Star.
London, England, 1802-01-25 00:00:00

TNt ICING O. WATTS.

Mr. ATTOIIIIIIT-GINIEILAL moved the Court fOr
a Rule to thew caufe why a mandamus should not
iffue, direeted to Richard Watts, Clerk to the
Subdivifion Meetings of the Courts of Lieutenancy
for the county of Sulk:, commanding him to thew
caufe why he fhould not produce his books of ac.
count 4 papers, and vouchers, and alto pay over
to his Grace the Duke of Richmond, Colonel of
the Regiment, all fuch films as he had received
by way of fines and penalties for perfons who had
declined ferving in the Militia. The time and man-
ner of producing the Militialictounts, and mak-
ing a return of the Receipts to the Colonel. was
direeed by the clanks of the AA of Parliament
referring to the Militia of that county, but the
Defendant had not thought proper to pay any at-
tention to them.—Rule to thew canfe granted.

SMITH V. IDWAIDS.

Mr. Easz :az moved to fel% afide a judgment in
ejeament in this caufe, which be slated had been
obtained by a grofs and infamous fraud. TheiDe-
fendant had a leafe for ix years of the premifes in
queftion, fituate at Eaft Grinftead, in the county
of Suffer. The Leffor of the Plaintiff who had
purchafed the eftate from a Mr. Moore, was very
defirous of getting poireffion of it unincumbered
with the leafe to the defendant, and he ufed every
perfuafion to induce him to part with his benefi-
eial inteireft, but without effea. He then 'vent to
the defendant, and told him it was neceirary to
the confirmation of his title, that he (hould fet his
mark to a certain inftrument. The defendant,'
who was a fimple illiterate man, and fulpating no
treachery, confented, and a paper was prefented
to him, which he readily figned—it turned out
to be a Warrant of Attorney, to confers a
judgment in ejeamitnt ; and fhortly after it was
figned, the judgment was entered up, a writ of
poffethon fired out, and the defendant oufted of his
term.—The Court granted a Rule to thew caufe.
saviots; ssoz 4. JoHnsrowl, zso;
Mr. WOOD moved, on the part of chriftopher
Saville, Efq. Member of Parliament for the 80.
rough of Heydon, in Yorkthire, for leave to ex-
hibit articles of the peace againft George John ftone,
Efq. Member of Parliament for Aldborough, in
the county of Suffolk.
The Exhibitant dated, that Tome time fince he
met Mr. Johnftone in a Committee of the Houfe
of Commons, who demanded fatisfa&ion of him
refpeding a latter written by him to his Conftitu-
ents, in whiclr be conceived his name had been
imprdperly introduced. The Ezhibitant took no
notice of this application, thinking the Defendant
would upon reflation become fenfible of the in.
juftice of his furpicion, and the impropriety of his
condnft, and rather apologize than pnrfue it far-
ther ; but contrary to his expeaation he received a
letter again, demanding fatisfadion, and requir-
ing him to appoint a time and place of meeting :
and the defendant repeatedly fent letters demand-
ing an anfwer. From the terms of there letters
he confidered them in no other light than as
challenges t meet for the purpore of fighting a
„duel. The Ezhibitant added, that he did not
-prefer there articles from ill will or malice, but
from apprehenfion of perfonal danger and odily
harm.—The Court ordered the Articles to be filed.