The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-08-15 00:00:00

. -- COURT OF CHANGIEMY, THURSDAY, Atm= 14. F -~ 7, GoURLAY V. THE DUKE pi 5014ERSEH. Mr. flourlay renewed his address in this case at the sit :ng of the Court, and continued it till 3 o'clock in the of teroinao. He read through, and occasionally commented noon. all the previons proceedings in the Courts of Law and Equity. A corsiderable portion of his remarks went in deprecation of the Duke of Somerset. the witnesses on the trial, and the lawyers employed on both *Wee. Mr. HART interposed, to shield the character of his No. Ile Client from aspersions which were undeserved, and in compatible with the proceedings of the Court. The Loan CHANCELLOR suggested, that some allowance must be made to the circumstances and feelings of the plain tiff, whom, however, he checked in a course of rather un gracious reflections cast upon the Duchess of Somerset, touching female dominion in matrimony. Mr. HART replied. The Loon CHANCELLOR took a review of the whole of the proceedings. He observed, that the appeal should hay. been brought earlier, being against the original decree of the Master of•the Rolls. Whereas the Noble defendant had consented to go to trial, hail paid the anti. awarded by, the verdict, and had guile to trial a second time on his ap peal against the verdict. His Lordship, however, would not undertake to determine on a question which was com. prised in papers of such extent and bulk as those in the cause, without reading those papers through ; and lie could pot, in justice to the other suitors, who hail been longer before the Court, ndertake to read them through in the course of the next two days. The case must stand over fur the present, and he would deal with it on the first opportu nity at the next sittings of the Court. With respect to the observations of M r. Gourley on the characters of individuals, he must aleclare.that for the greater part, they were calum nies, and the publication of them would render them highly Hirhad only permitted them to go on to the length that Mr: flonrisy had carried them, from a regard to the distressed and amines circumstances under which Mr. ilmiclay bad appeared before the Court. The proceedings took op the time rill o'clock. shall be made before a Magistrate within 24 hours after the offence has been committed. The evidence of Byers, the witness, was in most cases the came. He went to 130 shops in one day, and took care that there were none but females within at the time. He asked for a threepenny loaf, and there being no such thing, he asked fur a hatfluartern, and on a loaf being given, he brOught it away without being weighed. A respectable master baker atiended from the west end of the town, who had for many years attended the Commit. tees of the House of Commons upon Bread Arts. He was surprised at the Magistrate's construction of the present Act, for he knew it was not the inten•ion of the Legis lature. Mr. TWYPORD said, he guided himself by the words of the Statute, nor could lie by any other mode know the in tention of the Legislature. There was one omission in the conduct of the seller: if he weighed, it would have been evidence that he sold by weight. He convicted in the low est penalty, and the parties might appeal. The parties convicted immediately gave notice of their intention to appeal. TOWN-DALL.—William Marshall, (who applied some days since at Union Hall for a warrant against a man of the name of John Ball, for taking forcible possession of the pickled bead of an Indian Chief, but which he himself bad previously taken from die rightful owner, and which appli cation was refused by the Magistrate), was this day sem moned before Mr. Alderman Wool), the sitting Magistrate at this office, to show cause why he detai re 1 the said head from the owner, Jobe Ross, as well as three pictures, his property, taken from him at the came time. John Ross stated to the Magistrate, that the head in question was presented to bim a short time since, with the benevolent view of aiding him, by the gratuitous acknow tedgments of those, whose curiosity might lead them to view i ; previous to this, be hail endeavoured to ohtai■ an honourable subsistence hy the exertion of his talents in painting fancy profiles in water colones, which, being his own manufacture, lie tendered for sale. Such was the case when he entered the shop of Mr. Orrice, a tailor, in 'rooley. street, on Fridayohe Bth 'net. having in his possession the said bead, and three pictures in gilt frames, in a canvas bag ; the son of Mr. Grew., a boy of about ele►en years of age, brought down the defendant, who was a lodger in Oroce's house, to view the head, and who after turning it several times in his hands, seised it as not having paid the King's duty, demanding at the sane time his liceace for hawking; and producing feuin his pocket part of a staff, Raid he shot►M take him before the Magistrate at Union Hall. In their way thither the defendant demanded the three pictures, which he, the complainant gave up to him; that the police office being shut the defendant asked bins to take a pint of beer, and toey went into a public hoase. which be the complainant soon liter left and repaired to his friends. He hail repeatedly appli-tol to the defendant for a restitution of his property without effect, an 4 now sum moned him to answer for his refusal. Mr. Shannon informed. Alderman Wood that lie had paid eight pounds fee the head, which lie load given to the complainant from the motives stated, knowing him► to be a man of considerable talent and in embarrassment. and that be had been honoured by the notice of her late Majesty Queen Charlotte, as well as the late ingenious Earl Stan hope, aria hail also received several premiums from the So ciety of Arts. 'I he defendant said in his defence, that the pictures were of f ered to hint for sale, and given into his hand. He was then shown the head, which he seised, a' he conceived he was authorised to do, the complainant nut being licensed as a hawker, and the head not having paid the King's all valo rem duty of 50 per rent. The Custotn-house books expresdy mention pickled or tattooed heads. Alderman Woon—How came you to know the bead had not paid duty ? Defendant.—The complainant produced no voucher. Alderman Woo e. —A re you a cuetom•honse officer? The defendant said he was nut, but a county constable. and proceeded to say. that on placing the head into the bag, a journeyman tailor,. who ait on the board, named John Bull, caught it up, saying he had an equal right to it with the defendant, and seizing a Biome hoard, threat ened to cleave him with it if he attempted to regain it ; that not willing to raise a riot, be left it while he went to Union Hall with the complainant, and has never had the head in his possession since. He was willing to return the pictures. Mr. Uroce said, the head was packed op in a handker chief by Bull, who left the shop and has never been heard of since. Alderman WOOD said, there was no proof whatever of hawking, and that the defendant had been guilty of a rob• fiery, for which he should hold hint to bail until the Sessions. That it was his wish to uphold officers in the faithful discharge of their duties; but to punish with se. verity au improper exercise of authority, which the de fendant had been guilty of to a gross anti most unwarrant able degree. The defendant then entered into sureties to appear at the Sessions. On Wednesday last, Joseph Dale, one of the murderers of Mr. Wood, near Disley, was apprehended at Liverpool, where he had been lurking since the murder. He had en. deavoured to enlist into the service of the East India Coin. pany, but was rejected. The bill offering a reward of 401. for the apprehension of the murderers, led, by the descrip tion affixed, to the discovery of his person. He is commit • ted to Lancaster for trial.—(Hanehester Herald.) An ADJOURNED INQUEST.—The Inquest on the body If John Hawkes was adjourned in consequence of the carman against whom some blame was attached, not being present. On Wednesday he was taken before Mr. Alderman Wood, and committed till the final determination of the Jurors should be known. Yesterday lie personally attended the Jury, and stated that in passing Threadneedle-street, where the deceased was on a ladder about 1 I o'clock last Saturday, he led his horse along ' • just as he came to the ladder there was a descent that drew the tail of the cart quite round, and it was beyond his power to stop the horse, before the wheel had glanced from a stone against the end of the ladder, and the deceased fell. The Jury retired for near an hour, and on their return found a ver dict of Accidental Death. Deodand ss. on the wheel, BIRTHS.—On Wednesday, the 13th inst. in Euston-square, the Lady or George Medley, Esq. of the Bast India House. of a soli. At Battle Abbey, Sussex, on the 4th inst. the Lady of T. Bracken, Esq. of a still-born child. M A RafED.—Vesterday, at St. George's, Hanover-square, C. 51. Esq. eldest son of Wm. Williams. Esq. M. P. to Anna Maria, eldest daughter of Samuel Scott, Baq. M. P. of Bundrklge Park, Kent, sad granddaughter e Sir Claude Scott, Baal. of Lytchett 31inster, Dorset. On Tuesday last, at St. Clement's Dawes. Robert Young, Sp. of name' street, to Miss Frances Blanch Roberts, of the Strand. H. W. Brewer, Esq. of Waatage, Berke, to Mary, twin daughter of the Isle William Burrows, Esq. of Smith Lambeth, Surrey. DIED.-4.5n Monday, the 11th inst. Fanny Clement, fourth daughter of Henry Desborougla, jun. Zs+ of the Atlas Assurance Office, aged ft months. On the Bth inst. after a long and painful illness, Frances, wife of James Ulan, of Foley-plane. Oath* 16th alt. at Palermo, whore he was prosecuting his studies as an ar chitect, Mr. Wm. Harris, only eon of Wm. Harris, Rsq. of Norton :Diet Fltaroy-square. At his seat at Brackenstown. near Dublin, on the loth inst. Alderman Mandms, in his 80th year. In 1794, be was Sheriff—in 1902, Lord Mayor. Ranelagh, on Meaty, the 14th lustant,"after a short illness, IH Anne Paelt,daurhter of the late Key. Dr. Richard Pack , of the College of kenny t and cousin Witte late Major-General Sir Denis Peek. ID • lAN Pi •tiee A' pioui Coun Pop, By 1 Loi Lead B' liarp • as it le saute Vairou eur to one and ii in awl Man al bidi Let 1w was IN be par Air a larre yea Pi Paatbe Mawr t'otehl dieing. natltts to led WWII liner motif}.• Virery 4v. Aim tietertit PM' brig al% ard 11,1846 Ultii best, I 0/Ira Pate& IN. 1 Aretijk !!'mPe BRISTOL ASSIZES, AUGUST 13. .~,~ ~. • J.. -/ ~. t , I r • • •--- Before Air. Justice BURROUGH wad a Special Jury. • • • 1.1131[1..—tV11 ICING V. NANCIIEZ. ''ibis was ad indictment for i libel published by the de fendant in the' Drialotifireseri; reflecting on the character of Sit Alexander Wilson. - Mi. ADAM . stltted threat, for the prosecution. He said be felt that it would be utnireesaery for him to attempt to press upon a Jary gnispOseci d intelligent men the im• portance etatattir to every inditidnal, particularly to him who mans in the society of gentlemen. He would fuNy discharge his dal- try simply stating the nature of this Indictment, which was preferred by his client against Mr. Moocher, the editor of a newspaper called the Bristol Mercury, for , a fool and nicked libel on his character pub lished in that' journal. lie should have to state the cir coutatances ender which the fitat publication took place, and then the explanatory part, which professes to be an apology for the former paragraph, hut which in reality eoncituied the-most' malicious part of the offence. The defendant, he bad stated, ware-the editor of the Bristol' Mercury; pohlithed in that city, and probably known W most of the Jury. The prosecutor, Sir Alexander Wilsei, was the bond a clergyman, and hronght up to the medical ptofession. He had regret( in the Ordnance Department at a surgeon during the American war, and after having_ s• mpleted his studies, obtained a medical degree. He :en married and came to reside at Bith,lwhere he became a member of a volunteer company, called the Chepstow Volunteers.—lt only remained fot; him to add that the ho nour of knighthood was conferred on himin I relend, where he served by his Grace the late Duke of Richmond. them Chief Governor of the Country.—The Jury would recollect. tie Grooms/once of the riots at Moronoeth in the lest year. The -collie's struck, and exhibiting themselves Its fornildable numbers, it was thought necessary to call for military aid to overawe them. The Chepstow Volunteers being solicited for that service; readily marched to Pony,- pool, and took up a station in the neighbourhood of *be rioters. The prosecutor, Sir A. Wilson, who accompanied the party, had received an injury in his arm fron•the break ing of his bridle, and finding it inconvenient to proCeed no horseback, he asked permission to go in his gig. This he readily obtained, but slid not in fact avail himself of It. When they • arrived at the destined point, they found the colliers - in possession of a high hill, which they de fended chiefly by rolling down stones so as to pre vent any approach. it was proposed by the prosecu t w to turn the position by a body of the Volunteers dismounted for that purpose. This counsel was not adopt ed by the Commanding Officer. It was, however, In a little time after followed by the Comenstoter of the Scotch Greys, who succeeded to the Command, and with such 'ac cess that order was inituediately restores'. The prosecutor remained that night at the house of Mr. Arkwright. In the morning, there being no longer occasion for their ser vices, the Chepstow Volonteers returned. But their route not being comintinicated to the prosecutor, he came back by a Jiff-rent road, and arrived as soon as his brother vo- lunteers. It became necea ary to state these minute cir cumstances, for they Cirliard the foundation upon which the defendant built his wanton and libellous attack upon the character of the prosecutor. The Jury would not fail to observe one circumstance connected with this libel. The paper in which it Was published was sent to the prosecutor's wife and her mother, a lady advanced in years. It did not appear that it was sent by the defendant ; he only stated the fact, for the purpose of informing the Jury that it was in this tray the prosecutor first became acquainted with the publication. The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to read the libel, an l commented on it as lie proceeded. It ap peared in the defen.lnnt's journal of the I lth of May, 1822. in the farm oft letter to the Editor. It set out with stating that amongst the invrtaiit results to which the affair of the colliers in Monmouthshire wont' give birth, the most curious would hc, the publication of an Epic poem, com memorating the services of a reilniiireil Knight, with discur sive noes upon the history of Kinghthood in general, and in . particular on the " recreant conduct" which emblsz med the shields of the spurious Knights, such as the Knight of St. Patrick's, wherein would he set forth the nature of the diligence Isetneen a Knight soldier and asoldiery Knight; and further mould he clearly laid down the reason why every hero might !mealiest Alexander. but that every Alex ander might nut he called a hero." The libel went on to state that the pultlicatio'n 'resold be ornamented by an em blematical signgtte, ahowihg a 11 . 111,08 the banks of the Wye with a weighing, machioe. (I r wis,nlecessary for him here to state that. the protemitor's residen c e was on t he batiks of .the Wye.) 1p lane p;ci& of the machine would be'plieed, the. Knight's yarmir—tis : We opposi , e one his toodesty4 crowd assembled' round were to admire the ;die balinca of the-scales. tiOWeier...tishtitined,the' libel , a hind w o ol be seen miffing thearilionn aidd - icemen-molts of a Yeo manry man to the scale which held theKnight'e tiliade?ty by which means the o.pposi.e scale will his Variltir stolid kick the beam. Stich weiss-II; terms orthe first libel, and them& contemptible in.iiisteAand' ditecntliin; yet •a* man M 111R0i bent; lie WI the urn &nit IleCOOll work. out-ho under to pret and A coated or vets coated dry r; Ws Pa ijaam Alan (•o. *tie Banksi GO% sod Oa ■enl w. fa Gra with I Ibe pts swered The u ors for i The desire = Work m Opel y I aliadt Nan, 1 tion Iron we iree tri °WM foreeeer vell dr sleet e we eve weed I end ego eared, Ore .1 mos 111:1 ssi 4.) Dl Pertl *Ole d mew,. Mir re 1 9 1 E4 Mos ft *aid dm We i I?ared a 6;4;0; .Fl fa' ti *AWN • ... ~~. timati l o omisi VI. 'aFtiali Ithatch conteroptime so , i.n.mu • if , IS• . my. ••••••• • • , , .... ... ___ _ \ 1 lake the prosecutor, woold kelstratly justified in rasing by that. so •gtose an insiintation widest his roerage. Abuses of the power or Inc prese wv.,...,........,„ The Ft •wbatd,beitoticur ; but there aberrations should not put reasonable per. order of the Magistrate was instantiy obeyeo. K E . ADY Tell ectfull calls the attention of those -sons out of humaur pith the I gitimate exercise of it. The Woositte STaerr.—lfesterday this office was crowded , D p y is. I . (I presumption in•isim to take np the tiler of she. Jury by'ati y übservati• - ns fortke purpose Of . lihJWlrio that sneh!was the 'Learned Sergeant made some further remarks on the nature with bakers anxious to be present at the examination of a i m am i „mkt o f t hi s parag ," N e p t h„ would is b e . n , and character of this proceeding, and exhorted the Jury Errol number of informations preferred by the informer Ogfes * O4 alg'°ul lll afilicted, to his peculiar -and e ff ectual metho d , of he will not presume to pledge infallibility Areria Ream cessary for hiss to recall tOtheir minds the import of the to take into their consideration, agreeably to the powers Johnson, against bakers for selling bread in their. shops in every description of ease , yet u far as hasten aid, asiht• 14 'am word ri recreaut," es aseerreinid bit one of the gralett reposed in them b y' he Libel Act,the"wholeof the naltter," aithont weighing it in the presence of the purchaser, and dby medical and surgical experience can be appied. he . I. Selo. • masters of time English lauguage. * The prosecutor entree. aod fiod the veedict accordingly. also for selling bread under the desemisation of quarters promises a speedy and perm t restoration., —Dr. E. is consulted daily at No. 103. Dent-street, Soho, by patients of timeh you'd, for wine time, but without effect, aob sin soon( Mr. Justice BURROVOH, without hesitation, gave it as and balfinartern loaves, contrary to the piorisiosoof -the both sexes. C °entryletters meet respectable attention by Pam explanation from the Editor'. ilitehirrova alone in refer. 'his °pit:von, t .eat the publication in question was a libeL tete Bread Act. which inflicts a peaky not ezersdierrell return of second post. Ye. euoe to the libel, until the Mit ollAtigdst.when there a t . The,Jury retired tor about three quarters of an hour. sod shillings for the first mentioned o ff ence, and nut *Readier ....awarrowes ihersii pawed .io the game print so isefiele to she attire of which 'metered their verdict in these taws —Chilly (V' pubtithimg ten posed*. sor less than forty shillings. for the last mew i • London i Printed and Published at the Office, No. firt, Strand, Perkeyea be would tare to call the striewoottentioosolthe Jury. tm _Child. -- • 4 ilooal offence. The Act also requires that the complaint - . by R. WARDELL, LL.D. Proprietor. . .‘ ' • 1. . . .. • • I . • • ' • • - ..• • • • . - • . , • "•• "' • - tic me' .. . • _ • P. ,or 7 .. .a. • -... _ It •.,., ..• . . I . ..,. .6. THE .ZTATES MAN. professed to be an explanation, but wet, in fact, an ithi l statement, calculated to irritate the feelings of the f° l3° ' cattle, sod confirm the impression conveyed by the t rinse publication. it appeared in the form of a letter -I'l° to the Editor, and was signed " QUil." it was ',lcier the head " Captain Hackie and Sir A. Wilson." 'the Editor, however, had thought proper to prefix to thl letter an ex planation, in which be treated the former icier as a squib worthy of attention only for its wit and honour; be fur ther added, that he did not hesitate to deohre, that as ap plied to an individual, the irony and sarcasm were intole rable. The spirit of the letter whir followed was very different, for it threatened the publication of some further exploits of the Medical Knight, in ,:ase be had recourse to law proceedings. But thellthel vent f u r ther ; t h e Editor concludes his prefatory paragrapi• by an offer to name the author, in case the commander if tbe.Chepstow Yeomanry (Captain Buckle), would answer in the negative certain questions then proposed. The substance of these queries was, had not he (Captain Buckle) thanked every individual of the corps for their conduct against the rioters, with the exception of one individual? and had not a resolution been adopted by the corps to expel Sir A Wilson, for his con• duet on that occasion ?'Phis ormed all the explanation and redress which the prosecutro obtained, and which lie (Mr. Adam) did not hesitate to call a malicious aggravation of the first offence. The writer well knew that Captain Buckle would never condescend to answer his queries, and, there fore, proceeding upon that assurance, he contrived to give point and efficacy to his forner attack. Besides, at the very moment that he was giving birth to the second libel, the defendant was in possession of testimonials, according to his own acknowledgement, to the excellent conduct of the prosecutor as a soldier and a gentleman. The defend ant on being closely pressed, refused to make known the author of the libel, but what did the Gentlemen of the Jury suppose he offered as a satisfaction to the prosecutor? He offered his columns as a medium by which the prosecu tor was at liberty to publish any explanation be thought necessary. What retribution was this to the insulted feel ings of a gentleman? It might be stated on the part of the defendant,that there was some truth in this insinuation, that a resolution to expel this gentleman was agreed to. If any document of this nature existed, he (Mr. Adam) bad only to state that the Commander of the corps, Captain Buckle was no party to it, as he had already registered his opinion as to the good conduct of the prosecutor, and that it must be a partial and unjust determination by a small part of the corps. He was sure that the usual topic of declamation upon occasions of this nature, would rot now be neglected, namely, the form of proceeding. Why not bringan action, it would be asked, that you might allow the defendant to stand or fall by the truth ofhis statement? What ! would be hear the absurd doctrine repeated that day, that a man whose character is smacked by the publi cation of an anonymous slander, was to be taken to admit the truth of the calumny, or proceed by way of action.— If such a notion were to be acted on, no man in society was safe. He was quite sure of hearing a beautiful eulogy on the liberty of the press, from the Counsel for the de fendant. The Learned Sergeant (Mr. Sergeant Pell) who appeared for the defendant, would no doubt be quite happy on that favourable subject. But let not the Jury forget that the freedom of the press was never brought so much into jeopardy, as when perverted from the high and com prehensive subjects which formed its proper employment —it was degraded into an engine of private defamation. The Isublication by the defendant was admitted, awl put in. Mr. John lifuggeridge was then called to prove, that the prosecutor was a Member of the Chepstow yeo- manry, he stated, he himself was not a Member of the corps. Mr. Sergeant PELL said he should then admit the prose cutor to have been a member of the corps. The libel being read by the Clerk, Mr. Sergeant Pst.t. then addressed the Jury on the part of the defendant. The Jury would not fail at the ontset to be struck with the singular circumstance, that the witness.] Mr. Mitggeridge, who WU to give evidence upon matters . connected with the foundation of this libel, did not belong to the Chepstow Volunteers. He (Sergeant Pell) admitted without hesitation what that witness was called to prove. because he found be could not, elicit from such a person, certain facts, that would be most material for the considera tion of the Jury. He wished, therefore, that the Jury would not lose sight of the impression that the prosecutor did not choose to call a single witness, who was in a situa tion to illustrate the history of those events, which the de fendant was charged with falsifying. The question which they had to try was one, partly of fact, and partly of law.— The Libel Act authorized the Judge to state his opinions on the law—but the Jury are to decide on the whole mat- ter. Here the Jury were particularly called open to exer ci-e the discretion entrusted to them. For Les own part, be was of op;nion, that the appearance of a little squib in a periodical print, which did not go to affect moral character, however pointed it might be, and however it might contri bute to raise a temporary laugh against the subject, should not form a sufficient reason, with a prudent man, to stand . forward in the character of a prosecutor. What bad this gentleman fur object in bringing forward the present pm secution? Did he stand in need of the testimony of the Jury to his character for courage? If so, let him have the verdict. He sought for more—he sought for the punishment of the editor of a public paper, for the publication of cer tain facts. With respect to those facts, was lie not entitled to say, that this prosecutor had not the courage to stand in the witness's box, and encounter an examination He have been in the front of the battle—the van was the pro per place fur a courageous military man—he was perhaps in Court, and might be found in the rear. Why in the rear? Because this military man was likewise a me dical man, an.l the rear was the place they might hope to find hina—(A laugh). This was the first time In his professional life, he had ever known a Jury called on to pronounce, whether a gentleman was a man of courage or not. He was now entitled to ask, why the prosecutor had not proceeded by action,and for this reason: —whenever indictments for libels were preferred, the ex cuse generally was, that that form of process was chosen which would enable the party aggrived to appear as a wit , ness. Here the form of indictment was followed, but the excuse was wanted—no prosecutor appeared in the box—no witness to face an investigation into the facts. It bad been assumed on the other side, that if a resolution to expel this gentleman from the corps had been agreed to, it must he partial and unjust. As well might he (Sergeant Pell) as sume that as the prosecutor was not now a member of the corps, a resolution to that effect had been adopted, and that it was neither partial nor unjust. Was he to put a witness Sato the box to prove the existence of such a resolution ? Was he to afford his Learned Friend the opportunity of a , second time indulging his feelings by expatiating on the liberty of the press, a subject which seemed to kindle in ishlriebn hereditary animation, fur he was the son of one !Wits was the tried friend of Mr. Fox, and assisted that +Statelisnun is. the completion of his celebrated Bill, which till. (Sergeant Pell) held,to be the second Palladium of En glish rights. (There was some disposition in the body of the Collette •tpplaud. Mr. Justice Burrough repressed tbelvelitig; observing that they must go elsewhere to do that.) • Abuireit of the power of the press would sometimes jr,ti * POLICE. Merretote-notnia.—Yesterday a meagre looking pauper was brought up by the parish officers of St. Christopher-le- Stour, charged with havieg feloniously made away with the parish clothing. It appeared from the statement made on behalf of the pa rish, that the prisoner had been for a long time a most grievous burthen to the parish, destroying more clothes and fool than any four sit' his brethren in the house. The mo ment lie got asuit, they were at once converted into money to buy food to gratify an insatiable appetite, and, notwith standing large and 'literal allowances were made to him by the parish officers, he always looked as lean and meagre as bis Lordship now saw him. He had been sent, as the best "leans of getting rid of him, to a house where the parish farmed out their poor at so notch per head; but the experi anent failed, fur the farmer sent him back to his old quarters with a short note, vowing that he would not keep such a man in his house at arty price. It was here stated by one of the officers, that the prisoner had a short time since, for a trifling wager, devoured with perfect ease to himself, nine pounds of raw bullocks' liter, and two pounds of tallow esnolks. A shoulder or leg of mutton was a mere luncheon to him. The Loan Manse—Nine pounds of bsillock's liver and two pounds of candles: What, at a meal? The Prisoner—Yes, my Lord, at once, and seven good large tundslers of ram and water besides, and I'll do that or more any time for a wager. 'lint after I bad won the wager they wouid'et give me the money, as they told me the Pleasure of eating was quite enough for me. The Lunn trlaTua expressed his a•tonishment at what he had heard, and sail, he really did nut know what could be done with such a voracious eater. The pauper assured his Lordship, that, although, he liked to indulge occasionally, yet he could stint himself, and be content with a sixpenny loaf and a slice of cheese. The reason he said lie had quitted the farm-house was, because he ate a dozen or two of baking pears one evening after sup per-time. He thought it nu harm to take a few when he was in the garden. The ',MD MAYOR, asked, whether the pears were not very unripe at the time? The pauper—Yes, lily Lord, and very bail too; those I ate were great big things, and as hard as stones. The beat) M aeon was not surprised at the promptitude of th s farmer in gettinse n rid of such an inmate. It was to be apprehended, Oma after the fruit was gone, the trees thesuselves would be iu d _ roger of being devoured by him. The pauper said, that though he ate well he worked well. The Overseer said, that in consideration of the pauper's appetite, he was not disposed to prosecute him with seve rity. All the parish wanted was to And some mode of disposing of him, to prevent his making away with the parish clothes. The prisoner said, that for the sum of 41. 6d. per week, which was paid by the parish to farm him out, he would undertake to work, and support himself. The vlverseer gladly accepted the proposal, and the pau per was discharged. 1100 , STREET. —John IV4iie was brought up yesterday for a second examination, on a charge of having committed divers robberies in the Tavistoek Hotel, Covent Garden ; particularly on the property of —. Wainwright, Esq Mr. Wainwright (a Captain of Hussars, w.s believe) was lately eojourning at the favistock Hotel, and going into the country the other slay, he left his trunks, containing a greet dea! of property, a t that Hotel. During his ab sence, much of this property, to the amount of 1201. was extracted ; and, a search taking place, it was traced to the possession of the prisoner, who held the situation of leun dry-man in the hotel. It was also stated, that Mr. Ilarri son, the proprietor, repeatedly last quantities of linen whilst the prisoner Was in his employ. Ile was remanded /or further examination on Thursday next. MART-LE-BONNE OPTICE.—Mr. Bingley, of the Two !Sawyers. Mary-le-bonne Lane, was charged on the infor mation of Henry Buckrislge, police constable, with having his house open at as quarter past 12 o'clock on the morning of Sunday, the 10th inst. Buckridgc stated that he was passing the defendant's house ate quarter past 12 o'clock on Sunday morning last; the door was open; Ise went in and saw two watchmen drinking with other persons; one watchman was intoxicated, the other nearly so. He de manded their numbers, and was violently abused by the drunken watchmen, who has since been discharged. The other was more civil. Mr. Bingley, the defendant, was present. The defendant urged in mitigation, that he was not aware he was acting illegally in permitting the watchmen to drink in Isis house. Mr. Onieerrns.—You should attentively peruse your recognizance, that gives ample direction ; and you know very well that at the last licensing meeting, the Chairman particularly said that it was illegal to permit watchmen into their houses, and could not br justified under any cir ' cumstances, unless in cases of fire or extreme danger. The Magistrates, after some conversation, convicted the , defendant in the penalty of Slls. ansl 6s. costs. Mr. Hodscm, of the Crown, Henrietta-street, Cavendish Square, was also convicted in the same penalty for a similar offence. QUZEN-SQUARl.—Yesterday the Hon. W. Lamb applied to Mr. White, the sitting Magistrate, to complain of a paragraph which appeared in some of the papers of Monday last, tending to reflect upon the character of Lady Caroline Lamb. The said paragrogh imputed to her Ladyship that she assaulted her housekeeper, turned her out at ten o'clock at right, at Brocket-hall, detained her apparel, and had not paid her wages. The whole of this was false and libelous. It was en exparie statement. In which the Magistrates had no jurisdic tion, ba: the justice of the case upon the principle of its foun dation, required immediate contradiction. Mr. WRITE regretted that es-parte statements should ever get into newspapers, because in many instances they were highly injurious. Mr. RAYN=FORD was sorry that names were mentioned: he thought the statement made by the female was in a great mea sure uotrue, and treated the matter accordingly. Mr. Lamb explained that when the female came into the fa mily she gave her name Drummond, bat shortly afterwards she , said her name was Lane. A man was found concealed in the house at Brocket-hall by her, and as this could not be permi - ted, she was desired to quit the family and take her boxes, by allowing them to be examined, but she refused to submit to this, and left the house at three o'clock in the afternoon, not at ten as she represented. On searching her box some arti cles belonging to the family were found, which was the cense of detaining that box, but another of her boxes, which con tained nothing but her own, was sent to London for her. She certainly wrote to him as she told the Magistrates, and he is-I formed her she might have her boxes and her wages upon send ing for the same. Lady Caroline had not acted in any degree as had been represented. The Hon. Gentleman then left the once. Soon after Mr. Lamb retired, Mr. White addressed the re porters present to the following effect :—I am extremely sorry that I should be compelled to have recourse to very unplessent means, in order to counteract the evil which every day arises from the publication of es-parte statements. I must, however, as far as in me lies, abate the evil, and 1 know of bet ens way in which I can effectually accomplish that object—by re• questing all reporters to leave this room. order of the Magistrate was instantly obeyed. ~~ „ ..:,;~ :~+~