The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-11-14 00:00:00

tl ,alge then proceeded to deliver his charge. After r F ainiug to them the customary business, he wen , on I state, that it had been commonirated to him liner • emit. to the Court, that a bill, preferring a charge e the highest 'deuce, namely, High Treason, would ~ laid before them for their consideration—a charge Aida put the life of the accused in danger, and would zulution great trouble and expense; they would, there fore, give it their gravest attention, as it was his linty t, tell them that there must be two w•i nestles to prove a.•i overt act, but if there were tn•o overt acts in tint orunt, and to each act there was but one witness, it would he their ditty to find the bill in the same uran r,•r as if there had been two witnesses to each act. '1 hey had cognizance of every description of offence, from the highest to the lowest; if, therefore, the of. t• nee of High Trra^•'n a•as not proved, but there should appear soy other offence, it would he their enty to specify the same by indorsing it on the back of the bill. The Learned Julge then atirerteil Mr. Henchman. tl.r Under-Sheriff, to attend the Wand Jury, and they retired. KowARD.I r. JIIIINItc.N. In this ease a new trial was moved fur by Mr. Dix )(tn. The ground on which the motion was ■tads. nil, that the verdict of the Jury was against the evi dence in the cause. Mr. D.:xmax stated, that tlte action arose in cons.- tence of the defendant having failed to make good the ternts of a public sale, at which he acted as auc tioneer. The plaintiff and defendant listed at Birm ingham. The defendant being appointed to pot up a pnhlic-honse in that town called " The Talhot," to auction, a day was fixed. the sale took place, and the plaintiff was declared the putchaser. lie was 'mare, however, put in posses.• of his bar:rain, and the auctioneer rernsed to give np the name of his principal. rietinent applications were made its different quarters, without snivels*. to have the bargain completed, and the 'plaintiff at length sited the auctioneer. its order to wake hint answerable foi the loss he was at. The trial came on at the Warwick Assixes, before Mr. lea-' ton Utahans, and there bring no evident,- to spew tit it the auctioneer knew his principal's name, or act- 1 Psi in collusion with any one, the Jury found fur the tirferalant. It was this verdict which the present motion soucht to set aside. In addition to the ground already stated of the ver.lirt being against evidence, it was said, that t satisf.ertory evidence could now br offered to sh ow that the auctioneer was aware the premises tvere at 010 in the sheriff's hands, hr leaving taken them in etreettion. The Court granted a Rule to slim range. r. at:T►oRD AND ornEus. This was an action of damages brought by Mr. Davy, the plaintiff, against the Commissioners of Bankrupts, for imprisoning him for sic weeks on il legal grounds. Ihe cause was tried before %Ir. Justice Bayley at thailalhall, and after a long inquiry, the Jury fumed against the defendants, with 2110/. damages. Mr. Sea 3t.urT now moved is set aside this verdict,' anal enter a mineuit for the plaintiff. Mr. Davy was a 'freers! trailer at Plymouth ; hut about November, 151 S, his affairs becoming embarrassed, anal his credit being shaken, some of his erriliturs thought proper to strike the docket against bier. The ordinary pro ceedings took place in consequence, and the bankrupt w.a. brought up to London, to be esaanineal tonclaing his affairs by the Commissioners. Pram the beginning, h. 'never, there appeared an indisposition in Mr. Davy, to let these gentlemen into the n hole of his affairs, and the balance sheet of his debts was singularly im perfect. lle was questioned repeatedly as to the means by which hr supported his family; lint his answers always appeared unsatisfactory to the • missioners. At length about the beginning of .Icly in that year, they called upon hint pereisoptia- Cly to any, when he could give a derisive answer to their interrogatories. 'I he bankrupt asked till the 2 '.th of the month; hut they gave till the :10th. Ile p .sitively undertook to be precise and positive in his ayswers that day, and at the same film• to produce his ha: ance-sheet, in a corrected form, the absenee of ; ic!•icia seemed to prejudire him so much in their e yes. When the appointed day came. he was hail up again, fact the I' ...sinners were still far from being satis fist The promised balance sheet was nut forth r,iating, and the bankrupt refused to give any sa t'-faction concerning it. Yoder these circumstances ; t.. Commissioners suspected that he was about com realing something from his creditors, anti they cons tn:tthd him to prAton for contumacy. This was ahout the beginning of Aligns% Hifi, anal sit weeks in tegvened before Mr. Davy was restored to liberty, but in the mean time he had cot eeeee enced his ac ti on against the Commissioner. fur false imprison 'rect. the issue of which has been already states!. taiv it may be weil supposed, the main question , ir the caw= • was the right of -4ita Consmivainners to commit the Bankrupt. But the verdict of the Joey seerseil to have rested upon a collateral issue. That the Commissioners meld commit a man fur retusing to explain his affairs was not denied, but by law, they could not compel him to produce his halanre sheet, therefore they illegally imprisoned him for not producing that, which it has been seen tbsy had no right to demand. The stay in which 001 was met by Mr. Scariett was, by saying that the C.,ammissioners had not imprisoned the bankrupt be cause he did not produce a balance sheet, hut because he did not produce a certain something on a given day, which they were led to suppose from his own aq.count, was material to his justification. Ile also argued from the iacongrnity of his answers to the interrogatories, many of which he read in the Court, that the Commissioners were warranted in concluding tie Piaui:rupee account of his affairs to be most **- satisfactory. The Cli ar Jutersca said there was no abode the 4iissinners were justified in respiring a hang give the fullest explanations on his affsics, should be careful that they did not take ille irregular steps to arrive at that explanation. the bankrupt's answers were certainly very sou *factory, and abstracting hoist die affair the ha sheet, the Commissioners wawa quite warranted it they dial. The dansagra.srere large, and his ip riavu4ht it was a case teh:ch tu!gh' be fur- ; Commis too to Jost they Rai or ii iirre tit oatiofaci Lope 44 . ithet Lottlebi al/4 T!!E TATFSMA they inquired into. U. therefore granted a rule to ghow rause. Mr. Anat./qtr. reminded the Court, that the plain tiff had been six weeks in jail. Their Lordships would, therefore, see the damages were not excessive. —Rule .Nl4 'rattled. TIIE T0L1.:3 OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE UPON-TYNE. success by va.t numbers of the crowd, and that ,they were driven within the gates of the Man .ion-house. This and other assertions in the paragraph alltuled to were directly the reverse of the truth. T'-e fart was, that the officers upon seizing some offensive persons In the crowd, placed them within the gates of the Mansion-house fur greater security, and then traversed the streets, to prevent any further disorder. There never perhaps was a. stronger proof than Saturday night presented of the disposition of an extraordinary population col lected to celebrate a triumph, to acts of peace and good nature. Ills Lordship lamented that the application of the Editor of a 51orning• Paper, whose house had stiffereal muck from the indignation of a wild multi tude, had not been made at an early period of the evening., for he was convinced that very few of the police moild have prevented an event which every one is society must more or less deplore. lie had himself gone to the house in question, and ascertained that so injury hail been done, except what every body could see front the street, and he led away 3 or 4110 persons from the spot ; hot he could not help declaring that he saw nut the slightest inclination in any of them to commit riot or disturb:onea of any sort. Ile knew that the Editor of the paper in question WAS dissati-lied at V- conduct, anti seemed to think that he should be in three or four places at a time, a power which none even of his predecessors enjoyed; but he had only to declare, that he had remained at Isis station, and that he had Aeon as notch readiness to serve that indivi dual as he coald shew to any person under similar cir cumstances. The attack upon the home had been be gun and en.!ell within 15 minutes. There were pre parations made to prevent any recurrence of such im proper proceeding: hut, indeed, he apprehended no thing dangerous or mischicyJns from the approaching celebration. It appe..areal that the Lord Mayor had arrived a few minutes after the house alluded to was burst open ; 31r. Alderman Waitliman arrive) at the same time.— The latter addressed the crowd, and declared that the enemies. and not the friends of the Queen had com mitted the owracr complained of. When the bird Mayor reached the Nlalision-house, he addressed the crowd that followed Lint, and advised them to go immune to their wives and sweethearts. Bow-acasKr.—Yrsterday, soon after 4 o'clock, two men were brought to the other, from Coretot-garden Nlai Let, ha.iiir in their lass-ession six muskets, six *words and tour pistols, calling out " the Queen," ecc. They ;awn ards underwent an examination. when Lack. the constable, said he met the prisoners, in Iletirietta-street, nith the shove weapons, and be having. in a very disorderly way; and hearing one of them saw they woad go into Corent-Barden Market, and 1,..a their pines. he took them into custody. The prinonern nuiol, their names wen. William liar vey, a enacts-maker, working fur Mr. Turner, of Long- Acre, and William lines, a brans-founder ■ad sword cutler, residing in 1111 d-street. Ile and Harvey had been to liunvoforil-wharf, to fetch the weapons, which haul arrives' there from Richmond, where they haul brew lent to Mr. litanaret, the manager of that theatre, for theatrical purponns. They helongeol to a Mr. Benjamin Bowl, who supplied the small theatres with the loan of such articles. The weapons were examined, to ascertain if they were mask for tbeatrirsj purposes, when five ont of the ii;x swards were found to be so ; the other was sharp. 4lnr of Ilse pistols had belonged to a dragoon; the guns hail dints in theses, which the prisoners ac counted for by saying it was necessary when they were to be fire.l on the stage. The magistrate, believing the defence, discharged the prisoners, hot detained the weapons till this slay. A boy, only about IS years of age, the son of an earthen-ware man in Covent-garden Market, who had been impr•iperly intrusted with a horse-pistol, was convicted in the penalty of twenty shillings. William Oros was charged wit► a similar offence in Little Russell-street. The defendant said that lie saw no barns in firing on a rejoicing night, when the Maristr,tt•, Mr. iliruie, observed that he was sorry Englishmen 'lmolai so far forget the feelings due to the female sex as to rejoice at the degradation of the woman who had heen declared guilty by u major:ty of the Perri. Juba Elliott was convicted in the penalty of twen ty shillings for firing oir a squib in Granby-buildings, Droiry-lane. Wm. Stank was convicted of a similar offence in the same plare. Charles Kemp wa• eliargeJ with passing along Hart street anal James-street, Covent-garden, with a large tire.lorausl, furring it into the fares of all the persons he met, and throwing the hot rushers into all houses, the floors of which were open, to the great danger of wiling. them on tire. He Wilt committed. 4 'outplaint was !nought to the offier of a tntuultnous heing as•rmbinl in Little Queen-street, !Annaba's inn.airlals. in consequence of an effigy being hung wit at a public house. One of the complainants, appa rently a ehresetoonger, said his windows had been 'broken, although tie was wearing laurel ilevvolin the button-holy of his coat. Mr. !Arnie ordered the pub lican to be ont far. hree c plaints were made of daring robberies, cononit!eol by a mnnrrous gang of thieves among the mob, eNtim.tted at 40 or 50, near the door of the Crown and Anchor 'l'avern in the Strand, is cons.- (pence of the attraction of the caricature shop up po4ite. • It is expected at Brighton that the King will be here on the IA of December, bet nothing decisive actually transpired on the subject. he ENt India Company's ship itackinghantsbire arrived at Port Louis, Isle of Mauritius, on the sth July, and was to proceed on her voyage to China on the APBs. 1.41 w• A PPOINTP4 Itichards. Msg. Barrister at Law. wen of Chief Saes Richards. to be iteceiver-lieneral of the Court of ft:chequer. eke Abel lloytey. Esq. deceased ; Mr: Sprenger. of the Chancery Bar. to be one of the Master* of the Court • Excis!quer. Baron Grow's, or Grimm. has addressed a letter to a ►rench paper, the Muslim., relative to his conduct at Carlsrnhe. Ilia °Wet is to Militia of the ithutiores eetitatiae• and isfetinee. of Mr. ilictileshas tta ociallsa of the eiroysAileiting and re-occupilag the ehagabet of t►e 11.1 el Ice Nate,. ~i. 11%11'11C:a IXTEI.LIGEXCC""IIIa. The Panlino, Betts, of Sunlerliml, and the Relines gleam, of Feversham, run foul of rash other s eat Yarmouth, on the frtli inst. and both sunk, c rew saved. The Christian, wanen elle, from Archangel to Hanilittrgla, was log 24th Sept:mth, r, near Crab Island. The Conjunction, Itergstrom, from Stiwkholus Calais, was lust on Lessor, the 16th ult. Crew w a d . The I.•ong Lars, Larson, from Jersey to Copeabagra, was lost as Lessor, 2lst ult. Crew saved. The Laura, Behnke, from lionineshurgh to Amst er . dam, was lost 2lst ult., about two miles from Frederi c k. haven. Crew saved. Cargo saved and sold. • 'the Williams Pitt, l'unningham, f r o m sierrii, t o Lie, don, was on shore at Trellrborg (Coast of Swai n ) about 26th ult. and is full of water. 'I he Friends, Eon ler, from Leith to Petershurgliota on shore, on Falsterbo Reef 26th ult. sal fall a water. The Woklfarth, .factinann, from Stettin to Pews. burgh, was stranded on Ilurfalatsd 13th nit. hut gat o g by assistance of the Diving Company, and carried i ts Ostergarn. The Compagnion, Sneidan, from Trieste based to flanshurgh, which put into Plymouth some. days riser, having sustained damage on her voyage, must mi n d part of her dirge to repair. The Waterloo, Martin, from St. John's, N.ffi.teli. verpuol, has been abandoned at Sea, having lust Mt lower masts, dishier, ke. Crew saved by the Merriam, arrived at Beannearis. lil/1111ALTAR, Ott. 20.—A Venecislian brig privateer, has been cruising at the entrance ot the Straits ler Spanish vessels. M.llr.aTe, Nov. I2.—A piece of %creek has been towed on shore in St. Nichols Bay, near the Rernlvers. Sat. sire goods have beds washed ashore along the whole hoist of roast, as far upwards as Whitistahle.—An anchor about 14cwt. with 40 or 50 fathoms dads., have been taken np in nine fret water at low water. en she east red of Margate Sand, and landed here this afternoon. The boatmen report it to be their opinion, that the wreck of the ship is lying its that spot frion the difficulty they experienced in getting the anchor sal ca bl e clear. M tau trx, Nov. 10.—The r of the ship Oakes, of London, Alderson, has been wash. I on shore sear the Rersilvers, which confirms her to have h eee th e ship wrecked off Ibis place in the night of Wednesday the rstls inst. Several articles are scattered along the roast, In addition to those brought in here, sad mese coring and collecting as much as possible.—As 1111e11111, Newt. 2 qrs. with ahont 30 fathoms 14-inch new rage, has been landed here to-day. 'Flory were rat wear res terday morning by an outward-buena ship. then ncling about a toile N. N. E. of the Ram tinny of Mar gate Sand. She put hack again immediately for the !titer. The " Narigation Act," passed at the last Sessina of Congress, went into operation en the 2d nit. his act prohibits the importation into the Unitel States from the British West-India Islands, a tides, ether than the produce of those Sir James Crawford, who has been so in legal proceedings Ittfore the tribm with the Doke de Grammont, Duke de other intliTilluals of distinction, has, by dent in the process, been sentenced to prisonment, and 2,4100 f. fine. sada, of boyar- lot/nits, &t. io beg involved ,iinals of Paris. is (laicise, sad y a recent la& six 11/01018 be. • rivals of grail abondant. and as considerabl. was sere link be disiosised af r from last Mos- TOR CORPORATION P. Mr. Bainiuttam in this case moved the Court to set aside a verdict of 9s. thl. which had been obtained by the plai►►tiffs, and grant a new trial. The case was tried before Mr. Justice Bailey at Durham, and a ver dict far nominal damages taken fur the plaintiffs. The action was brought to try the right of the Corporation to certain tolls on corn entering the town. Mr. Brougham urged two grounds l.►r setting aside the verdict. First and principally, that it was against the evidence; and secondly, that it was brought about by the misdirection of the Learned Judge. lie endea voured to chew that the evidence on the trial on the part of the plaintiffs did not warrant the verdict that the Corporation were entitled to these tolls. The principal part of that evidence was documentary, hut the charter of 1560, in the reign of Elizabeth, which granted a toll on all corn entering the t.'wn, was for the protection of the Mffregio and Puietegio (t::e wall and bridge), and the immense imposts which were new levied could never have been ail designed for that pur pose. There was also a lark of evidence to stow the antiquity of this toll. .1 halfpenny a boll (two Win-1 ehester linehels) was now claimed by Cie Corporation, hut fourpenee in our days was worth a shilling in those of Elisalatli, and was it reasonable to think so large a toll would then be imposed? And it should lie remewhcrrd that this was a toll in money not in kind, and that the nominal value as you went hack was nut diu►inisbed. 'flue amount of the toll made ill improbable IMI much had been claimed formerly. The Coley JusTtest said, all this had been more properly laid before the Jury at the trial. Mr. likill'ull.tal said he had due so, hut he contend ed the Jury had drawn wrong conclusions. tie then said he hal new OVldelire to offer, which had been dis covered only situ'e the trial took place. It was a char ter granted to the Corporation in 1353, the 24th of Edward 111. by whom they were entitled to demand tolls fur tsis years, and nu limiter. This too was for the repair of the bridge soil road, being the same pre.' leiter that the Corporation now made nse of to demand tolls. In looking to this rh toter, lie (outlet' that the tolls granted were very high, such as 24. for every itti sheep ; but lie supposed the reason for that was, that! Newcastle was so much exposed to the incutsiossa ofj the enemy, the Scotch, and indeed to Ibis day it was! salmi infested with thew.—(.4 laugh.) 31r. Jo:slier BAILET.—" I think yon were right in• saying it was the exposed sititat• of Newcastle which made the Kimg grant 'twit high tolls to keep its, walls in repair. Awl as you talk of the dangers of the border, perhaps you are nut aware that to this day the Judges receive dagger motley, to protect diem in that cirruit. Mr. tiaoconase repeated his arguments r a stew trial; hut the Court refused to grant it, alleging dial the Jury had the whole evidence before thew at the trisl, and that they had no reason to pressme that the conclusion which they 'hew was • wrong ore. Their j Lordships, however, restrained the plaintiffs Mem feting the judgment in this rase as a bar to any other action which might arise under similar circuusatancos against the Corporation. COUNT OF ((MINION PLEAS, Nov. 13. irnr r. PITT. The defendant in thiscanse, Mr. Charlea Pitt, of the A.lrlphi, moved for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not he granted, and the verdict against hint in an action of ejectment for arrears of rent, he set aside. At the trial the defendant's contiscl main tained that t h e action costl.l not he supported, because the levying of distre•s on the premises was an acknow ledgment of tenancy. Upon the present occasion the defendant pleaded his own cause, and set off ♦arious ankles of account to balance t..e amount of rent alleged to he slur. The (.4.I'RT derided, that preparatory to the rule for a n••w trial being. granted, the defendant should make affidavit as to the farts of the ea.e. 11 . 111% WAS the only etoe which rime before the Court (hiring. the day, bin the det&ih, of it were of nu inter est it firth reporting'. Po I. !I.E. M*N•qox-siousc.—.l few Of the straggling thievss. who were separated fr the bands of depredator: in the street on Saturday night, were brought before the Lord Mayor, charged by • of the Officers u lib Navin_ attempted to plunder several persons on Lad• gate-bill. 'l•he thieves, it was stated, had, on that o ccasion, assembled together opposite the house of Mr. llone, and the houses of other persons who hail lighted up in a superior manner. When any respect• 1 able person was passing, t h :•y seircil leion by the arms and openly robbed him of his watch a nd even• thing rise he hail of value about him. This was their plan of operations, ati.l their unnibers were so great, that they cared not whetht•r the Police saw them or nut. The ♦iLour, him ea er. With which they were attacked by several of the Officers, aniougst whom were Harrison, the Nlarslialman, and Brown and Fur. tester, soon checked their inipetnosity in some Our., Those Officers darter in amongst the most active, and the 11110 W of resistance soon vanished. One of those fellows, who were taken into custody, had a great number of banderchieft of all descriptions upon his person, anal other articles, which it were evident Were not his. The Lord 3layor, iu sending back the prisoners to the Compter, said. there were certain ill elisposeil persons who took advantage of the tumults whirls necessarily arose from the determination of the Police to pot down sods ammeters as those just brought he fuse him, by ascribing to the warmth of the political hostility against cergain measures all the efiaseptctsers o f thou sr:mai:thou% proreedings. lie regrettril that a very growl tui‘reprelentation ill•I l lseen omit of what had °eternal in the city on Nous - Je t t: !tight. It was stated in a very revert:Me 3lovaing Plies of poyalat I character, that die Odeon lied beet attsavvi wish M.4REETS. CORN EICNANGt, Nov. 13.—The arrivals during the last week was exceedingly the simply of Wheat this inorning was from Essex and Kent, for which there w demand, as only the finest qualities could and those at a decline of 44. per quarter v. day's prices. 'All other descriptions were uosairahir• although offered at an abatement of :is. per qnarter frost the currency of this day sesinight. Barley Is from to. to 3s. per quarter chelper, and dell sale at that redac tion. The arrival of Foreign Oats are immense, and far exceeds the &maw?. which has causal a decline on the inferior qualities of per quarter, without the pos sibility of effecting sales in large quantities at that re daction. In Beaus awl Peas there is no alteratios. rnaLeAtt. /U\RIOY, Wheat. ikrot:so;s I. I. Emirs.. 20e 110 e 11 00 Mulfolk Sur I 00 Norfolk Bye 2O 20 Rerley 22 20 Malt Wheat, katerleaa S. S. Daolsio GI •1 Baltic Rad 0 • Hasbro' or Braaten •• 0 Brabant Red Ry Barley Oats, Brew V • Peed 0 • iittite Pea% (boilers) 44 46 (trey Di:to liwsll Brans 32 Tick Ditto 26 Oslo, Potato, Want, Food or l6 re Flour ' so if Up, Seekter last MU. 4411. - - White Pete 0 ii tier, Ditto 0 0 Slesall Keens TieL Ditto Floor Americas.... V ► SAIITIItIIII.O MARKRT. Nov. 13.--There was tilit nanrninr a cotel impple of all kind of tattle at marls*. Good Heel is rather 'higher in prier than last wok The price of small weal remains the same as last we ketslay. (To sink the Offal la. 6d. to 44. &I. Mutton.. 3s. &I. In 44. hi. Pork .... Aa. Qs. to N, &I. lAtib.... Qi. ltd. to Us. MI. per Stone of Sthe.) CATTLE AT maant. Revd, LON .. . Sheep sod Lambs.... ' Pills . HAT-31ADICtrr.—TL. short , wwwitst remain• is primal per last week. Stria awl Closer DO slurs u.s. DAT AND %TitAw pm' tna,.. Irtsy .... 31. Ins. to 41. 44.1 Straw li. M... to ILO. Clover .. 31. us to 31. L. • 111 ‘RIIIED. • ' Oa Wedoialiey lass. pi Littlebentles. Arthur ktherle‘. Attest son of Avner . • Tower noose. ‘condel. to Amelia MI araill it of Richard Dolkin4.lgq. . J DIED. ORAMlterdity night. ;a Iloant-street. Grosvente-04 1 . 1 John nitro F.sq. F..llovr of Ring's Collide. Os Saturday Inst. st his father's bosom. at a decline. 4obertkris, second son of Jabs TWO Taylor. F.sq. aged Dearly ttl years, most sleeve* 11111 fr *ettedly Inuminbal. November t at Hyreia HOIPIP. in tbe Ittd sear ttf Itrurrnibit46o6. P.M. Mr Theinene wik hot • yirimeverps is Zia lame inftmistiog saw at 1W wham asithoeltsm steads btod for dm yrisettilkr.7 w Ilt•Hdoli. sat Mg fame her whip NOP 4 Leadoa : mod, *Wok . anal palm.. M abi.olo 4 v Irreapyiereav" alert " TIM Cevetryt Th or.' AWN. M. Ilersa4 rp••••lie 111..(learrease "bp a. Album. - Y,L. a. w Above onsisailiaa. Oretere;lks. are requipe t ted le be (