The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-15 00:00:00

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the door with the other prineeertalling Irish, and took
them into custody. likoltley endeavoured to escape.
Isaac I'ike, constAblia, stated igat he apprehended the
priounersa on searching tleeni,Ttifound several sixpences
mid a shilling, all bad, and a small antis besides, which
was good.
Mr. Powell, Solicitor to the Mint, swore that the slx-
Vence., paid tee Slr. French and Mr. Stevens, as well as
the utters, were counterfeit, and all. from the same die.
The ( usinsts ti. (P. Cutest, Esq.) Summed up the evi-
dence• at considerable length, and with great perspicuity;
and the fury, after five minutes' consultation, returned
a verdict of Gritty against both the !slimmers for Oa
double offence. The Chairman sentenced them, accord-
ing to the Act of tleo. 11. c. 28., to one year's imprison-
ment inltesegate, and at the expiration' of that period,
tq hod safeties for their good behaviour for two yeah.
lioirmry lioso/suod was indicted for a similar offence,
and pleaded guilty. The evidence wai, however, gone
intu, and dearly establisheu the fact. The prisoner, on
being called on fur his defence, said, that he was passing
ttough Petticuat-lane, with the intention of buying a
s rt, when he was accosted by aJew, who said be could
bey a better bargain, and told bins he would sell him
sonar bad money at is. its' score. The prisoner answer-
ed, be bad only half-a-crowns and being distressed anal
out of owls, hr purchased upsvards of a dozen sixpences,
&e. of the Jew, who immediately disappeared. This
story was delivered in the must artless manner, and the
estatawsx believing it, sentenced him to only fourteen
days imprisonment.

OLD DAILEY SHSSIONS, J... 1.1.

The trial of Joseph Melte* for the wilfnl murder of
WU.. Turney (the evidence on which we yesterday laid
inlets our readers) was concluded by Mr:Justice lint.-
nitro summing up the evidence at great length to the 1
Jr 47. The main question fur their consideration was,
siOrills#r the blow gives by site prisoner to the deceased
Ale given with an intention to destroy him, and take
bllit life; or whether it was gisen by a sudden irritation,
tfith I view to loutish or chastise hint for the supposed
ilt)stty of turning round his cart. If the Jury were of
tlce latter opinion, they would find the prisoner guilty
dl tnanslaughter ; but it, on the contrary, they thonght
ife'lloati wiled from malice aforethought, and inflicted the 1
liflOW which led to the death of the deceased, it was their
*iffy, **wryer paintul, to lied the prisoner guilty of
attutitt. The character, his Lordship said, which had'
Writ. Al Tin to the prisoner, should have its due tveight
ttlth the Jury. 1
The Jury having consulted together for a few minutes,
vehounct4 • a verdict, finding the• prisoner guilty of
fftbalituefter.
•'VatotraTlitophy war -indicted for feloniously killing.l
treed slaying has wife, Catherine Brophy, on the Isinfl
!Welsher eat, by striking, beating, sad castleuher
ties the ground. .
•ifieveral witnesses were examined, bat their evidence
parotid nothing more than the situation In which the 1,
414-tlisrd hid been found.
f The prisoner protested his innocence, Ind seid:the un-
• ilimbnete deatikof his wife remised from her own Paler
tickets conduct, in getting out of the best find falling
/retest the bedstead, and thee on the'lloor.
He called several witnemes,who gage him ad excellent
therm-ter for humanity.
• Wt. Justice Branottons summed ',the evidence, and
*V Ivry, after deliberating for • kw minutes, pro-
tise prisoner Not MOM.
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. "Veit TOF REQUESTS, CASTLE-STREET,
JANVAIRT 13; .
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,- MISCRY-LaNi TilltirTllll-,—SOLACANIII. IlliririsToN, •
• r 'Rio was a•proteeding, en ao. order; egoiasttise pro-
es* Lessor of the Theatre Royal lherplermr.,.caliii
since show cause willim DikbacchiltPPßllll! .
besable, pieistilra use. • t •
• )--
The plaintiff stated, that be was oerosiesidiy employ-
ektiLittrory-lane as afigoroar, receiving 5C per night
gaseatente aeration for his services. During IhOlirst foss
saiSits of the new Pantomime, called Week wad the
Rtes-stalk, he attended, and danced in the pieft; but
Om.ltielftla (Erbil)) night, he was unable to attend, and
no the following (lay, when he attended to receive his
teary, he was informed, that is consequence of his stint
otiondance on the evening before his money was ect hp
=;agreeably to a standing regulation of the l'heav
I ds
a dnv or two afterwards be wrote* polite bilker
tin Mei Elliston, requesting the paymealt
tl at if itowf at In
i lie
5
ll' irbrk:rl:ollllftra' andvebrintikiTy Ilffterillillp I: the
M.of Requests ; bat to this letter he reeesved nose-
tidflotory answer. Some days after he accidentally orel
thihdafendant in the street, who jeeringly bald, " Why.
Ilallobladonan, I have bees waiting for your SIMMOiII. '
lapY shall .atom wait long," was the answer, and. on the
Ilibotring flay plaintiff -did take out a: susionsas, to
sake Mr. 'Billiton refused to attendxilt the present or-
al, timed.
blierwas now contended, by s Gentleman who attended
brig`. Elliston, that the plaintiff's cilia was opt
kmeable, ittasumele as he had heen.guiliy of a breach of
them voles anti orders by which the; highest as well iss
ripdearest lora-fernier was ifesoll, awl by the strict ea-
neat of which alone, any th!gillieilte sathority *add
be maintained in the Theatre. regulation. were
rcellare numerous—hut the clause of theist whim pasties-
Mite applied to the plaintiff, was foe aktestiag.Wsmelf
critlsst skewing cause force doing, or gisingsaffscient
empire, in order that his place might• be augglied,by
asmiter. A number of regulations were then got
,in,
and amongst the rest was One whisk indicted ols *Ay
111111FeWer. Etc., a week's salary *enmity for idniepting
oirniell, under the conditions shove Oared..., .. a ~.
The plaintiff said, that Mr. Elliston, ;rah f view Of
sari! - much as possible, he sairs
gsited,
.kept
Went, bat
lie wanted
'giving

by. Ai night when
shillings.--ile denier
ins, or that ever thiii,
Irreace ; 'hut even 1 lt-_,
•htly servant, and tha.
.im.
iners, after a sikort ilelibevatioii.
__ right ol -thelisintitr was not
regulations quoted, and they se-
defendant ke•phy the Whole of
TRZ 6 Axel% . - ,
„was somen4oll for the.t.r
elaittied by theipbkilltiir, et*
Deury-iane, for orrilog Or I
can Drury-lane itkoafre:
hearing of the eattii tlrtitilloll
Theatre,- he en tiro fr. i
the Surveyor ig• the pil,
carting away 11210 PW
, thringit debt IV
A regidtelf:fit f thy
heaps. of dirt iffittubhis
street in "'kat W Abe bell*
parish irit. ilfartires-fir-
ry-lane Theatre ft situ-
called to this nuisance,
have the • rubbish attired

saviag expellees as much as pose
sto minor ballet- pOrtosu
employed such persons by. the
tat the suns of Jive Altai
ribed to any regulations.
meat produced had his concurre
contended that he was a nigh
ton could not apply to kin
Learned Commissioners, a
If opinion, that the right
' Affected by the regulatial
ly adjudged the defenth
od Old costs.
CIIIIVRIf p. Tfll
.f
1 is case the defendant Nat
, • of a trifling debt claiMe
,-,1 Mile cowkeeper in Drury-it
. "'Jr, tubbish away from Dior,
arid, on the hearing
i}tun took the.Tbeatre,
ifAle with Mr. Codogan, the Si
lenient Danes, fbr eartiof
Theatre. The contract, U
i.• en's sertiinessf-was not rep
A • ~.uente was. that heaps.°
L.,,..,r trtly lying in the street
"r. The Surrfyor of the ps
-wadi 011 which Drury.
4,1 'basing 'his attention c
Pct et
frett miettt notices to ha
Wet, and on the oesWn 1
et impiffy, said,
_if ft was