The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-02 00:00:00

FROM SATURDAY'S GAZETTE.

WAR OFFICE. Nov. 28.
7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieut. 111. fl. Hodges. from
half pay Bth Light Dragoons, to be Lieut. flee T. Armstrong,
who exchanges, receiving the difference.
14th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Ensign G. Rooke, from
half pay 69th Foot, to be Cornet, vice H. Ross, who exchinges,
receiving the difference.
let or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieut. Col. J.
G. Woodford to be Major. with the reek of Col, by purchase,
vice West, who retires; Capt. J. Lindsay to be Cept. and
Lieutenant Colonel, by purci.ase, vice Woodford; Lieutenant
F Loftus to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purcLase,vice
Lindsey.
To he Ensigns end Lieutenants, by purchase—Fred. Clip-
ton, Gent. lice Lyster ;promoted; Richard Wm. Astell, Gent.
vice Loftus.
Ist Regiment of Foot—Lieut. C. Eyre to be Capt. by pur-
chase, vice Mosse, who retires ;.Enrign J. Stovte to be Liens.
by purchase, vice Eyre: Ewen Macpherson, Gent, to be Re-
sign, by purchest.vice Stevie.
20th ditto—Paymaster W. Campbell, from the 24th Foot, t •
be Paymaster, vice Tovey, who exchanges.
23.1 ditto—Capt. S. Faulkner, from half pay 61st Foot, to be
Capt. vice J. C. Smith, who exchanges; Second Lieut. and
Adjutant Hugh Piunket Bourchier to have the rank of First
Lieutenant.
24th Ditto—Lieut. Wen. Patrick Baird. from half pay 48th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas Parker Bainbridge, who
exchanges, receiving the difference; Paymaster A. Tovey,
from the 40th Foot. to be Paymaster, vice Ca npbell, whe ex-
changes.
28th Ditto—F. Phelps, Gent. lobe Ensign, without purchase,
vice Slack., appointed to the 1124 Foot.
32d Ditto—Ensign S. Mackay to be Lieut, without purchase.
vice Stuart, dec.; Ensign A. G. Slack., from the 28th Foot, to
be Ensign, viee Mackay.
334 Ditto—Surgeon V. Thomas, 111. D. from half pay 37th
Foot. to be Surgeon, vice G. Fitzgerald, whose appointment
has not taken place.
33th Ditto—Lieutenant Jasper Hell, from the Coldstream
Foot Guards, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Rutherford,who
retires.
37th Ditto—Second Lieut. E. B. Frazer, from half pay 2d
Ceylon Regiment, to be Ensign,vice R. N.Lee,who exchanges,
receiving the difference.
47th Ditto—Lieut..l. Paste), to he 'Copt. by purchase, vice
Keays, whose promotion has not taken place; Lieut. S. Kerr,
from half pay 60th Foot, to be Limit. vice E. Michell, who es.
changes.
62d Ditto—Ensign W. Leeks to be Lieut. by web's,. vice
Scoones, promoted; H. A. hlorshead, Gent, to be Ensign, by
purchase. vice Leeke.
33d Ditto—Lieut. T. Butler, from half pay Coldstream
Guards, to be Lieut. vice J. Hutchinson, who exchanges, re.
eel v lug the difference.
60th Ditto—D. Freer, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Michel, appointed to the 84'h Foot.
esa Ditto—Quartermaster-J. Dukes, frem half pay late Ba-
hama Garrison Company, to be Quartermaster, vice P. Fox,
who retires upon half pay.
64th Ditto—Ensigu J. Browoe to be Lieut. without purchase,
vice Bewre, dec. ; Ensign J. Michel, from the 60th Foot, to be
Enhign. vies Browne.
86th Ditto—Surgeon William Pinkstan O'Reilly, from half
pay 234 Foot, to be Surgeon, vice William Bohan, who ex-
changes.
71tt Ditto—Surgeon-1. Barlow, from half pay 024 Foot, to
be Surgeon. vire A. Stewert, who exchanges.
840 i Ditto—hient. H. Vaughan to be Captain by purchase,
ekes Cruise, promoted; Ensign S. S. Sealy to be Lieutenant
by purchase, vice Vaughan.
To be En.igns—R. J. Helmer, Gent, by purcease, vice
Sealy ; Ensign A. C. Skynner,front half pay 19th Foot. vice
P. B. Francois Charles (Bilks., who exchanges, receiving
the difference. _ _

67th Ditto—f.ient. F. O'Flaherty. from the half pay 32d
Foot, to be f.ieut. Tice Clements, appointed to the gd West

India Regiment.
931 Ditto—Ensign Hon. Henry Sutton Van►, from half pay
931 Foot, to be Ensign, ♦ice Charles Halkett Craigie, who ex-
changes.
2d West India Regiment—Lieut. F. Clements, from the 67th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Stopford, who retires upon half
pay 32d Foot.
Cape Corps (Cavalry)—A. Macdonald, Gent. to be Cornet,
by purchase, vire Jervis, who retires.
Ist Royal Veteran Battalion—Cornet IV. A. R. Maxwell,
from half pay Cavalry Staff Corps, to be Ensign, vice John
Markey. placed on the Retired List.
2d Royal Veteran Battalion—To be Lieutenants—Lient. S.
N. Ilemsworth, from half pay 101st Foot ; Lieutenant D.
Dickson, from half pay 23th Foot, vice Hell, whose appoint-
ment has not taken place.
3d Royal Veteran Battalion—Capt. R. Hall, from half pay
Independent Companies, to be Captain, repaying the differe.ice
he reeriv.il on exchanging to half pay.
To be Lieutenants—Lient. W. Saunders. from half pay Rifle
Brigade; Lieut. W. Bell, from half pay 2d Garrison Battalion,
vice Dickson, whose appointment has not taken place ; Lieut.
R. Sedleir, from half pay Ist, or Grenadier Foot Guards,
repaying the difference be received on exchanging to half-
pay.
To be Ensign—Ensign Emile Ross from half pay Sicilian
R 'Omen!
I U VAT tclinD.—Lieutenant E. Scoones, from 152 d Foot, to
be Captain of a Company, by purchase, vice Skelton who re-
tires. _

HOSPILAL STAVP.—Assistant Foirgoon T. Patnam Macabe,
M.D. from half pay Rifle Brigade, to be Assistant Surgeon to
the Forces, vice J. Hutchinson, whose appointment has not
taken place.
MEMORANDUM.—The eschnrixe between Ensign YOUR. of
.tho 17th Foot, and Ensign Farewell, of the 31st Foot, has been
antedated to 31st August, 1623.

Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant and High Steward
of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
Major R. Campbell to he Deputy Lieutenant.
Kirkcudbright and Wigtownshire Regiment of Militia.—
Randolph Lord Garlies to be Captain, ♦ice Munden, de-
ceased.
Kirkcudbright Corps of Gentlemen Yeomanry Cavalry.—A.
J. Stewart the younger to be Captain. vice Murray, resigned ;
C. W. D. nomson, (lent. to be Lieutenant, vice Stewart, pro-
,noted.

DIVIDENDS.
Dec. 24, W. Rivera and J. Clowns, Shelton. Staffordshire,
manufacturers of earthenware, at the Alhion Inn, Ilanley—
Dec. 27, J. Wood, Bishopsgate street Without, grocer, at
Basinghall street—Dec. 20, G. Brown. New Bond street, oil-
man, at Basinghall street—Dee. 0, W. Barrett, Ohl Broad
street, merchant, at Basinghall street—Dec. 29, 11. A. Staff,
Norwich, soap manufacturer, at the White Lion Inn, Norwich
—Jan. 7, S. Brewer. Alderton, Suffolk, corn merchant, at the
Great White horse Inn. Ipswich—Dee. 20, J. Turner, Fleet
street. silk mercer, at Basinghall street—Dec. 20, J. nod J.
Ritchie, Watling street, Lon ton, warehousemen, at Basinghall
street—Dec. 0, R.ll. Dny, Tosil. Nialdatott., seed crusher, at
Basinghall street—Dee. 6, F. Pothonier, Corporation row,
Clerkenwell, distiller, at Basinghall street—Dec. 20, J. Wool.
cock, Truro, Cornwall, draper, at Rastnghall street—Dec. 20,
J. Denne, Lamb's Conduit street, watch maker, at Basinghall
street—Dec.2o, J. Ram Lothbury, London, merchant, at Bo
singhall street—Dec. 21, W. Adam, Narrow Wall, Lambeth,
timber merchant, at Basinghall Vreet--Dec. 20..5. Atkins,
Great Portland street, Middlesex. chymist, at Basinghall
street—Dec. 23, B. Porter and it. R. Baines, Myton, Kingston
upon Hull, glue mnoufsct , at the Dag and Deck Tavern'
Kingston upon hull—Dee. 22. J. Cooper, Newport. Isle of
Wight. victualler, at the Town Ball, ISALuthamptuu—Dec. VS,
R. Lambert, Manchester, manufacturer the Star lon, Men-
•
cheater.
C EAT' FICATES..—Dgc.
E. R. Ball, Albury, Surrey, paper naufacturer—J. Q, nap.
I rls, Bridge street, Westminster, haberdasher—R. Breadelow,

I),A m in Hales, Salop. ironmonger—W. Tanta's. Borough
jijm, .v. orange merchant—B. Bradtbrd. Yardley street,
spatefitN 41. leatherjopenner—R. and R. Rigg, Whitebaven,
Climbed.% d, common brewers—J. Stevens, Stafford. wine
"litll6C-
Glamorgenshire. banker Cromer., Wat-
ling street, eilington, Salop, grocer—C. Crisp, BHstol, Shoe
e 7
—W. Dobson, Gateshead. Durham, chemist--J.Wuo4, ait (N
maker.
RTNERSH IPS , ISSOLVE D.
N. H.Hakerm d Co., South Andloy street, Grosvenor square,
milliners—T. Pt *end and T. Worthington, Preston, Lan.
cesuce, cotton mar. afacturers—C. Lacy and ft. Seals, Notting-'
ban,, lace manoract„‘ •vs--J. Hughes and J. Page, Iron roan-
dars—J. Lindselland Co..
__,_ssek, coal merchants—J. Cook and
W. Main, Barrow. Lincoli.Nlire. millers—B. Barlow, ten. and
B. Barlow. jun., Birmingham.
silversmiths—J. Windser and J.
Seedbed),Liverpool, porter (.*IIIIfts—
W. R. Ewing and B.
Rathbour, Liverpool, insurance t.`ttkers—W. Whit worth and
H. Perry Manchester—D. Made.` and H. Stewart, Ely
place. Middlesex, wine merchents—W. Nwier and J. Baker,
LoWeri road, Southwark, pork butchers— 4. Kerr and A. Car-
son. Binsinglaanklisea drepers—F. Wilson, ditia• and
son, jun. °reit Creston, Essex, drapers—J. a'J J. lords.
Meant street. Grosvenor square, painters—J. PhtiP‘Und Co.
Water lane, Warwickshire, fender maker—J. Watk. and P.
J. Giraud, Church street. Deptford. tracers.

COURT OE KINO'S BENCH, GeILDHALL, Dn. 1.

The LORD CHU, JUSTICI took his seat at half past niie,
to try common jury causes. There was, however, a sin•
Kolar want of anomies to conduct them ; and nine or ten
causes ware struck out in consequence of their absence.
His Lordship, who waited till nearly eleven before any
defended cause was ready for trial, asked one of the clerks
of an absent attorney if his master had risen. Two or
three causes of the most insignificant nature were, at last,
tried ; and so many records were imperfect, or withdrawn,
or causes struck out, that the whole list of thirty-two was
exhausted at half-past twelve, and the Court rose.
The adjourned sittings in Middlesex commence this
day.

....limn.--
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-..MotsDAY.
Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Mr. Justice BURROUGU.

ZAN/LINOS V. HALL.
This was an action for recovery on a bill of exchange,
to the meant of V. The bill, was drawn by a person
named Little, and accepted by the defendant.
Jonathan Lanraster deposed to the signature of Little,
the draiver, nil in his-cross examination said be was not
aware that the bill had been given for stock jobbing pur-
poses.
IVilliam Emerson proved the "handwriting of the ac-
ceptor, and denied any knowledge of the bill baring been
given in a stock jobbing transaction. t.
Mr. Sergeant 'Favourite, for the defendant, eahmitted
that no consideration bad been given for the bilk It ap-
peared that the defendant bad employed Little. who is
stock broker. to purchase stork for him. On the 10th of
April, Little purchased 5,0001. worth for hint, the price
being 771 a end on the 12th May he had made a purchase
to the amount of 50001. The settling day was the 22nd-of
May, and the difference of price, considered as, tiur bar-
gain, was 751. For this time the defendant accepted the
bill in question, audit passed into the Limits of Rawliegs,
the plaintiff in the calla,.
William Little was called, and denied that the transaction
had been drawn up by his direction. The &count con-
tained the name of " Wall" instead of " Hall" the de-
fendant.

Robert Allison, the clerk to the last witness, after a good
deal of hesitation, identified the account as being his hand-
writing, but could not say •t what particular time lie bad
made it out. He had copied it from the pocket ledger of
his employer.
The witness Little was again called, but refused to pro-
duce the pocket ledger.
Mr. Sergeant TADDY, who was Counsel for the plointilT,
told the witness that he was not bound to produce any
document that would criminate himself.

Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN contended that the witness ought
to produce the book, in order that Allison might refresh his
memory.
Mr. J Mire BURROURII —The witness Little is the person
most interested, as being most involved in this stock-
jobbing transaction, and, therefore, he cannot be called
upon to produce any thing that would criminate himself.
Mr. Sergeant TADDT said that persons gambling in the
Stocks by making time bargains, were liable to a penalty
of AUL and therefore the witness was not bound to show
any document which could prove him to be connected with
such transactions.
After some further observations from Counsel on both
'idea on this point,
The COURT decided that the witness was not bound to
produce the book.
Mr. Justice BURROUGH to the witness—You have got a
book ?—1 have, my Lord.
You don't choose to produce it don't my Lord.
Very well, I'll take a note of your objection.
Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN then proceeded with his ex-
amination of the witness. Did not believe that he made
purchases of real stock for the defendant in April or May
last. Did not conceive himself hound to answer the
question as to whether he had made time bargains for
tho defendant. Witness here identified his signature to
the bill, but refused to say what consideration he bad given
for it.

Mr. Justice itunnouen asked the witness if he be-
lieved that to answer the question as to the consideration
would be prejudicial to him, and he replied that he did.
Mr. Sergeant %%won tm submitted, that the question,
shaped as it was, ought to answered ; but the Court
was of a contrary opinion.
Allison, the clerk, was again culled, and stated, In
answer to a question from the Court, that be knew nothing
whatever as to what the consideration for the Bill was.

The Jury were of opinion that no valuable considera-
tion had been given for the bill, and therefore that they
ought to find a verdict for the defendant.
Mr. Justice BURHOU6II, however, told them that it did
not appear from the evidetme adduced, that the bill bad
been given without any valuable consideration. They
might very naturally entertain their znspicions on the
subject, but in all cases of this nature they must decide
only from facts as they came before them.
Mr. Sergeant VAna►IAN, submitted that the Jnry were
justified in deciding for the defendant under all the cir-
cumetances of the case; butt he Court held otherwise.

Mr. Sergeant TADDY replied ; and the Jury, under the
direction of the Learned Judge, found a verdict for the
plaintiff to the full amount.

COURT OF EXCHRQUER.—MoImAt.

_ -
*TIM RING V. DOMMITT.

The Souctron IigNSRA6 said this was an information
against the defendant, a soap and tallow manufacturer at
Deptford, and it charged him with baring illegally mum-
factured soap an. candles in ♦.boas instances, by which
he had ineurred penalties to the amount of 5001.
The Learned Gottn.el called several witnesses, by whose
+rilence it appeared, that the defendant oecnpied premises
for the snamfacture of soap and candles in Copperas Line.
ileptford. In December lest the officers of Excise searched
the premistst and after some time discovered that the

ground in the cellar was soft, and appeared to have bees
newly dug ; a spade was procured, and after digging-
Mani a spade deep, they came to some boards; nee of these
they took up, and then descended into a cavity about nig,
feet square, containing two soap frames with about three
hundred weight of yellow soap in each ; a pip. and funnel
were also found in a soapy state, and they were so formed.
that a communication could be made from the boiler tqi
these frames, so that the soap in its liquid state emit' rue
into the frames through the pipe and fuooel. A piece e£
new brickwork was discovered in the side of the
edvity, which, When taken away, would stink a perami
'to reach otittlie soap frames. This bole communism*
level with the stoke hole of the roap boiler. The Jury
found a verdict for the Crown.
FRAUDS IX THE OVIPER TRADE.
MSS O. THOMAS lISD/oRD ilrbt au.
The !Rottman CZNERAL. Mr. Ctiaexe, K. C. and Mr.
.NA 1.70 N, were for the prosecution, and Mr. Heovonais:
gr. 114;Tplaw HILL, and Mr..tlivi.ng. for the defence. Mr:
Tratirox thtiod, in openiog the pleading*, that this waa. aft
leformation filed by Isis Majesty's Attorney tieneral aratml4
the defendant, an extensive paper manufacturer, residing at
Exwick, which is situate about four miles from Exeter, td
recover penalties to a considerable amount, for committing
certain frauds maim the ReVenue. In Hie ;hit count he
stood charged " tkst he, being a paper mannfa.dnree, did
golawfulle uses label, or stamp, on a certain rerstn•of purrs
other than that on which it was originally placed ;" the
second count, " thatthe used a wrapper on certain oapet-
other than that in which it was originally wrapped:" and
in the third count, " that be sent out certain reams tripper:
without paying the ditty for the same." 'fhe penaities
sought to be,recovered kern the defendaut, amounted to be.
tween one end two httodred thousand pounds
The Hindmost lierreast. stated, that the defendant was
a most extensive paper maker at Etivick, where he Fad a
mill. in which he carried on his business. It would be
necessary for him to state to the Jury the very proper pre-
cautions the Legislature had taken to prevent frauds
being committed by paper manularturers, so injurious to
the regular and honest trailer. Before a manufactrirer
sends out paper, a large label or stamp is affixed to it by
the Excise Officer, Which passes over the extremities of
the wrapper, and optic* is given to the Vtillector of Excise
before it is sent our, and the manufacturer puts on what it
called a departure ticket, and the officer stamps each side of
the wrapper, at the extremities, and the wrapper being i
two sheets, an impression from the stamp is male, part upon
the upper half of the wrapper, and part on the ltiwer half ;
the weight of the paper is written on the stamp. and the
progressive number of reams manufactured is also stated.
and the date of the day and year ; the manufacturer is
obliged to keep the paper a short time on his premises, for
the purpose of giving the supyrvisor an opportunity tis
examitie,it, to prevent collusion between the exciseman
and the maker; but he must not keep it longer titan 24
hours after.the departure ticket is affixed to it, or he
renders himself subject .to a heavy penalty. • Every ream
of paper upon which a departure trek-t. is affixed, is en-
ters-diem the colieetoe'e book, from a written declaration
of the maker's, jp which the nnuaber, date, weight, 4.*.t
Ver./M[oq VieVfrapOrt• were stamped Withikels pre;-
vision, it was ilingist isuifussibte, after- the paper bait hied.
used which the Wrappers first enveloped, to use them
again, by putting in new pipers, because, unless eta
paper was the same weight as well as siz- as the origin
the fraud would, upon inspection of the w:Apper, be easily
discovered.

In April, 1823, suspicion was excited by sdnse rircticn-
stance against the defendant, and the Excise Officers i.f
the names of Evans, Salmon, and Densham, went on no
14th of that month with a a •arch warrant, to search rho
defendant's mill. On the way, they saw the defendant':
cart near Exeter Bridge, and One Of the officers *en.:
up to it and found cdntained therein a number Of reams
of new paper, wrapped in old wiappers. A search was
also made the same day, on board a veittd called the Hop,.
carrying goods from Exeter to London, and there . sect
found in that vessel 114 reams Of new paper, which hat
heeni shipped by the defendant for London, which wens
enveloped in old wrappers, by which he had defraaded.
the Revenue of the duty upon the whole ; in fact, such,
were the very extensive frauds practised by the defehdant,
that lie (the Solicitor timers]) scarcely -knew where het
should stop; he did not think a further detail was ne-
cessary at presen', and proceeded to call his witnessil.
After evidence had heenheard, Mr. BROUGHAM addressed:
the Jury in a strain of powerful eloquence on behalf cattle
defendant, and stated that his client had warehouses tit.
Exeter and Topsham, in which he kept a Sock of paper,.
and that the paper seized had been deposited at his ware..
house ever since the day it was removed front his mill, in.
1822, and contended that lie had a right to keep pap..r them
as long as he thought proper, though the law did out.
allow him to Peep it at his Mill more titan twen'y four
hones after the departure ticket was put upon it. That
paper was sent in the cart !iy the defendant, from hi. ware.
house at Topsham, On Saturday night, the 1.301 of r.°.
last, to the tina, at Exeter, to be shipped on board " The
little Family ;' but the driver on his arrival found tha
wharf closed, and he deposited the cart and its contents on.
the premisei of a man named Wright, a blacksmith, what
lived about a mile from Exeter ; and on Monday morning*.
the 14th of April, the driver Morris called for the cart, and..
drove on towards Exeter, when he was stopped on thet
bridge, and the paper was seized. The paper seized in tho.
Hope had also been taken therefrom the defendant's ware.
houses ; and he ri Healed the idea of the officers swearing
that the paper inside the wrappers was new paper put int..
old mappers; because it was folly to suppose th.a new.,
paper would he used for wrappers, as it was trill knowit
that only old paper that had bemire hard and strong was
serviceable for such a purpose. He accoantid for Ilse de-
crease of duty in the early part of 1822, by the defenilant'a
mill undergoing repairs at that time, and expressed his
surprise that his client should be able to meet the chem.,
(supported as it was by the evidence of Ex:!se officers fiefsV
and not a single disinterested and impartial witness in het
paper trade called to confirm them), when there were 2.
counts, in each of which a distinct offence was stated, and.
Which of them he should have to meet, his then, knew not.
till that moment ; but notwithstanding he should c.lll such.
evidence, as, with the eiplanation he had given, woall
entitle him to a verdict.

Mr. Ut.auts replied, and declared that the eviderce
proved that the defendant had been a long time in th-t
practice of committing the most extensive (rands on did
public; and never was a case more clearly proved than
the present, as it was evident the defendant bad sent au;
paper in the present wrappers in 1822, had them re:drip-4
to him by the person to whom be sold the parr, an f put
them on new pi.per, and thereby defrauded the revenue of
the duty.
Mr. -Baron Ilouncit, summed np, and was of opinion
that the evidence had substantiated the charges in the :a-
formation. _

The Jury gave a verdict for the Crown.
ADULTERATED ;FOR ACCO AND SNUFF.
arc V. WM. AND J. El
Thia Iva* an information Sled by the Attosney.Generai ,
asainst the defen.lants, charging them "with hiving miara.
with tobacco a giantity of vegetable ithi•anee, nut urins,
tobacCJ ;" and in another Count " with hay.ng mixed n ilia

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*fluff a quantity of spnrionn vegetable substance." The
Solicitor General stated that the defenflants, William and
Eltham. were considerable manufacturers of tobacco and
snuff, at Ashburn. near Derby: and they were charged, on
rt e present information, with having mixed certain leaves
or herbs, some of which were of foreign growth:in the
rust ufactore of tobacco t and they were also charged with
milting • twinkles aria* called malt coombe with
c,rtain snuff whit h they had manufactured. The
artit-le called malt coombe is a kind of powder
which falls from barley when it passes through
the sieve, width powder being of a light colonr is dyed a
dark colour. sad mixed nithsnuff. It bring unlawful for
• vita maker to hare the Article in his postetai Jo, the
Officers of Excise are generally on the alert to kihtcover
thyt or any other article of a spurious nature on the pre.
'rhea of snuff and tobacco manufacturers. Ao officer of
the Excise, whom he should call 3C a Is itoesa, would prove
having found the articles which ho had described on the
defendant's premises, some of them mixed with getutiue
a-olff sad tobacco, which be would pro-hire —Mr. J sea is,
for the clefeodants, stopped the case, and consented to a
verdict for the Crown.