The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-01-09 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

These Sessions commenced yesterday before W.
WATSON' EN. and the usual Magistrates.
Richard Barton was put to the bar on an indict-
ment preferred against him by the parish of St. Mar.
tin's, for a nuisance committed by him in Charles.
court, in the Strand. The cause of complaint
spinal the Defendant was the keeping of a great
number of dogs for sale, the discordant sounds of
which disturbed the neighbourhood, and the victuals
with which be fed them being of that unwholesome
nature as to infect the place with its effluvium.
In support of the prosecution, Mr. Silvester, en-
graver, of the Strand, a Mr. Chambers and a Mr.
Wood, two of the neighbours, were called, who
proved the nistessee of the nuisance; as also that
persons were in the habit of bringing their dogs on a
Sunday morning to fight with those of the Defendant.
The Defendant said he had a wife and five chil-
dren to support, and being unable to work, be was
under the necessity of following the trade of sOp
dealer to enable him to support these. be denied
having fed the dogs with putrid Usk, sad treated
the prosecution with ridicule.
The CHAIRMAN having explained the nature of the
law with respect to nuisauces, and gone over the
facts as they appeared in evidence, the Jury found
the Prisoner Guilty.
The Otimum( then said, "The Court does not
wish to deprive this man, with his wife and five chil-
dren, of a livelihood, but it its bounden ditty to put
away this nuisance."
Mr. ALLEY said all the parish wished for, was to
have the nuisance abated, and this done, they would
require nothing farther; but the fact was, the upper
part of the house was appropriated -to disorderly
purposes.
The CHAIRMAN.--I have observed a certain de-
gree of levity in this Prisoner, which, to say the lust
of it, is very indecorous, but which I am inclined to
think arises from his ignorance; the best way will
be take his own recognisance in 501. to abide the
judgment of the Court, in the event of not abating
the nuisance.
Margaret Kelly was found guilty of stealing a
piece of printed cotton, and being an old offender,
was sentenced to sic months' imprisonment.

POLICR.
PROPHECY.

MANSION•HOUSE.—Yesterday a person, describing
himself to be D. Jefferson Maynard, Esq. residing at
theiNew Hemmems, Covent-garden, acrd dressed io
fashionable costume, addressed the Lord Mayor, and
informed his Lordship that there would be an earth-
quake to-night, which would destroy the City, and
advised his Lordship to get at the other side of Teo-
ple-har, as dreadful calamities were at hand, which
would hereafter produce a higher monument than
'that on Fish-street-hal, to word the carawa y.
The Loan M ATVS thanked the Gentleman for his
warning, and said he woeld pay all prdper atten-
tion to it.
Mr. D. J. Maynard.—" I am happy your Gerd-
ship is sensible of year danger." He then left the
office, a:claiming. " Tske warning ! Take we
Gumottem..—Thoosat Ingram was charged by
John Waugh. one of the ;nitrite of the Ward of
Cripplegate Within. with being a'slapicious charac-
ter. He stated, that on Wednesday evening, he
perceitedieveral persona whom hi knew to be re-
! putted thieves, loitering.abnut 4 package waggon be-
,longing to Mr. Illineoshich was standieg at London-
wall. At last one of them seised a *telt and was
running off with it, when the alarm missive% on
which the parcel was dropped, 'aid the "Hee' ss was
prevented by his confederatei from wit's* the thief.
He, however, secured the Prisoner. 'lle did not see
him take any thing, bit he was certain It • was in
company with_those who attempted the robbery.
The Prisoner, in his defence, said be was a baker,
and resided at No. 10, Devoushirentriet,'GrOve-.
lane, Mile-end ;he bad been spending the evening
with a friend, at the Old Bailey, and warn returning
lame, when be saw a crowd at London-wail, and
' had just enquired what was the matter, when he was
titan into ceModY. . .
Sierral respectable persons pee the Prisoner a
pod character, sud he was slischargad.
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