The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-12-09 00:00:00

1. A 11" I.V riaI,IOENCF. COURT OF EX( lIF.QUER—Dec. t THE [IN O I•. W. NORDIN. IMPORTANT 'I 0 ISIMILICANS.—The ATTORNtf-GtNE SAt. said, this was an information to recover from the defendant, olio is an entered dealer in wine and spi rits, two penalties of 500/. each, (or having twice one chased spirits from a person, not being a license(' dis tiller. and two penalties of 2.(10/. for having received lido his store the same spirits, being new spirits. An officer of the excise proved, that the defendant was an entered dealer in spirits. Nathaniel Whitmarsh (a common informer) swore that he hail sold two gnantities of spirits, of live gal lons each, to Mr. Griffiths, the defendant's porter, at a puldic-house in the Strand, at nine o'clock in the morning ; that he watched Griffiths, and saw him take the spirits into the defendant's store. The Arronvav-Gavanat, in opening the rase, said, he would call Griffiths, but %lien Whitt/lards had g . :ves his evidence, said, he wonld rest the case here. Mr. JEnvis, for the defendant, said, after twenty five years' practice at the bar, he most envy the as surance of the titan, who, after telling the Jury he won't' prove the facts of this case by the evidence of the man who sold the spirits, and of the man who re ceived it, should now rest his ease on the evidence they hail heard, and call on the Jury to find a verdict on such testimony. The Learned Gentleman then called Mr. White, who keeps the Bedford Coffee house, Covent-Garden; and Mr. Preedy, a wine mer chant, who both proved that Whitmarsh hail lived with them as cellerman, and had been iliscbargeil for theft, which he had confessed ; they both swore they would not believe him on his oath. The defendant's porter proved, that lie bought the spirits, not for the defendant, but fir a friend of his ..vu, and only brought it into his master's store before lie teas come in the morning, to keep for a few,minntes till his friend came for it; he also proved that Whit marsh had endeavoured to prevail on him to join in giving information against as many publicans as they induce to buy from them. The ATTORNEY GENERAL, sad the Jitry in s'pport of Whitmarsh's evidence, but without any . hesitation they found a verdict for the defendant. ' OLD BAILEE SRSSIO.VS, Dv.. 9. BANK PROSIICUTIONS. This morning, as soon as the judges had taken their •eats, fourteen prisoners, indicted for uttering forged f,lnk•notes, were brought into the dock. There was only one female prisoner who refused to plead guilty to the minor offence, and will be subject to 14 years' transportation, no evidence being offered on the capi tal charge :—Cbarles Carnegy, Edward Whiteman, tieurge Preston, Henry Errington, John Wilsor, James Hudson, William Faulkner, James Ilenwright, Hart• Ann Kelly, Mary Ann Platt, Jane Wingfield, alias Wood, Elisa Denham, and Mary Jones. .31ary Simglefois pleaded not guilty to the major of fence, and of C.nirse remains for trial. DECISION or TIM .11.*PCEP. _ _ Mr. Justice lIATI.aT gave the decision of the judges upon the case of George .Ifasoss, who last session had been convicted of assaulting Robert Green on the King's highway, and stealing front his person a watch. The question was, whether this was or was not such a robbery as constituted the capital offence? It was in proof that the watch of the prosecutor was secured by a steel chain, which was worn round the owner's! neck. In attempting to obtain the watch, the prisoner Lad given at least two pulls at this chain; and the point was, it tether this was sufficiesit violence to con stitute the offence? 'the judges hail derided that sur f. tent violence bad been used. The least struggle on the part of the person robbed made the necessary ,pantitv of force; and it nos of no consersesee whe. t':er that resistinsee was made by the hand or any other part of the body. The prisoner who was brought to the bar doting this decision, was now removed Lack to his cell in Newgate. lieu. Lyons was put to the bar, charged with rob• bicg, on the Nth of November last, at Whiteehapel, Air. Thomas Corey of four gold seals, keys, watch,' c',ain, &c. 'the prosecator being sworn, stated, that he was Captain an board a West Indian merchant ship. lie hail returned to London, and happened to be passing through an obscure street in the neighbourhood of Whltechapel on the night in question. when he was met by the prisoner, who, with sere rul others, sue t-minded and hustled him. The prisoner pitched into him, and knocked him down. It was rather dttskish, bat witness i. positive as to the prisoner's identity. '1 he seals, &c. were afterwards found. - The prisoner made no defence.—Ouilty. Janes bets . :r and Mom Merrell, were itolirte‘l for stealing font Hank of England notes, of the value of lir. each, the property of --- Shepherd. 'the prosecutria being sworn, said, that on the 1•Itli of October last, the notes were in a drawer in her bed room, which she soon afterwards missed: she had been in the room at three o'clock in the afternoon, and the property was secure. She then locked the door after her. About fire o'clock she had occasion to go up again, and she found the door broken open. The things were scattered about the room. Thomas Shepherd, son of the last witness, said. on the day in question he had gone to her room about I five o'clock. He confirmed his mother in the other particulars. !'oats, an officer, produced two Wt. notes which he had procured from two tradesmen. He traced another to a Mr. Jones. but was nut able to procure it. Ile went with a search waerant to the house of a person , named Sixwell, the nephew of Mrs. Shepherd, and there found the prisoners. They all lodged in the same loose. lu their room he found some new blank ets. gown pieces, and other articles of a similar na ture. In a small tin ease in the same room, he field I nine pounds. being the champ. received out of the Id/. note. Saxwell claimed the notes, saying he had taken them for Long. Mrs. Shepherd was again called, but she was un able to identify the notes. Thomas Shepherd. upon looking at the notes said, that one of them bore the mark of his brother's hand writing, but Coat the mark on the other had been erased. From what remained, he believed it to be TPF.:c . I ATESISI;) N. hi. , Hie brother died t.tt the 2Uth Zirp• teibber last. In croli4-exakesittation, 1:e said his brother litd been in the habit of receiving 10/. notes. The saint niark was put Nina all the notes. He believed the nute in gw•st;.m had newer been paid away. Richard Wills, a baker, stated that one of the 101. notes now produced had been paid to hint by Saxwell on the I:stli of Octolu.r. Another witness proved that the other HU. note had been paid to him on the 'mit of October by Mr. Sax well. William Saxwell stated, that he is the nephew of Mrs. Shepherd. lle is Isy trade a journeyman baker. Knows ti:e prisoner at the bar. On the day mention ed in the indictment, he went to his aunts, and accord ing to a previous engagement, engaged her in eon t•ersatiun whilst they went up stairs. {nen he came out, he met the prisoners at the Yorkshire Stingo, New-road, when Hermit said they had made 6:11. This they shared witl t resurving 21/. as his portion. There were four 10/. notes. Witness paid his rent with one of them to a Mr. Jones. Long lodged in the same house with witness. Hermit afterwards, in his presence, gave his wife another 101. note to pro cure change. ('rocs-examined.—Witness is 25 years of age; has three children: necessity drove him to rob his aunt he slid not plan the rubbery : had been admitted King's evidence; did not know that his aunt had al ways pr )) (( •rty in the house. llarriett Saxwell, the wife of last witness, was next 31r. Aft in x tool, an objection, but it was orerroled by the Hein+. She proved that three la notes had been given to him by Long,. She had thew changed for him. Sloe laid oot another at a linen ship, in Oxford-street. • l'.reess-examined.—Would not tell a fal.elinnel ; would tell one sooner than %re her husband hanged; on her oath she did not receive all the notes from her h usloa tad. _ Lucy Carr bulged with Mr. Saxivell in the :awe house; reeolketvil uein Ions; and H errn :: on the 1 4th of I h tuber. They left the huttse in entnpauy with Maxwell. 'floe prisoners said they had been led into this rob thery-by.,the Acts of another. Long received an excellent character, and from ..01110 persons of respectability. 'Elie Jury found them Guilty, but strongly recoup. mended them to merev. • On the other side, a number of witnesses, several of tf.sin very respectable persons, gave a very different arectint of the affair, in which they entirely exculpated the accused, and attribnted the whole blame to the un governable violence of the deceased himself. Mr. 31iNancLt. (the Magistrate), however, said he :110041 not only detain Mr. Sturm in custody, but should issue his warrant for the apprehension of the other two persons said to be concerned. Mr. Sturin's friends offered hail to any amount, but Mr. Storm was sent to the watclilionse, to await the de cision of a Coroner's Inquest, and warrants were issued against Cooley and Tuck. On Wednesday night an Inquest was held upon the body, before the Coroner, at Kensington ; and after several hours' investigation, the Jury returned a ver dict, that the death of the deceased was caused by his own misconduct. The warrants against Messrs. Sturm and Tuck, and the other person, Cooley, were instantly discharged by Mr. Sketchley (one of the Middlesex Magistrates), awl they were set at liberty. MARLNOROCOH-PTREET.—Yesterd:ty the Office was excessively filled by persons to view the pr•soners now in custody, on the charge of attacking Marsden, the gaoler, and rescuing the five prisoners from his custody, while taking them to the !louse of Correc tion. Several fresh ones were brought up, charged on suspicion of being concerned in tl►e transaction, in the following order;-- Charles Woodgate and Thomas Cook, young men, were first placed at the bar. They were apprehended by Genre Brand and Fitrzemati, the officers, on in formation received that they were concerned in the affair. Womigate, on being questioned by the slagis trates, declined answering any questions ; Cook said, that at the time represented that the attack and rescue took place, l►e was asleep in bed. 'hey were remanded, with an intimation that they would be again brought up na Friday next. W. !lardy, alias W. Jones, by profession a minia ture painter, but addicted to loose habits, was the next placed at the bar singly; he was in custody about two years ago on a charge of stealing sonic siinif ;loxes. He iris apprehended by Furzemati at an rat ing house in Middle row, Holborn, in consequence of information that he was seen in the company of some of the prisoners shortly before the rescue. The Magistrate, F. Farrant, Esq.. questioned the prisoner as to where lie was on t h e day it took place ; lie said lie was not up until late that morning ('l Intraday); he was only at one public house during the day ; lie believed that to he the (lettere! Elliott, corner of Iledforilbury. The Magistrate asked whe ther he was not at some of the public houses, from which several of the prisoners were taken, mentioning their signs. He denied being at any of them, pro testing his innocence of the charge, and requested to know whether hail would not be taken for his appear ance. Mr. Farrant hoped he was innocent, and that he could prove it, but they had information that he was concerned in the transaction, and they could not take bail, as Marsden was not able to attend, when he did lie might probably Identify him; if lie could not, then the case would be donbtful, ■nd hail would be received. Other questions were put to the prisoner, and he was remanded till Friday. Win. Jones, Kaluck, Watts, and Harris, were brought up heavily ironed. Jones, un his recent examination, said that Oilby, the landlord of the house, in the neighbourhood where he lived, could prove him to be there when the attack and rescue took place, and a summons was granted for his appearance, but lie failed in his attendance. Watts complained of not being allowed the oppor tunity of bringing their friends forward, in conse quence of their confinement. lialock requested that he might have permission to be released from his irons. It was intimated that the prisoners had been very decorous ever since their confinement, and the Magis trates gave directions for the irons to be knocked off the whole of the prisoners, who returned thanks. They were informed that Friday next was the day inten46:l for their farther examination, u hen it was anticipated Marsden would be able to attend at the office. Marsh was next brought np ; he denied all know ledge of the transaction. He had nobody to speak fur him. He was also remanded. Hawkins was then placed at the Bar. The pri soner was apprehended on suspicion of bring con cerned ;be told many tales. His father, who came forward to speak for hint, differed widely from the ac count his son gave on being brought up. lie stated, that the time the rescue took place, he was at a pub lic•house taking a pint of porter with a young loan named Mears, who actually came forward and swore he had nut been with him that night. A person named Howslip came forward, and said, he could swear that hr saw the 1 rimier at his father's house (who is a milkman) the same evening at the hour of the rescue. Up swore that he was there with the prisoner from five to six olio& ; when be left the place the prisoner was there. Mrs. Harriet Le Ray, of the Haymarket, swore that the prisoner was in the habit of serving her with milk every night, and for the last fortnight or three weeks he had not tuissed an evening at the above hours. The prisoner has been before its custody, and he attri buted hie misstatements to the confusion of being taken at so short a notice. Mr. Maur& attended for the prisoner, who was remanded. NAUTICAL LvrE2LIGENCE. The Celina, Presgard, of Stavanger, from Riga and Stavanger to Bergen, was lost off Bergen about the 10th alt. ANTIGUA, Orr. 16.—0 n the 26th alt. it blew exces sively hard from the E. particularly in squalls, and we , bare since learnt it was general throughout the islands on the 24th. The beig Sally, Hughes, pat into English Harbour, with loss of her cables and anchors, haring bees blown oat of Hossein, Dontisica, to which island she sailed again on the 7th instant, for the purpose of thing in the remainder of her cargo. DARTNIO ill. Dec. b.—Yesterday arrived at Torquay. the Jane, Tyrrell, from Newfoundland, with loss of long bust, hal - harks, ami leaky, baring been 'track by a violent sea. Os the 11th ilt. is Ist. 47. 40. losg. 28. sho'fell in with a *chooser, from shout 70 to 1111 tom, with her mast* carried away below the rigging, and supposed to be laden with oil, as one cask was Gating • r the hatchway. She appeared to be a Nr.% vessel, quite new, and lad BJ mune on ha 'I he crew had left her. Ilanwt.li, Dec. 7.—A brig is on shore upon the SI.M. wash sand ; there are five small vessels wiz,* her ~.; W. by N. blows fresh, Unmeant., Due ti.—A brig was seen on shore . ...is • morning un the Banks 01 s..nti.p.t ; a quantity cocoa nuts sod oranges have been washed no at port, but no part of the wreck of a vessel. The charlivon, Dickenson, from Micamiehi, was boarded by a pilot boat on Monday afternoon, and Las hut yet ai. rived. The Sterling, arrived from Jamaica; a ~,,t re gale of wind on the 29th of Septemiler,ocf t'a:•e 11a: •o. ettlia, which lasted for nine hours, and laid her •;; Ler beam end. thi the 3rd ult. in lat. 33. long. 57. bore tip for Liverpool, in a tremendous gale (ruin the Westwsrl. Newitavax, Mc. 7.—A small vessel came on A m ; near Itottingtlean, this morning, 'notion' uppers k g. laden with casks and cases of wine; supposed to Issu e Eugenie, from Bourdeaux, which sailed the 2Utis of Sq. tember. St. VI xcext, Starr. 47.—As yet the weather has eon• tinned very favourable (or this season of the year; this Morning it blew rather fresh from the S. but no dancer is apprehended. Only two vessels are at present in the i harbour (brig Hero, from St. Andrews; and Diamond, from Quebec.) Sr. THOMAS, OfT. S3.—Several small pirates hare lately been cruising in this neigliblurhooil ; it is said for the purpose of intercepting vessels carrying specie from this to the other islan Is. ROSSEAU, DOMINICA. OCT. 6.—On the 26th ult. we experienced very boisterous weather here. Th e ga l e con. menced about tour o'clock in the afternoon from the N.E. and continued with great vinlence until the fol. lowing morning ah o nt eight; the wind during the night shifted to the S.E. The brigs Queen and Sally, of Nova Scotia, the only Yes:APls at author here, put to sea in the night ; the latter, I learn, has put into As. Cigna, and the former. I suppose, has proceeded on her voyage to Halifax. The Marv, droching sloop, bel ong . in to this port, was at sea (hiring the gale, and it i s feared has foundered. In consequence of the damage is !skit 1•34 been sustained in the island, the tiovernor h a s opened the port for the spare of six months, for the admission of lumber and provisions from the foreign colunies in British bottoms only. T• in rot. s, SEPT. I.—The United states whooser M ar th a , from Baltimore, was wrecked on the Aregalo shoals, her cargo of dour, meal, pork. soap, tobacr o , aa i candles, with her mist*, spars, sails, rigging, awl boat saved, brought to this port, and sold fur the benefit of the underwriters. VESSELS SPOKEN WITII.—The Ann, of Aberdeen, on the Ist December, in lat. 51.25. long. 15. by the Bris tol, arrived at Ilfracombe. 'flee Ann had spoken, on the 311th of Nor. the Jane, bound to Aberdeen, floss 31irantichi. The ship Sophia, of Guernsey, in Nov. from Trieste (or Rio Janeiro, off Cape St. Vincent, all wed, by the David, arrived at Falmouth. BEVINVICK-tPON.VA ZED ELECTION:—SECOND lIIT, Dsr, s.—At the close of the Poll this by, the asst• hers were— Sir F. Blake Jas. Balfour, Esq.• MaMajority for Sir F. Blake 25 • Son-in-law to the Earl of Lau,lertlale. PIIIL tDELPIII.I, Nov. 4.—Yesterday (save the Basta Palladium of last Tuesday), the venerable Jolla Adana, en ered the 86th year of his age. Tate following no's was handed to vs by Captain Johnson, of the schooner Florida, who arrifed here on Monday, from the Florida shore.—(.lrete Fork Gazette.) No. 1.--His Britannic Majesty's ship Pique. from Havanna to England, Oct. *22, let l lathing 2i. 28, North ; longitude 69. 24. West of Green ►ici. This bottle, with its contents, being thrown over board with the intention of determining the roam and strength of the Florida Gulf stream, it is meet particularly requested, that whoever may pick it sp, will, as near a p tesible, determine the latitniir awl longitude of that place, potting that latitude ss longitude with the time of pirkitiz up, and ro•tt,•ntssf this note, in any public vita either in Ent:l'lA w America, and they will confer a great favor on their obedient servant, JAMES NAPIER, 3facer 11. 11. M. S. Pigs& To whocrer may pick up this bottle. This note, in a bottle, %VAS found by John W. Johnson, of the selimmer elf IVett` tork, Charles Johnson, master, on tile Flori‘ii'shore, the sth of October s 1820, and had not leek mere else three hours on shore, as it was helow high wale mark. It was found in latitude 2ti. 26. long. 20. W. l'ohlee. Senor; NG.---% lad named Field was brought before Sir It. ItaKzu,at Bow-street, yesterday. charged by two of Lord llollands's under gardeneis with sporting ou his Loidship's premises, at Holland House. The gardener dersed, ;hat they f otiol the prienner, accompanied by another lad, in a certain field with a dog and a gun ; upon which they, the gardeners, went up, and seizing the prisoner by the collar, or dered Lim to surrender his %rills ; lint instead of obey ing them, he handed his gun to his companion, who leaped over the hedge and laughed at them; whilst the prisoner said, " if they did not leave go of he would certainly knock one or both of them down. Ile was prevented putting his threat in eceention, however, by a reinforcement of gardeners coming up, and they assisted in taking him prisoner. Sir ROBERT BAKER asked those witnesses what I.iml of gun the prisoner had with him, " was it a fowling piece or a musket The witnesses professed themselves ignorant of the distinction between these two species of fire• arms. Sir Rourwr—ff What kind of dog was it—was it a game dug ?' Witnesses —if Oh ' Ter, your worship, it was a boll- dog ; a thorough bred one." Sir Ito tostrr.—" Are there any corers. or preservers of pheasants or other game at Holland House, that you supposed he meant to trespass upon'?" Witness.—" 0, nu! your Worship, there's no phea. sant nor nothing of that sort, but be might have shot the sheep, your Worship !" A decent-looking man now stepped forward and begged to explain the circumstance. The prisoner, lie said, was a poor lad just come up from the country as an assistant toll-keeper at the Kensington-Gate, and being off duty for an hour or two, he wet with another boy about his own age, who had the gnn with him, and to him he offered a peony or two, to let him have a shoot at souse s:tarrows. For this purpose they went into one of Lord Holland's fields, the fences of which were so had as to lie almost open to the road ; and they had not been lire minutes in the field before the prisoner was captured by the gardeners. lie added, that he had come to the office purely in charity to the lad, who had nut a single friend in this part of the country, and, in all probability, his baring been taken np world cause him to lose his place at the toll- gate. Sir Ronzny flAzza said he hoped not ; and, after a suitable reprimand to the young sportsmen, dis missed the charge, as not cognizable under the chat ing game laws. ALLECID MURDER..--On Monday night last, Mr. Storms, a respectable inhabitant of Kensington, was brought before 31r. 31iNstict.t., at this office, charged on the oaths of Christopher North and others with having canard the death of J. May, a patrole in the employ of the trustees of the Kensington road. The following are the leading circumstances of the affair : One night, at the beginning of last week, the de ceased was fighting in the road, near Kensington Oravel-pits, with a man named Cooley, when Mr. Sturm, who happened to be passing, interfered to part them. Mr. Sturm was very mooch intonicated at the time, as were both the combatants ; and in the scut& the decease 4 fell against the bank; and the witness abovemeutioned (C. North) swore positively that lie saw Mr. Sturm kick the deceased several tithes on the side, whilst he was down. On the fol lowing day the deceased complained of a pain in his side, and continued getting worn and worse till Mon day last, when he died. It appeared also that a Mr. Tuck was engaged in the brawl ; and it was stated that be also had been guilty of same foul play towards the deceased. Ts the fulloiring article we very readily give ha union : TO THE EMTOR rns STATESMAN. SIC—Is your report in this ~oteo f the trial of " Reece and another against Merl" ' which took place yesterday at the Itwildite, Wert* minster, the remark of the presiding Judge. Orig. Justice) is given, without the observation of 31r. !tor lett my Counsel, which produced such rem:n . 4 free the Judge ; I think it will be hut jiiNtice in cos_:' correct such report, as it may otherwise be itijarinst to my professional reputation. The observation made by Mr. Searles after the vvo diet, and which drew the Judge's remark, was " nal in justice to the defendant he must taw that ISO rt . ' collected hie mentioning to him (.tlr. Scarlet°, the absence of the witnesses, and the circtsuirisares, 16 . 1 that be hail advised him not to withdraw the reford• This is certainly a very material part of the orrt and as such, I conclude, I need only appeal t e 'Y' af : candour, for the correction ; and am, Sir, goer " 50 ' rut servant, J. Rigor, 14, Goklea-square, Dee. 7, IR?0, MARRIED. 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