The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-04-27 00:00:00

LAW' INTELLIGENCE.

mOwe 'cloud, malt are Pturrionerie Awe. I was pamphleti in the *am lAproduced the . .
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COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Aram St lir drlitifahlib=ll.6.,__,..,..alleasittill_l_h_ll.l r*Groothen bet dlaAt le
datednewspapersOctoberll,,inwhilcth the libels were inserted,
2 18, 301 and No 16 and
S.:3;ngs at Guilt:hall, before Lord ELLsinsoiovemy thlk All.slhand to bk.... -r—o. to . pews he, kir fa• Igs. 1811.
and a Special Jury. alit,. 11111111 albedo. law oPPorsaakl oflowierlag himself ..
of roster Important lees a monmeo we ; .„,‘ the sir. Thomas France produced an affidavit of Mr.
GORDON V. LOVELL. cwasellocaseerolkwel which might "tal ra 4be expected." 1 Lovell's, ewer., before the Commissioners, dated the
This was an action brought against Mr- Davie .We are nrry wow, i, „, ti,,,,,,,54 with the "hes I 18th NeVerriher, 1808, to prove that he WaS sole
Lovell, for a series of alleged libels, which appeared of sererai ftirWs, by re-pot the teener %hick-appeared proprietor if f the STATESMAN. 1
in the STATESMAN Newspaper, during the 00114111 of he the braTrastax of Ski nth basset, respecting that notorious i Mr. Jahn Turnbull swore that he wa% one of the
October and November last. • en, WALTER aaalalla. we arc, hoarser, premised •
The damae tlfe awake wary =mow mil siecomtof his nefarious o.
_ printers of the 5T.111351.45t at the time the libels .p-
-laid at Three Thousand Pound*, and the Defendant • redlogs at thaidstone mod HI e same Years ago wrest • peered, and proved that they were in the hand-writ-
had pleaded eleven pleas in justification. The Cowl. 7irdzas well !mown by Ike alaney
mama rist.ntef tioe ' and .-
at a snug i Ito 1 DeN• rt ' leg of Mr. Lovell. 1
rom whkb he was
ad for the Plaintiff then read the several libels, and rwatorenazolly the) Brokerrsauddriven from um/mtgs.- Mr. SSA RLITT, for the Defendant, said, if Mr. i
they were afterwards read over again by the Clerk isareeed. , Garrow lamented the absence of the Attorney:Cre-
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of the Court as follow : I .. it is not in ear Newer se to comply with the prise' neral, what must he suffer by being deprived of the
made some dap AIM, -to an account or me, Ttit,4ass wellAnown abilities of Mr. Park, who was, by a
TO THE EDITOR-OF THE STATESMAN.
"my meiotic, is greatly excited'', the name of Gomm's, and
___,ooo.__.l,o-71:11? anus 'Sgeite, li. Proceedings at Maidstone loss in his family, prevented from attending the i
I amauxiou, to know if it is my old friend WALT= GORDON, and 111 vreinity, whice_was as by his /7f-IN-L&W, who
to rant, for the purpoae of at. , Court ; but even under these disadvantages, he felt I
was a-., imparted from le ..W about live-and-tweOy years acetwa___ Peeled the shelin I
Ago, and is a character of pause celebrity. Nil sbinild era oat 7eung his hopeful fatter, and dierebypo. an cud to his specula- himself supported by the justice of his dause, and
to be the same nsaa, I can furnish you with some aneedotes re- thous ul""9"1" of the 1""t reireeta"* l'em
received thaeleswwwhuht=r7 would not shrink from his duty. He then, in a very
*Kline him that may not be uninteresting to yea, and likely to whose families has nattaard '4IIY
asansions.—.We are wormed that Mr. GORDON bus quitted his able and eloquent speech (of which we can only give
.male ale Readers. ldie Slatesinau. To prevent, however, any Clambers in the New Inn, and removed serer to the Establish- the outlines) addressed the Jury for the Defendant.
mistake in the taan, I will give you a descried°, of his !Der-
ain, &e.—He 4 about 5117 years of age, sod about five feet tal•.t_ within the Rules of the Fleet, into which, he asserts, that
eight inches high, of a slear ante, and sickly appeeranee tFriend, s
he subebeas admitted a Partner, in cmense. eof the great' eer_ He said his Learned Mr. Garrow had very
id, manner, are softane meow, wen calculated to deceive hi. 'f.,c.es., "performed daring his trip to Portsmouth and the hie of artfully urged to the Jury, in an eloquent speech,
se-
hearers by persuasive arguments and leap conning—be is an ^Wt. I veral charges as libellous and false, whit% he should,
adept at ioirtr,ue, and ,easy a female has to attribute to him the " _
A non-Attn.—The Proprietor of take Jiss.rnal bet mai_ 'in the coon, of the trial, prove to be unfounded.
fess of her reputation and of mind, a few specimens of
which I shall give you her . bly informed, that Walter tiorsion has indostrausly circulated He then pointed out the ingenious manner in which
a number of false and scandalous reports respectiag him.
" My &ism; 71,,U.TES was whet is usually termed a fortune ,
he
hereb
engage.
to-
pfary'a tbe
JL•aaryrnedCounsel fir the Plaintiff had held oat to
sheu. i most bazwasjimalestiitiagnbleatucemuntneives t sad that he Is now par-
,the y a
charge
knave, 4114 he commenced his career of giory by making lave to
via Miaow Hatt, of Violet Soap memory, although the Lady - hared of the most atrocious kind and
Mir. Scarlett, perceived was intended to be
was neither very young our handsome at the time t but she bad , souse rew_lsr_d to any person. who wen ...4vt
and these were the objects of mt.. f:TaT.sanas Office where tee .std WALTER. Goanookliamat tbebe *bid/ be'
cher. ,tof a different nature,!dm_ brought forward is reply? but which he should endea. '
GoarmAi :Jealous. He attacked the old Lady stilth so much ',lsm, so that a prosecution may be .esulemsca
fa ...neewas lately driven from his Liallacasbill is Nenarinabilitolod has ' your to prevent by exposing the partial and improper
=Mat she yiekird to his passion, and be became fieriest
. WATT* being now the oristrof irratent for 'paktum. sti.onlotellincan7llll7 sale putt in (Merest Pull. of manner in which it was stated. He alluded to that
Mkt ,and entitled to the profits arising from it, which, . : ... •an Tea , by et 'sea-
son in the Rules of the Fleet, telpresents himself as a past- pprt of the alleged libel, which his Learned Friend
a• at oat, were e•msiderable, began to flash and ape the
.Thr mid :ALT= GOltusllON if about 50 years of age, 3 feet bad quoted, " that it is all fish that comes to the net
m. 1., of , and for !Mlle time cat afieti, e in the world.— . net'..
, and has &Limey art- •
with Gordon, young and old; of either sex." Here
The old Indy had no lower any clia-ms for her husband after he pu!wc "f". high,
I and intrigaingaaddrenv—wella=to impose Moos epos
heat the -contras' Ober properly; and Hs amour, with other we 4
: who are unacguaiatW with his character." this Learned Friend had made a full stop, and left
im !nen, el ied 'epoch jealousy and ill blood, as soon to produce which finish-
a separ.::i•i:.. A meted followed between Mr. GOWDON and his I •
', 'out the remaining part of the sentence, WALTER GORDON. •
a .fo ahem:be sale of the Violet soap, and Mrs. Hata.resamed 1 ed by stating, " if there is any thing to be got by 1
her for.or name, to nd this article in
kierposition to her I " TO Tap SOME op TIM STATIMMAN•
A. tea ,—I comodadies you upon the melee wide', yes have , them." This he wished particularly to impress upon
.litunis, wbo was living In great style upon property. The I
consequence was, that IYALegit was obliged to wash his bawds Ireaderej a part of the esomovenity,..bi th.../a.noiagmasaithsa comobbi- the minds of the Jury, as his Learned Friend, by
of the concern, and leave his forsaken wife in poomnion of the cated through dm stoilien of yoor i "egad, NOW' . cutting the matter short, had pat a false and danger-
irsile i but be had previously sold the patent for a coosiderable ing the above neleeines charsetalr,ll Ibe lapin to coa.. .
sato. Mn. Hata. bad a family, who, by her imprudence in 1 tribute to royalists in expelling the nedbilmis coodoet slaw= OM construction upon it. He then said, he should,
marryiogtbis young Ma terialist. veer, along with herself reduced • who is a noknate is society. 1 premise it la mamemary for be in tracing the speech of his Learned Friend, place
from stalwart to neggary. I must here mention as anecdote ito inform you, that Mr. Gamow made a very peedpitate retreat hie defence in
several points of view. His Client had
I.bleh took plate some years since in a public roan where I hip- from his teminkurs is New law, laestaaegaenee alike public es-
peoed to be spending the evening al.ag with reyfriend Was, poste of his character is the Sramonsan; bet be had recourse traded in justification, and by the laws of the land,
?Lk, for I was mot then so well negotiated with 149 real dorm. Ito some of his old tricks, is i, away the key. mad leaving , demanded that his witnesses had a right to be
ter as I &aglow. Whilst smoking! oar pipes, and takilg sane 1 several clamorous credian bek ._ _ .
.I am lis the habit et fie- 1
of Wurroiteatt's Most, several entered the room and 1 gloating a wablie-house in neigabourhood, where I kap- I and should he not be able to bring all the
beat I bad time to look roe we Odom seized Wk.. prised to fitE in emapany with Goaaini, and sot ba=azy I witnesses forward, which the numerous justifications
area by &entreat, and would certainly have his, had , knowledge at his real character, welted hemming ;' ' required, he was aware that a verdict must be given
be not been prevented by the company protest. some was i and from his insinuating he biome .favourite with the
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truly interesting to them. bat disgraces! la Gonnon, as theft- ; landlord, sad bis peso. llis ATINNA3I is taken; hi at the : Spinet his Client ; but he appealed to the Jury, if
sailaot proved to be his sea-is-law, accompanied by two she. 1 bane alluded to, mil mirerodly approved of by the company, : the principal charges should be substantiated by the
rig's officers, who hada writ against GOILDON al the suit of his Whisk. with the devils§ of my new ampadatarne, Gomm, is 1 witnesses he had then in Court, could they, with any
die .rjed wife. The anvarakind story told by Mr. Hasa eitiely_composedofirespectabletradeamo,wismeetafeaevesiing
his father-in-law, would have excited compassion in the breast ea meamobdr pipes, ails nab aver the pandas attlioda.our sew degree of justice, give the Plaintiff damages. The
of anyone - ' of a spark of feeling, bat it had 00 (Ant mumher, MT. UMNOM (far it is ratheraseleet- `..eon after : character of the Plaintiff, be said, had bean , ;ten
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upon theent=lbe(art t—of otti ham Abe psyluilbs reckoning,
the 1 lest Broken conveyed Mr. Gannon to agandorbonse,
from whence be was removed to the King's IBmwille3/4-proved
one of the 'most tortunate events of his life, as I shall presently
convince yon.
" Soon after the termination of the Violet Soap business, Me.
(Mawr met with another Widow, possessed of some property,
and prmailets 11113011 her to share it with him. They w,mdingly
cohabited together for b., me years in a small boniest Hackney.
and so long as the mom, lasted was tolerably comfortable ; but
when poverty made her The GALLANT took his leave,

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behadibiZila
emstacted by saws is ata-1411.1111 of the Flew, sat
himself at a weber In the concern ; but of thb more hereafter.
He was extrethely anxious to prevail upon the company to per-
suaded. bathed the hour to chance the Sininnuumfor the
Puma, being, as be mid himself, interested in it ; and
amongst other areummeh made the of, be observed, that Mr.
',ovum was I. Neweale nnabk to carry os the paper, and
would certainly be ruFneibefore the expiration of his sentence.
The Impostor hod Dearly accomplished the object he bad in view,
whets to h discomfiture, the STATI SNAN of the 9th Oct.

. appearance .
and left the poor o oman to her fate.
44 Oar Hero was now reduced to a state of great necessity, and
thrtras completely upon the pow, but his good fortune bad not
forsaken him, and he soon met with an opportunity of dis. Playing
his !skills to udvantage. It was nothing Ins than commencing
the tattle of a stanatsot BROW; and his int easy was in
ronjudethan -with th!! Nom of the Jaws, for a lissom resset
'ri; plan WWI no sooner laid than executed, and WALTIER
was dispatched into Devonshire, in search of a young brims of
Dittorfe. lir. Lady bad gone with her am* to -0•*-where
she was_ followfd by Onnoom, who, by some strata,- pro-

was brought Ike pads, containing the letter which gave as
atocoont of the caMesysis depredations which he bad committed
upaa the pabbc, mad one of the company took up the
paper and read It aloud in his presence. It Is more easy
for you to guess at the embarrassment of Cleaves, than for
me to describe it, although he did net attempt to deny any
part of the slatem. except the locking up of bisei
in Furl:hien Inn; a Oki which I have sroce ascertalsrd!blE
so..n as the company Ind recovered from the elkcts predated by
the letter. Mr. Gossett sneaked out qf the house, like a dig
which had bars! hisl2ll ; and has *ever since made his appearanst

cued a letter of iutroduetion to the 'Mealy. lie played his ciirels
so well as to place himself upon a mast intimate footing with the
young Lady and her friends, who Invited him to their parties
every evening. His success in this new undertaking an far ex-
ceeded his expectation, that he was quite intoxicated with it,
and insteed of a conuaisine of lee per cent. as agreed spar
fore be embarked, be demanded the sum of 35001. for his
and actually took Hills of Exchange from the Francium,
before he would introduce him to his talcsded elf.. The newsy
business being arranged, the owing Serer was introduced to he
heiress at Bath, and in less than a month ham the comsneme•
sleet of this Courtship_by Mr. Gorman ea behalf, and for as
and • i.k cif the Freshman, the whole affair was corseted-
ed, and the happy pair eloped to GRETNA CslttiN, where the
lii.aciursern concluded the ceremony. Mr. &moon sow re.
turned to Londisn, Imbed with the success of his minim, and
began to commence sew speculations upon the fortune he bad so
rapidly acquired. His first object was to place himself in a re-
spectable situation to see company, and for that purpose he took
a set of chambers in the Adelpiii, where he resided until his ill- ,
gotten wealth was squandered, and la a short time he was nails
reduced to beggary.
" In quitting the Adelphi, be neglected to 'say the WNW of
rent ; and afterwards took another set ef Chambers in
Tars Inn. where he resided some time along with a bur=
wife, whom be had seduced from her husband. Ile did not hap
more than six maths in Fursivars Inn, but retained the key of
the Chambers he nearly two years, and the landlord (a respec-
table Gentleman of the Law), not only lost his rest but was
obliged to bring as ejectment to gain possessim his ant
house.
" it was during this period that our Hero met with the Meader
in the publiehouee, as before related, which led Ma to Nos
King's Bench. While under confinement there, as 4160.11
Is-
solvency was greatest, of which he took the.bemill, mid was
liberated from ell his diScokies. At this -

the, nor would ICU iffy prudent is him as to do, ..__ ; rear
which I will sees make you acquainted with. There is an
saying, and a very truttooe, that what is bred in the boobs
Dever oat of the flesh, and which ippon, to he folly verified is
this DEPRAVED CRARACTEE, saleind prevailed opals the land-
lord to permit him occasionally to take part of a family dinner.
It seems GORDON'S object in this was, MO other than the how's"-
ethic purpose of seducing his daughter, a girl about fondest
years of age. He took great palm to persuade the child to vi
him at his chambers, to look at his pretty pictures, although be
bad not one in the rooms; but, she happened to mestioe the
circumstance to an acquaintance, who prevented hernia
into the snare which this old henry dehanchee hodtati
for her. The father of the child was Dot acquainit4 with
the circumstance, until GORDON hod taken hb abrupt depth-
tare, or the coomertences might /save bees of a serious sites.
It is all fib that comes to the set with Gummi ; youngand old,
of either sex, setting comes mks to his, if Mire hany thing to
be got by them; and although be now represents himself as a
N mum, be likewise officiates as an Attorney and has
eb taiied several some of mosey from individuals, 'Wier a on-
liarsasiLettisii. on? of retaum.e. Ands fa general
ass befog most waited to his purpose; bat he had like-
wits picked up a young man, lately returned frost sea with a
lissione soma( ready cash, which Mr. Cionaox very IMOD COM
plaid to relieve him of, aiawes on the one argetting pandas
of a coosidarable property Dok, betwagiag to thia pow
smaA who has faitunately been rescued from lsis clanks by
Plailin the Letter is the monism's, of the Ortabes.. lam
at proud tumble to give you s partials? aesseat of Mr. Goa-
'Dm% agthalissubre he left New lasi but it is reputed, that
be Is arimmithe tie pshlie-houses in tows and country ter the
beadle Ohio new esseers, in the Roles of Moot, and which
shall be the 'abject of a rostra letter. iroom
" A CONSTANT READER."

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period sorrows lis.
voured hies was, and twos& dhis AIMS & youNg women, pos. I M the aintir. GARROW, for f, then addressed
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massed of coalakqable PrePeraY, at bar awn disloola WALT" • the Jury in a very able speech, and after lamenting
has eft" Welted of ide"sealleeeerthefair sex' cad *dared' the absence of the Attorney-General, descanted on
that no vroiran* could resist his chorea, whey opportunity and -
importunity could be brussit into aetlou ; ad. from the sow the mischievous nature of the libels, and which he
her
of remaleg he bee decided ad rotted, as RIM eall 1111" o "eh instructed by his Client to sayl were wholly false
stronger claims to diet chunieter6 To rooms. however, to the .
Young Lady, who is the osdett of ay moorka, 1 sad and groundless. Se said Mr. Lovell was the pro.
°lncur, that she was nsproteeted, cenlespundyespoisils rigor of the STATIMIAN Newspaper, and now a
the dedra at s°l47tfada al" al G•almaa• she was bind." Opener in his Majesty's gaol of Newgate for a
to his y his seseer-essesee, wile waelhe gpshetwerli the '
salient. egg Lansaw* weotheounsi Wl* Ilve lit. hi, pftp. awl. That he was in possession of a very powerful
'nine Faire %be linaLvilira ACT Wag *Set Me 104/W I engine, which be seemed to exorcise freely, but
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day arrived that , , *berated free ' s.nows ,L .- . - - -- -

~..... coat oar Hann was _ _ Pm _ -
Beare, the scene was truly aff ' hi see the .14 Mary ass. which the law had thought proper to punish him' for';
dais led away from his pntow dams by a young woman of fe, and if Mr. Lovell contitfued to write libels, he must
'l°' had fortes la tore 'via Aim, and PVC 6P h° Pen" 61111 abide by the consequences. He then stated that his
fortune to his disposal. 1 .„
" WALTER was sow become anew man,and the novelty Grua Client was represented to him as a gentleman of re.
lady, or the charms et her fortune, etvetted his regard so far as apectahiiity, from Dublin, and intended for the pro-
to induce him to pass some years is a domestic way, nista es- e • - - • the L•nr, possessed considerable talent, and
harrussments succeeded dissipation, cod the notarial consequence 'elm" a° l"`
was a separation from this new object or bre osier; but am had been in the service of Mr. Lovell ; but on 'm-
eant she had lost her fortune, in exchange for which he left bet , count of his leaving himi and engaging with the
Vito infantsto provide for,
r, called the Alfred
" Our hero was now thrown open the world again, and the PraPrietae alf an evening PaPe
only knowledge I hove of his ,absetinent proceedings is. that he • (a paper which be did lot recollect having seen), the
had-a small lodging in Dover-street, about two jean since, u nth- ' libels :
in question were inserted in the STATESMAN.
in the Rout, of the BERCI! being then a pr•semer, where he ' ... Gordonwas supported by an unfortunate female that he had ruined some ,inr. la i expected to have been taken in as part.
years before. From that period to the present time. lam iitan- I nee in Alfred Newspaper, had not the Defend.
rant of his operationt, except yo far as the information meek ed !
, ant published a catalogue of the most disgraceful
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from the STATE*); tw, by which 1 perceive be was SioniFced
from your Office; and f think it M incumbent upon you to state, ' crimes against him. The Defendant had pleaded a
the cause of his dismissal, as the conclusions are not very fa- 1
'
" 1 must now apologize for the length of this Letter, and hope 1 ceeding, and his Client most be a very rash man to
ylnn will all up tine gap for the last two years of my friend appear here, if he is conscious the Defendant can
Sn'ALTER'II life, that I may know the end of so cern:merits:erg a Drove his justification. Mr. (narrow the had
character; and permit me to observe, that the pnblie wilt lnok • y
up to you as the champion of the c XPORTILINATX., and the scourge i laid special damages, but he should adopt what MS
of the 4:IALTT. Lordship had said lately, that it was not necessary,
i am with revert, Sir, your obedient servant,
i in a case of this kind, to present to a Jury actual
, - AN ENEMY TO FRAUD.-
special damage. He then demanded of, the Jury,
" 1 have the pleasure to inform you, that the letter which „hat damages could he sufficient for the injur 'thick
aappeared in the ST ATTAXAn lam right, undrr' the signature °•l' y
V=
" Am EN T Tr; Fitann," bar gives great sade°l acti to the his (.., •
lieut must have sustained by so extensive a dr-
Public. I hove some koowledler of that teuragrehnes...__thl• Ni.
plea ' culation of these' libels, which he was instretted 'to
TER GIRD/3N therefore to 03C it afforded less sarpellie mom Pm- sonv wdre the offspring of malicious falsehood.
sure, to see tuns brought forward in his GI3IIIOO *SLOE Rll $ hut - ii,
there are many other incidents in his urn, at least equally infa- Mr. Lionel Booth, register of newspapers ,

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