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i i is Noble Friend, it was in his conviction of the necessity that the Small Still Bill should have cc colon:tided this in its enactment ; he wee tarry it did tint, because theta the principle of the Dew measure, or rather of the abandomnent of the old, could have r fair trill. He chiefly touched upon this cireum rtance, to enter his protest against any argument that may hereafter he drawn from any eircntesmance of illi c it distillation not being pot down. The Small Still Bill would have acted as an auxiliary t the present one, cud would have been a most ilx s.roble measure to pass sinsultenentisly. His Noble Friend hail bottomed his speech on the notable memorials of public bodies. Who were these bo dies ? They were the large distillem thetiselves —under whose auspices and instructions the Chan feller of the Exchequer had already obtained two Cuonntittrra, upon which, as they referred to Par liaments that were gone, he might refer is matters of history—Committees over whom extraordinary influence hail been used, and conclusions arrived at with little uttentina to the evilletice that hail poem adduced. The Noble Earl concluded by supporting this Bill as the only remedy which could be tendered to Ireland with any hope of relirving that country from the oppressions of the towidand fine syrtein. It was in vaiu to say it bore 'toy assimilailini to the laws of Ireland—to chew its 14 r i,rng irjoreice, lie had only to ray that he had Unown instances in which succestive fines had been in so oppressive a manner. that the land lord himself wished to be relieved front Iris lease, as the only chance of terminating Ins responsibi'ty, circumstance which would hardly be believed in this more fortunate country.—(lleac.) The Earl of Ltvenroot. thought it very im port:nit that the measure against which so man!, pointed objections had been drown, should be' fully moleratood as not having originated (he its policy bud or good) in the imperial Parliament. It was enacted iii the Irish Parliament, in the year 1733, and continued by them until the period of the U n ion. It was subsequently discontinued as a metier of trial while Mr. Foster wigs Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer, and such a disimprove . - ment (if he might use the phrase), both in the morals and revenue of the people, took place. that it was deemed necessary to revive the former It was revived with the concurrence of rill the Cabinet Ministers of the Irish Arlgninis tratiou of the most different polities! principles; for lost:wee, Mr. Foster and Sir Julio Newport, with the exception of Mr. Wellesley Pole. He did not agree with either of the two Noble Lords who had preceded hint in the debate, on the subject of police. lie certainly could not see why, in a ease of general revenue, if there was a con tinual deficiency, and the object was to be attained by the assistance of a police ' the use of it was so objectionable. The great and important question was this. could the landed proprietors, put down illicit distillation, and does, or dors not it con tinue in existence by laeing connived at, and tacitly f I permitted by them ? That was the real question. If their exertions could not suppress the system. then the old law was most certainly had ; if other wise, the case was not to clear. Ile knew that it was a subject on which strung pre judices existed ; he allowed also that there might be districts so peculiarly situated that the proprietor! , would be incapable of extinguish ing the practice ; but he was inclined to think that in .1 Vaal majority of inetauces they did possess the means. Let that be as it might, undoubtedly con siderable abuse had prevailed under the former law. The Noble Lord had inquired what were the Haulers of his Majesty's Ministers in repealing the law. With respect to that, it had not fallen to his lot to have had much previous communication with ihe members of that part of the empire which the measure regarded ; many of them had thought it their duty to state to him and to others the hostility in the sentiments of the people to the Act. It accordingly became • very serious ques tion for his Majesty's Ministers to decide. whe. flier they should give up a measure introduced by the Irish Parliament, renewed in the Imperial Parliament at the desire of the Irish Members them selves. and which had succeeded its raising a revenue. To the few Gentlemen from Ireland with whom he had conversed ou the subject, he had staled his seiitiments very candidly. Ile had told them that Ireland must raise her proportion of the revenue required for the service of the State—that the pentium-tits of those who paid taxes on the nature of them were entitled to great couaideration—but that if the mode of taxation now established were to be abolished, they would midoubtedly be Called oa in provide an equal portion of revenue in some other way. The old Act had much to re commend is ; it was successful in its object, and it had at this moment the approbation of a very large number of Irish limbers, including some who had given every attention to the subject ; for installer, the Noble Lord himself (Lord Diniouglimort), Sir John Newport, and Mr. Foster, who knew more perhaps of the revenue sod general state of Ireland than any other individual. With these authorities oi l their War, if was else duty of the Executive Govern :nerd 141 pause well before puttiug an end to the law. I Todoubteilly the present measure had not been re sorted to without doubts on the mind of Ministers. But one consideration had weighed much with them lig forming their resolution; that aiuce the intro glaction of the Act a system of police had been established in Ireland by as Right Hots. Friend of his (tee presume Mr. Peel), which lied beets fool'd highly efficieut and beneficial, and therefore it was thought wise to try if by means of these a milder si stem of revenue law could be carried into ett'ect. At the same time an option had been left teeny pert .4thr country that thought proper, to revise the far 'intl. law by an application from the Grand Jury of the county to the Lord Lieutenant. As to the other Bill for the encouragement of mall stills. it ....... would hive been very desirable. he admitted. that it could Inaire been introduced with the present; but it had not been found practicable to prepare and digrst it sufficiently within the time. It wus yet u problem whether the measure before their Lordships would be successful or uot ; et all events. be thought it would not have been politic to refuse it a trial. Ii ..honlel succeed in bringing in the necessary revenue ithont the abuses, the inconveniencies of the exist ing Act, and the dislike and apprehensions of the people, lie should be most sincerely happy ; if. on the contrary. it should fail. be laid in the claim of Oita country to Ireland's tlisk iit g good the same sum she now paid, in tile way most satisfactory to herself.—(Hear./ The' Bail of LlhestxTute was convinced, from every thing he had heard, that the Gentlemen of Ireland were desirous of putiisig down illicit distil lation, hut were unable to succeed. There were seriont difficulties in their way : one of them, not the least, was the preference which was generally given to unlicensed spirits. The people were pre judiced against what we. culled parliament whiskey, because, from the excise regtiletions, it was required to be run off so quickly as to he extremely injurititts to health. He thought the establishment °Nissan, li cruised stilts would tend. ur its consequence,. II? re. 'move tint prejudice, soil to promote the ehertions of the proprietorr. It was also to be recollected that a perfect stranger, over whom a gentleman coold base no control, might come by stealth and com mence illicit distillation on his estate. With re. .pest to the introduction of legal spirits since the 'passing of the Townland Fining Act, into districts where it was said not to have been used before, lie should observe, that every publican, before revels , - ing his license, was called on to snake oath that he cupid sell no spirits hot that permitted by lea— sed therefore such a fact could not have taken place without • generel violation of their oaths by such persons. The injury apprehended by large distillers from the new measure. would ope rate more in imagination than reality. It was a recommendatims of that Measure, that the agri culture of the country would he improved by it. At present, even the large distilleries could nut be supplied with • sufficient quantity of barley of home growth ; hut the erection of small stills would greatly encourage the cultivution of that grain. The Earl of Dowouotniotte, in reply. observed, that lie 'sad no doubt the atrocious circumstances related by the Noble Lord opposite (Lord Aber deen) hod occurred just as lie had stated them. But slid not the Noble Lord know that if they were excise .`ricers, who so far outstepped the limits of their 'sowers as to eanction such lawless proceed ings, there wet an appeal to the Board of Excise— or, if they were military officers, to their superiors isl command—and that if either the Board of Excise or the Commanding Officer should act remistly in punishing such excesses, an application might be made from either to the Lord Lieutenant. Was it possible to be euppoised that any part o' Ireland was in such a degraded conditioie that any body of men might tire on whom they pleased Without redrew, to be obtained? He could not stiffer a law to be put out of existence merely because it was badly executed. But he hoped his country was slot reduced to such a state, that soldiers or revenue officers might act according to the dictate's of their own will. without any fear of the come quencea ; therefore lie could not suffer such state ments to be made use of as arguments against the law. Ile did not see why the King's property, or the property of the State, should not be as touch protected as that of any private indi vidual. Much had been said of informers : an informer was certainly a bad name, and he be ' belted the applying it was penal in our but God forbid the appellation should attach to a person who gave information fur the public good against a breach of law ! He hoped there were many persons who would not hesitate to do so in Ireland. That Gentlemen of large properties should be unable to suppress illicit distillation on their own estates, was a thing he could never con ceive. He was acquainted with several cases in which their efforts had been perfectly successful, and where large estates would have been over ; run with smugglers, had not the proprietors resolutely set their faces against it. During the debate to-night, not a word of evidence had bees) adduced in favour of the repeal of the law, while a great, deal had been given against it.— He tlikereli thanked the Noble Lord in the blue ribhand for the strong support he had given to that view of the question he (Lord Donoughmore) had kid before the House, though he was sorry the Noble Lord had not come to the same cone. elusion with him. The Noble Lord disagreed with all the arguments used by the advocates of the oppo site side of the question. but agreed with them in his conclusion ; he approved of his (Lord Donough more's) arguments. but arrived at a contrary con clusion. Its the hurry of his speaking, he had for got to bring forward • single argument for repeal ing the law. One thing that fell from the Noble Lord lie had indeed been extremely sorry to hear. He admitted that the police attested to had been found useful and efficient. But the new police was to be used for different purposes—its ditch' were yet unknown ; and besides, it would confer a great retiree of patronage on the Government of Ireland. The place of a gentleman at the head of an arn.y of linty constables, with a salary, including a house, of 1,0001. a year, was a very pretty thing.-- (Lonsluer.)—But what he wished to enforce on the House was, that though the voice of the people of Ireland, if it could be heard, was, as he felt persuaded, adverse to the repeal of the existing Act; yet they were told by the Noble Lord, that they would be saddled with the cost of putting the new Bill iii operation. and that if it fail ed. they must take the consequence.. MIA pay up the deficiency in some way or other. The Noble Lord resolved to oblige the proviuce of Ulster with a Bill, mid iu case is war not successful. to saddle all Ireland with the penalties. He slid slot thiuk that the three other paste of Ireland should be loaded with taxes, to give the gentlemeu of the north of Ireland an opportunity to raise their rents. He was very sorry the Noble Lord had beets forted to bring in the 8011. He observed. that he had expressed a proper contrition, mid spoke of the Act. lie was about to deprive of existence almost with tears its his eyes.— Iwitgh.)—But it was riot Ireland alone which w a s to feel the pressure of the new Bill, for one half of the expense of the police was to be defrayed by the district where it should be employed, and the other half was to be charged on the consolidated fund—that was, to enable the Gentlemen of Ulster to enlarge their incenses, the whole people of Eng land were to be compelled to pay the half of a new tax. Thre never wet, in Isis opinion. a more unfair or unequal experiment in legialetisni. The Earl of Assupssx explained. The ausendment was thou negatived without a diviriou, and the original creation carried. The Bill parsed through the Committee without any amendments. and the Report was brought up mud %reed to. .i The House then adjourned at Half--past THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 9, ist9. A Flanders Mail outlived last night. with Miners from Brussels to the 6111 inst. The following ore extracts CADIZ, JUXIE All is in "notion here Cu embark on !mud the•transports artillery, provisions, and ammunition of all kinds. A complete pritiiing.press is also prepared for the expedition. Within these ,few days twenty more leansports hare arrived in this po►t, or which ten came from France ; they are per fectly equipped. The troops composing the army are daily exercised in nsigitary evolntions. Count d'Avisbal causes the most strict discipline to be observed, on which account he is more (tared than loved by the army. It is nut yet possible to say when it will sail for its destination ; if we might judge by the arrangements which we witneu, the epoch is not distant. Meantime we have several luourgent privateers in sight, which brave us, make prises in the Streit, and seem to deride our preparations. This is our situ:silo°. Commercial house. in this city have received accounts from the Haysun■h, the .writer; of which express themselves with the greatest indignation on the report which was in circulation there, of the reosion of Cuba to England. They say positively, that if the Mother Coostry should renounce that rich and important colony, the inhabitants would knOw how to deftnd their liberty against the English, whom they do not like. However, add the writers, we flatter ourselves that these reports are without foundation, and circulated with insidious perfidy and with. criminal intentions. We learn by the ranee channel, that the celebrated Father Tarves, having been lately reinforced by a number of discon tented Mexicans, has now a corps more numerous than be had smiler him since by took up arias. He has addressed to the inhabitants of Mexico a proclamation inviting them to repair to the standards of liberty. rat Viceroy had ordered several corps of troops to proceed against him, with orders to endeavour to bring him to a general action. A large treasure has bees collected at Vera Crux, but means were wanting to send it to Spain. CONSTANT3NOPLII,IIIAIIr 30. The articles of the capitols.' of the city of Dries, the last asylum of the IVechabites, have beep laid before the Salts, for hie approbation. The snider were—lit, the preservation of the city; 2d, the personal wifely of Abdal lab ; 3d, amnesty for a4l who had borne arms; dth, the security of their properly, and that of all 'Private persons. With respect to the first article, the Sultan having left the Government of Egypt entire liberty respecting it, the city has been demolished by the victorious army, and the inhabitants obliged to go sod settle elsewhere. Habil Pacha, nephew of the Viceroy of Egypt, herbal; received orders to march at the bead of 10.000 men, who were at Medias, against some Princes of Arabia Felix, among whom are the Scheriffs of the province of Lahrn, has coin tortured his operations with the greatest solves.. All this province is already in the hands of Halill. The Scheriff Mahmud, having retired into a strong fort; nun. rendered; four forts situated on the Red Sea hare been liken. The City 0r Mocha has emit deputies to treat of a capitula tion. The Governor of Egypt has declared, that his inten tion was sot to govern Arabia Felix, but to leave it to the Irmo of Sane, who govern@ it at present, rendering hilt tributary to the Port. - SRUISILS, JULY ♦. Yesterday evening • cornet was discovered in the north net. Its tail is much longer than that of the comet of 1311. It was seen on the saint night at Namur, where t►e nucleus is stated to have been of the apparent magnitude of a child's head. Two thunder-storms base since occurred at Brussels; that on the morning of the 4th was extremely violent, sad caused great alarm. The lightning struck in several places, but happily did sot set bre to any building. The Act of Accession of the King to die Act of the Co.. gress of Vienna has bees published. Paris Papers of Monday have arrived at our office, from winch the following are extracts : PARIS, JULY 5. It is asserted that the present Session of the two Cham bers will close on Saturday the Roth of this month. The number of suicides attempted ur executed in Paris tiering the months of J y, February, March, sad April last, amounts to 124, of which 33 were by females, Among them Were 64 unmarried, and 60 married 'lien or women. The greater part terminated theirr lives by 111111111 s of fire arms, coal vapour, or by drowning. Among the latter there were 46. Of the entire number 53 destroyed t►emselves from a disgust of life, the remainder in conic. quince of derangement iu their affairs, misconduct. play, sod debauchery. ComPariag this period in the present year wit► the corresponding period of the last year, there ap pear. an Increase in the present year of 41 deaths. It is said that the negotiations which the Government has Are some time carried on with Saint Domingo, have takes a favouvalge tars. We are assured that an Envoy from Boyer has arrived in Paris with certain propositions, whereby the value of all French property situated in that part of St. Domingo shall be reimbwried to the dispossessed Colonists, by instalments, in ghost 16 years. King Henry does not appear so well disposed to an arrangement as the President Boger. The Bill for repealing the Act now in force in Ireland, for levying Sues on towulands wherein unlicensed stills, or parts of millet mad chance to be found, was last night committed in the House of Lards, after a very important discussion. The Bill was ',cry strongly opposed by the Earl of DONOUGHMORE, on the plea that the ekistiug la* was absolutely necessary for the support of the revenue of Ireland ; but the Noble Lord stood ■lone against the Bads of IttrearooL, LIME RICK, BLintrost, and ABERDEIK. An Abstract of the net produce of the Revenue of Great Britain, in the yeirs and quarters ended sth July IBM ism sad 1819, distinguishing the Consolidated Fund, the Annual Duties, and the War Taxes, and also distinguishing the C.Moms and Excise, has been printed.—The total amount of the Consolidated Fund For the quarter elided bib July, 1917, was t 9,339,4119 .Ibis, .... 10,914,509 . 1919, .... 10,742Z,9Ds From this it appears, that although as compared with the quarter ended sth of July, 1117, the produce of the Coos()Mated Fund in the quarter joist closed ■hews some improvement, yet Ls compared with . the correepooding quarter in the last year. there is ,tome deficiency.— The drerease appears under the heals of Cus toms, Siam" Land %as, and Miscellanies. lu the &seise. Post-office, and Assessed Taxes, there is some improvement. In the Normal duties of Customs tit-re is a con-iiterattle adranee ; nod, tort ad tog the Consolidated Food, the tin mini dui its. unit the war taxes, the total asnoutst of the Revenue stands tint July 5, 1817 -- 1819 ----- 1819 It thus appears that in the quarter just ended, there has been an increase in the produce of the Revenue us compared with the corresponding quarter lii the last year, of 304,71 1/. This affards very sufficient evidence of the success of the Treasury in drawing money frosn the 'rockets of the people, but the general state of the country prohibits the supposition that the increased produce of the Revenue can be admitted as a proof of in creasing prosperity. In fact, the sudden improve ment which took place towards the close of the last quarter must be attributed, in a great measure, to the anxiety of merchants and traders to anticipate, by every means, the operation of the new times, which are fur the most part to continence with the quarter tio& current. Upon tobacco the duty is raised from 3s. 2d. to 4.. a pound ; the usual entries of this article are from 90 to 100,000 1b... per week, but in the fortnight preceding the gth. of June, the enormous quantity of 1,074,4621h5. was entered out of bond (in the port of London alone), for the purpose of saving the additional duty of 1011. per lb.: upon tobacco alone there Is little doubt but at least 200,000/. was thus brought into the last quartet's receipt. Upon coffee the duty is increased from 725. up to tie.. the cwt.; upon wool from 7s. 1 id. to 565. the cwt. ; and upon a variety of other things the duty is increased by the new Customs Consolidation Act from 10 to 8 per cent. and great quantities of most of the articles liable to ass increase of duty have beets taken out of botid and the old duties paid, in order to save the advance; and its this way the Revenue has been increased within the last quarter to a considerable extent. In the total Revenue of the year, ending the sth of July, there appears to have been a considerable increase, as compared with the produce of the year precedisig. but on ac count of Ilse large arrears of property which were paid up in the year 1817. the produce of the revenue for that year reeved. that of the financial year, just ended. by above a million. The account is as follows sth July, 1817. 1818. 1819. X 50,410,387 Exclusive however, of the Property Tax, the War !Halt Ditty, and unappropriated duties, the re eouuts stand thus—fur the years 1817. 1818. 1819. £43,759,891 .... 46,906,560 .... 49,071,923 For the quarters £11,060,592.... 12,191,437 .... 12,604,130 Yesterday morning the Duke of YoRK transacted military business with the Panme REGENT, at Carlton-House. Yesterday morning Prince Lissantio left town for Windsor, ou a visit to the Princesses AUGUST♦ and SOPHIA. The Duke and Duchess of You attended the marriage ceremony of Miss Fume CALLENDER, yesterday. at Brotupton, to Mr. GRAHAM, when Ins Royal Highness gave the happy Bride sway. ALw•ces.—The seventeenth ball took Place on Wedgies day evening at these elegant rooms. It wu attended by upwards of four bsndred persons of the Brat rank and instinction.—Dancing coassieaterl soon after eleven o'cloik, a ttended by the following admired dancers :-- Earl of Befast ..... Lady M. Moly:mix Lord Wiltscourt Lady Gordon Lord Delver, Miss Fitzroy Earl of CMre Lady Greville Mr. Bootlick Count Caresses Lord Loavhborongb l..adi M. Ryder Colonel Fretich Miss Path. A grand fancy dress ball will be given at #iuvack'a o• thel9th instant, under the patronage of the Marchioness of Cbollsoadeley, Marchloneas of Dowusbirei Lady A. C. Smith, and the Boa. Mrs. Villiers. The Hon. Mrs. EGERTON entertained • large party of fashiottables yesterday evening at St. James's.place. Viscountess HAMPDEN had a select fashionable party yesterday evening, at her house in Green street, Grosvenor-square. The Dowager Marchioness of Linspown enter. lained a select party yesterday, at her house in Albemarle-street. The Dowager Countess bf KlNGseote and family left the British Hotel, Jernayu-street, yesterday, fur their seat, Frieling, Kent. Gectaou L•eoucue, Elul. arrived at the British Hotel, yesterday, from Oxford. The celebrated diamond sword, en heir-Ivo*, in the Noble House of MataLubuouoia„ which bad for mune time been islet length discovered, and it is said an attachment has been issued by the trustees for the recovery of it. Yesterday • belled was taken at the East India House, for the purpose of determining the foliose. tug question, viz.— » That Mr. CRAII.III Wars, Isle of the Dermal Chit Estahlisbourst, he permitted to BOSOM SO Illesial, edits see& rash is the Composes envies as he bball be entitled I. woke the presisieee of the Let of We 611 d Gee. esp. US. see.ab." At ens o'clock the glasses were elemed sod deli veted to the Scrutineers, who reported the timeliest to be carried iss the afilrinatiee. - No trial of public iutersit took piece ifstir447 at the Old Ur.Cnstiaatb, of the Chancery Bar, ie oppoioterl to the judreisi aeon of • Javier of the Priseipaticy of Writes, vice Am. Uotlstit, F!q. resise.ud. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF cIIANCERT, Luicours :5 . 44._ TIOURSIMIN JOLT I. This was the first Seal As, after Tern. EARL DIGIT. IN TUB MATTER OF NKR GRACE TUC DUCUF3II •ONAGER or mostuut, A I.IMATIC Mr. WINGFILLD stated. he lied irs hired wf llis Lordship to allow him to mention a Petition in tors lunacy. lie was aware it was contrary to the r.. 1 laid down by hi• tordsslisp. but 14. !roofed S. e emergency of the case would be statfiriesat aroe,izv for the liberty he hail taken. Tin! Mosier its.i ported dint a Mr. Price bad become the piireliss-r of a certatu I►iete of land belonging to What he had hi so-le of hi. Lorshsli ti s wn + to sisd i„,, an order. coo& eee e.g the llsreter's report, so as to enable the C 00000 (hitter of the blown.. to ree.-ure the pu►chase moury, for the purpose of resie.ailing the loud t a x of the estates of the noble lunatic. The LORD CHANCELLOR—." Take the order." LISLE O. WHITE. This was a motion fur 3 orw it 641 of on ;sane eli. mord by that Court, which was tried at the last tucliroer Assize+. The (pest ion rrla , es to tithe., and is of Me general It come berme 11 Lordship ■a all Timms, froM the judgment of lit. Honour the Vice-Chancelior, who refuted to grant a new trial. His Lordship wits occupied anti! holf-psst three o'clock in henrong Ihr arguments of Colon , .*-1— M es s r s. WETHERELL, MOORE, end DOWPES. Wind., for the siplication; 91111 MerSros. TRoWytt, GASELEE, VIA TIN ET. it, raid Milt hour without giving his judgineut. VICE.CHANCELLOWS COOKT, IllaceLa's-lies, Tuvalu:oar. JULY S. a- The Court was occupied the whole of the day in hearing causes, of uo interest except to the parties concerned. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WEsTiantsna, THURSDAY, JULY b. Sittings after Hilary Term. before Chit,' Justice Almon, and Coustion Juries. LIBEL TEA3DALE v. CLEMENT. Mr. GURNBIi stated that the Plaintiff in this action sought to recover damages front the Defen dant for a gross libel on his character, which hail appeared in The Observer Sunday Newsoper, of winch Mr. Clemeut is Proprietor. The circum stances of the case were briefly these:—The Plaintiff is one of the beadles of the parish of St. Pancras, and also carries on the trade of butcher. In the month of October list, he was proceeding i 3 Smithfield Market, when he observed two men, of the muses of Arnett and Moore. car rying a sack, which appeared to he filled with some heavy substance. Knowing those persons to be men of suspicious character, the Plaintiff requested a man named Smith to moist him in stopping them. Arnett and Moore were secured, and on opeiliiig the sack. it was found to contain a unman body. The resurrection-men were conveyed to Hatton-garden. where they underwent .an exami nation before the late Mr. Leech, who sent thein to prison. The PI Mita then inquired of Mr. I.sech what he was to do with the dead body ? and was directed, as no person claimed it, to take it to Sur geons' Hall. lie went there, in consequence, and was informed that it would riot be taken in at the hill—but that the porter should be sent for it. The porter did cull for it—to him it was deliver. 41 —and he took it to St. Thomas's Hospital. Ott the Sanday following a most extraordinary account of the transaction appeared in The Observer. It was there stated, that Mr. Teesdale had tittered tlisy body for sale at Surgeons' Hull--sand, as lie could, and no purchaser fur it there, he carried it to St. Thomas's Hospital, and sold it to the potter for it pound, by whom it was re-sold to his masters fur 41. 1u consequence of this false statement, the Plaintiffs holm had been, for several successive days. stir. ronnded by a mob, who abused him as a dealer itt human flesh, and his customers refused to purchase meat from hum any longer. (king almost ruined by the libellous report which had been thus props pled, the Plaintiff sought, by this action, to char his character from the stigma that had hero cast upon it, and, at the same , to recover a reason able compensation in damages fur the injury he had sustained. The necessary proof that the Defendant was pie. prietor of The Observer, and of the publication of the libel, having been given -- .Smith was called, who !proved the circum stance% as stated in Mr. Gurney's opening. On his cross-examination by Mr. PLAT?, wit ness stated, that the Plaintiff* had already receive,' 101. from the Proprietor of The ideraing CLrowick, to stay proceedings fur the same libel, which had been inetittsted against him. Chief Justice ABBOTT, observed, that one of the averments in the declaration was, " that the Plain tiff had taken the body to Surgeons' Hall," *litchi averment had not been made out in evidence ; on the contrary, it appeared that the porter was stilt free► Surgeons' Hall to carry away the body. This de fect, he conceived to be fatal—and be therefore directed the Plaintiff to be called. Plaintiff Nonsuited. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Witsttionut, 'neviummr, ittx t. Sittings after Hilary Term, before Chief Janice DALLAS. SREACiI OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. SQUISKILIISLI. a. SAIIIPSYLDS. Sorjesist Lisa awed that the Plaintiff in tide case : Azatig Lady of a reeprctable Forowls family, to recover • tounpeination in dr wages froth fief Ltefendatit, who ass a surgeon iu the army, for' a breach of profane of iiiesrse a ce. Mies Beimileiaall mane la ibis comsat, with her sant, a of the ammo of Daher, shoat the yaw laid. Voided together at • hews its •R o b er t.ifte e et;' w, in which the flefri,. `afoul Oro hinged, and hone uu insiniecy coinair,seeit between than. which ended iu the Deivissiewee waking an raequiversl of las hand to ilia ;Honing wise, a. Mr. boupprylde was iiese,ssit,..; front on alnico% quid .boo•rable fori4. Of mit%