The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-11-19 00:00:00

THE NINO V. PAGE AND OTHERS.

On the modem of Mr. MANIIITAT, the Defoodests
in this case were btosibt up for judgmest. Their
times were John Page, men., William Page, jos.,
Charles Pannell, Willis.., Pensell, Jobs Apps,
George liarvoy, Climate Bennet, and John Reeves.
—They bad been indicted at the Seems Assizes fur a
riot and an asssult upon Cha.les Saunders, at Sebes,
het were found guilty fors riot only.
It app.ared that the Proseceter had been, sow
'short time before the present transaction, which took
place on the 271 b February last, summoned by sob.
was toile, evidence its the Coed of Exchequer, on
a proceeding for smuggling. He accordingly attend.
ed and gave his seldom. Some time after his ro-
lout, she Defesdants, is company with several others.
proceeded to his house, bearing with them a stuffed
figure, dressed as a botcher (the Prosecutor's trade),
sod intended to represeat him. They else had a
gibbet, on which to hang the 'Su. Whilst before
the loose they acted in a very riotous messer,
Mwsetenieg to hang the Promoter if they caught
Isis est, and pelted his boss* end windows with
Mod sod stoats, by which several squares of glass
mere broken. (The Prisoners pot in an ellitlavit
from several respectable persons in the neighbour.
hoed of Seises, which spoke of thee ell as being
quiet and isoffonsiv• men, before this transaction )
Mr. Jostle* BATLIT delivered a toeing mammal.
dos to thee, so the salute mod cesseqseucee of their
sliesces. He them passed the following station:—
That Jolts lteeves should be imprisesed sia mouths
In Horsham gaol, ply a line to the Kiel .1 501. sod
give security, himself is 2001. and two others is 501.
each, to keep the peace for three years. William
Pennell, silt mouths' imprisenasest is also some gaol,
end to give angrily, himself le 1001. and two others
rim 251. each, to keep the peace for three jeers. Jobe
rage, see. three soothe imprisenmeat is the some
pel, and to End wearily, himself in 601. end two
others is 201. each, to keep the peace for three yours.
The ether Prissier. to be isprisestod two mouths in
the saes gaol, mod le give sorority, themeelves is
501. end two sureties (each) in 101. each, that they
severally should he of the peace for the terms of three
jeers.
ALLEGED lIISCONDUcV..9! FUR CIVIL FORCE

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AT COV)?TRY.
At the rising of the Goers, Mr. Curry: called
their Lordships' offseason, sod begged leave to mese
for a rote to show new shy • Climb's' Inforestios
shield not he lied against Jermaish Goodall, the
High Covetable of Coventry, and usher persons at-
tached to the Police department of that city, for •
•most violist and enprovoked and indiscriminsto •v-
-melt and riot, on the 15th inst. in attempting to dis-
pets* • bleesing, conversed at the request of opoards
woes besdred of the inbsbitants of that city, to
uk. into consideration the Isle proceedings as NI *si-
ckest's. Ile snored this open the affidavit of Mr.
Lewis,' most respectable inhabitant of Gil out ry,e high
stated that Itesioi.ition, signed by 7.4 persons, hail
been piesested to she Mayor, reqoiriog Win to tell •
Meetisrg lot the persons' of taking lots considcratioe
the lute melancholy transections at Manchester ;
•hich ',glint the Msyor bed 'hoopla peeper to Ti.
fuse, sod protested spinet the blemiugoisni especia-
l:. silliest the sot tekiug 1 tate is the tu Its t: Jute.

q f this weasel, the Itequisitionists bad thought
k expedient to have a Meeting tbert elsw ; and in
pursuance of t►is object eireoleted a hand-bill, coach-
ed in very lellipPfele language. calling nu their
Mother citizens to aseemble at a place called Friar's-
on the 10. h loot. On the day appointed, an
imtwesse multitude of individuals proceeds'd to the
appointed spot, where hostiogs ►od been erected,
and which was •bout half a mile from Coventry,
that distant spot beteg chema with a slew not to
coonteract the wishes of the Magistrate, and swa-
th)* any disturbeoce. They had commenced their
Prof:false* in the most orderly m . There
was not the least appearoace of riot or intention to
break the peace, and some old inhabitants were upon
the heallnp, about to discos. the 'object before pro-
posed to be considered. whew they were suddenly
stormed by the approach of a body of 600 constables,
armed with staves which were loaded with lead.--
These persons, without any indeed.* of their wishes
or intentions. immediately proceeded to disperse the
people, in effecting which purpose they sued their
weapons with the greatest intsemanity—striking and
heating all those who came in their way, and knoll,
fatting a pewee to the hustings, where they seised 11
some laga which were displayed, sod seemded ID
d'iviag off tines' who had intended to add►ess the
crowd. They then tore down the beatings, and
hoeing, es they conceived, effectually disturbed the
Meeting. they retired. The result of their siolesce
was. lhe• several persons we►e seriously cut arid in-
infer,. Mr. Goodall, the 111411 Constable, was ac-
lively engaged in directing this attack, as well as
other persons oho were particularly wowed in the
riffsdaviss. The learned Gentleman observed, that
it was high lime that some steps should be token to
present such gross itifringemeots of the ►ights of
Englishmen, who, he submitted, when legally assem-
bled to discos, mallets in which they conceived their
interests to be engaged. were entitled tither to leo-
tection than rho grostest insults?
Mr. idiotic, Li %vice said. that no pesce-officers
could justify the dispersion of an assembly so consti-
tuted by sorb violent means, sod that the matter
ought to be ievestigated. ch. Cou►t, therefore,
granted the rule Nisi fore criminal information.

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ARCHT.III COURT, Nov. le.

The came of " Roper end Roper," which was a
salt of separation end (littera, by reason of creaky,
end stood asslened for sestenal Ibis Term, was not
proceralmi in, it bating been recommended by the
Judge to the parties concereed, that it should he or.
ranged net of Court, which is understood to hese
been don. by the Weedast's limes' to allow his
wife a yearly maioteasee.

COURT OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF
ST. PAUL'S.

IRITTAN AGAINST NICIIOLSAN. PALMY CALLING
Ntlitlf BR 'TUN. _

In this cause, which is Dee of oullity of marriage,
by reesnn of minority, it appears that William Belt •
ten, the patty promoting the nit, wee born in the
parish of St. James, in the city of Bristol, es the
9th of May, 1793 ; and that on the 281lt of April,
in the year 1914. n Ikenee for the marriage of these
parties was applied for and obtained from the ethic of
the Consisted"' Coast in London, by Charlotte Re.
bocce hie►else", then a spinster. TM warder, was
solemnised on the lit of May (*Bootleg, witknot, as
it was pleaded, the consent of the father of William
Britten, a minor, he being at that time of t►e age of
20 years mad erwards, bet seder 21. Go this libel
five witnesses bad hem ezamined. and interrogatoties
administered, bet no counter allegysion given in.—
The dates both of the birth and baptism of the pally
prometiog the sail appeared from an entry made by
Benjamin Britten, the father, in an old Bible, which
was hroeght into Court. T►e evidence of the mother
went to depose, that the marriage was had allege.
ther without the privity et consent either of her bus.
band or herself, and that she had learned from ono.
tier me, Joseph Mitten (deceased), that an kept..
per intercourse had subsisted previously between his
brother sad the articulate Charlotte Rebecca; that
the father mehifevied the greatest distress and seas.
Aim on the Dews being communicated to ►im ; and
Met the grit intimation she herself had bad of the
Meet, was en the occasion of her seeing the Defend.
est looking through the shadow of her son'e
Menting.hoese, when her son said, as she thought
hay, pointing to Defendant, " Mrs. °elute."
The deposition of the father was to 800 same effect,
an the material points of the birth and baptism; as
sae that of Ann Waters, a servant who had former.
tag lived with the father and mother, and on calling
as the latter on the 10th May, 1793; foetid that her
late mistress had been delivered on the p►eceding
day, of the child who is the minor ie this emit.—
Moue' the eabibits, the entry of baptism, from the
registry of the parish church of St. James, Bristol,
1
ea the 9th Asses!, 1793, and motioning the Math
as accessing en the 9th May, 1793, was pleaded as
strongly corroborative of the fact of miaotity.
The Learned Judge (Dr. Jcusca), after slating
the *castes of the sob, observed, that both patties
were minors. At the obtaining of the licence C. It.
Nicholson. the party proceeded arias., was attend-
ed by, and prodeced the consent of, her father. So
that it ass perfectly valid as on her part; bat, oohed
been well obsessed, the husband was, at the time of its
soleauization, within only eight data of his majority.
Dates, therefore. *me of the most esrential Import.
sew; them not being pleaded with 'diciest accu-
racy. the Corot thought itself beyond, in jostles to
all the parties, to obits et the same coarse that was
taken in " Johnston and Parker," by giving them
at, opportunity to .•-sine the Bible, end all the ea.
bibi,,, with the utmost care, and to plead them with
the mast minus. parir•larity.
Cothclesion ot It • cause rescinded.

POLICE.
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now STRELT.—rr.lettley &beard Boehm, •118
oaf detected nu S.tustlay evening ist the *trove lead-
hag into the pit of Ourplene Theatre, is the act of
fohhiug til• Orutirmun, was beetteht tit the Office,
ewd eutlereent a examitsetiou before J. E.
CUVANT, 1:44 IL. Simirg Megistrate.
W•Leat•ted, that on Sooriay
eteniug Ill.aczosoyillii.l • (timid of his, lir. Pestling.
MO, to go :o Jr; hoe audit the time

they were is the passage ladles bete the pit. ohm
the irst crowd was goieg In. be sauced the Priessor
very busy pushing sod shellieg shut, evidesily by
design, which imbued bus I. speak to the Moser
epos the Impropriety of his cesdect. sad disco,
after his bleed, Mr. Passiegessab, addressed hiei,sog
desired his to take cats of his watch, which Weald
hies to feet fur it, when he discovered that he had
bees robbed of his watch ; at the sane lasiset hig
bleed, Mr. Paederasts seised the Piiseser, and sti.
served that be bed caught his bead at the rihhes et
his watch.
!FORGED NOTES.
Mat

are.—irostorday news (Pats
otherwise Fehl, a ynag wan, was bronchi up,
doused as a cosasou same of forged Bask of Esg.
lead Mn.a

Mr.aokort MtClew, linew.dtaper, of Metatividsi
J. peerd, that on the 13th instant, the Primmer caw*
his shop to teak et some blankets to purchase : seams'
were produced, and two of thee, the prig of whisk
amoented to 21. 10s. were laid ipart, end the Priem*
tendered a 10. note in payment. Sespecting It
a forgery, and his suspicions being streogthesed
like cite valiance of {Alerting a pair of fele@ whisked
upon the Prisoner's face, he gave the note to Lis
trhoprnan, end told him to get change, end •hispere4
"togo to the Bank with it." The Prisoner wow
on that back of it, 47, High-street, Islington. Dem
lag ibe shipmates ahettece, the Hoosier felt degrees
to lease the place, saying he ehoold be toe !stela
the stage coach ; open Mr. M. easing him, with the
knowledge of its being a Gregory, he confessed that
he did know it, and begged hard for mercy, that he
bad a wife enifamily in distress, in consideration
which he forgave him, with en Intimation thatbs
'sold become a witness against him, if he permed we
practice. The note now produced, No. 75,721, h
rect.iird from the Prisoner.

M. Girton, hosier, of 97, Cheepside' deposed,
the Prisoner came to his shop and purchased sows
braces, for which be tendered a 101. note; he week
upon it, 64 C. Lett, 29, Idon.stroet, Peatostille."
Ili. ['tisanes received the change and left the shop.
The note afterwards proved to be forged; there we
written toe it, " Sir Charles W. Price, Bert." lbs
member was 77,125, now produced.
Mr. Lees, the Inspector, proved de ne!el Is IN
forgeries.
Mr. John Foy, an Inspector to the Book of Eng.
load, deposed, that he west in emptily of Chasten
Jelferies, the Oncer belonging to the atm,* Uthet,
Ito apprehend the Prisoner, they found hie agar Spa.
fields, he told hint that be was suspected of passing
forg-d gotta. On searching bias they found a crows
piece is his pocket ' • he said be had no more shoot
hi., bet on searching his fob, which was pinned op,
he found a 101. forged note, which be said he lid
geese time ; on telling that it was forged, ho said IN
Imam k was, sad was aware of the consequence. Oa
going to his residence, they found a psis of book,
which coetaised false whiskers.

Charles Jelled's, the Officer, corrobeeeted de
obese.

The Prissier denied basing coasted to tito Imps
ledge of the forgery, bet said ha hid it by lit• sots
tise.—lla was reseeded.

(alltltt •1101,1 Alta --Richard .11er r isms, a Saddled
drover, was brought before t►e sitting Magistrate,
charged as fellows
Monday night the Prisoner, driving a dock of
slump throogh Totbill•street, to a slsaghter.house,
owe of them ran reeved the miner, bet It was stopped,
and it sized with the rest. The Peisoner, however,
selecting it out, brought it back, cad beat the pest
Mature so dreAfelly with a stirk upon the head sad
oos*, that It dropped down, apparently dead; when,
to make it rise again, be began to prod Its eyes mod
Mad with an Irma spike, till the groand was covered
with blood. A great mob cottoned, sod MIMI re•
probated him for bis brutality, of w►ich he appeared
regardless, and still continued his is►umaslty.
A Gentleman inning by remonstrated with him,
bet in vain ; he I. the most menacing manner threat.
oiled to serve him in the mine way, unless be held
his loose*, saying it was ao Wanes, of his, sad is
had so right to interfere. The Geotlemaa immedi.
stely reptemated the case al i►is Win, when a war.
rest was granted against hiss, and he was taken into
costody by Pople.
Tbe Magistrate censured 611 crndsti in the severest
terms, sod fined him conformably to the Act of Par-
liament, in the penalty of 10s.. w►ich being aaabla
to pay. he was someitied to Tothill-gelds liridewall
for the space of one month.

fa consequence of the late floe raise, the 'belt
*owing is the hoot, comities has, with very for ezee,•
lions tersieeted. _ . _

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Itetram, Nev. I;.—An [wriest was pest. d.y takes before
Tama, NMITELL. l.q t 'mover of Dover, es the betty ofJohit
Pater, lobes. after • ism and wieste letressigatlos, which
lasted mama hears. the Jury memaiaseesly retuned a verdict sf
wilful smiler easier: James Pam. the hitcher of the deceased.
It appeared io evidemee. that is Seeley last the IWO broilott
were as ses,slf Iteseawess. Ishies-rusaek beirealei Mr the.,
and h.simß erfartemately lance is with a stauggliog isuer,
which fatuisbod ergo with • supplyof. mit-. they huh drat
till they wore wash istesleated- Taodressed mayn't* hed.
bet James. she breilrar, brie( ea drek. quarrelled violewly
with see of the new. mad se the deceased espies se to mho.
veer to poetry thee, eabrippily iellaseed theltrether's per
sine. els Mocked him dews. thee &hawed Me, tied bra, out
his Waist with • bratty Item .ad used fee esamoth ire ageism.
The unhappy wretch she eemmakted the warder, is lodged is
sun gaol, and loin lor messed is tote has trial at the Admi-
ralty (chinas. It syymits he has bees subject to amain"l
▪ ef pion:as. from having had his skull tales fractured whit
errs*( ee beard a soma of war. Beth lore have wives wall
toadies.