Star.
London, England, 1802-02-10 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEB. 9.

Mr. EasklNa moved for a mandamus to be di-
reaed to the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Sec. of the
city of London, commanding them to hear the
petition of John Taylor, fuing to be difcharged
under the !all Infolvent Debtors' Aft. The ap-
plication for this man's difcharge was not made
at the Scffions at Guildhall among others, but had
been made at the adjourned feffions. The Learned
Recorder of the city had no doubt that this man
was entitled to his difcharge; but it was oontended
on the part of the creditors, that he was not en-
titled to it, becaufe he was too late ; that he
ought to have applied before the feflions were ad-
journed. The Warden of the Fleet was threatened
with a notice, that an anion would be brought
againa him for an efcapc, if this defendant was
now difcharged; it was fcr that reafon, and it was
at the defire of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, &c.
that this motion was made, in order that the mat-
ter might be dilpofed of by the Court.
Mr. Juftice GROSE laid, that a rule fhould be
granted ; but he was not lure that this would take
a .vay the right of the plaintiff to his anion as he
had Hated, provided the man was not entitled to
be brought up.—Rule to fhew caufe granted.
The ATTORNSY-GENERAL moved for a manda-
mus to be direaed to the Officers of the Corpora-
tion of Rippon, commanding them to proceed to
the elation of a Mayor of that borough. There
had been an eleainn in due form. The day for
fivcaring in was the zd of February, but the per-
fon eleaed had refuted to be fworn in. He was•
aware it might be laid, that this was an improper
motion, becaufe the party might have an informa
tion or indi.lment filed against him for refuting to
take upon hirer the office, but a fimilar application
had been made, and the mandamus granted for
the city of York 1793, when that Corporation was
deprived of the benefit of loch an Officer, as was
here called upon to affitmc his office, and bad re-
filled. This was founded on a cafe in the 2111 of
Geo. I I.which was moved by Mr. Serjeant Boothe.
The precedent for the writ was afterwards pre-
pared by that Learned Serjeant.
Mr. Jake Gross laid, that where the elation
was colourable, there were feveral cafes in which
a motion of this kind was granted ; hut where the
party had been really and fairly cleCed, and re-
futed to be fivoni in, the cafe was not fo clear,
and, for this reafon, there was another remedy ;
information or indklment apinft the party him-
fell. However, the Court granted a rule to thew
caufe, to be drawn up for the next Term.

On Thurfday night !aft, as the driver of a fifh
cart with two hoths, belonging to Mr. Nall', of
Bath, was parting through the river, at fichetier,
below the bridge, the horfes were fuddenly car-
ried away by the rapidity of the dream, arid
drowned ; the driver cfcapcd.
On Friday evening, about fewn o'clocl, a re-
turn poll chain: bebolging to the L'ard's Alms,
Fovant, was flopped between Burcornb and Bur-
ford by three footpads, who robbed the .liver of
about 16s. which he had kill taken for his fare,
and then made (AT.

John Everett, alias Evcrard, and P:rinenas Far.
brqh of Wolverton, in the pai ifh of Mere, '1
arc lodged in Fiiherton gaol, charg(d wi.li utter.
ing fori;ed two pJund notes, knowing them to
be fo.

On Monday laft an inqucft was tam at Da.
merham, on the bodies of two infants found in the
river. It appeared in evidence, that Sufaima
Staples, a young unmarried woman, of the fame
place, was the mother, but that the children were
flat born, which the Jury certified by their verciiiEl.
Lail Friday evening an aged woman fell into a .
hole about five feet deep, which had been thame.
fully left open, in Buckingham-areet, Pimlico, and
was taken out with much difficulty : feveral others '
had experienced fimilar accidents in the courfe of
the week. This negligence of the people employ.
ed to repair the (*ewers is highly cenfurable.
A curious inflance of fwindling detetted, and
yet effeaing its purpofe, occurred a few nigirts
fince : A thopkeeper at Edinburgh having retired
to his back fhop, left the charge of his front (hop
to a faithful dog. A genteel drelred woman foon
after entered, and without ceremony laid hold of
a parcel, which had been left to be called for by a
cullomer. The dog, true to his charge, with •rs
little ceremony, laid hold of the thief, who drop. '
ped the parcel and fcreamed aloud. The thop-
keeper inaantly came forward, beat the faithful
guardian of his property, releafed the woman, and,
fatisfied with a trifling queflion which the put as
an cxcufe for her call, politely apologized for the
rude reception the had experienced. More civil
obferving the parcel on the floor, he requea-
ed to know whether the had not dropped it ? Re-
ceiving, of courfe, an anfwer in the affirmative,
the parcel was politely delivered to her, received
with equal politenefs, and with many expreffions
of thanks, and the lady walked off unmolefted with
her booty.
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From the LONDCI4I GAZETTE, F,L. 9.