The Sun. — London, England, 1812-10-23 00:00:00

COMAION COLIN OIL. Yesterday the Lord Mayor held a Court of Common Coun6l,which was very numerously at tended. The requisitionjlaid before the last Court for dc __ ~claring a vacancy, in.the. Collector of Brokers rents was called for and read, upon which a very long debate ensued, and the Court finally agreed to con fine the election 'Of Mr. West to that situation, by the Committee of City Lands, upon a division, by a Majority of -18-. ; 71 The Lord Mayor laid before the Court a letter from the Lord Mayor-elect, declaOng his inten tion to take upon- :himself that office, which was read. Tkanks were unanimously voted to the Lord Mayor's ;Chaplain, for his sermon, preached on Michaelmas day last, previous to the Com Mon Hall kir the election of Lord Mayor for the. year ensuing.,_ Several Reports for granting Leases, and on va ,,,rions other referenees were presented and agreed and referred for execution, - e Lord-Mayor appointed another Court to be .liolden on Thursday next to settle the-Watch Rate, _AD.(' to consider a: motion for a Gold -Box to be pre :. ;seated to Lord Wellington, and various other no ,,:Ttices of motions A Court of Aldermen was appointed for Wed nesday next; WESTMINSTER SESSIONS, OCT, 22. James Fenn; coachman -to Lord, Delvin, the &lest : .son of the Earl of Westmeath, was put to the'har, - eharged with assaulting a rrson of the 7 name •of Crut'ehley, one of the Marshalmen of the. Lord Chamberlain, in the due execution of his • , From the statement of Mr. Anor.rnus, in sup port of the prosecution, it appe9red, that the de fendant was driving .his mastees 'horses, and in . Waiting-at Carlton House on a Levee day, that in intemperate mood - ,.he:-eonimitted great irregu - laritv in. the Court-yard at Carlton House, and „ .Mr.,Crutchley in endeavouring to stop him from hiS - folly, was assaulted by Lim. The consequence of_which was, that he. was taken from his box, and his master haying no coachman to drive - him _ home, was under the necessity of making the best of his way to his house, without servant, carriage - or-horses. The ease was made fully out on,the part of the Crown, and Mr. ALLEY addressed the Court and • the.: Jury • mitigation of punisbnipit. Mr. Crutchley also very handsomely recommended him to.mercy, and the Court taking- all the circum stances into consideration, sentenced him to be ::.imprisoned one month. • Joseph Maberly and Mn. Deane were indicted Tor assaulting a young' woman, servant to a Mrs. Conyers, a lady residing in the neighbourhood of 1 1 ark-lane. The Circumstances of the case consisted in the defendant, ,Mr. - 2.l:lberly, Who is a Solicitor, go . to Mrs. Conyers' house, who is' by mutual - consent living .separate iron her husband, and there, using violene.e to ge', possession of some ar 'tides of ornamental furniture, by forcing the key 'from the said=mentioned maid servant, in .do- Ing which he Considerably alarmed and injured her. The case was proved, and both the Defendants were found Guilty. THE KING V. FRANCES CRIBB AND MARGARET BRADBROOK. . _ . This was an indictment preferred against Mrs. Crjbb, the wife of'the pugilist of that name, and it Bradbrook, the other defendant, for assault ing a woman of the name of WTarr. Mr.:MAINAN7ARING SUMITI(rd up the evidence, and left it with the Jury to decide, who, after a long•consultation. returned their verdict, finding Mrs. Cribb Guilty, and Mrs. Bradbrook Not Guilty. I.‘IOST J tI‘IPORTAIstT . DECISION IttGARDING TFIIt FARMING' AND AGRICULTURAL iNfrnitsT. • MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—We" gave a report of a case at this Office, on Wednesday last, where Mr. Sheppard a farmer in Herts, and a dealer in ' London, had his waggon,laden with dung, stopped at Whetstone turnpike, and in default of the wag goner payinythe demand, two ho t ses were detain-. ed, and-Mr: Sheppard ulthcately paid 27/. 95. Gd. for over weight. The information was discharged on the ground, that the; load - did not consist of thing alone, ,it having been proved, that a - basket was a part of the load. The Sitting Magistrate's. gave it as their opinion, that the Act of last Ses sion did not alter a clause of the Act of the 14th. of :the present King,- which . exempted dung from being weighed. Much inconvenience has arisen to the farmer and , agriculturist rela tive to the construction of these Acts, and since the last decision of the Magistrates over weight hasbeen demanded and taken. in more than one instance, by virtue of the recent Act. An infor mation was yesterday heard at this Ofiiee, at the suit of Mr. Dyson, a farmer and stable-keeper, whose waggon, laden with dung, was stopped at the-Islington gate, on the 15th instant, and 281. 19s. Gd. demanded for overweight, a tilt or cloth to prevent •a' load becoming- wet, being thereon. The toll-taker, of the name of Eves, went the length of: detaining two horses for the exaction, which were sent to a repository, and sold for thirty-six pounds. Much discussion took place, on the subject. :Mr. AND.REWS, .for the defendant, argued as on ,a former day, that the last Act of Parliament was made to reconcile the ambiguities of different' former Acts,-and by that Act it was enacted, that no waggon laden withdung, &c. of Wheels of sik inches breadth in the fillies, should be 'allowed to carry more than three tons. weight of dung.in•the winter, and two tons and a - half in the summer.— 'The Learned Counsel contended that the Act of the last Sssion controlled -the Act of 'the four teenth of the King. which gave unlimited weight in dung . ; and the preamble.itself strengthened the latter Act.. Andrews argued on the different Acts at considerable length ; and he also contend ed, that taking the hor s es was n o t t a ki ng mone y , for toll. If the Collector had done wrong in that respect, he would be liable to an action, but such was not eognizable before the Magistrates. Mr. BYNG, M. P. dwelt with much force upon the construction of the several Acts of -Parlia ment, and ,coinbated Mr. Andrews' arguments: He stated, his servant ,had once been . , charged with over, weight, because he had not eaten the whole of his bread and butter he had purchased fordinner, but the Collector was defeated in this instance, and it was within the Act of the 14th, that a tilt could only be considered as a ne cessary covering - to hay, &c. and could no more be dispensed With than the dung-fork or .shovel.: The farMers must remain at a stand-still if dung . was to-be weighed. The recent Act, the worthy Member observed, took into consideration the wheels oLgardeners carts, and omitted altogether those of Waggons, 'So that the forther might carry more than the latter. It was unfortunate that the word only manure for the improvement of land. was in Of Act of the 14th, which made a basket liable to charge for over weight., Mr. I3yng repeated that it was his intention to set the mat ter at rest when Parliament met. • Mr. CONAN'D delivered his opinion at some length. :fie observed, that taking the horses was to all intent and purpose taking toll. - The Magi= strafe was in hopes this was, a charge ror over weight in a mere load of dung; but he, neverthe less, «;a5 of opinidn, the tilt was a necessary, part of the waggon, and not of the load. The recent Act was to relieve the anxiety . of gardeners, and lie was of opinion it (lids not go to repeal in any wise thc,Act of the'l4th, which relieved the dung waggon from over weight. Mr. ANDREWS hearing this much of • Mr.,Co nant's decision, stated, he would rather the case (which was not exactly the one he wished argued at the Sessions), be adjusted by returning hack to Mr. Dyson his horses, &c. placing him in stutu quo. • . . The Magistrate observed, he bad no Objection for the defendant to declare a non process to the conviction, and get his' . property 'returned. This was agreed to *by both parties, which sets the question at rest until Parliament meets,-that dun.- alone is not entitled to he charged for over weight. A STATE TRIAL.-7A letter from New York, dated September 3, says—'• Yesterday morning, in the. Circuit Court of the United States, now sitting in this city, a hill of indictment was pre sented against a merchant of this place for ,high treason against the United States, in furnishing the enemy with supplies of prOVision under a-Bri tish license, given by the late Minister VosTrltt. The prisoner bad been prosecuted under the Act against sailing unkr foreign licenses, and was on. bail but on being indicted for the offence of treason, the fact having been committed since Dechiration of War, was committed to prison firr, On Friday last, John Low, a poor man, re'si dent Of Harieston, waft found drowned in a pond in Gaudy-hall Wood, Redenhall Ee was found standing upright. It seems the poor victim bad ventured after some sticks; but missing his way, most probably being deceived by the reeds which were growing io the soft mud,. met his "miserable fate. He was in the 92dr year: ' On Saturday,se'h night a second foot-race was run on the turnpike road between OA: Long-bank and Chester-le-street,.hy John Charlton, of Hamster ley, and George Blackeys, of Handon-bole, Charl ton staking 10 guineas to six guineas, in conse 'quence of being the .former winner. After a race of two miles, run in ten minutes and 324, seconds, Charlton again beat his antagonist about fifty yards. A singular marriage took ,placelately, near the Old Head. in Caitness, between a woman of MG years of age and a man of 70; being her third hus band. It is .somewhat remarkable that on the same,night she was married: tolter first husband, her -Second vas born. POLICE. AIANSION-HOUSt. --Yesterday John Roberts was brOught to the Justice Room, at the Mansion Hou"se, for examination, charged on suspicion of being concerned in several fbrgerie.s upon different bankers. He was - affended by a Solicitor and Counsel ; but the LORD MAYOR being obliged to attend- a Court of COMmon Council, the examina tion was 'put off to a future day'. The prisoner displayed the 'sane forward conduct .as' when he was admitted a Kirig's evidence against Armi-: tage GUILDFIALL.--'YCSt erday the Inquest Jury•of the Ward of FarringdonWithin , brought a great quan tity of bread before the Sitting Alderman, which they 'had seized at a 'baker's sh bp in their Ward, deficient of weight, according to the present stan dard. The bread being weighed, it Was found considerably deficient, for which the Alderman, after severely reprobating, the practice, convicted the offender in the penalty of half-a-crown for everyOuirce tleticient ; and wished the circuntstance migilt he pUblisheci in the nemtpapers, as a warn ing to other*.. W(NRSH following persons, sns pedted of being:; col eerned in various act:; of rob bery, &c. underwent .exitinination yesterday, viz. if. Moss, E. IlloOme „ and J. Noriiian. Norman was taken on *Wednesday evening, Q 4 Ealing Common, by Bishop and the two Aymstrongs.— Ile Was on horseback, armed with a brace of .dou ble-barrelled pistols; loaded. Muss 'and Roome wer t F,,apprehended bY the same officers last week, rgq eliad, in the ant instance, with bre a ki ng into `dnd robbing the . liouse'efl\ir. Johnson, a linen draper, at Watford, in September, 1811. Eviderree respecting the robbery Was heard, but it did not appear that either of the, prisonerS were identified as parties concerned. . s tbe nrisonerS7Nornian - and Noss were-. nest brthtght up for examination, Charged with break ing into and robbing the house of Odder, Esq. near Uxbridge, in the Autumn of 1811, but remanded for farther 'exathination. LONDON Prltitcti 1?) , THOMAS WOOD; . Of No. 35 , M a id en -l ane , Covent-garden 7, anti At the SUN' OI FI O E , N o . 1 . 12, Strand, where Advertisements„ Orden: to spzili ,REPORT. ' OF TAE. AFRICAN INSTITUTION.. EXTRACT FROM THE REPORT OF THE* COMMIS-=, SIONEAS OF AFRICAN INQUIRY. 1. SLAVE TRADE. " The death of one of the Commissioners early 'in the.e:Necutihn of our duty, and .the long ski:- ness • and consequent debility.of another, prevent our going, so much into ,detail as might have been originally intended, and compel us to confine our report to a more general view of the subject. " A, general view will, howe - ver, be amply suf.: ficient in the present state of timings, until the en , tire and effectual abolition of the Slave Trade shall have affom:dA to the natives, of Africa a fair op portunity of ihewing, ,Whethe - r.personal, security will stimulate them to any exertion for the im provement of their condition ; or, whether they will persiS't in - ,submitting ,to no labour, fartlier than to that small portion necessary.for the :cul tivat!--on ai of the lowest articles of human i. : l9sten, • r . 211 Ce. This .question,• we are, sorry to say, is still far from being flirty at issue, not with.stauding . the en;.' actments of the Briti.h and American legislatures: and the benevolent interferences of thelecutive Government, and of numerous individuals in the fOrmer country. The slave .Trade is at present carried on, to a vast extent ; T and as the continua-: tiOn or suppression of this in.htunan traffic, ap pear!, to be the great hinge on which the future 'welfare of Africa turns, we shall„begia i with stat: ingits present condition, acid the,obstacles which" prevent, and _probably will long prevent, its being_ put an - end to. This trtfle havinf4 been carried on principally by the Eng:1;S!) before the abolition toolt `vast diminution of the usual:thirriber - Orships thus' employed imineijiately follow,ed the passing of the laws for that. purpose; and as4merica had passed some severe laws to - tlyr. same eftlct ; tt was. Tea;-, sonably hoped, - both in England and-Africa, that a mortal blow hadibeen;struck apqibsitthis traf*, as the only two great Maritime pcpie who copld effectually carry it on, bad now, according . to all - I appearance, willingly abandoned it. . 7 ‘r flie natives themselves began to entertain the_sarne opinion ,the slaves which were brought down - from the interior remained unsold, and were either sent back to the imvrior, or gradually dis persed as domestre slaves. As far as'oar . inquiries have been able to discover, none of them were. murdered in this part of Africa. " A cessation of the trade.did indeed take , place hit- several Months ; blit, this space t was much too short to afford any, criterion whereby to judge of the future indoleuee,or exertions of die Afri:, cans, .in the event of the Slave Trade being elfec tually done away. " The great ad , - antages to be derivetl from oc cupying the openings _thus left on the coast of Affirm, by, the.retreat of the English, were soon perceived by the American's, particularly those of the Southern States, vr;io, _setting the laws of their, country at defiance, have boldly engaged to an immense extent in the trade, covering their ves sels by a -fictitious sale at the Havanna,.Teneritfe, : Or any other of the Spanish colOnies, -Where they are easily ,furrikshed with false, papers.,.. Lately, this scheme has been extended,. in a small degree, to Madeira and : the Azores : the paltry island of St. Bartholomew also prostitutes the Swedish flag . to similar purposes.. ". But the Spanish flag is generally preferred, and covers not only the Americans, but also (there is great reason to 'believe) a considerable number of vessels actually British prOperty. The Ameri can master and:crewgerterally continue on board after the, nominal transfer, and .two foreigners, under the denomination of captain and supercargo, are added to the ship. It frequently lrapnems this nominal captain is some poor lad who has never been at sea before, but whose.services to carrythe papers can be had cheqp. " The object of these Spanish Americans is to fill Cuba, Florida,/Louisiana, and the, southern desarts of .North America with slaves_; an extent Of evil, compared . with which the former supply of our "kirst India settlements sinks into a trifle : a vast field is also. opcniir: to them in South Ame rica, which :will not he neglected. -A letter (taken in one 'of the vessels lately condemned, a t Si er r a Leone) from a principal merchant at Buenos, Ayres, to his correspondent at Philadelphia, ex presses ilk' 'astonishment ,at the supineness of the Americans in not carrying thither cargoe's of slaves, seeing how much they are wanted. BY the aaturrin of 1809 the coast of Africa swarmed with vessels thus equipped and document ed ; and it was not until the arrival of a small, Squadron of his Majesty's vessels early in the next year, that any interruption could be given to their proceedings. • " Even then ninny doubts arose as to the lega lity of their detention; hut the o►rcer command ing the squadron bring resolved to put the busi ,ness to the test, several of them ‘vere seized and condemned hi the Court )of Vice-Acimiralty nit Sierra Leone_ ; since Which, the decision of the Privy Connell, in the case of the Amedie, (deliver ed by, Sir William Grant) seems to. leave little doubt aS. to the legality of these sentences.. " Most of these captures have been•made on the coast aucl rivers adjacent to Sierra. Leone ; it 'being judged to be an object of primary import ance to. remove (if possible) such: an obstacle to improvitinent front, the peighbOurhooa of that settlement. • . , , " Some of these vessels had, : not, yet _received their slaves op hoard; but their, capture had ne vertheless deprived the slave dnAessof the means of carrying off about 281P;Afr,kcans ;, and out of other captures 471 men, 196 women, and 421- chil dren have been, released from slavery. A consi derable number of the nearest and dearest kindred; husbands and wives,, parents and children, brothers and sisters, who had' been ;kidnapped or stolen at various times, and put on board different vessels, have been thus • unexpeqedly restored to each‘othar• at Sierfa Leone;- and 'whenever. any of them have desired to return to their own country, and such re turn has been deemed practicable, they have been al lowed to do so; being first provided.with a paper under the hand and seal of the Governor; - certifying ['ublished by WILLIAM AILMIGETI •SCRIPPS, South Molt the Paper, Lelters for the Editor; &c. (post igtid),' . 47 t; . 2ey gi'e 6 ei eied as. tis popie rind t:nds?; 11;4 pratection,vgtich is looked vpat,'. - atcGrding . to customs and lagz y• Africa, to be a sufficient security against further moltstation. frome, , All' the - peo p le . Chas hus returning _must naturally - be mbre-than ever • the enemies" of sla very, as they cannot fail, in:the last foueevent fid months of suffering ; and liberation, to — h ave acquired some ne;.v ideas of freedom, Which 'will of course be gradually diffused: amongst their _friends ; and seeing that all white men are not their' enemies, but that one European nation con sider's-the Slave Trade as unlawful,' and is deter mined,, if piASible.,: to put an end;to it; the - na-; tives may,, by, 'degrees, -feel some en&mr , age ment to liberate themselves from this horrible thraldoin: ' «. The. right ofmalzip.giaves see_ forme:ly to • - have been co::fi . ned to the kings or ; but on the west coast' of Africa, 3,vbere power is so.dif '•fr§ed-tWai it is to' say with whom any to lerable-sill-Ire rests;• the constant practice F..t pre-; sent is;..for•the people ia-t..-cneial to kidn - ap itch other, .wherever : one party. is personally-stronger than the other, and has connections. uffAcjeptly numerous to secure . • The interruptions and annoyance 'the - Siave Trade bias lately - met. with. betw,'(-.) -Goree and' Sierra Leone, has given it a Now.' As long as it is 'carried on by to seizure (such as 'the. Affieri;:! , ,• ), the - .ctrst.fl:Li t4e plai.e to . t1 , ..• 4 w ou ld b e nearly free ir,rit this evil, \*.ert... it. not . for 'ale Portuguese settlement of Bi*:iS2.o . , W6C-11, instewd . of furnishing, :as formerly; a sluz-,ll.'innii ,ber of slaves annually.to . I.3.razil, is now be.r:onqt-G -eMporiuni of the Slave `Krade in • this.! 'Of Africa. There the ships lay secure Berl;:, sektire, and 'thither the siave!s are 'safely eouVeied,'alon - the shore, in canoes •and - sthall .craft‘,.from the Bearci(;s; Pongis, Oidier neighbourhood. No rood reniedy scelv-is ble to. th'e-Vireet intevfcrenee . cif he Portuguese GoVernmeut.. But the greet scene of theSl:tve : Tv, , a`,e is Oil the . eolst of Whydab, the Pi, ht of 13"1 . 3"' znid the PorttiguSc settft,nc,ut, o, and Angola. We have no' nielms - of iiitrtr tainino- Vie extent to -which'it is carrit'd otl : but accorunig to Or general opinion of the lie?st 33]- fortned.'Spar*i<:tYds anti Portuguese %aye heel brought into this, port, the annual itiport::fiba „was (i,p r the heginuing.of 1810) consklered, at a moderate computation, to be 40,000 for Brapil, '40,000 . : for the 'llavannali and Cutia. The Por tuguese part of this trade is. carried on alniast en tirsly,in ships and vessels 'actrAly Some British merchants are supposed- to rear oivtiers 'et a feW ; and the Aruk-rins, : ofmi few inure. Ver7fevit'real'Spanish ship, are eiu ploved ; the great -infkasiot , vessels under the'SPa ms4 flag on the coast of Africa, are actually , lieans'; severaCare sußposed to belong to Britia& merchants. (T., be continued.) A most unfortunate.occurrence took place late, oti Moiiday night in Catwater : A boat, witirffve hands in it, was discovered near the wreck of_the liedtess—Victualler (that drove ashore it, I.Vezid raan's Bay during the,gale on Sunday nighq,wh'a Were immediately warned off by those :who 11,4 'charge of it ; but they appeared determined oie approaching the wreck; 'and were fired at, when one of them fell, mortally wbpded, arc c - .4pired sooii afteiwards. We understand the name of the deceased was Canary, WhO lia.s been enrllo-,:cl superintending the removal of stores for th e.Break water ; he has left a wifeto bewail his premature 'death. BIRTHS, On Monday last, at Kew,Mrs. Ito4eit Gamble, of a Daugh ter. Yesterday _morning, in Alb:on-place, the Lady of Charks Putt, Esq. of a•Son. MARRIED. Lately, Edward, second son of Richard Paul Jodrell., Esq, of Sall , in Norfoilc,.to Mary Lowndes, yout4est 'daughter es; Witham Lowades Stone, Emi. of Brightweil, Oxon. , • On Monday 'Wit /light,' at BaconSthorpe, the'Rev. Jacob Monntain; eldest sot* of the Lord Bishop of Qiithec,;l4 Fri/twos, the youngest daughter of the late Rev. Willi/an lir,tukr„ Rector of Kirby Be,Li and Swaimthoqic. • Ott Tuesday se'imight, the tiev.'E/Ln. Soralt,Apthorp,, youngest, e. Lighter of the Rev. 1)r. Apthcap; hot h•Of Caintridge. On the 12th last. at Leith-inn, Harry Niven •Lniuden, Esq. of Auchindore, to Harriet Christian,. eldest daughter . of Liinaradnt-General Alexander Hay, of.Rannary.. The same day, at Alt:raw/A, Captain Green, of the-11./4yd Seal Fnzileers, _to Frances Susan, youngest daughter a the late William Urquhart, Esq,. of Craigston. ' • On the 12th inst. at TorryJlouse, North Britain, Patrick Rieard, - rEsq: late of Vincent, to MiSs Tlemino,, of Ar brrpthi• - On Monday last, Francis William Stanford, Earl.. of Bala nit:ritaMord, in the. County of Mayo, to Miss M. Gorton, the' daughter Of 'William Gorton, Esq. ol . Wind.sor. • On Tuesday last,' - at West Malting., Mr. Thomas Hutchin son, of Cannon-street, to Ann Russell, only datight r of '..',;i cholaS Graham, Esq. of New Barns, Kent. On _Wednesday, Thomas..Bowles, Esq. of Milton-hill, is the County of Berks, to'llester-Suptda,. , only daughter.cl . Sa muel Selwood, lisq .. . of the Abbey, . Lately,:at Lyme, Dorset, John Stone, Esq. 'Solicitor, of T,/unton, to Miss &ateimse, of the same plaCe.. 1)1ED •On ~;fnesdny • last, ,suddenly, at 'Packing - ton, the Earl of lin , salve day, at the Vicarage House, Waterheach, Cant briiiceslAie, in the 67th _year of his age, the Rev. William Wiiii,uoa; M.A. Vscat of that Paris:h. • On Saturday last, of a gradlial decline, in the 75tb year of age; Mr. Francis' many years Proprietor and Printer of the Cambridge ci , roniele. The 'same day, after along and painful illness, Mary,. the Wife of the Rev. It. Webb, Canon of St. Paul's, West minster Abbey, On the 17th -inst: at Farehaw, i - lant3, after a lingering illness, Johri English, Esq. uged 58 The save day, Mr. Robert Jaineon, Merchant, of Queen street; Cheapside. On the 24d inst. at Larenstone, Miss Elizabeth Jesse Coope, second daughter of the late John Coope, Esq. Lately; at Grove Cottage, rtilham-road, aged about 4O Michael Henry Lynch, Esq. late of toe Guards. PRICE OF STOC. Bank Stuck, 213 2121 .• NAV , : b per" Cent. Irish 5 per Cent.. 4 per Cent. 711 S per Gent. Red. itju 3 per Celli, Con. sti-4-4. Banki—Ann. 14i 15-16th India Stock; 1624: . . :S'YESTEhDAY. intli4.l.lmuls, Sri. ss. dis. South Sect tituck, ` Exchtp.ler 34d. per day,. par , 13itto, :tid. peraay, 25.55-. pr. Oinikiimi, 4f pr. • Imperial 3 per ('eat. Cokes. for c.csti; Nov. sSra HIGH W.f. I - E:t AT LONDON 731t[DGE TO-MORROW. BliittliOg, 51 minutes after 4. I Evening,. H minutes after 5, a - street; - 6 ' rlisl'enoi.-squaYei lust be actffiesseil.