The National Register.
London, England, 1815-12-03 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

732

COURT OF

NG'S BENCH, SATURpAY.-

PRIVILEGE FROM ARREST.
BARRETT v. LEIGtI.
The defendant in this case who was; only nominally so, was
Shei ill' of London. The plaintiff was -the creditor of a
~,,e3tleman well known to the musical world, Mr. Lanza. and
having tz;i:en out a writ against Mr. T.,:tuza for the amount of
his dewand, it was put into the hands of the She' in officer
for him to execute, who according to the evidence, went to Mr.
Latin's house, and without any difficulty was admitted to him,
Mr. Lanza expressed his surPrize, and said, if the officer per-
sLtcd in putting the writ in force, it would put him to great in-
convenience, as he was at.that moment engaged attending some
ladies of distinction in his music room. 'Under these circum-
stances, he requested the officer would allow him now to sign
a l;ail bond, and promised be would in the evenitr, attend at
the c ffice with two friends and put in bail. The ()nicer con-
sented to his doing so, and went away. In the evening. Mr.
Lauza, according to his prorni,:e attended at the office, hut in
tead of t2ndering efficient bail, he contended that he was
privileged from arrest, as be was attached to the suit of the
Portuguese Ambassador, and tendering the sheriff
rtyan indem-
I, the question now came en to he 'tried. in the shape of an
act Hn agaiirst the sheriff for an escape.
Mr. Park now proved that Mr. Lanza actually was inolndcd
in the list of .he Portuguese Ambassadors' suit as a chr,iristcr
Ti his Excellency's chapel; but it dicl not appear that either
before or since the arras!, Mr. Lanza had even attended to
clisk:harge the duties of that situation The jury, under the
rection of his Lorchhip, found a verdict for tlx plaintiti,—
amages 401. and costs 401.

STEVENS V. CT-T A mnrns.

AIOttRIS V. CHAMBERS.

Theze. were actions brought by the Plaintiff% one residing
O. 49, Ba.ker-street, the other No. '2 1 in the same street,
zcainst the hundred of Ossuiston, to recoxer for the damagt
done to their ho,ises on the 7th of March laFt, on the subject of
the Corn Bill. The txistence of riot, and the damage done to
the hontes by the mob we:e proved, and the jury found for the
Plaintie's damages in one case, 581. 14s. :2(1. and in tho other
case for 14:. Os. 4d. and costs.

DEC. U.

possession, which was found to contain sugar. On being ques
tioucd as to where he got it, he said he had been employed to
cArry it by a man whom he did not know. The Lord Mayor,
considering his apparent poverty, was induced to discharge him,
The sugar was sent to the Custom House.
J. hat rison was charged with removing a valuable picture
from the house of Mr. M'Anought, in Gower-street, Bedford-
sonare. The defendant, it appeared, had sold a vast quantity of
goods to Mrs. M'Anongt, the whole of which had IJeen seized
under an execution. In his -distress at his loss, he applied t 3
Mrs. M'Auought, who advised him to go to the Louse and take
what he contd. With this authority he went to the house, and
took the picture in question, which was a delineation of " The
Burning' of Troy." Mr. Littlewood, at whose instance the ex-
ccutiob had been issued attended, and claimed the picture,
which the Lord Mayor ordered to be delivered up.
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EXTENSIVP. Ronnutm—Thursday John Wilson was brought
before the Lord Mayor, and underwent a final examination, charg-
ed with stealing a quantity of hats of all descriptions, ti-om the
house of Hicks, Keats, and Co. Cheapside, to an incalculable
amount.
It appeared, that in consequence of an entry of hats, for expor-
tation, being made at the Custom-house, at an unusually low rate,
suspicion was excited, and they were stopped by the searcher, and
an investigation instituted. The goods in consequence, upon
application to the shipping party, and dealers, were eventually
traced to the prisoner, who was in the service of the prosecutors.
Gabriel Jacobs was then called, who deposed that he lived at
157, Ratcliffe-highway; that on the 23d inst. he purchased of a
person named Sohanon Jacobs, residing at :12, Carey-street, Chan-
cery-lane, throtOi the Agency of or.c Barnard Alexander, 225 ba's
Of various descriptions, and 44 boys' hats, for exportation, at the
rate of 13s. 6d, each. Said hats were brought in a coach by S.
Jacobs, when they were subsequently packed in cases, and far-
warded to Galley quay, Or shipment. There, however, they
were stopped by the searcher.
Solomon Jacobs deposed that he was in the habit of dealing with
one Isaac Joseph, of 19, Monmouth-street, for hats, a considerable
lemrth of time. All the hats, as before described, he purchased
of that person, at the mate of 1 ls. Od. each.
Isaac Joseph knew the prisoner John Wilson, some years. Fur
the last year and an half he had been constantly supplied by him
with hats of various sizes and quality, and for which he generally
paid tos. each used to settle the account at the prisoner's house;
and thinks that during the time stated, he purchased of him at leart
1_,190 hats. Seventeen also found in his house by the officers, were
supplied by the prisoner on Friday last, as well as the whole stated
to have been bought by S. Jacobs of the witness. They were
brought to him by a man named Andersen from the prisoner, from
time to time.
Thomas M. Keats deposed, that the prisoner had lived with him-
self and partners above eight years. He had the sole management
and direction of the retail trade, and unlimited authority to order
whatever goods he thought proper from the manufactory, for the
use of the shop. Witness has inspected the hats as before described,
and had no doubt whatever. of their being the property of himself
and partners, and were value 1001 and upwards. The seventeen
hats also found in the house of Joseph were likewise their property,
and worth 31. and upwards.
Thomas Anderson deposed, that he was for some time employed
by the prisoner in carrying hats to the house of Joseph. On Thurs-
day last, also, he took six boxes, with hats to the prisoner's house,
and the following day, he. carried from thence the said hats, toge-
ther with a bag, containing another quantity, to the house of the
said Joseph.
The prisoner being called upon for his defence, burst into tears,
denied ever receiving more than Bs. for each hat, from Joseph,
against whom he bitterly inveighed as the cause of his ruin.-11e
was fully committed to 1-evrgate for trial.
GUiLDHALL,
Thomas Mulicock was charged with stealing two heifers, the
property of Mr. Bunnell, of the county of Essex. It appeared,
that a few nights since, the heifers were stolen front the proe-
cutor's field. As soon as he discovered his loss, he came to
town, and learnt in Smithfield, that such heifers as his had been
sold on Fiiday morning. Ile then traced them to a slatiOtei-
; house in the neighbourhood of Smillifiell ; and flow thence he
traced the hides to Leadenhall market. Ile obtained a decr:p-
-' tint of time man who had sold the beasts, and the prisoner our-
resp(lnded in aprearance with that desctipthm.