The Sun.
London, England, 1814-07-28 00:00:00

GENERAL PLATOFF.

The foflowing anecdotes of the venerable and',
valiant PLAToFF, Hetmann, Or (as they themselves
pronounce the term) Attaman, of the Don Cos-
sacks, the Editor is enabled to give front the in-
formation of a gentleman, who, eight years ago,
was made personally known to him at Tcher-
bask, and was entertained by. him in a cabin of
logs, surrounded by marshes and deserts, not with
a magnificence incited, but with an hospitality
Out unworthy of Shropshire.
Maflei Ivanovitch-Platoff, when a boy, vlias em-
ployed, as our informant learnt from the widow
of Cossack Major, who had known him through
life, in the bumble occupation of tending the
herds of horses which graze on the. vast plains
round his native village. At the breaking out of
the Turkish war, be went as a volunteer to no.
manriff's army, at which tune his property con-'
sisted in his horse, a single suit of clothes., and
his faithful lance. His undaunted spirit,
_bis
matchless activity, and intelligence; recommended
him to his superiors ; he first .became a subaltern,
• then the command-of a pulk or regiment ; and at
length was, when our traveller saw bins, the abso-
lute governor of a district scarcely inferiim
ex-
tent to the whole of England taken separately
from Scotland and Wales. He had several sons,
all commanding at that time pulks of Cossacks ;
his daughter, who has since been more Celebrated'
than any of them, was at that time in the nursery.
His manner of life was becoming his station at
the head of a race of warriors, plain and modest,
though not without a number of servants and de-
-pendants becoming his rank. Ile professed him-
self very attentive to the improvement of the
Cossack breed
.of horses, and had many hundred
brood, mares in his possession. He had also vast
herds of horned cattle and camels, and consider-
able vineyards, which comprised, however, the
whore extent of his agriculture. His greatest
splendour, when not at the head of his troops, was
displayed in au elegant state-barge which he used
on the river Dun. His manners were singularly

good-natured and affable to strangers ; fur the
.English-in particular he expressed much esteem ;
• and in his questions respecting their country, its
constitution, and military system, displayed a
ktiowledge on all these subjects greater than
would he 'expected in one completely self-edu-
sated, and whose whole life had been passed in
• remote and active warfare. He was vet
lar in his inquiries as in whit
English gentlemen passed their time, whether in
attendance on the Court, like the Russian and
most of the Continental Nobility, or on their own
estates and in rural occupations% On being in-
formed that-the majority resided in the country,
employed as agriculturists and magistrates,-and
finding their chief recreation in the sports of the
field—he answere4, looking at his . own eldest
son, who was just returned from the fatal cam-
paign of Austerlitz, wheile his regiment greatly,
distinguished themselves—" the suns of such men
must needs make good soldier;:" .•
To those Who have since had so much reason
.to he grateful to his exertions in the memorable
campaigns Of the last and the present year, these
. circumstances Of Piatoff's private and early life
may, it is hoped, not be uninteresting.—(Sulopian
,Journal.)

By paperslitid before Parliaanent, we, have the
Toiloig
.facts':—Thd Bank-notes in circulation
July 3, 1813, amounted to 23,314,890/.; on July'
10, same Year, in 24,991,4301.;. iu circulation 2d
July, IEII4, 26.394,3081.; ancl on the 9th July
instant, 2.9,532,9001. The net produce of the
revenue, including Customs and Excise, Was for
onevear, ending :sth July,• 1813; 58,967,8641.;
and for the year etAng the stl, of July instant,

LAW.I.NTELLIGENC.B.

COURT OF C11,1N1.;1.-itY; LINCOLN'S-INN„TVI,T

LADY 016IOND AND 011-IERS V. ;lU'ICIIINVTN.

Sir SA:,tuit RomiLt.-kt opened this ease yester-1
day. It ippeared that the deteudatit was the
steward of the late Lord Wandsford, the father of
Lady Ormond. His Lordship resided in Ireland,
but had a large estate in Yorit.s.hire, The de-
fendant, in the 'year 1773, recOnurtended a_ Mr
Ralph Lodge to his Lordship; 'prop.er lessee
for a part of the estate ; and he executed to him a
lease:fur 21 years, at the annual rent of 9001. "The
Bill alleged, that the'defendant.afterwards got an
assignment of the lease to .himself, from Rall4
Lodge and that bcfore the deatlii4 his Lordship„
he got it reversionary lease front him for 21. years,'
to commence tt't the expiration 'off the lease to:
Lodge, at the same rent. The Learned Counsel'
contended, that, as a steward, he had no light to
Have' accepted such an assiguMent or reveriOn.'
The Bill also prayed for an Account.
LEAcit and Mr. WINKFIELD were heard
to-day on the same side; anti Sit A aTHUIt PIG-
GOTT, for the defendant, was in part heard.
Further argument postponed.
•
BIURILAY AND OTIII:ItS roßctiEtt.,

Mr. LrACEI 1110-Ved; that the defendant ini..,llt
be directed to transfer. the sum of 10,0001. in.
Court tri the piainzirs, b ;Mg the amotint uf a
Policy of Insurance exe to them by the
Asiatic Insurance. Comm :, at Calcutta, ih
1809, upon 0 cargo on hoard of all East In-
dia shin, which wavlost tin' lir voyage hoThe:
ward. hie, .the Learned t nsel, was - full'
aware, 'if. this mtitioti. was opposcd, lie could
not get all he ask!. for, under the circum-
stances of the ease: There were three policies
executed, two 001'4 ik antl.one dupLeate. - One
original was lost. in shio, and the other re-
mained in Inell-a, 'and tl plaintiffs ooly.held the ,
duplicate ; hut as the Comp. Any only wanted Se-
cnrity or indemnity for,the payment of the money-,
through the. defeudant, their- agent in London,`
no injury could write from the order. if indemnity;
were granted by the
,plaintiffs. Re was aware
tt'at the motion, if granted, would he the same
thing, as a decree oil a hearing ; and he alldwed
on that ground it w*4 objectionable.
Mr. CLAYsoN followed on the same side. ' • .
Sir S I.I.amILLY opposed the motion, on te
ground that if it was granted, it would amountWo,
a decree on a hearing, which was contrary to
equity.
The VICE•CHANCELLOR inquired why. the cause
could not be bet down, and brought to a speedy
ltearino,r.. . • ,
.- _
Mr.CLAYsort informed his Honour, that on ac.

count of the change of circumstances since the
filing-of the Bill, it bad become unsuitable to:
the facts nt, the case.
Ur. LEACH then moved that the plaintiffs:might
beat liberty' to bring their action to recuyer the
money.
. .
The VICE•CHAN CELLOR observed they :night
use their own discretion.—Mution refused.

ASSIZES.

HERTFORD JULY 27.
THE BAILIFF AND BURGESSES OF HEMEL HEMSTEAD

V. CASS.

This was an action by the Borough of Hemel
Hemstrad, in this county, to recover the sum of
three shillings and sixpence,-. for a forfeiture in-
curred by the defendant, under a bye-law of the
Corporation, for suffering a pig to •stray through
the streets of the borough.
The fact of the unfortunate pig being out of
hounds, and illegally parading the streets. of the
borough', was clearly proved ; but, for the defen-
dant, his two.sisters came and proved, that the
Corporation had brought their act:on against the
wrong person, for that, the offending pig did not
belong; to the defendant, but to their mother, who
had died some short_ time back; and that the pit
was sold at her death to pay the rent of her cot-
tage. On this evidence the Corporation was non-
suited.

HALDANE 1). HALDANE..

This was an action to recovdr possession of w
farm for a forfeiture in consequence of breach .of
covenant in the lease, by carrying away barley
straw, cutting down pollards, and under letting.
The plaintiff was brother-in-law to the defendant,
the latter having married his sister, and the father
had granted the lease.
A witness of the name of Pomfret proved, that •
his brother occupied last year one of the fields of
the farm, and that he carried off the barley which
was the crop.
Aworlsimi.rt of the defendant also proved, that
about four years ago the defendant grizlheil up
part of a hedge, !and felled several old oak
pollatds.
having-raftliklied .the
conduct of the 'in bringing such an action
against his brother-in-law, stated, that he should
prove that the plaintiff -had accepted rent Lubse-
(pent to the acts complained of, 'which would
operate at a Waver of the forfeiture ; anti he should:
further prove, that a written agreement !lad been
entered into, -and signed by both parties, that the
defendant should purchase the farm at the price
of 4,500/..; but that the defendant generonsly
agreed to cancel the agreement, upon hiS brother-
, in-law.complaining he had sold it too cheap.
• The Learned Judge here interposed, and ob-
served, that it was a pity such near relations should
tear each other to pieces at law, and advised a
.compromise ; upon which it was agreed between
the Counsel on both sides, that the defendant
should 'buy the estate at the price originally
agreed on, viz, at 4,5001. and a juror was with-
drawn.

HALDANE V. PONIERRT.

The defendant in the last action was the plain-
tiff in the present one. It was an action against
Pomfret for cutting down timber in land let to
him by the plaintiff. It was clearly proved that
he had cut down young timber of ash andpoplar
to the value of 701.

in his defence be insisted that he had only cut
down the under rood, and the shorts from_ the
fold butts; bat It person-couveriiik in timber, ‘viiu

'had looked at the stumps, said, thaLsome
.trtys were-upwards of 40 years' groivth: -
Verdict forlhe plaintiff—Damage3 1201.
cgowN SlDE—complitAcy.
if illiant Ildberts and others were indicted- for a
conspiracy, to seize by •force the Union L....eds
sta:ge coach. The defendant, Roberts, formerly.
kept:the White. Horse, Fetter-lane; and was a
. partner in the Leeds Union stage coach, but not
agreeing with his partners, thty were determined
Le should have no more to do with the coach ;
they accordingly provided other librses to take it:.
from Barnet to London, which was the ground.
that he horsed. The coach drove front his yard
.on the 23d of December for the last time ; but 'as'
Mr. Roberts was determined not to be turned out,
so hastily, he planned to regain his possession of
'the coach : accordingly on the 20th of Decal:her
-six of his 'servants waitedithe arrival of the cOach.
at Barnet; and as soon as it arrived they dis—
mounted the coachman, put other horses to
and drove off, leaving' the coachman and 'passen-',
gers behind. - ,
The Learned Jtidge said, this was an improper
-method of adinsting a question of disputed part-
nership,. and directed an acquittal _of the con-
spiracy, but gitilty of an assault. The 'assizes
here finished.