The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-11 00:00:00

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Msnsion.itoutia.—Yesterday„ • number of_Gens
tl amen, ;
to whom the Defendant's name, however in.
ti orliteed. is a matter of great interest, attended at
the Jomice.room to hear the two cases of assault
,elotiorg hot.
--tu•The Complainants, Mr. Sherwood, of Paternoster.
grow, and Mr. Graves, of Waloortli, were in the.ol-
- long before the time appointed. Mr., Bignold
deans punctuel. .He was attended by Mr. BARRY, the
- Counsel, arod4Solitit or. it was in the early part of
lobe clay 'stated to the LORD MAYOR, by Mr. Big.l
lawrotdos Solicitor, that the absence of a very materiel
istaiissiess would probably render the posipooesient
.41.0..5e till Saturdily necessary. The Complain**l
oelid nut seenl to relish the idea of delay, and
t. Sherwood was impatient.to proceed. His Lordshlit
it/piled, thin the Defendant in such a case had
psi
taint r a rightto indulgewce, tied was about to itta.ut
it, when wireiess upon whose evidence so much
depended entered the OfliCedk
Mr. Sherwood, ,thoirgh the least injared,. was
teasel 4iirai Ile said, that Mr. Gravesomho bed a
elan* 'won the Norwich Asshastiett o 1 5001. s and
who hid lowa put .4ff In the most entirsaxantable
way from time to link*, bad applied to hint for advice
in what niatir•., to proceed for the purposes of qb-
taining redress. They triedin sonjunction all pos-
*Ale means. On -their application to the Bridge.?
.e4reet. Committee, they. were informed by one of the
aleintwers fMr. Barber, he.thonght), that she detsinud
erwoold astrtainty-be paid. This assistance was re.
.:tpreted several times: at length Mr. Graves was .af.
-*red 3001., which, at the wisness's suggestion, Was
-Iwittiout helitation refused. Ao 'arbitration was pro-
. posed by the witness, but after some further applies•
stiens and representations to the Committee. he and
.lilr. Graves received an invitation from the Commit-
. Aeo or Wide-street, signed " IFrederick A. Clarke,"
Ito visit the premises where the rescued part of the
.3.lroperty lay.
Here Mr. Sherwood gaffe, in the paper, which was
r dated 2d Sept. 1818. It was as follows
7,
" Norwich Union Office, New Bridge-street,
London. 2d Sept. 1811 L
Sot,—l em requested by the Members of the London Coto-
, wince to inform you, that in reply to your letter of the 31st
alt., the Committee have instracted Mr. Bignold to give you
and your friends free access to any of your property deposited
at this Office. in order to afford sou the opportunity of revising
,oar claim. I ow, Sir, your mos) obedient servant.
," Mr. Gravel. " FRED. A. CLARKE, Sec."
, Upon the authority of. this note Mr. Sherwood
•
.Meet with Mr. Graves to the office of the Norwich
..
Pli011• They sent notice to Mr. Bigoofd that they.
.mare waiting to be admitted, 'bet were surprised at
leceit ill a most blunt refusal. Upon returning from
fire office they met gr. Wilson, one of the ComMittei.
Mr. Sherwood mentioned that, notwithstanding the
order of the Committee, they had been refused ad.
spissinn, and regimented That great inconvenience
anise-froth the reluctance of the Secretary to give a
.decisive answer to the demand. Mr. Wilson ie-
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gretted that any inconvenience should result, and
said he should endwiser to procure for Mr. Sher.
said and Mr. Gravesen opportunity of examining
good's of that moment. They accordingly returned
with him to the office, and in three or: four minutes
Wilson requested that they. would foilew him to
the place where the property was deposited. Ile led
them into a kind of ware-room, where they Were three
40.1 r Gentlemen. Some goods lay shout the room,
%Itch Ur. Sherwood began to ermine. While he
~was thus employed, he waiterrifited 'by the appearance
.art Mr. Bignold, who came into the room with so
~anuch impetuosity, as to preventldr. Sherwood from
nnwittg what he was about.
The LORD MAYOII7—Was there Oily thing enter.
riblt•s. in Mr. Bigtociliii appearance ? fie does not
stem to me to be so formidable.
Mr. t 'frothed at the mouth, and •
looked mole terrific than I can describe. I was
treally so Oioch astonished and terrified as not to know
that'' wee doing.
An odd 'Silica from the mid was then heard, and
it wiled I very strange sensation in the Justice.
room, 64 Lord, Lord," it cried, 66 its a wonder you
were not murdered outright."
Mr. SherWood.—llis language agreed with his ap-
pearance; for eilienlbe frothed at the mouth he swore
• that no one should dare to come into his house with-
out his permission, and that the penalty should be a I
broken neck down stairs.
The Lone MAYOR.— And did he threaten to break
your neck down stairs ?
Mr. Sherwood.—lle did. lie took hold of me
by the shoulders, and said I should not stay in his
'house, and that he would execute that kind of ven-
getice upon me, if I would not go.
A voice from the crowd was heard to say, that
11r. Bignold was never heard to swear.
Mr. Sherwood continued his evidence. He said,
ire appealed to Mr. Wilson, who was in the room
during this tempest, and asked him whether Mr.
Bigoold's conduct was pro pe r or otherwise? Mr.
Wilson made co reply, and seemed as if he was
apprehensive of the'conseesences of deciding accord- •
• log to his opinions.— Mr. Sherwood then went down
stairs, while Mr.•Bigoold repeated his threats, and
said, De— RIP, if you don't go kick you
dawn ; yep pre not at the George and Vulture now."
The Loin MastOW--it is a serious thing to add
this language to the essealt of which you complain.
A r• you sure he used these ',Ord'?
Mr. Sherwood.—Unqattetionetily. Mr. Wilson
can bear me out. Mr. Wilson's And illy scritiaibt-
ante are not of the sort.
, MAYOR.--What can that have to do'
with this question ? • • 0
Mr. Sherwood.-4 furies is a thing that grows
opine harry. I mean ear acquaintance is of some
Mr. BAgaT said be had cinestion or two to ask.;
1 Mr; Sheewcead.
Mr. Sher wood:-311,ittsvier you, Sir, after' hive.
sestioned Mr. Wilson.•
The right to:romdon at this period was ,depied to
<Stitt Wood.
Mt.. BARRY ibeolialted Mr. Sherwood whether he
hVitiolliolootteesed his services upon this occasion,
blYsune MrohGresies a itotkori end of/ course
-dlild'oof act; 111200 Mr. Sherwood replied, thit
011,1 11,9 l katOr 'Orbit it was the Intention of Mr.
;taseti^te do, inertdid him to die
1120Aterigiserplinejiiit Ake ruffianly tthicaaery with
Lis bhe beetifreitid: " •

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The,l4ooSVP4lt9ia Oh t* that thin F,.. eatran.
001; to the question, which was whether au 'maul
had been committed or not. -
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lid. BARRT said, the tangents knit,., 'annuity xi r
Sherwood proved the feeling with which he came tae
the office. It had been erroneoosly thought by the
witness that be had now a good opportunity of stig-
matizing a set of Gentlemen who held responsible
situations, and of interfering between their exertions
and the Public. [Here a very general hissing took
.? place. Mr. Barry said, he would leave it to any
unpre udired person t'n judge whether Mr. Sher-
wood did not ornament his cafe with language which
shored malignity rather than any thing else.
The LORD MAYOR saki, it did not appear so by
any .means. There seemed to be no touch of malig-
nity. Mr. Sherwood had gone to the apartment
upon the order of the body of the Committee, and
introduced by one of ifs Members. He could not
have gone under better auspices; and was it to be
endured that the Secretary should insult a Gentleman
who went to the office for such a purpose, and under
such an authority? •It was indeed extraordinary,
and the more so as the Committee were participators
in the insult.
Mr. Wilson, one of the Bridge-street Committee,
a man of bight), respectable character, was then
called, and Mr. Sherwood begged leave to ask him
one question : an advertisement had appeared,in the
Paper., stating that the Committee had determined
to remove their place of meeting, from the office in
Bridge-street to the York hotel. Mr. Sherwood
begged to know why that remov ,I had taken place ?
Mr. Wilson said, he felt no hesitation in saying the
reason was, that the Committee supposed they could
conduct their business more to their satisfaction away
from the Office.
Mr. Sherwood.—Were yoe not induced to do so
in consequence of the conduct of Mr. Bignold, yes-,
terday, at the Office?
Mr. Wilson.—That formed part of our objection
to the Office. .
Mr. Wilson was then examined as to what he had
witnessed in the transaction. He said that what Mr.
Sherwood hid stated with regard to him was coffee!.
He certainly had not interfered when Mr. Bignold
ordered the Gentlemen out of the room, because the',
apartment was in Mr. Bignold's private dwelling, and 1
' any interposition upon his pert was not warranted.-
1 He recollected, but it was not till he heard Mr. Sher-:
wood mention the circumstance just now, that Mr..
Bignuld laid his hand upon that Gentleman. The
action was, however, by no means violent, and no.
body would have thought that any personal injury
was in Mr. Bignold's contemplation when he did so. 1
The LORD MAYOR.—Did Mr. Bignold, at the
Ante he laid his hand on Mrs Sherwood, accompany
:that action with the words helve-mentioned ?
Mr. Wilson.—He desired him to leave his house,
but he did not use exactly the words attributed to him.
The Loan Maxoe.—Did he tell Mr. Sherwood,.
before he laid his hand on him, t hat the house was his?
Mr. Wilson.—lle certainly did.
The Loiter MAYOR —Did Mr. Sherwood show any
reluctance to go when he was desired to do so ?
Mr. •Wilsori.—Not much indeed. lam noaccus-
tomed to such scenes.
The LORD MAYOR.-4 am sure you are. It is
easy to see Mr. NS ilson, that you do not like film
business. . •
Mr. Wilson was silent.
'Mr. Sherwood saki,. he should probably have no.
casino to.go to the Norwich Union-Office again, and
beiged to he informed where that Office was?
ilik. 'ltanex,d—Are yore a subscriber ? Have you
:
eply claiMnpon the Society*?
, Mr.siiherweed.-- It is not necessary for me to an-
Ism that trestle's, in 'order- to
.prove my right to
'know where Om ofllce ii. Sorely that may be an-
swered Otherwise thin by a question.
11 Mi. Bignold's Soilciter.--I'll give you an answer
at once, and it is this: Nobody is authorised to an-
saver that question.
The LORD MAYOR was of 0111(1101 that the Com-
plainant, Mr. Sherwood, had not gone far enough to
prove an assault. His Lordship, however, thought
that the privilege of Mr. Bignold did not wend to
those apartments where business was transacted for
the Asiociation, although the house in which the
apartments were situate was his property.
Mr. Bignold's Solicitor.—lf the Gentleman comes
again, I'll promise him that he shill meet with no re-
petition of the treatment of which he 'complains.
Mr. Sherwood.—that is all I want, and I should
not wish to proceed further.
The LORD MAYOR.--I cannot help Impressing my
great disapprobation of such violence upon the part
of Mr. Bignold. It must he injurious in its conse-
quences to all persons interested. Whatever might
have been his motive for putting his hand upon Mr.
Sherwood, the language he used was such as nobody
could excuse. You, Mr. Wilson, are in a very de-
licate situation. I see you very much disapprove of-it.
Mr. Bignold's Solicitor said be was viewed to
justify the conduct of Mr. Bignold, if it was bis
Lordship's intention to go farther iuto the matter.
The LORD MAYOR.--i lave said an assault is not

proved.
Mr. Graves's case was not entered into, that Gen-
tleman being one of the Society of Friends.
Mr. BARRY advised, that claimants would in fo.
titre employ Attornies to do their business at she
office, and then- pinion would nut intesfete with
their intetestes ,
Mr. Graves said, he had employed a Solicitor ;
bat the consequence was, that Mr. Bignold's Solicitor
sent him a Lawyer's letter.
Mr. Bigoold said, he had to answer to all this,
(bit M►. Grave,shad not yet proved his claim.
114 r. Graves.—Not proved my claim ! Well!
the parties then left the office.

CAUTION TO LODGING-HOUSEKEEPERS.--,TUeSagy
a (ornate, welt dressed. called At the house of Mr,
61tinison, tailor, at Mile.entl. She said she wns the
wife of.:c Copleiai whose ship was in the Londoe
Docks,, End that site was recommended by a Lady,
_whose name she mentioned, and who was intimate
with Mr.'D , to take furnished apartments for a few
.weeks. She was shown into Mrs. D.'s room, where,
after some contersation, she requested a glass of
water ; Mrs. D. went to provide some refreshment,
and in hei absence she robbed a cupboard, of Sera"'
articles of plate; and escaped.

014•ND,/yeSEX.S.#.SSI9*,t. • „
Yesterday morning the business of these Sessions
was resumed at an early boar; the whole lime of the
Court was, however, occupied in
,itearirarind deciil.
ing -on the various Parochial 'Appetit, from
this lengthened vacation, have much acteisialated, an
much so, that the Learned Chairman was induced
to adjourn the Hearing.' on the different Appeals
from Convictions on informations, &t. to this day
week; in the decisioni on some of which, it is said,
ere involved questions of great legal importance. The
Court was extumely-crowded, and there •was a full
Bench of Magistrates.
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POLICE. it.,Galt ,a .1:
MARLSORIMII•STIIITET.—YuIttetday, a Gentlemen
of fortune named Wor*lsington, accompanied by his
Solicitor, complained to the Magistrate pf a most
daring attack hasingfieen made npqß Min proseveret
persons as he was going in his %suite, to the flay-
market Theatre, on„Viludnossdayespnl4lg, .Tvaten ‘hey
assaulted him and took away his horse and harness.
It appeared that M.r. Worthington had lately fur-
chased the.horse in qpestioafor a considerable sum
of money, ,and It was shortly after claimed by a per.
and named Shaw, a ttealer, who revesetsted the
horse tn be his property, which hari•bewn stiden from
him. Mr. W. refused to part with the 'horse upon
this vague 'assertion, end thaw. Attempted .to get the
Imamsl by force, and be sentweassinieto the stable,
and placed A constehie at the door. Mr. W. with
assistance, resisted this aitetnpt, and there being
many persons assembled,. Shaw was, brought to the
office,andentered into sureties for the riot. It was the
opinion of the Magistrate, that Mr. W. should keep
possession of the horse, until it was ascertained that
the animal was realty stolen, and if so, the giving it
up was not the way to ascertain who stole it. Shaw,
however, swore he would hese the horse, and it was
taken auteralth the harness, as described, with his
son at the head of the party, and who struck Mr.
Worthington severe' times. •
The MAGISTRATE now referred the party to the
Gravid Jury, to prefer a bill. The parties left the
Office to do so. •
Francis Romeo, an Italian, preferred a charge
against John Guide; his countryman, that'he went in
fear of his life.
A Gentleman, who interpreted for the Complain-
ant, stated, that he practised as a surgeon at St.
James's-place, near Ilampstead-road, but for some
grudge Goide followed him from house to house with
menaces and abuse, and not content' with this, he
came into his own house, and menaced•tim and a
Lady in a similar manner, anti brandished his list in
their faces. This was not the worst of Romeo's sp.
prehensions, as a stone had been shot through the
drawing-room window where the Lady sat on Tues-
day night, by means of an air-gun, which perforated
the door. It took a downward direction, and, there-
fore, must have come from the wall of the reservoir
opposite the house. Mr. Romeo was described as
having held a confidential situation under Lord Ben-
tinck, at Venice. A warrant was issued.
II ATTON-GARDEN.—YesterdayEleanor Connolly,
and Nelly Kelly, two isishivomen, residing in a
court on Saffron-hill, were charged with beating,
kicking, and stamping upon the body of Mary
M'Carthy, another Irishwoman, in the last month
of her pregnancy, and injuring the said Mary.
M'Carthy so much, that her life is in imminent
danger.
The MscisytAtt ordered the Prisoners to be com-
mitted until the Proutsvutris was examined by a Sur.•
goon, and desired the constable to bring a certificate
from the surgeon, at the next examination.
SllADWELL.—Yesterday James Malone was charged
by Mr. John Black, sawyer, of Queen Cetharine'r4,
court, with wilfully stabbing him with a cutlass, with,
intent to kill.—The Prisoner offered bail, but•the
Magistrate remanded the Prisoner, for theastendance
of the surgeon and another witness. •
UNION- llALL.—Yesterday Sir T. Magas sad. 44.
tended here, according to his promise, lor,thelittrt,-
pose of entering into sureties to .keep the.peaoc.
Thomas stated, that the dispute which had zushup.
pily *slated between Colonel.Blans, of the Atom!
Artillery, and himself, bad beenAdjuspy) in4tt.am(-1
cable manlier, by the interfecitsiess44 tlfptr MAIO
friends., 't4' re fk7ae: waste
The MAGISTRATE said, that, wader aim
stances, he did not conceive that there coniisinxed an
necessity for requiring Sir Thomas 40..V0W ;rata
aereties which, in the first instants*, Ate hat! .1)
called upon to find.—Sir Thomas then left tlte.Q4c
COMA sineOURN V. IIEATNCOT.I.. Whistw9a 41 W
formation against the driver of .the. Cbs*lstsns,,stagit--
CABO, for furiously driving thrnenh•thetitatillhof_St.:
.Grorge's, Sootblask, oe the 9th instant, pans .to.
endanger the Hied of the passengers and the pseqiesty-
of the owner.
A young Gentleman, named Harris, who witnessed
the transaction, was ,called upon to give .epidince,
and deposed that, on the day in question, be Warted,
the Defendant galloping the two bosses .by.whicb rife
coach was drawn at a most forinus.rate.
The Solicitor for the Defendant then rematked;
•that the evidence was at variance with the ieforms-
,
1 d c
on ; the latter setting forth that the each •was
I drawn by four horses, whereas the witness hati stated
that it was drawn by two.
The MAGISTRATL said, that-it so happened .thabhe
himself was passing when the ()Crevice happibutitNi
which the information was laid, and it wear case Ipi
a must gross nature. Under the contradeicliall,' hnile•
ever, between the evidence and the informetinn, it
impossible to proceed, and the complaint Essuiti
be dismissed.

Yesterday morniog sGockinq acckdentocc?rrerl
et Mr. J. Jones's; grinder and hle...ca!tittg.,mittitlfac•
tory, in Castle-street, Saffron-hill.' 'ln nut part of
the manufactory, the business of • flocl;ceitittg.
csrrried on byinea!is of a powerful engine used for
calling hh'e matt ais. A fine tiny, nt iiIP name of
Sinclair, ',kern 'ears of 7.A.,e, Whose huv,irtisii. Wit to
sweep clay the cut floCks as They can me nut 'of the
machine, without receiving orders, or ',C-
ession, crept rn vniT;riiii4;4.undir the large rolling
rcetter, anti enthinhingly,.asit is supposto,•lifttd up
1.. bead, having ow a tight leather cap, itictseth of
the roller laid hold of.him,a,ad pulled -him istn.the
• machine, Itylaith• his head was nearly villa to
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pieces. • • • • - • ST r swA NlFF:gct4. 4,1

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On Ibis 941•11041.. sleiskoruse
James Oilier. nfillte
On the.?o,•litit.o. at Eithniri.list
On the 6.11,,f05e... at his !mime.
re, triishooting party,
On the 9th inst., nt Tedditi4l
son of Or. Aiiisbarrier,..ol2ror

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