The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-01-16 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL, 1aa.15. BELL AND OTHERS D. BENNETT. • This was an action on a policy of insurance, on an American ship, the Imogiue, bound from Peters. burgh, i:► Vi►ginia, to the Baltic, which was seized off Elsineur, in Denmark, by a privateer of that na tion, in December, 1810, and condemned by the Prize Court of Denmark, on the grounds of contain ing property belonging to English merchants, and sailing • under simulated papers. The principal point at issue between the parties was to ascertain the real character of the Plaintiffs, whether they are to be considered as merchants tract; lug on their own account, or as factors and con signees of American merchants: it i. in this latter character that they wished to appear ; but the De fendant's Counsel endeavoured to prove from the entries in their own books, and from his construc tion of their agent's letter (Mr. Beaziy), at Atm burgh, addressed to another person (Mr. Maclean) in the same character at Got tenburgit, that the Plain tiffs were the real owners of the ship and cargo. The sentence of condemnation was also read, not as evidence to the point of ownership, for the Court would not, in absence of those proofs upon which that judgment was formed, suffer it to be given in as evidence of any thing more than the condemnation. The Jury, under his Lordship's direction, found specially for the Plaintiffs, but the point reserved will bring the subject again before the Court, and in the course of the trial Lord Ei.teNacatouun laid it down as the established Law of England, that any attempt to trade with an alieh enemy, without a licence, under pretence of bei►►g domiciliated in an other country, was a very high offence, as being contrary to that natural allegiance of which no sub ject of these realms can divest himself. POLICE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A SINGULAR CASE. A Gentleman who resides in thesieighboarhood of Mary-le-Bone New Road, applied on "ruesdlyeven, ing to tn.' Magistrates at this Office for assistance to recover a daughter, 16 years of age, who had absent ed herself fi om her home. The young Lady had ab sented herself during the absence of the la'her and mother on Tuesday, accompanied by the servant maid, with her apparel, eppendages, &c. and the parents immediate!) applied to their niece, an apprentice or workwoman at a house in Sackville-street, accom panied by an Oilicer. The niece at first denied her self, but she was at length brought to the Office, ac companied by another female from the house, and on Mr. Baoeis, the Magistrate, demanding of them to disclose any knowledge they might have of the ab sentee; they confessed their knowledge of the young Lady having gone a passenger in the Liverpool stage with the servant maid that evening for Liverpool, to proceed from thence lc, Ireland. The father imme diately took a post-chaise and four, with Warren, an Officer belonging to the Office, and overtook the stage, whilst the passengers were supping at Slough. The father seized the daughter, who in tears implor ed her father's forgiveness, and the litter conducted her back to London. It appears that there was no sort of criminality whatever attached to the young L►dy, and her absenting herself from her home, was altogether the work of female agency. UNION-HALL. Pectsegood Sleight, John Cotton, and Sam. Flower, three young students belonging to St. Thomas's Hospital, who occupy the first floor in Mr. Pryor's house, were examined before G. Has:, Esq. Mr. Cotton stated, that they were all three sitting in the dining-room on Sunday evening, when they were alarmed by the cry of murder, apparently proceeding from some person near the door of the room where they were sitting ; he immediately seized the tongs, and Mr. Sleight the poker, and they were going to the place from whence the cries came, but were prevented proceeding by Mr. FloWerplacing himself against the door of the room, and preventing their opening it; they how ever removed him, though with great difficulty, and this delayed them so much that Mr. Pryor was down in the shop before them, and the villains gone. Sarah Wilkins was lying in an insensible state, as already described. Mr. Flower, in excuse for having so blockaded the door, said, he had heard so much of the mur ders at Ratcliffe-highway, that he was alarmed, and not knowing how many villains there might be in the house, he placed his back against the door to prevent their entering. The worthy Magistrate expressed himself highly indignant at the pusillanimous conduct of Flower, which, he observed, had allowed time for the assas sins to escape, and had probealy prevented their de tection. • Mr. Cotton also stated, that an Friday everting, as he and Mr. Sleight were coming out of Mr. Pryor's house, they saw a man looking round the window ; at the time they came out his hand ap peared near the latch of the shop door, as if he were about to enter, but he drew back on perceiving them. Ile had a dark coloured corderoy jacket on, was about five feet seven inches high, and appeared to them upwards of 30 years of age. This descrip tion perfectly agrees with the description given by Wilkins of the man she saw loitering about the shop. door on Saturday last, in the evening. Sarah Wilkins has been attended by Mr. A. Coo per, and we are happy to say, she is considered as Out of all danger. • A few days since, Combe Villa, the elegant resi dence of Sir John Hamilton, at Twickenham, was thrown into alarm by the attempt of several depre dators to break into the premises. The servants be ing all well armed, made a sortie on the robbers ; but the latter, unfortunately for justice, effected their escape across the fields at the back of the villa. The house of Baronuess Howe, in the same neighbour hood, was broken open, some time previous to the attempt at Sir John Hamilton's, and robbed of pro perty of the value of 9.00 i. Last week the wife of a carpenter, she resides in Devonshire-street, Kennington, was delivered of three children, who survived but a short time, and t o days after of a fourth, which, with the unfortu ni • mother, soon after expired. 1 111 : 91 I , i kil. • , . I t , • 1 ICilk THE STATESMAN► OLD BAILEY. The Sessions commenced yesterday before Baron M'Dots.u.n, Sir SIMON LE BLANC, Sir ALLAN COME BRE, the LORD MAYOR, ALDERMEN, ecc. FORGERY. George Skene stood capitally indicted for forging and counterfeiting certain receipts for money : that is to say, one receipt for 751. 16s. one for 361. Ss. one for 201. and one for 111. 2s. and uttering and publishing the said receipts, well knowing them to be forged, with intent to defraud the King. Mr. ABBOTT, Mr. GURNEY, and Mr. KNAPP, con ducted the case for the prosecution ; and Mr. Ser, jeant BE.,T, Mr. ALLEY, Mr. GLEED, and Mr. AnoLencs, were Counsel for the Prisoner. From the statement of Mr. ABBOTT it appeared that the Prisoner, at the time of the commission of the forgeries in question, was a Clerk in the Police- Office, Queen -square, in Westminster, a situation which he had filled for many years with great credit to himself, and with peculiar satisfaction to his supe riors. Amongst other duties devolving on him, was the payment of all tradesmen's bills, and receiving and keeping a regular account of all fees and fines arising from the various occurrences in the office. — From the produce of these fines and fees, which were never adequate to the expenditure of the Office, he in part paid the bills of the tradesmen, and in the quarterly account which he furnished to the Trea sury, he stated the receipts and disbursements, and whatever balance appeared in his favour was immedi ately paid. In the Month of October last, -pqrsuapt to ordinary priellee, he tarnished Ms acconai, abd received a very considerable sum which appeared to be due to him. Upon some investigation, however, which took place afterwards, arising out of some exorbitant charges the discovery was made, which led to his apprehension and prosecution. The evidence called to support the charge, was as follows : Mr. J. Baldwin, one of the accomptants at the Treasury, deposed, that on the 10th of Oct. last, the Prisoner delivered to him an account of the incidental, chareis in Queen-square Office, in which, amoggst other vouchers and receipts, were a bill from Messrs. Soleby and. Co. coal-merchants, for 751. 16s. ; a bill ' from Messrs. Downes and Son, printers, for 111. Is. ; and a bill from Messrs. Stanton and Son, stationers, for 361. Bs. purporting to be the bills of those Gen tlemen for articles delivered for the use of the Pdice Ofiice. To each of these was affixed a receipt, the body of which was in the hand.w riling of the Prisoner, but the signatures of which were in different hands.— In addition to these, was another receipt for rent to the amount of 201. purporting to he given on behalf of a Gentleman named Ryder. Witness having re• ceived the balance stated to be due to the Prisoneron the face of the account from the Treasury, he paid it into his hands. William Holmes deposed that he was clerk to Messrs. Soleby and Co.: he kept their accounts. — The receipt for 751. 16s. purporting to be his, was not his hand-writing, nor did it appear that the ac count due to his employers, ending the 10th of Oct. for coals furnished to Queen-square Office, amounted to more than 171. 9s. Mr. Soleby himself, and another Clerk In his house, gave evidence to the tame effect. Mr. Downes, printer, said, the receipt handed to him, purporting to be his hand-writing, was not written by him, nor did he furnish any account on the 10th October, or previously—the amount of which was 111. As. The sum due to him •by the Queen-square Office, was only 41. 14s. Samuel Stanton furnished Queen-square Office with stationary—the account due to him was only 51. 16s. 10s. He neither furnished a bill, nor signed a receipt for 361. Bs. Mr. Ryder declared on oath, that there was no rent due to bin' in October last, nor did he give any authority to any person to sign a receipt in his name. The case for the prosecution being closed, the Pri soner was called - upon for his defence. Ile seemed under considerable agitation, and after declaring in the most solemn manner he had no intention to de fraud any person in existence, he begged a paper, which he produced, might be read. Upon its being handed to his Counsel, however, they did not think its contents of such importance as to warrant taking up the time of the Court by its perusal. The following witnesses were then called to his character : The Marquis of Huntley, who knew him for many years, had the highest opinion of his honour and in tegrity, and thought he was the last man in the world who would do an act of injustice to any man. Mr. ?Tares one of the Magistrates oh low-street, knew the Prisoner whoosh* was 101:011111 .41grfri of the Shadwell Police Office—lie always est -11si the highest opinion of his honesty. William Fielding, Esq. (evidently much affected) bore testimony, in terms of great warmth, to the ge neral character and conduct of the Prisoner. When he first heard of his delinquency, he at once attribut ed it to some confusion in his accounts, owing to his absence in Scotland for some time, as he had not the slightest conception he could be guilty of an act of !injustice. George Storey, Esq. another Magistrate, deposed to the same effect, as did Mr. Garner, Mr. Carrick, Mr. Roope, and Captain Duff, of the Royal Navy. Baron M'DoNALn having summed up the evidence, the Prisoner was found Guilty--Death ; but re commended to mercy, on account of his good cha racter. The next Prisoner tried was Thomas Cellicot, who stood indicted for forging and uttering certain stamps, purporting to be the le gal stamps issued under the authority of his Majesty's Commissioners of the Stamps, with intent to defraud his Majesty. The Prisoner, it appeared, was a vender of quack medicines'in Oxford-road, and some suspicions of his dishonest practices having arisen, two Police bikers were sent to apprehend him. On their arrival at his house, however, be was absent from home. The Of. ficers then declared the object of their visit, and ex pressed an intention to search the premises, which they proceeded to do, without receiving any confir mation to their suspicions. They thee asked for a light, for the purpose of searching below stairs, and a girl who was in the shop, went to procure one for them, but shortly afterwards returned without one. The Officers, on her return, observed that she had talon off her apron, and, surprised at this circum stance, they immediately went down stairs, and haying procured a candle, found in a coal vault a vast number of forged stamps, tied up in the girl's apron, which they immedistely secured. The girl was then examined, and she confessed the fac t of her having been employed to paste those forgeries on the packages, or bottles of quack medicines, and that she did this with the knowledge of their being spu rious, as the Prisoner had told her so. It further appeared that a large box, containing a considerable quantity of, articles on mltich those stamps had been pasted, were sent to the house of Messrs. Wood and Cunningham, Bath. Thither the Officers were dis patched, and the box, with its contents, were brought to town. Upon examination of the forged stamps, they did not appear to be precisely similar to the stamps used by the Stamp Office, as in the place where the Crown, on the genuine stamps, was placed, were the words, " Jones, of Bristol." This, however, was cut out when used, and the hole generally covered with a seal or a label. There facts, as well as the facts of the stamps in question being forgeries, having been clearly sub stantiated, Mr. ALLEY, for the Prisoner, made three legal I . objections in his favour. In the first instance, he asserted that the indictment was wrong in form, Its lit alleged the uttering to have taken place in Mid dlesex, whereas that was not the case; next, that it was net a.felony under the Act on which the indict- , meet was framed ; and lastly, that there was no proof of forgery. In support of the first objection, be contended, that as the package containing the stamps alleged to have been uttered in Middlesex, had been conveyed to the waggon by the Prisoner's servant, and might have been stopped in transitu by the Prisoner, thedelivery could not be said to have taken place before the arrival of the waggon at Bath, and consequently out of the county of Mid dlesex. With respect to the next objection, he i argued that the terms of the Act had not been com plied with, as the form of the stamp alleged to be forged had not been described in words. And with reference to the last, observed, that the stamp al leged to be a forgery, was in no respect similar to the stamp, the resemblance of which it purported to bear. After some further remarks on the same ground from Mr. Cr RWOOD and Mr. A DOLPIICS, Sir hiIMON LE BL kNC over-ruled the two latter ob jections; and observed, the Prisoner might have the benefit of the other, if there was any thing in it, in another place. The Learned Juke then summed up the evidence with great minuteness, and the Prisoner was found Guilty—Death. Thomas Kite was capitally convicted of stealing two 21. bank-notes and a 11. ditto, the property of Hugh Jones, in his dwelling-house. DREADFUL FIRE. It is with sentiments of extreme concern we have to record the entire destruction (with but very trifling exceptions) of the whole of Gen. DOWDESWELL'S entire collection of valuable antiques, pictures, books, coins, &c. together with his elegant house and furni ture, situated in Stratton-street, Piccadilly. This alarming conflagration broke out about a quarter before four o'clock yesterday ; it made its first ap pearance through the attic windows, and from thence rapidly broke through the roof. The first person who discovered the fire was the watchman; he pro ceeded with all possible dispatch to arouse the two female servants, who bad the care of the house, the family being absent from town. The alarm soon be came general, by the flames quickly illumining the neighbourhood. The St. James's and Mary-le-bone Volunteers were soon under arms ; and a party of the Foot Guards, from Knightsbridge barracks, with a Commissioned Of f icer at their head, pre veeted all manner of depredations, usually attend ant, from being committed, by keeping the popu lace from entering the street, by the only access to it, viz. Piccadilly ; the opposite end is blocked up by the Earl of CHICHESTER'S house. At this time (half-past four) no water had been procured, al- though 14 or 15 engines had previously arrived.— The firemen, who were not wanting in activity, at last procured a plentiful supply. About five o'clock, the roof felt in with a tremendous crash, when a shower of fire burst through the broken windows, and floated in the air, over the gardens of Devonshire and Lansdowne Houses, the wind being at South- Nest. —Providentially, by the latter fortunate event, General MAITLAND'S house, adjoining it, Seeped the devastatiser; eishoegit, at one period, it was very doubtful, the roof being on fire. About seven o'clock the flames were completely got under,; but not until the whole of the General's house (which l was a double one, it having seven windows in front) ' was totally destroyed, no part except the walls re maining entire. Some few articles, in books and fur niture, were saved, and conveyed into Devonshire House. The accident originated from fires being lighted, on the evening preceding, by the servants to air the apartments ; and when they retired to bed, they imprudently left them burning. The family wereezpected in town yesterday, from Little Ponton, near Stamford, in Lincolnshire, where Gen. Dowoss- WELL has a seat. A part of the valuable property lost was collected during the seven years the General was Governor of the Bermuda Islands. Friday morning last an event took place which filled the neighbourhood of Westmoreland-street, Dub. lin, with consternation and horror. A poor old woman, who earned& scanty pittance by dealing in old cloathes, was ovevthrown at the top of College-street, by the foremost cart of a train belonging to Mr. Delvin, George's-quay, and killed on the spot. Her body was mangled in a manner too shocking for descrip tion, and her brains strewed iu every direction ! SOOTCM SMACKS. Mitara•• Winer. 4rrived. Sails. prompt (Prison). Leith I6J. I 19 Jan. +5, P. M. Fife rem% ((Simmers ), Dia dee sad Perth II 119, —S,P. M. MGR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TIIIS DAY. Morning. 46. minutes after S. I Evening, 55 minutes **es 3. MARRIED._ . ..... Yesterday morning, at St. Pancras, Charles Jnicrnb, Esq. of Hunter-street, Brunswick-square, to Henrietta Anne, bet.oLd daughter of F. Dolman, Esq. of Gower-street. DIED. On Tuesday hut, at Datettet, Miss Scott, aged 56, aunt to Lord Montague. Wednesday, at Havant, Hants, aged 77, the Rev. J. Scott, Rector of Ramble, and uncle to the Coentess of OzffirJ. lately, at Rahasane, in the county of Galway, Robert French, 1.'1 8 . n the sth inst. at Kensington, Mr. J. Hellings Hearding, of the Globe Insurance. _ . Monday, at his house in West -squire, James Hedger, Esq. jun. T is worthy observation the nutnerous cases that I hare succeeded by the use of SP' GS Ult Y's PATENT ANTISCORBUTIL DROPS; and the following remarkahle instance occurred in a aiiddle-aied woman, Wll4l :sniffled for their use at the. Dispensary, 15. Soho-square, looms. She complained of great debility and nervous irritation, appetite bad. with a cetwrst depre,ision of breathing, her ra-e hying well mles-aim& 'he had tried palliatives without ;Las ascceas. She took the Medieme, o'llo the Pmprietor .tated the him. liability of iti being of service; us a mouth she walked from Lambeth, having recovered her strength and appetite, and in creased her pulse from the depressed state it hart been in. Now this .-diet can only be accounted fur by the tnedichte regulating the blumach and digestion. nod exerting the powers of the habit. In decp-seated ahsces,es of the joiuts, the change it produces is the general bean h, excites the hest hopes in those most distressidg cases. In Eruptions. Sernfulas, Scurvy, Rheumatism, Ste. its etfrrt are generally acknowledged. As there are numerous counterfeits. please to ask for Spits , bury's Patent Asoiscorbutic Drips, with the Kings duty prioted in Mack ink, in Bottles of in. 6d. double Bottles 10s. Rad larger £1 Ott. duty included. Compound Essence, Bs. riptlE GUIDE TO HEALTH having passed JL through a number of Editions, and experienced a .ale un precedeutedly great, has been now reprinted with nanny ia provealents,and it may be with confidence asserted, that so va luable a Publication to the afflicted in general has never hem printed is this or any other language. The weak mud delicate female—the youth who has ju-t tiiiiJhed his education at any of the public seminaries—the aged, who are drooping under dimr ders originating from an impurity of the blood—people of fashion—studious persons of a confined and sedentary life—as also those afflicted with nervous affections in general, will find • Solomon's Guide to Health" a fttitli'ul companion and as amusing instructors in short, no person who values the enjo:i -! ment of SI good state of health, will he a moment a ithout being po.sessed of the most useful, cheap, valuable. and import:in work ever published. The biddeu sources of weakness and debility Ishii: which thousands are afflicted, ore herein laid open, and the weans of restoration to tie blessings of health and strength, fully and am ply communicated. This Edition is enriched with many valunl,te Improvements, collected from experimental testimony, and calculated to on prove the health and welfare of all those who obserse its admo nitions. London: Sold by Mathews and Leigh, No. IS, Strand; also by all the Booksellers in the United Kingdom, price :is. ADVICH. WIiEN Men of Education and Professional Skill, use persevering endeavours to discov.er Ilse mast safe and certain method of treating a few prevailing Diseases. the successful trash of their experience is the beat proof of superiority. Messrs. GOSS anti CO. Surgeons, have been Induced to make the cure of the following the object of their particular study. viz. a certain Disonter, frequently contrasted in a InUillent of intoxication, and its concomitants, Snit-noes ond Meets. which. by no improved plan, are csicedilN and elfeeinally tined; asulso Debility, whether arising from Bacchanalian indulgences, long residence it: warm climates, or a sestet solitary vice, too ales unhappily wormed by the youth of both sees e in time one ca tai jog sterility, or borvenness ; and iu the other a outage , S4' train of nervous diseases, whirls, if not timely remedied, teratinate,is impotence and Consumption. In that distressiag state of &bat ty or deficiency, whether tile consequence of such baneful ha bits, or at ising from any other coupe, by which lite powers of the constitution become enfeebled. as. regularly educated Sur geons of Leitidon they offer a circa, safe, and speedy vesioration so soutsl and vigorois health. The result of a long and extensive pmetice bas enabled them, by a superior method, to reaniVe Venereal ellant/lail;t% hua ever inveterate or complietitvd„ without snt!jectaie the pothita to the least restraint in diet sir exercise; mind to revesnocioes, wlterenn early application is made on diumvery of the infection, they frequently perform acute in the short spate of httl lass. ' The unprecodented success of their mode of tre 'intent ( w hich has never bees known to fail in one single instance in a practice of fifteen Nears. during la huh period many thousand persons of bath sexes have been cored, even idler severe and injurious methods had been pursued by other Practitioners without effect), induces them to thus publicly offer their advice. • Messrs. Goss and Co exclusively professing the.care of these particular complaints, in order that they may nut he matted by a mistaken few, with the obloquy is justly nuarbeil to the ignorant empiric, think it but justice to themselves to state, that they have been properly educated and initiated into every branch of the profession (certificates of which, from different Hospi tals. and testimonials from the most eminent Physicians, they have to convince any inquirer), that tbe success resulting from their endeavours first induced them to quit the ;mortice at the general Practitioner, and they presume that their wenn , 'ions constittite n fair ground for the unprecedented confidence with which they have, by the Public, been so liberally ho noured. Patients in the Country are requested to state the particu lars of their case, age, and manner of living, inclusing a Batik Note for Advice and Medicines; and the same will be forwarded to any part of the Kingdom. cess and CO. Surgeon.. 13, Bouverie-street. Fleet-street. A CHALLENGE. MESSRS. CURRI E and Co. Surgeons, late in his Majesty's service, challenge the whole world to prove a single mstauce where their Medicine and Method of Cure have failed of the desired effect. The practice of mans years in this particular branch of their profession has not giseu rise to one unsuccessful case. They continue to direct their studies to the treatment and cure of VEN Elt EA I. COM PLAINTS, and that derangemeat of the system, which is the consequence of the perfficious and waaeful effects of a habit lona and mast unhappily pursued by the souths of hnth sexes. In the one it will be found to be the unfailing sonrce of ilarrenness; the other have its ravages fatally developed to them by a dis tressing state of debility, which, if not timely remedied, termi nates in Impotence. These are its remote and ultimate effects; while onnsuintilimis, lass of 'macular power, and tsarinas ner vous complaints, usually characterise the earliest stage: of this •snaluary vice; of pelmets languish* wader disorders iNcideta is such a habit, their treatment is simple, and has never proved uci suctembil in the course of long, laborious and much exteialed raetke. In the most obst a inate and complicated cages Ve aereal infection, such as obstructions in the urethra, seioagy ex crescences, hard tumours, callous ulcers, eruptions, seminal weakness, gleets, as also . STRICTURES, whether recent or along duration, and which have balled the skill of other praetasoers, are, by their prevent improved plan of treatment, e ff ectually and permanently cured, wit:lout the patient suflariog the ercruciating pain and alarming hem° , orat e which frequently foll o ws the application of the lunar caustic. 10 the course of twenty years extensi% e practice iu this metro- Ipolls, numerous cases of strictures have been and are *fait we der their care, the total eradication of which is effected h% safe, certain, and expeditious mode of practice, superior maser other yet adopted. The weakness, relaxation, and debility proceeding from this complaint, is speedily removed, and the patieut restored to sound and vigorous health. Eat where the debility has for years existed, a proper perseverame io their re starative remedies, after the stricture has been destroyed, is io disperisably requisite to revive the slumbening camas% of life, and to reainimate the Constitution. Several Noblemen and Getalestien of the first respectability have been under the care of Metals. Currie and Co. for the re moval of complaints of the ureth• a, Mt ictures, ICc. ; and harlot received a radical and permaiant rare, request that references may be given to them, as s tisfactiti v evidences of the decisive superietity of Messrs. Currie and Co.'s pinu of treatment. — Many of these Gentlemen have had strictures from tea to toasty years, and had been under the care of Manors. flume, Ifeavisidess and other Surgeons of equal eminence, who Miranda the cure by the appticul ion of the lunar caustic, without success. Messrs. Currie and CO. may be consulted by eit her Sex, witk the greatest delicacy, secrecy, and honour, at their house, No. 107, Hatton-garden. Patients in the country are requested to state the partimdln of their case, age, and general habit of living, itc. &c. iaclosing a remittance for advice and medicines. when the same will be given or sent to any part of the kiugdom. Ti, ensure that ter u• crecy so essential to their undertaking. the postage of let s say be added - to the account for adticineo. 901 June, 1809.-107, Ibittonmarden. LONDON: Printed d F r y D. Lov t. Pablidted b , at it Sfasnsaw an r Oen; SI. leet-stmt.