The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-02-28 00:00:00

L4lO INTRIZIGSIP
COURT OF KING'S• BENCH,

TB, ZING e. TRONA, COLLINS, gIIQ.
. This was an indictment against
Thomas Collins, Esq , Sir Natbani
mud Mills, Esq. Magistrate. in
the Peace for the County of Middlesex
with a conspiracy, unlawfully and cot
a victualler's Grease to James Meeke,
public-house called the Green Mau, t-
Clerkenwell, in the year 1816.'
assigned for the alleged denial of _
Gott was the prosecutor having refuped
the house of Messrs. Meox, tYigram,
nent brewers. There was a second
the defendants with corruptly refusii
prosecutor from motive. of partialit
the same reason.
The prosecution was conducted
Mr. DSNSIAN and Mr. R. SCASIATT
the Socictroa GriggiAL, Mr. Gun,
and Mr. eIIITTr.
The trial of this ease lasted from
the morning until ten o'clock at
sihle to do adequate kt.tice to a .
great a length. The general feats
were before the public on • former
criminal infortaskt...

was applied
sgsin-t the same defendants for ti
The defendants were the licensing
diatrict of Finsbury, in which tl
question was sitnated. In 1816
tivrly the prosees.or's license for
had been previously licensed, was
dealt with Messrs. Men: and Co.
and in that year left them (his ec
the beer) and went to deal with Messrs.
The circumstances upon which the
pawl to the defendants was fonnill
year 1816, when the prosecutor an;
a clerk in the house of Meux and
an outer room, adjacent to that
were assembled, there being a grei
persons present; and that in IS:
applied for his license, Mr. Wigram,
house of Meal and Ca. attended •
the Magistrates were assembled,
Nathaniel Conant, with whom he
conversation. There was no dirnt
rapt motive on the part of the
were the prominent facts upoa yr)
was founded.

The prosecutor was proved to be
peach We character. He hod been
the refusal of his Ikense.
The deferce set op watt, that the
fused on both occasions to which the
in consequence of the manner in
house was conducted, inasmuch a
connected with his tap-room, which
another person ; and that in fact ,"
to license the house. there being
sufficient number of ale houses in
bourbood. As to the facts upon
cot rapt motive was founded, Mi
stained, and he swore that the
ha bad wit► Sr 14, Conant, i•
related solely to the character r
lived with him ass t, and
a license. lie never mentioned the
In that conversation. It was pros
t•oeof Messrs. Mesa and Co.'s
is the ordinary course of his dety,
•aa's had, their licenses renewed,
view to the license of Mr. hlceite'
The Loan CIII CV Jusrtcasum
the Jury retired at half-past nine .
block, when they delivered a verdi
last count only,

The trial occupied the Court
hours.

II
goons.

n_ .1 - r -Not
Lille MPS LLIOSNCE.
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COURT OF KINO'S• BENCH,Pea. !7 ' '
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TEM ZING O. THOMAS COLLINS, &SQ. AND °TIMIS.
. This was an indictment against the defendants, • :
Thomas Collins, Esq , Sir Nathaniel Conant, and Sa-
muel Mills, Esq. Magistrates in the Commission of
the Peace for the County of Middlesex, charging dim
with a conspiracy, unlawfully and corruptly I. refuse
a victualler's Ikea.* to James Meeke, who had kept a
public-house called the Green Mau, In St. John's-lane. .
Clerkenwell, in the year 1816.* The corrupt in stirs t
assigned for the alleged denial of the license in Ties.
tiou was the prosecutor having refused to deal with
the house of Messrs. ?deux, Wigram, and Co., the emi-
nent brewers. There was a second count, charging
~
the defendants with corruptly refusing lintel's, to the ,
prosecutor from motives of partiality and favour, for I
the same reason.
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. SCARLITT,
Mr. DSNMAN and Mr. R. Scantave; the defence by 1
the SOLICITOR CIZNILIAL, Mr. (Waster, Mr. STInLINu !
and Mr. CHITTY. I '
t '
The trial of this case lasted from eleven o'clock in
the morning until ten o'clock at night. It is imptis-
sible to do adequate justice to a trial extending to so
great a length. The general features of the case
were before the public on a former occasion, when a
criminal information was applied for to this Court II
against the same defendants for the same transaction.
The defendants were the licensing Magistrates for the .
district of Finsbury, in which the public Loose in
question was situated. In 1816 and 1817 respec-
tively the proseen.or's license for his house, Which
had been previously licensed, was refused. He had
I .
dealt with Messrs. Meal and Co. previous to IS Ili,
and in that year left them (his customers not Heintz, ~ .
the beer) and went to deal with Messrs. Barclay wit's,. ; l
The circumstances upon which the corrupt motive its..
t
pawl to the defendants was founded were, that in the
year 1816, when the prosecutor anpiied for his license, t
a clerk in the house of 31eux and Co. was present in i
an outer room, adjacent to that where the Magistrates
were assembled, there being a great number of other
persons present; and that in 1817, when he again • i
applied for his license, Mr. Wigram, a partner in the
house of Meal and Ca. attended at the house where .
the Magistrates were assembled, and called oat Sir
Nathaniel Conant, with whom lie oats seen in priree
' conversation. There was no dirnt evidence of a c-sr- . '
rapt motive on the part of the defendants. Th....e ' it Ili
were the prominent facts upos which the prosecati .0
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was founded. .
The prosecutor was proved to be a man of unisn.
peach ble character. He Ind been almost ruined by ..
the refusal of his ii. ense.
The defence set up was, that the license had been re- I
fused on both occasions to which the prosecution relates!,
in consequence of the manner in which the plaintiff's
house was conducted, inasmuch as he had a gin shop
connected with his tap-room, which had been let off ,to I
another person ; and that in fact there was no occasion . I
to license the house, there being already more than a i
sufficient number of ale houses in the same neigli- I,
bourlsood. As to the facts upon which the alleged t
corrupt motive was founded, Mr. Wigan was ex-
d i
stained, and he swore that the conversation win,
hg. bad with Se k, Ceouit, in September, 1817,
_
related solely to the character of a man who 11.1-1
lived with him ass servant, and who had applied to..
a license. lie never mentioned the name of Mr. /Heel:.
In that conversation. It was proved that the attest I .
once of Messrs. Meet and Co.'s Clerk, in 1806, ws . 1
in the ordinary course of his ditty, to see what po hli-
can's had their licenses renewed, and not with an:
view to the license of Mr. Meeke's house.
The Loan ell: eV JUSTlCBsutnrued up the case, and . i 1
the Jury retired at half-past nine and returned at I I
o'clock, when they delivered a verdict of Onilty on ,
she last count only,
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The trial occupied the Chart upwards of eleven
hours. I 't
POLICE. ti
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MANSION•HOUSS..—Yesterday Edasard J. Ifee-;1,. 1
./ ,
alias Captain Grant, was brought op for re•examin• i "
ation, charged with having defrauded l,trades•
teen of money. One of the Captain's accuser's, upon - I
being asked whether three were many charges again-4 . s
bins, said he had reason to believe there were 'SW% •
. .
The Lord Mayor was satisfied with four very flea;
cases, all of which o d at the entrance to Lloyd'.
Coffee-house, and the prisoner seas fully consmitted.lsr
trial.
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How-svaerr.--Tes'erday, Mr. Henry Palmer, the i
'' r.
person against whom Sir Thomas Chsnapneys, prefer•
red a complaint some time ago at Cajon Hall, at, 1%, I i
charged bef we 0. R. Miasilut.L. Esq. the Sitting Mt• i tJ
' l gistrate, under the 52 (leo. 111. cap. 63, with bavine;
I converted to his own use I bills of exchange. the i 4 t
property of Henry Owen l.owndes, Esq. which were
entrusted to him to get disc..u.tted. Mr. Palmer was
ordered to give twenty•fostr i • notice of bail, him-
self in 4001. and two sureties in 2001. each, fcr his i
appearance at the sessions. ..41
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CORONER'/ Inuits r.—Monday night an 61111610 n : ti I
(WhiC was adjourned four tim's) was taken at line's
Hospital in the liorongh, by Thos. Shelton, Esq.; Co• i .
roner, on the holy of John Roe.—The deceased was a •
bricklayer, and on the day of his death, was employed
to point a bonne belonging to a gentleman in Pedlar's i 1
Acre. As he was standing on a high ladder engage I
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at his work, a cart heavily laden with coke, and to
which the driver was paying no attention, came itp.so , 1
the pavement, and in contact• with the ladder, 11V i.
which the deceased was precipitated into the middle of
'the street, and before the driver's attention:Ennis! be 1 i i
drawn to the mischief he had caused, the cart west
over the deceased's body. Verdict—Manslanght,r ilf
against Wiliiatn Salmon, the driver of the cart, emelt! -. ig
Shelton issued his warrant for his apprehension.
MARRIIM.
On Tuesday last, et Bt. George's, Bloomsbury, the Rev. a il
Thomas Ilyde Ripley. Vicar of Wootton Bassett, Wills, to
Caroline AIDDIaII, daughter of G. B. Tyndale, of Lincoln's- l'( 1
inn-fields, Esq.
DIED.
on Sunday morning lest. at Brighton, after a very short
illness, Robert Roberts Wilmot, Rao. late of the 4th Des-
ti
goons, rudest sou of BB' Hobert Witmust, of Chaddesdea,
flirt., in Isis 234 year.
Os Monday lest. at Odell Castle, in the Cavity of Bed-
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4.
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ferd„ the Last of Egmont, in the bath year eats age. .
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