The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-10 00:00:00

NOIC7'HUsIIBERLAND *ASSIZES, Ac' 5.

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EIVIt SIDE.
Roomoat v. stray.
-'This-was a, Special Jury cause, respecting the va-
lidity of .a policy of insurance. The Plaintiff is
emotes of Mr. Dickson, oho, in the year 1813,
effected en insurance upon his life, for seven years,
in the Hope losurancaolfice, in London,for2oool. A
medical man, since dead, made the usual certification of
his state of health. Ile died in 1817 of a cholera user-
bus. Payment of the sumo. insured for was refused,
on the ground that in 1812 the deceased had an at-
tack of palsy, which had been concealed at the time
of making the insurance, and that the insurance was
therefore fraudulent. A number of witoesse& were
essisined on both sides as to this objection. It ap.
peered that, in 1812, be bad had an attack of some
kind, which on the one side was represented as palsy,
on the other as rheumatism. He had fully recover-
ed, end been in perfect health for some years. The
complaint of which he died was not palsy. Dr.
Ramsay, for the Defendant, said, that a shock of pa.
ralysis undoubtedly tended to shorten life.
Verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages 10001.
The only remaining case, which possessed no pub;
lic interest, having been disposed of, the Court broke
up "-few minutes Oar one. •

NEM:AST-LH 4SSJZES.
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At nine o'clock Mr. Justice Beir;.iir proceeded to
the Town-hell according to idjouiriment, to try the
prisoners for the City and County of Newcastle.
William Paxton, aged,so, was convicted of steal-
ing lie. 6d. from his master, John Jefferson Her.
rinse." It appeared that the Prisoner had served the
Prosecutor fur two years, and isiatelned a fair cha-
racter. Ile has a wife; and one con 14 years of age.
Hie weekly wages were 101:15T.tHe manifested much
Iroodeoed iogenoity in .attempting to defend himself
b7l throwing susincion upon others:. The circum-
stance most strongly against him was, hit on his ap-
prehoosion to be searched he threw precisely its. 6d.
out of his pocket Woe beep `of wood.—He was sen-
tenced to irsosportotion for sirto yeah.

aged 20, _
tered the house of Ilarlwen Bragg, linen-draper, in
Pilgrim-street, end stoleu sarcenet dresses and silk
scants to the Valise of kg. Bragg and all the persons
in his house are Quakers. and could not give evidence
in a Court of Justice. Only one person, in his ser-
vice could give evidence, and he could prove none of
the circumstances necessary to constitute a burglary.
this part of the charge was therefore abandoned early
(n the trial. .Weatherspoon's wife was found pawn-
ing dresses and scarfs, which were identified as those
taken from Bragg's shop. When the officers came
to apprehend Weatherspoon, he wept end exclaimed
John Joiner (Dodds is a joiner)* brought Hadwen
Bragg's goods to my house. They were found in the
house by the officers. While they were there, Dodds
came into the house, and seeing them, fled precini.
tately and escaped. He was taken in Dublin. Oa
his way beck, between Belfast sod Dorraghadee, he
gave the officers a full account of the transaction,
'notwithstanding their rentoostrances.. Ile said that'
be had been-draws, into it by Weatherspounood that.
had he not been apprehended, he bad resolved. to be
industrious, and Bever bring himself into datigeragaini
Weatherspoon had been a sailor. Dodds is a good.
looking and prepossessing youth. Verdict—Guilty.
of stealing in a dwelling-house above tjte value of 40.,
The Court, Which it very large, was crowded to.
the outer door. An universal green was uttered on
ieeiuetire Judge rise to pronounce sentesce of deetit..
" At yourvery ear lyperT.d of life you have brought
youiselves into that place to receive sentence of death.
You,. John Dodds, appear to barefelt rertforse, and
it rust sincerer-contrition, for your misconduct. You
seem td have been misled by Weatherspoon. If so,
it is only One .of the many proofs of the evil of bad,
assiciations. Since the verdict has been given against I
you, I have had a communication from which it ap-
-pears you have a kilter who is, a most respectable
character, and brothers, who are most respectable
children. When yoe entered upon your deeds oft
wickedness, could you not for • momerit think of the-
onextingoishable bitterness you gave them, not.ottly:
fur the danger you brought yourself into, but by the
example you furnished? Both of you I will recom-,
mend to mercy, and obtain for you such mitigation
as may be judged proper to extend to you, as there
wasOotitiog particularly aggravated in "your cases.
You were charged %ilk several other crimes, but I
-thought It unnecessary to go into an esamination of
them. Let your present situation be a warning ever
,piesent to your minds. Yours is one of flue very many
eases known In Courts of Justite, in which the deeds
done its darknesrts made as clear to Judge and Jury
as if they had actually seen them„ "It is seldom, eery
seldom indeed, that one is able to continue long in a
'Course of crime. It is generally easy to commit i
Crime, but the danger is greatest when the crime is
committed. Detection is the natural effect of guilt.
Its your case detection was ore shooed' by the posses:.
slop of the goods stolen. The folly of sin is, at least,
equal to its wickedness. His Lordship then most
solemnly repeated the sentence of death." •
Ann Walker, a young girl, who sold milk for her
mother, was charged with the theft of a copy of
Wesley's Hymns, and of Great Britain's Pads
Mecum. Lembert, the Prosecutor, could not iden.
tify the former ; the latter he knew only by the new
binding of an old •.crlume. A witness was called, wuo
could trace the possession to the Prisoner, but was
Dot in readiness to appear.
Mr. Justice BAILEY.-1 don't think this a case
in which we should wait. Gentlemen, there is no
evidence. You will find a verdict of. Not Guilty.
She was immediately discharged.
Thus the Assizes closed, at two o'clock.

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.1u them. IGVldluilfyediolf 4tilhe Jury,
e assau wIl
They
eyPhieeasidtledtir":
ouirigitino of punishment, the long itiprisebetent
they had undergone; but
Mr. Serjeant Lens sentenced them to two
imprisonment each in the County Jilt. Them
two other indictments upon which no evidence
offered.
DOMESTIC TREACHERY.
Peregrine Clark, a handsome young man
lour, apparently about 24 years of age, war
on two indictments, with stealing a large gnat
linen, wine, a gold watch, and many othet
tides, the property of James Harris, Esq,
dwelling-house at Barnes, in this county. I,
ed from the opening of Mr. BOLLAND, the
of which was afterward proved in evidence,
Prisoner had been brought from the settlement
Trinidad by a widow Lady, with whom his
end other relations lived as favoured servants.
leg desirous of leaving her employment, she
-mended him in very favourable tertbs to the
rotor. Soon after coming into his new service,
health obliged Mr. Harris to retird into Sal
the Prisoner from that period coinmenced I
of depredations. These he had carried tL
great extent, making his late mistress a present'
gold Watch, wine, and other things which
purloined from hismvater. At length, td
his guilt, as he thought, in the most greet.
ner, he wrote a letter to his master, stathit
cirrdnistentislly, that the house had been
open in the night ; that be had been
wounded in a conflict with the robbers,
length, had effected their escape, after pl
the house of a great many valuables. To
effect to his deception, he went, at the
that he wrote his letter, and laid an informs\
Bow-street. Taunton, the Officer, repair
spot, and discovered that the house had in
broken from without, but that the WI
been done from within. Pursuing the Intel'
.to which this circumstance served in a clue,
,cer anon discovered *brie the false servant
cealed some of the property ; and by a lett,
be had received frem a young Lady, which
the Prisoner's possession, discovered where
deposited a great deal more in a trunk. The
ty was produced and identified, and the di
him Guilty upon both indictments.
Ann ittidderham, a fellow-servant of the
saner, and who appeared to have been soil
him into malpractices, was also indicted Cos
some other articles, the property of Mr. list
from some circumstances which weredieclosesl
evidence by Ann Dodson, a fellow-solrant
the Jury were indticed to find her Not Guilt)

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SATURDAY, Aoousv 8.
CIVIL SIDE.
SIURMIT.%OE V. WILLIAN4 AND OTHERS.
This was en action against .the owner of ti
'coach called the " Swan," to recover a corn?
in damages for the injury done to the
consequence of the overthrow of the coach,
negligence of the Defendant's servant.
Mr. Gurney and Mr. Munroe condo'
Plaintiff's case, and M.. Marryat and Mr. '
Defendant's.
It appeased that the Plaintiff was Steward
AshOurnham, and on the 30th of March last,
an outside passenger of the Defendant's Coy
by a man nick-named Stupid Neil, otherwise
flaseldon. lard Ashburnham's eldest so,
inside passenger; and when the coach (whit
Of twelve outside passengers, and a considerabi
"tity of luggage on the top) arrived at the col
the new Dover road, close to the turnpikk
overturned, in consequence of the coachma .
off the crown of the road, which was covered
broken flints, towards the side. The effr-
the unfortunate Plaintiff was, a compoum
in one of his legs, and the dislocation of a
from the effects of which he lingered for up,
aig weeks, under the skilful care of Sir
Home, who gave it a 9 his opinion, that the
might feel the effects of the accident for the
Of his life.

Mr. MAIIIIVAT made* very sensible and,
Appeal to the Jury, in mitigation of damages
The Jury?, under the Learned Judge's di
found a verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages

The house of Joan (PArc, at Domremy la Pacelle,
between Vaucouleors and Neurchateau, it is stated it
the French Papers,. 4 to be repaired,- preserving, a
much as possible, all that may tend to recal her me.
rnory ; and the bas-relief over the door, which, dur-
ing the Revolution, was destroyed, is to be corn.
plpiPly restored.
Saturday night F. Nally wee going along the
Strand, when a young matt accosted him, enquiring
the way to Holborn. They prcceedad together to
the Pod of Parker-street when the stranger tripped
up his heels, and was in an instant joined by, his coo-
, federates, who, in order to mislead the passengers,
cried out, " A ring, a ring—let them fight it out."
'This had the desired effect, and no one interfered
until the villains beat him, and rifled his pockets of
131. end his watch, with which they escaped.
Thomas Bailey, Esq. of the Westminster-rued,
returning home from Battersea, about 11 o'clock,
on Thursday night, was met by two men, who, after
following him for sqme distance, knocked him down,
and tied his arms together; they then robbed him
of a.silver bunting watch,. three 21. notes, and some
silver. . .
Thursday night the shop of Messrs. Hargis and
Strange, ivory-turners, Saffron-hill, was broke open
I and rubbed of property to a great amount.
On Saturday a youog man, named John Mills,
came to London by one r.f the Gravesend packets,
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•end on the voyage became greatly enamoured of a
'ming woman of decent and modest tappearance, who
was also a pasGenger. Upon their arrival in town,
Mills became particularly pressing with his fair fel-
inw-vnyager to go into a public-house and take some
refreshment; she complied•, and they went into a
boos• near Lamheth•marsh turnpike, where being
wearied with the pastsge, Mills fell a.leep, and was
di-agreeably surprised when he aooke, about an
hour afterwards, to discover • that the object of his
adoration bad decamped during his nap, and taken
o ith her 81. in Batik-notes) and a silver watch.

dical -dge y, public _ primmest
when professional men (disregarding Me suggestions of the en-
vious and interested) devote their studies to tilelmeet of
those complaints generated by imprudence, and the ebullitiso
of the pie:stens at till uognarded moment. " The strength of a
nation consi‘ts he the health of the People ;" bat. It is melan-
choly to reflect on the daily seeridee to the ignewurite of unfeel-
ing empyricism, and to counternet, as far nspossibk, its further
ravages. we offer to suffering humanity, the result of tear oWD
exPetiettee he the various diseases of OttAlity. The unwary
victim of solitary vice (early acrittired at school, before reason ,
nulls asserird her right over the mind), will, in coulee:plat*
his pinwlrrlem state, beisnnetsusceptlble of enllithing iensatious,
in knowing that the most complicated slate of exhaustion Tay'
be roused into manly energy.—lntense study—instooclerate ans.
iety—long resider-ce in tropical Climes, and many other (Mee,
will frequertly &otiose the Nefertiti System $ in such cases we
can hold out :massy:a:we of re-animation, by remedies which
have long answered she sanguine hopes of Patients of both Serest
That brine to human happiness Lung YEN F.lt FA, can no..
be treated fearlessly, the improved state of Medical Science
having divested its antidote of thswe distressieg properties th 4
u Inns rendered its exhibition uncertain and harassing. Wt
best explain onr method by observing to Patinits labouring un-
der this malady, that a few class only are required for the re.
move) of early symptoms : that the most iuveterate case will
.yield its our remedies withm is Month. and that in a person who
01ily suspect, himself injured. the dlsertne may he prevented all
together from appearing ;—a similar remark applies is moor
other derangements of the generative waren, as weakness, ulo
mentions, &v. especially strictures, nhstinute cases of which are
d oily removed without the use of caustic or stimulants. Some
peculiarities incidental to the softer set have not escaped oar
attention ; in which mildness. cymbined with elbracy, lons su-
persrded the means usually adolsted. In tine, our system ts
unique, peroliarly energetic, and eminently successful.
,
Fur the gror.,al siccnintuodatiim we Au not limit
selves to staled periods of practice, but may be consulted at ail
reasonable hours.—Country Patients are requested iss dem-nitre
minutely their symptoms, &c. when !Meths ines, tcrth
will he immediately forwarded to any pan of the Kingdom.--+
A bank-note is expected to accompany the case.
Just puhlished,
THE e£GIS OF FE. a fsmiliar Commentary on the
above Diseases. liv GOSS and Co. May he hint sit 'Li, Prter.
roster-row; 174, Fleet-street ; and nt all p ice .•
VOSS nod Co. M. R. C. ~..ulgemis.
S. Bouverie•street, Fleet-street, lass.dois. •••

L. Nnotti, Prr.teo! and Petilishetl by D. Lo p
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leaded, in
risehMent .
.:-.111''.1 'llieffTlfflOtTa. AFFatit. . r•
libeilittelbollotive —Saturday the • Loeb MaTot
we years' initientiepied for some ,hours is an investigative of
hens were the &flowing. extraordins ry cafe r--74 young Genus,.
Imo was man, In deep•moorning, who appeared to be lob",„
ing sneer a distress of mind, amounting almost te ilk II
sanity, stated that his father, who bad been a mist
Mk of co- of some consideration in the City, died seddasty i 4
IS charged few days ago, and, from a variety of circonistasess
ountity of attending his dissolution, be was led to suspect not
other ar- only that hie father had been poisoned, but that i
lg. in his near relation (his father's brother) was concerned it,
It appem the foul transaction. The 14011 D MAYOR desired id%
substance to explain, at the Isms time cautioning him to kil
r, that the most particular in adhering to fact. The applicant
,lement of then went on to state, that on Friday oeueight
iis mother his father was seized with a sodden illness, sod
rots. Be- spite of powerful medical assistance, he brew* .
he recom• his last early on the following morning. Hes
the Prole- at first, imagined his illness to have been occasions
service, ill ed by eating some shell-fish ; bet, upon reffectioulks '
'Wolk, and was inclosed to think that poison had berm admit*.
his course tered to him. He recollected, that while his father
to a very was ill, he requested him (the son) to band him's%
*sent' of a tea which stood in a cup upon • shelf. Finding k
as be had cold, he told his father it would not do for hint; afig -
d conceal the latter said, " Yes, it will ; your uncle made it .
:toot man- for me." He drank it, but did not long swift,
ding very After farther discussion, it was agreed upon as tit
in. broken mode most satisfactory to all parties, that the bwir
a slightly should be disinterred and examined by eminent pro. .
1, who, at Cessions' nien as to thornye of death.
dundering Bow-wrazEr.—On Saturday, Mr. Joseph Tomer,'
give more a pawnbroker, appeared at the office to answer to a
same time charge of - taking. more interest on a pledge that is
rmation at allowed by Ac: of Parliament, to which he plea*
ired to the not guilty.
lever been ' On the information being read, it stated that thii t
',Jury had Defendant had taken one pound for the redemptiaq
estigation, of a five pounds pledge, being more than is allow* .
t, the offs- by law. • , ,
t had con- Mr. Witussts, the Solicitor, attended for *eat.
tier which (rodent, and took an objection to the information,
ich wekin contending that it ought not only to have stated tbe
,7re he had sum that had been taken, but howmuch the mess :
he proper- was. The Defendant was acquitted.
Fury found Thomas Tobin, a young man of a respectable ap.
pearance, was brought to the Office by Perry, the
t last Prime Constable, charged with having seduced a youth i .
minced by from his relations, and from Scotland, and brought
or stealing him to London in one of the smacks. He was dig.
'larris, but charged on his promising to appear at the Office this 1 :
Ise,' In the day to answer any charge that may be substantially `i 1
of her's, made spinet him. '
illy. QUEEN-SQUARE.—S4turday W. Harvey was re-
examined, on a charge of receiving money doe to
his employer, Mr. T. Edge, of Torhil-fields, and 'k
tint accounting for the same. It appearing, from the
all. . evidence of a Mrs. Pratt, that she had paid 21. to
the siege- Harvey which she owed his master, and which ths
npensution Prisoner had converted to his own use, he was full,
laintiff, in committed.
I, through
MARKETS.
ucted the —„,..-..
Chitty the Coax ETCHANCIII• Atm. 10. -There was a large supply of '.
Wheat this roorome, and doll wide at 7 i decline of 4 .-W lite
rd of Lord Feb, 4s. dealer tine on Monday last.-Osts Ito. lo •• er.- Barley
t he was
7 %ivies otifttiitihswaii-i- to Brans iibiomt:tirefysi;icles no alicratio:sB.l
51i
ich, driven New ditto
to Edward Dino (Foreign) .... 7(1 86 Old do. . - _
Rye ...44 48 Field° 66 70
nn was an Barley 42 58 (Outs
ich had ten New • • •• - - Fine d 0...... ....... - -
Malt 76 86 Poland d 0..... ....... 30 SS
able quoit- White ',mu
..... bs 60 1 Feed do.
corner of New ditto.... ....... - - Fine Flour. 7O 73
te, it was Ditto Boilers .... ..... 60 70 Secoods.. .
an driving 111111THFIELD MARKET, AUG. 10.
.creel with To sink the Offal, per stone of Sloe.
seer "-Si. 84. to 4e. Bd. 1 Hood of Cattle this day'
"'eel 'Von outrun ..4s. 04. ro ss. 04. Reams .... ..... —.... 2110
rd fracture Veal ... fut.' Ud. to ss. 6d.Sheep and Lrenba ........13•Sa1
shoulder, Pork • .-•51. Od •to 111. 6d. Calve • •••.• • •• • •350
tatob•••••4s.• 04 to 6s. 04. Plits •• • • ...........,...........1144
Awards of
HAY-MARKED.
it Everard liar ........ 31. Os. Od. to 81. Os. Od. • •
e Plaintiff Closer .... 51. N. Od. to 81. Bs. Oil.
81taw .... I. lb. Cd. t• 26 10.. 011.
remainder•
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rl jadicions The Average Price of SUGAR, for the Week, ending
Aug. 5, is as. 90. per Cwt.
P./; and
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directions, ..
Non Sit siren sad 'Mere vita.-bllearto L.
1501. " Life is only Life, whets blest with Health."
• THE finest System of Ethics is to confioe within
due bounds, and thus to regulate the Passions; eme-
lt PoCelle, strained and insubordinate they impetuously destroy those bar-
is
stated in I
rhiteltninowthitciihiniithe&ennthaendm tradeaMpturr;:tirsitYttr person o prudence, sacred;
to
t bestilki
;Prying, as calculated to limit their effervescence.
II her me. Every di,orguitizetton of the human frame requires great w-
hich, der- dicul knowledge to remedy, and the public welfare is promoted
when profes:ional men (disregarding the suggestions of the eo-
Dbe corn- '41115 nod interested) devote their studies to the treatment of .
those complaints gener.sted by imprudent, and the eltellitisis
along the naafi tinhiel i:onoqsir.ins7itinnig:galtsffihrdnerdrinteoaltleont.pl:B7Lets4rlernigstiah 4fisa.
enquiring chnly to reflect on the daily sacridee to the ignoramus of unreel-
togeft h;er to
a irnagwrigmeli? r„i•telioTie;ti,tootr‘:rsiuniglientnncrit:inait far
y IntileFr:setleo9f it.
out. froth:: -.
,er "'Pe- exPerience he the various diseases of humanity, the
The unwary ,
ee his cots- victim of solitary vice (early acquired at school, before reason , k