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sary that the Jurors should understand that there could
not, by this mode of [fist, which was the most solemn
in the country, be any talesmen added, and the Court
wruld feel compelled to fine those sevemly who were
summoned and did not attend.

The trial was then adjourned to Trinity Term, according to the
old form.

MUNN V. GODBOLD.

This was an action tried some short time back at
Guildhall. The plaintiff and defendant had entered
into a speculation for the disposal, in France, of some
quack medicines belonging to the defendant. Plaintiff
advanced a sum of money, (3601. we believe) on account
of the medicines ; but, somehow, the speculation failed,
and the medicines not being diSposed of plaintiffclaimed
his money. This the defendant refused to refund, and
the action was in consequence brought. At the trial, it
appeared that a contract, in writing, had been entered
into between the parties. Of this each party kept a
counterpart, or duplicate, signed by the other. The one
which plaintiff had, he got stamped, but he committed
it to the care of a friend, by whom it was lost. The
part in the hands of the defendant was unstamped. The
plaintiff, not being in a condition to produce the dupli-
cate which had bren given to him, called the auotney
by whom the c.ntracts were drawn, who proved the
orginal di aught of which each was an exact copy. The
delend nt's Counsel objected to this, and contended, that
the part in his hands was the only evidence of a contract
which could be referred to, and that that being unstampei,
it was insufficient to maintain the action, and therefore'
that plaintiff should be nowsuited. This objecti.m was
overruled by Lord Chief Justice Best, and a verdict
was taken for the plaintiff for the money advanced.

In the present Term a rule nisi was obtained, to set the verdict
aside, and enter a !sunsuit.
_ _ _

Mr. Serjeatitme this day 'hewed cause against the rule, and
contended that a nonsuir ought to have been entered.
r. Serjeant BOSAKNET contended at some length in support of
the verdict, and the Onirt were of opinion, that the objection taken
at the trial had been properly overruled, and that the verdict for
the plaintiff ought to stand.—Rule discharged,

COURT OF ADMIRALTY, Nirremsta 21.

Sr. C. ROBINSON stated that this was an application,
to the Court for the distribtition of bounty, in conse-
quence of the capture of a pirate vessel, according to the
terms of the Act of Parliament for encouraging the sup-
preision of piracy. His Majesty's cutter, the Grecian,
being commanded to crtfze about the coast of Cuba,
for the purpose of watching and defeating the attempts
of the pirates on that coast, was informed by an Eng-
lish merchant vessel, that a French ship had been at-
tacked and plundered by pirates somewhere in the
neighbourhood of the coast. Having searched for the
vessel they at last came up with her, when she proved to
be a felucca. Ah engagement took place, a great num-
ber were killed ; some got into boats, where they were
taken, and some also escaped. T went y.t wo out of the
persons on board were tried and condemned before one
of the Spanish tribunals. There could be no doubt but
that they were pirates. They avowed themselves to be
such. The Act of Parliament, indeed, was rather de-
fective in not giving a specific definition of what was
to be considered as a piratical vessel, which induced the
Learned Counsel to think that it was not brought in by
a member of the profession. The application then was
that the Court would decree 201. for sixty-one persons
who were taken or killed; and SI. for filty-nine persons
who remained on board or escaped.—llecree granted.

TWENTY-TWO PERSONS DROWNED.—We regret to
state, that during the dreadful gale of Thursday, the
10th inst. Le Curieur, Captain Videll, was entirely lost,
off Renneville, and every person perished. She had
22 individuals on board, 15 of whom were passen-
gers, and amongst these was an English family of the
name of Pousset, residents of Jersey, who had been a
few months in France. The family consisted of Mr.
Pousset, his wife, three daughters, and a female servant.
The wife of Mr. Auley, one of the jurats of Jersey, was
also on board. Le Cutieux, in company with several
other vessels, was proceeding front Granville to Jersey,
and was the only vessel which attempted to proceed
while the hurricane was so furiously raging. The
others put back, and reached Granville in safety.—
They made on the following day for Jersey, where they
arrived on Sunday, and communicated the above
dreadful intelligenoe. Captain Bazin, to ohm we are
indebted for these particulars, informs us that the
Ariadne arrived at Jersey at four o'clock in the after-
noon of Thursday, and just escaped the destructive gate
which soon after followed. On the same evening the
Greek man of war brig Cy more, was lost off the island
of Alderney. The crew, 57 in number, were saved.—
Southampton Herald.
Friday afternoon, between five and six o'clock, a
young man, apparently not more than 18 or 19 years
of age, and rather respectably dressed, entered the pas-
sage of the Falcon Intl, in Micklegate, York, and seized
a leg of mutton which was hanging therein, with which
he made off. He was soon overtaken and secured.—
Upon being questioned as to his motive for such a pro-
cedure, we understand, he assigned as the reason his
wish to be transported!
SINGULAR CONVICTION.—A conviction of rather a
novel character has taken place before a Bench of Ma-
gistrates at Gosport. Major-General Sir James LYON,
K.C.B, the Lieutenant-Governor of Portsmluth, and
Commander-in-Chief of the South-West District, was
fined by the Bench of Magistrates named, under the
authority of the 90th clause in the Mutiny Act, which
levies a penalty 0f4205. on" the Commander" of soldiers,
any of whom shall be found guilty of an act of poach-
ing; to which is added, the liability of immediate dis-
missal from the army of the said " Commander of the
troops," should he refuse to pay the Ones levied in 48
hours af:er conviction. Sir JAMES LYON instantly paid
two fines of 20s. two soldiers of the Gosport garrison
having been detected in this unlawful practice.
Thursday morning, some suspicion having been ex-
cited by the smell proceeding from four tierces which
had arrived in Glasgow the preceding day from Liver-
pool, on thu.ir way to Edinburgh, they were opened, and
found to contain a dozen bodies of men, women, and
children ; it is supposed that they originally came from
Ireland. The Magistrates oidered that the whole should
be immedi itely buried in the High Church yard. It
WAS a most horrid spectacle. The tierces were ad-
dressed to respectable persons in Edinburgh, who could
not possibly have anything to db with the business.
A t ►al of interest hAs taken place in Philadelphia.
Don Juan Goalbato de Artego, who had been invested
with cei tail' diplom 'tic powers by one of the South
American Republics, but had not been recognised by
the United States Government, was proceeded against
criminally for an assault and battery upon Don Htlario
de Rivas y Salmon, Charge des Affaires from his Ca-
tholic Majesty. Tie defendant had the aid of the most
',opulent Counsel in Philadelphia, but was found guilty
by the Jury.