The Sun. — London, England, 1817-12-08 00:00:00

EXEI ER MEE ri NG. THE LATE PRINCESS C; JAIILOTTE. A most respeCtable Meeting was held at tie this day, for the'purpote of addeesiing the PRINCE'. REGRNT on the recent Ilallolllll The Right Worshiptul the Mayor haying opened 'the business by an appropriate observation re lative to the - requisittua, Wirier was read by :lie - Chamberlain, The Hon. and Might Rev. the Litstrol , rose and 5;141, that hs he wYts the fir.st who had signed the 'retptisitioh, it might be proper for him to aildress i the Mayor on 'the busine , ts for which they Were 'met together, he Moist express hi's sense of the `readines's with Which tbe Mayor had -Convened the meeting, a readiness which he was persnade* Would always be s'b'ewn by hith on every Oven sion which might occur thfriag his Mayoralty. It would be ont - of place at such a 'nut:to have recourse to oratory, or to e'Ser t the art of persuasion. The feelings of all were in the most perfect unison ; the loss which had been sustained by the husband and by the pareht, was felt as the nation's loss. The hearts of the 'nation were knit together as the heart of one man. (hi the day when all that was mortal of be'lov'ed Princess os 'deposited in the L t aye, the people nnaninionsiy met togethe'r, and laying aside all party differences in religion's opinion, went to the first temple that presented it s elf, per suaded that where two or three were Met together there was their Saviour in the midst of them.— Tlo y confessed their sins, they offered up their prayers and praises at the throne of grace, acknow ledging the judgment that had befallen them to have come hom the hand of God, and striving to avert the infliction of future judgment by sincele epentance. He then proceeded to move the A);oress. Mr. S. F. Muyortp then rose and addressed the Meeting in an eloquent and truly pathetic speech. 1 . 04' aids the conclusion, he observed, it tnieht be said of this illustrious individual, who had so unexpectedly snil so lamentably sunk be low the horizon of human affairs, that her life was hope, her death dismay. %Vete he called 111)011 to produce an inscription for her sacred tomb, he Would adopt the words of our ancient Puet : " Underneath this stour doth lie " As much beauty as could die.; Which, rehen'alive, did wivor ;ice " To as much virtue as could toe." • These lines he thought were seldom, indeed, so applicable and appropriate.—Mr. Mi!turd con cluded with saying, that, in the genuine spirit of sympathy and condolence, be seconded the mu titm that his Lordship had made. Prebendary DENNIS next came forward, and obserted, that rin an occasion like this present, when the inhabitants of Exeter, like the inhabitants of other large towns, and indeed of almost every county in the Kingdom, were assembling gether, for the purpose of sending Addresses to the Throne, ou the mournful and EOOOlll event which. has recently oc curred, it was scarcely necessary that more should be done, than barely that au Address should he moved and seconded. lint dime was one point, to which he was certainly of opi nion that the attention of his fellim•-citizens, and of the vablic at large, ought particularly robe directed, :t nil that was the striking effect which had already resulted ft•um the great loss w Inch bad been so ably described by the. Hight. Reverend Prelate, who had moved, and the lioniiitrable Gentleman who had seconded the Address. it had instantly displayed the feelings of the people of this country, in regard to the Con- under which they had been born and lived ; and flow which it had falsely been insinuated, that their attach ' tent had somewhat abated a very short time since. What a cuatrast was presented between the actual state of the public opinion, as it had now displayed itself, a. , d by that state of ilessatisfaction among some of the misguided populace, which bad been %, itnessed within the course of the last twelve months, diisatisfaction arising fain' anti:3 which were. not within the reach Of human controul. The nation had now shewn their real sentiments, they had rallied round the Throne ; they had evinced the must unanimous attachment to the tinnily who had possession of the Throne, by, exhibiting such unit ersal sorrow and deep regret, at the loss of the second and third in suc cession to the Throne. It was attachment founded On the recollection of the blessings they had enjoyed under those branches of the family who had already sat rut the '1 kraut!, and the expectation of similar blessings fr those who ni:ght hereafter obtain the possession of it. They were • attached to the House of Brunswick, from having hail civil and religious liberty insured to than under their government, and from having witnessed the virtues which su many branches of the family had displayed. There was one circumstance which, amid the melancholy and distressing feelings which had been excited, was highly grateful to the mind of every serious Christian, and particu larly to every member of his profession. We had wit nessed the people of all ranks throughout the nation, un asked, unsolicited, unrequired, by any authority, civil or religious, calling on their pastors to conduct them to the House of God, to lead them beside the waters of coin . fort, to Point out to them the moral and religious im provement which ought to be made of the mournful event. They offered up theit prayers to God ; they recog nized his over- ruling hand in the infliction of this calamity; and never wa. there an occasion on which it was inure rarely sheen that the people of England were a wise and under standiog'people. He would add nothing farther to -the ob servations which he had already wade, than that he sincerely and heartilS% approved of the Address which had been so ably movetland seconded. Mr. E. GRANGEB moved the thanks of the Meeting to the Bishop, which was seconded by Mr. 11. Blackall. Thanks to the Mayor was nioved by Mr. T. Turner, and seconded by Mr. E. Granger.—Mr. Chas. Collyns moved, that the Address be sit:led by the Mayor, on behalf of the Meeting, and transmit ted to the Members of the City, to be presented by them to the Mince Regent; all of which passed unanimously.— (Exeter .I . 7ying• Post, Dec. 4.) ESSEX COUNTY MEETING. A Comity Meeting was held on Saturday, in pursuance of a Requisition, for the purpose of ad dressing his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, anti also his Serene Highness the Pi ince of SAXE CoEOCRG, on the irreparable loss which they and the nation at huge have sustained in the death . of the Princess CHARLOTTE of Saxe Cobourg. At one o'clock the Chair Was taken by JOnN HALL, Esq. the High Sheriff, who read the Re quisition, and shortly explained the object of the Meeting. He assured the Gentlemen that he sincerely participated in the .universal afflic tion and regret which the national calamity they were met to deplore had produced ; and adverting to the pain which was inseparable from the discharge of the duties of the (lay, declared it to be matter of much consolation to have witness• ed the laudable anxiety the county have evinced, in embracing the earliest suitable opportunity of testi!ying the Sentiments of heart-felt regret with which it was impressed, at the almost irreparable loss the nat;on haul sustained in the lamented death of her late,Royal.Highness, the Princess Charlotte of Saxe Cobourg. The High Sheriff then called the attention of the 'Meeting to a letter he had teceived front the Lord Lieutenant of the County, apologising for his absence : which having been read, he solicited the earnest attention of the Gen tlemen to Mr. C. Tower, who would propose for their consideration, an Address to his Royal , • . . Highness the Pdtice Regent, in Conformity to the terms of tt , e Requisition. Mr. Tow En rose, and after a fewpreparatoeyobservatlons,' proceeded to explain the reason why the arduous duty of pro posing the Address had fallen to his lot. It had been tin in tention of Lord St. Vincent, that truly venerable and vene rated Nobleman, to move the same; hut it grieved him to say, that his Lordship had last night experienced a most dangerous attack of illness, which had not only rendered his ;vtendance at Cliehusford that day impossible, lint God only icnew whether he would survived the affliction with which.he was visited. It might next be asked, why Mr. Western was nut present? the answer was, that at tire advice of his friends he had departed for the southern part of France, with a cleat to the recover, of his health, or ite felt satis fied that nothing would have given him greater satisfac tion than thectitig the County that day. Mr. • ri.wer next pro 'ceetied, in a very feeling, energetic, and forcible mantn t r, to observe upon the lamentable circumstance which had giren rise to the County Meeting; he felt much satisfaction in betng able to disclaim all and every party feeling ; it was a subject upon which no difference of opinion could possibly exist, and be theerfore anticipated the most perfect unanimity. They were met for the purpose of reeorAing their unfeigned sentiments of condolence, and of testifying the sense they entertained of the irreparable loss the nation had sustained in the death of the Princess Charlotte. He adverted to various points as connected with the subject ; and, after concluding a speech of 'ntuch merit and ability, proposed an Address, which was Seconded, in a few words, by Mr. W. P. Honywood. MoNTAGUE BURGoYNE supported the Address. The Address was put and carried unanimously, and ordered to be signed by the High Sheriff, and to he by hint transmit ted to his M.kiesty's Secretary of State fur the Home Depart ment, to be communicated to his Royal Highness the Prince. ltegt , nt in such manner as might appear to his Lordship best suited upon so melancholy an occasion, the County feeling desirous of avoiding any communication of their condolence in a way that might be intrusive, or calculated to revive the painful sensations which must agitate his Rciyal Highness's mind. An Address of Condolence was afterwards snored )y Sir. Jttx Tvtat:Lt,,," and seconded by Nlr. DisNEy, to his Serene Efightiess the Prince. of Saxe-Coburg, and, with the like de licate attention to circumstances, was directed to be( trans, tinned to Sir It. Gardiner. one of his Highness's Equerries, cOmmitnicatcd in the usual manner. Mr: BRAMSTON next moved the Thanks of the 11Teetitag to the High Sheriff for his very prompt attention to the requi- Sition,and for his able and impartial conduct in the chair. Front the LONDON GAZETTE, Dec. 6. Pins Gazette notifies the appointment of the Ire Ve t -end Herbert Oal:ley as Prebendar y of Worcester, in the room of the late T tr. J. 11..lenkinson..i teward of 10001. i Oirered fbr the discovery of those who set tire to Messrs. floonian, Pardoe, and Company's spinning•-nriils, at Kidderminster, on the 23d ult.; and a reward of 5001. fur the ;discovery of those typo set fire to a rick of barley heiougiitg td Mi. dunctitfe, of lionington-grange, Shropshire.] BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. R. trooper, It. Minning, acid T. F. Morgan, LaunCestoii Cornwall, Inewei9. BANKRUPTS. J. Longhorn, Manchester, merchant, to surrender Dee. 22, 23, at two, and Jan 17, at eleven, at the Albion Hotel, Manchester. Attornies, Messrs. Longdill and Butterfield, Gray's Inn, London ; and Messrs. Dicas and Rondeau, Man chester. R. Elliott, jun. Ilminster, 'ontersetshire, miller, Dec. 30, 81, and .lan. 17, at eleven, at the George Inn, Ihninster. Attornies, Mr. Baker, Ilminster ; and Mr. Hine, Essex court, Temple. E. 11. Cohen, Brighthelmstone, schoolmaster, Dec. 10, 11, and Jan: 17, at ten, at the Old Ship Tavern, Brighth6n sione. Attornies, Mr. Sowton, Gray's Inn, London; and Mr. Attree, Brighthehustone. T. Wale, Lutterworth. Leicestershire, draper, Dec. 15, at six, 16, and Jan. 17, ,at eleven, at the King's Head, Co. ventry. Attornie, Mr. Watson, Lutterworth ; and Mr. Chilton, Chancery-lOne,i London. Deaton, Parker-row, Bermondsey, taker, Dec. •11, 20, and Jan. 17, at ten, at Attorney, Mr. Sitndorn, `Yule's-place, Deptford. F. Denhat», jua. Kin;-sbreet, Covent-garde-q, milliner, Dec. 13, 20, and Jan. 17, at I we've, at. Guildhall... Attorney, Mr. Crafts, Foley-street, Portland-place. D. Arnold and N. Arnold, Bristol, parchnsentinannfacturers, bet. 10, 20, and Jan. 17, at twelve, at the Commercial Attornies, Messrs. Bourdiltun and Hewitt, Bread-street, London ; and Messrs. Bevan and Beittan, Bristol. S. French, - Merrintt, SomerSeishire, miller, San. 1,2, at eleven, and 17, at two, at the George Inn, Crewhersie, So mersetskire. Attornies, Messrs. Alexander and Hohne, New Inn, London ; and Mr. Murly, Crewkernc. Futtit, Weaksop, Nottinghamshire, Imtcher, Dec. 22, 23, and Jan. 17. at eleven, at the Red Lion Inn, Worksop. Attornies, Mr. Beardshaw, Worksop; and Mr. Allen, Car lisle-street, Soho, L , minn. C. Payant, Mandsester, auctioneer, Dec. 22, 23, and Jan. 17, at two, at the White Bear Inn, Manchester. Attornies, Messrs. Hurd, Johnson and Greenwood, Inner Teniple, London ; and Mr. Hewitt, Manchester. I'. Martin, Oxford-street, bookseller, Dec. 9, 16, and Jan. 17, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Howell, Synsonel's (7bancery-lane. J. Handey, Hornsey-lane, Highgate. dealer in drugs, Dec. 16, 23, and Jan. 17, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Martindale, Gray's Inn-square. H. Thwaites, Bond-court, Walbrnnk, and Red Lion Wharf, Upper Thames-street, paper-merchant, Dec. 16, 23, and Jan. 17, at one, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Hartley, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. R. Sutton, Hampton-Wick, Middlesex, linen-draper, Dec. 16, at twelve, 30, at one, and Jan. 17. at twelve, at Guild hall. Attorney, Mr. Jones, Size-lace, London. J. Elliott, Southampton, curries, Dec. Is, 27, and lan. 17, at twelve. at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Ballachcy and Bridget . ? Angel-court, Throgmortou-street. DIVIDENDS. Dec. 22, W. Grice, Frodsham, Cheshire, fanner-Dec. 30, J. Wheeler, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, iron-master-Dec. 27, W. Forster, Carburton-street, Fitzroy square, coachinaker- Dec. 16, J. H. Koe, Mill-wall, Poplar, roman-cement-mannfac turer-Jan. :3, C. Love, Old Bond-street, jeweller-Dec. 29, Bakke, Stratford-on Avon, coach-proprietor-Dec. 27, 'l'. Nice, Bishopsgate-street-without, linen-draper-Dec. 30, J. Wilson, Coventry, wine-merchant-Dec. 11, G. Millie and .1. Jaffray, Finsbury-place, merchants-Dec. 31, and P. Fenton and H. Beaver, Manchester, merchants-December 29, IV. Cross, Halesworth, Suffolk, currier-Dee. 27, W. Witateley, Lawrence-Pountney-bill, merchant-Dec. 9. R. Ashby, Poultry, engraver-Dec. /7, 1. Stu ombonr, Austin- Friars, merchant-Dec. 27, J. - Henrickson, Litchfield; cot tomstlinner-Dec. 27, .1. Davey, Exeter, timber-merchant- Dec. 29, W. Kirby, Manchester, merchant -Jau#,74 Tonbury, Worcestershire, baker-Dec. 20, W. Clancy, St. Mary-axe, merchant-Jan. 20, J. Austin, Lamb's Cott- •duit-stree, linen-draper-Jan. 31, A. Anderson, Philpot lane, merchant-Jam 13, NV. Henlock, Distaff-lane, sugar- • baker-Dec. 99, Strickland and T. N. Briekwood, Liver- pool, merchants. CERTIFICATES, DEC. e 7. 0. Crease and S. Minott, Phil pot-lane, merchants-3. Burn, Lotlitniryonei chant Stockhani, Briitol, halter—S• Mas sey, Cheadle-Moseley, Cheshire, dealer--,W. Brown, %View), cotton-manufacturer--J. 'l"lidgay, Fast-lant., Bei'mondsey, sail-inaker--J. Cooke, Colchester, ewichnialier—B, Bradley, Warrington, cabinet-inaker—E. Dunn, Wokeky, Stalford shire, innkeeper. PA RTNERSAIPS DISSOLVED. R. Revnard and J. Gilpin, Leeds, merchants—R. Holmes and S. Rhodes, Shetfield—W. S. and .1. C. Arney, Nicholas lane, coffee-dealers—H. and W. Close, Mashrough, York shire, glass and bottle mannfacturers-,H. C. Sutton, E. Weston, and .1. (Macre, Leicester, hosiers—E. and T. Corrie; Liverpool, merchants—l. Lees, and G. Fetes, Manchester, manufacturers—B. and A. Rideal and M. and L. Duncan, Ha lifax, milliners-•J. Oswald, .1. Dunlop, R. Grahame, A. and J. Stevenson, Glasgow—J.-Smith, E. Abbott, and W. Pridhatn, -Morice-town, brewers—H. Pocock and J. H. Forbes, 'Hy-place, attornies—G. Proctor, Birmingham, and W. Proctor, Sheffield, opticians—J. Thredder and H. Perkins, St. Paul's Church-yard, hatters—J. Constantine, Crook-mill, Kendal, M. Rubinson, Few tun, Yorkshire, and A. Tyson, Kendal, flax-spinners—M. and J. A. Vickers, Leeds, pat ten-makers—J. Ford and J. Richardson, Minories, trunk-manufacturers—W. and B. Thomas, Birminglmm, l.rass•founders—J. Still and J. Emerson, Bristol, brass founders—lt. Taylcr, H. Legge, and .1. Gardner, Old Broad st reet,gunpowder-makers—M. J. Lowland and C. Belcher, Whitby, ale merchants—J. Stone and J. F. Dalton, Leicester,. hosiers—lt. Tolley, jun. and Usher, Bristol, linen-tner chants Symonds and B. Peel, Lame:lee-lane, merchants. [Military Promotions to-morrow.] • - SPAIN ANI TIER COLONIES. ,''(Co tinned frarn The Quartcrly Re?iew.) " We'have not br.vo slow to admit theinslifi ahlenes't of the `course which the Colonies have taken in an 'unconditional ret u rn to the state in they were placed under the colo nial system *of .ttnin. the grievances ari.ing from that we have mentioned thit th e progress of th e pe:nitistsla'r war, and especially the decrees of the COrte's, added new causes of discontent. " The Cortes had never been a'Siembled for ac tive purposes since the peopling 'of Spanish Ame rica, which nOw Contaios inure inhabitants than Spain. Whcn the propoSition 'Alas made of re assembling that body, much difficay occurred in determining the most constitutional mode of electing the members. Instead of 'Adhering to the custom Of Castile, of Arragon, or of Valencia, they were chosen upon a system too nearly copy. ing the exaMple of the Convention in France j and as the distance of America precluded the poi sibility of any members arriving from thence in time, meetings were called. of the natives of Ame rica, who had taken refuge in the isle of Leon, or the city of Cadiz; and froM them were chosen, by lot, individuals who were to supply the places of Representatives till an alteration in circum stances should enable them to elect regular mem bers. Some of those representatives .indeed pro. tested against their own elections, though they were compelled to take their seats in the assembly which refused their. protk sr. Ahnost the first bu siness transacted by the Cortes was their famoui declaration of the sovereignty of the petiPle, declaration which, like coy other metaphysical sophism, is a mere nullity till it is applied to some practical purpose,; The Cortes, after the abstract decree, assumed that they were the representatives of the people, and therefore the sovereigns for all purposes, both legislative and executive. .The jutetaS formed in America, with equal Or greater reason, affirmed that they were the people, and as such the sovereigns ; sovereignty not confined to ally class or colour ; for all .were equal, In dians and Negroes, Creoles and Spaniards, all had an equal right to be considered as the people of A met ica. " The Cortes, like all theoretic statesmen, Speedily found their doctrines irrecOncileable with their interest. The decree of October, 1810, af firtned the equality of the A me ri ca n s , an d t h e i r right to be represented in the 54111 e 'proportions as the inhabitants of the Peninsula (viz. one tnet-W -her for each Airy thousand son's.) A few months after it brill been promulgated,, the deputies for Alocrica brought bdore the as;iembly some pro positions grounde4l on this decree, and calculated to reduce its principles to pictice ; but the lite rates, the strenuous advocates for abstract rights and theoretic decrees, knew that America con- aired more inlibibit ants t ban Srikiin; :tnd, reckon- log by th e he a d, she .woold have A majority of membcrs in the Cotter. This parry formitig a majority, were eager for the fabricatiot► a nd adoption of a metaphysical republican coostitd tion : whit effect might be produced by the intro duction of a majority of Americans they knew not, and- hey combated, in a discussion-of icveral days, the application of their own principles, and suc ceeded in rejecting the propositions. " The Adapt at ion of tht ir principles to' the case . . of America was deferred till the constitution could be niinufactured. In that motley composition, by a strange departure from their own doctrine of equality, , they enacted that no one, who was de scended in the remotest degree from the African race, should become a citizen, so as to entitle him to represent or to be represented. •Ity thus die franchising all of Aft ican race, they lessened the comparative population of America, aud thus the majority in the future Cartes would be European Spaniards. The juntas in America could never understand any reason fur restricting the rights of sovereignty to the European amid lodian races, and for the exclusion of the Negroes and their de scendants. The same caprice (for such it appear ed) which excluded the free descendants of those mixed races, part of whose origin coital be traced to Africa, might be extended to those of Indian origin, and thus nineteen-twentieths of the inha bitants of America might have been deprived of the rights o man. " It would be difficult to describe, and disgust . ing to contemplate, the minutiae of those scenes of horror which Spanish America displayed during the period in which the metaphysical Cottes of Cadiz ruled the Peninsula. ‘Vhen th,:t body was dissolved, and a newset of representatives chosen, the important events nearer their residence en gaged their whole faculties, and prevented them front paying attention to that confusido and deso lation which their predecessors had spread over the distant regions which were once subjected to the Spanish crown. The Cortes of Madrid were, upon the whole, a better composition than those who framed the chimerical constitution ; they had less talent, but they had less Presumption ; and it, the mob of Madrid bad not overawed them ulur- ,ing their ephemeral existence, it is probable some at►empts might have been made to retrace tl►e fa t►►l steps of their predecessors ; but the victories of the allied troops in. Spain 'an►i the South of France, as well as in Germany, following in quick succession, induce►( Buonaparte to release Ferdinand. " The release or Ferdinand was unexpectedly announced in America. in most pates the differ ent hostile bodies were acting in his name (tor only Caraccas and Buenos Ayres had declared tor independence), and professed to be contending. for the preservation of his anthority. *His liberation therefore becatnethe signal for the suspension of war, and hopes were entertained that the pause which took place. in the western world would pre vent further hostilities, and lead to peace and tranquillity. The Cabinet of Madrid issued pro clamations addressed to America, in the language of Condolence and conciliation, declaring ' that the king, when rightly informed of the excesses eimmirted by hcth parties, would become the me diator het‘veen his European and American chil dren, in order to terminate those dissensions, which would never have occurred but for the ab sence and captivity of their common parent.' This slight prospect of tranquillity was, however, quickly dispelled. Whatever intelligence of "the situation of affairs in America reached the S;panish . Cabinet, carne through, the medium of the Vicc toys and Ouvernnrs apimmtv:i Corruc f‘f the instigation of the Junta 4,1 ,teo . zeid ons iii Securing to that 'city the monopoly coinaerce, ttitt 17hO bent cai:ried on the Av; ir %yr.. such ekterininsafing fitry as L + ,II Y unfit for‘the mild office of paci . heatot s. When Vet' dinand abolished the constitution, The prest, t he posts, atiSma4 CIVIL rdEces were left in the hiud 4 of those who had betii the partisans of tLe Cur:e 9 And their Regency ; the reportS' transmin,d America by their menus,. were such as tended to prejudice the character of the king and his mini sters, arid to kindle the languid date of insurrec tion throughout that continent, and thus tie liop4 of termination to the mar was speedily bla s ted. (To b:! continued.) LAW iNTV,LLIGENCE. cbURT OF CHANCERY, Dcc. s. WILLIAMS V. IsTED AND THE COMMISSIONERS Of THE LAND-TAX. The Loth 'CIiaNCELLOft gave an elaborate judgment iu this case. It will he recollected that it came before his Honour the Vice-Chancellor in the shape of a demOrrer to the plaintiff's bill, on account of the Ctitirt not liavnig jurisdiction. The bill prayed fur a specific performance of a con tract ‘vliich the plaintiff alleged he had made with the defendants ; the Commissioeers of the Land tax, for the purellase 'of certain land -taxes in the borough of Weymouth, .and his honour allowed the denturrer. The plaintiff appealed to the Lord ChaOcellor against toat .decision, and his Lotd ship, in giving his judgnarsit this day, allowed the demurret, cimfirming the judgment of .his Honotir. His Lordship held, that the Commis sioners were servants of the Crown, and merely instruments to carry into effect part of a contract. which was contacted by other Officers of the Crown; and therefdre Were not responsible as A budy.—Demurrer confirmed. courtT t cONINION FLEAS. TOLLS IN COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. LowDEN AND ANOTHER V. HIRONS. This was an action of aisnmpsit by the lesseeS of Covent-garden Market, Muter his Grace the Duke of BedfOrd, to recover certain tolls alleged to he due by the defendant, a market-gardener; in respect of peas; beans, and other vegetables brought by him to the said Market. There w e re copula for the rise and occupation Of a stand for' the defendant's carts mid waggons; but thOse were abandoned, the plaintiff relying upon Hi& counts for tolls. The question involved in this action is of the utmost importancii, not only to t most meritorious and numerous 'class of persons; . namely, the market-gardeners, but also to the public in general. The case of the plaintiff was condrfcted by Mr. Setjeant B st, Mr. Serjeant B!ossett, and Mr. Espinasse ; and that of the defendant by Mr, jeant Lens, Mr. St.rjeant Ooslow, and Mr. Sr jeant Copley. The ohjert of the action was to e-stablisb right on the part of .the lessees to take tolls for pease and beans entering the market, after the. rte of one penny per Sank the defendant itriiit= , lug that the proper toll payable was 4d. for cacti cart, and Is. for each te , aggon; loaded pease or berths, NI, Metter what number tat' sacks the vehicles might Contain. The case of the plaintiff's tested , I pot, the f raise granted to them by the Duke of Bedford is one year, at a remit t f 2,N01, to which demise was, annexed a s}..!hedule of tolls payable Mt Vegetables .sold in Corent-garden Merket within the tleoter stone; next a late Act of Pat litithent passed for making the tolls payable by the sellers, and not by the buyers, of vegetables ; and, lastly, the oral evidence of a gt eat many market-gardeners and salesmen, to skew that the toll of I d. per sack for pease and beans had been a great many years demanded, and acquksced in by the wit nesses. Mr. Serjeant Lass addressed the: Jury on the part of the defendant at great length, and after wards produced ancient documents front the Par liament Rol6'ol - flee, and then called a great (lum ber of witnesses, for the purpose of she►ving, That the right to take tolls at all in Covent•gar den was extremely doubtful, the power 5 , 5 to do never having been granted to the ances tors of the Duke of Bedford : 2d, That the right could not be upheld by any custom whiets had obtained, inasmuch as the amount of flft: tolls had varied from time to time, and bad nut that certainty which was required to maintain a custom ; and, 3d,That the practice had been for ix series of years, as long as the. witnesses could re member, to pay 4d. for a cart, and Is. for a wag gon, loaded with pease and beans. The stun sought to be recovered by this action was Bd. for two carts, the' defendant having tendered that sum to the Collector, but had not pleaded the tender. Mr. Serjeant BEST, in the course of Mr. Ser jeant Lens's address, disclaimed any privity otv the part of tl►e Duke of Bedford to this action, and denied that he was iIiStrHEI,EO to appear far hi, Grace. Mr. Justice PARK, before the defendant's ens was cone-hided, intimated a strong doubt whether the plaintiffs could recover a verdict even fur eight* Pence, because he %vas clearly satisfied that no le— gal title had been made out to take tolls at ail. and therefore he recoinmended that a Juror should be withdrawn, in order that the question as to the legality of the light assumed by the Duke of Beet ford might not be prejudiced by a verdict to vviii4f4 , he was no party. Mr. Serjeant BasT expressed his determination to go to the Jury for Bd. insisting, that inasmuch , as the defendant had not pieaded a tender, he could not resist the verdict for that sum. Mr. Justice PAP.K acquiesced iu the strictness of the Learned Setjennt's objection,. and directed the Jury to find a verdict for the plaintiffs for Sa• but gave the defendant liberty to move to enter A 13011SUit. The Jury accordingly found a verdict for Ilia plaintiff—aonages, Eight-peilee ; and tlins, by this dccision, it iS now settled that the lessees of the tolls have vuo right to charge ill. per the sacs of pease and hems, hut that the proper mode, itt ail events, is only to charge 4d. for each cart, 494 1 Is. for each Waggon LONbON: Printed by cArsTA ins, of No. 29, Grea: Orrnood-street, Qucco-squarc; awl published by W. SCRIPPS, of No. 7, South Moltou-sArtet, at THE; (Mkt., N.o. 112. Strand; where Adveltisenlcats, Letters, &c. (post-paid) must be addressed. ,1