The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-12-23 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

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• • LAW INTELLIGENCE.
• COURT OF CIIANCF.IM Dec. 52.
COURT OF KING'S BENCE',
Botkows v. oAKt.te.
This day his Lordship gave judgment in this case. ROE v. oseottee.
h an action upon a contract made between
t
He had read the bill ntuLaisswera . and, to his sato-
Rona and Defendant, through the intervention
ointment, could, In neither the one nor the other,
of a brOker 'tamed Penny, for the sale of a himdred
discover the time at which the Defendant entered
bales of Irish bacon. The bacon was to be:dipped
into possession of the premises. When he remits to
at Waterft.rd by a certain day ; the bales were to he
the affidavits, however, he perceived that the De.
of a certain weight, and the commodity to be prime
fortdent had been in possession for several J ears,
and
singed bacon. On the part of the Defendant three
he observed that a correspondence had been carried
objections were submitted to the Plaintiff's right to
on by the Defendant's Solicitor, in which he ad-
recover :
That the cargo was not shipped in due
milted that the Plaintiff's title was a good one, tied
2. That the hales were defective in.weight.—
Olt the roily reason for not paying the price was,
I '
time.
3. That the commodity did not answer the de-
that it had grit into the hands of the Solicitor, out "411
sedation Rarrautcii in the contract. The first ob-
iff which it was difficult for the Defendant to reclaim
jsctinn was clearly mists ered by the fart given in 'sh-
it. His Loselship. therefore, ordered that the um.
Idetice. As to the second, it appeared, that although
Dry be paid into Coosa against the next Seal Day.
fend.nt. intimated some of the hulas were defective in the specific weight
. Mr. Rose, who nas rut the De
warranted, yet the aggregate weight of the whole was
that the sum was paid into the hands of Defendant's 1
someuhst, mote than the weight specified in the con-
Solicitor, who also acted as his banker. It unfortu-
ith respect to the third objection, it rips
nately happened, that in his latter capacity he had tract'
peered that the Defendant had inspected the bacon
stopped payment, and that sum formed the amount
and
of a balance between the parties, which was an-
on the 19th of July, when the cargo arrived,
' aid. although the defect, in point of gamble, was then
Sir S. Rommel. contended that his client had no. discovered, the contract was not repudiated In that
thing to do with the transactions between the Solicitor ground until the 28th of November ; the pfiace of
for the Defendant and the Defendant himself All ltn
ithaeon having in the eantitne fallen considerably in
his claim went to the liability of the Defendant, —eima,rka."'
egninst whom alone he claimed an order.
emelt nerseenottoucu left it to the Jury to say
whether, in the fair mercantile dealings between man
The Leen CHANCELLOR ordered that the D: fend.
and man, it was competent for the Defendant, under
ant do pas the amount of his purchase-money into
all the circumstances of the&case, to be off his contract
Court against the next Seal Day.
after se long a delay as had occurred between the
NZ-PARTE BRAY, IN THE MATTER. OF BRAY. 19th of July and the 28th of November; having had
Sir S. Itostieev, in this case, stated this to be an frequent opportunities of making up his mind upon
application on the part of the brothers and sisters of the course lie intended to pursue.
a lunatic, to have it referred hack to the Master, to The Jury found a verdict for the Plaintiff, damages
• cake a report, agreeably to his Lordship's last re. , 6001. being the value of the bacon at the time it ar-
feral's'''. On the matter coming last before the Master, i rived, having reference to the fact of its not being the 4
Mr. Lee, the Committee of the person of the tuna- !article warranted by the contract. •
tic, declared kis inability to make nut a statement of BILL V. MUNRO.
hi' disbursetneeta he had made on account of the lie. The Plaintiff declared, as indorsee of a bill of ex-
and his family ; anal had since presented a pe- change, dated 24th July, 1814, drawu by the late
tiljoir, pray:big to he allowed 18(101. a-year for the unfortunate John Drew May, who was executed for
auppertof the lunatic, on the assures's* of his being forgery, and accepted by the Defendant in the name
breught to London, reIMI of hating a coach at his of himself and partner, Mclntosh, who was not in.
command. The Master had
_granted 12001. a-year eluded in the action, from the eircemstanee of his be.
upon these _conditions; bat no part of them had yet ing outlawed. The amount of the bill was 81351. 11s.
been complied with. I The Plaintiff was stated to he a respectablelnerchant,
Mr. Leach stated, on the part of Mr. Lee, that and the Defendant a dry-salter, carrying on business
this was a ease of peculiar hardship. lie msrrierl in Thames-street. Evidence Ives given of the De.
the full sister of the lunatic, anal, at the entreaty of fendant's acceptance and indorsement, and the fact of
his father, resigned his situation of a Surgeon iso the non-payment.
service oe the East India Company, in order to lend Mr. 'formers, on the part of the Defendant, soh.
his whole attention to the affairs of the lutiatie. On milted the following facts as a defenceto the action
the death of his father, when the luutitic became en- Nevins to the offence which Mr. J. D. May had
titled to the property its question, conceiving that he unfortunately expiated with his life, his friends and
was acting loco parentis to the lunatic and his fa- his friends' friends, desirous of doing every thing in
milt', proceeded to the best of his power to satisfy their power to prop up his sinking affairs, had ac-
each, giving to the wife, who was not iheMother of cejited hills for him to a considerable amount. The 1
the lunatic, but of a second marriage, and who had Defendant, amongst other persons, was induced to as-
been
left in very narrow eircumstances'by the father, list him, and he accurdingly accepted the bill in quits- I
an additional allowance of 150 t. a-year; to a 'sister tine, which at the time of acceptance was in blank, but
501. a-year, &c. This he did, under the reneece with an assurance that it should have the name of the
which he thought he might firmly plats:lts the family, respectable house of Newmarsii and Co. attached (nit.
that acting to them loco rarentis, his acts 'in this ca. The 1,111, however, was gisca to the Plaintiff, who dis.
piety would never be retied in tioeition ; bet that counted it for May. Shortly after May was apprehend.
all tee rents of this property might fairly be dis. ed fur funs y, Mr. Lambe, the Defendant's Solieitor,
horsed Its the support of the family. Trusting to waited upon him In the Poultry Compter, to know
this, he had kept 110 accounts of his disbursements, what security he had to give for the payment of the '
and st RS therefore unable, when, in the year 1811, a Defendant's acceptance, wimp it should become due.
reteseare was mete to the Master to make a report To this May replied, that he had given the Plaintiff
as to what had been the eipence of maintaining the acceptances, more than the amount of the bill in
lunatic from the year 1806, and what it was reason. question, of a gentleman named Brougham, a native
able to allow for his Maintenance in time coming, to of Westmorland, for the express purpose of taking
make up an account of his disbursements, never up the Defendant's bill when it was of age, and that
ing kept any account of the same; but the Learned the Plaintiff had expressly promised to apply the
Counsel submitted, this was a thing whit!' be could proceeds of Mr. Brougham's hills to that purpose.—
not be called on to do, having expended the funds in It was admitted that Mr. Brougham's bills were duly
the geoeral support of the family, not supposing honoured. What passed at this interview with May,
that he would be called on for an account. was communicated by Mr. Lambe to the Plaintiff,
The LORD CHANCELLOR Said, he had often look. who did not deny the facts io stated. The Learned
ed into the case with great pain, conceiving that the Counsel therefore submitted that this was an answer
payments made by Mr. Lee could not receive the to the present action, inasmuch as it was proof of
sanction of the Court, however conscientiously they payment of the bill, or at least an undertaking on
might have been madeond however the party on whose the part of the Pmiutiff to pay it when it became
account they were etstted to have been made might due.
have approved of them, had he been capable of Mr. Lambe was examined to the facts thus stated;
judging. His Lordship felt the greater regret in this he swore positively to their truth.
case, supposing himself under obligations to Mr. ' The ATTORNF.Y-G VIER 11, said, he could not resist
Bray, the elder, from whom lie had profited in the this evidence; for if true it was an answer to the
earlier years of his legal pursuits. For his own sa- action.
tisfaction therefore, and to ease his mind upon this • Lord Eaarsnottouen said it was certainly an ex-
wogt painful subject, he should look into the matter pyess undertaking, which would hied the Plaintiff,
within the Iwo or three next days ; and in the mean i and lie must therefore be called.—Nonsuited.
time, Iris Lordship thought the thing most necessary
to be done was, to settle the allowance to be made
fee the future maintenance of the lunatic, which his
Lordship proposed fixing at one thousand riis hen.
gnarl puonds a...s ear.
Sir S. Itoutt.Ly said, that was greatly more than
the circam-tancea of the case misdeed. The Report
of the Master ordered I,`-001. a-year, the additional
2001. being on the condition of the lunatic's being
brought to London for Medical aid, which had not
b done.
The Lotto Cuastcxer.oa then intimated that he
should feel himself called on to read all the papers,
and should furnish the parties with his opinion on the
verz first oppoatunity.
EX-PARTE gnat nox, IN THE MATTER OF EDRIDGE.
S:r A ItTilUlt PIGGOTT, in this matter, prayed
that the sum of 711. Bs. 6t1., being the costs its-
corred by his clients, who were the nearest of kin,
la claiming the custody of the person of the lu-
natic, should be paid over to them out of the funds
itt Court.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY did not know whether the
sum in the Court was sufficient for the support of
the lunatic, who was at present supported at the sole
a.al eaclusive expence of Mrs. Lloyd FairiAse. It
could do no harm to let the matter lie• over in
the meantime, till the Master should make his re-
'port, and when it would be found how the matter
realty stood. •
Sir Aimee ,PIGGOTT submitted, that the sum
wanted by his clients was eatiernely small, anti
could not make any great difference on the fund
our of which the lunatic was to be supported, on
which Mrs. Llegd Edridge could at any time have re-
colf•10.
The Lone Ciiiiaiima desired that the matter
might be menliosed brio, when parties; perhaps,

Der. 42.

• " POLICE.. .
I On •ti the lath inst. in the Cin.Dliti,:D
Bath, Fails,
--smoV--- Crawford, M. D. in the 351 b sear of her age.
GANG OrFOREIGN THIEVES.
Oa Mp. JoannaJu, wife of Thames James,
On Wednesdny, at Stoke Newingtan, in re\
__6aTbedurola6Ly, tether house in Grosvenor-sqe.
Mattstmeseeoast.—Faiday,hdalkilr and Nitiollnil
two Lusters.' were brought lip mid iinderweat another exam'.
ur();1 rite 15th ult. in Laurens Du rid, South
nation, charged with being concerned in a gang of their coun-
trymen in plundering varions Jewellers, mid other alinat. in Solomon !chief, age 4 ii.s. ‘ ears. lie
eta. bet
inhere he lived until he was 19 yeati old : lee Orris
the ( ity. A number of persons atterided yesterday and identi-
fied the two Prisoners, particularly Abdallich. as being twist .
America, and resided in elie Slate of alaryland
y,eitectrstaginr.rilzhihseddeatetnh.remlivnee.drpt7 risnalithi Carolina,
active in the practice of certain tricks, by %skirts he and las
companions effected their robberies. Nut an article, however,
st . teeth Of I
of their plunder has as yet been traced, although the parties are sided
A few days before his dNitli.he juiced a hunting-,
well known to the pawnbrokers about Sandwell, Ha'clitfe..nial
acts killed a deer.
that quarter. The Prisoner Alidaltah, it appeared, had dealt and -
extensively in those marts, no less than bOptiwnbbrokers dupli- . _
cafes being traced to him. DtIllf.ITY. sec.
The Lotto 'tisane sad, that notwithstanding the failure of
F4NCOUR,AGEi) by trt Di farm
suchi proof as would enable him to commit Me Prioiners, he
thought the depreda inns of 100 serious n nature to disc large
theta. and trusted, that by the activity of the officers, and the a few prevalent Corciplaird., wh:ri hasrlwen es,
appearance of some individuals ahe could bring home acharge experience of many seats, n.: I *fit laid ease:
ut felony efectuolly upon the skit exarninatian, the difficulty senstole also. of the impla. cite. is totalling to
would he removed. If, however, they failed in this also, he Medical Men cantittiag t!:cit atietal,ii in b iert,
would take such Wept as would secure the public from further ease., Mes-ri. GOSS , sat CO. 51§-rubtrs of U
depredations on the part of this formidable gang of Lascars by lege of Sorera in Lou•ron, entails). tie direct
removing them out of the country. Unfortunately, we iljnim too thos.i. fliso.sicrs arising flioti a swerve "ilestriteli
many thieves of our owe,. coasic:irate Ylii(11, which not mily ' ottraarin- a
~
i The Prisoners were then remanded until Tuesday next. of Dery-:us Alfactiens, hut a s.• vidalis on ire i
~. ,
I Qumen-siaosez.—Friday, Elizabeth Gore was charged with eilervalioll iattloritutle' ni old ':grs • I'. OW .diit:t,
committing a most violent assault on Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel nubility or Defirjene,, " !'eu lull' ulle'e"i'sttlalaca
Limits of St. James's-street. fel habits, excessive diiiikiag, :oat residents* :ii
Mr. Lien/me:wed, that the Prisoner was his servant; that tea Of any either cause, by v. litik the p3We'fii. elf
Wilinntillay night, when he had company, she abseuted her- become eufecbled, as natal:lllY educated titirr.'eons
self against his consent ; neat morning he was going lo dress, in they olref a firing safe. "Rd ''Peilil raWoralina
order to wait on his !loyal Highness the Duke of !tent, be hap- vigorous health.
petted to go into the kitchen in his shirtsleeves, when be met 'here tin early application is made fin the
her ; he remonstrated vials her about thee impropriety of her Min I/isitrdor, frequently contracted iu a 'mimeo.
conduct, when she turned to A acs IkreNKR• seizing hint by the ts, the eradication ni generally e ;dried' he tee sheet
co'lar, and striking hint about the Andy in a most desperate ten days, laild in the in"rl. "Iv'estrea and i""ilhaily des,
manner, until Mrs. L. came to his assistance, whom she served Yeas/mil Infection, characterized tey a varieta afaeiskiad a
in like nsanner ; at last, he got himself extricated, hut not he- distressing syesphise.„, • perseverance in Inner lllMlVikiniolli f
straint in diet ire exercise) will emote to the Palest alarmism
fore she ore all hie Hewn into pieces, with such power, *at he
believed all the brewers' men iii London could not secure her. rind radical cute.
'Die Prisoner admitted this fact, butt said that he first assattlt. • The Diseases of the Urethra, ils freratentf
ed and kicked her.—Ordered to find bail. with, or rinsing fume the :rinse t'imitatiao, has.
their al multi.* t by mi iMatlible ant improved plan, ,
elided to remove übstianie Griefs end Strictures,
recent or of long &rattan, n iiiiiilll flia•lifilite .
and dangereassuse of the Caustic il• mak*. feline is,
adduced of very ineeterate efiFtio, of sesrral year.
haying siclded to their methsd iii s few dass. after
been attempted by other Peartitiocims lantana
such has been the aareenble result of a rattier
that shy mode of treaireeto has tot, in no- Illaido, ....„,...
prayed abortive, dirritu, which pee iad 'mans tbotristud
of limb Sexes have exaerlincert the ecjirseseot of has,
perfectly cured, after legend and injuri.edo methods
persevered in to no purpose.
1 To Married females, abuse et pert:ohms of
! pledges of connubial happiness have beta defeated.
be a pleasing rellection to k: ow. that by a proper p
in their reined es. the general health is renovated,
• pediment. remosed.
' Messrs. (loft and Co. eaclasively professing the
particular compleints, i.e order that they tarty -
ny a mistaken few, with the citiloqay so justly as
iemwant empitk, flank it but justice I. them Mites
that they have been properly *aerated and initiated 1w
branch of the profession (, erlifi: 0.1 of sr trice, from
hosinials, and testimonial. fra;:i the hiehmt prafessioutil
rities, they have to convince any eoquirer). Thal a -
in the warmer hemisphere of our eastern amid,
other pmts. emboldens them to assert, that tr...._
leaving been c isteitied to Jiseases already enumerated,
oft' ', rertainiv of ref:ovation to such :is ma 1.:,:m0r
' it. blitatiag chl'cts of tr life passed under the% tin rid 7
ftrtter, that having leid vpportunities, ir their pre'
pettily, or corniest: tutu intimate neger:i,,l iani• With
tintusi habit: of smearing pirsoas, they offer to '
assurances of immedi..te relo• f ; treat tar success ..
their endeavours first intim: ii them to quit the practice
general praciitioners and tars preseme their pretensians
Slime a fair ground fur the unnecebseted. confidence
Which they have, by the public, beck so li: mall, honoured.
Patients in Ilic emniry are remit:lad to state (he particulim
of their case, nee, acid manlier or aviaries enclosing.* emigrants
for advice and medicines, mad the remedies will be given unfits
warded to any part of the kingdom. " • . .
Ter be constelted at their borne daily (persannlly, or by lettet,
post paid) by patients of either sea, with secrecy, delicacy,
and attention.
Goss and Co. Surgeons,lS, Rotiverie-street, Fleet-street.
May 1. 18d9.

MARKETS.

CORII-FIcnANGE, Dtc. 22.—The Wheni trade still confi-
ne. dull. and few, stiles Wive been made at privet ►ather lower.
—ltarley heavy salt'. at Is. reilurti,m, nod large supply on h .4.
—Beans and thos Is. lower.—Other articles remain the same.
Wllliat (English) 4) 141 Beans
Ditto (Foreign) 4 1 70 1 Old ditto —
Rye, `B :.2 i Tick do. 26 '2B
Riffles '26 28 N•ow ..
New ditto 1 Ortis
Malt

Pens 3l 31 ; Poittod do. .. . £6
News ditto — ' Feed ditto 78 f 4
Ditto Boilers 35 33 Pine Flour .....
grew Pas

UXBRIDGE.
IBoro-Ingteett:t'9 Iteturn.—ThuitioAr. DEC. 21.
Wheat, per load lOl. 109. to 171. 51.
Barley, tier quartz r —d. to 27!. ---d.
Oats
Beaus
Old Ditto ..... —d. to 365. —d.
Peas

ELI) MARK I.T. thoc. 22.
'f,,,i,.k tre (Mil, per stoat of SR,.
stet, 4. tl.l To 5, 4 Head sd Cattle this day t
Wilmot .44 o'. t.• 5, fit. !least* . 760
.1f cal ... 6 yd. to 74. 114. 3heep • 9,340
!t et 4a. 44 it% 5.. ft % 1 Calves
lamb . Od. to U.. Oi. Pip
II A if.BSA RKET.
if .v
O. O. in 61. 0.. 04.
Straw 11. 1‘14.. Pd.. to 11. 16 .M

INV...II:GAIL AND LEADENIIALL MARKETS,
(b) the ('area...)
Reef .. As: V. to Si. 44. I Veld .... 0.1. to 6i. Id.
Nimes ... Se. bd. in Ss. lid. I nark 4t. W. to bs. Ad.
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PRICK
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Kest .... U. t 6 g! 91t4