The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-23 00:00:00

POLICE.

HIGH WAY RORPERT.—Jamre .IP.Voh, alias Rook,
and Somer./ Muer:, two nell•known thieves, wore
brought to Bow-street office, before the Sitting Ma-
gistrates, yesterday, charged nit!, the highway rub-
bery of Sarah Norris, a servant at the Rose Public-
house, Frog-street, Lower Islington.
The prosecutr;e stated, that on Monday night last,
about right o'clock, she was carrying some beer to a
customer, throngh a place called Angler's Gardens,
when three men leaped over the pales and took hold
of her : one of them placing his hands over her mouth,
anotlaer pinioning her arms behind her, anti the third
began r:fling her pockets. She was so alarmed at
this treatment that she fainted ; and when her ;tenses
returned, slir found herself alone, and lying on the
ground, with her pockets turned urside out, and every
thing she had in them taken away. She then made
her way home as well as she could, and related at hat
had happened to her mistress; at the same time
naming the prisoners (wl it appeared she had
known some time) as two of the persons who had so
assaulted her.

'nil KING C. VIIA
Mr. J. Ws mtaxis moved the judgment of the Court
evainst the defendant, who had been tried before Mr.
Justice Park, at the Lancaster Spring Assizes, and
foun I guilty of publishing a libel in The ilanehester
of which paper Le was proprietor, reflecting
41:1 the conduct of the Magistrates of Lancaster.
'lb, affidavit of the defendant set forth, that on the
Iltth of Jannary last, a person of the name ref Mark
Wardle, who was the ownetwof the .llunchester Wormy.
I' in etubarramed circntustances, applied to hies
tor a•slstauce, which he advanced ; and, as a security,
Wiirille unirtgaged the newspaper to him. Deponent,
ii, consequence, hail his name entered at the Stamp-
other, ii, conformity with the Art of PoII Hameln, hut
the paper was still camlneted by Wardle, who, without
iiis knowledge, hail inserted the lilted in question.
That it hen the agent for the prosecution railed on him,
Le expressed his readiness to give sip the author, prey
\ bled an assurance was given that he would not be
I:nisei-med. That he had conic to town in June last,
thinking that he would then hare hems called up for
judgment; but no application was made to hint. That
he was afterwards arrested, and throw into Lancaster
Castle, where he remained in close confinement for 5
',ninths, which had• greatly affected his health. 'I he
derimeat also stated that he was whored to poverty,
in tottseqsence of the actions that hail been
against hini for libels which had appeared in the Muir-
•keater Oteeiher.
Three other affidavits were read in cortohoration of
this statement.
Mr. Hose was heard is mitigation of punishment.
Never, perhaps, was there a ease of greater hardship
than that of the defendant. He did nut stand befurc
ti,e Court In the *character of editor or printer.
fiord ChiefrJeatieeff•eory.--oLet me set you right.
He does so stand Ipelere the Court : the Act of Par-
liament pravidiesaaproaffy for that point. If he he
foe proprietor of Is amespaper, he is seem:amble by
Lt for all that appears in it.
Mr. eiOLT.—It was true the defendant was re-
sponsible for every publication; bat still their Lord-
ships wastld mark the peculiar circumstances of the
case, as disclosed in the affidavits, from which it ap-
peared that the payer had been transfer. rd to bins as a
sectrity fin a sum of money which he hail lent to
Wardle, and that he took no active part in its ma-
nagement, although, in compliance with the Art of
Parlament, his name was entered at the Stamp-office.
Ihe Court had always made a wide distinction be-
tween those who actually wrote a libel, anti t hose who
a ere nominally accessary to its publication. He
trusted the saute distinction would be made with re-
'Feet to the defendant, who had already been in Lan•
tamer jail, since the month of June last, and whom
;in perty hail been entirely dissipated by the different
actions which Lail been institutes' against him.
Alr. &Aintree contended that the {Owl was of a
nit st aggravated and dangerous description. It tended
1.. Iring the Administration of justice into contempt,
sel.:ch taint always be attended with baneful effects,
are more particularly in a town like Manchester,
is here there was an ilarneaft population, second only,
F reaps, to that of the metropolis. If a population of
tLat kind were led to view the Arlit,inistration of jute
tiet with distrust and suspiciva, no government could
hesafe.
he defendant now requested liberty to address the
Cou:t. lie inveighed with great warmth against the
rn.l2i.trates of Manchester, whose conduct towards
Leo ie described ti be partial and unjust. He could
I :tee g.g affidavits from the t respectable inliabi•
of that town, to show that he wis• not the author
ot the libel. but the nia_istrates would not listen to
Lita. He had been treated in a manner the most op-
Fresvire. He was totally ruined, and their lordships
iaißUs now sentence him—they might do what they
pleased with him ; hat, if he dill out lose his life by
t biprisasiment, he would yet, perhaps, be revenged on
these who had persecuted bins.
• , The Court in,iosated to the defendant that such fan-
' 'Lung, could nut be permitted.
defendant contiuued.—He coal.: not, he mid,
*caluti-oal his feelings. He had done Isis duty as an
li,.4lishinan, as a tradesman, and a police c ttttt rids-
le truer ; and this was the reward he received. This was
Cie smog cruel and tyrannical prosecution that was
Eva:instituted ; but the imagist rated had more money
than be, and tilerefore he mould not oppose them, If
• laskadoot proceeded against the Boritglireeve, and
some other persons connected with the polite of-Mats-
cliestvr. this action never would hare been brought.
'Bat the Lcurt would not allow him to back, in or-1
• (Jet to show, by affidavits, the malignity of the Mills-I~Qcrs adjouratt.l Inquest on Ann Ranting, i
trues towards him. who died the day after the premature delivery of
Mr. Justice DA t LET described the libel to be a most
child at the Marv-le-hne Infirmary, sat again last night
ertiaistifiable one. No person had a more painful ditty at the linffalo's Head, the body basing! open ed to ,
t :ft•riArlon than those it who were connected ascertain uliether death ass occasioned by a severe
Captain I)—e, master ;
a-i-im—inistratrotnatioeflujeunstice thronglivut the :11°g,tntligaTirlmoittircraediseby
The Midwife at the Marv-ir-
k:redoes, and there were no inilividsvils to whom the . or front
boot Infirmary proved that the eblld hail been dead a
veantry at large mete more indebted than to the snagis- fortnight, but not from disease--that the mother was
trim!. particularly is 'populous comities, where they mush bruised, and complained of the pains. The llos-
freqUestly* devoted their services gratuitously to the pital apothecary attributed death tu,.,!•ittript.,a, which
Ist:teat of the public They acted, with respect to time • would berrag.l.7l bay 1.1.0nr. I. • marks on
i the
haft sil 'not require molten aid.
cases that calm befog* them, under the moat *AM, hotly. were
at Il• II ) tre t II •
, Welt. the officer/ at tor. the i-• treat proved, hit
Ptiletieti trhichi '4lO mold ',visibly act undeVellitto
Capt. lf. was he d in sureties lot the &Fein!, the
• Ilissitifort apt" irtori"te imPrc'l4tl""tirre • week before last. The Jury runlet/Ott; strdiet—:Dieil
toMail did not ilt:2Fae defenifant to of di,e

She however, professed to be etnrertain as to
their identity ; end atter a long interrogation oft this
inconsistency, she admitted th:st her biller had told
her not to swear to them; but at length she declared
on her oath, that to the best of her judgment and be-
lief, they were the men.
Iluth the prisoners declared their ability to prove as
eliLi ; but they were nevertheless fully committed to
Netvgate fur trial.
A GAT I)Erctvitn.-311,-4 Grim-barb. or as she pro-
nounced it tireasebark, was bromrht before the 3lagis.
tr..te, in custody, charged with an outrageous assault
Upon Miss. flannah Maria Sannders.
1 he fair complainant stated, that the Gentleman be-
-I.mging to 3liss Grieshaeli had taken an apartment in
the house in it touch she, the r plait ant, was an in-
mate; and she just went to show him the way to the
said apartment, when Miss Grieshach rushed in. threw
her down on the hell, and heat her most unmercifully.
In reply to this, 3liss Griesharb, a very comely
datii,el, stated, that the gentleman iii questioli was her
exclusive property ; fur though they had nut actually
been to church, lie was the Maw of her infant. With
respect to the assault, she ohsrr%ed, that having re-
velvet! a hint of the said geutlessian's infidelity. she
went to his paw lodgings. and actually found hiss in
bed with Miss Hannah Maria, the complainani; dpar
which she could no longer contain herself, and gsol
them butte a good beating.
panty." asked the Magistrate, .‘ in what situ-
ation of life is this highly-favoured gentleman 1'
A (lamasery-sat ipe r, your Worship was the
reply.
31i,s Griesbach, however, was ordered to find hail.

lU\l.l G.

The match between Harry Moss, the Birsey, and
Thiourea, the Berkshire man, both acknowledged
good men, under it stone, which was to have taken
place at Hedgely, within a few miles of Dorking, took
place in a paddock belonging to a Mr. Mills, at Fern-
d•ln, ten miles from the appointed spot, the hovers
lia‘ing been drawn thither by an extra subscription
!mese of twenty ponntls, in aildit:on to the 411/. tlety
fought for. Muss was secoutic.l by one of the gipity
tribe; and Thompson by :dares, a navigator. Money
was sported freely, at live to four tip!' the Uipsey.
in the first roisr.d, Thompson had his cork drawn in a
brisk rally, in return, for which be was floored by a
chance body hit, and both got up eager to meet again,
without the assistance of seconds.

t. In their eagerness for assault. each missed intended ,
hits, and they dosed and had a wrestling match, when
Thompson had Moss's head safely under lice left •
arm, in a manner in which Handal soul! have gives!
him a sathcient dose, but the liipsey slipped out of It
adversary's clutches, without hams, and they broke front
earls other. By ibis time, exertion had tamed them,
and they worked more deliberately. A severe round
was fougly, and it was dlthcidt to say, whirls hail best.
It was isßlsing lest than give anal take • hitting,'
anal both fell weak. This round lasted seventeen anis
mites.
S. lloth felt theif eyes, which were damaged, as if to
recruit their sight by removing the lids. At it they !
went again in Hull-dog fashion; hitting was the order
of the round, and Thompson east out front tooth. A
severe raliy ended the round by the tlypsey being
knocked down with a nasty blow on flit left site above
the hip-btore,and the Melt; followed the fist, and left a
:avnepralWeeranee about the site of a Mad-ball.;
ttiftlow, settled this battle, whis;i4 had-snew lasted :ft
uI
The tlypsev came to the scratch dor6led-?7, seven
otter rounds, but be was heavy on the legs, and the use
of his left side oils at a stand still, and lie nits hit,
blind at last, sill Os Thompson received it 1111111 right. ,
handed hit in Ilse 711 s round, which sent hint to sleep a
little. In the I Ith Wild nature loam-nevi Muss up,
and he was dead to time, and lust the fight in thirty-
seven minutes.
It was a rudianing fight, anal if fanght over again, the
tivpsev would have a right to Win it.
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