r44] ANNUAL REGISTER, 176s.

His excellency the Ruffian am-

vernor to the

grand duke, held one

bafiador has engaged Dr. Dimfdale, of the firlt polls in that empire.

phyfician at Hertford, to go over
and inoculate the emprefs and the
great duke.

They write from Paris, that the
fieur Somme, a gold-fmith of that
city, was fentenced to be hanged
by the court of afielfors, as being
Convicted of having in his poffef-
fion two falfe marks fordtamp-
ing gold and filver, imitating the
mark of the allay-mailer of the
farmers-general, and throwing them
down the necefiary of his houfe
when the proper perfons were fent
to feize them. An appeal from
this fentence being carried to the
court of aides, counfellor Dani-
grant took upon him the defence
of the fieur Somme, and drew up
a memorial, wherein he pointed
out the contradictions of the wit-
neffes againft him, witneffes un-
worthy of the leail credit, fpies of
the police, wretches who fought
the ruin of an honefi citizen; and
further, re-called to mind the
horrors which have been 1b often
occafioned by the perfons employ-
ed by the farmers-general, in lodg-
ing falt, tobacco, and other con-
traband merchandizes, in private
houfes where they wanted to prove
a trefpafs. In a word, this affair,
which has been depending 8V8!‘
iince the year i763, being now
brought t0 a true point of view,
the court 0f aides have jufi ifllied
an arret, annulling the fentence
of the court of alfeffors, difcharging
the fieur Somme from the accufa-
tion, and condemning the farmers-
general in 6000 livres damages,
befides all colts.

Letters from R0158 bring 3d-
vice of the difgrace of the count

dc Panin, who, befidcs being go-

jullice Wilmot,

On the 17th of lafi May came
on to be tried, before lord chief
in the court of
common-pleagwefiminller, a caufe,
wherein it appeared that the plain-
tiff had become furety for the
two defendants debts, previous to
an act ofbankruptcy, for which the
defendants had undertaken to in-
demnify him; but having, fince
that undertaking become bank-
rupts, and obtained their certifi-
cate, the defendants then refufed
to do it: but, as all the damages
fullained by the plaintiff were fub-
fequent to the defendants’ act of
bankruptcy, he brought the prefent
atftion to recover a iatisfaélion for
the fame; and though the defend-
ants pleaded their certificate in bar
to this aftion, yet the jury found a
verdiét for the plaintiff, and gave
him 3081. 10s. damages: but his
lordfhip having fome doubts of the
law in point, directed a fpecial cafe
to be made, and figned by the coun-
felon both tides, for the opinion of
the court the following term; which
being complied with, the cafe came
on, and was learnedly argued the
loth day ofjtxne laft, by counfel on
both fides; when the court, after
taking feveral days to confider of
the fame, were pleafed to deliver
their opinions in favour ofthe plain-
tiff, and unanimouily affirmed the
verdict found by the jury.

Hague, july 21. This day the
prince of Travendahl went from
hence on board a yacht to Rotter-
dam, where he was to dine with
the burgomalter De Groot. From
thence he will go by Antwerp to
Bruffels, where the palace of the
Prince dc la Tour and Taxis is
prepared for his reception.

‘ Copenhagen,