The Sun. — London, England, 1819-11-09 00:00:00

EAST INDIES. FALL OF ASSEERGHUR AND COOPAUL-DROOG. (From the Madras Gazette.) MADnAs, MAY 29.—0 n Thursday, the 20th inst. "e received accounts of the fall of the fortress of Coopaol-droop, but could not obtain the sanction of authority, to communicate the event to our readers, in The Gazelle of last Saturday. MADRAS, MAY 22.—The official details of the siege pf Asseerghtir, will be found in our present number. Our private letters add but little to those documents. They communicate, however, a few particulars, of minor importance, that may be amusing to our Readers. All accounts con cur iu stating that the place is even stronger by ',attire and art, than we were led to imagine, not withstanding the idea we had formed ot it. The greater part of the area of the upper fort was found by our troops completely covered with the frag ments of shells ; there was, however, so much clear space and so much cover,that had the garrison held out, instead of being terrified by the boldness and vigour of the attack—the incessant and destruc tive fire kept up—our troops in moving to the at tack must necessarily hare suffered severely, from the steepness of the ascent, the broken nature of the ground, and - the commanding situation ot the enemy's fire. The impression made by our fire on the enemy's works, is described as extra ordinary, considering the diminutive - appearance of our guns and batteries as viewed from the ex treme height of the rock ; fur, the defences of the whole of that face of the upper fort, on which the Madras artillery played, are completely de- Stroyed. In some parts, the former defences can not even be traced, not a stone or a brick remain ing, and the solid rock alone appearing. " The roar of our batteries," says a corres pondent, " was most tremendous, and it will tall to the lot of very few a us, •,again to witness a more fearfully grand and magnificent sight, than the siege of Asseerghur." Those who expected ize- money on the tall of this fortress, have been completely disappointed ; no property of any kind was found, except military stores anti grain. It iS an extraordinary* circumstance, that all enquiries after the Ex Rajah have proved fruit less. It has not been possible, by any means, to ascertain even the period of his escape from As seergliur, much less his present residence. SOme of the ordnance found in Asseergliur, as objects of curiosity, are d'eserving ot particular notice. Se veral of the guns are of an enormous size. The largest is described as being a 200 pounder, car rying a 'ball of 14 inches diameter, which, how ever, was never fired during the siege. Their brass guns are beautifully cast, on iron cylinders, the largest being equal to a 68-pounder. Many of these have small guns attached to the sides of their carriages, and two of them have each two 12-pounders suspended to their muzzles. These pieces of ordnance, however, were so unwieldy, that, though filed during the siege (loaded with a kind of grape shot), they did little or no execu tion. A meeting of the inhabitants of 'Madras was held at the Exchange on the 25!1i of May, A. Scott, Esq. in the Chair, tyhun an Address was m ed , amid unanimously agreed to, congratulating the Marquess of Hastings upon the eminent suc cess which bad distinguished his Lordship's measures since lie assumed the Government of British India. The Address was prepared by a Committee of font teen Gentlemen, among whom were, Major•Genzral Lang, Sir Samuel J. Stavely, Esq. Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. L. Stanhope, C. B. Lieutenant-Colonel Conway, C. B. Lieutenant-Colonel Macgregor Murray, C. B &c. &c.—Another Address was also vo , ed, congratulating the Noble Marquess on the high military honours conferred upon I►im by his most gracious Sovereign, and requesting, on their behalf, his Lordship's acceptance of a Star of the Older of the Bath, set in diamonds, as a token of their respect and esteem. THE ARMY. The 63‘l regiment, stationed in Plymouth, have, we understand, received orders to hold themselves in readiness to march into the interior. A troop of Yconnint y is aunt to he raised in Congleton, a second amongst the tenantry in Newbold Astbuty and neighbourhood, and a third in Sandbach ; the three troops are to he com manded by Captain Swettenliam, an Officer who has seen much active service. (Macclesfield Courier.) On Monday the Ist instant, a party of the Royal artillery, with tour field pieces, and the necessary proportion of ammunition, marched into the bar racks, near this town. 'I he next day a detach men:, will two guns, proceeded on their route for NE. WCA tle-upon-Tytie the rest are to remain here. We are told thJt ten pieces of ordnance in all, have been ordered by Government into the districts under the command of Major-General Sir John Byng.—(Noitingliont journal ) An unexpected order arrived on Tuesday for the march of the 6111 Foot from the Castle for Eng land. Accordingly yesterday morning (tVednes day, Nov 3), eight Companies of the Regiment marelicd in two divisions, one by the South, and the other by the Coast road, for Berwick-upon- Tweed. the two remaining Companies pro ceed to the same place as soon as the Vete rans are formed. We understand the route of the R vineut is Leeds, where it is to be stationed.— Tuesday, four cart loads Of muskets, being the whale unemployed fire-10(14s b-longing to the Latiatlishire arrived here front Hamilton, ntte..ded by some of the corps, and were lodged in the Cantle: 'I his, it is supposed, is a measure of p recktivion fld ' Opted by the Lord Lieutenant of the Cwitity of Lanark, in consequence of the present bed state of the West of Scotland.—(Edin burgh Paper.) The High Sheriff of Cornwall has refused to call a County ;Meeting to rake into consideration the transactions at Manchester.' For the cause of • is refusal, be says, to call a meeting at the pre ime, when peoples' frauds seem -sufficiently :,:kinted, would be " adding fuel to the fire." LAW INI ELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov, S. ROCHESTER CHARITY. It will be recollected that we gave a short out line of this case in Saturday's SUN. On coming into Court this morning, the Lol‘D CHANCELLOR stated that he had, porsuant to his promise on Friday, read over the two petitions which bad been presented-- to him in this case, which un uestionably was one of no ordinary importance, and he discovered that the prayers of both peti tions were Kit°lly different from e ach other. He had therefore ex necessitate to suppose that a third petition had been presented. Mr. IIAnT said, that his Lordship was quite correct, as Mr. linker, in additioo to his fist pc - ition, had presented a second one, and the one heard on Friday :trade up the number of three. The L.RD CHANCELLOR Said, he now had a per fect recollection of the case, and he suggested whether it might not be as well for him at once to dispose of the whole of the petitions, instead 4f taking merely a judgment 'on the two, and leaving the other to stand over. It would be for Counsel to prefer in which way they would chose him to act, as he was disposed to give it any way. Mr. HART inquired whether it might not per haps he as proper for him to state again to his Lordship the general outline of the petitions pre sented by Mr. Boller, and which he had stated on Friday. The LORD CHANCELLOR—Oh, surely; I shall he very glad to hear it, Mr. Hart. Mr. HART then recapitulated his statements in his speech on Friday 14st, alluded to the reference made by ortier'of the Court, in 1805, to Mr. Steel, late one of the Masters of the Court, and the order which had been subsequently made by the Court. His Lordship won'd recollect•it bad come before Lord Chancellor Et skine, who had given a dtcisioti upon it, and that the same had subse quently come before his Lordship. The Lotto CHANCELLOR—Yes, I remember the case very well, and I felt it A VCry.dillictlit one, aver the able Repots of the late Master Steel, and also what was afterwards done. On the whole, I now 21161HRIC that on my present impressions of ihe case, I shall feel it my duty to dispose of it the eery first thing I do when I come into Conti to-morrow. It is certainly a case of some consi derable importance. - I shall refresh my memory with all the Petitions, both by those by Mr. Bol ler, And that by his Majesty's Attorney-Guniral as relates in behalf of the Goatdians of the Charity. Let the partits then be here first its the morning, as it shall be the first thing disposed of. BROWN 71. DE TASTET. This case was ex-parte heard, but afterwards postpont d g ill to-morrow, in consequence of the Counsel not being fully prepared. Mr. Attorney Geneial was one of the Counsel, and said that the brick lie had in h s !►and were so voluminous that 1) , .! had not had time to peruse them: A most ad mirable and eloquent speech was made by Mr. Wetherell in the opening of the case, in which that Learned Gentleman displayed more than usual Ingenuity, talent, and admirable eloqu,nce, thou g h lie was taken quite by surprise as to the case coin ing on, and had not had time to consider the ini mense body of papers before him. No Other case of any interest came on, and at half-past two the Court adjourned. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 8. MANDANIUS.-TURNING OUT A PARISH CLERK. Mr. Crtotts moved for a Role to shew cause why a Writ of Mandamus should not issue, call ing upon the Rev. Mr. Cottle, Vicar of Thorley, to restore John Huggins to the office of Parish Clerk. The affidavit on which the motion was made, stated that Huggins was appointed to the office as long back as 1797, by the then incumbent, and that he had discharged the duties during the last 22 years. In July last he received the following notice " As you have admitted several persons into the Church to commit sacrilegious depredations, with out informing me of it, and aisobeyed my orders, 1 dismiss you fron► being Parish Clerk." The Sunday following the Vicar read his no tice in Church. The Clerk supposed there was some mistake, and concluding the Vicar did not mean to proceed further, took no notice of the affair. The second Sunday he went to Church as nsual, and took possession of his place. The Clergyman seeing him there, came down to the reading-dcsk, and said in a loud tone of voice— " What do you do there, Huggins ? You are not Clerk—last Sunday, 1 read you out, so Huggins tutu out." lie then railed persons to turn him out. They removed him, and the Clergyman said, " Turn him out. I will stand the racket." The Clerk in his affidavit further staled, that he had no know ledge of any offence committed, except that Nr. Cottle said, he bad stiff:red a person' to eater the Church and take up a stone effigy from the floor. That was the only pretence he had ever heard tor turning him out. The Court granted a Rule to shew cause. MIL AUNT.-CRIMINAL INFORMATIONS. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, Who was engaged in going through the bar a second time upon mo tions fur new trials, observing that Mr. Hunt had been some time in Court,.with a bundle of papers at his side, inquired, through one of the officers, whet her he intended to submit any motion, and on finding the affirmative, called .upon him, and stated that the Court were now ready. Mr. Hunt rose, and said, he bad a motion to make, and it respected the Magistrates at Man chester. LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—WeII, what is the na ture of it ? Mr. Hunt—My Lord, I mean to move for a criminal information against them. LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—That is not competent for you to do. A criminal information must be moved at the snit ut the King and such a mo tion can only be made by some Gentleman at the bar. Mr. ilnnt-1 have looked into all the books, and I cannot find any iostanct in which the- Court has interfered to stop a prosecution of this LORD Cutter JUSTICE—I" believe there is no precedent of the Court allowing any brit a Gen• tleurtn of the Bar to conduct a proceeding of this nature. Mil Pollock, we are ready to hear ynn: Mr. Pot,',noir, however, had no sooner finish ed his motion, than Mr. Hunt again offered him ►seif to the attention of the Court, and begged to know wtiether their Lordships would be pleased advise him how he ought to proceed. 'fire Loan. CHiap JUSTICIL—No, we do not sit here for that purpose. Mr. Hunt (interrupting his Lordship, who with son►c difficulty was able to add, that if he had sustained any personal wrong, he might bring a civil action) replied, he had been often told that Courts of Justice were open to all. He had strong reasons for malting this a public proceed ing, and he had neither money nor inclination to employ ptotessional lawyers in the manage ment of it. • Tbe LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—An this Court does is to prevent you from moving for a criminal information. Mr. Justice BAYLEY.- 7 h may be as well to state on this occasion the reasons of the rule by which the Court is now guided. It would be most improper, in the first place, that the time of the Court should be occupied unnecessarily, or in the consideration of topics irrelevant to those points over which alone it exercises its ju risdiction, or to which it can, beneficially to the purposes of justice, advert. The time of this Court belongs to the Public. Mr. Hunt (again interrupting)—l am one of that • kir. Justice BAYLEY•--YMI are, Sir, and are to be informed, that the King sometimes ac s in this Court by,t.is own Law-officers, an d sometimes by other professional gentlemen. Every criminal prosecution is carried on in his name; and f,)t long series of ye4ts a practice has prevailed, that none but gentlemen of the bar, ,:whose education fits them for the conduct of such proceedings, and who know, by that etlitcwion and from their - experience, what points ought to be urged, and what topics may be brought forward without in curring blame, shall.carry on the prosecution in 'Court. It might otherwise happen, without any evil motive, but purely from hOnest ignorance on the part of an accuser, that the most ioitt- - rious prejudices might be excited. It would, in— deed, be a great hardship on a prisoner, charged, perhaps,' with an offence affecting his life, that a prosecutor, merely because he knew not what it was proper to state, am'what it was necessary to omit, should bring forward matters with which a Jury had nothing to do; but which, being brought ,forward, might produce an effect upon their which it would be impossible for Ihe Judge afterwards to remove .or to control. The same observation must apply to cases ot misde meanors, and he knew of no solid distinction that could he made between what was to be addressed to a Jury, and what to that Court, in cases at the suit of the Crown. There is no precedent of a criminal proS'ecrition originating in this Court, except at the instance of Officers of the Crown, or of persons who in some respect stand in the character of public officers—l mean, of course, gentlemen at the. bar. To abandon this rule of . proceeding would be to destroy the distinction bet ween civil and criminal cases. By the for mer, every individtial may seek a remedy for per sonal wrong sustained ; but the object of crimi nal proceedings is not private redress, but public justice ; and it is therefore impossible for us to accede to that course which you are .desirous of pursuing. . - Mr. Hunt—May I be permitted to offer a few obqervations On what has fallen from the Learned Judge ? The LORD CHIEF-JU3TIOE—NO, Sir, you can not. Have you any instances of an individual, not at the bar, being allowed by this Court to do what you are contending for ? Mr. Hont—There is no precedent from the earliest institution of Trial by Jury to the con trary. LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—YOU have not answered my question. Mr. Hunt—l wish to refer the Court to a case which came on before Lord Eller.horough, a short time before your Lordship was appointed Lord Chief Justice of England. .• Mr. Justice BAYLSY-1t was determined re cently in the case of Milne, in the negative. Mr. Hunt—l allude to a different case, that of the King, on the prosecution of Pitt, against the Bight Hon. William Huskisson and others. Mr. Justice BAYLEY—I recollect that Lord Ellenhorough did suffer Mr. Pitt to be heard, and that I afterwards spoke privately to that Noble and Learned Lord, for whom 1 always felt the greatest respect, but to whom I communicated my opinion that he seas wrong on that occasion. His Lord ship acquiesced in the reasons I, stated, and de clared his conviction that the proceeding -was in correct, and that the mischief of such a precedent, if it was allowed to be drawn into one, could not easily be calc►►lated. Mr. GURNEY—His Lordship afterwards de clared in Court, that he was satisfied he had acted wrong. Mr. Hunt.-11 this be law, it h useless for me to contend any further. The Lottp C HIEF JUSTICE—You are bound to submit to the authority of the Court. Mr. Hunt—This is the first instance of a pro secution being so impeded. The LORD CHIEF JusTrce—There is scarcely any instance of a prosecution attempted to be thus commenced. Mr. Justice HOLROYD—I think it is clear that there is no precedent to justify an application on the part of the Crown, brought. forward in the pre sent manner. The object of all criminal prosecu tions is public justice; and the Court would act most improperly in allowing an individual to con vert himself, at his own pleasure, into a Counsel fur the Crown. Mr. Juitice BEST—It is only where an indivi dual can make himself party to a cause, that he is suffered to appear publicly before the Cotirt. The person on the floor comes forward, HOL as any party to the suit, burns an advocate for the King. If it were a civil action, that would be carried on in the name of the applicant, and be, would be entitled to. conduct it 'personally. He cannot, howevtr, be ina situation to do sounder the pre sent circumstances, unicsi he can adaace e st l6 : dent precedent ; and none such is to be 1. °" 6. What right, then, call this person have toobtroua himself upon the King, and, in his name, 1 0 c ° ,7 6 , duct a pros e c u ti on aga i ns t hi s su bj e cts ? Court ought to make no such precedent ; j ?: deed die replies which have been made nion it this instance, are pregnant proofmf - the the rule, and the importance of adhering to It• Gentlemen at the bar knew whe n to stop or t f P recede; but it is evident that the present appl! . ! cant will be content with nothing which. this Court can decide. Mr. Hunt then declared his confidant persg a. slot) that no [application would ever be node against the Manchester Magistrates by any gel tleman at the bar, and immediately left the Cour t ' apparently much chagrined. LONDON MARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD THIS WEEK. The highest price of the best Wheaten Bread throagil the Metrop o lis, is stat e d by the p r i nc i pa l B a k ers to be 1 1 1 the Quartern Loaf.—Sorge Bakers sell the Quartero 1 ,061 from one penny to two pence lower. - - lb. oz. Peck Loaf to weigh .. 17 6 I Quartern Loaf to wetgil 4 o a s Half ditto.. ditto .... 8 1 1 Half Quarters ditto .• PRICE OF HOPS, per Cwt. Nov. 6. Bags. Pockets. Kent .. 31 6s to 41 4s aOl Os Kent 31 103 a 41 45 to 41 It! StiSSCX. 31 3s a3l 10s aOl Os Sussex 31 5s 31 12.3 to S. t o Essex 3l 3s to 31 16s Essexol Os to 31 5s a 4 l' Farnham, second, 41 Os to 51. ss —line, 51 lOs to& 6$ Foreign Pockets, 28s to 56s to—s—Duty, 210,0001. SEED y. Red Clover (Foreign) —s 601 86s t0.99s per Cra` Ditto English —s 40s to .72s White ditto Rye-tiriiss . las Yas to 40s per qr. Turnip, White . ‘Vhite Mustard Seed 6s Os to is Od Brown ditto lss ad to 20i od lied and Green Carraway Seeds (new) Cinque ,COll/ sos Od to 70s od per qr. New Coriander do. Trefoil itibgrass Canary Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, 141 145 to —1 Os per tW I p. 4 1;e0, canci—New Rape Seed, 341 to 3.&i per Last.—Rape 101 0s to 01 Os per thousand.—Tares, Os to 16s per NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS.. By the Carcase. Beef Os 4d to 4s 4d 1 I Veal to bs Mutton 4s Od to 5s Pork 45 3 0l 0d e ST. JAMES'S HAY MARKET, Nov. 6. Hay 4l Os Od to 51 10s od.--Average, 41 1$ Straw WHITECHARF.I. HAY MARKET_ 2i .0 4 Hay 4l ISs Ott to 51 ISs, Od-Average, 51 .-- a New ditto Straw Clover CI 15s ad to 7! 15s ad-Average, 71 iiii . ' RAW HIDES. Best Heifers & Steers, per 4, - . Ordinary ....its od to 45. 0 1 2s Sod to 'os 2il Market Calf . . each .. A s i. a ° Middlings 2s ad to 2s 8d Eno - 1 " . Horse Os od to SHEEP SKINS. Oa Polled Downs 'itid 49d 1 Lambs ._..Os od to 0 ' __...-' PRICE OF LEATHF.R. Butts, 50 to sGlhs each per lb 19d to et j Ditto, 56 to G6lbs cacti Dressirrg Hides ...15d to 11 3 Fine Coach Hides lfSd to 19: 4 ! Crop Hitles, 35 to 401bs for cutting Ditto 45 to sClbs s Calf Skins..oo to 401bs 2 : 0 5 4 d t t s oo n I ° 4411 I' : Ditto 5O to 701bs Ltd to :51 Ditto 7O to 801bs Small Seals (Greenland) Large ditto per dozen Tilnned Horse Hides S panish Horse Hides . . 16 2 11;4, s 6), , dd d i tttt t 0000 0 42. 7: 19,, .01_ . . 0,1 PRICE OF RAW FAT, tls slated by the Tall. Mekers. St. James's Market 3s 7d Whitecliapcl Market Ss 71d. Average 3s 7d per Stone of Slt).—Nov 5 ' s ' 1 As stated by the dutch # 4 St. James's Market 35 0 1 Wlritechdpel Market 3s 0 4 Clare Market O5 o f Newgatc Market O5 64 Average .... 3 4 , SOAP, &c. per 112111. 0 Yellow Soap .... gis Mottled 0 Card ni - Graves .06 9, a Good Dregs PRICES OF' TALLOW, Town Tallow 623 Od —s Od Yellow Russia 57s Od od White ditto .. 55s Od —s Soap ditto.... 52s od —s Od Melting Stuff 2s od —3 Oil Ditto Rough.. —s od 32s od PRICE OF CANDLES, fri Price of Candles, per dozen, 1 dozen allowed f um Tallow Chandlers' 1 - 1 0 ,to L s (id—Moulds, las od--"" 'or ready nmey. COAL MARKET, Nov. 8. Ships at Market. Ships sold. Price °. 04 541 Newcastle 521 42s od. to 47 9 : 0, 19 Sunderland 6 jf A melancholy accident happened on Thar, s ;' morning Edmonst one Colliery, near this u'l; A collier and his wife were descending to th e p ro in the bucket, to commence their daily lab °43 l l when, melancholy to relate, the rope broke/ 7, a , they were precipitated to the bott o m of the d ro and literally dashed to pieces. A man wh°i t ls in the other bucket, ascending, a l s o ma L - 0 .• very serious injury, so as to make hi s life in 7D, ger. What aggravates the distressing accideg' es t that the collier and his wire were only one Leo married, and have left an infant of only 1 7 0 months old to become a burthen on their relent and the parish.—(Edinburgh Courant, Nov BIRTH. th. On Saturday last, in George-street, Hanover-90 11 " Lady of Mr. Charles Crosby, of a son. MARRIED. At St. George's, Hanover-square, on the NI nst• M r ;c a ret , Keeley, of Chapel-street, Pentonville,to Miss Novis,ol. street, Lincoln's-inn Fields. LONDON: Printed Printed .1. B. CARSTAIRS, of I"' t r Ormond-street, Queen-square; and publisbec t „". r s o SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Molton-street, at orae w ' o:tice, No. 112, Strand; whery Adve: tiseroent*r, Letters, &c, (post-paid) must .he addressed." • , T ZV ; . 141/ ./A1 8 1.1( for !PLOI of the s htth tte 'heat 1 / 4 9tlaint *tew,rd 41 d, nor wa Pot) o . of :)1 AL ki t 4, spv Ed • c ti oo rat b 4 Wedr o ners tie wid 1211) lost boars of dad N sent oil t : 44n trv, geTar tLei ~`-~. s. Na P l ll-1 c( vinto lv etih ug ' e , 103 ‘lt n t. ( v tli i n t 1.1 4 !-Iferl lout' h ls()t) T i t r'tlgst f 'P t t ast tetita i t "• lED. On Sunday last, of a nervous fever, John, 'aged 21' oco llj son of Mr. Joseph Tringham, of Holborn-bill. Tr. , 3g5 On Sunday, the ith instant, at St oc k we ll-place, ," Sculthorp, of the Poultry, aged a. L .. tiotis e c ears Died, on the 3d instant, in the Charity Wor- k ie r ng Edinburgh, John Barclay, aged upwards of 80 Y:du sided in this establishment f o r mo r e th a n 73 Yea r ': Wb e .: which time he never ilept a night out of the bouseideat la he was admitted, there were only twelveirimates " 3 the house. - • • • ! ' ~', e ~ ;