The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-09-01 00:00:00

Tit9it
expotiftois 're, have
briefly iteiti , ... proof
bond being admitted on the part of the Defendant,»
Counsel, Mr. Serjeant Ltvs, proceeded to.call several
itnes.estn support of the defence; whites evidence
' to prove that the Plaintiff had often Visited the
residence of the Defendant—at times imperatively
demanding a sight of her child—at other times these
visits were presumed to be 'with the coolest of the
Defendant and his-wife, as she brought abothing sad
IA for the child's use. On the Crassegnentinationi
hou ever, of these witnesses, a majoilK ,of, the fe.;'
miles appeared to have enacted the part ef wet.
nurse, without the moat regular possible repaistion
for that office ;. added to which, there seemed ae
over.weetting anxiety to suppress say- facts that
might tend to serve the Plaintiff's. case; and- ibis
sort of caution doubtless operated forcibly upon: *el
minds of the Jury. One apparently•respectable wit.
ness for the Defendantf proved, that in a converst.
Ibis* about the middle of 1812, the Plaintiff, after-
eaquiting for the relidence•of the Defendant and his'
a% if., observed, " they have broken their obligation
to me, or I %could never have been hostile to them."
_ After an energetic and impressive reply from Mr.
Scijeant Past, the Leartwd• Beron,sensisted op the,
evidence with hi: naval ability and itortglightity, -when
the Jury, without •loaving their box, in abbot five
minutes returned a verdict for the illaintiff, of the
. amount sued for, with All arrears to the present time.
Of the retnainiug causes for trial there are three,
tilsr which Special Juries are summoned; lone of them
is an action by Mr. Stephen Clement Webb, against
. iit-t;ty Hunt. Esq. foe she recovery of fees as-an
Acet.t at the Election for a -Representative of this
City, last July, when the Defeedatst was a Ceusdi.
date.

play.
The Prosecutor, , stated
nom Deacon, and .
that he was a grocer, In.fikinner•
streets was anaisus, however, on acrouttlOgs,Spub-
lic good, that the case should proceed.
Mr. Alderman GOouseucat said, ba 'Was:boand
to listen to the charge, itthe Prottvator I°ol4lll on
.making it; lie had only suggested tobtat whit was
his fepleg on the sotect.
~m
The Preactotor then went en testate, that -baring
suiperted the Ptifoner,-arhsivits a lahourg )ii lit
rimploy,of iiteuliag from him(he placed porsests to
watch himc ant that on apprehending the Prisenfi a I
small quantity p sugar eras found on Ms person,
which he confessed having taken, but data:o4k was.
Its. first offence. .
Being debited to produce the sugar* **from-,
cutor acknowledged, that, on the pelinasitihn for I
seuding the Prisoner on board a King's shipng
agreed to, the sugar found on the person of the Pr6:l
sinter had been .take's out of the cestody sof the
of in whose hands it had originally been placed,:
and. had been restored to the Prosecutor's .wave.
houses; whence it had been taken. The tifliese
course, cool(' not swear that any quantity 14,1 flittri
which might -uow be shown him was the identical
sugar he had found on the person of the Prisoner,
nor conld.the Prosecutor be prepared, to Wear to
the fact of its being his property.
'the Worthy Alderman, in these circantsfinees,
thought this was not a proper case to go to the Old
Bailey. It would he a pity that the Grand'Jury
should be troubled with a case of which nothing
could. be made.

•

The Prisoner was accordingly discharged.
Eli:.. Robins was charged by one of the Turnkeys
or Newgate, with attempting to carry.spirits into the
prison, contrary to the Act. The informant stated
that the poor woman at the •bar had an unfortunate
daughter, who was in the prison, very unwell, and
thnt the squill. quantity of spirits found on the
Prisoner, little more than hat( a pi?t, be believed
was for her.

TIM POET OP PONDICHERRY.
11.. A/W.OOTE TOLD IT DIDIRLOT.

(from La Coroo:noitionce do Bares de Grimes st Diderot.] 1.
was visited one,day by a young poet, as indeed
happens to me everyday. After the usual compli-
ments to my wit, genius. taste, beneficence, such 1
as I have been hearing repeated to me,- perhaps with
sincerity, for more'than twenty yoar4-hut of which :
I do not believe one word, the young poet drew)
forth a paper from his pocket: Here; sr," said
he, " are some verses"--'t Verses'!"-;—:" Yee, Sir;
I hope you %ill Lave the goodsiess to 10 me know!
your opinion of them."—" Do'you whit to hear the
truth ?"-..-66 YT's, Sir; I require it of you.,--What!
have you the fully, to suppose, that a poet would anti!
your opinion in order not to hear the troillf*"...l
44 you. would tell him •tiathr'—
" Assuredly:Y-46 Without disgeivoP'.6.66
doubtedly ; disguise, at best, is a gross affront; • if
righey understood, it amounts- to tell a man, ' You
are a had poet ; and not baring sew enough to bear ,
the truth, you are, moreover, a fool.'"—"
eerily then has always succeeded with you :"—" Al-
most
alwayd."---41 then read over bis vows; and ad-
dressed him its the fallowing words, 46 Your verses
are not only bad. but convince me yos:can never
make good ones"--" Theo I must make 'bad ones,
for I can't restrain myself:'--." No! good God !
what a dreadful curse! Are you aware, !fir, to what
a despicable state you aro,.goiag. to ine your.
self. No laws, human or divine, ailerWillodiocritr I
',ppm. Horace tells you so."—" I blob*
",..Are you rich ?"—" No."—" Are younpoor
‘! Yes; very poor."—" And you are goiwg to bang
upon yourself the ridicule of being a bad r pow., .1*
addition to that of poverty. You will AM* lest
your whole life, and become old ; an oh) soy a,
poor man, and a bad poet. Alas ! tile, irltla!s'tttt~l
We."—" I am .sensibleof it; but I asidieWrven,

It was, therefore, agreed that the holiness should
go no farther, the Prisoner engaging that she should
not act stain future.
A master watch-maker, of the name of Walker,
charged, by SUMMOtIS, before ,the Magistrate, a
working watea-maker, named Grahams, whom he
bad emplilyed to repair a geld repeater, with pawn-
ing the same for- the sum of bl. .The watch had
been in.to Graham's hands several months ago,
at,d all the satisfaction which the Prosecutor, Mr.
Walker, bad been able to procure, was this) that
there had been put into the bands of his father the
duplicate of thewaich, from which it appeared that,
it had been pledged in the present month.
The Worthy Aldernian having informed the party
complained against, that this was a criminal offence
by the Act of Parliament ; and being asked, if he had
any proposition to offer to Mr. Walker—said he was
ready to propose twhita to pay the one half. in a fort-
night, and the other half in another fortnight from that
time. Mr. Walker's father had alreldy offered to him
to-accept of the, one-half vows aid that he should
work out the rest.
The informant.,.Mr. Walkoromid the propbatioil
Pow made was of no use. 'Dees „was another Gen:.
tkman now present who had just taken out a ghillier
summons against Graham, which he must answer to.
morrow,
This other Gentleman stated, that he had been in
the use occasionally of employing Mr. Graham, why
he found had pledged one watch, belOnging to sulk
tomers of his, at Williamson's, 30, Barbican, and a
gold watch out of the liberties of the city.
In these..circumatances, the Worthy Alderman or-
_
GritiOnt should -
,hich

he was
awappsreettrelandst htehnhe.e
i,lll:iire
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belief . orderoe.
Ithiensand: .• -At . warrants I issued, wiefe e.. J..
of the bill, and duet the figures 10 had bees prefix
"Acrapigbbenebood of Kidderminster, where he had a.-
made i ts
eOvrertolldrink years,tdirecting
to the original 28 by a different head. Theseetir.,t
cumstances basing been_ pointed out,. enquirret.
jai!
thee that Mr; that be was a deserter fiosii:-41414yal Navy. lie
made from whom Messrs.. Berry bad "receertet tee , amwd the name of Fara*
,14:10 and pi_et"d..d
bill, and it was immediately stated by
wes committed *to gfebbreollifier Gaut; and (toriqg
May, the Prisoners who* we understand to be a
mono broker • had left it with -them to be din- Ns, exhimemeid, /ie. totosestatted the rnibm.i.,g
counted. Mr. eon's pelecipal clerk ' will, acconot4o- a brother prisoner ::-Saralt slams., a
dispatched, atongnillifi.,..theperson•Who had camel /oil teeteg /roman near his father's hew, had becooke
Mr. Berry's,. teplfitii.ti*use of the letter ilks!ernam• want by him, and he determined to murder her.
for.. the purpose. of .waking farther ettquirieroand, '1: , pt her. hew. one evening fitnefierteasa, -Rod mur-
trog
while
.he was there, Mr. May, dame in. -On being !• red *bee by heating her on the head with a dung-
questioned as to the bill, Walked that be hall re. I fork, after which he threw ber into a pool. An_
received it from a persoaof the me of Clemons!, lead dee),
_et concurrent circumstances , cenfirmed his
1 desired that it oilait ::laa liven op to hint, that he . confession, and the Jury, withoat any • heritaiion,
I might be enabled to. proceed mg hist Clemons.
if.it' pronounced him Guilty. . ~, :
shoold prove to be.
,Wo. altered id, as, Otherwise,
Mr. Justice DARIPIAS Owed:Sentence if death on
4.sbould
.foss 10006/ by- the transactions, he bar.' the prisoper, and ordered that .his body 'koala- be
'iner paid .that enm to ,Clemons, whose 'address; he dissected. y -
I assured• the parties, he, would endeavour to pro-
! cure. This, however, be had Xof been able
Ito, do.-;--A. coaled:Mon of considerable length
took place between . Mr. Thornton, his
.clerk,;
hand Me. -May, at the ..banking-honee if We first-
esentioned gentleman,
. 'lifter the parties had left Old
.Broadastrest. Mr. May contended strongly that the
note ought to be given oPto him, and even took 'it
from the hands of the Merit, declaring that it was. his
propeity, and belted aright. to keep it, This pro-
position was resisted, and:Mr. Thornton offered to
proceed with him to,thelootakMayer, that hit Lord-
ship might settlalhecliiPatedliaint; but this Mr. May
refused to do, and it wet at length agreed. to deposit
the bill in the hands of Mr.. Adams, the_Attorney of
.Mr. Thornton.• ' .
It was particularly observed by Mr. Thornton,
that hohad formerlyinown Mr. Mak, who had kept
i money at his house; end,, in consequence, he had no.
I suspicion, when he demanded the bill,.that he wanted
it for any other purpose, but to 'enable him to pro-
-1 ceed against Clemons. The hill, it appears, was put
into th hands of a Gentleman, with. directions to
find ont the different endorsers. The first of these
I were Messrs. Itabinson, Booksellers, of Paternoster,
i row—and, on examining their bill book, an entry
lof 281. Si. S.!. the original sum,• was found. 13y
i these Gentlemen it was Indorsed to Messrs. Gale and
Co. also booksellers, and by them to a-third party,
t also in the bookselling business. The books of
'these Gentlemen, On eimpination, spoke .to the
I fact, that the bill bad been passed for 881. Bs. 8(1.
i From the hands of the last Gentleman it was paid
over to a broker; and by. him to a Gentleman of the
• name of Backster, who stated to the individual ap-
pointed to examine into the circumstanees; that it
, had been paid. by him to Mr. May. The latter, on
I being questioned as to the fact, denied that he had
received it from Mr. Itackiter, and persisted in
stating that he had receirsutit from Ciemoos, with
the place of whose residence he was unacquainted.
As no person attended from Messrs. terry and
Co. and Mr. Rackster was also absent, the Lone
Mayes,' after enquiring: whether Mr. May was de.
sirens of making any observations, to. which he an.
1 swered in the negative,-iirdered him to be remanded;
' for further examination, tilt Tuesday next.-
i -

At Horncastle Fair, which was belt! .last week,
and is well known as coned the greatest marts for
horses in the country, consequently a standard fair,
the show of horses ef kinds was uncommonit
large, and good ones went-off readily attigh prices•,•;
whilst inferior, as might be expected, were dull
sale. On Saturday there WAS also a goad 'show
and considerable number of buyers; and
',formed, bovines*

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' of' httirriinrow; • . far, the timstilltalia‘s,
named Rdwarti Garrett Dc•asy, off
ering her an au. et of •
Ault,- of 601. per anitino, upon condition, that .she whe(ar, ethe.gptbotak Wolitto.t6Wl dt_
_is , 9 , • titer • .Ot
would *hamlet, the sight or knowledge ot fief bet : but what .coso,IAIS:II44 IlNtlitellse:111461418' 6"1115 C.:161, am.ino,ifilltAhmito
ibllnbelifilit. tate-wa.°. '- ' ivi:46" fl. * 4 Airth•Velic le'ia'Grau"
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'OP ~ .4 - 0 4644101 of
• first child', fi,r ever. • .beenalloWedtogy,,igggillogpg . tivensglo, ~f_.
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• This agreement, aftermuch hesitation by the Plain-.. opt his services „ listilisibenni .Ay lb.* callitlillillaillall.o :A .letbfltiSile.• •
.. , esiiiii," .. .f , ht that
. tic and.lin very gentle means of. persuasion, gas at Officer on boa tendisc.. ..,. .. • -..., . I. •*, i -1!.4" •* .turkiir. ell AN 28..ane,
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length determine" Open, and witnessed, Ity the afteuti 11,,, sitti,,g
-• for ettandeariee /La irmia a had
regeki,4o6...Aidertifts Giro- niss.lit itbsk" figeossuoprietiej— • . i .
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nlludrd to. Aceonliwgly an annuity to the before. , minx) olourred to the preeeseteeverlaibmee pre- ~ . ,--- . 9 011,.-.. :"-- - • .- es fig . alts prionar.\,64tatei. 40
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named amount, was snored upon the bond of the ; sent, that he preaggitgedustphathageghgehat bees gone 1111110214 a a latikliSibill.iii . . , .
.‘ I, .41mo mo *4;O tiro was ~...iazaa-
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Defrntlant to the Plaintiff; for tln• nrin.peynsent of into, beta,. eospeenbleahehertnbeer pines Mt of- itits• home, eht low* . tlidg 7$ .
.. „moo* sho skis was.____.____-7.77.
en.pool-saipn,b,(.l
' taut". "I:o4rrderli".llorilit:l .'Si'
bit* aelt7l4llnd.f itraelindhe:sishe7 rirovilit ofdtts
the iustalmente stipulated therin, due since Midaum- I court, that be *91944,99:‘9411% the. pewolairrehotod einsoissemdiedmied, kw rawitii, by/8.#,,:. .
• mer, 1S 10, this actions was brought.. On the 4114 !enjoy his goad'. forgone end An , ••• in- hope. his pdwaibal eleit,issig aesthete apneas, *
inight•tn fu- lOw:—Tasterds. y* between .onn ajtd.,t,w.(r.,_L___VdOekt o epnn •apttisembrimitheotarkrof bloed melba pm"
lowing day the Plaintiff was required to execute wit • 'that whatever *had hitherto been---- ,;or
.-IlhOir. Alihra" Geltdbebere) "Panienthilliii. ~ • .rtfeareti, libillreadt"lit•atrneturthi lieggio•TmlTYA`m. alnik"' f"lonneteblll44ldis da'ellighltel""r's bodl7 lryoilnglowedin atil'ePot#4ol,(l:;!;:%7l
agreement, never to divulge or make
.kttown any of .turi be corrected.
• the circumstances resOectiog her said child, north tsp. knew nothing of timr nature et the present charge.—
tar.acor , 4betheli a-bilk whgeb lie produced for•lo'2o.' Si.eta.. hot :bad had reddened. Heath, 'hit • piramo,'
h near the residence, of the Defendant or his : Beile took it for granted, bewever, that there. more mi. bitten-hoses of Messrs. Thornton, and enquired k_
_, the idtiod that intend from. twn mortal: unkind --
- family ; upon an alleged violation of which agree., tigating eiceetagtiat,ea,a- in. It, nue. the wpm. s. n
. mrnt, the Defendant ratted his opposition .1.0 the ob- ; would not Issmisairend to an nuornatikit the- 1 and which
, woefoldimbiintdnehat
tnahe.thheitilb:h4 41401**nsbe
st erigina:;.
11. i of:voidance at the Coroner's Ing ark, and „
.. limier's of the bond. • ' Prisoner was to be platted among a Miss set I Iris a good aistisla butroment. On •___..._lifsbPd
medv":47,tiofted tahOedconaPPl4entry. adDued;r•ianglit.hdlisaillebtt"encn:: :
the , • Wl' '-
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f!
incirtcheoittsbtealniecersthtitendheed
was
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thoemniburrrajp;„..ra:
Mr. Serjeint POLL having made a 4st ektlten- ,of men, tub Prisoner -having taken time 1„,-4-1104 of ' books, it was
exposition of: the `circumstances we, have thus that alternative, Its lisped be should at iisiiit have fair i drawn for 481.85. Bd.• and as Mr. Thornton observed varisi... ,
neighbYouorsf
briefly 4141 imperfectly detailed ; and proof of the ; play. lin MS depoittion * it was quite manifest. that the
land warrants were issued and officers). -
hand toeiriz admitted ou the part of the Defendant, bis 1 The Prosecutor, who stated his name to be Wi1..1
.andwordaontrannu..hed been interlined lit the irdit:
c.a. - .. ... .• __ •^1.—..1 1,...... 1 were f •,...