The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-10-31 00:00:00

ot THE sTATMMAN. An action was hrotlibt al:aiost the pound-beeper in warant f•inos 3lr. !Bride, to apprilond a man, naised the Court of Exchequer: subsequently, •p'.o the opi- Thomas Marsh, wl he took into coistoily; in passing. Ilion of 3lr. Ti lil that action was abandoned; but the through Drury-lane, near Brownhow-street, iu coin s-oats, previous to the abandonment, anseintlng to I If. pray with a brother officer, nameil Pnrrr, a gang of 7s. I. the plaintiff naw sought to recover. sixteen or In enty iserauns attached Ir;tot, crying; I it, Mr. Camenett, for the defendant, contended, that "Tom Marsh don't go; , the —," 1111%1111.1.4. where, by reason either of the incapacity or gross stab him. The %vitt'. s s wa s i nsissei li s t e i c L is ,,,.k e ,i neglect of an attorney, the client derived no b. nefit down, and heat in a dreadful manner ; and his pri• f -on a suit, tioere the attorney could not recover costs. I owner, Marsh, was re,ctovit; on rising f the ground, The case of pigs in a pound was not new in a court he was struck over the eve by some sharp instruineut of justice. There was a (*AIM in the Year-books in and, in an instant, his head and fare were corer• which a sow, beirg distrained, en fivnitle, farrowed in I with blood. The u itness aas positive Powers was prison ; and a nice question arose whether the pigs one of the gang : lie saw Pais ins a short distance. were to be considered as prisoners: whether in law, I The witness on recoveries. himself, saw the gang they were or were not piss at the time of the seizure. beating Parry. Eventually, the Court ruled that the pigs were Ingo; Nathaniel Parry deposed, that he helongeol to Bow- pigs at that time. Now, ito the present case, the at- street Office ; he ace.tespososied the last n ituess to ex. I : tornry (-unmet's-of,: an aetion against the pound-ki•eper ; erste the scare's:. This wiLess confirmed Shire's and then abandoned the action because the piiund- evideace in every respect, and further deposed, that I...eper was not Habil-. The attorney ought to have on seeing Marsh run away, lie seized loins by the col known that action at first. fie charged his client 111. tar, when the gang knocked him down, and Marsh 75.; shat benefit did he fictive from the action was again reseiti-il. On returning abaut half an hour 1:.-ought ? Dail he get his pigs ? Ile got nothing ; after the atisay, he saw Parsons standing in a pas s t even a squeak for his money. Upon that single sage, with a large bludgeon in his band ; Powers was ground, the learned Us:tinsel would coutend, the plain- in the next passage. With ti.e as..isfance of Jeffers CT was pr.-chided from recovering. son he took Powers into custody ; hut Parsons escaped Mr. Justice BEST could not sustain Mr. Campbell's by a back way. rdpositinio. . Eliza Kelley, at whose suit the ''arrant was granted, 31 r. Cs offartt., in that ease, hail another and a deposed, that she saw the prisoners strike the prose s-11 ient defence. The statute of limitations barged cntor, and that Powers had a knife in his hand. This t!.e plaintiff's claim. I witness also corroborated the former evidence, as did evidenes in the cause was a curiosity in its a woman named Branscomb. sear. A pawi•brokrr, of the name of Smith, was William Jefferson, a Bow-street officer, deposed to sited to prove an acknonleilgusent althin :la years ; meeting Shires iu Bow-street, covered with blood, and sod Mrs. Clements, a washerwoman, swore that Mr. to taking Powers into custody. An attesus was Smith was unworthy to be believed upon oath. The made to rescue him, but it failed. lsily was pet into the hoe twice, ehe gentleman three The prisoner, Powers, in defence, said he had no C••Ps ; and they snore ei.thine a ['envie ten de knife in his hands. I*.r,:tre. Mr. Justice Paul( sammed up the evident.* with Mr. Justice REST regretted that parole evidence of I great perspicuity and at considerable length. ackhowledgment within the term was permitted to I The Jury, after some minutes cdnsideration, re ft.feat the statute of limitations. His Lordship had turned a verdict—G,i/ty of as eseartli, bait nut I .ng considered the reception of such evidence as a I stabling. tap Ear perjury, and trusted that before long, by a I Mr. Justice Paas here observed, that they must r.ollification of the law, written acknowledgments I either acquit the prisoners or find a serilict of guilty a'one would be received. In the present case then generally. c laid be little doubt that perjury had been c 'tted The Foreinan observed they had doubts as to any on both sities--both by Smith and Clentenis. The, sharp instrument having been used, and the dory, c'..sitio of the plaintiff rested solely upon the evidence after re-consideratiou, returned a verdict of Not of Smith ; and it was for the jury to decide whether, i Chi ty. ter the evidence of such a witness, contradicted as it 'I he prisoners are detained to take their trials for was, credit runid properly he given. an assault. The jury, without hesitation, foued a verdict foe Marla Fol,w, aged 22, was indicted for burgle the defendant. I riously breaking and entering the dwelling-house o f As soon as the verdict was delivered, Mr. Justice i TI s Tullman, and stealing 5/. in bank notes, 7s. Bast., who bad already ordered the seaman Cleuseuts is silver, a quantity of prosision, &cc.; and ~s. in out of court for the impropriety of her eondstet s said silver, two waistcoats, b..c. the property of tieorge that, if the defendant desired it, he should feel it Ms Tullman. duty to hold Mr. Smith to bail. I The prosecutor, who resides at Hampton Court, Mr. Sc . aistatv oliserved, that a prosecution for deposed, gnat on the Itith of the present month his perjury would be attended is ith cooed t-roslole expense. Infuse was broken into by the prisoner, who is a private Mr. Justice litsv was empowered by statute to in the 51st regiment of foot, stationed at ilsolooptuot, order a proseenCon without expense to the defendant, amid three other soldiers, oho demanded his money and nd was ready to do so. All that he required was, threatened to hang bits if he did not surrender ; they uo Mr. Wilson should be hound over to prosecute. , actually produced a rope, which they pet round Isis lie defendant t', 'n declared his wish to priisecute: , neck, ;soil then proceeded to rifle his packets and the L bins* o f the property 'twit indictment. The It afternoons abaudvned the design, at the inatance his Attorney. I prosecutor ss as coavberated by his son, 14 I/01 b‘ .re < -..,,._ . •~ 1 JACKSON P. Untax.—llds was an action For words of ilandet, imputing to the plaintiff that hr had wil• hilly se( fire to his house. Mr. SCSALOTT and Mr. AKNAKASI were for the plaiotil s and Mr: 111Aaa%Ar for the defendant. The plaintiff had been insured in the Eagle Office, as under tenant of a house. During his absence on the Continent, a fire happened on his premises. Some reports were circulated to his prejudice, suggesting that the fire did not occur accidentally. The Office demurred, and after the couinsencement of legal pro ceedings, they paid the loss. This action was brought against * third person, who meeting the plaintiff in the City-road, reproaChed him in abusive terms, and told him that he hail wilfully set fire to his house: The words were clearly proved. But it was objected by the defendant's Counsel, that the action would not lie, ioasninch as the declaration did not aver that the slandrt meant to impute an in tention to defraud any Fire-office. Mr. Justice ItEsv :said, he would take a note of the objection, and give the defendant the benefit of it on motion. The case went to the Jury under the Learned Jiidge's direction, and they found a verdict for the plaintiff, Damages 11)1. 11.t‘tsos r. DT AND ()TlMM—This WAS an action against husband and wife, and John Ileasely for assaulting the plaintiff. tiraNET was for the plaintiff, and Mr. SCAR LETT for the defendants. The Plaintiff occupied a war, house in Silver•street, IToud•strrrt, theapside, as under tenant of persons named Lillis aiiil Mover, who hell of De Druchy.---! •1 he Plaintiff's porter had rut up a door on the premises, to make the head of a cask, hr t!ie direction, as was said, of the defendant, w4io, on the sth of February, came to the warehouse and began to abuse the porter for so doing, joining- his niaster in the abuse. hr plaintiff came from ati upper t ....... , and remonstrated with the defendant upon his conduit, upon whirl. the art . ..ll4lAm became still more al:usit•e, and was imme diately joined by his wife, mini flew at the plaintiff with great ferocity, and scra!rhiu g his face and eyes. The other defendant, Deazely, also I .linr,l in the attack, and attempted to push the out of ohm s. These were the leading circumst. u u•es. The Jury, under the Learned Judge's thiecti found for the plaintiff, damages 10/. OLD 11.11 LEI" AEssioAs_muN The Puke Ile l'ates attewle;l the Court, this day, he sat on the Bench, attemlrol by two of his suite, said appeared to pay par:i•ular intetr.t to the follow ing ease. Curt 1,414 AND P•lfert, aged l'humits Pgratm , were eapitally indicted fur wilMily and maliciously stabbing William Shires, with intent to murder or disable him, or to tit, Win some gri:w..tts liodily harm. The proseutor, Shires, . is a 11mi-street patrole; lie state 4, that in the afternoon of the 23d inst., he went to Charles street, Drury-Line, with a -~: -~- ` y that the prisoner wilt one of the men. The sergeant of the regiident also stated that the prisoner was absent from his quarters at the time of the robbery. Baron WOOD summed rap the evidence, and the Jury pronounced the prisoner Iluilty—Death. FOROZRT.—Gcurge Bitry, an accountant, aged 36, was capitally indicted for forging a Bill of Ex change, with intent to defraud Thomas Lee and William Botcher of 491. lOs. 6d. In another count, he was charged with uttering the said bill, knowing it to be forged. Mr. Ailey appeared fur the prosecution, and Mr. Andrews for the defence. Mr. George Butcher deposed to having received the bill of the prisoner ; but the evidence of this wit uess being mere belief, the Jury, under the direction of the Learned Judge (PARK), returned a verdict of Nut (hilly. Larre Ilatford Wade, aged 21, was indicted for stealing an umbrella and other articles, the property of his employer, Mr. Thomas IVade.—Guift . o. SaraA Parsons, aged 22, was convicted of •teating several got. us and other articles, the property of Mrs. Mary Naylor. $ .....1 th.,, 1 to .1' . f 1 a I 1 . ... , I 'l 5 LAW lATELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, OvimuLL, Oar. 30. you r. HARMS. This wa• an action of assault. Mr. tiveN ET stated the facts of the cue:—Ahotit tea at night, on the IStls of November last, the plain :it, a respectable individual, residing in the rates of the King's Bench, was led by his necessities. or by his inclinations, to a cook's-slsop in the London•road, kept by the defendant. Ham (whether hot or cold it did not distinctly appear) was the object of Mr. Young, and a slice was cut by the damsel of the counter for his benefit. Upon the merits of the meat, or of a I/. vote which the plaintiff tendered in payment, w..rds a ose ; and the cook, boiling with rage, rallied from his back parlour to the aid of his hand-maiden. Vow kg, by spit and dripping-pan, revenge. he poked the whole ham into his customer's fare, and afterwards beat him with the but-end of it : he stuck his fork through the plaintiffs pound note, and threatened to stick his knife through the plaintiff's person: finally, he tore Mr. Young's coat, poured graty upon Isis cravat, and taxed !Alm as a common utterer of forged roues; locked the shop-door, mentioned the bank, sad menaced the Old Bailey. A mob collected round the window, but Mr. Harris courted publicity ; a con stable came in, but .Mr. Harris non-suited all media tion ; he claimed the plaintiff as Isis peculiar prisoner, taken by the valour of his owls arm, and refused erally to liberate him, or to surrender him to the charge of the minister of law. At length the de fendant consented to abate his rage, and allow the plaintiff to be conveyed to the u ateh-1 e; at the watch-house he was searched, and five pound motes l were taken from his pories, all of which, •s well as, the note originally in question, proved to be unex ceptionable. Foiled in the purchase of the defendant's hams, and defeated in attempting even the protect' of his outs, Mr. Young applies! to Mr. Harris for an ar.slogy ; the wrathful conk, refused all reparation, and for damage done to his coat and to his character, the plaintiff now threw himself upon the justice of his country. . . _ . On the part of the defendant no counsel appeared : and 3lr. Justice llEst. thought Mr. Young entitled to temperate &images. Verdict for the pl.titititf—damages .101. WRIGHT C. WILSDN. This was as action upon an attorney's kill. • Mr. liras ry stated the rase. In the year 1,41'1. it appeared, a certain sow and pigs belonging to the d e . fondant trespassed upon the premises of some litigious neilhhuur, and were in consequence committee, to the rev h pound. It was evening whrn the es:Tend •rs svete taken in custody ; nett morning their proprietor paid the damage, and sent to the gaoler to r; quest their liberation. here, however, a difficult}• aro•se; a thief in the night had picked the Irk of tl.e pound, anti purloined the prisdner. Ihe defendant, a baker in Shadwril, haring ne l son ] •hide pig., 'lron receiving them, anil applied to the plaintiff fir advice. "le 1 1'11 i c I ti ti I I MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Sr.nrrfous LlaxLs.—J. Griffin, a person of some cele brity, as having IKen the L'hairnian at various public Meetings, was tried on Fri lay at these Sessions, on an indietuu•nt for a seditious libel. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. ANDREWS and' by Mr. HOLLAND. It was a prosecution instituted at the installer of the Solicitor of the Treason:, against the • defendant, whit keeps a shop in Iligh liolborn for the ' sale of political pamphlets, for being the printer and ionlilisher of a seiliii.ms libel. The libel WAS contained 111 a letter addressed to Lord Castlereagh, and purport ing to be found in St. James's-square. It was addressed to his Lordship as if from a friend giving him advice for his safety, to get out of the way on approaching re volution. A considerable portion of the libel was ad dressed to the soldiers, whom it called upon to take upon themselves to be arbiters in the present state of alfsirs, 10 set the oaf ion free. For this porpoise the politic dons held out to them that they sictoUld have two sh'illitias per thy during the remainder of their lives. The Ebel concluded uith the most violent and frothy t 3lr. Iltst.i.sNu havinz c ttttt merited with great force of, proceeded to csll et idence of the publi cation of the libel. The defendant pleaded his own rause, and in detente made a srerh of cousiti•••able length, in whirls he attempted to justify the tendency of the libel, and the integrity of Lis motives - in writing and publishing it. 31r. Cumin.. the Chairuum, suriwol op itt an able at." perspicuous manner, when thee Jury, after lumina consulted fur a short time, found the delendant —Hunts . . On Saturday afternoon the prisoner was bristsgist rtp to receive sentence. The Court, after a short con sulesti.sis. sentenced him to be imprisoned fur twelve months in the House of l'orrection, Cold-bath-fields. The defendant stated to the Court, that it had been intimated to him, that be would not be allowed, during the term of his imprisonment, the use of pen, ink, and paper, lire, or candle. He wished to know from the Court, whether be might not have the use of these articles, and appealed to them fur their protection in this matter. The Court said, that these were articles of which be certainly would sot be deprived of the use, and that the ttaul t oniiiiittee of Jlagistrates who inspected the prisms would take we that he had every thing which his situation coahl reqpire. LORD 411.4)"uR's DAY. Yesterday, arenrtling to annual enstom, the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the Lord Mayor elect, the Sheriffs, t h e Chamberlain, Recorder, and several Aldermen, with their usual cavalcade, proceeded from OuiWhat' to the house of the Lord Chancellor, to re ceive his :Majesty's approbation of the choice made by the citizens of London of Lord Mayor fur the ensuing year. The Sheriffs, with the City Remembraneer, afterwards proceeded in their state carriages round the west end of the town, to invite the Ambassadors, Cabinet Ministers, Officers of State, the Judges, and other persons of distinction, to the grand civic enter tainment sin Lurch Mayor's Day. MR. SHE.,IFI INTIK:I/1M WITH THE WEI:N.-At an interview with which Mr. Sheriff Waithman was bonoure.l by the Queen at Branden ltrJt House, on Saturday, he expressed to her Ma- I that it was the anti tttt a wish of the Lord Mayor elect and the Sheriffs, that her Majesty would con descend to honour the Vity of London with her pre setwe at the approaching festival, in the Ouildhall, on Lord 3layor's day ; and that due Lord Mayor elect and the Sheriffs would wait upon her Majesty, in state, with an invitation in due form, at any time she might please to appoint, or would feel themselves Iti A tily honoured to receive her Majesty's cuunnands upon the subject. IHer Majesty was gracously ple a s e d t o ex p ress hee self most grateful for this mark of .heir attention ; bat as she was sus provided •alth a proper establishment, she cottill not attend en the oce.,sion in the state suit able to her rank, and was therefore prevented from acceding to their wishes at present. Tuts QvcErv.—On Wednesday evening, a numerous Meeting of the respectable Inhabitant Householders of the parish of Lambeth, was held at the Um eat Room, in the Bricklayers' Anus, East-street, to consider of a proposition which was mask, to draw up a requisition, addressed to the Churchwardens, to call a Meeting of the parish to amid r her Ma jesty. The Meeting were unanimously of opinion, that a regaisition should be signed for that purpose, and hit at the Horns Tavern for signature.. Time Meeting is expected to be extremely numerous.— This parish is innueuse in its extent, and the poli tical feelings of a large body are in favour of her Majesty. A number of individuals of the town of Hertford I are concerting nmeasnres fur addressing the Queen. The Mayor, we understand, refused to sanction the meeting for the purpose. A meeting of the inhabitants of Arundel, to address m t h e Q ue en, was held at the Town Hall, in that tows', on IVesinesday la -t, by older of the Mayor, pursuarit to a ftequisition, signed by many of the principal in- , isahktants—it was moat numerously and respectably attended; and the resolutions were passed uhani muusly. MARRIED. On Monday. at et. Andrew's. Holborn, by the Res. Rip Ikea Walirr, the Rev. henry Jennlnr, of I:niversity GF Mg., Oxford. to Harriott, youngest daughter of Mural Dickerson, Esq., of Great J antes-stratt, Redford-row. --- NAUTICAL INTBLLIGRNCE. The Danish ship &ile, Thrane, front Copeta mt for St. Croix, arrived at Dartmouth loth inst. eitl i V, rudder damaged, loss of sails, and leaky. The John litawford, Ferguson, from Malaga la I L, Clyde, which was on shor e at Holyloch , has been ist i with damage. Cargo nearly all damaged. A boat, having on its stern .6 William of Dombartalk containing the deed body of a man, supposed to W e ._ to the William, from Cork to Glasgow, was pidtte off Ayr on Thursday. The Resolution, Martin, from St. John's, N.B to Glasgow, was on shore near A heroch on Thursday. she ran foul of the Avon, Jones, front Waterford to D eti , Pool, and carried away her forem as t, b owspr i t, I v% the atter was carried into Pwllsely on Saturday. The K t , solution it was expected would be off the sprint. The Cashentlen. Stewart, from Belfast to Ball Taiiti4 was stranded in Cushenden Bay, 2:011 inst. The Clyde, Greig, front St. Petersburg to Les ite put into Copenhagen 13th inst. in a leaky state, ay would be obliged to discharge. The Isabella, Bishop, front St. Petersburg's to ran on shore on A nholt 11th inst. but was got off with. % damage, and proceeded. Drat, ( h 29, SP. M.—The Isabella, Simps on ad the Vittoria, Hearn, for Jamaica, have jut ran d om gone to leeward. FALMOUTH, OCT. 27.—1 t lIRA blown a nil` all last night, and the greater part of this day. ‘l'indX.lV. t o N. N.W. The shipping in Carrick Bowls*, i t sit well. The Dick, Harrison, drifted from her s at i,, v ,. but brought up again all well,—a pilot boat iseatm,„ assistance. 11111%1(11, ()CT. 29.—The Valiant, Ferriman, from London to Jamaica, is arrived here, with the icoista ue of a smack, with the loss of her rudder, having bees s•. on the Kentish Knock on l'hurstlar ev.•oing last 11 1 ,4, has been picked up off the Long laud, and loon ! lit i s here by • smack, • log of mahogany, about 1; fr,•t leaf and '_'• inches square, marked on one coil 'MW s a d on the side X 219' 1111ItioriPti to lie part of the lie. bert's cargo, wrecked off 31argate. The smack alw sailed through a great number of staves. 31. t MITE, OCT. .29.—A small sloopoiggrd 1111.1 h is taken the ground this morning iu the hook of Margate S init. —Fificen logs of the nialtitgatty remit the Robert Irate been brought on shore here, and sonic otter- are re ported to have been carried into Whitstable; the wind print• strong from the southward to-day, will materially impede further arrivals of the mahogany upon tbiscase, TRA LEE, 11rT. 23.--We regret to state, that the Sally, a Workington, blitehinston, Master, wee totally wrecked yesterday, in Suterwick harbor,: and it is most melancholy to add, that out of twelve persons on hoard at the time, eleven met a tracery grave, in sight of numerous spectators, who mild itAe no exertions for their iletierranc... She was b,)und from Trinidad to Hull, ui!lt a valuable cargo of sugar, and was forced, by stress of wea ther, about a week since, into Sonerwick harbour, The Captain conceived he left her riding in fect security, and went hence to Cork, on ' day, to purchase materials for the vessel ; bi levee of the late gal^ broke her cables, and ashore. None of her cargo has been es among the eleven persons who were drowned, sorry to include two Revenue Officers, John Neligan, and James Kennelly, who had her—they weer men of excellent character, each left a widow and large family to lament timely fate. The name of the man belongi crew who providentially escaped, is Ueorge • I D TUE 1TR13.-..1 select company on Saturday evening, invited by Mr. E. 1, ern the alterations that have been made Theatre. The principal alteration consi. change of the pale blue for a rich scarlet, a S .. pears magnificent. The whole interior of tl has been re-touched. The front of the Boxes i about a foot ; but without intreaching npoo There is a new architectural drop-scene, by "_ After some time spent in seeing the Theatre, the com pany met in the saloon, where dancing hegan, and was continued with much spirit to a late hour. Itetween the sets there was some excellent singing by Messrs. Coon', Unittmav, and Miss Purr. Heireshments were served in great abundance and carley. The night was spent in the utmost cheerfulness. The Jamaica papers, Is hick arrived with Saturday's mail, bring copies of the corrispondence, which we noticed some time since, between the Reyalist leaders in New Spain, and the chiefs of the lii.lependent forces. The former propose terms of conciliation in the name of the Kix° ; but the latter refuse to enter into any negociation unless the independence of Anse rica be previously recognised. Thus matters at pre sent remain ; and preparations appear to be making on both sides for carrying on the war with new vi gour. A letter from Portsmouth, dated October 26, up: —" Orders are received, to forward nith all expedi tion, the embarkation of troops from the different depots in Albany barraelea, for the West Intlies. John transport is completely equipped, and win in, down to Cowes immediately. The mortality nest the troops in the different islands has been very VW* and Sir John Keane, (Inventor of St. Lurie, is et treniely debilitated from a severe attack of the fever • prevalent in the island." Bow-Svniev.—Vesterday, the two women wb t names are Bakes, for throwing Frederick Hdosed of the window of their apartments, in Vine-street, ONO dos -street, were brought up to this office for re-examtkillP . tion, when Mr. Taylor attended as their Solicitor, and they were recommitted till Thursday, in cunseqnence the production of a certificate of Dr. SinimAns of the it capability of the prosecutor attending without ristpw injury. We are happy, however, to add, that the unfoes tnnate man is going on favourably, but he is nut yetpar nounced out of danger. n • in per. on Satin. Pitt Cie vio- -1 drove her aced ; and HI, we are of !tingle, ad Warded , and have nt their an. ;ini/ to he, • r Foster. patsy r.re to ie. ade at this sists in the , N hie!' ap the Thear ie advanced 1111 the Pit. Martonari. DIED. On the 40th. Mrs. Hurnithr)s, wife of Mr. George How phry's, Red Lion-square. litloortthery. Os the Yitb lastest, James Itaedall, Esq., of Fiteor 'quart!, aged 4e. London : Edited, Printed, and Published at the Oilari. Tie STATESMAN" end ••TuaCessstr‘riors•• IIM Paw). No. W$ titraszl, apposite Kt. (ffimatt's 01110* It) K. WARDELL. Jun., H.: to -Mom 111 2 11 nenieatioes, Orders, Le. are repested to be add,4 r' PI