The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-18 00:00:00

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Teeter.
The Jury. aPer consulting for some time, found the two
pri:oners Guilty, but recommended the prisoner Bardou to
mercy in consequence of his resisting the proposal of Elder
V) throw the prosecutor into the canal.
Mr. Jostle/ Baer said, that this recommendation was
erremely judicious. If a distinction were mode in the
punishment of criminals like those who stool at the bar,
perhaps it would operate in teaching mercy to those who
mightotherwise act to the utmost extent of their power to
irstify their cruel dispositions.
Jaws Barrett was Indicted for stealing from the person
of W. Powley, on the Ist July, a watch, seals, and key,
Taint. 71.
The prosecutor stated, that he was a yurneyman car-
rier; that on the night before the robhery he was locked
out, and stayed in a pitblie-horse. lie was in the Ring's
Arms public-house with a friend named Smith. From this
riblir-liouse they went to the Fox and Goose public-
Louse, Seven Dials. Smith desired witness t.t keep his
watch for him, as his fob was too small. Wit ne-s nut it
into his pocket. The witness and Smith went to sleep in
the public house. The prisoner was present in another
box when they went to sleep. When they awoke the watch
was gone. The watch was foetid on the prisoner.
Mr. LAW. Counsel for the prisoner, s.ibtnitted that the
watch was wrongly described in the indictment as the
watch of Powley, whereas it was proved to be the pro-
perty of Smith, and alleged to have been stolen, Smith
being. present.
The RECORDER said that the presence of Smith made no
difference. The watch was the property of Powley, as
against all wrong doers. •
James Smith stated that he and the prosecutor went to-
ether to the King's Head public house, on the morning
in question. They were together at the extremity of the
roam. The prisoner came towards them with a pot of
beer in his hand, and asked them to drink. They did so,
and then treated the prisoner. • Whtn the wen
nto t oat
Fox
the
prisoner accompanied them, and they weytn i the
and Goose public house. Witness nail given Powley his
Watch to take care of. Witness and Poe ley went to sleep
on the table. The prisoner was with them when they
wen slep. PwleY hail an apron tied about him, On
waking.t to ,
liee a kedo Powley for his watch. Powley, on exa-
mining, found the watch was gone, and the apron undone.
The prisoner was alto gone. Witness 'gave information,
and the prisoner was apprehended. The chain and twat:if
tic seals were found at a pawnbroker's.
James Henderson lodged at the Fox and Goose. On the
morning i n questi he saw the two last witnesses and the
prisoner to4ether.on The prisoner was awake. Ile told
witness that the two persons asleep were his fr
ting toiends, an
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said that one of them had property amoun
shoot him. The prisoner went over and shook Powley,
but Fawley was too fast asleep. The prisoner put his
hand under Powley's apron. Witness saw him then put
his hand into his own pocket, and went away. Witness
immediately waked Smith. Powley's was unloosed.
Williatu Smith, the officer, apprehendedapron the prisoner at
L-g Alter, Lonr Acre. Witness asked him what lie had
done critic the watch. Ile said he had got it in his pocket,
anti pro laced .it and a seal. • He found a doplicate, of a
setl. Tae seal was claimed by. Smith, as his. The chain
was found at a pawnbroker's in Pantbn Street. Ihe pri.
rioner said the chain was pawned by a friend of.his, who
had the duplicate. They did not find the duplicate, but
Wet faun pawnbroker's to pawnbroker's,until they found
the chain at last.
A shopman to a pawnbroker produced the gold chain,
which was identified by the prosecutor. This witness iden-
tifi•rl the prisoner as the person who pledged it. Thirty
sh!Dings was advanced on it.
Anothtr pawnbroker's shopman produced a gold seal,
which was identified by the prosecutor. Ile was certain
that it was the prisoner who pledged it. Five shillings
was advanced en it.
Several witnesses gave the prisoner a good character.
• The prisoner was found Guilty.
Before 'the PO/4110N SERGRANT and a LONDON JURY.
James Smith and Rebecca Ifiatson stood indicted for
stealing, on the lath of August, a qoantity of linen and
calico, of considerable value, the property of Alderman
Thorpe.
Mr. Swart—l am warelionsekeeper to r. Al lerman
Toorpe.te A quantity of roots were sold to M
Mr. John Da-
vie, of Southatnpton, and made
fore a truss, and sent to
the White Horse, Friday Street, the purpose of being
sent to Southadtpton, on the 2Silt of August.
Win. Jackson.—Ain clerk of the waggon office in Friday
Street. Recollect a truss coming on the evening of the
29th from Alderman Thorpe's.
it weighed 43,21b5. I
pat the truss into tke waggon for outhampton that even-
ing myself.
'the portr at Alderman Thorpe's deposed to his hay-
ing carried a tress from his master s, on the 28th, to
the waggon-office in Friday Street. There were drapers'
goads la it, and it was directed to Mr. Davis, South-
ampton.
Itlizabeth Roberts—l live- in Merlin's Rents, Shoe-lane,
awl know Rebecca Watson. On time 29th August 1 saw the
primmer Smith come to tbe Conrt to Rebecca Watson's
lodgings. She came down, and they both went away to-
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g her, and returbed, when Smith took out trick end gave
it o her, and she went up stair& viiii it. Rebecci lived at.
. 6, in the Court. oukpf, which they took the iltior ;
there was also a bed which they took up stairs.
Susan Barker.-1 live in the same Court with the last
witness, and was setting at my tea when I saw the prisoner
cdme op to Rebecca Watson's, who lived in the same house
With me. She went .dowa with him, and he then brought
up oat of a coach a bed and A sack, which they took
to Rebecca Mason', room. I have often seen Smith
there before.
Thomas Wilder, a constable.-10 consequence of infor-
mation, I went to this Comet on the 29th, in the evening,
and found with the female prisoner a piece of gingham,
which was here produced. Two other officers took Smith
in the same house. We found in Rebecca's lodging a
quantity of linen and calico, and a bed, which are in Court.
Sm'tb, on being questioned about the matter, said he knew
nothing about it.
Another officer deposed that be took Smith in the room
where Rebecca Watson lodged.
Jones, a third officer, confirmed this testimony.
The keeper of the house in Merlin's Rents, where the
goads were found, swore that both the prisoners lodged
in it.
Mr. Stewart was called, and identified the goods found
as the property of Mr. Ald. Thorpe, and a part of that made
up in a truce, and sent to the waggon office.
The COMMON StRGIANT was of opinion that there was
no evidence against the female prisoner to go to the Jury,
and she was accordingly acquitted.
The male prisoner arts found Guilty. .

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sari. 17.
John Ellis Sutton was opposed by Mr. Beam for Mr.
Silvester, clerk of the Court of Requests at Oldbury.
It appeared that the insolvent was an attorney, and was
the clerk of the above Court before Mr. Silvester was ap-
pointed. Becoming a defaulter of the suitors' money to a
considerable amount. he a as removed from the situation by
, the Cointnisloners, and proceeded against for the money.
The Court of King's Bench granted a role for an &pedi-
ment against him, ordering,' him to pay over the sum of
1,7291. to Mr. Silvester, the present clerk of the Court,
upon Mr. Silvester giving him security to the amount of
2,000/ for the just distribution of the money amongst the
suitors to whom it was due. He was accordingly arrested,
and now sought his discharge.
Mr. }Couch was about to address the Court on behalf of
the opposing creditor, when
Mr. Pot.ocir (for the insolvent) observed,
Mr th at as this
debt was due to the suitors of the Court only, . Sileester
or the Commissioners had no right to oppose the insolvent's
discharge.
Mr. MATH insisted that the order of the Court of King's
Bench (where that objection was male and argued by Mr.
Hawke) fixed Mr. Silvestri as the creditor ; but even allow.
ing that the suitors were the creditors, and not Mr. Silves-
ter, then the in.olvent's schedule must be dismissed alto-
gether, for not one of the suitors' names was there inserted
as a creditor.
Mr. PoLtoctr argued that the insolvent could not owe the
same debt to two sets of creditors at once ; and the Court
of King's Bench deciding ii a' he owed it to Mr. Silvester,
the insolvent was justified in ins-rting Mr. Silvester's name
and not the name of his suitor*, in his schednle ; and then
the debt having been contracted before Mr. Silvester be-
came his creditor, the opposition of the latter could not
bring him witin the ISth section of the act, as having frau-
dulently contracted a debt with him.
The Come called the avention of Counsel to the words
of the order of the Court of King's Bench, which expressly
&cited that the insolvent was still liable to the suitors, and
to secure. him against the consequences of any demands on
their part, they only ordered him to pay Ole money to Mr.
Silvester, upon receiving an indemnity from him to the
amount of 2,0001. The suitors, therefore, were still his cre-
ditors, and, although be was hound to insert Mr. Silvsster's
name in his schedule, in consequence of the attachment
issuing at his suit, be was also bound to insert the names
of the suitors. The Court, therefore, ordered the schedule
to be dismissed ; but, upon the application of Mr. Pot.Locn,
they allowed the schedule to be amended on payment of the
costs of the opposition. There was another creditor to
oppose, but his opposition was deferred until the insolvent
be again brought up.
John Evans, another attorney, was opposed by a poor
mad named Howar
md.—Howard, it was proved, employed
the insolt;ent some years ago to recover a debt of 51. for
him. The insolvent recovered the debt, but refused to pay
it over to Howard, on the ground that there was a balance
of Al. 12s. costs, still due to him. Howard then sued him
for the 51. in the Court of King's Bench, and recovered a
verdict. The insolvent suet out a. writ of error, and was
non-pros'd. Ile next filed a bill in Chancery, which was
dismissed last Easter term, the proceedings on it having
i been suspended for the last four years. These costs amounted
to 1501.
Mr. Pommes submitted, on behalf of the insolvent (who,
is an old man), that this litigation taking place prior to
IS2O, brought the case from under the 17th section of the
act, which only took Wei t in that year.
The COURT informed the insolvent, that it was fortunate
for him, that these proceedings ha:: not taken place subse-
qtiently to 1520. There was, however, another section of
the act, vesting a limited discretion in the Court, under
which they ordered him to be remanded for four months,
and confined within the walls of the prison, for oppressive
conduct towards his opposing creditor.

POLICE.
GUILDHALL.—A WELSH EJECTMENT.—Mr. William
Turner, a carpenter, residing No. 65, Dorset Street, Salis-
bury Square, and Henry Hasletn, his uife'a brother, ac-
computed by Mrs. Turner herself, old Mrs. Hastens, her
mother, and her other son, Tom thaslent, and two or three
journeymen carperters as witnesses, and as many neigh•
hours to give them a character, appeared yesterday before
the sitting Magistrate, Alderman .1. J. Sairra, to answer
the complaint of John Johns, a loder in Mr. Turner's first
floor, who on his part was attended' by his wife, with her
five children, one Mrs. Kusia, an opposite neighbour, Mr.
Cozen, the conatable, and others, so that balorset
Streets seemed come to It was expected thaD t this
case was to decide whether or no a Welsh ejectment was
legal—a question Of singular interest in a neighbourhood
abounding with lodgers.
From the statement of Johns and his wife, who, whatever
they might do ut home, conducted themselves before the
Magistrate with mildness and propriety, it appeared that
Turner had some dine since given them notice to quit their
apartment, which notice had expired, and on Jlonday
morning last, it seems to have been determined, a+ he alien-
ed no intention to quit, to treat him with a Welsh tject•
ment. The necessary force being assembled, Mr. Turner
asked for the werles rent, which Johns immediately p iid,
Turner then a.ke.l him alien did he intend to leave?—
Johns could not t. II; he had not been able to find another
lodging to suit Lint. Turner went to the door, gave a sig-
nal, and up. rushed four or five men, armed with saws,
hammers, riping chisels, &c. who, in spite of the rrsist-
mre of Johnsp and his wife, took ont the sashcs, ripped
down the nindow shutters, and took the doors off their
hinges. While this operation was performing, all obstruc-
tion to it on the part of Johns was prevented 1w the two
defendants bolding him fUrciltly by the collar. one on
each side,while Mrs. Turner and old Mrs. Ilxslrm,her mo-
ther, were similarly engm:ed in forcibly preventitig the in-
terference of his wife. 'I heir eldest child. a mere giil, had
presence of mind enough in the midst of all her fright, to
run off for Mr. Cozens, the constable ; but by the time he•
arrived the tray was cver, arid the object of the irruption

completed. not a saktosheteitei or deitieNtasibileg to keep
oat the stational blasts.
Essiriso held eeen all abis fine avicippselfill helmet
confirated'this statement.
Tuner, seemingly a grist ineffenalve mats, thought
toh
wlae jastitied in what he • had done.: Predeold-bli 41°11"
leteer that'll bad expired, and said consulted Me.
,Binh% th. lawyer, who bad advised him. to . adopt this
'Bietherd of getting rill of his ledgers.
Mt. Aldermen SMITU welded the case very seriesesly.--
The complainant was fully justified in misting every at
tempt to enter his apartments. If he held pouession of
diem improperly. there were legal means of ejecting him.—
It was in evidence that Mr. Jetties hail been illegally as.
by the two defendants, and be required them to
Rile bail to answer et the %salons.
BoW•STßllllT.—Yesterdattseveral informations; laid by
Johnson; the informer, against some of the bakers in this
districfirstr heard soil determined at this office.
The was against JoArsGoodosav, a . baker in Covent.
garden, for 01)1,w/oily **Biagio one John Byers, a loaf
of the denomination of " a half quartern," contrary to
the statute.
The new art for regulating the sale of bread enacts, that
no loaves are to be sold as " quarterns" or"lialf quarterns,"
but by weight only ; and that all bread sold shall be
weighed in the presente of the purchaser, whetbta he re-
quire it or not.
John Byers, the informer's witness, stated that he went
into the defendant's shop, and asked for a half quarteie
loaf, and a loaf was handed to bins, which he now pro-
duced.
The defence was, that it was not sold as a half quarters
loaf, bat as a loaf of 21b. weight, and that, iu fact, it was
not a half quartern at all.
Mr. Haws asked. Byers if be was prepared to swear that
the loaf was a half quarters, and reeetriog an answer in the
negative, be dismissed the ease.
Sarah Taylor appeared to answer as information for the
tame offence.
Byers stated that be asked for a half quartern leaf at the''
defendant's shop. anti a young girl handed him a loaf.,
saying, " Here is a 21b, loaf;" but she did not weigh it as',
required by the act.
In answer to this charge, it was pleaded that Mrs. Taylor
being iii, her daughter. who, was scarcely ever in the shop,
managed the business that day, and if she had acted wrong,
it was entirely from ignorance.
Mr. Haws asked Byers if he demanded to hare the loaf
weighed, and was answered in the negative.
Johnson said it was not necessary that the purchaser
should desire to have it weighed.
Mr. them; said that was correct, be knew, and.bakers
ought to know that they were bound to weigh every loaf,
whether they were required to do so or not. He could not,
however, help.censtwing the conduct of Byers, io obtaining
grounds for information in the way he had done. Hen
went into a shop and asked for a half quartern loaf, when
lie knew that the selling of a loaf under that denomina-'
Lion was punishable under the statute. This was, as it
were, soliciting a party to commit an offence, in order after-
wards to levy a penalty upon him; and it was a snide of
proceeding which could nut be to" severely reprehended.
Sir R. Sterns said, that informers were in many respects
useful persons, and were entitled to support when they Wed
on fAr and equitable grounds ; but they were not to entrap
a person into the commission of se offence, and then turn it
to their own profit. No magistrate could sanction such
conduct.
'Byers said, that if he asked for a 21b. loaf, the baker would
suspect him, and immediately weigh it.
Mr. Hatt.s.—So much the better. The offence world then
be prevented, and the purpose of the statute fully answered.--
The information was dismissed on payment of eons.
David Wilson and Thomas Anderson, two other bakers,
were fined fined 40s. each fur the same offenee. In these eases
it was clearly proved that they sold the loaves as and foe half-
querierns. without any relation to weight.
Anne Howl was fined ins. and casts, (or neglecting to weigh
a loaf sold to Byers.
Mr. hiatus said, he hoped these proceedings would operate
as a warning to other bakers not to offend against the statute.
Its provisions were easily complied with, and it was 'the ex-
treme of folly in them to incur penalties when they could be
avoided with little or no trouble.
Johnson said the trade bad bad warning enough, for cases
had been published in all the papers, and his name, as the
Informer, had been posted from one end of London to 1.. e
other.
Sir R. Meets said he knew this was partly true, for he saw
Johnson's name written in chalk on the walls at Hammer-
smith, alongside of " Warren's Blacking."--(A laugh.)
DARING Ronautv.—William kiwis, a young fellow
21 years of age, who had formerly been a clerk to a Bar.
rister in the Temple, and whose manners were character-
ized by the most hardened effrontery, was charged with a
robbery in the dwelling house of Mr. Pitt, of Brownlow
Street, Drury Lane.
Mr. Pitt stated, that yesterday morning about eleven
o'clock he had occasion to go from a room in Isis hoot-, on
the ground floor, to a room on the first floor, in which
lie kept a considerable sum in cash. As be went up stairs
lie met the prisoner coming down, and although his ap-
pearaoce excited his surprise, yet supposing he had bee
up to a lodger on the second floor, he suffered him to pus;
on reaching his own room, however, he found the door
open, and on looking in, saw that his book-case, in which
his money had been deposited, had been broken open, and
the cash carried off. He instantly ran down stairs, and on
reaching the street, perceived the prisoner running; he
ursued him with the cry of "stop thief;" and he was
luckily secured in the next street. As he ran he was seen
to throw from him a watch, which was picked up, and
proved to be Mr. Pitt's. He was then conveyed to Bow
Street and searched, and in his pockets were found ten
sovereigns, three crowns, two Itall-cronns, six and thirty
shillings, a gold ring, and another watch; all of which Ms.
Pitt also believed to be his ; nearly eighteen pounds, in
cash having been taken from his book-case, as well as the
rin and the two watches.. Independent of this property.
a number of skeleton and other keys were found about the
prisoner's person.
The prisoner, who was laughing the whole time he was
at the bar, said, the money and one of the watches was his
own; and on Sir R. DIRNilt expressing his doubts upon
the subject, he observed. with great nonchalance, it was at
his Worship's option to believe bins or not, as he thought

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proper.
He was fully committed for trial on this charge, and was
ordered to be broucbt lip again on Friday to answer to a
charge of having broken open some chambers in the Tem-
ple, which had recently been robbed.
The witness who first secured him, having made some
observations on the fate which most likely awaited hint,
the prisoner pertly answered him, by saving. " he was not
too old to be hung himself, and he might be likely enough
to live to see it."
The young ruffian had recently been three times before 1
the Magistrates at this office, under suspicious circuta-
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stances, anti each time received a suitable admonition, to
avoid the persons with whom he was found associating.
MARLBOROUGH Sit/CWT.—Mr. ROB, the Magistrate, was'
some time occupied in the investigation -of an extensive
burglary and robbery. supposed to have been committed
during the thunder attain on Monday morning, at the house
of Mr. Barnet, salesman, No. 76, in the Regent's Qua-
drant. It appeared. by the evidence of the porter in the
employ of Mr. Barnet. that on Saturday night be made fast
all the doors and shutters, aml secured every thing as usual,
and at 9 &dot k on Monday morning, when he went to open
the home. he found the outward appearance of the pre-
mises precisely-as lie hsd lett them; but. oo entering the
the passage, he discovered that the lock of the street door
had beets picked ,and the glass cot out of another door which
intervened between it and the shop. into which the thieves
entered, anti carried off several valuable pieces of cloth,
ready wade clothes, beaver hats, ostrich feathers, fitc.—in