The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-11 00:00:00

THE STATEMAN;

CELEBRATION OF
1118. COKE'S Bllt7'll-11417:

-
the anniversary of the birth-day of that distin-
guished patriot and friend to agriculture, Mr. Coke,
was celebrated at the Swan Inn, liar!estrus, on
Wednesday las►, by a very numerous and most re.
spectable company of the friends of that Gentleman
in the eastern part of the county; several Gentle.
men from Norwich, Yarmouth, Diss, and &Dm,
gladly availed themselves of the opportunity thus
afforded then) of ebisicing their attachment to Mr.
Coke and his principles.
The greet room of the Swan was very elegantly
decorated with evergreens, and the portrait of Mr.
Coke, encircled with laurels, was placed at the
upper end of the room. A most sumptuous dinner,
comprising every delicacy of the season, with an
abundant supply of that truly national viand—Me
Roast Beef of Old England, was placed. upon the
table at four o'clock, of which about eighty persons
sat down to partake.

RICHARD GURNEY, Esq. was called to the Chair,
in which he was supported by Lord Viscount Bury
and Edward Ilugsey, Esq.
The Fressingfield Band of diktat:li performers
kindly lent their assi.tance, and greatly added to the
harmony if not the conviviality of the day.
Upon the tables being cleared, the President
gave—
The King and Constitution,
The Prince krgeot, mid 1114 y he never forget hie &darn-
ration. that " the Crown nes held in trust fur toe benefit of the
People."
The Queen and the Royal Family,
All of which were drank with appropriate cheering'.
The Worthy PRESIDENT then rose, and briefly
noticed the object for which so numerous and re-
apectable•a company had that day met—to celebrate
the natal day of that beloved and revered character,
Mr. Coke, and expatiated upon the numberless be-
nefits he had done to the country at large, and more
particularly to that county, of which he was so faith.
ful a Representative, by the exertions he had made it
the business of his life to bestow upon that moat im.
portant of all sciences—the science of agriculture;
benefits so notorious, and, he trusted, so generally
appreciated, as to render it unnecessary for him to
bring them to the view of so many intelligent agri-
culturalists whom l►e had the gratification of seeing
there assembled ; and calling to their mind the pa-
triotism of this illustrious character—the decided
enemy of corruption in all its various forms—the
staunch and steady friend and supporter of liberty,
and those principles which laid the foundation of the
glorious Revolution that placed the Liouse of Bruns-
wick on the Throne of these kingdoms. In conclu-
sion, he begged leave to propose " the Health of Mr.
Coke, with malty happy returns of that day," with
three times three.

The speech of the Woolly Chairman was received
with repeated acclamations, and the toast drank with
the utmost enthusiasm.

THE 141.0011

The heavy rain, on Friday night, has done Con-
siderable damage at Bull's Pond, from the vest
inundation it has produced at that pt ice. Kingaland.
green is also under water. At Ilarkpey, the flood
has not been known so high for many years ; many
of the cellars and kitchens are nearly filled. Tile
water had so completely overflowed the road in se.
serail places at Tottenham, that carts were employed
at id. per head, to carry people over ; and the coaches
in passing through it merely escaped the water pour.
ing in at their doors. At Edmonton, tow, it was
truly alarming; and the rapidity end force of the
current was so great as to carry an immense piece of
stone from the bridge at this place to a considerable
distance. At Waltham Abbey the roads were im-
passable; the fields in the neighbourhood also com-
pletely deluged ; and a man on horseback attempting
in make his way through the flood escaped nith the
greatest difficulty. A small orchard at Waltham
Ahheyoituate in a descent, the trees mere nearly 10
feet under water.

From the heavy rain which commenced on Friday
evening about six o'clock, and continued pouring in
torrents of water incessantly till four o'clock on Si..
turday morning, occasioned such a complete and irre-
sistible deluge as to defy any thing like an accurate
deac,iption. It was like the overflowing of some
mighty river, descending down the hill from the Pen-
tonville-road in all directions towards Battle-bridge
and its neighbourhood, with an overwhelming force,
•weeping every thing al eg with it in the general
current, and causing the destruction of all sorts of
property within its reach. The watchmen at length
became somewhat alarmed for their own safety from
the rapid head the water was making; and anxious
to inform the inhabitants of the impending danger
with which their dwellings were threatened, endea-
voured, at the hazard of their lives, at three o'clock
in the morning, to give timely notice. It, howeser,
had not the desired effect ; and it is impossible, in
detail, to give an accurate account -of the great
damage it has occasioned, or where to commence with
the truly devaatful picture which it presented at
noon on Saturday. At the bottom of Skinner's-
street, Somers - town, leading to Church-row,
Pancras, there is a large space aground, intended
for the erection of a new street, and which is partly
commenced, and the workmen employed in the
building of houses. The water that lodged here
at one period was upwards of seven feet deep; it
appeared like a small river. The destruction here is
truly lamentable. The above piece of ground was
also used for making bricks, and upwards of
200,000 are now unfortunately under water. The
remains of a aa w.pit are just seen shove the flood,
I and the top of the shed where the brickmakers were
employed.

ltt Church-row, Pancras, the kitchens belonging
to the houses were overflowed with four feet of
water; every article also floating, and some persons
who slept its them had scarcely time to escape with
safety, the flood was so rapid in its attack. The
cellar of the Wheat-sheaf, kept by Mr. Gardner,
was so completely filled with water, that the barrel•
of beer were floating against each other, some of his
spirit casks staved, and a considerable quantity of
wine damaged. Mr. Wallis, a baker, neat door to
the above house, had not only his batch of bread de-
stroyed in his oven, but upwards of twelve sacks of
flour. It is impossible, at this early period, to as.
certain the extent of the damage it has occasioned,
hut all the houses in the neighbourhood have suffered
more or less.

At Battle-bridge, the flood has also occsaioned
great havoc : the cellar of the White Hart public-
house is full of water, the articles in a similar situ-
ation to those described in Mr. Gardner's. Several
men are employed in dircharging it with buckets.—
The road leading from the turnpike at the bottom of
the road to Parker's-place, all along to Pearl.
crescent, formed a dreadful picture of devastation.
The rapidity of the current which filled the ditchol
leading along this place was so great as to overflow
the road, and render it totally impassable. Several
carts were employed in taking people over at one
penny per head. The gardens at thenigge-well,
were also deluged with the great oveiflow. The
whole neighbourhood, for upwards of a mile round,
presents a most distressing scene ; the inhabitants
being employed in haling out the water from their
premises. The damage must be very great.

The heavy and incessant rain that fell during the
whole of Friday night overtinoded the whole of Mil-
ton Washway, so that on the whole of Saturday it
had the appearance of a large lake; and the flood
was so rapid as far as Kennington Oval, as to sweep
every thing before it, sod the footway was danseroui
to passengers of every description. Mr. "flakier,
landlord of the White Horse, Britton Causeway,
being out on business on Friday evening, bet not
coming home that night, it was feared that something
had happened to him. On Saturday the must dili-
gent enquiry was made after him to tio purpose ; but
yesterday morning, at six o'clock, his body was found
drowned close to the flood-gate by the water-works
at Kennington Oval : the body had many severe
bruises on it, supposed from being dashed ahout in
the current ; he had his watch, a pound nate, and 54.
in silver in his pockets; the body was removed to the
Clayton Arms, Clayton.street, where it was recog.
nized by his son, and where it now remains for the
inspection of a Coroner's Jury.

By a new arrangement between the Treasury and
the Bank, the inconvenience and disappointment
formerly experienced by the Public, is now re•
rnedied, as most of the favourite and bespoke Nem.
hers have already been delivered, and may now be
obtained at the respective Lottery Offices.—The de•
lay of Purchasers to secure their Tickets and Shares
was much felt in the last Lottery, as many were
obliged to pay ,E 2 for a Sisteenth, which they might
have bought at 275., the present price: indeed,
when it is considered that upwards of 800 Persons
hod Shares of Capital Prizes in the last Lottery, and
that the present contains More Capitals with 4,000
Tickets less than the last, it is not improbable the
Price of Tickets and Shares may rise considerably.
The Lottery begins 4th Just, when 20 Capitals will
be draws la the first 20 Minutes.

LAW I:VTRLs.IGEnE.
cotrtT OF KING'S BENCH, MMA49.

DOVER V 1,104%.
This Was an action by a brdsh-soaker, regiding.id
Round-court, Ist the Strand, egainst th 4 Defendant.
a calico-printer, to recover the sore of f.l. dd. helot
the amount of a bill delivered ftvr bruthOs used by the
Defendant in hie trade, perimint td order. The dif-
ference in digitate between the partieg Was about
lg. and the trial of thin mothentods cause occu-
pied three hours of the valuable time of the Court.--
Witnesses were eailmintal bn both siikts.
The Jury retirtil for about half an hoer, and round
a Verdict fur the Plaintiff—Damages 11. ISt. 10d.
COURT OF COMMON Mil' 9.
LIGIITFOOT r. CREED.
This wilt au action of considerable interest I. Stock.
dealers. It was a case of assumplit, in which that
Plaintiff sought to recover the sum of 451. which was
alleged had been paid away to the Defendant!. use.
The question had been tried at the Sittings in Lone
(lon, after the last Ililary Term, when, un4sg the
direction of Mr. Justice Dallas, the Jury fouhd a
verdict for the Plaintiff, subject to a point of law.—
In the couise of the present Term, Mr. Serjeant
Bullock obtained a rule to shod cause why the Ver.
diet should not be set aside upon certain points;
namely, that the matter arose nut of a gambling
tut nsant lion ; and nest, that the sum alleged td have
been paid by the Plaintiff to the D.fen.!ant's use, had
not been dom., eltheir directly, or impliedly, by the
authority of the former.
Against the rule, Mr. Serjeant Vatxuau new ex-
hibited cause, and briefly detailed the circumetancet
of the case. The Plainaili, on the 234 of October
last, called upon the Defendant, and requested to
purchase from him 30001. three per cent. Canonic, at
the market price of the day. The Defendant agreed.
and the transfer was to take place nit the 30th of the
month. The Defendant, it appeared, at the time,
was actually possessed of stock to the amount in
question, although it had been entered in the name
of Messrs. Martin awl Co. his bankers. ft appeared
further, however, that on the same day he had sold
two other parcels of like stock to other individuals
for the same amount, and had thus contracted en•
gegpmontil for 60001. more thin was, bows fide, in
his possession. The Learned Counsel (Ilullock)ar4
gued upon the fact, that it was a gaming and not a
fair transaction. This objection, however, could not
be maintained, inasmuch as it could not he tomer•
tamed whether the sale made to the Plaintiff had been
antecedent to, or had preceded, the other sale.----;
The great objection, however, irate from another
part of the case. From the notes of the original
trial, it appeared that ou the 30th of October. the
Plaintiff called upon Mr. Bailer, the broker of the
Defendant, to have the stork duly transferred, in
pursuance of the contract. The broker proceeded to
effect this ; but it so happened, that on the eery day
a considerable rise had taken place in the 3 per cent,
Consols, and it was found upon investigation, that
the sum transferred, as befote stated, was minus 451.
The Plaintiff, to obviate this difficulty, paid the de.
ficiency, and thus made up the net sum for which he
contracted with the Defendant, relying upon the let-
ter to make good the sum ; the Defendant, however,
did not yield compliance, and hence the present pro-
ceeding arose.
Mr. Serjeant iidt.tocir argued strenuously that the
Defendant had not given his authority, either directly
or indirectly, to the Plaintiff to pay away the sum
staled for his use.

After considerable argument, the CouRT declared
their opinion to be, that the consent of the Defend-
ant, either expressed or implied, should have been
given as to the payment of money on this account,
and that such admission not hating been made, •
verdict of nonsuit must be entered.—Entered ac-
cordingly.