Star.
London, England, 1828-07-26 00:00:00

RICRLBY V. CLIFFORD.

This was an action to recover 501. the price of a Force
sold by the defendant to the platutiff, warranted
Plea the general issue.
The plaintiff's case was conducted by Mr. J. WIL-
LIAMS and Mr. ALDIERSON; the defendants by Mr. F.
POLLOCK and Mr. lIILOYARD.

Both were persons of property, and residents cf the
neighbourhood of Hull. It having reached the know-
ledge of the plaintiff that the defendant had a horse in
his possession if which he wished to dispose, an applica-
tion was made to the latter for the porp.)se of riegociat-
ing a sale. Oil the 30th of last April the plaintiff accord-
ingly went to the house of the defendant, in the company
of another person, for the purpose of looking at the ani-
mal ; at that time it was observed that the horse had no
shoes on ; some conversation then took place on tt,e
Subject of the horse, and it was finally purchased cf the
defendant's managing man, whose name was Spicer,
and he warranted that the animal was sound. When
it was taken home, some persons observed that the shoes
were so high that the frog of the f int could not touch
the ground. Two days after the horse was subji-ctell
to the inspection of a farrier, and he discovered that the
two fore legs were affected by a running thrush. This
materially injured the frog of his foot. The horse was
thus rendered useless, and therefore returned. The pre•
stust action was therefore brought to recover the price
of the horse.

It was proved kat the Effect of the running thrush
was to make the h irse fall dawn, as if skiot, whenever it
trod on anything hai.!.
Au attempt was made on the part of the defendant
to show that the animal was sound at the time it was
delivered to the plaintiff. This, however, failed, and
the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 501.
costs 40s.

Cows Sun—Before Mr. Baron Hut.Loar.

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James Goodwin was indicted capitally for stealing
from a letter put into the Sheffield Post-office, on the
251 h Dec."last, one promissory note of the valuta 201,
Mr. Sergeant Caoss briefly stated the case fi,r the
prosecution. The indictment, he observed, had been
preferred according to the provision of all Act
passed in the 52d year of his late Majesty, which
made it a capital felony for any person► employed
in the post-office to steal any letter or packet which
came into the post-office. The Learned Sergeant then
detailed the evidence which was afterwards offered,
and from which it appeared that the prisoner was a
letter-sorter and carrier in the Sheffield post office. The
letter which formed the subject of the indictment had
been put into the post office at Stafford by a person of
the name of Hall, who having occasion to remit 201.
to the firm of Johnson and Sons, in Sheffield, procured
from the Stafford bank a twenty pound rule, and sent
it in a letter on the 24th of December. According to the
ordinary course of the post, the letter would arrive at
Sheffield on the 25th of December. It did not, however,
arrive at the place to which it was directed, and Mr. Hall
not receiving any acknowledgement of its receipt,
wrote to his correspondent at Sheffield on the subject.
It was neu discovered that the letter had never been
delivered to Johnson and Son, to whuqs it had been di-
rected. inquiries were immediately set on foot, and the
lever was traced to the possession of the prisoner, who
at that time WaS not to be found. It was subsequently
discovered that the note in question had been paid by
the prisoner to a person of the name of Britton. To
trace the letter from Stafford to Sheffield, it became
necessary to ezamine all the postmasters,cler ks, and marl
coach guards, through whose hands the letter-bag con-
taining the letter in question had passed ou the night of
the 24th of December. 'they proved that no letter had
been taken out of the Sheffield bag, and that when
opened for the purpose of putting in other letters, it had
been carefully closed and sealed in their presence.

Prnuf was then offered that when the prisoner was ap-
prehended he was much alarmed and fainted away.
Fur the prisoner several witnesses were called by his
Counsel, Mr. Hots, and they gave him an exceedingly
good character.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, but strongly re-
commended him to mercy.
Henry Sunderland was charged with hiving, on the
20th of January last, at Langfield, in the West Riding,
teloni uily disposed of and put away one forged pro.
missory note for the payment of 11. with intent to de-
Iraud William Bit kbeck and others, his partners, and
also with feloniously disposing of divers forged notes of
the Bank of England, with intent to defraud the Com-
pany of the Bank of England.
, It appeared from the evidence tliat the prisoner was a
gamekeepet, and had fur some time been suspected of
dealing in furred notes. Several attempts had been '
made to -detect him ; and at length a man of the name
of Hairisan (who was examined as a witness) was em-
ployed by a constable to procure such evidence as might
warrant the prisoner's apprehension. Harrison had re-
cour-e to a man of the name of scholes, who introduced
him to the prisoner. A negociation for the purchase of
forged notes then took place, and Hart ison purchased
from the prisoner notes to a large amount.
The witness Harrison was cross examined at great
length by Mr. Sergeant Jones, but nothing favourable
to the prisoner was elicited.—Verdict, Guilty.

A tail list of all the killed and wounded in the dif-
ferent actions between. the Portuguese Constitutionalists
and their opponents would form a droll contrast a ith
the " slashing returns" of Napoleon and the Duke of
Wellington. Five or six killed, and one or two hundred
wounded, would probably prove the Portuguese sum
total. One hardly knows which to admire most in this
new species of warfare—the prudence of the vanquished
or the humanity of the Victors. Instead of leaving
things to chance and valour, as others are accustomed
to do. the Portuguese seem to arrange everything before
hand, and to agree—whether for value received or not
we canna say—which party is to have the honour of
the day. A few guns fired—.a rash and valiant Caca-
dore killed—and a few stragglers wounded, are suffi-
cient for a !militant dispatch. The copquering General,
how‘vei, always cotitrives to issue a good bulletin, anti
to make the affair appear brilliant. We remember that
about two years ago the Lisboa Gazette contained a
long dispatch from one of the Constitutional Generals,
who, after describing a terrible affair which lasted se-
„nil hours, and in which the enemy lost two killed,
and at least twenty wounded, broke off suddenly in his
dispatch by stating that he was about to shave himself,
but that he would send the remainder of his !colt by
the next courier.