The National Register. — London, England, 1818-11-15 00:00:00

NOV. 15 marsent than ail., unless goods were entered and paid for ac gordingly ; nor would he pay more than SI. for any damage demi to parcels of less than Nib. weight; nor more than 20 per cent. fur any damage done to any parcel above that weight. unless entered and paid for accordingly. The case of Tate v. Willan, (2 Emt), which turned on a notice like the present, was decided in Mr. Willan's favonr ; the Court haw * held that the notice formed a part of the contract, and that it ought to have been stated in the declaration. In Clarke v. Gray, (6 East), indeed, the Court came to a con trary decision on the same point, holding that the carrier's contract was only to liquidate any damage that might be sustained. Mr• Wiliam, who thought it very hard that be should suffer by the alteration of the law within so few years, especially where his own case had established that law, insisted that Mr. Searlett should move to set aside the verdict in the pre• sent instance, relying on the former case. The Court said they should introduce still greater saucer• tainty, if they were not to abide by " Clarke and Gray," which had been decided after two arguments; and on great deliberation.—Ride refused. FRIDAY. Mr. Taunton moved for a mandamus to the Justices of Oxford shin, to allow the Coroner his expences in returning home from an inquest. The practice varied in different counties, and the langu a g e of the statute *Bowing the Coroners' expences, said. that W. should be allowed for every mile they travelled on public business. The mandamus was moved for at the instance of the Magistrates themselves, who wished to have the point settled. The Court granted ei rule to skew cause. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. WEDNESDAY. NAERIS S. CORP AND ANOTISAR. Mr. Serjeant Lens moved for a rule to show cause why the lion-suit in this case should not be set aside. It was a case of exe • e distraint, host he did not mean now to move on the merits. The ground of the nonsuit was that the plaintiff had described himself as living in St. George the Martyr's, Blooms. • bogey, while the parish really was St. George's, Bloomsbury,, and St. George the Martyr's was adjoining to St. Andrew's, Holborn ; but he had now to snbreit to the Court, that every St. George's was St. George the Martyr's. Chief Justice.—Yen must describe places by their known •and proper names. Mr. Justice Park.—Your client took particular pains to be • wrong. He lived in Hart-street, which was well known to "the foreman of the jury to be in St.George's,Bloonasboory, and at first it had been so exp d ; but yore client interlined St. George the Aartyr's. That church was built in the time •of George 1., who was then a Saint, and hence it, was called ISt. George's. I have read so in the history of London. Mr. Serjeant Lens said, that it certainly was called St. George's in common parlance, boot as there was no St. George but St. George the Martyr. St. George the Martyr's was the right legal description. Rule refused. WIUGHT •. DOWN!. This case had been tried at the last Leicester Assizes, before Lord Chief Justice Dallas, and 3001. damages had been re. • covered by the plaintiff, on the ground of the defendant hav ing dismissed his son, who had been apprenticed to the de fendant. The defendant is a surgeon t lb. plaintiff's son was apprenticed to bins for seven years, the plaintiff paying a premium 6f 501. and the defendant engaging to give the plain tiff's sea board, lodging, and instruction. At the end of •two years-of the period the defendant dismissed the nppren tier, and never assigned ally MINIM, but that the boy had re fused to carry letters to the post—office, and this was not proved. The plaintiff afterwards bound his son to another surgeon for five years, without any premium, but without ob taining board or lodgisgov bids cost the plaintiff 431. a year. Mr. Serjeant Vaughan pleaad►d strongly for a t ale, on the ground that the damages were eacit.sive, and, would be ruin. ens to the defendant. ChiefJostice.—The only ground urged is, that the damages are excessive. In order to obtain write on such a ground the damage nine. appear very excessive. In the present case the only question with me is, whether the damages should not he more. Mr. Justice Perk.—l think the damages should be more. Slr.Justice Burrisigh saw nu reason to alter the verdict. Chief Justice.—ln Leicester my brother Vaughan lv so often in a judicial capacity, that they sometimes fail to linguish when he , is counsel iu a cause. That made nie sum up with more decision. Mr. Serjeaut Vaughan.—Your Lordship bore very bard upon me. Rule refused. Mr. Serjeant Best moved for a rule to chew cause why the service of a notice of ejectment ►hould Not be held good ser vice. Speiring, the tenant, did not live on the premises in question. He was repeatedly inquired for, where lie lived; in (anew-street, Edgware-road, hut Isis wife always replied that he was not at home. The notice was at length read to her, when she replied, that she had been advised by a lawyer 'to take none of these notices, and that had she known their business, she should not have opened the door. Chief Justice.—The ride is unnecessary. The service is Amid. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, TV.LIIDAY. IMITATIVE TEA. Mr. Common Berjeant moved fora rude to.ahow cause why a verdict given against a mass named Mallins , for imi tative tea in Ids possession, should not be set aside. He made this motion on the ground, that the defendant was not, iu point of fact, a licensed dealer in tea, it having appeared in his license ' that he had two rooms on a ground floor, where be was licensed to roast coffee," and that he was merely allowed to " keep tea, coffee, and chocolate iu these rooms." This bring the case, there was a particular Act of Parliament which made a person who hail tea for sale in his possession without a license, liable to a certain prissily, which, how ever, did not amount to more than half the penalty inflicted un a licensed dealer who was proved to have imitative tea is, his possession without a licence, dud not as a dealer hay bag, imita tire tea in his possession s as in point of fact lie was not a licensed dealer. The leagued Serjeant went at great length Into the taillike', and cited several cases in sllllllUft of his argument. The Court however decided that the defendant wasclearly entitled to have tea in his possession, and therefore he had been justly fitted for having used a Port of poisonous drug in its place, whirls lie wished to impose mlll his customers as real tea. If the defendant had been prosecuted fur having had lea in his possession without a license, he would have had a 4uod deknce iu the very words of that license.—Rule re fused. The unfortunate sword-beartr belonging to the Grand Seignor has beta hanishtd, lneause on the way to the mosque, he atxtdentally kg:ricked off the Sultan's turban, which the supcntitious Tusks look .4 pon aa asa unpropitious omen. TIM NATIONAL REGISTER. REPRESENTATION OF WESTMINSTER. COPY OF A LETTER FROM SIR FRANCIS BURDETT. Kirby-park. Nov. 9.181%. GENTLEMCX,--On my arrival here, 1 found • numerously signed requisition from the city . of Westminster, requesting that I would take the chair, at a meeting intended to be held for the pup. pose of considering what, under the distressing circumstances in which a recent nusfortune has placed us, is the most advisable to be done. I lose no time in expressing my readiness to accede to the requisi tion, and in assuring the electors of Westminster. that I consider it a pleasure, as well as a duty, to obey their call whenever they judge me capable of rendering them any service. With respect to the cause, the sad cause. which has erected the necessity of a fresh struggle for the independence of Westminster, it would not be proper for me to say more at present, than that I share, with every honest heart, in the corrunon grief ; an event io unlooked for and overwhelming brings home at once to our bewail the poignant anguish of prim* aMiction. and a deep sense or public calamity. I remain, Gentlemen, Your most obedient and very humble servant. (Signed) FRANCIS BURDETT. OLD B.IILEr. TUESDAY, Nor. 10. The whole of the trials having been gone through, at 12 o'clock sentence of death was passed upon the following 24 prisoners, four of whom have been convicted of uttering forged bank notes :William Digby alias Cripps, John Evans, Gilbert Warren (forgery), William Holt, Patrick Leeson. 'l'. Herbert, John Burgess, Ralph Hodgson, George Beck, John Press, James Holt, Barnard James. John Franks. Ann Bates, Peter Filigan, William Knife, Edward Evans, William A bkens, William Parsons, John Leonard (forgery,) Susannah Leonard (forgery), Susannah Farmillo (forgery,) Stephen Merris,James Deunis, and Mary Hall. A Jury of Matrons was sworn in to ascertain whether Mary Hall, upon whom sentence of death had been passed, was or was not with child. The jury retired, and on their return, reported that she was with child. The judgment upon Mary Hall was therefore respited. Sentence of transportation for life was passed epos the following prisoners :—Marsh Brown, Henry Hawkins, Wm. Clarke, Hugh Corrie, John Carter, John Ray, James Edwards: Thomas Little, William Bingley, John Teaks, George Brooks, Edward Farrenond Mary Brown. The following were sentenced to 14 years transportation : Joseph Davis, John Combe, William Brown, Thomas Curry, John Lecore, and Catharine Bryan. John Daley, tried for the murder of Learwood, the tailor, in the Fleet, and convicted of manslaughter, wassentenced to one year's imprisonment in Newgate. No fewer thenlB prisoners were sentenced to eleven years' transportation. Several other prisoners were sentenced to lighter punishments. 'rile sessions then adjourned until Wednesday the ad of December nut. It appears by a return presented to the Howe of Commons (and which wu ordered to be printed on the Stb of June last), that the number of criminal offenders committed for trial in England and in Wales, daring the last thirteen years, has in d in the last year to more than triple the number of the former year; that the number sententred to dea' wise nearly in the like proportion; but tait the Sumba' of 'mien lions was not one-half in proportion to the somber so gen tenced.—•Tbe numbers were as follow : In the years 1805 and 1817. Committed for trial 4.6n5 13,03 t Sentenced to death Executed 65 115 being I in b, in 1806—and 1 in 11, in 1811. The messenger of as apothecary in Kentish Tows, who was employed to carry medicines about to the several pa tients of his muter, bad, on the Oth of Novether, purchased a quantity of squibs, two dozen of which he had pot into his breeches pocket. As he went along, he !et one of them off, bin unfortunately some of the sparks thereof coming in con. tact with the touch paper of those in his breeches pocket, almomst instantaneously set them in a blue. The boy was terrified, did not put his hand into his pocket for fear of burn ing it ; in vain did he call to the bystanders, for they were equally terrified with himself. Shortly. a tremendous es. plosion was heard, and the spectators were shocked by the horrible sight of his bowels gushing from his abdomen. The shrieks of the boy roused the beholders at length to a sense of charity, and lie was shortly after carried to St. Tho mas's Hospital, where he now lingers with very slender hopes of his recovery. FEMALE Comtacc.—On Thursday evening man who had been observed lurking about Newington for several hours, got peer the fence of a gardeo belonging to Mr.. Webb, Prospect hew, where va• riuus articles of linen were hanging out to dry. Catherine. the daughter of Mr. Webb, about 19 years of age, perceiving him in the act of taking the property from the lines, went into the garden ; the thief upon bet approach attempted to escape over the wall , but was foiled in the endeavour by the courage of Miss Webb, who seized him by the collar, and held him fast till her father arrived to her assistance. The name of the robber is Win. Sherwood. Upon being taken before a Magistrate, he was committed for trial. Tim Goon SEMIBOUIL—The following droll circumstance lately . occurred in the north of the metropolis :—A lady, probably very ignorant of what was passing is her own house, was, as she thought, and hail reason to think, from het uawearied vigilance perfectly acquainted with all the domestic economy of her neighbours. It happened that by a long and diligent observation of the proceed ings in an opposite mansion, occupied by a foreign nobleman, she had ascertained beyond a doubt that the footman went to bed in the maid servant's room. To be convinced of error, and to lose no time in correcting it. is the grace of virtue. A letter. charged with these suspicions. was immediately dispatched to the Count, who wrote her a very polite answer. stating how much he was obliged to her for the lively interest she took in the morality of his family. that he would forthwith institute an inquiry into the matter, and put a speedy end to any impropriety he might discover; but he begged leave to ob- serve, that he had hitherto understood it to be the custom of this country far a man and wife to gimp together. - - . - ACCIIEWTS TO MAIL (7oacitr.a.—On Monday morning the driver of the Edinburgh mail, while at Huntingdon, having left the box, the horses suddenly ran oft; but had not proceeded far before the leaders both fell, arid were soon secured, and no material injury sustained. A similar occurrence took place the mime morning at Greethatti : but we are sorry to say was attended with more serious consequences. The horses of the Glasgow mail took fright, and the driver, running up to stop them, made a sudden snatch at the reito, but was thrown down in the attempt ; and the wheels passing over his neck, he died in a few hours. Both mails were nearly an hour behind their usual time of arriving at Grantham. it is worthy of remark, that both these instances of culpable neglect, which might have been far more extensively fatsl.•occue tw t nearly about the same time, and to a description of coaches supposed to,ofter peculiar security to travellers against accidents. Frum Me LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, Nov. 11.. -.OP BANKRUPTCY SUPERSET blooas T. Dudley, Worcester, hop.tuerchaut. BANKRUPTS. Bailor R.Whitchurch. Hampshire. linendraper, Nov. 14, 44. Dee. if, at Guildhall. At... Bishop and Cu. Tokenhoteme Yard. CARTZR J. Vauxhall. grocer. Nov. 14. tl. Dec. if, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Arnott, King's Arms yard. Coleman Street. Godfrey T. late of Salter's Hall Court. merchant, Nov. Dec. if, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Cocker, Cross Street, Finsbury Square. Balms S. late of Liverpool, baker, Nov. 17, 44, Dec. t 2, St Guild. hall. Attu Blackstock and Co. Temple. WILKINSON J. and J. and IiONNL W. Friday Street. warehouse men, Nov. 17.44, Dec. et. at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Steel, Buck. lersbury. Nosts J. and Biwa W. Bath. victuallers. Nov. 14, Dee. 1,2?, as Bath. Att. Mr. Hannan . Covent Garden. _ _ _ 'OWLER C. Sculcoaus, l'oilishire, men liant. N0v.17. 12, Dec. fl, at Selllcoates. AU. Mr. Spence, Threadneedle Street. loacas B. Manchester, corn dealer, N0v.27. 28. Dee. 22. at Man* Chester. Atte. Milne and Cn. Temple. f:urrrtssuitois D. jun. Norwich, wine -merchant, Nov. 19, 20, Dee. tot. at Norwich. Att. Mr. Goodwin. Norwich. LANCASTER G. late of Liverpool. merchant, Nov, 23,24, Dec. re, at Manchester. Atts. Milne and Co. Temple. Mosul, M. W. Brighthelinrtone. nurseryman. Nov. 17, IR. Dec. 2.2, at Brighthelmstone. Atts. Palmer and Co. Bedford How. TAYLOR J. Monk Wsannouth Shore, Durham. brewer, Nov. 21, Dec. I, 22, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Blakiston, Symond's Inn. WALKER N. Dover, brewer, Nov. 23, 24, Dec. if, at Canterbury'. Atts. Lodington and Co. Temple. WALKER H. Bristol, shoemaker, Nov. 18, 19, Dec. tr, at Uslasali Atts. Hicks and Co. Bartlett's Buildings. DIVIDENDS. R. Sewell, Piccadilly. coal-merchant, Dee. s. t. Eley, Blackfnars Road, brewer, Dec. 1. C. C. Bailey, Pope's Head Allay. broker, Dec. 1. T. Dutton, ding Street, warehouseman. Dee. 5. W. Howley, Half.moen Street, oilman, Dec. 1. J. Swainson, East Smithfield, merchant. Dec. 1. .1. Fowler, Birchin Lane, broker. Nov. 14 . Marsh, Deane, Westbrook. and H. B. Deane, Reading, banker% Dec. 6. W. Sherwood. late of Liverpool. soap-manufacturer, Dee. 1. G. M. Thuride, New Street Square. wine-merchant. Dec. 1. .1. Gore:. Lower Brook Street, wine -merchant, Nov. 17. T. Goodyear. AMersgate Street, straw hat manufactures., Nev. Ile P. M. Powell, Hastings. bookseller. Dec. 8. C. Thompson. Di/Mitigate Street. merchant. Dee. S. W. Law, Copthall Chambers, merchant, Dec. s. R. Curti: and T. Hall. Angel Court,Thrognsorton Street, lambent.. Dec. 1. R. Appleby. North Shields. cabinet maker. Dee. 4. B. Gall. jun. Woodbridge. bow, Dec. 4. J. Jacobs and J. Hayward. W oodb ridge. merchaats, Use. 41., T. Webb. Wellington, innkeeper. Dec. 1. W. Smith, Bee ferns. lime-burner, Dec. s. .1. Hartley. Manchester. grocer. Dec. Y. W. Broom, Liverpool, dealer, Dec. 2. CERT I PIC ATES—DE c. t. J.W. K. Markman. OM South Sea House. Cheapside. auctioneer—M. and J. Cllabrd. Hull, merchants—W. Jordan, Barnwood. awn-dealer—R. Bartlett, Warns Square. wheelwright—J. and E.Warmington, Gruel:bur& Street. drapers —J. Bose, St. Michael's Alley. Cornhill. provision merchant—J. Pritchard, Battle Bridge. varnish-manufacturer—H. and J. Her. but. Abingdon. timber-dealers—J. Warburton. Tinsperlcy. dis tiller—C. W. Bailee. Lambeth, brewer—J. Davies, Shrewsbury. fiat sisinner.—G. Wood, Doncaster. bookseller—E. Maltby, Nano tingham. manner. Messrs. James and Richard Tillyer, of Harmondsworth, Middlesex, having recently taken Stanwell Park Farm of Sir John Gibbons, the season being far advanced, their neigh bours spontaneously resolved to give them one day's work with their respective teams, to facilitate the progress for wheat s accordingly between 6 and 7 o'clock on the morning of Tuesday week last, 126 team, comprising 489 horse* and a capital yoke of oxen, the property of Mr. Sherborn, at. tended by a proper number of labourers, assembled on the farm, with every implement of husbandry requisite for the occasion. At seven o'clock the ploughmen commenced their allotted tasks, and the following work, upon 100 acres of land, was performed within the extraordinary short time of six hours and a half :—The whole 100 acres skilfully ploughed, of which 60 acres were sown with wheat, and YO acre's% ith tares ; and the 150 acres harrowed and , rolled. The whole was completed in a workmanlike manner ; and it is particn. lady worthy of notice, that the first twenty sores were ploughed in one hour. The day having been unusually fine, drew together a great number of distinguished agriculturists and highly respectable yeomen, to witness this interesting scene ; among the gentlemen present were observed Mr. Wood, of Littleton. and Mr. Rae, of Ashford. All parties testified their unqualified approbation at the regularity with which the business was conducted, from the commencement to the termination ; indeed the judicious previous err:lngo ments prevented any confusion. On the teams leaving the beldolie servants were each respectfully presented with a gratuity, independent of a substantial lunch and plenty of ale. It was observed with pleasure, that nut of so many husbandry servants not au oath or blasplientons expression was heard during the proceeding. The labours of the day being finished, a party of nearly 60 of the friends of Messrs. Tillyer adjourned to an inn, where a plentiful dinner was served up with good wines and an excellent desert. HOWARD THE PHIL ANTHRopIAT.—When travelling OD the Continent he performed the greater part of his jimmies in a German chaise, which he purchased for the purpose, never stopping on the road but to change horses, until he came to the town he meant to visit ; travelling, if necessary to the effecting his purpose, the whole of the night ; and sleeping from habit, as well in his vehicle as in a bed. He always carried with hint a Postal loios tea-kettle, a teal ot, sonic cups and saucers, a supply of green tea, a pot of sweet meats, sod a few of the hest loaves the country thiosigh which he parted could furni.h. At the post-lionise he would get some boding water. and whet, iti As to be procured' some milk, and make humble rep a., while hi, 2 ,„„ wrist to supply himself with more Imbstantial trod at thu ember!.. The house in which time litsband of time celebrated Jane Shore nn fi re d. it can be yOveti by old leases. was No. 43, its Am. h fo ard- c s ry r l reet. It is suppo al the present tummy of that number is the same dwelling. throgh from the exteosiee repaint It has undergoes at various periods, it has now a modern appearance. Shore nay a silversmith. and his house has always continued in the occupation if our of that trade till within the last I $ yeas, when it came into the hands of Mr. Alger. a boot-maker, who is the pretext occupant. In consequence of the continued ;mildewed of the weather, and prolific maw of the ground. race harkeet, in a field belonging to N r. J. Howlding, at Hartle, in Cranbtook, may be seen a considerable number or young Keats of whist from the prow stew, MAO] of which arc in full rah he tig gb