Star.
London, England, 1825-06-25 00:00:00

MR. KENRICK.

The Order of the Day was read on this matter, on the motion of
Mr. DENMAN.
Mr. DEN MA N moved that Martin Camfor be called in.
After a remark from Mr. Baottous,u—.
The SPEAKER said he was not aware what course was to be
pursued. If it wet e to be a mere detail of the facts, that he would
remain in the Chair; but if it were to be an examination by ques-
tion and answer, the I !num had better go into aCommitter—( Hear.)
Mr. D ENM A N said his object was to examine Camfor as to the
facts of his Petition, and probably other Members might wish to

ask questions.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said the Counsel for Mr. Kenrick might
wish to examine the witnesses. It would be better to go into

a Committee.

fhe House then resolved itself into a Committee, Mr. It. Goa-
DON in the Choir.—llr. Camfor was ordered to be called in.

Mr. GURNUT and Mr. Butaarin appeared as Counsel for
Mr. Kenrick.
Mr. DEN MA N then proceeded to examine the witness Cam-
for; the substance of whose answers was as follows :—I am a fernier
residing at Chariwood Common, in the County of Sutrey. I
lust a good many sheep last summer, and amongst them a ram.
After spending a whole week in search, I found some of them on
WestwoodCommon,(bere the witnev was ordered not to refer to the
printed petition which he held in his hand) which is about four or
five miles from Charlwood Com . There were six ewes and
live lambs, but the ram was net there. They were marked with a
peculiar composition of gaa.tar and pitch, and I never knew any
such composition used before. I afterwards found the • ram in a
fold belonging to one William Beal, or his mother, I don't know
which. He was shorn of his fleece when I' found him, but not
when T 100 him. I saw William Beal, and asked where the ram
tame from? to which he answered, after a short time, that he got
bim on Westwood Common. Ile said the fleece was not sold, but
that he wonld not produce it ; nor would be give up possession of
the rani, which he had taken from Westwood Common, because he
thought it was his own. lie admitted that the ram had been marked
with a bNck smudge On the right side, though none of his sheep were
marked in that way. As 1 requested him to give up the fleece, but
be refused, I inquired for a Magistrate and was termed to one.
Mr. Kenrick, whom I bad never seen before. I went on Monday
morning (it was in June, but the date I cannot tell) to Nlr.Kenrick,
and saw a man whom I afterwards knew was Adams, but then
thought fiim to be Kenrick.% When I began to tell my business,
he said he was the servant, and shewed me to Mr. Kenrick's room.
I said I wanted a search warrant, as I had lost a good many sheep,
and had traced one to Beal. air. Kenrick asked me a great many
questions as to how I could prove it, to which I answered that I
had seen one of my rams and could swear to him. I said I wanted
to search Ideal's premises for the fleece. Remick then began to
.Wants' who had left the room, then c.,me in with a paper
in hia hand, which he said was the form of the search warrant.
Kenrick said, " what I am writing will answer the same purpose."
I said that I did not come there for any note, but for a search
warrant. I said that if I could not get back my property in any
other way, I should go to a solicitor about it. Kenrick flew into
a passion, and ordereo me to leave the room. Ile told me not to
talk about solicitors. I said • I was sorry for having offended him,
and begged him to go on his own way. Ile then gave the note to
Adams, who gave it to me. Kenrick said, go and get the Head
Constable, afterwards he said I-could be the messenger myself.
I took the note to Beal's, bet did not find him, but .I made sure of
the rani, and moved him into another farm, belonging to Mr. Nash.
I afterwards (on the same day) saw Beal at a public-house and
'offered hint the note, but he would not take it. I asked again for
the fleece, and he refused to give it me. On Tuesday I went to
another Magistrate, Mr. Burgess, about three miles from Kenrick's,
and nine miles.frons my house. I had seen Beal on this same day,
a little earlier, who repeated his refusal. When I told Mr. Burgess
that I bad been with Mr. Kenrick, he 'said he could not interfere, and
refused me the warrant, but adviseline to go once more toKenrick.
did so, and in my way met Beal, with his brother (who is Ken.
rick's bailiff), and again he refused the fleece, and snapping his fin.
gers at me, said, "Go on, I'll see it out with you." However, 1
Went on to Kenrick's and saw Adams, who told use Mr. Kenrick
said I was "to go about my business." Adams said Beal bad been
there and talked about the matter being left to a reference, 'to be
decided by Mr. Nash and Mr. Cutler; but of this reference I knew
&milled hearl nothing. Beal, when -be came, said, "I am sure
Cansfor will have, it to Nash." Beal promised to produce the
fleece, and I consented. Beal did produce the fleece, and I
sent a lad for sonic of mine, with the mark 'on it, and Nash
and the other referee, a Mr. Lee, decided that it was mine, and
wrote two certificates to that effect. I wont to Kenrick with these
certificates, and he asked me for the note he wrote originally.
would not give 'Cup, and he ordered Adams to take it by force.—
This I objected to, and a constable was sent for, Adams in the mean-
time guarding the door, and Kenrick standing at the window. Mr.
Kenrick had previously said, " Adams I appoint you a special con-
stable and order Apo to take that note from Camfor ;" but Adams
declined it. The constable came, his name was Batchelor, and
Kenrick said, " There's your prisoner, search dins and take the
note." lie did so, and I took out my pocket-book and gave
up the note. Ihid a fi.tece with me, and Mr. Kenrick ordered the
constable to take that also, and then he ordered me to go about my
business. However, I would not leave the house until I saw the
&rue sealed up, and got a mite from the constable that he had acted
in this way by Kenrick's order. I brought an r.c ion against Ken-
rick, which stood for trial at the last Croydon Assizes. It was cons
promised on the condition that Kenrick shnuld pay £5 damages,
and all the costs and expenses. He May have paid his own costs,
but he has not yet paid the expenses I was put to. It was at least
a fortnight before I got information where my sheep were. Ido
not know who proposed the compromise, but perhaps this legal
Gentleman (pointing to Mr. Gurney) can tell you.'—(A laugh).
Mr. Gustier, in cross examination. I lost my sheep in May.
It was on Monday that 1 first called on Mr. Kenrick; about four
days elapsed between the first and last time that I called on hien..
Mr. Kenrick did not tell me that. Beal was a respectable farmer,
and not likely to have stolen my sheep. Mr. Kenrick said he
would give me a search warrant, and said the note he was writing
would have just the same effect. I never threatened Mr. Kenrick
that if he did not pay me more money I would do something to
him. I wrote to his attorney that if he did not pay my expenses,
I should consider about tackling him again. Idols% know whether
he had cost. to the amount of .EllO.
Mr. BOLLAND said he had no questions to put.
Mr. DENMAN then put in the note as evidence. Its substance
was—" I order you, to produce the fleece, in order that it may be
'evidence on a charge of-felony against you. You may bring it with
I you to my house.
" To Mr. W. Beal. a W. Kamm."
Mr. Secretary PEEL—The ram I found in Beal's fold. There
'was no attempt at concealment; taut he was mixed up amongst the
other sheep. Any one who went up to the fold might have moo
him. I was directed there by good information from the man who
saw Beal take the ram off the Common. I told Kenrick that I had
got a chain of evidence as clear as noon day, to bring the matter
home to Beal. The composition I used, in marking my sheep,was
wholly unknown in that part a the country. There were about
seventy sheep in Beal's fold, they were all shorn, And my rain was
the only one jt remember in the fold. The name of the man who
law Beal take the ram home was Haggett. When I first saw
Haggett I did not knew him, but I asked him if he had seen a
Southdown ram with a particular mark? be said yes, and went!to
point out where hi was. In our way we passed Westwood Cont.
mat, where I had just before (Mind eleven of my sheep, but I di.
not tell Haggett; and I asked him if he saw any maths like that