The Sun.
London, England, 1804-05-30 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE, MAY O.

WHEAT is here tO-day in middling quanti-
tie, and has more quick sale than of late, and
rather at an advance for good samples ; fine Dant-
zic 5t,5. 6LI. per quarter ; Barley, with Malt,
maintain_ their prices; not having many Pease and
Beans at hand; they are at ter price ; Oats also not
in plentiful supp:y, v th bat few foreign
they further akivance tq. and appear a rlFing
article ; fine American Flour 2Ss. to 315. per
barrel.
Wheat 2.7 s a 38s a c.rs od
Fine ditto -53 s a 54-; 6d

Tick Beans - z6s a 33s od
Oats -19 s a 22S a ;cs od
Poland ditto 26s a 27i od
Rape Seed • - 371. a 4cl.
Vine Flour - 4C, a 43s od
Sccoi;ds 355 a 40s od

Rye - - - a 27s on
Barley - 2rs,a 25s 6,1
Malt - - . s.is a 6,s od
Wilite Pease 36s a 42s otl
Beans -32 s a
.39s od

The .MAseluEß An c which is to b,e given at Foley.
House this evening by Mrs. "1-H LI, USSON is ex
peeled to be the m )st brilliant entertainment of the
kind ever seen. Among the variety of amusements
prepared for the occasion, there is to be a dramatic
sketch, entitled, "The Installation of the Emperor of
the Gulls," which is the product of various Wits,
who have set their heads together, in order to bring
ridicule upon the Corsican Adventurer, and the
contemptible Nation of Slaves, who .are eternally
prating about Liberty, and yet contentedly submit
to the degrading usurpation of a sanguinary Fo-
reigner. This little Drama was rehearsed yester-
day morning at Foley House, and a great number of
the Fashionable Order attended the performance, by
invitation.

The Public Prints have given an account of what
they call Sports and Festivities at a short distance
front Town. Among these sports was the persecu-
tion of a poor badger, who, atter enduring the at-
tacks of several_dogs, finally fell a viaim to the
gallantry of a ferocious member of the canine
race, named Bully. After this humane festivity, two
dogs, called Bob and Trip, were set together, and
the sport consisted in seeing the Sheep-dog, luckless
Bob, " beaten -as dead as 7.-:iron." We are then
told the bon mot off-a Wit on the occasion, who ob.
oerired tl.eGentleman
w won a liohdred guineas_
by this merciful mel;TMent," had obtained his money
do-sr; cheap." If this be a scene of sprt and festi-
-1)1.Y, it is a pity that the rabble should be deprived
of their favourite amusements' on a Shrove TuesdaY.
We conceive, however, that it will merit a place
among-HOGkßTH's.celebrated Stages of Cruelty.
A Political Waz of Opposition has assumed the
name of Mr. Pi °COCK, of Exeter' Change, and an-
nounces the arrival of nine Giants, whom he holds
forth as Cabinet Curiosities. The \Vag, however,
does not think proper to notice some extraordinary
Animals that lately appeared, the produft of this
Country, of the true Buckingham breed, who, after
being gregarious for a great number of years, with
those whose dispositions and habits were the same as
their own, have renounced their former characTer, and
now seem resolVed to herd in future with those only
towards
_whointhey s'eemed to have the most violent
natural antipathy.
The young Rostins of Ireland, whose theatrical
fame has spread so widely over that Country., has
made his appearance on the Glasgow Stage with
no less success. He made his de lit in Deuglas,
and has since been announced in Plainlet, Romeo,
Rolla, and other distinguished partg. He is little
more than twelve years of age. NIATToCES,.for_
inert), of Covent Garden Theatre, and who is an
experienced judge of theatrical ability, says, that
this extraordinary Child of Thespis is really a second
GARRICK.

REYNOLD 3 was preparing a Comedy for Covent_
Garden Theatre, derived from the same novel which
suggested the new Comedy of Guilty or 2,rot
He, had, ind.eed, proceeded very •far upon his under-
taking, before he discovered that another had been
digging in the same dramatic mine.
There is rather too much about the Author and
his former produtlions, in the Prologue and Epi_
logue to the new Comedy of Guilty or Not Guilty.
Mr. T. Di BD IN writes so rapidly, and hits the
prevailing taste of the Town so well, that he does
not stand in need of such egotistical humility, in
order to soften the brow of public criticism.
Early on Siturday morning information was re-
ceived at the Public Office, Bow_street, that a quar-
rel had taken place between two Gentlemen, in
consequence of a conversation, of which the late
Lord CAMELFORD was the subje6t, and that the
parties were to meet on Blackheath to terminate the
dispute by a duel. Smith and Parry were immedi.
ately dispatched to the spot, where they arrived in
time to apprehend the Seconds, and to prevent the
meeting. The two Gentlemen gave security to
keep the peace, but did not disclose the names of the
principals in the quarrel.
A battle took place upon Kersal Moor, Larter-
shire, on Tuesday se'nnighr, between two men, one
of whom was unfortunately killed by a blow from
his antagonist, who, in consequence of the Coro-
ner's Jury pronouncing a verdia of manslaughter,
was committed to Lancaster Castle.
Monday night as a sailor was coining from Black.
wall,
he was stopped in the Commercial Road by
three men, who robbed him of five pounds in Wink-
notes, and then struck off towards the fields and
escai,ed,

Ar REPORT'.

COURT OF M

SITTINGS LEFor.E LORD ELLENEOROUCH,

HALL, LONDON.

NICI4.OLSON AND OTHERS WILLAN AND °TREKS,
Mr. stated, that this. Was an ACIIOO
brought for the recovery of 581. being the value of
twenty dozen pairs of silk gloves sent.to London to
the Plaintiffs, from Merchants at NOttirigharD, by
the Mail.coach, of which the Defend ,nt.and his
Partber are Proprietors. The goods were packed
in a parcel, and left at the warehouse where parcels
are received at Nottingham, to go by the Mail_
coach, and two shillings paid for the carriage of is,
when it was honked, and direa..ions given specift.
cally that it should go I-7y the Mail_coach ; but in-
stead of sending thii parcel by the Mail.coach, the
Defendant's clock, at this place, sent it by a heavy
coach, cf which the a!fendaurs were also Proprie-
tors, and the parcel was lost. In the Defendant's
bock is. .0. was charged as raid for the corria
He apprehended that, however well the Llw was
settled that the Proprietors of coaches were not an-
swerable for more than 51. unless entered acc,nsi-
ingly, it,did not apply to this case, for here the De-
fendants, by the at of their Agents, had- under-
taken to send the goods by a specific c(oveyance,
and did IIW do so, and a loss thereby arose ; the
Plaintiff bad a right to prefer eae-Mail, on account
t).• its superior speed and safety.
It was proved that this ,parcel was made op and
taken to the warehouse on the 271 h of Febtuary,
a 803, and was of the value of s Si. and direr ed to
the Plaintiff, in London, and lost.
Charles Clayton swore, that he carried the parcel
to the inn, at Nottingham ; and that he delivered it
to be sent by the mail-coach particularly, and paid
two shillings for the carriage, and zi. fur the book-
ing.

'Cross-examined, he said, that the Mail-coach does
not set off from Nottingham, but comes through that
town from Leeds, and takes parcels and passengerS
there, if there be room, for sometimes it might be
full ; that he knew perfealy well of the advertise-
mrnt of the proprietors not to be accountable for any
thing above the value of 51. it was stuck up upon a
hoard in the office in a conspicuous place ; that he
did not pay for it according to the value, and said
nothing about the value; that the charge for in-
suring the carriage was one penny in the pound, and
for 58d. the goods would have been answered for.
The parcel was not marked to go by the mail.
J. Chiney said, he applied to the Defendant, Mr.
Simpson, the Partner of Mr. Milan, saying, the
goods had been lost ; and the conversation ended in
Mr. Simpson saying they would be answerable for
51. but no more ; and if any at:lion should be brought,
It must be against Mr. Willan, in London, for that
all these cases were defended by him. He after-
wards applied to Mr. Willan, whO declined to pay
more than 51.
Mr. GARROW contended, on the part of the De,
fendants, that they were not answerable bcynod the
value of 51. ; that the insurance chats was iv:Healy
reasonable, only a penny ;n the pound ; that if this
reasonable sum was not allowed to these contrails
for carrying such parcels, men of credit wOuld retita
from the carrying lausincssaaltogtatheri- and the pub_
lie would hvle ne security for the carriage of
thing. It was impossible for the Defendants to un-
dertake that parcels should go by the Mail ftom
Nottingham, as it might be full when it came.
through ; that therefore, there could be a Verdict
only for 51.
Edward Titterton, Book-keeper to Mr. Simpson,
at Nottingham, proved that the parcel in question
was booked by him to go by the Coach called The
True Briton. The Mail-coach came from Leeds
through Nottingham. It is very often full, and no
room in it, so that they could not be certain of send-
ing a parcel by the Mail. The Mail.coach wa's full
that day ; is, 9d. was paid him for the carriage ;.it
was lying on the counter when he entered it. The
price of the carriage was is. 91. for the smallest up
to i zib. weight, and three half pence in the pound
for every thing above that weight. That they al-
ways charged the same for carrying by the True
Briton as the Mail, and went as constantly. He
was authorized by- his Master, to undertake that
a parcel should go by the Mail at all events. There
was set up in' the Office at Nottingham a board
with the following words upon it :
" Take notice, that the Proprietors of Coaches transaa-
ing business at this Office, will not be accountable for any
Passenger's, Luggage, Money, Plate, jewels, Watches.
Writings, Goods, or any Packages whatever, if lost or
damaged, above the value of Five Pounds, unless insured and,
paid for at the time of delivery, and demanded in one month
after such damage was sustained, by J. SIMPSON and Co."
The Witness, on .cross-examination, said, he did
not examine and see that the Mail Coach was full
the. night in question.
Lord Enna N BOROUGH was of opinion that the
Defendants, in this cause, could not be put into a
worse situation than if the goods had been put into
the Mail and lost. Now, if they had been put into
the Mail and lost, the Defendants would nut have
been liable for more than 51. fine ; as the penny in
the pound, according to the value, for insurance
money, was not paid, and therefore on the con-
struction of this contract, he thought the Defendant
would not be liable for more than 51. but as the
subjea might be discussed before the Court, he
should put- it to the Jury. to find, " Whether the
goods were delivered specially, and specially re-
ceived to go by the Mail-coach ? or delivered to
be carried generally ?"
It was then agreed that the verdia should be for
the whole demand, subjeft to be reduced to 5!. if
the Court shall be of opinion with the Defendants
on the point of law.
The Jury gave a verdia for the Plaintiff—Da.
mages 581. and found, " that the parcel v. as
specially delivered, and received, to be sent by the
Mail-coach."

Sittings appointed in Middlesex and London, be..
fore the Right Hon, EDWARD Lord ELLEN..
BOROUH, Lord Chief Justice, &c. in and after
Trinity Term, 1804.:

IN TEILNI.

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