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JllbST EXTRAORDINARY i 911 i BsMrERS-STBEEt' VtHM? niai ever nas ueteara oi in 7n WM pwctiseTin Berners- street Oxford-street. The house of Mrs. Tqeham, FjSltOSJ BL A RRIFALS. in Hamilton-olace. from Woburn u.

at io. 54, was beset by about IMPRISONMENT FOR CIVIL DEBT. TO THF EDITOR OF THE MORNING POST. Committee ranstnrrelv imagine a field, in which the wisdom and forecast of your LoroV.ips are likely, by their ex-ertion, to prevent a greater degree of human depravity, or of human raiser '--VuV Lords Committee's Report on imprison mint fur Ctud Dsit. pi 48.

Si Having, i trust, sufficiently demonstrated the cruel ro'iBcqut nces of ttrahnical po in the hands malevoleut Creors, ami the attempts to hP cover propei from profligate abandoned Debtors and having engaged to lay. before our Readers the oullim -s of those remedies hit are'srg jested by the Report correct the' several evil re (' If 0f Norfolk, from Arundel Lord Whitwordi, eu rrnaespeople at one time, with their various commodities, and from the confusion altogether such 01 1 Llfijjrfrad, Sussex; Duchess uf Bedford, from crowds had collected as to render the stfWimpass Waggons laden with coals from tW PuiUlnir. D. tar' Waldegrave, in ueriieley -square, from I 11 i l.lleli. in UUIMtMCt.

uianv Balfour, Jit Dorant's Hotel, from ton wharfs, upholsterer's goods in cart loads, organs, piano-fortes, linens, jewellery, and every other description of furniture sufficient to have stocked the hole street, were lodged as near as possible to the door of 54, with anxious trades-people and a laugh in Piccadilly, from Ketteringhani Jail, sulting from an abused system, will now submit them for consideration. DEPARTURES. for Edinburgh; Lord Seaforth. for Sid- ing moo. Aoout tins tune the Loud Mayor of London arrived in his carriage, and two livery ser.

Calvt'rt P- for LrPnok Hants, from uui ins LAmisnip's stay was snort, ana lie was driven to Marlboroueh-strect Police Office. JJMBS PALACE. ir( rs were yesterday very numerous. tribute of loaltf. Mr.

Editor If triBute of loyally to the best of families merits a place in your excellent Papqrj thi insertion of it wilt oblige your vary humble gerva it, OxONiENSTS. If nations e'er best the gTatrf hi -tear, When Monnrchs. lov'd by all, afflicted lie, Shall England last, in this respect, appear, 35 And this sad tribute to her ICnrc deny i No, every word in monrnful numbers "ffows And each id eye has lost 4fs'genial 'fire' Onee happy Britain, now a scene of Upon the pensive willow hangs her Jyre. Each loyal heart feels deeph his distress. And every sad event around the Throne A King each future age will rise to Who blends his country's virtues with his own.

Not his the ambitious desolating mind, Ot tyrants, careless of their subjects" fpte; WiUi courage, by soft tentitnent refin'd. He guides us through the dangers of tbeState. Ah, cruel Fate! scarce fifty joyous years Encircl'd his august and glorious reign, But kind Amelia now no more appears, For Death demands her in his gloomy train. But why lament reflect, 'twas Death alene Could ease her tender soul from asjXloo care We'll still remember her, although fbe's gone Farewell Amelia, fairest of the fair, BATH. Mr.

Ashe's series of Concerts (late Rauzzini's) commenced at the Upper Rooms on Wednesday last. Signora Bianchi, and Mrs. Ashe, Tresaezzani, and Mrs. Bianchi, were the principal singers, who were received with great applause. The whole Concert was well selected, and met with general approbation.

The audience consisted of upwards of 600 of the principal personages now at Bath. So full a first night was scarcely ever remembered. At the Office his Lordship informed the Sitting Magistrate that he had received a note ournortiriff to flTl' iitkniin, his Interpreter, who in. aiif iidaitls (he proper proceedings to have come from Mrs. Tottenham, which stated that she had been summoned to appear before him, but that she was confined to her room by sickness, and for the aino pursue to pay his re.

quiring after the state of his Majes-an( to leave his name and he "ivas was the hour thu Plaro nc- ruquesiea nis lordship's favour to call on her. Ber-ners-street at this time was in the greatest confusion, by the multiplicity of trades-people, who were re 1st. The Report recommends an aheration in the proc etfingron Mesne Process, in order to prevent the serious and oppressive lapse of time which may take place, between thelhst da of the Defendant's imprisonment and. the decision of ihe question, whe-. ther he owes the money or not emphatic -ally observing, that, if a Plaintiff can bate ascertained in his own mind lhe nature and amount of a sum due to him sufficiently, with a safe conscience to charge upon oath another with debt, there can be no 'ittteUu gible reason hy he should not be at the same mo.

ment prepared to make his declaration, that is, to state to the Court the precise quality of his claim upon the Defendant." The alteration suggested fsthat the declaration should lie made in the same term in which the writ is returnable, and that the further step of proceeding to trial should he taken by the Plaintiid" with all convenient speed; but that, if the Court should be satisfied with the reasons assigned by the Plaintiff for delay, it might have a power at discre tion of ordering a certain weekly allowance by. the Plaintiff to the Defendant, and that the Defendant HUOI'i' turning with their goods, and spectators laughing at them. The officers belonging to Marlborough-street ckw the Buiwuns, at which time the i his Interpreter tame again to the Palace, i 7 irete wuwww auwtt, ine Office were immediately ordered out to keep order, but it was impossible for a short time. The first scene witnessed by the officers were six stout men bearing an organ, surrounded by coal merchants with permits, barbers with wigs, mantua-raakers with mMIi ivTt ninu wmi an uue )js Majesty was dressed in mourning, star OB htS coat his hair raa band-boxes, opticians with their various articles of 1 neck powdered. After conversing PfTO General Campbell for some ri fflinfl iro1" apparently grauued L'liAtrn linn should, by the confession of the debt, be able to su Iht inquiu rs were the foTl ow ing trade, and such was the pressure of trades-people who had been duped, that at four o'clock all was consternation and confusion.

Every Officer that could be mustered was enlisted to disperse the people, and they vere placed at the corners of Berners-street, to prevent trades-people from advancing towards the house with goods. The persede the expences of trial, and be immediately placeJ in execution. In alluding to the limitation of sum namely tiHihalM" below which no arrest of the person can take ulace. jpni the Report states truly street was not cleared at a late hour, as servants of HWS That the Creditor Is not thereby deprived of his remedy be has it in another course of proceeding every denomination wanting places began to assemble at five o'clock. It turned out that letters had been written to the different trades-people, which stated recommendations from persons of quality.

xne view or ine Legislature was probahly this, that the hw Attornie5, to whom persons in the humble walks of life are likeiyto have recourse, would naturally, were the choice open, recommend to their clients the mode of nrrnxt himr n.hiH jfvmour i A reward has been offered for the apprehension of rKurtoB to die Attorney would be most profhahle. The cm-n lighten Creditor would implicitly follow the advier. and whiUt A 17IE LORD MAYOR'S NEfV CARRIAGE. This elegant carriage Was yesterday exhibited for the first time by his Lordship, and from its tasteful and elegant appearance attracted universal notice The pannels are painted a beautiful dark green, highly varnished and polished, and richly emblazoned with (he cijy arms and supporters his Lordship's family arms, with those of die Ironmongers' Company, to which he belongs, are tastefully introduced in unison, with handsome and appropriate heraldic ornaments and devices, executed by the first artists of exquisite taste and ability. The body suspended on a remarkably light perch carriage, with a Salisbury boot on springs a superb hammer-cloth, with coats of arms to the ends of ditto, embroidered in a rich and handsome manner elegant hind-standards, carved in the most nonvelle style, hold and light, and much elevated the joints of the head, and silver ornaments to the body, consisting of arms, handsomely embossed, produces a very pleasing effect the inside of Hie body lined with crimson cloth, and full mi nabbed, with rreen an injury to the Debtor quite out of his contemplation, would yivuAiny uuninisn ine cnances ot payment lo Himself, fb short, whatsoever efficacy the Legislature mitrht be dkntetfl bute to the practice of it seemed to them too-formidable biiingtiaia a weapon to be left to Hie discretion of the description of per sons among whom debts of a.

rate under 10. we're most likely to Ufly 1 Hon. Mis. Seott Earl of Mountoorrii Air. ''ortman Mr.

Singleton Mr. and Mrs. SU finer Mr. mam I-ady F. Fitzwlllian Sir John Harrington Jady Harrington Mr.

Bagot Marchioness of Stafford Lady A. Vernon General Leigh Jady Hnrriet Hay Lord Went worth adv Went worth Earl of Aylesbury Inrd Robert Spencer Mr4 Charlec Bentinck Mrs. Howard Lord Heath fie Id Sir J. Hippesley Mr. Leigh Mr.

Vernon Captain Durham fount ess if jtosslyn Duelios of Gordon Colonel O'Kelly Mr. Pfinbefion Mr. Henrv Hope Lady Halford Mies Yaughan Duchess of Leeds Mr. Monday Miss Coleman Dowager Lady Glynn Mrs. Reynolds CoanftSs of Liverpool Ladv Dnlrvnmle I) Tiw noMI take place.

The Report then protoeds to. state-- 'That if these considerations were indieiotis when tln Kmfta. tion first took place, they must be so now andattrr observing that a consideration of the difference in value of money winhi prompt a reflection, that the reason of the regulation must now Itjfl sjlk brocade lace, with bullions, to correspond, crimson silk festooned curtains, The four horses, caparisoned in harness, got up In a style of magnificence, and interspersed the author of the criminal hoax. This hoax exceeded by far that in Bedford-street, a few months since for besides coffin, which was brought to Mrs. Tottenham's house, made to measure, agreeable to letter, five feet six, sixteen, there were accoucheurs, tooth-drawers, miniature-painters, artists of every description, auctioneers, undertakers, grocers, mercers, post-chaises, mourning-coaches, poultry, rabbits, pigeons, In fact, the whole street was literally filled with the motley group.

The following are a few of the notes sent in the name of Mrs. Tottenham, for the purpose of collecting this most extraordinary group Mrs. Tott kham requests Mr. will call upon her at two to-morrow, as she wishes to consult him about the sale of an estate. 54, Berners-street, Monday." Mrs.

Tottenham requests that a post-chaise and four may be at her boote at two to-morrow, to convey her to the first stage towards Bath. 54, Berners-street, Monday." Mrs. TOttbwsam begs the Hon. Mr. will be good enough to rive her a call at two to-morrow, as Mrs.

T. is desir attach upon a much larger nominal snm, it i- cooctuded, that If exemption from arrest was extended to debts, wot exceed wuu siivt-r ornaments, ncmy emoosseu; tne whole ot which are finished in anew style of elegance and fashion. The Liveries are "rich beyond orecedence. consisting of crim nit- inu'iesis or uie i realtor nniiM not u. rraiiv nrnn-nrii.

jiOnsSoir son coats, turned up with green velvet, with alternate stripes hile many baleful effects of imprisonment would be With respect to tin-first part of the. alteration sug 1 1 iieu wun wnue ana wnite sman ctotnes ana gested as relates to practice, and the proposed allow waistcoats the wltole forming perhaps the most elegant equipage the City lias witnessed for manv vears. and it is but ius- idaljibarj ance to Debtors nnder Mesne Process, the Public lice to ascribe an infinite degree of merit to the taste of the jauy mayoress, it oeinggot np nnder her particular directions. may rely on the deliberation, -wisdom, and mature experience of Our enlightened judges, who are never lurty rRoieiU inattentive to salutary regulations and as regards the further limitation of arrest, the Bill already fram itfOatoeU BRIGADIER ROBERT CRAUFURD. Mr.

Editor It is now about twenty years since I served several campaigns with the gallant Brigadier Sir 3. G. Cotterell Miss Chester sowk ed for that purpose promises every desirable end which its principle hag contemplated. Colon nel Marsfield ous of speaking with him on business of importance. o4, Ber-nexMtroct, Monday," 4c Sic.

Robert Cravfuro, then a Captain, and I am happy in being able to bear testimony to the integrity, rigid 2d. lhe uext alteration suggested by the frarner9 lUSjM of the Report applies to Debtors jn Execution, in Yesterdav mornin? Princesses Aughsta and So- principles of truth, disinterestedness, and unremitting wnicii ease is saio phia took an airing on horseback, in Windsor Great 1 The oolicv of the Legislature m'trht hr wVil dirrlMl fn 9 zeal lor the good ot his Majesty's arms, which that high-minded soldier has always displayed. He never khordale certain the fact. Whether the Debtor actually withheld those means by which he could liaiiidnte the debt, it it a uim. Park, attended by Lord alsingham, Lady jLY, Le-neral Cart win gut, Colonels Taylok and Desbrow.

Yesterdav Sir Dtvtn ficNOAS held a aublic day at required any person under his command to endure a hardship or privation which he would not cheerfully his Office in the Horse Guards, and gave audiences rate question whether there has been a previous delinquency on the part of the Debtor. If the latter he really insolvent, it is equally repugnant to common sense and to huranity, to keen him in nrisun for not doine that which fe Itnuos. of York undergo himself; for when danger and fatigue were the order of the day he was always found leading the van This being his undoubted character, to several military Ulhcers. The Kin? of Sweden will remain in this country as sible. Investigation is.

therefore, the obfeet. A er. hmittarr tain term of imprisonment may be requisite for enabling the a private Gentleman, and refuses all pecuniary aid or I feei justiued in giving credence to his Reply to realtor tocoueci information respecting ine uebior 3 property. For that purpose three months might pkssilriy suffice." plshfooib Ipomp. He is attended by a OBoaennai iriena, an Massena, because he was certainly an eye-witness to Uodnwne After which time, -the Report suggests that a Jury all he relates, and I know him to be incapable of ''f.

from the Cape wd Smith might be impannelled under an order of Court, and Englishman, and one domestic, flu means to view all our great cities and manufactories. Ha dined and spent the evening with the Prince of Conde and all the Bourbons, at Wimbledon, on Saturday last. stating a falsehood therefore his masterly animad. versions on the Marshal's Narrative, proves the slan according to their opinion, the Debtor might be either remanded tor further investigation, or be discharged dering lies of this mushroom Duke this honourable member of Bonaparte's most honourable Legion of upon the cession of his property; and that (not with, standing such cession), if any fraud should appear, he might he sent back to suffer a penal imprisonment. Much has been said of Do.vapabte naving coangea his dress but we had much rather hear that the rude tyrant had changed his manners.

A nuantitv of wine and brandy was lately stolen the Court to have a power of ordering recapture ou proof of concealment of property. i Scott Unj from a waggon on the Cork road, which has been siuce discovered in a cavern in Bottle Hill. bri, Without troubling your Readers with any com fruconberg ment or opinion upon the principle thus laid down, I The Barker it the door of one of the precious in Piccadilly, haraneuinc the ea2ers at the am content for the present to inform them that a daubs in front, on the attributes of a fine Golden Bill is already framed upon it, and was twice read dfa'i inland lionourli I am on this account delighted, that what that gallant Briton states has occupied a column in your Paper, being as much persuaded of its moral truth, as though every word had been verified on oath, before that fountain of rectitude and virtue, the Lord Chief Justice Ellenborougr of the King's Bench. A British Soldier in Retirement. LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Tcfnv, Nov. ST. Mr. Attorney-Gejiebal moved for a Criminal Information against H. Stacey Coast, Esq.

and another Magistrate for the county of Kent, and Mr. Austen, their Clerk, for opposing the making a new road, which was directed to be made by an Act of the last Sessions of Parliament, from Bromley, in the aboye county. The affidavits npon which this motion was founded went into a long detail of sqirahbles between the owners of the lands through which the road was to oass. and the Commis in the House of Lords during the last Session. And when I assure them that it was framed by a noble Vi-fhhf- fr- Peer alike distinguished for his legal and political IP knowledge, they will contemplate with satisfaction ita probable goods effects.

Wan S. The final amendment proposed is a less expensive form of procedingfor the recovery 'of Small Debts: Dcivagrr palCB ofStftoo Lady Croftoa Mr. Oriei Lady Xichol Miss Bishop of Chester Mr. dreenwood Lord Leveson Gower Lord Borrindon Mr. Aogustns Phipps Mr.

Surgeon Keete Neapolitan Ambassador Sir C. R. Beughton Earl of Portmore Mr. Codrington Mr. Mannerc Sutton Mr.

Middieton Mr. Fauquier Mr. Walpole Mr. Stratton Sir Charles Price Cieoeral Pliipps J. art of Mr at ii mure Lieutenaut-Colonel John Gray Sir C.

Flower Alderusan C. Smith Alderman Birch Weneral Loft Colonel Dillon Lieotenant-Colonel Maxwell General Hopkins General Sir T. Bloomfield Ceneral Macdooald Lieutetiant-Coloud Neville Colonel Bebow Captain Blair Captain Christian, R.N. Marquis of.Thomon.l Duke of Marlborough Dncbess ot Marlborough Lfeuteiwiot-Colonel Rowley Major-Geueral Crosbie Captain Davies General Loftus Captain Ponlett, R.N. Captain Wise, R.N.

Lieutenant-Colonel Rainsford Colonel Burnet Major Thornton Major Stratton Sir'Hew Dalrymple General Leigh" Mr. Trant Lieutenant-Coloncl Draper Colonel Buller Captain South Captain Cathcart Colonel Bvng Lieutenant-Colonel Patterson Rear-Admiral Warre Admiral Apodaca General Barton fcieutenant-Colonel Barton Colonel Fyers CapOii Capel S. Lieutenant-Colonel Vereker Major Barclay Archbishop of York Duke De Albuquerque The Heian Minister Major Sidney de Cresfigny Viscountess Wellington ArchbUhop of Canterbury Judge Advocate-General Lieutenant-Colonel Upton Major Dickins Lord and Lady Crcmorue Lord Teignmouth Lady Asaburnham Lady F. Ashburnhum Mr. Ash'ey Copper Udy Ann Ariilev Cooper Duke of St.

Albans Duke of Queeoshury Earl of Malmesbury Marchiouess of Downshire fcue and it is strongly recommended by the following re. marks sioner for making the road, in which the workmen employed by the latter had been turned off and committed to prison, for a Were not the evidence irrefragable, one could scarcely persuade oneself of the mischievous rigour with which these minor debts are sometimes pursued. The creditor net Ing blindly under the direction of his attorney, overwhelms the debtor with costs, the amount of which the creditor cannot subsequently take upon hiroseit ana tie is thence, however he may reieot and repeat his precipitancy, obliged to leave the wretched sufferer in prison. Two instances out of a multitude are then Eagle, said, he can look at the sun iznnoia spec, lades! and the more brightcrer it shines, the more higherer he flies!" If a scenic exhibition, founded on the story of Gustavus, the deliverer of the Swedes, is at all times interesting to popular feelings, it will acquire an uncommon force of attraction when the brave inheritor of the same throne has been pushed from his stool" of Empire, and an exile from his Kingdom, is anxiously watching for that favourable moment, when in rbing again to Royalty, may become the second deliverer of his country. Mr.

M'Cueady, junior, son of the veteran M'Cbeadt, the manager, is playing with distinguished eclat at Birmingham. Ou Thursday evening he personated Achillea and as loudly applauded throughout the character. Mrs. Egebton, in Zaphira, displayed powers that bid fair to rank her among the tirst in the -profession. The real lovers of science and harmony must be highly gratified in hearing that Lavenu, Music-seller to his Hoyal Highness the Prince of Wales, New Bond-street, has published a beautiful edition of that inimitable Composer Sebastian Bach, which, we understand, has been reviewed by some of our most eminent Professors, and pronounced the most correct edition that has ever yet appeared.

Forcer v. A forgery has lately been discovered; It was of a Banker's check given by a convict in Mrrio tn he rnshed. Several Dersons have been adduced to shew, that where the original ueot. ftas been but 7s. the costs and fees have exceeded 10.

It is then observed, that there are many local iurisdictions for the decision of small WIOm debts that the plans have been good io theory, but, by inte imiiuic rjixuiicm nun cuii dj iuc iUMgisinueS. The Court, however, said, it did not appear that there was any sinister intention in the Magistrates and that if they had erred, it was only an error of judgment, and refused the motion. Mr. Scarlett moved for a Criminal Information against General Carr, for a challenge to fight a duet: By die affidavit it appeared that the General met a Gentleman resident in Westmoreland, shooting on ground which the Geueral thought to be within bis manor. This produced an altercation between them, in which they both used very unbecoming the GeneraK however, at length took him aside, and desired to meet him and a friend on the morrow morning.

His opponent did not attend, thinking the General only spoke from temporary irritation. The other was, however, punctual, and finding his opponent did not attend, he wrote him word that he was a coward, and would have nothing more to do with him." The Court said, this was a renunciation of a purpose to fight, aud with respect to the first challenge, it appeared that both parties were equally blameable in their language. Rule refused. Linrhriter rnk i rested men perverted -in practice, and th-it inigtit not he impracticable by a selection of the best provisions of some of those Local Acts, with proper guards against abuse, to frame a general and useful system fur the immediate determination of such minor The Reader will find additional gratification in being informed that a Bill has been also framed agreeably to this suggestion, and the outlines of Bread. Yestarday the Lone Mayor inspected which, as well as the other two, I propose hereafter to insert in your Journal of Intelligence.

In th mean time, I shall, in the first place, claim attention to the remaining part of the Report, which will be embraced in my next letter, and afterwards to an epitome of the evidence, which will abundantly prove the Meal-weighers reports, and ordered the price of Bread to be continued at Is. 2d. the quartern loaf examined at Bow-street upon the subject, and two of of wheaten, and household at Is. ld. About half after three o'clock in the afternoon of Thursday, the village of Seddlescomb was alarmed by the appearance of a phenomenon rarely observed on Sin them, named Chambers and Kobmson, nave neen au-mitk King's evidence.

The Spanish Regency have given to Don Hehry O'Dovnel, who gained the important victory in land, out weu Known at sea Dy tne denomination ol a water-spout. A cloud was observed to ascend with rapid whirls to a considerable height, and there burst the expediency of amendments. And I conclude this with a firm hope and conviction, that, notwithstanding the pressure of tho times, and the numerous failures in the commercial world, the deliberative wisdom of an enlightened Senate will speedily mature what has been so well devised, to prevent our jails from being Overcrowded, to diminish parochial burdens, to restrain fraud, to defeat avarice, to protect credit, and obviate the continuance of persecution and undue severity. I 21st Nov. 1S10.

W. St. with a tremendous but peculiarly-sounding crash, to tally dissimilar from, the usual noise of thunder. The Catalonia, the title ol Lnde de la uisoai, wuu vh-siderable privileges and advautsges. This grant, however, appears to have excited some jealousy in the Cortes, for though it is wished that the gallant General should be rewarded, one of the Members has declared, that, iu bestowing this reward, the llegevcy hare exceeded their just powers.

explosion was followed by the fall of several pieces of earth, a heavy shower of hail, and ail the awful and cany me Mjvm-ir maguiucen scenery of a storm. Vj arrived at Windsor Lsue, wnere mm an hour..