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years. There could be no objection to their being produced again. Mr. lIIABERLY said it was expedient that these Estimates should be referred to a Committee every year.. . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there were regular annual charges arising from a fixed amount of salary to the Chairman of Committees, Clerks, and other Officers. There could be no difficulty in producing the details, if required. Sir JOHN NEWPORT said if the salaries were fixed, he did not st•e how the amount of charge could vary, or how there could be a hilance in hand. INIr. DA WSON said the charge must necessarily vary in some degree, as it depended in some measure on the number of Corn. notteei, and the number of days on which the House sat in each S rs rinn. Mr. H. GRATTAN objected to an item of £6OO to Major I` ravel. Superintendant of Police in Ireland. He was connected its ; 1;, leparament with another individual, who was now suspended, acti hail left Ireland, after having, as it was supposed, purloined ur ieoes of £40,000. De CH ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he was not a cquainted with the circumstances of the case to which the Hon. 'Member referred. He never heard that Major Puwel was a defal tr. He understood that he trusted to a person who acted tinder a .1 , and the objection to his conduct was, that, in this respect, be _ not use sufficient precaution. The charge made against him by Hon. Member was of a very serious nature, and one to which ;: i e Irish Government gave no credit. Sir JOHN NEWPORT said it was quite certain that one of :I ) , parties had left the country. It was too much, under such cir ozonsranees, to he called upon to vote 6001. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said this 6001. wa s tor travelling expenses incurred last year. Sir J. NEWPORT said be believed this Officer neglected his duty, anal did not visit the Counties where be should have gone. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was in Inland last year, and knew from personal observation that the case vas not as represented by the Right Hon. Baronet. Nr. J. GRATFAN said the police expenditure in Ireland to be looked into by the Government. Great abuses took e.,:e in the county of Wexford. • Mr. BUTLER said, that abuses certainly did take place, as his Pon. Colleague could attest.—The Resolution was agreed to. For the Expenses of the Houses of Lords and Commons,l6,oool. To make good the deficiencies of the Fee Funds, for defraying the charges of the Treasury, Colonial Office, &c. Ste. 98,4131. Mr. HUME complained that the charge in the Treasury De portment was now til,oool. while in 1797 it was no more than 4-2,t00/. Mr. DAWSON said, the difference arose in a great measure from the fees payable on every new appointment of Lords of the Trea t sury, which of late bad oeen rather too frequent. Mr. HUME said, such charges were absurd. He hoped they would be got rid of. The sum charged for the Colonial Office was 59,0004 This included a suns or 1,0001. for the salary of Mr. James S:rphen, as Colonial Counsel. ' lie considered the appointment of this Gentleman an unfortunate tbie, considering the relative situa two in which be stood bo,h to the Colonies, and to an individual (Mr. Stephen, the blaiter in Chancery), who was well known to tateriain certain opinions on the subject of Avery. If report was tour credited. Mr..lames Stephen was the person who drew up tine :Jr:uos letter addressed by Mr. Huskitson to the Colonies.— This at least was the opinion of the Colonies, and some attention ow cue to their ifee!ings. The CHANCELLOR of the • EXCHEQUER said be had for' tars titre opportunities of observing the conduct of Mr. Stephen C un'el for the Colonies, and he never could observe, in the dis charge of his duties, the least tinge of the opinions imputed to hires l He cuuducted the business entrusted to him with the most perfect Immo and Impartiality. His being the son of a person known to eraertam certain opinions bearing upon colonial, interests, was no reason why he should he considered unfit for the office. Mr. GORDON said the Colonies were greatly dissatisfied at the &nation Ord by this Gentleman. There certainly was an extra ordinary coincidence between various passages in Mr. Huskisson's later, aid in some of the publications of • Mr. Stephen's relative. Tito excited a strong sensation in the Colonies. They did not wish ha, to be entirely deprived of office. They rattan wished him to be promoted. Mr. BRIGHT thought it would be .advisable to remove Mr. kephen to some volley situation. • Mr. HUME said be objected to the principle of appointing what wee called Colonial Agents. The Colonial Office, which now cat ant 40,0001. in 1797 cost only 9,0001. The Resolution was agreed to. For the Contingent Expenses of Messergere, Sec. . £77,9•28 For Compensation to the Commissioners appointed to inspire into the Revenue of Scotland and Ireland In answer to a question from Mr. Hums, Mr. DAWSON said the labours of the Commissioners bad not lytt ceased. They were now occupied in the Post Office Depart ment, and the Report would be soon ready. lit. HUME said the authority of the Consultation could no longer mitt ut.der the Act, as the time bad expired. Mr. HERRIES said, their powers were ccuitinued ander the auttionty of the Crown. Sir JOHN NEWPORT regretted that the Commission did not lepton sooner on the Post Office. Had Government accepted the der of the Liverpool Steam Packet Company for conveying the nails gratis, it would have been a saving to the public of 16,0001. a Trart It appeared to him that the Company had been badly ark with. • Mr. HUME wished to know when they were to expect the Re pot of the Commission on Scotch and Irish Stamps. There was touching extraordinary in the delay. Mr. HERRIES said there was no ground of charge against the Contnission. Hitherto theirßeporrs were received with the greatest (-mar by the House. The Hon. Gentleman seemed to insinuate that the Report was withheld with a view to screen certain indi viduals in Scotland. He firmly believed there was no such motive. There were sonic circumstances which required re-investigation, arid he supposed that caused the delay. Ur. Hll it E said he did not mean to insinuate that the Report was delayed from personal considerations towards any individuate. He complained of the delay, because it prevented him from bring ing the subject of the Stamps before the House. Mr. HERRIES said, he thought himself called upon to express kit disbelief of any improper motive In the delay of the Report. ilr. J. WOOD said, the Liverpool Packet Company gave gene. mititisfaction. Had their offer been accepted it would have saved lemedea year to the public. Mr. DAWSON was ready to bear testimony to the merits of the Compeny. It was a regulation of the Post-office that no private easels should be employed in conveying mails, and that was the neon why the offer of the Company was refused.—Perhaps the Youtiffice also considered that if it was accepted the charge might after ! It appeared to him that the public was a gainer by convention between theCornpany and the Government packets. Sr J. NEWPORT said the reasoning of the Hen. Gentleman Id apply eqsally to the establishmeut of Government mail hes. The regulation alluded to was not always acted upon, Jr the Post-office, daring tome time, allowed a bye-bag to be con ed by a private steam-boat. The Government packets were ail intents and purposes a competition in trade, on the part of hwerument. Hr. HERRIES said he believed the Comerissioners had di ed their attention to this subject. He begged now to state what was not aware of a while ago, that the Report on the Stamps already printed, and on the table. Mr. BARING saw no reason why the conveyance of the mails old nut be entrusted to respectable companies. There could be eunipetition where Government was concerned. They must Pat down all 'Com/activate, becaillee they had no occasion to merest on a calculation of profits. Afrera few words from Mr. BRIGNT, the Crum:moo of the Ex rilnesa, sail Mr. P. Tummy, the Resolution was agreed to. per the Salaries of the Officers, and other expenses of the Court Exchequer, A 7 4000. Fur Salaries to certain Professors of Cambridge and Oxford, for • Public Lectures, 1958. ,11r. HUME hoped Ministers would not forget the London xisereity. Aa Hon. Mincint—Nor the University of Aberdeen. !e. HUME—Aberdeen bad a grant already. The Resolution was agreed to. For the Salaries of the C - b tore Court, 413,669. Alderman WA ITH MAN thought this expense quite useless. le whole of the dividends paid into the Court did not amount to fatt hon la the pound. I lr• HUME * sle d t o submit to the Right Hon. Gentl e man i t ' Secretary Peel) whether this charge might not be got rid of by 43 : away altogether with the imprisonment of the person for debt. I, lrt Secretary PEEL said, if t h e Coma)? Courts Bill passed into wi an opportunity would be then giiren of trying on a limited e the effect produced by this change of the law. 141 - HUME saw no reason why the amount of debt should make Y cheap in the principle. Why allow persons to be arrested for T ay more than for £10? •Secretary PEEL said the County Courts Bill would not ere 'mom% front liability to arrest for debts under £lO. It 141 ‘ii however, held out a remedy for the recovery of such debts, from its cheapness, be trusted would be frequently resorted ad thus render arrest of the peillau unnecelary. Ice answer to an observation from Sir J. Norma, . ,e 6,500 and Clerks of the Insolvent . Mr. Secretary PEEL said, the County Courts would have no power of committing to prison. After a few words froin Mr. Alderman Warramatt,. the Resolu tion was agreed to. For Salaries and Superannuation in the Alien Office, 4,7001. Mr. BA RING said, there was one superannuation of 6001. which appeared exorbitant. It was that of the Chief Clerk. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, the superannuation took place in 181; after a period of service, during which the duties were much heavier than now. During the war, the Chief Clerk had the super- Intendance of Aliens. Now the business was mostly confined to registration. Mr. BA RING said, there was also a senior Clerk, with a superan nuation of 6301. He was a Geneveze, and now resided i■ Geneva, where he kept his carriage, and lived in splendour upon his retired allowance. He trusted the Finance Committee would introduce some alteration in the present system of granting superannuation.. It had entailed great expenses on the country. Mr. HUME said, that a list should be made out of all persons superannuated, who ought to be called into actual employment as vacancies occurred. Mr. AldermariWAITHMAN nid, the expen.ie of superannua. don might be avoided, if all persons in Government Offices were compelled to insure their lives. The Resolution was agreed to. To defray the charge of Retires Allowances to per sons employed in the Public Service . . . . 0915,497 Mr. MA BERLY said h e saw a c h arge o f 310:. for an individual who formerly held a situation in the Scotch Linen Board. He did not know what authority there was for this. Mr DAWSON said, when the Scotch Linen Board was abo lished compensation was given to the Officers, of whom this indi vidual was one. Mr. MA BERLY wished to know the authority for doing so? This appeared to hint to be a Scotch job. Mr. DAWSON said the compensation was grounded on an Act of the Legislature. Mr. HUME thought this charge ought to be got rid of. Mr, HERRIES said, when the Linen Board was abolished, it was considered that those who held offices were entitled to sonic compensation.—The Resolution was agreed to. On the Resolution for granting 14,3401. for the Relief of Do mingo Sufferers, Dutch Officers, and others, who prayed the con tinued bounty of his Majesty for the year 1828, Mr. HUME said he would not object to the vote, because he understood that no further grant was to be called for. The Resolution for granting 2,500/. for the use of the National Vaccine Establiihment was agreed to. _ _ On the Re.olution that the - sunt of 3,0001. should be granted for the Refuge of the Destitute, Alderman WA ITH MA iv said he would not object to the vote, but was of opinion that the benefits of the Institution might be con siderably extended for the same sum of money. Jr. HUME concurred with the Hon. Alderman, but would not object to the vote. Sir T. BARING supported the grant, and expressed himself to be fully apprised of the very great value of the Institution. Mr. W. PEEL said, he could assure the Committee that the Institution was managed with the strictest economy,. • The suns of 24,000 for the American Loyalists was agreed to. On the Resolution that .€3,6(6 101. be granted for supporting Criminal Lunatics Mr. H U M E wished to know how. many persons were maintained for that sum ? Mr. Secretary PEEL said, he could not exactly tell the expen diture for each individual; but there were at present forty-ive melee and ten females supported in confinement. The sum of £2OO was given as remuneration to the establishment•keepers and others, repairs and other expenses amounted to Above £2,000.- Mr. HUME—Admitting all that, the expense' Would .be abissit 290 a-head, while in Scotland it was isot more than 218. The Resolution was then agreed to. On the Resolution that 25,912 7s. be granted for Dissenting Ministers and French Protestant Refugees, Clergy, and Laity, Mr. HUME objected that Pensions should be still continued to the French Protestant Laity. Mr. HERR lES said, that although there was no diminution lot year, yet it was to be expected that the lives would die off, and dol t no new pensions would be added to the list. The Resolution was then agreed to. • On the Resolution that the sum of X 49,000 be granted for Foreign and other Secret Services fur the year ism Mr. Mdertian WAITH MAN objected to the grant, beau* the nature of the services to be rewarded was nor - and could not, perhaps be made known. At all events, he was quite sure that the grant might be considerably diminished. Mr. DAWSON. obser)ed that a considerable reduction had taken place since 181. Tii. amount of Secret Sirvice Money was then above 100,0001. and now it was not one half that amount. Mr. HUME—Yes; but In the former peace, the Secret Service was only 10.0001. a year, and in 18E4 only 38,0001. wh.lreas now it was nearly 50,0001. He wished to know what the "other" Secret Service meant—or if any portion of it were applied to the Home Service? A general election he knew might certainly require some portion of. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, that every farthiog of it must be ex pended for preventing treasonable and dangerous conspiracies, and was accounted for upon oa:h. 'The sum applied to the Home ser vice last year was only 1,0001. Mr. BARING asked, if this vote were to cover Pensions within the year, or fanner Pensions? Mr. PEEL replied that they were for various past services, particularly those in 181 ii. After a few words in explanation from Mr. BARING, the grant was agreed to. On the grant of 80,0001. for printing the Acts of Parliament being propsed, hlr. Hume suggested that a great saving of paper might be effected by printing both them and the votes of the House in octavo, instead of foliage/itch form occasioned a waste of at least one-third of the weight on3aper.—rae grant was then agreed to. £5,7.50 was then granted for priming, under the direction of the Commissioners of Public Grants of 95,650'. for statioret .I.r;.nting, and binding in the.* ferent public departments ; of t; s sal. for extraordinary expenses for prosecutions relating to the c.Miage ; of 6,5601. for the fittings and furniture of the two Houses of Parliament, and of 15,0001. for law charges, were then agreed tr,. A grant of 106,9581. was then proposed to defray the expense of maintaining convicts at home and at Bermuda. Mr. HUME thoug:it -that it would be better for the country if every man sentenced to the hulks were at once sent out of the country. They were returned horn the hulks much worse members of society than they went to them. Mr. PEEL said, that the number of convicts capable of being received by New South Wales was limited by nemerous circumstance,. In the first place, it was necessary to preserve a due proportion between the male and female popularicn ; and in the next, the character of the place had altered from that of. a penal settle. ment to a colony; so that it became a question of how far the sending of criminals there operated as a punishment. There were, besides, various periods for which convicts were transported, and unless all were transported for lile, the Honourable Member's object of keeping all bad characters out of the country would not be attained. The Hon. Member must besides remem ber, that those convicts that were kept at home were em ployed upon public works, and this caused a great saving of expense, besides the moral improvement they them selves experienced from contracting habits of industry, which were encouraged by t heir being allowed three half pence a day out of their earnings. The expense of main taining the convicts at home, reckoning their labour, was not so great as that which would be incurred by send ing them to adistant colony. It appeared by documents he held in his hand, that out of 4,263 convicts, 233 were last year sick. Of these 166 died. The total expense was 75,8101. and the estimated value of their labobr was 73,0001. snaking a total expense, after the deduction of their labour, of 2.8104 per annum ; that is, of each convict no snore than 12s. a year. The expense of transporting this number , of convicts would be much greater, and after all would not give them so good a chance of reformation as the hard labour they were subject to in this country. If it were possible to pro vide the convicts with general labour on land in this country, consistently with their security, he should be against, transportation to New South Wales altogether ; but as that was not possible, he thought it best that the two punishments of transportation and of punishment 'by hard labour on board the hulks should be preserved.. Mr. BENETT did not think the convicts of much use in this country, and if they were transported, he con ceived that it would be Well that they should not be emancipated before the expiry of their time. Sir G. COCKBURN said that the Hoa. Member for Wiltshire laboured ander a great mists%e snpppsing the convicts wer e of no use i n t hi s count ry. They haff been of the utmost advantage 'in Our Docks ) particularly in those at Sheerness. ,i 1 Mr. BENETT explained. Nothing could be worse or more expensive than the present system of managing the convicts. They were generally discharged from the hulks at the end of two years upon a sentence of seven years transportation. In his opinion it would be much more beneficial to the country to send them to different Colonies. Lord F. LEVISON GOWER wshed to say one word upon this question.. From the little experience he bad had, he was fully impressed with the conviction that there could not be worse policy for the country to pur sue with reference to New South Wales, than to carry into execution sentences of seven years' transportation— (Hear). This country could not make a worse present to that Colony than a London pickpocket. Mr. Secretary PEEL said, it was a mistake to sup pose that convicts were discharged from the hulks at the end of two years. At the expiration of three years and a half, liberty was given to the Supetintendent to , recommend to the Secretary of State to be discharged, such convicts as had pursued an industrious and ex emplary life. This extended, however, only to ten in every hundred, and it was deemed a reasonable license,and cal culated as an inducement to good behaviour. With reference to Mr. Benett's proposal to transport the convicts to different colonies and different climes, surely the Hon. Gentleman did not consider the enormous ex penie of such a system. In every colony to which con victs were sent, it would be necessary to have an estab lishment to receive them, with officers to superintend. It might be a question how far it would be advisable to have another penal colony; but, with regard to New South Wales, it should be remembered, that before the convicts were sent out there in sufficient number for the purposes of the colony, the expense attendant on sending provisions, kc. there, was very great. The grant was then agreed to. On the question that 30,0001. be granted for bills drawn by his Majesty's Governors, for expenses attendant upon the abolition of the Slave Trade. I • Mr. HUME objected to the grant, until he knew the number of the Slaves who were provided for. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was understood to say he could not give the information required. The vote was agreed to. The proposition that 18,0001. be granted for salaries, &e. under Treacles with Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands, for the aboli tion of the Slave Trade, was agreed to. It was then pot, that 40,0001. be granted to defray the expense of Missions and Commissions to the New States of South America. Dlr. HUME wished to know how those 40,0004 were expended Mr. DAWSON said that the vote was made in the most econo mical manner. The expense of the Mission to Mexico was 10,5e..:1. to Buenos Ayres 10,0004 to Colombia 7,0001. After a few words from Mr. Hums and the Cuswcatuta of the &manias, Mr. BRIGHT thought that this vote should be postponed unti l further information was afforded on the subject. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explalned.— : The vote was in confornrity to the fornier resolution of that House. Mr. Alderman. WAITIIMAN .designated this vote as a gross job.. It ought to be postponed. Mr. BARING said t if we wicked to have a due protection to our commerce in South America, we must go to a props e::p.:nse to obtain it. This was a vote for an expense incurred, hut i.e under stood that a reduction was making in the expense of the Consulates. Mr. PLANTA observed, that it had been deemed necebsary to to send out these missions to South America, but , he could :•car testimony to the anxiety of the Foreign Office to reduce tlle expen_ diture to the lowest limit, and that reduction was gradually going on Mr. HUME moved that this vote be postponed until the returns he had spoken of should be produced. Mr. ROBINSON thought it rather hard, after his Majesty's Ministers had agreed to abolish the fees of Consuls, which operated very much against use commercial and shipping interests, that they should now be blamed fur conceding that point. Ile would not say what the precise amount paid to the Consuls .should be, but he thought it was by no means extravagant. As fur its being a job, as the' Hon. Alderman (Mr. Waitkman) had designated it, be (Mr. Robinson) said the term was never worse applied. Mr. BERNAL thought that the charge war too heavy. . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would lay the NKr on the table as soon as possible ; but as the parties in South America were drawing for their salaries, it would be very incon • Ivenient to stop the supply at that period. lie promised to give the subject his very best and 'strictest attention. Lord Dudley was equally anxious on the subject, and had In one case reduced ore salary 1,0001. a year, and another 500!. a year, and it farther reduc tions could ►e 'wide tbey would. Mr. BARING thought, that it would be much better if some respectable and responsible merchant residing on the spot were ap pointed to do the duty of Consul . After a few words from the•CuawclLLOß of the Emil:Quilt and Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. HUMZ withdrew his opposition, as it might ap pear unfriendly to the New States —The vote was then agreed to. On the proposition that 97,8701. be granted for salaries to'Con suls General, Consuls, and retired Consuls for the year 1 sits, Mr. BARING said, that when a Minister wa, employed be could not see the necessity of having Consuls; but if they were neces sary, they should, as be had before observed, be resident Ukiah met chants. Mr. HUME complained of the exaction of Consuls on half pay officers, who were compelkd to pay three•fourths cols dollar per cent. commission. The grant was then agreed to. It was then proposed that the sum of 120,0001. be granted for bills drawn from Sew South Wales during the year Mk blr. HUME objected to any grant to this Colony beyond that , necessary for military protection. The Colony ought to pay foe itself, except for such convicts as were sent out trom England. He wished to know what this grant was for ? Mr. DAWSON said, that the Returns were not yet ready. Mr. 'HUME said, that if the drawers of the bills at New .1 4 outh Wales would not send an account of what such bill was drawn for, the bill ought to be protested. It was no wonder that we were bankrupt—(a laugh), when our affairs were managed in this way. Mr. Alderman W AITH MAN complained of the system that had hitherto prevailed, and, as he had no confidence in the stability of the Government, he set little valve on the promises it might make. The vote was then agreed to. After a short conversation between the Cssauctst.os of the Excntuuss and Mr. Hums, a sum of X 3,040 was voted for the Civil Establishment of the Bahama Islands. at 10,445 for the Civil Establishment at Nova Scotia for 1228. Upon this vote. Mr. BARING would not raise any objection, but he thought the system of the Colonies ought to undergo a review. Mr. Secretary PEEL concurred in this. It would properly come under the consideration of the Finance Committee, and re ductions in it should be made deliberately, systematically, and upon due notice. Here there was nothing that could be called a job--- no undue patronage whatever. Mr. MABERLY thought 'the explanation of the Right Hon. Gentleman highly satisfactory. Mr. Secretary PEEL bad reason to understand, that Nova Scotia would ultimately be able to pay its own expenses; and when, in requiring the Colonies generally to do that, they had reason on their side, and proceeded fairly, and without precipitation there 'could he no doubt they would succeed.—The vote was agreed to. ,e 3,600 for the Civil Establishment of New Brunswick for 1828. Agreed to. ae4,000 for the same in Bermuda._ £2,820 for the same in Prince Edward's Island. JE25,81 8 for Newfoundland.—All agreed to. ne following votes were also agreed t0—X11,624 ls. Bd. for the Civil Establishment at Sierra Leone, for 1828—X4,000 on account of the Civil and Military Establishment on the Gold Coast -62,442 10n. to defray the expense of certain Colonial Services formerly paid out of the extraordinaries of the Army ; and .647,500 for stores in the Engineer Department at New South Wales, and for the maintenance and clothing of the convicts in that colony. The grant et 7,0001. for the erection of a Pier at Hags Point, for the accommodation of packets frog Milford listen to Water ford, was then agreed to. Sir A. GRANT then reported progress, and the Committee obtaine d lea v e is sit again, The Report to be brought up on Monday. The Sale of Paine Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Friday. The 'other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the How adjousoed at a Qoaarea-raor Twauva fI'CLOCIE. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. OssumeAsr, Max 10. nod Sittings at Nisi Prins, in -Latrine, after, *Mt Pints before Lord TINTM11:11 and Compton • iHRNEY V. JONES, ESQ. • '.• This was an action against the Marshal of the King's , Bench prison, for an escape. It appeared that a per son, named George Price, had in November last been committed to the custody of the Marshal, in execution, on a judgment obtained against him at die suit 'of the plaintiff, for 2291. On the 4th of December last Price was seen at a house in Queen's•aow, Walworth, which is out of the rules of the King's Bench. There was no evidence beyond the entry nn the judgment roll, to show the commitmen: of Ptice to the Marshal's cm- ' tody, and Sir JAMES SCARLETT and Mr. CAMPBELL, for the defendant, submitted that that was not sufficient to support the allegation in the declaration that grice was in the custody of the Marshal. Lord TENTERDEN overruled the objection, but gave the defendant leave to move to enter a nonsuit. The Jury, under bis Lordship's ditoctioas, found for, the plaintiff'—Damages, 2291. CARIAGA V. PRENDERGRASS. This was an action by a merchant at the Havannah against an underwriter at Lloyd's . Coffee-bouse, so re cover the sum of 1001., being:the inhount of sub scription to a policy of -insurance eff.tcted on a'v6sel, called the John and Ann, on a voyage horn London to the flavannah. Sir JAMES SCARLET? stated the plaintiff's case. It appeared that in the year 1824, the plaintiff; by his agents in London, purchased and shipped on board the John and Ann twenty-five packages of merchandize, of the •alts of 1,9681., and caused an insurance to be ef fected on them to the amount of 2,2001. The defend ant subscribed the policy for 1001. The boatswain of the John and Ann stated, that the •essel sailed on her voyage from . London in October, 1824, with a general cargo for the Havannah. Owing to heavy gales from the westward, she was obliged to put back to DungenAs. After remaining there two days, she again set sail for Havanna!) ; but when she came within 30 miles of the port it Havannah, she was boarded by a schooner called the Clara, hoiiting Co- • lombian colours. The Captain and the crew (most of whom were black men) took away seven of the crew"of the John and Ann, and put them on board the Clara, and then sent the John and Ann in charge of two prize masters and nine of the crew selected from the Clara. The men were taktn to Carthagena, where they' re. mained six weeks, and then the goods on &null •• the John and Ana were seized by the crew of the Clara, The Captain of the John and Ann was drowned, Rad the goods were never res ored. There was no de ence, and the Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 1001. SECONDARIES' OFFICE, MAY SO. ' SLANDER.—PELHAAt V. GAITSKILL, Mr.W.F. CHA NNEL opened the pleadings in this case, in which the defendant, having allowed judgment to go by default,' a jury was nor-sworn to assess the de.. • mages which were due frombini for the consequences of false and slanderous statements which he hid • mide against the plaintiff. - The special' damages were aver-: to f in the• declaration,. and laid -at 1,0001. • ' • Mr. Trikircrit stated, - that the'plaintiff in ibis ease, Mr. Jabez Clinton Pelham, was'a respectable wharfrn ger, carrying onbitsiness at Shad Thiltnes,•Horsly doln, and residing at 'ltotherhitite." Be had been married is years, and had four children.- For sevetal years past art intimate friendship subsisted between him and Mr. • John Henderson, a merchant in the city, with whom he had Lad considerable dealings, having been em= ployed by Ern in landing goods. Mr. Hendersini . was in partnertkin Firmitrgeirwho is' the! husband cif Mr. Henderson's sister. Bush - resit of tni). 14 .... nienr, in January, 1827, 'called Mr: Henderson to Mexico, where he at present was. Before he left this country he recommended 'his wife and family to the same friendly • protection and intimacy of the plaintiff and his family that had previously subsisted. The plaintiff did continue the same attention to the wife of his ft iend. In about two months after her husband left this country, Mrs. Henderson was delivered of twins. The piainnif paid the attentions which were due to her situation. Suddenly, -and without any previous cause of which he was aware, he felt his business .decline ra• pidly, and a 'coldness extend around him. Mr. Fir. (flinger, with whom lie had carried on a lucratrive bu siness,arst discontinued the previously subsisting friendly intercourse with hins t andlben ceased to employ him. The plaintiff now inquired into the cause of this fearful charge going on about him, and traced it to the defen dant. The latter, whom' a was now requisite to intro. duce to the Jury, was a Gectleman highly connected. He was a surgeon and apothecary of considerable . eminence, jnd of extensive practice, at Rotherhithe. His chatacter was such as to inspire all that confidence whiLh belonged to that honourable profession. A man possessing an introduction into the midst of families had opportunities for propagating slander with an effect that no other person could give. The slander was conveyed in the following lettem• • " Rotberbithe. Thursday, April 6, left& " MADAM—I called on Mrs. Henderson about halt -past nine kw night, when she informed me that you made some observations on the risk she run ou. Saturday last, and Indelicacy of walking home arm-in-arm with Mr. Pelhi.m. I followed this up, and pointed oat ' distinctly the Mower to her and her children, as well as injury to elm raver. 'As it was now the subject of conversation, j told her how much Mrs. Pelham and Miss Barton were censored, but on inquiry I had she stfesed their repeated offers, and selected Mr. Pelham her. self. I now went to Mr. Pet-bees house to join the whist party. . Jest before supper he caned-me aside, and asked after Mrs. Render. son and her twins, and also requested me to inform Mm when be . eight be permitted to see her. My answer was, not till her month ' was up, and she was down teaks in her parlour. To see her in her bed-room was the height of indecency ! and If she was my wife, and such a privilege was allowed to any mzle wisher but a husband, father, brother, or medical attendan t , is wou ld tota ll y d estroy my regard for her. His answer was, that such a friendship as sub sisted between them, made my arguments nugatory. I shall tell Mrs. H— what Mr. P— said before the nurse, and my re marks on its gross impropriety. How conies it that dill feiend ship did not give the same indulgence in her former lyings in / This little incident will open your cr.. to the troth. "My advice to you is this, see her often during her confinement, , and if you catch Mr. Pelham there, speak your mind without re serve—this warm friend/4:p must be dissolved, or very serious results will follow. " I remain, Madam, your most obtdient and humble servant. "W. GA FISK ILL, Sen.'' • As Mr. Barfoot (Mrs. H....m=4 brother) at Riddle and Bare foot's stationery warehouse, Paternoster-row, from eight in the morning till eight in the evening, and is in full possession of my sentiments en this serious subject, you had better take the Peckham stage, and have an inteeview with him. Ile will go hand in hand with you. His mind Sas been so agitated that he mete to his itber about it. Mrs. Henderson wished to lie-in at Mr. Pelham's. Nothing but my severe letter brought her home. She made no preparation at home." " Addressed to Mrs. Henderson, stationer, - Pcckham Rye-lane, Surrey." • " Post mark, 12 Noon 12, April 6, 18e7.—T.P. Rotherbithe, 4 even..s, 1827." The Learned Gentleman then animadverted on cautiously guarded malignity contained in this letter. Nothing could be more fatal than such a lett.t, if fake, upon the peace of a family; and, if true, nothing could tend more effectually to bring down punishment on the matt who had violated the trust reposed in bins by his friend, and the sacred obligation of the marriage Lie. .~ .1 ••• PP .~+raii~ .