Star.
London, England, 1807-05-07 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGEWCE.

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COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY s.
At the appearance of the Court, the butincfs of the!
morning opened with the important cafe of Sir John
Inglebv, refpaling the Annuity Al,. on the decition
of which fo many ethers depend. By what was in•
timated by the CHIEF JUSTICE, It is not improbable
that anothtr argument will he ordered.
MICHAEL, LEE V. THOMAS BOLTON.
The Plaintiff in this caufe was a clerk in the office
of Mr. Francis Redfearn, to whom the Defendant
was temsnt, in the county of York. On account of
tome difputes•between Mr. Redfelon and Mr. Bolton,
crofs aftinns were brought, and among others the
prefent, by the der k of the former. It appeared that,
on the occcation of the trial, ai one Thompfon was
prefent in Court to give evidence for the Defendant,
this witnefs received a letter in the following words
Sir—lf you will withdraw your evidence, two
or three hundred pounds will be of no confequence. I
am your well wither. 44 E. R•"
Mr. Torrtec, under there circumflances, applied
for a Rule to (hew caufe why an attachment !Mould
not Mk againa Francis Redfearn, who was an At.
torney.
The Court having inquired into the feet, whether
the note was in the hand writing of Redfearn, and
its appearing to have been fworn, that, although dif-
guifed, it was belived to be his writing, the Rule was
granted.

Sunday, as the fervant of Mr. J of
Eaftham, was driving a gig through Fentburch-
fires', the bode fell, when the flats of the carriage
were broken and an elderly gentlewoman thrown out
on the pavement with great force. She was taken
to an adjoining houfe in a (late of infenfibility , but,
by the renovating (kill of Mr. flyst.cr, an eminent
furgeon in Fenchurch Greet, fhe is now in a fair
way of recovery.
The Magiarates of Glafgow have contraeted for
building the new church. It is to be placed in 13u-
chanan•Ilreet, oppofite George's-Ilreet, and will form
an excellent termination to that greet, as well as an
elegant ornament to all that part of the city.

Friday fe'nnight, WILLIAM FULLER BOTELER,
Etc]. of Lincoln's Inn, was chofen Recorder of the
town and port of Sandwich. And Monday fe'rtnight,
he eras eldled Recorder of Inc City of Canterbury,
vacant by the deceafe of CHARLES RUBINSON, Efq.
A French lugger, mounting 24 6-pounders, which
failed from Harnburgh, ran athore on the Sands off
Blankanefe, on the craft of. Holaein, and was com-
pletely wrecked.
The four-malted (hip Tranfit, from London, arrived
at Malta, in 22 days, from Pcrtfmnuth, and would
have made the paffage in a much (holler time, liad
the not experienced very bad weather.
_ _ _

Friday night, berwee.n eleven and twelve o'clock,
the brig Alhif,n, Clark, of Shields, in ballad from
London, was run on board, while lying to, near
Rockcliff, by a laden brig, and funk foon after. The
people on board the unknown veffel, inflead of endea-
vouring to Cave the crew, bore away, though they were
fenfible of their perilous fituation ; tlrey, however,
had time to get into their boat:before the went down,
and were -picked yp in the courfe of the night by a
which br ught them in fafety to Shields. •
Nefferday afternoon two Sheriffs Officers went
with a writ to atreft the Rev. Mr. Garrance, the
Curate of Catharine Cree Church, near FLnchurch.
Neer, and who alio keeps a fclionl there. They with
Come difficulty ob.ained admitlioa into his houfe,'and
on informing him of their bofinefs, he feized hold of
a pato)? and thus one of them in the back. The
Officer IntLently fellovhen th.e other ran out to ob-
tain Alliance, he himfelf not bring armed. A virfi
concoisife of people loon aftembled ; but none yen-.
lured to fecure Mr. Garrance, hecaufe he flood in the
pafilige with a piilol in each hand, as if bidding de.
fill ce. At IA an Officer of the name of Lead Letter
git into the houfe the back way, and, on his attempt-
ing to feize Mr. Garrance, he fired at him, but with.
nut st minding him. The powder, however, edit&
derahly blackened his face; but, before be could fire
the other piaol, Leadhetter rufhed upon Mr. Gar-
rance, knocked him down, and took his remaining
loaded pillol from him. The by ffanders then all
came to his affi:iance, and Garrance, after a confi
Jerable aruggle, was fecured, and taken to the
Poultry Corupter. The charge was then drawn from
the pith); taken fi om Garrance,and proved to be five
large pieces a leaden plummet. The Officer whom
Ore was loon afterwards taken to the Hofpital,
with but 11.iot hopes of recovery.
On 'roil-Jay as a child about four years old was
croffing Fiect (beer, oppofite the end of the market.
it fell, when the wheel of a hackney coach went
over its head and killed it on the fpot.

Yeflerday lizakth Smith was charged at Citildhall
with robbing a watchman of his hat and (lick, while
atleep in his box, about two o'clock in the morning.
The woman in her defence Paid, that fhe wanted to
knot- what o'clock it was, but could not make him
hear her, and fhe took the greafy bat, not worth '6d.
more out or a jr,te than any thing elle. The watch.
man being more to blame for want of attention to
his duty, the woman was diicharged, and hitntelf
reprimanded.
Yellet day Mary Coo& was charged at Whitechapel
1 by Mr. Henry Dix with robbing him of 141. in a
Louie in Sugarloaf court, Petticoat-lane, where, with
peculiar addt (.fs, fhe cut his breeches pockets to come
at his property, of which he was very careful. She
was committed for re-examination.—John Spence,
bclon9,ing to Berwick, charged Mary Arnold with rob-
bing
1-.;o1 of hi.; watch, which fhe pledged for 3os
He was n.lai Ming to profecute, provided he got his
watch again. She was, however, committed for re-
examination.
Yeflerday a young woman was committed for trial,
from Hatton Garden, charged with Realing a watch
trom an elderly man.
Fate.—A fire broke OW force days, ago in Eaft
Smithfield, at a houfe kept for the reception of Fe-
males of the loweß defcription, which was extingoilbed
is the courfe of an hour, by the timely arrival of
engines. While the firemen were bufily employed in
the bottle, the Mother Abbefi moll anxioufly called out
to one of them, to refcne a parcel Ilse had long con-
cealed in the fire-place unknown to her hufband.—
The parcel was laved, and contained a fum of co les
than [even hundred pounds!