64 Report of Commercial Law Cafes.[July

Return of the Quantity of Wheat imported, from the 1 of Jan.-1781:

Quarters. Quarters

1781 98,270‘¿2 AMADE 4955094

2 4,630 2 7,065

L. 3 240,134 3 179,971 4 36,966» 4 195054

5 605 5 198,91x

6— 6 4775879

7—_— 7 195,462

8 4 8 152,449

/ 9: 5,903 9 238,208 1799 67,032 to 21ſt June 1800 227,757

A plan-of importance is ſaid to be under the conhideration of a Sele&t Committee of the Houſe of Commons, for improving the Port of London: it conſiſts of an iron bridge, curiouſly conſtru&ed, o as to allow ſhips to paſs under the centre arch. It is underſtood that, from the eſtimates, the expence will be repaid by the improvements of the wharfs alone, independent of what will be raiſed by a duty on the ſhips.

In conſeguence of the large acquiſition of territory made by the Eaſt-India Company, their ſervants at Madras, have written home that more ſhipping will be required for the next year. In purſuance of which the Company have taken up thrée large ſhips, to be fitted out immediately.

‘At Monmouth wool fair, wool ſold at 29s. per ſtone, although, from the DeR of orders from Ireland, 42s. was expeéted; in conſequence of which

ow prices much remained unſold. i

At Ledbury fair, wool ſold for 2 5s. per ſtone; beſt cheeſe at$4s. two= meal, 75s. per cwt. The ſhew of cattle was ſmall, none fat, and the prices high. 5

A plan has been ſuggeſted, at Briſtol, and is likely to be put in praâtice z it is to bring corn to market, in bulk, and not to ſell by ſample. Several warehouſes have been offered for the purpaſe.

From Germany we learn, that. the fair, at Leipſic, has been remarkably well attended this year. The value of merchandize ſold is ſaid to have been above 10,000,000 florins. y

The Paris Bankers have adopted a mode for their checks, which, it is faid, will effe&@ually prevent forgery. They are made from glaſs plates; but the mode: bv which they are made has not yet been publiſhed,

The committee of the Oule Navigation are preparing to render that river more navigable.;

Report of Commercial Law Cases.

AN a@ion was brought în the Court of King's Bench, Weftminfſter, Taſt term, by a young Lady, againſt a hackney coach owner, for his man overturning the carriage, by which ſhe received much hurt, and had been troubled with hyſteric fits ever lince. The jury found a verdi& of rol.

Another a&ion was brought, in the ſame court, by 2 ſervant, againſt her miſtreſs, for refuſing to give her a charaßer; but Lord Kenyon, on the opening, having declared he knew of no law which compelled a maſter of miſtreſs to give a charadter to a diſcarded ſervant, the plaintiff was non- ſuited.

An ation was brought to recover the value of a horſe, ſold by the‘de- fendant, and warranted ſound. Ev'dence was given, that the horſe cied'in á few days; and, on opening, it was diſcovered that the horſe had la oured under a pthifis, and that his lungs were gone, and his entrails in a fate of putridity. Verdi for the pianti.: