The Sun.
London, England, 1803-12-28 00:00:00

PALACE COURT,`Dsc. 24.

A very long hearing of, the arguments of Coun.
.sel, in the cause HARBORoUGH and TAYLOR .0.
CLIF role, occupied the attention of the court the
greater pit of the day. It turned on the construe.
Lion of the An 43*Gto. 111. cap.. 41i, called " An
Aa to prevent frivolous and vexatious arrests."
l3y seaion third of that Mt, Plaintiff who shall
hold a Defendant or Defendants to bail fur a greater
sum than ;hey get a verolift for on the trial, shall
pay all costs, unless some good and probable cause is
,shewn to the contrary, 'ln this case the Plaintiffs
arrested and held the Defendant to hail for 161. 135.
whereas he declared only for tr I, t 2s. 64.. and re.
covered only 71. 25. 64. by a verdia ; being all that
was proved to be due.
Serjeant MARSHALL was of opinion, that as no
goOd or sufficient cause was shevo by the :Plaintiffs,
but that, On the contrary, their proceeding was very
improper and oppressive, the Rule for Plaintiffs to
pay all costs of the aElion, together with the costs
of this application, should be.made absolute,
This la the first case under this wholesome Sia.
cute that has come before any of the Courts shire
the passing of the AA.

The Agricultural Society for the County of Dor.
ham, at their last meeting held there, which was
very numerously attended, notwithstanding the
'very weather, adjudged and, paid the following re.
wards, viz, to JOHN NEMANI, Esq. of Houghton,
to guineas for the beat fat ox under four years old ;
to Mr. JAMys CLARKE, Of Burnagiil, 5 guineas, for
the best cow in milk, bred in Easington Ward ;,ifirid
to guineas to the same candidate fig the bestven
of five fat wethtr sheep under two years. old ; two
of which the Committee weighed alive, and after.
Wards ordered to be slaughtered, whet the weights
of each were found.to be as follow, viz. n”t. sheep
weighed, when alive, 1.761 b. wool, 411,. iota!,
t Solb. ; carcass, t 25111).-7The ,other sheep, when
alive, ,19,51 b. carcass .1331 b. Several new rm.
bets were allotted for, and eteded at this meeting,
which, w.o, kept-up and concluded with the greatest
harmoihv ; alitl we make no dbubt the institution
will continue to be produdive of the greatest, bene-
fit to the county, and to every one who is any way
engaged in the culture of ground and improve-
menv of stock.

St. MARe's (Scilly) Dec. 7.—On Saturday last I
was interred bete, under the discharge of military
honours, the body of Mr. He Nit HARL AND, a truly
veteran soldier, aged 73, in Hit,Majesty's service
ss years, the last 23 of which he enjoyed the sta.
tiun of nuster.gunner to this garrison, dwelling in
a comfortable house within the lines, to which con.
venient premises and excellent gardens are attached,
built purposely,'and were appropriated as a retreat
for meritorious service. During his arduous exer-
tions in tatliet days, his hair-breadth escapes were
many and various, two of which, the must 'their),
guished and providential, may suffice the still
Id be regretted defeat of General BRADDocx, he
fell near the side of a young American officer ; they
both, while warm, crawled from the spot a short
distance, into the bushes, and thereby escaped the
death stroke of the Indians. After the action,
the mother of this officer sent servants with horse)
to learn the fate of her son ; fortunately they were
descried near each other just able to speak ; they
were taken away together to the mother's house,
the son died, but HARLAND recovered. The late
General WASRINGION at this time was Major in
the English service, and HIMLAND has often been
heard to declare, that had the General embraced
the Majut's advice as to the mode of fighting the
enemy, the sad disaster would have been preyented.
At a tater period, by the
.powder barrels taking
fire while he was above in the house,. he was
with the windows and roof blown into an orchard,
and found hanging in an apple tree. His scars were
many, and a very large wound accompanied bun to
the grave.
Yesterday se'nnight a journeyman carpenter mar.
rawly escaped being crushed to death, by the falling
of a number of joists loaded with deals, in anew
house opposite the King and Queen, Brighton.—
One of the deals having providentiallY fallen edge,
ways, served as a prop, and just left room tot the
man to lie and breathe, tilt he was extricated from
his awkwat'd situation, and without mitesial injury.

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