Star.
London, England, 1817-01-27 00:00:00

*OI7IIVgIiAM AILETING.

Wednesday a Meeting summon-d by the MAir4.
in consequence of a' requisition of 'luny respectable
inhabitant% was held at Nottingham, when a string
ul Resolutions, all tending to point out the necessity
of Parliamentary !Giotto and of reducing the 'nisei,
was agreed to, and a Petition ordered Eto be pre.
witted accordingly—the Petition to be ptesenicd by
Lord RANCiIFYI and 301 IN Siam% Esq.

We are informed that a Requisition for a Meeting
of the County of Berin, to petition for a Reform in
Parliament, is now in course of signature, and will
be sent to the High Sheriff in a few days.
Bills have been posted throughout Ponsmouth and
its neighbourhood, giving notice of 4 Public Meeting,
on Thursday neat, in St. George's-square, Portsea,
'at AVM o'elikk,-for the purpose Of taking into con-
sideration the propriety of a Petition fora Reform iii
Parliament. Mr. CogiETT and Mr. HUNT have sig.
nifie ; their intention of attending. •
Wednesday morning, about one o'clock, the Lei.
tester cavalry, and a regiment of dragoons, were
called out to quell'a riot at Oadby, near Leicester.
There were about 400 rioters, who dispersed them-
selves after three of the leaders were secured: these
bate since been sent to the gaol of the latter place.
Several corn and hay-stacks were set on fire, but were
eitinguished by the military.
' We are sorry to state, that by accounts from Dam.
fries, the apparent tranquillity which bad been re-
estabiished on Saturday seinnight, by the cool and
determined exertions of the Magistracy, aviisted by a
trittie respectable posse of constables, was interrupted;
by °Wel the Most ft tgitious acts that the depravity
of human- nature can he guilty of. On Tuesday;
evening, about eight o'clock, a hay.stack standing ip
a ficli adjoining the town, belonging to Bailie 8u.,.,
a Wittily, humane, and active Magistrate, was dis-
covered to be on tire ; the wind Wu% ing strong,
caused the flames to rage so furiously, that in a short
time the whole was consumed. 'There were also two
ricks t.l grain standing near it which fortunately
escaped the fury of the raging elemen:. Bunion
is making to discover the diabolical author, but hi-
therto without snecess, although a reward of two
hundred guineas is offered.—All is again quiet.
The.following !mei has been sent by the Secretary
of Stati for the Home Department to the Lords
Lieutenants of several Counties:

44 'Whitehall, January tI.
"My Lose—h being deemed expedient, under present eir-
stUaltariCell that the Curd Power should be strengthened to the
Satiny under your Grace's char, i have to request that you ,
will recommend it to the Magistrates in Me princiAl Towns
ItillJA°34allila-V!)lCh they MOOR isAtitAlready adopted. to
Mattetho eirobiteto of raptetabge Householders, to act, as
seinsiop may require, as Special Constahlw, for a died period
est time, pot lee- than three months : • and I have farther to rc-
quest that your Grace will communityA* to the Commanding Of-
ficers of the several Yeomanry Corps within the County of Lei-
eater the wish of his Maks:y's Governaent, that they would
held themselves and the eorisuotler their respective eeaunands
In a mate of preparation to afford prompt asel‘taoce to the Civil
Authorities, in cam of necessity.—l have," &c.
(Stord) • " SIOMOOTII."
" To the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Leicester."

We have heard the melancholy fact, that the poor=
bouse at Bilstoo, in Staffordstlire, is so tull of oecu-
piths thaethere is nut room for them all to sleep at
the sLise time; but an equal number of them retire
to rest in rotation

Tee 1..t/DDlTEi.—Jumn Towle, on the mlrning pre•
violist), to hit execution, made an ample confe,sion
to the High Melilla Leicestershire, and to a Justice
of the Peace:for that county, of every person, directly
or indirectly. CMteemed in the felony and destruction
at Mr. 'Hainlaiaris Factory at Longliborougly
and of lib Luddkes in ,general; which disclosure hist
been keeifietret, until it could be made subservient
to the ends of justice. 'lle died penitent ' • assured
the Sheriff that what Ike bad stated to him was
'true, and lamented that he hid not made this discla,
,1110 sooner; to have saved his life. The Luddites
ant itfipeachtng one another, and the Magistrates are
new in possession of their' whole Mitury and plan of
operations. Of the fifteen already apprehended ten
are &aged With the offence at Loughborough. Noir
of theta, bOvreVer. have yet been
GHENT, JANUARY
torn fell considerably in our RIM ket yeatirday.
The best wheat was 20 to SS florins ; red. 18 to 510;
rye, 14 to 15. Tirrathitds of the' corn temaitied
iunsold.
''. • CORN EXCHANOI, lAI‘VANY $7.
• • We bad but a moderate supply of Whoa this
morning from Kent and 'Essex, and very little from
say other county; the qiialliy of which being very'
ordinary, met heavy sale, but occasioned a boiik do-
- mend for prime samples, at last Monday's priced.—.l
Fine Barley tontirtiting scarce, fully maintained last
week's-prices, but the middling qualities are unsale-
able, as the mahsters cannot use it. Old Oats, being
scarce,-. are 2i. per quarter dearer, but new are dull
sale at Friday's prices. In Peas and Beans there is
bet littl, doing, and both articles are two'sbillings
-per quieter cheaper.
COllllll7 !glen as glens: •
arratua.'Fick pine, 56..451.
Wheat, Lost and Eases, Old, Dots, PorZer
luso. 11.0 s. s Ditto, Poland, 4ga 461 ..
aufulk, WON 1lDs• Mtge, Ft..l, 3tia. 4 !11.
itipevecd, 152 135 per iair)
are, worlii: • Flour, 100 s. 1061.
10112 y, tie 704 fOggION.
50. 965. • I Wheat, DAM*, 110.. 120 s.
White PPS, 0116. ers, boners, Muth Baltic 1441, 1064. 11104.
IS.. 70.. • HantbreorltreaSen. 1040.120.
OPry Pass, IS. ON. I Inborn aid, los& 120 s
JaM Baas, 706.756. Rye, 006. 006.
amursomp mApiurr
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ma..l,vp' get 4d 04
abiti eet4mbee.llll:4eekso_cave,46 04190.024.04250.
AND wrium PE LOAD.
Hay £4. 0 to 44. 4e.—Clete 08 to 71 7e.
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iIOUR+ OrlCl/101 azt4cP4, imitmlii ii.
. THS LINO w. JAMES *ANSON AND JOHN HOOPES. .
The defendants werisbrought up from Nesvgate id
, plead to an indictment *hich thafged them with un.:
cawfullY. anti maliciously eonspiring together with
Jatnes Watson the younger, 'Thomas Ptbstoit, aiid
J. Cashmad, to eaMe. and promote a slot, and with
aiding and abetting in that riot.
The indietment,,wattLread over to the prisoneri,
and. they severally ssmfiltd Not Guilty : they were
itit course remandethitet thie custody from which they .
tad been brtughti ';• .1
1-_(,„"rhe in d iermeitijli as hisin removed into this Court
'Sy rertiorari: and i;, Zeill be tried at the Sittings a&er
the presen• Te.m. . . .
Thomas Kelton not being in custody, will put in .
his; plea throngit the medinm of iiic Solicitor.
Ca%',Aan stAn,ling capita::y cooticted of felony, it •
is iup-p:ss-:d toll not be l•roCeeded apinst on this
clnirge, although his name is included in the indict-
ment.
Mr. J. Watson, the elder, was bailed before Mr:
Justice Houtovn, in Serjeaut's Inn, ea Saturday .
evening. His bail were. Mr. Bird, Auctioneer and
Broker; and Mr. West, Wirelworker, in Wych.street; .
Diary-lane. Tile bail of Preston was oleo acrapzed;
hut that of litaiper rejected.
WIGAS v. FOOTLES ANT/ °TUSTIN. • .
This cause was tried before Lord Eminsahovota,
at the last Sittings for London: it was an action o,* .
4 80l of Exchange at ohm months' date, drawn illit
dr: defendants, upon soma persons catrying on mew- •
cantile business in partnership at Bristol: the defence
was graninaliM upon Stat. 15 Geo. 11. c. 13. which
was pasted for the purpose of more effectuallt
,renting the monopoly of the Bank of England ; it .
provided, aiming oche:• things, that it should be nu.;
lawful-" fix any other persons whatsoever, united or
'to he united itt;der covenant or p trtnership, exceed=
in the Burgher of six persons in England, to borrow
once, or ti.lc up any•sum or sums of money on their .
hills or notes payable at demand, or at any less time
than six months from the borrowing thereof. during
the continuance of such privilege to the Bank of Engel
lind." Mr. 6,!arlett pressed this distinct provlsiCts,
hut Lord Ellenborouy,ll refused to nonsvit the plai&...
ti , as he thonertrilvai the case did not came within
.th 'purview of ihixßdttuti, which was passed to preQ
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v the est4lial(McOs7of rival banks, and not to
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4:tipple the negotiations. of commerce t the plaintiff
accordingly Tenement:l4 verdict. - .
Mr. ScAiii.crx this day moved for a rule to set
aside the verdici..and to enter a nonsult, contending,
that although the defen4ant's were not bankers, tire
clear object •cd the Legislature in passing the Att
• lath Geo. 11. c. l 3: vias to present more than six
persons engaging in any business, by providing that
if they dii engage, they should not be allowed to ne-
guciate bills or flan at a shorter date than Six
mouths. It was true that the 9tat,ite applied Mime- .
diately to Bankers.; but if it were held strictly i!):. i::.
elude no other persons hm these who called them-
selves B siker:. the law might easily be defeated by
individuals who in lett tarried on the bosirens of
Bankers, though under the appearaiine of a Cora,
mercial establistnent '.f a different kia,!.
L-. 701 Etteensctocan.-Ireccilect that on the trial
I would not sate the mkt, lesel sfeoula-thriiiri '
doUbt upon' the question that might be very itijuriOol
in commercial dealings; the argument of the deriL-
dants wouli be a receipt. to enable any persons, above
seven in ntr.eser, to eegage in any business, and to
avoid the paynietat of all their bills, by' in ov il* that'
trey were of a shOtter date than six icoeth4.anat ih'at .
the firm was composed of more than six members.-- '
To hold that the 15rh Lieorge 11. prevents .;11 per-
sons, exceeding six, to negotiate bilis tiiii!or aic
Months' date, would obsteitet all commercial deal-
ings by more individalls than six; bec.tusu in the pie-
sent state Of things, commersial dealings are con-
ducted almost solely by bilk, the only object of the •
Statute was to prohibit the formation of rival Banki.
Mr. Scant.arr argued, that so to hold .would
enable any persons, to defeat the Act, by carrying •
on the BAnkifiz business under colour of some oilier
Joncern.
a.n.• a., . - .
Lord Et.t.m.ntogsta.—When they become vir- •
Attaily Bankersiecher come within the provisions of
vise Statute.
Mr. Scaftr.rrr. added. that there were no Words in :
the Statute to prevent any persons, exceeding six, to '
engage as Bankers; but it was not allowed that they
should raise money upon any notes of a shorter date
than six months.

Mr. Justice Houtivo observed, that a similar dis-
tinction had been taien, and over-ruled with regard
to contracts for coal, to which par:Scalar provisions
applied.—Rule refused. •
• SKEINS AND ANOTHER W. HAIL, FLEMING, AND HUM
The facts of this case, also tried by Lord ELLEN-
BOROUGH, at the Sittings at Guildhall, were as follows:
Tile defendants, in conjunction with a Mr. Gordon,
Aid isolagid in a commercial speculation to North
America, and nship was chartered' by them to pro-
ceed to two ports in British North America, and to
two ports lithe United States, with which we were
then at wart the defendant Hall, by letter, desired
Gordon, who resides in London, to insure to the
amount of £20,000, and Gordon, in consequence,
took a policy to Lloyd's, and procured names to the
amount of £17,000. Being unable to insure the re.
mainingoooo among his friend; be employed the
plaintiffs, insurance-brokers, to effect a policy to that
amount : Gordon at terwards becoming a bankrupt
they brought their action against the defendants toe •
the expenses and afhount of premium paid upon the
113000 policy, and 'they recovered a verdict to the
amount they claimed, subject to a motion to set as;ee
the verdict, on the ground that truster the terms ...1
the lever (rem Halt to Gordon :he action was mai, .
tainable, or wiiasliwtthe pl.sintiffs ought not to h-ve
Mceesied against Gins don, and Gordon aga'r .5
all, who had orderedthini to effect the insur.loce.
Mr. Msnitvitrlit ;roving accordiegly tht. Jet,- ,
subMitted thatAlig coestion was, whether Gordo, ,
who was directed to effect the insurance hirosc;:,
had any power to substitute other persona for tart
purpose ? at the trial only parole evidence was gisen
by Gordon of the letter from Hall to him, by which
it appeared an he, ,‘ Please to effect insurance on iNe
ship Caroline, at and from Loudoa to Halifax, Ecc.
for £20,000, as interest obeli appear per int
bill of lading.". Gordon.had an account wit
adviattigaso the defendants, 4n4 it made

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ith Ms ca.
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ifference to them whether they settled for the
glance with him or with third persons, whom he had
to right LI employ.
Mr. Jsistice Brainy—Gordon is ordered to effect
the insur ince to the exttnr of 820,1)(1C ; he is un.ititv
to do it himself to the whole anionic, and mast con-
sequently adopt those means by which the end is to
attained.

Mr. Manarar argued that he ought firn to h.ye
communicated ois hic 'twit y to the dele:-.dants. The
groudd of the plaintill's claim was, that, as a co-ad-
venturer, he had a right to 'give the order; hut the
case of Fr2nch and ilAcklrerse (5 BUrr. 2,737) had
settled, that one pal owner 0! a &hip could not,
without authotity, ir.sure the- share. of another part
Owner.

Mr. Justice BA YLEV—Tbe defendants do not re.
strict G udon SS w.he means by which he is to effect
the insurance.

Liird ELLENmonnuoa—G)rdon WAR a merchant,
and not an insurance-broker ; and Hall could not
exp •ct that, by-his own ptrsonai skill or exertion, be
:hum 1 proctre it to be effected. This is the matt-
ii.ff difference ; an order to A broker is effect, but to
a •urrchant it is cause to be eff•.cted : though iii this
knee to a merchant the worth are " please to effect,"
they. trust be understood as " please to cause to be
afectei."

•Mr.. MARRYAT then submitted a second objection
to 'he light of the plaintiff to recover, inasmuch as
the p.licy was/trims facie ill-gal; it WAS to tWn wig"'
in British America, and to two others in the (liked
States, wilt which England was then in hostiiiiy.
Lord ELLEN'S 4101;611—The voyage might have
been rendered legal by a license from this Govern-'
Meat, which the assured might have presumed was
effected, and that is sufficient.
.:Mr. Justice Batmesr—Can _yeti resist a broker's
Claim to recover on-the ground that this voyage was
inapt unless you shew that he had knowledge et the
illegality.? Here the parties might have piocured a
license 'and probably had done so.
Me: Cults.% on behalf of 'kin, took two °Nee.
tions4 first, to the mode in which the policy wits
proved•on the trial; and secondly, to the evidence
by which his client was to be affected by the letter of
Hall to Gordon. •
• The Court, howetrer, overruled both objections, and
reused the Rule to shew cause.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
FfaiCit V. JEBB. - •' •
This was an actiim biiiugheiy the plaintiff to re.
cover £24 trout the defendant for a tonicity cloak
made and delivered• to him by' the plriiititi. The
eider for the cloak directed that it should he made
-4sitb I vety large howl, sufficient to cover the helma,
with large sleeves, and that it should be water-proof,
It was accordingly so made, and deliveretl or sent to
the defendant, who kept it some time, and then re-
turned:lt. 'The value la the cloak was proved by se-
veral is spec:Able
• In detelice, it was urged, that the cloak had been
made too large, was by far too heavy, and made by
no means according to the military fashion, not at all
as had lii!en tirthied.
_rtAr. Justice DALLAS (in the absence of Sir VICAR'S
Glass), charged the Jury, who found for the plain-
tiff—Damages, £24,
tvsoiszur DXlllOllll' ,44)VuT, UslitlAßt U.
Aows.:AL warms's.
The mite of Admiral Watkins, which had been re-
peatedly before the Court, cave on again, under the
following circumstances: .
The Admiral had been discharged somii time ago
tinder the Act, on the condition of assigning, for the
benefit of his creditors, a certain portion of a pension
which he held from the Crown. After his discharge,
some of his creditorituiderstolld that he had received
payrnent of a debt of .4600,- Which had nut been
spipcified in his schedule 'ft 'effects on the file of the
Cow. *: An applicaticro was therefore made to the
Court for a rule to hake his scharge re/rifted, in
cOn.cquelceof thiii omission, and the Admiral was
411 i (Gred tik 'she* cause why this rule sboirld not be,
tilde absolute. In consequence of an indisposition,
ttl ids iniapScitated hips from any attention to husi-:
nesse this rule Wei from Pee Sri time enlarged.
Mr. HiLsiu. Atiewedessiiii against the rule. He
admitted that Admiral Watkins had received 8600'
mice his dise,harke, buteald it *is in tri shape af.ri,
gift, and by inn means as paymelit for a debt. It,
was_ Aberefore.impossible for him to have made an
eioy of such a .sua) in • his former Schedtile, as be
never contemphited recei4ipg it. ' The facts were
tlieses;-AbOnt IS years ago the Admiral captUred
. vessel, for which he teeetimd prize-money
ameont of lama. Some litigation, however, arose
relative to this capture, and the AdMiral; then C.
t.nn Watkins, ioslassd et coovittiog the MAO to
his 'evil use, deposktd It with his agents, Menges
CoAes and Co. to abide,:a Inge"' inquiry instituted bj
owners of the vita. itiquirxprt7ed.
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favourable to Captain. Watkins, who was comlled
ti;rdlind, not only the MAW, but also 414 into•
mist for the time of which he bad been pijacticti ft
the; firmer gain. The Captain conceived; -*het eta
Messrs. Cooke had bad the eye of the money,
eught to pay tlle laciest of it ; but they r4use.d,.
kdging,, tact they merely held the sum as his.fraunkep,
aos not as a floating 'sum subject to cones*"
bilitY. Alter Adrisii* Waikiss'a late discharge, beta&
much etobarrisied from the condition; which accomr,
panied it, he was obliged, with his family, to der,
sceod from the sphere in, hie in which he hid
' hitherto moved.. This alteration in his circumstancia,
induced him to renew his application to blessrs..CoOkes
—Thit application was not attended to in the tinys
instance ; but on the Admiral'swaiting upon one of
the principals of the firm in the country, .the latter
was se.stsu:k with the reverse of fortune which hie
f rifler friend had endured, thathe, in ceiisideration,of
what bad occurred, agreed to present Admiral Wat-
kins with A6OO, nut as payment of a debt, but as a
gift, the Admiral, instead, of devoting this money
to the use of his family, became quite settled in
his rental 'acuities at having £6OO lit his possession,
after being so long withoht.sullicient means, and set
of ircist haste to Brighton old other places, where he
ptitchilied Itricki for builtbrig houses, and entered into
°tire skoiftitiOni quite .st variance 'with those to
which he wasefettetoniesi the consequence was, that
when he Was'iliseo;fereel by his friends, the money
was wholly es/Waded in !midges and frivolous pus-
• suits; and the Xdroirilin in. a state of inditposi.l
ttoiiithai .obliged to be art: istottF medical/x-1

strant in the vicinity of Holum, where he continues!,
unable to attend to business, until within the last few
days. lie then became happily convalescent, and
was able ►o make an affidavit of the facts already
menti.toed. In ibis affidavit the Adm;ral was joined
by his wife, who deposed, that she had received no
Part 01 the money, and that the whole was, to the best
of her belieggespeaded in the manner alluded to.
Mr. i'om.ocic here considerately observed, that if
I he had seen ti►e affidavit just stated, be sheuld have
at once ah,ndoned the rule he had sib►wined.

The rule was immediately-discharged.
'l'wepty•eight cases were brought-under the cons-
deration of the Court. These were ventrally unin-
teresting. One of the insolvents applied for his dis-
charge, whose debts amounted to only illtAtilough
his claims and effects were set !oral is his schedule
as amounting to £1.560.