The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-27 00:00:00

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Mi.: GRANT a►d the PEOPLE of IRELAND.

Oar Readers have to,en informed that the Inha-
bitants Newry had p►esented an Address to the
new Irish Secretary. Thu followittg is Mr. Grant's
answer :
TO.THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF
NEWRY.
" Duhiin Castle, Oct. 16. 1818.
GENTLEMEN.--I feet, with a just sense of obli-
gation, all the kindn►ss and confidence *Nth the
eloquent Address you have done me the honour to
transmit to me, displays; and I beg you will he
pleased to accept ray sincerest acknowledgments for
such a testimony of your favourable opinion.
" With the warmest wishes that cats be entertain-
ed tar the nanquillity of• Ireland and the happiness
of her People, I most cordially sympathise; and is
will be, not only my. duty, hut my highest gratifica-
tion, to emp!ny. for the promotion of those objects.
the share of power which is entrusted to me in the
Administration of this country,, and whatever abili-
,ies I may possess.

" Of ihPse abilities, however, permit MP to avow
the consciensiteis I feel, that your generosity has led
you to form far ton sanguine an estimate; but such
as they are, they wit! be devoted to.the public ser-
vice; and I trust, Gentlemen, you will, tliisk it suffi-
cient for me to offer you this assurance, without
going into the questions to which ypu. have alluded—:-
questions. ioileed, the discussion of which, however
interesting, does not come %Win, the sphere of the
duties belonging to my race.
" Of the effects to he produced by my endeavours,
you have been pleated, in great liberality to me, to
indulge in large anticipations. Whilst I must beg to
guard thyself against being understood to become
party to whatever those anticipations may involve of
reflection on the past, I willingly recognise in them
a delineation of ajects, which, I am well aqui,:
ought ever to be in my view ; and it slop be my 4
anxious. study, as far as my powers may be compe-
tent, to promote amongst all classes of the community
the spirit of conciliation, which is, I trust, already pro-
gressive, and to maintain the equal and pure adminis-
tration of justice. I must further express my firm per-
suasion, that such also is the disposition of those with
whom I am more particularly called to act, as well
as of those who direct the Gounsejs of the Empite;
anti that, on whatever other points there nay tie a
difference of opinion, On the principle of condurt-
iog the Government with a conciliatory spirit, and of
dispensing the eaisting laws with strict impartiality,
tlorie is but one ottani- m sentiment.
s• In a situation arduous in itself as well a 4 new
to me, I feel that I shall stand in need of much in-
dulgence; but so long as my intentions are uttim-
peached, I shall not despair of it from a generous
People,; and, sensible as I am, both of rnr, own de-
ficiencies and of the difficulties t.ithat situation, I y et
%pt. lit if such Pies/sting motives to exeritso, as will
add eitioiatiais to all the iiictsies of duty. I have the
honour to be, Gentlemen, your obliged and obedient
Set Va
" CHARLES GRANT.".

CATALAN UPOV flax TIM ONE.

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A Correspondent at Ale-tn.Chapidforaelfria!the fol-
lowing particulars of this Lady's sum- osful ethib,tiono
at the Congress. Though we nele:avvrethat there
was much n;isdont and great talent: at Congress, we
could scarcely believe that harmony was so much in
vogue among the great politicians. When Queen
Elizabeth proposed to give Seater, -the Poet, five
'hundred pounds, as a reward (or writing his great
and inimitable work. the Fairy 'Queen, '' What!"
said Burleigh, her economical Minister, " give all
this for a song?" But Statesmen and Warriors are
more liberal to musical merit now.a.day a. The pie.
tore of Loyd Cast!eresgh standing up, listening to
Ithe hymn of God save Great Frederick, instead of
Great George our King. is us. ing
" The concert of Madame Catalani on Monday
evening was attended by all the rook and fashion of
the place. The great hall or ball-room of the Re-
doubt was filled to an overflow, and probably not
fewer than 900 people partook of this high entertain.
men% In the midst of Ponces, Courtiers, and Mi-
nisters, all did so much homage to her talent, that
one might say the attentions shown her were es.
cevaive end eaten vagsat. M. A lopeus, the Itua‘ian
Minister, decorated with his star, was her caoaliere
set-rude, and handed her to the elerited beat (or
what in this case may be called the throne), from
which she rzerted her subduing pesters. inc Pt;ttress
of Tour and Task saluted her on her entrance with
great affability ; Prince Hardetiberg was very atten-
tive ; and Loot Castlereagh, who was by her side,
seemed delighted. At the conclusine of the con-
cert, she sang God save the King *lib great
animation, and ihriugh iiispised by the air of the
place, she interpolated the hymn with Great
Frederick instead of Great George: his Lod.
ship stood op, according to the custom in England—
an eznmple thai was not followed by the rest of the
audience. A circle of Ministers was collected about
Madame [Wow, wife of the violin player, after the
concert, as if she had been the Es,oress of all the
Rtosias ors -a Loftee.day. The Enipeior c.f Austria
and King of Prussia. accompstlied by the ton of the;
latter. attended at a balcony in a kind of incognito.
This celebrated artiste, from tier excellence and the
appreciation of her talent by the Sovereigns, is now
called here la reine des cantatrices, el la cantatrice
des roil, the queen of. singers, and the biomes.. of
kings. The sum that the Duke of Wellingten sent
her for attending his soiree was 1000 francs, which
she would probably Isaac reckoned enough for a song,
had not as much been given by-his Grace.for a Suite
to lisfoist, the violist player, who accompanied her.
The produce of Monday slight, allowing for all es.
penves, was more than ten times that amount. Ma-
dame Catolarii bas been more fortunate than the
other artists of inferior note who hate otept to tli9
play their talents at Clingiest,. Many of them are
now departing with loud complaints of the defici-
encies of their causes. Same of them have lost to
the amount of 50 or 60 Napuleons, instead t.f having
gained by their attempts to please.

There lure now forty debtors, end one hundred pri•
softer:, less to lichester Jail; thou at this period
last year.

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e..ttit 11, sEtt,/ EANTV INN
HAM., OCT. S.
This 'thy, the Judges of the Woe's Bench, wit.
Mr. Justice Bayley, Mr. Justice Abbot, and Mt.
Justice liolroyd, sat in Serjeants' fun
, 1.0 try seeeirgi
remanent causes.
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aLscoansenio
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specialit Alin
n,izti
no.:l7lc.uasr.ising
This was not
of an award made by Mr. Gazelee. The award orla
gity.ted from an action on the case, breught agoinet
three persons as joint owners of the ship [lope, oft
board of which the Plaintiff, Mr. Wile. it, the mega
chant, had shipped geode fer Senegal and Go esi...
The !lope was taken by an American prisateer, sett
her cargo nearly destroyed. She was re-captured by
flee of We King's frigates, and carried hits' Bermuda,
where the Defendant, Dickson, sold chi. remainder of
the cargo, without authority from the shipper of the
goods, and the further prosecution of the voyage was
kat. The Plaintiff brhsght tilt action, and a v•rdfet
was liken by consent fur 20,0001. subject to the .
award of Mr. Gezelee, who reduded the verdict to
the suns of 3.1961. Dikers points of law arose in the
coarse of the esiilence, which, in this instance, sato
submitted to the Court.
Mr: Rictisaoson was hoard in sopport of the
award, and Mr SCARLETT contended .t has the 'Moo's*
4.1 damages found by Mr. Gulden ought to be re.
'dure'd by 1,0001: ••
The COURT were decideily with Mr. Sceelettlis-
ilis view or the points, and the judgment was, that
-tht Plaintiff watt entitled to the sum awarded by MA
Gaseire, deducting 1,0001. •
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lutlWgitAir AND CO. V. ItAll&
Thiayas ,s case reserved frt. the opinion of thet
' Court, itfirviection brought to recover the amount of
two billkrof exchange under the following dream-
; stances :—The Plaintiffs, who are hanker:, and acted
..ep agents for the Defendant, were its the habit of
rßiscounting bills brought to them by a person named
rankahme, who purchased and sold wool for the,
Defendant ; pitikß ye to such bills rectiting his
actual acceptat.cX- ' Ou the 30th of August,, 181.1,
the Defendant addressed a lettgr to the Plaintiff*,
acquainting them that he did Wet" .(nteod to accept
any more 'bills drawn oh him by Braillisome, till
he received the receipts and vouchers connected
with them, but that on their regular frenstbissioft
the bills would continue to he ditty henoured.--
Nietters went on after this notice and coodie
tingle' promise of acceptatiee, withbut interrup.
lion for some time. On the '2slh of feettruary, how-
ever, of the followieg 'rag, a bill sent to the Plain.
tiffs by ll,atilc.onie was discounted, and enclosed to
the Defendant,• who returned flu answer Cel the Bth
of Nla rill, when he refused to titincur it. Too
Plaintitt,, notwithstanding, 'wrote again to t:.e Da. .
Pendant on the 11th, enclosing another' bill for 2001.
and saki'g no notice of his refusal to accept the for-
mer. Br aiiksome soon 9r..f berme' a bankrupt, and
the Plaintitpr, as lissignee4; sought to recover the
amount of thrice *Wits, oti the ground that there dud
been an improper detention of the- first Nil. off die
part if the drawers which reudeted hiss. felpiniaibte
for the pay's' ant of both.
The goirsti- n was a .gied. for the Plaintiffs, by Mi.
KLAnEtt, who, its Lis 14.10w:tie up the elf*, as it
referred to the second bill ; and by slr. LITTLEDALS
far the Defendant. • '
Mr. Justice ISAYLET thought the Learned Conegi
hail done we!) in relniquisififig all title to the seCOttit
: bill of exchange, vow in questinto, upon the farts its
' stated to the Court. It tinetrue that there had not
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yet been ally direct decision, with regard to what
Period of detention would be equivalent to an actual
!acceptance. But it appeared to him to he of great
timpot toner, that the doctrine of constructive at-
ceptaticy should be admitted with much caution, and
not caroled to any eatraordinn ry latitude. The prin.
ciple on which the force of such negociable engage.
clients was founded, was the ezpros consent of the
party to whom the instrument was addressed, as sign).
fied by his own soluntary siguanire. It had beers
already held, that a promise to accept would not
blurt h drawee, if given before the hill was in esist-
'ence; hese the action was f•nlittled upon a conditional
promise, which had certainly not beets siolated by
the Defendant's waiting to see whether the conditions
would he fulfilled. It might have been better If the
Defendant had disclosed the t#llsoll of his delay; but
under the circumstances of the case, it ought to hive
recurred to the other patty, after the avenge! notice
which they had received in August. In addition to
all this, there was the fact of the I'l 'LAU,' having
taken no untice of the Defendant's refusal to accept
the first, la hen they sew a second bill in their letter
of the 11th, a silence which he thought most be con.
stetted into an acquiescence on their part its that re.
fusel. fin adverted to these fir ins in the evidence,
Itemise there was no fixed rule of law opplinal,le to
cases of this de.cription ; atl of which musts he decided
oven a full view of their peculiar circumstances.
Mr. Justice ArßuT coticutsvd, both in ilie•legol
principle as laid down by bis Leettred Brother, and
in the itifetences which the evidence obviously sag.,
;piste& The opini"na of 1...irr1. (brawl:lie, Lord
Nlatt.field, end Lord Eitenborough, had been cited
from report a of cases in which the genetat 4.1.1,.:.0
0, to the obligation upon drawera had Mite incl..
&Holly helot e them. The opinions of those eminent
Judges would he alwajs treated by the Court with
the greatest ierpect, but they .did not go to the es.
lent of the propoaition it: support of which they
were quoted. Lord ilardwicke had expressly said
in the 'case alluded to, that its special circumstances
were the ingredient' of his opinion. Lord Eilettiso-
rough, when he said that the detention ought uol to
eiceella •reviontsble. time, left a gobstion open upon
every succeeding case, and a question Mat must be
gore' need by particular fairs, tad by the relative con.
juct of the parties.
Mr. Justice ilotewen was litewl4e of opinion.
that is sitnpie owis•fraaisce could never he construed
into an fmp!ied consent. It irtS true that its this
Case the Defendant bad promised to return the bilk,
unless induced AO accept them by the receipt of his
vouchers. 'nut at this *as a promise, without fifty
consideration, it rouid not legally hind, him. finder
revolh ells umstances, the detention of •• bill by a
drawee, for several hays might be regarded ass air.
teal acceptance, 111 nt least as a converallass; tyst its
this case. there was an missencrof OWPty circ;intstance
that could Wing it within either the-otkelit-
other.

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