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London, England, 1818-06-17 00:00:00

ELECTION HOAX.

A most consummate hoax has been played off on the
" independent Electors of Pomfret," and on a wiirthy Soli-
citor in that Borough, Mr. —. The developement of
the plot did nut take place till Thursday night, for some
days previous to which the unfortunate Solicitor bad hero
liberally treating the mobility, as it now appears, at his own
expense. He was induced so to do, iu consequence of •
letter from Loudon, stating that a gentleman of the first re.
spectability would be down on Thursday or Friday at farthest
In pay his personal respects to the Electors. About eleven
o'clock on Thursday ))))) ruing, accuctingly, an express ar-
rived with a letter signed George W Iwll, dated South
Audley.street, June 10, further stating that the writer had
been induced to come forward by Mr. Milne's resignation,
and that he should arrive at Mr. Harrison's, the Elephant
and Castle. about eight o'clock that evening. All was joy
and hustle iu the Borough! A band of music went out to
meet the worthy gentleman, and he was to he drawn into
the place. The bells fired away, upon a signal being given
that a chaise and four was in view coming from Carlton, at
full speed, suit covered with dust. At the entrance of the
town, our of the horses fell, when a respectable gentleman
rushed out of his house, and politely pressed "Sir George"
to take possession of it! This honour, however, was de.
Chued, and the chaise drove rapidly, without further accident.
tit Harrison's; when lu! it, the inexpressible amazement and
mortification of the multitude, out tumbled Osborne, the
giogerbread-seller, of Ferrybridge, powdered np in high
style fur the oecasioal His companion, Samuel Shirtliffe, •
pauper, after kicking out "Sir George," remained like a
wise matt in the chaise, and drove off, leaving the Electors
staring at each other like so many fouls. Sir Gem ge, who
had liberally mitered three glasses of ruin and watee--oue
fur the postillion, one fur his companion, and one fur
self—and who pulled out not less • sum than 2s. his whole
stuck, to pay for it, was fain to decamp with precipilalimi,
and his hat, we understand, is still at the Red Lion. The
Solicitor, who had spent nearly a 1 Iced pounds lo the
cause, after milting a printed apology to the Eireiolll, set
off in a rags fur Dmicnster, is order to endeavour to trace
out the authors of the plot. Mr. Ilituldswurtlitit party were
also partly hoaxed, as they sent off an express to him,
big the coming of the slew Candidate, which brought
Mr. H. iu all haste f lll4neliester, to Potefract, ha scrim
o'clock on Friday plOf oo 100
The election at Pontefract is fixed fur next Thursday.—
(Leeds Paper.)

COURSE OF EXCHAPI
Amsterdam 36 103.2 U.
Ditto at sight .. 30 4
Amsterdam.... 11 6C. F.
Ditto at sight .. 11 3
Rotterdam ..... 11 7 2 U
Antwerp ex. Ala. I I O
Hamburgh.. .. 34
Alton* . ...... 1 2 U.
Parisi day's date 24 5
Ditto . ..... 24 25
Boarileaux .... 24 25
Frankfurt 1,11 the

Tut anal*. fumy
Venice, Ital.Lsv. 11.5
Malta
Napier
Palerotu
1.6110.4
Oporto 'oft
Rio Jasieiro aS
Dublin . ..... 11 per CI.
Cork 11
A;44., llor Bank 1414 Holland
Ina Ceut.
11U1.1.1071r.

Maio 1414 ex Mo
lliwrid 3t' 14.11.
Cadiz'......... 384 • Or. t.
Ri Mon 384 eff( t
Itircrlotsu 114 t
Seri ..... .81 I
(itbraltar • J 4

Portug:.l Gold ita 2 .. d.

41:,..0h, per u1....0 0 U
Fur. ,411 Guld iu

0 0 0
New Dossbltious 4 1 0
Nce. Dollar's 4U
Silwrr iss Bars it 0 11
:vas. I.lYia ;.tstch.. d

Leghorn Ni
Gummi 47;

RX TS /.Y D.

ItEPOE,T 1:1k4 I TILE scuicr couNlirrEs: A 11-
Po i NTED To INQUIRE I 5 I'U TUE MUJIi 4.11.*
EXEENTS IN

Ordered Ity the Honer el Contemns Co bit pi i•dad
Ilth Jolty, ISM

(LIT it AcT.)
Stibhnli. *II die 1917.
WILLIAM SMI I:1 I:a Ilsr Chair.

Thoinai [topsoil!, Esq. calicd in and crioninkii
Vu,. are lietret.try it the Norteith Utaiust Fire mud Life
Oilier ■tb.

Have sun any thine further to mild ill the eub,lNnee
your prlittuo, presented by
..1111.0 Ike litotes, ati.l letes rid
its the eotoodetllll.4l of tho.Cusistitittee!-1 have hut ju.t r. -
crier.) notice 10 *Mead here, 411.1 since the outlive lisppew•Lt
I have Lean particularly rts4,..teed. I have *oily fra4 over the
petits.° It foe it was active-led here, wit 1 have ertiallblV
m4ll lust time to coital& r what addition. I shall Lave to
swill,. I wash to else it ruomleration, a.d me. t toe Cuss.-
mot tee another day, whets 1 41111 assure rally ptepsee.l to make
11.1111 additiuus as I may deem tier. SsioN; and rift. to 111144.
Mule folly the questions twit the C.utnnllr. may
proper to ask me upon the subject. Indred, I has e not at
opportunity now (the petition Leine au the ItAiols of thy
wheiter, sand all the other papers) of being prepared
hut 1 emote early to-day 10 spew my willingness to attend
the call of the Chairutais of this Committee,

Hare you any 'Wu:: for doe to add in esplanation of the
pelitiou which you have presented, mid which is referred lir
the consideration of this Committee ?—Not unless it ar.si s
upon the riliestiuus that may be asked me. I have caplesiti-
I 1111 l to ziVe certainly oil the allbjeet sof woe pal ocular east',
which is mesitioned, that we had sell Qlij..ct whatever in slew,
excepting that of gaining au, utuay.y s hut I must add
to that, 'bat the condo( lof that snow Lye It was fall,.
that we really conceived it was our duly to take Ism in s Us-
body, and keep him in custody for Bottle 1115.., Oa account
of ream eittilliiiiiiilleta whets we hail dist:oven-4. tVe :".r
understood, as soon as lie had, what ac call usitaiil, ill.-.
(.shied his security, whirls he dol by false sale, preiesiulec s
be concerned with the sorely, in the presence of Mr. 11
gat, who is also at the Life (Mice, he said he was sent fur
the security by his brusher in-law, nailer the express pi.-
mitre to reinstate it with atwitter uf less value. The reusou
far his withdrawing of that was, that hr did out w..iit the
credit that he had, in criiiiwyoeuce of which prosisoe t.. le•
instate, the note was delivered ito pin. A %Ail respree.bla
person iii the same lune of business call .1 the
_A_ istAt ninic
to tell us that Evermeit had ilecl.ired lisiitself iiisolvriit I
went myself to the surely immediately, and regurscro that
he would replace the security agretab:e to los prow ; lie
said, as they had Iteeir successful in getting it out of "tie
hands, he should take the ailtautagelpf it . I info tried lout
we should proceed against him, amid that we should proh i-
lily put hi. brother-it-law lam prima; he said, as he want
an old maul it would be nu puisishtueut to lout to Mr
iii prison, and he wouhl as here keep hint in pi &suit
as out of prison. I also foie!, that out only they hail
adopted these mesas of gettiWg the security nut of our
lauds, but that Evenuett, whom endeavour. dto nos, t
J with on the same day, was lie secood or third day
after the matter bap ram ow, that be was or
rib lodgings; that bon , 4/arrirtl o Is j 4 ura bbing ((ae-
r ~,i
lions till that time,yeibad neither-furniture nur mum",
and that we must help allselves bow we could. I thou weak
to the son-in-law; I told I. 1 had two notes, oily to whirl.
be was a party, and the Linter a person urarly of the same
name, Mr. Nicholls, rif Walthsmstow. I wished to know of
him whether he knew Mr. Nicholls of Wattliautslow , be
said hr was very sorry to tell inc there was Itti Oath persou ,
he had made that bill by the direction of his fatherdsedau„
&nitwit; he was apprehensive that there was great dangcr
in the busiaess, but his father in-law said Ile would tale rare
of hint. I Gating there was no such person at Waltham-
stow, and how the matter stood, by the ackuowledguseut of
Nicholls that he had made the bill, nut drawn, as is slated it
the petitiou (as I have the bill in my pocket, Which Will slae.o
it is Hut S4l drawn); I then proceeded to consult my alturury
on the subject ; be informed me Oast boils Eveuriett mot
Nicholls would, if I indicted them criminally, be hunt,
true had obtained the money upon the bill, ktiowing it to ho
• forgery, cud the other bad forged a ionise Voris,. those
. .

circumstances 1 diet not know very well how to proceed ;
there was uu property to induce me to lake out au extent
there was uu advantage taken of other creditors; fin,
though I saw the brokers on the day tbad 1 called upon the
surety, who informed use thal Eventual, a few days berme,
had gut '2OOl. of him under false pretences, yet Evenuett
pretended at laid that lie had uo house, no furniture, our aiey
property. Our iuteution was, through the fraudulent loam. r
in which the surety of this Evenuett had obtaiord the secu-
rity, to proceed against him; my solicitor said that we could
procreil ; and he said Ise thought we should succeed against
the surety; that lie could out Avail himself of such a moue
of obtaining the security. I was therefore advised to plumed
against him; and we then had an idea that we sitoold out
stand so good a chance against the sureties without we ex-
erted ourselves to get our money of the parties to time bills;
we therefore proceeded septum Nicholls by tut ant of an ex-
tent, but he was allowed to buy in his property again fur
twenty odd pounds, which tweedy odd pounds has out taro
paid over; we have never seen any of it ; and we midge-
stood Nicholls himself, in consequence of tire bill, Ilea des
camped. As to Evennett, I thought it better to put him
into prison by means of an emelt!. Though there was SO
property, yet I thuuzlit it proper to adopt that plan thais
any other, for the reasons I have staled. I knew if we sent
to prison, under au action fur debt, in the etilmome
way, that he would get out, either by the bankrupt laws, or
the liteolvent Debtors Act ; and if I indicted him crimisoilly,
I hail nu alternative hut hanging him, and his sent-iii.lawt„
who was implicated with I ; perhaps it was toy duty au to
have done ; but instead of the reasuus which are attribute
to use, those of cruelty, it wee quite the rtvelse ; it was hu-
manity. We are proceediug against the broth, r, who we
have always understood is a rich man, without any [smile,
and whose money is to come to this Eveussettes children. In
respect to one thing that is mentioued 11/1 the petition., that
he kept cash Willi us, that, I believe, if 1 could have referred
to the account, would have been found that be iletiet slid
keels any cash with us, because his account was always Ull
the wrung side ; we always allowed interest, which is nut
the practice with the London Winkel.. We allowed
four per cent. if lie ever had any money iii our muds. 1 had
received nu application from taint, excepting once or twice
of the somiii-law Tuck, to know whether I would give tip
the bill that they were so apprehensive of. I totil him I
should ant ; 1 should wait some time longer. In tact,
did not know how I stood myself, anal whether I should be
ololigerl ultimately to proceed 'gamut Isini
believe the matter would have been brought to a crisis with
the surety berme now, if the surety hail paid the inuotty, or
a verdict hail been given to us as plaintiffs, so that he would
Iroise been tallied to pay the money. Evennett nonlit have
limit nu longer to prisms, unless 1 should and I dote out let
bine out, in cousequence of the bill ; the surety was oily
eisitravuuring to take the thorn nut of his own side and pest
it into mow, to suit his own views, to see whether he could
out, aft u' getting the securities nut of our lisaila, in the
In which he Jul. by the aid teethe. debt,,, deprive us
ultimately of the money doe to ue The suit would have
been ended entiller, but I understood it was la,rot.ary that
smile steps should he liar's to obtain the securities, to com-
pel theist to give no * copy of our 5.-entity, whwh 1 !multi-
stand has teen the reason that the matter has not before now
been brought to revue, when this oleo would bare been idle-
rated, risilese, as I have lu.fierte erterreil, I was compelled
to indict him criminalle ; thus the matter ova staueis
Have you any thing to add to that statement —No nth. r
creditor came fui ward that I know of, ta cionplaiii, to to
any claims against the property of Nicholls. I Int% .
heard of en other creditors iti the IH.l' ors, that tell flirt
selves sagruoved.- I have oohing to utter cal I xtenuittiou,
it,ratt.e I slim tbe party off.iided •.al too the peat
otrettil,og, therefore it sunlit Lc t ext.aonbua.y
deed if I a.. w come here to offer any tow eu eeteueoetion.
It Lae hero Ito attooe.l that the directois tit the °Mild tI.I .1
I Ulu .4 int. v. aet e utiaaliy itsis.tis.ble as wyself.
Sy 1 th.t o-ert ttos is not e. 'at& 6. ;

1

raw pan;- ; an lustirrincc (Verret,. •far i•rofi
Gee issioiraticei; this is s bettevolvrit, or eon', I.rtsred% a
CIWW1.11)1e I was the Randy' of the ittoit,oion
it ",""c, rwelnips, of the first riturriti-• in slw Fein rl ors-
idorn ; all that parties that are eoreersool to► aritoarribers in
waterer. by fire ; mime of them are henefitrA• f.' pPre"“
con become a oubar4flier to fhb, inatilotion withnN heirs
money ant of pocket. for+ m.o.'. mama, is kept as aretoset
slf. as brim a jo,,,,ait only Sir a IMP•oill wow, wow% lOW jk. in
• Phew, •oirerere he fire. TM Merl-toes and RIMPWIf ace Meal.
twit, ill I lioNointtMe only to Parente the orders the aortely
I c-dl it a chlritati*e instigation. tweltow it provides • f... 4
.shout the !riot oreh•ltility of gain 1., any enernher. and
%t Wiwi, the noseihiiiir of Vii arimlii to any inltivedioil, unit
hire snbcnihr a f that- is only to he •palatelosi.l to the
relit-for the rw►mher•iMt rinffer by Are not know_
big oh,' the tom will arrourot to Their coos/mica to sulowrihe
the same atom that is red to trioursinee c tor the
tinrchase of policies, because Ito" take Si irk whit is not
warlord. holding therwoitera omits. to artirs.er mitre, if wore
Oil, is the ennetitottinet of the Neriete; it is
as instiintion whirre so one ran make profit. ; 3:et it was
th.. 01,011 that is au.' ant he proeppitcd in withon• psym-sir
n.f an animal Awls of three ; an that o",'""fl4' "Wm-
hen are swentitted to seltserihe iheir two etottilwr withmil
11IVilif Aare aiilliw °lt to (otWearftent ; 490 is it dims art
cost an tooth to relieve the sofferinir mewth, rat by thoire sob_
areiptiimagg. as it "vomit ato if tin norelia•ed nw ingoroo.r,
they ailooted this plan. with a view shot they neiThi rame a
fond for the mirror of alleviatuor the eAansieT asst. to, v
were relieving the sofferintr mem/hers Committ.wit in Alf
f writ, parts of the kingdom Wive it ell i•I aid of
Ilse warent institution gone at Rr t.J, in which Mr. Sarney
is the president ; and thereof, tweote.tas twos tw.r.
that ecromittee. There are ahrost fifty committees They
Lave done much In lementsig the calamity by Are, sail in
rinnocing the temptation to commit frond ; hot, as 1 before
saw.. ot, GIONNINTIWat (at least we .opined) would set
permit so institution sir thia hoot wilhoot the pnvirstint of
•stooll duty : I was, throrfore. npnn to (Ore secu-
rity for she duty, awl me and soy son race a hood for thirty
thousand pounds. We are not rand for coiltrirtiro: those iloa
lie., as the superiors of duties are, and perhapit we halm
*UM-red in coireertnenee of giving this wieuri:s to sorve the
public. 1 call it serving the public, because it is a Iwnefit
to the eammuoity; as 1 before ohserceil, it lessens the calor
mity of fire, and it levirens the carwinie of insurance. la
ron•cmience of having given this iterprity, I Am the person
evil Government call urn', if there is any defirislt in that
payment of any duty whati.ver that this society may bre
charged with. The society .re charred with property
Are the Norwich Life anil Fire bunion,' futon Sneiety,
or whllfver name they please to call themselves, in the
habit of isseriing agvertisement• its the particular imperil,
inviting persona to join that society in insuranci s ?-310st
• Swinredly. *i
ll.rre you wet regular egrets appointed io towns Cu,, the
Ole:more of reeeiving such people as choose to herons, ~it,.
sirriliers ? - A person tits appointe4 by the society at Lerida,
mid other places.
Are not w••••is appi . i ... cil in dial rent looms. tool &nom'
Nate" as r eat in ihmmi'verstarments which daily or wei Sly
'pp sr in lb. newspapera !—They are, in a way silos h 1 can
explain : It is because tie members at distant places cannot
rouse to Noirw;rh to propose themselves am member,. of this
institution, Vol therefore they send their proposals Ammo,
• person who is cap. ei ,116 sppointed to receive those pro-
posals, and to malty those proposalll to the directors ; and
on perms is ronaiders 4 a mealier till they have siiroril the
deed of settlement, or some other in•trnment referring
thereto, or received a polity, in which • reference to that
etced , yostlysteat is mole; PO that they are admitted as
numh ra alike institution, and not as insorrill by the
party. hot as members. subject to further contributions
touttrilii Imam if what they hove subaerdstal is tint sufficient,
and emitted to what tiny have subscribed, if it is more than
their twortmlion of liras.
Das soy pre,no, who propose"! to be whit you please to
a eivithei of this aocie,y, do any thine more than offtv
la insnre with youl—They du ; tiny ran only le
member.% subject to the eunstitntion of she society, in
whirls, with insurance comr • , tie y have nothing to
1)0 you know a society term ii the Hand.iorllaud ?
I .
In what doer your society :Mee from that'—Very mate-
r'ally.
Diu via know the constitution of that sock ty ?-1 have
been inform. d ; 1 have not sera it.
If you hare not men the constitution of it, how do you
knits yours diffics from it ?—I only brim as 1 hare heels
yilit; 1 may have Wes Ille emiatitirsion, or an abstract of
their drill of settlement'; that 1 casino! speak posits; ly to.
Do you, or do you not know, that • person proposing to
Is • a neraber of the 11.indria I! cud - ty, rises and makes

nit -1 I th co—ps-v nr n• near ri.;l I. bt :onnrcte.l
wish is' —lnv no part of tsar salsa sirsyste deist
o anti is ro. an Extent against John Swell believe
• we not, as an agent. so *foremost
Did sun isatie an Evteat terliast WM.& C tiN P—VVe did.
F .r what 'rhos was private.
• !fish via ste an Extent withal Panoar.4 Jacob J—We
PI as that public or private ).—lt wan private.
Woe there or ant, ass Extra, sasses A Li) ruitions nignofill
ImA !Loa arain.l John Sydall!—No, not ass Extent ; it was
I a a.verornetot proceso, but nut so named; they did nut call
it an is me.
Did paw tone an Extent against Jobio Ogles?—Yes ; an
atonal foolilliplice.
DOI yosoMi&e in Extent against Benjamin Cursby ?--Yes ;
for the totßee.
i Did Von inset an Extent spinst Thomas Brown ?—Yes,
I rot the other.
S Di I roe hone an "navel against John English?--1 Au nut
FP.,•114.rt that.
yon know Eohert John Runyon!- Yes.
Who is low?--Hohert John Hitayon, of Tower.streer.
Have yon any connection with him ?—I hare my wine
I of him.
• Any other ennnectioan tiny my spirits of him.
Any other?—lle married my daughter.
yon know any thing of ass Extent in hid issued byj
Bailor. John Bosnyon against John Woontiser ?—I believe
. there was an Extent in Aid issned, bid not proceeded in.
You know any thing of a second Extent issitedagainat
John Wont sour ?—I heti( ye it was only our Extent, which
there were Iwo Writs.
j Was there as. Extent lasted against 30'.in Euglials, by
i Ronson'—No.
Doi Runyon proreed in the issuing an Extent against
or any other person, by sinus soh do nor
r •entiret that he dial especially by my advice; he conversed
wish me upon it, loot whether tt was with my advice or tint,
cannot speak to it.
lAieh at that, and answer whether it in a enjoy of an af-
fidavit mad.. by you ?-1.4 proper erns handed to the tritoree•
—V.., I believe this is the •ttiolsvit which I insole. as nearly
as I recollect ; I know nothing to the contrary.
This affidavit no made by yon, is t ~,,, ))))) " That if A
certain surirty rails si the Nos w h Union •:uriety. sir stria
deponent, and the said John Cork...edge Rignolol, boa co-
partner for and on the behalf of the said society, dm big
Ilse lime the said society should continue to insure projorty,
by rill ne of a license to be granteol by the C mi. - Ts of
Stamps, nr any stitiserinent license to he granted to the said
society in th it behalf, dill and should faithfully make our,
sign, and deliver in arreuat I.( all musics received for the
said duty ; and also if this del 01, suit the said John
Cot koallge Eignooll, or eit hi r of Ila in. slid and should from
time to time, well and truly make parcel., of all such sum
and sums of muury a. shoul.l be slur lust payable to bin !I1:11.
jesty, hiss heirs and onireessors, in put...wince of and accord-
tug to the trite intent and meaning cif the Acts oof Parlia-
ment therein mention's ; and also shot and should truly lull
observe and perform all and sioicalor the divers
utters nicl things is, the said Arts contained, too their or
either of Ili. it part to he observed and 'serf Tined ; then that
the above written obligation shonlil be void, otherwise to be
and remain in foil lbws and virtue." You are scare of the
condition of that bond'—Yes.
Are pos lint aware that the cosh'ition of thin b.nd is. that
if the surirty, as well as yourself pay it, ynes are exone-
rated !—Tbe society cannot 101 l it ; I am only appointed the
receiver by the Act of Parliament, and therefore I supp.se
That it is only slue from me by the Act of Parliament, which
rerynires the duty to lie pant ; that the reer.vs r of the pre.
Warn shall be hound fur the payment of the dusty, anal I
gave boud accordingly
Do you, or do you trot, on the part of lisp society, receive
Ile sums which are paid tooth fist duty :Ind for ion iii suns
I receive both ; it may he calrol premium, but it is the deo
posit of the tit ember. toward.. losses
Are nut both those sums w high c,m rhomat In call &posh*
an premiums, received by yarn, and snider pour coontrool
They are tee, ins d by ma ; they do not r. mats, Wl)ll.iy mule"
my control, because the olio clan hove also a rsitslitti as well
as ms• ; aciordiog to the constitution of Ilse society, each
have their duties to perform
Da they not remain under your enutrol for the caffein
purposes of the sode ty, tall the paym•oot of the duty IS
made f-01. lie an the money is r..eetrrst, either prrmistm or
duty, it in paid into the hands of the Ives-torer ; I make up
the duty quacterly, and draw 'spun the In ...neer for the iu.sury.
MSG is tint (tritium !—The treasurer is Aldo rum Star.
Ws: Day, of Norwich
is he nut, as treasurer, hound to pay tonne MITs of money
for which you call up on him, to oliscluitge the duties ?—lle
has got moues count' in basso,
If hr has not got 1111 l ury enough ins hand, by whom is the
money paid into hiss hands ?-1:1 use, or my son
tin duty'—

y or!le7 -N..: nob sr Ile. see i, Lae 1. is olae•et, 11.
I most ; best one thing I should stale, that Government timid
ssoci"ei me, as brine more easy of accessaito psythe money ;
that is, the money of the aociely ; the swirly cosaista of
aresrly7o,oMlrnenshera. and the (toy is minis" el to he paid
with pereemietness, a. aos h my private reperty was liable,
and has bees had reeonrse to, u, the amount of nearly ojnoug.
What till rill mean by saying your private properly has
Man had reriurse to, tee the amount of 11010 f ?-11ecatise
Government sent an eteention into the house of myacif emit
my son, and seised property to the tttttt list of nearly 13.0001•
is ernaminetwe of nor standiwg in the cnpsesiy in which we
diet, bring hound to Govenonent, and which money has not
been returned in us, either by the society or Government ;
bat the matter is now In fore the Lonlsief the Ti Floury.
On what ate amt did Government send in that execution r
Ort account of duty whirls they said was due from the society
for property lax.
You say that the money has never been returned to yon
by the society, nor by Goveromeut ?—fsfee, it has not; it
stands now dale tes one.
Do you mean to say that you bier ever claimed from the
moiety that money, and that they have re fused to pay it?—
have not claimed it.
The Committee mean to ask, do you not know that the
society are area. rohle to you fur that sum, and that when-
ever you insist upon the paymetit of it from the diseclora,
you are pure of reeriveng it?-1 ere city believe they are not
answerable. bevauce the money has in the first instance been
taken, not belonging to them, theistic!' the error of the dis-
trict commissioner; and if the district commissioner had
through error taken all my peopertv, and my sou's, 1 des not
believe Coat we reeled compel the society to pay it, ashen
it is found not to be due from the society to Government.
Iht you mean to aa, that yon 'Hiker, that that money
won lel not he paid to yes by the dercetors on the behalf of
the sewiety, if you were to iusi.t iipon it !—I cannot posi-
tively tell that it would; I would MA pay it if l was a
director
The Committee aak pan your tattier, not wleal yon can
posittedy sey ; lb y ask no positive answer?-1 believe 1
cannot nowpel them.
If pee be ii.swel rune property were in danger of being
answerable for the society, in the two:tier and to the amount
you hare mentioned, the l'ononitlue ask you, wheilser yea
would 1,111•Iill in the pinwheel in which you are?-1 woobl
remaii, in the sitnel ion in which I am ; 1 do nut I-onside, it
any fault of the trusters of the etee.ety, if Government had
seized all my ;mown, for pr,•perly tax.
If Government hail seised all your property for property
lax, and refweit to return it to yon, would yore, under sorb
circumstances, rontiosie to remain the talker of this society,
if you did not believe you heed recourse against them ?-1
'bold most Ivo tvnly, hires's,. I sheesslel more stand in nerd
wf the remuneration which they give me.
since this B,eenf. was taken from you by Government, as
you ssy, bare you net received, on :eremite' of the society,
sums we ry far exerealiwz that nsoura ?-1 summie to none
than ten times the a ttttt unt, none of whirls 1 could with-
hold ; according to my idea, I smiled not retain it.
Did you not in crave it, and ciesdel yens not here retained
it ?-1 coal l leave retained it, certainly, hut I did not con-
ceive I was justly eisilionseal w ill fill, ill C01111(1111,11C1. of
my wish to get it ro turned num the quarter in *Welt the
eror bad IHrso rommitted.
Diet you beefiest. that your re tainiez that money would
make ally dill*, nitre wheterver as to the et payment of it by
the meet. of Government ?—Yes, 1 diet.
State why ?-11reause, if Mr we rr uhimately eliiven to the
succeed', of g..i112: to the Iloase, any 111/II and I Illit'll4l.l In
petineen the Douse to return the our y so claimed for the
property tax.
IVhat difference would that bare male?—it wessiLl have
made a difference, beca
use the society neve r h.,ye paid if,
and have time ackorwle aged it was due f um them; and
Parliament would hare seen it Is eel been taken from ineN-
viduals frum ahem it was not der, 51.1,1 tloo y weft se-
taissiog the property of intlivi hugs who did not owe any
theig to Gun rune tit.
supposing you hail thus petitioned Pailiement, and Pal,.
had refine el to !Oaten to the petition, would you tool
then have taken that in ttttt .y out of the foliel• of the sonic ty ?
—1 should nut; because I think, under such circumstances,
the aocitty would have paid our, rather than nes imsdivietual
should have suffered; they would probably have called a
go sweat merlin: of the society at large, sod would Ls!
!WWII fell to my b. lug trail out of its fund,.
Du the trustees. look upon you in any either heat than as
iii agent for Ilse ty, to be sad...unified out of the foods
of the -oriel, for any sums of money taken from you on
their are,,iiiit ; but 1 could nit 11111'W it was due
(co", the society, new ass 1 able now to spew it nay; and
then f we, if 'y is !Ain out of my hands, though under
preteens that it was due, I du not know that the trustees
would his justified in pay inz it. I think the v would soot
Doo you mean to say, that if Gave rumen' claim fe on you

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the-yesu tot receive the iercialiu.sis as well as ti . - ---- - . -
an incur:wee; aged that in coneequence of signing the deed we tio; a sone of money, iu the corm bay of learnt for the soriely,
he becomes a m mbar, Is entitled to the pry-awns of any loft
if that that money can be due front you unless it be as due
which he may incur by fir ,soul a it be your business be pay the
receives a return, if after Then if you rye, ire the premium as well se the duty, and
. 6 beluncin So ow yon f the society itself, fur which ye arc agent ?—No, it
terrain Web finite time the sums received exceed the kisses !foci, ty too the hand,
tit. mr. ary, the trefourrroil,;„ Gull could out.
mid is list& to pat a teethe r contrite& ina in eau. Ile arm,
a is it if Mr. Da the treasure r, has not mimics us his band lists' yOll not ;aermitted this money to remain in the man.
paid exrved the r, crises ?—That is nut the case with all who ; sufficient to payy, tie duly when it is r.quired?-13.-tause lie n. rin which you have bccie speaking, wAi the expel., view
insist* with One, as I um:crowed it ' has not Lail euough paid in, it is the fault of Ile patina of having wore advantage or other iii the mode of recover.
Yon have atatrel, that you issued those Extents in Aid ! whom the inure call agents, is
I have intrusted to J ins it again!—(lily' iii obtaiui• g if Gum its proper smote,
against Thane.. Eversion, heci use you did out know ISM receive the mousy, basis.: appropri led the money that they I with no other view than that ; for if we Mid lueis rea.irdli as
otherwise to reeved, in order to recover the debt which he ; should ;my fur duty to their owe nec. how lee 01.1:1i111. 41 il, we peubably might hate procce4,l
lowed to you; were out the eninmon processes of the law ; aipinst the a...iterates, or retained the mete 4'. money, het
The committee use the I ingitaze which you, the manager
"Pen in P"' " wail alto an, oiler per i" the country? :of this society, rhowat to use in your aim tiaesnents, sisal our view Was to hove it returned Awn the sourer (sum whieli
—ln the first place, we did not issue the Extent with the thf.r; Lee I, .- . ~
Ithe lustisua iou of hole trot 9)
expectation of getting one property. tinent to the subject?-1 wi.ll, that tlam.isgli they may be i'l he C miter ask ye', • hs-ther yeas have mot suffered
The Committee d airy to have an answer given to the a called *gluts, that it alsould out be ui...1,t1, is Shell dive ca. the MOW yto remain as it has liven, with a %ilea of obtain.
questi ; and they ask, whether the conemou pruerascs of ; tofeity is.tog some greater ratably in re ecvering die 111.111 y. linen you
I str were not orcu to you all writ all to auy other person in ; Are they called agents in )uur ow it mulct iliac on( eels ?—1 appetite tid you would bast ball, if you bad imam intlely re-
tie country?—They wet: . but 16.-y would not answer the ; bf hree doe ore; paid youstalf out of the society a u.oiley ?—Nut gerater
purrew in this case, fur the mamma I Lave before gives.: Then whatj Ilusinesa have you here to find taut( with other I facility, be cause it has ahead) liciu due four y. ars.
If the parties had Leen euilly ofWgc rry, slid an FAN u
St ipa cairns for using a ham, which you )nyrstir think fit I,i give If you hail thought that your money was eventually in
in Aid .ripply the proper weans of pmeishing the permits ass thPni!—ll ilia nor euusiier AI fielding fault: I thought it any the least (Luger, lay suffering it to rent kill in the situ'.
guilty ?—lt only ausvmereal lb pas, pow of retainiug the loan i might he necessary to explain, iu orJer that the teatime, of it 'jun in which it uu* is, soul) you out lease emineeliatrly, as
for ecitaitcy, adhered sm. bung obliged to proceed against i aniAlat be better nudeestuud. I soon as possible, retaiu it out of the society'. mum y ?-I',u-
-him criminally fur the i i Mit he bail committed ; anal also, ; Then you thiuk it Ilertiniery to explain the name by whirls bully at "hunksi
that when we cue:chided, at least, war bad ovine iufluence ! you thiuk fit to call them yourselves, in ender that their I %I oc Id you, or would you not?—Probably we should.
upon the brother-ie.-I.lw, who bad joined bins, iu obtaining situslion'iltay be better understood`—lt may aloud so, if The euilialittre sal you *gait., slither yo.ii 14001.1 or
our 'wearily it, ui.jtisiifi.tbly. 1 yeas please. I would ant ?—I eau give nu oiloy roma, r ; if we thought ae
Ilsel you, or had you oat the means of arresting the man, I That a not an answer. Then you thiuk it necessary to I could hut get our thoee) sal Gu*.ll ~,,,, l". av •I‘nohll have
and of bolding bins to Lail'—That would 001 hose enabled I explain the name by which you call them yoerselves,iu order apple d iii Illait way we thoug:a most just totem da the so-
us to detain him any Woad. of time, became be probahly ; that their ',dualities may be better tiosalerstouel?—Yes. I ciety, um ulataiaing our money from the society.
would have rentatued in prison may till be could have gut Du you nut know, that, in point of fact, you waive of !lase you nut said, that you had a control over the Kee.
released, either Ly the n..,k,upt Laws, ur the lusulvent I the SOulety's money, more than yam are can calla il Nam 10 ty's MOM y obi& rouses law your hands, iii order to apply
Di Mo. s ct.
I pay as doily ?-3Juat assuredly; that was ansacieel before, in it to the society's pea pus..'.-1 did nut cousider that the su-
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Dare you not slated, that yenr reason for employing the a Payton that 1 received what was the deposit a the numbers; ditty's purpose.:
Extent in Aidwas to kee p hem iii primes '—ruslor lb. ,i,. ; ti., money whirl, the members .1. p.,air for the purpose of I 'I hr er.situsittre ask a question, for an answer to be given
CUII/14311Celi of the caw ; taut if it bad out been fur she ca.. ; iii ..tug good losses by fire for the eliefortuuste sulfiaers. tee it?-1 have a control over the society's motley, iu a lituit-
rlllll6laUClS that have trauapired, we aboulel out certainly ; The committee again ask, if ya u rteeive youseelf enure cal degree, and can appropriate it in certain cases, but mit
Lave put him there ; there a. ano propeity ;we did not put ! moony than i 4 requisite to 'batches ge the duties, sod it he it, all, if I think pauper; I must may appropriate it to the
I..in tutu gaol ta get any propel.) of kiss, under the Extent
curyour business to pay it in to the banker who is hound to society's purposes, according to the coustitutiou of the
r. to floral., ~,,y c,„,i) i ewe did we cum, jor ass a„ - enemerer the draughts made alum him tin behalf of the society, society, which I muskier it my duty to adhere to.
as, Cruelly t„,„arac kiwi fiuel,,,a his benih,r.io.lxer was eke. !if that banker is deficient in assets to amewir those draughts, The Committee ask you, whether the money au taken from
t i mined, deli the artiou could temenim.ate, to support Line in . moat nut that default lay twills ye/merit !—.lllust assure city, for you by (.uvernmeut, ass nut Wiese on account of the so.
prison. I that reason I give serenity to tkivertimetit. eiety?-111 was telecom su far ell at-count of the society, as
Do yon nom know. that before a debtor eau be relieved I The Committee desire you to attend to this question; do I money supposed to be due by the society, but which I, as
tauter the lasolvreet Art he mutt maiden., au a xamiliatiou, you km,* whether Guyeruaremei ever issues an Extent against secretary, knew was nut so due.
whore, if trawl is peorc.l emaiust him, lie will nut be dia. / leis accountant liable to make payments eau 11441.4.011 of the le. 11• a& it DM taken by Gut eminent, 011 the %apposition that
charged?-1 did taut at the stumeut Le/wider it.
Is tic. ihe ooly ease in stud, you, have issued borate in It know of; I acne kat* au Extent issued where there assumed —I liclirce it ass.
Aid foe die recovery of putt mutate property !.-1 CAUDIII 1 • default. Do you not keel* that it was?-1 suppose it was.
runny bay ; but I believe we bare issued dire eor four a Than are yen id any danger of an Extent bring issued Du you nut kamerer it !—Hew rhould 1 know ?
tither. under special eine egesicte-s; but I can sae-ely say that tiniest you, but by your taan de-fault?—The 111 fault of the Du you out know that it wit?-1 rained say.
all we have oldamued wader Extents dues set miaowed ru ' am.ents would uccatatuu a default hi inc, bscaust lam bumad Are you tialiatied with the augers-Fs you have given?-
1,0001. I to Gurcrumeut. I I am.
Have you Named an Extent tackiest Robert Clipperton?— Is that an answer to the question!—lt is die fart ; that is The Committee ask you again; do you not know that it
I :relieve there was, but I taut> it was wit put iii fore... do. amtiee why I suppose that Extents are grantedagaiumst ii,as ? It was MUM probably so.
De. sum Ugli lilts. II ?...-I laelacve there woe. I the debtor to the peewits having crown niouey in his hands. I The Committee ask you again ;do you not know that it
Its yes, or du you out know that yowl house, consisting Du you agree to the answers you have given to the Nimes. ?"0-11 "I'lluoe it waft the cast.
era youistaf and JObilli Cucksmdge Ibipiolil, issuedauExtent i Creal10111?•1 do. I Ike Committee salt you again; du you nut know that it
ii,:.alyst Itg.tasi I ChtipsflUis .'I am SW U4:4114111ild with all t And you now make the last?—Yea. sale?-1 do Not kiwi that it Sae.
the C111.11•44/Ii/UCkb ILalaLlAmig the Lab lit ax.iiiist Clipperloo, ' Date you es, r found auy difficulty in rteoveriug • debt I What Nit that raises in your mind any doubt upon the
au a. lit speak puoistaly ult.:thee at war 181044 of Ina. I due from any of the agent. of the society ?—alost aawiedly sulejec.?—.TM y did out give the mauves the tremble 1.1 !ISM
Dia you, an 41.: ply 41. I: was au Wild 11(4111.1 Rehard a, have. a lie-this I had stay moue yin haul that Was sloe (...in nee to
D.A. ?-1..• ; ass Eseeut Was Name: agamuai lite bard Boas ; How have you proceeded against theta ?—I believe some . the society. awl the.. fore ileey inertly came to nw, iamb*
DJ you, 44 did yon nut t sue as Exited mratuat Jules Ilitast• been arrested under writ by me, be-cause th. Act of Par. the cultlanill,"". probably, that I was *canary to the sot hello
Km li ?—I es ; an Exieut a.. beseleal ateisest him. ' I. aut.-id ...sables me to We and be. rued. I er they might atipp.mse 1 held money. Ur that the prop. Mors
Dot you, or did you um isaue au EN! ut spied Ouches ? Was ally tawny rite bat by any of those agents?—Yes, of am, u,......, ii.,i,l he Id 'moo yof that surety.
—Ouclou wee au 114,eU1, I/I vi iWY D 4 :our •• 11, cis rt ...1 du. na eay himeoleatl poutiele. You auppose that twee.- ~,,,, ea might tome to you and
tie., for whewe iteripts 1 sit. isoolid to Uostri,,,,,i, au,' I lli attune did that loss fall, on you, or on the society?— I demaial the money Gone you Si set it WI y ti) the society; if
Sil iwue au Tatum' agaiii4 Dation. ;I Du the society I Dowell ~,,, -Li demand. el that money f you as secretary to
W.. that Eat- get 'naiad weal) fiat the darks shidsOmlio You ram thought of Reario; auy portion of that loss the socm ty, 1.4 Or y.l ....w.: that mum-) [Lin ya II as sate-

fa. yto do treiety, ft, weal. a.. bon. 3..•111.1:. u. rti.tll ti..
society?—lf it had I.e.ei demanded of me only, I shoul.l
have throned hunt had been the case, tint it wall not ilt mantl-
ed of me only, but of me and nay partner in the bank, isho
wan nut so cretsoy.
Is ant your partner, Joke Cocksedge Menotti. your ton,
floe party bonnd with yourself to account for the duties?—
so. not then...hairs • hr in only boned aj• o mime It. accuatil
fur the sheer ►hdling! dnlora, and nut the property lax.
Did you, when this money was so clainotoljoy (iovernd•enf,
sunk.. any ot.jeul' Oll 111.1'1.1111t of the monies 4.f the hank
put being your town separate property, but Oar joint pro-
geny of yourself and your son?—%''e made no slid, 1.41.;CC-
; we ohjo sled to the matter altogether, and refused to
pry, and suffered the seixiorr too lake glare.
Dill you not make did Objef
ciety, not loom-lees, hut being liable to pay the money to
Got ernment ?—We have stated that to the boils of the
Treasury, that if it was due from the society, ur could be
made out so, it was tint due from us.
The Committee auk the gm-shim again, whether or no
your obj. croon was nut that the rootlety were nut liable to
the payment of that money?—To whom
Tu the officers of Government use ally other perenn
cannot recollect what convert/dint% took place; the officers
rants and said, unless van pay on the Money we nsusl take
it, and they did ►u ; we did not enter into any el:planation
with the ufgecre; we applied to the deferent Courts, who
told us they had no juriedirtion, and then we applied to the
Lords of the Treasury, oh. re the matter HMV is.
Was, lie was not, the •y t•tainted as doe son arr-nut
of the property lax, payable by the Vision Society at Nor.
wish'—The writ came in my Hattie and my sous name;
they did not say what it was fur. 1 it. not recollect what
the' writ sp. (-alert ; the of icer. said, we come for au much
property tax, ao.:1 it wan 111141,4 Iby that it was un-
der the definition of lot ieg due fount the society.
Do you nut know that it wan c'aitu tl au due Gum the
'reel> certainly d•. know it.
Then kmowilog that the ne u y w is claimed as due from
floe society, and onl from yourself otiliviolually, du you meat.
In persist in the answers ahieh y.. 14 have before given to the
(post loots pet to yon?-1 do meal. them to stand.
Yon have said in a former part of your evidence, that this
Norwich C i Sorizty make 111) profit'—They du not; it
is isopoesiblt they should make profit, it is nut in the tlitiuse
of thing..

ruom LAST r'ecur's GAZETTE.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

Coe,',arsine fit the Coml.rillgesbiee 4iqp,e.l by the
bird Lierilemeet or the rowdy of l'itinliriaze.
Jura ph Ede mil !Avila, Esq. tai be Captain, vice Cilia., de.
ceased--dried J 111111! I I, 1818.
Conantiss;ml in the Ist Regiment (A !meal signed
Li the Lord Li.utinunt of the County of Essex.
Benjamin Porter. Gent. to be Ensign, vice appointed
to the East L•srsi Militin--elatecl May 21, ISIS.

Notice is hen by ,T;ven, Mat ibt letters addressed to, and
C. soiled by, Petra of Parliament, and the letters addressed
to, and flanked by, :Urn& es then elected to serve in the
new Vali:intent, will pass fire of the rates of postsze, tinder
the u.ual it v,ulations, on and after Tbur.day the 28th day of
Ibis insisut. Icy command,
FRANeIS rR EELIN
General Pustollice, June 12, 1818.

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