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iteltier nor t -A24ablittiatiiiiiii
sure as to what might be the necessaries suited to the
condition of a priestess of this kind; whose teinpltvrai '
in Queen Anne-street East. The worship was, be--••
sides, not tolerated by the laws of this country, and
consequently the law would not compel payment for
the necessaries that might be required to carry it on.
The plaintiff was therefore nonsuited.
BRODGHTON V. REAVAN.
Mr. Serjeant Vityouatt stated that the defendant
was a Magistrate in Wales. He had been formerly
an officer of Militia, and had Met Miss Anne trough-
ton, the plaintiff, T a milliner, in Devonshire. They
cohabited together,'ind a boy was the fruit of their
intercourse. The plaintiff got a note of hand from
'the defendant for the payMent of 101. yearly,l'or seven
,;years, towards the maintenance of the child ; but he
.refusing toyay, she was compelled to bririg this ac-
siOn ; aria the Learned Serjeant expressed WS asto-
nishment at hearing that his Learned Brother (Best)
Wad been instructed to defend.
Mr. Serjeant Bisr, however, immediately gave np
the cause, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff.
Damages 261. and costs.
GOSLING V. CLARK.
This was an action for damages in consequence of
an assault. .
The plaintiff, it appeared, had been iii the habit of
holding up two fingers above his forehead When' he
saw the attendant, which sign of horns the latter con-
ceived to•be-iii intimation that he was a cuckold.--:r
Salle bloive passed in consequence between him aa4
the plaintiff. ' •
The holding up of .t ?teem was admitted on the
part of the plaintiff; but it was contended, that this
was a sign in masonry, and that neither honis nor .•
suckoldom were meant. Verdict for the plaintiff--;
Damages one Farthing.
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COURT OF ARCHES; DOCTORS COMMONS, DEC. 15. '
OSEOILSE, FALSELY CALLED SOLDUAS( V. SOLDHAII.
This was a suit Or proceeding of nullity of mar.
riage, brought on the part of the wife against her
husband, by reason of minority. •
This was an appeal from the Bishop of London's
Court, which Court ctisfnissed the suit, on the ground
that dissent, on the part of the mother of the _lady
was riot proved. It appeared from the proceedings,'
that the Mother (a widow during the minority of
her daughter) interniarried iii the name of Jackson,
whose real name was Buxton: .
The Learned Judge (Sir WM. 14YNNE) was of
minion, that the Mother 'being married to a person, a, • •
Lia a dctitiotks name, she still retained her power pf
consent, and that although she was unacquainted, with .
the Marriage at the time it was solemnized, yet, as
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she never expressed any dissent after it came to her
knowledge, he held it' to be a tacit consent, and there-
fore affirmed the sentence of the Couit below.

tattiT OF SESSION IN scortAsti,
lie-AcARTHUR v. CAMPBELL. - •
In this action for damages, the pursuer, Mr. Mac.-
arthur, was a clergyman of a dissenting congregation,
at Port Bannatyne in the island of Bute, and the de-
fender, Mr. Campbell, of Southall, a Justice of Peace,
for the county of. . Ar&yle. The pursuer having
gone over to Argyleshue, on the 10th of 'October,
1803,' to Colentha, to preach to such of his congre.
gation as resided there, he received an intimation
from Mr. Campbell, prohibiting him from preaching
on his estate. Under these 'circumstances, the pur-
suer proceeded to celebrate public 'worship on the
sea shore, within high water mark. During divine
service, Campbell, attended by his servants, or others,
seized Macarthur, aria sent him on board a vessel
.bound to Greenock, where he was delivered over
to the regulating officer of the impress service.
He was then put on board a frigate after passing
'into several other ships of wart and being detained
about a month, he was liberated, by an order from
the Board of Admiralty. • P•:•
• It was pleaded for the defender, that the Pursuer
baying formerly been in the navy, he stood in no
:better situation than that of another sailor, as liable
to be impressed. The Court, however, over-ruled
this plea, and found the defender liable in 1001. a-
tireaays. Against this judgment Mr. Campbell .p-
-d to the Inner House, but without success.

Saturday, in the Court of Common Pleas,; a, Mr.
Etswolurnit obtained a verdict against a Mr. Ws'.
cnoss, in an action on a bill of exchange for €ll2.
The bill was drawn on thts. defendant; he had re-
fused to accept it, but said he would pay it when it
became due ; and this pal'ole acceptance was held to ,
be good.
. ,
A shew-mats, named Ingram, under the apprehen-
sion of coming to want, Lttely star ved.himself to death,
at Gainsborough, though nearly 1001. in cash and •
bills, were found in his room.
A young man of the name of Caswell, or very re- •
spectable connections, has been committed to Stain-
ford gaol, for maliciously setting tire to the stack-
yard of a farmer at- Hormston.
On Sunday evening at the house of Mr. PEARJUM, : ,
in Charlotte-street, there was a party of about twelve •
persons, who 'fere spending the evening ; anal after
the supper cloth. had been withdrawn, one of the
Gentlemen present, Mr. Ctovas, who ' resided in
Portland-road, fell down and expired, whilst taking
a glass of wine. The deceased was a young Gentle- •
man in the 24th year of his age, cf independent for- •
tune, and was a suitor to the youngest of seven of Mrs.
P.'s daughters,who was present•at the awful visitation.
Mr. Staveley, of York Castle, has received his Ma- - •
jesty's gracious pardon for William Tindill, alias
Tindall, who was convicted of forgery at the last . ,
York As3izes, upon condition that he be. imprisoned
in the said Castle for two years. .
The Ticket No. 7081, drawn this day. a prize of
£5O, and entitled to the produce of the Grand Pnze
of 500 Tickets, deposited at the Bank of England,
as per Lot, No. 1, for the first day of drawing ttissay •
bets of the said 500 Tickets, are 5,001 to 5,25,4 .lo* ,
43.901 to 13,250, was .shared. in 1-half, littarter) . .
Ptb,„ and 2-16ths, by Sir JAitps Bititsreoms aside 4 • -
itiprietori:of the Lucky Lottery Offices, No. 11, -
ra ;No,. 37, Cohtll ; No. 38, klavmar t, -
;.:1444irst; dais's sand . rnNo. 269, In' the Strand .•
w ;are
;racket's mat Stares are now settyig,. Warranted un-
atainigfaiehe nett Grand Prize d-600 TicAots, for
the 2d• 'Of drawing, which. Will be ou Tues.sar
next, the 20th instant.

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