The Statesman. — London, England, 1819-08-13 00:00:00

THE STAfiESNI LAW LVTIRLLIGENCE. 1 The COM•40.10/111.—Thom I won't hear you.""' You night to know, Sir, that you hare no rig ,t to COURT or CHANCERY, Atm It ' give such evidence; thoegh you are tint a regular at- In 1 cannot allow you to play at fast and loose In the matter of Stephen% a lenstie, the Loin in nay. CH tecectost stated obit he had carefully read over all 1 Mr. Diteson.—Bet, Sir, may I the affidavits and letters in this case. and was prepared I The Cbssmissooman.—Sir, I cannot hear you. liar' to Rive judgment on Saturday twos • g as he had pro.. you any dowbt that he came to consult you pores. mused. He shoeld wish in the gemiiiime to see Nl'. sinnoly ? Wuburtete, UP. Powell. and Dr. Ainslie, and if Mr. newenn.—l have. either of these Gelstlmon would all no him in his. The Countsssoosa.—What cause of doubt bate private felbe before Saturday, he should with , non ? sere leave the Cow, et soy dine to converse with' 7 Mr. Dawson.—Because be seemed „ eines to atk ,he. on the ease of the (J•ntlensan in question, he soy advice. hiving alleged in hi, application to the Court that The Countsstosan.-1 esonot beet yew, Sir. they hail POI seen him for 16 months prior to the is. Mr. Pot.t.oce took some objections to a variation suing of the commission, and that their affidavits between the schedule and the Court copy, which were founded on the statements of others. If be saw I were over ruled by the Commissioser. Insolvent them before Saturday he would on that day dispose of sai dbe had no property ;he had about three years the ease. since a beautiful model of a ship ; it east him 71. 101. The C.'ort then proceeded in hearing the bankrupt end he sold it for 101.; belied not pledged it; it was .....ipetition of Mr. Bryan, which occupied several hours.l undoubtedly worth 1001. to Ouse who fancied such His Lordship gas. no jadgeent,ss he embed to read I things, as it was ver y beautiful. He did not coml. *ter the voluminous stidavits. der himself indebted to Mr. de Berenger. Judgment its the case of she Bishop of Ely v. Lord! A person named Crowder, rated, that about three King, was lied for to-morrow ; and Cordite w. Gor. I 'stars since he heard Insolvent say, that he had a mo. den, for Saturday. del of a ship, which he pledged for Mt.; that it was The remainder of the day was ocespied in hearing I worth 1001., and that be wished to redeem and sell it. bankrupt petitions, of so briefest incept to the par. I 111 r. POLLOCK nest opened the Intalrent's dir ties concerned. charge, on the grimed that he had Iced a Mr. Crow der and another, who were his bail, for a sem of Th. Insolvent said, that he had gone to America with the consent of his bail, they knowing that t h e money was dee. Ile had taken Mr. Crowder's sic. ter to America with him, with that gentleman's coa stal. Mr. Crowder admitted this, bat added, that In solvent stated that the debt was paid. The COURT observed, that as the 'eidetic@ in this ' case was.eqsal, he felt it proper to lean to the side of the Insolvent. Mr. Nouse opposed the Insolvent's discharge on the part of a Mr. Francis Seven, now abroad. That gentleman bad written from Botany Bay to Lis sis ter (the Insolvent's wife), ibclosing an order for 351. The Insolvent took possession of the money and spent it. The Insolettet a4mitted this. Ile considered it as for his wife's private use. Ile did not believe it was intended to pay any demand on his brother.in.law. His wife was now living ill the house of Mr. We son. Mr. Severs was on the coast of Peru, end knew nothing of this opposition. Mr. Crowder, who gave evidence, was her cousin. Mr. Crowder was now tilled. He produced the letter of Mr. F. Severs to Mrs. 4 4intion. The COUSIIISIONIR...-11011 did you obtain pos session of that letter ? Mr. Crowder (after some besitation).-1 jest Dow received it from Mr. Da•soss. The Conrostoxia.—Aid where did yes get it, Mr. Dawson ? Mr. Dawson stood op, sod folding his suns, seemed shoot to address the Court et some twirls. He cos- COURT or CO ANCERT.— Yeslerday morning FRAN CIS CAIRERO, Esq., M. P. nes sworn in before the LORD CIIANCIILLOR, in hi' prigs., room at Lincoln's Inn Mall. as one of the Welsh Jades, in the room of Amu. Moyne, E•q. resigned. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, iloc. 12 Ralph Sandnn wan opposed by M . rou.ocu. and . Noon's, on the part of different cre ditors. The first opposition was on the part of person named Browny, on the ground of the Insol teat having given insufficlest bail in an action fur a debt deo by him ; but wat witnesses appearing to establish the fact. this part of tho case was given up. Mr. BAMIST OW proceeded to elands. the Insol vent relative too ship sod cable belonging to a person named Holloway, which had been sold by him (In solvent), bet not accounted for. Insolvent said, the ship and cable belonged to hiensell,though they stood la the name of Mr. Holloway ; he bad purchased them in 1812. In that year be sold the cable to a Captain Watson. Here Mr. Barry pot in witness's order on Captain Watson for the meney ; it was dated 20th November, 1812, and ran as follows :- 1. CANA, Waisaa—Plealm to pc Mr. Holloway the no or 1991..0. fur she cable sold SO yam b 4y ase. 6 R ALPH SANDO?I." The directions for fiadlog Captain Watson were, Eschsop; the Trensport.Olice ; or John's Coffee-house. The examination of Insolvent being resumed, he stated. that he bought the vessel in question, a gallica, in 1811. lie brought her to the beck part of his re sidence at Northfiret, where he raised and nude wershooses upon her. Ile sold the cable to Corsi* Watson ; he bad seen bias sine*, bet not within its or seven years. He hod frequently sold wises and other articles on credit to persons of whom be knew bet little, sod whom be Holloway the order to receive the mosey for his use. Mr. Holloway told bias once or twice, that he could not god soy such person as Captain Watson. In. solvent was ludkted by the City of London for a nuisance, in keeping the vessel behind his premises, thereby interreptiug the navigation. lie ea that or. elision provided s bill of sate, to show that the vessel was not his, Is order to get oat of the scraps as well as he could. lie was, however, fogad guilty at Maidstone, and geed. The COMISISSIONBIL here observed. that a Jury bed established the property of the vessel to be In the In- solvent. The Insolent said be bid never sworn that the vessel was not his; there hid been a dealing of 12 or 13 Jeers betimes him end Mr. Holloway, bet he never could get the account settled. He did sot know whether he stood in the missies of debtor or creditor to Mr. Holloway. When they were both hi the King's Beach Prison. is consegseoce of that unforteoste busisese. be frequently requested to settle the account, bet Mr. Holloway never settled it. Examined by Mr. HtATH.--Mr. Holloway saw the ship several times; he knew that Insolvent had built upon her, bat be never made sny claim. John l'esur llellowsy ezemined.—lie first knew Soudan in 1812. A bill of filmdom's, for 801. passed through his heads ;it was sot paid. losolveat came to him in the latter part of 1812, and advised him to purchase the gelliot in question; be said she was worth 7001., bet witness could have her for 3801.; witness purchased end paid for her; she was not per. chased for Insolvent. The vessel's cable was sold, sad Insolvent gave en order on Captain Watson for the money ; ho could find no such person in London. Witness wished to sell the vessel again, but he found that Insolvent bad sold her; she afterwards came into the possession of Insolvent. Cross•ezamlned by Mr. IIZA7/I.—This son la 1816; Insolvent thee owed witness between 1500 and 20001. Witness took the 'we'll of the lased. vent Act in that year; be the. entered Insolvent is his schedule as a debtor in a sae of 8991.; be did not thess know gladly bow mach was doe to him ; he did not sweet to his schedule ; be was not bound to answer whether he intended to swear to it, that was best knows to himself. Witness was asked metal questions In order to establish that a person named Dawson bad instigated him to oppose Insolvent. He Admitted baring met that person at the Insoleeot Debtors' Office. but persisted in saying that it was partly by occident. Dowse*, the man above elleded to. was nest rifled. Re stated himself to be a student of the lamer Temple, and that at the period alluded to he was in an attorney's olio. The Insolvent cams to Consult him, stating that he was lodieted for a nuisance. The Courisstoesa.—Did be seas to consult you professionally Mr. Dawson.—lle did. menced by begging to captain— The Cossmr.ssonaa.—Sir, I do not want a long speech. State at once bow yes obtained the letter? Mr. Dawsoo.—Sir, I received it from Mr. Sandia ; bet I wish to remove an impression which 1 see you entertain. The Corrtsatoele.—Sir, yea have no right to ,'peek of any impression which 1 entertain. Mr. Dawson Deemed still entities to speak, when 1 the COURT, with great firmness, but mock mildness, comusaodeded him to ait down. The COMMISSIONER said, that if Mrs. Saudoo were I in Court she could not be esamined as to this letter. I flow, thee, could the letter be given in evidence ?- 1 Ile was ready to hear soy of the Geoliemen, who opposed the Insolvent, if they bad any thing farther to say. Mr. Baur declined going any further into the use. Mr. Pott.oca begged, on the part of Mr. Dawson, to disavow the impatation• cast upon him. Mr. Norms declared be did sot know bow the i letter had been obtained; be had no knowledge whatever of Mr. Dawson. Mr. HUTU, for the Insolvent, observed, that Mr. Dawson wee the mover of all the poppets, which had I I been set at week to-day. If he had occasion to go farther, be bad no doubt but he could prove that be (Mr. Dawson), had offered money to other creditors, i if they would come forward and opp ose the Insolvent. The Commas:ogre said, that whatever his opinion with respect to Mr. Dawson was , It had nothie g to Ido with the Insolvent's ease. Ile was of opinion, that ' the grounds of opposition were not sufficient to de. ' I lain the Prisoner. Ile meat therefore be discharged. I I —Discharged accordingly. TM irefortriude hastiness Mir &Reda is, h efoppree4 to k Su« k Esce.litr Haig. ko wrack eke lasolmid, Mr. Hello- T. Mr. De &sieve, end 441 mere, veer* odd ife bine bees dew, with a silver cruet-stand under ifs arm ; she appr i se d a G ent l eman t h en fussing by on horseback, sod he pursoeil him and took him into custody, with the assistance of another man. A Gentleman, resitl:ng in Smith.stren, said, he was sitting at breakfast, when he heard the cry of • Stop thief ;" eta goiog to the door he saw the Pr'. inner in custody. Some one amongst the crowd said he flung the piste into the girdest. Witness went into the garden in conseqeence, sod foetid the cruet-stand sow prodeced. The Prig being called upon for his defence, said it was highly improper to take the evidence of any one, except the Gentleman who took him into custody, and complained he had not justice done to him; and then asked the Magistrate to p a y for his coach to Newgale. The MAGISTSATE told him he should net allow him any coach. Ile could avail himself of any in. formality he now complained of at his trial. He was then folly committed for trial. KENT•STREET GANG Or DEPREDATORS. UMION•IIALL.—Two of the most incorrigible and desperate of this gang were brought to Otis office yes. terdey for re.esansination. Mores Josephs (theceptain of the gang) was charged with having rubbed Mr. Ilooper, of the Borough. market, of his watch. Mr. Hooper stated, that he went with some friends for the purpose of seeing rowing match on the Themes, sad while on the South. work-bridge they wet. surrounded by a number of suspicious looking characters, and the Prisoner Joseph. was among Them; the posse of thieves soon made a quarrel among themselves, and imbed against Mr. Ilooper, when Josephs stole his watch, and made his escape. Mr. Ilooper gave information to Heron, night.consmble of St. George's, describing Die person of the captain (the 1 1 /isomer), who was, in the course cf the moiniog, brought to the watch. Ihone os another charge, when Heron detained him for robbing Mr. Hooper, who attended at the office, and identified the person of Josephs, and he was fully sewimitted for trial at the Assign. John Evans, a subaltern of the same gang, and a most notorious character, was brought to the office by Snow, the night mutable of Newington, charged with having robbed Mr. Samuel Palmer, landlord of she Bunch of Grapes, Tooley.street, of a gold seal, key, and watch•chain. Mr. Palmer stated, that be was returning bows on the preceding netting, attest II o'clock, and was mot on Nessingten.nusewee by the Prisoner, Evans, and another man, who pretended to be chasing each ether foetid a lamp-post ; and Evans, as if by GM• dent, ran against Mr. Palmer t and made. snatch at his watch.chsin, which broke, when the Primer rem ell with the chain, seal, and key, but was planed by Mitchell, a watchtnas, who snored him: the chain, ihc. were not friend on his person, bat Mr. Palmer identified the Prisoner as the man who robbed him, and was positive es to his person, having kaolin him for several years, and knew him to be a thief. He was also test to the Assists for trial. A POF.TICA I. PLUNDERER. G CILIIIIALL.—BIennor Cliff, whose poetical name is Olivia Still, was brought up on a charge, not of mere plagiarism, but positive felony. This is the owe woman of whom our Readers must remember to have heard is mach doting t h ee ecend Ma y oralt y 'of Alderman Woad, before whom she was a:mined we to • claim she had been making at the Bank to line half the property there given up to her, when eke said she had come from America, from whence she bad been driven in consequence of some loyal poems she had written (which she then recited), and which bad given offence to the Republican ears of the Americana. She was et that time root to the Compter, Ito be taken rate of, till enquiry mail be made te. *peeling her. It appeared she belonged to Westbury, In Wiltshire, where she bad been in the workhouse l ooms time previous. Her forlorn' situation and Is. loffrosive conduct interested the Ladies' Committee, gibs visit the Compter, by whom a subscription was mein to en her op with a basket, arc. to sell frail ; l ilacs that she has been living at a pnblic.hosse is Colento.street, bat had nut been heard of lately, till she was brought to the Compter en Wednesday evening. The charge against her was for stealing three gold nets out of the altop.window of Mr. Fisher, jeweller, &c., Neargate.strest, about nine o'clocP in the evening. George Barber, Om shopman, saw her break the glees and steal the property ; he ran owl immediately, seised her, and took the peels Gem bar band. The Prisoner, she is evidently disordered he bee' mind, said, the was no thief or robber upon pried. pie ; she wished every body to retails their own pew. petty, but when a porno was strained between too points, it was very difficult to determine what to do; she was nearly starving, and in want of nal thing, and she thought she might as well want life as want money, and therefore took the property, for she looked upon starvation as a slow and sly murder. With regard to her claim epos the Bank, that had bee, wrongly staled, bet the short-hand-writers fre. (wetly made long mistakes. She never claimed half the property there, bet as she had no property any where else, she thought she must have some in the Bank, and only went there for her fair share. had never a fair chance in life; from her infancy, up till now, when she was 40, she bad been a rover, bet distress would drive any one to be a rover.— She had written a poem on distress, which she began to recite a. follows: " Di.treo ales, what awe tan, I% has lawful oleo MO I puma.. Mg livelihood to gain r She here posted, to recollect herself ; but at length said the would diets the Golden, but she had it all wrote down: she wet always fond of kerning; end if any body had encouraged her, she might have heti e fair chance. The At-muse said she east be sent to her wills to he taken care of. " Take care of me!" the replied " what torte will they take of me ? When I was there, it I got victuals to est, I ate it; and if not, I was consort. monied with the Doctor an I'e few pills. I weld mental food."—She sad oily a few halfpence about her when searched, *hick were returned to her, and .he was taken back to the Compute to be passed to Wesbury. The stolen property was restored to Mr. Flaw. Ana Farmer. the worms who amaltell her ha•limal w rawly M Ch an cery-tow, was wilt nougat tip. • S CWKI POLICE. Menstos-nowsc.—Yesterday, Foreman, who was remanded on 'Tuesday, under a charge of forging the seceptsoce of a 301. bill of mileage is the same of Mr. Whittaker, of Peckham, with in tent to defraud a Mr. Bond, of Crooked-lone, was brayed op by appointment for further emanation ; bet no Prosecutor appeared, sad the Prisoner was discharged. Quaaw-souitaz.—Yesterday Waller NUMMI was brought before Mr. 114AIKLAMD, I. the custody of Alfred Popte, on a charge of highway robbery. On Monday night, Mr. laic Adam Warren, one of the proprietors of the White Hert Tavern, Broadway. Westminster, was psasieg along Pyo.street, when he was met by the Prisoner, and a numerous gang of his associates, who beetled him till they got biro down upon the ground, end then cat his pocket off his smaitclothes ; fortenstely he hod only It., a half crown, and ILO which they robber, him end escaped. The Prosecutor haring now sworn to the identity of the Prisoner, who is a notorious thief, and had been repeatedly tried at the Old Bailey before, on charges of robberies, he was fully committed. William Skies, charged with stooling a quantity of plate in the (loons...ham of Mr. J. 1.. Palley, ,be Pimlico, underwent a Anil examination. Elisabeth Parkes, a servant in a Geotleasn's fa- Idly at Chelsea, was passing by the Prosecutor's Iltoesst shoot nine o'clock on Sunday morning, when sit saw the Prisoner coming oat of tie partear.wia. •- Aw aeptaistaate of the ha.howd sabl. Fanner ems *0 111 with the rhesopielits, a. not to be able Meowe up t toe thee primed the Alagmtrate with the folowiog letter ',lmo ammo./ by EA! wer, lad written at his levied : .• Ti. the SilliDg Alderman at the Jun le.-rooms. Stu.—My wife haste( es pressed levy .incere emits Pies for the rer• • Wiest n4asill eosmaiited opus me. am I as I am now in a Ina nay of doing well. I haw.. no obratma to her being At Ike mane lime period me It request the shoo way be 'weeded wills st suitable admen i tint. •• I am. hir. very revile. drily. Veer mom obedient %rriront. JOIE% FARMER. st. 84. ihnlonew's Hospital. Aar a. 4 12. • The Alderman. (Kortistau.) .id be was at a Tort to know wla.a: ismilal be a meilablr ad...piths@ to to violent a enamor be bowever cautioned tier ant to ere mar lathe violent. giber temper, win. ti •ould satbrrsriac INA iter to commit esetdrr, and bison tier to She gallons. He also recnraaraded tier to be ware panicrlar in refuse in diacrianiaatinig between giber people s property and her ow 0, aad mot to pawn Ise Loads of her Landlady s h ahs, It the bad say wnb to female iu tl4 country. "I he Primmer, Ow exhibited twee or the ' ii[Crre cipalritidde attributed to her by bet betbaird, wa. then disehareed. bresiii4 Gm entered iota her ire ■ reongeozarer. muter pate impti vesseet, to ►eep the peer towards her husband se time. POI4OX OF Two YOUNG LADIES, By 1.111,10 BRIDE•C•it —The following statement is copied, from • Morning Paper, to the Editor of which it woe seat by a Correspondent, who states " Isis eathotity to be unquestionable" It will be observed, that of place is specified as to where the horrid trausectlons, of true, occurred : —`, the neighbourhood of ibis place has been thrown into the greatest sonsternaties imaginable, by an act nut more atrocious than it is to be lamented. /Shoat fife days ago, the daughter of an opulent farmer was martini ; end upon that occasion brisk-cake, as is @seal, was sent to all the i acquaintance sod friesnis of both parties: aeon others, • portion of it was sent toe yowl Lady who bad been courted by the brother of the bride, but is consequence of some family matters had rejected hie addresses, end she was sew upon the eve of marriage to a most deserving young Centime.; but, Blast what • strange compound is the human heart ! The discarded lover, stimulated to revenge, us doubt. by the success of his rival, followed the bey who was sent with olio parcel, took it from him, and desired bin to return home, saying he would lease it as be passed the house, ethic\ wu on his way to town, whither he was in the habit of going every miring. Ile accordingly, is ferthersece of his diabolical Intim. lions, went into a druggist's shop, and there perches. ad a quantity of sugar of lead ; whence be went to an inn, end there with a quill scooped out little pieces of the cake, and filled the belie with the poison ; at the same time be scraped dome the white crest or sugar on the top of the cake, and mingled it with the poisonous substance. The packet was thee soot Is the young (Arty, who at that time had a young female friend with her, who was assisting her in her nuptial preparations. On retiring to bed, each of the young Ladies ate some of the cake, and in Wee than sweaty minutes after, both were seized with the most violent sensations god poise. The house, of caner, was is. ilintly alarmed, end medical assistance sent for; but alas! for the bride itcame too Isle; she dirt iu Ike most escruciating agony; the other yet survives, in a pitiable state of dollar's's, but is mot mottled to Si. t, cover. Thus the joy and comfort of several revert table families is turned into the most painful grief, I I by the onfortenate and wretched young men, who I• bas just confessed Isis crime, in feelings apparently awakened to a loose of the enormity of his guilt. Ile I ; has been committed to prison, to await llso resell et the Aseizes." One of the most singular sad awful sperms of thunder, lightning, and rain, which has occurred for many years past, was ezperiesced here, yererdey night week, between the bouts of half-past sic and ten. It seemed merely to have skirted the town of I.iterpool its its passage, bet in many parts of the vi. tinily, its effects and appeoressews were most Ire. meadoes. At Illslsall, near Otmokirk, part of the church steeple sea Aimed by the lichtnieg, and, as we ere credibly informed, a man, sitting iu a cottage at a short distance, was killed en the spot. At Elm. house, near this town, the electric matter tore it pieces the wood work of a stable, entered a claim which wee alined to the manger, sad killed a deg at the end of it. Very little rain fell in the town ; but a Gentleman who was pasting over Wootton-com mon at the time, says that the rain seemed to fall its a continuous sheet, like the devastating showers of the tropics, and that the lightning mooed the most striking, beautiful, and sublime forms which he ever witnessed. The day had been uncommonly sultry. Daring the thunder-storm on Sunday week, a mare and foal and a fine callbelonging to Robert Fitzskere ley, of Clereley, near Carotene, were killed by the lightning —( Liverpeol Advertiser ) Cate. Cos.—A little knowing innkeeper, of Leeds, who has ileitis's' tire vigour of youth, bee got into on enfortunste predicament. lie im.k a neighbour's wife into some empty l .rem.ses odj •oiii.g his house, on Tuesday night last. ‘S4M, one, who had watched their aNlons. q..leiiy locked the door upon the frail couple, and immediately gave notice, ant only to the inn-keeper's wife (olio is about twice the size of her husband), I et also to to tliehese band of the unfortunate fair IV/P. 11. e consequence was an instant di s y (and a bonny kettle of firth it was) and a vend battle among SI: the four pacies most interested in the allair.—Candlesticks, pot+, pans, and other utensils, we are ssAtred, were vi gorously employed in the contest, Wi the eryisis hus band (who has Since left the NIPe till the fury of the storm subside) ass drives loos the fa:W.—(Frum de wk toward ) • MARRIED. On &he !Ct.& Jed. Fit Qunintehael.•nrtnik, James Mirdennid, F•q. ne.t ol the Night lion. Sir Arili,i•al.l Maw iliturld. Ml'. 10 :he It•et Ilan, Lady !topLia Keppri, eliest dime's* , of rho Fool of Siireinarle tie the is n in.t. 1 optiriri 14 bite, R. 4. In Llizabethe slaac •..r ..r J. Nc&o.J. & ml. of Norfolk •Ifeei. 111 ED (Mille I Itb itot. at Wrirtlang ..erleerly. by the rupture 4 rs ler•.l to t wad, qtr J. betobl, of re• ineri.sirret. aged • 5. On the 11th tlUt, •,t lin kites. F. (*. %Int. E.q. late of till Illittinty I notlaillier. tat On it. I th n• flak itighast. Berl, in the 11t:e of her age. I miry, widow of the kite Nattovail l'atsuett. of Camb,•ritell. Farley. nod formes iv we the t tr.l bonne. On the 9th in.a. at Itnightsieridge • J. Artioetl). 111. t Ink 4 the I beet of Steerneyn Onek.tned, ova IP. On the 14 nut at All-la•• Intielle. J. t takes, f Alba. Insule.tare..t. V.ll %. RN 71. On tho.th sag. Mr Walker. of Ciwrlelleiti. in ileibtAiret at the aiihnore4 n r ,e of NM, lather of the Ire M.lsa;let, Lqe of New Metre. Brighton. Edit! riIINVII,IIIIII s. Prouty. so id. STATIP isANUteKt, No. 4, seii.bss)•.lo4:l, h .u. n. r I