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London, England, 1809-04-29 00:00:00

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POLICE.

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COURT OF CHANCERY, APRIL sA ' • formations against the publisher of 6. The :.&,w7. ire,"
COLONBL TONER HARWOOD V.
.HORNE TDOICS ADD HZ to receive two penalties of 201. each, were again ar•
FRANCIS BURDETT, eqtrr I
.• 2 gued • and after hearing the informer on one side,
Mr. LEACH was heard at considerable length Wel and ilessre. Guarder and Awe on the other, both
the defendants. His principal ground of argument ; infoemations were dismissed.
was, that the contract between the plaintiff and deer. ' 'thrtole-lieta..—Four of a desperate gang of vtl-
fendants being an honorary one, and not contrary, to , lams, lowily, adje, Rohm Newry, and ask.
who
law, the Court of Chancery could not interfere be- have lank Infested the upper divissors of the county of
tween them. With respect to the promissori note,..i.Sorrey; were yesterday examined at this office' on
which was the subject of this suit, he contended that ' threechars of felony. The charges on which they
it was a voluntary gift of the plaintiff to the defen- were -heard. was stealing six sacks of wheat from the
dant, inasmuch as it was merely the fulfilment of the grand, of C. C. Hall, Esq. at Brixton Hill ; nine-
former contract mutually agreed upon between them i teen pegs from Mr. Chapman • and a number of
efore the death of Mr. William Tooke, the testator. fowls and other articles from Mr. Bennett, all in the
The LORD CHANCELLOR postponed the further same neighbourhood. These were so far proved,
bearing for a day or two. that they were committed to the county gaol as to
• them, and remanded on the remainder. One of their
CONSISTORY COURT, DOCTORS COMMONS, Aran. sto associates has turned evidence.
MATTHEWS v. REV ILL. Wilfians Hook, a man much advanced in years, was
This was a suit brought by Susan Matthews, charged with stealing a young_sorrel galloway from
ageinst Thomu Revill, otherwise Revell, for defa- a straw yard in the county of Kent, the propertyof a
motion. The facts of the case were in substance, Mr. Edwards. He was committed to the county gaol
that the parties were inhabitants of Enfield, and that for trial.
tl,e deftrn ttory words were spoken by Mr. Revell in
the presenee of several other persons, who were upon
the roof of an Enfield coach; when Mr. Revell, ou
observing two young women walking towards En.
field, said they were persons of bad character, and
alluding to two daughters of Mr. Joseph Matthews,
Plumber, in Baker-street, in that town ; but it turn-
ed out that Mr. Revell was mistaken as to their per-
sons. These expressions led to a dispute between a
relation of Mr. Matthews, and Mrs. Revell, who was
also upon the roof of the coach, and which was the
foundation of the present suit.
The Learned Judge (Sir WILLIAMSCOTT), after
hearing the evidence read, was of opinion that the
defamatory words were spoken beyond the limits pre-
scribed by law for bringing the suit, and that there
was also a failure of evidence as to identity, and there-
fore dismissed the case with the costs of the exceptive
allegation, but observed that Mr. Revell had ex-
pressed himself very incautiously, which might have
led to a disturbance of the peace.

On Saturday a great number of forged Durham
notes were passed in Newcastle, by a person having
the appearance and passing under the denomination
of a commercial traveller.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL 28.

Nothing of public importance occurred this day.—
The Court was wholly occupied in discussing two
Special Cases, of no general interest.
Neither the ATTORNEY GENERAL, nor Mr. GAR-
now, were present, they being engaged in a compen-
sation-cause, in the City, between an individual and
the West India Dock Company.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, APRIL 29.

OLDHAM V. FAR\IBR.

This was an action brought to recover the sum of
£24 I Is. `2d. for gods sold and delivered.
• Mr. Serjeant LEsT, for the Plaintiff, stated, that
he was informed the defence intended to be set up in
this action was, that the goods were not furnished for
the Defendant, but for a Right Hon. Gentleman, a
Privy Councillor, and a Member of Parliament.—
But there was a certain thing called Privilege of Par-
liament, wh:ch sometimes proved very troublesome
and vexatious to tradesmen ; and his client in this
action being a plain malt, did not wish to have any
thing to do with it ; he therefore said to the Defen.
dent, when be applied to him in behalf of the Gen-
tlem ,n alluded to, No, I will not trust him, but I
will trust yo;.i." Ile should. call one witness, and
then le ive the case in the hands of die Jury.
Daniel Doliey stated, that he was clerk to Mr.
Oldham, in Holborn. In May, Farmer, the Defen-
dant, came to their shop, and ordered some goods
for Mr. Sheridan ; he wished to have credit, but Mr.
Oldham refused giving any credit to Mr. Sheridan;'
hut, after making some inquiries into the character
of the Defendant, agreed to give him credit. The
Defendant soon after paid this bill, and had other
articles to the amount of £2l. 1 is. 2d. the sum which
this action was brought to recover. Several articles,
however, amounting to .411 4s. had not been deli-
vered, the Defendant directing that they should not
till he gave further orders.
On his cross-examination by Mr. Serjeantlrnucttaw,
it appeared that the articles had been delivered at the
house of the Treasurer of the Navy, in Somerset-
House; they were furnished just previous to a dinner
given by Mr. Sheridan to his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales. The Defendant was Cook to Mr.
Sheridan. On being asked if it was usual with Mr.
Oldham to prefer giving credit rather to the servant
than the master, he said, " No; but on this occasion
he considered the servant to be the better man."—
The Defendant had been applied to several times for
payment, and had zeque•ted more time, acknowd
ledging th:tt the goods were furnished to him, and not
to Mr. Sheridan.—Verdict for the Plaintiff £l3
7i. 2d. being the amount of the bill, after deducting
£ll 4s. the value of the articles not delivered.

A man and his wife, of the name of Brunt, have
been apprehended at Plymouth, on suspicion of hav-
ing been concerned in several robberies which have
lately been committed in that Borough. On search-
ing, near 2000 counterfeit shillings and sixpences, and
a number of bad seven-shilling pieces were found, to-
gether with a quantity of prints and dowlasses, which
had been stolen from the warehouses bf Mr. Lockyer,
a iicrchant of that town.

Yesterday se'nnight a very heavy fall of hail and
snow took place between Exeter and Dorchester,
which, being succeeded by rain, caused the rivers and
brooks to overiow their beds, and considerably im-
peded the travelling. .Finney-bridge, between Exeter
and Honiton, was broken down by the impetuosity of ,
the torrent, and the road there, and at other places,
rendered quite impassable. In consequence of this,
the London Mail, which should have arrived at Ply-
mouth on Saturday morning, did not arrive until half
past four in the afternoon.
Wednesday night, a fire broke out in the house of
Mr. Sniullet, at Eaton Bridge, Herts, which totally
consumed the same, with two others adjoining, and
such was the rapidity of the flames, that it was with
great difficulty four persons, and one of Mr. Smul.
let's children, escaped with their lives; one female ser-
vant was u,nhappily killed by falling from the leads.
Mr. Smullet, and the rest of the family were in town;
the damage is estimated at three thousand pounds.

Yesterday morning, the body of a middle aged wo-
man was taken out of the River near Blackfriar's-
Bridge, and conveyed to Christ Church bone-house to
be owned.

Thursday an accident occurred at the end of
Church-street, Chelsea. A man drove a cart loaded
with pipes into the water to refresh the horse, when
the animal unluckily stept into a deep hole, by which
the cart was upset, and the horse, valued at 401. was
drowned.

Thursday the remains of the Earl of HA RCOURT
were removed from Harcourt House, in Cavendish-
fGr interment in the funily vault at Nune.
ham, Oxl,:rdshire.

Wednesday night, as Mr. Fargui, of Camomile-
stre,n-, Bishopsgate-stre2t, was on his return home on
i<<•rseback: from Sydenham, the gorse took fright near
!he Cklisk, St. George's-field, and ran against a cart
lorade.l With manure : Mr. 'Fargus was thrown out
and had his arm broke—he was conveyed home in a
coach.

The Propri,,ters of an entire new work, entitled
1.41. BEA:. MoNi,k., and Mos-riir,v REGISTI.R, to which
tne public attenti,,n has ii)r some time been directed,
are very liberal in promises. If the execution of their
Titan h:2 at ail adequate, we entertain no doubt that
like patronage oft e Liter ary and Fashionable World,
be extended to it in a degree equal to the curio-
sky which the proposals have xcited. An huLpen-
&tit and Lii.rral Gri!ipe, upon ail ithe works of art,
upon all new publications (and what is Inure novel)
upon all new music, if executed in the style to which
we know tie parties are competent, wili, we hope,
give a proper direction to public taste, And enable it
to discriminate between the higher efforts of the mind,
and the paltry productions which arc published mere-
iy to The Proprietors havvcertainly undertaken
charge to which great responsibility is attached ;
some look with no common .tipaety to the appearance
of the fire nine/,

CoaoNEß's IxouEsT.—Yesterday evening an
quisition was taken at the King's Arms, Rotherhithe.
street, on the body of a seaman, named Harris, who
had on Wednesday morning fallen overboard from
his ship in dock, and was drowned. After a number
of witnesses were heard, a verdict was given—That
he came to his death by drowning.
Wednesday morning, about two o'clock, the shop
of Mr. Cater, hatter, of Pall Mall, was broken open,
by forcing down three of the shuttAls, and breaking
in the window frame, in doing which 16 or 17 squares
of glass were broken. This daring act was observed
by two girls of the town. They did not give any
alarm at the time, supposing the three men to be very
daring robbers ; but as soon as they left the pre-
mises, the girls alarmed the family. Mr. Cavr and
his servants got up and pursued the house breakers
up St. James's-si reet, where they learnt, that a watch-
man had endeavoured to secure th:ee men answering
the description of those who had hi% ,ke open his house,
hut was prevented by a great dog belongiug to them
seizing him. Some hours afterwards, Mr. Cater
heard, that three men were in St. James's watch-
house : he went to see them, and learnt that they
had been secured for breaking lamps in Piccadilly ;
and from their description, he had n. doubt (.1 their
being those who had broke open his house, and on
seeing them they proved to be so, and were all his
customers (officers in the army) who, in a drunken
frolic, attacked'his house.

_
Semen:ca.—On the 10th instant Colonel Timex- I
TON met nearly 250 sportsmen at Elbro' Down,
with the famous Miss Taylor and his stag hounds,l
anda most singular day's sport was afforded them ;1
for on the deer being enlarged, she walked amongst
the company for nearly a quarter of an hour, giving
familiar nods to her old friends ; afterwards took
over Salisbury Downs at a gallant pace, the famous
Modish, of known celebrity, with Bowman, being
close to her ; when, after a burst of six miles, they
were all blown, aad the hounds came up to them.—
The Colonel then, by the wish of the sportsmen, sent
the hounds to some distance, and the deer getting its
wind, went again a ring of about ten miles, and re.
turning nearly to the same place, she became ena-
moured with a baker and his horse, who jocosely hu-
moured her, and with great judgment went over the
finest Downs, making several doubles, gave the sports-
men an opportunity of seeing the hunting of the bounds,
and at times trying the speed of their horses; but the
baker's horse being *early exhausted, he rode up to a
large gorse cover, and stopped ; and Miss Taylor lay
down by his side, leering at him till the hounds came
up, when. of course they were stopped. But the stpry of
having followed the horse seeming so incredible to
the Colonel, and it being the wish of the field to see
whether it was true, the baker was desired to go_ off
again, when the deer jumped up, and actually fol-
lowed his horse for three miles I when the baker,
well knowing the country, rode directly to the Inn at
Everley, and the deer followed his horse into the
stable. A. handsome subscription was then togdg
for the baker, for his ingenuity, and the spun LP
hq 1,144 contributed.

JAMES SKELI'ON, aged 26, of Walton on the
Hill, Epsom, Surrey, was sever. years afflicted with seven or
eight holes in his right leg, and between 90 and 100 pieces of
bone came away during that pined. The discharge and weakness
increasing, unable unassisted to move, taking off his kg was pro-
prosed to save his life. He then confidently applied to SPILS-
BURY's PATENT ANTISCORBUTIC DROPS ; in a year
and a half, by them alone, he is restored to health, and it is now
three years since he has followed his laborious occupation. Ile
will sitisty any hiplines, personally, or by letter, post paid. Tile
genuine Medicine has the words " By the Kinv s P•nent," e\-
pressed on the bottle, bill of direction, and outside wrapper; and
the King's duty is printed in black ink. Sold at the Dispensary,
No. 1.5, Soho-square, London, in small bottles of sa. t;d. double
bottles 105.; and larger 11. 42.5. Compound Essence to allay un-
pleasant irritation, Rs.