The Sun.
London, England, 1812-06-10 00:00:00

oßputs IN COL'ICCIL.

ATT., WHITIMEAD brought up a Petition from a
number of Merchants- and Manufacturers praying
that uo further detay should take place in pro-
ceedinFr to the subject of the Qrders in Council,
11.13ir.th 'had undergone an examination at the bar
Of the }louse. They lamented that the, consider-
Ittion was postponed from Thursday to Thursday
anp hoped that it would not be extended
furthte, particularly as by•information Loin
pars--0/ the country; the Manufacturers ap-
-I)",,!_i to he in a state of distress, amounting al-
t,) ruitiand starvation, . and also as advic'es
r(-):11 aerica, both pubiic and peivate, were of a
41,-1 ;:arming nature. This petition, hethought,
justify his Hun. Friend's (Mr.,Broughom's)
'li-tel.-me to bring forward the question on an
Zoicr day. If the Right 'Hon. _Gentleman (Mr.
.01Iling) would wave his motion which stood for
se'nnight, he hoped that neither the
t );lie Lord (Lord Castlereagh) nor the Pre-
'dent of the Board of Trade, would interpose any'
uelay.
r,..140rd CASTLERgAGH still thought that the post-
"-Tbent- was grounded in reaso.: and propriety.
allowed the importance Of the question, and
pet fectly prepared to go into the discus-
`"lsion on the day appointed.
BRotTc-lIA.M. said, that no dday should ori-
"te on , his piirt, and be the country in what
'Ce it might, and be the news. from America of
enterer description, he was prepared and resolv-
ht° go on, as thesubjeet was one of great inter-
aliilnportance. The 3vhole evidence would, in
ew days, be in the hands of the,Members.
Petition was ordeied lo lie on the tante.
ti l ite Irish Customs Bills was read a second
12.1'srhe Report on the Irish Loan Bill was brought
tit4i"d agleed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a
ttl t*
I).'e ,o-morrow.
't• BROUGHAM postponed his motion respect-
. .
' •

A- .() vince of Ottae, f
`ijourned till to-inoio rowthis day se'nnight..

IP
nit's Maiesty's Birth-day has been . celebrated
every demonstration of loyalty and affection
carioustile parts of the cour tr 7. At Weymouth
ki,:e Was much festivity .and military :;piendour
the re.i6icings ; and at Plymouth and POrtsmeuth
trajetebration in these respects were never more
:iYing or-distinguished.
%., 'le. fruit trees i:: this district came into blos-
it lI,IIis season with the fairtst prospect of a most
hol.tlant crop. . The . apple trees appeared more
Pk,,h.le than the pears ;• but notiii. could stir-
, kir, the general beauty of the orchalils. We ai..e
qit
a; 'Y. to adA, howevei-I, that a partiorl blight has
k.
e attacked the plantations, which are in many
oe materially iniured.—(Gloucester Pgper):
11[? a Monday, at nino.o'clock, a horse, draiv-
-14'14 cart through Maika-streety Ply Mouth, be:.
, restive, and rah away with the .cart at full
Itret4, When three small children playing in the
'vas L. were unfortunately run over, one of whom
kb ch.°ll.ed on the spot, and the. other two, 7e,tc
Ip4; "ulfuny bruised, that their lives are de-
,..
,el'. iat. , ~
kld, lino a Wife.--TA -well-dressed woman .was
' IP ki°ll. Monday, with a-balteriround her neck,
k. c,e
14- t cent looking man, who gave.eight shillings
.'ll Sloe Lady, and paid Coe salesman seven shit.
'l\hge An. immense crowd witnseil the scene.
v Wo
lit man detlare3 it. wa..,: tie hai2pieA moment
'''t t:kitfe, and the purciylser said that he would
.
e ten pqunds for his bargain !
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falW Ti.EPOR 7:

'COURT Oi COMMON PLEAS, 3vNi 6.

BRYAN' V. WOODWARi).

Seijearit SHEPH ERD chewed cause 'against a
Rule obtained by Mr. Serjeant LENS in thi3 ease.
• The- Rule ivas obtained upon an affidavit'. by'
'Which it appeared that the defendant was a shoe,
maker at Oxford, and was likewise a Setjeant in
the Local Militia. Previous to MiChaelmas:f ern'
last, he was arrested for a debt of 101. to which
he gave bail, and the bail having been called upon
to pay the debt and costs; refused. so to do, upon
the ground that the defendant was exempt from
arrest by the:Local Militia Act, ,of the 48th of
the King, which enacted that all men serving in
the said should not be liable to arrest,
while on actual service.

On the part of the plaintiff) Mr. Smjeant SHEP-
HERD opposed the gule, upon the ground that the
defendant had not taken advantage of the plea,
which was now made at the proper time, having
suffered judgment to be entered up against him,
and having also filed a Writ of Error in the Court
of King's Bench. He also stated that it Was ne-
cessary, in order to come under the protection
of the clause in the Act, which had been alh
to, to have it stated on the affidavit that he was
actually receiving pay at the time when the ar-
rest took place, which bad not been done.

Sir JAMES MANSFIELD observed, that there
was no public object to gain by this rule. The
defendant Was now actually serving as a soldier,
and consequently .the'public service could not be
injured. Had he, indeed, been in custody, the
Court would have interfered ; but as the case
now stood, it was a mere effort of the bail to re-
lieve themselves of a burthen, which they had
volnntarily taken upon themselves, and which
they had rendered heavier, by omitting to make
the proper 'plea in due season. The rule must,
therefore, be discharged.

CHESTER, JUNE 5.

The-Special Coinn-tission for this County finish-
ed its first,:and we trust its last, sitting on Satur-
day. Fifteen.have received the awful entence of
death ; and it is distressing to add, five -of these
unfortunate and deluded men, Temple, Crossland,
Gfeenough, llaywoml, and Thompson are ordered,
for execution on Monday, the 15th instant.
The following is a copy of the oath • adminis-
tered by Thomas Whitaker to those deluded men,
and for which he has been tried, found guilty,
and sentenced to sZ:ven years transportation :'—
" 1, .A.l. of my own free will, do solemnly
swear, that I will not reveal to any person or
persons, in any place or places under the canopy
of Heaven, the names of the persons who 'com-
pose the Secret Committee, either by word, deed,
or sign, their proceedings, meeting places, abode,
dress, features, marks, complexions, or connec-
tions, nor by any thing else that may lead to the
discovery of the same, under the penalty of being
put out of the world by the first brother who shill
meet me—my nusne and character blotted out of
existe ire atm 7! ever to be remembered but with
contempt and :1.; liorrence. I.farther swear, that
I will, use my best endeavours to punish with death,
any traitor or traitors, should any rise up•amongst
us, he or they ;- and though he should fly to the
verge of nature, I will .pursue him with unceasing
vengeance. - So help me God to keep this oath
inviolate." , ,

'lt appears, on reference to the. dates, that the
late .disturbances in this connty.vp'ere systematized.
and arranged ; at least our -conclusions lead us to.
believe so. On the 14th-of April, the plans of
the, incendiaries were .first carried into execution,
and their outrages extended over • a •great extent
of country. On the' 21st, a second inroad on
civil order was made, attended with similar acts
pf violence-; but after this day we see no riotous,
proceedings f.-)f a general .11a-flue, the spirit of op-
position owing to the decisive conduct of the Ma-
gistrates and Military, having'declined.• and what
,sobsequently • took piace, were partial transac-
tions of a few individuals.—On and previous to-
the 6th of April, the two delegates, Whitaker and
his companion, were busily employed in conso-
lidating rebellion by the administration of oaths
of individual secrecy and general concordance.—
Chester Chronicle.

Voorn the Tiger.—A new Stage Spectacle, un-
der this title, was produced on. Monday evening,
for the first- time, at SSTLEY'S Theatre:—VoOrn
the Tiger is Chief of a Horse Banditti, who had
domiciled in Sa,baudia, and who assumes the sa-
cred habit of a Monk, the better to conceal his
depredatory designs on innocent travellers. The
plot is good, the scenery beautiful, and the music
at once scientific and highly pleasing ; consider-
ing a first night's representation, this interesting
piece went off remarkably well ; indeed such pro-
ductions are well calculated for ASII.EY'S, where
they appear in their proper element ; and not-
withstanding the horses were rode by a banditti,
they must be seen to be credited. The house was
full to the very corners.

MARA, who once made so distinguished a figure
in the musical circle* of this country, is- now at
Moscow. Her vocal- powers are said to be in, a
good state, notwithstanding her advanced time of
life, and she derives considerable advantage as a
teacher of singing, • for which no body can be
bettqr qualified.

On the 26th lilt: the foundation-stone of the
bridge•over the river Dee, at Potarch, in Aber-
deenshire, was laid, in due form, by 'JAMES
YOUNG, Esq. Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Mas-
ter of the Aberdeen Lodge, assisted by fIENIIt
LUIVISDEI4, Esq. Depute-master, and, other bre-
thren, in presence of many country gentlemen ;
among whom were, •_
' Major-Gen. Burnett, John Douglas of Tilquhilly, Alexan-
der Brcbniir, of Lairnie ; John cordon, of Craiguiile ;
Forbes:- of 'Eclit Peter Gartion, of Abergeldie; Wm. Far-
Monaltrie; John Burnett, Esq. Woodend; the
• ‘l!ry miles; :Georg :i Primrose, of Rae Mon; John
.if Compiled; Mr. Smith;" Rev. Mr. Williiu-
son,&e.; several Ladies from the neighbourhood, and at
least 1,000 sliectators.

Lusus Naturx.—On Friday last, a duck, of the
common kind and size, belonging to a person in
Belfast, laid,an egg, which Weighed half a pound,
and measure' round the thickest part of the mid-
dle eight inches, and round the extremity of the
end ten inches and three-quarters,