The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-07-14 00:00:00

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easostvi a. Replevin bond. , The Learned Counsel
observed, that the object of his Client was not to ob.
tail% heavy damages; hat to teach such persons as the
Defendant to act with caution.
The Plaintiff's case having been closed by the ex-
amination of witnesses, wbo proved the trespau and
other malt/ill,
Mr. MARKYAT, on. the part of the Defendant,
said, that the conduct of the Defendant had been in
all respects not only justifiable, but temperate and
considerate. He then called Mrs. Elliot, who proied
that a quarter's rent was due at the time' of the Sib-
tress, and that stilt had authorised the Defendant to
pat a distress into the Plaintiff's house. -
Under these circumstances Mr. Justice ABBOT di-
rected that • nonsuit should be entered.
BROWN AND MIENS V. WILLIAMS.
We are requested to correct an ambiguity in our
report of this case: we stated that the bills were not
accepted at 30 days' date, because " it did not suit
the Defendant's convenience;" the precise answer
given to the person, who presented the bills was,
66 that the orders from the person upon whose ac-
count the bills were drawn were to accept at 90 days'
sight, and that the bills would be so accepted."

POACHES AND Pm:Ms.—Many conjectures hare
long been afloat respecting the cause of the destruc-
tion of fruit trees, particularly those of the peach
and plum—some have ascribed it to a worm in the
root, others to an epidemic, and affirmed, that when
one tree was infected the disorder was communicated
to others. I have, however, long held • different
opinion, end have now become fully satisfied, that
the evil originates from thesting of an insect, commonly
called a Beetle, or Scarsbeeus evidently of the Coleop-
tera tribe. This insect is the size of a large pole bean,
of a dark brown colour ; millions of them have this sea-
soo appeared, and are found in spading up gardens, and
ploughing. Early in the morning they shelter them.
lakes about three inches under ground, where they
continue in a kind of torpid state, until night, when
they crawl out, take the wing, and buz among the
branches of the trees like a swarm of bees ; they
feed on the leaves and sting the tender branches of
the trees, which sting is so poisonous, as to effect the
juices of the whole tree, and to cause the leaves to
tern yellow, and crinkle, and the tree to die. The
early fruit has already been stung, and will doubtless
drop, or become wormy. I publish this with a hope
that some one more competent than myself may make
a more thorough ezamipetion, and point out • re-
medy.--(American National Advocate)
The following table shows the number of Parlia-
ments held in each reign, from the 27th of Edward I.
A. D. 1299, to the end of George 11. showiog also
the respective lengths of each reign :
Number Length of
of Reigns.
Parliaments. Years.
Edward the First (from 1299) • 8 - • 8
Edward the Second - 15 - - 20
tr:dward the Third - 37 - - 50
Richard the Second - 2ti - -

Henry the Fourth
Henry the Fifth
Henry the Sixth
Edward the Fourth
Richard the Third
Henry the Seventh
Henry the Eighth
Edward the heath
Mary
• Elizabeth
James the First
Cheeks the First
Cbades the Second
James the Second
William the Third
Anne
George the First
George the Secoud

• 10 • - 14
- 11 - • 9
- 22 - 39
- 5 - - 22
-1• - 2
- 3 - - 24
- 3 - 33
- 2 2
-5- - 5
- 10 - - 45
▪ 4 . - 22
- 4 - - 24
- 8 - - S 6
-. 3 - 4
- 6 - - 19
- 6 - - 12
- V . 13
- 6 - 33

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From this table it appears, that in the 461 years
preceding the reign of King George the Third, there
were 2012 Parliaments, whose average duration was
21 years ; and that in 210 years preceding the reign
of Henry the Eighth, there were 143 Parliaments,
avereging rather less than 11 year each.
CHICHESTER,
.JULY 11.—On Thursday last the
Freeholders, who had so lately signalized themselves
in their very independent return of Sir GODERBY
WEBSTER, as Member for the County, met to cele-
brate the occasion, by a dinner, at the Swan Inn, in
this dty.The eastern entrance (called the Dards netts)
was tastefully decorated with shrubs and lowers, and
colours bearing inscriptions suitable to the occasion.
Sir Gonvagf, accompanied by Sir H. BLACKMAN,
and his son, Mr. BLACKMAN, so eminently distin-
guished for his patriotism, Mr. WALKER, of Mi tchel.
grove and several other Gentlemen from the e astern
part of Sussex, came to meet the Freeholders here.
The horses were taken from the carrirge of Sir Goa-
PREY, and he was drawn into town by the pop ulace,
preceded by a man in armour, and a large party of
Freeholeera in chaises, on horseback, and on foot.
The party were much too numerous to be accommo-
dated in any one room, and were therefore disposed
in three rooms in the Swan.
Friday morning, Mrs. Mardyn was thrown from
a horse in Cambray, at Cheltenham ; the accident
did not produce any consequences beyond a few slight
bruises, which did not Impede her professional ser-
vices as the Theatre.
A boy named Sneathing was run over by a hone at
Charing-cross, and had his collar bone broke. The
rider, who in trotting through the crowd, got
severely chastised.
During the Procession to the Crown and Anchor,
yesterday, a Gentleman's chariot, with two ladies
and some children in it, which had stopped for
a view, was jammed against the houses by a coal
waggon 'backing, and the pannels were completely
crushed in. We regret to state, that one of the
ladies was so much injured, that fears are entertained
for her recovery. One of the children was also
severely hurt ; they were conveyed home to Dean-
street.
A man fell from a niche in Northumberland-house
yesterday, into which he had previously climbed to
see the Procession, and broke his leg; and a woman
'who had imprudently got op on the iron rails in front
ta. a Gentleman's house, in Piccadilly, slipped from
liar foot hold, and the spikes entered her thigh ; she
Istas'reisoved from her dreadful situation in extreme
agony, and carried off in a coach.
Fifty-one shillings per tod is the price now offer-
ed for wool, in the county of Oxford.
A scaffolding, ingeniously formed,. is now erected
round the spire of Bo* CharcArCheapsidel for Ow
purpose til'repalring.ll.