The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-07-22 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.
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missing the bill put an end to the suit,-to wtich the
parties on both sides assented. As to the impute.
lion against him, of not deciding three causes Li three
years, he appealed to the Bar, the Solicitors, and
pther experienced persons in the habit of attending
this Court, as to the fact of his having, within the
last three years, decided more causes on motions
merely, than any of his predecessors had in any
three years determined by decrees.
Whenever the merits of a cue could be disposed
of by interlocutory, or Giber motion, it was net
his wish sots dispose of 44t en motion, not feeling
solicitous about any cense* on that ground. The
li4unction was dissoleeds' end bill dismissed, but
"Without costs) except et the taw proceedings.
IN THE VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.

Sir S. ROMILLT mdied for, and obtained, injusc-
lions to restrain three persons, Payne, Poole, and
another, from affixing to blacking, of their manu-
facture, the labels of the applicants, Messrs. Day
and Martin. Other injunctions, of a similar nature,
[ will be applied for in the course of a day or two.

ASSIZES.

MAIDSTONE, JULY 20.

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Charles Rote was indicted for the wilful murder of
Robert Chides', by throwing him overboard from a
Gravesend boat, in the Galleon's Reach, on the Ist
of April last.
T. Sparrow, the master of the Gravesend boat,
said, that the Prisoner came on board the boat as a
passenger, and the deceased was also a passenger.
They left Gravesend a little after 12 at night, on the
last day of February. The Prisoner and the de- 1
ceased did not seem to be acquaintance. Soon after
'they came on board, they went below, when the
company began singing. The deceased was a little
humped back man, and a sort of sparring ensued
between him and the. Prisoner. lie thought it was
et lost ajoke. The little man was very good bu-
mmed, and bore the Prisoner's taunts upon his per-
son without any ill temper ; but sang several lively
songs for the company. The Prisoner told him se-
veral times to hold • his tongue, and threatened that
lie would put him ou the fire, throw him overboard,
&c. When they arrived at Galleon's Reach, the
Prisoner and the deceased walked forward as far as
the running tackle, when the Prisoner gave the de-
ceased a whirl, and a boa lying on the deck, he
struck it, and fell overboard. The Prisoner imme-
diately said " he is gone overboard," to which the
witness replied, " yes, you rascal, and you have
.done it." All the persons in the vessel came, round
the Prisoner, and said he ought to be taken into
custody.
Was. Spankhurst, a waterman, who was at the
helm, said the Prisoner and the deceased came on
board at Gravesend as passengers ; that they drank a
bottle of porter together, but nobody seemed drunk.
They went down below, when they began singing ;
the little fellow sang leveret comic songs, and was in
very good humour. The Prisoner did not seem in
such good humour, but he abused the little man a
great deal, and said he was a Birmingham man, made
of odds and ends of men. The little man replied,
that articles of great value were packed in a small
compass; that ill weeds grew apace, &c. Before
that the Prisoner bad proposed to the deceased to
jump overboard for a wager. The witness, thinking
it a joke, said, 46 Bet him, my lord ; jump with him
for a glass of gin, and give him the first jump."
They then went down below. When the vessel ar-
rived at Galleon's Reach, the little man came up and
helped the witness to haul the main sheet aft. The'
Prisoner and the deceased then walked forwards ; the
Primmer had hold of the deceased, and when they
were opposite to the running tackle, gave him a ,
whirl, and the deceased went overboard. He fell
iato the water about four feet from the aide of the
vessel. It was impossible to save him.
T. Eldwell, a pilot, gave the same account of the
quarrel below deck, and stated that the Prisoner,
amongst other thitsgc, said to the deceased, 66 you
shall never reach Woolwich ; I will throw you over-
board before you get there." lie was asleep when
the accident happened, but was awaked by the bustle.
The Prisoner fell down upon his knees, and said he
did not do it, and hoped they would forgive him.,
The witness, however, whets they arrived at Black'..
wall, hailed the police boat, and delivered him Wit
custody.,
The body was found on the 18th of April.
Several witnesses were called, who gave the Psis.'l
soner a good character for humanity. • They stated
him to be a journeyman breeches-maker at Graves-
end. • -

The Learned JUDGE, in summing up to the, Jury,
said, they 'meld consider whether the Prisoner in-
tended to throw the deceased overboard, in which
case it would be murder; or whether it was merely a
feint, and unfortunately happened undesignedly, in
which latter case they would find him guilty of man-
slaughter.
The Jury found him guilty of illanslaugller, and
he wu sentenced to nine months' imprisonment.
Nothing further occurred worth reporting, and the
Assizes ended this morning.

LINCOIN.

On Saturday these Assizes were opened at Lin-
coin, before Air. Justice Heath and Mr. Baron Gra-
ham.

BOULTON V. EATON.

This was a prosecution against Mr. Eaton, banker,
of Stamford, charging him with an assault on the
Rev. henry Boulton, in the market at Stamford, on
the 12th of Aug. last, in consequence of some ob-
servations reported to the Defendant to have been
made by Mr. Boulton, calculated to prejudice the
Defendant's bank.

The Jury, by direction of the Judge, returned a
verdict of Guilo, and the sentence will be pro-
nounced in the Court of King's Bench, where the
Defendant will have an opportunity of putting in af-
fidavits as to the provocation t• the assault; in miti-
gation of punishment.