The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-09-23 00:00:00

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of merry. lie thin evierfd 6,*sis named Wilifletley,
Who heel hers called is h. Witneiii till ,behilf of vie of
Abe prisoners, to be committed tee.perinly. :.
Knie-tley protested that ha bad taldireth ; bet he
• was immediately taken ism eiteletly. and the witneiset
were boned ever to prosecute hint *mita indictment
for pewees..
The Udtatiox Ssiaitaux observed-that the Proieeo-
flan was extremely asefol, aid would, no doubt, have
a eyed effect inithe neigbbottiboodi where the robbery
was committed
M. Holliday Sod &a. two Gabler, weir the.
Tot to lime hip oa a ciargnitf. stealing six pair of
atom value 40s. One of the iriioners was, -Leveret;
're dreadfully affected, that althoegh a chair
Wed for her, It was found irapossibleio ettilaia her in,
it, Med the Common Sergetaas directed her to be re-
tained for slat peesest. . flee paw and sobs were
seedible in the Court for some time of er She bad been

iarried out Of it 'being out of the ifeemSon to,
prtieeed Kith hirease, .
• The Ckstmorr Scions/yr informed the Joryektwwn
with regret he most tell diem, that notwithettgding
theofesgth to which their labours lied already tom it
was absolutely jer y that, they should attend iu
fheir,i•laccs'on Slooday 'nursling fog,ts/eig,csesiesior
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"aroma THE copozr arifirarer "tab A MINX 3IIRT.
• VIAL D.
C. Barber, a person- *ldeating ainseari`wni..aw4 7P
r;,;,idard; who was described es )einit a servant, were
Indicted for a.eoaspirse, to defraud the Rev. William
Lee, in the sale of too horses.

The facts of the case were as follow :—An alai&
tiseosent appeared intone of the mere, annonntiwg
for sale two horses, which were described as possessing
At most complete qualifiCatioos for any and may use,
and as the property of as officer in the arty, who was
irolog abroad, with a reference to a stable in White-
friars, where they were kept: The Rev; Mr. Lee, upon
peeing this advertisement, repaired to the place mete-
*lasted, where h. saw Gothised, who represented him.
self as the poem of the prisoner Barber, who de-
. teerlh-ed Umbel!' as being a Captain in the Enniskillen
,Dragoons, 'rite groom gave a (fettling description
of the horses, and of their distinguished feats wires
teat with Lord Middleton's hounds, and seemed to
bare &most affectionate attaeleumeot to•them, and feel.
tingly lan.ented that hie waster was about to part with
them, as they here a rare acquisition to any man.—
While this con aaaaa Goo was passing between the groom
and the Rev. Mr. Lee, the soi-disaat Captain Barber
twisted the stable, and reiterated all the excellent (Ina-
li•ies of the horses, and la squeegeeing of an observe-
f • •
oinn respecting a mark on the knee of one of them,
,talked loudly of his honour as ea ofilcer and a gentle-
:MA.l, and immediately pilessed lir. Lee's scruples, by
itfl'itring a warranty in writing. The price of one hun-
dred geinets was itninediatelyagreed upon, and a de-
prmit of P. was at rifles paid by the Rev. Mr. Lei, who
promised to call time next day to complete the payment.
Cie aecoraingly fulfilled his promise, and retired with'
the Captain to a neighbouring euffee-horse to plifehe
imnience, when the Captain spoke so highly of the
twittery and qualifications of his groom, that the Rev.
Mr. Lee, sapposing he would have as great a bargain
in Ile poom as the, horses, agreed to take him' into
his service, as- he Captain professed ohm no farther
invasion -for di-Wieldable services of inch a servant,
Dub %iv le. had disposed of the horses and the
geoont.went awNed se it were, to" change Lis stable
dress‘ toaccompany Mr. Leo home with the h .
Fileing gone sometime, Captain Barber said ha would
•go and hasten his return ; but the Rev. Mr. Lee, after
waiting in rain for either the Captain or groom, went
to the stable in search of them, when be found the
deur fastened, bat the horses waiting outside, seder
the care of a third perion, whoin he bad never seen
before. Judging that something wrong had taken
place, he hastened to stop the payment of the cheque
on Cootie's Bank, he Lad just before given Barber;
but he was too late, for the par.ies, who had been more
.on the alert, had received cash fur the cheque. Time
.horses, it appeared, were not worth IV.
The prisoners were found Guilty; but a question
was reserved for the Twelve Judges, upon rho coo.
&traction-of time fraud.