The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-02-18
MELANCHOLY FIRE

MELANCHOLY FIRE
HALIFAX, N. s. JAN. 23.--On the morn.
ing OF Thursday last, little before day
light, dwelling house occupied by Mr..
Quin, poor man, residing on the north
east side Of MsNab's island, was disco.
yered to be on FIRE. The wife OF mr.. Quin
had been delivered Of child only the
day previous, and tho FIRE communicat-
ing with some straw in the loft, spread
with such ferceness and rapidly, that i,
was with difficulty ho saved his wife and
new born infant, through window, and
laid them in blanket on the snow. In
that dreadful state, they remained for o
considerable time-and are now lying
dangerously i'll. The husband in the
mean while was straining every nerve to
rescue from the flames his other two
children who were respectively, Is
months, and 4 years OF age hut the
desperate exertions of father, were,
alas unavai!iug. As he approached
the spot, half suffocated with smoke, and
frantic with anxiety the roof fell in !;
and both the children persisted in the
flames. Recorder.
CARRYING OFF DEBTORS.
Suhreme Court, Jan. l7.-Boggs and
Hartshorne, VS.. Owen. This was case
Of damage, tho defendant, master of the
American schr. Hannah, having taken
VIM. Parkyns, blacksmith, on board his
vessel In this harbor, without the requi-
site passport from the Office of the pro.
vincial secretary, and carried him from
hence to Philadelphia, July 1920. Ii
was contended on the part of the defen-
dant, that Parkyns was miserable pau
per and of course, that the plaintiffs
| had, in reality. sustained no damage
But it appearing in evidence, that he
was hale, middle-aged man, industrious
and sober, and that he was actually in
possession often or twelve pounds of
cash, at the time of his absconding; the
jury GpeciaD returned verdict for the
plaintiffs, ZIG IS. 7d.-the whole oftheir
demand. - w. Chronicle.
| LAW.
Law and Justice in England may be
quoted as applicable to us, inasmuch as
our laws are founded upon British juris-
prudence.
Rents "A case was decided at the
court OF common pleas, London, Gilman
versus Elton, to recover goods seized for
rent. The question was, whether the
goods OF third party, while in the hands
OF a factor, were subject to distress for
rent The case was decided az stated
below by the chief Justice:
The chief justice said, the right Of the
landlord to distrain for rent was clear in
point Of law, and the rule was to take all
that wss found on the premises, TRINA
facie, as belonging to the landlord. But,
this like every other general rule, had its
exceptions; and the question was, whe-
the prfisgt fhss sa II ib within In the
not that of a right 10 distrain the proner,v
OF one man found on another mans nre.
mses; that would be contrary to natura,
Justice. The foundation of the rnle wa.
the principle OF public convenience in the
prevention OF fraud. The principle of
me exceptions was very clearly laid down.
ana all the exceptions were in favor of
Puo.ic convenience in trade, and seemed
10 MN to apply much more stronply ir
the case OF factor than of any other ex'
ceptIon. Deciding upon this case bv ana.
'osy rom the general principle, it ap-
peaIeo TO him not to be distineuisbable
rom the case of goods sent to ware
nous or an Inn, or wharf, ali Of which
were ADMITTED exceptions and without
spPylng himself to any other case, but |
SIMPLY 70 that which was before the conrt.
ne should say that the goods of a third
par! IN the hands OF factor, are not
liable to distress for rent