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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
WILLINNISON a. CLEMENT.

The Plaintiff- in this case had lost a Bill of Ex-
change which he had received from the Defendant,
and consequently had no means- of compelling pay.
tarn; when it became due. The Defendant, however,
agiool to pay it, provided the Plaintiff gave him a
bond to indemnify him against any future appearance
of the Bill. The Plaintiff consented, and the bond
leas credited, but the Defendant refused to perform
the promisc.', or restore the Bond. An action was
brought to compel the DeGdant to pay the amoqiit
according to his promise. It was tried on Wednes-
tsay last,-before Chief Justice Mansfield, and the de-
•-ttc.e was, that the promise was not absolute, but
coupled with the condition that one Batt, the acceptor,
should pay the money to the Defendant. Batt, how-
ever, had hcceine unfortunate, and absconded with
the Bond in his posession. The Jury, however, con-
the prumise to have been absolute, found for
the Plain,:ifr

Mr. Serjeant Ezsr now moved for a new trial, first,
upon the ground that the promise was conditional ;
and ,econd, b.:cause the Defendants had received no
consideration for the money.

The Court were of opinion, that there was no rea-
son to disturb the verdict on the first gromid, and as
to the second, the motion ought to have been for an
arrest of judgment.—Rule refused.

DEBT° RS.-NI AN N V. BLOONf FIELD.

Mr. Sergeant Oxsr.ow moved for a rule to sheen
cause why the Defendant should not be discharged
from the custody of the Sheriff of Essex. By an Act
of the last Session of Parliament, this sort of applica-
tion was mrmitted, when a debtor had been impri-
soned twelve months, solely upon a debt which did'
not originally amount to WI. exclusive of costs. The
present Defendant had been imprisoned for eighteen
months upon such a debt. He had an affidavit of
the amouitt of the debt—a certificate of the gaoler
a% to the time of confinement ; and that there was no
other cause of detention, with an affidavit of the siv
nature of the certifisite.—Rule granted.
7DEMURRAGIL

n.zravia V. EINPICAOR, WILSON, 'MATH, &C.

The Defendants had freighted a vessel of the Plain,
tiff to go to Surinam, where she was to remain sixty •
days, and then to return with the first convoy that
sailed after the lapse of these sixty days, or if she
remained after the second convoy, the defendants were
to pay demurrage. The vessel was ready to sail with
the second convoy, but Wilson, who was Captain of
the vessel, as well as one of the freighters, upon
going on shore to procure some necessary papers, was
illegally arrested by the Procurator Fiscal of the Set-
tlement, in consequence of which the ship was de-
tained till the sailing of the third convoy. The De-
fendants availing themselves of the delay to tate :a
additional cargo. The Plaintiff brought his action
for demurrage for the detention beyond the sailing of
the second convoy, and the Jury gave a verdict in his
favour, subject to the opinion of the Court, whether
the Defendants were liable under the Charter-party
for damages arising from a detention whiCh they had
sot occasioned?
Mr. Serjeant Laws moved, that the verdict should
be set aside, and a nousuii entered, on the groimd,
that the vessel had been ready to sail with the second
c Invoy, pursuant to the terms of the Charter-party,
and that the detention arose from causes over which
she Defendants had no controul.
The Court, on examining the issue, appeared to be

rather of opinion, that no breach of the Chartervarty
had been committed, as the Defendants had been
ready to sail with the. second convoy whatever cargo
they had, and had actually dropped down the river
with that intention ; and, that therefore, the verdict
ought to have been for the Defendants.
The Judges, however, took time to inspect the
issue more minutely, before they gave an ultimate
decision.

COURT OF CHANCERY, NOV. Iv.
' RUNNING AWAY WITII A WARD.
Sir &twat. ROMILLY informed the Court, that
Captain Impey, under contempt for running away
with a Miss Castles, a Ward of this Court, and mar-
rying her at Gretna-Green, was ready to make a
proper settlement up on Mrs. Impey. He also ob-
served, that with respect to the rank in life and situa-
tion of the parties, there was no material disparity.
The parties had met at a sister of the Captain, at
Teignmouth. Mrs. Castles, the mother of the young
lady, resides at Exeter. While on the visit, the young
lady was induced to go on a matrimonial excursion
to Gretna-Green. These were the short facts of the
case. Captain Impey is a Naval Officer.
The LORD CHANCELLOR ordered that Captain
Flymley should be committed for the present to the
prison of the Fleet.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, NOV. 18.
THE KING V. BROWN AND PARRY, &C.

Counsel were heard to-day in this case, which had
been reserved for the opinion of the Court.
The question was extremely short, namely, Whe.
ther the Defendants, who are the Proprietc,rs of the
olden;lane Brewery, were entitled to deduction from
the duty payable to Government of the 12 per cent.
'allowed by Act of Parliament to common Brewers
who sold in wholesale, as contradistinguished from
retail dealers?

The SOLTC ITOR GENERAL and Mr. LETCFSTER ar-
gued the case on.behall of the prosecution, contend-
mg that the Defendants, who were victuallers, and
as such retailed porter, in becoming partners in a
concern of the kind, while they knew that their cha-
r:Teter of retail dealers still attached to them ; and the
other partners of the Golden-lane Brewery, in ad-
mitting as partners with them persons also exercised
an inconsistent and incompatible profession, must
each have calculated for themselves, on losing the ad-
vantages possessed by common Brewers, over the re-
tailers of beer and ale. Of the six hundred partners
of die Company in question, it was admitted that one
hundred and twenty of them were publicans, who,,
of course so'd beer by retail. What ground, the
Learned Counsel asked, mild there be in reason, in
law, or in justice, for giving to those persons, be-
cause they, the great consumers of the article, had
taken other partners into the concerts with them, prir
vileges and exemptions which they would not have
possessed had each of them separately, or the whole
of them as partners, without the addition of others
who were not retailers, brewed their own beer ?
Mr. D.s r.reAs, Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN, Mr. Serjeant
ROUGD, Mr.' MIIRTATT, Mr. NOLAND, and Mr.
RAINE for the Defendants, contended that there was
no ground for distinguishing this case from the gene-
ral one of common brewers. Those partners or the
Company who were victuallers, and who bore a
very small proportion to the other partners of the
concern, were not known to the Company in their
capacity of retail dealers. Like every other pur-
chaser from the Company, they paid the fair and •
established price which ...ay stranger must pay.—
They were not, therefore, as partners Of the Coin-
pany, also retail dealers. The Company's right, in
the beer brewed by them, ceased the moment they
sold it, whether to a retail dealer, who might happen
to be a partner, or to any other. The character of
retail 'dealer did not attach till the beer had ceased to
be tinder the dominion of the Defendants, as a Com-
pany, and the fact of its being sold by them either to
a partner, or to a stranger, who might or might not
afterwards retail it, could not add or detract from
their character of common brewers. Suppose the
East India Company were by their charter restrained
from selling tea by retail, and yet that one Proprie-
tor or Director of that Company should, as a sepa-
rate and distinct concern, sell teas by retail on his
own account ; as for instance, Mr. Twining.—
Would it be contended that they had forfeited their
charter by this act of a single individual ? If this
principle was just ag to a single individual, it must be
equally applicable, however great the number. The
Court postponed delivering their opinion.

A MANIAC.—On Wednesday an elderly woman
applied to the porters at the Queen's Palace to see
her Majesty, informing them she was come. by order
of the' Queen, and had brought a parcel for her.—
The parcel consisted of prints of elegant and highly -
finished buildings, purporting to be the representa-
tions of palaces and other public buildings for Richard
Brothers, the prophet, when he reigns in the Nev
Jerusalem, and a large piece of cambric, with hiero-
glyphics, marked with different-coloured silks, with
reliiions sentiments ; the centre was called the Throne
of GOD ; several letters addressed to Mrs. MO3RE,
Worcester-street, in the Borough, signed R. B. the
initials of the name of the prophet ; a letter ad-
dressed to RICHARD BROTHERS, signed by the name
of MOORE, and a print of an excellent likeness of Bro-
thers. Her conversation evidently proving her to be
deranged, Mr. BAKER and Mr. WAKE endeavoured to
persuade her to leave the palace, telling her the QUIFY
was not there ; but she peremptorily refused, saying,
she was sure the QUEEN was there, or she would not
have appointed that time. They, however, persuaded
her to go, telling her to call again at twelve o'clock,
when the QUEEN would be there, and they would in-
troduce her. At that time they expected the Bow.
street Officers would be there, to attend his MAJESTY
upon his arrival. She, however, did not renew her visit.
The present Lottery consists of only Twenty Thou-
sand Tickets, one thousand of which the Contractor
has permission to make into two extra Prizes of Five
Hundred Tickets each ;' of course there are but
nineteen thousand for sale, and as there are greater
advantages than in any former Lottery, it is highly
probable every Ticket may be sold before the draw-
ing begins. At present, Tickets and Shares are to
be had, in great variety, at the old established offices
of T. BISH, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing-cross, where
the last £25,000, and the two last £30,000 prizes
ever drawn, were sold in Shares, and where all prizes
. arc paid on demand.

LONDON MARKBIS.

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CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE, NOVEMBER IL
OSNLRAL CUARINCT AS ONDICRI
Wheat, 681. 781. 905. Beans, (Old) 765. 821.
Fine ditto, 945. 975. Tick ditto, 68s. 745. . •
Rye 545. 395. Oats, 375. 406. 445.
Barley, 465.51.. ed.
PMalt, 82$. 891. Potst°l4nodeddiittt°toi,444sl44t 6d.
White Peas (boilers) 1305.1405. Rape Seed, 451.t0 481.
Grey ditto, 565. lies.
Fine Flour 85s. ells.-Seconds 80s. 891.
PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW IN SMITHFIELD.
Meadow Hay 51. 10s. to 61. 10s. Clover 6!. Gs to 71. 10s.
New ditto 51. 10s. to 5L 19s. New do. 01..0s to 01. Os
Straw - 11. 14a. to 11. 18s.
PRICE OF HOPS IN THE BOR,OUGH MARKET.
SAGS. POCK ITS.
Kent 51. 161. to 51. ss. Kent 31. 16s. to 51. Ss
East Kent 41. 16s. East Kent 51. 8s
Sussex 21. 16s. t• 31. 16s. Sussex 31. Os. to 41. 41
Farnham (Pockets) 61. 6s. to 71. 7s. per cwt.
SMITHFIELD MARKET, NovrMaea IS.
To CIA the Offal per stone of alb.
Beef as. 3d. to 4s. bd. Veal • ss. 64. to 6s. ad
Mutton 3s. Id. to 4s. 10d. Pork ss. 64. to Os. 6d
HEAD OP CATTLC THIS DAT.
Beasts, about 750-Sheep, 3,200.
- Calves, 180-Pigs, '2 00.
NEWGATE AND I.4,ADENiALI. MARKET.
Per stone of 81b. by the carcase.
Beef Si. Od. to 4s. 44. Veal 4s. Od. to 6s. Od
Mutton 2s. Bd. to 4s. 84. Pork 46. Bd. to ss. 8d i
PRICE O 1 LEATHER IN LEADEN TALL MARKET. 1
Butts I9d. '2o.d. Calf Skins 265. 32t
Ditto 244. 254. Ditto 995. Mos
Merchants' Backs 184. 214. Ditto 325. 361
Dresshig Hides 174. 16d. Smell Seals 3s. 2d. 3s. 4d
Fine Coach Hides 181 d. 204. Large ditto 11)06. 1.50 s
Crop Hides for tett. 194. 22d. Tanned Horse Hides 19d 9.o#d I
Ditto laid. laid. Goat Skins 00s. 001.
PRICE OF TALLOW.
St. James's Market eli; Gd 'Gown 'Fallow 110 s Od '
Clare Market fis 6d Yellow Russia. 1176 -s Od
Wllitechapei Market 61 44 White ditto 1145 -s 'id
per stone of Blb.
19s 4d Melting Stuff 84s 86s Od
Average 6s 5d Ditto rough 54s GO. Od
Graves 14s 04 Good Dregs 14. 04
Yellow Soap, 116s-Mottled, 12t1. 04-Cord, 130 s.
Price of Candk s, per dozen 16s Od-Mouldi, 17s 04.
Inferior ditto, 17. Od per doz.
COAL MARKET, November 18.
Ships at Market Ships sold
7 Newca-lie Coals 5 51s. 04. to sns 54.
I Sander land 1 445. 94. to Ous ud.
'1 HE COITRsg. OF EXCHANGE.
Amsterdam, 23 4 2 U Palermo, 92 Pence per oz.
Ditto at sight, 1.:2. 9 I.ighorn, 57
Roam-J.l'v, 10 6 2 11 Genoa, 50
Hambuq,ll, 31 6 2i P Veolce, 52 Liv. Piccolo
Altona, 31 7 2i U ineffective per 1. stet.
Paris I clay's da. 21 14 Liv. Naples, 42
Ditto, 2 Us. '22 0 4..isbon, 6St
Bonrdeaua, ditto 22 0 Cp'srto, 69t
Madrid, 44 Flrct. Dublin, 9t
Cadiz, 44 Effect. Cork, 10i
ililboa, 41 tffect. New Dollars, Os. Od. per oz.
New Doubloons, 41. 6a. od.
Arlo on the 11. wk of flollesul, 5; per Cent.