The National Register.
London, England, 1819-11-28 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

ed very ; hist ireful something which Mr.
11 illis co aaaaaa uiticated to hint, lie became quite cheerful.
It afterwards turned out that. Dell had agreed to return
to acid and Cu. and he actually received his license.—
Mr. Menke was called in and aaaaa ied beline the INla-
gistrairs, when hesave such satisiacteny 4.IISWCrS, that
the Iligh Constable came out and congratulated hint im
the chance of obtaining Ills object. This cheermit
however, was such destroyed; a partner Itl the hotoe
Reid and Cu. arrusec,•aud, scnt4u INS card to Sir N. Co-
nant. That gentleman Cagle out, and after a quarter id
au how's conversation with the prism' in question, lie
refitriital to his brother Magistrates. Soon afterttar.is
Mr. \leeke was informed, that his licence would not be
granted. Front this tle• affidavits ioterred that some un-
due influence had been used to Wall the minds of die
Magistrates. And it was not a little singular that the
other houses in the neighbourhood of Nlecke, autoill_st
which was that of Dell, were in the habit of selling li.e,
if not ten times the quantity of spirituous liquors whien
he did; although the ►eilntg of spirituous Liquors was
ass:gtied as the reason for deskri‘iii4Jiiiii of his licylice, tit
the return made to the llonseuiCommoits. The le:intro
gentleman ths.ti detailed smite other facts contained u.
the aftiffat its, corroborative of the charge agaiost the de-
friodiniP, and asked, that Mr. Nleeke, not having since
been able to obtain his licence, had been couipleitly
ruined, and was now in the King's Bench ',moo. 1\ 0
HMI would feel. more happy than himself in has tug a
sltiaactory explauation of the eircunistances.whieh lie
had &laded ; but in justice to the Magistrates, as sells
to Mr. Nlecke, he thought it expedient that an ins
gaiion should take place.
Tl.e Lord Chief Justice asked, whesher.ahe Magis-
trates had been apprised of this motion?
Mr. Scarlet( answered in the affirmative.

Mr. eterling, on the part •:rof the Nlattistrates, then
rose, and said, that be would not oppose this rule 111 the
first instance, as he was anxious io see the affidavits; but
he ‘vab desirous of making a remark upon One circum-
stance.

The Lord. Chief ...tostiee said, he must either she.
cause at once, or wait till a future day—the Court could
not hear tins case in disjointed parts.
Mr. Sterling then said, he would wait till he had Steil
the affidavits—Rule Nisi granted.
Mr. AVilliailis moved fur a rule to skew cause why a
writ of Mandamus should not issue to the overseers of
Manchester, commandiu them to submit to the Inha-
bitants of the said town, an account of the expenses of
the constables for the last three months. This motion
was g ded an Act of Parliament which directed
that such accounts should be submitted quarterly tp die
inhabitants for their ail •al. The affidavit vi 'Lich lie
had was made by Mr. Taylor, one aat• the inhabitants,
stating, that the accounts had been submitted. by the
overseers; but that certain charges tor printing and otter
matters were made in lumping sums, without any exida.:,
station ; and although objections were taken, the nitole
were approved. The object of the ',remit applittation
WAS, to get an explanation of the news .alluded to-by,
Mr. Tavtor.—Rule Aisi granted.
The Court did not adjourn ti4l half:past five, and was
crowded to the last, from an expectation which ,preeaded
that cause would be shown against the rule olitained fur
a mendamtu to the Coroner at Oldham.