The Sun.
London, England, 1804-01-21 00:00:00

ZD7/711,1-LTY S ESS TONS,

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YESTERDAY a Session of, the. High Court of
Admitaliy wal held at rho 01,1 w!.:•re Sir
W. SCI"-1' presided, and IT)Ctors AR NULL.),
SON a,+l other Learned Civilians were rese,,r..
Biran HoTHANI was dlio
.present, for the
purpose of trying Prisoners by :he July who were
sOmnionel fur that purpose.
The Grand Jury being assembled,

Sir W. S'corT delivered a short charte to th(7m.
stating, that they would rfoceed on die .f3i4, before
them according to the evi&nce, in likea6mier as
if they were consi:;ering Bills of L,i,idrnent in any
other of , His Majesty's C.,,,tirtS c>f justice. He
said, he tat dot aware of any cases that were tot
be laid before them, which required .ctly particular
observations from hith, they bin on:y of an ordi.

nary npure.
The Grand jury I;vithdrew, and while th

were Out

Peter Lonz was brought to the Bar, anti the Clerk
of the Arraigns addressed him, saying, " You
were cow/id:11 and attainted, in the High Court of
Admiralty, on the 7th of June, 1798, of felony
and piracy ; what have you to. gay yourself,,,
why the C.;lart should not award the execution of
your judgment ?"
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The Prisoner---"obtained His Majesty's park
don on condition that I should transport royseif.
Alter I had obtained His Mjesty's pardon, on
(;:ndition of transporting tnyse'P, ;I went ofF,to my'
family, WhO lived in France. “i+•7r.vards tr:tdeti
and returned to this country. I :mule several
ages. I was here Last May, at the beginnilig of
the War, and therefore I was obliged to rem lin in
this country until I could get a p.,ssport. - I tvept
to the Miyor of ry mouth and made a declaration
belote him, sayiyig, riat I lived iii France, and
that thy family was there ; that I wanted to go
there. There was no suspicion 'if my coming into
this country with any bad views. I wanted to go
away as soon as I could. I obtained a passport,
and I intended to go to my family in Fr:nce, lwt
I could not find a neutral vessel to go ow in. I
was obliged to remain at Plymouth, where I was
stopt and sent up to London."
The Court observed, that whatever efFea this
account might have in a higher quarter, they could
not give it any, and therefore the Prisoner was or-
dered to be remanded in execution of his judgMent.
The Prisoner was remanded accordingly.
The Grand Jury then brought a Bill, not found,
against
_john Gibson. There •bei:,g no other Bill
before them, they were discharged ; as were also
the other Jury, who had been summoned for trying
Prisoners.

Seven Prisoners were discharged, on conditkri
they shall appear at the Admiralty S.t-;sion when
called upon, and give evidence jol.)ll Dcrbj.
shire and John Goldsmith,
Three Prisoners were discharged u;Ion entering
into recognizances of 5001. to appear to take
trials when called upon.
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John Gibson was discharged on. account of the
Bill against him not being found, and his PrPsf2cn.
for being called and not appearing, his recognizt-nce
was ordered to be estreated.

The Sessions were then adjourned to the Corn.
mon Hall at Donors' Commons this day.

MANSION-HOUSE.=—Thursday is or 14 Bakers
were summoned before the LORD • MAYoa, some
charged with making false returns of the Price of
Flour which they had purchased the week before,
and others for not making returns to the Cocket
Office, agreeable to Mt of Parliament. His Lordship
minutely inquired into the diff:reUt prices given for
flour, by which he was at a loss how to settle the
priceof Bread, according to its true standard. From
this pra6tice the Public was severely injured. Some
complained, that the person they had engaged to
deliver,their return at the Cocket Office had negiea-
ed, and others delivered iri their original bills of par-
cels for the flour they had purchased the week before.'
They differing so much in their accounts of the price,
they were severally sworn; while others, not being
able with prop' iety to excuse themselves, were fin d
in 20s. and 401. each ; and they were informed that,
if brought there again for the same; offence, they
would l)e fined in the full penalty of rot. according
to the At of Parliament. There is reason to sup.:
pose that some give in their returns different from
their bill of parcels of flour purchased, on purpose to
keep up the 'price of bread) which will be strialy
looked into in future.

Yesterday a Jew Dealer Was charged before the
LORD MAYOR by one of the. City Officers,- who told
his Lordship that he had. apprehended the Prisoner
the night before in Aldgate, in possession of a bag
containing a quantity of fine scarlet cloth, supposed
to be stolen. The Prisoner having told different
stories how he came by it, and he not giving the
LORD MAYOR a satisfaaory account of it, he was
• remanded for further examination.
Information was received at the ME.nsion-House
of a .robbery having taken pLce on Wrdnc.:lay
ti:ighror Thursday morning in Lawrence7Pountney..
lane, -at the house of Mr. Robert Butcher, brandy
merchant, where the thieves had got in at a hack
window to' the countinghouse, and broke open all
the desks; but being luckily disappointed in the booty
thviy'expeeted, they threw all the papers about, and
Ong down to the cellars they broke several wine
butles, and what they got clear off with cannot as
yet be ascertained. A watchman's stand is close.,
at the place, and his Lordship was.pleased to order
those men before him, to see what account they
gave of their stria attention to their duty.
A shocking accident happened at Caldewcots,
Carlisle, on Tuesday se'nnight. The wife of one
David Sinclair, a rope-maker, being unwell, retired,
to bed rather earlier than usual. The house
rople occupied was built of clay, and divided in
the middle by a thin partition wall. About nine,
o'clock that evening, an uncommon noise was }mita.
in the farther part of the dwelling, and when some
of the inhabitants went to examine. the cause of it,
they fund that tive gable end of the cottage had given
way,. and the whole of that part of the roof had fallen
in. Softie of the timbers falling upon the woman in
b(=d, bruised her in such a manner as to occasion her
immediate death.

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LAY REPORT.

GUYLDHALL, LONDON, DEC

SITTINGS BEFORE LORD ELLENBOROUGH.

MACFARLANE AND CO. Z. LECKVE.,

This action was brought by Macfarlane and Co..
who reside at Glasgow, on -a Bill (if Exchange,
which had been accepted by Mr. Leckie,
fendant, for 334'. 9;. The Bill was dated London,
Feb..2B, tBO3, four months after date; pay to our
order 334.1. 95. Thompson, White, and Co. 'This
Billiwas accepted by the Defendant.
After the natnes,on the Bill were proved by Mr.
GAiißo.w,ancl after the Bill was read, GI BS, !
on the part of. the Defendant, admitted his friend
had made a very plain case on the part of the Plain-
tiff," but he had as clear an answer Co it. This ac-
tion was brought by Macfarlane and Co. as the in.
dorsees of this Bill of. Exchange, against Mr.
Leckie, who' was the acceptor of it. The fails
were these : Mr._. Leckie, having dealingi. with
Thompson and Co. who are mereharits in this
.country, -and they having had dealings with Mae..
fariane and Co.. who are- merchants at Glasgow,
Leckie used sometimes' to purchase goods of Thomp-
son and Co. and sometimes 'to sell-goods to them.
Thompson and Co.. were considerable debuirr of
-IVlaifarlane and Co.'with whom they dealt on credit.
However, at the tirn7 that Thompson and Co.-drew
this Bill, in Feb. 1803, no n-i"(Aney Was 'due from
them to Macfarlane and Co. This Bill was drawn
by 'the house of Thompson upcin. Leckie, who ac-
cepted it for Thompson's accommodation. And in
order to get this Bill discounted, Messrs. Thornp.
son and Co. sent it to their brothel', Mr. George
Thompson, who lives at Glasgow; to see whether
he could get it discounted. For that purpose, he
applied to the ,Plaintiffs, and they said they would
see what they could do. They kept it in their
hands near a week. He made several applications
for it, and it turned out that Thompson and Co. in
this country, who had given them a bill on the sale
of the goods, which had not arrived at maturity,
became bankrupts ; and the Plaintiffs kept this Bill
on which this anion 'was, brought.. It would be'
wasting time and breath to shew that Macfarlane
and Co.- could not recover on this Bill. Leckie re-
t eiv' ed no consideration for his acceptance. Thomp-
son sent this Bill to Glasgow to get it discounted ;
George Thompson, the brother, delivered it to- the
Plaintiffs fur the purpose of discounting it, and
they, instead of discounting it, kept it for a debt
of. Thompson and Co. which his Lordship would
tell the Jury they had no right .to do.
Andrew Th-ongisoti was the .first Witness called
on the part of the Plaintiff. He said, he was a
partner in the house of Thompon, White, and Co.
lleand the rest of the firm had the misfortune to be-
come bankrupts, and had obtained their certificates.
Mr. GARROW here submitted, that Mr. Thomp-
son was interested, and could not be a witness. He
was called to prove, among other tiring*, that, as.
between Mr..Leckie and ThompsOn's house, -there
was no consideration paid for this acceptance; Sup-
posing that-tiN be so, Mr. Leckie, notwithstanding
the bankruptcy, might maintain an anion against
Mr. Thompson for money paid to his use, to which
his certificate could be no answer. As the pay-
ment was subsequent, it could not be affeaed by'
that bankruptcy.
Mr, Gizas contended, that the Witness stood
in: a situation peifealy. indifferent. In the one
case, he was liable to Macfarlane and Co. and in the
other to Leckie.

Lord ELLENIOROUGH said, it did not fallow.
that, because an aftion might bebrought against
him in the one case;, that he was subjeft to an, ac-
tion in the other.

-Mr. GIBBS-said, he could easily release this Gen-
tleman, rhatigh it" was unnecessary, as he could call
his brother, who had ñó interest. in the cause. -
Mr. George Th9mpsori was here called and exa-
mined. He said he applied
.to Macfarlane and CO.
for the purpose of discounting this Bill, and return-
ing the money to Thompson, White, and Co.; lie
left the Bill with them solely for that pullose. He
was to remit the money .to Thompson, Wite, and
CO. ; the Bill was sent 'to hid for that and for no
other purpose, and he. delivered it to-Macfarlane
and Co. in order to hive it discounted.

Lord ELL ENBOROLiGII.-11 they received it on
that condition, they cannot receive it on anyother.
If •I give a man a par►icular Bill, and annex a con-
diiion to it, he can take it on that condition, and
on no other : quicqu'd sobvitur, solvitui ad mdum
solventis. If I give a man a Bill or money for. .a
paTtiClatar purpose, he Can apply them to.no other.---
Plaintiff nonsuited.