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London, England, 1818-05-19 00:00:00

THE MM., REPORT.

The Tenth Report from the Finance Committee
of the House of Common* has been printed. It de-
tails " how the sums of 200,000/. and 300,000/.
making together 500,000/. voted in the last Session
of Pediment, to enable his Majesty to provide for
each expenses of a dill nature as do not form a part
of the ordinary charges of the Civil List, have been
applied, to the 3d of February, 1818 ;" and gives a
comparative statement of the Civil Contiugencies
for the last and present year. This account em-
braces the salaries granted to the several officers of
the two Houses of Parliament, the expenses for re-
pai-iug and furnishing them, mad the Speaker's
house; the expenses of the Court, and receipt of
Exchequer; of the department of the three Seem-
tides of State, and Used Chamberlain. and of other
public offices and establishments. Of the various
stems in the account, we have extracted the follow-
ing as the most remarkable :

Expense of Repairs in the Houma of Perlis-
meet
Furniture for ditto

On the latter, the Committee observe, •• That
various 'aides appear to be furnished, as matter of
course, at the commencement of every Session.

whet r such articles era wanted or nut, and the
old ones taken away, are considered as perquisites."
They add, " the whole system of perquisites can-
not he too strictly regulated."
The contingent expenses its the departments of
the Three Secretaries of State and Lord Chamber-
lain, amounted,

_
ln 1616, to £47.673 11 9
In 1917, to 65,669 7 6
Thr Expenses for works/km) repairs done
-.-- -

al &entered ilouee 7.4641 10

At the British Museum 4,781 18 8
At the Tower .. 2,,iori 4 8
At Whitehall

At Ille Mist. . ..

The Committee remark that certain items in the
account ought clearly in principle fall upon the
ordinary charge of the Civil List. All ;haters
which relate to the incidental expenses belonging to
the State equipage, or accommodation of the
Crown, although not of constant and ordinary re-
currence, ought unduuhtedl3 still to he defrayed
out of that fund (the Civil List) instead of being
thrown upon the civil contingencies.

We are enabled to state, with some confidence,
that hit Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT'S
yacht is ordered to be ready for sea on the 28th in.
stunt, and that his Royal Highness will embrace the
first opportunity, after that day, of embarking fur
this port.—(Plymouth Telegraph.)
We have reason to believe that St. John's (New
Brunswick) and Halifax, will be made free parts,
as well as Berm ada.--( Times.)
On Tuesday the Court of Session, Edinburgh,
met for the dispatch of business for the Summer
Session. The whole of the Judges were present,
except Lord SUCCOTH.
The Mr. Holmes convicted of selling adulterated
tea, as reported .n THE BRITISH Paces of yest►r-
day, was mit Mr. HoLase, Tea-dealer, of No. 316,
Strand.

The Numbers advertised in the late Lottery hav-
ing been aft fortunate, has induced T. Bin to adopt
the same plan in the present; and be hopes, in the selection
he his mark, (kit sonic of lbe Three 20,0601, or the 104
other Capitals, may be iu the feillowing list, which may be
bad al wither of his Offices, 4, Curobill, or 9, Chsriug-Cross,
either in able Tickets, Halves, Quarteix, Eighths, or Six-
teenths :-
13,873 1,259 8,511 270 6,872
11,206 8,148 I 11,057 4.819 I 9,923
10,597 277 13,970 7,731 12,051
13,9601 10,600 2,152 9,013 I 1 558 •
b,909 13,866 5,241 12,501 i.BOll
7,327 1,307 8,816 492 8,951
5,243 4,858 9,651 3,511 5,232
4,791 7,979 12,747 8,758 11,101
2,270 9,141 2,287 10,691 1,086
1,203 12,504 5,242 514 4.157
13,751 I 2,071 I 8,912 . C7BO 7,299
11,204 5,231 3,286 3,595 10,048
Persons not approvtug eitlisr of the abuse, may choose
oat of sr ver•l thousand numbers, at tither of the above
Offices, "them particular or f:inry Namhei a rimy be obtained,
if 1114.1 previously sold. The Lottery begins 4th of Next
Nunth (JOSE).
The following is the presto, price,
Ticket

Half. £lo 9 0 Eix1111....a....R2 13 0
444111firt

Last Lottery the Tickets rose to 301. each, awl Sixteenths
to 2/.
Letters (post paid) duly answered.—(Sekenice gratis.)
In the lasi Lott ry Bum sold 'Two of 30,600/ and 47
other Capitals; mid in the preceding Lottery, Three of
20,0001. ALL IN MARC'.

G. CARROLL respeci fully solicits th. attention
of h. to the lie •r iippromelt of the !NG'S
BUM, DAT, when the Lullety will commence drawing. It
is with the grealeai satisfaction that I.• ',Meese. how imply
the !timidity and efi.icert ttttt let of his Friends have been re-
warded, at his fortunate- Offices, within the lasi Four
felueitits, in whit•h time no less lhan Capital Pi tsrs
hate been distributed ninuugsi tho in, including Two
Timis, Thomas's& !!—lliett• of Tweestv Thousand enrich

the liteitent Scheme, which contain. 107 Cniiitak; and tr.
1.0,111, Proren of 1,0001. rich most he diawn in the First
Half Wine, Mote who intend to purchase will sheer their
iludgnirait to doing so beftwe the 4tlruf Jung, at 7, Com-
bs or 18, Ostuedaitrert.

LAW INTELLICIINCE.

COURT OF ',NMI RENCK, WI
MONDAT, MAY IS.

Sittingi after Term, klore Mr. Justice Aaeoi
and u Speci,il Jury.
LICENSING PUBLIC HOUSLS.
THE [two O. JOSEPH isEaCgauN. Es?.
Mr. WILD opened the plearCogs. This cps so
indiCtfiltUt 111011.0 the perVlldlailt, who at" a
Magistrate, charairg 11141 lie lids re% irding his duly
in pitch character, and in violation of sacred
functions, did ..cessire one Thomas lVroght., tot keep
a common Sle-housr, well knowing that 1w pas
most improper person to keep such house. There
were seven other counts in the isudictusent, which
charged the Defeisrlaist with haviug. aitnilarly coo-
ducted himself its seven several inal:,iices.
Mr. ScARLSTT, in stating the ca.e, begged if
any Gentleman, i,llll then on the Jury, who had
served ou Soturday, that he would foe get whet had
passed on th-it day. The charge was sowaif a most
setious nature, and he did not know Of
:esy topics-
the shape of a misdemeanor, More serious or
important. .
.Ir. TOPPING said, he understood that five of
the Jury, who served on Saturday, were in the box
—not that' he mentioned the circumstiersee as u
Matter of objection.
Mr. Justice ABBOTT--'r T!ie present charge
against the Defendant is as tifteretat es possible
limn that of Saturday."
.Mr. ScsaLSTT said he was perfectly passive on
the subject.
Mr.,Jittillaitirsore observed, that they did not
mean to object to any of the tieutlemen.
Mr. Justice Ailoopt staled, that if any
.objec-
tiun to them was to be received, it ought to liaise
been made before the Jury were sworn ; but
having been called and iworn the trial must go tin :
the question was perfectly doitinct from the one
tried on Saturday : this related to Defendunt's
conduct as a Magistrate.
Mr. MURCEILON said, that be had rot the slightest
objection to any of the Gentlemen who composed
the Jury.
The trial was their proceeded on.
Mr. Seisitucri, after various remarks on the se-
perior advantages which the people of this coutire,
ai Compared with every other part of the woild,
possessed in the administration of justice, from the
highest officers down to those of the most Womble,
character—and after having psrticularlj described
the important duties. as well as the high trust MA
confidence which were reposed in the Magistrates—
proceeded to state, that thi charge agsitist the pre;
sent Defendant, who had hell the office of a Ma-
gistrate. was that of hiving corruptly abused the
functions of his situation. The Learned Gcsos-
demon observed, that amongst the machinery
of a well-conducted government, was that of at
Magistrate who received no pay from Government,
but was intrusted to act upon Isis own feeling* of
integrity and honour. It was the peculiar tortiv,stest
of a Magistrate so situated to take care that the pub:.
lic were nut led into snares by the uppointment rat
improper persons to keep ht I ptise-acuits, ans.' there by
render them, instead of receptacles for refreshment
and accommodation, schools ~r indecency, Mitsui-
rality, and every vicious propensity. The defend-
ant had for many years beets a Magistrate for the
county of Middlesei, and it was not in our solitary
instance that he had violated his dilly as a Magistrate,
but in several instant:es in the years IAIB and
even after he had received the fullest ildorasalima
that the houses licentted by him were kept by highly
improper persons. Amongst these were the
:—The Seven Stars. kept by Thunitia Wright;
the King's Anna, the Queen's Head, the Turk soil
Slave, the Adam and Eve, the Ham and Ma:gpir ;
every one of which, it would appear, had herll kept
by persons who allowed gambling, dud almost (-veep
other sort of excess. In the year IBIS, the cottiiiiet
of the persons who kept those houses 10-cisitie so
notorious, that the coustaiile thought fit in make a
list of them, and lay it before the Magistrates at
the Quarter Sessions ; notwithatanding Which, how.:
ever, they were all relicensed. '..2.7nine of them were
the property of Mr. Merceron, and of others lie re..
ctived the rents. The Learned Counsel entered
at considerable length into the circumstances of the
case, and. concluded by oLsersing, that corrupt
motives were attributable to the Difeticluist, for tor
man would act corruptly Unless lie had a motive foe
so doing.
Mr. Joseph Underton, a clerk in the office of the
Clerk of the Peace, proved that Mr. Metceron wed
in the commission, and had been' so for twenty years.
Mr. John Whitby Perry was head eon.tahle lot
the parish of Bethnal-green for the year IBIS ; de.;
posed, that he, accompanied by the Ileadhoreughof
of the parish, went round very fre,;uently to inspect
the conduct of the different public-houses. A inoug
others, he inspected most particularly the Servo
Stars. in Fleet-street, Bethnal-green. This house
was conducted in a very bad manner, by keeping-
open till one or two in the morning. All niesitiOi
of persons of the lower order, young people of hot!,
sexes, assembled there; they ware austral!) plav in
at cards, twenty, thirty, or forty at a titre. He
frequently remonstrated with the landlord;
house was open during divine eerviee on Sutaloyi—i.
His reinonstraisces were tan attended to. Sig a 1.6
visited the King's Arms. in George-stwrt. Oil
Sunday morning, about a quarter before twelve, he
found 'shoot thirty venous' in the room, ‘Awki,.4
and drinking, and itli.pag at Aufri.-.lmattl. Ile
found the house open several time- dorms thonie
service, and people drinking. The house witl. aped
eery late at night, to twelve timid tine its the in,, flings
Fsequently iesnonstrsted with the landlord %%1111i
out effect. He lik.-wise visited the Queen's Herds
in Fleet-street ; it was could ii(o, it is issaly as ti,e tats
preceding cases. Ile visited the Took 111141 Stave. in
Brick-lane; it was as haul as the others. He some•
tames found it shut up at nig hi, as irtistrte wail sits one
there. They got its with difficulty. anti found 110
compass) bulow steins, but aftes wattle. on going ap
stairs, they found illiity.nr loi:y people, drinking :wet
smoking, but prterived r.n gi.itaditig; they often
turns(' perii.'e out at h,te h„urr, amid while they
were gout% upt at the Itt-ett Got, the landlord wad
letting the people in scene at the Lark. Ku**
Nlr. ton acting us a Magvoe:.te for their
parish. Stand, befoie die licensing day, ill Sep.
teitsbei, Ibl3. he was sent fur by Mr. Meteeron to
his office its Brick-lout. Mr. Melee's:i asked bins

-"V",

whether he had any complaint against victuallers no
thew et lirest-ing flit! ? Witness said hi rettainly
hail, for he Iti.rl found ninny B.f the vub!.eano vet),
cliowiderly. 11 ineintiii,en particularly the lime he
had iinw sp. ken ; and sti.ted to Alr. Merceron what
he Stated to day. tie said, he dinnght their cow.
duet was very rrprelomsoble, and that tlwy ought is
he pittiished for it. lie added, that he must report
them before the Licensing Board. Mr. Alert:emu
upon this told him to be careful whit he did, mai
sot he iti;ot fffff it, his report might he the cause ..1
these peorlerlosing their Witiwis told him
lie timlrrstood lie plionld hair to take his distil whets
hr emote before the Magistrates. and that fie.cntild
take Ina oath currtetly. Mr. ,lrrreroii replied, lie
must send to the pet in question, and admonish
them, and that no dmilit he sliduld find their con-
duct lietn.r. Ile said he Adult] he on the bench on
the licensing day. Witness attended on the licens-
ing day. Mr. Merchant aid Sir Daniel Williams,
were present. A question was put to Witness by
Sir Daniel Williams, haw he found the mOrala of
the licensed ? he told libu he bail fsultil them 'very
)mil, but he had had an Interview with Mr. Melee-
rou, nod that he had protnisA to give them anted.
tnonition. Mr. Merceron replied, "1 have Won
rare of that, Sir Daniel : I hiive'seen theta." 'Wit-
tiests was sworn ; he was nut asked to name the hAses,
and sot more questions weir put. The vietualltlis
were then called in. If it had not 'hero for-what
Merceron said to him;he should have presenta
these I ors out that day. The licenses were renewed
10 the same persons. Witness visited the sitar
houses again, and did hot find their behitviottr at
all improved. He war treated afterwards with'ist.
stilt, atilt he was kits attended 'to thin before by.the
I.ind lords.

.Was appointed to the office of
constable in 18iti, about Easter. On every visit he
paid 'hell( uses, he found them equally ill cosiddCted.
11,- knew these people were offending .001. 'the
law, and liable to penutties, mid yet he, as consta-
ble, IleVer laid any information before any other
Nrigiptrate than Mr. Mermen, who said he nerd
tut go any ..rther. At the codunencement of the
licensing business there were hut two Magistrates
iiresent. There were great heats End animosities in
the parish. Witneas was a partisan 'to neither par.
ties, and never had the slightest difference With Mi.
Ikierceron. . •
Matthew Cucloux was one of the hearlhoiciuglis
of this perish in ISIS; he accompanied the last
witness severs! times when he went to visit
booms. The evidence of this witness wiiit to Con-
firm Mr. Perry's statement.
Mr. John Smith, also a headborough, gave evi-
dence to the like effect. He particularly rentein.
tiered the Seven Stars, the Turk and Slave, the
Adam and Eve, and the Ram and Magpie. These
houses were particularly disorderly, open at a late
hour of the night, and during divine service on
Sundays, curd playing, &c.
Mr. Thomas Field, who was likewise a headbo-
rough from April IRIS to April 1816. acconspionied
Al% Perry in his inspections ; also gave evidence in
confirmation of the preceding »duelist% lie visit-
ed the Seven Stars in C0111,11114,11Ce 01 a complaint
made to him by Mr. Mercerou's clerk, who lived
right oppoaste, but who is since dead.
Isaac Keynoldson was the constable of St. Mat-
thew's, Bethnal Green, in 1816. During that
year hr inspected the public-hottses. He knew
Mr. Merceruu ; he met him on some oti:abiolis
before the licensing day in that year. He asked
him how he found the public houses? witness said
he found them very disorderly. On the 2d of Sep-
tember (the licensing day), Mr. Merceron called
upon him between nine and eleven.. The Magi-
strates were to meet ; he said, " To-day is the
licensisig day." Witness said. " Yes, Sir, I sin
preparing fur it." He asked him if be had any
complaint to mike against public houses ? Witness's
said he had. He then asked him what the houses
were ? and witness gave hisu a list of six or seven.
which he said were the worst : among Wein
were the Seven Stan, the Adam and Eire the
Ram and Magpie. and the Turk and Slave,
also the Golden Key. He asked what was the
Ordure of the complaints ? Witness told him they
were in x minute-book, which he had on the table.
This book contained the minutes of what occurred
when he arid out at night and on Sundays; and
niruuuurd the houses he found disorderly. Mr.
Alercieron took up the hook and looked at it ; lie
then said, 4. You muat he very particular how you
present throe houses. If you present these houses before the
Magistrates to slay, you may be the means of deprivise
them and their families of their livelihoods!' Witness mid
lie should he very sorry tb do 'beaten injury; upon which
r MtriTroli said, be certainly would du th. m an injury if
Ise ',resented them. If be left it to him (Mr. Memnon), he
would see the tenants and chastise them for their conduct.—
Wituess then asked hint whethei when he came before the
Magistrates he should not he obliged to take kis 'lath as to the
piddle-11ns? lie told him yes, but that was *mere mestere( form.
Witness then tuld ham he could nut take the oath to represent
that the publicans were in guest order, when be knew them to
he bad Mr. Ms is !heti said, "If yea must present
them, be careful what you do." He look away the list of
the discard. sly houses in his poetic!. Witness went after-
wards berme the Magistrates. Mr. Mercertin stud three or
four more sere there; among others Sir D. Williams. Mr.
Men:cum was standing beside Sir emir!, and ain't.* was
asked it be had any complaint to nitrite against the publicans.
He told him the Gulden Key wise a disorderly house. That
was all Ise was asked. He did out mention the rest, because
lily. Merenrou said be wunld see the pasties mud admonish
them; witness told Mr. Mtrceron he must mention rume,
and selected Ilse Gulden Kry ; be slid nut know that Mr.
Stercerms tat the proprietor of any lathe

erruie.e.erhalwerf ay Ih. CoMmict SESJIPANr.
Mr. Merriment told Witness that hr would chastise the
poblie-losses complained of, and desired him nut to pre-
aims them. Witness, however, having said lie ',mkt not
help ..,,,toting the Golden Key, which we,. Ilse worst
amooKet thrush it was agreed that that house should he pre-
sented. and it did not receive a license. The other house,,
'Writ wrte Nr M n's, received theirs.

lh.nitas Left here, heaillWrough of the parish, visited thg
144444 v s porti.ularly eninplaine.i 4:f in May, Jane, Jti:y, 441141
Amigos', and tumid tour of then generally disorderly. Ihe
Assent Stn,' plitolic-house war algal, disorderly.
J. Guertin:4- oleo sivited these pithhc-hunses At the
tole ow! Aker he found several people in uhe putout'
gan4l4ltng ou a Ausiday evening; and al the Adam sad Eve
he him's; Juvenal pruple dancing, he believed on the saute
oi:ht Thus, humus were dieurderty in the search nigh's.
John Scharr, hcruthromigh of Bethnal-_rein, inspected
Ow 'twit unit Slate with Mr. Reyrsuldsun , it was ihsoi rly.
W. a 1.., leavened Ilw Adam End Eve, and found tint
41 iftsrolel Iv.

J•sit.•l:osex, n ennoialibt 'lite., that, et the Rani and
one and *Co in the moning, lie woe
*wow, minkinc gin.

F. hawk the houses alluded to, and
timid and gambling ailing on At tie Adam and
Le, thi-,1- packs of cards *very gum; at anti: i at Ilse Turk

col Shire, at the IZ un ath's 11..sgpic, and al the Sown Stars,
the MOW pi reais werestsiog
Joho Goa land, of the Excire Office, produced the wine
and spirit licenses of the different discs lerly houses, espied
by 'll.r. Sieve..tm.
Mr. May proved the hand-writleg of Mr. Mercer's. -
Mr Gssenry, the short-heed writer, proved that he took
the minim twfury the Committee of the House of Cows
stuns, in dig ;say Isll9 Mr. Siemens' hod access to these
niroulre. Or the 12th of Jeer, Mlle, the gauntlet appeared
to he turn cod by Mr Mereerun : hr soittetimes corrected •
doer with pencil, and menetitires with Wk.
Mr. Thermo submitted, that if say of these initiates
were read, the whole of the-en ought to be, and that they
sunlit not he received is evidence, it rot beaus a voluntary
dePpoulii. f Mr. Mu ree roes, but a compobswy one.
llieCOstrene SalailiaNT foilsmen on the same side, con-
t.-soling that the emanate was out receivable, as did Mr.
Rieharelson.
Mr. Jurtire ARGOT was of opinion, that accordiag to
all rule of evidence in Ibis Court the document iu question
was receivable.
The evidence from the Report of the Committee was then
received, from which it @aspired that the Defendant was
She frown et severe! public-booms: among which were the
Server Mars, While Swim, Kiwg's Arms, sad others, of which '
be produced a list.
Mr. TOPPING then proceeded to address the Jury for the
ilefeme. He admitted that the public-booms which had
been reeetiented, were presented for hemming on the b-
ecoming days stated; and he admitted akar that those
hawses were not kept with that demos of regularity which
the law requires. That Mr. Mercers. teas acquainted
with that fact, however, was it mope/Mimi which depesid-
ed only upon the evidence of Iwo edema", namely, Mr.
Pert' and Mr. Reynoldaoir, whose testimony was entire-
ly uaconlinned. From Mr. Perry's own statermest, he
had, during she whole coarse of his official duties, outwit's-
needing the infamous disorders lie witnessed, never made
oar of those disorders the subject of a criminal informs-
tiro before a Magistrate. It was true that be had said
he had norationed the circumstance previous to the
rousing day to Mr. Mereeron ; but what did it appear had
beers the result of that eutiversatiou ? why, that Mr. Mer-
men haul given him proper citation Not to be too Keel.
pilau in his charges against the parties, because the result
' of his charge might be their destructive. That! was DO re-
onest on the ;oast of Mr. alerceron, that be should abstain
from making any complaint, although that gentkinas had
said lie would uo.lertake to adinouish the persons against
whom complaint howl beet, made. If 111 r. Perry'reunduct was
at all consistent, would be not hare persisted in his duty
when before the Magistrate*. Ile bad not done
what wet Malt, be had never, up to the month of May
following, although the same abuses had, according to his
arement, rather increased they diminished, exhibited the
slightest complaint against any one of them. Was it upon
the evidence of such a man that the Defendant in this ease
was to lie exposed to the disgraceful consemommes of this
prosecution ? Thee with regard to Repauldaus, his testi-
mony war equally unsatisfactory. He had only Mew. his
brook hi Ms. Mei crow, best how lung Mr. Mercerise held
the book in hie baud, had Out been stated; and although
the book itself (tenanted various charges of disorder against
different publicans, from July to the eibk of September, it
did not appear that he had, any more than Mr. Perry, said
one weird upon the robject to a single Magistrate. t furs
the 'wheal day on which the licenses were to be mauled;
and yet sewn tech testimony alone was it attempted to
fix the Defendant with a guilty knowledge of the disorder*
in (mistime. He denied that there war the slightest ground
for ithpeting to Mr. Mineeron corrupt motives, pr that he
was repair-, from the desire of personal profit, of emit-
bog tin immoral or disgrarefol act. There was uo proof
that Mr. Merecror derived ally advantage whatever from
thine houses—mid hence there was no ground to infer •
guilty or curt uit endive; and until the unhappy differences
in the perish of Dethital-greer, hr bad diecharged his magis-
terial (Untie, use alone with credit to hinorelf, but with the
approval of his fellow parishioners. The sole question,
however, in this case was, *whether Mr. Mercer°m had
any corrupt motive for the conduct attributed to his..
It was impossible that he could have any sinister prouni.
ary feeling upon the subject, because it would be proved
upon the evidence to be adduced, that he had parted with
all his interest in these houses at the time in question.
Indeed, epee the evidence fie the prosecution, it already spa
paned, that be had no interest whatever in the Golden Key;
and as to die other horses, the evidence be proposed to call
Was, for the tourpume of chewing that be could not possibly
have any corrupt motive, inasmuch as he had no other inte-
rest in or control over the booms than what arose from the
right of a landlord to distrait fur rent. He them called
Mr. Charles Lush, the Solicitor, who prodered au original
lease from Mr Charles Carter Pettley, Esq. to Mr. Herrero.,
of the Stye. Stars, public-hoes", dated in 17117, fur thirty
ye are, and expiring at Lady-day, ISIS, at the anneal
rent of 61. He then produced an under lease of the ranee
bons', from Mr. Merceron to Mr. Danbury, the brewer,
slated 3.1 of Iheember, 1807, for ten years, wanting eleven
days, at the sinnual trot of 201., upon the further con-
sideretims of a premium of 1601. He next produced • lease
ill the Kings Anna, George-street, Spicer-street, from Mr.
Petite, tip Mr. klereeron, elated 2ltb May, 15111, for thirty
years-, it the rent of 101. An under lease of this house was
next lint in, from Mr. Merecrusi to • Mr. Young, dated Sib
scptreabrr, 1501, for thirty years, at the rent of POl. and
the slam of 100 f. to be laid out iu repairs by the in-coming
tenant. The next piece of documentary eeidence put in,
was the lease of the Queen's Head, to Mr. Merccroo, dated
10111 November, 1739, fur 99 years, at 121. 101.; following
this errs an under lease, from the latter to the present tenant,
dated Feb. 3, 1801, at the animal rent of 321. fur the whole
of Mr Meets. 's term.
Mr Justice Ammer, in summing up, described the duties
Of a licen3ing Alagistrate, which, if violated in the miner
stated, were p.lalarthe ut Slur moat danvirouscon.cquencirs.
The fury immediately rettirneil a verdict of Guilty.
The trial lasted till near four o'clock.

A short time since Mr. H. Si tin, jun. of Don-
caster, st►Uck with the appearance of a little chim-
ney-sweeper, between three and tone years or age,
was induced to inquire who lie was; the persons to
whom he belonged informed Mr. !4, tlwy had pur-
chased him of a female tramp, but Ibat she would
not tell tlwin front whence she brought him. The
poor child hat a inost prepuserssing countenance,
and all Ins manners indicate that I* is of superior
condition; be states his name to be RICHARD
SrANSVI ELI/. but cannot tell the name of the place
where he lived lie said his father resided in a large
house, and dreesed in black, and that his owe
mother taught him to say his prayers, which the
woman never dill. The child remains at present
under the cure of Mr. SMI IH. of Donca►ter, who
is fully impressed with the conviction that he has
been stri!eti from his parents.

DCLAYd Aft DANGEsous.—Tlits Aug, is 111)
plic,ible In thug who hove livid rather gay, when
oft the ter or liitratausey. sand who Ire doubtful of the conic-
gut nre.ofau .11-cnrfil coniagiou ; soul it must afford cumuli'-
s to the Alined to Irma they may have the hest advice at
the Ali decal Bona at Charlotte House. Great (barlutte-►treet,
olio° fie the Rev Rowland Ililt's Chapel, Rloefffi lase-road,
■nd Woodstock licence, 11"uudatuvk-atrrt•t, five doom from
Ihtford-sfrrirt. The lloati.l particularly claims the atteot•
of ilium *filleted with Roptorea, Strictures, Flotillas, Can
errs, Nallphllrki, rierV4)lll Ut While... arising from warm
rhombi., juveoile noliassi toms Rt. Ltuptium un the head,
Cue, and bed", uleeisild throat, pins in the head and
ftr.lut idly mistaken for rheumatism, 1104411 on the
.hin.lann•c,ate muipturna ah ee appear years after. sod the
ruse,ctpt. aur iotprupt•r treat/Still —Simms. IVO PER and
cit. al' Medical and Nfiroleal eeleSrily,aftt Curly years exp.-
e,eoce en this err conmitecl clap), at bath homes
until nine at night, and the poor h•tve advice gratis oar
Tu.aihiy, naiads", and Sunday 'shaming,. limit tredve
tido, k.—All ;eit.is to lee closeted to Charlotte lioum,
Rice k:riarc•road, beet roue arc itivocerd 'lila du nut eon-
tsiu a euitsuitiug rte.

OFFICI.4L BULLATINS
GENERACRoLIVARI LATE VICTORIES u‘'h.ft
THE SPANIARDS.

BULLETIN OF THE. LIBERATING RIMY OF TENE.

• ZUEI.A. FII. N.
The army of Galvin., etimmaniktl by the Sit premethis
commenced its nun Is from the rity of Autmlisra, toward.
the Lower Apoire, 'in 31st December, part being etubstelital
Ira Mir small %plastron, and part following the left bank a
Ike itillria•uko as far as the mouths of the Pao, where they
were jails. by General Mumma'''. division. They then
rased over to the right hank of the Melt river; and on the
liii, of January, in Caycara, were joined by the cavalry di-
yisioo of Gksimal emir's°, and, again crossing back to the
left hank, above the mouth* of the Apure, formed a junc-
'tion with General Pares division un the 31st at San Juan
de Payara, where his trouper wire in quarters. The army,
cm the Gth of February, crusted the Apure ni (runt of the fur-
tressed San Fernando, Mid th;s day (12th), at seven in the
moving, the tuma and forts of CiJahozu were in d,
where the enemy's bead-quarters wen established, under tit*
immediate orders of General Murillo. _ _ _

The regiment of Hussars of ierdisiand VII. of La Union
and Navarre, bring plac►d eau our left, and that of Castile
ea our right, the army's freaky forthwith attempted to
flank our left; bait, lay a rapid and sinauhsseuus movement
of our cavalry, the whole of his right was enveloped, at the
moment that the infantry battalion of Barcelona was eudea-
wowing to call away their attentiuu and attempting to tut
them off. Not • single of more than B.Booe of which
number the three Spanish regiments consisted, would have
bete fortunate enough to escape it, if, quicker than the WI-
Vallee of our horse, they had not lid into the town. Ne-
vertheless, scarcely 80 of the hussars sod of the infantry
no
mere than half the Gloaters made their escape : all the
grenadiers and chassriirs were kit on the Geld. The regi-
ment of Castile, which, as was already said, composed this
enemy's left, seem; the right so completely routed, was
scarcely able to execnte any other movement than that of a
shameful flight, without eves firing a shot, nor would they
have been able to escape, if, owning to the vicinity of the
town, they had nut bees. rotated by its fortifications,
which for many days will not be able to resist the vigorous
siege whicia we immediately established.
General Morillo, surprised is. the midst of immense plains
by au army that just come off a march 0(.300 leagues ; Ge.
seal Murillo, routed for the first time that in America he
bats drawn his sword without at least bringilig on a general
action, hut now not even waiting for the fire of our foal.
leers ; this same General Murillo now saw•himself compelled
to fly, almost aloe, from the field of battle, having escap-
ed from two (dour lancers only through the interposition of
two of his hussars, who tell by his side ; that General Mu-
rillo, its abort, who has *o lung outraged humanity by styl-
ing himself the Pocificetor of Smith America, was, as it
were its • moment, shut up in the centre of the Venezuelan
plains, owing to his own waul of skill and the extraordinary
celerity of oar movements. Such is the interesting spectacle
the action at Calabori offers to the military world.
The rtinsiuder of the enemy's fumes are already cut off
from the WINN, sisal ours have snatched on to meet them in
every direction. Thus has the fate of our republic been
decided, withort having run the danger of a single battle.
Nothing is comparable to the intrepidity of our cavalry;
they alone, olds Iwo companies of the infatry battalion of
Barcelona, hare dune all. Generals Critelli), Monagas, and
Pais, have done prodigies of valour. These three Chiefs can
this day have added to the lustre of their former reputations.
Our loss in killed ad woom'ed does not exceed twenty
ma, ensure the first is Captain &Stu, and among the latter
the two Lieutenant-Colonels, M`Lean sod Blaucas.—Head
quarters its taut of Calabao, &c. &C.
CHARLES ROtlll LET,

Chief of General Slat
BULLETIN OF THE LIBERATING ARMS', FEB. 17.
General Morillo bring abut up in the tuwo of Callihan),
after the complete rout he experienced on the 12th, the
Liberating Army look up the roost advantageous positions
round, in order to blockade the enemy, and cut off his sup-
plier. Oar head-quarters were established in the town of
Haslet,. The enemy on the 14th was compelled to abandon
Celebes), and this be did at twelve in the night, with such
precipitation. thar he left in our power the whule of his ar-
tillery, a large quantity of muskets and ammunition, his hos-
pitals, stores, ase. He moved towards the town of Sombrero
by the most momitainuus road, but his movement baring
been observed before snorniug by our advanced posts, the
army woo ordered to march on in pursuit of him. Ou the
15111, at four in the afternoon, a squadron of cavalry belong-
ieg to the vanguard came up with the Spanish column in the
plain of Amiens, broke through the small body of cavalry
with which the enemy covered his rear, and obliged him to
halt, continuing to call his attention an as to give time fur the
army to come up, hut night came on before a single
lion of infantry arrived, and the enemy under cover of it and
the surroaudisg thickets was enabled to resume his march.
Many dead and wounded, besides more than 200 prisoners
of the various Spanish regiments, were the result of the
roorontre of our van with the whole of the Spanish column
um this afterisuou. The pursuit was continued during the
whole of the evening, and in the fullowilig morning of the
Pith, we again came up with the enemy at the ford of the
river Guarico, near the town of Sombrero, where the hussars
of our vanguard, who ever since the break of day had been
pressing on his rear, obliged him to stop. The enemy's position
at that imminent was naturally formidable. Posted in ambush
un the right and left of a marrow road, and with the river and
almost an inaccessible bank in his front, no place was left
by which we could make an attack, but our iufautry that
was burning fur action, boldly pushed on, notivitlistaud-
nig the disadvantage of the ground. The Guards of Ho-
nour to the Supreme. Chief were the first who entered
into action, with singular dexterity and intrepidity, and
they were followed by the battalions of Apure and Bar-
Weenie' causing great havoc to the enemy. The paw
would have been furred without fSe aid of the oilier
battalions uhich remained io reservel if a movemest
on the rear of the enemy had not been attempted by our
cavalry, wheat co-opersitiou the infantry were ordered to
await. In this interval the enemy &harnessed his positrons
leaving is our possession 100 prisoner*, sad the ground
covered with killed and wounded. He mothered his retreat
by the road of Barbecue, where be arrived the same ;
red this day be has proceeded on toleards Cansatague. Sorb
M the teeter with whirl be it ponseesed, that be is afraid to
take rest, siotwithalaadint the fatigue of the Spaniards is so
great and insupportable diet they deliver themselves spas
prisoners without reeistaste. The loss of the euenly, eiurri
the time he commenced his retreat from Calaboxo up to this
day, exceeds 806 Sminiaidson kill d, woe oded, and prisoners.
The King's army has disappeared, and the remnants that
here escaped from the combat will sees penal from hunger
and weariness. Soon shall the flag of liberty wave over the
wreck of our tyrants in this whine of Vesseguela. Our total
bas on this brilliant purshit is only SO killed boa wousided.
Among the best of *hunt Is Lientenart-Culonel Paring,
Adjutioit.Gesseral ; Captain Ardis)°, and Lieut. (beards's,
of the Guard of Houonr ; Captain (Jellified, of Barlovento;
and Captain. Kvnin t and Gonsalet, of Apure. Among the
second are, Brigadier G I Antuategni,
Colonel Ponce. and Major hilt; Captains Flores, Moire.,
Colmenares, Naraujo'
i and Pulido ; lientelanis Anders;
Mehau, Mirage Sesclus, and Restates, the three latter
alone dangernus;. The whole of the plains are free, sod
the enemy, without tort's, cattle, cavalry, or credit, cannot
defend the capital, to which place the Liberating Army is ad-
vancing.—Headlearters, Sombrero, &c.
Ch AS. SOCIILF.T, Chief of Gen. Staff.