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London, England, 1801-02-06 00:00:00

THURSDAY, FEB. 5.

Mr. ERSKINE moved for leave to file a Crimi-
nal Information against Thomas Thomas, Esq.
upon an affidavit which imputed, he. would not
say a neglect, but a total abandonment, of his
duty,, and that at a period when every motive
and principle ought to have stimulated him to a
great exertion of it. The detail of the affidavit
he should not trouble the Court with ; but it laid
before their Lordships A scene of dangerous riot of
Miners in Glainorganshire, and not only of riot,
but also Of violence and plunder. They made a
scale for the Price of Provisions, and, by force
and, threats, compelled the Owners of them to
sign this list of the price which they had thus
made. ,The affidavits also disclosed the details of
other very great vioiences and disturbances, and
breach of the
.public peace ;, such as were not only
disgraceful to the authority of the Law, but also
highly injurious to the interests of the Poor,
who could never be worse served than by at-
tempts .to better their condition by violence and
outrage. A Person of the name of Humphreys
(we think he said), who was a Magistrate in the
Distri& where these proceedings took place, had
taken ,the examination of some of these persons,
many in number, and who were about ,to he sent
to gaol, and the place would have been full of
them, so many were taken into custody., In this
situation, Mr. Humphreys sent to Mr.- Thomas
Thomas, who lived about .ten miles off, kequir.
ing his attendance and assistance on this Occa-
sion, for he was a Magistrate : he came the next
day, and aelually gave his .assistance in his cha-
racier of Magistrate. This was on the' z4th
September ; but after having remained there fur
a day, 'lending' his assistance to his brother Ma-
gistrate, and while there was still a riot ex-
treinely dangerous and alarming from the neigh-
bouring District, 'Mr. 'Thomas mid cniy left
the Town, without giving any notice to his bro-
ther Magistrate; so that for want of his assist.
ance, many of the,Rioters escaped, and the Ma-
gistrate was extremely endangered. , Under-such
-circumstances, Mr. ERSKINE said, be hoped the
Court would be of opinion that this MagiSrpte
was extremely criminal in this case ; for although
a Magistrate might have learning and many other
requisites, yet if he,did not, in times. like the
present, add fortitude to his other virtues, he
was unfit for that station. .

Lord KENYON asked, whether the Magistrate
had been served with notice of this Motion ? for
that was necessary before it could•be made against
a Magistrate upon any complaint in his official
charatier.

Mr. ERSK INE said, he understood that this
Gentleman had been served with this notice; 'if
nor, the Rule should not be drawn up.
Mr. BEVAN said, that it appeared on the Mo-
tion of Mr. ERSK I NE) that this happened in the
month of September last, since which the whole
of one Term had elapsed, and a great part of the
other, and if this Rule was granted, this charge
would hang over this Gentleman's head for the
whole summer, which was a great grievance,
especially when it was recollefted that no reason
was assigned why this application was not made
sooner.

Mr. ERSKINE said, that the time at which the
Court had limitted _these applications, was that,
of two 'Perms.

Lord XI NY ON said, that these were matters of
great importance, in which the public peace 01°
the Country was extremely embarked. He re-
membered the case of the late Mr. Alderman KEN_
NETS who.was Lord-Mayor of the City of Lon-
don, in a time of riots in 1780, and who had de-
dined to exercise his authority ; and this was at
a time when .•he Magistrate might have been
thought to be in immediate and personal danger ;
yet the then ATTORNEY-GENERAL, the late Mr.
WA L LAC E, filed an Information, rx-oficio, upon
which this Gentliman was conviled, but it.had
been thought not, necessary to
,proceed any fur-
ther. It had been often thought sufficient to in-
timate to Magistrates, that they should not tic.
glen their duty.---Sometimes, he was- sorry to
add, that sort of mildness and favour to delin-
quent parties, had not been received with the
feelings with which it ought to be received. His
Lordship added, that he believed the GAM must
grant this' Rule. As to the application coming
too late, the rule was, not to let an Assize pass
withoUt making the application. He believed
this point was, settled in the time 4.l.orc,l,Reki-
MOND.
Rule to spew cause granted.

THE KING

The Defendant came into Court-for the purp,e
DI receiving its judginent on the conviCtion 10;

forestalling Hopi, with intent to enhance die
pric6 in the County of Beni: .

Lord KENYON reported the trial, which took
plitee &foie his Lordship and a Special Jury, at
the Sittings after the last Term, fOr the County
of Middlesex.

Mr. Lnw, Mr. BOND, Mr. DAUNCY, Mr.
CLIFFORD, and. Mr. P.. EAU', addressed • the
Court in behalf of the Defendant, and submitted,
that he ought to have only a nominal plltiiSil'lllolll.
Mr. CLIFFORD assured the Court that Mi. -Wad-
dington was determined to take the sense of the
House of Lords on this case:
Mr. Waddington addressed the Bench aho, in
a speech of considerable length, in which he justi-
fied his condutt in the purchase of Hops, and
maintained that the Prosecution of him was a po-
pular error, &c. ;—and that. the praetice would
continue even though the Court should Send him
beyond' the Seas. .

Mr..ERSKINE, Mr. GARROW, Mr. GUM,
and Mr. SCOTT, addressed the Court for the pro-
secution ; after which it was. ordered that the
Defendant be brought up on WFdnesday next.

LET ITI A FLETCHER, a young Lady., brought
up by Habeas Ciirpus, appeared in Court.' It
appeared that the writ which kid been direEted to.
her two brothers and another pers'on, conituand.:l
log them to produce her, was. returned by Mem:
in two ways; one return statedler being taken.
by them, away from Landon, order that she
might not be under the dominion of those•who,
were likely to ruin her, and that she had been
since in the country, perfealy at liberty, and
that she had not, from that hour to this, been
under any restraint whatever. Tile other return
stated all the special circumstances of the case,
but the Court did not think it necessary to hear
them.

Lord KENYON asked the young Lady where
she had been since she was taken away from Lon-
don ? She answered, and said with whom ? 'Whe-
ther she bad .been perfeftly at liberty to go where
she chased ? -She said she was, and that no restraint
had been put upon her ; where she wished now
to go ? she said, back again to her brothers ;
she was allowed to go accordingly.
Mr. PERCIVAL then moved, that the person
who had caused this writ to issue, might answer
the matters of the affidavit, charging them with
a Conspiracy. .
Rule to slim c.'m granted.

COURT OF EXCIIEQUER CHAMBER.
CRAWFORD 1.). LIJCINA.

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This .was an Action
:brought by the Honour-
able .Dutch‘ Commissioners; against the Vrider-
Writers, on a Polley of insurance op eight, Dutch
Ships and their cargoes, at and from St..lielOna
to London. FoUr of them were" losl, and. the
.
amount of the loss claiMed was ¢o per, cent,
This case was tried ,at Guildhall, before Lord
Chief J usiiee KE Ny ON, under whose
.direclion the
Gentlemen of the jury found.a..Yerdia for the
Plaintiffs.----The. Counsel for the Defendant ten-
dered to the Noble Judge a Bill of• Exceptions ;
and to-day this case. was argued a second time.
There were several. points in the case, but the
principal luestion, on which
.there was a very
uncommon display of abilities by the Counsel on
both sides, was, Whether the Vonourable-Coin-
missioners had an instireible' Interest. 'at die'lime
the'Polity was laird P. The argument occupied
upwards of four hours. The reply of the*Coan-
sel on the part of the Plaintiff's in error, and judg-
ment:of the Court, were postponed to a future
day.

Saturday at the Adjourned Sessions at Guild-
hall, a porter, named Evans, was conirkte4, of
tescuing a Soldier apprehended on a ehate of
felony, and was sentenced to .a• year's imprison.
,mend. in Newgatc.
Mr. Talbot, of Tower.bill, on Friday night
about ten o'clock, on his return home from Clap-
ham, was stopped near Kennington. Common by
two footpads, whO, after robbing him of three
guineas and his Watch, beat him pevercly on the
legs with their bludgeons, in order to prevent his
pursuing them, and escaped across the Comnion.
A Public-how at Bartlaw, in Cambridgeshire,
was some nights since robbed of property to a
large amount. The thieves were apprehended in
consequence OA Shoemaker having seen the mark
of the foot of one of them, and examining closely
the impression of the shoe, declared it to have
been .made by him for a man at Thaxted ; and
on going to the place, part of the property was
found.

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AMRRIED.
. -Qn.Wednegiay., arbor Ludy:41111)1s howe in Gloucester..
phirre4itieftlitii-Ehn'.l.aily Antic' Lan-ilium, to the Roo.
Charles Wyndham, brother to the-Earl of lip-moot-
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On Wednesday last, at his. house in John-street.. Bed.
forel-roivi Le Coy, Esq.• -
On Tuesday the 23d tar. at Liverpool, Tho..
MaS Riley, Esq. lete of St. ann-,'-b,, in the, 131an4
maica;

Lately, at Bath, sincerely- rekretted. by all who had the
{pleasure .of her acquaituancei:Mis.s D'Alton, a -young
Lady; who by the aul-tif d supetier and cultivated mind,
bore with firmness and' attitude, • the pains of a long :And
severaillness. .
At POrtjtoy.al, jarnaicae, on hoard.His'Majesty,s Ship
Seine, Lieutenant Colin Mackenzie, of the Royal Navy,
secant' son of the late Iludor Mackenzie, _Esq. of Din‘.
wall, North Britain.

On Saturdav, at St. Alban's, Ilerts, after a short illness,
Mrs. Hester Puullion, widow cif the late Mr. john;Lewis.
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Same day, W, Markham, Esq. brother to the Arth..-
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On Sunda morning, in Great Georgc-street, Westmin—
ster, G . B. Brudenell, Esq.
Same lav, at Brighton, aged is years, the eldest son of
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