The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-27 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1820.

" The Cause for trhieh HAMPDEN fed is the Fidd, and SYDNEY deed on the Se old!"

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Caber said he was nothing else but a rascal. Mr.
Wilks palled his gloves off, and struck her father se-
veral times till he bled at the nose and mouth. Her
mother and she screamed out. Her brother opened•
the door, to let somebody in to assist. Mr. Hemr
worth rushed in and said, " P—n him, let us kill
him, let us slice him, the little jealous b—," and then
took him by the hair of the head and dragged him
about a yard. Mr. Wilks was still agait of him. Mr.
Hemsworth then took hold of the top of the door with
both his hands, and stamped on her father's head.
Her father lay on the floor bleeding. Mr. Wilks was
punching him, but said Mr. Hemsworth was too hard
—he would kill him. Mr. Wilks stood across her
father while he punched and struck him. Richard'
Rhodes pulled Mr. Hemsworth off. Roth Hemsworth'
and Wilke went out. Her mother and she were eryinpi
and supposed her father dead. Her father lay in hiel
blood; her metie4r was-washieg the blood of.
Willis came back, lifted up her father's era, acrd fall
"Oh no, not dead yet." Wheo going out, he said,'
it was very much like an Irish wedding. Her father
was very bad next day : he was not able to work for
a fortnight; he did not make a voyage since. Del
went next day to Leeds Doak.
Cross-examined by Mr. KAM K.—There was a dance
at the White Hart. A benefit society had dined there.
Her father went between eight and nine, but she was
not right sure. He tripped the stranger's heels up,
and knocked him down. Her father never did strikel
Mr. Willis; he had no chance. " Who told you ?"—I
"No one ; I seed it—had eyes to see with." " Aye,
ape--and very pretty eyes too ; but did you not hear
your father say, D—n you, I have not done with
you ?" " I did not."
Thomas Abbey, a lively quick boy, 13 years of age,
told the same history with a rapidity which Mr. Scar-
lett could scarcely restrain sufficiently to make him
intelligible. Mr. Wilks was punching and braping
his father as hard as possible. Mr. Hemsworth looped
right on to his ear. Mr. Willis said, " D—n you,
Ilcuisworth, that is too bad ; you will kill him." He
lay on the /nor, bleeding at his head, mouth, and nose.
He could not bide to lift his arm.
Mr. WI LLIA 11111.--TO whom dill you tell this story to
before ?
Witness.--. Story ! I never told a story yet. He
I came here on Wednesday. He saw Mr. Lee now.
Mr. WiLmssis.—Repeat again part of what you

HOUSE OF LORDS, Tilt/slim. JULT 16.

The Royal Assent was notified by Cosindssion to
the Insolvent Debtors' Bill. •
The Commissioners were the hard Chancellor, the
Earl of Shaftesbury and the E.trl Bathurst.
Adjourned till Tuesday the lath August.

have said ; begin at the beginning.
The witness began and rapidly repeated the whole
of his evidence without the change of a syllable, till he

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condoled with—" and that's all."
Richard Rhodes did nut see the beginning, but
observed the defendants beat the plaintiff at his own
house, and saw the plaintiff lying in his blood.
James Skelton and John Poookin saw the plaintiff
lying stiff, and hand his family crying.
Mr. RAINR addressed the Jury for the defemianin
It most have occurred to them that vast colouring bed
been given to the transaction. Ile was net strh.
prised, for his Learned Friend used colours as marl
as any titan alive, and he had on this occasion
been assisted by the greatest painter ever known
since painting was done by anomie'. Mr. Lee, the
attorney, varnished—laid it on with a trowel. Toasty
Lee had divers advantages over other attornies.
They had heard the stories of the children, so
well got by heart. The boy hail been well taught an.,
tutored by Tommy Lee. The Learned llentleman
then commented on the evidence, and said he should
call witnesses—not to get the verdict, for be could
not struggle against that, but—to gloow that damages
were not due. The first should b- the stranger.
Samuel then had his residence in Low, Lincoln-
shire. Several women were in the passage ; be
stumbled against one. He put his arm out, and said
" Take care, shy dear." " Never mind," she said, I
" you have sot hurt me." At the door utoe came and
I hit him behind the head with great violence, and trip-1
Cliksuphis
observed,iseewishentihies noselefthimblelito t:ohdto:stehlYe.M
plain-II r.
s house, that be was afraid Abbey would do SOW
irischief to his wife—the hot-beaded mad little fellow. I
Mr. Scast.wrv.—Was she not lying ?,—She was
met; it was not a likely place. What made you
Wiamble ?—it is very easy to make a mistake, I con-
wive, in a -dark place: lie put his arm about her
waist. Did she not give you a slap on the fee- ? It
was a woman, remember ; su there can be nu disgrace
in the confession ?—She did not—she was very civil.
I Mil been dancing.
ku,berd Dobson swore that Abbey had said of
WEIR. at the White Hart, " D—u his eyes, I ato not
&en with him ;" and that he called his wife ill lan-
pip. as, " D—n her for a b—, fur she let them
take liberties with her." Witness heard Mr. Wino
say be would go to pacify the little d—l if he could.
Cross-vxamined.—He heard the bolt go when Mr.
Wilks went in. He heard a large noise, a afreansing
and " 0 Mr. lVilks, 0 Mr. Wilk'!" They were
female voices.
Mr. Scitat.avv.—What did Mr. Wilks go in for?
I don't kook. Do you suppose it was to pacify them?
don't know. Come, Sir, don't parry so--you don't
know : do you think that any one believes you?
Mr. Itaine.—Yee-4 do.
Mr. ticaa•nrs.-.-Did you see say blood ? No, I
saw Mr. Wilk's clothes all torn off his back.--Poor
Mr. Willits I Did you am him bleed ?—No.
Haanah Collins. daughter to John Collins, the ion-
keeper, saw Abbey driaking in their house the neat,
day, with 3 or 4 Wen ; he seemed as usual.
Cross-examined by Mr. SEAMLWIT.- Mr. Wilke
has a gne4 property. I bad not the honour of danc-
ing with him, I danced with Mr. hien. lie intro-
duced himself. Ido nut pay visits with Mr. Willis..
It may have happened that I was sometimes is h pest.
chaise with Mtn on • wet afternoon.
Mr. Scaatryr.—l don't say it was any harm ; you
-t suppose I mean it.
have been to Noythallerton with him