Star.
London, England, 1801-11-16 00:00:00

FRAUD.

Mr. ERSAIN E movedagainft an Attorney, to fct
afide an execition, and for him to attrwerthe mat-
ters of the affidavit
.upon the following cafe :—A
woman of the name of Rebecca Seatun, lived in
Charlotte-area, Rathbone-place, where the pof-
felled fume furniture ; a man of the name of Ro-
bert Lea applied to an officer named Woolridge,
told•him that• Seaton was his wife, that he was
about to part with her, and &fired the officer to
accompany him to fetch away his goods. They
proceeded to the houfe, and then Lea was about
to take away all, even her bed,. when by the in-
terference of a warrant from a Magittrate, he was
obliged to defift. He afterwards fell in company
with this honeft Attorney, who told him nothing
was fo eafy as to get the goods, and directed 'him
to confers a judgment to him, upon which he had
rued out execution, and had taken the fame goods,
though he knew the man had no right to them.—
Rule grunted.
Lord KENYON obferved, that there was a very
old cafe in the books where a party had obtained
goods, pr framable kris, and the judgment was,
that be is bawd by tbe sea.

COURT OF CORIBAbN PLEAS, NOV. x 4.
vnigtoraPLANK V. DONNOVAN. .

Lieutenant Simmonds, of the Carmarthen Fen-
Bibles, applied to the Plaintiff to make him a drefs
fuit of regimentals, a frock foil, a great coat, and
a pair of regimental pantaloons. The plaintiff
confidering him a young man, and requiring Come
further recommendation, afked his addrefs, which
he gave, at "Mr. Donnovan's, No. is, Charles-
tireet, St. James's-fquare." The foreman of the
plaintiff called there the nest day, and found Mr.
Donnovan and Lieutenant Simmonds together.—
Some converfation took place as to the goods,
and time of payment. It was, at kngth, men-
tioned that the clothes were to be made at fix
months credit, and Ms. Donnovan Paid, " Send
in the clothes—fend the bill to me in fix months,
I will fend it to his father to get it paid, or I will
fee it paid myfelf." The cafe flopped here.
Lord Ai-yawl-Ey obferved, that the cafe was
proved as far as it wc..it ; bat by the provifions of
a wholefome Aa of Parliament, no man was liable
for goods fold and delivered to another, unlefs by
a contra& in writing. The Plaintiff was accord-
ingly nonfaited.

On Saturday Lieutenant-Colonel Pasts, toge-
ther with fereral Britith and French Officers, jufi
arrived from the Kali-Indies, preferred a corn-
plaint before the LORD Mayors againfl the Mailer
of the Blofforn's Inn, in Lawrence-lane, for hav-
ing detained their baggage, becaufe they refufed
to comply with an %mina demand made on foam
of them for •iol. and on fome others for 151. pur-
portin_g to be charges incurred at an inn is Deal.
fhe LORD MAYOR confidering this an extraordi-
nary proceeding, fent for the Book-keeper of the
waggon belonging to that Inn, who produced an
order from Croft' the mailer of the Three Kings
at Deal, &firing him to make the demands to
quaint), and to flop the trunks that came by the
waggon if they were not paid.
The LORD Marcie told thefe Gentlemen, that
he would be happy to give them any affifiance in
his power; but he did not know how to proceed
with refpea to the demands made by the perfon
at Deal. The Book-keeper then laid, he wanted
no more than three-halfpence a pound for the bag-
gage, and it was agreed that the complainants
Ihould receive their property on paying that mo.
ney ; his Lordthip at the fame time obterved, that
an aftion would lie againtt the Mailer of the
Blollom's Inn, if he detained it.
The Government lixprels from Dublin, with
the firfk drawing of the Irilh State Lottery, can•
not art ive before Wednefday morning. Tickets
and Shares tontine on fale at the old State Lottery
Office of SWIFT and Co. No. t t, Poultry, appoint-
ed by his Maielly's Commillioners to receive One
of the Six copies brought by the above daily Ex-
prefs.
The prefent intim rill be an zra in Lotteries:
it will alto be recorded in the pages of hiflory as
the aufpicious rra of a general peace, and our do-
male annals will note it as an rra ofplenty: hence
the prefcnt Irilh Lottery will become memorable
not only as the laft to be drawn in Ireland, but in
relation to its coincidents, general peace, and 10.
cal plenty. But will it not be farther produnive
of :eras in the lives of many, rho from having
gained prizes therein, will thence datc the com-
mencement of their affluence; independence, and
profperity ? In fine, the moil plenteous crop, and
abundant harvcit having been fully got in, it only
remains to apply the golden fickle to the Lottery
harrefi : harvef of Prizes home: and a merry
Chriffmas!