The National Register. — London, England, 1812-06-28 00:00:00

400 to see many of them often again. In saying ma»y of tacm and not all, he meant to make no invidious distinction. lie knew he was addressing those who were not accustomed to be laed up to words, and therefore they could not feel their pride cut down. lf, however, there were any persons who thought he meant any thing offensive, by the distinction he bad made, they must be conscious within themselves that they dose. - Yed it, and he wished all those whom the cap fitted to wear it. At present he would take up no more of their time, as it was his intention on a future day to give many of tketn a liile—on the subject. (Laud applause ) The CHAIRMAN after the very able speeches which they had 'lewd would not trespass on their time, as his sentiments on the subject were already known, any farther than to make a short statement of facts. Since the letter of Mrs. BEL LINGHAM had appeared he had heard nothing of the " few persons using a parlour near St. Stephen's," who had sent a subscription of 21. ; he, however, had no doubt but they would be no less willing to appropriate that sum for the be nefit of the next murderer, than they wcte to give it to the family of the last. As to sending it privately to Mrs. BELLINGHAM that was nut to be thought of, for as she bad declined a public subscription she deserved no further no tice. (Applause.) He had now to state that he bad that day received 10/. from the Nottingham manuficturers who were starviiqr for want at employ. In add:tioa to this he had to mention the sum of ss. 61. from the turnkies of a prison near the metropolis; 12.5. from one of the debating societies, being the receipts of one night, when the ques tion " ought not the Pillory to be considered as giving those who appear in it honour rather than disgrace ?" was Iliscussed, and carried in the atlirm:,tive. To this was to be added 19s. the profits of a bull-bait; loss. being half the sum gained by another member, on a Fleet Bank-note, and a had 3s. piece, for which 3s. mieht be put down, as he had the pride anJ the pleasure to inform them, that it had been suc cessfully put into circul :aim) in the course of the day. Ile had further to state that a hustk had taken place, the pro ceels of which were forth-coming. Ile had said enough to show that there was abundant cause for exultation, and that the fund was likely to he equal to the demands that were to be expected on it, and there was even a prospect of their being enabled to assist those who served the good cause in the way of rioting. He would now put the question. Lawyer BIIANDYFACE did not rise to oppose the resolu tion. His object was merely to earress his satisfaction at the rapid progress of the subcription, which he thought was already such that they mi : rht now with great propriety hare wmething in. Ile for one was excessively thirsty having had nothing to dr nk within the last half hour, and he had there fore no hesitation in moving " that the waiter be instructed to bring in a bowl of brandy punch. Mr. 11--T had no objection to the motioat• lie rose for the purpose of seconding it. Ile thought no one could refuse to drink success to the cause. The CHAIRMAN felt it to be his duty to put this qucAion &lure any other - . It was accoi dinghy put and carried by acclamation, with loud cries of" .llurder for ever"—" Bring in the punch "—" Let it be hot, tice. The lamplighter's resolutions were then put and carried nontue contradicente, and the party sat down to their punch, which they did not leave till doing so they could see no harm. Valleatioe Jones, committed to Newgate fur three years, in June, 1809, for [ovulation, has had a dttaitter lodged against hita by Go verunient for 121,3311. Iw. 110. LAW INTELLIGENCE. JUNE 28. counT OF COMMMON PLEAS. Jv ?4. HEAD V. TAYLOR. This was an action to recover damages for a malicious prosecutioth The defendant (the Proplietor of the Opera llon , e) ha chai gcd the plaintiff (a desk to him) with gross perjury. The perjury casr ge d being wl.at he swore in affidavit in a case bet Ore the Cour' o f Pk ceiy, in which Waters was the plaintiff. In that aiiidarit he swo r e, that certain sums paid to a Mr. Stunts, air. Sestini, and s evera l ot h er perst.us, were paid on the private account of Mr Taylor, met not to the joint account of the Opera concern; which Mr. Taylor deified in hi, nit;wer to he the fact. Upon the indictment, which was tried betine Lord Eilenhorough. the plaintiff Was acquitted. A great number of witntszes were called th a day to prove, that the money was paid on the private account of Mr. Tilhoe, by th e and conseqnentiv that what he had sworn was true. On the part of the defendant several witnesses were called, and the Cu ti.F JUSTICE having summed up the case to the Jay, they re• tired for upwards of an hour and a half, and then re,utued a vindict fur the platatit—llitmage, 9001. Tin: NATIONAL uffisTEß. STVLLA DESART V. JOU? R( G. In this cause the Rule was made absolute agai , .n Mr. I ii g. Mr. Watlington, the prothonotary t 9 whom it was referred, seemed to coo. sidcr that whether usury is taken or not, t i ny oiler or baroiin In give it is corrupt and vittat , .s the security. By this decision, though Mrs. Deart admitted that she owei a larg.. sum, and had met great inal long indulgence, Mr. King lows it all, principal and interest.—Aa investigation will take place in involver Court, where it will be acre,. ay to produce her letters ; Mr. King will have recourse to no other evidence that, her letters. and leave to the Public Judge whether he is not hardy dealt with, whether he has not been cruelly and alto eiou,lr used in this transaction, and how danaerJus it is to place i:,discriminate confidence. BOWLER, 7'llE LUNATIC. On Thursday last, an Inquisition was held at the Crown Tavern, Clgrkenwell Green, before Thomas Evacce, Abraham Moore, and Henry Burrell, Esqrs. Commissioners of Lunatics, and a Special Jury, consisting of John Nares, John (tacon ' Edmund Collier'll, \Vinton) Forsteen, Richard William Wix. Esqrs. and filteeo other Gentlemen of equal respectability, to ascertain whether Thomas Bowler, late of Aperton, in the County of Middlesex,, tanner, was a Lunatic. Mr. Wetherell attendad as Counsel on the part of the family of this unfortunate man, who is now confined in the New Pl'6oll, Clerkell . %yell, on a charge of shooting Mr. Burrow;. lie stated, that from the nature of the Comnossiou under the Great Stall, the Jury was only bound to enquire whither Mr. Bowler was now a Lunatic, hid how long he had been so ? He had no difficulty in saying that Mr. Bowler's insanity was of a much earlier date than the month cf May , when Mr. Burrows was shot at, who, he was happy to say , wjs F r teed y recovered. Seine prejudice had gut abroad on ails subject, arising naturally tram the consioeration of the melo:holy catastrophe which happened so recently before the attack on Mr. Burrows; he had no doubt that the result of tlfe inquiry would he to remove mis arsprehensions W hich may have been entertained. He then explained at large, the consequence and operations, in point of law, - of the In quest under a Commission of Lunacy. I t was tit that the Public and the, Jury should recollect oft what ground it stood, it could not stop the criminal justice of the country ; if Mr. Bowler should ever bit restored to his senses, he might be indicted capitapy ; the right to prosecute could not be taken away, nor could the proceeding under the Commission in any respact interfere with it. It was nut likely that .el r. Bowler, from the nature of the complaint, should cvtt recover his senses, but, if he did, and there should remain a parlic 4 ° of doubt in the mind of Mr. Burrows, or his family aud friends, as to the fact of NI r. Bowler's insanity , on the :30th of May, he might still bz put on his trial ; but from ;he view lie had taken 0.1 the case, and from the body of evidence which h e was p re p ared to lay bcfare them, lie had no hesitation to say, that he thought the respectable individual, whose life had been so nearly lost, would come to tha same conclusion as the jury woulal in the present inqu ir y. He the n proceeded to call several witnesses. Mr. Thomas Hyatt, a surgeon, at Eating, stated, that on the 9th e e . f , July la t, Mr. Bowler was seized with a fit, and from which heir. Covered with considerable difficulty ; that the ellects of that fit el" Bowler's mind and faculties were very obvious, and produced freqoueitt tits of hypocondriosi, and his general conduct became extreme l y and incoherent ; that the vritoess often pressed hinr to. take medicines, but which ne'relased that on the` 9th and 2Cith a Ma i last, he was called in to attend Mr. BoWler, ho was then laboua.alti under great depression of Spirits, and subject to nutch irritation! 7 his memory and reason were very imperfect.