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Lichfield, (brother to the celebra- 
ted David Garrick) was plaintiff, 
and Mr. Panting, surgeon of that 
town, defendant. The defendant 
claimed all the real-and personal 
property of the deceased, (nearly 
30,0001.) under deeds of convey- 
ance executed by Mr. Garrick at 
the advanced age of 85, to the to- 
tal disinberison of all his relations 
and their families, and in deroga- 
tion of many wills made in their 
favour, the last dated in 1791. 
Mr. Erskine led the cause for the 
plaintiff ; and after a mast eloquent 
and impassioned opening of the 
case, which lasted upwards of two 
hours, and the examination of se- 
Yeral witnesses, the cause was re- 
linguished on the part of the de- 
fendant. 
11th Birmingham. Binns and 
* Jones, two delegates from 
tegardless of the laws and peace of 
the country, delivered (the one at 
the Swan in Swallow-street, and 
the other at the Bell public-house, 
in Suffolk-street in this town) their 
inflammatory leétures ; information 
f which being given to William 
Hicks, esq. one of our magistrates, 
e immediately repaired, with the 
ace officers, to the illegal assem- 
lies) The meeting at the Swan 
ad broken up; but at the Bell 
hey found Jones in a room ha- 
Tanguing about 70 people. As 
nas -he saw the magistrate, he 
as silent; but Mr. Hicks being 
€ acquainted, by several who 
fere present, of the seditious lan- 
Buage he had held, immediately 
‘prdered the proclamation against 
isorderly meetings to be read, and 
he people in a few minutes dis- 
rsed. Jones was admonished by 
the late Peter Garrick, esq. of 
the London corresponding society, 
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the magistrate, who warned him to 
beware of his conduct in future, asa 
strict watch should be kept over 
him and all his associates. 
16 Were executed opposite 
th. N ‘ 3 
Newgate, pursuant to their 
respective sentences, Tho. Kemp, 
the letter-carrier, Joseph Francis 
Bodkin for robbing Mr. Ardesoif, 
and William Fogden for horse-steal- 
ing. 
cM This evening about six 
““""" clock, a disagreeable acci+ 
dent happened in Greek-street, the 
corner of Compton-street. Two 
men intoxicated to agreat degree, 
assaulted every person they met; 
and one of them, who had a ham- 
mer in his hand, struck a passen- 
ger on the head with it, near the 
eye, which was beat in by the blow, 
They were at length secured, and 
carried to the office in Marlbo- 
rough-street, whence they were 
removed to Tothill-fields bride» 
well. 
81st, Mr. Halhed has thought 
proper to dispose of all his 
oriental manuscripts, which he ac- 
quired with great labour and ex- 
pence. These manuscripts the 
British museum has very laudably 
purchased. 
Vienna, On the presentation of 
the princess royal of France, a par- 
ticular circle had been formed for 
the solemnity, and the court was 
as numerous as it was brilliant. 
The empress presented the princess 
to the ambassadors and their ladies, 
and to certain ladies of the first 
rank. After which the other mi- 
nisters and nobility were, in their 
turn, presented to her royal high- 
ness, by the grand mistress of her 
Imperial majesty’s court, by the 
grand treasurer of the court, 
count Djetrichstein, and by prince 
Gavres, 
