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with extreme danger and difficulty that Mrs. Hill and her child-could be ex_ tricated.
During the ſame thunder orm, one of thé pinnacles of Corby ſteeple was beaten into the body of the church; at the ſame time A ſulphúreous ſinell-was ſo predominant, as almoſt to prevent refpiration; and two oxen were killed on Bourn Fen by the lightning.
Some days ago an entertainment was given by Mr. W. Smith, of Sunny Bank, near Bolton, to the deſcendants ot his father and mother, wh were within a convenient diſtance. Nine brothers and ſiſters, and two hundred and fen nephews and nieces ätténded, making with himſelf a company of 220 perſons After dinner the-whole of this intereſting aſſembly were ſeated on benches in regular order of deſcent, with their numerous progeny» conſiſt= ing of ſeventy-one perſons, and the reſt in ſucceſſion, each ſeparate family be- This extraordinary fight was witneſſed by a vaſt con-
ing cólleéted together. highly‘pleaſed with the ſcene, and generally
courſe of people, who were hig ſtruck with the very reſpe&table appearance of this family meeting; which contained a large portion of perſons 1M thoſe circumſtances of eaſy mediocrity and competency», rhat aré probably moſt favourable to the moral diipoútions and charaâter, and the real confort and enjoyment of life.—It is worthy no- tice, that in ſo extenſive a family, not one individual was prevented attending the meeting by ficknefs, although thé ſz phus fever has for ſome time been prevalent where a great portion of its members reſide:
At Brancepeth two bats were agcidentally caught in the hollow of a tree, and being brought into the caltle as a curiofity, were placed under a glaſs- caſe for an hour or two, when‘one of them was delivered of a young onêés which. immediately on its birth appeared very ative, and clung to its-mo- ther's breaſt, where it ſeemed to continue as if in the a& of ſucking. This incident proves, beyond a doubt, that the bat is not oviparous, as has been
ſometimes thought.
Eommercial Law Cales,
KING’s BENCH, WESTMINSTER.
WHITE, vw. BARING,&c. CTION brought to récover the freight of a ſhip, of which the plain- tif was Maſter. Verdi& for the plaintiff 1041. The Court being of opinion that the maſter had a Zen on his treighu.
WALTHAM; D. THoMSoN.—This was an action on a policy of aſſurancè from London to Madeira, warranted with convoy. When the ſignal was made for ſailing, the Captain was not on board, and the ſhip loſt the convoy Verdi for defendant.
W ATKINSON, V- MERCER.—T'he defendant, who is a Mealman ſold the
a Baker, ten(acks of meal at 128. per ſack, and this action was Jury gave a verdiét
plaintif, broughr on account ot the meal being adulterated. The for the plaintiff ot 441.
NoRMAN, 0, BI1GG.—Attion to recover part of a reward for convi&ing a perſon ot lamp-breaking. Verdi for plaintiff x01. The defendant had withheld a part of: the reward under frivolous excules, andin the opinion of the Court, illegal pretences-
TERRY, Vv. BODDINGTON.—The plaintiff purchaſed 60001. India Stock of 2 Mr: Davis on the 24th of February, who died before the ſtock was tians- ferred. The ation was brought to recover ihe value of the difference be- tween the ſtock when purchaſed and when the ation was brought. Verdict for plaintiff 4201.
A Sheriff's Officer, damages, for a falle arrelt, and holding the Þ
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named Harrop, was lately convi&rd, at York in 201. laintif ſeventeen hours in