The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-04-29 00:00:00

TIIE STATESMAN Member surely could not mean what he said. He was a man of too much spirit to vote away the honour of the country at all events. He (Mr. H.) fully agreed with his lion. Friend (Mr. Macdonald) that nothing could he ex pected from the Congress of Verona, but a reiteration of the same principles which they had promulgated before, as expounded by the circular of the Right Hon. Gentle man's predecessor. For proof of this be need only re fer to the votes of that Noble Person, and the circular issued from Troppau and Laybach. He remembered well when military possession %VdS taken of Naples, the lion. Member fur Yorkshire was amongst the foremost, very creditably for himself, to express his disapproba tion. It vas then said that Spain could not be consi dered as having become obnoxious to the Allies, and it was lint thought that her case would have formed any part of the subject of their deliberations. But let the House retnensher that, in theit declarations from Trop pau, they stated that they looked with the rune eye on the revolutions of Naples, Spain, and Portugal, and that they were going to hayhaell to deliberate upon the affair of Naples ; and was it not foreseen that, of neces sity, they must have been impatient of the state of things in Spain ? flaw seas it possible that they could enjoy one •usometst's rest, as long as there was a free Constitution existing in Spain ? The Monarchs were perfectly right, upon the print 'pie of self-preservation. If Spain was free, there %%a , sot end to the Holy Alliance. Abhorring as he did the principles and tenets that governed them, he must still say that, sccorili rig to the system which they recogniz ed they were fells coiled upon to suppress likerty,and every violence to free principles, wherever they could find them. Though the pretext for assembling the Congress at Verona seas to take into consideration the affairs of italv, yet t! ere was no man in Italy or the southern parts of Entope, who thought that was to be the real subject of discussion, fur how did the event turn out;—whet teas the result? It was true there was a movement of troops-4,11in Ans . riati soldiers left Naples; lint whi ther did they so ? Did they leave Italy ?—No ; they merely crossed the Po, that they might he in readiness to retort) again with the greater facility. Every body knew that that Congress had met about the affairs of Spain and Greece. He would do the Right Ilan. Gen 11,m;in the justice Vi s.sy, that though lie might lie lilies tato it in the real motive which caused the assembling of the APiril Powers at Verona, yet he could tint be so mach so, when they had broken up; for he firmly be lieved that when Congress had dissolved, there was no prol•atility of a war. Indeed, so far Irons there being any apprehension of that sort, lie hail reasons to know that there was a general complaint among the officers of the 31ini-ters that such was the result. Even an Aid-de- Cater, of the Emperor of Russia complained, that after being brought from the walls of Chins and Tartary, they were to go back, without doing any thing, beraase the Councils of Congress slid nut termi ewe in ear. However, • this language made ho excuse for the Right Hon. lien tleman—indeed so little, that it only exaggerated the case against him ; f when Congress broke up without the in teutson of war, it wou:d hate been infinitely more easy for the Right lion. Gentleman to have prevented it, on circum stances afterwards assuming a warlike appearance, that if the Congress lied broken up determined on a war. The Right lloa. Gekilemsn, it now appeared could not prevent the war, and why could he not prevent it ? because he was battled by 11. e intr , gsies of a wretched Corsican adventurer, who tile Salons des circiwercs, hositing.y bet that he would compel the French Nlissister to go to war with Spain. The part the Right lion. Gentleman ;sad to play in these ne aociations appeared to him to be the greatest and the most important which a British Statesman had ever been called upon to play. Speaking of the entrance of the Right lion. Geutleman into office, and the brilliant career which was men open to him as so English Minister, he knew that he was treading oa cheerer adisise Moats, bee suss he must necessarily contrast the policy which he pursued with that of the late—he would say, unfortunate —Marquess of London- derry, to whom he would not allude, but that death Canon- Ufa ail but the errors of a statesman. And he had no heal union in stating. that the policy of that Minister was tile most fatal to the interests of this country, that had been ever adopted by a Betish Minister. lie could assure the House that as far his experience of the feelings of the different States of Europe went, he believed there was not a State which did not look up he the Marques of Londonderry as the principal cause of the chains which rivetted their slavery. Whether they were right or wrong in that feeling he would not say. lie mentioned the circumstance only to show the advantages which the Right Hon. Gentleman had in succeeding such a Statesman, and when he did suc ceed to the office of Foreign Secretary of State for Eng land, more hopes, more good wishes, never hailed the entry of any British Minister on his entry Into office—he meant from abroad, though he knew not how the Right Hon. Gen tleman collected such a halo of hopes around hint. How ever, immediately upon his appointment to office, confiding in the high character which the Right lion. Gentleman had I attained, the Milanese were inspired with new hopes—their fears were dipelled—and they exclaimed, we now see an Englishman disposed to favour the cause of liberty, filling one of the highest offices in the State, and we hope that he will not suffer himself to be surrounded by those men who flu this ante-chambers of the Monarchs assembled at Con gress, or by those who only endeavour to deceive those with whom they have intercourse, for the purpose of for warding the despotic views of their masters. in fact, they estimated his character as that of an Englishman, arid therefore believed that he would never consent to separate himself from the people, and unite with the Aided Sovereigns In the cause of oppression. This was the feeling which he had expressed on the Right Honourable Gentleman's appointment to office among , all who were rot tainted by their close a ffi nit y to Courts,' with the infection of despotic principles. This appoint ment was hailed by all as an omen of better times, except perhaps, by the retainers of Metternich, who, looking upon it rather in the light of a grievance, exclaimed " we have now got a Radical at the head of affairs."—(lfear, hear.) —The same which was expressed of the Right Hon. Gentleman in the southern States of Europe, had pursued him even to Paris, and his appointment was there bailed with the same hopes and the same wishes, except by the Ultra faction, who held him up to execration, and even something like contempt. Under these feelings,' when lie heard the King's Speech on the opening of Par liament, he really did believe that we had got a Radical at the head of affairs, and the language which the Right Hon. Gentleman used at Liverpool and Harwich, in some degree confirmed him In that opinion. However the Right lion. Gentleman's conduct afterwards undeceived him, and showed him how opposite his course of policy was to the one which the bent of his own feelings would have Prompted him to follow ; but he (Mr. H.) would at any time rather be the the dupe of his own feelings, than pursue a course which would expose him to the execration of mankind. He did not think that the Morgues of Londonderry would have acted as the Right How unable Gentleman did. That Nobleman • would, lie believed, have permed one straight for ward coarse, while the Right Honnurable Gentleman appeared the friend of Spain, and as the test of his friends ship, he would first make her degrade herself ; for be re collected that on the discussion for the Repeal of she Fo reign Enlistment Bill, lie (Mr. H.) stated that there was a rumour abroad, that Lurd Fitzroy Somerset and Sir W. A'Coart had proposed to the Spanish Government to mos tiffs , the Constitution. Some said no, on that oeciision ; bui however the Right Hon. Gentleman's Friends spoke s yet they said nothing . for kiln on that subject in contras dietimh He was satisfied that Lord Londonderry, if lie bad been at the Congress of Verona, and found the Al lied Powers delertnitied on a war with Spain, he would at ante bare said, you are going to do that which is in di rect opposition to my own declaration, and it I consents I shouhrbe oierhauleu before Parliament, and I must there fore. protrat at once,. not against the war—up ; but I'll go home ininiediately- , --assemble Pariiitnientlay my state talent before it—tell the House of the policy. 'mew(' by ether :lowers, and then a a the course which they thought this country should adopt: This was the course which he firmly believed the Marquess of Londonderry would hare taken I be would have asked, was the country _in that state which would have justified war or pe ace ? Was: this the course pursued by the Right Hon. Gent. ? Did he at once make an explicit statement to Parliament, and ask its opinion ? Parliament assembled, and yet no such statement was wade; not a single word of the policy which this country was pursuing, though he heard it ru moored that it was a matter of doubt whether the words " strict neutrality" should not be introduced into the King's Speech, and many were afterwards much sar prised, when they heard these words sneak out of the month, not of the Right Hon. Gentleman, but of a Noble Lord in another House. Indeed it excited great astonish talent with hint, that the Right Hon. Gentleman could think, with respect to modifications in the Spanish Con stitution, that this country had any other line to pursue than that of non-interfere ace; and yet after the course he had pursued, be did not well know what the Right Ilunonrable Gentleman meant, when be says "to all interference we will become no party." The Right Honourable Gentleman's conduct with respet t to Spew, in calling upon her to make any modification, seemed like that of a man, who, having two friends, one of whom he knows is ahou: to rob the other, recommends tile latter to leave a little money on the table, and leave the door half open, that lie might easily get so much, and if he permitted him to do that, be would guarantee that the former shall not , rob or murder him at night. This was precisely the line pursued by the Right Hon, Gentleman. Ile would rezall to the recollection of the House, his c..nduct in 1808, when fill ing the same office which he now held. Ile knew that an attempt was made to separate the circumstances of that tine from the present; but as connected with the Right Hon. Gentleman, he believed them to bear a close resemblance. — After the cre.ferenze of Erfurth, which was held, as Napo leon said, to establish the peace of Europe, and settle the affairs of Spain, overtures of peace were made by the Etc ' peror of Russia and Napoleon, to which the Right Hon. Gentleman replied in the (Mowing words :—lle might say the Right Hon. Gentleman, because it was the King's decla ration. The universal Spanish nation is described by the degrading appellation of " the Spanish Insurgents ;" tied the demand fur the admission of the Government of Spain as a party to any negotiation is rejected as Inadmissible and insulting. What fellows will serve to show how much va lue ought to be attached to the conduct of one of our Allies, on whom the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary for Fe rsign Affairs, had lately been so 'Achill of praise. With astonishment, as well as with grief, his Majesty has waived from the Emperor of Russia a reply, similar in elect, al though less indecorous in tone and learner. The Emperor of Russia also stigmatises ns " insure• dims." the glorious eLarts of the Spenish people in behalf of their legitimate Sovereign, and in defence of the independence of their country ; thus giving the sanction of his Im p erial Ma . jesty , s authority to en usurpation which has no pa rallel in the history of the world. itussia was then leagued with France as she was now against Spain,andso would Aus tria, if she were not prevented by France, as afterwards came out. These circumstances were worth mentioning, if it were only to show how little faith ought to be placed in those Mks with whom we had now to deal. Metter nich admitted, that if *Lillie; Joseph was nut recognised by Austria, it was becau-e he was not permitted to attend the conference at Erfurth, °them ise Joseph would have been recognised by Austria as King of Spain ; and yet these were the men whom our Ambassador atVerona said he sans bound to pay every deft settee. Only two months had clasped from the prorogation of Parliament to the conference at Erfurtli, when the Right lion. Gentleman put the fo!lowing words in the King's mouth in a speech from the throne; words which, if he used tt•en, he ought to use note.—" His Majesty viens, with the liveliest in terest, the loyal and determined spirit manifested by the Spanish nation, in resisting the violence and perlioiy with which their dearest rights have been assailed. — Thus nobly struggling against the tyranny and usurpa tion of France, the Spanish notion can no longer be inn-, sidered as the enemy of Great Britain ; but is recognised by Lis Majesty as a natural friend and Ally. We are commanded to inform you that communications have been made to his Majesty from several of the provinces of Spain, soliciting the aid of his Majesty. The answer of Iris Majesty to these communications has been received in Spain with every demonstration of those sentiments of, confidence and Wel:dons which are congenial to the feel-1 logs and true interests of both nations. And his Majesty commands us to assure you, that he will continue to make every exertion in his power for the support of the Spa nish cause ; guided in the choice and in the direction of , 1 his exertions by the wishes of those in whose behalf they , are employed. In contributing to the success of thisjust and glorious cause, his Majesty has no other object than that of preserving unimpaired the integrity and indeH pendence of the Spanish monarchy. But he trusts that, the same e ff orts which are directed to that great object, may, under the blessing of Divine Providence, lead in their effects, and by their example, to the restoration of I the liberties and the peace of Europe."—This language was widely different from that which the Right Honourable Gentleman used on the present, occasion. It might be said that our interest Iv* not now the same as then, but if our interest changed our honour did not, and we were as stanch bound! by the latter now as then, unless it could be maintained, that when we wanted Spain, our honour bid us assist it ; but when Spain wanted us, it forbade our interference. — lie was aware that it was said that the cases were differ ent. Spain was now divided, and if we were to assist, we should assist one party against another. This he denied, and could prove by documents, that all the Mem bers of the Spanish dynasty, all the Constituted Authori ties of Madrid, and the officers of the Inquisition, were against independence. Anti one of the arguments used by the Right Honourable Gentleman and Lord Liverpool against a prematnre motion of Mr. Sheridan's for giving assistance to Spain, was the divided state of that country, and yet, before she was united, England came forward ',and embarked into the contest with her against Napoleon. It nas curious that at that period the Spanish Inquisi lion need the same language which was used by Louis the Eighteenth in his spe eds from the t hrone, declaring ' that all the institutions must emanate from the Crown of Spain. She had hopes then waich were ultimately crowned with success, when she had much greater difE. culties to contend with. How strong ought now her ex pectation of success to be ? In ISOS there were 130,000' Frenchmen South of the Ebro, and 60,000 men in pos session of Madrid, and yet before two months had elapsed( not a single Frenchman was to be found in arms South of the Ebro. The Honourable Member concluded in the following words—" I heartily join in prayer with those who invoke the assistance of * Heaven in the just cause, let whatever may be the event, whether Spain be doomed to fall or ssicceed in the glorious struggle. I hope this country will appreciate what is due to its ancient glories, and the ration which it once occupied among the nations of the not Id as the Irien i and patron of the liberties of mankind." Sir W. DE CRESPIGN Y said, that no man felt more strongly than he did for the cause of Spain, but at the same time, he could not forget the safety of England. England had expended 6UO minions in putting up the Bourbons; was she now to be called on to expeuci 64X) millioats more. in put ting them down? Mr. RANK Es contended, that England ought not to hold out a menacing tone, unless she was deteratittuel to follow It up by going to war. Ile considered the aggression of Fraud to have proceeded from nothing less thin infatuation--he looked upon it as a monstrous aggression—he bedeved.thet there was but one sentiment on that subject in, the 11011. N and in the country at large--a sentiment of strong and marked indignation nuttiest the tioverumeatt of France. The lionourable.Matuaber for. Westudaster had truly said that the people of England would willingly bear the burs thens of war where the honour. of E n gland required it—the ' A men dment. which-lead been moved had.esibionced the sine sentiment. He hoped that the- iseue.ef . the contest . stolid be favourable for Spoilt, end that just punishment might ',fall a in i: T. pwi o ci at e h di e ta heads of the authors of that most unholy and uv ess e i x o p n ia ( in ch e e d e . rs.) r4r Mr. BARING said it did not follow that lion. Gentlemen, by suppArting the Address, wire likely to go to war ; and I It was his firm conviction, that the country was now much. I more exposed to war than it would have been, if our Go vernment had made a firm and resolute remonstrance against the conduct of France.—(clear, hear.) After the late war with France was settled, it became our duty to have pro vided against events of this kind. Ile was confident if we bad at the Congress of Sovereigns remonstrated against aggressions of this kind, such a result as this would not have taken piece. It was not fair for Ministers now to say that they could have had no alternative but peace or war; for he was convinced. if Ministers had carried on their tie ' gociations with firmness, their object would be obtained, sad no danger of a war would have existed, particularly so, when it was understood that there was a hesitation on the part of souse Cabinets, or at least on the part of Austria, u to the propriety of proceeding against Spain. As matters aow stand, the chances of war were greatly against us ' • for we were bound by treaty to assist Portugal in case of her being attacked ; and in case the French succeeded in the war against Spain, and placed Ferdinand in his full power, could any man suppose that the French. join ed by Ferdinaud, would allow Portugal to maintain the same Constitution that had just been destroyed? Was it to be supposed for a moment that they would walk of 'and leave a fire still Laming. wdtich might afterwa • la set the Peninsula in a flame? No such event was at all likely, for moat assuredly a:,er the suppression of the revolutionary spirit, the French and Spaniards, then united, would have a cordon on the frontiers of Spain and Portugal, and invade the latter country. What then should have been the conduct of great Britain? He tnaintained that the course pursued by his Majesty's Ministers at Verona tool: away the chance of peace; whereas a strong and vigorous remonstrance at N erona would have given us a greater chance of preserving peace than we now had. If war should be entered into, lie hoped Great Britain would then have all the Friends she had befor e. Whether the war against Spain succeed ed or failed, dangers still threatened us. as well as the rest of Europe. For these reasons, he declared that every thing which appeared on the face of the paper' on the table was most disgraceful to this country. As to the balance of power in Europe, it was of mufti more impor tance than people generally supposed ; but it was in much greater danger now than it had bi.en in the days of Louis the Fourteenth, fur all the Poems of the Conti nenl were now united in one firm bond against the prin ciples of liberal Government, and no country with a free Constitution could be safe from their present projects. Suppose these Allied Monarchs were to establish despot bill in Spain and Portugal, all their thoughts would be then united iu putting out light of every kind, and all their efforts united, even with the Kings of Spain and Portugal, would be directed against the freedom of' our own country. la every point of view, therefore, he felt that all the proceedings of Ministers, during the late ne gociations, tended to the dishouour and injury of this coo utry—(llear, hear.) . I.ord FRANCIS GOWER defended the conduct of ; Ministers. If they had united with one power in crush ing another. he would vote fur the address ; but their object was to preserve a strict neutrality, and he was con vinced they hail done every thing that was beat calcu lated to promote that object. Although some Gentle men might think that the conduct of erance bordered on insanity—and indeed he was himself of that opinion, --(hear, hear.)—he still believed they would gladly have accepted some terms on the part of the Spaniards, in making modifications in the Constitution. Before they passed the Rubicon, they would, to use a vulgar phrase, have gladly " backed out" of the business. In conclu sion, lie remarked that he could not agree in what fell from the I-Inn. Yorkshire (hlr. S. Wortley), and he could not support the address. Mr. WILBERFORCE addressed the House from under the Gallery, bat in so low a tone of voice that it was impos sible to catch what he said. We understood him to coucur in the measures pursued by Ministers with respect to their Instructions to the Duke of Wellington at Verona. The Hoe. Member thought that a higher tone might have been assumed. But on looking through the whole of the papers, he perceived a manifest and a strong desire for peace, and an anxious wish to prevent a war between France and Spain. However, he must confess that he lamented a higher moral tone had not been assumed on the part of this country against the aggression. It was seen that the object of his Majesty's Ministers was to prevent the war. They were hound not to excite the slightest disposition—not to give the least colour or shadow of a pretence far it, and their conduct assuredly was consonant with such measures. The Duke of Wellington had exhibited fa the negociations at Verona that astonishing sobriety of mind — that clear corn-1 prehension of intellect, for which he was so eminently distinguished. lie displayed an ardent desire,—he mani fested an anxious wish to prevent the attack upon Spain by France. The Government of this country had to guard, by ' their measures, in the negoclations, against encouraging Spain to withheld the concessions required of her from France. In one of the despatches from his Majesty's Minister at Madrid, he had represented that there was a great disposition on the part of the Spaniards to inter pret the language used by Ministers as the determination of this Government to assist them in their dispute with France. He (Mr. Wilberforce) could not view the con ' duet of Ministers in the light many did. It gave him great pleasure to observe that none of the Hon. Members who had expressed themselves dissatisfied with that con duct had condemned the line of neutrality. It had been justly observed how willing nations were to engage in wars, and how difficult it was to terminate them. Wars were al most always popular in the commencement; indeed, it was always so, history recorded such to be the fact, The in terference of this country between France and Spain might tend to make the war popular in France, if it were not so now. From this consideration, no other course could have have been safely pursued by this Government tnan the one adopted. He could not see what advantage the possession of Spain could possibly be to France. And with respect to Portugal, if those dominions were attacked, we were bound to defend them. Oa reviewing the whole conduct of his Majesty's Ministers, lie could not but consider their meager. s as correct and proper for the good of the country, and lie, therefore, could not agree with the motion before. Mr. H. SUNINER said, that that line of policy which had been pursued by the latehlarquess of Londonderry with regard to Italy, when pieced under similar circumstances, was evidently that policy which had for its object the wel fare of this country ; the same course had been undeviat ingly held by his successors, who therefore were not only entitled to thanks for the justness of their policy, but they likewise merited the tribute of praise for their strict con sistency. He most warmly approved of the whole conduct of his Majesty's Ministers, and he therefore gave the Amend ment his most cordial and unqualified support: This CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose amid loud cries of " QUestion,'!•--" Chair,"—" Withdraw ;" he then sat down 1 and Mr. Y. 11100.tE moved the adjournment of the debate. This wan seconded by Mr. NIONCK. The SPEAKER then put the question, and it was car ried without • division.—Debste adjourned until to-morrow (this day.) The Orders of the Day were. disposed of, and the House ad:maned at a guider before Twelve o'clock. . Jorge:es .CQUAT OF KIN (178. Vißs . niiNsTEß, APRIL 28. TIM li;NO V. VICE-CRXNCELLOR OF TUE UNIVERSITY OF Ck4BUIDGE. In MlChaelmas term the Solicitor-General obtained a rule, calling upon the defendant io show cause why a Mandamus shouts' not Issue directing him to appoint Mr. Japhsoo, Pro ''hssor of Mineralogy for that University. Sergeant I,vms and Mr. LITTLEVALB this any showed lmosp-egainat ,the• rule They contended; flrst 4 that Mr. Jephson was not duty elected; stcondly, tt;KILS no ta:ar) , - - - was attached to the Professorship.. the Court ongbt n ot to grant the Writ prayed for ; and ;Willy. that the application ought to have been made to the King in Council, who alone could grant redress. Mr. ALDERSON wag about to follow on the same side, but as the Lord Chief Justice was going to sit at Nisi Prius at one o'clock, it was agroed that the Learned Cdunsel should be heard tojroorrow. - The Loren CHILI' JUSTICE, at one o'clock, proceeded to try some Common Jury eases of no general Interest. PREROGATIVE COURT. GOA, a. GILL. This was originally a suit brought against Mr. Gill, a gentleman of fortune, for restitution of conjugal rights. In bar of the suit, Mr. Gill pleaded that his wife had been guilty of adultery. This allegation was tried by the Court, which ultimately pronounced a sentence, not acquitting Mrs. Gill of the charge, bet declaring that h►r innocence was completely established, and Mr. Gill was ordered by the Court to take his wife home : the sextetter directing, in the usual terms, that he should treat her with conjugal affection. In March, Id-2, lie brought in an allegation, stating that he bail obeyed the sentence of the Court. On the part of the wife it was denied that he obeyed the sentence of the Court, and treatedlier with conjugal affection. Evidence to this effect was heard. which stated, that when she returned to his protection, he again t barged her with arts of infidelity, and treated her in such a manner as compelled her to leave him. — The Court then pronounced him contumacious, and re fused to disrojss the snit. Ile now appeared before the Court, alleging that lie hail submitted to the sentence. and praying to be dismissed. Doctor Swany opal-tired on behalf of the wife. and ob jected to the dismissal of M. Gill. on the ground th .t the orders of the Coln had been disobeyed by Mr. Gill, in sealing his stile a letter, in which hi' repeated th • charge . of which she had been declared innocent, an I also on the ground that he did not take his wife to hi c proper home. Mr. Gill himself replied. I4e entered into a deal is which lie said he had done all in his rower to confer' m tag the sentence of the Court, hut was prevented by the tits,. stinacy of his wife, who declared she woahl not go I •411 to Itiltafa. The Court seater •ed him to " love, honour. and cherish" his wife. Now this was impossible—alt the law could oblige hint to do was to receive her in hie house and provide her with all that was necessary for her comfort—no temporal authority could compel his Wet - tions. If the Court had such a power, all the wives its England, nay, even Lady Nichol herself, might come to the Court to obtain this most valuable of all decrees. The Court were bound to act on the principle of the com mon law, which only bound man and wife to live toge ther, allowing hint to tell her of her faults, and to !don't her to amend, allowing both to use towards each other any expressions they might think proper to adopt, and him to do what he hail not done—to beat her provided he did not beat ben too outrageously. lie then con tended that he had acted in conformity with the common. law. Sir Joitar NICUOT. said the defendant was bound to take his wife to his bone fhb: home, and treat her as his wife, but she was not to be treated as an adultress. The Petition of Mr. was rejected, and be was refused a dismissal from the authority of the Court. IN RR CLARKSON. In this case the Court pronounced judgment against the defendant, who was charged with having over charged in a bill of fees, and improperly obtained busi ness from another practitioner. The defendant was send tense( to be suspended for l'lmonths, and the Court said, that in the eve of the establishing of any future charge he should be entirely removed. POLICE. VT LD II LL.--31 r. coal-merchant of Whitefrilra, and dlr. Aloggridge, his clerk, were brought up yester day before the Sitting Magistrate, Mr. Alderman Bleu:, in the custody of Lidhetter, the Marshalman, upon a war rant for assaulting John Brock Walhank, Sergeant at Mace of the City of London, and his man, andobstrutti . .g them tithe execution of their office. A short time since Mr. Poole had the misfortune, ash, termed it (and it proved so in the sequel), of findings 5001. Bank Note in his counting-house.. As it was intros- Bible for him to form a conjecture from the number of persons in and out, who was likely to have dropped it, Ito advertised it in the newspapers, and thereby in , arrel an expence of two guineas. An owner for the note was irt consequence soon found, but when Mi. Poole wished io be reimbursed his expense for advertising, the clsitusat demurred, and insisted upon the note being given to hire . This was of course done, and slr.Poole conceiving hr had a legal claim for the expense so necessarily incurred. commenced a suit against the owner for the recovery°, it. When the warmth of his indignation had however cooled, he thought it wiser to put up with the first las% and therefore did not proceed. The defendant entered a non prosequitur, apd an attachment in con.erinence issued, and in the endeavour to execute the warrant by Walbank and his man, the present cause of clt:thins arose. Walbank went to Mr. Poole's counting-house on the 21st of April ; Mr. Poole offered to pay him the 3inount of 6/. 3s. 6d. le told him be must make his caution. My I did not know what expenses might be incurred, and it was also his duty to search the office to see if any de tainers were lodged against him. Mr. Poole refitsed to go with him, and ordered him out of his counting h muse. The officer attempted to make his caption ; this was w aisted ; a skirmish ensued ; the clerk caste to the assist ance of Mr. Poole, and the officer brought rep his re inforcement in the person of his man ; in this rttleiri. tre one of Walbtok's teeth was knocked out by Mr. Poole. In the septet Mr. Poole was conveyed to a lock-up house, detained till the office was searched, an l then liberated upon leaving the amount of tire warrant, 6/. 3s. 6d., and a 19f. note as a guarantee for the payment of all expenses. The assault was proved, allowed in point of fact hy Mr. Poole, thouglehe conceived himself jastilied in tiir resistance he made. Mr. A DOLPHUS, who attended for the officer, ob served that Mr. Poole cou:d have no defence. Tie officer was bound to take him, and had no discretion to exercise under such circumstances. His client, hoe ee.r, was not desirous of proceeding further, if Me. Poo would pay the expenses, and make a suitable apology. The expenses, hlr. Poole was willing to pay, but he re fused all apology, and ultimately gave bail fur his ap.. oearanee at the Sessions. TROTTING MATCHES .-Mt. Ilitichfon't two asilfehes to tro • his two horses, one three miles In 11 minutes, and the onte,, 10 miles in one hour, took place yesterday, on the Ashfor 1, road. Middlesex, oter a three-mile circle. The three-Mile match was rot one hundred sovereigns, and the 16 miles Is two hundred, with plenty of betting. The first match we done as, follows : MIN. SEC. YI Y .SEC. First mile in.. 3 40 Third 40• Siscoad sate —3 49 The instcli was lost by nine seconds, the Ittwse timing carried leather weight, and broke twice Iron the trot. The 10 mites in one hottr, and to carry tOst. was done ns follows: UPC SEC. 1111:4. SEC. First three milesie.. I I It Fifth It to Second II II Last mile. .......... 3 3tl Third II it -- Footr,ls ... . . ... II 9 60 .1 , 800 'matches were hist by the hones breaking ii4m kite I.tilib libttibt welt Ott +Witte hone •trioaing the stet/}td I legoitha . .1-1 •1 i ace her the red f the ;, of HO. A - 4 : ~~ ~~ e, .r4l 't 4 t