The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-12-10 00:00:00

SPAN'S"' PATRIOTS.

A Meeting of the Merchants, Bautiers, and
Tr/demotes of the City Loiolott, way )ettesd.iy
tonvelled at the New London Tavern; fur the +,6r-
poor of (pronto, a esuliberiptiou for the h upply of
certain oece:.*Kties to. the bray, unwire of Spain,
now truolmg fir the prelmovation of their country
from fottlhn oni.jog.,,t,on. The Gait Rouat %i*
crowded wan attar t write o'clock.

The LUND MAYON. )IDvicig taken the Ch.M.,
stated to the Asveiohly the prom.; feelings lie had
in presi.ling over a meeting of his fellow-citizens,
convened fin. au laudable such moritorimis au ob-
ject—an olneet in which every lilitisa bu,oni sym-
pathised, aNt! on athlete, to Britons, the mere
VMS nth any particular
comments. It was therefore his duty to receive
such motions as any of this Geutlemeit jirescat
should think proper to propose.
Sir Roomsr L*V. I GALAIII placed such confidence iii
the generous and patriotic sentiments of the
winds he had the honour address, it
was in his opinion altogether unnecessary to do
more than merely move, " That a sit!, ,:riptinii
should be opened. for the accomplishn:-:.t of the
objects for whocis the meeting was ‘ouvened."
Mr. MAITLAN D seconded the motion.

Mr. ROWCILOFT observed, that the Gentlemen
who took an active part in first recommending the
propriety of the prentlit fleeting, had taken every
proper precaution to obtain the aseurance, that the
object was not alone 4ratefu I to the public; at large,
but was in its prioeipie likely to receive the appro-
bation both of the govei iitllttlt at home, void of the
usllant and illustrious natmii in whose arsistailee
tt was the unieer.al wish roost Otriteluottuly to co-
opesapl. Five Sic• Ministers they bad received an
assurance, that they approved oftlaie principle, and
,auld with willingness concur in the tireeutios of

object. Fru-in the exalted character who in
this country represented the Supreme Junta of
Spans, they had also received not only an intima-
tion of the high and sincere consideration with
which he reflected on such a disinterested ,proof of
L. alai a. mpathy in the Spanish cause, but that he
would feel a w'eut and peculiar pleasute in being
the organ to mumunicate it to the august body, to
o it, se rare was entrusted the Goveniment of Spain.
the intitition of calling sock a 'meeting could not
tail tJ attract to its tendency the whole of tluspub-
tic attehttoo.—Such attention it did attract, in al.

tiou
the

,rest every class of society. Among,t others, the 11
Lxecutive Governmect wits naturally. induced t.,
canvass, not alone the ruents of its principle, but
the possible ‘l.satlvantages to which it might give
birth. It -vas considered by them, and very pro-
bably, that the couvening.of such: Ileciti4 might.
in the absence of explauation, iatiniate, t irat the city
of London had entertained any suspicion of their
attention to the wa,,ls of the Spanish people, or
encourage dou ••• o! proper exertions in pro-
viding them iiiies. Such a justifiable ap-
prebensitai -.ioduced a communication from
Mr. Siaente: I.,ieeval to the Lord Mayor, which
was uy his Lordship within the last half
hour. It was explanatory of the feelings Ministers
entertained on the principle of this Meetini,. It
was explanatory of their actions in suppuit of the
great cause of Spain ; and it was also explanatory
of their fear. of any contingent disadvantages,
which,witbout the exer,:ise of a judicious discretion,

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it may originate.
Mr. Rowctiorr then read the letter of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer. It began with ekpresdng
the anxiety of His Majesty's Covernmetit, that the
proposed meeting should not eater upon thonb-
jects for which it was convened, without twill pat
in possession of tne fullest information, both of the
supplies with which the Spanish nation had been
already furnished, and of those, to provide which
every necessary measure was in progress. In ex-
pressing this auxiety, they wished not to be so mis-
understood, as that the friends to the meeting
should conceive that it was their wish *o repress the
principle. It was their respect for the principle
that induced them to recommend a particular
caution, lest unintentionally the common object
might he defeated. With respect to the article of
shoes, it stated that Government had taken 'loch
measures, not only in England, but in Scotland and
Ireland, as insured a supply uF from forty to fifty
thousand pair per month for the Bntish and Spanish
armies. The principal disadvantage to which the
intended meeting might lead, and to avoid which
great caution was necessary, was the danger of a
competition in the market, which might eventually
defeat the object whicn all had at heart. A similar
objection presented itself to any interference in the
article of clothing, Ste. As military stores were
not within the contemplation of the intended
meeting, it was unnecessary to trouble his Lord-
ship on that point.
Mr. ROWCItOFT resumed his observations with
asserting, that without interfering with the objects
of Government, there were many other points in
which the Liberality of the British public could con-
tribute to the comfort and the resources of the Spa-
nish armies. There was, however, one paramount
benefit, which must have its cfrvct ; he meant the
value of the popular manifestation in favour of the
glorious struggle iu which the gallant and patriotic
Spaniards were engaged. He should conclude
with movir?„ "That a Committee be appointed to
carry into secution the object of the fund ;" such
Committee might be either appointed this day, or,
if thought more advisable, a provisional sue, until
a second meeting had decided na the most lit per-
sons to compose a permanent one. Lie hail no
doubt that there were then persons present fully
calculated for such a duty, men of peefett dans-
terestedocs.s, great zest, and much discretion. The
great desideratum was, that what was to he done
shook' he done quickly ; the influent* aver the
country would be general, and the great corpainte
cities would not fad to loliow so 14dallic ass cs-

ample.
Mr. Qupt, in such a cause, embracing not
alone. the interests of particular riatimir, but do
liberties of Europe, felt it beneath him to apolo-
gise for intruding int the atteutiou of the meeting
for a few moments. In his way to that assembly,
he had heanl reports of a disastrous novae to the
hopes of the civilized world. Such report", how.
ever jiotitied, he sincerely trusted would, in place
of depressing, rather encite the switerona sympathy
of Britons still further la favour of the iilustrioits
Spaniard-:. In the catsiAittnacnt of the patr.or.c

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house, to Arlington-street, suddenly fell front the
top, winch was only about a yard and a half high.
and although immediate assistance was procured.
all symptoms of life were gone. . .
BANG OF ENGLAN u.--Yeaterday, at one o'clock,
tive of the Lottery Commissioners attended at the
Bank, to receive from the Contractor the one then-
sand Tickets given in the present Scheme to the
public. The Contractor delivered to the CJuaml,-
*loners the Tickets, in four parcels, of .:Atti.t even
parcel, who carefully examined the numbers, auu,
counting each parcel, smiled them tip with the seal
of the office into two parcels of 300 each, snerking
the one A. and the other B. and deltvetcd them to
Mr. limit, the chief cashier of the Hank. for the
fortunate bottler of the first-drawn Ticket above
151.t0n Tuesday next, the iith instant.
Discormt alitneed on Lottery Sintres.—Ever,
Purchaser cf Shares of 'Vickets. al:nom/Ling to Fie
Pouts& end iywarels, will be allowed a Direvuot,
at .1. WARNEIOII Psirtwante thlice. lti, Coruhill.
where Capital Prises to a large amount leave }mil.
recently sold in Shiees.—The Lottery begins draw-
ing next Tuesday. willkostpersor.edvantages to any
former Sabieunr.„ viarAbtai Pi'szes of 300 Tickets
of etch, besides 4 ' of .ClO.OOO. 2of
&c. fee. ke.

4tifetioy as will he a clay of erect misters( :
at Niue s'eldele is tile aisraing the furs biNine.
1000 Tickets {Lnciug read.: I'..ur tiraadees of
4-144001. each, auk tberr trent of attendaats.
10,00 a. 6.0004. 1.04001.- Ilea tool. 101. kc. &c.
It will be cherubim; rew.letv-: an eulaglog partaer.
Tickets asi -stbsrry`eriitii•ryl yon to choose -
ycn like.. otwf be bred at Na. 26, •Corn4iii.
Margaret's 1441, the 014 eitak;
Lottery-Ofirese ;tit nere are
by the Pub:efi. a,aet ade.irailt Legible
Hoteximy gni Co.

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Intl , the generoaity and.public spirit of the city of
undue bad manifested theurselsts. But at the far-
atom of that fund, for rewarding the gallantry of •,•
tr brave seamen, though the rou,,try lied mock • .
1 Lat. Guru the power of .Fritee, arid the 1 e clanger ~ •1
as bat trivial. compared wlthltie reautstte• of the I
ralit, olio now ulifortanatelyltritiiieStlie'e•wrgie•4 '1
continental Europe, for tut` overthrow of every I
gilt am: blessing which nations have hitherto held
icred. lii the ease of Poland, the eharacterivtic . 1
ruiputliy of 'tritons also displayed itself. Can it :'
e restricted iu such 11 cause as that ,stflfpaia. where .4
rely inventive to toy niptithy its iticremerttldtt" orrery :i .4 ~!. .•
iotive tobicrive co-te.eration is so peculiarly eon"- !
land I: it; % To au pportauch an object u iix;he duty, rir
.1 i
!baud theretere it was ;to be hoped, thr.t; in therecep-- '
on a subscriptious,thecaeilitywoold be ealmitted, i
!
i cconling to the owing and C ii 4; iiii t V of iittivi-
nal& llogiily as to estimatul 1114/ onaqualthletttp 1
t those whose ample fortunes permitted i Blain .ti .
bailee their thousands, still he hoped his hocrible •
int• of five giiinem would he rat:rived • with the !
lute spirit with which it was given.—!Hear .r• in. :
rat !) lie coed net conclude without eni : ' ! •
is conviction, that, whatever might be thus
umices of the present glorious struggle--whatever [ '1
,1
sight be the Issue of the patriotic stand tipaiu was • 1
;ow making against the rut hies+ tyrant of the Con-
Meat, tl.mgli he was convinced it wa• threxpirieg t
Ifort of a brave but unfortunate peoPo• against I.
heir victorious oppressor—still tavitroold vonteud. ' ! i
hat this country was bound by et,:ry priuciple of .
mortar, cod every suggestion of polity, to so- • t
opel ate witty them to the utmost of her means mad
tel resources:--reeetinueff approbct%uu.) •
The Loh* MATO& stated, Glut such was the . ' i
~•ratitudellof the Spaniards, for every assistance
which the country afforded! them, that he had !
•ead it expressed in such terms as made his heat; • :.
steed for Mem,. • r 1
Mr. RowcaoVt, in' consettpaewee el Alm elks... 1 *
i
don of the Lord Mayor, reed An extniet Rolla. %.
rhe Madrid Gazette, in which, in the most ani- '' •
slated and grateful language, the grant of air ! ,
English Gentleman to the Spanish sense was eo- ' !
lowred. The sum given was trio'. and the name . l
Df the donor was unkilown.
A Committee of most respectable Gentlemen was
,
then appellate'', and, we believa,the sum of 10.0001.
was subscribed in the space of half an loon.
i,
Mr. ROWCROFT, with the most derided convic-
tiou of the seal, public spirit, anti impartiailty of I
the Lord Mayor, moved the thanks of the meeting.
i
'tyres unuointously adopted. •
The LORD MAYOR returned thanks in the ful-
ness or his heart. He trusted that he would coati- ;•
nue to merit the approbation of ins fellas-titizerts. ,
It was the first wish Of his soul to deserve it; mid ha
:.
trusted that, on the fith of next November...heti oats- •
duct would merit a repetition of their app.tevaL , ...
Mr. Gordon, the Meinler fur Wort:vista:4 cud 44 !..
the firm of Gordan and Murphy, Broad-stmt. alb.
*milled the largest num. via. 1,0001. r• .
,
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. . ' 11Qt7CA• .. 4- •t . .... • . ' ;
Yu l • lbew-eritrev.•. I •
Oa Tuesday evening the Iteeelliffeitea sd lbw ch. ,g.. for
tittering a forged bill, 10mSeeisil 1 Mr. rat Mr. ,
H. the Attarney, cm roamed a . tr, *hell Mr. *
George fluff atteaded, miff pypy, , t . IS-lel* I ,
Horner, of Copetiall-Cnert-iliadior s Am bewailed there
bow the month of September, hotel Oa she Se* '4l4:Pe•
meatier, whet: be left Lontlen,,,ba vire** titc 9-thattlika
camegasace or Ms affairs being einewnicei. 'iffif ita•d,,
that be was a Maanheater agent, sad ateeptali tweaber Iff •
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hills ; he frequently 'matted him at the, warekhataa in Cep-
~
thathCcurt-BuilMit aid often sur Ines write s• ited,had
no doubt but the ac ac
tLe same A r Jotter
Am bili,Sts Input* was lb.
writing .fbs
Mlorwa.
era, r
Mr:Abielf edibremed The 4saantrair sesame -Jearbass
behalf of Mr. U and said he. was, biffutent he ass* he us. !
ballad ea to theta/I pars; a dal* ;*Jols Illornerlirriegt bran .1
eadoubtetty prove t. ?wade or trtiatsct tsarinas at the
place where the bill porperted to be payable. -,'
Mr. Rt•D oblerettl, that the idea of the utiaeatityht
Mr. Horner bring dime away, be should diecbmipc Mmullilksi •
which was actiordingly dose, 0
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--,
Private letters from Holland, stall, that Ethyl- ,
PARTS has ordered a rela!eation ''' 'lte plate in the
, irstetktoe •
1 regulations t uloiued by his NIB* ' ,e, respecting
Neutrals. By the decree alluded to, it was ordered
that all neutrals wkie!fi 'had touched at a Britush
port, or subraiued to be searched by a British t
cruiser, should Ise confiscated oh after:wards adoring i
a French poi t, or condeimed sit legal prizes, if • i
taken by a French armed varlet. It is now ordered t -
that neutrals *hull he admitted into French !aorta, It
though they may have been sear:hed by to British
• cruiser, provided they have not called at a British
port. BosiArsain,lowy relaxing iu the Milan De-
Yesterday IDOri.ing, a master bricklayer, employ-
ed in the repair of the wall of Earl Carinza's
brittle_ m Arlinf,tonostrept_ saarla.nle f.lll fr.... •h.

which
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Sorts,
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As Servant

LAW

COURT OF CHANCKRY, L( %u

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WIGWAMS*. HORGAN
_HUHU..
. Mr. HART RAI heard its smppo t of A petition pre-
• muted by the klsatttifl, w tweed to sit a young luau
of lit leans 01 iiVe; Nis Ito hail married the Defend-
• art's daughter, both of then' being under age,
and Wards of Chinwery, for the ptirpobe of com-
pelling her father, olio it sips :wed ultra neces-
sarily have known of their elopement and sales.
spiem Marriage, to 'take a suitable aettlrun sit.
'Elsie kitowl.,:,•c. he entleatatired to prove, in n.t
hate existed, from various ciretisastaticea stated iii
alfidisviv. The youug taarrieil couple, whatever
oitAlit be their future proapectb, hod at present hitt
very hunted income, be hariug only 701. a-year.,
and .be 3111.. He atgited that 111r.,11arris, the fa-
ther of the young lady. not having completely ex-
Culpated htunseli, its regard to hia endeavours to
prcveut the marriage, was not entirely free from the
Waspy witacluibie to it. lisuriag takeo place, and
therefore aught to make a 3111444Hk allowance for
141zigliter. H041'1114 that the }wises hall,
be hail rocit.ruted himself with making in.
quiritsi at place. where he knew they coats; not he
found.
On the other hand, Mr. LEIANDIIII, for the Ile-
feadanta, argued, that Mr. liarriswaa entirely qui°.
eaat el it; that he had libtaidy • large-fasuily to
provide for ; lust disapproving of the marriage. he
011T1L 110 t to 101 come pller( to make any eettlemeirt.
he CHANCELLOR inquired if there were any
allklavits made by, the Clergyman who performed
the ceremony ; as he did not like. that part of the
"case, where case Cleriannin hisdrciusett.to marry
the per outs *Burka& to? Being -eisovered in the
affirsomtive, he and !...e Atwell' look the whole docu-
ment* over, and state biaseutieervits to-tuorrow.

LOLDS mismoste gad LowrlLLit O. riAlLioN rids
• others of their Teaseste. • •
la this care a itecision had formerly taken place
in issuer of the Ikfendants. It %vas a question
relstiug to the automat of fines, according to the
eistom of the manor. A motion for a new trial
having brae made, upon the ground of aulalitiocal
evidence having beeu isrovered, Mr. Sedean t Sit r-
XeD and others were this day heard against its
takrag place, unless spoil condition of payment of
mots. There hest' been already no less than three
trials, (one if whicri had been a trial at Bar); in this
ease; and the L.ono CDIIIICELLOR was of opinion.
that. u;win the sdrhtional evidence now adduced,
another trial at bar should take place; but that the
question as to costs should be renirved till the final
result were known.
iscsas•cra es COL. WOOD.
Mr. RADT moved far costanuing the injunction
against the Defendant, is nerd to his provim yt
Lim. 'fur the reel iery of the teenivion of vitamin,
hoots, which the parties bad eii4mcii to e.change. •
It appe,ared dist ate parties had engaged to ex-
chauge their lands. upon certain rob& t Pins.
SW SVC:XL ROMILI.T. for the Defendant, ar-
gued, that one of theaavootaktiwo• related to Perlis-
mentary'infinence, ends. • thadfure. could no be
wabotastiated by any Court.
The Lotto CILt u4oLLoo appeared to be of that
apniion : bat said he .stwelti reed over the pa-
pers, and state his reutianests to-morrow.
.:BAIBINT.,:,F ZING'S 11161Scii, wierstrwerea, Dim
Sags as Nisi Pries Vbs. Lord P. Lt.. w Remotion.
• "bare were Orly- muigewavoied causes.. of no
Via: interest, ei 1.14: 'shed the Sittings here.—
, •• day Lis Lonioisip aim at Guildhall.
• COURT or COMMON Plalliff,.Gcticstait.
• attune o. stastrr.
e Mr. Serjeant Cocpas,t.. .for the Plaintiff, stated
• lOW to be so action Anoight to recover money
argiustly detained • the Defendant, under
Skiff-following eircutostencei :—The Plaintiff ass
senanad mate on bastodithe ship Peooerite, a Booth
shales. attaltlels the Defendaut was owner. She,
is memasiost with other hosted to the South Seas
on the Ade fishery,. was furnished with r letter of
tallettnes pad on her voyage outward -she hid the
poi •lisdrie le fail in with e Doted* inircla.mt
esmeld, Weal frtnu the. Easiol tulles to Amsterdam,
viii sheaptairoal mod aunt into Palmouth. This
. ship mime wore afterwards condemned is the
Calltceif Admiralty, as kissfid prize, and it
was firitii eheoe of this lines the Plaintiff out
obliged to bring this astiuo. lly the custom
of um South whale fishery, the crews ref vessels,
instead of fixed wages, received share. or propor-
tions of the net produce of the voyage. according to
their respective renlis and situations, said the
'Wats', as Second Mate, was entitled to ose-tif-

tieth part. lmtead of -receiving this, he was put
elf with erosions. Defeadant had a friend,
and dos muue was doses, who amused the
Pieustiff erstletivese of the crew at first with doubts
whether the prise. world be 4.‘andeisined at all ;
then that she wield tarn out to lie of little valise ;
and at lint he told: biro, u a matter of coogratula-
tiou, that he ivonld produm no less than 15,0001.
to be shared amon- the., mid aceiveling to this
maculation ir. was, paid • his share, amminting to
.1001. But w list would be the astooishment of the
when hi, shrink prove, be the Defeodanew
awn, answer, on mull, to a bill which the esrtam
of the vessel was obliged •to tile against him, that
the art proceeds. after deducting every po.sible
charge that iagennity could devise, amounted to no
leis. a sum than 41. e; ti. which ought to hare been
shared? To compel this Defendant to do justice,
two others of the crew hsd been likewise com-
pelled to bring actions, ear which lie had been forced
to pay them their shares, am:tinting to this last
amount; and a third, which was referred to min-

tratioa. had nits a hie fate ; and be trusted the
. Jnry would do his client equal justice ou the pre-
sent occasion.

The agreement entered intro by the crow, with
the owner. 'stations to the voyage. was called fur,
sad a copy produced. the original being. stated to
be lost. Thisrecited the voyage,..rid the duties to he
performed by them, in return for which they were
bisreceire their shares of the net produce of the
ebYttste. The Defendant was to-hare .hares both
• as owner aibd as agent of the reuse?. This paper,
the Learned Judge nl.,erred, was either not the
rrboies roe as intorno/4 cop► of the original agree-