Star.
London, England, 1809-04-14 00:00:00

CHATHAM, APLII. 9.

Money arrived at the Dock-yard yesterday for the
payment of the artificers and workmen, up to Christ-
mas last ; the pay will commence under the superin-
tendance of Sir ROBERT BAIU.ow on Tuesday next,
and continue Wednesday and Thursday.
The COURAGEIJX, from not wanting so large a re-
pair as was expected, is to go out of Dock the 17th
inst. she is already coppered and most of her defects
made good. The ADAMANT now in Dock, and fit-
ting for an hospital ship, will also go out of Dock the
next spring tides. The TnusTv is along side the
jetty, clearing out her stores and ballast in order to be
Docked. The gun boats at this port are getting for-
ward as fast as possible, and in a few days they will
be completely ready. They carry a long 2,1-poun-
der forward, with a large carronade aft, look very
snug and sail well.

LAW INTELLIGENCS.•

COURT OF CHANCERY, APRIL 13.
MYSTERIOUS MARRIAGR.
An application was made to the LORD CHANCELLOR
to commit the father of a female, recently married to
a young Gentleman of fortune, a ward in Chancery,
and also the Clergyman who married them, upon the
ground of a supposed collusion. It appeared that
the young Gentleman resided in 'he neighbourhood
of Fulham, and was considered of weak mind and
understanding, and that a corresFcndence had been
entered into between him and a female in the same
neighbourhood, whose family were supposed to have •
designs upon his person and fortune. This induced
the friends of the young man to throw a shield around
him, and intimation was given to the Curat of
the surrounding villages and parishes, not to publish
the banns of matrimony between the parties, without
notifying the same to the friends of the young Gen-
tleman. Notwithstanding this precaution, the young
folks procured the solemairttinn of marriage by • ie
help of the father of the Lady and the Clergyman
moved against, in the neighbourhood of Tunbridge in
Kent, and for which the present application was made.
The LORD CHANCELLOR directed the matter to stand
over till the parties implicated should have an oppor-
tunity of replying by affidavit, the case will then be
fully heard, and the particulars amply stated, till when
we forbear to state the names.

Wednesday his MAJESTY held a Privy Council, at
which Mr. HUGH ELLIOT was introduced, and sworr.

in Governor of the Leeward Islands.

Friday last, LEONARD THOMAS WoRSLEY HOLM
Esq. eldest son oldie Rev. Sir H. W. HoLmE,,,

was elected a Representative of the Borough of Rye
in Parliament, in the room of General Sir Anratlu

WELLESLEY.

• Yesterday the Lords Commissioners of A,
in Prize Causes met at • the Cockpit, • .
agreeable to adjournment, to hear and detelr.:,.,,. . •
same, but Sir W. SCOTT being out of town thea•
Lordships adjourned.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the

East India House, when the six new Directors took
the usual oats and their seats. C. GRANT and W.
ASTELL, Esqrs. were elected Chairman and Deputy
Chairman.

A rumour was circulated yesterday, but we could
not discover any authentic source, that the people of
Ferrol had risen on the French, and that it was ex-
pected they would force the garrison to surrender, and
rescue the fleet from their power. This would really
revive our hopes of exertion from the Patriots !
The boats of his Majesty's sloop RINALDO lately
cut out of a port to the eastward of Dieppe, in the
most gallant manner, a schooner, laden with cyder,
under a most tremendous fire of musketry from the
shore, by which two of the Rinaldo's brave crew
were slightly wounded.
The Royal Charlotte, MORRIS, is arrived in the
Clyde, from Grenada, which place "she left on the
2d ult. in company with the Eglinstown, GILLINSON,
bound to Glasgow, and parted from her on the 7th,
off St. Thomas's. The Soverereign, —, for Lon-
don ; and the Hector, —, for Liverpool, put into
Grenada in February, being leaky, and discharged
part of their cargoes. The former sailed again on the
1 lth of February, and the latter was to sail the mid-
d'e of March. The Royal Charlotte met t!:e e tte
s op of war, at sea, on the 11th of March, and rec v d
flora her the news of the surrender of Fort Bourbon.
The Officer of the Bellette, who boarded the Royal
Charlotte, told Captain Moanis he s ipposed the Fri-
t' sh trod s had before that time made a landing at
Guadaloupe. The Bellette had two transports under
convoy, going to collect more troops to aid in fle en-
terprize, of the complete success of which we expect
very shortly to be informed.
A Requisition for a County Meeting in Hampshire,
for the purpose of thanking Mr. WARDLE, was last
Saturday carried to the Sheriff, signed by sixty nine
landholders of that county; men free from all party
connections, and chiefly yeomen of large property.
The Requisition was signed at Winchester on the
same day.
Monday a numerous meeting of the inhabitants of
Norwich was held at the Guildhall, in St. Andrew's.
The Mayor, S. DAY, jun. refused to call a Common-
Hall. The inhabitants, however, persisted in their
intention of meeting, and the Mayor did not think
proper to keep the Hall•cloors closed. JAMES MARSH,
Esq. was called to the Chair, who briefly stated the
purport of the meeting, which was the same as that
of the Common Hall in London, namely, to return
thanks to Mr. WARDLE and his parliamentary sup.
porters.—The Resolutions were put and carried
unanimously. Some persons attempted to interrupt
the business of the meeting, but the people soon
cleared the Hall of them, and the business proceeded
without further interruption.
A curious circumstance occurred' on Wednesday
afternoon in St. James's Park, durin the firing of the
guns. A lame spaniel dog kept barking and wagging
his tail, when the Artillery gunner, Mr. Serjeant
CLEGG, threw a piece of the match-light at him,
which burning the animal's face, it flew at the engi-
neer, and bit his cheek and hands. A second person
seeing his danger, endeavoured to extricate him, whom
the dog also bit, and then evaded his pursuers, by
; making a rapid progress through the Park.

The Rev. FITZGERALD TISDALE, rector of Ken-
mare, County of Kerry, was barbarously murdered
on Sunday, 26th March, in the morning, at a place
called the Priest's Leap, when on his way from Ban-
try to Kenmarc. The body was stripped of every
thing, both money and clothes, and thrown into a
cave some distance from the road.
CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE, APRIL. I 4.—There is
again to-day tolerable supplies of Wheat, but few
prime samples, sales of which maintain last prices,
but other qualities arc dull sale—in Barley and Malt
little fluctuation—White Peas rather lower—Beans,
of the two kinds, likewise—there are middling sup-
plies of Oats, but in consequence of large foreign ar-
rivals being expected, this trade is named cheaper—
Flour at late prices.
GENERAL GURRIINCT AS IiNDIR

Tseansick (new)
415.589. .4%. 04,
Wheat, 561. 78c. 1365.
Fins ditto, 929. 965.
Rye, 52.. 575. Oats, 255. 2118. 225.
Barley, 40s. 478. Poland ditto, 245. 375. Od.
M:.lt 70s. 77s . Potar.oe ditto to 989. Od.
White Peas (boilers), 11081208 Rape Seed, 56L to 601.
Grey slim, 48s. 545.
Fine Flour. Sus. 4.55..

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--Somali, Ise. eft

EASI-INDLI Pill RONAGE.

EXCHANGE OF THE WRITERSHIP FOR THE SEAT

IN PARLIANIENT.

It appears that after REDING had dosed his nego-
ciation ith Lords CASTLEREAGH and CLANcAwry,
he " :unused" Mr. LIVIE by pretending to have other
resources for the procurement of a Writership for his
relation, and that REDING applied, " among others,"
to Mr. LustoNGToN, promising to get him into one
of the seats of the Marquis of BATH, a Nobleman to
whom his very name was not known, if Mr. L. Mould
procure the Writership from.his father, Sir STU LIEN

Mr. ROBERT
Are you acquainted with Mr. Peter Abbott ?—No.
Do you know me Reding ?—Yes.
llow long have you known him ?—1 think it must be upwards
of three years.
Upon what ace:Alan did yogi first become acquainted with him ?
.--From an advertisement in the newspaper.
What was the substance of that advertisement ?—That a per-
son had it in his power to obtain an appointment for Bengal or
India ; in consequence of which .Mrs. Livie answered the rote,
and a person Came to her, and, I think, it was under the name of
'Yahoo rdin, or siAne such name as that; it was addressed, I think,
from blookhanf:, in Bond-street. Mrs. Livie answered the note,
and said she shoal,: be glad to have an intervi.m ; a person c: me
in cou;equenco, while I was absent•from home, and said that he
had received a note nom her; she said, sbe presumed his me
was Tahourdit:; he said, Not quite so Ma'am, my name is Davis.
—A conversat.on NV a S entered into then, re-Feting this Writer-
ship to India, ond Davis said that he had the means of in-
troducing me or her to a gentleman who had that at his com-
mand. she made an appointment for Mr. Davis to be at my
Louse at seven the stone evening, and to meet me ; in con-
sequence of which he did come at seven, and was introduced;
and he said In had this appointment to ;]ive away; and l wished
It for a very near relation of Mrs. Livie's; we then went into the
terms.

Was any other person present, excepting Davis., yourself, and
Mrs. Line think not ; it was just as we had done dinner, and
were bong up into the drawing-room; I cannot charge my me-
mcri with any other person being present.
What bargain did you make with Davis?—He was to have
$.;(1.1. or guineas—which it was I cantle recollect. _

Wac atTy w ritttni eng.tgeruent or memorandum entered into ?
--Yes, there W

lA, .:at has bLconle of that memorandum ?—Davis took it away
wide him that evening; he made an appointment for me to be
in his house, in Northumberiand-street, in the Strand, next
rttorr,nr, wlitti I was to take the young gentleman with me to
be introducA to his ii.r.d, who had the patronage. When I
came there, he said he had sent to-the gentleman, and that there
was some alteration he wished to make in the agreement I
bad signed, and that it would make no material difference. It
was putting the sum he was to have himself, and that which some
other persons were to have, separate; it would make no differ-
ence with me, only separating it. 'the thing fell to the ground,and
the engagement aas of no consequence ; I never thought al it
afterwards.

Have you no copy of it ?—None; I did not keep any copy. '
Were you intruaticed by Davis, at any subsequent time, to any
person who was 6i procare this appointment ?—Yes,when I came
down to his house, at half past tea, he skewed me the agreement
1 had signed The preceding night, with the alteration he had made
teat murniag ; 1 mad it over, ard round it to be the same, and I
signed it. lie then said he had sent to the party who was to
meet me, but he couid not come then, and he had appointed
him to meet me at my counting-house in the city. I declieed do-
ing that, thinking a counting-house not a place for such a transac-
tion as that, and I appointed to meet him at Lloyd's Coffee-house.
Who came with Davis at that time ?-I‘lr. Keding; that was
the firs: time of my seeing Reding.
Do you recollect, in the amended memorandum, in what sums
the money was distributed, and fur whose use %—1 really do not
know; 1 know part was for the use of Davis; I do not kt ow
whether he was to have more or to have less; there was a cum
of money to be paid in cash; he was to have his by a note horn
rte, I think, at twek a or bitten months ; then he thought, 1
trtheve, anerwards, a.; there was £2t;oo of money to be p:id,
that he uticin as well have a lit, le of the cash and a hal of he
credi: ; tome proportion of the money, whether two or torte, or
five hundred pout.ds, I cannot tell, was to come to hint ; tI at
snaking nu alteration to me, I signed it. I think in the hist
ag, emetic he wauld have nu cash, for nine, twelve, or eightetn
moat he.

Can you nut recollect any of the names that were to partici-
pate is the solo to be divided ?-1 really cannot charge toy me-
wary ; when we met in the Committee room at Lloyd's, Mr.
Reding seemed to tett a little indignation of the meeting being
at a Calie•ohouse, and, I believe, some words passed between
Mr. Davis and lam; and when we lan into the Committee room
we went on with the discussion. Ail. Reding said, it he had been
satisfied about the mati.er, he wstild have brought the card of
appointmen; m his pocket, bat that he wished to see how matters
were List. into the Mishit:s:i. I said, I think, there is
?a OW. iihaa.:y to be gtv, n, and lay( 1. more, making in thewhole
35001. Reding said, ? what do you mean by that ? the
sum is only atamo guineas. That brought on a discussion between
Davi. aml Redina, which ended in a quarrel, and from that hour
to this I never saw Davis. Mr. Riding was extremely indignant
that Mr. Davis was going to iinpusa upon me, by getting out of
me 3.;C01. being live hundred more than he was to participate in ;'
it ended to a violent quarrel. lie said it appeared to be al collu-
sion ; I stopped him and explained the circumstances which had
passed wits Davis ; he appeared to be perfectly satisfied with
tint, but said that Davis had used him extremely ill, and that
he would Lave Puthina tat ire to do with Davis. 1 said, will you
deal wimii ? and he give me his card, and 1 gave hint mine,
and we were to meet the next day. Davis remained behind, and
was extremely irritated, and said he was satisfied Reding had the
appointment, but seemed to hint 1 should be cautious how I pro-
tecaaal ; and further added, that he (Davis) had often attempted
to negaciate a evritership, and had never succeeded. 1 was pres-
sed for time, and said, a, the flatter ended in that sort of way, I
wished him good morning, and never caw him since. He atter•
wards audressed a letter to me about what had passed, to which I
gala: no reply.
Did you require of him your engagement back ?—I never
thought of ii alia; hint for that, or seeing any thing about it ;
Airs. I.ivie said, once or twice, you had better get it back ; but
thous lit it of Ito consequence, the thing ha Ara; dropped.
llnwc loin; ttttt rwaret, did you see Reding ?—We went on for
opvairds o; six months; almost every day lie was teazing
1 he itt at day Le came, :and he said he should he glad if the young
rentluithai and I would nail him on the Friel my. Whether thts
sv.‘s a I.( May or Wednisday I cannot say ; and that he would rail
upou , and see went under the piazzasat the Royal Exchange,
aial wit' :!ore halt an hour ; he told rue he was going up to
locos 1.•. r.. t'laiiraity, from whom he was to get the appoimment,
Ilan lie ss isaed we would metcr him at the Salopian Coffee-
Youse at a ,ar o'ch,ck, which we did. He came in, and said, 1
a. ill step to his Lordship in the Board of Controul, and he went,
and was alisen, about a quar.er of an hour, amid he said his Lord-
s:lip Was very busy, that he was to breakfast with his Lordship
the mat morania. .1 he miaturday he came to say, he saw no ob-
jection to this ntlenian passing at the India House on
the next Weontaday. On the Tuesday following, just as Mrs.
Livie and toy siat had sat down to dinner, 1 thud: at near six
o'clock, he rv,:s si:eut: up to the thawing room, and we went up
to him ;lm s..id Lord laucarmy did not choose to part with the
wind:halloo till he was seated in l'artament, ~m 1 that he would
keep the staff in his own amid, and therefore the thing was done
a,vay with tor the present. Ile then went on from day to day
tollingupon me and troubling troubling me a good deal, and he gut a sum
of money ;loin me ; it was with th.: cun:cia ut the parties who
were to obtain that he gof the loan of 3001. which was to go In
payment for the ,ippointmei.t ; he went on with amusing stories,
otying that l.ord llancarty's business was at an end, and lord
Clancar:y was going out of Administration, and that th tido);
must fall :o the ground ; then he said that he had other means of
doing it ; and he Isrou,;ltt Inc one story and another, and 1
think it ended in his aiong to Ma. Lushington of the Temple ; in
fact, I gut sit tired of it that I said I would have nothing more to
du with it. I understood that he tried several persons, saying, that •
it they could effect this, lie would put them into Yarliatlitn:t ;
aad, among others, he went to Mr. Lushington, and tried to get
self to give him a writersleip of Ids father a, sayitig that he woulii
) at him, I think, into one ut the seats belonging to the Marquis of
a ,the
It was not the Marquis of Sligo ?—No, he was to get Lord
..aaaany igto Watt WF [lac burvuillas of the litaritat4

Mr. Inshington and he had certainly gone en to negoefate, and
I believe that " Mr. Lusbington had gone so far as to say, tnat if
he would give him a seat in the House of Commons, he would
give him a writership for Bengal ;" and one morning he called
upon Mr. Luskington, and said, I have just left Lord Boston
who desired his respects to Mr. Lushington, and that he might,
with great safety, give him the card; he had taken the young
Gentleman and introduced him to Mr. Lushington. Mr. Lush-
hgton, I tealerstood, was a good deal staggered with this, and
said, I must go to my father, who is down at Wimbledon, and
I will get the card and give it you to-morrow. He did not like
Reding's manner and method ofguing forward, and he determined
to go and try to find Lord Boston, and I think his Lordship was
just gone nut of town, and that he traced him travelling four-
teen miles ft otn town, stopping to change horses or to dine, and
that he sent up his name, and that his Lordship received him ;
and that he mentioned having received a message from him that
morning by Mr. Reding, and begged to know whether it was cor-
rect, that he was to be put into this seat in the House of Com-
mons. Lorti*Boston said, he never had heard of the name of
Reding, nor knew that there was such a being in existence. In
consequence of which, Mr. I.ushington went immediately to
Nlr. Reding's house, and very nearly, I believe, threw him out
of the window, enraged at being dt.ped in such a way ; and he
immediately sent a message to my house, saying, he feared we
had fallen into very bad hands, and cautioning me against him ;
and the next morning he came down to my house, and explained
the circumstances. I said, this will not do ; it is discreditable to
have any thing to do with such a man as this, and I will not ap-
pear in the thing any more; and the thing ended. I wished to
get the mot.ey back from Reding that he had Had the loan of; be
hummed and hawed ; I wanted an acknowledgment ; I said, I am
not in want of the money at present, but if you will give me a
tune at four months, that will do for me; he gave Ire a note at
four months ; when it came due, it was not paid, and I put it into
the hands of irly solicitor, and he Is vow in custody upon it.
Has the young Gentleman ;procured any appointment since ?
Yes; not in that way: the young gentleman, who was bred to
the medical profession, did not like it, and I got him into the
Seo-k Exchange; he got himself into some difficulties, making
some time bargains, and there were deficiencies that were made
up by his friends; he was taken out of that situation, and after
that he 'married a young woman without our knowledge, of very
I respectable parents, but no property ; and he had none. Mrs.
I.ivie had de:ermined upon his returning to his medical profession;
and after he had gone again to his studies, and got his diploma
from Surgeon's Flail, the next thing was to get him info practice,
and it was suggested his going to India as an assistant surgeon. I
went to my triend Mr. Thomas Parry, who was the only person
in the Direction I was acquainted with; I told him I wished very
much fur an appointment to Bengal, as aa assistant surgeon : he
I told me ii he had it in his power he would give it me with great
pie:mire, and he did give it me, and he went accordingly.
Did you ever pv Mrs. Reding ?—She I.as been once or twice
at my heuse eince this transaction. Mrs. Livia called there one
1 morning; she was very impatient about the business not being
done, and she took him in the carriage, and insisted upon know-
ing whether he was nut playing a trick. lle went to Spring Gar-
! dens, and Lord Clancarty was not at home, and he left a note.—
; She never was at the house but that time, and I never was within
his doors. He called upon me, amusing me in various ways, but
I never associated with him at all. I had heard some strange
things respecting him, just about the dine Mr. Lushington acrd
Ihe were in treaty. lie sent me a hate the day before I arrested
him ; he came that mornieg, and 4sked whether I had received
note ; I said yes ; and he asked whether there a hare with It ? I
said yes ; he seemed to think it very hard I should proceed against
him.

Had you any other transaction respecting this young gentle-
man ?—Mrs. Livie was so anxious, that she put an advertisement
herself in the paper. There was a note left with the grocer re-
ferred to, saying that he had an appointment, and that she should
have it for 3560 guineas; this was from a person who has been
examined at the House of Commons,-Mr. Vonovan. There was
a person who was clerk in the house of Messrs. Gregg and Cor-
field, in the City, who came to negotiate this business ; however
it ended in nothing; and then, about a month after that, Mrs.
Livie saw the advertisement from Mr. Tahourdin.

Have you any reason to suppose that either Mr. Donovan or
Mr. Reding had any appointment in his power ?—Donovan I
never saw himself; Mrs. Livie saw him. As to Reding, 1
thought it possible he might have means of doing it in the way he
mentioned, as having two seats in Parliament; and 1 certainly
gave it the chance of succeeding. Mrs. Livie was so extrenNly
anxious to get something for this young gentleman, I was desi-
rous of doing every thing I could to forward her views, and to
serve this young man. I had reason to suppose, after the first
wick, or ten days, that he had not it in his power; he might have
tricked Mr. Lusbington in the way he attempted, but beyond
that he had not it in Lis power, I am sure.
Was the name of Mrs. Grove mentioned ?—Yes, I think that
was the name, a Mrs. Groves or Mrs. Jellerirs ; he told nit a
variety of things, and among the rest that this money s% as to go
to purchase a commission fur a young gentleman in the army ;
that he was only the agent in the business.

Did he say at any time that the appointment was to be procured
through any one, t xcept Lord Clantarty ?—Never.
Yon undo-stood it he did obtain it, it was through Lord Clan-
catty, not by Mrs Grove?—No, he pretended to have a direct
communication with Lord Clancarty ; that tke money was to go
to a lady, and very likely to Mrs. L;ruvr, for the purchase of a
commission.

Did you ever hear him mention the name of the Marquis of
aligo as connected with this transaction ?—No, nut as connected
with this transaction ; but he spoke of the Marquis of Sligo and
the Marquis Cornwallis and others as being his friends, and that
he drank his claret with them.
STEPHEN LUSUINGTON, ESQ. L.L. D. A MEMBER OF
THE HOUSE.
Do you know Mr. Reding ?—Yes.

What was the occasion of your first acquaintance with him ?
Mr. Reding, as I think, about three years ago came to my cham-
bers, and told me he was sent by the Marquis of Bath, who had
a person he was particularly interested to provide for, and that
the Marquis of Bath had authorised him to offer me a seat in
Parliament for Weob!y, for s:•ven years complete, independent of
all obligation, in Parliament ; in c,nsequetice of this, " I men-
mentioned it to my nclizr, and my father desired I would find
out who Mr. Reding was, and whether it was true or not ;" in
consequence of his directions I took pains to discover, and I
found that Mr. Reding was a rank impostor; that the Marquis
of Bath never did authorise him, and that he had done this for
the purpose of obtaining money from some person or other; I
believe t communicated this to my father, but it was only a few
months before his death, and for three years before his death, he
was not well above three months out of the twelve; that was the
end of it.

What did Mr. Reding sta e to you that the Marquis of Bath
required for his friend, for whom he was so much interested ?
A 11:ritership.

Did you mention this circumstance to Sir Stephen Lushington?
—Certainly, it was by his wish I went further in the business.
Did Mr. Reding understand from you that a Writership would
be at the disposal of the Marquis of Bath's friends, provided the
seat in Parliament could be obtained I—Mr. Reding caned one
morning, and told me be had seen Lord Bagot that morning, and
that Lord Bagot had informed him that the Marquis of Bath was
reiady to put in execution his offer to me, if I would give him the
card-1 then asked the name of the person for whom it was in-
tended; for my apprehension at first was, that it was a natural
son of the Marquis; he told me a name which I have forgotten,
and that the character of the young man might be learned some-
where in Lamb's-Conduit-street; in consequence of his men-
tioning Lore! Bagot I inquired whether I.ord Bagot was in town.
I found he had quitted town that morning on his road for Staf-
fordshire ; it appeared to me, from this circumstance, very proba-
ble that he had seen Lord Bagot ,as he had stated that he was gene
to Stafford; however I followed Lord Bagot, and he stated that
he did not know the Marquis of Bath nor Mr. Reding, and I in-
formed the lady in Lamb's-Conduit-street (I think her name was
Livie) I was unwell in the evening, and she came down to my
chambers, and'she informed me it was a relation of hers, and
pressed me extremely upon the subject ; I did not give her pre-
cisely the answer I should to a gentleman, and she requested I
would call upon her afterwards, which I did; and when I next
SAW M;. Reding, I said, you saw Lord Bagot on such a day ; be
said yes; I said it was rather extraordinary, for Lord Bagot did
not we you. I never saw him since; except one day, meeting
hint in the street, he attempted to stop me; I said you are a
scoundrel, and walked on. I understood from Mrs. Livie, that
he had obtained money from her, but I cannot state positively
that it was on the subject of this Writership, for she told me he
gave some security or other, some deeds or some papers.
D%d the whole of your negotiation with Reding relate to the
exc.eange of a seat in Parliament for a Writership I—Certainly,
bad not the slightest knowledge of him by sight, flute, or any thing else tiY ho called upon me.

The Ticket, No. 9123, drawn on Wednesday, the
12th of April, a Prize of £20,000, was sold in Six-
teen Sixteenths, by Sir JAMES BRANSCOMB and Co.
Proprietors of the Lucky Lottery Offices, No. 11,
Holborn, No. 37, Cornhill, No. 38, Haymarket,
Piccadilly, and No. 269, Strand, where the First-
Drawn Prize above Xl5, No. 361, entitled to the
Grand Lot of 1000 Whole Tickets, ►s likewise sold
in Sixteen Sixteenths ; and No. 3004, was divided by
them in the same number of Shares, together with
No. 19,063, a Prize of £5OO, all drawn on the First-
day of Drawing.

First Day of Drawing present State Lottery, No.
18,031, a Prize of Twenty Thousand Pounds, was
sold on the 2d of last month, in a Whole Ticket, by
RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, and Co. The Second Day
of Drawing will be on Friday next the 21st instant,
when the First-drawn Prize above An 5 will be entitled
to the Parcel of Five Hundred Tickets. Warranted
lUndrawn Tickets and Shares are on sale by RICHARD-
soh, GOODLUCK, and Co. at their Old Offices, Corner
of Bank Buildings, Cornhill , and facing the Gate of
the King's Mews, Charing Cross.

EASY:INDIA PAIRONAGE
EXCHANGE OF THE WRITERSUIP FOR
IN PARLJAMENT.
It appears that after REDING had dose
eiation tt ith Lords CASTLEREAGII and C
he " amused" Mr. LIVIE by pretending to
resources for the procurement of a \\Triter
relation, and that REDING applied, " amol
to Mr. 1.4.-sniNGToN, promising to get hi
of the seats of the Marquis of BATII, a N
whom his very name was not known, if MI
procure the Writership from.his father,
LustliNGloN.
Mr. ROBERT LIVIE.
Are you acquainted with Mr. Peter Abbott ?—N
Lo you know me Reding ?—Yes.
low long have you known him?-1 think it mus
of three years.
Upon what occasion did yogi first become acquaint
—Prom an advertisement in the newspaper.
What was the substance of that advertisement?-
son had it in his power to oloain an appointment
linha ; in consequence of which Nlrs. I.ivie answer
and a person came to her, and, I think, it was under
Tahourelin, or some such name as that; it was addr
from blookham's, in Lund-street. Mrs. Livie answ
and said she should be glad to have an interview ; a
in consequence, while I was absent•from home, anc
had received a note tom her; she said, she presto
was Tahourdit: ; he said, Not quite so Ma'am, my r
--A conversation was entered into then, re-pectim
ship to India, aed Davis said that he had the
troducing me or her to a gentleman who had that
;nand. she made an appointment for Mr. Davis
Louse at seven the store evening, and to meet
sequence of which he did come at seven, and wa
and he said he had this appointment to oivc away ;
It for a very near relation or Mrs. Livir;J; we then
terms.
Was any other person present, excepting Davis,
Mrs. Livie ?—I think not ; it was just as we had do
were gong up into die drawing-room; I cannot cl
Lief./ with any other person being present.
What bargain did you make with Davis?—He
$5(1.1. or guineas—which it was I cannot recollect.
Was any w ritten engagement or memorandum
--Yes, there was.
Wuat has become of that memorandum ?—Davi!
wills him that evening ; he made an appointmen
in his house, in Northumberiand-street, in the
morale-, when I was to take the young gentlema
be introducad to his friend, who had the patron:
came there, he said he had sent to-the gentleman, a
was some alteration he wished to make in the
bad signed, and that it would make no material
was putting the sum he was to have himself, and th
other persons were to have, separate; it would n
ence with me, only separating it. 'the thing fell to t
the engagement was of no consequence ; I never
afterwards.
Have you no copy of it ?—None; I did not keep
Were you intruauced by Davis, at any subsequsi
person who was to procrre this appointment ?—Yet
down to his house, at half past ten, he skewed me
1 had signed :he preceding night, with the alteratio
teat morning ; 1 road it over, ard round it to be tl
signed it. lie then said he had sent to the party
meet me, but he could not come then, and he
him to meet me at my counting-house in the city.
ins that, thinking a counting-house not a place for
tion as the:, and I appeerned to meet him at Lloyd'
Who came with Davis at that time ?—Mr. Rev
the firs: time of my seeing Reding.
Do you recollect, in the amended memorandum.
the money was distributed, and for whose use ?—I
know; 1 know part was for the use of Davis; 1
whether he was to have more or to have less; the
ot money to be paid in cash ; he was to have his I
toe, I think, at twela a or fifteen months ; then
trtheve, anerwards, as there was ./.'2noo of mot
that he uncle as well have a hole of the cash ant
credit ; some proponion of the money, whether tc
five hundred pounds, I cannot tell, was to come
soaking nu alteration to me, I signed it. I thi
sot...emetic he would have nu cash, for nine, twelv
Inuaths.
Can you nut recollect any of the names that w
pate la the sans to be divided ?-1 really cannot c;
wary ; when we met in the Committee room at
Reding seemed to feel a little indignation of the
at a Coffee-house, and, I believe, some words p
Mr. Davis and ben; and when we on into the Cu
we went on with the discu,,ion. Alt. Reding said,
satonad about the matier, he weitld have brougt
amnia: scut in his pocket, bat that he wished to se
were Lost. WVI,t Into the husines.-- I said, I
ot one nhaaey su be given, and 130 I. more, makit
35001. Redies said, eaCel. ? what do you meat
sum is only aOOO guineas. That brought on a disci!
Davi. tad Reding, which ended in a quarrel, and f
to this I never saw Davis. Mr. Reding was eatrer
that Mr. Davis was gain to Mil's,: upon me, by
me 3.1001. being live hundred more than he was to
it ended to a anoient quarrel. lie said it appeared
sion ; I steppe'. him and explained the circumstam
hosed with Davis ; he appeared to be perfectly
thae, but said that Davis had used him extremell
he would heve touring m ire to do with Davis. 1
deal with ? and he gave me his card, and I ga
and we were to meet tile next day. Davis remains
veils extremely irritated, and said he was satisfied R
eppointment, but seemed to hint I should be cautie
teeeed ; and further added, that he (Davis) had of
to negec:ate a writership, and had never succeeded.
seed for time, and said, a, the flatter ended in that s
wished him good morning, and never caw him stns
wards audressed a letter to me about what had passe
oat.: no reply.
Did you require of him your engagement bac
thought of a aoeg him for that, or seeing any thir
Mrs. Leyte said, once or twice, you had better gel
thout in is of eo consequence, the thing ha rine dro
flow ion;; ere Mdreh did you see Reding ?—Wt
npwards o; ao. months; almost every day lie was
1 he ne at day Le came, end he said he should he gla,
oentlentan and I would inert him on the Fridiy.
olay or Wednesday 1 cannot say ; and that
upon ni. , .and eve went ander the piazzasat the Rol
a,;tlw,:r d ;lure hilt an hour; he told me he wa
Inceo 1.•. r.. t:hihrci y, from whom he w.Ls to get the
tt th.ii he si Ishe.l we would incei him at the Sal
hoist at :our aVock, which we did. lie came it
v. ill step to his Lead,hip at the Board of Controul,
and was alisen, about a quar.er of an hour, and he s
*alp was very busy, that he was to breakfast with
the next moreno. '1 he :iaturd.ty he came to say, t
jection to this young eintlenian passing at the Ind
the next \Venni...day. On the Tuesday following,
Livie and toy ,alt had sat down to dinner, 1 thin
o'clock, he w,:s s;iewn up to the thawing room, and
to him ; he s..id Lord l laticarty did not choose to
gamin:atoll nil he was seated in Par.iamtnt, aed
keep the stall in his own kand, and therefore the th
away with for the present. 1k then wet:: on fro;
calling upon one anti troubling me a lewd deal, and
of money it oin mile; it was with the cum:set at to,
were to obtain it that he got the loan of 3001. whirl
payment Mr the eppointment ; he went on with se
*eying that Lord llancarty's business was at au Cl
Ciancar:y WAS going out ot Administration, and t
must fall :a the ground ; then he said that he had
doing it ; and he Isrou..;ht me one story mud then ;I
think it ended in his eiong to aala. Lushington of th
fact, 1 gut NO tired Of it that I said I would have uo
du with it. 1 understood that he tried several person
it they could effect thi,, he would put them into 1
Lid, among others, he went to Mr. Lushington, at
I.lin to give him a writership of his father's, saying
) at hint, I think, into one ut the seats belonging to •
.the
It was not the Marquis of Sligo ?—No, Le we:
la.eacarty Taus Wit Cif tltc boloholia of the
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