The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-11-27 00:00:00

• . , 'a 47 90‘;'. Lint )1 0 1TRL1GENCE. (JOUR?IWO'S *VIM Nov. 25. e at. AND OTHERS. The ATTDRIB 11/11'4AL moved the judgment of C•eort On the Defendants, Messrs. ['enflame, K , •ylock, and Mrs. Harvey, who were convicted , at the eittings after last Trinity Term, in Guild' hall, London, before Lord Ellenborough and a Special Jury, on an indictment, charging thole with a conspiracy to defraud Obadiah Le Grows; HINNIN Esq. of- 20001. dndcr pretence that they could procure for him a place of confidence and trust under government, that of coast-weiter• of the port of London ; the particulars of the case have been repeatedly detailed. The parties had opened a shop in Crown-court, Threadneedle street, whence they advertised the sale of places louder Government, and had imposed upon the , Prosecutor in this instance, by undertaking to procure for him the above employment, fur which he paid E.:001. in the house of Sykes, Snaith, and Co. and took an accountable receipt of Mr. Wet. son, one of the partners of that house. Mr. Watson was a Defendant in the indictment, but the manner in which the offence was described, as useplie,l to Mr. Watson, was informal, and therefure, under the direction of Lord Ellenbo rough ; the Jury acquitted Mr. Watson, snit found the other Defen d ants guilty. They had been brought up on a former day, and all the cir retest:ewes of their case heard from affidavits, and address of Counsel on both sides ; nothing now tenshined but the judgment of the Court, which was pronounced by Mr. Justice Grose. Mr. GURNEY presented, on behalf of Mrs. Has. vey, an affidavit, explaining the manner in which she was to have received 501. for her trouble in the business; she annexed the promissory note given to her by Pullman and Keylock for that purpose., The Learned Judge said, that the three parties were now to receive the sentence of the Court, having been convicted of the above conspiracy, which was a very daring offence, no less than holding out to the public an idea that they had it in• their power to procure appointments for places of trust and confidence under Governmen and that such places were held forth for public sale, an audacious falsehood; and it was much to be lamented that any confidence should ever have been reposed In persons who were so unworthy of it, and who bail so shamefully misconducted themselves, as must appear to every one who had heard the report of the trial, and the subicquent affidavits ; by which it was manifest, that they were deeply concerned in this nefarious traffic ; they haul, indeed, endeavoured, by their affida vits, iu some measure, to extenuate their guilt, in order to mitigate their punishment, an attempt which madeit doubtful whether they had not there. by added to their crime, for they pretended that they were ignorant of the nature of the case, and that they did not know that what they were doing was illegal, an assertion which it was impossible to believe. In a country, known to pride itself upon the freedom and independence, and upon the excellence of its constitution, this conduct was most highly culpable ; nor was it for a mu. meat to be tolerated, that any person should sup.. pose that the sale of officaraf public trust and coelelence could be legal; it was known even to foreigners, as well as to natives of this country, that such a practice wds against law, and, indeed, the Defendants themselves had, by their own conduct, shevrn they knew it to be illegal ; for Mr. Watson himself had objected to the form of the first receipt, which was proposed to be given on this money being deposited at his hotise, he cause, lie said, the house of which he was a' partner %%fluid net sign any receipt in a transac tion which was illegal epee the face of it ; and it further appeared, that the parties epee perfectly apprised of the illegality of their proceedings, when they said, that a person to whom they pre. tended to beer: sold another office under Govern ment had taken a stiff oath. After this it would be the excess of childish credulity to • believe that these Defendants were not perfectly aware of the illegality of their proceedings, and it became now the duty of the Court to indict on the Defeo_ dates such a punishment as should leave no doubt on the mind of the public, that the Court considered this as an offence that must not be suffered in this country, fur it was • calculated to bring disgrace on its Government. Recollecting all the circumstances of , this case, and attending to the imprisonment which the Defendants, Poll man and Keylock, had already suffered, slid also to the circumstance of the Defendant Sarah liar. vcy having been under bail, the sentence of the Ceurt was, that the Defendants, Pullman and Kesleck, be further imprisoned in the King's Bench Prison for two calendar months, and Sarah Harvey be imprisoned three calendar months in the same place. THE Et NG V. TUO. 11141tVET AND A NOTURR. The A TTO RN ty-G EN t:R A L prayed the judgment of the Court, on the two Defendants, father and son, who kept the Crown public-house at Min chinhatupton, in Gloucestershire, for a violent as. saiiit on Peter O'Shaughnessy, Esq. captain of the pith regiment of foot, or Royal Irish, which was on its march from Gloucester to the Isle of Wight. The Captain and his Lieutenant were billetted at this inn, and coming to the house at ten at night, found it f4 p tened, and made a eery loud noise to get admission ; upon which the Defendants tante down, quarrelled with, and violently beat the Captain. They `attempted, at the trial, to slice , that the Captaie was the aggressor; but that the Jury disbelieved, sod found the Defendants guilty ; they now stood for the judgment of the Court. Mr. G LEE) and Mr. Taurrox spoke in rnitiga. lion of punishment. The ATTORNET-GINENAL in aggravation of it. Mr. Justice Game pronounced the Judgment of the Court. He told the Defendants, it was their duty to treat all their guests, and particu. lard; those who came fatigued with a long march, and who was engaged in the service of their King and Country, with civility and respect. This was emphatically the duty of those to whom licences were granted to keep public-houses; and perhaps it might be worth while for' the Magistrate of the county of Gl , nicester, to consider whether persons who had been founi guilty of the out. rage which the Defendants hot committed were loch to merit a renewal of their licence ; that, however, was matter for others, and nut tot the Court, to consider. The Court must tl,. that which appeared neceossary to preserve th.• peace. Considering all the circumstances of this case, the Court did order and adjudge, that these Defendants he imprisoned in the jail of Gloucester, for three caleudar months, and then discharged. - • - :*.am. T - 1 - . • "'W .- '. " 11 1 Wr"7 0 * - : ''''' — qr& •.-4d gsryivsriroea r liVar -- • . TH v. STATESMAN. ..- •• - - 1 i'nois THE LONDON GAZETTE, Nov. 23; RY*TRII KING-A PROCLAMATION. GEORGE R. Whereas our Parliament stands prorogued to Tuesday the fifth day of December next : we, with the advice of our Privy Council, do hereby publish and declare, that the said Parliament shall be further prorogued on the said fifth slay of December next, to Tuesday the twenty-third day of January next : and we have given orders to the Chancellor of that part of our United Kingdom called Great Britain, to prepare a commission for proroguing the same accordingly. And we do further hereby, with the advice aforesaid, declare our Royal will and pleasure, that the said l'arlia. ment shall, on the said twenty-third day of Ja nuary nest, be held and sit for the dispatch of di. vers urgent and important affairs ; and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Knights, Citi. zens, and Burgesses, and the Commissioners of Shires and Burghs of the House of Commons, are hereby required and commanded to give their at. tendance accordingly at Westminster, on the said twenty-third day of January next. Given at our Court at the Queen's Palace, the twenty-second day of November, one thou. sand eight hundred and nine, in the fiftieth year.of our reign. God save the King. MILITARY PROMOTION 4. Wer-qffice, Nov. 45, 1809. 24 Regiment of Life Guards—Lieutenant James Parkinson Miller Kenion, from the 48tb Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Young. who eschatriges. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—William Cordite Shaw, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Neville, who re tires. Sd Regiment of Dragoons—Lieutenant 11. L. Rose, from the 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Captain of a Troop, by pur chase, vice Perri)lt. who retires. 12th Regiment of Light Dragoons—James Chnttertnn, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Hall, promoted. 17th Ditto—Cornet Halbert Coulthard. irons the ;k1 Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Delancey, promoted in the 60th Foot. 19th Ditto—William Frederick Neville, Esq. to be Paymas ter, eke Neville. who resigio. Ist Regiment of Foot Guards—Captain John Robert Udney to he Captain of a Company, bv purchase, vice Cocks, who retires; Ensign Thomas Streattield to be Lieutenant, b 3 purchase, vire Udney. Sd Regiment of Foot, Hospital Mate Ivory to be ' Assistant Surgeon, vice Aire, promoted in the Sist Foot. 4th Regiment of Foot. To be Lieutenaots, without purchase. Ensign John Fraser, vire Cunningham. deceased. Ensigns Edmund Field and Hyatt Boyd. To. be Ensigns. Robert Arnold, Gent. vice Fraser. The Honourable Vere Powktt, vice Field. Richard Mtithoiland, Gent. vice Boyd. i'th Ditto. Alsistam Surgeon J. Williamson. from the 29th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Wallace, promoted. 9th Ditto, Ensign Peter Le Nlesnrier to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wellman, promoted. 10th Ditto, Captain Henry Ileatheote front the 60th Foot, to be Captain of a Company, vice Carey, prowled. 11th Ditto, Jonas Paley Hardy. F.sq. to be Popo:titer of the 2cl Battalion, vice Hardy, deceased. 14th Ditto. Captain William Davidson, from the 72d Fo't. to he Captain of a Company, vice Dunlop, who ex changes. 16th Ditto. Lieutenant-Cnlnsel Henry Dailey, from the Ist West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purcisase. 20th limo Ensign James F. • calker to be Lieutenant, by purchase , vice Tavey, promoted. 294 Ditto, Lirutenisnt G. T. Eindsay, from the Royal Afri can l'orpt, to he Lieutenant, witiiout purchn.e. 97tb Ditto, Ensiun and Adjutant William Taylor to havethe rant of Lieutenant ; Eussgn Cranford, to be Jaen temult, without purchase, rice Stannurd, promoted in the 99th Foot ; John Nl•Leod, Gent. to be Ensign, rice Crau- ford. 35th Ditto, Ensign Owen Hogan, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Eositm, s 'molt perchase 1--- Bliss, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Fvance, deceased. 36th Ditto, Ensign Thomas Griffiths, from the Royal Gla morgan llilitia,to be Ensign. 38th Ditto, Ensign George Richardson, to be Lieutenant, vice Ha/well, deceased. 47th Ditto, Ensign Henry Fairfax, from the 411th Foot, to be Lieutenant. without purchase, vice Campbell, pro moted in the 95th loot. 48th Ditto, Lieutenant James Moore Young, from the 2d Regiment of Life Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice Kenion, whip exchadges. -19th Ditto, Eiricu James Kittermaster to be Lieutenant, by purchase. vice (rant. (mounted in the 71st Font. 3t-t Ditto. Captain Frederick sparks to be Nlajiir, by par chase, vice !)iinkirt, proinotetl in the 77t h Fool. 60hh Ditto. Lieutenant l'nilip Nla)er to be Captain Isla Cow pany, with nit purchase. vice Gunter, appointed Stahl Caistainat the Foreign Depot at Ivnainginn. 66th I)itto, 11'11141in Kingsmill, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Kelly, deceased. 67th Ditto, halo James M. Wilkinson, rrosn the 95th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice ltutledge, ap pointed to the Ith Veteran Itattalina. 69th Ditto. Ensign Webb to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Kennedy, who retires.—Johu Read, Gent. be Ensign. without purchase, vice Webb. 72i Ditto, Captain James Duulop, from the 11th Foot, to be Captain of a Company, vice Davidson, who exchanges. 73d Ditto, Lieutenant John Acres, from the King's Cou Militia, to be Ensign.—Ensign Thomas Hrereton Watson, from ditto, to be 75th Ditto. Mark AllCullam, Gent. to be Ensigo, by pur chase, vice Hood, promoted. 81st Ditto, Brevet Major Edward Gillman, from the 56th Fo't, to be Major, without porcha,e, vice Williams, pro :noted in the tiOth Foot. &4th Ditto, (:aptain Robert B. M‘Gregor to be Mnjor, vice Vandeleer, decease-J.—Ensign James Stewart, from the 69th Foot. to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice I)ausey, promoted. 91st Ditto, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel BerkenheadGlegg, to he Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchnse.—Captaiu Do nald M'Neill to be Major, vice Gkgg.—Lieutenant Dug:il,l Campbell to be Captain of a Company, vice Emir: John Marshal to he Lieutenant, vice Campbell. 95th Ditto, Lieutenant I)tignlit Ferguson, from the Foot to be Captain of a Company. without purchase, vice Bo gie, saperecied 96th ditto, Thomm Andersoo, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wilkinson, promoted io the ti7th Foot. 97th ,Ditto. Ensign Edward Briscoe to be Lieuteatm, by purchase, vice Wade, who retires.—Hospital Mate. Booty to he Ass.staut -Surgeon, vice Maio:ger, promatia in the Slit Foot. 99th Ditto, William Otway, Esq. to he Paymaster, vice SowIller„ diunisscd. Herron's Regiment, Nicholas Theodore de Gomven:, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Ferret, promoted.—Charles de Gum veos. Gent. to he ditto, vice O'Hehir, appointed to the Duke of Brunswick's Corps. YA Royal Veteran Bats:llion. Captain Jnhn Crooks, from the Noce Scotia Fe:willies, to be Captain of a Coo:pm:v. vice Seobie, appointed to the 6th Royal Veteran Balta .. lion. . Oh Ditto, lieutenant Peter Rutledge. from the 67tb Foot. to be Lieutenant. vice Taylor, appointed to the lith Royal Veteran Battalion. STAFF. Brevet Major Francis Owner, fi•im the 60th Foot, to be Stuff Captain at the Foreign Depot at Lytuingtou. HOSPITAL STAFF. Deputy Inspector William Ferguson to be an Inspector of Ilmpitals in Portugal only, under the caninand of Lieute muit-Gen. Beresford. To be Hospital-Mates for General Service. Charles Newcombe, Gent. Motes Griffiths, Gent. Alexander hlurray, Gent. MEMORANDUM. The appointment o( Lieutenant Kirby, from the 67th Foot; to be First Lieutenant in the 95th Foot, as stated in the Gazette sof the 7th law. has Dot taken plate. Captain Wainwright, of the 27th Foot, who was super seded, as stated in the Ciasette of t►e 17th October, I$U9, reinstated is bit mak. r+a: & ...•••111r .va • The sodertnentiawed Oaken are kuperseded, being without 9th Light nr•aro.u„, Lieutenant WeAropp. A.sistant•Mtr_rnn Luhy. lUld lout, Lasigu ila3ly. Erratum in tNe Gazette of the 7th in , tan:. 67th _Foot. Far Ensign Kirki.on4l (;nsiiiv to be Liento•nnr.t, without purchaor. %i. - e Kirby, nppoioted to the 105th foot, real I taiga Kirkwood Casaidy to he Lieutenant, without per chace. :unossiosinns si,;ned by the Lord Lientenruit of the County of Neut. . - Chatham ant Galtriglta.n VoluntPer grtillerv. Second Lieutenant looeph Ashley ts be First LiPitteavit, 9 ; ei Dames. resigned. 1/ated November 17. 1809, Win, Marsh. oat. to be Seroni Lieutenant, %ie. Atbley. Date! as above. puninisslonscigned•by the Lord fJeetenlot of Cheebire. Royal Cheshire Militia. Michael Litwin Fell. (ieoL to be Lie 'tenant, vire Clerbore, promoted iu the Liar. I)ated November S. 1819. Coitgtetwo Regiment of Lind .1111itit. Emit 11 , miantio Baxter to be Lieuteu mt. I)atetl October 90, 1909. F.n.io James Adam, lee. to be ditto. D.it , •:l Erhiga James Stelfoit to be ditt.i. I) ite,t ~i,„„... Ensigu Thmnav Williamson to ISe 1::tn. I)Ated Emig"! John Lightfoot, super,eced, being absct ~,the rt leave. BANKRUPTCY suivr.asimP.u. P. Eirmin, Dedham, Esse:, money-gerivener. BANKRUPTS. E. Ware,Cheapside, ailliner, to mrrender 9-r. 5,14.. T. 6, at Guildhall. Atlordry, Mr. WeICI. NieS ri Lo bard-street. .1. Newituta,llishowratt•-streml% listen-drirr,n K• 5, 16, Jan. 6, at Guildhall. Attotary, Air. Parton, WM brook. R. Cannon. liing , 4and-roal. belittler. Nor. 33, D--. 11, Jan. 6. at Guildhall. Niamey, Mr. Pilots, HArt•street, Bloomslbury. Abell, Ohl Fird, builder. Dee. 2, 16, Jan. 6, at Galli. bill. Attorney, Mr. Crane, New law. W. Ilea, feed. woolstapler, Dre. 11, 14, Jan. 6. at the Star mitt Garter, Leech. A tturaie:., Sloan. Lambert ari li:ttton-g.trtien, Lead.m. H. Plrrv, Liverpool, men -Iron. Dec.ll, 1 9 , Jim 6. hi the• Globe Tavern Liverpol. Attorney, Mr. firork.tt, Dean's coin t, St. PaZI%. Loudon. M. and J. Priest, Tboraev-‘treet, Bloomsbury, CUR,' It•rnit ker-, Dee. 6, at tinildball. Attorney, Mr. Palle'', Cro4--strem, Hamm-garden. W. Thornton. 7)ev , rnhirr.-street, M ir•-le-h'ine, merchant, Dee. 1. 9, Jan. 6. at Gutldhatl. Attoraies., Mewrt.J. •and W. Richardson, New Inn. G. M. Skeßey, Whitechapel, hosier, Nov. 1), Dee. 11: Jan. 6, at Guild rail. Attorney. Mr. Lumley, t:•icausiJe. C. Dilldin, Strintl, niu.ir-o-lier, Nov. 28, I)er. 2, Jo t '. 6, at Guildhall. Attorn?). Mr. 11' ouJ, Sohn. I. Alexander, 1).1 . ..e -street, Aldtate. broker, Dec. 9, 16, Jan. 6, nt Dun lluaU. Attorney, Mr. Isaacs, Seri-smirk, St. Mary Axe. J. Hirt, Bristol, eroeer, Dee. 6, 7, Jan, 6, at the Bach Tavern, Brisi.ll. Aiturnirs, klelars. Brice and Williams, Lincoln's-Iw, Losat.n. . J. Suddosen, Wirsd-street, Coe:lnside. hosier, Dee. 2., 9. inn. 6. at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Field, Wood-street, C brapside. W. M 4 Dowall. Tottenham-enort-road, linen-draper, Der. 2,9, Jan. 6, at Gail:Bill. Attoraies, Messrs. Maddock and Stevens ns, Line IW. • J. Strutt,LittleQueen-ctretat. Lluessin's Ino-ft•lts, stationer. Dee, 4, 5. Jan. 6, at Attoroles, Messrs. Ocutun and Barker. tiray's Inn-square. • Mr. Kirkpatrick. 'tread-greet-hill. ow-reheat, Nov. 33, p re . ii, .1 1 1%6. at GuilJhall. Attgrnies, Messri. Matthew; anl.Raadall, C..tqle-str •et, fl•tlMsrn. DIVIDEVDc. Dec. 21. W. Dcartma, Coventr:, Iv - Arr.—Dm.. 41. W. Jacks la and T. Palo.. Co‘entrv. ribhon•liantsfncturer -- Der. 30. A. Chridtin, Illck-street, Afar,-le-h.ovae, pane bro%.er.—Dec. 30. If. O. fleets's% Gray's-lot-vcpuare, mu na, -senor:sec.—Dee. 19. N. k etap•o.. rev', horn. !raper —Dec. $3. J. Pinney, Ilury -street. S . .1.11114.4%, tai. I v.—Dee. r. J. and S. New& Stoke. Stafford .nor', ear riers.—Dec. 16. J. S. 'Taylor. Onweekurelt-rtreet, straw ' hat-marniTorarer.—Dee. S.J. N. .I.tel. High -street. sluice. Ineh, deakr in glow—Dec. 23. W. C. Ttanwit. Nil- 'alas lane, niereltrtni.—Dee. 24. W. Ea -tare. latils Car+er.lair. Doctor's-citinto Int. cabinet-maker. Arch S. J. Kenniste, seu. anl J. fieunma, ian. Nir totas4a..” lirokers.—Der. 21. 11. Moot% Sunderland, mercer. --04etober 16. W. G. Bromley and R. Soltl. Bialtorogate-street, auctioneers.— Dee. S. W. Lastior, Si. lathe ine-stun. Istsreis-b .ker. Dec. 23. W. Beit•on. sea. R. Iteat.nu, J. ileamin and I‘ . . Bentsan. jun. 111a , b•irlogle, Yorks:sire, cbenti.ti.— . l)e , .. 19. C. Cadman. Part -street, Itlio<ton. carpenter.—Der. 5. W. Bryan While Lino -coact, Ilirehin-lanc, irtereaant.-0-c. 16. JfJnors, Bishops iturtford. Heverordanire, shopkeeper. —Dec. Sk). T. Plumbe and .1. Ornwkirk, Lawa %hire, mairtfactorers.—Der. Is. X. Wend.iver, Fir e r, liar. rey, corn dealer.—Dot. IS. W. Beaton, Slane, Star farchhire, miller.—Dee. 2.1. B. Gill, Nlanekeher, JrAper.— Dee. 27. T. Middleton, Liverpool, collate outnaidertn-er.— Dec. 16. T. Lee, Liverpool, innkeeper.—Der. 1.). J. 1 . ..an4. %I:twitcher, cotton maauEicturer.-I),T. 14. 11. (411, Wake field, Yarkvlstre, miller. —Dec. 30. ( Molter, Chenies-street, ford-road, w ine-ma ker. CERTIFICATES.—Dce. 16. Scaroe, Dakc-street, Mt. Jaine!.'s-street. T gong, Damien& Glattemter-h ire, dealer.—J. Allaapp, 41k-weaver.-0. Ilargrenve and J. Ciondwia 9 anc nester. me reaatut". —W . J W 001.% eel), rail ir. —G. 11. - ede. jun. Lime-hreet, 6shmonger.-11. 11. %V ilsan, W lir! I, factor.—W. Davies, H dM,r , linen.drnper.—.l. Shawl. I.om:vard-hreet, Dieldr„ Conahill, bookseller..— .1. Murky, Sewardstuae, Essex, stiller.—•l'. H. MINS and J. Creenwnod, Leed, , Krocco.—R. Sansacl, Iligh-street. St. linen-draper. T. aad A. Dow, Livf•rpool, aver el'antv.—R. Stevens, Percival.streei, G'swell.areet, ok.ria-dyer.—T. Hill, BriAlltbelamtamc. bolter. Average Prices of Corn. by the Ovarter of eight Whole:- ter 8e4.1.4. and of Oatmeri per non of 1 Idibs. Avoirdoper, from the resins received Li roe week emlioe 17th November, 1809 : Wheat 1111 s. Ad.—R ‘eb9s. id. —Barley fad,. 7d. — Oats 51: , . 11d.—ficani 595. .Bd.—Pease 41.—Oatmeal ios. 4d. The Arertv Price of 13 own or Muscovado Sugar, com puted frusta the Returns made in the Week, ending the ' , Hi day of November, 180, is 494. ital. per cwt. Putt/sive of the duties .4 ra.tom., paid or payable thereon on the importatios thereof into Great Britain, A Roman peasant lately found in a field, at Monterose, a coin, whirh is supposed to be the leollt ancient that is extant. It is thought to have hews coined by Serthis Tullius, the sixth King of the Romans, %too die.) in the year of Koine .213. ally 2330 years old. Its weight is 11 oz. 17 p..% ts. its diameter tut, itches (en lines. On one si le it Las the head of Minersa, seen in full face, with the helm e t (Pollude ga katu), and on the other an tax, and a small which indicate 4 the first of the Roman figures. On the exerrot e is inser!lted, in large characters, nomad. The metal is %cry Kire, and has a consi derable analog• to the Egyptian copper of the coins of the Ptolemies. At the adjournment of the Commission Court in Dublin, on Tliorsdlr, four men. found guilty of a riot and rescue of cattle disttanted fur non payment to rent, were Pentenced to he imprisoned for six months. After the Judos left the Court, one of the men, with great sirapittity, applied to the Clerk of the : Crown, to know " if their case w•ls bailable;" to *hit M be replied, with great nairele, 66 ye•, et•the erpiralion of months." -LONDON : ord . Pooblislbell O-v 1). Lo v ELL, i 1 sl o e 91111 C/, b 7, Fleel-kireetl WIZ KING V. WW. PRIVTLY. Mr. GARELOW moved fur a writ of Habeas Cur. pug, to be directed to the Keeper of the jail of Hereford, commanding him to bring tip the body of William Priestly, for the purpose of his being admitted to bail. He stood charged with a violent suspicion of felony, that of picking the pocket of a person of the name of Powell, a butcher at Hereford, and stealing one guiuea, half.a.guinea, and a sixpence. The Prisoner, Priestly, was a ropeetable person, who had con. cerns in the commercial road to the London flocks, went down to Hereford to purchase horses for the purposes of his business ; and this butcher's pocket being picked in thu fair, he had charged this. person with haviug done it. He was apprehended and searched before the Magis. strate, ill. iu money was found in his pocket, but neither a guinea, nor half.a.guinea ; a six. pence there was found, and the prosecutor swore to it positively that it was his, it being, he said, a Queen Anne's sixpence ; whereas, in fact, it was a piece of coin of the United States of America. But the Prosecutor was unable to understand that because he could not read. A person of the name of Cottenan, an hackney coachman, joined in the affidavit, and gave an account of his giving to the Prisoner some of the money which was found in his pocket; and added, that further evidence will be given to manifest the Prisoner's innocence on this occasion. The Court granted the writ, and also a certio rari to remove the proceedings had before the Magistrate, and directed notice to be given to the Prosecutor and to the committing Magistrate. 'ME KING V. JO!. lIIRSENT. • The Defendant, partner in the house of Ilibbert and Sons, oflord's-court, Crutched Friars, wus brought into Court to enter iuto recognizance to preserve the peace towards his own brother and partner, who has exhibited against him articles of the peace. Mr. MARRTATT said that this matter hrd been twice before the Lord Mayor of London, and was dismissed by that worthy Magistrate. Mr. GANNON' said he did not see the regularity of any thing being said at the bar, when a person ordered by the Court to find bail, came in for that purpose ; but since this had been said, he must Answer it by saying that this Gentleman had been twice required to give bail by the same respectable Magistrate, •ho had found he could nut restrain him effectaaHy, and he was therefore handed over to the stronger arm of this Court. Lord ELLENSGIOUGU said, the Court could only look at that which was regularly before it, which was that of calling on the person now in Court, to give such hail as the Court should, in its discretion, think requisite to preserve the peace. Ordered, that he do enter into a recogni zance himself in 5001. and two sureties in 9501. each, to be of good behaviour fur twelve months, which were given immediately, un which he was discharged. nuNsitit a. TUT GO YLItNORS OF IBETIILEbt OOS. PIT' L. Mr. Sc.% tura. moved a writ of habeas corpus, directed to the Governors of Bethlein Hospital, calling on awn, to bring into Court the body 01 James Tilley Matthews, who had been put into the Hospital as an insane person, in 1796, and who, it was now sworn by the officers of the pa rish, by which he had been sent to the hospital, and by some of his friends, had recovered his senses. The Governors, when applied to for the liberation of the unfortunate man, first stated, that he was one of their worst lunatics. The persons who made the present application then investigated the matter further, and were still more confirmed in their original belief of the Prisoner having re gained his senses. They accordingly again ap. plied to the Governors, and were then informed that Mr. Matthews was a State Prisoner. This they knew not to be the case, and accordingly the present application was made. The Learned Counsel held in his hand an affidavit by a respect. able Gentleman of the name of Dunbar, a mer chant iii the city, whose wife was a relation to this unfortunate man, of whom Mr. Dunbar was willing to undertake the charge. He swore in his atiidavit•to a conversation he had had with Mr. Haslam, the apothecary to the Hospital, who having accidentally shewn him sonic writing, Mr, Dunbar knew it to be Mr. Matthews's, and men tioned his name and situation, on which Mr. Haslam said, "He is no more mad than you are; it is a thousand pities his friends will not take him out." Lord ELLEwsononen asked, why the visiting physician had not been applied to? - Mr. SCA MATT said, the friends of this unfortu. nate gentleman had employed two medical persons to visit the Prisoner, and who were satisfied of his p,erfe•ct recovery. They were to have seen Dr. Munro today on the subject ; but he (Mr. Scar. let) had been informed, since the Court met, that the Defendant had postponed the meeting till Wed nesday, being the day after Term. It therefore became necessary for him to bring the matter he fore the Court with the imperfect evidence he had. Sorely, he contended, the Governors of this hos. pital had no right to insist on keeping this norm.. tonate man, when his friends were willing to un. durtake the charge of him. herd ELLENBOROUGH ordered that the motion should be renewed On Monday, with such addi. tional evidence from medical men as could be pro. duced. He was satisfied there must be a mistake in supposing that any thing improper could attach to the•Guvernors of the hospital. MIN ,--..- I'