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COURT OF lillatra SENOR, Fn. 19
public performance of plays in his school. I have , PVILLIPS
riot Dr: BAnnow'm Treatise upon Education at pre- V. ItOBERTON.
sent to refer to, nor have I seen it for a considerable! Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN stated the Plaintiff in this,
time : he was a man of .extensive learning, great ex. i case to be a Furnishing Smith. The Defendant was it
perience, and high reputation as a schoolmaster, and Surgeon or Physician, residing in Jermyu-street, and
.during part of the time.he presided' over the school ' related to a Gentleman of the same profession, who
in Soho-square, public plays were performed by the left the kingdom some time since under the imputatiob
scholars; but in his Treatise, I remember, he gives of a serious offence in his professional practice. The
the most convincing reasons, for hie, subsequent dis. • circumstances, as they applje'd to a female with whom
approbation of those performances, one of which the Doctor lived, were proinulgitted some time since.
was, that they had actually led the pupils to becomelThe action was brought to recover the value of se-
players, whose profe. ssioi Monsieur DE Gnssxne veral articles furnished to his beam, for the removal
stigmatizes (with what delicacy or justice I will not of goods from the house of the Defendant's brother
pretend to determine) as both mercenary and slavish. in Burlington-street to Jermyn-street, and for the
Dr. Eseaow also describes, in forcible terms, the in. use and occupation of a room hired to hold many of
jury done to the discipline and regularity of a school the articles so removed. After the brother of the
by those public exhibitions. lit short, I am con- • Defendant had absconded, the property was removed
'laced, that though the public performance of plays,: to the Plaintiff's house. Among the articles were
public breakfasts, public dinners, balls, military skeletons, mangled limbs of human bodies, and bones
dress, and military bands in a school may stave to , of deceased persons, with preparations fit for anato.
amuse the scholars,• and be more agreeable to them , mical study and dissection. The whole of this dead
than their studies, they cannot in any degree pro.. i stock, as it was termed, the Plaintiff shut up in a
mote the attainment of that sound and useful know-' room, and considering the nuisance it produced, no
ledge which may be beneficial to them in future life ; t person could think the sum charged, namely, four
whilst they will tend to inspire in theta a relish for shillings a week, unreasonable. The Learned Ser-
pleasure, and most probably lay the foundation of jeant proved the delivery of the goods, consisting of
habits cf early- disiipation : and though the public a stove, and one or two other articles; also the cart-
exhibition of the talents of their Childr:at may produce fog and delivery of goods from Doctor Roberton's
in the minds of parents a temporary gratification, at house, in Burlingtou-street, to the Defendant's, in
bow dear a rate will that he purchased if it should Jermyn-street, St. James's. The Plaintiff', it ap.
eventualy be productive of such consequences! A , peered, had kept back a part of Dr. Roberton's
detail oft the various objections which might be sug- property, instead of conveying it to the house of the
gested and enforced against this new system of Eng- Defendant, on the ground that Dr. R. stood in-
lish Education would fill' a volume, but f am afraid ; debted t 6 him a small bill previous to leaving the
I have already trespassed too far en the columns' 'of i country.—Several females, examined to prove the
your paper. If, however, my observations shalt occupation of the Plaintiraioom, spoke of objectai,
serve to excite the serious attention of parents to brought from the Doctor's it .ly not fit to meet the'
this important subject, and lead them to an atten. eyes of any but those who could brave the most
tire consideration of a system so different from that horrific sights. Blue Beeill's chamber was a plea.
which has hitherto been pursued with success by duo sant spectacle, compared with the imaginary prospects
own countrymen in the education of British youth, mysteriously hinted at on this occasion.
my purpose will be answered - and I shall now take Mr. Serjeant LENS admitted that he was liable to
my leave of Monsieur De dezerat„ with recom- pay for one or two articles of iron goods, and no more,
mending him to select for hts 'pupil's next dramatic j and complained that much confusion had been intro-
exhibition the scene in Mr. girteLnalt'S excellent duced into the case to cover the defects of the Plain.
Farce of the Crith,, in which he has so admirably tiff's case. The Plaintiff had detained the property
described the whole science of pufflog.—l am, &c. of Dr. Sohn Roberton, after charging the Defendant
Jan. 27, 1.912. AN ENGLISHMAN. for the coaveyanee of that property. •On the whole,
-••••••-.. nothing ought to be paid for cart hire and porterage;
The paper of the Hampshire Courier, of Norm- the detention of the goods would hereafter become the
her 25th, above alluded to, contains a Letter from subject of an action.
one who styles himself a " CONSTANT Sussealsen," The Judge observed, the Plaintiff has been in-
and is filled with high commondations of the per- trusted with these goods, and he new makes a de.
formance of the young Gentlemen of the Academy mand for removing them without having given up
in the tragedy of Cato, the farce of the Review, and' these goods, which were the property of the De-
e pantomimic ballet, the whole profit of which was I fendant's brother. .1
to be appropriated towards supporting the poor of the Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN.—If he should be eat.
Isle of Wight above the age of seventy (certainly a jawed what would the Crown say to us for giving
most laudable object), and then it informs us of what them ii, '
that support consisted: " that they, to the number Junop;.—The Plaintiff has a right to the goods, if
of 55, sat down to a dinner the Green Dragon
at they were left in his possession • ' the Defendant had
Assembly Room, where a numerous and respectable notlingto do but to have made a demand for those
company was assembled to witness the Pleasing goods, and you must have given them u
scene ; many loyal toasts were drank, the Band of • Sereaut VAUGHAN.—We will undertakel to deliver 1
the Academy playing etppropriait tunes to oaels."— - • •
up the goods. There is nothing but a few old bones
When acts of charity are estentatsously displayed, it and skeletons.
requires but little discernment to discover the me.l ' 1
jiTssot, addressing the Jury—Gentlemen, you will
tires of those who are forward in ;promoting theta;', give a verdict for 141. the Plaintiff undertaking to
and it requires a, little to determine, whether the i deliver these goods. .They belonged to Dr. Itober-
time of school-boys might not be better employed ton' the Gentleman who is gone abroad, and I think
than in practising or listening to tunes, for the en. the thing
to be done should be, that Mrs. Bar (the
tertainment of the company it a public dinner. The Defendant's housekeeper, and formerly housekeeper
Courier, of December Q, contains a short Letter, to Dr. Roberton) should go to the house of
a and Phillips,
signed "A Rsonari.Seasoattne,a," who makes some 1 is
sealant there belonging to that Gentleman.—
sensible remarks upon the time lost by the children They are to be delivered up to the Defendant against
in acquiring their parts, and open the baneful effects all
theatrical performances may have, by impressing
SethrjeiwtoitrlTd.attailass,—The Defendant must give us
upon youthful minds an early taste for the stage. I
I proper security for Cm delivery.—lt was intimated
This again ,called forth the champion of Mr. Ds ' eget-a boNtd might be given.
Gartruz, " A Cot-rawer SUBSCRIBER," who,' iii Mr. w 0:-
raturs.—We don't like this Gentleman's
the paper of the 9th December, " candidly acknow. bend for them.
ledges" that the opinion of a REGULAR SUBSC4TBEU I
•YEIDGE.YOU don't like! why don't you like it ?
was formerly his own, " till, as a parent, he re. they have hien left in his possession, and nobody else
calved to his objections 'gait* manual' the uniform,
exercise, and lon of tine, as answer from Mr. Dt Serjeant VAUGUAN.--My- bard, they may have
Gaxwrus, by lower," of which be gives a copy,
them, tney are only bones.
signed L'Abbe Da. Gal/ITUE, but without a date; The Jury founda verdict for the Plaintiff, damages
and the first paragraph of this letter is most remark. 131. no.
able, for Mr. De Gnenenn gives ae a reason for The itaXiit then observed,--If the Plaintiff does
writing this letter, that it is to convince hit friend, not deliver them, you have a proper remedy. , The
the CONSTANT SuBSCRIISER, " that he did not gra- Defendant has a right to the possession against all the
tify mere fancy, but acted for the-best on behalf of 1 world.
his children, when be gave his support to Mr. Di 1 • .
GRENTHE'S plan for having his pupils dressed alike,
instructed in the military exercise; and accustomed
to perforM publicly. Now, the CONSTANT SUB-
SCRIBER, in his first letter, states, thit be vas in-
duced, " from the account the Editor of the Courier
gave the last year of the performance of the young
Gentlemen, to see their play this yam. ;" an at
sort of reason to assign, if be then, or at any other
period, had entrusted his 'children to the care of
Monsiear Da GIIENTIte; and I think there is but
little difficulty in deciding who was the writer or dic-
tator il
of these letters of a CONSTANT SUBSCRIBER.
Mr. DE GRENTHE'S letter is so long, that it cannot
reasonably be exp,,cted you could find room for it;
but as it is a curious production, arid some of your
Readers may pfrhaps wish to see it, they may, no I
doubt, obtain the perusal of it by referring to the
files at the coffee-houses, where the provincial papers
are kept. I think, Sir, you will agree with me, that
upon this occasion it was impossible to avoid being in
some degree personal ; my objections were made to a
system of education pursued by an individual, who
had before come forward, and publicly justified that l
system; and I think the Editor of the Hampshire
Courier was bound in common justice to give pm:Mi.'
city to those objections, as 'well as' to the **Aim.
tion ; this novel system involving, as every slant
of education must, the most valuable iateriitti 114 Ass•
colainunity. • My object was to caH the attention oft
parents to this system, and the discordant princtgleri
of which it is combined? Which remind one of eel
high-seasoned dish-of Freor,b cookery caloulated t&.
gratify the palates of many, fit* to cbntribtite whole.
some nemigth and nourishment to none; and .1 am.:
well convinced, from the spirit of justice and ;tido.'
pendence manifested in your Paper, and year wish
on alloccesions.to render 'write to your aemstry,
that if my observations deserve to meet the pablitseye,
you will insert them at the first eoevenientopportu.
uity.—l QM, Sir,,yrt an4the Public's well-wisher,
Lords* Fe+. M it e. AN KNGLT,SIIMAN,

We understand, from authority, that in conse-
quence of the late decision or the Court of King's
Bench, the Rev. Dr. POVAII has submitted his case to
the consideration of his Grace the Archbishop of
CA•ITERIWAY) whose decision is anxiously expected

tie public.
It is not unworthy of observation, that tat crew.
of the Laurel, lately wrecked in Quiberon Bay, was
composed of drafts from the Pallas, Nymplte, and
Junon, all of which ships have been lost in different
Ewa s. Most of the officers also served iu those ships,
'aid on this' as well as on former occasions' have, to-
iLether with the crew, been so unfortunate as to lose
t eir

alf.- The - Laurel was pierced for fifty guns,
and manned with 300 men. She was one of the
;fastest sailers, and the.largest frigate in our navy.
It was Mrs:Doherty (daughter of Mr. Hunter, of
Mansfield-street, not Mrs. W. as erroneously stated
in some of the papers) who shot herself at No. 11.
Devonshire-street, Portland-place, a few morninin
since.
Luck! great luck! extraordinary unparalleled '
luck !—Messrs. PIDDING and Co. No. 1, Coruhill,
neVtothe Mansion-house, have the Supreme grafi li-
elation to announce, thatithey have sold the Number
' 31011 (Pass B), aPrize or to,ocoi. in twelve Shares,;
ails° i4i Nritntier 2,92lTaass 8), a Prize Of 4001. in
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OLD BA/LEY. •
'Yesterday the General Sessions of the Peace com-
menced iu this Court before the LORD •MAYOR, Mr.
Justice Heatu, Mr. Justice BAILEY and Sir (holm
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Wool).
Edward Proctor was first put to the bar, charged
with having secreted effects from his creditors, he
being a bankrupt.
The Prisoner, as it appeared in the course of the
proceedings, had tnawaged the stable department of
the.. Bell .Savage Inn, in which situation having failed,
and•in due form made an ostensible surrender of his
property to the assignees of his creditors, he in fact
kept beck two horses, which he sent to grass at
Chiswick. Some time after the surrender, he pro-
posed to the assignees, that they should become the
purchasers of these two horses, stating them to be
the property of a Mr. Simon Cock; a negocilition
for the sale of the horses ensued, in the course of
which, the fact of their being the property of the
Prisoner was disclosed, and the present prosecution
was the result. Seventy guineas had been demanded
for the horses; but it appearing from the testimony
of various witnesses, that they were unsound, and
not worth twenty, the prisoner was Acquitted—it
being held, that a bankrupt had a right to retain
jproperty. to that amount.
Leg Sutton stood charged with having forged a
check, in the name of Thomas Jackson, for 1601.
and fueling uttered the same with the intent of de-
frauding Messrs. Davidson and Co. bankers. The
indictment contained a second count, by which he
was charged with having forged a second check to• the
Immo amount and with the same intent.
The following is the'substance of the evidence of
the clerk of Messrs. Davison and Co. which cow-
prises. the chief particulars of the case :
Jackson is the brother-in-law of Sutton, and had
I current account at the time of the transaction
with Messrs. Davison and Co.; a check was tender-
ed at their bank on the 20th of December last, for
the above-mentioned sum, by a person of the name of
Fabrey, and signed Jackson, the witness, who re-
ceived the check, not thinking the hand writing to be
that of Mr. Jackson, Fabrey was interrogated with
respect to the person from whom he had received the
check; and an explanation ensued, which was fol-
lowed by Fabrey conducting Mr. Hollowell, the
clerk, to the Robin Hood public-house, where the
Prisoner was found waiting to receive the money for
the check from Fabrey. He appeared somewhat can-
fused, but maintained that the check had been signed
-by his brother-in-law, and accompanied the witness
to the batik, when the difference of the hand in
which the signature was written, from that of Mr.
Jackson, being mentioned, he accounted for it, by
Saying, that when his brother-in-law had given him
the check, on the preceding night, he was in good
humour, meaning that he was intoxicated: He then,
proposed to get another check in place of that which
had been refused ; and,. having left the bank for the
Purpose, returned in an hoar, and throwing a second
check upon the counter, asked, with much con&
deuce, whether they would pay it. This was re=
Wed, upon which he asked to have five pounils upon
it, till it was convenient for Mr. Jackson to come
forward to confirm his act in person, this was also
i refused ; and; on further interrogatories, the .Prisoner
confessed his crime, stating, at the same time, that he
was weary of his life; and, if he had courage enough,
he would have, ere then, blown his braitis out.
The Prisoner was Acquitted on the first count of
the indictment, in consequence of the non-appearance
of Fabrey, whose evidence was necessary to substait-
tiate the charge; and, on the second, in consequence
'of his brother-in-law, Mr. Jackson, having lost the
check.
Jonathan Thomson was indicted for stealing two
boots, the property of a person of the name of
Lee ; but the Prosecutor not appearing when called
for, forfeited his recognizance, and the Prisoner was
Acquitted.
Ann Hill stood charged with stealing two gowns
and other articles, the property of Joseph Year-
! ford, a soldier in the Guards, and who has a house
iu Westminste.r.
It appeared from the testimony of the wife of the
Prosecutor, that the Prisoner lodged in her house,
and had taken advantage of her absence to purloin
the articles in question, which she-deposited at the
bar of the Horse Guards Suttling-house. The land-
lord of which corroborated her evidence.
The Prisoner, in her defence, said, that she had
intended going into the country, and having made
up a bundle of her own clothes in order to take with
ber, she had pee out for a short time, and on her
return► took the bundle, which she conceived to be in
the same state as when she had left it, to the Sut- ,
thug-house, where it was to remain till her depar-1
ture ; her own clothes, however, had been changed
' while she was out for those of her landlady. This
statement was overthrown by the testimony of the
Officer who had apprehended her, and to whom, on
her apprehension, she stated that she had left her
, clothes at a house in the Haymarket ; where it ap-
peared, on enquiry, that she had not been.—Yerdict--
Guilty of stealing under the value of forty shillings.
Thomas Jenkins was indicted for stealing from the
dwelling-house of Wm. Strong, a silver pint mug,
three silver scallop shells, and other articles, value
about 40s. The Prisoner had been servant to Mr.
Strong, and had been discharged ; he returneda night
or two after, and availed himself of his acquaintance
with Mr. Strong's premises, to perpetrate the crime I
for which he wee arraigned. He had carried part of
his booty to the shop of a Mr. Page, a pawnbroker,
in Liquorpond-street, wbere suspicions being aroused
by the state of the articles, and the appearance of
the Prisoner, he questioned him as to where he had
got them. The Prisoner replied that his father was
an attorney in the country, who had failed in his
!mines?, and that the property was his. Mr. Page
not deeming that a sufficient account, further asked
father's crest ? and in consequence
attending his inability to answer
him apprehended, and on his be- I
Officer, the silver mug was found.]
being called ea for hia.defence, made
of his crime ; and She silver mug
Mr. Page, in, the course of the trial,
melted down, the value• of 40s.
necessary tit cinititistm
returned a verdict of Guilty—Death.

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4,4 fib, ok o*. suite Lottery finished him what wes his fa
Rh, 40:110, a Pilll,4if 40,4091.: was sold . of much confusion 4
is's tl"!* 'ROW; and iiiig Slateenth the citiestion, had h
"ettnts# poi QisOntoCtjit4 Co. attheir ing pearcked by an 4
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o''.`""--776. eV") Prise, cl4wet:ii. :rpiediy, The Prisoner beii
were Sold in dtiSliares, by limns 41,Cern. a NI confession of
tharieg-creas, where the fortunate Holders Soleg sworn by Mr
re! may reseitetheir money 444140sivid : lat anteseerla ems if
i PFil• 01Moc#47711LS8Sx1,0001.:.410.,r,wbicit excess is nem
tSlat/ 400 L-908, 4001. ' tenet; the Jury rob: