The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-23 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

Mr. BARON BULLOCK summed up the evidence, and
left the Jury to decide, 90 the conflicting testiusony,wbe-
tier the death oflrbitebonse arose from accident or from
the act of the prisoner.
if The •ary, after some deliberation, returned a verdict
of Qui .
Mr. snow Hnatoca addlessed the prisoner, ill
terms of severe admonition, declaring that the verdict.
met with his entire concurrence, aid that the offence;
differed very slightly from that of murder. He sentenced
him to be imprisoned in the county gaol for nine calen-
dar months, in addition to three months during which
be bad been in custody.
The capital coovicts,—William Bihb, fbr highway
robbery, and Thomas Poyser and William Poyser, for
bone-steeling. were placid at the bar, and sentence of
Death recorded against them. As the sentence was
not faunally passed, it will not, of course, be carried
into execution.

le the Me i Prise COurt, Mr. Justice PARK was Gm•
pied the whole da in trying two special jury causes, one
a question of bankruptcy, and the other of boundary,
neither of which bad any public interest.

COURT OF CHANCERY-1% wpm
DRINIUT O. DVGDALZ.

Mr. SnADIVELL, on bthalf of Mr. Murray, moved, es
parte, on a bill and affidavit, for an injunction to restrain
the defendant from publishing a poem, entitled Beppo,
composed by Lord Byron. The poem in question did
not contain any thing injurious to public morals. In
the year ISIFN Mr. Murray obtained the copyright of
this work for a valuable consideration, and had already
published eight editions. The defendant had published
an inferior copy, for the price of one shilling.
His Lordship wished to know whether he was certain
that it contained nothing obnoxious.
Mr. Snanwaw. replied, that it contained nothing in-
jurious, but was merely simony compositiova
His Lordship replied that there was noslnueltfun in
an injunction. Bat it was upon the understanding that
there was nothing of a bad tendency in it, than an injunc.
Lion can be granted. He remembered when the famous
Dr. Priestly brought an action, the Court would not
grant damages respecting works of a particular nature.
His opinion wee, that where the law would not grant
damages, this Court could not grant an injunction ; but,
by net granting an injunction, those cheap impressions
of books of an evil tendency would extend the evil, If, I
however, it contained matter of an improper nature, as
the law then stood, the Court could not stop its circuits-
tine. Bet it was not a part of his duty to overturn the
law of the land, and be must consider that the Court
cannot lay injunctions on works of an improper nature
till the law has been altered by the Legislature.
Mr. SIMMVELL replied that it contained nothing of an
immoral nature.

His Lordship.--Then take the injunction, and let no-
tice be immediately served on the defendant, in order
that he may apply to the Court, if necessary.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JULE 22.
MIT O. SWEET AND OTHERS.

Mr. %AMES moved for an injunction to restrain the
defendants from the publication of a work, called an
Abridgment of Reports in Chancery, by Vesey, jun.
The affidavits in support of the motion stated, diet pre-
vines to the year 1811, Mr. Wm. Vesey had occupied
himself a considerable time io the collection and ar-
rangement of cases argued and determined in the Court
of Chancery. The 14th volume was published in three
parts, of which the author sold the copyright of the
first and retained the second and third hinsself. These
parts were published in this Abridgment, in which they
were clearly pirated as the statements of the cases and
the judgments were the same, expecting that, in the
author's copy, the judgements were given in the first,
and in the pirated copy in the third person. The pre-
sent injuction was moved to extend to the editor as well
as the publisher of the pirated works.
The 'Vrce-CaarecsiLoa.—Take the injunction, and let
them shew cense against it on the next seal day.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.-HUNTINGDON, JULY 21.

CROWN SIDE.

Samuel ffeight was indicted for having, on the night
of the 20th of February last, feloniously and burglar!.
ousiy entered the dwelling-house of Francis Bell, at
Ellington, in this county, and stolen therefrom a silver
watch, value 20s. The prisoner pleaded Not Guilty.
After the examination of witnesses, the prisoner was
found Guilty.
James Wiles was indicted for having on the 24th of
December last, stolen a horse from the yard of Edward
Martin, of Brampton, in this county, the property of
the said Edward Martin. The prisoner pleaded Not
Guilty.
Mr. Coors*, for the prosecution, laid the circom•tances
of the case before the Jury, as detailed in the subjoined
• vidence.

Edward Martin scorn.—l lost a black horse four
years old on the 24th of December last. I missed him
trona my yard on the morning of the 24th. I missed a
halter about three weeks after. Mr. Geary, of Bushead,
showed me it. The horse could not stray from the hovel
into the public road. I saw him daily before this.
Gilby sworn.—l keep the Falcon public house at
Buckden, a mile and a half from Brampton. I saw the
prisoner at Mr. Geary's in the end of April last. He ac-
knowledged to me that he suppled at Brampton on the
f.:3d. I told him he made a mistake, that it was at Gilby's,
at Buckden, be supped. He said yea ; I can say on soy
oath, be was at my house on the 231 There was another
man with him whose name he told me was Tingly.
They had some supper-and had some conversation with
waggoners at my house. They asked the way to Eaton.
I told them six miles. I afterwards saw them go to-
wards Brampton, which was a different direction. I
have a son Named Gilby, who keeps a public house at
Br .mpton.
John I eighton sworn.—l was at Gi by's house at
Buckden on the 23d of December last. I saw two men
passing by with a horse. It was a bright night. The
horse kept neighing as if wanting' ompany.
Mary Corbett sworn.—She kept a public house at
Overdon in Bedfordshire, and saw the prisoner and an-
other man at bet house on the morning before Christmas.
They had breakfast and dropped asleep.
John Spicer sworn.—About mid-day on the 24th of
December last I was going to Colonel Letonr's and saw
the prisoner and James Tignay near Nethetdone, in a
lane, called Honey-lane, with a black horse, standing
in the lane. The horse was uneasy and neighed after
the horses I had. I received a halter from Catherine
Millard about three weeks after. I gave it to Mr. Geary.
(This halter was sworn to by the witness.)
Cross examined.—Witness said the place in which I
saw them is about a mile and a half from Corbett's
house, which is about seven miles from Buckden. They
told me the horse belonged to Mr. Bell of Hungary-hill,
near Kimholton, _ _

Mr. George Bell sworn.—HE bad no li'.ack horse at
Christmas last. A black horse was in my field on the
Nth of December list. Theis were two men with the
horse. The field opens into Monoplane.
Catherine Millard sworn.—She lived at Tittrooke. and
found a halter in the field near Honey-lane some days
after Christmas-day, and sold It to Mr. Spicer.
Edward Martin again called.—Swore the halter that
was exhibited In Court belonged to him. He never
found the horse.
This was the ease for the prosecution.

The prisoner being called on for his defence, declared
he never before saw any of the witnesses except Spicer.
Mr. Storks called the following witnesses to give a
character to the prisoner.
Job° Hart,* farmer, and Samuel Men, a hair-dresser,
swore that they knew the prisoner and his family for
several years, and never 'knew any thing bad of him.—
He had, to their knowledge, always borne a good cha•
racier. _ _ _

The Jury retired to consider their verdict, and in half
an hour returned, and found the prisoner—Guilty.
Joks Adams stood indicted for having feloniously
stolen from the house of Mr. John Lindsell, corndealer,
of St. lees, in this county, saves cannery bank notelet
the value of 101. each ; 40 country bank notes .of tbe va-
lue of I/. each ; and 15 country bank, notes of the va-
lue of 51. each ; also 12 sovereigns, 16 crowns, 237 half-
crown., 692 shillings; 313 sixpences, and 120 halfpence ;
all the goods and chattels of the laid John Lindaell—
To this charge the priioner pleaded Net Guilty.
Mr. Palms stated the case foe the prosecution, dad
called the following witnesses:—
Mr. John Lindsell sworn, saidl em a coal and eOrn-
merchant at St. Ives. My son Is io partnership with
me. The prisoner rout my clerk: In April I found a de-
ficiency in my cash account to the 'model of MI. 1
kept my notes and cash in a room in my dwelling-hOose.
In May again I balanced usy account, and found a farther
deficiency of 1061. 15s. I had not tried my cash from
the preceding November until April last. ha consequence
of my saspicions 'I examined the prisoner's desk, in <MOW
pany with my maid-servant. We found a red mosoeco
pocket-book containing notes to the amount of PM. 1
also found in bag fit. of different pieces, all in silver.
In another room we found crowns, sovereigns, sixpences,
&c. to the amount of 521. altogether, all laid on a shelf in
a cupboard. On apprehending the prisoner we found an
his person, two keys, one of which opened the cupboard,
and the other opened the desk. I took all this money to
my son-in-law, Mr. Manning. The prisoner had oken
access to my Office.
Cross-th.mmed—Witness said, the prisoner bore e
good character for the year he bad lived with me before
this.

Itedivive Freeman sworn, said-1 am servant to Mr.
I indsell, I know the prisomv, John Adams. On look-
ing accidentally into his box in which the key was left,
I saw the money and pocket-book in it. 1 went and told
my master, who on that day week went with me to
examine the box. I often saw the pocket-book with the
prisoner.
The. Rev. Mr. Tillard, said-1 am a Magistrate of
this county. IVlien the prisoner was bronght before me
1 asked him what he had to say to the charge. He then
made (he disclosure which 1 have here in writing.
This witness and Mr. Lindsell were cross-examined by
Mr. Comm, for the defence, as to the circumstances
under which this disclosure was made. They declared
they held out neither hope nor threat to the prisoner.
The written statement was then put in evidence. It
was a confession of having taken the money to the
amount of 221/. •

On this his Lordship put the case to the Jury, wbo
without hesitation found the prisoner.—thilty.
Jr. PRIAM intimated to his Lordship that he was in-
structed by the prosecutor to recommend the prisoner
tet mercy.
If Codiain, F:ddins, and John Crane
stood indicted fur having. burglasiously broken into the
dwelliog house of Richard Skelton. of Helm., in this
county, on the night of the 2d July instant, and steal.
ing therefrom, rations articles to the value of between
2W. and WV the property of the said Richard Skelton.

After the examination of five witnesses, and the written
confessions of oue of the prisoners taken by the commit.
ting 31agistrate, the Jury returned a verdict of Utility
ar.inst all the three.
Against these three and Samuel Height and John
Adams, his Lordship ordered judgment of death to be
recorded ; but intimated to then that the mercy of the
Crown might interpose to commute that punishment to
some other.
James Wiles was then ordered to stand forward.

His Lordship addresiing him, said, James Wiles, you
have been tried,- sod, after a patient investigation by a
Jury of your countrymen, yon have been goilty of the
offence of stealing a horse. Of the propriety of that
verdict, I am perfectly sa•isfied. Yon appear to have
thought that there would not be sufficient evidence to
establish your guilt. You have not told where that pro-
perrty stolen by you, was to be found. Yod have not
thought fit to do that, which another of the prisoners in
the dock with yon bas done. John Adams, by doing
all that was in his power after his detection, by confess-
ing and restoring the stolen property, bas entitled him;
self to my recommendation to the mercy of the Crowr.
I can not treat you as as object of mercy. I am, there-
fore, now obliged to pronounce 'on you the awful sen-
tence of Death. But, before Ido that, I implore you
to make your peace with Gov, and to pray for his mai y.
With him those who truly repent, may find that mercy
which cannot be gives them here. Homan institutions
will not allow pardon to be extended to offenders such as
you. Property would not be safe by granting such par-
don ; but that pardon you may, by sincere and timely
repentance, find in Heaven, where it is of much more
importance to you to find it. 1 hope, therefore, you will
lose no time in making to your offended GOD every
atonement in your power, to entitle you to his mercy.—
The judgment of the Court is, that for this offence you
be taken to the place from whence you came, and thence
to the place of execution, and there bang by the neck
until you are dead, and may the LORD have mercy •on
your soul.
On the Civil Side there were only three causes entered
for trial ; and of these one was undefended, and the
others of no public interest.