The National Register. — London, England, 1822-01-06 00:00:00

FROM TUESDAY NR:/17"S GAZETTE. DUBLIN CASTLE, DEC. 29. The Marquis Wellesley, alio oneorkel at Holyhead, M ten o'clock am. the 2tith insrint, arrived at the harbour of llowth, at five o'clock the stone evening; and rids day his Lordship, upon entering Dublin, was n:cerved by the bond Mayor, Alder men, Sheriff; and Commons of the city of Dublin. His Lordship, attended by a squadron of drageons, proceeded to the Castle. and the Council having assembled ut two o'clock, was introduced in form to his Excellency Earl Talbot, who re ceived him sitting under the canopy of state in th• Eto..nce Chamber, from whence a procession was made in the newt stale to the Council Chamber. The Conned sitting. his Lordship's commission being read, and the wilts admirtiseered to Imo, ids Lordship was invested a ith tin collar of the Must Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, and received the sword of state trout the Earl Talbot. His Excellency afterwards repaired to the Presence Chamber, and received the compliments of the nobility and other persons of distinction, upon his sede arrival, and taking upon him Me Government of Ireland. FOREIGN OFFICE, Jaw. I. The King has been pleased to appoint Thomas Fonblmque, Esq. to be his !Majesty's Consul at Konigs'ae.g, Memel, and Pillaw, and all other parts and places in the prosince of East Prussia. The King has also been pleased to appoint Samuel Gregory Marshall, Esq. to be his !Majesty's Consul at Calais, and al , other ports and places in the Depainuents of the North, the Straits of Calais, and the Somme. The King has also been pleased to appoint Langford Esq• to be his Majesty's Consul at thitetal. The King has also been pleased to approve of Don Animas) Salinas to be Consul at Malta, for the King of the Spun's. BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. .1. I). Beaumont, 111.114.1bWile, Kent, upholsterer, from Jon. 5 to .lan. IS. J. Clunie, Camberwell, baker, from Dee. IS to Feb. 2. BANKRUPTS. T. Graves, Cottenharn, Cambridgeshire, butcher. Solicitor, Mr. Croft, Chancery Lane. J. White, Bletehiugley. Surrey, farmer. Sots. Messrs. Weidman and Co. Stamford Street. T. Abbey,sPockhagton, Yorkshire, ironmonger. Sol. Mr Evans, Hatton Garden. G. Neale, Grantham, Lincolnshire, builder. Sols. Messrs. Stocker and Co. New Boswell Court. It. Abbey, Alne, Yorkshire, miller. Subs. Messrs. Eremite and Co. Temple. T. Clark, Hammersmith, money scrivener. Sul. Mr. Isaac son, Long Acre. DIVIDENW. Jan. 26, J. Tillotson, Worley, Yorkshire, cotton spinner-25, P. Jones and W. Appleton, Liverpool. saddlers-23, It. Bulpin, Bridgewater, Somerset, draper-12, 'l'. Merrick, Frith Street, Soho, merchant-22, 'l'. Austin, J. Gregory, and J. Musson, Bath, liabenlashers-e2, It. Ashby, Poultry, caw-aver-24, 11. li. Whitinarsh, Wingham, Kent, inaltster-26, J. Hooper, Toole) , Street, chymist-e-WO, J. Wilson, AlacclestEsal, bookseller —22, T. Sargent, Millbank Row, Westittitts.er, timber and atone merchant-22, D. Fowler and A. Anstie, Griteechurelt Street, merchants- 22, T. Iliddiek, St. I,ey, Cornwall, corn factor-26, S. Mace, Norwich. grocer-22, 11. Maiaers, Coven• try, tailor-24, T. Ward, Bemuse, lurk, llaltstcr—t:, C. Bay ly, Abingdon, Berks, linen draper-Feb. 2, ii. Atkinson, Mead Street 11111, ironmonger -2, I. Bode, Busch Street, button and trimming seller-9, J. Bend, Montagu Place, underwriter-lb, G. Laing, Commercial Sale Rooms, Alineing Lane, merchant. CERTIFICATES to be grunted Jim. 22. J. Ilmsfiekl, Bolton. Lancashire, grocer-J. Bracewell, Brain • cy, Yorkshire, innkeeper-D. Mena, Melton Mowbray. Leicestershire, druggist-R. Wattliater, Poole, grocer-T. ()A den, Manchester, tailor-S. Bulmcr, Oxford Street, woollen draper. REDUCTION OF RENTS. The lanntis of Londonderry has abated his rents 0 per cent. to his tenants in lancolitchire. His Grace the Duke of Bedford has made a liberal re. duction in his rents at S lioboolgtoto, 11,osolitigilotobloire, and his other manors. F. irl Fliztvilii :told the Rev. I\lr, Freeman (of Alwalton) nate also reduced their rents. Sir George Leeds at his last audit, returned his tenants .120 per cent., and in some cases consukrahly more.—Nl Sir George's farms it .ve been within the last six years relet on leases at very considerable abatement* on their former rentals. The Duke of Somerset, at his late audit day at 1101 beach, returned flu per cent. to his numerous tenantry in that neighbourhood. At the last receipt of tidies in the parish of Stoke, next Guildford, the rector (Rev. Geo. West) returned 20 her cent. on account of the depression in agriculttire. Mrs. Billwer Lyttcri, of Kitenworth-park, liens, has, with the kindest Itbertln, ii,tpoi RA tier Michaelmas rent-day until the 14th art February, and ordered Mr. Richardson, her steward, to return lrotn 10 to '25 per cent. to all her tenants who has e taken their Lams within the last five years, ah hough all leased. Lord Dacre has postponed the audit of his Kentish tenantry milli February, and intimated to them that at that iiertod he shall reduce their rents 20 ter cent. The Rev. Sit 11. Bute R _ Dudley, But. has returned lb per cent. to his lessees, out of the tithes of the Rectory us Tillisishani, Essex, fur the present year. The tenantry of Guy's Hospital estates, Essi x, have list st of them bad to per cent. abated out their On Christmas-day, all the labourers in the em ploy of the Earl of Warwick, with their wives, to the number of upwards of 100, were regaled at the castle with an excellent a n d sub►etantial dinner of roast beef, plum-pudding, &c. and a copious supply of ale from his lord..hip s cellars ; and on the fol lowing day their children, amounting to ►nure than 100, were entertained in the n o ne hospitable man ner. On Friday. the Earl and Countess and family left the castle tie town. His Majesty's bed-carriage was sect down expressly fur the accommodation of Lady ‘Varwiel, who still remains in a delicate state of health. The party prucetaled by easy stages to the met-11)1)4AI%. A field of ripe barley, sown in the month of Au gu,t, was cut down on Thursday at Furebauk, iu the neighbourhood of Dontlex. The pawn who conimuoicates the fact expects " cheap whisky," as the result of this successful ea:pc:6lllml to raise two corps ii OM year. ! .~ /~ • THE NATIONAL REGISTER LAW 111'7'ELLIGENCE dr COURT OF KING'4 BUNCH. WEDNE,OAV, JAN. Sittings at Guildhall before the Lord Chief Justice. LIBEL IN THE JOHN BULL. TUE KING V. WEAVER, sou:acct., AND ARROWSMITII. Taos was an pn.inniar.ua exhibited under 11w saiitaitio of the Cow t of Kola's Bench agailot the three deleodanis, eisargitie them aOh the puhlicat otti of n libel, it 11,•cting uu the elwracter of the Countess tit Jersey. Mr. Scarlett stated the case. lie said the Earl of Jersey was the prosecutor. The defendants were the punter and priipi woos of the Julia Hull .icy paper. He a a to be lold wit air of the defentlaots was the author of the libel coins pro.. of. 'rule probability was, IRA the author would ..ever be known to the public. If he SlllOllll U,:eSitec tedly have the good Gallone to be recen tat into the society of gen. Bourn, the discovery of his name nowt iostaialy ex 'hide Win. There was nothing is the matter Or comoositioia tit the Lbel to induce posterity to seek out theaothor,llllll 011110111/1, he would lemato uuku Iwo; but those oho lend tlwinsetves to the malice of such ; yvuous writers should become liable to public justice. Malicious libel was a crime the st infousive to mankind. li' the author of the libel is this wise could have teen discoveri .1, his mid vice mould have been to abandon the Inua Como against the d. tenilants bait inasmuch as they found it advantageous to entice:al his name, it was fitting they should Rosatr in all the come. setplis•to es civil and criminal. Ile was sure the Jury nook' admit that the defendants ought to be respousiale tor the ollitswe committed in their or a simper. Im all Cie extrava gance and math/oily oresa, in all the acrimony applied 111 public eintracteis, no man had been found so void of deco ruin, so 1104 lo the feeling of tariety, as to Iti in.: a female I cam utter berme the public, anti endenvoUr ti blast private char4,•ter, fur the purpose of promot , ng the inter, St oC poll. to it paui s. But it a vms, said Mr. Seurlett, an author has at l,i't been routed capable of wiitiwc for the pui pose of goring such on object. It seems lie inures:ad a de...go to caltioinuit• all those who visited her laic Majesty. He thinks, probably, be serves sonic °eject reconcileahle to bh ono conscieoce by that species or a bail does lie re fleet that those who live under toe same monarchy may form a similar plan of attack, and if they did so, o gat %olds, be the stale sit :odes) snail, to Seise the abuse of any one of the Royal 1•'; tttt iv, consider himself fairly at Bloat) to attack all thine supposed to stolid in the way ut his (inject It such conduct was adopted it would nut l i a„ree with the general °pilau's of utankiail. The Lotion of the libel also thought that lie was at liberty to traduce the character of 11,c11, women, and children, tor the purpose at Putt in an end to ail respect for the wife of the Sovereign.— lle thought lit to abuse the Ito ) itl 1:Y1bl/11,1111d 10 level this shafts of malice at every individual who sheaved the least respect I'm her Majesty. lo that two he held out its hoer• to attack every oilman is ha had the respect to Wive low oatmeal her Nlajesty's dot:Ling. Severe inde, d would be the law, said Ms . Scariett, ;too t..tul would it be to every Goy eminent, it the pi ovate eh:elm:ter ul persons o het paid tespect to iatistrious rank, ascir to be considered liable to the attack of every a WO' Is 110 undertook to ,Uslptlft a par- With,/ object. The Countess sit Jersey, as hose twine h • had never Itched 'scolloped without re.pectosas in the habit of vi. siting her late Majesty, tit a hich the ituthor thought lit to publish the libel so question Nothing could more distress the feeling of a lady thao to become Ibe subject of public discussion. It was putt of the privileges of a female to n Wuhan from the public eye— " 'flair very virtues love the shit." Mr. Scarlet thee' read the libel, which commenced iii these words —" We Wise received commutiiratities :don't the Countess of Jersey, sonic of a hICII 511.111 from tone 10 time amuse our readers. Every sine must have seen we had a kindness for Lady Jersey, and t h at we haul spared her; but this foolish w au of forty has mode heisclt so °Pensive by taking up the cause of the -- of Beigami, a hen every ore had dropped, idol she forces herself on our iiiitice, of which with the tilessinoi of fleas. a , she shall have e gh." The libel despised the threat of prosecution. nod impaled idle talk to Lady Jersey, aho was said to be displeased a Olt the person ago !cot Lord they the Jean Bull declaring that those who took in the Hull.lould never be odium cal Iu tier parties. It at ni oil to say, that the conduct of Laity Jersey to the Qmen (termed the Modern alessalina) compelled her 10 go aiiitiail, and dash she had been received with disgust and Coldiii,s in society. Lord Jersey would not tallow its Coutitess to become a Wilma of the villa of Cemo, or the pet SOll who hired Berg; .''—Thus wits the nature of the a loch the learued Counsel called t.; tile July to cowitter a most unjustifiable attack on the Noble Laity, o het 0.01 b. co grossly smodered. The Biel isitness was Tatourts Wright, clerk 10 the attor ney for the pi osecution, oho deposed tout he purchased lite John Bull cu.ttni wog the libel on the Ist ul June hut, at No. 14, Johnson's-court, Fleet-stitli. On the iloor, be at v. the 160/11e5 Slow kell aud A i 104 Tills 1 4' mad nee ap in:M./nee sit it private house. lie did not know tat wr of the delentinias. W11(1110. 1101 elutt,e.l the paver he braid some presses at am k. The asihiwss then produced the copy of an affidavit, signed at Ike stamp-Alice, pus sunlit til a late Act of Pflrllillllell l , fur the regulation of printers hod pub to,hers„ In the said affidavit the defend:lets des, i 'bed them selves as winter and 'Hopi ittur ut the John Bull, plotted at No. 9, I) ) Es's-butidiags. The sous am-GI:MIA, for the defendants, lieu submitted that the paper purchased by WI ight, is Johnson's-cowl, could IRA to ieeeiVell as eV Weller!, timid the question arose, helper there was any w oof that the deft outlaw , avi in pub. fishers of the libel. Under the i • • of the At t alluded to, iitfulav its are norm ed lu be made by the rioter, pro prietor, hod publisher, and if any publication which is the subject of pieseeution or ai holt, (Op responds with ire des description in the stfli tav it, the porno, are held this case it was argued, Coat Bo Jury ow l no newspaper bylaw.: them published in Dyet's•litoltliws, and cowequently these was tio proof that the drfeidanis acre IN a mei, whose 101131 e was out oil the 1111.11, out of the question. Mr. srarlett admitted the dillicolty occasioned by the all. settee of plea (hut the paper was published iu J court, but contender' tout there n eoutig to go to Ike Jury 111•1S4111C11 11 Ilr eln 10 drCille Wh h ether t o L ot' the feeidents, Shoe rritasnoth, is hose uunays stun' on ate dour, we ens. The Lord Chic It e considered this a question orsoine impoitance, us it Will! the 111b1 which mad °Celli red under the Act, mud therefore decided tuat it ought to go to the July. 'fate Solicitor-Genet:it was then heard fur the defeiulants. —lie contended that till' alleged libel Was nut all attack oil private clittractet, but dulllaaVa toptctittg the conduct ut Lady Jersey, who was a pat tizusi during a contest which a:litsticd the whole country. The Lord Chief Jost ice in his charge to the Jury, said, as far as nrspi. cted too of the defendants, Shaekell and Ai rows swill', they had two questions to cor.dtler. The !list was, whet der it was proved to their ssitisfact ices, that both those persons %%me publishers of the paper. If they should be of opinion they were not, no fat slier question could arise; but it they thought, ft um Ih.• evidenee laid 'white them, they ellllOl resisonably conclude that Ihose two persons wet e pub lislieis, they would Coen have to considcr whether the pub location lie a libel. Wills respect toThomas Wellfef lie was healed to an acquittal. It is for you who hare heard the paragraph in question to judge w betties. it is not obviously meant to hold up Lady Jersey to contempt 15111 ridicule: if it is 80 inlerlded, it is that sort 11i.Cr1111111:111111111111.1161111 kn•twa ill law by the tlesiwatt ion of libel. Geuticmen of the Jury, it is my duty, upon that point atilt. case, to state 10)41U the opinion which I persom•lly entertain. 011 w ill eser• coe your own disceetion, and either negative or allitm lily judgment as )011 may thiiik good :—ttty filmdom is di,- tiliCll) that the publication is a libel. Gmitlem. nof the Jury, 1 ont.e wore request y our littrUlliht 10 the 111fterellee Itetwtt the two quest'. isis in the case. The chief, and indeed al st the only doubtful point is—are you s.itislied laist the tleiese. dams are the publishers of the paper? The ditty, , alter about a quarter of on hour's consideration, said, that they hrhl She publication to be a libel; but upon the ground or ster..ctivis proof as to the property, they found the defendants— N of Guilty. M•. S.: l llms begged that his Lordship (the Chlef Justice) would fl rnh• that the cause had been tried upou probable g 1, as such certificate Nis 1111 1011101 it in the mutter of Tile I ord Chief Justice said it was a case ta Whirls be should mot hesitate to ccitif,. THUR.IIAY, JAN. 3. (Befo►e the Lord Chief Justice and u Special Jury.) CHIN' (ON. ALADICE u. JoIINSON. The plaintiff, a Surgeon in the Slth regiment, serving in the Eiti4 Indic-, brought hi, ration ;_aril the defendant, Captain of a Regiment of Cavalry in the same country, to recover a compensation in damage. fur criminul conversation with Ills N ife. The Solicitor-General stated the case.—As far bark as 1813, a marriage took place bet a era the pl. basil - Hod his ite. She was a lady of great beauty, :old the daughter of a gentled:au in the • utility of Yolk. At the time of the marriage the plaintiff resided in this country, and had tin in tention of gulag abroad. Tun lady was 1.11111111 . 2 or 25 Vise plaintiff iiii;lit be thirty. 1 hey had during live yeast; our child. Ton arils the end of 1:514, Mr. and Mss. Aladice w cot to the East Ind.es, atilt the 34th reginiesit. While they I einsimed in that country they had tall other children. !hey lived happily, the plaintiff being a food dontesitc hand —I.. 1620 they %vie at Nlortras, and ilsr•ir youngest child had a lie% cue illness, uctasiuurd I.y the climate. They were convequesaly iiiiiucral to send lino home to England Captaiis Chaim:to, of the Vast India C pita)'s service, was throat 'Madras, and being related In Mrs. Aladice, au arrangement NM sonde to send her home with her children ill I bat slop. It aro also as ranged th .t she aim to it-ide, her retails to Logland, with her aaaa Bier m Yorkshire—She accordingly weut on board, and sailed on the voyage home. The defendant, Cat ii alit Jainism', was a passenger on board the ship, and, on every °era • lie strewed a marked at tention to Mrs. Aladice. It did no appear that lie was known to the plaintiff. Them wan no evidei.ce tit prove any criminal intercoms(' bet werin the parties on hoard the ship, but it would no doubt strike the Jury, when they had all the facts before them, that all intimacy commenced in the versed which led to the phontilf's 4.4,110.00 r. On the arrival of the slip at Southampton, Captain Jiilimson accompanied Mrs. Aladice to town. She went first to the house of Mr. Ste venson, brother of Captain Chapman, and from thence to lodgings taken for her at Coratn-street. She was there free ipienty vitiated by Capt. Johnson, who remained with her to a late Maur. Mr. Stevens made arrangements for Mrs. Ala dice to go to Yorkshire. She was accordingly sent °lrby the coach fir York. About a mil* front the Inn Captain Johnson got into the coach with Mr, saying he wasgoing to Seritland. At Yosk he left her, telling the servant he was obliged to go back to London, having left his money behind. Mrs. Aludtce then as lit to Whitby, to her mother and ,is lets, and iii April following she drternaiutd to return to Lim. don with her two sisters. Oar ut them Elizabeth Walker, was ;it that time addressed by a gentleman named Metcalfe. De volumed she should come to tawn and proceed with 1 - ;aid her two sisters to Ft.-ace. She accordingly came to loan, 111111 acct tll re side NI Bs ()imams. Captain Johnson vyited her half au 'tour after her arrival, said was introduced to tier sistr rs. His sleds acre frequent. About n ha might after lieu arrival at Brampton a letter vsa, tcceivid fi um the plaintiff 111 India, stating hits Miriam's to rt turn to Litglasid. A few day. sal( r her sister a eat tutu the room aim found her 111 tears, and Capt sin 'Johnson in great confession. Mr. Metcalfe having 'smeared tickets fur the Opera on the night the King went, invited Mn. Aladite and her sisters to go.- 51rs. A a lice declined the Inv - dawns, and Mr. Metcalfe went with the two sisters. I)iii log their absence Mrs. Aludice remained alone with Captain Jainism' all -lie evening. This took place as the 15th of May last, and she soon altyi rid tier inteution of going to France with her sisters. She wished to gu alone. Accordingly towards the latter end of May she proceeded alone to Dover. She aas met at the inn door by Capt. J. alto went a ith her to Calais. 10 the ineaiit ttttt • a marl isige hod taken place between her sister and Mr.Nl (11 alfc, who were at Lite. She resided in France till the month of September, a hero she received frequent visits tl Captain J Wanton. l it the ;mire mouth of September she returned to Lagliuid, and she iiAaiis took 'urgings in Brompton•row.- 111 October the pl. ceived by has v. ile, out us Ise hail once been, but under constraint ;Old Cl/11111125.i. In crow:quell. o of the 11:111 . 0 of vs hat her staection had been, she fell tutu a tit of tears. Ali. Aladice attributed this sensibility to her aff_ feetion, and a teport which had liven spread of his death. He continued to reside with her a fortnight, never sus puctiug any impropriety on her vitt. IL happened, how ever, that Mrs. Aladice felt that she was pregnant by Captain Johnson, and that it %vas impo44ble to conceal it from leer husband. It was a case upon the whole (Mi lled to ample d images. Witnesses were then called, who entirely supported the statement of the Solicitor General. After an able charge from the Lord Chief Justice, the Jury tumid a verdict for the plaintitl.—Datuages 5091. FRIDAY, JAN. 4. LIBF.LS ON FIER LATE MAJESTY, TIIK F. WEAVER AND °THINS. Title Was au indictment against the defendants, Weaver, Shackell, and Art utesurith, fur the publication of certain M +40 , .