The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-04-12 00:00:00

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The tierk of the parish of It. lasses, Wesitniister,
proved the marriage of the prisoner to Wm Odes as
the ilkh of September, 1019.
Witnesses were then called, who clearly proved the
guilt of the prisoner.
For the defense it was asserted that the prisoner's
second wife was married when he took her to wife,
and witnesses were called who swore that about fif-
teen years ago she passed as the wife of one Richards,
a soldier in the Radnorshire militia. On these wit-
nesses being etoss-examined, they confessed they
conid not sweat•to the person of Miss Odes, on ac-
count of the !mirth of time since they knew her.
Mr. Odes, the father of the young lady, swore that
his daughter was never married to any person but to

the prisoner.
Baron Wools summed np the' evidence, and the
Jure prononneed the prisoner (Nary.
Baron Woon---.' Pri noner. von have made a wicked
defence, and I shall advise the heaviest punishment
the law can inflict."
Thomas Dutton, aced 44, was indi,.ted for stealing
three trusses of hay, the property of Mr. Jatnes
Frost, n firmer at Vint+ley, and :lobo Kniflt, was
indicted for receiving the same, !:noting them to
have been stolen.
Mr. Anot.rt►cs condn_•ted the prosecution, and from
the evidence it appealed that the prisoner Dutton was
iu the %eerie:. of the proserutor, and in coninuction
with Staines, a fellow servant, who was admitted
King's evidence, stole the Isiy in iinestion, which
was taken to the public-house of the prisoner Knight,
who rave one shilling for each trues, the market
price being e2s.
Dutton put in a paper declaring his innocence, and
Knight said he never received the hay.
Si•ceral wii nesses wet called ►rho gave the latter
prisoner a most excellent ch.iracter.
The Olin, Jes•rtca summed up the evidence, and
the Burt• pronounred both liniltv.
Mill!) Ward. Charles Rec.!. Florence Illmrphy.
.‘lndrr tr Pr:PPP:4s', and John Kriql, irk, were ind cted
for stealing 21 bottles of wine, and a great quantity
of spirituous liquors, vain.: of 5/. the property 01
Thomas lilyth, Lintll.rril of the Wheatsitraf, West-

mitister.
The robbery was effected thtr;er the prosecntor's
absence from home; the prisoners were seen in the
'mute it, the early part of the clay, but there being
Ito direct proof of their guilt, the Jury acquitted all
the pi isoners.
11*drianot and &mitt. I K rtitke, were ne-
eritte,l on a char2e ol stealing a wicker basket, and
e4:l;ty-sis glass bottles, valne 20s. the property ut
It;chird l'emherton.
Jam+, Itukinvoi wag iftlirted fur stealinl twelve
p.4itiols 4)1 lunf stog,r. valor I Is. the p4o..eaty of
James Stuith.--littilty.

B. EXtRAORDEVAR 1.

Yesterslar was a how day at llow-street ; for no
fence than silty-seven prisoners were brought np front
S•. Ma: tin's watch-Insole in one lot. for examination
before the 3lagistrates !—antl these prisoners, more-
over. were all ludic. antigeastlettten (•tpp:mill/1 at least)
in full ball dresses!! The affair was thus :—Fur
stun.. time past the inhabitants of St. Mastin's-lati'
have been much annoyed by a series of balls, eon.
eert4, &e. given a! a place in that street, called "'the
New Mulemlettni .lssembly Booms." Coaches were
rattling. about at all hours of the night, or rather morn-
ing, b his were rung, knockers were plied, !watchmen
were beaten, and in short the goo I sober part of to-
ciet.: could not sleep in their hells for the uproarious
iiii"ng. of the gentry frequenting "'I be New M nsee-
drum ;" and St. 31artin'a-lane was, as it were, abso-
. lively "frightened front its propriety." In this di-
lemma a deputation of the inhabitants waited upon Si,
RoncaT Iliar.i.. Chief Magistrate of the Police, and
claimed the interposition of the strong arm of the law
to prote, t them from curb tint of the way irregm
hriti •s. Sir ft oneRT 11.11:YR pr..mised his cordial
ass'o:tance in abating the tinisolire : observing that he
bail heard frequent complaints on the astute sethjeet.l
Accordingle, it having been ascertained that the
proprietors of " 'the New 3111‘1•04,61.1111" had for-
gotton to prorate a licence for their entertainments,
a warrant was issued to tithe the whole concern
into custody ; the law declating that all persons,
• who pay or receive money for dancing in as
unlicensed room. shall be ;teemed cogs cs and rn,
treo.,,eds, and he dealt with accordingly. The warrant
ao issued was put into time hands of a strong party of the
Bow-street patrol, who, under the romnianti of an exile-1
1 rienced conductor, entered the ball-room at two o'clock
; yesterday niorniti.: in the midst of en highly interesting
' sert/t.::, and took the whole asst-111111y, fiddlers and all,
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into custody'—conveying them. sans remorse, to the
; rile durance of the watch-house. Here the gentlemen'
I were rt,•ked into the cells, something in the manner in
I which slave ships nied to be packed ; hut the Indies were
I accommodated with the watch-holm keeper's best per
I lour, *nil we understand they were all allowed every fa-
t citify of sending out for consolatory !liven ex, 4-e. la
1 this pent-up and uncomfortable state :hey remained till
eleven o'clock yesttplay wording, when they were pat
Into fifteen lias:kney co:wiles and conveyed to the Politic
°eke, Row-street. in " ali the prile, pomp, and circuits-
! stances or---stich an r‘tratiritinary exhibitinn. The
gellth•fllcti C ttttt ittlie,i lit.sny at the .., yonii,er men about
• town," two or three of thrtn military ones, (Gvardsooiss
`it is said). lots of young, halwrilashers, an eminent dia-
-1 tiller or tiVs'• and one revel-clad young gentleman. As
I for the ladies, we are too gallant to say who or what
they were. They Here, however, tricked out in plumes,
atni frills. :Ind furliclows, most gorgeous to behoid, anti
eau-rd out. Is g;111111:: astonishment and unfeeling rihaldry
in the croods ass,iiihleil roimil the pithlir-noose adjoin-
ing' the of in which place they were arranged cifl the
arrival of the Magistrate.
At twelve o'clock the Magistrate (tl. A. D,ltssittl.l..
Esq.) tool. Isis seat upon the tteliell, .k/fil the interesting
dragons were limn:rid benire him in nice little lilts, or
batches, of sip individuals in each ; the precedouce, very
ungallantly. being riven to the 4...nth/mem.
The tirst lot ,sra Vellieir Illeeles., Mlles C—n—lly.Henry
S—lweit. Charles ii--ii—n, t.enry J—k—ti, Frederic
W—v, and Charles U—v.
'lli.. thlieers having drier:bell their exeention of the
warrant.. and ilevo:eil to the gentlemen present being
port of their cal:titre. the Macistrate asked them if
they knew on n hat ground they had been taken into
ell Andy. They replied, generally-, that they ' hail
not the sio::.!tiest." They were then informed that
their having been taken dancing in an unlicensed Milne
where money had been paid for admission subjected
,:.ern to he dealt with even as they had experienced.
they iep led that they ive.e not aware that the Tomo.
i ..eie na:ieetv.e•l ; ILA thy% ha 1 been Ira to thrum le%