The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-07-05 00:00:00

a i i L. )* 1 . i l; I '.. t ; . i, • I.• , . 4 i I ' • . • 1 l 'Ilt7: '. 1 . ••••\ r. : . . N• . t 1 k ■ LAW INTELLIGICNCIL --.10.-- COSRT OF CHANCERY. TemesDAT, JOLT 4. REDUCED VIVII PER f [NTS. The temp C;;;ecuLt.on observed, that the day had passed by for the suitors bolding an interest in the Fire per Cents. in that Court to dissent from their being reduced, therefore, °is all the applications here. after to be made to the Court for the payment put of any see of monet• that had stood in the Five per Cents. it mast be made as standing in the Four per Cents. lie would feel obliged to the Bar, I. wording any order to that effect, if they would give him their assistance, so as it might be properly drawn up. UMBRAS CORPOS. Mr. Catt.an moved for twn writs of Habeas Cor pus, to bring up on Tuesday tn,ll persons who were io castady. The LORD Ceancet.t.on.—" Why are these appli cations made to me? • Before my time the practition ers of this Court never thought of making such ap plications here. The Legislate - e, for the purpose of relieving ibis Cosa and the Conti of Kist's Bench, passed an Act lately to enable any one •,f the twelve Jedgee to issue such writs, and bear at.i determine them at Chambers. There are nine Judges now in town unemployed. and why are not these applications sande to them? Their being made to me Is only de. festing"the intention of the Legislature.' I cannot refuse such applications when they are made to me. foe if I did I would he liable to a penalty of 5001. for each refusal, and also be incapacitated. as long as I lived, from holding any office under his Ma jesty." Mr. Com.ew.—. l Then your Lordship will allow the wits to be returnable on Thursday next?" The LORD CRANCRLLOR -- 4 . I have DO option; I rootlet tease the applications ; but if they are con tinued to be made to me, I will consider it my duty to apply to the Legislature to adopt some measure for the purpose of carrying the intention of their Act into erect." t t TUB" rag OF BEDFORDIO. THS TRUSTZIS OP THL BRITISH lIHRZUM. Th K I CIRD CHANCSLLOR observed that be would bear t is case on Saturday next, if it would be con venijot for his Honour the Master of the Rolls to 4r h im Lis assistance on the Bench on that day. THOMSON V. TROTTSS. Mr. Trotter was again brought op to-day by Ha. bees Corpus is the custody of the Marshal of the King's Bench, fur the purpose of being heard upon Lis petition, complaining of irregularities attending Ms committal under an attachment for a contempt of Court; in not answering the proceedings filed against him on do part of the plaintiff; and praying that he might be relieved from such attachment, as he was unable to pay the costs and have it set aside in the usual way. The Loan CRANCELLOR pronounced his decision at some length, and said that whets a party came into a comet of equity to make a complaint against another. Le ought, in order to entitle himself to the favour of the Court, to come in with clean bands. The pe titioner, therefore, before he complained of the irre-1 .rnlarities of others, *might to show that be was him self regular ; and ought not to expect to use the an-, thority of the Court against such other perlons , whilst be was acting in disobedience to that authority him. telt With respect to the petitioner's inability from , want of foods to purge himself of the contempt in the , usual way, he was sorry for it; but that was only a tothject fur the consideration of the other party, and not of the Judge, who was bound to act according to the law. Under all the circumstances, hie Lordship felt it his duty to dismiss the petition; but would re serve the queseion of costs in the hope of its leading to something advantageous to the parties. IN TUR C•SE OF PRISCILLA STREET, • WARD OF COURT. Mr HORNS recalled to his Lordship's rectOotion an injunction granted by the Court last term, restrain-I leg the infant's mother and a young man Dajd Ho- i ratio. Reeves, of Exeter, from haviorany intercourse stir t he infant Ile (Mr. Hair) bad now to move fur lle committal of those parties, for a contempt of Court in disobeying such injunction. The Learned Counsel then read a number of affidavits, from which It appeared, that notwithstanding that the order of .j.pe Cork bad " Aces served upon the parties, the de 4endant, Horatio Reeves, who is a druggist, and the son of a pawnbroker at Exeter, contrived, with the assistiume of his brother George (from whom the for mer is personally distinguished by a cast in his eye). at .l.wittithe'mother's permission to carry off the in fant ; the mother having declared that her daughter ,should marry the defendant is spite of them all, or she would he if she would not shoot her; and the defendant having aimed, when served with a no tice, from the plaintiff's solicitor, of the Infant Lav ing bees made a ward of that court, that that (notice) 'was only something for him to laugh at. His brother lietirm - aiso, en being cautioned against the con .ssnuences of such an affair, treated it with levity, say .ing, that if committed, he could get the roles of the • F.eet ;or if not, he would easily contrive to give them the slip. It appeared from the affidavits, that tie fltgitives proceeded from a public-house called the lower-pot, in a car, as far as Paington, and thence by the stage to Bristol, where they were to have gone on board the Guernsey packet, the defendant's brother George having engaged the after-cabin for their ac commodation. But it was not stated in the affidat its, or at least so much of them as was read by the Learn ed Counsel, what bad since become of the parties. The LOUD CHANCeLLOU said he would first grant sr order for the parties, namely, the infant's mother, Horatio Reeves, and his brother George, to attend this Court; as it would not be right to commit them ii the first instance, because they were afforded an opp-or tnnity, if they chosa to avail themselves of it, of bring heard. Should it be ((mod impossible to serve the defendants, 11. and G. Reeves, with a copy of this order, he would then consider service at their father's house sufficient. •• But," said his Lordship, •• take care that the old lady does not come into court with fire arms."—(Laughter.) COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL, JULY 4 PEARY V. GOULD. The plaintiff in this case was a child of nine or ten yesrs of age. who. by his guardian sought to recover damages fur an assault, in which his thigh was broken. .~ THE STATF.SMAN: in appeared in evidence, that the little boy, with ten or twelve other children, was playing in an empty waggon of the defemdant, when he came up and called out to them to desist.' The plaintiff was attempting Li get oat at the back of the waggon, o hen the de fendant took holdlighim by the leg to pull him down ; upon which he fell epo■ a heap of bricks and fractur ed his thigh. Could, at first, seemed to scppose that the accident %ad been occasioned by some one throw ing a stone; but on the child saying that it was caused by himself,•be expressed his surprise, said that he did not iitendit. and called to another lad to convey hit , home, and to take care not to hurt him. A medical 'endemism proved the event of the injury, and that its prohabli effect would be a contraction of the limb dur ing lire. SCARLIETT add d the jnr3, for the plaintiff on the grievous nature of the injury; and Mr. Not.are, tor the defendant, contended that the misfortune was "purely accidental, and that the justice of the ease would be satisfied by very moderate damages. The Loan Cum, JUSTICE, after stating the sub stance in the erideuce, observed, that it was clear the defendant never intended to do the serious injury complained of; but that still the plaintiff was entitled' to some moderate recompense. la this action, the Jury could not take into consideration the surf ema's bill, ■s the father and not the son, would be liable to pay it. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.—Da mages 101. In order to protect litigation, it was agreed that the amount of the surgeon's charges, 51. ss. should be added, and that further proceedings should be stayed. The verdict, therefore, was taken ,sr 151. 55. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. JULY 4. DOvt O. DOBBS. Mr. Sergeant Lira stated that this was an action brourht against the defendant, the proprietor of a salphuric acid manufactory, nesVorwood, fur a nuisance in the emission of the vapour. The Learned Sergeant called I witoesse., who proved the nuisance. Mr. Sergeant Vst:ottaw, for the defendant, proved that the manufactory had existed since 1799, and that the plaintiff had come to reside on the spot in question in 1805, since which time the nuisance bad been ma. 4erially lessened instead of being increased by an im provement of the condensers and the retorts, by which less vavar escaped, and more acid was produced. It was clearly the interest of the defendant to prevent the escape of the vapour, as he would then obtain a greater quantity of acid at the same expense. Ths Jory seeming disposed to find Overdict for the defendant, Mr. Sergeant Leas chose to submit to a aon.suit. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jct.'s , 4. Henry Parry came op for the decition'of the Court on his petition to be diecharged. The insolvent, who Is the son of a gentleman of considerable forme, in Hertfordshire, was examined on a former day, when his discharge was opposed by Mr. Hudson,-tahucconist, 9xfaxd-street. aad lie. Joy, of the Grantrelltel, Ciseawstardee, os the grow of his having contracted debts without reasonable expec tation of beiniabls to pav them. It appeatVen, that the insolvent's father had al lasted him . a month, hat that his expenses very much exceeded that saw: and it also appeared that the debt be owed Mr. 'Jolson was contracted for gold snuff-boxes'end Tatabes,which were charged considera bly more than ebnible tbeirvalae; and that his debt to Mr. Joy was 391. charged for nine dinners for himself onlyf and that he bad paid Mr. Joy several bills be fore: It was not stated that the insolvent bad ever made any representations to obtain credit, which was always given to him freely ; and that in the eas t of Mr. Hudson, be had called on the insolvent sevielal times at his lodgings, with his watches sad mitt boxes, and in one instance told him if he did not boy immediately, he would lose the bargain, which should be given to another person who ,c 1 offered for it. The Cover, in pronouncing its judgment, said, neither Mr. Hudson nor Mr. Joy bad made out a case against the insolvent. Mr. Hudson bad not acted correctly in the sale of his extravagant articles; sad it could not be overlooked that Mr. Joy had been pail, some of his bills ; and the Court could not doubt tilt insolvent when he said he expected farther supplies from his father at the time he was contracting Hti debts. The Court therefore declared the insolvaileeta titled to the benelt 9f the Act. OLDDAILII r. --a-- DARING Rossist.—Hoary Pearson stood indicted for feloniously eetericg the dwelling-house of Me. Francis M'Uowran, licensed victualler, of Catherine street, Strand, and breaking out of the said premises, having stolen a clock, hydrometer, five silver spoons, about M. in money, Ike. • The prosecutor described the manner to wlstbli be was made acgasinted with the robbery, namely, by the watchman on the beat alarming Mtn. The pro perty described bad been removed Hint the bar, Which had been entered by means of cutting oat a pane of glass in the window. James Hepburn, a servant to the prosecutor. re memberzd seeing the prisoner at his master's house, the Two Spies, in Cathmiee-street, the night before the robbery. lie was in company with others 'with whom he drank. The premises were secure *ben he went to bed. Wm. Tripp, the watchman, gave the alarm to Ur. 314.lowrans. Early in the morning saw the pawner, and pursued Lim under Waterloo Bridge. There was another in company. At first they walked by the witness, who thought each of them carried a bundle under his coat, and when they bad got ebont t..enty yards from him, he turned his head to look at them, when they immediately ran otf. Witness beard some thing fall, as if glass once breaking. The sound came front where the prisoner and his companion were. Seeing them run, be sprung his rattle, and pursued them until they got into the Strand. They then took, :he one to the lett, and the other to the, riglat of Wa terloo Bridge stairs. Witness took ad Wenner, who was standing with his back against the 7; irall, and bieeding front his nose and mouth. lie was positive es to his identity. Did nut lose sight of the prisoner, but for about half a minute, and that only when he turned the corner. The other man escaped. Henry Carlo, toil-collector to Waterloo-bridge, saw two persons running, and the watchman ; witness and his partner took to their respective gt; ea, and the prisoners ran down the stairs right and left the prisoner was one of t h e men who ran down the stairs; witness had suet) a view of his face as to be certain of his identity ; after the prisoner was brought Asp, witness went down the steps and saw a man run sing towards the Savoy by the common serer; saw the man who escaped nith the handkerchief now pro duced in his hand, which the witness found up the sewer ; he also found fire shillings in copper, two six pences, a hydrometer, a entabox, three silver sperms, an ale horn, and a few other articles, which bad been in his cestody op to the present time. Geo. Wright, the parish officer of St. Martin's. pro duced the clock which bail been stolen ; the prisoner said he knew nothing of it. Mr. 111.0owran identified the property, and though the watchman, Tripp. and the Bridge Toll Coll•rtor. swore positively to the prisoner, it was admitted that they were out of sight about half a minute. The Jury gave the prisoner the benefit of a doubt, and acquitted him. Francis Sipple and Ann Meer,. two females, re siding at a lodging honse in the pariah of St George in the East, and two Lasrars. named Boso Calms° and Bore Tindle, were fat to the bar on an indict"- anent, charging them with assaulting and robbing, on the 3d of June last, Cander, r Mahometan, and a native of Bombay, of gold, silver, and copper monies, to the amount of 2/.65. IL The male prisoners and the prosecutor cool.) not speak English, and the case was conducted through the medium of Mr. West, the In terpreter. The jury found them all tint guilty. J. 11. IV. kitchinAain atom! indicted for feloni ously marrying one Hannah Hilliard, his former wife Patience being then alive. Mr. ADOLPHUS, in .:sting the case to the jury, oh. served, that the crime with which,the prisoner stood charged precluded the necessity of his entering into detail of the circumstances of the case ; enffire to say, that bigamy was a triune which was always repro bated by every humane and good man. Thomas James Terence was the first witness called. who stated himself to be the Deputy Clerk of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, and produced the registry of that parish, wherein it was entered, that in the year 1800 John Eitchingham, bachelor, was married to Patience Little, spinster. Augustine Beken was then called to prove the ski , natures. Witness haul been prisoner's apprentice, and believed the hand-writing to be those of his late master and mistress. Mary Truce knew the prisoner and his first wife, and had done so for 1.5 years, having acted as their chairwoman. Mary Ann Kittliingliam examined.-1 am daughter to the prisoner by his first wife. I believe the . writings in the register to he those of my father mud mother. 1 have no doubt of it. My mother lives in Crooked-lane, and has not seen my father for a long time. He was in the Hospital some time ago. ,(Here the prisoner burst in:o tearr, and because almost frau- Licaa hearing the his daughter : lan was 'removed tiateett Court by the turnkeys, wiser* he Tere mained Me time: at length he became more quiet, mild lit& aio placed at the bar, but owing to bodily infirmity as indulged with a chair. Darla* this in terval, almost every persda 'appeared affected snap the iirteoner's daughter, a smart girl of 18, whose eye, were roving about the Court with the most perfect in difference.) Hannah Hilliard (the second wife) examined.— Witaess lived in Spital-fields ; had one child by the prisoner, to whom she was married at Christ Church, Neweate-street, in December, 1815 ; had not lived with him for four years, owing to some domestic quar rel. During the time they were together he worked at his business, iu Nicholas lane, Lombard-street. Mr. Knight produced the register of Christ Church, and referring to page 174, found the following entry : --" December 17, 1815. Married this days-• John Kitchingliam, of this parish, bachelor, to Hannah Hilliard of the same parish, spinster, &c." Hannah Hilliard was again called, and she identi fird the band-writing of herself and the prisoner. She further stated that she never bad any idea of his being a married man during the time of courtship, bat from something she had heard she made inquiry, but the result being satisfactory, her suspicions were lulled. The prisoner pat several questions to her, all of which she negatived. Lie then expressed a desire to call his daughter, bat the Court suggested the pro priety of his reading his defence first, to which he ac ceded: A long written defence was then read by the clerk, which set furth that by the improvidence and con tinued sAberies of iris first wife, be was reduced to a state bordering en insanity, and was often incapable of judging of his notions. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. • The itsconnen told the prisoner that a worse man was never put to the bar charged with the crime of bigamy. But taking into consideration bis age and in firmities, the Court would take time to consider its judgment ; but had it not been for those considerations, he might depend upon being visited with the utmost punishment which the law inflicts. POLICE. GUILDHALL.—A GIN Ptit.Yesterday a journeyman bake... named John Tayler, was brought before the Sit. ting Magistrate, Sir C. flurrrca, ou a charge of baying taken spirituous liquors into Whitecross prison, contrary to the provision of the Act of Parliament for the regulation of prisons. The turnkey of the prison stated that the prisoner was a journeyman, in the service of Mr. Carrick, • re spectable baker, whose shop teas opposite the prison door, and who served the prison largely. Yesterday the prisoner, at dinner-time, marched into the prison, as usual, with a board on his head, with something adder the cover; but, as the witness bad observed that he did not cross the road direct from his toaster's shop, bnt that he came from a different direction, lie was, by this slight deviation, induced to see what was under the co ver. and found a fine large warm pie. but which felt un usually heavy. The prisoner assured hint it was an ex cellent gooseberry pie, only that the person who made it, bring, perhaps, unused to cook for himself, bad put more good stuff into it than was necessary. The.turnkey was vmpted to take the Lberty of tithing a little bit of It, by way of toll, n ben his knife bit against something, and, , , in turning it, he lifted' tep tise crust, whim, to hie area +wettish tfl7 nt, be found under it a tiptop, made purposely to suprort a crust over it, and it contained about two gallons of strong gip. The prisoner pretended the irr.ales . astonishment, lint which was more like dismay, at.d be at length recovered himself sufficiently to admire the ingenuity of the man who Itad contrived the thing, hut wished he rou!d get hold of Lim, for playing such a trick with his master. The turnkey, however, was got such a cake as to he duped by any thing of the kind, and he turned the key noon the prisoner, whom hi se ' cured and br.mght before the Magistrate ; thud added to the above statement, that the prisoner's pies and pod dings had bad a most suspicions run in the prison,u here they were relished acd counnended beyond those of any 01 , P eke. The prisoner, when called neon for his defence, told a very minute t'ory ohs matt h .ving brought over the pie to hake. and ordered ftto 1.0 , taken over to the prima for a part , cnlar prisoner, and healeelared Alia: hr had gone direetly over with it, a NACU& the slightest *Ulla- . cion as to the cements. The pie was here produced, when the turnkey stated, that warn be first tasted the liquor it wan euel, whereas it nut , : have boiled and burst tb. vessel, - ill( hail lhirn in the oyes as the baker Itut it seamed dent that the dish atith the crust had been baked fits*, and the liquor poured:in after. The prisoner was asked %theater he would be resimad. ed to hiring forward hie : master, or any evidence ;•• sop port tl.e steel:wait he :111 . 1 . 1116, hut he did not sprfaX anxious for a. MP v Sion. ear to think that delay could lieu* . th e vejolnder of the turnkey, lie amps [Mop. Th e wo r t hy Akfreauin eimatiated en Iltaemorsoily of the prisoster's supplying fliegoal with liquor, which there could Le nu duistakikeetied lest in for a long time, and in large onantities, frisiet the brisk intercourse which he had untinteided. The Worthy 34agistr of fifteen patinas, and hires robe imprisoned a warning to him nit [low-11TIIKET.—Yesteni. whose none did not ape BIRNII, charged on e tea ins ker's receipt for 3110/. Mr. Fresh&ld (who I. gentleman,) stated that o. was at the Sus publie-bouse, by Benjamis Barn, the home, not very sober, banker's receipt for 34t01. a banking•hou+e in the • lost it, hot had the pre house before it opened been there about an,- receipt, presented it, and money. Witness gar who, by desire of the office. When asked how he bn.'at length' said it on Wedoestlay night, to hiw. lie was a lode The City P:Seer ir ahsiut it, and io a abort told Sir It. ilirnie that be was the person who sent the receipt by the prisoner to the banking.house, and that he (Barn) had won it from Mr. Freshfield, at his huntse,d, at a game celled " shaking is the hat"—(described to s as a game of • fraudulent Lied, chiefly practised h 7 ' sharpers upon countrymen whom they pick up in ike streets.) Sir IL BIRNIS discharged the prisoner, and hamlet dm receipt to Mr. Poshfield. desiring bins to put f in MI pocket, to Wet*, it very close, and when he roe. . 11 I versed it into cash to take especial care of it. Sir R. Hirai*, added, that he might think himself very forth- 1 nate iv having recovered it.—Here the Mutter ended. 11 ARIABOSOUGII•STIVIIIT.--FOOTPAD It Y IS Hrne-Paett.—Yesterday, James Asestry, a youn_ man possessing the appearance of a soldier, was charged with a footpad robbery. It appeared in eridence that a young woman, named Mary Ann Ward, was on Wednesday night creasing Hyde-park from Piccadilly, and when advanced near the first cluster of trees. the prisoner and a man in a soldier's dress sprang from behind, and knocked her down, and dragged her some distance by the hair oilier head along the ground, and robbed her of her shawl and a handle. Sbe called several times for help. Two young men, pie sengers, near the Piccadilly-gate, hearing the cry, raa to her usistince, and she pointed out the nrisoner, who had retired behind the trees, and was covering himself with a white smock frock. as one of the robbers. After a scuffle he was secured. On being searched, he hid a bundle, containing a regimental flannel jacket and shirt, and also a fustian frock; in his pockets were found 14s. 6d. in silver and some halfpence. The young woman. before the Magistrate, firmly reiterated her confilence that the prisoner was one of the men who had attacked her : the night was moon-light, and she saw them plain : he had on during the robbery a military stock, the po- i lish of which glistened in the moon-light. Thie stock i was round his neck when brought to the watch:house.— Plank, the officer, examined him. and &n/Id he was ' dressed in military breeches, shirt, and braces; a:4lmm ' the cut of his hair and,otkheatireemntances, the vilicer pronounced him re La weieldiamr.• or deserter, the had taken great trouble to diardeelsinaselt. . The prisoner, in his d e f e nce , d en i e d th e c h ee p; ; but the Magistrate finally Committed him to Newgide ' for trial. • . . A Correspondent who was passing aluer the Heeloll gate, on Tuesday last, observed two women and two '1 4 girls travelling to town. On speaking t o th em NO.( was informed that they bad come from the 14044 i Highlands, where they could reside no longer, as diey had been turned out of their habitation; and that they were going to Aberdeen to procure a passage us Inverness, where they had VMS relations. One et the women had a burden on her back; oe bein g asked , if site carried a child in her ',laid, she said it was her graadimother: Struck with the circumstance of a grand-daughter travelling with her g. ancient:other .Is* her back, be turned up part of the plaid, and was a.- tonislied to behold the pale couotenance of au old emaciated woman, aged 102 years, wha had bees drenched with rain.—(Aberdern Chrumiele) MARRIED. Yesterday evening. by special license, at Mantague-boose, Privy-gardens. Lord Stopford, son of the Karl rtown. to Lady Ann Moutagud Scott, daughter of the late Dite.‘f Bueeleugh. On the tth of July. at Totterldge Church. Peter Browne. Esq. M. P.. second von of the Might Dun. Denis Brune, M. P.. of Mount Browne, in the county of Mayo. to t'athe i.,.e Esther Pure. eldest daughter of the !Ile Juhu Puget, Esq., of Totteridge, Herts. istrate rontictetl We in the penalty nd in detanit of paAsent, sovinwest d to herd 14boar for thtat .t to bake any more falsearsts. esterdAy a journeyman Itideisnitet appear, was lorouginiteToior tpe suspicion of haring stoihntieS Van- -11. froth the verso r.gcesh6etd• hu had the app (ef B4oustry that on the pr 'tng im die-bonne, in s ee; kept the prise-60165' . when be got p, he nsisre•Pfross Lis pocket-hook a 3001. cash; which be ha In.tged at the city. • lie conk] not II how he prrcau:ion to go to tt lionkiug• led that morning, and w es he had hour, the prisoner With Use it, anti demanded pa t of; the Ors him in charge to a ity caner.. s Lord Mayor, irrought t hiat to this he eamAtf the rseeipt,Le hesitated I was given to bits in Barn's howler t, by too man, who wire strangers °tiger at the Sun. I ras sent to the Suit to make 'bort time returned tfitis Miro. who • DIED. On Wednesday, the 34 luslito,llarriet, wife of Mr. Rohr. Johnson, of Cheapside. On Tuesday morning last, John Reid, M. U., of Oren ti,le•street, Rrunswien-square. On Wednesday last, at Crayford, Thomas Smith, 1441 late of Paul house, Edmonton, iu his *J.I year. --- Loudon : 'edited, Printed. nad Pabliabed at the Otalet et 6 . The STATES/41N" and " The CoNserreettia"(Saaeug Paper. No. YU% Strand, 11) R. IVARDKLL, LLB. to whom all communicatious, Orders, ac. are revisited L.' be addressed: I E