The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-13 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLWENCE.

Diet., DEC. le.—Passed through the Downs 'event' oat-
ward-boued vessel*, Irate Ramagets.—His Majesty's ship
severs remain.—Wlnd E. $. R.
• Polrrawouva. Dec. It—Arrived the Hanooh, iamb,
from the Dram, for Bombay , aid Pomona, Handyside,
from mass.--Wtod B.S. E.
• Pavroorn. Dec. 11.—The whole of the outward-bound,
gelled Isle right and early this raoroin—Wind E.
FaLnotrru, Dec. IL —Arrived the Duke of Wellington,
Brsaoet, from Loadee, for St. iliteheers; Henry, Cock,
from Plymouth, for Do. anti sailed spin. Mailed the Pro-
' bly. for Lishan ; Andromeda, from Van Diersan's Land;
aarah. for Africa; Ocean, for !Isadore.; Hope. for the
tioutk Nees; Smyrna, for Satyrs.. and Constentinople;
Nam for Seville; Joseph, for Oporto; Via*. for Trinidad;
Independence, for Gibraltar; A o. for Demerara; *ad
Bideford. for Terciers.—Wind E. to S. E.
KARWIItI, Dec. It—Arrived the Spes Now, from Nor-
Way, for London, with deals. lost an anchor sod cable, and
part of her cargo thrown overboard at see, being leaky.—
sailed . the Vacsittart packet, with malls for Holland.—
Wind

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et • Wednemlsj evening, soon after Mx o'clock, his Majesty
held a Court at Ms Palate, at Brighton, which was attended
hy the Herb cry Of State for the Howe Department. the
Lord Chambertein, the Lord Steward of time Household. the
Porl of Aberdeen, Sir Charlie LOW. Lord John Towns-
tend, &c. .
The Kiag held a Privy Conseil, at which it was finally
agreed to summon Parliament to meet for the despatch of
huainesson the 4th of Fehteary next. Ills Majesty signed
• Proclamation for that po les*. whichwill appear in to-
*mow. eight's riot:ear. Mf. Secretary Peel officiated as
Lord President, In the absenee of the Earl of Harrow by,and
lad se audience of the KM, previous to the ossevabling of
sue privy Council.
ills Majesty afterwards entertained tbe Lords of the
Comm), end a party of distinguished characters, amounting
to ?I, with a sumptuous dinner.
There was also an erasing party. when the Mimic Room
was lighted for the firm time this season with gas.
The General Palmer. from Madras, from whence she
riled the 15th of July, arrived at St. Helena. on the
30 hof actober. Mator-Oseeral Sir Edward Barnes
and suite are passengers.
It is reported that ..rders have been imued from the
Admiralty to fit oat and equip forthwith the Prince lie.
gent. 1211 gun ship. We also heat that the greatest ac-
tivity .prevaili at preseatia all the Dock-yards.
Calcitic! Mansell. of Terroe, has received a letter
from Mr. Secretory Gonlbera. stating that additional!
Lemon will be sent to this county.—(Linterick News.)
P. titions to Loth Houma Parliament are now lying
for signatures at the townthall, Lynn, for the repeal of
sh• Insolvent Debtors Act.
filarial of a letter received yesterday, dated Valpw
'aim. July 21:-" Affairs is Pere hare takra an sofa,
unstable lure, end we expect shortly to hear that San
Itlart:n ' Las abandoned Lima." The above letter.
coining from a reepectoblu soiree, has created a war
eatioo amongst the parties interested its 800 ittr.t.,%!
to
lizroaw or PARLIALMINT.—The We, ep
Will certaioly—with pleasure we anotmoste , 2_,
lust on Lincolneltire.—Asi advertliemeet la aosither
collies's. signed by Sir robin Heron's ad Cot. Johneoe? I
lumina the friends of reform to assemble at Lincoln oe
the *toad of asset moods, • to coffill together os the
remit:vary step, proper to be Weep ep. the occasion.'
the goenb will be, we netteitrate.„n retptisition to the
Ligh.elteriff on the subject? followed lips large county
orldinyt and petitionsK tekrin.,- vonxbire, Here.
fordsliire, Cambrisl4ealmee. sod Node h, • leo ;boot
ta.erseeh,haYing the eami.tdrject In vliw I it is moat
isweelitto be wished. thak.every, ogee ih'the•
glt
Viewless will follow eattheelleat &crush je til there,
piecvediegs have the elect of priinHigeatekiii: reform '
—it but little what apnellittiott it pip bear-:411
• poil mike the House of Comatose Whit it ought to he.
S the-vial represented., ofthertotatple. The landlord ms
y
.
-HutllWhy! his Wows sad the eteP be retionetatel
for tly'ating it. To WWI will
,he reduced to a seal
edesplate only to the • " a ideal yet good
governoient. Mr. WodehOipte e mieltille *diastases&
will ho.peaceahly eltectbd-Oilitif 'the (*.entry do Dot
slittaia indemnity for tire past3lwnt, at Asi rate,beailog
ie owl Its enrolls's alder the away of the borough-
moisgere.be ',core for the fetttrr."--(lieerstterst News.)
- Sir ilusger ford Heekins;Chairtnen of ,Oryietting of
Landiertis and Landbol4eri field epon Sate ' the 30th
ull. at Hereford, for tie purport otersosideilog the pro.
priety of presenting a requiistloOlci the *filth Sheriff Of,
Harrfordsbire,to call at-entity Mettles on its Apical-
total Mitres,. liaelog forwarded the some to the High
SI era, and received bispositive iefusal to call such meet.
• lag, lire requested those Gentlemen who signed the re-
qeiriailoo, to alert st lb. Hotel imtbet city upon Saturday
seat? ~Is consult upon measures to be adopted. in confe-
ree,. of such refusal.
Peruses or landieto.--By the extinction of. the
•Mosisless Serbian is 18211, the Bosomy (s( Tyrawley in
1821, and the Barony of Tara I. the emote. year, bis Ms-
kat, is now empowered, alder the Colon Act, to create
gasser Peer of this part or tat:relied Kingdom. The
Cornett will be accordingly. conferred en the Right
' 110w..W0. Downse, (wits fore, messy years worthily
filled the high office of Lord Chief Justice of Ireland,)
with a special remainder to his nephew, the gallant Sir
Iflyssea Bergh, K.C.B. sal M.V. for the Coot), of Car-
low. Since the conspletion of the Ciliate in Jaesary
181/11, tweetwtwo Peerages of Ireland have failed for
want of male heirs; the present is eonsequently the
s.wersth Peerage which the Crown ha., since that epoch,
been enabled to create, the limitation under the Union
Act 'wife to the grant of one new Peerage on the ex-
tinction of every three in succession.—(Dublin Morning
Post)
The vacancy is the Representative Peerage, mew
sione)i by the death of the Earl of Mouth Chashel, is to
be 'applied by the election of Viscount Lorton.—(lBid.)
An Taesilay, in the Ch y Court, his Lordship
yanjedgmeet is the case of " Hall v. Billing," which
respected the right of the plaintiff, an auctioneer, to re-
noire interest en money advanced on goods deposited.
His Lordship determined that the plaintiff was entitled
• to lawful interest at four per cent. 'per amount.
As Affair, calculated to excite considerable interest,
is *isnot to come coder the notice of the religious palm
Lc, to whom it is pettliely announced, an " Appesl' is
shout to he made "in a letter addressed to the inhabit-
ams of the Forestal Dean, occasioned by the:dismissal of
the Rev. Isaac Bridgman, A. R., from the curacy of Tri-
nity-chinch intim said Forest." Wit understand that the
cause of Hr. B.'s dismissal from his situation is his hav-
ing soffeyed the Rev. lowland Hill to preach in Isis
church. It seems Mr. Hill intends to write a perface to
Mr. Bridgman's Appeal. —(Briatol Observer.)
We tiaderstand that the Lords of the 1. r y have
seised to romply with the request of Carlile's memorial
for the remission of his fine, but have promised to ex-
teed that favour to Liv wife.
• ATTIatPTID SUICIDg.— Last night. shout S o'clock,
as elderly women was observed to pass through Knights-
bridge Barracks into Hyde Park, and soon after dread.
fel screams and splashing in the water were heard on
the emit side of the Serpentine river. A MSS of the
name of Hartley, in High-row, Knightsbridge, heariog
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the noise rats to the spot from which it proceeded, and
jumping into the water, dragged out the body 8.1 the:
Nofortnnate woman, a hich war then apparently la wits%
It was inassediately taken to the Receiving House, and
the usual Melt* \haring been ted to, animistic), wan
in 'alum time restored. The nnhappy creature was then
carried to Mettot-street workhouse, where we learn she
is sew &log well. Her residence had been is Tones-
taasiestvreed.

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Beek of Edglamliiiouondneting Male fee forgery. mid
the trial of Friesen Mackay aforesaid) to.he _sweets re-
pecially that rapped's,. Mr. James Games (waning the
peruser,) which isdeed eNld otherwise never have re-
*jilted traeotieed by a. pews oboes character as so
disciple involved in it ? • . • •
Whether the said, words are of and ceatorotog
the purse's-. and. aro folos and injurious, and to the
dama_ge and iejatv of the. pnroserl .
se Whether the nth another of the raid etWspapyr was
prated and published on Or About the 7th 4e7
•Of July
1821, and contain,the following words, or --word, of
the following tenon, tied , effs-ct, viz.:•—• Is s !ale
number, and es one of a strict of discassionsasecerning
the law respeeting forgery, we inserted. lot without in-
"arras to its accuracy, a communistation in which the
sums of Mr. daises Gibson (meaning the pursuer) was
introduced g and the following words, via. Sir, 1 am fa.
voeeed with your (meaning the pensive 's) letter of this
'date. *ad in eosoequeece If its aseadstlctory Wins,
-bey hove to decline your (meanie, the toeso.or's) pro-
spoil of sassier the author of any artiele.ot thl! Beecea-
-1 havoas yet so reason to think that soy pWase in
the Jam genceroirig you (ineehile2 the pursuer) is
Wee, calumnious, and malicious. I am notaware .of
Iberia( d any right to • dictate' to yriolveaselog
tills Khmer) against whose you (agate Inlipleg the
plirsoer) should proceed. I am, Ice. (Signed).. Jos'
' James Gibson, Roy. W. S.' • •
Whether the said words are of and conervilet tit
veneer, mid are false cud lejuriour, end to die damage'
ah4l Wells or the pursuer?"
Whether the penner did indite, the said Frances
Mackay, by a promise that vise would be admitted as a
witness against others, to make a declaration or declara-
tions admitting her guilt, and did afterwards, notwith-
standing the said promise, and by concealing the name,
and the way in which her confession bad been /Attained,
Induce or prevail upon the Lord Advocate to give his
instance against her, arid did afterwards bring her to
trial upon the It day of February, 1819."
Wts.t.tax ADaw,

01141 Off O. 1174.--.....4.
This was an action brought by the punier, James
Gibson, Esq. of lelingtes, clerk to thi, ego:ts yyduet
41si
Mr. Duncan Stevenson; ptinter of the jfaeasai
—a publication which has pretioaely firmed in oar lasi
reports ; and the cause of • action was its lhla, as lea
former instance, alleged delatnatioaaad Ilejsry to cha-
racter and feelings by etatessents pabliehed by the AO
fender in the said Beretta; the objeet being new to emi
coverdamages u a "Magni ea that aearaii*Delleggits,
laid at .€54100.
Messrs. J Cocinusw, Mummer. aid Om
IWOHA34It, sppeared on the part of the warmer ; sail
Messrs. 51•Ninh, Ronsaimom and blunese, foe OW
defender.
The Jury having beeb sworn, the following leonewiele
read by the Clerk :
" it being admitted tbarthe pn eeeee is, lad has, fee
many years been a Writer to the Signet, sad has Weir
Agent and Attorney for the Bank of Koglook halts Es
26th day of Dee 1811, and has brught prompolistiefee
forgery on their account, and was employed le ggioebt
the trial of Frances Mackey, which took pile. Woo
the High Court of Justiciary, at Edinburgh; de Babel
&lot Feb. 1819;
••• it beim, also admitted, that in the seoetkof Jams
and. dally. 1821, the defender Duncan Seittellaapillies
printer, publisher. sod proprietor of a etallii Moto
paper called the Became;
Whether, on or abont the 23.1 day of Jan% MON
,the defender, in the 25th Member of the said named set
did print and publish, the following words, et week
of the following tenor or effect, vie. ' To the editor of
the Beaews.—Sir, In your last number I observed am
article, which, althoph it discovered on deepen of its
Indio' some disap sunhat and peevishemo yet cow
tained sensib e remarks on the ?rummies of fir.
fiery. 'There is one mistake, however, into which the
writer of it has fallen; which might to be corrected,
because otherwise year widely ciente-tied paper' may be
the 'twain of creating in the minds of the 'peens' and
misioforeted, erroneous ideas as to the state if oar Cri-
minel Law (meaning the Criminal Law of Sootiami),
and of the mode in which it is administered. The author
of that article saysr'h is well known that, as the forms
of law stand at present, it ii better for a Scotch bank
to pay a Thousand forged one pound notes than to a-
ncine a forger, all Wit it hie hien stated by** best
authority, that before if fibrin' was executed it edit
Scotch Bank 1200/.' Now' every person, wild is at all
informed on the subject Intim., that,la order to obtain the
conviction or execution of a Barger of lie Rohm Do bank in
ibis country ever necessarily expended twelve. seodreal
peace. As sans as a torgee(meaning forgery) is 441MTOP
ad to have been committed, a bank has only to givoinfor
'nation to the Public Presuotor, the Primmest's Fiscal.
aid the mine will theft belavestigated, and thesatimisal
gist tb justice at the public expense, in the same
• 141 V-other &boleti would b• disposed eff, who
hi omitted any Ober' Crime, to tbe•prejadice of an
individual. When boweeer, ibis course it sot fidlowed
and batiks, or theie;leial adeiscre, (Meaning thereby to
designate and point cut the pursuer) from too keen an
attentioa to their own interest, Mom' of loosing mot.
ten to be consist:Led ia•the ordioary way, by tie official
persons appointed for' ehatperposoby the public, (mean-
ieg the Lord Advocate), 'Officiously ;volunteer to assist
in the Investigation and where, imagining shit their
(meson` the astairs ere of teo great 'spur
taus ti be !enlisted io the boatel and *gent wbom Go-
vernomee 44,, 4•ea so crellajoug rate tains% with the
managueital- itt ale criwluil. heal** of h. country,
thcooletrlN or *Anted) Ili; see not satio
bad, mien. they have alias-the Ilteo;ffit me the imaiimet
dalosteaof the great neat of, Whiggissufieseaglidg the
loiters% sad half a demo ISTldgeseseeri. I eda
litifid to etseyohat a Book may be Awned to diabase*
seleee greateriors thee-1991W. Allefere. hovetter, 1 eta
dileitie derisively_ as to this, 1 Muth first know Trent Mr.
hiltesOibson, W.S4miabing the pursuer, writer to the
Sigoei); bow much citeq conviction of a forger Isere
oiled to cost the Busk of itogltod. Banks have lately
bora obliged, whether they or their agents liked
nor lot, to submiti• bate forgers of their notes tried
aid convicted, like ether criminal", to the public ex-
F Fount • for so much ineesuoiesse, irregularity, and in-
jestiee was found td rise from the officious inter-
ference of persons who Fomented none of the requisite
qualification', of public' prosecutors, in the administra-
tion of criminal justice, that Once the case of Francis
Mackay of Carrack. which occurred within the last two
or three years, ao bank or bank-agent has been permit-
ted to interfere. in .the prosecotion and conviction of
forgers. I o thie ease, the agent of theßankof England
(meaning the pursuer) iadaced a young woman, by a
promise that she would be taken as a witness against
°then, to make a declaration admitting her guilt, and
giving full information asto the way in which the crime
was committed, he (meaning the pursuer) aftetwards
thought proper to have her tried, and by concealing
from the Lord Advocate the way in which her confes-
sion bad been obtained, induced him to give his ie.
stance to an indictment against her. She was accord-
ingly brought to trial ; and after the confession and in-
formation which bad been elicited from her in her de-
claration, she bad bat one course left—to plead Guilty.
Sbe was found guilty. In terms of her own confession.
Tile Lord Advocate bad moved for sentence, which
the Court were pronouncing, when the Sheriff (the
present Lord Advocate), in whose presence the de-
claration lead been emitted. happening to come into
Court, exp d to his predecessor his surprise,
tint he should Lave brought to trial any person
whose confession vas obtained in the way the panoso had
been. It was by this time too late to prevent seetesee from
being passed; bat the Court, on being Informed of the eir-
seassuteces of the ease, expressed their high disapprobation
of what had taken plass, and the Lord Advocate imam.
diately procured a free pardon for the prisoner. After this,
we, whether the Whig or Tory mode of administering jus-
lies deserves the preference 1-IL." Whether the whole or
'NIT part of the words are of and concerning the pursuer.and
wore published with the taalieloas purpose and intention of
Waring, and do injure the pursuer to his private and pro-
fusions! character, and do falsely and injuriously hold forth
'die pursuer, la capacity of agent for the Bank of England,
as having unnecessarily brought prosecutions for for-
gery, for his owe private advantage, tot baring
unnecessarily expended large sums of money in con-
ducting the same; or of officiously interfering
I. regard to the said forgeries, and of conductieg the
trials and prosecutions for the same, injuriously to the
interest of the bank and of the public, and unfairly to
the person accused ; or of having induced the said
Frances Mackay to admit her guilt, by promising to her
that she should sot be tried, and afterwards inducing
I the Lord Advocate to try the said Frances Mackay, by
concealing the promise ? And, 11/better the said words
do falsely and injuriously set forth that the Conn of
Justiciary, on being informed by Sir William Rae,
Baronet, the former Sheriff of the County, of the vir.
entuetances of the case, meaning the circumstances set
forth in the said newspaper relative to the said Frances
Mackay, expressed its WO disapprobation of the per-
suer's conduct, to the damage and injury of the said
pu ?
Whether the 26th number of the said newspaper
was printed and published on or about the 30th day of
Jane, 1822, and contained the following words, or needs
of tint following tenor and effect, via. •'le beg leave
to assure ear (rifted in Forth Street, that we should sot
have inserted X's-letter, had we not previously *seer-
'aimed all his statements (meaning the statements afore-
said relative to the pursuer's conduct as agent for the

Lord Chief Commissioner,
Mr. COCKIIVRN opened the pleadings on the part of
the pursuer, and stated, that this was an action which
bad been instituted by his client, Mr. Gibson, to rem er
compensation, as far as it could be coucerled by the ver.
diet of a dory, for certain defamatory attacks on hie
chatacter. 'these were published in the fate Beacom
newspaper, of which there was a distinct admission that
the defender was the printer and publisher. They bad
heatd the words of the issues, but it was impossible for
them to understand the foil merits of this cause without
some explanatory information from him. It was stated
in the libel, that hit.. Gibson, while acting as agent in a
cause in which the Bank of Ragland was prosecutot and
one Prances Mackay defender, induced the prisoner, ty
a promise of admitting her as a witness against othere,
to male riegiittation of bee guilt, and then did basely
violate that promise by bringing her to trial; in conse-
quence of which, it was alleged, the Lord Advocate, as
Na ps be was informed of the Circumstance. tona-
Maly procured a free pardon for the prisoner. Now, Mt,
Gibson was at this time, and bad for many years been, the
lew agent In Scotland for the Bank of England. In this sl-
• nlt always bad been his peostiee to take some pert in
Ns prosscatioa of -feeders agates* the Bank; In the per-
tardsonee of which ditty beheld always hitherto given parfasa
sodsfectlon to Os employers. It formed, however, wroth,:
diaries agate' the water, that he hailcfroliktO keys as at-
tebtloo to his °wedeln's*, involved the Bank In unneces-
sary ezpeases. In reply to this aspersion, he should prove
la evidesee, that therreeer'seemoseits were genera
rb lity more
Voljeallitasyi? strong" erse of °
that hie deet agents
snip:
.hO 4 show. ntell the.peNtater int ecannued to
he allapierse s theproloselebel apse of MN Saab of Eng-
land.. +He abiold also pow. that the mimosa apprehended
at the Wawa of the Bask of Ragland, had been °mai-
ahibt=lvtdinAlibilparmser, -these:fume of law.
Tile Adebeate she, ex pigged Gewgaws* usually
%deleted agalefit a criminal of this deecelption. and bee -
ing vindicated:the cooductof his client is Ws respect,
rewarded at great length are with math ability to ex-
patiate an the Injury hia character and interests were
liable tie maim from the IRA before the Court. and
urged the necessity of obtaining exemplary damages as
a compensation. Hariog stated, be said, the grounds
on which he demanded a compensation for damages, and
the only consideration which remained was the amount.
If they masked the feelings of the defender, he would
acknowledge that no damages could he toe large ; be-
cause he was warned not to goon libelling, or be would
lieruined in his format. He replied, he bad nothing
M fear, for he bail employers behind him, who would
stand good to bins in a million of damages, if necessary.
That this was, in a great measure, an idle boast, he 'T-
elly believed ; bat there could be no doubt that the
defender was secured to so large an amount from
damages by libel, as determined him to set juries,
•tite laws, and the country at defiance. There was
so mistake which juries could fail into, that was
so prejudicial to society, as to suppose that character
can be vindicated by less than ample damages. If a
Member of Parliament who is accused of stirring
up the lower orders to sedition. and being the friend
and associate of suspected patriots, can, after falsifying
the accusation, obtain only one shilling damages.
it was idle to think of coming here for a vindication of
character. There may be those who imagine, and per-
haps truly, that Mr. Gibson would consider a farthing
damages a sutfieient satisfaction, as far as money was
concerned; bat it believed them to consider what the
defender would say to such a verdict. Would he not in-
fer that his conduct bad received the mead of a jury's
commendation? Therefore, for all these reasons, he
considered that he should make oat a ease whirls de-
manded at their bands theaward of Whaling and ample
damages.
After a large pareel•of documentary evidence had been
deliyered.• in, Mr. idoocriet called the first witness,.
Frances Mackay. -
Frasces,Masbey.examiaed by Mr. MONCRIEFF.-43V01S
scanted of having uttered forged notes. She thinks it
was in the year ISIS. Johnson and Cook were sus-
pected at the same time. Was examined first before
Capt. Brown; then before the Sheriff. Was examined.
more than once before the Sheriff. Her declarations
were taken down in writing. Sbe signed them with
her name. The Sheriff ova her no warning before he
asked her to sign her eatifessioe. %Vneo tire; exa-
mined before Captain Brown she told him she was de-
termined to tellthe truth. Sbesaid that bring taken with
two notes in her possession, she was determined to con-
fess all, as she saw there was nu chance of getting off.
She made a similar confession before Sir W. Hoe, the
Sheriff, to the effect of her basing foiged notes of the
Beek of England its her possession, withoutlawful excuse.
Dues not know if Mr. Gibson was present at her first ex-
amination before the Sheriff; but saw him there
eereral Owes. Never spoke to Mr. Gibson in her life till
she was reautineil in his office a fortnight ago. • Mr.
Gibson never made her any promise; she never looked
for any thing else than to he tried, hut she expected the
capital charge to be laid aside. Does not know hoar
many charges there were azalea tier. Thought she was
very leniently treated indeed.
Cross-examined by Mr. Hoataxsox.—Was examined
several times before the Sheriff. At the first essnon.s-
tie* she made a full confession about herself. The sub
tweptent examinations also tespecfed herself. At her es
11111111iditM before Captain Bruen she spoke of Johosoil,
Woodcock, and Cook. She also mentioned ;hem before
-the Shred, but mit so particularly. Did not employ
any rename! ; had friends who wished it, hat her tether
did out think itof any use. Did you give any is ti:ten
promise to plead gei:tyt

MenEttEMEINEVPHINIMIPMBEIONIMIPMP
Mr. Ropaggeon yogessinsil hie Lorgship,to,take • loots of
cis 'sorption to thispidgmest.ofthe Coen.
,Lord PITNILI.T *IL sworn p the Breit; and eisissineti
as tp.his recollect ion .bf say. eonvercatlooll pl ppistid in the
robing roont„efter the trial of France* Mackey. There
nee po espreeolon °t
citsapproballon at madeus of Mr.
,Glbeen, Mitten' tMI *onion 10 trial, at that time,
as be rseirileded. . : , .
Speen% other witticism' were rolled to, give eoldenee to
repel the charges in the libel. A *Position of Mr. gay.
Solicitor for the Snob of, England yea. also read. .1a this
depoahlon Mr. K. approved of the eon/lust pf Mr. Gibson.
and never observed IL desire on his part to increase the
cumber ofprosereations. , . • • , . _
After 'variety of other ',Menet bed,been adduced. Mr
rinetun Itl•Neil addressed the Jitry or imitator the defender
eat milled his with wen. .
Mr. Jimm y replied .at eonsiderable length. eiter which
The Lord Chief Commissioner MUMMA up the evidamer,
end . .
;id •
The Jury. after milting &bent IQ initiates,deft , thou
verdict, unanimously finding for ftie pursuer on aft the issues
—Damages diOul.
A loud peal of applause followed the Aneottneeasar!
of this verdict, but It Win sp:eetlily silenced by till
The trial lasted from ter je the. mornittg, till tea 3'
sight, aid excited a strong iitterestia court.

INSOLVENT, 1)130TOILT Act '
io Tun not Ten be tnaniirettaiari.
. WaSta—What a foul whit a goiter? lin4 where 1,4 i.. ft
ait this one Act! and why? benie some permit's
fancy that this very sterol Act is, the, cense, of twit
losses. In ti few coos it may be;, Dot in my 'minion' in
very few, In proportion to th whole. Tradesmen,minty;
bare more sense than to be ma4e to believe, that their
losses an merely the result of this one Act, for the re-.
lief of the poor; surely they are not to be misled la Mitt
way. Then; for what is all this onion ? Why, to
punish the Frstichfient Debtor. Fudge! no nelittainp;
there needs no inch combinations to du that. There is
eriey facility Warded in the Court for Insolvent
Debtors to a Creditor to
.Oppote a Debtor.- Frtiodnirnt
or nor, there is no obstruction whatever. A Creditor
liis nothing to do, but mitet .his name for apposing,
and on the day specified the riebtot comes into Coen f
the aid Creditor has nothing to do hut attend sod oppose
the Debtor in person. and If he haft any points to trg ~
*tithing is perfectly. easy, for die Connoissinften are
most 'nestlee to their duty; and I do insist, that if the
paints are clear, the Debtor will suffer accordingly.—
But if a Creditor merely eons en along story shone his
Debtor not paying him, and has no point, the Commie-
&tiers of course cannot punish for mere inability. I
%ate suffered most eeverely, even to rain; but yet 1 tem
satisfied that it is not in consequence of that Att. • I
tan. I think, safely say, that I have had twenty Olivet
from that Croon, end, having frequently ateMettest, I
have been a witnen to the strictest attention Invited
been paid to both Debtor. 'effendi tor. Then, If I eredisoe
wishes to be an assignee, he it appointed, and fiallopdty
7s. lid. for an assignment, which gives biro foil pcovet to
stet. If a copy of the achedole is reqeisite, that If hod
II the Court by paying according to its rolestanee, pit
Ilibly from 12s. to 30s ; seldom mare. What Is mere
easy? but the plain thing is thiS, a great somber of
persons employ Lawler', end Lawyers eery seldom a•-
derstand the thing. it ;sing very Ample ; Sad vie too-
,ooe see is frequently disapelittmoot to llte•Vineteeti
kt' 14 addition
I et6olat I:eletrEo I el'ao• en: ITV " IrPrA-4
iaAmikub, possessing mon merit and tleafirtatet Shin
tehiiie of 'Six other Aetk, med.*. our Mareierit
DeredDibetglin. NY opinion-al, that it iT ea
pi say
• That Ss prolielsly•itousem•yea,cp i
*pi say is tradesmen, geleraltt.'4liatit 100115141,4}
M heir. salmi for proseretingf ' earl. I istenramoPy
. mendlo every tradesman, ti reed Dollti,'-uf4lBlo.
or De. Johnsoes Idler. I'w; - let the indents-0
I Se Mil Ledger and 1811111m* a bit, and read efie awls
r,ool
• oftheri recommended. - I %Wok be will W 'benelltaid.
Vitliim read them the anything:bathe morning:W/44n
any bills come back. I Who tole:, and Wittiest, that
no upright man ought to be driven to a prison et A—
lt is a serious wrong, which requires a remedy. Pro-
bably the doing away with write,and merelysenstioniae.
Debtors before a proper trittonal, might be very Inefel.
The Lawyers will not pray meeb for that. A writ is is
fine thing for a Lawyer, and robbing the Bail too ie a
fine thing, although the Debtorie even ender their eve.
0, it is a clever thin; to lay hold of the Osil. • Well,
Mr. Editor, 1 can only here beg pardon for troairliog
you, and concinde with wishing wen would be motto
honest one to another, and much more feeling 'stilton
when they are purstaug an honest Debtor to diorite.,
ruin, and domestic misery; not forgetting to rem..
mend Lawyers to act with intro humanity than, they
usually do towards honest Debtors. aol with more
justice to their clients.—l am, Sir, very respectfully.
Dec. 9, 1822.

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LONDON WORKKOCIe.—The adjourned 6,.u'al
Meeting of the London Churchwardens took place poe-
terday At Bow Church, for the purpose of receiving is-
formation from the respectire parishes, of their aveti•
menu in regard to petitioning the Curt of Common
Council, opon the subject of the London Workhoese.'e.
Several vestry etiolation, sod petitions were atcordiog-
ly read to the meeting, (which was very notnerons). all
taking the same view of the subject with the former
meeting—namely, that the institution has ceased to fel-
fil the objects contemplated at its original 'establish-
ment, and is new an oppressive and almost useless har-
den upon the citizens of London. It was resolved that
these different petitions should be referred to the oolat
committee. who were ordered to draw up from them a
general petition, to he signed and presented to the Cors-
on Council u the petition of all the parishes of London
should it meet with their approbation. Some hints were
throw. out of its being desirable that the members 9f
the Common Casual should be put in po ion of
the wishes of their constiteents upon this subject
as soon as possible, as Saint Thomas's day was near
at hand.
Part of the embankment of the Vision Canal again
broke out a lid, to the Eastward of the village of Her-
miston, ou, Sunday week. It entirely cut off the coo-
muoicatioo to and from this city,.uotil Thursday; the
rapture being of considerable extent,and in a low valley.
The ',Amno n. with their luggage, were conveyed
to and from the boats io carriages.—(Ecliaber6!Js
SW.)
On Friday the labourers employed in constructing the
road on the north side of the New Bridge at tramond,
found a number of stone coffins several feet below the
sedate. The bones were in general entire. It is Sup
posed the place hats been at one time a cemetery.--
(16id )
Coats Excaanolt, Dec. 13.—The arrivals of all kinds
of grain this week are considerable. Wheat of fine qua-
lity sells freely at Monday's price.. Other sorts do not
go off so briskly. Barley sell* well at last quotatiousi
—Beaus and Peas are nnaltereul since"the beginning K
this Greek ; butt Oats sell heavily and hardly support
Monday's prices.
Sratrun:ELD Mariam Dec. I3.—There was a great
number of Users at Market this morning, but few of a
superior quality. Prime articles obtains a good price,
hut the inferior qualities are tue saws in quotatioa as
per onr last.
MANICKT.-00041 Hay is in demand this mortri.g,
and inaiutaius its price.

BETTING AT TAT l'Ette.ALL'il—Dsc. 19.
Throam.-16 tot ago( c, pee
pat•.-1 to I apt f. oat or Zoidt.
DoscArran bi. Loase.—.,, to 1 apt AIM Fan
Wino.