The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-11-23 00:00:00

TH F. STATION! AN. . • TIIR COURT. Yesterlav, aSout half past 12 o'clock, his MA. SESI'Y arrive I ill bit travelling carriage from Wildtor, cs,:.•rttitl by a party or Light Hone, at the queen'4 mt., where he .was reixivetl by the Unites of Yuna, CIJNIZIILAND, and CAN. Moat. Solis after two o'clock his MAJESTY held a pri wAte Lover, which was attended by The Arelibiihup of Couderhary. the Lid ManceLiar. the I.urd Privy Seal, the First Lonl of the Treaitery-and Chaneel -I,ir of the Exchequer; the three Secretaries of State; the Fitt/11,1rd ~f the Admiralty; th , Consuimuier in Chief; the Judge Advocate ' • the Duke of Ilfrotrose; Earl Ifarrnishy ; Lords Soinervilleand ileationeld (gild stick); Sirs S. Giotto rel. C. Hamilton, 1% William., J. Honifray. and R. Wilson ; fletserah*Orr, Macleod. awl 1)e Wattevale; Captain Par • ter. R. N. ; art Jlr. Willem. • The following had the honour of being pre: svnted to his MAJESTY J ere ifomfray, of Landal Rms., 4herilr of the County of Clainorgan, by llr. Ryder, upon which *occasion he received the honour of tioighthotri. Sir Robert 'Wilam, up's., hi" return (min4l. Sir Charles l!amillon, upon his int poiatuvent to a Coloneicy of Marine 4. Capt. Peter Parker. Royal Navy, by Lord Mulgrave. Rear-.Altniral Sir Thomas William", upon hi" promotion. Major-General Orr, upon hi; promotion. Major-General Nlacleod, anon his promotion. Majne-General De Watteville, upon his promotion. His MAJESTY gave audiences to Mr. PERM. the rust of the Cabinet Ministers present, and Mr. M. Sarrox, the Judge Advocate, who laid before his MAJESTY the proceedings of some Courts Martial. A licle before six o'clock, his MAJESTY set of on his return for Windsor. Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with Mr. R>; hen, for the first time since his appointment to be Secretary of State for the home Department, at his house in Great George-street. Yesterday the Archbishop of. C% NT n BURY, af 'ter attending his MAJISTY, went to his seat, at Addington, to dinner. The Meeting of Parliament, fur tiro dispatch of business, it is said, will certainly tike place before the stOth of January. The Lords of Trade yesterday refined the grant. ing of further licences for thesailing of ships to the port of Emden, without assigning reasoti for this sudden and unexpected determination. • Goverioneut persevere in their precious project at hlilforil. M. BaßßALtreq's appointment will be revoked—true—but a Naval Officer, a Store.• keeper, and the usual train, hale been appointed, and will of course enjoy liberal salaries. . Mr. CAN appeared as an humble pedestrian is the park yesterday, at the time his MAJESTY waa proceeding to Buckingham House, while Lord Liveupool. was capering along on a spirited charger, to he in time for the Levee. The carica. tures of " In and out of place" was admirably il. lustrated, by the apps..arance of the ei-decant Scc.ctary, and the place-preserving Earl. Mr. Putervar. h. .s granted the Chiltern Hun. tired; to Sir GEOUGZ It .WLEY, to enable him to stand fur Abingdon, in the room of GLO. KNAPP, Esq. because Sir Timonium Menai:re, being Sheriff of the county, could not stand. Sir 'l'. is to stand for Malmsbury: A Russian Gentleman arrived in town yesterday frten Guttenberg, which he left on the 1511$ slant, at which time 200.11ips had just sailed from that bathour laden with Baltic pr,Kluce. The nasal infirmity of the Gentleman in the Pit, un Tuesday night, proved contagious, for many persons were immediately affected•by it, and in due tinie it gave way to other sounds of annoy ance, but they also proceeded entirely from hu. man organs. The accident, it seems, was occa. tinned by some rags in the seven-shillings pigeon. hole:, who contrived to throw upwards of a pound of strong snuff over the people in the pit ! Letters were received yesterday from Oporto to the date of the itt instant. Their advert, with some expressions of uneasiness, to the defineeless state of the north of Portugal. Some of the werchants of Tonningen are sus. rcted .of having prepared and contributed to the captnre and condemnation of vessels trading to that pet. They are taken, after they have delivered their cargoes, by privateers fitted nut fur that purpose; and as the proofs of the illicit commerce are in the hands of the owners of the privateers, there is little difficulty in obtaining condemnation. It is reoertell that ten thousand troops, cavalry and infantry, with a large detachment of the wag gon train, are to be immediately embarked for Portugal. If this be correct, the design that was lately. entertained, to bring away the British Army from:the P•ainsula, must have since been aban doned: But it is possible, that these troops may be destined for Corfu or fur Guadeloupe ; in ei the, case the Expedition may cal! at Portugal. For some time past, various persons have made 1 their business to attend all the markets in Lun dal and its ens irons, to purchase guineas, half guineas, and seven.shilling pieces, which, no doubt, are sent to a foreign market in neutral ships. This trade produces great profits, and is said to be carried on to a considerable extent at Flushing. Should it continue long, the scarcity of gold coinage will be much more severely felt than it has yet been. Last week the Executors of the late Archbishop of Duette paid into theStamp.Office, in that city, one thousand seven hundred and thirty-three pounds, six shillings, and eight-pence, for duty upon the lut will and testament of his Grace. He is said to have died worth nearly four hundred thousand pounds. Tfie bulk of his property de scends to his son, the Earl of NottNA PITON. The late Sir PHILIP STEVENS was 52 years at the Admiralty, w here he gave the greatest satisfac tion to all persons who had business to transact with him. By his death his pension of 1,5001. per annum falls into the public purse. A desperate gang of house-breakers have re cently infested the neighbourhood of Hatfield, in the county of Herts. During the last week they broke into several houses, amongst which were three belonging to Lady Sum), Mr. Thwart:lt, Mr. (levee, Ike. They carried off a considerable n amber of articles. We lint's an immediate and i :neat search will be nude to apprehend these i' - 4htly depredators, andthereby relieve the co tory from their burglarieos practicA. I NTE LUG ENG E. • COURT OF CHANCERY. Wednesday, November 24. BRIJ MN GRAMMAR SCHOOL. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment this day, en the application made a Short time since, to remove the Rev. Peter Curzon from the Mas tership of the Bruton Free Grammar School in Sumersoshire, upon alleged grounds of miscuu duct. The facts of the cue having been taken into the consideration of his Lordship, he refused the prayer of the application. COURT OF KING'S MRCS. Wednesday, November 22. TUE KING V. SHELDON. Mr. Tommy said, that this was the ease in which he had obtained a writ of Habeas Corpus, directed to Captain Sheldon, commanding him to bring into Court the body of Elizabeth Moorehouse, an infant, wh• was tinder his can•, for the purpose of hot being delivered to her father. The parties were now in attendance; if the Court should call them in they would appear. Mr. GARROW.—" I du not think it will be ne cessary to trouble the Court uitli the appearance of the parties, or with hearing any thing further of this business. I understund from Mr. Top ping, out of Court this morning, tkat it would not be necessary blieause the youug wow 4e-ter. livered into the care of her father." Mr. Torrtro.—" The parties are brought up here, and she is delivered to her father; I do not know whether it be necessary that the act of de. livering over to her father should be dune in Court. I have no wish fur it s if it be not ne. eatery." Mr. GARlollb—gg Out of delicacy to the feel. legs of the parties, I wished to pass by the cere mony of the delivery over of the party in Court. They have the security of the custody being with the father." Mr. Justice La BLANC.—" You have a right to have the writ obeyed in open Court, Mr. Top. p i ng. " Mr. G.tuttow.—" I understood from Mr. Topping this morning, out of Court, he had no wish to bring this young woman into Court, but that she might be delivered over to her father out of Court." Lord ELLEMBOROUGII.—" As the writ is turnable here, we ought to have the rerformance of an obedience to it in Court. It is a writ which protects the liberty of the subject, and due and formal, as well u substantial obedience to it ought to be executed. We, as guardians of the freedom of the subject, must see that the writ is properly obeyed. Call the parties into Court." Upon which Captain Sheldon caine into Court witli the young woman, followed by her father. The writ of Habeas Corpus was then produced and the return read as follows:-- " I, the within-named J. Sheldon, in obedience to the writ of Habeas Corpus to Inc directed, do certify, that the within-named Elizabeth Moore. house, did of her own free-will conic to reside with me; and I do further certify that no fores t restraint. or coercion, bath brew laid on her by me, or by any body, while she so resided with me, but that she hath continually been, and now is, at liberty to go away to any person she may think proper." Lord Et.t.exaoßOUGU.":" Is her father here ?" Mr. GARROW.—" Yes, my Lord, she comes here indeed in the possession of her father." . . Lord ELLEMBOROUGH.- 66 Let her be delivered up to her father." This was dune immediately. Ile took her by her hand, trembled, and wept ; and then the par ties withdrew. As they were going out, Lord ELLexsoitouGit said, " She is not t he molested in going home with her father. The Court will watch over and see to effectual execution of this wilt. if any one should offer to interrupt the father a:id daughter in their way home, the Court will visit that offence as it should be visited.—What age is she ?" Mr. TOPPING.—" Fifteen, my Lord." LrrEnenor. IZIOTERS. This day nine persons were brought into Court to receive judgment ulr,,n a charge of having otously and violently assem!)led in the town of Liverpool, and there rescued from the custody of , an officer on the impress service, a young man of the name of Crossley, a mariner, who had been impressed there. The defendants let judgment go against them by default ; and the Attorney-General in praying judgment against them, observed, that be was must sorry to say,.that, within these twelve hours, his peofessional and official duty was called to the consideration of a most alarming disturbance, that had recently occurri4 in the very same quarter of the kingdom : he tnerc•fiire trusted that their Lord ships would mark offences of this description with exemplary •punishment. Mr. CLA RILE, Deputy Recorder of Liverpool, then addressed the Court on behalf of the Wen. dams, in mitiotion. Justice LE Bic then proceeded to pass sentence. His Lordship stated, that the public welfareirendered both iiidisriisable and legal the impressing of men for the naval service. The law of the land recognized it in times when the necessities of the State required it, and it must he protected. The prisoners must have known that they were committing acts in open violation of the la w,but nothing short of bloodshed at the time could deter them ; but fortunately thal was not resorted to. It was truly said, observed the Learned Judge, that "even right should not be asserted by wrong meatis.” But most unfortunately there pre. ►ail in some places opinioes to the contrary. It L I is necessary to remo►e such erioneuns notions. — We du not live itl limes wheo this Court should pass over offuaces of this sort with a slight poi. iiishrnent, when the sprit of intubordination is abroad, and when every thing wrung ottempted to be enforced by violence and riot; the teugwr of the limes is such as would 'wake it culpable the Court t o pass over such au offence as this) lightly ; for the . public must learn (if their own good sense has not already informed them of it) that a Court of Criminal Jurisdiction must nut treat such subjects lightly, an.l that however turbulent persons may succeed fur a while, in their attempts to compel what is wrong to he redressed by violence—or even to compel what they may think to be right, the arm of the law will be long enough to reach them; anti how ever punishment may be delayed, at- la>t they will be sure to óe punished: It is not by compulsion that even that which is lawful should be exacted; and it certainly is not safe that the thing n hick is unlawful should, by compulsion, be enforced. These were considerations that in the present crisis actuated the Court, and influenced by them, the sentence upon the Defendants was, " That they, and each. of them, should be confined in the Castle of Lancaster for one year." The obvious tendency of his Lorthhili's obser. vations may be clearly u u PRIIONERS FOR. DEBT. Mr. WIOLICY moved, that a person, whom he named, now a. prisoner for debt in :Os Majesty's prisoo of the Fleet, should be brought up by writ of Habeas Corpus, for the purpose a being charged in execution in that Court, and thereby removed from the custody of the Warden to that of the Marshal of the King's Bench Prison. This motion was opposed. Mr. Barry stated, that the Prisoner wits'already in execution at the same Plaintiff's suit, fur the same identical sutn of money, having been taken upon a writ of . capias ad satisfaciendum by the Sheriff of Middlesex, in whose custody being, a detain er was lodged against him by another Plain. tiff, *hose action was in the Common Pleas.— The Prisoner was therefore brought before a Judge of that Court, and by him committed to the Fleet, whither he went in execution upon the first writ of Ca. Sa. whereon he was tint asrested. It was therefore wholly unnecessary to charge him a second time in execution ; the more especially as the Defendant, having the rules of the Fleet. the ohject of removing him cui.ld not be to answer any purpose of substant►al justice, but to vex and ha. rass him. Of this opinion was the Court, adding, that the Plaintiff had already all he could desire ; fur tho return to any writ of Ilabeas Corpus woul,l show him in custody in execution, to make the Warden as much liable for an escape (if -such a thing should crer happen) as a Conswititur from that Court could make the Marshal, and so it would be vice versa in the Common Pleas.—Rule re. fused. A French periodical Work observes—" The English speak no longer of Spain, and dare not venture to talk of Flushing, where only 300 men, they say, now die weekly. It appears, that it is endeavoured to render the people of London insensible to this melancholy situation of things, and that the scenes of Cuvent-garden Theatre afford a kind of relaxation, which is found very convenient for diverting the mind of John Bull. We are ignorant of the result .of these burlesque demonstrations of civil liberty, and these coarse displeys of stational spirit which set every thing in a lame, merely to determine whether Madame Catalani shall have the price she demands for songs ; whether the Theatre shall be open or shut; whether Mr. Kemble and his fa mily shall or shall not be ruined ? It is to decide this important dispute that heavy blows are dis. tributcd in the Pit, and that Noble Lords mingle among the champions•of both parties." Yesterday two mad women appeared in the Court of Exchequer at the same time. One of them, Mary Davis, the Welch woman, presented her papers to the Barons, and exclaimed, " it is very hard—they have forged my name, and robbnl me of 17,0001." She at the same instant dis played her tattered gown, and was proceeding to describe tho rough treatment she had received in pursuit of what she termed justice, when the ushers of the Court interfered, and compelled her to bc•silent.—The other female, who was a tall woman, wearing a red cloak, next made an out cry for her property. Her looks and actions menaced the °dicers of Court, and when she was ordered to remain quiet, she said that abcdid not mind the law or the Judges, for the world bad done her all the mischief it could do. It is ra ther strange that the Police dues not prevent these unhappy lunatics from constantly annoying the Courts of Law. Surely they might be passed to poor-houses. Letters and Papers have been received from Norfolk in Virgi.iir , and from Boston, in New England, to the date of the 16th ult. By some of these it appears, that the President was nut expected to arrive in Washington until the '3oth of that month ; it is mentioned as the general opi nion, that Congress would insist on the ratifica tion of the treaty with Mr. EasetNe, before any diplomatic conference would be entered epee with Mr. JACKSON. Nu doubt was entertained but that the Non-intercourse Act would he enforced with the utmost vigour towards this country, MI. tit it should be superseded by some amicable ar rangement. The return of the Violet, in ballast, confirms this representation. A few days since a slater, named Kerns, fell from a brewery, in Dcogloe.la, and was unfortu nately killed on the spot. lie was the only► sup port of an aged mother, a wife, and young fa. wily. So reduced were they by this calamity, that they lost even the hope of deriving any bene fit from the sustenance his industry had provided for the severity of the approaching winter ; but no sooner were their neighbours informed of their situation, than bet weeu sixty and a hundred per sons from Crooked-street, DroCieda, repaired to the field where their little crop was, and in a few hours not only dug their ipotatoes, but by a little subscription amongst themselees, paid the rent of the ground and dwelling, and conveyed the win. ter's support home to the cottage of this disconso. late family. The Marquis of Sumer'', house, in Cleve land-square, is preparing for the reception of the family, who are expected in town this wel.k, to be present at Lord Levesom Gowsn's marriage with Lady HAftillat CATINDIiii. IVIIIGIIT v. W.4KOLE, ESQ. The folltivrinz ire Cep(vs or the AfEttarits in the Motion fur a new Trial in this Cause. A ITIDAYIT OF C. 1.. WARDLR AND. MAJOR DOW). cwyLiArg LLoirD wARDLE, , or James-street, Iluck- Inham►-gate, in the County of Middlesex, Esq. and Tome. 1)ouo, of Sloane-street, Chelsea, in the said Coonty of Middlesex, Esq. Captcht In his Majesty's Regiment of Royal A?tillery, severally make oath and say. And first this Deponent G. Lloyd Wardle for himself smith, that , be, this De• ponent, newt-haying contracted any debt 'lib the Plaintiff ahnre mated, nr In any ray become or intendsd to become re sponsidta to him for the amount of the furniture for which this action was brought, or nny part tberenf, the evidence upon the trial of this cause took this Deponent completely by surprise. Aod thi. Deponent further saith, that he was nut in Court upon the trial of the said eau.e, and had Dot there fore au opportunify of consulting personally with the Coun sel engaged to defend him. And this Deponent further saith, that he has been informed, and verily believes, that Major Dodd, James Mettle, Esq. and R. S. Illingworth, were se- Ter-ally suhptenad on the part of the Plaintif, and appeared upon the trill of the said calve. Aatl this Deponent further smith, he was on.riesss that tke said Major Dodd, Mr. (Nellie* • 1 Mr. Illingworth should have been smiled and examined as n itnesses for hint, this Deponent, but for the want of a proper communicatitin he tweets the Deponent and his Counsel, this Deponent Was deprived of the benefit of their testimony.— And this Deponent further %Ink, that in the summer of 18s18 this Deponent had made various enquiries to find nut the re sidence of Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke. and that this Deponent at length succeeded, through the medium of a Mr. M'Cal lum, who had become known to this Ikponem in consequence of an application the said,Mr. M'Callem had made to this Deponent in the Lobby of the Rouse of ('lsmmoos, upon a Parliamentary business. And this Depontut further mitt), that he, this Deponent, first saw Mrs. Clarke at her house is Medford-place, by appointostat, on the ISth day of No rember lost, and that he, this Deponent, before that day was unknown to the said Airs. Clarke, or she, the said Mrs. ('larks, to him, this Deponent. And e tbe.e Deponents seer rail) say, tit of on the Ist day of December, they, Ciese De pt/114M, went in a hackney-cuarh with the said Mary Anne Clarke to Mr. Grant's, an Arov„r devil in Bor.:arts /an, fur the purpose of this Deponent, Go 311, us Lloyd Wardle, making an enquiry into some facts which were afterwards declared in the House of Commons, respecting Col. French's Levy. And these Deponent; further say, that this Ikpo neat. Thomas Dodd, accompanied this Deponent, Gwyllyin Lloyd ‘Vardle, as a friend and acquaintance, but did not get out of the coach at the said Mr. Grail's. And these D:prisents further say, that as these Oeponents, and the slid Mary Anne Clarke, were going to or returning from Ilarriard's inn nforetald, the said Mary Anne Clarke expressed t wish to call in her way upon her tipholiterer.--. • And these Deponesitstuxordingly accompanied and lent with her to the shop of the above named Plaintiff, where neither of these Depotient, had ever been before. And these D..ponents further say, that she, the mid Mary Anne Clarke, looked at a vnriety of furniture, which Owe Deponents sinderstoobilati been ordered by her, and was going to leer house at IWestbourne-place afore wid; and she skewed these Deponents sr u me curtains, or han4iiigs, which she said . WAS PART OF HER GLOCCESTER-PLACE FUR ; and pointed out some chairs, which she either stated she had ordered,.or were of tile some pattern with those she had ordered; &advise .hewed these Depoaeots some white painted chair covers, which she said she had painted, and were sent to the Plaintiff's to make up ; and the said Mary Anne Clarke asked the opinion of these Deponents about sun. carpets and other things, but Geese Deponents save rally deny that, upon that occasion, lAA Defendant, Groyilyni Lloyd Wardle t selected any carpet which he preferred to the one Chown by the said Mary Anne Clarke, or that these Dopt needs wished the said .Vary Anne Clarke to have scarlet and bronze: but this Deponent, Thomas Dodd, did remark, that the pattern of the carpet was Turkish: both these Deposing, however positively deny, that the said Mary Anne Clarke apes that account objected thereto, or Mut the said Mary Anne Clarke gof over her objections, and yielded to the taste of thews Deponents; or that she the said Nary Anne Clarke said she did not care much about it, and as it was a good carpet, end they were to pay fir it (that is, this Deponsal, G. L. Wsrdle, was to pay for it ), they, meaning these Deponents, should hare their choice, or that any dispute existed and was thereby settled, or that neither of these Deponent. expressed the least surprise at the observation of the said Mary Anne Clarke, or that she the said Mary Anne Clarke then pro ' seeded to the sclectioo of several other things, or th ,1 several things, or any things, were ordered in the presence of this Deponent, Thou) is Dodd, by the said Mary Anise Clarke; and Ibis Deponent, G. L. Wardle, indilfereorly fur both these Deponeote, most posittveld deny that any such converses- Sion as sworn to on the trial of this cause by the serf Mary dans Cliwke and Daniel Freight, and hereby referred to, took place; or that this Deponerst, (i. L. Wardle, at the time that he was accompanied to the shop of the said Plaiutif by this Deponent, Thomas Dodd, did order or select any articles of furniture vi hatsoever ; or that this Deponent, G. L. Wardle. • ['did at such time conduct or den.rus himself is aay waxier . as to injure the said Daniel lt right and Mary Anne Clarke, or either of them to believe, that he was qiviag. em o tes tended to 41%e, any order for furniture fir the said Mary Anne Clarke, or to became respornililz f r the papoent ' therriC: and these Doponeah sevensib say, that the Deponeot Gwyllans Lloyd Wardle was not latrodated as the person • who was t r pay for the i rid furaitur:, nor dot the said Mary Anne Clarke, in the presence or hearing of obese Deps..eats, or either of them, speak of this Deponent, G. L. Wardle, as the person who was to pay for the said turn:sure, „nor did this Depiment, Gwflyta Uoyd Wardle, is airy manner what. • mever assent thereto, nor did the said Mary Anne Clarke make use of any expression or conduct herself io any way. so as to induce these Depereerte, •- either of them, to sins reel or lielieve that she believed rite said Gwyllyre Lloyd Wardle would pay for the said forr.i tore, ft that she intended or devirued I r Bx this Deporent, G. L. Wardle, With the payment of the said furniture se..t —or Ordered -by her to be seat to her said house in Westbuncoe-place aforesaid, nr :int part thereof. An I this Deponent, Gwyllyrn Lloyd Wardle. for himself saith, that the said Mary .acme Clarke, wishing to call upon Mr. Dre , vaii, in ('harles-street, Sr. Janie: s square, be, this Deerasent; on the id day of D-eentser. called upon the said Mary Anne Clarke, io a hackney-coach. to take bet there, and th it the said Mary Acne Cl .eke thee said to . this l)epunent, that she wished first to call nt Mr. Vfright's, in Ruthhone place, to which place this Deponent and the said Mary Anne Clarke acco dingly first drove. And this Deponent further salth, that upon arriving at the shop of the slid Plaintiff, this Deponent again saw the said Das sift Wright ; and that the said Mary Anne Clarke and Dab Mel Wright bed mote conversation together. respecting wow alike furnintre; and the said Mary Anise Clarke went, as this Dimness, understood, to the bed-room of the said Plata. til, who was staled to he confined to his bed, in consequence at a fall from his gig. And this Deponent farther saith, that the said Mary Anne Clarke went away, leaving Nils Delp,. Dent with the said Daniel Wright together, and did set ish. r tirt, A.1•111PitIll A kr