The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-01-14 00:00:00

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Mr. MUM
WINO hued les.urypeet of the appeal ii this AI from
the Vacweiuweatun. They routudoltilint the
bealleapie had ea undoubted right to hasifitio In the
chaise of assignees, fee the protection et their tows is.
ousts, as well as that of the creditors, and cited cues.
particularly that of the Leicester Sauk, in which.
Mum the waist of each interference, there had been an
immease waste of the bankrupt's estate. la this
ISM it was the belief even of Mr. Shaw. that the
lamiltors would be paid every shilling. if the property
name judiciously managed. Could it then be illegal
in Mr. Howard. who bad brought 30.000 f. into the
Waeses. to endeauer to procure the choice of ea- a►
Agu e. to whose integrity and judgment he lulled for
the hottest discharge of every claim upon him, and for
souring any remeaut there might be of his property
lir the buedit of himself and family? There was not
it slightest pretest fir alleging that there had bees
may interference upon improper ground. la this case.
There bad hems nothing 'beyond fair solieitatioa from
motives beneficial to the interests of all parties cow
termed. The further hearing of Counsel was adjourn•
al at fur o'clock.

OLD BAILEY, 34rosaar, Jam. 12.

Thomas Shackleton, Robert Denis, and William
Reseal wire indicted for forging the tioldsmith's
Hall stamp to certain rings of base metal. and die.
posing of them as gold. Shaekletoa .nd Davis plead.
I eel guilty to the transportable felony of selling the
nags; and no evidence being offered against Russell,
be was acquitted.
Henry Brown, aged I?; Henry Brookes, Mona
Lyons. alias Isaac Nathan, Thomas Stoker, alias
rA •WU 1111liame. and Mary Ann Kates, were indicted
her a burglary in the dwelling•house of John Frost,
and stealing as lames.. quantity of jewellery, value
11,5001. his property. Brookes as an acceisary before
the fact, in counselling Brown to commit the burglary;
aid Lyons alias Nathan, Stokes, alias Williams, and
Bates, as receivers. Two perms, name I Nowise,'
tied Thomas, were also indicted as principals is the
burglary; and Solana.. as a receiver; bat they are
sot is custody.
The particulars of this ease have been already gives
is oar Police reports. It will be recollected that the
parties who committed the robbery, were admitted isle
the house, in the day time, by Henry Brows, who was
is the eusployinest of air. Frost.
After the athletics for the prosecution was goes
through, Mr. BOLIAND took as objection that H.
Brown was c►arged with breaking oat of the Souse;
whereas it was clear that, as he did sot sleep in
hie master's bouts he west away at hit usual hoar,
mid did not remain till the robberywas committed.
If theta the priacipal was sot rightly charged with
the offence, the accemories could not be convicted.

Mr. Aw.av, oa the contrary, contended that Brows
had let them into the house, bad supplied them with
food. aid bad himself pocked out the pins of the
cabinet hinges, which was part of a continuous
Owe. Ile also ►rosght the crow-bar ; sod the
offence commenced, and was continued from the
letting loot the thieves till the robbery, and the break-
ing out of t se house.
Mr. Jodie' Buattouou said it was quite clear that
Brawn might have bees Indicted amen accessary before
the fact; but he was quite clear that in law be was
not present, aiding, abetting, assisting, and encou-
raging the commission of this felony; for while
Brews was la the boom, no felony bad bees commit-
ted. It was a great calamity that these person should
be let off.

Mr. Jastire PARS was also extremely sorry, for it
was a case of extreme atrocity; and he was sot with-
out hopes that it would be yet iaveatigated. He was.
however, reluctantly obliged to say, that by the evi-
dence this Indictment could not be supported. Tins*
who an accessories should nut be allowed to go at large,
because the other principals might be taken.
Mr. ALLEY undertook to prosecute the receiren as
such.

Mr. Justice Buastouan ordered them to be detained,
and directed Brown and Brookes to be acquitted.
Rods. Hate Amen was capitally indicted for stealing a
silver watch, value 3/. the property of Benj. Bury.
Tbe prosecutor stated, that on the morning of the
robbery, be was cleaning his shop-windows, and
observed the prisoner walk out of his shop; be
Immediately went into the parlour' and discovered
that his watch which bad previously been hanging on
the mantle piece was gone ; he pursued him, crying out
step thief, when the prisoner threw the watch away.—
Witness stooped to pick up the watch, and after a short
tithe list sight of the prisoner. He was shortly after
secured.
The prisoner made no de fence, and called Mr.
Ilenslley, a respectable solicitor, who bad known him
from infancy, and who gave him an ezcelknt character.
—The Jury Mond him lioiltv of stealing to the value of
395. and strongly recommended hius to mercy.
itMert CAristepher Kitts was indicted for stealing 13
Sovereigns and other monies, the property of Jos. Hure-
ford, of St. Dunstan's in the East, surgeon.
J. Wills, the partner of Mr. Hereford, stated that the
prisoner came on the evening ofthe3oth November, sad
enquired fur his partner 31r.Hureford ; he was informed
that Mr. H. was very ill, but in consequence of the psi-
s Oner's importunity, he went to inform Mr H. that the
prisoner wished to see him ; on his return to the surgery
he found the prisoner had decamped with the contents
of the cash-book. _ _

Sarah Wheeler. servant to Mr. Hereford, stated that !
about sine o'clock she went into the surgery and found
the prisoner there; she went to shut the back dour, and
immediately after discovered the prisoner gone ; she
went into the surgery and saw the money drawer open
which she shut; Mr. Willsrame down and she then to-
formed him the prisoner bad gone, leaving the street
door open—Guilty.
" 11l CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION.
About air o'clock, Mr. Murray, the Secretary of the
" Coutitutional Association," appeared in Court. at.
tendril by Mr. A sotruus, when the Clerk of the Arndt us
proceeded to read an iudictuntut. chargiag Viten.
plew, John Barclay, Wiz. Holmes, anti &nether whose
name was unknown, with publishing a certain bias-
phonons, seditious, profane and w eked libel, contenting'
the Holy Scriptures, ter.; when the first named liaison
beteg tilled on to plead, he stepped forward' and said
-that •he begged leave to oloprve, thee he was indicted in'
a wrong name, and also that lie wished to hays hie trial'
postponed to the nest Sessions.

Joe •• Peron r•fswee•
eeeestiatioe peimeel bi-
ome/ esid Suarten. nod
Mr. Aldermen ofteen aseertaisleg
which et tbe piessferePee SM saki Me. Helium; bet
these Gentlemen eseeiggeieg eewa to say satisfac-
tory cenclasion theillipme. the priestess.. ware wan-
ed Mire pat by until sew ipenee was sent for. vibe. it
, would be esablia So identify the said MIL
Mlnes. The Court were far Mom timp kept waitieg
for the worthy and Learned Cleatiemen to preened. who
awared exceedingly puzzled bow te act. Mr. Meng'
sidileele left the Court.
The Crowd I. the Caere appeared mach evaesel by
the awkward situation is which the worthy Serrutary
and his assistant were placed. and the amusement was
sot a little iecreased by the chagrin which wee ob-
served ea their eounteaances. The prisoners. who were
miserable looking young men, appeared to take very lit-
tle interest in the proceedings.
After some discussion, both the primmer, were or-
dered to be kreerhe up this day, wham the trials of all
the four will take place.

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MR. COPPINORR AND MR. LAYS.

PANTICULA•II.)
Bow-S ream—Mr. Richard Kimonos Lase. of Ns.
dff. Warwick-street. Holden.equare. at Irish gentle-
men, who reps seated himself as a irember of the pro-
fession of the law. was on Friday bronchi before Mr.
HAW. the sitting Magistrate at thisollice. in the ens.
telly of bee. under a peace warrant issued by Sir Ri-
chard Mink, upon the application of Mr. Win. Cop-
pinger. iof No. I. Dsocaa-place. Leicester-place. a
mercantile gentleman, and also a native of Ireland.
Mr. Coppinger stated, that one Wednesday evening
las'. be west to dine at a house called " The Blue
Post," where be saw Mr. Lane and another gentle.
mace, thAa is the office, at a table opposite to that at
which he was dining. Ile had not been an terms of
intimacy with Mr. Lane, bat knew him a little, in cos.
sequence of having met his occasionally at a board-
ing-house, in which his mother resided. After he
had finished his dieser. and when the other parties,
who had been dining is the room hail retired, Mr.
Line stood up, buttoned Isis rots. pin on his hat.
strutted over to hint, aid aces-tell his its the follow. 1
ing terms :—" Sir, I am glad to meet yips at last ; I
have been for some time past looking out for you.
Pray. Sir. how came you to tell (mestiimieg a parti-
cular holy) that I was warded to Mrs. Montagne?"
And without waiting fur a reply. he added, " If you
said you are a liar; and if you deny it you are a
liar; and if you do not notice this (dinging doers his
earl) you are a coward. You and d me." Mr.
Coppiiirer was quite astoinded, and ringing the bell,
he &revel' tl e waiter to send up the landlord. When
the latter appeated. he told him he wished to be pro-
meted stalest the defendant's conduct. which was that
of a blackguard; and which he would notice in no
other way than through the nudism of the police; he
would therefore thank him to send for a peace-officer.
Such hehavioar, be said. did not warrant him to place
the defendant on a level with himself, or to treat him
is a redeems. Mr. Lane then observed. tbs. he was
se good a gentleness as the complainant, who was
*sly a seller of Irish provisions, and not a merchant
as be represented himself to be. With respect to hay-
ing said he was married (Mr. Coppioger coutinsol)
It wee a matter of perfect indifference to his whether
be was or was not; he had heard he was. and even if
he hail said so, be did not conceive there was say
thing libellous is it. Bet if Mr. Lane had asked him
In a different masner, or sent a geodesist' bacilli upon
bite, be should have given him an explanation. From
the manner in which the defendant acted, however, he
bail, in his opinion, disentitled himself to the satisfac-
tion of a gentleman; and he accordingly told him so:
upon which the defendant observed, that since be
would take no notice of what he bad said to him, be
would take every possible opportunity of repeating
it in the or wherever else he should meet him;
and if that did not make him notice it, perhaps the ap•
plication of a horsewhip might. Having consulted a
professional friend, lie (Mr. Coppinger) had,
with his advice, applied to Sir Richard Birnie
for a warrant; and he now solicited protection
at the hands of the Magistrate from a repetition of this
outrageus conduct with which he had been threatened
Mr. Lane, in his defence, admitted that the state.
meat of Mr. Coppinger was substantially correct. ex-
cept with regard to the mention of a horsewhip. How-
ever painful to his feelings the report might be. that
lie was married to Mrs. Montague. a woman of nit•
torious character, that was bat the ostensible reason
for his addressing Mr. Coppinger in the way is which
he had done ; bat the real cause which had induced
him to adopt such a proceeding was, the repeated in-
sults offered by him to his soother.
Mr. HALL observed that that was not the mode in
which he should seek redress for an injury, if he sus-
tained any.
Mr. Lane said, that there were some injuries if such
a nature that the laws afforded no redress for them;
that was the cue here ' • and be was therefore obliged
is adopt a different mode of proceeding from that
which he should have pursued under different circuit-
stances. When he saw Mr. Coppinger come into the
room, he told his Mead that lie should have something
to say to that gentleman when they were alone ; and
be did accordingly, when the room was nearly empty
go over to him and address him in the terms which
had hers stated. But he denied moat positively hav-
ing ever mentioned the word " horsewhip." What
fight MT. Coppisger bad to say that be considered
himself bis superior, he could not conjecture : he (Mr.
Lase) was in the profession, aad was certainly, at least,
Mr. Coppioger's equal.
Mr. Coppinger denied hating ever faulted Mr. I
Lane's mother. or any other lady. It was three months
ago since be had heel' in the house is which she was,
and daring all that time the defendant might bate
called upon him if he bad any complaint of that Iliad
to make : he was easily foetid. as he was ea 'Change
every day.
Mt. Lane observed that he (Mr. Coppleger) said so.
The &feedlot was then called upon to enter into
the uses! recoinizances.
Mr. Coppinger did not wish the defendant to he pot
to any inconvenienei "rintieeting sureties.
M. Lane would accept 'oho favour it Mr. Coppin-
ger's hand ; bet he pledged his hunter, is &sewer 40
an observation of Mr. Hall's, that he should not re-
peat his conduct towards Mr..Coppinger.

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