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London, England, 1805-04-23 00:00:00

LONDON SESSIONS, AN rl.. 22.

WWE Levis MA timid OW, the foriner a
pruner, living in Paternofier-row, and the bluer a.
eonfiable were ;sallied for that they. on the Mt of
Oaober lan, did, contrary to law, slink and impri-
fon George johnfir, who was an apprentice to the
raid William Lewis.
The Common Serjeani, in a very able fpeecb, ad-
drefed the Jury, atnd reprefented to them, that it de-
peaded on their verdiel. not only whether a perfon ht
the City of London, having an apprentice, was at
liberty, at any time, without the order of a Idegif-
trate. to fend him on board a tender t but whether
as in the prefent infience, he might fend him them:
direitly in oppoiltion to the orders of a Magifirate ?
He then Rated, that the prolocutor had lodged a
complaint &villa his matter before the Chamberlain;
the confequence of which was, that both parties were
rePrimanded, aDd Mr. Lewis was ordered to take
the boy base. and treat him better. Inked of do-
ing this, Ito Mixed him by the collar the moment be
got him out ef,Court, and, with the ;Sauce of Ruf-
-41, conveyed him on board a tender, flout which
place he was fent to the Nore, and confined for up.
Wards of fiz weeks.
The RIICORDSIL kid, be had befoif advllkd that

this bufinefs &mild be fettled, and kill wilhed fome-
Ving to be done, as it was a cafe between maker and
fervent, which, be thought, more immediately be.
longed to the•Cbaaeberlattes Coen.
Mr. ILIUM as Counfel for the Defendants, Rated,
that be had every with to fettle the matter without
troubling the Court ; but that the fum demanded by
the Ooticetur as CuisfaSion was infinitely beyond
what his anus were able to pay.
Captain Thomas Riebbald de fed, that, on the
16th of Oilober, the Defendant Wel, and another

ii;fon whom lie did not recoiled, came on board,
and delivered George jobnfoo to him as a landfman.
'Raid, whom be knew to be a eonllabk, told him the
boy was an apprentice. and had been tent on board
by order of the Lord Mayor. The fame evening he
was Cent down to the Nore.
William Btmervilles the Lieutenant on board the

tender, gave the fame evidence.
Mr:Bowden, Clerk in the Chamberlain's Office,
London, produced the book, where the complaints of
leaflet s and fervants were entered, from which it ap-
peared, that on the 16th of Weber, George Johnfon,
apprentice, complained of William Lewis, his mailer,
for not allowing him a (efficient maintenance. The
caterer of Lewis to this charge was, that he had al-
lowed him 1511. a week t that he was idle, and did
sot attend to his bufinefs.
The Chamberlain admoniffied both, and defired the
ley to be more attentive, and the mailer to take his
apprentice home and treat him better.
George lobules (aid, that as Otis as he came out
of the Chamberlain's Office, his matter collared him,
sad brought him into Guildhall-yard, and talked a
amiable of the name of Rigby to take him on board
a mode, t which Rigby. refufing, his matter took
him.down the amt. and in a few minutes after met
Raffid, and ailed him if he would take him on board
at leader f Rued (aid be would. if he gave him into
his charge, which he accordingly did. They then
carried him dawn through bye ways, till they got
Idm isle Thames-erect, where they flopped at a p?b-
rif hoofs and wrote fosoetking. They then earned
him on board a boat at Tower Wharf, and took bim
to ebe tender. Reel hewed the paper he had writ.
tea to the officer, and be was locked down that night
and rent next day to the Nore, where be remained
iota the asith of November. He was then ditchers-
od by order old* Board of Admiralty, be being an
ameon“.•
Edward Rigby, conflabk, on the 16th of October
ihafri.ewis bolding the Profeentor by ibt collar. in
Gstildhalliard. Lewisl atked him to the him on
board a tender, which he refuted, and Paid it would
,be better for hire to take bim borne. and give him
tomething to eat.
William Hart, father-in-law to the Precentor,
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Lid, he followed him and the Defendants, and faw
them go on board the boat. He remonstrated with
• them, but Rudd Paid he had a right, and would
do it:
Elitha Crab, a Jew conftable, deports), that Ra-
fe' tent him to the tender to receive the twenty Mil-
lings bounty, for bringing a landfman on board, but
he did not get it.
The &weirder farmed up the evidence, and the
Jury immediately brought in a vertu-4,diry.
The Ruvuma then, with a very imprelfive ad-
monition, fenienced the Defendants, William Lewis
and Samuel Rule!, to pay One Shilling fine, and be
Insprifoned 6 Weeks in Giltfpur-fireet Cmpcere.
Sawa/ licormd. tar Rokefis, and Ana Rohafts her
daoghter, were found Guilty of an Audi on Sarah
Jones, a child of twelve years of age. It appeared
that the Defendants had met the child on twelfth
sight, and bad beaten bee in fo violent a manner,
that the"was confined for tome days in consequence
of it.
The Remota refpited the judgment until a cattle
now depending in the Crown Court, between the par.
ties, &mild be.determined.
Mr. 240 rag was brought up to be difchargedi

undue the late Istlelaeat M He had been
Pier to As IA of Jaaaary. 1804. with auore
1 tdool. the fee limited by the Aft; but one ere.
dime, who had proved his debt; flood the eertileate
and difehargedihis adi.ons which vedneed the debt:
yitt:taß the ban re
debt alluded lit:thwart the ems
een zfus;rfer thi
the coAtta..
million, in 1803 ; but, from Come difliculty which
arofe in the affairs of the Creditor's houfe, be had
not fignedthe certificate till tiler the iR of January
1804. Another perfon had, by Witte, charged
Mr. King in eiecutton twice with the fame funa
and that teillake being corralled, reduced his deb:•
in proportion.
The Ricottas& doubted of his having competent
power to order his difeharge under thefe arcum -
(lances.
Mr. Bassos', Mr. it'll/krt., and Mr. Aran argu-
ed in behalf of the application, but without effeEt.
Mr. King then roland waked to know, whether
he might be permitted to addrefs the Court I and,
being inferna l in the aMrnaative. he Paid, 4, That
the Gentleman who Spied the certificate would have
done fo within the time prefcribed, if his :fajta bad
not been in an einbarrafted Rate, and veiled for fame
time in the blinds of althea ; but that as loon as a
proper perfon was deputed, who had power to do fo,
the certificate was figned. It was hard, he Paid, that
he flaccid coffer for an inability which was out of his
power to prevent, and Rated, that he had perfons
.. prefent who could prove the creditor would have
' figned the certificate before, had be been enabled to
do fo. However, if the Recorder was fo determined
In his opinion. that it could not be fbaken, he would
not obtrude 'any furtber.
. The Ricottas' wifhed Mr. King to Rate his cafe
to the Court of King's Bench, to learn how the point
ought to be confirudiVand propofed to adjourn the
deaGontill that was done.

Mr. ling feprefented the great expettee he was
put to in various ways, but agreed to fubsitthe point
for the opinion of the Court of King's Beach. There
mono oppcifition on the part of any of the Creditors
of Mr. Log.

Sittierkyointed Middlefes and London, be-
fore the ' Hoe. Sir JANIS
Lord Ch' Junks of his Majeay's Court of Cm"-
mos Plearsat Weibbinfkr, in and after Enact Terns