Star.
London, England, 1804-05-07 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

thIL AWFUL MA RP. IA OF.—A curious caufe was tried
two or three days ago in the Confifkory Court at
Doctors' Commons. It appeared that a man of the
name of Burgefs, who 'elided in great Portland.
areet, Oxford-road, had for three or four years psi
lived with his niece ; and that they paired for and
cohabited together as man and wife. The brother •
of Mr. Burgcfs promoted the prefent cAnfe, for the
avowed purpofe of doing away this icceiluous inter.,
courle. The fads of the intercourre being clearly.
proved, Sir WILLIAM SCOTT laid, that men guilty of
this offence, which violated the fanßity of the laws.
and produced endlefs eonfurion in fociety, were ufually
puniihed by being obliged to do public penance. But
he thould now punifh the defendant by obliging him
to pay all the coils of the fuit. The next Rep was to
abate the nuiLince,and (lop the indecency complained
.41 For this purpofe he would iffue a &tie injunction,
that there parties filould not merely have feparate
beds in the fame houfe, but mull live in future fepac
epte and apart ; and if obedience was not given to
this order, excommunication and its confeguences
mutt follow.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY .5._

THI KING V. JOHN LOCKER. JOHN LOCICIit WAIN•

WRIGHT, AsO ISABELLA WAINWRIGHT.
On the affidavit of Sir Walter Farquhar, depofing
to the fevere and dangerous indifpofition of Ifabella
Locker Wainwright, judgment was deferred till twat
term.

BARTON O. HONE.
A rule had been obtained by Mr. MAItIYaT, to
Phew caufe why the trial fhould not be poßponed, on
an affidavit that Jofeph Mayne, of Bow-lane, Cheap-
fide, cotton fpinner, who was a material witnefs, was
out of town, and that the Defendant could not learn
when he would return, but he underftood that he
was gone to a country place to take orders in the way
of his bufinefs.
Mr. GARROW now (hewed caufeogainft this role,
and, he laid, it was the moft impudeu application
that ever was made in a Court of Jußice. He had
heard the King's Bench prifon defcribed in various
ways, and under numerouc fignificant appellations,
but he never before had heard it diftinguilbed as a
country place to take orders in. This Jofeph Mayne
was now a prifoner in that country place, on a con-
tempt for the non performance of an award, in the
caufe of Lewin It. Mayne, and this prifoner is one
of the bail to the prefent aftion, and had prefumcd
to juflify in open Court.
Mr. Maurer Paid, that the affidavit of his client,
notwithflanding thefe circum fiances, might hive been
(worn banal& If a perfon were unfortunately in
. the prifon of the Court, it was the commoneß reply
i in the world that he was gone out of town, and foeh
was the anfwer probably teceived at the houfe of Mr.
. Mayne on this occafion.—Rule difcharged with cogs.

!BECKWITH V. CROMWELL.
This was an aAion for an affault and falfe ;sari-
fonment. The plaintiff is a leather breeches maker.
and the defendant a matter brewer. It appeared that
the plaintiff had been to Hammerfnaith with a friend.
and on their return home in the evening llopt to take
tome refrentment at the Magpies public houfe. Some
time after the Plaintiff miffed his handkerchief, and
' not wiling to accufe any of the company with taking
' it, applied to the landlady, who, felt extremely
piqued that the Plaintiff thould fulpeet any of her
company of fo foul a tranfailtion. The Defendant.
who was Handing by, took up the cudgels, and be-
gan altercating with the Plaintiff, who touched the
Defendant's pocket, obferving that it was poffible he
might have got it. On this the defendant called in
the patrole, and gave charge of the plaintiff for hav-
ing attempted to pick his pocket, alEgling himfelf to
convey him to the cage. This was on a Saturday
night, and the plaintiff remained there till Monday
morning, when there being no pretence for laying
the plaintiff meant to commit a felony, nor indeed
had the defendant any other intention in doing -
he did, than (ufing his own expre(lion) to give
plaintiff a cosier, the Magillrate very properly
charged him; on which he brought the prefent a&ion.
The defence went merely in mitigation of dam--
but Mr. Geatovr made fo able a reply, enforcing
wanton imprifonrnent, and injury the plaintiff mig
have received in his reputation, that the Jury gave
verdiA for the plaintiff, with 1501. damages.
THE RING V. ERAS.

Mr. Juflice Gaoss faid, the defendant flood to re-
ceive the fentence of the Court, convifted of havinr
on different periods, publifned in feveral Newfpapet
a very bad libel on Eaher St. MonteSuii, a Lady
reputation and fortune, for the purpofe of induci,
the world to believe the earned her livelihood I.
educating illegitimate children, and that (he had
venal grand-children of her own of that defcriptior
[Here the Learned Judge read the libel]—and
ferved, that Mrs. Montefiori, the profectitris of thi
information, was a Lady of fortune and unimpeach
charaiter, the mother of 14 children, one of wi
had been the defenislant's wife. This libel had bt
publifhed in different Newfpapers no lets than fit
times. between the sel of September and the s4th c
08ober laft. The manuicript of it was in th
hand-writing of the defendant himfeif. The COUI
confidering the wholes cafe, and to fame to the
Public its peace. and this Lady her comfort, from the
malice of the Defendant, do order and adjudge,
That he be imprtfoned in his Kijeil) 's Gaol of New.
gate for Sri Calendar Months ; that he do give fe.
tinny for his good behaviour for five years, himfelf
in vol. and two curette: in 2501. each ; and that hs
be further imptifoned until fuch fecurity laC given.

ENGLISII SWF LOTTIILY.—F:,urth Day.—Nol.
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I 1,658, Pliers of 2001 —Nn.. 2 1i.551 23,382, 27.317,
Prizes of 5,cc7, 8.752, 11,334, 15,954.
25.052. Prix:, rd scl.
The Ti.ket No. 638, drawn nn Sarurdiy a prize of
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land 9, Charing Croft, where all fOrn Nrentr
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