The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-22 00:00:00

M'ORCESTER.

These .-40111IPS con►ntenced on Saturday, the llith
;nat. before Mr. Justice BIC+T and Mr. Justice Kivu alto-
se!rt. The roomier. who presided at the Crown liar,
delivered an excellent charge to the brand Jury, in
which he ekp.essed his great satisfaction at the state
of the calendar, and con, holed by congratulating them
that it ',resented no instances of those offences of which
he load lately, unhappily, hail too much experience—
he meant cases of blasphemy and sedition ; ;t was a
fa, t too well known that there were those in this
kingdom who had lung been, and still were endeavour-
ing to sap the morals of th lower orders, by instilling
into their minds principles of irreligion ; it was happy
for this county that such bad men had not hero yet
discovered within it. " God grant (said the Learned
Judge) that you may long continue thus exempt--.hat
you may he kept front the inlinenre of blasphemous
principles ! fur nu country Cr.ll be in a more wretched
state than one infused with blasphemy, the effects of
whi, h st be to burst asunder those ties, w•ithont
which society cannot long he held together."
Melt nea.—The following trial came on on WNW's- I
day, and excited considerable interest.
lops M Hit.aiair was indicted for the Diffract of Eliza
James, a child two years and a half old, at Leigh..
The child in oinestion was the daughter of a poor
man living in Worcester, who was- a widower, and bad
placed the child under the care of Hetiont'ng, who was
allowed -Is. per week for her maintenance. It appear-
ed in evidence that in consequence of a. me Id tilt of the
child, the prisoner was in the constant habit of c •r-
-reetieg her, in doing which he exercised such eruel.y,
that when she died, bruises were discovered on various
parts of her hotly. and in particular one blow over the
ri; b! eye, it !ouch eau•i og all extravasation of blood, pro-
duced, in t:•e opinion of a +oargeun, the child's death.
Various ari,: of nitrite; on the part of the pr'-..ner were
proved, hut it did not c!'•arly :appear whether the Mow
over the eye was Yiarlt by the prio-uner or caused acct•
dental Iy.

Mr. Justice Ms, snout"d up the evidence with
great perspicuity, and (Aseniod to the Jury that if
they were convinced the prisoner had inflicted blows
upon the child which were likely to ratioe her death,
they must find bins guilty of der, althnn:6 rnch
blows were not actually struck with a murderous in-
tent ; but if they were convinced that hi. cruel con-
duct caused ilieekilirs dealt, althotieli the Id iws were
no: so indicted as to rause that Crrili, then they must
bring in a verdict of manslaughter.
Ise inry.after remai usx .mute time in deliberation,,
returned a verdict of Iii:111,1.11tglocr.

Mr. Justice lILs r i:, ly passed sentence, in
• very in:pre:4.'lyr :you she prison' r, which
way, east he tAiottl4l I), i:eprisoned one ve.,t.
The following are the .ateives of

--John 1 for stealiog the
tuntrion-plate out of the l ..ri•li church of Alereitareh
Ilaynel. liichi.r.l :•lirriilun.lleomas Campbell,
for a hur.,:lary in the iiiittNe of Joseph Dixon. at
Norton ; Benjamin %gar ls, for breaking into anil rob-
, hint; the house of James liughlaril, at Stoke Prior:
John Close. for sheep-stealing; ; Thomas Reynolds, for
ditto; Ann Croft and 3Lazia Andrews fur ri!ately
straliar,

•(,‘ en Year's Transportation-Oeorge Simcnx, for
steatitic in a shop, and Charles Re, cc, fur obtaining
moiler iteolf.r false pretences.
Elizabeth Prosser was sentenced to three years'
impr;minnient for putting orheuic into a cup of era with
intent to poison Mary !lemming, of Severn Stoke.
Esther Webb was sentenced to direr months' impri-
sonment, and John Rollins one th.
Frederick Cauldwell, Richard Bradley, and Samuel
Maund, six moot's' imprisonment..
lieorge Bell was sentenced to twelve months' impri-
sonment for killing Ava l'oughty.
The business iu Loth (Anat. writ concluded this day
(1 huradsy).

CIVIL. SIDE.
earwrnut. ELI. SgIVELL AN!' StfoOTIIT.

The Court of King's Bench having granted a rule
for a new trial in this ease, wi ieh, it will be recollect-
ed, was an action by a 31agistcate of Halsted, for a
libel, imputing to him a fraud upon the Essex and
Stanlk Fire-office, in which he recovered a veriliet for
2,000/. at the last AS2liieS, before 3lr. Barron 11.1 Haim.
The canoe was again entered, and great interest was ex-
cited by it; bat when it was called on this morning
before a Special Jury.

Mr. GL'ANET stated, that the parties bail compro-
mised the action. Mr. Brewster's character being
vindicated by the verdict on the former trial, he had
consented to the terms that the defendants should pay
NO/. to the Essex and Colchester Infirmary, and pay
the plaintiff his costs, provided they did not exceed
1,2110 L The costs on both sides are understood to he
of an enormous amount, in consequence of this bring
the third time the cause was brought down for trill.
Had the trial been proceeded in, it would, as oil the
last occasion, have occupied nearly two days.
Before the Cats, JUSTICS and II loafs. Jury.
TIAIII::ILAkit T. AIR THoSIAII WWII, MART.
This was an action against the present High Sheri/
of this county, G,r a false return of a*l!a bane to a a 4111,
of Al-if-arias, issued at the suit of the plaintiff, upon a
judgment obtained by him against the goods of WA.
Liam Pole Tvluey Long Wellesley, Esq.
The plaintiff's ease was conducted by Mr. MAR-
ItTATT and Mr. PLATT, and the defendant's by Mr.
tiVANZT, Mr. NOLAN, and Mr. CLARIDON.
The case was this :—Mr. Wellesley finding his af.
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fairs great
year, and
privilege
life-lweveiNts
tare and --
4 his
circular
the ternta.
Mr. Robins,

by Mr. rt ellesley, parpo.te . dividing t. pro-
ceeds rateably amongst its creditor*, according a< the
ditid.:u s should be received ; that in the mean time

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reatly embarrassed • the beginning of this near lOU/. with which
nd his person being no longer proteeted by IN
On Tuesday last the
re of Parliament, he determised to convey MN which is over the Ti
neliNitt Waustead-botite, aim' tbe valuable for denly, and forcing th
id moveables therein, to tretteen teethe bane m the Hall, tell instnediai
I
creditors, to whom, shunt ninety id nil : and Deputy Recorder.
r letters were sent, invitieg felt • `• eentstanre, that bat I
MI of the deed, for the porpoise et . • -*ions, these tiendensen
iippripir
obits*, the auctioneer, So . Ist the moment the w
Itlle,
bole of lki affects in • h 1 death meet have berm
it about 311:1101114, allihtediris ern more than two cwt.
V tint Mts, the rteripal . Moos ahl About forty stone es
hat all dee ropertv alltireibindaki was-to ;making the new road I
ed lb the trestrile, iitti'Ortwer; Ole ettpiration lat Doi "f rebethaw, in
years, to sell the mew, or scone eif stsieired, , therein we knowledge
Wellesley, fur the perpoAe of dividing the pro. I gious house ever ha: in