Star.
London, England, 1801-11-28 00:00:00

LITTL (DALE V. DICKSON

This r,afe came before the Court on a motion to
let afire an award. The parties live in the town
of Lancafter. In the year 1796 the Defendant
propofed to let up a line coach to Newhaven.—
The Plaintiff objeeted the weight of duties to be
borne by a coach. The Defendant laid, that by
the intereft of a noble Lord in the neighbourhood
he fhould get it made a mail coach. Still the
Plaintiff remained unfatisfied. 4. Then (laid the
Defendant), if you will pay me 211. a year, and give
me and my wife the privilege of riding in the coach
as often as we like, I will indemnify you from
all taxes and duties whatever." Upon this al.
furance the coach was let up, and it continued
to run, having frequently the honour to convey
Mr. and Mrs. Dixon to and from Newhaven, till
the beginning of the prefent year, when this anion
was brought. When the agreement was made.
there was a duty upon Rage coaches of one penny
a mile, and almoft immediately after it was doub-
led. The fum in which the coach was at this time
indebted to the Crown amounted to 3001. and this
fum conftituted the Plaintiff's demand. The De-
fendant allowed his refponfibility for isol. but
maintained that with the taxes implad fithfecittent-
ly he had nothing to do. Aft, r the caufe had ad-
vanced feveral (tags it was fubmitted to arbitra-
tion, and the arbitrators thinking that this indem-
nity extended to fubfequent, as well as exiling du-
ties, fentenced the s'efendant to pay vol. The
grounds for fettingafide the award were, a rrittake
in point of law,and the impoffibility of the contrad
being meant to be to exttnliv., As 211. a year, did not
nearly amount to the duties fiibliiting at the time.
Lord Krx YON laid, the award met with his full
approbation. The law had nothing to do with it,
and there was no reafon to believe that the con-
ftfuftion put upon the agreement by the Defen-
dant's Counfel was the true one. There was no
Lying how high a value Mr. and Mrs. Dixon
might let upon riding in a coach. A noble Lord
had declared driving fait in a carriage to be the
greateft pleafure he knew in life.* Betides, the
Defendant had a chance to gain all there advan.
cages without an equivalent. The duties might
have been repealed, or they might have been ef-
c3Eed by the coach being employed by the Putt
Office.

• The fame faatiment was often eirreffed by the great Sa-
muel Johataa.

DANCING being in univerfal pranice, it may in.
tereft many Ladies and Gentlemen, who, though
grown up. are deficient or quite 4;n:,rant of tLat
accomplahment, to know where they can really
belt acquire it molt fafhionably,erprelitionfly, and
privately. For this, the Dancing Academy.
Nn. to, Sherrard-ftreet, Goldenlquate, has efts-
blifhed its reputation among the belt Dancers and
molt refpeEtable people at the Welt end of the
town ; as has Mr. Attam's Dancing School,
No. to, Great Ayliff-ftreet, Goodman's.fields. at
the Eaft.—Ladies and Gentlemen refiding in the
Country, find there Academies particularly con-
venient, both boufes having accommodation to
board, lodge, and give constant private inftruc•
tion : thus may be acquired in a few days what
crh:rs an years ltarrOng.