The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-13 00:00:00

The- present state of Westminster, and the
of the Sessions at the iodated the Judges
to defer the Sittings after term in Middlesex until
after the Coronation. The Cate► JVSTICI, puns.
ant to that arrangement, held the first Sitting this
day, at Guildhall, and tried several Cosmoses Jury
causes.

, provided tbe Defend
close indictment, i

recognisance, of the Prosecutor.
which had been estreated under the cross indictment ;
*hick being consented to, the Defendant bowed and
retires!.
A 14 Oneyell.—ffilliem Archer, a well-dressed,
athletic fellow, was indicted for an assault too bru-
tally revolting to be stated, and fund Guilty.
Mr. ALIA, said there were five other indictments
against the prisoner; but be would take tune till to-
morrow to consider whether he would offer any evi-
dence upon them.
The prisoner was ordered to be taken to prison, and
brought up again to-morrow. His demeanour was
most hardened and insolent.

James Al'Car* and Wm. Levi/cid, two very
young boys, were indicted for picking the pocket of
a Mr. Laing of a handkerchief.
Mr. Laing was passing down St. Martin's-lane,
when he felt a pull at his pocket, and at the same in-
stant he found be had lost his handkerchief. He turned
round and saw the prisoner hangfield, who made a
dead stop, and stared him full in the face. He seized
him, and found the handkerchief in his bosom. The
other prisoner was in company with him
lAngfield was found Gnilig, and M'Carthy was
acquitted.
CONDLCT or CONSTARLIM.---Mr. ALLEY, in the
course of the day, had occasion to move the Court to
discharge the recognisance of a respectable trade-man.
who bail been bound over to prosecute two persons fur
felony at the last Sessions. The affidavit of the ap-
plicant stated, that he was in attendance on the first
day of the Sessions until the afternoon, when the con-
stable who tit es concerned in the case, told him lie
might go home. and come again the next morning, fur
he was sure the trial would not come on that day. He
went away, and when lie came the next morning lie
found, to his great astonishment, that the trial had
been called on after he had quitted the Court the day
before, the prisoners were acquitted, and his recog-
nizance had been ordered to be estreated. _ _

The learned Cuatam.sx granted the prayer of the
applicant, and took the opportunity of remarking that
this kind of practice, on the part of constables, had of
l;►te been very prevalent, and it could nut be too
strongly reprobated. He wondered thAt any constable
should hare the impudence to tell a prosecutor hr
might leave the Court at any hour, upon his own au-
thority. It was a gross interference with the course
of justice, and he hoped there was nothing worse in
it ; bat, it was remarkable that several old offenders
had escaped lately in consequence of tucks of this
kind. He woull warn constables to avoid this very
carefully in future.
Mr. ALLOT said the Judges had repeatedly had oc-
casion to reprobate similar practices, and constables
someti►nes undertook to go alone before the Grand
Jury, and mannficture all the preparatory part of a
prosecution themselves
Mr. Anot.rtt►.s said he had reason to know that
constables had often very good reasons for this line of
conduct.

DasAnrct. FIRE.--Shortly after nine o'clock last
night, a dreadful lire broke out in the house of Mr
Clarke, furniture•broker, on Clerkenwell-green, and
in less than half an hour the premises were completely
destroyed. Ever effort was made to save the ad-
joining house; but owing to a scarcity of water all
exertion proved fruialess. It speedily became enve-
loped in gators. which communicating in a few minutes
with a third house, presented a most awful scene. .%
gang of ruffians added greatly to the confusion that
prevailed. a ..
THE LA re Rao I 131 WiiTMlNSTllß.—Yesterday morn-
ing, between five and six o'clock, James MlCarty (the
drummer), and the other four soldiers, against whom
the Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder on the
late 111 Liam Cogle, who was unfortunately killed dur-
ing the riot at the Ahnonry. in Westminster, on the
19th of June last, were removed under an escort of the
Police from Tuthill-fieltls prison to Newgatr, prepara-
to:y to taking their tria:s at the Old Bailey Sessions,
which cointsseu.e on Wednesday next.

FATAL Misr taa.—An Inquisition was taken yes-
terday befute Thomas Shelton, Esq. Coroner for Lon-
don and Southwark, at the °gorge, %Vest-street,
Smithfield, on tae body of Darien Palmer, an infant,
four months o'd, n hose death, it appeared, wu occa-
sioned by its mother having, in mistake, administered
to it some concentrated sulphurous acid, or oil of vi-
triol, instead of sweet almonds, and syrup of •iolets,
the bottle containing the deleterious medicine being,
as is too frequently the case, without a label. Verdict
—Accidental Death.

An Inquisition was taken on Wednesday evening,
before Thomas Stirling. Esq. Coroner, at the Great
Mogul, Drury-lane, on the body of a new born male'
infant, which was found in the passage of a house in
Wild-street, as we stated yesterday. The body was
opened and examined at the Workhouse, by Mr.'
Burgh, the Parish Surgeon ; there were no external
marks of violeoce on it ; but it was his opinion that
the child was born alive, and that its death was caused
by strangulation.—Verdict—Wilful Murder against
some person or persons unknown.
ANOTHER GRILAT CAPITAL SOLIO ST BISII!!!—On
Tuesday last, the 10th instant, No. 19,515 was drawn a'
Prime of 16,000 i. Consols, which. with several other Ca-
pitals, was sold by Dish, at his fortunate offices, 4, Corn-
Lill, and 9, Charing-Cross; who also sold No. 14.041, a
prize of 21.000/. and several other Capitals in the present
Lottery. The following is the present rich state of the
Wheel all of which 'mast be drawn Next Tuesday, the
17th instant, and the Saturday following, being the final
conclusion of both the Lottery and the Contract, when of
course every prime must be drawn.
1....0f f 1.3.0110 COOAOIS .... ....... ......./25,000
2 *woo Cam!: 441.000
1 I 13,000 Consols 15,000
0 3.000 Consols 6,11011
2 4.1.00 Consols .... .... 4,4un
Y, .. 2.100 Consols .
2 1.900 Consols
0 z'lo Consols
0 2lO Consols.
e 0 3O Money .. 1,000
41 23 Money. . 1,023
36. 2l Memo ........ .. 1.41i0
1,011 1? Money .. 12,1611
1,100 ll-11s. Money .. 12.706
Every Ticket drawn the next Dar, is sure to be a
Prize, and one-half of all the Capitals and other Prizes
most be drawn that day; consequently, on the next day
of drawing there will not be aim Blanks. A few war-
ranted *indrawn Tickets and Siam are still on sale at
Bish's offices, 4, Complain. and 9, Chariot-Cross, Lon-
don. and by his arvnts ha the Country. .

akilligagemosamm
n, JuLT M weeld relialeish this proereatisati
r, and the baldish( sot's Ceeaerl would withdraw the
1". sewsl to discharge the creepiest
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