The National Register. — London, England, 1818-02-16 00:00:00

,' i _ '..,, % 1 , , ili . , , l II' 1 ~ , , • \. 1 ' i , ) i 'l•i , • . I ti ; • c , i . , -/ I , 4 i . , ; 1 I .-. li i 1 A‘ii'. 1 1 1 , 1 1 i f i ; 1 ' kit 1 , .. „ I,l t I . , .. i 1. c , i . I . ( f .. 1 . 1 1 '; i 1 . J , • ) ' 4 ' 1 HOUSE OF COMMONS. C.:14:1.4.rd p.m the ThirJ Farr. • EXCHEQUER . • Mr. Gas:Negri. observed,• that it was ot considerable uw-• pas-tame to k Mow aunietMtig respecting theintention of Oh.' s'erninistit as to th.e funding of leteltequer Bah. It hail bes.n l vett). generally ruismisred,tlsat in'the operation.of twopence.haltpenny bills would have a preference. Hei, Lad heard that a coninanuication had been made on Saturday; t,:i °ugh the usual chink to persons of ck Fiz c..,:uee. that no curb particular preferenc prevail ;! but that the funding would be from the gene, ss without • soy distinction 01 discrimination. lie thought it would be' improper for him to require information oil particulars of Fallb that might nut yet tie matured. lint an inference had been drawn in the city that the Chancellor of the Exchequer iakende.l to fond to a great t. Ile could nut press for p.. 1 ticular information which inight be inconvenient ; but if operations weir fixed on, he thought there could be nu harm i:. giving them publicity. He wanted to know whether the iniereme that had been drawn was correct. The Cu iscr.u.int of the Excitratuen observed, that he East already said, that he meant to propose no further financial t,.easute In this early part of the SetoNloll. As to opinions isine out of communications a Inch interested persons made respecting distinctions with respect to Exchequer Bilk, he Itaii certainly understood that the opinions alluded to had been entertained, and had prevailed ; but he wished to dispel such opinions with respect to the operations ot funding, as to 1111101 preference. Great inconvenience might, however, (icier from making partial and imperfect statements of finan cial plans, not )et thtEciently derided open. In a general s:ew of such inattersony premature communication was li: sly to be vest inconvenient. He was sure the House wild not press thr such information. Air. GaraFELL agreed to the opinion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer ' generally ; but he wished to do away the impression which had been made in the city, that the Right lion. Gentleman had finally made up his mind. The annual Malt Bill went through the Committee. Adjourned. FRIDAY. A Petition was presented praying, for leave to bring in a sill tor the building of a bridge across the river Thames at ltotherhithe. &haunt presented a Petition, praying for leave to bring Ma Bill fur the hnilding of a bridge across the River Thames at Hammersmith. Sir E. BRYDGES postponed his Motion respecting Copy. rights till March 3d. Mr. WYNNE presented a Petition from the Rev. J. Holmes, possessor of three enemies in Derby, eSte. stating that he was a freeholder in the counties of Nottingham, Derby, and Lei cester, anti that as it was extremely inconvenient to him to attend Elections personally, he prayed-that Voting by !Made' vit might be allowed, under .certain eireunnitances.—Read• and ordered to lie on the table, The Election Laws' Amendment Bill was recommitted. Mr. Benner? presented Petitions from J. Mitchell, of Li verpool, and Thomas Evans, of Newcastle -street, St. Clement banes, complaining 6fgrievances, in haring beers long con. fined without being brought to trial, and praying for redress. On the motion that they be printed, after having been or. deed to lie on the table, . The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, as the Petitions had no; been read, enquired whether they were couched in lair 'Wage respectful to the House. Mr. BENNETT answered in the affirmative. Sir M. litims:v protested against thy poster of not printing Petitions, after they had been ordered to lie wt the table. Mr. IVVNN said, it was a fair discretion lodged in proper 1 hands, as the Votes were printed fur the use of the Members, Lord Fouts rose asked, bow the Jlembers were to know the contents tit the Petitions eseept they were printed, and condemned the modern Motivation of not, printing the Peti. l except there were special motions fur such pUrpose. 1 Petitions ordered to lie printed. Mr. BENNE:TT presented ab• •lar Petition from W. Ogden, ! of Oldham, aged It, pray iug that the Ministers might nut be i Skreened by any Act of Indemnity. Read and ordeted to tit printed. Sir F. Bo /MET T presented a Petition from .fohn fawatt. weaver of Glasgow, also with a similar prayer.—ordered to born the table. , Sit F. BI'ItUCTT presented a Petition from Ihha,bitanti of St. fileorge's, lianover•square, praying for Parlianfetttare Reform. 'Hie tl'etittoners amongst other things. said. Abe " unless dui (lOWe com plied with the prayer of their Petitiomand wanted them Parliamentary Reform, they most certainly would resist die payment of taxes !" (Hear, hear, .ind tonne laughter.) , Lord Cawri.LHEAtill rose twtore the Petitiim was read to the end, amidst cries of (hear !) and desired the Clerk to read the passage above mentioned. tits Lordship then Aid, that at first he imagined su:h resistance as was tecognired by the Constitution was meant; bin on heating the langtewe again, he doubted not that pity lest resist once *do: contempt:cal. Under such eireurnatances, he should move ! that the Petition should be rejected.—ill ear, hear.) • Sir F. Byrum rr reristad tile attempt to pat such constitmtion on • the language in the Petitioners ; The House ails about to divide, when calls of " read, read !" intimated that the question could by settled without a division; and the Ayes called out loudly, chile No ass distinguishable from Sir F. Burden only. Petition of course ejected. Sir F. !Sunni:TT then presented .even Petitions froM Bath, pray- . 1113 for Parliamentary Beforin.—ordered to lie on the table. On the Helton of the Exchequer hilts being presented, Mr. TIS.RNEr asked wl:etbvr diet:4ooo,ooUL loan from the Bank !as tube r•.paid to the Correany in April nest, as fixed by the An. • The cnANC. Loll of the Ext. it nu t 7 LA replied. that the amount was to be gc:alually paid back to the Bal.k.—The Iteport was then agreed to. Lord A. iIestILTON'S Motion reapeeting the Scotch Burghs, tic. beiag disposed of, the Muse adjourned. t►uTaesscu SILVA b.N.—A Hyper, of the Cononittee for the Relict ut Distressed :Seamen, lids brew I.llllliSkell, 311,1%% with wlint indefatigable industry and teal the latoialile ohjeei. of the Committee are prosecotril ; and while gr.itifieu i ion t% ill he derived troiu what has already hero. done, delight tell lie felt at the prospect ot the foliar rest sof their Italy hitinisue and patriotic estiithitis. We Ws,: at poesciat Ito 'lousy tu en large urns rills vci b gt.ttifying subject ; but we cannot help rahing the tomtit:oil:a atlrutiroi ut our Readets to pat iof the hepurt Cos !!!!! litre justly " consider it of slice Ilia) the Polik.: Await be oteturoaol ol their having pro lolled the. period oi their ea:tomcat outi, to to &toed nut 04404 . .itu0t1y to every resipt.f ‘ll9rel 9A Itlllll the Int tritiwits, of bece •an applicant for the benefit!. 01 the etiortty poi whwu :Cs; lcw 111%1 IJI, Iv V( stilted the msei ves); ati.l *bereft , ' v inch a. continue to t ofe• t the It reets of Webt.mostcl, thud plei al 4 ‘l,l•tillii;t: the Male itpi s f•hiolls 0111.1: icautoottec. Illeay,attart ally sperkitio, if uot 4e dieuittl to bs espolons. THE NATIONAL REGISTER I. Iff/ IVTEL4GENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCif, FFB. 9: RE XING U.k. THIS . ? LtWOOD. This day the dell:whoa was brought into Court in the custody of Mr. Smith the Linda Sheriff of the ,:uunty. and his officers. The Attorney-General soon took his place, and , addrowed the Court in the following wanner •• My Lords, an attachment was issued against a person of the name rf Arthur Thisdcwood, upon the articles of the peace, and sending a challenge to my Lind Sidurouth. He is now brought up, and I huir.bly.niove your lorilship that he be charged with these articles." Mr. Barlow then read the articles. Mr. Barlow (to the delendaru)—Have you any bail, Mr. Thistle wold ? . The Defendsnt-1 was only taken last night. and did not know the amount I was to bail in. What is the amount of the bail you want ? The Learned Judge. here consulted for a moment, after which Lord Ellenborough said, Mr. Barlow, tell the defendant to Said bail to keep the peace, himself int;00I. and two sureties in 3001. each. Here the defendant seemed much snrprised and irritated, and in a gruff and sullen manner exclaimed " that is very excessive bail." Lord Ellenborough—Ask him, Mr. Barlow, if he is prepared with any other bail, and in any, or what amount. Mr. Barlow (to the defendant)—Are you prepared with any bail ? The defendant in the same tone and manner accompanied by a sig nificant shake of his head towards the Court, answered— " I was only taken last night, how could I be prepared with bail when I did not know the amount." The Attorney Gcncral—My Lords, a Dill of InOietment has been found by the Grand Jury for the County of Middlesex, against the defendant, for sending this challenge. Ile had been summoned by a venire to answer to it. and I humbly move your Lordships that he be charged with the indictment Lord Ellenborough—Let the indictment be read. Mr. Barlow now read the indictment, which was the same in all respects as the common indictment for sending a challenge, and con tained three counts. Mr. Barlow—Do you plead guilty or not guilty ? The Defendant—Guilty. Lord Ellenborough—Let the defendant be committed to the cus tody of the Marshal of the Marshalsea. and be brought up to receive thejudgment of this Court, or. the last day of the present term. THURSDAY. ' Immediately on their lordships taking their seats this morning, Lord Ellenborough called on the Attorney-General, who, with the Solicitor-Geueral, had just entered the Court, to move. The Attorney•General.—ln the case of the King against Arthur Thistlewood, I move your lordships for the judgment of the Court. Thistlewood, who had been in Court from an July hour, rose, and read from a written paper the following words : •• My Lord, when I last appeared in this Court I was under some little error, not being aware of the technical forms of a Court of jussioe. I have since learned. that if I wish to proceed to trial, I should plead Not Guilty. And recollecting that by the law of the land the jury are the judges of a malicious intention. I now move that my former plea be cancelled, and the plea of Not Guilty . be recorded, as the indictment charges me with a malicious intention. Lord Ellenbomugh.—You have heard the application that has born made to the Court, Mr. Attorney-General: The Attorney-General.—l have heard the application made by the defendant, and certainly I do not wish to interpose, so as to prevent any peason who has Mad rertantly pleaded Guilty from withdrawing that plea, and pleading Nut Guilty. And at the same time I would leave it entirely to the discretion of the Court, without saying that I absolutely dissent Aim, or consent to it. I undoubtedly do not wisb..that the defendendant should. be deprived of an oppor- I tuoity of defending himself, if the has inatleertantly pleaded Guilty to what he is charged with ; and, themfbre, if he conceives hi bas ;any &Blue, I will assent to his withdrawing Ids plea, and pleading Not Guilty: • Lord E 1 Mr. Barlow, inquire whether the defendant is pesquiredwith bail . • NI r. Barlow—Are you prepared with any bail on the articles of the pcs,ea Tbistlevrood,—.l slung be prepared, but I did not think any bail would Ole tequireth I con procure bail in a day or two. Lord Ellenborough—TheAttomey General, havir.g consented that you shoithl.o4datw your plea of Guilty. the Court on hi. consent, mike 'a fulethat you should be allowed SO [0 do, and to plead de nut u. W hit Nei you dos 'plead ? Th ist I ewood— Not Guilty. Mr. Barlow—You will be tried at the sittings after the prciemr terns. .Thistlrwood--14hall I not be allowyko give bail ? Me. Borkw-ltnly. . Lord 4Benbetro 'lave you any b [ii ? 4 Thistle,' —l'd not know it was necessary, ill conscqunce of Ulna took pee hero on the former day. Loyd ' btatungh—Then you must be remanded, and you can cone: up oit t . yourbail toe Judge's chambers. Mr. 144ow;—tut soon as you are iweetiroxl with bail, you will give notice to iliewliciteri t l4l,lte proecutors. You will then be brought before ores 4 iln: 4 k olgo.s. ja ,cliam bets. Thistlassead Aicii44l.,the Come in the custody of the tipstzff. A !tanner, urinteld li.outry :ts ilea, was lately brought to Salis• hors., by - ass °ideas' firfko igiigisfeastes, from Torulnitough, iu 13s isshire, morelliatt 50 miles diStantorlie was conveyed rty rite direction of me. T. ils.dtwoi thy, an Overseer in an open cart ; mud , Ans the bsht day ut Isis journey, lie was eh. posed to the air during 13 hours, whilst labuming tinder a disease of winch hr died Inn ilit” after his arrival these. A lout investigati o n of the eiccantstanees attending ibis paw. War . % removal and .death has been made before a very respec table Jury, at the former place ; and tin ee ensgeosss, who were present, concurred its stating their opinion that his death was accelerated by the peculiar severit, attending his removal. The 3111 . Y. under the direction of Its t Cos oner, %vire of opinion that the order of removal affuids d no ex tents:is • ut the eiremostatices which accelerated the pan pet '5 stead' ; and Mat thotlglr be might have died of the mo rose snider which he laboured, het As that went 0115 in tact apparetilly hastened Is thus, eireninstilllCes, they timid o verdict of Wilful Nlis...mer against Bells, us thy, the Overseer, whom is euinsuitiett for to 1111111 the Asf•izes. DEATH OF MR. DI:NDAS, AT CIMBRIDGE.--The following are the eircumstatars of tiiis melatieholly event.—Mr. liuntlas was a l'ensioyer of Trinity College. On IVeduesday we.k he dined with some fnends at Downing College. and on his return home mistook his way, and got into a large field culled Parker's Piece. where there is a ditch,. which does not contain more than six or eight niches of 1 waits, but it it also very muddy. It is suppostll that he ti.ncied hiutseif in his room. as la• was Ilium' quite naked. and his clothes by the aidr of the ditch • and by the marks of his feet in the mud, i t ap p.:arta-111e had wallo;t1 up and down in it, and probably was unable s get out apin, for some note, till at last he r,ache.l the side. where he was found guile cold and stiff, on the following m u roin g , by a malt' goin i i to omit, The melancholy tine of this aimat 2 l: young nail produced u drunk{ venation in the Uunire:oity and Wwn. 'll'%e body was tarried to the Prince Ilegtrit House for the Coronet Inquest. trbith has rune hrlu, and the verdict brought in Died 1 by bring t: p. ithlexacncy of the wcathci." ' • ' :t*J: FED, 1:5 From the LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, - Fa. 10. -4- - BANKRUPTS. Pox r: T. Longton,Curui;eriaX4inaieeper, Feb. 18, 20, Mat& ?4,, at Cumberland. Mt. Mr. Clennell,Staple-inn. Ibtowx H. ltudington„ Nuttinghum, butcher, Feb. 23, 2b, Matea 24, at Nottingham. Mu. Hurd and Cu. Temple. VALHI.). Halifax, Yorabire, merchant, Feb. 24, 25, March 24, at Halifax. Att. Mr. 11.oketi, Noble-street. GoiDsriNx R. Brooke, Norfolk, butcher, Feb. 20, 21, March el, at Norwich. Atts. Alexander and Co. New Inn. Lroo T. Coopers' row, Tower-hill, merchant, Feb. 34, 24, March 24 at Caildball. Atts. Martin and Son, Vintners' Hall. JilLLCaa W. Winchester, brewer, Feb. 26, 27, March 24, at Win chester. Au. Mr. Allen, Clifford's Inn. SMITH J. Raorick, Yorkshire, conalcaler, Feb. 2S, 24, March 21, at Huddersfield. Atts. Willis and Co. Waraford-court, Throg morton-street. BAILEY J. Reading, linendraper, Feb. 20, 25, March tb, at Reading Att. Mr. Eyre, Gray's Inu-square. GREEN S. blall.street, Lambeth, blackinrmanufaciurer. Feb. 17, 28, March 25, at Guildhall Mt. Mr. Mills, New N orth-street. Red Lion-square. THOMAB J. E. Reading, grocer, Deb. 21, 21, March 24, at Guild hall. Att. Mr Bartlett, Nicholas-lane. BRADFIELD F. Wymondham, Norfolk, grocer, Feb. 27, 28, March 44. at Norwich. Att. Mr. Hine, Temple. HINSCLIFF Lightcliffe. Yorkshire. dealer, Feb. 24, 25, March 24. at Halifax. Att. Mr. Beckett, Noble-street. BROWN H. Doncaster. clothiar, Feb. 27, 28, March 2t4 at Don• caster. Atts- Alexander and Co. New Inn. • DIVIDENDS. • t: J. Williams, Lower Colcman-street, paper-stainer, Feb. 21. J. Parry, Newirate-street, tobacconist, March 3. ,• , J. P. Gmaves. 11. Sharp. and F. Fisher, King's Airtat.yard,Colman. street. merchants, March 17. D. Ay, T. Young. and W. W. Abbotts. Water-lane, Flat-sttee4, carpenters. March 10. • • G. Carter, Whenthamstead, farmer, March 14. J. F. Schroedor, jun. Crutched-friars, merchant. March 10. • J. Appleton, Stockton-upon-Tees, stationer, March 7. R. S. Johnson, Great Yarmouth, grocer, March 7. T. Leach, Salisbury. wine-dealer, March 3. • R. J•ipe,jun. Castle-street. Lcicester-square, lace dealer, March S. E. W. Elam, Isle of Ely. grocer, March 10. J. and J. Thompson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchants, Much 4. W. Chandler, Birmingham...grocer, March 4. G. Bawdier. Shrewsbury, tailor, blare)] 8. • 1,4 11. Lucas. and C. F.llarding, Liverpool, merchants, Mardi*. ' ti J. Lax, Sunderland, currier. March S. W. Tomlinson. Norwich. upholder, March 6. J. Ramabotton, and J. Potter, Norwich, dyers, March S. T. Botevyl Onslow, horse-dealer, March 3. J. Dutty, (Wish, timber-merchant, March 5. CERTIFICATES—MAncn. 3. D. and N. Arnold. Bristol, parehroetat-manufacturern—W. flames, Blackheath, bavin-merchant.--J. J. Wood. South Hamlet, Gimes tershire, coal-inerchant.—T. Dodd, Church-street. Liverpool, print. seller.—R. Cooper. Tctbury, Glomterslure, wuolstaplcr.—H. Athp. stone. Brewhouse-yard. Nottingham, dyer.—B. Leader, Bristol, earthenware-dealer. CLASSICAL TIPIIIVES.— About a week since, two labouring Men applied to Mr. Winter, an upholsterer, iu Charlotte•street Rathbone-place, to become the purchaser of a •• curious mat. ter," which they had to sell. Mr. W. was desirous of know ing more pa►ticola - ' - of dined being more at the seine time r curiosity being them he wenid she " ettliousrustii large sack, trout wl the full size of life, inquiring the pr' -- or that sum he however, that ii and they Vtly plied to the Magi► advice, stud atattd, An artist who had guineas for it, but ha one hundred guineas. The Magistrate advised biro to apply'at dilretedenidieaths ,-. . and to advertise it in the newspapets. 'rite North Wales Gazette relates the folloWiur Install 41 mitaculotis escape :—" A fcw days ago, Is° bredlitti; s ti Williams, who farin an island the Stidwelle. rand), 'Steal e ith a boat for a quantity of sire*. On retarding, the bait had impel eeptibly admitted water under the straw, and tlityl foutot she was sinking. One brother clung to the mast; the the utter hastily tied live bundles of straw firmly together, and n lien the boat went flown, placed himself on the crime. The Collector of the Customs'at Pwilheli, K. Ellis, Esq. obv serving their perilous situatiou through a telescope, several town boat.`~ went off to their assistance; bus' the Cus tom-I:wise tmat, accompanied by the Collector, passed the brother who (long to the mast bead, who was taken utt by the town-boats; and ant r an arduous struggle of nearly ten milts out at sea, with a rt.usit!elabie swell, succeeded lit tescuing the other brother, together with his finding! dog ; whom he had placed oil Ibr boodle jf straw alongside with himself." 01.1% En."--The York Herald says," a report is at pi esent in ircnlatinn, arc know not how well founded, that Oliver, the spy, reeling himself incapable of braving Ilse indignation of his cotton) oleo, had retired Au the Continetit : and that his head buds a:astound C sly In the last mouth, s%!t It a razor bs his side, on theskai Is rd u wood, beta an Hambhrgh and ilrenims." A few days shire as Witham Mould, a young mac xisiding near the Iklarquis of Jtuckingliana's at Avinsion l'ault near Winchester, was engaged in ramming a cat tridge in a small field pisce, which was wing on the ovossios ox Lord 'temple's return, and which had a moment licloiclicen disehurbed, at spark remaining in the piece ut.- forttinatcly communicated with the cartridge, which exploded, and drove the ramrod through the poor lutes hand, shattcarng it in a must aircadtul manner. He was taken to the County liospital, where was timid! i.ece,tary to amputate the hand, winch operation he bcre with uncommon fortitude. On Thursday week before day-break, Corporal Gray of the Ma rines whilst looking after smugglers, had the misfortune to tall over the East CIIW, near Albion-place. Ramsgate. a height of nearly tfu text. The poor fellow till upon some anchors and oak timbre lying wed. mead), and although horridly bruised, was picked up slide at daylight ; death, however, soon put an end to his suffer. log,— Mr. Putney. arnstoni-house Lificcr, uiet Lie death, by falling over tie Cliff within tw o or three y a rds of the same spot, some UWlltla back. Aft inquest was held at the. King s Mead, at Epsom, on the body oh ,Elltu, wife. of Mr. Mason, 10 rust place, who went to bed en night iu pudic; health, 01141 1/10411 seven 011 nUnO4IY morn • 0.4 ;i4kell ill, andajipireu laiore iii,tlical assistance could arri%e. Verdiet.—Lied sy• tin; yisitation of Wit!. Saturday week thtiweinises of r • Baldecson. in George-One:. Mourficl4 w:re {Mk= into awl, tobbtd of krofertv to this slue J:)0. col:lily the stature of the a; tick, but they de- lore explicit, unless be would pron.ise to buy, it assuring lain; he sliossid have* bargain. His awakened. by this allicied oyster), b e " Id' t dual reach titetu, and flat: .welt away to fettts Indict', . Idit priw . I; s ii: i ti efietnetted V t ib': u t o which they drew fat .1 starldetnitjCif ' f life, and of roost eig . piii ttorkitiatisitip.." ". 4 otice, they tokil - hirailt• it,wint 'igarth 0. e might have iiiflie - c ,c. VetdeighlffiK ,t it was,stelen t of tiiJoli int flisitobid 'genial* quietly kit" Ifig biej'es4tior44• J ar, wAii;t: igistrites at this Office . bq WeduEsday fohlreft lied, that it wap of ieiy - toilslilititble ealdev—: had seen it said, he WOattlittiltn it ily sire Thirtf ' but Mr. W. bad no ttoittillt ,Oa wort* *1 feast- , • •I: Al • • i tutees. .