Star.
London, England, 1806-07-24 00:00:00

EAST INDIES.

The Bombay Carew, of January Bth, 4-6, eon•
tains a letter, dated Camp Rimini/0;r, the sib of
December, stios. (1 which the following is an estraff :
t• In my laft, I informed you, that cur detachment
had marched towards Mulkipore, which we reached
on the aoth inftant, jitll in time to present i s hying
plundered by the Pindaries. They are raid to be
about three thoufand (bong. and commanded by
Shooplarum, a Sirdar, lot merly in H lkar's ferv.ce
They had received intelligence of our hm,i g
marched, and bad fallen back ; on which Col n I
Wallace immediately ordered the ad Rcgirrent of
Native Cavalry, commanded by C.ptain
and the ad Battalion of the 7:li Regiment of Madras
Native Infantry (after a halt of a few hours) to pur-
foe them. On the evening of the aid, after a fa-
tiguing march of twenty miles, row cavalry for; mate-
ly got fight of the enemy, confilling of a party of
sac* horfe, and four guns. At &II thsy appeared
eletermined to (land the charge, but when our ca• dry
bad advanced within about Soo yards of their front,
they broke and fled. During a parfait of fix or f ten
Hiles, we captured their guns, and the principal part
of their baggage, and amongll the latter were fa
landards : the lots of the enemy in killed aid
wounded could not be afcertained, hut it mull have
been very confiderable. On our fide the Ifs has
,been trifling, only a few troopers wounded. The
.I.afautry were left lathe rear, by they are, notwith-
Ilanding, entitled to a confiderable (hare of applaufe,
'for their extra-rdinary exertions in keeping up in a
such of near twenty mßes."


The Kinn has been pleafed to grant a penlion of
tool. a year to the Lady of the late Sir ANDISW
MITCHEL, and act. a year to her daughter.
Mr. Secretary Fox Ilept pretty well on Tdefday
night ; but he ramtiocd yeller day in much the fame
way as be has been fince the commencement of his
revere inners.
The Earl of Doacalsrre had an audience of Iris
MAJESTY on Tuefday, and took leave previous to his
letting ()fil.r his teat at Milton Abbey, in Dorfetfhire.
He is very infirm, and is obliged to be carried, in and
out of his cartiape.
' Yeilerday the Lord Bithop of Sr. ASAPIII left town
for his r.2irc.ipat seat in Flintthire.
Lord Lk/Wit, Inn of at Marquis of STAFFORD,
will come of at4e about the middle rf next month;
o s which recafion there will be one of the molt lotto-
did•fztes ever given in this conntry. It is to be held
at Treuthans ~tall. Staff:Ydthire, the magnificent
family manfi.sn.
Yetierday the Coma rf Directors of the Eaft-India
Company appointed Sir GIORGI Bac Low Third in
Council at Fort William, in Bengal, and eventual
Succeffor to the Government, on the death, refigna-
tion, or &panto e, of Lord Morro. Mr. LUSTSDEN
was, at the fame time, appointed the Fourth in
Council. Captain GEORG( HISSING, of the ship Earl
Spencer, took leave of the Court previous to depart-
ing for Bombay eh, ae.
Yellerday Lord ELLINEORoVen fet.off on the MiJ.
land Circnit, and will join Sit GILPS ROOK to-morrow
at Oakham, and on the following day will open the
Comer:arm at .Lintoln.
At the Commencements held in the Univerfity of
Dublin, on Tuefday the wit inhant, the honorary
degree of Ll.". D. wag conferred on his Royal High-
nth the Duke of Cuiusaxann, Chancellor of the
Univerfity; and as Olithe Right Hon. Lord Chief
Praia Dowries, VieesChanceihir. Same time the
Rev. Feancts RANDOLPH, D D. of Cambridge. sias
admitted a I ranclem. At the tame time eight Mallets
of Arts, forty-fix Batchelor. of Arts, and. two.Bat-
chelors of Mcdierse were admitted. s
Saturday, the Eel Effer militia marched through
Edinburgh from Glafiow, in two divilions, to Leith.
and on Sunday afternoon they were embarked on
hoard five Berwick fmacks and a &bons er, Is ing in
the New Dock, and failed from the Roads in the
evening. with a fair wind, for England.
Dr. CLAECY, in his deferip:ion of a man of learn-
ing, lays that he
Knew Pineal and the facred Nine,
Knew every tbire—but, weer, to atse.
Literal copy of a letter from a Flak player to a
'idler :
. Dsae TON—I have &ten played I;ea, at the eimrhire apse.
Miring bout but was told you had got into your *toy sire 1
with we could meet and saw ea, r.L4I: t•-griber, and I am fare,
aotwithßanding our late trifling 4p,a, we (hall agree to a Aar."
Sunday, Thomas Smith, calling I Hsieh' a farrier
and horfe breaker, was brought to Edinburgh, lions
Neweafile jail, and committed to the tolbooth of
Edinburgh. accufed of boric healing.
Brfhnp ANDRSWI, in his (canon on matrimony.
Pays, that leis women are drives to the altar for ow that.
is led to it.
The ufe of yeah in bread was condemned by the
faculty of medicine in PM is. A.D. 1663, as injurious
to health. Pat Ix. one of thele witeacres. fays-
-0 N'fif qu'uae 14/aim' Mime."
On Saturday tall, Mr. W. Deveronx, farmer of
Beetles, for a (mall wager, ran three times round the
race cootie of that town, making four miles ; he was
allowed 24 minutes, but performed it in 23 minus
and a ::all.
On Saturday the lath of July,the anniverfary of the
Battle of Anghtim, was celebrated in the town of
Auglirim. A vaft body of men coltaled, and headed
by a few individuals of the adjacent neighbourhood,
marched in a marlhalled orderof procefilon, in honour
of the day, carrying with them tB6 fitndard.. 'rho
procetlion moved through the town, and round the
&mettle of the Primate. In its pr, gr..fs, tome re-
cruits belonging to a Militia regiment, quartered at
Armagh. and who did nut view it with retfat indif-
ference, erchanged fume angry and reproachful Muss
with time of the per font 1.-lunging t s it ; and OnfOt-
, tunately the tranfition front words to Wows was rapid
in the extreme. The Officers of rise regiment were
' to prompt, however, in terminating the quarrel, that
no retinas mitelaief snfuerf.
: 'I be fall fair of Kilflacte, in the county of Timm-
' racy, was difgraced by one of tiro:e riots. who-h
day after daof that crasny
.
tyco.ntSeveralinw to i
lap
eprefdoen it the pub;
bl i
inhumanlyb liflnrs
; vmsaorzciledn,oatomoonicrn
nwnhaonency7sonad womanmat,,i anof atilt-
-1 name of Cummins, a refident at Cordangan, in the
1 above county, was killed on the (pot. An 'lmpel!
vs as kW on the (pot, and a verdilt found ut iv sy I
1. wafer againft one Ryan, living in the glen of Abet
low. He was 6nce apprehended, and commit ed t •
Clansmen Gaol.

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LAW 111'7 L.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY ss.
QUACK DOCTORS.

* TWO MATTFt OF ANTHONY DAFFY SWINTON, A
RANKROFT.
Mr. PERCIVAL Rated, that this was a petition to
the Lqrd Chancellor nn the pert of Anthony Daffy
Swinton, the proprietor of I? medicine called Daffy's
Elixir, praying. that the Commitlino of Bankruptcy
againft him might be fuperfeded. The con'imiffion
had iffued upon the tcflimony of one George Hall,
the bankrupt's fee vani, who had fworn that his mat-
ter had ordered him to deny him to his creditors.—
This fame George Hall had been lately confined in
Giltfpur-Rieet Compter I.r felony, And had these
confeffed to Mr. Swinton, that he had been induced
to (wear he had denied him, by one Ludler Cham-
berlain, silo had bribed him with an offer of fix
guineas. He had made an affil.tvitrf thefan, andhaJ
pofitively (worn that Mr. Swinton never did initrun
him to deny hini to his creditors.
Loan CHawe LLL nit.—" Why do you not bring att
anion againft the ad nets, and let arena prove the
ad of bankruptcy ? I (hall: not decide on affidavits,
efpecially where a man (wears that he has before
[worn falfely.'.
The Souceroa G.Nsaat. obferved, that the only
quellion Was, whether any an of bankruptcy had
been committed ? It was quite a common thing to
fupport 'ant of bankruptcy upon Gee which were
never Rated to the Commitlioners. As to Mr. Swin-
ton, he had committed ads of hankruptiy in every
plate way. He could piefent to his Lordthip's
view a very curious pinto e of him.
ITir. NIKITAI went on to nate, that Hall had been
tried for felony, and acquitted.
Loan CRANcILLOR.—Who indicted him ?
SOLICITOR GC .--Mr. Swinton indicted him.
I (hall thew your Lord(hip that it was a molt infa-
mous confpiracy.
Mr. New& c repeated the contents of Hall's fe•
ennd affidavit. in denial of the tirfl. He then Rated
the affidavit of the bankrupt, as to a converfation
with Hall in pi ifon, when he acknowledged that he
bad been bribed to (wear he had been inftruned to
deny him to his creditors ; and, laßly. the affidavit
of a Mr. Hedges, confirming the truth of that con-
verfation. Such were the grounds upon which he
deGred his Lord(hip to fa afide the Commiffion. It
was evident, he laid. that it had iffued upon the oath
of a man, who, by his own account, was unworthy
of credit ; and therefore he trußed his Lord(hip
would not fuller fuch a proceeding as a Commiffion
of Bankruptcy to be adopted upon his evidence.
LoaD CHANCELLOR.—This is the worn place in
the world to try a man's credit in. I (hall never
think of it. You have inclined the perfon on whole
affidavit the Commillion iffued, and now you want
to avail yourfelf of lii. confeffon in gaol. Theft are
things I mould have treated lightly in another court,
where I have long attended, upon any queltion as to
(erring afide an an of Bankruptcy.
Mr. AGAR, on the fame fide. fubmitted that the
Commiffion ought nut to proceed.
The SOLlCrrna G • obferved, that his Lord-
( Sip was required to fupercede this commitlion at the
expellee of ao honell petitioning creditor, beeaufe the
fervant employed by Swinton turned out to be a per-
fon to whom credit ought not to be given. Before
that was dane, he was perfuaded his Lord/kip would
be fmisfied that there had not been any ad of bank-
ruptcy committed. It was rather too much for Mr.
Swinton to deGre that Hall Mould be declared un-
worthy of credit, merely becaufe he had been indicted
for a felony, confidning the circumllances of the
Charge agairm him. He was smiled by Mr. Swin-
ton with having Nolen a two pound onte—he denied
it—The neat morning he returned to the houfe of his
employer, and a contlable was fent for to take him
ioto cußady—his pockets were fearched, and the con-
Sable looked into his hat, but found nothing. Swin-
ton foon after diretned the formable to examine his
bat again—the officer did fo, and a al. note was dif
coveted. Upon this Hall was committed to Gilt-
fpur.ftreet Compter. Swinton called upon him there,
and promifed not to profecute, if he would fign a pa-
per, confeffing that he had never been Whistled to
deny hint to his creditors.
LORD Crwicaccoa —Did Swinton appear as a
witnefs againft him ?
SOLICITOR C .—He did, but Hall was ac-
quitted.
LoaD CHANCILLOR.-.—l think Mr. Swinton will
bear of this.
SOLICITOR Go to art AL —A fecond charge wan pre.
[erred againfl Hall, for feluniormy removing Swin-
ton's goods. Swinton appeared as a witnefs againfl
him, but the Jury difbelieved him, and Hall was
again acquitted. As to the allegation of Hall's haw-
ing received a bribe to make the affidavit on which
the commiffioo had iffued, it was nothing more than
this.- Mr. Ludler Chamberlain, one of Ssainton's cre-
ditors, had been lung in purfuit of him without loc.
cefs. Swinton, to prevent his being furprifcd, had an
infide door at his houfe in Salifbuty fquarr, wish a
fpring lock,which communicated with the next houfe,
occupied by Mts. Keillake, with %shorn he lived.—
This Lady always opened the outer door, and if The
had any fufpiciun of the %unfitsi Eke rung a bell as a'
(lanai to Swinton to make his cfeape through a trap-
door. Betides this precaution. Swinton, when he
went nut, was always. difguifeil in a waggoner'sfinock
frock, ai.h t black wig, and Ms eye-brows and whir-
kers blacked with burnt cork ; he had alfoin mte pocket
a brace of patois, and in the other a quantity of (miff
to throw in the eyes of any peifon who attentively
fumed to nbferve
LORD CbIANCELLOR—He teens, to have made an
attempt to bring his fnuff here to blind our judg-
anent, but he may be allured lie will not fuccced.
The Sozicrroa Gieveas. added, that, by there
aratagems, Swinton had long eluded his creditors :
bust at hail Chamberlain promifed Hall fix guineas to
let him into the bode. Hall contented to betray his
matter, and Swinton, after having been purfued
through kveral trap doors and mazy labyrinths, was
at length arrefted. Such was the real Milne), of the
bribe u ffered to Hall. But at once to decide the
wieflion, it was only neceffary to Rate, that the cons-
St iffion had not been founded upon the denial of the
Bankrupt to his creditors, but upon the fad of bis
gbffonding from his dwelling bottle, and taking away
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his property. This will appeer upon the face of the
proceedings under the Commiffinn.
Mr. Cueeen enforced thefe obfervations, and con•
tended that the commiffion ought not to be fryer-
Wed.
LORD CnANCILLOII.—Let Swinton bring his adios
to try the aft of bankruptcy if he pleafes. I would
have him take good care that he is not a defendant
upon an indidment. If thefe affidavits are corred,
it may be worth his while to confider what figure he
will make if he is indided for a malicious protects-
rion. I would recommend him to be quiets for
(tumid he be profccuted he will be in a fituarion of
extreme peril. Let him bring his aftion, and I, think
he will find, that an at of bankruptcy is not to be
purged even by Daffy's Elixir.

WEDNESDAY. JULY 23.
A motion was made for the appointment of a
Guardian to an infant, in the room of his father. It
was (fates:, that a very confiderable legacy had been
left to the child upon its attaining twenty-one years ;
but, in the event of its dying, the legacy was to go
to the father. T!•-_ latter had availed hirofelf of his
parental authority to ufe the child in the mull cruel
manner, with a view, as was fuppofed, of hafieniug
its death. He had proceeded to loch ens of violence,
that the Magiftrate, beforewhom his condo& had
been complained of, had thought proper to commit
him.
The LORD CHANCELLOR alked if theft: fans were po•
fitively (worn to ? and upon being anfwered in the
affirmative, he Paid he felt it to be a cafe in which he
ought tcreeeede to the motion in the fill inflance..—
His Lordibip immediately referred to one of the
Matters to confider of a proper Guardian for the
Infant.