The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-14 00:00:00

MR. JOHN ACING.

Testerdv a second esasoinatiou took place be-
fore Mr. NEA•Ii, at Marlburough-street, on the
subject of die charge brought forward by the cele.
Jingled Mr. Joint Itim• against Mrs. Plunket.-4.
Tile partiis were attended by their Counsel; Mr.
Alley and Mr. 4dolphus, appeared on the behalf
of Mr. King ; and Mr. Sat•owell, on that of the

—if r. ALLEY shortly stated in subilailriet chit
Me. King beim: ratified, he was iustrusted to
declare, that was nut the intention of that Geo?
tlemen tq trouble the Magistrate further on the
subject. The learned Counsel concleiled by
adapting tq the case in question, the weli.known
apostrophe of Sterne (which by that cervantie
Author *as borrowed from Bertun's 66 .imutonly
of Melancholy")—he hopcd that Alf 44 irfcording
angel nsiglei drip a tear" un the loaptetrun, so
as to obliterate it from thc recollection pf the
friends of the lady, and of the public.
Mr. NLATC observed, that as the effair now
stood, it only remained for him to cancel the re.
cognisance; -r. ing had more than once
io put into hiii hands some paper; on the subject,
with a view 'to the better understanding of the
case, but as a Magistrate, he had felt un.
der the, necessity of declining a compliance with
Mr. Kin 's eishcat.; •
Lies professed hi; prerfbemel remeratiot
• for rtn•ry prat Of the Magistrate's conduct, and th•
parties retired.
Ii is to be flaunted that this case was pot sole.
mitted to-the consideration of a Jury. The feel-
ings' of some of the parties 14In necessarily leJ
them to give thit affiliation to Ate:King *bleb
we thiA, inifurt!itiotelit (Or the pilleli0:-.0as pre,.
vented the whole of tiles crinsactlees from .heiag
lirtiaght tato 14i • •
• Tha*sienorkg ey btr.4ller.s application of the
" recording Angel". we ad.nit ; but the schots
of 'that beentifet image might have been thine
oPPluted--44: Tita'acculing spirit flew up
" tollsevaisse chancery with ibtroatn, and bla.4,
he'gave 'it InLa-end the recatitinc un el
4.6 dropped l (car open thi Kurd, and'uiott,:il" it
6. Oat for evaii..”—..Novr, Whether the " accusing
aptit,t Air; Juhn Kiiig, Blushed %heti
the chargeOfte 14blic hive riot been informed.
F
r rths. whit eqe have heard of the character en
habits of tiothiakieetas we •apkCitend
'-be b 'no( Is tie habit of alispLiyieg a speakmerr;
wraith, hi' our great Lawicogreplier; Julinguir,
ii defined to be '' CialoUr 'arty, cheeks raised
by shames or confutioa.". We hire no doubt
that Mr. John King did not blush, anti that he
betrayed neither shaivie'nor corifarion: He was,
as h• has ever been) Mild, generous, and dibinte.
rested;
The hope expressed by Mr. ALLAY that the
st tecoriliwg angel might drop a tear on the trans•
is action so as to obliterate it from the recollec.
" ton of the frie:ids of the Lady and el the Vub.
6' we greatly fear will nut beful reall.:Cd;
for although it is iniporribk not toaalrup a fear on
the misfortunes of those individuals who arc on.
happiky driven into the clutches of rapnehnis mu-
•
ney koders, it i• equally so, that this, and muanc
other transactions in which Mr. John King has
been concerned, can cave be I.' obliterated hum
" the recollection of the friends of the Lady awl
" of the-Public." '

The New ,ors ?opera which have bate re-
ceived to tbe 13th tilt. contain" the Proetimition of
the Presidesit and ite. insiructiotis to the Gollcc.
tors at the Araerielan ports, which have already
been given: -rbe following eittritet from one of
the Papers semi to show the' asperity of partx
.1 .
feeling in America.
" The *magma of the British Minister, has coltiled the di.
mix Of *trucks .towards tuir country. Their lest art, vhf
h outrage of the Chesapeake, ass ate iojery of the deepest dye,
and innead of making a (nut reparation, a Mission etas nati•
toted, whose sermistatioa adoed•iond to injury ' Clore opus
the heels of this inhibit followed the celeuratted• Orden cf
Navemlow'llth, which produced, s itti tither tall eS, the lifiM
taadd N noviweersoo W•th England. 'leans, co-Oelevalt
irtrTRE lIIAASTEAS Of RCA %I as. pi-latticed the an, •
meat !wade by Mr, V.lthltil a folith us: tioceroot. at.
Mice thi• altgoeiatioa, coiegtess adjourns in secu, it y, a bet;
to the ASlortesliagent of tett, liouopt math there engaged
meats, as miernoly as. edict as any engagerneoti thadi
by man. Alt DISAVOWED AND ARAI/LARD. am la part,
but altogether, as well tame relative to the Litesapeake as
those relative to the Ckrdors to Council, in the language of
Lord Havanna?, ' AS STROLAV 41/THOIIISC
" How cart that be? is Mr. I:Assisi a traitor to MS
Covenants!, a fool, or a madam, titur to commit hentrelf,
and to have acted is a wag (is the la;.gulge of Lord L VCR-
POOL) 'OT ofILT DRAVINOILIACE SIT DIA titsvarc.
TIONS, AM IN DIACCT tafrostrlos TO TICIS. W alt
recollect the langsage of 4r. haillihr, and if we believe
bins a man. f common worst %oast wine nu-antil understand-
kW. we WIWI cos lade tha4 he was as lariat,. to make she
overtures be proposed. Tuts SON OM eathrteri from nun t
he twos the firs to propose akin Old as proposed, s zit MAVIS
CT I.ITAA &TIE. they sere adopted by oar Covertiment."

A Gentleman arrived yesterday, after a short
voyage of three weeks, from Alga. There were
atiout one hundred und fifty ships in the bar.
boar, 'aden with Baltic product., which it was
presumed, from the advanced state of the season,
would in a few weeks set sail. There WAS nu oil.
ficulty about American shipping, nor arty di,po.
sition in the public Agents to obstruct American
interests, and therefore a great many vessels of
tither nations were consigned to the Consul of the
United States, as the must adrantigeous means of
recommending them to favour in the tiff •es where
their papers were to be examined. This Gentleman,
off the coast of Sweden, met with tO transports,
accOmpanied by an English frigate, which, it was
supposed, were cutter.) ing the au,sian seamen to
their own country who were bruugbt trout the
Tagus.

By a private vessel we have received a letter
from Malaga, dated the 25th ult. Seventeen Dan.
ish ships in that port were advertised to be bola.
There were about 100 of the same nation in the
different ports of Spain, which will no doubt expe-
rience the same fate. The cause of offence from
the Danes was, the• detention of several Spanish
regiments in Zealand, at the time whets tb• Mar.
guts Da's.* ROMAN A anti his f.,110u era made their
etratim from the Baltic under brutish prottt.ts
On this account the ipanish Government, .41 •r
much indecision, has determined on the condemna.
Lion of the ships.
Statues. Rows-asp) Esq. is chosen Mayor of
Dorby.
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