The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-08-16 00:00:00

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ANNIVE Orel Ilea RR I NCE 0,137144-ATai
BIRTILDAY al RRIGMION. •
• We Observe some particular in the oilier rapers
which are nut correctly stated. It is said that the
Dula of Biunswick.was present at thefeteidressed'
isle foreign uniform. The fact is, that ho was pre:
glinted by, indisposition from paying his respects to
the Prince. The Foreign Officer present was Gen.
Nugent, of,the :Austrian service, who wore a white
%Wham with scadet pantaloons, and was aciom-
palled* his Aid:de-camp, Capt. Hollogan, who'
*ore an elegant highly gilt helmet and breast-plate.
.We do not know with what propriety this Austrian
General and. his Aid-de-camp appeared in the uni-
form of a Power certainty not amicable with this
Court. They are both Irish Gentlemen, and have
lerve of absence, ur.bave withdrawn hem the Aus-
trim, service.

•'27lit•lttcirairg Pose praises the speech which the
Princeof Wales made when the health of the Princess.
Clserlottn. of Walor`was. proposed. The Editor
does this with just reason, for never 'was a speech
more iMpressivc, nor one which it is more interesting
for the people of 'England to have truly reported.
It is not our habit to aikido to any thing which I
passes eta:private/table—Ant this. speech was eon..
sidored by every guest as .of a Online and national
character, and proper to be -Aide kneel's. The
Duke of York proposed the health ofibe Princess
Charlotte of Wiles, 'which 'was drank with enthu.
tassel, and in the ;tree. tfislish style, with fbree
times three. • We ,understapd 'the Prince, in re-•
turning •thanks ter' this mark of respect to the
Abject of his pride anti tenderness, said, in a
Short but most eloquent address, • that -he had
made it his first care to instil. iatd the mind and
heart 'of his daughter the knowledge and love of
the true principle!' cf the Britisli Constitution;
and he had-pointed out to her youog understanding,
as a mode! for study, the political- conduct of his'
most revered And lamented.friend, Mr: Fox, who
Hhad asserted and maintained, with such transcendent
force, the just principles upnn which the Govern.
ment under this excellent Constitution ought to be
Adintoistered for the true and solid dignity of the
Crown, and the real secdrity, freedom, and bappi.
eels. of the people. He had the most heartfelt
enjoyment in knowing, that even in her:present
early years, his daughlir had a.kist conception of
value of the precepiewhich. had been implanted
her breast and he . could say, with confidence,
*IA she-would NMI: all the duties which she. might
.biPdalled: upon Iti" discharge when his bones were
laid in the grave. Thp sensibility and pathos with
avericb tkeiefew ivordßor Words. to` this effect, were
Melivered, 44.0 irresAstible effect on.the cirinpany,
*ld Wi.11.101400.114 will be with the same
b3r tint. readers.. •
0411111 ftetiniginiess. the Duke of Sussex was pre.
ilMted py indisposition from being at'Brighton dur-
ing they,rinces, birth-day. He some time age suf.
feted 4.pplin,wlgle mounting his horie.
;Mr. necroses,. the ono of the Duke of Cumber.•
land, wen thArevietrion Monday. He Wore the
`litimet-ittstroment,,,the admirable iitientl of
Cheaipt; of ilisoia,yf viiitter4teiwlet,fe este, Mr.
.Fitsernest has io improved in strength and form.
• The- Dike 4C irk . left :Brighton on Teeldity
•tntyele'rte ,PAirice.gaei from thence straight to
• ottier: Iffiefq. 'the.. anniversary .41k ebb Duke of.
4(inth:clay is ' be stiat fel&

Arcitt-• Any nto _ passed
wig thiwattit.se,
w==ffermiesersonges
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egajetiel which litevail here you can have no
'6l7c4tion of.„. Phtneure's sportive train" lie in.
Wililinah every where nround es. Novelties start up-
tisvCipiihurs to surtiriseiUstd gratify even, the valetu.
flinseian. •If shoinikin Is; as you state, so dull, that
'would you
of a &Olt titillate is a rata axis, how,
you feel among us, who have gigs and coaches
gietiMerable • from. the .humble tailor's noddy to
etievated landau vu. The promenades, the bail.,
Town, Dandelion, the petit concerts, the raffling,
shops, (1 beg pardon, I mean the one.card 100 as-
semblies), the billiard-rooms, the bathing-rooms,
and Weippert's Olio, hive each their several ad.'
mirers ; all are crowded. Such delightful squeez.
log and ogling were never before experienced at this
hr-famed watering place. Lord Somers, Sir
Pam Leighton; Colonel Broadhead, Lady Harring-
ton, Mr. Harrison, and Sir William Curtis have
'the finest equipages.
We shall have a nuuqued ball, upon a superb'
plan, atitidman's on the 14th inst. and another of
the same description on the 7th, of September.
The Theatre opened list week with Speed the
Plough and Animal •The company' is
eery tolerable ; Mrs. Ditcher is the hiroine. A
Miss Hartley, from the Cheltenham corps, bids fair
to become a favourite. Mr. Webb, of Covent..
Garden, is the p_rincipal Mare singer. Mr. Bennet
(an amateur) played' Fanner Arhfield, on the alitive
, night, with a considerable degree of success. The
performanees, on Saturday night, were the Curfew
and The Irishman, in London. Last night's Pie-
spetiatle at Kidman's attracted 300 persons. This
be a grand day at Dandelion ; it will be, at
night, an illuminated garden. A very considerable
eantsico , will be entailed on the proprietor. Ail
this is 'done complimentary to the Prince of Wales's
its 1 Birili-day.

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.Piwipaouzas.--.-A case of some importance to
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pawnbrokers, and those connected with them, was-
1 argotid last week before die Magistrates at Bow.,
I.street:. A pawnbroker, whose premises were ro.
cently destroyed by fire, was summoned to 'hew
cause why ho should not pay the difference between
1,4,g al. value of an article pledged with him,. and
'whiellikad been destroyed in the conflagration, and
"Wimp itetualiy *dimmed 'Ow it at the time it•was
algtitta:On the part •of the pawnbroker k was
paaattaired; that he was not liable to make good loss
by fire without a sperifi-e'contrad for that purpose,'
and in support' aT tla reasoning, the rules regu.
4ting. the contracts between pawnbrokers and the
'insurtinee offices were produced, by . which 'the
pawnlutoker ii required not to insure his stock for
itstull /pine, but only to the amount.of .the-money
'&40414 'achanced by him upon the, various articles
in his po'ssesiiion. After a full hearing, the Metes.
trates determined that the pawnbroker 1 not liable
to make good losses Arising from fire.

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~ Be.r.eagr, Asp.' 10..rl.Witlein these few days a
'disettreryhasbeco anode of efrost barbarnnamur.
der,4shich waa perpetrated sa. far bank as October
last, :aiidliataince remained unknown and unans.
pected ; but in all:Ating Providence has ordered
that it should now come to light,• •
• • ,----;,-"Iroi• murder.
Though it (mama limier, I, ill Teak
• With most minimums. organ. . •
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The circumstances connected with this foul deed
are. yet but imperfectly • kiiime, but the follow.
ing particulars have reached us :—lt . appears
that in SepteMber last, a person named John
M'Clure,. who resided et Sleinish, in the neighbour-
hood of Brouglishane, County, of Antrim, had
,some dealings with another man who lived in ano.
Cher ;gent; et a oonsiderable distance, but whose
name; for proper reasons, we are requested for the,
present not to publish. In the course of their deal-
logs they 'bad (Made a. bargain of considerable im-
portance; but before it was perfected, a misunder.
standing took place, and a law-suit was likely to be
the consequence. The person who had made the
purchase trom M'Clure, with others his associates,
it 'now appears formed the desperate 'resolution of
effecting the death of M'Clure. Twice they at.
141104 this by poison, bit being insuccessful,
they, then determieed toiceOmplish their eurpose by
assassination. With sortgOifilliflieriaretaae,e, and
incredible deliberation, they looked out for a, per-
son to carry into erect their savage purpose, .end
having hied upon a than, named John Underwood,.
they 'Regulated tibp...Of.their intentions, and agreed
Ito pay hint; one hundred. guineas to perpetrate the
deed; This barbarian having listened to their pro.
post!, 'accepted of their terms, and agreed to become
the instrument of their diabolical device. They
then concerted their future procedure?
Teaching stern murder how to butcher.
it was agreed that M'Clure should be decoyed
.into some solitary place, where Underwood 'was to
watch him.. Accordingly, under that *retest of
arranging the difference that had existed, he was in..,
vited to meet theile.at Drumaul, on the evening of.
the 9th of October.. He attended, and they ' then
told hint, that if 'he would go. to Portglenone and
get stamps, they would settle with him-, •Ile pro".
ceeded for that town, but on his way. thither, fie
was, as had been preconcerted,' way-laid and mer.
dered by Underwood, who - afterwards buried, the
body in a field near his own.house, between Fort-
glenone and Toomti. • ' The 'crime having been effect.
ed with the greatest secrecy, a report was circulated
that M'Clure had torte '•foe Dublin, and wheri• be
had been lung missing, soother report was sent
abroad that he had been murdered in that city, or
on his way thither.
Nothing transpired of, this horrid 'deed,' and it
seemed to have paned -Wu nblision, when last, week
a warrant cacie,frOm, Publinoiddreesed tip Petet
Aiken, Esq.,Oblagisteakiiof the county of
.Antrim,,
with' Instructions to apprehend pertain , persons
aped thcrein...,:ov ••• .; - " • • ,-• • ..
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Immodiately ow ~iimpliptref-ttie. titiltilOoa.
Aiken,: With' the gressust Os,- add . promptitude,'
'aided by Mr: John o.ourtenii,. -of Ballymena, mid
Mr. David bloorel'Of.ftendlestown,• High. Con-.
',stables for the, bluemy . of Twee, ,procended to
~apprehend the-persons aimed' in it, and aueneeded in
*veiling two. of them,-since which further search.
has been made, and the corpse of M'Clure has been
found buried in a field belonging. to Underwood.=
4 few days, we hope, will enable-us:to be 'more
„implicit, and we fruit) the whole parties concerned
ia this upperalled atrocity will meet thelninishment•
.due to a crime ..o( so deep odye..;.The following•is•
a description of Jolla Underwood i Rd is &beet•
lime feet eight-inchei high,. swarthy, .pale and ema.•,
elated face,' dark 'colour straight haieloole about
his ears, a little stoop shoirldered,dark brown eyes:;
:wore a home. made grey eoat,cordlitoy email clothes?'
ind a round bat. .• • • s.•
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On Wednesday last, the Public Schmaittititifed;
at .W hi tby, on the Lancastetianor British, Plan, in
!smeary, andsupported by voluntary contribution?
' is opened in. the presence of theMagistretes, and•
the other Members of ,they Committee. It was.
truly gratifying to the cyu of, humanity to behold
pwards of '2OO youths taken from the poorest
.classes of Society, beginuiug to acquire the rndi.l
meats of education, 'in order to qualify them.*.ibrat
racting an useful and honourable part on the stageoC
'life. It was alio pleasing to reflect, that those wf:
the number who were endued by Providence with
le.nts or a superior order, were by this•means put'
into a capacity of emerging from that obscurity tO'
'Which they seemed to have been doomed by thwindi.
Once of their parents ; and by being, early subjected_
to mental discipline, and instructed in the principles
of piety and virtue, be rendered capable of becalm.
ing better subjects, and snore valuable members _of.
Society. .. , • ~, • • • • •
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At thiStafforrishire-.Agriooltiirsl Mtieting, ,helcll
last week at Litchfield, the converiationots usual,
turned on the various branches. of rural enotiiiiny:
A -blunt .honest farmer, Who had taken idoublis
dose of the country ale; this addressed the gentle, •
men present, on the subject of sheaving fat wile :
" Why donna • yea.. show; Petty' .11e- eteltdried,
A' redden in a natural -wanand bring your nettle mi
they should be seen on your: posters.; lira . all `:my,
eye and Betty Martin, geeing. 'ern your oiee itiCk.'
shawl, and sugar, and milk I Squire -.7. .1, yolvii
throwing hundreds of .Ponnds ' tway in pampering 4
your beasts up like Aldermen, and -Christians, and'.
Corporations, with your oily-cake, driietieei-etid
tie bits: I' tell you all, gentlemen, it somas -to
nothing 1... We woolen good sound meat;
,and none'
of your greasy and sugary flini.fiems, &c; &c. I IV ,
The mirth of _his auditors )*mid that'll's old far.
mer's remonstrances were taken bt• good Pt stl'it
notheard with appeobetion... , . . - - -• t,
Mr; Christie, of liarapsteadi :was-den. Tiseatis
thrown fronta spirited horse in Cheapside, ..with.
considerable violente? his' head coming in alukilibt
with a post.; Ho was taken up senseless, and con-
veyed to n neighbouring non thicett, ' *ho 'taint-
nistered the proper.resturetires, -Wad soon recalled
him to life; he was so much injured, however, by
his fall, that it was deemed necessary to send him
home in a carriage.

L4W INTELLIGENCE.
- COURT OF CHANCERY. Avovst 15.
BANKRUPT PETITIONS.—COUNTRY BANKER%
EX-PARTS ItOWTON AND ItUREIIALL, IN TUC MATTER.
OF BRICKWOOD. AND Co..
Mr. LUCRE o and Mr. MONTAGUE, n the part of
the Petitigners, who are the Partners of the Bank.
idg Caficein carried on at Shrewsbury, under the
Firm of the Shrewsbury Bank, stated this to be an
application of the greatest: iraportance to the fate of
the Petitioners, whose preservation or runt depend.
ed on the nature of thu Order his Lordship might
be pleased to give. The Bankrupts, Messrs.
Brickwood and Co. were the Town Bankers, or
Agents for the Petitidners in their banking concerns,
and, at the period of the stoppage of Maws.
Brickwood's house, the State df accounts between
the parties stood as follows:
The Petitioners had remitted Messrs. ilrickwnod,
lu short bills, £21,090
In various cash payments, upwards of 22.0110

4:1,090

and the cash advances made by Messrs. Bricks ood,
on account of the Petitioners, amounted to '26,0001.
The present application, therefore, was made, that,
on the Petitioners paying 'to the Assignees out
Messrs. Brickwood's estate, thei sum of 3000 odd
hundred pounds, being the difference by whit h the
advances by Messrs. Brick wood for the Petitioners
wattled the payments ia cash made by the Petit'.
ilocril to the House of Messrs. Brickwood, the
`21,t0001. '
worth of short bills should be delivered
lip to the Petitioners. There could be no question,
if Messrs. Brick*Odd hid been solvent, that they,
being factors for the Petitionets, could not have re.
sisted such. an application on their part, and the
Learned Counsel submitted, that the Assignees could
stand in no bettersituation than the Bankruptslw horn
they must be understood to represent. It was stated •
however, that here Writs of Extent had been takes
out by the Crown, by *hid!' the situation of par.
ties was altered.. They were at a loss, however,
to see what difference this could make on' the right
of the Petitioners to recover back their property,
placed by them, as securities,' in'tbe hands of their
Agents. The Crown must, of course, have 20s.
in the pound, but . there wait nothing to prevent
other crolitors from using proper diligence, and
thereby getting to themselves a preference. Suppo.
sing It was to happen, still the Petitioners could
not be disappointed of their just.rights. The Assig.
nees seemed to be sensible' of this, when in a cur.
.respondence that had taken place on the subject,
they expressed their readiness to give every facility
to any application to be made by the Petitioners
for having these short bills.paid over to them. Their
Counsel too,llrAtinpfeyetten consuljed on the sub .
• ject, gave it as his Opinion, that the Aissignees should
give every a:ablaut:4,4lo their power to the promot.
ing of such a measure. The Learned Counsel, there.
tore, could hardly calculate on-any opposition tq a
'request so highly just and reasonable: 'The Pete.
titmers.ivere placed in a most, unfortunate and disc.
areeable situation, to extricate themselves from
Kkich: (low :haiku right ta aspect every assistaece
Chet any could receive from _Messrs. Brick wood or
rAiieirlsstgnees. ~But for the stoppage of Messrs.
Akicktiead Mithing unpleasant could have occurred
tO,the Petitionera. The paying over to them now
the anus of theirs depOsited by them as securities in
the hands of-their Agents; after satisfying all claims
on their part, would enable them still to Ku on in
business ; but a delay in complying with this ap.
plication mast involve the Petitioners in ruin.
Sir S. ROMILLY and Mr. Hasty, for the Assignees
on 'Messrs. Brickwood and Co:'s estate, expressed
•hoiv sincerely their Clients felt for the unfortunate
situation in whiCh the Petitioners were placed, and
with how much pleasure they would assist in re.
moving the obstructions which presented themselves
taa compliance with the wishes of the Petitioners,
were it in their power. They were even nuw ready
'to comply with what was now demanded, if
Lordship' chose to make. an. order to that
Here, however, an extent by the Crown? had lizeit
taken, out against Meisrs. Brick we,oil -and Co. to
the amount of 45,0001.; 'twit, there was an es ieilt
in aid, on the ground 'Oat • BrickWo,ul and Co.
'were indebted to the Petitioners, who again
-were indebted to the Crown ; •and thildly, there
was an extent egai4t the .Petitioners they.
selves.. Iu these, circumstances, „and -with their
understanding of the law of ,l us the,
'Assigoees did not feel themselves entitled, of
themselves, to qiiit the securities belonging to, the
Petitioners, Which had come into their ben4s.
They were readyi :howeeer, to give NI and entire
ObedienCe to any order made by his Lordship to that
effect, and they should be far front feeling reluc.
tance in doing so. lo justice to the Aiiiguees, tho
Learned Counsel begged also to state', that ;wher-
ever any application of the kind hid been made to
them, where there was nd writ 'of extent 'to induce
them tosquestion their power *of cOmpliancel they
hid-oniformly and instantly yielded to' the hpplica-
Sion; and hid given up many thousand pounds
worth of securities in this manner. They were here
['ready to wait his Lordship's order.
The 'LORD CMANICELLOR said, withoitt the con.
seritoif both parties •he had here ho jurisdiction.
.Such a qatition could, pot properly come before
•the usual adfainistration of the assets of
Asaarupte. • In -such • a case, even were the Aissig-
tiees le conseat to -abide by his judgment, and it
-41ibuld be wrong, be warned them that' they would
-tioebt protected?, in consequence of their having
Acted under any *Mike(' the Lord Chtincellor, in a
eisc,in.whicli he had no jurisdiction.. if' his Lord.
ship were to be eupposeirte have jurisdiction weer
soh a fiascos this, heshottid not' be surprised; at
7soses finite kriod, to Amer V a. person* Who had
•left his chest of plate with' hiaßanker, aftetwards
~.conting td that Court, and *hug on his Lordship
ta trykis action of Troyer for *recovery of the chest
"of plate. Without a coosen4 hOwever, fronCall
Parties; he could do nothing': tie • should, in the
'dein" time, allow the Petition to.sinad itt•the- *pacer
- we. ...
'Mr the consent of parties. , .
Mr. MONTAGUE, after Some littering, alluding to
the jurisdiction in sects a cure as this, undertook,
from the books, to demonstrate that the jurisdic.
Lion of the Lord Chancellor extended to every thing
in Bankruptcy.' '
The 1.041) CUANC4LLO/L said he' hould be happy

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