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London, England, 1808-01-06 00:00:00

the privilege.of gaugingraU lieltus-rs coming into the
city, port, and liberties of London.
After a few minutes consideration, the Merle-
turned a verdict for the Plaintiffs--Damages Ott!•"'

FROM-.T.ASTNIGHTTIGAtt'ITE.
MiLITAY
Commission in the Iktor.,Jetshire Regiment of Militia;
signed hy the Lord Lieutenant.
Thomas Coffin, (Jot to baLleitteolat, vice Layton, resigned.
Dated Oct. 81,1807.
Commission in the Royal North Gloucester Regiment •
of Militia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant. •
. Taylor, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated Dee. 7, 1807. ,
imnitssion in the Bedfordshire Militia, signed by the
Lord Lieutenant.
George Bedford, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated Dec-1k 1807.
lmmissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant.for the
County of Kent. Dated Dec. '23, 1807.
Ashford Volunteers.
;tenant Richard Greenhill to be Captain, vice Haffenden, re-
aligned.
3iistsign Jobn Norwood to be Lieutenant, vice Greenhill.
--,tumissions in the West Worcester Volunteer Infan-
trr,- signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County
of Worcester.
Benjamin Newcombe, Esq. to be Captain. Dated Dec. ',ll , 1807.
tut Turner Whitgrove, Esq. to be ditto. Dated Dec. r. 2, 1807.
)mmissions in the 43d, or Argyll and Bute Regi-
ment of Militia, signed by the Lord Lieutenant.
Lieutenant David tturray to be Captain, vice Mtintyre. Dated
Oct. 8,1807.
,be Lieutenants--1- *sign Alexander AnderSON, vice Murray.
Dated Oct. 8, 1807.
.nsign Charles Stewart, vice M 'DougalL Dated Oct. 25, 1807.
:nsign John M'Killigen, vice Campbell. Dated as above.
• be Ensigns—Alexander Isil•Farlatte, Gent. vice Anderson.
Dated Oct. 8, 1807.
under Arnatt, Gent. vice Stewart. Dated Oct. 25,1807.
Robert Clarke, Gent. vice Killigan. Dated as above.
To be Assistant-Surgeon—Neil Campbell, Gent. vice Maclaine.
Dated as above.

BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
wary 19. George Wake, of Morpeth, Northumberland, brewer,
at ten, at Guildhall, London.
BANKRITPTS.
William Chowne, of Exeter, linen-draper, dealer and chapman, to
suarcuder January 12, 20, and February 16, at eleven, at the
Globe Tavern, Exeter. Anomie", Mr. Anstice, Inner Temple,
London ; or Mr. Warren, Exeter.
'illiain Cox the elder, of Chichester, Sussex, dealer in earthen-
are and clu.pman, January 19, at five, at the Crown inn, Stone,
Staffordshire, January 90, and February 16, at eleven, at the
White Lion Inn, Lane End, in Staffordshire. Attornies, Mr.
AVil ton, King's Bench Walks, Temple, London ; or Mr. Seeker-
son, of Stafford.
frohn Holtham, of Gloucester, wine-merchant, dealer and chap-
man, February 1,2, and 16, at ten, at the Boothall Inn, Glou-
cester. Attornies,,Mr. George Chilton, Exchequer Office, Lin-
cubes Inn, London ; or Mr. W. C. Ward, Gloucester.
glut Heskin, of Liverpool, straw hat manufacturer, dealer and
chapman, January 2s, 29, and February 16, at eleven, at the
George Inn, Liverpool. Attornies, Mr. Forrest, Liverpool ; or
Mr. Windt, John-street, Bedford-row, London.
DIVIDENDS.
i emery 12. John Creatrix Smith, late of Dyer's-court, Alderman-
bury, London, insurance-broker, at eleven, at Guildhall.
in. le. Edmund Rodd, of London-street, London, merchant,
at ten, at Guildhall
1. 15. Thomas Robinson, of Liverpool, timber-merchant and
butcher, at eleven, at the Globe Taveni, Liverpool.
in. 12. George Shepherd, of Stanhope-street, Clare Market,
wine and brandy-merchant, at eleven, at Guildhall.
;an. 13. Samma Storr, of Wisbcch St. Peter's, Cambridgeshire,
plumber, glazier and painter, at eleven, at the Rose and Crown
Inn, Wisbcch St. Peter's.
in. 13, Joseph Main, late of Northampton, ironmonger, at six,
etthe George Inn, Northampton.
Jan. 12. Rich .rd Farr, late of Woonton, Herefordshire, timber-
-merchant, at ten, at the Greyhound Inn, Hereford.
Int. IS. James Woof, of Ryder's-court, Middlesex, glover and
Radler-seller, at eleven, at Guildhall.
Jan. 3a, John Marten Sawyer, Joseph. Fletcher Trueman, and
Jos,* Powell, of Cannon-street, Landon, merchants, brokers,
and copartners, at eleven, at Guildhall.
Jan, O. Thomas Chaplin, of Kingston-upon-Hatt, merchant, at
sieves, at the George Inn, Kingston-upon-Hull.
ten. S. John. Scott and Charles Stewart Bisset, both of Liverpool,
liqvor-merchants, at twelve, at the Globe Tavern, Liverpool.
Yin. 9. Limes Parnell, of Deal, Kent, innkeeper and vintner, at
ten, at the Guildhall, Canterbury.
lan. 8. William Ogilvy that younger, George Nfylne, and John
Chalmers, of Jeffreys-square, London, merchants and copart-
ners, at ten, at Callahan.
lan. 8. George Chipps, late of Cecil-street, Strand, Middlesex,
taykir, it ten, at Guildhall.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
Jahn Pins and Robert G. Giles, December 81,1807.
Samuel Jones, \Valiant Jones, Lewis Loyd, William Fox, Arden
Hubse, and Edward Loyd of Luadon and Manchester, bank-
ers, December 25, 1807.
Iffitehanan, Steven, and Co. of Glasgow, March 1,1806.
Wilfiarn White, Charles White, and Richard Dames, of Manches-
ter, liquor-manufacturers,December 4,1807.
panel Miall aria John Miall, of Poftsea, brewers, Dee. 31, 1807.
J. Porelain and J. Keys, of London, December 26, 1807.
John Kerfoot and Edward Kirby, of Garstang, Lancashire, sacking
manufacturers, August 5,1807.
John Thomas Janice, Thomas Lewis, and Henry Dickson, of
Queen-street, Cheapside, Hamburgh merchants, Dec. 31,1407..
Ralph Waddilove, of Aiasteorth Mill, and George Barwise, el
Manchester, calico-printers, March 1, 1806.
Robert Barber and Charles Lancaster, of Compton-street, West.
miuster, pawnbrokers, December 28, 1807.
Richard Jerrard, jun. and Peter Brown, of Weymouth, plumbers,'
December 25,1807.
lames Lawton and John Lawton, of Delph, Saddleworth, York-
shire, clothiers, August 20, 1807.
Jolts Robertson and John Pirie, brokers, Threadneedle-street, De.l
(-ember al, 1607.
Thames Bradley and William Robinson, of Renaletun, Lanes-.
shire, sizers, October 17, 1807.
James i'ritribey, John Bell, and Benjamin Howard, of Martin's
lane, Cannon-street, wholesale toymen, Dec. 41,1807.
Robert James Roberta and Thomas Roberts, of the Pouhry ,gold-
smith', ace. December 31,1807.
'Charles Ikaghtly and Thomas Kinnersley, of Bungay, Suffolk, pub-
. illieft,'Auguit 17,1807.
-Rephan:Leightsks and George Leighton, of Cold-bath-squere,
boakbiltdePsianuat'y 1,1808.
John Baldwen and John Cbeetham, of Manchester, cotton-mer-
chants, October 20, 1807,
7oseph eavary, Banks Farrand, and Edward Slteldrick, of Cheap-
side, goldsmiths ,December 31,1807.
Jobe Guntborpe and William Williams, of Little Newport-street,
Wee minster, metes mercers, November 30, 1807.
Ann Riley and Elizabeth Farrow, Governesses, Albion House,
Epsc nt, December 25, 1807.
S. Tartan and Charles Lane, of South-street, Manchester-square,
'arrow, Dee. 32, 1807.
William Robson and Titus Keymer, of Friday-street, warehouse-
men, Dec. 31,1807.
Thomas Bird and George Woods Bird, January 1,1808.
George Whitchead, Son, and Co. Blackwell-hall-faeter,, Dec. 3,
1807.
Csouldiny, Phipps, D'Almaine, and Co. of New Bond-street, musi-
cal instrnment-rnanufacturers, &c. January 1, 1808.
:Richard lelbtart, late of Kegworth, and Samuel Caldwell, of tia-
them, L _icestershire, febrnesmiths, December 17, 1805.
Roses Green and George Alcock, of Kingston-upon-Hull, builders
and joiners, Jan. 1, 1807.
Townahend and Charles Townahend, of Newgate-street,
London, wholesale jewellers, June 80, 1806.
J. Poulain and J. Keys, London, January 4, 1808.
John Richardby, John Cleagh, Nich. Cobb Collison, Joseph Teale,
Joseph Starkey, and John Groves, of Graceche rd.-sleet, whole-
sale linen-drapers, Dec. 31, 1807.
Charles Lambert, Gabriel Gillett, and Hugh Edwards, of Crest
Saint Helen's, Bishopsgate-street, London, East-India Agents,
Janus'', 1, 1808.
lames Anderson and 'Thorax, Bennett, late of Seething-lane,
dealers in hides and skins in the hair, Dec. 25, 1806.
Richard Newton and John Greenway, of Bilaton, japanners, Sep-
timber 26, 1307.
Richard Walker, jun. and James Edward Yonge, of St. James's-
street, Westminster, apothecaries, Dec. 81, 1807.

LIM' INTELLIGENC:E.

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• COURT OF KINGS 'S BENCH; DY, . 1, 1807.
'llllllll,OliP tIILIMIDIt AND CORPORATION Or THE CITY
I
, , : •OT LONDON v. EEICIITON LONG, E.SQ.
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!Oa; an ,action brought against the defendant,
as • of the London Dock Company, com-
plaining that the 'latter had usurped the authority
claimed by the plaintiffs of gauging all wines, oils,
and other gaugeable merchandiz.e winch should come
to the port-of London.
The ATTORNEY GERERAL stated, that the present
action was of very portance, inasmuch as it
eti
was to decide wh e City of London was to be
l:hn
Icontinued.-in a right ley had enjoyed since the reign
of Edward IV. or whether, on the contrary, the Lon-
don Dock Company was.-to divest them of that pri-
vilege, by assuming it to themselves. Previous to the
time of Edward IV. the right of gauging all liquors
that came into the city of London formed a part of
the prerogative of the Crown, and the profits derived
from that source were added to the revenue. In the
18th year of the reign of that King, this privilege
was, zranted to the City of London for a considera-
tion-of 70001. at that period an immense sum of mo-
ney. By subsequent charters from different Monarchs,
particularly Charles I. and James H. this right was
confirmed, and additions made to it. Since the open-
ing of the London Docks, the City had been depriv-
ed of this privilege by that Company, who claimed it
under the Act of Parliament which had passed for
their erection at Blackwall. The Learned Counsel
admitted, that, by Ole words of the charter of Ed.
ward IV. the right of gauging was confined to- the
I City, neither mentioning the liberties or the Port of
I London ; but he contended, that this charter did not
'intend to restrict to any such narrow limits the privid
lege granted 1 for if such were to be construed that
meaning, the city had given the sum of 70001. for a
right worth almost nothing. But the context of the
same instrument skewed that King Edward IV.
Z7no such design when he made the grant. Even
supposing, however, that the word •' city" were
.taken in its literal sense, still the plaintiffs contended
that they might explain the charter, by immemorial
'custom, by the mode in which the city had constant.
ly executed this right from the earliest times. At this
.moment the Learned Cotinsel had 101 witnesses in
his brief, all of syhom -could prove, that the City not
only gauged wines, oil, &c. it the Isle of Dogs, but
even much beyond Gravesend, far below which place
the limits of the Port of London extended. The Act
of Incorporation of the London Dock Company it-
self was direct evidence of the right of the city ; for
the Legislature had there expressly reserved all the
rights, privileges, and customs of London inviolable.
Mr. Power, Mr. Strictland, Mr. Foot, Mr. Brewin,
Mr. Wright, Mr. Trisley, Mr. Newman, Mr. Price,
Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Copeland, Mr. Lingham, Mr.
Waller, and other witnesses, deposed to the usage of
the city in exercising the right, under the charter, Far
beyond the limits of the city, particularly ut Green-
land Dock, Deptford, and Southwark.
The different charters under which the plaintiffs
claimed were then put in, and passages were read
from them, by which it appeared, that the limits of
the port of the city were horn Stains Bridge to
Yendal.
Mr. Serjeant BEST, on the part of the defendant,.
insisted, that the plaintiffs had not made out.by the
evidence the claim stated in the declaration. ' They
had stated, that they were entitled to gauge wines
under all circumstances, whereas the iirtnesses spew-
ed, that they ha.l only gauged wines which were for
sale. He contended, that the charter itself was inva•
-
lid. because the Crown had no pastier by prerogative
to make such a grant. The gauger of the Crown
was employed to collect the duties, and the Learned
Counsel was at a loss to know how the King could
have authority, without a legislative - enattinetit, to
appoint an. officer to enter upon the premises of pri-
vate individuals, to perform his digy upon• any li-
quors which might be imported. The Learned Ser.
„leant referred to different Acts of Parliament in the
reigns of Edward 111. Richard 11. and Henry VI. to
shew, that by law an officer could not be appointed.
to guage under.all circumstances, but only where the
liquors were intended to he sold. He per agreed
with the Attorney Genefal, hi saying that the char-
ter did extend toil* port; but he insisted that it could
not apply to the liberties of London, so wide in their
extent. The terms of the charter itself were not to be
perverted ; the best wav of s'hewing the intention of
the grantor was to look at the instrument itself, and
next to examine other charters in parimaterid, to wilt
I in what sense the word "city" was to be understood.
From both these sources of information, it was obvi.
1 ous, that the word city was not to be considered to
apply to the liberties. Usage was the last kind- of
testimony to be resorted to in a case of this nature.- :
IlThe Attorney Generil had observed, that the Dock
Act confirmed this right of the city ; but Mr. Serjeant
Best, on the contrary, insisted that it was the strongest
largument against the claim of the plaintiffs, because
the legislature had recognized no such right, and de-
creed that the customs of the city only were to be
kept uninjured by the ope'ration of the statute. On
these grounds, he contended, that ;he verdict should •
be greet in in favour of the defendant.
ELLimaoaouon addressed the Jury at consi-
derable length, observing upon many of the topics
urged on both sides of the case. The testimony re-
specting the usage of the city had been resorted to,
to construe the terms of the charter of Edward IV. ;
I and perhaps that evidence had carried the exercise of
the privilege farther than the right could be main-
tained. It was most probable that the oath of office
was coeval with the charter ; and there it was stated,
that the gauger was to gauge all liquors within the
city of London and the liberties of the same ; and
notwithstanding no limit had been assigned to the
liberties, yet it seemed to be the intention of the in-
strument to give a right to gauge within the city, the
port, and the liberties. By several ,
and by passages in the same grant
packers and coroners, it seemed that
vious intention of the grantor to gi%
extensive right. His Lordship did
Crown could not maix this grant
without an Act of Parliament, because,
charters of a similar. nature had
similar circumstances. Upon the v.
' Justice left it to the Jury to determine,
all the circumstances, considering 0-
oath of office, and the testimony
tom, the plaintiffs were not still

IRISH IeffSTERIES AND MORALITIES.
It appears from the records of Ireland, that those
Dramas. called Ilfysterier and Norilsk', and which I
preceded the present Tragedy and Comedy, were oc- ,
casionally exhibited in Dublin previous to the reign '
of Henry VIII. ; they were usually performed
at Christmas. Thomas Fitzgerald, Earl of Kildare,
and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in the year 1528, was
invited to a new play every day in Christmas, Arland
Usher being then Mayor, and Francis Herbert and
John Squire, Bailiffs, wherein the Tailors acted the
part of Adam and Eve ; the Shoemaker: represented
the story of Crispin and Crivianus ; the Vintnersacted
Bacchus and his story ; the Carpenters that of Joseph
and Mary ; Vulcan, and what related to him, was
acted by the Smiths : and the Comedy of Ceres, the
Goddess of Corn, by the Bakers. Their stage was
erected on' Hoggin Green, now College Green,
and on it the Priors of St. John of Jerusalem, of the
Blessed Trinity, and of Allhallows, caused two plays
to be acted, the one to be representing the Passion of
Our SAvloot, and the other the several Deaths which
which the Apostles suffered. From this record it
should seem that it was customary with the Chief
Magistrates of Dublin to invite the Lord Lieutenant
'to a new play every day in Christmas. It was for-
merly customary with the several Corporations of
Dublin to invite the Chief Governor to a play at St.
George's Chapel on the anniversaries of their Patron
Saints. This Chapel stood in St. George's-lane,
(now ht. George's-street, South) from whence it de-
rived its name.

Las tweek another dreadful accident arising from
the incautious use of fire-arms occurred at Silchestcr.
As Thomas Dicker, a lad of 15, was preparing to go
out a shooting, he found the flint defective, and gave
the end of thegun, which was loaded, to his brother
John to hold, who placed it against his belly ; on ham-
mering the flint the priMe caught fire, and the contents
were dicharged into the bowels of his brother, who
languished in great agonies till the next day.
GUiLDII I.L.—John Eaton was yesterday fully com-
mitted for trial, for attempting to rob a Cientleman
of the name of Giles, of his watch. The prosecutor
was passing along Fleet-street, between twelve and
one o'clock on Sunday morning, and slipping down,
the prisoner and another man were extremely officiow
in lifting him up, during which Eaton seized the
watch chain of the prosecutor, and had nearly drawl
the watch from his pocket : but he was detected it
the act, and his accomplice instantly ran away. Man,
.of the officers recognized the prisoner as an old offen-
der, and said, that he sometimes appeared in a sot
dier's undress uniform, the more easily to escape thei
vigilance, and constantly lurked, in company with
other; of a similar description, about Fleet-street.
Cleaver was charged with committing a vio-
lent assault on John Paviour, in Long-lane. The
prisoner is a powerful lrislunan, and the complainant
his next door neighbour. Cleaver, on Monday night
;came home intoxicated, and, without any previoi
.quarret-broke the complainant's windows. Paviot
apiitted his house, and remonstrated with him on tla
impropriety of his conduct ; on which the prisoner
seized him- by the throat, and nearly strangled hi,
Some Of the watchmen who came to Pavioues asst
tance by the screams of his mother, said, that when
they arrived at thethe complainant lay on till
oTottnd apparently spot,a, and that it was with the
most difficulty he could be recovered. He was
dered to find bail, which ailing to do, he was cot
Mina.
Mltitt.nottnumtserstzirr.—Yesterday Gild(
aged 12, was charged by his master, Mr. Everett,
poulterer, in Mill-street, St. George's, with stealii
a 51. note out of a letter; and another youth,
years of age, named Humphries, in the employ
111 r. Bowen, a sadler, in Jermyn-street, was at..
..charged with stealing bank-notes from his master'!
shop. It appeared, that the younger boy had bee,
sent with a letter addressed to a person at Ipsw'n
containing a 51. nae, but the letter not having col
to hand, the boy was taken into custody, and he sl
that the other youth, linMphties, tad met him wit
the letter in Maddox-street, and- took it away fri
him by force and severely beat him. but he had I
Mentioned this circumstance to any one atthe
iiumphries being secUred, he stated to Warren,
[ offiCer, that ite had been led astray by a hostler, in
employ of Mr. Vernon, in Bond-street, who was ,
*Anted with, him and' the boy Guydon. This Ilk
der, he said, had instructed him how to rob his ma
ter, and he had furnished him with a bunch of lc(
to unlock the, money drawer, bureau, Scc. Hinnplr
went on to mate, that he had recently stolen a 101.
a 11. note, the propertt of his . master, which he
possession of by a money box. The hos)
denied any knowledge of the parties, and the w 1
were committed for re-examination.

MARRIED.
In Kilkenny, Major Kelly, of the Roscommon Militia, to
Butler, of Llinnville, in tie my of Tii p •vary.

DIED.
On Tuesday, a: Wcrcester, F. B. Coxe, Esq. t ephevr :o the
H. P. Cox', Esq. M.P. of Stone Easton, Somersetshire.
On the 7th October last, at Antigua, T. Jarvis, Esq. of that
At the Hot Wells, Clifton, J. Johnson, Esq. of Great Toning.
ton, Devon.

DR.FREEMAII'S GOTTA SALIJTARIS.
171,E value of this Infallible Mediciee has:been
long proved, that nothing of the preheat day can bear
competition with it in all the different Raga of aeerain Difeafe
which it cffedually cures and eradicates from the habit, wlthon
exciting the painful feelings and expoftire that attends falivation,
without debilitating the coaftitiition in any degree, or even
quiring confinement from bulinefs, or retridtion in diet.
radical virtues of there ineftimable Drops have proved their .
to public approbation for snore than thirty years. In all the
bility of both fexes, they prove a never failing reftorative,
ther the debility is produced by too free rife of Mercury, i
pleafures, or the effeets of a warm climate to travellers, and
going ab;oad. They cannot be recommended too Ilion&
chore who will receive a fife, fpcedy, and complete care in al
ftubborn Glee% and every weakncfs that rifleds the bladder
organ of Islas. ly its efficacy many women have become
there. whollar bed been deprived of that happinefs
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