The Sun.
London, England, 1815-12-15 00:00:00

COURT or KING'S LENCII, Dec. 14.

HUG.:4ES V. :RING.
- • This was an action of Debt to recover the sum
' of 5091. fur breaelt of Covenant, for converting a
tinblic-house in Shoreditch irito a wine
The defmulant had conveyed a spirit shop to the
'plaintiff, and had convetranted tli it
would Welt,
'within nine year's, either open a winf'-Vault or
convert a public-house into that line within two
Miles. of the place. He afterwards fitted up
..-the shop iii, question, and a long -discussion
ensued as to v..iii!t.her he had altered the con-
' d ,
ition" of the Lopse, it • being contended fur
the .defeadaw, that the house in question
.vas an old. public-lionse, aid that it •'itS now
carried on in l!lc same wanner as it ever had
been done-that- they had a beer licence and sold
beer, mid that the lionst, always dealt in 'vines
and spirits Bur a variety. oa witrunses proved,
that itt%-•;‘,z to trail intents_abd, purposes a Wine-.
vaults cK Gin-situp, where the customers went in
and drank their glass of cordial standing ; and
that all the beer-tiade was managed by an old
teateilnan to the lvickury-coachts, who had a.
ii:illpenny a pot profit for such beer as was drank.
in a room.—The jury found a verdict for the
• Itlaintiff, uith damages the penalty of 5001.
w...-rsog,AND WIFE V. KING.

This ryas an• action-of trover, brought by the
adtlinisttatrix and mother of a, seafaring man nam-
ed Maxwell, to recover the value of three fourth .
shares of .a yes called the tittle William, of
tt-hiph the :iptes:ate was part owner. It :appeared
that tt..s. intestate had an eighth share in-another
ship called Cie Effurt, of which he was Captain
till yoyage from England to the Bermudas...
Before. •he saileil for the Bermudas, he gave a
power of Attornq to Mr. Ward, a mast-maker,
o woed the remainder of the 'Effort, an-
. manage his
.concerns in .the
Little•_John ;. and if he thought fit, to sell his
shares .:11 that vessel, ,and appropriate the pro-
ceeds to,,s-vvd!, he,; payment of a debt of TOOL.
.telliqh he, owed to Ward on HCCOltlit of the Effort.
The intes.tate. went in the West Indies, and on
his- return lonic, on the 9th of March, 181'3, his
vessel parted -convoy in a storm„ and neither the
..,"1-e7.7.-ei nor the .crew have been heard of since.
of June following, Mr. Ward, by
vir-
tne of the power of.attoiney, sold the intestate's
shares in the Liole-William to the defendant for
.400/..-rnd the. question under the circumstances of
. the case,was, whethey the intestate was firing at
the time of-this sale, .so as to enable Ward to give
trine vendee a good title..
The. Jury foinul their verdict for the plaintiff."

to consegnence the late convictions for
fot ging sta tops,..vcit ear that rut less than eighteen
• 11:1*S61), ha Ve absconded.—( Dublin Journal.)
• MELANCrInLY ACCIDENT.—UO• Friday inorning
last, the follawing.set ions accident cook place at
VNeshatu Alain Four of the wot ktnen
4:-were'elnployed On a stage 70.. fathinins dOwit the
shaft, and one Of them came to bank to get sotne-
thing wanted-; viaile talking to the bauksioau,
• 44-.iu.cantionsly intsing along a . plank, he fell
ttliwt*ttaott the stage. he-beet. a few minutes before
so great was till: force he ban accinired,
Witt 3i.beti:us,; 6 inches by 4,• which supported the
• - . •
ntage,"..were broken by. the shOck, and- the poor
his.three companious were precipitated
~t;•,'.tile'bo,ltorn (55 fathotas further), and all dashed
. .
to
pieces.