The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-10-07 00:00:00

CIRCUIT COURT OF JUSTICIARY, SCOT. • 1.41 VD. TRIAL FOR CRALLENGE TO FIGHT A DUEL. Nm, Ocr. I.—The Court proceeded to the trial.se of Lieutenant James Rollo, of the 59th Regi ek tof Foot, on the complaint of Thomas Ritchie, yoenger, of Galinabindle, private prosecutor, with toricrivrenct be hie Tilmjesty's Advocate, under an Act pissed in• the sixth Sesoion of the first Perlis meta of his Majesty 'King William, whereby 46 it is twisted andenacted,that whosoever, principal or se cond, or other interposed person, gives a challenge to fight a -duel or singlecombat, or whosoever accepts the same, or whosoever, principal or second, ei either side, engages therein, albeit no fighting ensues, shall he punialied• with the pain of banishment, and escheat of moveables, without prejudice to the Act _already made against thi fighting of duels." The . circumstances- of the case, as stated in the indictment, and proved by the evidence, were as follows: — That on the 2ith of November last, Lieutenant Rollo, when shooting on the property of Mr. Dron, of Black Bothwell, was accosted by the said Thomas Ritchie, attd charged with having.a few minutes be fore trespassed on his father's property, and shot a !lure: high words upon this took place, and the con. sequence was, that on the 25th November, Lieut. Rollo addressed to Mr. Ritchie a letter in the fol. lowing words " Perth, No. 45,1817. have sent herewith my friend Captain I)reghorn, to demand yoss will give we the most ample satislisclion for the gross manner in whien you unfilled me yesterdny, by the unju)li .fluble and utsgentleman-like atwitter in which you accosted me. " 1 am, &c. " JAMES ROLLO. " To Mr. Thomas nitride, &c." • On receipt of the above, Mr. Ritchie declined either to make an apology, to name a friend to set tle the affair, or to accept the challenge. Mr. It.llo afterwards addressed a letter to him iu the followiug words : • 4( Perth, Nov. 25,1817. SIR,--1 am extremely sorry that I have made so gr , ...s mistake this day, iu conceiving you to be a Geri - Orman, and lam sorry l have sto,,prd so for Wow tiro efition as even coo .eirend. iog to give you the satisfaction of a Gentleman, and shall this might post you as a coward. " 1 am, Su. " .1 A NITIS ROLLO." Placards accordingly were put up in the Erwinruge Coffee-roan, and on the entry leading thereto, coo. taining the following words ; " Perth, Nov. 23, 1817. " I hereby post Mr. Thomas Ritchie, y. linger. of Couplindy, as a cotouril, and an math axaciate for Ay Gent Irrty.... " JA ES ROLLO " After the examination of several witness-s, the Jury were addressed on the part of the Prosecutor by Mr. MONCRIEFF. and by Mr. KAY for the De- fender. A minute detail of the evidence was then laid before them by the LORD JUSTICE CLEILR, and the Jury hiving retired, soon after r►iurned with a verdict, finding, by a plurality of voiced, the libel Proven. Before the sentence Was pronounced, Mr. Mort• ctuE5F stated to the Court that his Client had autho rized him to move his Lordship to defer pronouncing judgment ; and in order that the verdict might not hang over the head of Mr. Bolin, Mr. Ritchie now doses ted the diet against the Defender, and, therefore, he (Mr. Moncrieff ) moved his Lordship to discharge him simplicuer. In doing so the LORDJusTicECLERK congratulated lio!lo on the very handsome m inner in which Mr. Ritchie had terminated th' prosecution. His Lordship remarked, that he was happy that an op portunity had been this day afforded of showing the etlicaCy of the laws of our country, that Mr. ltitct►ie's appeal to them had been completely sustained, while his honour and character were vindicated ; and that by his conduct he had completely vindicated himself from the aspersinn of having raised and carried ou the prosecution from any vindictive feeling. At the same time his Lordship observed, that the Act before trioted had certainly been as it were raked up for this prosecution ; that few trials, and few or 110 convic tions had proceeded upon it for nearly a century : bet _ _ yet the Statute eas .not obsolete. His Lordship iu conclusion hoped, however, that Mr. Rollo would stow return without any slur on his honour, or stigma on his cllaracter, to that society in which he had hi therto moved, but from which, had it not been for the liberal behaviour of the private prosecutor, he must inevitably have been for ever separated. This case seemed to excite great interest. During the discussion the Court was suet crowded, arid we observed a considerable number of Ladies in the (root of the gallery. Monday night, as Mr. and Mrs. Hanley, of Paul irtsret, were coming from Croydon Fair, in a one horse chaise, two fellows, dressed in smock frocks, on Bihton-hill, jumped horn behind the hedge; one seized the. horse's reins, and the other came op to 1.4 r. llsoley and demanded his money ; Mrs. Hanley screamed out violently, on which the ruffian pulled a pistol from under his frock, declaring that if the least noise was made by either, he would blow their brains out. Mr. Hanley was compelled to give them his watch, and about ten shillings in silver. They were proceeding to search their pockets, bat the noise of a carriage coming at some distance alarmed them, and they ran off across the fields. Monday afternoon a party of gentlemen invited to spend the evening with some friends on board an East Indianian, now lying in the Pocks, repaired to Al akrmati's Stairs, Wapping, and hired a boat to con vey them thither ; the Waterman had not rowed far when one of them stood up in the boat; the water. man cantioneil the others, who were going to follow his example, nu the impropriety of it, but not under- vatpling him (some of them being turf i4ners) they ell stood up at one side of the boat, hy which it was upset, and the whole of them, consisiing of five et elusive of the Waterman, were thrown into the water. An alarm was instantly made, and active waiermen made to their assistance. Two of the party were taken nut apparently dead, but by the 'team recom mended by the nny•,l Humane Society , being resorted ,to they were recovered. Drops were used the whole of the 'tight in search of the body of Mr. firederirk Auzustus Antony, a foreign merchant, and Mr. Jones ; the body of the former was found yesterday fiernoort , at three o'clock ; end seas conveyed to the itea.r,-st public-house. . . '• / LONDON Mil fiKETS, OCT. 6. • COTTON.-The India descriptions of Cotton con tinue exceedingly heavy ; the holders evince an en creasing eagernesss to effect sales, particularly since the- declaration of another sale by the Company 16th instant; 5359 bags•Surats and 35 bags Bengals are already specified, and it is expected these declara tions are only the prelude of another extensive sale. The purchases of Cotton since last week are about 600 bags, vie.-559 Pernambuco 2s. lid. to 2 s. 2 d.; 140 West India 184 d. to 214 d. ; and for export, at a trifling discount on the last East India sale, 300 Bengals and 40 Surats. 66 ' brieRPOOL. OCT. 3.-Our Cotton market has continued throughout the week very dull, and most descriptions have declined 4d. to 2d. per lb.. Yes• terday some sales of Tenessee, Demerara, and Surat Cottons, were brought forward ; only 80 bags of the l)emararas were sold at 204 d. to 234 d., ordinary to good fair quality, being a decline of about id. per lb. and 10 Surats . 13441., good fair quality ; the remain der were withdrawn, the buyers not being willing to give the prices expected. The sales by private con tract are-850 Buweds 191 d. to 20d. for ordinary to fair, 201 d. to 214. for good fair to good, and a few prime at 21-111.; 530 Orleans 191 d. to 201 d. for ordinary to fair, 214 d. to 22d. for good fair to good ; 60 Sea Islands 34. to 3s. 511., and a few re markably line 4s. 311. ; 200 Maranhams 2s. Id. to 2s. 111. ;250 Maranhams 234 d. and 234 n.; 850 Ba. hies 230. to 2s. 04d.; 170 Minas 221 d.; 330 Pa. vas 224 d.; 100 Demararas 221(1. to 23.; 10 Ja meicas '2ld.; 90 Carthagenas 194.; 60 Sprats 120. Surats 121 d. to 13441.; 230 Bengals 9.td. to 12d.; making together 38u0 bags." SUGAR.-The stock of Sugar in the warehouse is now only 4000 casks deficient of the supply of last years : the buyers, in consequence of the accumula tion of Muscnvades for some weeks past, become sanguine of purchasing on lower terms. No general decline could however be stated last week ; one or two parcels of middling Sugars reported to be taken privately at prices considerably cheaper, but mege neral depression could he stated. The market was again exceedingly heavy yesterday. There was a de cid appearance of a decline, and in several instances a depression, of fully 24. per cwt. was submtted te ; good Jamaica Sugars, which lest week were nomi nally worth 795. and 80s. have been sold at 775. and 785.; Trinidad Sugars in nearly the same proportion; and Musrovades 2s. lower yestervlsy . , yet it may he mentioned that several extensive holders will not sell at the decline The business done has been inconsiderable. The Refined market last week 'as particularly heavy, and purchases could be made Is. to 2s. lower, principally on account of the exports to Russia being closed for the season; the refiuers evinced more disposition to effect sales. Corrre.-The great depression of the prices on Tuesday last had the effect of bringing forward con siderable purchasers of Coffee, and though the first part of the public sales of Wednesday went at a fur ther depression of 2i. to 3s. ; yet before the close of the fourth sale on that day, both the demand and the prices improved, and though continued to a late hour, the demand was brisk and extensive ; the re quest. however, subsided on the Thursday : a con siderable pu!dic sale was brought forward on that day, scarcely a fourth was disposed of; the demand by private contract has, however, considerably increased since, and rather higher prices are reported ; several parcels were disposed of at an advance of 2s. tra 3s. Several rather extensive sales of Coffee, which had been purchased at very low rates for cash, were re- sold at a great advance ; but, as these transactions took place under particular circumstances, they do not regulate the quotations. There were a few buyers of Coffee for shipment yesterday. but to an inconsi derable extent-good ordinary Jamaica 1345.; fine ordinary at 1364. ;a parcel of Si. Domingo is reported to have been sold nt 1425. Notwithstanding the great• decline that has taken place, the demand for Coffee is neither brisk nor extensive. There is, however, an opinion rather general in the market, that Coffee will not for the present go much lower, and in cor. roboration of this, there are only two public sales advertised far this week, and ore! of those we under stand will be withdrawn. CORY.—The shutting of the ports against the im portation of %'heat from all places between the Bi. dassoa and Eyler, had no effect on the prices in Monday's market; the demand for English Wheat was very limited, and the former prices were scarcely cupported ; there was more enquiry after line Dant zie, but no improvement in price could be obtained. Barley may be quoted 2s. lower for the best nig lish samples, the Foreign descriptions were unsale able. Oats were Is. lower. Beans declined 2s. and White Pease 3s. per quarter. Rape seed, was 11. per lest lower. Linseed declined ss. to Gs. per quer ter. TosAcco.—The Tobacco market is exceedingly heavy. It appears, that the high prices in London have attracted a great proportion of the sopply from the United States; the arrivals last month are 3880 Ithds. Virginia, and 580 hhds. Maryland Tobacco.— The stock is in consequence 8084 hhds. Virginia, and 1064 hhds. blarylands; and further arrivals are daily a:peered. THE ST A.T ES MAN PO L ll.; E. -40-- LONDON ADJOURNED SESION.9. rm•MI• • An adjournment of these Sessions were yesterday held at Guildhall, before the Recorder and a Bench of Aldermen. Three persons, named Richardson, Mackenzie, and Thoroughgood, were indicted for assaulting and falsely imprisoning Benjamin Genesse on the 30th May last. . • Isaac Ganesse said, he was brother to the Prosecu tor, whom he employed on the 30th May last. Wit ness had a room and some property in the house of Richardson, in Sweeting's-alley, at that time. It was usual to lock it up, or have some one to sleep there; and on the afternoon of the day mentioned, he sent his brother Benjamin to take care of the room. A bed was to be sent after him to sleep upon. There was a dispute about the property and premises, be tween himsell'and Richardson. Mackenzie was servant to the latter. Thoroughgocrti was a watch- man. Benjamin Genesse, the Prosecutor, deposed, that on the 30th May, his brother sent for him, to come to the house in Sweeting's-alley. When be arrived, the Defendants, Richardson and Mackenzie, were there. His brother said to him it would be better lb go op to the garret, and stop there until eleven o'clock. Lie did so, end about seven o'clock a min brought a bed for him to sleep on. The two Defend. ants would not suffer the man to carry it up stairs, and threatened if he did so, they would throw him down again. They then flung the bed into the shop. At eight o'clock, the sister of the witness came with his supper; he saw her out of the window, and went down to let. her in, but Richardson and Mackenzie would not suffer the door to be opened. Soon after the two Defendants called Thoroughgoott into the house, and the three ascended the stairs to his room. Richardson and Mackenzie immediately said to Tho roughgood, " take this man" (meaning witness); the watchmen said he would not, unless it was a case of felony. Witness said, there are me brother's premises, and I must stop until he comes. The par ties instantly seized and dragged him down stairs.— From thence they took him to the watch•hoase. Upon their arrival there, brandy and water was called for by the Dofendatits, who next en. quired for the Constable of the night ? The latter having heard their story, said, •' I see no charge here." The constable not writing any thing, Thoroughgood said, " if you don't take the charge I will." Soon after witness was..takett in custody to the Compter, and here the officer asked the nature of the charge? The parties said it was felony, but gave nn prrper explanation. The officer of the night said, why didn't you brieg'your book from the watch house, for we must have every thing plain here?— Thoroughgood replied, you must keep him on a charge of felony, and he was accordingly locked up in a cage, and kept in confinement from that time, ten o'clock Saturday night, until the fullo*ing Mon day abopt one, when being brought before Mr. Al derman Scbnley, he was discharged. (Cross-ex amined.) The parties pulled him violently down stairs, but Richardson said he merely wanted to get him out of the house. lie accused witness of having before robbed him several times. Thoroughgood ap peared to have been called in by the other two De fendants. The Counsel for the prosecution here intimated to the Court, that as Thoroughgood was acting under ttie orders of the other two Defendants, and doing what he conceived to'be his duty. any further pro. ceedings as against him would be abandoned.—Tho. roue!!gnoil was in consequence acquitted. Charles i3n►►d, an officer, stated that he went with Isaac Genesse to Richardson, on the 30th of May. The latter glve up the key of the room most freely, and the former carried some property up stairs, and said he would scud a bed. The Defendants being called . , on for their defence, Richardson denied the truth of the statement in tub o made by the witnesses who had been examined. lie said that the criminal prosecution now brought against him; was in consequence of hating himself instituted Iwo actions in the higher Courta,* one for " illegally seizing," and the other for " a trespass," against Isaac Genesse. The Court seeing no justification could he made by the Defendants a. to the present case recommended (ill consequence of the pedding actions) that all mat. (erg in dispute between the parties %bout(' be referred to Counsel. After a short consultation this was agreed to, a Juror was withdrawn, and Mr. Arabia appointed referee. GUTLDITALT.. Three sturdy vagrants named Bolden, Thoroughgood, and Slyleman, were yes. terday brought op in custody of the beadle of St. Sepulchre'. parish, who stated that for some time past the whole of Fleet-market had been nightly in. feted by this description of persons in alarming numbers. Some nights there was as many as 150, and en daring were they that any person who refused to relieve them with alms was certain cf being grossly insulted. On many occasions they even threatened the lives of the passengers. The even UPS of the market were dangerous after dark, and it became necessary to apprehend some of tire parties by way of example. %%lien taken they made the utmost re sistance. It was added by the 011icer that several houses in and about the market had been broken open and plundered. Tire MAGISTRATE ordered the Prisoners to be sent to Bridewell, and afterwards to be passed to their parishes, when ascertained. lie Cautionod them whenever they might be set at liberty not to b e f oun d i4o PoOpicioas a situation as that in which they h a d been discovered. .11e further advi.erl the boodle to apply to tKe Lord Mayor and City Marshals, who woold v ito doubt, adept means to remote the evil com Plained of altogether. Colheirine Iletentlend Sarah Finch, otherwise .Smith, were yesterdiry pat to the bar, charged with stealing' two pieces of rallied calico, ib the shop of Richard Bally, linen:dralier, No. 116, Aldersiate : Stri44. ~ Joseph-Tliomiiiiorr,.ahopmen. of Mr. Golly, stated that on llrinday - evening, 'about coven o'Clotk ) the l'si:wiers cum() into his employer'A shop, and asked to Rei. some prints ff , r cox ns : he Aimed Ahem snipe, and the Prisoner .) Miland ) had a gown piece cut Kt which amounted to 51. ; she said she had not all the money to pay for it, but paid Is. 61 on accou n t, av id said she would call the nest evening for the article. As the Prisliiers were leaving the shop he perceived that the site rif S. Finch had increased, and ailed t o her, that he wished to sp'.akto her,on which she droppid Iwo pieces of calico from under her 'haw!. fl e sil o believed she was the same woman,who, on the 2014 of January lest, stole sixteen shawls in the shop. li t had since learned that the Prisoners were mother and daughter. The Prisoner, Finch, in her defence, said, that ifte had a child in her arms when in the shop, and' it began to cry, and to stop it she rolled her shawl rnoild it, in doing which she mast have taken up the calico —and if she did, it was without her knowledge. % I denied that lioltand was her daughter. Alderman GOODBEHERE, tite sitting /4 4g i s t ritt, observed, that he thought there was sufficient. evident., before him to commit the Prisoners for trial. The shopatan of Mr. Gaily requested that th e y might be remanded for further examination, as C s employer was in the country, but he was espactedi a town on Thursday or Friday. The Prisoners were remanded till Saturday nest. Bow. sTREET.- --Yorderday a • casts of comintrt, able importance to the putilic and the coal ir.g g came on to be heard before RICHARD BE RNIE , the Sitting Magistrate. George dider, a coal. merchant, appeared to a summons to answer to eight informations, loaded t,oldr dwith cha coals to h the hits withbmti ,seendor La ings ( r D , 2l g mond Smith, on Piccadilly Terrace, on ow %sth day of Auguit last,wit bout the Vender's Ticket signed by him as to the sorts of coals that were sent to the pa r . chow ... , c o un t...t ee d by the Meter, to which the Delendatit.plealled Not Guilty. Mr. Arrtincws, the Barrister, attended to coudect the prosecution, and stated toe case. Witham Savage, under-butler to Lady Drupe. mood Smith, of Piccadilly Terrace, stared, that 04 the '2sth day of August, eight Waggons loaded *ins coals came to her Ladyship's huu►e, and he received some of the tickets, all of which those concilited carrying on the information had gig possession of; and a Vender's Ticket, for - 39 sacks of cuals,le. ing shown him he identified it as one of theca *Mai was received at Lady Smith's house on the 25th das of August last. Jarvis Kendsa, Lady Smith's butler, confirreed the aboae : he ohserved, that the p esent pruucted•ge were n rat carried on by Lady Smith, or with her al,. probatton. John Ogle, a labouring meter, stated, that heves meter at St. Bride's wharf io the mouth of Argot, and recollected that be metered she eight w.gont load of coals on the 15th of that month. lie admit• ted that he did not countersign the Vender's tickets of any of them ; he was not asked to do so, ton in fact did hd know that it was his duty to do so, not having any such directions, as he h a d observed is the book of instructions which he .had received when lie was appointed a meter, and which he then had in his hand. • This was comidered a eery eatraordinary stare. meld, as the Act of Parliament was esplicit upon the subject. _ . The MAGISTRATE desired to•lnek at them, tendon examination., instantly discovered' the directionajor signing the Vender's.'f irket. The MAGI4THATE %tiled himself to be satisfied, that the case bad been made out; and some cusimsation then arose as to the amoant of the penalties, the Act slating that it Wig not tosexceed ROI. Mr. ANDREWS said, he was instructed by his Client to say he should not take any of the amount allotted to him; but wished it to be given to semi public charity. The 1/1 AGIVTRATE fixed the penalty at 101. Mr HUMPHREYS gave notice of an appeal to the Sessions against the conviction. The hearing of the other seven informations was postponed. LAMBETH•STRNET.--Yesterday Isaac Norris vas brought up for final elimination, charged by 3/Ir. Chittl, Barrister, of the Inner Temple, with at. tempting to commit a highway robbery. Mr. Chitty, for whosesttendance the Prisoner was twice (emended, attended at the Are yesterday morning, and stated, that on Weilnestisy fortnight he and his sister were proceeding in a post-chaise along the Mile-end.road, out their way to BerySh Edmunds, when she was alarmed by tomenoise as• der the chaise, which made her suspect the trunks were loose; shortly afterwards they were alarmed by the cry of " Stop thief !" end the Prisoner pas taken into custody, and was identified by the watch. man to be the man who cut the straps of the nook, and who dropped a large knife when struck with a stick by the watchman.—He was coennitted for a misdetneatiour. AN ATROCIOUS OFFENCE. QuErw-mavAne.—Jeremiah Haley and Autry Dyer were charged with assaulting Wm. Frantiin, itt Hyde Park, on Saturday night, with* view to es ton money, under pretence of charging him with wile propensities. The rtisoners were stated by an officer to belong to a gang who hang about the Pirko, to extort faro ney in the manner described. They were committed to Tothill.fieldr Bridewella and on their way thither they were assai:ed by bin' (beds of the lower orders in Westminster with mud and filth, until their features were not distill. guishable. Untax-flat.L.—Yesterday, Jos. heron, J. Oxen, Oliver and 1 larriot IVilcot, their female associate., mere examitiod. 'Fite principal charges against Ire. Von and Chien were for entering the house of P. D'ltonge, Tow vishend• street, Kent-rosd, and vesting carious articles of plate, linen, and *Po in t apoiret ; for similar offences at the house of Mr. Boar, Botlf:trd-street. Locks-fields ; at the reaidencil of Mrs. 8011, Peckham ; and an attempt to break into the hOUSP of Mrs. Wilkinson, Bordea-street. Peck. hnin. Upon the shove charges, Owen and Ireton were committed. The female pri s oners were ad mittechweridence for the Crown. Oliver is 17, sod Wilco, 18 years of age. Being unable to fitirlibeit for. their .ippeatence tegive evidence at the Assizes, they were te-comsnitted. • ; Pr-r.tel nr.4 Pct $110•••4 as. D. tovi'f t he S 1 a* w4st sr. Orr yct, N. i s Salisbury-court, Fleet-trees• . CORONERS' INQUESTS. An Inquest was taken on Monday, at Carshalton,on the body of James Harrow, who was walking nu a plank near the front of the water-wheel of a paper mill, when. bring afraid the pinnk would give way, he canght hold of the spindle of a duster, to save himself, but there being a small key in it, the sleeve of his coat became en.angled, and he st as twisted round several limes ; his clothes were torn, and at last he was thrown into the mill-heal. when, the water stream being very strong, he was forced under the wheel. Verdict—Accidental Death. An Inquest was taken on Tuesday, on the body of Edward, the son of Mr. Roberts, of Whitefriars. The deceased, a Imy of eight year= old, while playing with another boy. f. 4 tinder the *heel °fa brewer's dray. Verdict— Acciden'al Death. On Monday. nn Inquest was taken at Itrildingtoti. on the body of John Knight, a labouring man, who over reached self in an orchard, where he Mai employed to gather fruit. Ver dict accordingly. On 'lnertias an Inquest was held at the London Hospital. on the hotly of .to ' hn Penti4l, a labourer in the London Docks.— The deceased was employed in loading the Riga packet, in the Dock-. and while he was walking along the hatchway, to hoist the tackle, his foot caught a piece of timber lying athwart, awl he pitched into the hold. Verdict—Accidental Death. An toques , was taken, no Tuesday. on the body of W. In- g ,'' n,aa h n was convicted the Sessions fore last for h;ghta oy rub tivry, committed on Mr. Green, of the City. Verdict—Di ctl by the Visita ion of trod.