The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-03-17 00:00:00

HACKIE r. LEWIS.

This was another action against the Dofeniant, of
the ship Benjamin Shaw, for a like penalty
_ .

The Jury found a verdict for the Plaintiff, with a
like leave to move reserved.

CROWN SIDE.

William Baker and Richard Baker were indicted
for a burglary in breaking • into the dwelling house
of Mr. Richard West, at Sydenham, in this county,
ou the 3d of January last, and stealing 110 shirts,
and a variety of other articles of wearing apparel, to-
gether with sever•il ariicles of household furniture.
The evidente to prove the offence was Stringer,
who was employed to pawl' the clothes, and the se.
veral pawn-brokers at Greenwich and Woolwich,
who receit .11 the clothes, part of which were dis.
tincrly proved to be pawned by the two Prisogers.
A woman, Pf the name of Sarah lfoldway, saw
them near the Prosecutor's house on the day of the
robbery.

The Prisoner, William Baker, attempted to prove
an alibi, and a Mrs. King, his grandmother, swore
that lie slept at her house, about two miles from the
Prosecutor's; on the 3d of January he came in
at five in the evening, and never went out until nine
the next morning. He went to bed before nine, and
did not leave till after breakfast.—On crosF-esami.
nation, she said she spent the evening in praying to
God. The next evening, and the evening before, he
was at home early •in the evening.

The neat witness called for the Poisoner said she
saw him abroad at half.past nine in the evening after
the robbery, thus contradicting the last.
The Learned Judge summed up the evidpnre very
minutely, when the Jury found them both i; tatty.

A fire broke out on Wednesday night, in the
Sword-bearer's 'room in the Mansion-house, which
continued burning during the night ; we are happy
to state, however, that it was discovered at an early
hour yesterday morning, when it had not made any
alarming progress, and was immediately subdued.
AMU:DOM—A French royalist contrived to give
Lord WELLINGTON, who had just entered France,
information of a considerable supply of cattle, which
was on the road to the French army, by which means
Lord WELLINGTor was enabled to intercept and se.
cure them. The French royalist, on the restoration
of. the Bocitncors, presented a memorial to DUPONT,
then Minister at War, stating the circumstance,_ and
soliciting a mark of honour as a reward.' .'rhts me.
niorial.was found in the port-feuille of the latter,
when SO'ULT succeeded him. [laving. read this me-
morial, SOULT sopersciihed it as follows :—" The
Duke of DALMATIA cannot recommend this memorial
to his Majesty, but advises the writer to transmit it
to the Duke of 'WELLINGTON, who will probably,
procure for him the " Qrdcr of the Garter."
The union of Mr. COUTTS with the. present Mrs.
Courys, arose from a to live that does honour to his
heart. Many groundless reports having been eovi-
eusly circulated at the expence of Miss Mtr.r.ox's
character; in consequence of the friendship which
existed between them, Mr. Cot TTS determined to
place her in that rank in society she so highly merits.
Ever since the death of the late MrS. Couvrs, his
health has rapidly declined, and under an apprehen-
iara that his dissolution was not far distant, the cere-
mony was performed at a much earlier period than it
otherwise would have been done.—(f(e el/.)
Co'noiv'xit's INuntsT.—WediresdaY night, at eight
o'clock; there was an Inquest held at 'the Work-.
house, in Feuer-lane, before Tiros. SHELTON, ESQ.
Coroner for the City of. London, on the body of
Aloir, a boy who.was killed on Tuosday morning,
at the corner of Fetter-lane, Fleet-street, by being
run river by the wheels of one of Mews. Men es drays.
it appearki, 'on strict examination, that no blame
could be attached to the drives he being iu his pro-
per place,' rind the •deceased walking close
.to the,
dirty, wl:err by' some accident he fell off the 41) and
,
the wheel passed over his head and killed him on the
spat.—Verdict—..lccidattal Death.