The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-04-13 00:00:00

COURT OF COMJIO.V COUNCIL.

A Court of Common Council was held yesterday at
thlildball, principally for the purpose of considering
a Report of the best measure to be pursued in respect of
!Aldan-bridge. Mr. Maven, the Chairman of the Bridge-
holm. Committee, having brought up the Report in
which a sew Bridge was recommended, concluded a
speech of considerable length by moving that the Ke-
rn he agreed with; which being seconded, Mr. Old-
tam aro addressed the Court against the proposed new
I"lffe, and moved, as an amendment, that the Court
acre, with a report from the Select Bridge-house Com-
mittee, annexed to the above report, for widening and
improving the Waterway, agreeably to an opinion of Mr.
Dance and other Surveyors, in the year 1914. Mr. Dixon,
31*. *lnn, Mr. Drinkald, Mr. Griffiths, and Mr. Jupp.
supported the amendment, and Mr. Favell having re-
plied, the 'hew of hands was taken, which was greatly
in favour of the amendment. A derision being demanded
and granted, the numbers appeared—
For the Aniendmeat-79 costumiers, 2 Tellers 74
V" Vedas with the Report-14 Comasosers, ?Tellers 16

Majority
Tlae Coalmines were thereupon instracted to proceed
agreeably to the art of the Select Committee, and to
report their proc“&ags from time to time.
A report front the sword-hearer's committee was then
brought forward, recommending the court to caverns an
ar"gelsent for the abolition of the sword-bearer's
table, sad for deducting I,oBof. from the allowances
of the Imrd Mayors, in consequence of the charge upon
the einuaberby elrecdag this arrnitgetwat•
Ace amendment was enoy
aad beitiler. Men that I,il 1.
1110, 401 be 4adartord from the wanes to the remit
'414 NaPiet bat that 1,500 i. Id be ideated from
the allowinses to all future Lord Mayors &
; tad the cow-
mine* were astberised. up carry the fame into aid.

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Long Ann. IS 5-184
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Irish ft per Cent.

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STATESMAN."

LONDON:

FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1321.

STOCK EXCHANGE. ONE O'CLOCK.

The Fonds hare been very steady. The account
awl settling have passed off without any material de-
falcation!, though 'tis said there have been six private
failures, which, considering the fluctu (lions that have
occurred, is a little extraordinary. Consols are for
the next account M.

The French papers of Tuesday hare ar ri ed. The
following are the chief of their contents :

PARIS. Aram 10.—Letters from Boston, of the 7th of
March, contain the following intelligence Ilyde
Newellle is at Washington. There will, therefore, as
yon may imagine, coon be some arrangement ; I►ut it
will only be provisional. According to a Bill whi►h
passed the Senate, the President is authorised to suspend
the Bill of the last Session on the right id' ton ts4gr, if,
during the recess of the Congress, an arrangement should
be agreed on. This measure passed on thr 2d of March,
without opposition, and the restitution of the duties im-
posed was the remit of the discussion.
Patcsor Tile Ft•Nns.—Five per cent. Consols, 92f. Ik.
Bank Actions, 1,542 f. slk.

TRIESTE, MARCH 27.—Prince Ypsilanti has advanced
on the More and grin's. The Tusks are ever• a here
massacred. Ali Pacha and Ypsilanti are read• to sup.
port each other.
Yesterday news arrived of an insurrection in Cotton's-
tinople, in consequence of the insurrection in Walachia
being known. The Greek Patriarch, it is said, was
massacred. The letters received this dad• do not, how-
ever, confirm the news. _ _ .

We are quite at ease here respecting the affair, of
Piedmont. 'l' he attempt at revolution there Iras proved
abortive. Several Carbonari have been arrested at
Brescia, and among others the comic actor Canova.
Other comedians have fled to Switzerland.

NAPLES, Msacn 24.—The following are the terms in
which General Carascosa gives an account of the defec-
tion of his corps:—" General Filangleri informed me
that his brigade was in a state of complete disunion ;
that the soldiers fired on their officers, and more parti-
cularly on himself. At the same time I received a re-
port from General Costa, who had experienced a similar
occurrence at Sessa. While I was lamenting these
events, 1 heard at a short distance a brisk fire of mus-
ketry, and learned that it proceeded from five battalions
of the first division, who were firing on their officers.
Immediately after, my head-quarters, and those of Gene-
ral Ambrosio, were attacked by these ruffians. General
Ambrosio was saved by a company of faithful sappers.
I was protected by twenty gendarmes ; they fired on thesoldiers,
soldiers, who, as cowardly as perfidious, immediately ,
dispersed throng,' the country. I beg that patrols of
cavalry may hr established on the road from Naples to
Averse. I shall make the same arrangement from
Averse to Capes. The rest is in the hands of God."
This report is dated Capua, March 18, and was publish.
ed at Naples on the 19th, by the Minister at War.
A deer,' of the Prince Regent, dated the 19th, orders
the raising of the embargo on the Austrian vessels,
and the restitution of the merchandise which had been
mixed.

The Austrian official account has been published of
the proceedings of tieneral Fat moves army, from the
taking of Cara, to the entrance into Nap:es. It is
pretended, contrary to private statements, that the
Austrians were received with " boisterous acclama-
tions." Dastardly as the Neapolitans have acted, it
cannot be believed that they would exult at the arrival
of their foreign masters. It is added that the Aus-
trian soldiers wore in their caps branches of olive the
emblem of race and amity, instead of laarel the
emblem of victory. The fraternisation of Austrian
soldiers, itis apprehended, must be somewhat like the
embraces of a Russian bear. This strange union has,
however, been effected, and Neapolitan and Austrian
officers have been instructed with joint commissions
to the Governors of Gaeta and Pescara, to receive the
keys of those two fortresses. in compliance with the
Patrice REGENT'S written commands.

A private letter from time, dated March 31, states
that the knowledge of the surrender of Naples had
sot produced any depression of the popular feeling at
Turin. The people of these provinces, says the
writer, pride themselves on their military aptitude.
and the general expression is, " the Austrians will
find the Piedmontese real soldiers." The Prince ('a•
rigaano, it is added, has declared against the Consti-
tution at Novara, but his force, consisting only of
three regiments, is trilling, and the soldiers are hourly
deserting.

Letters from Vienna of the 28th March, amply
confirm the accounts which We formerly gave of the
Greek Insurrection. It h considered by all who are
convected with the counties which are the seat of it
as of the most formidable description. The Greeks,
it appears, commenced by attacking the Castle of
Olorgoeo, situated between Bucharest and the Danube,
which is garrisoned by about 5,000 Turkish troops.
The attack was made by 300 Greeks, in a wild and im•
petuous manner. From the great superiority in num-
ber, and position of the Turks, success was impossible,
and the Greeks were all destroyed. Bat they after-
wards attacked the place with a more suitable force,
and succeeded in taking it, and the greatest part of
the Turks were pet to death by them. Letters from
Scullin state that the Pubs of BELORADS bad retired,
and delivered ■p the Castle le the Berviess.

'A gamma proclamation. besides that maid lo ear
paper of yesterday, bat bona Waal by Priam Trot-

IMAN.

LANTI to all the Greeks, slated from Jassy, the 7th
March. It is drawn up with great force, sad t;:e
topics are well chosen for producing a powerful im-
pression on those to whom it is addressed. lie
tells them, too, that their brethren and friends are
every where ready. " The Srrrians, the Suliotes, akd
all Epirus irr areas expect ors." Here he points to a
connection with Au PACII.t. The alla•ion to Russia
is also sufficiently plain ; " Let us march, my friends,
and you will see our rights protected by one of thefirst
Powers."

The followring► extract of a letter from France has
been handed to us this morning :

MoaLatx. APRIL 4.

" I would have answered your letter sooner, had I
not been at a tour through Ilritanv. On my re-
turn yesterday, I lost no time to communicate to you'
the situation of that part of France, which I can as-
sure you i• exceedingly agitateul, and the disposition
of the people through the whale of the country ripe
for a revolution."

31r. licast, though defeated previously in his at•
tempts to reduce the extravagant drain of the Boar►l
of Ordnance upon the public purse, made an etrort last
night to restrain its pernicious intinence upon the
Constitution. The flotionrable Member named to
disqualify certain civil officers of that Board from
voting at elections for members of Parliament. His
attempt was, however, ringicces.fiel. At the present
period any measure for the exerri,e of ar►stocratic in-
fluence is much more likely to experience countenance
than one designed for its restraint.

The Committee of the House of Common• on the
Newington Vestry Bill, met on IVellnesilav for the first
time since its re-appointment. rsl r. 11. SI•MNER MIS
again called to the ('hair. Ahoot a hundred member•
of the House were present, awl the proceedings were
again very animated. It k not surprising. these dis-
cussions should occasion a lively interest; for the at-
tempt to wrest the management of parish affairs out
of the hands of the parishioners is a tibrelty in English
legislation. Parochial funds bare long been prover-
bial for being abEsed ; and how they can he better
used when a vast thajority of the contributors shall be
divested of knowledge awl controol in their collection
and application, is a prohlem not calculated [Jr the
level of popular comprehension. The present attempt
evinces the spread of oligarchical principles among our
little great ones; and those whose powers are not large
enough to grasp a borough, hare still the arrogance to
strive for the government of a parish. FroM borough-
mongers these pretensions may hy sympathy obtain
some countenance t from the people at large they
never can.

To day ii the Bret iustalment of the redemption of
TeMerday the Bulls, who are greet holders
of Otnnium, paid it up in full and redeemed it. This
they took to their bankers in pawn, and borrowed the
full amount to take their stuck. e do not hear of
any failures ts yet.
Letters were yesterday received from Cadiz, MPH-
doming that the Spanish brig of war, Achilles, had ar-
rived there in SS days from Rio Jsneiro. This was
the vessel that conveyed out the Rot•al ('ommis•ioner=
to Buenos Ayres, for the purpose of negociating with
the independent llevernor established there, which, it
will be remembered, they olid not succeed. The
packet Vengadot had also reached C.rdiz from Haven-
nab, with two Depttties on board, chosen to represent
the Island of Cuba in the Cortes.

Last night Mr. Finersey, an extra ronrier employed
by Lord Stewart, left town Csr rientsa with dispatches.
Lord Castlereagh, now Alarquis of Londonderry, is
not expected to go to Ireland till after the Session of;
Parliament. tin vacating his seat for the county of
Clown, his Lordship, it is now said, will be immedi-
ately returned for the borourh of Plympton. The
late Marquis was honoured with that title in 1516.
Ile was first adtanced to the. Peerage as a Baron, in
1789, and created a Visconnt in 1795, and an Fad
in 1496. He was twice mai tied, first to a sister of
the Marquis of Hertford, by whorls Ise had issue Vis-
count Castlereagh, successor to the Marl isate ; and
secotedly, to a sister of the Marquis Cato.len, by whom
he had issue, Lord Stewart, Ateihass•olor at Vienna,
and other children. The Marquis died in the 83d
year of his age.
The Corporation of Dublin met on Monday last.
Besides electing an Alderman, they gut op a Petition
spinet the Catholic Claims. There was, however, a
division in the Lower Ilona, of 50 against 34, leaving
milt.* majority of I in favour of the Petition.
The freedom dale Fishmongers' Company was yes.
witty voted to Hr. Brougham.
Wednesday a Ballot was held at the East-India
House for the election of six Directors, in the room of
Charles Orent, George Smith, Sweey Toone, William
Astell„ Campbell Majoribanks, and Charles Elton Pros-'
cot', &qrs. who go out by rotation. At six o'clock the
glasses were closed and delivered to the scrutineers,
who reported at four o'clock yesterday morning, that the
election bad fallen on John Behb, James Hops;
the Hoe. Wm. Fullerton Elphinstone ; John Inglis,
James Patterson, and John Loch, Evs.—The numbers
were :—for

John Indic Esq 1709 I John Loch, Esq .. ..... 1194
James Pattie's, Esq 1087 Charles Mills. jun. Esq. 818
Hon. W.F. Ilphisstooe 1818 William Curtis. F:lq ... . 397
James Daniel, Baq 1639 Abraham Welland, Esq. 380
John Bebb, Esq 1486
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East-
India Howse, when the new Directors, viz.:—John Bebb,
toes Daniell, Esqrs. ; Hon. Win. Fullerton Elploin-
we ; John Inglis, James Pattisor, anal John Loch,
rs.; took tke oaths and their seam Thomas Reid
Jamie Pattieoa, Esq., were chosen Chairman and
Deputy Chairman for the year ensuing.

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TRIAL OF MR. CHRISTIE AND Mt. TitAIL.

CLIAIGED WITH
THE WILFUL MURDER OF MR. SCOTT.

OLD BAILEY.

At an early lilur this morning the Court was crowd-
ed to excess, in exptctation of the trial couting on of
Mews. Chri.,.ie and nail, who surrendered Bien--
selves yesterday. Mr. Pst did not surrender.
At a quarter past ten, Mr. Jbrrica Annorr, and
Mr. JUATICE P IRK took their seats on the Bench.

.11:aare. Cnri..tie ana T. ail were then placed at the
her. Ob. C. was evideutly much affected.
Mt. Wst.ronn, tbe counsei for the prosecution. d--
tailed the circumsti:nces which led to the melanch-ly
catastrophe, and sibich have a!readv appeared fully be-
f .re the public. lie !le gxed to aSSU.se the Jo •%• that tl.e
present prosecution was not roannenced by tLe relsti7e.s
from any motives of vindictiveness.

Petti4rew, siirgeon, WAS fifftt called; resides
at Pen:onville: 11. i known Mr. Patinare several years ;
was reOrsted by .Ir. P. to attend in the evening of the
16th Feb. at Chalk Farm, in a chaise; Mr. Morris, Lis
pupil, anvil:ink:lied him ; on arriving at the end of the
lane opposite Chalk Ftrin, he went across the field : it
was moonlight: they ascended to the top of a hill, wlie.l
they saw, in a field, two Gentlemen, svallsing hackwyriis
anal forwards ; two others were standing. near to the {leak e;
heard the knocking of pistols and shettiug of the. par. ;
soon after shot's were exchanged ; he then !ward an excl.,-
matien from one of the gentlemen that he WWI wounded,
he got over the hedge, and foinid Mr. Scott on the
ground. who pointed to there be was wounded, on t!.e
right side; the other gentlemen were supporting bin.;
no conversation passed. lie examined the won nil. Mr.
Scott was fainting ; one of the gentlemen came up avd
took him by the hand ;Ile expressed a wish the be OM
been in the situation of Mr. Stott. Mr. Scott fainted a
second time. l'pou his recorta-Y, be addressed himself to
tho.e around him, and said, whatever be the inane
this case, I beg you all to bear in remembranc-,
!list every thing has been fair and hononrable.
During tie.• tinie lie (the witness) was examining
the wound, an altercation took place between IW./
i other gentleitien, one of whom lie knew to be M
Pattaiore. lie heard Mr. P. exclaim. " why dial you
not communicate it to me ? I did not know it at tl e
Clue the other gentleman came up and asked if he
(witness) considered the pound :portal. he replied. ti
receiving the ball in the cavity of the ahylonitqi tar
mortal; the gentlethati then, in great apron}, exclaimed.
liooa lied! why was I portnitted to fire again ! I fired
down the field the first ti'm', He, (witness) then ga%e
directions fur Mr. Scott to be removed —he saw him
every day till be died. The wound was, no doubt, the
cause of his death.
Mr. Neville Was next called.—lie corroborated Mr.
ilettigrepr's evidence.
Hugh Watson, landlord of the tavern at Chalk Farm,
remembers two gentlemen coming to his Loose abet:,
nine in the evening of the day mentioned, they had a
bottle of wilm—they drank about two-thirds of it and
then went away down the lane towards the Hampstead •
road ; about twenty minutes afterwards an alarm Ea,
given that an accident had happened in an adjoinin,:
field ; lie sent three men with a window slintter to th‘•
spot, the wounded gentleman was afterwards brought
to the boase, attended by several gentlemen; the tallest
of the two gentlemen, Mr. Christie, soon after wetlt
away.
James Rian is the ostler at Chalk Farm ; remembers
smite gentlemen coming to his master's bowie, and re-
mai niog about tihnimites; they then went away towards
the Hampstead road; shoots 4narter of an hour after.
wards; in alarm was given that a gentleman had bee:,
wounded in the field. He went to the field with a sloe-
ter, and found there Mr. Scott and font or tire ()the.
Kilitlpmen ; lie called to them ; they game np ; lie wt.:
put on the shatter, and with their assistance conveyed
to the Tavern.
Thomas Smith, a carpenter, lives in Hampstead, was
at work at the Farm; remembers an alarm being given;
he went info the field with the defendant 1 he found %e-
-very! Ilentletuen in the field ; remembers seeing M.
'frail there.

Dr. Owego Darling, physician, residing in Brunswick-
square, was called in by Mr. Stott on the Sunday
nsoruing. Ile fated him suffering from the wound ts,•
hail received; he Wm monk& bat in danger. Mr. Scott
asked if his wooed was mortal; he replied it was roo,
necessarily mortal, bat it was next to that. He sal i
him it was just possible his intestines might not Le
perforated, in which case a recovery was possible.
Ile then enquired of Mr. (inthrie, a surgeon, who was
present, if his wound was necessarily mortal; Mr.
tiutlirie answered, not necessarily mortal ; this Kos Le-
hr, the hell simisittracted ; Mr. 41. said it was a cols..
of the greatest danger. bat Its had moo ?recoveries from
similar wounds; Mr Scott replied, I am satisfiql, arid
laid down.

The prisoners being called upon for their defence,
addre•se+l a few words to the Court in a low tone.

Nlr. fit:awes then called the following witnesses:
The Rev. Mr. Uriffiths, who stated that Mr. Christ:r
ha,l uniformly horse an exemplary character fur hutuA.
nit,: and good temper.
Mr. Baker, a surgeon, had known Mr. Christie lint?
the year 1813, and had always borne an excellent dia-
ractcr for butuaiiity, he.
Mr. boats also stated to the same effect.

Wm. Unloose, Esq. had known Mr. Christie for three
or four years, *ad his character for humanity was race!.
lent. - - -

De. Jenkins of Baliol College, had known Mr. Christ's
since P:408. Mr. C. was his pupil, and his character for
humanity was most excellent. Mr. Trail was also hi,
p•ipil, still his character for humanity and good temper
was excellent; tisey were both most exemplary men.
The Rev. A. Nichol' spoke to the good character o'.'
both the prisoners.
The Rev. Ueorge Taite spoke in the highest possib'o
terms of both the prisoners, as did the Rev. Mr. Wil-
liams, Mr. Robert Swaine, W. Ford, Bal. Barrister at
Law, Mr. %V. Herring, James Russell, Esq. Nassau
Williams, senior, Esq. 'Barrister at Law, %V. James,
Esq., Ed. Blount, Esq., Mr. Cole, Special Pleader,
Wheatley, Esq., Barrister at Law, John Balfour, Esq.
M. P. for Oxford, and Dr. Geltlart. _ _

tistrney said his case for the defendants was
closed, when—
r. Justice Asnorr proceeded to sum up.
The Jury retired, eel after remaining out half an
hour, the Foreman came into Court, and stated that
there was some difference of opinion among the Jurymen,
in conseqnenee of a doubt as to the person who tired
dawn the Geld.

The CuturJusTeca replied this was imaihterial, as
the person to whom the words wets aitMtu.l mast
have tired the pistol.
The forearms again retired, an•] after a lapse of half
an hour returned.—Verdict—NOT OUILTT.

CORN EXCNANOZ, APRIL eansiderahle span.
tits of Wheat resnaiesiedever free" Weiseeelay't market;
and in addition tie which Wei nail a few fresh arrivsls
this morning, from Safielk, hut the deemed Ow Wisest
being very trifler, diesels were extremely tilavy. even
of the finest spathe at Wadies prices, Whilst the in.
emple. wad est be pa ift saaarabweineet ef ts,
c:=lils bet the Owe ass spite
bees was very hussy, at a declass it is.
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