The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-18 00:00:00

• TVE iuib V. WILLIAM at. tirom.
The defendant was brought up by Habeas
Corpus, from the common jail of the County of
Essex, charged with stealing a hog on the 27th of
Marchlast, for the purpose of his being bailed, on
the special circumstances of the case.
...The Court, after hearing the whole of the evi.
deice, as returned with the certiorari, by which
alt the proceedings before the Magistrate were re.
moved, obwrectl, that as the defendant would
hare to remain nearly six months is prison, if not
now bailed, and as a good deal of doubt was in-
troduced into the case upon the evidence, it was
but fa;.- to bail hint► and, therefore, he was bailed
upon four persons, beside himself, entering ioto a
recognizance in 201. each, fur his appearance to
take his trial at the nett Assizes for thc county of
Essex.

Mr. GARROW moved for a rule to show cause,
why Mr. Russell, an Attorney of the Court,
should not repair to a Client of his, the sum of
51. together oath the costs of this ipplication.
He was desired to add, " and why he should out
answer the matters of the aflidasit ;" but that
was superfluous, fur that he must do, in 'hewing
any cause. He moved this upon an affidavit,
stating, that Mr. Russel had much abused his
character of Attorney, and if the party cum-
plaining could have no redress by the Court, he
had uo resource for it. It was stated, that Mr.
Russell was a confidential Attorney in def tiding
a suit for a Gentleman who wanted to raise some
money upon a Bill of. Exchange for 701. whirls
he applied to Mr. Russell to discount ; to which
he agreed, on having a warrant of attorney, upon
which he made out a bill, with the following items
in it

se. a. d.
Warrant of Attorney. and several conferences rela-
tive to lending this money ,(that u. conferences
with hitmelf, Cro nobody else was to lend tar
money) said Mr. (;arrow - - - - 2 2 0
Fmterinz Judgment on Record - - - 4 0
Ca. ha. 11. Discount lls.

In short, the whole bill upon this . occasion,
amounted to 151. Is. ad. so that the Client tad
only 511. for his 701. Now there was no Ca.
Sa. issued, nor could there be, or no judgment
had been entered up, as it was stated to him;
but all this was an expence by anticipation. Upon
such circumstances, if they were correctly stated,
the present was a mild motion against this Proles.
sional Gentleman.
Rule to 'hew cause granted.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
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Friday, Nov. 17.
Serjeast SJIZPIIIERD chewed cause against a
Rule obtaiwed by his brother Best, a few days
r.itice, to bring up the body of • person named
Foster, by a writ of ilubeas Corpus, in order to
his being discharged from the custody of the She-
riff, on the ground of his being coaclyrran in or-
dinary to hi• Majesty. Tl,e Learned Se•jeant
admitted, that the defen.iant Forster was coach.
man to his Majesty ; but contended, flat he be-
came liable to arrest, in consequence of his con-
section in trade with Mr. Attway, of the Otte
Bell Inn in the Strand, with whom he was
partner ; and this was substantially proved by
the acceptance of a bill of exchange, which was
addressed to Messrs. Attway and ForFter, and
which was accepted by Forster, in the names of
Charles Forster and Cu.

Mr. Serjcant Ben, in answer to this arciment,
urged the Act of Parliament, which protected
persons connected with his Majevy's household
from arrest for debt; and instanced a cue A ich
had recently occurred with a clerk of the kite .en,
who was arrested, but, on pleading his prit ege,
-was discharged from custody. This aim., he
atorrid, was of much less ilispOi lance than his
,Mujalty's coachman, who, if his Leat Bro-
ther's argument was admitted, might he arrested
While driving his Majesty to the House 01 Lords,or
`on ady other state occasion ; from which circutn..
stance, his Majesty might hes object to very con..
siderab:e inconvenience, and the public basiauss
be delayed.
Sir JANIS MANSFIELD said, he was at a loss to
know how far it was proper to permit his Ma-
jesty's household servants to carry on any trade
ur traffic, which might render them liable to
arrest, and from which they were protected by
their privilege, to the injury and prejudice of
others of his Majesty', subjects ; but as that pri-
vilege did absolutely exist, it could not be done
away with ; consequently the Defendant had a
right to his discharge.

Sir JAMES MANSFIELD sat at Nisi Nil's, in
Guildhall; but no case of importauce uicurcd.

J. SI LAO, Esq. Banker, of Abingdon, has been
solicited to Offer himself a candidate fur that 80.
rough, in the room of the late Representative,
Geo. KNAPP, Esq. deceased, w hick he has dc.
dined. Sir Gs°. Bowireit r•. Aigns Malinesbury,
and is expected to come in without opposition.—
( Miser. )
Yestciday, a young man, an ostler in the 80.
rough, undertook for a wager of ten guineas to
trot a small Roney, belong;..g to a ge.)tleolan in
Touley.street,, ten miles in :he space of one hour.
lie started sear the Teri. rike-gate at liem..:l4ton,
going ogle mile oat and on. mile in, on the Clap-
ham.road, till the little au.cod pet formed the task
four minutes wi,hin the timenllowed it.

On Wednestlty afte•noon a young lady, the
only daughter 01 an opulent .ncrchant in the city,
eloped with an officer .r) the army, from the house
of a near relation of her own, ut the neighbour.
hood of Blackheath, where Ow had been ou a visit
fur a few weeks.
We itave been aisurea, that tit,: inrolous in.
ventor of that invaluable article, the Ittioselic
Raw,. Tablet, has it in contemplation to pro.
dace shortly another invention (low! on a 4.
milli. basis) 'or the purpose 01 sharpening pen.
kis.rey and s,trgical instrument.; this, if as sue-
t.;esafult ittlits 'petits as the Riz',r Tablet, will af.
ford much utility to the public, and must be ac-
, eeptehle•even to the moat dr'icaie, as it will not
tapir.. any oil to facility e its use; in this sue
we presamc the hone may Ile totally laid aside.