The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-15 00:00:00

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. LAW !NM LLIMSNCE.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUMMI-44 Dee. 11.
At one o'clock the Court adjourned, As &bust?.
quence of the Commas Hall, his Lordship haviug
taken but a few unimportant copes.
—wow—
COURT OF COMMOWPLEAS, Dec. 14.
SITTIZIGS AT GUILDHALL, BEFORE WA JAMAS
MANSIFIELD.
BURGAS!' D. WILLIAMS.
This was an action to recover a compensationti
damages for an assault and cruel punishment In.
Meted on a seaman by the Defendant, who is Cap.
tain of the Ocean East Indiaman.
It appeared that the Plaintiff sailed under the
command of the Defendant, as boatswain's mute.
Between the Cape of Good Hope and Madras
(the place of the ship's destination), a dispute oe-
. _ curred between the Plaintiff and a seaman Mimed
Middleton, in consequence of which Middleton
made a complaint- to the Captain. The Plaintiff
was then orilerd to attend Captain Williams on
the poop. On his appemance, the Captain seized
him, according to the statement of the witnesses,
by the hair, rod beat him unmercifully with a
rope three inches in circumference. The Plain.
tiff, who is an old man, begged the Defendant not
to kill him, but to spare kis life, iu consideration
of his wife and children. Instead of fecling cum.
. passion, the Defendant exclaimed, 66 D-u-a your
wife and children 1" and continued beating him
with the rope until he was tired, when lie kicked
him down the ladder, nail the Plaintiff made shift
to crawl below* a drertlfel situation. The next
morning he made an application to the Surgeon of
the ship for ussistanCe. His back exhibited a livid
appearance, in cunscquende of the blows; his
band was also much bruised,. and the injury he
had received confined him to his hammock.
It was stated, that the Surgeon had refused to
give him proper assistance because the Plaintiff
had 'received his beating from the Captain, but it
appeared that medicine had been sent some days
4. aftt.r. The case on the whole wrs dacribcil to
be a must barbarous act of injustice and tyranny.
" The strictest discipline ought to be kept up on
board a ship (said Scrscant SIIEPHERD, who was
• Counsel for the Plaiutitt), but if a Captain, who
,• should be the father of his crew,. is found guilty
of oppression and cruelty, a British J.wry will

. initZ• hiio pay damages, asaunie atonement to the
man nhom he has injured."
Mr. Serjeant DE VI contended in. behalf of the
Defendant, that Borges. had conducted himself to-
wards his Captain wan iusolence in,a state of in..
tomration, %% Inch had produced proper chastise.
went. Surgeon of the skip also stated that

the blows inflicted on the back of the Plaintiff ap-
peared to have been occasioned by falling down the
batcht+ay, and that the injury which-ho received
was nut of a dangerous description. Three
reign sailors un their examination, stated, that
they had seen the Plainliff beaten on the poop, but
. they denied, io contradiction to the tlaintitils net.
messes, that tee Captain had given the blows; on
the contrary, they asserted, that the Plaintiff'
; been struck by the Chief Mate at the order of the
Captain. The case on the whole, abounded with
contradiction ; but the weight of truth appeared,
to rest with the Plaintiff, and the Jury) after bar.
, ing retired from the box, found a verdict fur the
Plaintiff—damages 1501.

EVANS '. ItUNTEtt.
This cause, which is cal considerable Importance
• .
..• to carpenters, oas tried before Lord ELLENSU-
ROUGM at the present sittings at Westminster.
By the statute 5 Elia. chap. 4, sec. 31, it is en.
acted, that it shall not be lawful to any person of
persons, to set lip, occupy, or exercise, the art,
mystery, or nonual occupation of a carpenter, ex.
c.opt ku shalt bo brouglit lip therein seven years at
the least, as an eppretitice, in manner and form
aforesaid ; nor to it any person on work in the
said trade, except he shall hare been apprentice as
icaforesaid, itpuis pain tisa6every person willingly
offending, bi id I I forfeit and lose for every default,
4Ui. tor every month.
The Detenikut, a master carpenter, near Man.l
chester.squar had employed a person named Dc.
lastutte, in the above trade. • This was an action '
of debt, to recover the penalties given by theabnve
statute, for employing a person-who had not served
an apprenticeship, our being under any indenture
at the time.
The J eery, under his Lortlihip's directions, found
a verdict for the Plaintiff, fur 201. being 10 months
• penalty.

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Sit ERIFFS' covitT, nEc. 14.
9F.DljetlON.
U NALII3 r. DYSON.
This ►cas nit itiquisiCants to assess da.nages.
Mr. WaRRIN 00210 the case as Couusel for
the Plaintiff. lie stated that Mr. Saunders
was a shop.keeper, at Watford, its Hertford.
shire, and that the Defendant, a farmer in the
neighbourhood, had become acquainted with his (a-
mity in 160-1---his daughter was at that time about
fourteen years of age, and had just returned from
school. The Plaintiff professed an attachment to
Misnliattnskrs, and nits adu►ittcd by her parents

as ker suitor : he was often forbid the house for
improper conduct (this was afterwards explained
to mean nut visiting regularly). In 1808, the
lady cane to town on a visit to a friend, and at
this time the seluetion look place. Ile had of-
fucted it by a promise of marriage, which pro.
mist he would not afterwards fulfil unless the fa-
ther gave 6001. fortune.
The fact of the seduction was proved in evi-
dence; and it was also proved, that the Defend.
ant admitted he was worth from 8001. to 10001.
Me was afterwards, willing to marry the girl, and
. rely upon the father's generosity as to fortune.
After Miss Saunders was delivered of a still-burn
ehilil, lie gave out, to save her character, that
site was his wife. The girl had always a good
character before her seduction.
Mr. SCA

the Jury in mitigation
of domes. lie Await particularly on the cir-
cumstance of the father's 'imprudence in permit-
ting the Plaintiff's addresses to continue for such
a length of time without coming to a conclusion,
r•ld denied that the father was entitled to damage,

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for the loss of hii daughter's seivice, when the
cause by which he lost that service originated
when she W 4% out of his protection. The Learned
Counsel also contended, that the father had no
right to damages for an injury which he might
have prevented being made public, by marrying his
daughter to the Defendant, and which it appeared
the Defendant was willing to conceal by declaring
she was his wife.
The tint! er Sheriff summed up the evidence; and
the Jury toyed damages for the Plaintiff 6001.

The following is a hist of Chancellors of Ox.
ford University, from the reign of EDWARD VI.
to the present time :
When Elected.
153'2 Sir John Mason, Knt.
1556 Cardinal Pole. Archbishop of Canterbury.
1558 Henry Fitzallen, Earl of Arundel.
1539 Sir John Mason, again.
1564 Robert Bodies, Earl of Leicester.
1568 Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor.
1591 Thomas Sackville, Earl of Dorset.
1608 Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury.

1610 Thomas Egerton, lord Ellesmere. •
1616 William, Earl of Pembroke.
1690 William Laud. Archbishop of Canterbury.
1011 Philip Herbert, Earl of Pembroke.
1649 William, Marquis of Hertford.
1647 Philip, Earl of Pembroke, again.
1650 Oliver Cromwell, Protector.
1657 Lord Richard Cromwell, ditto.
1660 Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon.
1667 Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury.
1659 James, Duke of Ormond.
1668 James, Duke of Ormond, Grandson of the above.
17L5 Earl of Arran.
1759 John, Furl of Westmoreland.
1762 George Henry, Earl of Litchfield.
1771 Frederick, Lord North.
1792 11 illiam, Duke of Portland.

THE LATE GALE.—We are sorry to state that
considerable damage has been 'Whined by the
shipping on the coast in the storm which prevailed
on Monday night and Tuesday morning. Two
West-Indiamen were driven ashore in stokes 84y,
but have fortunately been got off. The Hero
transport, Capt Stone, and a large ship, supposto
to be a West-indiaman, were driven on shot•
on the Main, near Sandwich; the Hero got off
and put int- Ramsgate. One vessel sunk oil
broad stairs. Seven vessels were driven on shore
in Lymington Creek, but got off without much
damage. The Coffee Planter was driven on shore
on the Spit of the East Tung, in the Queen's
Channel, but got off, and went into Margate
Roads. The Pelham, Hunter, lost her anchors
I and cables. The Leonidas, of London, from the
Baltic; the Union, of Weymouth, Carter ; the
,Norwich, Corner ; and the Russian ship Charles
(a prize) were driven on shore near Yarmouth.
A vessel foundered at sea off Yarmouth, and it is
feared all on board perished ; name unknown.—
The Bellerophon, man of war, was run foul of in
Yarmouth Roads, and received damage.
The following is a correct statement of the
French naval force at Rochefort, brought by the
WISIMIC schooner, which left that station yester-
day week one 3-decker, and two
2-deckers ; repairing, one 3.decker, and one of
:wo ditto ; 6to frigates fitted out, and one re.
pairing. Ly iug down at Soubise, apparently ready
for sea, one 2-decker, with a Rear Admiral's
flag. In Aix Roads, as low down as our block-
, ading squadron will permit them, two frigates,
irr brigs, one armed paw, two schooners, and
seven guti-boats. The enemy are using the great-
est exertions in forwarding the above ships. . •
His Majesty's squadron in the Baltic, under the
command of Vice-Admiral Sir JAMES SAUMA.
au, and the cnnzers under his orders, on the
different stations incident to that esten3ive cum..
"and, have capturud artl destroyed 43U vessels,
'of various descriptions, within the present year,
the aggregate burthen of which exceeds 25,000
tons, navigated by 2,300 men, with 130 guns of
Idillerent calibres:—Of this grand total 340 yes.'
sods, with 1,900 men, and .100 guns, including 14
stout cutter privateers, and upwards of 20 armed
schuoners, are Danes, that Government having
flied out a great number of vessels of the latter
plass, for supply ing Norway with grain, during
piheseniplary scarcity of the present war, which

ihey are compelled at all risks to attempt. The
remaining (J 0 vessels, with 430 melt and 30 guns,
belonged to Russia, and nen: captured in the
Gulf of Finland, daring the. short summer sea-
son, in which are included an hnpetial schooner,
ten gun-boats, and as • many armed transports,
for carrying supplies to the Russian army in
Finland and Bothnia, besides the loss sustained
in the very severe attacks un the Russian flotillas
at Pereola and Aspo, on the 7th end '2sth of
high amounting iu killed and drowned to 200
men.

Last Monday was the day fixed upon for the
final evacuation of the Island of Walcharm The
oth regiment was to cower the embarkation—and
consequently the last that would embark. There
were upwards of one hundred and twenty trans.
ports• assembled in the roads to bring off the
troops. General Doti was expected to take his
passage in the Cwsur; his heavy baggage had bees
on board sotne days.
Gerona is built on the lop of a little hill, on the
bank of a small river called the Ouhar, and near
the continence of that stream with the Ter; the
two rivers serving as fusses to the loon. The
form of Gerona is triangular, but the town is not
large. A magnificent street, however, crosses it
throughout the whole of its breadth. It is ex.
trentely well fortified, anal has adjoining to it a
castle called Monjuich, on which a great number
of cannon were mounted before it was abandoned
during the present siege. The town is also de.
fended by several outposts, among which are
Calvario, Condestabel, and the C;apuchities. The
Cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Virgin, is richly
ornamented. It coittains the body of the setters.
ble St. Narcissus, who is invoked as the patron of
the place. Gerona is an Episcopal city of Spain, in
thedepartment of Terrsgona, in Catalonia. Thein-
habitants arc robust, industrious, and warlike. In
the present times, they have given many proofs
of their valour, and the place, in cousequence of
fortifications, and advantageous position, has
of distinguishing itself by
of the modern Yoe.

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THE STATgSMAN..___

s..vinitiELD caw
Yesterday morning, Mr. John Tomlin, tor
Kinightsthorp, Leicestershire, Mr. !elands Whit.
field, of Ashford, in Kent, and Mr. Edward AN.
gur, three eminent graziers appointed by the Club
as Judges fur awarding their premiums, assembled
at Mr. Sadler's Yard, in Goswcll.street, and corn.
meuced a very minute examination of the several
fine animils sent in ati candidates for the pre-
miums, and the certificases of their breeds, ages,
work, feeding, &c. which engaged them till pear
dusk ; after which it was announced by bills
stuck. up in the yard, that they had awartled to
Mr. John Edmonds, two prizes, amounting to 30
guineas, fora Hereford ox and a pen of one-year-
old new Leicester wethers ; to Mr. John Terrett,
two prizes, amounting to 40 guineas, fur a long-
horned ox and a Hereford ox ; to Mr. John Roads,
two prizes amounting to 20 guineas, for two Berk-
shire pigs of 60 and 40 weeks old, respectively ;
to Mr. William Webber, 20 guineas, fur a Devon
ox ; to Mr. Michael Buckley, 10 guineas for a
Devon ox ; to Mr. Edward Boddineton, 10 gui-
neas, for a Scotch ox; to Mr. John IVestear, 10
guineas, far a pen of two.year.old new Leicestiw
wethers ; to Mr. Henry King, jun. 10 guineas,
• for 11 pen of unc-rcar.oldSoulh.duwn Ivethers, and
to Mr. William Harrison, 10 guineas, for a pen
of two-year.old Suitthdown wethers. Three of
their prizes, viz. fur short-horned oxen, Sussex
. oxen, and ,fur fat cows, were nut claimed this
year, although the Shew is a very great one, of
which we hope to give a further account 10-luor.

We hope soon to receive intelligence of the
capture or destruction of th, French cruisers
from, the I.!e of France,' which have done so
mach mischief to our trade in the East Indies.—
11, addition to the squadron already forming the
blockade of the Isles of France and Bourbon,
accounts have bees received of the arrival of his
Mai:ivy's frigate Sirius, Captain Pym, on that
station. That able Aker was selected and sent
out purposely by the Admiralty with a liarticu-
Lir order to seek out the enemy's ernizers, and
to put a stop to their depredations in the Indian
seas, within the latitudes known to be most in.
tested by them. Captain Pym was allowed to
make a choice of his ship from all the frigates
rendy to be commissioned at the time; and lie
chose the Sirius, knowing her to be the fastest
sailer and most serviceable ship, Mough inferior
to most others of her class in poitit of comfort
and accommodation.

Mutid.4y, the 27th ult. about eleven o'clock
at night, a must alarming fire broke out in the
newly-erected mill, at Longholmc, in Russendale,
Lancashire, belonging to Messrs. Holt and Ash-
worth., which in 'a few hours entirely consumed
that handsorlie ediace; not so much as a door or a
window was left of the building. Messrs. G. and
J. Ashworths were not insured.