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London, England, 1806-07-28 00:00:00

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PUILIC 0,7/Cr, Whairll I P STR I P T.—.-011 Friday a
*nett dreffed 'movie than. of the name rsf 'Maeketaie,
was brought up, and underwent a fecund ezamina.,
lion, being charged by reverel tradefmen in the City
and its environs, with comin2, to their (hops, and pur.
chafing various go,lds, for which he gave them
cheques upon different Bankers, which were for
larger fums than what. he go.sds came to, and °fed
to receive the overplus, in' planned it fo as to be
after the Banking.houfes were Ihut up ; and when
the cheques were prefented the next morning, no fuels
perfon as fpecified to be she drawer of such draft was
known. Two boot and Rile-makers, who had bees it
defrauded by the prifotter, and five other perfons, it.'
tended, who proved their feveral cafes. The pri-
toner eras 'remanded for another examination, %limn
it is expeeed that a great many other perfont will
attend, who have been in like manner defrauded by
the priloner.
Friday lennight,came on before the High Court
of Jußiciary, Edinbnrgh, the trial of trebert jiblitn,
mason, lately residing in the Calton, acculed of
breaking into the (hop of Itleffrs Diehfons and Co. on
the night between the I sth and *6th of May latt. and
Dealing therefrom a quantity of halfpence. and about
351. in beak notes. After time objeflioni by the
Counfel for the ptifnner, the Cam pronortnced the
u(sal interlocutor.' finding the libel relevant, to infer ,
the pains of taw. The trial then proceeded, and 1
after the evidence was finifhed, the SoeiettoaGaat.
*Ae addicted the Jury very ably for the Crown ; as
did Mr. Moiscalerv,hr the prifoner. The Loan
Indica 'Cede thim,lpddreffed the Jury with great
ability. pointing out &helms and the circutaltances
of the evident*: The Jury returned a verdl& on
the trot , stag., tuvaniturufly finding the ft:ironer
Gun*, bat ritornmendfd him to mirer.—The Lord
itsffiee Clerk, after a very imptefrie 'addltik to the
prifonez pronounced. the feetente of the Court,
which was that. the pritoner be .executed at Edits.
buriskon the 11th Augpll.
rorsififo;and Jallwthiierthing.—Friday, tc 'aright at
the natterq Be(Dons of the Peaee,held at the Guildhall
of York. IF-alkali agreniciterib and Francis Lyon, who
fubmitted to indiament spina' them for fighting a
pitched 'battle on a Sunday in the morning. before
Divine Service, were sentenced to be committed to
On Hoofs of Correffion, viz. Btivarwerth for fix
'mkt. aid Laws for one month.
1 At.the iltifises for the County of Wilts, George,
dyke, Erg. was iadieed under the Black As. for
tooting at one William Shellard..a black(mith. The
trial.laa, theta hours, and- its refult was the ho-
Oparabla aatidittel of Captain Wyke. At the fame
AelloolC Mr. Goddard, of Salitbury, obtained a ad-
dle ofsjol. damages, bead's Oils, againd the pro.
=of ape of- the Landoo coaches, for injury
' bribe overturning of he carriage.
At the (turter &eons for Bride]. held on Moo-
tty lad. &Oast, a journeyman carpenter. ap-
red %Malt a conviltion by a Magifirate, for corn-
nittstwith other jouraerneo to carte their wages;
't e conviffion' was confirmed, and he was fen.
to two months confinement to bard labour in'
sad evdered to pay 31. nos. cofis--yein
lotted guilty of embezzling f I turns
Of 1111111sy, wasounting to upwards of cool. received
try Mei as elect to his employer, Mr. Arthur Tozer,
porter brewer.
Ott Wednefday feinnight,,a mod lamentable acci.t
trhappened M the colliery of C. J. 'Brandling, -P.T4.'
Mlddiettisn, near Leeds, occationed by What Fs
noosmooly called the fire damp, or the foal air hii-
Jennsing inflammable, and taking fire by which 90
Jets than (even perfons were dreadfully burnt, of
which number one died
.before'he could be takes*.
of the ph; the others were brought to the inermaty„
and it is with concern we Date, that two rf the
fortunate titterers died the next day; of the other'
Aree..h,qpes are easertaitted.df.their reCovery.
Tuetday a boxing match took place between two'
knights of the whip, which afforded math amusement'
to a great number of fp!dators.. It -appeared the coal:
balance had driven their coaches obliinately towards!
each other,in the narrow part of Wych-flreet,Strand,
where they refuted to give way or back. The epithets
which they hellowed.provoked a mutual defiance, and
having difitsourned, acing was formed inSt.Cleusent'A
Churchlasd. During toe coniell much (elegiac and
courage west eirliibited, and viltory remained-doubt-
ful, motel the lean of the combatants gave his ania-
gonid a blow on the tight temple, which deprived
him of ligation during .kveral feconds, and termi-
nated the battle. The heroes of the ill, after the
above drubbing, quietly returned the guldens/e of
their heifer, and drove off perfally fati,fied.
• Haillaolll V. GOAILY.—At the Affixes held at Se-
lifbury, for the county of Wilts. on Monday, the
mi ri inflant, Wog. Mr. Juflice Cliambre, a caufe of
confiderable importance to the f.trmer and grazier,
came no to be tried, of which the following arc the
particulars... The Plaintiff. a refpalable farmer at
Gunnerfbary, in the county of Middlefes, bought of
the Defendant, who ii a turner at Batford,• at the
late Wilton fair, 84 ewes, which were warranted
found. It appeared that a (host time after the ewes
were taken to Plaintiff's farm, that they had the
symptoms of the act, began to die, and upon being
upened, appeared to have had the rot a confides.'
ble time s a number of tepeaable graziers and other
competent judges had infpetled them, and proved
that they mull have caught the tl,f irder Come months
before they 'were bought by the Plaintiff; and it silo
appeared that At. the firms at Alto,. and Hayford,
where the Defendant tended, there were fevers'
water meadows, into which the !beep were pm pre-
vious to the fair, which might occalion the rot,
and that the Ltd of the Plaintiff was very healthy
and dry, had no •water meadows, was never known
to rot (beep. Mnd that .his (beep st ere all (i,und, ex.
cep/ thole he bought of Defendant at IVilton Fair.
The evidence on both fides being closed, the Judge
very impartially summed op the whole, and obferved,
that the Who're had ,proved she warranty of the
Seep, and diry'(kd .thc Jury to pleeide whether the
diforder was caught berme they were fold and war's
ranted found by the Defeadapt at Wilton Fair, OF
afterwards, while they were iry poreflion of the Plaio-
tit ? The Jury found :a trerdiel for the Plaintiff, of
571. is,. 84.1seing the lofs he had filliained by the
sheep. The cattle occupied four hours, dating which
rime (he Court was much et owded.

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