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London, England, 1821-04-20 00:00:00

COLNBROOK V. LEIGH.

A. further postponement of the -hearing of the amended.peti-
tion resented in this cause was made for Satuiday, to afford an
opportunity of referring to- affidavits filed on the•hearing of a
former petition in the same cause.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18.

BENSLEY V. BIGNOLD.
This was an action for goods sold and delivered, and for
work and labour done by the plaintiff, as a printer, for the de.
fendant, late Secretary of the Norwich Union Fire and Life
Society.
- Mr. SCARLETT conducted the plaintiff's case; and Mr.
GuItNEY and Mr. CAMPBELL, the defendant's.
It was proved on the part of the plaintiff, that the defendant
employed hiin to print three several editions of a publication
entitled, " Elucidation of the System of Fire and Life Insur-
ance," consisting of one thousand copies; valued at .1121. ss.
Mr. GURNEY, for the defendant, attempted to spew, that
the order for the printing was given on account of the Norwich
Society, and not fin the defendant personally, but the evidence
being of a different tendency, he submitted in point of law, that
the plaintiff must be nonsuited, inasmuch as it appeared, that'
the printer's names on the first and last pages of the pamphlet,
were " Pinnock and Maunder," instead of the name of the
plaintiff himself, contrary to the provisions of the statute 39
Geo: 111. c. 79. s. 27.

The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE was of opinion that the objec.
tion was not available, inasmuch as the object of that statute
was public and not private, and consequently could not defeat
the plaintiff's remedy against the defendant, who had enjoyed.
the benefit of his labours.

The Jury, therefore, under his Lordship's directions, • found
their verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, ag
THURSDAY, APRIL 19.
• ' DiSPREe V. 'MITCHELL.

This was an. issue directed by the 'lce-Chancellor. The'
plaintiff, 'Mr. Despree, who is a banker at Paris, sent, in the
year 1804, a quantity of dollars (value about. 250,0001:) to this
country : they were consigned to Messrs. Thellusson and Co.,'
of London, and ..were duly • received by that firm. Of the bitl-
lion so consigned Mr. Dcspree now demanded from Mr. Mit-
chell, the surviving partner of Thellitsson and Co., an ac-
count. In answer to that claim the defendant pleaded that'
Mr. Despree being in 1804 -an alien resident in a country
with which England was at war, and the .Messrs. Thellussons
British merchants, the whole transaction had been illegal:
the plaintiff replied, that the property had been imported under.
licenses from the English government ; and whether the impor-
tation had or had not been licensed, was the question to the jury.
On the part of the plaintiff the deposition of Mr.. Varcavessa,
whO shipped the dollatito this country, was put in. Mr. Var-
cavessa swore that all the ships had licenses on board. Me-
moranda were also put in of 'orders in council granting certain
licenses for the importation of bullion to Messrs. Thellusson
and Co.

The evidence of the defendant went to show thanhe licenses
.obtained by Messrs. Thellusson and Co. had been intended,
and employed, to cover certain importations of bullion from
Holland, not the importation of Mr. Despree : it was also
proved that the-ships which brought Mr. Despree's dollars had,
previously to that service, performed another voyage • and it
was contended, that the licenses granted by the English Go-
vernment to Messrs. Thellusson and Co., lthough nominally
granted for a period of 6 months, were intended only to cover
one voyage : the protection had ceased, therefore, before the
consignment from Mr. Despree took place. •
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE left the question, upon the evi-
dence, to the Jury, who, without hesitation, found L a rdict
for' the plaintiff.

FLIGHT AND ANOTHER V. VYE.
This was an action by Messrs Flight and Robson, the organ
builders, to recover a balance of £156 upon the price of an
organ worth £B7O, which they had built for the defendant, a
elhgyrnan of Wooton, in Northamptonshire.
Mr. DENMAN and Mr. WAI.Fo all were for the plaintiffs;
and Sir. CIUIINEY and Mr. A MooitE were for the defendant.

After the case had proceeded to some length, it was agreed
to refer it to arbitration, the defendant objecting, that the organ
was not worth the money which he had agreed to pay for it.
The Sittings concluded this day. (in Wednesday the Judges
of this Court sat at Westminster, to hear arguments for new
trials. -

QuAKEns.—An Address of the Quakers to
JAMES H. on his accession, preserved i❑ Wanley's
Common Place Book, is highly characteristic
of that sect. 44 We come to condole the death of
our friend Charles ; and we are glad that thou
art come to be our ruler. We hear that thuu
arta dissenter from the Church of England, and
so are we. -We beg that thou. wouldst, grant us
the same liberty that thou takest thyself, and so
we wish thee well. Farewell."

GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY.—The 4th anni-
versary of this Institution was yesterday cele-.
brated at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street,
by a very excellent dinner. The Right Hon.
the LORD MAYOR in the Chair. The object of
this Institution is to afford permanent assistance,.
by granting pensions to decayed artisans and me-
chanics and their widows, • without distinction
of religion or country. A very considerable
number of Individuals at present expetience the
bounty of the Society, most of whom are nearly
70 years of age.. After the health of the King
had_ been ..given from the. Chair, the Queen and
the Royal FaMily- .was announced, and drank
with great applause. Mr. Williams,. M. P., on,
proposing the health of the Duke of Sussex,iook
occasion to state that his Royal Highness had
signified his intention of becoming the Patron of
the SocietY. :..During the course of the evening
the company were entertained by the exertions
*of several 'vocal performers. The company, which
was very numerous, comprii'ed many indi-adttali
of distinguished character.

[NEW TlmEs.] --•
•
The advice s- from Turlhey .contgoain nothing de-
cisive respecting the insurrection _of the -Greeks;
of which so much'has been said. In an article
which appears in the Ilainburgh Papers, dated
Jassy, the 10th ult., it is asserted that Prince;
Ypsilanti had marched forward, with an army of
30;000 pen. Nothing has transpired which can
in the slightest degree countenance the favourite,
hypothesis of The Morning Chronicle, that the
commotion is encouraged, and that the Revolu-
tioniSts will be supported by Russia: We even.
find on the contrary that the Russian officers,;
who have .followed Ypsilanti, have been de
prived of their commissions. That the present
Government of Moldavia and Wallachia is gun
as would be approved of by the rational lover of
liberty, it would be absurd to contend, but it is
undoubtedly equally absurd to believe that the
mania of Constitutions is likely to Operate upon
the inhabitants of those principalities. They
probably endure so many substantial evils as
must prevent them from the exercise of ingenuity
in the invention of causes of complaint. The
Turkish Empire, with all its crimes and all its
despotism, is one of the most remarkable of poli-
tical phenomena. It cannot fall without a tre--;
mendous struggle ; and the state of the treaties
and the interests of the Great Powers of Europe
affords .full security that -that struggle is not
likely to be brought on at present by any fo-
reign interference.

[MORNISG_ CIIRONICLE.]

The silly levity Which The Courier displayed
when we first announced: the existence of a general
Greek Insurrection, has given way to a very dif-
ferent tone. We told the Editor of that Paper,
that his Patrons conld not- possibly fail to view,
the matter in a very sdifferent light from that
which he affected to see it in; and accordingly,'
hailing no doubt seCeived his instructions, he
begins at last to distlose no ,small degree of
alarm. But his great alarm is not on account of
'Russia-0 no! it is the'establishmentof an inde-
pendent Greek Empire which he fears. And
Russia, too, is thO. Vatter to whichrhe looks for
aid to prevent the occurrence of so dreadful a,
calamity ! "Should the Turkish Government
be too weak," he says, " to quell
.the rebellion;
Austria and RuSsia are 'at hand to end the
struggle." Austria must, of course, be a most
powerful ally to Turkey, 'at a moment like the
present, when her troops are scattered over all
Italy, where twenty-millions of people are kept
from rising merely by their presence. This is a
happy -thought. -But then Russia—Russia surely
can assist .the P.Orte! How very much the
Turks must be disposed to court this assistance.
When Turkey throws herself into, the arms of
Russia, we shall next expect to hear of lambs
Tying for protection to ravenous wolves. Gan
that Power' forget .the numerous humiliations,
which for a century past it has been constantly
receiving•from Russia Has it forgot the many
cessions of provinces which RusSia:. unjustly
wrung from it ? Perhaps it knows not whO fo-
mented most of the disturbances to which it' has
of late been exposed ? The magnanimous con-
duct too, of Russia and Austria towards'Poland
in her troubles, must afford great encouragement
to all Powers similarly circumstanced; to throw
themselves on their generosity !

[MORNING, POST.]
Some of the arguments urged in favotir of- the
Catholic Bill in the House of Lords, were rather
curious :—" As it had been passed by the Com-
mons (said one of the Advocates for the mea-
sure) would the Lords place themselves in the
situation of a perpetual obstacle to the wishes of
the Commons " If this argument were valid,
it might be asked, why should the House of
Lords exist ? Why'should they form one of the
Estates of the Realm ? Their privileges • have
been long considered as an essential part of the
balance, which is the true security of our liber-
ties ; and the occasion, on which they have now
been exercised, illustrates their utility—that of
defending the Constitution, when the Commons,
from a variety of considerations, are less able to
repel encroachments.

[BRITISII PRESS.]
The German Papers continue to dwell upon
their report of an expected visit of the King of
England to Hanover in the course of the ensuing
summer. We lately stated, that the Princess
Augusta proposes to visit her Royal relatives,
including her two sisters, the Dowager Queen of
Wirtemberg, and the Princess of Hesse Horn-
bourg; and two brothers; the Dukes of Cam-
bridge and Cumberland, now resident on the
Continent, but that her Royal Highness has, at
the desire of the King, deferred her departure
till after the Coronation. The report of his Ma-
jesty's intention to visit Hanover, we believe,
arose from this circumstance.

[THE tmEs.]
There was a disposition at one time to degrade
the East India Company under the appellation
of 66 Counting-house Kings," and terms of similar
import : but whoever considers the manner in
which-our vast possessions in the East are go-
verned, and looks at the
.way in which a people
who gave themselves up to oar sovereignty with
zeal and affection have i'een alienated, will deep-
ly regret that the lonian Islands were not by
some geographical mysticism made an appur-
tenance to our East India territories. The ef-

fects of misgovernment here are the more la-
mentable on . account of the present condition
of the Mediterranean, among the, nations 'bor.:,
dering On which it cannot fail but that .cOn-
vulsionS must soon take place; and in which
quarter consequently au attachment to the Eri
lislr name would have been eminently serviceable.
We know what is too 4eheraliy said, and indee'd
but too justly felt with respect"tO foreign pOSSes,
slot's—that they only serve toaggravate :the bur-
dens sof the mother country ; but we know • also
that; under• an incorrupted 7.overrithent, and a
virtuous adininislration of affairs;. cOlonies serveto increase.the wealth and confirm the strength, of
the dominant state., Cromwell; when he added
Jamaica to his empire, did not think that be was
imparting to it weakness rather than poWer. We
confess " our hearts hurt' Within us" when we
look to Egypt. .We took it fiorn the
the unprincipled Buonapartei 'and re-
stored it to the Tightful owners ;, btit if thes7e
aie unable to retain that hold of it which
we gave them, into what bands should it fall
but ours, who won it and had it ? Yet if Egypt
were ours again to-morrow, instead of adding,
as it might, to our dignity and wealth, it
would serve only to increase our burdens.—
Above, fifty creatures without virtue and with-
out talents, or at least
would not
virtues and ta-
lents Ould not be the cause of their promotion,
would 'be to be endowed with high and lucrative
offices at the expense of the British people, slip-
ply because their relatives and friends possessed
parliamentarY influence, and sent MeMbers in to
the House of Commons. But these things will
:not always continue tints; and if no other remedy
is applied, the excess of the evil will bring the
cure. Under a prudent, economical, paternal
Government, and where there are no sinister in-
terests to 1e maintained by sinister means, there
are few foreign possessions that are not able to
maintain theniselves,.and to impart to the supreme
state all the advantages•of an exclusive conimerce.

THE LATE EMPEROR OF .HAYTI.-1 ne follow-
ing is an Extract of a Letter from Port-au-Prince,
dated 10th March :—". You will, no doubt, have
been. infOrdied of the disturbances that have
broken out at Gonaives. The insurrection was
to have been-general through the North at the
sane time.
,The vigilance of General MaGx.i'
(the Governor of the Cape), and General Ma.ac,
at St. Marc's, prevented from taking place, by
arresting, all the chief conspirators., General
RICHARD and 23 others, who have arrived ,atPort-au-Prince, are under trial, . and will be
shot. At Gonaives, the garrison and people of
the neighbouring country took possession of the
town, and made General -Tttaxtcx and all attach-
ed to les party fly to the vessels for safety. They,
have plundered all the town, of which they still
keep possession ; but an overpowering force has
been sent against them, and they Will be speedily
reduced. To form an idea of the barbarous atroci-
ties of the most bloody monster (CnnlsropnE)
that ever disgraced the human form, you should
visit the North as I did.; see the miserable vic-
tims that escaped from his cells, bear their tales
of wo, and view their emaciated and mutilated
bodies. I went through his famous Citadel and
Palace of Sans Souci. In the former, on the
highest bastion, I saw the body of the monster ;
it was slightly covered with lime and earth,
which I caused to be partially removed ; he had
been dead then six weeks. Ilis cells were im-
provements on the celebrated black-hole of Cal-
cutta. .Men of the best constitutions lost the use
of their limbs in 2-t hours, and it was a miracle
if they survived the fourth day. it would take
a - ream of paper, and more time than I can af-
ford, to give you a faint idea of what the unfor-
tunate people suffered who were under his iron.
yoke. The Waste of human lives was incredible;
and I hear from the first authority, that Ferrier
alone cost 60,000 lives, and at least 30,000 more
annually died of hunger-and fatighe at the public
works, besides the many thmsands sacrificed in
Cold blood, to gratify the thirst which the ruffian
had for human blood."

SUTHERLAND. TENAN'TRY.-Last year 'the
.te-
nantry of Gruids, ix Sutherland, were served
with notices of removal, the legality of which
they contended before the Sheriff and superior
Courts; we then declined making public a case
which they brought us, because we were not sa-
tisfied of the facts stated, nor of, the advantage
which a publication of them would produce:' 'So
long as they looked to the laws of their country
for redress we could sympathise with their griev-
ances, real or imaginary, but we regret 'to find
that they have proceeded to acts of great vie-
lence and outrage. Both at Gruids and in the
neighbouring district of Struthbrora, the sheriff
officers, ivho were employed to serve. summonses
Of removal, received so much 'opposition 'and mal-
treatment thatit has been found necessary to call in
military assistance. A party of the 41st regiment,
consisting of SO men, under command of a Field
Officer, were.dispatcho from Fort George, and
arrived on Monday at Golspy, where they were
joined the fallowing morning by the Sheriff.; and
many respectable country gentlemen, Justices of
the Peace, from whence they proceeded to the
disturbed districts. Another party of the 41st,
which arrived here from Glasgow on Tuesday,
were on Wednesday,morning marched to rein-
force them. .Rumours of some of the tenantry
having paid for their rashness With their lives,
have been in circulation, but they are not, con-
firmed, and we believe them unfounded.---hiver-
ness Journul.i•

Two perfect human skeletons were thrown on
shore, on Thursday last, at Exmouth; .during
violent gale of wind.