The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-02-12 00:00:00

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11.4fing.•.# ..alordrliire Lisret. 50 do 110 odes
Ia 411 bier.. aid tasukeiseed dear Mold so Taesiloy ou.reilog„
at der o'clock. The perieslreas gook a Oil Cu it limo I wleilesier
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did she asber sea he retired so re.t
bald o'clock. and roil...vied 19 mil... at rer ,s the isirenisc,
abrade breakfasted, and made aestbre start as *is edam'.
art Lig door tow soder some :Imo half IS croul:111. Hestia 'id
wk. u. rig. Weer.; and ~s del... k. is lie eiraiwg be had 17
albs bid. is Me nett 1! Auer,. fk did S 9 la ibe Nest six
loafs aid id re.aisted war idarltet meat at time trail.
tarsisiga Satiric 'ad I.u.rearrs, 11; rade. from lime.

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COURT OF(X131 MON WUNCIL.

found in that place. He tlfouglit it would be ad-
visible to empower the Magistrates to Ivry a fine foi
the first nifeoce' which raitht be doubled in fitters
tronegressions. As a Member of the Court of Alder.
men, he could state, this that body had no wish to
waste the fonds irf the city in preseeetions where no
evidence could be procured. One cue he knew, of
so old woman who bad been two years imprisoned
for a house of that character, thoteelt she was not the
real owner of the house, for it was kept by some
Jews, and the asme woman had been feet times is
Now 11•11.-1-( Hew. hear'.)— lie thought the Cor.
porstion were humid to pay s',llle attention to the
owe of Beidewell,arbiels was (heedful its the estrus*
—(Hear, keer!)—and it woold be ie vain to think
tif relormation by studio& persons there to work for
seats time, as when they came not who 'wild employ
them, they not bowleg • character.
After some observations from Mr. Alderma4
Weithman, Messrs. Patios, Peacock, &c. the cu.
dropped.
The Sheriffs were ordered i• prevent the Petition
to the House of Commons, anti to regent some Lord
Ito present it to the House of Peers.
Joins Ilawkirss, a Marsholman, war 'upended
from offiee, at the recommendation of a Select Com.
mittee, for sense improper conduct. The Court di-
vided en an asouniesust for his being severely repri-
i mended, but the amendment was lost in tie division
!by • majority of 13.
TRIAL. BY BATTLE.
Mr. TAYLOR MOO to give notice of • motime en •
!subject which claimed the early attendee of the
oisetory. It appeared that advantage would be taken
of the circumstances which had brought Wager of
13aftlis ender dtscuosion, wholly to deprive the People
of the Right of Appeal. Though he had had little
time for enquiry, he thought it Sufficient to make es
Nei anxiety that two of our greatest Coostitotiossal
Lawyers had tliorght this Right of the greatest im-
portance ; Lord Chief Justice Holt Mehl styled it
°lute of the noblest privileges of Englishmen ;" and
Mr. Denning having spoken of it as " a great pillar
of the Coestitetion."- fie believed be had sees
Setwagh to be convineed that great igoorsitor sod
stimppreheosion rained on the subject' both u to
the meaning of the word Appeal, which did net se-
crustily imply a second trial, sod es to its cosmic.
tion wiih Wager of Battle. As far as this city was'
concerned, they bad never any possible cennectios ;
and this was the cue also, though those who were
endeavoring to abolish Appeals, seemed net to be
aware of It, in many, If not most of the Cities and
Corporate Towns in the Kingdom. lie concluded
by expressing a hope, that era wrong decision would
be come to, from • wont of attention or informetion
among the Peoplet, or thou who were the sincereend
zealous defaults" of their rights. The notice was es
follows :
" To consider of a Petition to the Houses of Par-
liament, praying that, 'whereat, the Right of Appeal
bath been declared by some of the most eminent
Constitutional Lawyers to be one of the **Meet pri-
vileges of Keillehotes, and is not essentially subject
to the barbarous mode of proceediag by Wager of,
Battle, from which London and *thee Towles are in
all cares esempi, they will not agree to any snail.,
Rent which shall take away from the People of this
males their meat ancient and undoubted tight of pro.,
coedits' by Appwal in aiming! causes."
A Petition hem urgent throws of Craft navigit.
ill the River, Coal-merchants, sod other persons,
io relation tooth@ state of Loodeo.blid&i, and for am
wended waterway, with other matters construed
therewith, Wales from a Report presented some
yeses beck, was presorted and rood, set referred to
the liridge.hoeseCounnittvo, to consider and report,
with powers to confer Mason with his Majesty's
Ministers if neeessery.
DPW IItSI,IL FROM THE SWORD. BEA R F.Wit TA !Mi..
Mr. DAVIES presented a Petition from Mr. T. N.
of the Cool' • that

Ymiti.tday a Cee►t of Cnieineet Cneeseil win hyld
for .h• Itiessetion of . great deal of pieblic basinPss.

A Resolution was agreed to. requesting Ilia Chap.
I.in In the Lord Mayor to mint his Sermon. preached
at St. Lawrence Jury on Plough Sinday, before the
,Coe rt.
COMMUNE PIIOII7III3TES.
l'etitions were presented from several of the Ys ords.
up n the subject of the lamentable noisome, arising
from the dreadful prevalence of Common Proslits.
lion in the City. and preying the Court to adept
/.0111P means of diminishing the mustier of unhappy
cleat uf es who derived their sopped from such pm-
ti;es. They were Wetted to the Committee on Ilse
subject.
Mr. DAViall then brought op the Report of the
Committee appointed to enquire into l'he Went of the
'finance. and to suggest a remedy. The attention
of the Public had, he rejoiced to say, been most
misinesly directed to this object ; but he regretted
In say, It was the opinion of the Committee that the'
Magiatmey were so iremesantly engaged, as not to
be able to ',Oder the •issistane• to the Cernmitee
which might be effectual. The Cent, thereto,",
moat devise who winos of abating the well, mid of
ce11... the misery of than unhappy creatures, who
wet. the netters of seducers and distress. It was
well known that there were. number of of houses
which afforded conveiden access, sod pursued pro. I.
Iliene practice. in defiatice of the Magistrates; soar
ii .truck the Committee, that if means were adopted
for sh•lling up those houses, she greatest part of the
• desires• in the •Ifeets would be dorm away. Ho knew
that many difficulties would present themselves. but
the subject was one that called upon humanity Oa
Stioticly, as to render say hesitatiosi in attempting to
snood toiler to the miserable olives 'Nothing len thee
a crime. Common decency, which was every me.
rent subject to violation, also called for the inter-
ference of the Coen, which wanted nothing to ac-
complish the object.- • (Applause.;
The Report was then read and speed to, as was
• also the draft of a Petition to Parliament.
Mr. DIXON said, it was really a reproach to some
of the Wards to allow the nuisance to be of such long
continues-It. In Alderman Wood's Mayoralty the
girls used to run off the moment the Lord Mayor's
Peat was Mentioned, and the streets were compare.
lively clear of them ; bet now there was very little
restraint. That some election should be made was
evident, bet care should be taken not to make it to
such an ergot as to endanger stir wine and daughters,
or to create a precious ituresse of bastards.—(Mor-
murr.)
Mr. FAYSLL saM, it would be advisable have leek
• question introduced to the House, particularly as
it was now engaged its the consideration of the state
of crime.
Mr. Aldermen WAITHUCII was confident that as
ell felt the magnitude of the evil complained of, they
would be unonlmees in doiegssomething tb prevent
its continuance. At the same time there were many
difficettin to encounter, of which he eras afraid
moll of them were not aware. imputations had
been east ors the City Magistrates, for what witseon-
sidereal as an indifference on their part to remedy the
evil ; but be could assure the Court such impotatimut
were HI founded, for the Magistrates did every thing
they could toget rid of it. There were seven or eight
houses io his *ern Ward which had been presented
by the Inquest, and which. if prosecuted, most have
cost seven or • eight bemired pounds. He in these
CUP, consulted err Word Common Council, and am
enquiry was lostitosed to see what 'videos. could he
cottoned against the houses, but there was none.—
( near, hear!)—A saving thus of seven or eight lon*
drmi pomade lead been swede. which would otherwise
Mee been wetted improperly. I r houses of that Me-
rate, were presented, and no evidence could be pro.
domed, it was olivine. that the 'Ail must not have bees
so great es was Imagined. lie had en great anti-
cipations of advantages resulting from a legislative
measure on the subject, and he would seggest as his
opinion, that the first and most important question
was t• enquire how these females could be employed
elms' being taken off the sweets.—(llcur, hear !)
M any females were driven by necessity to the streets,
and he knew whets from the cuasilry who must lave
been forced to the same dreadful resources bet for
the interposition of soma friends. li* applauded the
motives by which the Committee were acteated, and
Me would sincerely wish a practicable remedy adopt.
ed. but he could not flatter himself of much good
being effected by the imminence of the Legislature.
Mr. JAMS censidered it was high Hoe nowt/till
should be done, as there ins not a lowa or city in
the e odd, he might say, where vice was so epee!,
displayed,* in the metropolis.
Mr. Iloacossist was of the same opinion. No
house cf ill fame was in Castle Boynord Ward at
present. OM had Wu, bat by persevering ever.
times It was touted out.
Mr. 61111TVITIIS thought it would he a good thing
it Gentlemen, instead of coming to the Court to
make speeches S. morality, for getting their 1111111,11
and speeches io the Newspapers nest day, would
be
more seller al home in their vanities districts. as 4 go
1.01 at nights and watch the houses.—(4l Leugh.)—
;Many of them were ton fond of going tot bed early,
and to their enmity hones, and thought they did
enough by sprechifyiog abort morality.—(A laugh.)
I.et them do as Mr. Alderman Wood had done,
anal the hones would be pet as end to.—( Hear!)
Mr. TA s Loft said, that in the Ward he belonged
to, they Lad presented one bone. three times with.
.oat effect, as attention being psi.] to their present-
ment. They were told by tlis Recorder in feel:mut
Aldermen, that if they did not like sech bosses,
the% most find money to get them removed.—
.(ilea,, hear
Mr. Alderman Woon woalil not have spokes. es-

relit for the viliniarii made to him by the lut speaker'
one. ?loch be believed had horn done, but if
•ho work Wall to left to be done by thou who chose.
oold be (semi cobody would undertake it.
\!itr;.lioa., not far from the rims; 011ce, he cools(
• ate the members of is•famoua women whereas great
I•) slay as they were by night, and he had, irf ring
to o.t. 'flaws 011:ce, seen an open rosy, were many
femsloi were aam“i:,g to cri;rap ttle unwary. Ile
o r house there of an infamous character, into
h he saw several yourg men seduced, and he
r is a c!erit belerg;tig to a baukiag•heese bad been

,TESMAN

no right to seclude Mr. Williams, • verdict of guilty
must be recorded; for if he had the right, violeoce
*as justifiable.
After some further observations from Miter Mem.
bens, it was egrets], epon the motion of Mr. DAVITS,
to withdrew kis first motion, that the BMWs* Amid
lie on. the table.
The Committee oppoioted to consider whether the
, Abolition of the Setting the Assize of Bread was be.
neficlal to the Polak or not. presented a Report.sfat-
' leg, thatafter they wen's( opinion
Idea it wee issespedistet tb mitre the eame, the Abe.
Witte thereof •ppeesing holm bormefielsi to the
BOROUGH OF IOPTHWAIJIK.
The General Purposes wroittee presented a Re-
port in relation to the Memorials of the Commissisn-
ere of the Court of Retreats, le the Boroegh of
Southwark, against the Bailiff of the Borenll (J.
friasep, Esq.), and the answers of *Bailiff there.
to, whisk were merely read pro forma, sod the
consideration adjourned to the lint Court ID March.
The Secondaries presented a Memorial to the
Court, dactiolas to giro may account of their fees, as
they were advised they were not booed to do so. A
Special Committee was appoiated to consider the said
Memorial, and to have power to esamine papers,
books, thud documents.
' Not a single word was said en the Soothwsrk
zest., as the iliscession Is postponed to March, when
the ease will be very fully entered into. A primed
copy was ordered for the Members of Court ,and two
were to be stmt to the nigh Bailiff (Mr Priesep)
and to Mr. Farmer. Chairmen of Om Court of Res
quints.
It was referred to s Committee to cowsder the pro.
prieiy of aholishieg the Table for the tiword.hearer
and other Officers of the Lord Mayor's Ileembold,
at the Mansion.hoose.
Adjesrned at haU after five o'clock. The anted.
secs of Members was encommonly nemeroes.

LAW 1147'ELLIG SPICE.
(-OUR? OF CHANCINT; eth.3l.
The Lord Chancellor sat the whole deg tibppee
Coot t.
PRESSURE OF HUIRREqn UPON THE LORD
CHA ScKLLOR.
On she hookropt peellion of sapirie Raid, la the
settee of fleid, biting called ea
Mr. Aoatt applied to the Geri to allow it steed
apron the lie Arm after the Seal.
'The Lotto CIiAnCILLOR slid, be meld not allow
thet to hedger. He would hear nothing but million,
upon seal dem and spoil other days be weeki hoer
nothing bet appetite. Its could on inept seal mfese
giving his attention to these appeals, as there were
MIS of them sit years old ! " 'rho. Hesse if Leeds
he, entered me to sit in that Neese upon Appeals,
• of which are of great ottesegoeoes.«.—..The
aeroastt of Appeals usually heard, aellieled
the Jearrade a that Howse, prosisse.remdhe
brdm being made, eras about •TA ee 97 ; bet sisal
that order sea wade AP** 80 haws been aussait,
4eciJed. The great misoltief is, that the shop is apes
y three times a seek, and that the costumers are
Mica more oemerens than they formerly were. The
Is have accomelated prodigiously, .and it k
Otte mtereishitte how, mithio eke days, they have
kftillesed. I eleireld be very glad to know lito• lem
to get rid of theme old Appeals, Apothem dream.
Mame has Meek me, whether itoeill be agreeable to
km Gentlemen dt she Her or set, 1 do not know,
t if the Home if Leeds will allow me to sit there
dime day. together be a week, nod the ether three
*Pot lit this Ostert, It will he indeitely ewes awn.
gloat to me. Whemiodgment is ti be given- in live
Applok, ss [did yearredep, my Wadi, a little din.
tithed by the veridir of the maim pet Mato it."
114eSotretteiaGeneaeLrepresenied,Ihat it might
be Inenerenient le imam • •
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WBSWeeet allllolliber the Good, complaining
the Petitioner, though he bud purchased his shoe. The Loot Csielalret taist.-+.." I olialLiset attempt
ation in the jeer 1306, as Attorney to the Corpora. to altar the leas*, without siting a very
lion, and was entitled to • seat at the Swatod.beeror's huge mod safreltrisiodito to the parties. I only
table, in consequence of that purchase, was eacluded' throw this out tor eisaiderotino. It opluilherdly
by the Lord Mayor, who declared that he ahead dome melts a groat jumble in one's had. teeter
pot sit there again. The Petition concluded with 'CH do any thWg to distress the putties if I can
praying, that Mr. Williams should be restored to Um kelp IL"
power of sitting at the table. Mr. D. moved diet olte'areoltaseT-Gtwitakc D. et;ta.rit.
the Petition be referred to a Committee. This was a Petition relative to the Charitable Food
Mr. Dixon wooded the motion. of Sir lobo Haywatd, and Mr. li*RT 'polies! to 04
Some confusion arose upon the question. whether Cant for the epprepriatien of a porta( these nutlet.
Mr. Williams was to accompany the Petition with the 'appal of a Charitable latitution founded by Mr.
observations, as every other Petitioner woad be Boller, in the parish of Credit/in, in I)eroeshire, the
vilegyd to do. originial property outer which these Fund* bad been
The LORD MAToa said, he was entitled to do so j supplied, bring *toted the Island of Sheppey, iu
as a Membet of the Court. Kent. The whole el the Fonda were now SCII.II.
Mr. Dixon deprecated all 'amity into the facts of legal to the large sem of 21,9001 , and the Pal.
the stomata, as two actions bad been brought on ' (inn might that throo.fiverths of the income of this
the subject, sad It would be prejudicing the case to i soot might be applied to the support of the institution
discuss it now. at Creditors, and that the remaining ono.fourth
Mr. WiLuaws said, that Mr. Mien had waned should be supplied to the charity in the parish of
with • view of injuring the question. Mr. W. then IM. Nicholas, at Rochester. lie bed no objection
began a history of the S•ord.hesrer's Table, which, 1 that the matter shield bus referred to the Master.
he said, had been instituted as a part of the Iran. i Mr. MARTIN oltjatod to this arrangement of the
deur of the City of London, but was wow morally I Fends, •s it wield be giving up the whole controol
reduced in point of entertainment, there being, when I which the Coed had over the Fond+. There were
he last dined there, bet two dishes for 19 people, sod 1 else threw Charily &hoot, at Rochester, which went
wine like ink, so that be and the other Officers of undo, the pioneer the Hayward Charity, for which
the Household were compelled In subscribe Cid. • only 3111. were given.
piece to bay sager to mike the wine palsied,. Ho I The LORD CIIIIIKEIIIOII NM now obiection to a
(Mr. Williams) defied any one to say that be had ' tolerator in the Mosier. It wet afterwards decided
over acted improperly at that table.; list notwith. the, the pettier shield come to souse agreement open
standing the Lard Mayer had thought fit to egriudi ' the matter, and an omit, wee to he drawn op too lb.
him. The dinner could be no object, for he did not I opprolation of Sao Cant.
go there once in fair month* ; it was the right he
conirnded for.
The Lunn MAYOR said, the Court trust decide
whether they were to be entertained in this manner,
I or .101.
After some conflicting 00. Mr. WII.I.IIMS
said, there were no actions nom., the lotA Altar's,
as was intimated, on the subjeo of the right to act as
he had done.
The LORD MAYOR said, the.. were no actions,
bet two w,i s had been is,tted ; and on the trial, he
had no doubt, the Court wool', b. of opinion he had
done honor to his citation, in doing what lie had
done. Until that time, he submitted, whither it
would Ito fair to discus* ft...question.
Mr. Wria.t.tors said, the assault was to he tried,
and nut the right, of course the Gott by diteesehte
would not prejodge.
Mr. l'statost said, that tratoig tie assault, west
include 'rjing the right, for if the Lord Meyer had

' COURT or KING'S RENCR, Fre 11.
INFORMATION.
Mr fottkoot V atIGHAN moved lot a rule In oho.
cause is ha a Criruitial Itsfrumaiion shroltl not be filed
against Mr. Thomas Thomonn, the Print.•r and
Publisher of the Leicester Chronicle, for publishing
a libel on the 20th of December lair. against the R.•a.
John Btddulph, a Niggistrote of the ci.unly of Lei-
realer, isnitoling to Aim a c..rratrt mhos• of f.ir office.
The tendency of the libel (which was contained in a
letter to the Editor of that Pape.) was to show that
Mr. Biddulph had eatended the law to favour a rich
mart, but had withholilen its ptotectiou from a man
in bumble circvmstances.
The Levine(' srojeant's alfi•byit went to negative
all the allegations states' in the libel, but he •ad that
he espected to receive another afildasit in a few Jay.,
gibich 11, wed completely eemove ►ll simpleton 11,1'

Mr. Bddelph had acted corruptly io the viecowl;
of his afire. .

The CocaT said, that they could not treat Palo
open an alidesit to be produced on a (stare del,
partieelarly in a case of this nature, and Weaken
the rule mast be tensed for the present.

TUE LINO r. OKtLT.

On a former day Ms. Clumpy ohtelnelli tile lo
show cause why a Crierslnal Informatlen shoed' tot
be tiled essinat the Defendant, Mayor rit.clewed.
borough, in Kent, for corruptly refining a lianas
to Mr. Marshall, an Innkeeper of that sown.
Mr. MARIYAT and Mr. ADOLPUUI now showed
cause against Ilse rate, and produced afar/still; that
the licence had boon refund to Mr. Marsball, on se.
smolt of his persittlog drunken milers testily In his
boos* daring divine service, and also from ma Isabltoal
practice of addressing seditious knew to his au.
towers.

Mr. CunN t ir and Mr. Catrre adolitesN that this
Wall sufficient answer, sod thareford 11. rota tie
discharged with casts.

CIII~IIVAL W

Mr. Cif in; steed for a rale to show Niue why
a Criminal information should not not be fled
against two Magistrates of Bishop's Castle, for lava
ing convicted two persons upon the Goole Lowe,
go khost permitting their Attorstivs to attend deft
the proceedings.
The Cuter Justice said, that Attornies had co
right lobe present rfivriag prr•cserlimes in penal eases
Ireton Magistrates; and as No corrupt waive wits
imputable to this* Goalless., t►* tato lossig stob.M
granted.
The Coast rove at half-puss ala o'clock.

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