The Sun.
London, England, 1804-01-28 00:00:00

THE SPRING CIRCUITS..

Thursday the Judges met in the Exchequer Chain-
lper, and fixeTtfie Circuits as follow
,
137:.°1ti.,k,:k.-;l7:frort.r,-. 'llenborilLigh and Mr, Instice Cham-
r°‘,49 L11,1'4'14'444 &ban' ley and Mr. justice Grilse.
Wz,;;ltirtiklethani and Mr. justice Heath.
0xp0it4„...,.14 ik Thomson and Baron G ritham.
lust Lawrence and Mr. justice Le Blanc.
Accounts of an lanfavontable nature we are sorry
to hear, were yesterday received f'rom Bombay.
The Compa an 's Troops have bad sortie severe Ailions
With the Mahrattas. They hike attempted to
storm a Fortress in the possession'of the latter, but
were repulsed with loss. They returned, however,
'w
ut the Charge a third time,
and succeeded. It is
ith concern we have learned, that this success has
been dearly purchased by the fall of several valua-
Officer and Men.
-GeneralMajo HMGILLI and Brigadier-Gene-
'al dxiAviim, left Hull last week. The for-
:-ner. ia replaced by M j G neral Pli irrs, brother-
iztoaaticor:do
understand a Bri-
Mot.ceAvea-;("ande We .
of
t 0
t 4 c eneral is shortly expeaed in the room General
itAvor.
'Yentral y .
Brigades in Hyde
Park, on til" " to review two
consisting of
the Kensin e Ist of February. next ;
ilickney,
gton Pancras Islington, Newington,
The Islington
and Hackney
the
Brigade' 'riflemen.
to tae the tight, and the Kensington
left.

We have
S 1
tjie satisfaaion to state, that the Falcon
distress, 4 \\T acvhich was spoke with at sea in great
tress) daliet way from Newfoundland, is arrived
safe at Cork.'''''' '

In juStke'to'thC iharaner of Mr. GRAHAM, the
•Auetioneer,,, anrite Candidate for Westminster,
we fed it oui*eLfuty to state, that the Law Report
in THE SUN of the 24th instant, stating
that
he had offered " to justVy a bail for the sum of
6001. but was opposed, and did not justify," was
;in error of our Law Reporter, who was misin-
formed upon the subjea. The fart we are assured
is, .that Mr. GRAHAM did justify bail upon the oc.
casion alluded to, and we conceive that his charac-
ter and wtil-known property w ill exempt him from
4nSt inury that might Otherwise arise from the mis-
represeintation which appeared in our Paper.

PULLIC.CFFICE, BOW-STREET'.

MM. LEIGH AND THE GORDONS.

BEFORE NICHOLAS BOND, ESQ. AND SUL

?ARSONS.

ALTHOuGii the nest eXamination of the Gordons
was not publicly announced, yet there have been
very numerous inquiries, since the last, when,they
were to be brought up again. It was ascertained
by numbers that yesterday was the day fixed upon
for the final examination, and great interest was
made to be admitted to hear this extraordinary husi-

ness, the suhjeA ofwhich has heco►ne.the universal
conversation throughout the united kingdom; but
the greatest desire expressed was: to behold their
persons, as the circumstances of the -case fully

before the Public. A large concouratofipeopie be-
ing expected to apply for admission, a party of the
Patrole were stationed at the Office to prevent the
admission of improper persons. About nine o'clock
numbers began to apply for entrance, but none
were admitted but those who had permission from
. _

the Magistrates. About ten o'clock Mr. BOND
and Sir WILLIAM PAasoss arrived at the Otfice,
and the Gentlemen who had their permission, were
then admitted, others sent in their cards, and were
accommodated in the politest manner, and in the
best way the size of the Office would admit of, till
near four hundred persons were assembled, and num-
bers of them were so completely wedged in, that it
may-literally be said they could neither move hand
or foot; the Portuguese Ambassador was so extreme-
ly overcome with the heat and pressure, that he
could not remain, and it was with the greatest dif-

ficutty he could get out.
Mrs. Leigh came to the Office at an early hour
in a Coach, accompanied by Mr. Parkin ; she was
admitted at the private door, and a room on the first
floor allotted her.

Lockhart Gordon arrived in a hackney-coach, in
the custody of the Gaoler, from Tothilfields Bride.
well, about ten o'clock ; Lauden Gordon arrived

about the same time in .a similar manner from
Clerkenwell Bridewell. They had likewise a room
allotted to them on the first floor of the Office.

Mr. CONST, who attended aq Counqil for Mrs.
Leigh, was ready to proceed with 'Ole examination
soon after eleven. but the Prisoner's' Counsel not

being arrived, they waited till audit tsienty mi.
notes before one, when Mr. Serjeant bes.r and Mr.
ABBOT came, when it was proposed to them that
Mrs. Leigh should only be present during her own
examination being read, which was objected to by
the Prisoners' Counsel, and it wa's agreed she should
be in the Office during the whole of the examina-
tion.
The Prisoners were then sent for, and being
placed at the Bar,
Mr. Lockhart Gordon addressed himself to the
Bench, and said, that, from being ignorant of the
forms of office, he had, he feared, at his former ex.
aminatiOns, made use of some improper expressions,
feeling himself much hurt at being brought up on
the Friday preceding, without notice, which, he
considered, prevented him from having the aid of
Counsel—an assistance which he thought every
Gentleman placed in such an unfortunate situation
as himself had a right to expect--but that he hoped
Mr. BOND and Sit W. PmisoNs would accept what
he now said, as a sufficient apology.
A chair was then provided, and Mrs. Leigh was
sent for. It was with the greatest difficulty the of-
ficers could make way for her to get to the Magi-
strates, the crowd was so great : in every avenue
leading to the Office, as well as in the Office, every
window was thronged with persons of the first dis.
tinttion, if it was only to get a peep at the female
who had become the objed of so much attention.
She was at length seated, when the evidence of her
female servant, Davidson, was read by the Clerk,
the particulars of which we stated in a former
account.
Mrs. Leigh's examination was then read, as
given on her first examination ; and Mr. .ComsT
proposed that the following should be added, " Mrs.
Leigh negleded to state it at that time."
ohaving
On the
thaeing Monday
morning, after breakfast, While
they were at Tetsworth, in a conversation with
L'Ockhart Gordon, in consequence of which, whether
well or ill.founded she could not tell, he appearing
at that time in a distracted state of mind, and not
knowing what he said, she delivered aiV9te, ad-
dressed to her female servant, Davidson, at her
house in Bolton-row, Piccadilly, which was the
note we mentioned in a former account, beginning
with-" No money, no cloaths, &c." which she
requested Mrs. Edmonds, the landlady of the house,
to forward as diretted. As soon as Mrs. Leigh
had signed her additional examination she was con-
dueled to Mr. Parkin's carriage, amidst an un.
common pressure to behold her person.
The informations of all the Witnesses were read
previous to Mrs. Leigh leaving the Office, and a
few additions were made to their former accounts,
but which were not worth noticing.
Mr. Parkin's deposition was read, the substance
of which was to this died: that he had known the
said - Mrs. Leigh, late Rachael Fanny Antorina
Dashwood, spinster, for upwards of 17 years, and
who about the year ;794. intermarried with Matthew
Allen Leigh, Esq. that soon after the marriage a
settlement was made of Mrs. Leigh's property, by
the Court of Chancery, by which nearly the whole
of her property was vested in the trust of Mr. Par_
.kin and three other Gentlemen, who were autho-
rized to pay a certain sum to Mrs. Leigh, for her
own sole and separate use; that in the year 1795
a separation took place, when it was agreed that
Mrs„Leigh should receive 10°01. per yitarbfat her
life, and which had been paid to her ever-SiWee'that
period, she continuing to live separaie,ttOm—hek'said
husband, who wits still living.
.Mr. BOND asked Mr. Lockhart GOrdOp'aif he had
any thing to say, to which he replied, not a word,
he left it entirely
,to his Counsel.
Mr. BOND then put the same question to Mr.
Lauden Gordon; who gave a similar answer to his
brother.

Mr. ABBOT then addressed the Magistrates, and
said,-the Prisoners having left the management of
their defence to him, he should defer what he had
to offer on that head until the day of trial, when
he kad no doubt they would be able to justify their
conduEi.

. ,
7 ,The parties were then bo;nd over ta.prnsec.utt at
1 C.r., next Asses for O'itio7d,hire, the offence having
I n, I)te committed in that County.• .
1 . •
1 - Mr. I,,,ckhart Gordon then applied,. to the Ma-
-1 gls(r ites for permission. for his brother-to be corn_
mitted to Tothilfields Bridewell,- with him, which
...
Irequest WrIS readily complied With, both by the Ma_
i gistrates and Mr-Tarkir, there being now no reason
-for their-being kept separate, - they will therefore
rt2main in that prison Until. the next Old B.:iley S,;,s-
sloos, when they will be removed to Newgate,,and
afterwards, by an Order of Court,. be token to Ox-
ford for trial. . - • - --
• •-: .

A Paper of this '.inorning 'enAtalris the following
paragraph :
" It gives us pleasuretio4tfiliOriied to state,
that the account of Mrs.L'ildw§.dream, as published
in several Of the Papers, is an entire fab-icaticniwith.
out a particle of truth. We are assured also, that she
did nit send the dream to Mr. LAUDEN GORDos,
for his comment or interpretation. Having had a
Very extraordinary dream, she was writing an ac-
count of it to a friend, when Mr. LAUDEN GORDON
happened to call upon her. At -his entreaty she.
permitted him to take it, and he afterwards sent her
a spiritz,a/ comment upon it, which she conceived
might-have been'didated by his brother, the Clergy.
man, with whose real charafter she was then unac-
quainted. There was, however, nothing in the
least contrary to decozurn in either the -.Arum or
the interpretation ; nor could she possibly antici-
pate the unfortunate consequences that have ensued
from such a circumstance."

Accounts from Hollanctare said to have been re-
ceived, announcing that the orders respeCting the
line of conduit to be pursued by the Batavian
Troops when they effed a landing in England, have.
already been issued by General DumoNc F. AU to the
Army under his command. The rewards for ads of
bravery, and the punishment fur non-resistance, are
distinlly explained ; and the paper is altogether
represented as of a very curious descrip-tion.
Accoraing to private letters from the Hague, the
"Batavian Tots whiciriciF,rd'be employed in the
Expedition against tlia under the cum-
manit ofGeneralDumosOsAtOrkire been organized
and iiisiributed in the follr.ving"rhanner : •
„.,.
The .Ist Brigade,'eaminatied by Major-General Cit A FF'
have their head quarters at Alkmaar. The 4th Battalion of
the Regiment of lagers, comm aded by Colonel WITT
the Ist Battalion ot.ist Regiment of Waldeck, commanded by
Colonel Scum! ll; the ad Battalion of the ad Regiment of
Waldeck, commanded by Colonel VAN MEULICH, are also
td have their head-quarters at Alkmaar. The ist Battalion .
of lntantry, commanded by Major STORM DE GRAVE, have
their Head-quarters at Atmterd.nn; the sth Battalion of In.
fantry, codunand,Al by Vander 11 u cal', arc to be quartered
at the Hague; the 6th Battalion of Infantry, commanded by
Colonel PITCAIRN, are to be relieved at Medrimblick ; the
3th battalion Gf iniantry, commanded by Colonel LYCK-
LUMA, at Enkhnion.
The ?At Brigade., under the Command of Gen. Qv It ITA,
have their head/quarters at Amsterdam.
The ad Battalion jagers., commanded by Colonel CHASTE,
have their head-quarters at liertezn.—The 3d Battalion
41nfantry, commanded by Colonel QUEYSEN, are stationed
at Leyden.—The loth, Battalion, commanded by Colonel
PIrCAIRN, at the Briile.—The 17th Battalion, commanded
by Colonel Ati-i t NCH, at Mulden.—The 18th, commanded
by Major Hoy NECK, t Harderwyk.—The 19th, command.
ed by Colonel RoeitYlL, at Horn--The zoth, commanded
by Colonel LAMBRECiii So at Haerlem„
Troops•of Reserve—the Grenadier Battalion, 'commanded
by Major PEOFFENRATii, at Amsterdam; the ad Squadron
of Hussars, at Amsterdam ; and the 24 Squadron of Dra-
goons, at Amsterdam, both commanded by Col. COLLARD.
The tat Company of Artillery, commanded by Capt. BODE,
at Leyden the 4th Company of Artillery, at Delft..

THE THEATRE.—The Tragedy of Othello was
again represented last night at Covent-Garden
Theatre, and WAS again attended by a very numerous
audience. KEMBLE having settled the revived
readings in his own mind, gave greater scope
to passion, and supported the noble but too credu-
lous Moor with stronger effea. He was promi-
nently excellent in the two scenes in which he is
worked into jealousy by the artifices of lap. COOKE
also exhibited his skill chiefly in those scenes, and
they were both much applauded.—Mrs. SIDDONS
looked particularly well in Desdemona, and sup.
ported the Charaeter with interesting simplicity
and feeling. CHARLEs KE.M*LE has a just con_.
ception of Cassia, .which he-played with modest
ease and judgment, but was perhaps, rather too
much of the Bacchanalian itt the tippling scene. It
very gratifying to the'Atittiirers of our great
Bard to see this sublime produaion brought forward
With a degree of splendour not unworthy of his
Muse.

The Beaux Stratagem and Cinderella _were very
attraaive list night at Drury-lane Theatre. Mrs.
Joßoio in the part of Mrs. Sz:fllen played with lier
wonted spirit, and evidently improves in acquiring
the habits of genteel cx4itedy. Miss DE CAMP
being indisposed, Mrs. H. JOHNSTON, at A very
short notice, performed the part of Cinderella.
The Members of the Light Infantry Company. of
the Southwark Volunteers have passed a Resolution,.
approving of the condua of Capt. GUNSON, in his
late affair with Lieutenant-Colonel ALcocit, which
they state to have been honourable, spirited, and
gentlemanly.

On Thursday. last died, at her House in Hill.
street, Berkeley-square, Lady GR gsnAm, Reli& of
the late Sir joux GR EiiIAM, Bart.

Though many things may be said to go on swim.
mingly, owing to the rain that has deluged the
earth for some weeks past, it may in the true sense
of the word apply very forcibly to the Royalty
Theatre, which every night overflows with com-
pany : such are the attractions of the several amuse.
ments which are to be repreppie4 on Monday next,
particularly the Egyptian
,OraClet with the Ghost
or no Ghost, and the Daring trigand.

Yesterday Thomas Scott stood, io::the pillory at
Charing Cross, for one hour, plumant to his sen-
tence at the last Middlesex Sessions, for wilful and
corrupt perjury against Captain KEN NAM and his
Servant. He seemed to be a young man of genteel
appearance, about the age of twenty-five. He wore
a blue coat and pantaloons, with military boots, his
hair without powder, but dressed in a fashionable
style. The spectators were not so numerous as
have been seen on some former occasions. A formid-
able body of constables attended, but notwithstand-
ing their exertions, the victim of justice was pelted
with a few rotten eggs, as usual.

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF KltiC;'s BENCIL J. 2.7.

CITA.RTER PARTY

'BARNARD E A !ND IA COMPANY.
Mr. GIL ES—" 'Phis is an A.dion of f-issumps:,-
The Defendants Undertook to pay the Plaintiffa cer_
lain sum of money, and to TTainst
losses for the use of his Ship. The Charter Party
was exadly the-same as in the cause bet' weeny,-hir;,..
and the present Defendants. The Ship was to per..
-form four voyages, posterior to August 1796 :
Proceeded, according to the terms of the engage,
ment, ind arrived at -Calcutta in 1797: On the 13t1t,:.
•••_
of May d the same year, Being at that port,
Captain _wai ordered to get ready. for see, and was
informed that his ship was not to return to tirope,
The ship, „in consequence; took military stores on
board, and sailed on a hostile expedition, during'
which she was lost by peril at sea. The .Plaintiif,
Under these circuriistances,, contended; that the ship
was not employed according to the conditions of the
Charter Party, and that, he ha(,l a right to recover
the dainages sustained, of the Defendants. ver
did had been obtained, when daMages, were' found
for the Plaintiff, and the quantuin of damages was
refeired to arbitration; subject, however, to the opi:. -
nion of the Coutt on this question : if the employ-- -
ment in whiCh the Shy was.engaged on this ii s 1 Ic•
expedition, were within the scope of the Charter •
Party?" . •
• Mr. Justice GitOst.-L--" If thecase be •to be
ar-
gued upon a special verdid, I shall wish to see the
special verdia upOn record."
Lord i;A•LENBOROtTan.—" A Corporation must
speak by their seals respeding every thing: A dif-
fietilty arises in thiS Case; that they cannot depute
an 'Agent to speak for them."
Mr. Gri.Es." The Bank; and other Corpora.
tiOns; accept and draw Bills by Agents."
Mr. Justice LAwit gitt..'E—" Had you not hettee
see if you can form it into air action against an in-
dividual
? With consent there can be no
By striking 'out the- Company; and putting in the
name of the Governor of Bengal; or some other
, person, the embarrassMent in this case may be' '
I avoided." •

MeSsrs. AtAN't and NiVoiiiy; on the pert of tht
Defendants, acceded to this arrangement, on coti.
saltation with one of the DireCiors in Court.

A case was argued by Mr. Wictry, relative to
the construction of a Will, so ambiguntisly worded
as to afford scope to the ingenuitY of Counsel to guess
at and to contend for such interpretations of the T.....i..-
tator's intent; as Might be favourable to the Client
interested in the meaning Contended for.
The case is thus far interesting, that it manifests
the imprudence of those who wish to make a dispo-
sal of property by will (different from the disposal
which the Law makes in case of intestacy), in not
employing persons competent to ekpress their inten-
tioni perspieuStisly, and according to the technical
import of legal phraseology.
Lord ELLENIWILOUOII said, the meaning and,
intention of a Testator are not subjects for conjec-
ture. They are to be inferred and taken from the.
words he uses—and the words are to be interpreted
according to their grammatical import. •
Mr. Justice GRoss said he had considerable doubtsj
as to the actual intent of the Testator, but it walk
safer and better to avoid conjeaure, and to interpret,.
according to the grammatical import of the words of,
a Will. If a party, in opsconsdii, chases to .draw
an instrument of this nature, and. to run the hazard of
error, it is better of two evils that his intent, not
sufficiently expressed, should he frustrated, rather
than that Courts of Justice should have either the
power or the trouble of wandering into cone lute;
lie therefore was guided by the grammatical import
of the words of the Will.

Judges LAWRENCE and LE BLANC had no doubt
on the subjeft, and the interpretation, consistent
with and re,ulting thus from the words of the Ta..
lament, was by the Court unanimously adopted. ,

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, TAN. 26.

COOK v. YOUNG.

Mr. Serjeant VALIGFIAN applied for a Rule to
shew cause why the verdiEt for the Defendant in this
case should not be set aside.: , •
• This was an Action for Usury, and was tried be..
fore Lord ALVANLEY at the Sittings after last Term
at Guildhall. The Plaintiff was the master of a
ship called the Nestor, which requiring repairs, he
employed the Defendant to execute them, and gave
him a battotnry bond over the vessel for the amount,
being soot. The bond was granted on the zoth
February, 1799, and direaed the interest, at 4LC
rate of 30 per cent., to be paid every six months.----
,It also contained an, option, at the ele6tion of the
Defendant, in default of payment of the principal at
the expiration of twelve months, to make the debt
personal against the Plaintiff, and to recover it in an
action at law. The Learned Counsel did not con-
tend against-the legality of the interest, so long as
it continued a bottomry security, but maintained,
that on the 27th 'February, 11303, the Defendant,
in virtue of the election allowed him in the bond,
had taken it out 'of that predicament, having by a
letter of that daie, only seven days after expiry of
the option, declared to the Agent of the Plaintiff,
that the period of his bottomry bond had expired.

Lord ALVANLEY said, that it would be intim.
bent on the Counsel to make out a strong case w
overturn a verdia for the Defendant. If the let.
ters of the Defendant were to be the ground for set.
ting it aside, they must be produced.
Mr. Serjeant VA.uonAtit said, that the verdia
was not only against evidence, but against the opi-
nion delivered to the Jury by his Lordship.

The Rule was granted, the Plaintiff producing
the Defendant's letters, and the account exhibited
by him.

PfabltifF, for the purpose of recovering payment, or
fur the va;ta,Y ~f c Bills.
The Affilavit, me part of the Plain:iff stated,
that on the 9dl Fenru.ry, 1802, he had but into the
bands of the Defendant three 13015," then tvz years
over-due, granted by Mr. Taylor, of. the Opera-
house, in favour of Mr. Fe.lerici, one for 4.00. one
for 2151. and one for col. These three notes he
11:4,1 put into the hands of the Defendant fnr the
purpose of recr•-eying payment ; but insferd of do-
ing so, he had given them up to the Granfor, or to
some ()This friends, in violation of the faith reposed

in him as ," Attorney.
The Affildvifs t-r the Defendant, on the other
'land, stated that he had received the Bills from the
pleintiT, and fr in a p, rsun of the name of Berridge.
That he was ins7tufted to raise an AL!tion in the
name, not of list ice, but of Berridge, w ho, he knew,
had not f r many years been worth ;l. That he,
therefore, viewed the claim as of a suspicious nature,
art! had not pro•ecuted measures for enforcing it.
Berridg, bei"g intimate in his house, had access to a
desk in his of e,, which -core,tantly remained unlock-
ed, and in , hich he had deposited the Bills. Tfe
D.-le,,dant had either returned them to Berridge, or
he, or some other person on his account, had em.
bezzled them, and carried them out of the Defend-
ant's possession. An Affidavit was also produced
by a person of the name of Smith, stating that he.
had a conversation with Berridge, in the Kirg's
Bench Prist)n, in the month 4 f August, 180 z, in
which he offered to inform the Defendant where the
Bills were, on r‘ ceiving a gratuity of a guinea.
Mr. Serjeaw So FrR FR n ohyc'ted to the admis-
sien of this Affidavit, unless Smith should appear in
Court, that his person might he identified. The
Learned Counsel- said, that he could prove by the
Officers of Cou:t, that Smith, so far from being in
condition to hold such conference with Berridge at
the time he had ;worn to,was then a prisoner closely
confined in the Fleet. Such being the ease, he sub-
mitted that Smith must clearly be guilty of perjury,
and the Defendant of course of subornation of eer-
jury, and therefore unworthy longer to be conti
rued on the Roll of Attornies before that Curt.___
He had also denied that the Attien had been order-
ed to be raised in the name of Berridge.
Lord ALVANLEY asked why the Defendant, if
he entertained any scruples, as he had said, did not
apply to Mr. Justice, from whom he te.ceived the
Bills, -and to whom, it appeared, he had granted a
receipt for them ?
Mr. Srlii'mv COCICYLL confessed, that a prudent
wan would unatainc, have done so.
Mr. Justice Kt:IOLE said, that a man who could
entrust property to such an amount belonging to
any person by whom he was employed, in_ an open
desk, was unfit to be an Attorney before that

Court.
Tie Rule, so far as it regulated the Art:lda-tient,
was granted, and was enla►ged luoad ultra.

LENT 'V. SEAL.

Mr. Serjeant lirs-r applied for a Rule to chew
cause why costs should not I,llow in this Case.
The Defend int was a Minor, the son of a re_
spettabte tradesman. At the age of 17, he had
been drawn into a marriage by the daughter of the
Plaintiff, then his father's servant, aro aged 25 years.
Nis father haying discovered this improvident Mar-
riage, had sent the Defendant away as a Guinea Pig.
On his return home, the Defendant was arrested by
the Plaintiff, his father in-law, for the hoard of the
plaintiff's daughter, and Defendant's wife, who had,
during the D fendant's absence, resided with the
Plaintiff, and supplied to him -the place of a servant.
The sum for which he was held down to bail was
811. and on the trial, the Jury had found him liable
in damages, contrary to the opinion of Mr.
Justice CHAmBaE, who had recommended a ver-
did for the Defendant. The Learned Counsel con-
tended, that if ever there was a case • where the
Aft of the 4.3 d of the King, chip. 46, seEl. 3, cruid
be applicable, it here occurred. This Aft orovided
against versons being held over to excessive bail,
and, -where they were so, declared that they shtiuld
not be liable in costs. It ads,' provided, that if a
s m greatly under the sum cl.iimed should be award-
ed, execution should only pass so far as the sum
awarded exceeded the Defendant's costs in the
action. Here the Defendant had been bound over,
to the extent of 811. The July had found Damages
against him to the extent cf. Is.
Lord A LVANL Y.•-•-•'" Take a Rule to she w cause,
and in -the mean time let poste: be stayed."

'it for t ti. per annum, on her own life, which was
all she had to depeod upon in the world, except a
lip le needlework, of..which her eyes would not
permit her to do much.—She said nine shillings
had been cfeilueled from her quarterly pittance of 31.
hich she had depended on to pay her rent this
Christmas, and that she too had been told to appeal
to the Commissioners, but was quire ignorant how
to proceed, or where to apply for redress ; that she
lived at a great distance, and that her time was to
her of the utmost consequence. A Gentleman who
stood by, in similar circumstances, observed the
little probability there was of such a person getting
redress, or recovering •her nine shillings, without
expending more time than would earn a'ilarger
sum ; as, according to the average of business done
before a set of Commissioners in the City last
week, she might attend thirteen days without being
heard, or obtaining relief; for out of forty appeals,
on one day, three only had been disposed of.