The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-10 00:00:00

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LONDON SESSIONS. •
Robert and Mary Campbell, husband and wilt.," were
tried on iicharge of keeping a disorderly house.
ltirt flotus ND conducted the prosecution, which he• said
woe leetituted by seteral gentlemen in the nelglibburhood,
for the pfeseteation'of morality.
The disiwitness' called was the Ward Beadle, who de,
posed that he had seen gentlemen go into the house with
girls; but be newer, beaed any particular disturbanee in the
house, or saw any,'iither impropriety connected with it.
Another syltriepai..ii pans', was called, who stated that
be had often 'sten endeineh and ladies .go into the louse
together. Witness was asked from the Bench what kind
of ladies lie meant, but he Could give no descriptlen of
ttegra.! was asked whether Mq were modest or 'up
boacerrevoales ? He replied they *fib dressed like ladies,
'ilia for hie part he could not tell the difference, but be
supposed they must have been improper females, or they
would pot have gone to such an improper place. Was
ohm called in by a gentleman, who Lid he bad been rob-
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bed, het he got his money back, and be refused to prose-
cute. Witness never beard any other disturbance in the
himse.
Mr: Viekerniab, Mr. Houseman. and two other inha-
r.
Mints. said !they had seen gentlemen go into the house
with females. Prom the frequency of these visits they
• csincioded it to.be.a bad house, but had no other reasois.
The persons nho went there were well dressed, but made
on dietttebitnee..
• The defendant, in his defence, said he intended to have
paraded guilty, and that he bad been harshly prosecuted,
at be 'bet up the house before the prosecution. Ile said
tlfat barring that the house was a bail house, no one could
say ariTtlitsvg aiainet ban, and that it was one of the best
of thrbied, in the city.
The `female related a long history of misfortunes which
hid her and her husband, and declared that pe.
Yetty had Obliged them to take up the trade for ciao
presereation of their children.
•yrtfeltierouneit. ailreclliow neon 'the house was shut up ?
It'wes stated- on the part of the prosecution that it war
giv.o op immediately when the indictment e as found.
The Recommit said, that in order to prove a house to
come within the 'meaning of the law as " disorderly," a
sueeeesion of disorderly acts, each of a nature to disturbs.
nehthbourlsood, norit'he proved. Ilut here only one act
war alleged, that of • man in the house charging the
tier! with.. a. robbery,. and
.tbeovidence as to the general
chsracter of die house. was as well: as evidence could
well bets sepport such a charge. Every man who went
into .1 place wavone.comhining in its support. The Jury
tv mill gretzh the erideooe of a man who combined to sup-
port titan place.
Th?..lory atqfilVeal the male defendant, but found the
female ilefititieni amity. •
The Condon censideratioo of the prompt dircontintrance
ief the nuisaneea-oesteaced her to be imprisoned for four
days it the Oiltsparwtreet Comptes.

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Scott. who threatened to strangle his wife. Scott was ight
up in enstorty. Ile stated that he had no friends to whom he
could apply to become his hail ; but he promised, if released,
le co immediately to Scotland.
The Co as uMA N thought that the prisoner might be discharged
on his own.recostnizauces.
Mr. ADOLPHUS appealed to the Court as the guardian of the
• lives atilt idslesty's subjects, not to permit the prisoner to go
at large upon such condition. According to the laws of Eng-
land every subject was supposed capable of finding sureties.
The Court ordered him to be brought up on Saturday.
Arnold Heath, a corn chandler,. residing in Kennington-
la4e, was indicted for wilful and corrupt perjury. -The 10.
.fnments were made in an affidavit, sworn by the defendant
je the Uonvt of King's Bench, for the pnrpqse of setting
• aside the troceedings in an action instituted against hiut.
The affidpvit set forth, that be (the defendant) was frora
home for a rectaiikperirid, diming which a writ was served
at his house, and the Indictment 111.11 V charged that he was
..at home on the day of the service of the writ.
The writ and affidavit were then put in and teal.
Alexander. Middle'on lived near the defendant. Knew
Fin. Saw him in. Kennington-lane at three o'clock on the
gth June, • • •
On his. cress-examination be stated, that he lisol brought
ar artion against the defendant for an assault. The costs
am,anteif to 81/.. Mr. Nlowbray was the Attorney.
Mr. Mowbray, the Attorney. was then put int) the box,
and underwent a short examination by Mr. A NDHC*II.
lie admitted that he had been the present defendant's At-'
torney in the case of the assault, anti undertook to conduct
ttr cause for sf, . The bill was 771. and *as reduced by
JCL!. The defendant Heath bad demanded of him 291.
which witness dig not pay. Witness adinitted that be ad-
vised the present prosecution against the defendant,
but not out of revenge. The card now p..t in is witness's
csr 1.
This card, amongst other notices, contained the follo4

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'• Also will undertake to procure payment of debts
within costs: hot if the defendant sued should become'
lEsrktu:it, render to prison, or. take the benefit of the In-
n! veet Art, he agrees to take • (in lien of a bill) motley oat
of prichet. only."
• At this state Mite proreedines,•hfr. WA LTORD peratieed
co .rany. defects in th• in.lictment, that he declined calling
an v iti.i i. witnesses and the defendant was acquitted.
'chew. Ass another indictment for perjury, but it was not
pr.reetled in. .
bees and Vote, two stout looking men, were indicted
for essanlting two officers of the dismounted patrol on
the Road fioni 'shaven to Ilighbory. on the la of
Jdne last, and "obstrecting them iu the execution of their
duty.
From the evidence of Francis and Handel, the officers.
it appeared that on time nielit of time 25th of Jane they
percticed the priMners annoying some passengers on the
Islington Road. They thodght it necessary to follow theta
up a lane advising them to go quietly home. The prisoners
abased them, and an altereatton enseed,dtiting which severe
blows wereintlicted on both sides. The prisoners were finally
neared amtbrought to the wale's house. The officers admitted
that they had nut told the prisoners that they were autho.
rised to trqufre them to go WM!.
. . Thr Jury found the prisoners—truilty of an assault, they
itotkapoing that the parties *ere officers. Judgment was
defeeredwrilil Saint-Jay. •
Joark.Dorai, 4 dittinutive;weakly little fellow, Pm 111.1
dieletairain emelt owe geptletima of the name of AP Bead,
a retired' Liestorant ofDt agoutis..
The prosecutor who is nosily six feet high, statil thilt
the defendant, mbar 41i a ineeicias.had.oceasionally called op'
- Min twinsteact him in playing, the violin. On the morning
- June tke seleferidani et itito hi:elitist:Se anti'
e music book!. 'He hiametery: aisiudert , i..
ttor wished to pailtini din"; fottbri he la 1,
with A sharp dirk at the end of Sr, lad fro +-
the bud a Dory. Dory forcibly wrenched

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rinDDLE,SEX SEWCIONS.--TUESDAY.
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IN' A gelid "earce. presented himself to the Court.
' . Ida " three years auto he walls rollietastly c0m-
..,./. ' • I pet his brother for libels
pet'
IP • lif;.-. • was then heard, the defend-
rot ',,,,„-'
lip, s arged on his own recogni-
?an. lellead•Of acting With the forbearance,
• schlib
.. .ent deserved., the defendant conlieued
to p . • 'e the same olficialve way, and he was now
undar It ' • ..essity of spplyi'g to the Court.
1 The ' 1 'wait ,
A.eared to !mow in what winter the Court
((min
Mr. 76 salti,that he wisheil to hate thaddendeet brought
Op few t. "
The lIIIIAN said. that this could not be done except on
allhissif. •:Nollee nanstba don him, if he could he found,
and should he not attend, he oust be brought l otfirerratitt. •
Mr. Pearce then retired.
Articles of the peace were.exhibited aga Scott was brought