Star.
London, England, 1819-06-02 00:00:00

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OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, JUNE 1.
) . ' not in the 4yailsag-house. , • . • ,
1. • but
petty of Allan Macauley.—Guilty of stealing, .
George Brooh was indicted for stealing, on.the L 1118044, ICING V. Jo IIN itATTLISW Clit/TCII..
16th .of April last, from the warehouse of Messrs. having printed
Richard Worster and Matthew Stubbs, at Padding-' and publishers' in London, es thaelBth of July, ,
ton,. four bales, coutaining a piece of nankeen and Jelre Nfot‘hew-Gutch VISS omlictpaforhav
1818
a certain ,false and scandalous libel against James
other articles, the property of Mr. Edward Bartlett,
Jour-
of Brackley, Northamptonshire, and divers other nal,* tit which the following is a copy :
Manchester goods belonging to other persons. csuds.sll those barefaced perver-
M 0.% ilk* paper called 44 reliX 'Farkis Bristol "
ResliP Mr. )thii;
kn." " heard you lITle. C. How
This trial excited an unusual degree of interest, ems °fusee wbfeh I -IT so often
tricot
aych
and occupied the attention of the Court for several can you know wh4t account of your
anhhe :Ivrea:tar
ofpumb-y
lish? You have not seen it : only p
hours. The facts were these :
the Bristol Uercurp
About the 16th or 17th of April last, four bales Much as your insolent letter on the jail business, addressed to
Journal being printed, and of course not
of Marchester goods (one of which was directed to me inhttlaviewjuhstiiel:
Mr. Ilartlett), were forwarded to the wharf of Wor- led me in copying from any ercinteiribsit report
wo
hy
you read the
Stet. and Stubbs, Paddington, to be forwarded by boroort e
whicheelstrarcneypouubrlished.
the Canal boats. The goods amounted to upwards my impartiality, and less malice than you seem to allow me. I
of £l3O in value, and were placed, previous to their that you win sive me credit for
have copied your trial in the first instance from theaßrettoltive
of
being dispatched, in the warehouse of the nominal saver, because I waagiven to tinindeztoan
4,thanatdatook notes of the
Prosecutors. On the 23d of the same month, the the Editor o!
bthuattwPitahpearchwaasritable
feeling
towards you, which
tir.or of the warehouse was discovered to have been proceedings;
you really do not deserve, I have copied also from your bro-
Lroken open by means of picklock keys, and the four ther's paper (the Bristol Gazette) the reasons I supposed both
to
bales of goods carried away. Soon afterwards a piece you would wish the public to belaieye, were those which
no part of the
of nankeen was found, which led first to a conversa- th!un, flowrtausnaatet
liberty
Yourrtorilida forming
reject, as I pleased, unless you
tion with the Prisoner, and next to a suspicion of trial
paid' for it as an adveyrtisement. I consider the columns of my
guilt. Mr. Holt, who belonged to the . wharf of
-- Journal too valuable to devote them to a vindication of your
Messrs. Stubbs and Worster, Paddington, in conse • character, unless I receive a suitable remuneration."
uence went to the residence of the prisoner, who was
i to be
Mr. James Mills, the prosecutor, requested t
employed in the yard of Mr. Dove, immediatelybehalf of
of Sept,,,,,ber last,befrisre the Public eye.
op- allowed to address the Court and Jury on
posite the wharf where the robbery took place. He the prosecution, on the ground that be had on a for-
was accompanied by Woodbury, an Officer. They mer indictment employed Counsel, and that he did
asked him if he had heard any thing of the robbery? not think proper to pay for the assistance of a pro-
He replied not; but upon being informed of the na-
fissional gentleman on the present occasion.
ture of the goods, he said he had found some, and
Mr. BOLLAND, on the part of the defendant, ob-
brought them to his house, where he pointed out sr
box, and said " There it is." This box was corn- jected, and cited the opinions of Lord Ellenborough
and Lord Chief Justice Abbott, to prove that private
pletely filled with goods such as mentioned, but there
was no trace whatever of the covering which formed individuals were not allowed in such a case as the
present to address the Jury. The King was here the
the bales, and there appeared to be a new cover mak-
ing for the box, in order to admit a quantity of cloth, prosecutor, and Mr. Mills could come into Court
only in the character of a witness.
fustian, &c. Upon making a diligent search in the The CommoN &A.m.% NT was of opinion, that Mr.
house, there were found a piece of nankeen under the
bed, and a second under the bed-clothes. His ac- Mills had no right to address the Jury. It was the
invariable practice of every day, in cases of felony,
count was, that he had found the box, in the manner to suffer the prosecutor to act only in the character
they saw it, in a dunghill in his master's yard. A of a witness.
further search, however, being made in his house, Mr. Mills—l claim it as a right, and if the Court
there were found a bunch of picklock keys, and he will not allow me, I will give up the prosecution.
accounted for the possession of these, by saying that The CoMMON SERJEANT—I cannot. I dare not alter
he had shot them from some soil left in an adjacent what has been decided by such high authority.
spot to dry, and to be sent up the country for manure. , Mr. Mills was then called as a witness in the or-
The finding of them, he said, was nothing strange, dinary manner, and after a short pause he took the
for both he and his wife had from time to time picked customary oath. He was examined by the COMMON
out of the same place, not only articles of iron and SERJRANT, and stated that he was an engineer residing
steel, such as knives, &c. but " whole handfulls of at Cotham, near Bristol. Turning to the Gentlemen
guineas, sovereigns, half-sovereigns, Bank-notes, and of the Jury, he said 441 will state the facts of the case
other valuables: The property found at his house to you, gentlemen."
was clearly identified by those who had packed it, as The COMMON SERJEANT" The Court is not to be
well as by Mr. Holt, and others who had received it. trifled with in this manner, you must address your-
Mr. Holt, and Woodbury, the officer, in addition self to me, and answer the questions put by me."
stated, that in a conversation they had with a person Mr. Mills then proceeded to read the facts of the
named John Ball, he had told them of his great sur-
case from the record ; but he was again interrupted
prise at the prisoner's not having told him of his poi-
by the Court, and was compelled to detail the facts
session of the goods, as he (Ball) had made him sc.
in the legal and ordinary manner. He said that on
quainted with die robbery. It was further stated,
Friday evening, 17th July, 1818, he called at the
that when It had reached the ears of Mr. Dove (the office of Mr. Gutch, in Bristol, and found that he
prisoner's master) of the property being found in his was from home. He saw, however, Mr. Gutch's
house, that person inquired if there were any potatoes
agent, Dennis IBA and witness asked him whether
found there also, as he strongly suspected the prisoner
Nit-. Gutch had inserted the account of his trial is
had stolen several" tons ? his Paper?
The prisoner now repeated his defence, of
having In consequence of the answers he received, he del
found boat the goods and picklock keys. He called
sired that an affidavit which he bad made might be
Mr. Dove to his character, who swore that he bad' inserted in the paper, it having appeared in the other
known him for fifteen or twenty years, and that tt Bristol papers. About two or three hours after he
had conducted-himself with integrity. The 'lid i
which the prisoner found the property, be said, was had left the office, he received a message, and he in
consequence again went to the office, and wrote a
open to all, and articles were frequently found in the letter addressed to Mr. Gutch, requesting the inser-
dunghill there. Hodenied ever having accused him tion of the affidavit, which was to be charged to him.
of stealing potatoes.
John Rail said he had known the prisoner twenty The next morning Mr. Gutch's paper appeared in
print, containing the libel in question.
years, and had employed him ; he was a faithful
Cross-examined by Mr. Boetotim—The paper was
man. The picklock keys produced, he swore he saw
not published when he first went to the office ; it was
the prisoner shoot outof the mil, in Doves yard, two not the publishing day. When he wrote the letter,
years since, and had actually borrowed one himself requesting the insertion of the affidavit, he had not
to pick a lock, five or six months since. Being steel, seen the account of the trial. He hid made a charge
he said, they were not so liable to rust as iron. The against Mr. Gutch, at Bristol, for a libel, which he
witness swore that he never uttered the words im- did not substantiate, because he was in London at
puted to him, by Holt and Woodbury, expressive of the time it came on. Mr. Ludlow, his Counsel, said,
his surprise at the prisoner's not telling him of his he would give hiri notice, but he never did, and Mr.
possession of the goods. Gutch was acquitted in consequence.
Mr. ALLEY and the COURT repeatedly pressed him
Mr. Charles Keeling lived at No. 5,
upon this point, but he warmly swore that nothing of Budge-row,
and was not now in employ. He applied to the
the kind ever passed.
Stamp:office to know who was the proprietor of the
Holt and Woodbury being recalled, _distinctly Bristo, Journal.
_,
The certificate was produceci, and
swore the contrary, and much altercation and confu- read, by which it appeared that Felix Farley was the
sion took place on both sides in consequence. There original proprietor, and that Mr. Gutch was the pre-
was, besides this, a witness called, who stated that sent proprietor. Witness iaw the instrument signed
the prisoner, in the first instance, had communicated by the Commissioner.
the finding of the goods to himself, and a female, in William Mode was next called, but did not sp-
an adjoining public-house, immediately after the cir- pear, and there being no proof that the libel was
cumstance. The woman, however, it was alleged, published in London, as charged in the indictment,
was now confined in child-birth, and the landlord was the defendant was acquitted,
not produced where the account was given.
The Recoeneft summed up the evidence at great Jolla Matthew Gulch was again indicted for having
printed and published the following libel against
' length, and the Jury, with little hesitation, found the James Mills in London, on 6th February, 1819:
prisoner—Gail*
_ "To our Readers at home, Mr. Mills's character is too well
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Mr. ALLEY immediately rose, and moved the
Court, that John Ball be taken into custody, pledg-
ing himself to prosecute him at the next Sessions fir
wilful and corrupt perjury. The Learned Counsel,
called upon Mr. Holt, and parties engaged in the
prosecution, to enter into recognizances for this' pur-
pose. If they would not undertake to persevere in
it, he would himself, at his own expense, do it for the
public good.
The Solicitors for the prosecution were then called
upon to enter into like recognizances, and complied.
Mr. Ball was immediately ordered into custody,
and was removed through the Dock into Newgate.
The parties were bound over to prosecute, and the
Counsel for the prisoner informed, that he must give
48 hours notice of good and sufficient bail.
Edward Macey and J. Dennison, two notorious
youths, were indicted for assaulting J.. Lemon, an
elderly seaman, on the King's highway, in Shore-
ditch, and taking from his person a pocket-book and
s quantity of silver money, &c. The prosecutor said
be could swear to the pocket-book by its containing
a memorandum of his being ship-wrecked on the
coast of Africa, and making a voyage from thence to
Si. Helena in an openboat. The acquitted Dem.
seario, but foetid Macey Guilty.
PhiNipps was indicted for stealing, co the
tOth of May, eighty pounds weight *filled, the prd.
pert! of Mr. D. Sage, of White Condiedgest, sniff
aihned to his &reliant-house.— Guilty. • 1,
John Nichols was indicted for stealing £S the pro-
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known to need description, but our distant Readers ought to be
informed that he is a modern political demagogue, and a great
advocate for the wide extension of the Liberty of the Press.—
But we shall be indeed surprised, if after such conduct as this,
if after another proceeding of a similar description against other
respectable Citizens of Bristol, in which he was disgracefully
nonsnited, Mr. Mills should ever find himself at his ease in this
City. We will forbear topartkularize don now pend-
ing by the same Patriot and Defers •of the Rights of Man
against another respectable Citizen, for perjury. How Wesseti
would be the effects of reigning modern Patriots—bow consistent
in conduct—how unusually philanthropic. May HIANEN avert
such a calamity from us, and may it please Mr. Mills to visit
the distant shores of America, the (lender resort and asylum for
refugee Patriots, and no longer disturb the peaceable and indus-
trious Citizens of Bristol in 'the enjoyment of their good fame,
by bringing actions against them which he cannot support, and
criminal prosecutions which he is unable to substantiate."
Charles Keeling was called, and gave evidence to
the same effect as on the last indictment.
William Moore was also examined, end stated that
he was head waiter at the Chapter Coffee-house. He
proved that he received the Bristol Journal of the
6th of February, but he knew sothing of the Printer
or Publisher of the Paper. He produced a file of
Papers, among which was the Bristol Journal of the'
6th of February.
MT. BOLLAWP observed, that there was as yet no
•prooeofthelibel being published in•Loudon.
can prove that a man hattead it in
London. • • • .

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The Cornrow ButataiT.—Thatiat not do ; we
ninit hai,i legal i.rldott,e,; or acme at all:. It would
be hard indeed if the law'alloieed2i man to be 'drag-