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THE KING V. SEWELL.

Mr. MARRYATT chewed cause against this 'lnk,
which had been obtained on a previous day in this
Term, calling on Mr. Sewell to shew cause why a
Criminal Information should not be filed against him
for abusive language made use of to a Magistrate,
for having committed his sons, an account of which.
we have already given to our Readers.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE interposed, and asked
Mr. Marryatt, if his client would not be content to
pay the costs of the application? and on his agreeing
so to do, the Rule eras discharged.

THE KING BROWN AND OTHERS.
Mr. BOLLAND moved for a Rule to shew cause
why a Criminal Information should not be filed
against two of the Aldermen of the City of Canter-
bury, and a person named Davy, for having, as was
alleged, destroyed 4 hand-bill, which had been im-
pounded before the Mayor and other Magistrates, as
evidence in support of an information against Davy,
on the Statute 39 Geo. 111. for having printed the
said hand-bill, without his name and address, as re-
quired by that Statute.

The Court granted a Rule to sliew cause.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FEBRUARY 11.
HALFORD V. DILLON.

Mr. Serjeant PELL, said, he was under the dis-
' agreeable necessity of moving a Rule to skew cause
why an attachment should not issue against Sir Wil-
liam Parker, Mr. Appleyard, Messrs. Nicholson and
Boydell, kis clerks, and Edwards and Baker, the
former a police officer, the latter a constable, for a
gross contempt of the authority of this Court, corn-
' mitted by them, in originating and executing an
arrest on the defendant in this cause. It appeared
by the affidavits of Mr. Dillon, that having yester-
day finished his argument in support of a Rule for
a new trial, he had, after taking some refreshment,
proceeded to the house of his attorney, in John-
street, Bedford-row, in order to arrange his papers;
and, that while he was thus occupied, he was ar-
rested by Edwards and Baker, on an attachment for
non-payment of costs which were now in litigation,
and notwithstanding his remonstrances, was taken
'off' to a common lock-up house, where he was de-
tained during the night, and on being brought before
MI. Justice Bayley, the next morning, he was dis-
charged. There was also an affidavit of the son of
his solicitor, which corroborated these facts. Upon
which the L?ained Serjeant submitted he was enti-
tled to the Rule he prayed for. But
The COURT observed, that this was• a serickis *l4

Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN now attempted to shew
cause, but •

The COURT referred him to the cases of Moor v.
Adam; 6, Maule and Selwyn, 156; and Lowry v.
Doubleday, read by Lord Ellenborobgh in the course
of the argument there, where it was held that none
but attornies and medical gentlemen have a right to
compensation, and made the Rule absolute.

ADMIRALTY COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS.
The King's Advocate and Proctor took the Oaths
of Allegiance.to his Majesty George IV.
SHIP PETER ELLIS, JOHNSON MASTER.
Dr. DODSON shewed cause against the order of the
Court for the issuing of an attachment against tile
person of Edwin Hunt, of Liverpool, ship broker, for
not delivering up the ship's register, as directed by
order of this Court, to the majority of owners enti-,
tied to the possession. He exhibited affidavits of
Edwin Hunt, who amended in Court, explanatory of
the transaction.
Dr. LUSHINGTON urged the fraudulent conduct
and collusion between Robert Johnson, the Master,
who had absconded, and Hunt, the defendant; and
contended, that the inference of fraud and c•llusicm
was justified upon the face of these affidavits, and
throughout the whole proceeding, and since the Court
on a former day had entertained a reasonable suspi-
cion of fraud and collusion on the part of Mr. llunt,
and he still refusing to deliver up the certificate of
register, he prayed that the attachment might forth-
with issue against him.
Sir 'WILLIAM Scorr observed, the affidavits now
read had not induced• the Court to change its opi-
nion, and therefore he -should not revoke the order
for the attachment to issue. The only. indulgence to
be granted was that the attachment should not issue
for ten days, in order that that Gentleman should
feel the necessity of doing that which would be ren-
dering justice to the other side. The Court would
receive from him no more affidavits, and unless the
ship's register was restored within ten days, the at-
tachment against the person of Mr. Edwin Hunt
should positively issue.

SHIP COURIER.
In this case, a monition had been awarded against
certain persons claiming to be the captors of a vessel,
which was called the Courier, and had been carried
into Guernsey, where the Officer; by whom it had
been served, was imprisoned, and the monition was
•
not complied with.
Dr. DoosoN, in praying that the Court would be
pleased to grant an attachment against the persons
who had so forcibly imprisoned the serving/officer,
contended that this Court's jurisdiction extended to
that island ; that the islands of Guermey and Jersey,
being pact a❑d parcel of the Duchy of Normandy,
betarde, suloject, upon the anneitation, of that-llooliy

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important proceeding, themlst penal that could issue to the Crown of England, to the leg-at-Authorities
from this Court, and therefore it was necessary that and Courts of this Kingdom ; and quote.l, ~is
the affidavits should be more clear and precise than effect, one of the ()ides!. of our legal Anthoritie., who
they were—that they should state at what time Mr. held that Gite•aLey and Jet -ev, •after bring aimexed;
Dillon left the Court, avhere his residence in London came thus under the general jurisdictirai of the El,g
was, how long he staid at his solicitor's, whether his lish law, as they phrased it in the legal idiom of thae
solicitor's house was in the road to his own residence, times, "par rnison du roy.aume d'Angleterre" An 4.
and why he had not applied to a Judge c' this Court, the same thing was held by the celebrated Seldc
as the matter was pending here. They therefore di- He was, at the same time, aware that Writs to cite
rected that the affidavits should be amended in this the inhabitants of Jersey, Guernsey, &c. out of thaw
respect ; which being doie, islands, for cases arising in them, did not extend front
Mr. Serjeant flui.Lock (in the absence cf Mr. Ser- our Courts thither ; but mandatory Writs, and some
jeant Pell) brought forward the motion again for the Writs from the Courts of Westminster.. such as those
consideration of the Court. The amended affidavits of Habeas corpus, did run to those places. He was
stated, that on concluding the argument, Mr. Dillon also aware of that -pas .age in Blackstone's Commen-
being in a state of " profuse perspiration," was afraid taries (Vol. 1, int. sec. 4). which says, " The islands
to expose himself to the cold air in the Hall, and of Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, Alderney, and their .
therefore remained in Court some time—that on his appendages were united to the Coss n
leaving Court he went into Eliis's coffee-hOnse to England by the first Princes of the Norman line.—
procure some refreshment, as be was much exhausted They are governed by their own laws, which arc for
by his exertions, and that about two o'clock he left the most part the Ducal Customs of Normandy,
in a hackney-coach, for the residence of his solicitor, being collected in an ancient book of very great
au-
accomlcanied by that Gentleman and his son—that thorny, Le Grand Couturnier. But he should still
his solicitor called at a house in the Strand on busi- submit, that, as part of the Kiirgd:m of Englaii,
ness, which detained them some minutes; that after- the jurisdiction of the High Court of Admiralty.
wards that Gentleman left the coach at Chancery- must be considered. to extend thither ; and that it
lane, and that his son and Mr. Dillon then proceeded was necessary, for the interests of justice; that this
to John-street, Bedford-row, where, soon after his Court should therefore interpose, by granting
_the
'arrival, he was arrested, and brought in the evening attacliment, to prevent so direct a violation of its
to Serjeant's Inn ; that he demanded to be taken authority as had °actin ed subsequently to its issuing
. before Mr. Justice Richardson, which Nicholson (Mr. the monition, from passing unpunished.
Appleyard's clerk) peremptorily refused, and com- The COunr asked, if there was any Court erotteci
mantled the officeis to take him b'efore Mr. Justice there which took cognizance cf these matters?
Holroyd, who -adjourned the consideration of the Dr. LUSIIINCTON repiied, that there was; it was a
legality of the arrest until this morning; that he was Court for the adjudication of Salvai:e cases, called
then taken to Warwick-court, and that on being the Royal Court ; and from thence an appeal lay to
brought up this morning, Mr. Justice Bayley had the Privy Council.
discharged him, expressing his opinion that the arrest The COURT considered it would have been by far
was not strictly legal. the better course to have laid the suit in that Court,
The COURT, on these amended affidavits, granted and brought an appeal, if necessary, helot e the Privy.
the Rule against Mr. Appleylrd and Nicholson, hut Council. It did not wish to hear the case argued on
refused it against Sir W. Parker, S. Boydell, and the one side only, no appearance having been given ; nor
two officers, on the ground that :it was not shewn did it see how it could interfere ; for, supposing it
directly to be the act of the first, who might act by were to grant this attachment, and the attachment
his attorney's advice ; that nothing was proved ma- should be resisted, in that case the parties would •
terially to affect Boyden, and that the officers were have been put to unnecessary trouble and expense in
ignorant of any of the circumstances. • They also coming here, and would still have to carry up their
directed that there sliould be personal service of the appeal to the Privy Council. It was clear that the
Rule as quickly as possible. • parties thought they had done wrong ; and it hoped
wieets v. PECK HAM. no farther steps would be taken under this jurisdiction.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff,. to re-
cover compensation, as a witness, for his lossof time
in attending a 'cause tried in the Court of King's
Bench, in Michaelmas Term, 1319, in which the pre-
sent defendant was plaintiff. The declaration stated
a promise by the defePant, to pay the plaintiff for
his loss of time; and the first witness called; who
was the attorney for the plaintiff in the cause in the
King's Bench, proved, that the witnesses had dined,
on each of the days they were in attendance, at the
expense of the present defendant ; that they had re-
quired from him, as the attorney, recompense for
their time ; and that he had,.promised to include
their demands in his bill. It also appeared, that the
Costs of the witnesses had been allowed, on taxation,
by the Muster in the Court cif King's Bench, who ob:.
served, that he allowed them as the expenses of the
witnesses, and not for their loss of time. Lord Chief
Justice•DALCas, who tried the cause, told the Jury
that the demand was not legal, and that the defen-
dant's,promise was one made without consideration,
and was therefore void. The Jury, however, found
a verdict for the plaintiff—damages £3; and gave as
their reason, that the defendant in the former action
had paid till money to the defendant in the.plesent
cause, whom •they considered not entitled tb retain it.
Mr. Serjeant Hummel( had on a former day ob-
tained a Rule to shirty cause why this verdict should
not be set aside, and a nonsuit entered.

TOAST DniNKlNG.—lnstead of " three times three,"
as heretofore, the fashionable mode of Cliceririg is
" FOUR *TIMES FOUR," in honour of his Majesty
GEORGE IV.

•
ANECDOTE Or HIS PRESENT MAJESTY.—A Captain
FIsucAAE, of the Gloucester Militia, died at Brigh-
ton, in the autumn of 1800. The troOps statiotel
there attended his funeral, and nothing could 'l3l.
more mour.fully impressive than the procession to
-his grave. The chief mourner walked with a charm-
ing
boy in. each hand, the one seven, the other eight
years old, sons of the deceased. Fortunately for those
infants, and the disconsolate mother, the P. ince of
WALES happened to be a spectator of the. touching:
scene. His Highness felt like a Man for their be-
reavement, and like a Prince he endeavoured to
suage its bitterness, by adopting the boys as his own,
AFRICA.---A very considerable stock of new in
formation, relative to the interior of this interesting
century, may shortly be expected from the publication
of the Travels of M. G. MOLLIEN. undertakenin 'Sir,
by order of the French Government. The Work is
editing by T. E. BOWDICH, Esq. the conductor of
the celebrated Mission to Ashantee.
BATAVIA, SEPTEMBER 9.—On the 2Sth August,
his Excellency the Governor and his Lady .left Soera
Marta, and arrived the same day at Djuego Karta,
where he was received by the Sultan with the usual
honour. From Soera Karta the Governor went to-
Kunang Padang, to view the antiquities of Soekoe,
an the mountains of Laeno. The King's birth-day
was kept with great solemnity on the t.14-th August,
at Djnego Karta ; the Sultan and all the great men
of the kingdom were assembled at an entertainment.
in the capital. On the 29th August the company
set out to return to Samarang.
Their Royal Highnesses the PRINCE and Pnitecsee-.
of ORANGE have placed the sum of 5000 florins in
the hands of the Governor of Guelderland, and the
sum of 2000 Om ins in the hands of the Governor of
Utrecht, for the aid of the sufferers by the inunda-
tion in Holland. The accounts from the inundated .
districts arc still very afflicting, many of the unfor-
tunate inhabitants have been for whole days in danger
of losing their lives, and without shelter or food, be-.
fore they could be fetched from their homes. The
waters continue to subside.

Monday last, GEORGE WA LTrns, Printer, of'Dud-
,ey, was apprehended on a rant granted by- the
Chief-Justice of the Court of.King'sl3ench, and held
to bail before the Alagistrates, to answer to an In-
formation at the_suit of tjle Attorney-General, for
printing a seditious and libellodi paper in that town,
called " The Patriot." He was in custody several
hours before he could procure bail, and at length was
liberated by his entering into a recognizance, him-
self in 1601. and two sureties in BC/. each. His sure-
ties are Mr. MICHAEL, draper, and ROGER. AL-
LACE, shopkeeper, both of Dudley.
DaitAnret nar.—The New York Pacers of the Tbth ult
contain the following account of a most destructiv,e fire At Sa •
vannah :—" The Thomas, from Savannah, arrived here this •
evening ; she sailed the iz.th instant, and brings accooms of a
most destructive fire having taken place on the 11th Ord'
by v•ltich two-thii•ds of the houses and stores in Savannah 1a.,c1
been destroyed. The damage could not be estirnattd4 but it is
supposed it would amount to some millions of dollars. • A 1.1.-ge
quantity of cotton had been consumed."
An American Paper gives the following instance
of female spirit:—Not very long since,.a•couple were
going to be married, and had proceeded as fat as the
church door.; the Gentleman then stopped his in-
tended bride, and thus unexpectedly addressedller:---
" My dear Betsy, dur;ng our courtship 1 hiTe told
you most of my mind, but I have not told you the
whole : when we are married, I shall insist up4l three
things." " What are they?" a,oiced the Lady.-
" In the first place," said the bridegroom, " I shall
sleep alone, I shall cat alone, and find faulf when
there is no occasion ; can you submit to these condi-
tions ?" —" 0 yes, Sir, very easily," was theltieply
" tbr if you sleep alone, I shall not—if you eat. alone,
I shall eat first—and as to your finding fault with occasion, that I think may be prevented for I
win take care you shall never want occasion!" ilThey
then immediately proceeded ter the altar, in ce-
remorirwaterriqrgi4 • • .
. "

WINIIIIIIININNINNINWINI. 7'
. .7rown of England, to the legal AuthoritieT ,
urts of this Kingdom ; and qtrote.', ..- ~is ,
me of the &ides! of our legal A 00101'16e', V. 119
.1,
at Gire7-,Ley and Jet sev, •after bring annexed;
HIS under the general jurisdictiGn of the Ei.gi ..3-;
r, as they phrased it in the legal idiom of th. so •,-.
' par rnison du ro,.aume d'Angleterre" An 4
ie thing was held by the celebrated Seldc :.,-4
at the same time, aware that Writs to (ill
thitants of Jersey, Guernsey, &c. out of those- *,
for cases'arising in them, did not extend from
irts thither ; but mandatory Writs, and some :
rom the Courts of Westminster. such as those
!as corpus, did run to those places. He was
are of that pas.ak,,c in Blackstone's Commen-
Vol. 1, int. sec. 4-), which says, " The islands
ey, Guernsey, Sark, Alderney, and their
ages were united to the Ci oan of
d by the first Princes of the Norman line.— • 1.
re governed by their own laws, which arc for
ist part the Ducal Customs of Normandy,
ollected in an ancient book of very great au-
Le
Grand Couturnier. But he should still
that, as part of the Kiirgd:m of Englailir
isdiction of the High Court of Admiralty.
>e considered. to extend thither; and that it
zessary, for the interests of justice; that this
should therefore interpose, by granting the '
neat, to prevent so direct a violation of its.
ty as had occurred subsequently to its issuing
nition, from pa.sing unpunished.
Court asked, if there was any Court crated
hich took cognizance of these matters?
LUSIIINCTON repiied, that there was: it was a •
For the adjudication of Salvai:e cases, called '.
yal Court ; and from thence an appeal lay to 'll
‘.
vy Council. '
COURT considered it n•ould have been by far '?
ter course to have laid the suit in that Court, :
•tught an appeal, if necessary, before the Privy -
1. It did not wish to hear the case argued on 7;
e only, no appearance having been given ; nor -,.,.
see how it could interfere ; for, ssipposing it ,i.
i grant this attachment, and the attachment 4••
be resisted, in that,case the parties would
ten put to unnecessary trouble and expense in 4,
here, and would still have to carry up their
to the Privy Council. It was clear that the
thought they had done wrong ; and it hoped :1!-,
ler steps would be taken under this jurisdiction.
..
sr DRINKING.—Instead of" three times three," •
!tofore, the fashionable mode of Cheeririg is
t 'TIMES FOUR," in honour of his Majesty
E IV.
..
CDOTE or 1415 PRESENT MAJESTY.—A Captain ,
SNE, of the Gloucester Militia, died at Brigh-
the autumn of 1800. The troops stationed
attended his funeral, and nothing could .b.l. -.
nour.fully impressive than the procession to l'..
.ve. The chief mourner walked with a charm- '
y in-each hand, the one seven, the other eight '
ild, sons of the deceased. Fortunately for those ‘.
, and the disconsolate mother, the P. ince of t•
s happened to be a spectator of the. touching
His Highness felt like a Man for their be- -
tent, and like a Prince he endeavoured to as-
its bitterness, by adopting the boys as his own.
tica.—A very considerable stock of new in- ."
ion, relative to the interior of this interesting
y, may shortly be expected from the publication . .
['ravels of M. G. Mott.tex. In) derta ken in 'Sir,
ler of the French Government. The Work is •.
; by T. E. BOWDICH, Esq. the conductor of :
ebrated Mission to Ashantee.
'AVIA, SEPTEMBER 9.—On the 2Sth August,
cellency the Governor and his Lady deft Scera
and arrived the same day at Djucgo Karta, •-•:-•
he was received by the Sultan with the usual -
r. From Soera Karta the Governor went to..
g Padang, to view the antiquities of Soekoe, 1!
mountains of Laeno. The King's birth-day .1
pt with great solemnity on the ‘....14-th August,
ego Karta ; the Sultan and all the great men
kingdom were assembled at an entertainment ,rcapital. On the 29th August the company
..1
to return to Samarang. •
it Royal Highnesses the PRINCE and PniFcEss
tNCE have placed the sum of 5000 florins in '
ads of the Governor of Guelderland, and the •
1 2000 Om ins in the hands of the Governor of
it, fur the aid of the sufferers by the intrnda-
Holland. The accounts from the inundated
:s arc still very afflicting, many of the iinfor- ...1
inhabitants have been for whole days in danger g:
ir,g, their lives, and without shelter or food, be-.
.1.
ey could be fetched from their homes. The .4
continue to subside. •
day *last, GEORGE WALTrrts, Printer, of:Dud- .
as apprehended on a w•a: rant granted by- the /l
lustice of the Court of. King's Rend), an.f held i•
before the Magistrates, to answer to an In- - '
on at the_suit of tjte Attorney-General, for '.
a seditious and libellodi paper in that town,
" The Patriot." He was in custody several .4
efore he could procure bail, and at length was 'i
'd by his entering into a recognizance, him-
-1601.
and two sureties in BC/. each. His sure-
Mr. :,11
MICHAEL, draper, and ROBERtWAL- .5,
hopkeeper, both of Dudley. I
wen Fiar.—The New York P.:Fere of the Tbth alt :.?
he fallowing acaount of a most destructive fire at Sa - 3
—" The Thomas, from Savannah, arrived bore this •••1
she sailed the 17,,th instant, and brings accounts of a 1?,1
tructive fire having taken place on the 11th :itt 12tt.,,.
two-thirds of the houses and stores in Savannah la..d
royed. The damage could not be estimated) but it is A
it would amount to same millions of dollars. • A Lug.
of cotton had been consumed."
i
imerican Paper gives the following instance
le spirit:—Not very long since,.a•couple were 6
3 be married, and had proceeded as fat as the •;
door.; the Gentleman then stopped his in-
n
ide, and thus unexpectedly addressed:lier:--
ear Betsy, during our courtship 1 hiTe told
st of my mind, but I have not told you the :
when we are married, I shall insist upon three /
" What are they?" a,oked the L'ady.—.....-;
first place," said the bridegroom, " I shall . ;
one, I shall cat alone, and find faulf when 't
no occasion; can you submit to these condi- ..
—" 0 yes, Sir, very easily," was thelteply ; ' •
lOU sleep alone, I shall not--if you eat. alone, ,
at feat—and as to your finding fault with. ~.i
ision, that I think may be prevented- for I I
!care you shall never want occasion!" 'They .*.;
nediately proceeded to the altar, inifiee ce- --
was Per!6"llCo‘ , • .
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