The Sun.
London, England, 1804-06-29 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH; JUNE 28.

Tats day the Gosport Division of the PortsdoWn
Yeomanry Cavalry had a field-day in Stokes Bay,
after which they partook of a sumptuous dinner,
one of the courses, of which was an ox roasted
whole, and four bushels of shelled green pease,
served up in a dish prtivided for the purpose..
Previous to the Ox being roasted, it was carried
in .triumph through several streets of- Gosport,
escorted by a guard•of twelve of the Cavalry.
It was currently reported that they intended hav-
ing a plumh-pudding of an immense size,•'to be &oil-
ed in a breWer's copper ; and it was further asserted,
that there was a vessel dispatched to Scotland for
eggs, 1-I,)t being able to procure a sufficient qtaantity
at •a reasonable rate' in this neiglibourhood; and
also, that there were four sail-makers of His Ma-
jesty's Dock-yard employed Making the puddinz-
cloth.

There were an immense number: of speffators
present to .tee the ox roasting, 'herd never having
been such a thing here before.

CORN EXCHANGE, JUNE 29.

TO-DAY there are not many fresh samples of
Wheat come to hand, and scarce any of good qua-
lity, the_ other sorts have slow sale, at a small
reduCtion; Barley at little difference ; Malt in.,
clines upwards, and Tick Beans sell better; very
few Grey .Peas, which fetch 375. per,quarter ; more
arrivals of foreign Oes,.and those in good Condi-
tion readily fetch the quotation ; and sales of Flour
as our last.

•
Wheat 3os a 435 a 54s od Tick Beans - 3os a 36s od
Fine ditto - Jo a 57S cd Oats -18 s a 2oS a 24s od
Rye -24 s a 26 od Poland ditto ass a 26$ 6d
Barley - - ZoS a 25s od Rape Seed - 361. a 391.
Malt -57 s a 63s od Fine Flour - 435 a 455 od
White Pease .34s a 41$ od Seconds 35s a 4os od
Beans - 33$ a 4os od ,

The infant Daughter of Lard and Lady MoR.
PETH WdS_ baptized with great state yesterday at.
the Duke of DEVONSHIRE'S, Chiswick. The in.
4ant. was named GEORGIANA, the name of her Grand-
mother the Dutchess of DEVONSHIRE. The PRINCE
of WALES, Lady HARRIET CAYENDISH, and Lady
CAwoott, were the Sponsors. A large party of the
•Nobility•attended on this interesting occasion.
The Dutchess of 'MARLBOROUGH gave another
grand treat to the Fashionable WOrld last night, at
her noble mansion in Pall_ Mall. The great
.hall
was splendidly and beautifully adorned on the occa-
sion. Lemon and orange trees in profusion were
placed in the hall. A Band of Savoyards were'
stationed in. the•same place. All the servants of
the house were richly attired in state, and were
very attentive to the guests. RefreshtheritS of the
.choicest kind were lavishly supplied. The PRINCE
of WALES, and'all the higher ordeis, to the amount
of at least five hundred, were present at. this mag-
nifieent 'entertainment.

The Theatrical, Season at Brantlenburgh House
closed on Wednesday, with the lAt new dramatic
Pieces of 'Tis well They are Married, and The
Gauntlet, both of which were supported with great
spirit by all the Performers, 'but particularly the
MARGRAVINE and• iVlr. KEPPEL CRAVEN: Mr.
ANGELO, in the Captain of Banditti, had'" the
terrible graces" in full perfettion, and lie gave gteat
circa to the charader. A select number of visitors
were invited to a superb Supper, and the Company
were so well entertained, as to feel some regret that
so elegant an Entertainment will not be resumed for
some time.

The AMATEUR CONCERT was to have concluded
for the season this night, but, the farewell treat is
adjourned till next week.

The name of CONDELL appears in the. first collec-
tion of SHAKSPEARE'S admirable works, and that
name derives increased repute from the Music which
:accompanies the new Ballet, founded on the highest
effort of SHAKSP EARE's unrivalled imagination.
Opt Wednesday last, Mr. and Mrs. HATSELL re-
moved from their house in Cotton-garden► to Ma-
thn-fitik, Surrey.

L 11!"

.1 COURT or.KING's

SI.,IfTII eV. ivIrNAM IRA.

r Plaintiff: is a Negro f;-ninthe French \Vint
I: India kilands ; the
.D'eler.J.tht j PO6 t captain. The
pr.irridaLt, with Captain Barrie, walking in
Berlttiey-s:reet, ,Berkel,eyquare, thePiaintiff,
!I with some other servants o;-
.
were, standing,do the path.i.v:q. The Defendant
pushed, by them,, arid ed by,the_
who had hip in hi, hit d. Jrritated by' what he
considered the insolence of the PlaintifT and his corn.:
pahiow, he.sttuck him against the iron-railing of an
a4icent house,
,and some injury was' received, ex-
pfessed.in the words of the Negro, " i?ir'ezporfsce
sifirtement,qui'lltiq fait mai ,ti Pipaule." After
this, considerable clawitir was: occasioned, and the
Defendant, with. Capiain Barrie, to..protpet, them
from outrage, were, itivitedinto the house of Mr.
Mumford., with whom they remained until the, mob
had dispersed.
Mr, CiA4 ROW, for the Plaintiff, stated, that this
aCtion was .for an assault on a man who,
,hiving the
Itappiiless to tread 'on English
,grounds. had an un-
dcw,bted.tight to the pretteetion of Englioh laws. He
said he should spew in evidence, that this Gentle-
man purposely returned from his, lodgings to molest
the Plaintiff; whom he supposed, had not:treated him
(the Defendant), with the respeCt due to a man of
his rank and consequence.
.Three Witnesses would
distinetly prove, that his Client was knocked down,
~and if subsequently the ,Plaintiff followed the De-
, fendant and Captain Barrie, it was not for any pur-
' pose of aggression, but merely to learn the
,name of
the person who committed the, assault, with a view
to obtain redress in a British court
pf Rsticei.
Mr. Ettski Ng, for the Defendant„ adverted erted to the
indecent disrepeCtful conduct prevalent
.among
servants, which had not, been decreased ,by the pu-
gilistic schools of Mendoza; and other Professors of
'that description; and he .produced in evidence. Cap-
tain Barrie, who .deposed to the impertinence of
the'Plaintiff, and to the chastisement he deserved,.
as well as to the riot heitad occasioned, by his vo-
ciferousabuse.

Lord ELLENtoa4Gir said, " This-is a case in
which, the assault, hai-"bein:proved, and therefore
the verdi4' must be found, for thp Plaintiff: The
Defendant had better have retired without commit.
tir;g the assault : a conflia with an unworthy com-
batant affords but an: unfavourable opportunity for
the display .uf the valour:4 a Gentleman. You. will
judge of the extent of th&provocation, of the degree
of. the injury, :and.,the compensation to which the
entitled."-yerdift for the Plaintiff, .201.

COURT '.OE COiIvIMON. PLEAS, [UNE 27.
BRANDON HAW,ORTH AND OTtitRS.

This, cause excited a coniiderable degree of-inte-
rest, vas it '.was an nation brought by David Brandon,
a Jew, herewiotc a Member ofit:lle,London Volun-
teer Cavalry, for a Libel, against the'Defertdants,
who, as Members of a Committee for regulating the
affairs of.t.hat Corps, 1141. expelled it fOrtli:io.r,letly
and ungentlemiulike ebdua. . .

The cause was most,ably conde:cd;, Mr. Serjeant
SIIiPHEtD for the 'Plaintiff, and Mr. Serjeant,
CocKE L --
for the Defendants.--:,'\s, the publication
cf thz,eueposzci Libel was admitted, the,only Wit-
nesses called were James Hall, a Riding:master,
and' JaMes Watson, Secretary; to the c.,0. rps, who
proved that the most perfe6 harmony and unanitnity
had subsisted in. the Regiment until .the‘Pfaintilf':,
misconduct in December last) on wh'ich tlx
sion was founded.

The-Learned fudge adverted to the'*6-siiy oc
a strong power, either in a Committee, or sonie.
other body,' for the management olit Vonieer Corps,
and thought this'eaiiiiittee- haq. not. exceeded its
powers in the present -ppblication.,—Tke Jury be_
ing of the same opinion, gave a verdit4 for she De.
fendants. •

COURT OF EXCtIEQUgR, juNE 27.

SITTINGS BEFORE THE LORD,CiIIEF BARON AND A spr.-
CIL JURY.
. .
ADMIRAL BERKELEY w. CONGILME AND OTHERS.
Mr. ERSKINE said, he appeared as Counsel for
the Hon. and Gallant Officer who was the Plaintiff
in the present action, and who now found himself
obliged, in defence of his charader, which to every
honourable man was dearer than his life, to demand
from a Jury of his Country some compensvion in
damages, for a most foul and atrocious libel pub_
lisped against him by the. Defendant, The Defen-
dant was the Proprietor and Editor of a Paper called
, The Royal Standard; or, Naval Register.!'
The cause which provoked the writing of the libel.
•
was undoubtedly some expressions which, in the•
course of his Parliamentary duty, the Plaintiff •liad
made use of, which were supposed to refledpti she.
junior Members of the Admiralty
,Bu.itrd. Although.
for the support.of our free Constitution it was •.ne-
cesary,Oat a perfea liberty , of, .s.pecch should- be
atiowed in Parliament, and that no man should:lie
••
responsible out of doors for what he had said
place in Parliament ;._although, no :court. of jvstice.
iri the Country could take,cogniance of ex;)ressions
used in, either House of PitfliAmmt, yet there:eel--
tainly did exist in this Country-that freedom xif,the
Press which allowed anyTerson whO felt injitad by,
any expressions in Parliament to refute them,: and
spew that they were undeserved ; bUt. 'the :Press
would not be 'suffered to publish.foulAnd:_abemin.
able libels against 'Members of.,rarliament; and men
of high situations the Country, without giVing
them redress against their L:bellers. There could
be no doubt but the libel originated ,in Par-ly malice.
and calumny against the
,Hon. Admiral, on aceouSst:
.of his Parliamentary conduct. He shuuid next eon.
sider the. nature of she libel, and the application of
it. The libel impu_reds to him a.condud most un-
worthy of a British Officer Or Seaman ;• it went .to
state, that, in the memorable victory of the Ist:of
June, the. Plaintiff, who then commanded the Marl_
borough, had shamefully left the quarter-deck in
the middle of the anion; to shelter himself in the
cock-pit ; and that, fearing to expose himself to
any farther daogcr, he pretended sickness, and re-
tired from the service ; it stated, that it Wit 3 the
First Lieuteniira who took his place, and fought
the ship with great gallantry,•for which he:was nn.
mediately Prwnoted. A more :,er.ivus charge than

$
this, it wou!d b! ailowtdi c 0.11,1

against a Br'itiSh Officer : if it was.true, he .deservea
not only infamy' but death ;• if it ;wai trtoo
howeVer (as he should prove it was uttesly,Ointrue.),
the jury must feel thatitWas a case which tor
the most serious dathages. the real'case
Admiral Berkeley had fought his ship in th.:l-noit
gallant. manner against two . French ships of iii.'.,
line, the iMpeteux and the Martius Sczevola,•bOh of
which had struck their. colours to the MarlbOidugh;
when a French Izo guro.thip came upon her Ster', and •
poured in a broadside,. which completely raked the
Marlborough; killed ind wounded a prodigious num.:
ber of men, and, among the number, Capt. Berkeley
received a severe' splinter woand in the hrehead;
which deprived him of 'sensation for a 'consici,:rable
time, and left him. in such a state that he could ,
not possibly stand opon the quarterdeck. The
gallant Lord Nelson, whose name was •in every
Mouth-, had'received a wound precis-,ly «ijar, ac
the Battle of Aboukir, and was also obliged to be
carried offthe quarterdeck into, the cockpit, The
Learned Counsel then read from. the Gazette the
particttlat thanks 'which Lord Howe 'had .g?ven to
Captain (now Admiral) Berkeley, for his Condon on
that day. All that he had stated of the utter. false_
of the libel, he should prove in a mariner that
Must for ever silence calumny on this subjea.: The.
Surgeon the Marlborough who dressed.hiS wound,
was then in Court, who would. prove that his wound
Was.so serif:us as to compel him to leave the quarter. ,
deck. Other Medical Gentlemen who at ten:l,l hitri
,subsequently were ready to prove that the, wound:
received must have' produe-=i vioiero c,mco,sicm of
the brain, and that part of hone of the sktili was
carried off: le bad also in CoUrt, as a witness, Cap-
tain Montague, then First 'Lieutenant of the Marl.:
borough, who, rejeding this sort of coMplimenothat
Was meant to he raid to hiM at the expence of the..
Plaintiff's charaaer, • was ready ;p),rove that the •
conduel of Admiral Bokeley on this Occasion, as
well as many, others, was that, which bee :toe a
tish Officer, and that he did not •leave -thee-quarter
deck till it was ithpossible for him to stay longer
upon it. Having said so much of the nature of .the
libel, it remained only to him to point the attention
of the Jury to the application of it o it is trio! rite
Plaintiff was not • named but he was described in
,such a . way, by shewiog that he wits.aLCaptAiri of,
:a Line of Battle Ship who had been 'in the aCtH:,'
and who was succeeded 17y- his Fits( Lieu team no since
promoted, that no naval man who read -the bb, 'I
cnrild have the least doribt that it vtas
who 'was alluded to. He then mentioned a case be..
_fore Lord M;my.field;.lirbtight by Mr.'
when.lie ikOol in Prince's':.street, Henover_seloare,t
against a liheller, who said that a person resairot
. not a huridteol miles from ,Hanover-square, .11,J
forged tickets of adrnission.to the Ball given by tl,e •
Knights of the Bath. Lord Man field said, that as
it was alledged and. proved that Mt, Flock; am Was
the only peron itrthat neighbokhood who dealt in
those tickets, tire rinsion was sufficiently plain
and the jory were of the same. opinion. He thought
it unnecessary roonake any obseryatiens.on'Jlo,
dons matter of the libel,' and he had little'
but the ..Airy must of 'themselves serious.
naturo of it,' and could' satisfy tio.oh, beyond gi
doubt, that the was the pers,n alluded cm'
it. . .

Smuci Burleigh,prcr eci the purchase of the Papet
in the silop uft " The .R.oyal Standard.".
Libel wa§.then react; it was of considerabk
!et gth ntici cbntained, among others, fne 1()1.10.,vin
rerrz ,
:

". A )14,;!;;Iv-c6ci is not ;:l ways to be known by his"crOw-
ing. We. have ii.telv heard the ci-Owihg•oi. a 56.),...c0ck. ft is
ntortifyilA to every Hotisit F ...Niman to see those Officers wito.
have led tit :In-4;4;29.0y, alya:;ed ny a man who neVer did a
,brave anion itl his tr;e; who, on tic rit of june,•a
sumnlees day, bond •it ,to,) hots for illni, and c'irmit to cx-:
change ;be heat of the quarter..cieeklbr the shade of t Le.ecek-
pit, int.lW.6iiiiii-wchately succeeded inconmund by his
i tenant, who fought the ship gatlantir:ai,d was linnw`diatel y
promoted for his Conduct. He after,wiirds did not choose to
expo;_ iiimselfto similar clanger, but thought it better at once
to go ::ito port." .
Thi-; Letter was signed, " A S for.
A l'esSon from the Slamp-Ofike proved who were,
registered as the Proprietors of " The Royal Sian-,
darii.," And a .Person from the Once the Royal,
Standard proved the name of the Editor,
Mr, ItOinney,.the Bfirgeon of the l'iariborough on
the ist of, June, 179+. ,proved
.Nthat he dres,ed the,:
wound whisk Admiritl,B,A-kOey had received in that
adion;, thal s SOC%n• its `it was dressed,
(then Captainßeikeley), attempted to go up in deck.,
but fainted on the coi..k.-pit stairs, and coryjnned lot
• a lorg cline in, a .state of insensibility. From thz.
wound itself, -tied all the 4ruptil'ins attendinci• it, he
1-)
was convinced that there wtq. a iotiA copea,.sion
die hrriin, which' made it ab,,o;utely imr ov-7ibie for
Capin Berktiley. .to'have remdincd upon the quarter:,
deck. ,'

Mr. Forbes was a Sufgren, resident I,7ndon,
and visite'd Plaiptiff4b6.t.it'the latter et,,! of July;
he had seen ii:c-tvotind in his' frotehead,, whic:l had.
thr! thul!E; he wafi 1!),1t
:•,K:(1 woun.l Itnve bccil atended, with ,t,1711 a,
Drat',} that wcuid rend r it im_
rosFil)l, tJr to re::nin on talc quarter.deck.ai.
cumna,lder Ql• the si,i, . 1-12 shout( Inn c jUdgeti,
froi-n ti:e at`ln'e-art;nce,of t it twist have.
•
promiced a! ,d stupor aittiu6t
diattly. • .

Mr, CuVan Was a Surgeon who attended the
e.,lacn on hoard ,the Marlborutigh in Caw-.
sand -He. had a flying gout about him, for
-prescribed to him to.-:remain on.shc3ie, and.
exercise on horsebacl: as possible.
'Capt. Montague was then called-; he.gave,a corn.
plete history at the 13att1e,.4 the is of Jame, as f:tr,
a's- the Marlborough was coocerned.. At, a lisult
after nine o'cl9ck in the rnwing,• she eng4,,,.-;:d the.
French'-ship l'lmpetcux; :and
.-the Martins Sczevoia
came lip to , her idici.a%;er. she. Was pretty well
handled. Both Jhe.-Frcticli ships had streck win
'a French ship of rzo guns, coming Oder the stern..
of thp',Marlburough, Itiked her with a hroadsitle,
whiell•killed, and wounded a great number of men,
and did a great it. was then that.
Capiain Berleley received his Wound; he came up
to the witness, his lace th-:'n streaming with Wood,
and. bid him rake his' !,word and the couamthd of his.
ship, He was convinced c.atup-,ii receiving suJ)
a wound it was absolutely necessary for the
to quit the qt,aru:r.deck, and that% it %%old] have.
been highly improper of him to ad in any other

reeinrrithan he did.. He had been near him for
urn of tie anion, and on many former OCC3_
.. glen: in critical circumstances, and always 33W the
-hrie if behave with that courage and skill which
was re be axoreted from a British Officer, and not
l ike a shy cock. When he returned home from
creizii o. station off the Black Rocks, there was
raa chance of the enemy coming out, or of au en-
gageturet, more than there is now ; and he was
sere he never a, ould have come home if he had ex-
eeCied t anemy to come out. He had known the
Plaintiff i r above 24. years, and that was his gene-
ral char .6-ter. As to the application of the libel, he
era it was as c„-.*r as the sun at noon day that it
alliered to the Perintiff, and to nobody else, as there
was re Captain now alive, who on the Ist of June
had beet so succeeded by his Lieutenant, who was
• inert dia ta promated.
Si Charier Pole was then called : he merely de-
posed, that from certain expressions that dropped
tr to Admiral Berkeley in the House of Commons,
to which the libel referred, he considered the attack
to h- directed against that Gentleman.
Lerd Duncan deposed, that he had many oppor-
tunities of witnessirg the conduct of Admiral Berke.
ley, and thought. him a brave and good Officer.
The evidence for the Plaintiff being thus closed,
Mr. DALLAS, Counsel for the Defendants, rose,
anti mad, an able speech in favour of his clients.
He agreed with his Learned Friend (ERsietara) that
the love of fame was in -general the love of virtue.
This reputation ought to be dear to every man, but
more particularly to a Naval Officer, and that it
was undoubtadly proper in Admiral Berkeley to
come forward to defend himself in case he thought
his fame attacked. He then adverted to the cir.
cemstances of the Defendants ; -t,ao of them, Pear.
SOtLtS ant White, the one the printer and the other
.the publisher of the Royal Standard, were young
men with families, upon whom even the costs of
such an aa ion as this would bring down absolute
ruin. No'man was less likely than himself to say,
that because a person was not able to pay damages,
that therefore he was to be allowed to slander the
charafters of others with impunity ; but he thought
that their situation ought to weigh something, as
it had been admitted on the other side, that the
paper in question had not been published with any
malicious motives. The sole proprietor of the
Royal Standard was Mr. Congreve, the other De-
fendant : Ile was anxious that whatever blame could
be attacked to thi. Publication should fall upon him
alone. He could not say that
.his Client was dee
scended from a long line of illustrious ancestors, as
had been said of Admiral Berkeley, but he could
say that he was honourably descended, the son of a
General Officer, who had, on many occasions, done
considerable service for his Country. His Client
had, from the most patriotic motives, set up this
Paper (The Royal Standard) in opposition to another
weekly paper, Cobhett's Register, which, he thought,
contained matter injurious to the Constitution and
good Government of this Country. The publics.
tion, which is here called libellous, had been ad-
mitted through inadvertency, or perhaps indiscre-
tion. The owner was a young man of good educa-
tion, and had, to his regret, engaged in an under.
taking which, of-all others, required the greatest
caution and prudence. some allowances were, there
fore, to be made for a young man under such circum. ►
stances.—Mr. DALLAS then adverted to the libel
itself, and proceeded to comment upon it. Here
he endeavoured to spew that there was no part of
it which so evidently applied to Admiral Berkeley,
as to enable the Jury, on their oaths, to say that the
attack was designed against that Gentleman. Who-
ever was the person alluded to, he was described
as a shy cock, as a person who had only been once
in an engagement, and had run away. Did this
apply to Admiral Berkeley ?—No. The Plaintiff's
own witnesses proved that Admiral Berkeley, had
been in many perilous engagements, and had always
behaved honourably. He then proceeded to state
the Law of Libel, and mentioned the judgments
which had been given in the case of Horne Tooke.
By these judgments it appeared, that nothing
could be a libel except the name was mentioned,
or unless the application was obvious to every
terson. Here the application was not obvious,
and the libel might be direfted against some
other person, different from the present Plain-
tiff. In case, however, the Jury should not agree
with him here, the next consideration was, What
injury the Plaintiff had sustained, and what amount
of damages he ought to receive ? The libel, in
fief, if such it could be called, was nothing but
ribaldry and trash, and could injure no man's charac-
ter. There was not one in Court who did not laugh -
at Tomfewitcher's attempts at wit : instead of con-
sidering it as a foul and slanderous publication that
could excite indignation, it was a sort of abuse that
scarcely deserved attention; and even if it were to
descend to posterity .(of which, however, there was
no great danger), as his friend had intimated, this
could never be considered as a serious attack by any
person, either in this or a future age. As for the
degree of injury which the Plaintiff had,sustained,
it in truth, upon his own evidence, amounted to
nothing. Admiral Berkeley was well-known to
men of the first rank and reputation in the Naval
service. It appeared that they had not a worse opi.
ision of him for this libel, as was proved by the con-
stellations on the Bench, in which.every star was
one of the first magnitude (alluding to the stars on
the breasts of Lord Duncan, Lord St. Vincent,
Lord Hood, &t. &c. who sat on the Bench). If,
however, Aerniral Berkeley had sustained any in-
jury, the very circumstances of the present trial
was an ample compensation, and would do away any
bad effeas that might have resulted from the libel.
Upon the whole, he lest the consideration of the
case to them. They would not put themselves in
the place of either the one or the other of the par-
ties, but would aft impartially between them, and
be had no doubt that every party would be satisfied
with the justice of their verdia.
'LORD CHIEF BARON MACDONALD, previous to
summing up the evidence, made some remarks on the
nature of libels, and of the defence which had been
set up. It had been said that the libel was publish..
ed by inadvertence and through hurry. Was the
eharaaer of any man to be sacrificed to the Defen.

dint's hurry ? The remark, if there had been any
thing in it, would apply better to the Editors of the
Daily Papers. But this Paper was only published
weekly, and the Editor had foil time to examine the
matter put into it. Jr was then said, that be was a
man of education. Was this an excuse ? certainly
not : it was rather an aggravation of the offence, for
he might have known better than to publish libels.
Why then, it was said, that Admiral 'Berkeley's
charaler stood too high to be injured by a publica-
tion of this nature. By this rule honourable men
could never be libelled, and rogues were the only
persons that could he slandered. There was cer-
tainly nothing in all this that could serve as a de-
fence. The two points for their consideration then
was, whether the libel applied to the present Plain.
tiff; and what damages ought to be allowed ? With
regard to the former of these points, he would read
the evidence and the libel, and then point out the ap-
plications. His Lordship then summed tip the evi.
dence. Having afterwards read the libel, he ad-
verted to the circumstances that necessarily led
to its application to Admiral Berkeley. He was
the only one now alive who was Captain of a
vessel in the engagement of the first of June.
He was the only person whose Lieutenant on that
day was made Post Captain. He was the only
Captain on the rst of June who received a wound
of the nature described. He afterwards left the
station off the Black Rocks, from ill health, and
this too was adverted to in 'the libel. All who were
acquainted with the circumstances of the case, were
convinced that it alluded to Admiral Berkeley. Un.
der all these circumstances it was for them to say,
whether any doubt could edit in a rational mind,
that Admiral Berkeley was the person alluded to in
this libel. With regard to the quantum of damages,
that also was for them to consider. They had heard
the defence that had been set up; they had heard
the excuse made for ..
slandering
an honourable dia
rather, and they would give 'such damages as the
nature of the case should appear to them to demand.
The Jury then retired for about twenty' mintites,
and returned finding a verdi& for the Plaintiff,
Damages lobo!.

EXICHANOE WITH IRELAND.

EXTRACT
PROM MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

Taken before the Committee appointed to inquire into the
State of I reland, as to its Circulating Paper ; its Specie and
Current Coin; and the Exchangesbetween that part of the
United Kingdom end Great Britain
The Right Hon. 10.1-1 N FOSTER, in the Chair.
(Continued from our Paper of Welnesda.y.)

JAMES CROFTON, Rsq. CHIEF CLERK. OF THE IRISH
• TREASURY, EXAMINED.
State the mode in which the money remitted from
the Eichequer of England to Ireland, has been
brought over there.—By remittances from Messrs.
-Puget and Bainbridge, and by drafts of the Lords of
the Treasury of Ireland upon them ; both pradices
have prevailed since the commencement of loans
being part of the Zit ish loans.
Are there any general orders or regulations made
by the Lords of the Treasury respeding the Mode of
drawing ?—The universal objea of the Lords of the
Treasury since the commencement, has been rather
meant to regulate and steady the exchange, than to
derive 'any great profits to the Exchequer : as to
particular general orders, I cannot say I have them
in my recolledion ; I do not recoiled that there are
any general orders ; orders have been given accord-
ing to the circumstances of the times at which the
Treasury have had the power of drawing.
How did the Lords of the Treasury catty their
object into execution ?—Their pradice was, to give,
it to be understood generally chat they intended to
draw, upon which application was made by such
individuals as wished for bills ; their days of draw-
ing were Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays—
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays being the re-
gular exchange days of market of Dublin at the
Royal Exchange, the prices of which in some mea-
sure influenced the price to be fixed by the Lords of
the Treasury, for their bills on the days following
respedively.
HoW did they give that notice ?—A great number
of People came to inquire, and they were told when
they should draw, which was one notice ; another
notice was at times given on the Royal Exchange ;
the former mode principally obtained !ill latterly.
In the notice did they ever mention the gross
sum or rare of exchange ?--Never, for the purpose
of preventing; as much as in their power, the ad-
vantage that would be taken of such knowledge by
the speculators in exchange:
Did the clerks in the Treasury ever know the
amount or the time beforehand ?—Never.
Stare how they settled the rate they would draw
at.--T6re is a broker in the employ of the Lords
of the Treasury (Mr. Robert Deey) whose business
it is to attend the public exchange, and on the
morning foll,wing, to repots the courses of that
day ; this report is laid before the Lords of the
Treasure, and they fix the price, being never
higher, generally the lowest of the prices reported.
On days when there were no Lords of the Treasury
attending, how was the price fixed ?—There never
has been a day on which the Treasury were draw-
ing, that some of rite Lords of the Treasury did
not attend.
Was their habit ever to order their drafts to be
at a lower ;ate of-exchange than the loi•sest of the
preceding day ?—There have been, instances, in
which the Lords of tht Treasury have drawn lower
than the lowest of the course, reported of the pre-
ceding day, which in all instances has arisen from
the absolute necessity of providing Funds for the
Public Service, which could at that time be pro-
vided in no other manner than holding out a temp-
tation to the merchants, bankers, and dealers, to
come in for a large sum.
Huw much lower in your recolledion ?—I belive
never more than / per cent. and very seldom to
that extent ; generally or from that to -I.
How many Lords of the Treastary constitute a
Board ?—lt is necessary for three Lords of the
Treasury to sign any official document.
Is it necessary, for three Lords of the Treasury to
give the order respelling the exchange ?-e--As to the
daily transadions it has not been thought necessary;
the general arrangement of what was to be drawn,
when it was to be drawn, and other general prin.
ciples, being arranged by a full Board.
Du you Mean by that, that' orders were given
by a full Board teapeding the mode of ascertaining
the exchange, and the rare to be drawn at ?—I did
say as to the general principle ; as to the daily rate,
it was mostly governed by the rates reported by the
broker, and might not he given by a full board ;
sometimes it was, and sometimes it was not.
Are the orders entered on the proceedings of the
Board when they are given ?—I Cannot say they
are.
How many Lords of the Treasury are there in
Ireland ?—There are four now in Ireland.
Name them.—Lord Shannon, Lord Franckfort,
Mr. Fitzgerald, Sir Evan Nepeap.
Have the Board any rule for regular periods of
drawing, or for the amount that they will draw at ,
any period ?—None, as to the regular period of
drawing, that depending upon their having money
in England ; and even • when that comes to their
knowledge, then depending upon the present finances
of the Irish EZ:lequer ; in all cases, where the'
Treasury have been at ease in their circumstances,
the amount in their power to draw has been given
in such proportions as it was! thought would be most.
likely to regulate and steady the exchange, say 30
or 40,0001. a week. In cases of necessity 150,0001.
or more, have been drawn in the week.
Do they draw the sum each individual desires,or
do they fix themselves the amount of each draft ? •
At the commencement of this business in the Trea.
sury, they did draw for any sum demanded, I be.:
lieve till the commencement of the year 1802. It
was found by this mode that the speculators in ex-
change had great advantage, by taking the power
of drawing out of the Lords of the Treasury in a
short period, and thereby having the markets under
their controul ; to obviate-this evil, it was thought
advisable to limit the amount of bills delivered to.
10001. for each person, and except in cases where
the Treasury were in immediate want of m•mey, 1
that rule has been adhered to. Within a very late 'l
period (a month)
• bills for 5001. have been given,
not less. !

_ -
° State the ntiriibei bi days at which tbe drafts VI
were generally made payable ?—At 21 days sight,
within the last twelVeffionths tip to the present pe.
riod ; three days the year before.
State the motives of the change from three day
to 2 i.--I cannot say that I can eitaCtly state the,
motives, but presume it was principally for the
purpose of accommodatiOn in England, and did not
make a subject of complaint to the takers of bills-in
Ireland.
When there were more applications for bills thafi
the sum to be drawn for amounted to, how was the
preference arranged ?—While the Treasury were
confined to a particular sum per day, those who I
first applied were served, and the remainder accord.;
ing to their turn, if they chose to stand the change
of exchange-on the succeeding days.
To whom was the application directed to be
made ?,--To myself.
How did you takedown the application, SO 29 °
give drafts in the order you have mentioned
at all times, when there was a demand on the Tfe3'
sury greater than could he supplied within the dayo-
- the Kamet of the applicants in a book, in
the order in which they apolied.
Was that a regular course, whether the demands
were greater or not ?—No.
How then did you know, until the aprilicat,;°",
were made, whether the demands would exceed
not ?—lr was evident from the number of persans
,h larva
waiting, they always coming nearly abOt
hour.
sn
How then (lid you ascenain the pic'effti.lc d-e to -
such cases ?—Fr in the first prison who
me, from ti r who,e alt settler, and so on t°
second, third, &c. There
Did nor numb( rs t'lesxur time
have been instances of 50 persons or more beivg
the waiting room at one time, and as co prefere
none has ever been shewn ; the particular orders °
the Lords of the Treasury always have been to ac'
commodate the-public with those bills,
your or preference, and every endeavour has been
made to comply literally with that order.
c) out of the 5o!
If you could accommodate only "
how are they seletted ?—By those who first pressed
nearest to get in their names.
ble to press near
Were those who were not a
"
enough, and. were tlisapP`"t-1 that day, receive
without fa.
any preference the next all cases where they
desired it.

(To dr cor:inued. )

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square, the Lady ol Lord William Beauclerek, of a

AMIZRIED. , Est'
Lately, at Kington,ln Heretbrdshire, ‘Tr''
to Miss lames, of the sameUrq place. •
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Strand, to Miss Lincoln, daughter of Charles A••°
of Leadenhall-srfeet.
Yesterday, at the church of St. Pancras, the
Dodsworth, of Dodington, in Kent, to Miss
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ct, Getters'
On Tuesday, in Gloucester- p ace, New-rte
Edrneston, Colonel of the Ist Royal. Garrison Battaltlrtioin,
At his lodgings, in Bath, Henry Diiuerry, Esq of
i,ltori'
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Folio, in the County of Wilts, the Re-v—lohn CraYernrbei,.
On the 19th inst. at Aberdeen, Lieutenant fames
of the 72. d Regiment of Foot.

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