Star. — London, England, 1820-12-09 00:00:00

NIDDLES4X LUIEETING. Yesterday, a Meeting of Freeholders of the County of Middlesex took place at the Mermaid Tavern, Hackney, pursuant to Requisition, to take into con sideration the propriety of a Petition to the King to dismiss his Ministers, and an Address to the Queen, congratulating her on the defeat of the Biil. By oae o'clock, the Grand Assembly form was crowded with most respectable Freeholders; and the crowd presented that peculiarity which has frequently cha racterized recent Public Meetings, of many females appearing amongst and struggling with the throng, to listen to the proceedings of the day. Some side benches were also crowded with most respectably dressed females. On the platform at the upper end of the loom, appeared many of the leading Freeholders ef the County, the Members for the County, &c. Mr. Sheriff WA ITIIMAN having taken the Chair, andist the most flattering- marks of respect, he pro ceeded to account for the delay that had iccurred in the assembling of the Meetine. The Sheriffs had, in reality, had a good deed to Vo since they had been in office; and he had named yesterday se'nnighte thinking they would be anxious to meet as early as possible. Some Freeholders wished more time to be given, and -he sent round notices to the Newspapers of the postponement, which, however, did not get inserted in time to prevent considerable disappoint ment. It was his wish, and that of his colleague, to meet the desires of the Freeholders, and they should always hold themselves bound to attend to them.— He then read the Requisition, and afterward re marked, that though he had no right to take part in the proceedings, he doubted not that he should have reason to approve of what they resolved. In conclu sion, he hoped that they would give every Gentle man who might present hithself a fair hearing. Mr. PETER Moons observed, that he was one of those who had been instrumental in calling the Meet _ ing co address the King, to change that system which had been so ruinous to the People. Ile was glad to see their worthy Magistrate in the Chair, for he was one who had done much to enlighten the public mind, he had been greatly instrumental in making the sen timents of the City of London almost wholly in fa vour of the People—(C/seers).—He (Mr. Moore) had recently had an opportunity of speaking to them largely respecting Green Bags. Those filthy bags had been blown into air ; not a vestige remained ; but, he repeated, all had been done by the voice of the People—(Applause).—The Country saw what had been done by attacking the Green Bags; but what might have been the result had the Cato-street Con spiracy, which was " a Green Bag out of doors," or the Manchester Green Bag, been exposed ?—(Hear, hear/)—These, and :he thousand other Green Bags, the stinking Green Bags, were of a like character— but they had now been pretty well exposed—(Ap plause).—He lamented, however, that no reference was made in the Requisition to the present system carried on, which produced gambling in the Funds. The - Consolidated Fund had been broken in upon— the Country had been deceived out of 350 million's ; and while that system lasted, there was no hope of redemption—(Cheers).—lle concluded with moving a kesolutioo for an Address to the King to dismiss his Ministers, who had sought to bring into contempt the dignity of the Crown. Mr. illteee said, he should move an Amendment— to require any new Ministers to give a pledge that they would do their utmost to give the People Par liamentary Reform --(Loud applause).--Except the Country had some such pledge from Lord Grey, or whoever else might be Minister, they would be lend ing themselves to a delusion—(Continued applause). The time was come when they ought to speak out : they ought to declare that they would no longer en dure to be governed by such men. He was proceed ing to advert to an Address of his own ; when - Mr. Sheriff WAITIIMAN called him to order, as there was no Address before the Meeting. Mr. Mees admitted that he was wrong in speak ing of any Address—he would confine himself to the Amendment—(Coninsion continued).• Some individual in the centre of the room attempted to speak, but uproar continued. Mr. Sheriff Werru AI es entreated that order might be preserved—confusion could only degrade their sentiments—( I icor, hear). The Gentleman resumed:—He said his name was Williams.--ESome persons called out " Williams, the Parish Clerk 13—TheResolvaion was to censure Mi nisters ; now as to " them meu"—•—(Mach laugker and uproar). Mr. Sheriff WAMMAN said, as the Gentleman was going to defend Ministers, he had a double claim on their indulgerice—(Cheers). Mr. Williams further observed, as for " them men" —(Laughter).—he hoped they would have a better defender : but he was not a defender of green bags " at all times"—(Fresh laughter and uproar). Mr. Sheriff \VAITIIMAN begged the Room to hear the Gentleman ; no doubt he would be answered ; they need not fear—(Cheers). Mr. Williams.—lf I am wrong, they " may easily stst me at rest f'—(Resumed laughter. Great colfu ;jou now prevailed): Mr. Sheriff WAITHMAN said, he was bound to hear all parties : the Gentleman was doing them all the good he could—(Cheers). Mr.Williams.—There wass - a false impression going oad respecting the nature of Green Bags—(Loud laughter).—He was much surprised at " them men" who were so reisinformed—(Continued laughter and' vproar).--Mr. W. retired from the contest—and The Resoletion was put and agreed to, Mr. Wil liams holding up his hand against it. Mr. PETER Moore then read the Address proposed for the adoption of the Meeting. It was very long, and was drawn up with very great force and ability. Mr. Moore thought this Address came home to the feelings of every man, and he hoped that something would be done to relieve the country from such Mi nisters— (Applause). Mr. Mites next appeared, to propose another Ad dress by way of amendment, the foundation of which was to urge the necessity of Parliamentary Reform. If some such Address as he proposed were not adopted, their Address, like other Addresses, would be thrown under Lord Sidmoeth's table. This Ad dress denied that the Hotiegief Commons was the Commons House of the Pimple ; and to shew the etFect of theirxontreul, it assetteJ, that in thirty years the expeadittue of ile•nation was greater than it had been in the thousand preceding years—(Near, hear). It also condemned the proceedings instituted igainst the Queen, and the refusal of a Palace, her Majesty being as much entitled to a Palace as his Majesty, (Cheas).—lt likewise implored his Majesty to take to his Councils men who would adiise safe and salu tary Reform ; • which was the best, indeed the only means of averting .dangerous convulsions.—When the Address was concluded, there were some cries of " Too long !" Major CARTWRIGHT seconded the Amendment, because it adverted to that which could alone save the country. A change of men would do nothing ; for Ministers were but the tools of, the Borough mongers—(Applause). Sir GERARD NOEL spoke strongly in favour of the amended Address. Mr. BY ac said, he could net advise his Constituents to adopt Mr. Mills's Address, for it denied that the House of Commons constituted the " legal" Repre sentatives of the People—(Mzs h dissentio::).—The King could do no wrong—( Much laughter).—The Ministers were responsible—(Cheers)—and he could not agree to any Address that contained what was personally offensive to the Monarch. Mr. Hume said, the country had come to that cri sis, when the truth ought to be spokea—(C4ecrs).— What was the state of the Throne and of the Coun try ? Was not a change wanted ? It was ; but a change of system only would serve the country. He went all the length of the first Address ; but; circum stanced as was the country, he did not think it went half far enough--(Cheers).-11e lamented that Mr. Byeg had not been more fully heard. In the second Address, there were some words only to which he objected ; such as calling the House of Commons an 44 illegal assembly"—( Hear, hear 1)—It was idle to talk of change, unless the Representation was re formed. That alone,would pacify and benefit the nation. In that view of the subject, the second Ad dress had the preference, because it went to the root of the evil. The present Representation was not 44 illegal," but he deemed it' to be unconstitutional ; that was the opinion he thought of Mr. Mills; and was there a man, even the defender of Green Rigs, - ' who would say that the country was fully and fairly represented ?—(Loud and repeated cheering).— Could any one say that the representation was what it ought to be, and what he hoped to see it before he died ?—(Loud cheers). Now representation and secret enquiries went together. Let the country remember that fact; and let the country recollect, if there had been a full, a fair representation, that the nation would not have been so overwhelmed with difficul ties, debt, taxes, and armies. He deemed it their duty to tell the King the truth, for he could not know it; and Mr. Hume, therefore, hoped that the second Address would be adopted. He suggested some ver bal alterations. With those amendments he should express the opinion, that the second Address did not contain one sentiment but what was warranted by truth. As they ought to speak the truth, he hoped the second Address would be adopted. A change of system would put an end to that time-serving set. of expedients, which had of late afflicted the country. A change of measures—not of men only—would sa tisfy the country--(Cheers). Mr. Brno observed, from what Mr. Hume had said, that he was more convinced than ever of the impropriety of the second Address—(Cries of " No, no"). He was not stating their opinions, he was only expressing his own ; but as to the second Address, he had no hesitation in asserting, that it contained what was very little short of treason —(A laugh and cries of " No"). He also thought the introduction of the Reform Quektion was inj:trious ;, why not let that question stand alone, instead of bringing it in on all occasions?—(Diseprobation). Mr. WHITBREAD was of opinion that Mr. Moore's Address did not go far enough—( Cheers) ;—and, on the other hand, he disapproved of many expres siont in the second Address. It would be better to refer Mr. Mills's Address to a Committee to curtail , it. He was not of opinion with the Bishop of Lon don, that on a moral question the King could do no wrong ; but he could not agree to an Address that contained expressioni personally offensive to the Monarch. If such exceptions were made, he should approve of the second Address. He was of opinion that Reform was the ground-work of the whole. He thought that nothing but Reform would satisfy the country, and the late treatment of the Commons had made many Reformers even in that House— ( Cheers ).—He thought that the country would be justified in instructing their Representatives not to consent to any supplies till a redress of grievances was granted. Mr. Mfrs.' was ready to agree to the suggested alterations ; but he denied that there was anything in his Address treasonable, or personally offensive to the King. Mr. Moons said, be would leave his Address to the Meeting. Without Reform, certainry'there was no hope! The House of Commons had been treated " like a pack of hounds." Without Reform, the country was not safe. A Committee was appointed, at the suggestion of Mr. Wutranuart ; asd they retired to settle the Pe tition to the King. ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN. Sir G. NOEL, in. the meantime, proposed that an Address be presented to the Queen, which he read. lle then related a conversation be had with a foreign Baron, who stated, that Baron Ompteda, previously to the Milan Commission, was poor and almost pen nyiess ; and that when he died he was worth upwards of £50,000. If that were true, the Honourable Ba ronet thought there had been bribery by wholesale! Mr. Wooten spoke in favour of the Address. It had been said that the King could do no wrong. He hack heard many speak of that maxim, bin with very little satisfaction ; however, Voltaire had explained, that the people meant by it their King should not have the power to do wrong—(Applause).—As to the Ministers, they were only to be attacked through their fears ; and these Ministers now got their tools to as sett what they dared not utter themselves. They had carried on the Bill, but the public voice bad met them on the threshold of their own house.. Then they be came cowardly ; then they turned round on their own supporters, and said, with Falstaff, " I'll not march with you to the Comemns; that's fiat r—(Applottse). If there were a reformed House, the Ministers would be impeached ; but to present a Bill of Impeachritent to the present House would be " to drown the lobster" --(C.:;'icers).—He concluded with strongly urging that, the source of an the evils was a want of Reform. If the farce.of argorriknu were applied to the arguzueut of force, the People Must eventually triumph. The Address was put and carried, Mr. WILLIAMS only holding up his hand against it, amidst the jeer ings and hootings of the Meeting. Mr. PEARSOS moved that Noblemen be . direiteti to 'present the Address to the King, to his Majesty in person. Ile named the Dukes of Bedford and Lein• tier, and Lords Grey and Grosvenor ;'proposing that they be requested to present the Address to the King—(Cheers). They night direct the King's at tention to the language of the Address, and' say— These m ere once your Majesty's sentiments." The Committee returned with the settled Address to the King, and it was read, by Mr. MILLS, amidst the cheers of the Meeting. Mr. Hume moved that the Address, as now pre pared, be adopted by the Meeting. Agreed to. • Mr. PrAnsoN's motion will then adopted, several other Pe.ers being added to the list. The Sheriffs were requested to attend on the Noble Lords with the Resolution and Address. Mr. Sheriff Waldman observed, that they would attend on the Noblemen as early as possible. Thanks were voted to Alderman Wood and the two Sheriffs, and the Meeting dispersed. LAW LVIELLIGENC.E. TIIE NI;ALCOTT CHARITY. On Thursday, Mr. HART Moved in this case, that Mr. Fairclough. one of the te n ants at will on a part of the Charity E,tates in this cause, might be ordered to immediately attiane, and pay over to the Receiver, who had been appointed by the Court, such sum or. sums as might be due. from him for tent. - The Low) CHANcELLon—have you given per sonal notice to this person ? Mr. HART said, he understood that personal notice had been given, but that might in all probability prove nugatory, from the situation of the Gentleman in question. The real purpose of the present motion was, to compel the persons surrounding him to do 'that which they ought, and consequently a few days would be perhaps sufficient to allow Mr. Fairclough to do what was now asked. The LORD CHANCELLOR directed an order to issue as prayed, and allowed Mr. Fairclough a fortnight to comply with the order. DECEMBER 8. LORD AND OTHERS v. WORNILINGTON. Mr. HART, in this case,. moved, that an injunc tion, which had been granted by the Vice-Chan cellor, restraining a Mr. Jones from proceeding in an action at law against the defendant, might be dissolved. The facts of the case are shortly as fol lows:—Mr. Jones had attended Mr. Wormlington in the capacity of apothecary, and after his decease, brought an action against the executor for the reco very of his debt. The plaintiff's, who were three cre ditors, then filed the present bill for a due adminis tration of the assets, and obtained a decree for the administration of them accordingly, which Mr. Hatt concluded was done for the purpose of preventing Mr. Jones from obtaining payment. This argument, he thought, would be conclusive, when he recited l the small amount of t'..e claims of the three plaintiffs. The one was only £7 15s. 6d. another only £2 2s. and the third only £3 12s. Mr. Hart then pro ceeded to argue on the merits of the case, contend ing that the executor had, by his conduct, made him self-liable to the debt, and consequently that the in junction ought to be dissolved. Mr. HORNE observed, that the smallness of the amount of the debt was no criterion to judge by, and rather made against than for the client of Mr. Hart. The real fact was, that the persons in ques tion *ere so situated that they could not afford to lose the money, small in amount as it was. The facts of the case were, that the testator occupied a small firm: in Leicestershire, Which, from ill health,' he was obliged to give up, and retire to a small vil lage in the same County. Here' he became ac quainted with Mr. Jones, who administered to him a larger quantum of physic than, perhaps, his whole line of ancestors had taken. After his (the testator's) decease, Mr. Jones brought in a bill to the'e►xecutor, of no less a sum than E 421, at the same time ad mitting that he had received £lOO during the life time of the testator. When the action was brought, and not till then, a bill of particulars was brought in, and which, after some prefatory observations, he read as follows: To nine visits by night, and fifteen by day. The Lout) CHANCELLOR.—Pray, Mr. Horne, what does he charge for his visits? Mr. House said, one guinea a visit, and proceeded to read over the items of the bill : To 5,728 draughts, 168 mixtures, 119 bonuses, 68 lotions, 78 liniments, 258 boxes of pills, and other doses, to the amount of no less than 7,000! The LORD CHANCELLOR.—Pray, Mr. Horne, do stop, for I fear that without taking, the mere recital of so much physic will sicken me ! Mr. Hoase said he would only mention one other item, and that was as follows ;—" To inoculating the testator seven times !" The real fact was, that instead of inoculating, it was tapping for the drop sy, and no wonder, it he had taken the medicine stated, that he wanted tapping. The Loan CHANCZLLOR.—Is there no allowance made for returned bottles and pill-boxes? 'Mr. HORNE said there was not ; but that might be accounted for, as probably he had swallouied thew also ! He then proceeded to defend the conduct of the executor, and noticed the fact of an ostler in the village having been made to swear that the deceased used to go about the village with the physic in his hand ; and that on one occasion he asked him, the ostler, to help him to take it! After arguing ax some length on the law of the case, he concluded by sub mitting that the motion ought to be dismissed with costs. From the humorous manner in which the Learned Counsel treated the subject, it was impossi ble, frequently, to refrain from laughter. After some coriversation between Mr. HART and Mr. HORNE, as to the verification of what the latter Gentleman had stated, The LORD CIJANCLLLOR said, it appeared that Mr. Hart did not like Mr. Ilorne's . physic ; perhaps he, Mr. Hart, might like his Lordship's administration of the physic better than that of Mr. Horne's, if so, he would hand down the bill of particulars, Mr. Hatvt said that was unnecessary ; the ground on which he founded his argument wasp that an eke. tutor could not call on the Court to retevel::ni acting in his own wrong. The LORD CHANCEGLOR, after some conversatt as to what took place before the Vit.e-Chancell -r, said, that if the papers were handed up to hint, li t would read Mein over, and give his judglnent z ; early as he could, CI.D DAILEY, Dre MIMI 8. This morning, as. soon as- the Judges had talc7a their seats, fourteen prisoners, indicted" for L a tl .i, i , forged 13ank-notes, were brought into the dock.-.. 3 There was only one female prisoner who refused to plead guilty to the minor cfrence. The following thirteen prisoners: pleaded guilty to the minor offerce, and will be subject to fourteen years tranportation, no evidence beir:g offered on the capital charge:— Charles Cornea, Edward Whiteman, George P rez f c , 4 Henry Errington, John IViiscn,Jetn7C s 11:1L.m, liani Faulkner Jafnes Henz::;-1 4 rP, tint Maly Ann Platt, Jane Wing,j,cl4. l , alias il'ocd, Ili-‘ Denham, and Mary Jones. Mary Singleton pleaded not guilty to the major offence, and of course remains for trial. Mr,Justice BAYLEY gave the decision cf the Judges upon the case of George .I.fason., who last Session had been convicted of assaulting Robert them on the King's highway, and stealing; from his person a j watch. The question was, whether this was or wa s not such a robbery as constituted the capital offence? It was in proof that the watch of tire prosecutor was secured by a steel chain, which was worn round the owner's neck. In attempting, to obtain the watch, the prisoner had given at least t..ao pulls at this chair; and the point was, whether this was sufficient violence to constitute the offence? The Judges had decitled that sufficient violence had been used. The least I struggle on the part of the person robbed made the necessary qu:n of i'orce; and it was of no con sequence whether that resistance was made by the hand or any other part of the- body. Tile prisoner, who was brought to the bar during this decisior, was now removed back to his celhin Ne‘vgate. Elizabeth Holland was capitally convicted of steal ing privately a £2O note, the property of her master, J. Appleby. She was very young, and strongly re commended to mercy, both by the prosecutor and the Jury, in which feeliiig the Court seemed to concur. J. White was indicted for stealing from the per. son of W. Wilding, at the late fire in Wartiour-streat, two seals and a chain. The prosecutor had twisted his watch in his fob; in consequence of which the first attempt of the prisoner failed. :Not discomfited, however, he endeavoured to untwist the fob by means f the chain, and not succeeding in that, forced the chain and seals from the watch. The prisoner was found Guilty—Death ; and the Judge intimated to him, there was no hope of mercy. On the verdict being returned, a dreadful scream was heard in the Court from his mother, who was in the gallery. He was a very respectable locking lad, and not more than 15 years of age. • M. cooper was indicted for stealing from J.Ware ham the seals and chain of a watch. This was one of the numerous street-robberies of every day's oc lcurrence in London. It took place under the gate ' way of Clement's Inn, and the prisoner made for Clemenes-lane, followed by the prosecutor, who never lost sight of him. 'There a rescue was at tempted, but failed. Guilty—Death. J. Long, and H. Erratt, aged 16 and 17, were capitally indicted for breaking into the house of Dinah Shepherd, widow, and stealing therein four ten pound and other Banit-notes, five gold rings, &c. her property. Mrs. Shepherd lives in VillierE-street, and on the afternoon of the 14th of October, W. Sapswell, her nephew, called to ask how she did. As he was go ing, she saw Long go out of the house, but thought nothing or it, at she had lodgers. Shortly after, on going to her bed-room, she tbund the door forced open, and a drawer rifled of the contents, consisting of £63 in Bank-notes. Other drawers in 'the morn were also emptied of everything they contained. T. Shepherd, son to the last witness, came in while Sapswell was there, and remarked that he spoke re markably loud. A Constable went to the lodgings or Sapswell, is Charles-street, Lisson-grove, where he found him and the• two prisoners. He found upon- Sapswell a £lO note, which the latter said he received from Long ; and Long, who was within hearing, did not deny it. He also found a large quantity of new blankets, sh'eets, linen, &c. He took the three into custody. Sapswell, when before a Magistrate, made a confession, and was admitted an evidence for the Crown. T. Shepherd identified the ten pound note found upon Sapswell, as one of those stolen from his mo ther's drawer. W. Sapswell knows the prisoners, who were also bakers. In Ocmbcr last he was out of employ, and in conversation• with the prisoners a plan was laid to rcb Mrs. Shepherd's house. He was to go to the house, leave open the front door, and keep his aunt iu con versation while the prisoners went up stairs to he: room (which witless described to them) and toot whatever they could find. They accordingly wet on the 14th of October, and proceeded to the house, witness going in first. He greeted his aunt, and kept up a conversation, standing between her any[ the passage wail the prisoners . had completed their task and got away. He then left the house; and a the prisoners the following day in the New-road. — They told him they had 1:63, and they give him £2l as his share of the booty. The Jury, after consulting for a few eninute4 found both the prisoners Guilty—Death. The Jury begged in the strongest manner to rec...nmend Owls to mercy, conceiving that they had been led into the offence by Slpswell. Mr. Jntrzice BAYLEY said, the recommendat:m should he forwarded to his Majesty. with all Ulf weight which co'.lld be given US it. Male and S. Chandler , for robbing Elizabea Limbrick on the highway :;of a silk shawl; and . 7 ., Mattia, for robbing ii. Capper on the highways a gold watch, Ste. were also capitally convicted. 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