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Domestic Intelligence.
in the highest spirits when these accounts came away , notwithstanding the heavy rains which had fallen , and the fatigue they had endured . The number of troops is 7 , besides a great number of sailors from the squadron ,, from whom the most essential services had been derived . The whole loss of the British had not ejteeeded seventy men , while the loss of the enemy amounted to several hundreds . The French chief engineer had brcn killed . . Sir Charles Grey had completed his second parallel against Fort Bourbon or Repuhliqueand some of the batteries had been openedwhich letelenfiladed the fort .
, , comp y One shell had burst the aqueduct . In the harbour of Fort Royal several merchant ships were blocked up , which would of course fall into the hands of the British , upon the surrender of that place . 18 . A Court of Common Council was held at Guildhall , present the Lord Mayor ,-14 Aldermen , and a very considerable number of Commoners . After some usual business of receiving petitions and sealing leases was done , the Lord Mayor informed the Court in a very animated speech of his motives for calling them together" To
con-, sider if any , and what , steps are necessary for the defence of the City at this present moment , and in case of any emergency . " Mr . Deputy Nichols , after a short prefatory speech ., moved , " That it is the indispensable duty of this Corporation at all i-inies , and more especially at this important crisis , to manifest in the strongest manner their zeal for tlie Constitution , by the most vigorous exertions in defence of their King and Country . " Mr . Parish seconded the morion , and it was agreed to
unanimously . Mr . Deputy Nichols then moved , " That a- subscription be immediately opened for the purpose cf raising and disci plining one regiment of infantry and another of cavalry ( this was altered to troop ) for the defence of this city , to act as the necessities of the country may require , and when called upon by the Sovereign to enter into the pay of Government , and be subject to' martial law , agreeably to the Act now pending in Parliament for raising Volunteer Corps , & c . and to be called The Loyal London Volunteers . '" This occasioned very warm debates , it being contended that the City Militia were the proper defence of the City , and that it was capable of being made serviceableDebates continued for hours
. some . An amendment was proposed by Mr . Goodbehere , by leaving out all the words of the motion except " That , " and substituting , " The Militia of this City being its constitutional defence ,, this Court do request the Court of Lieutenancy to use their best endeavours to put the same on ¦ * plan essentia ! to the safety and security of the metropolis , to be ready in case of any emergency ; and that they be further requested to'report their determination to this ' Court .- " At about six o ' clock the question was put , when there appeared for the amendment 4 Aldermenand 52 Commonersagainst it 7 Aldermenand 54
Com-, ; , moners ; on which it was negatived by a majority of 5 votes . Tlie question , as moved by Mr . Deputy Nichols , was then put , and some objections being started , a motion was made to adjourn it , which was agreed to . A Committee of all the Aldermen , and a Commoner out of each ward , was appointed to take the purport for whicii : the Court was called into consideration , and to report the best plan to answer every purpose .
21 . Intelligence was received , and detailed in an Extraordinary Gazette , of the complete conquest of the Island of Martinique by the British forces under Sir Charles-Grey and Sir John Jervis . Tythes . —At Kingston assizes a cause was tried before a special jury , of great importance to farmers in general , wherein Mr . Nash , a farmer of Listed , Surrey , was plaintiff , and the Rev . Thomas Mantell ,. proprietoi of the tythes of that parish , ( and of-. w : adjoining parishes ) ' was defendant This was an action brought for not taking away the of land
tythe some up grass , which was clearly proved to have been fairly set out by the plaintiff and his servants for the defendant , bur , which he obstinately refused , to take away , and thereby deprived the farmer of the benefit of depasturing and ploughing his-land in a course of husbandry . Upon the merits of the cause it appeared , that no notice was necessary from the farmer of his intention to set out his tythes , unless the custom of the country was to give notice thereof ; therefore , as no such custom could have been proved in this case , it seemed that the plaintiff had done more than was necessary in giving such notice . After . a very able argument by Mr . Garrow on the part of the plaintiff , the fury , to
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Domestic Intelligence.
in the highest spirits when these accounts came away , notwithstanding the heavy rains which had fallen , and the fatigue they had endured . The number of troops is 7 , besides a great number of sailors from the squadron ,, from whom the most essential services had been derived . The whole loss of the British had not ejteeeded seventy men , while the loss of the enemy amounted to several hundreds . The French chief engineer had brcn killed . . Sir Charles Grey had completed his second parallel against Fort Bourbon or Repuhliqueand some of the batteries had been openedwhich letelenfiladed the fort .
, , comp y One shell had burst the aqueduct . In the harbour of Fort Royal several merchant ships were blocked up , which would of course fall into the hands of the British , upon the surrender of that place . 18 . A Court of Common Council was held at Guildhall , present the Lord Mayor ,-14 Aldermen , and a very considerable number of Commoners . After some usual business of receiving petitions and sealing leases was done , the Lord Mayor informed the Court in a very animated speech of his motives for calling them together" To
con-, sider if any , and what , steps are necessary for the defence of the City at this present moment , and in case of any emergency . " Mr . Deputy Nichols , after a short prefatory speech ., moved , " That it is the indispensable duty of this Corporation at all i-inies , and more especially at this important crisis , to manifest in the strongest manner their zeal for tlie Constitution , by the most vigorous exertions in defence of their King and Country . " Mr . Parish seconded the morion , and it was agreed to
unanimously . Mr . Deputy Nichols then moved , " That a- subscription be immediately opened for the purpose cf raising and disci plining one regiment of infantry and another of cavalry ( this was altered to troop ) for the defence of this city , to act as the necessities of the country may require , and when called upon by the Sovereign to enter into the pay of Government , and be subject to' martial law , agreeably to the Act now pending in Parliament for raising Volunteer Corps , & c . and to be called The Loyal London Volunteers . '" This occasioned very warm debates , it being contended that the City Militia were the proper defence of the City , and that it was capable of being made serviceableDebates continued for hours
. some . An amendment was proposed by Mr . Goodbehere , by leaving out all the words of the motion except " That , " and substituting , " The Militia of this City being its constitutional defence ,, this Court do request the Court of Lieutenancy to use their best endeavours to put the same on ¦ * plan essentia ! to the safety and security of the metropolis , to be ready in case of any emergency ; and that they be further requested to'report their determination to this ' Court .- " At about six o ' clock the question was put , when there appeared for the amendment 4 Aldermenand 52 Commonersagainst it 7 Aldermenand 54
Com-, ; , moners ; on which it was negatived by a majority of 5 votes . Tlie question , as moved by Mr . Deputy Nichols , was then put , and some objections being started , a motion was made to adjourn it , which was agreed to . A Committee of all the Aldermen , and a Commoner out of each ward , was appointed to take the purport for whicii : the Court was called into consideration , and to report the best plan to answer every purpose .
21 . Intelligence was received , and detailed in an Extraordinary Gazette , of the complete conquest of the Island of Martinique by the British forces under Sir Charles-Grey and Sir John Jervis . Tythes . —At Kingston assizes a cause was tried before a special jury , of great importance to farmers in general , wherein Mr . Nash , a farmer of Listed , Surrey , was plaintiff , and the Rev . Thomas Mantell ,. proprietoi of the tythes of that parish , ( and of-. w : adjoining parishes ) ' was defendant This was an action brought for not taking away the of land
tythe some up grass , which was clearly proved to have been fairly set out by the plaintiff and his servants for the defendant , bur , which he obstinately refused , to take away , and thereby deprived the farmer of the benefit of depasturing and ploughing his-land in a course of husbandry . Upon the merits of the cause it appeared , that no notice was necessary from the farmer of his intention to set out his tythes , unless the custom of the country was to give notice thereof ; therefore , as no such custom could have been proved in this case , it seemed that the plaintiff had done more than was necessary in giving such notice . After . a very able argument by Mr . Garrow on the part of the plaintiff , the fury , to