The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-05-29 00:00:00

MARTIN AND CO. 0. PHILLIPS.

The Plaintiffs are bankers, and brought this ac-
tion against this defendant, as the acceptor of a
Bill of Exchange for 6651. drawn by a Mr. O'Sul-
livan, of Cork, dated the 20th of November last.
It appeared, that the drawer had given to the De-
fendant, as the consideration for his acceptance
of this and divers other bills, to a considerable
amount, securities which proved to be good for
nothing.
It was proved by the witnesses, that, at the date
of this Bill, and for several months before and af.;
terwards, Sullivan was in England ; and it was
therefore contended, for the Defendant, that the
bills, being upon Irish stamps drawn in London,
were void ; and as, for that reason, the Defendant
could not recover against Sullivan's estate, he had
proposed to the Plaintiffs in his relief to resort
first to Sullivan's estate, and to pay them the
difference that the Plaintiffs, who had been non.
suited in the Common Pleas on Friday last, in ano.
ther action against the same Defendant on ano.
ther bill which was similarly circumstanced, had
rejected.
From the evidence, it partly appeared to have
been a practice of Sullivan to bring over with him
from Cork Irish stamps; and that perhaps he
drew bills in Ireland in blank, making use of them
here.

The Jury presuming this might have been a bill
of that description, found a verdict fur the Plain.
tiffs.

TILE KING V. MIMI ELLIOT.
The Defendant had been found guilty of selling
planks, at Torpoint, they being the King's stores,
and bearing his mark, the broad R. He was sen.
teuced to pay a fine of 501. and to be imprisoned
six months-in the County Gaol.
Mr. PARK moved fur a Rule to shew cause why
a writ of Habeas Corpus should not be issued, to
bring up Thomas F. Morris, confined in. the King's
Bench prison, that he might be discharged front I
the Royal Marine Corps, under. the Act of the
49th of the present King; which sets forth, that a
man enlisting must nut be attested, before (21 hours
after such enlistment, and within four days. it
was set forth, iu the affidavit, that Morris was seen
drinking with several persons, and a serjeant of
marines, at a coffee-house, in Surrey ; and that he,l
Morris, was so intoxicated, that he was in a state
of insensibility. On the following iiMorning, the
6c:skeet said he was enlisted, and had been attest-1
ed, although he acknowledged it was before the
21 hours had expired.
The COURT held, as he was a prisoner for debt,
and not held in custody as a marine, they had no
jurisdiction ; but when he was enlarged (sim Isis
present confinement, and was forced to join the
corps, it would then come under the cognizance of
the Court.--Buie refused.
CONSPIRACY AND FRAUD.
Edward William Roberts and Robert Brow
were brought into Court, pursuant to his Lora-
ship's order of Monday last, to receive the judg-
ment of the Court for having been guilty of various
acts of conspiracy, swindling, and frauds. They
put in affidavits, with a view of averting the yen.
geance of the law ; but the Court taking into its
I consideration the heinousness of their offences, Sen._
tenced Roberts to six months and Brown-to twelve
months imprisonment in Newgate, and within the
first six months thereof, that they should both
stand in the pillory, at Charing.cross, fur one
hour.
- Mr. Bunnowes moved for leave to file h critni.
nal information against a Magistrate of the county
of Somerset, one Dr. Wells, for corruption in
his office, in not receiving a complaint against
a Mr. Hunt for a breach of the game laws. His
affidavit stated the following facts : that an in.
formation against Mr. Hunt had been exhibited
before Dr. -Wells, upon which a summons was
regularly issued. The Borsholder who had the
summons could not find Mr. Hula to serve it, but
on the Sunday, the day before the summons was
returnable, Mr. Hunt went to the man, and asked
him if he had not a summons for him ; and recuiv.
lug an answer in the affirmative, he desired that he
might give it to him. The Borsholder properly
replied, that it would not _be a good service
on a Sunday, and declined givinc it to him. Mr.
Hunt then said he was going to B ith nexiday, and
should not be-back fur a fortnight, and desired
that they would get a new summons, and he would
attend it on his return. The next day the Burs-
holder attended Dr. Wells with the view of stating
what Mr. Hunt said, but was surprised to find Mr.
Hunt there instead of being gone to Bath. The
Magistrate asked if the witnesses were ready;
being told thoy were not there in consequence of
what Mr. Hunt had said the day before, he said he
should not wait fur them, that they ought to have
been there, and dismissed the complaint. The
afft lavit also stated that Mr. Hunt had told a per-
son he would trick the fools. On these grounds a
criminal information was prayed against Dr. Wells,
as lending himself to ph.. Hunt's contrivance,
especially as lie refused to receive a new informa-
tion.

The Court said, the quantity of injury done was
too small, and the informer might have gone before
another Magistrate.—Rule refused.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MAY 98.
SITTINGS AT WtsTmilsrEtt, suronE Sllt JAmEs
MANsrogLih
WINTON V. BALL.
This was an •ctiou for assault and imprisonment.

Mr. Scrjeant SIIIPIIIRD stated, that the Plain.
tiff, who is an Attorney, went to the house of a
Mr. Vincent at Somers Town, to serve a process
of this Court. The wife of Vincent being indig_
nant at the attempt to arrest her husband, brought
in the Defendant, who is a Constable., and de-
sired him to take the Plaintiff into custody ; Ball
accordingly seized him, and he was dcaggetl in the
most disgraceful manner to flatton-Garden Police
Office, where the complaint preferred by Mrs
Vincent was .slismissed, and the Plaintiff dis-
charged. The Learned .S,:rjeant observed, whe,
ther the Defendant is a Constable or not, he saw
no breach of the peace; while the woman was

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present no assault was committed—and this man
has been guilty of a gross violation of his duty.
Michael Gale stated, that he lived at Sqm,•rs.
Town, and that he went with the Plaiwis to
serve a writ on John Vincent. The door was
opened by Mrs. Vincent, and Vincent iminedi.
ately jumped out of a room up stairs, and said,
'' if you come up stair-s, d--n my c—s if I don't
knock you down." The Plaintiff said, 44 I have
a Writ against you, and I will serve it." lie then
served the writ, and Vincent told his wife to go
for a constable. Ball (Ume soon after, and sail,
" I suppose you want me to take charge of this
fellow." Vincent said '' yes." Ile then seized
him,' and said, '6 you must go to the watch.house."
Winton at first refused to go, but he was corn.
pelted to proceed to Ilatton.garden, where the
Magistrate dismissed him.
Mr. Serjeant BEST endeavoured to prove that
Winton had committed an assault on Mrs. Vim.
cent ; hut the weight of evidence was in favour of
the Plaintiff, and the Jury gave him a verdict, with
101. damages.

, POLICE.

GUILDHALL...MONDAY, MAY 27.
BEFORL MR. ALW:RMAN MAGNAY.

Three Compositors, named John.-un, Dultua.and
were brought up, on a charge of assautt and trespo.,s.—mr.
Walter, one Of the Proptieturs of The Times Ncnstioper,
stared, that me :Sunday night several prisons assembled 'typo.
site his Prititinw" Office, for the purpose of smuts Mg twee of his
workmen, anddeterriag him Irmo coati:ming in his employ
that the Prisoners were partirtairly Active—and that one of
them had actually succeeded in assaulting the man, as mild
be stated in evidence. .

• William Bearley. the man on whom th^ alleged nmult was
stared to have been cotinnitted, then deposed, that at ten
o'clock he wasseized in die passage by the arm, by Johnson,
when he immediately reared out fortsi-titnre—the titan it-
stantly hare w.—Sisnrily after, however, the three were
taken into custody—Johnson mitt Dutton ito a 11%141k-house is
the neighbourhood, and .ipier in the surest.-1 hey welt. con-
mined fir the night to the Poultry toirupter, nn a (sharge of
being " diserderly."--41ivie was no tither evidence to sup.
port the charge.
In their deleiwe the Prisoners sr.ted, that their reasons for
going nit the premises was to see some friends who worked
there--and as to the assault said to have been committed ha
the person, of Brarkg, they po-itively aVerted it Was fitly,
ina,murh us one of the patty (Johnson) wily pulled hint
gently by the emit, for the purpose of ill luring him in etnee
out and take a putt of porter aloug a mill hi. old friends.—
Alder did not appear fill the premises.
The Prisoners %%ere ordered to bad bail, whicli was bathe.
diately complied with.

Wityrren t PF:lSaturday, seven men, named
James Swe. rte.!, Pear.e, Eitel .d I'n r:tit
Fleming, Maurice Corastius Hage4, and Joha a c
noun, were charged aith entering the rouse pf Mr. J4!in
Bolding, the Eagle mai Child, at Woodfo.d, in
Sunday night, the /Nit instant, and beating the Latallural Ana
shucking manlier. The :0).11w-trotted ilersoLs are in Clerken.
well prison.—Yesterday an es press came to the &lice, that
Mr. Bolding died at four o'clock last Sunday afterrioun, and
lies fur a Corocer's la guest. •
•
It rroN-G itnES.*—Yestertlay Thomas Waters watt
fully committed for trial. charged with Knit% into the luitae
of Mrs. Brywa, in Middle-ran, Ittonsowit, to Arc pretence NO
hire lodgings, hut stole a Naar or boots, the property 4,1 Mr.
Masan, a lodger in the house. •
James Tisdale and Nary Martin were fully committed fur
trial, charged with r.,bning Jame,: Parker of 1•21 10.. %%Wile
they were riding 41 a cart together,and ad in a state ut Haus..
ie: .

UNA.° v-ii 4 I.L.—Yesterdav '!'horses Event, a man of di,
cent appearance, lint evidently- th ranged, was brought 4),--
fore the Sitting Magistrates, under the following cia-unr-
stances: —Oil Simla% evening tat! Prisoner came to the White
Morse Public-house, io Union street, asked fur liquor, and
behaved in a nutcagenus manner. !The Landlord desired him
to leave the howls., sin which he took up the polo r, aid
struck „him violently. tie way th,ii taken to ti:e Watch—
honse. Golf, the Oilicer, shortly after went into his birth
where he found him hanging; lie sins cut down directly, and
soon recovered his strength. AA lie irtssed the White nurse
in the morning, on his way from the natal-house to the
Hull, he requested to have the advice of an Attorney, which
was granted; lint nit wooer had the Attorney left him than
he proceeded to destroy the fulaittne, whitlows, &c.itiel did
damage to a considerable amoutit. tie was ordered into the
custody of a keeper of lunatirs for the present.

CORONER'S Imouver.—An inquisition was ti.
ken yesterday at the G ran and half. Moon pablir.
house, Half Moon-street, on the body of Mr. lid.
ridge, a tallow-chandler in Oxford.strret, who
was drowned in the basin in St. James's Park,
on Wednesday last. The deceased, it appeared,
was a very respectable tradesman, about fifty
years•of age, and had slept at his father's house at
Chelsea on Tuesday night. lie was retucning tar
business at eight o'clock on Wednesday morning,
when tee was seized with a fit whilst walking along
the batik of the basin, anti he fell into the water
and was drowned. A number of persons witnes-
sed the catastrophe, and the unfortunate man was
taken out of the water alive, but he died in the
evening.— Verdict, Accidental Death.
A publication has lately appeared, in the enticing
form of an historical Novel, which engages muck
of the public attention. It is written, as we au-
derstand, by a Lady %ell known in the fashiomi.
ble circles, who thinks proper to conceal her real
name, and to substitute that of Priscilla Parlante
in the title page. This work (entitled Ferdinand
and Ordella, With authentic Memoirs of the
Russian Court, after the demise of Peter the
Great) commences with a Preface of some length,
and observations upon the attempts made, in some
respects, and the neglect in others, to reform out
system, moral, political, and social ; and it roil-
tains so many applicate and judicious remarks upon
those topics, which must be interesting to every
individual at this momentous crisis, that the work
in question appears well worthy of that attention
bestowed upon it by all ranks and descriptions oT
readers. The Preface also contains some severs
animadversions upon many of the illiberal and
contracted opinions promulgated againit
duals, authors aid society in general, which sp.
pears throughout a late popular
work, caPed
Crelebs in search of a Wife, besides various deep
and serious reflections on the mischievous tendency
of sectarian prejudice. We shall, when the li-
mits of our paper permit, be incliued to give some
, extracts from it, which will be interesting to nut
readers.

MATH.
At Madras, on the With of October last, the Lady of R.
Townsend Fatqultar, Esq. of n son.

M/UWEI).
Ou Friday last, at Ho'Wigton Church, Sussex, IL HAM,
Esq. Major 2d Light Infamy Regiment, King's Gel tuiin le-
gion, to Miss Emilia Charlotte Borges, second daughter a
Sir James Bland Barges, Bart. Beau-port,•Sas.

PIE.
On Saturant', the 26th i•pt. nt Brigitte", ,tlf,na, ife of
h;er of
Jacob Foster Revnblds, sq. of Cal shahoer tut dug
Robert Barclay, Esq. Berry-intl. • 0

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