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Lordship held tzp his hand on both sides the question. c on.idered his Lordship. as a man of weak mind. John Alexander, a labourer, examined by 11r. TYN. DAL.-111e u itness described the conduct of Lord -port month in %, or king with the labourers in the fields, • but he did more harm than good. It was a common thing for him to whip people about ; he would play 3 111 kin Is of tricks with them. Witness described at Leat length some extravagant b e h av i our o f hi s ordship in the fields. He did everything by the • rule of contrary. Lucy Ilexande, examined by Mr. J. POWELL.--I am the wife of John Alexander; I remember twenty' year: ago, when his Lordship was working in the .bay-fields, he wanted a man to drink some beer of his. The man said he should get on with his work, and not mind such a d—d fool as his Lordship. His ~,,d,hip came to me and cried about it, and I told Powell' , wife of it, and she said he was a d—d fool. I think he knows no more than a child. William Coles, examined by Mr. WETHERELL.-..-I was employed by Lord Portsmouth as a day-labourer at times. I have seen him driving his horses in a cart; he was s uncimes a pretty middling driver, at others very dangeunus. I went after the cart, and was obliged to call out to him to take care of him self, for he was in danger, and did not know him self when he was in danger. At one time when some xnen were loading a waggon, he drove it off the road on to the other side against an, oak tree, in order to throw off the load and the two men who were load ing it. Ile did brush off the load. The men slipped off, and pretended that they had been canted off, at which he was very much pleased. Thomas Bennet, examined by the Cowoos Scn- . JEANT.-I am a labouring man at Hurtsbourne. I know Lord Portsmouth.—How did he drive?—Very rationd. How is that ?--Why, very bad—(Laugh ter).—Elow did he drive the waggon ?—He didn't! drive the waggon, he elrired the horses, said the wit ness, laughing at the question. If I hadn't one time stopped the horses, by the blessing of Gob, he would have been killed. When he was at Church, his sing ing was out of time and out of tune. His answers sometimes used to come before, and sometimes after the proper time. Another witness was called, but as the time for adjournment had arrived, the Court would not hear any further evidence. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEB. 13. to pursuance of his Majesty's warrant, Mr. Justice LIYLEY, M. Justice HoLuoyn, and Mr. Justice BEST, ante in a room adjoining the Court for the dispatch of Tern business in arrear. They were engaged in hearing arguments on Rules for new trials from the Home Circuit, of no nuhlic interest. SITTINGS AT NISI PRIUS. PRIDDIE V. DIALLAM AND HOWELL. This was an action of trespass, brought by a widow residing in Queen's-walk, Chelsea, against Mallam, the constable, and Howell, the collector of Poor rates of that parish, for breaking into her house and disturbing her in her possession. The sum of £3 was paid into Court as amends. It appeared in evidence, that a sum of El. as. had been due fromlhe plaintiff, on account of Poor -rates, for some rime, and that on the Bth of May last, this sum was demanded. In answer to the application, the party was info, med that Mrs. Priddie was from home. but that the money would be ready at three o'clock in the afternoon of that day. At that hour no one called, but at eight in the evening, a knock was heard at the front door, and soon after, Miss Priddie. in passing a window on the staircase, saw Mallain in the act of scaling the palings at.the bot tom of the garden. She hastened to the back door, which was a little open, and bolted it; but immedi ately after he bloke open the door with considerable violence, and entered the house. She then laid on the table a sovereign and nearly 20 shillings in silver, and begged him to take the rate and retire; he did not take it then, but rushed by her and opened the front door, when Howell and another person, named Cranbrooke,entered the house. She then paid 1 /.115.6d. but Mr. Cranbrooke afterwards returned 6s. 6d. to her, saying that she had given too much. They re mained three-quarters of an hour in the house, and Mallam and Howell behaved with great rudeness and violence, being in a state of intoxication ; but Cran- brooke conducted himself with civility and kindness. CONDUCT OF KING'S COUNSEL IN THE COURT A mob was collected at the door; but whether by 0 K CHANCERY AND THE VICE-CHANCELLOR'S the conduct of the defendants, or the attempt of the COURT. women to obtain advice and assistance, did not dis- Yesterday a very numerous Meeting of the most tinctly appear. respectable Solicitors of this metropolis assembled at The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE suggested a doubt whe- the CroWn and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, for Cher the action of trespass could be supported, as the the very important purpose of • adopting such mea. Local Act under which the rate was levied, decided sures, with respect to the Gentlemen of the Bar in that no action of trespass should be sustained for any highest practice at the Cpurt of Chancery, as may irregularity in conducting a distress by virtue of a lead to a more effectual performance of their duty warrant, and recommended that, in order to avoid to their clients than has taken place since the esta this question, some accommodation should be effected. blishment of the Vice-Chancellor's Court. These The SolaciToß-GENERAL, for the defendants, of- were upwards of 250 of the Profession present. Mr. fered to withdraw a Juror ; but the COMMON SER- La BLANC was unanimously called to the Chair. JEAN''', for the plaintiff, rejected the offer, expressing The principal Members stated, that the proverbial bis confidence that the forcible entry of the house delays in the Court of Chancery •were greatly in was no irregularity, but an unjustifiable trespass. creased, and the expenses of suitors alarmingly aug- The SoLiclroa-Gaaaam. addressed the Jury, ar- mented, by the manner in which the Chancery bum ping that the witnesses had evidently attempted to ness was transacted by the leading Counsel at that gsve a false colouring to the transaction, in which Bar. It was usual for a King's Counsel, after making they were almost as much interested as the plaintiff. a speech in the Court of Chancery, to pop off to the —He did not put in the warrant, and therefore the Vice-Chancellor's Court, and these to make another question respecting the form of action anticipated by speech ; after which, he perhaps ran down to the the Lord Chief Justice did not arise. House of Lords, or back to the Court of Chancery, The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 'without making himself acquainted with the argil. MO, in addition to the ES paid into Court- ments on the opposite side, or doing anything further TRUSCOTT AND OTHERS V. MARSH AND OTHERS. for the benefit of his client. The consequence of such a ' This was an action against Messrs. Marsh and Co. mode of disposing of the important dust reposed in the tankers, to recover the sum of 4061. alleged to be re- hands of Chancel y Solicitors was recessively injurious. It was notot ions that leading Counsel walked from teived by them to the use of the plaintiffs. The SOLICITOE•GINIERAL stated the circumstances one Court to the other, and kept the fees they re nuder which the plaintiffs sought to recover. Some • ceived in cases which were going an at the same mo lithe before the Coronation of his Majesty, many per- meta in both Courts; it being an established pin ions were desirous of obtaining from the Board of ciple with there never to return a fee, to whatever Works permission to erect temporary buildings for motive their absence from the Court in which their ' att e ndance might be of vital importance to suitors' the accommodation of the spectators. Among these should be attributable. It beass.me necessary, thare• ye* the plaintiffs, who proposed to take a frontage If Ile feet, at 31. 10s. a foot. Befote this contract lore, to adopt means of remedying ineonversiendes vas completed, Messrs. Brindles s offered to take a and vexations of this descriptioh, for the purpose 4 Iccomplishing which, the .assistaace of ail Solicitors larger piece of ground, including this, and it was ' rantedao them on condition that they would let the whose practice lay ia the Chancel y Court vias nece -116 feet vi the o.tintiffs at the saute t ii ice %Ahich they sary. Under such circumstance., the measure ',lnch litre t o pay to G oveinmen t. A s it was doubtful ! suggested itself as most advisable, was the appointment *bathe the Coronation would take place, and as , t : at a Committer to consider the propriety of signing Was undetstood . i.l , ' ' - should not cccur j GOVCOPIPStiGII CO thetr clients ) b., employ Iblaa Ciaallaaaal It appeared on the evidence of the plaintiff's wit nesses, that the defendant, about eight o'clock in the evening, attempted to intrude himself into the pri vate boxes of the Theatre, and consequently some disturbance arose. This drew Mr. Kent from his box, who remonstrated with Mr. Tebbutt on the ins- propriety of his conduct, which Mr. Tebbutt resented by a kick. At a subsequent period of the evening, Mr. Kent was taking refreshment in the saloon, when, Mr. Tebbutt came in, struck him violently, gave him a black eye, and broke his nose; the marks of which were not wholly obliterated at the present time. Mr. Ford, the attorney, was called, but did not answer. Mr. ADOLPHUS addressed the Jury for the defend. ant, and called a witness, who proved, that at the trial of the indictment Mr. Kent was asked whether he had not brought an action? to which he replied, that he had dropped it. Upon this the LORD CHIRP JUSTICE asked Mr. Phillips whether he could expect to obtain more than nominal damages? Mr. C. PHILLIPS, in reply, assured his Lordship that he fully expected to be able to prove the cir cumstance which he stated in his opening; but that, as the Attorney did not appear, he could not, after what had passed, press the case farther. The Jury then, under the direction of the Lord Chief Justice, found a verdict for the plaintiff— Damages One Shilling. BUSINESS IN CHANCERY. w 45 aaJerttOOd th.tt if it should sot =Ur ) —• c • •• • I - • meat wou'lsremit th eTent to the contractors, it was also agreei that a similar - remission :bolsi(' be made in favour of the phintiffs. Under these Ciretitiiitances, the sum of 4061. was paid by Messrs. Truscott and Co. into the hands of Messrs, Marsh and Co. the tle fendants, to be paid in the one event to them,. and in the other, to Messrs. Brindleys. The Coronation did take place : but the speculation of Messrs..Brindleys and of the plaintiffs turned out so unfortunate, that each sustained considerable loss, independent of Are rent which they were to pay. Messrs. Brindleys, therefore, with others, petitioned for a remission of the rent, and the Treasury, with a liberality which its officers were always disposed to 'sfiew, remitted I the whole rent. Messrs. Truscott and Co. now con tended that they were entitled to participate in the benefits of their remission ; but Messrs. Brindleys asserted their right to receive the whole rent from them, although they paid nothing to Government; and the defendants, Messrs. Marsh and Co. had paid over the 4061. to them, on their indemnifying them against the claims of the plaintiffs. Upon this case, as it would be proved in evidence, there could be no doubt that, both in law and justice, the plaintiffs were entitled to recover. This case was proved by officers from the Board of Works. • Mr. F. Patt.ont, for the defendants, pot in two letters, for the purpose of spewing that the rent was ' only to be remitted in case no Coronation should be solemnised ; and contended, that the plaintiffs were no more entitled to share in the benefit of the remis sion which Messrs. Brindleys had obtained, than if the Treasury had presented Messrs. Brindleys with a sum of the same amount. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE expressed his decidet.: opinion that the remission by the Treasury was in tended to apply, and did apply, to all parties who had taken ground. He would, however, give leave to the Counsel for the defendants to bring the case before the Court on a motion for entering a nensuit. The Jury then, under his Lordship's directions, found a verdict for tile plaintiffs—Damages £lO6. .KENT V. TEBBUTT. This action was brought by Mr. Kent, a person who gives descriptions in some of the public prints of pugiliitic operations, against Mr. Tebbutt, a Cap tain in the India service, for.assault and battery. Mr. C. PHILLIPS opened the case as one of a very aggravated and unprovoked assault, committed on the plaintiff at the Haymarket Theatre, on the 11th of October last. He thought it fair to state that an indictment had been preferred for the same assault at the Middlesex Sessions, on which the defendant was convicted and fined 101. but he believed he should be able to spew, by Mr. Ford, the attorney for the plain tiff, that the Bench took into consideration the pen dency of the present action,when they passed so lenient a sentence. ' bfrhe Dar only who would attend strictly taihe . hti• siness placed in their hands, and wholvere determined Worm divide their attention between the Courts in such a manner as to give cause of complaint to those whose interests depended so much upon the talent and care of the advocate. Resolutions to this effect were immediately agrted to. This conduct upon the part of the most eminent Solicitors of the Chancery Court has, we understand,! caused a very great sensation at the Bar. The Committee will soon report to a General Meet ing of the Solicitors. The Meeting separated after a motion to Mr. Li BLANc, for his conduct in the Chair. CTIESTER SPRING afteurr. Before C 11.% RIMS WAlttrtc Paq. and Mattis'. Serjeatit-at-Law. Montgomeryshire—Thursday, March YO , at Pool. Iknbighshirc—Wednesday, March SO, at Rut4in. Flintshire--Tuesday, April 1, at Mold. Cheshirc—Monday, April 7, tit Chester. prime Y. EXTRACT OF A Litl'lM Viet( 1 1 1111 4102168 T 01.1.0 YD's AT NAVA/MATT, DATED DEC. 18. " Since our last communication, the following in stances of piracy have been tnade known to us upon unquestionable authority :—The French ship Alex ander, of Bordeaux, from Vera Cruz, to touch at this port, with a valuable cargo, consisting of cochineal, indigo, and specie; was boarded off Bahia Honda, lobbed of her cargo, and disabled in her masts, for the purpose of preventing her reaching this port, in consequence of %% hide she bore away for New Orn leans, where she has arrived in the greatest distress: The schooner Harmony, of and from New Orleanei bound here, was a l so ca p ture d, t h e crew ma l treate d 4 and the cargo plundered. As appears by the Cap tain's protest, both depredations were committed by a, long low schooner, with one gun amidships, and a; crew r f 70 men, supposed to be the vessel which sailed from this port clandestinely a few weeks ago. The schooner Bellima, of Massachusetts, on her vtiyage, from Honduras to that port, wa's also lately boarded off Cape Corientes, by an open canoe, with 20 armed men, who robbed her of specie, turtle, provisions; and even the clothing of the crew, which obliged her to put into this port in distress; and lastly, the British brig Olive Branch, arrived yesterday from St. Thomas's, was chased for the space of three hours off Cape Antonio, by a suspicious schooner, and escaped with great difficuky. " From the same place, December the Bth, the Commander of the British squadron sent in the Gre den cutter to the port of Matanzas to procute pilots, but none would go upon any terms: the lines of any who would have engaged would most assuredly have been taken on their return, such is the audacity of these villains and their coadjutors on shore : fourteen of the wretches are now parading the streets of Ma tanzas who are known to have been on board the Ves sel captured by the American ship Alligator, but escaped. The squadron should have called at Nas sau and obtained pilots." " KINGSTON (JAMAICA), Nov. 23.--The Creole, Johnson, from Pedro Shoals and Lucia, which arrived here on the 21st instant, was boarded while at anchor on the Pedro Shoals by a Spanish privateer schooner, and plundered of every article they could lay their hand on. They had taken an American schooner From San Andreas, bound to New York, and robbed her of het cargo, to the value of 2000 dollars. The 1 1S l einisli schooner Juliana, from Havannah to St. Jago ue Cuba, was captured by the Patriot privateer schooner General Montilla, and both were taken by the Hyperion frigate, and sent to this port." The following Address from the Merchants of Ha vannah to the Commander of his Majesty's ship SIC IIINGAPATAI,I, on the proposed departure of that vessel from Cuba, and consequent abandonment of the protection of the island from piracy, was re ceived yesterday : a HAVANNAS, Dm 14, 15e2. " Sin—The undersigned merchants residing in this city, British subjects and agents, and consignees of British property, conformably to the des to you have expressed, proceed to make to you the following ob ett various upon the acts of piracy committed in this neighbourhood:—These acts are of long standing; but not until about one year ago had they assumed the barbarous appearance by which they are now dis tinguished—maltreatment of the unfortunate indivi duals on board the captured vessels, torture of the most inhuman kinds, and lastly, assassination. The various reports of these transactions which have come directly to our knowledge, are detailed in the official information of the Agents of Lloyd's, already iu your possession ; but we are sorry to see by other details of well-authenticated facts in foreigd newspapers, that they are to an.eztent much greate than in these idea of. 1 re ports, or than we could have form d art 66 People of all nations, encour ed by the impu nity with which prizes were made under the various flags of South America, at length collected together upon the almost uninhabited coasts of this island, which the constituted Authorities could not protect ; they easily inveigled to their party Spanish sailors thrown out of employment, and maltreated by-the captures abovementioned ; and these last, joined .to others of the lower and most abandoned orders, have together formed a fraternity of the most dangerous kind.—ln vain the laws of this country have endea voured to overtake the offenders ; the persons of seve ral have been put under arrest;, others are known to be concerned ; coasting vessels in the act of entry, with plundered goods on board, have been seized ; but it is a remarkable fact, that not one individual can be fehnd to give a declaration to came his neigh bour to be convicted ; and guilty persons are dais enabled to escape to prosecute new enormities. The Authorities ere thereby defeated in every attempt to bring the offender to condign punishment I and we are erevented, from the same cause, froni % stating cir cumstances of public notoriety, but of ,Lech we have proof. As to the measures adopted by this Ow; vernment, it is not our province to spiak.-Thii Medi effectual mode of putting an end to theee depreda4 tions would undoubtedly be that of a suitimai7 trial to cons 'aim and execution of the delinquents, as xwaris. mg to others, if such could possibly be accomplished. The next in order is that of the active exertions of cruisers of a flag distinguished for their feats, and reavected and feared accordingly. Already we have experienced the good effects of the various actions of the cruisers of the United States (in one of which his Majesty's schooner Speedrajoined), and latterly of the little sqUndton Rtted ont,atTasintf, New Pr(4i dence we are Oxsuaded that much more good might have been effected, in checking the enormities to which we allude, had his Majesty's ship: been found with more frequency in these seas, for the pun'. pose of putting down thes e pi r a c i es , a n d s i o i olllen— Hut it s a lamentable fact, the subject of much ton irersation here, and is'trarisferred to the ptibliC papers of other countries, a n d w ha t our duty. obliges us .to Statesto yoti, that ships df war arrive here TrOli di et vny!ges therlarhi this pat I giieit time with: 'tint 'Mewing, And th 'sail again thr "k i lt s di rect , without interesting th emselves in the least about tacks or pirates: 'and liad tint his Majesty's ielooner AlpeedsVell'appeared (waiting ft* his Majesty, 'ship: Sfbilfe, which never arrived), and latterly His-Ma jesty's ship . Hyperinn, sre should not' hkve inoWn that the B. ;ugh Government itibb the smallest into. rest in the concerns of their subjects in this ythirter: 44 And what adds to Our concern on, this itrbjeet o is, that while matters are din s conducted, misrepre sentations shetild be made to Parliament (as appears by the debates) and to the British People, of which the hlllowing is an instance:-4n a London Evening 'Paper of the 10th of October last, under the head of 64 Piracy,* appears a letter from the Secretary of the Admiralty to Lloyd's, a copy of which is herewith annexed, respecting his Majesty's :loops Carnation and Dotterel being here for the protection of the trade; and that yourself may judge how far the facts therein 'Mentioned are correct, we inform you that the Car nation arrived from Tampico with money, about the sth of August. She sailed again on the 10th for Ja maica, and arrived there on the.4th of September: What time of that interval could be left for that ves sel to 4 take up a station' off Cape Antonio, we know not, and we have reason to believe not one day ; but we know, that of the seventeen sail of Jamaica ships which were thus reported to have passed safely the Cape, four were captured in that quarter, and the greater part of the rest were in imminent danger: 'these were the convoy of his Majesty's ship Tyne. " And, as respects the D.tterel, this vessel was on a special mission from the Halifax station to that of Jamaica, and on her return arrived here in twelve days from Kingston on the 24th of July. She sailed again for the United States on the 11th of August, Without having left this port for one instant to look after pirates: the insinuation, therefore, that alit sloop was here for the protection of the trade was wholly unfounded. We refrain from adding other examples of equal force: suffice it to say, that in pro. pbrtion to the regret with which we witnessed the abandonment of protection to the trade in this cou lter, was our gratification at seeing arrive from Eng land direct, the squadron under your command. Nothing, in our opinion, could be so well timed, and no measure could have been dictated of more vital importance to the British commerce ; and we should be sorry that any part of your instructions (which we presume not to. penetrate) should induce you to with draw that force after so short a stay, especially as a new Governor is momentarily expected, no doubt with instructions on his part for an active co-opeiation of forces, and as at this moment a representation is now .Making from the commercial body of this place to procure the assistance of pilots - and what .1 ay be wanting. We have only to add, that the amount of property exposed to the depredations of the marau ders in question is far beyond what is believed—not only the trade to this port, which involve, millions of British capital, but the 'ships and property of other nations insured 'at Lloyd's ; the British trade passing to and from New Orleans ; and lastly, the gi and outlet of West India ships doubling Cape Antonio, amongst which precisely the greatest havoc has been made. " The risk in this, navigation is best estimated by the enormous premiums now charged upon the trade in these seas, when without protection ; %bile a ves sel of war stationary here, by proceeding to accom pany ships off this coast, enables the insurance to be effected tree from risk of capture by pirates, and a vast deduction is made accordingly in the premium. It is in vain to argue, because a part has been de stroyed to the eastward, that piracy has been put down. To the westward they have again presented themselves in force, as appears from the four instances which are stated in the Note herewith from Lloyd's Agent. The spirit isfifortunaitly still lives; and we can see no mode, we repeat, more effectual than the squadron under your command remaining in this port or neighbourhood for the express purpose of giving convoy, or of being ready to use their efforts to prevent the collection of any force for piratical purposes.—We are, &c. (Signed) DAM and Stricrrat. " ARIUS . LASIIIDITZ, and Co. " ROISTRT MORISON. • "Jams RICHARDSON, of Liverpool. WILLIAM KW H, of LiverpooL " WILLIAM SCHONIWAII, Of Miff. '6 JOHN C. Vim*, of Uverpool. " lIAatY Rommel!. of JAssaica• Ilaccoa ficacx, of Jamaica. a To Captain %rmiel Warren, commanding his Majesty's ship Sekingapatam." FROM JAMAICA.— The Falmoutls Gazette of the 4th December state-, that the Editor of that paper, Mr. Sheregola, had been brought up before the House for a libel; he was afterwards, en a Petition, dis charged. General Devereox was shortly expected at Jamaica, on his way to. Europe. Poacutso.—Bow-Srearr.—lnformation was received at this Office a few days ago by Sir RICHARD Blaine, of a dirinr and atrocious outrage committed by poachers, in the grounds a G. R. Loathes. Req. of Slu'opham Hall, Norfolk. On the night of the.ieth ult. a party of ieven keepers were on the look-out for poachers, when they were met by nine men, • armed w i t h rowhugpi e ers, and carrying a considerable quantity of game. Thy called upon the poachers to surrender, or to ouit the grounds: but without making any reply, they commenced an attack upon the keepers. A severe conflict too.k place, which ended iq the defeat of the keepers, four of whom wen t left sell e. less on the ground, and have continued ever since in a recat io. s state. The proc i pat k eeper , N ewer panic is iskinnes, sill keep.; his bed, and his recovery is doubtful The ground wh, re the conflict took- place was covered with blood; broken gunssiockt, and other marks of the ilespesate affray. Sir Races RD Human sent bishop, one of tie principal officers, who has distlieguldhed himself greatly th this floe Of service d ur i ng the itresent season, w ShrOphans Hall, and he meceedtd in apprehending five men, on suspicion of their being concerni d in t h e oeit *r. Their names Were--Oteries /rest, Ain Lines, .Rohn MA0,16 JOst Atearling. and . Tenses Bibby. 13ebhy, a ttar being a short time in custody, impeached - hit fellow pristine* and they were fully coainitted to Noririda castle fur trial, he being committed-about give evidence. J.An G.Umiak tosclnan to General Gonsiretews of Grosvenor street, ,}as yesterday fined at this Office in the of ins.. and • „ c osts, far negligence and wilful mishehrriosw ist'artring hi* In&e" tees carriage, on Friday night last, 4 Drury4sne Theatre.