The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-14 00:00:00

POLICE.

MARLEOTIMICZATIMET.—A cam of considerable imporares
to the agrlepltural and farming isiterest, wa= on Tuesday lie„ id
at this office, on en iiiformation preferred by ,fir. Sheppard, a
farmer, in Hertfordshire, against liamsden a farmer of tail,
wile:alone-gate, for exacting Us. lid. for overweight ie
at
waggonload of dung. Mr. Sheppard waggons &Nuttily
passed through the gate laden with dung unmolested, hut an ine
'd instant, the Defendant caused the dung .10 weigbea
demanded 'al. :Os. €d. for overweight, and he detained two
lionises until the money was paid. it was comet:led in suiting.;
of the information, that a clause in the A et of the 14th tires,
exempted dung from being weighed, and although by an Art of
the last Seasion which was made to favour gardeners' cults,
theprovisiims in the Act of the 11th had been overlooked, yet
this latter Act did not go to repeal the former.
For tile! Defendant it was contea led, that the recent act was
passed t 3 remedy the ambiguities of various loral arts, and w
coucentrale them generally into eme gener.tt art. In lift
clause of that • act, it was enacted, that no waggon with wheels
six incue. In Jai-sail, should be alia. wed to carry more than
three tons weight is the winter, and two and a halt in the
Incr. Another objection was taken ender !lie Act of tit-14th
of the King, that ale other lead but doug could be cothidered es.
mid. when is this instance, a basket nay part of the cai ri..ge.
Mr. Bris9, M. condemned the Act of Ind Se-sion ilt
s.
timely prejudicial to agriculture, as it %mild he the cause ifs
stoppage o tile farmer if dung 1113 to he it eie,ned. tbr act has
seriously iqjnrions, and neglectfully friv!.ed. and the Hououia.
ble Member pledged himself to tiring it before earli mein an
its opening. The Magistrates also reprobated the act, am di,
mis'ud the infarnestiuu, on the ground, that although flit' In;,d
was substantially dung, yet n basket was a part of thl^
They were of opiniob the Act of last Se4inii did not le,iral du;
of the Itth, and that dung was exempted from bring unglued
' by virtue of that Act, where nothing was added thi re 0; soil
any collectoe who • should' charge for extra weight would lay
himself open both to an action and ludiclasent.

LANCASTERIAN SCHOOL—On Monday the founds.
tion stone of a new school-house, capable of con.
tnaehairi n
tgh
elool
)0i
sti!,lerillidsareryn
wEd.asiiliobubr;h. We understand laid in
Davie-street,
the Lord Provost and Magistrates, impressed with
highsense of the utility of the institution, a were to
attend on this occasion. The Directors, ordinal),
and extraohliitary, were to meet the Lord Provost
and Nlagistrates at the Merchants ,If ll and astalk
in procession front thence to DA t t tte-s ree ,at two
o'clock. .
BANsisTrn has unfortpnately met with another
accident, having been thrown out of a chaise, which
. brought on a fit of the gout, but he is • now so much
recovered that his appearance at New D • • Drury ma)• be
expected in the course of this week.
The Venerable Marquis of DROGUEO A,. now in
! his 83d year, and colonel of that fine corps, the
18th, or Royal Irish Hussars, is now Father of the
Army, being the oldest Field Officer on the
list,
since the death of General VERNON.
We are sorry to announce the death of that • ttuet
amiable Nobleman, the Earl of KENIVARI.. llis
Lordship died on Saturday se'nnight, at his seat at
Castleto,se, in the County of Kerry. He is "sue.
ceded in his title and estates by his son,
eldest
Lord
CASTLEROSS E.
Rotten Burroughs are now as cheap as rotten
eggs. The buyers, dreading a short Parliament, wish
to bargain for a certain number of years; hut the
Mongers are up to that, and prefer s2Ping, for the
usual term, at a reduced price.
On Monday morning, in consequence of private
information given to Mr. H. D.eimead, he secured
E. Sexton, a slater, and 'Thad, adrk, a butcher,
charged with being concerned in the wanton attack
made on the sentinel of the 90th Regiment, as men-
tioned in our last. Sexton and Quirk were com-
mitted for trial by the Right Worshipful the Id ayter.
—(Limerick Evening Post.)
Early on Thursday morning last, Captain Wm.
Mathias, Master of the Marian, of Newport, hav-
ing spent the preceding evening at the Bristol Trader,
a public-house in Milford, proceeded to go on board
his vessel : it being dark, lie unfortunately approach.
ed too near the Cliff, in hailing his boat, and fell
over among some craggy rocks, by which his brains
I were dashed out, and he expired instantly.
DEPOT AT PERTII.—On Tuesday, an attempt by
the prisoners in the D; pot to effect their escape was
discovered and prevented. A mine, on which they
had been employed three days, was excavated from
within the privy of the prison, allotted to the Petty
Officers, and had been pushed as far as the outer
wall, on the inside of which the earth gave way, and
occasioned a detection of the stratagem. The dig.
ging had been carried on through the day, and at
night, when the privies are inspected, the stones
which had been removed, were so neatly and regu.
larly replaced as to prevent suspicion. The Petty
Officers are confined in the upper story of the prison,
through the floor of which they had cut a hole, by
which they might pass to the lower. They had afire.
wards cut out the lock of the door which opens to
the yard, and consequently to the entrance of their
mine.
The lock Which connects the Gloucester and Bet ke.
ley Canal with the Severn, having recontly been
cleaned out, was on Monday se'unight opened for
the passage'of vessels, and accordingly a barge, laden
with coal, was admitted into the basin.. Some venug
men having procured three swivel guns, to celebrate
the event; and wishing to cause s louder report than
usual, inconsiderately rammed down the charge of
one of them very forcibly with wet wadding von
applying the match it unfortunately burst, and
wounded three of the bye-standers so severely, that
one of them, Mr. S. Dowdeswell, a reputable farmer,
of Standish, died on the spot, leaving a young willow
and three infant children to lament hi. untimely laid;
another (the youth who fired the fatal piece) lived
only till the following night; but-the 000
most dangerously hurt, still survives; and fheream
some hopes that he may ultimately recover.—(Giou-
cester Journal.)
A worthy Ilebrew went the other day into a Oh-
lic-house, in the neighbourhood of Leadenhall-mar.
ket, and offered for sale, to some persons in theta'''.
room, a very elegantly polished time-piece, which
was decbrated with great taste. The sum he :weed
for it was live pounds, but nobody offering Stit'll
price, and many wishing to obtain ti article, the)
proposed that it shottld be set up for auction. After
some consideration the Hebrew agreed, and the time-
piece being knocked down at twenty-two shillings,
he was paid and departed. The lucky purchaser, upon
examining it closely, was surprised to find that it otis
very difficult to open the back, where it was neces-
sary to wind up the works, but, ben; determined to
view the mysteries of his acquisition, he broke it
open, and, to his astonisliment‘ found that it was
stuffed with pieces of leadi for the purpose of remov-
ing suspicion test!riuw(
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DRUILY-LAKE THZATRE.—The impetuous • eager-
ness to view the interior of this fine structure, and
which occasioned so much alarm and inconvenience
on Saturday night, having materially subsided, we
had last night a fairer, as less interrupted, opportu-
nity of contemplating and admiring its various beau-
ties, accommodations, and magnificence. The spa-
cious vestibule, the noble staircase, the lofty dome,
the ample and superb saloon, with its concomitant
refectories, the exquisite proportion of the Theatre
itself, and the brilliant, tasteful, and matchless dis-
position of its ornaments and decorations engage and
occupy the mind and imagination with a mixture and
fulness of enjoyment as %Indescribable as rare. The
entablature, in fresco, behind the damal staircase, as
well as the Royal Arms and lateral figures over the
stage, are specimens of the artist's skill which, we
believe, are incampambte, and seem much more like
sculpture than painting. A great improvement in
the disposition 61. the Stage is effected in the exclu-
sion of those fixed doors in the front which we have
bees aceestomesir to sse at bni moment adniitting • -
11facbsbito • the .elespler.lotgpilnans, and the e
11•1" i DON : Printed and Publi*lg.sl r►v 0. ! nvou,nAbg
'preposterously cintiOnting tviionßirnham Forest. "t s. 4 roxiasa Owslics. 81. Aest-it