The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-16 00:00:00

DEVIATION FROM CIVIC JUDICIAL PRACTICE.

Shortly a ...er the opening of the Court the Bench was
oretepieel only by the presiding Judge, who cutnneenced
lees duties at a quarter past nine. It leas always been
&vied necessity that en Alderman should be present at
'very i .ve e late RECORDIiR (Sir John Syl-
v,sto!) considered it Co necessary, That on one occasion he
vaitrd upwards of an hour until an Alderman arrived, oh-
s rving th,t he dare not proceed contrary to estsblideed
tweeze. Whether any bye law has lately passed to dispense
with the necessity of the Alderman's presence, tie know
not; hot there was certainly a„deviation from the ordinary
cistern this mnrninz.

Hall Bryan was indicted for stealing in the
house of John Cantelow. situates' in the parish
of st. An,lrew, Holborn, a watch, a spoon, and a coat,
vr!ne 40s. his property.
Samuel Parkinson depose'', that on the 30th ay., he
Leant the cry of " stop thief," and saw the prisoner ran
pest his house with a coal bun lle in his land. Prisoner
w isstoppril by a carman, and the witness soon after cause
up, and collared him. Witness assisted in taking the pri-
soner to Mr. Cantelow's. Taylor came up as 'soon as the
prisoner nas seized, and said he had been rubbing Mr.
Csnletow's house.

Samuel Love, the carman, swore positively that the
prisoner is the %erne person he stopped, on beating the
cry of " Stop Thief."
Mr. Justice Iluanouca summed np, and the Jury found
Lion guilty of stealing to the value of 395.
&tied Smith, aged '29, was indicted for hone arionsly
brooking and enteting the dwelling house of Ltdy Croft.
Mr. I,stv stated the vase for the prosecution.
Ilall is a watchman of the Parish of
llary.la.lionne.—,'boot a quarter before seven of
Ole evening of the 17th Dec.mher he was on duty in
W,lhrek Street, and saw two men near La ly Croft's house,
win, on observing him, crossed over towards liulstrode
S;tert. Their conduct exciting his suspicion, be looked
shoot and saw that the parlour nindow of Lady Croft's
1.1.•!<e was open. alarmed lime servants by ringing at
tie hell, and then went in pursuit of the two men, hut not
king able to overt ace them, he returned to the !loose. and
01 eoing into the par!oor, stw the prisoner standing be•
Lind the door. On his being asked whst he was doing
tige, he replied, " What can I do? I base no means of
resenting the necessaries to sust.tin life." Ile was then
mitred and taken to the 'Patch house.

Tyler, a footman to Lady Croft, stated, that on
iqag alarmed by the watchmen, he went into the parlour,
val me part of a great coat ender a small bed.lle immedi•
arty drtw back and locked the door, and on the return of
nieytatchinan. accompanied him to the room, when the
prmoarr was found behind the door.
Mr. BARON HULLOCR summed up the evidence, an I the
Jury almost immediately returned a verdict of—Uuilty—
Dlatb.

QUEEN SQUARE.-(CRIMPING.)

Clr TION TO RECRUITING SERGEANTS.—A man named
Clarion, who stated himself to be a shoemaker,at Kensington,
I.llti red the office with a Recruiting Sergeant, who said he had
twisted him, hut Dow he was willing to pay the smart.
The MAcIsTRATE asked the man when h. enlisted. " Your
ler'hil)." said the man." I got tipsey on last Christmas de y.
3141 kept up the spree till the following Saturday, when I met
this Sergeant at a public house. Ile was then in coloured
clothes. I told him I was out of work, and he said the best
'hinZ 1 could do would be to become a soldier; that a shoemaker
could snake a fortune iu the army—and if I lilts d he would get
me a good reels., W" 1 agreed, and he gave me a shiliiag ; but
I spent it upon the company, and now he says, he will take me
up fora deserter.
The 31AcIsTRATE told the Sergeant this conduct was deret
Ivory to the principles of the Mutiny Act. He bad no righ
la coloured clothes to enlist a man, without rendering himself
!Able toe heavy punishment, and moreover, when in a state o
a.,tosicstion, even if he was legally enlisted. he should have
ousht him before a Magistrate to be attested in 24 huurs
afterwards.
yheSergesnt answered, that the man knew him to be a sol•
die that he was aware of bis beteg enlisted next day' and
Paasised to join at any time. •
The MAGisTRATS observed it was the drst time he had such
vase buought before him, therefore he would now overlook
but if such a Oleg happen again, he would treat it differ
ritlY•—•Now he would express his indignation by discharging
Qle run, without makine him pay the smart money.
Ws&
There was an error in the paragraph in our Paper
. of
--may relative to the India Board. me. Wittwer
(not who has retired from office, was not Se-
TT'''. Acconntnnt to the Board. The Secretary is
"(miss P. loartenay, Esq. M. P. hit Totners.—(Moroteg
Piper)
,JooSEETNEN SIMR-WCATIRS.—Thet proceedings which
IZ.,retled Tus STATESMAN Of yesterday, as having
place on Tuesday evening, had reference only to the
Rleror narrow wenseres&bati no concern with the goes-
toe broad sills weavers, whieb point remai las just
the close of the last session of Parliament.
~!t jatarloo.plaee is sow 1111se.Mamising.
.The great
~.te through this street, will give the experiment a much
rte trial than can be *tweeted from the aristocratic
`hittleta of St. James's Square