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state wherein he had resigned his 
commission, which he_ had held 
since June 3, 1778. His Majesty 
seemed much affected on the occa- 
sion; on which Lord Thurlow 
immediately withdrew, and the 
seals were put into the commission 
of Lord Chief Baron Eyre (who 
was sworn in one of his. Majesty’s 
Privy Council) Sir W. 1. Ash- 
hurst, Knt. one of the judges of 
the court of King’s Bench, and 
Sir John Wilson, Knt. one of the 
judges of the court .of Common 
Pleas, who kissed the King’s hand 
on their appointment, and, having 
taken the usual oaths, retired with 
the seals of office. 
Mr. W. Priestley, son of Dr. 
Priestley, presented himself to the 
French National Assembly on 
the 13th inst. and demanded _let- 
ters of naturalization. ‘* Go,” 
said his father to him—‘‘ Go 
and live among this brave and hos- 
pitable people; learn from them 
to detest tyranny, and to love 
liberty."—The motion for his na- 
turalization was carried unani- 
mously. 
16th. In the court of Common 
Pleas last Monday a cause was 
tried, which involved a new ques- 
tion upon the bankrupt laws. The 
action was brought to recover the 
sum of 30]. 10s. upon a bill of 
exchange accepted by the defend- 
ant previous to his bankruptcy. 
It appeared that the defendant, 
after he became a bankrupt, and 
had obtained his certificate, ac- 
knowledged the debt he owed the 
plaintiff, and said, * he ghall lose 
nothing by we; J will pay himas 
s00n as it is in my power.’”’? The 
ion in this cause was, ‘* Whe- 
as the debt accrued previous 
a 
sixy 
25 
to the bankruptcy, his certificate 
was not a bar to the present action, 
notwithstanding the subsequent 
promise of payment!” Lord Lough- 
borough was of opinion, that the 
subsequent promise of payment 
was a waver of the certificate, and 
that therefore the plaintiff hada 
right to recover. Verdict for the 
plaintiff 30]. 10s. 
Lord Kenyon pronounced the 
opinion of the court of King’s 
Bench, in the case of the King 
against Major, for having sold corn 
with a bushel different from the 
Winchester measure; when his 
Lordship, at the conclusion of his 
argument, said, ** We cannot get 
rid of the effect of these positive 
laws,’’? meaning the statutes of 22d 
and 23d of Charles the Second; 
“and the conviction must be 
affirmed.” 
By the above important decision, 
applying to farmers, and all per- 
sons concerned in the corn-trade, 
‘no corn or grain can be sold in 
any market in this country by 
any measure but the Winchester 
measure.” 
A person of the name of Reb- 
bins, in Long-alley, Moorfields, 
having some words with his wife, 
in a fit of passion, snatched up a 
razor, and cut her throat, and im- 
mediately with the same instru- 
meni cut his ownalso, They both 
died before any assistance could be 
procured, leaving one child to be- 
wail the catastrophe, The life of 
Robbins was attended with some 
curious particulars. About eighteen 
years since, he was concerned with 
one Sherwood, who was executed 
several years back, for a forgery 
oa the sister of Sherwood, at the 
instigation of Robbins, who turned 
evidence 
