The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-07-10 00:00:00

firing that be might be accommodated with fifty.
the
in cash, for the purpose of paying his men I
witness informed Dowson of this demand, who
WO that he neither would nor could give it; he would I
go out until dinner-time. Some time afterwards, be
v*ollected the gentlemen from Norwich coming to ;
the shop, who were informed by Dowson that he was
mot prepared to have his warehouse examined, but if
they would come upon the next day, he would per.
mit the examination. Next morning, however, Dow-
eon left the shop before their arrival, saying he would
go to the Horse-shoe Tavern, in Newgate-street,
whera he would remain until they had completed
their examination ; he did this, he said, apprehensive ,
that altercation might ensue between the gentlemen
from Norwich and himself, which might lead to the
Un;)leasant issue of an arrest. These persons exa-
mined the stock, but could not come at the books of
accounts, for they were deposited in an iron chest,
of which Dowson kept the key. The witness said
that ILwson's affairs were frequently in such an em-
barrassed state that he could nut answer the accept.
tutees which came against him ; and he recollected his
going down to Norwich for the purpose of endeavour-I
lug to lengthen the duration of the Bills for two
months longer, payable to his creditors in that part.
During his absence, a bill was presented for payment,
which was not honoured. He also said, that Dow son
had been tn ice arrested for debt, but had procured
bail for Ceen both. Pinter was a silk-man, and a
friend of Mr. 110usou's, but he never witnessed any
contersatien between them upon the subject of the
latter's atftirs. Mr. Dawson, during the period that
Mr. Littler had called for the fifty pounds of cash,
had money iu the Bank, though not in that abun-
dance to disburse all his bills. From the 20th of
October to the period of the Commission of Bank-
ruptcy, Mr. Dowson continued in his shop, and had
transacted his business in the accustomed way.
John Finch said, that he was porter to Mr. Dow-
son, and was ordered by him to come to the Horse-
shoe public-house, with intelligence once an hour,
bow the Nor% ich gentlemen were sathfied With the
examination they were making; he did so, and the
report happened to be of a pleasant kind, for the
gentlemen were well pleased.
Mr. Swinfield, one of the Gentlemen who arrived
from Norwich, to examine the effects in the ware-
house of Dowson, said, that they were referred by
their creditor to Mr. Prater, to save them the trou-
ble of investigating his affairs. Dowson, they were
aware, was indebted to the amount of 'lO,OOO in
the City of Norwich, and Prater informed them that
the amount of his own claims was only I'l,loo.
Prater recommended them to renew the Bills for two
mesh' more, which they held, but he refused either
to utulorse or guarantee them. Nest day they called
by appointment at Dowson's shop, and they were
told he was not at home. They went into the street
fur Eve minutes, and stood within sight of Dowson'a
door. hut did not see him enter. They directly re-
turned awl found him in the shop, uncovered, as if
he had recently arisen from breakfast.
John Todd produced the deposition, made by the
Defendant before the Commissioners, of the posture
of his affairs with Mr. Dowson, before the Commis-
Sion of Bankruptcy was taken out.
On the part of the Defendant, - Mr. Serjeant
SUEPIIERD maintained, that it was not enough to
prove that Dowson had been in embarrassed circum-
stances aeout the period that he disposed of the bills
to Prater, but an Act if Bankruptcy must be proved
to have been committed before that any recovery
could take place. Th;behaviour of Dowson to his
Norwich creditors, was, by no means, an act of
bankruptcy, for it was not sufficient for him to be
!nosed as sitting at the tavern, in Newgate-street,
when they were investigating his property, for he
must have absented himself from his house, pur- •
pose!), to avoid a demand for money, or must
hate taken sanctuary, so that a violation of the
Statute could be proved against him. lie ordered
all facilities to be given towards the examination
of his ecoda, and be went out for the sole and
laudable purpose of avoiding unpleasant altercations.
7ls !gm tin crawl to believe that any act of Bank-
ruptcy had been committed by Dowson before the'
20th of December, a circumstance which completely
screened the present Defendant from the obligation of
returning bills, which had been deposited as sureties
for debt in his hands, more than two months prior
to the Commission being sued for.
The Lotto CIfIEF JUSTICE narrated the evidence
of the case to the Jury, who returned a verdict fa-
vourable to the Defendant.

from the foilowirig avera,ce prices of bread, for the lay* 2
y IN, it ..ppears that the price of labour has by is means kept
o .he advance in that necessary article of sustenance.
'. :L. r •ge earning of a labourer. in 1756, was 3s. .per day,
'i,•'ll would hay.- purchased six quarisra lOWAN t at t►is
pet io • II.; average pricesof labour, taking it at the highest, does
mat ..5...c.1 to. per day, w►ich will not now patellae jour quar-
t. i.—Labour, therefore. has not advanced In an equal
proportion with that important article of a poor man's eon.
'VI. loon— &cad. The average of the quarter& ha was, in
l'ear 11.

1:46 6
17411 61
17.49 7*

Yet;r

d. 1 rear d.

Year d.
1799 7 VW... lie 1 1807... I%
1194....74 1801... 10/ 11106... 15/
1793...1.3 1802... 10 1809... 16/
1796....86 1803— 10 1810... 151

1700—.5, 1741 1!704... 14 1811— 11'
15.1 .. 17911... 154... 12i 1812... 20
1791 71 1799...13 Isos...ise
Ou the (oth ult. a serious outrage happened in the neighbour-
hood of Killetre, about 12 unites ream Strabane. A party of 12
mess of the Korth Hampshire regiment, quartered at Stranorlar,
accompanied by Wm. Mann, Esq. Surveyor of Excise, and two
gagger., proceeded to the neighbourhood of the above place, on
revenue duty, and for the purpose of being more saccessfut in
their exertions, they sacred the party to di vide,and according-
ly Mr. Nl' Neill, Officer of Excise, with a serjeant and four pri-
vates. made a detection of it still at wnrk, which they were pro-
ceeding to destroy,a hen aDa bre of the country pede, who ge-
Derail) collect on such occasions, intentionally mixed themselves
with the soldiers; and thinking they bad but a small party to
(mowed who, intniediately seized the 'oldies", and disarmed
Aerjeant, nut willing to surrender, is 61s attemtlag
to es.riente lt,inuell, was severely wounded in two dilferek
p1ae.....; by ,tabs of twyouct ; and as the remainder of the original
Forty came up, they shared the same by their instantly demand.
biz their arum, and obliging them to goveihem up after waist'
they ctpreored themselvesus basing no intention of irdisring_lasi
'oldie.., but were very. violent in thc;r invectives solid -Mr
111 Neil, and beat him an unmerciful manner. They le* bin;
la inch a state as precludes any hope of recovery. lie •
from bi. former exertions in suppessing private distillatmr:
have been partirtik:ry obnoxious Di the conntry people. 11•87 mg tt.ti: defeated the party's object, gave Weil thew ante. ,
and .ee party returned to Siranarlar.
OA Friday se'rml,:ht, as Win, Sirens, of the Derby,hire atin„i
li• wto l-aring a public.bouse at the pier at Dover, to Merl
ce.yl to hi, barracks at the height, either through the darkness of
r.izts! or inebriation, be unfortunately walked over the quay
and a as dr A boy on board a collier heard his plunge,
34:.; uumadiateh las:ached 'a boat tolls assittaocet but it wastes
lair to tore tin tete.

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