The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-18 00:00:00

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Jeremiah Alines Rees 'mg was indicted for stealing
two gold watches, the roperty of Jamei Ogaton and
others.-
James Ogston stated, he was a partnei. 6 the house of
Dwerihouse and Cantor, is Davies Street, Berkley
Square. He had known the prisoner about two or
three years before this transaction took place. Oo oaf
occasion, he sold prisoner a French gold watch; for'
seven guineas, for which be paid. He very often came
to the ahop. On the list of Nov. 18±I, he called,
.and
said, be was commispioned by a young nobleman to send
him two gold watchee, end requested witness to select
two, which he coulkercommend. Witness selected the
two in quellon, ;video together amounted to the snm of
89/. Witness asked the name of the Nobleman t prisoner
replied, lie must beg to be excused disclosing the
name of the young gentleman, as his friends would not
like him to possess each expensive articles. About three
weeks afterwards, prisoner called again, and stated that
the young gentleman had received the watches, but was
subpmned on a trial at York, and could not attend
to the payment of them till it was over. Prisoner
came again some time afterwards, and stated that
it was then the shooting season, and the promise of pay-
ment could not be attended to. At length, on another
occasion, he came sod said that the young Nobleman
had unfortunately goo, to the Continent. Witness then
became impatient( and went on a Sunday to the house of
the prisoner, in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, when lie inform-
ed witness that be wad cattier embarrassed thee; but the
business should be settled shortly. Finding that he was
not likely to obtain either money or watches, lie put a
o nit into the hands of a SherifriOtlicer, named Radford.
The prisoner then offered to give him a bill for the
amount which witness said he would accept if a good
one. Prisoner had left off coming to the shop a consider-
able time heforthe obtained the writ against bim.
Mr. ANDRIMiI cross-examined the witness at consi-
derable length, and Contended that here was no ease to
go to a Jury, ltasmitch as an affidavit made by the wit-
ness, which he had produced, declared the prisoner to
be indebted to him in the snm charged for the watches.
and therefore the charge of stealing must fall to the
ground. This was a bona fide sale and delivery of the
property in question.
Mr. HOLLAND replied and referred to several cases in
which the Judges had decided that a hiring with intent
to convert to their own use and profit was a felony, and
cited the case of Major Semple, who hired a carriage
and applied the produce to his own use. The
Judges in that case decided that the getting possession
of the carriage, with the fraudulent purpose of convert.
ing the proceeds of its sale to his own use, was to all
intents and purposes a stealing. 1
Mr. ANDREWS replied that the eases referred to by
Mr. Holland were totally dissimilar, as in the case of
Major Simple—there was a hiring —which was perfectly
understood between the parties to he a hiring only—but
in this case there was a regular sale and delivery, which
of course made it a bona fide transaction between)elitor
and Creditor. _

The Loup Cum Barton, after consulting with the
other Judges, was of opinion that the case must go to I
the Jury. But they thought it better not to state the
reason now.
The Prisoner, in his defence, said that he should leave
his case in the hands of the Jury and this Honourable
Conn. The. Jury retired for a considerable time, and on
their return, gave a Verdict of Not Guilty.
The prisoner is (fetal ned on another charge, of ob-
taining, by false pretences, a certain assignment, for
the payment of 3t.10/., with latent to cheat and defraud
Charles Butler Hall.

Kr. M'Cliateek, of the County Louth, has glean his te-
nants notice, that he will take in payment of his rents,
wheat and oats—for the former he will allow from It. Ss. to
lUs. the latter I Is. to las. Persons indebted to Mr.
M'Cllntock for tithe will be allowed to discharge their debts
In torn of any kind, straw, cattle, linen, drawing sand or
gravel, or by labouring. work.—( lirutcrford Mirror.)
Dovsp,")Am 16.—Inquests were held today, before
John Jeliest Esq. Mayor and Coroner for this town, on
the bodies of Wm. Cullum, late deputed mariner of the
Badger revenue ct.tter, and on three persons, whose
names are unknown, forming part of the late crew of
The Three Brothers clutter, brought into this harbour
by the Badger, who were killed in the action between
the two vessels (as mentioned in THE STATESMAN of the
15th,) and, after an investigation of live hours, the Jury
returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some per.
son or persona unknown." in the case of Cullum ; and a
verdict of "justifiable homicide," in the ease of the three
men. In the course of the evidence, it appeared, that
after the smuggler had called to the revenue officers for
quarter, which was granted. that the former tired into
the Badger, by which the deceased, William Cullum, was
killed.

On Monday last there were some chests of tea picked
up on the water, off the Old Head of Kinsale, by the
Hookers, some of which have been seised by the Reve-
nue Officera, and Preventive Water Guard there. The
tea which must have been of the best green or hyson, is
quite damaged from the sea water, and the cheats are
marked "Ship Beaver,of NewYork."—(Cork Mercury.)
A Scottish gentleman in the Lothians sent one of
Small's ploughs, as a present to an agricultural friend
in Sussex ; and, thinking the plough alone would be of
little use, lie despatched with it a stout, active, intelli-
gent young ploughman, of the name of Sandy Penny, to
instruct the peasants on his Sussex friend's farm in the
mode of using this valuable implement. Sandy began
his labours, but found that when his master was not pre-;
sent, his instructions were received with contempt ; and
himself, his plough, and his country, treated with scorn
and derision. For a time he bore meekly all the taunts
of his fellow-labmrers; but Sandy was not a philoso-
pher; his patience became exhausted, and he resolved
to lay his grievances before his master, and request per-
mission to return home.—" What are your grievances,
Alexander ?" said his master.— " rweel, Sur, (replied
Sandy) they are mair than mortal Mlle can put up wi.'
No that I baeony objection to yourael'; and na muckle
to the kintra ; for I'm no sic a colt as to prefer the sour
east woos, that meets us at the ekreigh o' day on our
hare leas, to the sift south•wasters and loon enclosures
here; but ye're folks, Sur, are prefect deevils, and keep
tormenting me like a bink o' harried wasps. In short,
Sur, maist demented, sick o' the place, and I just,
w' your wul, wish to gae !same." Here Sandy made his
best bow. " But we must not (said his master) allow
ourselves to be beaten off the field so easily. Pray,
Alexander, have you ever tried your powers at boxing ?"
" As fur that (replied Sandy), I'm no muckle used to
fetching; but I doubt na I could gie as gnde
as I got.—" Well, (rejoined his master,) I will give
you a crown-piece if you give the first person that in-
sults you a hearty box on the ear." Sandy, for a few
seconds, consulted the physiognomy of his master's
countenance, and having satisfied himself tint be was
in earnest, replied, " Weel ! weel, Sur ! wi' ye're leave,
l'se try my ban'; and, scraping his foot on the ground
as he withdrew, with a determinatiou to reduce his mas-
ter's precepts into practice. An opportunity soon oc-
curred; and, in a regular set-to young Penny gave his
antagonist a beating to his heart's content. It wrought
like a charm ; the plough was soon generally approved
of on the farm ; and several others having been obtained
from the North, Sandy's master, in calculating his an-
nual profits, soon found the advantage of the ars:unea-
ten, nelpegiuson, and the real value of a Scota Penny.
—(Glasgow Journal.)

SHIPPINU INTELLWENCE.

ROIL. JAN. 17.—Put hatclt;last evening by advert*
winds, the 31inerva, Dare, ,or New Orteens.—Arrived
last night, and sailed this morning.; the whole of the
homeward bound fur the River, and the Usk, Rumble,
for Demerara ; also to day, the. Cadman, Apple's'', fur
Odessa; the .Aso. Crow, for Magatiore ; the Gluten,
Lepton, for Honduras.—Came down from the River last
eight; and sailed. the Melrose, for Grenada; also to-
day, the Amity. Gray, fur Bencoolen, Batavia. Sering-
spawn, and Penang; and the Emily, Russell, for the
South Seas.—ftemsin; the Deli, and several others.—
Wind W.N.W.
PLYMOUTH. 3.0. 16.—Salled, the Risebro', tor Lon-
don; the Fortittide, Martin, for Jamaica.—The Dutch
Oalleot, Brsedschaaf, which pnt in heke on Saturday,
hat sustained so much damage on her heel and bottom,
by striking on the Bar coming out of Seine, that her
cargo must be unladen to repair.—Wind N.W.

The+ Lloyd, DoreII; for Jersey, was wrecked neat
Whitby on Wednesday; crew saved.
The Lion, Holtne, ind the Acorn, Harrison, of Hull;
both coal laden, w.ers driven on shore near iSrlittby oW
Thursday, but are expected to be got off; crew saved
bjr the lii'e•boat. ,

GOOD SilOTS.—On Saturday last, Mr. JEIMPJ Cornet': .
01 Littlehampton, shot, with tone charge, from it fowling
piece; thirteen arairtllls in et field, near that place: and a
few days ago, Mr: Miami, jun. of North Farm, Findon, •
at one shot, killed ten roola, a hen pheasant, and t
pigeon.—(Brighton

WONDERFUL UNDERTAKING AND Farm:sr.—Mot.
Ansarrirrug's kIATCH.—The extraordinary match to do
miles, namely, from St. Giles's Church to the sixty .
stone on the North-road, and return in thirty hours, is an
undertaking never before attempted by any pedeitrian.—
The hdndred miles in twenty-four hours Iris rarely been
done. leering the additional twenty-four aiiles in six hours
but Mr. Abeimetity, who is an amateur pedestrian of NI, had
dose more at long distances, than any pedestrian of, latter
days, rather for trials of strength than money. We left him
yesterday at forty-two miles, which its accomplished in nine
I hours, ind lay down on a straw palliasse.
_He arrived at the
sixty-mile stone in fourteen hours (eight o'clock la the
treeing). and returnee! to Riggleswsde, fifteen miles, where
he hilted again and went to bed. feet tired. from the partial
thaw. Ind consequently heavy roads on the low grounds.—
He started again at eleven o'block on Thursday night to do
the remaining forty-seven miles. and the Mb to London,
from Glasgow, passed him about the thirtieth milestone, be-
fore three o'clock. going ate slow rate. His friends were
waiting his arrival at Barnet, and also in 'sondem, but at
half-past nine o'clock news arrived at Hornet that he could,
not proceed but a short distance through Hatfield. and being
more than three hours behind his time, he relinquished his
task.
WILD Dom.—These birds have had a desOrite and
fatal enemy, in two men from (we believe) Lincolnshire..
They have a boat, and a sort of raft, which tliey float
along the margins of rivers, or lakes left by the tide.—
On this raft is a very large gun, moving on a pivot,
which will bear a charge of from Ilb. to 21be of duck
shot. Th. y follow the flight of tire ducks, and, as the
aquatic sportsman is scarcely to be seen, he is matte,'
to approach within a shot distance of them. The
murderous Instrument is then pointed, and as many as
50 have been killed at one discharge ! These whole-
sale destroyers have lately been in this neighbourhood.
—on Sealand, the estuaries of the Dee, and Mersey
where they have made a tremendous havoc, hoating(we
cannot say bagging) more than 160 brace in a day.—
They keep up the price, notwithstanding, demanding
from Is. 6d. to 2s. per head for them. —(Sorth ll'a!ey-
Paper.)
The workmen employed in digging tip some ground
lately for the purpose of forming the new carriage en,,
trance from Pall Mall to St. James Park, near the Roy-
al German Chapel, found a number of human balm,
among them some remarkably large thigh bones.—They.
also found the remains of a coffin which was supposed to
he of a distinguished personage, as it appeared to have
been covered with crimson velvet, and or:tamented whit
nails. On the plate were the remains of a Coronet
or a Mitre. The date of the year 1676, was very plain..
It was found near the spot where Mrs. Hoscswen shouts,
' stood.

The only conjectured account for these ancient relics.
being found there, is that the scite of the ground where
they were found was attached to a ourying ground be-
longing to a Fryarage.
LONGSVITT.—The parish of Maxey, in the Isle of Az
holtne, can perhaps boast as numerous instances oflonge
vity as many parishes in the kingdom. In one house,
on the Ist of Jan. last, that of Mr. John Renshaw, there
n ere living, Thomas Whittingham aged 79; Mary Whit-
tingham, his wife, 82: and Caroline trunby, aged 93.
which latter is more nimble and active than many much
her junior : the united age of these three persons 4.254
years. One of these persons, namely, Mary Whining.
ham is since gone to her long home; but she was des•
tined not to be the only aged person, the other two, John
Hutchinson. aged 91, and widow Hilbut, 73, being with
herself all interred in the same church yard on Sunday
the 3d instant, dying within two days of each other, To
croon the whole, nn the same day the clergyman baptized
an aged disciple of Christ, widow Ducker, aged 70, the
churchwardens, Messrs. [)arrant) and Moore, being god-
fathers, and her own daughter godmother on the occa-
sion.—ln the poor house, in the same parish, there are
five persons whose united ages make 410 years, viz.:
William Legget, 87 ; Moses Till, 83 ; Joseph Filling-
ham, 82; Robert Booth and Mary Booth, 79; so that
there are probably a greater number of aged persons in
this parish, containiog about 1800 inhabitants, than in
almost any other in the kingdom.
TURN or FATIL—A farmer, who, some VP/ITS ago, was
in opulent circumstances, went out for the first tim , on
Saturday last, to work as a day labourer,at woodcutting;
on the farm which Ire lately occupied, not many mhos
from Lewes. It is supposed that a shrilling per day is
the utmost that he will be able to earn; and with this
pittance be has to provide subsistence for his familp—
(Brighton Herald.)
New Buckenham Fair, on Friday se'nnight, was nu-
merously and plentifully attended with every article
but money, of which there appeared a great scarcity, the
consequence of which was, that a great proportion of
the live stock remained undisposed of.
YARMOUTH, Nov. 28.—Our market was liberally sup-
plied with grain on Saturday; tine wheats are in de-
mand at last week's prices, bit note no amendment on
the second and inferior sorts. Malting Barleys, unlvss
fine, are a dull sale, and from Is. to 2s, per quarter
cheaper. In Peas, Beans, and Oats note no alteration•
LYNN, Nov. 28.—We had a large market on Tuesday '
and a good supply °SY heat and Barley; the finebt samples
of both are without alteration, but inferior qualities are
dull sale, and a little lower. In other grain very little
doing. Flour is returned the same.
Nottivicri, Nov. 30.—There was a short supply of
lean stock in the market, and good Scots were in re-
quest, of which there were but few, which went off
briskly at higher prices. Sheep and Lambs were not
so plentiful, and sold at shout 2s. per bead higher than
of late. Horses were plentiful but of a very inferior
sort. Pigs as usual, cheap and numerous.

WATERFORD, JAN.IS.-11est neighbouring batter 70s .
to 725. equal to about 765. fid. with braying. ; weighed
at Crane, Monday. 20 firkins, Tuesday, 23.—Scalded
Pies 149.10 17.. :M.—singed 17s. to ISs; Heads 101.;
Offsl 93. to 10$.
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