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THE LONDON JOURNALS. ZAIII,OTS FROM THE' DAILY MORNING PAPERS, December 17, 182'2. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] ;i' We received the Paris Papers of Saturday, east night, by express. Their tone continues pacific. Constantinople seems to have been the scene of dreadful outrages, and the abuses have been remedied in the usual manner. Some one seems to have hinted to the Grand Seignor, in time for him to retain his own head on his shoul- tiers, that there was discontent in Constantinople; •• and to be assured of this astonishing fact he paraded the streets of that city by night in dis guise. Our most gracious Sovereign has this ad vantage over the Grand Signior, that he is under no necessity of walking the streets by night.— If a dozen of newspapers, which may be read with every convenience, wilt give him a much better idea of the public feeling than he could get by walking the streets either by night or by day. [TILE TnuEs.] The Paris papers of Saturday, which we re ceived yesterday, are very barren of intelligence. They all make comments in the spirit of the parties to which they respectively belong, on the article in the Journal des Debuts of the preceding day. The inference drawn by the Journal de :Paris is,.'that the Journal des Debuts is now avowedly ministerial, and that the other Royalist Gazettes, which are styled " -the four Quoti diennes," are reduced to the state of party - papers. The Quotidienne quibbles about peace being con cluded with revolutionists—asks whether they will make peace—and observes that no positive conclusion can be come to till the answer of Spain is known ; thus absurdly assuming that those who are threatened with attack are the aggressors, and that they must have something to conced e, not because they have impertinently inter fered in the affairs of their neighbours, but because they have been wantonly exposed to that kind of interference. The Constitutionnel makes 3 Spa niard reply, by setting off a picture of the state of Parties in France, against the state of parties in Spain. The Universal, it is assumed, might ' easily show that party violence prevails as much in the one country as the other, and that, in parti cular,. the fanatical party of France attack the Royalists, who differ from them with full as great bitterness as the Zurriagoists of Spain do the other Constitutionalists. [BRITISH PRESS.] The discourse of M. Vitlele upon the affairs of Spain, as it appeared in the Journal des Debuts, is as sorry stuff as a Bourbon Minister could well sanction, and remarkable only for rooted regret that Spain should have established an un- assailable constitution. The generous bribe of giving a Bourbon Emperor to South America must reflect honour on the Holy Alliance. The Papers of Saturday contain nothing worthy of remark. [NEW TIM Es.] Our private letters state, that the Spanish re fugees, who are numerous in France, are about to be immediately formed into regiments, and taken into French pay ; and, in the mean time, regular rations are allowed to every man of them. The second pacific article in the Journal des Debals was not inserted in the Monileur of the day following, as it was fully expected to have been. It is also believed that some ad vices unfavourable to the hopes of the peace party had been received from Madrid. It seems strange that any hopes whatever could have been built on the answer to he received from the Spanish Government. The Government is in the hands of the Ministers, the Ministers are in the hands of the mob, apd the mob is directed by the frantic revolutionary clubs. There is but one hope for Spain ; and that is, that a moderate party may arise strong enough to put down the club, mob, and Ministers altogether—but that! Hope, we fear, is feeble. [MORNING POST.] French Papers to the 15th instant arrived last night by express. The funds had risen consi derably, in consequence of the total defeat of the Ultras and the triumph of the friends of peace. The latter enjoyed their victory with modera tion, but the Ultras displayed their usual want of temper, and seemed by no means disposed to take the hint given them by the Journal des Debuts," to refrain from cries which must prove unavailing." On the contrary, they raise their voices louder than ever, and instead of confining themselves to lamentations, even uttered tones of menace. Confident in the acquisition of strength which they have derived from the late elections, they boasted that what they had lost in the Cabinet would be regained in the Chamber of Deputies, where some " living proofs" would b© given that their party had not dwindled into a mere faction of opinion, as it had been repre sented to have done. [MORNING HERALD.] It is difficult to contemplate the neutrality of this country even for a day, in a contest such as . that recently, and still in a less degree, appre. hended between France and Spain. How could a maritime powee quietly look on, whilst a natu rally rival, or rather hostile nation, joined per haps with a Northern Ally, which has the ambi, don at least, if not the means, of establishing rinal force and character, was gaining exclu sive possession of Spain, with her naval re sources and 'the vast capabilities of her coast. The more we consider this subject, the more difficult we find it to believe that the conti nental Powers really yielded to France the dis cretion with respect to Spain which was set forth in the Moniteur. Russia and Prnssia might. But that Austria, should, is in the highest degree im probable. Austria is, on the Continent, and has been from the sera of Cardinal Richelieu to Buo tiaparte, the great rival of France. It is extra ordinary that she should yield quietly to this rival such art accession of strength as the occupa tion of Spain —upon which, moreover, , the Aug- . Irian 'loyal Family have antiquated, but it is said, unforgotten LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Dec. 16. THE SING V. THOMAS COLLINS, ESQ., AND SAMUEL MILLS, ESQ., MAGISTRATES FOR THE FINSBURY DIVISION OF THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, INDICTED WITH SIR NACIIANIELCONANT, DECEASED. • At half-past nine o'clock-this case was called On for trial. Mr. SCARLETT, MCCOMMON-SERGEANT, and Mr. R. C. SCAR LETT, appeared for the prosecution; Mr. SOLICITOR-GE NERAL and Mr. STtnr.iiiia for Mr. Collins, and Mr. GUR NEY and Mr. CHITTY for Mr. Mills. Nine Special jurors answered to their names, and entered the box. Mr. SCARLETT, for the prosecution, prayed a tales, and three common jurors were accordingly called to complete the number. The Jury being sworn, Mr. R. C. SCARLETT stated the substance of the indict ment. The first count charged that the defendant and Sir Na thaniel Conant conspired unjustly to deprive one James Meek, a publican, of his license, and subsequently to withhold it, from a corrupt intention to favour the house of Meux, Reid, and Co., in the sale of their beer. -There was another count, charging a conspiracy to withhold the license from corrupt mo tives of private _partiality ; a count for withholding the lidense from the particular design of favouring Meux and Co. ; and a count for withholding it without reasonable or probable cause, from corrupt and unworthy motives. The defendants had pleaded that they were hot guilty. Mr. SCARLETT, sen. then said, since this indictment had been preferred, two of the defendants had departed this life; and therefore the duty of this Jury would be different from that of the last Jury, which had to decide upon the guilt of all the defendants. The case which he should submit to them was one of the greatest importance, as it regarded the pub lic as well as the individuals themselves. He felt the deci sion of this case as one of the most important which could possibly come before a Court of Justice; and as he felt its importance, and • expected from the Jury a due degree of firmness in the discharge of their du, he should not shrink from a conkientious discharge o f his duty. They were already apprifzed of the nature of this indictment ; it charged those Gentlemen, who were Magistrates- for the County of Middlesex, with having, in the discharge of their pubic duty, been actuated by improper motives—with having, through partiality for the business of a particular brewer, or through some partiality or prejudice inconsistent with their pub lic duty, refused to grant a licence for a certain public-house.— The prosecutor in this case was a humble man—a man, who, by industry, was acquiring a decent livelihood for himself and a fa mily—a man, whose character was above reproach, but who nevertheless was pointed out by the defendants as an object of attack ; and the result of their exertions was the complete ruin of the unfortunate prosecutor. The defendants were highly re spectable gentlemen, Magistrates for the county of Middlesex, and men of great influence. When he said this, he knew that he had fearful advantages to contend against; but be the result of this cause what it might, of this he was quite satisfied, that no man now in Court will hear the evidence and say that there was not improper conduct somewhere. The Learned Counsel then stated the case, as proved by the witnesses whom he afterwards called. After making this statement, which he should prove, he conjured the Jury to ask themselves, 11-'hy was this done ? Why is the man ruined ? If in the evidence they cannot find any assignable cause for the utter ruin of this pro secutor, they must infer that the defendants were actuated by improper motives, and return a verdict of Guilty. Although a Magistrate could not be required to state his reason for re fusing a licence, yet if there should appear any suspicious cir cumstances connected with their refusal, he thought that if they did not explain away those suspicious circumstances, it would not be an unfair or unreasonable inference that they were ac tuated by malice. He hoped the Jury would calmly take this case into consideration, that they would examine minute ly into all the -evidence which he should offer, and if it should appear to them that his client was a man against whom there was no reproach, a man upon whose character there was not the slightest imputation, that his house was properly con ducted, and that, notwithstanding all this he was utterly ruined by the conduct of the defendants, he trusted that a British Jury, proverbially impartial, would fearlessly and impartially discharge their duty, by pronouncing a verdict of Guilty, and thus taking the first step to put down the practice which he was afraid too generally prevailed. The following witnesses were then called : James Meek—ln the month of November, 1814, I purchased the Green Man Public-house, in St. John-street, Clerkenwell. I took possession on the 3d ; in that and the following year I laid out 700/. in improvements on the premises ; I gave 390/. for the lease, and 164/. for the fixtures. It was an old established house for the last 200 years. I placed the parlour where the tap-room had been, and the tap-room where the parlour had been. I used to draw two butts of beer a month, when I first went there ; at that time I dealt for my beer with Messrs. Cal vert and Co.;afterwards I dealt with Messr s . M eux an d C o . i n Liquor Pond -street, in March, 1815.; I continued to deal with them till September, 1815; my license was renewed in 1815, without any difficulty. My consumption of beer increased to be tween three and four butts of beer a month, while I dealt with Meux, Reid and Co. ; after that I dealt with Messrs. Barclay and Co. and during that time my sale increased to ten butts a month. In the course of the year 1815, I engaged a man, named Rawlings, to draw beer in my bar. He served from May, 1815. to June, 1816 ; I knew Mr. Lucas, the Managing Clerk of Messrs. Meux, Reid, and Company ; my house is in the Finsbury Division; on the 3d of September, 1816, I at tended the Mag istrates, to ask for my license. A b ea dl e b roug h t out a list of th persons whose licenses were suspended until the 18th ; my name was amongst them ; 1 saw none of the Magis trates at that time ; Mr. Cotterell and Mr. Sellon came to my house on the 19th, and made a minute examination of it. I asked if there had been any corny laint as to my manner of con ducting my house ? They said they had never heard any ; Mr. Cotterell asked, if I had taken any premium for my beer trade ? I said no. They viewed the tap-room ; they remarked that there was plenty of accommodation in the room ; I asked if it would be necessary for me to petition the Magistrates ? They said it was not usual, where there were no complaints. Thomas Hill was the high constable who attended ; he said it was proper to have two doors; I told the Magistrates that if it was improper I would willingly stop one up., I pointed out another house (the Queen's Head), which had two doors ; I said there were four within a hundred yards which had two doors. They then left my house; there was accommodation in the tap-rom for 40 or 50 persons.—The High Constable retttetted in about five minutes, and told me I need not stop it up ; I went before the Magistrates on the 18th of September; I was called in; Mr. Collins, Mr. Cotterell, Mr. Sellon and the Rev. Doctor Gaskin were there. One of the Magisrates asked me what Brewery I dealt with ? I said Messrs. Barclay end Co. I offered to show them my books, to prove the consumtion of beer and spirits. The consumption of spirits was not quite 2W. a month. They said they did not want to see my brewer's or distiller's books. I was ordered to wittlidraw, and was called in again in abont ten mi nutes. Soon after I returned, Sir Nathaniel Conant came in. the spoke to Mr. Collins, who was Chairman, and I was or dered to withdraw. I had been out about ten minutes, when Hill came out, and 'told me my license was taken away. I waited till all the cases were gone through, and then went into their room. They told me there was another day, on the 21st, when I might have a fresh hearing. Between the 18th and the 21st, I obtained a certificate, signed by the churchwarden:4 and all the inhabitants of the street in which 1 lived. On the 20th of September, I saw Sir Nathaniel Conant at the Freemason's Tavern. He said he recollected nothing at all about any opposition to my license, for he did not k now my name, nor th e n ame of the street in which I lived. I saw him the next day at the Sessions House. I saw Mr. Richards there, the Clerk to the Magistrates, and I de livered to him my certificate. In about ten minutes after, I was ushered into a room, where I found Mr. Sellon, Mr. Cot terell, and Sir Nathaniel Contint, and other Magistrates ; and they appointed the 18th as the final settling day. From that time till the September following I 'resided in that house, without following my busiress. In September, 1817, I appled again, and put in my petition, signed by all the inhabitants in the street. I was called in before the same Magistrates. M r . Hen derson, who went with m e , said, if I could not get a license, he should suppose that the same reason operated in 1817 that had operated in 1816. He said the reason was, he believed, a complaint that had been made to a Committee of the House of Commons for stopping my license. All the Magistrates rose round the table, and positively denied that they had ever made any complaint. And they never gave any reason at all for tak ing away my license. The Magistrates asked, who Mr. Hen derson was ? I said he was my Solicitor. Mr. Henderson then left the room. I was then called in again, and Mr. Robins, the churchwarden, went with me. He had been one of the visiting constables in the year before. When lie came in, Mr. Collins asked him what he had to say ? if he had any thin disrespectful to say of m e th ey wou ld h ear him. H e said he could answer more for the propriety of my conduct than any other individual. That the house opposite mc, the Swan, was an 'irregular Inuse. I did not get my li cense then ; I applied again in 1818 to the same Magistrates. I had then a joint petition from the p a ri s h o f S t . J o h n and St. Giles, and signed •by the Rector. I also applied personally every year, but neva. obtained it. I applied in September 1819. The same Magistrates were present, with the Rev. Dr. Owen, and another Magistrate. I had a similar petition, and made a personal application also. Sir Nathaniel Conant said, that the license could not be granted, as the petition was false. He did not say in what way it was false. I said I was not aware of there being any thing false in it, as I was sure' every thing; in it was true. I most solemnly swear that every word in that petition was strictly true. In the year 1816, on the 18th . of September, I saw Mr. Lucas at the Sessions-house. In 11317, I saw Mr. Willis, who was managing clerk to Messrs. Meux, Reid, and Co. Lucas was at the door of the Magistrates' room. I was there near an hour and a half before any thing passed between us. The witness was about to relate what had passed' between himself and Mr. Lucas, when Mr. GURNEY objected, that as this was conversation be tween third persons, totally unconnected with the defendants, it would not be admitted. Mr. SCARLETT contended that it was admissible, as the wit ness was about to say what Lucas had told him respecting the conduct of the Magistrates. The CHIEF JUSTICE was of opinion that the evidence was inadmissible. The witness proceeded. Dell's license was refused in 1816, and restored in 1817. He had kept the Hat and Feathers, in Wilderness Row. His brewers were Meux, Reid, and Com pany.—Mr. Willis was there at the time. Mr. Wigram, a partner in the house of Meux, and Company was there also. He wrote his name on a card, and sent it into the room to the Magis trates. Sir Nathaniel Conant came out, and he and Mr. Wig ram went into another room. Mr. Dell afterwards had his license restored. He had scarcely any tap-room at all. He had two doors to hi, house when his license was renewed. The Queen's Head is about ten or twelve yards from my house.— That has got two doors, and their license has never been taken away. Their brewers are Meux, Reid, and Company. There are two doors at the Coach and Horses public-house, and the Jerusalem Coffee-house. Ten butts of beer is considered as a large quantity of beer to sell in a month. Twenty pounds for spirits is a small account for a public-house to sell in the month. Cotterell lives within 500 yards of my house. The petitions made by the witness were now put in, and read by Mr. ABBOTT. They were signed by all the inhabitants in the street. The substance of them was a statement of the regularity and propriety with which the prosecutor conducted his house. Cross-examined by the SOLICITOR GENERAL—I settled my account with Meux and Company in 1815. I can't swear that I had any beer after July from them. The first dealing that I had with Messrs. Barclay and Company was in 1815. A man named Stallis, served in the tap-room before Lawless came. There was a passage separating the tap-room from the gin -shop. There was a counter in the gin -shop. There was a door communicating with the passage and the street. There was a door on the right leading to the gin-shop, and on the left leading to the tap-room. The whole profit on a but of beer is somewhere about 21. At the time that I spoke to Sir Nathaniel Conant, at the Freemasons' Tavern, he was busy licensing pub lic houses of another district. The Magistrates said they were perfectly satisfied with my character. In 1817, I believe that neither Doctor Owen nor Hr. Wicks was present at the meeting. Dr. Owen was there in 1819. Messrs. Williams and Goddard are now my solicitors. I never knew of any such body as the Society of Publicans. There was a Committee appointed by the Publicans since the last trial; and Messrs. Henderson and Smith are their solicitors; I keep the Coach and Horses public-house in Holborn ; I also kept the Queen's Head public-house in Chandos-street for 14 months. I have received a subscription since the last trial, on account of my expences, to the amount of 4 or 500/. ; before the prosecution was commenced I received 501. The subscription is now going on. I don't recollect that I said I had received the 50/. when fittaa orittnined at the last trial. Re-examined by Mr. SCARLETT —There is a similar gin shop in every public house ; persons might have either gin or beer there. The summer of 1815 was the last time I had any beer froth Meux, Reid and Co. On the 28th of September 1 had a final settlement with them, both for the beer account and money borrowed. The sum I had borrowed was 4001. I bor rowed that sum from Barclay and Co. to pay Meux and Co. Thomas Hill—l was high constable of the Finsbury Division in 1816; it was part of my duty to superintend the conduct of the public houses in that division, and report them to the Ma gistrates, if I saw any thing improper. Mr. Meek's house was always conducted with the greatest propriety. I remember the house a great many years. Mrs. Meek was there about two years. I recollect the house as a public house these 30 years. and I don't know any house more calculated for the convenience of its customers. I reported this public house to the Magis trates in 1816, but I made no complaint of it. I attended the Magistrates on the 3d of September. William Clark, the con stable, came before the Magistrates, and said it was fitted up for a spirit shop. I said I had no complaint against the house. His license was afterwards suspended. I accompanied Mr. Sellon and Mr. Cotterell to Mr. Meek's house, and they expressed themselves perfectly satisfied with it. They did not desire him to stop up one of the doors. At the meeting of the Mag istrates, as soon as Sir Nath an i e l C onant entered, Mr. Meek was de sired to witharatw. When he entered, he asked if the license of the Green. Alan had heen passed, and if it had not he had something to say of it. Mr. Richards was desired then to lay the license aside. There was no discussion concerning the license before Sir Nathaniel Conant came in. Sir Nathaniel Conant, Dr. Gaskin, and Mr. Mills voted against, and Mr. Cotterell and Mi. Sellon for the license. Cross-examined by Mr. GURNEY.--I had occasionally bor rowed money from the publicans. There are a b out 20 public houses in the sp ace o f about 150 yards in that neighbour hood.. Whenever any objection is raised against a license, it is' usual to refer it to the adjourned day. There were near forty referred to the adjourned day in 1816. Besides Mr. Dell's house, there were two other houses whose licenses were suspended until the adjournment day. The Angel public house in Goswell-street was deprived of its license in 1817. That house was supplied by Messrs. Meux, Reid, and Company. Re-examined.—l have complained of several public-houses to the Magistrates, but their licenses have not always been taken away. Thomas Robins.—l was chosen headborough of Clerkenwell in 1816, and afterwards churchwarden ; I visited Mr. Meek's house on different occasions, and always found it conducted with great regularity and decency. I lived close to the house. His tap-room is a great deal larger than many others. There was no house in the parish conducted with greater propriety. When Mr. Meek's license was taken away, I was churchwar den.- -211.1 r. 211 ills, Mr. Collins, the chairman, and other Magi strates,• were present on that occasion. I went to the Sessions house with Mr. Meek. Mr. Collins told me if I had any thing disrespectful to my of Meek, he would hear me. George Dell, examined by the COMMON SERJEANT kept the Hat and Feathers public-house, in Wilderness-row, in 1816; I used to deal with Aleux, Reid, and Co. till near the month of Sept. I said a short time before the 3d, that I would not take any more beer, and demanded a settlement. When I paid the account, I ordered six butts of beer. This was never sent me. The next year 1 got my license. When I saw Mr. Collins on the.24th Sept. he said that Mr. Reid was a particular friend of his, and he was very sorry he could not give me my license in that year, 1816. 1 used to sell about two or three butts of beer a month, and more than 100/. worth of spiritous liquors at the bar. Before the year 1816, there had been several complaints made of my beer. I told Lucas, that I must cease to deal for beer with Messrs. Meux, Reid and Co. B e t ween S eptem b er, 1 816, and September, 1817, 1 had no communication with Lucas or Willis, except at the Sessions-house ; there was no promise made to me in 1816 about renewing my license in 1817. I did not make any arrangement with Lucas about taking my beer from Messrs. Meux and Co. if I obtained a new license. Cross-examined by Mr. GURNEY—Several drivers of carts bought liquors at my shop to carry into the country. The SOLICITOR-GENE eat, now addressed the Jury for the defendant, Mr. Collini. He contended, that in a case like this, it wasnecessary to prove that the defendants had prevented the prosecutor from obtaining his license, through malicious and corrupt motives. The question was, not as to his being deprived of his license merely, but whether the defendant had deprived him of that license without legitimate cause ? With regard to the latter, there was an Act of Parliament passed in the reign of George the Second, by which it was enacted, that any gin shop keeper having two doors to his house, the one leading to a shop for the sale of spirituous liquors, and the other for the sale of beer, might be deprived of Isis license. 'When the Jury came to consider all the circumstances of the case, and had heard the evidence that he should adduce of the respect ability of Isis client, Mr. Collins, it would be utterly impossible for them to convict either of the defendants. Mr. GURNEY, on the part of Mr. Mills, contended that there had been no real evidence given of any conspiracy on the part of the defendants. The whole case depended entirely on prejudice and surm i se . N or was it probable that men like his client and Mr. Collins should, for the sake of obtaining some paltry advantage for Messrs. Illeux and Co. deprive the prosecutor of his license. He therefore hoped, that when he had called the numerous witnesses then in Court to the honour and integrity of his client, the Jury would have no hesitation in acquitting the defendants. The SoLict TOR-GENERAL now proceeded to call witnesses to the character of Mr. Collins. Mr. Baron Garrow, Lord Dungannon, Sir Gilbert Blaine, the Rev. Dr. Hyslop, Colonel Macdon a ld, M r . C onst, t h e Chairman of the Middlesex Sessions, Samuel Hare, Esq., the Rev. Wm. Birdwo o d, Ab ra h am Ch an ib ers, Esq., R. J. Cham bers, Esq., Mr. Musgrave, William Mellish, Esq., Colonel 'Wilton, the Rev. William Wilton, John Wilton, Esq: the Hon. Rev. John Turner, and George Meredith, Esq. all proved that as far as their experience extended, both in public and pri vate life, Mr. Collins could not be surpassed in benevolence, kindness, honour, and integrity. Mr. GURNEY now called witnesses to the character of Mr. Lord Teignmouth Sir James Shaw, Wm. Smith, Esq. M.P. Charles Grant, Esq. Joseph Butterworth, Esq. John Scott, Esq. Charles Elliot, Esq. Robert Humphrey Martin, Esq. Robert Hague, Esq. Mr. Robarts, Alderman Brown, Robert Stevens, Esq. and Chas. Pellotts, Esq. proved, that the best encomium they could pass on thecharacter of Mr. Mills, was to equal him to Mr. Collins. The LORD CHIEF JusTrcE-having summed up the evidence, remarked to the Jury, that the point for their consideration was, whether the defendants had maliciously , and corruptly deprived the prosecutor of his license. In deciding on this point, they were to consider the excellent character those two Gentlemen had received from the numerous and very respectable witnesses who had' appeared before them. If they , were really of opinion that the prosecutor had been deprived of his license through corrupt motives, it was their duty to find them guilty, but if not, they must acquit them. The Jury, after about half an hour's consideration, returned a verdict of—Not Guilty. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, D EC. 16. POINGDESTRE V. BELL. This was an action against the underwriter to a policy of in surance effected on a cargo of mahogany shipped at Honduras, on board the ship Robert, for London. Mr. Sergeant LENS stated the case to the Jury. It would appear that, in consequence of very bad weather encountered after leaving Honduras, the Robert was obliged to put into the Ha vannah. There the Captain endeavoured to get her repaired ; but on examination it was found that she was so much damaged that it would cost more than the value of the cargo. The merchant to whom the Captain had consigned the vessel,had the ship and cargo surveyed four times, after these surveys he thought it was best to sell it, for the benefit of all concerned. The sale of the ma hogany produced about three thousand pounds. A great part of it was damaged by salt water, and would if kept be liable to be worm eaten. It would have taken six months to repair the ship, if there were means of doing so. The person to whom the Captain had consigned had not these means, and therefore he could not have done any thing else than sell the cargo.— Under these circumstances, the Learned Serjeant submitted that his client was entitled to recover for a total loss. The Captain died at the Havannah, and the mate took the command. He was now called, and proved these facts. On his cross examination, he admitted that several vessels were at Honduras at the time. Two captains refused to bring home the mahogany. 'Witness came home in th e s hi p of one of these captains, and brought some of the mahogany with him, but was obliged to cut some of the pieces to get them down the hatchway. Witness did not ask all the captains at Honduras to bring home his cargo. Three witnesses were called, who proved that part of the 1 mahogany was damaged by the salt-water, and would have be come worm-eaten if kept long. Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN, for the defendant, contended that the plaintiff had no claim for more than an average loss; that the car& had been sold without necessity ; and that such necessity should be clearly proved before the plaintiff could recover. It was held by the late Lord Ellenborough, that a greater blow could not be given to the commerce of the country, than admitting the principle that captains could sell cargoes without the strongest case of necessity.__ Nothing but the most urgent necessity could justify a captain in selling in such cases. He then called two Captains of ships who were at Havannah at the time of this transaction, who proved that they would have been glad to have brought the mahogany to England, but they had not been applied to. Mr. Justice BURROUGH summed up the evidence, and the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for an average loss onb FIRE IN TIIF, WEST INDIA EXPORT D 'OCK A fire, the consequences of which might have been most calamitous, broke out on board the ship William and Alfred, at one o'clock yester day morning. —The vessel had been visited by the Dock Company's Police, and all fires found extinguished, on the preceding evening. An ap prentice who was on board, and who declares that he raked out the fire and threw water on it at seven o'clock in the evening, before going to bed, was woke about midnight by a suffocating smoke, and, going aft, found the cabin deck on frre, about four feet from the stove in which the fire had been lighted on Sunday ; he gave the alarm, and the Dock Company's constables and Waterman came to the spot, and were immediately joined by the principal Dock Master and all their resident officers.---This ship was made fast to the South Quay, where she was lying, and the vessels on each side of her instantly removed ; the wind most fortunately blew from the north, and thus the risk of the fire commu nicating to other vessels was obviated. Four engines belonging to the Company were instantly brought to bear, and were afterwards aided by others from London. By extraordinary exertion the fire on deck was shortly subdued ; but as it was impossible for any person to go on board, in consequence of the' smoke, the flames between decks could not bo got at, and it was deemed absolutely necessary to scuttle the ship. By this means the whole was extinguished before day light. The arrangements of the Company to guard against calamities of this kind are, fortu nately, very complete, and this is an extraor dinary instance of their efficacy. The afterpart of the ship, and the mizen mast, were entirely destroyed, and some damage has been done to the main mast and rigging. The William and Alfred was bound to Dominica, and fortunately had no goods on board. RIVAL WATCHMEN.— The Magistrates of Marlborough-street Police-Office were occupied yesterday, for a considerable time, in the inves tigation of an affray between the watchmen in the parishes of St. Ann and St. Giles. The facts were wholly unimportant, and the case, which the Magistrates did not determine, was referred to the Vestries of the respective parishes, but the evidence exposed a most reprehensible state of the " Watch and Ward " in that quarter of the town. It appeared that in the parts where these parishes join each other, a sort of border war is maintained by these faith ful guardians of the night, and so much jealousy of each other exists, that in streets where the two sides are in different parishes, no assistance will be given, even in the utmost extremity, by the watchmen who do not belong to that side where the occasion originates. It was stated, too, that they are liable to a fine for leaving their own beat, or parish, under any circumstances. When the Vestries have inquired into the particular circumstances of the case, they will probably review .also the general regu lations of the parishes. The public require, in this district, all the protection possible, and ought not to have it impeded by quarrels among the watchmen, or their unwillingness to assist each other because they receive pay from different employers. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.—The smack Duke of Wellington, of Ilfracombe, J. Ley, master, sailed from Pen zance on the 3d instant. 'When off Lundy Island, they en countered a severe squall of wind, and soon after the master complained of illness, when the mate, an able seaman belong ing to Penzance, named Tomkin, advised him to go below, as suring him that he might rest assured every possible care would be taken of the vessel. With this advice he complied, and remained below all night, during which the vessel was kept under easy sail. In the morning he came on deck and said he was better; when after walking about for a few minutes, he laid his hands on the rough-trek and said, " Good bye, lam going," and jumped overboard. The boat was out as speedily as possible, but before any ass i s t ance cou ld b e afforded, he sunk. The mate immediately took the vessel into Newport, from whence he has written to the friends of the deceased. Mr. Ley was not a regularly-bred seaman, having been originally a house carpenter.—( Cornwall Gazette.) SUDDEN DEAlll.—Saturday evening, as Ste-' phen Lewis, a watchman of St. Batolph, Aldgate, was sitting in a chair, at his house in Plough court, High-street, Whitechapel, he suddenly expired. He formerly was a respectable gun maker in the Minories. LONDON MARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD. The price of the 41b. Loaf is stated at lid. by the full-Pr 4 bakers. There are others of the trade who sell at Sid., 61d, and 7d. IMPORTATIONS OF GRAIN LAST WEEK. English. Irish. Forsil 11,257 31)5 --' 11,597 8,097 29,579 Wheat . Barley ... Alalt ..., Oats Rye Beans . Peas Tares 2 3 3 Rapeseed 5 Mustard 20 Seeds... Flour . Brank . Linseed. ..-..,.. ...,.. 780 •-•••'' 4.......... ~........ ......, ..... .......... ...., ...... .... ......... .....° 360 14,472 40 20 ••/....../.. ......... SEES, ec. 16. Red Clover (Foreign) 2 2 s 36s D 38s—fine, 31s 52s per cwt• Ditto English R. ........ 26s 35s 40s—fine new, 38s 505 White ditto 36s 4 6s—fine, 56s 66s Trefoil .... per cwt.... lO s 14s—f i ne 15s 18s 20s per Oft' Ribgrass Carraway Seeds s.ls to 58$ 60s Coriander do. Spring Tares ... 26s Od 30s od 325 Cinque Foin 2Bs to 34s—fine —s per qra Rye - Grass „. 16s to 25s—new, 28s 30s per ci rl Canary per qr —s 35s to 40s Od per qr. White Mustard Seed 7s to lOs Od Brown ditto Os to 15s Od Winter Tares 24s to 30s Od per qr. Rape Seed . Turnip Seeds. —s od 6s to 7s 6d pr. hush. Linseed —s—fine, —s —s per qr. ... NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS, Dec. 16. By the Carcase. Beef 2s Od to 3s 4d I Veal 2s 4d to 4$ Od Mutton .......2s Od toss sd Pork Lamb, os Od t o Os Od. gs Od to 39 4d --.......- ST JAMES'S HAY MARKET, Dec. 14. N. Hay il 15s Od to 41 Os 00. 1 Clort r, .'. 31 os to 41 41 0 . 1 Old Hay 01 Os Od to 01 Os od I Straw il 5s 641 to 2121 w SMITHFIELD. Old Hay 3l 5s od to 41 Os Od--Average, 31 103 Straw WHITECHAPEL. verage, 31 155 OP . Hay 3l Gs Od to 41 Os 041- . --Average, 31 I6s 0 ,.. A Str d New ditto... 01 Os Od to 01 Os od-Average, 01 Os v" aw ll Eis Od to II 16s Od -- -Average, II 164 Od Clover 3l 8s Od to 4! lOs Od-Average, 41 Ss 0 d PRICE OF HOPS, p er C wt., Dec. 14. Pockets. I Bags. Kent .. 21 lOs a3lss a 41 15s Rent .. 21 2s a2l 18s a4l 10g Sussex .. 21 4s a2l 12s a3i Os Sussex 21 Os a2l 4s a2l OS Essex .. 91 lOs a3l4s a 31 15s Essex.. 21 2s a2l 16s a 31P Farnham, fine, 61 Os to 81 03 —Second, 51 10; to 61 Os Old Duty laid at 203,7241 14s 91d 10-20th. • RAW HIDES. Best Heifers & Steers, per st. Ordinary Qs 4d t o ts 6d 3s od to 3s Ye: Market Calf .. each.. 93 Od, Middlings e s Bcl to 2s Ithl Eng. Horse Os Od to Os Ou SHEEP SKINS. Polled Downs PRICE OF LEATHER. Butts, 50 to 56Ibs each per lb 21d to 23d Ditto, 56 to 661bs each Dressink Hid es 23d to 24d Coach Hides Crop Hides, 35 t o 40 1b s f or cutting ll9 9d d to 29d to 20d Ditto .... 45 t o 50Ih s Calf Skins..o6 t o 40Ib s 2o4d to 2.14 d Ditto 50 to nibs Ditto 7O to 80Ibs 46d to 49d. 24 Small Seals (Gr een l an d) 18d to 26d Large ditt o d to o B fd Tanned H o r se Hid es lid to 111 17d to 18d Spanish H orse Hid es IBd to 2411 PRICES OF TALLOW, SC Town Tallow 42s 6d —s Od Yellow Russia 42s 04 —s nd White ditto .. —s ad —s 01: Soap ditto.... 38s od —s od Melting Stull' 30s Od —s Ditto Rough.. 20s ad —s Od PR ICE OF CANDLES, rao: Price of Candles; per dozer 6d per dozen allow( &c. per 114 Th.—Dec. 14. Yellow Soap ......... Mottled Curd Graves Good Dregs . . 76 9 • • • 849 ... 880 , , 750 d 7s OJ , . J 1 TALLOW CHANDLER's H A IL, n, 9s Od -Moulds, lOs 6d. ed for ready money. PR ICE OF RAW FAT, per Stone of Slh.—Dee. 14. Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters), 2s 3d COUNTRY MARKET. Wheat per 1. 81 Go is to LI WORD 101 Os M New Wheat.. 9; rOs to 121 Os Oats, per qr... 01 18s to 11 4s New ditto.... 01 Os to 01 Os ,RKET, Dec.;. Barley, new, 117 s to Il Is' Beans, per qr. 116 s to 11145 Pease, per qr. II 12s to 111 3 ' Rye, per qr. 01 Os to 01 105 .... COAL MARKET, Dec. 16. Ships at Market. Ships sold. Price. 44 Newcastl e 7i Sunderland Oti BIRTHS. On the 12th of December, Mrs. M'Keand, South Green• bank, Scotland, of a daughter. On the 9th inst., at Gala-house, Scotland, the Lady of John Scott, Esq. of a son. MARRIED. On the 14th inst., at Windsor, Thomas A. Maynard, Esq., surgeon, of the Coldstream Guards, to Louisa, youngest daue" ter of the late Andr ew Long, Esq., Ordnance storekeeper, -FA' versham, Kent. On Monday the 9th inst. at Kingston Church, James Rohe; son, Esq., 91st R eg i ment, to J ane Augusta, eldest daughter 0 , Captain Laye, late B.M. Fort Cumberland, and niece to Gen. Laye, R.A. DIED. On the 30th ult. at Ryegate, Surrey, in her 36th year, much and deservedly lamented, Ellen, wife of Bradie Augustus M'Ghie, Esq., of Stamford-hill, and seventh daughter of the late Mr. Richard Brown, of Wylam, Northumberland. At Ivy-bridge, in his 48th year, George G. Currey, M. it, senior Physician of St. Thomas's Hospital. Dr. Currey was esteemed and beloved by every one who knew him. He was attacked on his way from Cornwall to London by an acute pleuritic inflammation, which compelled him to stay at Ivry' bridge, and terminated fatally, though he lost the amazing quantity of two hundred ounces of blood. What makes his fate the more lamentable, and excites sympathy for his widow he had been married so lately as the 18th ult. At the house of her uncle, Major Farhill, in North-street, Chichester, Mary H arr i ett Di xon, aged 18 years, daughter O f the late Capt. Dixon, R.N. On Sunday evening last, at an advanced age, Mr. Joha Marten, of Fink, farmer. At Edinburgh, ort the 30th ult., Mrs. Janet Spankie, wife of Mr. R. Mitchell, wine -merchant. At St. Pancras,' Chichester, Mr. James Dolmon, aged 8 6 He was form er ly C ryer o f t h at city, which situation he logo about forty years ago, for joining the Blue, or Independelq party, against the Corporation interest, in the great contested election for that city, when G. W. Thomas, Esq. was returned in opposition to the influence of the third Duke of Richmond who then t r i e d t o return both Members. He was so attach to his favou r it e colour as to determin e , th at di e w h en he wou l d , he would be b ur i e d in blue ; at that time he actually bought his coffin, covering shroud, pall, &c. the novelty of which at' • tracted hundreds of spectators to his funeral, winch took plac e in the Lighten Burying-Ground, on Thursday afternoon: 11 large blue silk flag was carried in front of the coffin, over which was thrown the blue pall, and the pall-bearers had blue favours' it had been originally intended to have had blue silk hatbands , but it was thought more respectful not to use them. ,The Righ t Hon. W. Huskisson, who succeeded Mr. Thomas, invariably employed the old gentleman in his usual office, at his canvass/ as a herald, to announce his approach, and his flag-bearer the day of election, which situation will now be vacant. On Sunday morning, the 15th inst., at ids house on WAttc l : l : worth-common, after a short illness, which terminated Su denly, Augustus Frederick Pieschell, Esq.' 'rinted and Published for the PROPRIETORS, at the•SVA' Office, No. 112, Strand, by J. B. CARSTAIRS. Nun THIS i „ of Di 4UALLINC Place, on T 1:1 writin g ( l'orcliase tip Dock Yards 31a ughtered krtinents :114l i ng, (In 0 contain each article konth. Shadwell. +...,.___ IQ 12mo. tat. 4 aimm. They 11 ' 44 and yof c bck crew i P 4 t tied the le oat tt thei r da rte s h "I wi th 4-O rt, and ;;O.B.AnLor vAND P: enh aP Si li c New U nder the i 111 E ] I, Pric efor e the 1 1 . A Se, 'ltndity, A , 4 Priest of iiot Who ren ° i s the Esta 2 . A Dis Ronism, pry a. Obser the Church 'goring fin ; 4 . An A t 4)11 , Auric 5 . A Shc ° 1 Irel a nd A othony of 4 sit ! ! ! 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