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three months, and the fheriff's officer to pay a fine of 30l. and be committed till he pay the fame.

This day the following 13th. decifion was made refpecting bankrupts, by the Earl of Mansfield, which being materially neceffary to be known to the practifers in the law, but more efpecially to thofe who have concerns in bankruptcy, we here give it to the public. Mr. Ifaac, the plaintiff, brought his action against Mr. Harriton, the theriff of Suffex, for having returned a warrant, Non eft inventus, in an action, Ifaac against Henwood, when in fact the defendant Henwood had been arrested, but the officer had thought proper not to hold his prifoner on his having been found a bankrupt, and on his producing a fummons from the commiflioners of bankruptcy, which he confidered as a protection from arrefts before the day fixed for his final furrender, which the theriff on the above trial made the ground of his defence. The fheriff produced Mr. Wells, the meffenger, to prove the bankruptcy, and that Henwood was in cuftody, fubfequent to the fervice of the commiffioners' fummons. Lord Mansfield declared, that a commiflion of bankruptcy could not prevent the bankrupt from arreft any farther than at the actual time of the bankrupt's going to, ftaying with, and coming from the commiflioners, and directed the jury to find a verdict for the plaintiff with full cofts of fuit, which they did accordingly. Mr. Dunning and Mr. Morgan, counfel for the plaintiff, the folicitor general for the defendant.

15th

The feffions at the Old Bailey, which began the

preceding Wednesday, ended, when four convicts received fentence of death; James Purfe, for a rape on the perfon of Eliz. Midwinter; Wm. Edwards, for robbing Wm. Randall on the highway, and brutally cutting off two of his fingers; Jofeph Biley, for ftealing a cow; and Tho. Humphrys, for robbing Wm. Biliany, on the highway near Pancras. At this feflions Albert Lowe was tried for the murder of his wife, and found guilty of manslaughter; to whom the judge made a very moving fpeech, addreffed to the feelings of the criminal, who had been guilty, he faid, of the most aggravated inftance of manslaughter he had ever remembered to come before any court. He did not arraign the jury for their verdict, but he fentenced the prifoner to 12 months imprisonment in Newgate, which doubles the usual punifhment.

A man, who had been 19th. taken at an E O table in Guilford, and a pettifogger in the law, were brought before Alderman Wooldridge at Guildhall, on warrants granted in confequence of bills of indictment being found against them the laft feffions at the Old Bailey, for an alarming inftance of villainy. The former was charged with wilful and corrupt perjury, committed by affidavit fworn to a debt of 11001. being due to him from a wine merchant at the weft end of the town, whom he had never feen or dealt with in any respect; and the other was accufed with acting as a willing agent in the character of an attorney, and iffuing the writ, not in his own name, but that of another man. The wine-merchant

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related the following particulars: viz. As a member of a fociety for the prevention and punishment of frauds, he had been very active to counteract a plot formed to fwindle a French gentleman out of a large fum of money, which did not fucceed; the parties who mifcarried in this fcheme vowed revenge, and the first step they took was to endeavour to destroy the reputation of the wine merchant by an information at the Board of Excife, for defrauding the revenue to a confiderable amount; but the commiffioners faw through the iniquity of the bufinefs, and ftopt the profecution. Soon after which, they put the iniquitous fcheme in execution, the fwearing the above false debt. They were committed for trial, and the fociety are to profecute, that the expence may not fall upon an injured individual.

This day the revived 24th. caufe (on a motion for a new trial last term) between a Jew dealer in lace, plaintiff, ad two marshalmen, Payne and Gates, defendants, came on before the Earl of Mansfield, at Guildhall. The only queftion was, whether the defendants were juftified in apprehending the plaintiff on a charge of felony, which, on examination before a magiftrate, was difmiffed? Lord Mansfield, in a very clear and full manner, laid down the law as lately fettled: his lordship faid, that on the former trial he had adhered to the doctrine of many old books, and confidered it neceffary for the juftification of a peace officer, that a felony fhould be committed to warrant the apprehenfion of a fuppofed felon but upon the motion for a

new trial, other authorities inclining to a different opinion were quoted, and upon folemn deliberation of the bench, it was agreed that it was not abfolutely requifite a felony fhould be committed. His lordship adverted to the danger and inconvenience of a conftable being liable to actions, if the charge fhould turn out to be groundlefs; and thewed alfo how the public would be affected, provided a peace officer had no authority to fecure a man fufpected of felony, and of whom he was required, at his peril, to lay hold as a thief. A conftable's duty was not to enquire, but to bring the offender, or fuppofed criminal, before a magiftrate for him to examine. If the charge was defective, or malicious, the party had a remedy against the perfon who employed the officer. At the fame time the conduct of the conftable fhould be pure and incòrrupt; he fhould know of no preconcerted plan of oppreffion; it fhould be bona fide fair, honeft, and regular in every degree. The jury were to review the behaviour of the marfhalmen, and if there appeared any thing like a job in it, they had exceeded the line of their authority, and were refponfible.No fuch kind of conduct had been imputed to them; there was no proof, nor any colour of evidence to charge them with improper motives; however, if the jury thought they acted in the fmalleft degree from combination, and with a knowledge of the falfity of the fact, they would give damages, otherwife find for them, which the jury did, and gave only 101. against the principal who made the charge.

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Yesterday the fuit brought by the Rev. Mr. Sellon, Minister of St. James, Clerkenwell, againft the Rev. Mr. Haweis, Rector of Aldwinkle, in Northamptonshire, and Chaplain to the Right Hon. the Countess of Huntingdon, for reading prayers, and preaching in the Pantheon Chapel, in Clerkenwell, commonly called Northampton Chapel, or Lady Huntingdon's Chapel, was determined in favour of Mr. Sellon. Several depofitions were read, proving, on one fide, that the chapel was a very large building, fufficient to hold between two and three thoufand perfons; that fifteen hundred, or two thoufand, often reforted to it; that it had doors open to the street; that tickets for admission to it, had been purchased of the Rev. Mr. Taylor; and that Mr. Sellon was greatly injured by it in the profits of his living. On the other fide-That the Countefs of Huntingdon had taken a leafe of the house and premifes; that the chapel was her family chapel; and that Mr. Haweis was chaplain to her ladyship, and officiated in the faid chapel only in that capacity. A depofition given by the Rev. Mr. Taylor, was read, declaring, that he never fold any tickets, for admiffion into the chapel, but that when any perfons fubfcribed any fum for the chapel, he gave them tickets for admillion, gratis. The right of peers, and their chaplains, with refpect to the point

in queftion, was fully argued; and the judge, after having entered into the full merits of the cafe, and pointed out the rule of right, with great precifion, paffed fentence upon Mr. Haweis, admonithing him for his fault, forbid, ding him to preach in the parish of Clerkenwell for the future, and condemning him to pay cofts.

The grofs produce of the tolls at Black-friars-bridge, from Michaelmas, 1775, to Michaelmas, 1779, amounts to 26,3671. 138. 6 d.. The lofs upon bad gold, filver, and copper, amounts to 20581. 12s. 3 d. And the falaries to tollmen and watchmen, and other incidental expences in that space, amount to no less than 3,8161. 168.5 d.

DIED, at Hanflet, near Leeds, Jothua Simpfon, Efq; aged 104.

At Wefthill Farm in Hampfhire, Mr. Thomas Dickens, aged 105. His wife died last year aged 98.

At Mortlake, Mrs. Bullock, aged 101.

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Robert Walfingham, Efq; aged

Sir Anthony Buchanan, Bart. aged 96.

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graph on the 14th of the fame month, each grofsly reflecting on Mr. Burke, for the part he had taken in the Houfe of Commons refpecting the unfortunate wretch who loft his life in the pillory, at St. Margaret's Hill, Southwark, on Tuesday the 11th of April. The rule was granted.

The report was made to zd. his majefty of the convicts under fentence of death in Newgate, who were convicted in April feffion, when the following were ordered for execution on Thursday next, viz. James Early, John Carr, and John Sparrow.

The following were refpited during his majesty's pleasure: Thomas Williams, alias Charles Calloway, Francis Thompson, and Sufannah Flood.

This day the petition of the Proteftant Affociation was prefented to parliament; and in the evening the dreadful riots and conflagrations commenced, which continued, without intermiffion, to the 8th. See a particular account in the Appendix.

6th. A few days ago was de

cided a matter in the Court of King's Bench, which had been referred from the aflizes held in March laft in Maidstone, as a point of law to the confideration of the judges. It was respecting the horses employed on a contract with the Hon. Board of Ordnance for the fervice of the Royal Artillery, whether from the ftipulated condition of that contract, which is, that the horfes, conductors, and drivers fo employed, while in actual fervice, fhall be received by the inn-keepers by billet upon their march or duty, and accommodated with quarters at and after the rate of dragoons

and their horfes; the Mutiny A&t, as it ftands, has made ample provifion for fuch horfes, &c. to be quartered upon the public: when, after a thorough difcuffion of the contract, and the principles upon which it is framed, the judges were pleafed to declare, that the horles, &c. while employed upon the public fervice, are fubject to the regulations and accommodations in general with the army, and comprehended in the 78th article of the Mutiny Bill, and 18th fection of the articles of war.

8th.

A meffage was fent from his majefty to each of the 12 judges, offering them the protection of the military; to which judge Gould returned the following answer: "That he had grown old under the protection of the Englith laws; that he was perfuaded, however fome perfons might be mifled, the people in general loved and refpected the laws; and fo great was his own attachment to them, that he would rather die under thofe, than live under the protection of any other laws."

9th."

The Earl of Surry and Sir Thomas Gascoigne read their recantation from the errors of the Church of Rome, before the Archbithop of Canterbury, last Sunday, and received the facrament; and have taken the oaths before Mr. Baron Hotham. His lordthip is candidate for Carlisle, and Sir Thomas for Beverley, in Yorkshire.

This day judgment was 12th. moved for in the Court of King's Bench against the perfon concerned in obftructing the workmen employed by the city of London in making a horfe towing path at Richmond. Some objec

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tions were made in point of law to the indictment, and over-ruled by the unanimous opinion of the court, which fet the right of the corporation to improve the navigation of the river in the cleareft light; for the court faid, that the city was authorized by act of parliament to complete the navigation by all ways and means in their difcretion; but as the city of London meant merely to eftablith their right, and not to infift on exemplary punishment, a nominal fine only was inflicted of 6s. Sd. Dr. John Parfons was, 13th. in full convocation, unanimoufly elected Clinical Profeffor to the Radcliffe Infirmary at Oxford. At the fame time, was read a letter from Sir Roger Newdigate, dated the first initant, fignifying his intention of declining to be the reprefentative of that learned body, at the end of the prefent parliament.

The Clinical Profefforfhip in that Univerfity, was founded by the late Chancellor, the Earl of Litchfield, for which purpose that nobleman devi-d his houfe and furniture in Hill ftreet, Berkeleyfquare, to be difpofed of after the death of the late Countefs Dowager of Litchfield; the fame was lately fold, and produced 42561. 8 s. 2 d. clear of all deductions; this fum, vested in the three per cent. confol. purchafed 7 791. 8 s. 4d. ftock, the intereft whereof amounts annually to 2121. ICS. This day their Royal 15th. Highneffes the Dukes of Gloucester and Cumberland went to court, for the first time fince their respective marriages.

This day the foreign ministers, refident at the Court of London,

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had private audiences refpectively of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, in confequence of his late reconciliation at court. At the fame time moft of the nobility and perfons of diftinction in town attended to pay their compliments on this occafion.

22d.

Came on in the Court of King's Bench, Weftmintier, before Mr. Juftice Buller. and a Special Jury, the trial between the Duke of Richmond and the Rev. Mr. Bate, as editor of a morning paper, on an information filed against the latter, for being acceffary to the publication of certain queries addreffed to his grace in that paper of the 25th of Feb. laft. The evidence adduced in favour of the prosecution were. the printer of the faid paper (who was firft profecuted for the faid offence) and the publisher of it. The former fwore that the author of the queries was a perfon of Plymouth, whofe hand-writing he well knew; but that he verily believed he received the same through the hands of the editor. The publisher spoke only to his receiving that letter by the post, from his friend at Plymouth, and finding it was for the faid morning paper, he laid it upon the defk, but never faw it afterwards. The judge having summed up the evidence, and left it with the jury to determine what weight the printer's evidence ought to have with them, circumftanced as he was, they withdrew for about a quarter of an hour, when returning into court, they found a verdict against the defendant.

On Thursday the city re- 26th. membrancer waited on Mr. Juftice Gould at his houfe in Lincoln's

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