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KOTTSJOIT. Thursday, Not. SO. BOMBAY papers to the 11th. of June have been received. They contain nothing relat- ing to our.Settlements in India that is par- t i.-ulary interesting. iVe regret to state, that neither these Papers, nor the letters to the same date, afford the least information respecting the seven missing India ships; oh board one of which Gen. M'Dowal was a-passenger. The following Extract will explain the object of two expeditions that were prepared at Bombay, and expected to sail shortly after the departure of the vessel, the David Scott, which brought these papers: Bombay,June m.—Two Expeditions are about to s")H from hence, one under the orders of Captain Eugcll,- of the Cornelia frigate, composed of 500 men, half British troops and halt Natives. They proceed with every thing necessary to form a ticiiient on the Tslaml of Rodrigues, which it is their intention to take possession of, the better to distress the Isle of France, as it wil! add great fadffty to the blockade; and we hope it is intended as the first step towards a. more effectual plan. All the troops take- their families with them the military part of the Expedition is under the com- mand of Col. Keating.—The other Expedition will probably be subject "to mûresevcre duty, being destined for an attack on the Pirates, in the Persian Gulph. who are as desperate as they have become formidable. They iatety tea;; and captured a Squadron fitted out by the Tmaum of Muscat. this expedition is to be linger the immediate orders of Col. Smith, of the d&lv ttpg*merIt> who rakes with him his own corps, and a. detachment of natives, with a quantity of artillery. Captain Wainwright, of the Chirfonne, superintends the Saval part of the expedition." The commercial intercourse between this coun- try and the ports in the Baltic, has been con- siderable this year. In the course of the last five months, more than 2200 vessels passed through the Beit. The following is the. copy of a letter, which it is said, has been'circulated among the Members of Parliament supposed to be attached to Administra-, tiOii. Downing-street, Nuv. 28. "Sin,—The meeting of having been fixed for Tuesday, the 2,id of January," ami the present situation of affairs rendering a full 'attendance desirable, I tativ the liberty of earnestly requesting your presence (;n <h:tt day. I mist you will excuse my expressing a wish that yon would let me know .whether Vt will he consistent with, your convenience to attend at the opening of the Session. I have fhe honoltr to he, Sir, Your most faithful anti obedient Servant, i "SPKVCER pEnCiiVAL. It is said that an information has been filed against Mr. Cobhett, by the Attorney-General, e,f officio, for an artjele which appeared some his Register. Monthly Agricultural llepayk -The weather, in the early part of. last month, has been extremely favourable to tbe yuung wh a.ts, xytilrii require a mild season to give them firm rout to withstand the storms a.nd frosts of winter The earjv sown spreads well upon the ground, and looks very healthy; the latter, owing to ihe dry weather, is but just m.tkhig its appearance, and will require some open mild clays to vnug out the flag, to cover ihe land, which is so necessary to ensure a good crop. The new wheats risft better- to the flail than was expected; their quality is, in general, fine, from their not having received so much injury from the rat us as was supposed. The straw in Slime countries is rather short. Barleys that were harvested without rain are of a very coarse and ordinary quality the straw being very flaggy, it requires much trouble and great-:care, to separate the cora from it when threshed. Oats rise well to the flail, and only require some sharp frosty weather to make them good provender. Pease and beans, where they have been threshtd for hog-feed, turn out more than an a-verage crop. The iate sown turnips are very much improved; and the very favourable weather in the early part of last mouth has enabled the farmers to graze off their heavy crops ot lattermaths, and keep their cattle -but of the straw-yard.
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FuroAv, Dec. 1. Two Goftanburgh mails arrived this morning, by which it. appf chat t,he arraagem nts, boil; for settfiug the »« < w--ion to the Swedish Crown, and the arnica.?: id( i-f.meiit of all. -differences between that country and Denmark, are in great forward ti ess. •!fhs Hereditary Princess of Denmark, daughter f to the Duke of Meckteuburgh, hilS been detected, In the absence of her husband, carrying on a cri- minal tutrigtiC with a Frenchman named Dupviis, formerly a ballet-master, and who had been chosen to instruct the Princess in singing. Dupuis has been banished the Danish territories, unfier pain of death, and .the Princess has been sent to AI tona, and will probably be repudiated by her injured spouse. The Stockholm Gazette-stafes, that the. town of I ri ia Lithuania, has been. totaHy destroyed 1 by fire, ,ftfl,d the neighbouring district dreadfully ¡ ravaged b'y a hail storm. Dutch papers to the'f4d'.ttlf." including Paris in- telligcnce to the 17th have, been received.The design to assume the title of the Emperor of the 'WJpst, has been for softie lime ascribed to Bona- parte; aiid it would seem he is preparing; to'carry I it into effect. In answer to the recent address of a un from Home, he has asserted, almost iu direct tenas, his right to the vast power possessed •by:Charlemagne. The Constitution of the' King- "•dooi .of Italy provides, that the Crowns oi" the French empire sred that Kingdom shall, alter the tie wise ot' the preseut Sovereign, never fall on the iame head. This answer discloses an intended I arrangement directly tlie contrary. The Emperor is h-is ajdressej his army on the conciusioti of peace, itt which contain much of that spirit which he manifested during the lie; Gold and stiver medals have been distributed among those'officers and soldiers who thstuigusshed themselves. The address concludes with emphatically declaring, ".thatitisonly by discipline and true valour they can procure a permanent peace, ur the esteem, of their »*eigh- buurethe pb.m mterpf.ekii.uut of which is, that to be at peace with France,' they must be prepared to Tke aiteutpts to cajole the into sub- mission have totally failed, and-- these gallant] people offer incessant res.istiiice iirevtery quarter. I A new leader, aamrd. Zeggerten, ha £ started up, anil organised die inhabitants of the Zilierthall atid .the pi-.izgaLw. Major-General Count Miuucdi has Iseca.dispatched against him, and obtained by Btunerjfjd ,s9perwnty sotue:parttal successes. A gejs'ieroats who has. recently arrived from Pans brings- a. report of the occasion of the reinlirk- a;hi« aaseuibCage of Koyafty in that capital, which r i carries aa air of as grest probability, as t\» jjroi vtei.| assumption ol'the title of Emperor of t w „ji O -ft is. asserted to be the 'iritrntiou of 'A,i* ? to make, overture? of pacification to this in c«acurreoce with the- Moaarchs wh jyre (WW stsaemiiiiag at fails. This is not uuliltely I particularly as the journey of Bonaparte to Spaiil is s-tid to have been put off for six weeks. Gen. Don, it is reported, has sent araessage to the French Commander in South BcveLmd, intorm- Íno him of his intention to evacuate the island and threatening if any opposition should be ex- perienced in the embarkation, to open the sluices and inundate the whole island.
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Saturday, Dec. 2. The Gazette contams a. letter from Capt. Iloste, of II. M. S. Amphion, giving an account of a very. g Allan t and well conducted attack, made on one of the forts and some vessels at Cortelazzo, between Venice and Trieste, by the seamen and marines lauded from that ship, which so completely suc- ceeded, that the fort was taken, and blown up, and all the vessels (13 in number) which were in the port captured or destroyed, without the loss of a man, one only being wounded by accident, while employed in destroying the works. Vice-Admiral Lord Coilingwood has transmitted a letter from Capt. Crawley, of II. M, sloop Phi- lomel, giving an account of his having, on the 13th of October, captured oft' Z in te, a French privateer called the Ftoile de Buonaparte, of 3 guns aud 48 men. • Whitehall, Dec. 2.—The King has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right Hon, S. Perceval; I -r 'I L the Right-Hon. J. Forster, Chancellor of his Ma jesty's Exchequer of Ireland the Hon. W. Brod- rick'; the Hon. VV. Eliot; the Right Hon. J. Otway, Earl of Dysart; and S. Harne.Esq.tobeCommis- siouers for executing the Ohice of Treasurer ofbis Majesty's Exchequer. Letters from the Leeward Islands state, that Sir Alexander Cochrane was expected from Halifax early in November, when an attack was to be made oil Much preparatory arrange men: had been made, and no doubt was entertained of success. Sir Alexander was to take three or four regiments with him from Halifax, and the entire of the disposable force throughout the Wesvlndia Islands was held in readiness to assist in the en- terprise.—Should this expedition be crowned with the expected success, Bonaparte will lose liii last Colony in the Western hemisphere. Nothing further has transpired as to the progress of the Nantz squadron it does not, however,ex- i' cite the least uneasiness at the Admiralty. The King of Holland has lately issued tvo additional Decrees, the object of which was to pre- vent all commercial intercourse with this conntrj. Several transports from Walcheren, with aboir 500 sick, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday, but they have so tar recovered on their passage, that few #f them required to be sent to the hospitals. They left Flushing on Tuesday last, when every thiug was ready to blow up the fortifications. Almost all The regiments were embarked. Very serious apprehensions are entertained for the safety of the Caroline frigate, of 36 guns, Capt. Hart. A report is prevalent, that she was cap- tured on her retucn from India to England: but other accounts, current yesterday at Lloyd's, state, while lying at the Cape, with hair her complement on shore, a French frigate, under-English colours, came in, boarded, and cut her out. Both'state- ments will, we trust, be disproved. A Hectof 5:1- vessels sai lei from Oporto on the 10th nit. for Great-Britain, under convoy of the Fylla; their cargoes consist of Vi, 178 pipes of wine, 4,713 quintals of corn, and 4,303 boxes of cotton. The opposition to the new pr)ces,&c. at Covent- Garden, has been renewed several nights during this week, and two or three individuals have been held to bail, on a charge of coughing and sneezing liv
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Monday, Dec. 4. Moniteurs, and other Paris papers to the 23d ult. have been receivtd. One ot these admits that Gerona has bvra relieved by a dexterous mancsu vre on the part ufGeu. Blake. This important and seasonable measure was, according to the enemy's statement, effected by the good conduct of the Spa- nish General, who, by a rust degUerre succeeded in throwing-supplies of men, ammunition, ;Inri provi- sions, into the garrison, aud-Afterwards in effecting a rnasteriv retreat, when Get). Sou ham attacked him, though the enemy state that he sustained considerable loss. Blake ,is, how.ever, stated to iiave lost in this action 2000 killed and wounded;, Sou prisoners', with all his baggage, His camp, according to the French account, was burnt. 'The iYioniteur of the 2 £ 5d' contains a letter from Gen. Souchct, at dated 31st October, containing an account uicperntions in his quarter, from the 18th of October. Oil tlie 2Gth Brigadier Villa-'Campo, with 7000 men, vva^ attacked at N. S. de la l;r< iiiendad, a very strong position. Tire I sat tie laned three hours, and the Spanillrds fought with the greatest bravery. They had fortified themselves in a monastery, which was taken by assault. On the 30th the enemy passed the river near Torre tie Segre, and attacked a Spanish camp, which was st»rrouuded;—'they thei'i pushed on within half a league ot Lericla, It appears by letters from Holland, of so late a date as Thursday last, that great apprehensions are there entertained, that King Louis will not re- main iong the nominal head' of the Government .ot that country. He to change places, it is said, with his Majesty the King of Westphalia, who,.it is expected^ wiii prove a more zealous co-operator ill the grand experiment of crushing England by excluding her .from the Continent. Intelligence L-i said to have reached Government, of a plan formed by -B.MUaparte .■to.throw new ob- stacles in the way of the expected adjustment of our differences"-with the United States, Imme- diately after his arrival at Paris he called a meeting ot his Mininters,.ai which the Russian and Danish Ambassadors assisted, for the purpose of devising Ihe most effectual means of inducing America to join in the Continental league against the naval power and commercial interests of Great Britain. The leading idea which suggested itself, is stated lo have been the closing oi the ports of Russia, Sweden, and Denmark against the American iijg, upon the principle of the facilities which it con- tinued to afford to the introduction into the Baltic of colonial produce, and the manufactures of England.—It is said that Count Pitliiekl. the Russian Minister at Paris, was preparing to I embark for the United States, with the full concur- rence of his Court to enforce, by negoeiation, the views of Napoleon. I
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1' u Dec. FROM THE LONDON" G.AZE lTE, A1)KlRA.CTY-0'FE-tCE, -DEC. 3, 1809. ,1 Copy1 ofletter from Vire~Admirai Lord- Coilingwood, j Lonwuutdxr-itt-CkiCf 'of Jus Majesty.s- Ships and Ves- sels in the Mediterranrmt, tiddictsed to the Hon. j IT. IV. i\>U\ and dartd- an board his M/ijeati/t j Ship Ville ifc Purls, off. Sc. Sebastian, .the 30 th of.. October, Si a—My letter of ihe 4th-August informed their Si a—My letter of the 4th-August informed their Lordships of the proposal E had made. to. Lieut.- Gen. Sir J. Stuart, that the Islanur of Znnt(\ 1 CephaSaaia, &c. should be seized on, beiore the. Preach could tura their regard fro » tue defence of Naples, to strengthen .wth.er points,and in which letter t. tnciosed to you a copy of. the instrvctions [ had ,«ent so Rear-Adniirrf] Mafrtin:, to hQ delivered tJ Capt. Spraugtr wf th-« VVarriur, vrhoat I bad I ielecte.l to command th-e naval part of the Ex-p-*di*' tion. The change which at that time had taken place in the state of the armies^ iu' the North, required the T consideration, whe- ther an adequate force might be spared Iroin the army, and delayed their departure • from .Sicily, until the 2,3d September, when -the Warrior saile i from M.essvna, with the Philomel sloop, and trans- ports carrying about- 1,600 troops, Ulldcrthe, cjm mand of Brig.-Gen. Oswa.ld. The Sp.artauat the same time sailed from-Malta, with Mr. Foresti and Count Claclan, aCephalonian gentleman, who had for some time taken refuge at Malta, and whose local knowledge and influence in the country, 1 hoped would be advantageous to the service.- Orders were also sent to Capt. Eyre of the Magni- ficent to join them with the Corfu squadron. I have now great satisfaction in informing yon, Sir, of the complete success of this Expedition, and that the French garrison in the Islands of Zante, Cephalonia, Ithaca, and-Cerigo, have, after a very faint resistance, surrendered to his Majesty's arms, the people liberated from the oppression of the French, and the Government of the Sept'Insular Republic declared to be restored. As no preparation for so unexpected a change- could have been made by the inhabitants, it has been found Convenient by the officers commanding, and by the principal peoplq who are now to assume the Government, that the British flag, with. that of the Republic, shall be continued to fly until the several departments are filled and regularity is established. The influence of Mr. Foresti, and the- estimation I in which his character is held by the people, very much facilitated the operatiolls :-I have written to him to resume his functions, of British resident with the Republic, until he shall receive the in- structions of his Majesty's Ministers.—I am, &c (Signed) Colling\Voo». [Here follow the letters of Captains Spranger, Brenton, and Crawley, detailing their operations in the reduction of th.e Islands^ and a. copy ol the Proclamation to the inhabitants of Cephalonia, Zante, and other of the Seven Islands, containing an assurance that they presented themselves not as invaders," with views of conquest, but as allies, with an offer of British protection, in the freedom and extension of commerce and the general pros- perity of the Islands.] By the Articles of Capitulation of the different Islands tIlC FL-ollCh are to be considered prisoners of M-a; the officers to retain their swords and private property and all public propertyappprtainins: in any way to the French Government, to be delivered up .tothe Officers charged to receive it. The number of gnns t.ikon at Zante, amounted to- 15 pieces iron gllns-17 piles of shot of dilfcrent sizes, besides several guns on different batteries. The number of French and Albanian troops in tjie Li and of Zante. amounted to—1 Lieut. Col. t Major, 2 Captains, It subalterns, 2 staff, and 291 rank and file. The number of French .and Albanian troops who surren- dered at Cephalqruct amounted io-I i and 193^ rank and file. The ordnance ammunition and; stores consisted of— 20 pieces df iron and brclss-II barrels of powder, 33 car- tridges for the above ordnance. 511 round shot, a variety of ball cartridges, hand-grenades, pigs of lead, &e. &c. The number of prisoners- taken in the Island of Ccrigo auounted to 15 officers, and..89 rank and tile. Th?^artillery found m the Castle and Forts on the Island of Cerigo, amounted to 39 pieccs-:33 barrels ol powder, 2 hnrrels and halt of. loaded shells, 173 muskets, best tiesa quantity of siiot of every description. The number of prisoners taken in the Island of Ithaca, amounted to 7 officer's, aiid tiD'rank and file,—the ordnance amounted to 13 pieces. Vice-Admiral Lord Coilingwood has also transmitted letters from Captaius West and Clephane, giving an account of a very spirited attack made by the boats ot the Excellent, Acorn, and Bustard, on a convoy of the enemy who had auchoredvuiider a fortress at Duin, to the westward of Trieste, in which all the enemy's vessels, con- sisting of, six guiitvessefs, and ten trab^ccola*, were cap- tured. The conduct of Capt. darkland, of the Bustard, Lieut. Ilnrper of the Excellent, and Capt. Cummings, of the -is particularly noticed as meriting approba- tion.—The.eneiuy are supposed to. have lost trom twenty to thirty killed and wounded, and twelve made prisoners. Return of Killed and Wounded.—Bustard,—Wounded, Mr. K. Robinson, m.Titcr; severely.—P. Curry,scarnan; since deari.-U. Culluru, -marine j slightly.-—J. Pelosa, pilot. Excellent.—Killed,—J. Knowles, marine.—P. Pender- grass, ditto. Wounded,.—W. Hunter, gunner's mate, lightly.—B. Webb, seaman ditto. Vice Admiral Lord ColHngwoodhas also trans- mitted the following reports of captures made by ships under his Lordship's command, viz. •A letter from Capt. Ayscough of the Success, giving an account of the capture by the boats of that ship, on the 30th July, off Cerigo, of two French privatefrs, oner mounting nine, carriage guns, and four swivels, with 18 men, and the other, ont; gru and 20 men. A letter from Capt. Pearce of the IIalcyonsloop, stating the capture oil the 30th of August, of the St.- Anna, Fie.u h privateer-of two guns and 46 men, '20 d-ays froi-h Naples without making any prize. Aiui two letters from Capt. Itosenhagcn of the Vol age, giving accounts of his having on the 6th and ZOU. of September, captured two enemy's pri- vateers, the Annunciate and Jason, one of two guns and 40 men, and the od)erQt Stxguhs and 69 men, Spanish papers to the 19th ult. have arrived, whichstate, that the chief Spanisharmy was pur- suing the plan for which it was put in motion, of peneuatingao M-adrid. The necessary preparations for passing the Tagus, in the neighbourhood of Aranjuez, having been completed on the 12th, some battalions were sent over on the following day to reconnoitre; and the whole of the army, except one division, which was to act on another point, was immediately to follow.. The head-quarters, on the 18th, were at Santa'Cruz de la Y:\xzx. A strong corps of the enemy, proceeding from Toledo, en- deavoured to throw itst n into the re<r of {.be Spa- nish army, bin the prfn" m.ued.—-The Duke deL Parcpie has occupied t.lIUS.c. very. important posi- tions, the Puerto de Banos and the bridge of Bejar through the neglect of securing which, Ney effected his junction with Soult. 0 By an article from. Bayonne, dated Nov. 16, it appears that preparations were making there for the reception of ISayoleon; and the Mayor had published a Proclamation, announcing that a great number of troops, from 20 to 25,000, would pass i ss through that town for Spain by the gd of Dec. A Spanish Officer is arrived with dispatches, which are said to afford great hopes of the immedi- ate surrender of BarceloiUj which is in the greatest distress for provisions, in consequence of the de- struction of the convoy destined for its relief, i'he Spaniards are said to be preparing to storm Fort Moutjuie. Letters tram New York confirm the account that the President had declined to receive the new Spanish Minister from the Junta, on account of the present um-ett)ed state of Spain. For the same reiSon no Minister wjiJ be received i'roi^ King' Joseph. Orders were rativel, on the 21th, ;by ,the Collector of New York, to gr.-uit clearances for Gijon, St. Andero, and the other Spauish purts in tlie Bay of Biscay, whether in possessiou of the. i-rench or Spatiiards. Tne Duke of Orleans has been stated to he on the point, of marrying the Princess of Naples.— he marriage :t ts said, has actuary taken p^ice, as well as thai of the .Do k<*s sister to Prince Leopold, thr second :oQ of tl-o ol' the Two ^icilies,— Should a. change of fortune ever fc^tore the Bour- botis to the Throne of France, the Orlean-s fatndy will perhaps succeed to the Throne— for Louis the Eighteenth has no children, and of the two pos-- sessed by Monsieur, the one, though married to the daughter of Louis Sixteenth, iills no offspring, and the other, is unmarried. The Orleans family is the next in succession before the Conde family.
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Wednesday Evening, Dec. 6. Paris papers to the 29th ult. and Dutch to the 2d inst. were received yesterday. They contain a long address from Hotter to the Tyroleans but it jaears the mark of imposture in every sentence. Though Iloffer is said to exert his influence to bring about the dispersion and submission of the heroic mountaineers, under his command, an attack was subsequently made by them in the vicinity of Fuessen, on the 7th of November, on a party of Bavarian troops which had advanced in the expec- tation of being admitted to take peaceable posses- sion. The Bavarians retired to await the operation of the exhortations of submission. We lament to state, that a difference of opinion between those panizans who were disposed to submit, and those who were resolved to ho/d out, and continue the war under all circumstances, proceeded to the shocking extremity of inducing them to turn their arms on cach other. Several persons were killed on both sides in this lamented conflict. The Bavarians appear confident, that the autho- rity ot the Chiefs, the influence of the promises of the amnesty, and the hopelessness of bringing the war to any good issue, will, in a short time, produce a general submission and on that ground they seem to have desisted from ail active military ope- rations for the present. The head-quarter* of the French army were to be removed from Vienna on the 14th ult. The Archduke Charles is dangerously ill. These papers srwlk of the speedy departure of Bonaparte for Spain, and they add, that he will take with him a force of 100,000 troops. An insurrection had broken out at Carniola, but which was speedily quelled, and nine of the ring- leaders, among whom was a French emigrant; have been shot. The Emperor of Russia is confiiiecl to his cham- ber, in consequence of a hurt he received in his leg, about three months since, when, his carriage was overturned. Government have received dispatches from Se- ville, brought by a messenger, who arrived on Mon- day at Plymouth. in tlie Nonpareil brig, from Ca- diz.Letters from the head-quarters of the British army at Badajoz state, that Lord Wellington had joined from Seville on the preceding day, and that the army was much improved in health. The cold and dry weather had set in, which is always healthy; the men had received their new clothing from England, and had fresh supplies of blankets, and every other necessary. A Spanish officer is arrived, charged with advices which are said to be of extraordinary interest. We understand that a change, little short, of a revolu- tion, in the Government at Seville, has unexpect edly taken place. The discontent of the people at the conduct of the Junta is positively stated to have been evinced in an emphatic and decided way. It is said the reins of power have been en- tirely wrested from the hands- of the Supreme Junta; and that severalleäding members cf the (Govern- ment were arrested cm a charge of disaffection to the cause of their country, American papers to the 8th ult, have been re- ceived. The intercourse between the United States and France ts hk-eiy to be broken off; and the ne- gotiation with the. British Envoy is expected to ter- minate amicably. The evacuation of Walcheren, we understand, is to t ike place to-morrow. The Common Council yesterday voted, by a ma- jority of 3, an Address to his Majesty, praying an' inquiry into the reeCut-failure of his Majesty's arms in the Scheldt. A Momier.—The vicinity of Croydon, in Surrey, has been alarmed, for this fortnight past, by an in- human wretch, who sallies out at night, in a black mask, a dark coloured cloak, and military boots, with long spurs. lie is a tall stout made man. His practice is to attack all the women whom he meets. llaving let the object pass, hey turns round, an seizing her by the shoulders, he shakes and|pinches her in a violent manner. Me concludes the brutal assault, by passing her clothes over her hea.d, and tearing her person with a curry-comb; sometimes his spurs are applied to the same (Tllel and inhuman purpose. Upwards of Hftypersous have been most seriously ill-treated by this monster. The inha- bitants ofCroydon are taking every means to dis- cover the monster's retreat: numerous parties were out last night in search of him. The terror is so great among the females of the vicinity of Croydon, that Rota. woman is to be seen out, of doors after dark.
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COURT OF CRMMON PLEAS, DEC. 5. CLIFFORD T. BBANDON. In less than five minutes after the doors were opened, the Court was completely filled, and the number outside of the door may, without any ex- aggeration, be calculated at. three times, nay, ulti- mately, and when the result of the verdict was to be expected, at ten times, the amount of the assemblage within, though crowded there almost to suffocation. Never did the public feeling seem to be more' deeply interested, nor has so great a crowd been assembled round a Court of Justice in London or Westminster. Mr. Runnington, jun. Counsel for the plain tiff, stated this to be an action for an assault and fyise imprisonment, on the 31st of October last, in drag- ding the plaintiff from Coyent-gardeu Theatre to the Police-Office, Bow street. To which charge the defendant, had pleaded certain matters: the first of which was, that the plaintiff, with others raised a disturbance to compel the Managers of Covent-garden Theatre to lower their prices and that the defendant, a. servant 'of those Manager's, had ordered him to be taken into custody, it being a public Thcatre.2Ily, That the' plaintiff insti- gated others to tifake a. disturbance.—And 3 fly aud'4thly, That he did this to interrupt the per- formance of a certain farce. Mr, Serge int Best sax), rhe-only point for present consideration, is the quantum- of damages.—The complaint of the plaintiff is not so much fur the actual damage he Sustained,- as for the indignity he had suffered, by being dragged from the Theatre to the Police Office, If it should turn out that the Managers only are to blame, no damages are enough; as he thought, if it was necessary, he could proye lie was sorry the delicacy of his Learned Friend had laicl his daniages at no more than 100l. The Managers have no right, nor have they any cause, to raise their prices; ajul, when Englishmen cease to riot in cases of this kind, (ifrlotiogit can be caBed,) the blood of Engr- Iwhmen will cease .to run inthcir vems; thafbloo.J which has preservedouriiberty pure and untainted; aud has preserved this country. Mr, Clifford "had (lined with his friend Col. Bosworth, and rtiet in the evening a Mr, Uipkius, why proposed they should go Tfliey wenf, and'Mr. C. bar! an O.R give.i hiaf, which he put in his b:;t., but took no p irt'^jn t'ne disturbances. TiJe wearing ■(). P. was ail his client' did and, under his Lordship's direction, i.h-y wouid find (lut wis no riot. It was exactly like election ribbons, which are a sign what, candidate's friend the wearer is; as these O. P.'s were a disapproval of the new prices. Mr. Clifford actuaIly inrcrierert to prevent rioting; and riot, like treason, must be proved to have oeen precon- certed. Even, if he had been rioting, he must have his verdict, as he cuul.! not be taken, unless at the time *oi'conr.H.'tting the rn; Mr. Clifford -had left the Theatre, he was, thereiore, illegally appre- hended; aod, had he not been a man of great mildness of heart, he vyould have resisted that ap- prehension by fatal means; and, however fatal 'hose means might have been, the and those whom they have employed, would have been alone answerable for the blood that might have been shed on that occasion, lie by saying, beldteontident they would not think tOOt. too.greatacompcns.ifion. R. Hopkins, itsq. accompanied, Mr. Clifford to the pit of Covent-garden Theatre, on the evening of" the 3 1st of October. Mr. C. had an O. P. pitv into his hat by a.gentleman unknown to both; but he betrayed no wish to creatte a disturbance. Whetr coming out of the pit, Mr. C. was seized very rudely by two persons, and dragged to Bow-street. C. Ehvin observed Mr. C. to be very quiet and peaceable all the evening. Witness heard Brandort say to some officers, here is Clifford, come, seizo him;" they went towards die centre of the pit door, an'! Brandon cried, that is him, pfize him."— The play and farce were both over, and the people were departingy Witness followed then) to Bow- street, when Mr, Brandon said Mr. C. had O.P. in his hat in the Theatre, and was making a noise; .\Ir. Rea.d asked if there was any other charge, and being answered none; he discharged Mr. Clifford, J, Bone, bookseller, Strand, was going from the .1 r pit, saw some one come up to Brandon, and say';—• "Clifford is coming out"with O. P. in his hat.— Brandon said, "take him the Officers hesitated; he tlien said, C—d d——n you take him; and called after them :o make sure of Mr. C.'s bat. T. Fisher, J. Jdly, W. Harris, and W. Philpot, all concurred in iayiug he behaved quietly; and die first witness heard Mr. C. advise a person not to spring a child's rattle. Mr. Sergeant Sheppard, in behalf of the defen- dant, reprob sted he idea that it was legal for the public to form tlemselves into a constituted body to judge of the extortion of any private persons: a. circumstance of which the law alone can take cognizance. Jie.contended that Mr. C.'s going to I.the pit was- almost a proof of his intention to riot, as his usual place was the boxes but dwelt most on his wearing O.P. The wearing the O..P. or any other cockade, was a sign of one's being of the same party with those who wore the same signs-; and iu the case jf Lor i G. Gordon's riots manv lost their lives who were only proved to have worn the blue cockade. -H« contended, that it was per- fectly legal to apprehend a person immediately after the riot Was committed, although not in the actof rioting. Sir J. Mansfield, in summing up the evidence, stated, thst it was illegal by force and tumult to compel the Managers to lower their pi ices.—Peo- ple could stay away, for a Theatre is not a neces- saryoiiifp, [ The Jury, in about half an hour, returned a ver- diet for the Plaintiff-Damages 51. The moment the verdict was announced, a tre- mendous burst of applause spread through the whole Court, and communicated, itself to the mul- titude without, to the number of several thousands, who almost filled the ILtll. Some time elapsed be- fore a word could be heard, occasioned principally by the crowd rushing out of the Court, with tu- multuous joy,. Sir James Mansfield then asked the Jury, upon which of the two points referred to them—namely, the broad question, whether a rio't had been com- mitted, and whether the plaintiff had been a parti- cipator in it or, on the fact ot the riot having ended at thfJ time the plaintiff" had been taken into custody, when a. private person had no right to ia- tertere-tbey bad found for the plaintiff?. The Foreman of the Jury stated, that they were all of opinion generally, that the plaintiff had been ill? gaily arrested. Sir J. Mansfield again asked on what ground? but could receive no express satisfaction. Address- ing the Bar, he then said, that a spirit of a mis- chievous and destructive nature seemed to foe abroad, which, if not repressed, threatened awfat consequences. The country would be lost, and the Government overturned,, ii this spirit was encou- faged. It was impossible-it could end in good. Another of the Jury then informed his Lordship, that the principle on which the greater port oi, toe Jury had given their verdict, was, that k was harsh* that for so slight a matter as wearing O. P. in. bis nat, the plaintiffshould have been taken into cus- tody. I When the verdict was announced, the people in the Ilall, to the number of several hundreds, as well as many in the Court, gave a most tremendous shout; J. Mansfield expressed his sorrovr that so large a body of the people should be co de- luded.' STOCKS.—Consols 70j.—Reduced 69}.-Four per Cent.
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