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1 ii,. lo . 1 ~:. i .. I " 0. .`..1 E!! • 1 i ' VI t , ; i r il . ' 1 11 , i• i 1 1 . ii : 1 • - - to. Mr. Henry Thornton's sly insinuation, having rational views, all those who seek any atble menus of redress. ~ ientlemen, I leave you and Mr. Henry 'Thornton to ponder on these think. In the mean time I shall st rive to deserve the wall opinion of the Indepen flew Platers of Southwark, and of all honest Mag. lishmen, by persevering in my endeavour to obtain for them that rational, and now become ilidispeusd ble object. a Reform of the Commons' House, even throgh I should thereby risk again provoking the animosity of Mr. Henry Thornton, and produce another puerile and shuffling apology for the disgrace ful plunder of sinecure Plat:semen and undeset ring Pensioners. Gentlemen, It would be too tedious, and quite unnecessary, to go through the whole of Mr. Henry Thornton's unmeaning galamatias, as reported in the Times, October the 28th. What is it to us whether Inv Lard Arden is or is not plucked in his turn by subordinate peculators? Or that. a sham, inefficient; measure did, or did not, pass the House of Com- ! mons—was, or was not, thrown out ht the House of Lords ? We claim our undoubted right to choose erne Representatives, and we are answered with some thing about what our sham Representatives intended tlo.—Mr. Henry Thornton shows willingness and alncrity enough to mislead the People, by persuading them to :ry to make a sieve hold water, by stopping from time to time one of the boles—a mode of Re form aers would hardly object Its ; for, like the tinkers, whilst one hole was stopping they would snake two. Gentlemen, " I say unto you beware of false pro plieta, that come to you in sheeps' clothing, for in wardly they are ravenous wolves." Mr. Henry Thornton states, in the most barefaced manner (see, Times, October 28), " that my plan of Reform re. l garded persons rather than property," which is so far from the truth, that it is exactly the reverse. I proposed in Parliament, in the year 1809, the out line of a plan, which, together with my speech upon that OCCIliiOll, was printed and published, and there-1 fore leaves Mr. Henry Thornton no excuse for his scandalous and malicious misrepresentation.- - So far was my plan from " regarding persons rather' than property," that the whole of it went upon the constitutional principle of re-uniting property with political power, the disuniou of which I stated to be the national disease ; a plan not " rudely invad ing," but wisely restoring, " the prerogatives of the Crown ;" not" depriving the King of the means of rewarding public services," but freeing the King from the lenitiliating necessity of dissipating those . sacred funds intended for the reward of p u b lic ser vices, in Parliamentary corruption. Gentlemen, Mr. Henry Thornton passes in the world for a grave and sad man, of a more than com monly religious turo, as deeply impressed with the , belief that " man lives not by bread alone," and it must unquestionably have astonished you as well as nve, that he should not have been a little less un charitable in his insiuuations, a little better found ed in his assertions, elittle snore correct iu his state ments. Gentlemen, Good manners will prevent me from rnakiug use of such language as truth and justifiable indignation would fully warrant upon this occasion. I shall content myself with remarking, in the phrase of the virtuous Houynhims, who uever speakiiy, falsely, had no term to express it by, that Mr. henry Thornton has certainly said to you the thing that is not. Gentlemen, I remain Your most obedient and very humble servant, 0 aurd, Oct. 30, Inl3. FRANCIS BURDETT. Saturday night, about nine o'clock, as a gentle man was passing through Tavistock-street, Covent garden, he was stopped by a gang of robbers, consist ing of about four men, who surrounded him, and forcibly took eight gold seals from his chain. They endeavoured to get his chain and watch, but the gentleman resisting them, and some persons ap proaching, the gang ran off with the seals only. On Wednesday last, two gentlemen, in the neigh bourhood of Rats:litf-highway, laid a wager of 51. upon a nutu named Leurnen, a coal-heaver, that he should devour. in the space of three quarters of an hour, 91bs. of bullock's heart roasted, 3lbs. of pota tces, a half quartern loaf, and a pot of porter. Tke parties met at the Queen's Read public-house, Broad-street, Ratcliffe-highway, and the spectators, of which there were a considerable number, paid tid. each to be admitted. Ile completed his task, aid drank three or four glasses of rum besides, with in the time allowed him, without producing the stnailest apparent inconvenience to himself. Saturday the attention of the passengers was ar rested in Cheapside, by the detection of a genteel dressed female, who, while cheapening :ante articles, at a wholesale silk mercer's, secreted some silk, which, being immediately missed, she was pursued and taken. Upo-• sheaving a great deal of contriti tion owner of the shop forgave and allowed her to csca 1)2. _ _ Cononsa's INectsT.--Friday an Inquest was! held at the sign of the ship, in Bacon-street, Beth. nal-green, before J. W. Uswx,r, Esq. Coroner, on the body of Isaac Carmichael, of Spitaliields, a jour neyman weaver, who was found suspended by a cord svhich was fastened to the upper part of his loom.— i It appeared by the evidence of Mr. Wiltshire, land lord of the house at which the deceased had lodged for upwards of three years, that the . deceased had been for a length of time afflicted with melancholy and extreme depression of spirits, in consequence of his being unable to obtain by his labour a supply adequate to his pressing exigencies. Verdict— Lnnucy. • A Bramin, named Jason and Brancbery, was ac cased at Bombay, in May last, of murdering, with . other:, Rham Brandary, a wealthy Hindoo. When . .his accomplices were apprehended, he was admitted a.; evidence, on his offering to Mike important dis closures. His communications not being deerriell im pertbnt, the Recorder ordered him to be brought to trial en the authority of Mrs. Rudd's cake, in 1 Leach, 134.. It appeared by the evidence that there were about twenty men concerned in the murder and rob bety, and that the Bramin visited and questioned the dm-eased on his death-bed, in order to ascertain the, amount of the plunder, and if his accomplices had made a fair division of it. lie was found Guilty. 1 .' THE sTATmmAN. LAW INTR LLIGENCi • COURT OF CHANcERY, Nov. T. The Court did not "sit this day. It is expected tits' the Lord Chancellor will be able to come out on Monday. COEIVT 01 KlNus BENCH, Nov. 7: The Court was occupied the greater part of the day in motions for new trials, of which only the fol lowing were of any interest : IMMIX V. I,AINGITELD AND WIFE. This was an &dirt for goods sold and delivered to I the Defendant's wife, previous to her marriage, to which she had pleaded infancy. • The case was tried before Lord Ellenborough, the last Sittings at Guild hall, and in support of the plea of non-age, the father of the Defendant's wife produced a Bible, wherein he had registered his daughter's birth a few days after she was born, he then residing in scot- I laud, swore positively the entry was made with in three weeks after her birth. The Bible being handed to, and examined by, the Jury, one of them (a bookeller) observed that the Wok was published ; the same year that the entry of the birth bore date, I in November,and was not in circulation till the latter end of that year, from which it was probable that the entry was made at a subs.luent veriotl, and the Jury found a verdict for the Plaintiff. Mr. TOPPING, for the Defendants, moved to set aside the verdict, and for a new trial, on the grounds of the positive testimony of the father, and the great . probability of his having made the entry in the Bible,. at the period sworn to, notwithstanding the opinions of the Jurymen. The Court, however, thinking the Jury had had sufficient opportunity of deciding on the fact, re fused to grant the rule. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 7. 'UTNE V. 'RUSSEL. This case bad been tried at the Westminster SeS 14011S last terth, before Mr. Justice Ginns, and a verdict was given for the Plaintiff, who is an attor ney, and hrooght his action to recover five pounds odd, the amount of a bill of costs due to him by the Defendant, for some professional services. The Defendant had before pleaded his own cause, and now again appeared in person to move for a Rule, to show cause why the former verdict should not he set aside, and a nonsuit entered, or a new trial granted. The ground of this motion was, the dis obedience of the Plaintiff to the instructions given him in the legal transaction entrusted to him by the Defendant, and he also alleged some mistake on the part of the Learned Judge who tried the cause. Chief Justice MANsvmn said, that it wa§ neces sary that the Learned Jddge before whom the cause had been tried should read his notes for the direction of the Court, and Mr. Justice Gibbs accordingly read his notes ; when the Judges were unani mously of opinion, that the verdict had been given against the Defendant on the clearest evidence, and the Rule was consequently refused. The Court rose soon after two o'clock, and their Lordship signified their intention of sitting at eleven o'clock on Monday, it 'king Lord Mayor's Day. The Lord Castlereagh had sailed from Bengal for' China. The H "(wren 'Hastings had also sailed from I Bengal, supposed for China. The Surreji had sailed from Madras on her return to Bengal. The Doper Castle was in Dock when the Baring sailed. The kien , ,sal arrived at Madras thefidt July. The Bengal, I off the Cape, separated from the other ships for Ma dras which sailed with her from Portsmouth. The Bengal had delivered her cargo for Madras, and sailed for Bengal in the evening of the 13th Jury.-1 The Earl St. Vincent, Asia, and Prince Regent anchored in Madras (toads 13th July. The Baring . spoke his Majesty's ship Minden, and convoy s tint 128th Sept. in lat. 7. N. long. 23. W, all well. The itoyal Society on Thursday evening had theirl int Meeting for the season, when a letter from Sir i H. DAVY to the President was read, containing. so ; account of a most extraordinary new detonating sub stance. It is composed of the two elastic fluids, ! trzote and chlorine, and it appears in the form of a yellow oil, heavier than water, and explodes with great violence by beet equal to that of the human body. it may be preserved for a time under water, but it requires the greatest caution to be experiment- ; ed upon in dry vessels, as mere motion muses it to detonate. Sir 11. DAVY, in attempting to explode a small quantity, not larger than a mustard seed, in la close vessel, with a view to collect the products, received a very severe wound in the transparent corner of the eye, which at present prevents the sight. -We learn that he is attended by Mr. \'4 Aar., and we are happy to state that he is likely to sustain no permanent injury in consequence of the accident. It is mentioned in a private letter from Paris, that a substance, probably analogous, fias been lately dis covered there, but the preparation of it has not been made public. There is reason to suppose it has been concealed from its being applicable to the purposes of war. was done alle Wan. The original consignees THE MINISTRY of GLl:ltii3.-11 irkp', pre 7,.6 , * -svit (Messrs. Williams and Co.) had become bankrupts, stands a chance of being speedily ( versie e l e - 1 - but the first demand had been made upon the D. sons," says he, " who are advei;ced t • ''''' fendants, to pew .r .ii having been nurtured in the reveille of :)th... L i r Mr. PARK, Mr. MARRYATT, and Mr. CAlfrIELf., mirably well as iM , lIS things go Oil ill the s ';, l ,,„'" -- shewed cause against the r ule, likening the case to track ; bet when the' nigh rOade n e i s r i , hs ta k ai s i i:l o : that of Cock V. Taylor (' Campbell, 587), atel the waters out ; whet a now atel t i se,,U;;; ' ' , P s', , ah f l quoting also the cases of the Theresa Bonita, 4 Ito- ope ne d, au d the Ja c a if„,•d c no pieme.a. ,. tt., .I '..:' , , s binson, 285 ; Sodergren v. Flight, Trinity Sittings, . that a greeter knowledge of me ea ititl, i, '-, " 1705; and Ward u. Felton, 1 East, 507; •in which extensive comprelieusine is req • d . than 1 • f: "'" the Defendant merely acted as agent for another with. gave * or than oilice ever can eive,e in knowledge of the Captain, and was therefore re- ! ‘Vedncsdav week, two meat arrived i lieved from any liability. I chaise at Ilaiiiham, oneof • ? a r' ! 'n hir7P who:;, to iiimp.'l , It was settled, that the landing of the goods in 'nolo bis Odell, and wis tekeit t o tits Grit •'f r:1 , I• question (sugars and rums) at the West India Docks, Ott Monday the other ;tune him e.!f in the f' s ' ..e: .• . e. under 39 and 40 Geo. 111, sect. '35 aed 87, was the the Green Lion : he tial liiins.lf to lee same for the Captain's lien, as if they had still re- stable, having tirst put a tlet s'one, This person is isee s . a i n • d f l T ' • , thrl mained in the body of the ship. bucket on it, to rei:l. himself, after %shell ' y The SOLICITOR-GANERAL and Mr. Fer.i.ee, contra were kielsed awa v. distinguished this case from that of Cock v. 'laylor ; a Mr. Hassan, Imole eater a w l 1 ,„1,;; ; ; ;;e, i ' , e ,' , ` l ' ''' and the Court inclined to think, that as here the sou-place, Helmet Gree;i [told. 11.. was tra t ' es ' !'' '. ; goods were delivered to the Defendants, not upon with his pack of books to Faver-liare. Te e e „ . .. ' ' '' '' the exhibition of an indorsed bill of lading (as in ; who broke his thigh is on assi-taiit traveller - ' l ‘ ; '' the case of Cock v. Taylor), but of an order from ' [lessen, has been in a low melancholy w as - f or b .. e . -a f, a , t u l r - le }cars previou s * . ' 3 the consignees as if they had been still the prnprie- sixteen months, and was very ' ' o 'a l i v ! - Illi:OtleIel.. la hi t tors, the law could not raise an implied promise to conversation. pay the freight in those who did not claim as the in- i Chi the 2d inst. was interred Mr. Broolon ate r before his decease, I dorsees of consignees, but merely as agents. To say London-street, Heading, Gent. and, aceordine to l i r otherwise would be going farther than any case of _ desire, was buried in been made e t s u e! lien had yet gone. which he had caused to The Court made the rule absolute for a new trial, ;to his death. About live daysprevious to see if the fact could be varied upon which their ! called on an undertaker , and went with abl l : l : i li n ;n l ti ;'e-t l 'h'. h eie' ! t church-yard, and pointed out the spot he meantto he present decision was formed. ___,....._. laid under ; on his return home, he remoted his old COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 7. cotlin from iss obscurity, Allll baring itisteeeel the Lord Chief Baron Sir A. MACDONALD, Barons' prof " 41eatts "g of his memento an,,,.i, took to his : bed and died iu the ensuing week. THOMPSON, GRAHAM, and Wool), un the Bench. i bar n Much attention has excited at Norwich by ALMON V. AIORCIAN. - 1 the nc si o n i g n ul; l r il c i i t r ia c , um h s a ta vi l i t l c g e p ta ac d h i e er d m t m o er , , er h y i tl er e n S w o i u h t: d tion concerning the costs of the imprisonment of a a NIA ns: In this case Sir TCIO9 Peea made an applies- Lincoln congregations, at the Calvert-street Chapel, ia th a t Milisenger of the Exchequer who had failed to 1 p ro- ; city. He appeared in the pulpit in his military eerie duce the body of the Defendant,whom he was ordered I No small degree of curiosity was ,a wakened at to apprehend for contempt of the Court. I Brighton during the afternoon of Monday last, by a Lord AELCHICALD MACDONALD observed, with a chaise drawn he six horses, decorated with white smile, that the Messenger in question had been sin- favours, proceeding with great velocity through tha gularly unfortunate in his endeavours to apprehend principal streets; bat which proved to be no neer. men for contempt of the Court. Once, during a I than the cavalcade of a post-boy in the employ of visit to the country, the unlucky messenger happen- 1 Messrs. Cue. eewcera:a and BLABER ' 1010, hatin4 e ed to arrive somewhere in the neighbourhood in quest !been to Worthing to be married, " ttas (to uss his own expression) bringing his wife home in ads. of the body of a disobedient person. Whilst he was perambulating the streets of a country village, some I up etele e, of the inhabitants, alarmed by the singularity of his Friday afternoon a desperate battle was fowls on Blackheath, between a young man named W!. appearance, • imagined that lie was a conjuror, and son, -residing near Woolwich, and one Simpson, a had him apprehended. Their suspicious were con - firmed by the discovery of certain parchments con - journeyman carpenter in Greenwich, for 39 guineas tam ed in a large green bag, neatly folded up , j and I a tide. At two o'clock they set-to, and dune , se. vend rounds each displayed considetahle knowledee Labelled in a curious character, which they concei v ed in the art of boxing ; having fought 35 minute , : in to .contain the mysterious laws and language of his '' the course of which time they had 40 rounds, victory ' profession. They Immediately clapped him in a country prison, on suspicion of. being a conjuror, was declared in favour of 'Watson. . and he was only liberated by a formal application, , ... . . • Mete ertseness.—At the 'late fire in Henrietta, after he had been immured two days. street, Mancheeter-sauare, an industrious mechanic, The Court robe,at twelve o'clock, Hoop. named Chunth, residing in the second floor, lost tee wards of 5001. in gold and silver, welch he had amassed with the intent of providing a living for his wife and family, it having been the well-earmet savings of several years, and which, with the exceptiou of two or three pounds, was all melted at the confla gration. . INQUEST.—An Inquest was .held on Saturday, at the Coach and Horses public-house, in Lembee Butts, before the Coroner for Surrey, on the body of the boy who was thrown out of the stage-waggoa, near High-street, on Thursday last. Verdict—is cirlenlet Death. ' . A. Coble belonging to Sunderland, with four men in her, lately, in running ahead of a ship, was struck by a vessel and split to pieces. One man ) namedeL Douglas, was drowned. A Jew family of Hamhurgh, named Goldsnih', Consisting of the father, mother, and font. chill!ren, were baptized last month at Leipsie, by a Lutheran pastor. This is the Math family which has, withal a year, embraced, in that city, the Protestant CJIll• munion. THE LATE FOOTPAD ROBBERy.—The footpad elm shot himself on Saturday sennight, near Wood— worth, after robbing Mr. MORLEY, has . been recog nized by hiS.friends. He proves to be a juurne) met' s b c o i ce i o k o - i ls il i: the shop of "tir. Fermi:see, stant employment at near Tower-hill. Ile had been for some time past in the receipt of wages at the rate of 40s. per week, e d s e e r :la l i l i a e rn , e l d le j tc j i a i l l e fs s ., G a a n i d dr' had almost con - * and before that period not less than 30s.—Galar Has twenty-four years of age, and has been married about ten months, to a young woman from Eglitiee where he had 1.. served his t•ime, and a s only in aset %l Htil .hi 6 taylor and another person for some furniture, 'a low.ponnds, which his master would willingly have inlvanced him, had . he known him to have been lit want of it, and had made the request. 'Pic otter was his brother, who could not conveniently , no hiM, . 'having • been recently disappointed in o L;i money -due to him. .On Thursday previous to rt _ perion he applied to' fora loan of rive or six , p ( o ) t i zli e death he called on a relation in West-sretare . , . d and should be glad if he would let him have the te: o _ l . toldfiiid ‘ai,laios had expressed p to res y s i e s d i t which he once gave him, as there were rnaey , _ ,1. ' ,1 bers, he said on . the road ; and it would afford ~i . . a h6 de fi s t t t r h e 'l to a s ti l lll ; ; ; iNyuC>ts -green, duced the pistol ; and afterwards, at hi s h., Was.; cast im two or three balls. Galen . welt to i t,eoc as usual on Friday, but on Saturday morning 1,). :: protection. The cousin, suspecting no lime, tee his wife as work was slack he sheuld not ee ii, i nt ' a employment till after breakfast. Before he lets :. e,. he put some bread and cheese in his pocket ; t a i ! . d r. Jo spired of his wife if she wanted any sitver, ,;u Li n... her ls. thl. In the course of the day he min . :," (1 ,. the robbery, and ptit an cud to his existeace it !e manner before stated. SCOTCH S el CH. can • Dftiwits Wharf. A rrirrd. Eliza (Niar.7onll), Leith 6 Nov, 19 Nev.— 1. P. *". Eclipse (Taylor), do. 7. A. .M. Prompt (Davidion), do. • 6 15, —ll, A HIGH IVATEK AT LOND(IN BRIDGE. THIS 11411 :' Morning, 58 minutes slier 4. 1 Eveuinit, 11 minut e. 4161 LONDON: Printed and Published by D. (,naafi 141 SI OvitcS. Si nett-it-ea LAING V. cALE. Mr. Serjeant PELL obtained a rule to hew cause for a new trial of this case before Mr. Justice Cham bre, at the last Devon Assizes. It was an actioo, upon an agreement for the sale, of an estate, one of the terms of which was, that a draft of the convey ance should be delivered within three months from the date thereof; and the question was, whether this meant lunar or calendar mouths. The draft was de livered within three calendar months ; but Mr. Jus tice Chambre thought it must be three lunar months. There was nothing in any other part of the agree ment.from which the meaning of the parties could be collected, nor was there any evidence of custom. The circumstance could not effect the purchase , money, for that was specifically to be paid on the 24th of June. BRIDGES V. HUNTER.. Mr. TADDY obtained a rule to shew cause why the verdict for the Plaintiff in this insurance case should not be set aside, and a new trial granted. The po licy was dated Nov. 12, 1808, from Oporto to Li-' verpool and Lancaster. The ship sailed on the 13th of October preceding, and attempted to gain a con voy which had the start of her : she could not get ; up, however, and meeting with very bad weather,' put into Lisbon, whence proceeding without any bailing instructions, she was lost. The defence was, the non-communication of two material letters re-i by the assured: one dated on the 11th of Oct.l saying that the ship expected to sail on the 13th ; and the other dated the 13th, saying that the ship had got her bills of lading en board, which is gene rally the last thing previous to sailing, and specifying the convoy with which she was goin g . Now the convoy of the 13th of October arrived on the 30th of that month, and its arrival was known at Lloyd's on the Ist of November. If this letter, therefore, had been communicated to the Underwriters, they would have known that the ship in question was Imissing, and might have made enquiries. V. NF.WIII.IIII. Mr. SCARLETT moved for a rule to shew cause for a new trial of this insurance case on the Belionora, in which the lice* was granted to Messrs. Fayette and Co., 44 and others ;" hut the party interested being a Prussian subject, the Learned Counsel con tended, he could not be included in the word 64 others," although licensed to reside here. In point of fact he was a native of Dantzic, and therefore liv ing under the protection of Great Britain, no longer • a Prussian for the purpose of being a party to the condemnation of his own vessel, which was effected by an act of the Prussian Government.—lt was also a fact, that although the licence had been taken out for Favenc and Co. themselves, yet they were agents of the party interested. Still Mr. SCARLETT contend. ed, under the case of Minett r. Bonham, that. the 44 others" must be ejusdon gencris, which the Prus sian was not. • Lord ELLENBOAOI7OII.—Yes he is. Mr. Sclta:TT oontetukrl ; as he did in the case of Minett v. Bonham, that the Crown had no right It delegate its powers of licensing ; to authorise any British merchant to name others ; and instanced the quid grant to the Abbot of St. Albans, to make jos. (ices. The Court held, that theshippings of other British n)erchants, under the authority of the persons named in the licence, were covered ; and refused the rule. HYDE V. BROMLEY. In this application to remove the Assignees of an insolvent, the rule was discharged with costs. The case had been referred to the Master, to enquire whether there was any debt due from the insolvent to Mr. North, one of the assignees; and the Master reported a judgment in his favour, the items com posing which the Court held to be conclusive against the Defendant. WILSON AND CO. V. KEYMER AND CO. This It as a rule Nisi for a new trial of an action for freight, in which the Plaintiffs obtained a verdict for 9.9011.; and the question was, whether an im plied assumpsit arose from the Defendants to pay the :might to the owners, upon the delivery . of the goods by the Captain to the Defendants, who received them under an order from Messrs. Williams and Wilson, with whom the Plaintiffs contracted upon charter-party, and for whom, it appeared by the manifest the goods were shipped. The bill of lading was to Messrs. Williams and Co. or order; but was indorsed to Defendauts - prior to the ship's arrival and it was admitted, the Defendants now had the goods, and it was they who paid the duty at the Cus tom-house) although Lord ELLENBOROVGII said that T 1 tf , . ~~ ; 01