The Statesman. — London, England, 1819-07-08 00:00:00

lap: the persons whet acted vote forward 'alums rili,l and the Cometittoe.reele was sorely a place for per. llon• In Coil it, to know what was going on. Fenno its* to lair, witness knew nothing of menus having i Urea I•.rod to break lbw po ste. Mr. ihtstle4 voters met with frequent inirtroptionslit Rotting to the pall. In etto.soqeenee. measures were taken to procure constabies to anoint the tooth end of the 'matins, In ptorOttl Oftoill Int the inter,. The complaints of ittiorruption 4 in: reused towards the end of tho elec. lion, sad notice was plicardod and carried by wen about the strvals, that seasates bad bees taken to facilitate the await, of setting to the poll. liarin; the last days, the Talon were sent to the poll under weir:lino. Bond ease to eitnnos after the elec. Ilea eel ewer, le demand payment for what he had dope; but mitosis said he w o uld no t pay it , as he had stream masa to suspect that the account was sot a Its, Olt*. Re•essmined.....Coold too oot of t►e rano into ih. el 'Pm : Deter saw bine and boi Moods till after t►e poit ►ad closed. Croes-vsaorined.— After tb poll was clogeol. the ribands were sent to t►e Constitotion, in Bedford. otreet, and no person could set soy witbost a ticket front w knees. The Consittee.roos was robbed due. ill the election. Mr. Macdonald, M.P. was en Mr. Lanh's Com. mittee. There was anCeritnl Committee of any kind. There was se public sobrceipeke 10 sapper. Mr. Lamb: but some Geettenarto who werefriends sub. seeded. Mr.Wishert west with Mr. Lamb seery day to the besting.; bet with respect to say mestere, sakes, by the witness le protect the webers, Mr. Wialuart was consulted in any way whatever, and look no part in them. Towarris_the close of the Election great complaints were made that the friends of Mr. Lamb could out gel up to poll. The Cowered for the defines submitted that this evieM•a ought sot to be received. The Loan Cam mince thought that it ought. Evidence bed been coiled to show t►at person; had been hired to creole a disturbance, and it was fair to •bow that if any persons were hired they were not hired for that purpose. The witness continued.—lts tonseqseoce of the in. terruption given to the voters, be felt it to be his defy to state to them that the avenues would be clear. i ed to enable them to reach the hustings. On the Thursday, being on the hustings, be observed three respectable leaking persons who Mille to vele for Mr. Lamb, set only booted and insulted, bet ac tually followed by a huge pardon of the web to King-atreet, sad pelted by them. He then wrote to the High Constable, sad desired farther protec tion from the police for the voters. The High Con. stable replied, that there was no farther force at his ditpasal. On the Saturday, in ronsegeeoce of this conduct at the hustings, a wee? ;mule had been ea died ; and shoess theo applied to Band, who was represented to be a Bow-street patrol,desiringbim on the Monday morning to hues number of persons, not more then 'one hundred, who should receive a me lain allowance, to attend between the Seutb-end of the heating. and the committee-room. to protect the rotten; that Bend would be responsible for them; slid that on as at:covet were they to be permitted to hare either a weapon or a stick, and if any one inirconducted ►imself, he *Weald be instantly dis charged. No complaint was ever brought to the Committee of the misconduct of anyone of them, and witness never beard that soy one of them rendered kime•l, obnoxious to others. Mr. Lamb found • great deal of dithcolty to be heard : bet his friends wished that bath parties should be fairly heard. Re-ezainined.—Mr. Wishart was so much a mem • her of the Committee as any other ; bet hi was not centiliter' on the means laterite protect the 'ldris. There sere some pursues who had colours before the election was closed. The Counsel far the Defendant then elated, that they hail Ito other evidence then had been addereril, in connect Mr. IVishart with those who bad broken the peace Mr. SCARLITT, in reply, ob.erved, that he did not in this rase, to Mil op his political opinions with those of any other persons, but be could ;int help ob 'serving that Sir F. Beechen was the greatest 'eery to the Casa. of Reform that ever existed. The Loan CURT Justice samined up the ase to the Jury, and observed, slat theirs was nothing to connect Mr. Wisher( otitis the passes who bad cow islited the outrage. The Joey were deliberating, when his Lordship odd, a s Gentlemen, what is year difficulty ? the case is clearly pressed." Foreman of Is Jury.—My Lord, if you plisse, we wish to consider our verdict. CHIEF JUSTICE.—WhiII tan you. have to consider? F o y eem y.—Tbeee were persons employed by the . Committee, and we wish to consider that point. Cuter Ju.ttcs.—They were hired before that.day and it is not proved that Mr. Wished was at all privy to that measure. Frorrearb—M7 Lord, it was Staled by Mr. Holmes that be sever yaw any colours; bet Mr. Macdonald said, that be saw some colours before the eked,s was elated. Cut sr /MICE.— What leas t►at to do with it ? It is nothing usleu Mr. Whims was connected with it. Mr. Sc.t•Ltrr then interposed, sad begged to say • few to the Jury. The Lone Cnste Jusetce desired tbeas to sated to what the 1./weed Coronet was about to say. Mr. ScsaLarr then recapitulated some parts of the evidence, and insisted that the mob who broke the windows of the Plaintiff were not hired by him. He raid .hat tie Newspapers bad given long colonies of Air. llotehnese's speeches, bet bad not Oren a ward of what Mr. Lamb said. Mr. Macdonald did not him a mob. but he did what was meritorious, be told one of the Bow-al rest patrol.' to hire pelmet to make a p•a.ege for the voters to get up to the hustings. — This was net to make a riot, het to prevent it,riot being mode by the rabble. The persona employed were placed at Ifill south end of the busting'. and the north end was left open to the voters of Mr. Hob house, to do as they pleased. As to the ribarde, thry were not presided till the 3d of March,aed they were not— Ilere a Juryman interposed, sad said, it had error:A to Mtn, that some of the persons who had be“, eis•ppoiu:rd of rectiting their mosey, Ird TIIE STATESMAN. (eerie Ur. Witltert's Lem end bran the vis ible.. Mr. Scsissrr said. this was ant the cur ; bet if it were, it would wake so different". Mr.Wisbstt never karts the( any persons hatt been hired. ThsJsry then ga,•• verdict for tits Plaintiff, da mages 151. 13.. CLARKE V. BURDETT AND PLACE-O . NEILL V. BUR. ✓ETT AND PLACE-SUILLIAT V. EURDETT AND PLACE.DATIS V. SURDILTT AND PLACE. Thesis •ere similar action. for damages done to rho drelling.houso of the several Plaintiffs, and sup ported nn similar evidence. The Jory is each case found a verdict for tho Plastid". IUIDDLESEX SKSSIONS. Yesterday Mrs. Ireland, of East-street, Munches tev-sqoare. and her daughters, prosecuted two aye, named Damson and Mason, sad a constable, who was employed by the former. Early in the morning of the 16th February, while Mrs. Ireland sod her daughters were in bed, a vio lent knocking was heard at the doer. which was soon after burst in by several tuna, armed with pistols. pick.szes, &c. who rushed late her chamber. The Defendants were among them; and Demean en coursged the sang to beat the brains out of any body who should -itesept to assist the females. A bey who resided in the hoes* came isle the room, whom they best most cruelly, and then assailed the eldest daughter, 16 years of age, who was almost naked. On. of the fellows knocked her down stairs, another attack her with a crow-bar, and • third kit ked her. Ilex sister, who is 13, was treated •nitb but little more lenity ; and one of th-m discharged a pistol, loaded with powder, in t►e boy's face. At length, Drabs came to their relief. Mason at that time stood at the hall doer, sad threatened to knock the brains out of any body who should attempt to pass; bet Brain Insisting ea entering, Mason discharged a pistol in his face, the wadding of which struck him. Th. three Defendants were at length snored, bet tour others get away. Mr. Aorn.rmos. for that defence, attributed the transaction to toe wegoversable temper of Mrs. Ire. land, wbw had get posa.osion s.f the Meese which her husband bad glees up to Damsa, who finding it a difficult matter to slispo her. resorted to the only plea that could be adopted, to remove the family from his premier's. The Leisured Counsel said, he bad witnesses to prove that the pistols were died for the purpose of alarming, net of injuring. Mrs. Ireland's heabewd said, hies wife was of a teal. per Is hicd co man could endure. Several neighbours in a great measure corrobra. feted the testimony of the witnesses for the prose cution. TIN ClllllllolAll said, the conduct of the Defend ants was outrogeous, unmanly, and .11,0; ■nd they were found Guilty, sent to prison, and are to be brought op for sentence in a few days. J. Bloomfield was indicted for assaulting Mr. John Wert Tbe cute was of importance as alfecting the p•blie safety. The Defendant is a coachman in the service of a Gentleman in the neighbourhood of Bedford-square. It appetite! from the evidence of Mr. West, that the footman and the coachman were on the boa of their mister's carriage ; tbe former en, driving, when, by his enaltilfulneas, be 'smirked down a poor woman who was sitting with fruit on the edge of the pavem►nt, and hail nearly ran over her. The carriage drove no furiously, and Mr. Won't shortly after found it %towhee at the corner of a rreet. Ile asked the coachman his master's name, to whir Is the Muer replied, he did not know. On this he mounted his boa -nil drove of furiously. Mr. West got op behind the carriage. being deter mined to see to whom it belonged. The coachman finding this, began to dog him with his whip most unnrrcifelly ; abets some Gentlemen being attracted by the singularity of seeing a respectable Gentleman in 31r. West's siteation, least their assistance. and the Defendant was secured.—lle was found Guilty. The Crum. an, after complim►nting Mr. West, to whom he said the Public was much indebted for his per rrrrrr nee ; and as a warning to coachmen, in respect to their folio's driving, sentenced the De fendant to be imprisoned three months in the House of Correction. TRUE. PILL AfIAINsT WRENCH FOR PERJURY. 'RAWL SCITON V. Silt V aueorrr AND V PLWC. Mr. SCANI.IrrT observed, that he had hoped that the defence would base been waved in this case es io these which had just preceded it, especially as the evidence, which was the same es had been °Bitted for the first case, had been so unsuccessful. The argument, as he anticipated, could be no other than bad be.. cued then, and he considered as very little better than the story of " 7%is is the horse shot Jack bolt." Mr. Lane 's friends were to be charged with causing their own windows to be broken, because the ' mob which they hired had provoked the °:b.., molt to rn: emit such and such outrages. The Defendants' plea, 'herd/ire, would run thus: that if the friends eat Mr. Lamb had not hired penile to keep the peace, it tenuld not have been broken; and a similar series would bring them by due process to the posiiion that if there had been no contest there "instil base been see riot (though of that he was not quite sate), anal if there had been no election there could have been on contest, a conclusion which the Jury must think very absurd, and which resembled the aerie% that he had before alluded to, foaming a chain of Ingic from " 'beam with the crimpled born," to " this is the haute that Jack built." Ile was sorry that be was obliged to go through the evidence again, as he had hoped from the failure of the first defence that the time of the Court might have been saved in the other . Ile called evidence to prove the riot. Mr. BLACESURN insisted no it that the tint was provoked by a mob hired by Mr. Lamb's Committee, the hiring, and in part the paying, of which he would pledge himself to prove. This was an illegal act, even if it was done with the vie i• wh'.ll nad been assigned to it by the l'lsintiff. If they 'pleura to Hasckins's Pleas of Ike Cromn, they would find that persons were positively forbidden by law to hire guardians for their nose protection in passing the King's highway ; they are bound to apply In the civil power in eases of danger. But this was a most extraordinary selection of rotate preservers, which comprised a great number of the "nuttiest pegilisis, including Cribb, Caleb Baldwin, and others, to. litesveli .k r wit. atl toe rialiins oho could be mot. I tem'. 110 was not silly enough to atte.npt any thing of reasoning like the hi•:ory of the Horse 11:41 Jock built. But be did wit think it so. reasonable to suppose that such a mob, having been cheated out of the money which they were prousised, , and basing actually committed riotous damage in the lipase where they had assembled on that account, . which he should prove to them, might in their wrath I go used df oviliab the windows of those who hail, ac cording to their ideas, imposed on them—be gimlet Mr. Lamb's Committee, of which he o 'told prove Earl Sefton to have been a member. lie called the saute evidence as before. The Lotto CUM Justice put it to the Defend. ant's Couasel, whether tney ought not, in fair. nesa to 'Aguirre* other voider,' n, or begin with sown other part of the former, as they could not hope to prose the connection by 1 1 11' alma COS, 40 which 11911 (Ailed in the first cas►. lle asked them if, upon their honour, they coul.l produce direct evidence of Lail S.•fton's connection with Mr. Lamb's mob ; be. cause if they could sot, he appealed to them if it would be &corns, to dolaio be Court upon this par. Uvular cam—They pledged themselves that they roads! e‘tablialo the connection; they would not bay by direct evidence, but there were various links Ise. cessary to form a chain of evidence, which oltinsately might produce clear conviction. — Mr. ll:Acker/Ire, its the course of his address, protested against the use 1 1 of the names which had been selected for carrying on she prosecutions. Jury were, no doubt, aware that the names of the Derelicts's*, were early matter of form, end that any others would hove done as well ; he was persuaded, that those comes were selected by the Plaintiffs, Mr. Lamb's friends, for no other per. pose than to connect the caste of Reform with those riots which bad actually been provoked and •ecated by a mob hired by themselves. G. W. Wailer was then called, and his evidence clearly established the hiring of the mob by Mr. Lamb's friends, bat in the opinion of tho Court did nothing to prove the connection between the mob and Ea►l Sefton, or Fart Sefton and the Committee ; indeed the Plaintiff's evidence declared that Mr. Lomas had no Committee. The Cams Justice directed the Jary to god for the Plaintiff. Wane.— Damages 441. Gs. %I. Lord Sefton at by Ike aide of the Judges, Mr. Macdonald anon the King's Counsel. COURT OF COMMON rt.r.As, Jrll.l. LvirT a. Tl4llsuratrn Or t.owooms• This was an action sgainst the prroomt Sheriff' for sn illegal entry and trespass. The Plaintiff, Levy, was the father of Lewis Levy, one of the Isar ties concerned with Moseley ‘•rwolfe entl Kinnear, and with them convicted of the conspiracy, sod'aeo. tented to pay a flue of 511001. Tie Sheriffs oht4iiied a writ of Lenora Fociasontl with it preeeetleil tu Lew es f ivers boort", to levy on his goods fn, the amount of , the line. here they found the Plaintiff i,, poses inn, soder s warrant of attorney, ohich, he aad, he held in his hands since 1814, at .Lich lime it nes lensed by his son. Ile at that 'inte advanced to Lewis Levy the tom of .S(X/I. to set him going in business, land took the nervosa of attorney es s security, bvt did list put it in force till the lame pro...cation was instituted against hiss -ft, when he entered into pos session to Ferule himself. Th. Sheriff., I•.• , rrwer, not w ithst:ndttsg this repreSentstiort, pr,,eired,l to levy, and the Ilaisttia brunet the present action. — Tao only queetion now was, as in the I gshity of the warrant, and whether it was a bone fide tr"oisst 'inn. The Jury, after retiring fur turas tune ) found a Tertlict for the Drltud3ats. 1,1 TOE CASE OF Tilt IE AGAINST ABBOTT% _ . It will be in the recollection of the Publk, that a role Nisi was some line since moved for end obtain. ell in the Court of King's Bosch, upon the affidavit of one Charter' James Wrench, ceiling epos§ Messrs. Thomas mid Kishard Abbott to show cause why one or more informations should not be filed against them for certain misdemeanours. Against this rule Mr. Serjesiii Vaethan showed teem tact Term, and, ie the course of the proeeediwg, basing Mated that all the imputations yeti by Wrench bad been folly d en ied, the Lord Chief Justice asked if the charge was founded upon his affidavit alone, which being an. Burred in the affirmative by Mr. Barlett, his Lord. ship raid, sorely a Grand Jury ought to bale ass op. ;nimosity of judging of the credit of Wrench, end that it was litter to go before the ordinary tritiewals under these circumstances than to apply to the Court for it, seminary interposition. Mr. Scarlett upon this intimated that he did not mean to persevere, end the Lord Chief Justice replied, gi Toe do quite right, aull'she rule meat he discharged." On the sth inst. *Puma Abbott preferred an indictment be. fore the Grand Jury of the County of Middlesex, for wilful and malicious perjury by Wrench in that !affidavit, and the Gram! Jury ',Manley returned • I tree bill. We shall abstain from all comment en the conduct lot Wrench, wbettivr he was the author of the motleys easiest Messrs. Nihon himself, or was induced to I take that step et the instigation if o th e rs, until his guilt or inwocenc. shall be fully established by that tribunal before which he will shortly be arraigned soil tried for the offruce with which he now stands charged. _ _ M IaTINIOUS ri net. mvr tNct.—On Sunday morn. last, Mr. Wiiiism ['hotpot, so elderly Geolle n.sn;, itte clerk its the employ of M NM'S. Btnalls d, Oinn.losip mans.fartuters, was fonnd drowned in the Regent`, Conall lie had lately bergs diorharva from hi. situstinn„ Net being much respected, was ton Si. touts' , last insittid to a (exit given by Mr. Broad prod to his men in the cnotstre., and tostairls th• PV•aillig horappr rube, inelitiated ; he refused I nsrh, and walker' t.t ionn ; was seen on Sunday mnroin4., at ass •a oy t r .or, to Osford•street, hat in a (.e hauta after... Dos 413f..i0d in the Canal. Tl.ere was a rut on his fore .•4.1, and es he had no money shout him, it ouch p ..•••14ed of len shillin‘s at parting, a saspirion was (..rued that he had been robbed, and threat' into II e Canal —A Coroner's Jury is called In invesittsr• lisp mater. It is • rem-likable fact, that there are row lisinS t wriest' • eimait be if a mile of the seat of E,rl St. Vincent, in Esse', rigio poranns, itteiodwg his Lo•cl• ' hip. th e y ogr , c est of a hAI rn is NO years • I I, and who•• onited tie; •tuustst to six ha::dred and siintsy.to sears POLICE. GUlLDUALL.—Yesterday J. Johnscas wet brought befr.te the sitting Magistrate, chased with !testing s valuable silk handkerchief from the per.ois of a Gentleman named Kenner. 'llamas Tinter said, that be was shoprnan to Mr. Pocks.eti, ffteet.,trops, and that on Tawdry afternoon befell three men, was of whom was Ike Prisoner, following close after the Prosecutnr. S tweeting their *kit, he watched them a long way down the ',reef, anti at lenzth et. served two of the party place themselves, nn Path side, rather behind Mr. Kenner; while the Ptivo.,er still more in the IPS,, pal his hand between the other two, drew out the handkerchief of Mr. Kenner, end ran off. Witness gar. letr.e.tfiete Issfarnietion to the latter of the circumstance, sod the Primmer Wog petered, was taken into cvstody. Ili. companions escaped. The Prisoner with a gond dotal of citron. levy swore, that he was not within sic yards of this spot where the robbery loss committed ; bat the Ma• gistrate *mild nit believe bin., and he was fully come witted for trill. .-• ..11 4 Nafly was charged with sending a challenge to .1. Thompson, with intent to provoke hie to fight a distil. T.. parties were both tailors, end the Complsioest had paid ids aldreases to the Defendant's cousin. The fair one was a kitchewessid in a Clergyman's family st Harrow, end s short time ego ter lover went to see her, is consequence of which she lost her place, and he them solemnly promised her matrisgo, but is a short lime he declined the match. The Defendant seat the Coe. plainant a challenge to meet him at Chalk ! stm with pistols, deelariog that he had the honour of his feed. ly tee mach at heart to safer each conduct to pass unnoticed. The Complainant, however, applied to the Police for protection. The Magistrate dismissed the case, sad desired the. to go home and stick to their shop.boards. J. them was folly committed for robbing as old Greenwich pensioner, who had kindly g tea him a lodging, of a coat and waisteoet, end ifit. in silver. Matt.aoaovcu•srmacr.—W. Shun sod S. Bawl were fatly committed for stealing silver 5r..... Le. from Cold Stewart's house. The Prisooers got does the artm, ender protium that they bad dropped something, a• d finding the way clear, the plate was stolen from ore of she lower rooms, and they were stopped with the prcporty, endesenuriug to maw. Many °Voce' of this kind base been committed, during the lest week, of which infurmation has bees given to the Police ; bet the parties escaped. Mr. Monroe's house in Nottingham street was robbed ow Sunday morning, of seven poen& weight of plate; and Mrs. Austruihrs'e, of Chstlntte-sireet, of a iti spoons, an Tuesday. These robberies ass committed chiefly by boys. OLD BAILEY. WI UV JoLY 7. inertes Rohn% um. wit ie the Aar. Aare/4 with berbiai m•ly lonians FIJI. fawn the defiling Mute se Ells. Alleeek a. l'ailiariut Heedn•ne. . _ . Tie Pruner i. n private •*Miry in the Gea►d. ilhe evideoeft •MI Waal coacrovise against his, ap part ..f the Mowry was f tend op.. hits. ouch he ha bran' , ~v,•ral than. in a Mete Nr drunit , nistr, that is had mad.. a hart of she Inman' charted I. the iedietwese. It ism a pantie icise. however. from es testo tire property was taken. sad tie Jurs sewed to avian awn the charge of histr.e.hmiktagtone adieus as►rd •he Jadgc if stealing In s daeiling•ioose r as, ware rns.ieal u Ivo lake were broken to erect it g hi. Lordship replied, that if lochs or fawn fogs were to he relapsed ter the purpose of essaritg. sushi's sot coootilialed howeiseraling ; bet the latreitiog a tanner or desk leeks siosay, was sa lord aggravation of the view et wading —The Jury, to the surprise of the whale Coon, sec quitted she Prison. r. J Taper era chard with nibble( Ms. Edward Hatiditelt, on she king's highway. ■ Mild watch, ac.—Slit. liceldLeb siert the Priciest in Drury-Moe. as the rearing of the lab use pocked by bass gently with owe hand. vs Mile the other on. mimed is aisalehing watch.—The Prissier was pa ssed and .makes, wad the properly famed epos him lie threw himself upon the wets of the Coon, who paged that there was net sale/ea valeta, to rinctiritte highway robbery. which Li n e,pital eirea,e t bus the Priusswe was still hal& by the ran tweet, no the c sage of seal* The Jery laadssulj ' food Ida guilty of stealing. PIOVIDVITIAL ESC %I.E.—Yesterdly morning ea emir 00000 of an alarming entire took pleat in the steighboorbnod of Matket.stteet, S. James's, by the falling in of • harem belonging to Mr. Doty, dairy man, close by Regent.street, by which the liars of tkiity-latrenna were placed in imminent danger.— About five o'clock in the morning, a lodger, on the , second Boor of the Imams, was mutate by a crack In the wall of half * yard wide. The rest of the persons in t►e house were asleep, consisting of nine families ; her first object was to rouse them as quickly us pos. sible. Some of the children were thrown rot of the windows asked, while others were dragged oat roue or five at • time. A poor woman, in her lying-in, ran out with her babe in her arms naked to her rho. mile. An old Gentleman, 'targeted with the gout, was with much dilkulty saved ; fortunately, just as he got entracte the door, wi:h those assisting bins, the boom fell in. The above heave was formerly situate nest door to the Black Dog poblic.house. Tko house nett door is also esp►cted to fall in, the wells being cracked. The labourers were at work the whole of yesterday to asce►tain if any person iron ander the ruins, the accident cresting such coefosinn, that it is nut known but ;lemma who came to mist might have perished. The whole of the inmates es caped. hot wi , la the !nal ef their furniture find clothe•. The tune tram the slur. till the horse lei% in, was bat ten :Armies. 0:. Ile 6th intl. at Cherte•waik, Chrhea, Mrs. 11. Lee, cf a .on . MARRIED. rye 7th East •he Per. Henry Listslota. Perpetual Crtrite re %St • hitstrte. Surre, to elJetit l'auxtuer of J. Si 1,4 t y :^.• At'lt.T. Wm. Ceettmrn. at !litre le tctne ( .i ts te t . Wm. Y .4... M. I. for the It fro•;:t1 of .of • >rr .forl vlO or %sr Rohm Peri. flat!. t.. Iti_rt !l .n. 1.1) .%;store, ,toad acg .ser • f the Lail of Wheal imet 1111:1). On she Sd inst. Joseph YAW., t. 61. or Sittedi.alk. aged 69. COAL.MAItK ]acv 1. .414 r. et 11.., .t. SIC 1 .. *old. Isr re. N vie .tle lri .. i 31. .I. s L') • ON: l'f,ord 4se4 b ". 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