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gedter with interest at S per cent. ; but -that Mr.
Bolton required also the expences- of the insurance,
&c. which the other refused. Being asked, whether
he had not heard that the annuity could be avoided
on.the ground of defeits in the memorial ? he replied
that lie never had heard any doubts upon that subject
till that day. Being shewen a passage in mere of his
own letters, in ca-der to refresh his memory, le ob-
served, that the passage referred to the annuitants ge-
nerally, and persisted in his former answer.
Mr. Bolton, the Plaintiff's Solicitor, was then
called, who 'differed materially from the last witness,
and swore that he understood the ground of the treaty '
between him and Mr. Williams was, that the annuity
was void.
Mr. Serjeant BEST, for the Defendant, called no
witnesses, but submitted to the Court, that the Plain-
tiff must, of his own shewing, be non-suited.
He did not mean to say, whether the present case
came within the statute or not ; be had good defence
enough without dwelling upon that point. It was a
maxim that no man could take advantage of his own
lacher ; but in this case .the defect in the memoriali-
zing the annuity was the default of the annuitant,
whose business it was to take care that the memorial
be good and correct. But what proof was there that
the annuity was void? What proof was there that
his client thought it so ? So far from proof of this,
that there had been evidence to the contrary. And
unless the annuity had been avoided, and that the
Court had judicial knowledge that it was void, he
submitted that the annuitant could not claim the con-
sideration of the contract to be rzfunded to him before
he had proved the chntract itself void. Lord Kenycn
had so ruled in the case of Weddham v. Lynam and
Jones, 1 Espinass, Nisi Prins, 309. On this case he
relied, and rested the nonsuit of the P 1 .intW.

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him seven times attempting to go to sea, to settle in.
the country, &c. Last week he discovered a new
lodging he had taken in Barlow-street, Mary-la bonne,-
•-f-; a soldier. On MAtclay evening, Humphreys.
went there, and inquired for the prisoner, and procur-,
ed an interview. Humphreys introduced himself to
the prisoner, by pretending he knew him, and that
he knew of his•wish to go to sea, and told him he
could procure him a situation. The prisoner acknow-
ledged he had lived servant to the prosecutor.--r
Humphreys noticed his seals, and chain, and at length
told him who he was, and that the prisoner was sus-
pected of having stolen them front his master, and
that he must go with him to clear his character. He
telused to go, but at length went very reluctantly.—
When they got to the prosecutor's door the prisoner
made his escape, and ran a considerable distance ;
Humphreys pursued him, and secured him again, put
him into a coach, tied his hands. conveyed him to
the Brown Bear public house and locked him up, and
then 'returned to the prisoner's lodgings, where he
learnt that a box, Which the prisoner said belonged to
a soldier who lodged with him, was his own ; upon
' which Humphreys broke it open, and found the whole
of the property stolen from the prosecutor, except a
gold watch, seals, chain, and snuff box, which were
found upon the prisoner, and a watch and snuff box
which cannot be found.. Humphreys produced all
the articles, which were identified by the prosecutor.
In the snuff box which was found upon the prisoner,
v ere bank notes to the amount of .i.:37 ; they proved
to be part of the notes taken out of the prosecutor's
breeches pocket, the numbers of which were proved
by a clerk of Mt. Antrobus, the tea-dealer in the Strand,
who had given the prosecutor change the day pre-
ceding the robbery. The prisoner was committed
for trial.
James rap, a well-known character, was charged
with stopping and robbing Sarah Pickering, of a 4'l
hank note, in Greek-street, Soho, on Monday night,
and was committed for trial.
Yesterday G. Brown was folly committed, from the
Thames Police gifice, charrbed with stealing a large
quantity of cheese.
CONSPIRING PRINTER.—Thomas, Walsh, a printer,
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! was on Weitteslay brought before the Magistrate,
Guildhall, charged with having entered the Bow•st RE/T.—Yesterday Georgenevers wartwought aintg-offict of The Motet, on the preceding night at half
print-
before Mr. READ, by Humphreys, by whose exertions •
bel i • •
ps. eleven o'clock, and lay ngrwttou. and
he had been apprehended, charged with robbing
di orderly maener, interrupting the men at.their work,
Pierce Bryan, vain Manchester-street, Manchetrer -.
challenging thorn„ to, fight, ani en-.leirounng to deter
square, of threeable gold watches, three gold
them from wen king, by menaees and abusive language.
snuff boxes, a number of diamond and, other rings,
corrd
bank notes, and other articles of considerable r l These circumstances, which were ie •
.to the amount of £lOOO. In consequence of the three witnesses, appeared to ferm part of a ploboratea byn
of
combination, for some weeks carried on again* the
wounds and bruises the prosecutor received at 0-e
business ,if the office, by certain journeymen who had
time of the robbery he has been confined to his room, ' quitted it in execution of *conspiracy to raise their
and he was yesterday brought to the (Ace in a sedan
wages.
chair, in which he remained in the bt.dy of the odic: p In consequence of not having been invited to
resume their situations, tliey have,. sante their depar-
and Mr. Item) attended close to him to Lilo; his eei-
tare, endeavoured to prevent all others from carrying
dence, which was
.given in Such a truly dieernian
the business in
.their placer. Their irritation has
style;that the Magistrate and all prcseatt were lo.p. r'n
been inci eased on finding that successors were ;fome-
nt a continued laughter ;but when we State some
his • diately obtai ted, by whom, notwithstanding the in-
part of his general conduct, his mode of giving
convenience that might hare been apprehended, the
evidence will not be thought so extraordinary. He
concern has been conducted with greater facility-and
sometimes has as many as from six to twelve servants,
cliapatch than before. The increased wages which
her at others none ; frequently when he has a num-
ber of them, he will act in the most good-natmed had been refused to the threats of the old hands, were
voluntarily offered to their successors.— Walsh told a
manner, send them out to keep holiday, telling them
he does not want them. frivolous story in his defence, and was committed' till
he could find bail for his appearance at the next Session.
He stated, that the prisoner lived with him in the.
A respectable looking youth, about twenty, was
capacity of a footman-, about .six months, during that
time he missed a silver butter-boat, which was traced charged A% iris receiving several sums of money, to the
amount of £25-for account of his employer, a trach-s-
-fo the prisoner, as having stolen it a in consequeoce
man in the City, and embezzling the tame to his own
of which he was apprehended ; but the witness did
not prosecute him, and, on iris liberation, took his, Purposes. He acknowledged the-fact, and was com-
note to pay the amount of the butter-boat, at seven' mi7ted for trial.
shillings a week. In the beginning of last May the '
Tuesday
m a woan fell tow 1, in Lanib street,Spital-
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prisoner was discharged from the prosecutor's house. fields, an.? instantly expired.
On the evening of the Bth of May the prosecutor's Tuesday se'nnight,while Mr. Laweee, ofCraig, and
all his male domestics were at the Isis of Can-ick,in Ire-
niece, who resides with him, went out in his can
; lend, four armed caravats visited his house, for the pur-
to pay a visit, leaving, as was supposed, no person In
PcSe of robbing it of arms ;-they entered the house,
the house, except an old woman ; but the prosecutor '
a
was not sure of that, and, in fact it is much doubted.
when MISS Lawecit, who was up stairs, on hearing
The prosecutor was sitting in the front parlour read. them demand arms from a female arrant below,.
ing, with two candles burning. About a *quarter be. took up a blunderbuss, and declared she would in.
stantly fire at the first of them, who should attempt
fore twelve o'clock he heard the parlour dour opened
to a,,cend the staircase. Her undaunted behaviour
gently, and, on looking towards it, lie observed a '
SO intimidated the viilains, that they decamped with-
'man, with something over his face, which had the ;
out eff:cting their purpose. Miss L.twt.un theri fired
appearance of a crape ; the way the prosecutor de- !
i
scribed the movements of the szctn, was exactly the two or three shots to alarm the neighbourhood, who
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same as a performer in a ballet of action ; every step pursued the ruffians, but without success.
he took he made a noise, like the barking of a dog, . • BIRTH. 1
On Sunday last, at Oak? Hall, Staffordshire, the Lady of Sir
and at the same time pointing towards the door, for '
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the prosecutor to folk w him, which he declined to d( ; oho Chetwede, tea sea.
the fellow then opened the back parlour door, an . MARRIED.
Mr. Mason, printer anti booksdler, of
dragged the prosecutor after him, and he fell over a ,,Thurs67 se.nnightv
Chichester, to Miss Fleet, of that city.
table, which falling upon his left leg, cut it open in . " b, to Miss Smith, dauz,hter of Wm. Smith,
three places. The fellow then held him down, and riitil.etv-i flirilinik"ghatn7
picked his breeches and coat pockets ; from the for- ' Rev. 1. Foster, rector of Wkkensley, amt ?.Estop, Yoilothire,
to Charlotte, daughter of the late George Rinke, Es-i. of Lang-
met he rock hank rotes to the amount of one hundred
pounds and the key of his iron chest ; aid from his , hang-hall, Essex.
ckl;-oolc,. D.erhysiiire, to Margaret,
coat he took his pocket book, containing several bank ' eldest 'cia:ltiltueerl ofl4%cllc;io Cray, ().
Rev. Rich: rd Slate, o.t. '-;lll):‘l,.'n(la.ara .\ll.i"ileater, to Hiss %Vat-
notes, but CO what amount he could not tell. The
fellow then proceeded to unlock the iron chest and kits, of l'ewishanl•
Rev. Daniel Twining, rector of Stilton, and fellow of Pe
m-
took out the gold watches, snuff boxes, and jewellery broke-halt, tik'abnbtbridgo, to Miss Wing, daughter of I. Wing, Esq.
to the above amount ; after which, the villain got
Rev. E'ClYw-ald 71;eed, of iidenhan, Norfolk, to Franc •2d
upon the prosecutor, and, with a violent blow, cut
daughter of J. Phillips, Esq.Quif Standard Baron, laneoloshireeb!
open his temple ; which induced the prosecutor to
ask him, if ha intended to murder him ? the villein : Dal).
made no reply, nor did he speak one word during the ! Yesterday, at Cheltenham, after a long and p: '-f.ii Koss,
which she bore with the mostic
whble transaction, but continued the whole time : saafAr Offiror.ownallett, Attorney ea Lav, R y:., Sisley:.
:Iranian foriitinio, Mn. Wot,ilett
making noises like the barking of a dog. He put •1
johnt
Bunshb d D0,...vn,5, near
i
the candle (ant, and locked the old Gentleman in the Dumfries, Mrs. Enahby, relict of
Lately, atYMalt;,"Caript:tarinnJoDhlinniPtreni"iiel!i, of the Eyderen brig
back parlour. After a little time the prosecutor, who I
is very infirm, got to thwindow, and called out—
e
,
44 thieves I murder !" &c. which alarmed the Lately, at so tisee, Cornwall,
neig u
h- of war.
Mr. John Years,, age,'. 84.
'nnlightinin Horsham Gaol, aged 82 years, Simon
bours, many of whom were afraid to enter the house; • Southward,
open, : lar character was a stiller, 7ller,u2wgitmi:heioenecaltr Chichester.th This singu.
attention till about the
the watchman at length forced the street door
and a number of pawns entered the Mouse, brokepyaeart n l
76e 6 , followed
when,
by with a
op species of insanity,• he fancied himself Earl of Derby,
• industry and
open the parlour door, and released the old. Gentle-1
,became
lieu Flan,
oaussublmed those titles, neglected his business, and
man. The villain, it Appeared, had left the other . etoanslaroarllofdliis neighbo:!ro..ln February,
candle in a corner, in the front parlour, in such a 1767, be way rarresetse for
; Duke of Richmond, and was comnveyedetbot;haetoltdheasoVattoHf the late
situation, that. there cannot tie a' doubt of his inten- othrs
breaking , 41oto which lie was removed to the present gaol,g
and remained ;
0011 to set fire to the house, but the candle
piriniseiteri tiliiis tea: b, a period of
ptevented it. 'The prosecutor said,_that alth atigh he
, awouledig.tieret
assns
nu
oine supposed himself a State Prisoner, and
could npt see the face of the fellOw who robbed and Liting
from the
cluthesi which were not presented
ill-treated him, from the appearance of the Prisoner's ,to him as lung, his Cousin. He was always
addressed, a, well by the Governors of the gaol, as by his fellow.
person, and his knowledge of him when he W.IB in
pisoners and visitors,
his-service, he had no doubt of his being the toble.a.." My Lord," and to no other denunifna-
a..aos . Rion would be ever reply. He bad been supported for a nun bee
Charles Humphreys, belonging to she office, of years past bye weekly stipend from the parish of poxgrove.

Sir JA MANSFJEI.I3. Chief Justice, concurred w:th
the decision of Lord Kenyon in- the case cited, but
did .not think the principle of that judgment appli d
to the case before the Court. It.was unpleasant where
Gentlemen gave evidence so contradictory ; but he
could not help thinking that Mr. Bolton's recollection
seemed to have served him. better than that of the
Other witness ; and that there was a mutual under-
standing that the annuity was void. He would not,
therefore, nonsuit the Plaintiff, hut allow him to take
a verdict subject to the decision of the Court, on the
point reserved—Verdict, for the Plaintiff.

POLICE.

that being Jammud by the prosecutor, at the time
the robbery, of the prisoner having been charged w
stealing the silver butter-boat while he was In his s
vice, he had a strong suspicion he was the robber, a
had been in search of him ever since. He heard