The National Register. — London, England, 1823-05-11 00:00:00

Porlismontomitinswitfrees I1T.) BRSACII OF rlilhließOL Col. BARRY rare for the imrpose ofoelliag the 'Meath)* of "%Cos Jaime to as edict, is a newspaper respeetio,; the euding sa'uiry into the coodect of the Sheri ff of Dublin. Its felt relsetant to propose the brisglsg * priater to the Nur of that Loess ; bet the Objett of the pentivajab to which he alluded ern su eheieeily to impede the osoresol.public justice, that ..b.:Vhdt obliged to notice it. The obrieerity of the paper is tallish it was contained eni4ht 'dittos him to pest it by is ei were, not its wickedness sad klesimed.sook AO to make it wait that. epos- Use limited/amber eff tire erbalssatl that papers, neck an impel/Alma shpadd be sabred teltelpeelt. lie the. peemsedied to road an astiolo eroot 410oter,fvt•te eli oredvertiog epos coudtet aad &Wader fhb Otsego 404(y Y Ireland, and commends, upon -the evident* given in . tie Meow? of Corsosiss. The has. member thus reife.teti to . the semi of Sir Slush bosh jri 176, /Is which the house had resoesmended a prosecatios lry . the • Attorney-General ; nod concluded by moving that the Iptinter of the paper should be called to the bar. Sir IM. W. RIDLEY tbooght, that dm porairaph read by , the bois. gentleman did not conteln any reflootioa upon the abs , seater of say member of that Leese, although its iasinnations were injurious to the characters of others, enough bud bees doweiii the notice which had bete already taken of it. • As• „Omar iodividnele, who by some &cattail ohmkW a hoowiedge • .of the proseedings of the how, had hadgerserel alieleised kora oommeetiag epos the ingoiry, he would sanest to the boo. ,genb the eapedieney of withdrawing his motion. • •Colooel BARRY had ea otiloction to adopt the course re .counamisidol, if the house were of opiaiou that the article mlatisksis hod rend was an instance of gross injustice. lie did out, wish to behig,the Muss late collision with those people.—' • " But eless Something be drone," said the bon. member, the prints will Molest oer matters, Matted of we being their's." Mr. C. BeYN amid, that witaes and eves calprits thergied ,p er Boot Mom mere twine it* p e roteelum Me. however, tisereght, ickbe gioseet hoist e, stalicieet had bare dose to prevent Rropeotion of the offeece. Mr. AIfEIICROMBY Saatchi Ate toweisapers bad, in go , neral•:,breoilo well advised, as to refraio from eromerentiog on e.oue . lorteiry. The boa. gent. (Colossi Barry) elated to draw forth the opinion of the house as to the paragrapb be bad just sued—for himself, iudividually, lie bad no hesitation in saying, ;1111t thought it was highly coloured. ,lie would, however, take this opportunity of atigieg, *let .be; bad received a heap ef oewsoapers and pamphlets oolke otter side of the gnestion. „mot ~. Nosier!, before the motive of the boo. member fir Armagh, cootaining mach more eaargewated Matsumoto rule • tine to the. noodle of the Astoraeo-Gamoral. iie did mt. IbowelPer, fog it Necessary Sta take any neties of them. because if the toposoeheald eater tato a oldest of this. 11.14 they world , out easily get rid of it. Mr. !Eh:bedded his advise to that which kind anted, been given. His bon. (Coluael Harry's) ebaraStor was proof against any insinuation kola such .a quarter as this new,- paper. Wiles the liberty of the press was abused, its Sono : tioloiness carried its own antidote with it; for it was the na level consequence of disgraceful exaggerations to lessen the credit of the source from which they proceeded. Col. BARRY then withdrew his motion. The other orders were thee disposed of, and the House adjourned. PRIDAT„II4Iv 9. Mr.T. WILSON preeented a petition from, silk taseefao , traders, hale Loudon, Westminster, and the sounty of Middlesex, praying for the repeal of what was known by the I name of the .11pitallie1ds Act." That act threw many obsta cles is the way of their trade ; and he could sum, but think that if they came to Is, fairly considered, the llooxe moo sec the , propriety of revising the provisions of such, law. The silk trade had greatly encressed ; but such was the operasion of the Spitalields Act that the London silk.men,n(noturers beheld the silk imported ) and.sent to Coventry and other places to be tiktnufsctured. jtr. HUSKISSON observed. that ha bed intended, and he saw gave ootioe of kiclptention, to more oa Monday for leave to bring in a bill to repeal the acts. He trusted he should he able to accomplish this object without opposition. Lord MILTON, Complaised of the duty on the importation of raw silk, Ike. ay being founded in prejudice equity as that wbigh bad supported the SpitalSelds act. *r. F. BUXIION said he was so perfectly convinced of the bajorious character sod operation of such act, especially in its etkecte towards the workinee, that he should feel it his doty to support the repeal. t-Idermim C. Smith, Mr.W. Williaras, and Mr. Ellie. like wise spoke in sapped of the propriety of repealiag Alm act. After some remarks from Mr. Aldermau Brydges, ice. the . petition was read and ordered to be printed. Lord CRAN . ..OURNS postponed till Isis day forteight, the second reading of the sae of Game FOREIGN AffUlts.—M. IIItOUGHAM asked whether go vermoeut bed received intelligence of a largo Russian army having been confetti on the bunks of the Vistula, on, the fon.- tiers of Poland? Air. CANNING replied, that there certainly was a Russia. army collected at such point, but whether it was a large prosy or not be could not answer. Mr. BROUGHAM then inquired whether there was any truth in the statement that the Aestrion army, which had era , .coated the Neapolitan territories, had,bero bulted oa the banks of the Po ? Mr. CANNING answered that the Austrian troops lied left the Neapolitan dominions, he understood ; bat whether they bad been ordered to bah, as was assumed, lie did oat know. The Ilona, then resolved into a committee, to resume the inquiry into the Sheriff of Dublin's conduct. The other orders were disposed of, sad the House adjourned. LAW IN'TELLIGEN'CE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. MONDAY, MAY 6. Mr. Carney moved, that Lord Clifton. theme of the Earl of „Darnley, might exhibit articles of the peace,spiest Robert Bligb, Esq. and that they might,be Gled. The articles were then read. They set forth that the articles .bad been exhibited soma years ago by Lord.Darnley against the defendant, who had bees bound over to keep the peace towards him and his family in the sem of 6.0001. and had been compelled to find two sureties in ,6001. each ; which sureties were now in fame, and would ran for 12 mouths longer. Not withatseding three obligations, the defeedaat, who was a pri• setter, mid obtaiited.eti.orteeity.of lmenos by means of day calm, mutilated to 'may I,prd Darnley and his family. by peterliag before hie house in Berkley-square, insulting him and see. Whorl/ big carriage, assailing him with lerms of virulent pNa. mid evert assaulting him with a horsewhip. witboul the *lightest revooation. Od-tho 'Gra of this mouth, i~ 4 - ~`ti milord Clines Wits driviag his sister in a gig ihrottgh Pimlico, the delved's' ease up oil horsebaek, pursued him towards the park. struck him most violently with • horsewhip. and .then rode furiously away. The esitibitant, in conclusion, deposed Mat he did Not eithihlt the articles from any motives of hatred or revenge, hot from um feat of his life or some gtivvous bodily iejay. Lord Clifton having beta sumo ta the trothwi the articles, Mr. Geraey expressed his bore that, under the peculiar cir cumstances of this ease, the court, ptireceiving that the trans• mit already imposed at the defeedent rim inefeetoal, would . take etlai Mieereres es might afford aallicient protection to the *oh* lord and nitafateily of which be was a member, from the japatinoal ansoyanees to which they were subjected. TIM Lbrd Chief Justice said, he Mould defet seeklaz say Weiler ie the eaw., , till Mr. Justice Bayley kwbe was 1h; he the Bail Coen) should he present. After Mr. Jumitta Bayley bad mitered the court. The Lord Chief Justice ordered that no day rules 'hoe Id be granted to the deft-Asa, without • specie/ applicatieu to the court for the perveisssou ablate them. Lord Basle, est on the bomb during the protteedisge. TUESDAY, MAY ft. TIIE KIM° v. JON AIImSOIL WILLIAMS. The defendant, it will be recollected, is editor of the Barham Chtvadde. and Wll Convicted of • libel on tie elegy Of D'l6lllU, at the late assizes fur the county of Durham, when several weighty elvjatiose to the verdict of the Jary were taken by his Camel, Mr. Brougham, and the Court, during Michaelsom Term teat, granted the role Nisi. ' Mr. Searlett. lo te speech of considerablet length, showed easel SOLillel the wide. Mr. Tyutiall fullowetloa the ease side. Mr. Alderson referred to the case of Lewis mid Walters, and contended, that if the descriptioa was Incomplete in that, it was so in this mine. The Cost sal‘pe this was a moo( imporome. the Jod.es would Warier it. . ,maneesomf, war 7. .i7fitt CINO e. ILENWORTMT. this will' wait of error from the criminal court at Chester. The dekodest was bead guilty at the last seamier assizes of perjury, and sontensed by the court to he transported for seven yews to New hornis- Wales, or one of the adjacent Wands. — The error alleged wee that the statutes empowering the court to Meet transpostailoa, directed that it should be awarded in rlO NOM Miter punisbutest, instead of. which it mu inkhried is Ito of other rupiahs's**, ; aid that the piece lid either is Stet botorlefinitimely filed lay t h e court, or specifically left to tie [leg in Corral. The court, went tioarly.of opinion that oe regular judgment had yet been gives, sad thelreforo that seateree eight still be passed by the °sort below. i •They.wonld therefore remit the record to th e °sort below is order that they. might give taut. Mr. Jones sebsehted 'bat the court below were sow difilltiod of all powers to paes.mostesee. They had passed MOSaleas already, eadesaidoun glee two jadgegoets os rise esovidillatt • The court observed, that if theyhtiere wrong is isminitst procedepdo, the Maiden' might briag his writ of error; it was the only cootie they coald pursue. • Mr. Janes said, that as the defendant was sow is eutody. without any,jadipoest to wettest his detention, be mould move fur a Habeas Carpets in order to his discharge. The court said, he could only do this on eildwrit ; ad if he chose to procure book affidavit and move, it would probably produce little benefit to his client. At relent they would only sty that a precasts& must issue. THS SLIAG is..JOHN sTURGEsS. This defendant, • man in a respectable situation of life,mas convicted at the sittings after Michaelmas Term, in London, of indecently eipowitrit .his person in Mourfielde. When ha was brought up for jddilaent in Hilary Term, &Siderite were pot in disclosing that he was subject to • determination of blood to the bead, which sometimes produced a temporary suspen sion of his faculties; that immediately before the nielatutholy otteurretwe in question, be had bolo on • journey several hun dred miles, and hadneeo five bights without rest ; and that, he had borne an nabluaished character. The case then stood over in order that the prosecutors might make inquiry into these circumstances, and consider whether they woad pray fur judgment. The court, adverting to the infirm state of the defesdasti health, and to thwut mitigating oircanateneas..which led hewn to hope that some degree of alienation of mist bad prevailed. sentenced him to be imprisoned in the House of Correotios in giltstar.stritet for Me weeks. COURT OP COMMON PLEAS. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7. 112-Pit UTZ ZOO - Setilta. Mr. Sergeant having oksimill•rele to show mese why the Wank* of Ilmateet primer ebtsold not refund the sum of 11, 10m. eWh 611111,41 illegally received from the ariplioent, who stated up= s i e&vit that he had been discharged from twelve actioam and for each discharge the warden had taken a fee of 2s. Od. Mr. Sergeant Vaughan showed cease against the rule. lie said the fees which bad been thee demanded were not received by this warden, bit were part of the fees of ollice due to the clerk of the papers, in the prison, for entering the discharges:. Thu warden made en aflidavit, stating that the complaivant was dischsrged front thirteen actions, by an order of the soul lot the Relief at Inaelvuet Debtors, in eleven of which detainers had been ledged,against hius4.and from a warrent for an as *melt, which bad beta left at the gate. The atlldrvit also stated, that so far back as 4121, the fee 0f,18.0d. vtas deter mined by this court to he due .to the (dirk of the pews. • The court interrupted the learned sergeant to miy,,dbal the only question was to the auusber of the niveherflall from solk , "‘ on which detainers had been lodged *within the applicant. Mr. Sergeant Vaughan said, he was discharged from 13 zivil actions, exclusive of the detainer for the assault. The warden had therefore takes less than the order of 1147 anti lied him to. Mr. Surgeent,rell, ori the other aide, said be did not mean' to urge any tither against the warden persoeally, *homes us • &unitedly a, very respectable olloer. Theremight have.been some mistake oa thiesubject. A table of fees was herig•ep in the prises, sad ime 4 itein contained is that table wasjs.A4l: for the discharge. of a prisoner ; avid the question sow was, whether an additionl charge or 25.,6d. was to be doeseatiod for the were perpoes. This fee was not meatiooadin the table. sad the statute Gius.A. peremptorily regains' a table of all the fees to be taker is the prison to be Meng up in a couples ous part of it, ne fee not inserted in suck table coed be legally claimer). The gout desimel the telge of fees.shoold be headed up. Brown said he bad slot the table in court. There were Mr. -.in a.. two, eye continuing tkis hos to be takes by the wardee , s od the other those to be token by the clerk of the pipers. Tits court then acid, they most see these tables before 11 , rir,nottnced their clecihnt. . . ---------- 1 The Lord Chief Justice said, that whatever fight b• the ultimate decision of the court in this sue, he feted himself bouud is Justice to the warden to stale, that he would not have disseliegod his duty if he had nut obtained those lees, sanc tioned as they were by an order of the Judges of Ibis Ceers. which order had been acted upon for a period of 06 years.— The warden was the trustee of those persons whe should in the course VW order of time succeed him in his present situation, and it wu Isis duty to take care that none of the lees Of that office s!sould be lost throsgb any neglect of Lim. It was eliso due to the party soaking the complaint to say, that theqaistios was brought before the court in a very proper ssaaser, io soasplaint bring made against the warden personally. With -respect so this gentle's'' , (the wisdoms), he wished to obsirs,e, that shen (the Chief Justii,e) concurred is his appointment to his present office, he had not Ito his Isnowledge,peleat s sees bins ; but he was isoloced to do so by the universal waif of approbstion raised in Isis favour when be tilled anther thus tive (keeper of Piewgate) of great difficulty, and particilevly sit Isiseriod pf peculiar delicacy. It had been said that there never was 4 166111 . IVhcit the steerd gaoler was the triud of ma;" bat Mr. Drown bed at all times and•eon all occasions. however painful, proved himself the friend of man. It man by -Isis character in this respect that he (the Ford Chief Justifiers induced tocuncer in his present appointment ; And Ire saki sot Fesist the present opportunity of saying these fel wm Is testssuoy of his admiration of.Jols Isusuase sad upright Alas doer. The ease thee steed ovular the prodnetiosiof the Way of 1 fees. tinttct. . . . • ' GUILDHALL. • Ott Thereby last considerable bostle•pretalkil st'llils . Justice-room. in consequence of an official visitation having taken place, the night krefore. gst . the fair promenaders of Fleet Area ..nal -Ludgate-hill. The satellites of authority succeeded iu capturing lb of the venal,votaties of Venus, of the Corinthian order, possess ing all the alluring charms that dress and art could be stow to captirate , die eye of the admirers of perapessiste beauty. The whole party were planed in the leedoir of St. Bride's, Fleet-market, alias the watch-house, where they were detained by his worship the night constable rill morning, and were then brought before their old favourite Mr. Alderman Wood, to answer for their misdeeds. The ladies' names were--Carotine Williams, Henri etta Lewis. 'Louisa Davis, Amelia 'Montague, Matilda Seymour. Elisa Henderson, Eliza Tomlinson, Harriet Groves, Mary Ann Ross, Caroline White ..Caeolme Kendall, H. Bedford. Mary Stevens, Maria liavis, Mary Ann Purchase, and Elizabeth Grubb. Theifirst batch that was brought •.into the presence of his Worship. were the Misses•Willianss, Leseis#.Davis. and Montague. The Ablermee praised the night constable for hisason. duct, and said that the streets were now worse thins-ever; no modest woman was suffered to walk without her emend ears•beirl insulted by there abandoned women; and consigned them to one month's hard. labour Its The next batch congaed of Miss Seymour and Miss Henderson. Tnese ladies were reciiptized to he prets salads, and were pursuing their worldly calliag et half. past one o'clock iu the tomening. These nymphs were consigned to toe t3llle depot for the Wee period. Miss Tomlinson and Miss Groves next made their appearance; they were found strolling. at half.pass one o ' c lock in the morning on .Ludgate-hill. Tomliuson was a.fitie girl not more than 45. end en being asked if she hail any friends. she wept Utterly, and indistinctly said, she had an wet that was.then present, •A very respectable looking female then itepped forward end stated that she was a married %statism, and resided in the Loudon-road ; the girl Tomlinson/was her niece ;. sire h d not seen her till now for the last three months, but had heard she was following the busiuess .of a dress maker, to which sbeAtarl been brought up-; her parents; who were dead, paid 70 ghineas as a premium for her instruction. Site was a girl of considerable accomplish ments, and if the Alderman would permit her to go at large, she would take her home end keep her secluded. The Alderman said it grieved him meets to see each a girl in so dititracefill a situation, and asked her if .site would Ito home with her aunt if he permitted her. The girl cried bitterly,-antl declared she had seen so mock since she had been in thegireets, that site would return to her friends and never more transgress. She was then discharged, but her companion Groves was re:Minded, in order that her parents might attend. The next on the list was Mary Ann Ross, a dashing young woman of the hilliest water,• attired in a green Gros. d.r Naples pelisse, covered with glittering steel clasps a large Leghorn holt net and a preposterous plume of white feathers adorned her head. The night constable said, that tnis'Lady gave bim and the walciunen more , (rouble than any of the others.-- She wuold, tudeceise I • , change her dress four cult e times a night,.stirl was called " Dandy !toss." She was skylarking with two gentlemen at two o'clock -in the morning. and he took her to the watch-house. Miss Ross, in .an affected tone. said, 4* P ou ,genotir, Mister Alderman, this fellow believed very rude.; 'post honour, was walking with two gentlemen, friends of mine, when this fellow eon and dragged me front them, and took me to the watch-house. .pert honour; very hard. iudeeil. can't walk the streets:" Altlerinert'Wouil.-111adanirl believe I once bad the honour of ageing Iyou before. :If zI recollect V u were then coming home with two friends front Vauxhall, when the fellow pulled lon away front them. Miss Ross..—Very possibly, Fir, yea might. larldewell for Aldermau.--You must gu to s swath', labour. Miss Ross.--'Pori houtour. Mr. Alderman, tines wen , hard. Miss Ross was then placed in the stsong . mons wear* the other ladies i mut the Alikrama estbagmed slat adieu' fur his promptitude.