Star.
London, England, 1801-08-22 00:00:00

COUNTRr NIGYS.

On Sault& y laft a countryman went tothe ftbp
of Mr: Brooke., diaper, in Cambridge, in order
to purchafe fume :trticles,for the payment of which
he tendered a 51. Bank of England note.' Mr.
Brooks perceiving it to be a counterfeit, very pro-
perly had the man fec tired; who laid he had it from
man in the market, who was likew it; ppfeheil.i-
ed. During their examination, the snail who of
fered it had the addrefs to catch the n..te, which
he initantly fwalluwed ; fti,a4; emetic v:ac given
him, but without etre& The incit :tic Ltaiii,d
for further examination.

Monday ft.'nniglit, an inquintion was tAken At
Witton, by Mr. Coils, coronet, cn the body ut
Thomas Turner, aged t z years, fon of Mr. John
Turner, of the above place, who was Accidentally
killed by a fall from a borle.

I.ancafter affizes commenced on Saturday laft.
—There arc 63 yitifoliers to try ; of Joni one is
charged with murder, one with for.;,Yry,fiine with
uttering forged bank notcs,tws with ha, in (urg-
ed bank notes in their poirefrion, and lcrtntcen
with (edition.

CHFI.I4SFORD, AUGUST 21.—0 n riid.ly the 7th
roll, as a child, about a year and thiee quartets
old, was playing at its mother's door, in the nar-
row part of Romford-fireet, and a Rage c,,ach ,A as
palling through, the little innocent ran too near
the coach, unperceived by the coachman, aod
flipped down, when the fbre.wh2el wort ov.,:r its
body and killed it upon the (pot.
The fire which broke out at the Taylor's Arm:,
in Colchefler, !all Friday night, raged for a !port
time with confiderable violence, the flames being
fed by a quantity of flraw that lay at the back part
of the hotafe. The fire had nearly proved fatal to'
feveral perfons who were Ace') in the honfc, par-
ticularly an old lady, upwards of 8o years of age,
who had not been out of bed for the lall four years,
fhe was wrapped tip in a blanket, and taken out at
the window by a ferjeant of the Eaft Etre! militia.
Several others efcaped without time to lave their
clothes. About 4001. is the ellimated damage.
Mr. Benjamin Page, formerly a Miller at Fing-
ringhoe, was found drowned in the river Coble,
on Wednefday fe'nnight, with all his clothes on.
The Coroner's Jury, which fat upon the body, re-
turned a verdiel of Lunacy.
The body of Thomas Howard, who was exe-
cuted here on the 7th init. was carried to Colchef-
ter, where it lay expoled to public view, in his fa-
ther's houfe, two days. On the Sunday following,
a Funeral Sermon was preached at a Diffenting
Melting Houle: and when interred, his particu-
lar requeft, that the 117th Pfalm fhould be lung
over his grave, was complied with.
Maar, Aug. 20.—0 n Saturday evening the
zd roll. as three boys were taking filcher under a
tree at Miles Green, in Staffortlfhire, about four
miles from Newcaltie, during a very f:vere tiorm
of rain, accompanied with the molt tremendous
thunder and lightning ever expericriczd in that
neighbourhood, the tree attraCting the elearic fluid
conducted it to the poor boys, one of whom was
(truck dead on the fpot ; the other two %vele
fcorched, and one of them *as flruck with fuch force
by the lightning as to be completely lifelefs for a
confiderable time ; but various refulcitating means
being made ufe of to reftore the fufpended animal
functions, the boy at length happily recovered.—
What is remarkable the boy that was killed was
not in the lean fcorched, nor had any vifible marks
of violence on any part of his body, except two
fmall black efchars on one thigh, about half au
inch in diameter, and two inches afunder.

Friday laff were executed on the gallows neat
this town, the five following perfons, vit. George
Lacy Powell and John Di ummond, for highway
robbery, James Gration for burglary, and John
Evans and John Dcnt, for Cheep-llealing. From
.the prifon to the place of execution they were fri-
trolly employed in prayer, and feemed prepared to
meet their fate with becoming refignation. Powell
and Drummond confeffed to being the perlbns who
robbed and murdered Mr. Hill, fume time ago,
as he was returning from Alfreton market.
On the t tth intl. J. Holden, a labourer employ-
ed by Mr. Chriflopher Simmonds, of Lullington,
in this county, accidentally fell from a waggon
load of barley, which he was taking from the held,
and was killed on the fpot.

The Rev. J. WALTON, of Sutton, Crnfs Hills, in
Craven, Yorkfbire, M a letter of Ansa 14., f Sof ,
addretfed to B. D. PARKINS, of Leuce#ei-fquare,
London, the Patentee of the Metallic Trneors,
copy of his notes during a ferics of experiments
with thofe Inftruments. Betides important cures
of rhensnatifm, contraftions, burns, head.ach, af-
feeions of the eyes, &c. ikc. is the following on a
horfe :

" A boric belonging to Mr. Slack, of the White Bear Inn,
Cats Hills, through a (pride, had his leg exceedingly fweilLd
from above the knee down to the foot. A farrier bad tried
mew wit►out (meek. Three operations of t►e Traders in
the tootle of the day eartfolerabiy reduced the (welling, and re-
moved to part the lamenefc la three days that (welling was
entirely vac. I thee, however, Waved, that the print ipel
vela is the bresft was much dlitended. The drawing of the
Traders over this vein evidentlfprodaced great &set, as the
poor aalsnal trembled exceedingly. I that tricsl, in the fame
manner, three different pieces of mends, shaped like the Trac-
tors, from 'either of which did be exprefs any fenfitin,, but
an bringing the Traders in corned again, the trembling in-
Ready returned, and it was with sliilculty he tou.l be neid.
In 40 SWAMP the vele was much ditnialited ; aod, by tep,st-
ed Ilk of the Tration for two days more, t►e bode was well."
On the ift of April was pubrithed.br the Patentee, an entire
thew Work, entitled ' Cafes of fuceetsful Practice with Pea-
/WWI P hg lc TRACI 011 i t, received Gace4anuary
sloe. the date of the fanner pubtkatioa,lft."price is. 'old by
J. Minton, St. Paars Church-yard, Loadon.—Of the Patentee
le may be boding* by all who ►ave ?archaise! the Trotters.

TIN Curse a Goat. Mumma Head-ack Toot
Spades% linallas, sad all ana:avaa Dafeaca of Hades ars
nibllasd, an Issaumaala.

The Traders, to neceltary in every Faintly, iteJ amens
Hodes, .ap be bad, gesidoe, with new and improved "
dons for Wiwi than, for Five Cutout the Set, at E. D
mos, A. PA. tbs Peornee, in Lek duet-:quart and of
Sindia, Chau* and Druggilt. in the Hapnarbet,
The portable ware et the Tractor, renders their cart
et gip by Nit, perfedry cuavenient. Letters
ebeir ammo (re paid) day atteaded sok

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OFCA3IO!CiD IT WILING TO A' TOT WILLOW TIL.II.:Tf.II it
POP& Af t WILICINIIA•4.IIA•i`7<I vTI Ira T LC U.:l,

■CGN tVT INTO AN(' DI3TA/IJTID ANONG,I TIS/
1114.T1M1 . ANL+ CU LJOI:

While level het th• Nltdc't tree,
Shall not a Mae be found to writ;
Nor Echo fwril ore p!zint or !bre,
Whole Poet fweetezid cy'ry g-

Tbr farour'd plant, bro,.ath whore (bade
Porc latejrave voitc to 1"!.0.7!,u5* lyre,
Ntgleeted neVef Can b:
While Britifh breilts his :ay% infpirc.

The children of its foreign boughs.
Now natives of Berr•": lA% in?,
kin to el hang their mournful brows,
Nor greet us with one verndl

Yet &all the hark be long rr•f red,
And guarded u a magic (full,
In curious form% by fondnets cared.
The Poet's varied art recall.

And oR (hall flow the tender tear,
While Fancy paints his alteed flue ;
The mind that's part this bounded fphere.
Submits to unrelenting fate.

Eva earlier than the branch he rear'd,
He bow'd him to the fticc.; tomb;
While in thy weeping form appear',"
The fad memorial of his doom.

Now thou hall fall'n—but, in thy place,
The Mufe, to deck her &ding's hearfe,
Shall plant the hirers 'ailing grace,
Firshkm of his immortal reef:: !

LAW INrE I:LICENCE.

COURT OF RING's BENCH, JULY i 6.

BANNER W. OLIVES.
Mr. Grass Rated, that this action was brought
by the plaintiff, as the indot fee or four Bills of ex-
change, againft the defendant as the acceptor.
This Bill was drawn by Mr. Joliffe, who had a
large eftate in the North,•in 1794, 6n Me. Oliver,
bit then Bteward,rpayable to his own order, and
inclorfed by Mr. Jolliffe, by a Mr. Boyd,and by a
Mr. narber, and the prefent plaintiff had received
them as long ago as 1794. The Jury therefore
•anitba be fqrprifed this aaion was not brought
learfier. The truth was,ahey were repofing them-
raves in the COnrt of Chancery, and they were
Satdly awaked from their doze when they were
lolled aflecp again by the .promife of a compromife.
lie underltood Something was to be imputed to
the plaintiff. }le did not know what. It was only
necefrary for him to obferve further, that the hand:
writing of all the perfons on the Bill was admitted.
The Bills were .dated July, afith, typa, all at
three months after date, and each for tool. •
The leadingCamnfel for the Defendant obferved,.
that if it. was a proper defcription of eloquence to
fay on a fubjea every thing that could be Aid. and
that in the belt manner,his Friend had made a molt
eloquent •fpeech, for he had laid limfelf open to
no obfervations whatever; and it,was not only a
molt eloquent, but a goon
,prudent frech. as he
had opened dryly that four Bills of Exchange wee
drawn, accepted. and indorfed by the Perfuna,,
whole names *ere upon,the Bills. There was no
poffibility of making anattack uPoa a cafe fo Rat-
ed. ft would be neceffary therefore, to open come
fans, on which he could fuftain the cafe be had to
lay before them. There Bills were drawn by Mr.
Joiiffe*on Mr.,ol:rer, v ho accepted ahem, paya-
Me to his own order. Oliver was Man them dif-
counted, and to gct cafh for them. For that pnr-
pole he had applied to a man of the name of Boyd,
who had lime gone to America., This action had
not been brought at this late period by any delay
'that had been occationed by any proceedings in
the Court of ChancerY, but from a perfea cowrie.
• tion that this aaion could not be fdllained. Mr.
Boyd kept ante tart for fume time, after which.
it happened to him to be vifited by procefs—he
was arrefied for a large fum of money. Finding
himfe:f in that fitnation, and having in his hands
thofe fills, he thought he might take the liberty
to depofit them in the hands of the Officer who
arreßed him, Mr. Nunnington, till he Should be
able to procure bail ; and when that was done,
there Bills were to be returned to him. Boyd per-
formed his engagement by potting in bail, and was
then entitled to have his Bills again. The Officer
had in the mean time delivered over there bills to
a Mr. Barber, the Attorney for the Plaintiff, who
had arrclled Boyd. Mr. Barber's, hands had a
Isirdlime qhality. No paper that gut into them,
cvcr found its way fafely out of them again—it
finek fn fait. The . prefent plaintiff 'had received
them from Barber, without baying given any. va.
lie kir them. Banner, the Plaintiffilad exprefely
admitted he had given no value for them. No per.
fun had given value for them.
Lord I:sa,yoti.-1, If they have found thein
way into }lances liandi through a &waft& holder
for a valuable confideration, through
he has Batt'
pay any "aloe for thetn, he_ Way, I apprehehil,
maintain this. aztion. If no value has been given
for there Bills by any, pet fon, then it is clearly nip
Avis bigmat, or gas co ;:ar aaio. I have a mot*
perfca memory of a cafe repotted by Iffiderfin,
where it was decided tliat if the Holder of a Bill
who has paid no coi.fideration for it, derives title
through amall..r perfon who paid a full and valu-
able conidcrat ;Oft for it, that holder may maintain
an action upon lieu a Bill
The Counfel for the Defendant (Nerved, that
Barber had na right whatever to retain there Bills
a ntor:cat after-Boyd had put in bail. There Bills
were erprefsly given to Barber upon that condi-
-6,17,, that wt:cilev:r bail was put in. thefe four
B. 1!, t4rnli be immediately returned to Boyd.—
Barber no right to detain there Bills, could
,ev ,to In. them to Banner. the ',recent
This was the cafe on the part of the

hir. Graas crinten.le‘l, that Mr. 11-:r!•rr sus a
IV.Wet I,lthtfe Uille f r a valtiab:e c.
and that Banner. his client, :night plotea
under the title of Barber.

T. ord KTNYCIV•4I -Feltner comes litre as a
cornitel the ). Atintot this ninney.—
Banner, 1 underdand, Came
nt-
V C,CrltlCrat:.•sll—
think, Mr. Gibbs, •s i‘u oulpt. to thew, feint how
or other, that tlity hot (nigh hands,
net. v.11,,ni at I:a a !..s paid a ralit;lilt: confide) -
4zion for them, and t't-rowigh whom re,i title.
G C('lltelOC‘lt that Hs client flood
rH:iy in the fatne titn.o.lin AS if Barbzr wt..? the
Plaintiff—that is, B-zenvr flooa [loathed ith all
the r'• %.its t 1_ rts tr to recnr.:r the anosimt of thelz
Fa
i-f 1 e-`.:t^,^c. li h.-re thewcd by evi-
dence atilt. on 13.irb:r to tl,cf.:
Lord Ktsivosi tlizo called on the Counfel for
the Defendant to itrocaeh Barber's title.
For that porpot: t!: y called Mr. bitriington, the
Sheriff's Othccr, s o, his leordthip faid, gave his
evidence to his lit istliaion.
Barber did not attend, and was called on his
Aip.fr4.
They weie not able to impeach Barber's title,
and as the Plaiata proteacd hirnfelf tinder that
title, the ;Jury found a Verdi& for Plaintif for the
amount of the bills, with interett, which was 5301.

cos LER V. GILCHRIST AND ANOTHER.
This was an aaion brought to recover the
amount of a quantity of CoiTce and Tobacco, un-
der thefe circumilances : Thcfc goods %vete (hip-
ped by the Defendants, who •ivcrc merchants at
I.iverpool, on account of a Mr. Horace Watfon,
who, in 1799, was a merchant in London. They
were coniigned to the Plaintiff, scho is a merchant
at llamburgh. After they were (hipped, Mr.Wat-
fon indorfed a Bill of Lading of this cargo to Mr.
Gofler, with Bills to be accepted to the amount of
32001. Thcfc Bills, on the faith of that confign-
mein, were accepted, and paid. The Defendants,
foon after the (hip had failcd, being informed of
the falling circutullances of Watfon, purfued thefe
goods, and flopped them in tralfitu near Altona.
The Counfel for the Plaintiff contended,this was
precifcly the cafe of Lit hbarrow and Ma'am ; and
his Lordfhip was of that opinion.
Mr. ERSKINE made a fpeech for the Defendant,
in which he contended, that this cafe was not to
be_iiecidcd. by the law of England, but by the law
of the place where the f oppingis era7fitst took plant;
and by that law if Mr. Gofler had received all the
Bills of lading in the world,•iddorfed by Mr. Wat-
fon,he could not (land higher, than Mr. Watfon did.
Lord KENYON was clear that this cafe mull be
decideol by, the law of this country; but his Lord.
(hip Paid he would Pave the point to Mr. ER SK IN F,
if he entertained any doubt.-- Verdi,ifor
22501.