The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-18 00:00:00

Jonah Bird, ; very large and corpulent man, was
examined for the Plaintiff.
Mr. RUNE, in cross-examination, asked him if he
knew James Riffles. ?—No, I never heard of him.
George Ridley.?—No.
Perhaps I still mistake his Christian name, some
Ridley ?—You will never riddle from me but the
tru t h.—(if laugh.)
Mr. RAIN IL—That is vastly. Alever. But lam not
angry, for I see you are a well.fed bird. •
Thomas Graham was the principal, witness for the
Defendant, a most lively and pert old man of seven-
ty-six.
Mr. RAINE..--- Now speak up in your answers that
my Lord and the Jory may hear you.
The Grahaan.—Aye, but speak ye oop, that I may
hear you.
Mr. ScAnt,ETT cross-examined him, hnt finding
him rather slippery, he angrily said, Don't fence
with me so, Sir.
The Graham.—Why don't you speak oop then,
that I can ',ear )e ?
Mr. 4CAKLETT entered then into an examination
as to a conviction u f this man two years before for
fishing withoui a licence from Mr. Howard.
Graham.—On, I know, when a d—d
sco”ndrall swore what he never saw, that I fished
with a lister.'

Mr. SCA RLETT.--Mhen was that?
The Graharn.—Why it was at the time of that con.
virtipti that ye're hammering about.
The laughter was here so great that Mr. Scarlett was
obliged to call for the interference otitis Lordship.
The Graham, however, could not be tamed, bot
displayed the same spirit to the end of his story.
Ray son saw the tenants fish when Bishop Law
and Archdeacon Payley, were walking along the
bank of the riser.

Moor saw the tenants fish all his life. lie was 87.
Ile remembered to have seen the rebels going to ex-
ecution.

_
Mr. Justice BAYLET, at the conclusion of this
trial, intimated his intention of attending there to.
morrow morning, in order to dispose of the tbree re-
maining Special Jury causes.
Mr. SCARLETT expressed WI regret that he, Mr.
Littledale, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Itaine, or Serjeant
Bullock, amid not attend his Lordship. But the
Solicitors might employ other Counsel or plead them-
selirps.

In one of the remaining causes Mr. Hodgson (cele-
brated, as the Solicitor whom Mr. Scariett called
66 wicked and fraudulent") is Plaintiff, u steward
of the Manor of Fremont, and the question respects
his right to certain fees. The question %vis tried at •
former Assizes. Of the other two, one is a question
of tithes, the other of partnership. Each of them is
very long, and it is not likely therefore that they can,
be decided at the present Assizes.

BRISTOL ASSIZES.
......e.,.---.

Commissions of Assize, Nisi Prins and Oyer and
Terminer, were eperred on Friday last, before the
Hon. Mr. Justice PARR end the Corporation of this
city. No case of public interest occurred. There
were two Special Jury ceases on, the paper which had
excited cousiderahle curiosity ; the one of a pri►ate
nature, the other respecting the Bristol Gas-Light
Company. The first of these was withdrawn, and
the latter referred to the arbitration of Counsel.

Yesterday morning, about four o'clatik, Mr. Wil.
cocks. * butcher, residing at Putney, walking along
the Wandeworth.road towards the London markets,
was stopped by three footpads, who, .after beating
him in the most iohirman manner, robbed him of 141.
in Bank of England notes. A fishmonger, named
Everett, going to • Billingsgate, found Mr. W. lying
lon the ground quite insensible. soil with eery little
Iremaining signs of life. He got assistance, and had
him conveyed home to his imity.