The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-02-08 00:00:00

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antlearieed, or supposed to be antliovised, by Mr.
Wood, and that gentleman refnsed, at the desire of
the Earl of Westmeath. to retract certain parts of that
statement which to his Lordship were offensive.
The SOLICITOR-OLNERAL. in shewing cant! against
the. rule, abserved that the application to theT.,ourtof
King's Bench had not been made until long after the
.letter complained of had been received. During the
interim no steps tending to a breach of the peace had
been taken by the noble defendant. The learned
' counsel further grounded himself upon an expression,
stated to have been used by Mr. Wood. when applied
to for explanation—" that he was ready to meek**
Earl of Westmeath at any time."
Mr. SCARLPTT said that he had affidavits of fresh
outrage since the role :Vivi had been gran'ed.
The SOLICITOR-GE, rnAL begged to deny that say
such outrage had been offered.
The Cee . made the rule absolute.
caisitNAt. INFORMATIC4.
Mr. SCARLETT moved for a rule to show cause why
a criminal information should not he filed against two
persons, whose names we understood to be Davy and
Stone, now under confinement in the King's Beath
prison, for alleged oppressive conduct in the abuse of
the process of this Court, towards a Mr. Wm. Davy.
The persons against whom lie moved had been in
partnership as merchants, in Devonslii-e, and were
indebted to Mr. Darr, for very considerable advances,
fur which he was oLligel in the result to arrest them.
After the arrest a commission of 6:Lamm issued
against them, under which they admitted that they
were indebted to Mr. Davy, on the adjustment of
their accounts, in sa sum of two thousand pounds.
Whilst they were in prison, a message was sent
to Mr. Davy, importing, that he bad better be
cautious in his priieeediners, for that if he persevered
in his action, they would have him arrested, nitl !
swear to debts to any amount, and that they would
twin him. A few slays after this, namely, the 27th of
Janit.iry last, he WilF aer.irdinglv arrested in three dif-
ferent actions at their suit, to the amount of 1.1,355/.
the atlii!avit of debt being made in prison, and nu At-
torney's name appealing. on the process, Mr. Davy
being then in.Lontion, living in lodgings, and with iso
apparent prospect of procuring bail. The Learued
Counsel ttr:her s!atrol, that the writs were nut made
returnable until the end of Easter Term nest, so that
11r. Davy must remain in prison until Trinity Term,
unless lie cool,' procure bail. lle also hail an affida-
vit that the oilicer written instruction not to take
any undertaking for Davy's appearance on any

account,
The COURT, undrr the circumstances above stated,
rranted a Rule to sheiv cause.

E tsy-Isnt.t Slit ver:e.—lilarl of Belcarras arrived
at Madras the stll of June, 1520, and sailed fur China
the 25th of June ; Thomas Coutts arrived at Madras
the 9th of June. an.l salted for China the 9th of July;
Duke of York arrived at Madras the 211th of Jane, and
sailed. fur China the 3.1 of August ; Prince Regeut
arrived at 91.tdras the .2llth of June, and sailed for
china the 31 of Aoodct ; Woodford arrived at Madras,
the 31st of July ; Corcettawlel arrived at Madras thq,
3d of August; Lad) Melville arrived at Madras the lIIIM
of August ; Caniiing arrived st Madras the 10th of As-
gust • Coldstream arrived at Madras the 34 of Septem-
ber, and sailed for Caleutta the 12th of September;
Moira arrived the 3.1 of September at Madras, tied sail-
ed for Calcutta the ltoth of September; Lady Carring-
ton arrived at Madras the 14th of September : the Lon-
don sailed from Tappanooly for Prince of Wales Island
the 22d of July.
The colliers in the neighbourhood of Wellington in
Shropshire, having, on Friday last, struck work, and
manifes'eti a disposition to outrage and violence, it was
neceo•ary to summon a part of the yeomanry from
Shr.'wsbttry. The -Ittniiions was attended with the
utmost alacrity, and a troop soon arrived at the spot
where the greatest disturbance pretailed ; the Magis-
trates in attendance rear' the Riot Act, but the colliers
would not disperse ; several of the leaders were ap-
prehended, and a rescne was attempted, and in some
instances the attempt w.ts successful. The Magistrates
todeavoered in twin to conciliate the rioters, they.
became more violent, and it was Wesson' from the
'attacks made upon the yeomanry, sad the 'determise.
tion to rescue the prisoners, to fire upon the rioter*.
One man was, we lament to say, consequently killed,
and two were trountled. Six prisoners were secured
and lodged in Shrewsbury gaol.
A circumstance of a very alarming nature has oc-
curred last week which has occasioned great anxiety
for the safety of Mr. Thompson, of Carlisle, surgeon.
—Whilst a tradesman, resident in Watergate, was
walking along the Eden bridge one morning, he
observed a man's hat floating at the edge of the water
akw yards below the bridge—observing Mr. Rout-
ledge the maker's nazne in it, he proceeded to ascer-
tain, if possible, the owner ;—it was identified as be-
longing to Mr. Thompson—and on enquiry at Mr. T.'s
lodgings it was discovered that he had not been there
since ti.e preeeling evening. We hear that Mr. T.
had h-en in company with a friend at Stanwix, until
111 o'clock, at which time he was left at the extremity
lof Eden-bridge. adjoining Stanwix, on his return
Ito the city; and, from the circumstance of Millet
having been foetid in the eater, it it conjectnred that
he has been robbed, murdered. and afterwards thrown
over the bridge. The night was very stonily, and tip
river lunch swollen at the time.
On Monday sennight, Thomas Steel, late mate of
the ship harmony, of tireenuck, who was Wed before
the High Court of Justiciary, under a charge of mur-
dering Charles MacPitail, one of the seamen of that
ship, was lodged in tireenoek jail, to undergo the sea.
tense of nine months' imprisonment, pronounced by
the Court. On his way from Edinburgh to lihtsgow,
lie effected his escape from the officer who, conveyed
Ihim, but was retaken, after considerable resistance,
being a 'toot athletic man. He was ceuveyed to
Greenock heavily ironed.
EscstielvfkoSt karsoe.--Sunday morning last, Peter
Clinch and hamar Jones, two felons made their escape
from the Borough Compter. in Ilillllane, Tonley-street.
'l'he turnkey, on letting the convicts out in the morniugt
forgot to close the door which led to the roof of the
prison, and Clinch and Jones (who were previonsly pro-
: sided with a rope 20 feet long), taking advantage of
I his neglect, rushed to the top of the prison, tied the
round the" Ain-awe-pot. awl let themselves Ittown iota:
street. It rause oat, that the prisoners, twenty-six In ,
I number, had conspired to alitasiliaatt the tnrrikey br
pulling hen in astiongsa them, and sewing him in one of
I the bed-rogs, when lie come to open the door in the
'storming ; but it seems that the plat was not quite corn-
torrrovlten abruptly put as rad to by the escape of
Clinch sail Joon.