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London, England, 1808-07-15 00:00:00

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. Yowlers v. sanrue sea.
This was an action brought by -Miss Margaeeel
Fowles against the Defendant, Sheriff of Middlesex, I
to recover back certain articles of household farnie
ture, which she alledged bad been unlawfully seized,
they being her property. The Defendant pleaded
that the goods were not her property, but belonged
to Major Davison.
The case was stated by Mr. Scrjeant Coselteee
from 'whose statement it appeared, that the Plaintiff
had purchased the furniture of the Major' and had
them conveyed to her residence, No. 1, Islorthumber-
lantlestreet, New Road, Mary-la-bonne ; that she in-
tended to 'commence business in the straw hat line—
v4tve the creditors of the Major (Messrs. Savage and
Walker, coachmakers), issued against the goods in
question a writ of Afr. and swept them all of. He
should prove, that the transaction as between Mist
Fowles and the Major was a bona Pe one, and there-
fore the consideration of the Jury would be, the quan-
tum of damages.
Either Platt, servant to Miss Fowles, stated, that,
four men came about nine or ten o'clock on a Mon-
day evening, the latter end of January, and shewed,
her mistress the writ of execution. Her mistress et-
hibited her receipts for"the goods, but they left a man'
in possession till Fri whenevery article, save a
few pans and saucepans, were removed from the
premises by virtue of the authority of the writ. The
witness proved that a great many articles of these
goods were brought from Alsop's-place, the residence
o 7 the Major.
A Mr. Simons, a linen draper ; Mr. Norris, an,
upholsterer; Mr. Price, a glass-seller I Mr. Bulmer,
floor cloth seller, and several other persons, proved
the delivery of some articles, which Miss Fowles
paid for.
Joseph Rhodes, at present Clerk in the Bank of
England, but formerly erntloyed by the Major in
copying papers and doing errands for him respecting
Andrews the famous swindler, stated that he recol-
lected Miss Fowles agreeing for the furniture, and
paying some money down. The Major was extremely
distressed for money at that time—the sum she was
to pay for the furniture was, he believed, about 2001.
He admitted that Miss Fowles took all her meals in
Alsep's-buildings.
Mr. Searle, Collector of Taxes, proved, that he put
a distress in for taxes to NorthuMberland-street, after
the things were removed.
Major Davison was then called to prove the sale
of his furniture to Miss F. He stated that she was
going into the straw hat business, and agreed to give
him 2001. for the furniture-1001. was paid, and the
remainder was to be paid within the year. He was
shewn several receipts for monies on account, which
he identified as his hand writing. He declared that
the transaction was a bona file one.
On his cross examination, he said, that he 'had be-
come acquainted with Miss Fowles through the me-
dium of Mrs. Morris, his housekeeper, whom he had
relieved from prison—that she slept fur some nights
with Mrs Morris, and was a mere viciter,
(Some questions were then put to the witness re
specting Miss Fowles, when the Major requested the
protection of the Court against them, as he was a
married man]. ,
The Major proceeded, and admitted that Miss
Fowles had slept with another person in his house—he
denied that he had ever said the goods hi question
were his property—admitted that some election
books, music books, and old trunks, were his pro-
perty--that the picture of a Lady was painted in
India, which picture was amongst those seized—ad-
mined that he slept one night in Northumberland-
street ; and that he is at present in the rules of the
Fleet Prison.
Mr. Wilson, auctioneer, proved that the goods sold
for 2711.45. 6d.
This was the substance of the evidence.
Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD contended that his clients,
Messrs. Savage and Co. must have a verdict ; for it
was evident that the furniture was the Major's—in-
deed it was idle to suppose that such costly trappings
could be the property of a young person, journeywo-
man to a straw hat maker, who had no friends of her
own to purchase them—the trappings were more fit
for a modern lass, than a decent tradeswoman about
to begin the world. A more gross case of suspicion
never came into a Court of Justice, it was a colour-
able sale to defeat the just creditors. Messrs. Savage
and Co. had entrusted the Major with carriages to the
amount of 3701. and he now sought to deprive them
of a part of their levy. He should prove by evi-
dence, that the Major had acknowledged the goods
to be his property, and, therefore, his clients would
be entitled to their verdict.
Frederick Fisher. a Serjeant at Mace of the City of
London, stated that the Majothad lodged at hishouse
in the Old Bailey—that he told the witness that Sa-
vage had got all she goods in Middlesex, and he
wished him to get t'aem-back if possible--he did not
care what it cost him, so that the Plaintiff received no
benefit from them. The witness declined interfering.
He then wished the witness to claim the goods in the
Old Bailey, as he expected an execution against
them—this was also declined, and the Major removed
his goods. The Major told him that Miss Fowles had
lived with him as his wife.
Mrs. Morris was next called. She stated that she
became acquainted with the Major in- the King's
Bench prison from which she was relieved by him,
and called afterwards to thank him at Durweston-
street, where a Miss Graham lived. He then made
the witness an offer to come and live in his house un-
til she got a better situation. " She accepted the offer,
and Miss Fowles was in the habit of visiting her. At
that time she worked with a Mrs. Odell? in the straw
hat business, and lived at. her aunt's in Hemming's-
row. She afterwards came to reside at the Major's,
and slept with him. The Major wishedto have thefur-
niture assigned to the witness ; but Mr. Castles, the
Ittonmy, said that could not be, as she was a mar-
ried woman—ehe, hottever, paid bills, and acted in
every other respect as the ostensible proprietor until
she quitted in August last.
On her coss enunination, she said that her hns-
band's name is Joseph Morris; an attorney, to whom
she had been married twenty-one years—that she re-
sided with the Major by her husband's leave, but
e being drawn up—that she lard for-

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meily lived in lreiand, but never had been taken up
on a criminal, shook, rthalailAik Fowles
-was a virtuotisigninhE'slte' iritroehiCed'hei to the
Major, 13ettie4 that tawririalle the *ajoe& 1)0u-ag,
in ins absence, .iteceirketle forirostitates,or that No-
blemen anS Geptloinea canso for the purpose of
,meeting Ladies—aever received SOL for the purehase
of Fanny's vittne,or„the virtue of any otheryoung girl.
Sir JAaas MAttsfizto here observed, that the case
.was cleat enough. It was impossible a young girl,
under such circumstances, could have money to pur-
chase the goods which she now claimed.
The Plaintiff was accordingly nonsuited.

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COURT OF KING'. Iite.PICV, iUL' 14.
Tflll 1U$(O. BROWN Alt, .608/LR7I. .
An attempt was made to postpone the trial of ttits
case, on affidavits by the Defendant Edward Williani
Roberts, Esq. Barrister at Law; that a yotrng woman
of the name of Dinah Young was a material witness
for his defence, and by Samuel Coles, describing him-
self Gentleman, Who swore that he had seen Dinah
Young that naorning, and that she was at the dine
in strong convulsion fits, which would render it
possible for her to be present at the trial this day.
The ATTOIINEIC GENZUAL not being satisfied of the
truth of the statement in the affidavits, the Defendant
Roberts was called on, and asked if the person Samuel
Coles, who had made the affidavit as to the situation
of Dinah Young, was pot his (Mr. Roberts's) servant
This he denied.--Q. Was he not the person of that
name who had been his servant ? A. He had been
his servant, but had ceased to be so for more than
twelve snonths.—Q. How had be so speedily acquir-
ed the tide of Gentleman ? A. Having ceased to act
in a servile capacity, and following no oter'avcica-
don, the description of Gentleman" selrnd 'the

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mast proper.
After some little intetval Cole himself was foe td,
and. on being examined by Lord Et t, fal-
sified the material pan of his own affidavit, by con=
fessing that lie had not seen Dinah Young in convul-
sion fits, as he there deposed, but that she he-self had i
told him that she had been in that state, and was so
weak in consequence, that she was unable to attend.
The trial was then ordered to proceed.
The ATTORNEY ntn M. opened a case, to the
leading features of which the public are to strangers.
This was an indictment charging Robert Brown, Ed.
ward William Roberts, and Dorothea Brown, alias
Dorothea Roberts, alias Dorothea Cele, with conspi-
ring together to give false descriptions of themselves,
and of their circumstances and simations in life, for
the sake of defrauding all who could be induced to
deal with them, of their property, goods, and chattels.
He proceededto detail the act of the defendant Brown,
and of a lady who appeared as his wife, in a house,
No. 36, Great Ceram-street, in the months of Au-
gust, September, and Octobir within which time an
ironmonger of the name of Hancock, an upholsterer
of the name of Bailie, another upholsterer of the
name of Rackstraw, a coal-merchant of the name
of Peck, and others, had been defrauded of propetty
to the amount of several hundred pounds. Mr.
Brown and his lady carne to the shops of these trades-
men, sometimes on foot, sometimes in their chariot.
Mr. Brown was represented, both by himself, and in
presence of the lady, as a person of the greatest re-
spectability, who had considerable landed property in
Scotland, was a wine merchant in the City, and had
considerable cargoes on board of different vessels at
sea. After some time, Mr. Roberts, who during the
former part of those transactions had been in the
Fleet, arrived. Things were then changed ;—Mr.
Brown came only occasionally to the house ; and the
lady, who was formerly known by the domestic ser-
vants as Mrs. Brown, became, with the furniture, the
property 'of Mr. Roberts, and was known by his
name. When the tradesmen who had furnished their
goods, however, alareeed at the rumours which were
flying about, came to look after their property, they
found it in the possession of Sheriff's oflicGrs, who'
had taken it in execution on a bond in judgment,
granted by the Defendant Brown, to the other Drefen-
dant. Roberts himself was, at the time, d.neefed by
one of the tradesmen in a bed room with the lady
whom he had formerly known as Mrs. Brown ; and
on being questioned how he had taken out the execu-
tion in question, denied that it was his process, but
that it had been taken out by a brother of his, a bar-
rister in Lincoln's Inn.

These facts were clearly made out by the evidence
of Mr. Hancock, Mr. Bailie, Mr. Rackstraw, Szc.
Mr. MARRYATT, as Counsel for the Defendants,
maintained, that evidence of more than one of these
alledged offences could not be given in one indict-
ment. As well might a person be charged in one in-
dictment with four or five highway robberies, and the
suspicion arising from the one accusation be adduced
as a sort of auxiliary proof leading to condemnation
on the other.
Lord ELLENsoaouctt asked, could not a person be
indicted for being a common cheat ? and what did
the present indictment charge, but that the Defen-
dants conspiring to carry on the trade of common
cheats, had, in furtherance of that obj ,ct, given false
descriptions of themselves, and thereby committed
frauds against those tradesmen who wouli deal with
them. To make out such a charge it was necessary
that the instances shiauld be accumulated, in order to
the formation of the aggregate.
The servant of the Defendants in the house, No. ,
36, Great Coram-street, swore, that during the first
three weeks of his residence in the family, Mr. Brown
and the lady alone occupied the apartments, she being
then known as Mrs. Brown ; but that after Mr. Ro-
berts' appearance, Brown only occasionally came to
the house, and the lady was ordered to be known by
the name of Mrs. Roberts only.
Mr. MARRYATT submitted to the Jury, that the
case, as laid in the indictment, was not made out. It
appeared, that Mr. Roberts had been in the Fleet
down to the 25th of September, if not later ; it was,
therefore, going far indeed, to hold, that he was a party
or privy to any representations made by the other
Defendants, for nearly two •months preceding that
period.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL replied.
Lord ELLENBOROIiGII addressed the Jury, laying it
down, that the subsequent conduct of Roberts argued
strongly his original privity to the whole transaction.
He left it with them, however, to say, which, If any
of the parties were guilty of the Conspiracy charged
against them. The Jury, without hesitation, found
aD the parties suilty.

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PRIZE MONEY.
. The tail.* lediatt Foto 4004 Amu tb4 o4ploss grill
distrilattat to tilt teksOs Vl' the Kim-A kohternat M tftl; Cap-
tire, on the 27th and '2,llth trofssnier.Ne. IS, Holborn-tourt,
Ors?, fanssadto the Army 22116..14 .Pailoanall.ewaral nth-
snail, on the saint days; and the "fin resfAled.ll each {
place on Wedetesdrts int! l'huf sdayg.
The Oberon, for is Ratifia, on the ISM of Novernbtr, 1807
eras paid on hoard yesterday, and wi# he recaliedat No. 20, ;sior,
folk-street. Strand, on Tuesdays and Ftfti4s.
The Challenser, for the rapture of is hiergareteetil* rtipe•
tanee-onthe 29th of A ptil, 1807, was psid this 01.1.16 tt9. "'
Ckment's Inn,' anif Will be there te-tgia itdd
Fridays.
The Boadicea, for the capture of le General Coattails, 6n the
:;:lidoet- January, 1808; was paid on beard this day, and will be.
at the same slob* luldr Ale its tkeabovei '

CORN EXCHANOE. 14-ak-i.:ANts MIN 14.
The Orkali et' Wheat to-dliy, *Mbar* short /*midriff's sup-
ply, sales in this trade are dull, eW seaonds, with asievi9r (Put
41es, do not fetch last prices-o-Siarce any Barley.or White Peas,
*bleb are fully at last litotatlan.:•-•deans el the tido kinds-are
tlwr dearer-The-supplies of f:Oals are rather considerable, bat Me;
arielt Is named rather higher, and terms of Flour at our last quo-
tddott.'
alums at etraaanelr, i4P1533.1 1 SOT
wheat, 575. 725,, 825. Beam (old) 625. 675..
sne diteo' 945. 88S: ".• dfitos(dld) 575. 635.
RV", 466. 4506. .-" ' 'SOL .i!tols 38g. 49,- 131. •
Barley, 421. els. • Poland ditto, 445. 455.
Malt, 645. 745. Potatoe ditto, tes.
White Peas (boilers), I 205.1401. Rape Seed, 364.10 391.
Grey ditto, 51'.585.
Pine Flour Oos. 6N.'6EIN-SeChnds X. 31. 4305.
PRICE OF HOPS IN THE BOROUGH MARKET.
Bags,Kent SI. 14s. to 41. Its Pockets 31. 101. to SI. Os.
Sestet 31. 40s. to 41. 4s. • Si. 10s. to 41. 10s.
Farnham 61. 6s. to 71. Os.
PRICE OF HAY AND TRAW IN SMITHFIELD.
Meadow Hay 6L 0,. to 6L 15 . Clover' • Ill L-301 to 71. 151:
Nate iltto 51. Os. to 51. 15s. Straw "1111" *to EIL 85

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ISIILY'tL -
Oa the instant, at Weftwood,llinitas, sbike, the
I.aay of Charles lA'almrsley, Esq. 1E44 pgp. . . .

MARRIEP • •-
On Mosby the 12th instant, as PincraS, Weis. e **.-
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M hisstsoss,
MI Captain in his Majesty's sth CArriion Battalion, to Miss
Dent, niece of lames Moore, Esq. of Perey-street.

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