The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-09-25 00:00:00

. ' • SCOTCH CIIICIIIT INTELLIGENCE. GLASGOW, SEPT. 19.—Tbis day the Circuit Coact as opened here by the Honourable Lord. °lilies and uccoth.—allan ifildros or Noon, accused of passing s note 10s. value (being a forged one) of the Bel fast BAN, is the premises ofJanses Campbell, tertius. '1 be unfortunate woman was at times very much con vulsed, and said, 'bat she bad been deluded into the commission of the crime of which shows. found guilty. During the trial the prisoner was more than once urged to plead guilty, but she refused. . sindrew ifilfay. mariner in Greenock, accused I attacking and assaulting the Magistrates and officers of the law, in Greenock, on the 19th April last, by commencing a fire on the streets, composed of barrels, yatcbmen's boxes, boats, and other combustibles, and of having attacked several respectable and peaceably disposed inhabitants, pleaded Guilty, and was sentenced to be confined twelve calendar months in the Bridewell of Greenock. JUSTICIARY COURT, PERTH • Sart. 20. • The Circuit Court was opened here yesterday by Lord JUStiCOCLItiIi sad Lord PITIIIILLT. John #PPhersots, for theft, and being a habit and repute thief, was sentenced to trsasportadoa for 14 years. George Rider, a poor old grey-leaded Ann, pleaded Gritty of sheep stealing. and wu seesawed to six month's imprisonment in the Forfar jail. • Thomas Prat. from Culls, in Fife, pleaded Guilty of culpable homicide. and was senteaced to one month's imprisonment in the Caper jail. MUMMA or A HUSBAND ST MIS WITS. Margaret Tinder!! or Shartiewortli, Montrose, was indicted for the murder of her husband, Hairy Shut tiewortb, by striking him on the head with a poker, on the 27th or 28th of April last. The panel having pled Not guilty, a great *timber of vitamins were ex amined for the Crown and for the defence. I■ the coarse of their examination evidence was led to prove that the prisoner wu the worse of liquor upon the oc casion in question.' Mr. Maconochie, for the Crown, and Mr. Thompson. for the prisoner, bavieg lidiressed the Jar!, the Lord Justice Clerk summed up the evi dence. and the Jury were charged to return their ver dict this morning at ten o'clock. The Court met this day accordingly, and the Mg gave in their verdict, s. guilty of Murder." The prisoner was sentenced to be executed at Mon trose on the 2d November. JUSTICIARY COURT, INVERARY, Barr. 11. This Circuit Court of Justiciary was opened here yesterday by the Rt. Hon. Lord Succoth. Dewitt' Rankin, from Appin, was put to the bar, charged with the crime, of lubber'', committed on the person of Donald M'Phie, at Auchnacon of Glenco, by taking from him a twenty-pound note, some silver, and a variety of papers and documents. The panel pleaded—Not Guilty. San-. 12.—The trial of Hawkins extesded to ayes , / unusual length:having occupied the time of the . Court yesterday from eleven o'clock in the forenoon till mid night. The Jury, after being addressed by his Ma jesty's Advocate-Depute on the part of the Crown, and by Mr. Fletcher on behalf of the panel, were charged by Lord Succoth. They were then enclosed, and or dered to return their verdict this forenoon. When the Court met, the Jury gave in their verdict, finding, by a plurality of voices, the panel Guilty, but strongly re commending him to mercy. Mr. Fletcher, as Counsel for the panel, objected, in arrest of judgment, that the date affixed to the verdict was the llth of Septem ber, whereas it was notorious to the Court that the Jury had not been enclosed till past 12 o'clock at night of the 11th, and that the date of the verdict be ing thus a false date, no sentence could pass upon it. —After some discussion, Lord Succoth certified the case to the High Coat t of Justiciary at Edinburgh. .. OLD BAILEY. Yesterday Robert Tolley. was put to the bar, on an indictment charging him with stealing 20 quarters of malt, rained at 601. the property of F. W. Taylor, of Cudholme, in Kent. The prosecutor, a farmer and maltster, stated that on the 20th of February the prisoner came to his house, and said that he understood that thewitness bad some malt for sale, and, that he had called on him for the ' purpose of purchasing it, if they could agrees. to the price. The prisoner described himself to have come from the Louse of Messrs. Killen and Davy. The wit nest said he bad but very little malt to sell, and asked the prisoner to come In: In the course of converse the priioner said, ".Yen do sot know me; I am doilpg business for Messrs. Satchel) and Rowell, brew ers, of Winslow-street, Oxford-street." The price . having been agreed on, the prieour said the malt might be sent op to town, aril the bill aad receipt with it, as Messrs. Satchell anti Rowell did not like to hare creillt•aocounts. The *taus tootknowittg any of the parties came himself to Loadoa. having direct ed his waggoner to be at Messrs. Satebell and Rowell's at nice o'clock. The witnesi was there at the tune, aid not seeing his waggon there fowl& that Messrs. Mitchell and Rowell knew nothing of thitrusactims. Cross-esansiaed.—Pay had Bien offered for the malt iliac', the prisoner had been in custody. JohaOlive, the waggoner, said. that the prisoner having got hl to unload his waggon, gave him some ' beer. pad sent him to Westminster-bridge to get a load of dung, and to wait - till his master came to him; he did so, and stopped till the sister of his mister mile. and told him to; go back to the Yorkshire Stingo. • wisere.loothadlift the malt. Mr:.:Tsyloy was again called, and stated that be bad delmeaded piyesent• of the proprietor of the Yorkshire Stairs. bit had not commenced any make for the n euter et it, Ai:liaises, the proprietor of the Yorkshire Sting% stetedi,jhat he houghs -thy 'malt of a person named Geoitellfeads, on the isoraiag of the 22d of Septem bei. :The prisoaer was present at the tine of the de , livere'arod the witness*paid bd.. per quarter for it, which hp mouldered to be a fair price. de had no eogection with the prisoner, nor had be. employed Lift" o pasehase the malt. Ve did net di busiaess willittlimsis. Satchel' and Rowell, bleieirereaa proved bolsi sent by the prisoner to tell Ihe waggoner to go to the rut of Weetuoissater hridge, and stop therefor him. •• • • • ••• • •• • Messrs. Satebell and Rowell both proved that they bad never employed the prisoner to purchase malt fur them. Mr. BRODIBICIC objected to the indictment, on the ground that the charge should have been for obtain lag goods'under false pretences. Mr. ADOLPflus replied, and The RECORDER decided the objection could not be sustained. • "the prisoner, in 'his defence, said be bad bought the malt on his own account, and meant to pay for it. James Hatchett proved tendering payment for the malt to the prosecutor, who refused to take it unless his lawyer's bill was paid. The Jury did not require the Recorder to sum up, and found the prisoner Guilty. Janser Frazier was indicted for stealing three table cloths, a coat and waistcoat, the property of Sir Henry Lushington, Baronet, in his dwelling-house.-- Tbe prisoner was fined gaily of stealing below the value of 40s. Riles Carty was put to the bar on an indictment charging her with stealing the male child of John Brady, on the 19th day of July last, from his siosi?., deuce in Field-lane. • -b' • - The prosecutrix stated, that the prisoner had Uteri servant with her for about six weeks. The prisoner left her house taking the child with her, and was ab sent twelve days before she was taken into custody. William Radcliffe proved the prisoner baviog brewht the child to Brecon, where she was taken ill, and that be was applied to, as overseer, for medical assistance. The prisoner, during her illness, had said something which created suspicion, and on her recovery she was taxed with it, and immediately confessed that she bad stolen it, and gave the name of the parents. The RECORDER summed up the evidence, and the Jury found the prisoner Guilty. EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE. About six weeks ago, a clerk in the house of Dor rine and Co.. of America-square, quitted the country, having committed a forgery upon the banking-house of Sir J. Esdaile to the amount of 5801. Mr. Dorville applied to the City Magistrate upon the subject. and Samuel Fogg, the illarshalman, was selected as a proper person to follow the delinquent and bring him is the hands of justice. Fogg having procured a war vast for the apprehension of the clerk, applied at the slice of the Norwegian Consul, and learned that the object of his pursuit had, a few days before, procured a passport to Holland, upon the representation that be was going thither upon the business of the firm, sad showing a letter to that effect purporting to be signed by Mr. Dorville. The delinquent was traced to Harwich, where Fogg heard that a gentleman, whose face and person completely answered the de scription the Marshalman gave, had sailed in a boat for the nearest coast of Holland. Fogg immediately went in pursuit of him to Holland, accompanied with persons who could identify him. They landed him at Compeer., where information was obtained that the rk had gone to Rotterdam, whither they intended M follow him. They- had wet proonetasimillint-may.. when they found such natural Impediments as to oblige them to land at a village called Saravendall, where Fogg intended to take a post-chaise and drive to Rotterdam. From a Jew in the village. Fogg learnt, that an American Captain had been exchang ing sovereigns with him for tie dollars, and on walk .loo iog about the place, he met a black seaman, and, upon entering into conversation with him, found that be be longed to the Frances Henrietta, of New York; that the vessel was to sail in a few days ; and that a very liberal young Englishman, who bad plenty of gold in his possession, was on board. " Has he a cut upon his under-lip ?" said Fogg, " Yes," replied the black. " Then," said Fogg, " I'll hire no chaise." The Marshalman instantly proceeded to the ship, and hav ing asked for the clerk under a feigred name. was after some difficulty introduced to him, and found that no further search was necessary. Fogg had at this time no authority about him bat the warrant granted in London, and his officer's staff; he bad made no ap plication to the police of the town, as his object at the moment was merely to 'muftis whether the clerk was on board. The conduct of the young man, however. removed ay uneasiness of the kind, for upon being spoken to by Fogg, he said, " I know what you cote about frdo not expose me; I shall gladly go with you ;i ndeed, I have been miserable since I committed the offence, and I am rejoiced at the opportunity of going and throwing myself at the feet of Mr. Dorville; I should have done so before, but 1 was ashamed, 1 had spent so much money." However, the Cap* opposed his determination to leave the ship, and ac cused Fogg of having arrested him in defiance of the authority of the country. Fogg denied that he had done so, and the clerk declared that his employer irstil - sent a message to him by Fogg; which compulsion was nojpecessary to make hint obvii this assurance bad thMesired effect. They lett The ship together, but bad not proceeded far, when they were overtakes, by two of the police, who brought dithi InttiDodrAllit, took them before the Magistrates. and accused the Marshalman of having apprehended a man with°, Sis ' application to the Authorities of the place. Foggyail• the clerk, and the servant who Attended 'Fogg : Not withstanding the assurances of theolsek that - was no arrest, were put into confluenseat In an I. and there they remained for some days under the- are of the military. After some examinations befewilte Magistrates. to whom Fogg declared his office; _ ail produced his authority, be was locked op in a t se geon under ground. For the first week be wap al lowed nothing bat bread and water.; but upon welgini to the Chief Magistrate, aid requesting to be .per witted to purchase something to keep life in him, he obtained leave to oatmeal at his own expense:. Be fore be had been long in confinement, tilt gaoler.ite oompaled by others. entered his cell, and having saipped of his coil and waistcoat, took away all the , seauly with which fie upon harged, and of which be 'llad fi t. posses upo meeting . with the clerk. ._- mosey smoonted to 5801. * For upwards of three weeks the Marshalman remained in confinement, an irlihstanding be Ind written to pin Ambassador at &assets, sad others. . The (blown% was of the, most indigose kind, and 'while he was Is it he otjp saw his 4soler. One of the Magistrates, however, ikaates him 'wlaks hanunity, and frequatly not for hint eipre? mass of exambilag him ter Ate purpose of gklag hint ea oppertanity of breathing the fresh air. Tha. oink cad the servast were all tltis tine $t libeiti; at the ;~. ;. iiiiriatt %I ____...--6.--4---- - formeritever made anattempt to leave Dordrecht until he was advised by Fogg to go to London, to throw him self upon thejaerey of his master, state what occurred. and cause sorts interfermwe to be made to prevent the continuance of the harsh measures at Dodrecht. The clerk was'pnuctual to those engagements, but soon after his departure, which the British Consul took care should be watched with peculiar care,'Fogg was liberated, haviqg btu declared honourably acquitted \ of the charges limiest him in open Court. This was some demur about returning ttrbini the money, b he insisted upon getting every farthing. One of the yesterday applied to the Magistrate at Guildhall order that the moue g iven by the clerk to Fogg should be tiellieredi toggle firm. This as eventually done. _ K. POUCH. OBILDNALL.--••PrOV101111 to the ordinary business of the Justice-room an investigation of some length took place in the Magistrates parlour relative to the conduct of Reynolds, one of the constables of Cripplegate Ward within, in a case which has already been beim the Public. Reynolds, while on duty early ea the morning of the. 16th of August last, observed throe suspicious fellows lurking &Mut, and knowing one of them to be the notorious Charles Crowder, vratchedthe party till be saw Crowds and one of his associates en. ' ter the house of Mr. Welk tailor, No. 68, Fore-street, Ithe other belsg left outside to keep watch. Crowder and the man with him is the house, on the alarm be ing given, made their escape; bat the ceatinel, a well I known fellow, named Breves, was seised, and upon Reynold's evidence committed. No tidings could be learnt of Crowder for a month ; but about eight or ten days ago be was found carelessly sauntering about Lamar his own door. Reynolds, when Crowder was placed at the bar, declared that he did not think Crowder was one of the three men he had so seen to• gether, and that he would not 14ear to him. As it was notorious that the person and character of Crow der were familiar to Reynolds. Mr. Wontner has sub sequently been indefatigable in his endeavours to get to the bottom of this suspicious affair ; and Mr. Alder man Wood being the Sitting Magistrate at the Justice Room for the ensuing week, Mr. Wontner laid the re sult of his inquiries before him yesterday. The first evidence produced was Mr. Webb, whose hove bad been entered. He stated, that some time parlous to the apprehension of Crowder, Reynolds, in conversation with him, said lie could have 501. not to know the wan. Reynolds did not deny this conver sation, but said that no such thing as 501. or any other sum, ever entered his bead, till MiUnire, a con stable of Cripplegate.Withiu, told him he thought he might have it. On this filaGuire was called, who said he believed he did tell Reynolds that be dare say he would get 501. or 1001., and there would be an end to the business. He had often beard Reynolds state that be knew Charley Crowder very well. James Johnsim, a green grocer in Fore-street, stated he saw Reynolds on the morning the attempt was made at Mr. IVebb's, who told him be had known Crowder from a child. 4$10•114. widebneray-was mem 4ek the _ _ Reynolds at the time the robbers were In the stated that Reynolds told him that he knew it was Charley Crowder, and that he could take him in half an hour. Jacob Botfield, a constable of Cripplegate, assisted Reyaoltle to take Heaven in Moorfields, when the for mer told him be bad known Crowder from a child, and he.dared to my they could take him in half an hour. Upon this he offered to accompany Reynolds, but he would not go. It appearing that no bill had been presented to the Grand Jury against Heaven. Mr. Webb stated that Reynolds came to his house, and told him that he thought nothing could be done with the prisoner, and in consequence be (Mr. Webb) did not attend with Isis bill. Upon this evidence Mr. Alderman Wood said, that however strong the suspicions, there was no actual proof of the constable having received money to with hold his evidence, nor was the testimony sufficient, he feared, to convict him of perjury. He could not, there fore, under the circumstances, direct him to be indict. ed. He was, however, a very unfit man to be a con stable any longer, and he should therefore discharge him from the office. Reynolds was accordingly discharged from his office of constable. Maart.anoxx-ovrica.—Yesterday, the office was thronged with tradesmen, more especially licensed vic tuallers, to bear the decision of the Magistrates (Messrs. Rawlinson and Griffiths) on an information of considerable importance to publicans. The party was Mr. Proctor, landlord of the Prince of Wales, in Great Barlow-street, Marylebone, who was charged with unlawfully using and having in his possession. 16 pewter pint pots. without the Exchequer mark or stamp (W.R. and a Crown) imprinted thereon, against the statute, whereby he bad subjected himself to the penalty of 32/., being at the rate of 40s. for every pot linnstamped. The case was beard by the Magistrates N Friday last, but in consequence of a misnomer, the information was then quashed, and the informers, therefore laid another. ~,, The Information was exhibited under the act of Wil pm' hi., passed in the year 1700. at which time the Winchester measure was instituted. entitled "An act for ascertaining the'measures for retailing ale and beer," which imposes a penalty of 40s. and not less than 10s. on any innkeeper or victualler who shall re tail ale or beer in any vessel of whatever metal, if not plainly and apparently marked and stamped with the 'Exchequer mark, testifying that the said measures bad been so measured, compared, sized, and sealed with the standard aforesaid, which stamp or mark the Lord Mayor or chief officer is required to provide. and re ceive for stamping no MOM than oat farthing for each measure, and in neglecting to execute such duty ac cording to the true intent and meaning of the act, he shall forfeit the sum of 0/.. and tender to the party, ag grieved hie treble , damages with costs of suit. • Mr. SHEARNAN attended on the part of the defen dant, and took an objection to the form of the iafor nation, inastouch as It did not contain the express. words the statate. It merely stated. "according to the standard," it , might be the Norwegian standard, or any other foreign standard. for all they knew. A person named Who, othwatteuded es the part of Abe informer, eonteedeskr that as the ounce was stated In the Sidewise:toe,. es.nlise. the title niche .act ;oder which it was laid, it was qulti sufficient. , .~. - J 1 "yr - . The Magistrate, on looking at the information, J.: Oared they arrer,saw such a bungling drawn up is: strument in their lire*. • Mr. SHZARKAN here predated a local act, for ski parish of St. Maryiebone, making it imperative os publicans and tradesmen resident within the pasi s b.- to have their various measures marked at the Com. house, Marylebone-line, by an officer appoiates) f or that purpose : therefore, be contended, the said ors repealed the act under, which these proceedinp. 'l 4 instituted. Mr. Mee contended that no Act of Parliament whis t h orror could repeal any former statute allele it coat:gm/ a clause . to that purpose. Mr. GAITIFITIIIi the Magistrate, coincided W oat particular, and added, that in hie opinion the pai l lic tan'; to be secure; ought to bays their peel with both the idarykboae Stamps; and die "lib a stamp of the Exchequer,' , . Mr. Su &tau** obseried, that if the act of Willia4 111. was to be acted upon, the tradespeople of that pa rish would be placed under a very awkward dilemma, as they bad considered- themselves bound by a le n t act ; and be himself was of opinion that the said ow entirely repealed the former. Mr. ORIFYITUS, the magistrate, considered that tlif Act William 111. was made only to prevent short saes , sure, and that is order is detect the sum o she l og i s , 'stare had caused a certain mark to be impri o o o d ' thereon, which he considered to be a matter s t ow venience. The pots found in the pommies of the defendant were net prove to be deficient of their a i r measure, consequently he did not consider the istemass ' lion to co oe within the express meaning ey the act. On this ground, together with the informality of the information, the case was again dismissed, the satisfaction of all present. IMPORTANT CABS TO COACH OWNIIRI. Last week an information was exhibited et the Town Hall, Southwark, under the 25th Oro. 111. cap. , 51, against ✓awes Fraakliii, the proprietor of one of the Chatham coaches, iin the new construction, charg ing him with not hiving his christian and surname painted thereon. as directed by the statute. Mr. Back land appeared for the informant, and Mr. Trowse for defendant. Mr. Nswassx, the Magistrate's clerk, having read the information, and the defendant pleaded not guilty thereto, an Attorney opened the complaint, and. called William Jackson, a piano-forte tuner, residing at No. 4, Bennett-street, Pancras, to prove his case, who stated that he saw the Chatham-coach passing through the Borough on the afternoon of the 27th of Aug. ; that there were passengers on the outside, and in the inside, in the usual manner. The is scription• on the coach were, "The Life Preserver," Franklin's Invention ;" but the latter had net the christian name prefixed. This, with the deur* tion of the coach, and an extract from the register of icenses, was the case of the informant. In reply to this, it was urged by the Solicitor for the defendant, that since the Act on which the infer mation was grounded another Act was passed, the 50th Geo. 111. esp. 48, which must be preowned tote r-red all.kwenst Acta c ,at lee* of to those riots wil' it professes to legislate upon, among which wallas painting of the owner's same. By this kaiak ft it directed, that the name or names of the proprietor or proprietors of the firm, should be painted on a me. sp'cuous part of the coach. By the words, "wires," he contended, it seemed that " Cloud aid Cs." " Messrs. Harris and Adams," and such like, was such a description as, in the opinion of the Legisistait, would be sufficient for the identification of the coaches/ its owners, without the addition of the Clifisdas same. The Act of the 25th of the late King required tbat the ." Christian and surname" should be inscribed; hat as those words were omitted in the last Sate*, it was supposed very naturally that the surname aloes was all that was required. He did not, however, mean to rest his defence here; he would show that the Christian name was on the dour, and would call. the painter to prove that it bad been so done at the time th rest of the inscription was painted. The painter was then called, who produced the coach door, and pointed oat the word " James" paint ed on the soffit, ur under the upper part of the win dow frame, but without the groove where the win dows shuts in. He said there were at least fifty stager running with the christian name painted in a similar way, from the general conviction that it was not re quired at all by the law as it now stood. Mr. BUCKLAND replied to this ingenious defence by reading the preamble of the 50th Geo. 111. wherein it states it to be an Act to repeal certain Acts passed in the 28th, 34th, and 46th of the King, but makes no mention of the 25th, the Act on which the present in formation was founded : aid he put it to the Worthy Alderman whether the provisions of the. latter Act had been complied with, by the manner in which the Chris din name had been painted in this instance. Alderman SMITH said that this information vista under a special Act of Parliament., the terse of which were evidently net complied with bjc•the tuba ii ' ed by the defendant; the christian and_ 01111111110110 INK to be written across the outside of the posel. regard to the question of repeal he was of opiates AM as the Acts intended to be repealed by the 50th Ow 111. were enumerated, and the Act on which the 'nation went was not one of those so recited, it ill be held to be in force. However as it appeared him there was no intention of concealing 0100360 a name, and the offence rather arose oat slthe paillset taste than the order of the defendant, be should mid' gate the penalty to the lowest amount, viz. U. saddle coots. At the same time he would rommesead Franklin wearer the question by appeal to the Cost , of King's Bench. The defendant said be would appeal, built hobs. since understood that helms *handmaid that :kW mistake. MARRIED. Yesterday. at Streatham, J. B. Smith, Esq. 10 Karr Aar only daughter of the late Richard Shawe r Esq. of WOK bill. DIED. Oa Saturday notulag, at Upper Holloway. wisom ty, aged ef, Sarah Marty, the wife of Mr. Wis. Oahe. LatalY. at hisfathat's estate, on Lake Lessa ie tirr land, lidery4. gsq. third son of the • furl ___ __------ --i-----------_ Media l led. rein . and Publish's& Odic Oa el "MI STazopukx"-and "Tits Courorcoool ' Popo.); 154 ) 1914 &nod, opposite. Cissouot a 1 4 11-11. 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