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London, England, 1807-05-22 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER *LEMON.

THtIITCHITH DAYemek/SlllrellAY, MAY di.
Sir FRANCIS Bo • - 4226
Lord Cotiotame - - 3213
Mr. SIIIIIDAN . ' 2427
Mr. SMAAIDAM took his Ration upon the hoot bar,
fupported by his fon. Some individual being ratl.er
noify in front, the Right Honourable Gentlentan ob
fetved, that from the firß day of the.Eleaion he had
to repeat that which he Paid yelterclay, that he ape-
rienced that which was at once peculiarly gratifying
to his feelings, and highly honourable to the fibers
lity of the mewicg—namely, that only one ruffian
could be found to interrupt him. But now it ap-
peared that this ruffian had got another to keep him
in countenance—[applanfes, and a cry we shall turn
the blackguard out.] When he declined to anfwer
the impertinent quettions of this perfon, he begged
it to be underftood that he was not influenced by a
confideration of the humility of that perfon's Ration.
No, far from it. For he fhould not confider it a
(looping or cendefeenlion to reply to the queflions of
any man, provided that queflion was corral and re-
levant. But when the perfon alluded to ventured
to fay that he was afraid of him, and appealed to
Lord Cochrane, he thought himfelf warranted in
overlooking his queili,..a, and equally warranted in
affirming, that Lord Cochrane would be afhamed to
acknowledge any connection with Such a man—Cap.
plaufes.)—The only revenge he wilted opor this
perfon was the fame as that which he requelled for
his compeer yellerday—that is, that inflead of turn-
ing him out, the meeting would keep him there. to
witnefs how he fhould be heard [applaufes.] • The
Right Honourable Gentleman expreffed his difpofi-
tion to be brief to day, as he felt a good deal ex-
haufled ; and he knew-that it was no flight effort that
could render him audible to the full extent of that
meeting—to all thole • who flattered him by their
wifhes to hear what he faid—[applaufes.]—Allud-
ing, as ufual, to what had been delivered the day
before, after he had (poke's, the Right Honourable
Gentleman Rated that nothing could afford a higher
degree of gratification to his feelings than the man-
ner in which his fon .had been heard—[applaufes.] li:s
exclufion from office he declared was never with him
a fubjett of regret upon his own account; but as it
deprived• him of the means of obliging his friends,
towards whom he hoped he had done as much as was
in his power while he remained in office. For his
family too he thought he might be allowed to feel
fomething—that the courfe of political conduit
which he had determined to purfue fhould be vifited
1 upon them—[applaufes.] Having made this obferva-
tion with regard to his tamily, he had no hetitation
in laying that his fon would rather have fbared in
his exile from power, or even in his poverty, than
have retained the place from which he was removed,
or shrunk from Supporting his principles, and endea-
vouring to gain the good will of the people—[Ap-
plaufes.]—There is a paffage, laid the Right Hon.
Gentleman, in that great and juftly admired Scots
Poet, Otlian, with whole writings the Noble Lord is
no doubt very intimatelyconsverfanr, becaufe thefe wri-
tings (Peak. to the heart of every herb for the perfon
to whom I mean to refer was hintf:lf a hero. The
hero I mean was Moroi, and his fentiment, becaufe
it is of an elevated charaaer, is, I have no doubt,
applauded by every Scotfman—(" What, by Mel-
ville ?" exclaimed a voice in the erowd.—" Oh no,"
Paid Mr. Sheridan, " he deals in profe—he has no-
thing to do with poetry")—[Shouts of laughter and
applaufe ]
But, taunted Mi. Sheridan, the paffage I am
about to quote is fo peenliarV fublime and beautiful
—fo highly Ulna rative of parental affection—of the
firong and ardtnt with of a father to finrender his
own pretenfions, and put fotward the virtues of his
fon, that I cannot forbear to Rate it. The paffage is
in Oman, where Moral, the father of Gaul, exclaims,
s, When I am no More able to mix in the battle of
the flrong—when I fhall lean npon my fpear, and the
traveller fhall afk, " Who is that old man ?" he will
be anfwered, " It is Monti. the Father of Gaul." In
the fame manner he wifhed that it might be anfwer-
ed, when any one fhould look upon him in his de.
dining years, and afk who that man was ?'t He is the
Father of Thomas Sheridan." [Applaufe.] Having
fpoken eF the Scots, I beg leave to fay, that no one
can feel towards that people a warmer degree of at-
tachment than I do, and I owe it to them. About

three years ago I took a tour through Scotland, and
I have never experienced more kindnefs,nor witnelTed
more hofpitality, than it was my happinefs to meet in
that country ; nor do I know more liberal, enlight-
ened and loyal men than Scotland affords.—[Ap-
plaufes.]—As I promifed to repeat my vile to that
country, it is not improbable that my Noble adver-
fary and I may happen to meet there. If we fhould,
I affure him, notwithtkanding our conteß here, I (hall
be happy to foal with. him in claret the brave men
and the beautiful women of Scotland, and in
fuch a cook, and fuch a toaft,l 1411 have no ols:

leftion if it &mild be in a Scott ping'.—[A loud
augh.]—Now to pars from claret, which you will
allow not to be a very pietism tranfltion, to por-
ter, I am lure it would not be grateful to the liber-
ality of this affembly to make any obfervation upon
a departed opponent. Upon the late Mr. Elliot I
do not mean to fay any thing unkind. Indeed it
would not be fair towards that Gentleman. For I
[ know that he laid he would not Hart for Weliminfier
1 at all, if I refolved to Rand forward—and I remem-
ber that he expreffed at this battings his readinefs to
abfolve any voter from his promife to him who
ihould give his vote to me. I have no doubt that
the Honourable Gentleman was fincere in his offer ;
but it certainly it, rather a fingular ciregmflance,that
this offer of abfointion war never tendered until the
Honourable Gentleman had no more votes to poll.
[Laughter and applaufel—However, as the Hon.
Gentleman has retired, I (ball not dwell farther up-
on him ; but as he has taken off his head, I will pars
by his compliance with the advice of thofe friends
who perfuaded him to think that he was a fit perfon
to reprefar the Eaton of Weßminfltr, and I mutt
fay, that with regard to his private charatter, it is
impoffible to Rate any thing difrefpeeful—for it is
fuch as cenfitre cannot fairly touch. Now, Gentle-
men, as to the profpeft of our fuccefs ; I know that
it is attainable, if you refolve to make an adequAe
flruggle. But to look for this firuggle would be ab.
1
ford, if you Coffer yourfelves to Mien to the language
of defpondency. By a fair and forcible effort of
• A Scots pint h two quarts.

popular frith, t am fare that fuccefs can be Obtained;)
but as hope iirthe heart of exertion, that effort can-
not be expelled if you allow your liver to be dam-,
ped by a confideration of the difficulties with which
you have to encounter. You may think it impoffible-
to overtake the Noble-Lard ; but I only alts this of
you, and MARK MY LAST WORDS—•-faire me, 'which
you can eafily do within• tomorrow and Saturday,
above the poll of Mr. Elliot, and we (ball fee who
will be the Sitting Member for Weßmintfet.—[Ap-
plaufes, aocompanied by fhouts 48 we underhand yap,
Sherry."]
Lord COCHRAIII-•-" Gentlemen. as the Right Ho.
nourable Gentleman has fhewn me a rod example,
by returning thinks to the ladies, I think it proper to
follow it, and to return mr fincere thanks for their
kindnefs and good wiffies. I aro glad to hear no more
reproaches as to Ministerial influence ; that, I hope,
is entirely done away.—(No, no—and Yes, yes, fr..m
various people amongft the populace); and therefore
as you find the truth of the pledges I have already
given, I truß you will allow me credit for thole prin-
ciples which I have not yet had an opportunity of
fulfilling. lam glad to hear that the poll is to be
continued, becaufe the Eleaors of Weftmin9er will
do themfelveshonour in returning thofe Reprefenta-
tires who will never violate the Contlitution, by mak-
ing ufe of Minifterial fupport, and who have not
made tile of the public money, nor that of Privy
Councillors to return them (Great difapprobation
and hiffing) As to abufes. Gentlemen, which I
Rated to cliff, 1 held myfelf bound to thew that they
do exit, however much they may be denied. I have
all along abßained from alluding to what has been
Paid relative to the cry of No Popery," as I think
it improper to be introduced in this place, but I (hail
fpeak of it in another quarter, when I have on op
portunity. You heard a molt eloquent and' witty
fpeech yefterday, from the fon of the Right Hon.
Candidate. He propofed that the headmott veffel
Ihould heave to, and take the other one in tow. I
have already Lid, that any coalition is an infringe.
ment of the freedom of elation, and I do think,
Gentlemen, that were the perfon who is at the head
of the poll to heave to, and take the other in tow, he •
having already been difmaßed by the Treafury, in a
furious gale, that perfon would make but little way. I
do think, that had he gone with a favourable gale, it
is probable, to life a lea phrafe, he would have torn
his bows out ; and as to the jolly boat, which was
mentioned yefterday, it would have gone under wa-
ter altogether I dare fay, however, ycu'll give this
three.decker time to repair, and get ready for the
let vice of the country. If lam an apollate, Gentle-
men, I hope you'll treat me. with the fcorn and con-
tempt which an apoftate deferves. I return you my
warmeß thanks for the favours you have conferred
upon me, and null I fhajl be favoured with a crnti-
nuance of them, upon thole principles which I have
pledged myfelf to, in a manner confooant to your
views.

Mr. Jseetwos began by adverting to the witty and
eloquent fpeech of the Honourable Gentleman near
him (Mr. T. Shetidan) which formed the fubje& of
the Noble Lord's animadverfion; but however much
he admired that fpeech, he could not attend to the
advice of the Speaker. This, he could allure that
Honourable Gentleman, did not proceed from any
difinclination towards that Honourable Gentleman,
or his Hloll6oo' father ; for were he at liberty to
confult only his own individual fentiment, he fhould
certainly be ready to aditt Mr. Sheridan. But from
the principles upon which he and his friends let out
and determined to alt, it was quite impoffib'e to cob
lefce with any candidate. They propofed Sir Fran-
cis Burdett to the Ele&ors of Weilminfter, an.l over
the voice of th,le Electors they felt that they had no
controul ;—indeed, to attempt to exercife any influ-
ence over the EleEtors, in favour of any oth..r can-
didate, would he a dire& breach of the pledge they
made to the public at the outlet of the eletlion. They
then ptofeffed their refolntion not to a&ly to-
wards any of the Candidates, and they hoped they
had kept their word. The Right Hon. Gentleman,
(Mr. Sheridan) had yefterday taken notice of the
power and miicondo& of the Weilminfter Magil-
trates, and no doubt they deferred his cenfure ; hut,
from the knowledge that he had obtained of the Mid•
dlelex Magifirates,in the courfe of the three lift Elec-
tions, be could lay, that their power and abufe of it
called with equal loudnefs for corretli.n. For they
had a much greater temptation to pervert their
power to the purpofes of Minifiers, than the magiftra-
cy of any county in England, as the majority of them
were pen Toned ( A cry of hear ! hear!). He hoped
and ardently wifhed, that the Right Honourable
Gentleman would turn his attention to this fubjelt,
and that he would endeavour to coned the grievance
fo jualy complained of. If he 'would, he would
not hefitate to fay, that the Right Hon. Gentleman
would come forward with fironger• claims to pub-
lic favour than any man who had ever before
flood on thole hulling; (Loud plaudits). - The Ma-
gifirates of Middlefex had rendered the power with
which the law invelted them, and which law itfelf
was highly arbitrary, a mere inurement of oppref.
Gan, in many inftances, for mere eleCticn purpoles—
(A cry of hear I hear !) Would the Noble Lord
proosife to fupport the Right HonourableGentleman
in a propofition of this nature I or, would be fupport,
the politics of the prefent Minifters, who bad done fo
much mifchief to the Country? for he fhould like that
the people fhould have tome dillina pledges from
the Noble Lord (a cry of hear ! hear !) As he re-
fpeited the Noble Lord', gait t.dry, and he was rather
anxious about his chevalier, he wifhed him to refcue
himfelf from doubt and fufpicion, by making Come
prectfe explanation of his views ( Hear ! bear t) He
walled to know how the Noble Lord meant to as
with regard to the prefent Government, by whom fo
mach calamity had been already occafioned to the
country, and from whom fo much more was to be
apprehended, not only to this country but to Europe,
for he could never conceive any &Illation between
the prefent Adminiftration and that which had been,
unfortunately for humanity, fuffeted to purfue fuch
a ruinous courfe for above so years. If Mr. Pitt
were in the place of Mr. Ferceval, he law It would,
in fail, be precifely the fame Adminiftration
There was no other difference in its charadter, or
even in the individuals of which it was compofed.
The Honourable Gentleman concluded, as he did
yefterday, in exhorting the Del ors tb exert them.
(elves, and come up to the poll in loch numbers es
to render the triumph of Sir Francis Burdett an ob-
ject of increafA and fignal importance, at once sled-

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Ai for their) and honourable iit the einethy %meet-
-Mr. Jennings retired amid the aeclaMati ors of the
:Serowd, whichinctiefed upon the appearance of
f.
• -Mil T. Sl4
ai: )13 a 0 , who began by noting. his an;
..Witlio4nefs to obtrude himfelf today upon the notice
4iif the- meetiog, Kit were not for the allt,fions made
to the obfervations which he feflerday took the IP
:betty of firbmitting to their attention. Ilk lama=
. thignefs-would very .natural.y be increafed by his is-
cap.-city to originate matter like his father ; but that
ettaideration was done away let the gallantry and
gentiofity of the Noble Lords who always very libe-
rally furnifhed hien with matter. ( A laugh). With
refpell to the hero in the crowd, who teemed fo anxi
one to know why his father did nut anfwer him,
be would tell him the reafon—it was becatife hi
would not attempt to cut a blue,' with a razor—(i
laugh). As to the Noble Lord's allufion to the few
idle words which he offered yeflerday, the Noble
Lord did not happen to reprefent them cot redly, no
doubt becsufe he did not temember them. f did not,
Paid Mr. Sheridan; alk"the Commodore to take my'
father in tow ; but I Paid this, that the good old Pa-
triot having cleared late out of port, (be lagged alien,
wanting, I wilt admit, her complement of hands. I
therefore requetted that the Commodore would
merely heave to, and that if the could lend vs a few
hands, I pledged myfelf fpeedily to make our way'
alongfide the other vefel, and give her a &mai:tide.
which fbould make her (hike or fink—( A pplaufe).
With refpea to principles, I have heard no definite
principle Rated by the Noble Lord. For myfelf I
can fay that I am and have always been a zealous
advocate for parliamentary reform. That, in my
opinion, is necetrary to the interefts of the people,
and to the honour of their Reprefentatives. A pub.
lic man's fentiments upon this point is in fait the true
tell of political reaitude, as it forms the only means
that car be deviled effedually to re-eftablifh and fe•
cure political liberty—(loud applaufe). How does
the Noble Lord feel upon this rubjea ? (a cry of hear
hear !) The Noble Lord has dwelt upon the diffo.
lotion of Parliament as a matter of exultation, as a
great and unmixed good. But what was the mo.
live of that diffolution ?—Was it a great and un-
mixed good to involve the country in the trouble
of a conceited elation merely for the purpofe of
procuring the Minifler a few dirty votes —Wax
it a great and unmixed good merely from the mco
tive I have dercribed, to fubjeft the country to the
lufs of three millions of money, which, according
to the loweß calculation, refults from a contefled
del:Hon ? (Loud plaudits). Was it a great and un-
mixed good to (tart the abominable cry of " No Pu.
pert'," which threatened to let man againit man,
perhaps brcther egoista brother ; which hazarded
confequences,that perhaps even thole who let it afloat
could not forefee, that no effort of reafoning could
prevent ; for what realm dues not originate rearm
cannot controul—(Loud applaufec.) It has been Paid
in this country that religion is a bell rope which every
knave can pull ; but it were much to be defined
that fuch rope might be ufed in a certain way for
any knave that retorted to it, and I heartily with that
all the bell ropes in St. Stephen's might be fo em-
ployed for the knaves who could promote or encon.
rage the infernal war hoop I have alluded to—(Ac..
c:.onations of applaufe). We have heard, Gentle.
men, a good deal about profeffions ; the Noble Lord
has been peculirtly bountifol of that article. But I
recollea a glory which I rather fancy would apply to
him, and it relates to a member of his own profeffion,
to a frank Irith'feaman : poor Pat finding his tad
in a form, and unwilling to go to Davy Jones,
prayed to his tutelary Saint fur protection—pledging
himfelf, that if releafed from peril, he would, on get.
tang sante, burn i candle to him as large as his body.
D—n it, Pat, exclaimed a brother tat, who over.
heard the pledge, where could you get fuch a can-
dle, or the money to buy it ? Hold your jaw, replied
Pat, if I get but out of this fcrape, the devil burn me
if I light him up afar/bins, rrylo light—( Loud laughter)
So I met fay with regard to this noble tailor, that,
notwithftanding all his proration:, although he too
promifes you a very large candle, yet when he gets
into the Hoofe of Commons, I am very much afraid
you may find it a long 4.—( Laughter and applaufe).
There is one other topic, Gentlemen, for which I beg
an indulgent hearing. 1 with to adchefs a few words
to the ladies, who have peculiar claims to my father's
attention. My father has, indeed, been always.,:nxious
to mark his refped for them, to whom he owes fo
many obligations ; and I can only fay that neither
my father nor forefather ever exceeded in devotion to
the ladies their defendant, who has now the honour
'to aeldrefs you—(Applaufes). I flatter myfelf there
are not lets than eight thouland ladies partial to 'our
cinfe : now 1 am lure that every one of thole ladies
has another adMirer betides myfelf ; and if each of
you will be fo good as to bringforward that admirer„,
or through his intereft a voter in our favour, I am
very lure that our vi&ory is certain, and that we
Ihall have to apologife to many of our own friends, for
molt certainly the ladies' friends (hall be polled firft
(a laugh.) The Honourable Gentleman, after ex•
, preffing his convi6ion that if his father thould be de.
feated, that defeat mull proceed from the defpon.
dency of his friends; and not from the want of means,
&c. concluded with afforing the Eleaors, that if they
would exert themfelves fpiritedly and firentioully, he
would have no hefitation in pledging himfelf for a
refult, not lets honourable to their character, than fa-
tisfl:traa pw
ryotolha anisdMr.
feelings.MACAlttlfY (poke in rapport
of Mr. Sheridan, and reprobated Lord Cochrane.
A Gentleman, whom we under food to be a Naval
Officer. entered into a long flatement while the poll
was calling up, in the nude of- which he vindicated
the character of Lord St. Vincent againft the horn.
lives of Lord Cochrane, whole affections upon Naval
fubjeas he alledged to be completely unfounded.

,l.

Lord How:cc has declined the Poll for Northunt •
berland ; and Lord Psacv and Colonel BLit/110NT
have been chaired.

During the great coniefied Eleltion for Sutlet, in
the year 1774, a_fingle Freeholder, who refided at
Hull, in Yortah ire, was brriught from that place to
Chichefter, to poll-for Sir jams: Psacusr, who loft
his elettit;,u.
On Thurfthry, While the troops were firing at the
target, on Whitbirfi.fands, near Newcaftle, a private
belonging to th. rifle corps of the Suffer Militia bad
his.ola and, *spa off, and his face injured, by his
soilig sal*. loading. .
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LAW INTELLIGENCE:,

COURT OF FXCHF.QOER; MAY U.
THE KING V. RHODES.

This was a profecnti.,n againtl the defendant, a
Tanner. for omitting to infert, in the account of his
flock given, to the Excite Officer, thirty eight hides,
concealed on his prerniles. The Defendant's Servant
endeavoured to bribe the Officer to connive at the
concealment of the hides, with intent to defraud the
Revenue ; but the Officer communicated the tranfac
tion to the Board of Excife, who dire'led a feizure
to be made on the Defendant's prenijks.
An evidence who had been emplO•ed as foreman
to the Defendant, denied that any bribe had been
offered to the Officer. But the Jury, ender all the
circumflances. found a verditl for the King.
The Chief Baron, Sir A. MACDONALD, confiderecl
the Officct's condud deceiving of pr a de, for inform-
ing his fnperiors of the attempt made to practice a
premeditated fraud.

HIGH COURT OF APPEAL.

On Tuefday a very important appeal came on to
be heard before the Lords of the Privy Council, at
their Chamber, from the 'Court of Appeals in Ja-
maica. The amount in difpute was about 60,0001.
and the cpeflion at iffue was of the utmoft im-
portance to Weft India Planters, Merchants, and
Fadors in general. The appellants wet e Mars. Cle-
ment Kirwan, and Matthew Kir* an, of Ritcher-
court, Lime ftreet, in the city of London ; the
refpondents, Mars. John Campbell and Francis
Whittle, of Jamaica, blerctants•
• The circumftances of the cafe are as follow :
Mars. Campbell and Whittle. in the month of
March, 1799. lent a quantity of fugars to Meffrs.
Kirwan, of London, lot idle, and at the fame time
directed them to infure the cargo from fea rifle, en
its voyage from the Havannah to London ; they pro-
pofed, at the fame time, to draw tap,n them for the
amount of the fugars, and exprelTed their fanguine
expedations of obtaining a high price. Mars. Kir-
wan made the infurance accordingly, and notified the
fame to Meffrs. Campbell and Whittle, and informed
them, that at that time the market in this country for
fugar was very flat. In the September following,
they again wrote to Meffrs. Campbell and Whittle,
informing them that their hills, to the amount, would
be honoured; but that Rill there was no near profpea
of an advantageous fate. In conlecrtent letters, in
October 1799, and January iftoo, they Rated the
inexpediency of dilpoling of the fugars, while •the
market Rill continued fo low; and Melts& Campbell
and Whittle in their anfwer, expreffed their fatisfac-
lion at their condud, and their gratitude for the care
with which their interell had been confillted. Meffrs.
Kirwan depofited the fugar in Mr. Lingham's ware-
houte in Thames ltreet, where there are frequently
goods to the amount of soo,oool. departed.
In the month of jay, Meffts. Kirwan infured the
property againft fire for three months, without haviig
received orders to that effect, nor did they advice
Meffrs. Campbell and Whittle of it, but in their ac-
count charged the premiums. At the expiration of
the three months, the market Rill continued in fuch
a (late as to render the Pale unadvifable, Metfrs. Kir-
wan not expecting a rapid improvement of the market,
again, without orders, at their own difcretion, in.
(bred the fugar fur three months more ; at the expi-
ration of that period, viz. about the end of January,
a better profped opening, and bleffrs. Kirwan being
informed by their broker, that In early as the 7th of
February, a fele of Havannah fugars was to take
place, and their's would then probably be difpofed
of—they, in confequence, judged it inexpedient to
incur, for fo fhort a time, the expence of 3 monthi
premium of infurance againft fire ;—unfartunately,
however, on the 11th of February, a fire broke ant
in Lingham's Warehoufe, and the fugar and goods
to an immenfe amount, were deftroyed. Mars.
Campbell and Whittle, the appellants, brought an
action in the Court of Jamaica, againft Meffrs. Kin
wan, the refpondents, upon the ground that they
were bound to have continued the infurance upon the
property againft fire, atter its arrival in England.
The Caufe was tried by a Special Jury, and they
gave a verdid in favour of the Appellants for 63,2151.
15s. and colts.
Lord ELLEssottoucu, the MASTER of the RoLLs,
and Lord Hem Lklrt were the Members of the Privy
Council who attended to hear and determine thisim-
portant caufe.
The Attorney General and Mr. Stevens attended
for the Appellants ; and Mr. Dallas and Mr. Scarlet
for the Relpondents. During the able difcuffion of
the quellion, the following important points of Law,
&c. with rape& to trade, were laid down and ad-
mitted—the appellants having acted entirely from
their own difcretion, and there being no law to oblige
them to infure, or cuftom in the trade to that effect,
in infuring the property twice, whenon (bore, without
having any orders to that effed, they were not liable
to the confequence of the fire, but were competent
to aft according to their own difcretion.
The circurnftances under which a Confignee is
bounsl to infure property configned to him are as
follow :
When a merchant abroad has effeas in the hands
of a correfpondent here, he has a right to tape& that
he will obey an order to infure; becaufe he is en-
titled to call his money out of the other's hands wlien
and in what manner he pleafes. The fecond clefs of
cafes is, where a merchant abroad has no effeas in
the hands of his correfpondent ; yet, if the courfe of
the dealing between them is fuch that the one has
been ufed to fend orders for infurances, and the other
to comply with them, the former has a right to ex.
'left that the orders for infurance will Rill be obeyed,
toilers the latter give him notice to difcontinue this
crude of dealing. Thirdly, if the merchant abroad
fend bills of lading to his correfpondent here, he may
ingraft on them an order to infure, as the implied
condition on which the bills of lading that), be accep-
ted, which the other muff obey, if he accept them,
for it is one certain tranfaaion. If there be no obli-
gation to infure, unlefs where thefe cirettmliances
exifi, even where an order has been given, furely, a
fortiori, there can be none where no order has been
given at all.
The cafe occupied their Lordihips from to o'clock
till four, when after mature deliberation, their Lord-
!hips were pleafed to reverie the verdict of the Jury,
in Jimaica, thereby exonerating Meffts. Kirwan from
being liable to make good thedamagedone by fire. they
nut having received any inftruaions to that effect.

COURT OF KINO'S BENCH, MAY H.

HACKNEY COACH'S.
MACANN a,. HOLLOW•Y.—This was an ailion to
recover compenfation in damages for a let ious injury,.
fullairied by the Plitintiff, in overturning kis cairiage
by the negligence of the Defendant's fervant.
The Plaintiff was a refpeitable apothecary and
man midwife, reading in Pagliament.ftreet, Wearnin-
fler, and the Defendant was a coach owner, and
proprietor of the hackney-coach, No. t 1, driven at
the time the accident complained of happened, by a
coachman of the name of B. _ket. In the month of
July Taff; about fix o'clock in the evening, the Plain.
tiff was driving his wife and two infant children in
Lhis one hotfe chaife, at a flow pace, along the Cam.
berwell Rnad, and very near that village, keeping at
his own tide of the road, when the hackney coach in
qneftion, coming from Cambirwell towards London,
was driving at a furious rate, the coachman (Becket)
-being intoxicated, and having a man with his arms
round his neck on the coach box. As he came near
the Plaintiff, the latter perceived his danger, and
drew up to the pathway as dole as he could ; not-
withftanding which precaution, the coachman croffed
the road, and npfet the Plaintiff's chaife, the horfe
was thrown down, the Plaintiff and his wife were
thrown out en the ground, one of the children fell
under the horfe, and the other got entangled between
his legs. The mother and children, however, had a
molt providential efcape; the younger of the children,
about two years old, having only two of her teeth
knocked out, and her mouth cut ; but the Plaintiff
himfelf was molt ferioufly injured. He fell upon his
head, and received fuch a concuaion on the brain,
that it was upwards of a week before the faculty
could declare him out of danger, and he was not. fut..
ficientl:. recovered to attend to his Wand's for up-
wards of a month after ; Dr. Morris and Surgeon
Lyne giving him their cnnitant attendance. He was
then ordered to fea bathing, but before he was nearly
recovered, the perfon who managed his bufinefs in
town, dying of a brain fever, he was obliged to return
to town, in order to prefetve what bulinefs might be
left for him.
On the part of the Defendant, the coachman and
Tome other petfons were called, who endeavoured to
thew. that the accident was entirely owing to the
unfleilfcl driving of the Plaintiff, and the unfoundnefs
of the timber which compofed the (hafts of his chaife
—But, the fails appearing entirely otherwife, the
Learned Judge, in fumming up the evidence to the
Jury, obferved, there could be no doubt as to the faits
themfelves ; and the on& queftion was, as to the
damages, which they worrei appreciate according CO
the circumftances of the gale.
The Jury retired for about half an hour, and
then returned a Verdiet of 1401. damages for the
Plaintiff.

EDINAURGH, MAY 14.

THE FESTIVAL OF THE UNION.

It being the dole of a century fence England and
Scotland have been united, was celebrated cn Tuef.
day fe'nnight, at Corri's Rooms, under the patronage
of the Marchionels of DONEGAL; the Countefs of
BUCHAN ; the Lady ASHBURTON ; and Lady SCOTT;
of Ancram. A more brilliant and numerous com-
pany, perhaps, never aftembled at this feafon. An
excellent band from the Scots Greys attended, and
performed tome beautiful airs, and were joined by
another national band, led by Mr. Goa'. The bag-
pipes were alfo introduced, and the fingularity of the
l'eebrach made a very fine contrail with the mufic of
the other bands. The rooms were decorated with
great taße. Some elegant tranfparencies painted for
the occalion, were much admired. The Tutelary
Saints of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with their
infignia, were exhibited, and a little boy, with a bun-
dle of flicks, alluding to the well-known fable, Mut
t rated the motto, " United, we conquer ; divided, we
die." The whole was imagined with much judgment,
and executed with a great degree of tape. A grand
ball doled the evening's entertainment.

The &II none of the New College (Downing) at
Cambridge, was laid Monday by the Vice Chan.
cellor, with great fenatot 41 and academic pomp.
_ _

Yellerday at Guildhall, T. iagnal, -a young lad
fixteen years of age, was charged with robbing hi
mailer, a pawnbroker in Holborn. It appeared from
the evidence adduced, that Bagnal was chiefly em-
ployed in the pledge room ; that he bad pawned his
own apparel with his mailer in a fictitious name, and
when they were placed under his care, he converted
them to their original ufe, and put in their (lead•things
of no value. The Pawnbroker alfo lived, that, as
he had fume reafon to fufpeCt the prifon:r, he exa-
mined his box, and found there medicines, which led
him to make furthe - enquiry, the refuh of which In
completely brought ome the different robberies to
the prifoner, that he a. ngth confeffed fome of them;
but declined poffefling his mailer of the witcle of the
circumhlances. It is fuppofed that the prifoaer is
conacaed with infamous women, who have by their
influence, infligated him to rob his matter ; and, as
there (tantd a willingnefs on the part of the unfor.
• tunate youth to difclofe all he knew of the different
tranfaftions, he was, at the requeti of his matter, com-
mined for re-examination. _ . _ _

game Bradbur7 was alto examined, charged by E.
Clare with rubbing her dwelling houfe of (beets, blan-
kets, pillows, &c. The profccutrix is an old lady, and
the prifuner an accinaiptance, who, under the mask of
friencHhip, had inveigled herfelf into the good opinion
of the °IA woman, and when opportunity offered Role
the above Rated property and pawned them. As
other charges are expelled to be brought againft the
prifoner, &c was committed for re-examination.
On Monday 10, Digby, coachman to Mr.
Boak,in Leadenhall-Rreet,while putting the honks to
the carriage at Mr. White's livery (tables, in Bithug-
gate.ftreet, one of the horfes kicked him in the abdo-
men, when he was taken to his mailer's, where every
pcffible affillance was given to him, but he expired in
the courfe of a few hours.

Tnefday, a lad riding a fpirited horfe, in Cheapfide,
the animal took fright, and gallopped up King-llreet,
the rider being unable to flop him, and proceeded
into Guildhall, up the flight of Reps, where he fell
down, and rolled over the youth, who mull have
been killed, but for the Alliance of Tome perfons,
who extricated his feet from the Rirrups s he was,
however, fo much bruifed, as to be taken to the
bofpital in a very dangerous Rate.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
Thomas Smith, Ann Smith. Thomas Pope Smith, and Samuel
Charles, of Dosvgate-hill, London, May Is, tBc7•
Matt rice Butcher and Richard Joan, of Bath, Somerfetihire, linen

...--..__ _ .
draptrs, May t it, 1807.
Digt,)? Scott and Benjamin Smith, cr Limckihi-lane, Greenwich,
Krnt, working filverfniiths. May 9. tBO7.
Her.ry Drown and Thomas BarnardAT Birmingham, Warwick-
&ire, plane makers, April 22. 1807.'.

•
MARRIED.
At the Manic of Moniraird, on the itth inn. John Drummond,
Efq. of Coull, to Milk jcffie Baxter. eldett daughter of the Rev.
Cohn Baxter.
At Neweattle, on Tuefday fe'nnight, Captain Ainflie, (mond
fon of the late Sir Philip Mahe. of Paton, to Milk Atkittfon,only
daughter of James Atkinfon, Efq.

DIED.
At his houfc, Edinburgh, on the t tth inft. lieutenant Genera
James Lumfdaine, Colonel of the 3d Royal Veteran Battalion.
At Moffat, the 7th loft. Mr. Walter Turnbull, furgeon.
At Berwick, R. Potts, F.fq.Captaln in the Royal Navy.
At Aberdeen, on the ad loft. in the tad year of his age, Mr.
Jofeph Denham, Qiarter Matter of the Eaft Suffolk Militia.
At the Cape of Good Hope, Jan. 23. in the 27th year of his age,
ohn Rofe,Efq. of the Ceylon Citil Ellablifluncnt,fon of the Rev.
John kofe at Udny.
Monday lA, in New Burlington-ftreet, the Right Honourable
Lady Walpole. •
At her houre in Nicolfon-ltreet, Edinburgh, Mrs Campbell,
relidt of tke Rev. Archibald Campbell, Minifter of the Gofpel, at
Invtrarf.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.
Amiterdairi 36 8 2 Uf. Cadiz 38; effect. Genoa lif
Do. at fight 36 o . Madrid3Bi effedt Liilion 6s
Rotterdam II 91 I Uf. Elilbea 31 effedt. ( Oporto 6$
Hamburgh• 34 10 2 Uf. Leghorn 49 Dublin z
Altona 34 11 21 Ur. Naples 42 Cork si
I
Paris,! day's date 24 12 Liv. Venice sz liv. Piccole effedive
Ditto aUL 14 16 per 4 lterL
Buudeauz 24 16 Palermo. sot pence per oz.
Agio on the sank of Holland 5 i per Cent.
New Dollars o Ss sd

COAL MARKET, May 22
Ships at Market Ships fol.! Price
68 Newcaftle Coal 41 411 34 to 48s od
7 Sunderland 5 40s od to 43$ od
a Cinders a 3oe 6d to ocs ed

TO-MORROW.
Sun rifts I I Sun Pets Morn tires
3 minutes after 4 37 mit.tnes after 7 I minute's after TO

HIGH WATfI AT LONZON TO•MOR,2OW
Morning - so culnutes after 5
Afternow • - 39 llolnutce after 3

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