Star.
London, England, 1804-11-23 00:00:00

ETTINIS AT MSI
Miztt Serieant Siemens de.'
fcribed the circumllanccs of the cafe, which were af-
terwards proved by the following witnelfes
Jemima Mills, the daughter of the Plaintiff, Paid,
that her father is a tanner refidinfi in Newington
Butts. In September 1805, Mr. William Graham
Came to her father's home to look at thine fkins,
feemingly with an intent to buy. Mr. G. and her
father could not agree about the pricy, and the for-
mer then Paid that he was a finifher in his line of bit.
finefs, and ailted for tome &ins to take home for
that purpofe. In eonfequence of this eighteen dozen
, of tnat and flu y dozen of roan (a particular fort of
' Bleepj fkins we, e fent to him to be finithed. In ferns
time afterwards fhe had frequent', heard the Defen-
dant fay thathe would not return the &ins, that her
father might contelt the matter if be would, for he
was lawlefs, he was a minor, and did not care for
the law. At the very Word, he could only go to
gaol and fpend the money.
Two or three other whdeffes fwore nearly to the
, fame effea.
James Mills, fon of the Plaintiff, fwore that he
went to the Defendant's houfe to demand the return
of the &ins, and he was refufed in almoft the fame
words as his lifter bad already defcribed the Defen-
dant to have Made tile of.
Mr. John Featherltohe depofed that, hearing of
What had happened to Mr. Mills, be went with him
and fume others to the Defendant's houfe, on pre-
' towel of buying the fkins, knowing that they could
not be taken from him by force. He and his men
put about 751. worth upon a dray which they had
taken for that purpofe. The Defendant afterwards
changed his mind, and had the fkins put back again
upon his own premifes by force.
John Buckley and Jeffe Hume, two working men.
.fwore that the Defendant brought out a &tithing
knife, and Paid that he would fintih the old man If
he did not Puffer the.onds. to be taken back from
off the dray. The former laid that the Defendant
had acknowledged the skins to be of the value of
about 2171. and offered to pay 51 a month for them,
but-would not undertake to find fatuity for fuch

payment.
Mr. Serjeant Bur obferved, that according to the
terms of the prefent declaration the aftion could not
be made good. If be could have recovered at all,
be thould have brow ht an adlion of afrumpfit.
J The Logo enter os-rice raid, that the firft count
in the declaration unqueftionahly could not be Cur-
tained ; but, if the fecond count could be made
good, he thould not nonfuit the Plaintiff. It would
Se cruel to both fides to put them to the expence of
a fecund trial.
The Jury found a verdift for the Plaintiff to the
amount of r t 11.
Sir
.4141 S Mawr,sin then obferved, that though
a minor could make a contras for his own benefit, it
was doubtful whether the otter party could proceed
againft him in the manner they bad done in the pre-
fent inftance. If the law was for him, he mull have
the benefit of it, and the Plaintiff be nonfuited.
The verdiB was then recorded, Cubic& to the fu-
tdre decifion of the Court.

1•1111111 V. FEW.
The Plaintiff in this aEtion was a china gilder ;
the Defendant fold china : the aftion was brought
to recover 141. 91. for wotk done for the defendant.
Serjeant &artisan, for the Plaintiff, Rated that
the Defendant, on being applied to for the amount of
the bill, offered to give his note for fol. provided the
Defendant would do one pound's worth of work for
him, more than he had already done, which amount-
ed to an acknowledgment of his being indebted
pl. at any VAC. The Defendant had lodged (even
guineas in Court, and pounded his defence on
the Plantiff's having cracked a quantity of the
china in gilding it, and that it was an eftablithed
cuQom among the (people of that trade, that each
party fhnuld be at a lots when a piece of china
cracked in the gilding ; that is, the owner Ibould
not charge the gilder for the china broke, nor the
gilder charge the owner for the expence of gilding.
Many witneffes were called ; but Sir Jaws MAINS-
FIELD prnpnfed to the gentlemen on both fides, that
as the difference war about fuch a trifle, a juror
mould be withdrawn, And no coils paid on either fide;
which, being agreed to by Serjeants &suntan and
Best, a juror was withdrawn.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, DUBLIN, NOV. t;
An aftion was tried on Saturday left, which a
forded great entertainment to the hearers.—The attire
of aOion was, the defendant having piled up bricks
in a court which he called his own ground, whereby
the plaintiff's ancient windows were flopped up, or
darkened.
The whole of this curious bufinefs, which conti-
nued about half an hour, was carried on between the
learned Cuunfel and the learned witnefs, with their
faces towards each other, at the ditiance of from two
to three feet, the witnefs's back being all the time
turned upon the Jury, and the Judge upon the left
hand, which we mention as being very unufnal ; we
concluded from that pnfitire, that the converfation
between the learned Divine and the learned Counfel,
was rather a debate upon literature, and their own
knowledge, than any thing material to the pending
caufe. Indesd the witnefs fee td to us to have a
prophetic knowledge of this, becaufe, when the learned
Council &II laid to the witnefs, that he mull now have
a little cnnverfation with him, the witnefs immedi-
ately turned his back upon the Jury, to face the
Counfel; the Counfel oblerved, that he need not
turn his face to him ; the withers Paid, when he was
ring to cunverfe with a gentleman he always faced
hrm.
Examllnatien of the Rev. Dr. Miser by Mr. Ewa,
both well known in Dublin :
Q...ll7laere was you born 1 J., not know.
Why do you not kw* P—A. Botanic Ido not mnentber it
at *9
(2 Where do you Wieve yeti we, born '—A. At Augheßes, to
Cenitierieml.
O Whorl do you Hee P—A. Here.
• Want do you mean by here Upon the tahle, in the
1 Court of raduqu‘r. 1 can give you no other an Ewer upon oath.
without perjury, foe I certainty now hve here.
tz_vvb, rc do you Vitally rdadc in Dublin'—A. In Csilloltreet,
at the c...ner of Lot arnbk :tree:.
Alter Come time of qtrellion and anfwer, the learn
ed Counfcl, apparently angry, kid, I am as good a
fcholar as you ; I know the Hebrew, the Chaldaic,
the Arabic, and other Eatter n lauguagcs.—A. I aal
Gpon wy oat, yuu art Lot and ups 82y oath,