The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-18 00:00:00

AIERTING OF THE PARISI, or ST. BOTALPIC

A numerous and highly resptctahle meeting_ of. the
inhabitant houselilder, ~f the parish of St. ihfolph.
Ahlrate, in thetotinty of Aliddlesti, 'f.'s hell yrgeraly•
in the vestn,room for the pnrpMe of considering die
propriety of petitioning the Home of Commons on the
subject of restoring her Majesty's name to the Liturgy.
The meeting was convened by the churchwardens, in
piirsitance of a requisition which bad been presented to
them by a large body of the parishioners.
The chair was taken at 11 o'clock hv Mr. Harr's. ono
of the churchwardens ; er:sl reltnlntlottlt having'
been moved by Mr. Docker, and seconded liv Mr. Ross,
were agreed to unanimott,le. A petition, founded on
these resolutions awl pr.iying the Hobs! of Cornmeal*
interpose its authority L,r the introduction-of her Ma-
jesty s name into the Liturgy, her restoration to all her
other rights. and the prevention of any further pro-
ceeding against her Majesty, od4 unaninnpr'y adopted.
and directed to be presented by one of the county
members.

Thanks haring hero voted to the mover and st.emitler
of the resolutions, and to the churchwardens for their
ready compliance with the wish of the parish, the nwvt•
lug dispersed in the most orderly mnuner.

Ot7R.4GES I.V MF;I.AND.

Coals, JAN. I3.—A can:: of those desperate ruffians,
to whom we have repeatedly oct-ision to advert, nod r
the designation of the " Union." suede a most
attack on Thursday night. at about balf-past
o'clock, on the residence of a voting man named Timo-
thy Connelly, a baker, in Peacock-lane, North Laser-
ties, of this City. The noise irst alarmed the mother tot.
the young man, who gave notice to her lon of the dal -
ger which threntetrA Met Raving been previously'ot •
formed that he had been marked nut as an Wert of ye,•-
geance, he had provided himself with a bayonet, fix.-tl
on the end of a pole. Tima armed, and finding from
the progress they hal already made in forcing open th •
door, that to ai Mil them wasl.sible, he firmly Arait.•
their approach, and received tbe first Wan 1%110 entered,
on the point of the weapon, which penetrated his ha
between the :itli and Stli ribs. and inflicted a wonnd
which he immediately expired. A cry of murder wt.:
now raised, the alarm became general, and Connelly.
will. much difficulty, after sustaining several severo
'dons, autl boring waiinded a second assailant, af-
fected his escape in a state of nudity, and obi
s'selter in a house in Mallow-lane. The ilespera.'oe.,An,'•
ing themselves di-appointed ot their victim, proceeded to
secure the corpse of their late associate. But the Sheriff-,
who had been previously warned that some at t of vio-
lence might be expected on that night. were on theater..
in the South Liberties, and on the first notice of rho
transaction, with laudable promptitude, iiiiinedia
proceeded with a party of the Military and some Pear
Officers, to the spot. After some search the body ua
distort red in a quarry. where the party had abandoro.4
it, while they sought safety in a rapid dispersion. Th..
man who had thus paid with his life bis participation in
this infamous outrage, was a sawyer, mimed Philip
!flake. .101 inquest was taken on his body yesterday n.-
ternoon, :stud a Verdict of Juslifidde homicide retur.n..l.
The Union Men having recently been guilty of sev
other acts of violence in different quarters of the City. o''
which the most flagrant was perpetrated on iVellneSday
morning between two and three o clock, on Thomas
Mulcahy, a wheelwright, by a nnmher of sawyers who
broke into his house, destroyed his furniture, and with
an iron instrument called a Dog, houghed him in a most
barbarous manner. The poor man lies in a dreadful
state in the Infirmary, and it is apprehended that a mor.
tilicatiun in the leg must ensue. —(('o,k Inteige wee.)

Papers received from Norfolk (Virginia) to the 14th
ult. continue the proceedings of Congress one day
later than those recently received by way of New
York. A resolution, worthy the imitation of older
States, was submitted to the House of Representatives
on the 6th, to" consider the expediency of repealing
so much of the act for the better government of the
Navy of the United States, as authorizes the inflic-
tion of corporal punishment by stripes or lashes; and
also to provide for the punishment of any officer or
private in the Navy who shall send or accept a chal-
lenge to fight a duel." A regulation of the nature
suggested already exists in the army of the United
States, and it was the desire to plate she sea and land
service on the same footing, that was stated by the
mover of the resolution as his motive for proposiog it.
On Sun lay last, as the Minister of St. Wes, near
Torrington, was joining a young couple in Hymen's
bands, two rude fellows entered the Church just as he
said, " What Ood joineth together let no man put
asunder," and seized the ►ridegroom by the collar.--
The parson, not a little surprised at their presumption,
in stopping him in so important apart of his duty,
was beginning to expostulate, whoa they declared
themselves to be constables, sent with a warrant So
apprehend poor Cock, the intended ►eldegrnow, be
being a runaway apprentice.—They took -him, bathed
in tears, from the sacred altar, and lodfW him in a
prison, leaving the dieuppeinted bride ,reilect on
the old adage, " There's many a slip Intatin the cap
and the lip."

COURT OF NINO'S BENCH.—Jsx. 17.
VAVINAS r. ems.
This was as action by the pisietit a Lori of the
Manor and Hnadred of Milton, is Rest, against the
defendant, to ascertain in whoa the property of the
oyster4sheries there was vested.
. The SOLICITOR-O[IIIIIAL, and MINTS. Malaya??

sad OCRNST, were for the plaintiff, and Mr. SCAIMITT
ter the defendant.
The case, which was one entirely depending on the
eoustruction to be given to certain leases made to and
by the plaintiff's predecessor. in the manor, occupied
she Court the greater part of the day. Without go-
ing into the details of these documents, it may be
enough to say that the Int predated was a copy of
an entrance in Doomsday-book, William I. by which
the senor and its jurisdictions were given to the then
tenants; and next followed renewed royal grants in
the several reigns afterwards up to Elisabeth. Some
dam after this, however, disputes arose as to the Lord's
right to the fishery; and to explain and secure that,
Henry Herbert, in the reign of Charles 11. obtained a
BoyalCharter, by which the Crown renewed the grant
of the former jurisdictions, and added many others
besides. Bat in the next reign, a icier facies being
brought, this Charter was entirely annulled. Since
then the fishermen had consented to pay the Lord a
rent of 1001. a-year, for a period of years, and some
►ime since the lease had expired. Since that no rent
or return had been given the Lord for the fishery.
The defence was, that by the doing away of the
charter of Charles 11. the Lords of the Manor lost all
right to this franchise of the fishery. It was said
that the rent of 1001. was not a recognition of any
right in the Lord, but a sort of agreement entered
into between the Lord and the fishermen to exclude
the public, and keep the fishery to themselves.
To this, however, it was answered that the 1001.
was bat a compromise, and seemed, in fact, as a com-
plete recognition of the Lord's right. The second
agreement was, u towards the defendant., a waiver of
the rights which earned to them by the annulling the
Charter of Charles 11.
The Jury found for the plaintiff.

At the General Quarter Sessions for the city of
Bath, the Magistracy declined calling evidence on
the persons charged for rioting. &c. on the evening
of the late illuminations in that city. At the Sea.;
'ions for the city of Exeter, there was no appearance
of the like conciliatory disposition. for the persons
charged with throwing squibs at the constables were
sentenced to fine and imprisonment. At the Oxford
*Woos, the following curious circumstance is stated
to have occeurred. The Grand Jury in returning
their bills gave in the one against those men who
were indicted for assaulting some members of the
University, on the evening that the Queen's friends
insisted on an illumination, with a note on the hack
of it, stating that none of the witnesses could be
found, thongh they were all in court. On inquiry
this was found to be the case, and the jury conse-
enently returned to examine them. Whilst they were
absent the persons accused all pleaded guilty, and Mr.
Roberson, the solicitor, was noakiag intercession with
the Court for a slight punishment, as they expressed
contrition (or what they had done, when the Wand
Jury came into coon with the wools--.A'of a free
bill, against those very persons who had all pleaded
guilty
ARREST IN DCEILIN.—On Sunday night, between
V'e hours of eight and nine o'clock, Major Stan,
uron previous information, proceeded with a strong
irty of Police to a public-house in Winetas-ernstreet ;
having entered the house, he found there a number
of persons assembled, apparently of the class of
working tradesmen ; they appeared to he in close con-
sultation, with papers on the table, the character or
subject of which, whether political or otherwise, we
have nut been able to ascertain. 'the appearances
were such, however, as that Major Sirr conceived
himself filly warranted in taking into custody the
whole party. 19 in number. After a private investi-
gation at the head Police Office, they were sent off
t different prisons, some to Neweate, sonic to Kil-
rrainham, and the remainder to the Richmond Bride-
v ell.—(D 14 blin o!aertter.)
A large dog of the Newfonndland species, belong-
ing to Mr. John Sanders, Alphingtots, tanner, was
observed at the beginning of last week to be unusually
dill and heavy, and on Thursday he bit the nephew
cf Mr. S. in the thumb and finger very severely, but
as it was supposed that the boy had irritated the ani-
r,al, no suspicion of the Hydrophobia was at that
time entertained; on the followinv day be attacked
and bit his master slightly, and then dew at his sun,
a child of about 3 rears of age, whose arm was dread-
fully lacerated. kir. Tucker, surgeon, of Exeter, was
immediately sent for, who, finding from the depth of
the wounds, and the numerous !sum:tures, that it was
impossible to remove by the knife the parts. bitten.
had recourse to the most powerful caustics, which
destroyed the surrounding flesh to a considerable ex-
tent. so as to prevent the absorption of the rapid
poises, and a fair expectation is held out that no ill
etieats will ensue. The dog was secured, but from
his great strength be made his way by digging
through a wall, took the road to Ide, and thence to-
wards Haldon-Honse, near which place ,he attacked a
flock of sheep, bit many of them, and killed several 1
lambs. His career was here fortunately terminated
by Mr. Hodge, the owner of the steep, who with
great intrepidity destroyed him.
A very curious circumstance occurred this week is
Great Mary-le-hone-street, which. though attended with
serious loss to the party concerned, caused a great deal
of laughter amongst the by-standee. Some showmen
Bumped at the corner of a mews, where they were ex-
hibiting the well known peppetoilow of Punch and Ju-
dy, okeu a porter, carrving a leatitiful large looking-
glass. coming cp, put down his load, which lie placed
standing against the iron palisadoes, and stood looking
at the exhibition. A large pet goat. which was kept in
an adjoining stablootaid, happening to come up, and
spassing by the looking-glass, he saw" an image of him-
elf," in an attired" of proud defiance, looked at it for a
short time, witen;,rettring back a few pates, he reared
an his hind leg and made a desperate dash at the glass.
through whiedtime his head, and broke it into tea
thwasaud pieces; at which all present set up a hearty
tie poor porter, o bo appeared ti antic from

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JamouriurriallaliT, 1.4
CONSPIRACY-

Tit IMO *canter atuNT, WAIT, WILMOT'S/MD UTT AR.
(swam, au.)
Several witnesses wen ettaatlaell for the detradasts,
but their evidence was net verrniatarial.
Mr. ALL"r addressed the jury on the mamas. He
said it was sow the practice with prodigal, natty. who
knew they could sot get legal advocates to =all due
rules of law sad decency, to undertaki to them-
selves in the manner that M. Want had done. The
learned gentleman then proceeded to comment on the
evidence with great seal and effect ; and coocloded by
saying that, if the jury should not find the prisoners
guilty, it must be his fault in conducting the prosecution,
as there certainly was never tiers conclusive evidence
of a conspiracy.
The CU Al usAN recapitulated the evidence to the jury,
esplaining the law as it applied to the facts proved.
fhe jury retired for a few minutes, and returned a
verdict of Guilty against both the defendants.
The Magistrates retired to consider of the judgment;
and, on their return Into court, the CHAIRMAN addressed
the prisoner Wilmot. He said, when he had the painful
duty, the last session, of pronouncing the udgment of
the Court on him for the perjury of which lee was then
fogad guilty, it was distinctly stated that the cause of
the inadequacy of the punishment to which he wee then
sentenced, was, that be was to usdergo the ordeal of a
trial en another charge : the present verdict proved that
the measure of his guilt was full ; and the judgment of
the Court therefore was—that after the expiration of his
present imprisonment, he should be further Imprisoned
for the space of 15 nionths, which time the Court hoped
he woulu employ in sincere repentance of the heinous
crime he bad committed against tied and his fellow-
creatures.
The CHAIRMAN then addressed the prisoner Want. He
said, when ignorance mid brutality were convicted of
heinous crimes, their feelings must be painful ; but when
rank, talent, and reputation were proved to have be-
come so degraded as to enter into conspiracy with per-
jury, it must surely indict on the person so convicted the
most poignant suffering. The only excuse, however,
that the Court could make itself for the very slight pg-
nishuseat he was going to pronounce, was, the hope that
the prisoner might have been made the tinpe of another.
He then sentenced bins to pay -a tine of NUL and to be
imprisoned till the fine was paid.
Just as the Court was oa the point of breaking up. Mr.
Want intimated his intention of prosecuting gliaabeth•
Gaze for perjure.
Mr. HILL. ofthaneery-lane, was Solicitor for the pro-
secution ; eves), part of whirls was romlocred is an able
and judicious manner. In the course of the trial it was
stated by Mr. 11111's principal clerk, that the callatit offi-
cer who took up the rause of his injured sister-in-law,
Mad expended sear SOUL in his generous efforts to vindi-
cate her character, and bring her prosecutors to justice.

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