The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-25 00:00:00

OBETRCCTING • REVENUE OFFICER.

William, alias Edward Cheeseman, appeared upon the
floor of the Court to receive judgment, for having obatrieS. •
ed a Revenue Officer named Morley, in the execution ofLie
duty.
An affidavit of Morley was read by the officer stating, fiat
be, Morley,had upon a day named, watched the defendant,
and seen Wm go into a house with a basket containing's,*
goods which he suspected to be contraband. The deponent
waitrd for about an hour in the street and saw tie
defe,dant come eat and proceed towards Lambeth
Road, where he came tip and laj log hold of the bokc,
desired to know what it contained—Defendant replied
let go, or I will cut your b--y fingers off" A violet
strtigrle ensued and deponent ultimately succeeded is
throwing defendant down, who then commenced kiriia
and hiting him in the most furious manner. One of deps.
fing. rs was caught by his defendant's teeth, aid
severely lacerated; by which means he had lost the entire
use of it. The basket contained seven pieces of Bandaaa
handkerchiefs. The defendant also put in an affidant
wherein he stated, that in consequence of a want of
employ in his Own business (s labourer) and his bad state
of health, lie had been induced to engage in this way of
6usiness to procure a livelihood, and declared that had the
officer named to him at the time that he was in the ean•
ploy of theltevenue,he should not have risisted his authority.
After a few words by the SOLICITOR URNIZRAL, Mr. Justice
fLithav:having consulted with the other Judges, proeeedd
to pass sentence of the Court, which was, that the defer
dant be imprisoned in Horseraoneer Lane thol for the tena
of one month, he having already 'offered a month's is.
prisonment, and bound in his own recognisance in &Oh to te
of good behaviour fur three years.

SURREY THEATRE.-REPRESENTATION OF Till
GILLS HILL MURDER.
TIM KING V. WILLIAMS AND ROMNIT.

Mr.Dasemsx showed cause against theitule for aCrimied
Information which was obtained, on Wednesday last, by
Mr. Chitty.against Llewellyn Williams, as the proprieur
of the Surrey Theatre, and -- Romney, as printer al
the Play bill, announcing the performance of a piece mild
the Gambler*, at that theatre. Mr. D. contended that thew
was no verification of the details in the Newspapers, whid
were said to be embodied in the offensive performance.
M r.Ma aatermfor the pi hater/aid. there was not surkied
evidence against his client to call on him to sbew caw
against the rule
Mr. Guesser in support of the rule. said it was sworn tlid
there wac one of the characters, which was believed, by the
, deponent to represent John Thurtell, and that when this
person was represented as seized by the officers of jostler.
there was very great applause elicited from the audience.—
Wi h respect .to the printer, he was answerable for nay
thing on which his nam7. appeared.
Chi f Justice ABBOTT.—But you do not even swear thd
you believe-him to be the printer. I
Mr. ANDREW* and Mr. CHITTY followed OR the sane
&de.
The COURT was unanimously of opinion that the rile
must be made absolute against the pi oprietor. It was I
high misdemeanour to publish any previous details d
criminal charges; but this went much further. It embodied
them in the most objeetionable way.
Cut se Jurrics ABBOTT said, lie hoped that the miscliiif
likely to he done, by the details of the public Wens
would be prevented by the disgust which they must pm
duce in the public mind.
Rule against the printer discharged.

LAW PROKOTSONS.—We endersttind it is at length wail
on that the So.ieitor General shall be Lord Chief Baron. The
Attorney General had of course the first offer ; but he has as
eye to the Mastership of the Rolls, whit the Great Seal HI Its
distance. We believe it is certain that Mr. Shadwell is tots
Solicitor General. It would appear that Mr. Justice Bayly N
to be passed over. if we could believe that this arose from e
determination to abandon the system of promotion on the
Bench, a system which lays the puisne Judges under the sap
picion of a wish to conciliate the favour of the Crows. we
should be Rota little pleased; bet a cause is assigned ealeo-
lilted to operate against, rather than in favour of, jadial
independence.—(Alorning Paper.)
A rumour prevailed in town yesterday that Mrs. Prok',
who it will be recoiled stands committed to the gaol of tit.
Alban's, had died of a broken heart. The rumour is without
foundatiou. Mrs. P. has been extrely ill, an] remains seamed,'
affected at the situation of her hilsband, but her bodily keel&
is rather improved than otherwise.
Very serirus damage has been sustained in the Fens within
the counties of Catubridie and Huntingdon, in consequenceel
the late impetuous and sadden floods. The great banks, fres
the long drought, were completely porous, the waters COw
(pent') rushed through, and ultimately blew them up. thweb,
inundating many thousand acres of valuable land, and desire!'
ing, "is one fell swoop," great quantities of corn, hay. ad
cattle, which the unfortunate owners were unable to realms
in time.—(Nortrieh Mercury.)
ANOTHER. MIEACLE.—ISHEssabs, Nov. IS —The email
of Flanders contains a letter from a t‘u bscr ibex*, which Ili"'
circumstantial details of the miraculous ease of Nlidemoisella
A melberge, aged 23 years, dan zhter of M. r Petithet
wine merchant at Ohent —a care elierteil by the prayers
Prince Abbot of Holienlohei. 'fbis ylung lady bad sidf•rei
for sine years great infirmiden ; her :eft anal was titodtila.
three or four inches, and leant towards be breast, so lb 4
she coukl not make use of it. This prodigy took plug as
the l.iof November.