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London, England, 1820-01-10 00:00:00

STATES OF II %N()VV,II.

flAsTnygß, bEc . '27 —Yektettl.ty the General
Assembly of the S Ate% ~t tt e Kingdom Wan
letnnly opened by his Royal [lioness the Duke
of CAMBRIDGgi.as Gnvernot-General and Repre-
setvative ot his Royal Highness the Prince Re-
gent. At ten o'clock his Royal Highness pro-
ceeded in state to the church ut the Palace, and
after ilisine service repsired with much pomp to
the Hall of the Assembly, where, having taken
his seat, and saluted cite Disitties, who then ail
sat down, his Royal lli4iotess (without rising)
addeesSed the Assembly its the tollo wing speech:—
" Worthy assembled States of the Kingdom,
'' The more important the period is which begins for our
beloved country on this day, on which the now established
relations and forms of the Assemble of the States take effect,
the more ag: ecable it is to me to perform, as Governor-Gene-
ral of the hini;dom, in the room of the Prince Regent, my
:togust brother, the duty of introducing. you, the
.assemh!ed
States of the King:loam, into the new sphere of action which
now opens itself to your exertions.
" The Royal Letters Patent of the 711 of this month hare
aerrainted :.nu with time viec;ides which guided the Prinve
Itel:rut in 1'10:14 the Constitution of the Gentrral Asierubly
of the St:ttes. tle hod not in VIEW the introduction If a new
Constitution founded merely on theoretical principles, -hut,
on the contrary, proceeded upon the conviction that it was
more consistent with the welfare of the 'Kingdom, to pre-
serve as fir puss:Me the existinginsflintions, which bad
been already sftnetioned by experience, and,,,irto introduce
such modifi;:ntions as the change of circumstances render

necessary. •
" The division into several ChamberS'is conformable to
the tiernian Constitution, and particularly to that of our
country : it is introduced into the General Assenshly of the
States with the more reason, as the important affairs of the
country are thereby subjected to a store careful and thorough
examination. But, far from you be the.thought that the two
Chambers are to he guided in their deliberations by a dif-
ferent object. No : however your views may ,litier upon the
subjects laid before you, you roust tut n all your thoughts to
one grand Object—the general welfare of the- country. 7he
Prince Regent depends on your patriotism and public spirit
for keeping this object always in view, and for remembering
that you all, without exception, have to represent in this
Assembly, not your own persons, your class, your province,
hut the whole Kingdom, and all classes of the inhabitants.
The rights given you are great, but great also are your
duties. The word of the Prince Regent gUarantees the pre-
servation of the first fulfil the :latter with conscientious
fidelity, and the satisfaction of having promoted to the best
of your ability the general good of the country, the favour of
the P. lime Regent, and the gratitude of your fellow-citizens,
• will acco►apany yon from this House to your ow❑ houses.
you will be rejoiced to hear that no Hanoserian has been
denounced as partaking in the intrigues, the extensive ramj,-
ficationS of which have induced the German Confederation to
adopt general measures; unite your endeavours with those
of•the Government to maintain this disposition, that under
the blessings of undisturbed tranquillity and order, the wel-
fare of the public and individuals may daily increase.
" By the laudable exertions of late provisional assemblies
of the States.• many important affairs hare been pat in a
train for further discussion. It will be for von, 'Gentlemen,
to complete what they have began....AmOng all those crib-
jects, one Of the highest importance to the welfare of all the
inhabitants of the country is, the establishment of a
general system of taxation, adapted to the wants of the State,
and the situation of the various parts of the kingdom. The
necessary previous measures arc ordered, and the results will
be laid before you in slue time, and partly, it is .hoped, in
tour fist Session.—Meantitue the existing taxes must con-
tinue, that the wants of the State may not be unprovided

„....
His Royal Highness proceeded to observe, that the Prince
Regent, desiring to alleviate the public burdens as much as
possible, had ordered very considerable reductions in the
army, and extended them as far as his oldigation'to the Con-
federation and the maintenance of internal order allow. Some
changes will he made in the military organization, which will
be communicated to the States. Several subjects connected
with the administration of justice will also be laid before the
States in this and the following Sessions.
” Any proposals which you may yourselves make on the
subjects submitted to you will be willingly received and at-
tended to by the Prince Regent:
" The ordinance which contains the necessary rules for the
order of your assemblies, as well as the. full- powers of the
members, will be communicated to you by the Royal Com-
missioner acting in the place of the Hereditary. Marshal. In
his hands you have to take the oath which the law prescribes.
Bear it constantly in mind, and the blessings of Heaven, with
imploring, which we began our solemnity of this day, will
crown your labours with a secure and happy result."
His Royal Higba►ess then rose, and returned to
the palace in the same state as he came to the
Assembly. A great number of spectators attend-
ed the ceremony accot ding to invitation. Yester-
day ant! to-day his Royal flightless has invited
the Deputies to dinner at his palace.

STATE OP IRELAND. " A Dublin Evening
Paper says, That the Ribboomen of the County
of Clare have discontinued their illegal proceed-
ings.' NVe cannot suffer. such a►l ohservation to
get publicity, without noticing its incorrectness.
Ribbone►en have not made. their appearance
in this County--they dare not--our Magistrates
are too vkilant to suffer such gentry to get any
toot ing,amongst ns ; even if we could complain of
any supi►►eness in our Magistracy,we have too good
all opinion. of the loyalty of our Peasantry, to
dread, for one momen‘, that they would harbour
or attend to incendiaties of any kind."—(Clore
journal.)

Relative to the cultivation of Dartmoor, we
are enabled to communicate the following :—A
Society is to be institnted for the permanent em-
ployment of the pauper poor, which will c.,m-
inence with 2000 children. His Royal Highness
ihe Prince Regent has consented to become Pa-
tron of the Society; the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, President ; and 50 Vice-Pregidents, to he
chosen from the Merchants of the city of London.
The prisons ate in future to be calle.d the " Me-
tropolitan School of Industry."—(port”nouth
Paper )
Jobs' o,,bnrne, of Union-street; bookseller, was
liptchended yest,eday morning, charged~~ith
publishing the 12t1, Number of the Warkllook,
Hid will he brought up this day (nut sday,
Jan, 6.)—(Chantsford Chronicle.)

LAW IN ILLLIGLNCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. 8.
xON V. COLE'S.
This was an issoe dit coed by the VICE-CHAN-
CP.LeoR, to try whether tssn hills of exchange, One
for 1,1501,, the other for 6301., drawn by a person
named Taylor, accepted by Galpin, in the name bf
the firm of Coles and Galin!), and endorsed over to
the plaintiff for goods, were formed in usury ; and
secondly, whether they had not been accepted by
Galvin without the kooa ledge or consetat of his
partner, Coles ; and further, whether the plaintiff
had laken the proper care and precaution to in-
form himself of these facts.
The facts of this case, which has occupied the
Vice-Chancellor's attention on several occasions,
have already been fully detailed to the public, in
the investigation of the commission of hankroptcy
against Coles and Galpin, and the decision of the
Court of King's Bench •to-day was highly int-.
pnr ant, a 3 going to establish or• overturn the se-
cud( y of similar acceptances to a very large
amount. The case now/ occupied upwards of
six hours, and from the evidence it appeared
that Mr. Coles, the defendant, had retired
from business, to reside at Southamptoo,
leaving Gilpin, who ha:l been in his ser-
vice, and young Coles, to carry on the hosioess
of stationers in Fleet-street. liete Gal p:it and
young Coles -became acqulinted with Kitties t'. of
the first of Levy, Wolfe, and Kinnear, awl a plan
was set on foot to raise tunuey npmi the accept-
ance of Coles and G,tpio, which Kinnt,,,r was to
get discnunftit. A' person named Taylor, was the
di aa er ot hills to the amount of between 70,0001.
am! 80,000/. G .-iccrpted them in the oatne
ot ihe firm, and they were deliveted to Kin-
near, who was to get them discounted, and
have 20,000/. fur his share in the t ran S,CA loik•-
.I'he bills were drawn in sets for still fat' sums,
nod of the same dates, to avoid the appear-
aace of too large ail iatlox of bills into the
mat ket. The two bills in question, part of one
of the sets, were delivered to a per,fin mantes!
Easton, an aeent of Kinnear's, who applied to the
Plaintitl, and represented to film that a merchant
of the name of Le Brun, who was about to pike
a consigumtitst to Holland, was in Will Of some
at the commodities in which the plaintiff dealt,
and would pay for t 'mem- sell h .the 'acceptances of
Coles and Galpin. The pl!intiff applied at Cites
and Galpin's to know if the bills 'vete good ; saw
and en his saying they were. IJ.e without
y of Mr. Coles, or ever. seeing Mr. Le lit nn,
who it appeared was an old elothesman, sometimes
Going ay the ,tattle of Josephs, and lodging in a
splendid aparmeot at the, east end of the, town,
took the accentatices, and delivered the goods,
which were then taken, away from the plaintiff's
house in a cart, under the superintendence of Lewis
Levy,Coureyed iiiKinnear's warehouse to Suffolk-
matte, and ft-ton thence traced to the Custom-hOuse
Qty where they di‘sappeared. The bill
tions having reached the ears ot hlr. Coles,
:Southampton, he became 'alit-ford ; ft commission
of bankruptcy against' Coles arm! 6 dpio %vas the
result, to which co;mnission Galvin nevtir appear-
ed, having absconded, to Atnet ice. The plaintiff
attended to prove as a creditor opon these bills,
hot they were not allowed, on the plea of their
having been concerted in usury bet weett Galpin
and Kinnear, and the present action was brought
to try that question.
The Cruet: JUSTICE prOCt!el!ed to sum tip the
case for the July. llavisig shortly stated the tiiit ore
of the action, he observed, shaft wo questions wet e
presented for their consideration. The first was,
whether. Shese bills had been framed for the pOr-
poses of usnry; if so, in whiiiils6ever hands they
Might be,, they beyame•vitiatcd, and their toriount
could not be recoveted in point of law. The de-
fend.rws would, Con seqiiehtly be entitled to a
verdict. Another question was this, that these
bills, which had been accepted in the name of
the partnership by Galpin, had .1. in fact, been
accepted for any consideration, applying it-
self to the two partners. A further ground
urged on the part of the deteudants was, that
the circumstances attending this r ansact jou
were soch, that Mr. D xun either knew, or
ougitt to have ktostan, that these acceptances
had been given by Galpin in the name of hien.
self anti his partner; without his p tuner's know-
ledge, if this proposition was.established satis-
factorily, and that the circumstances were, in point
of fact; such as to raise a doubt ill tile mind
of a reasonable man, then also, on that ground,
the defendants would be entitled' to a verdict.—
His Lordship then stated to the Jury, ito a
clear and perspicuous manner, the evidence
as it applied to each question separately.
He commenced with adverting to the question of
usury, and read the evidence of Charles Coles. It
had hem- truly remarked, he said, that the con-
duct of this young, man had been !post d,isgrace-
lid, and the Jury winild view his testimony with
great Jealousy ; hat still, if they considered him
toohled to belief, and that the circumstances
which he detailed were founded in truth, then the
charge of usury was complete. His Lordship
next read the evidence hoth for the plaintiff arid
defendanti, on the other point, as to whether
these bills were the acceptances Of one partner
without the consent of the other, and as to whe-
ther Mr. Dixon did not know, or onto not to
have known that tact, and-then left the• Join; to
form their own conclusions upon. the whole traos•

act ion.
The Jury, after a shorLdelibet•atioo, found a
verdict for the defendants.
Mr. Kinnvar,was in attendance to be examined.
Ile was in the custody of an officer, having been
brought from Coldhaih-fields. The. Solicitor-
General declined first, on . the
ground that he did not wish to raise ti3e qitestion
as to the admissibility of his evidence and, cc-
condly, because be thought' his case was suffi-
ciently strong without him. ' • • ..

Henry Welts, wl,O Was lately acquitted at the
Oh! liaiky, on n charge of ,being concerned in the
loonier of one of the crew of the. Fox Revenue
titter, isiterwards went on board one of the
ships about to ptoceed to the Cape of Good
Elope, hut the Captain discovering that his eir,-
tactrr was eXceptiollable, put him on 'shore at
Deal, and on 'fhorsday last the wretched Mail
nuog linnscit in au out-house at Dover.

VON. 111,.