The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-22 00:00:00

ORO KENSINGTON,

The, copy hold, leaseholders, and the occu-
piers of houses,' situate .at Brompton and Ken,.
sttigton, have !wen thrown into a considerable,
(though perhaps needless) alarm, in consequence
of the followin,,. Circular beingleft by order of,
Lord KENSINGTON at every house built on the
Manor of Earle's Court
:tam desired by Lord Et les t ,t6Tos, Lord °lithe Maiior of
Earle's Court, Kensington, to give you notice, that upon -the de-
eraie of,ELIZAIIETH, the widow of MANSEL DawKIN MAN-
'SEC; late of Lathbury llouse, in the County of Buckingham,
Esq., the Copyhold Estate, holden by her, of the said Manor,
(and,, of which the property occupied by you formed :a part),
descended to her youngest son, Mr. CHARLES GRENVILLE
Maxis-EL And further, that the Said CitatrtErthttiivtiLt
.MANSEL not having tendered himself by his Guardian, or At-
torney, for admission to the said estate, at .any one of
three General Courts, held' for the said 31arrer; 'and" at
Proelaindtiond were regularly made, has Steward: of:the
said Manor, did, at a subsequent Court, holden on the twenty
secettid Day of October last, in parsuande of theproidisiOns con-
tained in a certain Act of Parliament, passed in the Ninth
Year of the Reign of KING GEouGE-TItE,,FIAST, entituled
" An Act to enable Lcirds of Manors more easily to recover
their Fines, and to exenipt Infittts and Feiries Covert from
Forfeituae of their Copyhold Ewates, in particular Cases," ap
point an Attorney for the said CHARLES GritsiNVILLE MAN.
seit., and did admit him Tenant to the said Uopyhold Estate,
and did assess a Finc of Ten 'Thousand Pounds, for such
Admission. And further/ that such Fine having, been duly
demanded, and not having been ~paid, ,or tendered, with-
in the period allowed
_hy the said Act for that purpOse,
Lorti,KENsiNoTos, as Lord of the said Manor, is now en-
titled to enter upon all and every, the Copyhold Premises, to
which, the said CHARLES GRENviLI.V. .111aNiEL was so
szlinittecf (and" of which the Property held by. you forms.
a part), ;and to, hold and enjoy the same, and to receive
the Rents .and Profits thereof, until the said Lord shall
be fUlly paid and satisfied the_ said' Fine, togeiher with the
Costs.. ut levying and raising the same, and of obtal.hing
possession. of the .said Premises. And I. am. desired further.
to give you Notice, that it is Lord KI;NsINGToN's intentionforthwith, to.procced in such mariner as lie may be advised; to '
elffat.ce the payment of the said Fine.; but as he is anxious at
the saute , relieve the
.occupiers of the , Estate to which
the said en Ai. tittENvit.Lt MANSE', was so adthittett,.. Min
the expellee and loss which may :result frorniuchprooeedings;
am,.4lettired- ,by, LORD KENSINGTON to ma:plaint von that
upon 1.r.w0 Years' annual value,:of,pie o~"
y'lrirld_
Preausq,ion oce4y,,or,a *l4 /MMus will be a. faji and wi,1,1 al
piciliOrtion of the above Fine of Ten Thouiand PotinitS. in re-
spect of that ..particulsx ktnicrty, on or, be.fere the 2Ual D4y of
April instant, no measures will be taken on the past, Of the
Loid to disturb your posoest!ipn. •' •
As sorne.Of hlr. MANSEL'S tenants may consider that Lord
KENSINGTON'S claim, is not well-found.ed, in, con sequence df
the result of a trial in the Court of King's Bench, on a former
occasion, I am further desieed,tb thaftliiiiitte. to the fine •
which was assessed on the admission of, the infant heft of
M AX3E'L. •ha established by. the Act otParlitnnent to which I
have referred, and that-his right to enferce it. all af-
fected by ilie,:finiceedingi -*llia then. CNA ,Plaee, and Whieth
mereitY-Acci*(l* that. 136:4g1G?issiOli of,
ia :WS:,
cassia', and consequently -414 beei44o7,4liti ti flit
Loid: • " BORT. tANGtioRrY,

teward of the saidManor.4.
"Southimptot-street, Covent-garden,
April 12, 1824."

for some time,
-11—edii.a-artP-ta-rei;inaiirkPe'TatlniittthheeCmilecineitaecneardoleethni stated that
a very desponding state, partieularly during the lak fortnight,,
during which period he had been attended by the suigeon of
the ship. The Captain could not attribute the act to any par-
ticular cause. He was not on board the ship when the ac.ei-
dent took place. lie stated that the deceased tray a most active
and 4setving ottcci.;
, .
Lieutenant Ross, of the ship Fury, stated, that yesterday.
Morning, about *half-past 7 coaock, he. heerci a report of fire-
arms below. He soon afterwards received inforination that; the
report had taken:place in the cabin of the deceased ;and orders
were given for the door to be broke-Open, and the deceasedyais,'
found lying on the ground quite dead, with a dinible.barreilq.
gun lying by his side, which liatl'beelfreeently discharged.
> .ThwAssistant-Sdrgeori pf tke 'ship was- called to. attend the
deceased, but found that life wax quite extinct.
' Mr. Bell, assistant surgeon of the Fury, stated: that he had
attended the deceased for the last.. fortnight. During thatpe;
rind he had been very much depressed:in spirits; and witness
had prescribed tar him. The dinease appeared: to be more
mental Ma% bodily; but the precise cause of his disease wit.!
.ness could not ascertain.

juror—liad he any disinclination to . proceed with the ex-
peditibh ?—Witnesi: I cannot say he had not, nor do I know
from himself that he had.

JurotL—What is yaiai opinion antis state of mindat the time
he committed the act ?—Witnesit I belieVe he was at that
time, and had been for some time previously, in a disordered
utate of mind.
Jurnr-L.YOu say Isis 'heulth Was had roe some time ?—Wit-
hess : Yes, he was very ytiuch debilitated, and in a very
nervous state.

'The Steward of the Fury was examined, and depcisea att to
his finding the deceased in hii cabin after the discharge, of
the gum; tIW. cabiti-dcior Was' locked;' and be brokeit open ;.
when he entered, he found_the deeeased had just expired ; the'
body was quite warm, and the blood had flowed in different.
ditections on the ground. The Contents of the gun having
passed through the deceased's head, had- entered the side of
the cabin. •
)3y other eviciende it appeared, It- hat the CleCeased had for"
some time taken' laudanum in small quantities to raise his
spirits.
The Coroner submitted the facts to the consideration of the
Airy,
.iirho,l -Without :hesitation', returned- a verdict, " That
tht deceased, being in a state of mental derangement, shot
himself, and thereby caused his death."

SUICIDE,QN BOAILD THE GilIt1:11.
rin Iricitfeit'has beet held at the White Hart; giptford-gre4n,..
ori the body of Wm. 'Thompson, dtiatier4iiaiter of the. Griper:,;
Dlscoxery Ship, bet* .1. CART T_AR, vii,in‘Vas Alma.
hanging in the lathing of the lition#Oek, loddrng; (gm.
talkie%) Deptfordlliten. It appeared upon the evidence of
Mts. Elliot, the landlady, that foisoine tune ,past.he appeared
Much &stressed; in spirits, anil that he Was extremely
careless in his meals. He slept in his lianambek, Which he
had lashed up in )tie lodging, where he used ito sleep. That
on:, Saturday incirning the landlady went 'up stairs, and
.1
asked hhn if he Was 'etiming doWn to breakfast ? Ile Peevish-
ly rcolied " that he did not cafe about' airy.'! But notivith-
standing, Mrs. D. took him his 'bfeakfast sornetinie after-
,wards, when she found him sitting up is his hananock, with
alsible in his hand ; she said, " have brought
y'oti some breakfaSt ;" "'tut it down." She accord-
Maly placed it on a chair, and left the room. :Motu's" 4uarter
before tivelve she !wett up to theirooM again, beidgfeitettl his
nidancholy was increasing, wheti, to her great alarm, she fotnid
hire suspended.bylhis jaw, to oneof the clues of his hammock.
lip wait itiliffetfiatdly and thecticiit aid procu'red; hitt
the spark of life was extinct. The deceased was highly re-
spebted, and had accompanied the late Discovery, Ships in the
s;inie situation. No cause can be astigtiet' for the taSh- act;
hut a letter was found from a &Male in the Not-th, to *Wit he
'vat much attached, in which she eXplegied the lifarin6t sea-
timents, and, at the same time, regatting he had ItOt seen her
since his return from the last voyade wit also found
in answer to the above (not fortiraiktrecicuiing.hiniscli fdr
tne'ncgligence, btit expressing his intentions td, do'ao itieviot4s
to departure.—;The Jury came to a conclusion', - that, in it
momentary tit of fierangetnent, lie comenitte4 the rasi) Act.—
Vcrtlict—" Insanity."

Witness read—The highest on Fridax.the 24th is 83i the
/
lowest 83i. ' . .
_.
Alexander" Macdougall—(This witness substantially. cull.
firmed the testimony of the former)...4,4tateci to Ur. naives,
that it Was necessary for melo leave town with the nioney..-ou..
the 21st. I .commtinicated-to Mr. -Nealiitt,and to Mr.-Dawes
that I would indemnify to any.amount;., [ offered. to prodUce
letters and cheques drawn by Sir Richard, and -to Produce his
Messp„Praed.. It voks a great in.
bankers, Sir W. Curtis and
COnvolifnce not to have got the,Nopey. . .
Cross,-exariiined by Mr. Gt; PI ET,--Bir Richard; Sutton'a ad..
dress was given. I did not suggest writing to Sir Richard.:but
said it might-be right fbr the Governors to
,make it a general
rule to receive powers by post. .
Re-examined—l knew Mi. Kay Upwards of:40 years.
}WIr. ATTottsrEr,:GEsrzitAt. athlressed the Jury for the
Bank.
,If prices had risen, the difference would have found its
~
way into Sir Richard's pockets.
The Lon» CittET J TICE—No doubt; and so it ought.
Mr. ATTOANTY,GLTo
ERAL—The Governors were trustees
forthepublie. .

The LonD-Cuizr.JusTr-CE—No ; they, arc. not; they are
the agents of tioverninent. . .

The ATTOIINET-GENERAL meant • for the proprietors, a.
large proportion of the monied publjg. 6rto,t,cattion was ne-
cessary to paSsing a-power of attorney for
,s 9 large, a sum as
60,0001. He would -produce form& powers, and submit the
signatures to- them, that., they tujght judge whether 114ere,w.as.„
reasonable grOund of doubt. They wrote irriniediately•t9.
Richard Sutton, to Norwood Park, in Notthighanishire, and 19,
Sitlbrokl, in Lincolnshire ' • the answer could note received till,
Friday morning, and on Friday, the power wlk&-.paased. '_"the
Bank posed 40,000 powers in the year, and on ati,nyerage
a week, for every error their- constituents suffered, The tlif
ference Might-be much greater, and-on larger sums. It was,
the first instance of &Itch an action. -
William Dawes--ram chief accOUritant-fo the Bank. I cool
pared the signatures,-and to Me there appeared a material dis-
similarity. I-submitted it to-the GoVernor.
The two powers were put in.
Witness—r wrote to Nottinghamshire, by desire of the Go-
vernor, Old ro Sidbroke. r rec4va .an answer on, the-14,t1t,
(It was, the signature is quite correct, at lea* it wall written
with mylhantl-.") The letter was received, I should presuive,
between eleven and twelve in nett morning. I passed the.
powerafter I had shovntothe, Gotyfrn.or. •
214 thTOßNEY.GsiiiciftAx.—Thinng your 'experience hate
you ever knoi'n any person bring a similar action ?
Mr: SeaaLTTT—robject.
• The 14,ourrCuirr ,IbsTlcit —Oh, 'certainly, you have a
Agfa:, Individuals Might hive put up with lossea,ratlit.r than.,
bring Actions against :to powerful a body?:.: •
Mr, Kay, Solicitor for the -Bank for thirty,-six:, years—Mr.
Meti;ciletignll said to the. 4 Irtbere were any doubts of the
sigiiiittre they had better write to Sir Richard Sutton ; an
answer Might' be received on Friday: I said if a satisfac-
tory answer is received., you -may yrkltu.tite transfer on that
'day. Ile! accfnicsced- niy obseNttkin that the...KUM _was.
too large :for tiny indiVidual's- indenmity: I suggested that as
the witnesses resided in the country, wecould'not mininunicate
wjt.A kVui.
nf.,Ner bat; inspector of powers for 47 years, passed this
i ;power n he Mit instance.,'
Cross-examined—lt` I see an objeCtion, 1, do net. send it up
;to the Goieraora. I made no Objection tit this' power.
Mr. Sdaiti.kvir, ih reply, contended that. the delay in
Massing the po-wer of attorney was Unreasonable and unne'.
Cessary,,- and therefore The Governors were as liable as any pri-
Vate'binktr, orwhoee such conduct there collid not-
be a doubt.
The L4u.D CHIET JUSTICE summed up. The questions-
for the .Juy were, wag' there 'reasonable ground of doubting,
the hand4ritifig; and-if there was, was reasonable diligence •
Used to reinovelhat doubt betiire three O'clock, in order to lety
the tripsfe;r be trade on that day. It.was a singular eiretol--
statieetfliat one Of the Witnesses; Mr. entiplin, was- :witness- to
the former power. If the Jury should think there was unre4-
aunahle delay the plaintiff mad entitled to a verdict ; and the

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.next queStion.wasewhether the plaintiff -vas entitled tO.the lose
iiitio would lie. sustaixeci by, •sellin-g : ottt on- th e 'Saturday Air . to'
theloss subsequently austaillealc- ',, : ~•' ' .
• The
.Jtiry lontid for the plaiptiff,Darnages-.guit. lis. fit. -
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. . LIIIEL.—BRIT- ISIb.P.RESS.- • , • ; ~, t
0,4-
, ! 5 1-ar:rift) i* V. CART TO;st Alhi• bTlttli.S.: ,
'..El)is',-vi.as:. an action against: John Williani 'Carltirti, kififi-i '
peinice,,llenry Staniforth, as:the publisher, and,lonathart Dun=
ein 'as the proprietor Of ,the Priiish Press, fur a libel., ,vv,e
pliiiiitiif was .StirViViii,t'oiniei of ' eie•ithvAtilie'rva; ' whieli; .in
18'22' took, out. postengerath' Van •Dienran's Land. 'Off tliteStil -
of August, 11123, the article in question apptan4 in the Britifit
frees. - irpurportett to be an extract of a letter from a per% r
. in, Van Diernan's Land, who had gtin e oil tin the' 'AA-no.,
va; at '
contained gtievous.edniplaints of ciretiMstances 'which were ','''
4
:stigma on the character of the Captain and the owners," liut:,--''. t•
which th'e ' author prOfekS-el to bring, for Ward " riot from any_ r
motives of malice,'. blittrit rely,. thattby their publicity 'Othere
Might
.he deterred fronyatting a'similar,parL"- Thewritrit-es'--•
sated " that the Minerva was ill found in every congoet,,of
life,' considering•the'lehgth of 'the Voyage ; that the 'stock lit:,
Nsh•ineat was exceedingly insufficient for the pasXeiikeritilfac
great-inconVenienee :was sustained by the Captain toitehiltitszt: .
no: port after St. jako, 'which touching at Ride Janeiro, 0r,t139
Cape of Good Hope, would have prevented; that, the steltWd-
behaved eittreinely ill to;the_passengers,'especially' the lacliW
that one young man, in an ill state of health, was maltreated by
the passengers, in. the presence of the Captain, and that water
Was poured on hint whets he Complained ; and that the chief.
mate,.named Reid, who was most competent to his duty, was
..
dismissA.". The article, -o..lifeh•did not mane el:her the Captain.
or,the owner..containetl' alsefinany details respecting 'the. t'O-
lony;' which • had -no ravioli to the matter of charge. ' The de . -
featlant Carlton pleaded merely the general issue ; the other de-
fendants, in Addition to that plea, also, pleaded that the matters
in the alleged-libel were •true. ' • '-'" ' '
- Mr. SCARLETT- stated the ease on behalf of the plaintiff,
expressing his confidence that .the defendants who liadjus#44
would be qnite-utiable to establish their pleas; andarguing th-at
by asserting.the truth of the libel, they'had deprived themseltiii'' '
of that excuse • which they might otherwise have relied on.:-.:.ths&
they inadVertently inserted it in their journal.
Thedefendants were proved to be connected with The BriAd
Press, as printer, publisher, and .prciprletor, by the affidavit filkar '
in the Stamp-office. The captain of the: vessel, named Belli-,
was then called, Who statedahat the ship'had had proper store,.
of provisions on board ; 'that to complaint was made by anki6r
' the passengers :except one of the name -of... Browne- whom tilt:- -
captain had refused to allow to take out machinery, • whio# •
would bait subjected the 'ship to forfeiture—that it would hark,
been-expensive to•touch at Rio Janeiro, and -also dangerons;•oli
account of the unsettled state of the countty:; and that it wall
not, usual to call at the Cape of. Good Hope, gat that season-4-; ..
that he never heard' the steward. use improper language tta tfie
passengers, nor ever saw:ariy:set oftruelty committed: 'lt Iva:
suggested, in his cross-examination by Mr, Bitoucrtitsr-, tiutC. .
an application had .been made on the part of the defendapt.ta
postpone thei trial On aecount'of the absence of witnesses, anal'
that the Judge 'before whornit was heard refused to do so u'zi--
less the plaintiff would.consent; which.he declined; and, frogtl
the answer, this appeared to be probably. the case.
• .
Mr. Thomas -Motley,- tide-Sui-Veyiii of the Customs at Ply=
mouth, proyed,that he exaMined.the'ship, and found het' Wait
with sufficient•salt -provisions and water, and that, he received,.
no complaints front the passengers. Mr. Samuel Wyatt Gar-
ratt, - who supplied the provisions, gave evidence to iiiiiffi, •
iiini'fi:rel.t.
isit-
.es:isaio.e,Luif,
taddressedntstreeti:adi.siinc,d:l:yetjahpt
tri:gi, the,lei
iicharges,
huouitesrh, ri.ayteltialrinflopioin;e4:oiftieltitirihiegte
(I,h:di:el
leotlt(ifaphi;ee
t4ien,rpowed-Ttr,at
riawtiunai
encintrrihs,ie.t:w.yiwtirft7l,l:4l:: 1 '.
that the plaintiff had, by his refusal to consent WA!
t‘iclwsiao,
provingot
irl
.::eieppmffsrf los.eglanectigunetiyinctettnuhidoteo
r:oliliplf.60:0.:
sailbrs who might have been called;to confirm; him, and•he hay!,
• : .
given his evidence in the most cautious and general terms. The
, •
col-1100ra Wag; not that 'there w‘a% an insufficient.quantity Of •
salt provisions ori bOard, hut: - totr small a proportion of frealt,'
meat, and, therefore, it was not.rnet by the eviderice•of the two
respectable witnesses front Portsthouth. Was it not manifest,
that by calling at. St. Jago., which• was:not above three vieekit''
voyage from •home, the necessity of touching at a port in-titer
middle of the voyage was not superseded : and the omission to
do so was a great evil of which the passengers had a right ,a
complain ? If the Jury looked at the whole article, they •Wotild
see that.it,was, destitute of any skiing like :malice; it was Hat
general enough to avoid wound ng.the • feelings of any in ivi-,.
dual,'and specific tiloughtti•allOw .opportunity for' inquiry intik'.
its truth; and .was obviously written, hones fide, to warn °theft!'
disposed to emigrate, from- exposing themselves to those eVilk
which the author had stifiered. If a man who felt that be
._.
ought' to make •kriowtran, evil, •as an error in a chart for arc's
ample, II which men'A lived : might be put in jeopardY, could
not perform 'the. duty• which he owod, to others, without.havinA-2
his witnesses ready' for si'b. j,ears to eattiblisli the facts, arid'st
the party:whont-h&stecuied had thepbwcf' to bring his)tastr tit"'
trial in the absence of those witnesses," no man could venture:
-to disclose the results of his own experience for the benefit of ,
.otheria, • -• . ' ' • ' . ' '
The ..Lonn CitzEr • Jtisr icz .said, that before any'inittil,. •
published a libel on another, . it behoved him to know that htr•
had •hii evidence ready .to prove its truth. In his judgment
the plaintiff' was not bound tO consent ton postponeinetit OrfPl'
trial, until the, defendants had procured scly-one or More'wlf.-4'
nesses from any ;?art of the world whom they could not specify;.
nor were judges justified in postponing trials, unless there was
a fair reason:to expect the arrival of a witness Whom the -de:'
Pendant wished to examine. - • • - ----- ' .
-The Jury consulted for a few ruinates, after which the Foreman-
said they found for the plaintiff:; damages 1501. He was steqi,Per,
by a. juror behind,'whO saidaher di
*ere hot agreed, arid the n.' '
aultation was resumed. 'He-turned soon again to' give the. vet.
diet,' and was a second, time, corrected by the Jury as prerna- ,
tune; on which there was much laughter. ' In a feW raintifes:'
howevera• he -announced that they had really agreed, and de-'
•livered the same verdict as he had meptionedat first. Foe the
•plaintiff—qamagei„lso/.
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TIYA.LER 9mITH.
This was an action to recover the'suin of 2711., advanced by'
.the plaintiff:to the defendants ou-abill,which afterward, proud •
to be a forgery. •
It appeared that rhe.dcferdauts, who are bill brokers, took,a -
a bill purporting AO be tir'awn`by I,lr. Lunn, oriiiidaccePted bt
Norman and ;Son; for 2711., slit months 'after.d.ttO,rt
to the plaintiff:, wi!c, are bankery in the city, to beidiseontitql,3l !
and theY,'Wh6 were olio baiiker4 of 'the apparent 'acceptors, di.-
counted:it 'accordingly; - They received the bill, In the way or
their trade,-. 400) 4 man named Simpson, and it afterwatigi •
proved' to'he a forgery.'
'she ATTORNE Y-0 RNERA L, for the defendant's.; Cohfinitete
that they were not vlisble,-.-betatnte, 'first; ihey'. -had' tiot ittftysed
the,bill; secondly, it wart the diftrof hatik'dfirto Writ,* thittgial).
writing of their otnicustotheill .arid lastly; they were merely
agents, having iiniutdlately paid over the tunnel to theireat--
touter Simpson.
To. prOve.thialast fact; titorgaChapmarr, eletk to Antith,ketartl
was called, who s;sted.qiat he saw. the money wild 4 lAtt,--'
the books were not firOduce'd, iitottaih nonce had bl 9! 1,
the plaintiftiaproduce'ilietli.‘
4,34N,Wrct, les reply, on this evideure, urged that st!dtak ;-
not appear hoW the account stood,: as- tke hooka were mtvpit-
dueed, and urged that, at all eventii; thedefenditit was -
The to/trees( IA :ItratlC s.' laid he Wia of opinicit,liti,oilie -
of law, that, cven if the, money was paid over to Sintpson.,M vi o,
defendants were liable. In general a mart was pot. liable In 4.
hilfunlesi he:endorsed It, but here .the instrunienf no` bill c'
it •t as not. tbatinstrinuentort the faith of which the ntottet 4,!aup
given! ..14,44kertywere bound to know the hantl7.vrnOng
custoMeti, 'as'tb the customers, but not as"te others, in
where, their attention would not • bedirected to the' kethilh'editi
of tbe,gign4u:to.. lie id,isett, there, therefore; t.osfind'theix vete'
aict for the pinintiffs, but: requested them to inform him whet
ther they Were satisfied that 'the money was paid to SimPSOn.
in case the defendants should wish to take.'the.. opinion of 'die
Court. . , .
The Jury found a vtraiet for the plaintiff—Damagss 271%.,
and said they were Not eatittfie4 that'the money wie'paid
Simpson.

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Mr. Serjrl4.Gro 01. D 43 siated, in• aTFrfre-Ac4,a,l -
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the Assizes' 0! Cork, that a receipt in full o£ all cirttil4l4.l lv 4
not of the-blightitt use -It:lten given' for A oofni3ostOon... Mt:
00 0 L'Y) /444•Ahat Mt one nierdnint in•livd kun .th-d was a ie./it --;
of thi....7,( .41. qiniZoc..!in...s Poll. 1.. •• -, - :i4l"-7' An iileizA Stilt, and tiiro'hoirstiiili. of ,;casrk IP
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a 'tato of i efir\V 41 tatioll; %9y-re uriz.fid Oa kr rids y (3,
Chc,-q,i,r.