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Vire here received the follnOring from One CorretL
plandent at Oxford
" Ozforth Wednesday tnreillng.
At seven, yesterday, the Royal Patty, with
their friends, sat down to dinner with the Noble
Chantellor, the Heads of Houses, end the Professors.
Five recesses in the katcliff Librety coeteined eigh-
teen covers each, besides three tables ill the Middle.
After a sittOptuotts entertainment, the toasts were tie•
culated in the true spirit of boisterou► English hospi-
tality.
" This morning, at reven, the Ladies wete admitted
into the Theatre. The seats destined for the exhibi-
tion of beauty were Immediately filled ; and such was
the eagerness of the fair to witness the ceremonies of
the day, that the sum of one hundred guineas was
offered for a Lady's ticket.
" At eight the area was filled by Masters of Arts
and strangers, and the gallery by Bachelors of Arts
and Under-Graduates. About ten the Prince Re-
gent, with the Emperor, the King, the Princes of
Prussia, the Prince of Orange, and the Noblemen and
Doctors, entered the Theatre in procession. Words
cannot convey an expression of the bunt of enthu-
siasm which attended tee introduction of the Illustri-
ous Party. It seemed as if the heart and voice of the
nation were centered in the Theatre ; they have been
heard to 'say that, much as they have been greeted
and honoured in London, their reception at Oxford
has exceeded every other expression of national Ap-
probation.
" The Prinie Regent was seated on a magnifi-
cent seat in the centre of the Amphitheatre. On his
right sat the Emperor of Russia and the Duchess ;
on his left the King of Prussia and the Chancellor of
the University.
" Lord Grenville opened the business of the day ;
and the Public Orator, in an animated, eloquent and
impressive speech, described the occasion of the
meeting, and the character of the illustrious objects
of it. The Professor of Civil Law introduced, in a
classical, appropriate, and affecting manner, each of
them fur the honour of the Degree. The diploma
was presented to the Emperor and the King : and
Count Metternich, Count Lieven, and last of all
Blucher, were presented with speeches from the Pro-
fessor. His speech on the presentation of Blucher
was so impressive and affecting, that many tears
were shed by the auditors. Nine copies ot verses
were then recited by young Noblemen and other
Members of the University, two in Greek, two in
Latin, and the rest in English. Among the latter,
those of Messrs. Coleridge and Millman, written by
themselves, penicidarly attracted notice, but all de.
served and received universal applause.
" The Prince Recent, the Emperor, the King,
and the Hero of Germany, were frequently all►de&
to, and expressed their sense of the manner in which
their civil and military virtues, and their set vices ti
the cause of Europe were celebrated. One circum.
stance so tick us with feelings of peculiar delight—
the Emperor• has in London appeared as the principal
character—the King" of Prussia has been compara-
tively thrown in the shade : but in the Theatre at
Oxford, Frederick was honoured with more frequent
allusions than his Imperial brother, although wire!.
eo:h were addressed, the precedence was properly
given to the letter.
e Oa leaving the Theatre, the greetings given to
the illustrious strangers shook the build,ng to its base.
In the expression of that tree spirit of independence
a hicli has always characterised the under-graduates
•'f Oxford, not one sound of disapprobation was
heard—ail WAS testacy—and all was harmony.
• Frcm the Theatre the party proceeded to the
Town Hall, where the Prince Regent, in his acade-
mical dress, received an Address from the Hiel.
Seerilf of the County of Ostete. His Royal High.
tress then held a Levee in the Library of Cluist
Cauchy when tie principal Members ot the Univer•
sity had the honour of being presented to him, and
of sharing those marks of affability which have en-
iivened the whole ceremony, and endeared him to the
heart of the University. •
" The Emperor, the King, and their train, set oft
early in the afternoon for Illenheim."
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
"Oxford, June Ij, eight o'clock, evening.
" This morning the Prince Regent and the Duke
of York were in readiness at the apartments of Dr.
Hall, De.n of Christ Church, at nine. The Prince
of Mecklenburg, the Queen's nephew, arrived shortly
after, from Lord Harcourt's, at Nuneham, where he
sleeps. The Prussian Princes then came from Dr,
Burton's Apartments, and walked through Peck-wa-
ter-court to their Royal Father at Dr. Cooke'e, at
Corpus Christi. The Prince of ,Orange appeared
next in his Doctor's gown. All these Princes
were plainly dressed. Then came Lord Sidmouth
Ind Mr. Bragge Bathurst, in the Windsor uniform,
from Dr. Robertson's, at the Observatory (where
Lord Harrowby and Mr. Vensittart are likewise ac-
commodated), and waited on the Regent. as did Sir
Charles Stewart, from the Bishop of Osfurd's lodg-
ings in the College. Sir Charles was very splendid
from the shew of his dragoon uniform and the glitter
of his various stars.
" The Chancellor, robed, arrived last in his private
carriage. A little procession was formed by the
University Bedels. The Prince Regent followed :
he wore a dark wig without pow der, a blue coat, the
Orders of St. Andrew, the Prussian Eagle, and the
Golden Fleece, and his Academic gown. His Royal
Highness was extremely cheerful, in conversation
with Lord Grenville on his left : the Duke of York,
with his gown and Garter, was on his right. The
Royal Brothers moved at a slow pace to the Divinity
I School, with Lord Grenville, in his Lordship's car-
riage. The Emperor of Russia and his sister, and
the King of Prussia, unornamented, rode in the
Prince's carriages, from Merton and Corpus, with
their attendants.
" The Theatre had been opened very early, andl
the ladies were flecking thither before seven o'clock.
In the gallery, containing about 560, places were re-
served for 100, who might acccmpany the Prince's
guest*. The Regent and the foreign Monarchs, with
their attendants, were first conducted to the Divinity
School. The general arrangements of the Theatre were
as usual, the whole of the lower semi-circular gallery
being appropriated to the Ladies, and the upper one
Ito the Under Graduates and Bachelors of Arts;
but there was a great alteration in the circles rising
from the area. In the centre a platform, the rail

'round which was coveted with crimson velvet,
the steps with crimson cloth' On this was
a chair, stipetbly gilt, with the Prince's Pin
the back, and covered with crimson
Regent. On the tight and left Bette two
chant, Ornamented with similar materials, Fur
Empeior of Russia and the King of Pritssia.
Charterllor sat to the left of the latter Monarch, ,
Duchess of Oldenburg to the right of her Imperial
Brother. To the right of the Duchess, tither '-
sat the Foreign Princess in chairs ; and to the
the Chancellor, the other Foreigners, and N 'Monsen
of inferior rank, The area was all3Vtd to Masters
of Arts, Batchelors of Law, and Strangers adi -
by tickett.
.The members of the Peoctssion,
tering the Theatre, divided oh each side, when
Prince Regent, the Emperor Alexander, and
King of Prusbia, advanced to their respeettire
in their ac.tdemical robes.

64 The diplomas of the degree of Doctor of
Law for the Emperor and the King had been ,
in a previous Convocation on Mondai, aid their
jesties now received them after the ChanceHo
opened the Convocation. The Chancellor a,
posed a diploma for the degree of LL.D.
Grace the Duke of Wellington, which was
diately passed, the two Monarchs joining in the
as Doctors of the University. The honorary de,
of LL.D. was then conferred tipon ?since .
nich, Count Leven, and Field-Marshal Blucher:
Mr. Crowe, the venerable Public Orator, ascender'
tribune, and delivered a brief Latin oration, in :
of the Illustrious Visitors, the effect of which
much intreased by his serious and impressive deli,
II This was followed by the recitation of five
of English verse : the first by Mr. William I
Fellow of ureter ; the second by Mr. Henry
titter. of Corpus Christi t the third by Mr.
Ingham, of Oriel 1 tile fourth (4n ode) wrist
Mr. John Hughes, was spoken by Mr. Robert
call, bi,th of Oriel ; and the filth (an ode)
William Taylor Coleridge, ef Ewer. The
in general were good.
" Alter the business of Theatre wAs closed,
Chancellor and other University O(Scirs condv
the Royal Personages to their resl.cctive Coll
which terminated the public acts and ter-amulets
this memorable visit.
blucherseema in a most extraordinary degree'
as well as in London, the peculiar idol of the pi
at large. This morning he was perfectly visible,
t,ng eta the end of his bed, the window being
up, smoking his long pipe, in a white vest ai
ribband over it, with a sedate military tars frail.
advanced frequently to the window and
whenever a tolerable number assetribled without
nine he came out, dressed in black, wearing hi,
Ind paid his visit to the Bishop of Oxford
Charles Stewart. On his return be pit on
General's uniform, with the Orange Ribhand
Eagle, and all his insignia, and went to the T
with two Prussian Official, in the Bishop of Or
chariot.
" The moment the ceremonies at the thewf
)vcr, the Lathe.; drove to the Toss hall, v.r
extremely crowded. The Emperor aud the
P:ussia went thither direct flow the Theatre
M tyor and Corporation were in readiness io
upon their Majeszies, who, together with 1%1
Blucher, received, with much afT ihility, the It
,it the City of Oxford in gold boxes. The Ei
and the Duchess of Oldenburg!' then sit
Woodstock, with the King of Prussi t, three P
Princes, the Prince of Orange, dtc, S me
Marlborough family preceded them to do
flours of Blenheim. •
66 There wis .t public breakfast at two
the Library of All Souls, which w.s attended by tl.e
Regent, thz Duke of York, General Blucl.er, Lore s
Grenville, Spencer, dtc. aid a very numerous cons-
piny. There was dancint. hi tl.e Hall ti!l near five.
" The Emperer and Duchtss of Oldenbur„ and
the King of Prussia and los prty, returned at five
from Blenheim, and have left Oxford for London.
,‘ The Prince Recent dines this evening at Christ
Church, and leave. Oxford to. morrow."

It is said that the !'Risen Racksy intends to come
down in state to the House of Lords on Monday, to
give the Royal Assent to t' e 13.11. s in readiness, in or-
der that his iliistrious Visitors may be gr.stified by
witnessing the ceremony observed on such occasions.
The following Correspondence has been published
respecting Whitt's Fete :
" Ad:ego:in-street, lure 11, 1•111.
" Lord Sef•on presents his complements to the Manager. of
White's Ball, and bets Wave to niturnt them, that it was his in-
tention to have placed tickets at the disposal of her Re's' ti g ss
lies the Prince.' of Wales, as a mink ut Ira respect' end a t• e
hope that her ituyal Hihness winel.l have co..derceniled to Mee
honoured the Managers and .oebscribtes whit her L res. nee at
the Ball. lord Sefton at the UMme time inform, the 111•14.
hers, that he h a nut had the slightest com,nuteicainni we h her
Royal Highness on the subject, and does 'WI know whether
k.er Royal Highness %%out.% under any ciecunistas,ces, Jo Ishii
the honour of accepting his I ickets. Lord :settuti is, however,
very desirous of i Lees% them at the di.posal of her guys' Hogh-
ness, and wi,uld imsni dandy do sa, if 11w power assonwel bi the
Managers, by their Resolution lit May IS, did no: lead Lint to
apprehend, that her Royal Highness, if o's• ciendese. laded to ac-
cept his ticket, might be exposed to an indign ty, at which, in
the opinion of the Public, the Reso utiun of the 'Massagers evi-
dently points. LorJ Sefton, iherttore, liarie.g perceive,l that the
Ball is definitively fixed by public &deer:esculent fur Meads,
next, the 20th instsm, and the Royal %%NW,. 4111011Dessl, west see
distinctly to be informed, whether if, accordsi.g to the directions
given by them, ke shall send in the name of her Royal ki
the Princess of Wales, as one of the guess upon his list, a ticket
es ill be issued by the Matiagas in the name of tier Rol al Highness.''
" St. James's-street little 14, 1114.

" The Managers of White's Ball present tide compliment. to
Lord Sefton, and infornt him, that operable to the Resolution tea
(erred to in hi. Lordship's letter, no pi Prate 'ticket of a Sutsscnbtr
can be filled up with the name of any of the Royal Fam.ty
'the Maoagers owe it to themselves in the wrouge•t I. erns
to disclaim having any intention of Mewing the smallest Ink-
nity or disrespect to any branch of the Royal Family.
June 14.

" Lord Sefton presents his compliments to the Managers of
white. Ball, and as their reply to his note of yesterday oil t
beyond a doubt, that, should he obtain the permission of her
Royal Highness the Princess of Wales to i.i4ce she
disposal of ia• r Royal Highness, and In cools queue. or that
condescension should send in the name of her ko al HS'ibt"
a. a Gees on his flat, the Managers would relhe, so 1.•oe
invitation, he should of course aves:d any .tep wb lidos tes,4
to Abject her Royal Highness to such
a.. InClaaity.
" Lord Sefton desires, therefore, [bar I.s. I irk
,es may be
male os.t for the Count.es Dowager of :drub. the Lenin rs of
hefion, Lady Gcurgi.na Malys.aus, Lady Maria Molyheaus,
and himself."

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'nig GOOD OLD TIMES.
'Tis past—War drops his crimson lancc;

The BOURBONS mount the Throne,
And re•assume their Spain and France,
To rule by Love alone.
Resoled to prove that France and Spain
. Have beiter'd their condition,

One bids the Slave Trade thrive again,
And one the /efeisition I

FOR A' THAT AN A' THAT.
A NEW SONG TO AN OLD TUNE.

1r NO AT THE ruts r SERICTINO OP THE PI rr CLUE OF lICOTLANI3.

Written by WALTER SCOTT,----
Tho right be aft put down by strengtb,
As mony a day we saw that,
The true and lititte cause at length
Shall bear the grie for a' that.
For a' that an a' that,
Guns, guillotines, and a' that,
The Fleur-de-lys, that lost her right,
Is queen again, for a' that !
We'll twine ber in a friendly knot
With England's Rose, and a' that,
The Shamrock shall not be forgot,
Per Wau.tNGTON 1313Je bra' that.
The Thistle, tho' her leaf be rude,
Yet faith we'll no waste that;
•:She sheltered in.her solitude •
The Fleur-de-lys, for a' that
The Austrian Vine. the Prussian Pine
• (For BLecuta's sake, burn that,)
The Spanish Olive too hall join,
And bloom in peace for a' that.
Stout Russia's hemp, so surely twin'd,
Around our wreath we'll draw that,
Arid be that would the cord unbind,
Shall have it fur his gra-vat !
Or If to choke sae puir a sot,
Your pity Morn to tbraw that,
The Devil's be his lot;
Where he may sit and dare that.
In spite of slight, in spite of might,
lu•spite of :gags and a',,,tiat,
The lads that batted for the right,
Have won the day, and a' that !
There's a bit spot I had forgot,
They ea'd America, that ;
A coward plot her rats had get
Their fathers' flag, to gnaw that;
Now see it fly top-gallant high
Atlantic winds shill blaw that,
And yankee loun, beware your crone.
There's kantes in hand to claw that !
For on the land, or on the sea,
Whore er the breezes blaw that,
The British Bag shall bear the grie,
And win the day for a' that !

ANEMOTE oP LOUIS XVIII.—When Louts was a
short time ago visiting Oxford, he accidentally en-
tered into conversation with Mrs. ROBERTS, Of South-
ampton, a widow of Major ROBERTS. They discoursed
freely on various subjects, till Mrs. R. talking with
much earnestness on the cause of the 13ovaalns, ex-
pressed mach earnestness to see Louis the Eighteenth.
She was most agreeably surprised and knelt down to
kiss his hand. • Louis however, on parting, promised
that she .should hear from him, whenever he should be
restored to his throne, which promise he has la:th-
fully fulfilled. Mrs. R. having had two or three letters
frem his Majesty, containing a kind invitation to go
over to Paris.

GRAND BALL AT CLIOLMONDELEY HOUSE.-•••-TLIS
WAS one of the most most splendid entertainments
given to the Illustrious Visitors ; the house, upon the
occasion, was brilliantly illuminated • in the centre
was the Prince Regent's Crown and Feathers, on the
right the Crown of Russia, ou the left the Crown of
Prussia, With appropriate initials, and decorated with
olive; in Me base was the motto—" Peace, Thanks
to the Prince and his brave Allies." The company
lygan•to assemble about ten o'clock, and were of the
first rank in the country, with every Foreigner of the
Imperial and Royal Courts, of high distinction. The
Illustrious Visitors arrived about 11 o'clock ;—his
Royal Highness the Part:cs REGENT attended by his
suite ; the EMPEUOR and his suite ; the King of
Pausst.t, with his sons, his brother, ...ad his nephew,
and a numerous train of attendance, together with
General BLit.tran ; they were received by the family
at the door, amidst the loud cheerings of the popular,
tke band playing Got) :awe the. Kies-; they were con•
ducted to the state apartments, and entered the bril-
liant assembly. The EMPEKOR opene2 the Ball with
Lady Jenstv, and danced with seteral Ladies, in ro.
ration, during the night. At two o'clock the com-
pany sat down to A. most sumptuous supper, consist-
ing of every delicacy that could be nrocured for the
occasion, and the conviviality of the scene was kept
up to a very late hour.. The whole of the entertain-
ment was a' superb display of British taste and mag-
nificence. _ _

DEM./I Or TIM INFANT MARQUIS OF GRANBY•••••YCS•
terday morning, at half past six, died, at the house of
his Grace the flake of RUTLAND, Georte John Fre-
derick Manners, the infant Marquis of 3ranby, heir
to the Noble House of Rutland, aged ten ino..iths.—
The Marquis hal been ailing four days with cut-
ting his teeth, but on Tuesday symptoms became
alarming, and a consultation was held between Sir
'Walter Farquhar, Doctors Croft, Knighton, Sac. Dr.
Baillie was afterwards called in, but no medical aid
vas effectual. The child was in convulsions the whole
of the night, and it was discovered that he died of
water upon the b: sin. It will be recollected that
much interest was created at the baptism of this in-
fant by the circumstance of their Royal Highnesses
the Prince Regent and the Duke of York proceeding
to iirlvoir Castle to perform the duty of sponsors.
TIT/. HUNDRED NIII.E MATCD.—A Mr. Coster, an
athletic young man, undertook on Monday last, at
Fairfield, Oxfordshire, to go on fent 100 miles in
nineteen hours. Rainer, decidedly the first pedes-
trian in England, failed in his attempt to do the 100
miles in 18 hours, and time was hacked in this in-
stance at is oto one. The pedestrian, who is a fairmer,
performed forty miles in six hours in great style. Al-
ter halting, he fnished seventy miles in thirteen hours,
when he shewed much distress, and gave in at eighty
in a deplorable state, having twenty miles to do in four
hours.

Yesterday se'nnight were committed t n Chester gaol,
on the verdict of a Coroner's jury, Richwt/ and John
J'artoti, but:hers, from Northwich, charged along
with Satn. .Barlow (now at large) with feloniously kil-
ling Drury Wary, Postmaster at Northwich. by set.
tic;; a dog as him, the woomts from winch caused
death.

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COURT dir CHANCERY, JUNE IS.

W. BOOTL4 ESQ. of 131.UNDIL.
11/4,1c. 14Aiir stated, this.was a Bill filed, prayisl for
in issue to be directed to one of the Courts below, to
try whether the late Henry .Blundelb Esq. of East
Blonde', ia the county of Lancaster, was of sound
mind where he executed hiswill, and two codicils, in
the year 180911; he died in.the yeat following, at the'
age of 87, deprived of his sight, hearing, and other
senses, and had been in a state of imbecility for x
length of time. He. left a large forthae, both real
and personal, which, in part, consisted of jewels,
paintings, and statues, considered as heir looms, which
ought to descend to the next heir. The testator, some
years before his death; wrote a Treatise upon Statues
he was what is denominated a comnoimur in statues
and ot!•c: curiosities ; the plaintiff was executor and
trust, c ti c will, and merely filed it for the pur-
pose of determining whether the testator was in sound
mind when he executed the will and codicils The
Learned Counsel then proposed that the depositions
Of the subscribing witnesses should be read, which was
accordingly.done ; they were in substahce as follows,
via :—The first witness swore, he had no opinion of
the competency or incompetency of the Testator at the
time he executed the will. The second, an attorney,
swore to his competency, and that he had prepared
the will, and read it over to him 13 months before his
decease. The third witness swore that after the exe-
cution of the will, or one of the codicils, they went by
the desire of the testator to the servants' hall, to drink
ale, upon which one of the attesting witnesserexclaim-
ed, 4, We are all rogues, and we have done a roguish
act 1" Mr. Hart then contended, that iris Honour
could not refuse-to grant the issues.
Mr. DELL and Mr. HpaNEtt, followed on the same
side.

Sir SAMUEL ROiTILLY. supported by Mr. ROIIPELL
and Mr. &arca, opposed the case, as not sufficiently
made out on the part of she plaintiff. They admi
that, under certain limitations, they woula not resist
an issue to have the 'cause tried before a Jury.
Mr. Hater then prayed two issues ; the one as to the
compvency of the testator, and the other as to the
legal execution of the will and codicils—With direc-
tions that the depositions of the subscribing witnesses
should be read at the trial.
His Honour the VICE CHANCELLOR obscrveil, he
was of opinion, that it was a proper case to go before
a Jury, particularly as the Learned Counsel for the
defendant (Sir Sam. R.Rmilly) had admitted that he
could not oppose it ; he would du:refine grant the is-
sues, as asked for by Mr. Hart.
Prayer of the Bill.granted.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 15.
MORTEIJEIt V. SALKELD.

• This was an action by which the plaintiff, an emi-
nent guri-maker, sought to recover from the &ten-
dant, a respectable silversmith and pawnbroker, the
sum of J€2ooo, contained in a bond granted' by the
defendant to the plaintiff, payable at two periods, both
of which were expired 'and gone by.
Mr. PARK having cal:el witnesses who proved the
execution of the bond ;
The ATTORNEY GENVRAL, for the defendant, ad-
dressed the Jury, declaring it, in the first instance, to
be the wish of his client, from a desire to descend to
the grave with that character for integrity and ho-
nour which he had maintained through life, throwing
aside all legal obj-ction or defence to the plaintiff's
claim, to refer the whole matter, as between man and
man, to any Gentleman at the Bar. Against the
claim itself he conceived, he had a good legal de-
fence. The debt for which the bond in question was
granted 'originated in wagers or speculations of a
gambling nature on lottery tickets, namely, what way,
by the speculators in such illegal transactions, called
lottery produces. The defendant had, unfortunately,
,become a speculator in this illegal traffic, and, at the
date of the bond in question, 'it would appear that he
was indebted to the pliintiff, and to C)entlemen
on the Stock Exchange, most respectable he admitted
them t' be as a body, though there, no doubt, were
some speckled Birds amongst them, the sum of £1.070.
Such transactions being illegal no proceedings could
have taken place for recovery of the sums so appear-
ing to be due by The defendant, and the only remedy
which the body of Stock Brokers had, was to exclude
all those, who, by inability to discharge their balances,
became what was called Lane ducks. The plaintiff,
in this situation, represented to the defendant that,
by setting a friendly example, he, who was a creditor
to the amount of upwards of £990, thou ;ht he could
prevail on the others to accept of a composition of IQ
in the .pound. The defendant could not command
this sum, but the plaintiff agreed to lend it him.—
They accordingly met at the chanibers of Mr. Mas-
ters, the plaintiff's attorney, where the plainticF, no
doubt, did lend to the defendant the sum of d2OOO,
but immediately took it back from him in payment at
the rate of ten shillings in the pound of the debt due
to himself and to others, who had no legal claim
against The defendant.
Lord ELLENeorrovott asked, what Act of Parlia.
• ment made this illegal ? Might a man not speculate
on the probable value, at a future period, of mares,
or of sheep, not in existence at. the time the wager was
made ? If this were an action on a simple contract
debt, the plaintiff,
.no doubt, would be non-suited ; as
there the undertaking to pay would be void for want
of consideration. But here, being a specialty debt,
constituted by bond, the defendant, to get rid of it,
roust shew that it was cut at by a statute. This
could not here be shewn. Sir John Barnard's had no
application to this case. The plea which appeared
on the record in this case was a plea grnwirg out Of
the appetite and wish, but not out of the unuerstand-
ing of the framer of it.

The Jut y accordingly found for the plaintiff—asses-
sing the principal and interest due un the bond at
JC.7.253.

MITCHELL V. JEYES, GENT*

This an action brought to recover on three
bills of excliange for 4100 each : and the defence set
up was usury.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL stated, that the plaintiff
was a widow lady, cf Rathhone.place, possessing a
small competency, scarcely sufficient to live on ; and
the defendant was an att=orney, of Cl.ailolte-street.
Having proved the bills, which he did, he should feel
himself intitled to their verdict.

Mr. PAIIK saiJ, that. the transaction eras nothing
but gross usury. Mrs. M. first gave Mr. Joel George
Young cash for a £5OO bill, receiving 4e5U for 4,5•

COunting it. tslqt beitrabie to tale it up, EV°cash
was gi Vent 'and Bilis fel. vi:100, together with k"2O fur
forbearance. A fter ward s the threeliill sin question tvere
given, dnd PI 00 cash For fhe hills, amounting td 4400
and £:4O for further linbearattee. Mr. Jeyes became
a surety by patting his name On the pack—that was
how they came into his Planck •
Mr. Joel George Young deposed to these facts, stat-
ing, that he gave a draft for the £.50. In cross exa-
mination, he acknowledged that he had been a batik-
rtipt-,-that he had been a eollectot of King's Tats
—that he was a defaulter to a great amount—and that
no dividend whatever had been paid to his creditors.
The ATTORNEY GENERAi. maintained, that this man
wis unworthy of 366 belief.as ought to induce the
Jury to determine that the transaction was usurious,
for he was unsupported by any voucher, circumstance
or witness; he who could deceive his parish, his cre-
ditors, and the world as Young had done, .merited no
credit except he was supported in someway or other.
It sit as quite absurd to suppose that a widdw woman
could overreach two such babe: of grace as the defaul-
ter Mr. Young, And the cunning attorney, Mr. Jeyes.
Lord Et.i.uNientot:oli called back Young, and ask-
ed him where the £5O draft was that *he had me:=.-
.iiHned, because it might be a circumstantial corirbo-
rati
of his story, but witness said he h:ii not got i!.
His Lordship, in charging the Jury, said, that if
.the Jury believ..d Young's unsupported story, they
intht find for the: defendant, as in that case the mutt-
ons dealings were established. The whole case turn.
ed on the belief they had of that witness's evidence.
The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a
diet for the plaintiff--Damages for the tine,:
bills and interest, thus "disbelicving the detente
as to the usurious dealings.

COURT OF EXCI-lIQUER, MAY 20, 1814.
CCCKS v. SHOUT.

This was a cause of considerable interest IQ thc.
public. Mr. Jett.vis stated it to be an action fir a
fraud bmtight by Mr. James Cocks, of Reading,
against Mr. Baajamin-Shout, an Oilman, at the cur-
ies of Queen-street, Holborn, for selling a certain
S.tuce made by himself, as and fur the celebrattll
Reading Sauce made by thc plaintiff. Most pro-
bably some gentlemen of the jury, if not all of them,
knew) and were acquainted with the excellen-e,
from trial, of what was called 44 The Reading Sauce,
for Fish, enriching Gravies, Scc." an article invent.
ed by the Plaintiff about va-clve years ago, and now
so much in nse this kingdom, and, inde^d, in
foreign countries, for the cage of it .was so extensive,
that no fewer than from 95 to 100 houses sold it in
the cities of Landon and Wsntminster, besides a great
many houses in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and different
pans of North Britain : in Dublin, and varions parts
of Ireland. Indeed, there .was not a re,ahiderabie
town in the United .Kingdom wliere'it wis.not
nor in •Eutope. It was originally sell under .o.le
name of." The Reading S.itrce," by the Plairitir,
Mr: Cocks, the inventor. About three' years agolt
was hound that some oilmen in Piccadilfr, of. the
name of Mackay and Co. sold also a Sauce-tinde-
the title of the " Reading Sauce," upon which
Plaintiff, in order to distinguish hid Sance eve')
other, affixed, to each bottle of it, a labtl, caution-
ing the public against spacious Sauces, and especially-
that sold by Mackay and Co.
This Caution was printed on white paper, to dis-
tinguish it from the orange-coloured label on the
other side the bottle, the top of which was seeded
with wax, with the words " I. Cocks, Reading,"
on it. All of which the Defendant had minutely
and exactly copied, and under that mask, had
to a vast extent, his sput ious article all liver the
Kiogdom ; he employed for that purpoov "his tra-
veller, a person of the name of Wholly, whom the
Plaintiff hid never been abli to subptria, to make
him a witness ; this person had, in various .parts,
said, 46 That the Defendant and the Plaintiff had
constant deangs.together, and that the Defendant
always took in exchange for whatever goods he sold
to the Plaintiff, his Reading Fish Sauce." In all
which there was not one word of truth, the Plaintiff
never having had any dealings it ith the Defendant,
who, lux the purpose of carrying on the more success.
fully his fraud, had not only copied the Orange-colour-
ed Label, and ,the Caution in white, against the Sauce
of " Mackay and Co. of 176, Piccadilly," and the
Seal at the top, but had also added the very Printer's
name, thereby incurring the penal provisions of an
Act of Parliament. For this injury the Plaintiff'
brought this action, not so much for damages,
(though he thought they ought to be to a serious
amount), as to put an end entirely to the practice of
this fraud.

Several witnesses frcm Dover, Taunton, Chiches-
ter, London, &c. fully substantiated the relation cf
t'ne Earned Counsel. They bad all been imposed
on by the Defendant or his traveller, whose Sauce
was very inferior to the genuine Reading Sauce,
being thick and leaving a sediment. It gave great
dissatisfaction to the parties who purchased it, and
materially injured the sale of the genuine Sruce.—
The Printer employed by Mr. Cocks 'moved the la-
bels on the spurious bottles, bearing his name, !47; be
forgeries.

Mr. JAMES PARK, Countet for the Defendant, ad-.
mitted that a verdict must be given against his client.
for this fraud upon the Plaintiff; he was bound to
call it by that name, he said, but lie contended that
the damages should' not amount to any more.than
the value of the number of bottles, wLicli the wit-
ness had proved had been substituted of the spurious i
ft;r the genuine Sauce, (from XS to 410), since it
did not appear that any permanent injury, had been I
done to the reputation of the Plaintiff's article of;
Sauce, all those who dealt in it before the fraud,.
dealing in it now.
The CutEr BARON, who triea the Cause, com-
mented on the art practiced by the Defendant in pr-
rying on his imposition ; 'it appeared from the evi-
dence that the Plaintiff's Reading Sauce :vas Welly
a good thing, while that sold by the Defendant was
thick and bad ; the imposition was most daring, as
hardly any customer would suspect a sjurr.iour article,
when he read a caution on it against rpuricks venders.
The Plaintiff had sustained considerable damage, of
which the Jury would jude,,e.
After retiring about halt an hour, the Jury, wiiich
was special, returned a verdict 14 Plaintiff with One
Hundred Guinea: damages.

A few nights since the Hertford co:16 was rc4.,bed,
on its way to the office in Bishopsgate-street, of Bank-
notes, 4154 to tilt amount of B`:sc,K►.

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