The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-11-08 00:00:00

NIIDDIESEX SESSIONS. THURSDAY, NOY. 7.

Ostaldej#on, a young woman of inter.
eating appearance, was indicted for wilfully and walla.'
ously setting fire to the house kept by her.
Mr. A DOLPUUS. GO the part of the prosecution, stated
the facts of the case to the Jury, and they were corro-
totaled by the witnesses subsequently called. The do-
fendant rented the house in question, No. 40, Chapel-
street, Giosrenor-p/ace, of Messrs Glenton and Mayden.
On the 281 h of September last, about eight o'clock in
the evening, the defendant went to Mr. Olendflop.ind
had hits there was a thief in this house, who looked
themetimes like a soldier, and sometimes like attj. pm*
lits. --W. <Nubs went en the bow, and whips.,

wfoasandPitUelbireesialltineellasigill"neuse,thwg thltede sewtei: on fire, firrZwianditsowssase
feraitare. is oats drawer were found some rags steep.
.4 in oil, sod La soother a cani'lr apparently jest pat eel,
.and a bottle of oil. The candle was warm, sad (elite
soft. As noose; theist W4O diteovered, the dercadeat
ranter,' ton neighbour of she value of Whiting, armi
asked him to bedp taps. eta the fire. She declared she
bad been rehbotiof two bi. mutes, two sovereigns, sod
some clothes, la a shut time water was procured, mud
the fir* was eitiognisbed. •It was sot fossil that the fire
bad brunt say part of tire wainscot, or Boor of the roan,
and the defendant was only merely indicted fora misle.
meaner. The principal witnesses fur the prosecetion
were Mr. Glento9, Lb.* landlord, and Mr. Wbitieg the
neighbour. Their examinations were Log, bat the
whole of the facts are comprised is a very short cote
pass.
Mr. ALlA'''. for the defendant, thought that et weak
a case had been made oat by the witnesses for the pros,
cation, that there was no necessity for him to can sac
witnesses to contradict the facts. It was so improbable
that the defendant should set are to the house without
hope of psis), toed with a certainty of the loss of ell her
property, that the jury could entertain but one si.jujob
upon tie case.
A number of most respectable witsosses who had
known the defendant for many years, *yoke most 6„
vourably of her character.
The Jury immediately petanounced a rerdict--Not
.
Ifellialw Clarke was litahlialaw iftniolernesistsr, is
enposieng his person in iso Whim manner to Mrs.
Praise's Deverat, on the litbwienly last, at Carder
Tows.
It appeared in the coarse of tha evidence, that dude.
&adapt was subject to occasional fits of iss.oity.
The Joey found him Guilty, and he wise seatenceri to
!l days in the House of Correction, and to enter into
sureties for due ;ear, himself in 3.51. and two sureties is
?N. each. •

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.
1821.
Qv. 24. It is stated in the meekly statement. ending
the 25th of January, Ind 7, that 42.654 dollars 72i cent,.
were paid in specie for commissariat bills; is that a trite
entry? 1 should think nut; 140 nut think se large a
sum as that could have been paid at any ea* time; it
may have been, but 1 do not think it um.
.Qy. 25. it is signed by Mr. Challiet, as examined by
him, and also signed hy you ; would he have made the
entry if aot correct? I cannot possibly soy; I should
Bare signed it oo the faith of hi. examination.
Qy. 26. Taking into consiieration the amount of spur
cie is hand at the and of the preceding week, the
amount of the issues in that wrek, includiag the sue is
question, and the balance at the end, and that Wham
being correct ; ought one not to cowhide that theses
was actually paid eat? It would certainly appear that it
was so, but the sum appears larger. this. was generally
paid at once.
Qy. 27. There is an entry ea the 6th of Fel/nary, of
i a rec. pt from the military chest of 39.154 deflate
cents. in specie; was it reesired or set: 'terse's' soiling
been actually received; that mast have been of thermos
*Melt he abstained from drawing.
Q. 28. Yet, upon taking the balance of thermal*
week, which is 17,396 dollar; 274 ante. and it appearing
that during the course of that week 22,-120doliars were
pal 1 out, and It being stated that 26.120 were left is
hand, it should seem that this es s a real trainee i a, se
otherwise the Treasury meat have paid month= It had,
instead of having a balance in hand. de not seder.
Stead .how this 'Lamest may have beets made eat; I
have not regarded them, because thex wens pet *se.
gain d lesit.onw of the office; the trete could not lone
been received. as the Commissariat could not get it.
Qy. 29. If you received no specie from any other
source, bow could yam have paid the 22.420 dollars ?A
might have received it from some other source; bet it is
stated here to be from the military sliest.
Qy. 30. la the week ending Ist March. 1817. there is
an entry of the payment to the Commissary-General of
74,510 dollars 981 cents, distinguishing that, of that
sum 20,510 dollars 8911 cents was paid in specie, the rest
in paper ; do you believe that tai he correct ?--Yea. I do;
because that was about the usual proportion the issues
of specie and paper. to the Commissaruo, Mee to each
other.
Qy. 31.—Here is sentry, in the seek soling 12th el
April, of a payment to the Coanaisamiat of 1;366 doh
fare 99 cents. and of 12,000 dollars received back again is
exchange for Treasury notes ' • were these actual tram-
actions ?—I do not understand the entry. and I de not
think it can hare been an actual tramactioe.
Qy. 32.—You bays clai torsi credit for an issue teller.
Luf of 12,000 dollars in specie, prior to the 3lst of Oct.
18171 you have referred to a payment of Mrs. Luf of
the same amount, as explaising the defieieuey in De-
cember, 1817. Do you mean to say there were two pay
melts to Mr.. Luff to that amount e—No, certainly not.
33.—You have stated that the payments to Mrs.
Loif was out of the 20,000 dollars received from Mr.
Maine, for bills sold in Nur. 1617: have you a distinct
recollection of that fact?—Yea; that was the fact.
Qy. 34.—Theo of course it must be struck oat of this
amount of specie for which you r Lim credit, as harieg
been paid prior to Octulier. 1817 ?—Ves. it mast.
Qy. 35.—1 t appears you have erroneously entered the
SLIM paid to Capt. Denbo as 2,632 dollars instead of 2,362
dollars ?-1 admit it.
[The Report of Con.mis.ioners el Colonial audit, to
the Lords of the Treasury, will be inserted in the
STATIIIIMAN of to.morrow.]

Some iron pipes made at Carron, of the extraordinary
weight of Ifte tons, have lately been conveyed to the re-
servoir forming. at the back of the Pentbn4 Hilt *err
Edinburgh The other pities nseJ by the Water Coin
pony of Edinburgh weigh 1:; cwt. roots, and were eastat
the -Butterley works in I) rbyshire.

M ARRIE O.
Thursday, at St. George's, ttlooisalsary, Thomas SWING
of Brainsliot,llaiiis, Esq. e.deat son of JOllll Butler, of Ha-
vant, Esq. to Sophia %h ay stopford, widow, fifth daairtiter
of Benjito.in Kota, late of Casilio-bridge, Watford, Bats,
Esq. deceased..
On Wednesday lest, at St. George's. Illocasalrary. H.
Hurt, of Wool-itrevt. London. Esq. to Mrs. Harriet /U.
rem Molter. of Urtl Lion-square, London.

DIED.
On the Slat ult. at Bath, *gad IA kinjor-Giateral Beery
Proctor.
Ou the 7th lust. at his hoes* in Upper Charlotte-street,
Fitercq-squarv. Slawuet JOi.M Symons Trickey, Esq• la the
34th year *this vow,
On Saturst.l ti,.rn,ra last. r,t Tobury, W. Wood, Esq.
backer, of tiro itstcl 133.
On the 3d 11%4. M. K.yue, juu. POO of Mr. Wylie. Josh"
street. hi. J^a tb.A.
On the Cett Liston:, at his house. Astey'e-row. ',libelee.
Mr Abraham allOitern, late of the parish of Cleitslawell,
is
the fief yesi oh MN aye.
Oillitotsdef, The Slat alt. at bar mildew, Ifaisaser•
smith, Miss Ileivreneie.
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