Star.
London, England, 1804-01-31 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JAN. 111.

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HAINES O. Bease.---This day Lord ALVANILIY
delivered the opinion of the Court on this point.
His Lordfhip faid that the argument of his Bro-
ther Btsr amounted to this, that a banker into whore
hands a Bill of Exchange might be put to require
payment was the agent of the holder, and as filch
was bouod to give fuck notice as the holder himfelf
would have been called upon to afford. His Lord-
!hip had converted with his brethren in that Court,
and with the other judges, on this point, and they
were all clearly of opinion that it would be danger-
ous in the extreme to lay down fuch a doetine. It
was an indifputed fad that the greater part of the
bill tranfaitions of this country was negociated
through the medium of bankers. Were it, however,
to be held, that they were bound to give immediate
notice of the dilhonour, not to the perfon from whom
they received the bill, but to the indorfer, of whom
they might know nothing, an end would at once be
put to their interfering io tranfattions of the kind,
or to their undertaking fo dangerous a refpnrifibility.
All that was incumbent on a banker in a fittiation of
this kind was, to give the carliell reafonable notice
to the perfon from whom he had the bill. This, it
was the opinion of the Court, had been done in the
I.refent cafe. The bill was duly prefented for pay
menr, was noted, and did not come back into the
hands of the banker till between the hours of nine
and ten o'clock at night. Thi. was clearly beyond
thejtours of any poll conveyance. It could not
therefore be incumbent on him to return the bill that
night. neither was he called on to do fo next day.
vrhichwasaSuaday ; but, on the Monday. ”lich was
the fill lawful day, he lend. back the bill, regularly
noted, to the perfon from whom he received it. Here,
theu, the refponfibility of the holder commenced.—
lie clearly was not bound to liar at home all day in
expeilation of the return of a bill, which, for any
thing lie k.ew, might i:aVC been duly honoured
Was he bound, the Moment he came home,
to difpatch a idecial meircnger u ith notice to the io-
doi ler. tv.,ice vas nut nceelEtry had been
detetmlyed °s.r and over again. What then was
in:umbent na him ? TJ Mitt a letter to the indorta
by that night's poll, it within null hours. Sii:ll no.
ze would, in the prefent it.fkance, have nulled the
llocidant nc7.t lay.
Mr. Set.eant I:LST C:erning in alledge, that fltch
notice wonl.l Lave some to hand on the fame evening,
Lord A (aid, that in a cafe like this they
were not to count on minutes. The Plaintiff might
hat, come home an hour siyoner„ or au hour later.
Tlky weic hound to rit a !..tir and reafonable coa-
ti' i:n his condiia. It aijeared that next day,
Lein! is eirly AS it WAS •CaISI:ISIC to ftmpoce any
written r.•!-- bavr relet.:d the Dcfend.int,
ti.e hirlicif ctiled t n him. and tendered
bask t: 6 1:01. ...liCs isted by Mr. SCijtal:t BILST
slid °a .iiTr. It not appear tl, tin ahy r.i. the!:
ni iilre:veuiri; days WAS a tAun-
•her did it ..ppeaLthat u.e I:dis has: Len

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10khO MARKETS

CORN-EXCHANGE., MONDAY, JANUARY 30.
RETURN of WHEAT in Mark-lane. Including o::ly from the
16th ot January to the At II of lAnuary. Total-4429 QuarterA.
Averae szs 1-9.—.7,4. 3
_a lower than last nutria. ,
PRICE OF HOPS.
POCKETS.
BASS.
41 lell to 51 IJs Kent - 51 tot to 61 65
41 to, to 51 35 &Oct - 31 Its to 61 os
41 to to 51 55 Farnham 11l ato tel os
Old Duty loo,cnol.
PRICE OF HOPS IN
ocket 'FHs E BOROUGH.S4
.61 61
41 tss to 51 ii P 51 to
PRICE OF SEEDS.
'Red Clover sos to toot per cwt.
White ditto 7o• to tads do.
Trefoil Sts to 651 do.
Caraway . irr.s to 7os do.
Coriander, nz. to 104 do.
Turnip 2.2* to sils per butheL
White Mofind Seed, lis to 145 at do.
Brown ditto, is to 16s do
Canary, 8s od to 9. oi do.
Rape Seed, 351. to 381. per loft
SMIc HFI ELI), January 30.
To fink the offal—per Rune of Sib.
Beef 45 4d to 58 64 I Veal 6s od to 74 84
Mutton 4s 8d to SS 8d Pork 4s od to 5s od
HEAD Or C oil LP 7111604 Y.
&zits about 7.033--Slimp and
Per Rune of BAlb. Lomb' et ,Soo.
GI NEWATE and I.EDEHALL, January 30.
by N
the carcafe.
Beef 35 48 to 45 84 I Yell 55 od to 78 44
Mutton as 8d to p ad Pork 41 al to p od
PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW.
Smithfield. St. James's. Whitediapel.
HaTPaload 4 410 3 5 4 r 3 otos 1004 otos too
Stew it 7t0126 r 86 tot 160 t4to t 140
Clown 4toto 6 0 510t06 to 0
PRICE OF TALLOW IN LONDON.
St. Janne. Market 4s 10a Town Tallow llos 6d to c'.
Clare Market 4s gid Ruffle ditto (eat.) 76s od to 781
Whiteebspel Market RufSa dittl(foap) 725 od to
to 731
1
(per (tone of 8112) 4s ld Melted St 621 od 64
•—•—•--- Dit to rough 46$ od to os
145 314 Greaten 141 Ca,
Average Price 45 sid good Dregs 125 to 01
Yellow Soap, 84$. to cm—Mottled, 925.—Curd, 965.
Price of Candies per dozen, t as. 6d.—Moulds, 132 61. ,
RAW HlDES,January 30.
Hides (pontoon) 35 8d to 41 od Hone Skins 14s to 171
Middling 35 44 to p6d Heavy Calf 1011 6d each
Ordinary 35 od toss •2d Sheep Skins 4s al to lis
Lamb Skins, 24 6d to 45 oat.
COUNTRY MARKETS.
PRICES OP °sets, AT 1111 fOLLOW1)10 DIARKITS.
BASINOSTOKL—Wheat 483 CAI to Os Od per Quarter.
Barley 1111 end to Hp Od 1 Barn Sp od to 394 od
Oats Its cd to 24s od Peak oca od to ca od
Mitioattneatt.—Wliest 48. od to 360 6d per quarter.
Barley 225 6d to sjs col Bean 3611 04 10 404 Od
OVA 111, od to glm od Peale 360 od to 41 01
Noon° ay..—Wtion, 422 od. to 564 04. per (Loaner.
Barley so* od to 234 ode" Be 321 Oa tO 36s 0d
Oats ills od to an ,M Pak 3c5 od to 345 04
Y „..-Wbeat nos to 581 6d per Qsarter.
Barley sus od to 245 od Beans di od to 355 od
Oats 231 od to litis od I Peale 30s od to 361 od
Raab: No.—Wheat 4os. od. to 58s. 04. per (rter.
parley I
on od to 245 od Beans So
35s od
Oats 2gsod to 224 od Peak 3cs oil to 341 od

A refpeEtable Correfpondent informs us. that hav-
ing heard that Mr. Jolts %V ,of Baffenthwaite-
Chapel, in the County of Cumberland, had, by way
of experiment, buried a Toad, fo long ago as the
month of November, tflox, he was induced, a few
days ago, to attend to the refult of the experiment,
which he defcribes as follows:
The reptile was put into a baron ; the baron co-
vered with a Hate; and depofited about a foot be-
neath the furface of the earth, on the sth of Novem-
ber, dem The baton was carefully got up, on the
Bth of the prefent month, when its inhabitant was
found alive ; although much (miller after its con-
finement of fifteen months ! It is unnecellary to ob
terve, that, during that long period, it is not known
that any nutriment could be obtained by the ptifo
ner, whole fituation teems to have utterly precluded
every means of lubfillance.
Naturalins tell us that the lungs of this fpecies of
rant, in common with others, are', different front thofe
of all other animals—that they are only a ton of
membranaceous bladders, with feveral tubicles ;
which, being once inflated, do not become flaccid, as
in other animals :"—but, however they might cliff
for Come time, under a total feclufion from air, the
exiflence of the animal, for fo long a time, without
nutriment, teems yet unaccounted for.
The Toad, after the curiofny of the fpeflators was
fo far gratified, was recommitted to the earth—as a
further experiment.

BIRTHS.
On the 18th inR. at hit feat at Womerfly, the Lady of the Hon.
Edward Harvey Hawke, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Weft Riding
Yeomanry Cavalry, of a fon.
On the 26th ult. Lydia, the wife of James Pearfon, of Tbomton,
near Bradford, of three female c►ildren, who are all likely for life.
On Wedr.efday tall, at Sir Home Popham's, York-place, Port-
man-fquare, Lady Popham, of a daughter.
Same day, at his feat at Wormerfly, Yorkfltire, the Lady of the
Hon. Edward Harvey Hawke. of a fon.
On the aid MR at Wotton Houk, telouerflerfhir.:, the Lady a
Captain Tranettlierre, Royal Marines, of a fun.