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

I MOCK .111C7IONs. TO TIII ►DITOR OF THIS STATESMAN. Sti,—Observiag with pleasure, that a worthy Al. *mate has brought in a Bill in the House of Com mons to wren those great nuisances, Mock Awe lions, I beg to trouble you with a few observations how the robberies at those places e►e accomplished.— First, a house is taken in a commanding situation (the landlord of which is sure to be cheated of his rent), it is furnished with the most inferior goods, het showey to the eye ; the sale is announced as the effects of a person of distinction, !Laing to the Conti. Dent, or of one appointed le a foreign ',alias, and numerous other assertions totally void of founds. lion, the Auctioneer sissy, assuming this name of some resdectable man in the profession : fellows are ellnp10)141 as puffers at 9..5. 6d. per day to personate brokers, who, when a stranger is so onfortooate as to go to any of these places, these fellows ate suit to insinuate themselves so far In the good opinion of ay stranger, as to be employed by be, to per. chase what they are in want of at 5 per cent. com mission, under tho impression that they are swore brokers, and a saving to the purchaser of 30 per cent.: the duty is likewise clapped ow by the Alec hionver, who, in most ;offences, condescends to pocket that himself. Thus, Sir, is the unwary cheated sometimes of foes or ire hundred ;wends, sand. r the idea that it is a gentiles sale, and the assumed broker is doing him a greet afflicts: the re venue likewise defrauded. There aro stony places of this description about town, in the vicinity of Mee chester•sqesre, Somerset-house, &c I could give you a long detail of the numerals robberies that hose beets committed at those places ; but I fear to trespass too much on your valeable co lonies.. If, however,' ma think this worthy a place in one of ti.., it may act as a caution to the Poblic, and oblige, Sir, Your obedient humble %mat and Reader, Pienlicu. M.S. To ruz EDIIVIt or THE &TATESMAN. Stn,—l beg leave to trouble yes with a few re •irks on the two adjoining Paflab's of Ilethttal gre►n and Shoreditch, since the cello of Mr. Muta tes, taken frogs the emanate of lad year : lIETHNAL-GREEN. Pauper. relieved, averaged 1442—Kspemee .11552 IS HI le Markham's 673—Espese 4715 7 2 Total ?016 111101ILDITCH. A 1391 I 0 ?spen relieved to Worthiest Ina—Larson £4113 4 6 6.l3—Kapeors 73181! 7 Total 191 b AIM"! 4 1 They making a difference of emu of Pismo 71 in B.thnsl.green ; of tICII4 of •:pence in Shor►diteb 46701. Mi. Id.; they going on with a Qoarterlyßsto of nia:ponce, with a considerable balance : we moth in debt, with • shilling one. On the Shoreditch An. buil Account is slated • Wine, in the Tressorer's bind ; yet are we paying inters' on our debts, (Ithicb in the priuted statement ate eel pot dowo, because the Art only says the receipt and eapenditure shall be snootily published.) amounting to more than 1001., slthough such debts have beet Biondi', riser from quarter to quarter. A wat►rist fester. appears on this statement, of a sum of money paid oat of the Poor Rats Fund for law 'spruces; sad se midi. lion.' sum has been paid out of the same fend, will. in these few days, for t►e same permits, slthoegh the 'temple of /lummox is before the eye. of oar Trostees, anion whom are • tolerable wank ling of Lawyers.--I forgot to state, that the situation of the Poor is Bethsal-green Week baste. and allowances to Oubpoor, appear (setting •side the account), to be fully equal to Shoreeliich.— Should any of your Readers appose smnaished, chat will they think of as hem is a Pomba atdr.'s at. count : '• wren of preparing and reesralisg Pet;tian atainst Cori. Bill • - . .e.OO Or. Oa." Lest any thing Oswald be necessary for this climax, the same Warden, with si-gelar ersetiesty, Malan, stunt for his ntr.ney, so writ laid oat. Perhaps l soy stand mused, •l:ocld I state a fact or two relating to the Court of Requests, situate in the adjoining ;mash *1 Spitel•Geltls :— . l helo are to this Cowl appointed low Solicitors as clerks, they receive co salary, bat their fees amount to mere than 5001. per annum each ; sometimes a deputy clerk attends, who, I ono deists nd, receives emoluments distinct from the prin. cipal ; the duties are eery short—two hours twice a week to read a Newspaper, c►at with the Commis sioners, and sometimes assist to ettravel a knotty point rotating to se ale-house score, or chandler's shop accnent ; bat this mane) is u rung from the bowels of the poor merhssiir or labourer, or still poorer little tradesman, and oft time. is en addit , on to an ire's*. we►attle debt, or an augmentation of the direst distress in the shape of se lion. Yaw's, &c. I'll I 1.0 JUSTII The composition far ableahlr.lsoaa aso WAIIMISO SOW Niels obtained tne Pars°w l'•;10 at Catittnidv, was a translation or • passage of t:11111.11 , tAnS into Greek verse. Ti.e sul , j.ct was from Coriolanus, wet 5. .cede 3, raft nt Vaunirtia's speech, begin. stints tsith, "Theo Loosest, great son, the end of asai's •ncertain ;" and ending Isitb, " Let el sUme him with nor knees." Lord Ilsastr, eldest POP of Its Est, of Burros, Is admitted Noblemaa of Trinity Culler, Cam. bridge. • The ReII. J. R. Ta•cxcitAir, Chaplain to the Michels of Ntwc•scri.t, and Rector of Downhawe, Norfolk, has been prevented (by Wm. BMUS, Esq. of Bayfordbary, late M. P. for the minty of Hers. ford) to the living of Hadley, Middlesex. As an infant (attended by its noose) was on Toes. day evening antn•lng itself in the Inner Tempi...gar dens, it accidentally slipped (.7 the walk adjoining the River, and mast have perished bet for the he. inanity and pre:ante o 1 mind of a Gentlemln, who immediately !roped lute the water, end restored the child to the distressed nursety.maid. The Matt:leis of Citoissoorociair, who has been confined with a bad leg for some um.ontha past, which less thorgbt of serious conempsence, we are happy to learn, is now In a fair way of recovery. The Gamey a‘itonomets were all bet,' lasi night In ;teeing the Comer. Smelt of ties saw it ia the s uch, and scan io the oorth. lint STATESMAN. L.4IV INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF Ellice!) BENCH, Jocr 7. WESTMINSTER ELECTION. ][WELL D. SELMA W AND ANOTHER. Mr. ESIPINIIIZ opened the 'stadia, in this ease. The declaration set forth, that en the 341 of March, 1810, a amber of persons riotously and turnstile. misty assembled in the parish of St. Paul, Coast garden, and being se assembled assailed the base of the Plaintiff, which they injured sod dialoged, ty dialog stones at the windows, doors, &c. The action was brought ropiest the Defendants as in. habitats of the hundred of Osselston, in which the city of Westminster is situated, to recover compensa tion In damages for Ilse injury sustained. The Do. (endows pleaded that they were not liable. Mr. Scant.tre stated, that this action was brought soder the 87th of the Klee, cap. 19, which wee merely o emanation of indent laws of the country, which had flitted from the lime of King Alfred, that she cantles should be answerable for the damage.— The 57th of Geo. 111. which was entitled an Act for the more effectually preventing seditioue ■eetinp and sisemblies, and which received t►e Royal assent on the 31st of March, 1817, enacted "that in every case wherein any ►ouse, shop, or ether beilding whatever. or any part thereof, shall be destroyed, or shall be in soy manner dewed or injured, or where any Wires thereto attached, or soy feud tare, goods, or commodities whatever, which shall be therein, shall be destroyed, taken away, or da. imaged by the act or acts of any man or persons engaged in, or making a part of, such riotous or Sc. lnolieous assembly, the inhabitants of the city o► town in which such house, shop, or building. swill be share, if such city or town be s enmity of itself, or is not within any hadred, oe otherwise the in habitants of the hundred in which such damage shall be dealt, shall boilable to yield full compasstion is climates to the peruse •r persons injured and dam. nified by such &amok's, taking sway, or &image., and such damages shill or may be demanded, sued for, sod recovered, by the same means, and seder the same provisions as are provided in and by us Act paved in the Ist year of King George I. Willed ' An Act fur preventing tumults and riotous as. urrishlin, and for tie more speedy and effectual punishment of the rioters,' with respect to per sons iajored and damnified by the demolishing or pulling down of any d•elling.housa by persons! unlawfully, rinteesly, sod temultooesly assembled." Having stated the law en t►e subject, the Learned Counsel oral proceeded to detail the facie of theme. The Jos, were, no doubt, aware that the City of Westminster was within the hundred of Osalston, end that la Use month of March last, en secant of the loss of en illustrious individual ('ir Samuel Ro. silly), who was ►monied to serve in Parliament for that City, en election as holden, when the lion. O. Lamb and Mr. Hohhoete were candidates. The po pulace took an actin port in favour of the latter ; and, when they found that be was not likely to suc ceed, they had r to acts of violence. lie said the melees of Wes•minster, for it enfold not he sup; end that auy of the 'twiddle inhabitants would countenace Malt and violence. Tre mob, hating no property themselves, were, in general, very in. dilate( as to the mischief they did to the property of others. The respectable inhabitants calif not be itiNuified with those riotous acts; for whatever might be their ',niftiest, he was sere they would coodect themselves p t bly. The rabble, who might at ,any time be hired fur balf-a.crown a head, enraged that the popular candidate had been thrown out, de fermented to average themselves on the friends of the other party. It was customary for the successful candidate to be chaired, which ceremony was gamily performed in Westminster with a greet deal of de. corm. Pm:walla, wore made, Is the meal way, for chairing Mr. Lamb, and several respectable friends tosombled to abduct him through the streets Is the courts of the awning, however, the mob, dimostested at the defeat of their favarite, and angry that he was sot to be chaired, asseehled, and deter mined to interrupt the adherents of Mr. Limb. The monodies and persons in aut►ority endeavoured to preserve the pace. and in the effort they were assist. ed by the Meads of Mr. Lamb. May Gentlemen, who wore friendly to Mr. Lamb, assembled air the ►esting%, in the hope of keeping the mob of; bet all their 'mediae failed, for it appeared to be the settled determiestion of the rabble to commit violence It sessaid, in former limes, this, at an Irish election, the unsedessful candidate was always chaired, and the successful candidate was obliged to fit fur his life. The Westminster election terweisated in neatly a similar wey. The Learned Counsel did not eater. ly know I.h/thee Mr. Robbers@ was chaired, bat it was most certain that Mr. Lamb was obliged to fly foe hla life. M.. Jewell, iiie Plaintiff, was corner of a house in Ilenrieste.strees, where Mr. [ANON Central Commit•ee held their Meetitirtt. To this hoots there as. back passage, teroughCovent. guden Cbarch•yard (rem the hustings. %%hen the conduct of the snob became uangernualy violent, Mr. lamb footed it 'wester, to retreat from the hest. lags by this back passage. When the populace fnend that he bad escaped. they assembled rotted Mr. Jr•elra house. They broke his windows, ettemptul to destroy his doors—and •sdeaveured to tear up the iron rails for the purpose of using them as instru ments of •ffetsce. They were not dispersed until a detachment of the Horse Guards arrived and deterred 'hews from further violence. The Jog would, bow. ever, hear, that in the course of the evening the mob potsat's similar linreof conduct, and attacked sea. 1 .„1 ..her houses. A well.urginized mob (he re gretted, for the Like of public justic, that the leader •as not know,.) assailed the resident's of se►esal of Mr. Lamb's friends. About seven o'clock in the evening they roomed to the chirp at Mr. Je•eh'a how ; het the cnostubles basin( mastered in great force, farther mischief was presenter'. The damage done amounted to 441. 41. Bd., *Lich he would prove by the different persons employed to repair the injury. fie had no doubt that the Defendssats were poisons of respectability, and they were selected merely for the sake of fore, as inhabitants of the hundred, egainst which they would have their re medy afterwards, should a verdict be found pima them. Joseph Lee, who was one of the Tee Collectors of st. Peel's ) Cottat-gatdto i proved that ea the 3(1 of March. 1819. the Plaintiff was an inhahitant of i that pariah, paying taw ; and that the Defendaals fu whir eaw MOM alto inhabitants. Mr. Bluebell, one of the Under Sh►rilh for the count) of Middles's, proved that Westotioster was iu she hondred of Ossoistnn. Dvvid Holmes was acquainted with the Plaintiff, who ass a career and tit •er. Witneva was present during the whole of an ►lretion. Mr. Lamb's Central Committee was held et Mr. Jewell's bees►. Preparetions were made for chairing Mr. Lamb an th► last day. Mr. Lamb came through the Church. yard to the house. Several wieclons were broken by stones before two o'clock. There wee then a large mob is the street they shoaled, "No lAeb Hobbes', for ever." The eloleuee bad Increased t.• its height before Mr. lamb got to the house. Some of the atones broke the 'Wows sod wiudow.fromev of the back-room, and an attempt was made to force the street door, the mob then eactaisniog, ' 1 Damn him, we'll Late him eat." This tumult wee stopped by the interference of the military from the Ilurse. Geoids, the constables sot being able to clear the street. The soldiers ar►ived sheet bee erlork. Mr. Lamb left the house aboet half.pavt five, acc.'m. pooled by Mr. ►Morris, the Iligh Ilsil.ff. The choir. leg of Mr. Lamb was abandatted from fear of • his personal .sfety. Cross.ezamined —When the Guards staved, the •ob were shooting and throwing stones. Re-issenined —Wien's, w.s croakily appribeo sive ibis at door lipoid by forced. Robert Choatellor.—Went at half past two to Mr. Jewell's house, and remained these till eleven o'clock at night. When the Horse Guards arrived the mob dispersed; but as soon as the Geoids went, the mob re•assembled, and throw stones and brick. bats at the horse. They shook the iron.rails, and said, " We'll have them down," bat they did not pill term nut. Joseph John Schein, lately clerk to Mr. Ireland, surveyor.—Mr. Ireland was employed to mods the (Imago done to si.e house, and witness sopesiuteniled the work. It amounied to 241. St. 4J. which was a reasonable sum. The broken al 119 was mend's!, and the windaw.framea and skirting-boards re. paired. Cross-masined.—Witness made the sorer, before the work was done. Mr. GAIELtE, on the part of the Woodenly, said that he had not given I.is Learned Frier':ls more (rouble (ban was necessary in provieg tae foes al ibis case. Ile maintained, however, that in order 1 to eoliths a person to recover ander this cietere, it was necessary that the riot should have rernrntinee with the intent of demolishing Ilse premises. T he object here was to melte a persons! attack on Mr. Lamb. and not to pull down the hoote of the l'lsin• lit The title of the Act was, "An Act for pry. venting tumults and riotous eseeshlies, and for Re; more speedy punishing the rioters;' and it went to enact, that if any hoes' shall be destroyed or 411.1 1 waged, the hundred shall be liable. The Joey I would receive his Lordship's direction whether, lel order to enable a party to recover under ibis Act, it w u sot amens ry that the riot should hay, been coin• sawed, as the Statute of tat George I. declared, !for the purpose of destroying iho boom or fernitere.l ' The whole of the bill was for damage to the house; I L A but toe urtgeflll.oo sniped damage to the fernbere also, ,Lich had not been proved. Tie two Acts ought to be considered in pore wisteria; and, there. fore, if the object was merely to att.rk Mr. Lamb, and not to poll down the premises, the Matadi was net emitted to recover. The Leaned Junin, hieing petaled the two Acts' end the decleration, said he was clearly of opinion that the latter Act being made to remedy the Incon veniences of the former Acts, was to receives li beral construction, and not to be tied down by for. mer deciders') end tbe►efore he was clearly of opi nion that this use come *ithin the 67th George 111. He sboeld ask the Jury whether they considered this es a partial demolition of the beam* ; if so, it came within the foster, Act; If they add it was not, he should still tell them that the detlustion Wettest the facts of this ease within she last Act of Parliament. Ji.seph scboles was molted, to prove Mat a side board and some of t►:e Minds were damaged; bet the blinds eft* not in the declaration, and the da. wage 'vastly doe to the sideboard could not be establisi.ed. ne s.ORD JVITICIC Gentlemen of the Jury, this is en action !nought against the Defend-1 outs tanninally, but virtually against ell the inhabit. sots of Osse 'fliers were several Statutes pre. view to the 570, of his prestini Majesty, but flirt Art ass merle to prevent any inrenvenience from hornier decisions. T►e English language does not supply snore comprehensive stores then this Act contains. Its object is to make it the interest ef- all sober i•►abitents of the hundred, to suppress all riotous and lemelt•oss assemblies; sod undoubted. , upon the evidence laid before you, the care hes been brought within that Statute. 'rho damage done to the dwelling-house of the Plaintiff clearly conies within this Act, whatever might hese been the in. tentinn with which the riot was commenced. 'the person who has drawn the declaration hes stored, that the house was in part demolished; tf 'nu 'Link there was a partial citionli ion, no wetter for what purpose, whether to destiny 11.. hoes., •r to pull it down to get at • particular person within it, it comes within the Statute. flaying stated theme pnitilt, it now remains fur you to deliver rose verdict on the case. The Jery said the; were of opinion that ht tbit case there bad been a partial demolition, slid thee. fore they warned • verdict for the Plaintiff— Mows, 441. Bs. 41. 1 1 11311 ANT V. 1111 FMANCII ROIDETT, BAIT. AND •LAC[. Mr. ALDER4O“ ripened the pleselines in this case. Mr. FItIiLLTS said, that the declaration here was drawn in the words of the Act of Perliiiment, and therefore no objection could be raised on that head by the ingenuity of those loarnerl Gentlemen oho might be opposed to him. Mr. Wilbert was • per son well known and respected in the City of West minster, but on this occasion be brearne one of toe objects of the fury of the mob. After the attack on Mr. Jeweli's house they went to the house of Mr Wisbart, and otter grtsit shoots brae the shop win dows mod did other damage. 'lle Dewloots in Ids case well troll selected, the last were, u is. habitants of the hundred of Ossolstott ; bad it bad boon stated, list • tilt d.frnt• was to hr intd► r •ad that sot.ral olturssn lad boon demeaned (runs distant parts of the country to Itio widener . Mr. Dance, so Attorney, knee the reliitience of the l'lsiutit ors the 3d Marsh. and that the Defroil anti then !it'd, one In St. Jawe►'i.plare, sod tie other at Chating•crost. James Redpath, shopman to Mr. Wlshaot, it. membered that. el eiehl o'clock on th.• 3.1 a Mar b, s vest number of Orem', cattle and end eel tri break the windmill with stones and bola Amts. They cried set, " They are !Arabi ; Bartlett end II.•b -houro for ever." Severel stunt , ' anti brick. w. f. thrn•n Into the shop, Ind the upper irltidows of the home were broken. Crou•sitemined.—fl was dark : could not tell what colours they had In their hats. (lute intact What has this to do with the ease ? It dues not matter what cotniers they had, or whir the potions wire. Ir is of no more contequeni • than If they were tall or short men. A n d re , li tin i i p r , a glacier, proved that h• had repaired the *Woos ; the bill amounted to 'Amu rondo. Mr. 13LACKSOR4, on behalf of the Deferdsnts, mid, it was Inteistrrial against what two indisldsals in the Inandrird the 11C11011 was biologist ; but the oh. ject of selecting these two Defendants wait to throw a stain sprit ohm, that they had been the pers,int who had created aid ranted the disturbance. The Cunt JI•sTICI: —I mutt tell the Jury, Mr. Blackbuin, that, by selric.ing these Defeodanre, suit imputation is cast upon them; there IS no pretests fur sayir g so. Mr. BLAczeults sdmittrd that this was tree in point of lota, Hsi he had made the rittservaiino for the sake of curve/6:1 the public nitiuiun wh.n the case was punished. Ile then said, that he aboeld shoo that a mob had hems hired to make be destroce Con in question ; and that as Mr. Wished ws• one of the persotit who hired them, be was not entitled to Irecover darhars against the inhabitants of Ile hun dred of Ossolstun. The fell•iwing wi:nesscs were then called : Giles William %Vatter was cm; toyed et the last election at Westminster by Mr. Bend : nit Whitey be was desired to go to the sunlit ei.d of tl:e I twiny, and to cheer while Mr. Lamb was an.l when Mr. Hubboose slick:, to make thy moat discor dant noise that could be made: Witt eta was !hen (141 of employ ; bat as he di:l not like his business, he scot to Bond, who said. thel as he wrote a good hard, he hail he•ter remain at the Snip pubic-house. and make nut a ist of the meii's mashes, that they might go In the C. menittee anal. peld in the evening Ife •as diszusted with this employment, because he saw sm• cal lighting men 'here—Cribb. Randall, Tom Joees, Crowley, D •Ify Smith, end West Carn , ry Dick.— Belly Smith had a litity of 14 1114. n ender his order,. B.•.. 11 raid them, sod skimps was I 'emit on that ec• e aal, l l. The accouit was given to Mr. P i raeott, ec the Committee-root, In Covent.garden. A man earned Barnstaple, hail 15 watertneo tan 4r The Loan LIIIEF Jusrics —Thi• is pPf 133 ps only losing time. Yee must connect Bowl *Hi the Plain. tiff, rr re do Dothing. If you make ono that the Ptsintiff was the cause of the injury in Ibis case, theta eft worse you make a defence. Examination contineed.— On the Tuesday he went to the waited till Bond came. When Bond arrived, be said he coold net take the men on that day, as he had not been able to get the whole of the moor, for yesterday. 11'itnams went with Boud tw the Committee-room, and told Cwtsie Prescott that the men had heron hired for three del*, and be could net discharge them at a minute. Ceptsle Preteott said he .horeld not give him any mere mosey, for he had 'drawly received-tit. Vl'itrees mat with Bead at the Committee-room shoe• three o'clock on the Wednesday. Band asked for tetnnvy to p•y the men, hestett said he entild not give i:.em 6 . 0 j; his •eo •ere pond for nothing; hell ■ dozen stout fel lows would beat them all. (A payer was herr put into witness's band, which he said he merle out dor fog the election.) It enntaisied a statement of the number risen (,'font 123) employed by Bowl; it did not include the 110.111 ewe ; the r e were only lee or three known fighting men cm/Anted by Bowl. Cross.etasoissed.—llad Leen a sheriff's carer OA the 3d of March he was net of employ, and .l at llow•street slice le be 'eg•p.d as a streets! con. stable ; but, " Leine open to ail parties, and iu fluensed by none," ke entered into the ',twice of lion& At the Smith end of aehnstings Mr. Lamb's 'eters seat to ; et the North end Mr. Hobe hos ewers polls .1. U•ing di.gusleil nit\ this e•r - ploy meat, end not Retrial p.id, he kit it. On this Tuesday, was at the busiings wl.en they sere speak. lag. Coal) not WI whether the noise ass ig r .-atee on Mr. lAmb's side or on the other : there w.s a dir. rordant noise ell the time. Mr. B was on the lion.streat estsUliahment. Captain Prescott nid Le would glee him no more money to pay ike men ; but in the front parlour he did any him some ncites. Bond told witness they amounted to Gl.—. Mums broke acr windows; De wscr intended I'. cr os .es,nanad.—n.,,,d told Aim net to hit any peisne ; bat if he ass •truck to vir.ko spire. Ite.rionivoti.— Was not acorn SO et a mi.:stable, and that was the reason I. refused to ect. Croweasoemell —Made out 1:,e• amount (now presented to him) of the money paid Mod. William Bawd, a ll.•w.stteet Pattol.—Wes net acquainted with Mr. Wislmet. Could not say that he knew him skim he saw him. Was not preveot ashen the rendition sere proposed. 040 et the Committee-rooms of Mr. lamb was in Henrietta •trest. Was in the mums below orient times, sad sew Mr. if.omes, who appeared to be one of tag managers. Was these on the Saud., week of the election, and ass Mr. Holmes sad Captain Prescott. Mr. SCA LL tTT here interposed. sad gbh OW this Centlf men the whet sails had not connocted tars pr e l..liir with Lloyd. Mr. filammi was then called. Ho knew 111:. Wisher. ; he was not In Landow . Ibe listorday night previous to the dose of the electiets. On Moo- Joy he Mal so she Ceramittee-rose, sod asked IWO. ll T f i rr ho r fo th r c elc ai l los t m ei rr i . o ol f the t a h l e . lP . 7 ) l h: metoht 1 1 often o s o b k nissot a tt end ed f e u g r h h o r t .1 r o t :p i : a ; Ti si s o'clock : •Itoess wee Sroretary on all occasioos,•nd roamer saw Mr. Wishars take an wart part. CresS•essatinetl.—There was no Iht of a C7etealt.