The National Register.
London, England, 1811-02-10 00:00:00

THURSDAY, Frp. 7.

The SPP:AitEtt took the Chair a few minutes before four
o'clock, and immediately addressvd the House as follows ;
" I have to make my excuses to the House for my absence
yesterday; but as that circumstance was owing to my having
been accidentally detained at the Privy Council, assembled to
administer the 'oaths to his Royal Highness the RLGEN r, I
humbly presume to hope that the House will grant me their
pardon.' (4 rot/ cr,y of hear ! hear ! hea? !)
Mr. PARNALL gave twice, that on Wednesday he would
move fot certain Paperrelative to the State of Ireland.
Mr. litet.4cs6;from j to Commissioners fur the Reduction of
the National.Debt,prcsented their accounts for the last year,
and other p_apers.-.-4)rdered to lie on the table.
On the rnVltitt of the ciinszcELLlt of the ExcitEQura, it was
ordered, that An its rising, the House should adjourn to Tuesday ;
hut that all the Committees should have leave to sit, notwith-
standing.—Acllcurned.

' EXTRAORDI,VARY CASE.

A few months since, a great part of Ashdown Forest, in Sus-
sex, was inclosed by the Rev. Robert Bingham, the Carate of
the parish of Moverstield ; but the for st being deemed to be the
right of the Duchess of Dorset, the inclosures Viere thrown down
by.order of her Grace, Lard Whitworth, and Lord Sheffield,
the acting Magistrate for that county. This act irritated those
who had made inclosures, and some of them were heard to make
use of threatening language. On Sunday, the I f.ith of December,
a letter was found on the road near Mayestield, by the sons of
.Mr. Richard Jenner, a respectable farmer, directed to their
father, the boys took it Boor, but their father being absent, they
gave the letter to their mother, who, on opening it, discovered 1
that it was headed, in large letters, ,‘ Fire ! Murder ! and Re-
venge !!" and the contents was threatening destruction to the
parson, churchwardens, farmers' houses, barns, and stacks.--.-
/she boys told their mother, that aftek Mr. Bingham performed
the morning service at Mayersfield C; arch, he got on horse-
back, to ride to a neighbouring pariSh, t\? do duty there in the
afternoon ; he passed them, they saw a\paper drop front his
pocket, which they were positive ss as the letter they picked up,
and they suspected it to be his hand-writing, although it was
evidently very much disguised • for these suggesfis, however,
the boys were reproved, Mr. Bingham being consid_ refit a highly
respectable character, aud a very intimate friend of Mr. J miner's. ,
'The circumstauce caused considerable alarm in that putt of the ,
country. Lords Whitworth and Sheffield published an adver-
tisement, offering a reward of 2001. for the discovery of the wri-
ter of the letter ; and a number of people were employed to
Watch Mr. Jenner's preinikes, and a patrole in different parts.—
On the I{3th of January last, Mr..l3inghain's house was dis-
lovered to be. on fire, and great part of the premises were de-
troycd, as has ah•eacly been stated. The account given by
lair. Bingham of the tire .being veryextraordinary and unsatis-
factory, Lord sheffield sent to the public ()Wee, 13ow,streett for
*n active aild intelligent officer, and Mr. 'Read sent Adkins.—
Vpon ttie officer's arrival, after making inquiries, 'he strongly
suspected that Mr. Bingham had set Cis own house on fire, and
fir) consequence placed several men to watch. One of them dis-
Covered Vlx..l3ingham. bringiug a great quantity of books from
fins stable, and burying them in his garden. Froni a variety of
ta(the'Oisplciotts circumstances, a warrant was granted against
Mr. Nhelinn, and One to starch its premises, wires Adkins
found "in-the roof.of the privy, a- vaniety of v-.lliable paper! cope
certied. In consequence of these and o;h, : suspicious circuin-
iitatices4e-wai-Cliargeil with having set ' . pretnisi:s On fire, for
the purpose' of dekauding the Union 14e Office ; and having
rc!ftiteit tatiCuatody,-Ire On Friday se'attigke underwent a
1e.,,a,„.. „,., at :Tewss, before /..ords chiche4ter and siief-
-4 • .an. clWas hilly committea for trial. ' - • ' ..* • ' •' .-
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