The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-11-21 00:00:00

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that Ate law would bt) called on to protect the Ma-
nagers and their property from this foolish and un.
justifiable attack, ltowlandson talked of pothing
but the expence, and offered to sustain every action
' fur 201. The Attorney-General concluded by
trusting that those rioters would not be suffered to
depart from the Court, without learning that riots
-in a tbemire were not more innocent than riots any
where eta., and that they must be liable to the same
punishment.
Lord ELLEmsoeouon directed the Defendants to
be brought up for sebtettce on Monday.

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MANDAMUS AGAINST THE BISHOP OF LONDON.
. Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved, that the Rule
Which had been obtained by Mr. Warrens calling
on the Bishop of London to shew cause why a
Mandamus should not be directed to him to autho-
rise and licence the Rev. Richard Povah to officiate
as Morning Lecturer of the parish church of St. Bar-
tholomew, near the Exchange, should not be en-
larged till next Term, on account of the length of
the affidavits filed iu support of the Rule. This,
the Attontey.General moved, should be complied
with, on his undertakiug for his client, that an
immediate return should he made to the Mandamus:,
if it should be directed to issue.—Rule enlarged.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, WESTMINSTER, N0t.20.
GARDINER 0. SO.NIMUSE.
In this action, which was tried beFore Lord Chief
Justice MANS7iELL at the Sittings after last Term,
and of which we gave a full report at the time, a
verdict. was entered for the Plaintiff ; and Mr. Ser.
jeant Commi, had obtained a Rule to shew cause
achy that verdict, should not be set aside, on the'
grtimall that the Jury had acted contrary to the di.
wok. of the Learned Judge. The action had been
brought on the policy of insurance on the ship Good
hope, bound from London to Trinidad, and
from thence to all or any of the ports of discharge
on the Spanish 'Main. The vessel was lost near the
island of St. Thomas ; and the question wasp whe.
ther that island was in the slirect and seamanlike
course of a vessel bound from Trinidad to the
western part of the Spanish Main? Against the
rule obtained by Mr. Serjcant Cockell, Mr. Ser.
jeant Best this day &hewed cause; but Lord Chief
Justice Mansfield being of opinion that the case
should be reconsidered, the rule was made absolute.

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PO LIDS.

FRAUD UPON PRISONERS.
MARLBOROUGH.STREET.---It has been a custom.'
for some time for three or four women, who have
been particularly noticed, to attend at the lock.vp
rooms at this °Rica, and it turned out that they'had
been in the habit of rubbing the prisoners at varausts
tittles, by obtaining money to go to pertain
to obtain refreshments, with which they decamped:
In sumo instances the prisoners have lent their shoes
and other clothing to these vagabonds to go on their
errands, of which they hive beets robbed. The
Gaoler discovered one of the offenders yesterday,
who had been active in those depredations, and he
charged her before the Sitting Magistrate, nod she
was committed for trial.


The Edward schooner, Jbnu'CRIPSET, master,
laden withfruit,,arrived on Saturday at Dartmouth,
after a passage of nine days from Lisbon. She has
brought intelligeocc from that city to the. 9th'in-
'Kant, up le whibh-date no battle hadleen fonght,
nor bad any milliary operatide of eoneetikence
taken place.
By a Gentleman who reached town'yesterday from
Gibraltar, we learn, that the French had succeeded
in raising a powerful battery at Alatagorda, from
w discharged red-hot balls at the outwork's
and Let of Cadiz ; and it was supposed.thit Consi-
derable annoyance would be given to the town and
harbour." Oa the same authority, we have the sa.
lisfaction to learn, that the only ship affected with
the malady in the Bay of Gibraltar, was one trans.
port, and that there was not the least appearance
of this complaint within the fortress.
By letters from Boulogne, dated the 15th inst. we
learn that BONAPARTE had been for some days op'
the coast. He has been it Cherburgh, Boulogne,
Dunkirk, and was going to Antwerp. The object
of his journey is expressly to see his Decrees against
commerce carried into rigorous execution, and at
the same time to scud out myriads of vessels of 'all
kinds to prey open our trade. iyve learn that the
horrible barbarity of branding, persons on the fore.
head for violations of the Decree, had actually
taken place, and the lettors.D. D. were burnt In
with a hot iron on the faces 'amen convicted orlon.
porting English goods. What the letters mean we
do not know. It is believed' they signify Brute
.par to Dadaist.. .Tirs burning of colonial produce
took place la, the.preeence of the Despot.
Basin.*—.-Theiti- being no Cotirt* Aldermen
held yesterday, the Loan MAWR, afterislopetateg
the returns, ordered it. to fail thVee.patilas hrbe
pock loaf.
perdue:4 repfr-maitebylit .eitit ITS AD
to the illiberal personal allusion td' himself, by at
Member Ws certain Assembly, reminds us of at
happy a retort made on nearly a similar °caw
' sion by Mr. WHITOREADYS (Aber. A siew-madi
COlouel one day started up in his place,•
addressing the SPEAKER, remarked, that* it was
impossible for Members of that House Id coals
dowa in the discharge of their public duty,
If some Legislative mode was not adtipted to
regulate the Conduct of the Drivers of Brewers'
Drays (looking over to the late Mr. WHITBREAD)
who, he Said, 'as the greatest blaekguards, were
now become the most crying nuiasnce of the capi.
tat. At the close of this Address, Mr. WHIT.
littAw got up with great compOsure, and said,
-1,4 Mr. Sreakea, I have no doubt of the fact
" ea-feelingly Stated, and I have reeled 'to believe
66 that the offenders were my own drawmen,
46 have so. seriously annoyed the feelings Of the
11/44Ion.Colottel ; but I beg leaie, Sir, to assure
a. him, m+•4l the House, that we have tor some time
is' been endeavouring- ro Inv,t4saa. Gentlemen., lad
4* those e( the Military Order In preference, to
ss delve, oar drays, although our endeavours hi.
ss Onto Haves .1 rim sorry to say, been without
suecesa."