The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-10-27 00:00:00

P puma ~. ~._.. • COURT OF CO3IMON COUNCIL. Yestvrday a Court of Common Council was held, whiCh was folly attended. Oa bringing up the re port of the Committee appointed to consider of the propriety of extending the time at present allowed for the election of Aldermen (three days) to eight tla)s, and for increasing the awn necessary fur qua lifying a person to take that office upon him, from 10,0001. to 30,0001. Mr. JACKS opposed the report being received, on the grounds of its containing personal allusions to certain individuals, at present members of the Court of Aldermen, and moved that the refuel should be referred back to the Committee for re- Air. ` 4 . 1)1:10N WUS also of opinion the itepott Should be r'..consitlete I ; he thought the solo o.lio u d as a qualification for the office was too large ; he submitted that 20,0001. or °5,0001. at most, would be sufficient. With respect to the time to b-J ed for the election of an Alderman, he was of upi. tliat instead of ei4lit days, the time named by their Committee in their report, the term should be twelve d.►ts. al r. n l'ErTll4 sail, he shout dal ways feel re. hi:OU t to say any thing which might be construed into a w jib to lessen the dignity of the Court of Aldermen ; in doi:,g so, he should feel he was les sening the dignity of the Court of which he had the honour of being a member ; it; his present observa. tions, he wss actuated by a wish to preserve the dignity of that Court, and to prevent the possibi lity of improper persons obtaining seats in it; per sons, whit, at the time of their election, had not a guinea iii their pockets which they could call their ,own; and who, perhaps, in less than six months aftee their election, would make their appearance in t'te Gazette amongst the list of bankrupts. lie intended no personal allusions ; he hoped no such rrsons were at present Members of the Court of Aldermen, and he wished to prevent the possibility of any such becoming so. lie thought the longest time possible should be allowed for the election, and that the qualification should be nothing less than 30,0001. Mr. WAITHMAN disapproved of that part of the report which recommended a longer period being allowed fur the election of an Alderman, as it would afford a greater opportunity for the exertion of personal influence ; and instead of rendering the Court of Aldermen more pure, he was con. vinced it would have a contrary effect. He thought the wisdom of our ancestors had been displayed in Limiting the term as they had dune to three days, and much doubted the expediency of extending it at all ; he .could, however, by no means consent to its being extended beyond six (lays. Mr. JACKS differed in opinion from the worthy Gentleman who spoke last ; he did not think the extension of time would extend the opportunity of exerting personal influence; that worthy Gentle. luau was well acquainted with the opportunity there vas of exerting personal influence by means of pa. ragraphs in newspapers, connections in trade, and tiersonal attacks on individuals, even during the time allowed for the election of Common Council. men. [A laugh.] Mr. \Vainly.% s thought charges of personality came with a very ill grace from the worthy Gentle_ man, who was himself the most given to personal allusions of any man in that Court, over whose head a prosecution was now suspended for having in a speech delivered by him in that Court, branded an individual milt the epithet of 46 convicted trai. tor;" who had grossly insulted another Honour. able Gentleman (Mr. Clifford) not a Member of that Court, and therefore one who had not an op. yortuaity of defending himself. Yet the worthy Gentleman had been under the necessity of reading a written apology fur that attack ; notwithstanding v s addicted was the worthy Gentleman to personal ...fusions, that even on the day on which vhidi he made this apology he again offended by personalities ure gross than any former ones rela tive to the same person. Mr. WAITHMAN was here called to order by Air. S. DIXON. Mr. W AITHMA If was aware he was out order, but to a man calumniated as he had been by the worthy Gentleman, surely something might be granted on the score of personal feelings. Mr. W. was pro. cecding when lie was again called to order, with loud cries of Chair! Chair! The LORD 2%1 A YOR observed, that it was with re. gret he hail heard the personal allusions on both auks ; they had gone much too far, and he must re. quest Gentlemen would confine themselves to the question immediately before the Court. Mr. lirnEtme thought all disqualibc.ations should be dune away. After a further discussion, in which Mr. (loin, Mr. Dixon, and Mr. Slade took a part, the toes. lion for the report being received was put and car. aied without a division. JUBILEE BUST. Mr. JACKS ga'e yutice t h :►t he should, on the next Court.tla, submit a motion to the Court, that a bust of his M.►j►•sty should be erected in a con. ,a,.icuous part of the Council-chamber, in comme. loofa tit/II of the happy event of his Majesty having completed the fiftieth year of his reign. M. Qui z observed, he should also have a motion to submit to the Court, arising out of that of "%Thiel, the Hon. Gem. had just given notice, nimely—that the proposed bust of his Majesty should be executed by Turnerelli, sculptor to her Majesty ; and that a sum not exceeding 150 guineas should be allowed to defray the expellees of the execution. CITY GAOLS. Mr. BELL, of Alloyed to take into consideration the Report, which had been printed, reseeding the state of Otto several prisons this city, agreeably to the notice given in the summons. Re entered folly into this interesting subject, with a degree of perspicuity and feeling which seemed to mike a deep impression upon the Court; explaining vliqinetly the grounds of each motion as he proceeded in his argument, and re. f rring to the It'..:port which had been adopted by t h e C o nrt for the truth and justice of his reason. itg. After which he brought forward the follow ing nitohns, which were discussed separately, and adopteAk THE . SirAtESMAN.: Ist. Resolved, That the prison of Newgatelitisadequate to the , requ►ted for the average number of prison ers usually a ;whited therein, particalar)y fur female prisoners. .2il. Resolved, 'rind it is expedient, and would be highly be neficial LO separate prisoners cn►utditted for trial froia convicted 3d. ItesfilVed, That it is expedient, and would be highly b.ncliei ii lo remove pris o ners for debt from Ness gate to some other poace of confinement, there being nearly two hundred del- tor- confined in a spare calculated to receive only one hun dred and ten—n hose renws al would affu d greater accommo dation to criminal primmer-. lth Resolved, 'find the leiwth of tine which prisoners are d iiamed in sewgate (ill scone iobtanfes 12 months), after being sentenced to transportation, 6 One of the great causes of the crowded slate of toe jail. 5. Revoked, That the evil Keels arising from the crowded state of the .laiis would be greatly obviated by erecting a /louse of Correction, for the reception of 11:e minor classes of ; a measure which bas been found highly beneficial to the adolintstraiinii ill criminal ju•tice in various parts of the king duin, •and to the maid ref.,m of the garotter:. ti. Ite,olveil, That the cootioement of Lutuatics in Newgate, and ally% Mg them to mix kith oilier l'thmers, is repugnant to every principle of humanity, and taught to lie disco.otinued. 7. Resolved, l'hat Irons ini4lit in all caws of commitment to he of the Iy;hte•t kind, consistent u ith sate custody. and that the keepers:lmola iuoo insintwe double Ir o n that description of persms, cseept in cases of outrage, or by order of some one of the Magistrates or the Slirrilf. 8. Resolsed, That none of the Assistant Keepers, menial ser vain-, or other p.• rsolis belonging to the prisons, should be per milted in receive on (TVITI I:3 from prisouers, for what are de nominated IS I.D CNA! es—a practice n hicn, if permitted in any degree to exit, opens the door to every specks of ABUSE ♦ND INF.% nous TR A Eric. _ 9. Resolved, That fees of every kind, taken by the Keepers of the prison:, or by Clerks, or toner °dicers, trout prisoners, should be entirely abolished ; and that liberal remuneration should be made to the ditlereist persons whii i ieve hitherto been a. costumed to receive those fees. Re:olved, That the Poultry Compt. in n most de plorable and ruinous condition, and by 110 means a fit place fur the confinement of prisoi.ers of any description; and that be ing entirely surrounded by private residences, its present scite is a very improper and insecure situation for a prison, which ought to be erected in a more open and unconnected space. 11. Resolved, That it be referred hack to the Committee for General Purposes, to consider of the best means of giving ef fect to the preceding Resolutions, and k report frogs time to time to this Court; and that the Criiimitree for City Lands do report the state of their proceedings respecting the Poultry Compter as soon as possible. The Court ordered the sum of 1001. per annum to be added to the %Titer Bailiff's salary. • - : WESTMINSTER SESSIONS. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCH. Wheat, - 681. 80). 913. Fine ditto - 986. 102 x. Rye (new) - - - Cis. 465. 1 Sarley, Halt, W. Pens (Boilers) 64i. 701. Grey Pens, - - - - 46.. 52, Beaus, PRICE IiOPS. Richard Wood, the keeper of the Defiance Cof. fee-house, in Market-street, St. James's, was yes terday tried on an indictment, charging him with a public nuisance, in permitting persons to play at a certain unlawful game, called billiards, in his house, on Sunday, the 27th of June last. Mr. ALLEY, on the Indictment being read, con. tended, that from its form and substance it was impossible that the Court could pr►nced to the trial of the Defendant, inasmuch as the game of billiards was nut denominated an unlawful game, either by the Statutes, or by Common Law. If, therefore, the Defendant way guilty of any offence, which he de nied, that ollimee was erroneously described on the face of the indictment. . . Mr. NOLEY, for the prosecution, argued, that the offence with which the Defendant was accused was contra bonos news, and consequently punish. able by law. Mr. ALLEY, in reply, said, if that plea was in tended to have been the ground of the prosecution, it should have been so described in the indictment, but that not having been the case, he conceived him self entitled to a verdict. A long and intricate argument ensued, in which the Council on both sides ably defended their opi. 'lions. IVitlt the concurrence of the Court, how ever, the cause at length proceeded. The first witness examined was a tax-gatherer, who merely spoke to the residence of the Defen dant in the home described in the indictment. Mr. Lumley, the Prosecutor, was then eximin ed. lie stated, that he was landlord of the One Tun Tavern, which was next door to the house of the Defendant ; that on Sunday evening, the "27th of Jane, he saw persons playing at billiards in a back-room of the said Defendant's house; and that on divers other days he witnessed similar prac. tires. On cross-examination, he said, that in the instance to which he particularly alluded, and which formed the ground of the prosecution, he could not swear - that the persons were 'drying for money, or were not the relations of the Defendant ; nor could he say that the table was within► public view, A watchman, who was called in by Lumley, for the purpose of seeing what was going forward, in order that he might act as a witness on the present trial, was also examined ; all he could say, how. ever, was that he heard a rattling noise, but whe ther it was billiards that were playing, or one of his brethren's rattles that was rattling, he could not positively swear. Mr. Thompson, who lives next to the Dttfend ant's house, in St. James's Market, deposed, that on the day in question he heard the billiard balls rattle, but was unable to see into the billiard-room, as a green cloth was hung up for the purpose of pre venting persons from observing what was going fur ward. This being the whole of the testimony adduced in support of the prosecution, Mr. MAINWARING, in his address to the Jary, observed, in his opinion, there was not the - slight. est ground for charging the Defendant with being the author of a public nuisance . . "In the first in. stance, he said, the game of billiards was not an unlawful game ;. in the second place, there was no proof that the parties who were playing were gam. ing; and lastly, and most decisively, the Prosecu. tor and the other nituesses stated, that every pre caution was taken to prevent the public from know. ing *hat was going forward. If prosecutions were tolerated on such slight grounds as those, no Geri. tlemati, who chose to amuse himself by knocking his own billiard balls about on a Sunday, could be safe. Having thus expressed his opinion, lie left it for the Jury to return seat a verdict as their con. sciences dictated. _ _ A verdict of Not Guilty was immediately given. It appears that Mr. IVood, who-was a- cook in a Gentleman's family, has but recently taken the Dc. fiance Coffeehouse, and has tended in a great melt. sure to diminish the custom of Mr. Lumley 4 the inducement to the prosecution may, therefore, be pretty clearly divined. ,NGE, OCT. 26. Tick Beans - 524. M. Oats Polandb -- -37 i. Potatoe ditto - - - 01. ((ape Seed - - - 416 I-:51 Fiue Hour - - - 833. 9tls. I Semi& UXBRIDGE. 1 Corn-Inspector's Return.- rut; RADA V, OCT. 25. Wheat, per load 221. -s. to 291. -s. Barley, per quart: ;Ms. --(I. to 455. -d. Oats Beans ~ s6s. -d. to 635. -d. Peas ............... SM LTHEIELD-OcT. 26. To sink the 011al, per stone of 81b. Beer ....4s. 4d. to 55. 4d. I Head of Cattle this day : Mutton ..4s. 4d. to ss. 4J. I Ilelst, Veal ....ss. Od. to 7s. Od. Sheep Pork ....ss. 0.1. to •7s. (hi. Calves Lamb ....Os. Od. to Os. utl. Pigs HAY-MARKET. Hay , 71. Os. MI. to 101. Os. 01. Straw 2l. 10s. Od. to 31. Os. 0.1. Clover I. 10s. (M. to 101. 104. Od. PRICE OF OF HAY AND STRAW YF.STERDA Y. ST. J A MOWS. • WiIITECIIAP6L. Hay, 51. Os. to 101. 5;. Od. Hay, 61. 0, to 91. Os. Straw, 31. 4s. 6d. to Jl. 12s. 0 Clover, SI. Bs. to 101. 10s. Straw, 'AI. 14s. to 31. Us. POCKETS. Kent, 41. Os. to 61. 6s. Sussex, 41. Os. to 61. 6s. Farnham, 61. Os. to ltd. Os. NewHops,6l. Os. to )l. Us. DARING OUTRAGE. Mr. Quin, before the adjournment of the Court, begged leave to notice the daring outrage, of which a must unprincipled mob had been guilty on the evening of Thursday, in breaking many of the win. dows of the peaceable inhabitants resident in Fleet. street, l3ridge.strect, and other parts of the City, and wished to know if it were the intention of the Court to take any steps iu consequence of such out. rageous conduct ? No answer was given to the inquiry, acid the Court adjourned to Thursday next. Mr. JOSEPH LA NCASTER.ThOiStIiIy was a joy. ous day to the pupils of the above worthy charac ter. Al the children in the habit of attending his school, were feasted with plum-pudding, &c. and medals and other distinguishing marks of favour, awarded to his scholars, according to their re., spective merits. It is with pleasure we notice that Mr. L.'s excellent plan of education meets With so much encouragement as gettable him, individually, to diffuse learning among so many hundreds of poor children, and that the bigotted and erroneous opi. nions respecting the expediency of keeping the poor in ignorance, are opposed and refuted by the royal and munificent patronage Mr. Lancaster has expe rienced. In addition to Jubilee Medals, &c. an ap propriate Hymn on the occasion was given to each of the scholars, which was composed by Mr. Whit. church, and all the Monitors of the school had a new suit of clothes presented them. , . . Tee parents or friends of the scholars had a cir. cular letter sent them on Wednesday, announcing that it was intended, on account of the due observ ance of the Jubilee, that the boys and girls attend. ing the sellout should have walked in procession (for which purpose wands and banners, with appro. priate mottos had been prepared); but as that amiable and pious friend of pour children, the Prio cess Amelia, was on the point of death, and the the Royal Family on that sad occasion in deep af fliction, it would nut become him and the children of his school to be exulting with joy, when the friends of the. poor, and patrons of his system of education, were in deep sorrow; and therefore, that the day, which would otherwise have resounded with joy, would only be celebrated in silent glad ness, and all synthetical demonstrations of joy be laid aside. We understand near a thousand chil. dren were presett. On Thursday night, about eleven o'clock, one of the sentinels on duty in the Queen's garden, at the back of the Queen's Palace, heard a man ap. proaching him from the shrubbery. lie challenged him four times, and receiving no answer, he was proceeding to level his musket to .shoot him, when the man fortunately spoke. The sentinel detained him until the patrole Caine round to inspect the sen. tinels, and they took charge of him to the Queen's guard-house, where he said he bad not the least knowledge how he came into the garden ; he had some faint recollection of getting over the wall and hurting his face ; in corroboration of Olt his face was very much cut ataseratched. The account he gave of himself was, that lie was in the employ of a jeweller in the neighbourhood of Red Lion.squarc ; that he had beets to dine at a christening at Battersea, where he had drank too freely; so much so, that he recollected nothing but passing through the Five Fields. Yesterday morning he was taken before Colonel Be It NA ev, of the King's Guard, where his employers attended and gave him a must excellent character. Nothing of a suspicious nature being found upon him, he was discharged. Extract of a letter from Charleville On Monday night last, about the hour of twelve, the house of Denis Connell, of Kilholatie, was furi ously attacked by a number of those deluded leis creant•;, calling themselves white boys ; who, not content with bre4:ing his dour and windows to pieces, tired at him, and lodged a ball in his thigh : the poor mats, notwithstanding this severe wound, and the great loss of blood, fought bJ well, that he prevento the wretches irons enteriug the house. The unfortunate man was next day conveyed to Ch.trleville, and the ball (though in the most dan gerous part of the thigh) was extracted by the great skill and dexterity of Surgeon FITZMAU RICE, of that town, under whiise care he now lies daugcr. ously ill. The only reason assigned for this out. regc is, that Connell, the day 'select:, employed some Kerry-men to dig his potatucs. Scarce a night passes that some lawless act of this future does not occur in this neighbourhood." BAGS. Kent, 4i. 10s. to 61. 04. Sussex, 41. 10s. to 51. Us. I;4sex, 41. 10s. to 61. Os. New Bops, 51. 12s. to il. is. COAL MARKET—Ocr. 26. Ships-at Market. Ships sold. Price. 172 Neoraellts ' 1481 ..... ... 481. 6d. to 603. 0(1. 20 Sootierlaud 5 L:tuders Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the &sm. India-House, when Capt. Doan SCOTT was sworn into the command of the Ceres, destined to direct.—The Court adjourned at six o'clock till Wodnesdsy next. A new built.house in Chelsea-road, fell on Sun. day last, and buried four persons in the ruins : one of them, a lodger, of the name of Coulthorpe, hail his thigh broke; the other three were safely rescued. POLICR." •_.__ .r ~~, .~ ---..; IV-ST R is ET. On Thursday night a most disgraceful R eno or tumult took place in th e *We part o f t h e Strand opposite Catharine.st reet ; a number of person, • spot the l u h;r ves a t trl n 4 er t ; a d(.74 to h , li t n : of tire-works and lire-arms were let off, ( o the great annoyance of th e passengers. &p i th s mil crackers were thrown into houses, and the dour, of private houses were knocked at, and those wh o answered the doors had numbers of squibs Or crackers thrown at them. Several people had thd r clothes burnt: One gentleman had a bundle of squibs put into his pocket, and set fire to, which burnt his clothes, and scorcheit his side in a m o t shocking manner. The pick.pockets were ptvic o , laif'y active. Mr. Johnson, of ISverel.street, it o „ sell-square, was hustled in the most daring rat in , 7l and .rubbed i 4 a gold watch, chin, and seals; ihi bottom of his coat.pocket was cult out, a n ti his pocket-book stolen. He took the precanu,,o of buttoning his coat before lie went into the cromi ; but as soon as he was hustled his coat was t om open, and his property taken in the most furcibla and audacious manner. 'Fwenty.sisc persons were convicted in the usual penalty for throwing squibs, or held to tail for riotous behaviour. Montag Halsey, Wiliam Martin, Rich rd .laces, ■nd Samuel Lorton, were brought in e l custody of Taunton. These fellows were nut et. amined until yesterday, on a charge of a more s er i. ous nature. Mr. Bray, a linen-draper, of new Bondas feet by whose exertions, and at the risk of his these fellows were apprehended, stated, that km!. marlc-street, Bond-street, St. James's-strto, the neighbourhood, were kept in the most dan g ,,,, oats state of riot and confusion from seven u'etuk, till eleven on Thursday evening. They paraded that neighbourhood, insulting every person th e y met, throwing stones and filth at them, makii , uk of the most abusive language, calling out fur lights, and breaking windows. Albemarle-street was their principal rendezvous, in consequence of a how being illuminated there ; he observed the Prisoner throwing stones, and acting as ringleaders duds/ the whole of the evening : their conduct wis ma alarming that he was determined to watch and mart them, till he found assistance and an opportaity to secure them ; they discovered him watching them, and several voices called out a spy, a spy ! off, oil mill him! (the latter is slang fur cutting a had open); he, however, escaped their fury by gettit into a public-house for some time. On his ohm. ing Taunton and his party of the patrole neat as spot, he pointed the Prisoners out, and gave them in charge; %Olen the Prisoner (Martin) was taiva into custody, he had two stones in his hand, IA was about to throw them. Two of the Prisoners are journeymen butchers, one an apprentice, and the other a porter. Mr. Real) told them be should meet unexcep., tionabic bail, before he liberated thew, tQ take their trial tiirttlia'serions offence. UNION-HALL. A baker residing in Christchurch parish vases% rictcd in the sum of 31. 151. and costs, hr Wing in his possession a number or quarteru loaves des. eient in weight. Another baker belonging to the same parish vs also fined 51. and costs, for the same offence. The bread belonging to the latter was ordered to be sent to the Refuge for the Destitute. The De. fendant said, the deficiency in weight arose frog (he bread being aver-baked, his man having ore. slept himself, and suffered it to remain in theom -25 minutes too long. Ile declared his intends d appealing against the conviction. We understand that Counsel have been retail in an action that has lately been commenced, NI which will be tried at the ensuing Assizes for Cos• bridgeshire, against a Reverend Divine, a Fellow of one of the Colleges—who confesses he has already kiss'd and prattled with twenty fair maide—fur breach of promise of marriage with a most beautiful and accomplished young Lady in llllDlingdUloghit e • BATH, OCTOBER 23.—A dreadful accident oa curred about noon this day, to Mrs. ISysTro, an ingenious firework-maker, and a young maul her assistant. They were preparing sky-roads, &c. fur the approaching Jubilee, when, by sonic means at present unknown, an exposit): took place of a cousitlerab!e quantity of pow• der, some say upwards of two barrels, which blew the house, and another adjoining, to atoms. The unfortunate woman was miserably burnt and bruised ; and, although instantly attended by Mr. NORMAN, a very skilful surgeon, no hopes area. tertained of her recovery. The poor fellow alit lies in a shocking state at the Casualty Hospital. On Friday the 19th inst. the drawinz.of the SO Lottery took place, when the Ticket No. .7,0 Class I). drawn a Prize of Twenty Thousand Pottudst and No. 2388, of the Class B. a Prize of 'feu Thousand Pounds, were both sold in Shares as Mears. lIAZARD, BORNE, and Co.'s Office, Royal Eichatige : the former in One Half, One Fourth, One 01: o T 4 vio igh Si t x h ; : ct a a n h d s Lig at i on: s the r e l o t t c h r s i 1 Bums. On Wednesday last, in Bloninsbury-square, Mrs. J. Stahl of a daughter. At Tranquehar, on the 16th February l ast, the lady of A. Kelso Hamilton, Esq. of a son anti 11,:ir. At Edinburgh, on Tuesday the '234 idtt. the wife of Mr. T. E. Sutherland, of North Bridge, of a sou. On 'flaursday, the lady of F. A. L. Spiel: wan LiaschollP Esq. 11aekney-road, of a ti.tuAltiet: ill On Saturday last, GeorgelAlZSs:elloit, Esq. to Mrs. & //s. Manta. On Thursday last, Mr. 11.. Laughorit, of Thread )lc. street, to Miss S. Morris, of llerniiiitasey. • On .Bth May last, at 'Charlton, Mr. Samuel Massing.u' 'lf Camden-Town, to Eliza, elde st d aug hter of Mr. Willis . harts, of Walworth. i T. On the 4 2:1 inst. at Westhury-on-Trytnm, Giotterstersinre.',s 5 13 1 4:le i:Vest, Esq. of Newhouse, lilaitiorgats,hire, to MO de i --._..------'"---. DEATH. ooker, igle On Monday last, et Guildford, Mr. C. B soh the Aldermen of that place. _.......5e lON DON Printed and Published by 1). LovittS, at I ° STATiltsmAy Orr %re feel-oretc. I I Y........-• v r~ Th' Wh:l )I' l 11A) iil~ ~ •—' Scc" m•:'! jleo Dolt titiof bol tt S 1 Me& 1k of fel P. , dr 1141 cu