The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-01-23 00:00:00

To THE EDITOR or THE STATESMAN.

Slll,—ln the Courier of Saturday, there appeared
a letter signed ". ROBLRT BLACK," and which pro-
fesses to he from the persoi. who appeared as the
only material witness against the unfortunate Geutle-
man who was lately found guilty of bigamy, under
circumstances, perhaps the most singular and extra.
ordinary which ever appeared in a Court of Justice.
From the liberal and enlightened sentiments which
always do honour to your columns, I am induced

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to request that you will insert the following Queries, erragona s--,n. e
read th 4 Requisition, Mr. Alderman VAUGHAN Non Sir John Murray, but was in the command of a
assuring you that I am n perfect stretieer to all the
moved a string of Resolutions which had been framed , Mr. HUNT here drew from his pocket two Resole- parties concerned, and am induced tor'
trouble you, division.
by the Requisitionists. • ! Lions--the first of which was a vote of thanks to the solely from the palpable and evident hardship of the Q. Did von receive directions in the morning of
the I lth of. .1 mire for the storming tat Puerto Redo
C. A. larroar, Esq. in a most animated and elo- 60 freeholders, and which, he trusted, he should
, case of this Gentleman, who has just been sentenced
vent speech, seconded the Resolutions; when I find some Gentleman bold enough to second. The to so severe a punishment, for what at most was cer- on that night ?—A. Early ob the mortmitte •of that
Mr. Dens said, his principal, object iWrisiug, was other Resolution conveyed a censure on the Mayor. taint) but an error of youth : day, I received orders to go to heed-quarters, and
to etplain the nature. of a correspondence %%hid, had , Mr. ELTON should haven() objection ;on the con- I. Who is ROBERT BLACK, where was lie ob. to have my division in readiness to march. On my
tidliiir place between a Noble Lord high in °nice and Crary he, should feel proud to support the first of tained, and by whom, andmence derives. lie his : arrival there, 1 found Sir J. Murray, who was just
hi:r.;..11, which had been much misunderstood, and these Resolutions ; but with respri"ct h
to the second, 4,.„," of Doctor? i goiter; out. Ile informed me that he was going- to
cierefere misrepresented. In an early part of last he trusted the gentlemen's strong sense and know- ' 2. Who instituted this Prosecution, and caused : look for a position on the banks of the niumara, to
month he had learned from public rumour that his ledge of propriety, would induce him to wit! draw R
-.Naar BLACK to come from Londonderry to Lou. meet the enemy who were advancing (corn, the site
eisjesty's Ministers intended in the next Session to it : for he had. in feet; already professed himself don, in support of it ? !of Barcelona. 110 left me in the temporary command
propose to Parliament a anntlitied Income Tax, for a satisfied wit% the May: r's explanations. 1 3. Previous to performing the marriage ceremony lof the pass, and told me that if Major Thackery re.
seort period of peace. Mr. Davie felt it Iris duty to . ported the breach practicable in the Puerte Reale, it
Mr. Nimes observed, that the seconder of the Re- he has sworn that he solemnized, did •he investigate
address Lord Liverpool, and to state his objections • . . 'should be stormed that night;
solutions seemed to have rather hastily committed the age, circumstances, and situation of the man ?
against this tax, as a part of the supply for the peace Did Major Thnckery report the breach prace
himself in supporting Mr. Hunt's first rteSo4llirin; as ' 4. Did lie publish or obtain licence, and '• Q.
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establishment. In reply, he was asked, if lie hadlivable on that day ?—Sonit after 12 o'clock ill the
it states that the requisitioniste knew the first re tai- does lie not know that one bans,
or the other is absolutel
the same objection to Bee tax being continued for one ;day, he reported it to he practicable.
sition to have been withdrawn and the seconder had necessary in the Presbyterian Church,
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'ear to wind up the ex eaves of the war. Upon re- I 1 Q. Had you any conversation with Sit J. Murray
affirmed that it never was. no marriage can legally be solemnized ?
ceivieg this reply, Mr. Davis consulted niany Gen. • ! about eightat'clock in that wraiths ?—A. Ha tin made
Mr. ELTON, in explanation, said, that he consi. 5. Did lie consult the man's friends, either by i . . g . g
tlemen in this city, without distincifin of party, and ! all arrangements at head.quavters, when I was going
the second regeisitimil•ts as acting manfully writing to them, as they lived in a different kingdom,
received from them nearly an unanimous opinion, that dered, to my post at Oliva I met an Officer of the Staff, who
and right, under an erroneous impression. They or even by announcing the intended marriage, to any
if' they might depend upon the tax ceasing altogether ' I told me that Sir J. 'Murray was on his way to head.
• were under a mistake as to facts, but their motive one of the Officers of his regiment, or to any person ,
iu April 1816, they would cheerfully bear the bur. • • quarters, and that he should probably meet Itilu.
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and their merit were the same ; and it was In that whatever acquainted with him, before he suffered him
den till that period. Mr. Davis, upon this, wrote to I requested the Officer to tell Sir John that. all versa e.
-tee that he thought them entitled to the Thanks to contract so serious an engagement as that of ma-
Lord Liverpool, statieg that he shad not the same ob- s'9 melds had been made for the attack of Puerte. Reale;
, of those who wished well to the measure itself. ' trimony ; particularly seeing him to be a boy, and a
jection netting the Property Tax so modified for one I and that at ten o'clock the signal would be given for
he life stranger, and having known the woman all r , .
year.—Mr. Davis next said, that lie knew it The word knew was afterwards withdrawn by Mr. , the attack, unless orders should arrive to the con.
, and that she was above double his age.
seas giving ait unpopular opinion, and especially Hunt, and supposed substituted in its stead.As I was oin on to m • mst I met Ca tain trary. g g yl , p,
6. Who employed him to perform this ceremony ? '
at this meeting ; but altaough he acknowledged that The Resolution, as amended, was then put by the ' . Mills, of the 2,7 th, and requested him to go to head.
tt could not have been the for ROBERT BLACK
the Property Tax %resin some instances unequal, and Melton, and declared by him to be lost ; hut man, - quarters, and inform the Commander of the Forces
swears he never spoke to him in his life until the •
in others perhaps inqui-itorial, yet lie never could Mr. HUNT insisting upon a show of hats, the mornin of the maniae And is it not unusual fur
tee woman to do so, instead of the man a that every thing was prepared for the attack. Cap.
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forget that it was to this tax, under Divine Providence, question was decided in favour of the Resolution.tain Mills returned in about half an hour, and brought
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nest to the bravery of our fleets and armies, and the , leln. Ilifee, being aware of the Mayor's smear. • 7. What is the cause why ROBERT
BLACK, and word that the attack would be made. lining Hien
unconquerable spirit of the people, that we were in- tiality, in putting the question, said he should with- :he other friends of the woman, have suffered a pe- : made every arrangement, and given directions that
dated for all the comforts we enjoy ; for our preser- draw his vote of censure; and, to show that he !led riod of near 20 years to elapse without interfering
: ;the signal rockets should be fired precisely at ten, I
Teflon from the most
evertgrindig amid horrible tyranny no personal hostility to the Mayor, and convinced with the man i , n any wey, directly or indirectly rto head-quarters, hornort the details of the
which the the world had suffered ; and indeed for that under all circumstances, he was actuated by the whatever. " ranaements made, and eive ally further orders
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the overthrow of time detestible tyrant himself.—Mr. most impartial motives, moved that the thanks of g. Is ROBERT BLACK aware that any Act of Par- from the Commander of the Forces. On my arrival
Darisconfesseri,•timat. he approved of the Income Tax this Meeting be given to the Chairman—which- was .
Bement exists, enacting that any person who shall at head-quarters, Sir J. Murray informed me, that time
being prolonged l'gr one year, because the time was , carried, amidst great applause. celebrate marriage clandestinely, shall be subject to attack must be given up, and that, from the in forma-
short and definitive; because the burden upon our j On the 7th Resolution, that the Petition should be transportation for 14 years ? and does he mean to
tion he had received of the movements of the enemy,
finances from the unprovided expences of the war' presented and supported by the Members for the deny that a marriage is clandestine which is perform- the siege of 'Tarragona must be abandoned. I theta
was unexampled; and because this tax procured the 1 City,— ed in a back parlour, without bans or licence, and
informed him, that as it was then half-past nine, I
largest supply with the least pressure upon the poorer Mr. HUNT moved, that they should be instructed in the presence only of the family of one of the feared that the signal for the attack would be made,
classes of the community.-1I r. Davis said, that it to support that Petition. parties ? unless orders had been sent to the centrary,
bad been stated, that the Earl of Liverpool had de- m Mr. DAVIS said, that he bad already explained his 9. Did a prosecution for Bigamy ever before take Reacquainted me that he bad already countermanded
sired him to sound the opinion of the people. He sentiments on that point, and nothing he hat! yet place in which the patties concerned were not the
the attack. e then informed him, that if the signal
dill not se.e why, if this was true, a popular assembly ibeard had made any alteration in them. He should complainant ? and is it Christian-like to disturb the was made, the false attack to be made by my division
should take umbrage' at this circumstance; for by always receive the instructions of his Constituents and the Spaniards would still take place. He ob-
peace and tranquillity of families living in comfort
the expression of their opinion this day, they meant with the utmost deference and respect; but after give viol happiness, by a prosecution which has involved
served, that all the officers attached to him were absent
to endeavour to change the Minister's measures ; but ina rime subject his best consideration, he must ever in distress and misery every individual interested in on other duty. I.then informed him, that Captain.
the fact was, that Lord Liverpool merely teased for ajem• his coteeientious vote according to the diet:ilea it iii utter violation of their most anxious wishes . Castemar, who attended me, was ready to take his
111 r. Davis's own opieion. ell. a said, that lie of lit. even judgnient. lie was confident that this and • ••• of k orders. hat plScer was then ordered to go with
this at the instigation a man en nown•to, an ;
should feel it his du' to present any Peti:ion,couched conduct, as their Representative, would be the ntest i all speed l te.prevent the signal being given,
entire, and perfect stranger to them all ?
in respectful language, to the [louse of Commons, for !conducive to their honour, avid to his own credit. lO. Did ROBERT
.BLACK ever see JOHN PICKER.. t and he arrived just in time to.pretent the firing of the
the the norm-enactment of the I'm op •rty Tax; hut he i rockets.
' lee, the Prosecutor, who describes himself a mer.l
begged cautiously to guard tam-elf from being thereby chant in Mark-lane, before he came to London to Q. Did you receive any information on the morn-
supposed to give any support ea her to the Pe i
titimi or give his testimony on this prosecution, and has ng of the 12th, of the enemy's approaching, and in
the Tax. lie felt ii was more becoming, :.s their re-what direction '—%. By the first order I received on
JOHN I'ICKERING any knowledge or acquaintance' " '
presentative, that he should on flame as on all other the 12th, I was led to imagine that SirS. Murray
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on casious, meet this question in the House of Cont. parties concerned ? ' peeled the enemy on the Guiera. I proceeded with
snons free and unshackled, when it would receive the 11. Are not all the provisions of the Legislature ,!
my division to tread-quarters, by the shortest road
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best consideration his judgment would allow, and at could take, out of the fire of tfi"e town. I then
to prevent minors from contracting clandestine and
,all events he would give a conscientious and nide- improper marriages totally subverted by this decision . ; ,hardly knew on what side I was not to apprehend an
pendent vote. .
and if it is established, cannot in future any two attack.
. Mr. Iluerr said, that he had frequently had the persons of whatever age and religion be legally mar- Q. Previous to that order, had you not received an
honour of addressing them from that place, and that tied in Ireland by any Presbyterian stroller they order to go a ith six battalions in support of Gen.
be was still the same man. He had before addressed ' can find to read a ceremony to them ? 1 Copons ?—A. I had. It was to cover a movement
them as a Candidate for the representation of the 1 12, slid lastly. Does not this decision materially about to be made by General Copons, who was then
city,—he now addressed them as a Freeholder. lie
affect the Hanoverian succession, in the persons of int Altafulla.
applanticd the manly manner in which the Resolu- the sons of time Duke of SUSSEX, by Lady AUGUSTA Q. Did you receive orders to spike the guns, and
tions haul been seennded, but 1:e would have been . MURRAY; as by the Salique Law, which psevails : • a when A. I did receive orders to that effect. I
better pleased if they had petitioned against all the in Germany, the males take universal precedence ? ' think it was about JO o'clock. I was also directed to
War Taxes. Ile said, that from the statements in 4 I am, Mr. EDITOR, March .with my division to the beach.
two of the Bristol Nev. spapers, one of them the
I Your constant reader and admirer, • . Q. Was that order countermanded before there was
organ of the Whig, und the other the organ of the A CLERGYMAN OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH. time to carry it into execution?—A. It was counter-
Tory faction, he had understood that a Requisition --
mended, but not before there had been time to carry
bad been sietied, emeriti:elle Ore object for which There are Two Prizes of 20,0001. in the remssins . it into execution.
they were theft assembled ; but that such Itetelisi- of the present small Lottery, and the whole of the' Q. Was it countermanded before it was actually
Cott had been suspended, in coincquetice of a coy- Capitals which the Scheme originally contained (ex.: carried into execution?—A. Certainly, it was; ex.
respondeecebet wePil NI r. Davis and Lord Liverpool; cept the, 10,0001. drawn the First MIN), end the cept with respect to the guns on the six-gun battery,
and that in •the following week a Bristol Newspaper First drawn Prize above '251. next Friday (thc Se. .. which were spiked in error.
. bad asserted it ,was only a itielta wit ;—believing, coed Day of Drer;ing), will be entitled to one of'' Q. Had the guns been allowed to remain,, would
therefore, that such Requisition had been withdrawn, the Two Twenty Thousands, and the Ticket itself - there have been any difficulty in bringing diem down
sixty freeholders had signed another Requisition, may be the other 20,0001., so that the First Drawn- : to.t he beach for embarkation, after it was
.dark ?
mint which they
,had waited upon the Mayor, and in Prize above 251. may actually be a .10,0°01. Prize. .A. I apprehend that certainly there would not. I
which they not only petitioned against the Property was'at the mortar-battery about 12 o'clock, when
Tax, but against otal the War Taxes, particularly the officer commanding there was actively employed
in preparing to evacuate it. I told him that I would
that which imposed tem,o sentare; additional duty ou
Malt. furnish him with a working party of 50 men from my
The MAYOR here rose, ale! informed Mr. Hunt division to assist him. The officer informed me, that
in a very spaited manner, that lie would not permit with that aasis7aoce, he would answer for it, that not
Lim to introduce one iota of extreueous matter. one piece of ordnance on the battery should be lost,
Mr. HUNT, in reply, said, be was aware of the hut that they should be all safe for embarkation by
10 o'clock that night.
em ellielt he stood with reg .rd to ._ . • •

• It UNIIN';I)ON.
So odious is the Property Tax, that Petitions are
every %%here preparing against it. Persons of the
most opposite political opinions are agreeing in de-
nouncing I'. None hut the most sinister and time.
serving dare to speak a word in its favour. The sc.
counts we daily receive from the country of the ef. '
forts of the people to give public expression to their
feelings in regard to this tax, and its meditated con- !
tinuance, show strongly the detestation in which it is
held, and the mean and contemptible arts and sub-
terfuges of its advocates. Some of these accounts are',
curious from the light they throw upon certain peo-
ple's characters. It is generally the people, versus
power and place; and the latter, though bolstered
with the usual attendant mass of corruption and in.
solence, arc as regularly vanquished in the trial. A
Correspondent has favoured us with a sketch of the
perliles of the town of Huntingdon as exhibited in
this particular. We shall insert it to show the
liberal and constitutional manner in !which Petition-
ing is opposed in some places.
• " So universal is the feeling of dislike to the Pro-
perty Tax," says our Correspondent, " that, fur
once, the logo! as well as the jacobinieal in this bo-
rough came forward and signed a Requisition
to the Mayor, to call a public Meeting of the
Inhabitants to petition against its continuance;
the Mayor, however (who holds a situation at
Court), thought proper to decline calling a Meet-
ing, and moreover ventured to refuse the inhabit.
ants the use of the County Hall, ever which it
is presumed he has as much legal centroul as he has
over the Palace of St. James's. The persons assem-
bled at the day of meeting (appointed by public Ad-
vertisement) resolved, however, not to be thwarted
in their intentions, and therefore adjourned to the'
George Inn, where some very spirited Resolutions
were passed, and a Petition founded thereon, im-

BoAx Ex rammentwArtv.—Ditring the whole of Saturday,'
the 21st inst. Bedford-row exhibited the same scene which
Berner's-street dM, two years since. Some mischievous wag
had stinitonned, by two-penny post letters, nearly one half of
the tradesmen of London, to wait upon the Rev. Dr. Hutton, of
Is. dford-row, with varioas commodities in which they deal.—
At an early hour on S.uarday morning, the family were accord-
ingly distarhed by the arrival of a !worse and six horses, with
snournin„e coaches to correspond. Shortly afterwards, an ele-
gant post-coach with six horses, drove up ; the horses and posti-
lions were decorated with favours, as if to carry into the mon-
try a new married couple. Next came a post-chaise and four,
with the same decorations. Then folloWed several Collins, plain
and .oroomraied—not forgetting one patent receptacle of this
kind for frail mortality, &c. &c.
Loan-Exert A aCc. JAN. 23.—There was but a thin supply.
Of Wheat ibis morbing, mid what maniacd on hand evil i.ff
briskly at and advance of font 'ls. to 3,. per quarter.-1111rley
ready sail at last prices.—Oats, Peas, and Beaus support their
prices, and tire in gi cater demand.
Whew (English) 4O 65 Beans
Ditto (Foreign) 4l 72 Old ditto — -
Rye 2B 3th Tick do. 24 54
Barley . 23 50 I Old ..
New ditto Oats
Malt 6Y 68 Fine ditto ..... ....
White Peas 36 42 Poland do. lB 23
hew ditto .... ....... Feed dlttb ld 21
Ditto Boilers . 44 46 Fine Flour ..... .. .55 60
Orgy Peas 9O 34 Seconds ..... .... 5.1 53

relative situation in v‘ hick
the Chair; but the subject having been introduced by i mediately signed by the Assembly, and directed to
the Gentlemen who seconded the Resolutions, he; he presented to the House of Commons by Lord
had thought it his duty to advert to it ; and he was Prohy, the independent Member for the county.—
not to be awed into silence by the Chief Magistrate ! A Requisition has also been most respectably signed
Here a warm altercation took place, relative to to the Sheriff, to convene a public Meeting of the
the words respecting which Mr. Hunt was called to county for the same purpose, which is fixed for Tues.
order; end the Mayor explained the manner in which ; day, the 24th instant, and thus it is hoped that both
the two Requisitions had been presented to him.— the town and county wilt, for the first time, come
The Requisition, by which they were now assembled, forward in unison with their fellow-countrymen in
was left at the Mansion-house 24 hours before the expressing their sentiments upon a measure so ob.
60 freemen alluded to by Mr. Hunt, had presented noxious and unconstitutional as the Property Tax."
their Requisition—that owing to his absence from
Lome, he Lad not seen the Gentlemen who presented ! We hare great pleasure in announcing to. our
the former ; but he had determined, that if they did readers, that a Petition, against the continuance, in,
net wait upon him the following morning, he would any shape or degree, of the odious and inquisitorial
take the 60 freeholders' Requisition into consider- Property Tax, now lies at the Guildhall for signs.'
•vittil, and return them an answer. • lures ; and, we-can have little doubt of its being,
Nlr. HUNT still persisting that he had been called honoured with the name of every male, of. proper
to order for alluding to the 60 freeholders' Requisi. age; iu the town ; as every gas, of whatsoever con.

Q. Row long did you remain at your post at
Oliva ?—A. Till near five in the afternoon of the
12th.
Q. Do you know of any enemy's force appear-
ing between adaguer and 'l'nrraszona, before the
16th of June, or even as late as that chly I think
it wns the 14th 151 h: but as I.ltave not my notes
in, Court which I took at that time, _ cutint:t speak
positively as to dates.
The witness then. •left the Court, and returned
with his notes. After looking at them, he said that
it was not till the 15th of June that the enemy
showed themselves in that direction. As he was
stationed with his troops to defend the pas of the
Col de Halaguer, he saw nothing of the enemy, but
understood that they had turned the hill by a moon.
tain road.
. Q. Do you know of any cause which obliged us
to raise the of Tarragookia the precipitate meaner

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SMITHFIELD M.
To the Offal,
Beef 53. Ott. to 63. Od.
Mutitri —St. 04. to 64. St.
Veal ... ie. Od. is 83. 9.1.
Pork ....6s. 0.1. in is. ed.
lamb • —Os. Od. to Oh Od.

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