The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-12-12 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

MIDDI,ESrA SESSIONS.

Maw) Case.—A wretch"d-looking MIIM of the
name of f.,;',./firn,/, al) ,ve sixty years of age, and
with palsy, was put to the bar, charged with an at-
tempt to tommit an abominable offence cti several
little boys. '1 he unhappy wretch was the under-
schoolmaster of the Charity -School, Hampstead. The
prosecutors, out of mercy, indicted the wretch fur an
call 'opt only, that heinz a misdemeanour; out the evi-
dence, even in spite of all rare to exclude whatever
could implicate him capitally, was so direct and over-
whelming of the actual commission of the pollution,
that the Chairman, with the instant consent of the
Counsel, directed the Jury to acquit, in order that the
criminal should he tried at the Old Bailey upon an in-
dictment for a capital offence.
JCIOSHICTION OF TIIE COURT.
rue. KUNO r. WILMOT.

l'unwooto moved for a rule to set aside the ver-
dict against IVil t, who was ti ied and convicted on
Saturday laFt in this Court, on a charge of perjury.—
The learned Gentleman at first shaped his motion as
one for a new trial.

Mr. ALLEY. 0/1 the other side, interfered. and ar-
gued at sons.- length against the motion, notn•ithstand-
ing the frequent attempts on the part of Mr. ('nrvoi.d
to proceed in his argument. When Mr. Alley sat
slimes, the other learned Gentleman addressed the
Court in the following words:---
„ If, sir. it is intended by any person, or set of per-
-5.111% in this Court, to drive out of it every man of hos
usturable and delirate feeling,s, I know of no course
n•hich cool .1 he snore eflicarions for that purpose than
the course which the learned Gentleman has thought
it richt to adopt ; and I am surprised that Mr. Alley
should have acted in this manner. I see at this
pent another learned Gentleman smile (Mr. Adolphus,
*lto was on the same side). lost let him smile; I tray,
if the practice u hic!i I have ;slimiest to lie persisted in,
it most have the rlfect ut 'lrk ins: out of this Court
every man of honourable and gentl•uiaaly feeiing.-
11r. At.t.nv--Do you say you are surprised at my
istrrposing?
Mr. eth.w"on—i do.
The matter ended here for the present.
Is sometime after Mr. Cnrwood sent a note to Mr.
Alley, the tenor of which, we presume, was to apolo-
gise for the warmth he hail used, as Mr. Alley, when '
it came to his tern to allel:eas the Court, stated, that as
be hail been now assured that no offence was meant by
Mr. enrwotel, and knowing the good heart anal kind
feelings of that learned Gentleman, he was dispersed to
pass o►er in him language which be could nut have to•
lerated in anyone else. Mutual explanation followed,
and the limner ended to the full satisfaction of the
parties.
Mr. rrnwoon, followed by Mr. AN PR EIT!4, then ■r-
gne.l very ably in f.t►out of 3 new trial, or an arrest of
jitilvisent. laying the application upon four grounds
which arose out of the merits of the case.

After a long arnment, the CH st RM•N delivered the
opinion of the Court. Ile hold, that the Court had not
the jurisdiction to grant a new tri.ll; but that it was
fully competent to arrest its judgment upon proper
"rounds shewn. The application, lioweier, was re-
fused. and the dcf.oulisnt sentenced to nine months'
imprisonusent in the House of Correction.

Elowatent, DRY. tioHUIIIY EX TR AORDINA RT.-
Yesterday *boot one o'clock, a hare that appeared to
have been warmly chased, leaped over the New Bridge
at Leith Mills into the river, aid swam into the !building-
yard of Messrs. Morton, where it landed. After being
pursued several times round the yard, it again took
to the water, and made for the south side, where the
people assembled frightened her back again. Several
aaxions to gain the prise, launched boats to endeavour
to take her, but poor puss, not willing to be taken in
the water, again wide for the laud, when one of the
by-slanders, more earnest in the sport than his neigh-
bours, entered the water breast high, and secured the
prey.
EXTR AOR DINARY FACT.—Mr. Chamberlain, of Cro-
pretiv-Lawn, near Banbury, hail a cow, which during
the spring of the present year rather suddenly declined
yielding her usual quantity of milk, and during the
summer was observed at several times to he trembling
as if suffering front some inward pain. She became
dry about Michaelmas ; and on the Ist of November
was put into stall with others for feeding:and went on
as well as the rest for about three weeks, when the
trembling and uneasiness returned with increased
violence, and she refused every sort of food ; upon
which Mr. Chamberlain determined to hare her killed,
and upon opening the animal, a small awl, such as is
used by shoemakers, harness-makers, lke. quite perfect,
except the wooden handle, and in length about two
inches and an half, was found in the heart, from which
it projected about half an inch, and front the corrupted
state of part of the heart, and those parts immediately
opposite the projection, it must have beeh there a con;
Utterable time.—(Worsvick Advertiser.)

BORBEItT 0, THE COLDINGRAM BURIAL Gnaa•.rn.
—A case of a most revolting nature occurred at
Coldingham, Berkwickshire, the beginning of this
week. The carrier of this place was requested to take
up a trunk from a house in the village to Edinburgh.
Fro►►► the quantity of goods which he 14,(1 already en-
caged tocarry, he thought it would be quite impossi-
ble to undertake it. The person seemed extremely
anxious that it should not be delayed till the following ,
week, us there were articles in it which were retiniied I
im Edintiirtrh immediately. The earlier was induced
to take charge of the trunk, and accordingly it was
brought to his quarters. It had not, however, remain-
ed long pn Lis custody until it was remarked that a
very nauseous smell appeared to proceed from it. A
number of the inhabitants being collected together,
and some suspicions being entertained of its contents,
they insisted upon its being opened. The carrier re-
sisted their attempts to do so as much as he could, bat
they succeeded in forcing it open, when an old grey-
Aeaded ►ro,naa, who had been interred i■ Coiditighata
burial-ground some days before, was found embalmed
amidst a variety of perfumes, but which had failed to
• pr•rdnce their intended effect. Three young men have
since been committed to Jail charged with the offence.
A medical student called several times at the carrier's
quarters in the city to inquire after the trunk.