The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-03-14 00:00:00

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RIMS AND. OTNEDS D. 111teN414)....
• Mr. Watmsinau. asked
.the Lord asucellor. Wits-
tipw.he was sto understand, from 'what his Lordship
. void oa Fistusilay, that Ole isittaction restraining Mr.
Arnold from interferis:rer the affairs of the above
company waste be di
Itbe Loan CHANCELLOR said, be was of opinion that
l*fore the directors would be entitled to claim an in-
jessc don against the defendlint, they mast show that
they bad acted in sonformity with the provisions of
tin deed by which the company was established. As
they had net done so in the present instance, the in-
josiction against Mr. Bignold inert be discharged.
By this decision Mr. Bignold Is re-instated in his
alke of Secretary to the lostitution.
DOWN C. MAT/I*W AND PHILIP WOOD.
Mr, linato was heard at considerable lesgth in
opjfbaltion to the motion which the Attorney-Oeneral
made in this ease oe Satunlay. The learned gentle-
Man contended, that whether Mr. M. Wood was in
be considered in the character of a mortgagee or' a
partner, a large balance was due to him front the
plaintiff. The counsel for the plaintiff bad ass. r eti
that some of the lams which composed this balanee
were improperly credited to the defendant. In eon-
tradiction to this Ms. Heald rest a Variety of files.;
from affidavits, which, he contended, proves' beyond
diorite that every item of the balance was fairly ac-
counted foe., He said that the conduct of Ald.
Wood towards iht. plaintiff had been of the most li-
beral description. His first connexion with the plain-
ti:f commenced in 1814, when, at The solicitation of
his brother, Mr. Benj. Wood, be was ;miners' to
afford him pecuniary assistance to a very large amount.
'1 he defendant afterwards', deceives' by false state-1
wets of the plaintiff, who pretended that the mines
• Trete capable of yielding a profit of 100,1100/., when
it war proved they could not return a single shilling,
became a purchaser of some shares of the mines.
Having discovered the deception-which had been prac-
tises' **Wards him, and being also well assured that
the plaintiff was inisconducting himself in the Ms-
savviest of the mines, Mr. Matthew Wood took pos.
sysAion of them as mortgagee. The plaintiff now
wished to rem ire Mr. Woad from all rontroul over
the mines, but he, Mr. Ileald, trusted the Court would
nut sanction his demand.
The ',nap CllANcrLtion, an rising at half past three
o'clock, directed that the arguments in this ease should
be resumed when the Court shanld next sit.

C,sca(Lllr ORD, 111 A k C r!.--Jusrph Binder, a wont
of 17, was indicted fur assaulting William Thorp in
the King's highway, on the 9.h of November, in the
parish of Litton, putting him in fear, and stealing
from his person 10s. in silver.
The prosecutor stated, that he was in the habit of
attending fairs. On the night of the 17th of Novem-
ber, between 11 and 12 o'clock, he was running from
Epping to Harlow Hush fair, where he had a booth, and
within 10 or 12 yards of his stand he was surrounded
by ten or a dozen men. One of them clasped his
hand over his month from behind, whilst others held
Lis arms and rifled his pockets of all the money he
had, which amounted to ten shillings. Ile then told
them not to ill use him, and said they might take all
be had and welcome. The prisoner who was one of
The gang, canght held ef his fob, and said---“ You
von have got a roll of notes here," and
tore the fob away. Witness said he was mistaken,
that it was only memorandums, and 'matched the fob
h tek again. Having taken all he bath, and torn his
lower garment from the waistband almost to time knees
ore of the gang ,lave Ishii a kick on the breech, and
tiisi him he might go about his business, anti they
a::cordiugly left him. Ile was positive as to the pri-
ze:lees Lientity, having frequently seen hint before at
firs and other public places. Ile should have known
itu by his voice, if lie ba.l not seen his face ; lint be
1.1.1 an opportunity of seeing the latter by the light of
a. candle, which Was brought out at the moment by a
fatager a few yards distance, who came to see what
1...m.s the matter, though he did not approach for fear of
being murdered. The night was also light, though mm
frooti shone. Upwards of 211 persons were robbed
Eitl ill-used in the fairs the same night.
Cross-examined by the prisouer.—Vitness could
nut describe all the particulars of the prisoner's dress.
lie wore a butcher's blue cotton frock, but could not
say what sort of hat, impel:cloth, or trowsers In, had on,
tut in other respects he was quite positive as to his
identity.
l'lme prisoner, in his defence, 'aid he was innocent
of the charge. Ile had nut touched the proseentor,
rt:r had any of his money. The prosecutor must have
known him from bring a servant to a person in the
habit of attending fairs. He could not call witnesses
to his character, as there were vo persons present at
toe time who could speak of his character.
The jury, nntler the learned Judge's direetions,
found time prisoner essilty.—Deatia.

DlANstox-novAn.--Three men. .1. Ford. IF. Whirr,
owl a luau named /rd.'s, a eartitin, were brUnglit be-
fore the Lord Mayor, and underwent an examination
on a chime of having robbed the silk warehouse of
Messrs. Dosat and Co., 8.10001,1131 e-street, of silk to
the amount of between 6001. sad IDOL
K. T. Wiseman was mated to prove the robbery,
wLiels, be call, bad taken place on the 20th of Septem-
ber last, when the warehouse was broken open, add'
99Ibs. of silk, the value of nearly 700/.. was stoles ---
Part of the property hail since been•traeed into the
hands of a respectable tradesman. near Coventry,
named Palmer, who had bought it of a person named
Thorpe. •
Mr. ALLIS said he Ind to offer this Thorpe. who
had been charged as as accessory to the robbery. but
wl:o bad until this period borne a most respectable
liaraeter, a. an evidence for the Kinz, if the Lori)
Manor were disposed to accept him as such.
Thorpe stated that he hid booght the silk in (mit-
ion from the prisoner Ford, under the idea that it
Ilk been smuggled, and had been induced by the lit-
ter to keep himself out of the Way, under the fear of
Wog pottished.for harbor dealt .in•staarrled roods.
He war, however. discoreted: attke lodgings of Ford's
ow an Molpday,, gud wuptakeilata custody.
The I.o.tir M*vis isc.wp.ted TiNirPe

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