The Sun.
London, England, 1818-10-27 00:00:00

WILSON V. DICKSON AND. OTHERS.

This was a case fOr special argument, atispg
°lit of an 'award
,made.liy Mr. Oitizt.a.cF,. =The
',yard originated
sfrOin to aCtion,on the case,
Li ought against three perions,
,asloint owinets of
the shin Hope, on board of which the plaintiff,
Nr. Wilson, a merchants had shipped goons 100
Senegal and Goree. The'Hope was taken by ait
American privateer, anti her cargo nearly &a-
lloyed. She was re-captured by- one of the
Mug's frigates, and carried, into Bersuuda, where
the defendant Dickson s.old.th:e retnajnder of the
cargo, without the authority from the shipper of
the goods, and the further prosecution of the sitiy-
age was lost. ,The plaintiff brought, his action,
and a verdict was taken by consent for 20,000/.
subject to the aivald of Mr. GAZECRH: win,. re-
duced the verdict to the sum of 3,1961. Divers
points of late arose in the course of Ole evidence,
Wilich, in this instance, were su6mitted to. the

Court.
Mt. RICHARDSON was heard in support of the
award ; and Mr. SCARLETTcpntended, that the
amount of damages found by Mr..GiZELEE ought
to be reduced by 10001. •
The Court were decidedly with Mr. SCAIILUTT
in- his view of the point,, and the judgment was,
that the plaintiff was entitled to the sum awardcd
by Mr. GAZEL.RE, deducting 10001..
Another question, arising out of a.policy, of in-
surance case, occupied a considerable portion of
the day.

SURREY SESSIONS: HORSESIONGER-LANE, OcT. 26.

•1114 X V. • DIRT.,

Mr. NOLAN -stated; that this . Was an indict- !
went instituted by William: Williarns*,:.Esq. of,l
bin-lane,-Banker, against the defend;tit,john
Bill, driver oi the hackney-cOacb.o. 817,
an outragethis assaniz, .•.by the defendant wilfully
driving bis coach against.' the -Og of the. prosecu-
tor, in which he was riding, attended by his
groom, and added, that the public were stitch in-
debtvd to the prosecutor, :who, at the sacrifice of
a portion of his wealth, and which was of more,
consequence to hint, his time, had thus laudably
instiluted the present prosecution. He theta pro-
ceeded to call 'evidence:
Mr. XVilliaiti the prosecutor, stated,
that as he was passinglthroogh Blacknian-street,.
Borough, on Satnrd4, the- 22d November Last,
between the Ous nt !Ola arid five o'clock; in the
afternoon, in his:gig, attended by his groom, be-
ing on theilproper side of 'he toad, the defendant,
in the endeavour to pass furiously, drove his coach
-a.g3inst the cheise,A the prosecutor, and in thatH
elitLavour came-in contact with the chaise, so as
to drag it a cousiderahle distance, to the immi-
nent danger of • the prosecutor's lite, and upon.
which, the latter remonstrating on the defendant's
couduet,!he:reeeived,the most insoleht language.
.. Mr. John Thomas Taylor, irou-merchant, of
Upper Thames-street, who was ootside passenger
of a stage coach passin.g at the time; and who vo-
luntarily handed the .prosecutor his address, in
case his evidence ,should he necessary, corrobo-
rated the prosecutor, as did also the lattee*
groom.
Tice CHAIRMAN then charged the Jury, who
found the detendant Guilty. tie .was theta ten-
..
tenced to one month's imprisonment.

NEW STREET COMPENSATION CASES.
On Tuesday, the..2ofh, and Wednesday, the
21st init.rhe foilowing Claims for Comvensarion,
from the New Street Commissioners, Caine on to
be tried'heforet he High Bailiff, at the New Ses-
sions house, Westmirs'er
A Claim, made .by. Mr. Hector Campbell, of
24371. 45. for the sale. of two houses., Nos. i 54
and 155,
,in. Swallow,street ; which claim the
Jury reduced to 14001.
. A Cairn, !ride. by
,Messrs. Bogaert and ,Storr,
of 233i1. for the, sale of two houses, Nos. 22 and
23, Air-street, and for loss of trade and damages
occasioned by removal; which Claim the Jury
reducei to 14001.
A Claim, made V,gr;Barber, of 24161. Os 3d.
for the sale, of his remaining interest in a house,
No. 129, in Jermyu-street, and for damages sus-
tained by the operation of the Act,. and the re-
moval of his business ; which thin( the July re-
duced to 7001.
A Claim,, made by gr. Pyler, of 21,8091. for
the sale of sundry freehold . hous.es, in Swallow-
street ; which was settled• by compromise for
20,0001.

A NEW GAME.--A toy-merchant in Paris has
succeeded in the invention of a novel source of
ainusement, which he calls the Military Game.
at once analogous to the games of draughts and
chess. It is played upon a topographical chart,
divided inter squares like alrought-board ; two
armies, each Consisting•of one Geneial, fOur Of-.
ricers, and is soldiers, furnished. with four
bridges, mutually attack and defend according to
special rules, which render the victory uncertain
fo! a considerable time. Each piece is -made-to-
advance in a parricOar manner, either to the at-
tack of places marked on the board, or to the
passage of rivers over
.which the flying bridges
btve been thron, The .game is won by the ad-
v'"rse party, when he succeeds in blocking the
enemy's army, or in reducing its numbers to the
General Hail one soldier Only. The printed re-
gniations for the game are very simple.
A farmer in Somersetshire died lately, leaving
Property IC, the amount of 20,0001. and a ward-
robe which was valued at two shillings and six-
peftc:e ! _
- e is at this time residing near the church,
at Strabane, in Ireland, an old soldier, of the
nitrite of -John Dorman, who has attained the
great age of above fine hundred and nine years, he
being. born . • '-•