The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-11-07 00:00:00

- O. ibrric L LIG E E. COURT Of PLANCERY.. Moulds, Apo. 0: WARD IN CIIANCEICX, Mr. RICIIA nos statodthis to be au appliratioa in behalf of the guardians of Miss Augusta Ni eholson, a Ward fn - Chancery, for the cOni•iiiti,ti of Mr. Giles, with whole the young Lofty hattelooed from Tunbridge Wells. The young Lady had been restored to her guardian+ by the diligence of Mr. Carlisle, who acted as their Solicitor. The. Learned Counsel ani , l he held in hit halal an al& davit of a him Steele, a No. 37, Westroure land-place, City Road, which stated, that the lear ties took lodgings at her house nit the 25th of October last, where they were when duseOvered ; that Miss Nicholson did not go out of the house., above once while she was there ; that sheun. derstoud from Uw prang Lady that the banns bad beat published in hlarybone Church, also in al. other, the name of which she had not heard. The Lestrised Counsel also snowed fur an order of cons mitment against a Mr. Smith, who had aided and abetted Giles in effecting this elopenueot. There' was another question for his Lordshio to determine, namely, with whom the young Lady should re side for the precent, being tits rektosed to her guardians. Ho undershot] there was no rte.. to suppose that any. improper intimacy had yet taken place between the parties; but Mrs. Nl eltelson, who was only the' stepmother of the young Lady, and had a daughter of her own by a former Istishand, for natural and - obvious reasons, declined taking Miss• Nicholson into her house at present. tie hatl therefore to propose that she should resit!e under the care of her aunt. The Lotto CMIANCELLOIL signified his assent to this proposition. Mr. Beton appeared in behalf. of ,Giles, and said that his Client was very peliiteel for the of finely he had committed against the eothority of the Court, ana was ready to answer any questions Which his Lordship might put to him. The LORD CD4WCIMLOR dia not think it pro. per to put any questions to him, hut he was readyte hear any thing ho bad to produce by way .1. affidavit. Accerding to the Uniform prictiee the Court in each eases, it was his duty to order this perm* to stand committed. Hut as the.Solie titer for the Gueediens del not probably think this. necessary at present, let him appear again in Court on Thule* next, when ho might produce any affidavits ite his own behalf saw fit. Let the Clergy menalso of the different parishes Mom banns were published, be also present at the sante time, for tune were some queetions which it would be peeper to pet to them. If he recollect-1 ell right, the Marriage Aet gave seven day% 10 the Clergyman to make enquiries with regard tithe ', residence and situation in life of the persons applied for ;el blicetion of brine. He wished therefore to put some questions to them, and let all the parties sewer he Court on Thuestlay neat. The young Lady wh ► is the subject of the above case, has a tertune of 14,0001. Mr. Giles is a Provincial Actor on the Ttri . ibridee Theatre.-- The curresposedeace between toe part.. corn. tnenced at one of -the Circulating Librariegtof that fashionable Watering-place, by Mr. Giles offer. big to carry home sonic books fur the young Lady. The eretting after, when at the Theatre, in company with her inuther-in-law, she contrived to deep a 11101 e, unobserved, from the stage-boa, - which Mr. Giles of coolie contrived to pick • op, mild which contained professions- of the taressiima attaeisineeti . and an' offer to marry him. Their correspoaitie was, however, soon discovered, end Miss iie . contittett to the hoitie; bet " Love laughs at 'Locksmiths," and neebrdingly they totted metallic, convey their letters through the key-hole ; 'zed the young Lady, irleu had a bed room to used to get up every morning be fore fist o'clock, and converse with her Inver. An •eltilenent being coneerted,G Iles, who was destitute of one most necessary article, money, had recourse eo.a Mr. Smith, a ()tether of the sock, who-lent him 301. ; and they two having, to avoid sispi .eitits, procured a I'ost-chaise near Seven Oaks, re turned with it to Tunbridge, and found means to • carry of the fair prtze. Miss Nicholson's flight was nu sooner discovered, than her mother.in„law wrote to Messrs. Cardale and Sons, who were Trustees to the young Lady's property, who can. played two of the Bow-street Officers to trace out . the fair fugitive, which they were at last enabled to do on Saturday morning last, when they got private information that they were lodging with Mrs. Steele, at No. 37, IVestmorland-pleee, road. Adkins, the Puha: Officer, went with Mr. . Cardale to the house of Mrs. Steele; Adkins' bleached at the door; a e female seriant answered it,l and Adkins askedif Mr. Giles was within t She mita Oct' in the affirmative, and that he was at din. ner ; Adkins folloWed her in, and saw Mr. Giles ; Adtins ithireF4ed him by his name, and he an. severed to it ; but when Aitken told him his bu. sines, he told him he must be mistaken, and that ho never was at Tunbridge Wells in his life ; Ad kins, however, persisted that he was theme's, from tee description of him that he had received,and that the young Lady who was with him was Miss Nichol son: the dispute about the identity of their persons was soon settled by Mr. Cardale, the Solicitor, and Miss Nicholson's trustee entering tie room. A frantic•srmie then took place ; Miss Nicholson, finding ally attempt to conceal herself longer fully, buth keen rushed to each others arms, and swore attachment, beating their heads, and roe- Dial; about' the room distracted. Miss Nicholson agreed to go with them quietly, after much per. suasion, but said she mast go up stairs first. Ad.l kins told her he must accompany her, to which . ihu agreed ; and out of the principal objects to take care of was her purse, which was not for the amount-of cash it contained, as we understand it only' contained a dollar and a few shillings at the' one end, but the other contained the jewel_ of all ieuels to her,- the wedding ring, which was to tie fact to her dearly-beloved Giles yesterday morning, . at Mary-le-bune Church, they having been asked in that church two Sundays, and the third was to • - et...,.a Sunday last. L THE COURT OP BRNCR. ."' 17;sterday being the first day of Terns, tha Court did nut sit until one o'clock. Tne usual warn was made of the state, con dition, and behaviour, of the different convicts on hoard the bulks at Woolwich, Ports= and Lingouti harbour : the returns were u to be tiled. WILTS. 61111P1LINI V. MUNT, ESQ. EA report of the esecutioo of a wril of, inquiry of damages i is tills came was given in 12 HE Btsessm AN of the 13d of Anglia last : SIMPKINS ell the Inlaid or rni xcisi)uGDAtz AsvLar, Esq. of Euerly, lathe conoty of Wilts. The De fe►dl.mt, liCh air /Intr, lisn. of Sans Strad Connie, in the wine comity, is the. Gentleetan who se eminently distal guiahed himself at the late Comity Meeting held at S.tlis bury. To the effect produced by the Speech of Mr. lit►mT at that Meeting, which liberated the very respectable county of Wilts from submissive servility to the supportirew of a corrupt system, is imputable this, and malty other net: How, with *bleb his enlightened and likrat neighbarrs have endeavoured to harass Mr. llv UV. Time tenants of the Earl of AT LibBUUY have been particularly active iu this feutio-politka warfare. That Ciautemen should carry poli tical n-seutment, PO to, as in the ca , -e to which we allude, it has been c riled, does nut reflect mach credit, on either the howls or the *carte of the instigators. Hitherto the eTurts to pat down Mr. IIeNT have terminated in the depot and disgrace of his atitagoeat , .] • Mr. Eassuae stated,. khat.this was an action brought against the Defendant for trespass, in go ing upon the Plaintiff's land" to kill game, after he had received notice nut to do sn. 'Pim Defendant had suffered jodgment to pass by default, and at tended himself at the execution of the Writ of Enquiry before the Sheriff, and conducted his own cause ; on which occasion he addressed the Jury, maintaining that the plaintiff hid received no ia. jury.— It appeared on the part of the plaintiff, that• the defendant, after notice had been given to hie not to come upon the plaintiff's ground, came on horseback with some dogs, a hare started, and the defendant's dog killed it. The defendant then pro. credal to cross-examine the witness,and asked him,. witether he thought that the Plainti ff had received damages to the amount of Is. ? The witness said he did not think he did. Then he asked, whether hi' thought the damages amounted to sixpence, He said he thought it did not, and perhaps nut to an halfpenny or a farthing. Upois which the defect. dant addressed the Jury in a speech of considerable' length, maintaining that they were bound b'y' the oath they had taken, tu.give a true verdict ac. cording to the evidence; and that evidence was, that the Plaintiff had not sustained damage to the amount of the lowest denomination of coin within the realm, and therefore the verdict should be accordingly. Upon this address the Jury retired, and remained locked up ter a considerable time, and returned a verdict, - 46 . That the Plaintiff had susaained nu damages." lie thertfOre now mortal, that this Inquisition be set aside, and a new Writ. of inquiry be executed, on the ground, that as die Defendent had sufferedjudgment • to pass by di. fault, there must be some damages given fur the' Plaintilf—for this verdict was recorded. Lord ELLEMISOROIIOII...--" That verdict must be recorded. Take a rule to show cause." Mr. A DOLPHUS moved fur a Writ of Habeas Corpus to he directed to the Keeper of Tuthill. fields Brillewell, communtlitig him to bring up the body of Francis Frederick Heiden, for the purpose of being discharged, he being illegally euusinitted. He was committed on the Act of Parliament, tailed Tite Little Go Act, fur insuring in a Loflers called the Little Go. There were two Acts of , Paeliament in this case, the 43d of the present King, which had been done away by a clan % in the Act of Parliament of the 46th of the King, e. 119, s. 39. by which it was pro vided, •' Thatall prosecutions of this kind ikould be instituted by his Majesty's Awirney.Geperal, and this was instituted by a Common Infornser, and so he told the Magistrate who committed the man ; but he was wrong in his constructien of the statute, for the man was committed. The ATTORNZY.GSN ER 4L said, that MP. Adol phus was right in his construction of the statute, which governed this case ; hut there were some powers of tniagalion given to the Justice., which theAttorney-General found it difficult to 'carry in to execution. Rule to 'hew cause granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sir JAMILII MANSPIILD and the Judges of this Court took their scats with the usual' form. Af. ter bail had been justified, the Earl of Darlingto attended at the bar to pass a r4corery of his estates. The Court then adjourned. Mr. Wardle was among the suitors yesterday in Westminster Hall. _ _ BAILEY. • .:119* `4441 - 01' MOAdAryt November IL Yesterday Joists While was trial capitally, on a charge of assaulting %Vahan Nichols on the King's highway, putting him in dread and fisr, and forcibly taking (rum An person a silver watch, value 31. on Friday evening last. tai, ow r r e lay e., The Prosecutor stated, that between six and seven in the evening, he was passing under'the Piazza, at the end of Mr. Justice Chaalbre's houso, in Lineoln's-inn-fields, and going on to wards Great Queen.street, when the Prisoner ran up suddenly against him, and at the moment of his confusion at finding himself so violently run against, he felt the Prisoner snatch away his watch from his fob, and then saw him ruu as fast as he could along Hulborn.row, fields. The Prosecutor pursued, calling out, " Stop thief!" several others joined in the pur suit, and the Prisoner was taken about the middle of the Row; but Mere was not auy watch found upon him. However, he was taken first to the watch-house, and afterwards to Bow-street. Mr. SlAbb, of South Audley-street, hatter, hap pened to be passing when • the Prisoner was first secured; he went on to Queen.street, where he transacted some business of his own. He then thought that very probably the Prisoner might have thrown it away when he found himself close ly pursued ; and upon Woking ettentively near the 'inns srhpro ha was taken. the witness found a STATESMAN. .wlitch t with which he afterwards attend al at Bow. street, where the Prosecutor swore to it as being his property. Thu Prisoner, a young man about 19, who was stated to be i journeyman plasterer, endeavoured to find a law in the indictmetit, and obtain a - point of law in his favour, by asking the Prosecutor how he had put him in dread and fear ? The Prosecutor answered, that he was not in dread or fc..r. The Prisoner then, addressing himself to the Court, said, 44 Well, my Lord, you'll please to observe; that it was mentioned in the indictment that has been just read against me, that I did put him in dread and fear." Mr. Daniel Kennedy, late a publican, but who has now retired from business, and lives in Cross court, King-street, Drury.lane, and three or four other credible witnesses, here testimouy to the ge neral good character of the Prisoner. The COMMON' SeItIIANT, who tried the ease, lamented to find at youth who had previoesly borne a fair character, as far as the knowledge of these respectable witnesses estended, appear to be such tut adept in the ways of thieving, as to pot the sort of (pebbling rptesiion he bad done to the Prosecutor. But all the Judges had repeat edly ruled, that notwithstanding that old farm of law was very properly adhered to in the framing of such indictments, yet it was by no meatrs ab solutely necessary to prose the existen.c of such fear ; all that was requisite in such cases was to prove that a sufficient degrbo of force had been used, so as to render the person so assaulted in capable of resistance by any ordinary means. In the present case, however, avoids, hardly be said, that any violence bad been made use of ; the Pro secutor had been merely jostled, so as to take up his attention for the moment ; and he swears that he conld very well have prevented the Prisoner from doing what be did,, if he was aware of is hat he was about. The offence, therefore, he be. Hewed, would amount to stealing only. The Jury immediately pronounced the Prjscruei Guilty of Grand Larceny. POLICg. BEFORE ALDERMAN SCHOLET. Guit.oliii.c.—Yesterday Mary Ifrrazyll was charged by a pawnbroker of the name of Beeves, residing in Barbican, with having obtained at his shop, at various times, several sums, amountuhj to above 161. upon certain watch chains, pre. tended to be gold, but which were in reality only 'copper, and not intrinsically worth two shillings each. It was proved, by Mr. Reeves's shopman, that he had advanced altogether the sum of 60'. upon chains of this description ; part to this young *o men, and part to a young man whom he saw in her company, and ts ho was waiting for her out side his inasto's door, at the .time she was taken into custody, last Thursday evening. He said the Prisoner first came with one chain, upon which he, supposing it to be gold, advanced 21. She did not actually sav it was gdtd ; but v. hen he asked her if it . wsl, she answervd. he ought to know best. The chain, if gold, would have been worth 31 ; He examined it and weighed it, aml from the weight and fineness of the work manship, he took it to be gold. She afterwards, within a short time, brought him eight other chains of the same description, and obtained from hint upon each 21. The Prosecutor's Solicitor, Mr. lIUMPURIVI s rested the criminal part of the charge on the Prisoner's; coming is often to the shop on the like business, and obtaining sums of money greatly beyond what she knew to be the value of the chains, and thereby using a false pre. teuce or false token. The girl, in her defence, said that she knew no. thin* whatever of the value of the chains ; she I meltly carried them to Mr. Reeve,. to pawn, at the request of a young man of her acquaintance, named James Lawrence, a chamber - working watchmaker.. She merely asked upon theta the money he desired her, and she never said the chains were gold, nor knew any thing of the matter. She readily gave tha address of the young man in Fetter-lane; but said he knew she was in custody,' and she had reason to believe be was run away. . The girl's uncle, however, iiho was in Court; went out, and shortly after returned wish Law. rence iu custody. Ile made no hesitation in de claring he had sent the girl to pawn the chains, sad named to her the sums to ask, and that she had no knowledge,whatever of their inftrior vrlua. hie acknowledged he had - himself pained a number of similar chains in the same shop ; that they were of inferior gold—bat that he had himself allowed two pounds each for then to the maker, in ti. change fur watches, and that he did so because he wanted money, and found chains pawned to more advantage than watches could. Ile had a great • number of real gold chains in pure in dill:meth parts of town. The female prisoner was admitted to bail, anti Lawrence was remanded fur (Water in►estigation of the affair. - The affairs 61 Spain are drawing within a small space. The Emperor Napoleon ho lower dis quiets himself about the 'natter. We are„ as wo have all along been dning, ',reputing the work to his hands. In the anxiety - to cooler a title on.the hero of Talavera, it %las nerebswry to cast an obe, loquy on the Spanish trouos and Spanish Com mander, as being of no use in the field ; and this stigma has given just offence to the '• univcrial Spanish Nation." The Junta has been cuunl:ell.•tl to resent the affront, in which the SupreuseCoun. cil partitipates ; so that the Noble Marquis asa ti very well be spared to return to his own country, in order to put its concerns upon as good a• footing as he will have left those of our Iberian I allies. The London Company, who hare the Dul. of Gordon's forests on lease, have determined to try the experiment of Tar making in the extensive to. rests of the Spey. Three Danes pilled throUgh Bervie, on their way to the forests, about six or eight weeks ago, for the purpose of begioning the manufacture, and lustructins . the iphabitanta in it. i. RERTPORD COLLEGE. The late disturbances in the East I edia Compa. fly's Cistlege at Hertford originated, it is s a id, with those students salt 4 bad once before proved rthillel soy. Saturday night, the tilt Mt. having ',eon rusticating all the pr'csd.e day, two tr three o f them returning late, and se ;sing the ttatrioll tn, who was parlieul rely obnoxious to them, treated him very roughly. they aft..rwarili nnned ill their rlherents, who took their hind in tbc Coart.yaril, calling out " N r watch," and keep. ing up a perpetual volley of stones, aid ) Lie tiring of pistils and blunderbusses ( sitich, ;lime. ver, since appear to have only lea iv! with powder), set at) opposi at deg ince. A ;Ire. .hensions were at length entertained that they in. tended tot fire the building, in consequence of w' ich the Professors were induced to enter into a nevtlition, wh ch was speech!) f 'Need by a Duty on the f u ll basis —that the rioters ah said he theneef srevurd exempt from «wound pu. uoh most ; tha' their griorvicrs shrield be mires. s d ; and th it the too vigilant watchman shoot , ' be dismissed. At the commencement of the di , torbance, ir telligence tratiamitted by calmer; to the Court of D.recturs, see. ral of whom arriving when tranquillity wag restored, three •of Ake mis. gelded young men, who had artei a• riiiglea lees, were brought to all examiniii.m before the eol. lege Council, and finally expelled ; the remainder, on e‘presaing their e*mtrition, were sev rol) re primanded, and suffered to pursue their stit,lis.s. Sume of the above young Genthlme4 are said to be under prosecution for poaching in the ibes4h. bourhued. Till? MARKETS. NOVEMBER 6. li6l/GATE AM) LEADENHALL MARLETS. (By the Cantor.) awe St. 4d. to 4s. 4 +.l Veal 4s. 4d. to fo. 44 WOW 316 Bd. w ts. 84.1 Pork 61. 84. to 74. 110 PS. PRICK IlkOS. Keot, a Os. to 51. 151. Moot c, 41. 111.. to 51. be. Essex, 41. lUs. to 5. 3s. rock Ivo. Keel, 51. OA. II) 81. 15s. Suosex, 41. 10... to 51. random, 91. to. to HI. Os. STRAW' YEATER kY. irnrrecn rue- Hay. bi. 0,. al. 105. Clover, 61. Ma to 7L Straw, 1 2. 0. to YE 10a. PRICE OF LhATHER. Roth, 50 to b Abs. each - 2:41 to 1341 per Ditto, 58 to balk. each - Ysd nt 4tid M •rch rth' tixcts . N doe. Drewiu,r, /Ines Ititi to 19$ Fine Cinch Mks . 1911 to 1148 Coop Hid.-5 4 t.) tolla for mei' 19E.1 to irte, Ditto 30 to 40Ihs. - . 15.1 do Ib;3 Coif Skits 30 to 4,1104. - 4id to S.* Ditto / .344 to 404 Ditto 70 to &Pvt. - 3b41 to Pel Bmall Seth (:irreniata.l) St Od to ,'fit 16 Large ditto Wir to thls per dozen. 'faunal Done slid a lad to Wed per lb. PRICES OF RAY AN D st. i•t+ss's. Ha), 41.10 q id. to O. 12s. Straw, 21. Ila. ta IL 14a. ud. PRICIR OF TALLOW, ate. it. James's Market ...A bd Town / 1'6,110w ed OOe Od Clara Market . fid • YeU.in Res.i.t 93. od t,Ue tal W iitecitopel Market by Sd M'hite ditto .. per A. of bib. -- Soap ditto .. Od 15s :A nitslo mg stuff 80 6 oat oos od Average 5l 4db' Ditto rorA ods ud 00, ikt (Waves I tiahll Od Yellow Soap, 102s—Mottled, 114s-Curd, 11%. Price of Caudle , , per dozen, La Itee od COAL MARKET. Ships at Market. Snipe bold. Prim. et% ...... Od. t n otf. Od. IS Saulleiland .....5k... Od. to b . t. Od. The last accounts received from &taco('lee state, that the spice plantations on the west coast of that island mite approachin:; to a high state of p,rfec tiou. Messy of the convicts employed to cultivate them have, in consequence of their exemplary be haviour, obtained their freedom. Tne uativo cum motions had, at the date of these accounts, sub sided, through the conciliatory measures adopted by the leading characters ‘4 the islaitil.—Somo months since a must &sultrilye fire broke out in a forest, owing to the carelessness of a Malay wood-cutter, which consumed a quantity of tine timber, and a number of fine trees. The dunes spread with such rapidity, that many strag4ling villages were destroyed; and a nii.nber of large gets, and other beasts of prey, being frightened out of the woods cud fastnesses, have, fur win( of foot! and shelter, committed great rayscs among the ilative plantations. Wileheren, it scents, is not easily to be relin quished—the cold weather, and dry easterly winds having proved less destructive to our trouts, the vigilant eyes of our Ministers discern motives suf ficient far hazirding a few more regiments in the further possession of this important island. Al though its mold continue to prove a retit.eharge upon our country, yet we must that a sense of shame may prevoit a Ministry from easily giving up Unit which has cost ho many millions of money, aud, w hick is of still greater .consideration, so mini) , thousands of lira! Ministeis must be allowed to hare: the fcelints and atfectiuos of com mom! m.o. 11 4 welt as the failings of ohm. (In the idth ult. at liaetingr, the Lady of Captain Rolls, of a daug 4 ter. On the 15th alt. nt Bituw, the Lady of the Rev. J. A. Cara., of a so.i. Ou the 31• t alt. nt R.idlev, Berks . , the Lady of Sir fiet.rte Bur 3er, Bort. AI. nt a nanghter. faIARRIFt. Thorrday, at Cl:Hatton Church, Ltverpool, 1r the Rev. Mr. Stubbs. WHllam BrNdou, EA. of the l'it• of Loudon, to Misr Combettptch t douabter of 'Mr. Peier toisbeibacb, of biowe) DI F.O. lu the night of Monday, the tit ult. at Flu4hinc, of the complliot which kos petisrAti 01) ieneroils fital t.. the Britt.% trauvi nteteten. Ligsmemot (iertil.l Fitsgerniti. of hts Majesty's 3dth Ret,itocut, deeply regretted Ivu.. otoilwr o6t Un Frieltte morning. the !nth oil. nt l'enrirthirk 11,11. Lnp cashire, William, the %mood goo of Thomas I.rck.,ton. t•ttl• of that place, age !,?.. We Iron nit to add. shot fie father !.orvivrd tb on onis a Ter , fine doss, has mg CAI 0 the fume. pi tee earl) no %I ed. otatiay morolog LW, it.. the with seise of .14.01. e, Ou I 'rally lam. Mrs. Work, of arm kit-piste, ftert Satorila Lot, in Miner streeto 41krd--gdkro, ii"" , wife tlf W itlitoh Noon, Eir e lUpprr.lWliati. Lospqm t Printed tad Pitaritled I)) 1). I:svgs.', at the i+uviii Ifs north. >G. V1oc:-.1rer.1. i: r "T"" . ' • • ':••