The Sun.
London, England, 1805-02-25 00:00:00

?O?ULATION OF SYDNEY.

" From the last Returns made to his Excellency
the Governor, of the number of houses and inhabit.
ants contained within the tGwnship of Sydney, in-
cluding the Brick Fields, Cockle Bay, and Farm
Cove, there appears :

Houses in Sydney, exclusive of the Military Distria, qao
Military Distridt, - , I,Co
Brick Fields,
Cockle Bay, z 8

Total - 676
The whole number of Inhabitants, exclusive of the
Military, amounts to 2,100."

THE NATIVES.

AUGUST To our former accounts respeet.
ing the hostile hordes whose conduct has lately.
been the subject of attention, we have to add, that
among the reaches about Portland Head their ra.
vages have been felt with much greater severity
than. elsewhere. The farms. of Bingham and Smith
were robbed the same day, and their bedding and
wearing apparel taken out of the houses ; in that
of the latter John Wilkins, a labouring Servant,
was wantonly Itreated With detestable barbarity ;
after patiently sannitting to be stripped, and with.
out even challenging the injustice of the proceeding,
a flight of spears were darted at him, most of which
the unfortunate man received ; and had he not pre-
cipitately made towards and plunged into the river,
must doubtless haie perished beneath their brutal
hands the owner of the farM, however appeared at
the critical juncture, armed with a musquet, which,
levelling at the savages, induced them to desist from
the further persecution of the wounded man, and to
consult their own safety by a timely flight.
Last Friday se'onight the farms of Crumby and
Cuddie, at the South Creek, were totally stripped
by a formidable body of Natives, supposed to be
about Igo in number, many of whom darted their
spears at a labouring servant, who fortunately ef.
feded an escape without receiving any wound.—
The 'above persons have been thrice plundered in the
space of a very few months, and have now not only
lost their crops, but their whole stock of poultry,
together with their bedding, wearing apparel, and
every other moveable. On Thursday last. they re.
presented to His Rxc LLENcy the excessive incon.
venience under which they laboured, owing to the
latter loss, and received such assistance as they
stood in immediate need of.

" Another groupe made a visit to Tench's River,
on the maraud, where getting among the corn of J.
Kennedy, without endeavouring to conceal them.
selves, they were, speedily discovered gathering in
the crop, with unusual activity. The Settler dis.
approving their diligence, as it. promised but little
advantage to the interests of his own family, in.
stantly embraced the means of repelling a visit that
had no real claim upon the laws of hospitality, and
by a few discharges obliged them to retire with a
trifling booty.. We do not hear of any other at.
tempts thereabouts ; nor that any Europeans have
lost their lives through their spear wounds."

Copy of 3 Letter to the Lo D P*OVOST of Glas.
gow, from WI L lAM MAItSDE N, Esq. of the Ad.
mitalty

" MY LORD, Advarahy Office, Feb. 12, Ito 5.
" I have communicated to my Lords ont missioners of
the Adraraity your Lordship's Letter of the 6th inst. in. closing an application from the Merchants of Glattmw,
for the Estabiishment of Convoys to sail from Cork
for the West Indies, at the periods therein mentioned ;
and I have their Lordships' commands to acquaint you,
fur the information of the said Merchants, that measures
will be taken to accommodate their wishes as near as possible
to the plan that has been proposed.
• " I have it also in command to acquaint you, for their in-
formation, that a Convoy will be appointed to sail from Cork
fur the West Indies on the ad Mardi.
" i am, &c.
NI. MARSDEN:"

On Tuesday two Troops of the tsth marched
from Southampton for Salisbury and Basingstoke, to
escort the Spanish treasure from Plymouth to Lon.
don. Only two Troops remain.
It has been very often said in the Public Papers
that our inveterate Enemy (who seems not reluc.
tant to adopt any means of distressing this Na.
tion, though ever so unjust or atrocious) intends to
employ and is provided with a dangerous and diabo.
lical Engine of Mischief, in order to destroy our
Ships during the attempt of his Desperadoes to in.
vade our Coast, which he proposes to accomplish by
a certain chemical invention of an unextinguishable
Fire, of such force as to consume any sort of
combustible matter it touches with astonish-
ing violence. For this purpose certain chosen men,
encouraged by pompous promises, are to be aproint-
ed to manage this business ; and, during the attack
our Ships may make on their invading Flotillas,
these devoted champions are to discharge ♦essels
filled with this Greek fre on board our Ships, by
which means they expert to be able to set them on
fire and throw our Seamen into confusion, or to
destroy them. It is well known to expert Che.
mists that such fire may be obtained by certain
combinations ; and also that (although it is called
unextinguishable fire) there is an assured and not
very difficult method of. extinguishing it. Let
our aEting Shipq be severally provided with a cask
of water, in which as much pot-ash has been mixed
or dissolved as will make it a very strong lye or
lixivium ; a quantity of this liquid thrown' upun the
voracious fire instantly extinguishes it.
Tuesday.last as the Waggoner, of Mr. Lacy, of
Hoden Farm, near Tilmanstone, Kent, was jumping
from the waggon to stop the horses, which had
taken fright, he unfortunately fell under the wheels,
anti was so much bruised as to occasion his death
early the next morning.

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF KlNd's FRIDAY, rES; 22.
SITTINGS RSPORE LORD ELI.ENROAOUDI-1 AND A SPECIAL

JURY,

DAWSON ANA OTHERS 'V. Htsl2.

MR. Ettsxtrre stated, that the Plaintiff's were
most respeetable persons, Bankers, in Chancery.
lane, and brought this aaiun against the Defendant
for 9731. due to them from him upon the balance
of their accounts, as would appear by the books,
settled, as had been thought, to his entire salisfac.
Sion ; but some people in this world chased to con.
duet themselves in a way that put good nature out
of countenance ; so that now and then the best men
became sulky, and which disposition they would
not shew were ft not for the ingratitude of those
who owed them obligations. The Defendant was
connetied in marriage with some part of the firm of
this House, and they transaded business for him as
Bankers. In Juiy, 1803, this Gentleman was con-
:thus of this balance, for he wrote to one of the
partners to this eired: " Dear Sir, money is at this
time very scarce !" and desiring the House to turn
its attention to a plan for giving him time. He was
well acquainted with the stare of the accounts,
having had access to the books ; and he understood
what he was about, having been formerly in the
profession of the law. He had written letters say.
ing, he was very much obliged to the house fur riot
having pressed him lot the balance ; observing, that
he had recovered a verdict of 18001, which would
be payable in a few weeks ; and stating some other
BMW which were due to him, and which were as
good as the Bank of England ; and he never made
any kind of objeElion to the balance, wishing only
time to discharge. it.
After some correspondence, he was pressed to give
security for the balance; and which not being given
to the satisfadion of the Plaintiffs, this anion was
commenced ; upon which he brought the case into
the. Court, of Chancery, an honi'urable Court cer.
tainly, but in which great expedition was not to be
expeeted in the settlement. He filed a Bill against
the Plaintiff, praying an itjunflion to stay pro-
ceedings at law. An answer was put in by them,
taking exception to that injuntlion. It was referred
to the Master. The answer was reported sufficient;
so that he did not proceed to obtain his iojundion.
—But now he was about to say, that mow of the
money in the Plaintiffs' hands belonging to him had
been laid out in the purchaie of Stock Inr time bar.
gains, which were illegal ; and, because the Gcn.
tleman who was his Broker in these transa(tions was
also the Broker fur the Plaintiff,' house, it vitiated
the accounts between him and them in every instance
wherein such purchases were mad:, for which there
was not the slightest colour upon earth. He should
prove the balance as claimed entitled his Clients to
a verdiet.

Charles Liversedge, Cashier of the Plaintiffs'
Banking-house, proved, that busines was done with
them on behalf of the Defendant through the medium
of Mr. Langdale.
Mr. Peglar, a Clerk of the Plaintiffs', proved they
were in the 4434 of paying the Checks of IN/IGL-few.
The balance appeared to be as above stated ; and
the correspondence was proVed to haVe taken dace
between Mr. Hesse and Mr. Dawson, as stated by
Mr.•ERAINE.

The SOLICITOR GENERAL (Mr. Gina,), on the
part of the Defendant, professed hirt Client's readi-
ness to refer this matter to any Gentleman to be
named by the parties. He observed, that some.
thing of this kind had been thought of before. A
Gentleman, of the name of Playford, had been ap.
pointed by Mr. Hesse to examine the accounts for
him ; and the Plaintiffs had said that he should see
the books wherein the whole of the accounts were
entered. He went accordingly to examine them ;
but instead of allowing him to look over the whole
of the accounts, they told him that if he would
object to any one, or any specified number of the
items, he should examine, but that they could not
leave the books with him to grs over the whole of
the transactions, for that would be endless, since
they were entries of many ye,tri, and the transac-
tions were so numerous. This would not answer
the purpose of Mr. Hesse, and so the matter re.
mained unsettled. Mr. Hesse had, therefore, no,
means of ascertaining the. real state of the accounts,
and was under the necessity of availing himself of
the advantage of any thing he could.
Mr. Langdale was the Broker of Mr. Hesse, he
was likewise the Broker of the Banking-house of the
Plaintiffs. He transatfted business for Mr. Hesse in
the Funds, upon time bargains, to the amount, in
all. of half a minim), for which Mr. Langdale
had the usual commission. It was also the practice
of the houSe to share half of the commission with
their Broker ; and these, he submitted, made all
the ttansaelions, in which the bargains for time took
place, void, as between the Plaintiffs anti Mr. Hesse;
inasmuch as that the house of the Plaintiff's, by agree.
ment t,ietWeen them and their Broker, had halt the
commission on these transactions ; and that, there-
fore, Mr. Hesse was at liberty to write off these
items in the accounts. He Was, howeverotill
ing to refer the whole of it.
Mr, H. Playford proved, he called on the Plain-
tiffs for the l urpose of investigating the accounts on
behalf Of Mr. Hesse. They told him, as Mr.
Gists had stated, that he was welcome to look at
any specified number of items ; but that duty could
not let him go over the whole of the accounts, as he
required, which was for five or six years.
Lord ELLENSCIROUGH said, that such a retrosped
as this would stagnate the whole business of the
house ; and, therefore, it could nut be expedied to
be complied with.
Mr. Langdale proved, that many transaftions in
which he add as Broker for Mr. Hesse were as had
been stated; and that his brokerage upon them was
also as had been stated ; bus that the Plaintiffs
knew nothing of the use to which any money was
applied when they issued it to the Defendant—they
had nothing to do with the time bargains of the Des
fendant.

Lord ELLENBOROUGH ob9efved, that, from the
nature of business, it was impossible that Bankers
could know to what use money WAS to be employed
by their customers on their raying it out ; it might
as well be contended, that they might be hatipi
because 1101.140 one of their cu4tomers committtil

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fiery, as to say they were an:,wert')le for the use of
titarier they paid out. As t the corninisioo
which the Bankers might divide wiCi their ;rakers,
that was matter of private arrangement, wt-.i.-!t had
nu bearing on :my other subjeet. No person keep.
ing cash with Bankers was obliged to employ the
Broker of the house. It WAS common to do so,
perhaps, bat any other Broker might be employed.
There was really nothing its this case. He would,
however, recommend- to the Plaintiffs to allow all
reasonable inSpeetion of the accounts, provided he
dismissed his Bill in Chancery.
Verdict for the Plaintiffs, Damages 7391. las. Bd.
together with interest, milking in all 10301.

OLP 8.11L5r.

THIRD PAY--FZIS. 23.

Thomas Board and Elizabeth his wife were
tried on an indictment for high treason, %smirch
charged them with counterfeiting the correct, coin
of the realm.

The prisoners resided in a cottage near Ball's
Pond, on the road to Highgate. Suspicions having
arisen that they were employed in menufa...turing
base money, several 4 er‘onS were sent, on the roth
of December, from the Police Or.fice in Witriborough•
street, to ascertain whether ihe information which
had beer tivenwas true. They surrounded the cottage,
into which the Pri,oners refused them admittance.
The Prisoner, T. Board, pointed a pistol at,them.;
but finding ,hat he could not intimidate thethii,..ers,
he, at last, fired the pistol in the. air, and surren.
dered at di,cretion. On searching the house the
Officers found 6o connterteit -sixpences- in an un.
finished- state, and a noni!ier completely- prepared
for circulation. They alsO found various Materiala
and implements necessary for carrying on the bnsl.
ness of c;ining.
The Court informed t;e Jury, that in cases of
high treason. all parties concerned were principals ;
the wife, therefore, cotild not have the advantage
of an acquittal on' the around of her having an.e.l
under tie itiluence•-of the hu4bankl, but was to ba
regarded, in every respeCl, as a femme sole.. The
Jury found both the Prisoners Gu;ity, but recorn..
mended the woman to mercy.

IftiMorn .Sims was indicted f..K a rape on
bath Mathews, a child of nine year; of ag ; and
S'amue/ Illiichell, for the same offence on Lucy
Todd, • a child kinder eleven yeArs of age. The cvi.
dence was not, on either of.these.ndietineuts, that
which the Law requires to
,constitute the crime
charged, and the persons accused., were of course ac.
quitted,—The circumstances which came out in the
case of Mitchell indu.:ed the Court to order hint to
be detained.