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London, England, 1821-05-09 00:00:00

COUNTY MEETINGS.

EDlNnunGit, MAY 5.—A general meeting of the Free-
holders, &c. of the county of Edinburgh, was held ;.‘ere yester-
day, for the purpose of considering the bill lately brought into
Parliament for altering the mode of choosing juries. on criminal
trials. Sheriff DUFF in the chair.

Sir Joni HOPE, .abet a few obvrvations, moved a series of
resolutions in opposition to the bill, which were seconded by
Mr. TYT

Mr. JogN CLERK argued in favour of the bill, contending
that the right of nomination should not rest with the Judge, as,
however upright, he might in some instances be swayed by
party prejudices ; he therefore conceived it expedient that juries
in criminal cases should be selected by ballot, as the most ef-
fectual means to guard against any thing like partiality, and
also that a limited number of challenges should be allowed to
the prisoner and to the Public' Prosecutor. The -Learned
Gentleman concluded with moving an-amendment to that effect.
Mr. J. A. Munr.AY seconded the amendment in a speech
of some length. After some discussion, in which Mr. Mow-
bray, the Solicitor-General, Mr. Dewar, and Mr. Horne El-
hinstone supported the Resolution, and Sir A. M. Gibson,
Mr. Ferguson of Raith, Mr. James Stuart, and Mr. James
Gibson spoke in favour of the -Amendment, the meeting di-
vided, when the numbers were—

For the Resolutions - - 25
For the Amendment - - 11
Majority - - —l4

The Meeting then tajourned.
General meetings of the counties of Aberdeen, Perth, Stirling,
Dumfries, and Ayr, have likewise been held on the samesub-
jwt, and resolutions deeldedly hostile to the Bill have been
passed by great majorities. -
LAN ARKsitiRE ME ET IN G.—At the meeting of the county
Lanark on Monday a good deal of important business was trans-
acted. In consequence'of the resignation of General Hamil-
ton, of Dilxellk-tht.ilonourable Admiral Fleming and Hugh
Mossman, Esq. Were unanimously chosen joine:CorlVarers, with
power to act separately- as might be requisite. The thanks of
the meeting were unanimously voted to General Hamilton.—
A letter was read from the Lord Advocate, requesting the opi-
nion of the county respecting Mr. Kennedy's bill for extending
to Scottish criminal trials the English privilege of challenging
a certain number 0.,; the jury, which has already been introduc-
ed into the civil Jury Court. A motion' was made, that the
county should petition against the bill, and instruct the county
members to oppose it. On this the previous question was mov-
ed. After considerable discussion, it was resolved to request a
delay in the bill, which had come so unexpectedly upon the
meeting, and a committee was appointed to consider the
subject and report to the county.—(lbid.)

PERIODICAL LITERATURE.—The public were 'lately in-
formed that the sale. of the Quarterly Review was about 8000,
and that of the Edinburgh about 13,000. But on inquiry, it
appears that the regular sale of the former is 13,000, whilst
that of the latter is only 10,000.--(Norfolk Chronicle.)
As the Carlisle Mail was travelling- Northward, on Wed-
nesday evening, the 18th ultimo it was overturned with a ninst
tremendous crash, when turning the corner of one of the streets,
near the Post-office, Wetherby. We regret to stAte, that the
passengers (five in number),. and the 'guanl, were all of them
severely injured, but have since happily so far recovered, as to
be able to return to their respective homes, except Mr. James
Porter, of Garforth, whose leg was broken, and shoulder dis-
located, and who was otherwise much bruised. He remains at
the Angel Inn, in Wetherby, and we are happy to add, is also
gradually appro4ching to convalescence.
On Sunday sen'night the Defiance coach, on its way from
Leeds to Halifax, was overturned a little below Catnerine-
house, near the latter place,. owing to the pole breaking. We
are sorry to say, that several of the passengers received severe
injuries amongst whom is Mr. Holt, bookseller, of Leeds,
whose foot t is drerdfully crushed, and he lies very bad at the
Upper George Inn, Halifax ; Mr. and Mrs. Knight, of the
Four Ashes, near Bradford, were also severely hurt, and left at
Catherine Slack. Several had their wounds dressed at Halifax,
and proceeded an their journey. No blame whatever is at-
tached to the driver, who was coming at the regular pace, when
the misfortune happened.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY 7.

ALLEN AND OTHERS, ASSIGNEES OF GEORGE JOHNSON,

. CANNON.

. This was an action. of trover for goods levied under an execu-,
tion against the goods of the bankrupt after bankruptcy. At
the trial before Mr. Justice PARK, at the last Summer Assizes
for Lancashire, the plaintiffs had a verdict. In Michaelmas
Term a,rule :Nisi was granted for a new trial, and now •
Mr. Serjeant Ilut,Locic and Mr. LITTLEDILE chewed
cause.—The principal question in the case was, 'whether the
bankrupt was a trader within the meaning of the Bankrupt
Laws ? His practice was to come over from theslsle.of Man,
where he resided, buy goods in England, 'return, and sell
them in the 'lsland. It was contended, that this was not a
trading in England, to bring him within the operation of the
Bankrupt Laws of this country, for the bankrupt 'must both
buy and sell here, in order to aupport the commission.
The CciunT stopt Mr. ScAni.ti-r on *the other side; and
were clearly of opinion that, looking to the policy as well as the
language of the Tipnkrupt Laws of this country, the bankrupt
deemed a subject of Great Britain must be dee;cl a trader for
the purpose of giving his creditors that speedy remedy, which
those laws afforded.—Rule discharged.

'FAXING .IkIACIIINER-r.

PRESTON EASTER SESSIONS, 1821.

GEonot 1-16nnocxs and OTHERS, Appellants, and the
OVERSEEIiS of PrttsToN, Respondents. -

Mr. RAlxcocK said he appeared on behalf of the APpcl-
lants, who had given separate notices of appeal torthe Overseers;
against the Preston Pcors' Rate, the principal ground of which
- was, that the Appellants had been rated for theirmachinery, and
1 the other inhabitants had not been rated for • their personal pro-
perty. The Appellants had also given nodce to several inhabi-
tants who were not rated for personal-property • and a joint
notice to the Overseers, the principal ground Which was, that
the Appellants. were over-rated. Since the notices had been
given, the Overseers and the Appellants, with a view to prevent
expense and litigation, had come to-an arrangement, vet. that
the present assessment on the Appellants should be reduced to
the same sums as their properties were assessed at for the (mar-
ter ending January 1821; and that the next rate should be
laid at such sums as three indifferent persons should
fix upon, whether more- or less than the last assessment.
The new assessment was to be made upon the Buildings
' and Stearn Engines, but not on their Machinery; and it
was to be understood. that the Appellants consented to the rate
on steam engines, "(contending nevertheless that they were not
liable to berated) merely to, avoid litigation ; but that if any
future attempt should be made to rate them foritheir machinery,
that they should be at liberty to combat the validity of the rate
upon steam-engines without being prejudiced by the present
arrangeMent. In pursuance, therefore, of the agreement so
entered into, he moved, that the assessment should be reduced
in the manner-agreed upon.
Mr. WILLIAms on behalf of the Overseers said, he was
instructed to consent to the 4rrangement, and the proposed re-
duet-inn.

Mr. Bnowx then rose, and said that •he appeared on behalf
of a third party, the late Select Vestry, to same of whom no-
tices of appeal had been given, and who would be materially
injured by the present arrangement, as their rates, in conse-
quence of the reduction of the 'assessment upon the appellants,
must be proportionably increased ;
.and wag proceeding. more
particularly to spew the way in which they wouldbe so injured;
but was interrupted by
Mr. RMxcocic, who observed, that the Select Vestry was
no party to the appeal, and. had • therefore no right to be beard
by their .Counsel ; that if they had a right, any inhabitant
would have an equal right, as every inhabitant would have the
Fame 'ground of complaint as the Select Vestry had.
Mr. STARKIE and Mr. WILLIAMS also . objected to Mr.
Brown being heard.
The COURT, after conferring, desired Mr. Brown ,to name
the particular party for whom he appeared ; and then. the
Court could come to a decision. • -

Mr. BROWN then said that Mr. Hardy had been served with
a notice by the appellants, and it was therefore on Mr. Hardy's
behalf that he appeared, who was a considerable taxpayer, and
Was come to chew, that the appellants had no groUnd of corn..
plaint, and that the rate ought not to be altered.
The COURT then desired to see the Rate Book, where Mr.
Hardy was rated. The book was handed in, 'and Mr. Hardy
appeared to be rated.
Mr. RAINCOCK then stated, that the notice which had bean
served upon Mr. Hardy, wes a notice given by some of the
appellants separately, and not in the appeal entered, which was
ajoint one, and of which notice only was given to the Over-
seers ; and that neither Mr. Hardy, nor the Select Vestry, nor
any other party but the Overseers had a right to be heard;
and that in fact, the separate notices that had been given to
Mr._ Hardy had been countermanded.

BRowN still contended for his right to be heard; but
Sir T. D. Hesketh; the Chairman, after consulting the rest of
the Court,- decided that Mr. Brown had no right to be heard,
being no party to the appeal; that his case appeared a. hard
one, but the Court could not relieve him, but would make a
minute of his claims ; upon which, if he thought proper, he
might take the opinion of a superior Court.

SHEFFIELD, MAY 5,--An idle and mischievous hoax was
played off in this place on Thursday, upon a number of re-
spectable tradesmen, by sending notes to them on the preceding
day, requesting their attendance at a certain hour, with different
articles, and to take orders at the residence of a:gentleman in
this neighbourhood. Ona of these circulars,, addresSed to a
tailor, not having any hour prescribed for attendance, was
obeyed at an 'early hour in the morning: but this did not ex-
cite any surprise whatever. In the afternoon, howeVer, -the
hoax became evident ; about three . o'clock the summonses-
. began to be very generally complied with. Drapers, shoe-
makers, bonnet-makers, hair-dressers, tailors, stay-makers,
hatters, and many others, arrived in succession to Puhil their
respective engagements. A spirit-merchant sent specimens of
liquors; several post chaises and an open landau. were in requi-
sition, and many tradesmen, who continued to-arrive tit/ five
o'clock in the evening. We know there is no limit to the
follies of mankind, and hence we are less liable to be surprised
at such as are in daily practice ; but there is something so niis
chievous, so contemptible and cowardly, in this mode of sub-
jecting a number of unsuspecting
.persons an inconvenience,
that we trust .it will not escape detection. We have been in-
formed that some of the notes were delivered by a man in a
smock feock, and others by an individual in a short frock
coat ; whoever these persons may be, we sincerely hope they
will Come forward, and give such information as may lead to
the discovery of those who employed them. The circulars
were penned in two different hand wrkcipgs ; the one apparently
-by a feniale.—(Sheffield MercurY.)

SWINDLTNG.—The public ought to be on their guard re..
specting impostors. A few weeks ago, a respectable looking
woman, calling herself Mary Morrison, and appearing in the
greatest distress, applied to a respectable family in Wakefild,
alleging that her son, who was in the 10th Ilgssars, had 'been
seduced, at Doncaster, to abSent himself Wm his regirnent.
He was then on his way to Scotland, where the regimen as
quartered, but from the lapse of time the regiment had retufficd,
and is now at Hounslow. At the same time she shelved her
son's pasi, dated Doncaster, September last, and signed by 13. H.
Cooke Esq: Every assistance was rendered her, and she even
'received sufficient money to pay her son's expenees to Houn-
slow, where she said he was going to join his regiment. But
instead of so doing, she has, under the same pretences, ap-
plied to many neighbouring families, and received money to a.
considerable amount, and when last heard of, was near Tad_
caster, where - her imposition was carried on with the greatest
success. It is hoped-this will induce the public to make every
inquiry so as to bring this' notorious impostor to public justices
as she must have carried on similar impositions in various
parts of the country to a great extent. She is rather tall, and
has a genteel appearance, though rather dirty in her dress.•_.
She shcws every where a letter from a gentleman in Wakefield
to another whose son is an officer in the 10th Hussars, solicit-
ing ..ltis interference in favour of her son, which has been
of the greatest assistance to her in her imposture.—(Sheffield,
Mercury.)

.LYNN, . MAY 3.—(EAu BRINIt DIIATITAGE.)—This .til-
iytndotts drainage, extending over soma hundreds of thousands
of aeres,' and which has been so many years in contemplation,
is at length rapidly drawing towards its completion. The Eau
Brink cut about two miles and three quarters in length is nearly
completed, as is also the New Bridge across it,,which is to be a
draw-bridge for the admission of ships to pass and repass
through it up to St.. Germans. The New Bridge is.Of timber,
with which great ingenuity is combined taproduee.strength and
durability ; its length is about 820 feet— ..'he versed-sine or
spring of the arch is 3 feet 11.76 inches, consequently it forms
a segment of a circle whose diameter is precisely eight miles,
and were the circle completed of which the bridge forms a part.
its circumference would be upwards of 25 miles ! On this grad
Canal and its appendencies, &c. there will in all probability,
before the woks are finally completed, be expendeA nearly half
a million in pounds sterling !—We are.informed that it is the.
intention of the Commissioners to open the cut or new river, in
June next. .

MOLE Cevrcutfic.— -Two men, viz. John Moody, of Whit-
tington, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, and John Moosly, of
Lanwith, near Worksop; Notts, mole-catchers, took and de-
stroyed, in three weeks, 240 dozen of moles, in the quarter or
township of Dore, in the parish of Dronfield„ Derbyshire.

Fr,•7?): the LONDON GAZETTE, &ay 8.

•
Crown-0/11re, Mal 8.
Mellab(r returns I to serve in this present Parliament.
Borough of Ludgershall.—The Right Hon. George Charles
Pratt, commonly called the Earl of Brecknock, in the room of
the "Right Hon. the Earl Of 'Carhampton, deceased.

BANKRUPTS.
J. Kyfren,„ Limehousa-hole, dealer, to surrender May 12,
19, June 19, at- Guildhall. Solicitor, Mr., Reilly, Clement's
Inn.
W. Smart, Bishopsgate-street, carpenter, May 12, 19, June
19, at Guildhall. Solicitor, Mr.. Blake, Great Surrey-street,
Blackfriars.

T. Walls, Webber-street,. Lambeth-marsh, hat-manufac-
turer, May 19, 26, June 19, at Guildhall. Solicitor, Mr.
Clabon, Mark-lane.
J. Adams, Stamford, Lincolnshire, corn-merchant, May 23,
24; June 19, at the Crown Inn, Stamford. Solicitors Messrs.
Long and Austen, Holborn-court, Gray's Inn. ,
R. liave.rstoel, Brompton, plumbcr, May 15, 22, June 19,
at Guildhall. Solicitors, Messrs. Russell an Son Lent-
street, Southwark. ,
H. Roberts, Holywell, Flintshire, grocer, June C, 7, 19, at
the King's Arms Inn, Holywell. Solicitors, Messrs. Longdill
and Butterfield, Gray's-inn. .
. G. Fowler, Conumpton' Devonshire, hosier, May 22, 23,
JUne 19, at the White Bart inn, Brislington. Solicitors,
Messrs. Bridges and Quilter, Red Lion-square.
J. (filbert, Church-street, MiL-end-new-town, victualler,
May 12, 19, June 19,
.at Guildhall. Solicitor,. Mr. Argil',
Whitechapel-road.
J. Watmough, Orford, Lincolnshire, farmer, -May 23,'29,
.Tune 19, at.. the- White Hart inn,. Market-Rasan. Solicitor,
Mr. T. Dax, Bedford-row.

DIVIDENDS..
.Tuly 3, W. Boyd, P. Benfield, and J. Drummond, London,
merchants—May 29, E..Batt, .T. Backshell, and A. W. Batt,
Witnev, banhers—May 29, W. Brock and B. La Mesierier,
Warneord-court, Throgroorton-street, merchants--3Tav 29. 3.
Stubbs' Castle-street, Leicester-square, j w er—M ay- ' 12,
H. P.. Guyard, Thrognilrton-street, merchant—May 29, J.
Bromley, Circus-street, New-mad, Mary-lc-bone, ironmonger
—June 1, W. It. Gilbert, Leicester, woolstapler—Mav '29; T.
Lloyd and J. Winter, Blue-ball-yard, St. „Tames's,street,
wine-merchants—l'day. 30, J. Coilison, Chorley, Lancashire,
shop-keeper—. Tune 2, J. Whitley, Dubb iu Biagley, York-
shire,• worsted-spinner-11day 29, H: Barton, Paul's Cray,
Kent, miller.—Mav 31, J. Larkwortby, Exeter, comb-maker—
June 19,- T. Smith, York, butter-factor.

CERTIFICATES, MAY 29.
J. Macqeod, Cornhill, bootmaker.—W. Woods,Hauenon-
street, Clare-market, coal-merchant. —A. Sarvis;
Chelsea, upholsterer.—.T. Russ, Devizes, Wiltshire, innkeeper.
—%V. Smith, Nabiirngrange, Yorkshire, corn-factor.--,.../. Bend,
Blackman-street, Southwark, innkeeper.

'- - PARTNERSHIPS DISS9LITED. -
• L. and R. Pierson, High-street, Shoreditch, silversmiths
IL Holmes mid C. Fairer, Mount-strea, Berkeley-square,
hair-dressers—T. and G. Rimmer, and rt. Lyon, Liverpool,
timber-merchants—H. and J. Petty, Evershot, Dorsetshire,
woOlstaplers—R. Wallace G. Alston, and A. Connell, Glas-
gow-T.
Lax and J.. J. Neesorn„ i%lanchestn., tea-dealers-J.
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Lister and J. Pilkington, Blackburn, and Li. Lister, Liver-, -!-;
pool, merchants—G. and D. Wi11i...,..m5, Chipping-Sodbury,
Gloucestershire, linen-drapers—:D. and '. William;, Bristol,
linen-drapers-G. H. Ramsay and J. Atkinson, Swal well, '•
['Call, Huywood, Lancashire,
—T.•Lance and W. B. Crisps, Liverpool, and P. Stubs, New
dDruaprhcmal,
jn:aAltrsttleisrtsr_OnAg.
aril W.
:in t ,
Warwick, linen-drapers
Brunswick, merchants—J., G.., _E., and 'F. Burges. 11Elton, -:
Kent, corn-dealers—W. L. Phelps and,. S. Kir,,sey, Eyesharn,
..
Wordestershire, attornies at law—E. and C. Freeman, Wig- :-
more-street, Cavendish-square, tall ow-4.,..hNtilers--.:-.M. II ar, creaie
and V. Robinson, Oxford-street, linen-drapers_s. - e:rasha,
and J. Gifford, Thetford.

NATURAL HISTORY.-1L few clays.mo, a WOQLICOCk'S
coutaining 4 eggs, was found in a Wood upon one of his Grace '
the Duke of Devonshire's estates,. in the east riding of this
county. The old bird was taken, and the eggs were hrou.ght
home by the gamekeeper, and deposited in a cupboard, by the
fire side. Tne next morning -three youn.l. wend cocks were
found,to have broken their shells, put are sine?. death the::-.
woodcock is considered a bird of passage, .this must be ti cir-
cumstance worthy of the notice of ZJ:aturalists. We understand
the birds have been brought to this city, to Mr. Greensides,
upon the Slaith, who is preserving. them, -and they are intended
to be sent to his Grace, who is making a collection oa private
museum, at Chatsworth, in Derbyshire.—( York Courant.) •
ROOKS : CU ItIOUs AND INTERESTING' CALCULATION.—
It is. perhaps no extravagant calculation, that there are not less .
than three or four Millions of these destructive animals in this
Country': btit even taking their number to stand at'two .1i;
and each to consume in the year two stone of wheat, one. of
barley, and one of oats, which a moderate estimate, that would
be of wheat, 200,090•bagrc1, of 20 Stone to the barrel; of bar-
ley, 133,333, at lii stone-to a barrel ; and of .0at5,.142,837 bar-
rels.--so that, on the whole, Po Tess aAuahtitv than 478.190
barrels ()ream are actually plundered from the farmers by these • ,
winged marauders, and lost to the pnpulation.