The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-04 00:00:00

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The clonrt was crowded to.eloess, particularly by a
it.:tobre of theatrical gentiemea, in consequence of the
'...e of Mr. Barrymore being expected to come on. .
Henry Ilarrymore }ewitt was examitad at
o'eloßr7 by Mr. WALIORD, on behalf of OP. elos.
•p. tiospposing creditor. On his emanation be
atea I he had held a situation in .the Post ()lee
tor !•if years, for which he had at Ant •$Ol. or 901. a.
).q,Mitt it afterwards rose to 1301. He resigned it
.Es own accord in 1513, thinking he could make
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fibre of hie time. In November last he and Mr. Olos-
. •p,as a joint concern, took Astley's Theatre for the
inter season, which they occupied till the end of
.';ookary. lie advanced no oney. nor paid one shil-
-1 ng of espences, whereas
..Glossop had paid above
• 44.i11. During the winter son he received twelve
• ruin's% per week, for biro for Mrs. }Hewitt. lb
11..41 all the books now.f in hie possession. which be re-
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foied to give up, thosAgh be offered copies. Use book
as now in Edinlitygli; of whisk Mr. Olossop had a
e..i.y. Mr. Farebrother had applied to him *also, but
he refused them.' He had not inserted the account-
books in the sabedule. because be thought the word

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" books" applied to library books, but he was willing
now to givoThem up.
Mr. Potioto, for the Insolvent, said, that Mr.
tilossop must know the consequences of having these
hooks to inspect t because, strictly speaking, Mr.
tilossop wrs not a creditor, but a portlier, who, by
ar:aneenient of accounts, became a creditor.
The Court, after considerable discussion, and after
•nme consultation, decided that the gooks, all and each

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td. them, rAating to his effects, personal estate, and the
accounts between him and Mr. tilossop, must be pro-
4!nced and deposited in the office fur inspection, and
the satisfaction of all the creditors. It was too
great a draft on the credulity of the Court, to suppose
they would believe that the Insolvent could mistake
the word "books." as meaning only library books,
when the my schedule told hint it was all books of
account. Suppose he bad been discharged without
ol.l•osition, he might have gone away with these books,
tend the Court might never hear of them.
he judgment of the Court was, that the case stand
over generally till the books be produced, and notice
served on the other side that snub was the case, for
otherwise no discharge could be granted.

.VILITARY OUTRAGE 41 OLDHAM rs APRIL.

MANCHESTER QUARTER SESSIONS, Orr. SI.

This day. at noon, the trial of Wild and Ike/city,
fir assaul's upon the soldiery, traversed from the last
Sessions, caste on before the ltev. Mr. flay, the Chair-
man, and a full bench of Magistrates. A greater de-
tree of interest appeared to be ex( ited than was ever
I.efore manifested on any similar occasion. The Coon
in every part was crowded to excess.
For the prosecution five soldiers appeared, who de-
pied, that the defendants, together with others, tried
and convicted at the last Semitic's, attacked and beat
them on the day following the King's Lirth-day, with-
out provocation, after singing a very violent agog, In''
which the soldiers were styled " blocky butchers,"
r.rd giving a toast of a very sedition. character. The
ea.r turned upon this point, whether the soldiers or
towns-people struck the first blow, or gave the first
provocation:- The soldiers snore positively, that after
piing the seditious toast, the man xho drank it threw
sblise ale out of the same glass into one of their fares,
sod that the towns-people then attacked th.m. I

On cross-examination, though the soldiers adhered
to the material farts shirts they were called to prove,
t 1.47 rontraolieted themselves grossly as to minor
oints, which they had not so well considered. One
skAtlio r swore, that the mate drank one glass, when he
g Ave a toast, and filled another to throw at them.--
uoither swore, that it WJS the same glass, out of
t.Liclt he only sipped, leaving ens ugh to throw on their
fe res.

For the .iefenee fire witness.* were called, who de-
po ed to fucts directly the reverse of those proved fir
tii prosecution. They swore distinctly, that the sol-
eiers called fur the ulfensite song themselves, and
%hen it was begun they threw the glass of ale into
tic singer's face, attacked and beat bitii, and dragged
Lim out of the house ; that afterwards they attacked
all the other towngleople ; that one of them caused
the poker to be heated red, and brandished it about
iu the room, to thy great terror and alarm of the peo-
ple that they were cut by the snords sad ride-arms
of the soldiers ; and the deputy-constable of the town
WAS beaten away by their party. These farts were
clearly proved.

A' DIAN, who conducted the prosecution, ft.-
plied at some length in \ indication of his caste, and the
thairmau su 000000 ed up, remarking from lime to time
on the improbabilities which he saw in the defence
ro v set up.

Ibe Jwy, after deliberating twenty minutes, re.

forties' a verdict of fluilty against the defendants on
cite unt of the six counts of the intlietment, viz. a
(.0111.1114.11 assault. On the other counts, viz. an unlaw-
ful assemblage, riut, aggravated assault, tic. they ac-
quitted them.
The Court, in passing sentence, said, that the Jury
lad found just such a verdict as they wished, and as
they could bee nu difference between these defendants,
apti those convicted last sessions, they should give the
sf,. e sentence, allowing for an three months' impri-
sonment, said, the eefendants had already suffered.
he sentence, therefore, was, that both the defendants
if imprisoned for one year and nine month's, after
which they are to find hail fur two years for their good
behaviour.—The case lasted nine hours.

Funt.—ThnradsTiwitht, shout hslf pad tee o'clock,
. the inhabitants of !'able-street, St. George's in the East,
were thrown into the Frrotest confusion in consequence
eV a fire breaking out in the bootie of Mr. Gibbs, dealer
in marine stares, situated in the above street: It origin-
ated, as is supposed. among some rags in the cellar,
which was use as a warehoese, and constunnimiting to
other materials of a tilitrojar cumbustible nature, the lire
biased with such rap that the %hole of the house
was in a very short Mlle. ie dames. Settee, engines
were on the spot, but before any water could he pro.
cured, the fire canghtthe house of Mr. Farms, stationer,
which, together withstheformer, was in a sheet time re-
Pin id to a heap of ruins, with all the favoritism wad stock
iy Irsdits.:Ageoterok workshops in the rgar were destroyed,
tad at) adjoining house Mauch damaged.

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