The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-02 00:00:00

711 E WATERMAN

get him to accompany me to and enter the house, and when he
was within side, l was to shut the door upon him, and go to
Charing. cross, where Thurtell.was to meet me, after dispatch-
ing him. And, in order to account for his absence, a letter was
to be sent to his lodgings, to say that several writs were out
against him.
[Of this confession, which it is said, encreases in interest as
it proceeds, the remainder will be published In two succeeding
number?.]

COURT OF CHANCERY.—SATURDAY.
LORD PORTSMOUTH'S CASE.
IN RE LORD PORTSMOUTH.
This was a Petition on behalf of the Committee of Lord
Fords
of estate, praying that the trustees under the
deed of 1799, might be directed to pay the sup of 5,2504,
forming the arrears of maintenance due to the estate. By
deed of trust, dated in November, 1799, certain trustees
were appointed to manage Lord Portsmouth's estate for
ninety-seven years, and the trustees now appointed are
Mr. N. Fellowes, Lord Grander, and Mr. Hanson. It is
to compel these trustees to pay the maintenance due to the
lunatic that this Petition was presented.
Mr. SIMIAN, on the part of Lord Grantley, acceded to
the prayer of the petition, upon condition that Mr. K
Fellowes should pay over the balances in his hands to the
banking-honee of Messrs. Drummonds.
Mr. HART opposed the petition, on the ground that there
were no assets in the bands of the trustees to pay the sum
now demanded. Mr. N. Fel-
The LORD CHANCELLOR asked. supposing
lowes was receiving solely, for his sole use, the whole of
this money, was this a petition upon which that question
could be agitated ? If Lord Orantley thought himself in-
jured, why did he not present a separate petition ? No
question could be entertained that Lord Portsmouth ought
to be protected by all the trustees for the time being. If
it were true that Mr. N. Fellowes, or Mr. Hanson, or
Lord Grantley, were setting up an authority to act as
the sole trustee for the time being. and receiving sod
paying the money lent, let a petition be presented, and
the fact proved, and it would soon be seen what the fate of
it would he.
Mr. HART. on the part of Mr. N. Fellowes, expressed his
surprise at the manner in which this case bad been con-
ducted. He had hoped that the matters introduced by Mr.
Sugden would have passed sub silentio; but, on the con-
trary, his Learned Friend, as the curator, or Committee of
the Solicitor-Oeoeral, had thonFht fit to take up his quar-
rels, and to introduce all this irrelevant matter. It had
been said of the Engsh nation, that when they saw two
men fighting, they mulist fight too ; but Mr. Siagdeo had
gone still further, and chose to fight when other men were
most peaceahTy inclined. The plain answer of Mr. N.
Fellowes to this petition was, that he had not received,
that he bail not the means of receiving any money, and
that therefore he had nothing to pay. As to the question
Mr. N. Fellowes had or had not received the rents, it was
immaterial and irrelevant, where no petition had been pre-
sented on the part of Lord Brantley. The matters which
had been introduced by Mr. Sugden would make no im-
pression upon his Lordship's mind, but the evil was, that
they would travel out into some newspaper, probably ac-
companied with great inaccuracies, and it would be said,
that the brother had inhumanly withheld the sup-
port due to Lord Portsmouth. It was therefore it that he
should here deny one or two statements :-Ist, that Mr. N.
Fellowes had refused to make any payments to the Com-
mittee; and 2dly, state that he has sworn nothing upon
the affidavit, but what was most true and accurate.
With respect to the maintenance of Lord Portsmouth, it
was found that the scale which had been adopted was more
expensive than even his fortune would admit. Perhaps
on some future occasion the Court world take that point
into its serious consideration. With respect to the appoint-
ment of Mr. Ellis, it was well known that at the end of the
year that nomination ceased, and it was referred to the
Master to appoint a new receiver. This was a most simple
transaction, and he did not see on what ground Lord tirsot-
ley had thought fit to interfere in that arrangement. Mr.
Newton Fellowes was prepared to pay what was due with
the monies in hii hands, but the answer to this petition
was short and simple, that be bad at present no assets.
IN RE SIR GREGORY P. TURNER.
A petition was presented to traverse the finding of the
jury in this case. It was opposed by Mr. HART and Mr.
Symms: ; and the LORD CHANCELLOR directed an affidavit
to be filed by Mr. Kirby, Sir B. P. Turner's new solicitor,
stating the circumstances under which he was appointed.
lo the mean time the case stands over.

e.hether an insolvent, having employed an attorney to sue
out his discharge, and having then gone wit of prison, and
being again arrested, could employ another attorney of
the Court, to sue out his discharge, without having paid
the first.
The Court decided that the insolvent was at liberty to
employ another attorney on his second application, and
ordered him to he discharged forthwith.
William Holden, a very young man, was opposed by
John Anderson, a tailor, who stated his cause of complaint
to be, that although he offered to take his debt of 171. at
even a shilling a week, neither the insolvent nor his father
would pay it.
The Court told hisn there was no penalty in the Act of
Parliament for such a case, and ordered the insolvent to
be discharged.

POLICE.
—asegeos.-
Gtriumatt.—Joks Metre was brought up in the custody
of Lucas, the officer, lon Saturday, before Alderman
Toomrsou, M. P., charged with a considerable felony by
his master.
Mr. Fare, of Bridge-street, Cheapside, merch ale, deposed
that the prisoner is a porter in his employiii-ot. When
he left his warehouse on Friday evening every thing was
secure; but on going there the following morning, he
found his warehouse had been entered, his desk broken
open, and plandered. Fortunately there was nothing in
it of great value, the only articles of worth being two
gold seals. From this circumstancce he endeavoured to
find out the offender or at least to obtain some clue
through which be might come at the truth. The prisoner
being his porter, his suspicions fell upon him, and they
were not a little heightened by the circumstance that,
some time since, he (Mr. Fare) had fitted up a sleeping
apartment for the prisoner, which was attached to the
warehouse. No person, therefore, could have so easy an
access to the warerooms, or knew the means of entrance
better than the prisoner. Having thus reflected, he resolv-
ed upon immediately searching the prisoner's apartments
He therefore proceeded, and effected the opening of a
chest of drawers which were in the prisoner's apartment,
and in which he found the articles now produced, and
amongst them were the two seals. The articles found were
three new German damask cloths, value 61. and two pieces
of very fine Irish linen, value 51. and the two seals, value,
at the lowest, Ws. All which he knew to be his property
from his private Risk, and could, therefore, safely swear
to them.
Lucas stated, that being sent for be went with Mr.
Fare to search the prisoner's room, and the above men-
tioned articles were found in the drawers. He found a
crow-bar in the wareroons •, after this discovery he took
the prisoner into custody; he then searched him, bat found
nothing upon his person. The prisoner owned to him that
he aid open the desk.
The ALDERMAN then asked the prisoner if be bad any
thing to offer in his defence?
The prisoner declined saying any thing.
Mr. Fare then swore to the property, and added that he
would wish to have the case remanded for a few days, as
be believed that the prisoner had carried on his practices to
a much greater extent than be was at present aware of,
and this delay would enable him to ascertain things more
clearly.
The ALDERMAN said he would be very happy to comply
with Mr. Fare's proporition,and as the case was of a very
serious nature, be (Mr. Fare) should have any time or
assistance he thought proper. He would therefore remand
the final hearing for a future period. The prisoner was
then sent to the Compter.
BOW•STIABET.—On Friday night, jut as Sir R. BIRNIE
was about to leave the bench, a decently dressed woman
presented herself before him in a state of great agitation.
and implored him to lend her some assistance io the reco-
very of her daughter, who had disappeared in a very ex-
traordinary manner. The poor woman stated her name
to be White, and that her husband lived some time ago at
the Tavistock Hotel, in Covent-garden, but having unhap-
pily been guilty of plundering his employers of some linen
and other things. he was tried at the Old Bailey, and
sentenced to transportation. Some months ago, she hired
herself, in the capacity of cook, at a boarding-house in
Norfolk-street. Strand, kept by one Mrs. Bliss ; and her
daughter, who was not yet 13 years of age, was also taken
into the house to assist in walling npon the boarders.
On Monday list she received a present of two sovereigns
(she being about to quit the service of Mrs. Bliss) from
Colonel I.—, a gentleman who lived in the house; and
her mistress cheered that she had now the means of going
to see her husband, and it would be a good opportunity
for her to go to Chatham, where he is confined un board
one of the hulks. She(the applicant) had always studiously
avoided informing her daughter of the unhappy fate of
her father, and bad succeeded in keeping her in ignorance
[ upon that subject, although the girl was constantly impor-
tuning ber to tell where her father was, and fretting
because she could not see him. She could not therefore
take her daughter with her, and Mr,. Bliss bade her
make herself easy upon that score, for that she might
remain in the house, and she (Mrs. Bliss) would take as
much care of her as if she were her own child. With this
assurance she was satisfied, and went to Chatham, from
whence she returned on that (Friday) evening, and went
of course, immediately to Mrs. Bliss's house to take away
her child. The moment she entered the door, she asked
the female servant who let ber in, how Emily was? The
girl hesitated, and said she would tell her all about it,
when she got down stairs. Alarmed at this, she ran down
into the kitchen, where she found several persons, and 1
among them Mrs. Bliss's black man-servant, anti ono
Mills, a carpenter, a friend of hers. She asked them
eagerly where her daughter was, but received no answer,
they merely looked at each other, and smiled significantly.l
She then ran up stairs in a state of distraction, and
demanded her daughter of every one she saw, but could
obtain no information, except that she had gone away no
one knew whither. When she was making her si ay
up stairs, the man Mills followed, and seising her by the,
arms, endeavoured to force her back. and bruised bar I
considerably. Mrs. Bliss, it was said, was from husk
and in this state of things she left the house to seek 1
assistance of the Magistrate. From several circumstances 1
she suspected that Colonel L-- had, with the connivance
of Mrs. Bliss, removed her daughter, and knew where
she was.
Sir K. &ANIS said, he would give her all the aid in his
power, and despatched an otfiaer with an assault warraat
against Mills, with directions also to bring Mrs. Bliss.—
Mills was found and taken, but Mrs. Bliss was still out.—
Mills, in defence, said Mrs. White was drank, and he bad
merely taken hold of her to prevent ber from making a
disturbance.
Sir R. &ann.—Drank, Sir ! She may be drunk
with misery, but 1 see no symptoms of any other kind
of intepication. Do you know any thing of her daugh-
ter ?
. Mills said he did sot. He was committed until he found
bail, and the same evening Mrs. Bliss was taken sod Wog-
rod has watchhoose.
On Saturday nteraisg the isvestigatioa was reamed be-
ldam Mr. bkNEMOLL, whim Mrs. White being pressed to
(Weber reasons for sespeetieg Colonel L., admitted that
they were but slight. Colonel L. bast often admired bee
daughter's figure, and observed that she was a remarkably
fine girl; and he bad also employed her to do needle-work
for him, and seemed to like that she should wait upon hies.
Mrs. Bliss's extreme anxiety to prevail plumber to go to
Chatham, tied her wish to keep her daughter in her house
were the grounds upon which she suspected her of conniv-
ance in tl • elopement ether deserter.
• Mrs. Bliss made a very long statement of her kindness
t, Mrs. White and ber daughter, and solemnly declared