The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-07-16 00:00:00

quired reform and revision. The Honourable Gendr• man then ailadod to some clause of the present Naar rection Act ; on their operation he requested th e na g & of the Hon. the Attorney-Oeneral for Ireland. Mr. SMITH and the Marquess of LONDONDIZRY me tually explained. lien. HART said that the Distillery Laws were the main causes of discontent in Ireland. Mr. PLUNKETT considered that the objections taken to certain clauses in the Act of the Honourable Member for Limerick were not sufficiently well grounded. Mr. GREY BENNET cmnplained that the general system arinpted towards Ireland was one of ity, and not of conciliation. He regretted that the Government bad not, during the Smision, turned their attention t - wards that country with any view of conferring benefits, Of effecting moral Improvement. Mr. tiOULBURN said that the chief object the Go vernment had in renewing the Insurrection Act, trairto save Ireland front going into a state of civil war. They rested their claims to have it passed as neeessary to the safety of that wintry, and for its tranquillity. The Right Hon. Gentleman concladsd by adverting to the state of the Magistracy of Ireland, anti saying hoe . cult it was to revise it; however, under the direction of the Chancellor of Ireland, it had been putt in the pro gress of revision, sod be hoped its state, after some time, ovoid be considerably improved. !cord A. HAMILTON could notTive his consent to this measure, as he considered that he should be voting the destination of the Constitutional lihetties of Ire land. He should think the vote gnite equal to one for a permanent suspension of the flubeas corpus Act in England. Mr. BUTTERWORTH supported the Bill, which was then read a third Cone and passed, eitlauut a di- CONSVLS. On the question for a House going into a Committee of Surlily. Mr. 11C ME begged to call the attention of the House to the expense incurred fur Consols at the Itsazils. A British merchant in that part of toe world was exposed to a charge of one per cent. upon his goods. This had beets forbidden by the Noble Marone', some time ago, but ht , had catintermanded his order, and the practice of charging this per centage waif now revived. The duties were not performed by the Constildieneral, but by the Vice-Coosa% alto exacted these fees. This tax span English commerce operated as a premium to the Ame ricans, who were not exposed to it. The Noble Mar quess bad on a former occasion defended the expense, but adverting to the high price of provisions at the Brazils; hut be (slr. 11.) lia.l the best information that provisions there were in geodel cheaper than in Eng• land. He trusted that something would be done to re minty this grievance; anal foC that purpose' he moved • Resoltition es ling the fact, that 77,64101. had been re ceived by Consuls at the firasils within - the six years preceding, besides 12,000/. for salaries and allowances, mud that such large emoluments were extravagant and unnecessary, and ought to he reduced. The 3,larquess of I,ONOONDEItRY said, that nn a former ce.casion he haul stated that these fees were about to by revised, and that they were then under con sideration. lie was now willing to go into an inquiry on the subject ; but he could not consent to postpone the public bosi ors% until this complicated question was dis posed of. Ile had a right to complain a little of the ex aggeration of the lion. Member, though be admitted that the allowances were proper to be eninired into. He had no objection whatever to produce all the correspondence which had taken place respecting the fees.—(Hear, hear, hew.)—The allowances and eisiolumeuts had become lar‘e in conserence of the increase of trade in that queiter ; and no less than three attempts trad been made hy tiovernment to counteract this increase of expence. Ms repeated his willingness to afford every information ow the subject, by producing the correspondence, but he felt it to be nis duty to give a negative to the proposed Resolution. Me. DARING said the expense alluded to was emir elous, and materially checked the competition of the English with the foreign trader. Mr. lIUME explaiued. The present differed from all other Consular • , and bad therefore no reference to the proposed general arrangements of the Noble Mar quess. Ile (Mr. H.j was already in possession of the correspondence, but it would afford the house no new in formation. If, however, the Noble Marquess thought otherwise, be ought to have laid it on the table before. The Marquess of LONDONDERRY said it was rather snrprising it the Hon. Member was in possession of the correspondence of his oftice.—(Hear, bear, and a lanrh.) If he bad, be (the Marquess) would be glad to know how be got access to it. At all events, the house perhaps would not be inclined to take for granted the opinion of the Hon. Member as to the question whether the corres poinleoce afforded information or not. Mr. lICME said he had alluded only to the eor eespondence between the Noble Marquess and the merchants. The Marquess of LONDONDERRY said he had re ferred to the correspondence betweeu himself and the Consuls. The Resolution was negatived without a division after short conversation between the Marquess of LONDON• DaRRY, Mr. BENNET and Lord Pa LaillkSToN. SCOTCH NATIONAL MONUSISSI T. Lord BINNING moved that the petition from the Subscribers to the Scotch National Monument be refer red to the Committee of Supply. Mr. HUME opposed the motion. Sir ROBERT WILSON tl Olt it would he most indecent to refer thin petition to the Coniruittiy, after the statement which had been heard respecting the distresses of Ireland. Mr. K. Docct. ts and Sir G. CLERK supported the motion, and Mr. HENRY I;CONLY and Mr. 11o:vcst op posed it. Mr. BENNET sail, that a Circular bad been sent in the name of the suhsctibers to I Members of the House, requesting their attendance that evening in the house. He had one of these circulars in his hand, and be could not but say that he thought this was a course taken in favour of the measure not less audacious than irregular. :le options! the motion. Mr. C. GRANT thoneht the question as to the appli cation of the money ought to be submitted to the General Assemble of Scotland. Lord AI NX INO said, he should be the last man in the world to make the motion, it it world have the effect of depriving Ireland of any part of that assistance to which she bad so strong 'claim But it was only in tended to give a particular direction to money already voted by the house. The population of Edinburgh had considerably increased of late, and the increase of Church.• had not been in proportion. The Ureteral Assembly of Scotland bad not only approved of the measure, but had recommended subscriptions in sup portof it. Sir W. W. WYNN and dlr. T. WILSON opposed the mo tion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER consi dered the building of Churches in Scotland an import ant object, at the same time feeling the opposition offered mid difference of opinion in Scotland, he should remits). send his Noble Friend to withdraw his motion. Lord BINNINU said, it bus motion was not to be car ried by a large maj . ority, it would lessen the interest of the object be had i nview, and be should therefore with draw his motion. The house then went into a Committe of Supply. Lord PALMERSTON mo we d that a su m o f 174,0194. j 1 / 2 0 greeted to his Majesty, to defray tho'npentrit of-the tiolubodied Militia of Groat Britain. After a few obseciratioas from Mr. Howe, the eam was granted. The moot M 4,730/., wealth, greeted for thodisembo. died Militia of Ireland. The sties of 180,98/11. was proposed for the Commis sari,t of Ireland. ill14141;pon this rote entered Into a statement of the psaltery expenditure of Ireland since 1814, and contended that it had increased from 500,1100/. to up wsrds of 2,1100,000/, It was improper the consideration of the subject should come at so late a period of the Session. Mr. GODLBURN said, if he bad known the Intention of the Hon. Gentleman to enter into the past expendi ture of Ireland, he should have been happy to meet him; hut as the subject came u p on hi m by surprise, be could only say the views of G lent with re.pect to the civil and military expense of Ireland had been directed to strict economy. The sum was Then agreed to. 122,754/. was proposed for the Barrack Department in !retie ud. After a few observations from Mr. Hume, Mr. Goot.- ucax, Alf. Rim Mr. D. liaowx, the Marquess of Los. DON DERRY, and Mr. URAKT, the vote was agreed to. The snm of 19,0001. was voted for the Nouse of In dustry in Dublin. For the Lunatic Asylum in Dublin, 5,0001. The CH 4IRM tIY then reported progress. The house resumed, and the Repoli was ordered to be received to morrow. Adjourned at balf-past one o'clock. LAW LATELLIGENCE. COURT OP KING'S BENCH, luta 15. FORERII C. AIR ALRXANDRR COCHILANI AND ♦`OTHER. This was en action on the case against the defend ants. Sir Alexander Cochrane and Sir ti. Cockburn. for seducing and enticing certain slaves of the plaintiiT to quit a cotton plantation belonging to him. its East Florida, whereby he lost the services of the said slaves, and use prevented ■nd hindered front culti vating the said plantation. The second count was for harboorirg and detaining the said slaves; and the third count wee for harbouring and detaining them after notice that they bolo• :ed to the plaintiff, anti thereby depriving him of their services un tha plan tation. Mr. SC►DL[TT. Mr. MARRTATT, and Mr. CONTR, conducted the plaintiff's ease; and Mr. SOLICITOR. GINZR►t., Mr. (.1 A and Mr. E. LIMES, the de fentlants'. The case disclosed in evidence was this:—The plaintiff, a British subject, bad, for upwards of thirty years, resided in East Florida, and carried on the !nisi. ness of a merchant fur supplying the South American ladians, ander licenses from the Spanish and British Governments, when hostilities happened to subsist be tween the two powers. His place of actual residencel during that time was Pensacola. He owned a large cotton plantation, railed San Padlow, situate abunt thirty miles from the confines of Georgia, one of the United States, on which plantation were employed about 100 slaves. Daring the hostilities between this country and the United States in 1815, the defendeats were employed in a naval expedition against llemegthis4 and took p ion of Ostletherland Island, which I. separated from East Florida, by the river St. May. The plaintiff's plantation was situated on the banks of the river St. John, within the Spanish territory of Ent Florida, and bounded by Amelia Island, which is under the same dominion. As soon as the defend ants, had taken Cumberland Island, a proclamation was pnbilshed by Sir Alexander Cochrane, inviting persons res:dent in the United States, supposed to be , dissatisfied with their then situation, to withdraw from the power of the American Government, and place themselves and families under the protection of the British power, at the same time offering to receive persons fit to serve in his Majesty's land or sea service, or to carry them to any one cf t .e British Colonies, there to be provided for as free•settlers. This procla mation was distributed in Cumberland Island, in which St. Mary's, the capital of the province of Georgia, is situated, and in consequence of it, numbers of negro slaves deserted their masters' service, and placed themselves under the protection of the British Admi rals, who recei►ed them on board • tender called the Terror, where they were furnished with provisions. The proclamation having found its way into the Spa nish territory, a great many slaves also steeped from their masters, and followed the example of their Ame rican brethren. Amongst these were thirty-eight slaves belonging to the plaintiff, including men, tees men, and children, who siesed a boat belonging to their master, and conveyed themselves down the river St. John, to the Terror, on board which they were re ceived on the 23J of February, 1$15; thence removed to the Albion, commanded by Sir G. Cockburn ; after wards carried on b toed his Majesty's ship Ruby, where they remained until March, 1616, when they were landed at Birmoda, and employed in his Ma jesty's dock-yards there, where they now remain. In consequence of the escape of the slaves from Els: Flo rida, the Spanish Governor of that province entered into • correspondence with Sir A. Cochrane upon the subject. The plaintiff also wrote to the Admiral upon the satme subject, and had a personal interview with him, in which be demanded the restitution of his slaves. The answer was, that as the slaves had made their escape, they were free agents; that they were under the protection of the Itiitish power; that the Admiral had no authority to deliver them up again to slavery, but that the plaintiff was at liberty to use his b..st efforts to persuade them to return, if they thought proper, and that he would not offer any obstruction for that purpose. Persuasions of this kind were used accordingly, but without effect, the negroes preferring their new to their old situation. The slaves were re ceived on board the British ships as refugees, and their names were - returned as sacn to toe Admiralty.' Ifit recover a compensation fur the injury thus occa sioned to the plaintiff, the present action was brought. 'rue slaves were estimated at 100 f. each in value, amounting to .8,4001., in addition to which the plain iff sought a reparation for the injury sustained by the loss of their ...Tykes. The question was, whether the slaves, having escaped and placed themselves under the protection of the British Admiral, the latter was bound to force them to return to their former master: For the plaintiff it was contended, that as he had lost the servivni of the slaves in consequence of the acts of the defendants, they were liable, in point of law, for the coasequentisl damage. On the other hand, it was insisted that the defendants' were exempt from all lia- THE STATESMAN. bilify span ironeesi principle, that when used a eiseeoseapes from ►ie bondage, and places himself seder the enthorify of the British laws, be becomes shoolately free of his manacles. and no authorise out earth can compel biw to return to his runner auto of at _. • _ The CRISP JVIITICS thought It a question of vast importance, and recommended that there should he a speelal case st4ted for the opinion of the Court above, with liberty to turn the facts into a special verdict. This was agreed to on huth aides, and The Jury found their verdict for the plaintiff—Da• wages 3,b01.11, subject to a rare. VCLTON O. RASTROPE, ESQ. This was an action under the Relbery Act, to re cover penalties against the defendant, fur bribing certain freemen of the borough of St. Albans, to vote fur him et the election of a burgess to serve in Parliametit for that borough, in December, 1821, in the room of W. Tierney Roberts, EMI. deceased. The penalties sought to be recovered Amounted to about 10,0001. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL and Mr. HoLT conducted the plaintiff's case, mot Mr. SCARLLTT and Mr. Pet. LIR the defendant's. Us come for the plaintiff rested principally upon the testimony of his father, Robert Fel•un, a bank rupt, now a prisoner in the King's Bench prison, at the suit of the defendant; and who was employed by the defendant as his confidential agent In managing his esnvass for the borough of St. Albans, in Deem ber, 1321. Four other actions were promoted by the same person, one at his own suit, in lies tfordshire, and the remainder at the nominal snit of his son, in as tinny different counties. According to his evi dence, he was authorised by the defendant to promise Ito the out-esters for the !borough, resident in Lond.•n, two guineas for their expenses, whilst attending the election, and three guineas each fur their votes, after the elec.ion was over; and be stated that the persons who voted for the defendant had been paid after this rate, Several of the voters were examined, who proved it to be the custom of the borough of St. Albans to be paid for the exercise of their elective franchises after this scale. S I respectable wi. were examined on be half of the defendant, to contradict Felton, and to chew that the defendant wss wh,,lly ignorant of any bargain having been made of the nature stated by him. The CIIIEI JUSTICE, in his charge to the Jury, di rected their attention to the form of the declaminn, which alleged the corrupt bargains to have taken place before the election, ef t, h e ev id ence b a d moat reference to supposed corrupt bargains after the election. They would, however, direct their attention to the evidence on both aides, and to give it such weight as the credit of the witnesses in their judg ment seemed to des.rve. The Jury immediately found their verdict for the defendant. The trial last the greatest part of the day, and was not over until half-past six o'clock. r -fiaeesaara r - Jueso 14.--aarmiffietiryt4f.."Wro. Borth ..trielt, the Ckshier of the Bank of East Lothian, in Scotland, who was arrested a few days ago, charged with bating eloped with ties hundred and seventy thou sand dol!ars, was brought before Judge Charlton. Berthwick was committed by a Judge under a gene ral affidavit that he answered the description of the Cashier. • .• Judge Charlton decided that the Prisoner was not charged withinay criminal offence, and that If he had been, that offence would appear to have been commit• ted In a forgign country over which the Coutt had no ' jurisdictioq„ There was a principle of amity in intsr- leational law which would authorise the fugitive from the jostles of a foreign independent sovereignty—bet it must be a matter entirely depend ent upon treaty arrangements. Upon these grounds, if we correctly understood the Judge, he directed the Prisoner to be discharged. Borthwick, however, was immediately afterwards ted by order of the Judge, on a bill in Chancery, praying for a writ ne erect, a discovery,! the affairs in relation to the Bank, and for en ammo% and required to give bail to abide the decree. The Prisoner not being able to procure bail, has been committed to gaol. WEATHER IN IRELAND.—DUBLIN, JULY ring the whole of yesterday it rained more or less, and at night it came on heavily. We fear less that part of the bay crop yet unsaved may have suffered, and that the heavy-eared wheats may be lodged. We regret to state that a poor old worn in, aged 74, was drowned on Thursday night, whilst io bed, in the kitchen of a respectable citizen rosiding in Grafton street, in consequence of the vaults being flooded, by means of the great rain. We understand that the water rose to nearly five feet high in the kitchens of this house. The deceased, we understand, had lived upwards of thirty years with her master. Many houses, in different parts of the city, were flooded on Thursday night in a similar manner. Lem, JULY 15.—The peal of 5,040 grandsire triples, was commenced on the bells of Southover church, by the Brighton and Cockfield Rinavers, at se ven o'clock on yesterday morning, and conducted in most excellent style, for two hours sod 15 minutes, during which time, 3,900 changes hsd been com pleted, when the tenor bell, weighing 16; cwt. parted I from her crown, and fell instantly upon the upper floor of the belfry, luckily across a joist, which, being a new one, stopped her, and prevented any accident occurring to the ringers below, who on hearing toe bell fall, and expecting her upon them, fled from their ropes in dismay, and thus, all further progress in the peal, was of course pat an end to. On Wednesday at OfIP o'clock a fra 'as took place on the beach, near the Eastern watch-houv, Hastings, between a parry of the Coast Biockade„ and some fishermen, in consequence of the former having tie tained a basket of fish for the purpose of exat JJ 11l d• doe. Fortunately nu serious accident occurred dur ing the affray. blat.ANcuota ACCIDENT.-0a Sunday morning a young man named Thomas Hanly, about 19 years of age, clerk in a solieitor'• office in the Tetpple, took boat from the Old Barge House, to bathe in the Thames on getting to the middle of the river lie stripped off his clothes, and being a good swimmer he plunged in; be was intently seized with the cramp, which depriv,ai him off the use of his limbs, and be immediately sank to rise no mere alive; every exertion utade,to eau him proved abortive, POLICE. Mass fort-Hatteit.—iirmepb Meekest was brisyr bet. tn fore Alderaa &sonar, who sat for the Lord ayor, charged with having robbed his master of cloth; /sc. Mr. White, warehonsamaa, of Cateattik-itieet, state 4 that the prisoner had been in his service too years as porter. On Wednesday last, witness hating received an order for some drib kerseyeseres, went to a part of tl.n warehmise to take a bolt piece, n hieh he bad himself deposited there. l'be prisoner interrupted him in his search, by saying that he hs.l pawned the kerseyruere. Witness then found that the prisoner had been in the habit of substituting. snide np parkaires, consisting of things of no value, in the place of the good., in order to deceive him while taking stack. S I pawnbrokers attended, and amine. d Werra of &c. which were the property of Mr. W note, snit hail keen pledged at theft. shops. Mr. White said he hail ao wish to prosecute, hot the Alderman insisted upon it. Mackrel was then fully committed for trial. Thews East, the driver of one of the Clayton stages, was summoned in•fere the lingo MAYOR, , o answer for haling driven his coach to the danger of the passengers alone the streets. It appeared that the defendant had broken in npoo line of coaches, that were passing from the Gault to Bishopsgate-street, and that the wh►el of his couch earn. in contact with the wheel of 'tooth'r coach, in such a manner as to make it difficult to separate them. The orfeoilant, although the aggressor, persevered in driv ing his coach, and dragged the other coach several yards along, not% ithstanding the shrieks and complaints cf his passengers, most of whom were ladies. At length he overturned I fruit-Stella, and would, bat for the interference of some persons in the street, bare over turned his own coach ana that which he dragged along. The defendant was fined W. under the 50th of George 111. Half of the penalty was sent to the Committee for the Distressed in Ireland, and half to another charity. UNION HALL—Edward Foy was ordered to pay a Fine of 295., to be appropriate) to the Funds, in aid of the Dist d Irish, for committing an unprovoked as sault on two married females, on Saturday night last. COUNTRT Bazwzat.—A n•merotts fleeing of country brewers was held on Saturday. i,s pursuance of public advertisement, at the King's Arms Tavern, Westminster, for the purpose of taking into considera tion whether any and what steps-should be taken to oppose the bill now before Parliament, the object of which is " to permit any perron to sell beer and ale brretnil, so that the came when not be connoted in his or her hogs. or premises." LtraterooL, JULY I3.—Two other victims have fallen to the ezplosioe of Mr. Bottles steam-engine boiler. On Saturday morning last, Thomas Owes was released from his agonizing sufferings. Ott Wednes day morning died James Owen, his brother—making in the whole boar who have lost their lives by this oe currence! The only survivor, William Brookfield, now lies in his house, Crook. ss , Chester, in a vary low state. MANCOLSTER, JULY 13.-.4IURSTIXO OP AN ENGINr.• BOlLElL—Yesterday, about two o'clock, the neighbour , hood of Downing -street, Ardwick, was alarmed by a Ire inendons explosion, which shook the boasts to their foundations; and on examination it was found that the boiler of a steam-engine belonging to Messrs. J. and D. Dolling', brass-founders, Tipping's-street, had blown up, anti completely destroyed the bailer-house, searcel♦ leaving one brick upon another. The boiler itself, which would weigh several tons, was torn open in every direc tion, forced from its place, and thrown into the air ; and it now lies upon the ruins, at some distance from, and I feet higher than its former situation. Several adjoining buildings connected with the foundry, were seriously damaged. and a wall, about ten yards from the boiler, was thrown down. Very 'melons injury was also done to the windows, doors, roofs, and furniture of the neighbouring houses, by the bricks, pipes, and pieces of iron, which were projected in every direction fly the ex p•nsive force of the steam. Many brick were driven into bowing-street, a distance of at least 70 yards; ant several windows were broken i■ the houses erected In the late Mr. Moline, on the south west side of Downini street, near the bridge. Amidst such a destruction of property, it is a co n solation to find that there was no lots of lives, and that the personal injuries caused by the ex plosion are neither numerous nor of a dangerous nature. A little girl (es we were informed) had her leg broken by a brick in Downing-street; a man who was standing in aback yard hetweeu Downing- treat and the boiler, had his arm severely bruised from a similar cause; and one of Messrs. Hollings' workmen were ly bruised on one of his legs. Several of the men narrowly escaped being crushed to death by the falling buildings. The engineer had providentially been called to assist in lifting some thing in the yard, and had just left the engine-house when the explosion took place. It is scarcely necessary to add, that the engine was of the high pressure kind ; and we were informed on the spot, it had ao ssfrty-ratee, but when the engineer saw that the steam was too high, he turned a cock, and suffered it to escape. It is to be hoped that this, and other accidents of a similar nature, which have recently occurred, will lead to the divan of high pressure engines.—(Monchcat:r Guardium.) Eliza Worthy and John Watson (the latter calling himself a Methodist preacher) were examined before the Magistrates at Aylesbury, on Tuesday, charged with stealing several women's caps and a quantity of wearing apparel from the lodging house of John Wilson, at L debton. It appeared that Watson ar rived at Leighton on Saturday, where he took lotig in es at the house of Wilson, and by vie sanctity of his demeanour effectu ,Ily banished suspicion from the mind of his host, who, with his wife, left home on Monday morning to go to 1100e8 place in the neigh hourhood on hosiness, leaving their t girl, E. Worthy, in charge of the house. During their absence. Watson prevailed on the girl to elope with him, and elitist in committing the rubbery. The owner of the house on his return, finding be bad been robbed, im mediate:l,feet out in pursuit of the thieves, amid, having fortuttafiely discovered the route they had taken, over took them at Aylesbury, on Monday evening.—They were both committed to take their trial at the Buck ingham Assizes. Watson is 39 years of age, and the girl only 17. UNKNOWN FEIIALIC Ditowsten.--On Thursday morning se'anight, a young woman, named Susan Morgan, was taken out of the ri►er Avon, near the Ferry opposite Walcot-parade, Bath. It appeared on the Inquest, that she had lodged in Mark's-bill ; that she went out ou the preceding Sunday evening, and had not returned home since. She came from Lon don about four or five weeks age ; bat no information has yet been obtained respecting her relatioos. It is thought, from part of a letter, Ike. which was found in her trunk, that when in London she resided near the Haymarket ; and it is probable that she bad been a patient of Bethink Hospital, as one of those printed instructions which are delivered to the patients. when discharged cured, has been discovered.—Yedlct—+ Found Drowned.