Star.
London, England, 1807-06-03 00:00:00

GORDON v. SECRFTAN.

The ATTORNEY GEN hAAL moved to fet afide the
verdict obtained in this ;teflon, and to enter a nortfuit.
It was an action o al'olicy of beim-mice upon a
South Whaler taken by the Spaniards off the coati
of Chili. The plaintiff recovered as for a total lois,
which the defendant now obj:Eled to, 'Ton the ground
that the owners. had not an it-Prairie interell in the
whole Ship, inafmuch as they had entered in:o an
agt cement wi 11 the Captain and crew to allow them,
in lieu of wages, ne.thii d of the preceeds.
Lard ELLENIV)ROUGH thought that the interefl i'l
the Captain and the crew did n•.t afire till the Ihip's
arrival in port, and that up to that vcriod the owners
had an inlOrable interell in the v. hole t,f the ft ei•,;llt ;
but he wets dilpefed to giant a rule w chew cable.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JUNE z.
lIVRNFT V. MIORF.

The Plaintiff, a Stationer and Newfman, fought to
recover againft the Defendant, as the acceptor of a
pt ()miff try note for 51. SS. given in the year x 792, in
c.tnlideration of expences incut red fl:r reading newf-
papers daily.
Mr. Serjeant Smepsmtn, for the Defendant, con-
tended thiat the note was vitiated being given for
an illegal ccnfideratit•n. The Plaintiff had !ell out
newipapers to the Dzfethlant, Contrary to an AO ..f
Pat ltament palled in the 29111 year of his prcfent Ala-
jelly, which prohibits newirnen, hawkers, and others,
from letting out newfpapets for hire, under the re.
salty of 51. The Learned Setjeattt called Mrs. J•tlia
Temple, the Defendant's &lighter, in fopport of his
cal:. She dated that her father hired newiparer: of
the Plaintiff in 1792, which were left ever y mot ning,
and returned at two o'clock the fame day.
Sir JAMES MANSFIELD °Met ved to the Jury, with
retina to this demand for newinarets. the law lays,
no man (hall tecneer on a tranfa:lion :Thick the law

forbids : that being the cafe, the note in yiellion is
founded on an illegal tranladion, and the Plaintiff
cannot recover. The Jut y, after I.OIIIC deliberation,
found a verdid for the I).kt:dant.

.'ANT V. UVFBTnN.

This was an aaion to recover damages for an of
fault and battery, in which the Plaintiff torcl Intrained
io tevere a pugilization as placed hint under the care
of a do tor. The quarrel originated in a pul.iic
bottle, in which both parties were eng rged in a dii
pute, that ended in mutual and. groli abide, which
provoked the firtl blow on the past of the Defendant,
and in the terult, the Plaintiff was to revere!), beaten
as to require medical aid. Having taken all the
advantage in hi, power of ph) tic, he nest relorted
to law, and brought his aflion for the recovery of
431. Incluhve of his apathecaty',
The Defendant, contcicus of his inability to
prove the ground of atlion, offered to compromile
with the Plaintiff, even to late as Sunday night, and
pay him 33 guineas, and the publican, at whole ir,ure
the cemell occurred, offered to add five guineas
more, with a view to prevent the quits of his Louie
from being called into question. The Plaintiff was,
however, affinate, and teltded to take a faulting
()tort of his full demand and colts.

The Jury, however, Ave pleakd to Corm a very
different opini,.n of the n:e►i;s of his claim, for at•
though no defence was made to the a&ion, their
verdtd was only tot. dam tges, and 4os. coils.

Without meaning in the leali to derogate from
the contequence of the relpt fable charatters alluded
to, it is well known to lone of our Lottery Office
Keepers, that upwards rf forty hidi%iduals, who a
few years ago were in the humbler walks of trade,
have arrived to mercantile eminence in the metro
polls un the foundation of Lottery Prizes. It is to
their honour and credit to nate this, inalmuch as it
clearly thews that each r I tritre worthy char-Afters
made a prudvnt ute of ;lie talent pielemed them
through the medium of Pia tune's Wheel.