The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-05 00:00:00

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Sta,—The Poblic.atestseads have been slurp
its see lb* inscamae of :Sans's' betters
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theippeerauce of the •rectignmanceo unite
published from Manchester ; bud the SeettavAsV
Itimself published itaiew don .sooney.:ileilihrkt 110'6
been well. lam one of those who had been in
sen, and mot to 404 Wrtnegitiloifdlio-
aumrstrocCebetok ow 7th vsf,letteary, orqwestiag his
Lordship to spy, *tether my ipertenal attenchmee at
Abet Ceram sacKtdes lhoots, an the %Id-of January,
,werild`be reqtdoed,:talitieg reai.u.alTbre miebed to •
Isom* imoulistely bettbis .barailhip Widaot
to answer me.—kboiati the il4tlf'or 15th' df %leaser?,
I 'weifteto. the Police of Ma nolthater, infivikting this,
that.ts.pvecore nay personal 'Marty :,(of arMektinry
had.the boomer of having dernited Me) had bees
obliged to engage to 'a lipear,in the *foretold Collet 1111
the "firstalsfuNhe'tben ensuing Term, to answiele to
such thisms..as•soight -then be objected against user; ,
therefoseelts order tint I mightwotte 'taken 4oltatoi- ,
awares4 Ivegoested• them so iriform•me whet cheers
theyhad prierred *glint .nte to the Welt ETA Ne-lif
STATE ; bat .tbey were as Sifont bis Lerdship Ind
I got oo Gessoes Tfront. 3 About t eel...o'clock on tie
Ito of Jainism 4ilePol ice sent • permit to tell me
that I weedrint-ws es , louden as I ihmsid not be
called upon.- Net astitied with this information 1
went lloWn. •to -the Foliar, accompanied by Mr.
Datrmaronn, ',another Iteciignizee ; net finding the
'Gentlemen at the Police.office, we went to the New
.Bailey, finding tisopeputy Constable, NADIN, he
4old us the same story; but having been unjustly
accused, apprehended, sod imprisoned by these Gen...
*W111.'1,4103 :not .willing to be left in their hands
under the additional obligation of the reeogniiance I
bad hems indueell to.sige so I wanted to know if his
.Lordshipsa. letter nullified my recognizance; I was at
first told' fttlid, but observing that I would take no
sin's word against a written obligation, I requested
to see-the SectscrAtty's :letter; I was then told it
seas gone le be printed, and we should have copies
thereof that night. I replied, that would not do, 'as
unless 'I was iinniediatety satisfied that the letter nul-
lified our recognizauces, I should deem it necessary
to set of for London in two hours, on-saying which,
I wasttold, by a person whom I believe to be Clerk
to the.Magistrates,—" You may go to Hell, if you
please ;" and was ordered out of the room. After
this NAM. was prerailad upon to send for the letter •
we waited uutilit was brought, but were net permitted
to•see it. However, after much consultation, it Was .
read its our ears. This being done, and perceiving
noaspression which directly set aside the rem-
nizanees, I asked them if 'they would say whether
that letter awilieriesd them .to discharge oor recug-
nisaoces, and I 'was answered by Mr. EVAN, (WhO is
both a Magistrate and Coonsellor *elan), '4 We
still not tell you : it is .not' our business to put any
construction on his Lordship's words ;" having said
which, be in a vageturried out of the room, and we
wore ordered away. In this polite and satisfactory
manner were. we made acquainted with the SO*
CRETANY of Sl*ATo's Coottounicolion.—After this I
addressed a note to the Magistrates, stating, that
unless a written knower to the question—" Whether
they were authorised to set :aside our•vecognizances,"
were left at ary.house, befere- two o'eloek that cloy,
I should feel it to be my doty to attend at the Court
of King's Bench, agreeable to my engegemeot. This
note I saw put into the 'bands of the Magistrates ;
but no answer een delivered at•itilf-past two
o'clock, when Ile some. Ilow the Magistrates of
Manchester have L ;ducted themselves on this oc-
casion, the Public may now. judge.
Feb. 4,1818.

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COURT OF OF KING'S BENCH. Fan. 4.
THE LINO V. TIIE INHABITANTS OP V. MART,
LEICESTER.
Mr. Rummy, moved for a rule-to set aside an order
of the country Magistrates in this case, on the ground
that whereas two counties, viz. Rutland and Leioes-
A Writ of Enquiry was, a few days since, executed ter, Wtill named in the order ; it was neverthe.
et neede,„„tbolefeie -dm .finiii,r. sheriff Of the less signed by the Magistrates tinder the title of
Coouty of Stafford, to.assesslite damages in the case Magistrates for the said county, thereby leaving it
of ELLIOTT V. NICIEL/N. The active wits brought by uncertain for what courtly they acted. In support
a respectable inhabitant of Tipton, and 'father Of of this motion, the decision of Lord Kenyon was
eight children, he 'recover damages fur the *eduction adduced, who had set aside an order where a similar
of his eldest daughter. The Defendant is a young es:linguist occurred.
ford
mett,und son of ail inn-keeper of the same place. A Lord KI.LENCOILOUGII sal, that if redeem to the
verdict of 10001. damages was given. painful necessity of over-rel eg the case decided on
The l'ottentham convict ship is repairing, at Sheer-. by Lord Kenyon, he would have sin hesitation in
nom, the damages sustained between that place and doing so, as in this instanse, although the two coon-
theDeavos. There are aboutl.oo convicts so board, ties of Rutland and Leicester were mentioned in the
':isteiesffatg
the Derby rioters, of whom, it is sold, two first part of the order, yet only one of them being
issetiidied. afterwards mentioned in the part of it which imme-
diately preceded the signature of the Magistrates,
Atiloog lb, instances of extraordinary longevity of
oiir•countrymen, we have to notice that of William there could be no doubt as to the county fur which
the Magiitrates, whose names were affixed, acted.—
' Elrick, who was born in the eventful year of 1715.
He wes•formetly at Aquorthies, and lately came to Indeed he was of the same opinion tweeting the
'reside on the Barony of Fetierneii, in the perish of case which had been decided oil by Lord Kenyon:
Chapel of Gra ' rioeh, bothbelonging to Mr. Wile, of and be could only regret that so•great and intelligent,
a Judge Should have funded himself bound by law to.
13alquhein, where he died on the 16th ult. having
been able to continue his occupation of a day la-. pronounce an opinion which was not borne out by.
hooter, until within five years. His faculties of WO. any just construction of grammars or by "P"s.
log, hearing, end sp,ech were quite entire at the sen"'
time -of ids death. On Candlemas-tiny he would The rule was lipiehewd. e.. 1,. . . l
have completed 103 yeirs of age.—(Aberdeen
Chronicle.) ADMIRALTY COURT, .DORTORS' COMMONS. •
'On Tuesday morning, abbot one o'clock, as Mr. eases soutere.or TEE .CAPTORS ow TH6 SILTS o
Barclay of Crient-gardeelThestre, was retaining FRANCE AND ape aeon, 'RESPECTING 3000 SLARTIN- -,
home, -after the evening peffiirmanee to his house in The further argument upon this questionlanewmor
Fitzroy-place, in the New-roid, near Fitzroy-square,' the Coesnsission,oes of Ns. Majesty's Navy, sod the
be was attacked by two ruffians, one of whom run claim of the captors to a' sum-of 100,0001. sett 4p'
against him and threw him on the railings, and the wards, value of the above Moves, osstrepied the atten-
ether immediately drew a pima!, which he presented Lion of the Court nearly the whole of yesterday.
et 'Mr. Barclay, and demanded his money, upon The Learned Ad/mutes on each side were again
which Mr. Barclay, with a stint he had in his band, beard, and also Dr. lAshiugton in =pl. .
either knocked the pistol oat Of his hand or preeented Sir. W. Scorr observed, there wirs-no, gestation as,
him from discharging it, end Mr. Barclay snide a to the coodinenatioe of these slaves, hut as to their
speedy 'retreat. but was pursued by the villains till he coming within the terms of the'grant ; what was the
arrived stifle watchAoz at the corner of Warren- prayer of the parties in the' mewl The prayer
street, and-escaped. of the captors was, that ' these .slaves should
A GOOD BANC ATN.—Themas Edwards, a carman, be condemned to the Crown. Such -also was the
was lately employed by 'Mr. Harry, the itiperin- prayer of the adverse RAY ; end it appeared they
' tenrlant'of Mr. Dowtou's. Kentish theatrical business, kad not only been cundeasued to theZrowe, but
to convey away the scenery, &c. from Maidstone to were actually taken possession•ofsaa.prisa' at war.—'
Canterbury. Kiwards engaged to carry it for 91., it Seven! distinctioepplir ~. as ; to x4sp slaves bate.A
being represent •to him as' weighing three tons, or log that species of yashitto,soistd bowels con.
but little more. ,thi coming to the Harbledown demned, with reforeriee to.ake47th and 55th of Oa
weighittriiire,'ll4oierweight proved to be so great, King ;'but eras
•that Ana quet.tioit:propounded for 4p.
that Echn yd n trds was chaigearly 401. and in default ciiionhyt.the prayer of °the Politioe E'. if:44'2p oot
of payment; two a its horses item detained' 'by the to, 'thee this rep a merespertive aqionsent in whith
toll:keeper. The billies with thidOseemeewiet boio OthAalgts#llllllt to. airr 10 ibosiMne gaitclasitge• -
since bet% wild try' 'O4 lie soiling; -
The Chapel irtroi-af.'l4l. isiassi ipahei, 4wila
;ff, fSOM. the 14feep:
nattlDalff, upon this suggestion
go, deal out the pryer of the CaPtorp in is.
on Sunday for Etithris *Hee, idler brevingbeen-avet difereneforin, ihaping the qttestion Oa one of con.'
up for xis months to be repaired and new beautified. et:natio*, under the pre' isiuus of the 17th and 55th
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J. KNIGHT.

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