The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-27 00:00:00

WOIIIIIII.IITVIST —On Saturday T. Smith, hiker,
st Tottenham High Cross, appared lo 4
enniasens, granted ea a• information of tree. we,
ebsiglag him with thin; Improper weights, sea
feting to weigh his hind..

Arpotrias attewded oo the pert 4 tie de.
readapt.

The whites stated that es Wednesday, the 14th of
this ',loath. be west Into Mr. Smith's shop, aid
asked for a quarter leaf: that havreg paid for It, hen.
, quested to harsh weighed, which the baker preeeen,g
to do, by polaris( the loaf is mei wile, and a Woo
I lump of metal in the other —This used, of artighieg
the witness objected tn. as being improper, sod dr
sired to have eeperste and diatinct weights placed e
the scales. Os this objeesion being made, the b.ker
broke the loaf is half. and threw it hack, sayiag et
would not weigh it with sot other weight.

The Maglaiirate esssultei the Act of ParHawes.,
whereby it is enseted, " that if any bolter et selkr .1
bread shall not be provided with proper weights ina
scales, he Of they olio:I forfeit and pay say saw set
exceeding 405." &.e.
' Mr. A D&LPIIIII cuateaded that the Legislature arr.r
contemplated that say saw should be coaricted for
not placing the aliquot parte of the weight regain*
is the •ay ousted on by the isformast ; sod era
ridered that, had the loaf bees weighed spina& to
poosti weight. alai the surplus weight placed it
she ":her male, with the loaf, it would have ben
perfectly correct.
William Hoek's, servant to Mr. Reysohls,brever
of Tottenham, was soiled op as a witsess for the th
haunt, and various weights, from a quarter of ar
oases to fear pomade, were produced ; he preen'
that those weights were oa the counter at the tine
and that the baker offered to weigh the bread sin
them.

The Magistrate said that, under these eireowstancet.
he must convict Mr. Smith.
A Mr. Presings, a Berman, living in the tam
neighbourhood, WY* charged with selling ►read slmt
of weight. He pleaded poverty, in mitigation, which the
Magistrate told him was so reason why be sboald jet
rich by defrandiwg the publis.—He was convicted is
the penalty of Ills. and vests. -
Mr. Ittsely, of Tottenham, was convicted, Ist
refoeing to weigh. in the penalty of 40.., and k
coats.

hi POSTA SIT Ches.—Application was made terturcl
Twyford. Esq.. t►e Sitting Magistrato, to bail ea
Itetiestain, committed last Thohday to the H
of Correction u a rogue sod vagabond for tlitet
months.

Tiro ease is important to the public no eeeooet if
the' sew punishment it inflicts upon frauds, which bid
been hitherto committed upon the unsuspecting riff,
impunity.
The prisoner Benjamin, last Thursday, entered s
shop in Shorediteb„ dressed like a gentleman's servos
which be stated hisses', to Ise, and offered to !In.
Liarnatd three coats or sale. The prisoner said tha
M he came a Jew bad offered 7/. for them, hat he di«
liked the Jews so winch, he would rather sell then ht
less money to sap Jhody titre. The poor woman we
tempted to look at them, sad in came a Jew. prow •
int; to offer ss. more, which the prisoner refined. it
this instant, one Hoot, a pariah officer, having sehtl
the ootedect of such impostors, tutored, and surervi,l
in securing Om prisoner and briagiug him to its
office, where be smiled at the futility of the chart,
The Magistrate referred to the last Vagrant Ant. i
Geo. 4, et. 40. which emacts.—" AU perigees en,!rp
vosring impoze upon a private individual by try
false sad (module's representation. either verbally or
in writing, with a view either or obtain meaty or v or
other advantage or benefit, shall be deemed a rogne
and vagabond."—Under this section the prisoner sit
convicted and committed to the House of eorreetien
for arm months.

It appeared that the prisoner would have a roach
in coming to the office, sad the coachman now applied
fur his tars, bat the prisoaer being convicted, refuel
to pay a krtbiag ; however, by the same statute,
Magistrates ordered bits to be searched, sod Ii
money to be taken from him, out of which the cearh
man was paid, and the residue ordered to be applk
for the other expenses is apprehendiag, sad fir the
support of the prisoner in prises.
The pa isonet's solicitor sew referred to the some
statute, see. 16, which says t►e party may appeal,•idi
sufficient safeties, to prosecute. He therefore ere
that the prisoner was entitled to be at large, upon pre-
clueing good hail to prosecute his appeal.
Mr. Twt rows took time to consider, and afterwards
said he had perused the whole of the Vagrant Act,
sad was of opinion that the commitment in this ease
was a commitment in executioe, and that the claw
giving an appeal did not empower him to admit bail.
The clans* of appeal was the same in 17 fdeo.ll. e
lie referred also to the cases of Re: ts. Burke, 2 Term
Reports, p. 190, 196, and Rex. v. Rhodes, 4 T. R.
p. 229. where the same argument for bail was urged.
but it was held by the Judges that a prisoner cow•
witted in execution did not admit of bail. Oa thaw
grounds the wordily Magistrates refused the appi,c
lies.

MARRIED.
Oa Saturday last. at lit. Misstates. Stepney, Mr. Jests
Self, surgeon, of Mile-end-road, to sforgive, yousget
daughter of the late Mr.Daeld Scatter, of St.fileorge',.
Yesterday, at Mary-le-bone Church. Sir Edwin! lteu.
Recorder of Botabay, to Laeretia Georgians, yount•v:
daughter of the lift Sir Martin Browne Rakes. Barr. 01
HiManton-MIL Norfolk.
Oa Saturday, the 24th hest. at St. Mary's. Litiabeth. ht.
Wood. of Southwark. to Tabitha, only daughter of .104ePik
Hunapleby, of Briaton.

DIED.
Oa Saturday, the 24th last. at his house. in Gloneester-
stmt. Queens-square, Isaac Pitcher, E,q. is the 19th t ear of
his ape.
On the ltd inst. of an apoplectic fit. with which he wst
seized on the preceding day, whilst transactin•t twines, at
ihe orates of Messrs. Reardon and Davis, Co•bearoo"
Onseccharrit-street. John Lockheed, Esq. or the 'thin.' of

Jams's*. aged 06.
Sunday, the Stath instant, Mr. John atackindr••
Middi+Rex-iiinee, Now-road, surgeon.
Oath. 17th !getout, at his brother's hon.*, at
Mr. Briseo Ray. in tits NM year of his age.
Chi the did inst. at Tunbriderwells. Miss niz,ses
ll-
linftwortit. of Prospsat-pisee. Edgware-road.
Oa Saturday last. et his bottom in B 's street. st as
advanced tee. John
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