Star.
London, England, 1803-06-11 00:00:00

SAMUEL V. COLES.

Mr. ERSKINE told the Jury, this was an aelion for
;defamation. It was unncceffary for him to !late to
L the Jury, that it was impollible for any man to carry
on trade, if he (offered his charatter with impunity to
be invaded. Slandermight pofftbly do a man no harm;
but it might do him a great deal of harm. Whether
it did him no harm, or a great deal, a man very often
did not know. But in this cafe a fpeciallofs had been
aligned, in confequence of the (peaking of the words.
The defendant called the plaintiff a fnindler and a ,
cheat; and in confequence of that charafter, a third
perfon refufed to trull him.
The only witnefs called on this oceafion was Mr.
Pricel who Paid he lived at Nu. an, in the Strand;
that feeing Mr. Coles, the defendant, pars along one
day, he, the wanes, anted him as to the plaintiff's
charaCter. The defendant (poke very unfavourably
of him, in confequence of which Mr. Price refuted
to give him credit. The plaintiff was in the jewellery
line and lived at Louth, in Lincolnfbire. After the
wittlefahad furnilhed a long narrative of what the
defendant bad told him of the plaintiff.
Lord ELLinsoaouos laid, the words had not been
proved, and if they had, the anion could not have
been maintained, inafmuch as the words had been
fpoken in confidence, and not with a view to defame
the plaintiff: Plaintiff nonfuited.
PAUL %NATHAN, ISQ:. O. WATSON AND OTIS ill&
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Tbiswas an allion of drank and falfe imprifonment
again(' the clerk of a ftage coach and two Bath con
Rabies. Mr. Obadiah Wathen defcribed himfelf and
the Plaintiff as fons to the High Sheriff of Gloncefter.
They wished to come from Bard to London. and
applied at the coach office for places. The witnefs
took a place all the way, but his brother being on.
well, withed to go no farther than Marlborongh. He
was told that a preference mart be given to fuch pal.
fengers as went the whole way, and that he mull call
again. In the evening he called again ; when the
clerk raid he might go to Marlborough. He offered
to pay for his place rn Bridal bank notes, but the
cler k raid he would make the coachman take the mo-
ney at Marlborough. According ;bey went on to
Lath. Here there were paffengers waiting to fill up
the coach, and Watfon, theeterk.infifted that the

PI ontiff fhould cone out. The Plaintiff refolutely
refu fed, maintaining that he had taken a place to
Marlborough. Wa&o, to no purpofe, urging that bis
name was not in the way-bilt, fent foe Difney and
Cndrington, the other two. Defendants. They advifed
him to come out, but he dill perfilled in his right to
the place. They therefore laid hold of him, the one
by the neck, the other by the heels, and placedhins
on the ground. The other paffengers entered, and
the coma drove off.
Lord Eat.rmaoliouast kid, that there mug be a
vcrditt for Difney and Codringtnn, as the notate for
the proteaioo of conitabks provides that the aelion
againll them !ball be brought in the county where
the fuppored trefpafs was committed.
The Jury found for there two Defendants, and
again!! Watfon, awarding the Plaintiff is. damages.
PAUL WATHIN, WI: V. WllllOlll

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This eau fe arofe out of the foregming. Mr. Wathen
beir.g thus rudely handled. determined that he mould
travel at the ex pence of the coach•mafer. He them•
fore took a polt.eltaife, and brought this anion to re-
cover the ham that it had coil him. Mr. Obadiah re-
peated the above account of their journey. On the
other Me, the Clerk at Brillol was called, who (aids
that the Plaintiff had taken a feat only tq Bath. and
that places never wire booked hr Marlborough. Wa-
ren ILkewifc appeared as a witaefe, but there eras so

Material variance In Ms-46MM 'or what took place
s*'Bath.—The jtwyw after fame confultation, found
♦feerdiet for the Plaintiff'.-Damages 31. los.

!ELLIN 0 O. IIIOWLANn.
Mr. Essciles Rated, this anion was brought by the
Plaintiff agaiuß the Defendant to recover tot. which
bad been lent to him. A Mrs. Bain (berry, who was
filter to the Defendant's wife, lent this money to her
brother.ln-law, to pay a promigory notes anti which
be often promifed to repays His Learned Friend,
Perhaps, miglionake fame obfetvatiotss on this lady,
as being the Plaintiff's hoefelteepers She had been
married, and believing that her bufband was dead,ihe
bad married a fetond time, and after the death abet
fecond buiband, (be went to the Plaintiff as his houfe-
keeper, till her fiat huiband made his appearance.
This Lady was called, and laid the lent the money
to her brother-iwtaw t that it was Mr. Pelling's mo-
ney, Rte having none of her own, and that he had
promifed to return it. She never was married to
Mr. Pelting, and fhe had feet her hu(band a few
months ago. This Lady affeCed every hodv fo much
by her tears, that the learned Counfel agret.d to refer
this bufinefs to a Gentleman at the Bar.

SPRIDAY, JUN! to.
This being the aril day of Trinity Term, the Judges
took their feats on the Bench about one o'clock.—
The Court did not fit above an hour, and nothing of
much conks:mace occurred.
Mr. Easslas applied for a rule to (hew cattle why
a criminal information fhould not be Sled againa a
Mr. Philips, who, he laid, had flood as a Candidate
for Caermarthen at the late General Eleaiont The
offence laid to his charge was, having provoked ano-
ther Gentletwan to fend a challenge. In a letter,
which was let forth in the all davit, Mr. Philips lays,
1‘ I confider your whole condua during the elation
to be rafcally, and I (hall be happy to give you fatis-
Galion at whatever time and place you (hall choofe
to appoint." Mr. ERSKINE argued, that to folicit
to a breach of the peace was highly criminal, and had
often been held a fufficient ground for the interference
of the Court. _ _ .

Lord ELLlNsoartucK alked, in what condition of
life this Gentkman was ; for there were inflances of
perfons Ilanding as candidates for a feat in Parlia-
ment of but little fubflance t_

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It was anfwered that Mr. P. was a Gentleman of
large property.—Role granted.
Mr. COP4rms moved to fit afide a writ of inquiry
executed before the Sheriff under the following cir-
eumftances: The anion was brought againft a Gen-
tleman, who, ia 1796, was an officer on hoard the
Invincible, for a quantity of wine which had been
furnifhed to the mefs of that fhip. He neglened to
plead in abatement that he was indebted, in conjunc-
tion with others, and thus made himfelf in law re-
fponfible for the whole funs. Judgment having gone
by default, the Sheriff, miftating the law, told the
Jury that the Defendant was liable only for his own
proportion, which he had offered to pay ; and they
found their verdift accordingly. The application,
therefore, was, that the writ of inquiry Ikould be
executed afretb.

The Court :diced why the aElion was not brought
againft all the officers of the melt; ? It was a very
improper thing to allow a debt of this kind to hang
fo long over the heads of men who were rather care
lea about the future, and who were now featre-•
over the four quarters of the Globe. Leave would
be given to fet aide the suit of inquiry ; but only
on condition that the Defendant (tumid be allowed to
plead in abatement. When one error was to be rec-
tified, it was proper to caft an eye back upon the
whole proceedings in the cafe.
Mr. Cost sr as laid, he would confult his client u he.
ther it was worth while to accept this offer.