The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-22 00:00:00

THE -STATESMA.

he wrote hip name, saying that they Might get what
, they pleased of him.
Mr..SCARLIITT rose to address the Joey for the de.
feminist. His Learned Friend had not endeavoured to
excite their feelings in the openieg, bat no doubt would
in reply. Here was a disappointed lady, who had been
twice a widow, and waited to
.ntarty a third time. He
did not think any man would give a thousand pounds to
marry a woman who had already buried two husbands.
The fact of the instrument was as stated—a blank
power of attorney for her to dispose of this house, which
was purchased for her in the defendant's name. ►t was
siegularithaka woman'sbould barge promise of marriage
iniher own band, signed by the man. It was not truethat
be received money from the father, or that be had given
the money to purchase the house, in which she was only
defendant's tenant ; and it was true he arrested her for
rent. It was likewise true, in case of his death; he in
tended to make a conveyamse of his house to her, fur
which this blank signature was given. It was slot
ksown whether the husband (M'Pherson) was li►ing or
dead.
Mr. Anotrotte here represented he had a certificate
from the Governor and Rector of St. Vincent's, that he
died in 1821.
Mr. SCARIATT said, in that case be would admit she
was a widow. Rut he had the evidence of Mr. Sergeant
Rough, who held the office .of Judge of Demerara—
that ii`Pherson was a poor man, without the means of
advascing 5001. to the wife. He should prove that she
was a woman of infinite intrigue. The Learned Oetteml
bad heard often of promises of marriagegiven by sailors
.on the Point of Portsmouth, but sever knew of these
promises being enforced in Courts of Justice.
Several witnesses having been called to impugn the
respectability of the plaintiff's character,
The LORD CHIRP JUSTICE summed up, and the Jury
found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 5001. and
mists.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Jax. 21.
cnutteniNlC
Mr. Serjeant PILL stated that this was an action to
recover compensation a far as damages could be a com-
pensation, for an injury q( a most serious nature. The
defendant was the proprietor of several coaches running
between Uxbridge and London, and be was reqni red in
this action to answer for the.improper conduct of his
servant. Tha plaintiff was a Gentlemen in mercantile
life, and having occasion to go down to Hanwell, a vil-
lage on the Uxbridge road, he took his place by one of
the defendant's coaches, and engaged it to cell for him
i■ the evening, to return to town. At the time appoint.
ed the coach called, and the plaintiff and two other gen-
tlemen seated themselves on it. The plaintiff, who sat
on the box, observed, that the person who then drove
the coach was not the Irma! driver, but appeared to be a
borsekeeper. Two of the horses were very spirited, the
coachman began driving them very furiously, and
though frequently desired to refrain from doing so, he
urged them to the most rapid speed ; in turning a corner
of t►e road, the coach was upset, and the plaintiff and
other persons were thrown from the coach with great
violence. The plaintiff's leg was broken, his sock dislo-
cated, and hie shoulder hurt to such an extent, that he
would be able wholly to recover from the effects of
the injury.
The defendant's ownership of the coach was admitted
and the facts proved as stated,
Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN admitted. that the defeedent
was in law responsible for the improper coadact of his
servant, but it was for the Jury to say to what extent of
damages they thought him liable in this case. lo ap-
pertioniag the damages, they would tamper jostle,
with mercy, remembering that it was for another's
miseondect the defendant was now called apes to an-
swer.
Mr. Justice PANIC charged the Jury, who returned a
verdict for the plaiatiff.—Deutages, 2301.

OLD BAlLEY—Tamper.
BMA 1r..•-401111 MO* wait iatlicted for Intermarry-
ing with Sarah Linalmarch,..hls former wife being sill
alive. .
William Brice produceda, oduced register from the Parish
Church of St. Mary, Isla ton, of the marriage of
the rPrisoner, with liarriet Weston, on the 18th of
April, 1813.
Cross examined 'by Mr, Alley—She was a servant
at a Jeer% house, at Islington, when they were mar-
' Odd. •
Mr. Stolrman Was present at this marriage.—The pri-
soner is the man who married Hirfetran.
Mr. Price, the Parish Clerli of t. Dunstan's, Step•
ney, produced the register of the second marriage with
S. Dudnasok.
Prisoner, when called upon for his defence, entered
into a long history of the persecutions he had endured
from his first wife, and stated that, on one occasion, a
few days only after they were married, she Jumped out
of bed without his having given her the slightest pro-
vocation, seised a child's chair, and threatened to beat
it about his head. She then threw the said chair at
his bead, and not content with having made this un-
provoked attack upon him, new to the fire place, seized
the poker, and began to pummel him without mercy.—
She then desired him to get up as she wanted to adren-
al' ant, and actually seised altnife for that purpose,—
He then jumped out of bed, fearing from her violent
conduct that she intended to pet her threat into exceu•
lion, called up the mother, and related to her the cruel
treatment he hail received from her daughter. This,
however, instead of proving as he hoped the means of
quieting the lady, increased her choler to such a degree
that he was compelled to make a hasty retreat.
He did not see her for two or three months after.
wards, when he called upon her fur the pout o
r put: rifepernod-
posing terms of peace. He however, n
her indisposed to hear him, but prepared to ma e ano-
ther attack upon him, upon which he left her with a de-,
termination to get a partner who would use him more
kindly. The Recorder told him it was unnecessary for
him to occupy the attention of the Court with a history
of his sufferings from the ill conduct of his first wife.—
If be had any thing to say. to the offence with which
be was charged, the Court would hear him.
The prisoner said be had nothing more te say.
A great many respectable witnesses gave the prison.
er an excellent character fur general good conduct.
The Jury found him Guilty, and he was immediately
sentenced to 6 months imprisonment, and kept to hard
Labour.
A trial of much impertsnce to the public came on a'. the
Old Bailey on Friday evening last. before the it ECORDZR,
which a press of matter has since hindered the report of it
appearinc.
The Chit to which we allude was that of Charles IYarman
and Wm. Dalton, whole names have lately been before the
public in our police reports at Guildhall.
11'arman stood charged with stealing on the 15th of Doe.
last, two gallons of brandy, the preperty of Messrs. Brown-
ing and Son, distillers, Smithfield-bars, his employers; and
the prisoner Usltott with neing an acressary before the fact,
by seducing Warman te commit the alleged offence.
After a trial whi.:ll ocmpied the Court from five o'clock
till 10, the Jury consulted for a few tuinutes, and returned a
verdict bf Guilty against both the prisoners.
The Recoanza.—Let the prisoners be brought up for
judgment.
He then addressed each of them at lenlrth, end observed
that It was Impossible far 12 men to doubt upon the evi-
dence; their eases were of tea utmost Importance to the
public, and deserving of the highest punishment the law
could inflict ; and as by a recent act of Parliament the Court
had the power of extending the punishment assigned by tile

,old law, he should senteree the prisoner Warman for 14
years' trenspbriatton, and the prisouer Meted to be trans-
ported for seven yeri rt.

POLICE.
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BOW STlMT.—>iestenlay, Henry Mamba* a pot•
ter in the setvice of Messrs. Store and Mortlenet,.4if
Bond Street, silversMiths. *as brought tip by Ssolisell
and. Cootlie. two of the patrol, charged with saealing
gold watch valise 40 guineas, several dozen or Writ
spoons, and other articles of plate, the property*? his
emplove,•., Elie. Cherry snd Sarah Bowen were also
put to the Ba-. charged with being accessories after the
fact.
hnowsell aid Goodie, on Monday evening, received
infownation that some stolen goods were concealed in a
!loose in the Aluionry,Westioi ester, of which the prisoner
Cherry was the landlady. They went there and found
her in a room up stairs. Upon learning their business,
she said she had nothing in tier house but what was her
own, and immediately put out her candle and locked the
cupboard. The officers, however. gut a light, and fore-
ing open the cupboard door found some dozen of 'flyer
spoons and other articles of plate in a blue hag. They
secured Cherry. and in another room in the house dory
Found Kinder in bed, and Bowen eating some food by the
bedside. On searching Kinder they found a duplicate
for a gold watch, which bad been pledged for six
posiods ten shillings.
A clerk to Messrs. Store and Mortimer stated that tile
prisoner Kinder was their porter. and a few days sines
was sent out on a round of errands to several customers,
to bring bona/ goods of various kinds, amongst which
was $ gold watch value 40 guineas. He had never re-
turned.
Kinder said, he ha.] for 25 yeareborne an unimpeacha-
ble character, and lie could account for his folly, in the
present instance, in no other way than that he was
labouring tinder a species of madness produced by
intoxication.
He and Cherry were remanded. Bowen was dis-
charged.
Yesterday, Thoings Marriott, a young man of gentle-
manly appearance, and who, it was stated, is the younger
, branch of a most reputable family at highly respectable
connections, an brought before Ttioatas HALLS. Esq.
the Sitting Magistrate, by tieorge lluthven, one of the
principal officers, un a warrant, in which he was charged
with embezzling part of the stores of the Henry Porcher,
a free trailing I, on her voyage homewards Isom
the East Indies.
John Lynch %mid, of the Jerusalem Coffeehonee,
Cornhill, Esq. stated, that be is Captain of the Henry
Further, a free trailer, belonging to Capt. Frederick
Alexander Conyngham and Thomas Stephenson. On
the 14th of October last the vessel touched at the Island
of St. Helena, on her voyage homewards from the East
Indies. The ptisooer, Thomas Marriott, acted as slew-
ard from the East Indies to St. Helena, and for several
days afterwards. Witness never gave the prisoner any
authority to send any wax candles ashore at St. Helena
—witness was on shore while the vessel was at anchor-
age off St. Helena, and during his absence. Mr. Edgar
Edwards was commanding officer, and without his au-
thority, the prisoner was acting directly contrary to his
orders, to send any of the ship's stores on shore. The
candles in the possession of the steward are fur the ship's
use, and belong to the owners. Witness, as soon as he
heard of candles having been sent on shore by the psi-
socer'iourtlers, investigated the matter, and discharged
him from his office as steward.

il.tgar Edward*, at the Jerusalem Coffeehomee, *leo-
Cloonan, stated that be was Chief Mate of the aforesaid'
vessel on her tau voyage homewards from the Indies.
On the 17th of October last witness bad eomeneed of the
vested during the temporary absence of Capt. **Mb iii'
St. Helena. The prisoner did not apply to him &After
to send any property on shore, nor was witness apprise''
of any pert of the ship's stores being sent on shore by
the order of the prisoner.
William Johnston. liviug at No. 38, Ashton-street,
Poplar, stated that be Acted as servant to Caplan Shedd,
on board the Henry Yorcher,ein her late voyage from the
East Indies. (Utile morning of the day the vessel int-
'cboted off St-Helena, a Mr. Sher/aril, a person who re-
sides on the Weed, came on board, and asked witeeos
if he was the Captain's Steward? He replied that he
was not, and then Sherrard asked him if be had any
candles to sell; asked Sherrard what he meant, and he
replied—" Oh, nothing • 1 see you're not up," and then
asked to seethe Steward; witness called the prisoner to
Sherrard,and they went together into the Steward's birth,
'where they remained some time, and then cams again on
deck. Witness then went into the prisoner's birthoingl saw
there a trunk wrth a card, on which was written "alit.
Watkinson," the name of one of the passengers, full of
wax candles of a similar description to those in use every
night for the ship's company. Witness observed the
trunk containing the candies to be taken a-shore by
Sherrard during the day. Witness beard some mosey
paw between Mr. Sherrard and the prisoner while the;
.were in the birth together, and afterwards commons—
rated whet bad transpired to the Captain; *apposes amt.'
the trunk contained at least twenty-eight pounds of
candles. •
John Watkinson, of No. 89, Qum Strett,Cheapsidei
merchant, stated, that be was a passenger is' the vessel,
and had two empty trunks in his cabin, with his name
marked oo each, he never gave the prisoner any autbo.
rity to use either of the trunks, for the purpose of send-
ing eandles'asbore, nor any other thing whatever. A
few days after they had left St. Helena, the prisoner
mentioned the; he bad seen one of the witness's trunks
ashore, bat promised to replace it.
The casp,oo the part, of the prosecution was here
closed, and the prisenet,,rho wits evidently much if.
(eched during the exaTaitietien, was called upon for his
defence, when hesk,citqrtiaiitikany thing as Ilia legal
&Meet was not ere:rents_ Pail on that ground beg, eil that
tile examination M& Ispostpuned until twelve o'clock
.tbii day, with which Mr. Hills accialesced, and the pri-
soner was ordered lo be brought up accordingly.
MaaLsoaocou BTRUIT.—JOhS 'Head, a young man
of decent appearance, was yesterday brought up from
St. George's Watchliuuse wader the following circom-
stances :
The Watcbmap stated, that about 11 ceclork the night
before, be saw the pritoner without a hat on the side of
the road at Knightabridge, and his face completely
blackened all over; with Much difficulty he obtained
his address, which was elute at hand, and took him home,
but his mother refused to admit, or have any thing to
do with him, and desired he should be taken to the
watch-house; while taking him there, the watchman
was violently assaulted by him.
The Magistrate asked him who be was, and what he
hail to say for himself?
He then addressed Mr. Conant in a long and energetic
speeds, but incoherent, by sardine, that be should shortly
be in possession of six thousand a year; at present he
was doing very welt in the fancy way, not as a pugilist,
but fancy work io imitation of French artists, which
was disposed of for his use by his friends and relations,
who frequented the first drawing rooms io London.
I'he great Eilliinnd Burke was his father's guardian,
and often bad he sat on that distinguished orator's knee,
reading to him a bear's skin bound edition of Robinson
Crime, and his grandfather was frequently made ho-
nourable mention of in " Goldsmith's Retaliation."

The Magistrate said this was all very fine, and might,
for aught he knew, be very true, bat it was not a suffi-
cient cause for assaulting the watchman. On inquiring
hew his face become changed in colour?
He replied, be bad beep speeding the, mein with a

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party of infinite jest, and most excellent faitay,t,
and no doubt while -Ise retired for a moment into tit'
arms of Mnrpheos, they begrime.' his visage in that
hietroste manner.

The blairistrate tel.l him be might arrange the matter
aith the watchman if he could, otherwise be must hell
bad fot the towastit.
If" theft trithdretr, still proclainsieg his high ex.
Tiede&

LA aristd TR I .—John Waikigs,ariver of a Strat. •
ford stage COICh. was brill to Wit at this Office. to appear
at the nest Aliddleari Srs‘ionr, for a gross smolt coat.
witted on a passenv-t At LlAtv, on the 13th inst.