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at 421. which included 201. for Styles's personal molten
in travelling about. The sum was extravagant, and
therefore the defendant trusted that he would be bailed
by this Court, without insisting on the conditions.
Lord TENTIRDZII—aake a role to show cause.
COUEF OF COMMON PLEAS. Jute s 7.
Sittings is Banco. •
Ili Rit murrnsr.

Mr. Sergeant Wiina moved for a rule to chow cause
why a writ of privilege should not issue on .behalf of
Mr. Jeffrey. He founded his motion .on an affidavit,
which stated that Mr. Jeffrey was a clerk in the treasury
of this Court; that his official duties required constant
attendance; that he had been appointed Overseer in the
parish in which he resided; and that, although he had
made the parishioners acquainted with the fact of his
official duties, and had offered to provide a substitute
or to pay a fine, they had positively refused to allow of
any muse, and had began to proceed against him, by,
way of indictment, for 'not accepting the office.
The COURT, under these circumstances, granted a
rule to show cause.

• BOARD OF IMMO., Jima Cl.
Bridget Kennedy was charged with having in her
possession a quantity of spirits which had not paid the
duty. It appeared that the defendant's husband, who
was an old trafficker in the mountain 'dew, had several
times been caught with quantities of that liquor, and
was now expiating his last offence in prison. His wife,
however, nothing daunted by his conviction, continued
the business, and was found, upon this occasion, with
between three and four gallon: of spiritst twenty per'
' cent. under proof. .
The defendant, in a pure Hibernian accent, said that
this sort of trade was the only means of support . for I
herself and four helpless children. who stood by her '
side in Court. If their Honours would release her hos.
bind, she promised faithfully to histrifilothing more to
'do with spirits. -
The Comer convicted her in the penalty of 251. but
intimated that the penalty would not be enforced unless
she was found again offending.
William Brown and Thomas Brown were charged
with illicitly manufacturing glass on their premises:
It appeared, that on the 6th February three Excise
officers went to the house occupied by the defendants,
in Weatherhead-gardens, Bethnal Green,and on oboin-
ing admission, found in a back room a peeled glass
manufactory in full operation, together with a quantity
of manufactured glass, cullett, moulds, &c. In an
upper room they found one of the defendants in bed,
and the other on the bed; both of them were however
dressed. and their appearance showed they had been
recently at work in the glass factory.
The defendants were convicted in the full penalty of
1001. and the materials ordered to be condemned.

M r. John Milton, grocer and tea dealer in the Strand,
was charged with retailing foreign wine without a li-
cense, which subjected him to a penalty of 2001.
Thomas Leonard, an. Excise officer, stated that on the
9th February he went to Mr. Milton's shop, and said'
he was recommended to them by a Mr. Morris, of Nor.
IHk-street, to whom he understood they sold wine, and
he wished for a bottle of port as a sample. The shop-
man solid they did supply Mr.-Morris, and he delivered
a bottle of port wine.to the officer, for which he paid
Ss. Sd. The officer asked if he could have several dozens,
and the shopman replied he could have any_quantity he
wanted. _

The defendant admitted he was not licensed. and that
his shopman sold the officer the bottle of wine; but it
seas only because the officer said he came from Mr.
Morris. who was one of his customers. The defendant
complained very much of the deception that the officer
bad practised.
The COURT said they would not allow the fair trader
to be placed on such disadvantageous terms as would
be. if other persons were permitted to sell wine without
paying for their licenses. The Court then convicted
the defendant in the mitigated penalty of 101.

Saturday se'nnight two young gentlemen belonging
Belfast, together with a young lad of the name of Cooper, who lived
in Holywood, put off front Cultra in a yawl, at about. half past ten
o'clock. The boat was rigged with a sprit and lug sail. When they
were about a mile front the Holywood shore they attempted to put
about, but in doing so the boat capsized, and they were precipitated
into a very rough sea. They an succeeded in getting on the bottom
of the boat; and one of the party, artery some time, with great pre-
settee of mind, leaned over her side and cut away the halyards and
hainer—thus freeing her from her mast, and from a small anchor
that bad tumbled out when she• capsized, and which bad firmly
I grappled itself in the sand beneath. The boat was thus so far freed
las to partially right herself. In consequence of theheavy surf their
desperate situation was unperceived by any of the numerous yachts
that lay at anchor a short distance front them. The boat continued
to drive slowly towards the Antrim coast ; but at the expiration of
about an hour, the poor boy Cooper became so weak that he drop-
ped off, unperceived by his companions, and sank to die no more!
Prior to thisi one of the young gentlemen had seized him by
the foot as be was slipping into the water, and hauled him out
again on the boat's bottom ; but be was too far exhausted to
retain his bold. The boat was now so much lightened, that k
drifted quicker towards land ; and after they bad bung on for up.
1 wards of two hours, they were perceived front White Abbey; and.
a bdat put off to their assistance. They were found about half a
mile from shore. in a most deplorable state, quite worn out, and
I nearly blind. They' ere immediately put to bed in Air. William.
son's, df White Abbey, ant treated with the greatest attention. In
a few hours they were so far recovered u to be able to some to
town in the evening. Thy body of the hey Cooper has one yet
been found; be was an orphan. of excellent character, and was
supported by an uncle. His anxiety was so great to go on this sailing
trip, which proved so fatal to him, that he induced a servant belong-
fog to roue of the young Gentlemen to sit up during the greater part
of the previous night, to Blush a check shirt, that he might appear
properly rigged out on the occasion,—/eifeat News Letter.
• Friday last, at ten o'clock its the evening. it was die.
covered that the office of Messrs. Sterry, Tweed. and
Steffy. rat Itoolosii. had been robbed of a rash-bcz,
containing notes and cash to the amount of between
2004. and 3001. There was no appearance drily en-
trance by vitdrnt means; the windows of two of the
'offices leading into the coach-yard were found open,
and underneath one of them, on the ground, the notes
were found lying tied in a bundle; the cash.bnx was
afterwards-found in the orchard adjoining, which ap-
peared to have been forcibly opened wit.'s a sharp in--
sir-omens ; the sum lost in cash was 4$ sovereigns and
20s. or 30s. in silver. A reward of 1001. was offered
upon the conviction of the offender, and the assistance
of Pendergrass, from Lambeth-street, was procured,
hut no clue could be obtained until Wednesday night,
when very suspicious circumstances appearing against
Edward Riven, the butler in Mr. Sterry's employ, he
was taken into custody, and was on Thursday examined
at the Town Hall, Romford, before Thomas Mashiter,
and E. Ind, Emirs. when the officer produced an in-
strument found in the prisoner's pantry, which exactly,
corresponded with the marks occasioned by the forcing,
open the lid of the cash-box. He also produced
variety of articles which he found on searching the te-
sidence of the prisoner's wife, at Cbadwell Heath, some
of which were positively sworn to by Mr. William
Sterry as his property. The prisoner declined asking
any guestions, or accounting how the property came
into his possession, in the present state of the proceed.
'ists, auk! was remanded until Tuesday, for re•esami•
nada% as has lived with Mr. Sterry nearly three
yeirs,aud h;s hilb!!to borne a good tharacter.—Chties
fortranntil". •