The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-30 00:00:00

CARD V. GRIFFIN.

The Plaintiff, a tripe-merchant, in Bermondsey-
street, sought to recover damages of the Defend.
ant, a lady who keeps a temple for the frail sister.
hood in the same neighbourhood, to recover
damp.' for the following slanderous words:-
64 Yon stole a chest of tea, and three deals, from
the India House."

The Defendant did not justify the words, and
the Jury found a verdict fur the Plaintiff—Da.
manes 31. .

Letters have reached London from Holland to
the 19th, and (rem Emden to the 21st instant.—
Those from the Litter place mention, that several
ships had been seized in the river Ems, laden with
British merchandis; ; but, the pre-
eautions employed, we doubt the accuracy of this
account.

Previous to the departere of the Marquis War—
m:nut', from Seville, he disposed of the whole
of his carriages; horses, &e. Mr. Set:O5,llllAM re-
turned in the Donegal with his Lordship.
It is said that Lord ‘VELLEvLIT. during his
residence at Seville, lived in a state of Oriental
magnificence. •
The Duke of NORMS, poison! through Nor-
wich last week, on a visit to T. W. Cutts, Esq.
at Holkham.

Mrs. Stowing has relented to her cottage, at
Westbourne, trum Southampton. Mrs. GAL/N1 o
Is not with her.

On Bentley test was institeted by the Lord
Bishop of Pwrsasunovan, to the Rectory of
Clipshara, near Grethamt in Rutlandstrire, the
Rev. EDWARD AIIIIRRII, 011 the presentation of
Mrs. SNOW, of the same place.
WILLIAM Baows, Esq. late F.ctra Mager-
Attendant at Portsmouth, is appointed Master-
Attendant at Plymouth. This gentleman, from
his great professioeal knowledge, was used upon
to attend the fleet up the Scheldt, and was of es-
sential service in that difficult navigation.
The 16th Regiment, 2d battalion, have marched
into Hikes fr...n Farnham, where they bare been
quartered fur some time.

COPIES Or MK AFFID,WITS
WHICR THE FOR A CO.NIPIgACT,
*KOMI' CLITFoRO AND OTHltas WAs
FQU:. DED.
,ECOINTINUID APED •O!iCLUD6D fltoll 0111 POMO
Of YLSTIMDAY.}

-ANOTHER GENTLEMAN.!
' H ENRY SENN Lrr, Nom Inn Buildlm,
Wych.streeet, in the county of Miellesea, GB[!.
TLEMAN, maketh oath, end smith, that on or
about the evening of the 4th day of November last,
a number of pemons were assembled in a deigns
meaner in the Pit of Coeent.Gaidam Theatre,
during rho repreeentation of dramatic pima, end
after the admitting of half.pricst had commeneedo
hallooing, hissing, crying ‘; Off! of! off!" and
making so great and such incessant noise, as to per.
mit but a email pert of the performance, after the
cutomencentemt of the half.price, to be heard by the
audience, for the purpose, as Deponent believes,
by force and numbers, by tumult, clamour, and
terror, of compelling the Proprietors of the The.
atre to reduce the prices of admission to what they
had been prior to the burning down of the old
Theatre. And this Deponent further saith, that
many of the persons so engaged in interrupt* the
performance, wore in their hats the letters 0. P.
meaning, as this Deponent believes, Old Prices.
And this Deponent believes, that Cie said persons
wore the said letters as a badge, fur the purpose of
ezeiting and encouraging the perions, there
assembled, so as aforesaid, to conduct them.
selves for the purpose eforesai.l. And this
Deponent further saith, that he saw HENRY
CLIFFORD, of Stone.buildings,
its the said county, Esquire, on or about the said
fourth day of November instant, come iiito the
Pit after the admissites of half price, es Deponent
believes, had commenced, and immediately spots
his entt:ing, several persons, then in the Pit,
called out, " Mr. Gliiford—Three cheers for
hint !" and immediately three cheers or hunns
were given by many persons then in the Pit and
other parts of the salt Theatre, who bad its their
hats the letters 0. P., meaning, as Depotient be.
heves, Old. Prices, and who %sere at that limo
preventing the dramatic performances from being
heard, by the hallooing, hooting, hissing, crying
" Oil'! Off! Off!" and incessant noise, before dc.
scribed ; and while the said tumult and riotwas go.
ing on, this I)eponceit heard Ike said llenry Cl ford
say, addressing himself to the persons then en.
gaged in the said tumult and riot, "that is right,
go on, persevere, ashen you kers the Maas
disperse," and immediately after there was a great
noise, shouting, and disturbance in the 5414 Pit g
and after the performances were oter, the said
Henry Clifford addressed severed persons then
prevent, desiring the 0. P.'s to disperse. And
this Deponent further saith, that the said Henry
Clifford came into the Pit of the said Theatre on
or about the eveuing 4.0 the 7th day of Newsmaker
Instant, at half price, with the letters 0. P.
in his bat, end he was joined by several other
persons who had the petters 0. P. in their hats, and
who were making a great noise and riot, some of
whom bad rattles, horns, and other noisy instru.
menu, eith which they made a great noise deriog
tie dramatic performance, so that but a menu
part thereof ',old be heard. And this Deponent
further saith, that he bath seen a person of the
name of SCQTT, of Verulam.buildiegs,
in the said county, Gent. as Deponent was atLr.
wards informed, and believes also a person of the
name of JOHN BIRKLTT WIENIIOLT, of
.ftgomes.Ditton, in the County of Surrey, Gent.
and also a person of the name of WILLIAM
HENRY SAVAGE, of IVaisingliam.place, near '
Limbeth, in the said county of Surrey, Gent. as
Deponent was informed, and believes emeriti
evenings in the said Theatre since that time, in
company together, makin.4 a great noise and riot,
with the letters 0. P. in their ha's, and who were
joined by several others in ilitferent parts of the
said Theatre, making a great tt,iise and disturb.
ance during the performances in the said Theatre,
having the letters 0. P. in their hats, and in parti.
cular on the Bth day of Nov. last. he this Deponent
saw the said Jobe Birkitt Wienholt and IYilliam
Henry Savage, in one of the lower Boxes of Use
said The. Ire, holding wp and exhibiting a placard,
hick hail the following words: 66 We Conquer or
die ;" and cuutintsed making a great noise and
riot, during the whole of the pert.rmances at the
said Theatre, so that but little part thereof could
be heard ; and many persons having the letters
0. P. in their hats, or out their breasts, coatinued
running to and fro on the seats of the Pit, pre.
tending to fight ; and other disorderly and riotous
conduct and behaviour, to the annoyance and deb.
turban= of the peaceable part of the audience, in
the said Theatre.

HENRY BENNIITT.
Sworn at my Chamber, to Serjeaeste Inn,
Chancery-lame. tomisa, this IM day of
November, 1/1.0, before mv,

J. BATLEY.

.11 is staled in letter from America, that this
President has refused to recognise or receive the
Minister who had arrinsi from Spain, as the Re.
preqnitallie of King FERDIMAN/S. Ills Ravel-
lency Don Louts do Owls, Minister Phenipotea.
fiery and Elivoy Extraordinary, sailed from Ca.
dis on the 20tli of August, and arrived at the qua.
rwntine ground, at New York, on the 3d of Oe.
(Ober. Ori or about the 20th of the same month,
it WAS intimated td him on the part of Mr. MAIM.
sox, that he would nut he received. It is said, that
he had determined, notwithstanding, to remain is
America, until Congress met, and to take the tense
of that body on this extraordinary step of the
Bead of the Government.

A (utter, doted the 10th, states, that the mit-
centrated Spanish army, amounting to 54,000
men, had advanced Aran** and wag pm.
paritsg to attack the capital. Ihe French Nire4D,
it is unlit amounts only to 80,000 men. This
statement is corrubor:sten by spike artistes la the
SPattish and Portuguese Papers; but if the hoe.
[splice he cott6rmr,l, We shall be afraid kis din
at. not the sseaknets of the enemy. has ageedell
our Allies as .opportunity ter Ibis display of ea.
Wit), of movement, and numerical superiority of
force. According to Idlers from Tstegeise, dated
the 8.1, Germ's' held out as the Ulb Oetohee.