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T 4 AL oj , ' MAJOR C,A RT WRI GET, MR. Ih'OOLF.R, AND OfEIERS. WI RWICKSIIIRE ASSIZES, Auo. 5. CONsPIitACY. THE ICING V. MAJOR CARTWRIGHT, WOOLER, &C. Continuation of the Second Dag's Proceedings, and Conclusion gt the Trial.] Tie a:-count of the Proceedings in our Paper of aturday last, came down t j o so late a period half-past two o'clock on Friday, and Mr. CH tat. - n,; PEARFON was left reading the Defence_ of Major Cartwright. Mr. Hill; who was Conn sul for the Major, had defended that gentleman on Thursday evening in a speech which occupied - upwards of: two hours, and application was then made to the Judge to allow Mr. Hill to continue by reading a &fence which • Major Cartwright had prepared; he being unable, from.. his infirm F.tate. to read it himself. His Lordship at that time remarked, that he could not, consistently with th-z rules of the Court, hear both Counsel and:client, that the defendant had made his efrlec ti9n, and must abide by it. However, on. , Friday mottling • the Major personally renewed the ap plication, and his Lordship, on account of the 'Major's great anxiety to have it read, granted him the indulgence. 'And here we cannot avoid remarking, that during the whole progress of this ledions trial, his Lordship has_ manifested the greatest anxiety to render every pOssible-accom modation and indulgence to the whole of the de f:ndants. The defence was then read by Mr. C. Pearson, and occupied no lesS a time than four hoUrs and a half. To follow it through the - whole of its stages would . be as tedious to our Readers, as it appeared to be to the persons who beerd it. - • The defence being concluded, Mr. LEWIS rose in defence of hiMself. It would be quite impos sible to convey to our Readers - the substance of this appeal. • lie, too, quoted Jerenty Bentham, and not satisfied with merely giving extracts from him. as his co-defendants had done, he pertina- ciously insisted on indulging the Court with reading - nearly the whole of a very lon7 pamphlet written "by this author. That part of his address which • - could be fairly .called- his own, we mean that not composed of extracts or quotations,'was parti 'cularly applied towards a violent invective against the loyal Association of Birthingham for the Sup pression of Blasphemy, and Sedition. • _ The defence was herc6 closed, and no evidence was 'called; Mr. Denman was not in, Court dur • ing_anf part of this day. Mr. Serjeant VALTOIIAN rose to reply. The proceedings hid now arrived at that stage, when it became his duty to address the jury on the merits of the evidence produced, and the defence set up in opposition to it. His situation was now :peculiarly embarrnysing from the manner in which -that defence 'had' been considered. It seemed to have been the industrious endeavour of the - whole of the defendants to entirely keep out of their view the real question upon which they had to determine ; it would he necessary, there fore, for him to call back to their minds the par '. ticUlar charges in the indictment, and having done that, ire thoUght the coarse to be pursued by them, was one of the most clear, simple, and -easy nature. But before he - did this, he would first reply to thoge observations made in the course of the defence, which he thought required explanation ; for, giving every meed of praise to IL': talent exhibited by his Learned Friend, Mr. Denman, as also . by_ Mr. Wooler, he could. not Help retnarkin,,,d on their dexterity in avoiding the true features.of the case. The substance of the charges confined themselves to two points,viz.a con spiracy to excite sedition and di ,, affection in the rCrlds of his Majesty's subjects, by assembling to elect a representative to sit in Parliament for the town of Birmingham—and having done so, endear vouring to effect a change in the representative sys tem of the Commons House of Parliament. In his opening speech, when speaking of delay occasioned at the outset of the cause, he had called it a do,ul - warfare ; - and he`was not disposed, after all that had fallen from his learned friend, and the warmth with which he commented on this expres sion, to retract one iota of NN hat he then said. Ile - would, however, come to the speech of Mr. . Wooler, and remark upon the particular points _ of it ; and he strongly recommended the Jury to entirely dismiss from their minds the unwarrant able attack made on them, as being packed. He knew that it would not influence them in the . least degree; they must be convinced of the irn prOpriety and total want of foundation it had, and he therefore requested them to forget that such an expression had even been uttered. He had been challenged in 'a .yery open manner to state under what Statute the act of thus- assem bling could .be construed to be illegal. He had never said it was a criminal act under the Statute Law, but in the Common Law of the land it was decidedly and unquestionably so ; it was oppo site and illegal to thevery foundation and constitu tion of that law. Agkan, it had been alleged, ' that this was a trial of principle and not of men. He denied that this was the case. The'defendants had a right to entertain 'any political sentiments they chose, but they inus;..pursue and conduct , themselves in the propagation of those principles with decency and propriety. The Secretary for the Home Department would have been depart ing from his duty if he bad not instituted 'the pre ;sent prosecution, and he had done. it on the mode - Jeast likely to be objectionable : he-hid not pro ceeded by an ex-officio information, as he might :have done, on account of the foolish out-cry against that-mode 'of proceeding, and yet this Mau still was complained • of. lie thought the , Charge of unbecoming anxiety on the part of Go:. :erriment to procure a verdict was in this .case . most unfairly and unjustly applied, and still more ri'iculous was that which attacked his Majesty's Attorney-General: for having said that he had „mot commenced any - prosecution in which he did 3xot obtain a verdict. The positioli - which he set lout, )vith respect to the right of grantipg the writs whereby individuals might bo cAlled to Parlia . 3Lpt, had not been in the least_sliakeu, lie. still contended, that the King had not now the autho rity to alter the present representative system ; he had not the power to issue a new writ for a new place ; neither had he the power to withhold one from a place which at present sent a Member to the House of Parliament; that power or right was alone vetted in the threetates of the legislature,. the King, Lords, a*CommonS ; the right of the King had never bee 5 exercised since the Act of Union with Scotland, which provided for the send ing of 538 Members from. England and 45 from Scotland. If any infringement was made on either kingdom, 'it would be derogatory to the kingly office, and indeed, the very spirit of the Act de= stroyed the prerogative of the King, and the only inference to be drawn from the non-exer cise of it was, the avowed understanding that it had lip existence. However, it was not neces sary to discuss that point further than as an an swer to the objections that had been taken to his position._ It was perfectly evident that no writ was sent in this •case, and he 'believed it would not, be contended that the authority to grant,the writ was eqed in the inhabitants of Birmingham. But it had been said that no Representative had been actually elected here ; that an individual had merely been deputed to carry a letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons, and request permission of him 'to take his seat, and that in the event of a refusal they should have willingly submitted to the decision of the House. Now - what were the words of - the Resolution, "that he be requested to demand of the Speaker adniission to the House of Commons as a Member there of." Could any thing be more decisive than this? Did the act want any thing to make it complete ? Certainly nothing but the deniand itself; the election was full and perfect in all its points, and the illegal act consummated. The attempt made by the defendants' was highly criminal, not so much by the particular acts at the meeting, but by the sensation that was intended to be created in different parts of the country. He knew what creating a sensation meant, it bordered very closely on a spirit of actual revolution. -If their meetings had 'been held in every, county, who could contemplate the result ? And they would recollect, that meetings were advertised in seve'ral of the manufacturing and populous districts, openly and avowedly for the same purpose, when this indictment was prepared, • and which were checked by it ? The Learned Serjeant then said, he came to the particular points of the case ; no evidence had been called on the part of the d'efendants, and had that which he had produced been at all shaken by any thing that had transpired ? he, contended that it had ndt, and wept into a review of the evidence, connecting it with the different acts charged in the indictment, and commenting upon it ; he ex pressed it as his decided conviction, that nothing could be more clear and conclusive. He hoped to find, that the Jury, by their verdict, would justify such conviction. With respect to the very voluminous and equally irrelevant address which his Lordship had indulged Major Cart wright to have read, he thought he should be only acting a charitable part in abstaining from comment upon it. The 'whole tenor of it was of a wild and visionary nature, and he had no disposition to deal harshly with the ve nerable Gentleman by exposing its falla cies. The allusion which he made to the Man chester meeting was alike indecent and improper, and could have nothing to do' with the case be fore the Court. , As to the Meeting, at Birming ham, he thought he had evidently established unity and co-operation among' the defendants. What sympathy also should have induced Major Cartwright and Wooler to travel all that distance and arrive at the same moment ? He thought enough had been said upon the' subject ; and feeling hirre , elf fatigued from the lateness of the hour, he should , shorten his -observatiotas, and conclude with a recommendation that they would judge fairly and impartially upon the merits of the case as -established in evidence. The Loan CHIEF )3Anox then proceeded to sum up the evidence. His Lordship represe n t e d to 'the Jury, that they were to exclude from _their - consideration several topics upon which they had been addressed that day. They were .to pay. attention, merely. to what the Record had placed before them, and to try the question whe ther:or not the offence charged in the indictment against the defendants was 'committed. His Lord ship stated the charge from the indictment. He said it.was a charge-of illegal eonduct,and if the defendants were guilty of it, they were'guilty•of a misdemeano r o f' a high nature. That such was the character of the offence charged, he had not the shadow of a doubt. The only question, then, for the Jury to determine was, had the charge been substantiated; and ni)on this question they would,be enabled to satisfy themselves by consi dering the evidence before them. His Lordship then read the - evidence at length, interspers ing a few comments on the tendency of several parts Ot it, and pointed the attention of the Jury to those circumstances, which shoWed, in his opinion, a concert on the part of the de fendants. . He remarked,. that no evidence had been brought forward by the defendants, and al ' thoughit would be much more gratifying to him to find that any man was innocent' than guilty, yet he felt it to be his duty.on this occasion to state, that he had, - from the statements,of the de. fendants themselves, received an impression that they were- fully. guilty of - the- charges. which the indictment set forth against-them: It would be in the recollection - of. the fury, that on the pre= vious night he had refused to one of the defend ants' Counsel (Mr. Hill) the permission to read a written defence, after the address of the Counsel in his behalf,and he did . to, because it wasitrre'- gular, and highly incouvement. However, he had that day, in consideration' of the circumstauco in which the particular defendant to whom.it be longed was placed, permitted it to be read. He now regretted the indulgence, for as the Jury could not have failed to perceive, it• contained many —many things wholly contrary to law. He felt that it was unnecessary to add a single word more. The Jury were in possession of-the law and,e evideingsanti-to .them tie resigned the determination of 'the guilt or innocence of the de fendants. The Jury then-retired, and after consulting to gether for 18 minutes, returhed a Verdict of ()rut LT Y against all the Defendants. Before the.verdict was handed in, three. Bills of Exceptions on the part of the defendants to the opinion of the Judge, respecting the objec tions which had been urged in their behalf before the trial, were presented. The judge assured the defendants, that they should have all justice done to, them. The dig nity, moderation, and impartiality of the Bench were never more conspicuous than in the deport ment of >the Learned Chief Baron, from the opening to the conclusion of this trial. AGRICULTURAL REPORT. REPORT from the SELECT COMMITTEE on PETITIONS c‘,mplaining of AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS, &c. Or dered, by the House of Commons, to be printed, Bth July, 11;20. The Select Committee to whom the several Pe titions presented to the House upon the sub ject of Agricultural Distresses were referred, to consider the matter thereof, and report their opinion thereon, and who were, by an Instruc tion of the 31st May last, directed to confine their inquiries "to the mode of ascertaining, re turning, and calculating the average Prices . of Corn in the twelve Maritime Districts, under the provisions of the existing Corn Laws., and to' any Ftauds which 'may be committed in violation: of any of the provisions of the said Laws—have proceeded to investigate this branch of the subject matter of those. Petitions, and have agreed to the following Report : Your Committee have thought it necessary to explain, in the first instance, the manner in which the 'returns of the prices of the several sorts of British corn (the aggregate price of which go. verns the importation of foreign corn) are re quired to be, taken and computed by the existing laws, and subsequently to make some observa tions thereon, and to suggest some' alterations. These returns are taken from those parts of Eng land more immediately accessible to the sea, which have been denominated the twelve mari time districts ; and the counties comprehended in which are particularly described by the Act of the 31st of his late Majesty, cap. 30. These districts are under that Act totally independent of each other, the foreign trade in corn being governed in each by its own distinct price, so that the ports might be open in one district, and closed in another : Scotland also was divided into four districts; the foreign corn trade of each being governed in the like manner. This system continued till the year 1804, when it was deter mined by' an Act.of that year, that the entire forei g n corn trade of England should be go verned by one ruling price, and the aggregate average price of the twelve maritime , districts was fixed upon as the basis to form that ruling price ; it was also enacted, that the entire trade of Scotland should be governed by the aggregate average of the four Scotch districts. In the year 1805 it was enacted, that both England and Scot land should be gOverned by one ruling. 'price, and the aggregato average of the twelve maritime districts of England was then adopted for 'that purpose. During this period Ireland was consi dered in relation to its trade in corn with Great Britain as a foreign country ; nor was it' till the year 1806 that the perfect freedom of trade.in corn / between the two countries was established. The foreign trade of Ireland, as well, as of Great Britain is now governed by the same rule. _ _ The first of these twelve maritime districts comprises the counties of Essex, Kent, and-Sus sex : but the price of that whole district is deter mined exclusively by that of the Corn Exchange in Mark-lane; and in order to ascertain the same, all corn-factors are required by laW to return to an inspector, who is appointed by the proprietors of the . . Corn Exchange, an account in writing weekly - of the quantities and prices of each and every sale 'of corn made by them, and the names of the buyers, and by what measure and weight sold ; all which accounts the inspector - rimst en- . te'r in a boOk to be_kept for that purpose. If any sales are made by measure or weight other than the Winchester bushel or weight of 571bs. he is to equalize them abcordingly,, and then cast up the' total quantity sold in the week, the' total-mo neythe same has been sold for, and divide the mo ney by the number,of the quarters, and the re sult gives the average price for the first district. This account is . transmitted to the receiver of corn returns. The inspector gives bond before the Lord Mayor, and makes oath to the dhe exe cution of his office, and is liable to be removed upon complaint; lie has an office found for him, and a salary of 2001. per annuin,paid by a duty of id. per last on British, and 2d per last on Foreign 'corn brought into the Thames eastward of Lon don-bridge ; iris, books are not open to public in spection, but they are accessible to the receiver at all times, and to other persons, by order of the Lord Mayor or two Aldermen. Every corn factor is . bound•to make a declaration to return all sales m a d e by him . , with the names of the hovers, and by what 'measure and weight sold, undera penalty of 501. Tin: second distridi comprises the towns of Ipswich, Wood bridge, Sudbliry, Hadleigh, Stowmarliet, Bury, Beech:s, Dun gan Lowestoft, Cambridge, Ely, and Wished). The 3d district comprises the towns of Norwich, Yarmouth, Lynn, Thetford,Watton, Wymondham, East Dere hani,Harle sion, Holt, Itylesbam, Falienharn, and Walsingbam. . The ~itlr district. comprises the towns of Lincoln, Gainsbo rouglf, Glamford Briggs, Louth, BostO9, Sleafurd, Stamford, Spalding, York, Bridlington, Bevet ley, HoWden, Hull, Whit by, and New 111alton. The sth district comprises the towns of Durham, Stockton, Darlington, Sunderland, Ba rnar d C ast l e , W o l s ingilam, Bel ford, Hezham, Newcastle, Morpeth, Alnwiclt, and*Berwick. The 6th district coorprises Carlisle, Whitehaven, Cocker mouth, Penrith, Appleby, and Burton.- The 7th district ComprisCs the towns of Liverpool, Ulrer ' ston, Lancaster, Preston, Wiizan, Warrington, Manchester, Bolton, Chester, NantWich, Macclesfield, and Stockport. The Bth district comprises the towns of Holywrn, Mold, LienbiO r Wrexhatsu, Lla-nrixst i ltuthiu, Deaumutis, 70 - n° l l J. . • e n : ii cli, e o'. • On Thursday, the 3tl inst., at Ramsgate, in e °l-15,e 'J (Lr; -1 0° bein . & thrown from his chaise t he preceding evel"" r ;if;;0 1 . sioned Ify.his horse tahing fright), John Child, s ' l li';131' 1) n, Elms, second' son of William - Child, Esq, °` . Or ~,i i i' common, in the 40th year of his age. k . ~..e , , ~.., On the 2d instant, at his house, in Boureric-s" 1,-,w plexy, in the tiOth year of his age, James Dobie! . 1 • ora tto.:- .... ,,,1% citor, 34 y ea r s S ecre t ar y o f t h e S co tti s h Corp . . . . . . ~ rd 'b9 .; LONDON: Printed 1)y 3. B. CARSTAIRS9•O';',I.I)9 '":',C4 Ormond-street, Queen-square; and publ ig " -- TO riCi ll ' .. SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Molton-street, at . 01-, ; ' . Office, No. 1 I 2,.Strand ; where Advettisemen, Pi . x r,''' Icaers, &c. (post-Tait!) mutt beAddreiseth‘ . -'-';:'''', V)i ? ort .. ~„~; At `L ‘tr r 111 40,1 t, tit)i ) 15 44 ,, 'D.III ~t '~l~ ' ~. Z ‘,l • 1.1, - - - y-Meild,Amlwch, Carnatott, Pwl %di, Conway, Dab, Core and Dolgelly. • - The 9th district comprises Cardigan, Lampeter, ,4 - 13 ' r ' slt' hes' with, Pembroke, Fisliguard, HaVetfordwest, Carin g- Llandilo, Kidwelly, Swansea, Neath, and COwbridge., y V' The lOth district comprises Gloucester, Cirercoter,,o, bury, StOw-on-Wold, Tewkesbury, Bristol, Tatintori, ‘` 10 , 9 13ridge-water, Frame, chard, Monmouth, Aherga". )1 Chepstow, an ' d Pontypool. , , 0 00 The llth district comprises Exeter, Barnstaple, P_,lvi'' , ies' Totness, Tavistock, Kingsbrielgo, Truro, Bodoni], Lau" - ton, Redruth, Helstone, and St. Austell. „ e ke The iith district comprises Blandfotd, Bridport, 1: 1 ° e r ter, Sherborne, Shaft eshory, Wareham, Winchester,An do o , Basingstoke, Farehmajlavaist, Newport, Is log wood , S°i r ampton, and Portsmouth. , 0 1 ' w b An inspector is appointed for each of these•to ns .; lei Magistrates in Sessions; and the dealers in corn, viz. fu'_ ~ e ntaltstcrs, mmehants, factors, agents, &c. are bound to eid ' returns in writing, of the quantity and price of each aod C l ' s ! .sale of corn, and by what measure or weight the..sa ntel' d bought, to the inspector of the town in which such fitnl clj it, was made. He is bound to enter all these returns in ab° eI and transmit weekly an account. thereof to the receire( corn returns in London. :vi fl The total quantity' of corn sold in each town is cast or' 0 , the total of money for which the same was sold, after e!l o i lining the weights and_ measures (if any variations are W o e therein); and then dividing the money by the q uartcrs , l 4 result gives the average price of that town; these - a' e o , prices of each town being thus found, are added tog- et her, gi being again divided by the number of towns, give the ar.,. er „; l l of such district • "and the averages of the districts-thus f ' are added together, and being divided by 12,' give the ag i g , - gate average of the whole 12 districts; and the combin ed. oil gregate average_ price of the six weeks preceding_ the t hi May, August, November, and February, determines re opening and shutting of the . ports at those period' spectively*. • - is r The country inspectors are bound by oath to the.du e s; cution of their office, and are removable by the Magistr a t of they are bound to enter all returns in a book, the inspef ;0( of which is open to the receiver and to others, by co e two Magistrates. 110 They are allowed ss. for every return, out of the C a o , rate, which was reimbursed by the Receiver General of i t e , f toms, formerly out of duties received on the importat i° 3 l o Ke foreign corn ; but the same having been repealed, the ' h s! is left upon the custom duties generally. Magistrate s t p , order further rewuneration out of County rates, but ea" twin no further reimburse to ent. 41 ! All dealers are booth' m wake a declaration that the,' :el make true and fait hfol returns. s.ccurding to the directioatie, the Statute, and are liable to a penalty of 101. fur :eve) . glect or 'default, or false return. The Privy Council have power to change the towns f ol ll ' whence returns are required to he made, upon the rePr c' tation of Magistrates in Sessions. ro ci' Your Committee having thus detailed the principal P. c o, sinus of the existing law, for collecting the returns of Pr i c er and forming the averages, which they think,'with sotoe ' to t exceptions, are well constructed to accomplish the obj ec , re the Legislature, if duly executed, have now to state i l '; 4 01 - suit of their inquiry as to its execution, the existence of frauds, the liability to fraud, and the means of fir c ti e thin; and in . the first place, with regard to its eseeu c or they feel themselves warranted in saying, upon the . , e g' current testimony of all the witnesses, that with the o'. o l/ Lion of the returns taken at the Corn Exchange, the gr e3 fr neglect and inattention has universally prevailed ; tli g ,fsf turns taken at the - Corn Exchange ,appear to be reg i f3 c , and correct, and - the persons bound by law, viz, th e . I ce tors, obey the injunction of the Statute. Your Copi lu 'do c : remark here, that-the reams are made by factors onIYY n th is, persons employed to sell Oil commission, and, cons eolle . „ t o that all purchases made by millers, maltsters, and mereb 3 d i ef of the growers br shippers of corn, or agents or persons; tt e( than factors, do not come inTo thisTeturn. Your Contle c to are not aware of the reasons that induced the tegislat at o c determine the price of the first district y.tlte criterion °f ~f 1 Corn Exchange; it appeals to them that it would be alter consonant to the spirit of the law to take the price fr°" l es ti' 'principal towns of Essex, Kent, and Sussex, in urtler t ° ;?..', mate file real average price of corn in those three est e, ' be maritime counties; the consumption of London I equir es higher quality of grain, and probably does therefore o , D icil of the best growth of those counties, to the.plice of 5s must be added the cost of transport to market. ch .° In regard to the other districts, your Committee 6 11 l° abort.: stated, universal neglect, and they have reaso" t itf : think, that a very inconsiderabl e p ro p or ti on o f the rfo'lli° sold weekly is ever returned. Your Committee thin" ,to an inspection of the paper marked lA.) is sufficient aIOI 6 exemplify and prove that o pi n i on . ; th e H ouse w ill s ec l Pities weekly average sales in many of the most considerable t e ce and towns are so exceedingly small, as to form in itself col' elusive proof, that tto attention whatever is given to tb e i , Os lection of returns; indeed, it often omit's, particula r l o p Manchester, Macclesfield, aid Stockport, retort's are H iltr to the receiver uf, 'r None sold:" Front Plymouth thocef specter returned three quarters of wheat, in one inst 3 .lll 6 ! . anti seven, in another, have formed . the total return f 0 free' week ; when it is in evidenCe, that a single dealer wil l o ec tof sell 200 quarters in that place on one market day; the iris? re says, that not one-tenth of the dealers ever make a" l „ e prr turn at-all. At Bristol thirty-nine quarters of wheat "l' i , Ore _in one instance, to have formed the total return ; tweutl'ltl'- in another; and, on one occasion; none was retuined•lebli supposed, nevertheless, by the Inspector, that the ‘` r ser', , sales are front 1,500 to 2,000 quarters ; and althoug h t 0 01 are about forty factors and dealers in corn iii Bristol, Y e t i,cf ! more than six or seven have ever signed the declarati°t i, ever make any returns. At Liverpool similar neglef o rir stated to prevail. Your Committee do not think it nece,'iect:. therefore, to go further into. this ' part - of the sou• sa le•• ! many of the witnesses have. produced. statemeuts oft, tL' of their own, compared with the returns under the .Y. i!'. show that in many casi. they are wieldy differeu t i,igf!' general they suppose that. the aggregate average i„ . ,. 5 off` er than their sales; but this does not appear to ~ ci‘: funnily the case, though there are undoubtedly Ina m ti!; ll t . . cumstaoces that may have a tendency to bring thO„,A , priced wheats into the return - rather than the low. '''' p( ii: and bakers, when concerned 13 making the return, tnaY__,Def an interest in snaking the price (particularly in town' ' d fA , e. an assize of bread is set) _appear- high. -M er chants a ° 0 11 , •',. tors of foreign corn may have the same inducemeot t°,. i s: ! .'. the ports and warehouses. Farmers have a pride i ti tl i i. II !' lily of their growth of corn, as proved by the sale, au," () „,hi t , give large. measure, or make up deficiency of ~, , ,ight 0 :,.„111. Ilona! quantity. It is also in evidence, that a very geu`af". attention prevails in respect to the use of the legal s tar , and that every deviation is au increase upon it. a I In regard to the practice of any fraud, with a view t", c o f f ef il e to . 1 4c ; _ an influence on the price which each quarter , ilay is the opening. and shutting the ports, yam Committee 11.:0,,,ti; report, that no instance has been actually proved bef o h r al`,,,' to have succeeded in producing the effect desired; 7e I or three cases are stated in evidence, in which, actor o de , ! the opinion of the witness, such an attempt - has been "' ! [The remainder of this Report to-morrow.] I , n ce d ' i * By the Act 55 Gen. 111. c, 26, s. 5, it is however ,eat,,,05,„ that if -after the opening of, the ports for the imporli d i t il , e , : foreign corn, &c, the price of any such corn, &c. shoo ,'"' r ri t r o- Gist six weeks following such opening, fall below t i ,l re V°.,o. ! at which foreign corn is, allowed to be imported , ; farqc shall he shut against the importation -of that sort f r o I J I! ! emu, from any place from the Eyder to the-Bid:lo°3'o.e ilr last °six weeks of that quarter, or until a tint dce °° be made up and published. .7.[,.. •••••••••••- 7........ _, - . . . ' BIRTHS. - . , -• I ' At his seat its Devon, on Monday the 31st July, t he DP -00 Sir Art ll hur ,Chichcster,Bart. of a son, still-born. -t On - the 3d instant, in Great Marlborougb . st ree . l Philip Hardwick, of a son. h e t . . • - MARRIED. J 3 .0t On the Sd instant 4 at Linslade church, the ner:t i ter o of Main, Vic-• of I inslade to Eliza 'Jean, South da i ";soil t • r , the late David Fell, Esq , of Caversham-grove, in t __,...../ of Oxford. . .