The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-12-03 00:00:00

'~~ COURT OF RING'S BENCH, Dlc.2. • • R. cARIALK v. ----PARKINS, isQ. • . This was an action brought by the plaintiff to rams %tot the 'defendant, one of the late Sheriffs of Middlesex 'wet London, a compensation for the alleged injury he bad `.'detained by the Sheeiffs having retained his property, " la their bands, instead of selling the same, as directed , by the Court. . • • The plaintiff', ease was conducted by Mr. SCARLM ‘ .4.41 Mr. Joe. Keane; and the defendants by Mr. H. • • Noaper and Mr. ARcituOLO. L s • • Mr. ScARLETT stated the case on behalf of the phis fiff. Mr. Carlile, who, by this action, sought to recover ,s compensation in damages for the injure he Lad m \isdeed by the conduct of the late Sheriff, the present defendant. He hall no knowledge of Mr. Carl& per %ovally, but he had heard much of him. He had no:doubt Oat the'Jury had also heard much:of that individual. n. should, however, sod to conduct this cattle as if he had never heard the name of Mr. Carlile before, Ind he bad no doubt the Jory would discharge their ciory in the same way. la his opinion, unless tbs Jury this day found a verdict for the plaintiff, a precedent hi,ylily dangerous toll'e liberty of the scbject would be established. If an individual was for soy offence len tinekd to fine.and imprisonment by the Court of King's Heck he could not believe that the Court ever intended of the law would tolerate, that a Sheriff should so *errand the power which the law gave him in such a case as to entail on the defendant ruin and imprisonment for life, by the seizure and detention of his property until the aspiration of the teem of imprisonment—and, having done so, then say. "Now take your resources, • yourself." Mr. Sheriff Parkins present case. He had detained Carlile in iis bands in the man -1 plaintiff, as the Jury well ailty of publishing certain libels, sentenced to three years impel heavy floe. Immediately a fter (trap Acids was issued by the irectieg him to levy the fine of .'apeoperty. This writ seas issued •., a as he should nowconteod, e soldkiamediately, and without what did the Sheriffs do? Why, ten to the Courts, which he in 'compliance with the writ proceeded to sell the pro and bad sold so much as pro , they bad paid 241. for King's inhobited by Mr. Carlile. The their baud, ready to be applied direst. They then proceeded to leader of the stock of the shop r.....fi1l is lkeizJtande, and that they waited the ditec• Cod sit the Court bow they were to dispose ofit. The ourt by its writ 'aid " we direct you to sell and not to wide the stock;" but the Sheriffs replied that.amonget ' Ifie stock there were . copiea•of publications Whicklami • Bien declared libels; suppose there were, wis Odd ally encase for the Sheriff ',Weiser alye.wboleetoCklptheir ?ends? Why, emongsttbesi libels, as they art called, were twebty-five co ten of Dr. Watson's Defence or the plble—a meet excellent wock. There were other works niftily unexceptionable and valuable. The whole stock teal worth not less . than 30001., hit it been sold then ; *re mu a valuable stock of periodical publications, which, bed they. been sold it that tine, would have pro diced a very considerable aim bet heeler been now etained and locked op by the 'Sheriffs for three years, yam worth nothing erecept for waste paper. He contended thet eves eupposiag there had.beestsome libellous works apanst this sto ck,t hafieriffs oarb t to have soli all wb ich wipe cot so. If the conduct which bad been adopted by {tie defendant could be justified, what would be the et teeth-NI of any booksellei ceoivicted of and offence which isidected hint to fine and ',imprisonment? There was pot a bookseller's stock• In existence in which some reek might sot be found which a Sheriff might not con tralto to be libellous. Fir instance, any volume of t` klume's History of England," or any volume of poems pa Metaphysics, or Historical Work, would furnish ?hat might constitute libel on some one living or dead, an.tho estimation of &Sheriff. and enable him to detain the stock of an individual, all the period of his imprison saw. and so reduce it le rale., as had been done in this ease, that at the expiration of the lodieidual's imprison ment, although at its commencement it might have bees worth ten times the sum, it would not produce sufficient to pay !defies., and he be thus, as Mr. Carlile was et tetly raised, and reduced to imprisonment for life. He concluded by again calling on the Jary to decide in this cps is if they had never heard of the name of Carlile; and he was convinced they . would then find a verdict eompensating him for the injury be had sustained. . Jar, HATWARD., Solicitor to the plaintiff, put is the writ of /rearijacias, and the return of the Sheriffs, staler, that they had levied and sold to the amount of 141. of which they had paid 241. for taxes, that, the re- Poloier 301. they retained in their bands, waitins"tbe t4ortions of the Court. The return farther enumerated penstock still retained by them in their heads, which OOP knew riot how to dispose of. consisting of maw (ewe copies of the Republican, Tom Paine's Works, Co *m of the Mock Trial. of the lillacl, Book, of Sherwin's Register, of Cobbett's Register, Letters to Canning, &Item to Sir Charles Abbott. Charles Phillips's lipeeebes, Cobbett's Drumm:. Csritomon Sense, lisle 1 /sioes's Speech, lac. • Is' •/ ' • a •Mematexamined.—Knows melp Celine', shop; there were certain,inscriions COM pod within side the shop; "The Temple of Reason," se as within side the., shop; don't recollect whether thery. was such an inscription as 0 Office or Repository for tip e sale of Republican aid De - Weal Works," or, "Office for (beagle of the Repablican Arid the Deist." The let/ era now banded in art: in the itand-writing of the plait 'tiff. . . lir. Aacasozo here f.bjected, that as the !odgrrtent of Oe Genet wee not put Po and ;trotted; the writ of lerari Viriskirsoald . not be re/Jel Yid Jo evidence. • t • - le, 'Sea s cart i wit). eat* my friend trouble on this point ; I have a coil tfor takier the goods In trove.. 3lr, A acnnoura—That, my Lord, will put the plaintiff bit of Court. The Cutudiregigic; bo looking at the record, over ruled the objeotiott,:: The jodalment of the Court was laffielentlf penalty the role id' Court for lasting the )1 1 / 2 3i , -,.. - - I Oharles t orn deposed that ;be was placed in the care ditike plakteiff's 'bop on 'the 16th •of November, the .1•110.14 the Optima:* Was bet tight up for jadgment. Her k ivoie4 the Sheriff's officer; was the person whit came istiestioOk possession of the oboe, mid .all that was in air'Ow Hopwood sealed the parlour door, and the shop 'dtlegiiee front was 1301::N1 ins' tie. It remained in that Ahlp six orieven weeks; T•te IM‘Okg he removed, the )6 . hold Militate wi s sot I, Vi'itness was in the shop dpe4 Hopwood 4uittet. pus- i•ssion ; every thing was re id,except the she) ves a i:1 counters, ,14 1 o a i-examined.-1 lie s' lop was open ill day till the ,owtoong • ;dyes not rey ,allect Abe inscription " Th. Tempi* •esf lai°ll9olll. or Office :for ft. F. isle of the kepobliceo sad Dulatk " but thinks t!‘ ..y 111 Ight be op. Hopwood cause 'into - possession about tour tor live o'clock.. kletook pos. f Ashen of ail the boo ks in the shop. J 411114 Griffiths di tows r that he bad seers the schedule of the stock. and ell alatt ' the 'value, with•the exerptioa of a few books. Tito. I yelped amounted to:1,140/. ; r . with a few excep l l4 is I ay Were now worth nothing except fur waste pa :tar- t Crosii•ellansined-. Can' 1 - eldeolate who shey.woedd be • worth to sell id. e nose, Yl valued the.. at retail price • —rani say how Its ter the I , weskit have taken to sell by r etell, perhaps two yeart , bat understood they bad a q~ II 16 . • . - r . • 4.11141411 and manage them for yourl bad so acted in the preset the property of Mr. Carlill ner now described. The I knew, bad been found guilty ;or which he bad twee soots 1 e meet, awl to pay a heal • judgment **tit of leval 6 ' .rt sql the Sheriff. directi . . , on't be derendast's,ra tinthe,loth of November. am the ;Sheryl ought to have sot &Joy t iasteed Of whkh wba Mcorcf4g to their owp tete, e;oild read, they 'said, that i directed to them, that had petty et Richard Carlde; as doted 541. of which mint th Tales due on the house, inbi pther3o/. regained in theii a the Court should direst fetnin that the remainder .... . . . THE STATESMAN. rapid sale—knows that seas. of the" Republican" had been prosecuted as libels. Thera are I copies e 6 the" Ag e of Reason," and " Palmer's Prisciples or Nature," which bad been declared libels. Did value " The God of the Jews," and all the rest—did not cal- Caine what they would be worth as waste paper, or what they would have cost to re-print. Did not read any Oldie books—did not read " Physical and Metaphysical laquiries"—slid not sell it himself—can't say he ever saw any of it for sale any where but at Carina's—read Wat Tyler," thinks it a - beautiful poem—believes there mono copyright of that work, it was published by se many different booksellers—bad read some number, of the" Deist," all those which be bad read were harmless. —had read " Diderot'e Thoughts," but it was so long since he bed forgotten them. He valued" Volpe?' Ruins and Philosophical Thoughts,"—is a bookseller is Middle-row, Holborn, in a g I way. Be.examined—These articles which had been prose rated for libels to conviction be emitted in his valuation u Millar's Philosophical Enquiries," and " Diderot's Thoughts," are books of general sale. " Wat Tyler" has never been prosecuted. Witness valued the bust and slates of Paint., bat not the pedestal. The Bishop of Imeders " Defence of the Bible" bad never bees prose- Med ; the greater part of the works is the inventory were works wholly unexceptionable. Witness never saw Mr. Carlile but once. Mr. COOPER submitted to his Lordship whether this action would Ue. This was an action for the difference of value between the stock now and two years and a 'half ego. The Sheriff Sot having sold under the writ of frearsjeeias, be submitted it was doubtful whether the Sheriff was bound to sell under a ['earl ferias. unless the plaintiff but applied for a veeditioni expense, and be sot having done so, no attachment would lie against. the Sheriff ; and it had been decided, that where as at tachment would not go, an action would sot lie; and therelote be contended that the present action wou ld not lie, and plaintiff meat be noosnited. Mr. ARCH/OLD, on the same side, said it was ex tremely doubtful whether the Sheriff had any right to sell under a leverifildelt. until a writ rendition' ce pa= was directed to him. It was quite clear that un der a writ offl.A. the Sheriff was not booed to sell : it I mmo sufficient for the Sheriff to return the goods io his peemesion, fir want of purchasers. Wenn% also submitted, that this being an action as the case against the Sheriff, it was necessary to ,prove malice, or the action could not be uniataioad. The Cesar JUITIOS said, the declaratioa is this case charged the defendant, es Sheriff, shit Fierier; delayed to sell geode, the property of the plaintiff, which be bad in hie possession, with a view to injure the plaintiff, be having retained them in his possession for a length of time, sad- thereby deteriorated their value. Now. if a Sheriff did eontain the goods in his possemin, with `socb a motive as that imputed to the defendant in this esse, an action would lie. Whether the defendant did !octal/der the feeling imputed to him was a queaties'of fact which be would not withdraw from the comildentios if the Jury by eon-suing" the plaintiff. ,stela Mr. Coona then proceeded to address therierylll the pan of the defendant with his usual ability. fib s like ids Leaned Friend, disclaimed all knowledge of hie sliest. He protested against the doctrine of the Ad vocate being m ixed up with the client. As Advocate was bound to perform his duty to his client, let that glint be whom be might. He desired that the Advocate should etaad on hie exertions for his cient,and his client on the minuet hie ease. Whenever such should cease to be the case, there would soon be as end to insecurity for liberty I. this country, and the sooner a man left it the better. Having said thus mueh,he would proceed to his defence : and, first, he contended that a knowledge of the ease should be brought home to the defendant. 11l this case , he oenteaded, that had not bon done. Mr. Parkieelied not only, as Sheriff, objected to Mr. Col licgridge, the Secondary. acting few him. bet had allow lately protested against his so dotal' • and Mr. Coiling ridge was conscious of this, became be bad requested a gni/omen to apply to Mr. Parkin', for the purpose of Inducing him to consent to his appointment ; but Mr . Parkins never would acquiesce, and, in consequence of his refitting to do so, his accounts bad tot yet been paned, as he could not conscientiously assent to the acts of Mr. Collingridge, against which he bad always pro tested. Now Hopwood acted under the direction of Mr. Collingridgevand whatever Hopwood did Mr. Conley ridge was answerable for. The enter Junin said, he did not see how that cir cumstance—if it did nisi—could be made evidence in this case. Here was a return on the files of the Court, purportiof to be a return of the Sheriff.. If that return bad been improperly pat there, the Sheriffs might mo ve to have it taken off ' but, as it remained tbere,be mutt look at it as the return of the Sheriffs. Mr. Coons resumed—The next point would be that which be had pot to his Lordship on the necessit y of malice on the part of the Sheriffs bei n g previa. His Lordship bad said that that was a questiow for the Jory. He would go boldly to the Jury on that point. Mr. Car life, though in Dorchester Gaol, well knew what was going on I be knew the Sheriffs were not selling, and be did sot wish they should, or he would have applied to the Court to force them to sell ; but the fact was, Mr. Carlin did not wish to have these works sold in a mass; he desired to sell them separately. Malice bad been charged against the Sheriffs as their motive; Mr. Both well was dead, but he had never beard it charged tgainst him that he had any malice against Mr. Carina, and as to Mr. Parkins, he disdained the charge. The fact was, that the Sheriffs had only acted with due submission to the law as it at present stood; here was a bookseller's stock consisting of convicted libels and suspected publi cations, and the Sheriffs were respousible for the sale of them ; and notwithstanding the opinion of his Learned Friend, Mr. Scarlet', to the contrary, he would boldly say, that the Sheriffs would not have been protected bad they sold these libellous works. His Learned Friend had said, thud seeing the work, " An Apology for the Bible" amongst the stock might have removed the libebts of the Sheriff, Perhaps not. it was saldlhat his late Majesty, on this work being presented to him, acclaimed, •• Ati apology for th e Bible ! Why the Bible nests no apology." The Sheriffs might have fallen bete the same mistake as to the nature of this work. its contended that there was not the slightest ground Js* Imputing malice to the defendant. All the Sheriff had/hose was to act with caution, and a doe respect to she law. The plaintiff also might at any time have forced them to a sale—he had not; therefore if he had swathed a loss, he bad, been himself consenting to it; and a man consenting to a lost could oot afterwards recover against another for that loss. The next point he would go to was=-mitigation of damages.—Macy of these publications were periodical, and lost the value a c much to a day or two as they would in a year. Others of these work. were declared libels, and others carried libels OB th• face of them; " Wat Tyler" for instance,' 'Olio!' one of the wit had described as a most beautiful poem, but which in hie opinion, was a most contemptible production, and which had been declared a libel by the Lord Cuancellor, and out of the protection i l el' the law ; so also as regarded the " Age of Beason," and others of these publications; sod how could the Sheriffs come to the Court for instructions on such a subject as this? As to the selling them immediately, h e was certain Mr. Garble, when he should seU these works by degrees, would get much more for them under all the disadvantages maiplained of, than he would have got; by the immediate sale, forced .se it would have been under all the disadvantages of e, l sale by sue ltion. As Salience of the little money which the most ; popular works would fetch under su,ch curiatandancre, was to be found in a sale of pamphlets which belonged 'to Mr. Boat, who being about to change his residence 'lately, had found it convenient to sell a large stock of popular works by auction, when books, which had hems selling previously and gradually at seven shillings each, fetched no more than thirteen pence. Under all these eircninstances, he was so fully persuaded of the improo sibility there was of a Jury finding a verdict for the plaintiff, that he woLld abstain from his first intentioa, which was to have called witnesses, and leave the case with these observations in their bands. • The Close JUSTICII summed up to the Jury, and peated, that if a Sheriff did wilfully and wrongfallyele stain from aellieg goods in Isis p ion, with an ia.l tention to injure a party, as in this case alleged, then he ;could be liable to an action but if he had reason sad probable cease for keeping the property, then be would be justified in doing so. It was a question for the Jory to decide on which of these wotives the present defead ant had acted. They would take the schedule into their hands, and upon a cool and impartial consideration of the works eaumerated therein, and the nature of them, they would sly whether, in their opinion, there was on the face of it ground to justify the defendant on the grounds of well founded caution in refraining from sell ing; if they should be of that opinion, they would find for the defendant; if of a cootrary opinion, for the plaintiff, with aoch damages as they considered equal to the justice of the case. Bit° minutes past I?, the Jury retired, and after be ing oat an boor, they Caine into Court with au applies don to his Lordship, for information as to the lowest arm in damages whi ch would carry coots. The Cuter Juertcs observed, that in this case any 'damages, however small, would carry costs; but tab ;Judge had the power of certifying, in which case be regulated the costs. The safest coarse for the Jury to pursue, however, in thii and all other cases, was tb give to Verdict upon the rise itself, and its peculiar circus,- cstancee, without at all attending to consequeoem ' The Joni again retired, and returned in about &Attar- Oat of an hour witli4 Verdict for the plaintiff—Dsaluges le ek ' *rests 40s. Cohrsa—l hope your Lordship will certify. ' 'Tbe Cater Just —that can be done at any time, Jr. toopet t WiTatabitler of it ;at present Ido not think I Anil: i 7 • • •• • SANIMRIIO* AND iftPl r. MAZUR. This wet an action brought by Mr. and Mrs. Sander. son, for an assault committed on the tatter by the de. Pendant, ittd for an usjnst detention of her in Oahe went for some hours. The defendant pleaded first that he was not guilty ; anti secondly a special plea, setting fbrth that a cap had been stolen from his shop, and that he had tessonable grounds to suspect the female plain tiff of the . felony. The case on behalf of the plaintiffs was conciiieted hy Mr. SctlLrT'r tad Mr. Currlie iced the defence by Mr. Utmost and Mr. COUTN. It appeired in evidence, that Mrs. Sanderson . iinat to the shop of Mr. Barker, who is a traherdaiber le Holborn, and asked to look at several articles. .She .10 pfetentlY fixed on a cap, aid then-voqoasted to see other goods, :hot ultimately refined to take say, alleging that I she bad no money in her pocket. • Mr. Barker insisting *lt She *could at least take thr. alp, seat see of his shop-tension to follow hew home with it; is the mesa" time hie OW told him that she mimed a esp, aid he seat to Mrs. !Sanderson to request obi' would moan to -his home, as the article was gone. She returned with tie messenger, Anted the chirp, and on some one cooled into the oho*, was asknl to walk up stairs, to which Me seceded. Hero Mr. Barker advised her to write to her friends, furnished her with materials, and sent his ser vant with het linter. • Her' tither and brother' eagle whoa some senversitioe took place, which was variously stated! those representing the conduct of Mr. Barker as very offoostre,and two rif his shop-women describing it as very civil and courteous. Mrs. Simians son requested to be searched, but this was refosealare 1/0111e thee; glad; she was searched, end old matelpdial missed without charge, two of her friends having "Ns& ad for the respectability of her eoonesdoos. The Loao Cuter JUsTICIL told the Jury that the jun, dilation could not be supported; because no private io dhllaaal eobld justify detaining another as suspicion of adrime, unless he could show that a crime was cow attited by semi one ; but hers there was no proof that sit cap was stolen, or even lost. They would therefore ied a verdict fir the plaintiffs, with each (Imagism they should thiak dispassionately the case deuaanded. • The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.— " Pifty•lNl•sids, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, D co. 2. 11T111111 V. MAT AND DUIT/14D. Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN stated, that this was an action for an excessive distress of rent. The plaintiff was a ma ker of revolving heels, and the defendant (May) was his landlord. Duffield was the broker employed by Me;. and be was charged in the declaration, which eontained a variety of counts, with having . improperly and vexa tiously levied the distress, by seizing the implements of the plaintiff's trade,and by selling them at a deteriorated value—The damages were laid at 3001. ----Lloyd, the auctioneer, was the first wit- nes, called. He stated, that be had sold the goods, which he described as being inferior in value to the es timate put on them by the Cross-examined.—Tbe first sale prodnerd 331. 3s but that arose from the conduct of the plaintiff and a friend, who materially raised the price by bidding for !articles, which they afterwards declined paying for; the pro duce of the second sale was 231. Is. 2d. witness was bro ther in law of Donfield, one of the defendants in this cause ; witness had a partner, whose name was Duffield, but he was not the defendant, bat his brother. The rent for which the distress was levied was rather more than 201. The produce of the sale did not clear the expences of the distress after paying the rent. Other witnesses were called to prove a testier of the amount of the goods to the defendant Duffield, and to state what were the goods then onithe plaintiff's premises, besides his working utensils, which had been seised, and which they described as being nearly of the value of two hundred pounds. Mr. Sergeant PILL, for the defendant Duffield, con tended that nothing improper had been proved against him. He had seized the implements of the plaintiff's trade because the otlier goods were not of sufficient value to cover the distress ; and even when these imple ments were included in the sale, the produce was only 231. though some of the witnesses had ventured to say they were worth nearly 2001. Mr. Sergeant Huit.urc for the defendant May, insisted that the distress was legal in itself, and if it had been conducted improperly by the broker, that would not affect the lindlord. Mr. Jnstice PARC charged the Jury, who, after a long consultioion, returned a verdict for the defendants. ADMIRALTY SESSIONS. The sessions commenced yesterday morning at the Old Bailey, before the Judges, Lord STowst.t., Mr. Jus tice HOLROYD, and Mr. Justice BOUM:GIL Jos.Parker, a private of the sth rest., was indicted for an assault. with en intent to commit an unnatural offence with It. Hunter on the high sees. It appeared from the evidence of Patrick Colloran, that on the 9tb of Joneorhen within 12 days sail of Bar badoes, be awoke one morning and saw the transaction is question. The prisoner slept near him, close to the arm rack—on the first night alone, hat the next evening Ise saw the boy Hunter with him. The witness then de scribed the sitnation of the parties. Prisouct-tCan you look at me with a cleat counte ~_~ - mance, and swear you did not say to me—" I will do der you before you get to the regional." Wit nesa-1 can look at you. 1 never said an angry word to you dining rho voyage. The prisoner exclaims-it " You infamous wretch" ao4 was about to pat some questions respecting tbewitoess's wife, when lie was stopped by the Court. and duirad to confine himself to the subject of inqeiry. John Hall confirmed the last witness in every parti ci . hr. On being awoke by Colloran he exclaimed—. I shall report such rascally work." He did report the transaction that day, and an inquiry was instituted. The prisoner in his defence said the charge was false. The crime was one he detested, and he would mo w stand before their Lordships en an indictment for mar. der. Revenge hail actuated the witness Collator+, oil account of his wife baring had somediference with Lim (the prisoner.) 31r. Justice 1101.110 TD summed op the evidence h the Jury, who, after a short consultation, returned a ►er. dict of Guilty. The IsOV Hunter was then pat to the bar on the star charge, sod the Jury found a verdict of—Guilty. The Court Immediately sentenced the prisoners to 12 months' imprisonment, and during that time to tis privately whipped. - • .-- SURREY 'SZSSIMS. Yesterday, the the General QOarter Sessions for Bsng! w rit held at the Session-boo se, Newington, before C. law s ,. son. Esq. the Chairman, and it fall Bench. Two Toil-collectors Of Yaothall , bridge, named Monks sad Reeled, end 1 fider-steset pined, eased Tema, err, clewed wi lb begat e•••14w41 an watrestsons wenn igia se, *'fillips, a coal-asonstuegt, residing is Searieetra6 tkappeared from the .esidesee of Mr. Phillips. sad dna otter witnesses, that ea Solidity, this 14th of July last, Its was going at between tape . 11 4 tee o'clock at eight, ever letisehall-b-idle, hee l rgatlied by his elk, two chid,-, and his friesffl NT" I. It was proved, that the toll rear dfor all gtrep eo n w tiliet . thh defendant seised Mr. libiNip's son, who islt ioMihly. and In a violent' miner threw Ms from the &Ph saying that he had am paid for tolL -Mr. nails* rekaandisted against the brand condact of Momciee, god sequined that the child sight beallowee •to pass, es his toil mos mid. bleasias replied is the most insolent manners A lie, and be Mail pose" Mr, f itillips paid lwice„, At required to k n ow Meg:SW.Blmm, it not being put up ad the outside of the toll•lsoos• as ti ;Vlthe defeoriant Insist upon having that of Mr. Ps' before De Vete hi : Mr. Phillips gave hit arc, 111111thentefendonefe Wo Instilling's , threw it into the WOO: Mr. Plvillipodhon eedeseoered to get late the trit lipme to obtain the *aim of the ether collector ; Bantle! muss out, and both essiseel himeehbois and struck Ideregaiew **rails. , Whilst they kid Nine they salted est " Cassie lz,aonstable, take this follow in cestody," when t isi o d, I Turner made, his appearance is as ins east Mr. Phillips a dreadful blow upon the held LA If of bidets, which made Dim bleed profusely. Mr. Lisps interfered for the protection of his friend, bat met with t'e Mao treatment. - thetti were hurried to the watetionsr, di Bum they seers leirged with having assaulted end et• gierated the toll.mothielom is the enetatios of their defy. ~ T he Jury found Ilso eisfoodants all guilty of thalami' opus Mr. Phillips, ;id afterwards coaticted lieniesccri Omuta of an Wank won Mr. Lyons. IMMISEM=MmErnm ; ---. o.wtSlONfl, . 7 ~ t ,it:-. MlDLoGneee..... ____ • - '• ' , . • . s3fewleeday, thergeenieas teethe eemetr et Illiddieles isee I = r behavebehaveMe. Cann ilte Cbeirmen. aad a bead. of ateat ' ' TINA litisos. Illcills. This wee en indietnient amidst the dere/Meet, disra - t him with entheszlingtertainlistlsh monies, while Inliscthe pribllc office of overseer of the parish of Poplar from debt, 1001, to March, 19011. The Indfctritent was of greet leach. add ecrateiged a greet variety °regent,. lite:bearlog of this ease occupied the Court fay the wli.* day.** Moises maybe reduced to a few HOU- The IR' beeddathatallad the des .of coarsest fee wjrwab 'new Os it PIT Pleglaellt OR HMI. sad bad; t v ke of the vestry for kis waved. lie loins sesinque • ia l i a second time chemist for the Mike. aid 11 wee wt 's 3. e second election that any suspicions attached le hi P. d principal ssitneri; and the first eternised on the Farr at iSrosectoloti, *as Mit. !foam, the vestry clerk a{» It of Poplar. Ite proved ittat he had exambed tie s of the defesdatatt led the deeouttt delivered ta I .y hillie Wed bed bead Mit to the grin quarter the suns of fill. legiablitellaabanallmitast escreedieg gad. leoairies us re lillabieled Mean innidaos fell epee the deleted's% in CI 3- qesppace, that he had eetsessled lb* public mosey. Is t h.• gicioofoxamioation the Winless admitted that he had of re borrowed of the defendant sof. while Mr. Richie was out r ,lseer, lad *as three or four times applied to for the mod :y befove be returned It. The other witnesses celled for the prosecution (with the ateepeicia of William SWIM. the perish beadle) were pi o pen, whom the defendant In his accounts had said he lid rilthead. The iedietmeet ooniathed g list of ta tetapds about tho defendant had stated be bad relieved, bet Gail 0 ea,lbeee were celled. Some of th em proved thee they a ow l melted no parish relief from the deleadaet, eadethera et the money they had received was much below abut* le jeladant had stated he had given. It appeare d . h el that some had received relief from the pa r i sh ball, 'Rho :II rot personally from the defendant. Two of the wituflovff were very vehement in their mincer of giving trifled/o.4st another (John Driseal) being asked how many ebiltires be bad t said he really could ant tell. lie had only one* asp port himself. Mr. Aootraus spoke at great length for the defeats tt. end commented epos the very weak evidence which hal here produced on, the part of the prosecution. In the parish fot Poplar there were between 3,000 and 4,000 paupers aaaailly to be relieved, and it was impossible for the defendant woe to be prepared with an answer to the eight eases oat of 214 I which bad been proved by the prosecrobws. Frequently >n e a ta nt.2 4o do pas er pe at re. omo s e n , d a s i o d ineti he es:s es loo co , m s pe ar i r l O ed ati , d in ed the the in d sta e l n er t ; matey the denthods of ell. The defendant besides Otto disadvantages, had been deprived of bis books, and thus el power of replying to the foul charges brought against Os was taken away. Many respectable witnesses gave the defendant a good character. The Jury, after a short consultation, found a verdict—Met FATAL OCCUSSINCIL—At Darlington, on Teridar evening last, a young woman of the name et Nary Robson swallowed a large quantity of laudanum , obiel caused her death the following morning. It sprits she had been on the point of being married for eetre time past, but the strictures of the new marriage set e had prevented Ler, and made a serious i m p r e ssion OS 1r mind, which led, it is supposed, to her untimely est- - Coroner's verdict, Insanity. MARRIED. On Saturday last, at St. James's. Richt r,l qtonier Ors's. Assistant Commissary-general, to Mariann... 4 S W daughter of the late John Lox, Esq. of Parliament street. Westminster. .I. 4' DIED. Os Monday. the 25th inst. at Trewants Hall, near 1.143. ceston, W. Hockeo, Esq. aged 82. Oa the Ist inst. hi eonseqiienee of her clothes caniiint ire the 261 h ult. Mrs. Milford. of Bread-street buila.sys. aged 78, relict of the late John Milford. Esq. of that pisre. On the 30th alt. at Croydon, Snug. Mr. J. Marib).alte a lingering illness, Os Sunday, the Ist inst. at Hamondsoorth, midst* s. F. Thurbin. Esq. in the 33:1 year of his age. On Friday. the Oh ult, at Hampstead. Mary, t he lamest . ed wire of C. Helloed. Seq. I A.€ Leaden: &hied, !timid. ded Pebb•hed, et ibe '• The SorxTESII tit" and Ti, CeerrYeettee" (eaLIM Paper )N0.1197, Srrond, by R. WATIONILL whet* all eotnrsiefeatioes, Orders. M. riglagow•l. be addressed. t i :~ .r~ -7- 41 ;TrJ 3.J DO /~! r~ -.- ---i:: ~,..~. ,_, ~G ■ 1 bt. a r • 1, '._l 4. . .. 7 E: . „ • I Y s !':.44; Olt R~ ~~Y• P= ;.{ , Eli . • "I