The Sun.
London, England, 1809-03-13 00:00:00

DIP WENDS.

April 3, Thomas Young, of Ripon, Yorkshire, grocer, at
eieVen, at the NorfrWc. Arms, Ripc,i,
April 8. Samuel lithostin, of Ludg,tte-hill, London, silk-
mercer, at ten, at Guildhall. •
April t. Tnono4 F mut Stiiith, of Great Triuity.larie, Lou.
(ion. leather-seller, at ten. at Guildhall.
April at. .George eaillie and Juno bilfray, latent Finsbury-
. place, Middlesex, merchants, at t weive, at Guildhall,
April 8. Gheyney, of•Oxford.street, Middlesex, linen-
cirver, at twelve, at Guildhall.
May 9. John Tennant, of•Oxtord.streew t: Middlesex, wine
• and brandy-merchant, at telV.:,., G ildhall. •
March is. John Somerville. of Chancery-lane, London,
cabinet-inaker, at ten, at
'April'9. William Popplciton, at Plymouth. Devonshire,
grocer, at eleven, at the Commercial Inn, Plymouth. •
April S. Joseph Hancock, of • Sheffield, Yorkshire, mer-
chant and niantaleturer at cutlery wares, at eleven, at the
Old King's Ilead 1011, Sl ellickl,•
April 1. John ltinicr, of Sweltling,' Sufrolk, grocer, at
yen, at the Bell lon, Sakai undharn.
Apni"t. David- ,Dt Grc.it Fiermitage.streee St.
George in the -East, iLliddlesex, mariner, at' eleven," at
Gurldnall. •
Aired i. C ha:Us Dudtield, of Tewkesbury,G lnueestelshire,
innwhier, at eleven, at the Swan inn, Tewkesbury.
CERTIFICATE'S, •
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April t. - Thomas White, of Strood Rochester, Kent, coal_
merchant, •
106ei,11 Nicid, of Manchestcr, groc-f..r.
‘Vitilani Hanalip, of Stradbrook, Suffolk, tanner,
tleor Mercer, at Liverpool, merchant.
l'etLr Le Normand and Alary Henry Dornant, now or late of
Kt:id-road, Surrey, soap-tnanufathircrs.
Edward Chew, of 'Cliartutte-street,' Whiteehaikl,

Sea, money-scrvener.
Nicholas blatimn, late of Westbury-upon -'frim,cloucester-
since, tirnber-merehant.
PARTNI:RsIIIPS DIS vOLPIII).
G. Bayley and! R. !larder, Addle-Hill, totters'-Commons,
w nee{ wrights.
NI Thompson, 1)., Skipper A. Algar, and I'. Law,. Red
Cross wharf, Lotidon.brage, coal-merchants.
I. Rose and J. innes, Chepstow, coopers.
1. Blew, W. Moot; and Li. 13leW, IVoreester,
chemists:
R. Glimmer, jun. and W. 1)., Gummer, Bridport; twine.
manufatturers.
1. W. Bin:hall and 1. olinsm, High Holborn, liquor-mer-,
chants.
W. Robertson and I. Llewelyn, Great SAM Helens, insu-
rance-brukels. •
I. Robson, I. &loss, and I. Winstartley, Liverpool and Man-
chester, carriers. ,
R. &lotion and M. Morton, OiFord-streer, tea-dealers.
R. ChaiLon, Cooke, and I. Smethurst, Little Hutton,
Lancashire, colliers. •
j. Whitfield and Co. Congleton, cotton-manufaaurers:
11. Frieake, S. Fric.ake, and C. Edelman, Upper Thames-
dtreet, sugar-refiners.
j. Starkey, j ktcha, Wm, Senior, and C. Megson, Hud-
dersfield, wont len.merchants.
T. Ainsworth and It..liorster, 11o1lington, Cheshire, stone.

masons. • . -
f. Itob.tni and P. liirchain, Manchester, calico-printers.
C. Lings and N. I.inm, Manchester, coso-factors.
Win. Pusitethwaite, I. and D. Lancaster, Fria-
laud near Kt ralai,

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COURT O 1 COMMON PLEAc.
BERNARD ANto nicKary O• BROWNE. I

This cause, which Was of the utmost importance
to the Commercial world,- and to country bankers in
particular, came on to be cried at Nisi Prius, before
.the -P,ight Hon. Lord,Noieuav and .a Special -Jury,
and. occupied the Conn- the whole of Wednesday.
and ThurSday.. It was .an action brought by the
Plaintiffs, who are bankers, residing at Birr, in the
King's County, against the Defendant, Major John
‘l.3rOwne,. late of Mount Prospect, in_the county cf
Roscommon, for. recovery of three inland Bilk of
EXchange, lor 3651. 18s. Gd. 3301. and 5001. dis-
counted by
.Plaintitis at different periods for Defen-
dant, drawn by him in Dublin, at 61 and gt days
sight—which bills were afterwards severally disho-
noured 'and protested for non-payment, .to which
the Defendant pleaded the genetal-issUe, and setup
in: his defence the statute against Usury, in bar of
Plaintiff's recovering on the bills. It appeared that
Plaintiff's, on the first bill, charged over and above
the legal interest I per cent. commission .for (haw-
ing on Dublin, and 4 per cent. on the bills return-
ing protested—and on the second .bill, Plaintiffs
charged k per cent. commission for drawing on -Dub-
lin, and gave in .payment a draft on John and Wil-
liam. Berry, Dublin, at- 2,1 days, as cash ; and on-
the third bill, Plaintiffs gave their own indorsements
on other bills on Dublin, which had time to run,
some of them over 3t) days, as cash ; and the ques-_
tions determined were, whetberthe charge of half
per cent, on prOtested bills was legal or usurious ?
Whether the giving the post-bill on the Berry's, at
2 1 .days, without deducting the interest, was legal or
usurious ? And whether the giving indorsements
on billS that had time to run, without deducting the
interest, was legal or usurious ? Several of the most
respectable bankers and merchants of Dublin, and,
agents for country
..banks, were examined as to its
being the usage to charge, the one-foUrth per cent.
for drawing bills, and also one-half per cent. on bills..
returned in payment protested; and of giving post-
bills, without deducting interest; also ' country
bankers giving indorsements of thirty-one days, and
even at longer dates, on Dublin, as cash,' without de,
ducting interest. When the Jitry, atter hearing
Coinsel at great. -length on both sides, and a most
able charge from the Noble and Leafned Judge,
found a verdiei for the Plaintiffs for. 1,3001. with
costs,,thereby finding in favour of the legality of the
custom.