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le' nevenhelefe twiny elan am! patieal rights to afeertain and Mr. Plaice Ciente delivered the (edited ref The
the mon prnpfr rneano to infpire a love of induitry in • osth, Crum. He laid that the Defendant was to rective
and toopt
cli red ft to the eserche of arts and railings. as wail as
liberal Peorelions, eonfidering that this praifeworthy exercife the femme of the Court lot ts an afrault tip n one of
formahk to our holy religion. fas, arable to good morals, drat.. his pupils. The quellion fubmitted to the of *as.
Nally ufeful to the country, which can only regard Idle men as; itert properly, if the correfting apt fed tb the toting
dangerous citizen*. Gentleman exceeded the lroilivds of ffiacteration, and
sotfaMtireoa.hinFvraerenhtcheeaOrndral nitdalSyantobeadrclitinitrtcvhitesndaithertifopertraelityes.uof
athmeetawons they thinking that it didi fo€tid the Defendant gttiltp
renounceaac fugeltemocreupTiotnn7astrein tidesermcozadstryas,
h Under this cirenrollarite. the Court had to determine
s of
od enabling
defpica Ihem to
hie ;On what punifhmerst &Add be intli'fled on the deba-
cle eyes of their fellow &bens and to do allwhich depends upon Tient, *lttl had Unhappily forgotten, that one of the
to acquire their etteem at.d good will. fita leffons he had to imprefs, was the command of
the inordinate paflions ; and hinead of inculcating
this by his example, he had ailed precifery the con.
trary. Ihe Cnurt had takep into confideration the
chantiter of the Defendant, that he was an etcellent
teacher. and of mild manners, and the lenience there-
fore was, that he Ibould pay to the King a fine of 51:
and he committed to the Marthalfea until fuch fine
be paid. The fine was immediately paid.
A cast or estrar.
A ADAMS v. Wicsne.—This was an at:lion on a
bill of exch.'s as for awl. drawn by Mr. William
Sharp, upon the Defendant, in (sour of Robert
Eyre, Efq. and duly accepted.
Mr. Gaitanw laid, he had a itifficient anfwer to
the cafe, inafinuch as he. meant to thew that the bill
in quellion was vitiated by ninry in its original for-
med nt. The Learned Connicl hated, th..t a Gen-
tleman named Eyre, atttaitcsi by an advertilement
which. daily appears in one or other cf the daily
newfpapers, applied to Mr. John King to relieve
hint ft ova fume temporary entbarritlimehts. by pro-
curing him an advance of money, prop fit g, at the
YAMS time, an atlignment of fume claims he had
uppn Guvettiment, as the means by which this ad-
vance was to be effeard. Mr. King laid be had no
ohjeitinn to prucute the advance rsqui.e.l. but
thought the of gnment of the claims nut the molt
eligible way of thing it. He there( re propoted that
Major gyre's friend, Mr. Sharpe, lhould (haw cer-
tain bills upon Mr. Wilful', in lAViillt of the Major.
and that he, Mr. King. would get them negctiate.l.
To this the Major and Mr. Sharpe contented, and
hills to the amount of 30co1. were drawn by Mr.
King. Major Eyre, however, lipulated that he was
nut to pay mote than ten per cent. tnr this accommo-
dation, and one per cent. fur the commitfion. If it
could not be done for 'hat, he Witted upon haviog
the bills returned.
The fo!lowitig witneffes were called, to prove the
ufury applied to the bill in tpiellion :
The Learned C fd then went on to enumerate
'tetra' other ;idea-tiling ntnney-lenders. who, he Paid.
now Cat tied on Intranet. in this metropolis, tor. or in
pattnetthip with, the laid Mr. King. If this was
not die cafe, the Attorney-General might Yonttadift
it by calling that gentleman.
Mr. William Sharpe, the engraver.- proved the
fags limed by the Counfcl refpefting the (hawing of
the bills. He limed. that Mr. King undertook to
nrocute the money on the terms co•poied by Major
Eyre. or to return the bill.. hot that the Major had
received no more than 1731,
The witnefs being cods csatnined by the ATT011•
MIT Caesium. laid, he had (time knowledge of Mr.
'King. but, till this it-ant:llion, believed him to be
better than he was defcribed to be, or -he lhOttld nut
have recommended Iris friend to him. He could only
sane it for that by a general fetitiasent he polkaed. •
of thinking better of mankind :han they dery vel•
Maj 4- lyre was next caaasined. He laid, that he
had claims upon Government. which had not been
lot warded fo fin as he could have tainted . That
fiat had occafioned film. pecuniary embarraffments.
and be was compelled to apply to Mr. Jeffin King for
a temporary fupply. His bra introduitilin to Mr.
King was by Mr. Sharpe, by st hofe credal and Mr.
King's knowledge of met canine affairs, he hoped to
raife the money he wanted. He willed to fell the
claims he had upon Government, rather than involve
the oat of Mr. Sharpe and Mr. Wilton , but Mr.
King (aid, that bills were tattier to negotiate. and was
by far the bed way. Mr. Sharpe and Mr. Wilton
agreeing, he acquiefted, and Mr. King filled up fun-
dry bills to the amoont of 30001. including the bid
in coiefiion for 2951. but of which total he had re-
ceived only 3751. that wasv 751. fur the bill new its
vet-lion, and soot. for a fect.nd bill. He added, that. ,
he underltood he stars to fullain no greater lois titan
ten per cent. for:putting them in negociatio.it avid •
one per cent for Ramps. Btc. Mr. King alrented, but
the %Untie finding that he was likely to be a lufer of
fixty, inllead of ten per cent. gut back the greater
plot of the bills, indeed the whole of them, with the
exceptiun of the bill in queftion, and another for
4001. which he laid had been negotiated without his
conical cr licence.
The AT roam ET Use aita c went into the law upon
the cafe, and contended that .he defence yet up
would not prevent the Plaintiff from recovering, as
the Defendant was in no sepal an altar in this (can-
(talons tranfailion. In pi int of raft, the Defendant . .
had told the Plaintiff that the bill was a god one, . •
and would be paid when due. How then, he would :
atk, Viis any man to be Isle, if the Plaintiff was not
confideted fn, after all his precaution ? But he might
be told that the hardtbip of the cafe would make the
bill a legal one. In anfwer to that he would reply,
that before the bill could be declared void. the jury
mull believe that the Defendant knew the bill to be •
drawn upon a 'furious principle, and that he was
aiding and atlilting in the illegal tranfaition.
Lord Eccseanaouon, after dating the prominent
features ut the cafe, laid it was a queltion fur the
Jury, whether the Defendant, who had recugnifed
the adt of King's drawing the bill in kis own hand.
writing, by accepting it as if drawn by Sharpe, had .
not authorifed the tranfallion, and antecedently lent •
bitrifelf to the parties ? If that was the cafe, King
was ailing as his agent, and the bill was ufutious ta
its forma.ion. The Defendant, who had fuMe•• •
quently reprefented the bill to be a good one, tans '
liable to an aftion fur that reprefentation, and there-
fore the had fide holder bad his redid* in- another
way I but-the affirm on the bill could mot be main-
tained.--The Jury found for the Defendant.

L4W mrzLLldElia.

COIJRI OF CHANCERY, APRIL 27
►UaCILL V MACMAMAIA.

Yenerday his H null; the Mailer of the Rolls de-
cided this cafe. 'Cite decifion was grounded on three
exceptions filed to the former Report, and, on the
prefent (+mai .n, the Defendant wa• allowed a confi-
derahle him on credit, which he had given daring the
time the Purcell's affairs remained in his hands. The
Mailer was alfu ordered to amend his Rep 11, and
take account of Negroes futnithed by Mr. Mama-
malt to the Purcell Oates in the Welk Indies.

COURT OE KING'S B4NC I, APRIL 24..

TN! [IMO V TH01461 OLDFI!LD.

The Defendant had been conviGied of having tin.
lawfully in hi, n naval Mires belonging to the
King. to the value of 601. and 'upwards.
The Defendant was upward,. of fizty years dap.
and laid to he vet y poor.
The Court obfee ved, that as the Defendant was
ton old to bear a long imptift•nment, thet efore he
mull (offer punilbment in air.slier manner. Taking
into conlidtration all the circtemltances of the cafe.
the lenience of the Court upon him was, that he !..e
imprifoned in Haidifone gaol fot one month ; and
that diving that time he do liand in and upon the
pillory f.r one hum, between twelve at noon and
two in the afternoon, on a mat ket day. in the city of
Rocheller.

APRIL 25.

MANDAMUS TO rmt MAT. 11 OP NfiTTINGHANI.

Mr. Gaaaow (aid, thst he !roved, on the part of
Mr. Lewis Alfop. who had been elefted a Member
of the Common Council of Nottingham, but who had
oat been Avon' in. The Affidavit on which the ap-
plication was founded, dated the violin ntion of the
Bor- ugh, and that the deponent had bet n duly elec-
ted ; and the deign was to hi itig before the Court,
An oath which had been required prior to his Admit.-
(ion. Mr. Alfop had probably heard of the affair
with the corporation of Yet mouth, and he felt, that
it he wcr: to take this oath, he might be refirained in
the. faithful &charge of his duty. The palfAge to
which he objected was the following " You will not
reveal &leaver, or difcl fe the ferret counfel, ati 5, or
proceeding, of the C until of this Corporation (not
being repugnant to the laws of thi, realm), to any
peefon not being of the lame." This Gentleman
conceived that he was fent as the guardian of the.
rights of thole by whom he was Appointed. and he
would nc.t be fettered by filch an oath, which could
only have of iginate I in form bye law, which was in
itfelf
Loid E mourn—`" Yt.o (horrid date Come
foundation fptc I rally."
Mt. Gaattow %VC will take care to negative
that any fuch oath is in the Charter, but we cannot do
more ; for we aie not entitled to the infpcaion of the
books of the Corporation."
Mr. jullice LAWS inca—lf he does not choofe to
' be a Member ut the Corpotatiun upon thole let MS,
he need not." _

Mr. Gaaaow—" His feeling is, that there might
be cafes of milcondult in their affeirs. They base
the cntite management of all the corporate property."
Lotd Et.t.sma .ROUGN—.4 To fuch an oath theme
ate a number 4.t exceptions. He is not upon this to
conceal what greater duties requite of him to ditto.
ter. Befides the implied exceptions, that which is
expreired, ' rot being repugnant to the laws of the
realm,' cures the milchiel." Rule refuted

APRIL 27 —Tlik XING V. ROBERT CIA14•11T.
The Defendant. who had formerly been an Alllf. '
tant at Mr. Bone's fchool, at Hackney, was brought 1
up for judgment, having been conviaed of assaulting I
and beating the young fon of General Lyman, Anse-
ricati Consul ; as fully reported in our paper of the
isrth February lad.
The Arroamsv 'Girsaat, for we Defendant,
faid, his client was in a molt unfortunate lituation,
defer ving the commiferation of all who knew him.
His flirtation, at belt, was not likely to lead to much
opulence ; but he was, in confequence of this tranf-
aaion,tfutte thrown upon the world. The ,ircum-
fiances ii. his favour were, that he had received
his education at that fchool, and from his g•,od con-
do& was afterwards made ail atEflant ; and it ap-
pealed from the evidence of all the boys who were
examined upon the; trial, that he had at all times
conduaed himfelf with the utmoft humanity and ,
good temper towards them. He was far from ca,.'
wig any reflation upon the profecutor, but could not
help laying, there was a good deal of mifapprehenlion
on • is pait ; and it appeared the o.tion of thewan-
ner of education in America, was quite different from
the mode inculcated in this country. Central Lyman
had dilated that his fon thould not receive Any bo.
dily clialtilement ; and certainly a mote petulant
unruly little boy, was never placed under any matter.
The General might have cc nfidered this a cafe not
fit for a profecutton. The matter was in a very bad
predicament. from the obitinacy of the bey, for when
he had beat him to compel bias to do a thing, it would
not have been right to let the boy conquer him by
that obftinacy of difvfition. He did not prefs the
contradiaory evidence upon the trial, becaufe the
boy's father was prefent ; but certainly the account
he gave was widely different from the ftory of the
other boys.
L•rtd Ettaisitomoocitla The great aggravation
of the.cafe, was the first of cane he ufed. He might
have chrifen another mode of punifitment."
Mr. Gaiter.... 1,,r the profecur ion, urged the feel.'
lings of the father at the appearance of the boy's body,
1 when he returned from fchool. He admitted that
the boy was the moll provoking of all provoking
boys, but put it to the Court, whether this was a
' proper mode of correaion or not ! It was for their
Luidlhips to fay, whether in to important a cafe for
the public, there was not a neceffity fur bringing it
before the Court for example fake r

The Prince of Wm.'s has made Mr. Sheridan a
compliment of the Red Houfe, adj ioing to Carlton.
hook, Pall Mall ; together with the elegant falai-
lure. to be his future town refidence.
The Proprietors f.f Mary lane Theatre have so.
teted into articles with Mr. Elms tow for five Teats.
An Ekgy upon a Lady whe bad been twice me.
rid, and lett ihio tees chid," in an LIM V. per, begins
thus : w At,lieu, fv.ct -war*