The Sun.
London, England, 1805-03-18 00:00:00

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF CHANCERY, LlNcot.res-laft, MARCH
Colonel Thornton's business was again brought
before the (.44ANCti.1.01t. Mr. FONBLANQUE, as
Counsel for the Colonel, stated the case : the objed
of the application was to induce his Lordship to re.
vise an Order made in the year i3o+, lay which a
man of the name of tsripbrown, a tenaht.of Colonel
Thornton, and who had been dispossessed of his
farm,. was restored to the occupation 'of it until the
question of right should
,be settled. . The condition
upon which he had been so restored was, that he
should not attempt to exercise any ad of ownership
with retard to the farm, but should merely use k
for the purpose of husbandry. This condition he
ha violated, and hid suffered the 'estate to became
entire!), dilapidated, and the fields totally
%rated. It was therefore wished that his Lordship
would remove him, and appoint some person to
minage the brio who would take" proper care of it.
Sir THOMAS 'TV RFu r WAS heard on the sarrt.e
'side, and Mr. Row LLY in favour of, Nutbrown.
Col. Thornton again requested leave to address
his Lordship on his own behalf; and having, with
some humour, described the misfortunes of his es.
lace, he begged his Lordship to inieriere, in order
to prevent its entire destruttion.
The Lott 0 CHANCELLOR reviewed the whole of
the case, and 'regietted the circurtistances which had
led to this litigation, Itwas,ntitlier in his, power,
nor was it his inclination, ,to decide 'between; the
,parties .with reference. to any thing-"that had
been swans. He could, oast take the 4,scrtiun of this
richest landlord in the kingd ,m against the .oath
orthe poOtest'itsttager.. : to at for the
equal bertefitsof both parties, be. sitoold look attcn.
tively into all the .affidavits, and then form that
judgment which, in his view, wits mast s:unsnoant
to justice and equity. .

The Spanish Governments in the West Indies
imposed Embargoes on all British 'Vessels some time
tutor* our Commanders on that station were in,
formed of the War : Sir T. Duct: vortrit had or.
tiered similar detentions previous. I.) th: reccila of
the Dtspatches taken out by the previous,
Ball Curter.
A Spanish General of Artillery; -and some other
Field Officers, were lately taltenby L'ile*reux Fri-
gate in the St, Sebastiav of 4. guns and so men, on
their paswige from Spain to Laguira : there .were
likewise aunt 600 tuo of naval and military store*
on board.

Yesterday morning, about eight O'clock, a young
woman decently attired, and of a graceful demean-
our, was observed walking up and down black.
itta pensive, mood, but it nut being
unusual for assignations to be made there, she was
nut particularly noticed- till she got on the seat over
rise tourth arch, and very quickly threw herself over
into the river ; fortnnately a 'tve,t country barge
was drifting up at the time, and the wen succeeded
in getting the body into the punt, apparently life.
less.. The usual-means of restoring suspended.ani.
anoint) were.made use-of with effect,; anal the poor
girl in reply to she question how she camelo cont..
mit so rash, an aet, explained that, the had been
iridUCqd tip epiit herftiends,andcooK to (CiWiltivith, a
young Gentleman, who had since deserted her, 'and
she understanding that he Was married that morning
it drove her to desperation. She is taken proper
care of, and will be restored 'to her friends as soon
as she is capable of being removed. .
Duo. RAKiNc .;.---A.Ve heard a few days since, With
equal iniiAnatiort and doubt`, that a halter in St.
Georges. fields had been guilty of potting-a poor
terticr.dog belepging,(o a litighbolll, with whom
he had a trifling dispute, into a heated oven, and
baking him to death, and then taking the parched
slecietotir and laying . before the dont of the
owner's haunt. We had hoped, that fro the ham,:
Of human ruiturcohis account was nut true; but
now it appears not enlyltne,. but that the lath have
not been exaggerated. On Saturday a charge was
made by the, baker in qtr.:scion, against his journey.
roan, for embezzling the sum of twelvepence half.
penny, which wae nut elesrly made out; and the
'journeyman in explainini;. why he left his master's
'service, gave the story above mentioned, with s-me
additional circumstances of cruelty. Ai this baker-
will appear before a jury.of his country, we forbear
any comment on his conduit.
On Saturday, morning, about five o'clock, *dread.
NI Cite broke our in the worksilqi o Mr. Jones,
hit.ruaker, in Eton, Bucking-hatashife. It was first
dieovered by a labouring man going to , work, who.
gave an alarm. The premises were in a short time
consumed. The flannea VoinrntlniCated to die stables
arid out.bnildings a the Tuck's Heati.inn, and isdr.
Davies, the landlord, with the greatest difficult), got
fine horses our of the stables before they were
burnt. Up‘mards of thirty quatters of cats, a large
quantity nt hay and straw were in the lofts and con.
screed.; and, in the cellars, upwards of to, gallons
dial!fent liquors were consumed. INtir. flaixock
4nd family, wit resided in an adjoining h. uN,„ whit,
escaped with hAally any clothes on, had nu si)oner
left their twilit than the whole tot.l fell in, We
are happy to hcar tro lives watt Last. The fire is
supposed to have happened by the hest of the flue
in the hatter's work..t, ,p, whete the men titer,
at work- late the ptvecting

Yelttriay died, at house in jarr.r,.,A,,
BuckingTi4in.aia,, Jler a Itmg WlLLoovi
Ger.t.,yl

L REVET, -
Major.Ceneral Poo Doyle to bq Lioutcnitnt-Ccarral in the
14ottl ot Gut..ln4y osity
10, R So Ns,
l'eatson Lytatt4 ‘yal 'of flit: 2d not, to be Town-
ot 61bc,ittor, vice dece.44%31. Licoteama
outti,it.p.ty Of t lift Levy, to be
TwAp.,Attjuz.utt Cttpe litetos, vice TOrige, promoted, •

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