Star.
London, England, 1806-04-29 00:00:00

PIP INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KINWS BENCH, APRIL 24.
CRIMIN&L INTORMATtny
Mr. Gattow moved for leave to file a criminal in-
formation againtt a perfon of the name of Blunt,
who was called Count Blunt, and fometimes Count
Von Blunt. Yelterday. he obferved, he had remarked
it was a queflion. whether a man thould be allowed
to profecute a civil Cult in the Admiralty Courts
to-day it was, whether a man Mould venture to fore.
tiofe a mortgage without the penalty of fighting a
duel? The perfon on whore behalf he mowed was a
gentleman t.f the county of Suffer, who, by the
death of a near relative, fueceeded to a great deal of
property ; among other►, to a mortgage on the eflate
of Mr. Blunt's father. He wilhed to call in the
mortgage, but he gave the mortgager repeated ac
eomrnodation. At WI, he was under the necellity of
filing a bill of foreclofure in Chancery. Upon that
occafion, he received a letter from Mr. Blunt from
Hamburgh, which ran nearly in the following terms:
certainly do rot copedt the manners of a gottkman
from one who has been taken from the plough; your urbanity
has been evinced hs the brutal nvamier you treated my father ;
from this condudt, I am compelled to tell you, that you are a
poltroon. a fcoundrel, and a coward, and the waft grovelling
teptik that ever crept upon the earth ; I deUre you will come
over here (to Hamburgh) which is the beft place in the world
to fettle the Dam*, and bring your friend along wish you."
This letter was-fent by Mr. Blunt from Ham-
burgh, where he now refides, to his folicitor, with
exprefs direaions to deliver it to the Profocutor.—
The letter being feaied, that gentleman, of courfe,
ILA knowing the contents, delivered it accordingly.
After fome obfervations from the Learned Conn•
fel, on the dangerous confequencea of the preOtce of
duelling, he concluded by expreffing his hope, that
their Lordfhips would think their ioterference abfo-
Intel/ neeeffary.
Mr. Jake Lawassea fuggefled, that the bell
/node of proceeding would be, by indidtment, fo as
to run it up to an outlawry, otherwife it might be
difficult to get the rule forted:
Mr. GARROW anfwcred, that he would take the
rule, for an information, and as his Learned Friend,
Mr. Wood, had done in a fimilar cafe, move to en
large it every Term, till he Ilsould obtain his °Wt.,
The Court granted a rule to Phew caufe.

YHA VIMAIMIZT CANAL. COMPANY V. lIIKLID /MAW.
Mr. Jeart moved for a new trial in this cafe.—
The anion was brought to recover certain additional
tonnage upon goods carried by this Canal, and the
queliion was, whether, by the A& of Parliament,
or as a Body Corporate, they had a right to make
(nth additional charge
This Canal was divided into two parts, between
which there was a declivity of 116 feet, and in order
to remedy this, a ftaircafe of locks was fire pro-
pofe4; then Come other methods ; when. after five
years, and immenfe expence, all there erojeas failed,
and the Company were compelled to take a circuitous
routs in order to have an inclined plane. Before this
was completed, the goods were unfhipped, conveyed
down the declivity by windlaffes, with the Balance
of men, ropes. tackle, &c. for which the additional
charge of threepence per ton, per mile, was made ;
and it was to try their right to do fa this ation was
brought. A verditit was agreed to be taken for the
Plaintiff, fubjeft to the opinion of the Court.
A rule to Thew caofe was granted.
Till RING V. JOHN IttNITHOP.P..
Mr. Serjeant Harwoon moved to arreft the judg
meat in this cafe. The defendant had been found
guilty at the loft York Affixes upon a Criminal In-
formation, containing a variety of counts, charging
him with having offered a bribe to one John Fofter,
Ms tenant, and Affeffor under the Income Tax A 9,
to make a falfe return of the annual amount of his
rent, and to offers him for the fame at a left fum than
he was bound to pay, with intent to defraud our
Lewd the Kink of his duties. Some of the counts
were for foliciting him to make a falfe affeffment,
without the offer of a bribe. To fuch counts there
was no evidence upon the trial ; yet the Jury found
a general verdi& upon all the counts. The Learned
4crjeant flitted 'about fifteen oblations, moil of them
of to very frivolous a nature, that Lord E 1.1.11580.
loon ir hinted he was walling the time of the Court,
and intimated that he was endeavouring to (train the
conftrudion of the AO, in order to defeat the prefent
information. His Lordfittp added, that the objet
tions were-Co numerous, that it was impoffible to take
colic& notes of them; and he therefore wifhed him
to Rate them diftlatly on paper, and leave them
with the Judges.--. The lilt and molt important ob-
jeetion merits particular notice. It went to the re.
,-ularity of the appointment of the office of Affelfor.
It appeared that the Income Tax Mt, which paged
in the 43d year of the King, referred to the office of
Affeffor as one which was to be regulated by a fubfe-
'tient Mt of Parliament. That Mt was one to
eonfolidate certain duties) and was then depending
in Parliament. and was intended to be palled after
the Property Att : but it fo happened that it outran
the Property Aft. The•Proparty Mt was retarded
in its progrels by various caufes ; and the Confoli.
dating Duties At pared before the Property Bill
had gone through the Houfe of Commons. Thus
the Property A& referred to the appointment of Af-
fans by a fubfeopent Mt, when in fa& the Mt
%%bids was intended to regulate them naffed Mt.—
Lord gi.s.snamiovois (timed to think the oblation
..f raft importance. His'Lordthip thought the point
is material, that he ordered this motion to Rand the
ira among the uew trials, in order that it might be
argued without delay ; and dared that it Should be
mentioned to the Attorney General, and application
. ;made through the proper channel to parliament, in
order to ratify the evil. •

FRIDAY, MIL 25.
The Criminal Informations which bad been ch-
ained again!! Thomas Morris, Francis St. AlSin,
ngt
Richard Williams, Efqrs. three Magißrates of the
ty of Devon, for corruptly and malicioully to.
416 g to grant a licence to Thomas Watkins, of
Plymouth Dnck, was dilcharged; but Mr. Jutlice
I.issralacs obferred, that he highly reprobated the 1
condna of there MaOftrares, and intimateds that the
Flaintirmight fill have his remedy againft Chats by
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