The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-07 00:00:00

THV

Power of punishing • ly. A set of men get ac-
quainted with young women, marry thern,live with them
for a short period, and then ruin them and all their
prospects by leaving them when they have a family's(
yonwg children to support. They then pay their oar
dresses again to the first engaging young woman BM
meet, and conclude by plunging her into the same dis-
tress in which they have left their former victim. The
law upon this crime has been lately much improved by
the wisdom of the legislature, and we are now empower-
ed to visit it with the punishment of transportation. I
ern going to make a memorandum to inflict it its this
case.
The prisoner in this case was a coarse heavy looting
man. The woman, Phoebe Lansing, whom be bad tee-
'panned into marriage Stith him, was crying bitterly all
floe time she was gulag her evidence.
In the case of a 111•Cullum, who is attuned of
having forged certain East India warrants for the re-
ceipt of goods,
Mr. HOLLAND moved that the recernizanees of Mr.
T. Stirling be entreated, and all proceedings 'wounded
till the seat Sessions, on the ground that Mr. T. Sterl-
ing, who was a material witness on behalf of the prose-
cution, wilfully kept himself out of the way, to avoid
beteg called upon to give evidence before the Grand
'Joey. The learned gentleman made this motion upon
Certain aftdavits which he read to the Court.
• Mr. Baron Gaasow having explained to the prissier
that the effect of this vaotiom world be to postpone his
trial till the nest Snide*, asked him whether he had
somy_.objestioo to urge against 10 lulu; green!. -
Mr. *Cullum said that it would. be a very gnat
betteeiple hies to have his trial thus postpowed as he
2isitt4is ellitedy. •It wee not swore, he obeetrimi, in the
*Ma bid has read, that then was any eolla-
eleehatthei hies and Mr. Sterling.
Illiiroillastaow allowed that it sem hard •
the primmer that his toil spool& be postponed, but
tics demanded that the recognizance' of Me. Sterling,
who, to say nothing more of it, had strangelyipegbected
his duty, elsould be mutated. Itmeuld be wdeteat the
purposes of justice, to,compel the prosecutor tisproceed
to trial without his evidence. The prisoner must be re-
manded till the next Sessions.
Mr. HOLLAND made note observations In a low tone
of voice to the learned Judge. .
Mr. Baroo aguitow.— l'Aft le4roell.cosowl has just
informed me, that he has mails this applioation now, be-
cause, if Mr. Sterling were not to appear before to-
morrow, the Grand Jury might be discharged, or there
might not be time to collect the other evidence to sup-
port the bill, if presented. If Mr. Sterling should
make his appearance in time, and the bill should be
found, the cue may come op at the present Sections;
bat of that nothing can be said with certainty at pre-
sent."
Mr. 11PCullam—" Will your Lordship take hail for my
appearance."
Mr. Baron Gaimove.—" Not yet—a time may come
when the propriety of so doing may be argued in the
proper quarter."
The Court was occupied during the greater part of
the day in trials for petty larcenies and other minor of-
fences; io most of them the value of the property stolen
did not amount to se.
FRACTION Or TIM COURi. •
The indictments from Clerkenwell thaving(eisent four
e'ilock)been pat into the •bands of Mr. Shelton, Mr.
Justice HATLAT desired to see the peep! Who. bad
!Nought them from the Sessions-botue;-AyKarinan was
accordingly put into witness box. 4' •
lir. Jaunts Benue—Did you brinttheie Mdletmeuts
from Cierkenwell ?—I did.
•. Mr.-Justice Boner—Who gavetheis teF#44?,--/Je.
itlehards, the Crier of the-COort.
• kr. Justice Barter—And in this etate-d(Theeleite
inertly tied roiod' with a striog.)-i-Yeil _
Mr. Justice-teeter-.411d you carried Wive' Islas
'Way through the streets in the dark P—Yes. ••
Mr:Justicir BATLEY—Stich a practice is a Meet Impirb-
per one, and the Court has freqoeatty here bad reason.to
complain of it. The Bills' when fa:tad-ought to be sent
here locked up in a box, and by some responsible persoa ;
.not open, exposed to the chases of loss or the possibility
idteretion.
• Mr. Bann Guisow was astonished how sueho prac-
HO could be costinual after the Court hail spoken of it.
Every nun acquainted with legal promiedingamust see
the Breit impropriety and the.great danger of suffering
tbe itilttof Indictment to be carried shout at the leisure
and at the mercy of an ordinary
.messenger. laterpola-
floes, or. many other mat-practices, to which he (the
Learned Judge).would not now advert, might wise out
of aub a system. It would be .well, too, that the Bills
should be sundown as soon as the thandJary Clerk-
towel! rose; and not, as was frequently the easepow, at
9 er.lo.o!clock et night.
J.:Bortos win tend fqr picking the pocket of Mr. J.
Oulu, op London-bridge, on the 22adof Nor. +ld the
middle of the day. . .
A constable saw the robbery committed ; thew's' a
second person concernedin it, who escaped. . ;
The prisoner, in his defence, said, that be pie
vatte
handkerchief off the ground. tad called seeded
to his character. These persons spoke well of hispos-
ral conduct, and said that he could earn (though be was
only a lid) from three shillings to three and sixpence a
dar as a shoe maker.
The Jury found the prisoner—Guilty.
The Recoaimit said that it was scandalous fora man
to steal who could earn 3s. a day; he might save Dopey
out of such wages to go into business. Such persons
sheiald be made examples of; and he (the Itecerder)
nierefore sentenced the prisoner, on the spot, to be trans-
pririsd ro Tife.
Betchard Thompson was tried fee picking the pocket CC
Mr, Abraham Aaa ()via., of a silk handkuoidefoon
?Cfiarige.• The Prisour Nits taken in the Jpeta,.The,J,sty
found. him. Guilty.. ,
,• • 7' ;r. •
111 c. Van'clven, said, thatlio bad felt it his dole to pros
aunt ibessf nue ; blt.,thet haaow begged to
tbst j)atil444l.P.tit refuels(
and ifittr, einsia of respectability was Ludes* fate
hitirintaide rerriCy. . , . •
Mr.: John, . opticlap of. chpriag-crosi, with .whop
Tbotripsoillotfsery.bis time; spoke to the goodness. f
lib charactei.agd ered to employ him. a t.
••The Rinospaii paid, th4sould.oot be. It was seer-
giblet iblegigmercliaits ;reeve have their pockets picked
sn Thiatie,"
.• Aldel*pi CL: Sitent.—And a reflection on our
OA& tro.."•

POLICE.
•

MArraint-itiottott.-rtTitati.—Dr. Omen, rector of the
pitiful; cif 'St. 'llititoish.,Sldgate,. again applied upon
the !iojiiir4 404 claiw for tithe, tinder the 3;11; of
Iliney VP
'The Pimp MatostOri4;bea te.:eived innumerable '
reri from aTI parts of tbecotintryrelati ve to his conduct
Tgd quisttoili was first submitted to his decision,
Aired %Vibe bad not yet been able to obtain the advice
of counsel;ai suggested by the act alluded tot but that
when he done so, for which he was allowed by the act
two months; be would do his duty according to the law.
Nis Losalship took the opportunity of saying': that he.
rhea been Misunderstood in what lie had raid when the
subject came before him. lie had giterr no opinion
whatever on the system of tithes in general,.* discussion,
upon-tibleh.warnot at all adapted to the place in which
thetjuestionllame before him, even if lie objected to that
system,- which he had not done. He had merblv referred
to the Act of Hear,. VII 1., which *as brOogiatiTore bird,