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LAW INTZLI.IV.EIiTi.

COURT OF CHANCERY, AUGUST S.
MARRIAGE OF A WARD OF CHANCERY.
PRIESTLEY AND LAME.
This cafe, which in every point of view is fo im-
portant to the public, came on this morning before
the Lotto CHANCELLOR.

It will be recolleaed that Timothy Priefiley, a
Writing-Mailer at the Ladies Boarding-fchool kept
by his lifters, at Lambeth, in the month of Fe-
bruary laft, married Mifs Ann Lamb, then at
that Boarding-fchool, under circumltances for
which he is now in cuftody. This young Lady is

a Ward of the Court of Chancery.
By order of the LORD CHANCELLOR, MifsLamb,
one of the Mils Prieftleys (who was in partnerfhip
with her two fitters till Chriftmas fail), Mr. Swa-
bey, the Miaifter of the parith of Lambeth, and'
the Parifh Clerk of St. Andrew's, Holborn, at-
tended the Court.
Mr. Cox Rated the different affidavits that had
been made by the Mifs Prieftleys, Mr. Prieftley,
&c. but (poke in a tone of voice fo low that he
could not be diftinaly heard. The furn and fub-
fiance of thefe Ladies' affidavits, as far as. they
could be heard, was, that they were ignorant of
the fad of the marriage, till after it had taken
place.
Loab CRASCiLLOR.•-" From the view I have
taken of this cafe, and according to my ideas of
juftice, I cannot order the parties now before the
Court to explain this matter farther than they have
done, though they have given a miferable account
of it. They only (wear to the feet. They fay,
they did not know of the marriage till afterwards.
The circumftances of this cafe are thefe —this
girl, after the death of her father, was fent up by
her uncles, who live in Lincolnffiire, to this Lady's
Boarding fchool at Lambeth, which is kept by
the Mifs Prieftleys, and which Timothy Prieftley;
their brother, attended as Writing-mailer. And
I with to Ipea‘c with all due referee and delicacy of
chore Ladies' lltuatinn. It now appears that Ti-
mothy Prieftley paid his adcireffes to this young
lady in the.month of January, thor, and that in
the next month of February they were married,
by publication of banns, at the Parifh-Church of
St. Andrew, Holborn ; and whatever may be Paid
as to the manner in which the publication of banns
was obtained, and the marriage celebrated, it
mutt be admitted that it is a good marriage by
the law of the land ; and here Mr. Priettley was
aware, and mull have been aware, that he was
,aging illegally. But though the marriage be va-
lid, that will not by any means furniffi a defence
to Come of the perfons who were concerned in it.
In juftite to the Parith•Cletk of St. Andrew's,
Holborn, I will not believe what Mr. Prieftley fays•
in his affidavit—l will not believe what a man
fags, who has been guilty of fuch a robbery and
plunder of this girl's fortune, which my mind
holds in fo much abhorrence. He alked the Clerk
of the Parith how he could be married ? He told
him there were two ways in which he might be
married—firft, by licence, if it were with the con-
fent of the friends; and if it was not, by the pub-
lication of banns. It appears that Priettley him-
felf took chambers in Furnival's Inn, and that
Mifs Larabtook a room in Holborn; but it doesnot
appear whether the lived during the three weeks
preceding the marriage at that lodging, or at the
Boarding-fchool. 'The Mifs Prieftleys Rood to her
in all the relations of parent and child. They
owed to her all the duties of a parent; and it is ex-
tremely to be lamented that under any poffible
circumftances, while the was under their care and
protettion, their own brother thould have had it
in his power to Real her perfon front that care and
proteetion. It is alto very much to be lamented
that it has been Rated that nobody thinks it any
part of his duty—nobody conceives himfelf under
the fmalleft obligation to inquire into the refidence
of perfons who come to be married, to difcoversvhe-
cher it is bona fide or not. If any thing. like due di-
ligence had been ufcd in this cafe, it is impollible
that this marriage could ever have taken place. It
ought to be remembered that, by the Canon Law,
which binds the Clerk), of this kingdom, it was
provided as early as 1320 down to 1603, that any
Clergyman celebrating a marriage wiehole due to
gestionof damns, was fubjeaed to very heairy pe-
nalties. Does not that make it a duty incumbent
on every Clergyman to inquire whether the refl.
dence of the parties in the parifh was bona fide
If the fmalleft attention had been paid to that cir-
cumftance in this cafe, this girl, who is now ruined
as much as any girl can be by fuch a marriage,
would have been Cafe in her perfon and fortune.
But that is not all. Look at the Marriage-Ad,
26 Geo. IL c. 33. feet. 2.—" Provided always,
and it is hereby further coat:led, that no Parton,
Vicar, Minifter, or Curate. (hall be obliged to pub-
lith the Banns of Matrimony between any parlous
whatfoever, unlefs tbeperfons to be married that!,
(even days at the lea*, before the time required
for the firft publication of fuch banns, refpeaively
deliver, or caufe to be delivered, to fuch Parfon,
Minitter, Vicar,• es Citrate, a notice in writing of
their true Chrillian and Su; names, and of the hook
or houfes of their refpeltive abodes within fuch
ninth, Chapelry, or extra-parochial place, as
aforefaid, and of the tine daring oolyieb ebey iseve
domeh, its skied or lodged in fad, koufi or &vies re-
Araively." If, therefore, the fmall-elt enqui,y had
been made as to the length of time this young
woman bad refided in this pariffi—if a tingle quef-
tioa had been stilted, it would have immediately
led to the deteaion of this plan of pillage, before
it was executed. By the t6th fettion of this Ra-
cine, the doing of certain ads knowingly or wil-
fully, is made felony; and if thefe ads were done
from grofs negligence and inattention, as in this
cafe, though I would not fay that was felony, yet
I would fay, it wears the character of a crime
which, I nun, might be punifhed by the Criminal
Law of this country- In the loth Cation of this
Ad it is Paid, " That after the folemnization of
any marriage, tinder a publication of banns, it
than not be neceffary, in fopport of filch mar-
riage,to give any proof of the aaual dwcllingof the
parties in the refpottive F`arithes or Chapelries
wherein the banns of matrimony were publithed ;
I or where the marriage is by licence, it thall not be

Law."

nem-Cary to give any proof tat t usl place of
e ti ?.
abode of one of the parties for the fpace of four
weeks as aforefaid was in the parifh or chapelry
where the marriage was folemnized t nor (hall any
evidence in either of the (aid cafes hesteeeived to
prove the contrary in any fuit touching the valid
ty of fuch marriage." But'altho' no fuch evidence
[ball be produced to invalidate the marriage; it is
perfe&ly clear that it may he produced for other
purpofes. For inftance, evidence may be pro.
duced though not to invalidate this marlage, yet
to Phew there was a wicked confpiracy to bring it
about. The negligent and flovenly manner inwhich
marriages by publication of banns are celebrated
in the parifh of Lambeth is alto a matter of the
moll ferious regret. In confequenee of this, good-
intentioned men, and men who meant to dif-

charge their duty, were led to do very improper
things. When I view this cafe in all its circum-
(lances, I think it lo bale and malignant that treat-
ing it merely as a contempt of this court, will not
fully anfwer the purpofes of juilice. It has been
determined that the obtaining of a licence Impro-
perly is the fubjesl of a criminal charge. I think
it due to the public to know whether the obtain-
ing a publication of banns improperly is not alto
an offence punifhable by the criminal law ? And
therefore before I proceed further on this &Neer,'
I Chan order all the proceedings in this cafe to be
laid before his Majelly's Attorney General; that
this builneil may be lifted in all its circumilanres,
and that it may be known whether, under the cir-
cumftances of this cafe, the parties concerned

were not guilty of a confpiraci at the Common

Mr. Swabey here reqneßed hiii Lordfhip's per.
million to fay a few words.--in every part of the
tranfattion with which he had any thing to do, he
was perfedly perfuaded at the moment that his
conduet was. corral. But from the populoufnefs
of that parilh, and from other circumftances which
were Rated by this Gentleman, but which could
not be heard, it Was, he laid, extremely difficult

to,eard always againft fuch accidents. .
he Lomb CHANCELLOR. laid, it was in refer-

ence to Mr. Swabey he had obfer,ed, that from the
negligent and flovetly manner of celebrating mar-
riages by the publication of banns in that NMI!,
and he was lorry to add In other Parilbes, men
who had the bell intentions in the world to do their

duty, had been led to do things that were very in-.
corrett. No circumtlances in the Rate of that

Parifh could ever furni(h an anfwer to breaking
the law, becaufe if it did, it would amount to a
repeal of the law, and Clergymen muft do their
ball.. If a little enquiry had beat made, it would
hare been found that this girl seat at this Board-
ingtchool in the parifh, and he took it for grant- •
et, that if Mr. Swabey had known that, he would .
nut have married them (we underftand they were
married at Lambeth after they had been married
at St. Andrew's, Holborn.)
Mr. Swabey readily anfwered, that if he had
entertained the leaf! idea the was at fchool; he
thank' certainly not have married them.
The LORD CHANCELLOR here obferved to this
Gentleman, if he would have the goodnefs to read
the Statute law of the land, as far as it related to
the Clergy, he would fee to what .a degree he or
any other Gentleman (landing in the fame thea-
tion, was in the power ofrvery body. It would be
no defence to him to lay that he was ignorant this
young vehinan was a Ward of that Court.
Mt. Owes, Counfel for*Mr. Prieflley, (fated on
Monday let, when this bttfinefs was mentioned,
that his Client; who was in cuftody, was in a very
bad Rate of health.
The Lotto Gals crttoe laid, he was very lorry
for it. He bed no objeCtion to fend him into any
wholeforne jail, but that out of cuftody be thould
not come till he had made A fetelement.—Said his
Lordflaip, as this cafe mull come again before the
Mailer, to receive a proprfal for a fettlement,
I hire the Mailer, recollening the robbery and
plunder of this cafe, will take care that this man
shall not receive the rattle of one fltilling either of
the real or perfonal ellate of this girl.
COURT OF RINO's REi4CH,JIME 1.
waive V. RANING• DART. AND ANOTHSR.
This anion was brought by Captain White, the
Plaintiff, who had been the Commander of the
(hip Courtland, of which Metres. Mallard and Van
Spaegen; who are now Bankrupts, were the Ow-
ners.—This anion st as brought againfl Sir Francis
Baring, who was only a nominal Defendant, he
being indenutified by the Aflignees of the Owners
who are the real Defendants, to recover the turn
of total. ti. gd. as the freight of the Courtland
on a voyage from Stfrinam to London. There was
alto a demand for primage due to the Captain of
toil. 16s. 2d. Sir Francts Baring, the eonfignee,
paid over this money to the Alfignees after notice;
and the ground on which the Plaintiff demanded
this money, m point of law, was this, that he,
as well as the Owners, was rerponfible to the dif-
ferent tradefrnen for the mat-fix of this alp, which
amounted to the Cunt for which this anion is
brought, eaclufive of the pt-image; and the owners
in this cafe being infolvent, recourfe could only be
had againft the Captain ; and therefore the AT-
roasts, GENERAL and Mr. HARRISON contended,
that the Captain had a lien on the freight up to
the extent of his liability for the out-fit, Ste. For
this they cited a Str. 816. and Cowp. 636.
Mr. dim, on the part of the Defendants, laid,
his cafe was this.—ln the fill place, that for fuch
neon, as he Should fidarnit to his Lordllip and
the Gentlemen of the Jury, the Plaintiff, as Captain,
was not entitled to recover at all ; and, in the next
place, if he could recover, it could only be to the
extent of his liability to the tradefmen who fitted
out the fhip on that voyage.
Lord KENYON Paid, it feemed to him that the
Captain had a lien on the freight, and that it had
always been fo naderflood. He was liable to be
filed for thofe articles that had been furniflied by
the different tradefmen fur the out-fit _of this (hip.
His Lordthip was of opinion that his lien was c,s-
eztenfive with his liability to the tradesmen; but
as Mr. GIP is doubted the point of law, there was
abundant reatini, his Lot dfhip raid, why he lholild
with the point to be reserved.—Pirdia for Plainte
for tots/. 17s. t td. fubjtd to ISt *Wigs of air (mrs.

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ASSIZcS.

Stream—On Tuefday Dennis Cm-ling, a young
man of very refpettable appearance, was put to the
bar, charged snith having burglarioufly broke into
and entered the dwelling-bowie of John Davis, a
pawnbroker, in St. George's Fields, and Role sz
watches, value 301. and numerous other articles,
his property.—Mrs. Davis, wife to the profectitor,
Rated, that about two o'clock in the mooing the
robbery was committed, (he was alarmed by her
fon, who fl pt in the chop, calling out 4, Mother,
lam murdered!" On hearing him cry out, the
ran down Rain, and found him cut in a moil terri-
ble manner, his thin being all over blood. He in-
formed her, that three men had broke into the
(hop, and had robbed it, and wounded him in the
manner the found him : by this time the Watch-
man came up, the alarm being given, and with
him the prifoner at the bar. The moment her fon
law him, he declared that he was one of the men
that had wounded him, and robbed the bottle.
The robbers had entered by means of cutting•out
a pane of glafs in the (hop door, and forcing the
lock.; they left behind them a dark lanthorn, an
iron crow, and Tome other implements ufed for the
purport of houfe breaking. The prifoner, at the
time he was taxed by her fon with being one of
the robbers, denied it, and Paid he law them run
the contrary way to which the Watchman run,
and purfued, but did not come up with them. .1
She Rated her foa to be deaf, and nearly dumb, hut
Paid that he could fpeak fufficiently for his mailer
to underhand him, and that he would, by permit-1
Pion of the court, interpret for him.
On her croft-examination by the prifoner's coun-
fel, the denied that the had ever agreed to take
money in order to drop the profccution, or•that the
bad laid the believed that the prifoner was innocent..
She Paid that a gentleman who fat under his Lord-
thip, had told her, that he wopld give her any fur
to make up the bufinefs, and raid he was a noble-
man ; the Paid that (he knew better than to compound
felony. A woman, of the name of Ellis, prefent at
the time, had Paid to her, that if the prifoner knew
fo well which way the robbers inn, he mull know
fomething of the property ; the therefore had him
taken into cuftody. Part of the property had fence
been brought back by Tome of her neighbours, who
had found it.
John Davis, the fon, was then called, and George
• Giles, his matter, who is a thoernaker, (worn to
• interpret.
Lord Kenyon dented him to afk him if he knew
.
' the nature of an Oath t But all the reply that he
could get from the lad was, that he could (wear to
the prifoner as being one of the men who had rob-
. bed the houfe, and wounded him. His Lordthip, of
' •-• conrfe, rejeaed his evidence. This poor lad ap-
peared to have been dreadfully wounded about the I
head, which was tied up, as alto his arm. The
thin which he wore on that evening was produced
• . • in court ; it appeared as if it had been dipped in
blood.
The watchman was then called. He laid, that
he was alarmed by young Davis calling out mur-
der; on this he ran acrofs the road, and taw
three men running. He purfued them for near
forty yards, but loft fight of them ; and at the mo-
ment he loft fight, he met the prifoner, and aced
• him, if he had Peen three men running t The pri-
loner anfwered that he had not, and followed the
witnefs to the door of the profecutor's houfe, where
the fon was handing, who immediately exclaimed,
•s, That is one ! (hoot him ! (hoot him !" The pri-
loner offered, if the watchman would lend him his
gun, to go in purfitit of the robbers.
Lord Kam roil was of opinion there was not II&
ficient evidence to bring home the charge to the
prifoner.
His Counfel requefted that his Lordfhip would
sallow witnefes to be called in tlipport of his cha-
rather, as they could proye that he is a young man
of the moil refreflable conneanins and upright I
• • charaEler.
His Lordfhip laid there was no neceffity ; a; ,
the charge was not brought home to him, the Jot.;
ry mult find the prifoner Not Guilty.
The Jury immediately acquitted the prifoner.
The Gentleman alluded to by Mrs. Davis then
requetted that his Lordthip would indulge him, by
permitting him to fay a few words, as he wicked
his charaeter fhould go fair into the world, and
the woman had accuftd him of having aacd in a
very dithonourable and unlawful manner. He was
proceeding, when his Lordlhip obferved that the
woman had given her evidence in a very coned
manner, and if any attempts had been made to
tura the ftream of Jollice, the parties concerned in
the profecution would not aft conformable to the
ifna orinciples of Jufhice, unlefs they lifted the
matter to the botrnn—" For (raid his Lordthip)
however high a man's fituation may be, he (hall
. not trample on the Laws with impunity."
The Gentleman, with much warmth, was Rat-
ing, that he had a right to fpeak in vindication of
hinifelf; after haring been fo foully traduced; when
his Lordfhip remarked, that no afperfions had been
thrown on his charafter, and defined that he would
(it down, and not interrupt the bufinefs of the
Court, f;therwife he mull be obliged to exert his
authority.

Yeflerday William Stedman and William Har-
rifon were indicted for a rape on Sarah Berry.
The circumftemces of this cafe were fingularly
atrocious :—the prifoners were both Soldiers, and
the profecutriz was the fervent of a perfon at
Kingfkon ; the was left alone in care of the houfe,
and, on the night mentioned in the indictment, the
prifoners horglationfly broke open the honk?, rob-1
bed it, and both committed violence on the petfan
of the unfortunate girl. She furore potitively to
their perform, and they were fend—Gwilry.
Bejdook Ritbanfime and Griftub s'Wiaau were in.
diaed, the former for (keeling ten barrels of flour,
'm the 7th of July, the propertr of Chriaopher
Dunkin and Co. and the latter for receiving the
fame, well knowing them to have been Bolen. The
prifoner Kiehardfoo. who is a young man, under
20 y..w.re of age, lived with the pei‘eciitors, as
Clerk ; and the other prifoner is a Cheelemonger
and Counkatlay, in Tooley-street. By a voluntary

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cone/Rion, flitted, hy Richardlb*, and which was
put in and read. it appeared, that Williams bad
prevailed on him to heal the flodr in queftion, and
reprefented to him, as an inducement fo to do, that
it would be the means of putting money in
poeket,and that he might clear one-hundred pounds
by Chriftinas ; and alto requaing that he would
change the bad flour he might chance to have for
fome good from the profccutoes warekoufes, Rich-
ardfon being the Clerk who delivered out the flour.
Beingover.perfliaded by Williams, he fent the ten
barrels in qttellion on the 7th of July, for which he
received a check on his banker for 271. ss. being
the value at 545. 6d. per barrel. It was proved
' that the Market price on that day was from 7os.
6d. to 74. a. per barrel. This cheek he took to a
publican in the neighbourhood, who gave him cafb
for it ; he being an ignorant man, went to the pro.
'Amcor& ; they perceiving it was made payable to
Richardfon, immediately examined him, fulpec-
ting all was not right, when be made the could-.
lion. The uncle to' Richardfon Rated, that upon
the difcovery of his nephew's mifeondud, he im•
mediately called upon Williams, and ;tilted him if'
he knew a perfon of the name of Richardfon ? to
which he replied, that he did not ; he begged him
to recoiled himfelf, and alfo whether he had not
given loch a perfon a draft upon his Banker? he
tall denied any knowledge of fuch a perfon, and
raid, he had not given a draft upon his Banker for
ten days pall. 'The witnefa then warned him'of
the confequences of denying it, as he knew that
he had given a draft,and requelled to fee his check-
book, which he readily. produced, when he dire°.
vered the counter-part of the draft for 271. ss.
Williams then acknowledged that he had pui chaf-
ed ten barrels of flour the very day before of Rich-
ardfon, for which he had given him the draft, but
laid that he bad paid him ten pounds befide, and
was to have four or five guineas more. The wit-
nets then told him he had behaved-in a moll feats-
alalous manner, in tampering with a young Man
like Richardfon, and prevailing on him to rob his
&after, and that he might expel to hear further.
The delivery of the flour. at Williams's houfe,
was proved. Mr. Hayes, a partner in the houf.:
of the profecutors, gave Richardfon an ex•
cellent charadcr down to the prefect tranfadion.'
A great number of witnefTes concurred in giving
a good character to Williams, who has a wife and
nine children. Several witneffes were alto called
to prove that it is the cuftom of the Clerks at
wharfs to trade on their own account ; and the
Counfel for Williams fubmitted that this autho-
riled him in purebafing of him, as Williams fop-,
poled that, he was felling for himfelf.
Lord Ka avow Paid, the charge alledged againfl
the prifoners was of a moil aggravated nature,
and therefore it became the Jury to look well at
the evidence before they made up their minds.—
The prifoner Richardfon had confeffed his crime,
and thereby made all the atonement which he
was capable of; with relped to him no doubt could
remain as to his guilt; the only cpreftion was with
regard to the place from whence the floor was
taken ; it had not been proved whether it was
taken from the wharf or from the vranhoufe : the
Jury would find him therefore guilty of healing,
which verdict would come within the benefit of
Clergy. With refped to the other prifoner, Wil-
liams, his offence, if the Jury thould be of opinion
it was proved, was of a momentous nature, and
required the fever/ft penalties the Law could in-
Hid. His Lordfhip then read over the evidence, ,
and advifed the Jury not to pay any regard to the
confeflion of Richardfon as involving Williams,
but attend folely to the other part of the evidence.
The main part that relied againft him, was the
tetkimony of the Uriele; they would therefore ex-
amine well his evidence, and give fuch *a verdia
as wank) further the ends of juflice : if any doubt
remained on their minds, they would, as honeft
and upright men, give him the benefit of it.
- The Jury, with little hefitation, pronounced the
prifoners—Gaiky.
His Lordfhip then Paid, that they had delivered
a verdict which entirely coincided with his own
mind, as no doubt remained with him as to the
guilt of Williams, whole crime was of the deeps
dye ; he had enticed a mere infant, as he might
fay, to commit a crime of the greateft magnitude,
that of robbing his mailer, whole property he was ,
bound to probed; and this he had done with a
view of adding to his own pecuniary gains in every
point ; he was not content with inducing him to
Real the flour, but he alfo, as the young man's
confeffibn hated, had endeavoured to perfunde
him to change his bad flour for good from his
mailer's warehoufes. The young man appeared
truly fenfible of his guilt, and in confequence
the confellion he had made, would receive font
mercy. It now became his duty, his Lordfhip
Md. to pals fentence. The Court therefore fen
lanced Williams to be tranfported for the term of
14 y_ears. His Lordfbip then addreffing himfelf
to Mr. Hays, asked him if, fuppofing he should
be inclined to pals a mild fentence upon Richard-
fon, whether he would receive him again into his
fervice ? Mr. Hays anfwered, that he certainly
would. His Lordihip then fentenced him to pay
a fine of One Shilling, and ordered him to be ins-
seetiiittely difcharged.
Mr. Dunkin, who was in Court, raid, he was
ready to receive him again into his ferric_. His
Lordfhip complimented thefe Gentlemen on the
humanity they !hewed; and addrefling himfelf to,
Richardfon, raid, that he hoped this would be a
fufficient warning to him, and that by his future
good conduit he would make atonement. His
Lordfhip obferved. that he was bound by every
tie of gratitude to exert himfelf in the fervice of
his benefactors who had evinced a fenfe of feeling
and humanity that it would well become him to
endeavour to merit.
Richardfon allured his Lordfliip, that as this
wasnheisp firirtneerr:rboth, it fhwoeputidwtheishils
be Jail.
Lordship was
addrefling them.
mai O. DIVIIIII MID OTHIMS.
This was an indiftment againft William Davies,
ijilivi:etElynordics:Orfit:thcaßeohirtheergrth.waillarnyAl fet:otornrathn
Attorney parishßo
fo b that taotfK Collins,iplace,g
for riotonlly and tantultuotifiy :trembling, with

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number of other piffling, and etitting. down At
trees- of a Mr.. Punier, of Kinglion. This cafe
when detailed, will be found highly interelling ; it
appearedvshat tlp Defendants Aiding their powers
as Surveyors of the highways, had wantonly, and
by force of arms cut down thefe trees, which in no
rcfpeet obi/Sided the public road. The manner in
which they committed the outrage on the property
and perfon of the Profecutor was extremely fla-
grant. They were all found--Geik?.
Mr. Barr, an opulent Wharfinger at Rother-
hithe, was indicted for salfprifou of Felony in con-
cealing a robbery committed by his fervant Peter
' Perry. There perhaps never was a cafe that snore
materially affected the fccurity of the Commerce
of the Country than this. The flip Neptune, laden
with Sugar, wag flrauded off the North Foreland;
her cargo was taken out, and feat to the Defen-
dant's wharf, where, out of forty tons, it was plun-
dered of eight tons and a half by the Defendant's
Servants, amounting in value to upwards of 7001.
It appeared the Defendant was privy to the tranf-
attion, and therefore, under the direetion of the
Judge, he was acquitted of the prefent charge, and
ordered to be profecuted as a principal felon.

Lswis.—At our Affixes, which ended here on
Saturday,elevenprifoners were tried,three of whom
were capitally convided, and received (enteric( of
death, viz.
James Gallon for !leafing a roan mare, the pro.
perty of Thomas Mart:n ; John Carrot, for Reel-
ing a weather Bleep, the property of John Curtis;
and George Scardeficld, for (beep ftealing tbis
boy, who was by the commuting Magid' ate ad-
mitted an evidence for the Crown, againft his bro-
ther, five years older than himfelf, in Court evinc.
cd an extraordictary refolution, by refuting to be
Iworn for that purpdfe : in confequence of which
his brother was acquitted, and himfelf arraigned
at the bar as a principal.
Job Roffey, for healing a quantity of wheat, and
Thomas Wilmlturft and William Croft, for felony
in a dwelling.houfe ; Thomas Evez, for dealing a
filver watch, and John Burr, for burglary, were
fentenced to (even years tranfportation each.
Carrot and Cardefield were reprieved before the
Judges left town. Callon remains for execution,
and will fuller on the igth roll. at Northam.
At Durham Affixes a caufe in ejeament againft
the Earl. of Strathmore for very confiderable
eftates in the County of Durham, purcbafed by
Mr. Davis of the late Count& of Strathmore and
Mr. Bowes, came on to be heard • when after an
examination of Title Teeds, which occupied the
attention of the Couft for fome time, a verdid was
given againft the Earl.

Twelve millions of the loan lately made by the
Bankers at Parishaveleen fent to pay the Breit fleet.
From the returns of the (hips employed iti the
Greenland Whale Fifhery, it appears that their
fuccefs during the lot feafon has been confiderably
fuperior to that of ordinary years. This fuccefs;
though unufually great in particular parts, has
been gegerally experienced by almotl all the vef-
fels employed in the trade.
The .profpe& of a fnecefsful feafon in the Her-
ring Fi +hay, on the North-eaft and North-well
coon., is Paid to be of a very flattering kind.
The utmoll magnificence dire&ed by tafte and
judgment embellifh the interefting fcenes of T/e
Fire Kw, or Albert aid 1241 'ale, at the Royal
Circus, St. Georges Heidi, and the Pantomime of
the Brityb in Ezytt, with the wonderful teals of ,
horfemanfhip by Mailer Saunders, create a tuna
delightful and unrivalled amufement for the CVC,D-
,1
ing.—We find at the fame time that apew fplen-
;
did comic Pantomime, called the Bclis or Hark-.
gab: in Gbissa, will be very fpeedily pro uced.
Yefterday the Guildhall Selfions were opened by
the RECORDER and feveral of the Aldermen, for.
the purpofe of hearing reafons propofed maidll the
liberation of debtors in the city priforr, who have
conformed to the terms of the late A& of Parlia-
ment for the Relief of Infolvent Debtors. From
the Poultry Compter thirty-four individuals ap.
peered to claim the privilege of the ad,all of whom,
with one exception, were difcharged by proclama-
tion. The numbers of thole claiming liberation
from Ludgate and Giltfpue Compter were kill-
greater, hut .they did not experience fimilar (tic-
cefs in their application. The liberation of upwards
of one half of the applicants was refined by their
creditors, and they were accordingly fent back till
Friday next, when the arguments of counfel Rte to
be. heard on the fubjed. The appearance of the
prifoners in ifeneral was neat and decent, and they
had the look of fobriety and health.
The Court agreed to fit on Saturday rife, at
Union Hall, in the Borough, to pioceed with the
liberation of the prifoners confined in the King's
Bench. Prifon.
• Tuefday evening as the High Sherif for the
county of Surry was in his carriage going to the
Court Houfe at Croydon, be ws met by a mil-
kier of people with blue ribbons in their hats, elat-
ed on gaining a caufe ; by their noife the horfes
took fright, and the coachman was thrown from
his place among their feet, though he efcaped with
a few flight contufions.
Yenerday a young man of the name of Simpfon
was accafed with going into the fhop of Mr. God-
win, jeweller, in Holborn, on Saturday night laft,
and while bargaining for a gold fetal, he found
means of purloining articles to the value of 301.
After he had been gone for fome time,the property
was mired, and notice fent to the Public Office,
Hatton Garden; when a diligent fearch being
made after him, he was found with the property
upon his perfon. After the property was identified
on oath, the Magiftrates committed him for trial.
The firit drawn Ticket, No. 28,898, on the t 3th
day in the preterit Irifli Lottery, entitled to s°oBl.
was fold in one quarter, one eighth, and ten fix-
teenth fhares,%y Howes and Co. Olford•ftreet
and in St. James's-ftreet ; where the Ticket, No.
29467, drawn the 9th day a prize of 20,0001.
and the Ticket, Na. 30,333, drawn the ioth day
a prize of y,OOOL were likewife fold and reollered.
Tickets and Shares warranted undrawn from the
aft Exprefs tontine* on fide.

iftcutenArrick. PRO/ERMINTL
The Right Hon Lord- Pelham ha. been pleated to appiy,nt
the Rev. Clemaat Jahn Waky,A. M. of Oriel College, os.
ford, and Reckor of South Shobury in the county of ELra, out
of his Domellic Chaplains.
Tburfday fennight, the Rev. Benjadrin Cubitte M. A. was
Maimed to the Vicarage ofttalltam, in Norfolk, un the In-e-
-limination of the Right Hon. Lord Cholosandelcy. .
0 x roatt.—.The Rev. Thomas Butter and the Rim W. Oth'te,
and John Leigh Jaynes, Bachelirs ot.Arts, arc del d Fellows
of Magdalen College.
CAMIIRIDOZ,jri• Rev. William 'Walker, of Wiibech dee
Peter's, and Curate of Wefh Walton for nuire titaist years,-
has been initituted, by the Lord Eithcip of Norwich, to the
valuable living of Torrington, In the county of Norfolk, do the
prekotstion of the Crown.
Saturday kit, a ditpentatiost paired the Seal at Lambeth, en_
abling the Rev. Thomas Underwood, Itettor of Rofs, in the
county of Hereford, and Chop/sin to the Hon. enuncels De-
lawar, to bold the living of Pipe in the fame county, In the gift
of the Dean and Chapter of the lame Muck.'
His Royal MMus& tits Prince of Wallis bas.bam plesild co'
appoint die Rev. George `Willi, A. M. Fellow of All Setae
College, Oxford, one otitis Chaplains la Ordinary,

BIRTHS.
At Lifbon, on the I ith flit. the Lady;of ileutenaat-Colond
Frazer, of the ;7th Regiment, of a Con. •
On Thurfday lait, at Edinburgh, the Lady of Mr William
Rooky, Batt. of* fan.
On the Ilth Ult. at KnowileT,LAT SitinleY, of a daughter.
At Leyland Lodge, Lancafhiree the Lady of Thomas foes
Rigby, Etc of a fon. She had ban confined to herblid upward.
of Scv pars, till about fix months ago, When the got up in a
perfed Rate of health.
At Limerick, the Lady of Francis Graze, of Tory-bill, Efj.
of a fun and heir.

MARRIBD.
Od ruciday, the Right Hoil. Lord Aylmer, to Miff Louifa
Call, fecund daughter of the hue Sir John Cid, Baru . •
On the r3th ult. at St. Oeorge's, Hanover-fquart, Richard
Darya, of Neuaddfavrr, Carmarthenfhire, Efq. to Mifs Mao.
dith, niece to the late Sir John Meredith, of Brown.
At Edinburgh, on the 29th ult. Mr. John Fulton, Hatobc4.„
nlze, near Cotenant, to Mifi Ifabella Dunlop, 211 daughter of
Walter Dunlop, Efq. of Whitinuir Hall, near Selkirk.
At Portfidd, Mr. James 1)y k es, merchant in Criafgow: to
Mfrs Agnes 'Edgar, daughter of the late Mr. Wifd.un Edgar,
nurelmat.'
Captain bitumen to Mils Rumbold, daughter of the late Sit
O. Reinhold, Bart.

M. Wile, Efq. Major of the Warwleketire Militia, to Mifs
Trotruan, cldeit daughter of R. Troutrio, Efq, of Ipfveich.
On the 25th ult. at Bexley, bs sent, Ebenezer Whitteebury,
Efq. of Hackney, to Mifs Dinwiddie, daughter oilman Din-
Efq. of Bexley.

DIED.
On Wednefday, the sth initsm, at Stone Collie, Kert, MTh
Berkeley, wife ofideuteriant-Colunel Berkley, of the Marina,
and daughter of John Talbot, Efq. of that place.
At Gibraltar, the asith Novemberluft, Lieutenant-Colonel
Mot/Rem, of the Bilk Corps.
On the it7tis ult. in her at ft year, Mitt Sarah Teleeft,fecon4
T daughter of the Rey. William rirett. of Lewisham, Kent.°
Or 'Cuefday, at liendoe Hnuk,l4ll. Cam** widow of
the late John Cornwail, kfgp
On•t& tlitti ult. at Bath, Mrs. Blgland, wife of Ralph Big-
hted, E. Richreond Herald.
Tudday morning, at his hoar, in Dulwich, Surrey, George
Mks, Efq. wine and brandy-merchant, Thamet-Itreet.
At Aberdeen, or the 23d ulb Mrs. John Farquhar, late of
Newton of Muctle, in the 84th year of her age.
On the 12th ult. in the neighbourhood of Yirmoeth, Mrs.
Brame, wife of Lieutenant L.D. Bruce, of the Royal Nary.
At her bade in Bootergowndane, Dublin, Lady Brad/tax;
re&t of the late Sir Busued2raditteet.
OD the z7th ult. at his bowie in New. Broad -exact, Richnr4
TuckwelL Efq. nu-rehant.
At Bab, D. Weblter, Efq. merchant, LeadenkaTl.Rreet. -
I'nefclity &might, James Malan, Efq. of Shrewhoury.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.
Huniburgh p"42i U. Venice - - •O.
Aims - jt 5 U. Lilbon - 62
Leghorn 54 Oporto - la*
Nap&as . - 41 Dublin
Geuoi - - 481
PCS 0011 CL. ,
Portugal Gold in Coin o
10
Ditto in Bars - • o
New - • • - • S4O

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• •
To T. TAYLOR, Surgemi,l44. "kw libidgeofixeet,Ludu
SIP, ' tahlhtrgh,
IN the fpririg of 1794 1 was ailliaed with a Vent.
real Qoupielmt, whit* I treated iritltiuligegritedler fir
mobtha+ buwas then obliged to syply to a regular Phyfable
huhu pun a temporary flop to the virulence of the dffesfe (Pry
jmeactoirthapeljeatiorw) toe fesuctithe ; bat grovelog. in f.aite f
all meditine and the advice et the lint Gentlemen Mahe Faculty
here, worfe and week fortesiyears, I was reduced to a Usti:
obaoltrapandlehilindbeyanddeferiptiop, lrebtgMtmaimPrper,
and ulcerated from bead to foot.—My head, throat, mouth,
note, lites, trots, Re. have been al:innately in dangeilot become.
ing Id, ;in then I have bad from ac to 3o cadres ulcers cn
my body, and nearly tomily derived of frgist—it would lin.
voluminous to particularise all any cafe—fulgee It to I:y.0(s:
never was, or ever will be, one of a more dangirraits. or of a
mere complicated nature. I *IT Ming looked upeo by my
friends, and imagined myfelf, beyond all bowed recovery ; and
Indeed, in my then condition, death was preferable to my A Nre
than inifultle State. In this dreedful fituatieu did I drag a molt
miferable &Renee, till Mtn n E Peer tee net threw in my nay
newijaper containbig the talk of a Mr. E. of Plymouth —tar
friends reedit, I could not,-.l feat,and procured bine 01 your
Pei ANT PILLS which, by o, from time to time.
mo new, and have long been, ft
en, (after more titan four years In
Ikktiblble &Meta), it.k as pod gigue of health as ever en-
joyed ; as a proof of thit,. I hod a fine, thriving, healthy child,
been to me akw months age. In *gratkade to Ceo, and la
hopes alrendering my fellow.eroatun latices I requch you to
publith this • and yes, may at any. time refer perfons, who pith
te farediCd of the truth of this, or further particular', to
me or nay fekuJa, by litter or fictive.
As few caret for hadneft will ever equal mine, and none ex-
ceed tt, I have from experience Utley reidon to afkire numb in'd,
that jai your Lucas Pt LLII they 'pia bad a fut. fuedy,l'ate,
and radical care, for that molt dreadful liege of the Venereal
Mink, which bodied—a tours web tiritao—lant Ugh gra-
titude, WT. your ahli eel hustle fervent, / • T-
-1 • Informountable badly retakes prevent making my name
and addreis public, Mit creditable PesionovesUy woofing isfor-
-111&14011may alb be odernd to me sod my Prised' by Mrs. 1.
Ramfay-Gantme, Edinburg.
Prepared and Sold by the Mae !howbeit, liteenres TAT.
toe, Member of the Ito_ yal,certgre of ailerons is London, at
his book, No. 9, Nee Atge et ; where he will give ad-
Mee, without a fee, to rufous Liking Ode hits wad will ast-
ims galleons letten, if pat paid, no the fame terme, ablav-
,l log In all cafes the molt inviolable rittecri no Pediat% nosoc2C
eatoborieg been riventiimod, hut at their mon paelbsialegagenillis
by the Proprietor. during the cmatitt of more this 36 van.
that he has bed the condudling of an ettenfivc (ale of the above
medicine, and the rodlike arlBrlg therefrom •
They are alto fold, by his Appointment. for the convenience
of Mob living at a• aftence by Mr. Wades, South -bri..44
F.diutiorgis Mr. Manua, ;rimer, Glafgewos let om air*
Mr. T. refers fit his addres' at tea Perinea.", .bia. It, ht.
Allian'a-ftreet, ; Mr. Robertfes a Tbrattn.. Nalo3.
Orford-Rrect ; Mr. Dilbereogh's, Nth 7, .flilistEleettddilt
nearly appetite the Monument; Megteers,aseuidir, No. I,
Union-raw, Little Tower-hill; Mr. Cavell's, Was I sod
by one Percon in every eanadsrabb town in Oreseadisbi atad
Ireland, In Dozes of only agpst cub, reeled op with bill soil
phis Direeliens, whereby Tofu' et dor Sat air con
Weakly= with eak sod feersel.

LONDON . Prima fer :S.ePrviortare. by JOHN DANIEL
of Caraaby.dtseet a: the sr a. PIItNTIPO-OrtiCe, NO
• aad pableDed by LEVEL KENT, (of Caa•
terbeuT-pica, Lartibees). at No f, eurey-ftseet, and at the
Prat•Orree. Temnte-Bar ; to with Olke ai comarapir
sailD4ll bilk EDITOR an nieedirml M Nialdr4l4l.