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FORSYTH'S PATRIVT GUN LOCX.

.--L4W INTELLIGENCE.
1 To THE PIJBLIC.—A paragraph having appeared
in many of the public papers, in which it was asser-
ARCHEs COURT, -Mar 6. I ted that the lamented death of Sir James Pultney was
DICK v. DICK. • occasioned by a new invented Gun-lock, the Paten.
This was a suit of divorce,-brought by Rachael tees of Forsyth's Gunlock have considered it as a duty
Dick egainct the Rev. William Dick, her husband, to the public and themselves, to obtain an accurate
by reason of impotency. The -marriage took place account of that fatal accident. For this they are in-
in the year 1804, and they,had lived together as man debted to the candour and liberality of his brother the
and wife, in the Isle of Wight, five years, and during Hon. Major. General Murray, who has also put into
such period (as alledged on the part of the wife) the, their hands the Rifle-gun Sir James was using, and
husband was wholly incapable of performing the con- the remains of the powder-flask which exploded. As
jagal rites. The report ot a physician and surgeon the General's letter explains, the cause of that un-
was produced, the purport of which .vas such as to happy event, the Patentees have only to add, that the
induce the Learned Judge to reserve the case for fur- Gun, which from its absolutely perfect state, proves
ther consideration. that it could not have undergone any explosion in its
'Lock, may be seen at their Manufactory, No. 10,
• Piccadilly, along with the remains of the powder-
COURT OP KING'S BENCH, MAY R
flask, in which common gunpowder had been kept.
In the case of the KiNG v. JOHN KING, the Court They would also state, as a fact well known to all
has granted a new trial. chemists, that their Priming-powder of oximuriate of
commis v. MARQUIS OF IIEADFCGIT. Lpotash, is incapable of spontaneous explosion, even if
This rule for as new trial was called on from the Sq. James had had any with him at the time.
peremptory paper. It was an action on a bill of ex- COPY OF GENERAL MURRAY'S LETTER.
change for £5O, drawn by John Wftton on the Noble I Wimpoleoireet, May 6.
Defendant, and indorsed to Edward Meyer. " SIR—In reply to your letter of this morning I
Lord Ex„oemeonouote read his notes on the trial, can assure you of my perfect conviction, after every
from which it appeared that *Witton and the re- possible inquiry, that the flask which occasioned the
fendant had negotiated an exchange of paper to the Idreadful accident in question, was filled with the com-
amount of £2OOO, upon which the former was to demon, and not the priming powder, of which my bro.
tire an advantage of £4OO, when the Defendant's bills i ther, Sir James Pultney, had not even a flask with
became due and were paid—the bill in question was ! him at the time. As Sir James Was alone when the
one of them—but it appeared that the Plaintiff had explosion took place, and could not himself accpunt
sold the Defendant's goods to the amount of that bill. for it, the exact cause must ever remain unknown ;---•
Ellenborough, at the trial, was of opinion.l but I am inclined to believe that my brother was
that there was no usury in th, case ; that there was loading the rifle after having -repeatedly fned it ;
no agreement for a loan, hut only an exchange of se-land that he was using paper as wadding, is certain;
entity ; and the plaintiff had a verdict ; but his Lord- j a part of this paper, I conjecture, must have remained
ship now confessed, that that opinion was consider- in the piece. I have only to add, that you are at per-
ably weakened by a re-perusal of the statute, which feet liberty to make any use of this letter which may
applied not only to money lent, but to mosey to be appear to you most likely to remove the impression
Mr. PARK and Mr. IisFINASsE supported the ver-i which I have no hesitation in saying is erroneous.
dict. The plaintiff was only the innocent indorsee of 44 I remain Sir, your obedient servant,
the bill. Witton was to have £490 if ever the A2OOO (Signed) " J. HURRAY.
should he raised, but it was not raised. " Mr. Forsyth, Gunsmith, Piccadilly."
The Court were of opinion, that the advantage of
re 4009 when the defendant's bills for 42100 became
due, for being in advance £l6OO, was usurious ; and
the rule was made absolute.
THE KING v. THE INHABITANTS OF SMARDM
Mr. GURNEY addressed the Court in support of an
order of Sessions made in this case for the removal of
a pauper. The pauper had been apprenticed to a
kneonaker, namedl3eck, residing at Smardon, with
whom he molded till within four months of the expi-
ration of his apprenticeship ; when, in consequence of
an agreement entered into between his master and a
person residing in a neighbouring parisb, named Al-
corn, he went there to work for the remainder. About
three weeks previous to its expiration, however, in con-
sequence of some intimation from the parish officers of
Alcorn, the person for whom he was at work intermed
the pauper he could employ him no longer; the pau-
per, therefore, quitted him, and returned to Smardon,
where he slept one night ; but did not go to his mas-
ter ; and, in fact, it appeared from his own state-
ment that he had no intention to return, he conceiv-
ing his master had treated him ill ; the next day he
quitted Smarslon, and for the remaining three weeks
worked in another parish. At the expiration of his
time he went, accompaniecLby: his master, to the per-
ion who held the indentures, and they were given up
to him. Mr. Gurney, under these circumstances,
contended, in support of the order of Session, that
- the pauper's settlement was in Smardon, as lie was,
to the expiration of his time, considered as the ap.
prentice of Beck ; he resided, indeed, for upwards of
three months at Alcorn ; but the settlement, so ob-
tained, if any, was done away by his subsequent re-
turn and sleeping at Smardon, which was a renewal
of his connection with his master.
The court, however, were of a contrary opinion,
on the grounds that the return of the pauper to Smar-
-4n was merely casual ; as it appeared, even from his
own statement, he bad no intention, and, in fact, that
he did not return to his master. The Order of Ses-
sion, therefore, was quashed, and the settlement in
Alcorn confirmed.
• NICHOLAS e. NOGNCEY AND SIMS.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL applied for a Rule to
*hew cause why the verdict of guilty, given against the
defendants in this case, should not be set aside, so far
as related to Mouncey, and a verdict of not guilty
entered. The facts were as follow : The defendant
Mouncey was Captain of his Majesty's sloop Bonne
Ciwenne, and Sims was First Lieutenant of the
sat* vessel. The action was brought against them
jnititly, for running down a merchant's vessel in the
River. It appeared in evidence at the trial, that at
the time the accident occurred, the Captain was asleep
in his cabin, and Lieutenant Sims had the command
of the vessel. The Attorney-General now applied to
the Court to shew cause, on the ground, that the
Captain was not liable for the negligence of his Chh -
. cers, they not being appointed by him, or removable
at his pleasure. The Court granted a rule to skew
cause.

The officers, who have been very indefatigable in
the search for guineas on board the Union smack, re-
newed their search on Monday morning, aid under
the davit they discovered a piece of plank, which
they took out, and in a hole between the timbers there
were seven canvas bags, containing 4500 guineas ;
the bags were nll marked and numbered. These
make 11,128 guineas discovered in this vein].
Monday night a fire broke out at the house of Mr.
Samuel, in Presconstreet, Goodman's fields, which
entirely destroyed the interior of the premises, as like-
wise the house adjoining.
A few days since a very large Sturieon was d's.
covered and taken by Mr. Pridham, of 1 opsham, sur-
veyor in the Clist river, near Lord Ganves's, and
sent by Mr. Pridham to his Royal Highness the
PRINCIC REOZNT. Its weight 1801 b. length 7 feet 8
inches, circumference 3 feet 3 inches, being the largest
ever taken in Devon.
Of the various complaints incident to the human
frame, there are none more dreadful in their nature,
nor more alarming in their consequences, than the
Gravel and Stone, Pains in the Back, Loins, and
Bladder, and Lumbago. They are complaints to
which every person is liable, and are a foundation for
every other species of disorder. HICKMAN'S PILLS,'
composed of the most innocent ingredients, have been
found of singular efficacy, in not only strengthening
the vessels containing the urine, but happily destroy-,
ing the petrifying quality of it, from which proceed
the above complaints, &c. removing the calculi, or
gritty secretions, and banishing every pernicious ten-
dency to those disorders, without confinement.—
From a consciousness of the powerful quality of these
Pills, fully evinced by a private practice of many
years, they are offered to the Asicted, and recom-
mended as a Cure for the above Complaints.—Sold
wholesale and retail at Mr. Butler's, 4, Cheapside,
corner of Paternoster-row ; and retail by Belam and
Sharp, Portsmouth ; Hall and Johnson, Gosport ;
Allman Weston, Mallory and Jones, Portsea ; Trew-
man, Exeter ; Copkworthy, Glenville, Gilbert and
' Hoxland, Plymouth ; Newbury, Dublin ; Baxter and
Macdonald, Glasgow ; Smith, Manderston, Scott,
and Cargill, Edinburgh ; Crutwell, Bath ; Ross and
Peck, Hull; Gregson and Billinge, Liverpool ; Stains
and Lynch, Manchester; Bowen, Norwich ; Knott
and Lloyd, Birmingham ; Gregory, Brighton ; and
most Medicine Venders, in boxes at 2s. 9J. each...
Worm: are• the most frequent sources of Children%
diseases. Their symptoms every parent and guardian
of children should be acquainted with. They occasion
loss of appetite, a paleness of the colour of the face,
emaciation, and irregular state of the bowels, attended
after with violent pains; they bring on convulsions,
they affect the growth of the body, and they prove
fatal, by ending in a consumption or decay. Beth as
a preventative and cure of these alarming complaints,
Chin's Power Worm Lowly, is universally allowed,
on the testimony of the highest characters in this
country, both in rank and respectability, to have no
I equal. The public approbation given to the Pro-
prietor, from a personal. knowledge of its wonder-
ADMIInALTY COURT, MAY 7. ful success in their own families, stamps its merit
Vtwanssehende, Jacobsen master.—This vesztl sail- beyond competition, and gives a sanction to it, of
ed. under Papenburgh colours, laden with stock-Sash.! which no other medicine of the kind can boast.—
Condemned on the ground of Papenburgh's annexe- ; Parents and others whe ha
fve reel care of children
tton to the enemy. should have this remedy as a ay medicine to re.
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Alexandria and its dependencies.—This was a I sort to, whenever the stomach or bowels of children
gotes;lon with respect to certain property captured on are any way disordered, which it will always he
the surrender of Alexandria in 1801, which was claim- found to relieve. S
old,de, wholesale andaternos retail, a
r-t Mr.
ed AS private property under the law of nations. The Butler's, No. 4, Chepsc Pterovr,
. Court held the same to be subject to confiscation. and retail by Belam and Sharp, Portsmouth • Hall
and Johnson, Gosport ; Allnutt, Weston, Mallory
Anna Holock, hlaneitz master. "Phis Danish yes.'
and Jones, Portsea ; Trewman, Exeter ; Cookwor.
sal, laden with various articles, was bound from Bilboa
thy,
erY• Dublin ; Baxter and M'Donald, Glasgow.
Glenville, Gilbert and Hnxland, Plymouth ;
ter this country. The ship and cargo had been restored;
and the question now was, with respect to freight and Ne*b
expences, which the Court pronounced for. Smith, Manderston, Scott and Cargill, Edinburgh ;
Cruttwell, Bath ; Ross and Peck, Hull ; Gregson
Sins Ferdinanda, Pedersen master.—This was a
question ef costs and damages. The Court ejectedand BB' Liverpool • Stains and Lynch, Man
Mae,, Man-
question • chaster; Bowen, Norwich ;--Knott. and Lloyd, Bir-
te demand, and allowed the captors tne usual ex,
mingham ; Gregory, Brighton ; and most Medicine
ponces. ' Venders, in Boxes at 2s. 9d. and ss. 6d. each.
Den Lykkelige, Krogh master.—This. Danish yes. MARRIED. •
set was laden with rye, flour, kc. Restored. except
On tha 7th innant, at et. Georges, Hanoyer.strus.re, Mr. J.
the corn, brandy, and pork. Johnson, of Woods:rock-street. to Miss Mary Roberts. third
Tretn'e Brodre, Soronson master.—This Danish daughter of the late Mi r. Josephßutieiru; Nantwieli.
Saturday the
i 4th nst.of at Walton e Lancashire, John
ship was laden with rye, barley, &c. R.estereds sub- isaskewyle t. egg, . it ngton Hall, In the County of
jest * the captors espentes. Chester, to Anne, younger daughter of the lateTbontas Towsky
Terkel, in .et Caulks i Canty of Lawman

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