The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-09-21 00:00:00

ORIGINgL POETRY.

THE STATESMAN.

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Rage Cannlngham writes to young Whifitredd. to tai •
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inkier? was edictal Ise tabbing John
He's found bis lock will be driven astray : Aird, Of theslint of 4W. in Bask moms, on the Bine*,
That Meltelass, Morality, Loyalty, Laws,
Will all be polluted by vulgar applause, hig-hwpy, or, the Ist of August last.
Remember, good Vicar, public applause Mr. Aird, an elderly gentleman, swore, that on the
Ise of August.
he WU seised by the threat by souse
Which maintains Constitution, Religion and Laws ;
fellow... Who 'surrounded him. There was a great
That Freedom which once you were proud to defend,
Unsupported by public feeling must end. crowd-assembled to see the opening of the Regent's
Canal.. He, Lowell's., was not able to identify the
In vain the attempt indignation to drown,
Billy Priest (if not heard) 'tu ill endanger the Crown prisoner.
Several offifr witnesses were called, who identified
Tile slaves of a Court. the disgrace of our isle,
the prisoner amongst the rest, a peace -officer, who
In the mischief there wrought may exultingly smile.
But never ! oh, never! to reasons disgrace, took from the person of the prisoner, property similar
Be religion disguis'd 'neath Hypocrisy's face. to that stolen from Mr. Aird,
Witrttesees were called to character, all of whom gave
Let no tiate-serring Priest, with preferment in view,
Make truth appear false and falsehood look true. %int AR hottest 'character.
*Faith, Hope, and Charity, late was your theme, Have summed up the evidence to the
Tires the prologue that led to your politic dream : Jstryorlsene mined, without hesitation, a verdict of
By FaitA, 'twas in Ministers friendship you meant; Collor..
By /lope, the town sleeves upon which you're intent: Janus Leith was charged with stealing from J.
By Charity, yours it will plainly be seen. ..Hayliin, jewellery of various kind, to a considerable'
Is to Batter the km: and to libel the gt:er's ; antoit'uf.' • •
With such ends in view may you e'er be deceled. %den, the prosecutor, is a working jeweller,
And by Bible Associates fleece believed. iiiveAn4 that Janie in Rupert-street. On Easter Sunday
C. W. wEnipmAirsyrp. e
,up property, in presence of some of his
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• The Rev. Gentleman preached on this 'dike, at a late r s, between I I and 11 o'clock in the forenoon.
Meeting of the Bible Assootatioa. went out, and on his return at night, he found
is c sest broiled openand the property style..
1 John Hatton, a geld and silver refiner, knew the
prisoner many years. On the 24th of June, the pri-
soner came to him, and presented some jewellery for
sale,- Having heard of Mr. Haydon's robbery, he
comitinnicated the circumstance, and the property was
brodght to bow-street. Here the property was pro-
' doted in Cpuit, and identified.
No evidence, however, was brought which could
bring home the charge clearly to the prisoner.
Mr. Justice Has r charged the Jury, and expressed
regret that Mr. H. had lost his property, but in
hi. opinion there was not sufficient evidence.
:to defence wan attempted, and the prisoner was dis
charged. •
Mr. Hayden wished to know whether the prisoner
could be detained on the ground of having this pro-
prthr its his piiiiession, knowing it to br stolen, for
that he had suffered materially not only in his pro-
pertv but his character, and wished to sift it to the
bottom.

THE QUEEN.
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The following is the Answer of her Majesty to the
Address of the United Incorporations of Mary's
Chapel of the City of Edinburgh :
" flee United Incorporations of Wright. anal Masons,
and six other trades, commonly known by the name of
the United Incorporations of Marv's Chapel,in the City
of Edinburgh. wall accept nay unfeigned thanks for this
affectionate Address.
" I feel the most unhesitating assurance that the pre-
sent conspiracy against any honour and my rights nill
experience the fate of its predecessors; that it will leave
my repntation unsullied; and bring Visgraer only on
the contrivers of the plot, with all itaauhordinate auxi-
liaries.

" Mr life will furnish a singular example of the native
strength of truth and innocence. These have been my
principal support against a host of enemies; and of
enemies, too, armed with all the powers of a mighty
State; furnished with unlimited supplies of money, :ilia
assisted by a degree of corrupting influence such as no
Government ever possessed before. But this enemy, so
vast in might, and in unbounded in his means, has 'been
vanquished by the force of triith, assisted by the Liberty
of the Press. It is the Press by which the sympathies
of the people have been most powerfully excited, and by
which myriads of friends in every pert of the kingdom
have been called forth to protect my interests and to ad-
vocate my rights.
" I strenuously efliort and earnestly request my
friends in the North, as well as in the South, never to
lose sight of this truth, that Britons can never lw enslaved
while the Press is free. Public opinion, which is a new
power in States, and which is a salutary check upon
every other power, owes its origin to the Liberty of the
! Press; and it is impossible for one to survive tlie other.
or fur liberty to exist when both are destroyed." •

Mr. Justice Demr thought that course was impru-
dent. Ue regretted exceedingly he had lost his pro-
petty, but certainly nothing had appeared that could
in the slight..st degree affect his character.
• John Edwards was indicted for robbing Edward
Iturrireuf his watch on the highway.
The prosecutor was walking late in the evening, on
the Edgware-..oad. The prisoner held a dog by a
string, and on passing by, he accused him of treading
trn his dog, and taking hold of him, robbed him of his
watch, and handed it to one of his comrades. Several
persons who mere present at the time corroborated his
!snatiuMny. The prisoner was found Ginty.
Yesterday John Dinesdale, a youth of genteel elo-
pes:awe, was indicted under the Statute commonly
calk*Lord Ellenberough's Act, for maliciously point-
' bur and attempting to fire a loaded pistol at Matthias
Mitchell, with intent to do him some bodily harm;
and Mr. Seabrook, an attorney, and John Green, a car-
penter, were charged with aiding and abetting him
therein. The circumstances of the case were these:—
. Mr. Waters, of the Opera-Louse, had let on lease to
Mr. Dimstiale, the father of the prisoner, a cottage, at
Uroce-green, Kingsbury, of which, under pretext of a
violation of the lease, he again took possession in
April last, the cottage being left unoccupied at the
' moment, but a uuman named Fuller having the charge
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of it. Mr. Dimsdale regained possession on the 10th
of June, and placed his son, the prisoner, in charge of
it, who was the same night, blockaded therein by a
party of people placed round the house, for the pur-
pose of, as the prisoner termed, cutting off the corres-
pondence ; and after three days of such blockade, Mr.
li'aters forcibly entered, and turned Mr. Diundale and
Ms party out. On the 13th of July, the day of the
set charged in this indictment, Mr. Diresdale, jun. ac-
compattied by the other two prisoners, proceeded to
the cottage fur the purpose of regaining possession,
and, forcing the hall dour, entered the house; Mr.
Witten having been sent for by Mr. Illtebelt, the
prpsecutor, who was in possession in his name, aim,
and a dispute ensuing, ordered the prosecutor to tarn
them out. He accordingly, as he says, having &load-
ed pistol in his hand, pushed Mr. Ditusdale on the
ann, and told him to go ; he would not swear that he
did not point the pistol ; whereupon Mr. Dimatiale
presented a pistol at him, which missed fire, but, isi
aftrrwards examined and found to be heavily charged
with shot and a bullet. The prosecutor admitted that
he had before threatened to shoot them, and that Ones
had replied, " we can shoot as well as you," but kel
did not renumber whether he pointed the pistol and
threatened to shoot at the time of pushing Mr. Dims-
dale or not.
Mr. Justice RICOARDSON, in this stage of the pro-
ceeding, only one witness having been examined, di-
rected an acquittal, as if the death of Mitchell bad en-
sued, the legal offence would not have been murder,
as required by the statute under which this indictment
was framed. •
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John Kopper, a youth of very respectable appear-
ance and connections, was capitally indicted for shad-
ing on the 30th of August, from the house of Mr. J.
Wells, the Half Moon public-house, Clipssone-street,
Miry-le-Bone, 12 silver spoons and other artieles. •
Mrs. Ann Wells stated, that the prisoner cams Into
the house and called for a glass of eider; it was taken.
into the parlour ; there was a bunch of keys is the
parlour cupboard, which contained the property is
question. The prisoner being seen In a suspicious
si-
tuation, and the property having Isms missed, he wail
taken into custody.
Coates and Warren, two essastshiss of Marplip:Siono,
found in possession of the primmer, a key. dm* drool
.boa that was at his father's house, at iw alißfolt.
street. Camden-town, which matigeoll..lll,,
stolen.
he prisoner made no defence.. 110111,1 rowel
fan the prisoner a most estoelloat
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lorth grenchsonnity. and the Awry *Met
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