The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-29 00:00:00

THE STATEsMAN,

fisting among the Bisharein ; when a young scan boasts
of his superior prowess, in the presence of another, the
latter draws his knife, and inflicts several flesh-wounds
in his own arms, shoulders, and sides; he then gives
the knife to the boaster, who is bound in honour to in-
flict still deeper wounds upon his own body, or yield for
ever in reputation to his antagonist. They are cer-
tainl• a strung and hardy race of men ; and are more
robust and muscular than any Bedouins I ever saw.
During winter they live almost wholly non flesh and
milk, tasting very little bread ; and it is 19 this they
attribute their strength.

LAW INtELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JAN. !$.

The farther bearing of Counsel in the case of the late
Marquis of Tosrusbend, v. the Bishop of Norwich, was
postponed till to-morrow.
The causes brought under the notice of hi% Lordship
this day, possessed no feature of public interest.
The case of Morgan v. Sir Watkin Lewes, Bart. was
ordered to stand first for hearing to-morrow (Saturday).

VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JAN. 28.
THE •TTORNZT•4IIINZRAL T. TOR MAYOR Or BRISTOL.

On this case being called on, the Vtcs Cit.►xcas.i.oa
said, he had ever-riled the demurrer, with costs.

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COURT OF NINO'S BENCH, JAN. il.

OR IND JURY.
At the Sitting of the Conrt the Grand Jury attended
to be sworn. After taking the oath, Mr. Justice BATLIT
addressed them, stating, that the business they had to
perform did not appear to require more than their usual
attention.

One of the Jury then respectfully stated to the Court,
that the gentlemen summoned had been put to some
inconvenience in not finding the Grand Jury room open
when they cause to discharge their duties. They came
down at eight o'clock, according to sum tttttt is, and find-
ing no place open for them, were obliged to nalk up and
down the hall l

His Lordship said. lie was obliged to them for the
communication, and censured the cotulue:of those whose
linty it was to provide for their reception. He then or-
dered that the Wand Jury should not be summoned lit
future before h+lf•past nine.

MR. CARLILIL.
TN, RING V. MARY CARLILI(ryint).
The defendant, Mrs. Carla', appeared in Conn, to
plead to an infurmnetuu tiled against her last Term, fur
the re-publie.ttiun of the impious and blasphemops
libel her husband had published. She pleaded %ot

MN. Carlile tl,rn applied fur a copy of the infor-
mation.

The Cater Jens ica said, the Court, under the Art of
the 60th of the King, had ass authority to grant copies
of an information, unless it was filed by the .Ittortiey or
Solicitor tieneral. In this case the information was
filed by the Society for the Suppression of Tice, and the
Court could nut order copies.
Mr. Dra writs' gave her notice, that her trial would
couse on at the Sittings after this Term.

elms tr. mtonot.m.
This was as action tried before the Come Jvsrtca,
to recover damages for an injury done the plaintiff.
The defendant driving along Brixton-road. ran against
the plaintiff. and hurt his knee.—The Jury fused a ver-
dict, with 40'. damages.
The defenihint in person applied for • new trial, oo
tie ground that he called to the plaintiff to get oaf of
the way. He was not aware that the defendant tram
deaf and could not hear him. lie contended that the
testimony of the witnesses at the trial could nut he cot•
net, as they were net near enough to see what passed.
The COURT said, there was no ground for disturgng
the verdict.—Rule refused.

smuggling vessel at sea he became quite deranged
While beating his brother be constantly cried
" Richardson, I am giving it to you." Hs had
ways previously been kind both to the deceased
witness.
Churchill Meadows said that he was also on Ward
Aurora, at the time mentioned. Witness and deceased
had that morning gone on board a smuggling -
and got some liquor. They all drank again however
after dinner, and the prisoner stripped and gotacross:'
table to tight. Witness Ord for fear, hot the prisoner
parseed, crying ont—" You are the Custom-honse •
beer, and I'll be hanged for you." Witness jai
into the hold of the vessel, when the prisoner jut
after him, and swore he was taking the part of
Custom-house officers. About this time some other
came on board, and joined the prisoner in drinking
at least three hours. As soon as they returned the ,
sorter again began " his action," and made a tremen-
dous noise, swearing and calling out for " his
mies." Witness then saw deceased come out
cabin, and sow afterwards beard him exclaim—"
don't, my dear brother !" This was accompanied
great noise. Shortly after the deceased fell down
ladder into the cabin ; he was bleeding in the
and head. The prisoner followed, and Fiat him
he broke the bellows in pieces, vociferating
killed for you; I'll be hanged for you, you
" Don't my dear brother," was the only reply of to
tamed. When the bellows had been broken, the
sonar got from tinder the bed a large iron maul,
seittiug it with both hands, laid about his brother
he was quite senseless. When the prisomw found
in this state, lie lay down by his side, placing his I
upon his brother's body. it itness was so alarmed .
he ran out of the after-cabin, whence he saw the transac-
tion. but the prisoner pursued him. He was obliged
run up the rigging for safety,when the prisoner called
for his musket and blunderbuss. Witness cried out
mercy, and that he wield spare him for the sake
wife and family. The prisoner replied lie would
for both. Witness got down soon after and hid ,
the bowsprit, where he took ufr his clothes, ready
jump overboard, if attacked by the prisoner. The lat
soon after called out to the boy, Honsey (who was
step-son), to bring the straw. The boy said there
ease. The prisoner d—d him, and said If he could
it he would put him in the middle and light it up. '
boy then ran to witness for protection. The peat
also ran towards witness and seised him by the t
so that it was with difficulty he got his hand out ,
neckcloth. He swore he would be hanged for him
He afterwards agreed to go to lied, and as he
through the cabin, he saw his brother lying on the
" Who's that:" said he. W itness replied," that :-
brother whom you hate murdered." The prisoner
mediately knocked him down for saying so. After
he sat down by his brother, washed him with
and exclaimed he was dead. By prisoner's desire,
bed was made up, and the dead body placed in it. On
the following morning the prisoner came to witness -
said, " I have kissed John, aial shaken hands with
If I could get him up here, I would fastest chains to
(rot sad both go overboard together conifortible,"-
Witness brought the iron maul sod found it had Moss
and hair upon it, saying, " here is whet you Issirolddedi
your brother with." Prisoner seised it, and the
it overboard, exclaiming, "It will never kill any mot
Cross-examined.—Had heard that the ;snows,
often deranged, from a wound in the head. He did not
hear Richardson named by the prisoner when he -
beating his brother.
Mr. Justice Paste called on the prisoner for Week-
Moe.
JIM Midis wee gene insensible at the time, and knew
wawa what he was leis, than a child.•
Justice Pane remarked npou the evislintew
dein which, he observed, that the great question
this unfortunate case was, whether there was any
seeable excuse for what the prisoner had dose ?
the excuse set up appeared to be, that he was is drani
nets and intoxication. That he was so in a very, very
great degree, could not be deaied; but did that furttlA
an excuse in point of law? lie (tile Warned Jhdge) '
was of opinion, as were the two Learned Oentlensen who
sat sear bins, that it did sot furnish an excuse ; and he
was borne out in that opinion by the language of tin
law, which said—" that voluntary druakeniseas exeeselh
no
man from the commission of crime."
The Jury, after a few minutes' consultation, retired,
precisely at five o'clock, and after an absence of half
hour, returned and pronounced the prisoner Heal.
The (Learned Judge (Sir W. Story) proceeded hi
the awful sentence of death upon hint. He had
served his Lordship), after a painful and atteedee-
sideration, been found guilty. His country decland
hilt a guilty person—and he was now about to hear
sentence, which would be shortly followed by las
fnl consummation. His victim was his owe Wiese,
whom he ought to have protected against the attacks
others; instead of which, however, in the moment
drunken passion, be bad made him the object of his
vengeance, and bad sent him untimely from the
For this offence he (the prisoner) must, by the
time of the law, he excluded from human society.
proofs that had been afforded powerfully manifested ,
violent and guilty passions when in a state of intuit's-
dos. He had but a few short hours to make atonement
fir his dreadful sins, and he (the Learned Judge) !
to entreat him to employ those hours in a penitent
peal to that seat of mercy from which alone he co,
expect mercy. The meek, was, that he should
taken from that place to the piece from wheat:eke c
and from thence to a place of execution, where
should be hanged by the neck until he was dead,
afterwards his lady to be given over to the surgeons
.
Sir W. Scorr observed, that he bad been informed
that the tide would not serve conveniently for the exe-
cution of the prisoner until Tuesday; it would therefore
be deferred estil that morning ; but he begged it -
understood, that upon that circumstance, and ttiat
it would be deferred.
Teogerfmmwes

POLICE.
itteT.—Yesterday, another examination
atoseerferd, the messeager, sad /Mikes
I rneyinan bookbinden employed is Alia After.",
ak place before R. Ataxia, ,F.sq. the sitting s-
ate. A 'Banshee of tradesmen, particalarli *em-
/:379end butchers, attended owl peeved-4Hr '
'ed I°Pbooks, and other official papaw sad
from the prisoner (Hies sad from his wife and
Itodv, who was employed by Oiles to sell the
she king a servant ism of plate, lodging with .
the time. The whole of the charges yesterday ware
against Ones, no fresh evidence being produced agsiast
flemeeforti. The mhbaries have been to melt szteet
tr. it is estimated net less than a ton weight of '
papers (all official) have been stolen from the
stinky, sad sold for waste paper.—Mr. Pialaysen,
Keeper of the Records of the Admiralty, was booed over
'to prosecute is the name of the King, and the Irksome,
to give evidence.
MaeLesseurte-Souswr.—The gad of flueltinglima-
mhire chested his valet sad butler, Aimee "'Ark,
Awl bees ,six years in his service, with divers at
eriMildimilowt in not paving his Lordship's tradesmen
Sills, and having applied the money to his *wit purposes.
The prisoner was folly committed for trial, NM the •
ties brand over to prosecute.

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