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CEYLON iNTELL IC4ENCE.

PIIOCIAMATTON.

By his Excellency Liente:mnt •General Sir R. Brown-
",, Bart. nn,.! En", t 17. and Cross attic most honour-

a 1,1., military order of Cie Bath, (Lvernor and Com-
mander in Chief in ;And over the British settlements
eSul territories in the island of Ceylon, with the de-
-1 ntletteiea theroto.
k Signed)

ROBT. BROWN RIG G.

His Etcollency the G►vernor has issued orders to,
the officers commanding his Majesty's threes to punish
all persons acting, aiding, or in any manner assisting,
in the rebellion which now exists within the provinces
of Howahette and Doombera, and has broken out in the
taost violent and daring -attacks upon His Majesty's
threes, according to martial law, either by death or
otherwise, as to them shall seem right and expedient,
Cr the punishment and suppression of all rebels in their
several districts, of which all his Majesty's subjects are
hereby required to take notice.
Given at Candy, this 18th day of February, 1818.
By His Excellency's command,
(Signed) GEO. LUSIGNAN,
Sec. for Candy I'ro►inces.
God save tbae King !

Notwithstanding the general appearance, subniission,
and tranquillity, which we are assured continues in the
country surrounding Badulla and the provinces of Wel-
hose, Bintenne, and great part of Wallapana, the flame
of rebellion has, within the last week, broken out in
Cue provinces of Hewahctte and Doombera ; in the
Cornier, as fur as our information goes, in consequence
of an irruption into it from the west of Wallapana, on
tile night a the 1 eth current, of a body of rebels, who
carried off forcibly the Rata Mahatinego of the province.
As soon as the report of this outrage reached head-
quarters on the ISth, a force was detached to Han-
grankette (a central position in Hewaketty,) under
Capt. Glenholmc, of the 73d regiment, who, the first
night he 'established himself there, was attacked by a
large rabble, and fired on from all sides, but succeeded
in driving them off, with the loss of a man killed and
three wounded on the side of the rebels, and no wasualty
on ours ; Capt. Glenholme next day sent a patrol to-
wards Materale, which fell in with a Lascorecu and a
Cooly, who had escaped from the Insurgents; by whom!
tiiey had been stopped while bringing the post from
Eadulla, which they had taken from them : Caffee
who was with them was knocked down with bludgeons
and afterwards killed. This event is the more. to be
regretted, as the detail of Major M'Donald's proceed-
lags in Ouva, which has been ascertained to have been
in the packet, is for the present. out of our reach : all
that is known is, that (as we have before stated) every
thing was quiet about Badulla, and that the native
armed force of Saffregam was actively .employed in
Lower Oliva.

Cap. Glenholme was not molested the next night,
and moved on the 15th to open u communication with
Gonegamme ; that last had been reinforced by a party
sent from Candy, commanded by Capt. Kettlewell,
Royal Artillery, vim from thence proceeded to Kim-
bulg,antotte, a ferry on the Mahavillagunga, leading
from lloombera into Iletv:letty ; from that place on
the 16th instant, an escort was sent with ammunition

and provisions to Panels, under the command of Lieut.
klingstou, 83d, regt. which was attacked by a nume-
rous assemblage of rebels near Appahewar; and the
'firing kept up for near an hour on both skies; the loss
of the rebels is not known, as they were bid in jungle ;
on our sides 3 European privates were wounded. Cart.
Glenholme has, at the date of our last accounts, re-
turned to Hangrankette without meeting any opposition
on his road. The same horde of insurgents at Appalie-
Aare hail, on the 14th inst. made an attack on a party
escorting provisions into Panella, on which occasion we
regret to state, that Lieut. Sloper, 2d Ceylon regiment,
:was severely wounded by a musket ball which is lodged
in his•elbow ; and a sergeant of 2d Ceylon also, who is
since dead. There having been several reports of an
attack threatened on Doombera, a reinforcement had

•been sent Rome time Lack there, and on the first ac-
count of the•likclihuod of insurrection in that province,
Captain Strace was sent forward with an additional
force. No accounts have been received of his forec, or
any other military force, having met with opposition ;
but as a convoy oT bullocks, without escort, was plun-
dered near Hunwelle,•it was deemed expedient, on the
ISth current, to detach a further force under Brevet-
Major Heat, 83d regiment, on the same road.

Tt appears by late intelligence from the Weq
that It is not true that an embargo was laid on the
shipping at Porto Rico, in consequence of the capture
of Pensacola by the American troops, as a matter of
precaution by the Spanish Governor; but it turns out
to have been imposed owing to an unexpected attack
from the Patriots, against whom a vigorous defence
was to be made, 'and the militia of the island had been
called out to do duty, in case of need. The embargo,
we understand, zomincnced on the 10th of June, and
was to le continued six weeks. There were about six
or eight American-trading ships detained with those of
Other nations.

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER

E.IBT INDIES.

[Front the A:;4;;.? Mi, tor of Fob. 111

Camp. Oothar. esd:Tan,

I am now able to send you the particulars .t.• Major Ulaike'a aßair
with the Pinuurled, in the fell:owing extract from General Unitas is-
Lacd you will sae it :las be.n no trittiiig business, and in
wlint emteiiipt our l'indaree eneuticx arc now hckl. The order is
datinl the 2otti—iasned . . .

••The Cu,) ii niter in-chieffeels it incumbent to puldidc to the arr iy,
the cietaiLs of an attack mule by Major Clarke, with the Oth regi-
incut of MlE:al Native Cavuliy. on the remains of the united Pin-
c!aree hurtles of litirreem Khan and \i'assul 'Mohamed, early in the
morning of the 13th of January.
•"1.11: tibility with which this affair was conducted. is no less eon.
!pia:cons from the detai!s heti/re his Excellency, than from the bril-
liant results which crowned it. _ . _

" it appears that Major ClPrke, after several hours' march, same
within a spurt distance of the position in which belied ascertained
that the enemy were testing'; bat as this was still dining the night,
the Akor, with excellent judgment. resolvtd to defer the attack
until there should be light enough to allow the discipline of his troops
its full advantage : and he accordingly remained for three hours in
the vicinity of the enemy without being discovered.
" At 5 o'clock, the sth cavalry moved forward in two columns of
half squadrons. taking the l'intlarecs completely by sutprir,e, and
routed them with the lour of nearly 1,000 killed. The pursuit was
kept-up for many miles with great effect, and the regiment then re-
turned to Lieut.—Colonel Adain.is camp, after-going a dist-met:W.6o
miles in 13 hours.

" Such &Tided smoress could only have resulted from a hitppy
combination of steady th,cipline and pasevering gallantry ; qualm.;
for which the sth Native Cavalry bus always stood eminently conspi-
cuous.

" The Commander-in-Chief desires that Major Clarke, Captain
Kennedy. and ever), officer and soldier engaged, will ac,:ept lusac-
knowledgments and thanks for Weir seedous anti successful exertiees
on the present occasion."
There have.been several other orders issued sincel wrote, but nil
of minor importance and interest to you. You shall now have the
best part of then). On Tuesday there came einem order of the .16th,
directing the transLe of his Majesty's 67th erg. from Bengal to the
division of the Bombay army under Sir W. Kcir. On the same day,
one of the 17th, directing a new corps of frontier lio:se to be raised
-for iinniedetie service. The strength, establishment, slice ances,
&c. to be in 'all respect tie' same as in the other corps of Rohilla
horse. Captain Sneyd, of the Ist native cavalry, to command, and
his brother, Lieutenant Seeyd. of his Majesty's nth dragoons, to
be Adjutant. In the tame order, what is of rather more interest, the
Ist and 3d brigades of cavalry ire reported to be broken up from that
date, and all btaffiappointinents connected therewith to cease ac-
cordingly; and yesterday Ca; it all Fitzgerald. of the 6th cavalry, wie, in
orders, es Preston-Interpretor, end Extra Aide-de-Comp to the Com-
mander-in-Chief titan the "ali January. This. 1 think. is the sum
and substance of his Lordship's orde.ri. New fur the other news of
camp.
On theteth we heard that the Peisliwa. with his whole army, had
been gallantly beaten off, by about 5500!' the Bombay tinny. lie
made several attacks upon them., but in all was repulsed. Our loss
was considerable, and among these several officers are included. One
ofour guns had got disabled and unmanageable, this the Peishwa is
reported to have carried oft' on an elephant. We look forward with
certainty to the army breaking up about the end of the month. It is
not likely to be, howev.e, till the efilter arrives with the treaty with
Holkar, and he is yet about five marches from us. All the troops,
it is said, are to go into cantonment, excepting two or three batta-
lions which go down to General Marshall, with the battering train.
The nth, 13th, 24th, and t Sth, ate talked of for this duty. Twenty
guns are on the way from Share Ghur •for the service, and the fives
to be taken arc said to be Itaighur end Sager, both of them hill forts
ard strong, but the former especially to.
They talk of introducing appointments •by•brevet into the army;
and all the °liken arc in high spirits, and full of the advantages of
which it will be productive. Ilia Lordship is said to have found
much difficulty its rewarding merit on many occasions, and can only
do it, by gut inj a staff appointment, which removes anian from the
very situation in which lie has niade himself conspicuous, and in
which he is perhaps most calculated to shine. Captain Fitzgerald is
an instance. Sir J. 31alcolm is said to have been consulted on the
subject, and to have given it his decided approbation, and the mea-
sure is.reported to have gone ho:sie far the consideration of the Di-
rection. highly recommended by the Gcvernor General. It will have
one great advantage, that of affording an opportunity for young and
active men to fund commands.
A Court martial sat ye; erday on a private of the European regi-
ment, who shot a corporal of the same corps the day before; the poor
man died in the course of the day. The ball had paused through
the lungs; therrisoner was tried tur mutiny, and found guilty, and
is expected to be shot to-morrew ; he had been reprimanded on pa-
rade by his officer, and threatened to he putished : on going hetne
he loaded his piece, with the determination of shooting the officer ;
three different times he went to his tent, but luckily did not find
him ; the corporal came before him, and told him lie was ordered to
put him in confinement ; he lowered his piece, and without the least
appearance of passioe, fired at the poor man.

On the Bth of January fir inhabitants of Calcutta were
gratified by the uiost unothificent spectacle of the kind ever
witnessed in that c.::tntry. The ;!rst linmf.battle ship buil.
on that river was committed to the waves from the Dock-yard
of Messrs. Kyds and Co. at Kidderpore, amidst the acclama-
tions of some thousands of Europeans and natives. In honour
of the Go.vertior.Leneral, she ie•named the Hastings. After
the launch, spacious rooms were opened in the Dockyard,
fur the accommodation of a very 'microns and respectable
assembly of Ladies: and GI 'gime'', invited to partake of the
lift pier:ided by the conguittecut management, at which the
Viee.President presided. Many -.vinyls applicable to the
occasion were drank, and the day passedin chi...lfni conviviali-
ty. The following a-e the dinictions of the Hastings:—

Ft. In.
Length on the Gun Deck 176 8
Breadth tor Measurement
Burden in tons
This ship carries on the lower gon.ticek twecty•eiglut 3Y-
pounders; on the main ditto, thirty 18.poiniders; on the
quarter.deck and forecastle, eighteen 12-pounders; and•ou
the poop, six42-pounders.
In a late Calcutta paper, we perceive a description of the
great gun which was taken by the British iu the tort of Agra,
heu it -surrender' to Lord Lake, in October, 1803. It is
called a one Mourand fire hundred truss pounder, and weighs one
thousand and forty.nine hundred. line prize agents at Cal.
cotta value the metal t1:111:0 at 100,000 rupees. It was in•
tended to have fin warded it to England, and with that st;.o, it
was, after wrist labour, got down as tar as the hank of the
firer Jllllllls, but no 6041 could be found sufficient for ;to
•afe conveyance to Calcutta.

At the last Quarter Sessions for the county of Sussex, some
demur was made ou the plTSMlltiltimi of the Coroner's ituarter-
ly account, in whirl' he hail computed his distance loom, as
a ell as to, the places at is mill lie had held and
charged for the whole P111:01fier or miles wit and in. 'the bill
was, however, allowed, under the authority of an opution.
which the present Attutiii- —General had given of the ram...—
Sergeant Frere has gkPll a Similar opinion ; and the allow-
ance has been made is Middlesex, Surrey, Sussex, and various
other counties.

Ara. CS

MEE MG OF WWI CARrivalcurs
.FWENDS.

Tnesday a meeting was held at the Horns tavern, Ken-
Hingioa, of the fiieilds of ratlical reform, and its advocate
Major Cartwright."
At 0 o'clock about 400 persons sat down to dinner, the
Hon. Dunglas Kinn:l4llla the chair.

After (limier the find teams werc—" The People, the 'oily
source of legitimate power ;" "The King and eutivtitution,
and a p•peedy recovery to both " A real representation of
the Peoplo.in Parliament, by which both the Kiug nod nation
may be freed from the uvorpatiou of a Jibroughtuorigerhig
oligaielly."

Mr. Esinnaird rose to-propose as a toast, a *tame whirl) was
intimately eminected with retinsti. The company aaunld ah•
ticipate that he alluded to hint who laud so long cud so
cause. It advocated that ease. It was scarcely necessary to mime
him,
hail fallen to manifest so long and so consistent .4 support of
tier public eons*. It was, however, his misfortune to states
that that life which had lbeell spent in the service of the contr.
try, was now attack' il by indisposition. The win thy Major
hail sent a letter, containing a statement of his sentimentr,
whirl' lie wee only able to alga, laid this letter was occompa•
nied by a note Iron" the physician. [l:Jere Mr, Kuwait d
read a letter from Major Cartwright. It expressed his re:_
gret at nut being able to attend the meeting, and requested
that Mr. Cleary might be permitted to read a paper contain-
lug what he wished to address to the meeting. Ile also read
a note from Sir Christopher Pegge, which staled that the
Major's indisposition pruceeded bone ob.tracted
lion, but iutimated that hie recovery might be expected in a
few days.] Mr. Kitinaird then proceeded to remark, that
the title of the Major to the appiohatitiu of the friends of
reform was enhanced by his having been made the object of
malignant obese and misrepresentation. Among his eallititni.
ators, u professional geuttemon, nut unknown to these who
composed Ilea meeting, lied charged him with making big
!Amulet's, and proposing little nostrums. In both Houses of
Purl amen[ it was u.iserted that annual Path/intents were
iiiihni.wo to oar history ; and yet, in the lei:only published
manifesto of the patty that made this assertion, it was ad-
untied that Parliaments had been sessional, and that there
had often been several Parliaments even iu the course of one
year: But it Was eingular, that he who proposed radical re-
form should he the person accused of applying little nostrums
to the constitution. :flea spark 110Ctotai who wish to patch
up the 'want* of a petient might justly lie charged with deal-
ing in nostrums, but such inefficient applieistiosis never were
proposed by the wise physician who was desirous of pro-
ducing a radical cure. After an eulogy ou 3lajor Certivaiglit,
Mr. Kinnaird concluded with proposing the following toast :
"The venerable. Major Cartwrlght, the father of idiom,
and may lie live to see a death-blow given to corruption."
Mr. Cleary stated, that be had seen Major Cartwright in the
mar • vale., then stated ins most anxious w ish to attend
the meeting; but us that was bine:legible, lie had sent an ad-
dress in manuscript, which be (Mr.ttleary) hoped the rota.
patty would permit him to read. The atomise' ipt,-which Wad
of considerable length, was now read by Mr. Cleary. It
hisistial on the necessity of radical reform, and recommended
the introduction of a bill fair that object into Parliament by
Sir Francis rurdett. Something tangible, ma which the pub-
lic mind could lie Sued, was wanting. When Collar was
killed, the speech of 7ilark Antony over his body had-little
effect, till he spoke to the people of the will of Cmsar. lie
the like manner, if Sir Francis Burdett should brine lee-
ward a bill, ;111 object would be distinctly presented to the
consideration of the public, and there would soon be a ge-
neral cry of "The Bill—the Bill—Burdett's Bill. We will
have Burdett's Ball." The address concluded with proposing
the following sentiment to be drank by the company as 4
toast :—" Take your choice, a civil government or a military
; iu ether words, Ili:idea's Bill or Castlereaglee
bayonet."

This being drank, the next toast was,—" Sit Francis Bur-
dett and the Reforineis of England."

Sir Francis Burdett believed that, after the able speech
which had been delivered irons the chair, in every word of
which, and iii partimilar in the approbation bestowed on Ma
Major, he COIICUI red and, eller the discourse which had just
been read to Weill by Mr. Cleary, it would not be necessary for
him to say much on the object of the meeting. At the same
time he thought he should fit in showing that respect which
he considered due to gentlt men who drank the toast just
given from the chair with so much kind approbation, if he
did not take this opportunity of saying a few words. With
respect to the purpose for which they had that day assembled,
Le should only observe,dialitconibined, both on public and
private grounds, every thing most gratifying to his feelings.—
He never felt snore interest in any paid:: ineetingthati isithe pre-
sent ;and forMajorCartwright, his charactervhad been too long
and too intimately known to all present, to render it necessaty
for hint to descant on Iris merits. On that occasion, however,
it could not be superfluous to notice the unfounded asper-
sions which had beets cast on that venerable character, and he
that respect the worthy chairman had relieved him from much
of tin task which he should otherwise have regal del as im-
posed upon hint. But there was one topic which had been left
untouched, which lie thought ought not to be omitted. Since
it was foinid that Major Cartwiiglit's life was spotless, that
his honour and integrity could not be questioned, and that
he was 'listings:idled for all those sirlues which resider a man
estimable in Ilse eyes of others, it had been given out byleis
adversaries, who were also the adversauies of reform. that
his faculties had failed him, and that he was in fact become
an old woman. How far this was from the truth the paper
which had now been just read would snake to show. That
able exposition of Isis opinions was not the production of a
man who could be regarded iii his dotage, or who deperved
Ilse epithets which had been applied to him. The anther of
that paper Was now tastedvancing to eighty yea' a of age, and
he wrote with a force and spirit ulliCII might induce those
who heard it rather to suppose that it cantr from the pen of
one who had not reached twenty. lie should be happy ho
see young men maisifeat an equal degree of merge in the
ranee of liberty. Unfortunately but too many young men of
the prrAPIII day were imps...o:4-d with old w apish feats,
which were disgraceful to Memorises. sinsl Juju' suits to the
public., as they antlered them to withhold those efforts which
its the cause of frersloin were particularly due from youth to
the totally. But the Major was attacked by various dry
of persons, and chiefly by those who boasted of
bclun;ing to a party—a term which, jit must be aeknowleilg-
eil, seemed very properly adopted by persons who claimed
to take fore part what was due to the whole. Wherlier the
Alajor's views were too extensive, ton liberal, or too lipid, his
opponents had not endeavoured to demonstrate by any thing
like argument; but, whatever opinion might be held upon

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them,stwelv nobody, who fairly considered them, could leo-
neatly call. them old womanish. 'They were manly in their
nature and their object. 'They were peculiarly the feelings
and sentitnerito of a man-stlie (Mingo and sentiments a a
true born Engliabinan. His prescription 1584 Iliti a thole 11111
hig nostrum. It could never be described in terms of
contempt, though In some putsoillanimous minds it 'night ex-
cite apprehension. He was however happy to state, that a
great ehange had been operated in public opinion on the
subject of reform. He could state from good information,
that the ilehisiona which had so long prevailed were fast
me:trim:away. There was now, be helieveil,seareely an ho-
nest ratan in env port of the country, of gonad mind, who
was not sensible of the extent of public corruption, and was
not perfectly convinced of the necessity of applying a re•
meilv. Burt %%tilt respect to reform, it was to be espected
that men's jedgmenis should be different. There were sari-
ono shad, 4 Of ,•pinion, and no 0110 had a right to hold oust Ihat
the mode he proposed must have a preferesice-s-t hat his plan,
and Ilia plan only, should be oilopte.i. lie must with all hu-
mility say, that this was it sort of dictation to which no pub-
lic man could 'submit. 'floe resolutions which he had moved
in the last session of Parliament had not been proposed
kiln without due consideration. By these resolutions lie con-
ceived himself hound to Hand or fall in the pnblie opinion.
fro them lie was willing to place all pretensions to Adore elia•
racter. If lie should ever depart front them, he begged that
be might not be allowed to say that he had grown wiser. If
big cotintrymen thought lie had endeavoured to promote the
plibilC aOO.l, they mien be kind enough to wish to throw o veil
over kit weakness ; loci he certainiv should never have the
hardihood to look Englishmen in the face, and en abandoning
his prinelplea, fa tell them that lie wax wiser to-day than lie
had beeira few yeass ago. Finding tlsst the spirit of reform
was spreading, every thing would be done by those who
were its eticiiiiea to mislead the people. Various measeres,
it was probable, would be propose ,l to the public as the means
of reform. It was possible, however, that some measure,
short of that which, he might think right, would be proposed
In Parliament. If that should be the rails, he should think
it 110 i,lll.e.ichtnent of big consistency to support streh a rites.
sore ; for something must be sacrificed to the opinions or even
V:e prejudices of others. Whatever might become of ab•
stract principles,. the great object was to obtain the advan-
tages of practical reform. He had always maintained that
every person ought to hove a vote in the making of the laws
n hich dispose of his liken), and his property; and, for the
life alibi:, he could not see how elections founded on that
principle should lead to anarchy. Suppose the country di-
vided into sections for voting, however large the population,
lie could not understand how there almillit he more contu-
sion is all voting, than there would be in any single parish
or district. Could there be greater atioreby than on the pre-
sent system of election, which every seven years disclosed
sack horrid scenes of bribery, perjury, and every vice i The
scenes whirl) occurred during our elections had made many
good men, though, is his opinion, not wise inert, wish that tlie
country had no representation at all. It had been said that
Le objected that the term universal suffrage' was not suffi-
ciently definite. His objection, however, was not to the
term ; it was, that those trite used it, with the exception of
Mr. Benthans, realty Jul not mean universal sitffrage. Wino
Ile wished we.), that cniverzi:4l interests should he represented,
and Oat. he 111011 CW, would be anfficiently accomplished if
the heads of families were to vote. Ile had been charged
with inconsistency, because he had declared that he took
his opinions froin Milton, Locke, and Machiavel. It had been
oleierved on this, " that Milton was a Republican, Locke a
Constantionol Monarchist, and that Mat:Wave' had become
the Minister of a wily Prince, and it was inferred that he
might pass ti.rough all these stages." The principles of these
however, were essentially the same, though apparently
darting froin the situations in which they were placed.—
They were ell fuirnitsof freedom; hut it had been insinnat.
ed that lie would act the part of each, that after being a re•
po!.lieatt with Milton, lie had become a constitutional mo-
nit chist with Locke, and would terminate by being the
Minister of Nome wily Prince. Ile wondered what wily prince
in Europe would swish to make him his Minister. But the
fact was, that I,:o4latid wax not a monarchy; for that meant
the :ZONevrutiroll of one individual, a government vested in a
particular family for its interests. Our ancestors acknow-
ledged no inch system. The ge vermeil' of the consiit to ion
of England had an hereditary King, but that power was ha.
lanced by a representation of the pro' de. There 'night be
in governments many things w Inch, besides being in namental,
had their utility: but the essence and lest of a free con•titu-
von was a representation of the people. He was therefore
always willing to support the Crown and the Aristo,•raity,
pravided they were not opposed to the right of the people to
choose their representatives. Those wlto were placed to
endeavour to find out his inconsistencies had reminded him
of Mr. Norte, who said that, wishing hiss whiggism to stick
by bins, lie had taken it very low at first. Mr. Rinke, lie be-
lieved, dad take his whiggisin low enough; but however low
lee took it, lie certainly left it lower than lie foam' it ; but lie
treated he should never leavethe ptisitipksof English liberty
lower than he found li.

The next toast was to the memory of Dr. Jebh, Sir William
Jones, mid Granville Sharpe.

'rho he:whits of Mr. Kinloch, of Kinlocb.aml Mr. Kinnnirtl,
Were given, who respectively returned thanks. Some tor-
:her Wag* were then drank., after which the meeting ['mice
up.

On Monaly evening, as some cockney sportsmen were
anitwing themselves by tiring at sparrows, from a trap in
the largo-ground ntdonging to the City Light tiorse,
near Bagoigo..wells, a no,• tiny, named Walter Alapperly,
LQ.1°3101114 to the Clerkenv els charity st.hool, who was at ;day
with some oilier bons inan adjoining firld, was untatintlatrlS
shutin the I,t .td ; he (111 to tite ground, and the alarm ',clog
Well. Mr. Chappell, a gentleman residing near the plat r,
sat' I",Pni'lled to be in his gas di si, hastened to the spot.
and had tar boy i kkkkk vediattely carried, bleeding prolasely, to
St.Bartlielmmtwes hospital. fie baud received Iwo shots iu the
throat, one it% er the right eye, and nine more in the fare and
neck; lie now lies its a dangerotts stale. One of too gentles
men, who %es ft together fling, banded to Air. Chappell his
addreis, on a p.lece of ;mime, v " Mr. Starks, 31,1, Oxford
street, and Air. Stevens, go 1111 l alter, 43, Milt:mi." This is
the third acridt.iit of a sitattlar kind that has happened its the
tame plrce within these S weeks. Oat Wednesday se...might
bOY had his ene..ek laid open by a minket ball ; and a I.w
days before other boys received several sitial shots in the
IPg!' Mt. Chappell applied to ate ;miter mcgistrates ot
nation-garden, who have promised laid theirAPSi4lalir e • and
the parish have undertaken to defray the expense •,111'ocItug
Pr°""te'n's uu sire, it is hoped, will put au end to this
...matt QM 41113 SC11;

THE NATIONAL ItEGISTML

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, MONDAY, Auo. 11.
woes:ten v. MM.(\G.
The plaintiff, in 1810, obtained a patent tinder the Great
Seal for a new method of preparing malt to be applied to the
purpose of colouring porter and other kinds of malt liquor.
The nature of the invention was very simple ; it consisted
only of drying or heating malt to 400 degrees of Fahrenlicit's
theristome'er,.toy which it would be converted into a substance
like gum, easily soluble in lint or cold water the heating was
ettee.ted by an ordinary cylindrical coffee-roaster, or by
passing the malt down a screw cylinder exposed to a certain
heat, so that the malt when delivered would exhibit a dirk-
brown appearance. The specification stated, that this sub-
stance, %slice dissolved, would be ranch inure effectual in
eglantine porter than burnt sugar, the use of which had been
prohibited by ail act passed the year in which the patent
was greeted. Soon afterwards, the defendant commenced
the same profess, and fold the dried or roasted malt to various
brewers, by which the patentee sustained considerable iejiiry.
A proceeding by aelrc fit.'"ial was ;teem dingle institall'll ill a
Court i.f law, in order to try the validity of the invention,
when it appeared on trial, that there hail been some iftego
laxity in piming in the specification within Aix cal( ii-
dar months after the date of the patent, in eliti•i•-
;prime of which the patentee was tionsuited. Au ininite-
ion was aftel wards applied for against the present plaintiff,
the patentee,and it was granted. AlllOllOll was sobsequontly
triode, that it might be dissolved, and after at gumehts on both
sides, the question stood over for his Lordship's decision,
which he this day pronounced.
The. Lord Chaticellor first entered tnto along detail of the
facts from the petition and affidavits, of which we have
given a brief iwinmary above. lie observed, that a question
had been raised upon the validity of any patent granted fur a
new method of performing a known operation ; and next,
whether this method stated in the specification were new. As
to the first, the case of Hollow and Watt, derided long ago,
had settled, that a patent might be granted for a new method;
and as to the second, the termination, by nunsnit. of the trial
on the ache facias, had not fixed any thing as to the merits, for
they had not hero entered into;at the same time it was evident
that the defendant, at the time five plaintiff had proctored his
patent and others, had done the same tiling ; audio the pro-
'cosi itself it did not scent that tittle was any thing of peculiar
novelty : it might, however, be au important discovery to
brewers, whose customers were fond of drinking beer of a
dark colour, and who were prohibited from usingsugar for that
purpose. Under all the facts, his Lordship was of opinion,
Ufa the injunction should be continned, ordering, however,
in ease the question should be bi ought forward in some other
shape, that the defendant in the mean time should keep ao
account of the quantity of malt he dried in the node stated
iu the plaintiffs specification, and that it should be delivered
to the plaintiff every fortnight under affidavit.