The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-30 00:00:00

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LANCASTER -ASSIZES. .Avti../7r:
John • ArCerty. convicted of the.freisd• so tie *s-
eise 'at Liverpool in 1817, was side twesseinir Wen 00
sp tO melte' jsisssest la Abe Nisi Frio* Celia from
the LOAD CHIC? JUSTUS. An, affidavit was ea is
mitigation.
Air. l'lrLuare add d the Cornet to the-same ef-
pot RN Lordship was swami from the evidisseei
titotlispit whose ievenuity contrived and con-
ettnele the ntochisery by which the friud
woo bees *open by the defeedest, hot bad
bees sent to hart by no individual who was sow be-
fore the Court, The defendant was sow a barkeeps.
and ball a family dependest epos him fur thee' 'sp-
oon. In this situation a pecuoiary onniihmeur *said
be to him only an inteseisable imprisonment.,' Hr
would rather suffer to bis perms thoeoss
destitute. The learned preatlemaa.- 'poke at sere
length epos thew topics. with great feeling atelappo-
rent effect
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Ale.ltatsta epolurikrOseition., *
The Loft o Cntei 3turetc• ailmitti4l that tbs. ebb-.
Wynne, seemed to have been another's. not the de-
fendant's 'The offence, at the same' time, of which
tbidefeadant was se dearly ionviericl. "was one (41
iftavenient and exteselee eritMfualiy. The len-.
tette* ofthilCourt wit, that be shoold. hi 'lmprisoned
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*nit foll.e46lle° jeer Irish werrian, named
Teeple, the widow iswelver who had lived ip the
parish of liiabopsgate bente.ea nine and , year.,
summoned the overseers of that parish tot ,beldlig !e-
-rased to contribate tai her support. -, • ;
The unfortunate applicant has two children who
are ,'holly dependent upon her. She has no friends
in Ireland : and oPon stating her rose an a former
day to the LORD AlAvon, his Lordship gave her as
mach as enabled her to set up a fruit-stall, soil at the
sa©e time reeeiniti what he eonceieed to he an under-
standing from the parish officers of (Mehemet" that
they would pay for her lodging, her VACS being one of
a "toOre tegest natore than 'generally presents itself.
The applicant for relirf hattlisirlittrly set to work fur
-the support of her childies ilet,upoo waiting on the
overseers for money to pa* for her led‘ing, she was
told that there were no funds for seek an occasion.
and she was sow afraid of being• timed into the
streets, her landlord having -a chlleAleelost her to
the amount of V., hey,hosband's list Vibes" having
altogetbet arprived Arr;et;ibe ,power e(discbarging
any part of the debt.... • .1.: Or:
Yesterday tbe-overeeees, i• obedlgeste.eo the som-
eone of the Lord Mayer. attested. ale" his Lord.bip
expreered- Ids surprise at bearing shef girder such
cit-
can a reflood bad been givot toi"tho poor wo-
men. Ills 'Lordship added, thatllifi;Wai *Rare of the
power of the parfell reser44;olo,44loU with re-
spect, to.theiriala poor. and at assee,he get .rid- of the
trouble and tepees ofattendieg wood relieving the
distress of persoss who were bore in feriae& but be
',Presented tbe'deptorable cerstionenees of eendl'eg
over tb that meant a pooe weinan mid her ellildrtn,
who, the moment tkerset footit: ',TN' would be in a
land of straogees.,4na m0a14,4 Isis 40k,tur bread.
The overseers aiNgei lbw Lord Aloyor that they
were disposed to relieve the posinnenses. whims *hey,
'Somme*. ',preen t ed, le • imu.v.Ripabibe -grime erre rty

IghterirdWde • half(h *hag% tPire'' set In this in-
statiesr'there would be blittdleicre'dkirplleations, the
pirlet ocliisltnpsgati being 'Wit was called a casual
and multitudes of thslow Irish being in the
itabk of getting together in some woe it, and se-
q. ieg to.esta►hobs claim. They (t be overseers)
bad meedoned tbe-gage of the applicartlrto thw work;
liaise committee, Who porsessed enllndted tpewer in
'the .iffairs of thelfiliers; Sod who esamito'the reso.
lotion to refuse, in. conilderapisin of the untnber of ap.
Iplications from those who had undoubted claims.
ThoLoao Mahon requested that the overseers
(would again use their inhume with the commitwe to
procure for the poor woman• tie amount of her lodg-
ing, two eblilings'ilkik 4red save beg from 1t.,.
atlon. 1,
The ovhseers promised:he expels 1311'"Lardithip's
wish to the committee, bet bad not much exitectatlon
'lf sperm's.,
' The Logo Mayon, In allnding to the multitudes of
moor Irish who were now in the metropolis,' said that
'lie had beard of. very censurable practice pursued in
several parts of Ireland. Many of the poor fellows
who came overio this country were induced to do' eta
In consequence of seeing printed papers about tie
streets, stating that Irish labourers would be paid Ss.:
day for working in England. Besides the disep-
peintroent to whirl) the unfortunate eilventurers IWO
I liable by this deception, a great deal of expeneelias
Isco reed by passing them home.
OUILDUALIft—AIIem Er. was yesterday brought up
on a charge of felony. lite promettorEWne. Leonard,
a musician,. residing in Castimetreet, Clerkenwell, cost:
menced his charge by atatisg that the prisoner ran swap!
from bieron Monday morning last.
Whit r' said Mr. Payne (the Magistrate's Cleric);
who was examining him, she lived with yon as your
wife?" •

Yes," replied Leonard, " she 'raw, at several times."
The prisoner hero interrupted by deolaring that she
was his lawful wife, and he could notileny it. Leonard
made no reply ; but, being pressca closely,upon, the sub-
ject by the Magistrate, reluctantly acknowledged the
fact. He had been maltled ,tn ber sonic years bgo, at 1
Shoreditch Church, tie haticsively of 6ie children by 'II
her. ' _•'1

... What do you bring her bevel. for :pow ?" said the
ilagis.rats--" For briakillli the "mar. as 4 011611
me, answered Leonard.
" But you are married to ber,"said,bii. Payne; " and
a wife 'cannot rob alusbanol."—ltufeed, Sir," slid Leo-
nanl, " she fiat robbed me several •times,'-and almost
ruined me." H. then proceeded to state that, on his re-
mit from his last voyoge to lodic, In the Marquess of
tVelliolgtua (he being a sailor as well AS a uonsieisn), he
found kis wit'e in the llonse of Cotrection, imprisoned
foci a ruhbery,.uf which she bad been conyicted at the
Old 'Wiley. , . lie took • her home again after the expira-
tail: bf per sentence; hid she bad metre tidies since
sttipftehislodgings, rod Von away Trott hilt 1 this last
eithd ,sette,•rOblsed • hinti • like Moodily:the again set or
end.. took with • her eassong other. thi ago, two olorionets
4(the,prioiipillastrumente, by altioh,,l4,o“*. lacing).
sod he had seen nothing of her since, till he met her to,c-
siclonthily that morning, and gile./iefr. io.aust.ody.
trirbulo
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*e'lllegistrate commiserated the Reny 'fellow's mis.
Is ile,-and Vekretted hi. conl34i bottle ka to natio! lotto
linetwonsid4red theititPiAt of a 4Pfefu the 'proper-
-4! of loteJamelmond to 9settoosaislooK. god ommostsgsgly mn
felony on her part if ash be ceransittederaithaeyeeannit,