The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-20 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

Mr. JERVIS and M►. PI'LLER sow ammared to show
cause against the rule, hot were stopped by she Court,
who called Ripon
Mr. Si 1111LIETT and Mr. CAMPISKIL, for the defendant.
Thty euntended, first, that it teas sufficient for the do-
fendant to believe that 3lr. Unest had a colourable title
to the manor, in Order to exempt him from the penalties
of the statutes and, secondly, that the evidence ad-
duced on the part of the plaintiff, in reply to that of the
defendant, was not admissible iu order lo do away the
effect of the acts done by Mr. tines..
The roan, however, were of opinion that the case
had been properly left to the Jan• by the Learned Judge,
and that the evidence in reply was admissible.-ILisie
disriiarged.

BOARD OF EXCISP, J.ix. 19.

KING P. °RISEN IN, .ot.

This was an information against the defendants, to-
bacco-tnatinfecturers, residing in lttn•low-place, Mile-
end-road, for having 3 quantity of sex as and tobacco
on their premise► in KU mietitcred plan•.
The surveying. officer deposed, that about the middle
of November last, he searched the defendants premises,
and f..0n:1 the articles in question on the OW floor,
whereas the only prem;ses that were entered by the de-
fend ems were three rooms on the grinind How.
Eke in reply, said that they hail lately
reinuced to that 111 l 41., and that in the hurry of re-
moval, -Ilse articles hail liven placed up stairs unlosown
to them, or they must certainly would have reepied
them.
The Hoven said that would not serve as an etense.
The dei.••tdlents were old traders, and uught to have
known better.

The property was forfeited, and the defendant Was
ronvicted in the mitigated penalty of 411 a. ;

tthree heifers) which lie wished him to take to town and
*A The witness sail he immediately got up, and took
charge of the three heifers, and the primmer Kichard
accompanied him to town; and when, on arriving at
Fleet-market, it was proposed to divide the beasts, it
was found that 4 as they had been accustomed to feed to-
gether they could not be separated. They came into
Smithfield market about seven o'clock. Kichard then
dropped behind, and left witness to sell the beasts, which
he accordingly sold to Mr. Verity in the manner al-
ready described, stating that his name was Taylor, sod
that he lived at Cranford-bridge; and on the 7th he re-
ceived the money, as stated by Mr. Farley and his clerk.
The same day he wet the prisoner, Richard Hicks, and
his brother William Hicks, who has not vet been taken.
On the same day he went to the. Bank of England to get
change for the !W. note which he had received from .Mr.
Varley's clerk; and not being able to write himself, lie
Rot a gentleman present to write •` Themes Taylor, of
Brentford," He and the two brothers, Richard and
William, then went into a public-house near Hyde Park-
corner, when they gave him 5/. for the trouble he had in
the business, and they then agreed to divide the remain-
der of the money into three parts. 'lle prisoner,
Richard, told him how the heifers were stolen. He said
that he and his brother went into the field,
while his father was on the road outside ; awl that they
Intended to take away only two heifers, but that the
third had followed the other two.

One of the pay clerks•of the Bank rave evidence as to
the 20/. note delivered is by Clements on the ;th Ge-
*ember, and stated the nuas.hers of the different small
totes given him in change for it.
George Rufbren, the police officer, said hr searched
the house of !mews, anti fonntt fonr notes, which were
sumo bri those lbe had received at the Bash in change fur
the 201. wee. The witness said he afterwards look
Richard into custody, and found ice I!. soles upon hint;
and on a question being pia to him by witness, the pri-
soner stated that he had received the notes from his brie.
ther
A watchman at Brantford End said, that on the morn-
ing in question, he saw three beasts driven along the
mad by one man ; and, some time aftei, he saw Clements
following the beasts.
The oristiess of the pour-house at Lalebam, where
die prisoner, James Elias, was a pauper, said, that
on the night of the 5111 of Ilecember he slept out of the
house.

Several other witnesses spoke to having received notes
from the prisoners: assome these was a Mr. Dexter, n
c.wis-chandiew. who received a It. note from the elder
prisoner. All these were proved to have Oren received
y Clements.
Samuel Lush said he was a victualler at laecliam, ant:
also delivered letters for the post other. On the 17th ost
December, Richard Hicks gave bins a note to deliver to
Isis wife at Staines, and he detained it in his custody ever
since, in consequence of some information he had re.
reived from the Magistrate. This !sots, as well as the
others, was also traced to the Bank.
Hathren being eosin veiled, said this was the same
note whirls he had in his possession, and which he re-
turned to Lash.

The prisoner, Jame', Hicks. being called on for his
defence, declared he was as innocent as the child un-
born.
Richard Hicks said, as he was going along the road
to his parish, he met his brother, who was driving three
'beasts along towards London, and his brother desired
him to take them to Clements, that they might be seat
market. He did so, twit they went taltaatim
iurirn. aim. brattier *ever ta!,l lota there Walt
tile; but, on his return, he gave him tea pain*,
.which he paid bib father one mannd he bad bad
n in the summer; lie knew making whatever of
where the cattle cause from.
After an impartial charge, made by the Commix Sea-1
OPANT,' the Jury found James Hicks Not tiui!ty, and
Richard Hicks llailty—heath.
• Mr. ARARIN now applied to the Court for allowing
ithe witnesses ma the pan of the proseention in this rase,
something more than the usual expenses, so as to give
them a compensation fur their trouble and loss of time.
,This application he founded on a certain clause in an
'Act of Parliament. which he read.
31r. Commnx Semis:Asti. said, It was not usual to
allow any thing mere that the ordinary expenses: and
be could not make any order out of the usual coarse of
proceeding.
The Iteconnia expressed himself of the same opinion.
The CostmoN .S je NT told Ali. ARAISIN he might,
at the next Sessions, apply to the Judges.
The Reconnra qnoteil the ease of such a comport's-
itien having been, several rears ago, refused to an of-
firer, wito had, at the risii.of his life, assisted in ap-
prehending a thief, and wise severely wounded in the
attempt.