The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-07-13 00:00:00

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At -WC:Past . nine o'clock in the evening of 010
nd Of April, the deceased and' the Prisoner were
lying in adjacent. beds, and the Cornier declining
to site* the latter his way upon deck, an alter.
cation ensued, in the comae of which the Prisoner
'threatened to slab the deceased with his knife; both
parties then proceeded to blows, but the other see.
men paid little attention to them, as there was no
light iu the room. After, a lapse of some 6116,4
Smith, the witness, procured a candle, and disco.
vexed the Prisoner sitting upon a chest, holding a
handkerchief in his hand, which had been bused 1
fast round the throat of the deceased. On trying %
to rouse the latter, he was discovered to be dead ;
and although they bathed his temples) and uted .
other means to restore animation, yet they ciim. ..,
pletely failed. The Prisoner was then ordered, to t
be guarded, and he enquired whether the blteh t
was dead' anil being told that he was, heexprisod • •
'his satisfaction, observing that he should go to hot
with pleasurt, if lie killed iwo more black b--.. 5, i
The prisoner, who spoke good Engtisb, keret;
in his defence, that after soma angry words, erik -
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deceased struck him in the face with a tin puts -
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whets a fight ensued, and 'Luker was killed. flu , i
I denied having throttle& the deceased iutentiouall
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but could not tell how his handkerchief was round
his neck, as he was in a state of inebriety.
Mr. Baron Wools recapitulated the evidence, '
1 and observed, that the question fur the Jury to
I decide was, whether the prisoner bad murdered
the dbceased with a nialicious intention, on, haw* .
r entertained no milkiest, intention against him,
had deprived hint of life in a fair contest, in whey&
1 case the offence would amount only to Mae.
slaughter.
$ The Jury, after a short conversation, returned*
1 verdict of Manslaughter, and Sir WM. Scory
, sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine-of One Shil.
, ling, and be imprisoned in Newgate for the spare
.., of Twelve Months. . .
John Brodie, the Master of a trading vess2l,
) was arraigned on two indictments, for au abom
nable offence; but having made an qeidarit (bet
! some material witnesses in his behalf coeld not
( be brought to town for some days, the trial was
postponed to the 27th inst.
P The Court was then adjourned to that day.
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, PO lAGE. - ,
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Is ANOTHER CHARGE OF A MOST ODIOUS
NATURE.
• I QUEEN.SQUARC.—At an early hour yesterthry
- murning, the skeet leading to this Public Office Mae
s so crowded as to be completely impamable, in cue.
e sequence of the apprehension of a fellow, naiad
,ne_ Dickson, out the preceding evening, in St:James's
' Park. .The increasing prevaleuce of practices
3 most odious and disgusting to humanity, is new
" become truly alarming; and we sincerely hope,
that the determination of the •Magistrates to per.
r sure with' tinceasiog vigilance, their etiorts, in orS •
6 der to extirpate from this metropolis those miss .
w creants, will be the tumuli in future of putting an
end to such practices. On the examination into
e this charge against the Prieuttur (who was foraierly
e a gentleman's servant), which. took place helot.
- W. FIELDING, Esq. it appeared, that on Ili' .
Y evening of his apprehensioti, he met with • a nun,
1. bee of buys at play in llorseforry.road, and that. •
he prevailed on them to accompany him to a pelt:
lic house in that neighbourhood, where he kepi-
Y supplying theta plentifully with beer, mixed wadi
gin, till he thought a proper opportuaity off
(,!, itself fur him to accomplish his diabolical object;.
" and fur that purpose,. he selected one of them,
O whom he, in a state of intoxication, inveigled into
% St....James's Park, where the cooversation, which
se wasunfolded Or the lad, that passed between them,
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is disgusting beyond conception, durum which,
their actions were observed .by a Serjeant of the
a Guards, who immediately took them into custody.
'"Plic Prisoner made no Malice, and is commit'
Se Aed for trial at the Westminster Sessions. ..
al • -On his being conveyed to prison, such was the •
it fury of the women, that it was with difficulty the
i- officers could save thtfmiserable wretch from be.
ing killed. . .
rt UN/ON HALL—Yesterday Score Palmer,
John Palmer, Bartholomew Russell, John Gre. '
I gory, and Edward Forbes, were brought to this
'Y Office, charged with creating a riot in Vauxhall
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A' Gardens, about one o'clock in the morning.
11. It appeared that lbe above persata were into,
'" cated previous to entering•the Gardens, and that 4
le soon as they got in,. they used the must obit*
Ln. language, and pushed down several persons. Ti.
tY Officers on duty in. the Gardens repeatedly urged
it thim to desist, for which wholesome advice they
f. were knocked dowse by the Prisoners, who were
„ at length taken into custody.
'e The Magistrates ordered them to find bail to an.
th swim ihe complaint at the ensuing Sessions,• which
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a• they did, and were discharged.
ht ' TuAuss (Mom—Yesterday C. Robertson, a
, Swede, was fully committed to Newgatc for trial,
" having been charged with breaking chests and
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lockers; on board a Swedish ship lying at Limo•
house, of which he was one of the crew, emirate
at bin the seine of upwards of 601. and some plated
to spoons, which he took for sifter, and offered thews
en.as such to the Jews.
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111. BIRTHS.
al_ On TnesdaY last, at Evingtou, in rent, the Lady of Se
'' John C. Honeywood, Bart. of a daughter.
ia-, Wednesday last, at his home in Taseadneedle-street, the
es,. Lady of Wm. Ws Prescott, Esq. of a son.
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or. MARRIED.
Yesterday, at St. Patd's •Chereh. Covent-garden, by ate' '
cial licence, Bunn de Steiger. •of Bente, in Switserlitadthl
Miss de Tastet, daughter of Fermin de Tastet, LA. J Ass
ford-lodge. Essex.
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inn DIED.
-About a week since, at his lodgings in town, Mr. Wilmot
Wells, Manager and park Proprietor of the Margate Them
(nil tress Gentleman of the mistatnisble manners, sad Mures-
ir4i sally respected-rind esteemed. •
ix . •i'Op the SUili of November last, at Patna, jn the East 1n••
a des, Bedell, 'the-wife of the Rev. W: A. IlOatill •
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