The Statesman.
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THE STATESMAN.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COCRT.-JULY 110.

VISCOUNT CLIPIISN r. THE EAI:L OP SHAFTESBURY,
AND truans.—This suit was commenced against the
Aioble defendants, as executors of the late George Duke
of Marlborough. It appeared that an estate, called
Oldney, which the late Duke of Marlborough had
guaranteed to the plaintiff, free of tithes, except a
small modus amounting to Idt/1. per annum, had in
consequence of a suit in Chancery commenced by a
new Rector of the parish in which the estate is situate,
been subjected to tithe in kind, amounting to 650/.
per annum. For the. payment of the difference be-
tween that sum and .80/. that is, for 570!. per annum,
the late Duke of Marlborough had pledged, as. a se-
curity, au estate called Steeple Barton ; but the rents
not being suffieient to satisfy the payment of 5701.
per annum, the present bill was filed to subject the
personal esta of the late Duke of Marlborough fur
the amount t a deficiency:
The bill, w iich 'was very voluminous, was read,
anethe facts were admitted.
His Honour, the Vice-CuAnceLioa, deferred his
judgment to a future day.
1

RICH THR.ISON.
SPECIAL I'OMMIRSION.

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GLASGOW, JULY 24.--The Court met this day at
nine o'clotit for thr trial of William Allatire, who bad
been arraigned along with Wilson, already convicted.
The Lotto AItTocATS stated, that it was not his
intention to lead proof against Ike prisoner. It wag
the wish of the Crown Lawyers to prosecute those
only who had been leaders in the late disturbanees;
and, as it appeared that the prisoner now at the bar
was not so guilty as come others who bad absconded,
he would allow him to he discharged. Ills Lort!ship
stated, that be would consider it his duty to watch
those individuals. and, if possible, to apprehend them,
and still to hi ing them to trial for the crimes they had
cot iiiii itted.

The Logo Pursincx r addressed the prisoner. lie
told him that he was hound, in gratiinde, to reverence
those laws hr the cxerriie of bus.. I. Metter he was
about to be discharged. The persons who had been
i engaged in the late treasonable proceedings pretended
441 be in search of their richts, the rights of their fore-
hairs. This conduct could only originate in igno-
rance of the history of their country ; for they now
aajoyed ten times inure liberty than their fathers ever
did. If the prisoner hail seen the trial of.Witson, he
Would have,soen a poor man tried with the satire so-
lemnity, the saute impartiality. and the same regard
to justice, that the richest min could have been. The
prisoner was then adnionished to return to the bosom
of his family, and to. act more ritrunispectle in future.
The pris.•ner was accordingly discharge'.
Mathew Doyle, Alex. tiraliam, and John May, were
next put hr the bar.
Ibe Leino ADVOCATE addressed the Juryir. the
same terms as on the former rase, they having been
Ipieeionsly sworn and they found the prisoners-.-Not
The Loan Pausing:4r then admonished them to
guard against such conduct in future. aka he hoped
that they would not be again deluded hr designing
men; if se, nothing but the severest punishment the
law can inflict will be athuinistered. His Lordship
begged of them to return to sobriety and honest
industry. and dieouissed them front the bar.
John May then returned thanks to the Court and
Jury, in !MOO of himself and cowpanions, and promised
to be no more found before the Court.
William Campbell and George .Man were disposial
of is the sante manner.
The Loan JCSTIOS Cream, previons to dismisslag
them from the bar, addressed them is a very pathetia
manner, and advised them, on returning to the bosom
of their families, thst they should fear tied, honour
the King, and meddle nut with thuse who are given
to change. •
The I.OHD ADVOCATE, in addressing the Court, ob-
served, that the extensive manufactories of the Lord
Provost of this city, and of several other tientleinen,
had not struck work on the Ist of April, which be
attributed to the influence they had over their men,
and he hoped the master manufacturers and °antic-
erten of the country would assemble on the first ap-
pearance of any such disorder. Ihe motive of the
Crown lawyers in adopt:ug a lenient line of conduct,
were to make no more examples than -vas absolutely
necessary,: and, as he believed that the spirit which
led to the late disturbances in this pnrt of the country
was subsiding, they were not disposed to proceed
against any of the prisoners. He then alluded to the
state of the Police of the county, and expressed his
fears that it was not so good as it ought to be : for if
it were, so many guilty individuals would not have
been able to escape.
In the course of the day repeated allusions were
made to the Lord Advocate discharging the arraign
against Graham. When be was arraigned he wished
to plead tiuilty; but, on the advice of theLofil Presi-
dent, lie pleaded Nut Guilty. This act of kindness on
the part of the public prosecutor, was particularly
pointed out to the prisoners as an additional ground
of gratitude. This ,being all the eases before the
Gond, Wilauu was brought up fur sentence, and being
told that he had now an opportunity of speaking to
the Court Why sentence of death should not be pro-
ncZunced against he stammered out a few words
in an incoherent manner, and was advised by the Lord
President to communicate with his Counsel, .ii he
Aright use eir:pressions which would be detrimental to
Aim, having been recommended to the clemency of
Crown by the Jury. Mr. Murray then said uGw
words fdr him.
The Loan PatstneNi then addressed him aossly as
•
frillOws a--rlames Wilson, you must be convinced CV
the impartialy and fairness with which the proceed-
ings against you have been conducted. From the
exercise of your right of challenge, the Jury by which
fob have been found only may be eonsideraek as.
chosen ' band
you...
nation.

to it,
which .
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never dreamt by any rational being, that the violent
people with whom you wereamsateard, could be niti-
m:►tely successful ; but the intermediate evils yonr mis-
chief might have produced are terrible to think of. 'I he
rights and liberties of the peaceable and loyal part
of.the community are to he protected as well as those
of the turbulent and disaffected ; and when they are
pleased with the liberty they enjoyed, they were not
to be disturbed by the factious proceedings of the
evil-disposed. I advise you most sincerely to think
seriously of your eternal interests, as you are shortly
to appear at the mercy seat of Christ, and I beseech
you to consider well the errors of your past life, and
make good use of the short time allotted to vou in this
world. Remember that the justice of Goa is as in-
flexible as his mercies are infinite ; ant! I trust you
have not thrown off all allegiance to your I eavenly
Sovereign, as it appears tou have done to your earth-
ly our. 'lie ministers of religion of every !wet and
persuasion will he ready and willing to assist you in
prep.,ring for the concerns of your immortal soul.
The recommendation of the Jon• shall toast certainly
be transmitted to the proper authority, and I sincere-
ly hope that mercy will be extenJed to you ; but it
is often necessary for the Government to consider the
expediency of those recommendations, and the power
venni in the crown is assuredly not exeercised capri-
ciously, but for the general safety and prosperity of
the state. I advise yon, however, to prepare fur the
utmost extreme ; and if n►ercy he extended to von,
you will not be the worse man for the attention which
you. may give to your religious concerns. The sett-
;enee of the law is—That you be drawn out a hurdle
to the place of exerution, on the Stith of August,
and after you have been hung by the neck till you
are dead, th.,t your head iw severed from roof body,
and your body cut in quarters, to be at the dis-
posal of the King ; . and the Lord have mercy on
your su:ul.'•
The prisoner W 34 then taken from the bar without
showing any signs of agitation, and confined in one
of the iron rooms.

The President concluded the hotAnecs with an ad-
mirable Address, in the course of which he observed,
that be was afraid the upper ranks were not so reli-
gams as nor fathers. Ile remarked that civil commo-
tion leads to military despotism, ;,nd that liberty with-
oat:religion ends in licentionnes..
The Court then adjourned to the 27t!: November.

BOXLVC

BiTWERN lIENNI,WORTII. Till: 3:g:zEX ell 511q0X, AND
GARReL, Tilt illreFoLK

This battle, which exulted colusiderabli; interest, was
fought on Wednesday, for :,It onineas, at Crites- Ferry,
near Burnham, E.sex. and was manfully contested for
39 minutes. Tom Ituvens seconded Uarrol, and Bennis-
worth was seconded by his brother. The ring was nu-
merously attended.
Round I. Both nent fearlessly to work, and hit away
for seseral minutes, when the el met t+en- in all direc-
tions. Bennisworth was floored by a hit on the head-
-6 to 4 me Uarrol.
• 11.' Tbis was also • game round, to the advantage of
Uarrol, whose strength of hitting had left some heavy
marks ; Bennisworth was thrust u.
3..1 slashing round, rather in Ilenninvorth's favour,
who wad lucky in placing some favoutite bits; but hr
Was at length knocked down.
The next ten rounds Were fought in hell-dog fishion,
but HarrOL's strength gave him a derided advantage; he
either threw or knocked his adversary down in every
roues'.
The 1411. a detirmined fighting round; but Tien-
niswortit hourgot weak, and his head was hideously ex-
eiterered.- tlarrol gave his ;Adversary a heavy talc.
he lath, 17th, and ISth were slaughtering rounds:
Bennisworth was hit down in each of them. and the
battle was nearly reduced to a certainty. liennisworth
received a beery cross-buttoek.
lintii the.3loth round Wadsworth fought tint* every
disadvantage from loss of wind, swollen head, and im-
perfect sight; J,e hail no chance -of success, from his ad-
versary's superior strength, although he fought very
game. He was hit down in this round, and it was
poundage on linerul.
In the 3341 rotund flennisworth received a fuirieson
the front of the head ; lie did not recover fr a state
of stupor afterwanls, although lie stood till the 39th
round, when ()urro' gave him a finisher in the body,
and won the battle.

POLICE.

—on.— •
Attxstox-Iloosy.—Futir men, muned Hepburn,
Cowen, Webb, and Wilson, old-clutlics-men, were
brought up, charged by Captain Page, In behalf of the
East-India Company, under the new street act, with
having obstructed the public highway, and attempted
to establish an old clothes tuarket in l'astle-street.
The Jews, ohl•clutles-dealers. had been mime time
for the greater part routed out of llag-fair by the
police, in consequence of the great obstruction oc-
casioned by them in pursuing their occupation. They
soon after assembled in other streets, to the annoy-
ance of the Christian inhabitants, and at last got into
Castle-street, in which the patience of the neig,hbour-
hood allowed them for some time to congregate. The
Past-ladia Company, finding that from two o'clock
until font each day, the street was blocked up with
Jews and *hi ;lathes, and that the passage to their
warehouse was in a particular manner monopolised by
the verijoirest tribes, complained to the Lord Mayor,
who was determined to put an end to the new market.
Fogg, .14 tna;lialusan, attended by is number of per-
ilous la the employment of the East-Lydia Company,
went to Castlimatreet, to drive away the dealers, but
as soon as the latter moved from one end of the street.-
they were lean crowding together at the other, and
their bagtage was sill spread upon the ptvemeni
with. the griatest trod.. The dealing was
Has bat very little obstructed, fur it is Will known
%list the. Jews ot•tbis elastkwoppt of their busiiess
Weide sake and intarsuotisthi, f f,, •- .
Jim Liorthblayas filo be should fine all
whb should be brought before biro after this complaint.
The defaaduats bagged hard fat Mercy. and his Lord-
ship was swilided with their assavauce that they would
Ter bay or 101 l in Comae-strict again.
Uutaainatipse—A. tradessaau of some respectability.
due slow carried gm bu.sluess in Cbesr
and Mow govolope„, wits inought. a yet
JebAlselle4:ll4llllitiwurratat, 42,0
eirtaitted.'neeter, muter a filee f!••
W. Rumble, susbitet maker, &c. No.
walk, Moorfielac .

pen by yourself. and the crime they have *Meg F Beier boy or mil
i pithy of is the most dreadful that can 'diet pay I Clutuonaaa.p—,
inn. AU other. crivies ere trilling when rompared - sire{ date
t lime
it; it, strikes at thp.,rnot of toe whole fltbric on mkbe as a boos sal
ich our happiness is- bowled.- The horries of nitwit* befireSir
limas, Arline eitienn montsniiinginoinotieitises, Ind whim iiivisi
h deadly malignity, is far,more to Miasmata Men I trace from Mr. 1
1 west bioady foreign contest. No doubt, it was I VI, Tabernacle s