The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-19 00:00:00

THE STATES IN

The usale.prisoner in his defence, said, that his wife I
committed the theft unknown to him. This assertion
was seppaited by a similar declaration fraise 'the wife.
The COMMON-StRiIIAWT in charging the jury ob-
serve that it seemed evident that the male prisoner was
cogoi‘ant of the act of the woman. If the Jury be-
lieved that the prisoners were husband and wife, it
would be impossible to convict both of them, but no evi-
dence bad been called to prove that they were married.
After consulting together for a few minutes, the Jury
expressed a desire to view the cloth, which was handed
to theM.

At this time, an individual of respectable appearance,
in one of the galleries, addressing himself to the Jury,
observed, that be thought it necessary that they should
have some person to measure and ascertain the exact
value of the cloth. This extraordinary occurrence at-
tracted the notice of the Common Sergeant, who asked
the person in the gallery whether he meant to give evi-
vidence as a witness. The man replied, that he was only
induced to speak, from compassion for the situation of''
the female prisoner. (The woman was far advanced in
pregnancy, and bore a beautiful child, about two vears of
age, in her arms.) He was proceeding to make some
further observations, when the Common Sergeant direct.
ed him to be silent, and not distract the attention of the
Jury.
A Juryman asked Mr. Leister whether the raw ma-
terial and the wages of the journeymen-whilst it was
being manufactured into cloth would cost 151. Mr. L.
replied that it would.
Shortly after the Jary returned a verdict against
both the prisoners of " aunty of stealing under the
value of 151."
This verdict secures the prisoners from time punish-
ment of death, which, by Sir .1. Mackintosh's Act, at-
taches only to thefts above the value of 151.
Jeremy Garfield was put to the bar on an indict-
ment, charging him with exposing for sale, oo the
4th of August last, in the parish of St. Mary Magd.i-
len, twelve silver spoons, and other plate, the same
having on them counterfeit and forged marks against
the statute. The prisoner having pleaded guilty to
the minor charge, which subjects him to fourteen
years' transportation, Mr. BoLLAND on the part of the
prosecution, declined offering any evidence on the ca-
pital charge.
Matilaeie Caw, aged 23, was put to the bar on an in-
dictment charging him with forging and putting away
a certain paper purporting to be a note for 1/. of the
Governor and Company of the Bank of England, on
the 7th of July last, to 'Mr. Matthew Pemberton, of
Aldersgate-street, butcher, in payment for a leg of
mutton, with intent to defraud him time prosecutor, he
well knowing the said note to be a forgery. Guilty
—Death.

There was another indictment against the prisoner
for t similar offence, but it was not thought necessary
to enter into it.

DIECIIA ROE OF MR. TURNER.

About half-past two o'clock, Mr. Turner, who was
yesterday acquitted, was assisted into Court, anti
placed at the bar, for the purpose of pleading to three
other indictments, in which the acts bad been laid as
separate transactions.

Mr. CLARK. the Deputy Clerk of the Arraigns, read
over the names of the Jury, and called ow the pd.
soner, in the usual form, to challenge theta, or any of
them, as they came to be sworn. The Jury consisted
of the same gentlemen as the one of yesterday, and
the prisoner did not make any challenge, and pleaded
not guilty.
Mr. Serjeant BOSANQUET rose, and said the present
and two other indictments with which the prisoner stood
charged, arose out of the same transactions as those
which characterised the indictment tried yesterday,
and on which he bad been acquitted, save that they
had been laid as separate acts. As the Jury had once
solemnly pronounced a verdict on the charge, it was
not for him to give an opinion on that verdict, and he
had therefore only to state, that be bad received in-
structions to abstain from offering any further evi-
dence on either of the indictments.

The Jury immediately found the prisoner not guilty.
Mr. ALLEY applied to the Court to order the pri-
soner to be immediately discharged, as there was no
other charge against him, and the Grand. Jury bad
broke up.
31r. Justice Mensal:l,lox replied in the affirmative,
and the prisoner left the Court.
George Smith was capitally convicted for assaulting
Thomas Roberts on the King's highway, and taking
from his person a silver watch.

IS represent to hie Majesty the-sorrow Me feel at ,
of the Queen, and are confident. the sympathies
people will in some measure abate bis grief; for
.41#ord, like an empire, is destroyed by being d
We retyon the submission of his Majesty, and on
peosations of Providence, which he has already
on many trying occasions, and mean to heal the
sities which were raised to such a height even over
L tomb of the Queen. With a view of getting togetl'
asany of the friends of good order as possible, we
person round the city with orders to place this no
don against the walls. Now, here is the mischi
which we complain; no sooner is the placard up
&How, with an industrious spirit that would hal
ea a ;clod occasion, tears it down, and thus the I
of our servant lire rendered painful to him and
able to us. Now I want an authority to prevent
violation of the privileges of the citizens of Londoi
The Loan MAYOR, who heartily enjoyed this
41nary scene, assured Waddington that he could ,
ercise any authority to prevent the offensive cowl
which he complained. His Lordship repeated,
saw no harm in the placard; but if the indtistrimr
low who stock so close to the heels of the bill-si
and spoiled his labours, was bold enough to per
notwithstanding the admonitions of Mr. Wadi.
he must one of those days suffer most severely from
compunctions of his conscience.
Waeolington perfectly satisfied with this in(
bowed to the isORD MAYOR, took up his hat, and
Justice-room.