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London, England, 1812-07-01 00:00:00

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-In this indietlnencagainst azi °lit er.' in the East
India Conipany's service, for an assault 'with in-
tent to .commit a rape Xtpurf his servant; that count
failed in proof, and it was.agreedlo take a',,,ezdkt
fur a common assault,'

COURT OF COMN10:-7, PLC ASO.3uNi

CAMPURLL V. TAYLOR.

This was an action of trover, brought y one of
the assignees of the estate of Gosling anti Co. to
recover a bond for 5001. in the possession 'of the
defendant.

William Tradgly said, that on.the 13th of June,
1811, he applied to the defendant to deli(-er up a
certain bond, on an order froin 'the assignees.
He offered, at the same tinie, to pay -Whatever
costs might be upon-the bond., Taylor informed
him that he kneW the nature Of the notice very
well, and, would retain the bond in his hands un-
til•.such time as he should make qua his bill, and
when that was paid he would deliver it up.. No
such bill Was ever delivered.

On the part of the defend Ant, Mr. Seij cant BEST
said, that his client was an attorney and solicitor
for the estate of the Gosling S, and had a right to
have his account' of genel-al .claiin paid upon
whatever business he should, haNe, haypened to
transact for them. To prove the existence of this
account' he called :Tames Gosling, one of the Ter-

sons for Whose e'staiethe "Plaintiff was an assiOcii
who pi•oved that the defendant had hietfchiployyd
in the transaction of business for the Firm to '4
-considerable amount, which was yet unpaid.—
Jones,' and Powell, two of Taylor's., lerks, yroved
that their master had fie'en frequently employed
by GoSling.and Co. for which he was yet unpuid..
Mr. Serjeant LENS maintained, that to prove
an account unpaid; was nolanswer to the action ;
he should have., specified his demand at the time,
according to the notice he received. .

Mr. Justice C-ires said,- this was an action
brought byassigifeeS to recover a hood, which they
wished to employ in discharging the debts of tte
estate of the persons for whom theywere appoint-
ed. Taylor certainly had .a'riglit t 9 hold the bona
until his claims were satisfied ; and in order:tO
fix a,conversion.Of the property, the Jury must
be of opinion that lie had retained the
something beyond what he-had a right to retain it
for. If he detained- it upon his legal claims l.e
was not guilty of conversion.
The Jury returned a verdict for the
plaintiff:---
Damages 50W. *:
Mr. Justice GIBES remarked that the strict
justice of the case was, in his Opinion, that the
bond should-be given up, on paying the defen-

dart's deuiand, which • vas assented td
,by the
Ct,:in.sel for the plaintif: •

Extracts of a letter from the Speaker of the
Assembly of St. Vincent, to the Colonial Agent
in Lontitin; dated :_4t. Vincent, May(, 1812 :
desired by the House of Assembly to

give you a statement of the late' eruption of the
Souffrier, with the effects it has .produced, that
no mistake i.nay' take place •in the extent ,of the
evil it has Caused. I not intend tollescribe the
eruption, as from 'what I can learn,,you.may take
what has been often written concerning Etna and,
Vesuvius, mulatis mutwiclis, and you have a
good•idea of what:happened-herei '
For some months-past earthquakes -have been
frequently felt in theneighbourhood.of the Souf-
frier, particulrly to leeward ; but, about the 24th
of April large bodies= of sinoke'were.seen issuing
from the summit ; soon after great quantities of
ashes were perceived failing around to a very con
siderable distance:. About the, 2.4 th, large rochi
were precipitated with great violence on the north'
-Ade, . and. the smoke very much increased. Oti
the. the discharge, became greater, and -many
apprehended the event which soon took place.i.--
On thembrning of the Ist of May, • et about one
o'c(ock, the eruption commenced with great vio-
lence, a!tixlieOntinued until about ten or eleven.--.
Ihtririg this petiod,.the-toaring from the .Volcano
- more rerseMbled the .noise :of hundredt of forges
7.v.Orkiug Small astance (and .occasionally
Sott*arcadtit explotionsliesombling severe thun-
der), than any thing 'else I know..
`` I.prestune-,by this time the eruption ceased;
.though great quantities of fire and smoke istled,
frojn. it during.•the .text,day and night. , Several
bodies of Java., if 1111-ay so. call it, iss;.l/4ed in dif-
ferent. directions, one to a small military post
called Morne,Ronde; another to Owia, and a
third.into.liabaco..river, which it filled up, and;
we fear, Permanently stopped. IVallibOu river is
1- likewise filled, either with lava or ashes : these
two 'rivers' are the most to winthscard and. leeward
in the island, anti both very large. •
" The discharge Of What I call ashes; though;
more ;grit
salo aid, mixed with
various particles of all .sorts Of earth, :stones, &c:
'after undergoing a, severe fusion, was iturnewel
and -the Injury at present beyond calculation.
One one estate, called Wallibon, to leeward;
and' on five More: tO. wirulward - or, as we speak.
• •
here, in the Charaib, country, the earth is still
coverad with what I, will still term ashes; from six
to:twelve inches ; • and, on one estate; the walls Of
the boiling-hOuselell in, as it is supposed, from
the effects' of an earthquake..
fc'EXcepring the ,one. estate to leeward, and
these five -to.-windward, I do' not believe the in
jurF.hits:been very great. The ashes have fallen
abundantly on two or three others, but, it is
..bctpett.,,,n9A en :nigh 'Materially to injure the soil ;
this, -hoverer, as well' as the effect where it is
deeper, must be ascertained by experience. We
have no data. to judge whether it be a mete caput
inortqum, or Vit contains the sources of vegeta-
tidn ; if the-latter; labour and industry may. bring
Matters about biitjf the former, Ido not know
'What to 'say:. • •
• The eßtates,from the (hartub boundary, and

frotn haye not, as I understood, re-

Cei'ved 'any injtiry;. the ashes, fell indeed to the
extent of. :many miles, at sea, or after the great
and•lieay „part Was deposited) the lighter parti-
cleSse,era v.) have bech dispersc4 in all directions
throughoht 'the' island; it has made a light thin
crust about ..one-fourth or one-eighth of an inch
thick,,Which we consider as doing more good than
harni. r•
" Only one white man; and I believe 40 of 50
ne
grbes have been lost, and Some magass homes,
negro Inniscs and other buildings took fire, from
• ,
ttie..ignited stones, which were 'discharged to a
considerable .dittance; and at certain periods in.
. .
great prolusion:
'''"rhis, I believe; is a tolerably eorrect state-
Anent of the elects produced 'b' this dreadful
- event, • though I speak With some hesitation as to
the 'clamage•suifeied by two estates in the Charaib
country, and one to leetrard called 3Zich ri ncl, the
accounts which I have not agreeing very well.--
opiniOn is, that the damage is,not great, bat
persons concerned in all the properties from
.111cnint Young (to windward), and 'from Walli-
boa (to
_leeward), 'may be at ease as to any
• .

CORN-EXCHANGE, JULY 1.-This day we have
few further arrivals of Wheat, not much of first
quality; and the, general sales fully sustain last
prices quoted ; Barley and Malt nearly at the last
currency ; White Pease, heavy sale; and lower
Beans of each sort keep their prices ; there art
severil fresh arrivals' of Oats, and this trade also
qui)ted at little fluctuation 5 Flour at last week's
prices,. ,

Tick Beans A - 745. SOs.
Oats - - - - 565. 575. 61s.
Poland ditto - 625. 63s
Potatoe ditto - - 645.
Rape t..;(.ed - - - 751. 801.
Fine Flour -115 s. 140 s.
Seconds -110 s. 116:.

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