The National Register. — London, England, 1816-12-02 00:00:00

Thursday, we have not given them in the proceedings of that semi biy. ":'iley were as follow : Rest:dyad, That the Livery of London, 'partimlarly in the present &Ares, al state of the country, deeply lament that at ea alarming a snide they should have been debarred the exercise of their ancient right of *mess to the Thrum. Under such circumstance, they can lie: no utility to renewing their claim at the present moment. At the same tins.: they cannot abandon the exercise of a right so itnpor. tint and an freiprently atserted by the Livery. Resalved, That we highly approve and r,minntend the adoption of the most eifkirions means of administering to the urgent wince of the Pnerer Clasies. anti deprecate all attaroput to mislead and in. tone:heir minds into any eteete.a. a: highly iaituiltu to the cause of Reform. NVe arc nevertheleu of opinion that such relief can only be temporary, and that kisiscerku7 to march into the cause of the pewit etas. end asikla ollktual remedy. Resolved, Tbsifkis oar weak the Poorer Classes that are affect ed, but the great bail 0 Shilligmi,./derchants, Manufacturers, and Irartn:rs ; and as it liall tatelas • ble fur them to find employ. ment the tie labomingehnieg; much less would they long be able to support them withoartabox. itesnivel, That out stlethig and multiplied grievances have arisen from unjust wars—an estarbitaut load of taxes—and wasteful and ex travagant expeodittant et aleney—useless Places, Pensions. and listabliihments, . statenling army of one hundred and fifty thousand men is•time Pease t all having their source and pe l4e origin in the corrupt and deomsnate stall d the Representation, whereby all salutary and causthatiamd ceatneul over Ministers is lost; and Parliaments, instead of lisilig a costroul for, have become a coatroul upon the People. A.R. deaf to their complasnts, they meet for little else than to Iny additionikklitheas upon the People. Resolved, That as the only nammitif of permanent relief, quieting the. minds oft pausit../elyel, and suffering people..aad guarding against a recurreneeurgehmenees, we do most earnestly its. vita . all the amities, earperolityroties , tows', wards. and parishes :tarOM kllolol.laWai. tiezate. and peaceable man pot 40 throne, and before par d liagneth,, sesseer Aan 'lf sad sbuseurea. for a io ise**. all , that parliaments asap be t•-lblig duration. aad that the people th my lay saithied to *Rif there In the election nf members at* . liesilvai. That we i :o4:oaftestl y invite all these who, from talk mak. alms , sad" s Aave the greatest coas!deration in stets*, to unite fa* is their just and coastitudonal red, That is 41 ' t state of commerce and agricultural adthis, when it lasi impossible to Bad employment for a auipolail papuladost. to meet the present exorbitant taxa. Oak 4 *Pests to this to be so less He interwa r than the 4 ig_ rm. those, who been so long participating in the aliasii. voluntarily to relinquish that to which thiy cannot • vs. as the score of public asevises, any just or rational claim. and •krad thidg aid to promoto the necessary reformation ; and we would 'naiad *so. ~ t hat hotrever the waste of public money may have low ovideaited in the days of wealth and affluiace, the necessities of As pewit times can no longer endure the same system of cur isiptiosead sprudigallity. 4,ORD COC HRA h'E. A namerons meeting was on Monday holden of the citizens ' And householders of Westminster, at the Crown and An chor T , for the purpose of taking into consideration the present situation of Lord Cochrane, and the propriety of en teriee into a subscription of one penny each person, to pay the fine of IDOL the sum which his Lordship has been sentenced • to Jischerge. Mr. Wa:ker, being called to the chair, stated the objects of the Meetine ; and subsequently the Resolutions were read by Mr.Cleary, whirl, were to the following effect : That it was the unanimous opinion of all present, that Lord Cochrane was not guilty of the crime imputed to him, and that a, subscription be opened of one penny each, and not more, for the payment of this fine. Another string of Resolutions, of a similar nature, hat of greater length than the former, were afterwaids read. A Mr. llcaley moved, that thin meeting be only a prelimi- Katy step to a more nomermis and public assembly in Palace. Yard, where Lord Cochrane's cause might be dismissed is a Wale way. This gentleman also took occasion, in very for a* language, to abase these " abominable prints" The Times, fowler, and Pose. A Mr. Bradley seconded the motion. Before the question w as put upon the motion, a statement by Leta Cochrane to Mr. Brooks, of his owufreatment in pri son since the so2eitenceseas passed on Thursday last, was read by Mr. Cleary. The substance of it was as follows ;..... Marie); refused to comply with the sentence of the Court, because his Lordship considered it was in direct variance with the verdict of the Jury, he requested the tipataff to take him into custody, and carry him hack to prison ; but not directing thong to go any tittustil road, he proceeded down Wahine/ter • Nat had not gone far before he was cheered by sonic of the bystanders. Upon this his Lordship was forcibly dragged down an alley into a coffer-Morose, and was there kept until the people on the outside were induced to depart, by being -lammed that the line loud been paid.. Immediately he was put into a coaolo, and carried to the prison, and upon his ar rival was placed in a room in which there was an iron grating-, and witch his Lordship had termed, in consequence, the grated chamber. In the evening be expressed his surprise that be was thus kept a elope prisoner, and was answered, that it was under the Marshal's directions that he was so treated. The nest morning (Friday) he was informed by one of the officers in the prison (a Mr. Broochcroft), that the M trodial bad not yet made up Isis mind what should be done with him. At this time his Lordship was very ennell , laud Dr. Beduin Scott after called upon him, found he had a palpitations at hie heart, and was otherwise very unwell. After leaving pre scribed what he thought necessary. the Doctor went away, bust bad not bees gone ion!, before Mr. Broochcreft returned, and informed his Lordship that it was intended to remove khn to an apartment in the middle of the building (a room nu the ground doer of the state-horse, anal which, in itself very damp, hid not been occupied for three weeks.) He remon strated against being removed, in the present state of his healskte such a chamber, and requested Mr. Broochcroft to represent his case to the Ntershal. That gentleman went ; bat it.seeeas did not succeed, but was 110001 after laftwened, that the Marshal had made up Isis mind, and that at eleven o'clock nez morning be was to be removed. To this message his Lordship answered " I won't." When at breakfast nest useeniag, he was told that it was the Marshal's orders that he elsooliihe removed; and it was threatened, that !rile did not Comply, be shuald have no breakfast, mei his Lordship wily ordered le give up the kettle. Finding all his endeavour* in vide, be was *binged to be led to this room whirls had been allotted him. It was a chamber separated only by a thin wall from whit is termed the hole, was entirely agottitratighed, mail had no lock to the door. His Lordship cenr!eiled this state meat by slating, that during the whole of this transesetion. Mr. illkosoeheroft had behaved to his in a very kind gentlemanly manner. It was signed by Lord Cochrane, dated Saudis; and derecied to Mr. Hoek'. Daring the whole of the Uwe tit: , palter was furling. NAMCNAL seas interrupted by thc'erles of " Saone, shame!" and other tokens of disapprobation. Mr. Siurch expressed his decided &mast from the object, and Mr. Walker &muted from what hid just fatten from that gunk Immo . After some faith,' conversation of an nuintertittag aetare, the resolntions were not payed; bat the mutton, that a reset si hen to the High Ballitf of Westminster be signed, requesting him to convene on early *keeling, to consider of the present si tuation of Lord thschiwie, and the proceedings to be adopted therein, was put; and agreed la. Upon a second motion put and agreed to, a snbacription Iva% immediately ent , red into, of one pcimy a weal, toward, paying the Mt. fib.. Mr. lirooks, who was present, was made the treasurer; and before we left the room, pence were dying trout all quartets, and a large qaantity were alrgady collected. It was agreed, that all the pence snbscribed abet e 11,000 should be applied to the defraying his Lordship's tppeates dining the whole of the trensuchous ; and that the ome of 1001. all in pence, shouhl be carried to the proper office, surmounted by a bundle of sticks. LAll' INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Weirrausirrait, Nor. 21. LORD BYRON'S POEMS. 6ROROR GORDON, LORD I V RON, V. JOORII JOIRISTON, Sir Samuel Readily moved for be laliedellesee the 10( the Noble Plaintiff, to retrain the Dtilittreses a spurious edition of kis works, entitled, " Lord Byron's Pilgrimage to the Holy Laud,"—" The Tetepest,"—" Fare well to Et'tgland,"—" Ole to St. Helena,"—" eq. _Dangly ter on the Morning of her flirth,•and " To the Lily 'Muse •••_ which the Defendant advertised is the sotwspspets, pram:- lady on Saturday, the tOth 'Wu*. as foams •• The Publisher of • Lead . Apes's . Pldedneass to dw Land,' together with • The '6o,' begs !awe them w e be ready for delivery en Wedoes next, pen 4, IL mann Ida the Noble Author's former works. He likewbe nitatite iiparssoity et .ftiorining the public, lest ihey may be midad. dot as of this worn was oppugned to Lan exclusively by OS 1416:= himself, and for which be gave SOO guieees.—QS, Ctiniimide, and 765. Oxford.atreet." 1/N• Learned 601111011beeriesiedk dud se far from this Wag • true statMolll46ooloPbeld hs blot hood the affidavit of. gentleman Oahe mune ef bare Beednfore Dec res, which set forth that the Plaintiff wee trueellhig la Italy, and in the beginning of September be left Mho mar Hosea, and that lie latrusted hint to bring over to Mr. iehalionby, bookseller, of Albemarle -street, hts two hurt mew Peelle, I. be published ,by him, and which Mr. Murray agreed to 'give two thousand gisineus fur; and from the conversation he bed with the •Noble Lord, he was confideat that the works heldnut by the Defendant are not the pi eduction of his Lordship, only so far as they may contain plagiarisms. An a?plication for an BP iset•tion had been made to the Vice Chancellor; but his Ho nour was of opinion, as the Noble Plaintiff was not in the' kingdom, notice of the motion ought to be served on the De-- fentlant, to give him an opportunity of proving the assertions of his advertisement. He would not take up the further thee of the Court, but wait to hear what would he advanced by his Learned Friends on the other side. • Mr. Shadwell followed ou the same side, and said, it was not the wish of his Noble Client that the Defendant should be restrained from publishing his rhymes ; all he wished was, that he should be prohibited from selling theta as his, the . Plaintiff's poetry, for it was neither grammar nor poetry that he was vending. lie would read a passage, which he sup • posed was intended to pay :s compliment to .his Learerd riend, Mr. Leach, the Defendant's Counsel, and he bad no slutibt but it would put his Lordship in full possession of the merits of the Defendant's publicatiou. The.Leansed Counsel then read front the Intern of The Tempest— .. Deep were his hurts. but deeper still Some wound that baffled slight or skill t 'Teas such as donned the friendly leech Beyond all mortal art to reach. Oh ! ',mai the gangrene of the soul. Which few might know and none control, Some barites josoion's boisterous fire, Some 'megabit. sense unquenched ire t Perchance Davide* dirk dead pommel The throne and mere* of brae. • ' Be't what irmay—'twailinewn to ammo • . Save to that fricodly kech alone." : This caused much mirth In Court, in which Mr:Leach most heartily joined. Mr.:Shadwell said he would read but *aerator isere which was the last of The Tempest, viz. , l• • " But oft upon the than-dens That friendly leech would *skew ; . I ' - And ds h the storm weidd ballitehim t, -. ' - • And dseeh r stg rains sosk everr ei th, . , He recited not. On hir i elyinat 1 He told saarot e tales, winch sane eie vouch, Which made - the. startled eye-balk &le e " And petrify the stiffening heir. • Of deeds of hell—but they have sped , -; God rest the souls of all thedeadl" i Mr. Shadwell observed, after this speOusea• , whatever i night be the opinion of filr. Leach, lie waseure,hi Lor , p mould think the Noble Anthem watt no; deli/ w ipe might 44 he asked sot to be considered. We father of bjargen. • bad, therefore, no doubt bat the prayer of e LW would be granted, and an injunction tune to rattails the Defendant,ftwi selling . his publications as Ilene of Lord Byron. '' Mr. Leach, Counsel for the Defendant, stated, that the ' works in question Were denied by Lord Brea to be ids works. He eeasesded.. therefore, that be modes etehotida (veld oblige the Defeedwit to cone lido Gnat ihtbdolboll It. , He would be doing Injustice to Mediae, Who was to thy le word more. Sir Samuel Readily, in reply, itooteaded dap be eseetaligoid 1 to defend after noire, of that it would be 4cendsdat no tie (Min to met as if he had. • There were aroql cam Is polo, I that of the celebrated Mr. Pope, where elsialbaillier was re 'drained front WOMAN( poetry sa his motet' Which he bad never written. Ah it dm eon aDoetit Mullin"' in 'hat' of Lord 'Chesterfield's &eclairs profillelflad • work which introduced a latter of his Lordshipboydviec to his sea. The Defendatat had esidertaken to is the piddle that the works he was pshostsbri went dictoothe of to Plaiodff, and slat hi had glees for thew a ealooble emidirdises when his I,Mdtrpb`d disposed of them is MP. bloomy, Its a large ayes,. authorised him to paha* them. It was set mon 'lentil* Mr Ms talents that fate Milk Plaintiff waisted—it -war oily that epeeist's Nod cal miller should n it go out as his production. Tigrirßeili g Fsieud (I' r. Le..ca pad 11111110 no objection that the hill cook' pet be filed in the absence of Lord Byron. But if be had, he amid leave proved tkat kis Lordship had hart Soilberity tibia lir. viutray, before he went abroad. for die onsparie, and ski, a getweal authority. Under those eoneider odor, be had on doubt but his Lordship would grant Ow jejune*, to rear4io we Defendant (roll selling the worts as those of Lord Byron. The Lord Chanceiliw observed, that the Noble 1 1 14intist dad not ask fire inpusetion to restri(iv the Defendant from pith. lishing on peentstury grounds, but on the grounds of character all en utithor; in answer to vrhiels the I)ereudant had said he !lad given a peessolary cuinpeusatilie for the work he had published. He (the Lora Chancellor) certainly could not re. fase the injunction, on . Lord . By rod giving IdeorttY for the costs of the suit. bijanetioti granted. SEIZURE OF GUNIKIWDER. Till 101114 C. TINILZN AND MOUNTIORD. This was as enquiry which took place before a Spe cial Bench of M oelenabled at;GaUdford , Saturday ree'n night, Lord 6idlapul Its the Chair, eallative to the seizure of 16,37e1b5. of Am .at the Lighosurtli 'powder-IMM, of which mills tk ii iduta are IMtl .on tie alb and 9th instant. 'llse eaqairy led im portance to the lowa of and more ewe** mi d= of Messrs. 'rinkke opal wool* moll gqind dip Magistrate, desist the whole of The der, whets seined by the the is w oma ts si rocir4 %sr, ..• ' why it t r ig a rjewes from the tline l iteleere wee mid% under the sore of' twisty Ranh, to await 'the doodle of Ilweowskeonter. Mt. Cowley wad Mr..lieendwg ispeered los normal. In support of the infeeseedln• end Mr. des for die 4r11 , 01 ants ; of whit% was _ at the ear of the 14th of the estideth An Aet fee tepilatirqr the Mak hisitslorylog, tai es of geepnetkr the isakees t "tsbe ttleaseeleti of (bat ne greeter ' 41wdll1y M pepowder b s Mate or Ina Wawa= p Bess, shall he kept in any apowartrain or places lag or adjolnieg thereto, at say sae Moe ; the 'L necessary fur carrying on the said works; and *Mon excess obese .each necessary quantity shall be WW(* seizure sod for feiture, stud the propriet it liable to penalty of 2s. wr lb. upon every lb. ef powder so forfeited), having been read, ' and which infornuation charged the deleinliats with having the abovensentionel qtmatity'of powder in their works, con trary to the regulations of the actt; unlawfully, sad to the ha. .minent danger, hazard, and peril of the neighbourhood; else defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge. After going through a great variety of evidence, - the fattft retired fur also,'t ten minutes, alien they reTurne d, and Lord Ididdleton declared their opinion to be, that 7,916165. of tlw powder were forfeited; and upon which quantity the sic :fendants were also liable to a penalty,amounting to a further ' 'sum of 7601. 12s. The 7,6181b5. they were to select from the *finished powder, and the remainder seized was to be returned. ,-. The Court was crowded each day. A great degree oC ',anxiety prevailed previous to the Court giving juJetest. The alarm excited in the minds of the inhabitants in the 'neighbourhood, on discovering the danger they bad teen ex. posed to, was generally felt and expressed: POLiOk QUF.EN.SQUARE. Ana= Cll.:merits, an unfortunate female. was A. an officer in the Yd West India Rk,i- Jim on Thursday night of lid. in Hank of Knl:- Dank-note3.—Mr. Fielding (after she WAS gone Ile adtattuberedllot above unfortunate (-mature a _o .ss ingsOokylannitiful, and that Ate Ivul :4 Nana superbly limn hasps elegant barouchc and rum. doe lerh lo ye squandere4 away at least 41).trioL of • whn was tlana at acl.cd to her. Me had dz . 1 bye] Ili !moth*, till she hail 'lorded with aZie Mg:. MN *snow was so ow .:1: int , rtaat:l dim go not ,sisink—ao Imo cosmaLted. le — s7l aid *ant NIFOOLARIf.-08 Friday morning ILK the !min./. of J. Itemlatm. Esq. No. 17, Pierpont.row, Islington. was robbed oglsksgsaistity of plate, !limit, sj k., saicenet, and wcariug op. Orel. The thieves broke it at a hock window, which was :breed .pep b y an iron ataynar. Noue or the tamely w. I e disturbed, and the robbery was nut ilis.:orervil till toe 8:;.- rdse. in tho framing. In the Court of King's Bench Thuriday, Mr. Milan moved .for m writ of eertiorari, to remove the proceedings 'at the ease of the Citilworali powder-mills, from the Qatartcr Scaiions of Surrey iuto the Court or King's Bench. The question was, be said; one of go parch 'importance, and'affieted'iw large a pri- petty, that it was worthy of being trie&by a Spelciallawr.— Granted. _ How -grater. litlibeibilikikuft on i i V e X t it e n i inte n dlew. an t i e W ie V a rr se ills 4 al c ia , 30‘ tilbster i ltit Cleveland-square. and stoellog tire hods, carpets, .- . Mil lur- niture of every dewy/ion. to value of wt% r. nevi fainily wereetact town. and die brw of the (loci wtikft-11 therm dell& Preach. who loamidoitqi tatioldraftbed . :yew. ri la these lad ten days. boirever. yausu rcu tlem. - •• - • .•• • • t any == olvitileiiix shad the 1.• •.; ' ,'". • . . 1•1111 ' angst evilly monde. 'mod 106060141 • , y *ea ot•- this offira About tivors'eleek 00 . ~ . •1- *carat Prucfr4ed ti i llPP_t_netq' .-e.. . .. vii. sitz=u,L= • . . heolor• • a , . , Ms: T hom tAO •of the 10 enquired hit *Muss it , .... jr - re- turiewhoille. Nicholls, being Alb ;• - ' • INV • to memptilahmoodi at they, ht. • • ot.by dams lodged bin in • public-house caulk,' . MFR if ) .61=4 tie dots hod bean bolted.' 1 1 , 4 rtary liimilkatill Om& leveret chair: derreaeltile t al Ws. lake lA. !pomaded' up stain. mode dander nib- has hod toads dab escape throtiet a./4-1/01/.. satin Wag on. the roof ha row at adi lance two men scranbittqf weer the roof d the Ojeda* house: he punned them them four homes. and found an& Wills endatinaning to macreti eh/Maim its a gutter 1 tkot and th ey won amoold.-4mlth. in his thferibe. • • ite the other two ph otters ; he had seen one of diem billoirlita Ism ibtouilleyi. the officer , however. aid Quintil liputry , taw, a ht ai ra et =rid charactces. This they steam- ' • pea r ' • 1 1141ry - . wit ". G..li tt the h:t r t ...4l . 1,17 ' Ill s : .. of Clcee==. b g e t . ..rn i un's and Ftealt e ig . o f alert fro:n u :4;llm ur the amount of They were all fully committal.