The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-21 00:00:00

TIM KING r. JANE C%llll.tf.r.

Upon the motion of Mr. Actszasox, Mn. Carlile
was brought up to plead to a new infortits,ion which
has been bled by the Attorney-lieneral against her,
f..r publishing a certain work (not named) inciting
t ,e iiege subjects of the King to murder and assis-
axation. • _

Mrs. Cartile required time to plead, and the Court
'ranted her four *lays hich the Irw allows. She
must plead on Friday.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 20.
DALIIT O. eitoosnover.
One of the Turnkeys of the King's Bench Prison
:ame up to justify as bail in this 11131', when
Ur. Scrjeant OstsLow opposed him, on the ground
that he latt.t be considered as falling within the re-
g via 4elserafii of Hilary Term, 6th of 11. Sect.
7, by which it is ordered, that no sheriff's officer,
I, al. or other person concerned in the execution of
tr.wess, shall be suffered to become bail in any action
vr suit depending in this Coin.
The Cocat concerting with At Learned Scrjraut.
the bail was refused.

The boxing snatch hetweea Ben Thomps3n, the
I:••rkshire butcher. and Harry Nuys, the Oxfordshire
t,: esey. takes place this morning, eight nai!rs from
burning, fur fogy gisineas. The Owe, is the f+-.
tonsite. •,e;

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INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Nov. 20.

The following cue occupied almost the whole of
the day :
Joseph Carrick, a citizen of the United States of
America, was brought up to be beard on his petition
to be discharged. His discharge was opposed by Mr.
death, on the part of George Law, another citizen of
the United States, to whom the insolvent was indebted,
and who followed him to this country, and had him
arrested soon after his arrival in May last. 'I he in•
solvent underwent an examination of npwards of three
boars by Mr. Heath, the object of which was to shew
that he bail property of various kinds in America,
which he hail not put into the schedule. It appeared
from the examination, that the insolvent had been an
extensive speculator in both lands and shipping, and
that he had in sonic way, either as a principal or agent,
been largely concerned in a species of privateering,
which it appeared had been carried on in a manner that
was characterised by the Conn as the most illegal
I piracy that hail met. existed ; for it was admitted by
the insolvent, that the vessel+ engaged in it, after
having made captures under the bag of a power in
whose territories one of the partners was resident,
would, when it appeared to be the more profitable apt
culation, change their names and cot JJJJJ :indent, and as
the property of the subje. to of an. liovernment,
• capture the vessels belonging to tile state by wheels
! they had been lately protected ; and our 'great object
of the insolvent's examination was to sheer, that Le
hail been a principal in those proceedings, anal that he
was now possessed, or had a claim on part, of the ca-
-1 pile! by which they h heen carried on.
The insolvent admitted that he had been tried and
Ifound guilty is America for being concerned in those
trans tetions, but insisted that lie was only eniployell
as .n agent, and that MARIO dollars he had advanced
to Commodore Taylor for the purchase of vessels, was
given as a luau merely. The itiAalvent also stated,
that about twit years and a half ago, he purchased all
I rst ate of about three !bonsai' I twu hundred acre. of
hand, 1% Islets, being then solvent and in waver:ins
circuit...wires, he setthoi on his • iti, which settlement
it was stated, stands good by the laws uf
although§ made without trustees. It Ora appeared by
the examinatiou, that the insolveett had other lauds
in the Illinois territory, which lie haul di posed •f
alltint the time of his stopping payment, but he use I
that lie had applied the whole proceeds to the payment I
of his debts, and there being no evidence of any
cc nrealiairnt of property, the Court ordered that i.e
should return the property whirl. lie hail settled on his
ife in the Illinois territory iit selleibile, to I e tr.
covered for the benefit of his creditors (if possible),
and that be should be disrliar zed.

COURT OF MON PLEAS, I REL 011).—At the sit-
tings brio Nurbury, before Term, a building
case. of co able imp„ lance. was tried, in wb'rh
Mr. W. hi as plaintiff, and 11. T. Hallow., Esq.
was defendant. The Jury was a most respectable one
of this city, and`the trial lasted for four days. The
action was brought for tie expence of building the
beautiful l'ourt-house of Dundalk, according to the
designs and drawings of Mr. Park, the Architect t and
the contract was, that Mr. Moore Aosta bandit is

three years, fur 141,190/.; but in consequence of alter-
ations and improvements ordered in the progrePs of the'
'work, and the withholding the stipulated advanets
to 'dr. 31oorr, it was delayed much long,er than the
three years, and the expenee consicierahly increased —1
Lt was to recover this increase of csprnee, amotintingl
to several thonsands of pounds, that Mr. Moore,
brought his action against Mr. Balfour, as one of the
Committee of geneemen who contracted %%ilk him.
The ileUndant resisted the action on the grounds
suggested by their inspectiug architect, a Mr. Roden,
that the contract was not executed in time, and the
work baitly done ; and also on same technical objec-
tions in pint 01'6W—when an examination of witnesses
for the plaintil took place, which lasted three days,
and it was clearly established, that the completion of
the building was delayed by the variations fru& the
original plan, and several caprici us directions given
by thzir architect ; and also that the work was done in
a workman-like manner, as far as was possible, con-
sistent with those inferences of Mr. Roden. When the
plaintiff had 'nearly closed his rase, a proposal cave
frum the defendant, that a sum of 3,500/. should be
paid, in addition to 14,51.10/. already received by the
plaintiff in the progress of the work. The plaintiff's
counsel advised Mr. Moore to accede thereto, in con-
sequence of threats being held ow of a Bill of Escep-
tions, which would bring the case before the Court of
Errors, and dirtier to the House of Lords! A verdict
was therefore had. by consent, for the plaintiff—Da-
mages, 3,5011/. with costs.

Et t'at'•4ll l'srovassret,—The Moral Philosophy
class was opened on 'Tuesday by Prof ssor Wilson.—
" The stuciety of the publir,- it is said, " to hear the
inaugural discourse of this distinznislied individual
was so intense, that in hone before the liner of sneei
ing, the stair and passage leading to the lecture-ruins
were filled; and the numbers increased so rapidly
Cut it berame neerssary to choose a noire capacious
room. Doi the first intimation of this arrangement,
• general rash took place tow ails opiiositc b of
the square; when the dour of Dr. tiregory's large
lei:time-room was forced ups n. The piazzas being
clinked ht- the crowd, those who gained admitt tore
were literally carried off their fret, and pressed for-
ward into the "ro.un n ith great violence, and to some
%sit!' no little pain. In a few minutes, the scats, pas-
sages, aid even the raised area on which the Pro-
fessor'► chair is placed, were completely filled. After
about a quartos of an hour spent in rather a tunitoltuary
manner in load calls for the adm•s-ion of free air, a
general movement took place towards the door; and
multitudes were now observed from all quarters hur-
rying towards the anatomical class-room. Here the
pressure became, if possible, sti:l greater. All parts
were coon tilled, but it %toilsome Cu►e before the tumult
Isubsided, owing to the disappointment of those who
could not gain admission. At ah out half past twelve
Mr. Itiilson entered, accompanied by Prioei;ml Baird,
Professors Jamieson, Hope, Dr. David Ritchie, and
some others.

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ilaTart.t. Jcsa 1. —The English %hip Duke of Wei-
linatuu, was lately .01.1 I'mr for tt,llol, rape•, by
Pubhe Vouble, oft aecotnt of the Europa t)rphaa
Chamber.