The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-30 00:00:00

HICK IP. NONTEL.

This was an action to recover compensation fit; loss
which the plaintiff had suffered on account of the defend.
ant baying seduced and harboured his apprentice for the
space of a month or six weeks, in the summer of lest
year. The plaintiff was a sid-weaver, and the defend-
ant was the father of the apprentice. The defence relied
ea was, that the plaintiff had not treated his apprentice
properly, having overworked him, and clothed and fed
hint badly. The witnesses, however, called to support
this itefeuce, failed in making it out.
Mr. Jusice ',ARK charged the Jury in favour of the
plaintiff, and observed that this aas the age of insubor-
dination. and no rank or station, however high, could be
protected from its attacks.
The Jury gave # verdict for the plaintiff-4-Damages 41.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
John Lock. eighteen years of age. was put to the bat,
to mho his trial on an todictment. charging him with vio-
lently ssasultleg his mother, on the 6th of &lay last. 'ths
prosemorax. se elderly woman, stated, that she lived in
Boswell-court. gissemegaire. and tupported the prisoner
out of her hard 'Grains. which were obtained by washing
and wort.lag at Ilse seeds. She had brought hie op to no
Undo, bat iideaded him es la *triad by--he either osaldinst
or armed not obtain a altastion. and became acquiristed
Mat a nambet et Idle characters like himself. from whome
loci* kbe wed Rot rennin blm. endrimotred by mt.

TESMAN

4143 sad otherwise to break ibis connection, but in vain—
and her efforts only produced personal violence towards her-
self. The prisoner repeatedly struck her. sod otherwise.
mattreeted her ; and when she refused•to supply his demised*
heeeised her byline neck, and with vile execrations declared
he would finism her, and would not mind being hanged for
her. Her fellow-lodgers repeatedly rescued her and her
other children from his grasp, at times when her life was in
daoger. Os the day mentioned in the indictment hi beat
her most cruelly, and, in consequence, she was persuaded to
have him apprehended. She had, she feared, been too in-
diligent to him, sad this was the ungrateful retort) he made.
Mrs. Alice Grey (*named the testimony of Mrs. Lock
and described the con met of the prisoner as unnatural anti
profligate in the extreme.
The prisoner. en being called on for his defence, ap-
peared quite indifferent, and said his mother had told no-
thing but lies; it was all a Action ; and this prosecution
arose entirely (trim malice and spite ; he added. that when
he got loose he should go to the East ladies in the service of
the Company.
The Cesineem, In summing op the ease to the Jury,
commented ou the enormity of the prisoner's offeeett. as d
judiciously remarked on the folly of parents io granting
such indulgence to their children, as must ultimately weaken
their own authority, and lead touch unhappy Consequences
as the present ease exhibited.
The Jury foend the prisoner Guilty; and he was sen-
tenced to two months imprisonment in the House of Cor-
rection. The Chairman intimated, that if be desired to go
tato the service of the East Indht Company. by sending to
Soho-square, a serjeant would be sent to inspect him; and
probably the intention he bad manifested was the best course
be could pursue.
PUINCS PAUL ISTICILBAZT.
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Saturday Mons. FiteMarie de Betternappeared this day.
at the Dar, when Mr. Coarrr, the Chairman, addressed
him nearly in the following Words:—
" Yon were yesterday, brought to this Bar, Sir, for the
purpose of being further detained upon the warrant which
I now hold in my. hand until the miming Sessions; but
if you bad, not then been i-upported with Counsel, as yon
ably were, the Court had not the power of detaining yen
upon this warrant.
" In declaring yon to be now at liberty, let me eantion
yon most sincerely from throwing out threats against any
person living in this country, but more especially against
any foreigner distinguished as the representative of a
foreign Potentate; their prisons are particularly sacred
amongst us in England. and moreover, no man, towards
another, ran here with impunity be permitted to use
threats. A repetition of such conduct on your part may
subject you to be called upon to give such heavy sureties
for your future good behaviour, as most likely will again
immure you within the walls of a prison."
Monsieur de Bettera (in very bad English) declared
that he never threatened or intended to threaten the life
of the Prince Esterbazy. Here he got Kann, and spoke
a mixture of English, French, and Herman ; but from
what we could understand, lie meant to say that his per.
secution arose from the misrepresentations of a Mrs. W.
who had been under the protection of a Mr. B. and after-
wards the eAcre wide ofa person who had the care of the
Prince Esterliazy.
Mons. de Betters, who was attended by several respect-
able gentlemen, was desired to stop, in order to have an
interpreter, when a gentleman • stepped forward in that
capacity, but upon his telling the prisoner that he came
to translate what he had to say, Mona. de Betters moved
him from him, Saying that he would make himself tinder-
stoad to the Court.
Mr. Comm now called the prisoner from the fear, and
he approached to the Clerk's desk immediately under
the Chairman, when a conversation in the French
language took place. The Chairman was understood to
repeat his former friendly advice, and Monsieur de Bet.
tern to strenuously insist upon jusike being done to him
for the injuries which he bad received at the hands of
Prince Esterbazy, through the intrigues of Mrs. W. and
others.
An end was put to the conversation, and Mons. de Bet-
tera withdrew with his friends. •