Star.
London, England, 1806-12-19 00:00:00

LAW INTE.I.LIGENCE.

Abet Cooat, bac. 18.-4'll4day the Right
Hon. Sir W. SCOTT proceeded to the adjedication of
the following cafes
Merrimack. Abet* American sa•
tier h Seems. ea her wan teayeare feet Vera Cm to the pia of
Laad,on, ad* a garb,' mg* of enteral prodtnae. anti a Urge
=of ria =rod keetimefe man or war.
k Geteangel WAS lett, 'COIIIIII4Ii
pme4 II& do mean. but Art attic rPetic wr I=silt
odes titteitato of waperty The
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ISAINFIIkaI Amber wet as to the pror:"...ty olati=tlt.
latigatialclaseeetter slew et ,tie e
there Jacob, Preft aaaier.,-.Tbia reel. Wes whit
%Mae, fait, kid was eartund, by the Wiriest...of Walt, lialkintli
cutter, Liam:mat Camerae, and beought to Ifamaiikeielh-
petty reltand.
MIDDLESEX—SHERIFFS' COURT, DEC tr.
C;ENFI•L ING. V. •••.• LIAM. CON' OF
INC VIGO?. IT. 010101'11, NAKOVItIL-11qp•111 ,
ASSAULT :nd FALSE ImprosoroArN F.
• Mr. Scaatirrr, tor the Plaintiff, (fated, that the
General. returning home about twelve o'clock, on
the filth of Oftobte., through Princes.Oreet. was at-
wafted by the cries of a woman. On apprnaching
the place, be dircovered a Coachman fiery flinch in-
tnxicated, kicking and beating his Wife. in, a molt in.
human thanner. 'The Generarkapallulated with
bids : upon which the Coachman aimed a blow at
the General. accompanied with a Orrent of abate.
i The General then idled the Inatohnran, and gave
him charge of the coachman. This was relußantly
complied with by the watchman, who teemed to have
fympatbetic feeling far kilo, and enquired who the
General was, and whom be iiteried for.
Mr. Tag's, a refpeetable tradelman inßanchtlreet,
feting the stunner in which the General (who was
at this time unknown to hiro), was treated by the
watchman, and knowing from experience the steat-
ment a Gentleman of the General's appearance wa.
likely to meet with at the watch.ttuufe. accompanied
hits: these. The General. an his arrival, cuquited ,
for the Conflable of the night, end was OnfWeed by
the Defendant. He then gave charge of the coach-
tnan for an affault, and related the whole of the cir.
etunfiatace. The Defendant laid the machswas had
made his fubmiflion, and recommended the General
to giv.: up his charge, which he refuted to do—and
the coachman thereupon, laid be gave charge for
charge ; and when the General WAS about to with.'
draw, be was told that he was a ',Weser, the coaeh•
man having given him charge of him. Mr. Tebbs
anted the defendant if lie would take bail for the Ge.
neral's appearance next morning, and was anfwered
in the negative. He then anted whether, if a honk-
keeper. and an inhabitant of the pitfall, should be
propofed a: bail, if he would accept him : to this he
anfwered he would not. Mr. Tebbe then propufed
himfelf at bail, but was rejeCted t he offered the Ge-
neral to become his bail. and advifed him, by way
of form, to tender bins to the Defendant, which he
did accotdMgly. The Defendant again refuted to
admit him to ball. laying, he did not know whether
he was acing tight or wrong, but he would not li-
berate him. The General Paid it was of no confe
quence—as there was a good fire, he would lit down
by it till the morning. and placed himfelf in a chair by
the fire, when he was told he midi not fit there. The
General laid he would Mend. He was then told be
mutt not (land either. for he man go to the dungeon
—andhe was accordingly lodged with the coachman
in a miferabie hole about twenty feet by twelve, only
(even feet high, without 14e sand candle, and kept
there for the (pace cf twelve bouts, wisbost a chair
or any Mill to lit on. and scarcely able to walk, fbr
fear of ilippmg io the filth difgnrged from the uVer-
WNW llumacks of the foemer inibabirants, the Renck
of which was heightened by AO over Mowing of the
privy in the corner of the dungeon, and this (till en.

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,ereafed by the conchae'. • The Ceheral was taken
before a Magiarate at one o'clock the next day, and
plifcharged. The Learned Coyote! then called wit-
tufa, who fully fubilantiated the faits advanced by
~with feveral additional cireutntt.tues, of the
wanton abufe of pnwer in the Defendant.
Mr. Kitties 4ddreifed the Jury, in behalf of the
Defendant, at great length, in mitigAtima of damage,.
The Jury returned a Vetch& of tool.

COURT OF XING'S lIENCU. DEC. 12.

• s Tnol4a3 URQS,NART V. lAA at Fula.
This was an anion for an :drat& brought by the
PlaintilF,4 m inforaace broker, againtt the Dcten-
dant, a Midfkipman in the navy.
Mr. Gatsow obfaved, that his client, by this fait,
fought to obtain a cnonpenfation in damages fur the
molt difgraceful copdut oa the part of ttc Defen-
dant, by cnmmitting A violent outrage on the per-
fon of the Plaintiff,. The Defendant was the leader
of a prefs gang, and although that (ervice was race-
fary to be performed in .order to man his Majelty's
navy, yet it ought always to be fulfilled with deco.
rum, without ill treating even thole whom it was
their duty to imprefs. but mai:ll.l4s without intuit-
ing private individuals, and preventing them from
executing their ordinary occupations. Mr. Urqu•
Kart had a counting houf: near the Royal Exchange.
but refuted at a (bort diffance from town, „and was
proceeding thither down 'Grant-lane' accompanied
by his wife and his filler, when he met the Defendant
and ilia gang. Mr. tiir imptediately demanded to
what Chip th'e Plaintiff belonged ? and was anfwered
that he was not a framaa, but an owner of
The Defendant next required to look at Mr. Utqu-
hart's hands', with which the latter refaced, to com-
ply, and Mr. Fair feized him by one Moulder, while
time of his men took him by the other. Jolt at this
moment, a ptrfun who knew the Plaintiff came up,
and was much furprized to lee him in that fituatinn,
bat in vain attempted to racue him. Mrs. thquhar%
with her filler' was dragged (tons the proteetion of
her butband, aad the Defendant furore dui' the
Plaintiff fhnuld go on board the tender that night.
They proceeded to force hint to compliance, and in
the rent& Mr. Urquhart received many revere blows;
his coat was tont from his back, and he was thrown
down with great violence. At this junnure another
friend of the Plaintiff', interfered, and the Midillip•
man permitted Mr. Urquhart to depart. 'The Plain-
tiff then demanded the name of his Lieutenant,—
and the defendant replied famisisly, Capt. Ut guitar%
returning the Plaintiff's nun name upon him. Mr.
Garrow raid. that there would be as Much propriety
in the Defendant's impreffing any of his Learned
Friends as the Plaintiff, and he was fatisfied that if
Mr. Fair was allowed to commit fuch outrages, no-
thing but their prnleffional drefs would protea them.
Thomas Nichntfon, John Gladfon, and prep!)
Morrell, were then called, the latter of whom &po-
red, that the Plaintiff, by Come people, might eafily
have been millaken fora feaman.
One of the witneles being elked if Mr. U. bad the
appearance of a failnr, and if be was not well dreffed
as he appeared then, he bring in Couit, and fitting
under Mr. Garrow, raid, that prefs-gangs were often
deceived by the flop-fellers and, upon being crofs.
examined, laid, that Mr. U. had a fort of flouching
walk, like a Lailor.
Sir Vicaar Giese addreffed the Jury onbehalf of
tote Defendant ; be (aid, that the whole proceeding
of his client arofe from a mistake. It was not from
any malicious motive that be had all:suited or out—
raged the Plaintiff ; but it frequently happened.
that (eamen difguifed thernkves, in order to avoid
tltofe on the imprefs ferrite ; and,although, certain-
ly, Mr. Urquhart was not dreffed as a Tailor, yet,
units, tunately for the Defendant, it happened, that
he was of a dark (wart by complexion. and by
that mean. the mitipprehention had arifen. The
Defendant, two days after the affault had been com-
mitted, called opan the Plaintiff, aiding to make
any apology and eontpenfation within his means, but
Mr. Urquhart refuted to accept any accommoda-
tion. The Learned Counfel exp.:lied his hope,
that the Jury would take the various eircumtlances
into eontideratinn ; and although a vetch& mutt he
Riven againll his cheat, more damages would Not be
affigned, than the jullice of the cafe required.
Lord•Er.tessoanunis laid, it was of the tall ins
portance that officers employed in the imprefs ler-
vice lhould coOduti thernfelves with propriety. It
was alio of importance that they fhoold be protelted
in the fair difcharge of their duty ; at the lame time.
if they mikondated themfelves, they were arnanabir
to the laws. The Defendant's condnet, in not telling
the name of his Lieutenant, was highly improper.
The Plaintiff, however, had received no great par.
lima' injury, and the Defendant was a pm Cm of no
property—the Jury would the' dime legislate thee
damages accordingly.
The Jury gave the Plaintiff tot. damages.
;AMOS DIXON aND OTHERS V. bk4STOW.
This was as anion upon a Policy of Infurance tta
a veld at and from Demerara to the port of Lives.
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pool.
Mr. GA/WM, for the pLaintiff, (-braved that the I
infurance in quellion was underwritten upon the Hip
Merlin, on a voyage to Demerara. The veffel failed
iii the latter part of she month of 04lober, Igor.
from Liverpool. and delivered her loading in fafety
at the port of defiinati On the 3LA of March.
rBO2, Ow failed with a cargo of various commodities,
from Demarara ; and, as Ile was proceeding from
the hsrbour, by a mifrnanagement in she pilot, fhe
got on a land bank. In this fituation the Merlin lay
for five hours, upon her heel, [biking violently
againfl the ground. The next tide fire was extricated
from her perilous fituation, 5y the great CICI1101.•
the mariners, and fbe got lint to lea. In founding
the pumps it was found that fhe made nearly a root
of water in an hour, and the next day it was in-
ereafed rn five feet. Under there eircumftances the
Captain held a cool-siltation, and it was agreed. that
it wt;u:3 be Rica prudent, as the water continually
augmented, to put into Martinique, that she veiled
might he refitted. Whet the (hip proceeded ; hot
when fhe arrived it was difarvered that no tirnbsr
could be procured to repair the damage fußained.
It era.s, therefore, nececary, as it was impollible for
the mew to proceed, so have the flip Purveyed I and
alter due examination, it appeared that the Misty
fullained was k great. that under any circumliences
the voyage could not be completed. The Merlin was
condemned, and foe this lots the plaintiffs fought to.
recover.

The telimony to maintain this cafe was then' ad-
srucerf.
Mr. 'FA It K. for the defendant, felt the Ireatelk
confideeme,iillt nesters the Jury by their ierclO2 over-
turned the whale law with terpedr to lea werthinef..
the plaintiff cuuld not recover. It 141 been feen,
that the.vnyage infured by the. defendant was trims.
Demarara to I.iverpnal ; end onlef.• the Merlin, at
the time of quitting the former port, were in a date
of halfwit's' repair to undergo the voyage. the de-
fendant would be entitled to the verdia. The Learned
Cnunfel hid, he would psalm, from the evidence of
two of the perfons v.ho made the Garry at the ifland
of hlartinique,•that the ',era was at lea& twenty
years old, and was in Inch a date of decay, that it
was irnprZble, feppoling the had newer gm upon the
land bank, that the could have arrived io fafety at
Liverpool., the pocupf her ultimate deflination.
Lord •
aial uGN t,en foamed up the evi-
de.nee on Ismh fides, and a Verdid was entered for
the defendant.

THE [IMO 1 IIDWEIED EICH•
This was an indifferent preferred by the Society
for the Suppreffi.in of Vice, agninfl the Defendant,
charging hire with •poblicly felting certain funds-
lour and olifcene books, dibingnified by her nly and
indecent paints' at a Hall dole by the Admiralty.
A Mr. Zaellariah M'Auley, Mr. J. R yler and
Mr. Clarke, Aire members of the Society, proved
having purchafed there books from the Defendant in
the month of May. He took them federally afide ion
order to point out the embellithments. and charged
aguisea fur each of the large volumes, sad is. 64.1.
fee a fmall book.
Mr. GAEIIOW COlldlated the cafe with lock be-
coming prudence, thee the titles of none of the
cations could pnfrifalv sranfpire. They were handed
ep to Lord Edlenborough, and by bit Lordfhip 'hewn
to the Jury. One glance was fufficient, either at the
test or the engravings.
Mr. Lasers addietfed the jury for the Defender's.
bet as he could adduce no evidence in neeation of
the fag of publiatiog, the jury fnund the Defeedast
guilty. He ws teconduited to Nevrgate, where be
had been confined fince May, in order to his being
I brought up for judgment in the neat term.

DAMMAM V. W•DISON AND DTN ,
Mr. qAII%,•W Rated this cafe. The Plaintiff, he
raid, was a man of large f o tune, who had employed
a Mr. Hardy, deceafed, who was a member of the
firm of the bottle of Mediu Wadefen and Compaqs
moll refpetlable Solicitors. Mr. Donithoru, the
Plaintiff, had remitted to Mr. Hardy it, his life times
the fum of ,0001. for the porpofe of being invelled ,
in the public funds; bat on account of his illihcahh
or for Come other reafon; that money was not inverted
by Mr. Hardy at that time, but Mr. Garrow Paid he •
imputed nothing to Mr. Hardy on that account, he
had long been acquainted with him, and rerpetled
his charader—no doubt" hid he been living, he
should have been able tolri atlign a Infficient reafon
why he had nut 'unveiled the money, at the time re-
onelled by the Plaintiff, in the public funds. But as
he had not done fo, a lois bad Ellen to the Plaintiff
of aool. ; and although the ref/ of the firm of the
hoof< knew nothing of this individual tranfadion of
one of its partners, they were bound in law and rea-
fon to make good the deficiency which had been
thereby occafioned, and it was 'far the recovery of the
fum thereby 101 l that this aflion was brought. While
Mr. Gartow was thus proceeding, Sir V. Gnus
good up, and raid be was of Counfel for Mr. Ws-
dafon and his partners, on whole behalf he begged
leave to fay, that Mr. ()arrow had condo•ed himfelf
with much politenefs towards there ; and therefore,
although they were totally ignorant of the prefent pe-
cuniary tranfaltion, they would give the Plaietiff no
trouble to prove his cafe, they would not mill the
demtnd made againft them, as the furviving partners
of Mr. Hardy, but would coolest to a verdift of
.2301. being the lots fußained in this cafe.
Lord ELLENBOIMUCH faid, that the refalt of ibis
Caole was highly fatisfadory to Shore who were COD-
Iteeked with the adrainiaration ,'f judiee.
Verdia for the Plaintiff, damaget anal.
COURT OF RIQT:ESTS.
of the Court ut dis

In that divifion requefis
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Borough that takes cogni.ance under the new A*
of debts up to 31. a cattle was tried (yederstay) is
which Mr. Jefferies, a celebrated equetliias pertly-
, met., was Plaintiff. and a Mr. Day Defendant, It was
brought to recover of the latter the fora of 31. for
tickets iiratd for the Plaintiff's lall benefit, which it
was proved had been fold by the Defendant as for
•
ule, but of which he could not get any account
nor receive any calh. The Comtnitlioners. who, in
this cafe, are a quorum of live. found the Defendant
liable for the whole Cum of 31. and cells.

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One of the moll laudable arh io.life is the acquire- ... .
went of a Fortune by adlive induftry. It is no leis
certain, that one of the greamn tdefiGngs of life is a
rapid attaiitalClit of wealth by a prudent and enter-
prifing adventure, when the rifk °fiefs holds little
or no peoportirin to the magnitude af.poffible gain.
On this principle it my be jutily alerted, that the
prefem State Lottery Scheme puddles an attraflion
trUM its numerous 1111171tilk Capital Prizes. that (lands
usprecedented in the annals of Famous's wheel.
About twelve o'clock en Mislay fe'nnight, the
bridge lately ereard over the river Romney, three
miles from Cardiff. which divides the counties vt
Glamorgan and Monmouth, tall with a mob tre-
mendous Grath ;. fortunately the men who were em-
ployed in wheeling gravel over it had quitted their
work only a few inmates before the accident happened.
I —The bridge would have been completed in a IVY
weeks. The old bridge is (landing, and very fecure.
BOxiect.—A much was sale a month (ince for
two men, one named Yeas. a waiter, who then lived
at Hammatinith,.and Tell, a bargeman, from the
neighbourhood of Oxford. to. fight for yo guineas;
the wager was decided about two miles frost MM-
. denhead, on Wednefday. The bargeman was a man
of fuperior weight and ftrettgth to his opponent, who,
however, was termed a fitil:ul and hottrrm men. TI e
feeond round of the conteft decided the battle is
favour of Jotter, to the difappointmeet of the country,
amateurs. The 6 tit round was fuer as infrared plenty
r frfourfron, for the combative fought until they both
fell, and it titled three minutes. in the fecond round
Jana hit his opponent a chance blow in the striae/.
i when he fell--and was enable to recover him'elf
for five minutes: erre minute only is allowed be,wees
the rounds.

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