The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-01 00:00:00

q'TIE STA TESMAN.

purpose for which you met was an abominable Wen-
lion to interrupt them in the exercise of that worship
which the- law allows, and iu the celebration of
which the law will protect them. It is for us to see
that you receive such a punishment as shall be ssffi-
tient not only to deter you from the commission of
such offences in future, but to deter others from the
commission of similar offences. Therefore, taking
into our consideration, as we do, all the circum-
stances of the case, as well as the circumstances MOD..
tinned in each of your affidavits, we do order and
adjudge that you, John Hunt, pay a fine to tie
King of 201. and to •be imprisoned in his Majesty's
Prison of the King's Bench for the space of One Ca-
lendar Month, and to give security to keep the
peace for three years, yourself in 1001. and two
sureties in .501. each ; and that you William Squires,
with respect to whose offence there is certainly a
distinction, we do order and adjudge that you jte
imprisoned in the Prison of the King's Bench for
the space of One Calendar Month, and then be dis-
charged ; and that you John Hunt be imprisoned till
the Fine be paid Ind until you have given such Se-
curity."

• 7111 E KING V. COLONEL BROWNE.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL prayed the judgment of
the Court against this Defendant, who was found
guilty,- at the Sittings after last Hilary Term, of
haying forged certain official documents, fnr the pur-
pose of obtaiuing a grant of land in the Islapd of St.
Vincent's.

Lord ELLENIIOROUGH having read the minutes of
the trial. the affidavit of the Defendant, in which he
recited his services in the army during the,4llnerican
war, and the mat losses he `had sustained, was
putio4'
. Mr. PARK shortly addresced the Court in miti-
gation of punishment, and the ATTOKNEYZENLRAL
replied.
The Court then sentenced the Defendant to two
years imprisonment in Newgate.

A shocking accident happened,yesterday afternoon
in Piccadilly. As a genteel dressed youth, about
18 years of age, of the name of Smithing, was run-
ning across the way, he was knocked down by the
pole of a carriage, and the fore wheels went over his
thighs, which were broken. • At the rate the
carriage was going, the driver had not an opportu-
nity of preventing the accident. The youth was
conveyed to a, hospital in an very dangerous state.
A dreadful boxing match took place on Monday
last, at Basing, near llartly-row, in Hampshire,
between James CoMourne, a bargeman, and harry
WilloughAy, a coachman, for ten guineas aside.
Both were hit blind before they had fought twenty
minutes, but they were relieved by the lancet, and
the combat was renewed until after fighting an hour
and twenty minutes, they were too exhausted to set-
to. They however recovered, and fought altogether
two hours. Colbourne won the battle, but lie is not
expected to survive. The loser had not quitted his
bed on Wednesday.
Particulars respecting the Arent Lora Montague's.
—Th 3 family had tics' retired to bed, and before they
could well extricate themselves, the whole of the
house was in flames, and in less than ac hour was
entirely burnt to the ground. Fortunately no lives
were lost, but the whole of the family plate and
jewtis, together with the valuable furnita e and
paintings, were entirely consumed. *The fire was
occasioned by the bursting of a line which projected
from a patent stove. The flue burst in the room ad-
joining that in which Lord and Lady Montague
slept, the furniture of which was nearly consumed
before they'dhictivered the danger they were in. His
Lordship4twettidiereif gate the alarm, and on :;the
door being opened the *antes burst forth with such
violence, that it was with the utmost difficulty the
family escaped. His Lord'.hip and family retired to
an adjoining farm-house until the.)• obtained carriages
to convey them to Windsor.
We understand that the parcel of Bank-notes and
bills lately lost by the guard of the mail-coach, be-
tween Berwick and the Commercial Bank of Scot-
land, for Which a reward of 100 guineas was offered,
has been found. It was picked up on the-morning
of the accident •by n butcher in Dunbar; on the road
between Press and Berwick. A knowledge of .his
character, and of his having been on the road that
morning, and other circumstances,• excited a suspi-
cion against him, and, on a warrant to search his
house being obtained, one of the geutlemen of the
Bank, accompanied by Archibald Campbell, city
officer, were, dispatched from this city, when the
whole property' was found in his possession, except-
ing a few pounds which he had spent. He is now
in custody, and, we trust, Will be made a suitable
example of.—(Edinburgh Courant.)
E.dract from Stouc's slatiquities of England, page