The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-22 00:00:00

POLICE.

PUBLIC OFFICE, BOW-STREET.Yesterday Susan
Saunders, one of the lowest order of prostitutes, was
charged before Geo. Rowland Minshull, Esq. the sit-
ing Magistrate, with throwing a quantity of vitriol
on Sarah Williams, whereby her face and neck were
severely burnt and injured. This offence is made fe-
lony by 6 Geo. 1. c. 23, and subjects the offender to
14 years transportation.—The prisoner was remanded.
UNION-HALL.—Mr. Menry Palmer, a young man
of respectable situation in life, was brought up yester-
day In custody on a warrant that bad been granted
against him at the instance of Sir Thos. S. Champ•
neys, Bart. of Orchardleigh Park, Somersetshire,
who has been for some time in the Rules of the King's
Bench.

Sir Thomas S. Champney's deposition, on which the
warrant had been granted, was read. It stated' that
Henry Palmer (the defendant), called on him in the
beginning of August last, and informed the deponent
that he was a bill broker, and had heard that the de-
ponent was in want of a sum of money which he could
procure for bim on his (the deponent's) acceptances to
hills of exchange, and that he would undertake to do
so for a commission of fire per cent., to which pro-
posal the deponent agreed. That in pursuance of
said agreement deponent gave Henry Palmer, on the
22d of August, two bills of exchange drawn by Geo.
Higgins on deponent, and accepted by him for 500/. ;
for one of which bills of exchange Palmer undertook
to purchase a canteen, and for the other he promised
to bring deponent the amount in cash, except 1001.
which he had given deponent, and the amount of his
commission. That on the 28th of the same month,
deponent gave Palmer several other bills of exchange
(which were particularised in the deposition, and
amounted to upwards of 1200/.) for which Palmer un-
dertook to purchase for deponent fifty dozen of wine,
and to pay him the remainder of the bills in cash or
good bills. The deposition proceeded to state that
the defendant had not given the deponent any value
on account of the said bills, except the 1001. above-
mentioned.

After Sir Thomas S. Chatnpneys' deposition had
been read, Mr. Harrison, who attended as his solicitor,
put in and proved the defendant's acknowledgments,
given to Sir T. Cliampneys at the time he received the
bills; undertaking, in the first case, to procure cash
for the bills, or return them, in ten days, if he did not
procure the amount in wine and cash, or good bills,
within that time.

George Higgins, Sir T.Champney's servant, proved
that he drew the bills in question, on his master, the
defendant being present and instructing him ; and
that he saw his master accept them, and give them to,,
the defendant. 1

Mr. Pdrk, of Bond-street, deposed that the defend-
ant had purchased from him a canteen fcr 5001. for
which be paid him a hill drawn in the name of lien..
Higgins on Sir T. Cbampneys, and accepted by Slim.
He also deposed, that the defendant had put.is4 -
from him fifty dozen of Claret, for which he had
With similar Nils, and that he had given him bil
exchange for some others of them.

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The defendant appeared very indignant at the charge
of embezzlement made by Mr. Harrison, and said, if
Sir Thomas Champneys would give him the several,
sums of money he had advanced him, lie would get
him all his acceptancek
Mr. Harrison, on the part of Sir T. C. who was not
present, denied that the defendant had ever given him
wore than 1001.

The defendant, besides Sir Thomas Champneys' ac-
knowledgment for the 100/. produced an acknowledg•
meat from him of having► received from Mr. Park
1501., which the defendant alleged that he had paid
Sir T. C.

Mr. Park, in explanation of the acknowledgment
being made to him, said, that after the defendant had
purchased the fifty dozen of wine from him, he re-
ceived a letter from Sir T. C. requesting to see him,
in consequence of which he called on Sir T. C. who
begged from him an advance of 1501. for a few days,
and said the nine should not be removed till the money
%Kai paid, on which terms Mr. Park agreed to advance'
it. Sir T. C. the next day sent Mr. Park a note, ac-
knowledging to have received from him 1506 Mr.
Park ptiewed the note to the defendant, who desired
him DO to send the money, but to give him the note
and 'he would settle the matter with Sir T. C. Mr.
Park Could not tell whether Sir T. C. had ever received
the money.
The Magistrate said, it did not appear to him that