The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-09 00:00:00

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- Title Was an action of manasemit on a banker's cheek,
drawn ivy the defendant.psyableon demand upon Meseta.
Pry 4 tut Chapman. The defence set up was, that the
cheek io Oration had been stolen by some person un-
known.
Mr. Sciittarr ('with whom was Mr. CAMPBELL) stated
case, and anticipating that some snspkion was in-
tended to he cast npowthetnanner in which the plain
aiff claimed title to fistreireekiatild he should enter • into
/all proof of the cisoonestseeattonder which be became
pene4sed of it. The plfaintiff . was a as dealer on Lod-
gate-hill, and the defendant was a sugar broker, in
lifineing-lane.
• Edward Ward, shopman to the plaintiff, deposed; that
on Satnnlay, the 2lith October, a. young womanuppa-
t ently dreemot as a domestic servant, cams into his mas-
ter's shop with a basket, and producing the eheeic in
%amino tendered it in payment for a pound of 'Ns: 11E.
tie wentwith the chock to his master, who came for Ward
aadwaketthe piing woman where "became froml-She
tepited that she cam+ from Mr Scott's, No, 23, Heave.
tie-street, Fleet•eteett, who kept a lodging-bout,. He
then wrote down the lame on the back of the check, and
give the yoong woolen the change, sin sovereigis, and
lb. to silver.
► etwas•elandoed by Mr. Tatrovita—Mr. Scott' of
Roneetimstroet was sot a costomereo the plaintiff; did
not know the defendant's hand writing. Witness bad
*vat with Eroplisiatiff for six mouths prior to Ibis Wass-
*** as a allcipmia, and had-never k.owa him lialthe ti
altaelt4a this Milner. Witness had been annifitrtice
for seven years.
• Proof vealthen ;riven of the defendant's hand *Meg
do the ebeet,its presentment and non-payment. •I"
• Mr. Tat4lnvito addressed the • Jury on behalf WI the
defendeat. and contended that this was a case pregnant
With suspicion, and the Jury ought. at least •to'be cau-
tious tortoni they made the .defendant upon a
Obeckwhich he 'should prove to have been stolen. He
believed- he shoal., be 'Me to prove an adminlon in the
wt piths plidetiff, that he-had not given Al2# fall value
• tee the cheek i'littt,*even misoining such . pridtto fail.
mill herrobtolttet that the cheek was taken 'trlth that
want of anklet sad prodenei 'Maly ought to subject
Eve pialatlf tfillse loss. It its the defy of the plaintiff
to hare• ascertained that the check was the property of
af thopetiob who presented it,before he blindly gale the
*ash in the online? stated. He bad neglected to do se,
and Therefore the Jilwy would be warranted in finding
for the defbetthat." • •
• A young man oared Piyin.'elsotit to be defendant,
deposed thitthe cheek ha gnertion haul been glees to
him by his maitarin .pjestantof a portion of his salary.
Me placed kis the ash-box, lit by some Means, which he
not jaemmiat for, he hand It had hien zemoved, and
d rwrid[ &gala lama It until after it come late the
: Animas asks diseoverod Melees he stoPt
payment at **honkers. In the warm of an interview be-
theasnidalsiliffthirdellathunott which witness was prevent,
ihe•Pidsoltialattig be had tor glean fall value for the
tolierk....?•ls ITa-71-410 '7: it: • .
r r .1: .• s ie,....*•' •
' /mitten. repsawaien
that it did notosid remove tle plaintiff •
booviyboary mood. • .. • •
The Cant JUVICIE left it to the Jaryinnapeoll mto who*
t*.er the pialatiff road have made each in admission as that
stowed to have bus *oft _ky mow!, becordieg to the testi-
mony of the oisiminat's clerk. If they • believed the pietis-
t I.l9.ol.nyuliseilig*lltwillibales was highly improbable.—
. litdillitelheislider trot paid to the plaintiff be-
g,.&lll4r futintl4,l4/00/tx• et ought have
wog go bustoord; • . ithe to ascartala the title or
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tio pork* by whose illwaolthafiered.
.the airy found 'thetilef fleinlM.—Damagest, Z 7; meth.
40s.
A.- 'Alf.", Ltirj.
611114.. 41011-A. This teasel Carain of an East India ship,
called the Lady Carriagtow, against a person of the Jewish
percussion, to recover OW. had and received to his use.—
'The ease for Ate plaintiff was, that he sgieed With the dr
jendant to take oat a ssrgo of goods to India, charging no
freighter commission, but receiving half the profits. The
goods were accordingly placed on board, and the defendant
etitniced from the plaintiff's father his acceptance for 4001.
on se urity abaft the value of the goods, which was so-
coreingly paid. Ultimately, the goods, partly consist's,:
ot eit .watch-ebsins. imitation of coral necklace, which
'proved to ge lumps of sealing-wax, and other trifles, sold
for less than this sum, by 931. which difference the plain-
tiff now sought to recover.
Foc the defendant, on attempt was made to prove a part-
,nershlp In the goods, bat
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiffL—Damages
SW- expressing their loud that Mr. Ward had been im-
posed on. r: • t

POLICE.

MANSIM Ilousa.:--The military store room in the
Tower was some days ago plundered of a great number
Qf soldiers' ereat coats, which bad been worn three
years, i ail "became at the eooclusion of that period no
-longer the property of the Crowe, hut were placed at
'the disposal of the commending officer, for the benefit of
• the men tspllectively. The store room Lad been entered
•Lc meows of keys, and the officers were very
ansiousto find out the thief, but still more desirous of
:catchiog.the purchaser. Two dealers in clothes, who
• .reside near the M inori es, the ogle named Allem, the other'
Ild:gen, were brought before the Lord Mayer, charged
by the commanding offieer' J. Ilanbury, Esq, with hay-
* la g purchased twenty•tteoet the coats, knowing that they
• were stolen.
• Serjeant Major Stitten, of the Grenadier Company of
'Gazette, stationed at the Tower, stated, that between 30
' and GU military coats, which had been kid by fur 'the
above mentioned purposed were sto4n on the 3d inst ,
'from the store room; bet procured a search warrant, and
searched Allan's house, where he found 22 of the coats.
Allan. withnnt hesitation, pointed out Burgess as the
person from wham he had purchased the coats ; and
liargeiglaid he had made sale of the number specified,
and more 'than that, he bad bought them from a
Pittner. who told him they were his' comrades' coats,
who had sold them to him, and that be expected to Make
bd. a piece by them.
Burgess said he should know the seller of the costs,
on.l hr accordingly was brought into the presence of the
. tinerdits at the Tower, where he soma put his hand apes
• oriraie mimed Allan, air the person with whom he had
.eg.,lt fift the stolen property: Burgess added, that he had
pereluwed the goods openly in 'Rosemary Lane, and sold
• them as openly at I fair pr:tfit:li• '•
l'lteComMandier Officer earrieStlexess had once he-
fore Wee charged with a sitisil.ebgence, and had escap. d
• • punisfesrteet in. consequence of latAporerty. To permit
sorb it•person to escape a second time would be an en
runniest/wet to she neatening'. riterivers in the neigh.
I.,endijon.p. The' was a penalty. of 51. upon every par,
chase of edifiers' necessaries, bat •it was not bi
intentinu to polecat, for that penalty. He was deters
*total to ',wigwag Barge's as the receiver of stolen pro..
pert .e. . •
Mr. ALLET,lrelrenilebd *pop Oft- port of Bargees,
'hewed that neither the charge of having knowingly
received stolen goods, nor that of baying purchased sol-
glen' necessaries could be substaotiatel I t Would •be