The Sun.
London, England, 1818-06-02 00:00:00

SCOTCH LUNATICS.

Loid BINNING moved, that the Scotch L►tnatic
Asylum Bill he read a third time that day three
wontbs.—Agrird to.
THE lONIAN ISLES.

Mr. BENNET called the attention of the lionse
to the case of Count Flatlan, a petitioner, charg-

ing Lieut.-General Campbell with issuing a De-
cree tN the Iribmials before whom the Count
had a case on trial in the Courts of Cephalonia.
General Campbell he stated, was Governor of that,
And the Count had a litigation with some
of big relatives, and in consequence of this
decree, against which there was no appeal,
he lost his snit. It was of, this conduct
that "he complained. Besides, there were
ot her charges against this Officer—the in-
fliction of ccrporeal punishment in the public
streets—it punishment unknown ..to the Greek
Islands--a person was tied on a mule, and basti-
natiouti, on the charge of stealing some liquor.
Ile could prove this by the testimony of a No-
ble Person who happened to be present. In-
deed, his conduct was equally had at Corfu and
Znrte. The Hon. Gentleman stated sonic further
alleged grievances, arising out of the government
sot General Campbell, and concluded with moving
for the correspondence between the Secretary of
State and Count Fladan, resi,ecting the conduct
of General Campbell in the government of Ce-.
pbaltinia,
.Goyi-BoaN said, it was fair to General
Crinphell, as well as the petitioner, that the
charges should be heard in the Courts of the
Island. This Was the opinion he entert shied
when the Petition was presented, and having since
seen General Campbell, he now was of the saute
opinion. Many of the papers bad been trans-
mitted to the lonian Isles, where the witnesses
lived. 11' hatever otiences he might have commit-
ted would be visited upon hint by the proper tri'-
'ina's of the Islands. The Hon. Gent. put his
decided neg.tive on the motion.
Lord CASTLEREAOH observed, that it was the
desire of Government to redress the grievances of
the Colonies under the, protection of Great Bri-
tain ; but he protested against the doctrine that
Parliament was to be the first. means of redressing
grievances. The ordinary tribunals are open, and
•
to them the party complaining might, apply for
redress. The Noble Lord protested, against tl.e.
system of vilifying characters without any oppor-
tnnity heiug offet ed them of repelling the charges.
After a few words from Mr. Barham, General
Thornton, Mr. Lockhart, Mr. Douglas, Captain
Waldegi are, Mr. Money, and Mr. Ellison,
Mr. BENNET replied, and the House divided—
For the Motion 8
Against it
Majority against the "notion.— —IS
The Report of the Committee of Supply on the
vote for a Remuneration to the High Bailiff of
‘Vestminsier was taken into further consideration.
Mr. BANKEs r.pposed the vote. ,
After a few words front Mr. Wrottesley and
Mr. Lockhart in favour of the vote, the Gallery
was cleared for a division. h was found that
there were only 16 Members present, and the
House of necessity was adjourned.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, 'luxe. 1.

PARISH PECULATION, AND ABUSE OF PUBLIC-HOUSE

LICENSES.

THE KING V. JOSEPH MERCERON, ESQ.

This being the morning appointed for Ole at-
tendance of Mr. Merceron to receive the judg-
ment of the Court for the two offences of which
he was found guilty during the sittings of the last
term, the Court was crowded at an early hour.
Mr. ScA ETT moved tor the judgment of the
Court upon 't he defendant, who immediately stood
up in front of the *Tiny box.
Mr. Justice ABBOTT then proceeded to
.read his
notes of first lila!, upon which Mr.
Merceron was charged with hav'ing'snrreptitiousiy
applied 92,51. the parish money to the payment
of the bill of costs of Dann and Crossland, I:..t=
solicitors, for conducting Hi defence upon in-
dictments previously ptlerred against hint. The
filets of this case have been so recently detailed in
our columns, that it is unnecessary we should re-
pent them.
The reading of this Report occupied an hour
anela quarter, and at the conclusion,

Mr. SCABLETT said there was another indict-
went against the defendant, the proceedings upon
vfhich he requested might also be rend.
Mr. Justice ABBOTT then read his Report of
the trial of the defendant upon the second indict-
ment, which imputed to him the offence of grant-
ing li'cences to public•hbuses improperly, upon
which he was also found guilty.
The Report having been gone through, the de-
fendant was asked whether he had any affidavits
to submit to the Com( ?

The defendant answered in the affirmative, and
his Solicitor handed in several, which were read
by Mr. Barrow.
The first was an affidavit sworn by the.defend-
ant himself, and James NVilmot Lush, of Well-
close-square. In this the defendant, for himself,
stated, that for 20 years last past and upwards, he
had been a Justice of the Peae for the County
of Middlesex,, and Deputy Lieutenant of the
'rower Hamlets; that for the .sathe space of time
he'llad been a CoMmissioiier of Severs for the
Holborn and Finsbury-divisiott, and for the Tower
Hamlets; and during the last seven years he bad
been annually .elected as. -Chairman to time latter
division. The affidavits:then went on tO enume-
rate a variety of other highly respectable offices
which lie had held : such as a Commissioner of the
Land-Tax, Commissioner of the Income and Pro-
perty Tax, &c. and finally, that he had held
the office of Treasurer to the Parish of Saint
Mathew, Bethnal Green, for a space of thirty
years ; the duties of all which he had gra-
tuitously performed. In consequence of the
Resolutions of the Vestry of August 23, 1814,
and not till then, lie had felt himseit authorized to
enter in his [accounts as treasurer the sum of
925/. is. 3d. being the amount of expencei 'in-
curred in defending prosecutions which had been
instituted against him in his official capacity. He
then went on to state, that from what had passed
on his trial, he had, with as little delay as pos-
sible, refunded the said sum of 9251. Is. 3,1. to
the use of the poor of the parish, by. causing the
same to be paid into the Bank of England, in the
names of Mr. R. Wrightson, and the four other
Trustees of the poor of .the said parish of St.
illatheiv, Betbnargteen ; and that it having since
been suggest,A to him, that interest ought to he
paid on the saidstme, he trail, on the 25th of May,
paid into the BaLk, to the account of the -same

persons, the further sum or 219/. I4s; be ihg
interest for five years frotn the 25th of AuP•!6l-1
.
Mr. ‘VILMOT LUSH cos firmed this affidavit, lido
far as it referred to- the payment of the POI" -
q nest
A great variety of affidavits were then reatfr:.
from George Byng, Esq. M. P. ; William ge's
lists, Esq. M. P. ; E. Cotteiell, Esq auclj"6l,lci
Wynn, Esq., Commissioners of Sewers for
.ter,
and Fiiisbury Division •; Thos. Mashite.!.
Esq., Thomas Esq., Magistrates and uPer;
puty Lieutenants of the Tower Hamlets; 117eija
F,sq., and fourteen other persons
highest respectability, holding various offiej3'
tuatious ; all of whom spoke in unqualified teriof
of the honour, zeal, assiduity, and inter,
Mr. Merceron in the various offices which "
filleT d. A' te
These affidavits all applied to the first 113-ic
meat. ;,p
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There was another series of affidavits re' r
ucso
ing the second indictment, the first of whie,l/:110
sworn by the defendant himself, in wl"c;tei
stated, that the ale-houses in which he sva'
rested Ilan been underlet by him to resPecin-eit
tenants, and that he cioild have derived no he'i,ba
from their being improperly licensed ; nor 113( re'
any prospect of obtaining new leases. lbeneril
mainder of the affidavits, which. were too c 51'
character, were- precisely the same as 00t.
nearly mentioned, and were not read.
Mr. TOPPING now addressee! the Court 10 - Fla
gallon of punishment ; having spoken at *--,101
derable length, he said he should riow e°lll.oo
birnsell with adverting to the names of I:I
Gentlemen in the affidavits,,—some of thei'l4
hail the honour of knowing, and he believe.' :14
were known to sortie of their Lordshilv..cle
were Gentlemen of high honour and unirolie"
able character. I vie
Lord F,LLENBOIIOUGH ---You have a
suppose, from those affidavits, that upon
former (recessions the defendant conducted 10"
fairly and perhaps meritoriously.
Mr. Tor,ri NG continuer}.—The best 1101
pioof was the number of the atEdavits, sil'ort°
high respectability of those by whom tbgr,ioll'
made ; and he trusted, therefore, that their 'fir'
ships would, in their judgment, take thi'se, fof
cumstances into their set ions considerati°°W/
it would appear from the affidavits, thl3t'llictt
long period, the defendant had Heel high
and had discharged the duties reposed
virtue of the offices with abiity, fideli'Pbor,
scrupulous conscientiousness. With these °wort
vat ions be should sit down, trusting they
be duly estimated by their Lordships itt tbe-
judgment upon the defendant.
,d tbeiC
Mr. COMMON SERJEANT also address-- :•
Lordships on behalf of the Defendant.
Mr. IlicHAßosoN followed on the same
l.etri
M. SCARLETT replied on the part of tile Pio,
cutiou; and went over all the strong litel-reil4,
stantiated on Clic trial. He concluded J-IYILI-;.61
that the evidence was sufficient to rove 011
conduct of the defendirlit had been infidei./.,"‘ltr
, the most base and sordid motives—tlot
been guilty of on illegal and clantlestioe
tion of the parish money The eLatacter „11,
connts y, the soppart of the inagiste'i:4;oo4„
niry, required that he should be visited ivi -
calv
punishment as would tend to preclude I"
n m rece of such shameful offe es.
Lord' ELLE:geortouGur said, he -stiodid has' bee
or
glad to pol an end to the business on 0°1;010.;
hut the Jiiiy was waiting, and be had oeo:l6ir
attend in another place.—The Court %Old
their judgment on Wednesday.

A POETICAL MANIFESTO;

" The mirthful muse, which spurns at Liesr •
" r•viny sketch a ta trill in sportive guise;
AT a town in the West, where Death-hunters
And take &litre-rent coures to cgt.ch hint when tbe,%;
By having recourse, when there's no sort of netdir.3.:,
souSiug and sweating, :tad purging and blecf1 .
While others at real disease seldom shocki.d
'Till Death draws the curtain in shape of a doctor;
Prescribing pukes, blisters, and potions and 015'
Either one way or other, to cure all their ills. • Tr,
At this modern Got,nornA, crowded so full 510
Of Death's spoils",,you may call it " The Place
of
1, TIMOTHY' Torres, a matt of some means, td,
And perhaps somewhat riche r in bullion than bra
lt
Ilad lon,g labour'd tinder a vile complication,
And poy'd three physicians about its causation:
Who trinnely agreed, that till THAT was explor.d'
Their patient could never to healtkhe restor'd
And Iti Is the wise trio had long traced in vat",,, 1)0
'Dim' the nerves, lungs and liver, the head and
Fill, at last, their poor patient, impatient of iv"r lit poc••
Threw their dross in the sink, and the doctors se
But, lo ! a few se'unights had scat cely gone by die,
After each, in his turn, had pronoune'd 4 I mu% .41
When from sickness's bed hale and lusty I spr"l-14,1e
Like the folk fr...to the mill which grinds old Pet,e,ceo
tr
And meeting my three quondam friends in the Co..l4eott
Who thought me laid low, quit of cares and 419. d.
Don't wonder, said I, that you see me recoycl:...--All
Since by SoLomoN's Wisoom my case is disCovel
And that wisdom which flows from a fountain S" 'r„..
Has at once trac'd the cause, and effected tilecUheAlt,:attr'
You could find out no Balm for my deep waiunuedrgl,j.
Tho' your worships' deep shill suck 'd my trial"' Wst de. is
But to spew what had suach'd me front death 101, FOS
Read the words 'r I}a car OF GILEAD" on this litt
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T truth,
his is let t
ineredency say what it flab
Witness—Tr MoTli TOTTER, Of Tottordow”,.oolm"- I
P.S.--It you think my right name is eunceVl'liu
fi -
Ask at No. 13, and they'll tell you, Who's W.

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BIRTHS. h" C01°.5),
On Sunday morning, at her fallr's, Joseph PrIC°
Lambeth, toe Lady of Captain Browne (19L"
bet°
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On Thursday last, at Franifield Place, St
Mrs. Donovan, of a daughter. , I
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MARRIED. ,tridgefrpi
On the 28th of May, at Exvter, Thomas. ill':;iiiiinil!e
of the East India Scrvice,to Miss Worthing, °` .. . '
place. ''
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1 till
. DIED.
At-her house, in Montague si e, n,Sl'rl3-'s,4ir .I‘.
of May, Anne Lady Murry -::daor, Ort., -gatthee ''''°
Murry, Bart., of Blitabarren;', and' ;laughter °I .
trect"
Digliy, Esq.," .llrrs sol4i
On Saturday last, at his houstrin South A• of
the
73d
Y'al "t Ills a, -Isaac Hawkins lir()Wvt,jec,;r9 0-
Badge Hall, in the county of Salop, !wad"' So ii,„,,,,tj
the Representatives of the D„,„„gh, or 15 riilgq"'reoptlP, ;
At Cawnpore, on the I,lth of liecentl,ci. i;;5;t: riat Ve;i
Stuart Schnell, of the Bengal Army, Contlu'9
me
William Watson, E,q. F. R. S. Farrister 5,-,t 1,1101.5'
day morning, at one o'clock, at his house in '''' ~
Bloomsbury.

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