The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-12 00:00:00

VAX riutits.

Thy indictment, which bed been removed frees
the Hampshire Quarter Sessions, was tried on Friday
lasi, at Ku amen. b.'n►e a Speei•l Je►y. Tie
Plesdints baying been stated by Mr. PL►IT, tie
Junior Counsel,

Mr. Serjeasit °snow, in a learioents and perspi.
topes opeecb, stated the case at large, which was CET*
taiuly of an eatraordieary nature, and had created
considerable interest. The Loomed Serjeant detail.
ed the circumstances as follows:—I• the month of
May, 1815, tie Defendant Binmham, having failed
in his application to the Coast of Kiog's Bench, to
set aside so esecotion that bad been taken oat against
hies, sod 'sewed by the Sheriff of Hampshire, at
the suit of his late Atiornies, Meese.. Boswell and
hackle, for a soon of 158.1 t., and the Sheriff being
ordered by the Gout immediately to satisfy the debt
(aweigh the effects of the Defendant had not been
sold, the sale haring been suspended by the previous
orders of the Coati), another of the Defendants,
Mr. Lewis, the Defendant Bingham's then Attorney,
applied to Messrs. Washers, respectable brokers,
living is Fleet.maiket, for e loan of 8001. which
they agreed to make, and Mr. Hollis, the Under 1
Sheriff, ad d the remainder of the money, is
satisfy Boswell and Buckle's 'mention ; sod a bill
of sale .of all the 1/4endatit Biogbasn's effects was
made from the Sheriff to M . Warlters, in trust,
to repay themselves the sum of 8001. so advanced by
them, sod the eaperices of the sale of the effects. which
it was undertaken and agreed by the Defendant i
Bingham, should take place within two months from
that time; sod in farther trust, to account for and
pay user to the Sheriff the balance of such sale, to
be 'tinned by his in satisfaction of Messrs. Boswell
anti Buckle's debt; and of such other debts to which
the same was liable under several writs offieri facies.
The sale was accordingly fined fur the 19th of Jens
1••11orsioe, when-Messrs. IVarlters attended at Gos.
port .er conduct the section ; bet on the morniag
when the sale ass to have commenced, the Defendants
Virr2iram and Lewis applied le, and serenity en.
' Mr. William Warhol, and Mr. Hollis, who
es •:•le •dicti at Gosport, to postpone the sale, as.
surfing them that a person who was thee at Gosport,
ha ring accompaeied Mr. Lewis from London, would
advance the meney necessary to discharge Mr. Wait-
ress' claim, and the various esecelless; and upon a
pa) meet of 4001. on account to Messrs. Washer.,
tie postponement of the sale was agreed to, Ind at
the repeated and earnest entreaty of Messrs. Bing.
ham sod Lewis was from time to dare postponed, to
Kite the Disfeadaat Highest an opportunity of raising
the money ; and It was net mid September, 1616,
that the *hole of Mews. Wittier% demand was paid
so them, and spear& ol 8001. was still loft doe to
Mr. Hollis, so secooot-of the money advanced by
him a. Golder Sheriff. Messrs. Washers hating been
aiii•hrd their demands, the conspiracy to get the
'ran set of possession commenced, and now the
tratea and other cireemotances become very materiel.
The earmeutemetit of the conspiracy noses follows :
On sanday, the 40th of October, 1816, immediately
sifter delivering the evening interest Gosport Chapel,
• mon of the name of Jams Toon, who had acted
s • c. a.e.digger ender his father, who was the sexton,
I,r; 'whirl to stay is Ike Lhapel•yard with a yr:log