Star. — London, England, 1816-12-07 00:00:00

tl 1 Is informed. that rm prevailed the, b 0 bad poseeisiokoant were in efery -direct* Df the inhahitifiti,coutd r without falling kn.) place daily. rwation was received hy araccas, all the troo p e he defence of Laguik, Ist the insurgents ; ant• information was hour}•! which would decide Oa' • t a stand at Lagaira.N ng in the harbour,-wiry would not dischargv St. Thomas's, with ha CATES. Bch ult. reached us this 'hiladelphia to the 4th; The following are their f war Alert, uiled feom )ctober, with stores slid n squadron in the Medi. igate was then prepariog o. given, in a Salem Paper, trade : three brigs have cleared Peace, for places beyond During the same period, have gone out, on die iiz ships, two barks, and Is ; of which number 16 States, viz.—two from and one from Batavia, Boston ; one from Cats: from Calcutts, and one two from Manilla, three 1m Batavia, proceeded to an board. Sixteen Ships, now absent on voyages . , all - tb* inhabitaets of - ' ' VIA o were in favour of the ~. ; „ . . thi ecieu.n etica and arri'VedAta• • • gtur w. ..- wc w .,, ei l i n .' s e f tt Galer ed in ite me l n a t st ' .a taro Lipton's mai n& tr .— sur mi s i ng the pub qt froni - Cdman a w i t h- wriou , s inister reports that Place for' 4 4 i sm — , cu 1.... t ....a i n die country, . days. _ oratiih Gioia* . . a. • 1 "."-- o rh e /ight Herm 11 Is informed, tha t sh e that s• f „ ? d f na day and Tae4d rm prevailed the n , o n . -- v l on lane, by ore CHI 6 a / aka Oat In kii.l ........-_._ . OVEMBER 2. schooner Spartan. WIWI aya from Portant-Prost, 3 19th of September. the aendous hurricane. which or distrusted almosterery e brig Spleynx, biCosabl , with a cargo on board ors ; she had been got up, s when the Spartan saile4 as reported, was of Port- ister was on board to treat hnston Asti states, that be ed, that Petion was on the dent for life. The Spartans I and fired at by a schooner . ~ ~. AL INTELLTGENCER. • particulars of the outrage rds in the Gulf of Wsicos tiosal vessel the Firebrand. !ns' (Mississippi) paper the e privateer General Jackson, have been the one ref ortri s company of the Firebrand, ked. 'lt appears probable, sooner was the same vessel says the Le Gera (one of ppoarcd to be in pursuit of on the Firebrand ; but, on c so, some one of the public the Firebrand, would en important a circumstance." )C I'OBER !2. frOin - Polv 'BAR. —iii letter n the Superintenclant of the Books, gives a long account people of the Isle of Grand rican fishermen. Two e ve the fishermen off; but they allowed the people into the ill ensued, and several Were' s of YORI: tame to town frtidl 'trough several paitt vn by the public. 1p in the village of AircirTe, ays ago, calling a Meeting im,• but tfie inhab;units ;rest ir.differcnce. The Op to, much to tficir credit, re• accent attf grAtuitoui w e mployed in any kio. afford them an iodeproidE 4 IPPiIY empl..,yed at their` oWD ideal in that populous • be propmbed Meeting lately raised in Armaghl • Newry, flr the Purelf ti . - p3or. " • I ' - ; ai TIE eßkr. issued from the Home Deport on' Monday night. and whit!) ,art: was singularly efficacious in public mind, and in counteracting reports which were industriously cir wintry, on that and the two preceding Gesette,) Volunteers assembled for duty 'nesday last, at their Barr.icks in yy Oder of the SECRETARY of STATE. A siplatifoa of the lid Life Guards was also stationed theta They likewise accommodated a squadron of the ci t ialght Dragoons at the establishment in Wor ship.rneet, Moor fields. Monday last, the Depot of the 80th Regiment marched from Chatham Harrison to Canterbury. Yesterday a division of the 55th regiment marched into 0 z i nr cl, in their route from Bristol to Portsmouth and 'Guernsey. Th e two squadrons of the Scots Greys, which Impe l le d from Cantetbary on Saturday last, and had pr o ceeded on Monday night to Camberwell and that' vicinity of the Metropolis, are on their return to the former station in Canterbury. Friday se'nnight Major Gocon. of the 63th regi. nom saws a grand ball and Supper to ail the respect-, Ale families in the neighbourhood of Castlebar, wkere.be commatds. The following is an authentic List of the British offi c ers, of superior rank, serving in the Army of the Roo of Porrrunm. Escellency Marshal General Lord Beresford, Commander b Chief Licutenant-General stlchard Blunt. Malor-Gtnerals—Sir 13rojamin D'Urban, Sir William Cos, Sir loin Mum, Sir Archibald Campbell, Charles Ashworth, and loin Buchan. Robert Arbuthnot, Sir Charles Sutton, Sir Nicholas Trant, Sir George Elder, Sir John Campbell, and Michtel ItKreallh• came—George Brown, John Austin, Sir E. K. Williams, Bryan O'Toole, Sir MaTerell Grant, Richard Armstrong. Donald Sir Henry Pyno, Henry Watson, John Prior, Ales inlet Anderson, John Rolf, Sir Hector Von Arentschild, Sir Dudley St. Leger Hill, William H. Sewel, G. H. Zuchlike, G. W. Paty, and John W. Head Brydges. Lieutenant-Colonels—Kenneth Snodgrass, Peter Adamson J. W. Hewit, Richard Carol, Thomas at. Clair, Edward Kui ght, C Si. Cliodsy, William Chartres, Hugh Owen, Thomas Pea carte, Robert Haddock, Frederick Vinson, orlando Jones, Janes Johnstone, Robert Ray, Thomas Smith, H. H. Ruse, High Lumley, W. H. Thornton, G. H. C. Murphy, John Maher, William De Linslow ' C. J. Fitzgerald, William Cotter, B. V. Derinay, Frederick Armstrong, Charles Western, and 1 hostas O'Neil. Msjurs—Tbootas Bunbury, Walter O'Hara, A. M. Id'Gregor, M. Clements, and Benjamin Sullivan. ArAr ai L INTELLIGENCB. MAJLS—aaa. Due. ARR. Ont. DOW • 1 0 France - • - i 0 Waeaford - . 1 1 Hamburgh • • 0 4 Gamut" and Jersey 0 0 Gottenburgb - . 0 II Won ' - - - 0 0 Flanders - • • 1 0 WSW - - - 1 0 Quebec - - - 1 0 EASY-INDIA SHIPPING. His Majesty's ship Cabins:ls is arrived from India. Oa the 4.h July the Company's ship SURREY was about to proceed to Indrania)o, from whence she was to return to Batavia, and afterwards to be dispatched to England. The Company's ship EUROPE was tee proceed from Batavia to Bengal in July. FALMOUTH, DECEMBER 4. hni , red the Minerva, HUMPHRIES, from Liverpool fir liawe ; Blucher, Room ; and Sarah, MONCUR ) frcarLiverpool for London.—Wind S. PLYMOU TH, DECEMBER S. Arrived the Swittsore, CROW, from London ; she paned her cable about one o'clock, and is now on Unlocks. Wind S.W. PORTSMOUTH DECEMBER 6. Arrived the Alexander, London, and Ocean trans ports, from Deptford for the Cape and Isle of France; Dorothy Foster, from the Downs for Ja maica: William, from ditto tor Trinidad ; and Isa bella, Doman% from North Yarmouth for the Medi terranean. Sailed his Majesty's ship HOPE, on a cruise; and Sprightly, BLAIR, for London. DEAL, DECEMBER 6. Came down from the River and remain the Font'. tude,CLatutsoa • PlAnet, Plansoris ; and Old Maid, for Jamaica ; G eorge liibberts, and William Alked, for Antigua; Morley, for New South Wales; Caro lee, for Demarara ; Hyder Ally, for New York ; )uire of Marlborough, for the Cape of Good Hope; and Hyperion, for Bombay.—Wind W. GRAVESEND, DECEMBER 6. Arrived the Malta, Strawy, from Pernambuco; Mfituis of ene ma , Browne, from Ostend; Lion, Colima, from 145b0n; Waterton, Sargent, from Havanna,' ; Julius Cow, Leckie, from linnarara ; Borodino, Spurs, from Quebec; and Princess of Vales, Fox, from Ostend.—Sailed the Lady Harewood, Young, *Grenada ; Union, Ripley, for Jamaica; Albion, Davies, for Irene ; • Thames, Browne, for Hamburgb; Lady Bulkeley, hoes, for Ha vre ; an d Elizabeth, Gray, for Babies. - NAVAL PROMOTIONS. Lieutenant Lipson Is appointed to comnsandithe Lapwing, vice Leatenant James Anderson (B), resigned. Lieutenant Nugent, late of' the Strenuous to the Greyhound Avenue cutter, on th e P or t smou ih station. ;rice Captain Welkins al, retired on ruperannuation. W. Warden, Esq. to be surgeon of the Tyrian, on the Way. Math station, vice H. Charles, Esq. Captain Tamed, of the Conway, is appointed to the Ipliige -lirL I. his ship sailed from Trincomalee on the esd of July, for ccutal, taking the specie thither which the Magiclenne carri.d on front InalaneL Extract from a Newfoundland Paper of the 13th 111L. ' s Candle qffite, Nuvember 22.—The vessel seen el shore near Cape Pine proves to be his Majesty's 14 P ; she was wrecked on the night of the 24111 uk. during a thick tog. We are happy to learn Eelives were lost. Captain BRAMIR aid part of his %Qts and crew, arrived here yesterday." Exchanges were lower yesterday : Paris was done at , 25 * 40 I Amsterdam, 12. 3; liamburgh, 36. 4 ; '4lhere, 561. A Board of Longitude was held at the Admiralty *Thursday, which sae a considerable time. It is tad, that very great errors in the calculations for the t ,," 'eclipse of the sun have been detected in the nttcal Almanack for the present year. 2°lterday about fitly foreign and English sailors, '° have appeared recently on Blacktriars Bridge in Kate of distress, were supplied gratis, with warm • „. 10 0p. seat by a c h ar it a bl e pa s t r y c o ok, residi ng ni aldekfriars Road. They were drawn up rank and 05 the pavement at the foot of the BridUes on the '!I ade, and a boy with the kettle of soup, gave Wt his boson full. This benevolent tradesman heal in the constant practice; during the•last.lll , I s o el g Oat thc tatale relict uvery day. 1- • • BR fa #is •PreCODER. • • , Yesterday afternoon, -her MAJESTY, the Duke of CLattesue, the Princess!. AUGUSTA, the Duchess of ChoutesTEß, the l i rincssi &Fula of Gumcams. Accompanied by Lady Maccutsriet.D and Lady J. ellYNNE,dnive in two carriages, with their attendants, ' through the town, and proceeded to the ancient Bo rough of Slioseham, when the Royal cavalcade re turned by the Western Cliffs to the Pavilion. Before the Duchess of GLOUCESTER went out with her MaJeariT, her Royal Highness accompanied die Dt~xts in a promenade through the principal parts of the town. As the carriages of the ROYAL FAMILY returned to Brighton, a number of fashionable visitors and inha. bitants of the town were in waiting, to congratulate the Illustrious Personages with three times three hearty cheers. The ROYAL FAMILY have confined their dinner parties to the circle of domestic society, and in the evening of yesterday and this night, the invitations of company to the Concerts have been confined to those Noblemen more, particularly connected with the Court. The Princess CHARLOTTE and the Prince of Saxe COMORO, are expected to be at the Palace on Mon day t un which day, the Princess Aymara will re turn to Windsor, when the Princess ELIZASETH leaves Windsor for tins place. THE LATE RIOTS. EFURTIIIR PARTICUL A RS.) The younger Watson, of whose identity as the persoa'who shot Mr. Platt there is now not the slight. eat doubt, it is supposed is soon likely to be in the hands of the Polite. Government, we understand, has.received pretty accurate information of his route, and besides two rewards already offered of £lOO by the City of London, and £5O by the Parish of St. Sepulchre, for the apprehension of young Watson, the person supposed to be guilty of shooting at Mr. Platt, Government last night issued a Proclamation, offering a further reward of &NO for his aorelsenrion. The examination of Preston, Hooper, Cashman, Carter and Gamble, at the Mansion House, did not take place yesterday as was expected, but they were all in waiting in the custody of the Officers. The LORD MAYOR, who had been at the Office of Lord Mtivit.t.s upon the subject of the discharged seamen, as will be seen in another part of our Paper, subsequently had an interview with Lord &MOUTH upon the riots. His Lordship, we understand, re commended iii the strongest manner the necessity of holding a public examination of the elder Watson, numerous individuals, as well by letter as otherwise, having stated that they were prepared to identify that person. 4 number of persons indeed hourly present themselves-as—thollansion House, who can speak to the conduct of one or other of the parties in custody, and who were observed as most active in the disgraceful scenes on, Monday last. Under these circumstances, and the necessity tf being provided with the best possible evidence, the Loan MAYOR deemed it most prudent to postpone the public exa mination of the rioters until Wednesday next. _ From all the circumstances which ;ive transpired, and which for the present are very properly known only to the Government and some of the Magistrates, it was yesterday stated by his Lordship tha: the plan was much more general and extensive than was at first imagined. The attempt at insurrection was cer tain, as well as the being provided with arms. This latter fact is not only established by the declaration of some of the parties in custody, but by the accounts delivered from several quarters of the purchase of shot and powder on the morning of Monday. Mr. Hawkins, of Bishopsgate-street, in particular, dis posed of a quantity of powder and small shot early that day, but his servants who supplied the persons who purchased these articles, had of course no appre hension of their design. Some of the parties, how. ever, who so purchased, can be identified. Whether the plan of the rioters was to commence in the morn. ing or at night, is not ascertained ; •but from the de claration of Preston, who charges young Watson with precipitancy, it appears that the operations were not • to commence till dark. Preston still maintains a high and indignant tone. He talks more enthusiastically than before of the extent and nature of the plot, and adds, that no less than three hundred thoeuad persons were enrolled in the cause I Hooper, who states Preston to be the in. stigatcr and great +machinist of the conspiracy, bat declared that the two Watson:, himself, and Preston, were in concert together in Spa-fields on the morning of Monday. By some accident, however, when the party left that place, with the younger Watson at their head, for the purpose of advancing into the City, they lost sight of each other, but Hooper after wards saw the former in the midst of the mob in Cheapside. Hooper also acknowledges that he was himself with the party in the Minories at three o'clock. The latter fact, indeed, can be attested by a witness who saw him there, and who, from the circumstance of Preston's being lame, is more certain of the fact. Another Gentleman of literary notoriety can speak to the union of Preston, the Watsons, and Hooper, in Spa-fields. A man named Thistleton, also, it is discovered, was most active in the various scenes of the rioters, but he is not yet secured. We stated yesterday that two lancets were found in the shop of Mr. Beckwith since the commission of the outrage on Monday, and that on them were en graven the letter W. Upon a close examination, however, of these instruments yesterday, the name of Watson was discovered legible upon the inside of each. Mr. Beckwith attended the Mansion-14 Am yesterday, as did his boy, John Roberts, who was in the shop with Mr. Platt at the moment the rioters en tered. He is an intelligent lad, and describes most accurately the person of the young man who shot Mr. Platt (corresponding entirely With the person of young Watson), also of the man, a sailor, who was most active in plundering the shop of arms. Mr. Beckwith states, that the assassin of Mr. Plitt (as I before related) deliberately loaded a case of duelling pistols, which he carried away ; and it is a singular coincidence, that on the night of the elder Watson's arrest at Highgate, the two persons in his .conspany who escaped discharged each a pittOl. The Ler.ti Mayor suggested the necessity : of Roberts, the boy, being taken to the Compter, where he might possibly identify some of the parties in • custody, to whom be was ordered admission on Sitexcleya thist a resing• Two lettets were yestarday put Ina lands of •.. . • hi Dial) dKkti44:* -o;ut by. Mr. Beckwith. which proved to, he-Mit:found upon : young Wa , vin, ad dressed, " Mr, Pt!estnni" the other by a Mr. Curtis, of G.irvell street, who inidestakes to idenuly some of the rioters, Gamble in particular, whom he saw discharge and reload their pieces on Monday, at the at tote Rolm h enre: tl en they 'were deprived of their standard Exchange. Cashman, the sailor, who pretends to have been for.- isfied es ith a musket at St. Paul's, confessed, soon' after his apprehension, that he haJ "had a sp?11 in his torn at the colours," meaning that he carried them, but - states that he was tumble to furl them. The claimants for Inst fire arms are numerous at the Manshin.house, and various weapons continue to be brought in. Thomas Fiend, the Blrough officer, yesterday pro duced a pistol, which had been taken as hereafter described. Its. fellow had been already lodged with Mr. Hobier, at the Mansion-house, and the pair prove to be the property of Mr, Beckwith. Friend stated, that on Thursday evening a woman, nameJ Elizabeth Owen, had gone round to the shops of various pawnbrokers and others to pledge or sell the pistol in question, but in consequence of the no tice issued by the Loan MAYOR, she was invariably refused by the parties to whom it was presented. At length having carried it to the house of Mr. Willis, of Highstreet, in the Borough, information was given, and Friend after some difficulty traced her, and she was brought .before Sir Joust EAMEII. For the possession of the pistol she accounted by stating, that on the day of the riot she met a man close to the Mansion House, who had picked it up, but fear. eng suspicion he gave it into her charge. This person, from her description, is well known, and will of-course be called upon to account for the transaction. The woman has found bail for her future appearance. Yesterday, at Worship-street Office, an investiga. don took place before JOSSPH Mossa, Esq. respecting an elegant fowling-piece found in the house of Benja min Rayner, butcher at Hackney.—lt appeared he informed some of his neighbours of the gun being in his possession, and that one of the parish constables seized it and brought it to the Office, when it proved to be one of those taken from the shop of Messrs. Potts and Co. gunsmiths. in the Minories, by the rioters on Monday Lift. The butcher being asked how it came into his pos session ? he said, a young man, named Jacob Abra. ham, with whom he was acquainted, met him on Monday evening . he had the gun in his hand, which he said he found in the street, and gave it to him, desiring him to tind an owner for it; not thinking 9f any harm, he retained it in his possession until the constable took it from him. 011 being asked where he bad been on Monday ? he replied, that he was at a gentleman's house, named 13ritton, until past three o'clock. Mr. Potts attended, and stated, that at two o'clock his house was surrounded by an immense mob; his men shut the door, but the leader of the rioters threatened to shoot the person at the door, it he did not rerenit them to enter. On gaining ad mittance, they seized a great quantity of arms of every description, consisting of guns, pistols, swords, kc. and fired several shots over the fan-lights, re peatedly threatening to shoot him. The number of arms taken away exceeded a cart load, and the gun now produced is one of the same. The butcher was desired to put on his hat, but Mr. Potts and one of his men who attcndrd• could s,ok, re cognize him as one of the party who entered the shop. Tise Magistrate said it would scarcely be credited that any respectable tradesman could be so infatuated as to join in such disgraceful proceedings, but as the gun was found in his possession, he mutt account how, it came there by producing Abraham; he would allow him a few days to do so, and to bring forward evidence where he had been during Monday—This he promised to do, and the case was at present dis charged. The late alarming increase of wandering indivi- 1 duals in the City, chiefly discharged seamen, is now likely to be abated. The repeated applications of the LOUD MAYOR to Lords MELVILLE, BATHURST, and SIDMOUTH upon the subject, have at length been an swered. A few days since the LARD MAYOR was favoured with a letter Irons Lord BATHURST respec ting the matter, and yesterday he had an interview with Lords MELVILLE and SIDMOUTH. The result was, that Government have coincided in the propo sed plan of the LORD blaring, and have ordered a ship to be provided for the reception of discharged sailors and soldiers, foreigners, who may have been in the service of this country. The vessel, we under stand, will be of the largest class, and will be moored at st:me convenient part of the Thames for the pur pose of receiving the description of persons stated.— It is intended, if possible, while they remain on board waiting the opportunity of ships to carry them to their several 'countries, a system of employment will be devised. The Consuls of the different nations, it is expected, will co operate in the design, and, inde pendent of the proposed resource, Governmen; stated, that they will themselves require the aid of at least 300 men early in the ensuing spring. The LOUD MAYOR declares, that if the plan stated had not been adopted, the system of vagrancy at pre- sent so universal, could not have been checked. The Compter, Bridewell, and ether places, are at present overflowing with wretched creatures, who are without a parish or a home in this country. Two young Ladies, residing. in Mansion House street, Kennington lane. of the names of HARRING TON, were met by a ruffian, dressed as a sea officer, near Newington Causeway, early on Thursday even ing. He followed them some distance, and was very pressing in his importunities, which they endeavoured to avoid by frequently crossing and stopping. S p posing the fellow had left them when proceeding along the South.east side, they were assailed by the same rulE in, .who drew a dirk from his pocket and wounded the elder of the young Ladies severely in the hip. We .regret to state, that the monster fled. An English soldier of the 43d regiment, under the Duke of , WELLINGTON, named &hat Pansy, was hanged on the 16th last, in presenee of the regiment, for robbery. Monday a Gentleman undertook to ride from London to two miles beyond Cheltenham, in six bouts, 4,0 e distance being 100 miles) which he at , complistird 15 minutes within the given time ! - .Hcarisci,The liourids of R. S. LLOYD, Esq. will Ant on Tuesday, at Boxted.street (Melford ICountry ) ; Wednesday, nut fixed ; Saturday Wen ham Thiclts--Each day at ten. . • LA, INTRI.LIGENeE. $.5.i.; :5 OENCH, DEC. 6. cooß•r OF TAE WING V. WILLIAM CAM' AND WILLIAM CANTER.. This was an indictment against the two Defer:dant,. for .a conspiracy and fraud Trpon Government, in using false weights, at the London Docks, for the weighing of sugars. It appears that, by a late Act of Parliament, to protect the sugar trade, the mer. chant was allowed to export crushed sugars at a drawback allowed ; and in order to ascertain the weighh of the sugars, the cnsk was first weigbed by itself. Al terwxrds, when the cask was filled, the whole w.is weighed, and the amount of the weight of the c.tsk taken off as a tare. The witness proved that it was the business of the two Defendants, one of whom was superintendent of the sugar ware!;ouse, to syvigh the casks for.this purpose ; and in doing so, they used a Illse weight,. plugged with lead, which gave the cask 2lbs. greater weight than it really was, by Th c ,Lu, of which, when the cask came to he re- w e i g i, e d Ow sugar, 2lbs. was allowed more than ought to It tve. ty•ett, and 21bs. greater amount 'of sugar to rrccivt• drawback. The tact 11..ing proved, Mr. BOLLAND, for the De. fendants, cocitenied thAt this was not done with any fraudulent intent, VA that the merchants had often complained that they were allowed less for the c•slc than its te.il weight—that the cask frequently being in the wet after it was weighed empty, acquired greater weight at the second weighinz, and they were only allowed its dry weight 0 and that it was to correct this error that the Detend.ints glint the 2lbs. in the first in empty weighing. - • Lord ELLmasonoucts said this wont' not justify their using the false weights. biit advised (hit they should be found guilty only on the count for false weighing, Rad not of the conspiracy. Verdict—Guilty of fraudulent weighing. THR KING V. THE REV. JOSHUA KING AND OTHERS. This was an indictment on the prosecution of Jo seph Merceron, Esq against the defendant, the Rec tor of the parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, Jo. siah Boydell, John. Wilson, Edward Wilson, and W. H. Drewett, parishioners and vestrymen. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in opening the case of the procreator, expressed his regret that the dispute! ' between the patties had been transfeired to A Court of Justice. Mr. Merceron, however, had serious ground of complaint against the defendants, and had been compelled to ask redress at the h/nd , of A Jury. l'ite prosecutor was a gentian:in wh had Icing been in-the commission o f the peace for the county, and had many years tilled the important office of Trea surer of the parish. of St. Matthew, Bethnal green t having been unanimously electeA and re.ele.ted so:. cessively, with the exception of one or two years, when Ins accounts were minutely examined by the individuals who succeeded him, and, .ts might be et- • pected, found in every particular correct. It was not the intention of the Leaned Counsel to desaiii circurnstarces of the p trochtal differences that had • lately arisen ; but whatever they here. the Jor y would be of ( - pinion to-it fir• lit pl ice for t Loa, agit.i.loo was not the parish cliitich, especialy dnring-, service.—. Such a tint?, and such a ;dace, It id, however, been chosen by the Recor himsiT, who :tad &ate the shay of the day, and who, aster it WAS concledcd, handed to the Clerk the libels from wipe' the prosecutor now sought a vindication. Tile dist libel was pub.. • lisited in this indecorous manner on Sunday the 21st April. when the whole congregation heard-the lit.glWl charges it contained against the character and cone duct of Mr. Merceron, and wft-1, wohout a brea. ll of decency as well as of the law, coild make no re ply to free himself from the accusations. If any well founded complaints existed against the prosecutor in the administration of the duties of his office, all he wished was a lull and fair inquiry, and, if fund guilty, he would submit to any punishini nt his of fence might merit. To charge him with fraud and misconduct, in the way pursued by the defendants, was neither just nor legal. The first libel was signed by the defendants, Messrs. Boydell, J. Wilson, L. Wilson, and Drewitt, (among others who had not been prosecuted,) as governors and vestrymen of the• parish of St. Matthew, 11-tlinal•green, and it pones. ted against the illegal and arbitrary proceedings of vestries held on the 15th and 16.1, of Apo', and re. quired that anraler shoUld be called " 1, , r the pur pine of taking' into considerati,n the piozeedings of the said vestries, anti the arbitrary and overbearing conduct of Joseph Merceo'n, Esti/ ai wed at the said vestry as on other such occaesons." A limber object stated in the libel was, to discuss the propriety of ap plying for a inalulamns foe the election of proper offi cers, " and also to take into consideration the conduct of the said Joseph Merceroe, in withholding a proper supply of m0n..1 to 'Le overseers of the said parish, to enable theme to re i. ve the pour thereof, thereby compelling the overieeis to advance their own private money, or otherwEe to sutler the pout to go unrelieved, while the said Josepn Merceion„ as treasurer, holds very large balances in his hands unapplied, for this and other purposes." A further purpose of the vestry was defiled in. the lihel to be, to settle some . mode of more minutely auditin•,. ,, the accounts of Mr. Mer:eron, and of placing all sums exceeding £lOO in the Bank of Eogland, not to be removed without the signature of the treasurer and a certain number of the Governors. What an Christian spirit such 'a publication must exalt lit* the performance of Christian duties, it was not.necei sary for the Learned Counsel to state: what hottile proceedings occurred between the 21st of April and . the date of the publication of a .second libel, in pre 7 cisely the same indecorous and unjust& ih.t fiwiner• on the 12th May, had nothing to do wttn this (Nei lion. That second libel commenced nearly *in the same form, complaining of procuedtags .at previ ous vestries, and claiming that another shins d be called, from which boys and others who were soot I vestrymen, by whose votes 'Mr. Mer.:.-rni Ltd ob tained aft undue show of hands, should be ex:hided ; the follJtving additional libellous paragraph o AS sub joined :—" And further..lo take into consialvration the disgraceful. atici : asalid+lous measures addpted br the said Joseph 'Mere:ern:a toyrevent 'free and,opm discussion et the subjeeti for:which the Vestries were called, when they are 'opposed to his 'plains, br to die tyrannical system adopted , and •persevered• in for. years, and particularly manifested in the. proceedings of the Vestry on Wednesday, the 24 h of April, and to consult on the belt mode of V.lxtaining free and impartial discussion;' dec. The • lase' 9 ife s tion:otoyi these documents was, *nether 11)0 iiVte Ithels,Ohitb the Learned Counsel' telt assured rid loan eould.dent; and uuless this prosecution had been instituted to re-