Star. — London, England, 1823-02-26 00:00:00

i a l expenditure should he ke p t as clear 2nd di st i nc t curbing him, and giving him a disposition to hear what hac,,v•af sn unsound mind. The most absurd de stupid amusements L as the English accounts. (Dr. Bankheed) had to say to him. Mr. Skirrow then smile are by no means indications of inanity. If a Gentleman ' should 1 motion with his hand, and the armed *moos instantly retired. choose to get on the box of a coach and drive - it, being at the /41 , . WILMOT assured the Hon. Gentleman that Viritness, Mr. Skirrow, and his Lordship then walked, add they same time dressed in the mptt ridiculous style, it would be no 114 Majesty's Government were of the same opinion, entered into a conversation relative to a patient of his (Doctor , proof of unsoundness. If a man were tried torturaesty ill by Bankhead). Witness said he had brought a and had imposed so keeping the accounts as a duty letter from Lady i the persons about him, that would be no proof of anything but Portsmouth, and if he would read it, he would see the object of timidity. It would be not only an unjustifiable but an injurious upon the several Governors. his visit. Lord Portsmouth said he would not read any letter mode of dealing with any person subject to delusions to keep Mr. ELLICE expressed his approbation of such front the Hansom. Witness then told him his business, and them alive by encouraging them. It might have the tendency etn ar• angement. that Mr. ILrt had applied to the Lord Chancellor to issue a of fixing them on his mind. Mr. HUME assured his Hon. Friend, the Member Commission of Lunacy against him. Lord Portsmouth ap- At half-past four the Commissioners adjourned till ten o'clock peared surprised and indignant, f or Bristol Mr. Bright), that he did not intend to and turning round to Mr. Skis- to-morrow morning (this day). row asked Lim whether it was so? Mr. Skirrow said be be propose any measure on the colonists which might lieve:d it was so. " Why," said his Lordship, "at whose in be considered by them as at all compulsory. stance?"—" At your nephew's," was the answer. 4‘ Indeed," Mr. WILMOT expressed a wish that the Honour- said his Lordship. At this moment the peasants er labourers made a gr eat noise, and cried out " They are corning—they are able Member would withdraw his motion , upon the com i ng . " Lord Portsmouth seemed much agitated, and, ad understanding that the colonial accounts were to be dressing witness, said, " Now, Sir, you see we were right, we regularly !tarnished. know the business you are come upon, and by G—n you shall Mr. HUME said he had no objection to withdraw 'be turned out of the ground." Witness assured him he was not his motion.—The motion was then withdrawn. come with any disguise or scheme—he would rather cut his right hand off; his Lordship then withdrew into the house, and MISCELLAN VMS, witness did not see him until the next morning, when his Lord- Sr W. C. FAIRLIE gave notice of a motion for Tuesday, s hi p was in bed; it was then ten o'clock. There was an eel the 4th of March, fur leave to bring in a Bill to amend the dent difference in his Lordship's manner from the day previous. IScotch Entail Act. j Witness told him he hoped he was satisfied of the truth of what Mr. PETER MOORE begged to call the attention of the he before had communicated to his Lordship; he (Lord Ports- BOWL' to the present practice of regulating the repairs of Sewers. ; mouth) said he never would receive a letter from Lady Ports- Formerly, the inhabitants of the different houses in the metro- • mouth; he had been badly used by her; witness told him what polls were called upon to repair their Sewers, and in default of were the contents of the letter, and his Lordship then took it, their doing so, the Commissioners ordered the repairs them- broke the seal, and then let it fall, and said, " No, I will not, Wyss, and then called upon the different inhabitants to defray ! read it; Mr. Skirrow told me not to read any letters from the expense. By the present practice, the Commissioners or- 1 her Ladyship." His Lordship said—" She has disgraced her dered these. repairs, without giving the option to the inhabitants. I self by insulting me, and I will never live with her again."-s- This had been considered as improper, and at all events justified Witness then conversed with his Lordship upon general topics; Inquiry into the subject. He therefore moved, that a Select I his Lordship said he was afraid to go anywhere; be had not Committee be appointed to inquire into the powers of Commis- taken exercise, on horseback, for three weeks; he was afraid to shatters of Sewers, and report their observations thereon to the go anywhere, on account of the Hansons, who had a number of Douse.—Agreed to. persons to assist them against him, and that day they had bees Mt. GOU LBURN postponed until Monday next the second endeavouring to get at him ; witness endeavoured to remove those , reading of the Bill respecting the Irish Staff. impressions from his mind, and spoke to hint about the Commis- The Irish Chancellor of the Exchequer's 13111 was read a se- sion of Lunacy ; his Lordship said he did not like it, when witness cord rime, after a few words from Mr. GOOLSURN and Sit Joint told hint that the Commission would effectually remove the possi- NEWPOST. hility of intimidation ; there had, he said, been something of the The other Orders of the day being disposed o 1 the House kind some time befote, but he beat them ;in his manner and coun adjourned. tenance there was everything calculated to excite compassion and sympathy. The conversation then turned to other subjects.— Lord Portsmouth said, he had been so ill-treated the day before , that he did not feel inclined to get out of bed : witness then fur nished him with a list of witnesses who were to be examined against him ; witness told him Mr. France had given it to him; his Lordship said there were persons in the list who could not be examined against him, particularly one person; his Lordship let the paper fall, and said, " This is the way I am used." Their conversation then turned upon places and roads in Sussex, and upon the party who dined with witness on the day previously; witness then took leave of his Lordship, and had not seen him since. From all he saw and knew, Lord Portsmouth was not what he should call a man of unsound mind, although there was something very particular in his manner ; there was great timi dity—great susceptibility about him; he was of a very nervous habit; his credulity was quite chi ldish; he was a man who could be acted upon amazingly by terror; witness was not a very nervous man, but on the occasion of the day of his visit he was hin,.elf alarmed--(Laughter). Cross-examined by Mr. Beovenew.-...Witness was not a par ticular friend of the Lord Chancellor, but he told Lord Ports mouth he was—(Laughter).—He did so to pacify him ; it was a ruse, a trick ; he told him that be had seen the Lord Chancellor within four days, and that his Lordship had commanded him to go down ; but the fact was that he had no personal acquaint ance with his Lordship. Witness had not represented to Mr. Skirrow that he was acquainted with Lord Carnarvon and Lord Bathurst.; did not say to Mr. Skirrow that he sees ac quainted with all the Ministry, and the King himself, and that it was a case in which his opinion would be looked to, to decide the question ; Lady Portsmouth did not send him down to Hurtsbourn ; be had seen her for two minutes. Lady Puts mouth was at a Clergyman's house, near Basingstoke (through which witness and Mr. France passed), and witness saw her for about two minutes, but nothing passed relative to Lord Portsmouth, or the business upon which they bad been to Hurts bourne; did not say to Lord Portsmouth that he had seen the child of Lady Portsmouth, and that It was very like his Lord ship—(laughter)--world swear it positively. Insane persons ge- nerally had good recollection of trifling matters; his Lordship bad (in witness's mind) no apprehension of a Commission of Lunacy ; his apprehension appeared to be of the Hanson family. Witness had lived fifty years in this world, and he never saw snch a thing as an impotent man, nor did he believe such a' ' thine, existed. Mr. BROUCHAI4—I am very glad to hear it—(Land laughter). Witness was here asked a question by Mr. BROUGHAM, who held up his finger towards the witness, with a gesture, as much as to say, " he cautious, ' asehe witness was about to answer. The witness held up his finger, in imitation of Mr. Brougham, saying, " if you point to me I will point to you." Mr. Baououen said, he had never seen anything so Improper in a witness. Dr. Bankhead appealed to the Court for protection. Mr. Serjeant Pau. rose and interposed, and also appealed to the Court. Mr. BROUGHAM appealed to the Court, and said, he had only used the ordinary gesture for the witness to be on his guard. The CHIZT Consttnnoese said, that the Gentlemen were re ciprocally entitled to protection. Cross-examination by Mr. Baovonex continued : Q. Suppose a man were in a violent passion with his servants, and one of them said, " Look, there is a black job," and he immediately became passive and tranquil, and followed the fu neral, would you call that man of sound mind?—A. Why, I should not call that a sound mind; but by it I would not mea sure the quantuns of mind the person might have. Witness re collected the case of a man who had been three years conduct ing the business of a first-rate mercantile house, and who was never found to be a madman until he heard the noise of drums and trumpets, and then he started from his business and soon after appeared amongst the soldiers with a cocked hat and rib bons. Lord Portsmouth's state of mind was not of this descrip tion ; he really believed that if Lord Portsmouth were under the protection of humane persons, he would be as well able to attend to the management of his own affairs as any man. If Lord Ports mouth heard of a " black job," and ran suddenly to the window, and seemed delighted, witness thought he could not be in a state of soundness of mind. Mr. Baouonese—Suppose, then, that there should be no fu neral at all passing when the black job is announced; suppose that a man should put a log on his shoulder and say that was a black job, and his Lordship should begin singing psalms and fol low the log as a mourner, would that circumstance indicate soundness of mind ? Dr. Bankhead.—lt would shew great credulity, no depth of understanding. Mr. Bnotieneu.—Would it not shew such credulity as to leave no doubt that he was of insane mind? Dr. Bankhead —I do not know. I have heard of a Nobleman who gave the Windsor coachman five shillings to be allowed to drive the coach. This, in itself, was no evidence of a sound mind. Mr. lisououeu—But suppose that Nobleman had got into a passion about something with the coachman as they were going, along, and the coachman had pacified him by saying, " See, my Lord, there's a black job," would that cot indicate actual un soundness of mind? Dr. Bankhead—l should say that was another instanee of a similar kind. Mr. Baouonex—Could a man be much more mad if he were to fancy that his nose was made 'of brass, than if he fancied a log of wood to be a funeral ? Dr. Bankhred—A person's fondness for funerals depends greatly upon the association of ideas. Some are fond of fol lowing them. Mr. Baoutniest—But not of following logs of wood? Dr. Bankhead.—Some persons are fond of witnessing execu tions. Perhaps if a. log were hung it would give them as much pleasure if they knew nut the difference. Mr. BROUGHAM—But if a man follows a log of wood u a mourner, is it not an indication of unsoundness of mind ?. Dr. Bankhead.—lt is not a rational act. • Mr. BLOUGHAH.—WouId it he the case that •1f Lord Ports mouth were not of sound mind as an Earl he might be of sound mind as a tradesman? Dr. Bankhead.—if he were competent to manage a farm, I should think he was fit in these time* to be an Earl —(4 lough). I are not willing to pay a compliment to the Peerage at the ex pense of the middling dames. I am therefore net of the opinion of Doctor Latham, that f.ord Porteniotith might make a good tradesmen though Incaeacitared fer a Peer. e-ezeusenati.—.l eeptaved appetite L eafortunately no proof LORD PORISMOUTH'S CASE. EXAMINATION snider the K I NG'S COMMISSION. FOURTEENTH DAT, TUMMY, FEBRUA KY 25. • (Continued frona the STAR of yesterday). Dr. Ainslie. cross-examined by Mr. Weeireasee —Was not desired by any of the Hanson family to visit Lord Pioismouth. When In the North of England he received a letter, stating that the present Commission was issued, and that when he returned to town the Countess wished him to visit his Lordship. Does not know that Drs. Munro, Willis, and Latham, had received orders from the I lanson family to visit his Lor dship, and mi. , mine into the state of his Lordship's mind ; they were all present when the Lord Chancellor delivered his charge to the Medical Gentlemen. Neither Dr. Munro nor Dr. Willis visited his Lord- ship with either witness or Dr. Latham. Thinks that, at the meeting on the 28th of January, his Lordship was labouring midst' an unsoundness of mind. If a man thought another car rying a log was a funeral, he should call such a man irrational— if he expressed his anxiety for a girl to die that he might attend her funeral, he should call him cruel and foolish—if he were told of fifty such acts (none of which he had witnessed, and was ac customed to see his Lordship frequently, found him sane, and was told they were only lucid intervals) he should allow those lucid intervals entirely to outweigh all those fifty alleged acts of insanity. If the delusions under which his Lordship laboured as to the object of witness, had been removed by those who boasted that they could remove any of the delusions of his Lord ship's mind, witness would have been enabled to prove the sanity of his Lordship as clearly as the sun shines at noon. Lord Ports mouth woulsl.deceive nine persons out of ten, both as to his ra tionality and irrationality, fur his general manner was so decep tive. I have not had ball the opportunity which I ought to have of examining his Lordship as to his sanity. I think that he is now In an insane state of mind. What do you say is the cause that has brought him to that state?-11is Lordship has always had a weak mind; I think that the journey from Edinburgh in forty-five hours, with the circumstances attending it, has hurried on his mind to the state it: which it now is. Ido not think that those persons under whose care he was, placed adopted the cooling regimen and treatment proper fer the case. You say that weak men are mostly cruel?—Mostly cruel. If you had heard of a man taking up the unset leg of his ser vant and breaking it again, and afterwards saying he was glad of it, should you say that was a symptom of a weak mind ? Such a circumstance might arise from not knowing what a broken leg was. If it did not arise Irons ignorance it might be a symptom of irrationality. It you h rd a man state that he believed in an impossibility, what shoul au say of such a man ?—Why, I might as well say that he was an ignorant man as that he was an insane man. The delusions of a lunatic cannot be removed; a suite of delusive ideas is no proof of unsoundness of mind. Mr. John Alexander, Secretary to the Middlesex Hospital, produced documents to prove, that in the month of March, 1810, Lard Portsmouth was Governor of the Hospital; that he attended several Meetings of the Governors in that and four following years ; and that he occasionally acted as Chairman at these Meetings. Mr. Tooke, Solicitor to the Hospital, had seen Lord Porte mouth in the Chair, but bad seen nothing remarkable in his con duet. Witness has seen him in private, and his conduct appeared correct and gentlemanly. Examined by the Jury.—He behaved in the Chair as men of rack generally did—(Laughter). Mr. Lee, the Secretary to Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hos pital, proved that Lord Portsmouth took the Chair at a Meet ing of Governors, in the year 1316. His Lordship, on one oc casion, corrected the minutes taken by witness, and by his re quest witness made an alteration in them. Cross-examined—ll 4 Lordship had sent patients to the Hos pital, as other Governors had done. Sir Thomas Bell had known Lord Portsmouth for a period of five years; his acquaintance with him commenced at Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital ; he had seen him as Chairman, and never saw anything in his conduct different from other Chairmen.. Witness afterwards met bins at Lord Grantley's, and he comported himself with coherency and propriety. Examined by the Jury—He had no reason to imagine that his Lordship was not capable of managing his own affairs, but be (witness) was, perhaps, not competent to judge. The Rev. Thomas Rowerbank, Vicar of Chiswick, saw Lord Portsmouth at his Church in the years 1819 and 1820. Hie Lordship was very attentive to the service and the prayers, and his behaviour was pious, correct, and proper; his Lordship's conduct was such that witness should not have had the slightest hesitation in administering the Sacrament to him. From wit ness's observation he believed his Lordship to be sound ; but, from a subsequent conversation, sonic sentences of his language bespoke a weakness of mind. Mr. James Patterson had known Lord Portsmouth twelve or thirteeen years ; first saw bins at Hurtsbourn, but had not seen his Lordship for two years. Witness was at Aldridge's about As years ago, looking out for a horse ; his Lordship looked at a horse witness was about to purchase ; his Lordship said, " Ah, fine horse! fine horse! but he is lame"—(Laughter)—and, upon its being shewed nit, it proved to be lame !--(Continued laugh (4--Witnres afterwards met his Lordship in the country, sial he drove witness in a phaeton, and drove bins exceedingly *sit; never saw anything lit his faordabip's conduct to indicate unsoundness of mind. Dr. Bulkhead had practised physic for thirty years; saw his Lordship on the first Saturday in October last, at Hurtsbourne, in company with Mr. France; witness saw his Lordship walk ing in the back lawn with two or three persons, one of whom Was armed with a gun, and within witness's view there were 40 nr 50 labouring nten, armed with bludgeons, who were alto in !ord Port smout h' s v i ew . Mr. Skirrow intrOduced witness to his Lordship, saying, " My Lord, this is Dr. Bankhead." Lord Parts:meth immediately flew front the two persons with whom bc 'au, and, in a violent passion, shook his fist in my face, and said, " Dr. Bankhead, you have no business with me—l will ^"t speak to you." Witness assured him he had no idea of any injury. His Lordship said be knew for what Purpose he had come, and he would not speak to him. Witness afterwards tteal, his Lordship the object of his visit ; that he was a physician come by order of the Court of Chancery, to ascet iain the state at hi.. mind and body ; he sokl to him about the intended Contsuission of Lunacy, anff p it bud Use eirctt of LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF ICING'S BENCH, FEBRUARY 25. HALL'U. This was an action by the bearer against the maker of ten Southampton one-pound Banknotes. At the trial before Mr. Justice Burrough, at the last Assizes for the County of Southampton, a verdict was found for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the Court as to the several liability of the defendant on the notes in question. This was a case of very considerable im portance to country bankers. The defendant was a member of a banking firm at Southampton, and the question was, whether he was liable to be sued alone on the notes, which were in the following form : " I promise to pay the bearer, on demand, one pound, value received.—Southampton, the 24th day of March, 1818.—For W. Smith, W. P. Smith, and W. R. Taylor, " Wm. SMITH." Mr. SELWYN, for the plaintiff, contended that the defendant, though he might be jointly liable with his partners upon these notes, yet there could be no doubt that he was also severally liable, inasmuch as the words " I promise," imported a several under taking to pay the money. He cited several cases analogous to this in support of his argument. Mr. BAYLEY, on the other hand, insisted that the form of the notes only rendered the defendant liable jointly with his partners, inasmuch as he signed the notes for himself and his partners, and consequently they were only joint undertakings. He urged the universal opinion which had long prevailed in the mercantile world, that the person who signed notes of this description for and on behalf of himself and partners, never could be considered severally liable. The decision of the Court, in favour of the plaintiff in this case, could not but produce an effect as to the liability of country bankers, which was never yet contemplated. If the Court should hold the de fendant to be severally liable upon these notes, he saw no reason why Mr. Hase, the Cashier of the Bank of England, might not be personally liable for the amount of every note issued by the Bank ; inasmuch as every bank•note commenced with the Ovoids " I promise," thereby importing a personal undertaking. Considering, therefore, the momentous effect which such a decision might produce, he trusted the Court would pause before they decided that the defendant was severally liable. Mr. SELWYN was not heard in reply. The COURT being clearly of opinion that the de fendant was severally, as well as Jointly, liable upon these notes, the notes imported, from their very lan guage, a personal undertaking. It was unnecessary to decide that the defendant could make his partners severally liable, although there was no doubt that he could make them liable jointly. It was by no means clear that even Mr. Hase, the Cashier of the Bank of England, was net personally liable upon the notes issued by the Governor and Company of that Insti tution ; but, happily, there had never been any occa sion yet for raising that question. However, this cast ' was mainly distinguishable from that. Here the def. fendant was a partner, and undertook for himself and partners; but there Mr. Hase wholly undertook as as agent far a chartered Company. There was one very good reason why the member of a banking firm, issuing notes of this description, should be held seve rally liable—namely, the difficulty to which a plain tiff might be subjected in proving the partnership, and ascertaining beforehand who the members of the firm were. • On grounds, therefore, both of policy and law, judgment ought to be given for the plain tiff.—Judgment for the plaintiff. The. COURT intimated that they would go upon the Crown paper to-morrow and Thursday. THE LING V. BROWN AND ANOTHER. This was an indictment against the Rev. William Robert Brown, late Rector of the Parish of Little Clackton, Essex, and George Hutchinson Whitehead, solicitor, of Cork-street, Burlington-gardens, for having, in 1819, entered into a conspiracy to cheat and defraud Sir Colin Campbell of 6,0001. Mr SCARLETT stated the case.—lt appeared that Mr. Brown, in 1819, employed Whitehead, who had formerly been a clerk in the office of Mr. Howard, to raise money for him on the sale of a freehold estate, which he pretended to possess in the manor of Great Holland, in the County of Esser. The necessary docu ments having been procured by Whitehead, as a pro fessional man, application was made to Messrs. Wat kins and Co. solicitors, of Lincoln's Inn, for a purchaser. Brown requested, under an appearance of delicacy, that his family might not be made acquainted with She sale of his property, and with the assistance of Whitehead, brought forward documents which in duced Messrs. Watkins and Co. the Solicitors of Sir Colin Campbell, to purchase the estate. Six thousand pounds were paid on the execution of the deed of conveyance. The greater part of the money Mr. Brown applied to the payment of annuities, and ab sconded with the rest. It was then discovered that the estate was the property of Mr. 'Cole, Brown's father-in-law, and that Brown never had any right to it, although he had described the property as his own. The presumption upon all the facts was, that White head had conspired with Brown to commit the fraud. A deal of evidence was offered in support of the charge. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, as Counsel for White head, admitted that a fraud had been committed, but contended that Whitehead had not been a guilty par ticipator. He had been drawn in by the superior ad dress of Brown, and the excellent character which Brown bore as a Clergyman in his parish. -. A mass of correspondence between thedefterdantt was read in evidence, and the inference was that White head bad been made the dupe of Brown. Several respectable witnesses gave Whitabood-a good charactet. At-half-past nine o'clock • the Jure, withottellut, , hesitation, found the defendants Guilty. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FEBRIJAR? *5. ASSAULT— AIWA aRtOUE AFFAIR. CORDINOLEY V. swum: • Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN stated the CAW to tbe sut It was in victim brought to reedier damagisler an assault;' aad ;barge Of a very seliotts wit*: • The defendant bad pleaded the general issue, and the Jury would say what compensation -the-plaintiff was en= titled to, after they had heard the evidence. James Peacock deposed, that in July last he was at the Still public-house, in Barbican. The plain tiff, defendant, and a Mr. Sherwin, were present. Scribe betting took place; a woman was present when Rogers first came in—she was in his com pany. Atter some time the defendant said he had lost his watch-case, and insisted on an officer being sent for, and the parties searched. The com pany were agreeable, and on the officer's arrival the search commenced; but the case was not found. They then went to the watch-house, where the defendant gave the plaintiff in charge—but the night-constable refused :o take it, on account of the respectability of the persons; and, on their promising to appear next morning before the Magistrate, all were discharged. Witness was present next morning at Guildhall, when the defendant persisted in his charge, but the case was dismissed. Cross-examined by Serjeant PELL—One wager was, that a letter should be written which no person could read; another was about swimming —(A laugh). The bet witness proposed was, that he would apply a piece of paper to the flame of a candle without its burning—(A laugh). Serjeant'PELL—Are you a conjuror or a slight of-hand man, my pretty Peacock ?—(Loud laughing): I don't know that I ever betted before about the paper. The way in which the trick is done, is" by putting the paper above the flame, and close to it, and then blowing upon the paper—(A laugh).-- Witness did not know whether the window was open. The Magistrate did not reprimand thi patty next morning-4re merely said, " it is very foolish to be in a public-house."—Witness has commenced an action against defendant, as also had. Sherwin, on the same • charge. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da mages One Farthing. Mr.*Serjeant PELL hoped his Lordship would ati low the case to be certified with costs.—Granted. OLD BAILEY. Yesterday, Samuel Dutcher was indicted for embezA zling a £2OO Bank of England note ) and divers sums of money, the property of Mr. Baton. The note was traced to theprisoner, who was apprehended at Liver pool. The prisoner was a young man of respectibla appearance, and several witnesses gave him a good character. He was founcl=Guilty. Ann Connor and Elizabeth Wilmot were indicted for stealing a shawl, the property of Messrs. Graham and Nixon. Connor declined her entire ignorance. Wilmot stated that she was urged to it by distress.— The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty againstWilmot, and acquitted Connor. • Joseph Benjamin was charged with feloniously taking from the person of Mr. Emanuel Dias Santos, a Roman Catholic Clergyman, on the 80th January last, in the passage of the Pit of Drury-Lane Theatre, a watch and its appendages.—Guilty. Richard Clarke was put to the Bar, charged with stealing, on the 30th of August last, property to a very large amount, the goods of Mr. Thomas Flint, of Fish-street-hill, haberdasher. The prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to be transported for fourteen years. A Court of Aldermen was yesterday held at Guild hall. The Bishop of BRISTOL and Dr. BLOM FIELD, Archdeacon of Colchester and Rector of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, were requested to preach the Spital Ser mons on Easter Monday and Tuesday next, at Christ Church, Newgate. street. The Rev. Dr. Por An was elected to the Rectory of St. James. Dukes.place, in the room of the Rev. THOMAS MOORS, decea..ed. The Court were occupied a considerable time in hearing a complaint against a broker, which was adjourned. By a Return made to an Order of the House of Commons, it appears that, on the sth January,lB23, the total quantity of corn and grain, of various sons, remaining in warehouses under the provisions of 55 Geo. 111. e. 98, was 803,934 quarters ; that there was sold of British wheat, barley, and oats, in Mark 4ane, from 31st December, 1821, to 28th Dec. 1822, 1 ,::15,28l quarters. Abstract of the Revenue and Expenditure of Ceylon, the Mau ritius, Malta and Goza, and the Cape of Good Hope,. viz._ Revenue. Eependuuse. Ceylon 1817 578,818 450,816 at Is 9d. per Hz dollar. .Alauritius 1817 164,441 951,186 at 4s. Bd. perSpanlsh dol. Malta &Goza 1818 108,356 103,761 at 11 scuds per X sterl. Cape of G. H. 1819 116,115 119,087 at 10721 riz dol. for 1001. .1767,704 ./926,850 A new arrangement is to be made regarding juvenile convicts: the Bellerophon convict ship, at Sheerness, is to be wholly ap propriated to the reception of these youthful delinquents, where they will be taught useful trades, by men who are also convicts, particularly the trades of a shoemaker and tailor, by whom the clothes for the whole establishment of convicts throughout the kingdom will be made. Bow-eraziv—Butsrznto os Sot rtaaa--(lmportant Decision). George Pearkes, the proprietor of a shop for the sale of Britkh wines, in Cross-court, Russell -court, Drury-lane, was yesterday summoned to this Office to answer the complaint Of Richards, a constable of St. Martin's Parish, for refusing to receive into his house, or provide accommodation for elsewhere, a private soldier who had been regularly billetted upon him. Richards stated, that the defendant kept a shop for the sale of British wines, ginger and spruce beer, and other commodities of that descrip tion, and as the precept delivered to the constables of Weetmitt ster for the I•egulation of their conduct in the performance of their various branches of duty, and the printed forms of billets for soldiers, with which they were also furnished to fill up ae occasion required, both mentioned " venders of British as persons liable to have soldiers quartered upon them, he bad "felt it his dety to send one to the defendant, who had refused to receive him, on the plea that he was not liable. The defendant kept his shop open moil two or three o'clock in the morning for the sale of his wines, while the proprietor of a public house was compelled, by the fear of heavy pensitka, to close his honks soon after eleven, and as he came strictly within the letter of the law, witness thought he shoold be guilty of a breach of duty if he did not deal with - him as the precept directed. The defendant, in answer to the complaint, contended that he was not liable, inasmuch as the license under which he said British wines contained no stipulation of that kind, whereas that of the Licensed Victualler expend, set forth his liability to . have soldiers quartered upon him. If the Magistrates considered him liable, every oilman and grocer le London, for they all sold, British wines, would ,be equally uo. Richards handed in his precept mid the form of billet, In each of which " Doke in Brldab and Foreign *lnes" were 'mai . dotted as being liable. ' Mt. Basta said there estdd be no doubt 'tkurthedefiodent, as we n a s even' other person who sold Bridals.erhste, :as liable to have soldiers quartered upso him. He y A -mi t [ Te tk i , g4m who had been Stitt to hint or pay the tribe statute upon refusal. • The defendant odd beim*, at courilietiddt a fob, aw l e a stared wide the soldier. • • . LUC* OF SUGAR. i ' Tie Awing* Preen ad Warne .or , Wisegovedis t 4 stow pined from the Returns made in the Weals Feb. - iseg, 141 per cwt. exclusive ot Bniertitiew 1 \