The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-07-20 00:00:00

ASSIZES.

MAIDSTONE. JULY 19.
Lord ELLENnonoccit and Mr. Justice Li BLANC
arrived here yesterday. This morning, after Di-
vine Service, they proceeded to the business of the
county.

CIVIL SIRE.
)11wcomst v. ROBERTS AND °VIERS.

* This was an action against the Defendants, as pro-
prietors of the Old Canterbury Coach, for an injury
which the Plaintiff had sustained by the coach being
overturned near Dartford.
Mr. Serjeant BEST, for the Plaintiff, stated the
circumstances of the case, as they were afterwards
detailed in evidence.
It appeared that the coach was much overloaded,
both as to passengers and luggage, and that the
Plaintiff was one of the outside passengers, and was
taken up at the half-svay-house, between the Brick-
layers' Arms and Deptford. The coachman was
stated by one of the witnesses to be in liquor at the
time the coach started from the White Bear, in Pic-
cadilly. In going down the hill near Dartford,
about 10 o'clock at night, the horses having no
breeching, and the coachman not having locked the
wheel, the coach was driven down with its ordinary
velocity, which soon became increased from the de-
clivity of the hill, until, at length, at a tern in the
read, the horses ran upon the bank, and the coach
was overturned. The Plaintiff was found lying in
the middle of the road, upon Ms back, incapable of
motion, and was taken as-loon as possible to a
neighbouring Inn at Dartford, where medical,edvice
. .
Trip Dublin Paper's. contain a statement of very dig- was instantly sent for.
... ..
of the Surgeon who
- orderly proceedingsie that city on the P2th instant, It appeared, by the evidence
was called in, that' it greet discharge of blood had
through the misconduct of those infatuated Orange-
taken place without. any extents!. woUnd, in con-
fuel' who.
still persist in commemorating events, the
sequence of a severe—contusion.of the perinzum,
tementbraace of which is naturally calculated' to con-
and that the Plaintiff was conned at the Inn.from
tinue and to inflame these dissensions, which every
the middle of March, when the accident fiappeedt:
• friend to the harmony and interest of Ireland would till
the the latter end of
.MiY, when he was scarcely
scoesign to oblivion. The P2th of July
being able to leave the place with liii crtitcfies i'during
*nnitiversarrof cite of the battles fought in Ireland ,
which. time his ezences 't Ai Inn,' and hi
between the partizans of William 111. and James,
a 'doctor and purses at otkited ate little short of 1501. i body of Orangemen assembled in College Green so r..--The Surgebn also stated, that'be had seen him'
early as two o'clock in the morning, and proceeded 'about a week ago, atitrthat he was but just able to
to cover the statue of King William with• orange
walk with his crotchei, and that, in his judgment, he
ribbands, garlands, Arc. accompanying this opera-
would. never•be free from the accident as long ache'
lion with shoots of esultatihrt, party cries, ant firing :
. lived.
Of pistols, :ts hich• alarmed the, whole neighhoUrhood.
I 51r. GURNEY then addressed. the Jury. in mltiga-
Yet the rioters met no interruptions.whatever from.
i lion of damages; cwt called no witnesses. i
the police nor from the Government of the country,
Lord ELLENBODOUGD, in summing up, 'stated, that
' although a tumultuous mob, amounting,
it is stated, no personal fault was alleged to attach to the Defend-.'
• to some thousands, continued to disturb the greatest
ants. It was, however, their duty to.keepo watch..l
thoroughfare bi Dublin throughout the day.—
ful eye over their servaets, and to empley such asj
Alnot-,,ighlo'cleck in the evening a crowd, con-
would be likely to execute their duty properly.—ln 1
VI sting fur the most part of soldiery, and among this instance, he thought that sufficient negligence
'ffhnin we "tired several non-etfintissi°nel officers, had occured on the part of the coachman to eiter
passed through Dvme-street brandishing all sorts of
the Defendants liable, and the Jory would assess what .
'weapons and rending flue air with shouts. On the the Plaintiff ought to have in addition to what be
'at, iv il of this band at College Green the crreniotty
had luid out.
'iff un.lressing the statue commenced, and that being .
The Jury gave a verdict for•. The Plaintiff—Da-
' ;done the multitude, which appeared to be regularly
ran
breinized. were commanded to march. The terror ; es 2501. .
irs
of the sieigt•boarhood was increased, and instantly no
•
This was a whimsical o. EDMONDS.
every shop 'vas closed. The Orange procession cal cese•of an'action against a
young lady for a poetical libel. '
num.() along Dame-street, continuing it/ Toci.fera,
1 The Plaintiff was an attorney, resident at Mar-
lit, os. its bi a odkilioe of weapons, and repeatied firings, .
gate, and the Defendant a young girl of 20. the
togetlwr sti•h taunts of " retwl" and mew., of re-
daughter of an innkeeper at the same place. What
relief. against cvi.ry person nho did. not belong to
the cause of quarrel was did not distinctly appear in
the fraternity. This procession passtal the Royal evidence, hut the father of the Defendant had been
Exchange. and at the Castle Gate, in presence of the .
employed as clerk of the works at the pier, and the
entire guaid and five Officers in regimentals, ap-
Plaintiff had also been employed at the sameonerks,
parently on duty, gave three cheers—which certainty
de the ate o Parliament
met no mark of ungracious reception. We are sorry
1.
unltrw las stated Act fby Mr. MARRYAT., that the libel
to understand that a serious affray took place between
complained of was but one atuong many by which the
'a party of flue soldiery, returning from this proses- Plaintiff had been assailed for the last twelvemonths.
Sion, and some irsitat.4l people, io which .several ..t,i,i
ere were three read in evidence, whielt, it appear.
were severely wounded, and it is apprehended that edited been placarded about the iohn, and of which
some lives were Inst. But Who are responsible for duplitetses-bad been sent to the. Plaintiff. The one
the whole of this extraordinary transaction ? An il- related to a suit conducted by the Plaintiff, respect-
legal assemblage tolerated, and the peace of Dublin
ing a lime kiln, which he had professionally prose.
disturbed for twenty hours, without the intervention,
cured as a nuisance, and in which he failed. This
or even the appearance of any authority to restore was a doggrel copy of verses, imputing to.him a con-
order. The Dublin Editors state that Lord Whit-
sullation with the Devil to remove the kiln, in
worth was at his country seat, and calculate that his
which attempt he was beaten. This was nailed op to
Excellency was ignorant of what was going forward the lamp-posts, accompanied by a .caricature of the
in Dublin. But surely the Irih Government will in-
Devil and himself in consulation, but that he• was
aritute an enquiry, especially where a body of the
knocked on the head by I winch—its the caricature
'King's army, under its immediate command, are ! a bed.winth fining
nn lit head. Another eepre-
stated to have been most prominent ill violating the :
slotted him and the Devil fitting the organ pipes of
law. The repetition, however, of such outrages . the church with sand, and a doggrel desesibieg that
must naturally he apprehended, while au association,
he did so. A.third was a history -of his stealing au
pronounced unlawful by Judge Fletcher, and all emi- iron roller.
- .
scent lawyers, iv still sanctioned by members of the i ,
two witnesses were callet-. to. prove.-the hand-.
`Oleernment--while the Minister of Ireland
panegy. ! writing; and after a speech for the Defendant from
sixes the Orangemen.
I Serjeatit BEST, the Jury futitid the Defendast‘Guilfy
—Damages 101.

A considerable debate took place relative to the
must proper mode to he adopted for presenting the
swords soled in Jane 1811, to Field-Marshals
!4chwartzettherg, Barclay de Tony, and Blucher, and
Count natal.
The Loan MAYOR stated, that it was his intention
to proceed to Paris to present the mime; and it -was
*malty resolved thst it would be inexpedient for his
terdship to quit his high station for that purpose..'

RIOTS IN Ducr.i.liv.

flea or ENor.txn AccounTs.—The average
amount of Public Balances in the hands of the Bank,
le'weeto the Ist of February, 1814, and the 15th of
jcivary, 1815, both inclusive, upon accounts open-
id at the Bank, was 261,1621.; and the amount of
the same (escluiive of the Exchequer account) be-
tweet the Ist of February, 1814, and the 15th of
Jarinary, 1815, both cloys inctuiive, upon accounts
orined wt the Bank. previous to the 28th of March,
1500, uai 4,727,0251, The aggregate amount of
'Bank notes (including 1,200,2201. in Bank Post
'Bill.) in circulation on the 15th of May, was
120; ••73,8801. The average amount of unclaimed
Dividends in the hands of the Batik for twelve
.
months, up to the Ist of January, was 779,7941.
'making the gross amount 9,357,5331. The antitunt
of unclaimed Dividends in the hands of the Bank on,
Ist of January, 1815, was 1,297,7121. of which
1r6.7391.1tas been advanced to Government per 31
and 48 Geo. 111. leaving a remainder in the Bank of
;121,0031.
'Suttonc.—..Ots ',loudly, a gentlemen who resided
at No. 3, nm—temen4s-buildines, Soho-square, baying
complained of illness, he remained in his room until
-.vetoing, when a friend who attended him bad occa-
sigh to go down stairs, hut how great was his sur-
prise to perceive him suspended by a cord from the
hatii;ter of the stairs, with the place in a gore of
having previottsly cot his throat. Medical
.a,„isiolice was obtakried, but to no effect, as he was
quite dead.
• I'b• hop plantotOns of Sussex, Kent, and even
..tlunse tv)f farnintrtai have been so infested with the fly,
that urilesralltaven'.in eppearartcorgoon takes
niace, a general failure of their crop is looked for.

There were only. two houses in Brussels where
they refused to receive wounded British Officers.—
The fact was represented to the proper Authorities,
and fifteen wounded soldiers were immediately bit.
feted on each, with an injunction to see them pro-
perly treated and taken care of.
The rain fell in such torrents in many parts of the
metropolis from two till near four o'clock yesterday,
that many streets were so overflew's, that boats might
have been rowed along them ; the High-street its the
Borough, spacious as it is,..was overflown nearlr two
feet dee for mere than an hour.
Yesterday morning, between five and six o'clock,
a dreadful fire broke out at Mr. Mathews, Upper
Thames-street, brush maker, which"destroyed his
very extensive premises, and several adjoining ware- ;
houses. By the timely assistance-of-the lire engines,
and being well supplied with water; the bee, thouth
rapid and (lest! uciive, was got under by ten o'clock;
the injury done is extensive,' the property: destroyed
valuable, but we are happy to say no lives have been
lost.

On the night of Sunday. the 9th, between 11 and
12, as the Portsmouth mail was proceeding from
Guildford to Ripley, the lenders' reins broke, in con-
sequence of which the coachman lost his command of
them ; end owing to a strange horse being put to at
the last change, the coach was run against a hank and
upset, where try the coach• writ., nearly broken to
pieres, and the coachman •was thrown from his boa
and most dreadfully mangled ; his cheek bone being
shattered, his• shoulderdislocated, and otherwise se.
riously hurt. The guard and*other passenger's' es-
caped with very tittle injury.

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