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Dining; Nov.
vious notice, a
Ireland took place
Stephen's. green,
unanimously called
The business -
O'GoesAn, with
the meeting was
the'last meeting had been held, the Catholic cause
bid obtained the support of some county meetings of
their Protestant tellow-subjects, particularly those of
Clare and Mayo, who had recommended by their ex.
ample a course of petitioning: it was in unison with
his own opinion, which was, that an incessant system I
of petitioning shotild'be adopted until they were sue-I
cescful. He concluded by recommending a petits*
to be presented the ensuing sessions to Parliament, ant
moved several resolutions in support of that measure.
Mr. Lim was adverse to a petition, while the pre.-
sent Ministers remained in office ; and moved the
question of adjournment. •
Mr. COSTIQAN remarked upon the unfortunate dis.
sentions that had occurred amongst the Catholic body,
and thought in consequence a petition should not he
adopted ; he therefore seconded the question of ad-
journment.
Mr. Purina'r entered at great length upon the sub-
ject, and concurred with the two last speakers, that a
:petition, under the present circumstances, would be
on impolitic measure.
Mr. NICHOLAS MAHON expressed himself decidedly
fin petitioning.
Mr. O'Doxrt., Mr. ScutLy, Ind several other gen.
*men, spok, in favotir of a petition ; and the ques-
ikon of adjournment being withdrawn, Mr. O'Gor-
dim% resolutions Were unanimously agreed to, and
Almeeting terminated.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. .
sLAND2R----vitustoVg V. BLACIESTONS. •
• Mr. Serjeant BEST stated, that this was an ativiij
for words, in which the plaintiff had recovd is
shilling damages.. He now, with the consent of VW
Judge who tried, applied to the Court for a isdiple-
-I:hew cause why the verdict should not be set asidi,
and a nonsuit entered, in order to entitle the &fen-
Ldant to his costs. The words laid in the declaration
were, that the defendant had said that the plaintiff•
was a villain, and had robbed the widow of £l5OO. j'
and in another count, that he had cheated the widow.
--The plaintiff's witness proved the words as to rob.
ling the widow, but said nothing as to the £l5OO ;1
and stated; that he understood them to refer so the
neglect or refusal of the plaintiff to render an account;
las he ought to have done. An attempt was madir
to prove some special damage, but thii was aban-
doned, The Learned Serjeant contended, that d(m
words had not been proved ; for though in common
parlance the sort of imputation explained by the
Plaintiff's witness might be called a robbery, yet it
was not such a robbery as amounted in a legal Kalb
to a crime.
Justice Lawarlics,--•44 The words have been pro.
ved, but not in an actionable sense ?"
Serjeant Bas-r—" Precisely, my Lord, not in the
sense laid in the declaration. ,
Cum Jurrica--" Take a rule to chew cause."
THOMPSON. V. Pi'HITMORS.
The Plaintiff had been nonsuited this car

in cause
Term, a point being reserved for the consideration of
the Court.
Mr. Serjeant Less stated, that this was, an action
upon a policy of insurance on the. ship Collingwoodo
which was in the service of Government ; and, on her
_voyage from Lisbon, had arrived at Stoke's Bay,
when it was found necessary that she should undergo
some repair ; she was accordingly laid down on Gos-
port Hard, where, In the course of a tide or two, ,
from her shoars giving way, or some other cause, she'
had sustained considerable darnagt —the question was
whether this could be called a peril of the sea, within
the meaning of the policy ? His Lordship had, on the
trial, expressed a contrary opinion.
Lord Chief Justice MANsrai-D--,, I think this cans;
not be called a peril of the sta, when, for the purposes,
of repair, the ship had been taken from the sea, and
;phsced upon land."—•.The original nonsuit was of
course confirmed.

Guntei mired the Court for a who would -thereby have beeu en. bledierleWThil
directe4 to E. Carlton, Steward more accurate judgetent than they otherwise could.
indel, under the Duke of Nor. Lord Chief Justice MaAsiostoa.-1, It was a qua-
..., Tomkins, .Eaq. the present iion left for the conside:atiou of the Jury, and they
Borough, directing the Steward to hold appeared very attentive to it. I think I left the cir-
the Mayor to be present at it, for cumstance of the letter to be considered by them."
tiler Mayor. By the constitution Serjeant SHEPHERD--" You did, my Lord, with thii
was necessary that for the choice observation, That, as the underwriters knew the
Steward should bold a Court Leet, storm had taken place, it was strange they did not ask
should be present, whose duty it some questions.' I beg leave to submit, that the un-
was to select two persons as candidates for the office denvriters' knowledge on tha, point rendered it more
of Mayor, and these two persons so chosen were to necessary that theletter should have been produced."
be returned to the inhabitants of the Borough at Lord Chief Justice MaNarieco—Take a rule ; this
large, and one of the two chosen for Mayor, who was is a question that mast go ra the Jury.
afterwards to he sworn into office in the presence of CHOLI&R v. YATES.
the old Mayor. On the usual day a Court Leet was Mr. Serjeant LENS moved for a Rule to thew cause
held, when two names were selected, and agreed to why the verdict obtained ; ist Term in this cause
by 17 out of the 2' persons,fithen, for the first time, shottld not be set aside, and a nonsuit entered. Tha
it was suggested that the Jurors must be unanimous plaintiff had brought his action for demurrage, un-
ira their. choice. Upon this a conversation took place, der the following circumstances :—A quantity of
but nothing was determined, and the Court broke brandy had been shipped on board his vessel, but *the
up without adjourning ; and the present application bills of lading had not been made out in the common
was, that a Court should be held, at which the pre. form, a clause having been inserted, stating that the
sent Mayor should attend, and proceed to swear in ; puncheons, kca should be taken out in 20 days after
his successor. I the arrival of the vessel, or the owner of the brandy
Lord ELLaNnottotroo—,, Was the selection of two ' to be liable to a charge of £3 per day demurrage.
persons fairly made and notified ?" I The vessel was lying in the West India Docks, and,
ATTORNEY GENERAL—,,Yes, my Lord ; and we ! by the provisions of the Act regulating the unloading
say that which is well done should remain done, and ; of vessels them which must be complied with, a dt. that we should proceed to our election." lay took placeA for which, as the defendant could not
Lord ELLENeottoucm—o Was unanimity amongst I prevent it, he` was not answerable. In many instan-
these gentlemeu unusual ?"
ces also, the state of the country might prevent a
ATTORNEY GENERAL—" No, my Lord, it would j speedy unloading of the ships in the bock ; which,
be unreasonable to expect it." I from various causes, may at times amount to a muclf
Lord Eurinsonouott..-" It would be unusual, per- ! greater number than at others ; and if delay were oe:
haps, Mr. Attorney. take your rule to shew cause." casioned by such unavoidable circumstances, it did
MORE v. JLICYL. I not come under the agreement contained in the bill of
This rule had been enlarged last term, on account lading. If the verdict were allowed in this case, every
of some irregularities in the affidavit ; and Mr. No- trader who bud goods on board this ship would be
LAN this day applied to the Court for its further en. liable.
largement. The circumstances of the case are some- - Lord Chief Justice MaNsetraz—ii Besides the de.
what curious :—The defendant, on whose behalf Mr. fendant, there are, I believe, two defaulters, from
Nolan made application, has been' for upwards of whom the plaintiff would also have a right to recover.
seven years a prisoner under an execution, at the People ought to guard against the recurrence of this
suit dale plaintiff, who is at this time an uncertifi. circumstance in future charter-parties and other in.
Icated bankrupt, and had not been beard of by any struments. They may agree or not, as they please,
one for full seven 'years. Applications had been to pay demurrage, when they are prevented from
made to the Assignees of the bankrupt, by the de- unloading by the crowded state of the Docks."-_
fendant, for his discharge, but they had declined to Rule granted: •
interfere. • • ..
Lord ELLINDOROUGH asked lithe defendant could ' That the present CITY Lomat, which will be
procure an affidavit that the plaintiff had not been. drawn in Guildhall 4th of. Neit Month, is the last
heard of for seven years!—if that was the case, the kprivate one which ever will. be sanctioned by oar i.e.
same law would apply as applied in the case of mar- killature, is a fact perfectly well known. This cir-
riage, where a seven-years absence was considered eumstance, when we consider the minuteness of the
as death ; and a marriage entered into by the party stake of adventure, and the immense value resulting-
residing here would, under those circumstances, be from success, in either of the Twenty.five noble Mao-
considered legal, although the absent person should sions, possesses an interest alone sufficient to excite
afterwards return. general attention. •
Mr. NOLAN said, if the Court would consent to en. The carriage of a Mrs. EAIKET, of the King's-mad,
large thh rule, he had no doubt bat he could obtaia I Chelsea, was overturned yesterday at Knightsbridge,
proof of the absence of the plaintiff during the period whilst the coachman was endeavouring to clear a
stated.—Rule enlarged. baker's cart ; three ladies within side escaped unhurt;
but the coachman was seriously injured.
A general complaint has been lately made by the
surgeons, of a combination among the Resnnectiots-
men, alias the Church-yard robbers, to increase the
profits of their trade. It appears that the members
of this honourable profession have uniformly received
'tree .guineas fbr every subject delivered to their em-
ployers • but at a recent meeting convened in Resat.. ,
rection-Lll, they resolved, after ,rove deliberatiod
.
not to take a body of any descript•en from coffin,l
vault, or earth, for less than four guineas. This re-
solution was carried by a large majority, and serene
.expert protesiors have lately been at the trouble of 4
taking back their goods, rather than deliver tbosie foe
less than the market price.
About nine o'clock on Friday night last, est a 1.
ming fire broke out in one of the windmills beloidgink
to Mr. Knott, at Barfreston, Kent, and burnt with'
such rapidity as to preient the preservation of boo
little of its contents), and in a very short space it *lie
entirely destroyed, together with stock (as we are its.'
formed) to the amount of three hundred pounds.--
The mill was very old, and the accident is supposed
to have happened from friction in the machines Of
eth head.
Sunday se'nnight a Gentleman going from Borrow.
stowness to Linlithgow, was attacked by two men,
well dressed, one of whom presented a pistol at him,
and demanded his money, which he gate (amounting
to £B5 in banknotes and 10s. in silver) together with
his gold watch, &c. which the veilains made off with
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an adjoining field.
Tusday senntght, as Mr. J. Hall, who keeps the
New Inn' at Lunways, near Winchester, and his son.
in compaay with another person, were redirning hfitne
from Alresfovil, they were suddenly beset by two
men, armed with bludgeons, who knocked bath Mr.
Hall and•his spn down, and so dreadfully beat them.
that the life of father has been in imminent danger.
Faann.—A Lady residing inDuke-street, Oxford-
street, was on Friday night arrested for a debt of W 2.5
due to a Mr. brewer, and on expressing reluctance at
quitting her habitation, the pretended officer offered
to take her wind, on giving ;s witable pledge ;----ort
which jewellery and apparel, to the amount of ten
pounds were giien to him, with which he departed,
leaving a fictitious address, and has nit since bees "
heard of. A Ildy cf Margaret-street *as defrauded
on Monday of articles•to the same value, by a timilae
pretence.
Sunday the 28th ult. rather

_ ,or , early on Monday
KIMBLE AND OTHERS, v. BORRODAILE AND OTHZRS. 1 morning, a melancholy occurrence took place in
Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD moved for a rule to show.' Cork: Cowen Gavin, Esq. Surveyor of Excise, was
cause why the verdict found against the Plaintiffs induced to accompany two friends to a house situa-
in this ease should note set aside. It was an action ted at the back of doe Old Barracks, near the south
on a policy of insurance, effected by a Mr. Jones, on a'suburbs, and held by a maa of the name of John
quantity of brandy shipped on board the Mercurius, Salmon, for the reception of persons who go there ac-
bound from Cheraw* to London: The point was, comparied by females of the Cyprian order ; where,
whether a letter which had been written to Mr. having demanded entrance, and being refused from
Jones, and which was in his possession at the time he the inside, they, perhaps in some degree elevated with
effected the insurance, should not have been shewn to liquor, persevered a little too pertinaciously ;—when
the Underwriters ?o,This letter had been written on Salmon, the proprietor, and a man of the name of
the 2d of February, from Cogniap, a town not very William Harris, his father-in-law, otiened.the door,
far distant from Charente; it stated,- That.theMer-• and the latter discharged the contents of a. short Mns-
-'curitis would be ready t I sail in the ensuing week ;" do ket into the bosom of Mr. Gavin, of which he imme.
the 16th,17th and 18th, of that month, a severe storm: diately expired. • Salmon and Harris.were lodged in
~occasionedgreat damage in the Channel; arm) upward the Bridewell. The latter, it seems, contesaes that it
of 100 vessels were lost, among which wastheMercurine..- was be who discharged the fatal piece. A Coroner's
Mr. Shepherd centerided, that Mr. Jones having in Inquest was held on the body, when, after a long coa-
tis possession'the letter, dated the 2d of February, sultation, the Jury brought in a verdict ef—Died in
annciuncink the intended Asoture of the vessel in consequence of a gun-shot wound fro& a flun
the ensuing week, should hfltprocluced it, as a doeu- charged by the band of Harris, aided aid now by.
'mot of tbe.unoost imrortaspo to tale otolorwijovirli klut Salmon.. •
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eiPliatie 1/Zarrnw. • , . • The Arromatn Gm
—,—,... . . . writ of alindaintu, di
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r. 3.—Yesterd3io, purivani to I iri: of the Manor of Arui
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numerous meeting of the Catholics of folk, and also to
ace at the
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Repository, in St. Mayor of the Borougl
1, when DAttraL.ol-CousL, Esq. was a Conn
tiled to the Chair. - the election of anothe
t of the day was commenced by Mr. of the BOrongh, it w:'
:h a statement of the purposes for which of a Mayor the Stewa
as assembled. He stated, that since at which 24 Jurors she
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