Star.
London, England, 1807-02-12 00:00:00

CbRIOUS CAUSE.

The Lords of the Privy Council held a Court of
Appeal" nn Tnefday, at the Council Cfiice, Wh;te•
hall, which was at-ended by the Lord l'iefiJent, Sir
John Anftruther, Mr. Bathorit, and Mr. Trevor.—
An appeal hum the Court of Ma:lras; of confidera-
ble importance, came on to be !maid, in si.hich Run-
gay Pillay, a native and inhabitant of that place;
was the Appellant, and the Ealt Inas Company
Refnondents.

fubltance of the cafe, as Rated by the S• at-
CITOR GENERAL and another Barriffer, was, that in
thoi year 1800, Mr. .Jackfon, an agent of the Corn.
pany, emp!nyed the Appellant to culled dues, tee.
from fome Nabobs, due to the Company.; and Mr.
Jackfun having procured feveral favours to be g-an-
ted to a -NahA), the latter gave two fums, at diffe-
rent times, to the Appellant, a. prefents to Mr. Jack•
fon, amounting to eighteen thouland modal, which
the Appellant paid to Mr. Jackfon, who in a 'bort
time after failed for England. '1 he circumftance
coming to the knowledge of the Board of Revenue
and Prefident of the floricil, they fummoned the
Appellant to appear before them, and to pay the
pagodas which he had received from the Nabob, into
their hands, for the life of the EaR India Company.
The Appellant, at this time, was extremely ill, rod
could not attend the fummons. He fent a wriocn
anfwer, Rating, that he was not a regiftered Dubalh
in the Company's fervice ; that he was merely em-
ployed by Mr. Jackfon, to whom alone he was ac-
countable, and to whom he had given all the prefents
which he had received from the Nabob for him. The
Pretident and Board of Revenue were not fatisfied
with this, and tent fome of the Company's phyficians
to afcertain the Rate of his health. They reported,
that the journey from his refidence to the Board
might endanger his life, yet this did not avail, and
he was forced to appear ; when he perfirted in his
ftatement, that he had received none of the prefents
for himfelf. The Board and Council, in confequence,
ordered him to fwear to the truth of this, which lie
hefitated to do, being confcious of his innocence, and
an oath in the Hindoo religion being adminiftered
with a great number of religious ceremonies, and a
man in that country who is not believed without an
oath, having a Rig= attached to him through life ;
at it is confidered that he has undergone a kind of
purgation. The Appellant was, in confequence, caft
into prifon ; when, after fome time, he paid the pa.
godas ; and, becaufe he Rill perfilled that Mr. Jack.
lon had the pagodas, he was obliged to undergo the
degrading religious fuperßitious ceremonies of an
oath, and fwear difgrace to himfelf. After this was
complied with, he was Rill detained, in confequence
of a letter from Mr. Lufhington, who fucceeded Mr.
Jickfon,'llating, if the Appellant was liberated, per.
fond would not be •fo willing to come forward to
make complaints againft him, as if he was in confine-
menr. The Appellant made another appeal againft
the Board of Revenue. He was env!, ed by a per-
fon to make out his genealogy, to give l'iro title to a
large principality and dive, which he did accord-
ing to his employer's direelion, and which enabled
him t get polreflion of the principality and elate.—
His employer rewarded him with a prelent of one
ihrufand pagodas. It turned out that the genealogy
was not corre4l—but this was not proved by any le-
gal evidence, but merely on the report of a Mr. Ra-
venfhlw, who had his account from the man who
wanted to difpoffefs the poffeffar. For this the Board
of Revenue had thought proper to affume a power,
and fine him 25-00 pagodas, charging him with hav-
ing been guilty of immoral condua. He then
brought his cafe before the Couit of Madras ; but
the poor oppreffed Appellant had no chance there,
for every Counfel was retained againtl him. The
Court, however, remitted the fine of 2503 pagodas,
which had been inflicted by the Board of Revenue,
confidering it illegal ; but refufed to interfere in the
affair of the prefents, confiderit g them to fpring out
of an illegal tranfatlion, and likewife refufed cogs.
The SOLICITOR GENERAL, on behalf of the Ap-
pellant, contended, that admitting the tranfaaions to
be illegal, the Board of Revenue could not polllbly
have any thing to do with them,
Sir JOHN ANSTROTHER afked, if a highwayman
could be robbed ?

The SOLICITOR GENERAL. replied, certainly. One
robber could not take the property that another had
been Healing, without beirg guilty of the fame of-
fence. The Learned Gentleman concluded, with
praying their Lordfhips to order the immenfe fums
that had been extorted from the Appellant by the
Board of Revenue, with intereft, the cons in India,
and the colts of this appeal, to be reaured to him.
Sir JOHN Ansrx OTHER faid, that the Lrn-d Prefi•
dent himfelf, and all the Lords prefent, confidered
this an application of very great importance; for his
part, he had but lately come from India, and he ne-
ver heard of fucb conclud as that reprefented to have
been pradlifed by the Board of Revenue, as they
could not potlibly poffefs any more power than any
indifferent perfon pafUng in the fireet—it was there-
fore their with to be in potrefEon of all the original
proceedings, and every document relating to the bu-
linefs, to perufe them before they came to a decilion;
and adjourned hearing the Attorney General for the
EMI India Company, to a future day.

Saturday morning, the 31ft ult. about five o'clock,
the dwelling houfe anal fhop, poffeffed by Mr. Tho.
mas Gemmel!, and Baillie Dunlop, opp3file to the
fleeple of Irvine, was difc•;vercd to be on fire, and
hardly time left for the poffeffors to efcape with their
lives. The alarm beint, given, the inhabitants
im-
mediatety affembled, and with the Alliance of the
water•work', were enabled to prevent the flames
from extending to the adjoining buildings, which were
alfo in imminent danger. But notwithfianding every
exerticn, the front and back buildings, in- which the
fire was firft difcovered, together with Mr.Gemmell's
whole flock of gouda (no part of whole property was
infured) were entirely confumed.

Boxixc.—A bruifing match, t-etween a thee-
maker, in Poland-theet, and a waggoner, named
Jones, took place on Saturday near Twickenham, in
confequence (1 a difpute at a public hook, which
proved fatal to the former. The contelt failed up-
wards of three quarters of an hour. The !aft blow
the thoemaker teceive,l was on the left fide of his
head, by v. hich he fell, aiTarently dead. After being
removed, he revived, attd was fuppofed to be st. a
Lair way of recovery, but expired on Nlonday.

LAW INTELLiGENC.E.

coußr OF CHANCERY, FEB. It.
MR. LUDLAM.

The Loan Ctrawcst.Loa laid, at the riling of the
Court, that Mr. Ludlam was now placed under his
immediate proteaion, and it was his peculiar duty to
tie that this gentleman was not expofed to any harfh
=eatmtnt, eakislated to derange his irritable mind.
He had endeavoured to effat his efcape, and had
tuceeeded in this attempt, not without expofing his
k:erfon to verS, great danger. He had been induced
to do this, from the apprehenllon that he should be
tnnfinecl under circumltances extremely painful to his
feelings. His Lordfhip did not mean to imply any
enfure towards thole who were probably if:Armen-
-;tal
.in oecafioning this alarm : his objet was not to
accufe others, but to prevent fuch confequences in
tuti!re. " I do, therefore, order, (laid his Lordfhip)
Ilia; Mr. Ludlam !ball be continued in his honk in
kciaingtoiviiivet, tinder the immediate care of Dr.
Munro; end Of loch other perfons as this phyfician
than appoint to attend him ;—and I farther direct
that his brother, who flood in the Venation of com-
ntiuee, or any wring under his authority, fhall not
difinrb this gentleman, and that no one than inter-
pole under a warrant from the Lord Mayor, or any
other Magiftrate. I cannot di&ate to the Magiltrates
the line of conduel they ought to purfue ; but I milt
that what has now pallid will prevent any unnecef-
far, interference."
The Soutiioa GrIPSIAL.."4I My Lord, it is
4aery material that the order fbould be drawn up im-
tnediataly, and made known."
The Loeb CaeseeLt.oi.-4g Let it be fo done."

mulls. OF k ING'S BENCH, FEB. P.
missal, V. ELLERTON.
Mr. Gnaw" moved to fet elide the judgment and
' execution in this tank, on the ground of profs ufury
—the Plaintiff having taken a bond for the payment
of tool. with lawful intereft at 51. per cent. and alto
.;•rt engagement to pay tol. per annum for fictitious
Tervices to be performed in the office of the Defen•
'hint, hut which was a mere cloak for the ufury.—
There was alfo a fum deduded of 361. for the journey
a the Plaintiff's wife to York upon tome occafion.
Kole to thew caufe granted.
THE RING V. WM. BILLET.
Mr. Jsx-trc moved for the judgment of the Court
urn the Defendant, convicted of an affault at the
IA Spring Affixes.
Mr. Juttice Ls BLANC, before whom the caufe was
heard, was much furprifed that the Defendant was
brought up fo late ; the Learned Judge had hoped
that the Defendant would not have been compelled
to appear at all. This perfon being anxious to cbtain
a feat to hear a very interefting trial at the affixes,
pulled another man from his place, and for this he
was indicted, and found Guilty.
Mr. JEKYLL replied, that the recommendation of
Mr. jutlice LE BLANC would have been adopted, had
it not been for the fubfequent condo& of the Defen-
dant. The Learned Counfel thought that if the
report of the trial were read, the cafe on the part of
the profecution would appear in a ftronger light than
that of the Ratement made by the Learned Judge.
On the Defendant being called he did not anfwer,
and therefore the further proceeding was poftponed.
ASNET V. SMITH, SHERIFF. OF SURREY.
In this caufe, the fads of which we have already
reported in the beginning of this term, Mr. GARROW
and Sir VICARY Gums (hewed caufe againft the rule
to (hew cattle why there fhould not be a new trial.
The Plaintiff having a judgment againft Mr. Glover,
the hufband of the adrefs, cued out execution ;—the
warrant was directed to one Grace, who was in a fort
of partnerthip with one Long. Nulla bona was retur-
ned by the Sheriff, and an action was brought for a
falfe return. Grace was the officer who executed the
writ, and the warrant was directed to him. When it
was to be executed, one Winflanley laid, that the
goods in Glover's hook were his, and let to Glover
by the year. Upon inquiry Grace found reafon to
believe this. Upon the action againft the Sheriff
coming on to be tried, both Long and Grace were
ferved with a fubranu Ace: team to produce the war-
rant, but Grace was not ferved perfonally. Long
appeared and (wore that he had never feen the war•
rant. Grace did not appear, and the Plaintiff was
nonfuited for nut producing the warrant. The pre-
fent motion was for a new trial, upon the affidavit of
Winflanley, that Grace and Long were conflated in
partnership, or elfe upon mutual affiftance, and that
he had ken the warrant at Grace and Long's houfe,
on a file to which Long had accefs. Fur want of
producing the warrant the Plaintiff was nonfuited.
The Court now held that the Plaintiff was ol.7iged
to give evidence of the warrant ; in order to conned
the Sheriff with his bailiff, the Plaintiff mutt produce
the warrant. That not having done fo, the nonfuit
was regular ; and that he ought to have !erred
Grace perfonally, and then attached him for not at-
tending the trial. That not having done fo, and not
having proved the warrant, :te was without remedy.
Upon the fubjed of a fubimna duce: tecutn,
Lord ELLENBOROUGH faid; he fhould be glad in a
cafe where there was a pet fcnal fervice, to fee the
queliiun fettled, whether a perfon who was fuh-
pccnaed to produce an inftrument which was in his
tuttody or power, was not bound as well to produce
the intirunient, as to appear in perfon ?—Rule
charged.
FEB. 10.—THE KING 'U. BARTRAM.
A Rule had been obtained by Mr. GARROW to thew
r t‘tie why the profecutor in this cafe (a perfon of
the name of Collins) (hook' not pay the coils of the
profecution, the record having been withdrawn.
Sir VICART Glees this day Chewed caufe againft the
rule. He Rated the affidavits of the profecutor and
his attorney, which went to (hew that the indiet-
inent, which was an affignment of perjury, had been
taigioally laid at the Setnats, but by the advice of
Connie' fen:wired into this Court by Certiorari; that
it had been let down for trial on the Saturday before
the termination of the lag Sittings at Guildhall,
*ben, in confequence of the abfence of two material
witneffes, the Counfel for the profecution propofed
ti withdraw the record; to this propofition the de-
i.:ndantbs Coanki objeaed, and the caufe flood on
the paper for Monday. The affidavit of the Attor-
i•ey Rated that he was ready to go on with the trial,
..ild waited for the profecutor to call upon him ; that
.static half paR nine o'clock, to his great furprize,

the twofectitor came to him and told him that the
cattle was called on ; that he immediately direeted his
fervant to take a material witnefs, viz. the pond of
a door, (upon which the account in chalk was kept,
which contlituted the ground work of an aCtion, in
which the defendant. it was alledged, as a witnefs,
had perjured himfelf) in his arms, and carry it to
Guildhall ; that accordingly they carried it there jull
before ten o'clock, but that they found the record
was withdrawn, although feveral Special Juries were
appointed for that morning. The affidavit of the
profecutor corroborated all thefe fiatements,• and
further denied what had been alledged io the affida-
vits upon which the Rule was granted, viz. that the
profectitor had ufed threats towards the defendant.
Mr. LAWES affected, that the delay complained of
arofe from the abfence of material witnefres, and
that there was no intention to abandon the profecu-
tion, as it flood for trial in the paper for the Sittings
after Term.
Mr. GARROW was about to reply, but was flopped
by the Court, who were of opinion that the defen•
dant was entitled to his colts This opinion was
founded upon a variety of cafes, where a defendant
had been awarded his colts, the fame as in a Civil
SUit. My Lord MANSFIELD had clearly I•o laid it
down as a Rule of Law. In the cafe of Allen v.
Hazard, which occurred in the reign of .William and
Mary, my Lord Hoar had been of the fame opinion,
an opinion confirmed by every fubfequent Court,
and there had not been any inttance to the contrary.
—Rule abfolute.

FLEMINO V. SIMKIW.

This was an application for a new trial. The fails
(portly were, that the houfe of Fleming, Goodall, and
Co. of Madeira, drew upon the Defendant for the
price of fome Madeira wine, in favour of the Plain-
tiff, but the bill being difbonoured, the Plaintiff
brought his anion as indorfee. The Jury gave him a
verdict, and now the new trial was moved upon the
ground that the Plaintiff was a partner in the houfe
of Fleming and Co. at Madeira, and confequently
could not fue as the indorfee ; in !port, that the in-
ftrument was a bad one. The Court direfted that
the Plaintiff should make an affidavit as to that faa,
and inform the Court corretaly, whether he was or
was not a pattner ? The cafe Rands over till this
affidavit is made.

POLICE.

On Saturday was committed one of the moll an-
dacious aEls of violence that hos of late years been
heard of, near the Metropolis. Five villains, armed
with pillols, at noon day, entered the boil& of a Mr.
Froggat, near the three mile done, on the Edgeware-
road, where none but females happening to be at the
time, one of the depredators was let upon them as a
guard, while the other four proceeded to rifle the
hook, which they completely lacked of every thing
portable, and decamped with plate and other pro-
perty to a very confiderable amount.
Yellerday Thomas Waters was charged at Marl-
borough-fireet Office with robbing his lodgings. It
appeared that he had taken a lodging in Queen-lireet,
Golden-fquare, and had brought a hellcat, fuppofed
to contain his apparel, which however was filled with
dung. In the morning, at an early hour, he left the
apartments, and conveyed away blankets, linen, &c.
Foy the officer, found upwards of too keys. and
numberlefs duplicates of property pledged in different
parts of the town. The pacifier was remanded.
Tuefday E. Tool, an American feam:sn, was fully
committed from Union Hall, tor Healing from rue
houfe of Mrs. Morris, in which he lodged, eleven
thins and a handkerchief, enfrified to her as alaun-
dres. _ _

On Monday, the body of -- Tucker, a fervant
employed by Mr. Ditching, at Paddington, was
found dead in a field at Newington. It appeared on
an inquiry, that the deceafed had been drinking on
Sunday afternoon with a party of navigators, when
a fquabble arofe, which ended in a battle. in which
the deceafed received fome fevere blows. The matter
was, however, fettled over a bottle of brandy ; and it
was the opinion of a profeUiooal Gentleman, that he
had met his death through eicelfive drinking.
A few nights fence the bleaching ground of Mr;
Birch, of High Hill Ferry, was robbed of a large
quantity of printed cambics and other goods.

• DIVIDENDS.
February 17. Alex. Arbuthnot and Richard Bracken, late of Phil
pot-lane, London, merchants, at one, at Guildhall.
Feb. 17. Benjamin Betts and Ann Smith, of Bslingball Rreet,
London, factors and copartners, at (+tie, at Guildhall.
Feb. 17. William Bryan, late of White Lion court. 'Urchinlane.
London, merchant. fince of Jamaica, and now of Camberwell,
Surrey, at one, at Guildhall.
Feb. 17. John Parkes, of Birmingham, plater, at eleven, at the
Wolfelev Arms, Wolfeley Bridge, Staffordihire.
Feb. 17. William Horn and Richard
_Tuition, of Redcrofs (tree:,
Borough of Southwark, red/Vying dittillers, at 4.ne,at GuildhalL
February 16. Jofcph Moyfer, of Sutton upon•Derweut, and Geo.
Beal, of Pocklington, Yorkihire, millers, at eleven, at the York
Tavern, City of York.
February 16. Jofeph Hawkins, of Alb, Suffclk, miller and malt-
fter, at eleven, at the White Hart. in Wickham market.
February 27._ John Taylor, of Chatham, Kent, wine merchant,

at one, at Guildhall. .
Feb. 19 Thomas Egerton,late of Altion, grocer, at eleven, at the

White Horfe inn.Prefton.
Feb. 19. Robert Hurrion Dawfon, late of Southwold, Suffolk,
miller, at eleven, at the King's Arms, Halrfworth.
Feb. 19. Thomas Miller, late of Pretton, Lancaihire, grocer, at
devcn, at the White Hock, Preft-n. --
February ;8. Robert Bates, of Cuttic Bridge, Derbyedre, porter'
merchant, at eleven, at the King's Arms Tavern, Derby.

ECCLESIASTICAL and ACADEMICAL PROMOTIONS.

()XtORD, SATORDAY' JAN. 24 —.l.lllladly laft the Rev. Ri-
chard l3ryons, B. A. of Oriel College, was admitted M.after of
Arts.—Mrffrs. Thomas Tubdtall Haverfield and George David
Faithfull, of Corpus Chrifti College, and Peter Stead; of Hert-
ford College, were admitted Bachelors of Arts.
A Difpeufation has palled the Great Seal, enspnwering the Rev.
Edw. Waldron, M. A. Domettle Chaplain to the Right Rcv. the
Lord Billiop of Woreefter, to hold the Redlory of Hampton
Lovett, together with the Reetory of Rufhotie, both in the county
and dim& of Worcefter. _ _ _

Final/ ARV 7.—Thurcday, George Ortnerod, Efq. Gentleman
Commoner of Brafenofe College, prefented by the Rev. Frodiham
Hodfon, M. A. Fellow of the fame College, was admitted in Con-
vocation to the Honorary Degree of Matter of Arts.
Yefterday Mr. George Taunton, of Corpus atrial College. and
the Rev. Hugh Hamner Morgan, sof Chilli Church, B. A. were
admitted Matters of A•ts.

Mars. George Grzrae and George erds, of Brafenofe College;
George Saunders, of Woreelter College; and John Radcliffe, of
Sc Mary Hall, were admitted Bachelors of Am.
The Rev. Robert Hughes is prefented to the Redtory of Wel-
ford in this county.

BIRTHS.

Tudday bit, at his hook in Harley ftreet, the Lady of the Ho-
nourable General Sir Arthur Wel!dig, of a fon and heir.
fday fall, at Afhford, the Lady of Dr. Wilmot, of a fon.
Friday, at Havant, the Lady of Major Cranford, of a daughter.,
At Chigwtll Vicarage, Effcx, the wife of the Rev. Thomas Lay-
ton, of a fon.