The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-02 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

press that detestable traffic. They quoted Sir George'
Collyer's Report, and mentioned the cases which have
leen proved before Committees of both our Houses.
But the simple mentioning of the subject occasioned
one of the most violent scenes of disorder which have
ever disgraced the French Chambers. The Ultras
took part in favour of the trade, and one of the most
furious, Mr. De Poymauritn, bad the audacity to say,
that these cases, (that of he Bodes:. and Le Jenne
Estelle)" were lies, as atrocious as they were absurd."
The Minister of Marine also took upon himself to as-
sert, that one of the most important statements con-
ttined in Sir George Collyer's Report was false; be-
cause, forsooth, it appeared " improbable" to his Ex-
cellency. The extent to which the Slave Trade con-
tinues to he carried on by France needs no further
evidence than the temper displayed by the Chamber of
Deputies on this occasion.
The Court of Peers have decided upon the accusa-
tions, relative to the transactions of the 19th of An.
gust. They acquit Lamy, but find .N antil, Marian,
Rey, and Lavocat guilty, under the 87th article of the
penal Code, to which sentence the penalty of death is
attached.

On Friday M. de Vaublane was to make his report
on the project of law relative to the censorship of the
press. The Emperor of Russia was expected to re-
tur■ to Petersburgli on the 3d instant. Private let-
ters speak cf sonic important arrests having taken
place at Warsaw. A number of students of the tier-
man Universities have arrived at Vienna, with the in-
tention of proceeding to Turkey, to join the tireeks ;
but passports have been refused them. Letters from
Toulon of the 15th instant say, " The frigate la Jean
d'Arc, the corvettes le Golo, la Bonite, la Husee, and
the galliot l'Estafette, have sailed ; they are to be
joined by the frigate la Onerriere and by liabarres,
l'Active, la Lamproie and la Truite. It is said that
these vessel.• are to join the squadron which is already
in the Les ant. The frigate la Duchesse de Berri, and
the corvette l'E'perance, which were cruising in the
Mediterranean, have again put to sea. It appears that
these vessels, together with the ship le Jean Bart, and
the corvette ('Aigrette, which are now fitting out, are
to proceed to America."

Five per Cents.—Tuesday, 'of. .15c.—Wednestlayi
Ssf. 51►c.—UefeL red Stock.-97f. 75c.—Bank Stock,
1,511f.25c.

From Spain we are informed that there have been
some disturbances in one of the provincial towns,
arising from religious feelings; but they were pro-
ducat eof no serious consequences. A private letter
from Vienna, dated June 16, states that it began to
be getieraflv believed in that capital " that the
troubles in the Levant could only be appeased by the
intervention of the neighbouring l'owers. The em-
bargo hid by the Turkish Government en all vessels
in the Black Sea," saes the same letter, " is extremely
injurious, and Russia, will be the first to see the ne
cessiry of having recourse to much more efficacious
means th in mere remonstrances to the Divan. Ac-
cording to letters from Odessa, by an article in the
Brussels papers, dated Vienna, June 16, the Porte'
has transmitted to the Russian Ambassador, Count
Strogonoti, some justificatory notes, in which the Sul-
tan disavows the excesses committed by the licentious
populace and undisciplined soldiers. Some of the in.,
stigators of these atrocities have been strangled. it is'
liken ise affirmed, that the Reis Effendi has made to the
Russian Ambassador, communications respecting the
execution of the Greek Patriarch, and other members of
the Synod, the tendency of which communication is to
slim that they had been convicted of participation in
the insurrection against the Porte. We learn that si-
milar communications hare been made to the other
Ambassadors. The naval forces of the Greeks were
estiinated at 250 vessels of all sizes, divided into four
squadrons. The first was stationed on the coast of
Pcloponncsus; the second near the Island of 'Penedos,
at the entrance of the Dardanelles (where the Grecian
fleet assembled 3000 years ago, when preparing to be-
siege Tr..y); the third cruises between the islands of
Candi and of Cyprus for the purpose of covering the
Cyclades : and the fourth, which is the most con-
siderable and acts as a reverse, sending reinforcements
and instructions to the whole, remains between the
islands of Hydria and Pura, where the Greek vessels
bring their prizes.

Letters from Patrass of the 22d May, and from
Zante of the 21 of June, were received on Saturday.
We regret that the latter mention, in a manner too po-
sitive to admit of doubt, that the Itevolutionnaire fri-
gate, the lion. Captain Pellew, has been fired into by
a large armed Greek vessel, by which four men were
killed and several others wounded. The origin of this
unfortunate event is not distinctly accounted for. The
tireek vessel had been fitted out at Galasidi, and had a
large quantity of arms and ammunition on board,
which some suppose were intended fur the Greeks in
the Alorea, while other statements make their object
to be piracy, and that they had actually committed de-
predations on the English commerce in the Archipelago.
Captain Pellew is understood to have demanded the
surrender of the vessel, which was answered by firing
into the Revolntionnaire. The Greek vessel was cap-
tured and carried into Zante. This circumstance, we
learn, combined with other evidence of the hostile feel.
ing of the Greeks towards the English, has determined
Government to strengthen oar naval and military force
in the lonian Islands. Two sloops of war have orders
to sail immediately, as is supposed, for that destina-
tion, and some of the best regiments in the service

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will be stationed in the Islands. It is added that the
Turks had further strengthened themselves in the
Mores by the acquisition of Argos and Corinth,

from both of which cities they had expelled the
Oreeks.

It is stated in the German papers under the date of
the 15th June, from Leipsic, that on the 6,h a Swell.
ish officer was arrested, who arrived there during the
fair. As he could not obtain any employ from appli-
cations lie made to various Sovereigns, he alleged be
was about commencing a publication of ♦arious maps
to obtain a livelihood. The cause of his arrest is not
yet known.

ELEcTtost or SHCRIFFS.—State of the poll this day
at twelve o'clock :
For Mr. Alderman (larratt 160 r
For Mr. Alderman Venable. - • 1375
For Mr. Crook • - 407
Yesterday.the Lord Chancellor and Count Munster
load audiences of the King.

It is now understood his Majesty will resume his
sailing recreations within the Wight soon after the
breaking up of Parliament, and continue the same until
within a few days of the Coronation.
IVrdnesday orders were received at Deptford dock-
yard for the equipment of the Royal Sovereign and
Prince Recent y,.chts, commanded by Sir E. W. Owen
and Sir M. Seymour. The vessels are to sail from the
River Thames in about ten days fur Portsmouth, to
join the King's yacht, under the orders of Captain Sir
C. Paget.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 30.—Commodore the lion. Sir
C. Paget arrived from his seat, Fair Oak, on Tuesday,
and hoisted his broad-pendant on board the King's
yacht, Royal George, which was instantly commenced
rigging and being put into a state of perfect equip-
ment fur his Majesty's reception and voyage to Ireland.
The Royal yacht is ordered to be out of the harbour,
at Spithead, by the 20th July.—The Active frigate,
Sir James Alexander Gordon, K.C.11.; Hind, Sir C.
Burrard ; and the Camelion, Captain, Mingay, are di-
rected to be ready to proceed in company, by the
above-mentioned day.—(llampshire TelegrapA.)
The Redpole, 10 gun sloop, Captain P. D. H. Hay,
sailed on 11'edneday evening fur the Mediterranean,
with despatches. The Dispatch, I 5 gun sloop, Capt.
Jervoise is under orders to proceed to the SAllle desti-
nation.

By advices from Demerara, elated the middle of
April last, we learn that Judge Ruff is about to re-
turn to England, in consequence of some differences
which have arisen with the inhabitants of the colony.
EXTRA Pus r.—The Extra-Post-Bill, if passed, will
occasion • delivery of letters at 12 o'clock at noon,
and their dispatch at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, at a
double rate of postage. Fur the reasons formerly
stated we aie surprised that public meetings have not
been called to consider the tendency of this embarrass-
ing and partial measure, and to remonstrate against
its introduction. It greater speed be necessary in con-
veyance of letters, the mail contractors, we nnilerstand,
leave offered to run the mail coaches generally 9 or 10
miles an hour, and, i fwe are not misinformed,without any
additional expense to the public. By a copy of their
memorial presented to tl e Post Master General, wield'
we leave seen among the papers printed by order of
the House of Commons, we learn, that the contractors
receive for their services the moderate payment of thr e-
pence per double mile, while they are liable to the same
stamp duty of SJ. per mile, and to assessed taxes to the
same amount as other carriages ; that in consequence
of these duties and the restrictions they are under, mail
coaches are often attended with much loss ; that they
depecrate a permission to persons to carry passengers
with the mails, upon any plan not applicable to gene-
ral purposes, nor open to public contract, as highly
injurious to themselves, an I in its consequences to the
revenue of the state; and that, though they are far
from thinking it judicious or desirable to them to
attempt to convey the mails with passengers at a
greater speed than the swiftest of the present mail
coaches, yet if Parliament should deem it expedient to'
have them so conveyed, they are ready fur themselves
and connections to untie, take as mach as other per-,
sons can perform, on such terms as ran be arreed upon,
and lORR 310DERATR than those which they under-
stand have been demanded ; and also to perform the
service by carriages with four wheels, on which they
apprehend a much greater dependence ease be placed
fur safety and regularity, and which will preserve all
the essential principles on which the mail-coach system
has flourished fur more than thirty years.
Ast ATIC TRADR.—The gigantic projects that occupy
the attention of oar countrymen, are truly surprising.
A plan is now forming for example, to establish a settle-
ment at the mouth of the river Columbia, for the pur-
pose of importing teas direct from the East Indies. It
is then proposed to transport this article of merchan-
dive up the Columbia, until it reaches the rocky
mountains, and then to proceed by land to the
navigable branch of the Missouri. This embraces
a space three hundred and forty miles in extent. Of this
distance two hundred miles are represented by travellers
as constituting an excellent road ; the remaining one
hundred and forty, comprehend the mountain barrier,
which must be passed by the intrepidity and labor of
man. The merchandise will then by the aid of the
Missouri and its subsidiary streams, supply the whole
western continent with the refreshing beverage. This
shows the varied changes of commerce—the Atlantic
states have heretofore been the medium of supplying our
western states with the productions of China—but if
this plan should be carried into effect, we may receive
our supply from that country through the western states.
—Admitting, however, the whole plan to be, as it is
contended by gentlemen for whose opinions we have
the highest respect, visionary and impracticable, it
proves only what we have often contended for, that the
mind of Americans seem graduated on the male of the
continent—continually grasping at something vast—
continually grappling with gigantic difficulties. Many
such projects must, on experiment, be found to be im-
practicable.—(Bollimore Morning Chronicle.)
Saturday's Gazette contains a notice from the De-
puty Earl Marshal of England, dated Herald's College,
June 30, that (it being necessary to know beforehand
the number of persons for whom accommodation is to
be provided at the ensuing Solemnity of his Majesty's
Royal Coronation,) no tickets will be issued to any
Peers, Privy Councillors, or others, who shall not have
signified to him, on or before Saturday the 7th of July,
his or their intention of attending at the said Solemnity.
A notice is also given from the Council-Office, White-
hall, June 27, that all such Peeresses or widows of
Peers, as intend to see the said Solemnity, at Wesmi nster-
Hall, do forthwith send their names to the Deputy
Brest Chamberlain of England, and such as desire to
see it in the Abbey, do send their names to the Deputy
Earl Marshal.

MOST EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

COURT OF COMMON PIRA% Dvaux, Jexa 26.

CUTHBIRT V. IROITNI.

The further argument in this case was resumed at the
sitting of the Court this day.
Mr. Edward Pennefather spoke at considerable length
on the part of the plaintiff. He stated that it was his
duty to shew, that this action was maintainable, and that,
could he for a moment suppose that it was not, it would
lead to this conclusion, which could throw the greatest
stain and opprobrium on the jurisprudence of this
country, that one of the greatest injuries which could
be done by any man to another, would be permitted
to go without redress. The Learned Counsel said,
that this was not according to the maxims of sound
policy or law, and it was the decided opinion
of all Judges, that one rule of law was, to give a
remedy for every injury. In Ist Bacon's Abridg-
ment, page 44, title, Action on Me Case, it is laid down,
that " for every injury, the party injured bath a remedy,
and that where the law has made no provision, the me-
thods of deceiving being so various, every person is al-
lowed to bring an action on his own ease, which action
is termed a liberal action." It was no objection that an
action was grounded on a novel injury—thank God, the
present was without a precedent. Mr Lord Holt has
said, that " if the Statute gives the right the Common ,
Law gives a remedy ;" violating the right of another by
a scandalous word gives that right. In the case of Chap-
man r. Piggersgill, the I:Het-Justice mentioned, in com-
menting on the action, that it had been stated as an ob-
jection, that such an action had never been brought be.
fore ; he wished never to hear such an objection made.
Mr. Pennefather said, that be should not go through
the various cases he could cite, to prove that the nov. by
of an action was no objection to its maintainability.
The action to which the present has the greatest ana-
logy, is, that for adulterv. Mr. Justice Buller, in speak-
ing of an action for adultery, has said, that it is brought
for alienating the affections of the plaintiffs wife, for
the loss he has sustain...el in having been deprived of the
comforts of her society, and for the raising of children,
to his great damage and injury. It has been said, that
this action is not similar to one for adultery, as that pro-
f to be an action of assault ; but it is evident that
the word assault, does not there mean violence, or it
would be a rape. Here the plaintiff was placed in
the character of a husband, by the fraud and deceit'
practised on him by the defendant ; and any thing
whereby he could show the loss of domestic comforts
and the deceit and falsehood of the defendant, would
spew equally with adultery. A man entering into ma-
trimony assumes to himself a variety of duties :—he has
to support her whom he has married, he is obliged tat
pay all debts she may contract, anal to maintain the chil-
dren born in matrimony. As be has a variety of duties,
so has he a variety of rights, and a variety of comforts :
man and wife live in a peculiar state of fellowship, and
the law justly provides a remedy for any violation of the
rights or comforts of the husband.
In Wills' Reports, p. 377, a case is mentioned wherein
a motion was made in arrest °guilt/meat. It is there
stated, that Mary, the wife of the plaintiff, went away
from him on the Ist Jan. 1741, and continued absent un-
til the bth of Aug. 1742. In the meantime, a large es-
tate, of the value of 40,000 L was
bequeathed to her for
her sole use, and site wished to return to her husband,
and to share that property with him, but was induced by
the defendant to continue absent from her husband, and
that she died in Dec. 17-12, without having returned to
him. An action then lay for having deprived the plain-
tiff of the enjoyments an comforts of her society. That
case established the present.
[Here the Coca? asked, " Did the declaration state
the loss of her society as one of the grounds of action?"
to which /lee Learned Counsel replied in the affirmative.]
The second ground of action was, that trusting to the
fake representations of the defendant, the plaintiff had
entered into an engagement to support her in sickness
and health, that he had been put to great inconvenience
in maintaining a child begotten by the defendant, that
he was liable to the demands and actions of the world for
her support, and that lie had sustained much pecu-
niary loss by her illness, occasioned by the defend-
ant himself. The Learned Counsel contended, that
this action would be maintainable if a child had not
been born—lead the woman miscarried an action would
still lie. Suppose this unfortunate woman, instead
of being impregnated, had been debauched or dis-
ordered by the defendant, and that disorder communicat-
ed by her to the plaintiff, or he (plaintiff) put to ex-
pense for medical attendance during her illness, it mat-
ters not whether brought on by parturition, or the dis-
ease proceeding from sexual intercourse, the injury be-
ing the same as to mere temporary pecuniary loss, under
any of these circumstances an action would still lie. It
was not necessary for the sustaining the action to go
into evidence as to the bastardy of the child.
(Lord Norbury here observed, that a bastard, though
illegitimate himself, might give a legitimate ground of
action.)
The Learned Counsel then argued with much ability
against the objection which had been made to this ac-
tion, on the ground of the indecent evidence it would
produce ; he cited a nimiber of cases in support of his
argument, one nitride)) is mentioned in Coke Lyttleton,
9. A. 29 H., the question at issue being, whether an
hermaphrodite child should be considered male or female?
which was decided according to the prevalence of the
sex. Another remarkable case mentioned by the Learn-
ed Counsel, was an action for slander, brought by a fe-
male against the defendant, for having stated that she
hail a defect in a particular part of her body ; in this
case, she (the plaintiff) lost the advantages of a marriage,
through the slander'3l the defendant. It would be a griev-
ous hardship to the plaintiff, in the present case, if the de-
fendant by the indelicacy of his own actions, could protect
himself from the consequences of an action. The plaintiff
has sustained a great injury through the deceit practised
on him by the defendant ; he had suffered much pecuniary
loss and damage, and was liable to the expense of main-
taining a spurious offspring, and deprived of the dearest
comforts of her society.
The declaration stated, that the defendant represented
to the plaintiff, that Hannah Darling was a virtnous
and well-conducted maiden, anal that by such represent-
ation he induced the plaintiff to marry the said Hannah
Darling, and that she had been debauched anal defiled
by the defendant, and a child begotten on her body.
We are not able to follow the Learned Counsel
through the whole of his elaborate and learned argu-
ments. Having concluded, the further hearing of the
case was postponed to a future day, when Mr. Serjeant
Joy will reply to Mr. Pennefather.

The Board of Admiralty has ordered a redaction of
one-seventh to be made in the wages of the single-sta-
tion men belonging to all the Duck-yards.

An account from Chatham, in the Kentish Gazette,
dated Wednesday night, I I o'clock, states that a very
serious affray had taken place that evening among the
military stationed there. The 86th Regiment and the
marines were the principals in the affair. Generals Des-
borough and D'Arcy were in the town, with very many
officers of the garrison, endeavouring to quell the riot.
At the date of the communication the barrier•gates were
closed, and all was tranquil.
Accounts subsequently received in town state, that
in this affray several persons were severely hurt, but no
lives were lost. An attempt was made to renew the
quarrel nu Thursday night, but frustrated by the
energy of the officers of the garrison.

• THE RING'S COUR

On Saturday, at two o'clock, his Maj• sty held a
Court at his Palace in Pall Mall, which was atten,e '
by the Russian Envoy, the Spanish Ambassador, b •
Spanish Minister, the Saxon Minister. the Lord CI as-
cent's. the President of the Counci'. the Lo-al Privy •4•41.
the first Lord of the Treasury; the Sec -emirs of Sta•e
for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departmen s : t:.e
First Lord of the Admiralty, the Master 6earral • f
the Ordnance, the Slaver of the 3fir,•, the lie; n,
(treat Chanalverhin of England, the Lotd Chamherlai a
of the tiousrls •Id, the Master of the Horse, theCaptai.i
the Yeoman Goaral, the Comptroller of tLr Honselsoh',
the Treasurer of the Household, the lard laig:a Com-
missioners of the 1 mica 136,16, the Mas.,..r of tla • Ce-
remonies, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Rir.4's
Benrh, and the Reeorder of London.

The Duke de Fria (Spanish Ambassador) hail an
audience of leave of his Slajesty.
Baron Just, the Saxon Minister, had an snilienre of
the King, tit deliver a letter from his Sovereign.
Baron Nichol.iy, Envoy Extraordinary fr,im t!..
Emperor of Russia, :icil Chevali-r lYtlnis, E•lvoy Ex •
traordinary from the King of Spain, were intimlit;•ell
to his 3lajesty, and had the honour of an audience to
deliver their credentials. Their Exeellencie were al;
attended by the Marquess of Londonderry, his ”.
jesty's Principal Secretary of State f. r Foreirn
Affairs, and Sir Robert Chester, the Maser of tie
Ceremonies.

The Right Ilononrable Lientenan•-General Sir Tho-
mas !aithiel.l, leis Majesty's Lori' High Commissioner
of the lonian Is!antis, u,,on his arrival in England, by
Earl Ilitliit:st.

Lord Iturgiserst. his Majesty'sEneoy Extraorilirary
and Minister Plenipotentiary at Tuscany, upon his ar-
rival in England from Florence.

His Maisty held a Privy Council, at which some of
the cases rekrred from the Court of Claims to he
King in Council, were referred to a Committee of he
Lords of the Council.

Lord tio-ydyr, the Deputy Great Chamberlain of
England, uas introduced to the Council, sworn in A
Member, and took his seat at the Board according I).
llis Majeity gave audience to the Earl of Hai run by,
the Marquess of Londonderry, Vlscount Sidusouth,
The Court broke up about half-past six o'clock.