The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-04-27 00:00:00

LAW' INTELLIGENCE. mOwe 'cloud, malt are Pturrionerie Awe. I was pamphleti in the *am lA p roduced the . . p.. 0 ce, -.......-- Wl* Km mow ay Oall elban beard her COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Aram St li r d r liti f a h l i b=ll.6. ,__,..,.. alleas ittill_l_h_ ll.l r* Groo the n bet d l a A t l e datednewspapersOctoberll,,inwhilcth the libels were inserted, 2 18, 30 1 and No 16 and S.:3;ngs at Guilt:hall, before Lord ELLsinsoiovemy thlk All.slhand to bk.... -r—o. to . pews he, k i r fa• Ig s . 1811 . and a Special Jury. alit,. 11111111 albedo. law oPPorsaakl oflowierlag himself .. of roster Important lees a monmeo we ; .„,‘ t h e sir. Thomas France produced an affidavit of Mr. GORDON V. LOVELL. cwasellocaseerolkwel which m i g h t "tal ra 4be expected." 1 Lovell's, ewer., before the Commissioners, dated the This was an action brought against Mr- Davie . We are nrry w ow , i, „, ti,,,,,,,54 with the " hes I 18th NeVerriher, 1808, to prove that he WaS sole Lovell, for a series of alleged libels, which appeared of sererai ftirWs, by re-pot the teener %hick - appeared proprietor if f the STATESMAN. 1 in the STATESMAN News p a p er , dur in g the 00114111 of he the braTrastax of Ski nth basset, respecting that notorious i Mr. Jahn Turnbull swore that he wa% one of the October and November last. • en, WALTER aaalalla. we arc, hoarser, premised • The damae tlfe awake wary =mow mil siecomtof his nefarious o. _ printers of the 5T.111351.45t at the time the libels .p -laid at Three Thousand Pound*, and the Defen d ant • redlogs at thaidstone mod HI e same Years ago wrest • peered, and proved that they were in the hand-writ- had pleaded eleven pleas in justification. The Cowl. 7 i r d zas well !mown by Ike alane y mam a rist. nte f tioe ' and .- at a snug i Ito 1 DeN • r t ' leg of Mr. Lovell. 1 rom whkb he was ad for the Plaintiff then read the several libels, and rwatorenazolly the) Brokerrsauddriven from u m /mt g s.- Mr. SSA RLITT, for the Defendant, said, if Mr. i they were afterwards read over again by the Clerk isareeed. , Garrow lamented the absence of the Attorney:Cre- ...—. of the Court as follow : I .. it is not i n ear Newer se to comply with the pr ise' neral, what must he suffer by being deprived of the made s o me dap AIM, - to an account or me, Ttit,4ass wellAnown abilities of Mr. Park, who was, by a TO THE EDITOR-OF THE STATESMAN. "my m eiotic, is greatly excited'', the name of Gomm's, and ___, oo o.__ . l , o - 71:11 ? anus 'Sgeite , li. Proceedings at Maidstone loss in his family, prevented from attending the i I amauxiou, to know if it is my old friend WALT= GORDON, and 111 vreinity, whice_was as by his /7f-IN-L&W, who to rant, for the purpoae of at . , Court ; but even under these disadvantages, he felt I w as a-. , imparted from le ..W about live-and-tweOy years acetwa___ Peeled the shelin I A go, and is a character of pause celebrity. Nil sbinild era oat 7eung his hopeful fatter, and dierebypo . an cud to his specula- himself supported by the justice of his dause, and to be the same nsaa, I can furnish you with some aneedotes re- thous u l"" 9 " 1 " of the 1 "" t reireeta"* l'em received th a e les www huh t= r 7 would not shrink from his duty. He then, in a very *Kline him that may not be uninteresting to yea, and likely to whose families has nattaard ' 4II Y asansions.—.We are w or med that Mr. GORDON bus quitted his able and eloquent speech (of which we can only give .male ale Readers. ldie Slatesinau. To prevent, however, any Clambers in the New Inn, and removed serer to the Establish- the outlines) addressed the Jury for the Defendant. mistake in the taan, I will give you a descried°, of his !Der ain, &e.—He 4 about 5117 years of age, sod about five feet tal• . t_ within the Rules of the Fleet, into which, he asserts, that eight inches high, of a slear ante, and sickly appeeranee t Friend, s he su be beas admitted a Partner, in cmense. eof th e great ' eer _ He said his Learned Mr. Garrow had very id, manne r, are so ft ane meow, wen calculated to deceive hi. 'f.,c.es., "performed daring his trip to Portsmouth and th e hie of artfully urged to the Jury, in an eloquent speech, se hearers by persuasive arguments and leap conning — be is an ^Wt. I veral charges as libellous and false, whit% he should, adept at ioirtr,ue, and ,easy a female has to attribute to him the " _ A non-Attn.—The Proprietor of take Jiss . rnal bet m ai_ 'in the coon, of the trial, prove to be unfounded. fess of her reputation and of mind, a few specimens of which I shall give you her . bly informed, that Walter tiorsion h as indostrausly circulated He then pointed out the ingenious manner in which a number of false and scandalous reports respectiag him. " My &ism; 7 1 , ,U.TES was whet is usually termed a fortune , he hereb engage. to - p f a r y ' a tbe J L•a ary rnedCounsel fir the Plaintiff had held oat to s he u . i most baz w asj i mal esti i tia gn ble atu ce m u nt ne ives t sad that he Is now par- ,the y a charge knave, 4114 he commenced his career of giory by making lave to via Miaow Hatt, of Violet Soap memory, although the Lady - hared o f the most atrocious kind and Mir. Scarlett, perceived was intended to be was neither very young our handsome at the time t but she bad , souse rew_lsr_d to a ny person . who wen ...4vt and these were the objects o f m t .. f:TaT . sanas Office where tee . std WALTER. Goanoo kli am at tbe be *bid/ be ' cher. ,tof a different nature,!d m _ brought forward is reply ? but which he should endea. ' GoarmAi :Jealous. He attacked the old Lady stilth so much ',lsm , so that a prosecu tion ma y be .esulemsca fa ... n e e was lately driven from his L i alla c asbill is Nen a r i na bilit olod has ' your to prevent by exposing the partial and improper =Mat she yiekird to his passion , and be became fieriest . WATT* being now the oristrof irratent for 'paktum. s t i .onlot e l l in can7 l lll 7 sa l e pu tt in (Merest Pull. of manner in which it was stated. He alluded to that Mkt , and entitled to the profits arising from it, which, . : ... •an Tea , by et 'sea son in the Rules of the Fleet, telpresents himself as a past- pprt of the alleged libel, which his Learned Friend a• at oat , were e•msiderable, began to fl ash and ape the . Thr mid :ALT= GOlt us llON if about 50 years of age, 3 feet bad quoted, " that it is all fish that comes to the net m. 1., of , and for !Mlle time cat afieti, e in the world.— . net'. . , and has &Limey art- • with Gordon, young and old; of either sex." Here The old Indy had no lower any clia- ms for her husband after he p u ! wc "f". h i g h, I and intrigaing a addren v —well a =to impose Moos epos heat the -contras' Ober properly; and Hs amour, with other we 4 : w h o are unacguaiatW with his character ." this Learned Friend had made a full stop, and left im !nen, el ied 'epoch jealousy and ill blood, as soon to produce which finish- a separ.::i•i:.. A meted followed between Mr. GOWDON and his I • ', 'out the remaining part of the sentence, WALTER GORDON. • a .fo ahem:be sale of the Violet soap, and Mrs. Hata.resamed 1 ed by stating, " if there is any thing to be got by 1 her for.or name, to nd this article in kierposition to her I " TO Tap SOME op TIM STATIMMAN• A. tea , —I como d a d i e s you upon t h e me l ee w id e ', yes have , them." This he wished particularly to impress upon .litunis, wbo was living In great style upon property. The I consequence was, that IYALegit was obliged to wash his bawds Ireaderej a part of the esomovenity,..bi th ... / a.no iagmasaithsa comobbi- the minds of the Jury, as his Learned Friend, by of the concern , and leave his forsaken wife in poomnion of the cated through dm stoilien of yoor i "egad , NOW' . cutting the matter short, had pat a false and danger irsile i but be had previously sold the patent for a coosiderable ing the above neleeines charsetalr,l l Ibe lapin to coa.. . sato. Mn. Hata. bad a family, who, by her imprudence in 1 tribute to royalists in expelling the nedbilmis coodoet slaw= OM construction upon it. He then said, he should, marryiogtbis young M a terialist. veer , along with herself reduced • who is a noknate is society . 1 premise it la mamemary for be in tracing the speech of his Learned Friend, place from stalwart to neggary. I must here mention as anecdote i to inform you, that Mr. Gamow made a very peedpitate retreat h i e d efence in several points of view. His Client had I.bleh took plate some years since in a public roan where I hip- from his teminkurs is New law, laestaaegaenee alike public es- peoed to be spending the evening al.ag with reyfriend Was, poste of his character is the Sramonsan; bet be had recourse traded in justification, and by the laws of the land, ?Lk, for I was mot then so well negotiated with 149 real dorm. Ito some of his old tricks, is i , away the key. mad leaving , demanded that his witnesses had a right to be ter as I &aglow. Whilst smoking! oar pipes, and takilg s ane 1 several clamorous credian b ek ._ _ . .I am lis the habit et fie- 1 of Wurroiteatt's Most, several entered the room and 1 gloating a wablie-house in neigabourhood, where I kap- I and should he not be able to bring all the beat I bad time to look roe we Odom seized Wk.. prised to fitE in emapany with Goaaini, and sot ba=azy I witnesses forward, which the numerous justifications area by &entreat, and would c er tainly have his, had , knowledge at his real character, welted hemming ;' ' required , he was aware that a verdict must be given be not been prevented by the company protest. some was i and from his insinuating he biome .favourite with the _. truly interesting to them. bat disgraces! la Gonnon, as theft- ; landlord, sad bis peso. llis ATINNA3I is taken; hi at the : Spinet his Client ; but he appealed to the Jury, if sailaot proved to be his sea-is -law, accompanied by two she. 1 bane alluded to, mil mirerodly approved of by the company, : the principal charges should be substantiated by the rig's officers, who hada writ against GOILDON al the suit of his Whisk. with the devils§ of my new ampadatarne, Gomm, is 1 witnesses he had then in Court, could they, with any die .rjed wife. The anvarakind st ory told by Mr. Hasa eitiely_composedofirespectabletradeamo,wismeetafeaevesiing his father-in-law, would have excited compassion in the breast ea meamobdr pipes, ails nab aver the pandas attlioda.our sew degree of justice, give the Plainti f f damages. The of anyone - ' of a spark of feeling, bat it had 00 (Ant mumher, MT. UMNOM (far it is ratheraseleet - `..eon after : c h arac t er of th e Plaintiff , be said , had b ean , ; ten __. . _ _ _ _ .____ ...._-.•- - • • .... .- - dilly o , upon theent= l be ( ar t t — of otti ham Abe psyluilbs reckoning, the 1 lest Broken conveyed Mr. Gannon to agandorbonse, from whence be was removed to the King's IBmwille 3 / 4 - proved one of the 'most tortunate events of his life, as I shall presently convince yon. " Soon after the termination of the Violet Soap business, Me. (Mawr met with another Widow, possessed of some property, and prmailets 11113011 her to share it with him. They w , mdingly cohabited together for b., me years in a small boniest Hackney. and so long as the mom, lasted was tolerably comfortable ; but when poverty made her The GALLANT took his leave, ; 1- *eAtassa behadibiZila emstacted by saws is ata - 1411.1111 of the Flew, sat himself at a weber In the concern ; but of thb more hereafter. He was extrethely anxious to prevail upon the company to per suaded. bathed the hour to chance the Sininnuumfor the Puma, being, as be mid himself, interested in it ; and amongst other areummeh made the of, be observed, that Mr. ',ovum was I. Neweale nnabk to carry os the paper, and would certainly be ruFneibefore the expiration of his sentence. The Impostor hod Dearly accomplished the object he bad in view, whets to h discomfiture, the STATI SNAN of th e 9th Oct. . appearance . and le ft the poor o oman to her fate. 44 Oar Hero was now reduced to a state of great necessity, and thrtras completely upon the pow, but his good fortune bad not forsaken him, and he soon met with an opportunity of dis. Playing his !skills to udvantage. It was nothing Ins than commencing the tattle of a stanatsot BROW; and his int easy was in ronjudethan - with th!! Nom of the Jaws, for a lissom resset 'ri; plan WWI no sooner laid than executed, and WALTIER was dispatched into Devonshire, in search of a young brims of Dittorfe. lir. Lady bad gone with her am* to -0•*-where she was_ followfd by Onnoom, who, by some strata, - pro was brought Ike pads, containing the letter which gave as atocoont of the caMesysis depredations which he bad committed upaa the pabbc, mad one of the company took up the paper and read It aloud in his presence. It Is more easy for you to guess at the embarrassment of Cleaves, than for me to describe it, although he did net attempt to deny any part of the slatem. except the locking up of bisei in Furl:hien Inn; a Oki which I have sroce ascertalsrd! bl E so..n as the company Ind recovered from the elkcts predated by the letter. Mr. Gossett sneaked out qf the house, like a dig which had bars! hisl2ll ; and has *ever since made his appearanst cued a letter of iutroduetion to the 'Mealy. lie played his ciirels so well as to place himself upon a mast intimate footing with the young Lady and her friends, who Invited him to their parties every evening. His success in this new undertaking an far ex ceeded his expectation, that he was quite intoxicated with it, and insteed of a conuaisine of lee per cent. as agreed spar fore be embarked, be demanded the sum of 35001. for his and actually took Hills of Exchange from the Francium , before he would introduce him to his talcsded elf.. The newsy business being arranged, the owing Serer was introduced to he heiress at Bath , and in less than a month ham the comsneme• sleet of this Courtship_by Mr. Gorman ea behalf, and for as and • i.k cif the Freshman, the w hole affair was corseted ed, and the happy pair eloped to GRETNA CslttiN, where the lii.aciursern concluded the ceremony. Mr. &moon sow re. turned to Londisn, Imbed with the success of his minim, and began to commence sew speculations upon the fortune he bad so rapidly acquired. His first object was to place himself in a re spectable situation to see company, and for that purpose he took a set of chambers in the Adelpiii, where he resided until his ill- , gotten wealth was squandered, and la a short time he was nails reduced to beggary. " In quitting the Adelphi, be neglected to 'say the WNW of rent ; and afterwards took another set ef Chambers in Tars Inn. where he resided some time along with a bur= wife, whom be had seduced from her husband. Ile did not hap more than six maths in Fursivars Inn, but retained the key of the Chambers he nearly two years, and the landlord (a respec table Gentleman of the Law), not only lost his rest but was obliged to bring as ejectment to gain possessim his ant house. " it was during this period that our Hero met with the Meader in the publiehouee, as before related, which led Ma to Nos King's Bench. While under confinement there, as 4160.11 Is solvency was greatest, of which he took the . bemill, mid was liberated from ell his diScokies. At this - the, nor would ICU iffy prudent is him as to do, ..__ ; rear which I will sees make you acquainted with. There is an saying, and a very truttooe, that what is bred in the boobs Dever oat of the flesh, and which ippon, to he folly verified is this DEPRAVED CRARACTEE, saleind prevailed opals the land lord to permit him occasionally to take part of a family dinner. It seems GORDON'S object in this was, MO other than the how's"- ethic purpose of seducing his daughter, a girl about fondest years of age. He took great palm to persuade the child to vi him at his chambers, to look at his pretty pictures, although be bad not one in the rooms; but, she happened to mestioe the circumstance to an acquaintance, who prevented hernia into the snare which this old henry dehanchee hod ta ti for her. The father of the child was Dot acquainit4 with the circumstance, until GORDON hod taken hb abrupt depth tare, or the coomertences might /save bees of a serious sites. It is all fib that comes to the set with Gummi ; youngand old, of either sex, setting comes mks to his, if Mire hany thing to be got by them; and although be now represents himself as a N mum, be likewise officiates as an Attorney and has eb taiied several some of mosey from individuals, 'Wier a on liarsasiLettisii. on? of retaum.e. Ands fa general ass befog most waited to his purpose; bat he had like wits picked up a young man, lately returned frost sea with a lissione soma( ready cash, which Mr. Cionaox very IMOD COM plaid to relieve him of, aia wes on the one argetting pandas of a coosidarable property Dok, betwagiag to thia pow sma A who has faitunately been rescued from lsis clanks by Plailin the Letter is the monism's, of the Ortabes.. lam at proud tumble to give you s partials? aesseat of Mr. Goa 'Dm% agthalissubre he left New lasi but it is reputed, that be Is arimmithe tie pshlie-houses in tows and country ter the beadle Ohio new esseers, in the Roles of Moot, and which shall be the 'abject of a rostra letter. iroom " A CONSTANT READER." . period sorrows lis. voured hies was, and twos& dhis AIMS & youNg women, pos. I M the aintir. GARROW, for f, then add r essed Pl massed of coalakqable PrePeraY, at bar awn disloola W ALT" • the Jury in a very able speech, and after lamenting has eft " Welted of ide"sealleeeerthe f air sex' cad *dared ' the absence of the Attorney-General, descanted on that no vroiran* could resist his chorea, whey opportunity and - importunity could be brussit into aetlou ; ad. from the sow the mischievous nature of the libels, and which he her of remaleg he bee decided ad rotted, as RIM eall 1111" o "eh instructed by his Client to say l were wholly false stronger claims to diet chunieter6 To rooms. however, to the . Young Lady, who is the osdett of ay moorka, 1 sad an d groundless. Se said Mr. Lovell was the pro. °lncur, that she was nsproteeted, cenlespundyespoisils rigor of the STATIMIAN Newspaper, and now a the dedra at s°l47tfa d a al" a l G•alm a a • she w a s bind ." Opener in his Majesty's gaol of Newgate for a to hi s y his seseer-essesee, wile waelhe gpshetwerli the ' salient. egg Lansaw* weotheounsi Wl* Ilve lit. hi, pft p . awl . That he was in possession of a very powerful ' nine Faire %be linaLvilira ACT Wag *Set Me 1 0 4/W I engine, which be seemed to exorcise freely, but II day arrived that , , *berated free ' s.nows ,L .- . - - -- - ~..... coat oar Hann was _ _ Pm _ - Beare, the scene was truly aff ' hi see t h e .14 Mary ass. which the law had thought proper to punish him' for'; dais led away from his pntow dams by a young woman of fe, and if Mr. Lovell contitfued to write libels, he must ' l °' had fortes la tore 'via Aim , and PVC 6 P h° Pen" 61111 abide by the consequences. He then stated that his fortune to his disposal. 1 .„ " WALTER was sow b e co me anew man , an d the novelty Gru a Client was represented to him as a gentleman of re. lady, or the ch arms et her fortu n e, etv e tted his regard so far as apectahiiity, from Dublin, and intended f or th e pro to induce him to pass some years is a domestic way, nista es- e • - - • the L•nr, possessed considerable talent, and harrussments succeeded dissipation, cod the notarial consequence 'elm" a° l"` was a separ at i on from this new object or bre osier; but am had been in the service of Mr. Lovell ; but on 'm eant she had lost her fortune, in exchange for which he left bet , count of his leaving him i and engaging with the Vito infants to provide for, r, called the Alfred " Our hero was now thrown open the world again, and the PraPrietae alf an evening PaPe only knowled ge I ho ve of his , a b setinent p roce edings is. that he • (a paper which be did lot recollect having seen), the had - a small lodging in Dover-street, about two jean since, u nth- ' l ib els : in question were inserted in the STATESMAN. in the Rout, of the BERCI! being then a pr•semer, where he ' ... Gordon was supported b y an unfortu nate female that he had ruined some ,inr. la i expected to have been taken in as part. years before. From that period to the present time. lam iitan- I nee in Alfred Newspaper, had not the Defend. rant of his operationt, except yo far as the information meek ed ! , ant published a catalogue of the most disgraceful - from the STATE*); tw, by which 1 perceive be was SioniFced from your O ffi ce ; and f think it M incumbent upon you to state, ' crimes against him. The Defendant had pleaded a the cause of his dismissal, as the conclusions are not very fa- 1 ' " 1 must now apol ogize f or th e length of this Letter, and hope 1 ceeding, and his Client most be a very rash man to y l nn will all up tine gap for the last two years of my friend appear here, if he is conscious the Defendant can Sn'ALTER'II life, that I may know the end of so cern:merits:erg a Drove his justification. Mr. (narrow the had character; and permit m e t o o b serve , that the pn bli e w ilt l no k • y up to you as the champion of the c XPORTILINATX., and the scourge i laid special damages, but he should adopt what MS of the 4:IALTT. Lordship had said lately, that it was not necessary, i am with revert, Sir, your o b e di en t s e rvant, i in a case of this kind, to present to a Ju r y actual , - AN ENEMY TO FRAUD. - special damage. He then demanded of, the Jury, " 1 have the pleasure to inform you, that the letter which „hat damages could he sufficient for the injur 'thick aappeared in the ST ATTAXAn lam right , undrr' the signature °•l' y V= " Am EN T Tr; Fitann," bar gives great sade°l acti to the his (.., • lieut must have sustained by so extensive a dr- Public. I hove some koowled l er of th a t teura g rehnes ... __thl• Ni. plea ' culation of these' libels, which he was i nstrette d 't o TER GIRD/3N therefore to 03C it a ff orded l e ss sarpellie mom Pm- sonv wdre the offspring of malicious falseh oo d. sure, to see tuns brought forward in his GI3IIIOO *SLOE Rll $ hut - ii , there are many oth er incidents in his urn, at least equally infa- Mr. Lion el Booth, register of newsp a p er s , 7 _ jAz grATrsm_km FUNDED AND UNFUNDED DEBT. The total amount of the capital of the funded debt of the United Kingdom, on the Ist of J aviary, 1812, was s. d. Great Britain Ireland 27-1,,..30 0 0 Emperor of Germany . . . 7,60'2,633 6 8 Portugal 6:41,65:2 7 9 817,101,745 5 Si The unfunded debt of (7. , c::it Britain, on the sth of January, 1811. wis Exciierpaer Navy Ditto Ordnance Debentures . Loan Ditto 41,191,P00 0 0 7529,890 10 4 1,078,476 5 4 .50,454,166 15 8 That of Ireland was, Exchequer Bills 1,840,7871. 10s. Loan Debentures 2, 1 2251. making 1,843,0121. 10s. The total amount of lie United Kingdom was 52,297,1791. ss. Bd. The total amount of money raised in the year end. ing Jan. 5, 1812, was, permanent taxes, 35,458,2691. 4s. 94d.; interest on account of Ireland and Portugal, Surplus Exchequer Fees, Imprest Monies, and Ton tine Money, 3,003,4671. 19s. 50.; Duties to dis charge three millions of Exchequer Bills, 2,827,7851. 18s. lid.; War Taxes, 22,393,0631. 13s. 50.; Money paid on account of Loans, 16,638,3151. 3s. 9d. ' • and on account of Lotteries, 922,1361. Bs. The total, 81,241,6971. 7s. 70. The amount of Exchequer Bills outstanding on the sth of April, 1812, was 43,406,8001. of which these Maned since the Ist of February, 1812, amount to 9,378,50001. The amount of the Land-tax assessed h. respect of land, in the year ending March 25, 1811, in the Counties in England and Wales, was 1,226,3211. ss. 224. The amount then redeemed was 634,3651. Bs. lid. In Middlesex, which pays more than double any other county, the amount assessed was 171,6651. Is. Old., and the amount redeemed, 62,9141. ss. 9d. The stamped dollars issued by the Bank of Eng land from the 19th of February, 1811, to the 13th l of April, 1812, inclusively, at five shillings each amounted to 424,584 ; and at five shillings and six ipence each, to 21,340 ; the number of silver tokens or the same period, at three shillings each to 722 9 446 • 9 and at eighteen pence each, to 3,361,171: , the whole making a value of 1,447,4691. 4s. 6d. The number of re-issuable promissory notes, stamped in England during the year, ending the 10th of October, 1811, was 3,563,788. Of these 12,702,536 did not exceed a - inea in value, and gil - guin.. -, . .. 1 -- them in ahr more able manner by Mr. Lovell than 1,6 3 2 were from 50 to 100 pounds in value. This he could describe it, and the truth cf which he had account does not include stamps consigned to dis no doubt would be fully proved by the witnesses he ; tributors. .... ...._ should bring forward—but should he fail in any one I The number of stamps for promissory notes re• of the justifications from the neglect of witnesses not' issuable Not exceeding in value a guinea, that were attending, be should at least be able to prove enough ' issued from February 16, 1811, to the sth of April, to cut down the damages to a mere nominal amount. 11812, amounted to 3,323,130. Of those exceeding Mr. Hall, the son-in-law of the Plaiutiff,wos called in value 501. and not exceeding 1001. the number was N, . unk ~ as a witness, to prove the facts stated, of his mother having married Gordon in the year 1783, sad de clared the Plalutilf bad been the rain of his mother and family, and that he wee the went character ex- WI% wader the Weepy of Heaven. He bad no) knowledge of Mr. Unit previous to the publication el Has letters which appeared in the ST VFESMAN I Gordon. He had since visited Mr. 1396. The total number was 4,455,556. The numbet of Licences renewed to existing Bankers in the year ending October 10, 1811, for the issue of promissory notes, payable on demand, was 096, and to new Banks 83. From the 11th of October, 1811, to the 20th of April, 1812, the nom. ber renewed was 735; and from October 11. 1811, to April 20, 181' granted to Dew banks 53. I• .oncerning Lovell in Newgate, and seen some of the papers there containing the libels. The witness went to Low-Layten. where he found the Plaintiff living with a woman in open adultery, and on the witness expealog Gordon's conduct to his mother, the Plain tiff was stoned out of the place. He had accidentally heard of Gordon having taken up his residence in the neigbbosrbood of Maidstone,where he was carrying on the trade of a Marriage-Broker, and that he went down to Maidstone to assist the Sheriff's Officer in arrest ing the Plaintiff, which put an end to his depreda tions there, by exposing his true character. The wit ness had gone in search of the Plaintiff to en oyster shop in Oxford-road, in company with a Sheriff's Officer, where they found the Plaintiff, and he im mediately seized him by the collar, and informed the company present, that Gordon was one of the most depraved characters in existence, and had been the ruin of himself end family. The witness had been obliged to pay several large sums of money, in conse quence of the Plaintiff having sold the Patent for the Violet Soap to Mr. Dickson, which he the witness had afterwards repurchased, and which had involved him in great difficalties—and that he attributed the whole of his own misfortunes in life, and also those of his tufa to his mother's unfortunate marriage Scotland, during t hat period, the whole number was 50. The total was 1661. THE MARKETS. CORN-EXCHANGE, Arms. 27. This slay the fresh arrivals of Wheat make a middling supply, and sales thereof brisk, at a farther small increase in price.— Barley in short supply, and dearer—Malt rather so—Wbite Peas ttnd the two sorts of Beam each higher—Scarce aay Grey (price nmaimi—Tbe supplies of Oats are short, and this article again somewhat dearer—Flour folly at late prices. Wheat 1021125s 138 s Tick do. (new) .. 62 68 Fine ditto l4O 145 , Do. (Fine Old) .. 69 70 Rye 74 80 Oat. 44 48 54 Barley 6B 76 Poland do Malt 96 105 , Poistoe do. White Peas (boilers) 86 92 Rape Seed Grey do. Bean .RKET.—AraIL 27. I, per stow of Bin. Head at Cassie this day s Renate Sheep Cairo Pigs A SMITHFIELD MAI To sick the Ofa Beef ....ss. 4d. to 6s. 64. Mutton —5.. 64. to 6s. 6d. Veal ....7*. Od. to St. 6d. Pork ....6n. Od. to 7s. Od. Lamb ....7a. Od. to Si. 6d. IIAY-M Hay Straw Clover _RK ET. Od. in 61. Od. Od. to st. 3.. od. Od. to 71. It. Od. Is with Gordon. Here the witness was proceeding to give further proof of the Plaintiff's vile conduct, when he was stopped by Lord ELLESIOROVeIi, who said, that he had al ready made op his mind, and he had no doubt, but the Counsel end Gentlemen of the Jury had done the same, and would agree with him, that it was imam. misery to take up any more of their time. The De fendant having failed in snaking out the whole of thejestification in form as p l ea d e d , must of On Saturday a Crim. Con. of a peculiar kind was brought before the Court of King's Bench, in the cause of Flowers v. Lewes. The Plaintiff, a convict on board the hulks, brought his action against the Defendant, who had married his wife, aqd had two children by her; it appmred that the woman, before the marriage, had lived servant with the Defendant, and that her previous marriage was totally unknown to him. Mr. Gaaaow, who spoke in extenuation for the Defendant, characterised this as rn absolute burlesque on the Crim. Cou. cases, and observed, that the object was merely to extort a sum of money, Lord ELLENBOROUGII told the Jury, that a violation of the marriage contract having taken place, some damages must be given ; and they accordingly gave twenty shilling'. The following swindling trick was a few days since played off on the apprentice of Mr. Cooper, taylor, of Catharine-street, in the Strand : the boy had been sent by his master to the :muse of an officer residing in Redford-sqoare, with two Valuable super fine blue cloth coats, when at a little distance from - , , his master's house, he was accosted by a person who On Saturday evening, between five and six o'clock, found means to draw from him where he came from, as the servants of Mr. . Nichousou, Lincoln's Inn- ' and the business he was upon; and then left him ; hi fields, were busily employed in preparing for dinner, ; bad not proceeded mach farther when he was stopped the pantry was robbed of several articles. The rob- by a servant in livery, who asked if he was not Mr. her was detected, and taken to Bow-street office, and I Cooper's apprentice, and whether he was going to underwent an examination before Mr. Gasman', the General's house with twocoatspnd a pair of gait. when he gave his name as William Jacks, but he was , ers ? the boy replied he bad the coats'but nothing recognized by lavender and Taunton as having been else. Upon which the suppoied servant said he was tried by the name of Broadstock. Be was committed coming f o r the things, bat that the General (his teas for further examination. ter) was waiting at home foe the gaiters, and must The University of Oxford, a few airs since, in have them immediaSeth yid desired the boy would fall Convocation, decreed that no easier/ should be give him the bundle watt return' with all speed foe used in any of the Colleges of that University, until , them : this the boy unfortunately did; and it is el. the apprehension of the scarcity of bread corn should most needless to add, that neither the coats nor the s entirely removed. - General's servant have sineaheen heard of. • course be a verdict against him ; but the Jury most see that the Plaintiff's character was such as did not demand a compensatioss in damages. Mr. GAsnow informed his Lordship, that he had acted under special instructions, and the Jury imme diately returned a verdict of One Shilling damages! to the general satisfaction of a crowded Court. Attorney for the Plaintiff, Mr. Clarke, 5, Cra ven-street. For the Defendant, Messrs. NV) bourn and Burke, of Craigs-court. / .. _ , I aa;. ~ ri:-~~. II ~ j ~ L MB t :d I 1 . `• f 41 . , 1 i 7 : 1 -.• ; - .., 1.