The Sun.
London, England, 1801-07-20 00:00:00

VIE KING If.-FORGE AND OTHERS.

THIS was an Information filed by the late A•r-
TORN E Y GENERAL against William Forge, Anthony
Stevenson, Joseph Vicars, and James Goodwin,
for bribing, and attempting to 'bribe,' and unlaw-
fully indueinz a person of the name Of Peter Foley,-
to absent himself; and refuse to give his testimony
before the Commissioners of Excise, by whom he
had been duly' summoned to appear before them, to
testify the truth of what ,he knew, in a Case of
Information against Forge for smuggling Wax
Candles.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL opened the , case for
the Prosecution, and stated, that Forge was a per-
son who dealt in Wax Candles, and who had be-en
accustomed to ,vend them without the payment of
`t=the dutv.—Anthonv Stevenson was the Attorney
of Forge—Joseph Vicars. was a person , deeply in-
debted to Forge, and an uncertitiCated Bankrupt.—
James Goodwin was the Clerk of Forge. It ap_
peared on Infoemation, that Forge had a quantity
(149.41 b. weight') of Wax- Candies, at the house of
_Edward Bathorn, in Chandcs-streete Covent Gar-
den, a place where he had taken a, lodging for the
purpose' of keeping. these. Candles, it being near the
Playhouse, where he ivas to vend them. . These
Candies had not‘been subjea to the payment of the
"Auty. A person. Of the name of James Foley had
beeo a servant to Forge. .1-16. was summoned as a
Witness to give his evidence before the Commis-
sioners of the Excise, to Whom information had
been given of the illicit practice of Forge. He was
direaed, by that SummOns, to appear before -the
Commissioners, on the 27th of January last. The
Information, now before the Jury, was exhibited
to prevent the repetition of a praaice which was as
injurious to morality, as it was a diminutiOn of the
Revenue, for it was a practice by which Witnesses
were kept back, and prevented frdm giving their
testimony in the way which the Law, not only in
its wisdom exalted, but which the Law in its wis."
dom also declared the interruption-oft a Misdemea-
nour. There were two shades of offence in this case,
the one was tampering with the Witness as to what
he was to prove.—The other was, prevailing, -or
endeavouring to prevail, on
,a `Witness to. absent
himself, and to prevent him• from' giving any
&rice whatever. In these two aas there were some
shades as to the guilt, both of Nehich were con-_
siderable, and maligoant, in as much as they affeaed.,
the administration of the Law, and set an evil ex-
emple in p lint of Morals; the ;atter was the subjea
of this Information. An information had been ex-
. hibited before the Commissioners against-Forge, on •
the 24. th of January last. Upon this occasion a per-
son of the name of Foley was a witness, 'and a Sum-
mons was sent to him, requiring him to attend, and
give his evidence before the' Commissioners on that
occasion. Foley was the Servant of Forge, and
had a demand of about 301. -upon him for wages.—
He was desirous to receive those wages.- A treaty
was carried on between Forge, the _Defendant, and
Foley, the Witness, on this occasion, but with
different views by the parties, Forge„ wishing' to
bribe the Witness, and the --Witness wishing only
to be paid his-wages. The one offering a Sum of
money to the other to keep out of the way-,—the
other wishing to get his wages at all events, -think-
Jug there was no' harm if he could ioforce the pay-
ment of his wages by any means, This he stated' to
shew the reason why there was so much conference
between the parties. The Witness was told, that
which was as erroneous in point of law, as it was in
morality, namely, 'that the absenting himself, and
a disobedience to the Summons,, subjeaed him to
the penalty of ten pounds therein specified, and no
more. In consequence of this information being ex.=
hibited against Forge, he applied, and caused ap:
plication to be made, to Foley,. the Witness, and,.
It different times, Offered him difflent, sums, on
condition that 41e would keep himself out of the way,
instead of giving his- evidence before the Commis-
sioners.-2el. aol. 401. and 501. were offered' to
hini, provided he would keep out of the
Foley would' not agree to take this money as a bribe,
but he was weak enough to think there was no
harm. in- making use of this negotiation Or the per_
pose of obtaining his wages. All attempts, how-
ever, to bribe this than proved inefFeatial. Good-
will, the Clerk, or Agent, of Forge, took ,the
Witness Foley aside, :nide in the presenceeofForge,
offered him sums of money,; and thinking the sight
of the money more ten-toting than any promise, he
put the Hank Notes into the hands of the Wiiness—
But this was also ineffeanal, Such was the case
with regard to 'the Witnes Foley. • But the De-
fendants were More successful with an-other Witness
of the name of Bathorn. He was the person at
whose house Forge had the lodgings, and in which
were deposited the. Wax Candles (14.941 b. of them),
for which the duty had not been Mr. Forge
was interested- in this business for himself—Mr.
Vicars had joined in this• business on account of the
influence which Forge bad over him, being a cre-
ditor, and an uncertificated Bankrupt. Mr.
Stevenson was 'an Attorney- for Mr. Forge., He
would impute to him no motive. If ' would say
nothing to the Jury of Mr. Stevenson : He, per.
haps, was not known to the Jury—that was an ad-
vantage of which he would not strip hime,—lf
he could shew 'that he was innocent, every body-
who heard it, would be glad—but if be could not,,
the Jury need:Aot be told that it was a duty they
owed to the Paihlic, to find him, as well as the other
Pefendants, guilty.
William Norman, an Excise Officer, proved, that
on the zoth of Oaober, i Roo, he went to the 'house
of Edward Bathorn, a Tillman, who lived at No.
36, Chandos-street, Covent-Garden, in consequence
of an Information ; he searched that house, where
he found Ldro.elb. weighed wax candles, .which he.
seized, and took to the King's Warehouse. The in_
formation before the Commissioners, was laid by one
William Pilkington. That on the 231 of January
the Witness served a Summons on Peter Foley, re-
quiring his attendance before the Commissioners on
the 27th. This Summons being put in and read, it
appeared to be signed " W. 'Mayo, by Order of
the Commissioners," reqi4irii)g

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shotilki ippeai &Are the tnimitsioneti 61
she; gkiCise,, on the 17tir Of: lannarA to testify the
truth; according to his knowledge, between William
PilkingtOtT, Inf&met, and Wm. Forge, Defendant.
Mr. EitsitiNi objefted to the validity, of this Strizn-
, mons, he sdia-kwas not binding on the party to WhOi
it was direaed, and .ou whom it was servea, berait:ie,
it rivas not. by the • Coilimiiiiviers or any bf
them ; they alon'e had power to require the attend..
:ince of a Witness., to give his evidenCe upon an In._.
formation given befoie Mein. It was true,
MAYO, whOse name appeared to this Samtnons, Was
the Solicitor of the Excite, btit fie apprehended, that
in that charaaer he had no, power t 45 command the
. attendance of a Witness before the CommiSsioners ;
they alone, he -conrended,• had that power. The-
Stimmott3 in queStion, ihe contended therefore, was
illegal, and nobody was bound to obey it; and
there must be an end of the present Information,
.because this was a charge of':: Conspiracy :for pre_
venting a Witness to attend, according to the exi=
gency of legal process.
Lord KENrox said, he did not chuse so:decide
this Case on the sudden, but there appeared to him-.
• at present a great deal of weight in the obje&ion.
Mr. GARROW 'said, that it was alledged in the
Information now before his Lordship and the Jury;
that the Witnessi Peter Fo:ey, was duly summoned:
to attend the. Commissioners, to testify the truth,
according to his knowledge in a Case then depend,-
itig before them. He should prove that this person
was summoned according to the constant course and
uniform praaice of the Excse Office, on these,occa„
sions ; that the Summons was never otherwise than
in this form.

Mr,. ERSKINE maintained, that the Aa of Par_.
laiment which give the Commissioners the power of
requiring, by Summon's, the attendance, of Wit_
nesses before them, took no notice of the request of
their. Solicitor that a Witness. should. •atlend.. It
could not, in contemplation of Laws .besieemed "the
Summons of the Commissioners, ithle,-,:s" signed by
them ; and if it was not the Sammons of ttio Com-
missioners-it was
,nothing. . .
Lord KENYON said,
.that at present it did seem.
to him that this Summons ought to have been signed
by the Commissioners, but ham--would not decide
it. He should reserve the point for the opinion of the
Court.

Mr. GARRow then examined Mr. Mayo, who
proved that, to his knowledge, as Solicitor of the
Excise, this Summons was strictly conformable to
the uniform pradice of the Office of 'Excise foi
twenty-four years..

Lord KErtvoN then dite6led that the Witness
• should be examined, and the trial proceeded in, re-
serving to the Defendants the benefit of this objec-
tion to the legality of the Summons, which is to be
decided hereafter by the Court of King's Bench..
Peter Foley said, thdt he received,. in January
last, a. Summons- to attend on the '27th of that
month, at the Excise Office, in Londen: He did
accordingly attend it. He knew the Defendant
Forge ; had fbrinerly worked for him making
wax candles. There was an information exhibited
against Forge. 'The Witness sheered the Summons
he had .received to attend before the.commissioners
on Tale 27th of January, both to the Defendant
Forge and the Defendant Ster:?nif-1. ,Mr.' Forge
told the Witness. " to keep, out of the way," and
said '' he would pay him very well, for it." Forge
and Stevenson were; then together. Forge "said .to
the Witness, he would befriend him. The Witness.
then proceeded thus : " I told him I wanted
nothing but my wages ; there were Wages due to
me at that time—l had sent in a Bill 'claiming
wages to the amount 371. He said he "Could not
think of
,paying me my wages, becatise he said it
was not legal 'to'g,ive me wages because the business.
I was- employed in was a smuggling businesS, be.
cause ,We had' been engaged in removing candles
which . had 'not paid the duty, and therefore my
demand for -,mPages• was not a legal demand but,
he said, if I W.ci.ildikeep Out of the way, he would
befriend me. Then he desired me Co go to his At.
torney, Mr:Steven-son. idid.go to. Mr. Stevenson
accordingly ; I shewed him the Subpoena, or Sum-
mons, whatever it, is: He said, poh I. poh ! I
know that is nothing ; he then ,said, Foley, you
must keep out of the Way, or , else my Client will
lose the Cause, I rntide a reply, that Wile paid me
my wages I had no other demand, and that I came
to him for My wages by-Mr. Forge's --direaion.—
When I. said, if I .shotlld have My wages I had no
otlfer demand, Mr. Stevenson Said he wouhrsee'.me
paid. I had been with Mr. Stevenson, and heap.
pointed to meet me several tirnesl went to his
house in Hatton Garden by his direaion, seven
or eight times after I had done my work. I saw Mr;
Stevenson at his hduse, on Sunday the zsth.of Ja-
nuary: He at first quarrelled with me and abused
toe, and said, " I was an Informer.",----And then
he brought me round again, as it were by coaxing
me. He said to me, Never Mind, "I
will be-
frimd you, I will give you Sol. if
..7oU.will keep
out of the way, and the to'. to, cover the penalty
expressed in the Summons." Nobody went with
me to the house of Mr. Stevenson ; but the Defen.
dant, Vicars, was there; I do not know what con
netion there was between Mr. Stevenson and Mr.
Vicars, but Mr. Stevenson wanted Mr. Vicars to
get me out of the way. Vicars had been a Bank-
rupt, and Stevenson said he would obtain FOrge's
consent to Yicars's Certificate, if Vicars would en-
deavour to keep; me out of the way. Forge was a
Creditor of Vicars, and had refused to sign his Cer.)
tificate, But ViCars made no application to me in
consequence of that. On Tuesday the 27th of Ja-
nuary, I was at the Excise Office. There was then
another cause before the Commissioners. -While I
was waiting at the• Excise Office, James Goodwin,
who was Clerk to Mr. Forge, came up to me, ,and
'offered me z5l. in Bank Notes to go out-of COWL
While Goodwin was speaking tome Forge came up,

.and told me " to get out of Court or else he should
lose the Trial, that he woule pay me 251." Good-
win and Forge were then both together: I told
him, " if he iipidd give' it me' as my Wages,
I would, give him a receipt for it.", He said, .
" he could not do Chat,'.but he would giVe it
me it' I went out of Court:l! Upon that Forge
went out- in. a passion, and Goodwiii- With hint.
Goodwin, returned an made it up 391. .I reftiSed,
unless he would give It me as my wages. -ood-
Win wenroar ani. rentrrird—wittra- draft-of

C' ;tali: Which he offered 'the tiiiii
Norqs making...it up 4cli. 41
4refusett 'chit
fess ,he gi\re it 'rile N'(-Agei-., He 'said;
" iT I take it as a .iiribe 'to go Ac:i.ta; I
shtiulA hive ir,'' but he %%,'Olilti Dot give it the As if)),
wages .; and I would fiat take. it as a lie
pat the'ltiforei; info My Band. A p,.--rsonlof the.name
of William Wright but he. had not
thing to do in the cAu'3ei he only came as
This WitneVt nnderWent A tong aoss-exarnina-
tionby the Defendant Stevenson, lint nothing in
contradidion to his examination in chief' 'Came ora,

',

WilliaM Wright Cortoborated-the testimony of
the. laSt Witness; as to what he related to !ave pass:
ed between him and Goodwin at the ExCise Offi7.e,
he ha v irr< seen and heard the whole of it:
The 15efendant Steven!;on; here bbjeded; that as
this was a criminal eltar e, and laid in London;
where The .Excise Office was; and as there was nd_
Evidenee whatever to,afid- him; 'stating, that he
had either said• or done any thing except in his•own
house, in Hatton Garden,, Which wasin.the CoantT.
;of Middlesex; he ought not toupOn- his de:.
feneeln'this ease:- That crimes were local io their,
nature, and' must be proved to have bi'en committed
where. they .were laid.
Lord icr,xy,o.said certainly, if the lifts-were
so, It Was then admitted, that the Excise Office iS
in London, and the hous-e of the Derei:dant -Steven.;
son was in Middlesex. But it. vat contended, that
as this was staked,as a con piracy, the at of one
of the parties was the aet of all;and here was abund-
ant proof 'Of crirninalityat Office, which
was in London.. That: Stevenson was trierefore
guilty Upon this charge:
To support which do.drinc, the Airoxiviv. Gt-
NE RAL and Mr. GAR ROW cited the case:tif the con-
spiracy- of' Bowes and his Agents; io.ltittaway with
Lady Stratlunore,'which Was...done in Middlesex;
and some of the, parties ad ed' theii:,part of the con-
spiracy. in the.NOtth of England, and had nothing
to thi in Middlesex. Triat the charge against Ellett
all, was for a crime committed in Midd;cseX,
_nr
which, under the dircaion of Mr. Justice.a-t.irtr
the Jury founa them all 'guilty. The case w-as
terwards-argued before the .Court,'and the opinion
of Mr. Justice BU 14. E R was confirmed.
Lord Ki:\iyoz,r said, that if the Evidence was
true, the behaviour of Stevenson was most infamoui,'
but he did not see how he could be made a conspira-
tor -in London, if he had 'not chine One :idiot) in
London, nor had joined with any of the befendabts
in' Middlesex, Who afterwards aded in London.
The house of Stevenson was'admitte'd to he a hat_
ton _Garden, in the County of, Middlesex; lie did
nothing any where else.

MC— ATTORNEY Gr.'ict RAI, said, that a message
came to Stevenson by the Witness Foley, from
Forge. He says to Forge he will befriend him if
lit. will: keep our of ,the -way. Attempts are after_-:
wards -rnade.to prevail on that 'Witness to absent
himself, at the Excise Office. This was a continu-
ance in London of that which had commenced in
Middlesex, and all the parties were united in a con. .
spiracy for one common illegal objea—
Lord KENYON Said,• that something had happened .
in. Middlesex in which Stevenionhad'afted. Some-
thing also happened in London in which Stevenson
had not .aded. Could that,,possibly, make Steven.
son criminal in L9ndon If ten thousand anthori-
ties
.of Mr, JusticeßuLLErt, or any body else, .had
said so, his L_ could not bring his mind
.to
assent to that. He was very clearly of opinion, .•
that unless -Inetliing was proved to have been done
by Stevenson in London; he could not be ebnviaed. -
on this Information. 'He must have his mind s'atis-•
'fled •belbre lie côutd direet the-Jury to -tonvia'any • -
man of a crime, that such a crime'w:':s ce,mmirtedas.
it was stated on the Record. He Said:ol:s; fOt the:
w
sake of
,preserVing the Rules of _La they were.
fixed ip his ntiffa; not that he \visited to' screen
guilt br to shelter thetuit:y from punishment: hf
A prosecution be adapted to the County of Middle-
sex, ' this Evidence would • 6e,' euflieient to con
Stevenson; And, supposing the evidence' to.be 'true, •
his 'Condki; he being an Attorney, 'and as 'such
knowing how criminal.such behaviour must be,- was'
infamous,-and it would be a reproach to' the Mini- •
nistration of Justice to let,such an offender escape;
but still, the Rules or Law must be preserved,
without which there could be neither certain con-
viftion-ofguilt, or protenion of innocence.--His •
Lordship was clearly of-opinion, thardnless some-.
thing was done by Stevenson in London; he could
not •be-convicted, on 'this information. -

Mr. EttsarlrE addressed the Jury on behalf of the,
Defendants) and relied with confidenceo'n the eiTcet
of his obje&ion to the -SumMons, on the point of
Law. He txpeeted only the acquittal of, Stevenson,
against whom there was-no legal proof, and Vicars,
against- whom there was none at all.

Lord KtNYON said a few words to the Jury, who
found Willihm Forge Gaihj-,--,Anthany Stevenson
Not Guilty-=rJoseph Vicars Not Pailty, and James
Goodwin Nat
The same parties stood charged' with a' similar
offence, that of inducing Edward Bathor'n, ofChan-
dos-street, at whose house the Defendant, Forge,
lodged, and kept these candles, to keep away, in..
stead of giving his evidence, at the same time ; on
whom they prevailed. This was in ,Nqw-streer-
square, in the City of London.- The case was quite
clear, and_ all the. Defendants were found Guilty ;- of
which. we shall give a full account hereafter, Lora
KENYONS observations on thu duty of an Attorriey.
to his Client; and the secrets to be preserved in that
relation, being interesting.

MoRTIMER. againtt 3POCK.

The Plaintiff is a Gun maker living in Fleet'.
street, the Defendant a Chymist on Ludgale-Flitl.
This was an Aclion for Goods sold and delivered.
The original DelE was 1361. 16s. for Gins anti
Pistols delivered to the Order of the Deferdati•.'
Two sums had been paid, so that a Balance rema
ed or 531. • 35. The Defence was, that true,
these Guns and Pistols were ordered, and these
sums of money paid on account, and that the 84-
lance-re nained as stated by the Plaintiff, but that
the Defendant did not order these Arms for him-
self ; but for another, as his Agent, for Captain
Denton, that he named Captain Denton as the
Principal, at the tune of ordering the Goods, and

therefore, it was contended that the tele:AIM was
not answerable, he having named his Principal; 'ro
this it was admitted that the Law was so, in gent.
ral, ,bsut not so in this particttlar case, because this
was not, altogether, .the state' of the fad. It was
true indeed, that these Goods,were purchased by
the Defendant for Captain Demon, an Officer in In.
dia, and, he said so to Mr. Mortimer's Brother to
whom he gave the Order, but Mr. Mortimer, the
Brother of the Plaintiff, expressly said, they would
not trust Mr." Denton, and ;lethally refused to exe-
_ cute the Order unless Mr. Stock, the Defendant,
would be, himself, answerable ; and he undertook

to be so, and the entry was made accordingly in the
Order Book. Afterwards they delivered these
Goods, and received sums of money as they were
\ remitted to Mr. Stock, from India, where Captain
Denton was, but this the Plaintiff accepted, to ob-
I..ligt-Mr. Stock, for he was a very good CUstomer,
but the Plaintiff always looked to Mr. Stock, he
never having given Credit to any body else.

.
This was proved by Mr. Mortimer, theylain-
tiff 's Brother, who is now his Partner, but who
was not so when this cause of Atlion arose, nor
had any interest whatever in the profits of this
transaction.

It was contended on the other side, that the
agreement was to wait for the payment made to Mr.
Stock from India, and that if there was any loss the
Plaintiff was to bear it. The terse, it, was said,
could have been proved clearly by a person who
was the Shoprnan of the Defendant, but who was
gone to America. There was an Apprentice of the
Defendant who was present at the conversation, but
whether he heard the whole of it, the Counsel said
he did not know, he would try. This Witness..was
called, but he. said he heard the conversation be.
tween his Master and Mr. Mortimer, but he did
not,' recollect the whole of it. The Defendant's
Counsel said,: the Witness did very rightly in say:
ing so:
Lord KENTON said, -there was no, doulkr that the
verclid should be for the Plaintifffor this balance.--;
The parties were both respedable 'persons; he be.
• •. • .. •
lieved.
Verdid for the-Plaintiff—Damages-5315. .35.

BENNET V. W'OOLCOT:.

This was an ACtion brought by the Plaintift, who
had consigned goods up to London to a Mr. Fox,
in Surrey road, Blackfriars, which were marked
with an X. and numbered .p and 42, but without
any direetion, against the Defendant, the oWner of
the waggon, which inns at the Swan at Holborn-
bridge.
It Was clear that the goods came from Sherborne
and arrived in Town ; that they were sent by mis.
take to a person of the name of Purse, in Cloak.

lane, who had made enquiries for goods several
times before, and said he expeitecl them ; they were
afterwards taken from Mr. Purse, on its being dis_
covered that they should have been sent to Mr.
Fox, to whom other consignments had been made
by the Plaintiff, Mr. Benne:, to sell for him by
Commission, &c.
It was positively sworn by James Broughton, the
porter of the Defendant, and corroborated by the
carter, that these goods in question were aftually
delivered to Mr. Fox himself, at his house in Black-
friars-road.
On the other hand, it was positively sworn by
Mr. Fox, who was released from all liability to this
loss by the Plain tiff, and who was thereby a competent
Witness, that he never received the goods in que-
stion_; and that when the porter of the Plaintiff
came for payment.of the cartage of No. 38, which
had before been delivered to him, he refused to pay
until he should account for the two bales in ques-
tion, upon which the,porter said, gg he believed in
his conscience they never came up from the country
at all."

Mrs. Fox and art apprentice of Mr. Fox, swore,
they heard' the porter, James Broughton, say this to
Mr. Fox. Mr. Fox during the trial was ordered
to. fetch his books, which he did, and submitted
them to inspeetion. So that the question came to a
point, namely, a question of Credit—" Either that
the porter, James Broughton, had committed per-
jury, or else the three other Witnesses, Mr. and
Mrs. Fox, and the apprentice of Mr. Fox, who had
no earthly interest in the case, had committed that
• crime."

Lord KENYON, in the course of an able charge
to the Jury, pointed out the material part for their
attention, making most suitable observations as he
went along, and leaving the whole ease to them to
be decided.
Verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages 641. las.

A young man, a rope-maker, was on Thursday
fully committed for trial from the Public-Office, Shad..
well, under the .following circumstances.—Mrs.
J-lumphreys, a widow lady, residing in Brook..
street, Radcliffe, had her house robbed of a great
quantity of apparel last Christmas night, and on
the 27th of March following, .of a • large quan-
tity of plate, for which ten guineas reward
was offered. Several persons were apprehended
by the Officers, and examined before the Magis-
trates, but nothing appearing against them, they
were discharged, The matter in question being
given over as entirely lost, no farther inquiry was
made, till two days ago, the Prisoner was seen
with a pair of stockings on, which had belonged to
the deceased Mr. Humphreys, which created a sus-
Ocion, when under a search warrant, the officer
found the stolen property locked up in a chest be..
longing to the Prisoner, with a nmnber of keys
. which fitted all the locks in the house of Mis.
Humphreys, to which he had general access, without
ever being suspeled.

Thursday morning the body of .a man rather
genteelly dressed, and apparently about 30 years of
frage, Was discovered lying in thcaiver near Bat_
.--ttrsea; by a Aslierman. -From 4ppearance, he must
have been some days in the water: The body was
-taken on shore in order to be owned.

PUBLIC:-OFFICE, 1107r-SrIZEED.

COMBINATION.

Ow Saturday John Ureen, Thomal Griffin, ab(.l
Thomas Field, three journeymen boot and shoe_.
tnakers, were brought before ---- GRAHAM and
Esqrs. tie Sitting Magistrates, charged
with a number of others, in forming a combination
against their masters, for the purpose of raising
their wages. .
A number of eminent masters attended, and the.
combination was clearly proved, such as their hold-
ing meetings; and. in one case a man, who had ex-
pressed himself satisfied with the present, prices, had
been threatened, with personal violence. The Pri-
soners• had likewise sent lette.ri, addressed to their
Masters, requesti-ng an arbitrator to be appointed ;
and although they signed individually, yet the lan-
guage was always. in -the plural, speaking of the
men, us, and we._

The Prisoners, in their defence, said, they could
not maintain themselves and families by the' present
prices, and that, for some work they were paid less
than they were twelve years since; that they had
taken Mr. ERSKINE'S opinion, who had said, they.
might refuse individually to work under a certain
price, and .they 'considered they were acting Agree-
ably to that. opinion. The Magistrates informed
them, if they had kept strialy by Mr. ER SK INE's
opinion, they would have committed, no offence ;
every man had a right to put what value he chose
upon hii labour, but .he must not do or say any
thing to induce his ,brother, workmen to refuse ,to
work, unless they received the same pay; if they
did, that was deemed a combination by the Aft of
Parliament. •

Mr.CoNsT,
,who attended for the Prosecution, in
the most huinane manner, said 'he thought the Pri-
soners' condua had arisen from ignorance of theAa
of Parliament, particularly with respeft to 'their
-letters, requesting their masters to appoint arbitra-
tors to:settle the advance of wages. The Ait pro.
vided for no such thing ; but only said if any dis-
pute arose it should be settled by arbitration ; no
dispute existed, and he recommended the Prosecutors
to withdraw the Prosecution, which was consente I
to.' But the • men, before they left the Office, ad-
dressed the Magistrates, and asked if ther,e was no
meansiy which their grievances could be redressed.
They had' not been conscious of offending against
the Aft of Parliament ;' they had not left thetr work,
but had been taken from it when apprehended ; and
it was in vain for them to ask individually; for their
'Masters had•all agreed to give but a certain price.

The Magistrates informed them, that there was
no means existing of remedying their grievances; if
they wanted any fresh regulations, they must apply
to Parliament ; and, with respe6t to the Masters
agreeing not to give above a certain price, if it
could be proved that any two of them did so; that
would be a combination against the men; and they
would punish them accordingly, if they were brought
before them.

Mr. KttowLys attended for. the Prisoners.

&IRTI-F.

On Friday the loth inst. at 114 Lordship's.houst at Shrug_
Hill, near Dorking, the Right Han. Lady Leslie, of .a
Daughter.

11f4RRIED.

. In Harcourt-street, Dublin, Rowley • ',ascents, Esq.
County of Down, to Miss Hutchinson, niece to Lord Franck-
fort. . ,

On the loth ult. at Pengethly, near Ross, in the County
of Hereford, T. Powell Symonds, Esq, M. P. for that City,
to Misi; ROotes, of Elham.

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V V Responsibility deviate from the general. System by
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Eight years have I devoted my pradiee to the exclusive
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.
me plan gives me additional ardor to oppose, as far as I am
able, the" ravages of those Complaints which arc the most
important in the Catalogue of-Human Infirmities.
After initiation into every Branch, as an Army Surgeon,
I 'formed it wish at an. early period of Pradice to rescue in--
kiividuale from. the "ignorance of unetitleated men, .or the
equally dangerous lirecipitancY•of 'general Praaitioners.
• The Three Disorders, to the Cure of which I have de
voted' my attention, comprise every species of V ENE -
REAL INFECTION, whether of a recent ;or
.long. du-
ration: 2dly, All kinds of debility, whether Arising from
the .habits of school-boyS dr the indufdgences of..mature
age: And, lastly, that' 'derangement of the system in, wo- -
men which is called BARR gN N ESS, or ST h_k 'LIT V..
Numerous Diseases 'are the result of ignorance, or baste,
in the treatment of a simple Genotrhcea; and it not un-'
frequently happens that
,the seeds of Life are poisoned by
the indiscretion of" an unguarded hour.—By a superior Vie_ such Complaints are easily cured; and, even :where
' others have failed, I trust- that I may presume to bfrer a.
radical re-establishment.
- Few, however* are the cases of complicated distress
ulte
this disorder,' compared with the calatn•ootts situations of
Men, who, from an indulgence:in a solitary vice, Or the.
e'v pralent gaieties of a fashionable life, acqUire that . state.
of Debility, whieii is the unavoidable consequence of:Such..
pernicious' habi ts.
Where the unhappy Offerer broods over his triisery,4 but
carefully conceals his misfortune, it may be some conse.'
lation for. him to know, that although it be An object of
doubt Or uncertainty with other Prattitioners, the removal
of these Deticiehetes 'by the gradual • progress of Rencva-,
tion, is the' acquirement of my Expel-tepee. Jr the rites
of Bacchus Or Venus have began to. reduce Manly vigour,,
much anxiety will be prevented by an early Counterac-
tion of !this languid State ; and in these cases, .no 'great
difficulty will occur.
But where this DefiCiency has-for years existed, a .proper
Bperseverance is 'indispensably requisite to revive the slum-,
ering Sparks of Life, and to re-animate the Constitution.
MARRIED WOMEN, who have been diappointed_
in their expectations of a Family, may be assured, that in`
most instances, such defeas are curable by Medical skill.
,The seeress which is so essential to my undertaking,-
and the qualifications which 1 have premed to. state, fbrm
the basis of my pretensions, and' in coincidence with .such.
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personally; or by Letters (inclosing a small Note), 'at his
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adjoining, and the Name is on both the doors.
.M. Mertiber of the Royal College Of Surgeons. •

VENEREAL BLINDNESS, &c. -'•
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