The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-05-18 00:00:00

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Ma lor.„ ‘ it dig Chairs • soodaart, That th is ' einsistih 'fib 'Waving Kenn, read," the of the Correspondence *bleb has taken platy *lima Itfi. • f and Mr. Barnett, and their resperiive Friends, oisrof hole** that Mr. liiirtelt ntfter did legend• by ativ eat *minion itsit ha wight Isqvc mantle inff of alma his Csurlassoto . WAWA aaranow to retire Ilona SI General Election, and that kis* ha. . **4l,lOOlOY OP2Nti•R, 'MAIM slattlto #II6IIID TOO 111111JECT I.IIIICIJ/S O D 1/1 ALLITS 0040'110S, ITS Wan& weredatt *a: liatkart? at,. co.**. to SUCH.* 110011/011fT/oall• id.rd. Thais is the opinion of this crinimena Hail, that jdr. Berneis *as asinahrfarvittrit by diafteeasen. as a Candidate, in orner 10 support ilskl e odependcasre of thi, ' ; Nord ia knifinssale to believe Ant Mho *kb Was boleadyto iaakr „,,gtiocespi to piaaiosisak Close, eaislipat theosuit loos Meal,. live contemplated an no which *sold base operated iss Her Ovossesids. of Ihdmenifrowe weir. . nor. free R em h e d ; That ai ) RtliV r le s id low taiiitibm 38101,' ap f 'the • o Tr ,. ignaritritly t laligl • w for ion ali t t i;ripetort the 66 10. Irepewletice. by i.klug steps atist•valcislated to tiannelbe Re d ction of both our Representativo.., Re oliert, That die F,eemen Kere assemhled consider Mr. Oarnot'.4 Ite.eirctiois as ind isprosi Me to the maisormace of their Hams. and that any arrangement between Candidates as to the atairtisten of the 'OM 1i st favoiWed fir tliellr Volts% loonies tic a derykniuu, oacimi,4mai au Rank la the 441'00111110 large. F. PATTON.. Wan,. Resolved, That the Thanks of .this C.OIIIIIWII Hall be givers to the.all..yor, foe Mr iviphrtlisf'datiddtf in the Chair. . 1- - 1,4011, — 4 4641, rhirEteEMNINCA . ' ), t• ' , o." . 441-1 , ! .. . .r . milor..! , . i ihnire.c.. .. "dbett#l7lr *MVO 'MINCH. irAii xi' ' 1,14 4* ,i'.'4‘..... . • -• : , ! entedefi. 'So piblic was the manner in which it wit spoken of, Air Mr. Memnon must have heard the• objectival' bet, by way of petting an end to all furter* opposition, it was laimediately circulated ettrongst his friends, and through them to the parish, that the Defirdant's object was to have a deeded triemph over those who prosecuted him ; that be 'bald disdain to impose epon the parish, and that be would only show that the parish was inclined Wit Wes able, tit per the expellees chided to. Theri l / 4 11 went round', VII brick had gone on so far, bit - R . as! not finally settetidel. The &comma aces he had t it • 1 tcoeed'had taken place in Mt; thedite'for ing the accounts was the 6tb of April,. ISM What had Mr. Merceron done hide mean thee? So con. L 4rtloarirsteuhk that be alsoidd be able to mate Om perish pay Me expewees ' that on the liPth of Augost„ littich was between the first and second meetind chi vestry to which he had edvertod; he gave cridit 'for the adtount in his book; and as if it was not enough to charge the poor with the amount of the - prosecutions; he added the sum of 101. for his own coach-hire. At the meeting of the ?V, when this resolution was passed by his very good friends, he did not prodece his book. Many bad no suspicion that his object was any thing more than a testimonial of character • and no order from the Directors bay. ing appeared. it was thought that Mr. Merceron had no idea of acting as it was afterwards [mend he did. The Learned Counsel said, he here thooght it neces sary to charge Mr. Platt as a conspirator with Mr. l Merceron in carrying into execution the fraudulent plan—with hating aided and abetted him in his de. sign. It would appear from the evidence, that indi. 'ideals attended at the vestry to see whether the De fendant would dare to produce amongst his accounts such a bill. In the book which he (the Learned Counsel) held in his band, and which was consigned to the care of Mr. Platt on that day, that bill was entered, but care was taken that it should be passed by, and that all the other items should be read over. The objectionable bill not having been hinted at, the gross sum of the accounts was agreed to, and the meeting separated, without having the least idea that any such collusion had been practised, and without thinking it necessary to cast op the particular items, in order to ascertain whether there was any fraud at the bottom. Every body seemed satisfied that Mr. Merceron had abandoned his design, and did not think that he would be so base as to make such a demand. It, however, appeared upon the investi gation before the House of Commons that the resolu tion had not only passed, but that the parish had et:- consciously paid the money. Teeersto objected, on the part of the De fendant, to an allusion tis any Parliamentary paper. Mr. Scattutrr said he merely spoke of it as an historiol fact. Amongst the eapences which the Defendant had charged upon the parish, that one of ten guineas for coach-hire had excited much astonish. ment. Little circumstances opened men's character in the most powerful manner. One would Imagine, that after getting 9141. he would have been satisfied to pay his own coach-hire; but fraud was always committed with a lavish han. He had obtained a kind of authority to pay his expences generally, and be thought if he could pot a few shillings more in his pocket by the same means, so much the better. It would be found that the bill for the expences of the prosecution contained no account of the ten guineas, which was a clear proof that the bill had never been produced. Such were the circumstances of this case, in which it would appear that every shameful advan tage was taken of the parish, that every principle of charity was violated by him to whom the fund ought to have been sacred, and in whom every wish to di. minish it for such a purpose was highly dishonour able. The case was indeed a very serious one: it called for full proof and enquiry, and without that full groof he hopes! the Defendant would have an ac quittal. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to call witnesses. apon a albite' the Defenrlont's te hire. o*' nit hodt present ; cesarann bast 1~ - - -- d ; /teas ITr• Nees 0.0( 114 . itel*ifttil tee WNW. ?leo' • thti4e 'lEeot6l yeilleted' re which, well the teat hied • Z 1 5 .i r~ r Anon and GrOternors' thing of general on the 6th ogre shoot was there, of these Mercerise set on the They sit Platt belt} MU to the same, 'plain it. 'citron's Wilk 'book, of 'shied Messrs. There was - had ordered 'that any such 'been mewl, 'sit the subject, 'et the ent Mereeront 'the audit These six 1 When he each a sum been audit been meni ti A DISTRESSING C — A -1 42.ri—A Young •Many who . has firth lirou,:ht up in a genteel and respectable asiy, but shronib i liciag sometime net of emplar aid Obessrearace of the times t• at preOnt reduced to severe distress, having parted with all he had in the world ; all% kind person that woald novist Ma trills the sum of Five Paso& would enable him to gait the fess' Ihiagehe hn4 parsed with. and procure some etop'oy : at 'wales. be bus lonising to appear in. Respectable vefcreflce will be given. Any encloser,. directed to 0. C. S. al Mr. Phillips, No. 1, Little Sisiolk-sirret, Haymarket, will be ki.olly recei ved, and sr Ito... Wedged with grilllovie. . ficlail LINENS OF NE*. BLEACII. iv E NOBILITY and FAMILIES are very re -1 Fretfully informed, the above Linens are sold at MIL 'S Bust India, flamburgli, Scotch, Manchester, and Linen Warehouse. No. 16. CII EA PSI DE, rendered Ili tbelr original durability from the improved preparation of the Fl.tx rind Bleach, for which they are found to merit the most distin guished patrol's e. The Pieces contain from '45 to 26 yards each, at Ys., Is. Id., 2s. 4d . 2s. 6d., 2s. Sd., 2s. 10d.. Ss.. 31.2 d., 90. 4d.. 34. fat., S.. Stl., 34. 41., 4s. 2.. 4.4. 44., nod 6d. per yard, to ti , e fittest qu %My. and each Piece warranted. — The s mous kinds of I. amity Linens; Foreign and Scotch Table Linen, India Muslin, &c. ; Dinpent Hockabacks; fine Borgia, Scotch, and Sheetings. including those of one breadtb for the Sheet; Reach Cambric., &e. &resold whole sale as d. retail. Proprietors of Coinitry Establishments, and Ladies having Cotewnitsions, will find the greatest choice of the best maftafac tared goods td the most reasonable prices. Foreign orders exe cuted a till the greatest anention. I, I. 1$ Vs w di M ■. B RITISH PAINT MANITIFAVIKYRY, Quota street, CheopsMe, London. 3MPEN ETR ABLE AND ANTI -CORROSIVE PAINTS. Invotble turn. per Cwt. 50). Bhick per Cwt. Mt. ilk yr 4* 4 . . 764. White Bright Mite ditty . 112 t. Yellqw . . I) rk It•el . . • 30s. Stole and Lead Colours bright Red • 360. Stout . . Cbucii,me . 48%. Prepared Oil to then than for use Ss. per griffon. R•liord Cmil Tar BrowniSt. per Cwt.—Common IS,. 'Deo %I' hiie Lead,per Cwt. SO , . Turpentin , per Oatlon 64. &road ditto do. 4614 Linie , d Oil, per Gallon 4i. 9J, LAMP OILS. Per Gallon. . • wit , ae• '• * I Ses. 414. sth. 1 Per Gallop. Genuine Sperm Oil 9+. Od. Refined Oil for Patent Ga ..; norothg do. 7r 6d. La•otts ss. 6d. Pale Still Oil 4s. frd. Pale Whale Oil 4i. Od. Common Ditto Ss. 9d. The liopenesrahle Paints are suited to all noil.dnos where IL lian•ispase appear , nee and great durability are required. The Coat Tar Yak's. particulark the ReShed, will preverse stead tot maw, year!, 1101NrIPILT MVO exposed to the elreet...l the went er, an.i is a certain rare for Veimia and Ort Rot ; af•et a el , terthe hen , l% . equal in nopcaranee to the hest The White Lead, Torperitine, Linseed Oil, and Painters' enlisters, are of the best goal ties. The Lamp Oils are nal • ranted *rotator, and from the n1611111:er is Whirl) titer have 11[11 purified, Mill he found superS•r to those s teamily sold. EORG I', 1' roNT and Co. Merchants and the Trade supplied on advantageous temp. i l uaotlt lees than 1411)4. of the Impenetrable Pains, and I Cue. of . Coal Tar. sold. 11 R, ::.,, 1 wisp. I.S. neW Indies of it Ik. lid mit • Igt Mr. Gude produced the records of the two original indictments agsinst Mr. Merceron and others. ;la* ke hid ►IM 14 ▪ plat() ✓otes Ip WAS, Mat* NM WA pert t!if! Wiy INN ▪ lOW 4.• Mr. TOPPING mad. an objection, which was over ruled by the Court. Daniel Crossland said, be had been employed by the Defendant on two indictments. The bill of costs produced was his, but the whole charge on the back of the bill was not his. There was an item of 2001. eitra eapences, and another of 101. 10s. for coach. hire, which were not his. The amount of his bill was 7141. 11.. 3d. He did not know whose addition -t l e 4......, es oak" kle 10 rt • weetele. 1 1100 1, 'pipe 011141 **Or • ' 0 9,41 - r. B. $. Ea. , orse • tri • r • • Ille• • 4 " 4v, &solid ' l6 , w.: r al rkelgilUfb oiled C/ISON's This day was ptifili•aed„ A New Edition, price 5,. illii-trated with Cues. 1. A PRACTICAL TREATISE on the PREVEN TION and CURE of the VEN ER EA I. 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S .Itl by Leigh, 18, Strand Bacon. 150, Oxford-street ; Butlers Useopside ; Tett, Royal Lscliaoic i and Ward, Hol born. • • littbirtitts a. sitacettott: env a prefteettion against the Defeeffant; for frehditteelly appropriated to the payment of 41":itpencei atiendive twb indictments on which warttied semis timeArs, certain sums of money, bite riled, of the pdtilli of St. Matthew, Bethnal . saidOM'Uotie to state a very heavy Charge tai intlividaat; wit* hydroid influence, ftwm prislidety. sod counrtitiag, in the perish OW. Matthew, Bethnal-green. Thss perish wee regeletille **derail Am erPertiement, *Weir tirade all the 'nee ' canary oppelnelbelle onweadhlepenegireeters, ,Tbe Dfsfenifinc was a env erbrstwour w et- Aiiiiteed; 'faun, eristeipal Commissioner of .ee Sewers,, and' Treeturtie elite podr of the perish. Re held other anises betides, which added to the authority defined: from those situations ; so that his influence and in. terse were molt considerable; and it was natural le imogine, that he mast bate taken • an important lead he all %s - ram connected with that perish. It might Inge been etpected, that some reposed confidence its 4611pabffe etindect of an individesl. for a long time siceepying situations of sech resposibility ; and that those Who did not think him infallible, had not many erf them cattalo to declare it, in consequence of the power he possessed of making them repent their inter position.; for the perish might be said to be in a state of subserviency to him. Thee, were some; however, who doredlo entertain certain suspicious, and had courage to embody them in a legs! fors. The event was an acquittal. The evidence was not produced, end it was to be presumed either that the charge was groundless, or that the proof was deemed insufficient. Whatever might have been the rinse, the law e!- peons amounted to 9141. and a fraction, according, to the estimate produced in the Defendant's book.— The charges against the Defendant stele, that he saving possession of the Poor's Rates, bed been in. dated to alter the sums assessed upon different houses in the parish, raising them in some and diminishing them upon others : of the latter class, were those in which he bad himself a particular interest. How the parish could have been supposed to be respon. Bible for the payment of the expenses attending the two prosecutions—for the sum of which he had spoken referred to two indictments—could not pos. sibly be imagined. It was then to prove that the Defendant was guilty of imposing on the parish, and by fraud and collusion, applying to his own use this money, which he had taken without the authority given by the Act of Parliament, that he Ansel(' coil witnesses. The Learned Counsel then described the particular regulations laid down in the Act with re spect to the pariah, which stated that it was the duty of the Treasurer to receive all monies for the Go vernors, Directors, and Masters of the Workhouse, and to pay such sums as the Vestry or the Governors or Directors, or any five of them, should order.— The Treasurer was thus in fact the banker. The accounts kept by the Treasurer of such monies as he received and paid away, were subject to the inspec tion of the Vestry at large, and it would be seen whether the amount of the two prosecutions hid been paid from the proper fund, from the testimony he had to bring forward. If that was the case the Defendant stood acquitted. It had been provided by a clause in the Act, that the sums received and paid should he entered in a book, which was to be ex amined, before it was audited, by the Vestry Clerk, and assigned and lodged under his care. The De fendant had not complied with this very necessary rale to the letter. It was handed over to the Vestry Clerk in order to be copied out, hot on: before it had beet audited—in other words, the private honk of 'Mr. Merceron was seen by nobody until the accounts be had entered were audited. The practice pursued by the Defendant was similar to that in other cases of fraud the most likely to deceive. On the 16th of August, A vestry meeting was held for pot. poses wholly different from the essmination or audit ing of the 'rressurer's accounts. Some differences took place at that meeting which rendered it necessary to fix another day for the discussion of the business of that. The e3d of August was the day to which it was postponed. The meeting consisted of about a hundred persons, in whose presence the re gular affairs of the vestry were transacted. Mr. May, the clerk, was present, but not having the most re. mote idea that any Indolent plan was in agitation amongst the friends of the Defendant, left the room when the crowd began to disperse. At length only six or seven persons remained in the room, and they brought forward two Resoletions, which they called unanimous. The first expressive of the grati6ca. cation felt at the acquittal of Mr. Merceron, and the horror with which the meeting viewed the base object of the prosecutions ; and the second, to which the attention of the Jury was particularly called, stating that the espences incurred by the prosecutions of the late Officers of the parish should be defrayed by the parish. One would think that if an innocent man wished to exonerate himself from all suspicion, be would have taken the opportunity of dein so in as full a vestry as possible, instead of waiting till all were gone, eacept the Minister of a chapel near the pariah, who was a parliceps criininis, and a few others, who were actuated by an impulse not less dis honourable. Now was it not evident at the very first mention of this nee, that no vestry could be found that would call upon the parish to pay such a sum, and upon such an occasion ; and most not every honest man condemn such abuse of public trust. It was universally condemned. The idea of indemnifi cation for espeuces incurred ender such circumstances incited the utmost discontent; and several indivi duals determined to watch that no bill -should be passed for the payment of the law proceedings di- it was, or whose writing, or whether the initials, " J. M." to it were the Defendant's writing. Cross-esamitied by 11r. Torrima.—He received his instructions from Mr. Merceron. Was not quite clear whether he had received the papers from Mr. May, but was sore that Mr. May was originally con cerned for Mr. Merceron, who afterwards em ployed him. The bill contained other charges besides those upon the I wo indictments which he had defended. J. May stated, that he was Vestry Clerk at St. Matthew's 30 years. He knew Mr. Merceron, who he believed, resided there 50 years, and was a Ma. gistrate and Treasurer of the Poor's Rate.. (The Wit ness here mentioned the duties of Treasurer, as they were stated by the Counsel for the prosecotion.)— There were some or , :ert paid by the Treasurer with• out the authority of the Directors, but they were fur specific, and never for indefinite sums. All bills re. leave to the Pour Rates passed through the hands of the Directors at the quarterly meeting,who authorised him to draw a draft, signed by five Governors, upon the Treasures. That order the Treasurer kept until his accounts were audited. The utmost regularity was observed. After the auditing of the accounts, the Defendant's book was sent to be copied ; witness bad no access to it until it was copied, and it was not exhibited until audit day. A meeting was held on the 14th of August, 18t3, . book was not himself signatures, sum about Commons, mittee of Messrs. Dal roam et ' Bennett. the book about a fo, the Defend& dered to part of At from Mr. dorsement word •• m . the sum 91 on the par ' mittee. audit. Cross-es the parish the count sorer, wit was snout Mr. Merceroi been voted • mosities• Could not, id or dimi came. Ft creased e der of the especially Governoc lions spit Merceroo be called t 'but he bet Messrs. Dal ron's altor lion of a t lath of A, the 231 of try. ( Mr. the estry, read in the the consider& prosecatier Mr. SCA. prove, !hal Mr. Jai sent when There is, ► spect, and Witness, the Meeting Cherchwardi Hunt, the Plitt was finales in t' of propert! 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When Mr. Platt etentfiW il r, some voucher was ' called for, to e - The book produced ' was Mr.- titter* . . book, read that day. There was terthat . f the date of 19th of August, en item ed. tsars. Dann and Crossland, 9251. Is. Silg- as no number intimiting that the GoverhOi red this sum to be paid ; nor did Iteiselil% . . such sum was called out. Had scab **Mari ationed, from whet he hid PVl'ilesitYletl 4 , 4 Ibject, he most have noticed'it. Thw . he la ntries and castings in the book weie Att. n's band-writing. It Was the prude' able for some of the persons present to sign ii.-!- tnat ores were it the end of the wholi.-:-. 1 e left the audit he had no conception that sum is 9251. Is. 3d. for law espences, bed lited. If sock a sum, or such a subject, had ntioned he most have known it. When the s sent to witness's office to be copied, he did elf ezimine it, relying, from the number of !s, on its correctness. He first knew of this ut the time of the enquiry in the (knee of is, in the year 1818. Ile attended the Com. : ,f the House of Commons, and first saw ( ; Dann and Crossland's bill in the Committee* 'dm House. It was shown him by Mr. I . 'When be first taw it, to his recollettiott, . f k was perfect. It was banded over to hies forto;ght ago, when, by an order of vestry', , ndstit, who was no longer Treasurer, was or• deliver all books and papers to him. A i t he bottom was torn off when he received it '. Norton. Whoa he before saw it, the ere. nt was " My espences, ten guineas ;" the my" was now omitted. Had no notion thet 9251. Is. 3d. for law expenees was charged arish rates, till about the time of the Com.: He remained during the whole time of the ti esamined.—Mr. Merceron had raided la h 50 years, and had been a Magistrate foe , I ty from 25 to 30 years. He had been vet. ith the esception of one year, 30 years. He tally elected. The thanks of the parish to V rceron, for his conduct as Treasurer, had .• ed many times. There had been great sal. in the parish between different parties.— ... it say whether these animosities had entrees- I ninished since their new rector, Mr. King, • ' !or the last three or four years they had in- , , f i very much. Sums were paid without the or- t! k re Governors, end by order of the Vestry, ;1 ' r bills arising from contracts made by the /I l i vs. At the commencement of the proseco. . 1 11 1 inst Mr. Merceron, he was attorney for Mir. n, but gave it up, because he was likely (o as a witness. His account was very trifling, ,tiered it was put to the parish account. --. . Deno and Crossland then became Mr. Meece. unties. ' Hod no doubt there was a publics. .„ notice lithe church on the Sunday after the !ingest, but be was not there. 0,1 Monday, r 1 If August, there wan a meeting of the Yes- -w ? . Topping here referred to the proceedings of ir, from which it appeared, that the notice re church on the preceding day, referred its tendon of the law expeoces attending the . sos of Mr. Merceron, dtc.l t .l &HIATT said, one part of his ease was to . st this notice had been foisted in. I I take A BlOT.—This witness was not pre. i i this notice is stated to have been given.— therefore, an absence of proof in this re- d you bad better not rely upon it. a, in coati:lo2o,o, said he was present at sag of the 23d about half an hour. The 3i t trden was generally in the choir. Mr. l ' e then Churchwarden, was dead. Mr. a Dissenting Minister. lie had some .. the parish. Ile could not say hew as a men t, y. The Treasurer made op his accounts to I once a year—up to Ritter—of which no- , iven previous to the audit day. Mr. Bishop 1 • chair on the audit day in question. Wit. a copy of the Treasurer's accounts Uwe- 1 ter the Vestry. That copy remained in Ws Ito the inspection of every Vestryman. It !ileac' at the audit (or the items called out rd off. The Meeting in question was very 1 : He could swear, to his knowledge, the 51. Is. 3d. was not called over, and he 'Was t• - I Mr. Platt, who read the Tre'ivuter'S rer saw Dalin and Croselmi's bill tilt h