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‘Two butchers, of Newport Market, have been tried at the Quarter Seſſions for Weſtminlter, for torcltalliug: they met the cattle at Kenſington, and there agreed tor them, and afterwards 1e-ſold them." They were found guilty, and ſentenced to fine and 1mpriſonment.

Ruſby, an eminent corn ta&or of London, was tried for regrating. He purchaſed corn at the Corn Market, in Mark Lane, of one fator, by lample; he immediately carried the ſamples to the ſtand of añother factor, where it was ſold again for an advance. Thé fa& was clearly proved; andthe jury; without hehtation, gave a vérdi& of guilty. Lord Kenyon told them, they had conferred the greateſt ſervice to their country, by the pains they had taken to elucidate this buſineſs. Ruſby will not receive ſentence till next term.

Clarke 2. Bloxam. This was an aQion to recover the value of a draft of 10901. which had been loſt, and notice given to ſtop payment of it. The no- tice was proved, and the payment of the draft to have been made through in- attention. Verdi was given for the plaintiff./

Turner œ. Oddy. Aion on a bill of exchange, tendered to the de-” fendant, and accepted by him; but diſéovering afterwards, trom the fate of lus correſpondent?s account, that he ſhould not have accepted it, he creſſed the acceptance, and returned the bill. Tt was clearty‘ſhewn, by many de- terminations at law, thac the defacing a bill was a virtual acceptance.—/‘ Verdi& was accordingly given for the plaintiffs.

Petrie 2. Goldſaids:* By ſome miſtake the plaintiff had accepted two bills of the ſame let ot bills of exchange, drawn from Hambnurgh, thinking them to be bills oí two diferent ſets, and had paid them. This action was brought to recover back the value of one of them. The fats being proved, on clear evidence, Lord Kenyon reprobated the conduét of the detendant, in ſuffering ſuc a cauſe to come before a court, and direêed a verdiét for the plaintiff.

MBanufactures and Useful Arts.

M ad make bread with rice, a perſon gives t!:e following recipe:—Four pounds of flour and one pound of rice; the rice ſimmered over the fire,

and then well mixed. This compohition will make eight pounds of good

bread.//

A French Gentleman, M. Blancherie, has preſented to the Agricultural Society of the Seine and Ouſe, in France, 2 plan of a new Bee Hive, which has been much approved of. It has a tin box at top, for honey to keep thé bees during winter, and will admit of fumigation,

The clas of public and privaté economy of the National Inſtitute, at Paris, has given riſe to many intereſting reſearches, of which the following is the reſult:

' M. Nicholas has deſcribed all the proceſſes in the art of refining ſalt, and „proves that white ſalt is preferable to grey ſalt, notwithſtanding the pre- judices which exiſt to the contrary.

„Bougier la Bergerie has recalled the Uſe it would be to the nation to cul- tivate and uſe French hem»:

‘The ſociety for bettering the condition of the poor, propoſe 2 plan to make 36 pounds of food, at one penny per pound. Take four pounds of rice, a quarter of a’pound of ſuet, and three gallons of water, which, well boiled together, will, they ſay, make an excellent meis.

The publication o! Mr. Brown, on the Brewery, clearly points out the various ſubſtitutes which are uſed by the brewers, infte2d of malt aad hops. The public ſhould, therefore, be attentive to dete& alliſnch praGices, and puniſh them.) s

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