Star. — London, England, 1820-12-21 00:00:00

GRANDDINNER AT COLCHESTER. Tuesday last, a Public Dinner took place at the Three Cups Tavern, Colchester, for the purpose of celebrating the triumph of the British Constitution in the failure of the Bill of Pains and Penalties against the QUEEN. On this pleasing occasion,_ the great room was tasterolly ornamented. At the top was displayed a handsome transparency, representing Bat- TANNIA exhibiting a medallion of her MAJESTY. A Toll, inscribed " Pains and Penalties," appeared trod.. den under foot by the British lion ;—and the whole was surmounted by the inscription of " GOD save the, r At the bottom of the room, over the great, door, there was a transparency of the Royal Arms; , en the right of the door, there was a transparency re-' presenting Justice; on the left another, representing Hope, holding in her hand a sheet of parchment, iris !cribed " The -Constitution." The former of these transparencies was surmounted by a bust of her MA JESTY ; the latter by a bust of the Princess ell Alt• Loriz ; each of them overshadowed with laurel. On, the left side of the room there were three transpa rencies, bearing the inscriptions " Magna Charta, and the Bill of Rights"—" Trial by Jury —and " King, Lords, and •Commons." Between these there were two crimson flags, displaying, in letters of gold, " Baring and Independence ;" and " Denman mid Freedom." On.the left side of the room flags were displayed, inscribed " Prosperity to the Borough of Cnichester"—" Trtumph over oppression—the purity and efficacy of the Constitution"—" Queen C aroline —and " Thank Gon, the People, and the Press." The cypher " C. It." surmounted by stars, was also exhibited in variegated lamps. The coup died was extremely pleasing. At a quarter before five o'Clock, C. C. WESTERN, Esq. M.P. took the Chair. He was supported on the right by T. B. Llinantro,• Esq. Member for Ipswich, and on his left by N. Dissmr, Esq. Recorder of Bridport. The company, consist ing of about 200 individuals of the highest respect ability, then sat down to a very substantial dinner. Before the cloth was removed, grace was said by the Rev. Mr. EYRE, after which, Non trobis Domino was chanted by several professional Gentlemen, who had been specially invited from London. These prelirni 7 nary forms having been gone through, The CriAIRMAN rose, and in a forcikile speech/con gratulated the company on the failure of the Bill of Pains and Penalties. He concluded with giving " The King, and the Constitution as established at the Its volution."—Dr.usk with applause. The CHAIRSIAN again rose, and said—Now, Gen tlemen, I beg leave to propose—" The health of the Queen," with three times three—(Long contin -, cheering).—Anything that I could say would be but a feeble attempt to accord with those enthusiastic feelings with which, I know, you will drink this toast --(Applause).—The misfortunes of the Queen have endeared her to the People of England ; and it could not be otherwise in a nation celebrated for its manly virtue. The unparalleled, the accumulated injuries that have been heaped on her. Majesty—the injustice that has been perpetrated towards her—the fortitude , she has evinced—the unconquerable mind, the un bending integrity, which she has displayed under such peculiarly appalling circumstances, have called forth, as they ought, the general and generous sym pathy of the British nation—( Cheers).—Little did Ministers understand the genius and-character of the People of *England, if they could suppose that, when an unprotected wornaa was persecuted, all the ener gies of that generous-minded People would not be called forth in her defence. • I will detain you no longer on the subject. I know I cannot raise your feelings to a higher or stronger impulse than already actuates them. Let us drink " The Queen" with three times three, in the genuine spirit of true and honest loyalty. The toast was drank with the loudest acclamation. Tune—" See the Conquering Hero comes."—Song, expressly for the •occaskiii— "'Goa save Queen Cafaine, " Nay heaven and earth combine ".To bless our Qpeen; " While crowds assembled cry " ' Send her prosperity Let ev'ty heart reply, " ' Gun bleu the Queen!' The CHAIRMAN next gave— " The health of the ninety-five independent Peers who voted against the Bill of Pains and Penalties. —The toast was drank with enthusiasm. Mr. LENNARD said, he would venture to break into the common order of toasts, for a few minutes, to propose one which, he was sure, would be received with ,great pleasure : 4 ‘ The health of C. C. Western. Esq. with three times three." —The toast was drank with great applause. Mr. WESTERN returned thanks, and then proposed c. The heaiths of the Dukes of Sussex and Gloucester ; and leg may they continue to cherish those principles that placed thvir Family on the Throne of this Kingdom."—Drank with laid applause. " The Army and Navy" followed. Mr. D. W. liwavat announced to the Meeting, that Mr. Baring was prevented from attending, .in consequence of the declining health of his wife, whom he was obliged to convey to a warmer and more congenial climate. The Honourable Gentleman read the letter which had been transmitted to one of the Stewards by Mr. Baring, in which he expressed his concurrence in the propriety of the Meeting, and censured Ministers, in strong terms, for '• dismissing Parliament by a smuggling trick, in order to screen themselves from the 'castigation . they had so well deserved."—The next toast given was, " Itlr. 'Maywood and the independent Electors of Kent." Mr. HALL proposed, as a toast—" The health of our highly respected late Representative, Mr. D. W. Harvey --(Applame).—The Honourable Gentleman pronounced a warm eulogium on ;he talents of Mr. H ar vey, whom,* described as being too honest, too acute, and too. ssiduous, to remain long in the House of Commons.. Ile next proceeded to animadvert on t i re I n fluence that was used in order to deter men from an avowal of their political sentiments. That, very day, a respectable in h abitant of the town called on him, anti' informed him, that eleven or twelve of Lest customers declared, that, if he came to this Meetlug, they would nevar deal with him a: . .;ain!—, (:'hame, d ra me!)—He trusted and believed that none of those rho professed Whig principles would ever follow so base and infamous an example (Applause). The'bealths of earl Gnat, Mr. COKE, of Norfolk, Mr. lANNARD, and several other public characters, were drank; and he company separated at a late hour, highly Aelightied yritlx the social manner in which the evening was passed. .~ .. .: _ 7 •— s W aw " EAST INDIA 110U$ E. Yesterday, a- Quarterly Court of Proprietors was held for the dispatch of publiebusinets. The Minutes of the proceedings of the last Court baying been read over, on the motion G. A. Resit:sore, Esq. (the Chairman), the Court agreed to the recommendation of the - Court of Di rectors, that a dividend of SIA per cent. shoul be declined on the Company's capital Stock, for the half year commencing' on the sth of July last, and ending on the sth of January next. The CHAIRMAN next stated the contents of a Rest. lotion agreed to at a former Court, of a grant of i, Pension of £l,OOO a-year to Mr. R. M. /3ARNARD, late Assistant Coast and Surat iVarebousezkeeper.— He now moved that this Resolution be confirmed. Mr. Hume objected to the indiscrintinate grants of, full pensions. He noticed the case of one individual whose salary amounted to £950, and .who received a - pension of £1,000; whilst another individual, who bad been in the service of the Company for thirteen years longer than the former, and whose salary amounted to £1,500 a-year, was put off with a pen sion of £6OO per annum. It had formerly been the practice, that those who had been in the service for a great number of years, had retired on pensions much less than the full salary. The Hodourable Gentleman said, he would take that opportunity of stating to the Court a case of an obscure individual, which could not but attract their notice. He was a labourer, who had been for many years in the ser vire oldie Company, and who had, whilst in their service, met with a severe accident ; several bones in his head were broken, and he was otherwise much injured. In consequence of that misfortune it be came necessary for him to leave the service, and on that occasion he received a grant of a small - pension. When the individual in question returned to this country, he set up a small tea shop in•the Borough.' A regulation had been made by the Compiny, pro hibiting persons who had pensions . granted to them from dealing in tea. That regulation, with respect to the individual, had an ex pod facto operation ; the very moment he was made acquainted with it, he signified his intention of giving up his business, but his pension was, notwithstanding, withdrawn.— Mr. Hume, in conclusion, said, that he would bring the case o f this man before the Court on a future day. The CHAIRMAN said, that all grants of pensions were made by the Court of Directors with reference to the character, the abilities, and the assiduity of the persons applying. With respect to the two cases stated -by Mr. Hume, one was the case of a servant who had lefethe service of the Company; the other was the case of a person who had been dismissed in consequence of a reduction of the Establishment. Mr. RANDAL JACKSON said, that there were but two qualifications required in persons applying. for pensions—age and infirmity ; and although there was an Act of Parliament authorizing grants of pen sions, he yet could not help thinking that it would be a great hardship to the Company if pensions were to be grantectat discretion. The trade of the Com pany had, of late years, considerably fallen off, and it became their duty to confine their expenses as mach ispossible to the profits arising from their trade. He lisped that the natives of India would receive equal encouragement. with the natives of Great Britain, with respect to manufactures. As the parties who claimed pensions stood at present, he agreed that they ought not to be. sent adrift without receiving some remuneration; bat he submitted, that instead of having pensions settled, on them, they ought to be appointed to other situations in the Company's ser vice. The . Company bad already suffered greatly by opening the -trade to other persons, which, in his Mind, was an additional- reason why the Company should practice strict economy. After a few words from Mr. CHALMIRS and Mr. LAWMEN, the Resolution was agreed to. The Ceratexao next proposed the confirmation of a Resolution of the last Court, for granting a pen sion of £5OO per annum to -Mr. G. Mordaunt, jun. late a second Clerk in the Coast andSuratDepartment. Mr. Hosts said, that much caution- ought to bi observed - in the grants of pensions. Certainly young men who might think fit to retire from their situa tions were not the objects on whom large pensions ought to be settled at any time, particularly at a period when the trade of the Company was falling off. He would not, however, oppose the Resolution. The Resolution was then put and agreed to. The temmnetmt then stated, • that the Court was made Special, for the purpose of laying before pie Proprietors, for their .approbation, a Resolution o f the Court of Directors of the - Bth instant, proposin. the establishment of a new office, with a salary £9OO per annum, at the Company's Military Semi nary, at Addiscombe, for the instruction of the Ci ders at that Institution in the science of Military Sur veying. The Honourable Chairman moved, with out observation- 44 That the Court approve of the said Resolution.".- T. Rain, Esq. the Deputy Chairnsan) - *tousled the motion; whith, after a few words from Mr. Hulas, who expressed biatestf perfectly satisfied with the --- , Nst. was curried unanimously. Yeiterday, a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the under-mentioued Com manders wok leave of_the Court previoui to depart : ing for their-respective - destinations, viz. Captain T. ban* (Write WltliqUit Camden; 'Captain C. S. Toms, of dm Boyid•Slostge; Copt.` W. Csumessuare, of the Fartobstaust;. and Captain 11 Bonuatiams, Of the Inglis.; for Bombay and Chins. Captain I Pawns% Oslo -Repulse, for St. Helena, Bencoolen, and China. The present season of the year generally produces some literary Poetic,: Halton'; Beek of Nature laid Open, price $5.641. has just made its appearance, and the following character of this Work full ustifies its favourable reception with the Public :---"The Author has certainly evinced great taste and judgment in its execution. His selection of materials is a proof of the former, while his skill in disposing and arranging tlriem evinces the latter. If this interesting _Volume could but get into the hands of all our youth of both Isexes, whose minds are vitiated, or in danger of being vitiated, by Novels and Romances, what important effects might it oat, ImprocessPf titnA, operate upon them'? - Every page of it supplies topics of rational coniervation ; while,' in contemplating the' wonders of the CREATOit'S'Works, the scral becomes imper ceptibly hllcti with devout astonishment, until it is constrained to exclaim with • the Psalmist, 1 'How wonderful 'are thy . wetks,' 0 hatovAii-in wisdoin • hast thou made them all r * • ^ 7 l: -re,: • • LAO' INTELIGf.NpfI _ . cot* lir cuAmitir, . 13gNEFIT 60010 . 11* RED Ail) °TORRE V. rARKVSS AND OTHIRE. Mr. HART, in bringing this case forward, said it Was one of the many instances in which persons en lered'into contracts that they were unable to accom plish. The parties here were the Members of a Be nefit Society, called " The Helpmates," and the ob ject now was, on the part of the Le caned Counsel, to free them from the liability to which they had ex posed themselves. To do this, linn-was instructed to move, on the part of the plaintiffs, for an injunction to restrain those persons who formed the Committee, from paying or otherwise issuing any monies-belong ing, to the general fund, and aso to restrain those persons who were - in the nature of Trustees to the Society, in possession of the invested property, from parting with it. The Society was founded in 1796, and had for its object the prOvision for persons who should arrive to the period, as it is termed, of old age. This was to be done by those subscribers pay ing proportinnally, and at ther 4 ex o t time there were 245 persons entitled to claim per annum. In the course of the next year an additional claim would or might be made, to the amount of £2610, and in the succeeding year 120 more claimants would be entitled to an additional suni of P-3090 t' and in the course of five years, there would be no less a sum its, bad th an £16,690 against the Society , wh i l e bad but £15,000 to meet the demand. This would clearly spew that the. Society, if k was conducted on the same principles as at present, could not exist for, more than two or three years, and therefore it became necessary, if possible, to put a stop to the mischief that must otherwise accrue. The LORD CHANCELLOR granted the injunction,. at the same time expressing great fear that it was the case with many of the Societies instituted, which held out hopes that they never could realize. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DECEMBER 19. PARKINSON V. LAUGHTON. The plaintiff, in this action, is a farmer, the defen dant a maltster and publican, living at Saddleworth, in Yorkshire. The plaintiff claimed the sum of £7B 16s. for malt sold to the defendant, who admitted the delivery of the goods to the amount claimed by the plaintiff, but stated in his defence that the sum had been paid. One witness was examined, who stated, that he saw, while sitting in the defendant's tap-rooro, the money paid to the plaintiff, being the sum of i.:405, as the balance of the account due to him. Two bills of exchange were also put in, amounting to £49 15s. which bad been paid by the defendant to the plaintiff. Mr. Detimatt, in reply, urged the extreme impro bability of the story told by the witness who had been examined for the defendant ; it was; he laid, against the usual course of human dealing for the' . defendant, who, it appeared, was quarrelling with the plaintiff, to pay him, without any voucher or any evidence except the man who was casually in the tap-room, not only the amount of his demand, but even over payment of nearly £l5 ; it was impossible for him, not knowing of the existence of this witness, to lay before them any evidence to rebht the state ment he had made, but the extreme improbability of k made him perfectly easy in leaving the case to the good sense of the Jury. Mr. Justice HornoYb observed shortly on the prt . ', babilities'of the case, and The Jury, without a moment's hesitation, found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 1:96:11. HUNTER V. XING. :• This was an action against the defendant, an ad- i vertising money-broker, and who acted as the agent for the plaintiff, in purchasing an annuity for him', for negligence in the performaoco of his duty.. . lidrcaamerr. shortly stated the fasts of the cam to the Jury. The defendant, he said, was one- 4, those persons who advertised to lend the money of Other peOple ; he was introduced to the plaintiff to vest some money for him ; he stated to the plaintiff that a - Mr. Tufaell would grant an annuity on very, adiantageons terms, and to make ;he security, unex ceptionable, the Rev. Mr. Pyke, of Baythorn Park, in Essex, would join with Mr.Tuffnell in it. The plaintiff consented to advance his money, and after a time the deed was prepared, and signed by Mr. Tuffuell, the Rev. Mr. Pyke, .and duly witnessed.—r The plaiutit paid £499 for an annuity of Lit) per 4umum, payable half-yearly. Ist the end of the first half-year, Tuffneil decamped, and Mr.-Pyke being applied to, he denied having ever joined in any such 4ecurity, and affirmed his signature to the deed was a forgery. He (Mr. Scarlett) was far from charging the defendant with any knowledge of the fact, that the signature of Mr. Pyke was forged, there was not the least suspicion of that, but the charge was, that being.the agent of the plaintiff, he bad not made those proper inquiries concerning Mr. Pyke, nor ex erted that degree of diligence which it was his duty to do.—Witnesses were called, who proved the facts as above stated. Mr. DRNMAN, for the defendant, put forward se veral technical objections, which were overruled by the Learned Judge who presided. The Learned Counsel then contended, that, on the case as it stood, -there was not evidence for the Jury to find a verdict ,against his client; for aught that appeared to the contrary, Mr. Tuffnell might be dead, or might, as was stated, be absent front this country, and he might have left sufficient assets to satisfy all de mands against him ; for aught that appeared to the contrary, the plaintiff himself-might have undertaken to procure the signature of Mr. Pyke; and, under all the circumstances, he thought it was a case upon which the Jury would pause before they found a ver dict which would be ruinous to his client, on the evi dence which had been laid before them. Mr. Justice HOLROYD summed up the evidenc and the Jury, after a short deliberation, found a ver dict for the plaintiff—Damages £5ll. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. SEVERN,. LING, AND CO. V. THE PMENIX. FIRE-OFFICI.- ' Tuesday, this important cause, which had been six days under consideration, was brought,to a con clusion. The plaintiffs, who are eminent sugar-re finers, sought to recover £15,000, for damage sus tained by them in the destruction of their premises. by fire, in the month of November last year. The chielpoints the durybad to decide on, were, to what cause was the fire owing, and whether or not a IiCZO : process used by the plailt►fs in boiling the sugar viot • . iand.erwha doti.notice had not been given to the defendants), *as More dangerous than that of the old Method ?"--LThe Jury retired at a quarter btfore five, and after being abserit an hour and a quaiter, returned a special verdict, -finding " that the tibiog of the new apparatus was not so important as to ; quire notice to be given to the loser:wee Office," air.: I.4ler)i fore returned ti verdict for • the plaintiff—DAmazes, £ls,ooo.—After the verdict hid been given, Chief Justice DALLAS said, as he was of opinion that, under the construction of the policy, tie I.la;n -tiffs ought to have given the Office notice of the in troduction of this apparatus, he should give the de fendants leave to move summarily to . have this ver dict set aside, and a new verdict entered for the de fendants. His Lordship added, that, in his opinion, the Jury had decided on the safe side. After this de. cision, both on the tact: and on the law of the cas.N it would be for the Directors to consider whethertheir own interest, and their duty to the Public required them to continue the contest arty longer. OLD BAILEY SESSION& The Calendar having been gone through on Mott day, the Court adjourned at three o'clock, until nine Tuesday morning, in consequence of the absence of the Sheriffs. A short time atter nine, the R.F.COADEP. proceeded to pass the awful sentence of Death oa the following a persons, capitally convicted during the Sessions: James Xdang, Henry Harrod, James Farquhar, Wll'arn 7.7- len, John Head, and 'William Lawrence, for house-breaking .a the day du* $ John.Mayle, S. Chandkr, John Davis, 11c1-.: Write, Oeorga Hejon, John Colville, Joseph Martin, Ikr.:7 Tobin, John Reeves, Joseph White, Matthew Coeper, Johnson, and James Hunt, for highway robberies; Joseph An deroa, Samuel Jones, William Dunn, and William Wall, fcr burglary; George Allen, Elisabeth Holland, Ann Gibson, Ro bert Parker, William Padder, and Catherine :Olacdonale, for stealing in devilling-houses; Thomas Monday, for horse-steal ing; and Abraham Hernmingway, for sacrilege. The following were ordered to be transported for life: James South, J. Hardisty, W. Furbeiy, Robert May, S. Davis, John Dunn, Isaac Lyon, R. Greenfield, R. Patterson, C. Johnson, Henry Brooks, William Hall, John Clarke, Pa trick Connelly, George Wright, Sarah Myers, E. Lyons, F. Pavia, 3. Lovell, E. Tremor, William Archer, Charles Roach, John Saunders,. John Clark, Thomas Joins, Charles Jackso% and Peter Malchin. - rie following were sentenced to fourteen year? transportation for passing forged notes: H. Herrington, Charles Carnagie, W. Whiteman, M. A. Platt, M. A. Kelley. William Hudson, Henry Sclitader, ni sabeth Denham, George Preston, John Mason, William Faulk ner,_ and James Henry. Fifty-two to be transported for seven years; four to be imprisoned in Newgate and other jails for two ' years; several to be publicly and others to be pr.. vately whipped, fined Is. and discharged; and four had their judgments respited. After which the Ses sions were adjourned to the 10th of January. Mr. BnooM, a grazier, after selling tome cattle at Smithfield-market, on Monday, slept at the Pe.cock, - at -Islington, that night, and was to return home by the Oundle.coach next morning. He got up sir o'clock, and proceeded fur the Holloway • tir ike gate, to pay the turnpike for the beasts he ;la .old. but he was stopped on the way by three men ~iessTd in smock frocks, who knocked him down and soobed him of £2OO in Bank of England notes, with which they effected their escape. Tilesday evening, an elderly widow Lady, of the name of PAYNE, residing in White Lion street, Is lington, was stopped in the street, a few d"ors from her awn house, by two fellows, who robbed her of her cloak and umbrella. A man of notorious cha racter was soon after apprehended, on suspicion of being one..of the robbers, but MIS. PAYNE being unable to identify him he was discharged. Saturday evening, between five and six o'clock. ai James *Gregor, shopman to a baker in Chain alley, Bermondsey -street, was w alking along St. Thonaits's-rents (near the Hospital), three ruffians , suddenly tritped.up his heels, and, after g iving hint several blows, -ran off with his watch, an : a loaf with . which he was *proceeding to the house of one of Ms Maiter's eitstomeits.f He gave an immediate claim, and d 'constable who - was near the spot hollowed the robbers, and apprehended one of them, after some tesistatice. On searching him, the con:table found 'the Watch up his sleeve; which he accounted tor by saying -that be had been lucky enough to pick it up, 'and was 4, only seeking for the right ownerl"—He was brought before Sir JOHN Noma:4, at Union- Holl, - -and identified as a noted member of the Rent streergang.—He was remanded. A short time ago, Mrs. WALTON, of Tylney-street. Park-lane, having returned from an airing to Chel sea,' her coachman conceived the idea of washing his horses legs and the carriage in the Serpentine River; and having driven a few paces into the Water, the horses instantly became out of their depth, and, en cumbered with harness, were drowned in a very few minutes. The carriage was got out with difficulty the next day; and the coachman was providentially saved by his criei, having alarmed the life-boat-man, who put off,' and brought him on shore,-at the mo ment when immersed to the chin in water. and in momentary expectation of perishing. This is the third instance of a like catastrophe within a . few`yekrs at -he same place, tho' a caution is placed on the spot. Tuesday night an Inquest was held at the Stag, i n Castle-lane, Westminster, on the body of W. Jones, aged 29. He was employed by the Gas Light Com pany, in Peter street, where he was at work on the 6th ult. on a plank suspended from the dome of the retort-house, which was being covered with an iron roof, the inside of which be was tarring with another man, who sat upon the other end ; when it overshot, and both were precipitated to the bottom, a height of 20 feet. The deceased bad both his arms broken. and his knee and other *parts of his body much in jured • ' t he other man was senseless, but has recovered since. The deceased lingered till Tuesday, when be expired. Verdict-.-Accidental Death. • briday last Mr. JOSE* ALLittidow, who died is the 76th year of - his age, in the Goldsmiths Com• patty's alms-houses at .Acton, was buried' in Arun churchoyard: He was followed to Lb* grave by Hs son and five daughters and their husband,. On their return home from - the funeral, they found his wits . obout the same age), who was in good health whi:a they went out, lying on. her bed. and she dies die sante night, andis to be buried is the same grave with her husband to.ntocrow Hl6 14- W AYER. atc L0Y1491 1 / 3 1t4Drilii TO-N 10? it() 'A • /41cnOns • .o 0 adatices Attcr Mainoon 14 —.-- , LO'S UV' Fruited sad nuklteheci 5y (Avg', KApirrltirau • ?lace, 'Teni}te•ls# earmeamfolowaeakaa N %sea tie A C 1821, ][ l . ;was mend vroba and n Tint_ bei;il %when Faye Sr col *seat. the astct the n bight , and f has b with signal JO esteet Pared satilf, ~ J : lermw• 4 Ot Vim Ditt Sma Stop Pan than 1r Col J foe Ift - - )m 4 t I .