The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-13 00:00:00

the situation of the plaintiff in life, perhaps better evidence
oftie manner in which they lived together was not to be
expected, except that no female bad been called. Bet thla
was clear, that according to the evidence there had been no
eduction. Now the loss of a woman who gave hertglf op
to the first man who met her was not great. When a chaste,
a faithful wife, was seduced by the arta of the adulterer, it
was then of course a very different case. I f the defendant
we, tit? person, one should have expected something like
ae acquaintance before hand to be proved. The very loose
end improper manner in which this man was proved to have
talked respecting his wife ought not to be left out of view
in iodinating the damages, If they gave their verdict for
She ntnintiff. • •
The Jary deliberated for seven minutes, and found their
verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, M.

PRACTICE OF ATTORNEYS IN IRELAND.
WARRIN P. GROIWZNOR.
The plaintiff an attorney in Dublin, bronght this action
to recover a balance of 6901. from the defendant, an attorney
in Loudon, for Walks. done in the Courts of Exchequer
mid Chancery in Dublin.
Alter ume evidence wu given, it appeared that tbti,
plaintiff charged for answers drawn by the defendant in
Lowden), as if they had been drawn by himself in Dublin,
because they passed through his hands.
The LORD Ciller Joertca remarked upon this as ex-
traordinary,and asked Mr. Scarlet' if he could expect to
recover.
• It was at length agreed to refer the question to Mr.
. Cohman, of the Dar.
Mr.:km.l'l-r.• said, he understood it was the constant
practice of Attornies in Ireland to charge for papers seat
to them ready drawn, as if they drew them themselves.
The Loan Cow Justice said, that would be for the
conaideration of the arbitrator.

INSURRECTION DEMARARA.

TO THE EDITOR OF TUE STATESMAN.

Sta—On the 6th ult, we addres,ed a letter to several of
Ora public papers, in reply to the injurious and nnfonniled
reports which had been circulated against the Methodist
Mtwiontries in" Demerara, who were charged with stirring
r p the late revolt of the slaves in that colony. We then
rated, that the Missionaries of our Society were entirely
exempt from goy deewsetiox whatever in the Colony ; that
they had uniformly acted according to the peaceful and
jr-efal tenor of the instructions of the General Committee
in their personal conduct, and in the discharge of their
pnSlir duti: and that, out of a society of 1216, the number
of one members in that colony, nearly the whole of whom
are slaves, only TWO, who were servants of the Governor,
bad been suspected, and imprisoned. We have now to
state, having received letters from Dem , that these
two persons have been set at liberty, on the manifestation
of their entire issuocenee; and that Mr. Monier. our Super-
intendent Missionary, communicates to the Commit-
tee, that not one of our people has bees footed
connected teed the revolt ; and further, that
the estates on which oar Missionaries preach ant
eitechtse, remained in perfect submission during the
insurrection; that the people of one of them assisted
its placing their master in safety, out of the reach of the in-
surrectionists, on their approach to the, estate; and that
,on another property, the Slaves brought in the cutlasses,
whicle they use to cot down the sugar-canes, and laid them
down before the manager, to chew that they had no dispo-
sition to join the rebels. We publish these facts as a full
reply to the stecasations with . which our two excellent
Missionaries have, in igooraoce of the case been assailed.:
and in justice to the religious Slaves who are connected
with us. For particulars, we refer to extracts from Mr.
Mortler's last letter, which will be published in the "Min.
si !Attic's" for Jr- xriodical • k under the

ionary -. January, a perio.. . won] .adrr
direction of the Soeiety. This Number, when published,
msy be had at our Office, gratis, byany, gentleman connected
with %Vest India interests.
We are compelled to give these explanations to the public,
because of the indiscriminate and frequent misapplication
' of the term Methodist. which, in strictnese, belongs to
no Mittionaries but to those of oar Society; and is as un-
derstood ie all the West India Islands, except Demerara
and Seance. In consequence of this we have already 1
stlfered ; for, upon the unfounded report reaching Barbee li
dors, that the " Methodist Missionartes" had excited sji
insurrection at Demerara. a disgraceful, and ia some of. its'
eitconistances, a braid riot, broke out at George Town,
which-, after endangering the lives of our Missionary, Me.
Shrewsbury, and his wife (who was far advanced in peeg'
nancy), persons of most pear' able and excellent conduct.
has ended in the wanton demolition of the Mission Chapel
by a mob• said to have been excited by persons whose
situation in life ought to have induced a very different coo•
duct. The private letters from Darbadoes, published in the
Times of this morning, sufficiently show the aggravated
character of this outrage. and properly enough censure it ;
but they attempt to throw the blame. in part, upon a letter
• 'written by Mr. Shrewsbury. which, though it has been for
Pearly three years in Barbadoes in a printed form, and was
ir eccittly laid upon the table of the Commercial towns by
311 r. Shrewsbury himself, the writers of the said letters do
tint seem to have thought it necessary to read. The follow-
ing facts will fully explain the case.
I. 'rho letter said to have been written by Mr. Shrewsbury
to the Committee, relating to the white population, relates not
to the whites, bet to the immoral habits of the slates and 00.
awned people, and their want of religious instruction; whilst
be snakes honourable mention of several excellent persons in
the ialaad who apply themselves to remedy these evils; and
is throughout perfectly temperate and benevolent In spirit,
going merely to show the necessity of encouraging instruction
la that Colony.
t. The letter wu written in March 1090, and was published
In the " Miasloosry hotices " of the Society's Missions, in
October ISMS.
S. Whin emu lli.disposed person reported this letter eon.
taiited faunas* good the people of Barbadoes, Mr. Shrews•
bury peWy exhibited the letter ; and every reasonable person
was emabmted that be bad been grossly slandered, and the
affelaibidded.
." Tie riot was not, therefore, produced by this letter, bat
eh ally by two reports, equally sad totally unfounded, but
,!wet ult. is the exalted slate of the public mind, were admitted
..'Without eensideration,—that Mr. Shrewsbury was an agent of
the African Institution.—and that the insurrection in Deism are
bat bees excited by " Methodist Missionaries."
Ilits Committee intend to meet the reflections east upon Mr.
Sbeewshary respecting this letter by republishing it entire ;
an 4 In a few days it may be had at oar Office, on the applies•
tiob of any platinum cosneeted with the West Indies.
We are. &A.
.1. BUNTING,
J. TAYLOR, i Secretaries.
It. WATSON, '
Wesleyan Mission Office,
MMus Garden, Dec. 11. 11313.
S Am
Oa Wednesday calming the 31 or Thursday morning the
41114 the tremendous high wind did great damage agile*
Bollagbroiro. by blowing down several of the unfinished
buildings going ea there ;,io the neighbourhood of Meier
by several tries were blown down. At Sibsey, at the same
lime,* door boloagiog to a stable or cow shed was laid
ea a pig sty ; from whence it was carried by the Ivied' more
Qui 100 yards, and fell upon the roof of Mr. John Blqwer's
friar. and broke more than 30 tiles. The report se alarmed
die inmates who were in bed, that they thought the 'mese
was failiag, bat no further injury wu sustained. The
door bas•since been identified by a • neighbour, and the dis-
t/mu specified confirmed.-(Sromford News)
J. libigrath, um of the horse patrol, went to an apothe-
cary?* lo`Dablia, on Th*sday, for the purpose of being
blooded is the sr g 2 ; as awkward apprentice operated so
lisadly limit the arm bedsore soon black. -The man has been
~sowed to Itiolosead hospital. We anderstand the arm
sequins aapstatiose—(lastrokres News better.) •
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