The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-26 00:00:00

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HESSK.i. HOWARD
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Thursday the adjourned meeting tiftllPColittnisidonen
of Bankrupts id this important cafe took place at the
New Building'. Onildhall, When the of tensive ateonists
of the firm were finally investigated, and a commission of
two years and eight months' standing was brought to its
leapt-protracted close. •
Mr. Senior Commissionee Taxiszca.—lt would seem
that we are at length arrived settle termination of our
arduous labours ; it is now for mb to examine' Whether
we (the commissioners) hate done our dfity; Whether
the assignees have done ' their diity. and the
lianketims theirs; as to our conduct; I.sbalisay but little;
fior myself, I can truly state that I have never given
greater attention to any matter than to this estate, nal-
trier have 1 ever bestowed more paini in any investigation'
than in that of this bankruptcy : we bare -heard all that
has been advoacted on either side with impartiality, and
bare sought only to do justiceto allparties. The secodd
question is, whether the assignees here' dons their duty:
I do not think that assignees should rite be limited lit'the
examination which they ought to make, still' less do t
conceive that the assi gimes of th is Concert have done so;
as far as I can judge. they have faithfully discharged their
duty to the creditors whom they bare represented.—
Lastly, have the bankrupts done their ditty ? And such
is the nature, such basil/en the extent and importance of
thepresent commission, that I think they bays a rightie
claim at our beads judicial opinion of their cohdatt, as ,
it has come before us. I shall say but little &bad
Mr. Howard, for almost the whole matter has devidied'
in all its unpleasant ramifieations upon Mr. Gibbs, led I
think it my bounden duty to that gentletnaii to state, that
having now sat as azoninussioner, for nearly 20 years,
here never met with any bankrupt more rftily to comply
with the requests of his creditors than Mr. Oasts uudelr
all the circumstances of the case, I am able to form bat
one opinion as a judgment on the ease, and that is, thee
the bankrupts are fully entitled to this being then :thud.
examination.
Mr. Commissioner &CATON and Mr. COMMilliioooe
SMITII spoke to the same effect.
The necessary and usual papers were then signed by
the•bankrupts and commissioners, and thus terminated
an investigation into en estate that has excited the most
considerable interest anamag all classes throughout the
country that has existed ler' mazy. yeas.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL 25.
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NOVELLO F. TOOGOOD.
This was an action of trespass foi seizing the plainitY's
Foods in distress for a poor-rate. The plaintiff
claimed exemption from poors rates, by reason that be"
wasene of the choristers of the Portuguese Chapel. its
South Audley-street, and being thereby one of the Por- 1
tuguese Ambassador's servants, be was was protected byf
the Statute of Anil ; and the questios were, . fist, who.;
ther a chorister can. be considered as i servioi of the'
Ambassador, and second, whether the Warrant'of dismal*
against the plaintiff's goods was within the operation 4
the Statute.
The case was partly' argued .hy Its. Canis id. fir
the plaintiff; and Mr. B. Lewes roe the suit,
and thelintber hearing was poitpoied until : ant
paper day. '
CRIMINAL INFORMATION.
Mr. ScARLKTT moved for a Rule to shew came why i
Criminal Information should not be filed against i
Lieutenant in the Royal Marines, aimed Tane, for lei
alleged atrocious libel against James Carter, Esq..* MaJ
gistrate, of Portsmouth. It was stated from the allsha•
vi.s by the Learned Coonsel,th at Mr.Tnne bad biena sae.
vieted of a certain misdemeanour, at the Borough
sions, and sentenced to be imprisoned for six months'
the Borough Gaol. Mr. Carter and Mr. Hunt; the Jae
st
al the 'gaol, had been active in triaging Ur. Taws
justice. At the same Session a person named Rawlini,
had been convicted of another misdemeanour, and WWI
tenced to three months confinement. is the um
prison. Whilst in gaol. Rawlins became the see-
vent of Mr. Tune. OD the 9th of March, Rawlins's term
of imprisonment expired. Shortly after Rawlins's re-
lease, a letter was found in a lane near Mr. Carter's
house, purporting to be addressed to Rawlins, cot.
taming an imputation on Ur. Carter's character of the
most abominable description. It was alleged that the
letter was drop by design in the spot in question. by
some agent of Mr. Tone. There was ao direct proof that
the handwriting wag Tene's.but on seething his desk and
person in the gaol, there were papers found urn him evi-
dently *hewing his privity to *hi letter, winch 'was ill-
spelt, and manifestly written in a disguised hand. Under
these circumstances the Court were called twos to require
AI r. Tane to purge himself of the imputed guilt.
The Cover were at first disposed to grant the rule. bat
on reflectbon,cossidering that 'lane could sat by law be
compelled to criminate himself, the better war was to
leave it to MT. Carter to his remedy by indictment,
which would have the effect of reaching the justice
of the case. On this principle only the Rule was
refused.

APRIL 24.
KINO. V. Joule FARRIRR.
On the motion of the Solicitor-Genenlohe defendant,
who is the master of a merchant vessel, was sentenced to
three months imprisonment in the Marshaher, for having
refuted to bring home from Genoa two seamen. whom he
bad engaged in England. for the voyage out and back.
DI/TONAL GRIZO.—STANLIIT V. DODD.
This was an action brought under the S3d Geo. 111. to
recover from the defendant certain penalties alleged to
have been incurred by him for having (he being_ a qua-
lified Governor of the Poor for the parish of St. Matthew,
Bethnal Green.) supplied the Parish Workhouse with
milk. The case was tried before the Lord Chief Justice!
at the Middlesex. Sittings after Michaelmas Teri, and a
verdict was tound for the plaintiff, au* ct to the pintos'
of the Court upon three Acts of Parliament made•in the',
3cli 13th, and 53d' Geo. 111., for regulating the collectitio
and application of the Poor Rates of be parish of St.
Matthew. Bethnal Green: It appeared that the defend-
ant having property of the value of SOB. a-year within the
parish, way con-idered•u a qualified Governor of the
pair, when be supplied. the workhouse with milk—that
be acted as a qualified Governor in eating parish dinners.
tte..and it also appeared that he considered !thyself a qua-
lified Getieroor at the time, add • inquired if there wets
any'inetins by which be could 'fide the' petiiildes
wttlib
he thought he was liable to in todietitiebereof iris anti.
The Acu.of Parliamiot, upon the coostinction of which
the opinion of the Court was •to be taken, tiers the
Zid
Geo. which enacti that the. Ohurchiardena. Vestry
mina Overseers of the poor of the Parisi,. should wet a.
}Satter-week, and elect twenty discreet and substantial
men, beidg vestrymen and residentslin'tlie parish, tout
as Overseers and Guardians of the Poor for the ensuing
year ; the 13th tiro. 11 I. Which:ensiled. in addition to
the eneitmeafrof the 3d•ttio.llll., that every' person re-
sident or noortriadentli the pariah, and having-property
in the mask, of the yeatli!rabie :of 00Lsbould-be a Ina-
lified Governor of the Pour, and
-the ft3ii. Geo.
wbikh it was enacte4 that the liector. Churchwarden*.
and -Overseers of the %nib, should meet is Easter•wdskj
and elect thirty-two substantial men, being • imagine"
and -that- they. with• drew vestrynei, ntsmituted
tiMld
appointed. wordier to the provtione 'of the 3d.luid •13th
trio.' 1114 shmild be • the UnsidLidit and Uri:Maio if
the 'Poor for =else year.
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mare. seart4itt. Gam% and Ueid'r. ibis day, eel-
tiaia Onlieltalf of the Plaintiff; that on the, fair coo-;
striictioa of.ticse Acts..the defcodinst au • Governor if;
the;Poor. Mtge to the peooltirs, mod theit*ordictoogiot
to and.