The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-06-25 00:00:00

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• . - ptofeasirep of a pehoot.ennater.
11#41. tivftNry stated the case, as it was aftecwesols'
skteaed in evidence.
• Mr. K. Brown, of the firm of Keating; Brown,
eiid Co, booksellers, Duke,street, Grosvenor.aquare,,
was eoqoaieted with the Plaintiff, Whit keeps '
school. ,Ailitnees publishes The. Laity's Directory
la which Mr. Mylios'e lima is inserted. Defendant
placed his two children at the Plaintiff's schonl. In.
•°' Moralist, a lata,nover in Coact, was received- by-
: his partner, Mr. keattea, sigasl by the Defendant.
• • From the hand-wrilieg•lse believed. it to h,ve been
penned': by biol. Mr. Oliveira was a native of Ms:-,
dein. The style. In which the letter was- couched
was that of a foreigner. . . .
Mr. Keating. the parteerv( the last Saftecia, re.
allied a letter in M•irrh last, (ions Mc. OliVeira, re-
flecting on the Plaintiff's conduct. 'Witness recnm-.
wahoded Mr. Illylies's school to the Defendant. • Ile.
knew that the Defendant bad seat some,yonng gen-
tlemen to Plaintirs school. Ile after heard Oliveira
abase the school, rater the young enthuses' were
taken fries it. •
Mr. Ikaaar,belag again called, stated, that he had
had some conversation with Defendant before the let'.
ter came. Ile feopd look with ifieWill's school, and
acid he alinekhOeltpw *ler abootlt,
The letteet.l. 444, • Keating Wu then put in and
teed— It sleitiv.ellw4 Mr. Keating having been the
.persoo who Jew:oilseed Defendant to Plaintiff, he
'thooght•it right to inform him, that Moho' was as
tow, ae,lneen, eked as vulgar a wretch, as ever esist-1
ed, and he would be necessitated to go to law for
Vie mosey heliaredkjea. Ile could not conceive on
fibs, siooad blr. Keetiwg could recommend such a
wretch to him. Ile bed newer half-a-dozen children
elan, families okbaraeter in his school; and, if ever
Ire had, it was by mere chance. .
A second letter, from Defendant to Plaintiff, was
then read. It stated, that as the Plaintiff did not
choose to answer Defendant's former letter, be was
obliged to address him again. His school was the
destruction of youth, and, therefore, he directed
the Plaintiff to return, by the bearer, the books,
clothes, &c. of his sons, and to restore to bins part
of the money he had advanced, when they entered
the school, deducting et the rate of 501. per annum
for the time-they were there. If he did not com-
ply in 2-1 hours, an action should be commenced
mainst him. • -
Mr. Hutchinson stated, that he was an usher in
Plaintiff's school, at Carshalton. Defendant sent
-his three sons there in the Christmas holidays, 1817.
,Crosi-esamined.--They were taken away in
March. Half a year's salary had beep advanced for
each of them.

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Mr. W. Byrne stated, that he was guardian to two
boys of the name•of De Sil►a. He sent them to Plain-
tiff's school twelve months ago. They were still
• there. Some time ago the Defendant called on him,
end said, he had taken his children from the school,
which be abused. Shortly afterwards he saw Mr.
Mylius, to whom he communicated what the De-
fendant said.
. J. George stated, that he had three sons et Plain.
tiff's• school. Ha beard from Mr. Byrne what De-
fondant said of Plaintiff's school. Ile hed, at the
time, three sons and .two-•ltl►er young Gentlemen
there. lle• wrote to Mylius on the subject—and also
e►entioned the circumstance to his (witoess'it) wife
and ion.
Mr. 'fully Higgins deposed, that he had a nephew
at the Plaintiff's school, since January last. De-
fendant came to witness, and asked him what could
induce him to place a boy at such a school as that ?
Witness asked, was it not a respectable school?—
Defendant said, it was not—that Plaintiff was inca.
gable of teaching the children—and that, as to diet,,
he treated the boys extremely ill. Ile did not parti-
cularly refer to witness's nephew. Defendant said,
be was determined to injure Mr. Mylius as much as
he could. lie did not care how much it cost him.
He talked a great deal of bis wealth. Witness, in
consequence, sent for his nephew, to enquire it►to the
truth of the report. He learned that it was without
foundation. His nephews still remained at the school.
Ile never saw Mr. Oliveira before he called on him,
and he was much surprised at his visit.
Mr. E. P. Fordham deposed, that he had called
on Mr. Oliveira to enquire into his accusation of the
Plaintiff, whom, in the course of conversation, he
called a scoundrel, a villain, and a swindler. Ire
complained of the treatment the boys received at
Plaintiff's school—stated, that the meat was served
up rsllo`, and that there was not sufficient of it for the
children. Witness had sent his son to the school
three days previous to this, and called to discover
the truth of the reports that had been propagated.
• -- Byrne deposed, that Oliveira called on him
and said, he thought it right, as be had two boys at
the school to put him on his guard. Mylius, be ob-
served, was totally unfit to educate them—thifle
was a most notorious swindler—and that he (the
Defendant) had removed his sons from the school, on
account of bad treatment. Ile had, Defendant ob-
served, detained three months advance, which was
paid, when the children were sent to school. The
boys. were taillike swine, and no care was taken of
their education. Ile advised the witness to take his
boys away. Witness said, as to the detention of
the three months salary, in advance, it was the cus-
tom of the school, there was no swindling in it. lu
the ensuing week, he sent for the two boys, and, on
examining them, found that they were as forward as
boys of their age usually were. He also found them
perfectly satisfied with their food. He coutiuued to
keep the boys with Mr..Mylius.
Mr. SCARLETT. for the Defendant, contended, Ist,
that the words set •forth in the declaration had not
been proved, and it was unfair, when a man was
celled on to defend himself from one charge, to call
•n him, without notice, to rebut another—and neat,
that the Defendant being a foreigner, and not per-,
fectly acquainted wits► the English language, might
have made use of the offensive words contained in his
letters, without accurately understanding their,

meaning.
Mr. Justice HOLROYD was clearly of opinion, that.
the Plaintiff was ',pitied to their verdict.
Verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages 1501.—Costs
40s.

The Duke and DocOm of Lams were to leave
Brussels yesterday.

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TrIURIIDAT. JUNI 25, 1818.

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In Westminster and throughout', the kingdom,
wherever the choice is net yet _lordly madeohe
Election of Representatives proceeds in a manner that
must be highly gratifying to every sinters lover of
his country 'and its Constitution: The Voluntary
suffrages in favour of Sir Foams BURDETT at the
clot*. of the Poll yesterday veil, 194 more than Sir
• MURRAY AXWML, the Hon. Bart's Friends having
polled 192 more than the Captain, and lbi more than
Sir S. Roam.r.T. Sir F. BURDETT'S voters generally
come finwird lathe grretest numbers after mid-day.
ThatCoett party and official Gentlemen are partici:-
foirY active in taking early posieslon of the Hastings
and the Poll-Board, in order to show their strength ;
but there is now a wornl falling off in their numbers
before the dose/ Sir F. Buirberr errtillnoed rioter-,
day to receive plompers from all his own friends, to-
gether with votes from the friends of Sir S. RORTLLT,
who still maintains a highly honourable station in the
Poll. Every effort of Ministerial and household in.
licence was yesterday made, and continues to be ex-
orted to swell the Poll for the Court Candidate. Not
merely the tradessmen of the Court—the persons em-
ployed by the Board of Works—the Clerks, Me..
sengers, and Door-keepers of the Public °Sees were
under command by peremptory requistition..bot all the
terrors of the Excise, is Well as of the Tax-gatherers.,
were put in motion to bring up slog'e votes—and yet
all. wire unable to keep pace with the free enboeght
voice of Westminster.

A most atrocious and disgraceful attack appears
to have been made on the person of Sir Monaav
MAXWELL, whilst retiring from the Hustings on Tues-
day, which has not only prevented that Gentleman
from appearing in public, bet for a short time ex-
cited serious apprehensions for his life. It is now
stated, however, that he is out of danger.' This act,
which could only be that of a ruffian, everrenice was
ready to execrate, as soon as known. Yet It is
made a charge by the Ministerial press against the
whole body of Westminster Electors; bet the joist.
tice and malignancy of this general calumniation are
too perceptible to avail its converting the fsielingt
thus excited to any thing like favour for the Court
cause. The measeres which the present Adoinistra.
tion have pursued; and tibkh their advocates avow a
determination to support and prolong, are of such a
nature that the bare mention of them excites
resistance in the human mind. What a catalogue
of afflictions, what a climai of misery, have they
brought on this impoverished and oppressed country !'
--Our oommerce is borne down by ruinous
imposts and illiberal restrictions—our agriculture
is repressed— the soil is not allowed to produce
ite. proper quantity of subsistence to the People,
by the weight of tazation—foreign capital and
industry are eicluded from our shores—Bills to relish
the price of Corn, Gagging Bills, Acts to sespiad
the regular laws, - the erection of military des.
potion in time of peace and at home and abroad,
whilst the very men that have fought the battles of
an ungrateful Government, and braved the storms of
yeast,' have been left to wander in the streets, cold,
penny less, and housetess,—these are the acts of tbeAd.
ministration and their consequences, which the
British People are called upon to applaudr--to sup-
port as the system of their country, .by sending only
such men to Parliament as shall consider this
ruitt'of our industry, prosperity, and this destine..
tion of our Constitution, glory. But the
British People are not so ignorant of . their
interests and honour as to allow this system to
renew its disgusting triumph, now that in spite of
the despotism that has lorded it over them so loop
the national voice can again be heard. The men
who voted indemnity to the arbitery invaders Of In.
dicidual liberty and the destroyer& of the Constitu-
tion find themselves in a minority of votes, whatever
the f►ee opinions and selfrsges of Ole People are Gm:
pressed ; and it is already strikingly etident that lei
spite of all the elation. of the great Boroughtiongerii
the Ministerial majorities in the new Parliament will•
be much lessened, unless every great alteration takes
place in the system of Government. The blow which
the Ministerial influence has received, and the untie
ampled triumph of independent principles in the re-
dons sections of the Metropolis, will be followed by.
similar results in the principal counties and cities ie
the kingdom. Middies*: is to have &nether upper.
Nulty of displaying its spirit and independence. Me.
DVINSTT is proposed as a Candidate, sada character

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