The Sun. — London, England, 1819-12-29 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN. The Loan MAYOR held a Special Court of Al dermen at the Guildhall yesterday, which was very numerously attended. The Members present were Sir Richard Carr Glyn, Mr. Alderman At kins, Mr. Alderman Cox, Mr. Alderman . Wood, Mr. Alderman Scholey, Sir Mathew Bloxam, Mr. Alderman Birch; Mr. Alderman J. J. Smith, Sir William Doraville, Sir .Claudius S. Hunter, Sir .I. Perring, Sir John Earner, Mr. Alderman, Mag nay, Mr. Alderman Thorp, Mr. Alderman Waith• man, and Mr. Alderman and Mr. Sheriff Bothwell. PROSECUTICN OF DIR. SHERIFF PARKINS AND OTHERS. The business for which the Court had been spe cially summoned, was to receive a RepOrt from the Committee of Privileges, to whom it had been referred to proceed in the prosecution of Mr. Sheriff Parkins, and other Liverymen, for the al leged tumult in Guildhall on Michaelmas-day last. Sir J. PERRINO presented the Report, which stated, that the City Solicitor had communicated to the Committee, that in consequence of the Re solutions recently agreed to in the Court of Com• mon Council, relative to the subject of the pro secution instituted by the Court of Aldermen, he felt that, as be was the officer of the Corporation, and appointed by the Common Council, it would not be delicate or proper for him to continue to conduct the proceedings in such a prosecution, continued in opposition to the wishes .of that Court, and he therefore begged leave respectfully to decline any further interference in that busi ness: The Report proceeded to state, that the Committee had consequently applied to another respectable Solicitor, who had also declined to .undertake the . business; that Messrs. Kay and s Freshfield were, however, ready and willing to proceed with the prosecution, and the Committee therefore recommended that they should be em ployed as the Solicitors for conducting it. • The Report having been read, Sir iOUN PER BING moved, that the City Solicitor's resignation of the business be accepted, and that the Court do agree with the Committee in the recommenda tion in their Report. Sir %V. pomytt.i.e expressed his regret at the determination to proceed in this prosecution ; he was not aware of any goOd likely to result from it ; on the contrary, he feared it might lead to very serious consequences, by producing animo sity between the different branches of the Cor poration. and tend to endanger the rights, for the establishment of which it was now so strenuous• ly insisted upon. Sir C. S. HUNTER disclaimed all personality, but thought it right that the prosecution should be persisted in. It was well known that there bad been a riot in the Guildhall, and it was ne cessary that all such riotous proceedings should . be pur.an end to ; the c...ore or Common COMl• iocettered„ improperly, as he conceived, with the rights of Gat Court, and it was fitting they should be shown their error, which could -.only be done effectually by proceeding in this prosecution, which would decide the question as to the right. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN •sata, t he Nv army Baronet (Hunter) had delivered his opinion with .much decision upon a subject respecting which, it appeired, he was totally ignorant. If be had been present he would have seen that there was , nothing like a riot. That the persons charged with causing the tumult were the very individuals who prevented it ; and that the only tumult . or obstruction at all was created by those who gave the evidence upon which these proceedings were instituted ; and it that Court had seen the case and the evidence, and more particularly if they bad heard the accused parties in their own de fence, they must have seen, that the whole accusa tion was founded in falsehood and conspiracy.— The parties contending for the right of the Livery had, by that very act, prevented tumUltuous street meetings, so generally and so justly deprecated. Sir It. C. GLYN observed, that as the proceedings of that Court 9 might ,go forth to the public, he wished it to be expressly understood, that he fully allowed the right of the Livery to discuss public business: but he thought it should be done when the Lord Mayor was present, and not in his absence. Mr Alderman WOOD asked the Worthy Ba ronet (Glyn) how the right, which he allowed to the Livery, could by any possibility have been ex ercised under the circumstances, otherwise than it Lad been ? Tile Lord Mayor had three times re fused to call a Common Hall, when requisitions had been presented to him,—and, .on two sepa rate occasions, when the Livery were legally as• sembled, be had dissolved the Hall to prevent, the Livery from expressing their opinions upon public business. If this example should be, and it might be, followed by other Lord Mayors, he repeated, bow could this acknowledged right be exercised by the Livery ? The motion for agreeing with the Committee in their Report was then put and carried. RECEIVERSHIP or THE ORPHANS' DUES os,COALS. Sir WILLIAM Dommta presented a Report from the Committee of Finance, relative to the Collection of the Orphans' Dues on Coals. The Report stated the gross amount of the sums collected annually from the year 1752, from which period the Receivership had been in the bands of different Members of the Court of Alder n►en; and also the respective balances in the hands of each, which were as follow : C. s. d. Sir Thomas Chitty 4,038 7 3 Sir N. Nash Sir James Esdaile Thomas Wright, Esq.... 9,26:1 2 5 The Right Hon. Thomas Harley ... 7,110 5 Nathaniel Newnham, Lsq 6,986 10 4 Sir William Curtis, Bart. 11,790 0 4 The Report having been read, . hir: Alderman WAITHMAN rose, , and observed, that it having been intended by a Member of the House to bring.this, business before Parliament, he (Mr. W.) had felt it his duty some months since to direct the attention of that Court to the subject, and it was upon a motion of ,his that the matter was referred, to the Committee. It now appeared by the Report and Accounts produced, that large balances had continually simained in the hands of the Receivers,. Members of that Court, from the year 1752. There might for merly have been some plea or excuse for retain ing these large balances, on account of the risk or great trouble in the collection ; but all such pleas had long since been done away, by the em ployment of a responsible person, otherwise ern played by the City, as a collectOr, at a salary of 1501., which is allowed to the Alderman, the re ceiver, in his account. The large balance appear- ing to have been in the hands of Alderman'Wright, was understood to have arisen solely from the difficulty of getting the money out of the hands of the different collectors. For the last twenty or twenty-five years, it had been usual to pay the receipts over to the Chamberlain, reserving only a balance of the two last months' collection ; this had been the practice during part of Alderman Harley's, and the whole of Alderman Newnham's receivership ; but from Febreary, 1310, when Sir William Curtis first became receiver, three months' collection had regularly been reserved as a balance in baud, and his average balance, from the time he took the office, appeared to have been 11,7301. 4d He must however observe, that since he first gave notice of calling the attention of the Court to this business, the Worthy Baronet had decreased his halaece, and reserved only a two months' ba lance, about 40001. less than formerly, thereby evidently admitting that he had heretofore kept back too much.—But this was not all the balance reserved by the Worthy Baronet. The balance he had just mentioned arose from the Orphans' Dues of 19d. per chaldron ; but there was also a metage duty of 4d., of which the Worthy Baronet eeas receiver. The accounts of . this fund were not noticed in the Report, as the management of that was under the controul of the Court of Common Council ; but after deducting about Id. flout the duty, for necessary expeeces, the amount would iucrease the before-mentioned balance by 3 • 10ths, so teat the actual average balance in the kVort by Baronet's hands, for several years past, had not been less than 14,0001. ! I—Upon , what pt inciple any Alderman Could claim to retain, or feel him self justified in retaining, such a balance, lie was entirely at a loss to conjecture, especially when it was recollected that the Corporation was conti nually going to Parliament for permission to bor row money upon this very fund, and that the fund itself arose from a duty on so necessary au article as coals, and was levied not only upon the citizens,. but the inhabitants of Westminster, Middlesex, and even surrey. The complaints, therefore,. which had been made as to this Fund, he concluded, were well founded, for if all these large lialanCes had been suffered to accumulate at compound interest, they would now have amounted to an enormous sum sufficient to defray all the debts upon that Fund, and thereby ,relieve the people from kvery heavy impost. He should be the last man in that Court to refuse a proper provision for any Magistrate whole eir cumstances might be reduced ; but lie contended that emoluments of this kind ought not to he held out as an advantage to induce persons to come into that Court otigivally, or to stay there when .they were no longer able to perform the duties of their situation, and still less ought such emolu ments to be presented as a gratuity to an Alder man of fortune and opulence. The Worthy Alderman concluded by mo% log, That the Court rto agree with the said Report ; and that all Balances in future be paid into the Chamber, to be applied in the liquidation of the debts. Sir R. C. GLYN agreed t h at the balances in hand were much too large ; but he feared there was some mistake, which probably Sir William Curtis could set right if he were present. He wished to know if Mr. Drummer, the Collector, and Sir William Curtis, hed—been examined by , the Committee d i at all events, he thought, in the absence of the person implicated, they ought not to proceed, and therefore moved, that the Report be referred back to the Committee. Me. Alderman IVAITH SIAN replied, Drummer had not been examined, inairmuch as he was not an Officer of that Court ; but the accounts had been examined by the Chainberlain's Clerk, and were signed by Sir William Curtis himself, and agreed with the Return made on this subject to the House of Commons by the %Vol thy Baronet. This statement wall confirmed by Sir W. Dom- VILLE and Mr. Alderman TkjORP, who stated, that the balance was a three months' balance, exclu sive of the month in collection. ,Mr. Alderman ATKINS observed upon .the ex pence and trouble necessarily mtendant on such an office, and remarked on the indelicacy and im propriety of proceeding on such a charge in the absence of the Meniber concerned, who, he did not doubt, would be able to explain the cir cnmstaricel. Mr. Alderman Cox said, he did not know bow it was, brit the proceedings of that, Court some how got into the papers ; he wished it could he prevented, for if these proceeding s should get into the papers, he feared it would ten d to throw a slur upon the Hon. Baronet. Mr. Alderman ‘VOOD remarked, that after what that Court had recently done, it was a little ex traordinary to hear any objection to proceeding in the absence of a Member ; he was, however, quite sure his Worthy Friend, Mr. Alderman Waldman, would not folloW such an example, but afford the Worthy Baronet, every Means for his defence, though denied them hiinself. Mr. Alderman WAITHNIAN thought some new lights must have broken in upon the Worthy Al derman (Atkins), when he talked of the indeli cacy„ impropriety, and injustice of proceeding against, a person in his absence ; he did not wish to take any advantage, and was therefore willing to postpone the business till the next Court. Sir R. C. GLYN then withdrew his ataendMent, and the consideration of the Report was referred to the next Court. NEW PL4TE FOR THE MANSION-HOUSE. The Committee to Whom the subject had been referred presented a Report, recommending that the sum of five hutidred pounds' be expended in the purchase of New L'late for the Mansion-house. A desultory conversation ensued, in which it was observed, that this sort of application ap peared to be becoming annual, as . a sum of 6901. had been paid for plate, without any previoui es timate, during the last year. No formal opposi tion was made to the recommendation, and the Report was agreed to. The remaining bUsitiesa being gone tiafough, the Court adjourned. THE COLONIES. (From the Qaebec Gazette of Nov. 15) Concluded from Monday's Paper. PITTSBURG (Pa.), SEPT. 21.—Difficulties al most insurmountable occur daily in our Post- Office Establishment. Our worthy friend the Post-master of this city, by the orders of the Post•master General, will take nothing in pay ment for letters but silver, or what Will be re ceived or deposited in the Bank of the U. States. The poorer classes of people are actually unable to procure this kind of money. - A labourer goes to the window and asks if there be any letters for him ; one is held up by the clerk, probably from the '' old, country," front a father or mo ther, or some loved friend ; he eagerly stretches forth his hand'with that kind of money which he has received for his labour : it is refused, and he is obliged to turn mournfully trnm the window, unsatisfied, after having held in his hands the pa per that contained news from those " he held most dear." That great invention which enables us to " Waft a sigh from Indus to the Pole," has almost become useless. We therefore think it our duty to suggest an expedient, until times change, or until the general government will agree to take our money, or furnish us with better. Our plan then is, that all correspondence be in future carried on through the' newspapers, we Editors binding ourselves , not to charge more than the post-offices would, and to take any thing in payment. This will save the embarrassment, and at the same time will give the public an idea 'how affairs are ; fur instance, a Philadelphia or lia!timore merchaut writes to -his correspondent ,tt Pittsburg, as follows " August 10, 1819. " Sir—The balance of your account with us is 5000 dollars; you will oblige., us by remitting it immediately, as , an agent from Liverpool is press ing us sorely." To which the following answer may be made; 4 s Pittsburg, Aug. 20;1819. " GENTLEMBN—Yotirs of the 10th inst. has been received and contents noted. Times are so hard and money so scarce that it is impossible to collect. Not ping is doing here ; manufactures are down and all the west ern merchandize ig going to IVlieeling. We expect better times next winter as the people "are resolved to attend to their own interests, by electing such men as Col. Wilkins, &c. In the mean time, if you push, I must save my endorsers first. Yours, " TIM TAPE.' Or from Cincinnati something like this Cincinnati, Aug. 30, 1819. • -- " GEN rtEatEri—Yota letter has astonished us very much,; we remitted quantity of John•H. and Miami Exporting Co., which you have returned. We are so engaged in building warehouies, that we cannot attend to you at present. We had a town meeting lately, at which we agreed to de nounce every body who refused our own paper ; you have dons this, we 311011 thcrefot e deal no more with you. Philadelphia may gn to the devil, as we intend in future to go to Orleans for our goods. As you may cut capers and talk of smeing us,it may be well to inform you that your merchandize is converted into brick houses, which, thanks to our appraisement law, you can not sell. Yours, . _ _ " REUBEN RAG & Co." iE QUEBEC DISPENSARY, TUE IST OCTOBER, 1819. No. of Cases. !terns 1 Dyspepsia Hysteria. Vomitus 3 Coliea et Obstipatio 4 Diarrhma Vermes Hetnorrlices Gonorrhoea ... - 1 Itheumatismus 4 Lumbago Scrophula Syphilis et Pseudo. Syp 4 Itubeola 1 Psora Tumor Vuinus MEDICAL REPORT OF Ti FROM THE IsT JULY TO No. of Cases. Febris Continua - Ep hemera .. 4 - Dentitionis 11 ydrocephalos 1 Paralysis Convulsio Cataracta. Oplitalmia et Seguelae 2 Otalgia Odontalgia Cynanche Tons 1 Catarrhus Pneumonia ... Hcemoptysis Asthma .. 2 Palpitatio Hepatitis ... 2 Total Number admitted this Quarter.... 87, Discharged as cured do. Remaining this do. It will be seen by the above Report of Diseases, admitted to the Institution, that their number is, nearly by half, less than the last Quarter ; owing, we believe, to a Society lately . established for the Relief of Emigrants, by which many destitute and sick Strangers,, (fitter objects for Hospitals than Dispensaries,) labouring under the most alarming diseases, have not only received the best ot Medi cal aid, through the medium of the Inspector of Hospitals; but also, through the humane benevo lence of a few citizens, the necessary articles of food have been adapted to their peculiar cases. A small number,hOwever, from not coming under the object of that Institution, has been admitted to this,—the greater number of applicants has consequently been natives. COURSE OF EXCHANGE, DEC. 48. Amsterdam Ditto, at Sight n 16 Rotterdam l2 0 Antwerp Hamburg') 36 2 ei Us. , Altona .. 36 3 .21 Us. 1.1.“....• Paris, 3 Day's sight 25 15 OUs. Ditto Bourdeaux, ditto Frankfort on the Main Madrid _ ..._ Cadii ' ssi Effectivt Bilboa 35 Effectiro Seville Gibraltar Barcelona Leghorn Genoa .... 44i-Venice, Ital. Liv 27 SO Nfulta 4G ---Naples 'afii Palermo Lisbon .. p Oporto ltio.laneiro Dublin Ili Cork Ili per Cent. BULLION. . . Portugal Gold, in Coin 1.0 0 0 per Oz. Foreign Gold, in Bars 9 17 l'Of ' ' New Doubloons .......„ .. .. New Dollars 0 5 0 iilver in Bars, Standard, 0 9 9 RADICAL EXCESSES. .. AYR, Dec. 23.—Early on the 'Morning of ibs 12th inst. an audacirius attack was made on house of Mr. Archibald Steel, at Brickrow,, nest Auchincruive.. Several men, armed wth , pistols and pikes, entered the house, and after 1101 discharged several shots, one ot . wbich was the landlord, they forced him to deliver up' to theol nine cheeses, with which they marched off., their retreat, however, they dropped the ba)ropet of a rifle•gun, which was delivered up to• OS • Sheriff. . • About eight o'clock at night, on . the 17th iritc-r two men came into the shop of Mr. William i?o7 gan, hardware-merchant here, and - asked for A sight of some pistols, which were shewri them 'O A ', cordingly. One of them having fancied a lola pistol, went to the door with it, to see how iC • struck fire, when both be and his companion made off. Mr. Logan immediately followed, hut '<jiving to the darkness of the night, he was unsuccessfa in his pursuit. About twelve o'clock on the night of &turd*, last, a band of Radicals made an attack on the house of Mr. Drennan, farmer in Borland, sits' ate about eight miles from Ayr, on the Dalme' lington-road, Having obtained access ; five-of the band, armed with pistols, entered, while otheri were left to keep watch on the outside. The fif who entered, deliberately lighted candles, went up ' and down through the different apartments of the house, opened drawers and presses, -and, .11 threatening instantly to shoot the son of Mr- Drennan, who had come to visit his father oa his death-bed, forced him to deliver up his pocket-book. Having got it, they seized a fee pound-notes it contained, and with great coolness , proceeded to examine its other contents, %Okla consisted of receipts, &c. One of the ruffians was about to seize some bills, but another who was better informed, dissuaded him, by stating that they were of no use, as they could not obtain th money for them. After they had got all the bank notes and silver, and three silver watches, pack ed up, and secured every thing which they thougbt worth taking, they obliged every one in the house to take an oath that they would not make knOwn the robbery; and when the old man, who was lying upon his death-bed, went wrong or did nor hear them distinctly, they enforced the oath, which they administered by presenting a pistol to his breast. The ruffians were two hours and three quarters in rifling the house, during which time they burned one. pound of candles, and drank two bottles of whisky, and one of gin, which were among the articles they had seized. Upon . Sunday, at mid-day, one of the servants gave information to tire Sheriff con cerning the robbery, and means were jnimediately taken to trace ~out the depredators. = In a very short time it was ascertained that it was a banditti of Irish Radicals who had committed the robbery at Brickrow—had stolen Mr. Logan's and committed the daring robbery at -Borland- The bayonet found at Irickrow, was proven to belong to them ; and the pistol which was stoles from Mr. Logan's shop, and another stolen front William Kerr, Newton, were found in their poi" session. In the house of one of the ruffians there was also found a Radical flag, bearing the word, " Union " and also a pole. Upon further hues= tigation, two and a half of the cheeses stolen from Brickrow, and several of the shirts stolen (cool Borland, were found in the custody of these vil" tains. They made their escape ; but the Chief Constable was at a late hour on Tuesday night• dispatched after them ; and we have it from the best authority, that before this, he will have some of them in custody.—(Glasgow Courier.) Mr. THOMAS WELD, an English Catholic, this, possessor of a large fortune, and the heir of A name dear to religion, has retired trom the world. and has in his retreat devoted himself to the pries' hood. His father was one of the benefactors 01 the French Clergy in England ; be received tiro Monks of La Trappe in his park of Lullworth. and the Jesuits in his castle of Stonyhurst, and performed great services to the English Catboa lies. His family has followed his noble exam-. ple. Mr. Thoinas Weld was ever distinguished by his piety, charity, and zeal. Having lost his wife, and having established his only daughter., who was married last year to the eldest son 0 1 Lord Clifford, he took advantage of his libertypo consecrate himself more especially to the service of - God. He has been labouring for a year to prepare himself for the state to which he aspires; and having recently announced his resolution to his family and friends, he has retired to the bous, 6 of the Abbe Garron, his old friend. There, re' moved from the disiipation and tumult of the world, he forms himself to the spirit and virtue' of the priesthood, by the lessons'and example of venerable priest.—(Paris Paper.) The National School at Windsor, to the ercc ' tion of which the Royal Family have heen such benevolent patrons, is now finished for the rei:eo' ' tion of two hundred boys and the same nunibet of Girls. BIRTHS. On Friday last, at Orton House, the Lady- of Captai o Dixie, It. N. of a son and heir. On the morning of Christmas Day, at his, residence il l Chatham-place, Walworth, the Lady of Thomas Jeurey, of a son and heir. MARRIED. On the 20th inst., Mr. John Lord, of Rentinck-street, : t ° Emma, eldest daughter of Juhn Glover, Esq. of Montagti c ' square. . • On the 23t h of August, DlE at N D agpore, Lieutenant-CAW °i Munt, Commanding the 6th Regiment of Native Cavalry. h p On the 26th inst., in Southamton-row, Bloomsbury, ( 10 " Haig, Esq. of Bonington, neat Leith. On the 24th inst., at Tunbridge Wells; aged 45, Charldttil Catherine, wife of Captain James Walker C:B., Royal No / h /; and (laughter of the late Right Honourable General Sir .1 0 " Irvine, K.B. ' el . ' On the 24th inst: George Bagster, Esq. of St. Pan e i (formerly of Beaufort.buildings,) at the venerable ate of )'ears. . . . , . , . • ' On the 23d inst. at his house, in Canonbury-place, C . apt*' , l . Ray Taylor, late of the nondurable the East India C0r013 301 Bombay Marine. A s. LONDON: Piinted by J. B. 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