The National Register.
London, England, 1818-05-25 00:00:00

VIC ATTORPItY-GIIGNERAL V. F. WARM

This wassu information filed against the defendant; ehtf is
a respectable brewer at Leicester, which imputed to the dc.
feutlant the offence of bclng a vinegar maker without a li.
cenee; the having 3950 gallons of vinegar in a certain un-
eutered storehouse ; and lastly, with selling the said vinegar
without paying the duty upon it as siich. It appeared that
the defendant had in 1612 brewed a large quantity of porter,
which he placed in a store vat to improve by age. in 1816
this liquor became sour, and unfit for use as porter. It W4ll
in conseqnenee suffered to remain there until it became more
sour, and was then sold to various grocers as augur, being in
quality (vat to what is sold as vinegar under the title of
No. IS, by the regoltr manufacturers.
4r. Jerell maule an ingeniou► defence, and St desire..
with a view to future argument before the court as to the
liability of the defendant to all the penalties sought to be
recovered, a special verdict was taken from thy Jury, which
Was " That the defendant brewed liquor in question as por-
ter, but that upon its becoming sour he yuld it as vinegar,
without paying the duty or taking out a licence as is vinegar
dealer." The penalties recovered amounted to 5401.

TICE AtTOIINEY-GERER.Itt V. PALMER.

This was an information filed by the Atturney4jeneral
against the defendant, which charged hint with being a dealer
in tea, with having iu his possession a iseautity of sloe leaves,
and white thorn leaves, fabricated into imitation of tea,
whereby be forfeited 101. for every pound weight of sneli
imitation. 'there wete other counts, charging the offence
differently, to all of which the defendant pleaded not gniity.
Mr. llauncey stated the rase to the Jury. The defiendant
was a atom. in Red Lion.street, Whitechapel, and received
from two pe►►oas, named Proctor and %Hos, the ingredients
mentioned in the indictment. These two persons engaged
others to furnish them with leaves, which, alter wide:going:l
certain process, that he would describe, were sold to anti
di auk by the public as tea. The parties gathering the leaves
which were of the white and black thorn tree, were paid at
the rate of 2d. per pound for the produce of their laboiir.
These Waves, in order to be converted into no article resem-
bling black tea, were fnst boiled and thee baked upon an
iron plate; and when dry,- rubbed with the hand, it* order to
produce that curl which the getittii.e tea bad. This was iu
fart the most wholesome part of the opt:ration, for the colour,
which was it to be given to it, was to he produced by log.
wood; whether this was au injurious ingredient or not, he
did not know,...buf hulielitned few ofhis auditors would wil-
lingly drink an infusion of that dye. With regard to the
green tea, that was iminalacittied in a less questionable
and in a more demi nctive manner—he meant destructive to

the constitution ot those 'by %shorn it Was drank. In this
part of the business if appealed, that the leaves, after haring
been pressed and dried, were laid tipsy sheets of copper,
where they reeeiHerl their colour front au article ktiottn by
the name of Dutch pink, some of which (a powder of u yel.
lowish -Issue)
she held in hi. hand. Otte of the compoueut
parts of this powder lie iniderstood to he whites /cad ; but to
this he would not Wedge himself. The other article lINc4I in
producing the appearaisee.of the floe green bloom which Has
observable on the fine China tea, Has, however, decidedly a
deadly liaison I He alluded to serdegris: it appeared,
b was added to the Pastels pink In orderits complete the opera-
lion. EA feeling ut horror seemed here to pervade the whole
• Wirt.) Ile muted lie ellonitl be aisle to ttace to the pose.
AeolAttio of the tleandant sotbs. svetsist of the commodity he
had been describing, Pm} it so he should entitle the CYO% n to
promities amounting in The whole Its 5401. a . by no means
Jai ge. when compared with flue enormity ot the uttellee.
'l4i.su facts having beets proud in evidence, the Jnry
found a verdict against the defendant for 0101. being the fall
amount' of the penalty.

MI

If A V .616-

J. Prentice, 1.. Holmes, and W. Clarke, submitted to %er.
Mein for the Crown; .1. Orgy enhntiut d to a damages
f-29!. I (*filbert and Vowel! to one of 1101, a vertiitt was tikatid
-a.rititist J. Orkney. a grocer, in Shadwell Hiult-,:treet, for
701.; against J. Horner; of finiosi•stiteti Southwark, for
2101. ; and against W..l7tierlirtg, of Rini-street, Tower hill,
fur 701,

COURT; OF KING'S 11/..NC11, Alnti.nar„ MAYIB.
THE KIN:: V. JONFAH MEHEEHON, £SQ.
Me. Wyld mated to the dory (whirls was special), that this
was an iiidictmelf against the defendant, Who was a Magis
Irate ; and who, not regarding his duty in suds a character.
and in vinlotion of all his sacred funcitons, did licensee cue
Thomas Wright to keep• a co alehouse, well ksinirlow
that lie was a most improper person to keep, such house.
There were seven other counts in the indietesenti which
charged the defendant with busing similarly conducted Win-
edf in several instances.
Scarlett, in open.ng.the ease to the Jury, begged Ara
if any of them that were then on the Jury sherd& have served'
on Saturday, that they would forget schat- had pissed on
that day. After sonic very impressive and, eloquent • re-
marks on the superior advantages whirls tlse'peoplc of this
country, as compared with every ether part of the world,
possessed in the administration of justice, from the highest
officers down to those of themost humble character) and, after
having particiderty described the important duties, as well
as high trust and confidence which were reposed in the ma.
I gistrates, proceeded to state' that the charge against the •
present defendant, who had twiddle office of a magistrate.
was that of having corruptly abused the Inuctinne of his
sacred sitnation. He then went on to Observe, that among
other duties devolving upon the defendant, vas that of grant- •
int licences to public-houses.
The Learned Gentleman observed, that among the ma-
chinery of a well-cooductedoovesnMent, was that of a ma-
i gistrate,whoyeceived no pay from Government, but who was
eutrdsted to act upon his own feelings of integrity and honor,
but who was called upon by the Government and'the peoples
to discharge his duty consciditionsly, and thereby be svote,d
obtain the applause cf those around him. It was the peels-
r liar province of 'a magistrate so eitttated, to take care that
the public were not led into snares by the appointment of ins- •
proper persons to keep puislic-hoeies, and thereby ratio;
them, instead of receptacles for refreshment and acconseda.
Lion, schools cf indecency, immorality, and every vicious pro-
pensity. The Learned Gentleman warned the jury not to
find the defendant guilty, unless the ease should be made out
by the most eons ludic evidence. The defendant had, for
many years, been a magistrate for the County of Middlesex.
audit was not in one solitary instance that he had deleted his
duty as a magistrate, but In several instances in the years,
1815 and 1816, even after he had received the fullest informs.
lion that the houses were kept by higfily improper persons ;
amongst these were the following esiollse Seven Stare, kept by
T. Wright , the King's Aims; tbt Queen's Head; the Turf:
and Slave; the Adaniand Eve; the Ram and Magpie ; every
one of which, it would appear, had been kept by persons
who allowed gambling, and almost every sort of excess. In
the year Igt9, the Couduct of the persons who kept those
houses, became so notorious, that the constable thought fit to
make a list of then', and hay it before the magistrates at the.
Quarter Sessions ; notwithstanding which, boo ever, they
were all reticensed. Some of them were the property of me,
leretrosi,and of others he received the rents. The LAsaried
Counsel entered at considerable length into the eircumstaneis
of the ease, and concluded by observing, that corrupt antniv)o
were attributable to the defendant, for, no man would, act
corruptly unless lie had a motive fur so doing.
Mr. J. Underton, a desk in the office of the clerk of the.
beace, preyed that Mr. Mercers)* was in the commission, anti
ird been so for 20' 'Oars.
Mr. J. W. Perry was head constable for the parish 'of
Betlonel-green for the year 1615. Ile, accompanied by thd
Headhoroughs of the parish, went round very frequently to
inspect the conduct of the different public houses. Among
others, he inspected most partientarl, the besets Stars, In'
Fleet-street, Bethnal-green. This home was conducted in a
very bad manner, by keeping. open till one or two in the
morning. All manner of persons of the lower order, yonug
people of both sexes, assembled there ; they were generally
playing at cards, 20, 59, or 40 at a time. He frequently ri
monstrated with the landlord. He found this to be the case
I whenever he went round'. The house was open tinringdi-
vine service on Sunday. His remonstrances wele not attends:.ed to. He also visited the King's Aims, in et ores...street. •
One Sunday morning., shunt a quarter before 12. he folind
I about 30 persons itsthe room, .smoking andel' inking, and
11 playing at shuttle hoard. Pie found the hone open sevelat
tinsel during divine aerviee, mid people drinking. The 'mime
was open very late at night, to 12 and 1 in the morning.
Fregnently remonstrated with the landlord without elfeev.
lie likewise visited the queen's Head; in Fleet-street; it was
eondncted as 'sadly as the two preceding eases: gaming;
hod hours, and open during divine service. He visited the
linrk and Slave, in Erick-lane, it was as bad as the others.
sdmetimes found it shpt meat night, as it' there was no
co4le there. —They got iii with difficulty, and found no corn'
puny below stairs; but afterwards, on going up'staiis, they,
found 30 or 40 people, drinking and mucking. H, Kot.ods
mission with iffficulty, bat perceived no gambling ; they,
often wised pespte oat at late hoary, and whin- they wire
going nut at the front door, the landlord was letting the pees'
pie in again at the back; knew. Mr. Mercers:lM acted as a
Magistrate. fire th parish. beim elite licensing day,
in 6 epteinher, 1/415, !se was sent for by Mr. Mereeron, to hie
office its Brick-lasie. Mr...Weizeros) asked him, whether Its
hart any complaint "gainit victuallers on the next lirensi
day? Witness said, lie certainty had. for he had found Mad
of the publicans very disorderly, lie mentioned partiesdet
the four he bad now spoken to; and Milted to Mr. Mercer,*
what lie stated to-ilay. lie said, he thought their conduct'
*55 eatiemely reprehensible, and that they•ssegrit to he sea
fee ely ;washed far it. He added, that he TIMM report their
Initere the Lies-using noar.i. Mr. Mcreeron npon'this toff
him to be cars ful what he did, and not be Wigton., as his re.
port might be the cause of these people losing their lieensters,
and themselves and Nun's' be reduced to beggary. Willie,'
told hint lie understood lie should have to take his oath
-whets he came before the Magistrates, and that he would take
Isis oaths correctly. Mr. Merceron replied, lie nowt send to
We persons in question, sad admonish them, and that no
doubt, he shoed.' find their cuseliiet better. Ile said, he
shook' he on the bench on the licensing day. Winless attend:
ed on the licensing day. Mr. Mereeron awl Sir D. Williasus
wet e alone preseist. A question was put to witness by Sir
D. Williams, how he found the morals sit the hemmed
told I he had found them very' bad. but he had Mid an is._
v-rview with Mr. Merceroa, and Ant he hod i,rowisc.; 44) fit .•

MAY t 5.

them an ailitiouiticil. Mr. Merceron replied. 1 liete Mk( ii
stereo( that, Sir Unit, I ; l have seen them. Witness was
sworn ; lir W:l3 1101 At'ked to n.ute the houses, ailil nq inure
guesti•ms were put. The vi cut:tilers were then called in. If
it had out heen for what Mr. Mercpren said to him he should
have presented these houses on that day. Tile licenses were
renewed to the same permits. WIIIIrB.I visited the same
honso'ngairttainidid not hurl their hehaviour at all improv.
ed. He was treated afterwards with insult, and lie was less
atiended to Ilit4ll before by the landlords.
M. Cadonx, J. Smith, .and J. Field, Headboroughs of the
parish, in 1815, gave evidence to the same effect.
1. Reynoldsou, a constable in .1816, said, un the licensing
day in that year Mr. Merrecon asked him if lie had any corn
plaints to make against public houses. Ile•saiil he h,d, and
named the Seven hum, the Adam and. Eve, the Rain and Mag-
the "furkond Stave, and the Golden Hey. Mr. M. said,
e should he careful what he • said, us he might deprive the
‘coupiers of their living; and that if lie would leave it to him
Jo would see slid talk to them. Witness asked him, whether,
whet, he cone before the Magistrates, Ur Alionkl not be oh-,
li dto take an oatb.as •to the publieaha. Mr. M. atiswereil,
that he would but that was merely a !matter of tbriii. Wit.
urn told him, he could nut take the oath that the publicans
ortere orderly, when lie knew to the contrary. When witness
went. before the Magistrates, Mr. AL,Sir 1). Williams and
two or three others were present, and witness was asked if
•he had any complaint to make. He told .him the. Golden
Key waso disorderly house. That was all he was asked.—
lie did siot mention the rest, because Mr. Merceron Said he
would see the parties and admonish them ; he did not know
that Mr. Merceron was the propriet..r of any public house.
J. Lefevre, J. Gardiner, J. *cease, J. Eases, and W. Fish •
• wick, corroborated the testimony of Reyholilson.
Mr. Gurney proved that be took the minutes before the
!Committee of the House of Commons in the year isle. Mr.
Mercerou had access to those minutes. On the 17th June
1816, the minutes appeared to hr corrected by Mr. Merceron;
he sometimes corrected them with pencil, mid sometimes with
• Mr ;Topping snbmitted, that if any of these minates‘ were'
read, the whole of them ought to be ; and that they could
net be received in evidence, it not being a voluntary deposia
Lion of Mr. Mereerm, hut compulsory.
T. Common Serjeant followed on the same side.
Mr. Justice Abbott was of opinion, that the evidence was
receivable. _ _ .

The evidence was then received, fears which it appeared
that the defendant was the owner of several, public houses
among whieli were.tbe Seven Stars, the White Swan, and the,
King's Arms. He also produced 111t4 of other pnbeie houses,
of which he• received the rents, including the ITurk and
. Slave.

"flais was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Topping then aderessed the Jury for the defendant,
and said, the evidence he proposed to call was, for the pur-
pose of sheaving that he could not have any corrupt motive,
inasmuch a+ he hail ne other interest in or controul over the
houses than what arose from the right of a landlord to distrain
for mat. lie then eAlleil Mr. C. Lush, a solicitor, who prow.
ed that Mr. Mercerou had sub-let the houses in question to.
Banbury and Cu. the brewers, and others. But the Jury re.
,turaril a verdict finditig the defendant Guilty.! .

;Monday, u Frederick nod Georre Somerset. brothersi the
rider unly.l7. who resided with their parents, in swan-place,.
Stepisey,were driving a chaise on the Ftowford•road, in en.
deavourtng to avoid .a lime cart, they upset their vuehicle,
-when the wheel of the cart went over the body of Frederick,

and killed bias ea the spot. George escaped with slight
'flie guarder a two white men io a .host at Demerara, as

stated in our last, look placeponder the following ciremu.
stances :—A negro and his boy were engaged to row two
Engliabairn to a retired creek, where a smuggling slavr•vese
oil was to disembark her cargo. Ile landed his two passett;
gets but in instant he seised a billet of wood, and with
one bluw be .anartiered one of the two. A isattle• then took'
place between him mail the other, whom in the cud he alto
killed—auddie then deliberately bung himself on a tree. This
la the acconnLgiveti by the boy. We trustiliat a strict invea-
tstation will take plaee at to the contraband dealer in human
beings as a commodity fur sale.
IN' ere happy•to state, that tranquillity ha: Aeon restored
si WittcheateriCollege, that the business of the school has
been reaninial with order,anddhat 9:4 young gentlemen have
.aincesisown perfect resignation to the will of their able teach-
-em. Almost 40 of the Gentleman Commoners have been
•allnwrd to resign. There were only sin (out of 230 who Mil
net join in 411 e revolt—the two motor and tour other College
Prefects.
The heti:lour at Burlington Quay, !rr.Yorkshire, is about
ltt leave a new pier erected; the present one baking suffered,
-MO much front the violence of the sea, as to becoule in a very
.unsafe state.

Amongstm any ether instances of ass extriordinarydestrne.
• Coo CAaised by the-distemper amongst animals this year, is
to be reckoned the mortality amongSt the rah. In twiny
Valagrs in the North of Entrust not one of these animals is

The Kaleidoscope has been rereived by the Public with no
• mach pleasure, and so great is the eagerness of: femil4es to
proeare them, that it is thonglit the ingenions Dr. Brewster.
aroald have made an. immense onm by the toy,if he had used
mote ',retention its -bringing it forward. We doubt, however,
whether be could have maintained his claim to the originality
-ST the iuvention. Indeed, c arepursuaded he mild not,thongh
from oar ithowledge of hie integrity of character, we-believe
tie thought the invention original. 41 vehicle, however,
printed in 1710, describes the invention litetsib, and gives a
plate, by which any person might make the instrument.—The
book is entitled—" New Improvemente of Planting and
Gardening; by Riehant .The tneustoirett
is described to lie" a new invention for the more speedy
signing of gardeisplats ; whereby we may prodttee more
vorieq of fiettree thug than are to be found in all
the modem of gArdeaing :tow extent."
The olficiol Gazette it Christiania, in Norway, contain: the
following a 'elute
" Aboat tt week before the Raster holidays several men who wens
rut on dieted &hely perished in the storm. On Easter Dzy, in the
seen*, some fishermen took a shark in their nets. They found its
Ins stomach two bowels of nets. and a man in a sailor's dress. with
tioeheeimatteof skin and sea boors, but without a hat. As his fee-
tures teete-pot chanjed, he was recognised to be one of the persons.
ten° hed•perisited in the tempest 'which sok place several days before;
'ewe; diet:fore delivered to his family, and was buried at Hero."
Jane Wells. nine years of age, who resided with her parents. in
t^.huzeh-street, Bethnal-green, being left in emote. on Mo.olity, by
herself, fell asleep by the fire side, when a spark hew on her gar-
ments, whirls nteekly kindled to a flame, by which she was so dread-
- rui:y blirot that sac dirt, just oa hez,amiesl at the London Hospital.

THE NATIONAL /LEGISTEn.

Lloyd's-row, near Sad'er's Webs, has been for some
time in a state of collusion, owing to the Following
circumstance :—A Mr. Bushey, who keeps a chandler's
shop in that place, being in arrears of rent, had, aboot
three well's since, a man put in possession, who one
evening accompanied Mr B. to a neighbouring public-
house, wh:re he contrived to give him the slip, fas-
tened his doers and windows, and refused to admit old
Cerberus on his return. 1:c consequence, he applied
at Hatton Garden Office far authority to forte the
door: but it appearing that he hail voluntarily left the
premises, he was refused. He then, in conjunction
with the broker who had employed him, determined
to blockade the fortress; and in hopes of starving out
the garrison, refused entrance to any supplies whatever.
Mr..B.'s friends, however, have contrived to supply the
family with necessaries by means of a rope thrown
from the. two-pair-of-stairs Iv in Llow . Wednesday Mr.
Ellis, landlord of the Coach and Horses, Islisigton-
road, was brought to the r Office, charged with supply-
ing them by this means with porter ; but was instantly,
on the case being stated, disFbarged, and the parties
bringing him up severely repretnanded. They imme-
diately returned to the spot, hoping, that as they are
neither allowed to storm or starve out the garrison,
they may be enabled to take the opportunity of some
moment of relaxed discipline to obtain admission by
stratagem. in the.mean time, the police:have been or-
dered to attend, to prevent or nip in the, bud any at-
tempt at riot.
The. Hampshire Cironick contains the -following ex-
tract of a letter received last week by a. gentleman
resident in Winchester, from an officer who has joined
the Patric t cause in South America. It was written
from the island of Margaretta, and dated 18th January,
1818 :—"Out 0180 individuals who embarked with me
I in the enterprise to South America, I lelievel am the
only one whose expectations have been fulfilled. w e
I began to separate at St. Thomas's, some directing their
course to Amelia Island, to join 'General Sir Gregor
M'Greger, who has been starved out of that island,
rand his troops disbanded ; others went to Tortola. where
Ilsome obtained situations, some died of fever, And one,
arrived on the Island, who has since proceeded -So St.
Domingo, to return to Ehgland. Many setnrried to
England from St. Thomas's, and übout4o accompanied
me to this island in the Two Friends (the vessel we
embarked in). About two months back a schooner
arrived here from England, with 146 more British offi-
cers fur the Patriot service; but on hearing the allow-
alace for officers of all ranks Isere was nincpcnre per
diem only, they immediately proceeded to Trinadad for
the Spanish Main, and ti ok with them all the British
officers on this island, combined with the exception of
16. On their arrival at Trinadad, from the very un-
favourable news they received there of the patriotic
cause, and the littleencouragemeut given them on this
island, combined with the advantageous offers made
them by the Spanish Royalist Agents, at Trinadad,
many of them, from necessity, were compelled to enter
the Royalist service, and the remainder returned to
England, But of the 16 officers left here, four have
embarked for thei- native country, And the other 12
are starving on ninepence.s day."

MATH VP TUE i'lliNCl OP. CON 111C.—Mny 13, aged £2,
died hie Serene Highness, the, Vrittce of Conde. Shia Prince
was raised by public feeling above the level of his illustrious
rank—a distinction whiels*.he owed, in part, no dooht, to his
personal character and noble.qualities; but partly also to the
times in which lie ;lived ; to the prominent station which he
filled throag!iont the revolution ; and to the-. calamity which
overwhelmed his declining years, and extinguished for ever the
prospects of the house of Contle.—He was born in 1738, two
years before his 31iljesty King George the Third.*He married,
at the early period of 15, the Princess Charlotte of 'Behan-
Sonbise ; by whom he had the Disc De Bourbon, a Prince fa-
miliar with many inhabitants of this metropolis,.and Made-
moiselle De Comte. He commenced his career of arias in
the seven years' war, and fought suecessfully, say his Fs emit.
Biographers. against the Hereditary Prince, after...cards-Duke
of Brunswick. 1k was named Grand Master of the King's
Honsehoid, and Governor of Burgandy..whieh hateeollice he
held fur 3S years, and endeared himself in it to the listrinn.;
dials,' by his liberality.`:ram the Peace of 1763,-40 the
tweaking oat of the. Xeivolutioe, lie eultiveted letters and
literary men. His Serene Highness is well knaves toliave
published a History of the life of his warlif e ancestor, the
Great Conde." which. is- spoiiieit 01, as a work of equal
modesty and merit. At the opening of the revolution he
signed the famous " Mensiai•o d.a Princes," addressed to the
Kin( ;.and in-July 1189, retired fount natter with his flunk
to Brossels, and thence to Turin. The earlier years of the
Prince De Conde's exile oet c einplmtall and enuobled by hts
elti.h)4ol at the head of the army of French loyalist..
which followed his standard and bore his name. Atter the
eainpaien of 1810 this corps woes disbanded, .sad the Prin. e 2.
repaireditn Englondowlieso• he tie edit' the enjoyment ot oze
moral respect,. nutil the Rine's reoloistion to 1814. "Ilitik
greater portion of his time sou. e his return in Fiance has been
spent we believe, nt Chnnlillx, -where the a
small bniltling, the u reek of owls ancient and unignticent
italare. His town reviiii.nce was the 13:dais Houston,.
ormA since the noiriter to his two oir grandson. the Der.
titEogiiieti, the last blanch el a glormitv house, bad tinbile-ii
a deep tinge of sadness. ant from this affliction he toos
refine in habitual piety, WO looked4or comfort where the,
hest comfort is to be found--in the,exereise of MI religious
duties to which he devote d a large portion of -the latter years ,
(Whit life. He may, without exaggeration or inkistice, 1..-
entitled to a Prince in the highest degree brave and polite
atTitante. zrorrons,aeoi
A ye 1.11.111, iweeed FloWera, from BllSirtstnke, has ander-
mkent to g 0.3.5 niilrs per 01.. y-for 15 socteessive.days. Bra tatted
from Oxford-,tree.t, Jown tai Western road, ttt fawn by Way
of Taunton, Somerset.