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i 4 i l'i' i 1 " 1 LAW IXTELLIGENCE. Nktityra in Raw& COURT Or WINO% BENCH, TUESDAY, 31.1ky wit POx D.D. TNT usirren PARISHES OF ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE AND MARY ALDER MARV. In 'his case, which was argued yesterday at great length, 'ilte Loan CHIEF JOSTICE, at the sitting ofthc Court this niorniog, delivered judgment. This was an application for a pro hibition, restraining the Ecclesiastical Court from trying the ex istence or non-existence of a custom. Thin was smatter of fact, and as such ought to he tried at common law. The Court were de cidedly of 'minion, that the Ecclesiastical Court were not (slime:env, and therefore the writ of prohibition must issue.—Rule made ab solute. I.:RLIIINAL INFORMATION AGAINST Till: BRITISH PRESS. The peremptory paper vu then read ; the first case called was THE RING V. JOHN STOKES. In this case a rule wss obtained last term by the Attorney-Gene- Lel, tailing upon the publisher of the 171;tish Travrilrr evening newspaper to show cause why a criminal information should rot be tiled against him for a libel on the character of George I lictwynd, Esq. hlember of Parliament for the Borough of Stafford, and a hlagatrate fur the county of Stafford. ):r. SCARLETT immediately rose and observed, that as this was a qeeetion of libel arising out of another—that of the King r. C. -1- ton—with the pennieston of the Court he would request that the letter, though it stood second, should be taken first. McCue:AT having acceded to the proposition, the clerk called on THE RINO V. CARLTON AND OTHERS. In this case also a rule was obtained last Term by the Attorney- Gllnmai, calling upon the defendants, the printer, publisher, and pibmistosof the British Press newspaper, to spew cause why a criminal information should not be tiled against them for certain Maass which appeared in this paper in January last, commenting on the conduct of Mr. Chetwynd,. with res pect to the discharge of as his magisterial duty, Chamnanuf the uarter Sessions, toward Mr. Abraham Flint, and his brother, Mr. brutes Flint. attorneys, resident at Uttoxeter, in the county of Stafibrd. The rule was en laird mud this term ; it now came on to be argued. r. SCAILETT this day proceeded to skew cause against the rule. He should contend, first, that the comments in question smtaibed nothing which furnished matter for a criminal presecu. IRO j and, &mildly, that even if they did this rule must be Ms charged, as the affidavits upon which the rule sae obtained did not .support the application to such an extent as to justify the Court making the rule absolute. The Learned Counsel then send the affidavits on which the rule was obtained, and which, in substance, stated the circumstances out of which the alleged libel had arisen, to be that a person, named !behind Stafford Cooke, laying claim to the tide of Baron Stafford. and the estates of Sir George Jerningham, in that neigh bourhood, had let to a man named Wilkes, a piece of land then in the oassession of a pitmen named Picken, a tenant of Sir George Jemiagbam; that Fiches bearing that Wilkes intended to take pos session 'Sibiu' piece of land, in order to present him from so doing, nailed op the We; that Wilkes and Annie other persons furred delegate open l that in this act they were assisted by a person gamed Charles Flint, who was then clerk to an at barmy in this neighbourhood, who it was said was professionally eumioyed fee Wilkes; that Flint was afterwards, with others, in dimM at the Quarter Sessions for the county of Stafibrd, of which Mr. Chetwynd was Chairman ; that being found guilty, Flint was, undue the authority of an Act of Parliament, passed in the Wild year of his t Majesty, sentenced by Mr. Chetwynd to bbimmisoned kept to hard labour for three months, and at the wed of that time to enter into sureties to keep the peace for twelve moretbs, Dim himself in bal., and two sureties in ebl. each. The affidavit Id' 51r. Chetwynd negatived any undue or corrupt maims in the discharge of his duty towards Flint, and that of the gaoler - slanied that he had been treated with any marked or peculiar harsh. uses whilst in confinement, pursuant to his sentence ; and the affi davits nenersliy represented the statements in the British Press, on the frith of December arid the nth of January, the alleged libels, as inflamed and exaggeratedreprerentations alt lte transactions with re spect to Mr. Flint. In reply to these affidavits, Mr. SCAULETT said he Should read those which had been filed in reply to them; and upon htering them he thought the t'ourt would been opinion that 31 r. Chet wynd NU not entitled ui call on their Isurdships to interpom, by the stionvarr course of a criminal information, to assist him m vindi cating either his character as a man, or his impartiality as a Ma istrate. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to read the fol lowing affidavit • Abraham Flint, of Vito:etre, in the county of Stafford, at tOrney at law, maketh oath and saith, that he, this deponent, was lieSOtor under a coninik.sion of bankrupt against Charles Emery, of Wo6d-end, In the parish of King's Bromley, in the county of Setfibrd• dealer and chapman, in and by which commission George aetwyted, Him. of lirogden-lodge, in the said county, barrister at yes neimented one of the said commissioners, and under and by virtue whereof he, the said George Chetwynd, acted as quorum commissioner in the prosecution of the said commission. And this deportee: further saith, that in the progma of the said commission eartain proceedings were had and taken before his Honour the Vice- Chancel'e• in relation thereto, who thereupon made all order refer ring it to the commissioners to take certain accounts therein-men tioned, who accordingly made a tepon thereon, but which re. part was, by an order of his Honour the Vice-Chem:Sloe made in the matter of the said petition, referred bock to the said eons miesioners to view the same. And this deponent further with, tilad the. onminiesioners suboeqsandy made another report thereon, awn which , report he, this deponent's client, hada presented a petition, pitying that such report may be quashed, and that the 'question so referred to the said Commissioners may be re :erred tootle at du Masters Of the Coutt of Chancery. And this dierment further midi, that in the prosecution of the inquiries tinder such remective orders of his Ilonour the Vice-Chancellor, numerous meetings took place before the said Commissioners, at erhich the said George Chetwynd was present as Quorum Commis sioner, and which he, this deponent, as 'tokenise, as aforesaid, together with his brother, Charles Flint, of Uttoseter aforesaid, then and now soder articles of clerkship to this deponent, attended. And this deponent further with, that pending such inquiries, and the proceedings, thereon, disputes and altercations took place be viten this deponent and the said George Chetwynd, as the Acting Ceihrtniesioner, this deponent having questioned the conduct of the said Commissioner in holding ex-parte meetings under such corn ininsiett,mierive to the aforesaid Inquiries , of which no notice had !pest deponent, and upon . which . occasion, and in 14. 4. de Mid inquiries , the sa i d George Chetwynd evinced very strong ang bank fop towards him, this deponent. And this ileponent trent With, shot having occasion, pending such ingeity under the 011111111.11111 against the said Char. Emery, to institute a prosecution evil* George Emery. his brother, for a nrislichaster, he. tide av =t, applied to a Magistrate, and ob. mined a warranf to him for the same, and the said George Emery he May Isom the constables appointed to tekst bins thermal s deponent procured a warrant, to be directed oorstsblos appointed for that purpose, and this de. 'anent at with to apprehend the said George Emery, stitch they succeeded alter desperate resistance, and took hint Liao custody by virtue thereof, he, this deponent, being present tin horseback, when Ann Emery, the wife of the said George Emery, made a violent attack upon this deponent, and com tumid to repeat the same for some time, when this de l:mem. to defend himself therefrom, struck the wife of the said George Emery a alight blow with his whip upon her hand, to muse her to WI the weapon with which she was then assailing him, and which blow was made the ground tar a prumvutia• against this deponent in manner after men- limed. And deponent further saith, that an Indictment was preferred at the Assiut against the said George Emery, togs, W' with divers other persons, and returned a true bill against the George Emery, Charles Emery. and William Emery, a son eat lbe said George Emery, and ignored against the other persons in_ eluded thetern ; and the said George Emery, Charles Entery, and, Wallam Emery, hot having tried their traverse upon the said in- ilictosent ih due course, this deponent obtained a warrant for their -apprehension (they tieing then at large), under the hand and seal of We. Hight Honourable the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Ring's Bench, and caused the same to be delivered to— (. 0 11,•;;, the constable of Rugeley, for due execution, who apprehended the said George Emery be virtue thereof, at the Talbot Inn, in Huge ley, where the said George Chetwend was at the time; and ppm wluch occasion the said George Chetwynd, as this deponent Mali barn informed and verily believes, displayed great anger thereon, Mad teemed and took the add Georg! Emery from and out of the :teed, of the raid constable ; and afterwards permitted the said - G.:errge Emery to accompany him, the said George Chetwynd, to ria dwelling-home. et Morton Lodge, in the county of Stafford, i and to he and remain there durirg the night under his the said George Chetwynd's protection, and contrary to such lawful autho. city. And deponent further saith, that said George Emery was afterwards tried upon the add indictment and found guilty, and Sell- i tented to six months' imprisonment in the gaol for the said county of Stafford; and deponent further with, that the said George Eatery,' at the same time as this deponent, charged hint and others with the said misdemeanor, before John Smith, Esq. one of the hlagis- j trams of the county ; also charged this deponent with an assault upon his wife, at the time of his apprehension as aforeseid ; and the said George Emery subsequently preferred an indictment against this deponent, which came on for trial before the said George Chetwitid and three other Magistrates, at the Al ielutelme Quarter Soisions of the Peace, holden at Stafford, in the year 1321, When the said George Chetwynd presided es Chairman: Anti this deponent seitli, that the trial of the said traverse was twice enllid on in due form, by the proper officer of the Court, and the Jury barren, and this deponent was prepared to proceed with the trial thereof, and to have proved the notice of trying his traverse dilly given to the said prosecutor, when upon each oe those eemeions the said George Clietwynd, as Chairman of the said Quarter Sessions, directed the trial of the traverse to be put off, without the said pro. mitts, or any Counsel oo his behalf, appearing, or making tel. application far that purpose, and without any such application having been openly made in the said Court, and the trial of the said maven& came on the first thing on the following niorning, when the said George Emery, although then undergoing the sett tette,: missed upon WM at the Assizes then laet past, and his period of imprisonment not having then expired, appeared in the said Court to emulate the petisecution against this deponent, althourh Counsel appeared ses• hi* behalf ; and upon the triad of the said traverse live winnow were examined on the part of the mid pro. eecutor, one of whom was the wife of the raid Geor,se Emery, anc:her of them the said William Emery his son, one other of them then or then lately, said for great length of time, a sett:lnt orgy' said George Emmy, who had been apprehended and indicted filth the mid George Emery and his sea by this deponent, for the misdemeanor aforeeaki ; noe other of them, the wife of a men who mei then or then lately had Its like sooner been a servant of the lid Omega Nailer!, nod whom mid husband. together with her ram, bed bees also apprehended end indicted with the said George Maury and his son, by this &men, fur the tnisdecomner afore said; and the other and last rerneining witness, a labours and a man in a low situation in life, and of bad character, and who was at the then next following Sessions tried epon an indictment for felony before the said George Chetwynd, and which said several witnesses deposed to this deponent having pushed and tire struck the wife of the said prosecutor • blow with his whip upon her hand, in answer to which charge this depo nent produced six credible and reimmtahle witnesses totally un. cune.ected with this deponent, who positively proved that the wife of the said prosecutor first assaulted this deponent, and that he struck her a slight blow mem her hand after that assault had been made and repeated, when the jury, under the summing up let* the said Ileorge Cheticynd, found a verdict of guilty of the teed assault; and the said George Chetwynd, as Chairman of the said Court, sentenced this deponent to six months' imprisonment in the gaol of the said county of Stafford, and to pay a fine of lOW. And this deponent further paith, that in passing the said sentence the said Chairman alluded to the sentence passed upon the said George Emery, in the aforesaid prosecution by this deponent, and professed to dish the same measure of punishment to this deponent as that then inflicted upon him ; and this deponent further with, that the facts of the said George Emery, his son, and other witnesses, hay. ing been charged and prosecuted by this deponent, and of the said tleerge Emery, at that time suffering the sentence inflicted upon him in pursuance thereof, were well known to the said theirge Chetwynd, who, in his summing up to the said jury. to tally abataineil from making a single comment or observation thereon, or upon their credit and situation in respect thereof. And this deponent further irsith, that the said George Emery was so brought up from the county gaol to conduct the said prosecution, by the express order and direction of the said George Chetwynd, as the said George Chetwynd afterwards informed this deponent in an interview which this deponent subsequently had with the said George Chetwynd. And this deponent funliereaith, that soon after the passing of the said sentente upon this deponent, many gentle men to whom this deponent was p:rsoually know!, took measures fur procuring the saute to be remitted or annulled, which coining to the knowledge (as this deponent believes) of the said George Chet wynd, he intimated to them that lie would concur in any applies tient for this deponent's liberation ; whereupon two gentlemen, on the behalf of the said deponent. waited upon this deponent, who then professed the same disposition to thcm, but stipulated that the intended memorial for that purpose should be drawn by • banister to be named by hint ' and promised that upon such memorial being presented, it should have his sanction and support. And this deponent further saith, that such memorial was accordingly prepared by the said gentleman so named by the said George Chetwynd, and contained the following mimeo, namely—` We are well ttivhre that we must abstain front questioning the propriety ni the verdict by which the defendant was found guilty of this as sault, and we have pleasure in tearing testimony to the impartial manner in which the case was submitted to the Jury by yourself as Chaimian of the Quarter Seesiene and we are satisfied that the judgment which you and the worthy Alaglistrates by whom you were assisted thought prom to be given upon the occasion, pro ceeded from an anemias and conscientious desire ethereally to dis charge a very painful duty.' And this deponent further midis, that upon the said memorial being submitted to the Alag'strates at one of their usual meetings, for signature, they objected to sign the same aid, ate presage shove mentioned, and the same was ac cordingly struck out and omitted, after which the said Alsigletrates, and the Reenter pert of the mptetabk inhabit's:l:sof the place, where this deponent resides, signed a memorial omitting such passage, amongst the signatures to which (as this deponent believes), there were those of eight gentlemen in the commission of the peace, and which memorial, so signed as aforesaid, was transmitted to the said George Chetwynd, that he might take the necessary steps to procure the liberation of this deponent from his then imprisonment, and which said memorial was deliveml to the said George Chet wynd on tile Ist day ofleccember.l32l, and that he, this deponent, thereupon received a letter from the said G. thetwynd's clerk, in. forming this deponent that he, rhe e said U. Chetwynd had received a usemorial on the behalf of this deponent, very respectably signed, and expressing the fears of Al r. Chetwynd that in its then present finiii it .night possibly be unsuccessful, end recaniinending this de ponent to communicate with the gentlemen who (at the histatice of the said Georgg Chetwyrd as aforeseid) prepared the same, and to whom he had written fully upon the subject • and deponent further said', that several communications were had with that gentleman, In pursuance thereof, in the course of which it was intimated to this deponent, and which intimatino this deponent verily believes, and bath no doubt whatever, was made by the direction and at the instance of the said George Chetwynd, that the success of die said norm - trial depended materially upon an arrangement being made by which the proceeding in the said bankruptcy might be brought to a temination ; and upon thia, deponera, as the prosecutor of the said George Emery, concurring in any appli cation to his Majesty's Secretary of State, for his discharge, and also upon this deponent mak mg an apology to the said George Chetwynd, for the publication of his said trial, and for certain observations made thereon, and also apologising tbr ocher observations made by this deponent, in a cordidential letter, written by hint to his wife during his imprisonment, and which letter this deponent believes was opened by the gaoler, and the contents thereof coinniuniested to the said George Chetwynd, although the said gaoler had as sured this deponent that his corresptnidence with his said wife should be free (Tom inspection and interruption. And this depo nent further smith, that it was also suggested or proposed by the friend of the said Mr. Chetwynd, that he, this deponent, should himself present a memorial, acknowledging the impartiality of the said George Chetwynd, in substance and to the pur p ort and effect as stated in the before-mentioned memorial, which he, this depo nent, positively refused to do, although the said teems Chet wynd himself personally twice waited upon this deponent for that pur pose, in the said gaol. And this deponent further saith, that ha also refused to make such application on the behalf of the 21 George Emery, or to make the tequired apology (or the publica tion of his said trial and letter aforesaid; the said George Chet. wynd, after detaining the said Alcmenel for the space of 914 days, in the expectation, as this deponent believes, that he, this depo nent might be induced to accede to such aforesaid toms, at length transmitted the said Memorial to the Right lion. Lord Sidniouth, his Majesty's then Secretary of State, with • letter bons Mae the said George Chetwynd, stating in substance that he, the said George Chetwynd, was not dissatisfied either with the verdict or sentence, and emitting any recommendation for the discharge of this deponent, and which letter this deponent verily believes and hath no doubt whatever, the said George Chetwyn d wrote to the said Secretary of State, with an intention and expectation that the same should and would prevent the prayer of the said Alemorial front being complied with, and that he was induced to write such letter, by the 'satiation in tie said Alemotial of the required state. ment of his impartiality upon the trial of this deponent, and by the refusal of this deponent to comply with the demands and re. 9uisites affiresaid ; for this deponent saith, that in a subsequent interview which he, this deponent, had with the said George Chet wynd, of his promise made to the friends of this deponent in the first instance, as aforesaid, to support the prayer of the said Me morial, and declaring that his said letter to the said Secretary of State was inconsistent therewith, and did not contain any reams mendatioo on the behalf of this deponent, but was calculated to have a directly contrary effect, the said George Chetwynd said, that the saidmemorial was not that which was prepared by the gentle man he had named for that purpose; alluding, as deponent believes tothealterntion beforedepoisedtoby this deponent. And thisdeponent further saith,that the said Oeo. Chetwynd, by letter dated the 7th day of January, 1022, informed this deponent that he had received Lord Sidenouth's reply to his application, and that hie Lordship said he could not find in It any circumstances sufficient to justify him in recommending this deponent to the King at present as a ht object for a free pardon, and saying in his (Alr. Chetwynd's) opi nion, the memorial, however respectably signed, was not likely to obtain this deponent's object. And this deponent further with, ' that, upon the refusal of this deponent to make such application for the said George Emery as aforesaid, the said George Emery was shirty afterwards liberated from imprisonment, and the remainder of his sentence remitted ; and that the said George Chetwynd in , fanned this deponent that such remission and discharge was ob. tained upon the application of himself and IVilliant Drift. &rye and the Chaplain of the said geol, which said William Dyed is brother to Ale Thomas Dyott, the attorney, who had been con ' caned against this deptment'• clients in the matters of the said bankruptcy, and in the affairs of the said Emeries. And this depth 'went further said; that front the said 7th day of January. 18'22. 1 to the 2.64 h day of the same month, application was made . by the said George Chetwynd himself personally to this deponent in gaol, and otherwise to induce t h is deponent to present a memorial to him, the said Chetwynd, or to the Magistrates generally, recognizing the impartiality of the Court upon the trial of this de.. pencil', when he this deponent did as lie had done upon the for- Mee orassion, refuel to slake any such application, declaring he would undergo the said sentence. And this deponent further snide that after the ire of his raid interviews with the said George Chet wend, this deponent did not, see did any of his friends toll's know. ledge or belief, make any farther or other application or solicitation ' to the said George theta ynd for his further interference in the be half of this deponent, or to make any other or further application on his behalf • on the contrary, deponent saith he had wholly ' abandoned all idea thereof, and hail cease) to look for any retnissien ' of his said 'sentence, and was wholly unacquainted with any inten. tient, on the part of the said George Chetwynd, to make any further mother application on his behalf until the first day of tehmary, when the said George Chetwrid again waited upon this depo• nent et the said gaol, and informed this deponent, to his great surprise. that lie had written to the Secretary of State for his discharge. And this deponent smith, that he was, on the evening of the said Ist day of February, discharged from the said gaol. And this deponent further with, that be hath been interned. and verily believes et tole true, that previous to the said Ist day of Fe. 'weary, namely, at the quarter samisens holden at Stafford, in and for the said county of Steffen', in the previous month of January, at which the said George Chetwynd also presided as chairman, two respectable young men, of :he names of } rederiek Barra and Alfred Bares, were tried upon an indictment for an assault, the 'casting ' features of which case wire similar to that of this deponent, save I anti except that the moult in that case was ors violent and serious nature. and charged to have been committed by the said defend ants, with lire-arms in their hands, and with threats of making use thereof. and the witnesses examined on their behalf were connected wish the said defendants, one of them being his father end others of them his menial termini; whereas the assault charged in the eau of this deponent was of • slight and trivial nature, and the witnesses on his behalf totally unconnected with him, when the Jury in that case also found the said defendants guilty, and the sentence of the said Court of quarter sessions WAN_ that they shottld each of them pays fine of Of. and be discharge d. And this de ponent further midi, that he bath also been informed, and believes it to he true, that the said coma the said Frederick and Alfred Barrie and the sentence passed upon that oeusion, led to it discus shin, Imuroest the Meg's:retest then assembled, of the ease of this deponent, and of the jtisdee of the sentence viand liven this di - ponent as compared with that of the said Frederick and Alfred Rarer; and that ft was thereupon resolved that an application shad a he forthwith made for the discharge of this deponent, arid the remission of the remainder of the sentence messed upon him 11 aforesaid. Arid this dcrentm verily sad upon his #3th believes, that the said George Chetwynd, In pursurthce thereof, Ind to pre vent further discussion, which would have increased thepuhlic and general dissatisfaction, which this deponent believes lad been ex pressed at the verdict and sentence against this deponent, ap plied for and procured his discharge as aforesaid. ,knd this de ponent further saith, upon the facts hereinbefore stated, he submits that the said alleged assault, of which he, riis deponent, was so found guilty as aforesaid, was not attended withcircumstances of eon sid zrable aggravation or any circumstances of aggravation what. ever, nordid the same, he, this deponent, submits, call be considerable or a:iy severity of punishment : and deponent with, he positively de nies that he, this deponent, first assaulted the said Ann Emery ; on the contrnry, ho this deponent only inflicted one blow upon the hand, fur the purpose of disarming her of a large wick with which she was assailing deponent ; and he, this deponem,verily believes the said Ann Emery would havedone him, deponent, some serious ' injury, had she not been prevented by other persons who were pre sent and disarmed her of is pitchfork, which she had seised for the purpose of renewing her attack upon deponent, as was proved upon said trials and this deponent further faith, he submits that the pu. nislament so inflicted upon Rita, this deponent, was greedy dispro portional to the offence of viffich he had been under the circum. stances as aforesaid found lcuiky, and that there was no similarity or likeness in the said offence and the offence fur which the said George Emery had been convicted on the prosecution of this de nonent, or in their respective conditions in life, which would justify the inflicting upon this deponent a sentence of imprisonment foe the same length of time for which the said George Emery was so sentenced, and much mare inflicting upon this deponent, in addi tion to such imprisonment, a fine of one hundred pounds : and this deponent further that although such sentence was not an nulled by Lord Sidmouth under the circumstances aforesaid, yet the same was abrogated, and the tine wholly remitted by or through his successor or other competent authorities, not, as this deponent verily believes, from any interference of the said George Chetwynd from motives of compassion for this deponent or his family', but from other motives, arising from the causes hereinbefore mentioned, he the said George Chetwynd having only submitted, as this de ponent believes, In consequence of the opinion expressed by the magistracy upon occasion of the aforesaid trial and sentence of the said Allred and Frederick Barra. ABRAHAM FLINT. " Sworn at Uttoxeter, the 27th day of April 1824, before me, Wu. WARNER, by Cornmision." During the reading of that part, of this affidavit in which the conduct of Mr. Chetwynd, on the trial of Mr. Abraham Flint was mentioned, Mr. Justice BATLEY asked whether the libel complained of Mr. Chetwynd's conduct on that trial ? :111'. SCAR LETT—Yes, my Lord, there is an allusion to his partial conduct on that trial. Mr. Justice BATLEY—Then, certainly, he must answer all about that trial Arroaser-OzweanL--Tot to that extent, I hope, my LorJ. Mr. Sr* TTTTT —I think you are bound to answer to that extent. lilt. Chetwynd, in his affidavit, made a merit of his ap p!itattion to the Home Secretary of State on behalf of Mr. Abraham Flint. I will now shew from this affidavit the exact degree of merit to which Isle. Chetwynd can lay claim. Your honlshipa have heard that the witnesses who were examined on the part of the pr.nerution against Mr. Flint, were venom connected with Emery, and that some of them were men of bad character, while the witnesses examined for the defence were persons of good cha racter, and totally unconnected with Mr. Flint, and that Mr. Chetwynd, in passing sentence on 31r. Flint, alluded to the im prisonment to which Emery had been sentenced, observing. that Isle. Flint should be dealt with io the same manner in which the Judge of Assize had dealt with Emery. Mr. Justice BAYLEY—If a person, Mr. Scarlett, be in custody under the sentence of a Court, and be a necessary witness on a trial, is it not usual to bring him by order into Court to give evidence 7_ _ _ Mr. SCARLETT—It is, my Lord; but I am not aware of any law which gives a Magistrate the power to Issue such an order. I do not mention the fact that Emery was brought into Court as a matter of blame against Mr. Chetwynd, because he might have been mistaken as to his authority to do so, but I mention it to prove that Mr. Chetwynd had great Influence over the gaoler of Stafford. _ _ _ _ . . On concluding this alfidrvit, Mr. SCARLETT submitted to the Court, that whatever might be the insinuations of the alleged libel, a justification most satisfactory was given by that affidavit, in which, if false, Mr. Abraham Flint was exposM to the peril of pro- secution. If it was true, Mr. Chetwynd was certainly not entitled to the summary interposition of the Court for the vindication of either his integrity or his impartiality. lie next came to the affi davit of Mr. Charles Flint, and he would say that no man who was acquainted with the ordinary proceedings of life could know the particulars of his case, without the strongest feelings of disgust at the treatment he hid sustained. The Learned Hentleman then pro ceeded with the affidavit of Mr. Charles Flint, which we defer till to-morrow, as it was not read through. On coming to that part in which Mr. Flint's sufferings at the treadmill were stated, Mr. SCAR LETT exclaimed —" Thus was this gentleman treated, whose Counsel had not thought it necessary to call witnesses in his defence, though afterwards they had called them for explanation as to his education and habits of life—who was then an articled clerk to his brother. and who sometimes attended to his brother's busi ness ; this man of peace, who had never committed an assault in his life—who was present at the alleged riot on professional business, who was in fact called there by W' in a case demergency al his legal adviser. Yet all these facts could not induce Mr. Chetwynd either to mitigate his sentence or to mitigate his treatment. But it appeared that Mr. Flint's name vu called out by the mob sad It was said a word from him would have checked them. He now swears he did endeavour to cheek than. Yet it was thought fair I play to send them all to sulfa an equality of punishment. In point of fact the inequality was veg_great." I The Loan JUSTICE—% as the sentence three months or one month? _ _ ....... Mr. SCARLETT—Three moths, my Lord, while those who were afterwards convicted of a rescue were sentenced only to two months. _ _ Some time afterwards, as Mr. Scarlett proccedt4i Mr. Justice BAyLET asked whether it appeartod that Mr. Flint had made a communication of his vestment which had reached the can of those by whom the paragraph or libel was written ? Mr. SCARLETT—The libel is founded on the publication of his trial and his petition to the House of Commons. Mr. Justice DAYLEY—Does theinition state these facts? The AsronwET.OEstiaar.—The petition was long after. wards. Mr. Justice ISAYLEY—My motive in putting the question is this : I wish to know whether the manner in which he was treated in {gaol 14.7coTtinUnicaiedtOil;person who wrote the libel. Alt. Sergeant WILDE said, the facts as set forth in the alleged libel were stated in the report in the country paper, which was copied into the British Press. Mr. Justice BATLEY—There is great caution in keeping out of our view what the libel Is. Mr. SCAILETT—I will read it by-and-bye, my Lord. The libel Is a mere statement copied from the provincial paper, with some comments. Mr. Justice BATLEY—I will tell you fairly, Mr. Scar lett, what I have in view. I wish to know whether the person by whom the libel was written, might be presumed, in consequence of a com munication of the fans now stated, to have written under a feeling of irritation, sympathy, or exasperation, arising from the supposed hardship suffered by Flint. Mr. SCARLETT-1 cannot say my Lord, whether 31r. Flint made such a communication. All I can say is, that if I was aware of these facts respecting the punishment of an Englishman, • gen denten, and a man of education, I should think myself justified if I could, without offence to the laws, gire tree utterance to my feelings; nay, even if I did offend the Magistrate, I should hope at least that the occasion would excuse me if I avowed in strong language the same feelings of compassion and sense of indignation which this Newspaper very languidly exwases. The loan CU I ler JUSTICE deferred die remainder of the argu ment till to-morrow (this day), as he was obliged to attend his du ties in another place, and his Learned Brothers rather desired that the further proceedings in this case should stand over. llis Lordship then withdrew. Some cases of no interest were afterwards argued before the junior Judges. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, TUZSDAT, MAT ?A. DYE* r. BOIrLZT. This was an argument upon a special cue. Mr. Sergeant lIOIANIWET was heard for the defendant. It was an action of replevy. The point reserved was, whether the payment of interest on a mortgage of an estate was a satisfaction for the rent. The Cie ter Jusvicv gave judgment. If an estate were assigned to him, that estate would he still liable to any mortgage upon it. In this case, the interest paid was a discharge for the rent, and judg inert limit therefore be in favour of the plaintiff: Mr. Justice PARK and Mr. Justice lit:linen:nu were of the same opinion. 111011 COURT OF ADMIRALTY, TUESDAY, MAY 25. ALLEGED CRrELTY. THOMPSON V. ALMON. This was a suit instituted against the defendant, who is Captain of the Agincourt, free trader to India, for cruelty practised towards the platntitf. The libel motions several articles, to the following effect :- Ist, That the said John Thompson was hired at Ilencoden to serve as cook on board the above vessel during its homeward voy. age; and the 24 article affirms that he did duly perform his duty, excepting during the time that he was confined to his cabin by the effects of the defendant's cruelty. The &I article sets forth, that on the 20th of July, DM, the said John Thompson did give to his mate some rice to wash, and that observing he was washing it in dirty water, he remonstrated with him, and that the mate there. upon struck him, which blow the said John Thompson did return ; nil that the mate then went and made complaint to the defendant, who came out of his cabin with a drawn sahm in his hand, and after abusive language towards him, struck him down ; that upon his rising front the ground he again struck him violently, and kicked him repeatedly, and that he thereby did inflict on hint a se. flocs injury. The 4th article alleges that the Captain on the same day caused two de:ten lashes to be Inflicted upon his bare back, and that he afterwards told hint that the next time he would have hint flogged till he could ace his back bone. The bth article set forth, that the effect of the above stated treatment was to confine him to his cabin fur many days, and that he had not to this day, in conse quence, recovered the use of his left arm. The 6th article states, that on recovering he was sent before the mast, and compelled to work as a common seaman during the retnainder of the ()image. The 7th article estbnates the damage sustair.ed by the said John Thompson at 34101. - . - To this libel the tlefendant.had put in an allegatien stating that Thom/lion had a ct ed mutinously during the homeward voyage ; that be had deseted the v.ssel at the Isle of France, and that his conduct rendered necessary the punishment infiieta on him, and which it is denied was excessive. To this allegation the plaintiff had answered, denying the charge of meeting, and explaining the alleged desertion by stating, that he went on shore at the Isle of France, where he staid till night- fall, when he was taken into custody by a gendarmerie, for being found in the open air after eight o'clock in the evening, according to the law of that Island as respected seamen, and that it was in consequence of such confinement that he did not return to his ship. On the case. as thus stated, eight witnesses have been examined for the plaintiff, and seven for the defendant, whose depositions were this morning read. The witnesses for Thompson were passengers who were proceed ing homeward by Captain Milton's vessel , ami . g whom were, Colonel Pereirn, Lieutenant Turner, and 3lr. Atkinson, a sur geon, all of whom ate in the service of the East India C ompany, and whose evidence fully sustains the charges made in the libel. The evidence for the Captain consists of the seamen who belonged to the voyage, whose testimony goes to the effect of charging Thompson with mutinous conduct ; and further alleges, that he did not sustain any injury from ,the flogging, but that he, imme diately after it was over, laughed, and said it was a mere nothing, and that he could stand fifty tames as much. Interrogatories had been put to the seamen by the plaintiff's Counsel, by which it appeared that they had admitted that the Captain was very passionate, that lie would occasionally get fresh, and that lie was apt to be very violent on those occasions. Fur titer, that a considerable portion of the crew had left the vessel on its arrival in India, thereby voluntarily forfeiting their wages, on account of the severity of the Captain towards them. Th reading of the depositions occupied the Court the entire morning, and the case was left for argument on the next Court day. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, May 23. ENTERED INWARDS. Industry, Davey (Bentley, broker), from Dantzic. Gannett, Bunnell (Maxwell), from Memel. Elizabeth, Brady (Chapman), from Honduras. Ann, Nixon (Noggins), from Jamaica. I Comet, APPherson (Mitchell), from Madeira. Royal Charlotte, GraJlaui (Inglis), from Bombay. Cornelia, De Jnnge (Haman), from Worcum. Doe& Verwagting, De Jonge (Baker; from Rotterdam. Grey Bernadoff, Lieungh (Windle) from Norway. MAY 24. I ENTERED OUTWARDS.—'IIIO Rolls, for Ilavbsalcos Nelms, and Berner, foe Hamburgh ; Diadem, for Malta; Margaret, for Cork. CLEARING OUTWARDS.—The Ilebe, for Teneriffe ; Com merce, for Calais ;• Betsey and Sophia, and Britannia, from Elul neur ; Princess of Wales, for Antwerp ; Omicrons, for licrbice; Ehas, for Rotterdam; R achel, for Ilamburgh ; Lord Exmouth, foe Genoa ; and Claremont, for Malta. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. ca FALMOUTH, MAY 23.—Arrived the Janne, M'lloneld, from rk --- DEAL, MAT 24.—Passed through for the River, the Windsor, Haviside, from Chins. Came down from the River and sailed, the Asia, Ralderatone, for India; Simpson, Simpson, for Bombay; Glaphyra, Morton, for Antigua • Demerara packet, 1 'enables, for Demerara; Edgar , Campbell, f or Jamaica ; and Severn, Claxton, for Madeira. Arrived and sailed for the River, the Hope, 31'lear lane, from Faro; Torn Cod, Borneo. from Palermo; Star, —, from Cadiz; and Henry William, Warts, from Galipoli. The Tom Cod sailed six weeks since , in company with the William Pitt, Richardson, and parted from her the 24th ult. off Sardinia ; all well. Dov En, MAY 24.—The sloop Britannia, of Rochester, from St. Michael's with fruit, for London, paved this morning. The master told a Dover boatman that he fell in with a homeward bound East Indianian in the Western Ocean, very much damaged ; she appeared water-logged, and the commander had engaged two schooners, one in Wait, the other laden with fruit. to keep her company and render an necessary assistance. Of the port, the Vyf Oehroders, Steer, fr om Ilavannsh ; Unice, Crea, from St. Thomas's ; Triumph, —, from Malta; and Ruby, Corneby, from Lisbon. ORAVESEXD, MAT 24.—Arrived the Comet, M`Pbason, from Madeira ; L'Atgle, Starbuek, from the South Seas ; Elizabeth, Brady, from Honduras; and Atlas, Ottway, for China. Sailed the Truin, Dunbar, for Archangel ; Effort, APLuckie, for Pa lermo; Welton, Barber, for Genoa ; Reward, Laugh, for Rini neur ; Hoffning, Otto. for Stettin ; Two Brothers, Robson, and Atlantic, IValker, for Hamburgh. CHRISTIAN/AND, MAY 7.—The Trio, road, from Cog= hagen to London, which put into Gromstad last summer, has sold with her cargo. The Mentor, Dumpater, from Stettin to London. put in here yesterday. leaky, and will be obliged to dis chiarie. The August Wilhelm, Jurgens, from Binder= to Peters bur has put Into Mandeb' leaky, and is discharging. The H nung, Mill, from Kooingsburgh to Hanaburgh, put into alandahl yesterday, with tniesen-mat broken loos of sails, dm HONOUR/LI, APRIL 3..—The Princess Charlotte. I.•yon, from London, is wrecked on the Main Reef, near Tobacco Key, an this Settlement, and it is reported she is bilged and fuU of water, but if the weather remains moderate, part of the cargo may be saved. LIVERPOOL, MAY 20.—The Winsley Dale, Norris, for Cor runna ; and Vrow Elizabeth, Minim, for Antwerp, have put beck with damage, having run foul of each other. TO TOE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Ma. INITOII—Your known zeal in the cause of the liberty of the subject, emboldens me to call your attention to a Bill of folio pages , carried into Parliament by a few individuals of the hamlet of Mile-end Old Town ; a Bill so despotic, so destructive of property and the received freedom of parochial law and discussion, that it appears more the ultimatum of a Turkish Divan, or the re. suit of a Holy Alliance conference, than the petition of freemen to a free legislature. I am stimulated the more to submit this petition to the public, as I hod several parishes, or rather the leading men in several parishes, forging chains similar to those which the mighty few of Mile-end have already on the anvil. I must inform you, that the promoters of this Bill have long laboured to rule the parish ; but the parishioners were not disposed to submit quietly to their supremacy: they am, indeed, permit the °dicers they had elected, to be set aside ; they did suffer the M agis trates for the last two years to choose overseen and surveyors of the by-ways; but I did these men of authority thereforeimagine the inhabitants were tamed into submission, and that because for the sake of peace they had yielded, they would also forego their dearest privileges? If so, they were deceived, for every inhabitant feels most indignantly towards the Bill; and they must have expected this, as, whilst canvassing for signatures to their petition, they declared that the Bill was only for a conjunct rate, whereas to the Bill were added the clauses, among others equally odios, which I shall submit to your consideration. The Bill, if paused would be the establishment of an inquisition ;it would strike do wni independence at a single blow. Nut to occupy the space of your valuable journal with further re marks, I shall copy a few of the clauses, and let them speak for themselves : . _ _ Page 3. Guardians and Trustees to be appointed for life. 4. Every Guardian and Trustee must be rated at 301. for his dwelling-house within the hamlet. 11. Guardians and Trustees to make by-lass and levy lines ! ! 13. The Guardians and Trustees to be invested with the property of the poor house, as welt as all lands and monks, in the hands of the Churchwardens or Overseers. lb. All lands, tenements, or other property,. heretofore be queathed to the use of the poor, to be now vested in the Guardians and Trustees and all presentations or situations in schools, or alms-houses, hospitals, or public charities, to be disposed of by the said Guardians and Trustees. and not by any Churchwardens, although they may have been specifically bequeathed to be placid at thrir disposal. 16. All charitable donations to be placed in the hands of the Guardians and Trustees, who have power to dispose of then, to such persons as they may think fit, who have not been chargeable to the hamlet. 19. Guardians and Trustees to appoint Clerks, Collectors. Sur. rayons, kleaselles, Night Constables, Watchmen, and other fificer 6, and pay them such salaries es they may think proper. '2ll. No inhabitant, unless rated at 24/. for the house he occupies, to be penuitted to vote at any town meeting, either in the choice of churchwardens, overseers, or town clerk. 33. All persons atteading town mettings must be rated at 241. for their dwelline.house, and have paid their lest 'ate : and if any one not Miss qualified shall attend, he will he liable to lie fined, and !judgment given against him without any other evidence than Mat lit did attends inch town meeting ! ! b 4 and 35. The ItEcvon and two JUITICZII to call town meetings : and no town meetings to be held without the under be signed by the for and resident Jostkes! ! ! 45. Collectors of rents may be deemed landlords, and their goods distftinteL _ . _ . ----- W. Guardians and trustees may purchase the fee simple of the poor-house, and enlarge or repair it, and institute law suits, with oat calling a to:en meeting. Si. Guardians and Trustees MAY Pl' tett paupers in the poor. house, without taking them before a Magistrate. 60. Churchwarden, and Overseers rertrainrd frolll relieving any poor person, :odes: by an order from the Magistrates ! ! 66. AU weights and measures to be taken to the poor-house to be atampsdi w-4 to pay a tee for marking or stamping. 67. AU Me serigbh and taresares not marked as above to be de. *ironed, and the proprietor:fined ! ! ! 76. Guardians and Trustees to have the management of high. ways. 02. Surveyors of Highways ar.d Pavements to be appointed by Guardians and Trustets. _ _ 131midlaii;;;;;Ipareflase ground for a green yard for impounding goods seized : and all /10;:lflt to be mumberrd, and altlerated, to subject the proprietors to a tine. 145. I huirdiuns may compel the prandiaa of asp deeds on an appeal wrainat any rate. Such. Mr. Editor, are the outlines of this extraordinary Bin-s Bill unexampled for its principles of oppression ; unexampled fee the secrocy with which it was manufactured--unexampled ter the coarse and uneandid manner in which its supporters have treated the inhabitants, whose independence they would destroy. whose property they would annihilate, and this becturc their tyranny has been opposed, and the inhabitants of 31i1c-end have resolved that Justice should hold her even balance. Trusting that the Big will be branded with the public opprobrium it merits, I retain, '64, Mrs 2.4, 11i24. LIBERTAS. MARKETS. [Frau the Loam New Price Carrera.] 1 COTTON.-The East India Company's sale on Friday l ese went off on the whole with great spirit ; it consisted of 2029 Sunn i 205 Madras, and 3,7711 Bengals I of the former 663 bal es were withdrawn previously to the sale, and the remainder, with th e Madras, sold at an advance of 1d per lb. oo the prices of the sale is February last. The Ber.gals, which were t a x e d at lid. were - ly taken, but at comparatively lower rates : the followirg ar e ; L, prices obtained, via-Bengals, middling Md. a Md.; fair to ne r . ly good fair g a 6d. ; Surma very ordinary (bad), - 3d. a li/d.• mid. cluing to fair id. a 6d. ; Madras. good Lair Md. a 64d. y ea begs Egyptian offered be auction on Friday were an inferior p or e and were all taken in at hid. a Hid. per lb. • a few of be tter qualities at another sale brought Ild. • and very orilitsery West Indi a &L ; some Demerara vay fine wi thdrawn at 120.. and said t 9 litre since been sold at 13d. the sales by private contract were trifling last week, not amounting to more than 1009 bales. Lie E a POOL. MAY 22.-The demand for Cotton this week h e , continued limited ; the chief part of the business has been in Re a , ails, which have maintained the quotations, but the prices of Arae• ricans descriptions are a shade lower than last week. The sa p amount to about 6,900 bags, consisting of 1,636 Bowed, Bd. s middling to fair, Rid. a Md. good fair to prime ; 677 Orl eans yd . Old. middling to fair, 9td. a II id. good fair to prime; 469 Ai, bagful and 3lobile Rid. a 91d. ; 140 Sex Island 130. a 144 d. fai r , 17d. good • 185 stained do. 100. a led.; 1,398 Pernamb uco Md. a 12d.; 1194 Maranham !Md. a 1110.; 349 Bahia Mid. a 111. 220 Mina Nova Old. a 9d.; 67 Para 101 d. d 139 El , Gan ;lc ; I2d. ; 14 Barbadoes 10d. ; 240 Carthagena nd. 7 0 .; IN Sage Bid - a 70. The arrivals are 12,14111.11. SUOAR.-The supply of new Sugi.rri last week was nate p it . siderable than for some time past ; the rod qualities shore iit a were cleared off, and at higher prices; the low browns lac+ heavily on hand, and several panels was forced off at a furthe re. doeskin of Is. per ewe.; dry brown Jamaica being sold at 33‘ There are few good Sugars on show this morning, but the pie ; appear again giving way, vary good Demerara Sugars being e w e; 351. The public sale of Barbadoes Sugar this forenoon, EWth&, went of freely, the Sugars from 62s frd. up to 71s. at very h; i k prices; from 665. a Ms. rather lower. The whole* grocers purchased considerable parcels of Refined last week • the m eek for capon was very limited. 31olasses were heavy at its. gd, Its the Relined market the business doing this morning is bated, yet, considering the very reduced stocks, it is ernsidaroble; the purchases are chiefly the grocery descriptions • the prices are es varied. Molasses are brisk at 265. By pablie'sale on Friday, 17 chests Rio Sugars, ordinary to good white 31s. a 335. ; good Rr vannah Ma. By public tole this forenoon, 296 chests flatannsh Sugar sold, low brown 245. a 21s. fid. yellow 265. a 265. 6d. COFFEE.-The public sales of Coffee brought forward last week were again extensive, and although the sales were continue up till a late hour each day, yet the buldings were considerable; the greater proportion of the quantity brought forward si u di e p ole d of; the coloury and fine Coffee, being much wanted, sold at an ad_ vans of 3a. a Is. per ewe. ; the other qualities were without any variation. There leas been a great change in the Coffee market to. day ; ordinary descriptions of Jamaica are Is. a 2s. !Deer ; St. D o . mingo, at the reduction of 21. a 3s. per cwt. ; 333 bags of the law chiefly sold, good ordinary 61... a 61s. 6d.: last week the same quality Its.; good ordinary pale Jamaica sells 61s. a bM., fine ordinary 61a. a 665. ; low 'middling Dominica. 671. a 6111. 6d.; all the finer qualities support the previous high prices ; middling Do minica 84s. 6d. • good middling Jamaica 995. a 10U... 6d. RUM, BRANDY, and HOLLANDs'.-The Rums lately landed. on account of their exclusive privileges, are in request; we quote the old descriptions, but there is a material difference in the pries, which we think will become still more considerable: Rams newly landed, of fine marks and of strength, are worth 2d. a M per gallon more than the old, on account of the eateries of the duties on deficiencies, which we some time ago remarked. There have been very few purchases of Rumaince our last, and the peke of the old ars unvaried ; the newly landed are enquired after- Brandies have improved from the late lowest price 2d. a 31 per gal. lon, on account of the unfavourable reports from France of the weather, and the appearance of the vines : free on board to arrive sr. 9d. per gallon, and it was reported tbi. 10d. was yesterday re. fused on Changa-Geneva is without variation. HEMP, FLAX, and TALLOW.-The Tallow market has rather improved : the holders of new _yellow candle Tallow are Grin at 345. fid. ; foe June and July delivery 335. ; and for July and August shipments 3frs. fid. free on board 295. lid. Thee have been some few speculations in Hemp, but the prices hare not improved. In Flax there is little variation to notice. Hemp for July and August shipments 381. 10a. SI prices of Italian Silks haw given way; Lint India remain at the premium we have lately noticed. TEA.-The Tea of the late India sale onatiauca at a serious dis count ; Congo Id., Twankay at 3d. per Ila. disallows*. IRISH PROVISIONS.-In Beef there is nothing doing.- India Pork is dull ; prime Mess scarce, and a further improve. meat anticipated ; the importations, compared with previous sea sons, ate very, deficient.-Butters are without any variation.-India Beef per tierce SI. 10s. aM. 13s : prime Meas, first rate brands, 4/. 2s. tid. a 46 7a. rid. per tierce; Mess Beef, good quality 4/., nor quality, 3/. 10s. a 3/. 13e. ; India Pork ta/. 10s. all/. 12s. dd. par tierce; Prime Mess, ad ps 4/. a 4/.2n. 6d. per bed; Mess Pork, of second quality, 3!. 15... a St 17s. 6d. ; Bacon :!less, 34 12s. 6d. a 3!. 11s. SPICES.—Tbere is little variation in Spices since the India sale; the purctinies reported are inconsiderable. Pimento of grod. quality s4b 74d. a 7id. CMA—By public sale this farenaca, 61 bags Brazil Cocoa FISH MARKET, TUESDAY, MAT 2& Billingsgate market this day was not so well stocked with fish as yesterday. The supply by land-carriage from the coast was abort, except with Mackerel, which have been pouring in at all Mans, leaving the price of that article to fluctuate so much arbardly to allow the mesas of taking an average of the price; there were J also several boat loads, the fish of which ran small, and gave tee j superiority in price to land carriage. Soles were less piranha:- There was a moderate supply of Dutch Turbots. On the whole, Fish 'maintained higher prices, which were as follow : Turbot - • 4s tkl to les Od each Dorris (large) - Os 0.1 to 111 s Od each Ditto (small, almost useless) Os 04 to Is Od each . Red Mullets - . Is 01 to 2s Sd each Sturgeon (prime parts) - Os Od to 2s Od pa pound Salmon (prime) - aid to Is 6d per pound Ditto (inferior) . Os led to Is CM per petard Severn Salmon (crimped) - as 6d to 4s lid per pound Salmon Gelts (best) . Os 04 to Is 2d per pound Ditto (inferior) - Os led to IS ltd per pound Trout (best) . Os Od to Is Od per pound Ditto (soft) . Os Od to Os &I per pound Live Whitings . be Od to 10, Od the 13 Haddock - - . Is Oil to Is 04 each Ditto (drowned or dead) - Os 04 to Os 44 each Mackerel (boat) - -110 s Od to 34s 0,1 per 100 Ditto (land carriage) -40 s Od to 50s Od per 100 In consequence of the lamented death of Lieut.-Colonel R. Lee, of the Royal Marines, the following appointments have taken place in that corps :—Lieutenant-Colonel B. Dickenson, of the Portsmouth division, removes to Ply mouth ; and Major Sterling, of the Portsmouth division, is appointed Pay-Captain at Plymouth.—Devon ire Fyn holder. BIRTHS. On the 21st inst. in NI impole.sueet, the lady of Edward Mar. joribanks, Esq. of a daughter. On Tuesday se'nnight, at Clarisford House, tte Lady of de Lord Bishop of Killake, of a son. On Monday, at Dromeland, the Lady of Sir Edward ()'Brier, Bart. M.P., county Clare, of a daughter. On Friday week, the lady of Paris Anderson, of Power Danvi l le. Esq. near Kilkenny, of a daughter. At Cashel, the lady of Kingsmill Pennefather, Esq. of a daughter. MARRIED. At Brighton. on the 22d inst. the Rev. J. Wood, of Nieto Middlewich. Cheshire, to Alar•, third daughter of the late John Nugent, Esq. of Clay Hill, Epsom, and mere et the late Right lion. Edmund Burke. (ln the 111th inst. at St. Mary's, Lambeth, Mr. %Cm. Noun. ot Aldgate, to :Miss Martha Russell, of Acre-lane, Brixton, third daughter of the late Mr. Giles Russell, formerly of Long-acrz. tin the 20th inst. at St. Pancras New Church, Captain Richard Somentall. to Emma, youngest daughter of Wni. Pontifez, EW Kentish Town. On Monday sc nntcht. at Uppingham, Mr. A. Porter, sulower. verging on 70, to .I ,, ' , erts, a widow of SC of the same plus• The Lriiegroom has !Rau scil known in the vocation of piernan fa a nun,l).7 of years, and succeeded his hoother Thomas in the ate calling. DIED. On the Rth Inst. at Whitby, Richard Rudyerd, Esq. Med 14 . one of his Majesty's Deputy lieutenants for the Ncrth littnig et the county of Fork. I In the 23d inst. at her residence, Thornton row, Greenwich, is her 69th year, Dirs. Verney, widow of the late Peter V etne Kaa. At the Isle of Man, on the 13th inst. Wm. Cooper Herring, 1 :°:* of the coun'y of Carlow. On the 11th inst. at his Louse at Walthamstow, Ruhcrl Stitt forth, Esq. aged 64. On the tld inst. in the 98th year of her age, Sarah, wile e fXr. James Smith, solicitor, Austin friars. On Saturday last, in Baker -str e et, Frederick, second son of lVl° James, Esq. D.P.A aged live years. On Saturday, John Patty, Esq. Vice Warden of the Stan - 61g for Devonshire, and formerly proprietor of the Courier. At his lodgings, Adam -street, Edinburgh, on Saturday, the 1444 inst. aged 61, Mr. Alexander Campbell, author of the " Grampians Desolate," a poem: of a " Tour through Scotland ," in two vo lumes 4to. kc.; and Editor of " Alby n a Anthology." and 6tbe collections of Scottish music. Mr. Campbell was born at Tosolsel . on the hanks of Loch Lulthineag, shove Callender, and was etc cated at the grammar school of that town. HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON-BRIDGE . Alorning, 0 min. after IS. j Afternoon, 17 min. ate* 12* Prated at THE BRITISH PRESS Office. by J. W. Cott lcl. 1111, Strand, and Published by It. CA2% sex, PIVC Pl3°.