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London, England, 1812-02-19 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FEB. 17

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Wednesday night, between 10 and 11 o'clock, du-
JONES AND 0711111$ V. PYra. . ring a violent storm of rain, about thirty of the French
This was an action of mover, brought by the plain- prisoners, confined at Valleyfield, in Fifeshire, made
tiffs, assignees of the estate of Miss Hicks, a bank- their escape, all of whom, however, were, after a
rupt, to recover £32.1, the value of goods aiedged to short time, recovered and brought back to their for-
have been improperly disposed of by the defendant,
mer place of confinement.
an Attorney. The bankrupt, it appeared, who was a
ruil4ner, in Blenheim.street, became embarrassed in Friday as Mr. StorAy, an old pilot of Sheerness,
18:n ,when she applied to the defendant for advice.
was taking a man of war out of the harbour, she ran
- He recommended tier to make out an inventory of
foul of a vessel, by which means her main-topsail-
her property, and submit it to her creditors; but they
.yard was, carried away, a part of which, in falling,
refused to accept any compromise, when the defen- I struck Mr. Storey on the head, and killed him on the
dant advised that she should sell the goods, and ten- /144 ..
der their produce to her creditors, and in the interim 1 Yesterday a scaffolding, outside a house in Hatton-
to keep out of the way. In compliance she gave Garden, gave way, by which three men at work were
a_ up
her prcperty to the defendant, who employed Messrs. precipitated into the street, and were so much hurt,
Robins to dispose of the same, which was done, and as to be taken to the hospital.
the amount paid into the hands of defendant. Miss A requisition to the Bailiff of Birmingham, is
H. was subsequently made a bankrupt, when she ex- signed by several merchants and manufacturers of
plained the transactions with defendant. i that town, requesting him to call a meeting, to take
Under these circumstances, Serjeant Lana, on the into consideration the propriety of petitioning Parlia-
Fart of the plaintiffs, contended, that as defendant st had ment to throw. open the „India trade for the abe-
seduced the bankrupt to commit as act of bank. nefit of the public. .4.
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EIRTit
On the•flth Wt. in Hertford-greet, lhgeylek o Lot
Gilb.rt Mathison, Esq. of a son.
The Ist instant, tbe Lady of Major Hortbroagli, of Pftbladd
of saws.

MARRIED.
At Teignmouth, Devon, the Rev. Mr. Gleed, to Miss An a,
Bulky.
At Dukerten, tie Rev. William Cowin*, to Mies M. E. Peers.,
.daughter of William Pearce Esq. of that place.
On the Bth inst. Wm. Pearce,
Ebq. of Beer-lane, to Mari,
eldest daughter of Captain J. Croaky', of the River Fumbles,
rower-street.

DIED.
On the 9th hist Mrs. Honeywood. relict of the Rev. John
Honeywood, Prebendary of Salisbury, and sun of .tir J. Hooey.
wood, Bart.
Tuetday, at his house in Poulteney-street. Bath, the Lady of
Thomas Tarleton, Esq. of Bouldswarth Castle.
On board the armarthen Indianian, on hi; passage from Bom-
bay, on the 2d December lan, in the prime of Captain Alex-
ander Glas, of the Sth regiment of native infantry, Bombay army,
son of Provost Glas, of Stirling.
Tuesday se'nnight, at Portsmouth,of a decline, and in the prime
of life, Lieutenant George B. Hatton, of the CaAilian ; and son-
' in-law of N. Ash hur -t, Esq. Town Major of Portsmouth Garrison.
February 9, Mr. Charles Harcourt, landlord of the Lord Nel-
son public-house, Maidstone.
Wednesday, Mr. Johnston, Strand, aged 68.
lately, at I.emburgh, in Prussia, at the age of 116 Oars, a
silt-weaver, named John Urssulak. He bad six wives. The last,
who survives him, brought him a son la months ago. He was
extremely healthy and active, and walked six miles the day be•
fore his death.

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