The Sun.
London, England, 1807-06-22 00:00:00

DIXIE V. SCIIOLEY AND ANOTHER.

• This was an aCtiori.: brought by a poor tailor, re-
siding at Islington, against the Sheriff's of Middle
..sex and London, to recover compensation in da-
mages for a lalse'arrest. On the toth, of April last
the Plaintiff was arrested at the suit of one fell, by
the name of John Dixie, and carried to the lock7up-
house of one`Burton, a Sheriff's Officer, in Chancery -
lane. Here he was. visited by a friend, who= told
the bailiff and the Plaintiff's (Fell's) attorney of
their mistake, the present Plaintiff's name being
Oliver, and not John. Notwithstanding this they
persisted in detaining him ; and when his friend re 7
presented. that be• could. not bear the expences.of a
lock!up house, he was carried to Netvgate,. „On
their arrival there, the turnkey doubted whether he
should receive their Prisoner, recognizing hiin
have been, some time before, in his Custody, as a
debtor, by the name of Oliver; this he also repre-
sented to the Sheriff's Officer, but in vain ; and the,
Plaintiff was detained in the Poor Debtor's .Ward,
until the 24 day of the ensuing month of May ;
when his wife and large family being- reduCed to a,
state almost of famine, .by,reason
.of his absence,
some persons took pity on him, and he was enlarged:
upon bail being put in. , •
.:he ATTQRNEY-GENERAL, for: the befendancs,
(who were merely nominal -Defendants„ the reaZ
one being Burton, the Sheritf'S Officer) said, that
.the fact .was, that Oliver Dixie, who was the father
of John Dixie, was the real and bond fide debtor, of
Mr. Fell; but by mistake, he pot knowinghis chrisT
-tian name, the name of john was
.inserted in. the
original writ; this was but
,a mistake by which the
present. Plaintiff had avoided, for a. time, a legal
demand against him ; and' although, he admitted
there mast be wits acrainst betrusted the Jury
would think nominal damages would, meet the. jw-.
tice.of the case. . .

Lord EX.LENBOROUGH told. the Jury, ther: was

•
ut cite iltiestion for th'eii- 66rBideritiori; iiiai
eras, Old quantum of danlege9 the- Plainiitt ,y;!A
tithed to, lib gia!erpe!li ,Dienclant's Cijuihel
rtimaining
, Av4olly unproved.
The n fteF,l: short foiitict'a
.41ot 40i.' 6mages for the-111:iintirE

Tuesday last a fire broke out at the'
?;hush \of
Mr. Warniingtdii, in Axminster, whicli burnt ,q 6.
furiously as speedily to communicate f 0 M,ss For.:
I.t;arcrs, Mrs. Paltter's, Mrs.
,Haydon's; aid the
Hotel (late Mr. Btlkes's house), and one tiiitise
sides, 'all of which were entirely destroyed; The
wind being very high, and water scarce, the whale
town was in danger, but by great exertions fthther.
mischief was prevented. The house 'the Rrv:
Mr. and the Workhouse,' were several
on fire, but fortunately extinguished without -cloin
much injury. A heavy shower of rain filling at tile
time waS a great help in stoppidg the flatti6; NO
lives. were lost.

The camp which is forming in the Phenix Park;
bublin, is to consist exclusively of the Eight Inf:m.-;
try Companies of the ditferent Reg!menti of the
Line in that kingdom, which are of uo der inin4=
diate orders for foreign ser% iee. Many compatiies
have already received the route to repair to camp
fOrthwith.•

Eighteen thou Sand three hundred and seventy
hides, 50 tons tallow, tit 70lb. Cortex Peru, have
already been imported from Monte Video, and en-
tered at the Custutnzhowe.

. ,
i3iRTIIS,.: :
On the tSth inst. 'at Rabwovh-Halt, Nottinghamshire, the
Lady ot the klun Simpson, u't a Daughter.
On TiiiirsUay eveotog last, kiie Lady t.t W. i1.,1t, Esq. „at
his.house-in of a Daughzer,
On FrieLly, Mrs liarkiy, firghoury (;rove, of a Daughter..
On Saturday morning, the Lady ot IS4:IC E)q. at "
his -house in 4ustiii.Filars, ot a Son.

" - MARK/ED
`On Mbilday List, at Handsworth, Stir rdsh're, Mr. ilmes
Thompson, of 1./lington, to Miss Archer, dat,ghter (.1:
Thomas Archer: •
()xi the zoth, inst. at Croydon, Mr: fames Bowl fl•g, cf The
Borough, Southwark, to Miss Harris, of Croydon Cu litllJ.l.