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COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DECEMBER 4.
THE KING V. FRY.
This was an indictment againft the Defendant
for a Mifdemeanor.
Mr. Glass Rated the.cafe, and called his Wit-
neffes ; but on the examination of the material
Wieners,
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Lord !Um vos flopped it, and Paid, he could
not fuller it to proceed any farther : and under
his dircitions to the Jury, the Defendant was ac-
quitted.
His Lordfhip then raid, that as the Defendant
would have to anfwer for a much• higher crime,
he molt earneftly defired that no account of the
proceedings in this day Ihould go abroad, as it
might tend to prejudice the public mind againfl
the Defendant; and under that influence a Jury
might come hereafter *ith a biafs on their minds,
which they ought not to have. He therefore'
hoped, that neither tht flatement of the Learned
Counfel, nor the imperfca evidence of to day,
thould be made public.
In obedience to this v:•i(h expreired h his Lori.
(hip, we have forborne to give even the flighted
Iketch of the proceedings.

GRIWORY v. KtMIII.C.
This was an aflic,n againft the Defendata to re-I
coier a compenfation for the labour and (kill of
the. Plaintiff in concluding his bufinefs as a put--
chafer and vender of potatoes.
Mr. ERSICINt ftated' that Mr. Kemble, as wat
well known, had molt benevolently undertaken at
a time of dearth and fcareity to alleviate the dif.
trellis of the people, by felling them the effential
commodities of life at a lower price than they 7e-
rierally fetched. Among other articles which he
furnifhed, Potatoes formed one, and his Client,
who was a Potatoe Fallor, was employed by Mr.
Kemble to make his purchafes ; for this he was
to have soot and to guineas a week. For this
remuneration his Client gave up a great portion
of his own bufirnfs, and dedicated-his time and
fervices to the ofe of Mr. Kemble. In about 16
weeks, however, the benevolent inftitution of Mr.
Kemble came to a termination, and of courfe his
Client gave up the expedecl fool.; but he now
claimed payment for 16 weeks Cervices, at to
guineas per week, according to agreement.
William Buckflone was called, who Rated, that
the Plaintiff was a Potatoe Faetor. He rentem-
beted that application was made to him by Mr.
Kemble to matlage his Potatoe Bufinefs for him.
He was with Gregory in Mr. Kemble's butcher's
fhop, in Honey-lane Market, when he Aced Mr.
K. what be was to have for his trouble Mr. K.
told him he fhould have to guineas a week for a,
conftancy : he could not fay any thing further.
Upon his crofs.examination he faid, that he made
a memorandum of it. He made it in his father's
fhop book. His father kept a haberdifher's fhop
in Bilhopfgate-flreet Without.
The Conniel for the Defendant defired that he
might go m cuftody of an officer to fetch the book,
Which the Court dirated.
J. Adams proved that the Plaintiff. had done
Come bufinefs for Mr. K. He himfelf was employed
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by Mr. K. and received from him two gpiieas a
week. -
Roach (aid, that having a large quantity tlf.
Potatoes to difpofe of, Gregory recommended him
to Mr. K. who bought the whole. In the courfe
of the negotiation with Mr. K. he heard him fay,
that it would be a good.thing for Gregory. From
the converfation he was led to fuppole that Gre•
gory Would get fomewhat about pool. On crofs-
examination he Paid, he did not know Much about
the Potatoe Bufioefs, but he thought 3s. the ton
,fulEcient for fa&orage. ,
Edward Hyades and Andrew Gill, two fervants
of Gregory's, Rated generally, that they were em-
ployed for Mr. K. from the fiat week in Novem-
ber to the beginning of March.
Another witnefs, of the name of Browne, (aid,
that he had furnifhed facks for the ufe of Mr. K.
to Gregory.
The Counfel for the Defendant obferved, that
Mr. K. as was truly Rated, bad benevolently en-
deavoured to alleviate the dilireffes of the Poor in
the late feafon of fcarcity, nit by giving them food,
but by-enabling them to purchafe it, -by felling it
without any profit to himfelf. In one article
alone, namely, that of Rice, he gave to the pub-
lic -pool. which he had an opportunity of profit-
ing by his bargains in that fpecific article.—He
opened alfo a butcher's (hop, and extended his plan
to dealing in the fame way in Potatoes.—He
was not much (killed in this trade, and it was
in this Rate of things, that the Plaintiff offered his
(kill and Cervices to Mr. K. to make his purchafes.
He accepted them, and they went on, not for the
itime the Plaintiff's Witnefies had Rated, hut only
for eight weeks, as he would prove, when Mr. K.
found that thofe who were employed by Gregory
were plundering him—Like ?rafter, like Man
So far from Mr. K.'s keeping away the calh that
i was jelly due to this Plaintiff, it was his invaria.
Me coßom to balance the accounts, and pay all
engaged in his feveral concerns every night molt
regularly, Gregory had a commiffion to buy all
be could at 71. per ton ; but when he met with a
good bargain, be ufed Mr. K.'s name and credit,
and tent them to his own warehoufe. In other
cafe% Mr. K. had them, and they ss ere then fent
to his 4 at Guildhall. He &add be able, moR
dißinetly, to prove, that he had done fo in the cafe
of two cargoes which Mr. K. difcovered by acci-
dent. When taxed wait it, he acknowledged the
figt, and implored torgivends; but it was no won-
...that Mr. K. thought it time to put an end to
fob a conneßion. He would alfo prove to them
that all the eontra&s made by Gregory did not
amount to more than 7831. though he now claimed
fuch exorbitant recompence for his trouble. His
Client had paid pot. into Court, which be was per-1
funded the Jury would feel to be a fall compenfa-
tion for any trouble he bad had. The Plaintiff,
be (aid, came to Mr. K. in the month of April,
attended by Mr. Young, his Attorney, whom he
introduced as Mr. Chabot, a great Lincolnfhire
Farmer and Potatoe Grower, and then demanded
a 501. as recompence for his paR Cervices, which his
Client mat wifely refuted. He coseluded by eat

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pref Eng his perfea conviCtion of the juliee of liis
carte.
W. 11. Woodthorpe, a young man who attend:.
ed Mr. K. continoally, Paid, from their accounts it
appeared, that the whole of the purchafes made by
Gregory was 119, or 520 tons. Gregory might
have fouod out Roach, but in all the other cafes •
the fellers had previoufly applied tp Mr. E. He
was limited, firft to 61. 1 7.5. per ton, afterwards
to 71.. Gregor y employed two men to get the
Potatoes from where they were purchafed, but
all charges were regularly paid by Mr. K. Gre-
gor/ gave them in two accounts, the firit on the
59th of Dec. of 871. tos. 4d. deduCtintr, 241. for
freight,, and the other, the iSth or. 19th of Jan.
of 871. ts. id. Thcfe were paid, him by drafts,
the tall on the zoth of Jan. the day when he left
the fervice. Thefe were for Cartage, Freight,
IMen's Wages, &c. They were id. without ex-
amination. He wrote the drafts.for them by Mr.
i K.'s defire, and fince that period, they had difco-
, vered that they had been very much overcharged
in a variety of articles. He was certain that.ne
was not employed before the, tath of Noy..hoe
after the zoth of Jan. He was prefent at a meet-
ing between the Plainitiff and Derendant in April
lull, when Gregory.antradaced a man as a Po-.
tatoe Farmer in Lineohaire : be faid bis name
was Chabot; he. had teen him in Court %bit morn-
ing, and now tinderftood he was Young. his at-
torney. Gregory diet not like to (peak of any ar-
rangement before the Witnefs; but Mr. K. Gut,
he Ihould not leave the room, etpecially 's Gre-
gory had brought his friend with him. N('he it they
fpoke of a reward for Gregory's trouble, he faid,
he had been adv:fed to alk fool. but,hi. certainly
would not take lets than zgol. Mr. K. appeared
very much furprifed at this demand, and refuted
to accede to it. Cregory during the time he was
employed by Mr. K. was never in the ihop above
five minutes at a time, juft to fay what bargains
he had made. He was fure that he could not
avoid teeing hini, for he was (caret abfent from
Mr. K. five minutes the whole time they carried on
that bufinefs. He was at his fide frequently from
fix in the morning until two the next.
Lord RE N Vom raid this was the moll unfounded
demand he ever heard. . ...
Before the verclia was given the firft Whites
Buckftone,- returned, and being alked if he had
brought the book containing the memorandum of
the contract, he Paid hit lifter had torn it up for
simile paper.—Yerdia for the Defendant.
Lord KsaYoN told the Witnefs, Buckftone, that
he was much, indebted to the lenity of the Defen-
dant that he was not profecuted for perjury. Fc r
his own part be believed him perjured from head
to foot; ~ go down," added his Lordfliip, " retie&
upon your offence, repent, and fin no more."

Yelletday Difpatches were receives at the Ad-
miralty-Office, from Admiral Lord !Cerra., dated
from Malta, o,ltobcr 31. His LordQiip bad ar-
rived there with the principal part of his fleet,
having left Sir Rica/um [RYON, with •the
command of a tqaadron at Alczandria. Letters
were at the fame time received from Minorca, of
November 4.
A detachment of the Guards, under the com-
mand of Lord Coßk, and three Companies of the
4ad, or Royal Highland Regiment, arrived at
Pertfmouth on Thurfday, from Egypt, in the Iri-
v‘txtata and Rasotmcs men of war. •

A great number of Artillery waggons yefterday
came into town from the fea coat.

Yeflcrday morning Tome detachments of Foot
Guards were curdled in firing artillery in Hyde
Park. The continued firing of large guns rendered
a report very currcnt in town for Tome hours, that
an account had been received of the figning of
the Definitive Treaty of Peace.

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The paragraph nferted in this and in other pa-
pers of a Duel having been fought at Blyth, be-
tween Mr. J. HARRISON* of Bridlington, and a
Captain Moxson, is altogether untrue, no feel
event having taken place.

Y•Len E.—The Tragedy of Tie Revenge,
written by Dr. YOUNG, was laft night performedv
for the flea time this feafon, to a very crowded
and genteel audience.

The whole foul of the piece relied on Mr. KlM-
st.r, and he delineated the charaaer of the vin-
di Live Zangn, with the utrooll energy and force of
expreffion. Mr. C. Ks st at. s's reprefentation of Des
Carlos was very tame; bat DARP.TMORI'S Antonio
was by far the heft ailing of that Performer, ex-
cept in Edgar in King Lear. His laugh of ho►ror
in the fourth aft received very merited applaufe.
In the moil interefling part between Zonga and
Antonio, in the atit ad, a violent diflurbance arofe
in the galleries, on Which Mr. lExistme came for-
' ward, and addreffed himfeif to the aadience in
the followings word :—" Ladies and Gentlemen.
it is impodible to exprefs the plcafure we feel in
the fAvonr of your company this evenings but the
objed of your vifit will he defeated, if you will not
condefeend to give ns Come attention." This very
proper rebuke produced the defired die& and we
trult thit the example will be adopted in future,
whenever the mob take it into their heads to dill
compote the performers in the moil important
parts of their repreentation.
A Gentlemen in the City fummoned ten Hack-
ney Coachmen before the Cbmmifiloners at So-
merfet.boufe yeßerday, for being abfent from their
cenebes, with a view to cheek the impoiitions com-
mitted by thofe men on the public, and.to make it
known germrgy that they have no right to leave
their coaches when on the Rand. The Commif.
fianers fined each of them as. 6d. being a mitiga-
, Sinn of the fine of toe.

Ezvatss.—The Ticket No. '23,824.
a Prize of Ten Thoufvmd Pounds, in the prefer t
trill Lottery, was divided into one Half and eight
Sirtzenth Shares, and fold at the Old State Lot-
tery OfSee of Swirl. and Co. No. 11, Poultry
where the Ticket No. 17481, in the prefent Lot-
ttry a Prize of Two Thonfand Pounds, was We
fold.—The F►rlt.Drawn on Monday next, will be
entitled to Ten Thourvad Ponndsei—Tickets and
Stares continue on Pale.