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

~ 4 1 s . ' 1 1 ) _ - • • . . . i I i' 1 • t s I 1 t I s • I 1 4 1 4 , 1, • - . . i . • . 1 ' I • i 1 ' - - 7 777. • .• fps 4, 4 • J . 14W I NTIC Lutist g. CoURT OF cacti .1" cfalr. • ' Friday, .61oveaseter /Cr: ELOPEMENT AT tilpfittlifilt. The petitions of Messrs. tin it)l end Mks were this day read by the Officer of this tenet, and his Lordship, after a due consideration of the meter therein contained iq Mr. Smith's alfidevit, was pleased to order him to be discharged; bor with respect to Mr: Giles's case, he postponcdit for fur.. Cher consideration. WILMOT e. THE MARQUIS Or LANCDOWNE. The Loan CHANCELLOR, eapressed his wish that additional affidavits should be tiled by the Deiced ant, explanatory of some parts of his answer, before this case should-be finally decided upon.-- A tenant fee life, withostltnpeachment of waste, Inuit leave aufficient wood on the estate to answer the repairs. His Lordship particulefly desired to know if it could be ascertained what nominee of trees equal to those of this smallest size cut by the Defendant, had beau I:ft on the estate. He tiered the affidavits so filed With all possible dis.. patch. VERT'S ASO OTHERS E. EARL PORTNIORZ. Mr. Cook: appeared in this cause for Mr. Col lins, a person ' who had contracted with the De fendant for certmlit ireee, said to be ornamentat trees, which the Defendant bad cut, or %vas pre. paring to tut, upon a family estate, of Which he was tenant for life, without impeachment. The remainder.men ha d applied for au injunction to restrain the Defulant from cutting these trees, and the application stended also to Mr. Collins. Mr. Cooke was about to read the answer of Mr. Collins, when Mr. HALL, Counsel for Lord Portmore, objected, upon the ground that it was an irregularity to read the answer of one Defend. nut against tuwither. Mr. COOKE allowed that this was an iriagelarity,. and if the objection was insisted upon he inert sc. quieace. But this would be a much speedier way of corning at the merits of the case, than by the regular method of filiug a bill of ititarpleader. Mr. Hatt still insisted upon his objection, stet. leg, that according to the ploposed proceeding, his client might be affected by statements, which his Counsel 'night li,re no meanedsf examining. Mr. Coors, of course, pee/steered nu luuger. COURT OF sid4c4% Friday, Nov . . 10. • CARRICGTON V. TAYLOR. Mr. GARROW stated this tp 1p "an .action for disturbing the dads .deck. 't)te''Pfkintiff, tried at the last Assizes fur * tf o.'Essex, be. re my Lord Chief Baryat, °4l 3 l , near verdict was for the Plaiotilf.;.rie now morel for a Rule '!ti' Caen why a esosett sgould not be eater. ail, or a new •trial had fr on r Ake ground that the action could out be meantime's( upon such evidance as had been giver in this colt; for it *pestered that the Defendmit was one * f thoeerartio are regularly licaoced by the Admiralty td go to sea iu boats, anB who, for their livelihood, *hoot *Oil fowl. He had, in this ease, shut some wild ducks, within 300 yards of the decoy-duck of the Plain. tiff, by Ishii& the wild.decks within hearing of the shut of the gun hail been frightened and put to whereby the Plaintiff lost thechunce which he otherwise would have had of decoying those birds; not that'eny of them hod been shut by the Defendant. He tontended that this action could nu more be maintainedeigalnst the Defendant, than an action could be tnabtaaissed against him fur shooting upon his Own had, whereby the Lord of the Matior adloining• to it, might lose some pme by its being put th flight. But the Court finding that this was an old de coy.sluck, held that it was privileged so as that nose should shoot so near to it as to disturb the fusel that may hare entered thereat ; for a decoy 'reassure privileged than the vicinity of game, and what might dries game away from a manor, might , legal, while the seine thing might not be al. lowed to an oki 'decoy • and t his had been held so long ago as the time of my Lord iLalt....Motion Mined. • STORES V. -HEMEL. Mr. Aesor stat,il this to be an action for eri niinal coniersation between the Defendant, and the Plaintiff's wife, in which judgment had passed by default, bit which the Defendant whiled to have tried, he Peeling that he bscr a defence upon the merits ; and 11,is he moved lingo alhdasits po sitively stating, that notwiihstaaiiin th e oa th 9 f a person who swore to leaving the process at the house of the Defendant, it was never left 144 them. The Plaintiff and Daletulatit were attor. nies and partners, at Chepstow. The Custrt,4ranted a role to sties, CAM. tan !LINA •. BIINCLS AND ANOTRIM. Mr. ADOLFAILII moved that the return to Si habeas carpus, by which these Defendants were brought up, might be read 4 which being done, it appeared that 147 had been committed for six moths to Bridewell, by Mr. Gamut, for nun. payment of the penalty of 1001.; whereas it ap peared, by the 46th of tho King, this was irregu. Jar, because it was done at the instance of a com mon informer ; for by that statute all these pre. secutious are directed to be in the name of the ♦ttorney-General. The Das:octants were therefore discharged. HOWARD LOYEDEN LOYEDIN, ESQ. V. THOMAS RAYMOND BARRER, ESQ. Mr. GARROW gloved for • a rule to Shaw cause why the verdict lit this cue should not be set aside. lie stated that it was an action of damages brought by the Plaintiff against the Defendant t fur hokling criminal conversation with his wife ; it was tried at the Sittings after last term, before Lord Ellenbo rough, in that Court, and the Jury gave a t verdict for the Defendant. [For a statement of this case .111 THE STATESMAN of thay 4.] The Learned Counsel contended,Athat, from the facts given in evidence to the Jury, they ought to have given a c ontrary verdict, from the acknowledgment and p r omise of the Defendant to Warren Hastings, the Plainiirs butler, that if he would be silent to what bad .okeu place, he would UM come near the - 7'"" '. • .. • , ~ • ' ' ~ ~. , . hoqagaiu ; his being locked np the room with Mrs.Luvedeti,and perceived by a servant trying to couceal himself, were all strong praumptione of his having held criminal co•uvcrsatiou with the Plaintiff's wife ; he therefore treated that the Court wneld grant the rule. Lord ELLErraoaotract observed, that he bad left the facts to the decision of the Jury, and although there might be great cause for suspicion, yet they had, after a lung•eonsultatiun, determined by their verdict, that there was not prnasneicient of a cri.. urinal intercourse having taken place. It was not stated that therein' any new evidence that :weld be brought forward. 'There was no point of law in the case that was donhtfitl ; he, therefore, saw no reason why the. Verdict should be disturbed. The Court reflositiri Rule. .. , , COURT Or COMMON PLRAII. Thursday, Nov. 9. nest e. JIMINETT. Mr. Serjeant intsneao mimed for a rule to show cause why the bail.bOnd in thiasition should nut be cancelled, and all farther proceedings staid, on the ground that the Defendant had been un. justly arrested. the Learned Sesjeaut stated, is support of his motion, that the Defendant, who lived at Norton Court, near Feverbham, in the county of Kent, had a commission of bankrupt taken out against him in the ytt.r 1803, and that he had, unfortunately for himself, employed the Plaintiff, who is an Attorney, to get the commis :elan superseded in the Court of Chancery. That *Mein beets discovered, during the progress of tito.poit, that the assignees under the commission Jost drawn 17001. from Mr. Beunett's property Alois than teas sufficient to pay all his creditors their full demands, the Lord Chancellor ordered that sum to be returned him, which was accord. Ingly done. That at various times the present Plaintiff had borrowed considerable sums of me. ney from him, amounting to more than a thousand pounds. That the Defendant being indebted to Messrs. Slade and Suu, in the way of ,business, he drew a bill on the Plaintiff at two months, in their favour ) fur 651. and which was regularly accepted by the Plaintiff; but ou the 25th of April, the latter seat Mr. Bennett the following letter :. " Dear Bernell, " I am very sowed, and have my !enables and anxieties very many. Si .de will accept your draft at one month for the 6 3 1. so accept one dated hot Aloaday on Hams and Co. and 1 *id sign ii and give it hina. He required my mine as a security, and that I pay the interest. 1 ata the last man wise, would do an ignoble or dishonourable act, but as mit ten Maud, we ought to stand oa our defence, in case of led. death ("observe tne advice of the Attoroey to his client;' said fierjeaat illiepbenl), therefore write the bill on an inferior stamp I if it be discovered, I can plead iguoratiee for us both t if it be not, and we should be called oa hastily to pay without the mesa, then we can do as we please. You see I am acting in this carefully, Inn very coutrary to by priuciples. Ilay GOD blv.s you." That the Defendant had since applied to the Lord Chem:eller to order th,c elaintiff to give in his accounts to be taxed by the Master, that they might tunic to a settlement of accounts, as he was iihtscisfied with him as his Solicitor: that the Lord Chancellor granted the object of the Defendant's Application ou the 6th of August last, and when' the Defendant came to London on the subject this reference to the blaster, the Plaintiff had him arrested for 501. and upwards on the Bth, being only three days after the date of the Chancelloei order. The foregoing facts were contained in an tkiiidavit made by the Defentlaut, and Serjcant Shepherd stated, that he had a number of other affidavits, the contents of which ho was certain would induce their Lordships to grant the object of his motion, but he would save them the true. ble of hearing them, knowing that their Lord. ships would nut countenance a cause under such circumstances before them, as the subject was al. ready beftwe the Lord Chancellor ih the Plaintiff's secoant.—Rule granted. Sir JA.161:4 Nl•lfilltlEte..—. 46 Is the Plaintiff an Attorney of this Court'" ! • SeritillS SHEN:MED.- 44 YES." • 6 Sir JAMES AldNingLD.- 44 Does he tint in town ?" Serjuant Surrucen.—" He lives in 'navies Inn." Sir JAMES MAXIM/ELM — 4 ‘ WC Will See Whitt the Plaintiff will say to the letter and the other matters." DuEr.,"—Sunday eveniug a duel was fonglit, op.. polite to Sand Castle, between Lieutenant PER. stov, of his Majesty's sloop Bearer, sod Mr., COLLYER, Purser of the said sloop ; shots were, exchanged by the parties, when the seconds inter fered. On Sunday mertslog a ApittrAl Sc ose between risor board the two IA Alen, on -amps prison.ship, at Chatham, wheat one of them drew a knife, and stabbed his antagonist in the belly. The man tied in a very short time afterwards. A Coroner's Inquest was held in Jamaica, early in September, on the body of a French Officer, 11, prisoner on prude, named Etienne Beaueoste, Lieutenant of Engineers, who shot himself through the head at a negro-house, in Upper Matthew's lane, the same morning. It appeared that he had, been lot some time afflicted with an incurable dis order, and had in consequence been neglected by his b rother officers. This, combined with other nircumstaucei, threw him into a state of mental derangement, in which he was led to commit the above. act. The Jury returned a verdict of Lunacy. • Yesterday a Coroner's Jury assgmblcd at the White Bear, Field-lane, to take a view on the body of Mary Tims, an old woman, a Smithfield drover, who fell from a two-pair of stairs, on the landing place, in Blackboy.alley, on Wednesday last, which killed her un the spot. The Jury re. corded a verdict of Accidental Death. The other &ening, as some boys were playing at fire-works in Rosemary-lane, a boy let off a small brass cannon, loaded with a marble; it en tered the head of a boy of the name of John Glover, which killed hires on the spot. Last Wednesday morning the wsrehouse of the Bull and Mouth inn was broke info and - robbed of several parcels ) besides cash iu the counting. house. T H E"STATESMAN. ....-. • POLICE. GUlLDWALL—Yestseday John Crook and John Sibeater were brought before the sitting Alder. man (Settoeite), charged with stealing it silver watch. It appeared that the prosecutor went into the Red Liou public hose in Smithfield, on Thursday night, to inquire fur a lodging ; he hail nut been many minutes in the room, in which were no other persons except the.prisoners and himself, when Crook came up to him, snatched his watch out of his pocket, and immediately ran out of the house, before the prosecutor, who has an impedi ment in hie speech, could make known his loss. Si'Tester ran off at the same time Crook did ; they were pursued, and Si!rester was stoat by the .pe. trole running down tow.lane ; on seatchin, swatch was found in his waistcoat pocket, ' ehich he said he had found just on the outside of the Red Lion door. The prosecutor swore to the watch being hie, and the same ehiefi Crook bad taken from him. Tb Prisoners 'ter:: both fully committed fur trial.. Several persons smirscharged with disorderly conduct, during the procession of the Lord Mayor from Bleckfriars to Gaildtiall, and several on sus *Mon of picking pockets'; „one, named Abra isms, -was fully committed for picking a geode- Ifiaan's pocket of his pocket' hook, white, lie was standing to see the Loird.,Major land it Black. frrars. .I.lxtes HALL.—Yesterday ililllotait listokitlor l *prehendel by Wortley and Goti, on >a charge. of /peep stealing, "rat examined. ' It appeared that the prieoner had taken two Sheep from afield between London and Deptford, where they were feeding, with several others, and tying their legs together, bad conveyed them away in his cart. He was fully committed for trial. QUEEN.SQUARII.--•YeSterthy a singurar iostance of cunning and credulity occurred at Witt Office : A modern enchantress, named Mary Connor, was charged with defrauding Margaret Anderson of various articles of wear* apparel, by pretended magical illusions. The prosecutor stated, that she litod in Wiinlmill-street„ when about four months ago the prisoner applied to her for lodging, and was admitted. She had not been more than five weeks before she gained her confidence, and ha,. ing communicated many particulars to her respec ting a young man who then paid his addresses to her, (he prisoner began to form her designs, not only df depriving the prosecutrix of her lover, but her property also. In the first she obtained complete success, and actually married the young man, while Atukrson imagined he was courting her as meal. The pri. toner's next attempt was made at the poor girl's clothes : She commenced her frauds by pretended knowledge of necromancy, and what she termed the Black Art. Having persuaded her that her lover was inconstant, she undertook to tell her who would be her husband, and fur that porpose t • teed a poker and tongs across under the bed ; this being repeated several nights, but finding the charm would not answer, amongst many other things a cake was made of pretended materials but notwithstanding the force of these pretended charms, she told the prosecutrix that they would mot produce the desired effect, because the appa ritioo of a young man was in the room, and that this spirit wanted something out of her box. The box was therefore to be -opened, and its contents spread on the table, to which the prosecutrix con sented ; and gowns and various other articles, worth between twenty and thirty pouuds, were left on the table. The following morning they were all gone, and the prisoner told her that the ap parition had conveyed them, to a castle in Devon shire, and if she attempted to reveal it, she would lie turned into a fish ! Being fearful of the consequendes if she unfolded the secret, the Prosecutrix did not speak of it for near eleven weeks ; during which time the Prisoner, by various arts, obtain ed several sums of money from her. These positions miefit have cuntintied longer, had not the Prosecutrix discovered that the Prisoner was married to the man before mentioned, on which she soon recovered front hoc delusion.— Having i thim applied to the Magistrates, the Pri soner was apprehended, who, in her defence, ac knowledged that the above statement was true, and that site had recourse I. these impositions for the purpose of obtaining clothes, Ike. The Fri. I loner in consequence was committed fur trial, ale: her husband as an accomplice was held to hall. MARLIIIOIOI7I3II.. STREET.—A complaint was Made at this Otfieo a few days since, by a gen tleman of the name of Looten, (ruin the Idgs. ware-road, against a man of the name of Squib, who had obtained a service in his family by means of a false eimmeter, and who afterwards contrived .to pilfer articles, which, bowie/el., could uot be . preved agaiest him sutfiaient for conviction. The complainant bad written to Captain )flahony, at( Stoke's.buildings, Heckney.road, and received a very satisfactory answer. In consequence of the Defendant'. conduct, Mr. Luotea weot to Cap- Main Mahony, who, instead of being a gentleman, as represented, turned out to be a COI/Mill of the hod and mortar. During the Complainant's in. quiries he ascertained thataliscasdud servants have a house fitted up in the neighbonrhood of Port land-roadt tor the very purpose of giving elm , teeters, and which is as regularly conducted as a mercantile Concern, and supported by the depre. dations of those in place. The Defendant was committed. A ship is said to have arrived from the coast of Wilchcren, bringing an account of an attack - on that bland from the opposite coast. By a GO tleman who came film thence with Sir E. Coorc we ace informed, thit the preceding report of • similar agair on Tuesday, in the last eck, wits groendless. On the day of the alleged attack b. *as at the very place where the attempt was sa id to be made, and in such a situation he heard a nd knew nothiug of the matter. Letters :and Papers have been received from Am. sterdam to the date of the sth instant ; but we un. derstand thist no information has been receives! in addition to what we communicated In oar last. . _ARDENT' M.4N OF WAR. We are happy to le.trii, from the following •r. tick, which appeareJ iu Th. Times of yesi er d 4t . that the damage atistainui by his Maj bi,, / , Ardent, is so lintels less considerable 11141 i was re. purled. 64 ARDENT MAN 07 WAR.—pre have re.; " ceived the following letter from Gottelibitrgb. " The statement alluded to in it wag contained in " au extract of a letter from A•shu&t, (laded Sep.- " terul,er 18, for the correctness of which we " noot be considered as responsible Macs. 11 Gottenbargb, Oct. 47, his Majesty's ship Ardent. " Mr. Eurroa.— parograph haviog appeared i n .your paper of the 14th iial. dated thi iSth alt. from tee Waal of Anhnit, relative to :iis Majest ship .trient bring mistier., the °Ricers of this ship are extremely sarprised that Si/ in correct dateineot should drop from the pen of any :ma, and tie inti.t positively coctradect such asvetoin. 1 u assi4- nate was deemed necessary from the marines cn the Hann, color/ready no ataSiailiie was given. With re.pert 16 the three ',vetches( Vessel, allrsa eJ t in the same paragropo, we nave every reason .n suppose, that the priorspal part of their airreei are saved, owing to the extreme modet.ue weather dialog the to a or three sahseqaeat day% which e• em ailawed a, an opportunity, idthaugh at a great distance, to assist the marinQ., mid his Majesty s sloop' Aveop,cr. its sating Omar cargoes. ' The brit. supposed to be the Carla, Gustflf, arrived sate at this anchor:l4;r ott the 4th hist. We are, Sir, " YUer obedialt humble servants, " GI:Ck PE LK.. Ist Lieht. " A. NORRIEti, 2d Lieut. " CHRIST. TU Ciltl.L , Id Lieut. #` T. BRYCE, Muster. " The Ardent striae k on the reef at eight ha the mor3ing of the 19th alt. and was got early ou the tunrulag of Use sMtli, without sustaming the sinuilest injury." Tll2 M4ItKE7'S. NOVEMBER 10. NEWGATE AN!) LEADLNHALL MARKETS. (By the Carcase.) Reef 4d. to 4s. 41.1 ( Veal 4se Oil . to tie. .lattott 9.. Bd. to 4s. bd. Pork tic 4d. to 71. UXBRIDGE. Coro-Torpeetor's Returu.--Trrettioair, Nov. 9. Wheat, per load t4l. —a. to 'il. lOg. Barley, per quasi= lts. 4&. —d. Oats s 116 —el. to Its. —4. . Hems See. —d. to 665. —d. Pees..., to 5435. —d. PRICE, Ok 1110$. Heat. 51. Os. to 51. 154. vsrl. 41. 104. to 51. 5.1. ',wit, 41. !Ob. to 51. ss. Kest, Bfissez, roccets. 61. to 61. 15.. G. 10.. to ;)I. Forniu'uo, SI. A. to 111. Us. PRICES OF HAY AND ST. J Alltl'S. Ifav, 41. LOS. Ud. to 61. 10s. Straw, 11. is. to A. 116. Ud. f fRAW IY. • learnt:users.. May. it. As. to 61. let. Clover, 61. 1l ..to 71. 10s. Straw, Z. Stu to VI. its. —err— rßloE OF LEATHER. Batts, 50 to 561bs. each - 2'14 to ati per lb. Ditto .6 to 661bs. each - id to I(isi M reliant.' Backs NJ. N.. • t)reitine Hides - lad to 191 d Fine Coach Hides ; 194 d to. 210 cacopaides 45 to 401 he for radia l /490 to Yid INtto 30 to 401bs. -16 d to 19 . 0 Calf Skins SO to 40ibs. Sld to Sod Ditto ill to 701hs. - 344 to 40d Dkto 70 to 80Ibs. - :3341 to $941 Small Orals (Oreenland) 91 Od to 911 Lat. att., 100a-tO P 40% per Borte n . Tamed Rorie Hides 1911 to 9qifl per lb. RAW Best Drifers and Steers (Perlinrt id. 1. SAL 4d. atone) 10d. to 9a. OA. Market elf 14.. each. Midihms Ts. 6d. toil. Md. Eut Hot 4 14*. Od. tj 16s. barer Skim the. 6d. to 4s. ed. PRICE OF TALLOW, tre. St. JIWIPS'S Market „as 3d Taws Tallow Fls 04 ON 04 OW* Market . 34 Yellow Kumla 9.:ra Ual Whitechapel Hazlet 51 Od Wilke dine .. 9e Od to, Oil per at. tot Sib. 15a 6d titelthag Stuff.. 7si Ud Our OA Average av Ditto rough .. 54s Od 56r Od Graves Good Dregs Yellow Soap. 110s—Mottled. 114. id—Curd, 1214 a. Price of Citadles, per dozen, 14v 64—Moakls, 156 64 COAL MARKET. Ships at Market. St!lys sold. Price. .j.. 1 e le••• ••• .io ••••• • ••• • 571. 6d. to 10s. Od. 1 Saudellwil ....; 1... as. 04. to --t. W. The force now in 4icily, quartered North and South of hlcssitia s 30 inilus each way, consists of the followin; : - A party of }Loyal Artillery. WO Light Dragoons, Mew.. dier Itottalion, Ist Light Infantry liattnliou SW ditto ditto , 10th Regiment of Foot, Vitt ditto. 2 4 th ditto. Ist and 9.d Battalion, ;35th ditto, _44th ditto, 55th ditto, Cid ditto, 81st d.tta, De ‘Vaitevilleit Regiment, De ItoWs tl, raosseprs Brit.inniquea, Regiment, Rnyat Corsican Rangers,Sat Regiment i‘iolee Getman Legion, 4th Esc:alio& ealibriao Free Corps, nth ditto ditto, 11th ditto ditto the whole amounting to 13,000 meu, of whom . about 1000 are on the tick lid. CAPER lonia.—The obi We!Amen, who con ducts travellers in North Walt% to view the roman tic scene of Cader,Liris r circulated test intniner the following viiigular Laud-bill :•—• 44 Robert Ed wards, seeoild sakit of the celebrated tanner, Wm. Edwards ap Thomas, .ap William, ap David, ap Owen ; great great great grandson of Cadwgan ; a lineal descendant of Bleitilitt ap Cyusiu, Prince af - Pwwwwis. Siniahisaaiiwity the sun had 80 times triwelled to its nu:miter ; 50 rem was be host of th.: Hen and . Chickens public-house, Pen. 2U of wiiich he wax apparitor to the late Right Rev. Father in God John, Lord Bishop of Bettor, aid his predeceacor ; by genius a fly. dresser and & T ries; is now, by Divine assistance, conductor to, and over tke most tremendous moun tain Gales Ldris, to the stupendous Cataract of Cain an] Mowdac4, and to the enchanting Cas tiedes of DoLin-Mellyo-kn, with all its beauti. full ionsantic scenery; guide.general, and grand espounder of all the ;moieties of North WAltil. —Born, ,M3reb •1711:3." . On Saterdax night, the shrieks of a man were heard by several Sailors on beard of ships lying off the• New Quay, North Shields. Bunts itntnedi. ately went to his assistance, but before they reached the spot, the v oice, 0111 0 craved assist ance, ceased. It is suppiped the person had gone to the bottom, and that ht was a young man, nerved Wui. Bruce, belonging to the Ann and liaticile ) he !taro% gone on shore that coning, and has ; sot since been heard of. A bundle, in which:elan quantity of tea, sugar, &c. was fouud near the spot in the morning. hiAlttilEO Philip Fsq. of Dublin, merchant, to Mir Jane Wirers, only daughter ,cud helms of J. Hogher, Key. 4 groleel Home, Asoinch, North Wan. Loxpom t Printed ad Pabaard .1 4 111. Levata., at stbe