The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-11-15 00:00:00

~"~~: ~ ~~ Lar INTELLIGENCE. COURT OP CHANCERY, Nov. 14. Notice was this day given that the LORD CHAN CELLOR would, on the first day after. Term, proceed with the hearing of Bankrupt Petltfdns, and would continue to do so until the next Seal, when he would take the Appeals. THE EGHAM SCHOOL _ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. THE COOPERS' COMPANY. This case was this day again brought before the Court, on a Petition presented in behalf of Dr. Jeans, the Schoolmaster of a Charity School, founded by the testator in favour of the poor parishioners of Egham, praying that an account of the expense the Petitioner had been pat to might be taken ; that the company might be directed to repay the same out of the funds of the charity ; and that they might be decreed to pay him the additional sum of thirty guineas per annum, as Schoolmaster of the School in question. It also prayed, that the Petitioner might be at liberty to lay before the Master a scheme for the admission of girls a.• well as boys into the school. The Learned Coun sel went over the will of the testator (which was given at the time of the former hearing in this paper,) and then stated that he had now the affidavit of a Clergy man to shew that the school had, under the direction of Dr. Jeans, not only greatly increased in the num ber of the scholars, but had also derived great benefit by his attention and ability. After hearing Counsel at some ?Length, the LORD CHANCELLOR rose, and the case of course stands for to-morrow. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 14. The Grand Jnry for the Connty of Middlesex were sworn in this morning, and received an impressive charge from Mr. Justice Bayley as to the nature of their duties. THE KING V. •VSANNAH WRIGHT. This defendant appeared to plead to an indictment preferred by the Society for the Suppression of Vice, for publishing a blasphemous libel. The defendant (who it was understood is a sister to Carlilej pleaded Not Guilty, and received notice of trial for the Ad journed Sittings after this Term. ALEXANDER SOUTHEY. 'Mr. DENMAN, for the plaintiff, moved for a new• trial in this case, which it will be recollected was an action by the plaintiff, a Hebrew printer, against the defendant, as Agent of a Fire Insurance Office, to recover certain Hebrew printing types saved from the plaintiff's lire. The COURT, under the circumstances, were of opi nion that there was no ground for disturbing the de fendant's verdict, and refused the rule. CRIMINAL INFORMATION. Mr. Scan,Err moved fora valet° thew cause why a criminal information should not be filed against Mr. John Ambrose Williams, publisher and proprietor of a Da rham Newspaper, for publishing the following para graph in his journal :—" So far as we have been able to judge from the accounts in the public papers, a mai.k of respect to her late Majesty has been almost universally paid throughout the kingdom, when the painful tidings of her decease were received, by tolling the bells of the Cathedrals and Chnrchei. Bat there is one exception to this very creditable fact, which demands especial notice. In this episcopal city, con taining six churches, independently of the cathedral, not a single bell announced the departure of the mag naitimons spirit of the most injured of Queens ; the most persecuted of women. Thus the brutal en mite of those who embittered her mortal existence pursues her in her shroud. IVe know not whe ther actual orders were issued to prevent this cus tomary sign of mourning, hut the omission plainly indicates the kind of spirit which prevails amongst our clergy. Yet these men profess to be fol lowers of Jesus Christ, to walk in his footsteps, to teach his precepts, to inculcate his spirit, to promote harmony, charity, and Christian.love! Out upon such hypocrisy ! It is such conduit which renders the very name of our Established Clergy odious, till it stinks in the nostrils ; that makes our churches look like deserted sepulchres, rather than temples el the living tiod ; that raises up conventicles in every corner, and increases tf e hrood of wild fanatics and enthusiasts ; that causes our beneficed dignitaries to be regarded as usurpers upon their possessions; that deprives them of all pas roral influence and respect; .that, .iu -short, has left! them no support or prop in the attachment; in the v e- reration of the people. Sensible of the decline of! their spiritual and moral influence, they cling to — tem- por II power, and loin, in their officiousness in political matters, even the semblance of the character of Ali sisters of religion. It is Impossible that such a system can last. It is at war with the spirit of the age, as well as with justice and reason, and the beetles who crawl about amidst its holes and crevices, act as if, they striving to provoke and accelerate the blow, whirs, sooner or later, will inevitably crush the whole fabric and level it with the dust." The Learned Coun sel did not state on whose behalf or at whose instance this motion was made ; but be urged with great so lemnity, the influence which such a publication must have, in bringing into disrespect the character of the established clergy of England. So long as such libels were suifered to go unpunished, it was impossible, he said, that any respect or attachment for our clergy could exist. Indeed, such a publication needed no comment. ----- The CHIEF JUSTICE —Take a rule to show cause. ANOTHER caturNAL INFORMATION. Mr. C. PHILLIPS moved for a rule to sbew cause why a .Ctiminal Information should not be filed against a Magistrate of the county of Derby , for alleged corrupt condoct, in admitting Mr. William Drittlebank to bail on a charge of murder; in the.melaucholy affair with Mr. Cuddle, a surgeon, and for neglectiug to return the recogniaances of bail to the Assizes. The Learned Gunnel stated the affidavits upon which be founded his motion, which, as it was not for the present granted, we fo3ibear detailing the circumstances. 'rue COURT were of opinion, that there was no cor rupt motive brought home to the gentleman against whom -the motion was made, and therefore refused the Ituleovitit liberty, however, to Mr. Phillips to renew his application with better materials.—Rule refused. Mr. ANDREWS obtained a role to shew cause why a Ineadensum should not issue, commanding the Magill,. traces of Mary-le-bone Police Office. to remen to this •Coort the proceedings against the provisions of the 'Coal Act. The object was to Is.ive the legal questions ; nig sTAIS4mANt arising out of the informations argued before the Judges. The Court granted a rule to shew cause. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 14. The Court sat until twelve o'clock, and several com mon motions were disposed of; and after the Chief Justice sat at Nisi Prins. The following was the only defended cause. be had with the assistance of a relation of his got a number of things into his possession at Sodthampton, by the same device. He bad made application several times to the prisoner to restore his property. and of fered to pay him his wages if be would deposit the things in the bands of a third person, but be refused, and witness was for nearly a week at one time without even a clean shirt. When he was released from con finement he found that the property obtained by the prisoner was to a mech greater amount that he at first imagined, and he caused him to be apprehended. Major C—, a friend of Captain J--'s, proved the part of the transaction which occurred at South ampton. The prisoner in his defence said, that Capt. J— sent him for the property in question, and authorised him to receive it. When the Captain was first con fined, be went to the Spunging-house to him, and waited upon him as a servant ought to do. The Cap tain one day said he wanted him to assist him in mak ing his escape, which he refused. Subsequent to that the Captain had asked him to hire horses in his name, and sell them, and many other things of the same kind. Captain J— solemnly denied every assertion of the prisoner, but that respecting the escape from the spunging house. He was almost in a state of frenzy at the time, and be knew if be got out he could im mediately procure the money, and return perhaps, al most before he was missed. Upon reflection, however, he was ashamed of himself for having even thought of an escape. Charles Meads, a boy of 15, said, he was 1a Capt. J—'s racing stable when he kept his establishment ; ,he swore that the Capt. did give the prisoner orders to procure the clothes from Hatchett's and disguise himself. He also related the story of the intended escape. _ _ C4ptain J--- nil, upon his oath, he never gave the prisoner any authority to receive the clothes, &c. &c. Mr. Mmsnut.t. said it was altogether a strange piece of business, and the Captain, he thought, was ill-advised in bring,ing it forward. There was no doubt that the prisoner had conducted himself very ill, and bad taken advantage of the misfortunes I , f his master, hut he (Mr. Minshull) very mech doubted whether he had been guilty of felony., Ile should consider further of the case, but at all events he would nut let the pri soner go until be gave sureties, himself in 1001. and two responsible persons in 501. each, for his future ap pearance. The case was then postponed for further hearing, and the prisoner detained until he should give the re quired sureties. Yesterday the case came on for further hearing, when a great deal of recriminatory matter passed be tween Capt. J. and the prisoner. Air. ilifxsuum. observed, that the prisoner had be haved extremely ill to the Captain, and eertninly de served severe punishment ; but he must say this much in his favour, that his master had set him a very in different example. The prisoner was then held to bail. himself in 200/. and two sureties in 100/. each, and set at liberty. A shout of triumph was set up by his friends at this termination of the case ; and we regret to add, that Capt. J. was grossly insulted by them as he carve out of the otlice. Captain J. expressed a fixed determination to prefer a bill of indictment against the prisoner at the en suing Sessions. William Ilenbow, a well•known publisher of pam phlets and caricatures, was brought up to answer to a charge preferred by William Drake for an assault. Mr. MINSII ELL, having heard evidence on both sides, and considering the balance of testimony to be in fa vourof Drake, ordered Ilenbow to find bail, which he immediately did, and was liberated. 111 A RbITOROUGH-sTit FE r.—George Crutchfield was velterday brought to this office from the House of Cor rection, by Plank, the officer, and underwent a private examination before 11. M. Dyer, Esq., charged with uttering counterfeit sovereigns. Mr. Powell, the Solicitor for the Mint, attended to prosecute the case. This course is stated to have been adopted in conse quence of a clue having been obtained by the Po lice to his co-partners in the transaction. The fol• lowing particulars of the examination were eluci dated. Plank the officer stated, that from informa tion received, he apprehended the prisoner on Sa turday last coming out of an eating-house in Co ventry-street, Haymarket. He at first appeared dis inclined to accompany the officer, but he thrust him into a hackney coach and conducted him to the office, from whence he was remanded till yes terday. Plank charged him on suspicion of being a member of a gang of dealers in counterfeit coin, who have lately infested the metropolis, and who Are in the daily habit of disposing of sovereigns in quantities of twenty, fifty, and a hundred, to tit terers who pass them on the public. The name of the prisoner and other persons had been given to hint. It appears that the prisoner and his confe-, derates adopted the most systematic plan of carry. ing on their nefarious operations, similar to the dealers in forged notes ; the purchaser paying a re gular price for the number he wanted, without knowing the person with whom lie dealt; dealings of this kind had been had by some agents of the Police with the prisoner, who succeeded in eluding the indefatigable search of Plank until Saturday last. On searching the prisoner's person, four counterfeit. [porcreigns were found in his pockets with a quantity of genuine silver coin. On searching his apartments. several other bad sovereigns were discovered, which Mr. Powell, the solicitor of the Mint, examined, and declared to be counterfeit. The prisoner declined saying any thing in his de fence. His wife who was respectably dressed, ap ' peered much affected during the examination. Ile was remanded to the House of Correction, and directed to be brought up again this day week fur further examination. LAAIIiETH-STREET.—nornas Bertrand was put to the bar for final examination, and committed for trial, charged by Mr. Jones, of Wexworth-street, Whitecha pel, will, being an accomplice in assaulting and rob bing him. it appeared in evidence, that the prosecutor was re turning home on the night of the 6th inst. after having spent the * evening with some friends, when in passing, through Evaesoureet. Whitechapel, he was attacked by the pimplier, and three other% who knocked him down and commenced kicking and beating him with, . PEARSON V. BROWNFIELD. This was an action under the Pilot Act, to recover of the defendant, who is a waterman, the penalties for acting as a pilot in piloting a vessel down the River Thames, he not being duly licensed and certificated as a pilot. By a clause in the Act, colliers, and vessels trading to Norway, the Cattegat, and the Baltic, are excepted from its operation ; and the vessel in question being bound on her voyage to St. Petersburg, notwith standing that the defendant was neither the master nor mate, nor belonging in any way to her crew, there was no ground for sending the case to a Jury; and a non-suit was accordingly entered. Mr. Serjeant LENS, who was for the plaintiff, then stated, that the object of the action was clearly to es tablish the case as within the exception, with a view to an application to Parliament for some alteration in the regulations of pilots under the Act. PREROGATIVE COURT, Nov. 14. LS MANN AGAINST CONSAL. In this case certain witnesses who had travelled up from Wales in order to give their testimony appeared at the bar, and attracted, by the singularity of their appearance, considerable attention. The habiliments of the females were particularly grotesque. An interpre ter having applied to the Court, by their desire, for per mission to be sworn as witnesses on behalf of one of the parties (a pauper), took the opportunity of stating that the parties, before the oaths were taken, were desirous of having some allowance made to them for their expenses. These had been already considerable, and were likely to become still more so, by reason of the delay to which the prosecution of the cause might subject them. The COURT directed the Interpreter to acquaint the witnesses, that the party on whose behalf they sp rayed, being a pauper, could furnish no funds; and that it was trite impossible for the Court to undertake for compensation. It was for them to decide whether they would take the oaths or not—a course which , for - the ends of justice, it was evidently very desirable should be taken ; but the Court thought it would be highly unbecoming and improper, if they should now return to their homes without giving the evidence in which it was their power to do. The witnussa by means of the interpreter expressed their apprehension of being detained in London, at great expense and incon venience to themselves, unless their charges were defray ed. The proctors on both sides, and the examiner, under took to exercise every possible diligence; and the wit nesses with some apparent reluctance at length con sented to take the oaths, which were administered to them in the Welch language. _ . . - FORBES V. ..controx. In this case the Court was prayed to admit an alle gation, propounding, together with the will of the late J. Forbes, Esq. of Fitzrorsquare, London, two testamentary papers marked A and B; tka former being described as a codicil to the said will, and the latter undated. It appears that Mr. Forbes died in the night of the 20th June, 1821, leaving behind him personal and freehold property to the amount, it is supposed, of 500,0001. and upwards. The will, dated May 2, 1820, - duly executed in the presence of three witnesses, disposed of a property in valne about 220,000/. specifically. The value of the residue was not known even to the testator. Paper A was dated Ist of March, 1821. Paper B without a date, was handed over by the deceased to his solicitor, Mr. Ilutchiason, as containing instructions for a new will or a codicil (that being a matter of dispute) which it was his in'ention to make, and by which he meant to alter and to add to some former bequests. This inter view between the deceased and 11ir. Hutchinson took place on the 12th of Jttne, 1821, eight days before testator's death ; but important business calling his solicitor to the Continent, the codicil in question could not be immediately prepared. In the interval of this gentleman's absence, Mr. Forbes died, and the executors felt it necessary to try the question of the validity of one or both of the two codicillary papers, inasmuch as they went to make a very im portant alteration in the disposition of the residue.-- (The facts facts not having been fully opened, we shall defer a more enlarged report of them to the period at which the cause comes on for argument.) Dr.LUSHINGTON and Dr. MARIAM opposed t anil Dr. SWABEY and lir. PHILLISIORE contended for the ad mission of the allegation. Sir JOHN NICHOLL, without giving any decided opinion as to the merits of the testamentary papers A and B. but deferring that to a future stage of the case, thought there was that matter pleaded. is-the allegation which made it proper to be adtuitted.—Ad mitted accordingly. POLICE. _-..iii..-.. CuriousßOW-STREET. CASE.—Yesterday, before Mr. M I Nsinna., the Sitiing Magistrate, Thomas White, a young man, in the dress of a groom, was charged by Captain C— J , now of the Bedford Hotel, Covent-garden, with stealing harness, wear ing apparel, and other property, to the amount of IN/. and upwards. Captain J..-- stated, that the prisoner was in his service as a coachman some time ago, when he kept an establishment, and had been So- for a consi derable time. In September last, witness came to town, from his cottage, at Southampton, and resided . ' at Hatchett's Hotel, where be bad been but a short time, when he was unfortunately arrested for debt, and taken to a lock-up house in Carey-street, Liucaln's inn-fields. At that time he wts indebted to thi:pri soner, about 201. for wages and other matters. The prisoner and a boy, named Charles Meads, alma a ser vant of his, came and attended upon bim for a few days in the sponging house, and witness employed him to go down to Southampton, to acquaint his friends there of what had befallen him, in the hope that they would be prevailed upon to ralesse him from his difficnities. The prisoner did not return to him, and he soon learned that he had been to Ilatehett's, and in his name obtained all the things he left there, and ; at -~. ~. ? i bludgeons in a most brutal manner. o,conk no resistance, as one of the villains,, an intention of murdering him , held, ha while the others mercilessly beat him; hi s at length brought the watehmen to his at whose approach the robbers lad, and with the exception of the prisoner, who, after hunt, was secured, when the prosecutor, wh o iras i3 nearly senseless, was taken up ; he discovered tryi it pockets were turned inside out, and titled of a m , k ver, &c. UNION•UALL.—A, charge of felony barin g made against an agent to an eminent house in the pm; lain and glass trade, yesterday the person i underwent another examination. Mr.'rt:aTox, the barrister, attended is malt the accusers, and Mr. HARMER was present in the ta , of the accused. ' Mr. TURTON stated the nature of the charge, said that the prisoner was employed as an agnee,yo 4 pose of part of the stock of a considerable eae lr e • curer of china and glass, end for this pep. s house was taken in the Borough. The pri eelyw previously been in the business at Dover; lei il l trouble and services a certain per centage us e be allowed him, but the goods were still Uremia*, property of the gentleman by whom be Rae en g i r t When any goods were furnished him, they Ten yit accompanied by a bill of parcels, containing th e pti he was to sell them for, in which lie had no y make any edict ation. The business was condseepey this manner up to September last, when, is us e , quence of the returns he made being very o a k the stock was taken, and a deficiency of spud s of !even hundred pounds discovered. The prime affected to be surprised at this account, and if time was granted,,be certainly should be 'bleu isl test some error, and his honesty not being at the time suspected, this request was readily complied eiti i he bad, however, failed in clearing up the ulster, and not having even come forward, although repot. edlv requested to account in any manner with cipals, on Saturday last another servant of the fee was put into the possession of the house. On the pi. soner coming home in the evening, he, with &Rothe man also in custody, and charged as an accomplice it this transaction, and a police-otficer, turned the ink appointed agent and family into the street. A eat was set over the house, but nothing occurred uteti e of notice until Saturday mining, when the two ei• soncrs were detected in carrying off large punkin of the different wares. On Monday morning last, whee t!,ey went to take possession a second time, the don, &c. were barricaded, so as to prevent for some time access being had into the house; when it was obtaisee, they found the premises and business deserted, sod further deficiency of two build redpounds and upwards. Mr. HARMER said he was satisfied that DO etaldfoh lony coild be made out; innumerable cdses ens within his own knowledge, where parties Ladlssasa trusted with goods to dispose of as agents, sai been deficient in the accounts, hut it was never el► templated to indict them for felony. The caw wa different with a servant, who did every an watt fir immediate direction of his master. Mr. CIIAMBICRS thongbt that a felony hatlbasese. mitted. Evidence was partly gone into, bat Mt. Chambers having an engagement elsewhere, the lee ing was postponed, and the two prisoners were re mantled for future examination. Ftne.—About six Sunday mornings alarming . fire broke out in the baking house of Mr. Constable, situated the rear of his dwelling-hose in Old Gravel-lane, Ratcliffe-highway. There be a plentiful supply of water, it was confined to the premises where it originated, which were completely destroyed, together with a large portion of the pact in trade. _ _ _ ... ..____ On Friday last, a Humber keel vessel left Thrte Cranes Wharf with a valuable c.:rgo. Contingent to London-bridge she was drove by the force of tie current against the starlings of the centre arcb,wiki knocked a hole in her bottom. She struck agaiwt the hill below the bridge, and soon after sunk writ opposite to Battle-bridge-stairs. A great part of in cargo was entirely lost, an.ounting to several Wiwi pounds. Fortunately no lives were lost. This is de third accident at this bridge within the last six woks. Culla) DROPPING.—A few evenings back, a finek• male child was discovered in the passage of the book 21;, tieorge-street, Blackfriar's-road. It appeared II have been newly born, and was wrapped in asoli piece of flannel. The infant was taken to the psi' workhouse, n here a nurse was provided for it, salt is now doing well. Monday night, as a carpenter was passing slog Cross-street, Islington, by the door of Pr. Clifton, to discovered upon the steps of the door an infant cbikl, apparently just born, in a stip of perfect nudity. Ile knocked at the door, and finding that the eltiW (lid not belong to any body there, he wrapped the W ills in his apron and carried it to Islington slut On its arrival there, thong!' it had nearly bled lo death for want of proper assistance, yet signs of life remained, and medical aid being 0 hand, the inf i n a soon revived. The medical gentlemen were ea tis e that the child had not been born an hour *lash tr . a i t i brought to the workhouse. The officers of the pa n ! have offered a reward for the apprehension of the us human wretch n ho exposed the child. Dame Fortune has her favorites, and one slielleo ' wont to prefer, is her old friend Bien. This it appears, her bie,ad Ladyship has looked to b b . tei for of the Four Capitals §lready drawn above a sold all four. Perhaps ?Isis -might be ,in l compliment to Isis Office in 4wriollill, as the lamb of that house is jOire; and as Lis Office at Claris.g. Cross is number hide, dis may me et by the samtrattit, that he will sell niNe more Capgals : and n o , include one or both of the Thirty Thousandsyet is' " wheel. . ______—...-----" DI El)."` t 1114' Wetinetulay se'nnight, in the ee Ciewns-.2llLivo Ugh-street; Carlisle, Esther Dino aged 50. She ' l 'l, o f a patient at the Dispensary sit - .g ist establishwas. Ilice:. that excellent Institution. int was an L" one of her legs, which rosin r e m, ti ll do*. 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