Star.
London, England, 1809-11-10 00:00:00

Loith MAitivs

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Yesterday morning, between ten and eleien o°clotit,l
the principal Members of the Corporation of London
assembled at Guildhall, in order to proceed to the in-
auguration of their newly elected Chief Magistrate.
They were met by the Judges and a few other visi-
tors ; after breakfast, they proceeded in nearly the
following order to Blackfriar's, where theY eMbarked
or) board the Lord Mayor's and diffelent Companies'

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barges ; •
Two Marsbabilhh on Fodt, to Clear the way.
Several Members of his Lordship's CompanV, with Banners
Eying.
The City Marital on Horseback.
The Right HolleUrable tl4 LOA ICfarizie,
Attended by his Mace and Tralo-bearers, •itt a Coach-and-six.
The late Lord Mayor and Attendants Also in A Coacipand-six.
. The Sheriffs and Representatives drat: city,
in their Carriages, •
Followed by several other principal Members of the Corpofation,
• also in their Carriages. •
Thr iliFercr• Corripaniestaccording to seniority, with each their
ii.ective great Flags, with Arms of the Company,
and smaller Banners displayed.
Constables, to dose the Procession.
r two o'clock they were all embarked, and
proceeded up the River, with. the tide to Palace-yard
Stairs, where they disembarked. •The principal then
walked in procession to the ExelsequetChamber,
when his Lordship was introduced to the.Baroiss,
I seated on the Bench, in their robes of state, with all
the accustomed formality.—The Recorder delivered
an eulogium on the character and conduct of the late.
Lord Mayor. The new Mayor professed his sincere
intention to support, as vigilantly as in him lay, the
rights and interests of the City, and of the commu-
nity at large, the chief end of all good government.
An elegant and appropriate teply was then deivered
from the Bench after which the present Lord Mayor
was sworn inte the faithful discharge of the important
duties which belong to the Civic Chair, and the late
Lord Mayor was sworn as to the justice and propriety
of his accounts. • The LOrd Mayor and attendants then ,
went in procession to the other Courts, where they in-
vited the Judges to dinner at the Guildhall. •
At four they returned to the City again by water ;
and in the evening a splendid dinner was given by his
Lordship to several of the principal persons in the City,
their wives and daughters, and a numerous assemblage
of distinguished visitors from the West End of the
Town. As the procession returned to Guildhall, the
horses were taken from the carriages of the present
Lon) MAl•oft and Sir SIDNEY Slum, and they were
drawn in triumph by the populace to,Ouildhall. •
,THE splendour ;of: the feast, upon
this occasion has seldom been excelled. A most sus
perb balloon was suspended in the centre, composed
of variegated lamps, and the sidei of the Hall were
decorated with festoons of lamps. The hustings Was
appropriated to the select visitants. The upper table
was ornamented by a fine portrait of the King, sur- I
rounded by pillars, artificial flowers, and •beautifull
devices. The, new Chief•Magistrateof the City pre-.
sided at the festive board. On' his 'left hand were I
placed the Judges, Sir William Grant, Lord Ellen-
borough, Mr.- Justice' . Barons Macdonald,
Graham, Wood, the Attorney-General, Sir Thomas.
Planter,. and other great law officers. On his right
hand sat the Earl:.„ot LiVerpool,. the Duke of Nor-
folk, Lord Bathurst, Lord .Erskine,..Lord Holland,
Lord-Moira, Mr. Pereevali.and other distinguished
persons:, Coit the othersi:le,AirSidney Smith, in his
uniform, the'Spanish Minister, and the Aldermen,
took their 'seats. There were side tables for the ac-
commodation of other Members- of the Corporation ;
and, at the table on she right side,: we noticed the
Tjrolese Deputies. These Gentlemea were dressed !
'in the costume of their country, and the urbanity of
their Manners attracted general observatiom . The.;
principal Cattle was adorned by -beautiful Ladies, of
the Most elegant deportment. Miss Smith, the Lady I
Mayoress, wore a splendid dress of white satin, richly
embroidered with silver, draperies of net, also em-1
broidered in silver, and festooned -with cords and
tassels suspended from silver doves. Her head-dress
was feathers and diamonds, which added to the charms I
of the lovely and accomplished wearer. The late
Lady Mayoress wore a most beautiful purple dress,
with.a profusion of rich lace and jewels. Her head-
& ess and tout eturroblo produced a charming effect.—
The Sheriffs occupied the lower end of the Hall with
a happy party of friends, and the body of the Hall
displayed a fine assemblage of beauty and fashion.
After an excellent dinner, which combined every
dainty in season, " Non 'obis" was called for ; but
" Gov save the King" took precedence. It was sum;
by a professional bass singer in the grandest syle. The
whole of the company stood up and joined in this na-
tional Anthem. The following toasts were then
drank in succession, with .tree—
" The King."
The Queen and Royal Family."
" Lord Erskine."
" Lord Holland."
" 'l'he Spanish Minister and Government."
The Spanish Minister returned thanks for this ha
flour in the usual way. .
" Sir Sidney Smith and the brave defence at Acre," was drunk
with three.
Sir Sidney returned thanks.
The present Lord Mayor then proposed the late
Lady Mayoress, which was drunk with great satis-
faction.
Mr. Alderman Flower, the late Lewd Mayor, in
return, gave the Lady Mayoress.
The next toast was, !' The Colonels and Officers
of the East arid West London Militia." Many other
loyal and appropriate toasts and songs were combined
with the general mirth and harmony • which distin-
guished this festive meeting.
About ten o'clock the Ladies retired to dancing in
the Council Chamber, where the Ball was opened by
the Lady Mayoress and Captain Kennedy, of the I
Navy. The Court of King's Bench was also thrown
open foitlancing,• with the hustings in the hall, and
the votaries of Terp'siaore enjoyed the pleasures of
the gay fantastic round to a late hour.
" They would have thought, who heard tke strain,
They saw on Terape's vale her native. wilds
To -some unwearied minstrel dancing."
:..Aniong-the visitors there were the following distin-
guished persons • -
•. Earls Radnor, MOON, Liverpool, and St.
Vincent ; Lords Holland, Carrington, Erskine, and Folkestone ;
Count Zettobio, Spanish and Hanovetian Ministers, Tyroirm
Deputies, prime Minister Mr. Perceval, Right Hon. D. Ryder,
Right Hon. W. Windham, Master of the Rolls, Baron Wood,
Mr. Justice Bayley, Mt. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor Gene-
ral, Seven Serjeants at Law, Sir Sidney Srhith and Lady, sky.
Tboaarssab sir F. livgdetts Camel Wardle, &c. Ste.

Lilt 1141tEALIOEMCE.

COURT OF KING'S 138NCi1, NOVEMBER 9:

• WRIGHT V. WARDLI4 ESQ.
Mr. Serjeant BEST Moved for a Rule toshest cause
why the verdict in this case should not beset aside
and a new trial granted. The cause was tried be-
fore the• Lord Chief Justice at the Sittings after 14se
Term, and was brought by the plaintiff, an Uphol-
sterer, to recover from the Defendant A-2000 ankti
upwards, for furniture gent by the Plaintiff into
house in Westbourne Place, occupied by Mrs:. Mary I
Anne Clarke. The Jury found for the Plaintiff, and
the Learned Serje-ant now moved to have the verdict
set aside, on long affidavits, detailing circumstances,
which went to chew the falsehood of the evidence ad:..;
duced for the Plaintiff on the trial, and which the de-
fendant was not in a condition to prove at the time.
—The evidence on which the plaintiff's case entirely
rested was that of Mrs. Clarke herself, and of Daniel.
Wright, the plaintiff's brother. • Mrs. Clarke swore%
that she came to London in the year 1808, and took
the house in Westbourne Place. That she was at
that time indebted to the - plaintiff,' Who would not I
give her any farther credit, but that he put in furni-.
tune to the extent of two hodred pounds into her.l
house, not by way of s but as a loan. She then
proceeded to swear positively to the fact, that the
forokture in question was sent in on the credit of the
defendant, Mr. Wardle, and that it was riot at ill on
her (Mrs. Clarke's) credit that it had been given.—
That she did not esteem herself in any respect liable
for it, Colonel Wrdle having given all the directions
eoncetning.the articles to be furnished. That when,
the plaintiff wanted a payment on account, she men- I
tioned the circumstance to Colonel Wardle, who
said that he could not give the money, but that he
would procure him a bill for £5OO, not granted by '
himself, but by another person, that he might not be
seen in the transaction. A bill for £5OO was accor-
dingly given, and paid when' due. The Learned
Serjeattt, in cross examining Mrs. Clarke, was desi-
rous to fix her to a day when this was alledged, to
have taken place; but she would nut allow herself
to be tied down to any particularday,knowing how,
!'much more easily the falsehood of every word she
I had been saying might, in thatevent, bildetected.-
1 Daniel 'Wright, the other witness for. 4e -
swore that Colonel Wardle came ~to his brother's.
shop along with Mrs. Clarke, unaccompanied by.ady,
other person ; that he was introduced by Mrs. Clat,4
as the person who was to pay for her. furniturea.
statement-which he did not contradict.'..--,The defen.
dant then looked at a sideboard, which'he.ordered td
be sent to Mrs. Clarke's, as bein4- hanAsomer Alfast.,
One which she' already had. This .witness alio swore 20
to the £3OO bill ; and that no credit Woittd-ha4sekeek
given by his brother to -Mrs. Clarke. Itoirae irdpOs-
sible, the Learned iierjeant observed; :for the aeen-
dant's Counsel, ignorant as be Ttittst.natuttilli:bec:bl
the nature of the evideitee, to be.addupert..to be pre-
pared, at the time of the trial, to skew that this' wan
all an invention, and that there was riWa- •Ittord
truth it.

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Mr. Justice BAILEY."
kit altait-hAintietet P'
Lord ELLENEOROUGIU.-44 Mrs: Clarke, in her evi-
dence, stated, that Major Dodd•was present alortfe
with her when Colonel Wardle became bound for the
furnishings in question ; and if -I• recollect well, the'
Attorney-General stated that Major Dodd -was then
in Court." • . - .
Mr. Serjeant Best admitted that he was, bui it
mould have been imprudent to have called him, if it
had not been from the other circumstance which had
i since been discovered. It would have been impru-
dent to have committed one gentleman against the
evidence of two such witnesses. The falsehood of
their testimony, however, had now been ascertained
! beyond a question —namely, by evidence under the
ihand of the plaintiff himself. The two witnesses for i
the plaintiff had sworn, nay that was the whole of the 1
I plaintiff's case, that the plaintiff would not at the
time have given credit 4 and did not give credit, to
Mrs. Clarke ; but that the furniture was sent in on
the credit 'of Mr. Wardle.. Colonel Wardle, how-
' -ever, had since filed a bill in Chancery against the
! plaintiff, and from his answer it appeared, b 0 far
from this being the truth, that in the plaintiff's own
books the furniture was debited, not to Colonel War-
dle, not even to Mrs. Clarke, but to her, under the
false name of Farquhar. The plaintiff did, indeed,
alle•lge in his answer, that this was done at the desire
of Colonel Wardle ; but the Learned Serjeant defied
the most ingenious person alive to point out any rea-
sonable cause for secrecy in the platntiff's'own books.,
Mr. Justice BAILEY—" 0 yes ; it was possible that,
reference might have been made to the books." ,
Mr. Serjeant BEST contended, that no , person I
could have access to the plaintiff's books without his
consent. .
Lord ar.rsannoucti-4, There might be some mo-
tive,
though it did not immediately appear, for this !
difference in the name."
Mr. Serjeant BEST said, they had other strong
proofs, amounting, even to demonstration, of the
falsehood of the evidence on the part of the plaintiff.
He held in his hand a long affidavit by Mr. Wardle
himself, and by Major Dodd, denying every one Word
that had been swoi a to by Mrs: Clarke and by Da-
niel Wright. Major Dodes affidavit proved that he'
was present at the first interview, when Colonel War-
dle was stated to have become bottnd for the furni-
ture, and to have given orders coneernirtg it, and
that not a word to the effect sworn by these•two wit:
nesses had then passed' Mt. Wardle's affidavit-.--; '.
Lord ELLENBOROUGII—gI Colonel Wardle beingthe
Defendant in the action cannot bea witness.".
Mr. Serjeant BEST—" I recommended to Colonel'
Wardle to file an affidavit on the subject, •not from.
any idea that he could be a witness, ner from a de-
sire to build any thing on what he 'might say, but
merely from an impression that the Court might wish
to see if he could give a negative to the demand made
against him."
Lord 1:: I.LENBOR011:0H" You !surely. acted . pm- •
dently ; if he had not made the affidivlt.it.ntight be
alledgea that he felt himself bound irreblisetertce."
Mr. Serjeant BEST proceeded.—" o.)lonet Wardle's
affidavit bore, that having never contracted any
debt, to any amount to the Plaintiff, he was com-
pletely taken by surprise on the trial—That 'Major
Dodd, Mr. Glenny, and Mr. Illingworth, had been
subpoenaed for the Plaintiff, but were not examined,
And that it was his wish to have had them adduced on

his part, but that he had then no opporttiltit? et 4
vising with his Counsel. Major Dodd's affidavit fir:
Cher bore, that on the occasion sworn to by Mis. Clarke
and Mt. Daniel Wright, Mrs. Clarke alone ordered
the goOds. The cause of the Defenilant, and M 4. ir
DOdd's accompanying her to the Plaintiff's Lop,
was also thus explained. They had :tweed to g • to-
gether. to some place iitCliffteld'Slnn, for the purpose
.ot,searching out evidence relative to the Inquiry ern-
cereing the-Doke of York, and Mrs. Clarke request-
ed that,. in'the first place,. the would go::with her to
'hie upholsterers. - ;theidittrO, but, nothing, Major
Dodd swore, did di* *tit-a:the natere described in
the evidencepTM6Ttlarkeo Mr. Daniel Wright. It
Might seem surprisillt to.theOnirt, but it was never-
' tireless a, fact; that the I.Velidattt was not aware that
the Plain•tiff made. Aoy,.aepialq. upon him till the
very
1.. day before the'Vesentliction was brought. By
tote assertions -Of Mr, .'Ellis; iithti.Was not then the
Defendint's Attorney,lt,hail,heeti cleirly discovered
'that. the claim.4vas.Tontidelian-Conspirac.! , and sap-
V •port•ed by..nerjury. The Plaintiff's case, the Learned
Serjeant again repelted, :stck-.4'entirely on this, that
the. Plaintiff would give no credit to Mrs. Clarke.—
; IV Court, howevef, Would -be
`surprised to find, that
in cite month of JUly of the-saik7ear (this transac-
-1 Lion occurring in November) this very Plaintiff took
parf of a house from a person '2l- the name cf Bull for
Mrs. Clarke, by 'the name of Mrs. Farquhar, repre-
senting her as a most respectable woman, whom Mr.
Bull might With great safety admit into his family.
He at the same time stated, that she would not re-
main long there, as she was about to take a house,
.which he (Mr. Wright) was to. furnish for her.—
This the Learned Serjeant proved, by an affidavit of
Mr. Bull, his wife, and seniani; 'ln about a month
however, it. was discovered who this Lady really
was, and Mr. Bull would not alfow her to 'remain in
his house. She then removed to a house belonging
to the Plaintiff himself," in ',edit:lra-row. After•some
time she applied_ to st• Mr. curt,. Wishing to take the
house in questiOri,. it.Wesdicitatie:place. To whom
did the Courf•siPpose she referzAlor a character ?
-Thie,..-44as to be Oititved, 'v;its the of Octet-
' ber,- just before the tithe-hi FttiAlb9th the Plaintiri-
sizimesses swear he Would gilleteeifticredit.' Yet to
whom did she refer for a character ? Why,. shefe-
- ferted to this very Plaintiff. His answer to mr.Ctat's :.
. inquiry was deserving of notice; for. here again Mrs.
Clarke appeared under the name: Of Farquhar. He
said she was -a most respectable.yronian, be had got
thousands of her money Land, 'ii Re had fifty lenses .
to let; she-should'hiVe befCholi'elif them•.`all... The
Learned Counsel asked,.iktthril-4ifguage-to be em-
ployed by a person who Vreterldtkivt fieT:uo credit i—
t Was it not rather.stiehltritiAt-iifillt• ht be ti'sed by
. ~ .
1- one who bid laid a frifiy, in tonjAcSon 'with .her, to
'deTtand all thelierr di?7%rhert ail, ti).se of the house,
i, however:-tamei..q.,.bieVeeu ted,'hiather . perscn ap-
Pe areiriki.Mtli.:FatkA elt. and Or • lease the-rlain-
tiff was theattistintt.i.tOsi: • s hoiall; hOw-
.eirer, therewere.fifitiffett..We As, )ihich fell to
'lie paid for, IQ:the ilTroVitit alt-tros; and thisnm
was paid by a .Chick-sf iiie. Plalatiff".,s:and that too,
on the 9th Of NoVeThbei; tendny;-Gf'nrt he had seen
Colonel Wardle, awl, Ccourse, at no greater dis:.
tance from the time -51,10" n -if" had.,fieen sworn by his
two-Witnesses that he would notgivPitny credit what-
.
eyer to this-very Lady.7hen thefirst quarter's rent
tbetant. e doe;'. the lan dldrci• having by that time learn-
'lo who was his tenant, :clistraine& liar the rent; and
who, the Seijeant asked; 'paid it ?
Lord ELLENBOROUGII Said, he had noticed this cir-
cumstance on the trial : • the fact Of the Plaintiff's
1 having laid in-coals, arc. :for Mii: Clarke,. and left it
-with the Jury to consider how far it' weakened the
Plaintiff's case. This was only eviaence of the same
, kind. . .
The ArPORICEY OE;IERAL said, on. these different
heads, iniurance,-&e. the Jury had made a deduction
of /MO from the Plaintiff's claim.
Mr. Serjeant BEST continued—Wright himself, the
Plaintiff in this case, pays this quarter's rent for Mrs.
Clarke, and that too at a period after that in.which
she, and his brother, the plaintiff's only witness in
this cause, swear he would not give her any credit.
Not only so, but when the landlord again distrains
for the second quarter's rent, the plaintiff again comes
...
forward and pays it.
Mr. Justice BAILEY-" The plaintiff may have
made these payments of rent on the ground that he
was pledged to Curt, and could not allow him to be
a loser."
Mr. Serjeant BEST contended, that all these circum-
stances went to prove the falsehood Of 'the Plaintiff's
witnesses, and when added to the affidavits of Major
Dodd, &c. which posiiiiely proved the orders for the
'furniture to have been-given by Mrs. Clarke, and the
furnishings to have `been made 'on her. credit, went
entirely to overturn the evidence for the plaintiff. The
Learned S.crjeant. alitili6ld in his hand an affidavit
by Sir Richard Phillips, in *Which he states, that in
consequence of an 'applic'ation made to him, he had
some communications with Mrs. Clarke, and that she
.expressed her great anxieti to have £2OO to pay for
furniture sent into' her house by Francis Wright, the
plaintiff ; these corrimunkations took 'place in the
month of March list, it being then her • intention to
publish:her Metnoirs; containing her private corres-
pondence; &.c.. • At the request of a Noble Lord, he
afters ards cornMenCesl a iaegticiation wiih'Mrs. Clarke
• for the suppression of this publication:-'' She then
again expressed'herinimediate want of the £2OOO to
pai.for the furniture., she had received from the plain-
tiff ; and afterwards said site must have money to pay
all her debts, mentionieg, among others, this debt t
Wright. .. • .
' Mr. Justice BAILEY asked, if Mr. Wardle's affidavit
bore that at the time of. the -trial he was ignorant of
all, these eirknmstinces ?
-Mr..Serjeapt BEST answered in the affirmative.—
He then went oh to state the purport of Mr. Glennie's
'affidavit. In it he completely denies the Statement
of Mrs.. Clarke, and- of Daniel 'Wright, as to the.
£5OO bill: He swears, that Mrs. Clarke tame to him,
and. with teats in het eyes, after Stating the way in
• • .•.
s'yhicii-41, was importuned by *Wright for 'money:
begged. of hitt to apply to Mr.*Wardle, either h m-
selfto become bound, or to procure some other j e--
son to become bound, to Wright for f5OO, on her a.:-
count, which she would engage to pay in 3 months.
To this Mr. Glennie answered, that he could not 34;
Mr: Wardle to become bound for her for £.500, as he
knew it to be his determination never to saddle him-
self with the payment of her debts ; but if she could
Shr how she could pay the £54)0 at the distance of