The Sun.
London, England, 1807-04-30 00:00:00

SALE BY AiICT'IO:2.

In'the Court of 'Exchequer a case:ofennsidenahle
importance was discussed. It appeared' that an in-
tbruntion had been filed against an 11ti6tio'heer for
dUties ; to which he -replied Abet'e was no sale.—
faas were, that an estate was put up for sale,
and. the -biddiugs being slack,- the -Auaionecr ' in-
fortted the bidders, that as no one seemed-disposed .
to bid, he should conclude the sale when themintite
-glass had run out -four times. The biddinas were
then renewed, and the min Ute glass was turn:d 'down
for the fourth time: The last bidder named 45,0001. •
for the - estate, bat the render' put in 41 sealed
paper into the hand of the au&ionecr, Abidding
,52,0001. tbr the estate ; upOti- Whidh this anationeer
deelared the sale to be void; it beini;" previonsly
understood that the vender was to-- reserve Otte
bidding w himself. The Counsel fur the Crown
Contended,. that the-,sealed papec should have been
opened, am: the bidding proclaimed, bet Ore the glass •
was tara-Jd down a fourth time, which was tuna-
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thotii.it to the hammer gOink, &Urn" hi the ordinary
was' of sales by audiou,; and that the t übsequtnt
disclosure could not be considered: as. a I.lding,
as the sale had adually, finished at the time, it was
made. The highest bidder, 'therefore, previous to
the glass being turned round, _was the purchaser,
and the Crbwn was entitled' to the duties. On the
part of the Audioneer it was contended, .that there
was no sale, that the sealed paper was kbidding for
:the vender, and that the tUrniug. of ,the glass was.
not a conclusion of the side.. In short, that The
(vender had prevented the sale.ot his estate, and that
do duties arose upon the transaftion.
The judgment of the Conrt stands over.

SCOTLAND.

CIRCUIT INTELLIGENCE.

PET,T4, 23.=-Tice Circuit Court of Jgsti-
ciary was opened
,here, on'Tutsclay last, by the night
Hon. Lords CRAIG and

The Court proceeded vvitli the trial of John Mar-
Jvhit r, Jams ficadersoit,
and Thomas Short, sailors in Kincardine, and An 7
drew. Pankine,,skoemake' r theKe, accused of •yiqlent-
Iv assaulting, 1)064,
,brnising; 'and otherwis,e ;nal-
treating-, a youpc,
,vvom'an of the tatne of llivibetb
Connor, and of exposing her naked on the; public
streets of Kincardine.

Marshall and Miller having absConded, sentence
oft fugitatiorOvas pronounced "against them.' he
Jury fount the libel proven against Wyllie;
ant 4ankino, and 'they .were sentenced to Le re-
cominitted to the Tolbooth. of Perth, therein to be
detained till the. Li2d 'day of June ieNt, and froM
thence to be transmitted td the gaOl'Of'Culross, and,
'upon the first 'Wednesday thereafter to be tAen to
Kiucardine, and there to be ptiblicly whipped, and
thereafter to .be set at lib,erty, upon their fihding
caution to keep the peace for two )T'ars, under'a pe-
nalty cf fifty pounds each. - The Jury having found
the Ebel against .Janes HenderSon notproveii, he
was. dismissed from the bar..,
•,Counsel for the ertAirii, Mr. i'il‘doocHlE, Ad-
vccate Depute,—For the PaiinelS, Mr. L'Af.tx :and,
Mr. HAnttowEn, Advocates.
The Court gave judgment in st cases of arppe-11,
and-no other business depending, this endS the -Nor-
them Circuit.

The following accident happened yesterday; about
o'clock", in Fleet-street, nearly opposite Fetter-
lane : the axle-tree of Mr. Samuel Boddington's
chariot broke, and .one of the fore-wheels came off;'
in consequence the coachman was thrown:With vio-
lence from the box, and narrw.kly escaped being
crushed to death by another carriage paSsing at the
time; as it was, he escaped with little injury. The
horses set off at full gallop dOWn Fleet-street, over-
thrOwing :every thing in their- way; the- carriage,
however, being but down ()none was not over=
turned; to which circumstance may be attributed'the
fortunate escape of Mr..Boddingtorf and:a friend,.
Who were in the chariot at the time. The horses,
during their totirse, kept a straight line, dose to' the
.kirb, on the south side of Fleet-street : their career,
at length was checked; opposite Mr. Abbot's shop,
it)y,a Gentleman's carriage, which received considera-
ble injury, the pole of Mr. Boddington's chakibt pe!.
neti-ating it behind.:
tiousti.-2-Yesterday, an Information
Was.laid before the Lora) MAYOR, against' tiheOwner
of a package of woollen yarn, whichhad been seized
some days since,. at the Sw;n Inn,. Holborn bridge,
the package. not being marked with the words,
cc woollen yarn," according to an, old Ad of Pifrlia-
ment, made to prevent Smtigglifio; that commodity
out of the kingdom. The owner of the yarn told his-
Lordship it was owing to the ignurpnce of the per-
son who sent it from the country to be manufaaured
in town. He'N.vas told the penalty for this offence;
was frOm sixpence to one•shilling per phnud ;' he
was accordingly conviaed In the' reduced sum cf
sixpence per pound, amounting to about "five
pounds, and' the etpences, which were paid. The
yarn. was returned: .
On Wednesday-James Watts and Joseph &never,
•for.uttering and having in their possession several
forged.. Bank of ,England notes, and otherS 'of the
Chelmsford Bank ; and Edward Madfo7V, for
breaking open the shop. of Mrs:-Abrahatni, at Yeovil,
and stealing fifteen silver watches; and John
for breaking' open a house, stealing upwards of (Jul.
and putting the wife of Mr. J. Hockway in personal
danger,-were executed at Ilaiester.—SO strongly do
the effe4s of superstition still sWay the minds of many
,persons, that it is an undoubted-fad, seieral • ail,
dren were taken by their, parents all the way frcitn.
Bath to Ilchester (abbut forty mileS) on purpose
that they. Might be touched 'by one of the criminals
whilst suspended, as-a charm 'against the King'S evil.
Elrerly, of Small Brook; in Crompton, Che-
shire; has a duek of the English' species, that laid an.
eg!;'latelY, the measurement Of which, the oblong
way, is nine inches and *a qUarter, and the -Other
way; six incheS seven,eighths; and its weight five
ounces. • • •

. The Fishermen of Richmond caught,' on Tuesday
night, a sturgeon, eight feet Idng, small net,
..and it is' now towed to a rug-vessel in the Rivek'
Thames, at the back of the Castle Garden, and is
exhibiting at two-pence a head, previous to its being
presented to the Lord Mayor.
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Eighteen individuals h'aVe already gained ap.inde
pend,incy for )ice., from two Prizes only, in the pre-
!
sent Lottery ; but, when it is mentioned that the
' wheel; is so uncommonly rich, after two days draw-
ing, as to possess two capitals of 20,0001.—four of
0;0001.—fou r of :5 uool ,7-e'4ght of .1 0001. &c. Bcc.
how many scor.es.of.,individuals have yet a Certainly
almost of sharing its unprecedented opulence—nay,
a dozen adventurer, at least, will in a,ll.prohability
participate of•the 20,0001. Prize to the first-drawn
Number on Saturday next.

PR ICI, 01'
YESTEJ

I,* NTOCKS
. . It nnv.
/ Witt tinrck,
India Bonds, 4s. ss, pr.
Old Ann.
Exchequer l3ills, is. dis. ts.
Pr;
Oinnium, r i.' t 1 i
4 Irish Oniniurn, 41
1 .
I triperial ,3_per Cent.
Cons. fur 26th May, 63 4ill

Hank Stock, 233 4 - -
Navy s per Ct 97i x -
S per Ccnt.,1797,
Irish s per Cent. 91
4 per t_ cnt. So f")
per Cent. ket 6/k 4,
3 per Cent Con. 62i 05 o'2.
6.1
Ann. 17 .0346t1rs
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