Star.
London, England, 1819-02-04 00:00:00

In this case the Court had been moved to set aside
the judgment by default obtained against the defen-
dant, on the ground of irregularity m the proce:nl-
- It was an action brought by the High Bailiff
'of Westminster against the defendant, to recover the
expenses incurred by erecting the hustings in Covent
Garden during the late Election. The action was
brought upon an Act of Parliament which expired
on the Ist January last. Judgment was signed for
want of a plea On the Bth January ; and the defen-
dant moved, on the affidavit of Mr. Briant, his agent.
to set the judgment aside, not only complaining of
;harp practice, but irregularity. The principal ground
en Which the Court was moved to set it aside ap-
peared to be founded on this circumstance—the de-
fendant had applied for particulars respecting the
items of accdunt, and particularly respecting E. 552,
for carpenters work. Messrs. Smedley and King,
the plaintiffs Attornies, furnished particulars ; but
the same did not satisfy the defendant, who served a.
summons to produce others. The summons was re-
tttritable on the morning of the Bth January, and at
three o'cicck in the afterntion of the same day, the
plaintiff signed judgment. It was contended that
the judgment, according to the practice of the Court,
should have been signed before the summons was re-
turnable, and not atter.
Mr. Mixt. was this day called into Court to sup-
port his objections; and, having taken his place near
the Bar,

Mr. SCARLET? opposed the application, contend-
ing, that the Attornies for the plaintiff had conduc-
ad themselves in the most respectable manners—so
Mach so, that the defendant could have no cause to
complain. The Learned Counsel cited a case from
Mr. Justice Blackstone's Reports, in order to prove
the proceedings had been regular, and contended,
that the judgment ought to remain.
Mr. HUNT, in reply, proceeded to read the affida-
vit of Mr. Briant, and made various statements of
irregularity on the part of the plaintiff's Attornies,
which the Court could not hear, because they werei
sot annexed to the affidavits. Ile then adverted to'
the circumstance of the Iligh Bailiff's demand. He

was called upon to pay one .third of the expense of
the election, he said, when there weressix candidates.
They all at;ehded the High Bailiff, either by them-'
selveti or their agents, and signed a paper to be an-
*terabit for the expenses of the election.
Here Mr. SeAttLarr observed, that the Act of
Parliament only made thOse persons liable who de-
Olared themselves candidates. Mr. Hunt, Sir Mur-
ray Maxwell, and Mr. Ainnaird, were the only three
who declared themselves candidates. •
The Cittav Justice considered this Matter for the,
consideration of a Jury; and intimated that the only
itsestiterwas, whether the judgment was regular?
Mt. Justice BAYLEY said, the case cited by Mr.
Scarlett was against him, and held the practite to
be, that judgment must be signed before a stulamons
is returnable.
Mr. Justice BEST was of the same opinion.
The point being against Mr. &arms:Tr, Mr. Holm
obtained a sort of triumph, which Occasioned a smile
among the Barristers.
Mr. HUNT, seeing he was likely to gain the point,
said, with dry humour—" My Lords, I have no de-
sire to say one word more to your Lordships."
Tho. Coley Justicc then held, as the plaintiff did
not sign his judgment till after the summons was re-
turnable, he had not complied with the practice of
the Court, and the rule to set aside the judgment
ought to he absolute.
Mr. SCARLETT expressed a hope that the plaintiff,
would not be obliged to pay the costs.
The CIIIEF JUNTICIL" We cannot impose terms
on the defendant, when the judgment is not regular.
You must pay the costs."—ltule made absolute.

C lONIZING Bo's--The Repot t of Colonel S r
SON, Surveyor-General of the Board of Works (ad-
dressed to II as kV lionuouss, Esq. Under-Secretary
of State for the Home Department, as to the practica-
bility. of superseding the practice of Climbing Boys
by the use of nitichmery, is on the whole favourable
to the use of machines, though the result of the expe-
riments is,.that the three Royal ArChitects concur in
opinion that Climbing Boys cannot be at present to-
tally dispensed with. Colonel STEPHEN/lc* directed
an intelligent Clerk, Mr. DaVis, to superintend ea-
periments, in order to ascertain the truth. Mr.
Davis reports, that all the Rues of the metropolis,
may be divided into four classes. For the first class
the machines now in the are quite efficient r for part
of the second class, they, are also competent ; and'
for the remainder nithis class, the ball anA brash is •
perfectly efficient In the third class, vliere the as-
cent is:at all preserved, the ball and brush act effec-
tually, as they do even ht the foerth class, where
. there are no parts entirely level. The proportions of
the different classes he &bond to he as ender :—Out
of 1000 Rues, 910 Ate of the first dint; 50 of the Se-
cond ; 90 of the third ; ahfl iv a tht fourth.

THANKS TO THE MARqUIS OF HASTINdS.
. A Special Court of Directors was yesterday held
to consider of a Vote of Thanks to the Martini* of
Haartats, for the late splendid achievements its In,
dia. The minutes of the former Court being read—,
Mr. PATTON/21 (the Chairman) entered upon tine
business of the day. He described the laguccesses
in India, and pointed out the iMportariantagFs
likely to be derived from them. Having eettimented •
en these subjects,. to she* the conduct of the Mar-1
quis of Fleeting% he read extracts from letters which
had passed between hint and the Committee of Cor-1
respondence. Those from the Marquis set forth the
necessity of effectually checking the Pindarries, and
putting a stop to the depredations in which they were
constantly engaged. The sinsteter to these gave the
Noble Matquis enlarged powers, and directed him
not only to repel their incursions, but to pursue and
punish 'them for the outrages of which they had been
guilty. In consequence of these instructior.s, the
'Marquis of Itastings had taken the field. lie kid
ordered a number of detachments to move on diffe-
rent points at the saw time, but in such directions
that they should all meet at certain positions pointed
out, and act in concert with each other, so as to sur-
round the enemy. While this was doing, Scindia
was compelled to observe the treaty which he had be-
fote concluded, but which he was well disposed to
violate on this occasion. The consequence was, the
discomfited Pindarries, flying to the North, Were dis-,
appointed in their hopes of succour and protettion in
that quarter ; and in the south they were met by our
armies and defeated with great loss. That brave,
Officer, Sir Thomas Ilislop, had defeated a force
greatly superior in numbers to are army under his.
command ; and the whole of the Pindarries, which
had mustered in great force, under Ameer Khan,
bad finally vanished, as if by the waving of a ma►
gic wand. He concluded by moving—
" That the Thanks of that Court should be given to the Most
Noble the Marquis of Hastings, Knight of the Garter, for the
wisdom, skill, and energy so eminently displayed by his Lord-
ship in planning and conducting the operations against the Pin-
threes, who had long carried on thitir predatory incursions in
the heart of Hindostan, which. had produced the happy result
of exterminating those marauders."
It was further proposed,—
" That while that Court deeply regretted the circumstance
which had led to an extension of the Company's territory in In-
dia, they duly appreciated the skill and fotesight by which the
Marquis of Hastings, through a Wavy combinationof military
and political talent, had dispersed the gathering elements of a
confederacy among the Maluatta Powers against the British
power in India."
CAMPBELL MARJORLBANKS, Esq. the Deputy Chai-
rman, seconded the Motion.
Mr. It. JACKSON wished some extracts to be read
from the voluminous papers which were lying en the
table. It was true the Directors had produced these
papers for the information Of the Proprietors, but
front their very voluminout nature, it was utterly
impossible for any individual to have se much leisure
time as to read them, and therefore it might give the
Proprietors some ktioWledge of what had going
on, if the extracts were read!

This was agreed to, and the several extracts were
read by one of the Clerks. The first was an extract
from Captain Sydenhana's dispatch relative to the
Pindarees, in 1809, in which he described the horrid
character of these depredators. They generally, he
observed, made long marches, and subsisted chiefly
on plunder, while they destroyed what they were not
able to carry off, violating the wives and daughters
of those whose villages they invaded, and afterwards
putting them to death- Seldom did they leave a vil-
lage without burning it, and it was impossible to pre-
vent their approaches, as their movements were ra-
pid and uncertain, nor were their' depredations to be
measured by the quantity they carried off. The in-
habitants were thus driven to the woods, and were
under such terror as to make their return to their
bitations long and doubtful. Government were thus
defrauded to the greatest extent by this army of free- '
boaters, who deprived the agriculturist acid the bus-
baudman of those blessings which Yeovil:m/4es be-
stowed on them, the crops being carried off. It was
impossible to estimate their numbers, as they gene-
rally advanced in detached bodies, joined by all who
were either disgusted with the pursuits of an honest
life, or discarded from society for their profligate vi-
cious habits—(Near, hear).—The next was a dispatch
from Captain Dulzell, in March, 1816, wherein,
speaking of the outrages then going on, he said the
cruelties practised by these invaders were such, that
the inhabitants of a village had chosen rather to de-
stroy themselves, families, and property, than sub-
mit to those awful privations they must otherwise
have endured. A number of other dispatches were
read, equally confirming the horrible excesses which
had been committed.
Mr. It. JACKSoN then rose. After what had just
been read, and the awful description of cruelties that
had been given, he confessed the whole appeared so
astonishing, that one was disposed rather to think
they resenibled a legendary tale, than were actually
founded on facts. While, however, such excesses
were provzd by the most incontrovertible evidence,
he hoped the Court would agree with him in the pro-
priety of adding some 'words to the Motion just put
from the Chair. Sorry as he felt to be the citte., of
disturbing the harmony of the Court, he felt it his
duty nevertheless to peotest against the proceedings
of the day, because Formerly motions of the present
nature used to or iginate on the outside of the bar, as'
it was generally thought the Proprietors ham eefficest
common sense to enable them to vote on the paper!
laid before them. In the cases of Lord Cornwallis
and Marquis Wellesley, the merits of the respective
GoVernors were generally stated, anidays afterward)
fixed for the consideration of Votes of Thanks to
them. lie objected to the latter,part of the Mateo,
which expressed any regret at the extension of the
'territories, ashe conceived the expression of that re-
gret was derogatery to the Vote of Thanks. He re-
collected theyhad proposed a Vote orThaisits to Mar-
quis Wellesley, adding, at the saMe time, that in doing
so, they did trot enter upon, the justice of the er.e..--;
Peeling at he did, that such a rote Vas wrong, he
ern fortunately suitessful in introducing the words,
'a as the do-corneas had not been laid On the table
of the Cburt." It was absurd to think, that with a
vote of thanks to the Noble Marqttis of Hestinv,
the Court should add an expression of regret at +e
extension of their tetritories. Their cohduet re-
hiirided him of the adrhitable fable of the penitential
fox, *kith lamented the depredations he had cern-
, mined, and cautioned others against the same, but,

uttfiaftnilitety (ot hititiottlity. a toostistrtngnears be.,
Ihogght..it not *Miss to seize a ehickeu or two—
(atilitts.Did the Court suppose that any person
out, would believe they were sincerely averse
otort.tia intintinisetaesaedeafterr.iitodrisy ?
dispersing
ge
tu'heotsglsathieirmineranet
iteo.
nts," Szc. were, that " he had anticipated and
efisoonteted . a confederacy among the Maliratta.
States, defeated their armies, and rendered their
means of aggression in future disappointed." He'
Would venture to say there was net a single Ho-
nourahle Director within the Bar who could lay his
hand on his heart and s.y that this addition was not
necessary, especially considering what had already
been said by the Chairman respecting the deficiency
of the words in the motion to express their just
tense of the merits of the Noble Marquis. The very
idea of " gathering elements" was absurd, as the
vote of thanks implied that something had been
done, and a regularly formed army defeated by the
wisdom, skill, and energy of the Noble Marquis.—
The Learned Gentleman then concluded by reading
the Amendrfient.
Mr. ileeettest, in seconding it, observed, that
he had no intention of troubling the Court, had he
not been forcibly struck with the able and humorous,
statement of the Learned Gentleman who had just
sat down. Whence arose that poverty of language
of which the Chairman had complained? Had
twenty-four Gentlemen, in the situation of Directors,
not been able to find adequate words ? If the mea-
sutes of the Noble Marquis were not necessary, then
where was the propriety of thanking him at all, and
if they were necessary, then why were the feelings
of gratitude due to him not to be expressed in a
proper manner? Concurring petfectly in every
word of the Amendment, he, with the sincerest
pleasure, seconded it.
Mr. S. Dixon felt it would be presumption in him
to occupy any portion of the time of the Court, but
he hoped the Amendment would be agreed to by
the Court of Directors. The language of the Worthy
Mover was certainly snore expressive of those feel-
ings of gratitude, which were due to the Noble Mar-
quis, than the original Motion was. He never could
look but with dread to any further extension of ter-
ritory in India, as tending more to weaken than
strengthen the hands of the Company. He could
not help thinking that the " gathering elements"
alluded to, arose more from natural causes than any
other. When the troops of Britain were collected
together, k was natural for the Mahratta Powers to
suppose there was a cloud about to overwhelm them,
and it could not therefore be astonishing that these
Powers should form coalitions, for what they con-
sidered to be self-defence. In giving this as his opi-
nion, he trusted the Court would allow him the
merit of at least being honest and conscientious, for
till the justice and necessity of the war were proved,
he thought the vote should be postponed altogether.
Mr. ELPIIINSTOt merely wished to state, that
when the proposition of thanks was submitted to the
Court, it was done by the Directors, with the view
of such Amendments being introduced, as might be
thought necessary and proper by the Proprietors.
Mr. BOSANQUET contended that the amendment
was not called for, as one branch of the Mahratta
States was in arms against us at the present moment.
The Court of Directors had not the slightest inten-
tion of trifling with the feelings of the Proprietors in
snaking this motion, for he unquestionably felt the
conduct of the Governor General deserved all that
gratitude which language could express. •
Mr. Hume concurred with the Chairman in all lie
had stated, but felt that not one word of the amend-
ment could be controverted. The Noble Marquis
had received his instructions from the Court, and lie
conceived it would be very extraordinary for the
Court to concur in expressing a regret that these in-
structions had been complied with. The Noble Mar-
quis had no alternative when he commenced the war,
'in consequence of the measures winch had been,
adopted by his predecessor. The Court had dis-
approved of what was done by Marquis Wellesley in
1803, 4, and 5, whereas the Noble Marquis had at
that period actually compleated that which the Court
rejoiced as being now done. The measures of that
noble and indefatigable General were stopped by his
successor, Marquis Cornwallis, to whose policy, he
had no doubt the increase of the Pindatees was owing.
The present Governor General had shown the most
unwearied and liberal efforts in their cause, and had
even studied the language, that he might thereby be
the better enabled to know more of every thing re 7
lating to the country. Yet though this was the case,
he had formerly received their thanks for his military
conduct without any allusion to his civil policy as a
statesman. The worthy Gentleman concluded by
expressing his decided opinion, that while the terri-
tories had been increased, the authority of the Com-
pany had been consolidated.
Mr. BOSANQUET explained.
Mr. JACKApti also explained, that while no doubt
one part of the Mahratta States was in arms against
us, that branch hacibeen twice defeated, and was ac-
tually now in a state of vagabondage.
Mr. GRANT dissented totally from the political
views of the Speakers on the tither side. The Court
of Directors had .never assented to any extension of
the territories, except. itt the case of Tippoo Sultaun,
who was the decided enemy of'Britain, and of course
was obliged to be put donat. Every extension which
had subsequently taken place had not been sane-
thsned at all by the Court. He. certainly thought
the Treaty entered into in 160`2, between Mar euis'
Wellesley and the peishwa, was iraeolitic, though,
he gave every credit to that Noble Pei sonage for tare
best intentions in what he did. 01- the late Martinis'
Cornwallis, he was bound at all times to speak wish'
respect, considering the integrity of his conduct, his
inflexible rectitude, profound judgment, and con-
. summate skill. Ile would not say, that it was not
necessary for. the present Governor-General not to
do as he had done : but, when Europe was accusing
the Company of unbouml.s.l:saslii:::... and ‘v!:' ksi-Lias-
. to seize the whole territory of India, it became thsra
to persevere in the .sentiment they had so long ex-
pressed, respecting their regret that any extension
should take place, especially considering that had
been declared impolitic by the Legislature ; and
surely, as a body, they were not to be called on to
entertain a different opinion. The deist had consi-
derably increased, and was muck more than when
Marquis Cornwallis went out to India, and the es-
poke was eyed beyond the income. They had
80,000,0E00 of aropulatioato govern, vrhile the Lai-

Tepeim tome,. Vic. did not exceed 40,1)00; a
taking a general review of the war, he mmt
coulu see nothing in it but the se(.._,
moti In; for, though it was true, titzt the
were suppres..ed, ti,ere Was no ,dotat they
crease, especially as their numhers were com, ~,td,
persons who were inured to habits of uslitt,;,, ta;
fare; and, when discharged, they could tuk 44.
dun such habits. True, tlie liindoos were rc.tireek
it was said, from their oppressor* ; but, wriulki
not Lecome the same as before, the moment '
they nese independent ? He felt the stronrmt
Lions to the Amendment, becat.4 he thought
Court should trust the Directors, conside:ing;*
fidcnce they .had already i.!aced ia them, by grazitg
them their bightsitualion.

Mr. 1). lit;;NAIIID CO:WC:ATI 1.071 IT:Laing; er;,
tied to their es-al-most thank only for his
Lions in the field, but for the wisdom with which
had planned the operations in the war. He hui
traduced no new policy whatever, fie if he had:"
might bc a clifi%:re..:ce of opinion. He (Mr.
must own he ditl.:ked ti.c expression of their rept
at the eltension, as much as he did the languagetf
a school-master ...olio ncvor flogged his scholars
out saying he was sorry for it. By expressing Emir
regret as they proposed to do, they would in :act s%
courage the charge of ambition which Europe was
alleged to make against them He tritsmi the Nobk
Marquis would be able to follow as good parity a
te government of the conquered country, 21
Marquis Wellesley had clone in the same sitw,ticc.

Mr. }IOWA nrifcould not a,.;rce with the auier.4 I
ment of his lion. Friend, though he certainly :I:it
that the conduct of the Governor General was Le-
yond all praise. Pitt, Fox, Burke, and Dui:du, all
different in pulitical views from each other, had
agreed in pronouncing the extension of the teriixt,
to be an evil of no small magnitude, for be it ratc;-
,1 lected the Company now had a territory esteniling
twenty degrees longitude and twenty &wets latitude.
d Castlereagh, when the Charter was rer.ewed,
said, that fortunate as the Company had been, thee
was a certain lianit which they could out e:xecd with.
out becoming unwieldy. Whether that was the case
now he would not say, but he certainly did nut coo.
cur in the amendment.

After a reply from Mr. JitcKor, and a few %mit
front Mr. Moxry, the Amendment was agreed to
without a dissenting voice.

THANKS TO SUL TWOMAS 11181.0 P.

Oct the question of Thanks being =ream Lies-
!tenant General Sir Thomas Hisiop, a considera4
discussion took place, several Proprietors expzeArl
their determinatio.: oppose it, and as the discussion
on the question was expected to occupy several
hours, especially on account of the conduct of Sir
Thomas Hislop relative to the hanging of a Gore-
nor, it was agreed, on account of the lateness of the
hour, to postpone the delrate to this day at
Adjourned at five o'clock.

Rim—At the East India Houseful week COG
bags were brought forward—Bengal ordinary anal
good White all sold 20s. to 22-a. Gd. Java ordinary
16s. to 16s. Gd. Madagascar good Waite, bauglu is
20s. to 21s. 6d. The request for Rice by piivate
contract towards the don of the week subs del,
and generally the market might again be stall
heavy. There has been little or no • business
lately in Carolina, there apt,leared however yest2Al.l
some inquiries for Carolina Ilice, in 'bond aiout 335.
AX, AND T.% !.1.0 W.—The Talinv..
continued exceedingly heavy last week, en Ii
day a public sale was brought forwat d which wen
off at very low prices ; it consisted of Ica calks
mixed Foreign descriptions, the wh,.le sold heavily
565. to 655. fhe prices of Foreign Tallow have since
given way considerably. Yellow Candiz Tallow ruy
be stated 2s. to Ss: Wrier, and very heavy at the de-
cline. The prices •of jlemp and. Flax are nominal.
Tosacco.—The prices of Tobacco have for torn
weeks been entirely nominal ; a public sale on Wei-
nesday brought forward, consisting of 125
Virgitaa, and 51 hhds. Kentucky, which has ea•
blished a market currency ; the quality was very
gold, but there were no fine blacks ; the price, wet!
higher than generally anticipated, but fully 21 rev
pound under the previous nominal prices ; the V:-
ginia sold IV. to ;1 d. according to quality
Kentucky so low as 5c1.. to 53d. since the sale some
purchases by private contract are reporzed to be inaae
on very low terms.
Covrae.—The public sale of Coffee, on Tuesday,
consisted of 114 casks Plantathn Coilee, all Devi
desctiptions ; these were only two qualities,
and fine middling, for the 1-r:tier 115 s. F. 71
middling, 130 s. and 131 s, was o:ere,f, the whole of
the latter taken in at 1315. 6d. generally of the
fee market it may be said that there is little bit!

doing, but the great &actuation in the prices asl
much =cation, and occasioned ayerLnumeroi

semblage at the public sa!e : the n,Tcrs 1;,..
Coffee this furenoan xve consider falli higher Oh
previous prices by private cc:ntra:t.
SUGAR MARX KT.-1» refined goods there has
little business doing lately ; the stocks are incrr
yet the holders do not press ; one or ts.v.
chases have been made at prices a shade lower
no general depression can however be stated.
lasses are lower, and heavy at the reduction.
MANCHESTER, FEBRUARY Ir—a•Vro purchat
manufactured goods, to a considerable exteai
peared in our market to-day, which gave great
to the flatness that has so unexpectedly pseva;
some tine past ; but prices still continue mu.

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inert.—The silk trade, both here, as well as :tt.

port and Macclesfield, has felt the least of th
vailing depression ; it has been comparatively

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