The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-12-07 00:00:00

~' r couRT OF JUNO'S BENCH, Dec. 6. Midrgeses Adjourned Sittings after llirharlosas Term,' before the Lord Chief Justice sod Umlat's Juries. PITULT r. Hsu_ This was an action for slanderous words spoken ltyi the defendant of the plaintiff, imputing to him that he had stolen a sheep. The defendant pleaded a ju►ti tication. 'tlr. Ii1:11NItY Wu for the plaintiff, and Mr. AlOOl.- runs for the defendant. The plaitifte was represented to be a respectable far.orr in Fssex o and the defendant to have been his failiff. The words were clearly proved. Mr. ADOLPHUS abandoned the justification pleaded, and addressed the Jury in mitigation of damages. The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, Lund for the plaintiff—Damages 40s.—Costs 40s. RIMS AND OTIIIISS C. atone. This was an action brought by Dr. Rees and another 'indenter, as assignees of a bankrupt's estate and ef. frets, against an Attorney of this Court, for alleged negligence in omitting to withdraw the record in a focuser action brought by the plaintiffs against a de fendant nawed Clarke, whereby the plaintiffs were put to the exieoce of 30/. the costs of a nonsuit, oc 4asioned by the abeinsce of a material and necessary witness, who defendant knew could not attend on the day the trial took plac e . The facts, as above stated, were clearly proved, and the Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, found u verdict for the plaintiffs.—Damages. 30/. The Cisme Jvivect said, that this verdict was, likely to don great deal of good, and be hoped it' would. lk was Bleary of opinion, though he did not Riy to the Jury, that it was the duty of an Attorney to see with his own eyes, or those of his clerk, every itness he intended to call, before he suffered a raise to go or to trial. His Lordship bad suffered a great' deal of incotneuience from the omission of this neces sary duty. The Court rose a little before three o'clock, thee Chief Justice being summoned to attend a Council at Carlton Palace. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—Tvesuar, t.Ras 1111' nut 08—Tillt •TTOUNRY-GENUII4 P. WTATT. This was an information filed by the Attorney. Iteneral against the defendant, who is an extensive ale-brewer in Portpool-lane, fur having used coulee ladies,' and other deleterious drugs in his brewhouse. Is addition to the penalty for the use of the drugs, the information also sought the condentration of the topper boiler in which tbote drags had been infused. The discovery of the Illegal practice upon which this information was founded took place under circum stances of a singular nature. It appears that one of tl.s excise officers, whose duty it was to attend the brewery, suspected that drags were used : and, in or; der to ascertain the fact, he contrived to place himself at the top of the brew-house, and, having removed a little from the roof, he was thus enabled to eommand a view of. all that was going forward below. Haviag remained is this siesation for some time, he perceived the founger Mr. Wyatt approach. At this moment a I small orifice was opened in the Joust of the bolter, and Mr. Wyatt proceeded to cut open a brown paper par- cc: which he hell in his hand, and the contents of which be threw into the liquor in the copper, which had not yet begun to boil. The vigilant officer in stantly exclaimed from his peeping -hole, to the utter , alarm and confusion of the parties below, that, if they retired, he would fire upon them. He then destettded, and, rushing towards the copper, took off his hit, and, dipping it into the fluid, succeeded in bringing forth a portion of the illegal drugs, which yet remained I floating on the surface. This he secured and conveyed to the surveyor, with whom he afterwards returned to, / the brew-house and seised the copper, which was va lued at 1,4.1041/. 1 Le ATTORNEY-GENERAL RES this day prepared to open the circumstances of the case to the Jury, bay ing in his possession a model of the brew-house and of the dome copper which had been seized, when the de fendant submitted to a verdict being entered for the grown—fur a penalty of 3001. for the use of the drugs, and of 1,0001. for the value of the copper. OLD DAILEY SESSIONS. Yesterday the business of these Sessions commenced before the Lord Mayor, Recorder, Ahierusen, and other officers ; about 48 prisoners were arraiuued, none of these cases require any particular obser vation. The Judges, Mr. Justice Bayley and Mr. Baron tiirrow, arrived at half-past ten o'clock, and • took their seats. Mr. Bottsno, on the part of the Post Office. moved that the recognizance. of Edward Hammond Al derman. charged with extensive robberies, during his employment as Clerk in the Post Office, be estrested into the Exchequer, he haring been admitted to bail, and abscooded. Mr. Justice Bsttar said, that the application ought to have been made last Session, he. however, might be called, and his recognisance, now estreated. Poasise A PIIIOIIIIIIIIOIT NUTS.—Edward Drown was indicted fur forging and tittering a certain pro ntimory note for the sum of 20/. with iffiest to defraud Joseph Hicks. It appeared the prisoner bad obtained al. epos the forged bill from the prosecutor. whom the prisoner,lodged with. The forged note purported to be the acceptance of Mr. Wilson, of Richmond ; there was not sufficient proof tendered to support the I charge, and the Jury, under the direction of Mr. Jus tine whey, acquitted the prisoner. 1111111/IWAT ROMBVIT.—John Cooke, Robert Foet aell, alias Meneklefd, and Hoerr Rusted!, alias Hint - field. were indicted for a highway robbery. The evidence called. proved, that the prisoners had been drinking at a public house at Barnes, with the 'prosecutor, Robert Yoskttt. After they had taker mare liquor than could do them good, the landlord turgid tbam out of his houses s tight took place In the street, sad Yoskett lost his hat Ma -a owe posud botell the setae. Baron OA know thought there wt. übt erldencs to subataatiate the charge of higLway robbery. sad the Jury apquitted thew ; and after a revere adtuttui titre frost the Judge, they were discharged. SCILIMAIIIT.—Janats A arrime was indicted for s' burglary in the dwelling-house of Thomas I.:aunders, with intent to steal. The prosecutor is a tradesman residing at White chapel ; and on the night of the 14th of November the watchman saw a light in his Misr, and suspect ing that thieves had g otinto the house, he raised the _ _ flap of the cellar , and observed the prisoner with a light in his hand. Ile immediately called for assist ance, and the prisoner was taken into custody. A crow bar, phosporous box, and other similar imple ments were found in the cellar. No part of the pro perty was removed. The bolts, it appeared, to ere wrenched from the Bap of the cellar. Verdict—Guilty, Death. &vowel Amen, Ingians Dann, and 117/11ane Grad', three of the gang that had been rescued treat the custody of Marsden, the officer, were indicted. for burglariously entering the dwelling-house of Mrs. Lacy Watkins, on the evening of the 21st of Norm her, and stealing a watch and other articles, value 6/. 13e. Mrs. Watkins, the pro•erutrix, stated, that she keeps a grocer's shop, at No. 16, Chapel•street East, Mayfair. On the evening in question she was ins. hind her counter, when the prisoner Jones came in be• tweets seven and eight o'clock, and ordered two poundal of tea for *gentleman who lived at No. 55, Carton street. The prosecutor thought it singular that she should receive such an artier, as the gentleman was not one of her customer•, and therefore sent her porter to ascertain whether all was right. In the mean time five persons entered the shop, three of whom proceeded to the parlour, and took the watch, while the other two got possession of the till in the shop: and during the time she was giving. the alarm, they all ~aped by the' back doe►. One of the persons was Murray, a young' lad who has not yet been apprehended, and sloe thought but was not retain, that Grady was of the party. Shortly after the robbery took plate, Jones rasa brought back a prisoner to the shop, and the pro-1 seeutril identified him as the pi rum who had ordered the tea, W. Watkins, son of the prosecutrix, corroborated the statement of his mother, and swore to the identity of Dunn, as the person who load taken the till out of the shop. lle had no recollection of having seen Grady in the house, nor could I.e tweer to his being one of the gang. Robert Colton, the servant of a butcher of the same street, deposed to having hoard the prisoner Jones cry. " Stop thief, there lie guys, - when perceiving no pro. son to whons the cry eonld apply, he immediately said " rust must be the thief yourself. - and took him int* custody. When he brought him to the shop of !Lel proseentrix, she re( oguited Lim at °nee, as the perms: who had None to her with the lictitions ordet; anti in afloat five minutes after the prisoners Dunn and Grady were apprehended. She had a p e rf ect rem ', !retina of having seen Duns. in the house. John Bnrulsam had assisted in apprehending Jones, neon Witnnl, when he searched hint, he found I a quantity of silver, some of which was concealed is his hat. Two other witneseei were failed, who corroborated the chargers at Asset EA Dunn, but pewit ww. thing against Brady, except that he was seen its com pany with Murray, who had made his escape, and that lie called the person who apprehended him a hose--(a spy.) Jones, in Isis deft roe. attempted to account fur the silver which was frond upon him, by stating that he got it in payment for I tiotikey whirl; he had sold ton person, who ass called, lint did not appear ass wit ness on Isis behalf. 'I hr prisoner Donn also told an improbable story in vindication of himself : and Brady said be was walking, quietly with Murray when he was taken into custody. DittiWs father canoe forward as witness for his son, but lie could speak only as to Isis general character. Ile said be hail always worked with ' at his trade as a shoemaker, but he could not arcionnt for how he had passed his time on the evening in question. Mr. Baron liAattow summed up the evidence, and the Jury, after a few minntes delitteration, found the prisoners Jones and Dunn Guilty, and acquitted !beady. _As The pros e recommended the two unfortunate convicts a l/ mercy, and the Learned Judge told her that the recommendation should certainly he forward. ed to the proper quarter, yet he thought it right to observe, that this ought nut to excite any hopes in the minds of the parties condemned. MOST EITENsivE llcric LA RT. —Jlorris Brirnett was capitally indicted for bnrglariously entering the dwelling-house of Mr. Willi% jeweller, in Bishops gate-street, on the night of the 14th of October, and stealing therefrom one hundred gold seals, a qnantity of gold rings, bracelets, necklaces, silver muff-boxes, and other articles of jewellery, value 391 f. Mr. At.t.xx stated the case for the prosecution, and called Miss C. J. Willis, who stated, that her mother keeps a jewellers' shop at, No. 61, Ilishopsgate-street. That on the night of the robbery she slept in the shop, when every thing was quite safe. The witness awoke, about half-past three, and sate two men behind the counter; one of them had a lanthurn in his !gaud, and said to the other, ,` ne had better be off, or we shall be found out." They then went nut of the side door, leading into Catherine-wheel-elley. The witness then got out of bed, went to the dour, and cried " stop( thief:" and pursued one of tle•to as far as Spital square. (the witness as that time was nut dressed.) I '1 he is itness got nu assistance, the man escaped, and she returned home and found a water-sport placed from the Itlty-ligist into the parlour ; the glass had been cat as if by a glazier, through which a small person might enter. The witness then missed the articles stated in the indictment. She could nut iden tify the robbers. The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Adolph.% hat nothing material was elicited. Mr. J. A. Parsons, a pawnbroker, residing in Hountisditch, stated that the prisoner camas to big shop on the Wedarsdat atter the robbery, and *tiered a Kohl necklare, a gold broach, gold ear-rings, and a pair of bracelets, foe paws. Witness immediately thonght they were stolen from Mt: Willis, and asked the prisoner who sent hint with the artirles? the prisoner asuurergd his faLlsar. 'I Le nitneki said he, ,TESMAN. thought they were stolen, •ad unit send for an officer, which he accordingly did. Forrester, the officer, stated that on being sent for he look the prisoner into custody, and asked him b.ar hr became possessed of the property? He an swe►ed, that his Gather had sent him fur sonic buster, when he met a man who asked him to buy the articles, aml fur the purpose of doing so he went to pawn them. The witness on croswexamination said he knew the prisoner's father, who is a dealer, and that the prisoner always bore a good character. Miss Willi+ here identified the property offered by the prisoner to pawn. The prisoner, on being called on for his defence, said he left it to his Counsel, who ca!led a great number of witnesses, who gore tier prisoner • good character. The lummox Seintsxv rimmed up the evidence at considerable lenM, andilhe foreman of the Jury oohed, whether they could not acquit the prisoner on the charge of burglary, and find him guilty of having stolen goods in hi% possession ? The Commow SERGEANT answered in the negative, and the Jury, after some consultation, returned a ver dict of.. Not thia". POLICE. Tits OWTIM Cut kra.—Testerilay Mr. Tnt!gay, an o the Her. Mr. Tanner, who have the care of the tw unfortunate strangers, waited upon the Lord Mayor' at the Mansion-house, in company with the eldest of the natives, and the young interpreter. Mr. Tadgay said he waited upon his Lordship to complain of, and publicly contradict, a letter which bad appeared in 'eine of the public journals, tending to throw an imputation of falsehood on the statement which had appeared in the public papers respecting the two natives of Owyhee, who had fallen under his protection. The letter complained of was signed "P. Carney," and shoal that the natives had recognised the writer as having seen him at Owyhee; that instead of their having been forcibly taken away from their WWI'. they had come away of their own accord ; and that they h ere not alias, but menials. This state :uent was Utterly denied by the natives, one of whom Mr. '1 udgay said, he had brought with him (the others being dangerously ill of an hill:ovulation on the lungs), together with the interpreter, fur the purpose of being examinetl, touchinz the matters in question. Mr. Carney (the avowed author of the' letter, to whom intimation had Iwo' given by Mr. Tudgay of his intention to co pl..in of the statement), attended, in cuntpany with Mr. Baker, JOhn Harrison, the interpreter, being sworn, said, that be understood the language, hating resided upon the island m which the natives belonged. The native present was questioned as to whether he and his com panions were taken away by forte, when he gave sub stantially the sante account as on a former occasion, as to their having been tired ninon by the brig• whilst they were out fishing. On the native's being ques tioned as to whether he had ever seen Mr. Carney, at Owyhee, or bad ever spoken to that effect, he replied its aka Bogota we. Mr. Carney denied the fidelity of the interpretation, , and sa id, that the interpreter knew little or nothing of the language. The interpreter repelled the seen-' salon, when a long and tierce altercation took place. Mr. Carney questioned the native in the Owyhee • temple, bat did not communicate to the Lord Mayor any material facts. , Mr. Mercury, a translator of languages to the Cor i poration of London, being present, and being inform ed that the native, from his long confinement in Sonth , America, had acquired a knowledge o( the Spanish tongue, questioned him in that language as to the rank which himself and his companions held in their native country? The answer was, that they were the sons of chiefs, were themselves chiefs, and that when they arrived at years of maturity, they would enter into authority. The native who stated the name of the chief, his father, to be Ho, 1100, was further interro gated by Mr. Mercury, and substantially corroborated the former statement. Mr. Carney complained that the natires of Owyhee bad been designated as garages and cannibals. He stated, that he had re s id e d with them for several months, and had been treated with the utmost hospi tality, and that during his stay amongst them, he had neither seen nor heard of any such practice amongst them, add be did not believe that it existed. The interpreter, upon being questioned, said, that during his stay at the island at Newheva, where he was taken prisoner, (it Iris stated by mistake in the former account, that he had been taken prisoner at Owyhee), he was ready to declare upon oath, that lie hail tern twelve individuals killed, roasted. and eaten by the natives. Ile had alau resided for several months at 'Owyhee, and although there had been no instance of thislitill during his stay, yet he had seen abuud &nee of human bones, not only of those who had been offered up as victims to propitiate their god, but also theft. wto hail been taken prisoners and roasted. The *bun Matou said, there might have been some trilling Inaccuracies in the former statement, which had beet' made there, but it appeared to him that it was substantially correct; but supposing that there had beersyny gross misstatements, as to the manner in which the natives had been brought here, yet now they were here tinder eirentastances the most destitute, they had still the saute claim npou the humanity of Englishmen. His Lordship asked Mr. Carney the ob ject of the lively interest whirl' he seemed to have taken in contradicting the statement:—We did not bear that Mr. Carney made any answer to the question. It was stated, that the eldest Chief and the Inter preter had Seen shown on Monday at the house of the Right Hon. J. C..lllliers to a party of Nubility and Henley, amongst whom were—Lord J. Fitzroy, the Bishop of St. David's, the Cobatesa Masse F. Bentincic, an d M rs. Villi ers. `l4 The His,' p of tit. Itaxid's was particularly enter tained with ; account of the " (ireat Chief above," and his detinltion of the opinion held by his count/- men of a futttre. The party fileaCmett• the eh*. nation, and the - Hon. J. C. Villiarg • intent iot inf looiciog. to Oto educate*a of- timr , :youog interpreter.. I assOn n oefi root lilt kid an a donation tramanonymons person, who ntentiourtl himself to be a Suffolk farmer ; and one f rom 1,14 v Warren Hulkeley. His Lordship said, that a n u ll Committer of llentleaten would be formed, wko would see to tie appropriation of the subscription which had or might be received. Ct.IttOUS CASE OF SgDeCTIIOII AND RCISSEST. Yesterday G. Dec,r a man of on pru,sossessing appear ance or manners, and Mgr, Elspeek, an interesting young woman, underwent an examination before Mr. Alderman Butt n, at the Town-il a il. Southwark, h Alfred with p"litetatiillf the Isonse of P. Y oung, Fait No a.rsre6, 1 Newington-causeway, u n d er tbe c 1 i fullowtng circumstances:— The female prisoner, who seemed much afiet ee i b y her situation, lia. lived in the prosecutor's family for five years, and, till withiu the last six months, hi always conducted herself in a meet exemplars- m iner, About that period she became acquainted with th other prisoner, who i.nposed himself on her as a tit t l e man, although, in truth, he was married to a ve ry amiable young woman, by whom be had a family, He continmd to visit her for a length of time on the footing of a sweetheart, and promised her marriage as soon as he should he able to arrange his Ain, which were much out of order. By such ratans as this, he so wrought on the poor girl's nritul, as to draw from her in various sums, no less than ‘25/. lacing the produce of many years' hard industry. At length it was remarked that property was daily miming, asd Mr. Young, who is himself very lame and intruk gav e directions to his son to keep a watch twenties-conduct of the servant and her paramour; however. this had no efeet, the house was stil being robbesk and at moment when every other means seemed to tail, the thieves were exposed, and brought to punishment, in a manner a. unexpected as extratinlitsory. • The much-injnred wife of Beer had I.lng noticed her husband's neglect with convert', and wholly at a loss to what to attenuate it. The neighbours filled her bead with reports of her husband's inddeltirl bnt bring resolved to have ocular demonstration, 'lie took an early opportunity of 'watching him an d ".i ir found her suspieion too true. It then occnered to her, that many valuable things which he had lately brought home could not have been come by boteestly; she ex ambled some bed-linen and fautol the prasermor's initial., and then flew to Mr. Jens, a friend o f the prosecutor's, to whom she denouneed her Ivo:hand as a thief, produced the property, and invited them to search her apartment, where a quantity of decanters, and bed-linen were funnel, all of wide'', the erosematur identified, as having been stolen from his house. On further inquiry, it was discovered that he (Beer), to please his nufortunate victim, and silence her scruple., had caused banns of marriage to he published, al though he never intended to go through the me mony. On tbis information, the.prisoilers were apprehend ed, to the great,. (although temporary) joy of Mr.. Beer, who, no sooner learnt that her husband would be proceeded against, than remorse superseded every other feeling, and she was almost distracted. Ms begged and prayed for his release, but to no avail: she had gone too far to retrae, and the law aim was told must take its course. • The female prisoner :no. compelled to acknowledge her guilt, and begged hard for mercy, whilst the au thor of this misery maintained a sullen silence. Mr. Alderman Him it regretted that be had so power to assist her. The rharre was ouc of a charac ter which could not be permitted to go anpunish4. They were fully committeq. . - II i; NAUTICAL INI I, U6E:VCR. The Cath%rine, Thornton which sunk nt the Pier at Scarborongh, has been weighed, and Awned up the har bour into safety, after discharging part of her cargo. The Julia, grimes, from I Ntorto to Hatuburgh, ar►ived off Dartmouth 4th inst. 4111 t'sliAnt she spoke a Prat. sian plliut, Brailenal, master, front Stettin to Brett, an t i was informed that on the Yftb ult, near the Isle of Wight, she had fallen in with a pirate, which hoisted a white flag, and desired them to pot out the long boat, but had weather prevented it. There appeared to he about Z%6 men on the deck of the pirate, and they in sisted on the production of the Turkish passport. *The pirate was a small brig, with a tup-galrant mast, alt, but none before. . The \loran, Walsh, from London to Bridport, which was driyeu on shore near New Itoninev, 2341 ult. was vet otr on 3londay night, and apparently with little dr ' The Nimble, Manson, from Liverpool, supposed too have been lost on the Goodwin Sam! about 13th alt. has arrived at i.rmonth. Dexura, Dec. 2.—The Corabro', Ogilvie, of and for Dundee, front Riga, passed the Sound, about Nth Lk.% and has not since been heard of. Dec. s.—aleans are using to get the sclim'• 'ter Christiana off; but as yet withoott success, from want of sufficient water to float her this mot fling's tide. Strung wind ahont W. PADSTOW. DSc. 3.—The Churchill. Munt, guided near NevrquaY, Oct. 23, Iva/ goo eland carried into that place last evening. VEASELS SPOKEN WlTll.—Birdem. Honduras to Lon. don, 13th Nov. let. 40. 29. 100. 39. 3s ; and liettera Kellar, from Liverpool to Savannah. INA Nov. lat. 4ri. 3. lon. 42. 5. by the Brown, Campbell, arrived at Li verpool. Miller, from Honduras to London, Bith fl. t. 11. - tor, from Liverpool to New York, 25th Nui. 1at.:4 1 .1.. U. be the Mercator. Rankin, arrived at LiverNo , . Alkander. from Quebec to Belfast, lttli .11t. ion. 50. 24. by the Speculator, arrirell al Liverpook Regulator transport, from Deptford' to Iblifac,lo , NOV. let. 43. 12. lon. 59. M. by the Larch. IlooPer. ar rived at Liverpool. Al• ry, from London to Ceylon, 10th Sept. lat..X. 4. hon. 20. 30. E. Cora, of Liverpool, [outwit to Shetland, 2t4th Oct. hit. 13, 30. lon. 2s. MAnri •"f • Salisbury packet, bound to Lisbon 1..'. 15. Inn . J . 30. by the lit•nry Poreher, arrived of Osrt month. - - Os the 4th instant. the Lady of W. C...§ssort, of F:Vsier •Cliellte. of o sba, still-born. • J*o;M(•r of the /:."•• formerly - Brood-.4•;;TuT: - Thomas Pte. 1 .. On the 214th alt., hlserar D et l , E tlse D. dttoglitio , of the '''''' thin Thompson, solicitor, formerly of Brood-.4•3rit7' !olf 4 - Testerdsv morttlog, Elisabeth, wife of blr. Thomas Dte- 116n.Qoteroliitio mo t____ _. .. hil " Ealtod Ptiliteol, arid Pubtishert •itt the irikee " Two Brits i .I'' as t.' Tors Coon ITV r sex' ()bulb! ! ' PaP•PI 'No Nlion.l, opposite St.ll:protierstig.Vitto It. W 1.4.. ' . 1 / .slets., LL. IL : to wham oil Ooso ii . alla t e s 4 4 ol 4. 4 .oll l sibesilm smosat-J to or unlikeliest A •