The Sun.
London, England, 1809-07-20 00:00:00

JONES V. COUGILL.

This was an aetion on a bill of exchange for wool.
drawn arid indorsed by Mr. Horrocks, and accepted
by the Defendant. It appeared that it was, an ac-
commodation bill that had been placed in the Plain-
tiff's hands by the drawer for a debt of 2741. which
he owed him. The Plaintiff was not therefore en-
titled to recover the whole amount of the bill, and
a vtrdiet was found for the Plaintiffs--Damages 2741.

JULY 18.

KINGSTON V. ANDREWS.

The ATTORNI.EY-GENERAL stated this to be an
a&ion against the Defendants, Messrs. Andrews, for
not delivering to the Plaintiff •a certain quantity of
what is called English Spanish wool, contraaled for
in December,' and to be delivered on the 20th of Ja-
nuary last. The Plaintiff had the highest opinion
of these Defendants, believect it was not their fault
that this wool was not delivered, for they dePenckil
upon another, who had disappointed them by the
want of supply of that article ; but the Plaintiff had
no remedy except this adion, and the Defendants
would, afterwards, have their remedy over against
the person who had undertaken, but omitted, to sup-
ply that article to them. The quantity brought by
the I Plaintiff of the Defendants was 120 packs,
ainuunt to 28,0001 b. and the- difference upon the
price of the article at the time it vs bought, which
was the price at which it was agreed to be deliver-
ed; and that of the time when it was found that it
was not to be delivered at all, wits upwards of 30001.
which he the, tiff now sought to,recover.
Mr. Serjeaut T took an objection to the charge
being made to thii,cxeolo4 that the difference of
price in wool at the tiniekat''s-ate,. when it v‘ as agreed
to deliver it on the ihttli 'of 4144,y, at that pike,

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INF.T:INEED'A Y., JULY 19. , ..
john Rotinsoh stood indicted for feloniously ap,,
propriating to hi's ON:vn use a crantity of hand-bills
entrusted 'to his care, by Mr. Ellistow of the Royal
Circu's, to be deliVered to 'the Public, 'announcing
the performances to be exhibited in that Theatre.
The Prisoner *is erroneously indided it cOmmon,
law, and was consequently acquitted."
Cardinal Wills stood indided tor having embez-
zled to his own use sundry sums of money, which
he received on account of MeSSrs. Biggs and Btir:
;nett, sworn coal-meters for the county of Surry. •
Mr. RUiiNINGTO the Counsel for the -Proseeti7
tiOn, stated; that theindidment was founded on the
86th clause of the 39th of the King, which enata:i
ed, "That all clerks or servants convicted of co
verting to their own use monies 'received On thei'r
master's account, without their said master's concur.-
rence, should be deemed guilty of felony." The pri7
soner, in the present case, stared, he was employed
by the prosecutors, in pursuance of an Ad of Parlia-
ment, to assist them in the execution of their clti
ties; and for that service, as stipulated in the said
Ad of Parliament, he was to receive f..?os. per week.
It also appeared, that the Coal-meters of the county,
of Surrey were remunerated for their trouble, by a
fee on each chaldroa of coals measured within their
distrid. , The Prisoner was stationed at Jamaica
Wharf, as the Sworn-meter, to superintend the mea-
surin , t'coals, and receive the stipulated fees for that
duty n -the execution of which office he converted
to hi own use sundry sums of money paid to him
by M. Dickinson, the propiietur of the wharf, as
fiS
the legal meters' tees.
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Mr-.Not.Ast, for the Prisoner; took an objeetion to
the informality of, the indiament ; and contended;
that the charge alleged against his client, did not
come within the meaning of the statute alluded to by
Mr. Runnington ; as the Prisoner was aCling, not
as the clerk or servant of Messrs. Biggs and Burnett,
but as the sworn servant of the public.
Mr. RUNNINGTO, in an ingenious argument, ar-
gued, _that the Prisoner 'having been appointed by
the Prosecutors to execute a duty on their account,
and to receive for them the legal fees for the execu-
tion of that duty, tor their benefit and advantage
solely, could be considered in no other light than as
their servant or clerk.

In this opinion he was over-ruled by Mr. Serjeant
ONSLOW and the Court, who were of opinion that
a similar construuion might as well be put on the
appointment of persons under the commissioners of
Excise, or any other public tunaionaries. ,It did
not follow, because au A& of Parliament entitled any
body of men to appoint certain assistants under
them, that therefore these assistants were legally the
servants of the persons. who appointtd them. The
Prisoner was consequently acquitted.
Cornelius Browne, alias Hamilton, was indicted
for stealing a quanitity of brass and iron from the
premises of Messrs. Brent, in the Commercial Road,
and found guility. The prisoner being an old of-
fender, and but recently returned from Botany Bay,
was aga►n sentenced to seven years' transportation.
George Parsons, another Did offender, and but a
few weeks from Botany Bay, was likewise convi&ed
of picking the packet of a gentleman, named Fergu-
son, of a pocket-book, containing bank-notes to the
amount of eight pounds. He was also sentenced to
seven years transportation.

CHARGE or BlGAMY.—Yesterday. Henry Mester-
man was examined at Bow-street, on a charge of
feloniously intermarrying with Eliza Redman, his
former wife Jannett being then alive. The prose-
cutrix, who is a very young woman, 'had been in
the service of Mr. Johnson, late of Bow-street, Co-
vent-garden, for several years, where she hair aCcur
mulated a small sum of money, when she became
acquainted with the prisoner, who passed for a sin-
'gle man, and who, immediately after marrying her,
plundered her of her hard earnings, and then left her
to the mortifying discovery of his having a former
wife living.----The Prisoner's first -marriage being
proved, and that his wife w.ls alive at the time the
second took place, he was committed for trial.
SHOCKING ACCiDENT.—On Sunday evening a'
party of eight who had spent a convival day at Suu-
bury, were returning to London, when the boat in
which they were was upset, in consequence of run-
ning foul of a pile, and two persons, Julia Mane
and a young man of the ruame of Porter, were
drowned. The body of Miss Mane was " found in
half an hour after the 'accident, and a Coroner's
Jury has brought in a verdirl of accidental death.
The young man, who Was a clerk, was found yes-
terday. •