The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-17 00:00:00

MORGAN V PRIOR.

This was an action on a Polity of Insurance on the
ship Nathan, at and from Liverpool to the coast of
Africa. The defence set no I.y the Underwriters was
coniralutent The vessel sailed (runt Liverpool in the
early part of ISIG, and on November s;la of that year
her Captsin wrote to his owner, dated Cape Coast, in
whica he stated all well; that be was about to leave
that coast tossuediately, and hoped to complete his
voyage in ten months; and in the meactinte he
should take every opportunity of writing to England.
This letter was received by Jones, the owner of the
vessel, in May or June, 1817, but nothing more was
beard of the Nathan from that time up to September,
on tie Gth day of which month Junes wrote to his
agent to effect an insurance on the Nathan for 10601.
in addition to the sea fur which she had been pre.

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'lout; it; tired ; and it kipitifeta that hi itherward.
.tared, that he considered pia ship at this time fecco•
siderably nut of time. Infoitalition was afterwards
received • f ihe less Of the ship, awl application was
made I. tie defendants, who bad saderwrittee the pm
Vey to the amount of 2501. bat they resisted ea the
ground that at the time of effectiag the policy the
underwriters ought to bare been informed of the let-
ter received in Jane, remising frequent information,
and that no information had afterwards been re-
ceived. Jones had In the interval become a bankrupt.
and his assignees brought the prfsent action.
The piaintiff called persons acquainted with the
African trade to prove that at the time the insurance
w.s effected the ship was not oat of time. and the
Jury found a verdict fur the plaintiff—Damages 2501.
—Costs 401.

PO PJCE.

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BOW•ATRIRT.—ALLIORD FRAM) UPON Tile Nom-
LlTT.—James Phillips, an elderly man, of very te-
sinctahle appearance, who for many years kept the
H. tel, one of the ptiecipal fnos,at Exeter,was brought
before Sir RICHARD RIMS yesterday, in the custody
of Taunton, one of the principal officer., charged by
Mr. VeHoven, Secretary to the Lord Greet Choosiest-
lalo of England, with having ,fratalniently obtained
sums of money from a great somber of-noblemen, ten-
der the pretence that he was authorised to • receive
" Coronation Fees." The prisoner woe apprehended
bv Taunton, upon a warrant under the stattialkor oh-
t doing mosey under false-pretenceee the
snit of Mr. Fellowes.
Mr. Fellows s.a.e.!, that the defendant !trig the
trial of her late Majesty in the House of Lords, and
fur some time iobsequent, held a subordinate situatiiin
in the office of the Lord Great Chamberlain, from
which he was dismissed for some irregularity soon
after the King's Coronation last year. He (Mr. Fel-
!owes) immediately after the opening of the present
sessions of Parliament went to the Continent, where
he bad been residing until within these few days,'when
be returned to the duties of his office, and was inforM-
ad by Lord Gwydyr, the late Oust Chamberlain, that
complaints bad been made by Lord Delameriand.other
liPblemen, that a moo, pretending to have aithority
(rots the Great Chamberlain's office, had been collect.
ins. sums of mover from Peers, ma coronation-fees, he
having a book with hi, *gimped with " G. IL" and
Lord Great CiUdsjserlain's office," in gold letters.
Lord tiwydyr n#orsify felt extremely indignant at
such a practice, serried on with Lis supposed sanction
and authority, aid his Lordship desired that imme-
diate steps might be taken to put a stop to it, and to
bring the offender to justice._ Inquiry wee made, and
it was discovered that the defendant was the man,
and that with the book alfuded to, he bad been to up-
wards of 60 Peers, and collected Money. No such
thing as a coronation-fee was known or recognised in
the office of the Great Chamberlain, nod the defend-
ant had authority or have to collect Mosey un-
der any plea or pretence whatsoever. The fraud, pro-
bably, would not bare been discOvered, but that some
noblemen, thinking it a very extraordiPaty circum-
stance that fees acme and two guineas should be soil.
cited in the name of the Lord Great Clpimitain of
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Gerydyr. •
Taunton, the officer, stated that Wapprehendel the
defendant at his house, in Crown.strett, Westminster,
and upon asking him if he had a boOk with the names
of Peers In it, be gave op one which witness bow pro-
duced.
This was a book bound with fine white skin, and on
one side the words "Lord Great Chamberlain's of-
fice," with "G. it ," were iwpres3d with gold let-
ters; on the other side this inscription appesred—
" Coronation Fees. George IV. 19tb ofJuly, 1821."
Within were the names of about 70 Doles,ldarytesses,
Earls, Viscounts, and Barons, to most of whose names
the sum of 11. Is. was affixed. The tame of the Duke
of Norfolk appeared to be at the head of the list, and
the last Nobleman who had entered his name was
iLord,Stowell. The Earl of Harrowby and some others
of his Maksty's Ministers appeared among the number,
anti Mr. Feilowes stated, that the book would have
had the honour of the L rd Chancellor's name that
morning, but that the de'endant was prevented from
waiting upon his Lordship by the visit Of the officer.
Sir R. Blame said he was extremely sorry to see a
man like the defendant in such a sheaths", especially as
he knew something of his family. lie was ready to
bear any thing he might hire to urge in answer to
the charge.
Mr. Phillips said, be thought it altogether an ex-
traordinary charge, and denied that 'he bad been
guilty of any fraud. He had been told that it was a
custom from time immemorial, to solicit donations
from the Peers of the Realm alter a Coronation, and
as he fowl a large family, and conceived be had a right
to do so, he had set about it, thinking that if any
thing was to be got, he might as well have the be.
wait of it.
Sir It. BISNIL observed, that no custom, hOwever
ancient, could sanction a fraud.
The defendant said, he bad committed no fraud.—
He had the thing fairly .end openly. There was no die.
guise, no concealment about it. Lord Harrowhy
had expressed his entire satisfactioa at it, and won-
dered he (the defendan') had not commenced sooner.
Sir R. Mame said, the sanction or approbation of
Neblenten after the thing was begun was no authority,
no justification at all. The money which be had re-
ceived was undoubtedly obtained under false pretences;
he had represented that he was authorised from the
Great Chamberlain's Office to collect it as fees,whereas
no such fees were in existence.

The defendant said, he Made no representation that
he was asthurised to collect feet. He received any
thing that wan given him, as a donation, and
considered it entirely optional with the Noblemen
whether they chore to eutet their names Of not.
Sir R. BUMS mid, be must have obtained the
money by such a represeetation, for it appeared on
the back of his book. Tlia word " Fees," and
the letters (1. it.. gave it an appearance of autho-
rity, and he had no doubt that , Noblemen
who had given him money had dope so under the
impression that be was paying a fee. mad not mak-
ing a gift.
The defendant add Mr. Fellowes had once told hi.
when he was in the office of the Great Chamberlain.
soon after the Coronation. that if there was any thing
to be made he might as well bare it.

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mem
,This Mr. Fellows. most positively denied; and said
Is was well koowo that the taking of • fee coder ant
pretence, by any person in the office, would be follow-
ed by instant dismissal, Mr. FeHowes added, that
Lord Owdydyr, for the honour and dignity of his high
office, was textreenly envious it shield be known that
the defendant had net been authorised to receive theee
sums of motet, and his headship wished to attend
the Magistrate on some other day to give his own de-
nial of the fact.
Sir R. Itteet e, after some further conversation, com-
muned the defendant for re-exandelation on a future
day, when Lord Owydyr and some Noblemen who bad
paid money to the defendant will attend.
HA rroN-li.t a nex.—Yesterday a than in the service
oralr. Baker, a bricklayer, residing in Clerkenwell
close, was charred with carrying away abut a bashel
of ashes from the lunge, No. 31, Cociptuo.street,
Clerlienwell, by which the contractor to the parish
(Mr. Sinnott) was ilefran
The foreman to Mr. Sinnott stated, th it on that
corning he saw the defendant with a horse and cart,
in which was about a bushel of dose that he
taken front the above-named house, which is is the
limits of his master's contract; be paid the parish
500/. a-year, and the dust was his property ; besides
the above sum be was paying for the services of two
men who were v. 11004214 en the look out for men
called " tensing dustmen," who commit such eaten.
sire robberies of the dust, that his master suffered
great lanes is the course of the year. 'f he defendant
and others In his trade ale. carried on this plunder in
a great extent, for the pnrpcse of irking the ashes
with lime to make them have a blue appearance, and
which is used in pointing. houses Witness had seized
the horse and cart whirls the defendant had, and co-i.
veyed it to the Green-yard. and he on the part of his
master must press fur a conviction in this ease.
The Magistrate having referred to the Act, said that
as the charge had been clearly proved, the law was Im-
perative, and he must impose a hoe of 101. it being
the first offence.
Mr. Baker, the master of the defendant, prayed
for a mitigation, but was isfarnied by the Magis-
trade he had no power, and advised Mr. Baker to
pay the fine, otherwise the horse and cart would be
sold. •
Mr. Baker paid the fine, and said it was a very re-
vere law to inflict sock a heavy penalty for taking
about a bushel of dust.
Maur-tea-nose a.- Keeinskey alias Rosenberg,
a (widgetr of rather genteel appearance, was charged
before the Sitting Magistrate, RAWLIXSON, Esq.
with being an impostor.
Mr. Schofield, a beadle, irclonieg to sfary-le.b.inoe.
said that he apprehended the prisoner on Sunday last,
on the steps of Welbeck-street Chapel, while be was
presenting 1 papers to Individual, going in,
and after a long straggle lodged him in the watch-
house.
The prisoner, it appeared, had for some time past
been living by drawing op memorials, in. to the No-
bility sod personages of rank, and statioievery de-
scription of falsehood to obtain marine fie also, it
appeared, made a kind of geedrupk composition of
blasself, for he assumed en infinite variety of charac-
tus4 his fertikeiTsgiaation never left him et a less
for tales to soft or corenpood with h e chariciesi. It
appeared his case fed-oldergese a most minute inns.-
tigation at the Mendicity Society Office, and the officers
lifter the iavestigation, pronounced him to be a most
accomplished impostor.
He was handed over to the Sessions, and convicted
u a rogue and vagabond, but the Society's officers
proposed to him, as he had procured a regular pass-
port to Russia, be being a-native, to go there, or if he
did not approve of that, to remain here, and undergo
his sentence Of two mouths imprisonment in the Hour
of Correction. This latter coarse be preferred, and
on being liberated, -commenced his old trade. His
papers were read, 'and among them were found lists
of all the Nobility'and persons of rank of every de-
scription, from every nation, resident in the metro-
polli, and tlto the same of each was the result
of his application. Mt had wilted upon the Polish
Nobility, describing himself as an invalid officer of
cavalry, and on every other reppective representatives
of all other nations, as a reduced veteran. Most of
these applications were not made in vain. He had
I letters in different languages, all being ap-
peals for charity. From the French noblesse he ob-
tained many solid marks of their humanity by de.
scribing himself to hare been a Captain in Bona-
parte's celebrated Legion of Honour. He eonmermeti
all the distinguished engagements he had been in,
mid also stating he remained with the Legion until
the last. All these stories appeared to have bee.
drawn- up with considerable ingenuity.
The Rev. Mr. &nano, a Russian clergyman, at-
tended on behalf of the prisoner; but ait hearing all
these circumstances related, he said he hod been meat
egregriessly imposed upon, and the Rev. Oitsuleman
-onounced him to be a complete adept.

ne Secretary and other officers of the Mendielty
Society attended, and produced documents in their
posaetsion prowing the allegations against him.
The prisoner protested in French glut he had no
knowledge of the English tongue ; bot made rather an
awkward mistake to the amusement of the auditory by
exclaiming to cue of the witnesses, - Sir. you are
wrong," in most excellent English. He was com-
mitted to the Sessions.

Four wretches, all young men, were brought np by
Staples belonging to this office, charged with a vile
offence. After three wit had given their evi-
d.nce in support of the etarge, which we abstain from
enteriug into, the wretches were fully committed fur
trial.
Queen-suuaes.—.-Yesterday, Moms Long was
charged by Sarah Hempson with stealing a time-piece
her property. The prisoner, it appeared, bad entered
her shop about sin o'clock in the evening, before, at
the usouient she had stepped out. On her return, she
saw the prisoner there, and asked him what be
wasted ; aid thinking all was net right, took held of
him ; wben the prisoner. who bad got the piece nutter
hie coat, placed it on the sh.•p-hoard, aid said lea did
not mean to take it auty. Her son then came up to
her eesisinnce, and the prisoner was secured.

The prisoner said Ise went into the shop for the lon4
pose of buyinc goose moat He had coax to town pee-
larder front Settierseteisite, with only Ave pewee 14 is!et
pocket.
The hf Pest rate cateerved, It wan radar ea istredlikk.

'Airy for hies to COlllO to tore with only five rare is
his pocket, and thee go into a hntchrr's ahoy to bey
Toone raw meat—The prisoner was accor.:ingl f COW.

Thou Bryce rummo 1. dto this office Mt• Soil%
for refs 1• gto pay m his fare. The coachman de.
p )sed 'hat he took M:s. 3:pith fro,• linitzhtsbri,lze to
Sloasr.strret„ for which he demanded one shi,l ne.
aid one shilling return fare, which she refused to p.y.
The Mag:sgeate, hnerever, told the genOeman %an
sttendrtl far Mrs. Smith. that the rare the rottrhmais
demanded was correct, and therefor • Mrs. Smith was
ordered to oar it. with the PIC pewres

)es•vr'ay morning, R. Martin, E.q . M. P. ram. to
fillet Sic , and bad a long intervie % a ith th.
11,_•i•-
trates. fie ha 1 a printed etpy of the hill which he
hail ',telt, berm/ht. before Pailiament, for inflicting
punishment on oenp:e for cruelties to animals. The
Magistrates told him that the Cock-pit, in nitwit-
s' eel, fl estminster. w;ierr pew animals, of every do.
seeiptiun, were tortured by %Tv; of amesement, for
many years, is Dow likely to become a place of war.
shit► I for that a Birth 'dist Society has applied for
it, in order to convert i: into a chapel. This info,.
mat;nn seemed to give him great deficit,.

UNION•HALL TURANCIC • T V•I:X11•1•te
Gea-
pa,a llisb and .Ir. Taylor, two of the princi-
pal prnpietors of V.tothall-earden., arion,ip,i at thi;
offire tn ',refer a complaint again.' Willi:Ho and Joloi
brothers and linen-Jrawrs, and Ndirard Lan.
easier, woollen-draper, for Ita%ing riven very great
♦nd g 1 offence to the co pa -y on blonds,
nig+ r.

The three 4kb-intents were. nnnn pr►sentinx them.
.eves to the Magistrates, It. J. CilAmmtain, Fog. drys•
led sh .pkeepers. When tt Vatasha;l. tLry had
green neck, tehief. round their neek•, and ware coats
and trowsers in rat and culotte correspoinled
with those ornament,.

Mr. liisis stated. that at 11 o'clock the defendants
entered the gardens. and allowed at that moment a
di•pnsition to insult every body. They hallooed
throng,' the walks, hrolth thrnagl► several cotapanie•,
knocked off the bats of gentlemen. and adopted in
every respect the conduct of the theatrical herae•
whose example had operated so much t.. 1 the injury •.1
the lower orders. There were many persons of bit.
tinction in the gardens at the time, and the chief pro-
prietora thought prnp,r, anon lesinthg that defra•
ants were per:mei:4e in this seatidslous vstrse of
amusement, first, to spoil Mr. Simpson, the superio-
tendaut, to expos elate with them, and afterwards to
place them in the hands of the police. Mr. Sietrinn's
interference having produced no other effect than that
of exasperating them to a mare offensive line of few'.
duct, the advice and threats of the tams w►re Laug!,-
eli at by the three gentlemen, who cantinutil to if;•
form the pare they had selected to astonish the pa.).
lick in, until they were collared and dragged oat of
the gardens to the watchhouse.

Ilan, the officer, deposed, that hr the diiertion of
Mr. Simpson. he followed the defendants. and saw
them insult several gentlemen. There were nth r
fellows In the gardens who, witness believed, were of
the same pa►ty, and constituted • veil foroldsh'e
gang ; but when the defendants were disposed suf.
disorder was qnieltly at an end. Oae ntaxampstared
in • llighl*nd dress, and having attracted notice hr
that singularity, and by a very close imitation of the
Tom and Jeer!e school, occasionally drew a dagger, ter
to the terrot of the ladies, and brandished it ins nio.t
theatrical manner. This gentleman became as qu.e;
as the rest, upon finding that the proprietors weralple-
termined to remove all blackguards. Witness as e!,
that the defendants told him they west to the gards-s
to have a leak.

CH•AIRCIS exprempd great indireation at the
conduct pursued by the defendants, and highly ap-
proved of Mr. Bisn's detertninalou to bring such
offenders to justice. There were, he observed, twt
courses to be proposed—the one was a prosecution:
the otbrr a fins, upon pairrof prosecntioa, and a pnbl'e
-apology i• the newspspers. Either of those would
be satisfactory, but one of them was indisprnsaidy
necessary, as well for the sake of the proprietors as
the public.
Mr. Bids said he should proceed upon the env.-
lion of the Magittrate, and the defeadlitidechurd
`that they were ready to comply with the mild alter a•
live proposed by Mr. Chambers. They had, they said.
drank too much wine.
The proprietors merely detnsaded, that in order to
prevent a prosecution the sum of 6t. should Its pail by
the defendants, and that the apology should be signed
upon the spot. This being done, the money nas sect
off to the Committee now sitting for the relief of the
famishing Irish. Mr. Bish declared that the fro-
-prietors were resolved to have the gardens most vi
tautly watched, and to punish every person 'Who ti.s-
tubed the company.
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Ssocnoro CATASTROPLIc—On Thursday •oraiag
last, (11th inst.) as Mr. Gilbert Hayes, with his son,
parkAreepers to• E. P. Meadows, 13,q., of Conhult
Park, were shooting deer, the farmer had just kill..d
one, when his son went to him for the purpose if
stabbing the animal. In giving his gun to Isis lath, r
to hold, the bat end pitched on the gronnd, the ph. r
immediately went off, and lodged its costents in 112.-
body of the father, who fell down and *spired instundy.
The deceased si as between 50 and 60 years of age, sod
has left a wife and young family On deplore his loss.--
(ffinehretcr Journal.)

At St. Botolph's, Blshopagete. ea the lath inst. Sarnorl
Bytes, eldest son of Mr. John Curtis Bytes, lienley-upo; -
Thames, to Elizabeth Barbet, eldest daughter of Mr. J1111."4
Barbet, of the Old Artillery Ground.
Oa the 23d ult., at St. George's, Ifeaover-square, Mr. R.
T. Claridge, of New Bond-street, to Elizabeth, ouly eldlu of
the late Wm. Green, Esq. of Old Bond-street.
Yesterday, at St. George's, Ilseover square, Vernon
Dolphin. FAq. of klySerd, In the county of Olocester, in
Mary Ann, only daughter of the late Thomas Payee, Ellh
of ristasoo-house, in the county of Salop.

DIED.
Os the DM last., at his house to Bolton-street, Daum
twee, Baer, aged 3d.
Oo the 7th last. Mrs. Gaughan, of Upper hlitehas Com-
tism*, aged Si.
On tLegth fist. at Walworth, Mr. George Transit, late of
Dover-plate, Kest-road.

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