The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-27 00:00:00

THE KING r. K CDPKIIIIURNK.

Ou the motion of Mr. Ltrrio:u.tix, this defendant
was brought up to plead to an indictment, charging him
with utteriug certain blasphemous expressions at a
chapel in Berwick-street, Suhu, wherein be was a
preacher. tending to impugn the Christian religion.—'
Tin indict tnent contained seven counts.

The defendant being called upon fur his plea, said he
was a foreigner, and, admitting tha► some of the wards
imputed to him had been uttered bt• bim desired to
know, whether, if he could prove on Lis trial !bat the
Bible eentaised lies, he should ho exempted fr crimi-
nal liability.
The Cocas. said they could answer no such question.
Ha was only now callea upon to plead.
The defendant said, that in pursuance of the advice he
had received, be ►hould plead Not liuilty, which lie
slid accordingly, and received notice that be would be
tried at the Sittings after the present Term.

CONSISTORY Cl WILT, DOCTORS' CO3l3loXii.

COIRVIELLI P. CORIIELD.

'Phis IV3I a snit fur restitution of conjugal rights, hr
the wilt. of a rrspertable solicitor, carrying on holiaris
at the r.ks: end, and residing at 11e treat end of the
town.

The o it appeared. shortly after their voluntary
separation, was eelivered of a rule child, of whirls the
husbaipl Jilin:ell the legitimacy, having prevhwsh• pat
in a negative rise generally. as to the fact of thM mar-
rive. • . _ _ -

ft was now allegra. on the part the husband. that
this plea had beets pnt in merely for delay. in enter
give time for negortating compromise; bid that now lie
minsittell the mar:Lore.

Dr. I.rsitt gc.. ram uhserreel. the etse!r of lieresee
sorted to in this rase was tiu;ta nnjostiliable, as it went
to deprive the wile of nEonanc, she haring resriregi only
1001. since the suit eon usenied t and the 11ishop 441
lisle, who performed the rereosony, bring shoot to tor
mallard, the object 1% d• to prevent an.! that ont this
etilenrc.

The 4.:eear gave heave to examine the iii Amp.

INSOLVENT DEl:rilitS" COURT, J.,x.

John William Birmingham. a rntleinsiti i.f resport4
able appearance. ,1.13 lopposra tin belted of a Mr,.
son, on the ground that he hail obtained lions her a,
quantity of linen, dresses, millinery. Ar. under pretesse,
that be had a persimmon ine awl was fully able to,
par the debt lie had contracted
the bring examined hy t'olinsel, he said he hail !wen
for two years a Captain in the service of the Soiith
American ladepondests, whom be ha I joined unih.r the
oust flattering expectations, which were shire Moony
frnarateil, 11. bad been a liantenriit in his 31.1jesty s
service, which servisx he h,:fl for that of South Awcrica.
its the year Its 4". Previous to his Aitilieglatig fax,
South America he hail reerireel rood. • a i•tiosiilrr4le
auseant from Mrs. Tolson. They were neressaryse%
an outfit for himself and his wife. iii rev er told her

he hail sat independent or permanent income. Ile had I
entered into the independent service in °slither, 1.1
and left it in July last. At that time he was its Jamaica:
at :I then did consider himself as in the service, Iseeause
he expertral compensation for his servires and his losses.
In April, ISI9, he joined Sir tiregor I•llresior's corps
at Jamaica, and went with him to forte belle. In all
this lousiness he is as a great sufferer, and the party nisi)
now oppoot.l him was as touch deceived its Itioasselt`. flit
brother died in Jamaica; be expected to have got a good
deal of propene of his, but he got no more than 1540.
The goods he had at Jamaica he was obliged to sell to
support himself ;lb(' his ‘I :Iv.
Mrs. Tolson sets next called ; she said she knew rap-
tali. Birmingham, and that he had always repr•tseisteil
himself as a Lieutenant its the King's merrier. At the
same time Isis wife steed, in his presence, that there
were great arrears elite to him, and that he had half-
pay; and it was on the strength of these representa-
tions she gay. him a considerable tituntity of goods.
Before she gave him the :mots, she told bins she a
have his half-pay its consideration of them, and be as-
sented to it.

In answer to some questions from the insolvent, she
said shr had reeeired bills from him. drawn upon Fume
agent. and that else sent him some goods afire shr knew
he had no half-pay. She would nut undertake to say
that the insolvent actually !promised to give his halt-
pay in lieu of the plods; but his wife promised that he
should.

The Conintissiouer did not think the ground of oppo-
sition sufficient.
The ittroirent was discharged.
The case of Carter, late of Exeter-street, whiels4ttosi
on this day, and who was principallt- opposed by 31r.
John Brook, an attorney's clerk, who had discounted
bills for him, trill he given in this parr, after the Com-
missioner gives his judgment upon it. The ease occu-
pied the attention of the Court for above two heats.

POLICE.

INS riorexT THEATRES P.

VI %PO, Q. 7. GLOSSOP.

Yeeterday being this (lay appointed by adjonentwent to
hear the information, at the Instance of the Secretary
of the Drury-lane Theatre t'ommittee, fur penalties
alainst Mr. Motown, the Proprietor of the 'local t'olmrg I
Theatre, for infringing. his License, by enacting at that]
Theatre a tooditied performance of the tragedy of
Riehord r Thirti,the defendant, attended by i nu use!,
Mr. Aritu.rtirs and 3lr. Dowhiso, appeared before the
Sitting Ilagistratrs at I:neon-flail, for the pews, of
meeting the charge, u hen it was discovered that the
information had been withdrawn, without any reason
assigned.
The Informer's Counsel, Messrs. F. POI.LOCII and Mr.
TURTON, acre not in attendance, but his solicitor, 31r.
Bunous, appeared, and stated his regret that the Learned
Unwisel un the other title shield have had the trouble
of attending, as notice had been sent to Messrs. Rogers
attil Son, the solicitors for Mr. tilmsop, that tits in-
! incitation had beret withdrawn, and that it would be
unnecessary for them to appear pursuant Mahe adjourn-
went.
Mr. Anomie'!" and 3ir. DriwuSe nr that the cir-
cumstaner of snrh notice baring as a* reason
why they shoals! not appear pe is The adjeistrit-
mem, the object of Which appearance 'll'3ll to meet the
information, if it could he ins/Murk!, and, if not, to bare ;
a verdict of actinittal tecortled. They room: tined in
strong terms of the uneatulid manner in the in-
formation bad been withdrawn during thejatereal of an
adjunrntaent,—the itecetsar inferene:;liteimilirit was, I
that the parties at whoselee tl was I
Judged, were conscious of the ice. and impepnlarity.'
of the step they h
ad taken, so prejudicial to the interests]