The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-03 00:00:00

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XXXVi. Every Stilmotamittes shall keep Minutes of
their transactions, in the order in which they are brought

before there.
XXXVI I. The Committee of Managers shall cause to
be kept, fair and accurate Minutes of their transactions,
and of all Receipts and Payments on account of the
Institution.
XXXVIII. The Committee shall cause the Accounts of
the Institution to be made up twice in every year;
namely, to the 20th of February and the 20th of August;
and shall lay them, together with the Mioate books,
Books of Accounts, and all Orders, Bills, Receipts, and
every other document and voucher relating thereto, before
the Auditors on the Ist days of the ensiling months of
March and September : and they shall further give such
information and explanation as the Auditors may from
time to time require, to enable them thoroughly to investi-
gate and state the accounts.
XXXIX. The Committee shall cause each half yearly
Audit, with the Books of Account, Documents and
Vouchers, to remain open for the inspection o: every
Member of the Institution, from Seven to half past Nine
o'clock every evening, for twenty-one days after the
General Meeting in March or September, at which the
said Audit has been reported.
XL. The Committee may engage proper persons as
Lecturers, and shall cause to be given Courses of Lectures
on Natural and Experimental Philosophy, Practical
Mechanics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Liter Mute, and the
A rts.
XLI. The President, or one of the Vice Presidents or
ore of the Committee men, shall preside at every Lecture ;
and a place shall be set apart for him.
XLI I. he Committee shall engage competent persons
as Teachers in the Schools of the Institution.
XLIII. The Committee shall, and they are hereby
directed to take security, with two good and efficient
sureties, from all Servants through whose hands any
Money belonging to the Institution may pass; or in whose
care or custody any Books, Medals, Minerals, Models,
Apparatus, or other property of the Institution may be
deposited.
XLIV. All Servants of the institution shall be en-
gaged, and may be dismissed, by the Committee of Ma-

:lagers. •
XLV. The Committee of Managers, in conjunction
with the Treasurer, as such, shall appoint a Banker to the
Institution.
XLV i. The Committee of Managers shall apply ea much
of the Income or Revenue of the Institution as may be
necessary in payment of Rent and Taxe., Salaries, Wages,
Repairs, current an I incidental Expenses ; and in the
purchase of Books, Models, Apparatus, Specimens, Instru-
ments, and whatever else may be requisite for the use of
the Members of the institution.
XLVII. No Member of the Committee of Managers
shall be permitted to supply the Institution with any'
thing from which lie can, either directly or indirectly.
derive pecuniary profit.
XL% 111. The Committee shill, at every Meeting, re-'
ceive from the Secretary all the money which may hare
come to his hands since their last Meeting.
XLIX. All Money received by the Committee of Ma-
nagers shall be by them paid to the Treasurer, either on
the same day or on the day following each and every
' Meeting at which Money snail be receive I by them.
L. At die lust Meeting of the Committee of Managers
after each tieceral Meeting of the Institution on the
first Wedneseay in March, and first Wednesday in
Septemter, (the year 1824 only excepted,) the Books,
Papers, Docoinents, and Vouchers, shall be delivered to
the newly appointed Committee of Managers, together
with all each information as the newly appointed Com-
mittee may require.
LI. The Committee shall have the power of expelling
any 3:ecuber who may misconduct himself; but the person
so expelled shall have a right of appeal to the first
tlereral M• eini of the Institution thereafter.
Lit. A person once expell-d from the Institution and not
reinstated on appeal to the General Meeting, shall never after.
wards be re-tfilinitted. t
LIII. The Committee of Managers most meet regularly on
the Monday in every week, at 8 o'clock precisely ; but when
LeCtUro IS give° on the Monday, the Committee shall meet at
the conc!oi ;ion of the Lecture.
LW. 'rue President. or two Vice-presidents, or three Com-
mittee-men, may at any tier, by requisition in writing signed
with their names, call a Special Meeting of the Committee of
Managers.
LV. The President shall take the Cher at all Meetings at
which he is prese:a. In his absence one of the Vice-presidents
shall tike the Chair: in their absence, the Committee shalf ap-
point a Chairman for the occasion.
I VI. All questions in the Committee shall be decided by
show of hands, ut less a ballot be demanded by two Members.
The Chairman may always vote; and if the votes aro equal,
he shall decide the questien.
(To be continued To-morrow.)

COL 11. T OF EXCIIEQUEIL—Tuitsnay.
THE KING V. JaFFERIES.
This was an enquiry of very consideriae importance to
British mantlicturers„
The Sou erroit-GENERAL stated the case. It was an in-
formation filed by his Majesty's Attorrey-General against
the defendant, charging him with conveying machinery
for the tnannfacture of cotton goods out of the country,
contrary to the Act of Parliament. by which the whole of
toe machinery, of which he would prove the seizure of 22
packages, became forfeited to the Crown.
Georze Pat ff-tt, assistant landing-waiter, told be went
with Ross and Steele, in April this year, to Paddington,
where they seized at Hult and Kenwortby's wharf, 12 cases,
containing machinery.
Edwart George Weale stated, that he was requested by
the last witness to watch thedefentiant's warehouse, No. 79,
Lower Tham-s Street. Witness understood that it was kept
by a person named Jefferies. Ile Raw four cases brought out
and put into a cart, and taken to a foreign packet wharf;
they remaine 1 there some little time, and were then put
Into a lug-bo sr, the name on which was "A. Kent." He
wok a boat and followed the lugger as far as the entrance
to the London Dock, where they were taken on board the
Sirene. He then returned and landed at the Custom House
Quay, and informed Breffett and Steele, his superior
officers, of what he had done; this was on the ISth of last
month. Oa the day followinst, he, with Connell, the
officer, and Mr. Tarratt, went on board the Sirene, then
lying at Bugsby's-hole, beyond Blackwell ; the hatchway
was open, and they saw the cases, one of which they
opened; they c. ntained each two frame-ends, and twenty-
four weights, male use of in this description of machinery.
Geoffrey Connell, an officer of the Customs, stated that
he went with the last wittiest, on the 19th of November,
on h.tard the Sirene; the vessel was hound for Calais; the
freight paid, as per the captain's manifest, was 251.
Mr. James Tarratt, residing in Charter House Square,
stated that he was concerned with machinery upwards of
fifty years, and in tiring machinery for the manufacture of
cotton goods at Nottingham and Manchester. Witness
went on hoard the Sirene at the retell st of Mr. Ilreffett,
and saw the four packages there, winch he examined, and
found them to contain frame ends and weights to be
attached to the drawiug and rusing frames; they are used ,
in the spinning of cotton; these were only parts oft
machinery. Ile afterwards saw four cases that came from
the Ball Wharf; they contained a winding frame, and a ;
doubling and twisting frame:, they are also used in the
manufacture of cotton. The four cases contained two
complete intowhines, One for winding and one for twisting.
He sate fourteen other cases at the Castotta House, and
found they contained machineiy foe See complete roving
machinis ; fair of those cases contained 1113, hinery for
two complete drawing frames; the remainder of the
boxes contained piects of machinery which would com-
plete frames.

Joseph Ricitsnt stated, that in' 1821, be Isis residing io
Little Surrey Street, Blackfriar's Howl, and was employed
in polishing ivory as a journeymen.* The defendant,
whom belied Wiesen for seven or eight years, came thete
to engage him at his warehouse,. No. 78, Lower Thames
Street, opposite the Custom Horse ; he was to have 15s;
per week at first, and witness engaged with him. When
witness bad been there about six months, defendant went
to France, and was gone about a month or five weeks ;
on his return he said he had received further orders for
goods from Messrs. Win. Eaton and Co. at Otirscamp ;
they were articles of machinery for the manufacture of
cotton; the order was for fifteen frames, spindles, and
other articles. Ile then proposed to give witness 18s. per
week, on condition that he would write the orderein, his
(witness's) name for him (defendant) to carry to Ma ;' tester.
He also said that witness would have oonstant employ foe
nearly twelve months; witness wrote the orders in his
own name, and delivered them to the defendant.—Defend-
ant then left London, and was absent about ten days. On
his return, he told witness be had ordered the machinery
of different persons for the purpose of despatch ; the
goods w• ea ordered in witness's name, and were
to be addressed to No. 17, Swan Street, &fineries.
Witness received letters from the different individuals,
and handed them to the defendant. When the machinery
was ready to be sent from Manchester to London, the de-
fendant was to deliver to the witness halves of Bank notes
to send down in part payment; and money was so sent ;
and the goods came to Holt and Kenworthy's Wharf, Pad-
dington; part was conveyed from the canal to No. 79,
Lower Thames Street, and the remainder to Atkins's wharf.
The defendant desired witness to separate such articles as
were prohibited from going out of the country from the
castings which would pass through the Custom House.—
He did so ; and those that would pass the Customs in one
package, and those that would not in another. There was
to be the same number of packages of each sort; the marks
and numbers on them were the same ; those that would
pass the Customs were sent to the legal quays, to be entered
and passed ; and the greater part afterwards relanded at
Hartley's Wharf, on the other side of the river, instead of
being taken on board the vessel; the other packages
tbat would not pass the Custom How, were taken to
St. Andrew's Wharf, Wapping*, and taken into a craft
by Gardner and his son, and carried on board the vessel for
which the other goods had been entered. Gardner and
his son bad carried the other goods to Hartley's Wharf.
The vessel was going to France. The cases which had
been taken to Hartley's Wharf,. were brought back again
to Lower Thames Street, and were passed at the Customs
again ; but the marks and numbers were altered. The
defendant said lie had another order from the same persons
in France ; some of the goods that went to Atkins*siVirarf,
were shipped on board the Alborongh. Witness, by the
defendant's direction, went to Calais, and saw the machine
landed there from the vessel. Abiaut the lath of April last
the defendant said he expected souse machines its London.
In consequence of some misunderstanding between witness
and the defendant, he made a communication to Brelfett,
the officer, and, in consequence, the goods at Paddington
were seized. Witness afterwards saw the defendant at the
George, in Goodmao's Yard, and he said if he (the witness)
would keep out of the way, he would recover the goods
back again. However, says be, if it comes to the worst, it
will only be twelve months imprisonment, and a fine of
2001., which he would pay. Ile said he would procure
witness a situation in Eaton and Co.'s manufactory in
France.
Mr. Wm. Higgins, of Salford, near Manchester, stated
that he was a machine maker. About May or June, 1a22,
two persons came to him to inquire the price of roving
machines. He had seen one of those persons in Court.—
They said their establishment was to be opened either in
Kent or Surrey. They gave an order for 15 roving ma•
chines. Witness asked them where they. came from, but
they evaded a reply by saying they had private reasons not
to be known in Manchester ; but witness had no occasion
to be afraid, because he would be satisfied as to payment.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM said it appeared clear this nefarious
practice hail been carried on for some time. It did n• t
appear to him to be a question of law but of fact, and for
the Jury to determine, and it seemed so clear t at perhal•s
the Jury would not wish him to go through the evidence.
The Jury returned a verdict for the Crown.

POLICE.
MANSION-MI:SC—Mr. Israd Isaac Mi!helm was charged
before the Lotto MAYOR, with having stolen one hundred
and twen:y-four watches, the property of Mr. Levi, a
merchant in Bury Street, St. Mary Axe.
Mr. Levi stated, that a gentleman, who resides at the west
end of the Lawn, gave him an order for 124 watches, to be
made according to the Turkish fashion, and to be shipped
for Barbary. The order having been completed, the
purchaser gave his hills for the whole amount of the
charge, at the average rate of about 30s. a watch. Soon
after the purchase was made, Mr. Milheim applied to the
witness, upon the subject of some cheap watches which he
was commissioned to sell for a respectable pawnbroker and
jeweller, and he exhibited a sample of the article, and said
it was to be had in great ahntidence. The witness was
a<tonisbed to find that the watches were no other than
those which he had recently sold and packed up for the
use of the Turks. He said not a word about the matter
to Mr. Milheim, but desired him to produce the total
number of watches. One hundred and twenty-Cour watches
were then brought in a bag by Mr. NMI), im, who
demanded a sum considerably lower than that at which the
witness had sold them. The witness, having got possession
of his property, then told Mr. Milheim the facts of what
he called the fraudulent purchase, athl detained the
watches. He then wrote to the purchaser upon the sub-
ject, and was desired by that gentleman to keep the watches,
mil promised him five per cent. for the trouble occasioned.
Shortly afterwards Mr. Milheim called upon the witness,
who was out, and seemed to acquiesce in the proposal of
the purchaser, but mentioned to the witness's brother that
lie was desired by that gentleman to fix a seal upon the
bag. No sooner was the bag of watches produced than Mr.
Milheim seized it, and positively refused to give it up. The
witness immediately sent for an officer, and thinking him.
self justified in adopting the most prompt measures for the
recovery'of his property, charged Mr. Milheim with the
felony. He was the more strongly urged to this measure
by the suspicion that Mr. Milheim was the mere agent
of the purchaser, who was thus providentially defeated
—The brother of Mr. Levi.confirused the most materia
parts of this evidence.
Mr. Milheim said, in his defence, that the watches bad
been offered for sale to hint bye most respectable jeweller
and pawnbroker. Ile was unwilling to purchase, but was
urged to make an effort to sell them, and he accordingly
brought samples to Mr. Levi, Who advised him to make
the purchase, and promised to buy them. Mr. ftlilheim
accordingly bought 121 of the watches, at the average
rate of 22c a piece, and only asked Mr. Levi 23s being
satisfied with the odd shilling on each, watch for his
trouble. The moment, however, Mr. Levi got hold of the
hag of watches, he said be had been robbed of them, an
the only way to recover them from kis grasp, was by a
manseuvrewhich Mr. Milheim thought himself quite at
liberty to adopt, and as that expedient hid succeeded, he
determined to stick to his resolution of keepin; possession
of what was his own bona fide purchase. sir. Levi had
assured him previously that he might rely upon getting
his money, as the gentleman who stole the watches would,
no doubt, pay the bill he had passed for:them. Mr. b 1 i I beim
added that, upon seizing his property, be offered to sub.
mit the case to the Lori Mayor, and deposit the watches
in his Lordship's bands, until a decision should be made.
Mr. Levi said, he had reason to suppose that the original
purchaser had gambled away the watches, and railed upon
the Lord Mayor to order them to be &lowed up to him.

He, however, believed the bills paned for them woul,l be
honoured. The Lord Mayor laid there was not the slight-
est evidence to affect the character of Mr. Milheim, who,
it.appeared, had pet...based the goods, and was content with
a small profit upon his purchase. As for the original peo,
dieser, Mr. Levi still seemed trietpect an honourable settle.
ment, sod it would be arcing with great hardship Indeed to
punish Mr. Milheim, for what might have arisen from I
sudden and accidental misfortune upon the part of the
former.

Mr. Levi having ascertained that the charge against 31r.
Milbeim would not stand. immediately applied for a war.
rant against the original purchaser for obtaining the
watches under false pretences, and said that the grounds of
his charge were, that the goods had been obtained upon
theassurance that that they were to be shipped for Bar.
barv, whereas they acre sent about for sale through the
town. _ _ _ _

The Lotto MAYOR said there was no false pretence of
which the law could take hold. Had the original purchaser
given a false account of himself, and obtained the goods by
that means, there might be some reason for railing the
transaction a fraud ; but whether he said they were to be
shipped for Barbary or New South Wales, it did not signify.
A person who lately paid himself (the Lord Mayor) a con.
siderable sum, obtained goods to be shipped, but was by an
unexpected event .obliged to dispose of them otherwise
The purchaser, however, its soon as he could pay, discharged
the debt, and certainly did not deserve the Dame of Swindler,
but that of an honest um.

Mr. Milheitn said he teas convinced the original
purchaser would pay his bills to Mr. Levi when they
became due.

The LoRD MAYOR haring said that he had done with .he
case, Mr. Levi and his brother and Milheim ran like light.
sing to the hag of watches, upon which all their eyes hail
beets fixed for some time. They seized it and palled it
hither and thither. The offitier too, who was afraid to resign
it to either party, was amongst the gripers. And now the
whole justice room was in the ntruest confusion, bid the
efforts made by each side enfeebled the other, and they all
looked to the Lord Mayor for his interference. lfis Lord.
ship said be believed Mr. Milheitn, who had the hal in his
possession on entering, was entitled to take it out of the '
room. The bag then was grasped with greater might by
Mr. Milheiw, and the parties ultimately agreed that it
should be kept by him until the bills became due.
Bow STREgT.-ADMISSION TJ DRURY-LAN/I TItEATR6.
—A numerous party of gentlemen, amongst whom was a
Mr. CMlier, of Norfolk-street, Stem!, waited 01 the
Magistrate, to ask his advice as to what manner they were
to proceed towards the recovery of the money they had
paid for their admission to Drury Lane Theatre, on the
preceding evening, the money takers having assured them
at the time they paid, that there were plenty of room ; this,
however, they found to be false, for on getting into the
Theatre thee., was not a seat vacant, nor the slightest chant e
of any one being so, as the lobbies and passages were
crowded to excess, and although they remained sometitua
watching for any opportunity to get a view of his Majesty,
through tl:e apertures in the box doors, they could not
effect it, though that was the only inducement that had
brought them to the Theatre. stir. Collier in particukr
complained, that on his remonstrating with the money
takers en the unfairness of their m :king the false re.
presentation of them being a sufficiency of room, and Ikea
refusing to return the money, he was assailed with the most
virulent abuse, and was told that he had only entered the
Theatre for the purpose of creating a distorhance. He
however succeeded after misty obstacles in seeing Mr.
Winston, to whom he was at first referred by the money
takers. That person said very coolly that lie could not
interfere in any way, much less 'return tie money. tic at
last offered to give them an admission for any other night
they chose, but this they refused to accept.
The Magistrate said it was not his province to assist theta
in the recovery of their money under 541C11 circumstances,
not had he any power to interfere at all, as site prop,
place for the preferment of such a case was the Courtot
Requests, but he was inclined to act as a mediator hetweea
both parties, and would therefore send a message to Mr.
Winston requesting his attendance.
T was 'lone. and Mr. Winston accordingly attended
and again off red to giv. any of the Gentlemen an admiss on
for whatever night they chose; this, after some discussion,
the greater part of them accrpsed ; but Mr. Collier related
any thing but the return of his money, which was refired
by the other party, and be then left the office, saying he
should seek redress elsewhere. . _

WORSHIP STREET.—THE LATE Flom—Yesterday 7.
George, who stands charged on the Coron-r's warrant
with the manslaughter of Charles Gibson, was brought np
from Clerkenwell Prison, io custody of the conatibler of
flow, and fully committed to Newgate for the oiTenee.—
Several other persons are likely to be implicated, bat
neither the seconds or any other are yet taken.
TOWN HALL, SOUTHWARK, TUESDAT.—A few days hack
the parish officers of St. Olave, Southwark, laid a complaint
before the presiding Magistrate at this (Mire, Alderman
Joshua Jonathan Smith, against a practice followed by the
society railed " the Southwark Independent !Agee Odd
Fellows," of conducting the funerals of their members
through the public streets, Stith musie playing and stream-
ers flying, on the Sabbath, as unhecomint the solemnity of
the day, and calculated to lead to a breach of the peace.—
On Sunday last a repetition of the prac:ice taking place, on
the occasion of the interment of a man who had btwo fur
several years an incumbtance on that parish, at the
desire of the Magistrate, Mr. Worship, a respectable
copper-pla'e worker, and Past Grand Master, attended to
await the 3lagistr ate's decision on that subject.
Mr. Alderman J. J. Smith said, be considered all such
processions on the Sabbath Illy were calculated to create
disorder; nnmbers of persons were invariably collected by
the musical parade and display made ; obstruction and con-
fusion were the natural consequences, and he had no hesita-
tion in saying such procedure was unlawful.
Mr. Worship, on the part of the Society, said he was
convinced the Society would immediately do away the
offensive practice.—ln the course of discussion the Magi-
strate said, be considered Freemasons funerals equally ob-
jectionable.

1111RTIL—On Prlday, the 48th inst. at Constable Burton, the Lady of SI.
Wvrill, Esq. M.P. of a datighter.
M ARAI ED.--On 'Cues ay. the 2.1 Inst., at St.John's,ll,eknes, B. 11. S 'or
heard, Esq. to Sophle. eldest daughter ut the late J. Stiles, Esq. of Soul'
anniton row. Russell square.
WED.—At the Vague, en, the thl of Noreml•er,
of East Sheen, Surrey, late Captain in his Majcst)'s 20th Lipi.t
Dragoons.
Nov. 17, at Rinsale,lreland, aged 103 veers, Mrs. Margaret Cotter,
thee of the celebrated Irish Giant, P. Cotter O'Brien, well known is tins
city and the kingdom at large.—( Bristol tsf..reury)
On the 28th ult. at her mothers hoagie In Camden street, Corea" T."'
after a long and severe illness, Amelia, second &welter of the late Mr;
Alison, and grand-daughter of the late William Alison, 01.
Dander.

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