The National Register. — London, England, 1818-01-25 00:00:00

lAN. r;. twelvemonth secretlyimpri toned through your instrumentality. You have deliberately and repeatedly put your hand to an assertion that some person has made oath before you to an extent which involves me in the charge of hilt treason. You know best whether your assertion is true : I will not suspect you of falsehood, unless you attempt to screen this sapposed person from the penalties of the law. I have made every effort consistent with my sense of political duty to obtain my deliverance from unmerited incarceration. Every avenue liberty was stopped. i have been calumniated in all mod e s, and in all places—by the meanest hirelings of the most ex• halted suborners—some who shall be rendered amenable to the law—by others in the senate • • • • Having emit', ed all these wrongs, I ant not of a temper that would teach me to sacrifice my reputation firr the sake of an enlargement under auch couditions as are now insolently offered. I insist upon being brought to trial for the offence imputed to me, or being liberated honourably and without stain of suspicion. r cannot comprehend why I should enjoy my liberty more conditionally than any other Englishman. I will not submit to such degradation. Sir Nathauiel, who had listened with evident displcasnre, now stated that law commission did not extend to any con sideration beyond the present offer, and that he would nut treat uu any other subject. al e . E. jun.—The subject, Sir, is my present situation. I am HOW ill custo d y 011 suspicion of high treason, and I will not stoop to :Accept of any conditional enlargement without a renunciation of that groundless suspicion. Y ou, Sir Nathan iel, Its ve again and again put your hand and seal to a solemn legal declaration, that some person has appeared before you and achused me of high treason. Bring that person forth, or I must euncludc that:iou— Da). the officer, at this juncture, rudely interposed be tween Sir Nathaniel Conant and Mr. Evans, jun. lifting up tis arm and exclaiming," I will not allow you to go on. I have just heard your father grossly insult Sir Nathiniel, and 1 will not allow his son to do the same." Mr. E. jun. some what surprised at the interposition of this underling, bade him lower his arm anti stand off, adding, that his interference only tended to place Sir Nathaniel in the unpleasant &talc. tion of admitting that his actions would not bear recital with out conveying reproach. Mr. E. jun. was proceeding with Sir Nathaniel, when Mr. Evans re.entered the office attended by the titulary. Sir Nathaniel immediately exclaimed, l" Take bins away !" Mr. Evans echoed," Who'll take hint away ?" Mr. E. jun. advised his father to depart from Guth a scene, and they quitted the office in the custody of Mr. Walter. Mr. E. on passing the staircase, animated by the na tural warmth of disposition, vehemently arraigned the pro ceedings of the day as a wanton and designed insult, super added to the cowardly and hypocritical falsehoods fabricated against his character. Tuesday evening, between 4 and 5 o'clock, the two tvanses, latherand son, were liberated by special order front Lord Sidmouth, together with a Mr. Benbow, who had been confined under a similar charge, and who, we believe, is a shoemaker and resided formerly at Manchester. Mrs. Evans who has been in the daily habit of visiting her son and hus band, went on Tuesday to Horseinonger-lane prison, and at 4 o'clock, when she came away, had not the slightest notion that either of thou would be liberated : butt a very short titne after she 11.111 arrived at 110111 e, both her husband aad her sou, who had been confined about iro weeks, returned. We wnderstand, that a very short time alter four o'clock a Messenger art ived at florsemonger-biou Prison, with official orders from Lord Siihnouth to liberate the State prisoners, and directed to the Governor of the gaol. The Governor in person then went to the two Evanses and formally delivered the orders be had rtecivecl. 'These orders were immediately complied with, and they quitted the prison. An act' it is said will lie immediately instituted against Sir N. Conant. Young Evans is to conduct his own cause, in imitation of Wuoler and Hone. John Roberts, John Smith, Francis Ward, John Johnson, James Knight, Samuel Brown, John Haguelly. and several others, late at Manchester, Derby, /t.c. appeared on the floor a the Court of Kings Bench, on Friday, (being the first day of term) and claimed to be heard separately. • John Roberts, of Manchester, said, that he had been confined in Glocester•gaol, under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, and had been liberated at the beginning of the present month, under a recog nizance to appear in the Court of King's Bench on the first day of this term. ll e wished to know if Lord Ellenborough had any charge eptinst him. Lord Elknbomugh.—l a charge against you ? You must couch your application properly; I have au charge against you. Roberts.—Then, will your I airdship counsel me what I am to do, and where I am to obtain redress for my unjust imprisonment. Lord Ellenborougho—l am a Judge, not a Counsel. You have appeared, and therefore you have satisfied your recognizance. John Smith, of Derby, now begged to be heard ; but bethre he bad proceeded tar, he was interrupted by Francis Ward, who rend a copy of the recognizance by which he had been bound to appear thisday, and so from day to day. whenever he should be called, upon under a penalty of tool.. lie insisted that that recognizance ought to be eiis. charged. Lord Ellenborough observed, that this was quite a voluntary ob trusion. and if such persons were listened to, the term ought to be extended to double its present length. Mr. Justice Bailey informed Smith and the rest, that the reogni zance was mtistied by their appearance, which would he recorded ; the Court had no power to discharge the recognizance, which was to continue fora year. Another of the persons on time floor here insisted that it ought to be dischar g ed; he was 1.3./ miles front home, without a penny in his ]locket; and if he wen.! to reach home, he might be called upon next week to appear again ; or, indeed, front day to day, during the pre sent tent). James Knight de sanded either to be put upon his trial forthwith, or to be set at large entirely; it was not just that hi. ietogoirance should be hanging over the head of an innocent man, to compel hint to atibmis.sion, or to silence the expression of his opinions. John Johnson said, that the object of it was to allow hint to go at large, while he was a good lad, but to punish him it he were a naughty lu n ge, Ellenborough desired him to avoid such foolish and indiscreet language. Another of these persons presented an affidavit, w hich he desired might be read, that he might found a motion upon it, hut it was re jected ; and Samuel Brown was about to read a statement of his ease, when he was stopped by the Court, as it had nothing to do with the qus.tion. Mr. Justice Abbott said, that their appearance on the floor would be sufficient for the present and they might now go home until called upon to appear again in case of misconduct. They did not seem at all t.atislied with this answer, but spoke of redress and unjust imprisonment. One of iltem said that he had been dragged from his family and immured for 22 weeks in adungeon several hundred miles distant. After the p ere mptory paper had been gone through, I .ord Ellenborough, Mr. Justice Abbott, and Mr. Justice Holroyd, withdrew, leaving Mr. Justice Bayley, who read an nifidavit, presented to bin by Ward. His Lordship said that he twilit TIM NATIONAL REGISTER. do nothing but advise the parties to go home ; he had no doubt that they would not be again required to appear. Ward said he meant to found a motion upon his affidavit ; but Mr. Justice Bayley told him that it would be of no use at any tune, but now the Court was not sitting. Johnson then, in the name of the 'whole, infomied his Lordsldp, that as their appearance to-day satisfied the terms of the recognizance, they would return to-morrow prepared with affidavits, on which mo tions might be founded. The Times of Friday, gives the following from its correspondent:— " PARIS, J.N. 19.—1 n the course of last month I sent to you, and you inserted in your journal that the Emperor Alexander had written to the Duke of Wel lington, to invite him to become mediator between Prussia and France on the subject of private claims. It has been remarked, that several English, Belgian, German, and Prussian journals, which contained an ex tract from The Times, threw nevertheless a doubt upon this invitation of the Emperor Alexander. I have procured an authentic copy of the letter of the Empe ror of Russia, and I send it to you literally ; it will prove that I drew from a goodsouree 4 6 Moscow, Oct. 30.—Placed as you arc, my Lord Marshal, at the head of the military forces of tde European Alliance, you have contributed more than once, by , the wisdom and moderation which distinguish you, to reconcile the most important interests. I have constantly addressed myself to you in all circumstances which might influence the consolidation of that order of things which was esta blished, principally in France, by your glorious exploits. Your energy in action. your prudence in council, have never ceased to pro • duce the most desirable results. " Now that the question of private claims on France acquires a critical and decided character, on account of the difficulties presented by the literal execution of the convention of November. 1 could nut think it right to conceal my opinion from the Monarchs, my allies, on the mode of considering this burdeasome engagement, so as to prevent its infraction, and to renderits execution possible. " The assertions of the French Government are knoan to you, my Lord Marshal ; my Minister at Paris has received directions to com municate to you the memorial which was drawn up under my eyes, relative to this important question. I invite you to fix all your atten tion on the connection of the motives of right and political expedience, which are laid down in this docrment, in support of the principles of accommodation, which alone can simplify the complication in herent in the payment of private debts which were imposed upon France at a time when it was not easy to foresee their result. •' You, doubtless, appreciate, my Lord Marshal, all those graver considerations which plead in favour of a system of equitable conci Nation ; you will bring all the warmth of a soul elevated to the height of the occasion to a question, on which depends, perhaps, the repose of France, and the inviolability of the most sacred engage ments. Moderation and good faith have been, in our time, the sources of alwaling and beneficent power ; and it is for him who pre pared and furthered the triumph, to cause to be heanl, in all critical moments, the language of that same moderation, and of that same good faith. " In this conviction, if I had still a wish to express, it would be to see you conducting. with the consent of my allies, and that of the parties interested, the principal part of the negotiation which may be opened at Paris on the question of the private claims, and on the most equitable mode of deciding it with the common consent. " Receive, Marshal, the reiterated te►tituouies of my entire esteem. (Signed) ALEICANDurt." BRIG PERSEVERANCE.—On the morning of Saturday week, about half past two, die brig Perseverance, Philip, of this port, from I'icton, with timber, having, as is said, mistaken a light on the shore, near Bella isle, for the light on the peer head, was put ashore on the sands there. The master and crew took to their boat, together with a nian and woman passengers, in all ten persons; when, in making for the shore, the boat swamped betwixt Collieston and Newburgh, and melancholy to relate, live of the crew, with the two passen gers perished. The captain, carpenter, and one of the crew, with difficulty saved themselves. We are unwilling to air. gravate the feelings of any one concerned in this distressin calamity ; but we must be permitted to say, that nothing bat infatuation could have actuated the master of this vessel to abandon her in the situation in which she lay, and to commit his own life, and the lives of those on board, to a small and insufficient boat, at a time when the slightest danger could hardly have been anticipated from remaining with his ves sel ; the proof of which k, that she floated oil next tide, and was brought round in safety to the harbonr, and with no other damage than what arose from the negligence of the master or crew, in leaving a light burning on hoard, win n they abandon. ed the ship, whereby a part of her decks were consumed, a cable burnt, &c. The people in the neighbourhood got on board of her at low water. And extinguished the lire, other wise the vsesel and cargo mi3lit have been entirely destroyed. —Aberdeen Journal. Sir Thomas Monier, the Master of the Rolls, has taken possession of the Court House, in Chancel yslane. We under stand, however, a misunderstanding ha. taken place between his agents and those of Sir William Grant, the late Master of the Rolls, relative to the fixtures in the library. It au pears that from time immemorial the Master of the Rolls, on coming into office, paid the predecessor SOM. for the buol . et:4es, &e. ; Sir William Grant, on his appointment, paid that sum, but the agentsof Sir Thomas Miner refused paying for them, until tiny were valued by a broker. This dispute being made known to Ministers, the Surveyor of the Crown was directed to value Om for Govet timmit, and the agents 4.t . Sir Thomas Monier assert that he is not bound to pay any thing for them, as they have become the property of the t'i.r.tvti, oath that he is entitled to the use of them while he fills the high judicial situation of the Master of the ANOTHER AccinT.NT To A CHIMNEY-SWEEPER'S APPREN. TICE Rol*, -On Monday, about t o'clock in the afternoon, one of Davis's (Thcobalits road) boys came to sweep the two pair of stairs ellinincy of • -- Rockall, green - grocer, N 0.52, Upper King-street, Bloomsbury. He had no one to assist him : shortly aftei wards Rockall, and his wife (who expects to be brought to bed every minute), were greatly alarmed by the crying (lithe boy, who said he was fixed in the chimney. Rockall, who evinced great anxiety and humanity, in vain endeavoured to find out %bele he was in the fine. After breaking it open in several places, the boy cried Out murder, and that lie was dying. Rockall ran after Davis, who was at home : and then. with nu netre success, to another chimney - sweeper. Day: , at length e: • himself, and after destroying great part of the chimney, and patting the own( r to more than vl. expellee, est the boy, who was nearly exhausted. 'f lie bay was coillioesi in the Hue upwards of an hour in imminent danger. Bit KWlLlttl. A meeting is to talc place for •' . r• rolTrow r f .I!•vising sonic mode aptitting a stop to lax arbitrary monopoly of the brswen. Fro►s the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Jas. 20, RANKRUPTICIES ENLARGED. MARTIN P. Oxford-street, bookseller, from Jan. 17 to March 7. STEP HENS J. Coßingwood street. lilaclarzars-ruAd, Luca er, tti Jan. 24 to Fels. 7. BANKRUPTS. MAILSIIALL J. Manchester, draper Feb. 6, 7, March 3, at Manche., ter. Atts. Milne and Co. Temple. Pit. KING Tos .1. Preston, Lancashire. grocer. Feb. 10, 11, March 6, Preston. Att. Mr. Norris,Jolin-street, Bedford-row. Haw ni.Er W. Stretten-en-le-Held, Derby, milliner. Feb. 16, 17. Much 3, at Ashby. Atts. Baxter and CO. Furnieal's Inn. Coo as: R. Patricot,l.aneashire, cotton-spinner, Feb. 7,8, March 3, at Manchester. Atts. Clarke and Co. Warnthrd-court, Throg morton-,treet. CLI FEE C. Commercial-road, victualler, Jan. 24, Feb. 3, March 3. at Guildhall. Atts. Knight and Co. BasinglialLatreet. DAY J. Bridge-road, Surrey, auctioneer, .lan. 51, Feb. 7, March 3, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Hughes, Dean-street, Fetter-!ane. Fowls J. Nlielford-lane Tottenhani-court-road, builder, Jan. 24, 27, March 3, at duildhall. Att. Mr. M . DuIF, Catale-stroet, Holborn. NYE J. Tonbridge, baker, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, March 3, at Guildhall. Atts. Palmer and Co. Bedford-row. NASH J. I laverfonlwest, linendraper. Feb. 18.19, Minch 3, at Brits toL Atts.Jemkius and Co. New Inn. DIVIDENDS: J. Riggs. Hatton-garden, harcheareman, Feb. 24. R. Knapton, Nicholas-lane, bilFbroker, Feb. 21. J. Smith, Faversham, shopkeeper, Feb. 24. S. Best. late of Norwich, upholsterer. Feb. 7. • T. Butler, Blackfriars-road, oilman, Feb. 14. and J. Dodson, Southwark, hop-factors, Jim. 31. W. Geclge, Angel-court, Thioginorton-streer, wine-much:tut. Feb. 17. J. Heine and T. Shout, Ba 'nigge IVelli, brewers, Feb. 2. T. Brame, I.owestoft, herring-merchant, Feb. 7. B. Cohen, Bishopsgate-streetonereliam. Feb. 5. J. Turner, Bury Mill, near liemel Hempstead, corn-dealer, Feb. u, E. Mansell, Theobalers-road, coach-maker, Feb. 14. J. Goundril, Gracechurch-street, haberdasher, Feb. 10. J. Eley, Illeckfriars-road, brewer, Feb. 24. N. Seoletield and T. W. Kershaw. Greenwich, halierdieshers, Fo.n. It. Russell, New-road, Sloane-street. carpenter, Feb. 24. S. Parker, Lambelli, underwriter, Feb. 10. R. Daniel. Coleman-street, stable-keeper, Feb. to. W. Pennell, jun. late of Quecnhithe, merchant. Feb. 24. P. Carling, Union -street, Bond -street, teilor, Feb. 14. W. Neilson. Liverpool, merchant, Feb. is. G. Htudiam, North kluish, seedsman, Feb.l2. D. Newbold, late of Birminham, tin-plate worker, Feb. W. B. Smith, and N. Redhead, l'enrith, bankers, Feb.ll. G. Badham, Hromyanl, victualler, Feb. 12. J. Meek, urd G. Gill. Liverivol, merchants, Feb. 16. .1. Barron. Tardebigg, innkeeper, Feb. 12. T. Robinson, and J. Slea4l. Kirkeaton, clothiers, Feb. 14. Sarah Demain, Wakefield, dress.maker, Feb. W. J. Andras, Bath, haberdasher, Feb. 12. CERTIFICATES—Fen. 10. W. Mosgrove, lionittos, surgtani.—G. Stead, Aldermanburr. cheesemonger.—.l. Ands, Little Britain. fishmonger. J. Furman. jun. Mountsorrel, hosier.—.l. 11.0.411, Choi.ley. dealer in spirituous Weightman. 11(4ton-1e-flay, miller.—C. Elliot. 'fives. ton, innkeeper.—S. l'egler, Newnliam,lineadraper.—J. J..Dowues, Whitechapel mad, collar-maker. Lusueer.—On Saturday week an inquest was taken at the Red Lion and flail, Red Lioiratreet, Holborn, on the body of Mrs. Dale, a widow, about GO years of age. It was genre. ally reported that the deceased, although she was possessed of great property, had starved herself, being of Well a miserly disposition as to debar herself the necessaries of life. Upon investigation that report was not pesitivi ly confirmed in. PO* deuce ; but her death appeared to have heen hastened by that cause. The deceased died possessed of 5,0001. in the Funds, and had above 1001. in flank notes in her 1011111,-.• Frances Steers lodges in the house late belunging to the dr. ceased. She and her family occupied the whole of the house, except the two rooms the deceased had. The deceased never sutiered any one to enter her room prior to her illness. During the time she was confined to her lied, she did all she could to persuade her to have a surgeon, but site said that she could doctor herself, and refused to let the nurse Neel* her. She had her clothes on, and a dirty blanket over her. She was obliged to put vinegar upon her shoes and stock ings before she went into the deceased's room to prevent the vermin getting upon her, which were swarming on the ground. She was firmly of opinion that the deceased died iu conse quence of her filthiness, as she had not washed per body for years. Ann Clark stated, that she visited the deceased dur ing the time her husband was alive, about eleven years age. Since his death she visited her twice, but did not stop in the room above a minute or two the first time, fur it was so Wren sive that she was obliged to run out to get fresh arr. 'llse last time she visited the deceased was a few days prior to her death ; she refused then to have medical aid, or to be re moved. She was satisfied that no improper treatment had been used to the deceased ; but was of opinion that site had neglected to clean herself, which caused tumours in her body and mortified and occasioned her death.—Sarah Ldwai ..e knew the deceased when her husband was Wise, and used to clean fur her, but had not since hit death, wlntin happened seven years ago. Whenever site visited her she was hot allowed to enter her apartment. She went to uncut! the tie. ceased fie: a few days betbre her death. She tout, very little to cat while she was with her, but drank what slur ender. stood (from receipts found in her apartment) was her used beverage, namely, brandy, in considerable gnaw it:es. The deceased was very sensible, although she was so very dirty. She attended upon her until she died, and was glad when she was deed, because she could not leave her in such a situ]. Lion, for nobody else would go near her, anti give her chat she wanted, as she did, for fear of being covered uith ver. mitt. When she went into the room, she was obliged to put a handkerchief, bathed in vinegar, ever her mouth and nos.. trill. There was no liocu in the neon fur the deceased to put on, if she had wished to change her linen. From the appear. suer of her body she believed that her death was ps odneed by her filthiness. Verdict—Hied by the Vl?italict: t Oral. The proper I) goes lo a nephew of the deceased, Mr. J. Dale, who resides near Curie rtou. Th e f riotity of foreign hops imported ti not Germany, l'h i nd e re, and America, a tttttt ,apw I he 111 to of j: a ll 9.17$ lilac:. mid bsys,ot v% melt the ay. rsite i atu.,,,JlCt. for o 2•lr, .N.r. at 0u,..0l 10110. pi, Cu 1., 1,600 1 1 ):17; Cut., or lit h.l ; taking the Iw,, or a richt rut. leave oitottt 1-1,1 1 /0 rw t., a hodu, at abual Nt. Its. pet cent. dutc utt noporLition. *lit amount to le,/ .4.A. there ~,,, 1 hot) h,,,;e11,111C 4111 hi *4l, and to be expected, o bier. sr the !I;11110 Mirage WI:10.1 .441t1 I.oly, uouliJ clure f ul 200,0001. duly, vii.tch i% an adaittuu tu the revenge of winch Law; bccu aware. c