The Sun.
London, England, 1804-12-14 00:00:00

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF KING's BEN.CI(, OrcEnltzt. )3,
SZTTENGI AT GUILAtistLG.
Or seven, Special Juriei which stood appointed
for this day not one was tried—they all wete either
tornprotnised ad stood over ; and only two Com-
mon Jury causes were tried, of which one was re.
ferred.

UOIUTEN v. HOLLING'.WOiTtr.

'this WAS an anion on a Policy of loseranee on
the. Ship Oporto, from Oporto 'o I,;nnilnn, The
ship was.captured on' her voyage huniew.std in Feb.
1798. The Policy was dated in March 1758.—;-
The reason of the salon being so long delayed; Mr.
Gives said, was on account of the Plaintiff being
abroad.

Mr. lam tilt stated, that hi; defence. was fraud;
but.:As the case was called on suddenly,' he was
siraid hie witnesses would not-be in Couto . and he
would therefore move for a new trial.

Mr. Gipps immediately proposed to refer the
Cause to some Mercantile Men ; which was acceded
to.

Dollsot

This was an :salon by the Executors of one Mr.
Brandon,. to recover the sum sot. lent to' the
Defeedant on re° Vromisiory Notes. was
stated.that the notes were taken out of the 'festoons'
drawer during his last illness by st?ate one, and they
had got Into the possession of the Pelendants
Di11...1..0xt.ev, the Attorney,' OroVe'd a cnnver.
sat i .rt he !tad had with the l)elendant, its wkieh the.
latter admitted that he owed the entiney,'''and pro..
posed to pay it by small instalmenis.
F‘..r. the Defendant, his two daughters Eleanor
and Elizabeth, Diggs were. called. They. both
stat'ed, tt'..tt their father was very intimate with'the
dece‘hed, 13fitudon, and that they bOth attended
him in his last illness; the eldest never left him for
a month. 'that he diretied, woman; Whom at that
tiArte they supposed to !,)e his wife, bUt whom they
had. since discovered to be aeinally mattied to him,
to give the notes to Elizabeth, which was done
and he repeatedly *Ad, that he meant to cancel the
debt. The day before he died, he sepeatedly asked
if' they had gut the notes ? and said he would 'sign
thin; but the daughter would riot let him, beCauAe
slit. thought it might Wire him in his exhaused
state ..---:Verdia for the Defendant.

LINCOLNis INN tIALL.

.4%W/tit/U.-KING ru. HILLY.

This was an application to set aside-an Award.
it appeared that the parties ate , rival brewers, of
considerable eminertce,.at Plymouth Dock, and the
matter in dispute was a freehold property - there,
whereon, among other premises, was that-of a pub-
lic.house, wh,ch each claimed to be his respedive
right. At the Devon Assiales the cause was re.
ferpetit to Mr.; Carpenter anti Mr. Parham, re-
speitable.- Attornies in that Distrkl, but they, not
Agreeing an umpire was chosen, namely, Mr. Rat.
rys. of 'Tie Temple, who nude his Award against
the Eaintifr; and he, diasatistkd therewith, filed
hjs Bill for an lijuntlioni',hot the CHANCELLOR,
'after a hill hearing of the.cabe on both,sides, ex.
pressed his decided 'opinion both upo'n the law
and merits of the question, that the Award could
not be disturbed ;. and his Lordahip .confirrned it
accordingly.

qUILDIrAirL, LONDON, Dtc. 13;
At an Adjourned Sessinnb this day, before Mr.
RE CORDER and two of the Aldermei). •

THE KING 'V. HILL

This was a Prosecution, for an 'outrageous assault,
against the Defendant, by Catherine, the wife
-f Nicholas Duggan. The, Prosecutor keeps an
Eating.house` in' the OM-Bailey ; the. Defendant'
was Joseph Hill, E,q. an Attorney. It was
stated that about fen o'clock 'on the night
of the til:h of 'August the Defendant, with
a friend of his, a Sheriff's Offiter,. adjoutned,
after the fatigues of the day, -fir Mr. Duggatei
refeav); the' corner of" Fleet-lane, to take - some
rettehhoient ; and Mr. Hill, who was rather in
liquor, called for a Mason of soup, Which was served
to him ; he colled for bread, two slices were
served to -him, but he insisted* on French bread,
and- could not take his soup without it. He was
told there was none in the house, and that it
was "-o late to get any at the bakers; On taking
the nutritious, liquor, he either thought is a little
too strong of the water, or in some other tespert
not properly to his taste, and without duly refled.
ing that the price was hut three-pence, and the place
not the London ro‘vern, he signified his diiapproba.
lion by spilling the rcjc-fted mess ever the table.
cloth. He then made a motion at the fide-bar for
more soup. Mrs.. Duggan ,told•,him he liad eaten
his scup; to which ivir. Hill very gallantly replied,
" I'd see you d d first,- Mrs. Blubber.chops."
Mrs. Duggan repeated her .first assertion ; and
Mr. Hill called her by every name. in -the voca,
bulary of the Old Bailey, except gentlewoman.—
He told her she lied, struck her with his fist on
111 e side of; her head, and told her not to- dare to
speak to him, or he would knock her brains out.—
Mrs. D. then took the cloth from the table -before
hint, -and citified it into the bar. lfe forced open
the bar.door, rushed after- her, seized her by, the
throar,ihreatened to trample upon her, and endea.
vowed to .throw her down And fulfil his menaces,
but fortunately did not 'succeed. Her husband in.
tetfered. He struck at him ton, and with a stick
he had pulled our of the bar, broke two :traces in
the window. A watchman, named Elliot,. then
passing, was called, and Mr. Bill was given .in
charge to him.
Four other witnesses
,corroborated substantially
the particulars of the case; but'the Sheriff's Officer;
who was with Mr. Hill, swore he-saw Hill strike
no blow, and that if he' had struck any he must
have seen it. He said also, that Dugan had called.
Mr. Hid an informing raical, raised a mob round
him, and was forcing him out into the street. The
Juty, hoWever,- gave credit to the evidence for the
Prosecution, and fOunti Mr. Hill Gar"; and the
Court, after a wholesOme admonition, sentenced
him to a fine of sal, which he paid in Court, and
was discharged.
• •

PARISH RATES.

IrMAILTON TUE PAR lift orrlcsfts OF VII
riots!( OF A44HALLOWV, LONDON WALL.

Thts•watr an appeal to the Court,' from Dodor
Hamilton,' of Broad.street, complaining of a partial
assessment of the poor's rates of the parish, as with
respea to' him, inasmuch as the Vestry 'had rated
him at 3261. rent and value, instead'of
he had paid under the pieceding' rate of assessment.
Mr.' M4kßY'r, who was Dr. HilMiiiolllS-
Counitl, stated; that it was not the D Aor's
lettiOn, that he himself was rated so high, but that
almost the whole of the other parishioners were
rated too lo*, in proportion tti the rent and value
of their respative premises. He had 'no oblation
topay,even'the very high rate imposed upon him,
provided that' all others his felloW:parishioners'
Were taxed iti the same proporlioti ; but' the giier.'
:me of which he complained. -vias, that he was as.
sensed up to the highest rack value of his premises,
and paid, in fad, onets,ventieth of the whole
pOor.rates, ts kite a considerable nurnher of others'
In his parish, from motives which he could not-
coticeiVe, were not taxed, upon an average, at above-
one.half the real rent or value of their premises.
Upon an estimate of the rates of eleven principal
persons its the parish, it appeared, that they were
only ,assessed upon an aggregate sum of 98+'.
whereas, according' to the joint estimate of five re.
spe(table. surveyors, employed partly by the
for Mer church-wardens,' and partly on behalf of
the parishioners, the real assessment On tfitise per.
suns ought to have been upon tom% while Dodos.
Hamilton, who was now assessed on 3261. if his
charge was reduced in the same proportion, would
be. 'only assessed rsol. Naw all that he wished
was, that others in the Parish .shohld he rated in
the same proportion ai himself. This, he .was
aware, would be, in the' first instance, raising more
trymey upon the Parish, than Was wanted ; tat he
Vas sollling to submit 'to the surcharge Won, in.
because he was quite sure, that as soon as
it was brought home to the, doors of others- more
immediately bncerneel in forming the rate of as.
nutrient', justice Woulsl rake place, awl. a More il7l.
partial and equitable.rate be adopted. ,

Mi. MARRY AT was answered; an behalf of the
Church: wardens, iy Mr. Gull Y, Mr. Ci,,tisTi;
and Mr. KNAPP. .

The Court, however, was against cpissbing gene,
rally the present rate, but agreed rh4t Dr, Hamil-
ton's assessment ought to be reduced Irons 3161. IQ
2801, and recommended to the I),tri.ili Officers such
4 revision of their present, rate 4 of itssessmilnt as
might lead to some more sati4aaory arrange.
nient. For this purpose the arbittkry
,valuation gf
Surveyor was no just criteridn, any mwre than
the origin:ll low rent of an old lease : but between
both extremes, the discretion of, the Parisls Oilictrs
themselves would 'best suggest the fair medium.
Teo poun6 was alloWed Dr. Hamiltoit in. part of
the costs tti.the application.--SebOon ;adjourned to
jainuaiy.