801-10-12 00:00:00

SATURDAY, OCT. 10.

act Raban, a Jew, residing' in the neighbour-
hood of 13Uke's Place, was summoned by gTEPHEN
HIGGINBOTHAM, a Master Weaver, for the sum of
395. the payment of which he claimed under the
following singular circumstances :-Ratan was an
itinerant purchaser of old clothes.: The Plaintiff
who had formerly-been in better circumstances than
it appeared he was at present, had, among other
relics of his ancient grandeur, a coat, waistcoat,
And breeches, of an orange colour, with silver but-
tons ; they had laintby for a considerable time, and
the cloth had become worm-eaten and shabby, and
the buttons so tarnished that it could hardly he dis-
cerned of what metal they were composed. It hap-
pened one day, in the Plaintiff's absence, 'that his
wife was extremely distressed for money to satisfy
the calls of the family, and heajing the vocal invi-
tation of the Defendant, who was singing ont
" cloashes to shell," she bethought her of the long_
neglected suit of orange-tinted garments ; she flew
to the drawer in which they were. contained, and
instantly doomed them to swell the hag of Joel. A
negotiation was immediately commenced, which
was delayed for a time by a variety' of difficulties,
the Israelite having probably taken the bu:tons in-
to account, delivered in his ea/durum with an offer
of eight shillings ; the Preliminaries were signed'
and ratified, .and each party was .satisfied with the
treaty. The husband came home, 'and wondering
to see a supernumerary disli.upon the table, inquired
the cause. He was soon infornied of the extraor-
clinaries by which the ,ways and means had been
raised. He made his wife accompany him in search
of the bearded merchant. After exploring several
places in vain, they took their station near the
Synagogue in Duke's Place, and there the wife
pointed him out as he was entering with pious looks
to offer a sacrifice unto Abraham. He was taxed
with the fraud, but absolutely denied that the.but-
tons were of sh;ker ; and that if they were, that
he was ignorant of it, and had sold his bargin at six-
pence,profit only. The Plaintiff finding nothing
was to be obtained by fair means, was advised,
though the.buttons were really worth three pounds,
to reduce the value to 393. and summon him ; he
did so, and his Wife substantiating the above fads,
the Jew was called upon either to return the clothes,
or prove-to whom he had sold them ;he could not
or would not do either, ,and -accordingly the Com-
Missioners decreed him to pay the demand of the
Plaintiff. He pleaded poverty, and begged time
to discharge it:: he declared if he paid it all at once
he was ruined. The Court granted him a‘thonth's
time.

STATE LOTTERIES, dot,

The Irish begins drawing the 16th November
next, and ue*English the d of March 1802.

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Note—The Tickets in both Lotteries will be
higher before the time of drawing.
The Tickets, Halves, Quarters, Eighths, and
Sixteenths' Shares (duly stamped, pursuant to Ad
of Parliament), are sold and registered by Mr.
NicHoLsoN, ter;_hic-State Lottery-Office, ,No. i 6,
Corninn, London, opposite the Bank of England,
where 411 business relative to Lotteries, or the Pub-
lic Funds, is faithfully transaded.
• The following is a Numerical List of the Capital
Prizes lately Sold and Shared at this Office, viz.

No. 5499 - - - X. 10,000 No. 23481 - . ,C. 20,000
7785 . - - 26,000 25565 - - - ' 5,000
905 - - - 10,000 28322 - - .- 20,000
14777. • • • 5,000 30875 - 7 - 5,000
17025 - - - lo,poo 42700 ,- - . 10,000
77049 . . . 10,000 43978 - - -, 51e00
19004 - - - so,ooo 44014 - - - 23,000
19896 - - . 5,000 46676 . - . to,ooo
23339 - - - 5,c00 5.2663 - . . 10,000
Besides many of 20.0e1. toool. and 5901. each.
Money for the Prizes as sown as drawn.—Schemes
gratis. Orders froth the Country (post-paid) duly
attended to. , .