The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-17 00:00:00

List:

4th Rove Veteran Battalion.—cart. Scottie. from the late
11th Royal V..teran Battalion. to he captain, vice M'jectuldt
shove appointment has not taken plat*.
Ett•it,q al Veteran Battalion.—Lieut. Pennington, from
half-pity bth Foot, to he lieutenant.
7th Roy al Veteran Ha ltalion.--Capt. Fitzgerald. from half-
pay 00th Foot, to be captain, vice kicubie, whose appoint-
ment hr.% not taken place.
Rth Ro)al Veteran Battalion.—To be Lionel's:as-4.4.9T.
Mattkinzie, from 7bth Foot, vice Snot!grass, vi dose app..ita-
meat has not taken place; Lieut. Collins. from Its 11113) 311:11
Foot ; Lieut. Mitchell. from ttßth Foot. Hobson, n hose
appointment has not taken place; Lieut. Macfarlane, from
half-pay id Wet India Regiment.
oth Ronal Veteran Battalion.—l.ient. Macintosh, from the
late 4th Royal Veteran Battalion. to be lieutenant.—To be
Ensigns—Quartermaster Norton, from half-pay 1. lii Foot.
vice Limbless, whose appointment has not taken place;
Quartermaster Buchanan, from half-pay Stith Ft. 0.1, vice
',swan, whose appointment has not taken place.
10th Royal eteran ho Captlins—Capt.
Ct7rrilq, from half-pay 11l Garrimot Battalion, vice Nixon.
; Capt. Thomson, from half-pay ikith Foot.—To
be. Laentruants—hirat. Snodgrass. from half-pay With Foct.
riee Chink, whose appointment tins nut taken place; Lieut.
Lorimer, from half-pay Ist West India Regiment, vice (In-
land, who returns to his former situation on the Retired List;
Lieut. kingssaill, from half-pay 4th Foot.

MEMORANDUM.

The Commiegion of &urgron Kenny. eith Foot, has born
antedated to 13th January, IS lq, that being the date it taught

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Aram 11.

Royal Regiment of Artillery.—Bres el -4' -leuel wed Lieut.-
Colonel Maclean to be colonel ; Fir: t !jou ....tent Jones to
be second captain; Second Lientet:lrit Luke to he first
lieutenant; Lieut.-Colonel Holzer. from Cie half-pay, to be
be liant.-eolociel ; First Lieutenant Poole, trout the half-pay,
to be first lieutenant Second Lieutenant Het wood, :rout
the half-pay, to be second tient( elm ; First Licutemnt
Witt' to be second captain; Second tArutennnt Frnser to
OXtimsteassat; Captain Alms, -fr. iin the half-per, to be
Emit Ltesdenetit WiiiiAGlC frogs tan to
Asr Orst Beitenant; Second Lieutenant Brewer, from the
half-pay, to be second lieutenant.
Commissions in the East Kent Regiment of Yeomanry Ca-
valry, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the Cuuniy of
Kent.
Major Garrett to he lieut.-colonel commandant, vice Sir
Edward Knatelthull, Bart. deceascd; Captain Taylor to be
major, vice Ciarrett, promoted ; Sir K 'ward Knatrhbull,
Hart. to be captain; T. G. Holton. Esti. to be ditto; Lieut.
Raiford to be ditto, vice Taylor, promoted.

ANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
J. Lyae, friusbary-square, merci;ant, (rut,' April IS, to
May 9.
BANKRUPTCIES SLPERSEDED.
A. Pollard. kogg, grocer.
T. C. Ilan! etil.palthnnution, Devon, banker.
•„ • BANMICIYIN.
W. Chapman, Okivesend, kept, provision tnerchant, to
surrender April $2, S. and May 27. at Guildhall, London.
Attorney, Mr. Adams, Cray's-inn-square.
G. Hadley, Greenwich, draper, April 22. 20. and May
IL at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Fisher, Furuivara-
inn. Holborn.
K. Brewer, New Brentford, Middlesex. grocer. April IR.
2.5. pad May 27, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. geed,
Ma rks!ane.
J. Variety, Crest TitehAeld-street, Orford-street, print-
seller, April IS. 40, and May V, at Guildhall. Attorneys.
Messrs. Grimaldi and B:abia-s, Cupthall-court, Taroginor-
ton-street.
H. Claridge, Orklincton. Oloneester, farmer. April 2R. 20.
and May 27, at the It .) al Hotel, Cheltenham. Attorneys.
Mr. Tarn. Blow-on-ttiv-W old; and Messrs. Mason and
Housman, New Bridge-street, London.
E. Stephens, Aintree. Lancaster, sail-maker, May 5, to,
and 27, at the York 11,orl, lieoritnol Attorneys. Mr. Miser-
ran, Presetott, sad Messrs. Adlington and Gregory, Bedford-
row, Iscisdon.
Monkhouse, Bedwelty, Monmouth, apothecary. April
27, 95, and May 27, al the Commerrial Booms, Bristol. At-
tornt ya, M . Vizard and Blower. Lincnin's-inn-ields.
London ; and Messrs. J. and T. Leinan. Bristol.
W. Wool, Wimpole-street. Mary-le-hone. was and tal-
low-chandler. April 23, May 2, and 27, at Guildhall. Attor-
ney a, Messrs. Allen and ('o. Carlisle-street, Soho.
E. Gore, Nettlebed, Oxford. innkeeper, April 22. 20. Fn.!
Mayll7, at Guildhall. London. Attorneys. Mr. ilatoitton.
Berwick-street, Soho, Lon:lon ; and Mr. Smith, Iteadiag.

DIVIDENFII4.
May 0. R. Potts, Ilolhorn-hill, haberdasher, at
—May 114, C. Whining, Bristol, plumber, at the Rummer
Tavern. 16 -loot—May 9, E. Collins.", oil merchant, Crook-
ed-lame, •• Onildhall—May 9, T. Atherton, Liverpool, tan-
ner, at th • George Inn, Llverpool—May 24, K. Bailey,
Preehme, Wiltshire, parchment-maker. at the Town Hall.
Marlborough—Slay 14. T. sicken, lachteld, cotton and
worsted spinner. at the White Bear, 14w:tester—May P.
T. White. Liverpool. merchant, at the ollice or Meisra.
Griffith Witt Hinds, Liverpool—May P, G. Bingley, Piece-
dilly, milliner, at Guildhall—May 10, A. Abbott. Liver-
, 001, tiph,,lsterer, at the George Inn. Liverpool—May 13,
4 . Shoobridge. Kensington. draper, at Guildhall—Slay 6,
J. Coop .r, Can't, n, Lincolnshire. horse-dealer, at Guildhall.
May 9, J. Ball, Watling-street. strew hat manufacturer. at
Guildhall—May 6, J. Reay. Mark-lane, wine-merchant, at
Guildhall—May 6, J. Dowley. Willow-street. Bankside.
corn ant eoal merchant, at Guildhall—May A, J. F. Street
and W. Street, Bucklersbury, stationers. at Guildhall—May
6, C. Taompaon, Bishopsgale-street Within, merchant. at
Guildhall—May S, J. Parke and P. F. Parke, Manchester,
merchants. at the White Bear Inn, Manchester—May 13,
H. Holden, Ripponden, Yorkshire, grocer, at foe White
Llon Inn. Halifax—May 6, A. Graham, Ilaslingden. Lan-
cashire. draper, at the White Horse Inn, Manchester—May
14, 8. Lepage. London, dealer and chaplain, at the Court
ilouse, Leeds. Yorkshire—April 22, J. S. Rahn, Wrppiag
Wall, merchant. at Guildhall—May ti. W. Coppin, North
bblel4l4. ship-owner, at the Commercial Hotel, North bestride
8, E. Coppire, North Shields, muter-mariner, at
the Commercial Hotel, North `4hields.

CERTIFICATES—MAT 6.
a. lierrig. Ramey. timber-nu•rehant—W. Cuipaews. Bl-
shopsgate-street Wit!pout, haberdasher—lL Cole, Frida)-

P. Martindale end It. 11. Salmon, (fray's Inn-scour*. at.
torneys and aolieltors-43. Baker. E. Barites, Ind M. Wiry-
hint, Pinner's-court, Old Broad-street—O. Watson alga.
Dtinu, Watling-street, Isnrelmitseitten-4. Bruce and P
handle:, Cruss-lane. Long-sere, encrabers and princes -
Lt. Frederick and U. Walker. I.owii, BroJt-street. Oro*se-
nor-mputre, milliners and iire.s-nift; crs—J. Brows and J.
Hardman, Birmlngbent. Britannia instal 1143nufact3r3n —ll.
Twiss. T. Sefton, and M. liuttun. iaven.tish-itreet,
i'arendisii-:noire, corset ant itretaor. ker •• -T. -dile; ten.
J. linemen. and T. Furor. Niwielek footsertslirs a., 1
clothiers—B. Susith, nen. awl 11. Smith. jrts. Cambers ',I.
ailvessuiitio—W. Gunn and J. Gunn, Flpicer-street, Bei
Bpilsl-161,11. eolonr-iisinufacturers--J. Gray, sea. en I
J. Orgy, liirmi withal'', wine and spirit wievahitats—W.
Uodlems and 11. I'. Maus. rare, Noble-...0re.!t, warehousemen
—W. Price ant J. l'rice, strand, tlioneesteriire, iroi
(..readers—S. Taylor, I.:. Taylor, J. Wiest!. and R. 0.
Mnorey, Newport. Isle of Wight, surveyors and in:lld-rs- •
W. Bloat' and T. 'Snake. Wolverhampton, brasmfounlers.

AVERAGE PRICES OP CORN IN ENGLAND AND WA 1., I.

Fro. the Returns reeelved In the week ending A;.11
8, 19A1.—Wiwit, OE4. B,l.—R)e. 445. W.—Bartel. 311,
--Oats, 255. tid.—Beans, 41w. 111d.—Peas. 48s. 741. Oat-
meal, (11. _ _ _

The A yersge Price of Prowl. cr 3lsrenrirtn flupr. e,p;
puled from the Returns made In the Week eitt:ing the V.,t
April IWO. Is 3tly. Fid. per cwt.

CHESTER. .4psus 14.
—...0.--

CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY TO POISON CATTLE, &P.

VIZ lIINO O. KING AND ANOTHEtt.

Mr. WILLIAMS opened the pleadings.
The Arrouerae-fieelluah (Mr. Iteityon) stated the
ease to the Joey. This was an indictment instituted at
the instance of Sir Thomas Stanley, B. for a con-
spiracy of a most extraordinary nature. The delentianW
were the Rev. Joshua King, who was Hector of Le hi el-
green, near London, a benefited clergyman, and his bro-
ther, Mr. Bryan King. They. were the a ins of the ifecn
of Westwood, in the hundred of Wand, where the t !-
fence in question was charged to have been cuttimi•terl.
It appeared that the defendant, Mr. Joshua King, -.VR4o
annually in the habit of visiting his father and hi rel.er
at Warrel, and though possessing no property there
fond of partaking the field spurts of the neighbourlsine'.
Sir Thee. Stanley, wishing to preserve his gaunt, I ad
frequeutly, in the most gentlemanly and handsome 1114:1•
nee, warned the defendant not to disturb his game. Ir•
' deed, anyione who knew Sir T. Stanley, must feel coil-
winced that be was incapable of acting hut in the nest
gentlemanly and handsome manure. Theo. weenies.*
were, however, unattended to. And here he felt it
necessary to observe, that the preservation of game was
of great importance to the country, as it held out an in-
ducement to gentleman to reside on their estates fur A
great part of a year, au.l it %vas unnecessary for hint to CA-
patiai i• on the benefits at vie to the tenantry and people
at large from their Joins( 5.0.. It would appear, however,
that .ale.los! ua Fing thought otherwise. Ile interfered
so frequently on Sir T. Stanley's ground, that that gen-
tleman was obliged or bring an action against him fur nn
infraction of the Game Laws. On that occasion a ver-
dict was given in favour of the nominal plaintiff, a far-
mer residing on the estate. This was the gentleman of the
conduct against which Sir home now complained. It
was a wise and a true observation, that " a little learning
is a dangerous thitee" Mr. King had, he resumer!,
been reading some of the early statntes on the Game
Laws, and had conic dawn under the impression that he
might kill all the foxes in the country, they being cur.-
siderool vermin in the language of the law. Su far he
did not pretend to dispute the law with Mr. hin.•.
They were not then in a Court of'Honour, and tliereiere
it mattered not bow far it would he ungentlemanly to
deprive any set of gentlemen of their sport by such
means—thus far Mr. King had certainly the law on his
side. Mr. King, with these notions in his mind, arrive.'
at Warrel in September, last year. Before his arrival,
Sir Thomas Stanley had gut information that sonic harm
was intended to his foxes and game; be felt !laterally
'lesion's to watch the movements of the gentleman tr. to
London by whom it was to be .lone. An accident, how •
ever, hi-might the intention of the defendants wore fieiy
to light thaa the closest watching could have done. The
def.:elates had a brother elm was a merchant in iver-
pool. That gentleman had a house in the neighbour-
hood of Tratimere (sixteen miles from Chester), in which
lie occasionally resided. Near that house there dwelt a
pour cottager, named Davies, whose daughter, searching
some rubbish thrown out of Mr. King's house, picked
up some fragments of a letter. She chew -d them to her
parents, and they, on seeing the contents' thought it
their duty to shire the foa:ler to Sir T. Stanley, who was
their neighbour. The ill 4 half of the letter was toss
and rather uncunneetrif, but from it, as well am front the
second part, which was entire, they world find that the
(tee. Mr. King had recommended to his brother (not his
fellow defendant), the destru. Coe not only of all the foxes,
but also of all the o,;ber gAIIIC in the Hundred of IVarecl.
This it was which indacerl hint to say, that " a little
learning is a dangerous thing;" for no man in his
senses could pretr.nti to argue that a man had in this
manner the game of his neighbour. Rut the clue to all
this was to be hund in the defendant's having been
beer. prevented (rem sporting. where he had no right to
sport.—(l!ere the Learned Counsel read a letter, which
he said lie should !prove to have been it ritten by defend-
ant to one of his brothers.)—This letter recommended
the expedient of eoisiiiiing the foxes in Sir T. Stanley's
ground, and also hinted at the distribution of poisoned
corn near the hedges, in order to destroy the partridges
and other genie. This letter was sufficient to thew what
the writer's intentions went, and it required great cau-
tion on the part of Sir T. Stanley, to find oat if any
thing and what had been done. It happened thaep man,
formerly in the service of Sir T. Stauley„lial been en-
gaged by the defendant (Mr. Joshua King) in this trees-
action. This man twine in some measure in the situa-
tion of an arcomplice, would speak with caution; hat
still, if he hold the truth, he would disclose that which,
when corroborated by other witnesses. would be soli-
cleat to call fur a verdict against the drfreirlatits. The
Learned Counsel then observed, that the first count in
the indictment charged the defendants with a conspiracy
to poison his Majesty's subjects. The moonlit, with dis-
tributing poison for the destruction of cattle. The
third comfit, with a conspiracy. to poison swine. The
fourth, with a conspiracy to poison the swine and cattle
of a man named Hancock, in whose farm the close ear
cover where the poison was laid was situated; and tut