Star.
London, England, 1807-12-07 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF RING'S BENCH, DECEMBER 2.
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• B.STr•;tt. DiCttNit►n.'
The plaintiff is a .; ablican in Oxford cheer, the
defendant is an Excite officer.
Mr. GARROW Paid, that registalions were adopted.
under which no Excifeman was allowed to borrow
money from the perfons 'pliinifes which he
in the conrfe of his'' duty infpefted. The defendant
to [hi; aftion had difregarded the injunElions, and
had borrowed the finial flim of 21. to recover which
the aftion was brought: He undesrflood that none
of his Learned Friends were infirigled to defend the
fait.
Mr. Dickenfon role, and from the &ter of the Court
fignified, that in a matter In plain he was competent
to his own defence, without any learned affidance.
Mr. Gartanw obferved, thAt as this attempt was
to be made, it might be right to fay, that the defence
let up would probably be, thit the plaintiff was in-
Qrutted by the defendant in rite Alt Of gauging, and
that for a Eliding, a dipping, and a comparative tole,
in additi•n to the lefloni, a charge was to he made.
Mr. Pitddercnmbe proved the hint of 21. lent I
and on his crofs examination by the defendant, being
afked if he would not for p. (wear the other way ?
The CHIEF jusTicr cautioned the Excifeman not
to infult the witnefs, by afking him if he would
commit perjury.
Mr. 'l'h• mas, another Excite officer, dep fed, that
the plaintiff bad not learnt gauging, and that lie
knew nothing of decimal or vulgar arithmetic, which
were neceffary to that art.
Mr. Dickenfon now addrefTed the Court and Jury,
laying, that he could not make a freech like the edu-
cated Gentleman at the bar ; hut if an Englifh Jut y
would be fatisfied with truth 'and fimplicity, he
fhould f►icceed as well as if he had a thottfand Conn-
iet to plead for him. He confcfred that he had bor-
rowed 21. but he had a claim rf 31. l+s. againil the
pl tintiff, f,r the irnphments of ganging, and intirstc-
tt-ns in the art. The pl tintifFdcfired that the account
might not he delivered in the pretence of Mrs Batec,
as he would 4! :arch a nnife," for it lo happened,
that the wore the breeches.
FLLENUOR, UGH lAid, that the Jury mitt de
termine according to evidence : there was tellitoony
to the 21. lent, hot none to the 31. claimed by
the defendant. Verdid for the plaintiff, 21.
n►c. 3.—rnomrsoic V. n(1140.
The Arrogrity tie:NI:RAC in °peeing this cafe flared, that it
was matter of aitonifhment how people, fuch as publicans, could
be tempted to attain riches by niece:Bing in the masters of an eke
tints. Probably, however, 11,, caufe of Mr. Sheridan stoic was
the prime inducement, as that Right Honourable Geotkmait's
;recto •o. had been by all hi: farm!, malt gratuitoutly fupp..rt I
ed. •1 be PI iintill was a publican, liviag in Orchard greet. in the
city of Wellmintler, and the Defendant was a brother trl the trade ,
in Hut get rd Market The fum due was 441. by IS Merin
dam to the Plaintiff, and the action was rupported by evidence to
the following . fret:
L Edward Gilbert laid that he knew the profecutor, and that in I
his honk there was a large toms called the Club ow". At an ea, ly
part eat the Litt steelier', fur Weliminfter, he law the Defendant at
Mr hompfoill. hook. He called Mr. T. out. anti had fume
converfation with him. 'l•he witnefs was called to attend to what
paffed. and Bond atited thompfon, if he would engage to canvafs
fur Mr Sherislau, laying he c.add get paid for his trouble at the
rate of 74 6sl a day. A fimilar offe► was reenle to the witnefs,
and it was accepted by both. It was alfoagreed upon, that Thomp-
foto', !voile was to be tacit by the Eledlor► in the intereft of Mr.
Sheridan, and many of them came to the honk and were regaled
with meat and drink in abundance, hot not in profnfion. The
friends of Mr Sheridan, he laid, were all e u/sree in fupport of
that get thnial,, and they eat area drank in a very scrafour Byte.
Sarah Gilbert, the daughter of the former wieners, deputed that
Thomplon wasapplied to early in the elee'll-in by Bond, and that
he retitled to have auy thing to 41 with Mr Sheridan ix his etec•
tors. She hard Bond fay to him, You need not fear I'll fee
you pia" On this Mr. Thompf al agreed to take au attire part
on Mr. Sheridan's behalf, Bond promifing to pay for every thing
Mr. Sheridan's friends might have
Mr. W. Glermit laid, he knew the parties —Pond laid he liked
the room, and that it would t'o very well They had the room
claire!), fur their accommodation for c.o:t days He did not think
CA. too large a funt for the entertainment at riled there bleertors,
as one day the feore fur di imidbies came to 41 and a great (lax,-
tity of victuals was given away in the pretence of Mr Bond.—
There was no fcore kept tat the meat, only a large round of heel
was dr. ill d, and devoured every other day, with a propur.ionate
quantity of bread.
John Bairnsfather was on duty attending Mr Sheridan's Corn
mittee.at Huillon's Hotel, Covent Garden, and the Plaintiflcame
there repeatedly aster Bond. At length he laid he had done the
bufitis. as he had got a final order to open his houfc. He took
one of Mr. Sheridan's Lilt:, which the witnefs afterwards Ilfw
difplayed from the clubroom window in the Plaintiff's bottle. in
Orchard-greet. He could not recoiled whether the Plaintiff laid
the order to open his house was :root Mr Sheridan's Committee
or not. He truly fail that he had got a final or. ler. He had the
fi erg from the Committee at Hitelfoit's. Atter lime further evi-
dence to the fame
Mr. P time addreffed the Jery on the part of the defendant,
contending, that there was no pretence tor charging the defendant
with this enormous Into, as the debt ante. to h.co been defrayed
by Mr. Sheridan's Committee. It was ridiculous to imagine, that
a publican could c laic forward in this way as a partizan of that