The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-22 00:00:00

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,TESMAN.

the eretlitots vette to engage not to molest his person
null the lit of June, 11422; that a provision of 6001.
per annum was to be made for keeping up the esta-
blishment at Wanyeati-lionse; and that after the sale
the surplus, if any, shonlil be paid over to Mr. Welles-
ley. About thirty creditors, whose debts amounted to
about 25,000 f., signed this deed. On the morning of
the day it was executed, the plaintiff, whose debt
amounted to about 3,flefti., received verbal notice of
the meeting of the creditors, but he declined attending
without the advice of his attorney. The draft of the!
deed had been executed by Mr. %Wellesley at Calais,
whither he hail gone to avoid arrest. Under the ad-
vice of his attorney, the plaintiff, r"tnititstanding the
execution of the deed, proceeded in his action, and ob-
tained judgment, and a writ of jirri fileins was put
into the defendant's hands to levy the amount upon
the effects at Wanstead-house. As soon as the deed
was executed, the trustees went down to Wanstead-
house, took possession of the effects, discharged the
servants, and re-hired them on their ofvn account, and
,gave orders that the doors should be fastened, to pre-
vent the entrance of persons, who might conic to exe-
cute proeess at the instance of hostile creditors. The
Sheriff, in con.equenre of this proceedin', instead of
executing the frri fireistr, returned oldie boat, under
an indemnity from the trustees, and the toleration now
was, whether the deed tame mentioned was operative
ag-tt'.liat creditors who had not signed.
The Ciller JUSTICE ruled, that if the deed in ques-
tion was tooofide exeruted for the benefit of ell Mr.
Wellesley's creditors, these who refused to sign it were
barred from leiyinz upon him effects, becaurae that
would be giving. them a preference in prejudice of the
other crellitots. and his Lordship, aecordinif to derided
authorities, w•s of opitatni, that ~an of notice of the
execution of the deed was no objection. The
fides of the transaction nas a question for the Jury, I
and his Lordship was leaving. that question fur their!
consideration, when

Mr. ARR ATT preferred being non-snited, and the
plaintiff wag aucortlingly ;ion i trt!.
There 11 eFt• four oilier actions of the same nature,
at the suite of 0 her hostile creditors, and in all these,
except one, the rer,ards were withdrawn. la tha. one
the piniuti:f preferred being non-suited, in order-to
lake the (pinion of the Coionnon ont of whit h
the record issued, upon the Chief Justice's derision in
point of law.

kust; Y. C. WOO!I .\NP TIME:: OTIIIERP.

This was an itnlienuent agaiiiit the defendants,
tteorge IVmni, ,;ohri l'4lllprr, William Pay, and Ju!.ti
Roberts, f.,r a cow-piracy to rxt •rt nuoiey from Julie
Roberts, Es&. of • eiverTit,t, in this e,,enty, tinder a
threat of prosecuting his sun fl,- in unnatural crime,
committed it • lie defendant Wt 0.1.
The ease proved was of a n forbids
tail. All the tenJants were men lose lire, and
the t tof tivir accusation was a yonng (tenth.-
man, who had hen a I.Feattenant in the Navy. The
rase was clearly proved against the tlefen.latits.. Keel t
John ',toper, win) r. as aryttittetl, and the others were
found Guilty:
At iAlit o'clock this evening the business of the
Assize watroutpletely Suishvd.

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ai anti Batley never promised greater abund-
ance an they do at th:s time; the only eompl tint i 4,
that lii some plar, in conseytener of the heaviness
of tea ear, the craps are a little Lagged.—(7rorrester
. ,t al.)
trial of ..V•s!iit, the supposed usnr,lerer of Mr.
Pa ,.,t Woolwich, comes on at the timing Asaites
for at. There are upwards of thirty witnesses for
th ' ten. The pismire at this time appears re-
ma
to,
bly cheerful ; a man is placed fn his cell night
am v:he is only allowed a Nowa to take his food
witjt, which he eats heartily.
At Buckingham, George titoci.bridge, and the no•
tot-hots Francis Povey, of Maidenhead, for breaking
op? and robbing the house of Sir James N. \lotris,
at Isilreat Nlarlow, received sentence of Leath. Stork-
betige was condemned for a similar offenCe some yea:*
since, but his sentence was afterwards mitigated to
two rears' imprisonment. Povev is an old, daring,
edit desperate offender, who has long been a terror to
the inhabitants of Alaidenhead and its vicinity.
At Northampton, two prisoners for highway roh-
bery, and one fur stealing a watch, received sentence
of Death, but were reprieved.
Riscorrar.--On Thursday evening dir young, lady
If b o attended at Marlborough-street Police-office for
device how to proceed for the discovery of her brother
who had hien miCsing a length of time, just after leas.
ing the office had the satisfaction of receiving a letter
from him, stating that he was alive-and well, in Paris.
In the course of the examination of a witness on a
trial for slander ((•oune r. Lane), at the Abingdon As-
sizes, it appeared that the plaintiff's attorney had that
morning. read over to !dui the words to he proved, and
tutored him as to the construction he was to put on
them. The Learned Judge (Kest) strongly animad-
verted on this proceeding, as improper tampering,
and committed the attorney to gaol for the remainder
of the Assize.
A robber, dressed in the shape of the &Tit, with
horns, t di, &c.,.,lately tuade an attempt to rob a farmer
at York, iu Pensylvania ; but, by the assistance of d
pedlar, who happened to lodge there on the night of
the attempt, his Satanic Majesty was secured, sod put
in irons to await his trial.
Tuesday night the house of Mr. Brant, near Chem.
in Surrey. was entered by means or false keys, and I
robbed of plite, money, and apparel, to the value of i
-• lOW. with which the thieves escaped.
- - lie weights belonging to the clock
`rosen-hall at Bre-sham. fell and-
their way through the ceiling of
immediately upon the seats of the Mayor.
It is a somewhat singular cir-
, for art adiaurstaest of the ties-
tientlemen *meld have occupied their state
weights fells is that case their
beast larvitable as the weights were
coffins were lately •dieeoserod is
' betiteen London asd lhotylbeed,"
Wales. It is reinarkable that.
.._ or truce of any church or rell-1
glens : having stood within souse miles of
the spot. Oa sou#e of the coffins arc inscriptions, but
they have nut yet been deciphered.