The Sun. — London, England, 1813-02-20 00:00:00

• LAW REPOI,I%; comm . OF KING'S rEA. 19. itttVAt4T.. This was an actiOn by the indot*ie, against the riticeptor of n bill of - exchange for 5001. drawn by Jeremiah Bryant, the younger, apon his father, the defendant, an ern inert coach4oetner at Barnet, formerly of the flaymathet;;the plaintiff being A. stable-heener, in Gtosvenor-sqnare. •.' The hand-writing to the bill being' proved, the, deftmee was, that the bill was given for an usu rious consideration ; to prove : which, Jerethitih Bryant, the yottngc..i., was•called, and stated, that being in -xv nit alit sum of ninney, and, seeing an advertisement in the newspapers, Pat vnoney was to he procured on good hills, by apply,. ing to a 111 e. Stephenson, No. 6, King -sweet, St., James's, he accordingly called on Mr. Stenl•Wson: with an acceptance of witness's father, for' 48:5L , at taw months; and desired of him 'to discount it. Stephenson. said he had not the Money himself, but could procure it of a friend ; and the terms agreed on was -71. per cent. to be paid by 'witness be afterwards, at sundry times, received 'the amount a the bill from Stephenson, deducting 331. as interest, at 71. per cent. ,The hill comilT " to maturity, and witness hying unable to-pay. it, 'applied to teplienson to renew it at two months, Stephenson referred hint to cote,, - the plaintiff, as the •holdet; Cates referred him back,to Stephen son ; when, ultimately, he gave him a new ac - aeptance of his father's, at two months, for 5001. " for 'the 'discount of which he was to. pay 11. per cent.'and gave bitri 29/. on acentwt. This hill ing dishonoured when due, witniffia agodn applied for two months further time, and when that time arrived, it was eXtended. , to two months more, witness paying at the same rate of 71. per cent. interest. 'ln all „these negociations witness was, always referred to Cates, as the holder Of the , bill, and who was, to receive the interest; and on 3 veral occasions saw stephenson and Cates to getlfer.uon the transaction ; but at length tin- able any longer, to'ray stick intei'est, or, take, up the bill, he paid him a bill of 3001. ari acconnt, and CateS agreed' to take-the , balance and interest' out in ba'y, witrass then , possessing a farm. The taltire of the' transaction at laq coming . to' the . knowledge of the elder Bryant,'he refused to pay the bill, and the present'action .was brought. To rebltt this <licleive, Stephenson was called and examined by Mr. TOPPING, for, the- defendant. Upon hift direct examination, he stated, that he bail negociatect the bill' for 435/4 with one New ton is, win'-merchant; 'from ' whom be took, in part, 50 gallons of brandy, at two gnineas per gallon, and, sold it again on Bryant the yonnger's account, at the 'rate of 355; per-.gallon, and paid . him the difference in cash, deducting five per cent. 1 ., an d 21 ; ~ , , r ninisSinti for his own trouble. The'soo/. bill was afterwards discounted by Cates, the plaintiff, Id whom !i"•c paid no more than 51. per cent. and deducted •he 116114, commission of 21 - . per cent: tor himself lie denied most positive ly that the plaintiff ha eve!. received more than ti/, per eent. on this tral •aetion Upol his crtiss-examia oion by the Somerroit torthe plaitat if,•he said he had followed the othilit.',6 of a s o ildier, at the tiohleri Lion, Gray's lon , lane. Re VMS now, a broker, not a sworn broker, in the city; but dealt itieVery thing that came in his was.; he was a bill broker, and tad'resided for - the last 'foor years st No.; 6, King. street, St..James's. Fie never advertised tri lend mOney in all his life ; he never saw or heard of any advertisement to that effect in his name, nor ••••-i4fver anthorised any buitly to do so. Bryant WAS f •:.,,• : :•istrosineeti to hum by one raVell, a horse dealer— , be kept no books of his bill transactions ; but might keep some memorandimis.- 7 -SoMetimes per ' sons applied to him to discount bills, but !,nobody came to him in conseenenee of anyadeertisement. Ile had known the plaintiff Cates upwards of seven :years ; hot could -not' tell the extent' of their bill . transaCtioni. Plaintiff never `took More than five per cent. discount,.. ,He could not say the amount of their bill tr insactions for the hest' 12 Mentlis they might amount to 20,000/. hut he could not say. Ifriofrodueed.Bryant to. the plaintiff, as a person in distrewfor money. t'`OI,IcITOKrGENERAL, in reply, said he had only one observation. to make, and that was, that asihonest.,men, the Jery could not believe one 'Word this witness bad sworn. After an able reply by Ur. Tor;rt.w; , - Lord .ELLKNaotipucin charged the Jury, leaving ae credibility of the witnesses to their decision, DIA the Jury immeilikttely foUnd a-verdict for the dtfinidant. . . • ituaDup A:ID OTHERS V. R6tigni. , • The 000(14TOR OFNERAL Oa to 'be an action brought by Messrs, Rhodes, Cooke, anti eminent s,olleitors at Clerkenwell, to re, /corer 8001. a for monerbad and received to thcir tNc, in ‘‘..hich' it IVitS agreed to take a verdict for the lttsiitit illy.. tAYIE V. SAMR. '..tif.,iciTtlV-(itotPatA.l. Stilted, thit the ?Lai - tiff., had iivi).tp,Lit action : 41$ behalf of thew •::el Veh as the parish, to 'recover penalties, It Was.necessary for him to pro ye the I:zet, in order to entitle nini to t verdict the lire ; dirce eft which cares woniti taLen to have property :distributed : in the iiiirnson was then Oat on kite I tit Allay hiSt, he lost to I thic a t his ho w ,e ni l's!' Nall, the sum. .of 1501, at a game called Rouge et • Noir'.' The dtleildWit WOO the proprietor Of the haiii—on two other oe. casion he h)-4:11/1 - . Upon this 140!.11`bitl..gN1101101'101I OT.iServed ) , that, os the verdict 111Wit'pOs necotding to the Proof, until Ilk evidence .ent heyond the - penalty Sought to be reeovered„ h Won:A be better to withdraw the recold, tioil move in the next term f-t ) corn rpnd the. renalties, by which means they I , 'Oti.lf.l lave y 111 W. r • o.lYriell to, ',and the record was , t friend—lib - 1 . 01 into a; iiOleriVinfsiiOn—imittedi ately repacrechotheplaintitii'S house, ahlo , rd hirn grosßly, strnek him t •, - iolent hiow in Ole iitee, and knoel....eti him down, 311'd the pl:iint;fl' did not recover from the eslecl:, .r)f t h blow.; 6;1. a filit iii!.tht. On retiring, the di4l , ndnnt nlt 7 a bout in the street; and told him .he had been giv ing l'rter (meaning the ))laintiti) two or three rum ones. Mr. PARKE ) for the defendant, endeavotired•fo. shew from the i'videnze, that the plaintiff had, given the 111.4 ayiault., in pushing the delendant Out of his home, and,that, he had drawn a sword, upon Wm, .which he held to his brcast. Ett.Evrortouon told the Jnr that the, plair:if was justified in usingXll 11Zir and reitB - 011« able inean3 to L'et a trot hlo'ine'or abusive . pers.o'n ,out'of 83 to the , t4ivord, the proba bility was, that he had vm:.d , i , t to fri.!hten the de-. le» . dant, and it .appf ;wed. toliaVe the desired effect, as be immediately a‘vtir . .. Verdict for the . .Pi.clintia - .-;--.llnnages, 101. and colts. ItiCklAßDsrpsi 2 1 . MILLS This wafi action figoally and battery.,4- Th 4 flartiel were n tr tieigiihonrs the phdntiff had tent a ;ate!' to Ilia defendant by rt fiNIKIN; Piloted T110m.44 svooo, of N. 111, Siratirl; 'And Lv- WILLIAM AltAlififeji g o rrib ,Ttli t ifon. ct f At itle titni Straw! vd.ery ()pii.l3 1(:1' tl.r Paper , Letter 4; to tile ik( ; 141 ptZ ii); V ,~ !;: I is' flax* St qtli, S, 1.0 Mk Nary 3 prr !,:t:nt. B'4ll Ir . ;c'i 6 13 . 0 - Cellt. • 4 por ('cur. 7 - 51 7d 75..1 per Cent. rd. 59i 59k a per &;t. (A, , M;O i 3ank L. Ann. 15 4 '.2Sths tGi I It AT LO1r) Morn ;47, 46 Litt.s alto 6. ;t ii ii It it ii . .. , s . , ... , to ahntit 12.t1'.,f1). .1 ',,Ar ; 17,itt I iritst i t 19°' much as 10,00 0 /• a year. 11 - . .. .60.. .„ INToW, Mr. Editor, let me tialt, 15 IL p that there is 'tart man in this kint:tb n " .. . . f .,,,ythillft' ideal , ShOUld he so etintraeted a 5--, I,AO. is too much- for a :man of the tatents, ‘ . . r Is ' . ..2 ki,N," Chancelior. Of England is reg illral I.° P °s % tOii WitO 11171• t 1:1111pOrt the equipage of.t,lie v f ,ti i;r l . : stihjeet in the kingdom, and whO ' 13. '4' 1. greater part of the year , must attend in t OA of Chsuccrif from tett oclock inlnoillit ~.. three; and from four o'clock in the ftern iri, ,!)! 7 . , ! t „., hour's ttulin.ite.t, in ' `the House of Ii `, to attend all Cabinet Councils, and wil° l. , , net IPY. bis mind continually fot - e him in his judicial c:iitacity; and "!'_,,,A sides, is to sitio . i ,tulo:hient, and correct th 6, of all the. Courts in the United Kingdd i ' l) ' f I , 10to - . If Velits, or any of his adherents, $,.. „!, ~...,a. 1 , tempt , to sal:, that there are any dei.) ,, 5....7.'.;,,, , his iudi ,. ..ial oilice-from which he 'receivtfß!),o upon the sobjei:;4 tut.."necine, i. shall not 51;1 ink front t. in ri! Pro‘ing to the contrary, t. an ablO ii , , i should in' wantito4 for such an undertakingli:'q As to (lit; tine>rion before the ikoloc!r . i n,cts,ity 0(a Vice-Chancellor, there orq . ;:'.;! taleittS to fitise' WIIO Will f...Vltaill Jilt pr° l,ll o I respect the improvements a lready 9111;'(i r : present Chancellor in the practice of 00. f',g chaoc'ery. Thousand's wilt have 0 0t i ii,i 0, tyauk. God in tittle , m to .co me, that th e . 4! • 1 EI.DON stands up;on the records of that., Feb. 33, tSI3.. • „ 4 , SMITII I . 7 IELP MA:t l :7 '. 1 . , - Frn. 11. :i 0. This xlay`s'l‘larket Wai 110 t Well StIPPL ° 4O I different kinds of ; Cattle ; Vesta chesi)'''',o',l, is dearer ; Mutton and Pork support 1A5t...54 and the (ri n k, for the most part, times' 101 ,10 d Ce tt nP u l i : t n r .l t i , ' .. b le f lrl , e r' s t i!si :s e' . : l o, ii i ce' r e r ' e: l : e .t a t ,,,s s ,i i , C i' (,, i ii o l s ls i il . t r t t r e l l i P ti e l e :C r ( Ui t: cl .l. - li s e , : a t t it e l i t . pt :ri e ne nlit r t t i t i la : te s t e Yr ts l l: ll !t n. eit i l: 4. : ( ': l , n ; S:t ts (t l : l, ll : 7. :Plt E l. , : ;l:7:7 : Ti . l.... , .. Ss,6d. to•Ss. thi. Lamb, Os. to Qs. Lid. Poric, ,''"'''_: r, U5 1t1 , .,• Reasli, tili).. Slieep, 31 . 1 7 )0. Calves, NO. 'OP' . '.-': • i • . SNItTIfFIELD ITAY-UARNE't* „ tO, Hay, 41 . 10 s. to st. 16s . Str4w , ' • 1. oto gl. 1 "" 5 1. 5 , to 61. izis. , 2 S. .., CORN-EXCHAN GE, FES. i 4.--On ac e° , llll ,,tri . ' O f ' , late high winds we have had. no fre%!,i , fie , „ 0 0 ~, c oast way 3 since :Alniulity ; the bUPP I Y - ;1 0.. descriptions of Grain was of worst! 1 - '4O, Ca l .; e l4 a ctl :e 'b r, lii' tn it e t t i ': d s‘ d li i nl il S l P g altee tt l il la :l lfa o d. I r ev d h i i n ;lc a.r l;t y ":llll: ' rl:4 ,,i ieclleu: ; (ltli:tsi Wheat,.. Barley. fully maintained the last quoted pri",' ia.silf ;Halt, and other lon — t i :,,ftrab specific alteration can be incutioaeo them. if Fir P(tiiiii‘eiSs'kielp:(iiktl-1111g.1 try I T itch i : e ie r ilYil t oaa r uil : ;i i :: : :P- r: e iPc' t ttis t r° :; I : r.:1:1; : ::°1 1 11:1; ; ; ;; 16-31; ( ''''11131 .. - '..l . '' FranCe, ,Iyl,iCil it appears the ll' i rt ue ..; t ' i; 6 611 .:: I a Frelo.' lugg 0.0 which aPPenred -, (.)11 there d 9 Y ester : l lo ,3 ll, ' , tl. t ll h a el, ve , vit,tl6:eudgrhotpppleotipbeyr to return, '" e , pr i and was distinctly seen to captur e '7 . - 01 6 '''' 1 At font o';:lock on Wcdoeiilay 0 , 4 ,, 5 toTI ) Hi city o - f Exeter experienced it. tretnet!'', tort ,; . 1 thunder and lightning, a f " , ' “fed ”.' l l y t. .f . t l • rain, the like of . which los sel: oto _ itti oi t at this, 5e ,,,: 0 „ o f the year ; ." I ,' l',.t t .. o'l9 awfully loud, were succeeded- 0 Y ",' In , e . i fluid to be near, and Of the .01obtiu,(1 1)0.14f,:',,, slirliipttniipnig:: a:veplf:iait).lychdi4e7;e7t:::l4C:tni-,:et):::1;. ',.' ',.. of some injurinaS consequence hood. " I. ----------'' f ' .NIA RR! F.I). '', . , H a nts, Ott the : , )!h inst at Bishops Walthatop • 0 Est at imii,itin; to 'Miss S A. flecolty. • to it i ,t . ,4 !... On 11)ar.day Lux, at Chertsay, it)- 14 "r r ' 3 :',IVap Oil 1 Rooth, of Nlagdalen 'College, o.(ford, to 't ,ll ' 'j ' ' J . ahove p1a...e., o ” c 'i On Weiine4day s:•'nuight, at Workingto,.,,lo.A - i Joilio, Editor , of die Cath , le Journal, to, ' 151 , 16 f 0 ' l'ill'et, Of the it.r. S. Pelt, 01 the forruet 1/, tc ,:i,',l, j 0 , 11 ,,,',, l' - ' I• 110 3's tat Fortfield,Ltevonshire, Job n ?'" . l Co ''' ' I ea - sttedampa, to Jeroltu a, daughter of 11 .111% , and niece to Earls Ilarrington and flare9lo:,., .. . .7' prED. I 0 terft n lo W 4 d ' •,„,,ittl , io • tiers o pl, 1 te : a :tl tu eds r dl u filY f ii th tl e i' f l ii i i i ri l l el k * 'rt u ci t'tg- e lle ..s :l .f a' S °l t ij . PSitfcr::°i:::* l''' and Chaphoo to the CouittyClad. ', , ....1 ; Ito t , ' Oti the oth - of April. I ..st, hi India, rretzericoio‘' brit, Midshipman 'on board his Majestf" ", • I,;'' second sou of the late Sir Heary Lambert, har t 'r l,; i ) Oa Saturday last, li ft , a .„ few do . s m ik es*, i it, if r i sou of Mr. Samuel Beringtou, of l'ilccid n g er '!' ' .. ' / 't: i • The s el- • anl 'lf ;It 'child-bed Mrs. l': 111 ' , w " • ',A ' ' ...... Ellis, of C am:try-lain. Solie ! tor i ic° ' ' M.D. the 14th init. eat k•-ti:ing-toq,coate) - I ' alti is the scat!' y.,-.r 0. h:. 34e . i P.•. €, ;, g o. 3 " ' Oa Tuesday lalt, i; ti,,- u.r;t . hval Pg " 'ICPF., ' Devonshire, itahert 114 yd, Eq. irate of "'I ir l'' - ' : The »aloe day, at her hon , ,e; Kvitsia#l:4•l ,-" 1 t f 1 ) Yetri.r4i- 4 1 M' 'age, Mrs. Kussey., relict of Oa WV -, 4 ,. ) setts, Es. of Leos Mine plac,e . „ ~c ef.V 4 CM Wranesday, at his douse i n the C"";: 0 01, A t - 4 1 7 %In-Iris Eantsilen gsq sprgon in 01 6 °4 . _ PO'S" - '' ', lin4'.l)4).pitals, and Ils;ist .-, Us Surgeon VS !"-", - '; . S . le ii,,,,ita. — - itC* 44'' . Oa the IGth sit. at his house is Ltits , b 3 h . ),.? 1 71 ' svare,Authquy Carlton, fsq. Engl . - ''.. i. , ris .4.. ''" (hi the 17th of September lot at l' •., i,t' tri• , ; . : , , L '' \ I atllda, the wire of Captain Chat-.'‘ -:'; '''' ''' ' 1 1 1: gimeat, aged 32. ~ '' ': l t , .- t .. ......., , s antet Ships. sold. ~„ c y 1.1 ,1 1 ."‘ ~ N,..,..:it„ . , • ~, , i • .• • ~.• ,/. ~• t'OAL MAREFT ,F V Ship at M .1 Strinkv),,nd .. . . 1. • .. f : ,'' --;.,,,,, i ' ~,. . 4 ' , MICE OF STOCI;.4 l'Eill'''' ~,., TrAiii .liffnii,, . ,;,, j. i rk . 2 ,1,,. 4 rtaillt St qtl: e1f..k.219/ Nary A per t-,.!ent estii yid Ana•non t • 4 1, 4 ,, J. - x 3,10. 1. , 4 ~• 4- cj Ir; s ' l pr (grit. . .4.',. 17 , ' , pC. 1411, i'' 1 4 4 por CcUt. fsi. 7d 763 ' `. 1 " 0 , 74 cra' .- `, 3 pee (I..iit. it rti. 59i 591 . Pc' n ! r i,,t 5 re f ,„ol4 ,St; 3 per Ct. (Amis. :541- 50 i.');/7,1i 11 ' 9 ' A o.lA* 4 4lilk: 1)-• D',4lll‘ L. A9ll. IS•i46-1. 1 )S :t • Pli° '''. " !Ctli ' ' l;:'' C1)11f4 Pi .. ~ ,z,, Itif!l'et Ster.:l44 . • , 4. I li .4.4444* . 1'07,:r; Dittl'` )./' 'or: ' ~, Mail w.v.r.,:lt ATLOItiPON (,) 01.0 f : 1 . : li; ." ;$ i " ' ' ,'".; Mornin, 46 mislatti after .0. 4 7 .-Vett° ~,14 _._....... . :....:...---------- ' . i''''''4 ,- ' raSA-Inor.ronare, - 4 ilst lac addressed: .; , .. tOuRT or co:,oio; 4 >r PLE,.‘S, FEE. 19. ASSAULT AND FAT..4E I: , .:IIvit!SONMENT ON TIM icitTH ' stowAßn v. Yovis6; , • This ilPas nn aetio.o brought by - the plaintiff, the First nate of• the LOrd , Eldon EMit laditwtn t), apinst the defendant, the Captain ofthe ship, fb, recover damages fir an assault and imprisonment nn .‘ voyage ta* the East Indies and back',,, Mr. Con#.ins, the second mate of the Lord El don d6posed, that the Defendant was'not pleased at the plaintiff's being qpninted first mate of the Dry; the owners, t.ts he wished to appoint to the situation; thAt he desired the witness to.i;44in the plaintiff SO, at. Grivesenci, rind ask Itinitti resign ; he did so, -and the ptfintiff re fused ;. that whet; the ship was crossing the Mo therbank, And passing the ship Harriet, the plain - tiff had the charge of the deck ; and the dekndant, thinking. he was draWibg too near the Harriet, rap but of the cabin, and struck him on the bank with a speaking-trumpet. After this the defendant de.- sired the witness to ask the plaintiff to - I:ve the Situation of first officer, as he tilf:.te..;fit he was,not capable of filling it. The plaintifi" again ,re,red; anti On the witness' infowling ;the fendant of the answer, he saidi• Avotild he eiltoiniprison hint tor the rest Of voyage, which would,beioverC On the wit 110.si as be would . have the , whole of the management of: they ship: on on himself, • On the Stith of May, 1t..1 0, the (le fendint pat the ph.lintiii tinder 1111 . .arrnt o ~ hort• time 'aft.erwattls the witness Asked the defendant, if he had any objection to Mi. Gilbert, a pas Sen -, ger, doing the duty , cif First-unite ? Ile said he had not. The defeinlatifasked the witness,..where the plaintifi mvssed inforaltd lihu in the caddy ; sald_he !..liould not continue to do 'o, hut he most mess b*IOW ;- be remained under ar..;. rest until the: ship arrived in the country ; when they were aliovt a fortnight on the vov,4 : .e ward, the plaintiff ':wag inUStellitg tri'e crew, the defendant said, he did not ' see any firemen mentioned .on the :Muster list ; the plaintiff an se•ereil, there .never bad ,been any ; the defend,,,it said, h e would h4vit them, and ordered plaintiff put therm clown, he called Mr. Horn the quarter master to do it, hut the defendant would not al- I•►w: him, and insisted he shoidd do it Itintaelf.--- Tile plaintiff s'aid, it was the duty. of the ntiarter malter, on which the defendant ordered him tinder arrest. Off S. flelerei, • the,plaintiff had charge of the ship ; 'she. had got about three mites ii-het of the convoy ; he backed .the mizen-tali.sail to let her drop into her station in therear of the cOn- • voy ; the defendant come on deck, and asked who did it ? The plaintiff answered, that he . hatt. The . defendant asked him, if Iv: did not knOw thlt he bad given, orders to the contrary The plaintiff said, he - bad heard any :;tich order. The de leuda4 said, he. hart .a great mind to put hilts ~in irons, and ordered him again tinder arrest. Witness, on his cross.exaruination,inaitt, that h e : had often obeyed orders of, the <Defendant which he did" not think strictly prnper. ' lie would not say whether he should or should not have acted as' the plaintiff did, for he never wto place& in the same Mtitation. The: plaintiff knew his duty, bat he did not .eonsider him a smart °th e ir. Lieut. Darby. 4441-Mr. Hord, -Ouarter-master, corroborated the testithouy of the last witnums. Iri defence, it Was contended,. that the (efend ant acted; untier the. - imptvise of the ntouient, and, us be c nee ived, for.the pafety of the ship. • Mr:. Justice GUM 3 ,tumbled tip the evidence, and . the Jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff--7-Da . . , , wages, 3001. , .No. 2931, arawa ilust Thsda ury: the Prize •of „e 5,000, tvas sold a Hub of pcNorts; at the WestEud of the TwWn, ley BR taßcoM, at the Lucky Office, No. 1, ,ii.)ibinri-bar.;, th e corner of Mid.fte-row: • • , On the evening of the tith 'inst. the house of of Swppitotte, near AslthY4de-la ,•Zintelt, wits attacked by rt 'gang - Of lire ,161.1ermA . , 'robhertt. They entered it about a qu:tyter past eight o'olock, .Three of thern-geeured two female servantli, eu:l proee.;tletl to filtnider the itonw; the toottuan was unfottatrettely out. Two of the roh bets Ce . ,tered the dining-ro , Cm, where Miss flake tl.as sitting, threutene.4l to. blow her hrains out, it she tnadethe least noiie,or . rosistance;and denvitnded her money, plate„iice. She replied, she had very little money, bat what sh 4 had they ShOtild have, and :t she andf...nale Servittlt v;...rea to thertt the plate ,of the +/aim: of near 3001. They then the house. --A Llow-i-treet Officer . - Am; scut to Isnidon for, and Pearkes was dig.. - patched. Printed hills, otfvting' a reward for the etwnsioll (Cl the rObbeil, woe eireulated tit Uirmiiighani, and notice sent to-the Police M a .. • rates. S amuel D 0 ickins Dimkt Lynn, and ft .thrco of the. g . i:og, w4.l't - 1 nt donsegnenee • .apprehended at „Birmingham on Saturday, with a great part of the property stolen from .shell"s hout , e,in their possession..—William Smith, and Thomas Cook, two other; of the gang, ie ere opprehendtd early ~On SattOday porn:arty :) , atL u ei cter. They have sillee been exarniuo before - a Magistrate, and committed for farther examina tion. roi TUE SUN riftl.lnlTor, Observing in the, Timeg or this day, the I9th letter tthich stews to be imendmmd to conve e ' • to hi.s remuh.rs Of an enormous an nual iur.'ome- being received by tile LordCuni cellor ;Britain, (elt, as 1 trust every pan who valnes truth above falsehood iniut feel, at the iii idiolisiimunner in sthich Vetus bus thought .froper to tecut , the subject respecting; the question on the Vice. Ch fSill, now hetore Par : for the whOle of' letter is insidi, 6us y couched m that strain of, ironical it, which. inity indie':e.riminty-persons to read it who tabor wit;e, perlutpri, WouldiniveoYerlooked it,and'Vould have escaped the danger ofheirigniisled. • It, tilt; exit hail i.ested here, I sliMild not have been inflow] to offer :iny comments to your no tice. ' 'Bat when we see a:writer unjustly attack . the eh,rracti! r .oi'.o gi:eat nt,an, (for so will 1 call the Lord Chaneellor of England, oiie who has never been exeeeded either it his judicial or rem al capacity)., it is imperative duty on every one to eride;ivtiiir•to confute the falsehood. ceitairily . feel great pleasure in finding the subject more ably hveulled, to do credit to, to , justly celebrated a chatmae.ter, and to expose, the fallatiious manner in which Vetusaftenits" to ifit pose upon his antlers, by the supposed'enormous „income of ,the present Lord Chancellor..on a cal onh4tion Avimielm 1:3 fOtitided upon no other basis titan his own i-ioriiet dictum.. `EXpericnce, S';r, intis . -t_haVe convinced you, that soncof the welions made use of by the factious to overturn all order i n th e St a t e , ix to induce the l~tii)lic; fe.specially when the burtbens of the State and the high prices of alt the necessaries of life priss heavily upon them) to irelieve that there are many overgrown great men, like the ..drone bees in a hive, who live upon and d e vo u r the labou r .. ,;* tiie' industrious, adopting sub wltielm not tnore than one man in a lion ' dee(' can hive the means of detecting the fallacy ; and this mltilice is daily practised •by every interested emthunniator of . public Measures. , • `I therefore, only occupy a short sluice in , , , g your colunms, by statiu the calculations of Veils, Lola sbuning the fallacy of themn . by incontroverti hie facts-,fafmts -which every man in this kingdom has the means of coming to the knowledge of, .as welliis myself. Vetus,lo.bii third paragraph, (for I shall pass ever the: introdtictory ones, which. eppear only to. introduce the pretended grind exposition of the . euormous fees and salary of the Lord Chancellor), holdy asserts that he receives a fee,of,lsl, from every iconimission of bankruptcy, over and above his salary of 1(),0001. per annum, and states the number of Commissions,last year to haveamOunt ed l'n:lBoo,.making income of 'fro m 40;000/. 50,0001. a-vear. • • • t'rhether bii is or wrong in his 11'Pa/et of coifonissions; I will not, , dispute at present; but I 'Will shewtirat,-even if the Lord Chinceltor received any fees Whatever; (which I contend. he (lets nma), the largest •possible fee that could reach his poAet, after all' the, or of the COtirt.h4d reeeived•theie feeS, paid stamp duties, parchMent, and the other incidental ex pt nws, - could riot eXceed al. upon any coinmis sion;, but I Contend he does no: receive one ISlliiiiei y, , To prove this • fact, I will litre state, the wlem . de of the fees in sumr .tint a - corn Inis‘lon of bminkrupt, to whom they; are .paid, .ntel to who.a they beheig,L--Which can be. proved by ,every solicitor in London, or any of • their cici-ksndeo are in the habit of atteßding this branch of birsinesS,---and then leave you and yoer gcitrt,.." to draw your own Conclusions. The first fee clia:-, , ,4-ed; is 'one shilling seta. piing ,for docket; tidy is a fee to time clerks of the of. tide, ti nice, there are -never lesS than four or, five ktpt. The next.ii tlicliond to the-Lord Chancellor, for Which . thi• It is. of which 20s. Is paid for -stamp duty, and then there is the 'parchment and clerks Tees for the 'other SOT O. The uvit fee charged is petition and duty, . - 4d: itrrt CiO'which there• is a•stamp duty of 2s. . and parchment, Pic. the secretary's fee, and clerks fees for ingrossing, Ste. • • 'fire next fee charged is the•Seerctriry fee and iiliit radavit; 11. 25.---this charge sufficiently ex plains itself. The next, and largest of all, is the Commission and llanaper fee, 5/, 2s. 'Bd. The stamp duty and - parchment •tiport the commission is at least 75.;; .the chhit.'s engrossing, and the residue, goes. to the Clerk 'of the liantieer Office, in Sotiterset. ! place, which is executed bytrs o gentlemen of great eminence, as trustees, and who also have a t i e r . .. pay and clerk ti) pay, and the sealer and his de pity,- a patcot place ; and the last charge of -et 25. for time flu boX, to gee') the commission in ; the whole of these fees, imionnting . to ssl, out of .which (according- to . \Trill/5 . 3 at:COillit,•01.11Otil 1 WitSt for the jpgcnuitf displayed in this expose, pronounce tn. be :it son of a sister kingdina) the Lord Chancellor. receives 151.. ! . • Now, Sir, sunposingit 'possible that the Lord Chancent• could receive'any of these fees, which I by no peaus adinit,:ii,nin4 be evident to every man, that. all the l lfees-he cold(' posiibly . rec e i ve could. not exceed 3. upon each Commission. This dekiction will therefore wipe off' from Vettces statement about '27,0001. a year; but even sup _ posing that by possibility the Chancellor did re ceive these fee, ~ it could not, by any...account , whatever, exceed 5,000/, per annum, which, atld 7 ' ed lrehis 10,000/. etailtry, WOUM amount only to '13,0001. ; a sem which is very short of forty or fifty thbusandpounds per,amantn, so erroneously stated to be the Of time Lord Chancellor. there is yet, ,mother subject, • and swl:1 11, arcording - to . .VertlS ; SOlSilat mode of reasoning, may also tend to increase the Lord's Cheencellor's :;;Iteetire,,namely, a land tax of 4s. io•the pound Which lie pays 'pint his salary 0f,10,0001, a year, e nd nu itleolllo . .lllX Of tell per.,tieut. which if taken upon the suppoed 15,0D0L will amount tog - ether . , `to 3,5001. ;Ind this, I. think, if-I turn tight lit !ny.; utuabers,Will bring time Lord Chancellor's aceouni.