The National Register.
London, England, 1816-12-23 00:00:00

CORONER'S LVWJEST.

We have seldom sc..en'soinuch political ignoranceehewn
as during, the following inquiry. Arc Englishmen to
be told that their attendance on such occasions is 311011 g
the dearest privileg,es conferred upon them by their ve-
nerabfe institutions?
Thursday aftennain an ;limiest was held at the Crown and
Cashion, iu Russell•street, Cogent Garden, upon the body of
Samuel Wilson, wardrobe k roper of Mu ry.-latie Theatre, who
died indilenly on Wednesday afternoon, between tWo and
three o'clock. -
Sarah Sisals said, she Seed at No. 51, Bedford street,
Strand; the deceased was wardrobe keeper at Dreiy-line
theatre r he was between 10 and 53 years of age. On Wed-
nesday, about a quarter past Iwo o'clock, tl.e son of be de-
eased called to witness in the fallowing terns:—" Mn.
Smith, eons, and assist my father." %Yawns went to his as
istanre., and found his] sitting la a chair, supported by his
salt. He died almost instantaneously.

Mr. John Cole, surgeon,bf Great Russell-street, said, he at-
tended the deceased in the ward-room of Drury-lane theatre;
lie opened the temporal artery, and a innairpurtion of blood
effused, fait there was no pulsation either from the wrist ur the
heart. .Wituess was of opinion hat the deceased' died from
strangulation, produced by a fit of convulsive cough. • Upon
this o% idenee the Jury returned a verdict of-. Died by the vi •
sitation of God.
Mr. Cole, the surgeon, than *eked the Coroner (Rash
Lewis, Esq.) if no remuneration was ever made to professional
gentlemen *rho lust a considerable portion of their time by
their attendance before a coroner's inqueat ? The Coroner
said that was a question which had often been put to him, par-
ticularly by a professional friend who had spoken to hint that
day (Wednesday) on the subject. Coroners could issue war-
rants for the Attendance of witnesses.
Mr. Coke—But, Sir, I presume that professional persons
may refuse to give their opinions, unless they are remunerated
for so doing. I know that in the course of a year I have been
several times called out of toy business to give evidence be•
fore an inquisition, and by so doing I have not only incurred
the displeasure of my patients, but I have suffered by a both
in reputation aul profit.
The Coroner observer!, that he had no authority to make
any order or remuneration to medical gentlemen for their at-
tendance on such melancholy occasions t he thought, however,
that the officers of the parish were the persons to whom ap•
plication should be mule fur the remuneration of the attend-
ance of professional gentlemen.
Mr. Cole, in answer, said, that on the next occasion tat his
attendance was necessary he should relose, in order that the
point might be taken into consideration; and as many.other
gentlemen in his profession had had reason to make similar
complaiots, it may be the means of establishing a precedent,
upon which all may act iyon equal terms.
One of the jurors ;Aso asked the Coroner, if no allowance
was to be made to them, as it was often their misfortune to be
called out of their business to attend coroner's juries, in or-
der, perhaps, to decide upon the death of a neighbour ; and,
indeed, in most cases of this kind, no provision was made to
the landlord for the preparation and use of his room ; mid in
order to compensate hint for his trouble, they were generally
obliged to expend a shilling or eighteenpence.
The Cttroner said, it was usual for the parish to make some
allowance to juries for their attendance ; at the same time lie
must inform them, that they could be compelled to attend
witliont remuneration. In the parishes of St. George and St.
Margaret, be kiwi' the Coroner gave ss. to the jury, which
was repaid by the parish; and a., to the claim of a publican at
whose heave an inquest was held, he thought it consistent that
the parish should make some allowance. Some of the jury
signified their intention of making application to the pariah
Co some future occasion.
When our Reporter left the room, a man named Davis
asked him for something as a douceur fur his being permitted
to he present at the inquisition ; he, however, very properly
refused to give any thing, observing that it was an open court,
appointed by the oldest laws, and that he, or any other person
• who had business, had au indubitable right to be present.

An inquest was lately beta at Hartshill, Warwick, on the
body of Mr. E. Pates, landlord of the Angel pnulic-hoax,
at Ilartshill, who was lofted on the turnpike road le*diug
1 Coventry to Atherstone, about a quarter of a mile from.
his own house, between eight and nice o'clock in the even-
ing of Saturday, the Itith nit. speechless, with a severe blow
QP the back part yi his btad, both his legs wounded, and a

THP. NATIONAL lIEGISTEIL

wound on his back. The deceased tiugered until inesday,
hut was not able, at an, time, to give any sati•iuctory ac-
count how be cam" by hts wounds. After a tow; CWAI2IIII4-
tion of witnesses, tile Jury returned a verdict Qt.—Wilful
uurder against some person or persons unknoen.

An inquisition was taken at the Fortune of War Tavern,
Bast sweet, Mary-le-bone, on Thursday last, on the body of
lary Kelso*, who put an end to her existence by hanging
!mer.elf. It appeared that the deceased ban been in a very
ind trerent state of health for a consideraukt time, and some-
timas seemed to be deranged in her mind. J. Myer was called
tom cot the deceased down, but his heart failed him, mid he did
uot do it ; it was not, however, he said, so munch through fear
that he did ant cut her down, though lie was rather frightened,
but he dad not know whether he should do right by cutting
'mei. down; so lie went to Mary-Ic-bone Court-house, and en-
quired if he might cut her down ; he was told that he ought
to have nut her down as soon as he found her ; he ran back
home, and a woman that was in the house cut her down. She
was then quite dead. Coroner—" The next time you Sad a
person in such a situation, cut them down immediately, and I
trill be answerable for what damage may occur through it."
—Verdict—That the deceased hung herself, not being coupes
mcatis at the time.

An inquest was held at the Queen's Head, Horton-fawn, on the
19th instant, on the body of George Neville, a gentleman labouring
under mental derangement, who was placed under the rare of Messrs.
Burroughs --James Mayo, a keeper, depyoosseedtl that he had the super-
intendenee of the deceased, who was aiadc vi ten he tame, and
continued iu the mine state. His bodily health was general,' good;
he was sometimes outrageous. at *then not so. On Wednesday he
rat down to dinner at one o'clock, as well as usual ; shortly after he
saw him dropping from the seat, and caught him in his aims, where
he expired in five minutes, without speaking; his age was about ♦d.
Surgical assistance was at hand. but it was of no avail lie was as
comfortable in the house as hi, melancholy situation would admit of.
—James Ilayoes. surgeon,—l have attended the deceased ever since
he earns here. I saw him the day previous to his death ; ha was
then in good bAlly health, whichhe enjoyed more than Most patients
labouring under that malady. I attended him yesterday about half-
past one o'clock : he was then dead, but quite warm. lie was sub-
ject to Ms, end there is do doubt his death arose from apoplexy : the
blood had extravasated upon the surface of the bran.—Verdict,
Duel by the visitation of God.

Ihrrittant SOUP Ilscrirr.—Take the liquor of meat boiled
the day before with the bones of leg and shin of beef, ad.l
to the liquor as much water as will make it 130 quarts, and
also the meat of 10 stone of leg and shin of beef, and 2 cm
heads rut in pieces; add 2 bunches of carrots' 4 ditto of tar
nips, 2 ditto of leeks' half a peek °lonians I bunch of celery,
alb. of pepper, and some salt. To be boiled for 6 hours;
either oatmeal or barley may be put in to thicken it, it
thought necessary. This soup may be used at any gentle-
man's table. _ _

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Estimated Cost. X s. d.
10 Stone of leg and shin of beef
$ Oa beads
✓ Bunches of carrots . .
4 Mau turnips 0 0 S
2 Ditto leeks 0 0 4
1 l'eck of unions 0 0 It
Celery
lib. pepper ..

1 0 1
It seems that Captain Tolson has found- mesas to compro-
mise a charge of felony : if he had been committed to prison.
instead of being admitted to bail, this erasion of justice
would probably not have happened. We wait now to see
what notice the Commander-in-chief will take of this disgrace-
ful transaction; at all events, the conduct of this captain is
doubtless cognizable by a conrt nuittial; for it comes clearly
mailer that class of offences which the articles of war de-
nounce as unworthy of au officer or a genileman."..The
sum which this captain has paid to avoid a trial amounts to
SOl.-201. to the girl whom he abused, 31. to the landlord, and
It. to the constable. The landlord, who bad been bound
over to proseeute,has also been iudeninified in the event of the
bond being-put in force • and 401. in ad.lition to the other
sum, have{ according to lib statement, bees deposited with
the magistrate as a secarity. The girl has been scut home to
her mother.

A CAUTION TO SERVANTS.-411 MO/Adly evening about
six o'clock, a man who had the appearance of a porter, went
to the house of Mr. Bendel', No. 6, Adam-street, .Idelphi,
knocked at the door, and asked if Mr. Berle was there, it
happened that Mr. Berke dined with Mr. Bendel', and the
servant answered in the affirmative. He' then gave her a
letter to deliver to him, Which the servant took into the par-
lour. Mr. Burke read it, and mentioned to Me. 'Bendel' that
the letter he had jnst received was from some person be bad
no recollection of—on which the latter exclaimed, "It is
sonic plan to rob the house!" They immediately went into
the ball, but the messenger was gone, and Moo Mr. Reis*.
great-coat and kat, both new. ' *-
r
'
cuatoirs Conn./air T.—Mr.JoIUI &OWL d the Hones dCa •
mons, informed the suggistrak of the Qom-Spare office. that ler
had been nanwod fat thelest two mining* in **following manner :
—On Wednesday night, between and eight o'dock, a person of
die name of John Brsggs came to 111 louise in Abingdon-Street, and
apelogizol for trouWng him, begged to know whether a man named
(;&denough did not live with him es servant? Mr. Benson inforr4;ed
him: such a person. had lived with him about twelve years ago, tot
never since. Briggs then went away. Friday night, between idx end
seven o'clock. just after he had sat down to dinner. in onnmanY with
two friends from the country. a maid servant came into the parlour
and said, there was a lady in the pa isp who dethred to know whe-
ther one Goodenough was there. Mr. Benson went into the passage,
and informed the female who was waiting that no such person was
there ; and as he opened the street door to let her out, his former
night's visitor, John Briggs, rushed into the ponage• Mr. Benson
insisted on his leaving the house immediately, Which he refused to
do. The noise brought his two guests from the parlour, and the
coachman out of the kitchen. Mi. B. said it appeared to be a plan
to rob the house, it:ul opening the street-door, he ordered the conchs
man to go to his butcher's over the way, and desire him to fetch a
constable. Instantly another man sprung into the pikt...t 4e, and said,
I sin a constable, Sir, and imnirdiately,seizxl the footman by the
collar, saying, " You are my prisoner. ' Mr. Benson addressing
him. said, No. no, this is the scoundrel I want you to take, pointing
to Briggs, when the mail replied, That man, Sir ! Oh, he is my
master; and then he informed Mr. Benson that'hi., name was Peter
Bentley, a Sheriff's officer, and he had a warrant against his servant
for debt. Mr. Benson was mine time before he could get rid of them,
but when he explained the muter to Bentley, he behaved with
arrest civility, and gave his card, expressing hi sorrow for baying
been so much milled. Mr. Fielding told him, that as to the plan to
rob the itnma oust. that was clearly done away ; but he would grant a war-
rant ' Bentley, the Sheriff's officer, for assaulting the foonnan,
by co ' g hint. With respect to Briggs, he was oat a common
trespasser, though.* had certainly iv* so a thain:ful mantacr.

1.••• f

POLICE.
MANSION HOUSE.
On Wednesday, while the ordinary business of the Justice-
room was going on, a gentleman named Foster cause and •
formed his Lordship, that the brewer's drayman who was so
active at the shop of Mr. Beckwith on the day of the riots,
was to be found. On this information his Lordship inune-
diately dispatched Brand, the marshalinan, with Mr. Foster,
to bring up this man, who had been seen that morning skulk-
ing about Calvert's brewery in Thames-street. In a very
short-time Mr. Foster and Brand returned with an athletic
drayman in custody. When he was put to the bar the Lord
M4yor immediately recognized him as being one of the mob
et the Curnhill-gate of the Royal Exchange, on Monday, the
414 instant, when the man stood and stared very coolly at his
Laniship. He said his name was William Ournell.
Ck• Page, another dray:eau, who was brought itp to give
evidence against him, stated, that the prisoner formerly
worked for Messrs. Calvert. Witness heard of the riots and
the attack on Mr. Beekwith's shop ; bat not from the prisoner.
The prisoner spoke to witness in Mr. Owen's tap-room, at
the sign of the Horns, Thames-street, about his handling one
piece, which was too heavy. That was all witness took
notice of. He did not hear trim say lie had handled the piece
in Mr. Beckwith's shop.
The prisoner admitted that he was among the rioters, but
that be entered no shop, nor, indeed, had gone in any where.
Being out of employment he went a little way with them.
The Lord Mayor said—" I saw you myself at the Corshill.
gate of the Exchange among them bat you had no arms then
apparently:
The prisoner said he bid no arms then, bat he had got a
piece from a young fellow in the mot:slim told him, " You
are more able to carry it than I am." e did carry it a little
way, but gave it to the ',sang fellow again in Cheapeide. He
denied being in Spa-fields, smdsaid he joined the mab in
Newgete•street. •
The Lord Mayor said he answered the description of a man
that was seen to be very active in Dlr. Beckwith's shop on the •
day of the riots. His Lordship said, lie was not at present
sure of his being the man ; but there would be plenty of wit-
nesses to identify him to-morrow.—Remanded.
Oa Thnrsday last 'Tyrrell, the drayman, was discharged,
there having appeared no evidence of any kind against him.
A nun who underwent a private examination on Wednesday •
was also discharged, the suspicion that he had been amongst
the rioters having proved totally groundless.
BOW STRBET.
A complaint was broeght by Mr. Dean, the inspector of
nuisances for the parish of St. George, Hanover-9mm,
against Mr. Warren, builder, of Little Grosvenor-street, lam
was convicted in the full penalty, having been convicted is n
mitigated penalty for a similar offence about three monlin
since.
Dualuse.—On Monday Lieut. Edward Fisch, of the Ist
regiment of life-guards, was held to bail to keep tho pats
in the sum of 2001. and two securities of lIMIL garb r emir
quence of en application from Mr. Williams,' as ittersoy at
Bath, who declined accepting a challenge seat by that pa.
leman.
Friday John Gave was brought to *oak% and tildwwwld4h Isale
ealatioadies before Mr. Menlo~ thosi=bitrats:aboried wIIL
robbing Mara lama dad awl weak isssaiso•
gees, is iirseheyeAsest. Clsresi=st.lit aposarei that lho pi.
10011 it &odium mks, sad hes boas ha the Wit of draft attire
ahoy of the
_yampamme he dam P
=eiha"
hagrestly distersead lasillree= bow et
"as bug es did a ldipid .kdr. *IF te serpeizat Wes. lemea. sle.
rides e esissaw. bekei Akskaelid were be.
isheed A/ be 'bit* SC TAW, aktisli came
pttttthass ea saki. a warraar was flatFN. sad wklh mew
my* ere maw the phew was pipped as houselska els losew.
defeat.. whkh wee issid rpm Oa seeikecie hisirealeme.
• istge stock of hamisupey midis ware lboad. k
:Ebe bed Alba, sad width were so amasses, *ITV
al be pas lbw. an Friday. - He was three= rasaadat
till y neat.

Mr. Culling, a gentleman residing at Knightsbridge,
undertook to walk from Hyde Park-corner, to the King
and Queen Inn, Brighton, in 15 hours. He started on
Saturday morning ; and notwithstanding the heavy
state of the roads, and contending against the elements
(fur he was overtaken in the storm about five miles from
that town), he completed the task in 13 hours and a
half.—An umpire travelled in Mr. Culling's gig, ae-
companied by his servant.
An American Black, a native of Charlestown, was
apprehended en Tuesday hist, en. board the General
I Terris East Indianian, at Gravesend, and since brought
to town, on a charge of being one of the Spa Fields
rioters.

•• Melee's Judith, a servant In the family Of an old lady name*
Lgionette, residing is the rise Gres, at Paris, was tried a few
Aar sloce at the Court of Msizeit, on a charge of attempting
to poison her mistress, by givint her at intervals large doses
of poisonous emetic, in the expectation gait the violence it
occasioned would produce death. The old lady was almost
slestroyed by the horrible plot, bet fortunately discovered it
In thee to save her life. The prisoner was foetid guilty, and
sentenced to suffer death.
Art EXPERIENCED Petite.--A few evening since,J. Clark,
an experienced thief. from London, exhibited the following
proof of dexterity in Kendal:—He called at the shop of
Messrs. Airey and Bellingham, stationers, and, under the
pretext of asking for work, stole a ream of paper; he soon
after made a second visit, pretending to purchase a small
guantity of the saute article. and carried off a second ream.
Ile then passed to the shop of Mr. Dawson, stationer, where
he purloined a memorandum book, value about 6s. ; on quit-
ting this place, he called upon Mr. Bell, brazier, and begged
a piece of wire ; while the shopman was procuring it, be stole
a copper kettle. His next and last expoil was on the ;was
pert) of Mr. Thornborrow, draper, at whose shop he passes'
the wire through a holt hole of the window, and extracted
six silk handkrrellieii, and concealed them in the crown of
his hat. The transaction was observed by some young men
in the street, who seized the culprit and carried hint before
the Mayor, by tt hum he was committed to the House of Cor-
rection, to take his trial at the ens • g Sessions.
ATT 3IVT ED SU IC 10C...A few days ago a soldier of the Royal
Scots attempted to shoo, himself in his barrack-room at Belfast, by
placing the muzzle of his piece to his breast; but when putting ha
toot to the trigger, it appears that the muzzle of the y,un changed iss
position, and the contents went through his shoulder, which was st
severely shattered thereby that amputation at the shoulder joint Vas •
absolutely necessary, and immediately performed.

-,,turday being St. Thomas's Day, the respective
Aldermen of the City of London held Wardmotes for
the election of the Common Council, and other Ward
Dfficers, for the ensuing year. The Wards of Tower,
Cornhill, and Broad-street, have contested elections,
'which will finish to-mormw. The state of the polls at
the close on Saturday night was as follows:

TOWER WARD.
',VT.:Samuel NViight. 24 Mr. Hutchinson 11
Mr. Drialtan 24 Mr. Bridge, 16
Mr. Corcoran. 25 Mr. Samuel Dixon t 3
'Mr. Lucas 01 Mr. ('.Dist. I 1

Ttr. Smith 21
INIT. Skipper l9
3fr. thistthorme 17

This Ward returns'
CORNI
271

1%4 r. Jacks
?I r. Chapman 27
qtr. Birch
r. Angcl 27

Mr. Stuart It)
Mr. Laing 8

'twelve 'Member%
1111.1..
Mr. Blunt 43
Mr. liertrand 43
'Mr. NlA:litson 11
•Mr._ Eyton 11

This Ward returns' six Meilibers.

i 7,7 Mr. '' '''''' King, resigned.
SirtinuE.—Mr. Kidgell vire Mr. Aildin, derea.wil.
I'REAP.-Mr. Jennings and Mr. Jernian vire Mr. Fournier and
.111 r. Millt3._ . .

Delver and Mr. Heath vim' Mr.
Ilirt and 3lr. Herron.

FAani Nano); li'vrittx.—Mr. Nimrod rice Mr. Dennett.
FARIIINGDON WiTicovT.—Mr. Williams rice 11r. Miller, de.
oseasel

Porrsoas.w..—Mr. Perry vice Mr. Ilamfield.
Those-marked thus • are new (7antliAlate..
BISHOPSGATE WARD.

in tha precint lists the names of Mr. Harvey and Mr.
!White were omitted. The former...however, was put in no-
mination by bis friends, and three new candidates were pro-
posed, viz. Mr. H. Sandford, Mr. W. Petreoc,k, and Mr. W.
Morley.
Mr. Fearon stood forward to oppose the reelection of Mr.
-Harvey, on the ground that that gentleman's conduct during
the last year had been completely at variance with the pi in-
ciples whirls be professed, and which, it' adhered to by hint,
might establish a proper ground fur his present claim. Mr.
Harvey, he would contend, so far from maintaining Parlia-
mentary Retinas, had abandoned it in the hour of trial, by
Matte conduct in the Common Council, and in so acting, had
abandoned the only principle which entitled him to popular
forma; for that was the only principle which the present
times required to -have put in full force, and without it all
other measures would be but as palliatives for the national
disease. This gentleman then took aa,eview of the conduct
of Ministers during the host sitting of Parliament, in the
course of which he reprobated the whole of their proceedings.
The grant to the poor clergy ought to have cmanecn! from
the rich bishops, twenty•four of n horn enjoyed an income of
10,0001. per annum, which was quite at variance with the
meekness of their apostolic character. He then went into
a review of the past history of thirty years of the American
colonies, of France, and Ireland, and drew conclusions from
the state ofeach, that it' Parliamentary Reform bad then sub-
sisted, the state of things which had since existed could never
have have taken place. He was particularly anxious to
oppose the re-election of Mr. Harvey.
Mr. Itarvey, In reply, thanked the gentleman for the oppor-
tunity he had afforded him of defending his conduct. He then
entered into a les iew of hi, public conduct, In the course of
which Le avowed his opposition to the present ministry, while
-at the same time he declared his conviction of the necessity of
a practical I etbrm, not one of an ideal and impractihie cha-
racter, hut which WOlll4 go to an election by ballot; for,
otherwise, the smite evil influence would be felt in elections
that now reviled. He was neither connected with Mr.
Jacks nor Mr Waithman,- any further than concurring with
them when he thought they were richt. He had never dined
at the Corporation dinners, and was determiued never to com-
promise his principles at the nod of Ministers, or to the popular
(inlet!, of their opponeuts• 111 hat heisted been be would still
continue.

Mr. Lcwaitie replied to this speech, and severely censured
tl:e conduct of Mr. Harvey for opposing the o ply question of
rafotui Khich had been introduced in the Common Council
during the last )ear. The profession of good principles, and
the practical departure frornAltem, showed the impossibility,
er dein tiding on a MOO who could .he capable of such con-
duct.

On the show of hands being called for, the appearanoowas
unfits ouroble to Ms... Harris, Manned by the precinct of All.
ballot% s, and also Mr. Peacock and Mr. Morley. For the two
last, a poll was demanded. It was, however, ado some con.
imitation, declined, and the election terminated with no other
alteration in lust 3 ear's list than the substitution of Mr. Sand-
lot d fur Mr. W bite.
In the ward of Farrington ithont, Mr. Thempson„ took
eceasion to animadvert upon the conduct of the Lord Mayor'
in the late riots, and to reprehend -him for wasting so match
time in the perusal of idle hoaxes respecting young Wittson.
lie alto describes his Lordship as a Trimmer, and one -mini
did not support the principles of reform in that bolditad de-
cided manner which should at ad times eltanteteriae the man
mho bail the real interests of bis conntry at heart. Ques-
tions of a po'itical nature were also discussed in many of the
other tweiit:s tour wards, to which, from our limits, it would
be impossible to do
.instice.

In the Court of King's Bench on Saturday, She fol-
lowing cause was tried.

SNOW r. ALLEN.
'Phis was an action for damages, the declaration complain-
ing that the deli natant had maliciously and unjustly caused
the plaintiff to be arrested on the 28th Decendier, 1813, and
hail detained hint in prison till the 7111 of Febrnary, 181 I.
The facts appeared to be the following:--The plaintiff i•
a Captain in the army, and during his minority had incurred
u debt to the defendant, a tailor in Bond-street, to the
amount of 981. After he came of age, he acknou [edged the
demand, and the defendant, not being able to procure pay-
ment. arrested him. The father of the plaintiff, and a friend
Er the name of Mitchel, became ids bail, and Capt. Snow pro-
ceeded to his regiment on foreign service. The defendant
lammed li;•• action, and obtaining a verdict and judgment, he
penceeded :against the bail for debts and costs, the plaintiff
continuing abroad. The father made a composition at
five shillings in the pound, and Mitchel went to prison;
heroine bankrupt, and was discharged under his cer
titicate, in the mean time Captain Snow had been appointed
to another regiment, and lie was proceeding to join, when
..e 2Stli flecember 1813,11 e was arrested u4ain at the suit
•01. the plaintiff, wir was slut satisfied with tic MULLS obtaiucd

EGISTER.

from tile L iii. From ILtstiu2s the plaintiff was conveyed in
costotty to Dover Castle, troM thence he was removed to the
King's Bench, and from thence was discharged on the ith of
February, 1811, on application to the Court, and after artn-
mt•nt. _ _

Attorney-General, in stating the plaintiff's cue, enlarged
much upon the injury his client had sustained by the unjustifiable
proceeding of the defendant in the action, after he had been warned
that the Court had decided against it. The personal inconvenience
was also very con 4derahle and the arrest and confiniment were in-
jurious both to the plaintiff's character and promotion : what was
most grievous, however, to a young soldier was. that by the conduct
of the defendant, he had been prevented from fi;.,liting among his com-
rades at tine battle of Waterloo. Under all the einvmsuroces he left
it to the Jury to decide what damaKes on individual so harassed, per-
secuted, and injured, ought to receive.
Admissions were put in, agreed by both parties, which rendered
unneconary parole evidence, of nearly all the facts above detailed.
The principal admission was, that soon after the arrest of the plain-
tiff in December, to v. the plaintiff 's attorney wrote to the defend-
ma's attorney, citing many decided cases, to show that it was not al-
lowed that a party shotiLl proceed against the principal after the debt
had been paid or cornpounded for by the bail. l'he answer of the
defendant's attorney referred to as many authentics the other way,
which, it was conceived, justified the proceeding.
The plaintiff's attorney proved the discharge of his client on appli-
cation to the Court of king's Bench ; the expence appeared to es-
coed MA.

The case heurg cord, Mr. Suiten addressed the jury fur the de.
Evident, expressing some surprise at the manner in a hich the Attor.
ney-General had opened. Ile CMG S.) apprehended that the facts
justified nu part of the pathetic appeal made to the jury ; and least of
all, what had been said to enhance tne damages renowting the dis-
appointment of a young soldier at bring debarred from fighting on
the field of Waterloo• What had, in truth, detained Capt. Snow,
the learned Counsel could not decide; but assuredly it was not the
conduct of the defeudatit, for the battle did not take place till June,
1815, and the plaintiff had been liberated from prison nearly 18
months before, in Feb. 1814. Ile desired the jury, should it come to
the question of compensation, to measure the rest of the case by that
standard. It was clear that the defendant had gained nothing by
the steps he had been legally edvised to take, excepting a loss; for
he was at present loot. out of pocket, besides the amonut of the ori-
ginal debt not covered by the composition and dividend of the buil.
The learned counsel, however, submitted, first, in point of law, that
the plaintiff could not recover, inasmuch as it was alleged in the de-
claration that the arrest and imprisonment had limn malicious,
whereas no malice had been attempted to be proved.
The Attorney-General submitted, that it was to be drawn from
the facts, more especially after the notice which the plaintiff's attor-
ney had given, that the defendant could not proceed against the prin.
ci
Lord Flleriborough was of opinion that there might be enough to
show negligence and mistake on the part of the plaintiff and his at-
torney, the latter of whom had been misled by the authorities he
quoted in Ids reply. l'heve was not, however, sufficient evidence to
prove any malice on the part of the defendant, and the plaintiff ought
therefore to be nonsuited.
The plaintiff was called accordingly.

BIRTHS.

The lady of John Bacon. I..sti.ollrien Howe, Colney Hatch, of
a son.—ln Upper Grosvenor-street, the lady of the Hon. Gerard
Vannettog a daughter.
MARRIED.

.......
Ahel RAM. Esq. son of Stephen Ram, Esq. of Ramsfurt, Wex-
ford. and of Portswool 'Lodge, Southam ton. to dau. of late Jerome
W. Knapp, Esq. of ltedford.row.—i).'Doeseter, Esq. of Great Rus-
sell-street. Csvent-ganlea, to Mary, dan. of Mts.l4'-ay. of Wincan-
ton.—Major Dance, of xd life guards, to Isabella, dau. of A. Cooper,
Esq.—W. Grant, Esq. R. N. to Louisa, dau. of Mrs. Esdaile, of
Raler.st. Portman-sq. niece of Gen. Glaagow. Esq. R. A.—At Dub-
lin, John Ogle, Esq. of Stephen's Green, to Elizabeth, dam of N.
Cmvan, Esq. of Dawson-street.—S. Gerard, Esq. lase of the 3d dra-
goons, only son of Thomas Gerrard, Esq. of Tally-ho. Westmeath,
to Murals. dau. of T. L. Fowler, Esq. of Pendeford House, Stafford-
shire—E. Payne, Esq. of Broadwater. to Mrs. Inglis Hamilton, re-
lict of Colonel Hamilton, of the Scotch greya—At Ringwood, Mr.
Broomfield, aged 70, to Mrs. Moores, aged 40.—Henry Dudin, Esq.
of Southwark, as dau. of Mr. Round, of Shoreham, Kent.
DIED.

At his seat at Chevening, Kett, on last, Charles
End Stanhope. His Lordship was born August S, 1753 ; Itt=eref
his father Philip. the late Earl, March 7, 17116; and married in
December 1774, II ester Pitt, eldest daughter of William, first Earl
of Chatham, sister of the present Earl, and of the late Right Hon.
William Pitt, by whom he had issue, Hester Lucr.Griselde, mar-
ried to John Ticket!, Esq. of Ilambledon, Hants; and Lucy-Rachatel,
married to Thos. Taylor, Es 9. of Seven Oaks, Kent, since dead. His
Lordship married, secondly, in 1791, Louisa, only daughter of Henry
Grenville, P.m. late Gcveenor of Barbadoes, and uncle to George,
first Marquis of Buckingham, by whom he had issue, Philip Henry,
Viscount Mahon, now Earl Stanhope, and two other sons.—His
Lordship's whole life has been detfieated to the improvement of ma-
thematical, legal, and political science. The great and useful work
for which he was peculiarly qualified,and to which he had for a long
t;turnazzlied the meet earnest attention, will, we fear, now fall to the
we allude to a Digest of all the Statutes- a week of such
stupendous bellow, as welfas information, that few persons can be
expiated to set about it with rigour, unless, like Lord Stanhope, they
had aaptimed.aaert of parental fondness for the subject. by brooding
over it for years. He was a kind landlord, and a liberal benefactor
to the poor.--71.t Cumwhittan, in 99th year, Adam Dryden, a distant
rtiation of Dryden the Poet. It is renuakable, that 411 the last year
of his life he never suffered a teakettle to be in his house, and that
during this latter peried.tea was his favourite beverage.—At Heavi.
tree, near Exeter, Win.'Cooper, Keg. formerly of Guy's Hospital.—
Aged /IL Mr. Rich. Mills, of Clairton-road Place, formerly of Bed-
ford-aretto—Sir William Pepperell, Bart. aged 70.—Mr. E. Tute,
of Cited-court. aged 73, nearly 60 years in the house of Down,
Thornton, and Co. At her son's, in her 65th year, Mrs. Ann Kirk,
late ?le:hue-aide. Enfield.—At Pails, of a decline, aged IS, Ellenor
Santo. dau. of Lord Carrington.—Mrs. Farrar, widow of late Captain
H. Ferrer, of the True Hilton East Indianuui.—At Grange Hall,
near Rotherham, in his 69th year, the Right Hon. Richard Howard,
Earl of _Effingham. F. S. A. Treasurer to the Queen.—At Vladong's
Betel, Oxford-street. in Ms 511th year, Areas Akers, Esq..of Brigh-
ton.—At Kentish Town, Richard Heald, Esq. of Hornmelle, Lin-
coinshire.—A few days since, Min Lafitte, the dau;„thter of the fa-
mous banker at Paris.—At Antigua, flobt. Makay, Esq. of Big-
house, N. IL—Aged 68, Ms. Powell. of the Bear Inn, Woodstock.—
At Watlauls, near Newcastle, Staffordshire, in his 57th year, J.
Barra, Esq. independent of the aid which the North Stafieldshire
Infirmary received flan him, be has bequeathed J. 3000 to that Insti-
tution.—At Slileeerel, in his 74th year. Mr. Wm. Gilliam, of Swees.
ing's-rents, Cornbill.—At the Rev. J. l.eifchild's, Kensington, aged
71, Mr. John Lcifehill—At her son's house at Rethanistead, Hert-
fordshire, in her 91N1 year. Mn. Mary Lawes.—On Clapham Com- •
man, Anne. relict of John Bradney, Esq.—Mr. Miller, of Skinner
street, shoe-maker, late Common Councilman of Farringden With-
out.—Mrs. Sarah Syclenhatn, relict of the late John SydenLmi, Esq.
—Mr. Nitres, many years a Magistrate at the Public Office*, flow-
street anti Hatton-gardem—Saruh, widow of the late Allen Bridges,
Esq.—Mr. John Wilson, many years Wardrdbe Keeper at Drury-
lane Theatre.--.AtErostenden, Suffolk. aged 67, Mr. W/IliauiCrisp.
—At Wetherdun Par image, Suffolk. the Lady of the Hon. and Rev.
Henry Leslie.—Attu! 70, Mr. Carrington, of Tolleshunt Darcy,
Essex.—ln Stanhope Street, Georgians, the wife of Rich:lid Krim-
' ton. Esq.—At Lewes, aged 95, Sir Jolus Bridges, Knt.—At Hum-
ingdon. aged 74. Mr, Rowe.—. Mrs. Howard, wife of Farmer Wm.
Howard, of Chobham, Surrey.—Aged 72, Richayl Carew, Esq. of
Beddington-park, Surrey..—At Cumberland-qeect, aged 62, the lady
of Semite! Arbouin.—Mrs. Jessop. of Butterly.hall, Derbyshire.—
At Flounce, of & Catherine, wits of Rcv. Arcild. Dv Lacy.