The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-06-19 00:00:00

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miebtleserfere to regulate or alter Ibis tristatint of
prisoners ?
Mr. Evans replied in the negative ; OA which the
LORD CHIEF JUSTICS suggested that he hod better
look into the autborities and astatine the case again
I tomorrow; to which Mr. Enos weeded.
SEX V. CU Alums ENATCEBELL, ESQ. AND 071515.
This was an indictment against lie. Chad e
Knatchhnil, brother of the Member foe Kent; and
Messrs. Fowtdi and Partridge, solicitors; for a eons
spieacy to obtain credit for the defendant. Boatels-
boll, from certain tradesmen, by falsely representing
that Mr. Knatchball had not hem paid a ',gory of
300/. bequeathed to him under his father's will,
wb .in -truth and in fact. the legacy bad bees
paid at the time of the false pretence. The defend-
ants were all roved guilty at the London adjourned
Sittings after last Hilary Term, and in Easter Terial
a ride. Nisi, having been obtained for a new trial.
Mr. OUSNIIV and Mr. ADOLPNVS were heard today{
against the Bale, but owing to the lateness of the.
hour at which their argoment was finished, the far-
ther bearing of the case was postponed until tumor
row.
HABEAS CORPUS. •
Mr. CASIPBELL moved for a Haherte.Corpas, to
bring op the body of Thomas James. from Carmar-
then Gaol, to is hich he had been committed by two
Welch Jsstttes, for an alleged contempt in imputing
to them that they had acted with partiality towards
him in a matter in which he wa* summoned brio*
them. Joachim), the payment of a sum of 3s. which bad,
,been paid on his aerostat to the.Cierk of the Peare.by
his predecessor, in the office of High Constable of the
Hundred of Llandovery. The circumstances stated
by the Learned Counsel disclosed a very extraordinary
exercise of extra judicial authority, hat upon an ca-
psule statement, wp forbear enterisg into partirelare.
—The defendant had beeti committed to the County
Hacil for the contempt. until discharged by du course
of law.
The COURT, under the circumstances stated, imme-
diately granted the writ.
Mr. WALVOLD-INOVia• for a writ of Habeas Corpse to
Im addressed to the gaUler of the rosary of Salop. for
the purpose of bringing up the body of Joseph Dow-
leg, charged with the wilful murder of William
Whitehouse. in, order to be admitted to bail. Tice
motion was sapper j by affidavits on the part of the
prisoner. to prove that be was not the person who
committed the murder.
The Cater JUSTICE said, that the Learned Grade-,
man ought to consider whether it were discreet to
make such a motion. as he was desiring the Court to
enter into an investigation that might prejudice the
future cause of the prisoner; and also wished them to
try an alibi.'
The Learned Geatleman, ateptliscieg in these ob-
servations, withdrew his motion.

POLICg.

Masstex-flogue.-11t. Sky':log was charged with
having illegally removed his ow dues, otletenee to the
Act of the 57sh of Osage 111. .
'rile fact of the revaval, &c. le& iiiikted 'be *-
feudist. who contended that many of the decisions oh-
tamped by the dust eootractors under this Act were men.
trary to the intaglios of it, and went to sauctioe acts of
injustice which none bat contractors could contemplate.
The conviction of Sir Joseph Banks, for using his own
dust in his own het.house, had been much pressed as a
!Precedent, bat the defendant submitted to his Lordship,
in opposition to it, the case where one of his Lordships
predecessors (Alderman Sir C. Smith) was summoned
for removing his own dust from the Mansion-boase to
born at his own warehouse. It was dearly settled on
that occasion that the llavor had a right to barn his
own dolt as long as lie thought proper. It would not,
however, be surprising. if dust contractors should woo
go to the length of raving that persons should not hors
their cinders too =Left, as it injured the contract. The
defendant made his own bricks, and for that purpose bad
ventured to use up his own dust, together with some
1 that be bought; and be contended, that under the old
Parlng Act of the city of London, be was fully entitled
to do so. The new Act did not repeal the old one, but
was merely intended to operate with it ; he had there-
fore his choice, and he chose the old Act to rest his case
upon.
The Loan MATIMI settled the matter by the decision,
that under the old Act for the city of London, the de.
fondant was fully entitled to use his own ashes for his
own pittposes.—The complaint was therefore dismissed
with costs.
A man, named J. Smith, was charged with having en-
tered the house of a labouring man. named Pepper, re-
siding in Bishop's-court, Coleman-street, and stealing
the whole of his family wardrobe, bed-linen, fiesta
It appeared from the evidence that, on Thursday last,
the wife of the prosecutor went out to see the procession
of the school children to St. Paul's, and left her house
unguarded. The thieves, however, were more vigilant,
for having calculated upon the strong attractions which
the spectacle would have, they were upon the watch in
many of the backstreet; and having seen the occupiers
of several private houses safely out, they made use of the
time in their absence to rob 'them and several houses
were stripped. But a relation of the prosecutor, a.young
girl, chanced to call in upon a visit, when she was alarm-
ed at finding the door open, and, on entering, to meet
the prisoner, so ill-looking fellow, who dor* by her
and got into the street. She, however, pursued him
courageously, and au alarm being raised, be was. otter
a sharp pursuit through a labyriuth of courts and alloys;
secured and given late custody. On searching bins, a
neat assortment of door-keys were found in his posses-
sion, wrapped up with care. that they might make so j
awkward iok.in the carriage. One of them opened the
prosecutai door. It was found, on returning to the
house, that the business of packing up the goods for
removal had been interrupted in its commencement.
The prisoner, in his defence, declared that his only
business in the neighbourhood was to seek for a pug-
color person, who be believed lived' at the house. which
turned out to belong to the prosecutor. He (the pri-
sonar)on going there, found the door open, sup-
posing it might be a customary thing, enuredante ask
who was within, when be found nobody, but saw the
things lying on the door, as found afterwards by eke of-
firer. It was at that moment that the young girl. en-
tered, and in a fear that came across his mind he
might be mistaken for the thief, if there had bean nil.
he thought it adviseable to run. • For certainly beLliset
admit that his being found under such cirarstances
must have a very awkward appearance.
The Loan !Heron regretted that the arastances
(esti particularly that of the finding the keys?pgrlds
person, about which he was Oat) bore sleta an 'ark-
eedappearaaes against the prisoner-4o awkward a-
dmit, that he should send the case for the *pinked 12
Mesa ass at the Old Bailey.
The prisoner was fully committed to tape his trial
for stealing the goods found packed up for removal.
In the case of 11 r. Howie. the fruit :re, pm-
ceeded egainst by the chief fruit aster I skean a

AN.

cargo d lilt (I. cpotstoes), ender circumstances de-
tailed in at Police Report me Terstl-N last, the opinion
of the City Law Officers was taken. They derided that
a merchant bad the right to naked his cargo and
reship it, withoetresploylng fellowship-porters or meters.
when the removal was ant made .pun a sale, het meek
to take the ear,' from a ship that wu discovered net to
be era-worthy. to ship it another that was.
Gest. .—Yesterday Caroline Georgians Dario
was brought before Alderman Wool), charged by 0.
Bowes. Bs+, of Drury lase Theatre, with series 01
insults, and with attemptiog So strike bits so the night
procedin g.
Mr. Bowes stated that he nrioled in the Lambeth-
road, and was on his way loins with a friend about
half-put twelve o'clock on Monday night, from the
Opera Home. having bore profresiooally engaged at
Mr. Kelly's benefit. thf lois,guaing through Tempi.
Bar he was accosted by the prisoner, boot he rejected
her addresses ; however. she mooniesd her importuni•
ties, and. upon being told he would give brr in charge
to a watchman, she snacked him in a pugilistic style.
and toad. several blows at Isis face. He raised his
arm, and prefeeted her striking him ; she then poured
forth the strongest Language, calling him the worst
names she could think of: Ile had her taken to the
watch-homer. where it was with difficulty the watch-
bonny authorities could restrain her.
The Alderman said the pabiic were greatly indebted
to Mr. Bowes for poceeding against the prisoner. who
[was a Most abandoned woman, and ordered her to be
isipti•oned three months

Row-swarm.—Yestertlay, Mary Kelly, an elderly
woman, was broogiat before T. Hama, Esq. the Sitting
Magistrate. charged with stabbing a man named FA.
Baffin, with intent to murder hint.
It impearesi by the evidence of several persons who
saw the tramaction. and who were acquainted with the
circamotances which gave rise to it, that a short time
ago, some tattling gossip was silly enough to inform
Mafia that the prisoner and her husband had said some-
thing extremely discreditable to the character of his
brother. An application was made to the prisoner upon
the subject, but she retook either to retract or to apo-
logise; and on Monday evening, Boffin sad his wife
'reit to bee house to demand, personally. one or the
other. A quarrel took place. anal the prisoner told them
if they did not quit the room she would stab them both
to the heart. • Doffin's wife got him out, but be swore
he would return. and breakitax from her hold, he
rushed back into the room, where be was instantly as-
sailed by the prisoner, who, with a large clasp knife,
made a plunge at him, and he fell. The knife entered
immediately ander the left shoulder, awl the blood
flowed profusely from the wound. An alarm was raised.
and the wounded man was conveyed to the Middlesex
Hospital. where his wooed was dressed. Ellis, a Bow-
street officer. hearing of the occurrence, took the pri-
soner into custody, and yesterday morning be obtained
&certificate from Mr. Sweatmati, the house-surgeon,
which stated that Baffin had received a deep wound
ander the-left shoalder, and that he was likely ultimately
to recover; bat that in his present state it was hope's'.
We to give any decided opiate° upon the subject.—The
prisoner was remanded.
HATTON- Ocavax.—Yesterday, Tomlimon, a pawn-
broker, in Wilma-street, Brunswick-square, appeared
to a commons to answer the complaint of Ann Breton,
ki,tefasing I. give op.& mahogany table pledged at
'7-074 3fit of Jose, 1821, the defeadaat'a table was
pledged at the defendant's shop for is. the real value I
was N. and on the sth instant, about ten minutes before
aim* at night. after the shop was shut, she applied to
redtem it; bat was told by the defendant. or some of
histshopotea, who answered from within, that It was too
late then, but if she applied in the morning else would
have it. Accot•ding2 she went, and was thee told that
it was forfeited, as e did not apply before the shop
was shut. and then it was a day over the twelvemonth.
She therefore laid the present complaint.
The defendant contended that he bad no right to de-
liver op the table, as she did not apply for it until after
business hours on the sth. and if he had delivered it
after nine o'clock, he would have been subject to a
penalty of 51.
The Magistrates told, him he misunderstood the mean-
ing of the Act of Parliament, which made him liable to
I a penalty for receiting a, pledge after the prescribed
I hour; it did not prevent him from delivering up a
pledge. He therefore ordered him to give up the table.
The defendant objected, and an order was going to
be made out ; but, by the advice of Mr. Williams, his
solicitor, be agreed to the order of the Magistrate.

In the thunder storm on Monday se'nolght, a man
was struck dead by the lightning near CarrigterHl,
and the house in which he slept. consumed. It is very
remarkable, that though he lay between two persons
In the same bed, yet neither of them was in the least
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degree inju red.—(Leineter Journal)
Twe of the three women—or rather two of the three
she ruffians, committed by Sir Richard Hirai', for
cruelly assaulting and robbing a man in Drury-lane
on Sunday morning last, are it is said, the sime who
tare implicated in throwing a man out of a window in
Charles-street, Drury-lane. some months ago.
At a Special Sessions of the Batbfornos Magistrates
on Monday, the following horrid ease came before
them :—Thsraday, a monster named Geo. Lacey, of
Moneton-Combo, upwards of 65 years old, was sent to
Freshford to get a scythe ground; after which, ob
serving a chill (not racre than three years old), the
daughter of Mr. James Merchant, of that place, Hs.
villain seised and ran, off with her iota a field: the
alit Ernie Infant alarmed the village; and Mr. ilas•
chant, followed by others, ran to the plate whence
the cries issued, and there. witnessed a scene too
shocking to relate. Merchant secured the wretch.; and
states that he should, in el/ probability, have tilled
him on the spot, but.from conteeding feelings, which
for a time, deprived him of speech and thought. The
child was to,, i,l sod terrified to appear before the Ma.
gistrstes. Witnesses wort examined and the wretch
was fully committed.
Saturday night an inquest was held at the Earley
Mow. Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, before Mr.
Higgs, Coroner, os the body of J. Ferrier, drowned
is the Serpeadoe, River, Hyde Park. It appeared
(rem the evidence, that on Friday night the deceased
bad been seen going into the water as if to bathe; he
walked forward till he sunk, and was not seen to rise.
Information was given et the Humane Society's house,
ask Oast sent oat, which dragged for the body, sad
feu * it in four feet water ; it was carried into the
Wise, when proper means were need to restore Gni-
audits, but without effect, be was quite dead. He
proved to be an ephol ss nd cabinet maker, at !O,
Charles-street, Drury-lane, and the presumption was
that be went out oe purpose to bathe. He has left a
wife and a family of children. His clothes were
toted span the bank of the river. where he undressed.
Verdiet.—Accidentally drowsed. .