The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-07-06 00:00:00

'iiii ' SI AI'FSMAH. ■~~ -_-~„ 7 - ur and other means pf . foree, said to ho used iii'driw. ing out the youst men of France," and who has not cited these ail affording a complete " proof that the people of France hate Napoleon and his Government, assist with reluctance in his wars, and would fain see another Revolution." Should it be suffered that the lawless libeller should tell the inhabitants of this country that 'they were pressed into the ranks of our army with more sc. verity than that which was exercised by the iron baud of oppression employed by the Ruler of France? There was, larked, a degree of delicacy perceptible in the present publication, but it was delicacy only for the enemies of this country. The author, after alluding to the means which Bona parte employs in filling up the ranks of his army, correct , himself, and represents them not as acts practised, • but said to be practised, by Bona parte, in accotnplishing this object—" The means which Napoleon employs (or rather which they say he employs) in order to get together and to discipline his conscripts." And who were these whom he thus marks out as the • theN whom he thus taunts as with the term of the greatest re proach—' the loyal?' a term. which o ught to en. suro respect and regard, as embracing the first duty of subjects in a well-regulated State toe Ards their Sovereign. This was the character of the libel which the Di fen:taut, Mr. Colsbett, was n.tw called on to answer for. if this was the character of the libel, which, he presumed to think, could not be denied, their Lordships would rea dily see the tendency of such a publication, and they would easily estimate what the conse quences would have been if the publication bad produced the effects which it Was calculated to have produced. What if the solstitial' had -caught the spirit of dissatisfaction andidisgust, which was thus suggested for their adoption ? What if the dame. thus sought to be kindled throngho ut the whole. kingdom had been lighted up? The consequences were too fatal even to be pointed at. It would hive gone to break up every thing that was estimable in societ:..—it would have gone to the destruction of civillo :ion and good government in the country. It might be said by the Defendant that the publication in question had no such tendency, and that these effects had not been produced. That - it had not the tendency contended for, he (the Attorney-Ge neral) denied; though he admitted that, happily, it had not produced the effects which it was taleu. lated to produce. .That the publication in ques tion had not produced the effects which (night have been expected from it, we owed to the love of the subjects of this country towards their So vereign and the established Govertoneet. I We owed no thanks, on this head, to Mr. Cobbett. It became, however, the • duty of that Court to prevent and gnard against the recurrence of such libels in time coming. Mr. Cobbett himself had taught the Court what the • consequences of passing by such publications with impunity would be. He had told the Court that other li bellers had been passed by, and argued upon that - as a grohnd for his own impunity. If he were to-day to be passed by, or to be visited with a light pu nishment, would not this, to-morrow, be ad duced as a precedent in favour of other libel lers? Would they not be entitled to say, " If I, by libelling, be enabled to make a fortune, and to amass wealth, when, in return, I will only have to sustain so slight a punishment a s that passed on Mr. Cobbett, will I not cheerful y incur the pe. nalty ?" If the Court should no w visit Mr. Cob- Lett with a slight punishment, could they answer for it that their arm would be strong enough, uext year, to check the evil to which he (the Attorney- General) contended they were called on to give a vital blow this day ? It now lay in the Court to indict on the Defendant, Mr. Cobbett, a just and wholesome punishment, adequate to his offence. They had had before them libellers on the private character of individuals; such they had esteemed proper objects of punishment ; and the punishments so inflicted would tend to died . nish the frequency of the offence, if not to pre vent it entirely. They had had before them those even who had been guilty of libelling the Adminis tration of justice in the country. That was a high offence, because it tended to take from the credit and authority due to the judgments of the Courts of Law, and tended to make them less effect. Such offences, and justly teo, -were visit ed with a severe chastisement. But, if that offence, great as it was, were to be compared with that now under consideration, it must sink into utter insignificance. The present libel went. to subvert society itself; and, whatever might be thought of the atrocity of others Which itad pre ceded it, the present was one of a much darker and blacker hue. The Court were therefore called on to inflict such a punishment as should, at least, make men pause before they em. barked in libels similar to that published by the Defendant, Mr. Cobbett. The army, against whom this libel was in a peculiar man ner directed, called on the Court for justice against its traducer. 'rho Government ..called on - them for confirmation of its legal powers ; fur what Government could possibly exist if it were not protected against such attacks as thFse ? the country, which looked with. horror:on the mis. . chievous tendency of the hhol Myr , . ander cool& deration, Called on them foroprotection -against the 1 numerous evils Which the prOpagation of such pub lications was calculated to engender, going, as they did, to the total subversion of social order, and to the existence of this country as a-nation. Being once brought before the Court, they (the public) knew that they might have confidence in their prp. tectiun, and that they would no longer have occa sion to dread a repetition of such outrageous in.. suit. He called on the Court, therefore, for judg ment on the Defendant. lie called fur justice; and that justice, he knew, would be tempered wilt mercy ; but he trusted, that the Court would . ' not forget that mercy was' equally due to theFub. lic as to db. Defendant at the bar. Mr. fi nitow, on the same side, deemed it gone ce aary fur him to say a single word. The Court, after consulting for a few minutes, ordered the four Defendants to be committed to the custody of the Marshal of the Marshalsea of the Court, and to be brought up again on Monday meal. -•.-~ z COURT OF COMMON. FLlthil, s lime 6. YOUNGER V. RivarT. This was an action of trespass to recover spe cial damages, for losses sustained in consequence of the Defendant's retaining peasession of certain premises let to him by the tenant of the Plaintiff, heyond theistipulated term for which the said pre mises were so let. • Mr. Serjeant BEST, for the Plaintiff, stated, that his client was tenant ro the father of the De fendant, and rented certain premises, for which he held a lease of ten years. The said lease coo. taining a covenant, by which it was agreed, that if, at the expiration of ten years, the lessor did not renew the said lease, for a further term of ten years, he should - pay the lessee one half of such expenses as•he might have incurred by building or other improvements on the premises ; provided, at the termination of the lease, he was• in posses sion of the said premise.. Thd Plaintiff had been at very considerable expense in building and he -1 proventents, the whole amounting to 4001.; but from some reriou, was induced four years preri. ous to (Ise expiration of his lease, to let the pre. 05(.8 to a person named Waller, upon a special agreement, that he should be allowed to retake possession thereof ten days before the stipulated nullifier of years for which ho held the lease should he complete. Waller afterwards became a bank. rupt, and the present Defendant; at the Sheriff's sale, purchased the agreement entered into be. tweet' Waller and the Plaintiff, and in virtue thereof took possession of the premises, which he held for a term rather better than two years, regu. larly paying his rent. On the Plaiti•ilf, however, demanding possession of his premises, at the time appointed in the agreement, the Defendant refused , to. admit him. 'elm lease held by the: Plaintiff, therefore, expired without his being in possession, ' and be was its consequence deprived of ' - the advan. Ages of the covenant. This loss having accrued _through the tonduot of the Defendant, he brought his action to recover 2001. the sum which he was entitled to receive had he not been so fraudulent. ly prevented from entering, in pureuance of the agreement. It was evideut, from the tenor of the wholeconduct of the Defendant, that his prin. ciPal object in first purchasing the premises, was to trick the Plaintiff out of his eventual right. Sir J. MANSFIELD observed, that an action of trespass could loot be maintained in this case, inas much as the Defendant was in lawful possession. Be advised, however, that the action should be brought on the terms of the covenant, as the for cible exclusion of the Plaintiff frdrn the premises was no ground sor concluding, that the possession .crag not bona fide his right. lIERBERT V. COLLETT. This was an action to tecover 371. 10s. the amount of money due by the Defendant to the Plaintiff, for the Mee 4 a (Mid, - the spurious eir_ spring of the Defendant. 'Matt - eras agreed upon fur the support of the child witte, - ss. per week, which the Defendant negleciete to pay from the 14th of A !Test, 1805; tti• this 30th of May, Mb ; and finally forced the.4 l laintitr to bring the present action. ' ' - • . Mr. Charles Hamilton, the attorney 'of the. Plaintiff, proved the acknowledginant or the debt by the Defendant ; but said he had not presented the account to the Plaintiff; fearful of its reach. trig the view of 'his wife. In . ausne‘ to a, qui:s tints pot- by Mr. Serjeatit Beat, at the suggestion of the Defendant's Attorney, he denied being himself the father , of the child—no very impro. bible answer, as he appeared to be nearly seventy ~ • • years of age. Mr. Serjeatit SIIYIPIIYRO" observed, if the wit. ness was not the father of the child. iii question, liewas at least the parent of another bantling ; he meant the action before the Court, which he, Mr. Serjeant Shepherd, had the pleasure of nars ing, and which he was happy to, find was a fine promising infant. Much mirth was excited by the allusion, and the Jury returned a verdict fur the Plaintiff, with out a moment's hesitation. BRIDGES V. BERRY. Mr. Serjcant VAUGHAN stated this to be an action on a hill of exabange for 1191. accepted [by the Defendant, and drawn on him by a person lamed Box. lie would prove the hand-writing of the Defendant, and trusted he should be entitle to a verdict. Mr.Serjettnt SUEPRERD, fur the Defendant, con. tended, that there were no jest grounds whatever fur this action ; and, in support of his assertion, stated, that the bill for which the action was :brought, had long since been paid. He admitted that the Defendant had passed such a bill to the Plaintiff, which became duo, and was not honour. ed. -In order to pay that, however, the Defers. dant took to the Plaintiff another bill, drawn by him, and accepted by a man named Ivory, which was received by the Plaintiff in liquidation of the ' former -bill. The amount of the latter bill was 1171. 1 ts. 2d. and the dirket:lice between that sum •and 1191. was paid in oak: The Defendant heard ho more of Ivory's hill until the 20th of January,. ;ii month after it became dee, when he was arrested for the amount, efid . orcourse refused to pay it, from the. Plain tiff having neglected to give him that legal notice of its urat.paymeiteby which lie 'might .have taken steps to recover -the sum. The Plaintiff then finding that he had forfeited his claim to•the latter bill by his inch neglect, most unjusti fiably and unwarrantably brought his actinu on the original' bill of thet_Detendatit, -aike lie bad int properly detained in his pOssession. In answer-to this statement, it was contended for the Plabitiff, that the original bill was detained as a collateral security, and the wisdom of such a measure was proved from thecircumstalice uf Itory shortly afterwards becoming a bankrupt. The Learned Judge was of opinion, that the original bill should have been given up to the 1),!.. feudaut, and that the Plaintiff should be liable to any loss which was attributable to his own neglect, in not giving the necessary information to the De. t "ant of the non-payment of the bill. lie re. rved the point, however, for further defibera. on ; and a verdict was taken for the pl.iintiff, abject to a ituusuit on the opinion of the lodge leing knowp. . --,-: w - .. -- r .- COUNT it Y MdRICETS.-77 At last Haddington Market, Wheat, sold ked vily, prices about Is. per boll cheaper. .Elarley, about is. 6d. per boll deafer, best,36s,mrient_ prices 27s to 315.; Oats niuch the same as tight week, hest 31s. current prices 2'2s. to oa.; r.,,_ _CMG and Beans about Qs. per boll cheaper, test $Ol. current prices 2'ls. to 275. 6d. 'There Wo rit 894 bolls of Wheat in the market, wherec4 . 76 sold . at prices from 30s. to 51s. per boll.-Averege 425. 2.12 d. per boll. . Trinity Fair, Dundee, was held last week.- Hogs and Lambs suet a ready sale ; Ewes and Wethers were not so much in demand. The show of Cattle, though matte) very great as on the last two years, was considerable. .Tbe excessive drought, and purchasers standing aloof in expec tation of a reduction of 'prices, made the market dull the first part of the day ; but towards after noon a general sale on good terms was effected. 'Horses sold well, prices very high. t At Southall Cattle Market, near Uxbridge, Middlesex, oti Wednesday, June V, theca were. 1128 Beasts ; 2,830 Sheep, 1650 Lambs and .74 Pigs. The price of beef was from 4s. 84.. to ss. 6d. ; mutton 4s. to ss. 10d. ; lamb 55. 6d. to 1 7s. ; and pork ss. 10d. to 7s. J. Per stone, sink. Ling affals. At Cambridge Horse Fair, the 'shim was very inconsiderable, and but few buyers ; must of the inferior kind remain unsold. Coventry Fair was well supplied with cattle, which sold at, reduced prices. A large show of sheep, and prices something lower than at the neighbouring fairs. A great fair of horses, which appear to be falling in price. • Boston Market, on June 27, was• but thinly supplied with samples of Grain ; Wheal has fallen in price 4s. or 51. per quarter. The Oat trade is brisk, and good samples in advance 2s. or 31. per • quarter, and sold as follow : Wheat 98s. to 1095. prime samples as high as 112 s. ; Oats from 20s. to 28s. per quarter. BURY. June 29.-We had a pretty good sup ply of Wheat at market this week, whirls sold for rather more money than last week. Barleys are scarce, and,sell fur moremoney. In other Grain and Flour Ile alteritlion. iA li ENII A 31, JUNE 28.-We had scarce any bu siness done at our mat ket this day ; we had a few samples of wheat, which went off ; heavily at lot week's prices. No business in the barley trade. At Corpus Clsiisti Fair, held at Stamford, on Monday, fat Stock sold readily at good prices. The dryness of.the season prevented - a quick sale of lean cattle; many Scotch and. Irish beasts re mained unsold in the evening. • Lame, JUNE 26.-We had a very small market to-day. Wheat add Barley, of . prod qualify, fully.snaintain our last quotations. Oatsare much in demand, anti dearer 3s. per quarter. We no tice no alteration in any other description of grant. Particulars as follow :L.Wheat, best, 1084. to 110 s.; ditto, second, 89s. to 945.; Barley, 41s. to 42t. ; Oats, best, 30s. to 355. ; ditto, second, 20$. to 2p..; and Beans, 505:•-to 5.15. per . quarter. :Einevtoikr, pos. ta 925. per sack. • Vitiattou, Jules , : 30.-We have scarcely any thing doing in our Corn Mar :.et this day ; A Sew large lots of Oats were saved, but the late rains caused a'great dullness in the buyers. %Vlseats Were a trifle lower. Oats at no. variation. Beans none at market. WA ILETIELD, Jeer 29.-We had a pretty good supply of Wheat for this day's market by our farmers, as well as a tolerable supply up the river; having but few buyers, caused a heavy sale in fine samples, at full Is. per quarter cheaper ; other sorts are scarce saleable. Fine Malts were in de mand, and about Is. per load dearer. Oats plen tirsol, and from Is. to 25. per quarter higher. in Beans but little alteration in price. At Ipswich -Market, on the 30th of June, there was a - middling supply of Wheat, and a short sup ply of all other Grain. Barley and Beans may each be noted Is. per quarter dearer; in other articles little alteration from last week's currency. Prices as follow : -Wheat Os. to 120 s. ; Barley, 37.4. to 495. ; Beans, 435. to 495.; Grey Peat, 44c. to 48s. ; Boiling Peas ) .605.; and Oats, 261. ,i Li, 30s. per quarter. led THE 11 R V E.Sl'. EXTRACTS PROM PROVINCIAL PAPERS. During the present _%eek we have experienced in this neighbourhood very plentiful showers, and yesterday and this day se►eral hours of steady raia, which cannot fail to have the most beneficial effect on the hay:harvest, the, adiaticiug CrOK of corn, and on vegetation in general. Iti conse. (pence of the large 'WA of °allay on hand, and the seasonable rain, the price of that article must be considerably reduced in price. —( Bath Chro. nicle.) .4.. The wheat crops, we have the authority of an experieweed Agriimittirist fur stating, have now, with the exception of a few districts, .a very pro. raising appearance. In Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and part of Hertfordshire, a fell average produce may be reasonably expected ; and in Keut, and the Weald of this county, the plants have stocked wonderfully, and promise well. Harley has seldom looked better; and the late genial showers have much improved the appearance of oats, anti creased the backward hay crops. The hay al. ready carried has proved verii light ; but it has been got up well, and at trilling espence ; and the after.grass will probably pinta abundant.— ( Leave Journal.) _ A shocking murder was committed on the per son of Mr. baac Prows, a farmer, at Ball's Hundred, near' hepstowe, Soinersetshire, on Sun day night lasi; by two rubbers, who indexed the house at midnight, rani alarmed Mr. P. and his wife in bet!. They demanded to know where any' property wild be found, and on being informed there was none in the house, one of the villains stabbed Mr. P. and then racked the house of plate and other, articles, and ilicans,:ped. A labourer is io custody on suspicion of the murtler . Mrs. 1)..16; nut expected to survive the shuck. .- .:z: - ritSitirg - kg-aolviNVV 42t . Lt. ibLeatlAneuril Prite Wherry, given by Mr. ASTlplelf in _honour of Lis IVIAJE4TY'S Birthday, way row ed,fer by the folio wing * Waterrnen, neither ii rhos bul previously wou 'any of the prizes) , . Jahn Huta Pepper-alley • Klee. insoles Thomas hall Jewel Arthur • l.7lmboth Yellow. K c lward,flutailtu....Slll lllllo re,Ke - y Purple. James Wilier lionlerduisa Greta. ... Pink. James Westbrook The Contest was to be decided by two heats.—.. The boats were to sta a from IVestminster-bridge, cow round a boat muored off Cumberland-1;11 . 4km, rettan, and go round u beacon, facing liungerford.: stairs, and theffrst that passed through the c ntrti arch of Westininster.britige was te determine thei prize. At a quarter past four the sig-boats set off. Neis Cher had the advantage tint Bliley get oppositeGuevs berland.gardeus, when the Pink took the lead Green followed, on the larboard side l _and blue was dose upon the stern of the latter, in this order `they came in for the first heat. By the usual regulations, the other three boats were not allowed to start for the second heat. anon after six o'dock the contest was renewed and decided, after a dfi. play of athletic skill, seldom witnessed, in favour of the Blue; leaving his antagonists at some dis. tance in the rear, to the infinite mortification of the below.bridge men. The day was fine, and the water was covered with elegantly fitted up pleasure boats and wherries. The banks of the river were lined with well-dressed spectators. Two bands of music attended upon the water. Thu prize wherry was exhibited on the stage of the Amphilteatr which was crowded (as it is on eveiy night's pc,_ formance) with genteel company, No accident happened. An order has been issued to diseharge the im. pressgang al Margate: also one of 4he impress gangs at • Dover,, which has accordingly Liken place. • 'On Saturday sennight, a rape was committig in the neighlionrltund of Carlisle , attendL;tl with rather extraordiOary:circumstances, considering the 'nature of this lumina crime :—Mrs. Sinton, of Dilston Hall, : at . iss,lato hour of the evening, left hei house with an:, intgntiou of meeting hie 11440 1 who had been didaitred at Carlisle Mani .ke t, , and on revising name:ollm *ea kliowed by a_ young man At. the. aliimallT-Toppitig,.*lip, lived servant with Mr. itbruito4 alPtu Toll-gate. T pping accompanied Mr. S.-astir as Brownet, son.rigg, and then, wielunit any vreflons Indies. . tion of attention to.tho Lady,:itnocked her delta, beat her in so cruel a nsatitser :thee hers life is %nailed 'of, and immediately-violated-her person. After., he had committed the crime,- he . returned • home and confessed his guilt to an associate, and was in such agony ..of mind, that- he was deter mined to drown himself. Thu culprit has ab. scondcd, and a'remard of 50 guineas is uttered fur his apprehension. • • Wednesday evening, abort' right. 4 / C11)C1C, - . party of American:sailors,' who kept the . annlvir.. tary:of the isidcpentlence of their country, milted great eacesses near the'LOntloci : Dkocki and attacked several Portuguese wlip wounded two of the assailants with their knives, in so dap. gerons a manner, that they were taitee 19 th. pitai without hopes of recovery. The peniuglitie base absconded. • Tuesday and , Wednesday a small loaf fastened by a string was suspen,led from the equestrian statue, at Chariug_cross, to which was attached a pia. card, stating, that it was purchased from a baker, and was extremely deficient in weight, and was One of a numerous batch. The notice concluded by simply observing, Does this nut deserve the aid of Parliament !" This exhibition atttatted a great crowd of people, until the whole of the poor loaf was nearly washed away by the heivy rain which fell during its suspension. BIRTH. . . On Thursday. the sth ill6Valli; tue Lady of G. H. Jenkins.- Esq. of a son. MARRIED. Yesterday morning, nt St. (ales's Church, the Rev. Jobs Rideout, Rector, of lifoodinancote ' in the county of Sows, to Mrs. Dring, widow of the Rev. John Bring, and youngest daughter of Sir Harry Goring, Rant. On Tuesday, the 3d instant, at 11am Church, Kent, the Itt v. Thomas Anthony Methuen. Rector of Allcannings, Wilts. to Eliza Maria, eldest daughter of the. Rev. Henry Plump tre, Rector of Claypole, near Newark npou Trent. STOCK EXCHANGF., Jr, It 5. Bank Stock 260 259 i 259 (Minium 1 prem. 3 per Cent. Red. 69i 7th India Stuck 3 per Cent. Cons. India Bonds?? 21 prem. 4 per Cent. 841 ELT Etch, Bilis 1 dis. n prem. 5 per Cent. Navy Consols for Acc. 746 I Long:titbit. IS 7-16 1 Lottery Ticket s 221. Cs. - --- . A 01'ICE. WHEN Men of education and professional skill use persevering endeavours to di!•enver the most safe and effectual method of treating a felt prevailing Diseases, the successful result of their experience is the best proof of superiority. Messrs. GOSS and Cp. Surgeon,. after being regularly educated and initiated into every branch of the prolkssinn, (certificates of whic., from dillerent Hospitals, and testi inonials from the most eminent-Physicians, they have to vou• 1 Alice any Enquirer), were induced to make the cure of the , following Diseases she nbiectof their particular study, viz. a CERTA I N D BOND Eli, frequentlyicontracted inataommlt of Stun sicattdn g and its concbmitants, sT it' CTUILLS lei GLE,ETS, as also DF.BI i.trY, whether ariatl'frons Bae chntrilian indulgences, long residence in warniclunates , or a SECRET SOLITARY V ICE, taas . oftenunhappity porsw 4 OF the Youth of both getes ; in the one it will be fowl - de cause , of ST ILRILITY eir BARRENNESS, and in the other occasion a numerous train of nervous diseases, which, It not tinsel. , rentedieJ, terminate in .lIIIPUTENCE mid .00NSU hIPTION. - - The result of along...and, extensive practice has enabled stleern, by n superior inethod,.to effectually remove those dis oirs, however itiveternYe or compfscated, !jibing s ub - Oct* the patient or sbe..lenst-testntiat in diet or esercieee alai ip slight VENEREAL fr A.SES„ where aa early applica don is made, niter discovery of lb; thief - lion, they pledge Ikon' selves to perform a cute hi tbelhort interval of awe days. , The unprecedented wittecess at their , Itiolle of treatment is the cure of the above complaints (which btu never here thown to fall in one single instance ithttvelye years proefice• dltring which period nanny per molls of boils sexes have bo a t aired, even after seyel g and lqiurieus osethndd had been pa. n. ice by ~, practitioners uitlinut effect), induces hlessi. s and Ce. to thns'putatitly offer their advice. That muy vanished by either sat laity, personally, or by letter, ittitkinviolable secrecy, delicacy, aid net , nano. Patients in the touniry I PA lig' I " 4l i r 3 iti‘ Note, are re- Adapsed to state the parts—ars ot their - ea , ao, and man ‘4l.ot living, nott,suhicpand• sellicioe eriil be brlfaided to •%art ni the Itolgetun., -, rs. Gag til*i_ Co. 11 B 1erie.51r_t_2...........1. l''d 'WI IN : • oiled aid Pltbltt'hed to ,u. , L). Loy st.s, a t 1118 STATRSMai OfFICII Si, Fleet -greet. :- .~ . . ~.