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London, England, 1805-11-07 00:00:00

LAW INTELatiNCL

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOVFM3EIt 6.

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This being the firfi day of Michaelmas Term, re.
veral Judges came down to Wefiminaer.hall, in the
ufual proceflion, and, after the accultomed forma-
lities, proceeded to open their refpeilive Courts.
The proper Officer made his ufual returns upon
oath, refpeaing the Rate of the feveral cowries on
board of his Majefly's hulks at Portfmouth, Wool-
wich, Langton, &c. ; the prohibition of ftrong or fpi.
rituous liquors, except in the medicinal way ; of their
being employed at the works carrying on at theßoyal
Arfenal, at Woolwich, &c. &c.
A great number of bail juftified, nearly to the
amount of one hundred perfons, among whom were
two gentlemen in the rum of 35001. in a caufe of Paf.
(Ingham v. Forrefter.
THE ZING N. RALPH SHELDON, REQz
Mr. EIMINS applied for leave to file a criminal
information againtt this perfon, for fending a letter
to Thomas DickThs, Efq. a Barrifter of that Court,
with an intent to provoke him to fight a duel. It
appeared by the affidavit of the Profecutor, that he
was on a journey to pay a vifit to an uncle in the
country, and in palling through the inclofures belong;
ing to the defendant, he arrived at a gate which was
fattened, and, confidering it a public way, he forced
the lock. Having fotre acquaintance with the de-
fendant. he had intended the next morning to have ,
fent a letter apologizing for this conduit ; but before!
he sould accomplith the defign, he received the foh
lowing note from Mr. Sheldon s—
" Sir—l was yetterday evening inforrbed of your
unwarrantable and infolent tondua in forcing my
gate, which you fontid locked. I fuppofe you
thought it a public road ; but that point thall be de-
cided in a Court of Law. Now, Sir, I here only to
add, that I confider it a perfonalinfult to tnyfelf, and
expea the fatisfaition off man of honour.
(Signed) " a. snetnoi."
On the enfuing day Mr. Dinkins, without taking
any ferious notice of this intemperate behaviour,
wrote the following anfwcr to Mr. Sheldon :.....
66 Sir—l got home late tall night, and were it not
for one or two rally exprellions in your letter, I fhould
hive former explained. I always confidered it a
public right of way, and nothing could be farther
from my thoughts than to give you any perfonal of.
fence. (Signed) if "T. DWAINE."
Notwithfianding this forbearance, Mr. Dinkins
again received the following note from "the defen-
dant :
fa sir—There were no espreflions in my letter,
which your proceedings do. not warrant : you could
not have done a more ungentlemanly aft ; my con-
duit has the concurrence of all my friends. You
may beat down my gates, but you cannot make a
gentleman put up with an intuit. You Mutt beg my
pardon, or I am determined' to take the only alter-
native of which a man of honour can avail himfelf.
(Signed) " R. SW iI,DON."
Lord EiLeasolouc n—‘o You may take a rule to
Phew caufe."
THE ZING e. THDPIAS RE ATING AND J. "MDR.
Mr. Gaaeow applied for a criminal information
againft thefe Gentlemen ; the former is a Lieutenant
in the 45th regiment, the latter is an Affidant-Sur.
geon in the fame regiment, for endeavouring to pro- ,
stoke Mr. R. Foxcroft, an Attorney, at Nottingham,
to fight a duel.
In the year 1797, Mr. Keating. who was then sir
Officer of Marines, contraaed a debt with the filter
of the profecutor, who conduced her bufinefs at
Nottingham, and from that time until the year 1804,
'they had obtained no intelligence of him. As fete
as Mr. Keating was difcovered, Mr. Foxcroft was
employed in his profeffional capacity, to apply to bias
for the ctifcharse of the debt, and happening to meet
'hint, he smeßtoned him concerning it. The defew
dant replied, that he would call upon him in a week.
'A week elapfed; and Mr. Keating did nbt appear,
'when Mr. Foxcroft again accidentally suet him, a
'reminded him of the debt. The defendant anfwered,
that he had taken legal advice ; that it was long fine*
contraitedvand that Mr. Foxcroft might take his re-.
medy. The profecutor was furprifed at this coiner-
Rage, and told 'him, he would Rate the fait to everg
.rfon in Nottingham. This threat was executed. A
sort time afterwards he was waited upon by Mr.
Wylde, the other defendant, who laid, that Mr. 1
' Keating infilled he Mould retraB what he had before
&flirted, or meet him in an hour, and fight him in an
honourable way. Mr. Po:croft anfwered, that he
'had Rated nothing but the fait ; and as to fighting
he thould not comply, as he had a wife and children
who depended upon him for fupport, Mr. Wylde
then replied, that if Mr. Foxcroft would not.fetde the
affair like a gentleman, Mr. Keating would be com-
pelled to poll him up through the greets of Notting
ham. Accordingly the following hand-bill was thick
up at the coffee.houfes and inns of the town:—
, " Mr. Keating begi leave to inform the public,
tliat the coudua of Mr. Poitcroft, Attorney of this
plate, has been Co unwarrantable, that he is compel-
led to call him both a liar and a coward."
Rule ginned to fbew caufe.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, NOV. 6.
This being the first day of Term, much time was
eonfulned in juflifying bail.
pafteant Balmer moved, that in the cafe of a fine
by Sir John Murelhead, the affidavit of Mr.
Thomas Latter, for the acknowledgment of the cap-
tion, (worn before two Jultices of- Peace, now prt-
loners in France, (tumid be allowed. The faBs, as
Rated, were as follow
Sir John Modhead, who is now a prifoner at Ver-
dun, wifbing to pafs a fine, found, an inquiry, that
there was no Magifirate there before whom this affi-
davit could properly be made, except the Prefident
of Tribunal at Verdun. On application to him, he
refufed to receive it, unlefs four livres eight Eons per
hundred livres (nearly S per cent)uf the value of the
property, was paid to him. to be handed over to the
French Government. This demand, which, if paid,
' would' have amounted to an enormous fum, was judici-
oufly refuted on the path of Sir John Idorfhead, and
the affidavit was made before jilr. Nichols and Mr.
Cline, Magifirates for the, counties of Oxford and
Hereford, and alfo prifoners at Verdun. This mo-
dem was therefore made for the purport of having
this affidavit allowed.
The Court, after tome tonlideration, allowed the
a(fidavit to Rand as regular.