The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-04 00:00:00

BOW FAIR.

Yesterday a Petty Session was held at Lambeth-etre.%
Pollee Office, Whites lapel. at which were present Sr.
Daniel %Villiame, Alathew Wyatt. and Juhu llarAwicL
Esc's. for the purpose imitating by what anthor..4
Bow Fair bait been nimaltv heed, with a vierof rarreicl
into effect the provisioa; of a late Art of I'.►rianatm.;
called the Police set, by which the Justices are empow:
erect to sapint3s any Fair within 10 miles of London, if
not hail either by charter, prescription., or other latch

authority.
Mr, John Giles, of Bow, attended pursuant to his
summons. callii g upon situ :is the twcuirter of the lain ,
to show by what aittliutity the Fair WYS held. Heat.-
mitted himself to be the occupier of the ground, and
said, he knew of 1.0 authority for the Fir but that of
ancient custom. He bolds the groorni miter Sir Charles
Morgan. of Tredeg sr, Moninsutlishirei the Lord of t'..
Manor (Stebonheath) was Sir tieurg.- Lolebrooke, liar .
Mr. Giles bad a lease of the ground whicu teas expire :,
sal he was now only tenant at trill.
Mr. Wilson, Steivard of the Nl:fixfty said, the lee
Sir George Colehroelze was the lewd of the Manor, ant
it was now vested In the el lest $413 of that getidrusara
Ile was not revered .tar show any oilier authority tban
that the Fair lias been het I from time immemorial. Us
Fair use.: formerly to be. held on each side of the roai„
but it was now in a field. The Manor was et present
under the direction of the tionrt of Chancery, seri a re.,
ceiver had hien appointed by that Cond. *tr. Wilson
said, th.tt under these circumstances lie should rertainl
ref .se to enter into the trcognizances v;iiiiired by Vat
Act.
As no evidence had been aildneerl;to Isrfsve the logaliiy
of the Fair, Mr. titles was asked if he nonhl critu;il,.
with the t runs of the Act of Paxliaineut, viz. to eiit.ir
into AM et its of '20.11. to app• ar the first day of tt:e ens i-
ing Term in the Court h f King's Bench, ht answer .4
whatever might be alleged against Lint by his Majesty's
At'orney or Solicitor tieneral?
Mr. Gillis refused to enter Into the necessary recogni-
aanees.
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Sir DANIEL WILLIAM—Then we have only on. conr'e
pursue, which is to declare the fair tudawful. Tie Wort.iy
Magistrate then quoted a clauke of Lie Act, which statei.
that if the owner or occupiur of the groued on wild' suzh
fAr is held (a ithlo ton miles of London). shoolditotprodo:*
au authority sufficient to satisfy the Justices a,senibilati, that
theii the party should cuter into reClithiVilleed to smear
first day of Term in the Court of King's Smith ; is default ..0
such sureties beteg entered folo. tbst then the lair *hall be
deemed uniawful, anti copies of 34C11 dreier ti .us Lball
Le
raised to the Church doors and other place in the parish ;,
after which time the constables shalt be erapow.-.%4 to take
into custody ail persons found assista,g u erectitg. teats.
booths, &c. for the fair, lad, if Celli ieteJ, wall be fitaed in
sum nut exceedlog ICI. nor udder h);.
Mr. WILSON-1 saw a grant on Wedoesday.
Sir DANIEL WILLI•II3—We cannot receive es nide-v.O
what you saw ; you should same prepared with the proof.
Mr. WTATT—There are only throe depositaries for re-
cords, the lischeqaer, the Tower, and the Dolls ; and if ti. re
was any cha ter or grant for the fair, it alight easily be ob-
tained from one of those places.
Mr. Wicsost—l have no doubt thore is a grant Jo
sore, and 1 would beg as a favour tha4 t,e case i‘3
adjourned, to give us an opportunity of pro wring it. II
have clinniunicated with Sir Charles illorgan's agents, hut
they have not been able to confts with Sir Charles yet upon
the subject.
Sir Daniel Williams, Mr. Wyatt, end Mr.liardwicke then
consulted together, and agreed to postpone the case f
ir io
Urtnight, to give Sir Charles Morgan an opportunity of pro--
ducing any authority for holding the fair.
It appeared that the Lord of the Manor receives ral. per
ann. for the fair, and the °crispier (Mr. titles) at the rate et
one shilling each booth as toll.

RAPE AND MURDER ON BULKLAND HILL. (Prom
the Taunton Courier).—On Saturday last, Ma. Plo• d.
the young man in custody on the charze of having etym.
mined this dreadful deed, was again brought up for
examination at the Green Drerron, Coombe St. ;Nicht.
las. W. Henning, Esq., Colonel Raban, Rev. Di. Pal-
mer, Rev. Mr. Feting, Sir W. Pole, B•rt., 14. Henley,
Esq., Colonel Fortesene, and W. Speke, Es+ were re-
sent. After several witnesses were. examined, Mr. Him-
Meg observed, that from the number of witnesses re-
maining, and from the obligation on the Magistrates to
attend the assizes, it would be impossil.le to resut-ve the
examination, until next Monday, when the assizes will
have closed. Mr. Cox, solicitor, of Honiton, attended
for the prisoner, and was permitted by the Magistrates
to cross-examine the witnesses—an unusual concession,
and strongly demonstrative of the solicitude of the At-
givratcs that full justice should be rendered the urrtelie
rd prisoner. Tke examination is likely to occupy se‘e
ral days, there heing upwards of forty witnesses. The
labours of the Magistrates. and the concurrent aid af-
j ferded them by the Committee, have been most extols-
j platy ; and it is confidently expected, that their highly
commendable exertions will be the mews of bringing
to
light every circumstance relating to this diabultcal deed.
A singular event has °centred in connexlon with this
terrible catastrophe. A poor woman who lives in a ea-
! tape about 300 yards from the spot where the gorier
was committed, it.:d who is supposed to know somethibr,
concerning it, is gone nut of her mind, and is in con•e•
quence sent to the Madhouse, at Fivebead. it is bell, 0..
txl that she saw the murder coming from the spot, but
,r some reason, yet unexplained, was iodated to conceal
the knowledge of this fact.
RECOLLECT!—HAZARD and Co.'s great success: They
sold Four Prizes of 20,0001. in the last, and last year's,
Lotteries.

DIED.—On Saturday lest, at his Lodge. In D11,11"11
Colltdo, Edward Christ.an, Eeq. Chief Justice of the 1415
of Ely, and Professor of the Laws of Eigland in tie Uni-
versity of Cambridge.
On the 3d inst. Is Corzon-ttreet, Mt yfnir, Mary Anne.
eldest 4ttughter of the Rev. W. Good 'tough, rector et Ntare-
ham-le-Fee Lincolnshire, and grand-slusghter of the Right
Rev. the Lord Bishop of Carlisle.
On Wedneethy morning. the 21 iastint, in Bryantion-
square. Mrs. Elizabtdh Beata Roberts, tiger of the late Rev.
Dr. Roberts.
On the 31st ult. at hiS chambers in Muse-inn, E. Fish% ice.
Esq. is hit 79th sear.
On the tat Instant, at his house in Park-street, Grasse-
niir-aquare, Jobs balllllol Charlton, Esq. in the ban seri. uf
Dia age.
On the lid instant, at Ms house at Upper Clapton.
eerely lamented, Mrs. Elizabeth Dodpon, wife or Mr. it.
()Wigton.

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