The National Register. — London, England, 1819-06-06 00:00:00

JVNE 6. Tia CARUSIE IMAMS. The ‘Veavers of Carlisle and its neighbourhood have been in a state of very natural excitement, though not the slightest symptom of turbulence has occurred ; but the ina,pstrates have deemed it necessary to Iteeep the military iii teailiness. Seieral hand-hills have been (Its. Intoned by the poor distressed and industrious, though harshly calumniated creatures, respecting their case, of which we mike the following selectimi, as giving a tolerably Cunt (and scarcely that) idea of the minty to hich MAO, so calling Inmself, can submit : AN AFFE IL TO TONLIC FEELING. • 6 The Journeymen Weavers of Carlisle and neighbourhood beg to call the attention of the public to the farming simple truths:—We are now arrived at a pitch of wretelitalness and misery, such, we sincerely believe. as never existed in any coun try in time of profound peace, except visited by a natural famine. We are a powerful people. and yet we want strength. We are an industrious people and yet we want bread; whatever the cause may be, we will not at this rooment pretend to determine, but the elects are dreadful to be contemplated, and still more horrible to experience. Only for a moment let any rational and reasonable betng amonsra you lay it to his own heart, and there, at the tri bunal of that principle that dictates lactann right mid wrong, imagine us, if he can, labouring in a place peculiarly unwhole. sonic fmin its closeness and damps, a nd where the air is imnrcg owed wi 11 noxious matter, so that what we inhale is little Letter ti an a fetid gra ; which, though inseparable from the nature of fie work itself. is nevertheless a partieular aggravation of our noway, ala 1 all this for a reward of is. a day, and fed chiefly on tomatoes, the roper food only for hogs yet our miserable half raaTished children wait with anxious desire for their scanty morsel of thole provisions; and the fond mother, the last of all to man plain, summoning all her resolution together to hide the poig n..ney of her grief fro.n her already disconsoliite partner; her child, perhaps at her breast, feebly sucking that nourishment that nature almost refuse* to bestow : if this be not the very climax of human misery, tell us in what does human misery con. silt %—.Wives cad enillren heart•broken and in ragwattal plunged altogether in helpless. almost hopoleas, and to all appearance quit* irremediable ruin, we have only one gleam of hope left us, which that the Legislature will take our distress into consideration— we having petitioned our Prince and the Parliament to have us conveyed to Canada, or some of the Northern colonies 'the peti t: ans were eachsig ned by nearly a thousand per asiosl, that ear (undies may yet hope to survive the wreck of inhery that we are now involved in, and is apparently still getting nearer the final goal of destructiun, for we are fully convinced that trade is near is consummation • that a severe winter, or a failing harvest would introduce a fever that would not be easily eradicated. We are likewise convinced that the public in general know that every principle of phikaophy, jugice, and sound policy, imperiously demands that the poor be protected; since the immutable and irreversible laws of nature have so blended the fate of all classes of society together, that whatever makes against the poor must in the end, prove the dearuction of the great. In our present tut. paritE eled distresses. it is not too much to dem an d. in a voice of thunder the adoation of a system of economy, and the stripping the undeserving of their ill-merited pensions. We have no peculiar affection for one denomination of public men more than another. Both Whigs and Tories, have in their turn, cajoled the people, and profited by their credulity; but experience has opened the eyes of the public mind to principles rather than to men ; and we swear upon the altar of the Constitution—by the bravery of our forefathers, and by the blood shed by them is asserting . the immutable rights of human nature, that we are their legniiniu- sons, and that our conduct shall not belie their ancient fame !" They had, on Friday, upon the Sands a general meeting, inclu ding deputations (tom the towns of Wigton. Brampton. Long town, Penrith, and all the intermediate villages, to the amount of about 1,700 in number; bat we do not understand that any thing detinitive is settled upon. Their procession through the city in regular tiles, their mournful silence, and the laurel boughs that many of thzm carri,d in token . of their peaceable intentions. whilst it gave the lie practical to the professed object of the l'it Clati members. gave a melancholy interest to the scene, that could not be resisted by hearts participating in the feelings of our common nature. We trust an amicable arrangement will take place; for the principal manufaiturers are anxious to ameliorate the condition at their workmen ; but this must be a work of co-operation.— lli•;ierto all mutual understandings amongst the master-manu fat-titters have b,hti as ropes of sand; but they mint now be convinced that, in this aspect, the maxims of trade have other foundations than maxims of religion, and that, as it regards the Cirmer, a community of faith is necessary for the general intertat. Since receiving the above, we have been favoured with a copy of the communication wade by the weaver. to the .%hyor : it is as follow•s: " As justica is the grand object we wish to obtain, it is neces sary to thaw up a correct wale of prices, built on the unerring principles of justice and equity: they are also calculated on the very lowest rate possible: so as to enable those employed in the said work to exist by their labour. 66 We therefore most earnestly request, that you would use your magistetial interference on our behalf, in calling together the principal mastermanufacturers, and requesting them to ac. tale to our most just and humble clahns. It, from the depres-ed state of trade, they arc unable to give us all full work at the aloe:Led rate of prices, we are quite willing to have the quantity of our work limited to any given sum manufacturers may think proper; we being fully convinced that in a state of low trade a rtiluction of. the quantity of work tends to remove the evil by re ducing the quantity of goods in the market, whereas the impolitic system of reducing the price of labour. to the starvation of the workmen, tend: only to glut the markets with low.priced goods, thereby prolonging the misery we complain of." The Mayor and many other gentlemen whom he consulted. corm 'erine the sentiments and views expressed in this document as reasonable and just, arc a illing to sign a petition to tic Legidature, praying for legislative or any other relief that may be thought expedient, or to use their legislative influence in any other desirable way. To promote this object, the Mayor will cad a public meeting, to be held at the Town-hall on Monday next, which, we enti.rtain no doubt will be numerously attended, and some mode of proceeding mint likely agreed upon. Every one will be anxious to do all in Lis power for the relief of um method distress. petition was presented ltv Mr. Joint Smith to the Douse of Cool 000000 is on iVedriesday last, from Mr. John Brown, praying for an alteration in the Bankrupt Laws, relative to the depositions of a Bankrupt to be taken as satisfactory by the Commissioners when given on oath, tut less (harmed by litlellUlell/S, or a sespectable witness on oath. The Petitioner also considered it a great int propelety to conr tttt it commercial men to Newitate, where they are obliged to mix with cony icts and other persons, atuamitted for the worst ulkuces. TUE NATIONAL REGISTER. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. DLWITT Y. GRAY AND (ITU 1:101. This was au itCll.llll w rest Ter a COIN priltali 101 l in dun/wee optima the laupneturs of •' The the U, iKiiud Windom. and Ctuu staze Cuaeh," fur an istjury ►uttuaucd hi the uTertura iuh of Out couch. sewilett and Mr. Comyn conducted the plaintillrs case, and Mr. hlarrynit aad Mr. W. E. l'auntoir the defers data's. The tube proved was this —The plaintilTa widow lady, of imiderate for lane. residing at Wendsor-custli, being In London in the Mind It of August last, Soul du inside pLue in the defendants' coach, being accumpauted by her man servant WI the outside. 'lite coach left the Bolt-in-Tua Cleet-strect, about three o'clock in the afterriumr.on the 16th August. It was laden very heavily ebll t h.. oiss,isir, arid 'lsere were Id eritside passengers, (Including the coachman), nod six inside. 'lrhe p tiervant bat on the sup of the lug gage. wbirh was uoemoinualy hi,th. When the coach ar. rived near Crauford-bridgc, sill its road to linos. site new opposisitru coach ap,reared in siuht. at about a huildred yo.ds distance. The defendants' mm0)161.184 a ith a view to pass the latter coach, drove to the right hand side "f the road, to the centre of wliich was slime gravel. lie aas driving at a ttasidrrale pace, but the coach being out of ilt was overturned ; cad in consequence of the strides'', the plaisturs right is rest was broken, lv:r elbow dislocated, her forehead cut to the bane, and she received seseral either severe injuries. She was afterward, put 'order the care of Mr. John Al'Queen, of Icon, w his attended her for seseral mouths She also had th. ;uls ice sit Sir D. Duudas. and was sitosequAstly obliged to none to Itouhan far the advice of Mr. (line, and took tol.titigs for OA purpose. She u as now rept emoted to be far from well, and had for some purposes completely lost the use of her right arm. The expellees she wits put to was stated to be upwards of :Mg Mr. Nlarryatt addressed the jury, on behalf of the defea darns, in initivation of damages, utisibuting the misfortune to mere accidmt, mid not to toy negligence imputable to. the defendants' concha' in, The Lord Chief Justice sai that the defendants were cies' ly liable, upon the hare statement that the roach had hem' overladen wish logoge and passeugers to a greater amount thau the law sortbarized. The law allowed of only 11 outside passengers, and ezpiessly forbade any wools sit ting MI the top of the luzgahe. if the accident arose f r om this se rail .ev, the ph s intif: etas rot itied to dais's s She ap peared io have incurred a very considerable pecuniary CZ's!~ fir medical assistance; but in addition to the amount of that, sh • was entitled to something tor 11,2 r. per sm.al sullerings, and the permanent injury she seemed likely to have austi,ined. The jury found fur the plaiotiff.... Damages 3001. MORRIS V. MICKINNON The plaintiff was an apothecary residing it Chandos reet, Covent larden, the defendant, a physician resident in the adelphi. The present fiction was brought to recover • conipeosaewn in damages fur cert • !anderous reports eir cuLacd Its tile defendant, as to the made in which the plain till. treated his pat tents, by which the plaintiff sustained con siderable lust of practice. By the evidence it was proved, that the defendant had said the pla:utiff, by his mode of treatment, hurl caused the death of a child of Mr. Defoe, a corpeester, in Hungerford Market, whom be had been called iu to &Mend. That Mr. Morris was no doctor, only an apothecary that lie knew no more of the inside of n man than lie did of the inside of the onion; and further, that he had destroyed the child of • per son, named Blather, by giving it calomel ; and shut this compinitit of the plaintiff's mode of treating his patients was coinnum every where.—The Jury found a serdict fur the plitiatiff—Damages 5006—Costs 40s. NORRIS ♦. 1117*.T. This was an action, brought by the High Hainfrof West. niinster, to recover of Mr. Henry Hunt one tuird of the expellees incurred at the late general election. In the month of Ju n e, ROB, defeinlaut stood forward can didate for the City of IVestminster, anti hiving refused to pay his share oftbe expellee w bleb the II igh was put to in the erection of tie Ilustitigs.and hire of Poll Clerks, this action was commenced.—Thz first question the Jury had to try was, w Nether Mr. Haut was a candidate at the Llection of West Initiate' . in June last year t—Secundki,, how many candidates there were on that occasion ?—The third qui mina was, whether *lw charges for erecting the Hustings and the services of a sufficient number of Pull Clerks were reasonable. The tiot witness calicd was Hr. Smedley, Deputy High Ratliff. lie stated. that six persons were expected to be candidates, and the Hustings wire erected by ruder of the High Radii!:'Trent:-one Poll Clerks were employed Expellees were also incurred for stationery, and printed tickets for the admission of the ft iends rif the candidates.— Mr. Hunt, Sir M. Maxwell, and Sir S. !timidly. were under stood to be candidates.— Sir F. Burdett, Major Cartwright, and the Hon. Dauglas Kismaird did not stand. The charge fur builtliim the Hustings sod other necessary eepences, were proved. The defendant, in a speech of considerable length, con• tend,al—first. that the money paid to the High Bailiff. b, the agents of Sir M. Nlas well and Sir S. Romilly, was as much as the elpeare fairly incurred. Secondly, that there stem sit candidates instead of three, amid that he could not be culled upon to pay more than one•sixth of the fair charges. lie ohjectert to pai use for sionmery, and endeavoured to cat "sten the carpenter's hill for the Hustings, by the admeu suremeN of Mr. Mill., a surveyor, whir reduced the value of the tame much below the estimated v.,lue. The ist:y under all flat circumstances, found a verdict for the plaintiff for V 744. Ss. 10d. r t. thing deduction was made on account of t.►e charge for statitmery, which the Act did not allow. This cause continued In near eight o'clock at night.—The Court nits much crowded by Electors of Westminster and others. lu the roar' of the proceedin to, Mr. limit charged Mr. Sraili tt ssith slating. in one of the County As►iz Cola, U. that lie. Mr. Hunt, bud eudensoured to injure lite interest of Sir S, Horridly. Mr. Seat lilt, in nnswer, admitted thnt he s iid Mr Hunt did ill to Sir S. Itomdls, in asserting that he was en • he same side in it It h4n. Mr. Huns. in reply. observed. that the statement of the Learned Counsel 14 its erroneous, berawe he bee..tne n can• &time berate Sir S. domilly's name tins mentivueil. 183 - • • • Mr. Scarlet thee mid he had done Mr. Hunt great homier le tempting his name a ilh tsir S. THURSDAY, Jess S. Bdore Mr. dead= DAT r Er and a Special Ali'. 1.01111 ciestit.Es bPliht:Elt CIat.IICHIIL V. ficreg. Thu seas als aciimeagainst the publisher of a Sunday Newspaper, to recover damages Mr libels injuring the character of the noble plaintiff. The libels 'appetite& in the 'Catmint,. of May and jUlle last year. The filet stated, that Lord C. S. Churchill drove fn. simisly and dangerinisly in his gig, and that his immode rate disking occasioned the death of a yams' lady its this • Kiiierekload„ Chelsea. • The second 4:barge aas, that having so done, be was so abandoned to :A want of fueling, that lit the Satllle even• ins attended a public ball. The third dial charged bile with Improper motives in ! bringing this action. lii answer to the first of these cheeses the defendant put upon the recot d a jiestificiiiion, via. he neidertook to make out, to the satisfaction tat the Jars, that it Naa Icy the furious driving of the amble plaintiff that the young lady eagle by her di ask. With respect to the either I wo.. namely, the imputation of going to a ball, and unworthy motive., Writ uses lsu jeslitiCeltee. Alf. Scarlet stated the me. The object of this noble plaintiff was not to obteislarge damages, but to vindicate his character against the -aspersions east epee It lay the libel*. He relatoel the melancholy accident which hap- - petted to !dig. Tooke LI the King's.road, which toast be in thy; recollection of all orir readers, and unilti suede in prove, by the clearest evidence, the falsehood of the statenieuts WhiCil Vivre the subject ut action. He iillueseel the Lioerty of the l's ass to esker! to the ultimo limit, but observed, if tles•ie ads no restraint upon the Him. it would by tyraiinotts. The Press should be at liberty to • say what the conductors thought eight, lint if they in setted that which was mons, they should pay fur it. The • learned Counsel peeved the publication of the libels. 11e then called the plaintitt'N servant, who was in the gig when ' • the accident happened. He released his master lions blame, and attributed the accident to the unskilful driving of Mr. Tooke, also was in thy chaise with tee young lady• when it sins upset. Further evidence proved moat clearly and distiuctly that Lord C. S. Churchill was nut at a pniilic ball on the night of the accident. He remained en Use nisei, and from the first to the last of the accident acted as a HIND of • feeliug should art. Oa the mails ipiestiun, , furtuns and careless di wins, there was much contradictory esi. desire, and pat ticialarly with respect to the mills of the road. '1 he servant deposed that his master was not driv ing at a furious pace. He was (hiving moderately, and there wools' have bees no in•cielent .1 Mr. Tooke had nut sired: his noise. Another es iteess staled, that he was - driving at the rate of seven or eight mites an hunt. Mr. 11 Widens. in behalf of the delesJant, addressed the Jury at ecru:idyl aLle length, and contended, that proof of negligent diving would entitle the defesident to a verdict. Th . ; witnessesfor the defendant described the accident to have been oceesioned by the carelessness of Lord C. The deposition...liken beiure the Coroner mere also rvird, and it appeared, by the evidence of our of the %itilesbe.. that Lord Church.ll, in the opiuiun of tiiat waists., was driving to a furious way. Mr. tiesilet replied. The learned 'Judge then slimmed up the evidence, pointing on( to the Jury the main question fur their eon. sideration,namely,the flake, driving. Fur the tv u re. attaining litlels there was no justification. They had to say what damages were due en all the libels, pi uvided the Jury consideied the same proved. The Jury rethed two hours, and oil their return found a verdict for the plaiiititi tra two cuaut%, coutAiniag the charge of going to a ball, and the iisiliutatioe of hope over motives. Damages 5Ui. On the charge of fusions driving. %Welt the defendant justified, they found a verdict defendant. 'the trained Judge stated, that it was, in his opinion, salutary verdict. FRIDAY, JI:NE 4. yolislfTU. V. RIVEIRE. This was an action for the invasion of patent right. The plaintiff %VAS the inventor of a new mode of 6%r-Isarging fire-arms by percussion with inasitoriable inetailic pow der.• 'lbis was the third action on the object. Thai Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.--Dstrungcs one shil ling. A proof of the great ease with which this powder it - Lites, was exhilotoi in court t h is morning. A gentleman 01 the name of Hume. a chymist in Long am, who was examined us a wit ness on behalf of the defendant, hail a small quantity of it in a box.in his pocket. Ile was seated in the back row of the students' box, and wale gentlemen crushing past him to obtain a seat iu the front row ;;tie his pocket a slight file.tion. This friction caut.ed the powder to explode with a slight report, and infuledi ately tilled the whole court with a cloud of -woke. As !eon as this had cleated away, all eysai wete directed to the quart...: Crow which it came; and it was men discovered that the uhhaluoste chymist was all on fire. We are happy to say. tart he suilatal no injury except in the upper part of las dress. and that he es caped without any further nano than that of a burnt tri!l, and a. singed waistcoat. '1 he firtuntstance caused conNitleratbk InuAhter to a crowdeiLeourt. The principle of the alteration in the assessed taxes we understand to be this—that by paying a composition of 5 per cent. in addition to their pre sent assessed taxes for houses and windows, and of 10 per cent. for horses and carriages, persons may increase their existing establishment to any amount ; but they may not add fresh arti des : fur example, a man by paying 10• per cent. upon his present stud of horses, suppose three, may, if he like, add ether three to the numbers ; bet not keeping any car-. riuge, he may net now set up oue for the compo sition. A number of agricultural fatnilieg arrivel in Car lisle during the week on their way to the coast, to , embark for America. They all of them carry with, theca a considciable capital. I