The Sun.
London, England, 1807-04-25 00:00:00

APRIL 24.

Edward Jones was brought up for judgment, hav-
ing been convi6led, under an information filed by,
the Attorney-General, for obstru&ing and assaulting
two Officers of the Revenue- in the 'discharge of
their duty.
The Court sentenced him to eight months' im-
prisonment, in Maidstone Gaol.
Thomas 014 field was also brought up for judg,
ment, being conviaeff of having unlawfully in his
possession a quantity of naval stores belonging to the
King.
He was sentenced to one month's imprisonment
in the Gaol-of Maidstone; and, during that period,
to stand in the pillory,' between twelve and two
o'clockin the afternoon, on a market day, the
town of Rochester.

' • BOROUGH OF THETFORD.
The ATTORNEY . GENERAL moved for leave to
file a Criminal Information, in the nature of a Quo
IVarranto, against Mr. Thcirnas-Wether Gill, calling
upon him to shew by what authority he exercised
the privilege of a Capital Burgess of this Borough ?
This was moved upon an affidavit, Stating, that Mr,
Gill was one of the persons who were in the rni_
nority of votes upon the Eleaion, as stated upon a
former application, but whom -the Mayor thought
proper to swear in, conceiving that he was qualified,
in preference to other persons, who had The majority
Of votes, being of the commonalty, while the others
were only inhabitants. -
Mr. PULLER moved for a similar/rule against Mr.,
Purr, upon the'sanie grounds. •
Mr. Wir.soN also moved for a similar rule vgainst.
Mr. James Theodorick, to shew cause why he exer-
cised the office of Burgess, having been one of the
persons ele&ed without arty previous summons being,
issued to the selea body, composed of the 'Mayor,
Recorder; and Coroner of the Borough of Thetford,
contrary to the Charter.'

The Court grantees tile usual' Rules in all these
cases.

SNART, QuiTairt, v. SMITH.
Mr. GARROW moved for a Rule in this case; for
Mr. Rushworth (not RuShtbrth, as before erroneous-
ly stated) to answer the matters of an affidavit.—
Rule granted.

BEFORE THE SHERIFF OF MIDDLESEX, APRIL 14.

WM. MITCHELL, ESQ. V. JOHN- WM. RIDGE.
Mr. SCARLETT stated, that the aaion had been
brought by Mi. Mitchell, a Gentleman of fortune;
and of the striaest -honour and integrity, for the sole
purpose of enabling him to.vindicate his charaaer
publicly against a very gross libel published' by the
Defendant, in a letter addressed. to. James Paull, Esq.,
in which the Defendant made use of the following
expressions : • • •
" Sir, That. distinguished humanity which forms the fea-
tures of your mast excellent character and diSposition, em-
boldens me to take the liberty of stating to you, that 'I am
_:the unfbrttinate sort of the late Counsellor Ridge, as men-
tioned in Goldsmith's Poem of Retaliation. That, inde-
pendent of tile loss of my Only, friend, the late Mr. Edmund
ata time when endeavouring to be serviceable to me,
I have been plundered in my minority -of a considerable West
India property (tp which, upon the death' of my father, I
was brought up, and educated, upon an idea that I should
have possessed it uninctimbered), by a villainous trustee, Mr.
William .Mitchell, of No. 12, Upper Harley-street, and have
been reduced not only to the "siia.necassity of petitioning the
Chancelior iir forma paupo is,, but of struggling to rag on a
-miserable existence for some time past, with my po,l injured
family, upon the precarious Mnd of uncertain dependence,"

It appeared that the Defendant's Uncle, JaMes.
Ridge, 'of the Island of 'Jamaica; 'Esq. Who died in
1784,,-•by 'his will devised a plantation (subject to hiS
debts, and the legacies and annuities liven by his
will) to. the late Edmund Burke, Robert C. Lee, and

the Plaintiff, Mr.. Mitchell, until January 1,789, up-'.
on trust to manage it, and out of the produce to pay,
in the first place, an annuity of 1501. -per annum to
the Defendant, and then to pay the legacksand
other annuities ; and after the Ist of Januar!, 1789,
subje& to such of thelegacies_andannUiiies as shotild
not then be satisfied, to the • use of the Pefendant,
JOhn 'William Ridge, and his heirs. On -the death of
James Ridge, Mr. Mitchell, the only trustee re,si-
dent in Jamaica, entered' into possession, and ma-
naged the estate; and, under a'decree of the Court
!of Chancery there, obtained for the purpoSe, he'
passed,his 'accounts annually, and transmitted copies
of them to Mr. Lee, in -England, who delivered
them to the Defendant. The estate was very much
!involved in debt,_ and, froM. the period of Mr.
:Ridge's death, Mr. Mitchell was under, the neces-L
'sity of advancing very large sums of money annually
`for the cultivation of it, being determined, if possi-
ble, to preserve some part of it for the Defendant's
benefit; llut in consequence .of heavy losseS from
hurricanes, and other calamities, and notwithstand-
ing every exertion on his part, it beCaine at length
wholly inailertuate to the payment of the-debts and
legacies, which, -in 1791, amounted to nearly
40,0001. being abova,lo,oool. more than
,the estate
was worth.

Upwards of 20,0001, was at this 'time:Ade to Mr.
Mitchell, and the 'estate being insolvent, the De-
fendant. was prevailed upon by his friends to assign
his legal interest in the estate, in order to give .Mr.
Mitchell a chance of. eecovering- some part of his
large and unsecured demand. Mr. Mitchell upon,
that occasion paid the Defendant 10001. and after-
wards hearing that he was involved in pecuniary (ht..:
ficulties, gratuitously paid. him the' arrears of•his an-
nuity, amounting to 5721. which the produce, of the
estate had not been sufficient to pay. These sums
Mr:Mitchell never had the least prospeet of realiz-
ing ; and as a: probf of it, he offered to receive, :and
would have glndly accepted, 10,0001. less, than'the
amount of his advances, on having security for pay-
ment of the residue Niiithin a reasonable period : in
short, so far from having 'plundered-the.Defendant
of his estate, Mr. Mitchell had lost -10,0001. by ad-
vancing that sum more than it 'was worth. At this
time the Defendant was profuse in his expressions
of gratitude to Mr. Mitchell, for the very generous
manner in which he had been treated; but in 1794,
he filed a Bill in the Court of Chancery i❑ England,
. against Mr. Mitchell, for an account of his trans-
adtions. This Bill Mr. Mitchell answered, and it
was -dismissed with costs. The Defendant, it ap-
peared, had
.since written numerous letters to per-
, sons of diStination, refle&ing upon Mr. Mitchell's
character, none of which, however, except the letter
addressed to;Mr. Paull, were sheWn to Mr. Mitchell ;
but Mr. Paull knowing that such letters had been
written, felt himself bound in honour to send the
libel in question to 'Mr.,Mitchell, observing in his
note, that " the silence and folly of a man's friends
are often injurious to his reputation."
Mr. SCARLETT, in"his'address to the Jury, upon
the subject of -Damages, observed;that Mr. Mitchell's
sole objeetin bringing the adtion was to vindicate
his chara&er; he therefore did not press 'for heavy
Damages, as he was determined not to enforce the
payment of them, unless_ the Defendant, by his fu-
ture conduEt, slfould compel bins to do so; but he
trusted that they would give him such a sum.as, by
its magnitude, might be likely to deter Mr. Ridge
from harassing and wounding the feelings Of,Mr.
Mitchell and his family, by the publication of future
libels.

The Jury consulted for a few minutes, and.pro-
nounced a Verdi& ofsool. Damages.

KINGSTON, FEB. es. About a fortnight ago,
Turk's Island distant about fifteen miles, the &Over-
nor Strohg was boarded by the French Privateer
Schooner Dolphin, of and-from Guadaloupe, mount-
ing four carriage guns and 45 mop, consisting chiefly
of Mulattoes, who, after plundering her, forced her
crew to assist in muting their plunder if-Ito:the pri-
vateer's boats : The Governer Strong's people at first
refusing, they were soon compelled to assist by the
menaces of the marauders, each haying a drawn cut-
lass, with which they threatened to cut them down
if not instantly obeyed. The Dolphin is painted
quite blaCk, and her guns fixed on pivots, placed in
the centre of her deck.
A monstrous wild boar, which bad been the ter-
ror of the 'neighboUrhoOd, his impenetrable body
having for a considerable time resisted every attempt
to destroy him, 'was' at length killed last week on
Castle-Dawson' Plantation, in- the Parish- of St.
George, but not until he had, wounded one of his
pursuers very severely, having laid his thigh com-7.
pletely open. His appearance was so terrific, that
it atttaaed the attentioaof some of the inhabitants
in that quarter, who had the curiosity to ascertain:
his weight; measurement, &c. which were as follows:
weight 4321b5: ; length from the snout to the tip of
the tail, seven feet eleven inches ; depth from the
bdck bone to the ground, four feet nine inches and
a half. One of his tusks in the lower jaw was nine,
inches ancfa quarter long.

On Tuesday were apprehended by Messrs. Dow.
Sett, -Ed wards, and an Officer from the Public-Office,
Hatton-Garden, Wm. Lambeth, alias Bennett, alias
Pistol Bennett, James Tyson, and Wk. East, three
well-known charaaers in Windsor and its environs,
as dealers in horses, cows, pigs, poultry,. Bcc. Szo.
and a private of the.horSe-guards (blues),- on suspi-
cion of horse=stealing. They were lodged in Wind,
sor gaol all night, and on Wednesday morning con-
veyed to London, to the Public-01-lice, ifatton-
Garden, for examination, where one of their accom-
plices has turned evidence.
Both Chance and Fortune seem to combine to leave
their backward votaries without an excuse for not
adventuring in the. present Lottery. Not a single
one Of the several larger floating. Capitals has yet
come up, notwithstanding two days drawing of the
ten are over. The increased richness of the Wheel,
therefore, must be obvious to everyone. When to
this important fa&, it is added; that the'first-drawn
Number, on Saturday next, will be entitled to
20,0001. and every. other Number of .that Day's
Drawing be a Prize, it is reasonable to couc:ude that
such. a conjan6tiOn of weighty interests will prove
irresistibly attractive.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MOR-
ROW.

Morning, 51 min. after 4, j Afternoon, to min. after 5

On Saturday last, Lieutenant-Colonel M'Creagh, 'of el;
96th Regiment of Foot.
The same day, aged 73, at Hull, after an affliaing
Mrs. Rawson, mother of Mr. William Rawson, one of the
Proprietors of the Hull Advertiser.
A few days since, at. St. Ive's,- 1. Stephens, Esq. Cal-
leaor of Custoths at that place.
On Tuesday last, at Drapers' Full, London, the Rev.
George Walker late of Wavertree, Lancashire, F.R.S.
and President Of the 'Literary Society at Manchester, and tot..
merly Minister of a Congregation of Protestant• Dissenters zt
Nottingham.

PRICE s rocK

YLsTE

RDAY.
India Stnck,
India Bonds, ss. pr.
OH Ann.
Exchequer Bills, zs. dis. pat
Om/
Irish Omnium,
Imperial 3 per Cent.
Cons. for z6th Alay, 62j 63-

Bank Stock, -
Navy i per et 96 i;'fi
5 per Cent. 1797,
Irish 5 pvr Cent. 91 I
4 pet Cent. Sok I
jper Cent. ItO 6ii 62 ,
I per Cent. C6n oz 1 I
Kink :1.: Ann. 17 14-16thS i
Ditto: Short Ann. •

mHE CORDIAL BALM of GILEAD,' by
.its
softening, healing, and tonic eitialities, as well as by its
salutary. eltids, affords a sure prosped of returnin strength,
and ,a certain. hope, of muscular invigoration,- to those who
are debilitated by premature or excessive indulgeacies hence:
arise weakness of sight, Ve. tigos, toss of appetite, and mental
decay.' A, body that is enervated in youth seldom recovers
itself ;
(ostldkiate is
geiaisli9itnefin7;tiefosrsplete.edfiolLymcctoatmioen.oicot,
thread acid tiie
.
old age' is a good constitution in youth. Tempc.r..nce and mo-
deration, at that age, are passports to happy grey hairs.
The Cordial Balm of Gilead most wonderfully c
nature,. and will support the life of the aged. and infirm-, lit
all inward decays, debility, lowness of spirits, relaN.a,ron in
either sex, whether hereditary or owing to youthful. itnpru-
dencies, this Medicine will attbrd the' most wonderful reltef.
In Nervous Consumptions its. 'writs staud.unrivalltd : it en-
ters into and mixes with the most subtle of the an4nal Runts,.
as..ists, and invigorates toe decayed juices, and throws a genial
warmth upon the tienilitated and relaxed parts that stand its
need offissistance.
As Dr. Solomon's practice is now become so great and ex-
tensive, and his constant engagements require a considerable
portion of his time and attendance, he expeds, when ceart-
stilted, the usual compliment of a GilillCA ; but all written
cases, or letters of advice, and unaccompanied with an
for Medicine and remittance, to be answered'at his leisure,
are required to inclose only Half-a-Guinea.. Such letters
Should, for safety, be thus direiied—" Money-letter, Dr.
Solomon, Gilead House, neat Liverpool ; paid double post'
age."—Letters may be ordered to be addressed-for X. Z. of
A. B. at the Post-Office, till called tor.,
A saving of Nine Shillings in Two Guineas—The Cord3l
Bairn of Gileaci is sold 'in bottles, pice.half-a-guinea each .;
there are also bottles, price 335. containing equal to tour trot;:-
ties at ios. 6d. by which the Patient saves ose. including aisd
'the duty ; the-Stamp of.which bears the .Pieprietor's name:
and address, " Samuel roloinon, LiVerpool, to imitate whit;
is felony.
N. B. Iris necessary to _observe, that the.
M poos-nt:igoe of ats
letters, whatever, 'must bepaid-for.
The Cordialßalm of Cilead, Anti-I mpetigines, and -..1.13.7
*stre,g,ledntbLyotimorr,s. Mathew,ant.Gido Nt.HieBa.iths,ttr'anat,rae
Sold , L
Smith, Perfumer, No_ 3S. and Mr. Raeburn, rOttll itridf,C
Mr. Baxter and Mr, Scott, South-Bridge; Mr. Pavliison and;
Husband, Elder and Co, Edinburgh; Mr. Baxter, Glasgow
W. Cameron; Greenock ; G. Browning, Paisley ; 4-1. Craw-
ford, Kilmarnock' W. Young, Irvine ; A. Forsyth, and
Whiteside, Ayr; W. Crawtbrd, Girvan ; J. Carson, New:-
Douglas ; T. MI,Mi tan, Kirkcudbright ; T. Nl4Credie, Kirk".
atay J.. Blyth, Leven; J. DemPster, Cupar ; Allan, Dun-
dee; ..P. Craigie, Montrose; I. Mitchell, and 1. Anderson',
,Aberdeen ; Dr.
_White, Banff; M'lntech, Inverness ; T.;
M`Ketizie, Stornaway ; P. Taylor, Stammer ; Johnson and
Bisset, Perth ; W.Andersoh, Sterling; Coke and Reid, Leith;
!Alexander, Dunfermline; Wilson, Dunbar; Vinnet, ATE
broath ; Dickson, Inglis, Dumfries ; Phorson, BerwicK4
'Weddel, Alntvieit ; Paterson, ArbutiAnnt, and I arnieson,- Pe-
terhead ; A. M`Donald, Glasgftw; and by moil
Bookseller§ and Venders of Patent Medicines in the United
Kingdom.

;'HEST Professional Men of Etrdiottaytoh.aetieozhci:::,
; • shi,oioictetarrlaivul I
is:
ilejtntrsoui
ts,trv) tar:sovEr.ue::
Net
3( • Responsibility deviate from the general System 1
nch, sewn
y
uneducated
general
re of w
ery species
f
the seleCtion of a peculiar branch,. the sancticin of long cete.
tinned success
riss
havetliebest
eevr,i)tteedri7yoitnsaucpt
jecreiO
si)9,,s,!l;icalsi aLrier. t:ihse
treatment of Three Disorde
laititiegirvaeNs;r4acladtittihoonsal ae
crotrpt
to
: ntcslt
14(iturlet;;n1:11,;:tyhapnri:aretgi;,c:itttrl.leptiolin. c:iiitstisiCiohtipriatedittrsciiii;gl)me;:tteoi
tpietn,rnrot;:cis,fly'ee.e sliC
oa'
I t-o„nett w;sb at an early' period of Pvactice to rescue iv"
eq
et
:..--'.vlto'EtleT•L IN ktCl-1()N', wl;etlier .vf. a' recent or long dal
ration: adly, All kinds of debility, wriether•arishig frog'
the habits of school-boys, or the indult;ences of inatulo
age: And, lastly; fiat derangement of the systeinin wo"
men which is called 1A RRE.NNESS, or sT h; R ILITY.
Numerous Diseases arc the result ot . ignorance, •or ha/0
in the treatment of a simple Gonorrhoea; and it not uP,'
frequently happens that the seeds of Life are poisoned !:,7
the indiscretion of an unguarded hour. —By a supericr re'
thod such Complaints are easily cured; and, , even where
others ,have failed, I trust that I may presume to oflo
radical re-establishment:
Few, however, are the cases of complicated &sties: ifit
this disorder, compared. with tne calamitous situations
Men, who, from an indulgence in 'a solitary vice, or t•I`;
prevalent gaieties of a fashionable lite, acquire tlea stalk
of Debility, which is the iniavuidahle consequenee of saP
pernieitius habits. , •
• Where the unhappy sufferer broods over his tr,isery,
carefully conceals his misfortune, it may Ife• some conl
lation for him to know; that although it be• objet ');
doubt or uncertainty with other Practitioners, the renioo_.
of these Detkiencies by the gradual progress of Renor.iri
tion,.is the acquirement of Fay Experience. If the .
of Bacchus or Venus .:have began to reduce Manly vi-0
much anxiety will be prevented, by an erly Coon ter 1.
tion of this languid
:State ; andin these cases, • no ;;f.f.o
dilßculty . will eceur•.
J3ut where this Deficiency has for ~`cars existed, a prl,
perseverance is indispensably cequisite ;o, six si'
bertng Sparks of Lite, and to re-aiumate. the COnst,tution.46
MARRIED WOMEN, who have long been diaar2pair:,!;ll
in their expectations of a Family, may he assured, th,-1
skill
mist instanteS, such detects are curable by Medical
The secresy which is so essential to iny tindertak,l'o"
and the qualitieari 011-$ which 1. have preSurned to stale,
the basis of my pretensions, and in coincidence witn.usw-ited,
•t)us intimation is given,: that; Mr. tree may be carp_ toff
personally,. or by Letters (inclosing a small. Note),
house, No. e.g, Arundel street,' Strand; near Temple P,,,,cs
trr, There Is 'au' additional Entrance. • in , Waten-st(""
aning, and the Name ison.buth the doors, o°s'
MART IN lilt se, Mernbei ,)1 t!e oalpge orsorg
A CA UT lON, —Some Persons who falsely assert
selves to be Nlembers of the Royal College, haying for s 1 dal
sal months past copied'my. Advertisements almost vy9f; pi(
word, and inserted them as their own productions, it rllnj
duty to mention, that these Pe'rSons arc nOtiklembers
College in London, Edinburgh, or elsewhere, nor. have
any right to pa-Se:Use Surgery, in London. .