The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-07-09 00:00:00

Mr: SC A MLITT.

In May, 1811;, received a letter from hie father
at St. Ddmingn; had expected large reinittasici.•
fruit) him; knew at the time, that unless fire or wit
thousand pounds were procured, they (the firm)
could not go on in business; begun to &dimwit?
hills in May ; the assignment of the control.' Wit/
first mentioned to him by Charles Tapp, hs poi t-
ner, early in 1816, about the time the carriage hail
been ordered; he consented before the carriage *a*
finished; had other carriages out on jolt ; first went
to Mum about the assignment alone, early in An-
gust; in the middle of August, if the creditors had
come on his house till together, they must loop,
unless they gat the balance from Haslop ; some of
their bills had been dishonoured, and some renew-
ed; gave notice of the assignmeist tO Mr. Crotsl.ll
the 7th January, 1817 ; thioka lie was advised in
do so by Rixon. Milieu he entered into the part-
nership, lie did not know of the loan of the 405/.
By the Junin—lle rather thinks lie told Nlr.
Rixon not to notice Crowell of the assignment,
but to receive the money himself and hand it over
to their house.

Wtn. Goodwin, examined by 111,. COMYN.
Is father-in-law to Charles Tapp; the house of
Crowther and Tapp was indebted to him in the
sum of 3051. in October 1816; on the 71s of that
month received a •arrant of attorney as seturily,
put it in execution on the 24th December; might
have received a hint to do so from Crowther °amyl),
but is not sure lie did.

Mr. Rixon re-examined by Mr. MARIttATT.
Both Crowther and Tapp were pre►ent at the
execution of the deed of assignment ; heard nothing
said shout not giving notice to Mr. Crowell ; if lie
had, would have thought it his duty to object to it.
Chinks Tapp corroborated the last witness's less
timony.
Mess►s. SCARLEtT and MARRTATT addressed
the Jury on behalf of their respective clients.
Mr, Justice Assort charged the Jury, and re-
t`apitultited the evidence. The Jury retired, and
after deliberating about two hours, found a Verdi. t
fur the Defendant.

Therb was a good supply bf Wheat at Norwich
Market on Saturday. which obtained au advanced
price. Fine Barley, get szarce. The ilarvest it
ripected to commence in about three werks,A
large exhibition of lean Scots. Galloways, and home.
bred Cattleuppeared on the Hill. With little change
in prices. There were plenty of latilbs in the
pen.►
and great pricer were given.

In consequence of adispo►ition to riot manifested
by the prisoners in the I.leet on Turiday tem iii i i ig,
the Warden of that prison found it stectsitary to
avail himself of the ussivtatice of the military. A
guard was accordingly dispatched Irons the florae
Guards to do duty in the prison.
Mr. WILLIAM IVILSON,oI Oxford-street, walk.
ing along I ottenhant-court-road on Monday night,
übout twelve o'clock, was attacked by two their
dressed as bailors and armed with bludgeotm, who
knocked him down and robbed him of his puree,
containing note, It sovereign, and three half
sovereigns —Mr. %v lonia, of Tuttehhain, was
knocked down near the *ante place on Sunday
night. by two men answering the deeetiption of the
above, who, ■fter severely beating Into, ridtd his
pockets of their contents.

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WEST3IORLAIVD ELE VTTON.

APPLFCY, 11.1 T 4.
It io almnbt nerdleos, sifter whit ac Ilerisilniii

y.stettlay. to Ray that the election for this y is
comet soled. The polling booths were this morning
ite.erieti. Rod the crowd assembled to. all early
hoar room, the istostings to hear the result. 11r.
Brose.th nn and noyst of Ws friends had It ft tom,
early this ise sod the Blues took very little
interest yo time ceremony that was to succeed. At is
qoarYer h tore els vets o'clock the Deputy Slieritt
appeared my the linuings, and declared Lord Low-
ther nod hi. brother, Colonel Lowther. duly riveted
us Klyylyt• of flit Shire for the County of Westinor.
land. offieial stelanition was received pith ac-
elanistiossa by a real body of the Yellows to boot
of the Sowings owl on the hustings. The field vies
woe sisscontested, sod time ouccesolui Candidates un-
nossoced 'hew views and principles without any con.
Iradictimy. nod made whit appeared to their friends
is sneer-slid defence of their conduct drying the
conies.
Loll LOWTHER thanked the Freeholders for the
mood sitnatom in which they had placed him on
the poll, Ina! the distinguished honour which they
bad dime lyiyn by returning him as their Itepresen-
wive. Ile reinissoled them that this had been a
ostlirat of principle., mint of Men, and denied that
stirs✓ held been any personalities sheen, to time 11111911.
a I.* Catillidure by I self or utsy of his friends. 111 r.
lboogleim compl.sioed of the array of the ;ware of-
ficers, but this was the first time that ever he !seard
troy obj-ctioti made to the most ample arrangements
to preserve mime pubic tranquillity during an elec-
t; os. Disri.yg the contest at Bristol, 1,200 courts-
ides had been sworn its to preserve the peace; but
Sir S Ransil!y dial not complain of tine, as his an-
t szoisist 113.1 done. Ile clsimed for Ilia friend. irS
independeticY• as the other side could claim.
The triumph which he now enjoyed was the tri-
umph of the Westmorland Freeholders, as well a,
Ili.; he was merely an instrument in their lissids.
A c yistest kid leer threatened at a future election,
but he would be found at Isis post, and would never
desert friends by whom he was so honourably sup-
!series!.
Col Yuri Low urea Mt particularly gratified with
the result of this slay, as the Member for %%Inched.
sea bad declared that his opposition was solely di-
rected pianist Isis return. He anticipated certain
suers-es from the Itegit ttt i t ig, and his trust in the Ito-
emir and seal of the Westmorland Freeholders had
Trot been diseppointed. if the poll land continued
an-d std SO impelled Freeholders were in town to
give hisn their support, and more than 100 others
would have arrived from the country, if their set-
‘irsee had been required. He had no apprehen
of the result of the future contest threatened by time
Ildemlier for Winclielsea. The Hon. Colonel, after
e few more observations, which he uttered in broke',
sentences, with less hesitation, end less prompting,
their oss time previous data of the contest, concluded
by 06+12 the Freeholders his most hearty thanks,
und promising never to desert their cause.
Mr. SWIFT (a person, as we were informed, from
1.01)&04 then addressed the Freeholders in tarsus
of great asperity and coarseness, against the con-
duct of \lr. Brougham and his friends.
The newly-elected Members were then chaired in
great parade, from the hustings down the High-
street, through the principal cross street, and back
again to the great Cross before the Castle. The
seal of Mr. Swift was here conspicuous. Ile tore
down a standard of Mr. Brougham's party, which
Was erected in the street entirely out of his way,
broke the pole in pieces, threw the fragments
among the Yellows as trophies of their victory ;
and, after maltreating a poor old woman, who pro-
tested against this sacrilege, gave her in custody to
the blud„reors-men. The Member' again mounted
the iiiistmgys, and returned thanks to their friends,
tor which the ceremony ended, and the crowd dm-
During t'le whole of this procession time Blues
behaved in the most peaceable end orderly manner.
They hewed few symptoms of disapprobition,
4 litter by hissing, or groaning, or clamour.
old) rendiation which they took for their defeat was
the pordonuble one of parading the streets with a
ilf's head mounted on as pole, and decorated with
trll,w raids:ends. The Lowthers left town almost
immediately after their chairing. One of their
friend. reqoested from the hustings that those Yet-
hiss who laud not yet polled should go to the
Lowther C 1111 l 'Mate-rot-Ins, and enrol their ilanlea
on time hooks, as a record of their prine ples. We
lave slot heard whether many complied with the
The following may be regarded as an accurate
state of the Inall on time last day of the contest. It
hew been drawn up after a careful survey of the
poll-books, cud we give it (for the same reason that
we have anxiously given the state of the polls in
11111.'114d purls of the country) as all ilsdieatiun of
the dna etimi a hich public opinion has taken in a
wiestion *here it could not formerly he said to
e
Cur Mr. Brossoisan. 14 Lowther. Col. Lothar.
Plumpers

Total yule* bs9 I,tll 1,1 S 7
Dectarr.l majority fur Col. Lowther
fejeabd vutril, which were almost wholl) im
•truant of .Iritela in the land-tax aaseastneuta.. 110

Undecidril votes. tendered and objected to. on
loch no decision has been made by the Sinn iirs
flicer

F the above it appears, that upwards of 1,100
h lie t milereil their votes for Mr. Brougham.—
The mai oily fur the Lowther party is composed of
inimitris of 80 Magistrates and Esquires, and 100
rtzymen from all parts of the kingdom.
The two Loathers sheaved last night a virgin
niipatiroce fur the enjoyment of their expected
~,,, urs. The laurel and the yellow of their
triumphal chain already glittered iii their eyes,
and they were as eager to ascend thtrn as if the
idle pageant of their chairiug had constituted the
chief part of their duty as the Representative+.
It will he recollected, that in our account of the
proceedings of yesterday, we stated, that NI,.
Brougham at the couclusion of his speech retired
to the Cmtle-yard, accompanied by his (Clench!,
Lavin,: hi+ opponents, who had disgracefully over-
with their clammirs, iu possession
biotin:vs. The Sheriff likewise retired, mid
Vie ty Court was of course officially ad-
j•.uiiud tilt the following morning. Yet, nut-
citlut,udino this Vt. e of the Sheriff, and t.ot-

ow.shootog lI,Y "%obi or cottrt..ry t, aticerse
Candidate 011 the part of their 66.11.1 , th.. Lowther.
pleased for a sled:mitt iiii of the condo-ion of the
poll last and stilt messenger,. or woo., We
are iiiforined (whether rightly or not we ca, I )
that Mr. mickytt,the J,,,lge A &ovate (-on-in-law
of Lord Lotistlale), war tole, to rectiorg the attend-
'owe of the SherilL nod to learn horn him whether
Mr. Brongliam ioleiteled now to give in or to ono.
finite the comer.. This deputatio.l Irriug suslwcted
to be spies on the cooduet of the Blue party by !ter.
sons at Ilse gate, were refused atliftiiiiiou to the Cas-
tle, but the istroolge w...s carried to Mr. Brongloon,
who declined to give any sti.wet that night. Ile
wive in, however,
finally this morning in time to
firearm the renewal of the poll. 11.1 d his dela,-
sesiitatinia 'teen received last night, it is said that
the chaiiing of the successful Candidates %%mold
hare immeiltattly billowed, and would thus have
taken place a I s greater c mime of friends and
enemits than it could do this ttttt rning, when the
greattr porticai of both had kit 1000. Lo‘.4 tons-
dale, who his been during the Election at Low-
ther C oak, entered the town this ;lousing Hwto
as the (Tremont• war conclioled, mid iiimiedi itely
afterwards set off fir Landon expre-4 to tarry the
news to his friend... and to receive their congratula-
1. 0. Tlw two Lowther Citudiolate4 were 31T0111
pattied on the litt.titigs during the contest by a coo-
Siderable part of the rerident Wertinorlstid gentry,
by Mr. Beckett, their brother-iti-law, by Mr. Caw.
thorn, who lust his elettion at Lancaster, and seve-
ral others whose names we could not learn.

with,t.ststliog