The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-29 00:00:00

Tii r STA'rrsMAN,

his attention attracted by the following captivating
advertiotentent

•"fo be sold, a beautiful little thorough-bred rob'
hark, from the country. equal to 18 stone on the
worst of roads; he can walk six miles in one hour
with pleasure to his rider, and it is impossible to make
hint shy or stumble; bends his Iruers well in his trot;
his ranter is superior to any horse ; has a high fore-
hand, and light in hand, with great courage; very
handy to mount and dismount ; has carried a lady,
and never been out of the breeder's hands; he is with-
out blemish or fault. Very particular circumstances
are the cause of his being parted with. The owner is
desirous of getting him into good hands. None need
apply hot who will ensure the greatest care being
taken of him. The saddle, &v. may be had, and the
owner treated with. Mao a very grant! tilbury horse.
six years old, It hands high. 'i ohe seen at the sta-
bleat, 42, ttow-street, leading into Long-acre."
Struck with the fascinatlng description, and anxious
to beemne possessed of so choice a creature. the plain- I
tiff immediately answered the advertisement in person.
!le found that the defendant was the advertiser. and he
desired to see the cob. lir was introduced into a dark
stable, and saw the animal, as well as he could,
through the pervading gloom. Upon asking the price,
the defendant told him it was -15 guineas. Mr. Tnik
eted desired to have a trial before hr thought of paw
Caasing. This the defendant consented to allow, pro-
vided he deposited the 'min of 4M. in his hands. The
plaintiff, not has ing the money in his pocket. went
back to his chambers, provided himself with the need-
ful. and returns 1 to the stables. accompided by Mr.
Pullen, another gentleman of foe tear. The nomey
was immediately deposited in the defendant's hands,
and Mr. Tattered retpiireil that he might have the use
of the horse fcr an Line, to try how hr liked him.
The defendant prctemiet that he had not diens saddle
in the stable, but promised to proeure one at a neigh-
boating sailler's, the horse by a grotto to
Mr. Tancred's chamber',. in Lincoln's-inn-spare. in,
half an hour. The plaintiff, plettstratory to the arrival
of the horse. had invited Ali. Uerens. another Bar-,
ester, a gentleman supposed to he a good jo.dge of
horse-flesh, and Mr. I.e Mane. the Master of the Pleas
side of the King's Much, to be pre•ent, and paraattrir
judgment uvott his paces and other aceolop:ishuyents.
In half au hour the groom brought the horse, but
without any saddle. Mr. Taio•red remonstrated at
this omission ; tint osaer pretemled that the saddle
was nut yet fitii..hett. the thus Al.-,
appointed of trying the horse himself, desired the'
ostler to meant Lint at all crests, mitt ride about the
square, in order to show his level. he roller did so,
but he was found lamentably naming in those extraor-
dinary tix merits so iuriantly pictured in the advertise-,
neut. Mr. TIN. red, however, being unwilling to
give him up sitogl titer, was ttn‘tottt to see whether
he might nut le e:.t iv passes. the qualifications ascribed.
and desired the ostler to return with the horse again
at four o'clock, a ith a saddle. that he ni;glit try hint
himself. IL: the to tier ague.) to do; but asked,
in the 'mean tint... for Mr. Tatiered's stables, that the
animal might ! r delivered to his groom; ur, if he
would glee him the re-Aware to any livery seablips had
would choose—it was all ',new him:—and deliVer the
horse into proper care. Mr. Tancred replied, that it
was time enough to talk oftlelivering the horse as soon
ac he tried it, and agreed to make a purchase. Upon
which the ostler said, he had his master's order% not
to bring the horse hack—that Mr. Tancred had pur-
chased it, amn he roust leave it with the i urchaser, and
leave him he would. Mr. Tamed and the other gen-
tlemen immediately remonstrated against this extraor-
dinary Froceeiling ; but it was in vain, the ostler was
Inexorable in obeying his instructions, and he actually
turned the bor.., loose in the square. 'I he plaintiff
repudiated any aripiaintance with the horse, and the
creature being allowed to take a topographical survey
of Lincoln's-inn. was, in the result, taken away by the
ostler.

Richard Pullen. Esq. stated, that on the following
morning the plaintiff' and himself went to the defend-
ant's stables to demand the deposit money, the horse
not bring apprised it After some difficulty, they
were favoured with an interview. Mr. Tancred de.
mandril his 45!. '1 he defendant asked fir what ?
and insisted that the horse was purchased, and that
hr had a demand against him for the balance of 455.
which he must immediately pay. Mr. Tattered denied
having agreed to purchase the horse at all. The de-
fendant said, Vou won't have your trial of the horse."
Mr. Tancred rep:ird," I don't like the horse ; I will
hare nothing to do with it, and I must have my money
back." Witness remonstrated with the defendant,
and reminded him that Mr. Tancred had not bought
the horse, but had merely desired to have a trial of
him, and had deposited the money with that view, and
the plaintiff was not hound to take him, whether he
liked him or not. Th:• defendant asked what business
it was of witness', and was extremely insolent. The
plaintiff never had his money back, nor bad he the

horse.
Thomas Le Blattr. Esq. deposed to the other cir-
cumstances :.bore stated. The horse, in his jutipueut,
was nut worth more than one-third of 46/.

• Mr. Cs M Pft FIA (with whom was Mr. Coot< x) stated
the plaintiff'. case with a good deal of humour ; and
there was much !in.:. later in the Court at the manner
in n hich the plaintiff was swindled out of hi< money.
'I he defendant did not appear. He hid pleaded a
sham plea of judgment recovered, and had moved fur
a special Jury. to delay the plaintiff as much as possible.
'the Jury i ttttt sediately found their verdict for the
plaintiff.
The CM! JCS fICE.—The plaintiff has plenty of
law. but I believe he gill get nothing else.
Mr. east runt. informed his Lordship. that this was
what was termed chamating., a species of swindling
treated of by Mr. Colquhoun, in his Police of the
Metropolis, and enumerated with ring-dropping, and
other modes of bubbling the unwary of this great me-
tropolis.
mitorr r. tuft carom PAGE 1111117CFR.
After the evidence in ibis cause bad been gone through
on Saturday,
Mr. Sc smut?? replied; and the Jute, after heath',
the summing up of the Lord Coster Jessica, reignited a
verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 4,5111.

COURT OF EXCHFQUER, Mar *7.
The Chief Baron had taken his plate lapis the bunch,
and the several Counsel were all ranged, when the at-

tention of the Court was suddenly called away from;
the regular professional routine by the appearance of
Waddington, who mile, he said, to assist a brother'
in distress. He addressed the Chief Baron to the fol-1
lowing effect:—
" My Lord, I appears before you on behalf of my
(Herd, John Osborne, who is confined by the King in
the Coldbath-fields pr son, on a charge of sedition,
and is prosecuted in this Court for selling radical coffee.
He has no money to obtain a habeas, or even a dinner.
1, therefore, my Lord, appear in his behalf, to move
that an appearance to the action be entered.-

The Cu- iEv BARON, in the mildest manner. repre-
sented to Waddittzton, that an appearance must he
entered through the medium of a Solicitor.
Waddington.—" Mt- Lord, I told you before that he
had not ati4nicy :o buy a dinner. much less to hire a
lawyer ; who, it is well known, would not surre a
man without the cash."
Information having been given to Waddington that
the rules of the Court could not be violated, he said,
" My Lord. you can't draw Wood out of a stone or a
turnip."—Waddington then zo: down from his eleva-
tion, and niarAed out of the Court, expressing a sin-
cere hope the rue Court would take no unfair ad-
vintage of his