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7 9 77-"? -~. .r!! . . *shed, whether, If Mope:few Sad ht such a 'on the . Inquest a seddlar . usthst . wcatil Atd ' do had acted opal - the Impost in questiso t , ! A Court of Common Council was held yesterday, *Ay *language would he.#f been thought strung at which a Report was read from the New Post Of enough to mark their censure of tt ? thHeat concluded face Committee. with some observations to ect, . althOugh Mr. WINTER wished to know whether any, and if the conduct of the worthy Alderman m ight be, and what engagement had been entered into with Go- doubtless was honourable to him as an individu al, wernment on this subject ? yet as Sheriff it was reprehensible and unconstitu- Mr. Alderman Woon said, the project was not yet tional in the highest degree. H . e therefore moved, abandoned, and he conceived something w ould be t h at it be referred to the Committee of General Pur done in the matter. poses to inquire into the conduct of Alderman Waith- The Common SERJEANT then said, a few words man on the occasion of the Inquest held on the bodies were necessary from him, in consequence of his hay- of Francis and Honey. ing received the unanimous election of the Court of The motion, after a considerable pause, being se- Aldermen to the highest office in the gift of the Cor- conded by Mr. CROCKER, poration—that of their Recorder. He had now, Mr. DORNFORD said, that notwithstanding he dis therefore, to resign into the hands of the Court, the approved of the conduct of the worthy Alderman in situation of Common Seijeant, which he had held attending the Inquest held on the body of the late for between eighteen and nineteen years. He wished Richard Honey, and had so expressed himself by he had power or language ad e q uate to ex p ress his letter to the Alderman at the time, yet he could not feelings on the occasion. He should never for g et the consider it necessary that the Court should, at this treatment which he had received at their hands, nor period, after all that had passed upon the subject, , the numerous marks of kindness which they had con- and at this distance of time, enter upon the inquiry. ferred upon him, so strongly manifested in the un- He should, therefore, move the previous question ; solicited honour which they had bestowed upon him, which was seconded by Mr. SAMUEL DIXON. by gratuitously increasing his salary. But what he Alderman WAITHMAN could not forbear availing regarded more than all pecuniary honours, was the himself of this opportunity of observing upon the kindly and constant regard with which he had been motion. With the motives of the worthy glover they supported during the last six years; when, in conse- had nothing to do, as it was to be presumed that quence of the increasing infirmities of the late Sir every public man was actuated in his proceedings by John Sylvester, he (Mr. Knowlys) had, in a great motives of the utmost ptuity. It was, however, rather measure, to sustain the duties of the office of Re- singular that he should 'have reserved himself, and corder, and during the last year he had been tailed suffered the matter to sleep for more than four upon to sustain the whole of them. During that time, months; and the speaker contended, that if the he had endeavoured to call into greater activity the Mover had always been actuated with the same sen exercise of one of their most valuable privileges, by timents, as to the importance of the proposed inquiry, devoting himself to an active discharge of the duties he was bound to have come before the Court much of the Lord Mayor's Court—a Court in which he took sooner, and expressed his feelings. The worthy Al every opportunity of proving the excellence of its derman, in his defence, then entered into the details practice, and the advantages which the Citizens had, of the proceedings in question. He denied that he by the shortness and cheapness of its processes, in had attended the funeral of the late Queen in his bringing their suits at common law there. These ad- public capacity, and said, that the Member, Who was vantages he never failed to impress upon the Jury not now in his place (the El-Sheriff Williams), neither and the auditors, although, by so doing, he might be had, nor dare come forward and support the accusa greatly promoting his own labour. But after the tion, that he did attend there in his public capacity. support which he had received at the hands of the Mr. OLDHAM rose to order, ,and objected to Mr. Corporation, there was no labour, either corporeal or Williams being so spoken of in his absence. intellectual, within his power, that he would not go Alderman WAITIIMAN resumed, and contended through for their service. He should now take leave that his language was perfectly fair and warranted. of them as Common Serjeant, wishing them all the The worthy Alderman then entered into the details happiness which human nature could enjoy, and in- of the transaction on the day of the funeral, and said, creasing prosperity to their City, which so justly held tll . - A he received some names of witnesses who had the highest rank in the world. He should devote all seen Honey shot, which rendered it his duty to attend his labours in future to the arduous and im2ortant the Inquest and give them in. Ile then alluded to office which he now held. the inquiries which had been entered into, he said, at OFFICE OF COMMON SERJEANT. the instance of Government, before some stipendiary Mr. SLADE rose to address the Court, and stated Police Magistrates, and asked did the Court think that that he intended, at a future time, to propose a per- Government was so full of tender mercies towards son to fill the office of Common Ser jeant, whose pub- him, that they would conceal anything to his disad lic and private character, as well as his legal know- vantage, if anything of the kind could have been ex ledge, entitles him to the highest consideration. The torted from the witnesses ? and no endeavours to that office to which he alluded was the step-ladder to the end were wanting. He animadverted upon the highest legal dignities; it became them, therefore, to manner in which his case, and application for in. be very particular in making a proper choice. lie quiry had been met in the House of Commons. The wished the trammels that lay in the way of Gentle- same Government, however, who had refused an in men at the Bar, who might aspire to the office, might quiry into an outrage which had been committed on be done away with, viz. that a person must be a free- the highest Executive Officer in the County, had in man two years before he was eligible to fill any civic stituted a prosecution against a poor man for an as office. He implored _Gentlemen to do away with sault upon a Life Guardsman, who, according to his personal feeling, and re:: ember only the duty they Own shewing, had been cutting right and left among owe to their country, by electing a person duly qua- I the crowd ; and the fellow having, under these ag lified to exercise the duties of the important office; gravated circumstances, been hit a slap in the face, a and concluded by moving that the Requisition rela- prosecution was instituted against a poor man, who tive to the Election be read, which was done. was supposed to be the offender. That man, how ls ...as resolved that the Election should be on the ever, though he had no witnesses, was instantly ac 25th inst. the ballot to last two hours, from one to three. I quitted. The worthy Alderman contended, at con -It was then moved that the 5 tth Standing Order j siderable length, upon the authority of Blackstone and of the Court be and that the Common Dalton, that he was bound to be present at the In- Serjeant be in future elected during pleasure, and ' quest, as by his office of principal Conservator of the good behaviour. Peace for the County, he was bound to pursue and Alderman BROWN would enter his protest against bring to justice all felons, murderers, &c. &c. He this proposition ; he considered that the office ought concluded by saying for himself, he was perfectly in not to be held by so precarious a tenure as the whim different to the motion, as he courted the closest in and caprice of any body of individuals. quiry into every part of his conduct. Mr. DORNFORD said, he considered twenty years Mr. OLDHAM, in an able manner, supported the experience ought to have taught Gentlemen that the motion, as he conceived the conduct of the Ex-Sheriff, office should only be held during pleasure. from the public statements, to have been such as called A long desultory conversation followed, when the for inquiry. There was a clear and broad distinction Minute was lead from the Record, which stated the between attending as the advocate of the friends or condition on which Mr. Knowlys was elected. After relatives of the deceased, and attending in an official which Mr. Alderman 'Row's; contenc:d that the per- capacity, to promote the full and rigid execution of son appointed to fill the office should be freed from justice. He asked why the worthy Alderman had every shackle. only attended on the third and part of the fourth day? Mr. Sheriff VEWABLES concurred in the sentiments for, if it were a duty to commence it, it was a duty expressed by the worthy Alderman. to go through with it. A Resolution was then moved, seconded by Mr. Mr. Jura, though he admired the conduct of the DixoN, and unanimously passed, to suspend the 51th worthy Alderman, admitted that every part of it Standing Order, above alluded to. could not be strictly justified. Ile thought, however, The thanks of the Common Hall to the Court for that no case had been made out to call for inquiry. investigating the subject relative to the outrages corn- Mr. Dixota thought the worthy Alderman should milted upon the rights and privileges of the citizens, have confined himself strictly to the question of his by the attack and cowardly assault upon the person conduct before the Inquest. His own opinion was, of Alderman Waithman, their late Sheriff, was read, that a great part of the riot at Knightsbridge had CONDUCT OF ALDERMAN WAITIIMAN BEFORE TILE arisen from the curiosity of the people to see how the INQUEST ON THE BODY OF HONEY. worthy Alderman would behave himself on that oc- Alderman BROWN then rose and said, he never felt casion. He supported the motion. more than on the present occasion, in bringing for- Mr. JAMES objected to the interference of Sheriffs ward a motion of the greatest delicacy and utmost at Inquests, inasmuch as they had an interest in the importance to the character of the Corporation, deodands which might be given on such occasions. as well as that of the individual who was the subject Mr. GALLOWAY said, an Inquest was a Court of of the motion—Alderman Waithman. He (Alder- Inquiry, and it was the duty of every man, whether man Brown) disclaimed all personal motives in bring- Sheriff or not, to do everything in his power to ren-'! ing forward this motion; but said, it was one which der it effective. The conduct of the worthy Alder it was due to the honour and character of the Court man must be approved by every friend of humanity should be proceeded in ; for, if they were to allow and truth, and he should support the present motion, themselves to dwindle into the mere indiscriminate because he was convinced that inquiry would only eulogists of particular persons; their votes of thanks tend to redound to his credit. would not be worth a straw. He proceeded to deli- Mr. 'nitwit thought the conduct of the worthy ver it as his opinion, that although he believed the Alderman, in facilitating the inquiry into the circum conduct of the Alderman on the Inquest of Honey I stances of Honey's death, so far from being the sub and Francis would have been honourable to hint as a ject of blame, entitled him to the gratitude of his man, yet, in his official capacity, it was most uncon- fellow-citizens. stitutional, and reprehensible in the highest degree. Mr. FAVELL said, he had never felt greater pride —lt would have been the province of the worthy in calling the worthy Alderman his friend, than on Ald er man (Waithman) to have summoned the Jury ; , the present occasion. The worthy Alderman who and, in tire event of conviction, to have executed the I bad brought forward this motion, had disclaimed all criminal—(Hear). —Now the administration of jus-; party feeling ; but he would ask whether, if he (Mr. tice should be free from the thousandth part of Favell) were to make a similar motion for inquiry the shade, or even shadow of suspicion of partiality. I into the conduct of the present Sheriff for subscribing Ile would ask whether, if instead of one of the po- to the Constitutional Association, he should not be pulace, one of the Life Guards had fallen by a stone,' justly suspected of party motives? He was sure his or otherwise, the worthy Alderman would have at- Hon. Friend was the last man who would shrink tended to pursue the investigation in the same man- from any inquiry ; but he should oppose the present tier th at he had done when one of those who were on ' motion, because, if it were acceded to, it would fur what, was called the popular side had fallen. lie nisli a precedent for inquisitorial scrutiny raw the ~;~ ~._._ . grurare •'l. • . - C" UKT OF COUNCIL. • • soaves otpu sot ts. pseud, unless 4iere forum). Mi. Wanes cat the krand *VI rasa. tainifig the rights and privileges of are. ow-eitisens. Notwithstanding all that had been urged by that City Demosthenes, the Member for the Ward of Fairing don Within, or by the Ready Reckoner of Bread street Ward—(Order, order !)--he alluded not, to Cocker, but to Mr. Crocker, who had convicted Mr. Hume of a mistake of three half-pence, in a calcula tion involving several thousand pounds sterling—he (Mr. Welsh) remained unconvinced by the arguments of the one, or by the calculations of the other. The worthy Alderman who had brought forward this motion had at one time promised to be a star of the first magnitude in that Assembly, but be now seemed destined to take his place as an humble satellite.— The fact was, they had too many Lawyers among them in that Court--EMr. JAMES rose to order. 3 —Mr. WELSH would not be put down by Gentlemen who had professional reasons for endeavouring to break the thread of his discourse. He repeated they had too many lawyers among them Mr t JUPP rose to order, not because he was a mem ber of the profession, but because such language was evidently highly indecorous. Mr. Wietsit trusted the motion of the worthy Al derman would be scouted, as it deserved. Ile re peated his opinion as to the excess of professional members in that Court, and lie again exhorted the Court to beware of lawyers! Mr. Alderman WOOD defended the conduct of Mr. 'Sheriff Waithman before the Inquest on Honey. Mr. C. SMITH supported the motion. After a few words in explanation from Mr. Alder.' TIM WAITHMAN and Mr. GALLOWAY, Mr. Alderman BROWN replied. He declared that in bringing forward this motion, he was wholly unin fluenced by any party feeling. Careless alike whe ther his Majesty's Ministers would be gratified or dis pleased at his public conduct this day, whatever be came of his motion, he should retire with the digni fied consciousness of having discharged his duty. Mr. OLDHAM suggested that the worthy Alderman would perhaps best consult the feeling of the Court by withdrawing his motion. The worthy Alderman acceded to this sugges tion, and the motion was accordingly withdrawn. Some other business was then disposed of, and the Court adjourned. .. + • "Vs • • . • !Wirdlana away 44. The e Leetned Jag% ow r e , Csapitelatieg the evidence‘ observed, die only ones tibarzo be considered was, whether the prisoner stela the money ?--aliwanryi after a shout Consultation, re, turned a verdict of Guilty or stealing, George Rei4, aged 14, wai indicted for pealin g a handkerchief, cline 2s. the property of Thoinks Rees ' from one of his children named Margaret.—Guilty. Michael Satiates was indicted for inetbeztling th e sum 0f.400. the property of Edward Worthington, his ethpl*r.--Not Guilty. • The prisoner was again indicted for t similar offence; bit the prosecutor declined calling his wit nesses, and he was discharged from the bar, to the evident satisfaction of the Court. Henry John Naylor, George Adams, Edward Ward, and John Anson, stood indicted for feloniously break= ing and entering the dwelling-house of William Corp: dell, and stealing therefrom three silver forks, a clock, four dozen of knives and forks, and other pro: perty.—Guilty—Denth. A ••••••••••••••••liminaMMllll Charles Bateman, a serjeant in Captain litirTer. ford's Yeomanry Corps, was tried on the 10th instant at Cork Assizes, for the murder of Patrick Buckler on the 18th of January last, at Ballinard. This c:l. e excited much notice at the time. The deceased was taken into custody, charged with illicit distillatio: by a party of the Yeomanry, and tied to another man, and while in this situation he was shot by ore the party. It was proved in evidence, that a crowd amounting to nearly .500 men, women, and boys, I a 1 assembled, and threw stones at the mil tary whn fired upon them; and 'everal witnesses depose tha: the prisoner deliberately took aim at the decease J, who was standing still in possession of the soldiers, and making no resistance nor joining with the rn^b. Baron PENNEFATHER, who tried the cause, gird that the death of the party under these circumstances amounted to murder; bat the question the Jury had to decide at present was, whether the prisoner had fired the shot which killed Buckley or not? and that was, from the evidence, a question of doubt and diffi culty. The Jury then retil ed for a moment, an: 1,- turned a verdict of Not Guilty. The prosecution was instituted by Government. On the 11th in , tant, at Cork, Wil/Lit Leary, rO7 the murder of D. Stanley, to whom he had 'oceii sc-- vant, underwent the awful sentence of the law at Gallows-green. His conduct since his sentence•wts extremely penitent, and his regret for t.:e insolent language which he made use of in the Court Honse, after his conviction, frequently and earnestly ex pressed. When the melancholy procession Lad ar rived at the gallows, the Rev. Mr. England said that he had been desired by the criminal to acknowledge his guilt. He was the murderer of David Stanley, and no person had aided him in the commission of that dreadful crime. He was led to it not by any personal enmity or hatred to Mr. Stanley, wi.o had always been a kind and indulgent master, but en tirely at the instigation and desire of the %%re:cited woman, Mary Stanley, with whom the prisoner had been induced to lead a criminal life for a long t i me. Various modes of destroying him hal been suggested by her: at one time it was proposed to cut his threat with a razor, at another time to poison him ; but this huer mode, she feared, would lead to detection by the appearance of the body. The gun with whiclt Mr. Stanley was shot I:elonrd to himse:f, and th: powder and balls were furnished by the wife, mho retired to bed whilst the murder was perpetrating. Saturdaylast, the 13:11instant, Rohe t a d the two young men left for execution for i ohbery, un derwent the awful sentence of the law behind the Castle, Yot k. Moseley w.ts possessed of much tirm ness ; but Roberts, after the cap had been drawn ever his face and the rope placed round Lis neck, tremb:ed so excessively, that he was obliged to be suppornd until the executioner performed his la't sad office. Saturday last, Noah Peak and George Foot's, t:le former aged 40 and the latter 29 years. were exe cuted on the Castle Hill, in Norwich—a just punish. ment for the dreadful crime of setting fire to the stacks of Mr. John Kent, of Diss, on the 26th of February last. The last moments of the convicts proved tie correctness of the Jury's decision ; for Fortis dressed the numerous spectators at some length, and confessed that he suffered justly, being privy to the k ilted, though he did not apply the fire; Peak, in a few words, owned that he did set fire to the stacks, and both appeared very penitent, having spent mucis of their time in prayer after their conviction. The West India Market continues much depressed. Some sales of Rum have been effected at Id. a 2d. per gallon decline.—ln Coffee nothing is doing —buye:s waiting for a public sale to-morrow of 20,000 bar, by the East India Company.—Fine Sugar is as dear, but Brows is Is. a 2s. lower. Ten colliers from Oldbury have been committed to prison, at Shrewsbury, for illegally leaving their employment. PRICE OF COALS. COAL-MARIUS, APRIL 17. Beaumont 345. 51—Carr's-hill 30s. 6d.—Heaton 595. 6d.— Liddelis 35L—Ord's Rtdhugh 31s.—Pontops Windsor 345. Wylani 365. 6d.—Barrinvon 29s.—Hartley 3is. 9d.—Durh.nt 31s. 6d.—Wallsend Stewart 455. 12) Ships at Market-6i Ships sold-61 unsold. . LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL 17. FREEMAN AND co. v. THE EAST INDIA COMPANY. This was an action in trover to recover the valve of forty-two chests of indigo, which came in the usual way to the East India Company's sales. The corres pondents of the plaintiffs shipped at Calcuttathe goods in question, on board the Cerberus, which was lost in Table Bay. The property saved from the wreck was sold by the Captain at Cape Town, and the purchasers of the indigo sold it again in England to considerable advantage. The question was, whether the Captain was justified in selling the goods? The .Tury, under all the circumstances, found a verdict for the plain tiffs for £5OOO. ASSIGNEES OF hIABERLE.Y V. LORD STAIR. This action was brought by the assignees of a bank rupt on two bills of exchange, drawn by a person named Magi Atli, accepted by Lord Stair, made pay able at the house of Coutts and Co. and endorsed to Mabcrlcy by Magrath. Mr. SCARLETT, for the defendant, objected first, that the bills were tinctured wish usury ; and secondly, that they were not on proper stamps. Upon the evidence of Magrath, it did not appear that one of the bills was impeached, and,a ver,tict was given for the amount. TILE KING V. EVANS AND CONDER. This was an indictment charging the defendants, who are grocers and tea-dealers, with perjury, com mitted in their answer to a bill filed in the Court of Exchequer, to restrain the execution of process issu ing from the Common Pleas. In consequence of in formality in the pleadings,the indictment was quashed• OLD BAILEY, APRIL 17. This day the Sessions commenced. After the Re corder (Mr. Kxow ors) had superintended the panel of the Jury, Mr. Justice Buanoucti and Mr. Justice PARKE entered the Court, attended by the LORD , MAYOR, Sheriffs, Mr. Alderman WAITIINIAN, &c. The Middlesex prisoners were called on to plead ; among them was one charged with a capital offence, to which he pleaded guilty. The RECORDER told him his plea would not avail him, and advised him to stand tiial—he, however, persisted in his plea of guilty. The RECORDER again interposed, and soli cited the prisoner not to throw away his life ; after which the unhappy man, with seeming teluctance, withdrew his plea, and, in a faulteriug voice, pleaded Not Guilty. Joshua Reed, aged 27, was indicted for a burglary, in the house of his father, Mr. Thomas Reed, builder, of Hampstead, and stealing twenty-five sovereigns, I:8 in silver, and other monies. _ _ _ 'illiam Perks stated, that on Sunday last, about half-past twelve, he met the prisoner in Flask-place, I lampstead, who asked the witness if he wanted some money, and said he would lend him a sovereign; witness said he would borrow a shilling, as he should be able to pay that again ; but the prisoner gave him a crown piece, and inso doing pulled from his pocket a large quantity of sovereigns, and a cloth containing several pounds in silver. He said he had got into his father's house, broke open the till, and took the ' money. Witness earnestly entreated him to return, but he refused, and expressed his intention to take coach for London. Witness then went to his mother, and afterwards followed him to London, where he was apprehended. William Batten, patrol, received the prisoner and money, which he now produced. Mr. Thomas Reed said, his son was acquainted with the money being in the house. Witness was at Church during the robbery. The prisoner was not weak in his mind, but irregular, and very much ad dicted to drinking. The unfortunate young man, who appeared much affected at his situation, declined saying anything in his defence. Mr. Justice BURROUGII said this was a melancholy case ; but whatever might be the situation of the parties, he and the Jury were bound to do their duty. There was no proof of a burglary having been com mitted, and therefore the capital part of the charge MARRIED. April 15, Captain the Hon. P. B. Pellevr, M.P. eldest son cf Lord Exmouth, to Georgians Janet, daughter of M. Dick, Esc;. of Richmond. DIED. April 9, at Ashford, aged 64, Mr. Nickols, one of the Socicy of Friend.), many years a linen.draper, at that place. Saturday senni g ht, at Tenterden, Thomas Wenman, aged cos. His death was occasioned by a bullock which, on the Mond;:v preceding, having ran wild from Appledore to Tenterden, gere,! him in the groin in a dreadful manner, in which painful state h: lingered till the night of the above day. April 14, at Canterbury, Lieutenant James Elwyn, on :Le half-pay of the 31st Regiment, aged 13 years. April 10, at Dover, Edward, the infant son of Mr. Norwee!!. surgeon, aged ten days; and on the 12th, Mary Anne, his' wee, aged 27 years. April 13, at Dover, Mr. H. Hamilton, son of Capt. 11=1- ton, in his Majesty's packet service. MI LS TIM DAIrAILIP. OUL ♦RR. PVT. France 1 0 Hamburgh 0 1 Flanders 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 Gottenburgh 0 0 Leeward Islands 0 0 HIGH-WATEltat LONDON BRIM; F. 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