The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-10 00:00:00

THE. STATESMAN

pleaded pill. -On Om others they took .their Wale
with Greta and T*rvq. Another man, named Mime
barn Coarsen, who bad bees a publican, was losilicfed
as a receiver of pert .et a sheep stolen, by &AM sad
Darby, the property of Sir Abraham linuse, Ilart.,kaost-
log,it to bare bees stole.. He WIN foetid guilty, and
sentenced to 14 years transportation. 'fhe principal
ssitnesi against these eons-tett- was a man named Boma-
min Tap, who had been an accomplice. add he deposed
m the various acts of depredation imputed to the pri.
soma, and in which he himself was a principal actor.
'flit prisoners bad been what are called %campers about
the country, living in a tent, and plundering every person
whose property they could !trio. In passing sentence of
death upon these fonr men, the learned Judge held out
no hopes of mercy. The remaining unhappy convicts
were reprieved.
LIBIL.--11C61111L1 VOICLIS.
This was an action brought by the Deputy-Postmaster.
of St. Albso's, against the defeidant, a brickmaker of
that town, for an alleged libel concerning the plaintiff's
conduct as Postmaster, imputing to him that he had de-
stroyed a letter addressed by the defendant to the Rev.
Thomas Bowmen. at Hawkhuret, in the county of Lan-
caster, which letter had been put into the post-offie,e at
St. Alban's. The libel was contained in a letter to Mr.
Frieling, Seesetary to the General Post Office.
The Jury found their verdict for the plaintiff—Da-
- usages 2QI. ; Costs 40s.

of ten pottads fee bet impreisenelon, bad been circulated.
On his apprehetaffing the prisoner that morning, he oils-
eefered shelf:4 deranded several your wonted oet.ot
various isms ofmoney sod other articles, Os pretenctof
telling their Nonni.* One young woman abs hart kt
hinatapriteneee robbed of upwards of 171- in ilsan")% and
.tweaT.lllC lie secret el the prisoner, and foam,
tiro packs of cards and several pawnbrokers' iloplicat. a
in ter.pucket. He handed up the cods, whist the Ma-
gistrate ardireil to be burnt.
Mary Ann Macdonald, liana: maid at a gentleman's
house, 11, Hortou-street, Cross-street, Islington, deposed,
that a few mornings ago the poisoner emits to her (nit-
ness'a) master's house, and asked' bee if she would have
het' fortune told by the planets. Witness agreed, and
eare.lierli, 6d. which was all the ironer she bad, for
that purpose. The prisoner then went or, promising to
east her vidivity by the planets. and to call next mora-
ine and fell her fortune. The prisoner called next
morning, and told witness she could not cast her na-
tivity unless she cave her a pound in money, and that if
witness gave her some of her master's silver spoons or
other property to pledge for that sum, she, the prison-
er, would return theta the next tidy. Witness consented,
and give the prisoner a silver table spoon of her master's,
and a pelisse and silk handkerchief of her own to pledge,
but she never saw the primmer afterwards until she s% as
in custody. •
The pawnbroker produced the spoon, pelisse, hand•
kerchief, leas which he proved were pledged by the
prisoner.
The Magistrate ordered the duplicates found oo the
prisoner to he given to the young woman, in order that
she might redeem the prupetty, and sentenced the prison-
er to three months co tinermoit in the house of correc-
tion; and at the end of that time to be transmitted to
St. Alban's g fol.
Untos-uem..—Saturday the notorious Bet Bengugh.
who had been committed to Brixton repeatedly irons tuffs
office, together with her associate, Sara/i .Nicholle, were
brought-before M. So abey, Fsq.
aloa. Jane Barris, of %..o. :?. Poe-place, Carnbereell,
stated, that on Friday night about nine o'clock, she teas
returning home along the W al worth-road, she observed
prisoners, in company with three turn, and filloni rig her.
I'Le is itness carried a bundle iu one hand, and in the
other an umbrella; she haNtena.l her pace, and oa look-
ing bark felled they were Raining fast on her. Being
apprehensive of danger she ran, Int the prisoner Ben-
guogh soon overtook her, and struck her two desperate
blues in the face. Nicboll t eatne up and snatched at the
bundle and umbrella, which the plaintill resiste 1, calling
" watch:" But sire was sum prevented from gif ing any
further alarm by our of the men, who desired the pia-
stoners to put a knife into her. She then submitted
quietly to have her pelisse torn open by Ilenr, ,nth, who
dragged her pocket from her tide, containing 17s. with
which he and her companions ran otf. The watchman
`coming up soon after the traesaction, Mrs. Ilarris de-
scribed the prisoners, and they were apprehended.
The Magistrate remanded them both, and Weed his
warrant for ilia apprehension of the fellow who used the
above threat. •

WINCHESTER ASSIZES, Marten S.
• Hum V. newest.
This was an action to recover a compensation In da-
mages for the seduction of plaintiff's daughter.—The
plaintiff is a pnidi an residing at Winchester, he has
tire eons and two daughters. The defendant is a hatter,
at Winchester, having a shop also at Alton. He is a
-married man, and has a child. The plaintiff and de-
fendant are next door neighbours. The substance of the
unfortunate girl's evidence is as follows:—She is twenty-
two years of age, and the youngest daughter of plaintiff.
Soon after defendant came to reside near her father, she
' became intimate with the defendant's wife, and mutual
visits took place. Mrs. Green was sometimes absent
from Winchester. During ber absence in January, 1821,
Mr. Green' having no servant, requested Miss Drew
(who had been accustomed to assist Mrs. Grnen, when
at home, in her household affairs), to come in and wake
li:s lied for him; this was between eleven and twelve
o'clock in the morning. In consequence of this request
she did go to the house, and poreeded to do as he had
asked her. Whilst she was so employed, defendant came
into ate raorn and conversed with her on indifferent suit-
jevs, and then went down stairs. She finished the bed,
and then went down into the sitting room at the back of
the shop. Miss Drew left his house, and went home,
but did not disclose what had happened to any person.
About a week after (during which no intercourse took
place) Mrs. Green Asked ails& Drew to come in and trim
a hat for her; accordingly the day after such request,
she did go into defendant's house for that purpose, but
Mrs. Green bad, unknown to Miss Drew, gone front
home. In October, plaintiff's daughter was delivered of
&child, which is still living, and of which she declared
the defendant to be the father.
The cross examinatiou produced additional facts, in sub-
stance as follows :—Defendant's shop is open to the pub-
lic street ; there is a glass window between the shop and
the sitting room ; that the defendant only succeeded in his
purpose by force and violence; the door dividing tie room
from the shop, may or may not be four yards from the pub-
lic street, and is io a line with the front door of the shop ;
people often were in the shop ; the counter Is about two
yards from the room door ; there Is a window belonging to
another house within a few yards of the back window of
the sitting room ; the mother of Miss 1). had always pos-
sessed her affection and confidence, but she coccealed from
her what had happened; she LMiss D.) had once before
stated that the affsir had taken place in December, lat2o,
but it was by mistake ; she never told Mrs. (keen of it ; her
mother first (tn August, IS21) discovered her situation ;
before that time no one knew it.
The defence rested principally on the improbabilities and
contradictions In the evidence given by Miss Drew.
The Jury, after some considerable deliberation, returned
a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages WI.

STORMS LAST IVEEK.

HIGH WIND IN YORK.—On Nlollady evening last, the
extraordinary Wl' wino front tha west which visite I se-
veral parts of this kiese,.loal, was severely felt in this
city. It continual with unab.ted furfanring the whole
of the night, and on l'neallay morning: Thirty-three of
the heantiful large Ines alai+ ornamented: the -New
Walk, on the hanks of the Ouse, mere -blown doana
an ai.raturrence shieb dein:mils the noentiore of the Curpo.
radial: A fine old tree in St lalinis7s eburelanard was
also blown down. Many bowers were likewise partly nn-
roofed ; St. Martin's Church, Coney-street, Was notch
injured ; I ehimuies andawa or three garden well,
were blown down; a Itemiser of bay and other s'arks in
the !If iAltuorhood were scattered about by the wain! ;
and a poor woman, itt the emplorinent- of Mr. Sander-1
sun, on Ouse Bridge, Ind her hand most dreadfully lace-
rated by a dear !mina enexpecteilly Maven to in the
bout'. alai's- wher less itopurtant occurrences here
taken place in York by the violence of the wind, bat Col
are 'tot worth enumerating.
—awe-- Limos. Manna $ —The trearandoas pin of wind
Bow-irtmen.—lsrael illemsder, a borne-dealer and which prevailed on Monday einht and Tneeday morning,
proprietor of stables, in Chiswell-street, called the "City seems to have done considerable mischief in the interior 1
Repository," ens brought before Sir It. Buttale and Mr. of the country, and from the coast, we fear, the accounts
1111.1.8, charged with obtaining 311. in bank-notes from will be very distressing. Four cottages od the Kirkstall
Mr. James. Jacobs, a young member of the legal profee- real, in aii unfinished !fen, suffered considerably; and'
sitar,
.by false and fraudulent pretences. ore of the chimnies of Mr. Hargreavefe koose,at Green- 1
Mr. Jacobs, in codsequence of seeing an advertise- bill, was bisivn en to Mr. Wiliismith's house, and apart'
aneutin a morning paper, referring to the" City Heposi- of the materials precipitate:l throngh the roof.
1
ton'," wee: to the defendant's stables in Chixwell-street, At Pontefract, Mr. Anthony Palfreymitu ha-I • very ,
and saw a horse, stanhope, and harness, for which, after narrow escape. Mr. P. had, it appears, risen that morn-
some
deurar on each able, he agreed to give 1051., the ing' et an earlier hoar than usual, and anon after he hail
defendant consenting to take 301. in cash, and a bi,', at I quitted his ebaniner a stack of chimnies was blown
tao mooths, fur the remaining 751. to be accepted by the down 811,1 prearaitatecl into his lodging room Will se '
brother of 'ale. Jacobs, of the firm of—and Jacobs, in touch force as to break to pieces the bedstead on which he
Love-lane, Aldernimbury. Mr. Jacobs returned to the boa Ayr.
stable in the evening with the cash and hill, which he In the midst of the gala on Monday evening, a tiry-
headed over to the defenininns clerk, and having got a house belonzing to Mr. lion-aril's Cat pet matitifa.rtory at
receipt, desired to have the horse, stanhope; and ha:- the Bank, took tire; but the flames were happily entia,
nese. n Why, Sir," said the clerk, "the horse is -made cuished by the exertions of the inhabitants, without do-
np for the night, and you had better leave him until the ing damage to more than the amount of 10111.
morning." Mr. Jacobs consented to this, and in the Covesernv, al %ace 7.—On Mon lay eirming, fiats ('its
sent his groom to fetch the horse, &c., hat lie was visited by a treat:Mous hurricane of wind, wlintis
relit-irked without it. Mr. Jacobs then wont himself, and continued to filow severely (luting the night. We have
ass told by the clerk that Mr. Alexander did not like not heard of any parieidar damage dotie A few tiles
the bill, and that be could not have the horse and stan- fell in different parts of the rite, but happily without ie.
hope until further inquiry. Ile demanded to see the de- jury to any person. We hear that the Racket roach was
(radiant, but was tots tied he was gone to Homford. Mr. blown over into a ditch, on its way from Sheffield to
Jacobs, however, happened to see him through a win- Birmingham.
dow in the counting-house, -and went to tiim and de- Monday night last, and at intervals throat:throat Toes-
sired an explanation. Ttie answer made by the do- day, a most tempestuous wind, accompanied lay ligli trim!,
fendsat was, " Your bill is not worth a d--n." " Then," WAS experienc-d at and in the neigh hournoeil of 1,-iat:ilw
said Mr. Jacobs, " give me back my 3W., and there is an borough: Several houses and buildings were partially
end of the reattanr."llis the defendant refused to do, unroo.ed, a barn blown down, and a number of trees
and said, t• If you bring me the other 751. in eaalh, foil torn up bribe roots.
shall have the horse and stanhope; if not, you tirky 'got • 'Gil
reenOthtfint, Manen 4.—Last night; and nearly
to and do as you like." On a subsequent day (last the *hale of this day, we have had a inaist severe sale
Thursday), Mr. Jarobs went with a friend to the defend- from the north-west, which we fear will do
~e onsiderable
ant, and tendered 751. in Bank-cotes, and demanded the, damage at sea. In the town several roofs have been
horse and stanhope, or the restitution of hit 301. cash, much stripped, and two or three wi minus itt the chnreli ,
soil the bill. Tue defendant said that the horse was ire blown out. At Spittal, a few mles distant, several
gone to Itiegate, but he had -another better worth tie trees have been blown np; and a young man attending
mosey. Mr. Jacobs, ho Never, refused to have any other Mr. Ashford's mill, between Morton and Gairsburaugh, II
horse; and the defendant then, in an answer replete with, was blown off front the gallery, but fortunately escaped
the vulgarity peculiar to the stable-yard, positively re- with slight braises. Our market-place in the morning
fused to give back the 301. . presented* singular appearance, the stalls having being
The defendant's selieitor informed the Magistrates that thrown down by the violence of the wind.; and, norty'ati..
hie:defence was, that lila client hat a lien upon the 301. standing every endeavour to secure them, very tow could
Be had sold Mr. Jacobs another horse some time ago, be set up in the course •of the day. In fact, such a
ind bad token in part payment a bill for 301.,rwhielt he continued storm of wind has not occurred here for many
bad reason subsequently to fear would not be paid when years.
It necame doe, and *brallad therefore determined to keep • NOZWICH, MARCH 7,—On Tuesday night last, dorinir
the cash as a sernrity. , • the tremendous storm, a barn, with an implement shed
Mr. Jacobs denied that there was the s'ightest ground and piggeries adj cuing, belonging to Mr. U. Seer, of
for doubting 041 the Mil would two honored. Salbouse, were blown down. Fortunately the atom( enn-
r Mr. HALLS said the defence set up was no answer to 'aired therein trete rescued ten militates previous, wi b
the charms.- tie could nut allow a man to obtain money the exception of three pigs, which, with some implements,
by a -fraudulent trick, and then turn round anal say he were buried in the ruins.
bid a lien upon it, anti would keep it. About one o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, during the
Sir R. IfIRLII3 concarrea, and the defendant was held tremendous hurricane with which the metropolis seas vi-
to hail to apnear at tbas-sessiiins irransiver the charge. sited, a hnge stack of eliimnies in the rear of the house
Haritrox-Gart nes. —,Sititraniy, a woman, who gave bar of Mr. Gibson, graver, at the corner of Great Charlotte-
name Many Geor;te, was brought to this office in the bus- street, Blarkfriar's-rued, was blown down, and broke
testy of tiro. Taykrot notistable, who ..tata to the Ma- through the roof; the vast than of rubbish falling into
ingest. that the prisoner effected ner eicape from the gaol the garret, completely burying the bed and bedstead,
Cast St. Altmann will:we-ehe hail been coufinedeta charges lanin which one of Mrs. Gibson s children bad been taken
oftlonyt uadeethe name of Alary.Etlwarda,:diss Brink- only 'a moment beta... The force with which the chiiii-
lry. She* arrived by the St. Alban's stage last futinth at ides fell, knocked down the parapet of the niolt of the
inn Angst a Winton, and hand-hily, actin a reward twain in Great Charlotte-street, and the heavy cutting

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sad as hummer orbs ad %Hu mess ribilish
into the street with a treasitatlatVA „sh. W.!sitt rppo
eAttaordtrary, s poor *masa w y4a wills a frptt
lj il inuneillatencternesth escaped, wotboot theleistUtUrr,
.I.hough bor stall and tberehaudizs were tiabeild tt
atoms, sad she herself biwr Jaadol 44th the fallen Etta,.
terirls.