The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-10-07 00:00:00

RECORDER'S COURT. DUBLIN. AMSArLT ON ON NUM ROORISTiII. On Wednesday the RICORDZI, assisted by Alder men Haim:rots end Ancona, eat far the trial of pri sonenand traversers. ceVaB2l4olll WIWASONS CASS. . Michael O'Connor, and Mary, hie wife, were pus I. the traverser's bar and Indicted, for having on she 12th of Angus 'WWI) , assaulted and falsely ism prlsonad Andrew Ms:Walton for six hours, and In a second count for having assaulted him en the 11th of September. Andrewill'Malson, Est Counsellor at law, appeared in fall amuse, and was sworn.—lie declined (he said) stating any case, although his was the most wants' sad deplorable that ever came before a court of jus tice. He deposed " that on the night of the 12th of Avow, between 11 and 12 o'clock, the traverse's seised him in his own house. and with such force tad ferocity. that he thought they would have satin gnished his existence. Notwithstanding his many remonstrance', they violently pulled his body. tor toringly sq d his limbs, and finally succeeded in dragging him to flank-street peliee-office, where be passed six hours of the night. 1 ibis happened to be one of the houses that he had recovered , by the ver dict of a jury, and under the will of hie owe father, that he might enjoy it for nine hundred and ninety nine years. He had been so compassionately foolish, and taking pity upon the audacious Mrs. O'Connor, who was a very distaat relation of his, as to make a lease of the house to her husband, on very advantage. cut terms s it was one of the best houses in Crow. street, and he retained a room in it for himself, as be was quite a lone man ; and he thought he had a rivlat to expect their gratitude, kindness, and atten tion to him, and prettily they treated him after.— Ti.ey kept the bonne for a year, dilapidated it of its conveniences and ornaments, langhed at or abased him when he called for teat, and finally made a lease of the whole lions* at such a rent and granted sach conditions as he, notwithstanding his goof Da. 1 tam would not give themselves, not to a simple jerk strew, but to a profligate, lewd, debauched , person."—(Here the Court reminded the learned gen tiemae that he had promised not to state any case, but merely the facts respecting the assault. The counsellor bowed assent and cootinued)—" lie occu pied the hack room on the first floor, though he had covenanted for the first one, but they bullied him out of it, and he was forced to be content with the es. change ; but they were not equally so. Finding they bad succeeded so well, they attempted to oblige him to reside in a black bole in some other part of the house bat he resisted, and remonstrated against their conduct, as also the improper and immodest uses they had converted his habitation into." (lie was again requested to confine himself to the facts of the case ) "'finding he was restive, they had recourse to threats, acd knowing they were in league with some of the party with which be bad been so long involved in law proceedings for the recovery of hie property, he was in bodily fear and dread of his life. Oa the night of the 12th of August he Cams home about 10 o'clock.' and when in his room he heard them through the foldirg doors, (whirls divided the two rooms) say. Now he's come, we'll give him a night's lodging,' and O'Connor came to his room, on which be ran and escaped up to the garret to claim the protection of a man rimed Duncan ; bat Duncan refused to admit him, and O'Connor shortly afterwards returned, ac companied by two watchmen. O'Connor then vie lertly dragged him down the stairs and along the hall, ar.d brought him to the police watchbouse, where the cAnstable refurcrl to take his charge, and be was obliged to remain in the matchhouse for protection; well, he looked over that, and in consequence of the ill treatment being repeated, he summoned them before the Magistrate, and went on the 11th of September to serve them in sommonses, when the traverser and his wife attempted to throw him over the banisters of the stairs ; hut not being able to effect their purpose, they threw him down a flight of stiles, by which be was tense severely injured in several parts of his body; their servant woman then came to him in the ball, and having a bucket of sods a nd dirty water, she threw it in his lace and on him; there had been a separate indictment against her, and if the Court and Jury did cot think this a hard ease, he was very much mistaken." Cross-exan.ined by Mr. Bamyna-T.—The treatment Le received on the 12th oI August was not in conse qurbee of having called the t rrrrr sers abusive names; so. it Wes part of the system pursued by the banditti who Lad so long persecuted him ; be bad not a mob ecLected about him en that night; was nut pelted with mud. (The Counsellor here assured Mr. 11‘.1- CTI he was mistaken if be .thought to fish any thing oat of him that would invalidate the truth of his state ment.) Took no comfort that day—" Oh no, Coun sellor 111kmaTT, you measure my Corn by your own ; I wasn't coaxing attorneys that day—eh, du you take:" Mr. IleriNzTT.—Were you ever a night these 20 years that you had noCiegaledyourself? '"Yes; many a mouth ; can't you say tippling at once; I know what ..0 are at—l expected better from a gentleman. Mr. 'lnnen, taverns are expensive places, a man won't get et ink for nothing, and I bare been these many months wi:hcot a shilling, waiting till the Chancellor returns. Fare been driten alums from place to place, some days having a dinner, and • abase days not. lam in the day-time with a tenant to a house of mine in Chaneery-lane—l knew him in England—and I sleep, or try to do so, in my house in Crow-street. When you brought the trove rrrrr before the Police llag istrate, did he not say, " Mr. M'3laboe, your head is not right," and dismissed the complaint?—Sir, Mr. GabLett would not be such a blockhead. I had the honour to be a class-fellow with Isiru and the pre sent Recorder in Trinity College, and he knew me to be one of the brightest fellows in the University. So 1 sr from dismissing the complaint, lie took my infor mations. Was not coaxing the washer-wousaa when she threw the water upon him. FOR. THR DEFENCE. John Corry, watchman, and John Farrell, consta ble, were sworn.—Corry proved that on the might he took Mr. Witlalion to the watch:loose, be heard him use high words before he was called. The constable said that 1 e had the appearance of liquor on that night, when in the watchhou.e. On tie first witness being examined, Mr. Hamilton t quainter' the Court, that In consequence of a request THE ITATESMAN (14 'Mr: &illation he bad veil willingly contented tolnear as Counsel on his behalf. The learned gen • tlepran then proiewdedit erosswzantial the tiro 'M imeses, which he ,did with **eh seal• sad ability, as drew forth the warm approbation of a very crowded Genet. Ha elicited from the first witness, that on bir goingoo take Mr.'Ml!shoo into enetody, be was sit• slag vastly on the lobby of the iittie 'story, and that the traverser used coasiderable violence in bringing him down stairs ; sad from the second witness, that be was not able to say positively whether Mr. Illiabon was is liquor or not ; lie only judged from his efi pearsece at the time, without, however, making any' allowance for his irritation or eccentricity. The Recommit shortly charged the Jury, who re turned a verdict of Gaily. Mr. MIN:4M. on the part of the traverser., prayed tines to pat in an affidavit in mitigation of punish- Meet. The RICORDIR consented, but dmised it should los 1 done is thus to allow the prosecutor time to answer. Order, dated 18th April - 1821, respecting the settlement of his regimental debts, due to the clerk of his troop ; .though frequently applied to by the clerk of the troop for that purpose. . Second.—•• For disgrsreful condnct, in giving two drafts to the imessman of the regiment, on the Agent., which drags wars dishonoured, about the 44th June sad 7th July, lei. frtgivi.-.. For being reputedly absent from his regi ment without brava, is the year 1822 ;—all such conduct being highly prejudicial to good order and military dis cipline, and unbecoming the character of an Wien and a gentleman." URon which Charges the Court came to the following decision : _ "The Court having taken into their consideration the whole at this case, and baring duly weighed the evi deme laid before sheen, as well on the part of the prose cution as by Captain Jebb in Lis defence, are of minims as to the first charge, that Captain Jebb is guilty of bay ing neglected to comply with* Regimental order. dated 18th April. 1821, respecting the settlement of his reel ;siestal debts, due Os the clerk of his troop, such debts kering bees mods haws to him by the troop ectompt book icing eshibited to him in the weed menses. " As to the second skarge, that Captain Jebb is guilty of having gives two drafts to the messsoan of the regi ment, out the agents, which drafts were dishonoured abent the 24th.of Jane and 7th of July, ISM, such con duct being, in the opinion of the Court, under ell the eireintsetpierse mated. connected with the traemeitiose,tio warrantable.and reprehensible. " As to the third charge that Captain Jebb is guilty. The Court having found Captain Jebb is guilty. as above stated, do sentence him to be removed from his Majesty's service." _ _ _ tbas r rformsol a duty which they have con sidered themselves tailed upon to discharge for the due maintenance of discipline in his Majesty's service, the Court are induced, from Captain Jebb's length of eervice, from some of the circumstances which have ap peared is the coerce of this iarriry, aid alai from the favourable testimonial, which Captain Jebb has laid before them as to his character, humbly bat strongly so recommend him as a fit object for his Majesty's favour. able consideration. _ His Majesty was pleased to approve and confirm the finding and sentence of the Court, but in gracious con sideration of Me astuuter in which the Court have re commended the prisoner, bis Majesty is pleased to per mit him, Captain Jebb, to receive the regulated value of his I am, Sir, yaw's, FREDERICK, To the Adjutant General. Commander-in-Chief. In consequence of the preceding letter, the following was immediately transmitted by the Adjotant-General to his Grace the Doke of Wellington : I (Copy) Horse Guards, Oct- 5. BM My Loan Dette—l km the honour to transmit to your Grace the copy of a letter addressed to me by his Royal Highest's the Commander-in-Chief, communicat- I ing the Findieg and Sentence of the General Court Martial held for the trial of Captain John Jebb, of the Roial Regiment of Horse Guards, together with his Majesty's pleasure thereupon ; and I have it in cons mind to request, that your Grace will be pleased to caese the mum to be immediately notified to Captain Jebb. I have the honour to be, My Lord Duke, Your Grace's pest obedient, humble servant, (Signed) If. TORRENS; A.G. To Field Marshal We Duke of Wellington, K. G. G.C.8., &e. &c: &e. The Duke of Wellington being on the Continent, this letter was forwarded to the °Meer watuneding the , Blues. Yesterday, aftir Divine Service, eitlonel Drake, M.P. who appear►d W be cousaiendieg the corps (end nut Sir It. 11111), celled the regioreat together into the riding-house,. and there reed aloud the Charges and Sentence to the whole. . . Ws did not pe Jebb present, nor indeed any bat the persons officially connected with the regi ment. _ This proce►ding seemed to create a powerful sensa tion, in which Colonel Drake joined, stopping several After reacting some other Orders, the regiment re torned to the It-marks. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Extract of a letter from Graham's• Town, dated Aestil :—.. . o This town is increasing very fade iii building, up wards of 200 houses have been built since we ar rived; every one who tan get work is flying to it; two new streets and cruel streets' have been laid oat, and partly built on. The main a , about a quar ter of a mile long, was only part holt on when we arrived, now there is scarce a vacant.spot in it; there are a great many shops, or rather stores, for so they are called; of ' these there were oily two when we came, yet the price of every article is • very high. This t►e parties *Badge to be in eonatquepce of being ins., ported direct to the Cape, there. landed and ware housed, the freight and ditty paid, then sent coastways to Alps Boy, with the saute freight charges as from England or elsewhere, expense of latiding and ware housing there, and carriage from thtince to this town. A load from the Bay costs about 81. yet with all these difficulties and expences, English goods will pay cent. per cent, and often more, particularly if taken into the country about two or three hasdred miles, which dis tance is thought nothing of h►re. A waggon with ten oxen performs the journey from Algoa flay with a load in four days, a distance of lone hundred and twisty miles; neither rocks nor a6t other difficulty deter the bollocks; they suemount all—indeed dratted-borate could not perform suth journeys. The horses, is their taro, perform 'wonders. A man will perform the journey with a boric to Algoa Bay In one day (17 hours.) He takes two loaves of bread for the horse, and a blanket for hiinself. Should any acci dent happen that might detain Use for the night, he turns his horse loose (knee haltered), mid lays himself down is the first bash to sleep. The post from Cape Town to Graham's Town, a distesceof 700 miles, is performed is aevee days. by Ilottentots and 'soldiers, with relays of horses at certain distances. Slimy set tler•s are pursuing the plait of going to and from Algoa Bay with waggons bringing goodat and make a great deal of money, the carriage money being all prait; and should oar fature.prospects by realised, we shall very soos supplant the Dumb farmer. T he settlers get lc 64. per day aid their proviefeenr-lirr n*log timber in the woods, and pinkie; pays totter than sawing of beams, scantling, planks, anti boards fur Government and private buildings, in Graham's Town. We never see any wild beasts in the woods, therefo►e they most harbour in the bushes or brush•wood.— Baboons there are by hundreds, and many species of email monkeys ; the former are very large, but all fly the approach of man; we have them in great num bers round about, but they never do us any harm, al though, in some parts of the colony, they are a great anaoyance. The elephants are seen in herds of 50 to 100, and are said to be the largest in the world. being from 16 to 18 feet high ; same part of the year t►ey are very vicious and dangerous, at other times they will run away at the approach of man; bet at all times it is dangerous to attack them without you can make sere of killing them the first fire, for should one receive a wound he becomes desperate, and it is al most impossible to escape. Leaden halls will not eater his skin, but pewter are always used is these coufficis. One of the African regiment is now by my side, who was located at Fredericksburg ; he assures me that he was out with a party shooting elephants, and that they fired away a pound of powder, in musket-ball cartridges, before they killed one, although they were very close to them; they found the balls Oat against his ribs, but being exhausted for want of blood, be laid himself against a tree for support when two of them despatched him with pewter balls, and when he fell on the ground one of his teeth, which weighed 70Ibs. was bugled in the ground. In one attack the elephant pursued him and he was obliged to throw down his bat which the beast stopped at and trampled to atoms, and thee pursued him again, he them took off hie jacket and threw that os the gruaad, which he also trampled to pieces; at last, as the only re source, he climbed up the largest, tree be could find, and thus escaped, for of a middling size these animals pull up by the roots. Ostriches are plentiful here. I have seen eight or ton at a time. Two men took twenty-nine eggs of theirs from one place, for which they got 2s. each. An egg will yield a quart of food ; is very mild and good rating. Tobacco, which is in general use here. and the growth of the colony, 1 bought, when at Algoa Bay. for 8.1. per pound, sad it has often been sold at that price by the Dutch Boors, in the market in Graham's Town. It has never been retailed at the stores under Is. 6.1. sod lately at 21. and now Is sold in the market at 2s. 6d. and thus you see we go on with increasing prices every day." THE ARMY. WiNTIENCE CPON CAPTAIN JOHN nun, ROYAL HORSE GUARDS. A letter has been received 4r Illsjor-aeneral Sir Henry Torreas, Adjutant General, from big Re•val lligbnessthe thilie of lurk, Commander-in-Cliief,of whit:lithe follow ing is a copy, rrrtsitini, which will no doubt be issued in lleneral Orders throughout the Army. Mese Glaards, Oct. 4, 1922. have laid before the King the proceedings of a Benefit Court-Martial, held at Knightsbridge Cava'. ry Barracks, on the 24th and •Stith September 1922, for the trial of Capt. Jehh, of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, who was arraigned upon the usderluentioned Charges : First.--" Fly neglecting to comply with a Regimental LONDO.AI: NONDAT wrarrimo. COCTONIS 7. 182*. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CjOCL Commis remain steady at tilfi for tLe Aereitet, and for Itlopey, : 8181 : A good deal of ►asioese is doing. and dm Mirka koks brisk. The beetle in the Foreign Market continues more than ever. All Foreign Securities are rising ; Chili has been dope at Jl. There has been also a great deal doing in New Spanish and Colombidn Bonds. Chili SO—Neer Spanish, 701-044. SO—New Prinslin, SDI —Old, S9—Russia, FO—Danish, sel —N e a poll tam Scrip, Si —Colutabise, voi 97. New York and Philadelphia paper, bare arrived this morning- to the lit of September. They contain • proclamation of the President, allowing British ves sels from the British ]Vest Indies to the United States, the sense privileges that are allowed In the British West Indies to vessels belonging to the United States. By an arrival at Baltimore, In 17 days from Likuirat we are informed that the Spanish lieneral Mo ra l es , had returned from Curacoa to Purro Cabello, and there landed his troop,. By a communication of the Board of Health dated August 31, we leers that an iaspection of the stores in the infected district had been made, but no putrid hides or other matter had been discovered that was likely t.) infect the atmo. sphere. Three new cases of fever hol been reported that day. Several houses in the infected district bad been robbed. Bombay papers to the end of May bad been received at New York at the cad of Angst, but they did not contain any sews. Petit risers to the 6*.li inst. have come tohead. The affair of Berton aid his accomplices hat F ere hoard before the Court of Cassacios, aid the Cori has derided against them all. A telegraphic disia:ch frogs Strasburg, given is the Journal (fre Dew!, states, that Caren's sentence bad bees executed la that city ea the let inst. On the ether head tb. Qmotiolienneennoeneao. es a great act of mercy, Gm the King bee commuted the sentence of death 444" Fradin sad Seseckatilt, two of Bertea's immunises. into tweaty years cooftactment for the one, aid 61teea for the other! The intelligeoce respecting Greece contioses satisfastery. Among other accounts whim corroborate those previeuely received, is an snide Imo Coostaatineple. dated Sept. 3, which, after menthe. nog the &parlors of Lord Strangford for Vicar", adds, " Defeats are said to have been experienced by the Torks is the Mores, bet we know nothing tire." The intelligence tram Spain in these ?sli m is highly farourairioto the Constitutional eau.. B e . sides various successes raised ever the rebels, au I , title of the 20th tilt. from Madrid says ` that the s p . nigh Ambassador at Lisboa bad austmemd officially the msrch of a Portuguese corps of 6,000 mes, is serve as aa auxiliary seeps in Spain. A letter fes o Bordeaux of the 27th ult. states, that the publicatio n of the Royal civilisation, by whisk the Sa natory Co t den is converted into an • Army of Observation," bad caused a rise in the value of provisions, sad all ar ticle' requisite for the supply of an army. It is added, that orders bad beta isesed by the ?mock Gomm meat for the purchases of grain sod forage in mural department. of the South of Frau*. The 11th mili tary division, whicb formed so part of the Sanatory Cordon, is added to the Army of Observation. Fassco Fueroe, Orr. 4.—Fire per cent. Cossols opened at 92f. 90c.; highest at 92f. 95r. ; l owest at 92f. 70e ; closed at 92f. bse.—Bank Stock, 1,655' Neapolitan Five per Cetus. 76/..—Rxchange on Loa don, sea =oath, 25f. 30c.; three ditto, 25f. 35r. MAILS. ARR. BUR. ARR. atm. I Dublin - 0 I Holland . I Waterford 0 I Hosibro' 0 0 G. & Jersey • 0 I Primes 0 I Lisboa 0 I Fiaoders - 0 0 Gotienburg - I 0 America - - 0 PRICE OF STOCKS. AT ONE O'CLOCK, THIS DAY. Il•••nit Steck • ... i ladle Meet .. 3 pr Ct. Red i MOW Beats EFL a pm. 1 pee Ct; Coes 4 per Coot. Swab Sr Otd AMR 4 7er Coate WHIM i 0 „ 6 , 73 pi pa. New Veers . ...141Iff WOOL s bper Gent. 1707 ; ---1001. ros 7s Oo pm. Long Ass.. • • I ---ilmall es Bs. Or. pm. Imp. Ipr ES. . ; Coe. ter Ass! Irish b peresmt.. .. 1 GM Tickets SW Ibs WISTRAINTS FOR RENT. We read, in a Bristol newspaper, that the Deco end Chapter of Gloucester have given their tenants notice, that they will be distrained on immediately, Was they pay op their rents. We can hardly believe this; because, whateverelse we may thiok of the el:rp, we have sever seen reason to believe, that, as to their temporalities, they were fools. If they had ►ees is the boy's place, they would not have ripped •ep goose with the Golden Eggs ; and what is this din• training for rent, under the present circumstance*, other t►an an set of telly like that of the 64y1' Is it possible to pay rent owl of Ike prostate of the 114? The whole of the prodace is demanded by the labour era (including tradesmen) and the tax gatherers, with out leaving a farthiog for rent or for tithe. A fell. mouthed South Down Ewe sells for 12s, that aged to sell for 405., when the larger part of the debt au contracted; and when most of the resent rests trete settled. The taxes remain nearly the same as they were. How, then, Is rent to be paid? Oar real opi nion is, that prices have yet to fall, and to fall considerably too. The Bank mast mired its alive* to be pupated to supply the cosotry banks with gold against the first of May ant. This mast lessee the quantity of cireulatiog medium ; sad this mast Amer pries'. Take Eaglaad all through 'and Wheat is not sow more than 44. 4 Imishel s though the quality of the last crop is se very good. Some wheat, and Millet's wheat too, is now meld at 51. the load at Newbury-market ; that is to say, 2s. 61. a bushel. Hormseat (green hogs, that is, Not salted) is now selling at Salisbury fee 4aGd. the score; and, though that may be dairy-meet, it is not expected, that corn•f►tted bogs will exceed 54.6 J.; that is to say, 31d. a point'. flogs (leas) nearly a year old are now selling for shoot Hs. a piece, that s•ed to sell fur y3l Mr. RICARDO and the Edinburgh Reviewers and, the Scotonao-seespeper leached at the idea of farm:rs beng rained by Peer:. What is become, too, of the pstoPider of Mr. CANNING'S man, Slf. T. P. or P. T. Gocaxertal ? it was well enough to put forward such poor Osiege as the authors of Tr asuey-Pamphlets: this was well enough when the country was covered with bask-Rota: but now the poor thing's would do better to keep their nonsense within the walls of their (Oriels; for adrer city has spread light abroad. We always wished to see old George Rose live to the end of ties THING. — He ■nd Pencreas. and Purr and Donnas and limes and Et.hc34nonocuss should bare lived to the end. — However, we shall, we treat, bare the old CiJes:4l Doctor. THE SYSTEM. The Houses in Pell-Mall, used by the Secretary 10 the Board of Ordnance and the Secretary to the blas ter General of the Ordnance, cost the Easoul 22,0001*, seclusive of 1 7 rarniSere. This, calculated at 8!. per cent. Simple Interests which 111*es"is sioners of Military Enquiry vista as seceseary for money expended for In the Metropolis, amounts annually to 1.7601 .Poonds, while the salaries of the above in 1798. wecir, ..for.the Secretary to the Board, 510, sod, for Sorteoneenooalse &later tieneral 300 Pounds, reeking, altogetlact, SIO ponds. Con sequently it costs the canary double the amount of ' Salaries for rest alune:—Tarie may be takes ass prate fair criterion of the immense expense of Upwards of 200 Mouses, that have been bought or bnih far toe accommodation of the Ordnance Officer., as, for im stance, those at IYeeden, Heck, Fa , ersbam, &c. being mansions almost liter . ally to be called Palmez; and yet, in I S2l, si < years after peace, there was a.• Wally expended 10.'279.11/4 fir ilouse-Rent, I a n d Candles, for I ivil Officers alone in 1108 Drplll. merit exclusive of a considerable sum included in the Estimates, under some other Mead. far Servants. The above is only a deep ire t',e sca ; bet it is a litt'e rpecimen worth looking at. But, mind, we can dom. nobody, if it be agreed that theate Pi it ;cod. Tbe's things are as necessary to the present system as food is to the body of animals. If Mr. 1101:: dor., then fore, look upon it that the p - op..c tow choose Cie Mr:o hm of the House of Coino:onr, he would, Jo Kr!' I , ' make no more complaints about Ord.sa:;re. or ah.•ct any thing else. THUS! Oho How ern I Mete i'ers to P,o• liament send the most pro.,re: pers •ns in tile world ` ' promote the intervos of theca o ho sand then. that, according to Alr. lit NC. aii is fl;;Lt enough, as to time system ; and the above things Are eecessaryt.) carry on the system. Mr. Hums would trirenri t ti 3t ------ * Commicalonera' or Military Enquiry Report, + Parliamentary Return, MI. O. IV. gift fttatelintan. " Tell BUTIIIIIIIffilil(ZSMAN" It INCORPORATILD WITIO •• • STATISIMX." 1 1 11 11 ::